2026 Senior Recognition Ceremony Program
| LIST OF 2026 GRADUATES |
| SEATING CHART |
Order of Ceremonies
| PROCESSIONAL | Dean Associate & Assistant Deans Department Chairs |
|---|---|
| WELCOME REMARKS | Dean |
| GRADUATE PROCESSION, DEPARTMENT SPEECHES & READING OF NAMES | Graduates, Department Chairs & Faculty Ambassadors |
| "TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM" | Shannon Lamb, accompanied by Stephen Page |
| CLOSING | Dean |
Humanities & Fine Arts Deans
| DEAN | Maria del Guadalupe (Lupe) Davidson |
|---|---|
| ASSOCIATE DEANS | Pamela Ciminera Lisa Green Marla Miller Nancy Noble Pari Riahi Cara Takakjian Anthony Tuck |
| ASSISTANT DEANS | Kara Eich-Richardson Patricia Gubitosi |
Department Chairs & Faculty Ambassadors
| AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | Yolanda Covington-Ward | Chair Amilcar Shabazz | Faculty Ambassador |
|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURE | Stephen Schreiber | Chair Erika Zekos | Faculty Ambassador |
| ART | Jenny Vogel | Chair Jeffery Kasper | Faculty Ambassador |
| CLASSICS | Lauren Caldwell | Chair Shannon Hogue | Faculty Ambassador |
| ENGLISH | Jenny Adams | Chair Jen Minnen | Faculty Ambassador |
| HISTORY | Anne F. Broadbridge | Chair Alice Nash | Faculty Ambassador |
| HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE | Timothy M. Rohan | Chair Margaret Vickery | Faculty Ambassador |
| JUDAIC & NEAR EASTERN STUDIES | Brian Ogilvie | Chair |
| LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, & CULTURES | Philippe Baillargeon | Chair Faculty Ambassadors Barry Spence | Comparative Literature Enhua Zhang, Bruce Baird | East Asian Languages & Cultures Luke Bouvier | French & Francophone Studies Julia Feldhaus | German & Scandinavian Studies Stacy Giufre | Italian Studies Anna Shkireva | Russian, Eurasian & Polish Studies Barbara Zecchi, Grace Holleran | Spanish & Portuguese Studies Barbara Zecchi, Barry Spence | Film Studies |
| LINGUISTICS | Seth Cable | Chair Rajesh Bhatt | Faculty Ambassador |
| MUSIC & DANCE | Matthew Westgate | Chair Erica Drake | Faculty Ambassadors |
| PHILOSOPHY | Kevin Klement | Chair Vanessa de Harven | Faculty Ambassador |
| THEATER | Amy Altadonna | Chair Harley Erdman | Faculty Ambassador |
| WOMEN, GENDER, SEXUALITY STUDIES | Svati Shah | Chair Laura Briggs | Faculty Ambassador |
Musical Performances
| CONDUCTOR | Matthew Westgate Chair, Department of Music & Dance |
|---|---|
| BASS CLARINET | Nicole Braley |
| BASSOON | Teagan Ferrin |
| CLARINET | Jonathan Maginnis, John Chisholm, Hope Thibault |
| EUPHONIUM | Jacob Hamel |
| FLUTE AND PICCOLO | Anna Minichino, Keira Hartley |
| HORN | Taylor Hestvik, Ayesha Abdullah |
| OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN | Paulo Cardozo |
| PERCUSSION | Phil Hanifin, Nicholas LaCava, Max Palmer |
| ALTO SAXOPHONE | Mason Foss, Rachel Morrison |
| TENOR SAXOPHONE | Sarin Ritter-Raven |
| BARI SAXOPHONE | Alex You |
| TROMBONE | August Wright, Sam Hunt |
| BASS TROMBONE | Fletcher Clark |
| TRUMPET | Charles Lima, Ilkim Gumus, Emma Robeau |
| TUBA | Nathan Jackson |
Graduating Class of 2026
| LIST OF 2026 GRADUATES |
| SEATING CHART |
Thank You
Please join us in thanking the people who make the ceremony possible:
| CEREMONY ORGANIZER | Amy Fleig |
|---|---|
| STAFF AMBASSADORS & CONTRIBUTORS | Andee Browne-Tatro Alex Martin Amy Fleig Andre Dias Ben Leiter Craig Kaufman Elaine O'Brien Emma DeFelice Genevra Gallo-Bayiates Jennifer Carbery Kara Eich-Richardson Kathy Randall Lisa Blacher Matt Gromosky Morgan Lentz Sophia Guillmette |
| ISENBERG HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT INTERNS | Lexi Barrett Pierce Cote Trinity Lubiak |
| GRADUATE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS | Christina Otero del Real Ilse Meiler Inara Pirani Jia Zhang Kiley Maloy Lainey Bechta Mariana Luna Robelado Maria Ramsey Marina Perez del Valle Mario Garrido Marin Nagihan Ince Nessy Tavares No Othniel Williams Quinn Val Develd Vivian Dai Yadira Roman Rivera Zan Maley |
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