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Thursday May 23, 2019: 2:30 p.m., FirstOntario Concert Hall 1

Five hundredand ninety-six�

for conferring degreesC

Presiding

Chancellor

Suzanne B. LabargeB.A., M.B.A., D.Litt. (Hon.)

President and Vice-Chancellor

Patrick DeaneB.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D.

McMaster University recognizes and acknowledges that we meet today on the traditional territories of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations and within the lands protected by the

Dish With One Spoon wampum agreement.

2 Faculty of Health Sciences

ORDER OF EXERCISES

Musical Prelude The Graduand Procession The Academic Procession

The Chancellor’s Procession

The Provost’s Welcome Dr. David Farrar

The Chancellor’s Welcome Dr. Suzanne B. Labarge

The Conferring of the Degree Doctor of Science honoris causa on Fergus Shanahan

Citation: Dr. Patrick Deane

The Convocation Address Dr. Fergus Shanahan

The Conferring of Degrees In-Course

Musical Interlude

The Presentation of the Graduates

The Valedictory Address Owen Dan Luo

Awards of the 2018-2019 Session

The Health Sciences Address Dr. Paul O'Byrne

The Alumni Address McMaster Alumni Association

The President’s Address Dr. Patrick Deane

Announcements

The National Anthem

Convocation ceremonies will be recorded, broadcasted live and archived at http://registrar.mcmaster.ca/gradFollow @McMasterConvo on Twitter, and add McMaster themed Giphy stickers to your Instagram stories by searching “McMaster”!

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The President’s academic regalia is a gift of the McMaster University Alumni Association.

The Convocation Music Supervisor ..................................... Arlene Wright (Piano)Convocation Trumpeters ...................................................... Rob DiVito and Valerie Cowie Piper ..................................................................................... Jamie ConnollyVocalist ................................................................................ Gordon Simmons


THE RITUALS OF CONVOCATION

The procession of the graduands in plain black gowns and of faculty and offi cers of the University in colourful and varied regalia; the blue-robed Bedel with his ornate silver Mace; the conferring of degrees by the Chancellor; these are among the rituals of Convocation that stand in a tradition that has a history of more than 700 years.

The University’s Mace is carried to and from the Convocation platform by the University Bedel and during the ceremony is splendidly displayed on the Mace Table, resting on a velvet cushion. The Mace symbolizes the authority of the University Senate to confer degrees, this authority being exercised by the Chancellor.

Bedels were functionaries and maces were weapons hundreds of years before universities emerged in the 12th and 13th centuries. So it is that McMaster’s Bedel carries the University Mace directly in front of the Chancellor, symbolically to protect her.

The Chancellor sits on a massive oak ceremonial chair that bears a carved representation of an early version of the University Seal. She requests that members of the graduating classes rise from their seats and then admits them to their respective degrees. The graduating classes are then invited to join the Chancellor on stage. Once a graduate’s name is called, they are hooded facing the audience, and then are congratulated and welcomed to the community of scholars by the Chancellor and President.

The academic hood is symbolic of admission to a university degree and carries colours specifi c to a particular degree. It is derived from clothing worn in medieval times, when a hood was similar to that of a modern parka and served the same purpose of protection in inclement weather. The hood that the Registrar or pro-Registrar deftly puts over a graduand’s head is a link to the dress of students of at least seven centuries ago.

To the left of the main podium stands McMaster’s Coat of Arms. The symbol of the stag and tree, constituting the crest of these Arms, was the personal emblem of Senator William McMaster, whose munifi cent benefaction made possible the founding of the University in 1887.

The President of the University attends Convocation but it is the Chancellor, the titular head of the University, who presides over this ancient ceremonial. Her seniority is indicated by her robe being more elegant than the President’s. The President relieves the Chancellor of making announcements, may present an honorary graduand for his or her degree and, as Vice-Chancellor, confers degrees when the Chancellor is unable to do so.

A Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Bedel and Registrar share with a seal, mace, colours, robes and coat of arms a history of hundreds of years of association with universities. Each of these traditional inheritances is a part of McMaster University and all of them come together on the platform of its Convocations.

McMASTER UNIVERSITY:

CHANCELLORS

1887 – 1890 Malcolm Mac Vicar

1892 – 1895 Theodore H. Rand

1895 – 1905 Oates C. S. Wallace

1905 – 1911 Alexander C. McKay

1911 – 1922 Abraham L. McCrimmon

1922 – 1941 Howard P. Whidden

1941 – 1950 George P. Gilmour

1950 – 1955 E. Carey Fox

1955 – 1960 Roy L. Kellock

1960 – 1965 Charles P. Fell

1965 – 1971 D. Argue C. Martin

1971 – 1977 Lawrence T. Pennell

1977 – 1986 H. Allan B. Leal

1986 – 1992 John H. Panabaker

1992 – 1998 James H. Taylor

1998 – 2007 Melvin M. Hawkrigg

2007 – 2013 Lynton R. Wilson

2013 – Suzanne B. Labarge

PRESIDENTS

1949 – 1961 George P. Gilmour

1961 – 1972 Henry G. Thode

1972 – 1980 Arthur N. Bourns

1980 – 1990 Alvin A. Lee

1990 – 1995 Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace

1995 – 2010 Peter J. George

2010 – Patrick Deane

The University Mace was a gift in 1950 from the

class of 1900


PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GREETINGS

Convocation is an exciting time in the calendar of any university; a time to celebrate achievement, to refl ect on the past, and to anticipate the future and the path that lies ahead. It also represents a time of liberation, the ending of one phase of life and a last, symbolic statement of the discipline to which students have been required to submit themselves throughout their studies.

While it is impossible at such events not to celebrate the infi nite promise of individual lives, it is important to be aware of the communal signifi cance of convocation. In the ancient English universities, convocation was the legislative body that oversaw operations of the institution, and to be admitted to a degree was to be admitted to membership. By extension, therefore, convocation was a reaffi rmation of not an individual but a joint enterprise.

Students today have learned the importance of collaboration and partnership, and more than ever understand that the future health, prosperity and cultural vitality of our society depends upon our ability to cooperate, to act together, and to learn from one another. My fervent hope is that graduating students will see their convocation not as an end of growing together, but rather as an opportunity for deepening that process. As alumni they will have many opportunities to renew existing partnerships, and they will be well prepared to forge new ones in the greater community beyond our own.

Personal fulfi llment through community: this is indeed one of the longstanding paradoxes of university life, but it is surely also a sound principle for us all to pursue in the world at large. In wishing today’s graduating students good luck, I feel great confi dence in our joint future and great anticipation of everything that, collectively, they will achieve.

Patrick DeanePresident and Vice-Chancellor

On behalf of your fellow McMaster alumni, I offer you sincere congratulations for having successfully earned your degree. In addition to growing through the challenges of obtaining your formal education, I hope you have taken full advantage of everything McMaster has to offer outside the walls of the classroom.

As an alumnus or alumna you are entering a new phase in your relationship with McMaster. Graduation is merely a milestone in your life-long association with our University. As alumni, you can play a continuing role as supporters of McMaster’s excellence by sharing your time, expertise, and enthusiasm with your alma mater.

As your Alumni Association, we are committed to providing you with many opportunities to maintain and grow your links with McMaster. McMaster’s alumni network, events, offerings, experiences, and programs will be great resources in your post-degree endeavours. I welcome you to the next step in a rewarding and dynamic relationship with our world-class university.

Stephanie McLarty, BASc’03President, McMaster Alumni Association


SUZANNE B. LABARGEChancellor, McMaster University

A native of Ottawa, Ms. Labarge holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from McMaster University and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Ms. Labarge joined Royal Bank in 1971 and held a variety of positions within the bank prior to being appointed an executive offi cer in 1979. She left the bank in 1985 to join the federal government as assistant auditor-general where she was responsible for a report on Financial Management and Control in the Government of Canada.

She joined the Offi ce of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada in 1987 as deputy superintendent, policy responsible for developing regulatory policies for Canadian fi nancial institutions. She was a member of the BIS Committee for Bank Supervision. In her last position as deputy superintendent, deposit-taking institutions, Ms. Labarge was responsible for all matters relating to deposit-taking institutions.

Ms. Labarge returned to the bank as executive vice-president, Corporate Treasury, in April 1995. She assumed the role of chief risk offi cer in October 1998 and was appointed vice-chairman and chief risk offi cer in February 1999. She retired from that position in December 2004.

Ms. Labarge a trustee for a Canadian family trust and director of associated companies. Ms. Labarge served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises, a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group and chair of its Nominations, Governance and External Affairs Committee. She also served as a member of the Supervisory Board and Risk Committee of Deutsche Bank, as a director and chair of the audit committee of Novelis Inc and as a member of the Board of the Bank of China, Beijing.

She served on the Board of Governors for McMaster University for twelve years. She was appointed Chancellor of McMaster University in Sept. 2013. She also serves on the board of the Ontario Brain Institute.

She was granted an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from McMaster University and is a recipient of the Queen’s jubilee medal.


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

BIOCHEMISTRY

Alexandria AfonsoThesis: Creation of a Patient-Specific Endothelial Model to Investigate

the Role of DHX34 in Early-Onset Coronary Artery Disease

David BakhshinyanThesis: Genes Preserving Stem Cell State in Medulloblastoma

Contribute to Therapy Evasion and Relapse

Dingran ChangThesis: Developing DNA Based Biosensors for Clostridium difficile

Detection

Bushra IlyasThesis: Identifying Novel Regulatory Inputs Governing Salmonella

Enterica Niche-Specific Gene Expression

Michelle KamedaThesis: Characterization of Musashi-1 in Pediatric Group 3

Medulloblastoma

Steven F. MoreiraThesis: Elucidating TCF7 and TCF7L1 Functions and Gene Regulatory

Mechanisms in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Maleeha Ahmad QaziThesis: A Pre-Clinical Model of Glioblastoma Recurrence to Identify

Personalized Therapeutic Targets

HEALTH POLICY

Mathieu Jean-Patrick PoirierThesis: Measuring International Health Inequalities and

Socioeconomic Status Using Household Survey Data

Claudia Marcela VélezThesis: Understanding the Role of Values in Latin American Health

Systems

HEALTH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Ashley Joel BonnerThesis: Contributions to Sparse Statistical Methods for Data

Integration

Tahira DevjiThesis: Enhancing Methods for Analyzing and Interpreting Patient-

Reported Outcomes in Clinic Research and Evidence-Based Decision Making

Joycelyne Efua EwusieThesis: Improved Methods for Interrupted Time Series Analysis Useful

When Outcomes are Aggregated: Accounting for Heterogeneity Across Patients and Healthcare Settings

Vanessa HaThesis: The Association of Genetic and Dietary Exposures with

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk

Mary Alison MaloneyThesis: Health Technology Reassessment Frameworks

Veena ManjaThesis: The Ecology of Clinical Decision Making

Sergey MuratovThesis: Characterization of Incident Senior High-Cost Healthcare Users

in Ontario: Policy and Research Implications

Danielle NashThesis: Understanding and Improving the Quality of Primary Care for

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Dina BrooksVice-Dean (Rehabilitation Science) and Professor,

School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Elizabeth Darling Assistant Dean, Midwifery Education Program, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Stacey RitzAssistant Dean, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program,

Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Rob WhyteAssistant Dean, Undergraduate MD Program, Faculty of Health Sciences

PRESENTERS OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND CERTIFICATES


Stefan SchandelmaierThesis: Evaluating the Credibility of Effect Modification Claims in

Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analyses

Li WangThesis: The Efficiency of Acute Care Hospitals in Canada

Juan José Yepes NuñezThesis: Solutions to High-Priority Challenges in Systematic Reviews:

Network Meta-Analysis and Integrating Randomized and Non-Randomized Evidence

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Tanya MiladinovicThesis: Studies of the Neuroimmune Response in Cancer-Induced Pain

Jennifer SjaardaThesis: Exploring the Role of Biomarker Genetics in Cardiovascular

Disease

REHABILITATION SCIENCE

Xinyi Silvana ChooThesis: Applying Measurement Theories to the Advancement of the

Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory

Pamela LaheyThesis: From Welfare to Work for People with Disabilities in Receipt of

Public Income Benefits: A Wicked Problem for Policy Makers

Ahmed Mohamed NegmThesis: Optimizing Functional Performance of Frail Older Adults and

their Caregivers

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

MEDICINE AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Branavan ManoranjanThesis: Bi-directional Vulnerability of Brain Tumors to Wnt Signaling

MASTER OF SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Jennifer Y. Cui Zaid Ahmed Sameer

CHILD LIFE AND PEDIATRIC PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE

Alexandra Christofides

GLOBAL HEALTH

Jalal Nabil El Halabi Youdon Tenzin Khangsar Sumiya Lodhi Sherry A. R. Nesbitt

HEALTH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Sofia Joanna Bzovsky Natalia Soledad Causada Calo Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano Federico Germini Mira Goldberg Chuan Silvia Li Amyn Sayani Taryn Scott Jacqueline Khet-Ling Wong

HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION

Emily May Block Laura Davey

Nicole Didyk Morgan Grant Hillier Ana Maria Iancu Emma Seager Sarah Christine Shackleton Asma Shafique Daphna Joy Steinberg Mohammed Hadi Tawhari

MEDICAL SCIENCES

Justin Brunet Kevin Mathews Chathely Luna ElDakiky Richard Thomas Hogg Hei Yiu Lam Marc Philippe Louis-Auguste Vishal Patel

Sabrina Shrestha Ellaheh Danielle Sims Ekaterina Kirilova Todorova

REHABILITATION SCIENCE

Rachel Bader Erin Elizabeth Cole Jennifer Dhawan Beatrice Vignola Lavergne Janelle Patricia Panday Jordan Schwartz Samuel Alexander Spencer Sydney Marie Stokoe Vanessa Martins Tomas

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (CONTINUED…)

Branavan ManoranjanThesis: Bi-directional Vulnerability of Brain Tumors to Wnt Signaling


MASTER OF SCIENCE (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY)Rachel Lynne Sterling

MASTER OF SCIENCE (PHYSIOTHERAPY)Michael Wadie

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Olubusola Oluwaseyi Ayodele Katie Yan Yi Cheung Tiffany Dang Jade Clarice Goodman Shuaib Hafid

Anusha Hewagama Yunlong Liang Bethina Loiseau Nimitha Paul Guneet Kaur Saini

Harman Singh Sandhu Ravinder Sandhu Kwasi Sarpong Amanda Sophia Stypulkowski Dessislava Telbis

Meagan Richelle Tibbits Maryan Warsame Ying Zhu

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Daniyal Abdali Suhail Agarwal Haroon Ahmad Sara Alavian Victoria Anne Archer Serena Jain Arora Tauben Averbuch Arden Rehanah Kelcy Azim Rebekah Michelle Baumann Jennifer Rose Beckett Yassmin Behzadian Simon Peter Beshara Rachel Mariah Bierbrier Rosalind Patricia Bihun Tanisha Birk Claire Heather Edith Bodkin Suzanne Boursalie Xyza Cheriz Brual Maurana Karin Tober Brush Nicole Elizabeth Buchanan Kat Butler Tiandra Anita Ceyhan Stephanie Pui-Tong Chan Cindy Chaoe Shuen Cheng Kevin Cheung Kai Ling Chieh Ryan Byeong-Geon Cho Elaine Choi Tristan Colterjohn Celine Conforti Genevieve Crush Valerie Wenche Cui Kayla Dadgar

Michael Daniel DeDominicis Victoria Marie Krystina DeVito Jasneet Kaur Dhaliwal Gagandeep Dhillon Nathasha Samanthi Dias Maylynn Ding Kevin Donak Anne Beatrice Lange Drury Sujan Elancheran Adam James Eqbal Sheniz Jozefin Eryuzlu David Eli Freedman Catherine Friedman Sahra Suleiman Abdi Gedleh Cameron Robert Giles Kyle Ernest Godden Breanne Golemiec Jennifer Gordon Daniel Gow Rachel Lynn Greer Giuliana Giuseppina Guarna Senthujan Gunaseelan Anmol Pankaj Gupta Himanshu Gupta Priya Gupta Kaela Gusenbauer Rebecca Anne Harrison Lindsay Ann Hasegawa Cameron Vincent Henry Peter Hoang Alyson Holland Kaitlyn Elizabeth Noelle Howden Rui Hu

Sarah Kathleen Hughes Nadia Igdoura Vinay Jayachandiran Mohamad Ali Kesserwan Sasha Kheyson Grace Yoon-Jeong Kim Jiin Kim Patrick Martin Hyo-Rim Kim Elana Kimmel Teagan Lee King Sophie Alberta Kloppenburg Maryam Kotait Mario Kovacevic Hannah Carrie Kraicer-Melamed Anvita Kulkarni Andrea Lynn Kwan Ryan Mark Labelle James Chun-Yung Lai Tracy Chak-yan Lai Kevin Lam Manpreet Kaur Lamba Rebecca Danielle Stewart Lauwers Janice Lee Jennifer Leigh Thomas Lenferna De La Motte Amanda Lynn Leslie Jasmine Natalie Lévesque Angela Li Madison Claire Links Rhys Andreas Linthorst Jasmine Shi-Wen Liu Stefano Lopiccolo Jessica Evelyn King Luksts

Casey Kai-Yee MacKenzie Karishma Manji Jennifer McAlister Sean McIntosh Haonan Mi Adam Miller Kazim Mirhadi Nabil Mitha Mustafa Mohamedali Syena Moltaji Kimberly Moore Brenden Joseph Murphy Stephanie Ann Napoleone Adrian David Nasager Nivishitha Navaratnam Kimberly Ng David Dac-Toan Nguyen Tina Nham Aditya Nidumolu Katalina Yuen-Ling Ong Allison Debbie Chang Ouellette Sara Pardisnia Rachel Nadine Parker Ryan Jordan Patak Kaitlin Pattrick Alex Rebecca Pearce Ryan John Peters Elyse Marie Platt Long Kin Poon Aaron Donald Roydon Prosser Jakob Pugi Sadad Rahman Kyall Rakoz

★ with distinction (achievement of a minimum Grade Point Average of 9.5/12)


Pauline Emily Ratelle Syed Rizvi Christina Romanin Luke Emmett Ryan Kalyani Sabanayagam Amir Hossein Safavi Ardebili Sarah Saliba Vasu Sareen Mohamed Sarraj Juliane Alyssa Schuurman Danielle Sandi Schwartz Ifrah Shah Husain Shakil Saif Shamshoon Andrea Ashvini Shanmugarajah Jaymee Randall Shell Qian Shi

Gabriel Simchovich Rasika Singh Nikhita Alisha Singhal Anand Satya Sinha Brindan Sivanandan Sinthuha Sivananth Paul Slodovnick Andrei Florian Smarandache Aiah Soliman Varun Srivatsav Matei Stoian Lauren Elizabeth Strasser Swathy Sudhakar Tanishq Suryavanshi Wajahat Syed Cheuk Hei Tam Milica Tanic

Terry Huy Thach Stephan Tran William Tsang Meara Koh Tubman-Broeren Dylan Tucker Sayed Mustafa Turabi Daniel Turski Yo Han Kevin Um Jacqueline Nora Vincent Natalie Jane Wainwright Sonja Shirley Wakeling Alick Pingbei Wang Megan Wang Arthur Michael Welsher Spencer Michael Wilson Karrie Wong Portia Worthy

Michael Xie Mark Xue Mike Mai Xue Wenqing Ye Minsoo Yoon Hang Yu Hubert Yexin Yu Jimmy Jialai Zhang Kailai Kevin Zhang Nancy Xiaotong Zhang Songrui Zhang Leah Zhao Zhengyang Edward Zhou Sarah Lee Zhu

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (MIDWIFERY) Zainab Attia Sequoya Bartrem Stephanie Bilan★Naomi Jenny Faith Bordush Elizabeth Christie Amanda Comeau Samantha Doak Julie Dow★Natalie Sarah Dykstra Rachel Elliott

Hilary Everton-Meyer Hannah Janelle Fuaco Ella Zaynab Glabush★Marlaena Corinn Guenther★Adelle Harman Jessica Hebert Lauren Mary Elizabeth Henderson Sunny Humber Alexis Rose Juliao★Jennifer Leigh Knoll

Marni McCluskey Catherine Moor Tracy Mullet★Kelsey Murray★Fiona Mary Overgaauw★Katie Elaine Pountney★Victoria Kelly Reid-Burke★Bethany Loretta Rempel Hannah Elizabeth Riedstra★Allison Rigney

★Hailey Ruyter★Stacey Janna Skelton Jennifer Christine Sullivan★Rachel Louise Thomson Heike Twelkemeyer Sarah Elizabeth Vreugdenhil Hailey Wiebe★Laura Wiebe Sarah Wood

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES

HONOURS

★Bipandeep Abbat......Bachelor of Health Sciences (Minor in French)

★Ahmed Abdelaal.......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Hamdi Mohammed Abdo ....Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Akanksha Aggarwal ............................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Khashayar Akbari-Kelachayeh ............ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Adil Al-Mehiawi .......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Steven Alchi .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Zaid Osama Alomari............................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Nour Alyousef ................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization

★Takhliq Amir .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Gaurav Arora ............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Julia Marie Avolio ........... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Michael James Aw ..Bachelor of Health Sciences★Mahrukh Aziz............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Michael Balas ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Computer Science)★Sierra Barnes................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Sapriya Birk ..............Bachelor of Health Sciences Alexandra J. Boucouvalas......................Biology &

Pharmacology ★Joeffre Nathan Braga ..... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization

★Hannah Byles ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Danielle Campagnolo .......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences (Minor in Psychology)

★Brandon Chan ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Eric Justin Chan .............. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Rimsha Khalid Chattha.... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in Business)

★Ranvir Chaudhari ............. Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Zain Cheema ................... Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization


DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (CONTINUED…)


Lisa Kai Yu Cheng ........... Biology & Pharmacology (Minor in Chemical Biology)

Shi Li Cheng .................... Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Andreea Chiorean ....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Nick George Chronis ....... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in Psychology)

★James Norman Clark....... Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Flavia Ioana Cordos ......... Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

Jacob James Curtis........ Biology & Pharmacology ★Desiree Charnae D’Souza ...Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Aaron Mindert De Jong ......Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Michael Dennis ........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Deven Mahendra Deonarain ............... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Veeral Dushyant Desai ........................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Gurleen Kaur Dhaliwal .... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in Biology)

★Sara Diab..................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Alexandru Dragoman .......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Ahmed Nair Draiaia ........ Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization Rafik El Werfalli .............. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Youssef El-Feki .........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Rawaan Elsawi.........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Negar Esfandiari ......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Katherine Alison Falla ......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Zina Fathalla.............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Tali Fedorovsky ................ Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Siyon Rajdayan Gadkar ....................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Stephanie Anna Gagnon ..................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Matthew J. Gallo .....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Annie Theresa George ........................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Mark Georgy.............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Seyed Aryan Ghaffarizadeh ................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Julian Yahya Ghassemian ................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Jaskaran Gill ............Bachelor of Health Sciences

★Mackenzie Sarah Green ...................... Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Psychology)★Xi Yao Gui .................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yaswanta Gummadi ............................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Matthew Scot Hamilton...................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Abdullah Haroon ......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Katrina Sachiko Hass .......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Yusuf Hassan............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Haeeun Heo..............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Rebecca Hicks ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Alexandra Hildebrand ......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences (Minor in Anthropology)

★Julia Katherine Hildebrand ................. Bachelor of Health Sciences

★Charmaine Marie Holland ................... Bachelor of Health Sciences

★Erin Paige Hopkins ...Bachelor of Health Sciences★Sarah E. Hordienko.......... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in Biology)

★Vincent Ming Fu Hou........................... Bachelor of Health Sciences

★Catherine Hu ............Bachelor of Health Sciences Alexander Hua................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Le Ming Huang .........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Madeleine Hui..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yun Sang Hwang ......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Sonia Kelechi Igboanugo ....Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Marina Ivanova ............... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization Laiba Jamshed ............... Biology & Pharmacology

(Minor in Biochemistry)★Yungchan Jin ............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Bronte Kimberley Johnston................. Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Emily Ann Johnston ........ Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Justine Juana.................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Ayesha Kalim ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Kiana Karimpoor.............. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in French)

★Baqir Jamal Kedwai ........ Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Melani Keshishi .............. Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Alia Amina Khaled .......... Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization

★Adree Khondker........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Caleb Kim .................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Do Hee Kim ..............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Minju Kim .................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Na-Yoon Kim ............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Nicole S. Kim............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Wai-Lam Kwan .........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Moyosiore Ladipo.....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jeffrey Lam Shin Cheung .................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Lekhini Latchupatula ........................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Brandon Law ................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization (Minor in Business)

★Rebecca Leclair ........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Anna Lee ..................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Michael Ho-Yan Lee ............................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★So Hyun Lee .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Alvin Leenus .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Gareth Chi Kin Leung .......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Maggie He Yi Li ........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Grace Lin ..................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Sabrina Lin ...............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Shu-Hsuan Liu ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Chang Lu...................Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Geography and Earth Sciences)★Esther Lu...................Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Economics)★Jia Hsuan Lu.............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jane Luft ..................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Owen Dan Luo ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Danny Ma .................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jian Xiao Ma ................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★John Patrick MacPherson ...Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Dima Malkawi ................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Rohit Malyala ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Grace Laura Martin ....Bachelor of Health Sciences William Brett McIntyre .... Biology & Pharmacology ★Hayley McKee ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Kestrel Madison Friest McNeill .......... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Eric Ryan Milne ........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yue Min ........................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Anatoly Miroshnichenko .....Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Mijia Murong ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES, HONOURS (CONTINUED…)



★Ibrahim Mohammad Nadeem ............. Bachelor of Health Sciences

★Sumana Naidu..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Ananya Gopika Nair ...Bachelor of Health Sciences★Peter Nakhla.............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Nawazish Naqvi .......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Hasmik Nazaryan .....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Tsz Shing Brandon Ng ......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences (Minor in Biochemistry)

★Laura Nguyen ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences Kuganya Nirmalarajah ... Biology & Pharmacology ★Mahrukh Nisar .........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Maryam Noor .................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Arghavan Omidi........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jonathan Lian K. Ong .......................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Akile Ozkan...................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Rachel Pan................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Puru Panchal.............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Bomi Park .................Bachelor of Health Sciences Natalka O. Parzei............ Biology & Pharmacology ★Arbaaz Patel .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Kaylyssa Elizabeth Marie Philip .......... Bachelor of

Health Sciences (Minor in Economics)

★Makena Pook............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Nikola Pupic .............Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in French)★Can Yang Zi Quan .....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Rajh Vickram Rajalingam ....Biomedical Discovery

& Commercialization★Prekshakumari Rathod .... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Stephanie Rei ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Kevin Yixi Ren ..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yaqiong Ren .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Liam Emile Rondeau........ Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Devin Navid Roshan ...Bachelor of Health Sciences★Brandon Ruan ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Statistics)

Mina Sadeghi ................. Biology & Pharmacology Salar Sadri...................... Biology & Pharmacology

(Minor in Health, Aging & Society)★Ahmed Saeed .................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Rehan Saeed ................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Donya Singh Sandhu ....... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Huda Sardar .............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Sharon Sarjinsky ......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Rachelle Marie Scheepers .................. Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Phelopater Sedrak ....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Kaesavan Selvakumaran ..................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Kohilan Selvakumaran ........................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Jerusha Selvanayagam ....................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Abeera Shahid..........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Abdul Shaik ..............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jamshied Shamlou...Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yina Shan .................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Aditi Sharma ............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Ajarat Omobolade Shipeolu ................ Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Shailee Pramodkumar Siddhpuria....... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Divya Soni ................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Alice Kelen Soper.....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Hsuan-Ming Su ........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Jihyun Sung..............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Irina Sverdlichenko...Bachelor of Health Sciences★Marcorios Tadros .....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Thuan Minh Tieu ......Bachelor of Health Sciences★Enoch Pui-Him Tin ....Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Biochemistry)★Jason Tran ....................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Meghan Delaine Twomey ................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences★Jarryll Uy ......................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization

★Seline Y. Vancolen ....Bachelor of Health Sciences★Dana Vo ........................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Vivian Vuong ................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Mishquatul Wahed ......... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Haydn Taylor Walker ........................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences Huiyu Wang .................... Biology & Pharmacology RuiQi Wang .................... Biology & Pharmacology

(Minor in Chemical Biology) Yuchao Wang .................. Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Ellie May Weir .........Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Anthropology )★Emily Chu Lee Wong Bachelor of Health Sciences★Anqi Wu ...................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Christine Wu ............Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Psychology)★Shawn Wu ................Bachelor of Health Sciences★Shu Yu Wu ................Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Theatre and Film Studies)★Zichen Wu ................Bachelor of Health Sciences

(Minor in Business)★Kathy Huizi Xie .........Bachelor of Health Sciences★Chenchen Xu ............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Emma Yimin Yu ............... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Wei Yu ......................Bachelor of Health Sciences Hwa Young Yun .............. Biology & Pharmacology ★Ibrahim Yusuf ...........Bachelor of Health Sciences Safa Neda Zargari .......... Biology & Pharmacology ★Yu Fan Zeng ..............Bachelor of Health Sciences★Yuqing Zhou ..................... Biomedical Discovery &

Commercialization★Jacob Alexander Zucker...................... Bachelor of

Health Sciences (Minor in Classics)

★Justyna Zukowski.....Bachelor of Health Sciences

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES★Matthew Liam Boroditsky

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES, HONOURS (CONTINUED…)


Names of graduands listed in this program are those recommended to Senate as of May 15, 2019. We regret that late additions to the graduation lists could not be included in this program. Some names of graduands may not be included in this program at the request of these individuals.

★Matthew Liam Boroditsky


Faculty of Business (Morning Ceremony)

Teresa Cascioli Doctor of Laws

Nicholas Brathwaite is a McMaster University graduate who began his career with Intel Corporation where he contributed to a number of patented technologies. Leaving Intel to co-found nChip, he led teams that developed products including PDAs, cell phones, digital

cameras, game consoles and power supplies. When nCHIP was purchased by Flextronics in 1995, Brathwaite became chief technology offi cer of that company. At the end of 2007, he retired from Flextronics and became a founding partner of the private equity fi rm Riverwood Capital. A respected corporate leader, Brathwaite serves on boards of directors in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, China, Japan and India and was chairman and CEO of Aptina Imaging.

Brathwaite and his wife Janice founded the PETNA Foundation to address important causes in his native Grenada and beyond. The foundation’s programs have included support for students, rebuilding homes lost to natural disasters, providing access to computers and partnering with Grenada’s Ministries of Health and Education as well as New York University’s College of Dentistry to deliver a dental assessment and treatment program to all of Grenada’s public school students. The foundation is currently working with McMaster University and the Ministry of Education in Grenada to revitalize T.A. Marryshow Community College.

Brathwaite has received the University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s Award and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the same institution.

HONORARY DEGREES

Faculty of Health Sciences - School of Nursing

Brenda Flaherty, Doctor of Science

A Registered Nurse and McMaster University alumna, Brenda Flaherty worked her way up from staff nurse to head nursing positions to site administrator positions and fi nally to executive positions with Hamilton Health Sciences. She recently retired as the organization’s executive vice-president and chief operating offi cer.

Flaherty was a member of the Academic Planning Group for McMaster-Mohawk-Hamilton Health Sciences, co-chaired the ALC Steering Committee for the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN and chaired the Regional Stroke Steering Committee. Provincially, she served as co-chair of the Ontario Epilepsy Implementation Task Force and the Provincial Neurosurgery Ontario System Capabilities Working Group. As a community volunteer, Flaherty chaired the board of the YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford and is the current chair of YMCA Canada. She has also served on the boards of the Hamilton Pastoral Counseling Centre, the Hamilton-Wentworth Industry-Education Council and the Hospital Family Houses of Ontario. She was chair of the North Hamilton Community Health Centre and is the current chair of The Change Foundation.

A member of the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction, Flaherty has received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Hamilton Health Sciences Cornerstone Award, the Athena Award of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and the Health is a Community Affair Award. She has also earned the Mohawk College Distinguished Fellowship Award and the McMaster Alumni Association Community Impact Award.


Fergus Shanahan, Doctor of Science

Fergus Shanahan earned his medical degree from University College Dublin and arrived at McMaster University in 1981 as a fellow in the mucosal immunology group where he contributed to a much-cited paper that helped launch the novel fi eld of neuro-immunology.

He later joined the faculty of the University of California Los Angeles and became director of the UCLA Infl ammatory Bowel Disease Program. In 1993, he returned to Ireland as professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at University College Cork, National University of Ireland, positions he maintains today. He is also the director of the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre and previously served as director of the Bioscience Institute.

A former president of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology and the founding director of the APC Microbiome Institute, Shanahan holds several patents and has been a co-founder of three start-up companies. A fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as the American College of Physicians, he has been named one of the top 50 Irish and Irish-American bioscientists and received the Irish Society of Immunology biennial medal. He was the fi rst recipient of the Hektoen International Medical Humanities Grand Prix and was named the 2013 Science Foundation Ireland Researcher of the Year. He has also received the Royal Irish Academy gold medal for contributions to the life sciences.

Faculty of Humanities and the Arts & Science Program

Thomas Beckett, Doctor of Laws

John Mighton is a McMaster University alumnus, lecturer at the University of Toronto and fellow of the Fields Institute for Mathematical Research. He founded JUMP (Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies) Math and developed a novel instruction method to help children from lower-income

families improve their math skills. Mighton remains the lead curriculum developer for JUMP Math student workbooks and teacher’s manuals. The Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every Child, Mighton’s book on his pedagogical approach, is a best seller. He released a follow-up work titled The End of Ignorance in 2007.

In 2003, Mighton became an Ashoka Fellow. He was named Canadian Social Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2014 and received the International Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Schwab Foundation in 2015.

The author of many acclaimed stage plays, Mighton has earned the Chalmers Award, two Dora Mavor Moore Awards and two Governor General’s Literary Awards for Drama, for Possible Worlds and A Short History of Night and then for Half Life. He has also received the Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Mighton wrote the screenplay for the fi lm adaptation of Possible Worlds and appeared as Tom the teaching assistant in the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting.

Mighton is a member of the McMaster Alumni Gallery, a recipient of the McMaster Distinguished Alumni Award and an offi cer of the Order of Canada.

HONORARY DEGREES (CONTINUED…)

Faculty of Engineering (Morning Ceremony)

Michael Pley, Doctor of Science

Michael Pley is a McMaster alumnus who joined the aerospace company COM DEV International shortly after graduating. More than 80 percent of all communications satellites ever launched and many international space science missions have had COM DEV technology on

board. Until his retirement in 2016, Pley guided the company from senior positions as Division President, Chief Operating Offi cer and Chief Executive Offi cer. Under his leadership, the company earned the Waterloo Junior Achievement Business of the Year Award, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Large Business Award for Business Excellence, and the Waterloo Area’s Top Employers Award six times in a row.

Pley has been Chair of the Board for exactEarth Ltd and is currently on the Board of Waterloo North Hydro. He is Chair of the Advisory Board to McMaster’s Dean of Engineering and recently became a Camp Warden for the McMaster Engineering Kipling ceremony. Pley is an Executive Member of the Board of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada and serves as the Chair of its Space Committee. He was appointed in April 2017 to the Government of Canada’s new Space Advisory Board.

Pley earned his Professional Engineer designation in 1987 and, in 2006, was the inaugural recipient of the L.W. Shemilt Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award presented by McMaster’s Faculty of Engineering.

Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)

Hamish Robertson, Doctor of Science

Hamish Robertson completed his PhD in Atomic-Beam and Nuclear Structure Physics at McMaster University then became a Professor of Physics at Michigan State University. His research there resulted in the fi rst observation of an isobaric quintet of states in nuclei.

He also carried out experiments on parity violation, nuclear astrophysics and nuclear reactions. Robertson moved to the Los Alamos National Laboratory to conduct research on neutrinos and was later appointed a Fellow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Robertson initiated the laboratory’s collaboration with the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) and he is now SNO’s US Co-Spokesman. He served as the Observatory’s Scientifi c Director in 2003-2004.

Robertson joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 1994 and was appointed to the Boeing Distinguished Professorship in 2008. He has chaired the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and the Division of Nuclear Physics for the American Physical Society (APS). A past Member of the Board of Physics and Astronomy of the National Research Council, he has also served on NRC Nuclear Physics and Neutrino Astrophysics panels, as well as the APS-DNP Executive Committee. Robertson is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (London), the American Physical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. In 1997, he received the APS Tom W. Bonner Prize. In 2015 he shared in the award of the Breakthrough Prize in Physics.


Thomas Beckett, Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Business (Morning Ceremony)

Teresa Cascioli, Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Business (Afternoon Ceremony)

Paul Desmarais Jr., Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Business (Afternoon Ceremony)

Hélène Desmarais, Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)

James O’Reilly, Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)

Michael Dear, Doctor of Laws

Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)

Jennifer Bennett, Doctor of Science

Faculty of Science (Afternoon Ceremony)

Michael Mann, Doctor of Science


Michel Rappaz, Doctor of Science


Donna Strickland, Doctor of Science


THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ACADEMIC MEDAL

CHANCELLOR’S GOLD MEDAL


Phelopater Sedrak

Phelopater Sedrak is graduating with an Honours degree from the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) program. For three consecutive years, he worked passionately as a Teaching Assistant for the Cellular and Molecular Biology course taught by Dr. Rangachari and Dr. Seidlitz. During his studies, he volunteered at the Hamilton General Hospital and the SENACA Seniors Day Program which allowed him to give back to his communities in

Hamilton and Mississauga. He also travelled to Saskatchewan for a few summers where he volunteered in Canadian communities abroad. In fourth year, Phelopater conducted a clinical research project for his undergraduate thesis examining the impact of surgery wait times on patient quality of life under the supervision of Dr. Devin Peterson. Phelopater would like to dedicate this award to his Christian faith, and express his sincere gratitude to his father, mother, sister, and friends for their never-ending support throughout his journey at McMaster.


Owen Dan Luo

Owen is a graduating BHSc (Hon.) student specializing in Child Health. Owen has improved the educational experience at McMaster University by teaching wellness and self-care as a Teaching Assistant, developing interdisciplinary health and wellness curricula as an Educational Research Assistant, and celebrating student voices as the Editor-in-Chief of McMaster University’s Undergraduate Health Sciences Journal, The Meducator. Owen has advocated for children with special needs and empowered other students to do the same by founding the McMaster Stem Cell Club to coordinate stem cell donor recruitment on campus, teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders at

Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services, and chairing the 3rd Annual McMaster Child Health Conference. Owen is also a published, award-winning poet and Co-Captain of McMaster’s Varsity Men’s Foil Team. In recognition of his dedication to strengthening the McMaster University and Hamilton communities, Owen has been named a 2019 3M National Student Fellow.

Faculty of Science (Afternoon Ceremony)

Chris Lygouras

The Governor General’s Academic Medal is one of the most prestigious awards a student in Canada can receive. Established in 1873, this honour recognizes exceptional academic achievement at the high-school, collegiate, undergraduate and graduate levels.

Each year, McMaster awards just two Governor General’s Silver Medals to the students at the university who have achieved the highest academic standing at the undergraduate level. Earning this accolade not only places this year’s recipients

among the top students to graduate from McMaster; it places them among the top students in all of Canada.

The Chancellor’s Gold Medal is one of McMaster University’s most prestigious awards. Established in 1938 by Dr. Howard Whidden, the Chancellor’s Gold Medal honours a student who ranks highest in scholarship, leadership and infl uence.

Each year, McMaster University awards one undergraduate student in their last year of study with this award. It acknowledges and celebrates their dedication to academics, leadership and culture.


PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP


Owen Dan Luo

Owen is a graduating BHSc (Hon.) student specializing in Child Health. Owen has improved the educational experience at McMaster University by teaching wellness and self-care as a Teaching Assistant, developing interdisciplinary health and wellness curricula as an

Educational Research Assistant, and celebrating student voices as the Editor-in-Chief of McMaster University’s Undergraduate Health Sciences Journal, The Meducator. Owen has advocated for children with special needs and empowered other students to do the same by founding the McMaster Stem Cell Club to coordinate stem cell donor recruitment on campus, teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders at Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services, and chairing the 3rd Annual McMaster Child Health Conference. Owen is also a published, award-winning poet and Co-Captain of McMaster’s Varsity Men’s Foil Team. In recognition of his dedication to strengthening the McMaster University and Hamilton communities, Owen has been named a 2019 3M National Student Fellow.


Manveetha Muddaluru

Many of Sebat’s undergraduate experiences have morphed her into a well-rounded, community minded, and resilient individual.

For the past three years, Sebat has been a head coach with the Hamilton Basketball Association and Welcome Week Representative for the Faculty of Science. She shares her passion for basketball by coaching 10 year old boys, and advises fi rst-year students transitioning into University. In the past two years, many of Sebat’s involvements have been tied by her interests in student diversity. She co-founded an innovative student group on campus, McMaster People Project, that aims to cultivate diversity and excellence in student leadership. As Associate President of the Black Aspiring Physicians of McMaster, Sebat was part of a collection of students advocating and empowering black-identifying individuals to pursue medicine.

Honouring McMaster’s commitment to creating a brighter world, Sebat hopes to continue cultivating human potential, supporting other’s vision, and become a health leader. She recently joined Empowerment Squared as an academic mentor where she empowers marginalized, refugee, and newcomer youth for academic success in preparation for a pathway to access postsecondary education.


Sonia Igboanugo

During her time at McMaster, Sonia’s diverse leadership experiences have shaped her into an empathetic leader, passionate about serving her community. Sonia is the co-founder and president of BAP-MAC (The Black Aspiring Physicians of McMaster), a student group with a vision to diversify the fi eld of medicine by

increasing the representation of Black doctors and healthcare professionals. Under her leadership, BAP-MAC secured an $84 000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation which allowed BAP-MAC to host the inaugural iRISE conference and expand their work.

As a community advisor, she listened to academic challenges and provided peer support for fi rst-year students transitioning into university. Sonia has been able to channel her passion for advocacy through various initiatives in her local community. As a member of Member of Parliament, Filomena Tassi’s Constituency Youth Council, she advocated for issues like homelessness and reintegration justice. Sonia’s commitment to addressing social and health inequities are seen in her involvement with the McMaster Community Poverty Initiative and the Racial Health Equity Network.

At the vanguard of her academic pursuits is a desire to thrive where health equity & health innovation intersect. Sonia would like to dedicate this award to the entire BAP-MAC team, her parents, Stanley & Chidinma Igboanugo and her mentors Dr. Juliet Daniel and Ike Okafor.


Maddie Brockbank

Over the past four years, Ushma’s diverse student leadership has demonstrated her commitment to her local and worldwide communities. She is the founder and president of She’s the First McMaster, an organization supporting the education of girls in

lower-income countries. Ushma has also raised awareness for numerous global development issues during her term as the Co-President of UNICEF McMaster. Over the past few years, Ushma has served on the McMaster Peer Conduct Board and the Clubs Executive Council (as the Chair of the Social Issues Division). Ushma’s dedication towards alleviating social issues is also apparent through her extensive involvement with organizations such as the Canadian Mental Health Association and Grand Challenges Canada.

As Ushma moves forward to pursue a career in medicine, she aims to combine her profession in healthcare with her passion for humanitarianism to contribute to the fi eld of global health.

Ushma would like to dedicate this award to her most signifi cant role models – her parents.


Dr. Ayesha KhanAssistant Professor Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, and the Life Sciences Program

Dr. Ayesha Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science with a cross-appointment in the School

of Interdisciplinary Science and the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. During her doctoral work, she investigated the infl uence of dietary and social factors on the timing of sexual maturity in developing females. Her research fi ndings are published in journals such as Fertility and Development and Hormone and Metabolic Research. Her current research interests explore ways through which the undergraduate student experience is enhanced via experiential education. As part of a multi-institutional Canadian initiative, she is also designing research questions around student mental health.

Dr. Khan holds a Fellowship at the MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation & Excellence in Teaching. In 2017 she received a Community Engagement Award by the McMaster Students Union. Her passion for teaching is driven by the inquisitive students she meets on a regular basis. She hopes to assist students with the sharpening of their critical thinking skills so that they may develop the habit to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of scientifi c (and non-scientifi c) information and to think holistically long after her courses have ended. Her teaching philosophy is inspired by thinkers from many disciplines including the writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who said, “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”


Dr. Eu-Gene NgProgram Chair Manufacturing Engineering Technology, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Eu-Gene Ng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Walter Booth School of Engineering Practise and Technology at McMaster University. He is also the Program Chair for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Undergraduate Program and the Director for the Masters of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering. He received his First Class Honors and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Birmingham, UK. His primary discipline research fi eld is to understand the mechanical and metallurgical behavior of materials under high strain rates, elevated temperature and large strain using fi nite element methods. His research fi eld of application is in manufacturing and structural stress analysis. As the winner of the McMaster Student Union Faculty Teaching Award for the Faculty of Engineering in 2016 and 2018, he has a great desire and passion to teach and train students to become better engineers in terms of proposing solutions that will have either little or no impact to the fragile environment and strengthen Canadian economy.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING & LEARNING


Dr. Daniel GoldreichAssociate Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour


Michael JustasonProgram Chair and Lecturer, W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology


Dr. Ayesha KhanAssistant Professor Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, and the Life Sciences Program

Dr. Ayesha Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science with a cross-appointment in the School

of Interdisciplinary Science and the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. During her doctoral work, she investigated the infl uence of dietary and social factors on the timing of sexual maturity in developing females. Her research fi ndings are published in journals such as Fertility and Development and Hormone and Metabolic Research. Her current research interests explore ways through which the undergraduate student experience is enhanced via experiential education. As part of a multi-institutional Canadian initiative, she is also designing research questions around student mental health.

Dr. Khan holds a Fellowship at the MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation & Excellence in Teaching. In 2017 she received a Community Engagement Award by the McMaster Students Union. Her passion for teaching is driven by the inquisitive students she meets on a regular basis. She hopes to assist students with the sharpening of their critical thinking skills so that they may develop the habit to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of scientifi c (and non-scientifi c) information and to think holistically long after her courses have ended. Her teaching philosophy is inspired by thinkers from many disciplines including the writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who said, “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”


Dr. Eu-Gene NgProgram Chair Manufacturing Engineering Technology, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Eu-Gene Ng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Walter Booth School of Engineering Practise and Technology at McMaster University. He is also the Program Chair for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Undergraduate Program and the Director for the Masters of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering. He received his First Class Honors and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Birmingham, UK. His primary discipline research fi eld is to understand the mechanical and metallurgical behavior of materials under high strain rates, elevated temperature and large strain using fi nite element methods. His research fi eld of application is in manufacturing and structural stress analysis. As the winner of the McMaster Student Union Faculty Teaching Award for the Faculty of Engineering in 2016 and 2018, he has a great desire and passion to teach and train students to become better engineers in terms of proposing solutions that will have either little or no impact to the fragile environment and strengthen Canadian economy.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING & LEARNING


Dr. Daniel GoldreichAssociate Professor, Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour


Michael JustasonProgram Chair and Lecturer, W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

PRESIDENT’S AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP (CONTINUED…)

Faculty of Humanities and the Arts & Science ProgramManveetha Muddaluru

Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)Maddie Brockbank

Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)Sinthu Senthillmohan

Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)Alyssia Jovellanos


Sinthu Senthillmohan





Alyssia Jovellanos






PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP


Owen Dan Luo

Owen is a graduating BHSc (Hon.) student specializing in Child Health. Owen has improved the educational experience at McMaster University by teaching wellness and self-care as a Teaching Assistant, developing interdisciplinary health and wellness curricula as an

Educational Research Assistant, and celebrating student voices as the Editor-in-Chief of McMaster University’s Undergraduate Health Sciences Journal, The Meducator. Owen has advocated for children with special needs and empowered other students to do the same by founding the McMaster Stem Cell Club to coordinate stem cell donor recruitment on campus, teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorders at Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services, and chairing the 3rd Annual McMaster Child Health Conference. Owen is also a published, award-winning poet and Co-Captain of McMaster’s Varsity Men’s Foil Team. In recognition of his dedication to strengthening the McMaster University and Hamilton communities, Owen has been named a 2019 3M National Student Fellow.


Manveetha Muddaluru





Sonia Igboanugo

During her time at McMaster, Sonia’s diverse leadership experiences have shaped her into an empathetic leader, passionate about serving her community. Sonia is the co-founder and president of BAP-MAC (The Black Aspiring Physicians of McMaster), a student group with a vision to diversify the fi eld of medicine by

increasing the representation of Black doctors and healthcare professionals. Under her leadership, BAP-MAC secured an $84 000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation which allowed BAP-MAC to host the inaugural iRISE conference and expand their work.

As a community advisor, she listened to academic challenges and provided peer support for fi rst-year students transitioning into university. Sonia has been able to channel her passion for advocacy through various initiatives in her local community. As a member of Member of Parliament, Filomena Tassi’s Constituency Youth Council, she advocated for issues like homelessness and reintegration justice. Sonia’s commitment to addressing social and health inequities are seen in her involvement with the McMaster Community Poverty Initiative and the Racial Health Equity Network.

At the vanguard of her academic pursuits is a desire to thrive where health equity & health innovation intersect. Sonia would like to dedicate this award to the entire BAP-MAC team, her parents, Stanley & Chidinma Igboanugo and her mentors Dr. Juliet Daniel and Ike Okafor.


Maddie Brockbank





PRESIDENT’S AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP (CONTINUED…)

Faculty of Humanities and the Arts & Science ProgramManveetha Muddaluru

Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)Maddie Brockbank

Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)Sinthu Senthillmohan

Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)Alyssia Jovellanos


Sinthu Senthillmohan





Alyssia Jovellanos





VALEDICTORIANS

Nursing Micah ZagalaHealth Sciences Owen Dan LuoHumanities/Arts & Science Joshua MarandoBusiness (Morning Ceremony) Sophie OchocinskiBusiness (Afternoon Ceremony) Britney HawkinsSocial Sciences (Morning Ceremony) Lindsay NoorenSocial Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony) Korin ViscaScience (Morning Ceremony) Jhanahan SriranjanScience (Afternoon Ceremony) Nagashree ThovinakereEngineering (Morning Ceremony) Matthew FergusonEngineering (Afternoon Ceremony) Hannah McPhee

Frame Your AchievementVisit us in the main lobby for a wide selection of

official McMaster University degree frames*, crested giftware and limited edition Class of 2019 merchandise.

Complimentary degree framing service availablefor all frame purchases.

CONGRATULATIONS!CLASS OF 2019

*Web order pick up available in Wentworth Room.

Programs and diplomas designed and produced in partnership with:

#MacGrad2019

Frame Your AchievementVisit us in the main lobby for a wide selection of

official McMaster University degree frames*, crested giftware and limited edition Class of 2019 merchandise.

Complimentary degree framing service availablefor all frame purchases.

CONGRATULATIONS!CLASS OF 2019

*Web order pick up available in Wentworth Room.

Programs and diplomas designed and produced in partnership with:

#MacGrad2019


VALEDICTORIANS

Nursing Micah ZagalaHealth Sciences Owen Dan LuoHumanities/Arts & Science Joshua MarandoBusiness (Morning Ceremony) Sophie OchocinskiBusiness (Afternoon Ceremony) Britney HawkinsSocial Sciences (Morning Ceremony) Lindsay NoorenSocial Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony) Korin ViscaScience (Morning Ceremony) Jhanahan SriranjanScience (Afternoon Ceremony) Nagashree ThovinakereEngineering (Morning Ceremony) Matthew FergusonEngineering (Afternoon Ceremony) Hannah McPhee

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