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UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT11:00 a.m., Friday, December 21, 2012Cassell Coliseum(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.)Prelude………………….……………………………………………………………………………..Virginia Tech Brass EnsembleWallace Easter, ConductorAcademic Processional ……..………………………………………………………………………………..…….Bruce E. PencekCommencement MarshalOpening Reflections ……………………...........…………………………………………………………………Ryan Paul SuttonMale Member-at-Large, Class of 2013The National Anthem …………………………………………………………………………….…………………..…Aurora MartinB.A. Music Performance, Class of 2012Posting of Colors …………………………………………………………………...……………..… Corps of Cadets Color GuardGreetings ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….Charles W. StegerUniversity PresidentGreetings from the Alumni Association…………………………………………………......…..…General Lance L. Smith (Ret.)President of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, Class of 1968Message from the Class President…………………………………………………………………………….….Tyler P. CampbellPresident, Class of 2013Message on Behalf of the Graduate Students…………………………………………………………….…… Shaimaa AbdallahDoctoral Student, Electrical Engineering, and President, Graduate Student AssemblyAlma Mater (words inside back cover) ……………………………………………………………..……………….. Aurora MartinGraduation Address ………………………………………………………………………………………..………...….. Annie HespInstructor, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Virginia TechPresentation of Undergraduate Degree Candidates………………………………………………….…….. Mark G. McNameeSenior Vice President and Provostand College DeansConferral of Degrees ……………………………………………….……………………………………..……....Charles W. StegerConcluding Remarks …………………………………………………………………………………...…………Charles W. StegerClosing Reflections………………………………………………………………………………………………………YuYu SchatzSecretary, Class of 2013Recessional …….………………………..………………………………………………….………Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble(The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession recesses.)2

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT3:00 P.M., Friday, December 21, 2012Cassell Coliseum(The audience is requested to remain seated as the academic procession enters.)Prelude ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…Virginia Tech Brass EnsembleWallace Easter, ConductorAcademic Processional ………..………………………………………..………….Bruce E. Pencek, Commencement MarshalMonica Sulecio de Alvarez, Graduate Student MarshalThe National Anthem …………………………………………………………………………….…………………..…Aurora MartinB.A. Music Performance, Class of 2012Posting of Colors ………………………………………………………………………………..…….Corps of Cadets Color GuardGreetings ……………………………………………………………………………….……..…………………….Charles W. StegerUniversity PresidentSpeaker Introductions …………………..………………………………………………………………...…..…..Mark G. McNameeSenior Vice President and ProvostGraduate Student Remarks …………………………………………...................................……………Katelin Shugart-SchmidtMaster of Science candidate, Fisheries and Wildlife SciencesGraduation Address ……………………………………………..…………………………………..……….…………Kirk H. SchulzPresident, Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Classes of 1986 and 1991Noel SchulzAssociate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Paslay Professor of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, Kansas State University, Virginia Tech Classes of 1988 and 1990Images and Reflections …………………………………………………………………………………………….Karen P. DePauwVice President and Dean for Graduate EducationInterlude: Ad Futurum Formandum ……………………………………………………..………… written by James R. SochinskiPresentation of Doctoral Candidates ……………………………..…………………………..…………………. Karen P. DePauwConferral of Doctoral Degrees …………………………………………………………………………………....Charles W. StegerHooding of Doctoral Candidates ……….……………………………………….…..Candidates hooded by the major professorsPresentation of Master’s, Education Specialist, and Graduate Certificate Candidates…….…….………….Karen P. DePauwConferral of Master’s and Education Specialist Degrees, and Graduate Certificates …………….………..Charles W. StegerReading of Names ………………………………………………………………………………………………….Joseph S. MerolaProfessor, ChemistryConcluding Remarks ………………………………………………………………………………………………Mark G. McNameeRecessional ……………….……………..……………………………………………………...……Virginia Tech Brass Ensemble(The audience is requested to stand as the academic procession recesses.)4

GRADUATECOMMENCEMENT SPEAKERSDr. Kirk H. Schulz and Dr. Noel SchulzDrs. Kirk and Noel Schulz are two Virginia Tech alumni who have gone on to become the president of Kansas StateUniversity (Kirk Schulz) and the associate dean for research and graduate programs and Paslay Professor of Electrical andComputer Engineering at Kansas State (Noel Schulz).Kirk H. Schulz is the 13th president of Kansas State University, an internationally recognized land-grant university withthree campuses and an enrollment exceeding 24,000 students. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he grew up in Norfolk andattended Old Dominion University before transferring to Virginia Tech, where he received his bachelor’s degree and Ph.D.,both in chemical engineering, in 1986 and 1991, respectively.Shortly after his arrival at Kansas State in 2009, Kirk Schulz implemented the K-State 2025 visionary planning initiativethat seeks to place the school among the top 50 public research universities by the year 2025. Since his appointment, hehas led the way for increased enrollment, increased private giving, and the establishment of a new campus and graduatedegree program in Olathe, Kansas.Kirk Schulz is active in the American Institute for Chemical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education.He is a Fellow in both the American Society of Engineering Education and the American Association for the Advancement ofScience. He also received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 1995. Kirk Schulz was named Virginia TechOutstanding Young Alumnus in 2000 and received the university’s Graduate Alumni Achievement Award in 2011.Noel Schulz received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1988 and 1990,respectively, and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1995. She joined the Kansas Statefaculty in 2009 and was named associate dean in 2012. Before joining Kansas State, she spent eight years at MississippiState University where she was the TVA Professor in Power Systems Engineering. She is president of IEEE Power andEnergy Society, the world’s largest professional association for the advancement of technology.In addition to more than 19 years as a teacher, Noel Schulz is active in research and outreach. She has graduated 40master’s degree and 12 Ph.D. students; published 160 papers and two book chapters; and brought in more than $10 millionin external research through individual and collaborative projects, including a National Science Foundation CAREER award.Her research interests are in computer applications in power systems, including power system operations, shipboard powersystems, and intelligent system applications.In addition to serving as president, she has held numerous other offices in the IEEE Power and Energy Society. Shealso is a member of Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honorary Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Society of Women Engineers, and the National Society of BlackEngineers. She served on the Board of Directors for ASEE from 2008 to 2010.5

DEGREE CANDIDATESGRADUATE DEGREES:INDEXUNDERGRADUATE DEGREES:Doctor of Philosophy.....................................................................6Doctor of Education................................................................... 15Education Specialist................................................................. 16Master’s Degree........................................................................ 16Graduate Certificate.................................................................. 23College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.................................. 24College of Architecture and Urban Studies.............................. 25Pamplin College of Business.................................................... 27College of Engineering............................................................... 29College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.......................... 32College of Natural Resources and Environment...................... 36College of Science..................................................................... 37GRADUATE DEGREESTHE GRADUATE SCHOOLDean Karen DePauw6DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREAND LIFE SCIENCESAGRICULTURAL AND EXTENSION EDUCATIONDecember 20, 2012Lisa Sarah Hightower............................................................Anchorage, AKDissertation: Exploring Social Capital within Immigrant FarmingPrograms: A Mixed Method Approach to Program EvaluationCommittee Chair: Prof. K. L. NiewolnyAugust 11, 2012Stephen Wyatt Edwards........................................................... Danbury, NCDissertation: The Effects of the Student Teaching Experience onCooperating Teachers in Secondary Agricultural EducationPrograms: A Case StudyCommittee Chair: Prof. D. M. Westfall-RuddJune 30, 2012Kerry Louise Priest....................................................................Sabetha, KSDissertation: Constructing Leadership Identities through Participationin a Collegiate Living-Learning CommunityCommittee Chair: Prof. R. D. RuddANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Jayantha Bandara Adikari Adikari Mudiyanselage........Matale, Sri LankaDissertation: DNA Sequence and Haplotype Variation Analyses ofCircadian Clock Genes and Their Effects on Phenotypes in theTurkey, Meleagris gallopavoCommittee Chair: Prof. E. J. SmithLidan Zhao................................................................................ Hebei, ChinaDissertation: Effects of Growth Hormone on Adipose Tissue GrowthCommittee Chair: Prof. H. JiangAugust 11, 2012Tracy L. Scheffler........................................................................ Mendon, MIDissertation: AMP-activated Protein Kinase and Muscle MetabolismCommittee Chair: Prof. D. E. GerrardANIMAL SCIENCE, DAIRYDecember 20, 2012Liying Ma............................................................................Baoding, ChinaDissertation: Regulatory Factors of Milk Fat Synthesis in Dairy CowsCommittee Chair: Prof. B. A. CorlDeepthi Nayananjalie Wettathperuma Arachchige........Kurunegala, Sri LankaDissertation: Effect of Early Grain Feeding of Steers on PostabsorptiveCapacity to Utilize Acetate and GlucoseCommittee Chair: Prof. M. D. HaniganJune 30, 2012Jennifer Anne Stamey............................................................ Statesville, NCDissertation: Systemic and Intracellular Trafficking of Long-chain FattyAcids in Lactating Dairy CattleCommittee Chair: Prof. B. A. CorlBIOCHEMISTRYDecember 20, 2012Craig Jeffrey Tollin.........................................................................Fairfax, VADissertation: The Characterization of Clostridium beijerinckii NRRLB592 Cells Transformed with Plasmids Containing the ButanolproductionGenes Under the Control of Constitutive PromotersCommittee Chair: Prof. J. ChenJune 30, 2012Aida Nourbakhsh...................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Characterization of Myo-Inositol Monophosphatase LikeEnzymes in Arabidopsis thalianaCommittee Chair: Prof. G. E. GillaspyChevon Nichole Thorpe................................................... Newport News, VADissertation: The Role of Phospholamban Cysteines in the Activationof the Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Pump by NitroxylCommittee Chair: Prof. D. R. Bevan and Prof. J. E. MahaneyCROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Gregory Lawrence Berger................................................... Schulenburg, TXDissertation: Characterization of Hulled and Hulless Winter Barley,Hordeum vulgare L., through Traditional Breeding and MolecularTechniquesCommittee Chair: Prof. C. A. GriffeyCatherine Stephanie Fleming..............................................Wilmington, DEDissertation: Nutrient Management in the Mid-AtlanticCommittee Chair: Prof. M. S. Reiter

Jinling Li...................................................................................Hegang, ChinaDissertation: Effects of Biosolids on Carbon Sequestration andNitrogen CyclingCommittee Chair: Prof. G. K. EvanyloECONOMICSJune 30, 2012Anthony Gregory Murray........................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Three Essays Examining Household Energy Demand andBehaviorCommittee Chair: Prof. B. F. Mills, Jr.FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Katherine Amy Thompson Witrick.............................................. Athens, GADissertation: Characterization of Volatile and Semi-volatile CompoundsPresent in Lambic BeerCommittee Chair: Prof. S. F. O’KeefeHORTICULTUREDecember 20, 2012Sukhwinder Singh Aulakh..........................................................Danville, VADissertation: Characterization of Activation Tagged Potato (Solanumtuberosum L.) MutantsCommittee Chair: Prof. R. E. Veilleux and Prof. B. FlinnHUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISEDecember 20, 2012Erin M. Smith............................................................................... Oxford, MSDissertation: Creating Healthy Schools: An Analysis of SchoolWellness PoliciesCommittee Chair: Prof. P. A. EstabrooksJune 30, 2012Samantha Marie Downey................................................ Virginia Beach, VADissertation: Group Dynamics in Physical Activity Promotion: Theory,Research and PracticeCommittee Chair: Prof. P. A. EstabrooksPLANT PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND WEED SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Wei Hao................................................................................Chengdu, ChinaDissertation: An Energy-saving Heat Treatment for Re-circulatedIrrigation Water and the Potential MechanismCommittee Chair: Prof. C. HongLynn Esther Espada Rallos.......................................Davao City, PhilippinesDissertation: Characterizing the Resistance of the Grapevine PowderyMildew (Erysiphe necator Burr.) to Fungicides Belonging to the QoIsand DMIsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. B. BaudoinCOLLEGE OF ARCHITECTUREAND URBAN STUDIESARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN RESEARCHDecember 20, 2012Ahmed Kamal Ali...............................................................Alexandria, EgyptDissertation: Re-defining the Architectural Design Process ThroughBuilding a Decision Support Framework for Design with ReusedBuilding Materials and ComponentsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. JonesENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND PLANNINGDecember 20, 2012Brendan Ashley Johnston.................................................................Tully, NYDissertation: A Virtual Prototype Modeling Approach to PictographicCommunication of Industrialized Construction Assembly ProcedureCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. J. Beliveau and Prof. R. R. WakefieldVera Novak.........................................................................Salt Lake City, UTDissertation: Managing Sustainability Values in Design: A SystemsApproachCommittee Chair: Prof. M. J. Garvin and Prof. C. M. FioriAugust 11, 2012Jason David Lucas.....................................................................Peckville, PADissertation: A Lifecycle Ontology-based BIM to Support FacilityInformation Management in Healthcare EnvironmentsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. Y. Thabet and Prof. M. T. Turkaslan BulbulPardis Pishdad-Bozorgi.................................................................Vienna, VADissertation: The Study and Analysis of Integrated Project Delivery(IPD) Approach and Trust-Building AttributesCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. J. BeliveauPLANNING, GOVERNANCE, AND GLOBALIZATIONDecember 20, 2012Wafa Mohsen Saleh Al-Daily.................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: State and Non-State Actor Engagement in InformalSettlement Governance: The Case of Mahwa Aser in Sana’a, YemenCommittee Chair: Prof. K. R. Parrott and Prof. M. O. Stephenson, Jr.Veronica Margoth Arroyave...................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Challenges of Cross Sectoral Collaboration in HumanitarianRelief: A Case Study of The Partnership for Quality Medical Donation’sResponse to the 2010 Haitian EarthquakeCommittee Chair: Prof. M. O. Stephenson, Jr.Fang Wei..............................................................................Shanghai, ChinaDissertation: Neighborhood Change in Metropolitan AmericaCommittee Chair: Prof. P. L. KnoxAugust 11, 2012Anamaria Bukvic..............................................................Christiansburg, VADissertation: Climate Change Relocation as an Adaptation Strategy:From Taboo to OpportunityCommittee Chair: Prof. J. RandolphPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/PUBLIC AFFAIRSDecember 20, 2012Boris V. Bruk............................................................................Rego Park, NYDissertation: Formation of New Ideologies of Administration in Americanand Russian Administrative ReformCommittee Chair: Prof. L. S. DudleyGautama Adi Kusuma...............................................Yogyakarta, IndonesiaDissertation: To Build or Not to Build: U.S. Army Corps of Engineersand Flood Risk Management Policy in the United StatesCommittee Chair: Prof. P. S. RobertsPAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESSBUSINESS, ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMSJUNE 30, 2012James William Penner............................................................... Brighton, MIDissertation: Textual Analysis of Management Tone during ConferenceCalls and the Impact on Capital MarketsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. Fan7

8BUSINESS, FINANCEAugust 11, 2012Umut Celiker..........................................................................Ankara, TurkeyDissertation: Two Essays on Asset PricesCommittee Chair: Prof. R. Kumar and Prof. O. S. InceBUSINESS, MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Hanko Kalle Zeitzmann........................................................ Celle, GermanyDissertation: A Model of Non-Routine Organizational Search:Broadcast Search as an Alternative Knowledge-SourcingMechanism in the Pharmaceutical IndustryCommittee Chair: Prof. D. E. HatfieldCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGAEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Christopher Colby Bassler..........................................................McLean, VADissertation: Analysis and Modeling of Hydrodynamic Componentsfor Ship Roll Motion in Heavy WeatherCommittee Chair: Prof. A. J. BrownHitesh Kapoor................................................................................Mandi, VADissertation: NURBS Isogeometric Finite Element Analysis CodeDevelopment for Analysis of Composite StructuresCommittee Chair: Prof. R. K. KapaniaYu Lei...........................................................................................Xi An, ChinaDissertation: Adaptive Functional Regression Algorithm and itsApplications in Adaptive ControlCommittee Chair: Prof. A. J. KurdilaBrian Robert Leslie................................................................. Manassas, VADissertation: Design, Analysis, and Testing of Nanoparticle-InfusedThin Film Sensors for Low Skin Friction ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. A. SchetzZhiye Zhang...................................................................... Changzhou, ChinaDissertation: Modeling, Analysis, and Experiments of Inter Fiber YarnCompaction Effects in Braided Composite ActuatorsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. K. PhilenAugust 11, 2012Brian Edward Earp................................................................... Louisville, KYDissertation: Convective Heat Flux Sensor Validation, Qualificationand Integration in Test ArticlesCommittee Chair: Prof. J. A. SchetzJacob Andrew Freeman..................................................Independence, MODissertation: Optimization Under Uncertainty and Total PredictiveUncertainty for a 3-D Tractor-Trailer Base-Drag Reduction DeviceCommittee Chair: Prof. C. J. RoyBIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Hande Kaya Celiker...............................................................Ankara, TurkeyDissertation: Mid-Infrared Spectral Characterization of AflatoxinContamination in PeanutsCommittee Chair: Prof. P. K. MallikarjunanAugust 11, 2012Jianzhong Hu..................................................................... Mian Yang, ChinaDissertation: Development of Subunit Vaccines Against PorcineReproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV)Committee Chair: Prof. C. ZhangBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Abhijit Achyut Gurjarpadhye.................................................. Mumbai, IndiaDissertation: Dynamic Non-destructive Monitoring of BioengineeredBlood Vessel Development within a Bioreactor using Multi-ModalityImagingCommittee Chair: Prof. C. G. RylanderAugust 11, 2012Bradford Hendershot..............................................................Fogelsville, PADissertation: Alterations and Asymmetries in Trunk Mechanics andNeuromuscular Control among Persons with Lower-LimbAmputation: Exploring Potential Pathways of Low Back PainCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. NussbaumCHEMICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Yujung Dong................................................................... Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Geometric and Electronic Structure Sensitivity of Methyland Methylene Reactions on Metal Oxide SurfacesCommittee Chair: Prof. D. F. CoxAdam L. Larkin.................................................................................. York, PADissertation: The Design of Nanoporous, Free-Standing PolyelectrolyteMultilayer Films for Applications in Hepatic Tissue EngineeringCommittee Chair: Prof. R. M. Davis and Prof. P. RajagopalanAnil Kumar Surapathi............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Functionalized Single Walled Carbon Nanotube/PolymerNanocomposite Membranes for Gas Separation and DesalinationCommittee Chair: Prof. E. MarandZhenxing Wang.......................................................................Datong, ChinaDissertation: Simulation Study of Carbon Dioxide and MethanePermeation in Hybrid Inorganic-organic MembraneCommittee Chair: Prof. L. E. AchenieCIVIL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Semra Comu........................................................................ Istanbul, TurkeyDissertation: Examining the Impact of Facilitation on the Performanceof Global Project Networks Collaborating in Virtual WorkspacesCommittee Chair: Prof. J. E. TaylorLeon F. Gay Alanis.................................................................... Leon, MexicoDissertation: Development of a Resilience Assessment Methodologyfor Networked Infrastructure using Stochastic Simulation, withApplication to Water Distribution SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. S. K. SinhaNestor R. Suarez Zambrano................................. Bucaramanga, ColombiaDissertation: Micromechanical Aspects of Aging in Granular SoilsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. K. Mitchell and Prof. T. L. BrandonWenjing Xue............................................................................Qitaihe, ChinaDissertation: Integrated Monitoring System for Both Pavement andTrafficCommittee Chair: Prof. L. WangRenzun Zhao...................................................................Mudanjaing, ChinaDissertation: Management Strategy of Landfill Leachate and LandfillGas CondensateCommittee Chair: Prof. J. T. NovakAugust 11, 2012Zaeinulabddin Mohamed Adam...........................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Development and Applications of Multi-Objectives SignalControl Strategy During Oversaturated ConditionsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. M. AbbasTian Gao........................................................... Shen Yang Liao Ning, ChinaDissertation: Direct Strength Method for the Flexural Design ofThrough-Fastened Metal Building Roof and Wall Systems underWind Uplift or SuctionCommittee Chair: Prof. C. D. Moen

Heejin Jung.................................................................... Pusan, South KoreaDissertation: Human Driving Behavior Pattern: Microscopic Analysisand ClassificationCommittee Chair: Prof. A. G. HobeikaMarina Eller Quadros.....................................................Florianopolis, BrazilDissertation: Assessing the Potential for Human Exposure to Silverfrom Nanotechnology Consumer ProductsCommittee Chair: Prof. L. C. MarrJune 30, 2012Filippo Giustozzi........................................................................... Milan, ItalyDissertation: Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Road Pavements:Carbon Footprinting and Multi-attribute AnalysisCommittee Chair: Prof. G. W. FlintschCOMPUTER ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Alexander Xiao Cong........................................................... Toronto, CanadaDissertation: Inverse Problems in Optical Molecular ImagingCommittee Chair: Prof. G. WangMohammed Morsy Naeem Farag.........................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Architectural Enhancements to Increase Trust inCyber-Physical Systems Containing Untrusted Software and HardwareCommittee Chair: Prof. C. D. PattersonTannous Frangieh..................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Design Assembly Techniques for FPGA Back-EndAccelerationCommittee Chair: Prof. P. M. AthanasJoo Hong Lee..................................................................Taegu, South KoreaDissertation: Hybrid Parallel Computing Strategies for ScientificComputing ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. P. E. PlassmannMin Li...................................................................................Shanghai, ChinaDissertation: Acceleration of Hardware Testing and ValidationAlgorithms using Graphics Processing UnitsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. S. HsiaoHua Lin...................................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Communication Infrastructure for the Smart Grid: ACo-Simulation based Study on Techniques to Improve the PowerTransmission System Functions with Efficient Data NetworksCommittee Chair: Prof. S. K. ShuklaNathaniel Jackson Short..........................................................Leesburg, VADissertation: Robust Feature Extraction and Temporal Analysis forPartial Fingerprint IdentificationCommittee Chair: Prof. A. L. AbbottJune 30, 2012Chuan Han.............................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Modeling and Optimization of Wireless RoutingCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. YangCanming Jiang............................................................................ Hefei, ChinaDissertation: Some Optimization Problems in Wireless NetworksCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. T. HouCOMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONSDecember 20, 2012Yong Ju Cho .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VADissertation: Algorithims for Reconstructing and Reasoning aboutChemical Reaction NetworksCommittee Chair: Prof. N. RamakrishnanMarwa Khamis Elteir.........................................................Alexandria, EgyptDissertation: Towards a MapReduce Framework for HeterogeneousComputing ArchitecturesCommittee Chair: Prof. W. Feng and Prof. H. LinZhen Liu................................................................................... Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Stochastic Simulation Methods for Biochemical Systemswith Multi-state and Multi-scale FeaturesCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. CaoSung Hee Park...........................................................Daejeon, South KoreaDissertation: Discipline-Independent and Style-Free CanonicalRepresentation Extraction for Heterogeneously Styled ReferencesUsing Knowledge from the WebCommittee Chair: Prof. E. A. FoxVenkataraghavan Srinivasan............................................. New Delhi, IndiaDissertation: Hierarchical Categorization of Long DocumentsCommittee Chair: Prof. E. A. FoxGuanying Wang.................................................................. Shenyang, ChinaDissertation: Evaluating MapReduce System Performance: ASimulation ApproachCommittee Chair: Prof. A. R. ButtRongrong Wang...................................................................Yancheng, ChinaDissertation: Contexualizing Remote Touch for Affect ConveyanceCommittee Chair: Prof. F. QuekAugust 11, 2012Tae-Hyuk Ahn................................................................. Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Computational Techniques for the Analysis of LargeScale Biological SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. SanduAnthony James Allevato..................................................... Saint Albans, WVDissertation: From Intuition to Evidence: A Data-Driven Approach toTransforming CS EducationCommittee Chair: Prof. S. H. EdwardsAlexander Endert................................................................Spartanburg, SCDissertation: Semantic Interaction for Visual Analytics: InferringAnalytical Reasoning for Model SteeringCommittee Chair: Prof. C. L. NorthJonathan P. Leidig........................................................................Jenison, MIDissertation: Epidemiology Experimentation and SimulationManagement through Scientific Digital LibrariesCommittee Chair: Prof. E. A. Fox and Prof M. V. MaratheJune 30, 2012Sheng Guo.........................................................................Yangzhong, ChinaDissertation: Using Dependency Parses to Augment FeatureConstruction for Text MiningCommittee Chair: Prof. N. RamakrishnanMahmud Shahriar Hossain...........................................Dhaka, BangladeshDissertation: Exploratory Data Analysis using Clusters and StoriesCommittee Chair: Prof. N. RamakrishnanELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Islam Ahmed Ibrahim Youssef Ashry....................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Investigating the Modification of Spontaneous EmissionLifetime using Layer-by-Layer Self-AssemblyCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. XuJustin Neal Carstens.............................................................. Cloverdale, CADissertation: Understanding Uncertainties for Polar MesosphericCloud Retrievals and Initial Gravity Wave Observations in theStratopause from the Cloud Imaging and Particle Size InstrumentCommittee Chair: Prof. S. M. BaileyYounghoon Cho.............................................................. Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Multi-Branch Current Sensing Based Single CurrentSensor Technique for Power Electronic ConvertersCommittee Chair: Prof. J. S. LaiDinesh Datla........................................................................... Madras, IndiaDissertation: Wireless Distributed Computing in Mobile Ad-Hoc CloudComputing NetworksCommittee Chair: Prof. J. H. Reed and Prof. T. BoseHaiyang Fu..............................................................................Hegang, ChinaDissertation: Modeling of Plasma Irregularities Associated withArtificially Created Dusty Plasmas in the Near-Earth Space EnvironmentCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. ScalesChristian Windsor Hearn................................................. Virginia Beach, VADissertation: Electrically-Small Antenna Performance Enhancementfor Near-Field Detuning EnvironmentsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. Davis9

Sun Ki Hong.......................................................................Silver Spring, MDDissertation: Resonance-based Techniques for Microwave BreastCancer ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. DavisIshac Lamei Nagiub Kandas.................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Optical Microsphere Resonators and Its ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. XuCheng Ma................................................................................ Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Modeling and Signal Processing of Low-Finesse FabryPerot Interferometric Fiber Optic SensorsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. WangAlireza Mahmoudian.................................................................. Tehran, IranDissertation: Investigation of Dusty Space Plasmas in the Near-EarthSpace Environment and Investigating the Threshold and Strengthof Emission Lines Generated by Magnetized Stimulated BrillouinScatter (MSBS) using HAARP FacilitiesCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. ScalesMingkai Mu................................................................................ Baoji, ChinaDissertation: High Frequency Magnetic Core Loss StudyCommittee Chair: Prof. F. C. LeeGuanhong Pei.............................................................................Jinan, ChinaDissertation: Distributed Scheduling and Delay-ThroughputOptimization in Wireless Networks under the Physical InterferenceModelCommittee Chair: Prof. A. K. VullikantiParrish Elaine Ralston..................................................... Newport News, VADissertation: Design and Characterization of Liquid Metal FlipchipInterconnects for Heterogenous Mircowave AssembliesCommittee Chair: Prof. S. RamanNader Abdelmonem Shehata...........................................Alexandria, EgyptDissertation: Design of Optical Characteristics of Ceria Nanoparticlesfor Applications Including Gas Sensing and Up-conversionCommittee Chair: Prof. K. MeehanMutmainna Tania...........................................................Dhaka, BangladeshDissertation: Improvement of Protection using Wide-Area MeasurementSystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. De La Reelopez and Prof. A. G. PhadkeSantosh Sambamoorthy Veda.........................................Coimbatore, IndiaDissertation: WAMS-based Intelligent Load Shedding Scheme forPreventing Cascading BlackoutsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. G. Phadke and Prof. J. S. ThorpShen Wang................................................................................ Palo Alto, CADissertation: Design and Analysis of a Low-Power Low-VoltageQuadrature LO Generation Circuit for Wireless ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. D. S. HaYunjing Wang.......................................................................... Anshan, ChinaDissertation: Fiber-Optic Sensors for Fully-Distributed Physical,Chemical and Biological MeasurementCommittee Chair: Prof. A. Wang and Prof. G. R. PickrellYunmiao Wang....................................................................... Anshan, ChinaDissertation: A Quasi-distributed Sensing Network Based onWavelength-Scanning Time-division Multiplexed Fiber Bragg GratingsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. WangZhongyu Wu........................................................................Yancheng, ChinaDissertation: Synchronized Phasor Measurement Applications inThree-phase Power SystemCommittee Chair: Prof. A. G. PhadkeTaeyoung Yang..............................................................Busan, South KoreaDissertation: Fundamental Limits on Antenna Size for Frequency andTime Domain ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. Davis and Prof. W. L. StutzmanJi Haeng Yi..............................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: The Sapphire Pressure Sensor and Sapphire WeldingFume Sensor Appication with FiberCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. XuAlexander Rian Young............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Unified Multi-domain Decision Making: Cognitive Radioand Autonomous Vehicle ConvergenceCommittee Chair: Prof. C. W. BostianAugust 11, 2012Venkata Gautham Chavali.................................................Hyderabad, IndiaDissertation: Signal Detection and Modulation Classification inNon-Gaussian Noise EnvironmentsCommittee Chair: Prof. C. da SilvaBo Dong................................................................................... Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Fiber Optic Sensors for On-line, Real Time PowerTransformer Health MonitoringCommittee Chair: Prof. A. WangDong Dong...................................................................................Xi’an, ChinaDissertation: Ac-dc Bus-interface Bi-directional Converters inRenewable Energy SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. D. BoroyevichSenlin Peng.......................................................................Chongqing, ChinaDissertation: Robust GNSS Receiver Tracking Loop Design forIonosphere Scintillation StudiesCommittee Chair: Prof. W. A. ScalesJune 30, 2012Yash M. Vasavada.............................................................Gaithersburg, MDDissertation: An Iterative Confidence Passing Approach for ParameterEstimation in MIMO SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. H. ReedRuxi Wang...............................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: High Power Density and High Temperature ConverterDesign for Transportation ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. D. Boroyevich and Prof. F. WangENGINEERING EDUCATIONDecember 20, 2012Parhum Delgoshaei................................................................... Tehran, IranDissertation: Design of a Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Lab withApplications in Sustainability EducationCommittee Chair: Prof. V. K. LohaniAndrea Goncher......................................................................Johnstown, PADissertation: The Identification and Emergence of Constraints inFirst-Year Design Projects and the Effect on Practice in EngineeringStudentsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. JohriENGINEERING MECHANICSDecember 20, 2012Tong Qin.............................................................................. Cangzhou, ChinaDissertation: Numerical Simulations of Interactions of Solid Particlesand Deformable Gas Bubbles in Viscous LiquidsCommittee Chair: Prof. S. A. RagabMasoud Safdari....................................................................... Esfahan, IranDissertation: A Computational and Experimental Study of the Electricaland Thermal Properties of Hybrid Nanocomposites based onCarbon Nanotubes and Graphite NanoplateletsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. Al-HaikMehran Tehrani........................................................................Borujerd, IranDissertation: Next Generation of Multifunctional Composites forRadiations and Impact Hazards MitigationCommittee Chair: Prof. M. Al-HaikJoseph Robert Welker.....................................................Christiansburg, VADissertation: Modeling the Stimulation of Vestibular Hair Cell BundlesUsing Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element AnalysisCommittee Chair: Prof. J. W. GrantJian Xiao................................................................................Yueyang, ChinaDissertation: Local Water Slamming of Nonlinear Elastic SandwichHulls, and Adiabatic Shear Banding in Simple ShearingDeformations of Thermoelastoviscoplastic BodiesCommittee Chair: Prof. R. C. Batra10

August 11, 2012Abdessattar Abdelkefi............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Global Nonlinear Analysis of Piezoelectric EnergyHarvesting from Ambient and Aeroelastic VibrationsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. H. Nayfeh and Prof. M. R. HajjYasser Aboelkassem..............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Novel Bioinspired Pumping Models for Microscale FlowTransportCommittee Chair: Prof. A. E. StaplesArash Bahrami........................................................................... Tehran, IranDissertation: Nonlinear Dynamics of Tapping Mode Atomic ForceMicroscopyCommittee Chair: Prof. A. H. Nayfeh and Prof. M. R. HajjJune 30, 2012Mohammad Majharul Islam........................................ Comilla, BangladeshDissertation: Global-Local Finite Element Methods for Stress andFracture Analyses on the Curvilinearly Stiffened Panels andAdhesive JointsCommittee Chair: Prof. R. K. KapaniaOmer San............................................................................. Istanbul, TurkeyDissertation: Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of TurbulentGeophysical FlowsCommittee Chair: Prof. A. E. StaplesINDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Ming Cheng............................................................................ Suzhou, ChinaDissertation: Lot Streaming in a Two-stage Assembly System and aHybrid Flow ShopCommittee Chair: Prof. S. C. SarinJay Evan Clasing.........................................................Colorado Springs, CODissertation: The Effects of Augmented Hearing ProtectionEnhancement Devices on Situation AwarenessCommittee Chair: Prof. J. G. CasaliSun Wook Kim.............................................................Daejun, South KoreaDissertation: Development and Evaluation of Methods to AssessPhysical Exposures in the WorkplaceCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. NussbaumShreya Kothaneth...............................................................Bangalore, IndiaDissertation: The Relationship between Organizational Culture,Usability, and Instructional Technology AcceptanceCommittee Chair: Prof. T. L. Smith-JacksonJung Yong Lee................................................................ Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Quantifying the Effects of Experience on MotorBehaviors During Simulated Occupational TasksCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. NussbaumLance Walter Saunders........................................................ Morristown, TNDissertation: Measuring Safety Attitude Differences in theConstruction Supply ChainCommittee Chair: Prof. B. M. KleinerShengzhi Shao.......................................................................Nanjing, ChinaDissertation: Integrated Fleeting, Routing, and Crew Pairing Modelsand Algorithms for the Airline IndustryCommittee Chair: Prof. H. D. SheraliHong Bo Zhang...................................................................... Fushun, ChinaDissertation: Developing and Evaluating New Methods for AssessingHuman Postural Control and DynamicsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. Nussbaum and Prof. M. J. AgnewAugust 11, 2012Lora Anne Cavuoto.......................................................................Naples, FLDissertation: Evaluating Obesity-Related Differences in UpperExtremity and Trunk Muscular CapacityCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. NussbaumYazhe Feng.............................................................................. Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Distribution Planning for Rail and Truck FreightTransportation SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. K. P. EllisSourish Sarkar........................................................................ Kolkata, IndiaDissertation: Use of Advance Demand Information in InventoryManagement with Two Demand ClassesCommittee Chair: Prof. J. P. ShewchukJune 30, 2012Kimberly A. Gausepohl..................................................................Byram, NJDissertation: Utilizing the ‘Design + Storytelling’ Framework in theConcept Stage of Medical Device DesignCommittee Chair: Prof. W. W. Winchester IIIMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Bo Chen ................................................................................. Ningbo, ChinaDissertation: Growth of Anodic Alumina Nanopores and TitaniaNanotubes and Their ApplicationsCommittee Chair: Prof. P. LuSu Chul Yang ............................................................... Busan, South KoreaDissertation: Lead-Free Piezoelectric and Magnetolectric CompositesCommittee Chair: Prof. S. PriyaAugust 11, 2012Wenle Li...................................................................................Xuzhou, ChinaDissertation: Study of Freeze-Cast Porous Silica Nanoparticle-basedCompositesCommittee Chair: Prof. P. LuNeal T. Pfeiffenberger................................................................Dillsburg, PADissertation: Single Crystal Sapphire Photonic Crystal FibersCommittee Chair: Prof. G.R. PickrellMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Keyur Bhanuprasad Joshi................................................... Vadodara, IndiaDissertation: Modeling of Bio-inspired Jellyfish Vehicle for EnergyEfficient PropulsionCommittee Chair: Prof. S. PriyaJustin Andrew Lamont................................................................ Oak Hill, VADissertation: Heat Transfer in Stationary and Rotating CoolantChannels Using a Transient Liquid Crystal TechniqueCommittee Chair: Prof. S. EkkadChristopher N. Leblanc........................................................ San Antonio, TXDissertation: Design, Analysis, and Development of a Tripod FilmCooling Hole Design for Reduced Coolant UsageCommittee Chair: Prof. S. EkkadHao-Hsiang Liao...............................................................Chiayi City, TaiwanDissertation: Thermal and Thermoelectric Properties of NanostructuredMaterials and InterfacesCommittee Chair: Prof. S. T. HuxtableColin James Reagle...............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Measuring the Coefficient of Restitution for MicroparticleSand Impacts at High Temperature: Technique and ResultsCommittee Chair: Prof. W. Ng and Prof. S. EkkadKun Jin Ryu.................................................................... Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Autonomous Robotic Strategies for Urban Search andRescueCommittee Chair: Prof. T. FurukawaKamal Viswanath...................................................................... Kerala, IndiaDissertation: Unsteady Aerodynamics of Rigid and Flexible FlappingWings: Analyzing Bat FlightCommittee Chair: Prof. D. K. TaftiAugust 11, 2012Woon kyung Kim............................................................ Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Design and Analysis of Switching Circuits for EnergyHarvesting in PiezostruturesCommittee Chair: Prof. A. J. Kurdila11

Debamoy Sen.........................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Multi-Physics Modeling of Gas Tungsten Arc Welded ButtJointCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. Pierson and Prof. K. S. BallSong Xue.............................................................................Mianyang, ChinaDissertation: Fan-Shaped Hole Film Cooling on Turbine Blade or Vanein a Transonic Cascade with High Freestream Turbulence:Experimental and CFD StudiesCommittee Chair: Prof. W. NgJune 30, 2012Mana Afshari.............................................................................. Tehran, IranDissertation: Vibration and Impedance-based Structural HealthMonitoring Applications and Modeling Thermal EffectsCommittee Chair: Prof. D. J. Inman, Sr.Rui Gao................................................................................... Fushun, ChinaDissertation: Computational Fluid Dynamic and Rotordynamic Studyon the Labyrinth SealCommittee Chair: Prof. G. KirkMINING ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Zeshan Hyder................................................................. Chishtian, PakistanDissertation: Site Characterization, Sustainability Evaluation and LifeCycle Emissions Assessment of Underground Coal GasificationCommittee Chair: Prof. M. E. KarmisZuoli Li......................................................................................Jianou, ChinaDissertation: Studies on the Thin Liquid Films of Water Confinedbetween Hydrophobic SurfacesCommittee Chair: Prof. R. H. YoonINTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREESGENETICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGYAugust 11, 2012Yan Fu...................................................................................... Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Computational Systems Biology Analysis of CellReprogramming and Activation DynamicsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. J. Tyson and Prof. J. XingJune 30, 2012Kuan Yang..............................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Ancestral Genome Reconstruction in BacteriaCommittee Chair: Prof. L. S. Heath and Prof. J. C. SetubalMACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Katherine A. Finlay................................................................ Bay Village, OHDissertation: Characterization of Perfluorocyclobutane/Kynar Flex(PFCB/KF) Blends for Use as Proton Exchange Fuel Cell MembranesCommittee Chair: Prof. D. A. Dillard and Prof. R. B. Moore IIITianyu Wu............................................................................Shanghai, ChinaDissertation: Synthesis and the Structure-property Relationship ofZwitterion-containing Acrylic (block) Copolymers for ElectromechanicalTransducers and Nucleic Acid Delivery AgentsCommittee Chair: Prof. T. E. LongCOLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & HUMAN SCIENCESAPPAREL, HOUSING, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Chungwen Hsu ...................................................................... Taipei, TaiwanDissertation: Women’s Retirement Income Satisfaction and SavingsBehaviorCommittee Chair: Prof. I. E. LeechJune 30, 2012RayeCarol Cavender................................................................... Auburn, ALDissertation: The Evolution of Luxury: Brand Management of LuxuryBrands, Old and NewCommittee Chair: Prof. D. H. KincadeCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAugust 11, 2012Rosemaliza Binti Mohd Kamalludeen.................. Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDissertation: Curriculum Track and Its Influences on Predicting HighSchool Dropout LikelihoodCommittee Chair: Prof. W. T. Price, Jr. and Prof. Y. MiyazakiCOUNSELOR EDUCATIONDecember 20, 2012Michelle Renee Ghoston........................................................ Lynchburg, VADissertation: Non-academic Factors that Predict Persistence ofNon-traditional Students Attending Community College in theCommonwealth of VirginiaCommittee Chair: Prof. G. F. LawsonAugust 11, 2012Kristen Leigh Barner Moran..................................................... Yorktown, VADissertation: The Perceptions and Experiences of Elementary SchoolCounselors Collaboration with Community Mental Health ProvidersCommittee Chair: Prof. P. L. Burge and Prof. N. E. BodenhornCURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONDecember 20, 2012Aimee Michelle Brenner............................................................Roanoke, VADissertation: Promoting the Transfer of Technology IntegrationKnowledge and Skills: What Preservice Teachers Need to BecomeInnovators in Their Own Classrooms During Their Early CareersCommittee Chair: Prof. J. M. BrillJeannine E. Eddleton.......................................................Christiansburg, VADissertation: Portraiture and the Large Lecture: Storying OneChemistry Professor’s Practical KnowledgeCommittee Chair: Prof. P. E. DoolittleElza Helena Soares................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Metacognitive Intervention for the Alleviation of LearnedHelplessnessCommittee Chair: Prof. M. A. BarksdaleSamuel Raymond Jennings.....................................................Covington, VADissertation: Structured Design Strategies for Attitude InstructionCommittee Chair: Prof. K. S. CennamoBrian Isles Moseley..............................................................Greensboro, NCDissertation: Description of Instructional Design Framework Usage inthe Development of Learning ObjectsCommittee Chair: Prof. B. B. LockeeXin Pan.................................................................................... Beijing, ChinaDissertation: The Development of an E-Learning Course IncorporatingSelf-Regulated Learning Procedures into a PSI-Based CourseCommittee Chair: Prof. J. K. BurtonDavid Eric Vance....................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Self-Efficacy and Ministerial Field EducationCommittee Chair: Prof. J. M. BrillAugust 11, 2012Edward Lee Rakes.......................................................................Bassett, VADissertation: The Impact of a Visual Imagery Intervention on ArmyROTC Cadets’ Marksmanship Performance and Flow ExperiencesCommittee Chair: Prof. B. D. Jones12

June 30, 2012Travis W. Eschenmann..........................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Learner Control and Locus of Control on e-Learning in aCorporate ContextCommittee Chair: Prof. B. B. LockeeEDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIESDecember 20, 2012Luke Aaron Hartman......................................................... Harrisonburg, VADissertation: Prejudice Reduction Through Diversity Coursework forTeacher EducationCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. CraigAugust 11, 2012Fulya A. Marsh........................................................................Columbia, MODissertation: The Transition Experiences of Middle Eastern GraduateStudents in the U.S.Committee Chair: Prof. S. M. JanosikEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATIONDecember 20, 2012Roofia Galeshi........................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Cognitive Diagnostic Models, a Simulation-Based Study:Understanding CRUMCommittee Chair: Prof. G. E. SkaggsHUMAN DEVELOPMENTDecember 20, 2012Laura Elizabeth Eubanks Gambrel............................Rough and Ready, CADissertation: The Mindful Transition to Parenthood Program:Developing and Evaluating a Psychoeducational-ExperientialIntervention for Couples Expecting Their First ChildCommittee Chair: Prof. F. P. PiercyJing Zhang............................................................................Kunming, ChinaDissertation: Community Characteristics and Trajectories ofAdolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: TheCumulative Advantage/Disadvantage and Subjective Appraisals ofSocial Support as MechanismsCommittee Chair: Prof. P. S. Meszaros and Prof. J. S. SavlaSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIESDecember 20, 2012Deanna King Spraker........................................................ Rural Retreat, VADissertation: Following the Cow in Wythe and Pulaski County, VirginiaCommittee Chair: Prof. J. C. PittAugust 11, 2012Gouk Tae Kim................................................................. Seoul, South KoreaDissertation: Scientizing Science Policy: Implications for Science,Technology, and Innovation Policy and R & D EvaluationCommittee Chair: Prof. S. E. HalfonSOCIAL, POLITICAL, ETHICAL, AND CULTURAL THOUGHTDecember 20, 2012Damion Keith Blake.........................................................Kingston, JamaicaDissertation: Violent Actors and Embedded Power: An Analysis of theRoles Played by Jamaican Dons in Garrison Communities: A CaseStudy of Brown Villa, JamaicaCommittee Chair: Prof. K. M. Hult and Prof. M. O. Stephenson, Jr.August 11, 2012Robert Emmanuel Kirsch..............................................................Fargo, NDDissertation: Market Challenges to Democracy: The Political Economyof Hyman MinskyCommittee Chair: Prof. T. W. LukeReed W. Taylor......................................................................... Richmond, VADissertation: A Postcolonial Inquiry of Women’s Political Agency inAceh, Indonesia: Towards a Muslim Feminist Approach?Committee Chair: Prof. P. L. Schmitthenner and Prof. R. M. ScottSOCIOLOGYJune 30, 2012Lawrence Johnson....................................................................... Chicago, ILDissertation: The Permanence of Race: Governor Deval Patrick andthe Deracialization ConceptCommittee Chair: Prof. A. K. HarrisonCOLLEGE OFNATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTFISHERIES AND WILDLIFEDecember 20, 2012Maria Guadalupe Bravo-Vinaja.............................. San Luis Potosi, MexicoDissertation: Evaluating Landscape-level Habitat for Golden Eagles inNorthern MexicoCommittee Chair: Prof. D. F. StaufferJune 30, 2012Amy Leigh Carrozzino-Lyon......................................................Glassboro, NJDissertation: Characterization and Communicative Analysis of WildlifeManagers and Recreational Users of Virginia’s WildlifeManagement AreasCommittee Chair: Prof. J. A. Parkhurst and Prof. S. L. McMullinFORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTSDecember 20, 2012Evan Beren Brooks...................................................................Lindside, WVDissertation: Harmonic Regression and Landsat Time SeriesApplications in Forest DynamicsCommittee Chair: Prof. R. H. Wynne and Prof. V. A. ThomasKemal Gokkaya.................................................................... Istanbul, TurkeyDissertation: Prediction of Foliar Biochemistry in a Boreal ForestCanopy Using Imaging Spectroscopy and LiDAR DataCommittee Chair: Prof. V. A. ThomasQing Qing Li ....................................................................................................Dissertation: Nanocellulose: Preparation, Characterization,Supramolecular Modeling, and Its Life Cycle AssessmentCommittee Chair: Prof. S. H. RenneckarAugust 11, 2012Johanna Madrigal......................................................... Cartago, Costa RicaDissertation: Assessing Sustainability of the Continuous ImprovementThrough the Identification of Enabling and Inhibiting FactorsCommittee Chair: Prof. H. J. Quesada PinedaJune 30, 2012James Victor Bisha.................................................................... Penfield, NYDissertation: Correlation of the Elastic Properties of Stretch Film onUnit Load ContainmentCommittee Chair: Prof. D. E. KlineMathias Schmitt...........................................................Ramsbeck, GermanyDissertation: Leadership and Health Care PerformanceCommittee Chair: Prof. U. K. BuehlmannGEOSPATIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSISDecember 20, 2012Jessica J. Walker..........................................................Mansfield Center, CTDissertation: Fusion of Landsat and MODIS Imagery for the Analysisof Dryland Forest PhenologyCommittee Chair: Prof. R. H. Wynne and Prof. K. de Beurs13

Baojuan Zheng................................................................... Shenzhen, ChinaDissertation: Broad-scale Assessment of Crop Residue ManagementUsing Multi-temporal Remote Sensing ImageryCommittee Chair: Prof. J. B. Campbell, Jr.14COLLEGE OF SCIENCEBIOLOGICAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Verl Roy Emrick III.....................................................................Asheville, NCDissertation: Disturbance, Functional Diversity and EcosystemProcesses: Does Species Identity Matter?Committee Chair: Prof. R. H. JonesXiaohua Hu............................................................................. Taiyuan, ChinaDissertation: Actin Polymerization Dynamics at the Leading EdgeCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. KuhnTracy James....................................................................... Trivandrum, IndiaDissertation: Characterization of Transcriptional andPost-transcriptional Regulation of lin-42/period During Postembryonic Development of C. elegansCommittee Chair: Prof. D. BanerjeeSihui Zhang...........................................................................Ningguo, ChinaDissertation: Control of Sex Myoblast Migration in C. elegansCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. KuhnAugust 11, 2012Linda M. Villa.......................................................................... Oceanside, CADissertation: Circadian Modulation of Estrogen Receptor AlphaTranscriptionCommittee Chair: Prof. C. V. FinkielsteinJune 30, 2012Raymond Michael Danner...................................................... Kirkwood, MODissertation: The Effects of Limited Winter Food Availability on thePopulation Dynamics, Energy Reserves, and Feather Molt of theSwamp SparrowCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. Walters and Prof. R. S. GreenbergWilliam T. Silkworth.................................................................Red Hook, NYDissertation: The Effect of Transient Mitotic Spindle Pole Geometryon the Establishment of Kinetochore-microtubule Mis-attachmentsand Chromosome Mis-segregationCommittee Chair: Prof. D. CiminiCHEMISTRYDecember 20, 2012Michael Harry Allen, Jr. ................................................................... York, PADissertation: Imidazole-containing Polymerized Ionic Liquids forEmerging Applications: From Gene Delivery to ThermoplasticElastomersCommittee Chair: Prof. T. E. LongJianbo Hou.............................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Transport and Anisotropy Inside Ionic PolymerMembranesCommittee Chair: Prof. L. A. MadsenMana Tamami........................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Ammonium IonenesContaining Hydrogen Bonding FunctionalitiesCommittee Chair: Prof. T. E. LongJing Wang.................................................................................. Wuhu, ChinaDissertation: The Design, Synthesis and Study of Mixed-metal Ru,Rhand Os,Rh Complexes with Biologically Relevant ReactivityCommittee Chair: Prof. K. J. BrewerTravis Azor White.....................................................................Greenville, NCDissertation: Design and Modification of Polyazine-BridgedRu(II),Rh(III) Bimetallic and Trimetallic Supramolecular ComplexesApplicable in Solar Energy Harvesting for the Photocatalytic Reductionof Water to HydrogenCommittee Chair: Prof. K. J. BrewerKyle Gregory Wilmsmeyer..................................................... Granite City, ILDissertation: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Rheo-NMRInvestigations of Wormlike Micelles, Rheology Modifiers, and IonConducting PolymersCommittee Chair: Prof. L. A. MadsenAugust 11, 2012Amanda Rose Wilmsmeyer...................................................... Emmaus, PADissertation: Ultra-high Vacuum Studies of the FundamentalInteractions of Chemical Warfare Agents and their Simulants withAmorphous SilicaCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. MorrisDaiqiang Xu............................................................................. Beijing, ChinaDissertation: Synthesis of Regioselectively Substituted CelluloseDerivativesCommittee Chair: Prof. S. R. Turner and Prof. K. J. EdgarECONOMICSDecember 20, 2012Niraj Poudyal...................................................................Kathmandu, NepalDissertation: Confronting Theory with Data: The Case of DSGEModelingCommittee Chair: Prof. A. SpanosDarron Anthony Thomas..................................................... Philadelphia, PADissertation: Product Differentiation and Competition in BankingMarkets: Some Theoretical and Empirical ExpositionsCommittee Chair: Prof. H. H. HallerAugust 11, 2012Shahram Amini Moghadam..................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Model Uncertainty and Model Averaging TechniquesCommittee Chair: Prof. R. A. Ashley and Prof. C. F. ParmeterGEOSCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Youyi Ruan.................................................................................Hubei, ChinaDissertation: Surface Wave Propagations in 3-D Anelastic MediaCommittee Chair: Prof. Y. ZhouAugust 11, 2012Rosario Esposito....................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Studies of Volatile Evolution in Magmatic System UsingMelt InclusionCommittee Chair: Prof. R. J. BodnarOluyinka Oyewumi...................................................................Lagos, NigeriaDissertation: The Release and Mobility of Trace Elements from PoultryLitter: Insights from Field, Laboratory and Modeling ExperimentsCommittee Chair: Prof. M. E. SchreiberMATHEMATICSDecember 20, 2012Jason Cory Brunson...............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Matrix Schubert Varieties for the Affine GrassmannianCommittee Chair: Prof. M. M. ShimozonoZhenwei Cao.......................................................................Hangzhou, ChinaDissertation: Quantum Evolution: The Case of Weak Localization fora 3D Alloy-type Anderson Model and Application to HamiltonianBased Quantum ComputationCommittee Chair: Prof. A. ElgartAugust 11, 2012Wade Duncan Mattox............................................................New Castle, VADissertation: Homology of Group Von Neumann AlgebrasCommittee Chair: Prof. P. A. Linnell

David Manuel Murrugarra Tomairo..............................................Lima, PeruDissertation: Algebraic Methods for Modeling Gene RegulatoryNetworksCommittee Chair: Prof. R. C. LaubenbacherJune 30, 2012Weiwei Hu..........................................................................Chongqing, ChinaDissertation: Approximation and Control of the Boussinesq Equationswith Application to Control of Energy Efficient Building SystemsCommittee Chair: Prof. J. A. BurnsPHYSICSDecember 20, 2012Chih-Yu Jao..............................................................................Miaoli, TaiwanDissertation: Sensing Applications of Silver and Gold NanoparticlesCommittee Chair: Prof. H. RobinsonJohn Deane Leacock II..................................................................Vinton, VADissertation: Measuring the Weak Charge of the Proton and theHadronic Parity Violation in the N->Delta TransitionCommittee Chair: Prof. M. L. PittZachary Evan Lewis..............................................................Huntington, WVDissertation: A Study of Modifications to Quantum MechanicsCommittee Chair: Prof. T. TakeuchiAugust 11, 2012Mithun Bhowmick..................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Time Resolved Spectroscopy in InAs and InSb BasedNarrow-Gap SemiconductorsCommittee Chair: Prof. G. KhodaparastPSYCHOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Sheri Lynn Towe........................................................................Martinez, GADissertation: The Impact of Personalized Feedback on Marijuana Use:Examining a Brief Intervention Delivered Via the InternetCommittee Chair: Prof. R. S. StephensAugust 11, 2012Matthew George Cox........................................................ Germantown, MDDissertation: Theoretical and Pychometric Specificity of Self-regulationfor Physical Activity: Validating Measures of Self-regulationCommittee Chair: Prof. R. A. WinettSTATISTICSDecember 20, 2012Zaili Fang.................................................................... Zunyi, Guizhou, ChinaDissertation: Some Advanced Model Selection Problems onNonparametric/Semiparametric Models for High Dimensional DataCommittee Chair: Prof. I. KimChao Han ................................................................................ Harbin, ChinaDissertation: Interactive Visualization for High Dimensional DataUsing Bayesian Visual AnalyticsCommittee Chair: Prof. S. C. RemanNels Gordon Johnson.............................................................Alexandria, VADissertation: Semiparametric Regression Methods with CovariateMeasurement ErrorCommittee Chair: Prof. I. KimAugust 11, 2012Jennifer Lin Karam Kensler...................................................... Fullerton, CADissertation: Analysis of Reliability Experiments with Random Blocksand SubsamplingCommittee Chair: Prof. G. G. ViningDipayan Maiti......................................................................Kharagpur, IndiaDissertation: Model Selection and Averaging and Interactive VisualAnalytics for High-Dimensional DataCommittee Chair: Prof. S. C. LemanTHE VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONALCOLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINEBIOMEDICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Bonnie Margaret Brenseke........................................... Winston Salem, NCDissertation: The Role of Maternal High Fat Diet in the Pathogenesisof Metabolic and Bone Disease in the Adult OffspringCommittee Chair: Prof. M. R. Prater and Prof. T. LeRoithAbdul Gafoor Puthiyaveetil Abdulkader.................................Thrissur, IndiaDissertation: Altered Kinetics of Non-homologous End Joining(NHEJ)-Mediated DNA Repair in Mouse Models of Aging and LeukemiaCommittee Chair: Prof. D. L. CaudellShobana Raghunath..............................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Targeted Oncolytic Virotherapy with Newcastle DiseaseVirus Against Prostate CancerCommittee Chair: Prof. E. SubbiahMegan Leigh Shepherd.............................................................Roanoke, VADissertation: The Utility of Culture Independent Methods to Evaluatethe Fecal Microbiome in Overweight Horses Fed Orchard Grass HayCommittee Chair: Prof. W. S. Swecker, Jr.August 11, 2012Lori Louise Settle........................................................................ Warsaw, VADissertation: Characterization of the Bacteriophage Felix O1 Endolysinand Potential Applications for Salmonella BioremediationCommittee Chair: Prof. F. W. PiersonJune 30, 2012Thomas Edward Cecere............................................................Roanoke, VADissertation: Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease: Modulation ofthe Host Immune Response to PCV2 and PRRSV by Regulatory T cellsCommittee Chair: Prof. T. LeRoithDeena Khan...........................................................................Blacksburg, VADissertation: Molecular Basis of IL-17 Upregulation in Estrogen Modelof InflammationCommittee Chair: Prof. S. A. AhmedTila Khan.................................................................................... Noida, IndiaDissertation: Membrane-Bound Immunomodulatory Influenza Vaccinefor Mice Model of InfectionCommittee Chair: Prof. P. C. RobertsBrenton Joel Sanford................................................................Florence, ORDissertation: Cross-protection and Potential Animal Reservoir of theHepatitis E VirusCommittee Chair: Prof. X. MengDOCTOR OF EDUCATIONCOLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS& HUMAN SCIENCESCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAugust 11, 2012Christopher Brian Stacy........................................................... Bluefield, WVDissertation: Stages of Concern in the Implementation of the VirginiaCredentialing Initiative in Rural Southwestern VirginiaCommittee Chair: Prof. D. L. CartwrightEric Ryan Workman, Sr..............................................................Bluefield, VADissertation: Historical Study of Burke’s Garden High School: 1915 to1960Committee Chair: Prof. D. L. Cartwright15

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONJune 30, 2012Joseph L. Salmon.......................................................................Roanoke, VADissertation: A Case Study of Discourse among School Staff Membersin Grade Level Meetings and Coaching ConversationsCommittee Chair: Prof. S. G. MagliaroEDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIESDecember 20, 2012Wanda Jane Bibb............................................................ Mechanicsville, VADissertation: Perceptions of Eight High School Principals RegardingWorld-Mindedness in EducationCommittee Chair: Prof. C. S. CashDana Richburg Jackson.................................................. Mechanicsville, VADissertation: An Analysis of the Relationship Between GradeRetention in Grades K-8 and On-Time Graduation RatesCommittee Chair: Prof. C. S. CashRonald Madison Leigh...................................................... Elizabeth City, NCDissertation: School Facility Conditions and the Relationship toTeacher AttitudesCommittee Chair: Prof. T. W. Twiford and Prof. G. E. EarthmanDianne Pollard............................................................................ Quinton, VADissertation: Local School Board Leadership: A Study of Training forLocal School Board Members Across the United StatesCommittee Chair: Prof. T. W. TwifordThomas Jerome Schott...............................................................Belleville, ILDissertation: Rural Virginia Middle School Teachers’ and Students’Perceptions on the Influence of One-to-one Computers in theClassroomCommittee Chair: Prof. C. S. CashOmega Williams Wilson.......................................................... Glen Allen, VADissertation: The Relationship Between Student DisciplineDisproportionality and High School Dropout RateCommittee Chair: Prof. J. R. CraigEDUCATION SPECIALISTCURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAugust 11, 2012Melanie Creasy Lewis............................................................. Lynchburg, VAMASTER’S DEGREESCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREAND LIFE SCIENCESMASTER OF SCIENCEAGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICSAugust 11, 2012Badirwang, Keeletlhoko Faith.........................................Serowe, BotswanaHartter, David.........................................................................Blacksburg, VARudi, Jeta.............................................................................Gjakove, KosovoJune 30, 2012Buckmaster, Amy D............................................................. St. Leonard, MDAGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Camm, Kevin Foster.................................................................. Amherst, VAHatcher, Joseph Ray...............................................................Centreville, VAZetts, Nicholas Martin......................................................... Chesterfield, VAAugust 11, 2012Hastings, Jessica Fry............................................................... Lexington, VAANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Riley, Elizabeth.....................................................................Hopkinsville, KYWladecki, Hannah Victoria.................................................... Fort Wayne, INAugust 11, 2012Vargas Jurado, Napoleon......................................................Quito, EcuadorWon, Samantha Gwai Lan..........................................................Stafford, VAZwarycz, Bailey........................................................................ Richmond, VACROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Dickerson, Jonathan Neil................................................Christiansburg, VALiu, Xiaojun.............................................................................Linzhou, ChinaStretchko, Karin Ann............................................................. Montpelier, VATroyer, Nicole Loraine................................................................. Seattle, WAAugust 11, 2012Fannon-Osborne, Amy Gail............................................Pennington Gap, VADAIRY SCIENCEAugust 11, 2012Aguilar, Michelle......................................................................Springfield, VAJune 30, 2012Tholen, Andrea Renee.................................................................Hilliard, OHHORTICULTUREDecember 20, 2012Zhou, Dongfang................................................................... Nanyang, ChinaAugust 11, 2012Dere, Madhavi Suresh...........................................................Blacksburg, VAErwin, Jack Steven....................................................................... Norfolk, VAHUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISEDecember 20, 2012Drager, Christopher John..................................................Jefferson Hills, PALi, Xiaoxiao.......................................................................Guangzhou, ChinaParks, Serena L. .............................................................. Washington, D. C.August 11, 2012DiLorenzo, Frank Michael............................................................Fairfax, VAFu, Yu......................................................................................Blacksburg, VAMazzei, Joseph Cayetano............................................... Mechanicsville, VAJune 30, 2012Denko, Laura Michelle.................................................................Fairfax, VAKasparian, Michelle Marie....................................................Blacksburg, VASpan, Kati Anne.....................................................................Winchester, VABenton, Chad Michael.......................................................Holly Springs, NCBowen, Jason Eric..................................................................... Farmville, VA16

PLANT PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND WEED SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Cooper, Jessica G........................................................................ Smyrna, DEMASTER OF SCIENCE IN LIFE SCIENCESAGRICULTURAL AND EXTENSION EDUCATIONDecember 20, 2012Smith, Maurice Devoe, Jr. ......................................................... Waverly, VABIOCHEMISTRYAugust 11, 2012Fedkenheuer, Michael Gerald...............................................Blacksburg, VAFOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Baek, Naerin.................................................................. Seoul, South KoreaJohnson, Daryan Stefon.............................................................Belleville, ILKostal, Jeri Elizabeth................................................................. Amherst, VAKumar, Mona.......................................................................... Richmond, VAAugust 11, 2012Dickerson, Karla Ann.....................................................Mount Pleasant, PAPanagis, Panayis George......................................................Greensburg, PAJune 30, 2012Martin, Kerri Katherine...................................................Christiansburg, VAPLANT PATHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND WEED SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Jones, Taylor J.......................................................................... Accident, MDPollard, Stephanie Kay.............................................................. Emporia, VAJune 30, 2012Kakumanu, Akshay............................................................Hyderabad, IndiaCOLLEGE OF ARCHITECTUREAND URBAN STUDIESMASTER OF ARCHITECTUREDecember 20, 2012Addesso, Abbott John...................................................... Virginia Beach, VABigdeli, Sepideh......................................................................... Tehran, IranGuo, Bingfei..............................................................................Dalian, ChinaHackworth, Benjamin C..........................................................Shawsville, VALarkin, Shane L......................................................................Blacksburg, VAReed, Larney James, Jr. .................................................... Philadelphia, PASergejev, Ivan.........................................................................Narva, EstoniaAugust 11, 2012Hirose, Aya............................................................................Chesapeake, VAMorgan, Elizabeth A.................................................................. Danbury, NCReisin, Vanessa Raquel..........................................................Bethesda, MDMASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREDecember 20, 2012Palacios, Leslie Jane.............................................................Anchorage, AKAugust 11, 2012Thomas, Jordan McClellan.................................................... Little Rock, ARMASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/PUBLIC AFFAIRSDecember 20, 2012Avis, Kimberly R.........................................................................Roanoke, VABarksdale, Jeremy Totton...........................................................Sedalia, NCGazmarian, Allie Marie.................................................. Winston-Salem, NCGoodman, Jennifer Myers.......................................................... Radford, VAHedrick, Jonathan Thomas......................................................... Pulaski, VAKelly, Gregory Warren...............................................................Abingdon, VAPhillips, Mark Bryant.................................................................. Henrico, VAReynolds, Ashley Nicole.............................................................Roanoke, VASamuel, Allison Freeman....................................................... Richmond, VAMASTER OF PUBLICAND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSDecember 20, 2012Bernhards, Emily Katharine...................................................Springfield, VAParron, Jonathan Charles......................................................... Yorktown, VAAugust 11, 2012Balhara, Cristina Tavares.................................................. Sao Paulo, BrazilMASTER OF SCIENCEARCHITECTUREDecember 20, 2012Ali, Ahmed Kamal..............................................................Alexandria, EgyptGreeson, Kelly Charles........................................................Greensboro, NCYang, Yushi.............................................................................. Beijing, ChinaJune 30, 2012Vorster, Clive Robert..............................................................Blacksburg, VABUILDING/CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Drake, Ashley Lynne................................................................. Longview, TXKovac, Jason Richard................................................................McIntyre, PAMASTER OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNINGDecember 20, 2012Cox, Kemuel Stephen II........................................................Tallahassee, FLFryling, Kelsey Elizabeth......................................................... Glen Allen, VAMaples, Eva Marie............................................................Murfreesboro, TNShackelford, Kathryn L............................................................Newburgh, INJune 30, 2012Korkuti, Arian.........................................................................Blacksburg, VANnadi, Ogechi.......................................................................... Pikesville, MD17

PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESSMASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMSDecember 20, 2012Andrews, Alexander Carlyle..........................................................Vienna, VAArmstrong, Stacie Lynn................................................................. Tampa, FLBlevins, Emily Sheree...............................................................Abingdon, VAGallagher, Brian Bradley.......................................................... Charlotte, NCGuan, Qianqian........................................................................Tianjin, ChinaLindstrom, Brian Lee....................................................................Vienna, VALyons, Matthew Robert.........................................................Jamestown, NCThomason, Darcy Ellen...............................................................Stafford, VAThompson, Benjamin Mosqueda........................................ Ellicott City, MDViola, Joseph Anthony...................................................................Roslyn, NYVogt, Meredith B...................................................................Fayetteville, NCWaller, Nicholas David..................................................................Vienna, VAWu, Hao..................................................................................Nanjing, ChinaAugust 11, 2012Helmintoller, James Zackary.................................................. Richmond, VAJune 30, 2012Cornett, Kevin Matthew......................................................... Annandale, VADunn, Samantha M.....................................................................Hubert, NCFarnsworth, Tyler David............................................................ Bealeton, VAHeideman, Kevin Harrell........................................................ Lynchburg, VAMoore, Logan Scott................................................................Midlothian, VAMorrison, William Paul.................................................................Yardley, PAToland, Matthew Sean............................................................ Manassas, VAMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONDecember 20, 2012Wang, Chu-Wei........................................................................ Taipei, TaiwanAugust 11, 2012Belyea, Amanda R.................................................................Woodstock, VABohr, Robert David....................................................................Roanoke, VACharles, Jon Joseph................................................................ Princeton, WVChesson, Christopher Grady..................................................... Daleville, VAClark, Carlene Michea.............................................................Columbia, SCDespain, Trenton Corbit....................................................... Buena Vista, VADixon, Larry William...................................................................... Phenix, VAFink, Jeffrey Russell......................................................... Virginia Beach, VAFisher, Robert J....................................................................... Richmond, VAGatter, Courtney Rhett............................................................ Drexel HIll, PAGoff, Kristin Rae..............................................................................Floyd, VAHalliwell, Julie Copp................................................................Midlothian, VAHolman, Peter Matthew.......................................................... Lynchburg, VALance, Scott Austin................................................................. Richmond, VAMann, Kevin Lewis.....................................................................Roanoke, VAOgale, Rohit Madhusudan..........................................................Pune, IndiaPaulus, Emily Jones................................................................ Richmond, VASchaudt, William Andrew................................................Christiansburg, VASeitz, Blake Andrew..........................................................Charlottesville, VASmith, Kevin Charles.............................................................. Glen Allen, VAStepnowski, Laura June......................................................... Richmond, VATaylor, Matthew Douglass...................................................... Richmond, VAVan Schaften, Erik John......................................................... Glen Allen, VAWallace, Delvin Levon........................................................College Park, GAYousufi, Babar Mustafa Khan................................................ Richmond, VAMASTER OF SCIENCEBUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONAugust 11, 2012Pan, Jing...........................................................................Guangzhou, ChinaHOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENTAugust 11, 2012Sink, Lisa Ashley..............................................................................Riner, VAYoo, Seungah................................................................. Seoul, South KoreaCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGMASTER OF ENGINEERINGCHEMICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Widdison, Geoffrey Milton.................................................Salt Lake City, UTCOMPUTER ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Aditya, Ashoka...............................................................................Reston, VASundararajan, Muthu Selvan.............................................Tirunelveli, IndiaJune 30, 2012Suna Pana Subbiah, Balaaji............................................Coimbatore, IndiaELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Macon, Joseph E..................................................................Birmingham, ALVijayaraghavan, Siddharth.................................................... Chennai, IndiaWang, Yin ............................................................................ Nan Jing, ChinaMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Haghdoost, Atieh....................................................................... Tehran, IranMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Baldrighi, Eric Christopher.....................................................Springfield, VAChappell, Stephen Alan..................................................... Cumberland, MDMcNulty, Meghan Kara........................................................ New Milford, NJRyan, Adam Robinson............................................................Shawsville, VAJune 30, 2012Chen, Ye...........................................................................Guangdong, ChinaSummers, Matthew David.......................................................... Rexburg, IDTiwari, Himanshu...................................................................Blacksburg, VAWilliams, Jason Douglas.......................................................Huntington, WVMASTER OF SCIENCEAEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012ElAwar, Rayan Tarek................................................................ Richmond, VAJingeleski, David John............................................................. Claymont, DEVaughan, Matthew Phillip............................................................ Norfolk, VA18

August 11, 2012Awasthi, Manuj.......................................................................Lucknow, IndiaCreaven, Michael Patrick.......................................................Alexandria, VAMorton, Michael A...................................................................... Newark, DEBIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Brill, Katie Ellen.................................................................. Star Tannery, VAHenry, Janell Christine............................................................ Versailles, OHKhili, Mouna.......................................................................... Siliana, TunisiaMccullough, Devita.............................................................. Chesterfield, VANeuhaus, Eric............................................................................Knoxville, TNParks, Olivia Waverly.................................................................Landrum, SCTanniche, Imen........................................................................Tunis, TunisiaYen, Jiun Yang.................................................................. Virginia Beach, VAAugust 11, 2012Jocz, Robert Michael................................................................ Culpeper, VABIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Gregory, Thomas Stanley V................................................... Burlington, NCAugust 11, 2012Kusano, Stephanie Marie.......................................................Centreville, VACHEMICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Guzman, Francisco.................................................................Sunnyside, NYCIVIL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Ahsan, Shainur...........................................................................Mt. Olive, ALArcella, Joseph Louis.............................................................Flemington, NJBajzek, Sasha N...................................................................... Tinley Park, ILBalali, Vahid...........................................................................Blacksburg, VABasili, Kevin M....................................................................Summerville, SCBertsch, David Edward........................................................Falls Church, VACastro Bolinaga, Celso Francisco........................ Puerto Ordaz, VenezuelaCennamo, Anthony Joseph...........................................................Granby, CTCheng, Qian............................................................................Blacksburg, VAChong, Wan.............................................................................Centreville, VAChristensen, John David..................................................Fairfax Station, VACimmino, Frank A..................................................................... Brooklyn, NYCorboy, John E., Jr.......................................................................Wilmette, ILGeho, Benjamin Thomas.......................................................Winchester, VAGilson, Scott Michael.............................................................. Frederick, MDGray, Megan E............................................................................... Ithaca, NYGunnam, Aswin Kumar..................................................Rajahmundry, IndiaHarkins, Scott Edward........................................................Williamsburg, VAHosten, Akyiaa Makeda..............................Barataria, Trinidad and TobagoHughes, Jeffrey S............................................................North Olmsted, OHJahangiri, Arash......................................................................... Tehran, IranJohnson, Kelsey Bonney............................................................. Monroe, CTKlingshirn, Aaron ........................................................ Sheffield Village, OHKopmann, John Richard......................................................Succasunna, NJLamb, Marlin Jacob...............................................................Blacksburg, VAMemarzadeh, Milad...............................................................Blacksburg, VAMinnich, Luke Daniel................................................................ .Newport, PAMogrovejo Carrasco, Daniel Estuardo.............................Azogues, EcuadorNaureen, Nashita................................................................... Chennai, IndiaNolden, Michael J............................................................... Philadelphia, PAOwens, Mark Christopher.......................................................Midlothian, VAPatel, Vishal Babubhai......................................................... Kalamazoo, MIPlott, James Read..................................................................Mocksville, NCRamesh Chirania, Saloni.............................................................Pune, IndiaRathor, Ankur........................................................................ Balaghat, IndiaRaven, Natalie Elise............................................ Charlotte Court House, VASanchez, Santiago............................................................Bogota, ColombiaSimpson, Zachary Anton.............................................................Ladson, SCSisk, Vincent Christopher..................................................Olive Branch, MSSmith, Melissa Beth...............................................................Bradenton, FLStClair, Justin Monroe...............................................................Catawba, VATempleton, Amber.....................................................................Madison, MSThornton, Nathan Paul..................................................................Spring, TXTomlinson, Christopher............................................................Bellmawr, NJUprety, Kshitiz...............................................................................Vienna, VAVan Nosdall, Stephen Paul........................................................... Howell, NJVasilikou, Foteini...................................................................Athens, GreeceWagner, Jamie.................................................................. Virginia Beach, VAZhang, Gaoqiang..................................................................... Beijing, ChinaZou, Zhihao.........................................................................Shanghai, ChinaAugust 11, 2012Bastien, Georgette Cynthia..........................................Port-au-Prince, HaitiBishnoi, Pallavi.......................................................................Lucknow, IndiaDarling, Scott Christian.................................................. Mechanicsville, VAKoppal, Manasa..................................................................Bangalore, IndiaMurari, Sudeeksha................................................................Blacksburg, VANalluri, Viveka....................................................................Hyderabad, IndiaPishdad-Bozorgi, Pardis................................................................Vienna, VAValeri, Stephen Michael.......................................................... Bridgeton, NJWoerheide, Andrew J.....................................................................Media, PAJune 30, 2012Jayamon, Jeena Rachel........................................................... Kollam, IndiaKingston, William J. III........................................................Dover Plains, NYLacour, Nicholas A........................................................ Mount Pleasant, SCLam, Juan Carlos.......................................................................Arlington, VAMarmolejo, Edgardo..................................................San Juan, Puerto RicoMascaro, Margret Grace.....................................................Chesapeake, VAMercer, Matthew S.................................................................... Flushing, OHMize, Wesley Neil....................................................................Columbus, NCRogers, Jennifer Kathleen.....................................................Blacksburg, VACOMPUTER ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Bakshi, Dhrumeel Vihang.................................................... Vadodara, IndiaJudge, Lyndon Virginia....................................................................Burke, VAMishra, Sudhanshu............................................................Barabanki, IndiaShrestha, Gyanendra.................................................Sindhupalchok, NepalZeng, Kevin............................................................................. Richmond, VAAugust 11, 2012Clore, Brittany Michelle................................................................Fairfax, VAMandlekar, Anup Shrikant....................................................Blacksburg, VAShagrithaya, Kavya S..........................................................Bangalore, IndiaStroop, Richard Henry Lee..............................................Fairfax Station, VAJune 30, 2012Anyanwu, Uchenna Kevin....................................................Los Angeles, CAZuo, Yongbo.......................................................................Chongqing, ChinaCOMPUTER SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONSDecember 20, 2012Dehart, Thomas, Jr. ..................................................................... Media, PAEagy, Taylor Justin.........................................................................Fairfax, VAKomawar, Nikhil....................................................................... Nagpur, IndiaLogan, Kevin Robert .................................................................... Salem, VAMorgan, Kyle Nicolas .............................................................. Leesburg, VANeppali, Sai Tulasi.............................................................Hyderabad, IndiaRamalingam, Sreeram............................................................... Boston, MAShanahan, Daniel Patrick............................................................Reston, VAWang, Ji ............................................................................ Yangquan, China19

August 11, 2012Cunningham, Bryan Lee............................................................Roanoke, VAHackman, Scott..........................................................................McLean, VAVenkateswaran Subramanian, Gayathri............................... Chennai, IndiaELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Allen, Noah Patrick..................................................................Powhatan, VACarstens, Justin Neal............................................................. Cloverdale, CADeJarnette, Hunter A. III......................................................Chesapeake, VADePew, Keith Alan.........................................................................Fairfax, VAFraser, Michael John..................................................................Arlington, VAGilliom, Michael Burbank...........................................................Raleigh, NCJakubisin, Daniel Joseph......................................................... Charlotte, NCJi, Shu..................................................................................Yancheng, ChinaKim, Woochan........................................................ Changwon, South KoreaKumar, Akshay.......................................................................Gurgaon, IndiaLichtman, Marc.............................................................................Vienna, VALutz, Collin Christopher................................................................. Parks, NESaid, Karim Abdel Fatah........................................................Blacksburg, VAThomas, Evan Grier............................................................Martinsburg, WVTsou, Thomas Yuan........................................................................Akron, OHVerma, Mohini........................................................................Blacksburg, VAXin, Xin..................................................................................Ganzhou, ChinaAugust 11, 2012Gonzalez Fitch, David Edwin.......................................Majadahonda, SpainJeong, Jeong-O........................................................................Centreville, VAKoh, Hyunsoo...............................................................Anyang, South KoreaQin, Yaxiao..................................................................................Jinan, ChinaWan, Hongmei......................................................................... Jinxian, ChinaJune 30, 2012DePoy, Daniel Richard........................................................... Baltimore, MDENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Hoyland, Victoria Wheaton...................................................... Fairmont, WVMiranda, Miguel Eduardo............................................North Providence, RIQian, Cheng.........................................................................Shanghai, ChinaRogers, Mark...................................................................East Greenwich, RISain, Amanda Elizabeth............................................................Concord, NCENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Ackison, Laurel Caroline...................................................... Fayetteville, WVHogan, Patrick Lynn...............................................................Winchester, VAINDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Baker, Aubrey Anne.................................................................Muskegon, MICutler, Stephanie Leigh...............................................................Chester, VADorbala, Venkata Navaneeta....................................Visakhapatnam, IndiaKoons, Stephen James ........................................................... Montclair, VAPodakkudiyar, Javed Mohamed.....................................Koothanallur, IndiaShen, Yingjie.......................................................................Shanghai, ChinaSivasubramanian, Ananth.....................................................Blacksburg, VASudhaakar, Swathi Priyadarshini.......................................... Chennai, IndiaToole, Laura Marie..................................................................Alexandria, VAVenkatakrishnan, Subramanian...........................................Blacksburg, VAJune 30, 2012Anderson, Brett Edward........................................................... Farmville, VAKulkarni, Aditya Umesh.........................................................Blacksburg, VAMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Banerjee, Sayanti...................................................................... Kolata, IndiaElmkharram, Hesham Moh A....................................................Tripoli, LibyaJune 30, 2012Krause, Amanda Rochelle.................................................... West Grove, PAKulp, Andrew Brooks................................................................Nazareth, PALindsay, Marianne Rose.........................................................Springfield, VAMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Arora, Deepanshu..................................................................Blacksburg, VABlot, Dorian Matthew.............................................................. Buchanan, VADahl, Erik Monroe..........................................................................Forest, VAGregory, Jessica G......................................................................Raleigh, NCJackson, Benjamin Houston........................................................Reston, VAKeylin, Alexander.................................................................... Pittsburgh, PAKing, Jonathan Charles................................................... Virginia Beach, VAKryworuk, Christopher Nicholas..................................... Virginia Beach, VAMcNeil, Wilfred J. IV.............................................................Chesapeake, VAMeehan, Sean.............................................................................. Belford, NJMurray, Kevin Hugh........................................................................Burke, VANaranjo, Scott David........................................................ Virginia Beach, VANiebel, Casandra L............................................................ State College, PAOkyen, Michael Louis............................................................... Yorktown, VAProbst, Troy Anthony.................................................................Knoxville, TNThompson, Megan Elizabeth Dove......................................Portsmouth, VAYoung, Taylor Tront....................................................................Stamford, CTAugust 11, 2012Dowden, Matthew Richard..................................................Falls Church, VAFanto, Peter L.......................................................................... Pittsburgh, PAWeise, Peter.............................................................................. Cowiche, WAJune 30, 2012Alley, Robert Jesse...................................................................Kingsport, TNBromley, Michael William II....................................................... Ashburn, VABrown, Steven Lewis.................................................................Norcross, GAChin, Philip Allen.......................................................................... Auburn, ALGarrison, Kevin Lee................................................................. Bridgeton, NJMcCarthy, David Lee...............................................................Centreville, VAPinto, Preston Albert.......................................................... Mangalore, IndiaTeaters, Lindsey Claire....................................................Christiansburg, VAMINING ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Noble, Christopher Aaron.......................................................Lenoir City, TNUnderwood, Susanne Whitney.....................................................Marion, VAAugust 11, 2012Niu, Jing...............................................................................Yangzhou, ChinaOCEAN ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Hanyok, Lauren Watson...............................................................Reston, VANewman, William Ferrell........................................................ Richmond, VASYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Ayodele, Folajimi Oluwarotimi.............................................Washington, DCMcBride, Cara Elizabeth.....................................................Grand Ledge, MI20

INTERDISCIPLINARY DEGREESMASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Albert, Amanda Michelle..............................................................Fairfax, VAChin, Andrea Yee Ting............................................................ Annandale, VACouch, Jonathan P. ........................................................ Christiansburg, VADao, David Huy-Minh....................................................................Fairfax, VADouglas, Shameer Orville.............................May Pen, Clarendon, JamaicaDunavant, Christopher M.......................................................... Newport, VAFontana, Michael A.......................................................................... Aldie, VAFrantzen, Daniel Keith ................................................................ Fairfax, VAHoltz, Ashley....................................................................................Acton, CAHudson, Christian Thomas........................................................... Lamar, SCInglefield, Caroline Ann.................................................................Fairfax, VAJohnson, Melvin Hayden..................................................... Georgetown, TXJohnson, Shannon Shari...................................................... Henderson, NCKempton, Philip Joseph.................................................................Vinton, VALin, Wayne Wei..............................................................................Vienna, VAMartin, John Christopher.........................................................Poquoson, VAMiah, Abdul Kader....................................................................... Bristow, VAMikhaylov, Dmitry .............................................................. Falls Church, VANambari, Girivaraprasad........................................................Centreville, VAPilon, Stephen James................................................................Arlington, VAPotts, Markus Antonio............................................................Midlothian, VAQuintin, Richard J...................................................................Blacksburg, VARao, K. K. Anitha ................................................................... Centreville, VAReinafarje Rivasplata, Ivan Humberto ................................ Alexandria, VARobey, Anthony Nicola........................................................... Purcellville, VARobinson, Bethlynn Joy..................................................Moncks Corner, SCSootoo, Gregory M........................................................................Suffolk, VAStephan, Christy Elaine.............................................................Roanoke, VASussex, Paul Joseph....................................................................Chester, NJWu, Kelly ........................................................................................ Burke, VAAugust 11, 2012Adeniran, Adedoyin Caroline........................................... Virginia Beach, VADurst, Justin Leonard.....................................................................Burke, VAEmero, Linda E................................................................ Fredericksburg, VAKubica, David C................................................................ Virginia Beach, VALang, Jeffry A....................................................................Christiansburg, VAMcCaskey, Matthew Clay........................................................Alexandria, VAMcClellan, Brian Charles................................................. Virginia Beach, VAMorton, Steven Arthur.................................................................. Bristol, TNMuse, Maceni Wel..............................................................Rocky Mount, VATruxler, Daniel Andre....................................................................Suffolk, VAWeaver, Derrick E................................................................Stuarts Draft, VAWright, Matthew John......................................................................Apex, NCWu, Anthony Jian.....................................................................Springfield, VAJune 30, 2012Dickens, Carlos...................................................................... Petersburg, VAHibbert, Jeffrey R...........................................................................Rome, GANichols, Linda Jean...................................................................... Norfolk, VAReid, Warren C............................................................................. Macon, GAShapiro, Doug Jay.........................................................................Vienna, VASmith, Christine Ann..................................................................Arlington, VAStevens, Ryan Keith..................................................................Montvale, VAMASTER OF SCIENCEMACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Kaymakci, Orkun....................................................................Blacksburg, VACOLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS& HUMAN SCIENCESMASTER OF ARTSHISTORYDecember 20, 2012Bowser, Barbara.......................................................................... Taylors, SCCurtis, Erin Leigh ..................................................................... Ashburn, VAPOLITICAL SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Beckner, Lauren Renee............................................................. Daleville, VATucker, Terry D...........................................................................Lafayette, TNZimmerman, Bethany Anne.........................................................Fairfax, VAAugust 11, 2012Bailey, Kendall Lyons.............................................................. Lynchburg, VAPetran, Charles Albert..................................................... Virginia Beach, VAMASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONCURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONDecember 20, 2012Alqahtani, Mashael Hassan..................................................Blacksburg, VAAyers, Joseph Matthew........................................................... Lynchburg, VABedwell, Amanda Henley..........................................................Abingdon, VABoe, Andrew Wayne.......................................................................Taopi, MNCurry, Emily Michelle................................................................Staunton, VACurtis, Erin Leigh....................................................................... Ashburn, VADa Silva, Caroline............................................................. Virginia Beach, VAFerguson, Jenny Rechtman .................................................... Troutville, VAFuquay, Matthew Aaron...............................................................Chester, VAGriffith, Amanda Hall...............................................................Powhatan, VAKline, Emily Christine............................................................Youngsville, NCMabry, Pamela Keith............................................................Martinsville, VAMayo, Kimberly..................................................................................Troy, VAMays-Gillenwater, Donna Faye..................................................Gate City, VAPalmer, Terri Lynn.......................................................................Stafford, VASanderlin, Kristin Carroll.....................................................Chesapeake, VASehmuz, Akalin.................................................................... Istanbul, TurkeySmith, Kelly Marie................................................................... Richmond, VASulecio de Alvarez, Monica..............................Guatemala City, GuatemalaTeglas, Jonathan Clark..........................................................Appalachia, VAWebb, Collene Gallimore............................................................Hillsville, VAAugust 11, 2012Adkins, Ruth Mann.............................................................Williamsburg, VAAdkinson, Delrose Grant..........................................................Hampton, VAByars, Timothy Gene.................................................................Staunton, VACarlton, Gary Michael............................................................. Richmond, VAChiles, Martha Smith.................................................................. Henrico, VACooper, Amanda Leigh..............................................................Roanoke, VAHunt, Sandra Lee.......................................................................Roanoke, VAMcKee, Brian........................................................................Portsmouth, VAMosher, Stephanie Ann................................................... Virginia Beach, VAPaxton, Rachel Margarete.....................................................Woodstock, VAWainwright, Cara Elizabeth......................................................Hampton, VAJune 30, 2012Altshuler, Alyssa..................................................................Williamsburg, VABoyle, Caitlin Anne..................................................................... Ashburn, VAJaffa, Emily Blair...................................................................... Charlotte, NCMizutani-Rousseau, Marie Francoise...................................Blacksburg, VAPaquin, Amanda B.......................................................................Tiverton, RI21

Simonds, Alicia Dawn................................................................Roanoke, VAVadovszki, Christine Lynn....................................................... Burlington, NJMASTER OF FINE ARTSCREATIVE WRITINGAugust 11, 2012Vance, Amy Elizabeth............................................................Blacksburg, VAMASTER OF SCIENCESCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIESJune 30, 2012Nair, Sumitra....................................................................... New Delhi, IndiaMASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATIONCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONDecember 20, 2012Boyd, Samantha Fain......................................................Christiansburg, VACox, Lawrence Lee.........................................................................Bristol, VAPerkins, Dedreia Dawn.......................................................... Pearisburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Dillard, Lynn Patrick..........................................................................Hurt, VAWetmiller, Rebecca J........................................................................ Troy, NYJune 30, 2012Hawkins, Katherine Morris...................................................Middletown, VAYeager, Kim Marie.....................................................................Leesburg, VACOLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES& ENVIRONMENTMASTER OF FORESTRYDecember 20, 2012Allen, Richard Sean.......................................................................Crozet, VAComish, Kenneth Andrew.......................................................Springfield, VAPassauer, David Paul................................................................. Ashburn, VAJune 30, 2012Roberts, Edward T., Jr............................................................Blacksburg, VAMASTER OF NATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCESDecember 20, 2012Miller, Kathryn DeBragga....................................................... Lynchburg, VAWitsen, Deidre Beth...................................................................Jackson, WYMASTER OF SCIENCEFISHERIES AND WILDLIFEDecember 20, 2012DeRose-Wilson, Audrey Laura ................................................. Camden, MIHillman, Matthew D........................................................ Southborough, MAShugart-Schmidt, Katelin Leeann Puanani..................................Logan, UTTang, Man........................................................................... Zoucheng, ChinaWhite, Shannon Lynn..................................................................Ashland, VAFORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTSDecember 20, 2012Bawa, Rajesh Kumar..............................................................Rajpura, IndiaBrousseau, Patricia Ann...................................................Little Compton, RIMcLean, Kevin Daniel...................................................... Newport News, VAStein, Beth R.................................................................................Vienna, VASuren, Haktan........................................................................Ankara, TurkeyWerner, Amy.............................................................................. Newfield, NYAugust 11, 2012Geiger, Richelle Marie............................................................ Tumwater, WAStanley, William Leonard............................................................. Orange, VAJune 30, 2012Martin, Caysie Alisha................................................................. Duncan, OKGEOGRAPHYDecember 20, 2012Agriesti, Keri ............................................................................. Bucyrus, OHJune 30, 2012Sams, Brent Shipley........................................................Muscle Shoals, ALCOLLEGE OF SCIENCEMASTER OF SCIENCEBIOLOGICAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Dalton, Elan.................................................................Colorado Springs, COHartman, Andrea Hope................................................................ Valrico, FLMullis, Summer Nicole...........................................................Warrenton, VAAugust 11, 2012Vallabhaneni, Prashanthi..................................................Hyderabad, IndiaJune 30, 2012Stewart, Rebecca Marie...........................................................Knoxville, TNCHEMISTRYDecember 20, 2012Fersner, Alexandra Sloan....................................................Greensboro, NCKayandan, Sanem.................................................................Blacksburg, VAMcCreary, Kacey B.....................................................................Roanoke, VAWagner, Alec T........................................................................... Leesport, PAGEOSCIENCESJune 30, 2012Fortson, Samuel King................................................................Marietta, GAJoyce, William Lucas................................................................... Fieldale, VAMATHEMATICSDecember 20, 2012Krueger, Justin Michael .......................................................... Harrison, OHLattimer, Alan Martin.......................................................Christiansburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Aboelkassem, Yasser..................................................................Cairo, EgyptAronson, Neal David.................................................................. Houston, TX22

June 30, 2012Gurt, Lothar.....................................................................Gosheim, GermanyPHYSICSDecember 20, 2012Meeker, Michael Anthony........................................................ Bayshore, NYMyers, Kirby.............................................................................. Sioux City, IAWilliams, Kimberly Marie................................................... Hattiesburg, MSPSYCHOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Coyle, Patrick.........................................................................Blacksburg, VAWaldron, Jonathan Cook........................................................ Manassas, VASTATISTICSDecember 20, 2012Cryan, Liam Alexander.....................................................Essex Junction, VTDai, Mingqian......................................................................Yangzhou, ChinaJames, Adam Howard........................................................West Windsor, NJLanham, Matthew Aaron.......................................................Blacksburg, VANelson, Ashley Teal................................................................... Baywood, VATsay, Edwin Jan-Yu...................................................................... Bothell, WAWashburn, Joshua Sawyer....................................................Chapel Hill, NCXie, Chaoping...........................................................................Dalian, ChinaXiong, Yi ............................................................................ Changsha, ChinaTHE VIRGINIA-MARYLAND REGIONALCOLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINEMASTER OF SCIENCEBIOMEDICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Trout, Stephanie Williams...............................................................Riner, VAAugust 11, 2012Hovanessian, Natasha...................................................... Sydney, AustraliaSaulnier, Diane Christine............................................................ Colrain, MAStewart, Shelley Leigh.................................................... Mechanicsville, VAJune 30, 2012Blumerich, Celeste Ann..............................................................Allenton, MICecere, Julie Tucker.......................................................................Salem, VAShah, Nehal Rajendra.......................................................Silver Spring, MDSilva, Adriana G.................................................................. Sao Paulo, BrazilGRADUATE CERTIFICATEFUTURE PROFESSORIATE GRADUATEDecember 20, 2012Brenseke, Bonnie Margaret.......................................... Winston Salem, NCGokkaya, Kemal................................................................... Istanbul, TurkeyHaghdoost, Atieh....................................................................... Tehran, IranMaitland, Jessica Ellen ........................................................ Blacksburg, VAWerner, Timothy Jason ........................................................ Blacksburg, VAZhang, Hong Bo ................................................................... Fushun, ChinaAugust 11, 2012Madrigal, Johanna........................................................ Cartago, Costa RicaGEOSPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Allen, Richard Sean.......................................................................Crozet, VALOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Carpenetti, Adam Francis................................................Christiansburg, VADorman, Jacob Mark.............................................................. Lynchburg, VADrumwright, Paul Edward........................................................... Henrico, VAFuselier, Annabelle.....................................................................Maurice, LAGoodman, Jennifer Myers.......................................................... Radford, VAJensen, Elizabeth Virginia...................................................... Lynchburg, VAMcmahan, Alan Wright...............................................................Ashland, VAMester, Lucinda Cindy Lee...........................................................Fairfax, VAMitchell, Kevin Scott............................................................... Lynchburg, VAPandey, Rajiv...........................................................................Centreville, VAPhillips, Mark Bryant ................................................................ Henrico, VAVandever, Jason................................................................Charlottesville, VAJune 30, 2012Dameron, Barbara Ann...............................................................Danville, VADuval, Jeffrey F........................................................................ Richmond, VASandy, Steven Michael..............................................................Roanoke, VALIBERAL ARTSJune 30, 2012Durner, Christine.............................................................North Arlington, NJNATURAL RESOURCESAugust 11, 2012DerGarabedian, Alexander N.......................................... Middle Village, NYJune 30, 2012Reffit, John Andrew......................................................................Partlow, VANUCLEAR ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Bradley, Elizabeth Anne......................................................Williamsburg, VADahl, Erik Monroe..........................................................................Forest, VAHurtt, James William...........................................................Gordonsville, VAKryworuk, Christopher Nicholas..................................... Virginia Beach, VAMcNeil, Wilfred James.........................................................Chesapeake, VAStevens, Andrew Jonathan..................................................Chesapeake, VAJune 30, 2012Williams, Jason Douglas.......................................................Huntington, WVNONPROFIT AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Boe, Andrew Wayne.......................................................................Taopi, MNGazmarian, Allie Marie................................................... Winston-Salem, VASECURITY STUDIESDecember 20, 2012Dunn, Christopher L...............................................................Blacksburg, VASOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTJune 30, 2012Coughlin, Brian T...........................................................................Reston, VAWOMEN’S STUDIESAugust 11, 2012Taylor, Reed W......................................................................... Richmond, VA23

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREESCOLLEGE OFAGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCESDean Alan L. GrantBACHELOR OF SCIENCEAGRIBUSINESSDecember 20, 2012**Armstrong, Cody Lynn ......................................................McDowell, VABeamer, Avery Lee .................................................................. Hillsville, VACapon, Maxwell Gregory .......................................................Potomac, MDClevinger, Noah Seth ....................................................Newport News, VA*Crowgey, Ellen Sumner ......................................................Wytheville, VAFull, Brittany Michelle ....................................................... Mount Airy, MDMonk, Brandon Hardy ....................................................... Winchester, VARothrock, David Walker ................................................Virginia Beach, VA*Sykes, Laura Abigail ..........................................................Manassas, VAJune 30, 2012Goodrich, Jason Holt ............................................................... Waverly, VAAGRICULTURAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Daniels, Eliot Grey ................................................................Woodlawn, VAFaubion, Kevin Joseph ................................................................ Surry, VAFord, Adam Wesley ..........................................................Mt. Crawford, VASutphin, Alison Kate .................................................... Pulaski County, VAANIMAL AND POULTRY SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Burnett, Lauren Michelle .....................................................Lynchburg, VACheng, Gloria Yau .........................................................Virginia Beach, VAConrad, Christine Maia .......................................................Springfield, VADuffey, Christopher Thomas .................................................. Keysville, VA*Foster, Kathryn Elizabeth ...............................................Jacksonville, FLGallagher, Elizabeth Holt .........................................................Henrico, VAKirk, Heather R ...................................................................Pearisburg, VA*McPaters, Stacy Annette ...................................................Marlinton, WVNeedham, Ashley Gail ............................................................ Palmyra, VAPark, Reaghan McDevitt ........................................................Culpeper, VA***Prasse, Shauna Renee ............................................ Locust Grove, VARini, Cassie ...........................................................................Lynchburg, VASedlak, Danielle Hannah ..................................................Chapel Hill, NCSilvestri, Christopher Francis ...........................................Chesterfield, VAWard, Caitlin Elizabeth ...................................................Rocky Mount, VAAugust 11, 2012Hall, Veronica Ann ............................................................Chesapeake, VAParedes, Solange Ines ........................................................Gloucester, VAJune 30, 2012Esteppe, Candice Jane ...................................................... Front Royal, VANixon, Danielle Bluestone .........................................................Phenix, VARosenberg, Rachel Leyna ................................................... Morrisville, PAAPPLIED ECONOMIC MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Agabani, Zeinab Faroug .....................................................Annandale, VAAunon, Andrew William .................................................... Falls Church, VADean, Jordan Andrew ................................................................ Elkton, VAJones, Kyle Quentin ............................................................Annapolis, MDMann, Alexandre Stuart ..................................................Kanata, CanadaMountjoy, Richard Marshall, Jr.......................................... .Warrenton, VAPickering, Samantha Ashley ................................................Glen Allen, VARainey, Donald Ray II...........................................................Midlothian, VASanford, Forrest Anthony .......................................................... Amelia, VAVitelli, Maura Brooke .......................................................... Bridgeville, PAJune 30, 2012Davis, Stephen Pierce ..............................................................Eltham, VAGibson, Ricky Lee .....................................................................Pulaski, VAKhusal, Pritesh ......................................................................Strasburg, VAMaranowski, Matthew Joseph ............................................Pittsburgh, PAWeinkoff, Chad Stuart ....................................................... Flemington, NJBIOCHEMISTRYDecember 20, 2012Anapur, Veronica S .................................................................... Reston, VA***φLee, Isabelle Grace ...........................................................Lorton, VA*Mahoney, Michelle Ann ....................................................Haymarket, VAMensah, Bismarck Oppong ............................................. Falls Church, VAAugust 11, 2012Ford, Matthew Ryan .............................................................. Leesburg, VAHoward, Micah Rae .....................................................Fredericksburg, VAMorgan, Donald Kumar ........................................................ Hampton, VAJune 30, 2012Amaya, Stephanie Nicole ...........................................................Miami, FLClark, Gene Chatman .........................................................Midlothian, VAElhassan, Mahmoud Abdelraouf .......................................... Roanoke, VAWheatley, Caitlin Marie .............................................................Weston, FLYeon, Jeeshun .............................................................Seoul, South KoreaZhang, Derrick Hongye ...............................................................Burke, VACROP AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESDecember 20, 2012*Gardner, Austin James ......................................................Round Hill, VAHorne, Logan Matthew ..............................................................Louisa, VAMoody, Nicholas Francis ..................................................... Dinwiddie, VANg, Emily Tien-Yee ..................................................................Yorktown, VA*Tucker, Karlie Frances .......................................................Kenbridge, VAAugust 11, 2012Heltzel, Christopher Smith ................................................ Woodstock, VADAIRY SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Balogh, Nicholas Richard ......................................................... Boyds, MDLyons, Zachary Andrew ....................................................Spotsylvania, VAReynolds, Daniel Aaron ...........................................................Smyrna, DE24 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Farris, Rachel Nicole .................................................................Pulaski, VAGordon, John Williams .............................................Berkeley Springs, WVParker, Christopher Paul ..........................................................Suffolk, VAAugust 11, 2012Nieman, Erik W ................................................................... Centreville, VAFOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012**Briggs, Nathan David ........................................................ Herndon, VASims, Maggie Lera ...........................................................Chesapeake, VAAugust 11, 2012Armentrout, Alexandra Jae ................................................... Leesburg, VAJune 30, 2012Herrera, Alaina Silagon ................................................Virginia Beach, VAHORTICULTUREDecember 20, 2012Bowden, Allison Dale ......................................................... Blacksburg, VAChance, Jacob Stephen ..................................................... Woodstock, VAHUMAN NUTRITION, FOODS AND EXERCISEDecember 20, 2012***Arthur, Lesley Catherine ..................................................... Salem, VA*Blow, Katharine Lea ..........................................................Richmond, VABooth, Jonathan ........................................................................Norfolk, VA***Brackenrich, Jared Wayne ............................................Pembroke, VABurns, Joshua Keith ......................................................Virginia Beach, VA**Cobb, Grayson Wells .......................................................Richmond, VA**Cole, Lisa Penny .................................................................. Chester, VA*Crum, Allison Renee ...............................................................Ferrum, VADaugherty, Aryn Blaine .....................................................Chesterfield, VA***Galyen, Kylie Lynn ..............................................................Bel Air, MD*George, Nicholas Matthew ................................................ Pittsfield, MA*Gilligan, Timothy Connor ........................................................ Milford, NJHill, Kristin Erin ........................................................................Orlando, FLHo, Pei-Yin .....................................................................Newport News, VA*Mehr, Nicole Naz ..................................................................Ashburn, VA**Mehta, Nirali Yogesh ...................................................... Centreville, VA***∆Mullins, Sarah Elizabeth .................................................Grundy, VAAugust 11, 2012Beaumont, Rachel Carter ............................................Bent Mountain, VAPhillips, Erin Elizabeth ............................................................Chantilly, VAPlaza, Morgen Alizabeth ................................................Stephens City, VARichmond, Caitlin Louise ...................................................Gloucester, VASiemien, David Joseph ........................................................ Derwood, MDJune 30, 2012**♦Chung, James Hyun ............................................................Oakton, VA**Corona, Anna Marie .....................................................Woodbridge, VAJohnson, Taylor Leigh .............................................................. Sterling, VAMink, Jedidiah Joel ..............................................................Lynchburg, VASimms, Stephanie Lyn ................................................................ Henry, VA**Trump, Jessica Ann .................................................... Williamsburg, VAWhiton, Katherine Keebler .................................................... Marshall, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HORTICULTUREENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTUREDecember 20, 2012Harder, Benjamin France .................................................. Blacksburg, VAMoritz, Stefan Charles .........................................................Glen Allen, VAJune 30, 2012Pittinger, John Zachary ........................................................ Beltsville, MDLANDSCAPE CONTRACTINGDecember 20, 2012Conca, Paul Harrison ....................................................... Waynesboro, PAErickson, Matthew Cody ............................................... Sandy Spring, MDHarm, Ned Alexander ....................................................... Martinsville, VAKoffman, Andrew Whitmore ..................................................Fincastle, VAWilliams, Garrett Alan .......................................................Woodbridge, VAAugust 11, 2012Kellinger, Andrew Michael ..................................................... Roanoke, VAOyler, Trevor David ............................................................. Winchester, VAWatford, Jerry Ray III....................................................................Hayes, VAASSOCIATE OF AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYOPTION-APPLIED AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENTAugust 11, 2012*Crews, Amber Forrest ..........................................................Chatham, VA**Cross, Samuel Caldwell ....................................................Edinburg, VARoberts, Morgan Elizabeth .......................................................Orange, VARoberts, Phillip Austin ..............................................................Orange, VAWatson, William Francis .................................................... Blackstone, VAWilliams, Daniel Patrick ........................................................Culpeper, VAYoung, Thomas Burns .........................................................Goochland, VAOPTION-LANDSCAPE AND TURF MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012**Robinson, Brian Christopher ........................................ Blacksburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Boothe, Jordan Tyler ....................................................Mechanicsville, VAChiles, Wesley Warren ...............................................................Louisa, VALee, Robert Cameron .......................................................... Dinwiddie, VACOLLEGE OFARCHITECTURE AND URBAN STUDIESDean A. Jack DavisBACHELOR OF ARCHITECTUREDecember 20, 2012Daum, Charlotte Rose .......................................................... Rushville, NYLi, Qingyue ............................................................................Beijing, China*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 25§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

August 11, 2012*Springer, Kyle Andrew ...................................................Chesapeake, VA***Zastrow, Nicholas Charles ........................................Chesapeake, VAJune 30, 2012*Dukes, Erik John ................................................................ Lyndhurst, VABACHELOR OF ARTSARTDecember 20, 2012Hunter, Jonoya Tier Noel .......................................................... Milford, VAScott, Walker Henrich ..........................................................Richmond, VAWells, Chelsea Lynn ................................................................... Salem, VAAugust 11, 2012Valdespino, Gabriela ........................................................San Antonio, TXPUBLIC AND URBAN AFFAIRSDecember 20, 2012Ayuso, Nicholas Patrick ......................................................... Herndon, VABrunson, Jessica Danielle ............................................ Gaithersburg, MDImbert, Kelly Anne .................................................................Montville, NJMorrow, Peter William ............................................................. Norwich, VTReed, Dianna ......................................................................Baltimore, MDTamayo, Charles Arthur ..................................................... Blacksburg, VAThompson, Alexandra Leigh ..................................................... Fairfax, VAWinning, Michelle Lorraine .............................................. Poolesville, MDAugust 11, 2012Maravetz, Garrett William ......................................................Ashburn, VAPark, Eric James ..................................................................Richmond, VABACHELOR OF FINE ARTSARTDecember 20, 2012***φDellinger, Elizabeth Aalseth ...................................... Blacksburg, VA***Drechsel, Karalynn Dorothea ......................................Gloucester, VA**Flagg, Erica Sun ..............................................................Glen Allen, VA***Frazier, Allison Jean ......................................................... Stafford, VAGraves, Ashton Aliese ............................................................ Madison, VAMathews, Caleb Robert ...................................................... Warrenton, VAMills, David Robert ..............................................................Pittsburgh, PAMyers, Samuel Joseph ............................................................. Fairfax, VANavasca, Nathan ..........................................................Virginia Beach, VANeal, Marian Daniel .............................................................Richmond, VANoorbakhsh, Mina .................................................................... Vienna, VAAugust 11, 2012Donovan, Timothy Andrew ................................................Manasquan, NJValdespino, Gabriela ........................................................San Antonio, TXJune 30, 2012*Ellis, Andrew Ethan ............................................................. Montclair, VAAugust 11, 2012Cruz, Luisa Fernanda ..........................................................Annandale, VASokol, Laura Denise .......................................................... Hightstown, NJBACHELOR OF SCIENCEBUILDING CONSTRUCTIONDecember 20, 2012Amos, Ryan Andrew ........................................................... Blacksburg, VABalzer, Austin Reed .............................................................. Powhatan, VACollins, John Nicholas ....................................................... Churchville, VAConnolly, Emma Kathryn ..................................................... Rockville, MDCuave, Robert Hunter ........................................................ Winchester, VAGunther, Eric Tristan .................................................South Pasadena, CA†Kwon, Yongsu ............................................................Seoul, South KoreaLloyd, Michael Joseph .........................................................Richmond, VAMorris, Bryan Christopher ...............................................Chesapeake, VA*Richmond, Matthew Ryan ............................................... Stoughton, MASlocum, Ted Clayes .........................................................Harrisonburg, VATweedy, Benjamin Clifton ......................................................Rustburg, VAWareheim, Benson Wright .................................................Baltimore, MDWorrell, Laura Lee ....................................................................Suffolk, VAAugust 11, 2012Fankhauser, Dustin Michael ............................................St. Charles, MOHayba, Kevin Alexander ..................................................... Lovettsville, VALocklear, Seth Aaron ......................................................Rocky Mount, VAMoore, Harry Carter .............................................................Richmond, VAShifflett, Jeffrey Scott ..........................................................Scottsville, VAJune 30, 2012Brandon, Donald Stuart ......................................................... Stafford, VAENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND PLANNINGDecember 20, 2012Apolinares, Grazia ..................................................................... Lima, PeruAxley, Blair Aileen .................................................................Smithfield, VA*Cossitt, Aida Gabrielle .......................................................... McLean, VAFinsterle, Thomas Reid ................................................Fredericksburg, VA***George, Michael Emmett ........................................... Blacksburg, VAHatcher, Carrie Rose ...........................................................Midlothian, VARolf, Brittany Catherine ......................................................Baltimore, MDSmith, Eric Chip ...............................................................Jarrettsville, MDTillar, Samantha Marie .......................................................Midlothian, VAWallace, James Crismon .....................................................Richmond, VAAugust 11, 2012Mauck, Jeremy Lee .......................................................... Falls Church, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNDecember 20, 2012†Liberman, Kelsie Ann ................................................. Charlottesville, VA***φStokley, Elizabeth Anne .................................................. Raleigh, NCWalker, Leslie Lee III..................................................................Laurel, MDBACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREDecember 20, 2012Bohn, Clifford Andrew ...........................................................Charlotte, NC26 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

August 11, 2012Severtson, Torsten J. ................................................................ Reston, VAPAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESSDean Richard E. SorensenBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESSACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMSDecember 20, 2012Barney, Gregory Matthew ..........................................................Louisa, VABeyene, Debritu Belay ........................................................... Roanoke, VABraddy, Alysha Michele ................................................Virginia Beach, VAChen, Han .................................................................................. Fairfax, VA**Chowdhury, Hejab ............................................................... Sterling, VA*†Cole, Gregory Edmund ........................................... Brampton, CanadaCox, Samuel Vernon ..............................................................Gate City, VADaylor, John Francis, Jr.........................................................Richmond, VA**Demartino, Meghan Nicole ...............................................Ashburn, VADendev, Erdembileg .............................................................. Roanoke, VAFinke, Jeffrey Michael ..........................................................Pittsburgh, PA***Fuentes, Amy Lee .............................................................Chantilly, VAGau, Hsiang Tzu ................................................................. Blacksburg, VAGittings, Tyler Worth .............................................................. Herndon, VAGlazer, John William ............................................................Richmond, VA**Goldstein, Steven Jay .............................................. Fairfax Station, VA**φ†Hauser, Amanda Jean .................................................Pittsburgh, PAMcEntee, Catherine Victoria ........................................Virginia Beach, VAMoaney, Kiana Nicole .......................................................Church Hill, MD***Neeley, Ronald Lee ............................................................Grundy, VA***Ott, Tyler Gregory .............................................................Chantilly, VA*Reed, Aaron Anthony ............................................................Chantilly, VA**Reilly, Maureen Susan ................................................... Cincinnati, OHReitzel, Kurt Boerner ..............................................................Ashburn, VA***Wade, Kristen Michelle .................................................Goodview, VAWagner, Joel Daniel ........................................................... Blacksburg, VAWhisler, Daniel Thomas .......................................................Glen Allen, VA***Whitlow, Kristen Michelle...............................................Goodview, VAWolfe, John Paul III......................................................Mechanicsburg, PAYacenda, Bradley Andrew .......................................................Tazewell, VAYao, Lan .........................................................................Zhengzhou, China**Yin, Chenchen .................................................................Richmond, VA†Yu, Justine Tiffany ...................................................................Oakton, VA*Yu, Sanghyun ..............................................................Newport News, VA*Yun, Hye Sung ...................................................................... South Korea**Yun, Hyo Jung .................................................................... South KoreaAugust 11, 2012Barnes, Raymond Lawrence .............................................. Alexandria, VABrumbaugh, Kellie Catherine ................................................Yorktown, VACall, Joseph Hugh III................................................................ Raleigh, NCCarey, James Alston ............................................................ Centreville, VAJune 30, 2012Bilewski, Brandon Joseph ................................................Woodbridge, VACubas, David Jesus ................................................................ Roanoke, VAEppard, James Wesley II.......................................................Richmond, VAEun, JoonHo ........................................................................ Centreville, VA*Giorgetti, Stephen Charles ..................................................Sudbury, MAGuo, Shelley ........................................................................ Centreville, VAHarte, Krystina Michelle ..............................................Fredericksburg, VALung, Jessica Faith Hamilton ..............................................Richmond, VASantmyer, Kara June ......................................................... Lovettsville, VA*†Slaughter, Lindsey Marie ................................................... Raleigh, NCSmith, Garrett Alexander .....................................................Pittsburgh, PA**Swanson, Christina Ann ..................................................Glen Allen, VAThorne, Diana Marie ............................................................... Stafford, VAWhitlock, Jansen Andrew .......................................................Centralia, ILWilder, Drew C ......................................................................Lynchburg, VAWilliams, Anthony Todd ....................................................Woodbridge, VABUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Bernat, Matthew Philip .................................................Virginia Beach, VABrittle, Collin Nelson ........................................................... Warrenton, VA**Brown, Adam Jonathan ..................................................Sykesville, MDColie, Stephen Russell ........................................................... Herndon, VACondyles, Allison Christine ..........................................Mechanicsville, VAEdwards, William Randolph ..................................................... Saluda, VAElwadhi, Rohit Shah .................................................................. Reston, VAGrandin, David Alexander .................................................. Blacksburg, VAHayth, Eric James ............................................................... Alexandria, VAHudgins, Timothy Mark ...........................................................Daleville, VA*Lee, Ting Yiu ..........................................................................Ashburn, VAMarya, Sahil .............................................................................. Fairfax, VA*McPherson, Brian Mitchell .........................................Reisterstown, MDOrmerod, Sarah Marie ...................................................Crystal Beach, FLOuyang, Robert Teng ............................................................. Herndon, VATegarden, Christopher David ............................................. Blacksburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Bacle, Mary Katharine .............................................. Daegu, South Korea*Howle, Samuel Kenneth ...................................................Glen Allen, VALee, Benjamin James ............................................................... Vienna, VAJune 30, 2012Born, Michael Lee ............................................................ Falls Church, VAEltahir, Mohamed Elfatih ......................................................... Sterling, VAKim, Dwight Myongchul ......................................................Springfield, VALanham, Jonathan Taylor II..............................................Brandywine, MDLee, Steve H ........................................................................Springfield, VAMackey, Alexander James .................................................. Las Vegas, NV**Nguyen, Justin Nhu An ...................................................Springfield, VANwankwo, Nnamdi E ....................................................... Washington, DCSmith, Andrew Clark ............................................................Glen Allen, VAUllmann, Michael David ........................................................LaGrange, ILWahyudi, Judith Yovita ................................................Manado, IndonesiaECONOMICSDecember 20, 2012Arcoria, Philip Anthony II..................................................... Blacksburg, VABhuller, Amandeep Kaur........................................................... Fairfax, VABuescher, Ryan McIver .......................................................... Arlington, VAElvinger, Kristin Marie ....................................................... Blacksburg, VAFrancis, Ryan Austin ...................................................... Downingtown, PAGittings, Tyler Worth .............................................................. Herndon, VAHunting, Dana Bryant ............................................................. Franklin, VAKim, Min-Jung ........................................................................... Fairfax, VA*Kinney, David Warren ..........................................................Rockville, VA*Lowe, Christopher Nicholas ................................................ Herndon, VAMa, Sungbin Kwon .......................................................Fredericksburg, VAMoore, Andrew Lee .................................................................. Atlanta, GASadler, Jon Ryland .................................................................. Hanover, VAStinson, Turner Ashby .........................................................Midlothian, VAAugust 11, 2012Adams, Trevor Carey ................................................................ Chester, VADoman, David Matthew .......................................................Pittsburgh, PAHarris, Caleb Charles ...................................................Mechanicsville, VAMcDaniel, Hahyung Cho .............................................. Fairfax Station, VAPamm, Robert Oliver ........................................................ Wilmington, DE*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 27§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

June 30, 2012Bice, Jeffrey Carl ......................................................................... Plum, PA*Leonard, Brooke Meredith ................................................Richmond, VARowe, Emily Grace .............................................................. Alexandria, VAFINANCEDecember 20, 2012Al Hadidi, Omar Fares .......................................................Amman, JordanAlmansour, Nadia Hassan .................................. Dammam, Saudi ArabiaBarbe, James Lacey, Jr........................................................Haymarket, VABarnes, Michelle Lynn .........................................................Pittsburgh, PABeckner, Brandon Lee .............................................................. Fairfax, VABermudez, Meredith Ann ...................................................Springfield, VA*†Burkey, Emerson Andrew ........................................... Williamsburg, VACadden, Conor James .............................................................. Vienna, VACimic, Sandro ................................................................ Charlottesville, VACondron, Brandon Christopher ........................................Mooresville, NCCook, Matthew Steven ............................................... Kennett Square, PA*Davee, Charles Gerald ....................................................... Nashville, TN**Demartino, Meghan Nicole ...............................................Ashburn, VA**Deng, Wenjun ................................................................ Blacksburg, VAElam, Neil Alexander .......................................................... Chase City, VAElvinger, Kristin Marie ....................................................... Blacksburg, VAFarrell, Andrew Brett ............................................................Richmond, VAGallagher, Timothy Ryan .........................................................Ashburn, VAGardner, Warren Michael .......................................................... Salem, VAGentry, Roy Christopher ..................................................... Blacksburg, VA**Goldstein, Steven Jay .............................................. Fairfax Station, VAGoodwin, Michael McAllester .............................................Annandale, VA***φGrove, Lauren Amy ........................................................... Vienna, VAKensinger, Bradley Payne ....................................................Richmond, VA*King, Dustin Gable ...........................................................Bryn Athyn, PA*Lyons, Kevin Christopher .................................................High Point, NCMarx, Jared Ross ..................................................................Potomac, MDMiller, Thomas Brian .......................................................... Blacksburg, VAMilligan, Andrew Scott .........................................................Richmond, VAMoore, Kyle Joseph ............................................................ Blacksburg, VAMorris, Kristen Marie ........................................................... Burkeville, VAO’Brien, James Joseph ........................................................... Stafford, VAPearson, James Hunter ...................................................... Warrenton, VAPeck, Ryan Andrew ..............................................................Glen Allen, VAPine, Jonathan Howard ............................................................ Vienna, VAPine, Zachary Thomas .............................................................. Vienna, VARadlbeck, Joshua Thomas ......................................................Bedford, VARaikes, Benjamin Edward ...................................................... Ashland, VAReisenfeld, Abigail Anne ..............................................Fredericksburg, VAReitzel, Kurt Boerner ..............................................................Ashburn, VARissmeyer, Daniel Joseph .....................................................Staunton, VASaadeh, Farid Mamoon ............................................................ Fairfax, VAShah, Priyank Bharat ............................................................... Chester, VAShank, Corey Allen ..............................................................Fort Wayne, INSmith, Kendall Maureen ..................................................... Rockville, MDStephens, Daniel Clark ...........................................................Chantilly, VASterrett, Robert Madison ................................................... Blacksburg, VAStrickland, Wesley Richard................................................Chesterfield, VA***Tobat, James Daniel ............................................................Burke, VA***Vuong, Michael Hoang ...................................................... Fairfax, VAWellens, Matt Walker ................................................................Mclean, VA***Wojcik, Olympia Seung-Un ..............................................Chantilly, VAYacenda, Bradley Andrew .......................................................Tazewell, VA**Yin, Chenchen .................................................................Richmond, VAYingling, Charles Edward, Jr................................................Annapolis, MDAugust 11, 2012*Cawley, Brandon Joseph ................................................... Poquoson, VAFisher, Grant McLeod .......................................................Woodbridge, VARobertson, Ryan Thomas .......................................................Chantilly, VAJune 30, 2012Arreola, Miguel Anjel ...........................................................Kennesaw, GACampbell, Neil Francis ........................................................... Hillsdale, NJDunn, John Vincent ................................................................... Fairfax, VAFahandezh Sadi, Arash ........................................................... Sterling, VAFlanagan, Laurel Hope ......................................................... Leesburg, VA*Giorgetti, Stephen Charles ..................................................Sudbury, MAGoodyear, Matthew Ian ..................................................... Long Valley, NJGreenwald, Jeremy Martin .......................................North Bethesda, MDHashemzadeh, Dara ............................................................... McLean, VAJacks, Brittany Eileen ............................................................ Roanoke, VALaRosa, Philip James ...........................................................Manassas, VA*Mazzie, Marc John ...............................................................Norwood, NJMehta, Juhi ...........................................................................Richmond, VA†Michaely, Nicholas James ............................................... Front Royal, VA*Price, Kylee Elizabeth .........................................Millstone Township, NJ†Shively, Jeffrey Adam ..............................................................Ferrum, VASpendley, Bryan Daniel ......................................................Glenwood, MDTuck, Marshall Robert ....................................................... Blacksburg, VAHOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012August 11, 2012Allen, Charles Mitchell ....................................................... Churchville, VABarrett, Alexandria Lynn ..................................................... Warrenton, VABeck, John Albert III............................................................. Bethesda, MDDaly, Elizabeth Elliott ............................................................. Arlington, VADodson, Matthew Mitchell .................................................. Monkton, MD†Greenday, Kayley Ann ................................................Mechanicsville, VAGrimes, Brett Steven ...........................................................Princeton, WVHiggins, Meredith Casson .......................................................Easton, MDJoo, Annah ...........................................................................Midlothian, VALibman, Joelle Rachel ..........................................................Randolph, NJJune 30, 2012Bea, Carolyn Marie ............................................................. Alexandria, VADurow, Bryce Jordan .............................................................Hastings, MNKirk, Lendy Marie ................................................................. Burkeville, VALopez de Victoria, Ashley Lynn .......................................Harrisonburg, VAMoneymaker, Colin Stewart ......................................... Charlottesville, VANelson, Krystine Renee ............................................................. Salem, VAPerri, Jennifer Lynn ......................................................Greenbackville, VAPlamondon, Margaret Gail ............................................. Darnestown, MDMANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Atwell, Jacob Spencer ..........................................................El Dorado, ARBabb, Christopher John .................................................... Mount Airy, MDBarber, Isaac Lee ............................................................... Blacksburg, VABeach, Ryan Thomas ..............................................................Towson, MDBermudez, Meredith Ann ...................................................Springfield, VACrocker, Lindsey Anne ..............................................................Dublin, OHCrouse, Dakotah Cade ................................................................ Bland, VADavis, Marecka M ........................................................... Spring Grove, VAFleming, Colin Francis ......................................................Clifton Park, NYHedge, Corey Joseph ...............................................................Radford, VA*Hurkamp, Miles Alexander ...............................................Annandale, VAJones, Michael Alan ......................................................Virginia Beach, VAKing, William Vaughan ..................................................Virginia Beach, VALaporta, Sean Michael .......................................................Springfield, VALawrence, Joshua Ryan ............................................................. Salem, VAMcCann, Charles Carroll ......................................................Richmond, VANagy, Alicia Anne .............................................................Chesapeake, VANichols, Tyler A .............................................................. Sandy Spring, MDOkerberg, Joshua Paul ............................................................ Atlanta, GAPapleacos, Theodosios Mark .................................................. Atlanta, GA28 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

***Powell, Robert Beadling ..................................................... Salem, VARisk, Joseph Andrew ...............................................Virginia Beach, VA, VA***φRussell, Nicole Therese .......................................... Falls Church, VAScherer, Rebecca Erin ........................................................... Parkton, MD*Sheikh, Abdifatah Yusuf .......................................................Chantilly, VAShoemaker, Megan Lee Amber ..........................................Richmond, VASmith, Kendall Maureen ..................................................... Rockville, MDSmith, Noah Clayton ................................................................. Reston, VA*Southworth, Erica Leigh .................................................Ruther Glen, VA**Sposa, Brett Anthony .....................................................Gainesville, VAThrasher, Bernie Thomas ...................................................... Arlington, VA*Uffelman, Michael Thomas ................................................. Herndon, VAWang, Steven Jen-Ting ......................................................Woodbridge, VAWike, John David ..............................................................Chesapeake, VAWright, Danielle Kirsten .......................................................Richmond, VAAugust 11, 2012Cook, Cameron Murray .......................................................... Roanoke, VAReisch, Michael Henry .............................................................. Oxford, NCShaffer, Matthew Bryan ........................................................ Hampton, VASnelling, Richard Denichi ................................................... Alexandria, VASuomi, Michaela Jennifer ........................................................ Sterling, VAWang, David ............................................................................Ashburn, VA*Ziegler, Alexander Hubert .................................... Dischingen, GermanyJune 30, 2012Backenstoss, Matthew Jacob .............................................. Leesburg, VABelkessam, Massinissa ......................................................Springfield, VABuck, Robbie Lloyd ...................................................... Fairfax Station, VACollier, Amy Marie .................................................................. Roanoke, VACunningham, Brian Oliver ............................................Virginia Beach, VACzarra, Lindsey Alexis ......................................................... Centreville, VAHall, Mark Wilson ..................................................................... Sterling, VAIrons, Matthew Andrew ............................................................. Vienna, VAMiller, Evan David ..............................................................Readington, NJMitchell, Joshua Xavier ............................................................. Marion, VAMoose, Rachel Elisabeth ...................................................... Maysville, KY*Saunders, Hayley Erin ......................................................... Herndon, VAShea, Matthew Longaker ....................................................Richmond, VAStamper, Jeremiah Patrick ................................................. Alexandria, VAMARKETING MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Benson, Allison Leigh ............................................................ Herndon, VA*Carey, Lauren Elana ..........................................................Pittsburgh, PACho, Angela Narae ......................................................................Burke, VAColeman, Travis Deshawn ........................................................... Alton, VADavis, Marecka M ........................................................... Spring Grove, VAFleming, Daniel Edward ....................................................... Abingdon, VAFuller, Vincent II...................................................................Baltimore, MDGeorge, David Alexander ..........................................................Norfolk, VAHall, Joshua Thompson ............................................... Christiansburg, VAHaug, Andrew Formont ...................................................... Ponce Inlet, FLHoughton, Alexandra Katherine .............................................. Chester, VAHouser, Nicholas Alan .........................................................Pasadena, CAJacob, Joy A. ..................................................................Virginia Beach, VA†Karn, Eric Edward ................................................................ Herndon, VA*Kubik, Lindsey Marie .................................................... South Riding, VALawrence, Joshua Ryan ............................................................. Salem, VAMcManus, Kathleen Virginia .......................................................Stow, OHMoore, Patrick Michael .................................................... Poolesville, MD**O Keefe, Heather Aileen ...........................................Walnut Creek, CARush, Elizabeth Rose ............................................................Chilhowie, VASmith, Robert Bain .............................................................Copper Hill, VAThrasher, Bernie Thomas ...................................................... Arlington, VATimmons, Evan Warren .......................................................Glen Allen, VATubridy, Katherine Sullivan .......................................... Charlottesville, VAWidlake, Morgan Blair ......................................................Catonsville, MDAugust 11, 2012Britton, Myles Forest ..................................................................Wayne, PAKennedy, Bridget Caitlin ............................................................Oxford, PAVon Seggern, William James ........................................................Cary, NCJune 30, 2012Duran, Erika Elizabeth ........................................................... Herndon, VAMalik, Steven Lewis II.......................................................... Warrenton, VAPetrucci, Tara Reid .......................................................... Martinsburg, WVSheldon, Tyler Scott .................................................................Newark, DETimmons, Evan Warren........................................................Glen Allen, VATreague, Kelsey Rae ...........................................................Gainesville, VAWood, Kerry Jeanne ................................................................Ashburn, VACOLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGDean Richard C. BensonBACHELOR OF SCIENCECOMPUTER SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Berlin, Andrew Robert ........................................................Midlothian, VABowers, Aaron Phillip ...................................................Fredericksburg, VA†Buckley, Zachary Thomas .................................................. Leesburg, VA**†Caldwell, Christopher Allen ........................................Woodbridge, VAChew, Collin Jeffrey ......................................................................Keller, TX*De La Barra, Mauricio Daniel ....................................... Falls Church, VADockery, Brandon Scott .......................................................... Danville, VA†Galecki, Caroline Grace .........................................................Radford, VA**Gateley, Erina Caitlin .......................................................Lynchburg, VA†Kasireddy, Rithvik Reddy ...................................................Richmond, VALopez, Blaise Greyson .........................................................Richmond, VA***φMarlow, Phillip James ................................................... Herndon, VA**Moore, Reese Adams ........................................................... Fairfax, VAPoole, Robert Daniel ............................................................. Leesburg, VAPoulsen, Kyle Neils ................................................................ Herndon, VARahm, Zachary Ryan ............................................................. Waldorf, MDRobertson, Paul Jeffrey..................................................... .Blacksburg, VA†Sarkar, Mousumi ............................................................Faridabad, IndiaSeymour, Xavier Jaye .........................................................Maplewood, NJ*Shipley, Alexander Lynn ...................................................Hockessin, DESobotka, Anthony Frank-James .......................................Woodbridge, VAThumann, Lauren Marie ..........................................................Moneta, VATucker, Ryan Christian .........................................................Nokesville, VATurner, Luke Arthur ................................................................... Fairfax, VA***Wallace, Kyle Matthew .......................................................Clifton, VAWang, Ran ............................................................................Beijing, China**Wiggins, Dante Christopher ............................................. Hampton, VA*†Zheng, Qun ...................................................................Woodbridge, VAAugust 11, 2012Avant, Joey Thomaz ..................................................................Norfolk, VAHok, Panhavorn ....................................................................... Sterling, VAMartyres, Christopher Jason .............................................. Alexandria, VAMykich, Andrew Robert ......................................................Midlothian, VASteele, Christopher Michael .....................................................Suffolk, VAJune 30, 2012Dave, Shashwat Tushar ........................................................... Chester, VA*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 29§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

Greer, Zachary Ryan ............................................................Manassas, VA***†Hendon, Sarah Fields ................................................. Finleyville, PAHighman, Zachary Scott ......................................................Richmond, VAJones, Jesse Monroe, Jr..........................................................Ashburn, VAKline, Derrick Spencer ........................................................Wytheville, VA**Shuffett, Michael Garnet .............................................Woodbridge, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Daley, David Kenneth ...............................................................Norfolk, VAHarrell, Alexander Patrick ........................................................Oak Hill, VA†Hotsko, James, Jr.................................................. Panama City, PanamaKilby, Michael Christopher .................................................Haymarket, VANate, Margaret Grace ............................................................Yorktown, VAO’Shaughnessy, Brian Patrick ................................................ Stafford, VAPark, Sung Min ..........................................................................Oakton, VARoberson, Donald Wilson III............................................ New Market, MDUndercoffer, Brian Graham Judson .....................................Lexington, VAWilson, Paul Bennett ..........................................................Springfield, VAJune 30, 2012Granderson, Kevin Marshall .................................................Hopewell, VAWallace, Joel Keith ........................................................Virginia Beach, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE INBIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Greenspan, David Alden ........................................................... Fairfax, VARichards, Shaun Robert ............................................................Delran, NJ*Ringgold, Bryan Alexander ..........................................Mount Sidney, VAAugust 11, 2012Gay, Allyson Oualline ................................................................ Vienna, VAZybak, David Scott, Jr.......................................................Chesapeake, VAJune 30, 2012Driscoll, Katherine O’Connell .......................................Virginia Beach, VAParrish, Benjamin Clay .......................................................Goochland, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGAugust 11, 2012Mohamed, Abdullahi Hassan .......................................... Falls Church, VAJune 30, 2012Alabduljabbar, Sarah Saeed ............................................. Blacksburg, VACornwell, Nathan Henry .................................................... Winchester, VA***†Progen, Christopher Michael ....................................Purcellville, VA†Wasilewski, Nicholas John III............................................ Alexandria, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Ardaya-Claros, Veronica ............................................................ Fairfax, VABagnied, Basem Mohsen ...................................................Springfield, VABalbach, Brandon Wesley .....................................................Troutville, VA†Belcher, Joseph Steven ............................................................Burke, VA**Berns, Dylan Jeffrey .................................................Virginia Beach, VABetts, Shannon Elizabeth .......................................................Newnan, GABinkley, Michael John ............................................................ Arlington, VABlack, Valerie Mills ..............................................................Manassas, VABortkiewicz, Alexander Henry ......................................... Swarthmore, PABourne, Andrew William ..............................................Fredericksburg, VABuzuayehu, Egziael ................................................ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia***Coble, Josh Cline ........................................................ Martinsville, VA†Darby, Aaron Patrick ............................................................ Roanoke, VADenko, Jessica Rose ............................................................... McLean, VADewberry, William Lee .................................................................. Hurt, VAEmery, Justin Thomas .............................................................Henrico, VAHarris, Michael Allen ............................................................. Urbanna, VAHayes, Christopher Weston .............................................. Millersville, MDHitchko, Peter Louis ............................................................... Andover, MAHusted-Sherman, Alexander John .................................... Blacksburg, VAIn, Jay ...................................................................................Annandale, VAJohnson, Jordan E ..................................................................Emmaus, PAKirby, Benjamin Minkyo ................................................... Greensboro, NCKlein, Ryan Michael ..........................................................Catonsville, MDKumar, Keshav ..................................................................... Poquoson, VA**Li, Yan ...................................................................... Guangzhou, ChinaLusby, Jordan Reid ......................................................Pocomoke City, MDMangrum, James Evan .........................................................Woolwine, VAMark, Kevin Russell ......................................................... Chelmsford, MAMcAllister, Caleb Judson .......................................................Fincastle, VA*†Mulligan, Ryan Michael ......................................................... Forest, VANewman, Ashleigh Denise ..............................................Chesapeake, VANguyen, Andrew T ................................................................Manassas, VAOot, Duane James ......................................................................Austin, TXPoblete, Mike Jefferson Ferrer .....................................Virginia Beach, VA†Prillaman, Forrest Issac ................................................Rocky Mount, VAPryslak, Erik John ...................................................................... Milford, NJRoy, Margaret Emily ........................................................... Winchester, VASaavedra, Facundo Nicolas ................................................Manassas, VASacko, Aboubacar ................................................................Bamako, MaliSalinas, Juan Rodrigo ........................................................... Leesburg, VA***Schaeffer, Layton Renee .........................................Harrisonburg, VASharma, Ashish ............................................................. Gaithersburg, MDShriner, Timothy Francis ...................................................Woodbridge, VASilver, Christopher Robert ............................................Virginia Beach, VA**Smith, Ian Michael ........................................................ Church Hill, TNSohn, Christopher Jinyoung ..................................................Norwood, NJSpeas, Camden Lee ................................................................Quinton, VA*Tomlinson, Christopher Charles ......................................... Waldorf, MDUh, Yong seok .................................................................... Blacksburg, VAVidal, Jean-Luc ....................................................................Sykesville, MDWhite, Austin David ............................................................... Bumpass, VAWojtowicz, Angela F. ............................................................. Westfield, MAYankey, Raymond Samuel ........................................... Fairfax Station, VAZaga, Guido Victor ................................................................. Roanoke, VAZalok, Sam Magd .................................................................... Stafford, VA***†Zilke, Joshua Paul ..................................................... Winchester, VAAugust 11, 2012Andrews, Crystal Nichole ............................................Manassas Park, VABoyle, Evan Michael .......................................................Harrisonburg, VACox, Kevin Michael ..............................................................Richmond, VAHanna, Rowes .................................................................... Blacksburg, VAKydd, Spenser Alan ................................................................ Lebanon, NJLahart, Andrew Ryan ..............................................................Houston, TXMcNab, Jason Alexander ................................................. Cedar Grove, NJNicholson, Jacob Lee ...................................................Fredericksburg, VARios, Carl Vincent ..........................................................Newport News, VARouhi, Hooman .......................................................................Chantilly, VASuriel Valenzuela, Rafael Oscar ........Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicJune 30, 2012Abdelhak, Nicolas ............................................................ Beirut, Lebanon30 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

Bullock, Travis Lee .................................................................... Milford, VA***†Buttz, Jacob Alan .....................................................Jacksonville, FLByrd, Adam William ................................................................ Zebulon, NCKeegan, David Thomas ................................................. Mount Laurel, NJSparks, James Hunter ........................................................Midlothian, VATemkin, Rebecca Lindsey .............................................. Silver Spring, MDBACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Dausin, Kyle Shea .............................................................. Blacksburg, VA**Green, Matthew Lawrence .................................................. Reston, VAHespenheide, Michael Andrews .................................. Charlottesville, VAHutchins, Joseph Paul ........................................................ San Diego, CAJones, Janel Marie ............................................................Woodbridge, VAScarborough, Justin David ....................................................... Fairfax, VA***†White, Benjamin Matthew ..............................................Triangle, VAWilliams, Brandon Keith ...............................................Randallstown, MDAugust 11, 2012Boswell, Micah Timothy ..........................................................Daleville, VAKamarah, Sheikh Umarr, Jr..................................................Glen Allen, VALove, Nathaniel Garland ......................................................... Danville, VA**†Malhotra, Jasdeep Singh ..........................................New Delhi, IndiaSuh, Christopher Dong-Gyun ......................................Seoul, South KoreaJune 30, 2012Cooper, James Patrick .................................................... Martinsburg, WVBACHELOR OF SCIENCE INCONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Clark, Allen Scott .................................................................... Roanoke, VAGliniecki, Jason Scott ............................................................ Roanoke, VAHavertine, Kyle Taylor .......................................................Landenberg, PAHaviland, Nathaniel Paul ..........................................................Bel Air, MD†Ingalls, Allison M ................................................................... Stafford, VAMelchiori, Robert Tyler ............................................................Chantilly, VAMoriarty, Kevin Michael .......................................................Rockland, MA***†Zilke, Joshua Paul ..................................................... Winchester, VA*Zolman, Benjamin Franklin ........................................... Waynesboro, VAAugust 11, 2012Ernzen, Benjamin Michael .................................................. Poquoson, VAJune 30, 2012Grega, Alex Michael .............................................................Pittsburgh, PABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Adams, Matthew Leon ......................................................... Woodbine, NJ†Adjei-Boakye, Evans ........................................................Woodbridge, VA†Anderson, John Gordon .............................................Fredericksburg, VABall, Joseph Peter .............................................................. Blacksburg, VABaxter, Robert Michael ..........................................................Kinnelon, NJ*Bazarov, Michael ................................................................. Herndon, VABeasley, Michael Grant, Jr....................................................Manassas, VABellingrath, William George ................................................. Knoxville, TNBerhie, Tewodros Mulugeta ............................................... Blacksburg, VABishop, Ryan Mitchell ......................................................... Columbia, MDChang, Timothy Myoungho ................................................ Blacksburg, VAClark, Matthew Blaine ...................................................Chincoteague, VA*Conroy, Sean Thomas .......................................................... Palmyra, VA†Datta, Sumeru ....................................................................Kolkata, India**George, Alexander Samuel ......................................Virginia Beach, VAGoco, Jason Anthony ...........................................................Matthews, NCGoodman, Justin Paul ....................................................... Blacksburg, VA***Ha, Sean Anthony ........................................................Springfield, VAJeshong, Tenzin Rabga ................................................ Dharamsala, IndiaJin, Jonathan Dong Sun .......................................................... McLean, VAJobse, Ryan Lee ........................................................................ Oakhill, VAJung, Jay Young ......................................................................... Fairfax, VAKelly, Margaret Ann .........................................................West Milford, NJLittley, Jacob Ethan ..........................................................Chesapeake, VAMaynard, Kyle Lloyd .........................................................Chesapeake, VAMcHugh, Jonathan Patrick .................................................Springfield, VAMedina, Eduardo Andres ..........................................................Oakton, VAMedina, Michael Evan ........................................................ Centreville, VAMessallam, Yusef Abdallah ..................................................Monterey, CA***Mixon, Evan Thomas ...................................................... Roanoke, VAMoser, Lucas Alan ...............................................................Lynchburg, VAMurray, Bryan Robert ...................................................Virginia Beach, VAParker, David Campbell II.........................................................Bedford, VAPatha, Naga Sai Likhitha ........................................................Ashburn, VA*†Prussin, Connor Robert ................................................. Blacksburg, VA***Quenga, Nicholas William ....................................Warner Robins, GA*Reyes, Timothy Carl Alberto .............................................Springfield, VA*Riveros-Luque, Luis Fernando ...................................... Falls Church, VA†Robinson, Corey Arlen ............................................................ Reston, VA†Sharma, Sandeep ..................................................... Kathmandu, NepalSherka, Yonas Kifle ..................................................................Radford, VASmidler, Chelsy Wynn ............................................................Lafayette, INTewolde, Samuel G ............................................................. Alexandria, VATran, Alan William .................................................................. Arlington, VAZanski, Ryan David ............................................................. Columbia, MDJune 30, 2012Heilesen, Andrew Scott ......................................................... Roanoke, VALambariello, Brian Anthony ......................................................Warren, NJLowe, Charles James III........................................................Lynchburg, VAMazza, Erin Fay ....................................................................Northport, NYBACHELOR OF SCIENCE INENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MECHANICSDecember 20, 2012Gadamsetty, Scinjit Venkata .................................................... Fairfax, VAStollar, Jared Parker ................................................................Merrick, NYBACHELOR OF SCIENCE ININDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Al-Abdulghafoor, Rashed ....................................................... Chester, MD*Baylis, Alexander Anthony ......................................................Elkton, MDCacho, Edward Alexander ......................................................Houston, TXCooke, Isaiah Jonathan ..................................................... Blacksburg, VADodge, Earl Douglas III....................................................... Blacksburg, VADurner, Ryan Michael .............................................................Towson, MDGhimire, Bibek ................................................................. Falls Church, VAHeim, Brian Joseph .......................................................Virginia Beach, VAJarrett, Chad Matthew ........................................................... Roanoke, VA*Newman, Christine Anne .....................................Singapore, SingaporeStegmaier, Timothy Alfred ........................................................ Fairfax, VAStewart, Teresa ............................................................Mechanicsville, VAWinfield, Jonmarc Aaron ............................................... Sandy Spring, MD*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 31§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

August 11, 2012Arbogast, Evan Gerald ...........................................................Staunton, VA**†Kazensky, Justin Blake .................................................... Hanover, VAKim, Jiho ......................................................................Seoul, South KoreaShrestha, Brijesh ................................................................ Alexandria, VATitus-Glover, Alfred K, Jr......................................................Baltimore, MDWalker, Angela Dalila ............................................................. Limerick, PAJune 30, 2012Cooke, Kathrine ...........................................................Fredericksburg, VAMcCullough, Brendan Gibb ...................................................... Vienna, VAOsmers, Christopher Michael ................................................Ashburn, VA†Strauss, Matthew Richard ......................................................Norfolk, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE INMATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Berding, Casey Adam ......................................................... Blacksburg, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Barlow, Joseph Michael ..........................................................Chantilly, VABeyer, Eric K ..................................................................Basking Ridge, NJBiros, Marc Andrew ................................................................Newtown, PADress, Brian David .................................................................Yorktown, VAGonzalez, Eladio Fernando III............................................. Centreville, VAHarrell, Kevin Kristofer .......................................................West Point, VAHarry, Michael Francis, Jr.................................................. Mount Airy, MDHowell, Samuel Bedford, Jr.......................................................Suffolk, VA**Kang, Min Wook .....................................................................Burke, VAKonrat, Mert ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA*Lamb, Daniel Brian ........................................................Chesapeake, VALeininger, Eric Edward .................................................Mechanicsville, VA*†Malone, Nathan Timothy ........................................Colonia Heights, VAMcMahon, Sean William ................................................ Duncansville, PAMiller, Jacob Bruce ........................................................ Downingtown, PAMoon, Jungho ..............................................................Seoul, South Korea***Neal, Jordan Downey .................................................. Woodstock, VAParrish, Ryan Scott .....................................................Winston-Salem, NCRamsay, Derek Joseph ................................................. Charlottesville, VAReeves, David Andrew ...................................................... Damascus, MDRohr, Chris Douglas ...................................................... Potomac Falls, VA*Shanks, Jeffrey Dylan ................................................. Takoma Park, MDSims, Michael David, Jr........................................................... .Chester, VAStallings, Melinda Earlene ..................................................Smithfield, VA**Strickland, Laura Gail ....................................................... Herndon, VATawil, Patrick Sam ............................................................ Falls Church, VATeachey, Matthew Lough .....................................................Richmond, VA*Tsubakitani, Yuma Richard .......................................... South Riding, VAAugust 11, 2012Bauhofer, Anton Amadeus .......................................... Freiburg, Germany*Bowers, Matthew John ........................................................Hamilton, VAFishel, Nathaniel Adam ................................................................King, NC*Kane, Thomas Lauder ............................................................ Vienna, VAOlufolabi, Oluwatobiloba Olayemi .....................................Chapel Hill, NCPetrik, Steven Gregory .....................................................Chesapeake, VAJune 30, 2012***†Agee, Louis Ware ..........................................................Farmville, VAHawkins, David Wegener, Jr................................................ Alexandria, VAMcClary, Savaughna Lynn ................................................Woodbridge, VA†Probst, Christian M ....................................................Chambersburg, PABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MINING ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012Beach, Joel Thomas ....................................................... Parkersburg, WVBrashear, Kyle Thomas ...........................................................Dugspur, VACarver, Lucas Neal ................................................................ Newland, NCMitchell, Kenneth Francis Blair ...............................................Radford, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OCEAN ENGINEERINGDecember 20, 2012†Hotsko, James, Jr.................................................. Panama City, PanamaKneifel, Ryan William ......................................................... Blacksburg, VARiondet, Matthew Thomas ........................................ Kennett Square, PACOLLEGE OFLIBERAL ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCESDean Sue Ott RowlandsBACHELOR OF ARTSCOMMUNICATIONDecember 20, 2012**Adam, Samantha Nicole ..............................................Woodbridge, VABallard, Deborah Elizabeth .............................................. Middletown, NJBarber, Scott .................................................................Newport News, VABosely, Ashley Nichole ..............................................................Bel Air, MDBuchanan, Bethany Barbara ........................................Virginia Beach, VADanko, Christina Claire .........................................................Fair Lawn, NJGardner, Trevor Roe .........................................................Weyers Cave, VAGreenberg, Ella Fleming .................................................... Blacksburg, VA***∆Gunter, Chelsea Michelle .................................... Charlottesville, VA**Harris, Abigail A .................................................................. Palmyra, VAHawk, John Garrison ..................................................... Charlottesville, VA*Hayes, Grace Elizabeth ....................................................... Bluefield, VAHolliday, Cooper Taylor ...................................................... Winchester, VA**Hooks, Logan Rae ...................................................... Spartanburg, SCKochuba, Kathryn Blair .............................................Colonial Heights, VA*Kurdt, Sarah Beth ......................................................Mechanicsville, VALafalce, Michelle Elise .............................................................. Fairfax, VALal, Iesh Carran ............................................................................Luray, VALinker, Christine Copeland ................................................ Blacksburg, VA**Martin, Devon Michelle ...................................................... Ashland, VAMoore, Thomas Edwin III......................................................Lynchburg, VAMoye, Jaryd Kendal ............................................................Midlothian, VAPoore, Sydney Morgan .....................................................Chesapeake, VARenz, Margaret Hayden .................................................... Martinsville, VAShort, Jamee Frances .........................................................Hockessin, DEShurgan, Melissa Anne ....................................................Long Island, NYStovall, Zachary David ....................................................... Blacksburg, VA*Weddle, Cody Alan ........................................................ Meadowview, VAWeitman, Cassidy Page ........................................................Strasburg, VAYunger, Craig Joseph ......................................................... Blacksburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Aguilar, Stephanie ...............................................................Springfield, VAButton, Jerry ....................................................................... Blacksburg, VA32 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

El Alami, Fatima Zahra ............................................................. Marion, VA*Guilfoile, Carlie Susan .....................................................Chapel Hill, NCHarter, Marcus Robert ..............................................................Mexico, NYKrieger, Amanda Jane ........................................................ San Diego, CAPuljic, Lana .............................................................................. McLean, VAWaddell, Jacob Armstrong ............................................ Charlottesville, VAWertheim, Kevin Samuel .....................................................Westwood, NJWright, Michael Alexander, Sr................................................ Roanoke, VAJune 30, 2012*McEntee, Jacquelyn Marie .........................................Virginia Beach, VAMorgan, Gregory Douglas ...................................................Greenville, SC*Motley, Meagan Catherine .................................................. Roanoke, VANolan, Kacie Leigh ...............................................................Manassas, VA**Skeeter, Samantha Victoria ........................................Chesapeake, VASummers, Amanda Paige ................................................... Warrenton, VAENGLISHDecember 20, 2012***Abell, Jessica Ellen ...................................................... Columbia, MD**Allen, Jennifer Leigh ................................................ Fairfax Station, VABayne, Liana Colleen ......................................................... Blacksburg, VA*Boggs, Kelly Morgan ............................................................... Fairfax, VABullard, Rebecca Carol-May ................................................... Stafford, VA***φCaropreso, Monica Nicole ...........................................Potomac, MDChi, Christopher Tae Joon ...................................................... Herndon, VACollins, Robert Vernon, Jr....................................................Baltimore, MDConway, Daniel Patrick ............................................................. Fairfax, VA*Fellows, Odessa Rose ........................................................Batesville, VAFox, John George III..............................................................Richmond, VA***Gibson, Tiffany Renee ........................................................ Salem, VAGillis, Mary Allyson ...............................................................Clarksville, VA*Groat, Sarah Elizabeth ..............................................................Aylett, VAGunn, Ryan Andrew .............................................................Richmond, VAHall, John Barry ..................................................London, United KingdomHammond, Claiborne Gooch ............................................... Powhatan, VA**Hansinger, Tanner Scott .................................................Richmond, VAHarvey, Samantha Gene ..................................................Bridgewater, VA*Hobbs, Astleigh Margaret Rose .......................................Pearisburg, VAHolliday, Karen Lynn ........................................................ King George, VA***Kellam, Kaitlin Rosser ..............................................Nassawadox, VAMerle-Smith, Alexander Powell .................................................Louisa, VAOsgood, April Kymberly ...................................................Rocky Mount, VAPagliaro, Anthony Ralph ...................................................... Rockville, MD*Pittman, Jessica Le ............................................................ Leesburg, VARichter, Kathryn Louise ....................................................... Rockville, MD**Ricks, Courtney Adelie ......................................................Yorktown, VA*Robey, Caroline Marie ...............................................Fredericksburg, VA***φSchaefer, Sarah Elizabeth ............................................ Roanoke, VA***Silver, Taylor Michael ...................................................Springfield, VA*Skowronski, Matthew Lucas ............................................Purcellville, VASoneira, Jenna N ................................................................Annapolis, MDSorrells, Barrett Anthony .......................................................Fincastle, VASpence, Peter Curtis ............................................................... Stafford, VA*Stulga, Michele Lynn ......................................................... Waterford, VATrevino, Douglas Erich ....................................................... Blacksburg, VA**Ward, Shelby Elise ............................................................. Bluefield, VA**Watkins, Hailey Beth ....................................................... Nellysford, VAWeitman, Cassidy Page ........................................................Strasburg, VAWood, John Garland ............................................................Richmond, VAWorrell, Meaghan Elizabeth .................................................Charlotte, NCWright, Kayla Lynn .....................................................................Draper, VAZalewski, Kyle Allen .....................................................Mechanicsville, VAAugust 11, 2012Hippert, Stephanie Lynn .....................................................Goochland, VAJune 30, 2012Cronauer, Robert Louis .......................................................Nokesville, VAFoster, Chantelle Marie ...............................................................Reno, NV*Mahaney, Patrick Wilson ...................................................Pembroke, VA**Myers, Joshua Alexander .................. Upper Heyford, United KingdomOtterson, Phil Edward ........................................................ Blacksburg, VAPeterson, Caroline Lindsay .................................................Springfield, VAScott, Rachel Elizabeth ..............................................................Burke, VAWelty, Abigail Anne ............................................................. Lovettsville, VAFOREIGN LANGUAGES/CLASSICAL STUDIESDecember 20, 2012***φDellinger, Elizabeth Aalseth ...................................... Blacksburg, VAWood, Lindsay Irene .......................................................... Blacksburg, VAFOREIGN LANGUAGES/FRENCHDecember 20, 2012Hultin, Carl Brandon .....................................................Virginia Beach, VAFOREIGN LANGUAGES/SPANISHDecember 20, 2012Ballard, Deborah Elizabeth .............................................. Middletown, NJCuave, Robert Hunter ........................................................ Winchester, VAMejia, Jennifer ..............................................................Mechanicsville, VA***Russell, Nicole Therese ............................................ Falls Church, VAJune 30, 2012Flanagan, Laurel Hope ......................................................... Leesburg, VAHISTORYDecember 20, 2012Abernethy, Nathan Hunt ........................................................ Roanoke, VA**Adkins, Alex Edward .........................................................Charlotte, NC*Arthur, Jacob Wesley .........................................................Lynchburg, VABaker, Nicholas Ryan ............................................................. Roanoke, VABell, Evan Walters ......................................................................Dublin, VABlackwood, Michael David ...............................................Ellicott City, MD*Borden, Ryan Alexander .................................................Chesterfield, VABray, Matthew William ................................................................Burke, VABrooks, Dylan Hamilton ..................................................... Blacksburg, VABychowski, Mark Thomas ...................................................... Roanoke, VACrandley, Joseph Gwyn .................................................Virginia Beach, VAEstes, Brandon Todd ..........................................................Midlothian, VAEtherington, Matthew James ............................................ Winchester, VAGeorge, George David III............................................................ Salem, VAHale, Nathanael Eli .............................................................Great Falls, VAHardesty, Charles Triplett ..................................................... Berryville, VAHarriman, Stephen Alexander ..................................................... Apex, NCHice, Allan Edward, Jr........................................................ Martinsville, VAJones, William Phillip ................................................................... Cana, VALee, Claire Elizabeth .................................................................Dublin, OH**Lemnitzer, Christopher William .............................................Burke, VA**Lillard, Catherine McCandlish ........................................Richmond, VALin, Daniel .......................................................................... Blacksburg, VAMiller, John Joseph ..............................................................Manassas, VAMirone, William Harbour .................................................... Alexandria, VAOman, Zachary Thomas ..................................................Chesapeake, VAPringle, James Anthony ...................................................Chesapeake, VAScales, Martin Alexander ................................................. Martinsville, VASiteanu, Robert James ................................................ Christiansburg, VASmith, Michael Patrick ...................................................Rural Retreat, VASwisher, Sarah Jean ........................................................... Wellington, FLWard, Nelson Patrick ...........................................................Manassas, VAWright, Cory Thomas .......................................................Clifton Forge, VA*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 33§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

August 11, 2012Frey, Samuel Shaw ............................................................. Bryn Mawr, PAGubenko, Tanya A ....................................................................Oak Hill, VAHartness, Samuel Graham .........................................Mechanicsville, VAHurd, James Ralston ................................................................ Fairfax, VAJeans, Christopher Robert ................................................. Warrenton, VA*Rodgers, Mai Lan Gabrielle ....................................................Lorton, VAWilson, Caleb Augustus .......................................................... Franklin, VAJune 30, 2012Isabell, Andrew Dayne ........................................................Craigsville, WVJacobson, Lisa Nicole ............................................................... Reston, VA*Khanna, Salina Maria ............................................................. Forest, VAOstergren, Chad Daniel .......................................................Manassas, VATHEATRE ARTSDecember 20, 2012**Allen, Jennifer Leigh ................................................ Fairfax Station, VA*Amick, Dylan James ............................................................ Roanoke, VA*Ampah, Frances Araba ......................................................Glen Allen, VA***Drechsel, Karalynn Dorothea ......................................Gloucester, VA**Fissmer, Daniel Glenn ........................................................Ashburn, VAGhimire, Bibek ................................................................. Falls Church, VAGoldston, Jordan E ................................................................... Chester, VA**Hansinger, Tanner Scott .................................................Richmond, VARannals, Alexander Scott ....................................................Richmond, VAWard, Tyler Michael .....................................................................Luray, VAAugust 11, 2012Koehler, Rachel E .........................................................Virginia Beach, VARumberger, Scott Dana ..................................................... Blacksburg, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCEAPPAREL, HOUSING, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Bixler, Colin Daniel ............................................................. Blacksburg, VABradley, John Thomas ............................................................ Palmyra, VACampbell, Kevin Patrick ................................................Stephens City, VAFuesel, Laura Kelly ................................................................La Plata, MDGaudion, Michelle Jeanne ..............................................Londonderry, NHHunter, Jonoya Tier Noel .......................................................... Milford, VALawrence, Alyssa Blake ......................................................... Roanoke, VALegard, Julia Elizabeth ............................................................... Bristol, VAMilliken, Margaret Peery ....................................................Annapolis, MDRaimondo, Craig Jay ..............................................................Irvington, NYRedmond, Blake Andrew ...................................................Sugar Land, TXRudolph, Caroline Elizabeth Butler ....................................Midlothian, VASingh, Navdeep ................................................................... Centreville, VAThompson, Shane Micheal ....................................................Norwich, NY**φUsiak, Brittany Amber ......................................................Bealeton, VAViza, Andrea Dominique ....................................................... Berryville, VAWolf, Emily Nicole ................................................................Richmond, VAZasada, Daniel Bray .................................................................Suffolk, VA**Zuckoff, Emily Ruth ........................................................Midlothian, VAAugust 11, 2012Chaney, Allan Von ...............................................................Baltimore, MDDanas, Meghan Marie ..........................................................Lexington, VAJohnson, Adam Sterling ......................................................... Roanoke, VAKiefer, Megan Catherine .......................................................Farmville, VAStaples, Evan Phillips ..........................................................Barrington, RIJune 30, 2012Firich, Alison Brooke .........................................................Woodbridge, VAPearson, Louise Symington .......................................... Charlottesville, VAUncur, Bryan David ..........................................................Chesapeake, VAWhite, Tenley Spencer .......................................................... Leesburg, VAWorland, Matthew Patrick ...........................................Mechanicsville, VAHUMAN DEVELOPMENTDecember 20, 2012Alderman, Mary Ashlyn ............................................................Radford, VABarbe, Stine Michelle .........................................................Haymarket, VABarksdale, Brittany Nichole ........................................................Crewe, VA**Bauer, Nicole Elizabeth ..................................................Midlothian, VA**Beddingfield, Sarah June ...................................................... Salem, VA*Coates, Melissa Ann ..........................................................Richmond, VACollins, Lanford Lawrence ...................................................... Stafford, VACrews, Sarah Elizabeth ............................................................. Halifax, VA*Fitzgerald, Rebecca Mary .............................................Chesapeake, VAGregory, Tony L ..............................................................Virginia Beach, VA**Johnson, Elizabeth Brooke ........................................Harrisonburg, VAJohnson, Elizabeth Grace ..................................................... Hampton, VAKwon, Hyu Jin ..................................................................... Blacksburg, VALeake, Hilary Anne .....................................................................Lorton, VA*Liskey, Megan Starr ........................................................Bridgewater, VA***Montgomery, Ashley Caroline ............................................ Salem, VAMyers, Sophie Alisa ................................................................ Raleigh, NCNye, Madelaine Elizabeth ...............................................Stuarts Draft, VAOdum, Brianna Rhea .................................................................Draper, VAParent, Rachel Elizabeth ........................................................ Moseley, VARash, Andrew John-Grant .................................................... Anderson, SCReuning, Samantha Ray ............................................................Bristol, TN**Rohde, Rebekah Ruth ..........................................................Norfolk, VA*Rotanz, Ryan Lee ..................................................................... Salem, VARowsell, Elise Chandler ..................................................... Blacksburg, VA***Shafer, Kelly Marie ................................................... Williamsburg, VASmethurst, Rebecca Louise ........................................... Williamsburg, VAThomas, Logan Lamont ....................................................... Brookville, VA***Tuck, Nadia Caroline ................................................... Blacksburg, VAWhitlow, Hannah Ryan ................................................................ Alton, VAAugust 11, 2012Broemer, Courtney Alexandra ............................................Morrisville, NCChaves, Sarah Elizabeth ........................................................Reading, PA*Forbes, Megan Elizabeth ................................................... Hampton, VAHodson, Britanee Dawn .......................................................Strasburg, VAHood, Jennifer Lynn .....................................................Mechanicsville, VAHopper, James Gregory .................................................... Fayetteville, NC**Horwitz, Shayna Lauren ...........................................Virginia Beach, VAIanni, Catherine Michelle ...........................................................Burke, VA*Inzana, Emily Elizabeth ................................................ Stanardsville, VAKazmi, Mohsin Abbas ..............................................................Ramsey, NJMountain, Kara Holley ........................................................Haymarket, VA**Patton, Brittany Lee .............................................South Burlington, VTRichardson, Abigail Page ..........................................................Suffolk, VASharif, Onai Nawal ................................................................... Sterling, VAJune 30, 2012Crockett, James Donald ......................................................Wytheville, VAJones, Jessica Jenae ....................................................Virginia Beach, VA*McCrea, Naomi Ann ............................................................... Reston, VAMerriam, Britne Ann ....................................................Fredericksburg, VAPhillips, Joseph McGovern ................................................ Blacksburg, VASmith, Cassandra Lynne ........................................................... Salem, VAWilliams, Carly Elizabeth ..........................................................Capron, VA*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 35§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

SOCIOLOGYDecember 20, 2012Barham, Morgan Nicole ........................................................ Honolulu, HIBond, Emily Downey ........................................................Chesapeake, VABrown, Wiley Deacon .......................................................Brandywine, MDDennis, Michael Jerome II...................................................... Roanoke, VADyer, Adam Joseph ................................................................ Roanoke, VAFerguson, Emily Ann ................................................................. Fairfax, VAFroehlich, Kristen Aislynn ...............................................Coral Springs, FLFuller, Corey Alexander .......................................................Baltimore, MDGunn, Theresa Rose .......................................................... Blackstone, VAHudson, Dorenzo Vernara ....................................................Charlotte, NCJackson, Tamara L ................................................................. Roanoke, VAKaras, Andrew Garrett .............................................. Havre de Grace, MDKluxen, Robert Michael ...............................................Fredericksburg, VA*Logan, Melanie Grace ..........................................................Ashburn, VAMahoney, Kerry Shea ............................................................ Herndon, VAMallory, Wilber Wilson III.....................................................Midlothian, VAMechling, Nickolas Scott .............................................Mechanicsville, VAMiller, Adam Stephen .............................................................Reading, PAPatel, Nisha Bhupendra ......................................................Wytheville, VASykes, Forrest Jacob ...........................................................Goldsboro, NCWells, Brian David ..................................................................Newtown, PAWineman, Heather Rae ............................................................Suffolk, VAAugust 11, 2012Hardy, Danielle Lanee ............................................................Pittsburgh, PAHill, Dean Allen, Jr.................................................................St. Stephen, SCIngegneri, Alexandra Christine ...............................................Round Hill, VAMartin, Frank Eric ................................................................Woodbridge, VAShannon, Benjamin ...............................................................Springfield, VASmith, Kimberly ......................................................................Wytheville, VAWoody, Traci Elizabeth ...................................................... Hillsborough, NCJune 30, 2012Davila Ortiz, Victor Manuel ....................................Canovanas, Puerto RicoDurukan, Gurcan Mustafa .........................................................Chantilly, VA*Finamore, Kristina Marie .....................................................Lynchburg, VAHall, Misty Starr .......................................................................Broadway, VAMantiply, Mollie Ann .................................................................. Danville, VA*McCrea, Naomi Ann .................................................................. Reston, VANichols, Patrick Ervin ..............................................................Glen Allen, VARhyner, Jarret Richard ......................................................... Bridgewater, NJCOLLEGE OFNATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTDean Paul M. WinistorferBACHELOR OF ARTSGEOGRAPHYDecember 20, 2012**Bohrer, Jessica Rose ...................................................Virginia Beach, VA***Croy, Patrick Braden ...................................................... Blacksburg, VAEsposito, Christine ................................................................. Centreville, VAFreund, Stephanie Margaret ...........................................Virginia Beach, VAKing, Matthew Ryan .............................................Palm Beach Gardens, FLMartin, Jessica Kirsten ...........................................................Manassas, VARobinson, Ethan Kyle ..........................................................Buena Vista, VAShema, Thomas Patrick, Jr.......................................................... .Salem, VA*Tucker, Karlie Frances ..........................................................Kenbridge, VAWilson, Andrew Forstall .............................................................Parksley, VAYauchzy, Nicholas Roger .......................................................Midlothian, VAAugust 11, 2012Costas, Rodrigo ......................................................................Annandale, VALafon, Michael Scott II........................................................... Blacksburg, VASchlaginhaufen, Eric Alan III..................................................... Penhook, VAStrubel, Edward Alexander .....................................................Manassas, VAJune 30, 2012Jones, Isaac David ................................................................. Shawsville, VABACHELOR OF SCIENCEENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTDecember 20, 2012Currin, Robert Thomas III.........................................................Salisbury, NC*‡Dodson, Kara Marie ...........................................................Lynchburg, VAHaworth, John Payne .......................................................Virginia Beach, VAHayes, Aaron James ...........................................................Chesapeake, VAJune 30, 2012Campbell, Bradley Austin ...............................................Mechanicsville, VADalton, Matthew Thomas ..................................................Rocky Mount, VAFISHERIES SCIENCEDecember 20, 2012Hatfield, Marshall Griffin ....................................................Midlothian, VARosemond, Jeffrey Robert ................................................. Blacksburg, VASnellings, Patrick Lee ..................................................Fredericksburg, VAStephens, Lee Chandler .....................................................Pearisburg, VAAugust 11, 2012Clanton, Kim Bass .................................................................Deerfield, VAJune 30, 2012Lang, Michael Saia ..............................................................Lynchburg, VA*Parks, Brian Jared .................................................................. Marion, VAFORESTRYDecember 20, 2012Hurt, Robert Vaughan .........................................................Midlothian, VAMorris, Andrew David .................................................................. Riner, VA**Webb, Landon Robert ...................................................... Ridgeway, VAJune 30, 2012Jennette, Parker Thomas .........................................................Suffolk, VAMETEOROLOGYJune 30, 2012Davis, Aaron Matthew ............................................................Yorktown, VANATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATIONDecember 20, 2012Deputy, Crystal Lynn .......................................................Harrisonburg, VAMcCabe, Timothy William ................................................ Falls Church, VAVincent, Joseph Kaiser ...................................................... Woodbine, MDJune 30, 2012Bush, Austin James .......................................................... Eldersburg, MD36 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

*Foster, Kathryn Elizabeth ...............................................Jacksonville, FL***φFreda, Joshua Michael ........................................... South Riding, VAGile, Laura Elizabeth ................................................................ Fairfax, VAGraham, Jacob Theodore .............................................Newport News, VA*Hall, Andrew Brantley ................................................ Christiansburg, VAHall, Steven Charles ...........................................................Port Huron, MIHarris, William Grant ...................................................Fredericksburg, VAHenk, Lindsey Nicole ..........................................................Gloucester, VA*House, Melinda Yvonne ................................................. Portsmouth, VAKhan, Zeshan Mohammad ................................................... Roanoke, VA*Kim, Vivian Jiyoung ............................................................ Centrevile, VA***Martin, Jacquelyn Lee .................................................Goochland, VAMartin, Ryan K ............................................................. Christiansburg, VAMartin, Whitney Elizabeth ...............................................Chesapeake, VAMason, Patrick Martin ......................................................Stephenson, VAMedler, Alison Grace ..........................................................Springfield, VAMosher, Erin Michelle ...................................................... Horseheads, NYNankam, Anita ....................................................................Gainesville, VA**O Keefe, Heather Aileen ...........................................Walnut Creek, CAOberdorff, Jordann Christine ..........................................Harrisonburg, VAOtt, Christopher Philip .......................................................Fishersville, VA**Pov, Brandon Michael ...................................................... Ridgeway, VARosenberger, Blake Jeffrey .......................................... Elizabethtown, PASchindler, Suzanne Marie ........................................... Berlin Heights, OHSedlak, Danielle Hannah ..................................................Chapel Hill, NC***Squibb, Carine Lynn .......................................................Eggleston, VAStafford, Emma Grace ................................................. Christiansburg, VA**Tandy, Alexandra Justine ............................................Chesapeake, VATruong, Vien Ngoc .................................................................... Sterling, VATurner, David Anthony ...................................................Virginia Beach, VAUmberger, David Scott ....................................................... Blacksburg, VAVenzke, Andrew Kyle ........................................................ Falls Church, VAWakley, Henry Parke ..................................................................McCoy, VAWilliams, Brian Edward ........................................................Lynchburg, VAWimer, Dexter Galen ..............................................................Staunton, VAWright, David Nelson ............................................................. Roanoke, VAYeatts, Brandy Reed ...................................................................Crewe, VAAugust 11, 2012Burton, Allison Lee ..............................................................Midlothian, VACadieux, Matthew David ..................................................Chesapeake, VAChung, Arlene .......................................................................Manassas, VADepew, Alex Garland ........................................................... Damascus, VADunbar, Grace Elizabeth ........................................ Melbourne Beach, FL**φHosey, Alyssa Caitlin ..................................................... Alexandria, VAKing, Lucas Cory .................................................................Midlothian, VALewis, Chelsy Morgan ..............................................Highlands Ranch, COLinatoc, Ivan Rich Reyes .............................................Fredericksburg, VAMalaret, Natalia Patricia ....................................................... Herndon, VAMartin, Lucas Daniel ........................................................ Martinsville, VAMaxey, Adam Robert ..............................................................Rustburg, VAMcGuire, Jennifer Marie ...............................................Virginia Beach, VAMcMullen, Stephanie Nicole ........................................Virginia Beach, VAMelton, Juliana Marie .......................................................Woodbridge, VAMorel, Elizabeth Roxana .............................................................Burke, VA**Pyles, Ryan Timothy ...................................................... Churchville, VARice, Rachel McKenzie .......................................................Midlothian, VA*Shah, Nikhil Narendra ............................................................. Salem, VASouthall, Luke Burnett ....................................................... Sutherland, VAJune 30, 2012Barbour, Aaron Joseph ...................................................... Blacksburg, VA*Crawford, Stephanie Ann .................................................... Roanoke, VAFitzgerald, Kaylie Brooke ..................................................... Covington, VAHawkinson, Brenda Mary .........................................................Suffolk, VA*Long, Lauren Dalton .............................................................Daleville, VALord, Benjamin Fielding .....................................................Annandale, VAMacaraeg, Katrina Gordula ..........................................Newport News, VAMeade, Allison Danelle ......................................................... Abingdon, VA**Mesquita, Gabriel Henrique ............................................. Arlington, VAPark, Jane H ..................................................................... Falls Church, VAShah, Noopur Bindesh ................................................Mechanicsville, VA*Thomas, James Barnwell III................................................. Roanoke, VACHEMISTRYDecember 20, 2012Gates, Joseph Emmanuel Lewis .......................................... Leesburg, VALee, Daewon .................................................................Newport News, VATotty, Jessica Lauren ........................................................Appomattox, VATruong, Vien Ngoc ...................................................................... Forest, VAWhitaker, Brittany Nicole ..................................................... Reidsville, NCGEOSCIENCESDecember 20, 2012Isbell, Amanda Hollins .......................................................... Knoxville, TNPeterson, Geoffrey Andrew .................................................Richmond, VASantoro, Anthony James .................................................. Moorestown, NJWester, Nina Elisabeth .................................................... Falls Church, VAAugust 11, 2012Bartz, Lindsay Nichole ............................................................ Stafford, VASeay, Joshua Lynn ............................................................Buckingham, VAWhite-Gaynor, Austin Laurent ................................................... Salem, VAJune 30, 2012Setnicky, Edward Stephen ........................................................Suffolk, VAMATHEMATICSDecember 20, 2012Beaton, Whitney Lee ........................................................King William, VABerry, James Thomas ........................................................... Hampton, VABoehmer, Brandon Michael ..................................................Fallston, MD*De Cenzo, Sarah Elizabeth .................................................... Fairfax, VAJefferson, Brandon Ta’von .................................................Baltimore, MDKoduah, Emmanuel Tweneboah ........................................ Alexandria, VAMoran, Amanda Scarlett ..............................................Virginia Beach, VAPeck, Ryan Andrew ..............................................................Glen Allen, VAPrice, Tyler Henry ........................................................Franklin County, VARavi, Grant Nicholas .....................................................Virginia Beach, VARupprecht, Patrick Michael ..........................................Virginia Beach, VASavage, Shawn Dimitrios .................................................. Wilmington, DE**Smith, Matthew Phillip .............................................Newport News, VA***Wallace, Kyle Matthew .......................................................Clifton, VAWhite, Alexander Arthur ...................................................... Waterford, VA*†Zheng, Qun ...................................................................Woodbridge, VAAugust 11, 2012Bhatt, Anish Hasmukh.........................................................Springfield, VAHall, Veronica Ann ............................................................Chesapeake, VA*Roman, Ahmed Hemdan ........................................................ Fairfax, VAJune 30, 2012Dutton, Jason Alan ................................................................... Sterling, VA***Grim-McNally, Arielle Katherine ..................................... Skillman, NJLewis, Sean Everett ........................................................... Forestville, MDMinor, Douglas Laird ....................................................... Simpsonville, SCPHYSICSDecember 20, 2012Price, Tyler Henry ........................................................Franklin County, VA38 *Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors”§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

Virginia Tech Ring TraditionThe Virginia Tech Class ring embodies and invokes memories, traditions and pride that tie Hokies,young and old, together. The tradition began in the 1911-1912 school session. With the 2012 ring, theRing Tradition celebrates 101 years. Since the beginning, each Virginia Tech class has designed a ringdistinctive and unique to its class. Today, Virginia Tech is one of only a few colleges and universitiesthat redesigns its ring collection each year.Each year, the sophomore class selects a Ring Design Committee responsible for designing andmarketing their class ring collection, adding elements that reflect their class experiences on theclass side. All ring designs have an eagle and crossed sabers, usually found on the university sideand symbolizing the military heritage and traditions of the Corps of Cadets. The chain links that haveencircled the ring bezel on Virginia Tech rings since 1940 represent class unity, the strength of manyunited as one.Beginning in 1991, each class began naming their collection in honor of an outstanding VirginiaTech personality. During each class’s junior year, the collection is unveiled in the fall at the annualRing Premiere. Rings ordered in fall are delivered the week of Ring Dance, held in the spring of theclass’s junior year.Ring DanceThe first Ring Dance was held on April 27, 1934, where the saber arch, ring figure and presentationof the ring by the junior’s date were introduced. The Virginia Tech Ring Dance symbolizes a hallmark ina Virginia Tech student’s career. The university president presides over the official ring presentation.The Corps of Cadets juniors enter the ballroom and form the ring figure in the shape of the classnumerals. They are then joined with their dates who are escorted by freshmen corps members. Asrings are presented, “Moonlight and V.P.I.,” written in 1942 specifically for the Ring Dance by composerFred Waring and lyricist Charles Gaynor, is performed. As the clock strikes midnight, the evening endswith an elaborate fireworks display on the Drillfield and the playing of “Silver Taps.”Turning of the RingFor many years, it has been tradition for a current student to wear his/her class ring so that thename Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University faces the wearer. Upon graduation, the ringis turned to face out to let the world know the wearer is a Hokie alumnus/a. Those who wear the ringproudly state to others, “I am a Hokie, a Virginia Tech graduate who understands the meaning of UtProsim (That I May Serve).”For more information or inquiries about the ring, contact the Virginia Tech Alumni Association atwww.alumni.vt.edu/classrings/or 540/231-6285.*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 40§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous

ALMA MATERSing praise to Alma Mater dear,For V.P.I. we’ll ever cheer;Come lift your voices, swell the song,Our loyalties to her belong.ChorusSo stand and sing all hail to thee.VT, all hail to thee.The Orange and Maroon you see,That’s fighting on to victory;Our strife will not be long this day,For our glory lies within this fray.All loyal sons and daughters, one,We raise our banner to the sun;Our motto brings a spirit true,That we may ever serve for you.Words by L.G. Chase, ’42Music by E.T. Sparks, ’40VIRGINIA TECH BRASS ENSEMBLEMark Brown, TrumpetKevin C. Cheatham, TrumpetJules Clayton, TrumpetJason Crafton, TrumpetDakota Corbliss, HornWallace Easter, HornKristen Fowler, HornJay Crone, TromboneSteven Eckert, TromboneAndrew Wilson, TromboneTyler Lundy, Tuba*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 41§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumousVT/038100/1111/7.25M/130826

*Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude ***Summa Cum Laude †Cooperative Education Program ∆Commonwealth Scholar ‡“Degree In Honors” 42§Honors Baccalaureate φHonors Scholar ♦Health Studies Scholar vPosthumous