COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
May 15, 2021
CLASS OF 2021
COMMENCEMENT
CONGRATULATIONS!!
A NOTE FROM THE DEAN
Dear Class of 2021, 
Well done on reaching this wonderful milestone in your lives! While we cannot all gather 
to share the occasion in person, please know how incredibly proud we are of you. We 
know that completing a degree from this College is no easy feat. 
Along the way, you overcame challenges, not least the disruptions caused by the 
pandemic. You also experienced the thrill of discovery and identified passions that will 
motivate you for years to come. You leave CBS with the knowledge and skills to take on 
complex questions and build the collaborations necessary to find success in whatever 
field you choose.
From the very start of your time here, we asked you to learn biology by doing biology. 
You absorbed information about how the world works and put it to work solving 
problems. As we see in this current moment, the world needs problem solvers. The 
world needs you. Whatever path you choose, the evidence-based ethos that informed 
your undergraduate experience will serve you well.
On behalf of the CBS community, I wish you success in whatever comes next, and thank 
you for the chance to work with you. Helping you become who you are today is one of 
the greatest joys we as your professors and advisors know.
       
       Best regards,
      
       Dean, College of Biological Sciences
THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
A foundation of liberal education forms the guiding framework of all academic programs for undergraduate 
students on the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities campus. A liberal education allows students to explore 
the modes of inquiry and subject matter within the major branches of knowledge. To earn a bachelor of 
science degree in the College of Biological Sciences, students must successfully complete at least 120 
credits, including courses in the social sciences and humanities, history, chemistry, physics and math, as well 
as in the biological sciences. Students with B.S. degrees from the College of Biological Sciences have the 
academic foundation needed for a variety of careers in industry, education, government and other fields, 
and are well prepared for further study in graduate or professional schools.
WENDY GORDON, PH.D..
Representing Biochemistry majors
ROBERT BROOKER, PH.D.
Representing Biology majors
SARAH MALMQUIST, PH.D.
Representing Cellular and Organismal 
Physiology majors
SARAH HOBBIE, PH.D.
Representing Ecology, Evolution 
and Behavior majors
DAVID MATTHES, PH.D.
Representing Genetics, Cell Biology 
and Development majors
CHRIS MOHR, PH.D.
Representing Microbiology majors
LORENE LANIER, PH.D.
Representing Neuroscience majors
CLAY CARTER, PH.D.
Representing Plant and Microbial 
Biology majors
ANN ROUGVIE, PH.D.
Representing multiple majors
FACULTY MARSHALS
Students choose faculty marshals to represent majors during the commencement ceremony. 
COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2021 COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
DEAN’S REMARKS
VALERY FORBES, PH.D.
Dean, College of Biological Sciences
Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior 
Valery Forbes has served as dean of the College since 2015 following academic leadership roles at the 
University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Roskilde University in Denmark. Her research focuses on population 
ecology and modeling, fate and effects of toxic chemicals in sediments, and ecological risk assessment. 
Forbes is on the editorial board of several international journals and provides scientific advice to the private 
and public sectors. In 2018 she was awarded a prestigious Helmholtz International Fellowship. She received 
her Ph.D. in coastal oceanography from SUNY-Stony Brook.
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
LESLIE SCHIFF, PH.D.
Associate Dean for the University Curriculum; Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Leslie Schiff joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 1990 following a postdoctoral fellowship at 
Harvard Medical School. She is a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and associate 
dean for the university curriculum. Dr. Schiff is an award-winning educator who has worked to advance 
undergraduate education as director of undergraduate studies in microbiology and as faculty liaison for the 
College of Biological Sciences Writing-Enriched Curriculum. She developed and teaches an undergraduate 
course on the biology of viruses as well as a two-semester support course for thesis writers in biology.  Dr. 
Schiff received her Ph.D. in immunology from Tufts University.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Graduating seniors reflect on their student experience in a brief video presentation.
STUDENT ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
GILMAN SCHOLAR
Lulua Webo
DONALD R. ZANDER 
ALUMNI AWARD 
FOR OUTSTANDING 
STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Meredith Song
PRESIDENT’S STUDENT 
LEADERSHIP AND 
SERVICE AWARD
Katrina Dietsche
Benton Fry
Reed Grumann
Abdi Saleh
Meredith Song
Gracelyn Richmond
Sangeitha Thayalan
Alex Rich
UNIVERSITY 
OF MINNESOTA 
SCHOLARLY 
EXCELLENCE IN EQUITY 
AND DIVERSITY
Meredith Song
THOMAS BURNETT 
ADVANCED
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Marcus Bell 
Olivia Kaus
Alex Rich
PHI BETA KAPPA
Bailey Atkinson 
Claire Attarian 
Jason Bonner 
Kaisa Bornhoft 
Krista Brackman 
Sarah Burger 
Elizabeth Butler 
Cedric Caille 
Makenzie Cavil 
Tiyu Cheng 
Quinn Courteau 
Sara de Sobrino 
Jamie DeBruyckere 
Brady Detert 
Jasmine Drontle 
Madison Fagan 
Jeannette Farnham 
Elizabeth Fasbender 
Brianna Fridley 
Eva Gjesvold 
Madeline Goethel 
Noor Ibrahim 
Ivy Johnson 
Kurt Johnson 
Brandon Kasprick 
Claudette Kessler 
Meghana Kethineni 
Rachel Knoebl 
Rhea Kohli 
Abigail Kohut-Jackson 
Emma Leith 
Alexa Mathis 
Aaron McCullough 
Ethan McKinney 
Kevin Michalski 
Sarah Murad 
Felix Oh 
Sonia Olson 
Lindsay Peifer 
Amanda Polanski 
Nicole Prom 
Leila Rquibi 
Kristin Sako 
Rachel Scalf 
Jordan Sipla 
Margaret Sleeth 
Meredith Song 
William Stone 
Ryan Studeny 
Mateo Taddeini 
Kevin Tai 
Samuel Taylor 
Pierce Travers 
Allison VanLannen 
Nitin Venkatesh 
Justin Wang 
Jack Wieberdink 
HAIL! MINNESOTA
Led by Professor Emeritus Dr. John S. Anderson
Minnesota, Hail to thee!
Hail to thee, our college dear!
Thy light shall ever be
A beacon bright and clear.
Thy sons and daughters true
Will proclaim thee near and far.
They will guard thy fame, and adore thy name;
Thou shalt be their Northern Star!
CONCLUDING REMARKS
DEAN VALERY FORBES
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES 
KEN POWELL
Regent, University of Minnesota
Ken Powell is the former chairman and chief executive officer of General Mills, where he served in a variety 
of positions since 1979. Powell spent more than a third of his career overseas. He serves on the boards of 
directors for Medtronic, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Partners in Food Solutions, a nonprofit 
organization dedicated to helping start-up food companies in Africa.
FACULTY AND STAFF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
BLUE PLANET PRIZE
David Tilman, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Ruth Shaw, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE 
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE FELLOW
Elizabeth Borer, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Jessica Hellmann, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Nathan Springer, Professor
Plant and Microbial Biology
PRESIDENTIAL AWARD OF THE CROP SOCIETY 
OF AMERICA 
Dan Voytas, Professor
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
MCKNIGHT DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY 
PROFESSOR
Trinity Hamilton, Associate Professor
Plant and Microbial Biology
MCKNIGHT LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY 
PROFESSOR 
Kate Adamala, Assistant Professor
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
MORSE-ALUMNI DISTINGUISHED 
TEACHING AWARD
Clarence Lehman, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL 
EDUCATION
Scott Lanyon, Professor
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
JOHN TATE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
Jenna Parks, Assistant Director of Academic 
Advising
STANLEY DAGLEY-SAMUEL KIRKWOOD 
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AWARD 
Janet Dubinsky, Professor, Neuroscience
JOHN S. ANDERSON LEADERSHIP AWARD
Kit Leffler, Executive Administrative Associate,
Center for Precision Plant Genomics and the
Center for Genome Engineering
CBS TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARDS
Abby Guthmann - EEB/EEB 3412W
Molly Kuhs - EEB/EEB 3408W
Seyed Arad Moghadasi - BIOC/INMD 6802
Jane Yap - BTL/BIOL 1012
HONORS AND DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS
College of Biological Sciences degree candidates may graduate with either Latin Honors, Distinction or both. 
These citations are provisional and do not become official until all requirements for the award are fulfilled.
LATIN HONORS DESIGNATIONS
Students graduating from the College of Biological Sciences through the University Honors Program took part 
in a rigorous course of study, research, scholarship or other creative work in the major, culminating in an Honors 
thesis representing independent work done under the direction of a faculty supervisor or mentor. Students 
graduating cum laude (with honor) have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 for the last 60 graded credits at 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMTC). Magna cum laude (with great honor) awards require a minimum 
cumulative GPA of 3.66 and summa cum laude (with highest honor) awards require a minimum cumulative GPA 
of 3.75 in the final 60 graded credits at UMTC.
DISTINCTION DESIGNATIONS
Students earn graduation “with distinction” or “with high distinction” based on cumulative GPA with at least 60 
graded credits completed at UMTC. Students graduating “with distinction” must have earned a cumulative GPA 
of 3.75 or higher in UMTC coursework at the time of graduation; students graduating “with high distinction” 
must have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.90 or higher in UMTC coursework at the time of graduation. Students 
graduating with distinction are wearing gold cords and those graduating with high distinction are wearing 
maroon and gold cords.
Students graduating with the Community Engagement Scholars distinction have completed nine credits 
of service-learning course work, at least 400 hours of community service, a series of reflective essays and a 
sustainable project for a community organization. A § symbol indicates Community Engagement Scholars.
Students wearing silver cords are graduating with CBS Dean’s Scholars distinction. They have completed a 
leadership development program consisting of four credits of leadership coursework, service in the community and 
a capstone project synthesizing their work as leaders while studying science. A * symbol indicates Dean’s Scholars.
Students wearing purple cords are graduating as part of the President’s Emerging Scholars Program. The President’s 
Emerging Scholars Program is a four-year opportunity for select undergraduate students at the University of 
Minnesota with diverse backgrounds and characteristics. A ° symbol indicates President’s Emerging Scholars. 
Students wearing the multicolor stoles are graduating as members of the Multicultural Center for Academic 
Excellence (MCAE). The stole was designed by Sysouk Khambounmy, a University of Minnesota alumnus (‘97), 
and patterned after the traditional African Kente cloth. The stoles were woven in Ghana and each is unique. The 
symbols represent interconnectedness, sharing and unity in wisdom
BIOCHEMISTRY
Aman Mohamud Abdirazak
Mohammad Alfayez
Khalid Ali
Randall Casper-Austin Bauer
Marcus Stephen Bell (distinction)
Jason Patrick Bonner (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Victoria Anne Cebulla (distinction)
Ching Ching Chan
Jessica Samantha Chao (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Xin Chen (distinction)
Jonathan Parker Cors
Jamie Rose DeBruyckere (magna cum laude)
Yoav A Desalegn (*, +)
Emma Elise Drew (high distinction)
Katie Jane Drew
Ty Hanson Eder
Elizabeth Fasbender
Madeline Goethel (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Yugene Y Guo (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Abdullahi Ahmed Hayir
Dwight Andrew Hellevik
Greta Horton Hendrickson
Alec Nathaniel Horrmann (distinction)
Merin Sylvia John (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Noah T Johnson
Sergey Karachenets (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
David W Katona
Olivia Rose Kaus (*)
Rachel Elizabeth Keenan
Meghana Ratna Kethineni (distinction)
Linda Jean Kopecky (high distinction)
Elliot Lan
Isabel Maria Larus
Jihaeng Lee
Emma Rose Leith
Grace Ann Leland (*)
Samuel Douglas Libby (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Mackenzie Christine Linane
Christine Luo
Ben Mai (*, +)
Nicasio Andres Sanchez Martin Ask
Zachary John Mayer
Marc Alexander McCutcheon
Lindsey Marie McGurran (§)
Ian Mclellan (distinction) 
Danielle Louise Menge
Dakota Milianta-Peterson
*- Dean’s Scholar  + - President’s Emerging Scholar  § - Community Engagement Scholar
CLASS OF 2021
*- Dean’s Scholar  + - President’s Emerging Scholar  § - Community Engagement Scholar
Meghan Riley Mulligan
Nathan A Myslicki
Harish Muralidharhan Naidu
Kevin Nguyen
Dinh Duy An Nguyen (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Ann Marie Nielson
Katherine Nisbet
Riley Patrick O’Brien
Felix Seunghyuk Oh (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Misara Ali Omar (*, +)
Christian Palumbo (high distinction)
Madhura Pradhan (distinction)
Sara Josephine Puccini
Mark Kirill Salnikov
Georgia Wendy Seitz
Manny Mitchell Semonis
Mitchell Johnson Shimak (*, distinction)
Sophie Masha Si
Amanda Claire Simkhovich
Ayesha Kulsoom Sohail
Rosella Marie Stower (high distinction)
Oakley Brennen Streeter
Helena Emma Sverak (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Kevin Fai Tai (distinction)
Ryoka Takeda
Anika Tella
Adam Boake Thompson (distinction)
Walker James Tordsen (distinction)
Cassandra Jean Trask
Amber Lynn Troesch
Lai Wei
Johannes Daniel Weiblen (distinction)
Azion Premeus White
Connor David Wies
Elias August Wojahn
Ulahn Xiong
Zong Pheng Xiong (*)
Mackenzie Jane Yeiter (*, +)
Kelly Marcela Zafra (*, +)
Dina Zheng (*, high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Vincent P Zingale
BIOLOGY
Mohamed Ahmed Abdi
Armaghan Ahmadi
Waseem Alaoua
Mustafa Mohamed Ali
Kishan Jayesh Bhakta (*, +)
Alka Bharti
Hannah Christine Bintz
Morgan Nicole Boho
Abby Nicole Bresnahan
Cassandra Jo Breza
Sravani Kameswari Buddhavarapu
Brevin Richard Bushlack (magna cum laude)
Elizabeth P Butler (high distinction)
Hannah Lorraine Butler
Savidtra By
Cedric Philippe Caille
Akira Callahan
Paola Casillas
Garrett Chen (distinction, summa cum laude)
Anna Sophia Clayton (distinction)
Kyle Jeffery Corpe
Colton M Dee (high distinction)
Andrew C Dinh (high distinction)
Amy Quyen Dinh
Jasmine Thuy Uyen Do
Katherine Ann Dornbush
Erin Dowling
Simon J Dreisbach
Jasmine Sarah Drontle (distinction)
Wil Henry Eckhoff
Natalie Anne Erickson (high distinction)
Olivia Linn Erlanson
Alaina Catherine Evers
Ellie Lauren Flandrick
Trae Patrick Flynn
Hannah Frigaard
Jackson Einar Fuqua
Sunny Mahmoud Gamam (*, distinction)
Kiril Dimitrov Gavrilov
Annika Marie Gehl
Priya Elizabeth George (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Madee Geurts
Alyssa Marie Gits
Ashley Ann-Marie Gooden
Melodee Jo Grant (distinction)
Karina Nicolle Gunderson
Akhil Kumar Gupta
April Hagemeister
Kathryn Hallada
Cordelia Ham
Nicole Rae Harms
Justine Haung
Adam Joseph Hedlund
Molly O’Rourke Heller
Karissa Sadie Ann Helvig
Abdillahi Liban Hired
Shamily Jadhav (summa cum laude)
Elhan Hassan Jama
Heather Ann Jensen
Nansea Meilin Ji (summa cum laude)
Bailey Christopher Johnson
Jared R Kain
Priyadarsani Bindhu Kanajam (distinction; 
   summa cum laude)
Daniel Kettler Kapala
Maryam Jamila Karaborni
Nicholas Benjamin Kasic
Brandon James Kasprick
Rachel Kay Kelm (distinction)
Mary Elizabeth Kelly Kerska (distinction)
Claudette Morgan Kessler (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Sara Lauren Kim
Jessica Kim
Joshua Michael Kim
Anne Caroline Krone
Kira Krug
Kayla Ann Larsen
Sheng Lee
Tony Lee
Daniel Lee (high distinction)
Sarah Lynne Leseman
Jessica May Liu
Jessica Marie Livingston
Michelle Kashia Lo (*)
Jennessa M Louwagie (*)
Haley Lubinsky
Cheboh Emmanuela Lum
Quan Ly (high distinction)
Satvika Reddy Madadi
Labiba Bint Mahmud
Julia Angeline Malecha
Purvaja Marella
Elayna Rose Markgraf
Stephen John Martin (*)
Aaron Michael McCullough (*)
Thomas James McGehee
Ethan William McKinney
Betelihem Shiferaw Mekonnen
Savannah Mendoza
Alise Rene Mendoza
Roxana Mobini
Abdirizak Hamud Mohamed
Abdalla Gaid Mohamed
Ramla Abdulcadir Mohamud (*, +)
Deja Deon Mosley (high distinction)
Joseph Bernard Mullen Jr (§)
Nathan Patrick Murphy (distinction)
Marisa Ann Murphy
Thomas Alexander Neary
Miranda Huynh Nguyen (*)
Nneka Nwokoro
Sydney M Olson
Isaac Scott Olson
Cham Jokoni Omot (*)
Sophia Cristina Ortega
Karen Christine Oscarson
Anna Maria Panek (distinction)
Sojung Marissa Park
Kishan Sandeep Patel
Shivang Patel
Corinne Linnea Pease
Liza Pekurovsky (magna cum laude)
Kaitlyn Ashley Pepel
Grecia Sabrina Perez Lara (*, +)
Abigail Lauren Pleiss (distinction)
Amanda Rae Polanski (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Jamie Daniel Poole
Nicole Prom (distinction)
Jennifer Ann Rader
Matthew Patrick Reagan
Makenzie Lee Richard
Zachary Sherif Roushdy
Ridwan Jama Said
Katherine Mairead Sariego  
Shirley Magoma Sato
Rachel Noel Scalf (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Ty Alan Schmidt (*)
Sophie A Schuett
Madison Violet Schwab
Alyssa Marie Seibert
Brandon Edward Semke (high distinction)
Maryam Shah Din (distinction)
Christian Allen Shaw
Shoaib Siddiqui
Emma Simpson (high distinction)
Shivjot Singh
Emily Elizabeth Skalla
Margaret Lillian Sleeth (high distinction)
Joseph Smeenge
Natalie Marie Starr (distinction)
William Joseph Stone (*, distinction)
Katelyn Elise Swanson (magna cum laude)
Sabrina Jia Tang
Pa Thao (*, +) 
Deanne Thao
Sangeitha Thayalan (*, distinction)
Rose Thompson
Vy Phuong Tran
Philip Cong Truong
Alexi Brooke Valek
Ricardo Andres Vaquero Santos
Victor Vo (distinction)
Jacqueline Amelia Vollmer
Lilly Vue (distinction)
Madison Kate Walsh (distinction)
Ailin Wang
James Will (distinction, summa cum laude)
Kathryn Charlotte Williams
Devin Gold Wolf
Abigail Wolfe
Gabrielle E Woo
Shihong Xu
Weilun Yan
Adoree Yang
Lauren Yearous
Maryam Zahedi
Grant W Zellmer
Kirsten Janine Ziegler
Michala Arielle Zien
       
CELLULAR AND ORGANISMAL
PHYSIOLOGY
Sumedha Reddy Bandi
Daphne S Blount (magna cum laude)
Alexandra Burt (*)
Makenzie Kathryn Cavil (distinction)
Katrina Beth Dietsche (high distinction)
Nicholas Michael Esch (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Autumn Paige Fenske
Jonas Fu
Natalie Marie Hildebrandt (*)
Maxwell Gordon Marciniak
Weston Thomas Shelander (distinction)
Lanae Acacia Sieben (*)
Samantha Sorg
Nabila Razia Syed
Thomas C Wehri
        
ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION 
AND BEHAVIOR
Madison Kate Alsbach (distinction)
Bailey Atkinson (distinction, summa cum laude)
Jonah Anders Bacon (*, high distinction)
Taryn Marie Bradley
Sara de Sobrino (distinction, summa cum laude)
Benton Fry
Meghan Gustafson
Annika Nicole Herdtle (high distinction)
Calista Hughes
Benjamin Johnson
Jonah R Jossart
Morgan M Kramer
Ashley Ann LaRoque (*)
Ashley Elizabeth Lee
Kirsten Meredith Meltesen (high distinction)
Erin Jane Mikolajczak
Sierra Nutter
Jack Paul Ommen (distinction)
Layla Ozoglu
Haley Marie Rockwell
Felix August Ronkainen
Rachel Marie Sanborn
Taren Charles Stanley
Samuel Joseph Taylor (distinction)
Maria Yvette Valentin
Mairead Vanni
Colin Vehmeier
Maya Gopalakrishnan Vellicolungara
GENETICS, CELL BIOLOGY 
AND DEVELOPMENT
Tejiri Ezioghene Agbamu (*)
Rawda Ahmad
Fabeeha Ahmed
Cailin Ann Austin (distinction)
Hafsa Balayah (*)
Jack D Balmer 
Sarah Yuping Burger
Emma Lorene Byman
Che Shin Chew
Kennedy Marie Chlebeck
Dylan Gregory Corcoran
James Daniel Dahlvang (high distinction,          
   summa cum laude)
Euphrosyne Irene Daoutidou (distinction)
Brianna Christine Davey
Saloni Hitesh Desai
Margaret Lindman Donovan
Madison Chan Xin Douglas (high distinction,   
   summa cum laude)
Maija Anne Engebretson
Tenille Kaelyn Fredrickson
Sierra Hamernick
Hayden Kenneth Robert Hamsher
Brian Westlund Hughes (distinction)
Riley James Johnke
Ivy Rae Johnson (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Jordyn Ilene Klein
Laura Marie Kloeppner
Madison Anne Knott
Mindy Kathryn Kolodziejski (cum laude)
Emma Grace Lauer (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Yia Lee
Carter August Linhardt
Hannah Rose Littel (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Davis James Long
Aditi Ramanujan Makaram
Austin Maki
Macey Kyah McClay
AnnMarie Christine McNamara
Kevin Adam Michalski (distinction)
Sherrie Hany Mikhaeel (distinction)
Connor J Muldoon
Abigail Clark O’Neill
Sophie O’Rourke
Sharon Kerubo Ogata
Cedar Lee Nalu Palaia
Daniel Jeffrey Panken
Lindsay Nicole Peifer (high distinction)
David Qiu
Muzzammil Raza
Alisha Anand Relan (distinction)
Margaret Anne Ringler (*)
Isaias Jair Roberson
Jonathon David Ross
Abdirahman Ismail Saleh (distinction)
Tenley Robin Schwarz
Sidney Seiwert (distinction)
Sulagna Soma Sensarma (*)
Mackenzie Marie Sheehy
Jordan Eileen Sipla (high distinction)
Meredith Lori Song (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Benjamin James Steinbeck
Sydney Judith Anne Stokke
Duc Tran (*)
Leah Tucker
Lage Nicholas Albert von Dissen (distinction)
Justin Wang (high distinction, summa cum laude)
Bryce Joseph Wick
Morgan Elise Zaic
  
MICROBIOLOGY
Luc Lopez Asuncion
Quinn Joseph Courteau
Thomas Eull (distinction)
Jeannette Elise Farnham
Brianna Elizabeth Fridley (distinction)
Reed Garrison Grumann
Robert Wingrove Hofmann
Benjamin T Holte
Olivia Amaye Hood
Emily Marie Letscher
Pema Dhondup Lhewa
Michael Gregory Maleska
Robin Melissa Mullard
Kyra Stark Noell
Joseph Peterson
Marisela Ramirez
Gracelyn R Richmond (*)
Kai Saito
Isaac James Schneider (high distinction)
Vincent Shaffer
Michael James Staff (distinction)
Ryan John Studeny
Calvin Judson Thoma
Pierce Travers
Andrew Michael Tucker (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Freya Mayer van’t Veer (distinction)
Trevor Joseph Wilkinson
Brittanie Lauren Winfield (*)
Mary Elizabeth Yocum (high distinction)
NEUROSCIENCE
London Kay Aman (distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Meghna Anita
Claire E Attarian
Amanda Signe Averbeck
Lindsey Marie Belisle
Ethan John Boche
Sydney Nicole Boelter
Kaisa Nicole Bornhoft (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Krista Nicole Brackman (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Vanessa Claire Bradfish
Emma Breyak
Corey Michael Buckland
Chris Carchi
Lukas David Caye
Claire Chabin
Tiyu Isabella Cheng
Dawson Charles Cooper (*, distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Joseph Patrick Costello II (distinction)
Greta Eliza Becker Cutts (summa cum laude)
Joseph B Cutts (high distinction,   
   summa cum laude)
Brady Paul Detert
Carina Dorr (*)
Netra Duggirala (*)
Jessica Guadalupe Figueroa (*)
Hannah Delaney Fleming (distinction)
Matthew Nkengue Folefac
Peter Nicholas Goncharov (high distinction)
Tonya Anne Green (distinction)
Bailey Thomas Hadlich (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Max Halverson
Sarah Elizabeth Hamann
Hope Han (high distinction)
Damyan Winston Hart
Madeline Marguerite Hartig
Anna Haugen (*)
Rebecca Faith Hayes
Nicole Kaur Heinen
Mia Jada Henning (*)
Cassandra Ruth Herubin
Noah Thomas Hjelle
Ashley Sarah Horejsi
Danielle Jean Huey
Noor Taher Anis Ibrahim (high distinction)
Ashley Anne Jacobson (high distinction)
Alexandria Marie Jakubek
Hamza Asif Jamal
Mahtahn Simon Jenkins (high distinction)
Ian Mark Johnson (distinction)
Ilin Vineet Joshi
Nicholas Taylor Juckel
Emily Anne Kasprick (high distinction)
Yujin Kim
Davin Kim (distinction)
Rachel Katherine Knoebl (high distinction)
Rhea Kohli
Abigail Lynn Kohut-Jackson (high distinction)
Isaac Jihwan Lee (*, §)
Jeesoo Lee (high distinction)
Stephanie Lucille Lee
Michael Lawrence Leon
Tayah Marie Lindsay
Keerthi Manikonda
Connor Jacob Mann
Katharine Ruth Maschhoff
Sarah Masood
Alexa Mathis (distinction)
Brandon James Mattson
Otiti Awerusioghene Mayo
Brandon William McCollam
Matthew Gerawork Mengistu
Rebecca Lynn Moser
Salma Muftah
Sarah Murad (distinction)
Hoang-Giang Thi Nguyen (*, +)
Jane Milla Oas
Olivia Lauren Odegard
Sonia Joy Olson (distinction, summa cum laude)
Jekap Ojulu Omod
Callista Marie Osley
Fahima Abdurahman Osman
Molly Overkamp
Grace Elizabeth Roberts
Ayush Dharmesh Patel (high distinction)
Elias Dominic Perez
Daniel Michael Campbell Pyzdrowski
Areeba Qaisar (*, §)
Rudy Qamhiyeh
Lucero Jasmeen Ramos
Alexandra Claire Rich (high distinction)
Robert Ritchie
Randi Marie Rogers
Annika Rachel Ruppert
Kristin Sako
Kira A Sampson
Kahyun Elizabeth Saww
Jacob Kentaro Sawyer
Sierra Grace Scarce
Jordan Nicole Scheunemann
Elaina Julia Seemann
Erin Yiran Shen (distinction, summa cum laude)
Anthony Allyn Simons
Ashwin Singaram
Nathaniel Robert Stephenson (distinction,      
   summa cum laude)
Afra Muhammad Asad Khan Suri (§)
Mateo Luigi Taddeini (high distinction, 
   summa cum laude)
Rohan Chaudhri Thakur (*)
Tyler Austin Therron
Patricia Van Law
Kalista Gauhli Vang
Allison Kate VanLannen (distinction)
Nitin Venkatesh (distinction)
Lulua Hassan Webo
Jennifer Weist
Austin Michael Werner
Jack Riley Wieberdink (distinction)
Sarah Ina Wilde
Katherine R Yao
PLANT AND MICROBIAL 
BIOLOGY
Eric Thomas Bakken
Carrin Nicole Baumgartner
Samantha Lynn Broadfoot
Sara S Crader
Eva Serena Gjesvold (distinction)
Jillian Marie Neece (distinction)
Mitchell Douglas Polk
Justin Thomas Scherer (cum laude)
Haley Shorter
        
      
MULTIPLE MAJORS 
Nikil Badey  – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Neuroscience
Wen Cai (distinction) – Biochemistry; Neuroscience
Gayathri Dileepan – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Microbiology (distinction)
Ziyi Jia – Biochemistry; Neuroscience (high distinction)
Sophie Lorraine Korenfeld – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Microbiology
Olivia Grace Korenfeld – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Neuroscience
Gina Marie Krause – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Microbiology (distinction)
Leia Liang  – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Cellular and Organismal Physiology
Vincent McCaffrey – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Microbiology
Kelsey Lynn Meier – Biochemistry; Microbiology
Danielle Nicole Sardeson – Biochemistry; Microbiology
Sydney Rae Sawatzke – Biochemistry; Microbiology
Katie Marie Schroeder – Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Plant and Microbial Biology 
   (high distinction, summa cum laude)
Adelyn Tsai – Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development; Neuroscience (high distinction)
Although care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the information presented here, there may
be unintended errors or changes without notice. This is not an official University of
Minnesota graduation list.