Convocation Program
Congratulations Graduates!!
“It is a commonplace of educational philosophy that a university, especially a major state university, should encourage the application of knowledge to social purpose. It is in this process of public policy analysis that the resources of higher education can be invaluable. . . .”
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1971-1989
Order of Events
Processional and The National Anthem
“On the Banks of the Old Raritan”—Rutgers Alma Mater
lyrics available here
Opening of the Ceremony
- Stuart Shapiro, Dean and Professor
Welcome
- Francine Conway, Chancellor, Rutgers–New Brunswick
Special Address
- New Jersey Lt. Governor Dr. Dale G. Caldwell
Presentation of Undergraduate Awards
Katie Pincura, Associate Professor of Teaching
Presentation of Graduate Awards
- Julia Sass Rubin, Associate Professor; Associate Dean of Academic Programs Director, Program in Public Policy
- Mi Shih, Associate Professor; Director, Program in Urban Planning & Policy Development
- Jim Samuel, Associate Professor of Practice; Executive Director, Program in Public Informatics
- Soumitra Bhuyan, Associate Professor; Executive Director, Program in Health Administration
Recognition of Doctoral Candidates
- Radha Jagganathan, Professor; Interim Director, Doctoral Program, Planning and Public Policy
Convocation Remarks — Graduate Representative
- Shreyashree Pradhan, Master of City and Regional Planning
Convocation Remarks — Undergraduate Representative
- Nicholas Vinco, B.S., Urban Planning & Design
Conferring of Degrees
- Dean Shapiro
- Professor Radha Jagganathan
- Professor Mi Shih
- Professor Julia Sass Rubin
- Professor Jim Samuel
- Professor Soumitra Bhuyan
- Assistant Dean Stephen Weston
- Assistant Dean Christina Torian
- Assistant Dean Lynn Astorga
Presentation of Graduates
- Dean Shapiro
Recessional
All graduates will exit to the front of Jersey Mike’s Arena. Families and other guests should proceed to the side exits as directed by Event Staff.
We welcome graduates to meet their families and guests outside the front of the athletic arena, across the street, at a gathering with refreshments in front of Henry’s Diner on the Livingston Plaza.
Bloustein School Mission Statement
The mission of the Bloustein School is to create just, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and healthy local, national and global communities.
The Bloustein School seeks to improve our increasingly urbanized and interconnected world by exploring planning approaches and public policy solutions that are healthier, greener, fairer, and generate greater prosperity than do current practices. It pursues equitable and efficient solutions to public problems at multiple levels from the global to the local and emphasizes the professional perspectives of urban planning, public policy, public health and health administration. Within each of these domains, the school advances its aspiration to be a global leader in teaching, research, and service by engaging society’s challenges with focused programs that align current strengths with emerging needs. Its mission includes:
- Solving public problems through constructive engagement of governmental, private, and non-profit actors;
- Addressing the challenge of urbanization in its various global manifestations;
- Serving New Jersey’s need for a rigorous and engaging public policy forum; and
- Preparing students for rewarding professional careers in public service.
The Bloustein ethic engages those who do their jobs not just honorably, but with a passion for their work that alters their surroundings. The Bloustein School seeks to foster new research and thinking that achieve both scholarly recognition and public acceptance.
Edward J. Bloustein — Rutgers president, constitutional scholar, active citizen, philosopher, and teacher — lived a life of civic engagement that the school’s ethic seeks to perpetuate. Research, teaching, and outreach at the Bloustein School aim for intellectual originality and practical rigor in an atmosphere of spirited and open debate. Bloustein activities are rooted in diversity of experience and thought. They create settings where individuals and communities can flourish and strive to improve the quality of public discourse by producing ideas and measures that have impact.
Edward J. Bloustein, The Man Behind the Name
Thirty-seven years since his death and 34 years since the founding of the Bloustein School, many of our students, staff, and faculty are far removed from why we were named after Dr. Edward J. Bloustein, President of Rutgers University (1971-1989).
During the Bloustein School’s 30th anniversary year and in his honor, in 2022 the school created a video as not just a testament to Dr. Bloustein, but also to how we, at the Bloustein School, have memorialized his ethic. By capturing the essence of Ed Bloustein, we are able to show the meaning behind our mission: to create just, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and healthy local, national and global communities.
Special thanks to Ed’s daughters Lori and Elise. This project was spearheaded by Janet Cole, Director of Development, and Madison Welch, former Alumni and Development Specialist. The video was created by Bloustein alumnus Tatiana Rodriguez, MPH, BS (Public Health) ’99.
Watch the video on our YouTube channel by visiting go.rutgers.edu/blousteinvideo.
Commencement Pagentry/Color and The Academic Costume
The wearing of academic dress dates back to the early days of the oldest universities in the world. In the American Council on Education’s book entitled American Universities and Colleges, it is suggested that “Gowns may have been counted necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings frequented by medieval scholars. Hoods seem to have served to cover the tonsured head. . . .”
Throughout the years, European universities have continued to show great diversity in their academic dress. When American universities decided to adopt academic dress, however, they immediately established a code of regulations that today is followed by almost all American institutions. The establishment of this code has made it possible to distinguish between the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctors, and, at the same time, recognize the university that has conferred the degree.
GOWNS: The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. Graduates of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences traditionally wear green academic robes, symbolizing the agricultural and environmental elements of the college’s mission. Graduates of the School of Arts and Sciences wear red academic robes. The master’s gown, worn open or closed, has oblong sleeves, the front part of which frequently is cut away at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It is worn open or closed.
At Rutgers, members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, as well as those who hold a doctoral degree from the university, wear the Rutgers gown, which is scarlet with black velvet front panels framed on the outer edge with gold cord braid. The velvet panels are embroidered with a crown and the year 1766 at the neck, signifying the university’s founding as one of the original colonial colleges under King George III of England.
HOODS: The hoods vary in size: 48 inches for the doctor’s degree, 42 inches for the master’s, and 36 inches for the bachelor’s. All hoods are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. If the institution has more than one color, the colors are shown in divisions using chevrons. The binding or edge of the hood is usually made of velvet in the color designating the subject in which the degree was granted.
Below is a list of some of the colors as prescribed by the Intercollegiate Code for the binding of the graduate hood, including those worn by graduates of the Bloustein School:
The color or colors of the lining of the hood for the nine colonial colleges are: scarlet, Rutgers; crimson, Harvard; green-gold-silver, William and Mary; blue, Yale; red-blue, Pennsylvania; orange-black, Princeton; light blue-white, Columbia; brown, Brown; and green-white, Dartmouth.
CAPS: Black mortarboards or soft hats are worn for all degrees. The gold tassel signifies a Doctorate.
GONFALON: The gonfalon is a heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar. It is displayed at the head of all formal school processions. Founded in 1992 as the School of Planning and Public Policy, the gonfalon of the Bloustein School represents the school’s original graduate-level disciplines of urban planning (brown) and public policy (peacock blue). These colors frame a central stripe of Rutgers Scarlet. Displayed at the top, surrounded by the name of the school, is a representation of the Civic Square Building, which was built in 1995 as the home of the Bloustein School. In 2018 drab (tan) was added to represent health administration, and in 2022 gold for the informatics graduate discipline. All four colors are represented in the celebratory pom poms presented to members of the graduating class.
Candidates for Graduate Degrees
As of May 1, 2026
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.)
Offered through Rutgers School of Graduate Studies
Angela Delores Johnson
Shiyu Ma
Lauren Elizabeth Nolan †
Jessica Nadine Paolini
Elaine Zundl
† October 2025
MASTER OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (M.C.R.P.)
Gabriella Alexis REDev
Amelia Allen *
Abigail E. Alvarez *
Nicholas Kyle Atwell
Tia E. Azzi *
Joseph Anthony Brosnan
Imran Bukhari *
Gabrielle Michelle Cain *
Clement Cataisson *
Luis Enzo Cerna MCRP/MPP
Meghan Jane Crowley * HP
Matthew Leong D’Agostino
Joshua M. Darragh
Kayla Dodd
Emily Amber Evers * MCRP/MPP
Christopher D. Gates REDev
Ivonne Alejandra Cordier Gavancho * REDev
Caroline Barrett Grant !
Paul B. Hislip
Harrison Ian Janes
Robert Joseph Johnson, Jr. *
Halleigh Jasmine Johnston *
Hyunjung Kim %
Julia Pielet Kohn *
Hailie Kovitch
Kshitija Shirish Kulkarni
Justin Kurt Laumann *
Shuhan Lei MCRP/MPI
Joseph Anthony Marra
Jake Alexander Martinez
Alanna Zenobia Gabrielle Mcdowall *
Brent Langas Miller *
Soujanya Narayan
Matthew Scott Norris
Langley Nel Oudemans ! CCRR
Christian Owen
Ross D. Collado Perez
Allan Wesner Pierre
Connor Arthur Maxwell Pisano % *
Adrian Ponichtera *
Shreyashree Pradhan
Samruddhi Sachin Purohit *
Shweta Udaysingh Rajput
Riley Riegel * TS
Carmen Marie Santiago &
Mutiara Indah Puspita Sari *
Neha Shetty %
Ashlee Blanchè Smith
Nikita Kumari Soni %
Ryan Patrick Sprong % TS
Kazi Tasnim Tanzeen
Amara Simone Thompkins * REDev
Gavin Otto White *
Theodore William Frye Yanos *
Andrew Franklin Zuppardi *
! August 2025
% January 2026
& August 2026
MCRP/MPP Dual MCRP/MPP degree
MCRP/MPI Dual MCRP/MPI degree
* Honors
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
CCRR Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience
HP Historic Preservation
REDev Real Estate Development and Redevelopment
TS Transportation Studies
MASTER OF CITY AND REGIONAL STUDIES (M.C.R.S.)
Sanguk Han %
Young-In Hong %
Youngjun Hong %
Eunjin Jeong %
Eunyoung Kim %
Kyounghwan Kim %
Sangeun Kim %
Lisa C. Lee %
Sung-hyun Lee %
Hye Jeong Lim %
Aaron Sabu Tetteh Osabutey %
Byeongjun Park %
Manoj Raavi
Woojae Shin %
Dooyoung Yang %
% January 2026
MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY (M.P.P.)
Karleen Binesh Aghevli * & PAA
Ghazi Shoaib Ahmed * PAA
Sharon Grace Bali PAA
Kyle Burnett &
Fiorela Caro * &
Luis Enzo Cerna MCRP/MPP PAA
Caroline Claire Chovanes * PAA
Sandra Jae-ah Chung
Claudia Teresa Cruz * %
Jiakun Dai
Alaina Colleen Dixon * PAA
Estelle Eustache
Emily Amber Evers * MCRP/MPP PAA
Tiffany Granger
Naeemah K. Jones
James P. Kenah
Alyssa Belinda Hyacinth King %
Alexander George Koskoski * PAA
Claudia Colby Luca %
Olivia E. Matts * PAA
Tylor Mengel *
Tiffany Motachwa @ MPP/MSW
Kelline Muo, Sr. PAA
Jake Thomas Papa * PAA
Freyja Rose Quinn PAA
María Cecilia Chacón Rendon * PAA
Daniel T. Rosario * %
Gabrielle Rose Rubinstein *
Monica Maria Santora &
Juan Carlos Flores Serrano *
Maria Domenica Skidmore * PAA
Ra’Zulu Shameek Ukawabutu &
% January 2026
& August 2026
@ January 2027
MCRP/MPP Dual MCRP/MPP degree
MPP/MSW Dual MPP/Master of Social Work degree
PAA Pi Alpha Alpha Honorary
* Academic Honors
MASTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLITICS (M.P.A.P.)
Alexandra Patrice Behette *
Matthew Jason Binder %
Hannah R. Goldston
Hwigyeong Jeong %
Yeonjin Jeong * %
Geena Kim * %
Ingyeong Kim *
Jinhoi Kim * %
Youngrog Kim * %
Hojin Lee * %
Kee Won Lee * %
Mi Eun Lee * %
Hanbaro Min * %
Jiwoo Park * %
Soh Jung Yoon * %
Hyojeong Yun * %
% January 2026
* Honors
MASTER OF PUBLIC INFORMATICS (M.P.I.)
Muhammad Haroon Ashfaq *
Iman Basit % * MPP/MPI
Md Mozammel Hoque *
Rimshah Jawad *
Zarak Khan *
Shuhan Lei MCRP/MPI
Vincent Lu
Sina-Marie Mayer *
Ayse Sert Oti *
Lucas Stephen Weston
Edward Banghao Yin
Ivania Berenice Martínez Zamora *
Xinyi Zhao *
% January 2026
MPP/MPI Dual MPP/MPI degree
MCRP/MPI Dual MCRP/MPI degree
* Honors
MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (M.H.A.)
Runeen Isa Abudalal &
Mary Odunayo Adekahunsi !
Daniyar Akhmetov
Oyindamola Deborah Akinwande UPD
Mahalia Thyme Alascio ! UPD
Aseel Abdulmohsen S. Alolaywi !
Alexander Michael Bartke %
Rashida A. Bhinderwala %
Andrea Billitteri
Tejpal Brar #
Isadora Serejo Braune % UPD
Sheno John De Britto UPD
Hayley Brynn Carroll &
Tanish J. Choksi
Jamin Neville Collins
Kaitlin Jaeger Covino
Vaibhavi R. Dave
Skylar Caroline DeGeorge UPD
Kelsey Dessin
Leona Duffour % UPD
Evelyn Ann Gigy UPD
Imad M. Haque
Simone Anastacia Harris UPD
Ackelia Henry %
Fabian Hidalgo !
Shani Amanda Hood !
Oludotun I. Ibikunle, Jr. UPD
Atiya Reig Jackson
Deep Jignesh Joshi
Alexander Paul Jost % UPD
Ashley Kathleen Julian UPD
Youstena N. Kamel
Pallavi M. Kanoor
Aatifa S. Katideen @
Esha Khan UPD
Sara Fatima Kiwan UPD
Divya R. Kurup !
Rita Li &
Margaret Rose Lodato ! UPD
Juliann Marie Lopes UPD
Marilyn Vroom Maison
Omoremi Ivie Majekodunmi &
Zoë McInally !
Vito Michael Meghnagi !
Kiana Sidney Moldovan
Selina Ngai
Rachel Ameyaa Nyantakyi &
Francisca Maria Palencia
Aashna Saurin Patel
Avi Sanjay Patel
Delmy Elizabeth Perez UPD
Scott Ŗooker Price
Premila Reddy UPD
Kasey Rose
Lucrezia Rossettin
Nimrah Saeed UPD
Hamida Samia !
Tabassum Sayed &
Parth Alkesh Shah UPD
Priyanshi Sharma UPD
Apoorva Singh !
Caitlin Marie Smith
Jessica Stowell %
Natasha Marie Tagen-Dye &
Siclali Flores Trevino
Anna Choi Vercueil %
Sheila Villacis
Akwasi Abeyie Yeboah !
# Awarded Posthumously
! August 2025
% January 2026
& August 2026
@ January 2027
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Graduate Awards
Graduate Achievement Awards
Outstanding Student Academic Achievement Awards
Awarded to the student in each program achieving the highest caliber of academic excellence
HALLEIGH JASMINE JOHNSTON — URBAN PLANNING
SHENO JOHN DE BRITO and KAITLIN COVINO — HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
SINA-MARIE MAYER— PUBLIC INFORMATICS
Outstanding Student Service Awards
Awarded to the student in each program who has demonstrated significant and positive contributions to the school and community during their time as a graduate student
JOSEPH ANTHONY MARRA — URBAN PLANNING
EMILY AMBER EVERS and MARÍA CECILIA CHACÓN RENDÓN — PUBLIC POLICY
DELMY ELIZABETH PEREZ — HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RIMSHAH JAWAD — PUBLIC INFORMATICS
Outstanding AICP Planning Student Award
Awarded by the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association’s professional institute, in recognition of outstanding achievement in the study of planning.
ABIGAIL E. ALVAREZ
Governor James J. Florio Graduate Public Service Award
The Bloustein School was honored to have on its faculty to have on its faculty former New Jersey Governor James J. Florio who—like the namesake of our school, former Rutgers President Edward J. Bloustein—dedicated his life to public service and civic engagement. This award honors an graduate student who embodies both the school’s, and Gov. Florio’s, public service ethic and whose contributions and accomplishments—whether seeking to initiate change, improve services to the public, or contribute to the communities in which they live—serve as a model and inspiration for others in their dedication to excellence.
ZARAK KHAN—MASTER OF PUBLIC INFORMATICS
Mortensen-Voorhees Award for Achievement in Transportation Studies
Award to a top-performing student with a concentration in transportation at the Bloustein School at graduation. Named in honor of the significant contributions of Alan M. Voorhees, a renowned transportation engineer and urban planner, and Robert E. Mortensen, a transportation planner and former CEO of two major railroads.
ROBERT JOSEPH JOHNSON, JR.
Susan S. Fainstein Distinguished Doctoral Scholarship Award
Awarded for outstanding scholarship and excellence in doctoral research in the tradition established by Susan S. Fainstein during her distinguished career as Graduate Director and Director of the Doctoral Program at the Bloustein School.
LAUREN ELIZABETH NOLAN
“Municipal Orientations to Warehouse Development in the Chicago Region”
Rutgers University and External Student Awards/Fellowships, 2025-26
New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (NJASPA)
Public Administration Student of the Year Award
JUAN FLORES SERRANO—PUBLIC POLICY
Graduate Endowed Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
The Bloustein School is grateful for the scholarships that have been established due to the generosity of our donors who include alumni, parents, and friends of the school. The below awards were established to help support graduate students throughout their program of study.
BOLD indicates 2026 graduate.
Scholarships
Edward J. Bloustein Memorial Scholarship
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Student Hardship Fund
Bob Cotter City Kid Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Planning
Stephen K. Jones Master of Health Administration Memorial Scholarship
Honorable Patricia Juliano Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jennifer S. Lightner Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Susan Kirk Foundation Endowed Scholarship
Parker Health Group Graduate Scholarship
Brandon M. Poli Memorial Scholarship
Progress of Ideas Scholarship
Fellowships
Bloustein School Alumni Association Endowed Graduate Fellowship
Endowed Graduate Fellowship for Social and Environmental Justice
Nike and Jim Bach Endowed Fellowship in Urban Planning and Public Informatics
Abdul Kalam Mustaq
Robert W. Burchell Fund for Student Planning Conference Travel Award
Sean Nothofer
Dawne D. and Lawrence B. Burrows Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Planning and Public Policy
Ben Cramer
Isadore Candeub Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Planning
Adrian Ponichtera
Dr. Robert A. Catlin Endowed Fellowship
Tiffany Granger
B. Budd Chavooshian Endowed Memorial Fellowship
Shawn Gaffney
Peter C. Cosier IV Environmental Fellowship
Laurence M. Downes Annual Graduate Fellowship in Energy and Environmental Policy
Walter C. Evans Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Planning and Public Policy
Christiana R. Foglio Endowed Annual Graduate Fellowship in Planning
Paul J. Larrousse Endowed Fellowship in Planning
Harold H. and Reba Martin Endowed Fellowship in Public Policy
Health Administration Program Student Support Fund
Rutgers Association of Policy and Planning Students (RAPPS) Award
SAE Metropolitan Section Fellowship
Candidates for Bachelor’s Degrees
As of May 1, 2026
BACHELOR OF ARTS, CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING (B.A.)
Aleksander Gjeloshi SAS
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (B.S.) -- A - K
Maryam Abdulwahab SAS ***
Ariana Acevedo EJB *** CL
Karlene Ahinampong + SAS **
Tara Victoria Aldrich SAS ***
Mia Alicea SAS ***
Joelci Almanzar ^ SAS **
Sahiba Aloko ^ SAS **
Sofia Alvarez SAS ***
Hailie Arias + SAS **
Jahangeer Aslam + SAS ***
Ella Bagnuolo SAS *
Alifiya Balsara SAS ***
Ashley Bangura + SAS *
Anoushka Bhanushali SAS **
Ashna Bhoj SAS ***
Maitri Bhupatkar SAS *** UPD
Jessica Bland SAS
Nyle Bonds + SAS **
Monika Brenko ^ SAS **
Carlos Cach Roque EJB *** SCL
Sudipta Chowdhury ^ SAS HP
Nicholas Cikalo ^ SAS ** 
Aniya Cooper SAS *
Jordyn Dabney SAS ***
Leanna DaSilva EJB **
Melissa Davis SAS *
Bhavna Dhanvadha-Moni SAS *** UPD
Nyjah Elmore SAS **
Arwa Elnaggar ^ EJB *** MCL
Nathalie Estrada ^ SAS ***
Oluwatofunmi Fadugba SAS
Aaron Fisher + SAS *
Courtney Fordjour ^ SAS
Nieves Garden EJB *** SCL
Roseline Gomes EJB ** CL
Saniya Gregory SAS * UPD
Yanitza Guerrero SAS *
Diane Guevara SAS
Jocelis Gutierrez + EJB ** CL
Taylor Henderson EJB
Michael Hitchcock SAS * UPD
Tierra Holden + SAS
Evelyn Hong + SAS *** UPD
Eric Ibe EJB ***/SCL
Aqsa Iqbal SAS ***
Kayla Joseph + EJB *** SCL UPD HP
Shriya Joshi SAS ***
Zubaida Khan SAS *
Amna Khawar SAS ***
Diya Koura ^ SAS **
Hannah Kwon SAS ***
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes military affiliation
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
HP Health Policy
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (B.S.) -- L - Z
Neil Le Francis EJB ** MCL
Irene Lee SAS **
Leila Leka SAS ***
Sarina Li SAS ***
Sophia Lizanets SAS **
Celeste Luong SAS *** UPD
Genesis McBride ^ SAS
Jamie Mcintosh + SAS *
Kayleigh Miller SAS ** UPD
Jaskirt Minhas SAS ***
Khari Mosley ^ SAS **
Joyeeta Moumi SAS *
Paula Muriel EJB
Afanwi Numfor SAS *** ESG PHEA HP
Charlene Olavides SAS *** UPD
Areysi Olivos Hernandez EJB *** MCL
Parth Patel + SAS ***
Isha Patel EJB *** SCL
Krupa Patel SAS ***
Margi Patel SAS *
Anuj Patel ^ SAS ** ESG
Stephanie Pena Navarro SAS **
Dilruba Pervin SAS *
Anvi Pofale ^ SAS *
Alexandra Quevedo SAS ***
Tiyanna Rackley + EJB
Insia Rizvi SAS *** UPD
Alyssa Robinson + SAS *
Rosselyn Rugama-Ruiz SAS ** UPD
Enmanuel Sabala Polanco ^ EJB
Andrea Samson ^ SAS **
Mikayla Rae Santiago + SAS *
Edel Schnyder SAS ***
Nandini Shah + EJB *** SCL UPD
Niki Shah SAS ***
Fatima Shahid + SAS ***
Daljit Singh SAS ***
Kaitlin Sullivan SAS *** UPD
Neha Thayil SAS **
Benjamin Thomas SAS ***
Alyssa Troia SAS ***
Laiba Ullah + SAS ** UPD
Fabiha Usha + SAS *
Mahek Vadgama EJB **
Bianca Valdeiglesias SAS *
Bianca Vargas SAS * UPD
Neshaeya Williams + SAS ***
Meryem Yaglidere SAS *** UPD
Christine Yoon SAS *** UPD
Adrianna Young SAS *
Christina Zheng SAS **
Mariem Zidan SAS ***
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes military affiliation
BACHELOR OF ARTS, PLANNING & PUBLIC POLICY (B.A.)
Matthew Hawryluk SAS **
Karolina Leleniewski ^ SAS
Rachel Muelle ^ SAS
Kat Rich MGS **
^ August 2026
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
MGS Mason Gross School of the Arts
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH (B.S.) -- A - D
Salma Abouelella SAS **
Nil Abouhillal ^ SEBS *
Akosua Abrafi Badu ^ SEBS **
Sima Abu Doush SAS ***
Kiara Adasi- Jantuah ^ SEBS
Miraj Ahmad + SAS ***
Hiba Ahmed SAS *
Zaynah Ahmed SAS *** ESG
Sai Alaparthi + EJB ESG
Shurene Alexandre + SAS * CSE
Dalia Alkaisi ^ SAS ** CSE
Leena Alkaisi ^ SAS ** CSE
Denise Almario SAS **
Brithany Alvarez SAS
Lauren Ambrosino SAS *** ESG
Kaila Antoine ^ SAS
Delia Anton + SAS
Janatha Anyanwu EJB ** MCL
Steven Araujo Vinueza SAS ***
Honiyah Armughan SAS ***
Ashley Arnold + EJB *** SCL
Aadhira Arunkumar SAS **
Nana Asante SAS *** ESG HD
Menna Atwa SAS
Vanita Autar SEBS ** ESG
Kennedi Avent SAS PHEA
Glorius Averette + SAS *
Nessia Ayeboua ^ SAS
Aanisah Azad ^ SAS
Zarina Abigail Babera EJB *
Nicole Badilla ^ SAS
Avneet Badwal EJB **
Balpreet Bagri SAS
Katherine Balarezo SAS *
Moses Balmaceda SAS ***
Rowaida Basit SAS HD
Hannah Batingal SAS *
Ryanne Belgaid ^ SAS ***
Eva Maria Beltran Bueno EJB *** SCL
Nicole Bialy + SAS **
Shrika Bijinapally SEBS *
Nana Ama Bonsu SAS *
Sakshi Brahmbhatt ^ SEBS *
Ravina Budhan ^ SEBS
Peyton Bugal SAS ** ESG CSE
Daniela Burton ^ SAS
Alyssa Butler ^ SAS ***
Dulce Cabezas + SAS
Katia Cabrera EJB * ESG CSE
Genesis Castillo ^ SEBS
Luc Chapeau + SAS
Taohe Chen SEBS GHHP
Ava Chiarella SAS *** 
Ashley Chin SEBS **
Rosbeli Cieza + EJB
Maya Clement ^ SAS
Mary Collins SAS ***
Raphael Coutinho ^ SEBS
Valerie Covert SEBS **
Camille Cristobal SAS **
David Daou SAS *
Sofia DeCheser SAS **
Aliayh Dejesus-Nunez SEBS *
Byondee Delmas EJB
Jessica Yvonne Deves EJB ***/CL
Simar Dhillon SAS ***
Ria Dhir + SAS **
Haby Diane ^ SAS
Widgina Dieujuste SAS **
Isabella Dilollo SAS
Francesca Dilollo SEBS **
Yeeun Do SAS ***
Megha Donthineni SEBS * GHHP
Dinae Dover + SAS HD
Gianna D’Souza SAS *** ESG HD GHHP
Daniel Duverge SAS
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
SEBS School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes Rutgers Student-Athlete Denotes military affiliation
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
CSE Cancer Surveillance and Epidemiology
GHHP Global Health & Health Policy
HD Health Disparities
PHEA Public Health Education & Advocacy
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH (B.S.) -- E - K
Diore Easton ^ SAS
Reda Elaroussi SEBS
Adam Eldeeb ^ SAS *
Tanushri Eligati SEBS *
Aniya Elliott SEBS * CSE
Chloe Elmera + SAS **
Enitan Esan EJB *
Geraldine Escobar SAS
Naomi Estrella SAS ** PHP
Amina Farooqui + SAS **
Tehzeeb Farooqui SAS **
Hoorain Fatima SAS *
Jasmine Feliciano ^ SAS
Claudia Fernandes SEBS *
Francesca Ferrara SEBS **
Jackelinne Firme SAS **
Mia Fonzo SAS ** ESG PHEA
Leena Fookson SAS ***
Sephora Ford SAS ***
Megan Fox SAS
Anna Frace SAS *
Shivani Gaur SAS
Mohamed Aiman Ghanem SAS ** CSE GHHP
Amauris Gonzalez SAS
Adam Goos SAS ***
Aryan Gorty ^ SAS *
Katherine Granados ^ SAS
Gianna Grau SEBS **
Kayla Greenstein + SAS **
Patryk Gregula SEBS * ESG
Mariam Halim + SAS * HP GHHP
Sara Hamzeh SEBS
Danielle Hannah SAS
Myra Haque SAS **
Bushra Haque SAS *
Denae Harper ^ SEBS *
Tricia Harris + SAS **
Brenna Hasselman ^ SAS
Kelvin Henao
Ricardo Hernandez SAS ** PHEA
Jennifer Hernandez Rivera + SAS
Damaris Hill + EJB
Alexandria Holton SAS ***
Anosha Hussain SAS ***
Chalsea Sydney Ilagan + SAS ** ESG
Naml Imran ^ SAS ** GHHP
Maha Imran SAS
Patrice Isaiah SAS ESG PHP
Samantha Iversen + EJB ** ESG
Khushi Jakhotiya SEBS CSE GHHP
Callie Jankauskas SAS *
Gabrielle Jean-Pierre SAS **
Junilsa Jerez SEBS *
Tamana Jeswal *
Stacy Jeune ^ SEBS
Ruiqi Jiang SAS *
Christopher Joines ^ EJB ** MCL
Artentry Jones SAS *
Ilene Joy ^ SAS
Jonathan Julian SAS **
Rida Karim SAS *** PHP
Anju Kc SAS
Mohamed Khammash SEBS **
Hafsa Khan ^ SAS *
Emaan Khan SAS **
Sarah Kilani + SAS **
Rachel Kim + SEBS ***
Bettina Kingsly SAS **
Anya Kolomatskaia SAS ** CSE
Serena Kotwal ^ SAS ** ESG
Emma Kraemer ^ SEBS
Alexander Kricheff SAS *** HD
Bhupali Kulkarni SAS
Cameron Kuriger ^ SAS *
Humayra Kurury ^ SAS *
Allison Kwak SAS ***
Olivia Kwan SAS ** HD
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
SEBS School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes Rutgers Student-Athlete Denotes military affiliation
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
CSE Cancer Surveillance & Epidemiology
GHHP Global Health & Health Policy
HD Health Disparities
HP Health Policy
PHEA Public Health Education & Advocacy
PHP Public Health Preparedness
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH (B.S.) -- L - P
Fareedah Labib Ali + SAS HD
Kristine Lacap SEBS *
Corinne Lamb + SAS ***
Katherine Lang SAS ***
Christian Larbie ^ SAS *** CSE
James Laurie + SAS
Veronica Legaspi ^ SAS
Julia Linthwaite ^ SEBS **
Ziyu Liu SAS **
Katherine Logroño SAS ***
Niesha Louis ^ SAS **
Argenine Lu SAS CSE
Zoe Lucibello + SEBS
Rounak Malhotra SAS **
Arzu Malik SAS
Elena Marshall SAS **
Nabila Marthellato SAS ** HD GHHP
Lucas Martin + SAS
Victoria Marty ^ SAS *
Jennah Massoud SAS **
Krystana Mayers SAS ** GHHP
Angelina Mcinerney ^ EJB
Jody Ann Mcintosh SAS
Alicia McKenna ^ SAS
Ava Mcmanus + SEBS ***
Samika Mehra SAS *** CSE
Lehanel Mena SAS ** ESG
Daniella Mendez SEBS *
Jenierose Mendoza ^ SEBS
Audrey Meng SAS *
Jacquelyn Mensah ^ SAS *
Kedrine Meus SAS *
Gabrielle Mokrzycki SEBS ***
Isabella Molina SEBS **
Grace Morales EJB *** MCL
Chloe Morato ^ SAS *
Kaylee Aaryn Moyne **
Angelica Munoz + SAS *
Leyla Munoz SAS *** ESG
Lauren Myslenski SAS *
Faria Naeem ^ SEBS * PHP
Cherelle Needham SEBS
Lauren Ng SAS *
Vicki Nguyen + SAS *
Chadesky Nicolas-Paul EJB
Ashley Nicolicchia SAS **
Afanwi Numfor SAS *** ESG PHEA HP
Obianuju Nwanonyiri SAS ***
Emiloluwa Ogungbade ^ EJB *
Deborah Oladeji SAS ***
Lovia Opoku-Krapah EJB HD GHHP
Jonathan Orellana SEBS **
Brianna Ovincy SEBS ** GHHP
Erin Oxnam SAS ***
Winifred Oyem SEBS *** ESG
Elijah Pablo SEBS
Kevin Paez SAS **
Danielle Papatrefon ^ SEBS
Marcus Pascual ^ SAS
Dhrasti Patel + EJB *** MCL
Annie Patel ^ SAS
Pari Patel ^ SAS *** HP
Priyal Patel SEBS
Gianna Peditto SAS ***
Liandra Pelaez + SAS **
Carolina Pereira SAS ***
Sachini Perera SAS
Olivia Pirog SEBS **
Natalie Placencia ^ SAS **
Emily Porter + EJB **/CL
Sahani Pussedeniya + SEBS *
Brinda Pusuloori + SAS ***
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
SEBS School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes Rutgers Student-Athlete Denotes military affiliation
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
CSE Cancer Surveillance & Epidemiology
GHHP Global Health & Health Policy
HD Health Disparities
HP Health Policy
PHEA Public Health Education & Advocacy
PHP Public Health Preparedness
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH (B.S.) -- Q - Z
Khadija Qadir SAS ** ESG
Kayla Quilantang ^ SEBS
Shanik Quirola SEBS
Ahmed Qurashi SAS **
Swathi Radhakrishnan SAS **
Dhiren Rajeev SAS ***
Sabrina Ramlogan ^ SEBS
Isabella Randazzo SAS *
Anjali Ravi SAS ** ESG GHHP
Deborah Raymond + SAS **
Chelsey Razveen + SEBS
Lauren Ricardi SAS ***
Rida Rizvi ^ SAS *
Madison Robertiello SAS *** HD
Allison Rodriguez SAS *
Oluwatomisin Rosiji SAS
Erin Ryan SAS ***
Samantha Sabo SAS *
David Said SAS *
Danielle San Juan SAS ** HD
Keanna Sandoval SAS *
Elinor Schinsky SAS **
Skye Schurr SAS *** HP
Disha Seegehalli SAS * ESG
Hailey Severino SAS *
Priya Shah SAS *
Saadia Shaik SEBS **
Lisette Shallop + SAS *
Laila Shapiro ^ SAS
Irimi Sharif SAS
Zoe Sharnoff SAS *** PHP
Mariam Sheikh ^ EJB **
Marium Sheraz ^ EJB
Anisa Siddiqi SAS ***
Iman Siddiqui + SAS ***
Mariana Simpson SEBS *
Juhi Singh + SAS **
Prerna Singh SAS *** HD GHHP
Prayton Sinha SEBS ***
Emma Smith SAS *
Anaia Spann ^ SAS
Kayla Spencer EJB ** MCL
Alriel Spurgeon
Manal Syed SEBS
Tajneen Tanha SEBS
Gabrielle Tanyag SAS **
Neha Tehmas SAS **
Emma Thomson SAS ** ESG PHEA
Evelyn Tilley SEBS
Yilmarie Torres SEBS
Yadhira Torres Garcia SAS **
Emma Traylor ^ SAS **
Symiah Turner + SEBS *
Valeriia Turusinova SAS **
Lizbeth Uguna ^ SAS ***
Tanya Upadhyaya + EJB *** SCL
Hans Vadillo SAS *** ESG
Alyson Van Eeuwen + SEBS
Haley Vaughn + EJB *** SCL
Alana Vega SAS
Izabella Volker SEBS
Dorian Watkins ^ SEBS
Tanaya Watson + SAS **
Olivia Weber SEBS * CSE
Alrick Willie SEBS **
Angelique Wood ^ SAS ***
Samuel Yi SAS
Alexandria Zak SEBS **
Mingtong Zhang ^ SAS *
Louis Zuber SEBS *** PHP
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
SEBS School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
ESG Eta Sigma Gamma Honorary
UPD Upsilon Phi Delta Honorary
Denotes Rutgers Student-Athlete Denotes military affiliation
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
CSE Cancer Surveillance & Epidemiology
GHHP Global Health & Health Policy
HD Health Disparities
HP Health Policy
PHEA Public Health Education & Advocacy
PHP Public Health Preparedness
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PUBLIC POLICY (B.S.)
Narayani Atchutuni SAS ***
Grace Attia SAS **
Christine Buck SAS ***
Brandon Calda ^ EJB PP ** MCL
Ashley Caldwell SAS **
Giannalee Coronel Carangui ^ SAS PP ***
Arianah Davis SAS *
Aidan Demarsey SAS **
Mary Rose Giberson SAS ***
Wren Lieberman SAS ***
Joseph Maziarz SAS ***
Azinwi Numfor SAS ***
Alexander Piechowski EJB PP ** MCL
Och Robinson + SAS PP **
Jordyn Roy SAS ***
Ida Rudy EJB PP ** CL
Tatiana Sarmiento SAS ***
Sai Aishwaryaa Sathish SAS ***
Erica Shabnam SAS ***
Isabella Terracina SAS ***
Bhavamanyu Vasishta EJB PP *
Janiyah Williams ^ EJB PP *
Alaina Zain SAS ***
+ January 2026
^ August 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
Denotes military affiliation
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN (B.S.)
Reva Alladi SAS **
Rohan Anand SAS ***
Gene Angeles SAS ***
Patricia Baran SAS ***
Nicholas Boucher SAS *
Christopher Caccamo + SAS **
Cole Cruthers + SAS *
Nicholas Gallo EJB * CL
Daniel Gates SAS *
Henry Goodrich SAS ***
Avery Greenwood EJB * CL
Besim Hasandjekic SAS
Gavin Hurtado EJB * HP
William Kohler EJB **
Brendan Lamb EJB
Wendell Lefevre SAS
Jiahao Liu SAS
Tye McCatty SAS ***
Maxwell Mcgovern EJB
Luke Peebler SAS ***
Nina Ramirez Aquilizan EJB *** CL
Nicholas Vinco SAS ***
Thomas Wakefield EJB
Shannon Welsh SAS *
Ruicong Wu SAS
+ January 2026
EJB EJB Direct Admit
SAS School of Arts and Sciences
* Honors ** High Honors *** Highest Honors
CL Cum Laude MCL Magna Cum Laude SCL Summa Cum Laude
Denotes Rutgers Student-Athlete
CERTIFICATES AWARDED
HP Historic Preservation
Undergraduate Awards
Undergraduate Achievement Awards
Sydney and Mildred Greenberg Memorial Award
Presented to a graduating senior, from any Bloustein School major, who has achieved the highest scholastic honors at the Bloustein School.
ISABELLA TERRACINA—PUBLIC POLICY
Miriam Barker Endowed Memorial Undergraduate Student Achievement Award
Presented to a graduating senior, from any Bloustein School major, who demonstrates exceptional academic and community service achievement and contributions to the greater good.
ANJALI RAVI—PUBLIC HEALTH
Governor James J. Florio Undergraduate Public Service Award
The Bloustein School was honored to have on its faculty to have on its faculty former New Jersey Governor James J. Florio who—like the namesake of our school, former Rutgers President Edward J. Bloustein—dedicated his life to public service and civic engagement. This award honors an undergraduate who embodies both the school’s, and Gov. Florio’s, public service ethic and whose contributions and accomplishments—whether seeking to initiate change, improve services to the public, or contribute to the communities in which they live—serve as a model and inspiration for others in their dedication to excellence.
LUKE PEEBLER—URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN
Undergraduate Endowed Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
The Bloustein School is grateful for the scholarships that have been established due to the generosity of our donors who include alumni, parents, and friends of the school. The below awards were established to help support undergraduate students throughout their program of study.
BOLD indicates 2026 graduate.
Design Makes a Difference Endowed Scholarship
E. Mae McCarroll Scholarship
Robin and Robert J. Nardi Endowed Scholarship
Mary Ann and Steven J. Allard Fellowship in Planning and Public Health
H2M & Jeff Janota Memorial Fellowship
Ralph W. Voorhees Fellowship Program in Public Service
Administration and Faculty
Graduation Photos
The Bloustein School hires a professional photographer to take candid photos during the graduation festivities, as well as photographs of each graduate immediately after diplomas are presented.
We ask that the audience please remain seated during the presentation of diplomas. Please do not enter the floor area and do not block the aisles/view of other guests.
All photographs will be available at no charge on the Bloustein School website approximately 1 week following the event by visiting go.rutgers.edu/ejbgradphotos. The webcast of the ceremony will also be provided at the same website location.