CONVOCATION 2016
What’s in a leaf?
At the heart of it this national symbol honours our namesake, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime
Minister of Canada. That alone is a unique claim among Canadian universities. But look closely.
Laurier’s maple leaf is a microcosm of connectivity and support – every vein contributing to the health
of the whole. The beauty and simplicity of the maple leaf can only be realized through this common
purpose of nature. And so it is at Laurier – faculty, staff, students and alumni committed to a common
vision: To Inspire Lives of Leadership and Purpose.
june 13–17, 2016
Convocation Ceremony 2
The Wilfrid Laurier University Mace 2
The Marshal's Baton 2
Honorary Degrees and Other Awards 3
The Academic Degrees 3
Wilfrid Laurier University Academic Hoods
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Order of Proceedings 5
2016 Honorary Degree Recipients 6
2016 Award Recipients 8
Ceremonies
Monday, June 13, 2:00 pm 10
Tuesday, June 14, 9:30 am 15
Tuesday, June 14, 2:00 pm 19
Wednesday, June 15, 9:30 am 23
Wednesday, June 15, 2:00 pm 27
Thursday, June 16, 9:30 am 30
Thursday, June 16, 2:00 pm 34
Friday, June 17, 9:00 am 39
Friday, June 17, 11:30 am 42
Friday, June 17, 2:00 pm 45
Alumni Association Welcome 51
Receptions 52
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The Convocation Ceremony
Convocation is the most solemn ceremony within the university community. Since their beginnings
in the Middle Ages, universities have performed this ceremony in order to grant degrees to their
students and also to welcome those students into the community of scholars
which has trained them.
The conferring of the degree is symbolized either by an acknowledgement or handshake from
the chancellor or the president or other conferring officers of the university.
As an outward sign of his or her new state, the student wears a hood. Each degree within
a university has a hood of unique colours and trim in order that the student’s status may be
recognized—indeed every university guards its own set of hoods from use by any other university.
The Heraldic
Coat of Arms
The Wilfrid Laurier University Mace
The mace of Wilfrid Laurier University was officially presented by the Euler family at the 1963
fall convocation in memory of The Honourable W.D. Euler, former senator of Canada and the first
chancellor of the university. It weighs 16 pounds and was manufactured by the firm of Henry Birks
Limited, Montreal.
The ferrule near the base of the shaft contains ivory from a walrus tusk obtained from Coral
Harbour, Northwest Territories. The shaft, representing the 10 provinces, merges into the head
of the mace which bears the provincial crests. The wood used at the point where the shaft meets
the head of the mace is elm taken from the bannister post of Conrad Hall, the original seminary
building. Above this are four crests relating to the history of the institution: a crest of Waterloo
County, the Luther Coat of Arms, the crest of the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and the coat of
arms of the University of Western Ontario.
Detail of the
Wilfrid Laurier
University Mace
The head of the mace is made of maple and bears the Federal Coat of Arms, above which is
the monogram of Queen Elizabeth II, during whose reign the university’s charter was granted.
On the reverse side is the crest of Wilfrid Laurier University and the monogram of King George V,
during whose reign the original charter was granted. The top of the mace is a crown, mounted with
jewels, symbolizing the authority of the State.
The Marshal’s Baton
Dr. Fred Binding, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology for 32 years retired in July
2003. He had served as the university marshal for 10 years. Sadly, Dr. Binding died in August 2003.
In memory of his contribution to convocation ceremonies, artist Rex Lingwood was commissioned
to create a marshal’s baton.
In the baton, there’s a range of visual references that relate to the graduation ceremony, both
directly and symbolically. The baton’s design echoes the elaborate theatricality of the ceremony and
the flair brought to the occasion by Dr. Binding.
The commission of the baton was made possible with the generous support of the Department of
Psychology and Wilfrid Laurier University Retirees’ Association.
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Detail of the
convocation
marshal’s baton.
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Honorary Degrees and Other Awards
Honorary degrees are conferred by Wilfrid Laurier University in recognition of outstanding
scholarly, creative, or professional achievement or distinguished public and community service.
The university may grant the following honorary degrees: Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of
Letters (DLitt), Doctor of Science (DSc) and Doctor of Divinity (DDiv).
The Order of Wilfrid Laurier honours worthy recipients who have a record of exemplary and
distinguished service to the university.
The Wilfrid Laurier University Awards for Teaching Excellence honours faculty members who
excel in teaching. Categories recognize sustained excellence in teaching, teaching innovation
and early career excellence.
The Teaching Assistant Award of Excellence was established in 2007. The award aims to
recognize the outstanding achievement of a Teaching Assistant or Instructional Assistant at
Laurier.
The Distinguished Governor Award provides a mechanism for recognizing retiring and retired
members of the Board of Governors who have given outstanding service to Laurier.
The University Research Professor Award recognizes and rewards a continuous record of
outstanding scholarship or creativity by a full-time member of the Laurier faculty.
The Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement for Faculty and Librarians
recognizes individuals who in addition to their teaching and scholarship, provide exceptional
service leadership.
The Academic Degrees
The academic degree is a title conferred on an individual by a university as recognition of the
completion of a course of study or for a certain attainment. In Canada, the three stages in
higher education are represented by the degrees of bachelor, master, and doctor. Wilfrid Laurier
University is given the authority to grant degrees by the Wilfrid Laurier University Act.
The bachelor’s degree is awarded at the honours, without honours or general specified, and
the general level. An honours degree program emphasizes the acquisition of a broad and deep
knowledge of the student’s chosen honours subject. The four-year BA without honours or
general, is awarded to students who have met all honours course requirements and includes
their specialization. A general degree program emphasizes a balance between an in-depth
understanding of the student’s major subject and a knowledge and appreciation of other fields.
The master’s degree is the second degree in higher education. Students complete concentrated
and specialized work at a more advanced level in an academic discipline or professional area.
Most course work is within the field of specialization and a research project or thesis is normally
required. Some master’s degrees provide professional qualifications.
The doctoral degree is the highest academic degree granted by a university. Candidates for
the degree spend several years in the advanced study of a specialized field of knowledge. The
capstone of the degree is the doctoral dissertation, an extended work based upon independent
research. The dissertation demonstrates the candidate’s command of both the subject matter
and the exacting methods of scholarship, and makes an original contribution to knowledge.
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Wilfrid Laurier University Academic Hoods
All hoods are purple acetate with gold lining.
The colour and width of the trim denotes the discipline/degree.
BACHELOR HOODS
SEMINARY HOODS
BA
HBA General Music, Hons Economics
MThMaster of Theology
3” white/red velvet*
BBA Bachelor of Business
Administration 2” blue
MTS Master of Theological Studies
3” blue/red velvet*
BMus Bachelor of Music 2” pink
MDiv Master of Divinity 3” red/red velvet
BSc
DOCTORAL HOODS
Bachelor of Arts 2” white
Bachelor of Science 2” gold
BSW Bachelor of Social Work 2” ivory
BASc Bachelor of Arts and Science
1” white and 1” gold
BBSc Bachelor of Business and Science
1” blue and 1” gold
BEd Bachelor of Education 2” sage green
BTM Bachelor of Technology Management
2” steel blue
MASTER HOODS
MA
Master of Arts 3” white
DMin Doctor of Ministry gold edged red
velvet trim on bishop’s purple robe,
red bonnet/gold tassel*
PhD Doctor of Philosophy gold edged blue
velvet trim on bishop’s purple robe,
purple mortarboard/gold tassel
HONORARY DEGREE HOODS
LLD Doctor of Laws 5” purple velvet,
½” gold lower edge
DLitt Doctor of Letters 5” white velvet,
½” gold lower edge
MAMaster of Arts in Community Music
1.5” white, 1.5” pink
DD
MBA Master of Business Administration
3” blue
DSc Doctor of Science 5”gold velvet,
½” gold lower edge
MEd Master of Education 3” sage green
MES Master of Environmental Studies
3” green
MMT Master of Music Therapy 3” pink
MSc Master of Science 3” gold
MSW Master of Social Work 3” ivory
MIPP Master of International Public Policy
1.5” royal blue and 1.5” white
MFin Master of Finance 3” grey
* Degree no longer granted
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Doctor of Divinity 5” red velvet,
½” gold lower edge
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Order of Proceedings | june 13–17, 2016
The following is a general order of proceedings for each convocation ceremony.
THE PROCESSION
The Marshal will lead the candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The assembly will remain seated during the procession of graduates but will rise at
the sound of the fanfare and remain standing until after the Chancellor announces that
Convocation is in session.
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CONVOCATION FANFARE
The Bedel will lead the fanfare in the following order:
The Chancellor
The President and Vice-Chancellor
Participants in the Ceremony
Members of the Board of Governors
Members of Senate
Faculty
PRESENTATION OF THE MACE
The Bedel will place the mace before the Chancellor, signifying the opening of Convocation.
The assembly will be seated.
WELCOME REMARKS AND AWARD PRESENTATIONS
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Vice-President: Academic and Provost, will present to the Chancellor candidates
for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor will assist the Chancellor in admitting candidates
for degrees and diplomas in course.
CLOSING
An alumni welcome will be given by a member of the Wilfrid Laurier University Alumni Association.
O Canada will be led by a student of the faculty of music.
The assembly will remain standing during the recession.
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2016 Honorary Degree Recipients
A S T R I D J A N S O N Presented on June 15, 9:30 am
Astrid Janson was born June 9, 1947 in Cappel, Westphalia, Germany. Her career started in 1973,
designing costumes for Toronto Dance Theatre, Global Village and Theatre Compact. Since then, Ms.
Janson has accumulated over 150 professional productions both at home and abroad. Her professional
design work includes such prestigious civic projects as the exhibition in the Ontario Pavilion for Expo ’86
in Vancouver, and a new Discover Gallery for the Royal Ontario Museum in 1998. Her set and costume
designs have graced such Canadian stages as the Shaw Festival, the Tarragon Theatre, Banff Centre for the Arts, the
Canadian Opera Company and the Stratford Festival. Ms. Janson’s achievements over the past 43 years include 17 Dora
Awards, a Gemini for her designs in television, and the Silver Ticket Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
L I L L I A N D I A N A A L L E N Presented on June 15, 2:00 pm
Lillian Allen was born April 5, 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica. She is an esteemed artist and educator, as
well as an award-winning and internationally renowned poet. As a dub poetry pioneer in Canadian
culture, Ms. Allen is highly accomplished in the writing and performing of this new genre, which is
a highly politicized form of poetry, preferring a black aesthetic and specific cultural codification. She
is responsible for opening up the form to embrace feminist content and sensibilities. Her writing,
performance and legendary mentorship over the past 38 years has earned Ms. Allen several civic and artistic awards,
including two Junos, distinguishing her as a leading expert on cultural diversity and culture in Canada.
P E T E R W I L K I N S O N H O W I T T Presented on June 16, 2:00 pm
Peter Wilkinson Howitt was born on May 31, 1946 in Guelph, Ontario. Over the course of his 40year academic career Mr. Howitt has made numerous important contributions to economics. His
main contribution is the development, in partnership with Phillipe Aghion at the College de France
and Harvard University, of the new Schumpeterian growth theory. This theory focuses on the role of
innovation and incentives in the process of economic growth. For this work, Mr. Howitt was a leading
candidate for the 2014 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As an internationally renowned economist and
eminent Canadian social scientist, Mr. Howitt holds distinguished roles such as the Lyn Crost Professor Emeritus of
Social Sciences at Brown University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Past President of the Economic Association,
and Innovation Policy Scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute.
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W I L L I A M A . D O W N E Presented on June 17, 11:30 am
William (Bill) Downe was born in 1952 in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from Laurier in 1975 with a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Mr. Downe joined the Bank of Montreal in 1983 and held
a variety of senior management positions in Canada and the United States. In 2006, he was appointed
Chief Operating Officer of BMO Financial Group. As one of the top business leaders in Canada, Mr.
Downe’s positive impact reaches far beyond the banking community. His community work is extensive,
serving on numerous boards and committees around the world, including the International Business Leaders Advisory
Council. Mr. Downe has received several awards for his impact on the business community and philanthropy, including
the United Way Chair’s Award of Distinction. He was also named one of Laurier’s 100 Alumni of Achievement in 2011.
2016 Order of Wilfrid Laurier Recipient
D A V I D P F R I M M E R Presented on June 17, 2:00 pm
David Pfrimmer was born in Montreal and raised in Connecticut. He was accepted to the Waterloo
Lutheran University (later became Wilfrid Laurier University) in 1969 as a student. An ordained Pastor
in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Rev. Dr. Pfrimmer has served in parishes in Kingston and
New Hamburg, Ontario. Rev. Dr. Pfrimmer was the Executive Secretary for the denomination and for
close to 25 years served as Director of the Lutheran Office for Public Policy. He has served as Chairperson
of numerous ecumenical and multifaith organizations. He has represented the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
on a wide range of ecumenical and multi-faith coalitions, addressing issues of economic globalization, social and health
policy, Canadian foreign policy, peace and disarmament, human rights and aboriginal rights. Rev. Dr. Pfrimmer served as
the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary’s Principal-Dean from May 1, 2005 to Aug. 31, 2015. He continues to serve as Professor
of Applied Christian Ethics and Co-Director of the Seminary’s Centre for Public Ethics.
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2016 Award Recipients
The Wilfrid Laurier University Awards for Teaching Excellence
M. Kristiina Montero Presented on June 13, 2:00 pm
Dr. M. Kristiina Montero, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, will receive the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier
University Award for Teaching Excellence for full-time faculty in the category of Sustained Excellence.
Lee Willingham Presented on June 16, 9:30 am
Dr. Lee Willingham, Associate Professor; Coordinator of Music Education; Director, Laurier Centre for
Music in the Community; Director, Laurier Choir; Program Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community
Music, will receive the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence for full-time faculty
in the category of Innovation.
Chris Klassen Presented on June 15, 2:00 pm
Dr. Chris Klassen, Instructor, Department of Religion & Culture, will receive the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier
University Award for Teaching Excellence for part-time faculty in the category of Sustained Excellence.
Alicia McKenzie Presented on June 15, 2:00 pm
Prof. Alicia McKenzie Instructor, Medieval Studies and Department of History, will receive the 2016 Wilfrid
Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence for full-time faculty in the category of Innovation.
The Distinguished Governor Award
Bryce Walker Presented on June 14, 2:00 pm
Mr. Bryce Walker will receive the 2016 Distinguished Governor Award.
The University Research Professor
Nicole Coviello Presented on June 17, 9:00 am
Dr. Nicole Coviello will accept the 2016 University Research Professor Award.
Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement for Faculty and Librarians
Geoffrey Nelson Presented on June 14, 9:30 am
Dr. Geoffrey Nelson, Professor, Department of Psychology, will receive the 2016 Award for Service
Excellence and Community Engagement.
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Monday, June 13, 2:00 pm
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Director of Administration, Faculty of Science
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel, Dr. Kirsten Yri, Associate Professor, Musicology, Faculty of Music
The Vice-Marshal; Mr. Michael Lisetto-Smith, Manager, Study Skills and SI Centre/Learning Strategist
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Dr. Kathryn Carter, Associate Vice-President : Teaching and Learning (Acting), will present
Dr. M. Kristiina Montero, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, with the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier
University Award for Teaching Excellence for full-time faculty in the category of Sustained Excellence.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. M. Kristiina Montero will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Kevin Swinden, Associate Professor, Music Theory,
Associate Dean, Faculty of Music; Dr. Bruce McKay, Associate Professor, Psychology, Associate Dean:
Student Services, Faculty of Science
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Colleen Willard-Holt, Dean, Faculty of
Education; Dr. Glen Carruthers, Dean, Faculty of Music; Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean, Faculty of Science;
Rev. Dr. Mark Harris, Principal- Dean; Professor of Functional Theology; Director of Leadership in
Ministry, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice- President: Enrolment Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Education
Colin Paul Drake
Aaron Guido Soligo
FACULTY OF MUSIC
Bachelor of Music | honours program
Carlie Ann Azimi
Music Education
Lauren Barnes
Performance
Kaipa Daraius Bharucha
Music Education
* Samuel Bibby
Music Education
Michael Joseph Borkovic
Music Education
Tyler Gregory Brown
Performance
**Sarah Buisman
Music Education
Emily Elizabeth Burnett
Music Education
* Kathy Shi Ying Chen
Performance
* Kaitlyn Brianne Coffey
Performance
**Samantha Madison Cooper
Music History
Daniel Giuseppe Corrigan
Contemporary Music: Composition
Improvisation
Kasia Czarski-Jachimowicz
Contemporary Music: Composition
Improvisation
* Autumn Dale Debassige
Theory
Corinne Grace Dejong
Performance
Andrew James Derynck
Performance
Jordan James Devries
Performance
Vladimir Djurovic
Performance
Sarah Courtney Dufresne
Performance
Brandon Adam Fehderau
Comprehensive
* With Distinction
Jeffrey Michael Fleming
Contemporary Music: Composition
Improvisation
Erica Fung
Music Education
* Jamie Johanna Groote
Performance
Nicole Victoria Hynes
Comprehensive
* Erik Joran Jon Johnson-Scherger
Performance
* Alexandrea Marie Jonker
Theory
* David James Klassen
Performance
Man Hin Kenny Kwan
Contemporary Music: Composition
Improvisation
* Melissa Marie Labelle
Music Education
* Kelsey Elizabeth Lenti
Performance
Zhao Lin
Performance
Patrick Lisi
Music Education
Katrina Lowe
Comprehensive
Zola Jane Francis Magwood
Performance
Joshua David Marshall
Performance
Dylan Joseph John Meiler
Performance
Paige Marie Mitchell
Performance
**Adam David Monod
Performance
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Music
* Connor James O'Kane
Performance
**With High Distinction
Michael Joseph Paolucci
Contemporary Music: Composition
* Krista Maree Paton
Performance
David Andrew Reid Patterson
Music Education
Shannon Caelie Pelletier-Doyle
Music Education
* Mason Taylor Pomeroy
Performance
Alexander Philip Salois
Music Education
Samuel Jacob Schroeder
Contemporary Music: Composition
Rosemary Janna Soenen
Performance
Adam Christopher Spiers
Music Education
* Blair Andrew Spry
Performance
Keith Chavez Tice
Music Education
Brandon Tran
Performance
Sydney Ruth Trotter
Performance
Kurt William Van Dyk
Comprehensive
Kelly Van Strien
Comprehensive
Marisha Janina Walewicz
Comprehensive
Mitchell James Webster
Comprehensive
* Andrew Young
Performance
Christina Hae-Kyung Yun
Performance
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Bachelor of Music Therapy | honours program continued
*
Sarah Broad
Rachel Victoria Bruch
Stephanie Corcoran
Dana Richelle Hartjes
Heather Victoria Imrie
Adrienne Kastelic
Charlotte Alexandra McCuaig
* Janel E Morphy
Chrystalla Kaitlyn Paleshi
Mary Heather Ross
Rosa Marie Snopko
**Emily Stegweit
*
*
Dorothy Mei Yan Tan
Rachel Elizabeth Tharby
Danielle Marie Turvey
Jody Nicole Waardenburg
DIPLOMAS
FACULTY OF MUSIC
Diploma in Opera
Sarah Marie Amelard
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
* Samuel Agyapong
Psychology
Taylor Raye Aitken
Psychology
* Jordan Teressa Armitage
Psychology
Saad Aslam
Psychology
Lara Eva Baker
Psychology
Valbona Balla
Psychology
Stephanie Anne Baptista
Psychology
Kristy Aleigha Bell
Psychology
Kristen Berge
Psychology
Vanessa Bertola
Psychology
Katrina Jennifer Beverly
Psychology
Brooke Marie Boersen
Psychology
**Megan Darlene Bott
Psychology
Jordan Michael Brazeau
Psychology
Jennifer Elizabeth Brodie
Psychology
Brittany Ann Brossard
Psychology
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Brittany Paige Buko
Psychology
* Trina Chakrabarti
Psychology
Mark Edward Anthony Ciesluk
Psychology
Stefan Anthony Clarke
Psychology
Matthew Derek Cleary
Psychology
Domenica Alizabeth Condie
Psychology
Rebecca Costanzo
Psychology
Ariella Jade D'Agostino
Psychology
Brittany Kristin Elizabeth Dennison
Psychology
* Clara Marie Desousa
Psychology
* Megan Courtney Dodds
Psychology
Madisson Brandon Dalton Dowsling
Psychology
Ashleigh Elcock
Psychology
* Jocelyn Enright
Psychology
* Kendra Audrey Epping
Psychology
Felicia Elizabeth Estrella-Rodriguez
Psychology
Alicia Marie Fazzari
Psychology
Emilie Fife
Psychology
Irina Finn
Psychology
Courtney Anne Garratt
Psychology
* Rachel Patricia Gerow
Psychology
Brittani Marie Gilmour
Psychology
Melissa Jill Glazer
Psychology
Roxanne Annette Gosselin
Psychology
**Kelsie Anne Graham
Psychology
Hannah Hargreaves
Psychology
Brooke Marie Harris
Psychology
Victoria Grace Harris
Psychology
**Elena Margaret Anne Harwood
Psychology
Kirsten Nicole Heldsinger
Psychology
* Daniel Hickey
Psychology
Matthew Aaron Himmel
Psychology
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Michael James Hogeveen
Psychology
Rebecca Marie Horne
Psychology
Jennifer Lynn Horsepool
Psychology
**Isabelle S. Ingles
Psychology
Tess Elizabeth Intven
Psychology
* Michelle Isenstein
Psychology
Megan Elyse Jacobs
Psychology
Michael Brian Jay
Psychology
Melissa Margaret Jennery
Psychology
Craig Johnson
Psychology
* Shae-Lynn Victoria Kapshey
Psychology
Khalid Adam Khwakhuzhai
Psychology
Elizabeth Ruth Kiberd
Psychology
Mariah Frances Kipfer
Psychology
* Montana Jack Kleinman
Psychology
Sahiba Kohli
Psychology
* Adrielle Krahn
Psychology
Dana Kriszenfeld
Psychology
* Antonina Kumynska
Psychology
Nilam Salim Lakhani
Psychology
Carissa Lane
Psychology
Stephanie Lynn Levac
Psychology
* Caitlyn Lynch
Psychology
Roderick Macintosh
Psychology
Hailey Michelle Marcus
Psychology
Nicole Alexandra Maris
Psychology
Samantha Lynn Martin
Psychology
Kyle Anthony Martos
Psychology
Gabriella C McAndrew
Psychology
Eric Robert Mccrea
Psychology
Haley Kinsella Mellott
Psychology
Alana Ruth Merriam
Psychology
Mario Mihaljev
Psychology
Catherine Victoria Rose Mitchell
Psychology
**Brianne Ashley Molnar
Psychology
Meaghan Rebecca Moore
Psychology
Nicole Alyssa Moreira
Psychology
Katrina Monique Mosley
Psychology
Kristyn Nicole Mott
Psychology
Kelly Michelle Nancekivell
Psychology
Sargun Narula
Psychology
Kyle Nicholson
Psychology
Bryanna Christine Barr Nyhof
Psychology
**Brittany Margaret Parkes
Psychology
Samantha Parsons
Psychology
Kelsey Dawn Pitchforth
Psychology
Jane Victoria Porteous
Psychology
Natalie Louise Quinn
Psychology
Kimberly Christine Ready
Psychology
Erik Edmund Retz
Psychology
Natasha Danielle Reynolds
Psychology
Taylor Ashley Richelle
Psychology
Julia Riepert
Psychology
Stephanie Marie Rinaldo
Psychology & Sociology
Leah Shirley Rondeau
Psychology
Kelley Elizabeth Ross
Psychology
Ashwin Edmond Joseph Roy
Psychology
* Domanic Antonio Shand Scarlette
Psychology
Alanna Hailey Schweitzer
Psychology
Daniel Alexander Seivwright
Psychology
Collin Emilio Sguigna
Psychology
Jora Shacter
Psychology
Rachael Renee Battista Simon
Psychology
Lindsay Beth Sinclair
Psychology
Laura Alexandra Stan
Psychology
Taylor Ann Stefina
Psychology
Katarina Steflja
Psychology
Victoria Erin Stevens
Psychology
Emily Nicole Suriani
Psychology
Elizabeth Taylor
Psychology
James Robert Tennant
Psychology
Marcel Andrew Timmermans
Psychology
Cassidy Marie Timpano
Psychology
Marcello Tommasi
Psychology
* Yana Wang
Psychology
Sara Jane Watt
Psychology
Claire Weatherhead
Psychology
Rebecca Anne Wilson
Psychology
Kristen Maria Wood
Psychology
Samantha Elisha Woolfson
Psychology
Philip Yang
Psychology
Margaret Zwolinski
Psychology
Shaelyn Dawn Busby
Psychology
Christopher Ka-Wan Chung
Psychology
Jennifer Wendy Davies
Psychology
Alexander Domenic Joseph DeCiantis
Psychology
Bachelor of Arts
Amarachi Anomneze
Psychology
Nathalia Ximena Buitrago Rucinque
Psychology
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
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Bachelor of Arts continued
Reid Stewart Denstedt
Psychology
Joshua Norman Goulah
Psychology
Daniel Nathan Gruz
Psychology
Emma Nicole Leslie Haas
Psychology
Katherine Hall
Psychology
Alexa Evangeline Hatzitolios
Psychology
Scott Will Phillips Jamieson
Psychology
Ariana Charlene Kurzatz
Psychology
Gabriel Raymond Leon
Psychology
Keanna McKay McKenzie
Psychology
Daniel Melamdowitz
Psychology
Hina Mithani
Psychology
Paige Ivy Pelrine-Young
Psychology
Ethan Everett Smith
Psychology
Sarah Florence Stefaniuk
Psychology
Jacob Neil Toews
Psychology
Nicholas Vanvelzen
Psychology
Daniel James Vennard
Psychology
Mahdri Vorster
Psychology
Holly Beatrice Wood
Psychology
Bachelor of Science | honours program
Saadia Abid
Psychology
Jessica Armstrong
Psychology
Edy Arroyo
Psychology
Matthew Patrick Joseph Brennan
Psychology
Nicole Elizabeth Ashley Burgess
Psychology
Erica Danielle Cappa
Psychology
Sundeep Dhillon
Psychology
Camila Alejandra Guerrero Tenorio
Psychology
Andrew Douglas Hatch
Psychology
Avrey Kathrine Mae Jantzi
Psychology
Shelby Cleveland Mcchesney
Psychology
* Natalie Coleen Melick
Psychology
Caitlin Sarah Moser
Psychology
Alexandra Cheryl Napper
Psychology
Victoria Maria Pulla
Psychology
Garrett Ronald Schliewinsky
Psychology
Marisa Soares
Psychology
Caitlin Marie Tilotta
Psychology
Sophie Wright
Psychology
Bachelor of Science
Sarah Anne Wilson
Psychology
WATERLOO LUTHERAN SEMINARY
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Sydney Marie Marshall
Christian Studies &
Global Citizenship & Spanish
14
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | T U E S D AY, J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 1 6
Tuesday, June 14, 9:30 am
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Mr. Michael Lisetto-Smith, Manager, Study Skills and SI Centre/Learning Strategist
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel, Dr. Jane Rutherford, Associate Professor, Biology and
Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Biology
Share your
graduating
moments
#Laurier2016
The Vice-Marshal; Dr. Matthew Smith, Associate Professor, Biology, Associate Dean, Faculty of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
AWARD FOR SERVICE EXCELLENCE AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR FACULTY AND LIBRARIANS
Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean of the Faculty of Science, will present Dr. Geoffrey Nelson, Professor, Department of
Psychology, with the 2016 Faculty Award for Service Excellence and Community Engagement.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Geoffrey Nelson will address convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Bruce McKay, Associate Professor, Psychology, Associate
Dean: Student Services, Faculty of Science
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean, Faculty of Science
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice- President: Enrolment Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Amanda Lee Allen
Biology
Gabrielle Arvanitis
Biology
Deanna Elaine Beran
Biology
Jeffrey Francis Brassard
Biology
Cecilia Elinor Brown
Biology & Psychology
Tara Rose Chase
Biology
Kyle Colacchio
Biology
Zoran Culo
Biology
Joshua Jacob Degroot
Biology
Kailey Olivia Donaldson
Biology
David Charles Drabbant
Biology
Natasha Fernandes
Biology
Shawn Fitt
Biology
Brigitte Karen Garnier
Biology
Dylan Gerolamy
Biology
Marley Louise Gray
Biology
Donovan Edward Grubb
Biology
Stephanie Dalton Kaye
Biology
* Michelle Lynda Legan
Biology
Heather Malek
Biology
Sarah Marshall
Biology
Marcus Roy Miller
Biology
Samantha Nicole Mulholland
Biology
Morgan Frances Nicholson
Biology
Kathryne Gene Petrov
Biology
Lisa Kathleen Pugsley
Biology
Rachel Jean Roberts
Biology
Adrian Irene Rusz
Biology
* Alisha Mary Salvador
Biology
Kirsten Catherina Snoek
Biology
Ryan Stapleton
Biology
Michelle Trinh
Biology
Swanna Glenice Tsoi
Biology
Briana Magdalena Van Dongen
Biology & Psychology
Jacquelyn Nancy Van Rooy
Biology
Rebecca Mukite Wakoli
Biology
Stephanie Rosina Osborne
Davida Philpott
Kathleen Jennifer Platt
Laura Prange
Joshua Peter Juma Scott
Kyle Smilovsky
Taylor Mackenzie Smith
Steven Tang
Sajan Thavanayagam
Danielle Shanice Thorpe
Devin Tompkins
**Sarah Yohanna Wahba
Recipient of the Alumni Bronze Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Amanda Katlyn Widdifield
Kaitlyn Laura Wilson
Emilia Monica Wojtasiak
Bachelor of Arts
Matthew James Guerreiro
Biology
Bachelor of Arts | general program
16
Saqif Abdullah
Bremen Balasubramaniam
Amanjeet Singh Boparai
Taylor Chrystine Buck
Isabelle Michele Haras Camp
Holly Nicole Case
Collins Kon Lam Chow
Kyrie Coleman
Robert Collaton
Sarah Jaine Cranmer-Byng
Katelyn Marie Da Silva
Giorgio Emiliano Delgado
Kelly Do
Taylor Doering-Bolton
Vanessa Kristine Dorrington
John Raymond Drimmie
Devan Dwyer
Cora Fellows
Dana Elyse Flatt
Lee Ann Gezzi
Ranzel Macy De Ocampo Gonzales
Deandra Lynn Hamilton
Leigha Krista Louise Larabie
Steven Laurence
Sisi Cassandra Li
Ryan Madramootoo
Nicole Maeda
Julien T Nelson
Kathy Nguyen
Maggie O'Leary
Shannon Elizabeth Ogilvie
Ayobami Ojo
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | T U E S D AY, J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 1 6
Bachelor of Science | honours program
David Abdelmaseh
Health Sciences
Christian Agueci
Biology & Chemistry
Darian Alejandre Antaya
Biology
Nighat Arif
Health Sciences
Craig Asiamah-Yeboah
Health Sciences
**Marian Azer
Health Sciences
Ellen Bakker
Biology
* Felix Bang
Health Sciences
Ashley Katherine Bauman
Health Sciences
Mackenzie Catherine Belford
Health Sciences
Maegan Christine Betts
Biology
* Alexsis Bhambrah
Biology & Psychology
Amy Elizabeth Bishop
Biology
**Suzanne Marie Boroumand
Health Sciences
Heather Michelle Brewer
Biology
Remy Victoria Cameron
Biology
Jake Allan Carson
Biology
Sinead Vicky Chabowski
Health Sciences
Bobby Bao Tian Chang
Biology
John Chapple
Health Sciences
Mit Atulkumar Chauhan
Health Sciences
So-Yeun Choi
Biology
Alexandra Cistrone
Health Sciences
Bailey Louise Cole
Biology
Thomas John Cooper
Health Sciences
Jade Marie Cuthbert
Biology
* Lauren Justina D'Costa
Health Sciences
* Nicole Teresa D'Costa
Health Sciences
Taylor D'Souza
Biology
* Nicole Bettencourt Da Silva
Health Sciences
* With Distinction
Ziana Munir Daya
Health Sciences
Katherine Pelonio De La Torre
Biology
Nicholas Desouza
Health Sciences
Kiranjot Kaur Dhaliwal
Biology
Jeevanjot Kaur Dhillon
Biology
Frances-Elli Francisco Dinger
Biology
* Victoria Kathleen Drake
Health Sciences
Kristen Drew
Biology & Psychology
Victoria Duggan
Biology
Emily Jade Eckert
Health Sciences
Carras El Saad
Health Sciences
Nicole Ellis
Biology
**Jordan Andrew Elmalem
Health Sciences
* Lisa Jennifer Engio
Biology
* Karen Karle Essah
Health Sciences
Leighanne Evans
Biology & Physical Geography
Tiyondah Kayla Fante Coleman
Health Sciences
Brendan James Fardy
Biology & Psychology
Eimear Sinead Nicole Fitzpatrick
Health Sciences
Jonathan Ford
Biology
Nicole Quinn Fowlie
Health Sciences
Emma Lauren Fullante
Biology
Rachel Furlan
Biology & Psychology
Caroline Ganobis
Biology
Brent Thomas Godkin
Biology
Jakub J Golian
Health Sciences
Jesse Morah Grant
Biology
Sean Haldorson
Biology
Scott Leslie James Hepditch
Biology & Physical Geography
Sydney Nicolette Herman
Health Sciences
**With High Distinction
Jennifer Hinton
Biology
* Sarah Nicole Hodgins
Biology & Psychology
**Joshua Hooper
Health Sciences
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Robert Hordejuk
Health Sciences
Matthew J Iaboni
Health Sciences
Robert A Iaboni
Biology
Zryan Jalal
Biology & Psychology
Samantha Arden Jamal
Health Sciences
NoorKhatun Jivraj
Biology
Alyssa Keown
Biology
Hira Khan
Biology
Ashley Lynne King-Vanden Driessche
Health Sciences
* Ryan Lawrence Kirkby
Health Sciences
Elisabeth Kuo
Biology
Bianca Ashley Lambert
Biology
Richard A Lech
Biology
Lara Marelle Lee
Biology
Maureen T Lee
Biology
Alexander Joseph Michael Leite
Biology & Physical Geography
Sandra Mariam Lewis
Biology
Stephanie Katherine Lyon
Health Sciences
Cameron Sherwood John Macintyre
Biology
Christie MacLeod
Biology & Psychology
Shilpa Magesh
Health Sciences
Victoria Maureen Maidment
Health Sciences
Matthew Robert Mardell
Health Sciences
**Nicole Mathies
Health Sciences
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Recipient of the Governor General’s
Academic Silver Medal for the Faculty
of Science
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Bachelor of Science | honours program continued
Caroline Mccrae
Biology & Psychology
* Allison Joy Mcdonald
Health Sciences
Alicia Jean Mcfarland-Sebastian
Biology
* Sarah Mediouni
Biology
Isaac Hazen Meldrum
Biology & Chemistry
Logan Edward Meyers
Health Sciences
**Adam Miller
Health Sciences
**George Moawad
Health Sciences
Erica Anna Naclerio
Health Sciences
Danyah Nadim
Biology
Simon Darby Newbrough
Health Sciences
Oluwapamilerin Oluwadara Olayemi
Biology
Magdalena Olszewski
Biology
Michael David Ostrander
Biology
Nirali Pansar
Health Sciences
Yash Bharatkumar Patel
Health Sciences
Mark William Pezzetta
Biology
Priya Pithia
Health Sciences
Janice Prescod
Biology
Nina Prodribaba
Biology & Psychology
Lauren Randall
Biology & Psychology
Hinthusan Ratnakalaranjan
Biology
* Calla Victoria Raymond
Biology
Cody William Reese
Health Sciences
Krystal Nicole Reid
Health Sciences
Lauren Richardson
Health Sciences
Mark William Rossi
Biology
Andrew Stephen Salmon
Biology
Amanda Grace Sampson
Biology
Paneet Kaur Sandhu
Health Sciences
Charlotte Maude Saunders
Biology
William Scott
Biology & Psychology
Anidip Sengupta
Biology & Psychology
Matthew Liam Severin
Biology
Akram Sharshara
Biology & Psychology
Harpreet Kaur Sidhu
Biology
Bipanpreet Singh
Health Sciences
Emily Joanna Swiderek
Biology
* Imran Mohamed Syed
Health Sciences
* Shane Szalai
Biology
Kaleigh Szponarski
Biology & Physical Geography
Shada Tabet
Biology
**Shannon Elise Tapiero
Health Sciences
Marina Tawfilis
Health Sciences
Kate Thomson
Biology & Physical Geography
Dusica Trajkovik
Biology
Miriah Paige Tucker
Biology
Nima Vaez-zadeh Asadi
Biology
Enrico N Valenzuela
Health Sciences
* Melissa Danielle Ververs
Health Sciences
Mark Gordon Villemaire
Biology
Calvin Scott Wagner
Biology & Psychology
Rachel Elizabeth Warmington
Biology & Chemistry
Leah Bai Yin Wellington
Biology
Lina Wen
Biology
Rebecca Evelyn White
Health Sciences
**Carter Andrew Winberg
Health Sciences
Kevin Cherk-Wah Yau
Biology & Psychology
Mizghan Zafary
Biology
Bachelor of Science
Oluwatobi E Tokun
Biology
18
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T U E S D AY, J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 1 6
Tuesday, June 14, 2:00 pm
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Dr. Renée S. MacPhee, Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Kinesiology &
Physical Education
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel, Dr. Louise Dawe, Assistant Professor, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Vice-Marshal; Ms. Ruth MacNeil, Director of Administration, Faculty of Science
DISTINGUISHED GOVERNOR AWARD
Ms. Beverly Harris, former Chair of the Board of Governors (2005-2009), will present the
recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Governor Award, Mr. Bryce Walker.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Mr. Bryce Walker will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Bruce McKay, Associate Professor, Department of
Psychology, Associate Dean: Student Services, Faculty of Science
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean, Faculty of Science
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice- President: Enrolment Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Suzanne Riddell ‘86
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Arts in Financial Mathematics | honours program
Seyed Vahid Abolhassani
Yuxin Chen
* Daniel Joseph D'Alimonte
Florina Codruta Farcas
Allison Florence Hague
* Andrew Hunter
**Andrew David Johnston
Ayman Mahtub Kassay
Hyun Woo Kim
Brandon Kevin Kwok
Ryan William Lackey
Celina Chiara Anna Lucchitti
* Sarah Ann Mukhtiyar
* Demilade Samuel Oba
Julian Ju-Hyun Park
**Jeffrey Michael Rudd
Meng Xi Shen
Benjamin Suissa
Elaine Laura Visentin
Si Xie Wang
Ashley Elizabeth Williams
**Michael Albert Zandbergen
Ting Zhang
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | honours program
Matthew Cook
Computer Science
Ali-Hassan Dinani
Computer Science
Tristan Geo Fong
Computer Science
George Lifchits
Computer Science
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Science in
Computing and Computer Electronics Science | honours program
Henry Allister Goddard
Computing & Computer Electronics
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Kyle Gregory Anderson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jenna Leah Ann Auger
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Brittlee Susan Barks
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Stacey Helen Bell
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jasmine Esther Benjamin
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Amy Elizabeth Bolton
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Brandon Cole Bourque
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Corinne Marie Brassem
Anthropology & Biology
Amy Marie Bushell
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Evan Canzi
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Victoria Carlucci
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Tracy A Carvalho
Financial Mathematics
20
Kimberly Samantha Cawley
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Laura Emily Clausi
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Brittany Rachel Daiter
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Alexander Ford Deboo
Mathematics
Pamela Dedman
Philosophy & Psychology
Brieanna Emily Donelson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Olivia Jane Donnelly
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Douglas John Drysdale
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Dylan Robert Weber Eftal
Financial Mathematics
Carleigh Ann Ewanski
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Laura Ann Fedy
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Marcia Nicole Figueredo
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Sydney Anniek Finnigan
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Matthew Jonathon David Fuller
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Qi Gao
Financial Mathematics
Stephanie Robyn Gemmell
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jennifer Robyn Gilmour
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Shelby Danielle Lee Gordon
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Lindsay Anna Graham
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Irene Halis
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Ashley Ann Simone Handsaeme
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Krystal Chapin Harris
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jessica Anne Hilker
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Denver Sheila Marie Hilland
Kinesiology & Physical Education
A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | T U E S D AY, J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 1 6
Tyler Eric Hollenbeck
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Ashley Patricia Howard
English & Psychology
Jacqueline Lorraine Jamula
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Gordon Marshall Jones
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Victoria Elsie Jones
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Alexandra Mary Kennedy
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Sarah Lang
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Nicolaas Richard Lau
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Victor Pou Hang Lei
Financial Mathematics
Christian Edward Litrenta
Communication Studies & Psychology
Fan Liu
Financial Mathematics
Genevieve Emilie Malcolm
English & Psychology
Mariecris Manlansing
Financial Mathematics
Kelly Lynn Martin
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Megan Alexandra McBride
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Michelle Leigh McCulligh
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Tyler James Patrick McInnes
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Gregory Lawrence McKie
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Laura Ann Mifflin
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Ashley Reta Myles
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Osman Maan Omar
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Melanie Ann Palvolgyi
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Kelly Bernice Payne
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Lisa Marie Pinto
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Megan Elizabeth Reddick
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Samantha Haley Reid
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Brendan Robert Riddell
Financial Mathematics
Melissa Lindsay Robinson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Nicole Christine Ross
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Sarah Naomi Schmidt
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Zachary James Cole Scotto
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Meena Sharif
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Kasia Siekiel
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Stacey Freda Simmons
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Scott James Smith
Computer Science & English
Joel Thomas Stevens
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Madison Lindsay Stock
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Zoe Anne Strummer
Philosophy & Psychology
Karen Helena Thompson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Andrew Michael Thomson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Chelsea Uggenti
Mathematics
Elysha Lauren Varenbut
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Julie Walden
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Clara Rose Walker
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Samantha Anne Waring
Mathematics
* Ryan Matthew Wark
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Jiayu Weng
Financial Mathematics
Recipient of the Governor's General
Academic Silver Medal for the Faculty
of Science
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Robin Whiffing
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Derek James Wood
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Rachel Caroline Woolley
English & Kinesiology &
Physical Education
Jackson Joe Yanchus
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Andrew Young
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Kelly Jean Young
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Abbey Marie Zamec
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Shannon Leslie Zavitz
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Liang Zhang
Financial Mathematics
Amanda Maria Harche
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Emma Anne Martin
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Sarah Christel Matthews
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jonathan Mark Mccormack
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Tyler Alexander Murdock
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Calvin Alexander Pepper
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Evangheline Sirbu
Financial Mathematics
Tanya Thomas
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Bachelor of Arts
Laura Teresa Cappelletti
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Caleb Austin Francis Mancini Caunce
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Alyssa Marie Dean
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Gregory Paul Doiron
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Bachelor of Science | honours program
Mhd-Ali Al-Zein
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Kyle Michael Alber
Chemistry
* Caroline Joy Alpert
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Christina M Anderson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Nicole Emily Aspinall
Chemistry
* With Distinction
Konrad Bania
Computer Science & Mathematics
Dean Blasutti
Computer Science
Marlon Alanzo Bridge
Chemistry
* Katelyn Louise Brown
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Patrick Eian Campbell
Chemistry
**With High Distinction
Astro Chen
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Vanessa Fallon Christner
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jessica Anne Crawford-Brown
Mathematics
Lucas Alexander Cresswell
Chemistry
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Bachelor of Science | honours program continued
**Guillaume Dandurand-Doiron
Financial Mathematics
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Robyn Degagne
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Vojin Dimic
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Matthew Eade
Chemistry
Brittany Kathryn Ann Flowers
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Evangeline Helen Lank Fortier
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Connor Patrick Goodwin
Chemistry
Katlyn Rose Gordner
Kinesiology & Physical Education
**Nicole Maria-Cristina Green
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Matthew Robert Hengeveld
Computing & Computer
Electronics
**Sarah Henshaw
Chemistry & Mathematics
Vaughan Steven Hilts
Computer Science
* Rachael Horne
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Hanyu Hu
Mathematics
Edward Huang
Computer Science
Caitlin Pauline Jacob
Chemistry
Alexandrea Johnston
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Travis Kellar
Computer Science
Muhammad Awais Khan
Financial Mathematics
Anum Omer Khan Khattak
Computing & Computer
Electronics
Chi Tak Jeffrey Kwan
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Dominic Jake King Lim
Mathematics
Vanessa Maria Machado
Chemistry
Melissa Leanne Mcguire
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Michelle Michalski
Chemistry
Chad Edward Miller
Photonics
Jaime Patricia Mitchell
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Mohamed Mohamedtaki
Computer Science
**James Andre Mori
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Science
Jonah Veljko Nechacov
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Taylor Anne Nicholls
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Jackson Bradley Noel
Computer Science
Sean Park
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Vanessa Judy Partap
Biochemistry & Biotechnology
Bianca Almeida Pereira
Chemistry
* Lana Marie Pfaff
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Melissa Dawn Renno
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Matthew Alexander Rodusek
Computer Science
Giovanni Romano
Computer Science
Stephanie Elizabeth Romero
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Stefan Joseph Ruttimann
Computer Science
**Brian Michael Sage
Computer Science
Bruno Salapic
Computer Science
**Meghan Jane Marie Schnurr
Kinesiology & Physical Education
* Parvina Shodieva
Chemistry
Cole Mitchell Dwayne Simpson
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Michael Dhillon Singh
Physics
Brandon Blake Smith
Computer Science
Alyson Erin Stanford
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Rameez Syed
Physics
Major Takhar
Chemistry
Catherine Emily Taylor
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Jordan Kenneth Upton
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Michael Paul Urschel
Chemistry
Cobie Danielle Wilson
Chemistry
**Chronicle Yu
Computing & Computer
Electronics
Zihan Zhao
Mathematics
Bachelor of Science
Jennifer Marie Fallon
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Nicole Alison Russell
Kinesiology & Physical Education
Bachelor of Science | general program
22
Christina Rose Babcock
Jessica Marina Battiston
Carrington Bull
Kiersten Elizabeth Burzese
Jasmine Kalsi
Vidit Maheshwari
Jacob Vincent Mammoliti
Alexander James Mcfadden
Patric Valentin Pintea
Kaileigh Rebecca Povey
Vishesh Harkisan Raithatha
Marcus E Rawski
Jennifer Elaine Renton
Catherine Robert-Frigon
Brian Schwartz
Jennifer Anne Vledder
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W E D N E S D AY, J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 1 6
Wednesday, June 15, 9:30 am
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Dr. James Hamilton, Undergraduate Officer and Advisor, Associate Professor,
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Share your
graduating
moments
#Laurier2016
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts, Associate Professor,
Department of Geography, Associate Director, International Migration Research Centre
The Vice-Marshal; Dr. Mary-Louise Byrne, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and
Environmental Studies
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE
President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa | Astrid Janson
Prof. Kimberly Barber, Associate Professor, Voice and Administrative Coordinator of Opera, will read
the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean,
Faculty of Arts.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Astrid Janson will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Judy Bates, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
and Environmental Studies
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice-President: Enrolment Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Linda Fabi ’82, ’75
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Emily Sarah Anderson
Environmental Studies
Kevin Mitchel Burnett
Environmental Studies
* Shelby Lynne Campbell
Geography
Brynn Kyle Coey
Geography
Tia Rebecca Driver
Environmental Studies
Alyssa Nicole Duncan
Geography
Dale Joseph Egan
Geography
Jelle Faber
Geography
Alex Austin Fey
Environmental Studies
Stefan Gorgolewski
Environmental Studies
Christine Margaret Green
Environmental Studies
Ryan Gilbert Hamilton
Environmental Studies
Mallaika Mahesh Harjani
Geography
Brook Hickmott
Geography
Zachary John Hupman
Environmental Studies
Patrick Mathiew Jagielski
Environmental Studies
Colton Prestage Johnstone
Environmental Studies
Ross McMillan Keiller
Geography
Kaitlin Erika Kok
Geography
Chantel Marie Kuehn
Geography
Luc Lauer
Geography & North American Studies
Brayden Alexander Libawski
Geography
Chad Lowry
Geography
Sean Edward McPherson
Geography
* Shannon Mitchell
Environmental Studies
Christopher William Ronald Mock
Geography
Ashley Morrison
Environmental Studies
Jordan James Morrison
Environmental Studies
Matthew John George Mulder
Geography
* Allison Kathleen Myles
Environmental Studies
Nicolette Anne Nastopoulos
Environmental Studies
Alexandrea Margaret Nelson
Environmental Studies
Justin Newbold
Environmental Studies
Kirsten Frances Pellerin
Environmental Studies
* Brendan Mark Roesch
Environmental Studies
Connor Christopher Rotteveel
Environmental Studies
* Alexander James Rousseau
Geography & History
Joshua Anthony Paul Sa
Geography
Dawnna-Marie Sanderson
Environmental Studies
Sydney Alexandra Sandluck
Environmental Studies
Kyle Barret Swanson
Environmental Studies
Victoria Joan Catherine Thompson
Environmental Studies
Oskaycan Turanoglu
Environmental Studies
Anthony Peter Van Looyen
Environmental Studies
Garnet Jonel van Weerden
Geography
Dylan Joseph Walsh
Environmental Studies
Elizabeth Faye Wood
Environmental Studies
Briana Michelle Hiscox
Geography
Jessica Teresa Pham
Environmental Studies
Jacqueline Royce
Environmental Studies
Michael Sparling
Geography
Brandon Shane Thompson
Environmental Studies
Joshua Van Moorsel
Geography
John David Boyce Wilson
Geography
Bachelor of Arts
Tahirah Nadege Bertrand
Environmental Studies
Madeline Christine Curtis
Geography & Global Studies
Thomas Heap
Environmental Studies
Madeleine Rae Mcalpine-Mayberry
Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Arts | general program
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Margaret Ila Allen
Mary Andrade
Ahmed Shawki Areibi
Tyler Blake Badham
Olesya Bakalyuk
Ashley Christina Baker
Jeyaskanthan Balaskanthan
Nicole Nenone Baldwin
Emily Marie Bankes
Malika Margaret Benjamin
Hayley Michelle Bergen
Samuel Bertram
Bronson Barry Robert Best-Miller
Caitlin Sarah Biesma
Dilan Richard Boisvert
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | W E D N E S D AY, J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 1 6
Saskia Annella Boothe
Kirsten Borgmann
Kanisha B Bortey
James Reginald Kellock Boyle
Avrielle Brown
Mark Gregory Buca
Marlena Byres
Kayla Laine Campbell
Samantha Jane Campbell
Conner Carrington
Bria Castello
Nicole Margaret Ceh
Liya Chen
Shanshan Chen
Yingqi Chen
Randall Rodney Chong
David Grant Cleland
Savannah Jasmine Cohen
Sarah Collins
Michael Eric Cotton
William Bruce Coulthard
Brady Alessandro Crawford
Calvin Joshua Da Silva
Ken Thai Dang
Rebecca Rose Dawe
Jessica Marie Dawson
Jessica Ann Dean
Jeremy Deneau
Jake Robert Deroo
Scott Daniel Dietrich
Ryan Jacob Terence Dobbin
Hilary Dongmo Kenfack
Karley Alexis Donnelly-Amoroso
Kara Lynn Durdle
Amy Esplen
Benjamin Eyles
Xuliang Fan
Veronique Marie Finnigan
Jamie Alexandra Flatow
Sarah Elizabeth Folkes
Jordan Charles Ford
Anna Rose Kathleen Forster
Melissa Leanne Frail
Emily Jennifer Francis
James Freeman
Yang Fu
Jessica Anne Gauci
Ling Ge
Jessica Leah Magdelena Gelbard
Margaret Emma Geurts
Pavanpreet Kaur Gill
Vipandeep Gill
Emily Goode
Scott Grobowsky
Naomi Bella Gryffer
* With Distinction
Dylan Joseph Hamara
Ryan Stephen Hamberg
Eric Charles Kozak Hammerl
James Douglas Hart
Drew Hartman
Connor Hicks
Cheryl Lynn Hills
Michael Thomas Hussey
Abigail Mary Hyatt
Tyler Steven Hynes
Cassandra Ingebertson
Ramsha Irfan
Yu Xiang Jiang
Joshua Bishop Jones
Trista Jorgensen
Patrick Oliver Kaczmarczyk
Maya Veronika Kapouranis
Sidra Hasan Khan
Alistair Kiwana
Sarah Klynkramer
Emily Rebecca Knope
Kar Man Ko
Brenden Mitchell Koe
Taylor Alexandra Kolar
Dylan Lafleur
Aaron Siu-Chung Lai
Dakota Sterling LaMarre
Khang Duy Le
Kyle Gordon Lees
Breanna Flora Lester
Mo Li
Meghan Elizabeth Lingard
Huaihai Liu
Emma Lloyd
Caleb Lobraico
Justin Longo
Victor Lu
Kurt Donald Lukosius
Mitchell James Macphail
Kevin Marsh
Thomas Jared McArthur
Mitchell Alan Mcbride
Jeffrey Andrew McDonald
Joshua William McGee
Aaron Christopher Donald McKinley
Jessica Noelle Mclean
Benjamin David Millar
Connor J Miller
Cody Edward Morris
Ioana Mos
Shalen Alexandria Mullane
Samantha Nardozzi
Jonathan Alexander Neal
Brittani Natasha Nicklasson
Yookyung Oh
**With High Distinction
Pearce Gregory Osborne
Veronica Anne Paiva
Shrina Yogesh Patel
Elise Eileen Pipia
Anthony Stephen Popalis
Emily Christina Adamarie Porfido
Rui Qian
Monica Alexandra Radulescu
Matthew Adam Garfield Reyce
Daniel Ribau
Katrina Ann Richter
James William Ringland
Meghan Ann Roach
Danielle Nicole Robinson
Kayla Setlen Rodgers
Matthew David Romanowicz
Corin Eric Tomar Romkey
Tayler Elizabeth Debor Ruddy
Aneesh Saini
Nicole Heidi Salter
Sharon Margaret Lynn Schultz
Zachary Christopher Sin Shaw
Frasier William Sheppard
William Declan Simmons
Jason Michael Simon
Chad Jordan Smith
Sarah Alexandra Smith
Nazli Sokmez
Michael Imran Paul Solanki
Karina Michelle Sommerkamp
Matthew Alexander Staffieri
Matt Steenkamer
Claudia Nicole Stolte
Caitlin Symak
Branden Huan Wen Tang
Craig James Tayler
Lisa Danielle Teft
Courtney Tran
Rachael Treleaven
Thaddeus James Tremblay
Stephanie Ukonga
Mitchell Carter Glynn Van Ekeren
Meaghan Christine Vandenberg
Nelson Andrew Vanklaveren
Anthony M Visconti
Julie Nicole Vollick
Melisa Phi Vong
Yifei Wang
Lauren Bridget Warner
Hillary Alice Pearl Weppler
Spencer Whitelaw
John Luke Samuel Whitty
Jacqueline Wilson
Alexander Lawson Wood
Olivia Harriet Woolridge
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Bachelor of Arts | general program continued
Kerianne Alyssa Wright
Jianyun Wu
Huanyu Xu
Kaiwen Ye
Zhengjing Zhang
Lina Zhao
Bachelor of Science | honours program
Qiang Ren
Geography
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Evan James Wilcox
Geography
Zongheng Zheng
Man Zhu
Kamila Zjawin
A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | W E D N E S D AY, J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 1 6
Wednesday, June 15, 2:00 pm
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Dr. Chris Nighman, Associate Professor, Department of History
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. Lynn Shakinovsky, Associate Professor and
Graduate Officer, Department of English
The Vice-Marshal; Mr. Michael Lisetto-Smith, Manager, Study Skills and SI Centre/Learning Strategist
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY AWARDS FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Dr. Kathryn Carter, Associate Vice-President: Teaching and Learning (Acting), will present Dr. Chris Klassen
with the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence for part-time faculty in the category
of Sustained Excellence.
AND
Professor Alicia McKenzie with the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence
for part-time faculty in the category of Innovation.
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE
President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa | Lillian Diana Allen
Dr. Tanis MacDonald, Associate Professor & Acting Department Chair, Department of English, will
read the citation. The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Richard Nemesvari,
Dean, Faculty of Arts.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Lillian Diana Allen will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Eleanor Ty, Professor, Department of English and Film Studies
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice-President: Enrolment Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
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CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Linda Fabi ’82, ’75
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Elliot Thomas Alder
History
* Ami Joy Carmen Anderson
French & Sociology
Evan Ryan Anderson
Film Studies
Erin Christina Babbey
French & Spanish
Shawna Marie June Bauer-Kenyon
Religion & Culture
Heather Ruth Beaton
History
Stephanie Alison Bene
Religion & Culture
Bethany Anne Bowles
English
Connor Chisholm Bowles
History
Natalie Shantel Cassidy Breen
English
* Spencer Gordon Bridgman
Philosophy
Daniel Charles Broadus
Philosophy
Kristina Robyn Buck
History & Film Studies
Kathleen Victoria Caissie
English & History
Manuel Alejandro Canarte Vasco
Languages
Leah Elizabeth Mae Caravan
Cultural Studies & North American
Studies
Jose Ignacio Castillo-Bastidas
Philosophy
Seiji Alexander Chiba
French
Maximillian Golding Clement
Film Studies
Joel George Cloke
English
* Veronica Connors
Languages
Carle Dee Courville
History
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Giuseppe Covato
Film Studies
Jane Clemencia Da Silva
Film Studies
Morgan Rhys Davies
History & Political Science
Courtney Danielle Day
Languages
Tristan de Oliveira
History
Jessica Alexandra Desrocher
Film Studies
* Jovana Djermanovic
History & Political Science
Luke Mark-Douglas DuCharme
History
Alexander Dulanovic
English
**Emily Dykeman
English & Medieval Studies
* Marissa Elaine Evans
English
Alyson Leslie Eves
French
Deborah Mayowa Fapo
English
Erin Victoria French
Religion & Culture
Michaela Annette French
English
* Daniel John Gartshore
Philosophy
* Joseph Jacques Gervais
History & Medieval Studies
Daniel Gordon Gibel
Film Studies &
Philosophy
**Samantha Colombe Graham
Languages
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Arts
Mariah Kathleen Christina Guta
History
* Lindsay Sara Hachey
Philosophy
**Andrea Leigh-Anne Hadland
Languages
Ethan Nathaniel Handy
History
* Sean Liam Harrigan
History
Anthony James Haslam
English
Megan Elizabeth Hawboldt
History
Jordan Andrew Haynes
Film Studies
Scott Thomas Henderson
History
Dylan Joseph Gerald Henry
History
* Christine Marie Henstridge
Languages
* Samantha Ruth Hershey
Philosophy
Emily Hierons
Religion & Culture
Sara Jean Maria Hoffman
History
Carolyn Elizabeth Hough
English
Madeleine Howard
English & History
Joshua Darren Howe
English
Jonathan Spencer Hughes
Philosophy
Kashif Ali Hussain
Film Studies
James William Jack
History
Paul Andrew Karalus
Religion & Culture
Sarah Kathleen Kirkpatrick
English
Timothy James Kivinen
Film Studies
Victoria Robinah Kizito
French
* Bradley Frederick Paul Kleinstuber
History & Philosophy
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | W E D N E S D AY, J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 1 6
Michael Krech
History
Sydney Kristen LeBlanc
English and Religion & Culture
* Joshua Arthur Leier
Philosophy
* Siu Ting Leung
History
Samuel Lewis
Philosophy
Stephanie Veronica Lockston
History and Religion & Culture
Courtney Laurette Cecile MacIsaac
French
Melina Priscilla Major
English
Vladyslav Malska
History
* Paul George Mansell
History
Gemerdine Jane Maravilla
French & Spanish
* Alisha Marlie Martins
Languages
Dylan Stuart Mccorquodale
History & Medieval Studies
Stephanie McDonald
Religion & Culture
Brittany Anne McGourlay
History
* Lindsay Meaning
English
Eden Mekonen
History
**Cassandra Marie Mensah
Philosophy & Women's Studies
Natalie Ruth Meyer
English
Aaron Wilson Miller
Film Studies
Carly Renee Moreau
English
Catherine Muir
French
Jonathan Lockwood Myers
History & Political Science
Maryum Nadeem
English
* Terrin Newton
Philosophy
Katrina April Taylor Nicholson
Languages
* Juliana Caroline Nunes
Languages
Ruthann Mari Oliver
History & Medieval Studies
Ryan Michael Orr
History & Medieval Studies
David Kenneth Petras
History
Jacob Nazaire Poirier
History
Zachary Thomas Prattis
French
Marina Erin Justine Promoli
English & Global Studies
Michael Alexander Radivoi
Philosophy
Carly Richardson
Cultural Studies & Global Studies
Carley Catrina Roberto
History
Jeremy Roberts
Philosophy
Jordan Roberts
History
Adriana Rodrigues
English
* Shelby Lee Roth
Languages
Christopher Rotondo
History
Cayley Catherine Routenburg-Brown
History & North American Studies
Caitlyn Elizabeth Sageman
Religion & Culture
Karmen Singh Samra
English
Philip Semczuk
History
Haryssan Shanmuganathan
Philosophy
Aliaa Sidawi
English
Nicole Muriel Simpson
History
Eloise Smith
History
Ryan Alexander St Louis
Film Studies &
Philosophy
* Carley Steiner
English & Psychology
Gail Frances Storm
English & History
Nickolas Craig MacDonald Strudwick
Philosophy
Emily Suzanne Sudds
Film Studies
Alexandra Szydlowski
English & French
* Megan Talbot
French & Sociology
Nathan David Thompson
English
Emily Jeanne Isabella Tippins
English
* Eric Anthony Vero
History
Diana Vulic
Languages
Joanne Kersee Walker
French
Jake Warden
English
Curtis Anthony Williams
English & History
Anne Elizabeth Winger
Languages
Jahneice Kristina Wright
Religion & Culture
Lena Shaomei Yang
English
Seunghun Yoo
Languages
**Ana Sophie Zapata Blosa
English
Bachelor of Arts
Christian Edward Barnard
Philosophy
Blake Matthew Allen Beauchamp
Daniel Burnett
History & Sociology
Andrew Burns
English & History
Jessica Lynn Cail
History
Chelsea Cook
English
Andrea Christine Damiani
French
Jalal Huram Gairey
Philosophy
Michael Bruno Grossi
History
Charlotte Irwin
English
Kirsten Judges
History
Kierstin Lee
History & Medieval Studies
Andrew Lyons
History
Rachel Kathleen McCullough
Cultural Studies & Global Studies
James McDonald
Cultural Studies & Philosophy
Kelsey R Miller
History & Medieval Studies
Peter Enrico Petrucci
Cultural Studies & Global Studies
Daniel Ryan Rhodes
History
Patricia Alejandra Silva
English & History
Bachelor of Arts | general program
Sean Kawakami
English
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Thursday, June 16, 9:30 am
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Dr. Alex Latta, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel, Dr. Tanya Richardson, Associate Professor
(Department of Global Studies) and Academic Advisor
The Vice-Marshal
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Dr. Kathryn Carter, Associate Vice-President: Teaching and Learning (Acting), will present
Dr. Lee Willingham, Associate Professor; Coordinator of Music Education; Director, Laurier Centre for
Music in the Community; Director, Laurier Choir; Program Coordinator, Master of Arts in Community
Music, with the 2016 Wilfrid Laurier University Award for Teaching Excellence for full-time faculty in the
category of Innovation.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Lee Willingham will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Timothy Donais, Chair and Associate Professor,
Department of Global Studies
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean, Faculty of Arts
Hooding candidates will be Ms. Jennifer Casey, Assistant Vice- President Enrolment: Services & Registrar
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Megan Harris, ‘00
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Alisha-Marie Ahamed
Global Studies
Jenna Daniela Almeida
Communication Studies & English
Sara Alnasser
Communication Studies
Bianca J Aloysius
Communication Studies & Global
Studies
Alannah Furtado Alves
Communication Studies
Danielle Ida-Marie Amadio
Communication Studies
Jocelyn Cheuk Ying Au
Communication Studies
Daniel Azzoli
Communication Studies
Nicole Barcellos
Communication Studies
Danielle Bateman
Communication Studies
Erica Belforte
Communication Studies
John Luke Bellissimo
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Allison Larkie Belshaw
North American Archaeology
Rebecca Elizabeth Bennett
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Alanna Doralin Bertolo
Communication Studies
Meagan Leda Bianco
Communication Studies
Lindsay Joanna Bindman
Communication Studies
Hannah Jayne Adele Blakemore
Communication Studies
Gillian Alexandra Booth
Communication Studies
Sarah Boudreau
Communication Studies
Debra Boulay
Communication Studies
Nicole Boulet
Communication Studies
Dmitrie Boutaev
Communication Studies
Jamie Rhys Brackpool
Communication Studies
* With Distinction
* Patrick Braszak
Global Studies & History
* Ana Brdjanin
Global Studies
Michaela Ann Brennan
Communication Studies
Chelsea Brown
Global Studies
Matthew Eric Brown
Communication Studies
Courtney Elizabeth Bruce
Communication Studies
Emily Elizabeth Bryant
Communication Studies
* Nicole Burns
Global Studies & Women & Gender
Studies
Danielle Lise Candelario
Communication Studies
Sienna Kenneka Francis Cauley
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Sara Michelle Charters
Communication Studies
Wendy Grace Chennette
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Kristen Nicole Childs
Communication Studies
Brittany Chlebek
Communication Studies
Elaina Nicole Christaki
Communication Studies
Rachel Alese Cogswell
Archaeology & Medieval Studies
Amanda Kathleen Comeau
Archaeology & History
Erin Cronin
Communication Studies
Saif Dadabhoy
Communication Studies
* Savvas Anthony Daginis
Global Studies
Tamara Drew De Piero
Communication Studies
Alexandra Emily Dean
Global Studies
Kayley Ariel Diamond
Communication Studies
Bethany Celeste Durigon
Communication Studies
** With High Distinction
Adrianna T Dyczkowsky
Communication Studies
Erin Anne Edwards
Communication Studies
Lauren Elizabeth Eldridge
Communication Studies
Victoria Lea Evans
Communication Studies
Andrew Ryan Ezer
Communication Studies
Karli Ferriolo
Global Studies
Julia Fielding
Communication Studies
Jocelyn Claire Flood
Global Studies
Joshua James Forth
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
* Emillie Victoria Foster
Communication Studies
Jason Francis
Communication Studies
Christopher Gal
Communication Studies & Film
Studies
Monica Geary
Communication Studies
Maria Eva Georgiou
Communication Studies
Matthew Gillham
Global Studies
Mackenzie Patrick Eaton Gilmour
Communication Studies
Kevin Peter Girgis
Communication Studies
Victoria Ashley Gole
Communication Studies
Sydney Dee Greaves
Communication Studies
Graeme Green
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Thandiwe Zenzele Kemba Gregg
Communication Studies
Stephen James Hanna
Communication Studies
Connor John Kenneth Haslam
Communication Studies & Film
Studies
Don Krill Hawkins
Global Studies
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Bachelor of Arts | honours program continued
Elizabeth Jane Hawtin
Communication Studies
Kelsey Erin Hazelton
Communication Studies
Chelsea Marian Hewines
Communication Studies
Jonathan Hiff
Communication Studies
Jessica-Leigh Hoffeldt
Communication Studies
Taylor Kenneth House
Global Studies
* Kimberly Ann Hutchings
Communication Studies & English
Kristiana Iannuzzi
Communication Studies
Christine Innes
Communication Studies
Christopher Anthony James
Communication Studies
Margot Elyse Anscombe James
Communication Studies
Kara Johnston
Communication Studies
Marissa Johnston
Communication Studies
Emily Jones
Communication Studies
Michelle Jacqueline Jones
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Kayla Pauline Kandzorra
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Taylor Lynne Kassay
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Elisabeth Melody Kellermann
Communication Studies
Jade Kennedy
Global Studies
Andrew Kerr
Global Studies
Joshua Kirstein
Communication Studies &
Psychology
Chantal Marie Klasen
Communication Studies
Thomas Frank Knoops
Global Studies
Shane Patrick Krajewski
Communication Studies
Richard Frederick Krell
Communication Studies
Adam James Kuntz
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Gabryell Kurtzrock Belyea
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Julia Lamanna
Communication Studies
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Kathryn May Lamb
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
James Lannan
Communication Studies
Alexandra Michell Lappala
Global Studies
* Jaydene Lavallie
Global Studies
Amanda Law
Communication Studies
Jeffrey Lee
Communication Studies
Lorna Shireen Lewis
Communication Studies
Zhujun Liu
Communication Studies
Emily Jane Long
Communication Studies
Gabrielle Emily Lucey
Communication Studies
Holly Madden
Communication Studies
Christine Maglutac
Communication Studies
Nicole Lauren Mahon
Communication Studies
Emily Mahoney
Communication Studies
Hollie Louise Marshall
Global Studies
Nicole Marie Martino
Communication Studies
**Celynne Mathieu
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Arts
Alicia McCarron
Communication Studies
Alexander Mccleave
Communication Studies
Emma Deirdre McDougall
Communication Studies
Ed Curtly McFarlane
Communication Studies
Danielle Marie McKay
Communication Studies & English
Amber Elizabeth McMunn
Global Studies
Jessica Mcnamee
Communication Studies
Michael David Merry
Global Studies
Jessica Lina Micieli
Communication Studies
Mary Eryn Moberly
Global Studies
Tara Molloy
Communication Studies
Rafaella Kirby Moor
Ancient Mediterranean Studies &
Medieval Studies
Jasmine Moore
Communication Studies
Jade Mulroney
Communication Studies
Deeqa Mohamed Abdi Mussa
Global Studies
Jenna Marie Mussar
Communication Studies
Laura Kaitlyn Kendra Neil
Communication Studies
* Victoria Faith Newson
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Lynna Nguyen
North American Archaeology
Maria Nguyen
Global Studies
* Ellen O'Dair
Ancient Mediterranean Studies &
English
Judyta Olszewski
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Michelle Owens
Global Studies
Laura Jacqueline Palermo
Communication Studies
Michelle Ann Paonessa
Communication Studies &
Philosophy
**Veronica Parkes
Ancient Mediterranean Studies &
Medieval Studies
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Arts
Thomas Parkinson
Communication Studies
Alexis Donna Pawlaszyk
Global Studies
Naomi Pearson
Global Studies
Rebekah Faith Petzold
Archaeology & History
Vivian Elizabeth Phillips
Communication Studies
Taylor Jordan Poirier
Global Studies
Olivia Phyllis Pritchard
Global Studies &
Women & Gender Studies
Randi Lee Victoria Ptolemy
Communication Studies
Carly Cassandra Quattrin
Communication Studies
Sarah Rachuba
Communication Studies
* Jeremy Ramos-Foley
Communication Studies
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | T H U R S D AY, J U N E 1 6 , 2 0 1 6
Kristi Jay Randall
Communication Studies
Amanda Jean Ruth Reay
Archaeology & Medieval Studies
Richard Anthony Recchia
Communication Studies
Heather Catherine Risdon
Communication Studies
Emma Robb
Communication Studies & Global
Studies
Kaitlyn May Roberts
Communication Studies
**Sarah Jane Rolko
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Kelsea Rose
Communication Studies
Catherine Kelly Sabourin
Communication Studies
Jenna Carlene Scapinello
Communication Studies
Jordan Marshall Schaefer
Communication Studies
Guy Marcel Schryer
Communication Studies
Anthony Calogero Scimeca
Communication Studies
Brianna Claire Scullion
Communication Studies
Dana Maryse Sharman
Communication Studies
Joy Dawn Sherwood
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Tevis Shkodra
Global Studies
Jason Simeon
Communication Studies
Meghan Virginia Singlehurst
Global Studies
Claire Andrea Slaughter
Communication Studies
Tanisha Sutherland Smith
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Ran Sommer
Communication Studies
Emma Spiessman
Communication Studies
Melissa Shelagh St Amant
Communication Studies
**Brittany Lynn Stewart
Communication Studies
Sydney Marie Stewart
Communication Studies
Tyler Stothers
Communication Studies
Julia Justine Struyf
Communication Studies
Xiaoqin Sun
Communication Studies
Matthew W Teague
Global Studies
Janaya Christianne Nicole Thomas
Communication Studies
Claire Thornley
Communication Studies
Tasha Naomi Tobias
Communication Studies
* Alexandria Maria Tolfa
Communication Studies
**Diana Gabriela Tudose
Communication Studies
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Faculty of Arts
Madison Magdalini Tzaponis
Global Studies
* Kathleen Victoria Vahey
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Ciana Marie Van Dusen
Communication Studies
Erin Catherina van Vonderen
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Shannon Alexandra Wackett
Global Studies
Zachary James Stephen Wager
Global Studies
Taylor Leigh Walker
Communication Studies
Anika Wallia
Communication Studies
* Keer Wang
Communication Studies
Katie Lauren Warwick
Communication Studies & History
Julian Wee Tom
Communication Studies
Ani Wells
Communication Studies
Jordanne Whitmarsh
Global Studies
Robert Cameron Williamson
Global Studies
Taylor Elaine Williamson
Global Studies & Psychology
Brent Winer
Global Studies
Megan Brianne Wood
Communication Studies
Christianna Janet Wood-Roddick
Communication Studies
Robert Wride
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Hannah Jean Wright
Global Studies
Yujia Wu
Near Eastern and Classical
Archaeology
Merica Jingyi Xu
Communication Studies
Christina April Yates
Communication Studies
Rachel Leigh Zakrocki
Communication Studies
Han Zhang
Communication Studies
Andrew Robert Ziedins
Communication Studies
Jennifer Audrey Zies
Communication Studies
Justina Elyse Zivic
North American Archaeology
Francesca Oluwakemi Makinde
Communication Studies
Stephanie Lee McNanny
Communication Studies
Lindsey Marie O’Brien
Communication Studies
Larissa Rose Pencak
Communication Studies
Michael Derek Robertson
Communication Studies
Lauren Megan Scallen
Communication Studies
Ashley Dianna Stratton
Global Studies & North American
Studies
Jared Stryker
Global Studies
Andrzej Szymala
Communication Studies
Kevy Yasin
Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Nivedita Aladi
Communication Studies
Gabrielle D'Amelio
Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Malik Jamaal Wilson Haider
Communication Studies
Melanie Anne Kowalchuk
Near Eastern & Classical Archeology
Jarret Carmine Lanzo
Global Studies
Bachelor of Arts | general program
Elisa Marie Lukas
Communication Studies
* With Distinction
** With High Distinction
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Thursday, June 16, 2:00 pm
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Mr. John C. Young, Instructor; Lazaridis School of Business & Economics Coordinator
of Undergraduate Student Affairs
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. Jason Roy, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator,
Department of Political Science
The Vice-Marshal; Mr. John Fraser, Director: Strategic Academic Initiatives
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE
President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa | Peter Wilkinson Howitt
Dr. Jerzy Konieczny, Professor, Department of Economics, will read the citation. The recipient will be
invested with the academic hood by Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Peter Wilkinson Howitt will address Convocation
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Debora VanNijnatten, Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Political Science; North American Studies Program; Dr. Ken Jackson, Assistant Professor (Department
of Economics); Undergraduate Economics Program Director; & Undergraduate Business Programs Director
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean, Faculty of Arts;
Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Hooding candidate will be Dr. Logan McLeod, Associate Professor, Department of Economics;
Assistant Department Chair
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Thomas Hunter '83
O Canada will be led by Sydney Trotter, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Rochelle Meagan Adamiak
Anthropology & Archaeology
Emily Ann Arden
Sociology & Women and
Gender Studies
Martin John Asling
Political Science
Norman Au
Political Science
Bethany Aubrey
Sociology
Danielle Jean Ayora
Political Science
Steven Raymond Bagin
Political Science
Ishpal Bains
Political Science
Brooke Elizabeth Baker
Sociology
Daniel William Thomas Baker
Political Science
Erika Meredith Bauder
Psychology & Sociology
Kayleigh Rose Bell
Political Science
Shannon Suzanne Bell
Sociology
Braeden Bernecker
Sociology
Pheona Chandra Bholla
Political Science
Erica Sabriye Bleta
Sociology
Miranda Dawn Bogie
Sociology
Taylor Katherine Budd
Sociology
Jacqueline Marie Carr
Sociology
Mucahit Celik
Political Science
Elicia Audra Chamoun
Anthropology
Tashinga Rona Natalie Chauma
Sociology
Jamie-Lee Lillian Chisholm
Sociology
Alexandru Cristian Ciobanu
Political Science
Karleigh Copeland
Sociology
Bridgitt Jaclyn Craft
Sociology
* With Distinction
Alexandra Rose Cremonese
Sociology
Rachel Jean Currie
Sociology
Taylor D'Andrea
Sociology
Madison Carly Dafoe
Sociology
Ashley Nicole Daniels-Bobiwash
Anthropology & History
Stefan Ian Dennis
Biology & Philosophy
Nada Djuric
Political Science
Reid Armstrong Dougherty
Political Science
Sandra Eva Dudzinski
Sociology
* Matthew Kenneth Valance Ellies
North American Studies & Political
Science
Jacqueline Taylor Ferris
Sociology
Melanie Ann Figueiredo
Political Science
Ellen Patricia Fisher
Sociology
Austin Alexander Ford
Political Science
Emily Mary Foster
Sociology
Michaela Garito
Sociology
Spencer George Gibara
North American Studies & Political
Science
Caley Maureen Gibbs
Sociology
Jad Hachmi
Political Science
Alyssa Marcia Eva Haim
Sociology
Lauren Harding
Sociology
Derek J Harland
Political Science
Savannah Grace Harrington
Sociology
Alisha Nicole Haveman
Sociology
Kimberley Anne Haworth
Psychology & Sociology
** With High Distinction
Angeline Hawthorn
Political Science
Steven Hewitt
Anthropology & Global Studies
Bruce Derek Hietkamp
Sociology
Victoria Celene Joch
Sociology
Nathalie Mary Jones
Anthropology & Global Studies
Michelle Kakar
Sociology
Whitney Amber Korchak
Sociology
Tara Lynn Louise Kranics
Anthropology & Global Studies
Katelyn Alexine Lacroix
Psychology & Women and
Gender Studies
Thane E Law Lynch
Sociology
* Jordan Robert Alvin Lebold
Political Science
Kelsey Morgan Lowes
Sociology
Alexandra Morgan Mac Menamin
Sociology
Christopher Todd Martyn
Political Science
Christopher Joseph Masotti
Political Science
Emily Joyce McIntosh
Sociology
* Matthew Ross McLean
Political Science
Samantha Valerie McLean
Political Science
Almendra Mesones
Political Science
Sierra Life Miller
Sociology
Zachary Alexandre Beaudry Miller
Sociology
Daniela Mioc
Sociology
Tony Mohamed
Anthropology & Biology
* Shinead Marie Monaghan
Psychology & Sociology
Leah Carol Moody
Sociology & Women and
Gender Studies
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Bachelor of Arts | honours continued
Alyssa Shannon Murji
Political Science
Ashley Saundra Murphy
Anthropology & History
Deanna Tulasi Nada
Political Science
Ankita Nair
Anthropology
Harrison Neill-Morabito
Political Science
Megan Alexandra Newhouse
Sociology
Braeden John McCulla Newman
Political Science
Alison Nham
Sociology
Julyanna Nina Nobili
Political Science
Spencer Nuttall
Political Science
Alisha Grace O'Brien
Sociology
Kathryn Ann O'Brien
Sociology
Keira Leeanne O'Reilly
Political Science
Madison May Morrow Oswald
Sociology
Cindy Paradela Veloso
Sociology
Celina Josephine Pastorious
Sociology
Nickolas Arthur Peciak
Sociology
Katrina Barbara Petrella
Sociology
Elena Nicole Petrina
Sociology
Joel Alexander Pineda
Political Science
Melissa Lynn Pivar
Political Science
Kyle Edmund Proulx
North American Studies & Political
Science
Madison Nicole Reid
Sociology
Katarina Josipa Rezo
Sociology
Daniel Mauricio Rivas
Political Science & Spanish
* Hannah Lynn Robinson
Sociology
Sydney Alexandra Robinson
Sociology
Justin John Roth
Sociology
Tomislav Martin Saric
Political Science
Ashley Sauve
Sociology
Sarah Mary Schoch
Sociology
Mitchell Albert Shiels
Psychology & Sociology
Kyleigh Hannah Slack
Sociology
Ashleigh Anne Julia Smith
Sociology
Connor Smith
Sociology
Eric James Taborowski
North American Studies & Political
Science
Erin Cathleen Taylor
Sociology
Kyle Andrew Taylor
Political Science
* Sabrina Chiao Ling Tioh
Political Science
Tiffani T D Tran
Sociology
Nicole Alexa Tripone
Political Science
Alexandre Vigneault
Political Science
Neven Vincic
Political Science
Jayme Jane Walsh
Sociology
Aiddian Dwayne Walters
Political Science
Katrina Rose Weishar
Sociology
Rachel Gillian Weiss
Political Science
Victoria Dora Yiouroukis
Sociology
Santiago Jose Zapata Duque
Political Science
John Baillie Doty
Political Science
Alexandra Dressler
Sociology
Gurnit Dulay
Sociology
Holly Marie Gloger
Sociology
Ashley Kate Guest
Sociology
Lindsey Anne Hurley
Sociology
Natalie Kulas
Sociology
Cadence Listhaeghe
Sociology
Christina Catherine McEwan
Sociology
Ryan Patrick Mcgrade
Political Science
Daniel Nagorski
Political Science
Alanna Brooke Nichols
Sociology
Vanessa Orgera
Sociology
Alysha Plouffe
Sociology
Melanija Popovic
Anthropology & Political Science
Claire Patricia Price
Sociology
Trevor Ryckman
Political Science
Ryan Somdatt Samaroo
Political Science
Christopher Alkis Vyriotes
Political Science
Bachelor of Arts
Kaitlyn Astles
Sociology
Michelle Bartlett
Sociology
Dylan R Biasiucci
Political Science
Jan Scott Boomhouwer
Sociology & Women and Gender
Studies
Michael James Clayton Brown
Political Science
Jessica Elizabeth Bruccoleri
Political Science
Claudia Buongiorno
Sociology
Andy Anand Christian
Political Science
Brittany Alexandra Courtemanche
Sociology
Bachelor of Arts | general program
Candice Heather Joseph
Anthropology
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LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Arts | honours program
Kenneth Edem Ame
Economics & Financial Management
Michael Ryan Ashby
Economics & Financial Management
John David Baker
Applied Economics
Jacqueline Tara Beadman
Economics and Financial
Management & French
Baldeep Singh Bhathal
Economics
Kaman Chan
Applied Economics
Brandon Cheng
Economics & Financial Management
Christopher Brandon Lee Czartorynskyj
Economics & Accounting
Stefan Damjanovic
Economics & Financial Management
Zhifang Bruce Deng
Economics & Accounting
**Jieheng Ding
Economics & Financial Management
* Joshua Patrick Draves
Economics & Accounting
Taylor James Edmondson
Economics & Accounting
Afroza Rafikali Esmail
Economics & Financial Management
Erica Finateri
Economics & Financial Management
Michael John Foster
Economics
Alexander Peter Galea
Economics & Financial Management
Yi Ge
Economics & Financial Management
Joshua James Grant
Applied Economics
* Junyuan He
Economics & Financial Management
Zixin He
Economics & Financial Management
Benjamin Peter Howe
Applied Economics & Mathematics
Benjamin Howes
Applied Economics
Danial Hyder
Economics & Accounting
Maha Iqbal
Economics & Accounting
Larissa Christina Komarnycky
Economics & Accounting
Rishi Lakhani
Applied Economics
* With Distinction
Jonathan Larose-Myers
Applied Economics
Phillip Gabriel Lee
Economics & Accounting
Zachary William Richard Lee
Economics & Financial Management
Brett Stephen Lemcke-Evans
Economics & Accounting
Matthew Leung
Economics & Accounting
David Li
Economics & Accounting
Zhanxiong Li
Economics & Financial Management
Jiamin Lin
Economics
Christopher Kinghei Luk
Applied Economics
Brett Thomas MacDonald
Economics
Chidinma Mbanefo
Economics
Alexander Nichols
Economics & Financial Management
Michael Kenneth Scott Noble Green
Economics & Financial Management
Mengqi Ou
Economics
Emma Patriquin
Economics & Financial Management
John Pehar
Economics & Financial Management
Cong Qi Pei
Economics
Haoyu Peng
Economics & Financial Management
Paul W Piotrowski
Economics & Financial Management
* Jonathon Plumbtree
Economics
Shicheng Qiu
Economics & Financial Management
Eric Scott Robertson
Economics & Accounting
Blake Jonathon Ryan
Economics & Accounting
Jocelyn Rose Sa Melo
Economics
Joanna Grace Sadgrove
Economics
Ekum Kaur Sahi
Economics & Accounting
Nicole Rose Schaefer
Economics & Accounting
Brendan Smith
Economics
** With High Distinction
Brenner Smith
Economics & Financial Management
Braden Lee Story
Applied Economics
Rujing Sun
Applied Economics
Devin Edward Arthur Swanson
Economics & Financial Management
Jonathan David Thompson
Applied Economics
Ryan Michael Thompson
Economics & Financial Management
Nicholas Aaron Tomec
Economics & Accounting
Hazel Chiamaka Uzoho
Economics & Financial Management
Rayna Valentinova Veleva
Economics
Mohit Verma
Economics & Financial Management
Petar Vranic
Economics & Financial Management
Bradley Milton John Vyse
Economics & Accounting
Keren Wang
Economics
Ziming Wang
Economics & Financial Management
* Steven James Whitlow
Economics
Ian Willmott
Economics & Financial Management
Brayden Michael Wright
Economics & Financial Management
Xiaomeng Xia
Economics & Financial Management
Lihua Zeng
Economics
Ting Zhang
Economics & Financial Management
Xuewei Zhang
Applied Economics
Yihua Zheng
Economics & Financial Management
Yuxuan Zhong
Economics
Menglu Zhou
Economics
Yuqi Zhou
Applied Economics
Jishuai Zhu
Economics
Shawn Michael Zurbrigg
Economics
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Bachelor of Arts
Erica Caruso
Applied Economics
Khashayar Dolatabadi
Applied Economics
Dejan Eskic
Applied Economics
Uzair Feerasta
Applied Economics
Emily Catherine Hale
Applied Economics
Rebecca Virginia Jackman
Applied Economics
Winson Ly
Applied Economics
Arvin Pandher
Applied Economics
Cosimo Pellegrino
Economics & Accounting
Tanner John Pitel
Applied Economics
Lisa Kathryn Porter
Applied Economics
Sean Francesco Pullia
Applied Economics
Maria Russo
Economics & Financial Management
Faiza Shallwani
Economics & Financial Management
Jovan Skorup
Applied Economics
Blake Whiteley
Economics & Financial Management
Jack Tianqi Zhang
Applied Economics
Youjun Zhu
Applied Economics
DIPLOMAS
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Diploma in Accounting
Sheilagh Margaret Jones
Diploma in Business Administration
Angelique Marion Bukta
Thomas Haney
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Martin James Kearns
Milutin Mike Popovic
Karen Anne Tscherner
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J U N E 1 7, 2 0 1 6
Friday, June 17, 9:00 am
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Ms. Laura Allan, Assistant Professor, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. Chet Robie, Professor; Area Coordinator,
OB/HRM, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Share your
graduating
moments
#Laurier2016
The Vice-Marshal; Ms. Leanne Hagarty, Lecturer, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
THE WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR AWARD
Dr. Robert Gordon, Vice-President: Research, will present Dr. Nicole Coviello, Betty and Peter Sims,
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor (Marketing), Lazaridis School of Business & Economics,
with the 2016 University Research Professor Award.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. Nicole Coviello will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Lisa Keeping, Associate Dean of Business
Undergraduate Programs; Professor, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean of the Lazaridis
School of Business & Economics
Hooding candidates will be Dr. Sofy Carayannopoulos, Associate Professor, Lazaridis School of
Business & Economics
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Jeff Gadway '07
O Canada will be led by, Kaela Bosch, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Arts in Financial Mathematics | honours program
Seyed Vahid Abolhassani
Yuxin Chen
* Daniel Joseph D'Alimonte
Florina Codruta Farcas
Allison Florence Hague
* Andrew Hunter
**Andrew David Johnston
Ayman Mahtub Kassay
Hyun Woo Kim
Brandon Kevin Kwok
Ryan William Lackey
Celina Chiara Anna Lucchitti
* Sarah Ann Mukhtiyar
* Demilade Samuel Oba
Julian Ju-Hyun Park
**Jeffrey Michael Rudd
Meng Xi Shen
Benjamin Suissa
Elaine Laura Visentin
Si Xie Wang
Ashley Elizabeth Williams
**Michael Albert Zandbergen
Ting Zhang
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Science in Computer Science | honours program
Matthew Cook
Ali-Hassan Dinani
Tristan Geo Fong
George Lifchits
Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Science in
Computing and Computer Electronics | honours program
Henry Allister Goddard
Bachelor of Business Administration Double Degree Program
with the University of Waterloo | honours program
Visaahan Anandarajah
Nikhil Basu
Jeremy Waite Carrier
Garry Chan
Hyuo Keen Cho
Ryan Ka Lon Chow
Shuo Deng
* Abheek Singh Dhawan
Yibo Duan
* Megan Elizabeth Dujlovic
**Joshua David Michael Fritz
Garrett Thomas Galvin
Xiao Gao
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**Qin Ran Huang
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Lazaridis School of Business &
Economics
Yichen Doreen Huang
Yong Hyeon Hwang
Jane Zhen Li
Ze Yuan Li
**Jenny Zifei Liang
* Keqin Lu
* Liu Chen Lu
Min Quian Lucy Lu
Charlie Tiangeng Ma
**Yuen-Ki Florence Ngan
Jaeyoung Park
* Sophie Ru
Meaghan Savage
Rahul Srivas
**Qi Sheng Sun
**Grant John Sutcliffe
Magdalena Amanda Tartas
* David Yan Kun Wang
Shiying Wang
Xiao Wang
**Xuling Wang
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Lazaridis School of Business &
Economics
* Kefei Wu
Kenneth Chun Bong Yue
* Cedric Xiao Zhang
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J U N E 1 7, 2 0 1 6
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Business Administration | honours program
Tahia Afroze
Ahmad-Soheil Ahmadyar
* Baransel Aksoy
Mays Al-Hamdan
Zaynab Alam
Alexander Altman
* Alessandra Armanasco
Dania Asim
Miles Davin Au
Joshua Oluwatosin Awolade
Cameron Aziz
* Sabith Azward
Edan Avraham Bachar
Daniel Badzynski
Pranav Rajeshwar Rao Bakaraju
Adam Jonah Balaban
Martin Matej Balco
Andrew Adam Balogh
Daniel Barker
Kristian David Barnes
Morgan Baronet
Harrison Mitchell Bartz
Troy Andrew Barwick
Tamanna Misha Bawa
Tessa Emily Bedard
Alex Belardi
Samantha May Belbeck
Marie-Michelle Bensason
Jacqueline Rachelle Bezely
* Hassan Abbas Bhimani
Erica Samantha Bloom
Duje Bobeta
Heba Wasfi Boqaileh
Elizabeth Braun
**Michael David Brignall
Nicole Alexandra Brough
Carmen Bruni
Carmine Anthony Buonincontro
Matthew Allan Burk
Vanessa Valerie Buttinger
Cameron William Byrne
Mitchel Earl Cardow
Justin Robert James Cavanagh
Logan Victoria Chalkley
* Kevin Ka-Wang Chan
Matthew Kai Yeung Chan
**Ryan Wai-Hong Chan
Natasha Saseendran Chapayil
Karan Kumar Chauhan
Jiayi Chen
Lucia Chen
Shanshan Chen
* Colin Jong-Mun Cheung
Tak Shun Cheung
Sarah Mary-Rose Chiavarini
*
*
*
Natalie Chik
Tiffany Wen Yan Cho
David Chong
Denton Keiyi Oondien Choo
Aarushi Chugh
Adam Daniel Cinel
Jessica Samantha Cloutier
Adam Colella
Patrick Cowdrey
Brian Daniel John Creighton
Scott Thomas Chang Creighton
Matthew Crocker
Janay Akilah Cumberbatch
Adam Cuthbert
Filip Cvrkalj
Zachary Judah Danilewitz
Matthew James Dean
Giuliano Delfinis
Deepak Arun Deodat
Rinky Deol
Tehsin Munir Dewji
Imanjit Singh Dhaliwal
Simrat Kaur Dhaliwal
Xiaofang Dong
Steven Agostinho Dos Santos
Ravinder Kaur Dulay
Laurissa Fawn Erickson
Emma Marie Ernewein
Amanda Joanne Eyssen
Stephen Fabbro
Sarah Concetta Farano
Muhammad Awais Farooq
Cameron Farrell
Eoin Patrick Ferguson
Sean Daniel Ferguson
Vladyslav Feshchenko
Lindsay Elizabeth Filiatrault
Hugh Fisher
Catherine Marie Foster
Derek Brennan Fox
James Paul Fracas
Ryan George Franchetto
Shannon Fraser
Erin Kathleen Frieday
Jiao Fu
Zachary Ansel Dylan Gajdel
Sylvia R Gallo
Alycia Nicole Gambarotto
Shielarose Gandhi
Mithulah Ganesharajah
Mark Philip Gendy
Spencer James George
Cameron Spencer Gerrie
Nolan Marcel Gery
Sheila Ghazanfari Oskooei
* Alexander George Gibson
Samuel Henry Gingrich
Maurizio David Gioffré
Mitchell Shawn Glassford
Yiqun Gong
Graeme Michael Braden Goodfellow
Katherine Dawn Goodfellow
Barry Jonathan Gould
* Danielle Christine Gray
Kevin James Greer
Madison Jill Grossman
Mohammad Mridul Haque
* Rachel Josephine Harlaar
* Eric Brian Harper
Wesley Alexander Harper
Clarissa I Hartono
Suleiman Hasham
Leeban Mohamed Hassen
Nathan Andrew Hause
Liam Stephen Raizenn Hay
Harshvardhan Heda
Brandon Kevin Hegarty
Joshua Matthew Hersh
**Carly Beatrice Hicks
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Lazaridis School of Business &
Economics
Chelsea Hill
Akila Gayanaka Hiyara Gamage
Richard Bruce Holland
* Andrea Lee Hone
* Yu Hong
Kevin Dean Hopper
Jaclyn Paige Housworth
Kristopher Braden Howes
Matthew Hrabinski
Cherry Huang
Bradley George Hugh
Adrian Hui
Connor John Ingleson
Marc Anthony Inns
Natasha Jachs
Shubhang Chandra Jain
Michael Dominic Jakubowski
Mohammad Hamza Jamal
Tori Corrine Jamieson
Ruth Jeevasagayam
Cameron Jesudasan
Vagiran Jeyakumar
Alice Jia
Mo Jin
Haley Alzina Grace Jones
Monika Marie Jones
Vivek Joshi
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M O R N I N G C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J U N E 1 7, 2 0 1 6
Friday, June 17, 11:30 am
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Ms. Laura Allan, Assistant Professor, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. Chet Robie, Professor; Area Coordinator, OB/HRM,
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
The Vice-Marshal; Ms. Leanne Hagarty, Lecturer, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE
President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will present to the Chancellor for the degree of
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa | William A. Downe
Mr. Rob Donelson, Vice President: Development & Alumni Relations, will read the citation.
The recipient will be invested with the academic hood by Dr. Micheál J. Kelly, Dean, Lazaridis
School of Business & Economics.
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Dr. William Downe will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees will be Dr. Lisa Keeping, Associate Dean of Business
Undergraduate Programs; Professor
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr, Michéal Kelly, Dean, Lazaridis School of
Business and Economics
Hooding candidates will be Dr. Sofy Carayannopoulos, Associate Professor, Lazaridis School of
Business and Economics
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Mark Aiello '02
O Canada will be led by Kaela Bosch, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Business Administration | honours program
Shahina Kanagarajah
Rohan Kapoor
Alexander Roman Karwowski
Baljit Kaur
Mackenzie Jaimes Keelan
James William Kehoe
Liam Kelly
Melanie Elizabeth Kerr
Shahroz Ali Khan
Shakir Ahmad Khan
Thahera Khan
* Rose Khotianov
Dante Kichi
Emily Aaron Surgi Kim
Eugene Deniel Kim
Ha Ram Kim
John William Larkin King
* Samantha Abbi Kirsh
Alyssa Carla Kleinknecht
Jon Knowles
* Kelsey Lynn Koebel
Michael A Koo
Rishi Ajay Koparde
Alexander Robert Kotsovos
Nirujah Krishnamoorthy
Mathew Taylor Krizmanich
Zachary Jerome Kuepfer
Komal Kumar
Hannah Tin Wai Kwan
Amit Lad
Muhammad Munir Ladha
Timothy Kwok-Chu Lai
Seth Norman Laidlaw
Joelle Denise Lam
Sherri Anne Lambkin
**Sydney Elizabeth Lapaine
Jessica Marian Lawrence
Byung Chan Lee
Chelsea Winifred Lee
Chi Hang Lee
Michael Akira Ga Wah Lee
Alexandra Leedale
Wai-Hung Martin Leung
Jake Lewis
Jing Li
* With Distinction
Rebecca Li
* Ruonan Li
Jordan Robert Linton
Ryan Philip Little
Tianfu Liu
Xiaojun Liu
Ho Kwan Kezia Lo
Natasha Jane Lowcay
Giovanni Kwok Sum Lui
Casandra Nicole Lunick
Dylan John MacDonald
Sarah Robyn MacNeil
Michael Trevor Malanda
Neha Mangat
Justin Lloyd Manning
Tanja Marinkovic
Nadejda Georgieva Markova
Jose Rodrigo Martinez Monroy
Michael John Matkowsky
Julie Dianne Matthews
Charlotte Elizabeth McBride
Shelby Marie Mccallum
Chad William McFarlane
Simon James Mclean
* Matthew James McLellan
Vinit Mehna
Hashim Mihri
Eli Aaron Minuk
**Jianan Mo
Rahul Modi
**Hamza Mohamadhossen
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Lazaridis School of Business &
Economics
Natalie Ka-Man Mok
Gabriel Alejandro Mota Rivas
Sagal Muse
Karl Nagel
Shashank Nandagopal
Syed Azfar Abbas Naqvi
Mehdi Nasser
Hillary Victoria Ng
Isaac Shek-Lum Ng
Katrina Ngo
Adam Christopher Nicolaou
* Curtis Lee Noble
**With High Distinction
*
*
*
Gregory Gerhard Nyhof
Curtis Owen Joseph O'Reilly
Victoria Osinski
Jordan George Oudyk
Mu Qiao
Christian Jacob Paetkau
Dayita Palani
Andrew George Paling
Pawanpreet Singh Pandori
Vasili Bill Papanastasiou
Kevin Papetti
Andrew Papousek
Megha Mahendra Patel
Shanket G Patel
Claudene Petricca
Vu Tuan Pham
Andrea Marie Piccoli
Anthony Pizzuti
Ranadeep Polavarapu
Santiago Pombo
Kate Shallomei Protacio
Matthew Provost
Jonah Samuel Prussky
Katie Ann Pufall
Dominika Lidia Radzikowska
Reyad Rahamat
Jasman Rai
Manvir Rai
Rohan Hariharan Raj
Shajitha Rajavickneswaran
Alifya Rajkotwala
Karandeep Singh Rakhra
Kaitlyn Jody Ramsarran
Anthony Santino Rizza
Paulina Cristina Rodrigues
Kaitlin Patricia Ruck
Sabawoon Saad
Darron Davendra Sadaphal
Jyoti Sahota
Preeti Sandhu
Stefan Sasic
Brett Scace
Matthew Joseph Schlotzhauer
Calum Buchanan Scott
Adnan Mohammed Shah
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Bachelor of Business Administration | honours program continued
Arsal Shah
Heraa Shakil
Rahul Sharda
Harvinder Sharma
Rebecca Joan Shaw-Stewart
Samantha Jody Sheffield
Connor Michael Peter Shkimba
Eliazer Muacasso Shour
Selena Shum
**Qasim Hassan Siddiqi
Adam Patrick Sigouin
Neil Aaron Silverberg
Gabrielle Camille Sinclair
Jordan Adetuyi Skerrett
Jean Isabell Smillie
Douglas Scott Smith
Lindsey Catharine Smith
Ali Abdul-Rasul Somani
Dylan Anthony Sousa
Arabe Sovunthararajan
Justin Spatafora
Gilad Daniel Spector
Peter Walter Strobl
Ognjen Sucur
Rachel Summers
Hanying Sun
Sam Adam Surmon
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Jonathan Chun-Yin Tam
Michael Ka Wai Tang
Hilary Kiyo Tanouye
Nina Marie Theodorlis
Armen-Zaven Titizian
* Shaan Tolani
Ryan Patrick Tran
Wayne Dinh Tran
Vikky Trinh
Justin Truong
Kyle Jordan Van Der Boom
Blair Margaret Vanderholst
Caroline Vanwinden
* Emily Blain Varrasso
Christina Anastasia Varvarikos
Ananthan Vijayakumar
Robert Bruce Macrae Villeneuve
**Marco Wai
Recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal
for the Lazaridis School of Business &
Economics
Gregory Milton Douglas Walker
**Monica Ming-Xia Wang
Sheng Kai Wang
* Siyun Wang
Kyle Raymond Waymouth
Ava Siyu Wei
* Lukasz Wicher
Marley Irene Wildish
**Cory Benjamin Wilkinson
Nicolas Alan Wilson
Brandon Gregory Won
Agnes Nadia Wong
Jacky Chun Kit Wong
Victoria Wood
Matthew Lewis Woods
Mitchell Alexander Wotton
Jiabo Wu
Peter Wulczynski
Wei Ling Yang
Fabio Hey Yin Yau
Lei Ye
Kristina Yerin
Ai Lun Yu
Yue Yu
* Annalise Emily Yundt
Hania Zehra
Erica Marie Zen
* Mengqi Zhang
Xuan Zhang
Yixuan Zhou
**Megan Alexandra Zingel
Blake Alexander Zwikler
Ethan Bram Zwirek
* With Distinction
**With High Distinction
A F T E R N O O N C E R E M O N Y | F R I D AY, J U N E 1 7, 2 0 1 6
Friday, June 17, 2:00 pm
CEREMONY
Athletic Complex
THE PROCESSIONAL ORDER
The Marshal; Dr. Kevin Spooner, Associate Professor of North American Studies, Department of History
Candidates for Degrees and Diplomas in Course
Members of the Fanfare led by The Bedel; Dr. John Milloy, Assistant Professor of Public Ethics, Waterloo
Lutheran Seminary; Co-director, Centre for Public Ethics, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary; Practitioner-inResidence, Department of Political Science
The Vice-Marshal
THE ORDER OF WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
Rev. Dr. Mark Harris, Principal-Dean; Professor of Functional Theology; Director of Leadership in Ministry, Waterloo
Lutheran Seminary will present the recipient of the 2016 Order of Wilfrid Laurier University | David Pfrimmer
CONVOCATION ADDRESS
Rev. Dr. David Pfrimmer will address Convocation.
CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS IN COURSE
The Provost and Vice-President: Academic, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, will present to the Chancellor
candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
The President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Max Blouw, will assist the Chancellor, Dr. Michael Lee-Chin,
in admitting candidates for degrees and diplomas in course.
Announcing candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Joan Norris, Dean, Faculty of Graduate and
Postdoctoral Studies
Greeting candidates for degrees and diplomas will be Dr. Richard Nemesvari, Dean, Faculty of Arts; Dr. Colleen
Willard-Holt, Dean, Faculty of Education; Dr. Glen Carruthers, Dean, Faculty of Music; Dr. Paul Jessop, Dean,
Faculty of Science; Dr. Nick Coady, Dean, Faculty of Social Work; Dr, Micheál J. Kelly, Dean, Lazaridis School of
Business and Economics; Dr. Mark Harris, Principal-Dean, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
Hooding candidates will be Dr. Matthew Smith Associate Professor, Biology, Associate Dean, Faculty of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; Dr. Hugh Munro, MBA Director, Professor (Marketing); Dr. Kristine Lund,
Assistant Principal, Director of the Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy Programs, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
Degrees in absentia will be granted by The Chancellor
CLOSING
The Alumni Welcome will be given by Sasha Jacob, '03
O Canada will be led by Kaela Bosch, student, Faculty of Music
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Degrees in Course
faculty of graduate & postdoctoral studies
DOCTORAL DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Doctor of Philosophy in English and Film Studies
Jonathon Coplen Russell Rose
National Crises and Moments of Laughter in ‘Second Interregnum’ South African Drama, 2001-2014
Advisor: Dr. Maryam Pirbhai
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
Windekind Buteau-Duitschaever
Exploring Institutions, Governance and Collaboration for Regional Integration of
Protected Areas in Québec
Advisor: Dr. Scott Slocombe
†
Felix Chinaegbo Nwaishi
Evaluating the Biogeochemical Functioning of a Constructed Fen on the Post-Mining
Landscape of Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Advisor: Dr. Richard Petrone
Doctor of Philosophy in History
†
Seth Jacob Thalen Adema
More than Stone and Iron: Indigenous History and Incarceration in Canada, 1834-1996
Advisor: Dr. Susan Neylan
†
Andrea Marie Gal
Grassroots Consumption: Ontario Farm Families’ Consumption Practices, 1900-45
Advisor: Dr. Adam Crerar
†
Whitney Lynn Wood
Birth Pangs: Maternity, Medicine, and Feminine Delicacy in English Canada, 1867-1950
Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Comacchio
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
†
Tyler Bancroft
Scalar Short-Term Memory
Advisors: Dr. William Hockley and Dr. Philip Servos
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* With Distinction
** With High Distinction
†
Award for Outstanding Graduate Work
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Nichole Elizabeth Scheerer
An Examination of the Factors that Dictate the Relative Weighting of Feedback and
Feedforward Input for Speech Motor Control
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Jones
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal for the Doctoral Level (Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Doctor of Philosophy in Management
Yan Jin
Essays on Earnings Forecasts, Tax Expense and IFRS Adoption
Advisor: Dr. Bruce McConomy
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Doctor of Philosophy in Global Governance
Daniel Herman
Responses to Change in the Global Political Economy of Innovation The Role of Sub-National States in Industrial Transition
Advisor: Dr. Eric Helleiner
MASTER’S DEGREES
FACULTY OF ARTS
Master of Arts
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Tanis Dawn Schumilas
CULTURAL ANALYSIS & SOCIAL THEORY
Caitlin Harding
Sara Catherine Hammond Mann
ENGLISH
Marina Ajhert
Aaron Edward Armstrong
Stephanie Anne Chapman
Kayla Madeline Goetz
Patricia Moonilal
Anhar Redmond
Alannah Pauline Sawatsky
Amanda Spallacci
Devon Houle
Michael Laurence Kwitko
HISTORY
Christopher Colin Neal Greenlaw
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Christopher William Tsioros
RELIGION & CULTURE
Gordon Dueck
Edouard Akram Karam
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SOCIOLOGY
Olivia Eleanor Christi Gabrielli
Sylvia Jezierski
Master of Science
GEOGRAPHY
Elise Catherine Gabrielli
Julia Eve Metelka
Cameron Christopher Farr Plouffe
Sarah Dawn Pottier
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Jacqueline Rachael Wettlaufer
Andrew Jonathan Keegan Mackriell
Laurie Lynne Sadowski
James Seaborn
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
Master of Education
Karen Klee
FACULTY OF MUSIC
Master of Arts
COMMUNITY MUSIC
Dawn Marie Ellis
Caroline Elizabeth Hissa
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Master of Arts
PSYCHOLOGY
Gurveer Shaan Dhillon
Jessica Noble
Master of Science
INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
Christopher Bartlett
Prachi Deshpande
Benjamin Livingston Hlina
James Jones
David Frederick Jones Lisser
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
†
Emily Sarah Martin
Allison Sally McManus
Phillip-Huy Quoc Pham-Ho
Wesley Vi-Luan Truong
Monica Lynn Molinaro
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Tonya Annwen Murray Leduc
Lauren Elizabeth Thomson
CHEMISTRY
†
Alexandra Carvajal
KINESIOLOGY
Russell Cameron Kennedy
Kirby Mendes
MATHEMATICS
Kenneth Onuma
PSYCHOLOGY
Irina Odintsova
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Justeena Nagy Zaki-Azat
* With Distinction
** With High Distinction
†
Award for Outstanding Graduate Work
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LYLE S. HALLMAN FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK
Master of Social Work
Matthew Douglas Adams
Gilbert Addison
Rhonda Irene Almey
Sarah Beal
Laura Beck
Lee Martin Berkowitz
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Gina Brohman
Chelsea Brown
Lorraine Margaret May Buchnea
Natalie Eileen Carere
Carolyn Charters
Alexandria Chiefari
Tanya Costantini
Tina Joyce Cumby
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Jasmin Dalton
Kevin James de Ruiter
Kyla Mary Denomme
Lisa Grace Ditoro
Melanie Duffy
Stewart Woodruff Dunbar
Kaitlin Joanna Eaton
Ana Crina Fantanaru
Katelynn Anne Feeney
Marika Galadza
Stephanie Jane Garant
Ann Marie Gaudon
Bhagwati Gautam
Nicola Gladwell
Alexandra Sharon Graham
David Grand
Hannah Graves
Laura Diane Groulx
Ivonne Charlotte Hammoud
Jaclyn Harper
Adam McKenzie Hodgins
Brianne Kristen Hollingsworth
Nadine Samantha Hull
Samantha Lynn Johnson
Kathryn Jones
Niyati Joshi
Sunita Margaret Karir
Jodie Cathleen Keeso-Hiebert
Andrea Kendall
Bharat Raj Khatiwada
Malgorzata Kirklewska
Amanda Kierstyn Isabel Knoll
Nicole Katherine Konc
Jenna Catherine Lee
Kaitlin Amanda Lindquist
Eva Lolle
Sarah Helene Kristina Lowry
April Sharlene Maclennan
Harvey Manning
Terri Lynn Valerie Manuel
Sarah McCallum
Bailey Lynn McCullough
Eleanor Marie McGrath
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Nathan Metzger
†
†
†
Saddaf Mian
Sara Nawaz
Julia Nichols
Kayla Nicholson
Terri Nickle
Victoria Patterson
Anubha Williams Phillip
Meghan Pistchik
Erica Rathie
Avni Francesca Rego
Monica Paola Rivas Barbosa
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Julia Roat
Stephanie Lynne Romkey
Laurie Ronald
Mian Javed Hussain Shah
William Peter Sheffield
Megan Smith
Eunkyong Grace Song
Laura Ashley Spaetzel
Brendan James Kennedy Storey
Alexa Stovold
Chieh Schen Teng
Michael Thompson
Laurie Lynn Torres
Rebecca Verdun
Emily Susan Verhoeve
Mollie Victoria Witenoff
Abigail Yeboah
Caitlyn Young
LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Master of Arts
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Anchith Balakrishnan
Derek Edward Ensing
Shelby Eyre
Huijie Guo
Andy Wang-Yu Kwan
Kairui Li
Shiru Liu
Hussaun Ahmed Syed
Jingwen Wu
Master of Business Administration
Kelsey Lee Abbott
Mohamed Hayder Abdelrahim
Justin Ross E Alfante
Francisco Javier Alvarez
Neveen Attalla
Sean Beniston
Nicki Lee Anne Berfelz
Roger Phillip Wesley Bourret
William Kent Bowra
Bruce Gerard Brady
Sukhjit Brar
Gordon Geoffrey William Cardy
Shuet Fung Simon Chang
Weini Chen
Nelson Cheng
Steven Kai Yin Chow
Richard Dang
Matthew Darcel
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Master of Business Administration continued
Klodiana Djawadi
Varun Dogra
Umair Dossani
Amanda Kathleen Downey
Joanne Drouillard
Li Feng
Rosemary Formusa
Laura Danielle Galli
Sandeep Gidda
Peter Andrew Golini
Anand Gopala Krishnan
Kari Lea Gow
Nima Hamidian Jahromi
Yusuf Hasan
Scott Henry
Melanie Henry-Hayden
Hieu Dat Minh Ho
Abdullahi Issa
Asad Jawed
Lindsey Katelyn Johnson
Saad Kabir
Shailesh Kamble
Zeynab Khalesi
Murad Khan
Michael Christopher Koutsaris
Karen Lai
Kyle Lajoie
Maynard Theodore Lanting
Maurice Lee
Kyle Leslie
Steven Paul Levson
Quan Liu
Jiayi Lu
Katrina Lynn MacInnes
Kevin Magnan
Scott Phillip Martin
Christopher McNeish
Ying Meng
Anisha Moti
Jasmin Mulaosmanovic
Steven Michael Munn
Tandon Naylor
Dallas James Spencer Neatham
Di Alex Ni
Amanda Elaine Nichol
Felix Njap
Yuanze Ouyang
Joshua Douglas Paquin
Rajbir Parmar
Behnaz Paydar
Michael Brent Peckover
Faiz Rabbani
Kate Richards
Alexander Roberts
Trevor Rodgers
Veronique Roussel
Myrna Salleh
Dawna Marie Salvarinas
Ning Shao
Sarathchandran Thundiyil
Amanda Tong
Honey Wahi
Brian Xu
Yise Zhang
Ying Zhu
Recipient of the Graduate Gold Medal
for the Master’s Level (Faculty of
Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies)
Master of Finance
Eric Scott Bergeron
Yizhuo Hu
Xinyu Lan
Qi Li
Guanghai Nie
Wissam Riad
Xiaolong Wang
Di Wu
Tianwei Zhao
WATERLOO LUTHERAN SEMINARY
Master of Arts
THEOLOGY
Garry Alan Blinch
Kinga Burjan
Nicholas Cardases
Joanne Casarella
†
Cairine Eliza Domzella
Halima Fuller
Lance Haverkamp
†
Jennifer Leigh Hind
Angela Alexandra Holmes
Robin Hurlow
Pamela Anne Loughton
Ronald Christopher Reilly
Emma Richardson
Yvonne Frances Runstedler
Megan Marie Ryerson
Paul Jonathan Sai-Man Wong
Maria-Esther Wood
Master of Divinity
Nelson James Grigg
Jennifer Leigh Hind
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Pamela Anne Loughton
Christopher Rigden-Briscall
* With Distinction
** With High Distinction
†
Award for Outstanding Graduate Work
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DIPLOMAS
WATERLOO LUTHERAN SEMINARY
Diploma in Multifaith Spiritual Care and Counselling
Catherine Mary Lauber
Diploma in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy
Keturah Maude Leonforde
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predecessors. WLUAA represents all Laurier alumni, including you.
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SPRING CONVOCATION 2016
Receptions
You are invited to attend the Faculty receptions
immediately following each Convocation ceremony,
except where noted otherwise.
Monday, June 13, 2016 | 2:00 pm ceremony
Faculty of Music | Maureen Forrester Recital Hall Foyer
Faculty of Science | Science Atrium
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | 9:30 am ceremony
Faculty of Science | Science Atrium
2:00 pm ceremony
Faculty of Science | Science Atrium
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | 9:30 am ceremony
Faculty of Arts | Science Atrium
2:00 pm ceremony
Faculty of Arts | Science Atrium
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | 9:30 am ceremony
Faculty of Arts | Science Atrium
2:00 pm ceremony
Faculty of Arts | Science Atrium
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium, Schlegel Centre
Friday, June 17, 2016 | 9:30 am ceremony
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium, Schlegel Centre
11:30 am ceremony
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics | KPMG Atrium, Schlegel Centre
2:00 pm ceremony
Faculty of Social Work | 120 Duke Street West | 11 am – 12:30 pm
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics: KPMG Atrium | Schlegel Centre
Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Maureen Forrester Recital Hall Foyer
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