Grad students honored
Graduate Students of Distinction event honors 130 for academic achievements
1:46 p.m., May 8, 2015--More than 130 underrepresented graduate students with grade point averages of 3.75 or higher were recognized for their academic achievements at the University of Delaware Graduate Students of Distinction Luncheon held Friday, May 1.
The special event, which was hosted by Carol Henderson, vice provost for diversity, celebrated the accomplishments of the University’s African-American, Latino and multi-racial students.
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Keeley Powell, director of graduate diversity initiatives, joined Henderson in congratulating the talented group of students.
The event was attended by 30 graduate students, who were joined by guests and UD faculty and staff members.
UD alumnus Abdul-Malik Muhammad, who earned his doctor of education degree in educational leadership in 2014, served as keynote speaker.
Muhammad is vice president of Providence Service Corp., Human Services Division, as well as consultant, trainer and president of Akoben LLC, and has served at-risk youth and adults for more than 15 years.
Muhammad shared his educational journey as a first-generation college student who overcame poverty and the loss of his parents to earn a doctorate and build a successful career.
“My own journey is a testimony to the strength of raw determination and love from family and community supporters,” he said. “It was only these two ingredients that would help me fight against the gravitational pull of institutional racism and poverty.”
Muhammad reminded students of their obligation to honor those who came before them and to give back to society, saying, “We have achieved success in school not because we are special. We have achieved because we have worked tremendously hard and been tremendously supported by others.”
Following are students who were recognized:
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Gabrielle Herbert, statistics
Keith Nevison , public horticulture
Ericka Veliz, plant and soil sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Atnreakn Alleyne, political science and international relations
Michelle Anderson, history
Gabriel Andrade, chemistry and biochemistry
Daniel Arbucias, political science and international relations
Latanya Autry, art history
Maima Badio, school psychology
Carrie Barnum, biological sciences
Jessica Boatwright, criminology
Leighann Bogner, fine arts
Justin Brown, art history
Kendra Brumfield, urban affairs and public policy
Alyssa Bruner, energy and environmental policy
Adria Buchanan, urban affairs and public policy
Megan Carpenter, biological sciences
Talisa Carter, criminology
Claudia Caruso, urban affairs and public policy
Christopher Castillo, mathematics
Lauren Coffua , biological sciences
Madeline Corona, art conservation
Alexandra Davis, urban affairs and public policy
April Davison, urban affairs and public policy
Kiley Dhatt, English
Caitlin Duckett, psychology
Michael Fajardo, bioinformatics and systems biology
Daryl Fried, social studies in world history
Bianca Garcia, art conservation
Rachel Garcia, political science and international relations
Andrew Garcia, psychology
Cinsley Gentillon, biological sciences
Katrina Greene, art history
Nalleli Guillen, history
Reza Hammond, bioinformatics and systems biology
Isaac Harris, mathematics
Michael Harris-Peyton, English
Jared Hasbrouck, energy and environmental policy
James Haughom, music
Katherine Holmes, school psychology
Jordan Howell, English
Allan Hungria, mathematics
Kelly Jordan, psychology
Jose Luis Lazarte Luna, art conservation
Sarah Lockman, urban affairs and public policy
Colin Macfarlane, sociology
Jimmy Miranda, English
Laura Monico, sociology
Barry Moore, urban affairs and public policy
Ronel Namde, art conservation
Chiedo Nwankwor, political science and international relations
Faith Okpotor, political science and international relations
Galina Olmsted, art history
Sarah Patterson, English
Rachel Pupillo, chemistry and biochemistry
Barbara Romero, biological sciences
Santiago Suarez, biological sciences
Kimi Taira, art conservation
Joy Taylor, school psychology
Lemir Teron, energy and environmental policy
Emilio Valadez, psychology
Jessica Williams, music
Arline Wilson, English
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Megan Carpenter, business administration
Eugene Ebanja, business administration-international business
Eric Hoober, business administration
Ida Hudson, business administration
Renae Myrie, business administration
Mariame Siby Epse Sanogo, business administration
Paul Smith, business administration
College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
Emily Bryant, marine policy
Kenneth Hoadley, marine studies
Cassandra Sadler, geographic information science
Kristin Yoshimura, marine studies
College of Education and Human Development
Deirdra Aikens, educational leadership
Fatoumata Bah, human development and family studies
Alexis Bigelow, exceptional children and youth
Keisha Brinkley, educational leadership
Justin Coger, economic education
Helene Delpeche, education
Justin Hicks, exceptional children and youth
Arielle Johnson, teacher leadership
Akisha Jones, education
Maria Fernanda Marquez Adrianza, teaching English as a second language
Robert Mixell, education
Roberto Muniz, human development and family studies
Ariel Perez, exceptional children and youth
Michele Rawls, educational technology
Alexandra Reid, educational leadership
Shanta Reynolds, educational leadership
Teresa Rush, educational leadership
Michelle Spencer, educational technology
Michelle Spencer, leadership/early childhood and human services
Kayla Vanderbeek, exceptional children and youth
Shari Watkins, education
Latoya Watson, educational leadership
Chanelle Wilson, educational leadership
Lisa Wilson, educational leadership
Jordana Woodford, education
Siobahn Young, education
College of Engineering
Nuha Ahmed, electrical and computer engineering
Michael Berti, civil engineering
Christopher Cerezo Falco, electrical and computer engineering
Patricia Chardon-Maldonado, civil engineering
Craig Davis, civil engineering
David Eng, electrical and computer engineering
Jacqueline Gonzalez, chemical engineering
Christopher Jackson, electrical and computer engineering
Emmanuel Martey, civil engineering
Axel Moore, biomedical engineering
Marcel Nunez, chemical engineering
Bradford Paik, materials science and engineering
John Ruano-Salguero , chemical engineering
Michael Vaughan, civil engineering
Tayler Wennick, civil engineering
College of Health Sciences
Onazi Agbese, exercise science
Sandra Alarcon, dietetics and nutrition
Angela Carson, dietetics and nutrition
Marisa Cheng, health promotion
Whitney Coleman, health promotion
Susana Finkbeiner, human nutrition
Zaynah Henry, health coaching
Zaynah Henry , health promotion
Hillary Macias, dietetics and nutrition
Dana Mathews, physical therapy
Caitlin McEwen, human nutrition
Tamara Myles, dietetics and nutrition
KaWansi Newton Freeman, nursing
Samuel Roda, physical therapy
Justin Tennant, physical therapy
Adara Tognozzi, physical therapy