C O N V O C A T I O N

May 2018

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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Fifteenth ConvocationMay 12, 2018

Louis Brown Athletic Center

The SML R Gonfalonby John Burton Jr., Professor Emeritus

Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

The gonfalon (located on the platform) for the School of Management and Labor

Relations was designed to symbolize the mission of the school: to improve the

relationship between management and labor in order to serve the public. The three

colors used throughout the gonfalon represent the three parties interested in constructive

employment relations: labor (red), management (blue), and the public (gold).

The inner set of triangles represents the common and sometimes ineffective interaction

between labor and management and the consequences for the public. The shades of

red, blue, and gold in the inner triangles are muted and dark. The role of the School

of Management and Labor Relations is to improve the relationship. The School’s

contributions to the better relationship between management and labor and ultimately

to the benefit of the public is symbolized by the multi-pointed explosion of gold that

lies behind the triangles. The result of the school’s contributions to the improved

relationship between the participants in employment relations and to the public is

shown in the outer set of triangles. The shades of blue, red, and gold in the outer

triangles are bright and vivid.

The gonfalon was created in 1994 when the Institute of Management and Labor Relations

was transformed into the School of Management and Labor Relations. Then Dean

John Burton, Associate Dean Steven Director, and Assistant Dean Betty Lou Heffernan

were responsible for the concept and general design of the gonfalon. Kevin Rau helped

translate the concept into the final design.

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The Order of EventsProcessional

The National Anthem Rutgers Glee Club Introduction of platform, special guests, and marshalsIntroduction of class speakers“On the Banks of the Old Raritan” Rutgers Glee ClubIntroduction of guest speakerPresentation of the candidates

Recessional

Reception

Presiding Officer: Adrienne Eaton, Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations

Reader: Francis Ryan, Director, Master of Labor and Employment Relations

Assisting: Akhila Naik, Student Counselor, Master of Labor and Employment Relations

Assisting: Amy Marchitto, Student Counselor, Bachelor of Arts LSER and Bachelor of Science LER

Greeters: Lisa Schur, Chair, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department

Reader: David Ferio, Director, Master of Human Resource Management

Assisting: Joanna Eriksen, Student Counselor, HRM Master Program

Reader: Hazel-Anne Johnson, Director, HR Undergraduate Programs

Assisting: Rebecca Tinkham, Student Counselor, HRM Undergraduate Program

Greeter: William Castellano, Chair, Human Resource Management Department

As a courtesy to the graduates, the audience is requested to refrain from using cellular telephonesor other noise producing devices during the ceremony

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Guest SpeakerBarry Melnkovic, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, U.S. Steel

Barry Melnkovic, MHRM ‘81, is the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of U.S. Steel, an integrated steel producer with close to 30,000 employees in North America and Central Europe. In his role, he is accountable for all facets of the company’s global Human Resources and labor relations strategies and organizations.

Melnkovic previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Capital Officer for Amtrak, where he played a key role in delivering record revenue, ridership, customer satisfaction and savings. During his tenure, Amtrak made the Forbes Best Employers list.

In 2016, Melnkovic was named the HR Executive of the Year by Human Resource Executive magazine and the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year in the Large

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Student SpeakersArpita Gentela, Human Resource ManagementArpita Gentela graduated from the Master’s in Human Resource Management program in January 2018 as an international student from Mumbai, India. Before completing her master’s degree, Arpita graduated with a B.A. (Double Major) in Human Resource Management and Economics from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in May 2015. She also worked with Philips N.V. at their global headquarters in Amsterdam as an Integrated Talent Management Intern. Arpita joined Rutgers University Society for Human Resource Management (RU SHRM) in the fall of 2016 to widen her knowledge on current practices in HR and become an integral part of the HR community. She became a Project Manager on the Membership & Student Liaison team before being promoted to Vice President of the team in spring 2016. She interned with IBM’s compensation and recognition team during the summer of 2017, and she is currently working in IBM’s Global Executive Search Practice team at their corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York.

Adam Opitz, Labor and Employment RelationsAdam Opitz is a recent graduate of the Master’s in Labor and Employment Relations program. During his time as a student, he was a writing assistant for a variety of instructors within the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR). He also worked with SMLR Professors Charles Heckscher and Saul Rubinstein on their project involving collaborative initiatives within public education. During his final year as a student, he served as the President of the Rutgers University Labor and Employment Relations Association Chapter (RU LERA). He was recently awarded various certifications in alternative dispute resolution. He is now completing a mentorship with the New Jersey State Board of Mediation.

Meet the HRM UndergraduateHonors Graduates

Undergraduate HRM Departmental Honors students conduct an original research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and a senior thesis committee. The designations for the Undergraduate Honors project rankings are as follows:

• Highest Honors - HRM Honors Curriculum GPA of 3.75 or higher

• High Honors - HRM Honors Curriculum GPA from 3.5 to 3.74

• Honors - HRM Honors Curriculum GPA from 3.2 to 3.49

The cord for the HRM Departmental Honors program is a combination of Wedgewood blue and gold.

Tanla Ayik double majored in Human Resources Management and Information Technology and Informatics (ITI). Her honors thesis study analyzed the impact of human resources information systems (HRIS) on the employee selection process in human resources management under the supervision of Professor Patrick Downes. She has received high honors for her thesis project. Tanla is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management here at Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. Upon graduation from the MHRM program in May 2019, Tanla plans to begin her career as a University Career Services counselor and as a community leader.

Gregory Burdea is graduating with a double major in Human Resource Management and Philosophy with a minor in Psychology. His honors thesis examined strategies for promoting organizational citizenship behaviors and compliance within organizations under the supervision of Professor Joseph Blasi. He has received highest honors for his thesis project. Greg is in the process of completing his one-year Human Resources Internship this month, where he served a critical HR support role for a growing advertising agency in Manhattan and worked regularly with the Human Resources Director. He is in the process of searching and interviewing for full-time opportunities in the Greater New York City area.

Amanda Wong is graduating with a major in Human Resource Management and a minor in Labor Studies with a concentration in Diversity in the Workplace. Her honors thesis engaged in a comparison of private sector wages to local, state, and federal government wages using occupational wage data under the supervision of Professor Charles Fay. For her thesis work she has received highest honors. After graduation, Amanda will be starting as a Senior Human Resource Assistant at Amazon.

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Company category by the HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington, D.C. One year prior, Evanta recognized him with its HR Breakaway Leaders Award.

Melnkovic has also served as the top HR leader at Lilly Industries, Motor Coach Industries, and Holland American Line during his distinguished career.

A native of Windber, Pa., Melnkovic earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics with honors from the University of Pittsburgh and earned a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.

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James R. Chelius Teaching AwardThe James R. Chelius Award was created in memory of Jim Chelius, a beloved teacher, scholar, and mentor in the Department of Human Resource Management. HRM students nominate an award recipient, and the selection is made with the consent of the HRM faculty. This year’s recipient is Patrick Downes.

Honor AwardsUndergraduate students of the Human Resource Management program who achieve a 3.75 GPA or higher within the HRM Major receive an HRM Excellence pin and a certificate upon graduation. Students who achieved the honor before the Spring 2018 semester are designated with highest honors in HRM.

Undergraduate students of the Labor Studies and Employment Relations program achieving highest honors, high honor and honors in the major have white cords to adorn their regalia.

The baccalaureate degree is conferred summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude for students achieving honors in the overall program of study at Rutgers University. These students will have gold cords to adorn their regalia.

All SMLR Master’s degree students achieving an overall GPA of 4.000 have gold cords to adorn their regalia.

Labor Studies and Employment RelationsTeaching Award

The Labor Studies and Employment Relations Teaching Award recognizes the teaching excellence of a LSER faculty member. Undergraduates, graduate students and colleagues nominate a recipient and a selection is made by a committee of LSER faculty. This year’s teaching award goes to William Dwyer.

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Vikrant Advani, J.D., Rutgers University, law; M.A., Rutgers University, labor and employment relations

David Bensman, Ph.D., Columbia University, history

Joseph R. Blasi, Ed.D., Harvard University, sociology of organizations

Dana Britton, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, sociology

William Brucher, Ph.D., Brown University, history

William Castellano, Chair, Human Resource Management Department, Ph.D., Rutgers University, strategic HR management

Tracy F.H. Chang, Ph.D., M.A., University of Iowa, sociology

Rosemarie Cipparulo, J.D., Rutgers University, law

Dorothy Sue Cobble, Ph.D., Stanford University, history

Doug Coffey, MBA, St. John’s University, finance

Ashley Conway, M.A., American University, organizational development and change

James Cooney, J.D., University of Miami, law

Patrick Downes, Ph.D., University of Iowa, management and organizations

William Dwyer, MLIR, Rutgers University

Adrienne Eaton, Dean, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, industrial relations

Hadi El-Farr, Ph.D., University of Leeds, philosophy

Charles H. Fay, Ph.D., University of Washington, management, and organization behavior

Jie (Jasmine) Feng, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, management and human resources

David A. Ferio, Director, MHRM Program, ABD, Stevens Institute of Technology

Janice Fine, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American politics, public policy, political economy

Rebecca Givan, Ph.D., Northwestern University, political science/labor studies and employment relations

Joo Hun Han, Ph.D., University of Maryland, business administration

Christopher Hayes, Ph.D., Rutgers University, American history

Charles Heckscher, Ph.D., Harvard University, sociology

Susan E. Jackson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, organizational and social psychology

Hazel-Anne Johnson, Ph.D., University of South Florida, industrial-organizational psychology

Faculty of the School of Management andLabor Relations

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Carla Katz, J.D., Seton Hall University, law

Rebecca R. Kehoe, Ph.D., Cornell University, human resource management

Douglas Kruse, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Ph.D., Harvard University, economics

Sheila Lawrence, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Tamara Lee, Ph.D., Cornell University, labor relations, law and history

Xiangmin (Helen) Liu, Ph.D., Cornell University, human resource studies

Mingwei Liu, Ph.D., Cornell University, human resource studies

Anne-Michelle Marsden, M.S., Florida State University

Carmen Martino, M.A. Rutgers University, labor studies

Joseph McCune, Ph.D., Michigan State University, industrial-organizational psychology

Patrick F. McKay, Ph.D., University of Akron, industrial-organizational, psychology

Michael Merrill, Ph.D., Columbia University, history and economics

Jessica R. Methot, Ph.D., University of Florida, organizational behavior & human resources

Sanghee Park, Ph.D., Cornell University, hotel administration

Julie Peters, Director, James Carey Library, M.L.I.S., Rutgers University

Ralph Rodriguez, Ph.D., Temple University, human resource management

Saul Rubinstein, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, industrial relations and management

Francis Ryan, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, history

Randall S. Schuler, Ph.D., Michigan State University, organizational strategy and human resource management

Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, comparative political economy

Lisa Schur, Chair, Labor Studies and Employment Relations Department, J.D., Northeastern University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,

political science

Susan J. Schurman, Ph.D., University of Michigan, higher adult and continuing education

Sidney Seligman, J.D., Rutgers University, law; M.S., Rutgers University, social work

Marilyn Sneiderman, M.S.W., University of Wisconsin at Madison

James Terez, M.A., Rutgers University, english

SaunJuhi Verma, Ph.D., University of Chicago, sociology

Michelle Van Noy, Ph.D., Columbia University, sociology and education

Paula B. Voos, Ph.D., Harvard University, economics

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Other Ph.D. Program Faculty Members

John R. Aiello, Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Cary Cherniss, Professor of Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Mark R. Killingsworth, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

William Rodgers III, Professor; Chief Economist, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development

Carl Edward Van Horn, Professor of Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Marshals Melissa Daniel, BALS’00, MLER’01, Arbitrator

Janice DiLella, MHRM’11, MLER’10

Michael Dragun, MLIR’96, Rutgers University

Bianca LoBosco, BAHRM’18, BALSER’18, Master of Human Resource Management Student

Meredith Battito, BSLER’17, Master of Labor and Employment Relations Student

SMLR State Advisory Council MembersLisa Charles, Arbitrator & Mediator

Michael Chivers, Chief Human Resources Officer, British Cycling

Michael Dragun, Vice President, Human Resources, New World Aviation

Aaron Fichtner, President, New Jersey Council of County Colleges

Darrell Ford, Chief Human Resources Officer, Xerox

Lauren Jacobs, Deputy Director, Partnership for Working Families

Margaret Pego, SVP Human Resources & Chief Human Resource Officer, PSE&G

Edward Richardson, Executive Director, New Jersey Education Association

Ann Twomey, President, Health Professionals and Allied Employees, AFT

Charles Wowkanech, President, NJ AFL-CIO

Ph.D. Graduate – Industrial Relations & Human Resources (IRHR)

Yan Chen

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Master of Human Resource ManagementSaife Abouzeed*Jennifer AbrolJennifer Alberto*Joy AugustinMara J. Babich Anna BaidHan BaoAvrle N. BarbozaBriana A. BasilonePaul BoccuzziSabria A. Brown*Andrea M. BryantOlivia L. BuzbyYu CaoHuiyi ChenYangjing ChenNadia Crecenzio*Lara M. DelistovichYufan DengMarisa C. DixonYue DongWenjie DuanCurtis D. EdmondsArathi ElangoMario ErisnordEmeka C. EzeJohn J. FlynnKrystin N. FosterDanielle M. GeezaArpita GentelaMarissa GillAlison C. GordonXuefei HaoYuanzhi HeMegan T. HealyArneshia D. HobbsYu-Han HsuDishi HuSayeda A. JahanShalini Jain*Samantha KellyPriyadarshini R. KesapragadaWeihui KongFeng LiJialin LiYue LiZhuxin LiGe LiuKewei LiuAna P. Loayza

Yanying LuoXiaoxing MaSophie MeierAlexa M. Migton*Antoinette Mills*Michael A. MontoRomario NicholasChinwe V. NwankwoKelly N. O’BrienAbayomi O. OlaogunJoseph PerezJessica S. PetkevisAyana M. Phoenix*Laura G. PintoDaniel A. PonzioXiaoshi QiaoReshmi RajasekharanYifei RenMax P. ReoJoshua D. RicciardelliMiluska L. RiveraCarla M. Romano*Marcin SamolewiczJordan A. SchoenHejing ShangAnni ShiCha-Chi ShihDerek S. SierchioShweta SinghKristin SongShiyu SongJennifer R. TangLaporscha R. Tysha BufordAlexis L. Van OstenbridgeKathryn M. Van VoorstWilliam A. VegaWenting WangYabin WangYing WangYuchao WangGrace WangJiaing Wen*Filip Wojcik*Weiye XieYihua XieLongmei YanShiyu YangLiujun YeZhenkun YingAmanda Yip

Class of 2018

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Bachelor of Arts Labor Studies and Employment RelationsJessica L. Adler, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsVictoria L. AhdeNicole A. Avila*Alec J. Barbone, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsBrielle G. Blackshear, High Honors Meghan K. Bochinski, Highest HonorsBridget Braaten, HonorsCaitlin S. Brady, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsAlexandra K. Brueno, Cum Laude, Honors

John F. BushAmani Niara Byrd, High HonorsAlexa R. Caradimitropoulo, High HonorsSaher Chaudhary, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsYiwei Chen Heejoon Choi, HonorsAnnabelle Cholula, Cum Laude, HonorsZachary F. Cornwell, HonorsJaclyn D. DaddioMelissa D. Davidi*Naomi M. De Jesus Rodriguez, Highest Honors

Master of Labor and Employment RelationsZachary Allen Joy AugustinCharity AverettePaula BeckerTiffany BeyJenelle BlackmonBarry BoekerKristy Bryant*Jessica CedenoTammy ChanTiffany CodyKimberly CookRussell CrewsMarc-Allan DauphinRoss DouglasAngela DuenasMary Ebong*Elizabeth FiloramoEvan Finowitz*Michelle FraserAndrea GatesBryanna GrantAzim GrayOmari GrierBrianna HolmanShavani HurryCatherine IngalAletea Isles-GeorgeKelly KelleherAllison KimVivian LeeTyler Mathurin*

Vanessa MazurJordan McDanielAdam OpitzRamon Paulino*James Pinnix-OdrickJames OsterheldtChristopher RamosKristal RatliffSheila ReavesChristopher ReutlingerLeslie ReyesCarla RomanoVivian Santamaria-VegaMatthew SchlofnerKa’Rita SergeonEzra SholomRunali Sukhadi*Gina SullivanMario Tano*Siyi Tao*Justin ThomasKimberly Tom*Diandra TomsEdina TothAngela VanmorterAnkush VermaniBridgette WilliamsPatricia Young

*August/October 2018 Names in red are serving/served in the United States Armed Forces

Zhaoxin YuJiayi ZengJian ZhangShijia ZhangXiaohan Zhang

Jiayan ZhengYingtong ZhuWeihang Zou

*August/October 2018

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Yasmin Aminyar, Cum Laude, High HonorsJerry D. AndrewsZainab J. AnwarIrene Arroyo*Luis Avelino, Jr.James D. Barbieri

Marco A. BattagliaSusan Bayer, Magna Cum Laude, High HonorsRachael E. Becker*Jada Belvin*Vincenzo Bevilacqua, Cum Laude, Highest Honors

Bachelor of Science Labor and Employment Relations

Bianca DenteJanet Feng, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsChristopher P. FolinuszSureily N. Francisco*Anthony J. GallagherErica Rose Galvez, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsElizabeth Rose GerbinoRachel L. Glicklich, HonorsJulia A. GottschalkDaniela M. Goykhman, High HonorsJessica R. Greenblum, High HonorsMonique Gregory-McKinney*Brittany N. Grevi, High HonorsWilliam N. Guinnessey, Cum Laude, HonorsThomas B. HagertySpencer D. HambletonJules N. Henningburg*Nicholas M. Hewa, Highest HonorsJean Paul JaramaNaomi Joassaint, HonorsMichael A. Kakar, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsNeha Kara, Highest HonorsRachael L. Katz, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsSimerjit KaurCatherine E. Kerwin, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsAlexander S. Kim, Highest HonorsSoungyeon Kim*Emily A. Lanaris, HonorsJeni E. Larkin, HonorsSamantha M. Leavy, Cum Laude, High HonorsMichael S. Levy*Nuo LiKe LuoLucia MarcialRobert J. Martin*Kathryn N. MasonDaniel J. McDonnell, HonorsTrevor McKeon*Kelly L. McNaughtonIsnard K. Mir-MercedLenard MontouteTaylor Moon, Highest HonorsEugene F. Mulrenan*, High Honors

Keri A. Oleniach, High HonorsJohn J. O’Reilly, HonorsDaniel N. Orsillo*Jane T. Panitch, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsJina Park*Ivan A. Pimentel*Bryan K. Pollack*Otniel Polo, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsJoseph R. Quartararo*, Cum Laude, HonorsIsabella B. Robertozzi*Alexandra I. RodriguezErio David Rosario Perales, Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsMark C. SatherKajal J. Savla, Highest HonorsStephen Thomas ScheppVaishnavi Shetty*, HonorsVictoria R. Sidorakis, Cum Laude, High HonorsLauren M. Skryha, Highest HonorsZachary G. Spero, HonorsJoshua A. Spitz, High HonorsCorey G. Stasenko*Richard C. StocklBrianna L. Strahm, Cum Laude, High HonorsStephanie M. TeixeiraChristopher D. Tiger, High HonorsChad D. ToliverChristian F. TrasoliniCaroline M. Tutak*Connor J. Vercruysse, HonorsRyan C. WaresJessica Weng, HonorsToniann Wissen*Kaitlin M. Wong, Cum Laude, High HonorsMariah E. Wood*, HonorsMichelle ZhaoJingyi Zhu, High Honors

*August/October 2018 Names in red are serving/served in the United States Armed Forces

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Edward M. Black*, Magna Cum Laude, High HonorsTerence G. Blackwell, III, Cum Laude, HonorsDavid A. Blanco, Cum Laude, High HonorsEllen A. Brattlof, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsTara M. BudgeKevin CallePhilip H. Caltagirone*, Magna Cum Laude,

High HonorsKongde CaoTianshu Chen Wendy T. Cherry*Cynthia D. Church, Cum Laude, High HonorsMichelet Cimeus, Jr.*Magda G. Comeau, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsSamuel J. CrawfordMark D’Amelio*Eleazar J. De LucaScott T. DelvecchioIbrahima DialloBailee M. DohertyMingxiu Du, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsShannon M. Dullea, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsKarissa DurhamMaxton T. Edelmann, Cum Laude, High HonorsLauren Elliott*, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsPeter A. Emeka, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsKristin M. Emerick, Cum Laude, HonorsTiffany L. FarrugiaChristopher D. Felice*Dawn FergusonJennifer M. Fernandez Francisco, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsWilliam G. FieldThomas P. Flacco, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsDeshawn FreemanBrandon Furrer*Alisha K. Gandhi, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsThomas J. GencoNicole J. GoldenAshley L. Gordon, Cum Laude, High HonorsJanarion T. GrantSandrelly I. GrimaudElinoam HafnerMary F. Heidinger, Cum Laude, Highest HonorsAlice J. HernandezEnedina Herrera, Cum Laude, HonorsDaniel G. Hetherington*Cynthia Hinchcliff, HonorsChristopher J. Holtje

Anna Huang, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsJeremy J. HuntCarlton James, Magna Cum Laude, High HonorsRachael Sarah Janz, Cum Laude, High HonorsDawn D. Kalber*, Magna Cum Laude, High HonorsZachary L. KaneSajid Kareem, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsJay K. KaviJoy Kerlin, Magna Cum Laude, High Honors Jay C. KimJennifer Kim*Mengmi KongMelania N. KosewskaAdam E. LaraCarly N. Larko, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsColin Lenahan, Cum Laude, High HonorsKatarzyna Lenart-Kapral, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsRichard A. LewisKeyan Li*Laurence P. Lim, Cum LaudeJiaqi LinBianca R. LoBoscoJoseph LohmanStacey A. Lopez*Kathleen M. Luke, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsDylan A. LukowiczTaylor A. MalteseGabriella MandreucciEric Margolis, Jr.Jasmin MartinezAlexandra L. Maurer, Magna Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsDenise McEachin, Cum Laude, High HonorsMeghann L. McGinnThaddeus K. Meehan, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsKarla A. MejiaKeith M. Menscher, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsDeirdre A. MessinaSeth-David K. Mikanda, Cum Laude, Honors Daniel A. MirandaMyung Joon MoonKaren E. Mulligan-Nardelli*Jackson D. Munoz*Robert NisivocciaCatherine M. O’Brien Sobol, High HonorsRaheem L. Orr, Sr.*Kelly J. OuteiralAndy W. Parada, Cum Laude, High Honors

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Bachelor of Arts Human Resource ManagementAnnika Aakhus, Highest Honors in HRMMark B. AbramsAna R. Abreu, Highest Honors in HRMJessica AdlerPrince A. Agyemang*Anagha A. AhireMaryum Ahmed*Juan J. AlvarezAlexis R. AmacziMariam AminyarRebecca AraujoCrystal J. Attidore, Highest Honors in HRMAlfred T. Ayertey-WayoeTanla Ayik, High Honors Sungbin BaeDonna Baek*

Alexandria L. BagacayArchiet BagdeEbony D. Baker*Jamaiyah V. BalkmanArchana BansalCameron L. BashnerCasey BauerPoonam M. BavishiKrishma BawaAnthony J. BediAmit BeroDeclan J. BeruttiShaitonia L. BlackJoshua P. BlitzerJett BohonkoKristen A. Bolen

Neha R. Patel, HonorsDesmon D. PeoplesDaquan M. PetersonTan PingLisa M. Procaccini, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsThao Minh Quan*Sean P. RabbittEric J. Raps*, Cum Laude, HonorsCasey J. RasoKristin M. Render*Alfreda L. RichardsonJoseph I. Rivera*Marta Z. Rivera, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsAixa Robinson Jose Rodriguez, Highest HonorsDavid RojasFernando G. RosaChristopher RossiThomas M. Roy, Summa Cum Laude, Highest HonorsCrystal RubinsLuisa RuizAnthony F. RussoCandido SaMediaa SaiphooDalma L. Santana*, Summa Cum Laude, High HonorsMatthew F. Schmidt, Cum Laude, High HonorsRida Shahab*Daris A. ShamsiKefei Shang, Cum Laude, High HonorsKaylee N. Shvetz, HonorsTaurean J. Skinner, Cum Laude, High HonorsBrian SmithCody J. Smith, Cum Laude, Highest Honors

Theresa J. Sullivan, Summa Cum Laude, Highest Honors

Shawn SuriMitchell Taintor*Khalil T. Thomas*Annakay K. Thompson*Marcus ThompsonJames D. Torres*Samuel R. Trub, HonorsBarbara L. Van Vliet, Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsEthan C. Vanacore-DeckerShane T. Vaughan, Magna Cum Laude, Highest HonorsThomas P. Vincelli*Ayllin S. Vishnevetski, Highest HonorsDeborah L. Wade*Joan A. WaltonAndrea Watson, HonorsKyle B. Watts, Cum Laude, HonorsAbigail M. WeinermanJaviair D. WhiteEric WiafeWilton E. Williamson, Jr., Summa Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsJiaxi XiongXiaofeng Yan*Ke ZhangYawen Zhang, Highest HonorsBrisa L. ZhuMadeleine E. Zlotkin, Magna Cum Laude,

Highest HonorsWeixiao Zou*

*August/October 2018 Names in red are serving/served in the United States Armed Forces

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Wilfredo BorgesAlessandro R. Borgo*Keri J. BornkampDavid V. BrachaBlake BreenSara E. BrightAlexander M. BronzoWarren G. BrownAlexandra K. BruenoGregory P. Burdea, Highest Honors Bryan J. BuzzoDominic V. Byfield*Amani ByrdAlexander P. ByrnesNoelle-Marie S. CabralesJulia E. CalifanoDoussou B. Camara*Victoria A. CaminitiMaria N. CanalesAlexa R. CaradimitropouloShawn T. CarterBirkan CasperClaudia A. Cassavell*Kevin R. CastellanoKelly B. CastilloKevin Castro* Michael V. Causing*Auntu ChakrabortyNathaniel S. ChampionSo Yun Chang*Ines M. Changanaqui*Saher Chaudhary, Highest Honors in HRMHaonan ChenJiahui ChenElain T. ChengJennifer ChilitoBryan ChoiDavin ChoiHeejoon ChoiMichelle M. ChoiAnnabelle CholulaAlyssa ChouFarheen ChowdhuryRoman ChowdhuryAlyssa CoakleyJazmyne Cohen*Branden J. Colon*Tarek ConstantineCarolina CorderoRobert S. Cordero*Oscar CoreasCaitlin M. CorlisKatherine M. Costello*Evan V. Covello, Highest Honors in HRMLauren E. CoyleDenisha J. CrumplerDavid CukarShivam Dalal

Henri DanjolliJillian L. DavidAssyria S. Davis*Darnell J. DavisSamantha A. DeBelloniaSharene L. De’CambreMatthew T. DeFrankKyle S. DemarestSamuel Demirjian*Celia V. DensonSarina DeperiIbrahima DialloAlexis R. DiazBrenda M. DiazXuerong DingMegan Doorly*Shaquille DoorsonChristine Doub*Sara DrishtiZhenkun DuanArabella J. DudzinskiChauntee P. DummetteJustin L. Elbanna*Holly-Ann R. EspinosaEmily EstevezDanielle M. EwashkoAndrew FafaliosAlexandra FaltynZhou Fang*Kristina FariColleen A. FarringtonDanial A. FarrukhJanet FengKatherine E. FidlerJoel FooMatthew A. FragliossiYuqi FuCharlotte R. GagnierSamantha M. GajdaErica R. GalvezHualei Gao*Samantha S. GarciaMengran GeBryan S. Gearghty*Jialin GengElizabeth R. GerbinoGrace J. GiglioYuru GongRyan T. Gormanly, Highest Honors in HRMJulia A. GottschalkJessica R. GreenblumBrittany N. GreviErika GrullonSongzhao Gu*Xinrong GuCassandra J. GuarinoMengyi GuoHina Gupta

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Mustafa HammamChiyoung Han*Donika HaniJonathan L. HarnishKatherine HartleyJustin A. HartzellKristen L. HimmelmanTatyana T. HindsAlina Hirji*Allen HoMingshuang Hu, Highest Honors in HRMYingran HuAnna HuangLiqi HuangYuan HuangJohn W. HultJustin L. Hunt*Suraiea HussainAlvin HuynhTooba ImranGabrielle M. IndykMichael L. IulianoEric S. Ivaniuc*Gaurav R. JadavAnchal JainKathryn M. JakubowskiRachael S. JanzJennyfer Javier, Highest Honors in HRMJessica N. JiSung H. JiYunyi Jiao*Mark C. JongsmaMwakulomba M. Juma*Jittranuch JuthapornmaneeRebecca KangNeha KaraGary Kassee*Amber KatyalRachael L. KatzEmily L. KerriganCatherine E. KerwinFarhana KhanRabeesa N. Khan, Highest Honors in HRMAndrew KimAudrey KimEli KimGrace KimTae Won KimTaek-Hoon Kim*Samantha KingMartin KonnBryan D. Korth, Highest Honors in HRMAlexandria L. KowalskiPaulius KudarauskasWing Sum Kwok, Highest Honors in HRMRossie La Torre TorresValerio J. LamorteLauren Lamprecht, Highest Honors in HRM

Emily A. LanarisChristopher A. LanzaroneCarly N. LarkoKalena M. LawesKieran J. LawlorSavan Le, Highest Honors in HRMSamantha M. LeavyAyana C. LeeJacob J. Lee*Kevin LeeMin Jeong LeeSang Heon LeeColin LenahanCasey LevensteinHaocheng Li*Haoyang LiNuo LiShiyu LiXiang Li*Xianjie LiYitian LiZehao LiHao LiangAshlee E. LibuckiGarnet LiewYuhua LinKimberly LittleChuxin LiuDan Liu*Siyao LiuXiyin LiuBianca R. LoboscoAlondra LopezWilliam LopezShiyi Lu, Highest Honors in HRMYunwei LuRobert T. LupoMarissa A. LynaQianli MaPaige MamolenLucia MarcialJacqueline N. MarroVeronica MartinezDylan Martis, Highest Honors in HRMDakota A. MasonPerry MasonMonique K. MastrapasquaRebecca J. MattiaRachel M. MayerJasson L. MazzettiCarly B. McConvilleBriana L. McDermottRebecca M. McGuinness*Julia E. McIvor, Highest Honors in HRMAlicia McPhoy, Highest Honors in HRMSamantha P. MeehanNasir MehdiSilmari Mendez

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Lu MengJennifer R. Meraglia, Highest Honors in HRMJoseph A. MerloGeorge A. MessEmily Micklasavage, Highest Honors in HRMMorgan M. Millar, Highest Honors in HRMHeather P. MirabalChristopher M. MirabelliRongkai MoErica D. Monaco, Highest Honors in HRMShawn D. MonaghanBrandon T. MondoTaylor MoonAustin D. MorseSaad S. MughalAmanda H. MuiDaniel P. MurphyKathryn T. MurphyDerek C. Musser, Highest Honors in HRMJennifer L. MustacAnthony Myrick-LawsonManasi K. NagaokarTara Nasseri*Brianna I. Natal*Anya D. Nathanson-TellTheresa T. NguyenEric C. NicklausAlessandra M. NigroTray’Von K. Norwood*Noor M. NouserSteven K. O’BrienCatherine M. O’Brien SobolSarah P. O’Connor*Brandon P. Odenath*Maria J. OjedaAndrea C. OsorioValeria A. OspinaMichael D. OstrowskiNaima Ouhamou, Highest Honors in HRMKelly J. OuteiralMotolani OwoadeAngelica D. Paff*Paula A. PajaroBrandon Park*Jina Park*Mina S. ParkAngelie D. PatelIshani N. PatelKaran J. Patel*Krupa A. PatelKrupa D. PatelNeha R. PatelMichael Paustian, Highest Honors in HRMSamuel C. Pavelchak*Odaliz Pelaez Soriano*Adrienne PenaVictoria M. PerdigaoMarissa K. Petrullo*

Jessica M. PilandeTan PingJenna C. Pinho, Highest Honors in HRMOtniel PoloMatthew J. PorporaKrishi PothurJune A. PotkulAmbrose A. PowellShaida S. ProdhanFrancesca PucciarelliKerri W. PuckhaberJacob J. PullisMadiha Qasim, Highest Honors in HRMHadia H. QaziJulieta J. QuinteroMarisa A. RacamatoTasruba RahmanSikander I. RajaManasi RaoDaniel F. RasimowiczCasey J. RasoSanskriti RatraJillian R. ReedJunxian RenRong RenJames C. Rice, Highest Honors in HRMKaitlyn R. Riley*Mary S. Rincon*Christine C. RiveraFranshely Rivera*Victoria J. RoIsabella B. Robertozzi*Elizabeth A. Robinson, Highest Honors in HRMAlexandra RodriguezAlexa N. RoemerChristina Marie R. RogadoSara A. RomanowskiJames E. RoperErio Rosario PeralesHank G. RosenblumEmma T. Russo, Highest Honors in HRMAmanda E. SabareseMegan L. SacksVishal SainiMatthew P. Salerno *Sehar K. SalimYancey SanelusChris SansoneCristi S. SantiagoMichael A. SantosMichelle R. SapienzaSavannah T. SarraccoNicholas Sarria*Mark C. SatherAllen Savinovich*Durr-E-Samin SayyedSydney L. ScavelloRida Shahab*

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Benjamin Y. ShaharKefei ShangMichael ShaoYu ShenVaishnavi Shetty*Victoria R. SidorakisJoseph J. SignoreAngela I. SilvaKelsey L. Silverstein, Highest Honors in HRMDilpreet K. SinghSamir SinghalSreya Sinha*Lexie A. SinsceraLauren M. SiskenLauren M. SkryhaBrian SkydellReigna Smith*Yiyi SongZachary G. SperoKelly StaabCorey G. Stasenko*Melissa A. Stept, Highest Honors in HRMRichard C. StocklBrianna L. StrahmZita A. StratisKaylee M. Stroup, Highest Honors in HRMTiffany SuCatherine M. Sullivan*Jianing Sun*Shawn SuriJoshua N. SutterYuxin Tan*Rachel TaylorAnthony I. TellezChristopher D. TigerWilliam J. TiltonRebecca A. Tinkham, Highest Honors in HRMAlexis N. TodaroMelanie J. Torres*Michael J. TortoraKaye TrazoSamuel R. TrubNicole Trucillo, Highest Honors in HRMNicole TufaroChristine M. TullyFred TurcoBrittany A. UbitzCaitlin E. Ulbricht, Highest Honors in HRMJohn M. VanschenkbrillAlexa A. VenitoValerie F. Ventrone*

Sinthuja VigneswaranAlexandria A. VillagraciaStephanie VinciguerraNhi Vo, Highest Honors in HRMJason C. WanJunyi WangMingan WangYakun WangYunqin WangDeanna WashingtonTaylor C. Wehrle*Marilyn A. WellsJessica S. WengAaron T. Wenta*Eric D. Whitted-McKoyMa-Lisa R. WinborneToniann Wissen*Justin D. WoneAmanda Wong, Highest HonorsKaitlin M. WongNicole WoodRui Wu, Highest Honors in HRMYu XiaoHang XingJingxian XuYihan XuHanxiao YeYi-Hung YehSuehae YeoJieni Yin*Jimin YooElizabeth Zacharria, Highest Honors in HRMClaudia M. ZapataSimon ZapataShunhui Zhang, Highest Honors in HRMTianyi ZhangXinyue Zhang*Yawen ZhangYuxin ZhangZhiheng ZhaoLanni ZhouMingqian ZhouBrisa L. ZhuJingyi ZhuMichele E. ZimmermanCarly E. Zurla*

*August/October 2018 Names in red are serving/served in the United States Armed Forces

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Congratulations, Class of 2018!We are proud to welcome you to the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations Alumni & Friends, a

constituent of the Rutgers Alumni Association as well as a charter member of the Rutgers University Alumni Association!

Today you join the more than 4,000 alumni of SMLR as well as a vast network of close to 500,000 Rutgers alumni worldwide.

We are proud to call you ours and hope you will continue to stay connected with us by participating in alumni networking events,

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This is only the beginning of what we hopewill be a fulfilling journey!

With warmth and sincere best wishes,

The SMLR Alumni and Friends Executive Committee

Melissa Daniel, MLER ‘01, ChairTennille R. McCoy, MLER ’08, PresidentJohn Castella, MLER ‘12, Vice-President

Mike Dragun, BALSER ’94 & MLIR ‘96, VP, CommunicationsSydni Watkins, BAHRM ‘15, Treasurer & SecretaryTracy Ng, BAHRM ‘15, Membership & Recruitment

Fatima Zouhour, BAHRM ‘15, Online Communications

At-largeBill Dwyer, BALSER ’93 & MLIR ‘97

Esmail Attiyah, BAHRM ‘16Denise MacLuskie, BSLSER ’14 & MLER ‘17

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