2020 UC Merced Commencement Program

SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS CLASS OF 2020

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Kurtis Mira or Brent , B.S. in Bioengineering

Juan Eliseo Gonzalez , B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering Alexander Micheal McCollum , B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Spencer Riley McDermott , B.S. in Environmental Engineering John Patrick Misiaszek , B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering Patricia Onyinyechi Onuoha , B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Franz Anthony Gabato Varela , B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES Anthony Oswaldo Garcia , B.S. in Chemical Sciences emphasis in Chemistry Reginald Edward Kenneth Holley, Jr. , B.S. in Biological Sciences emphasis in Human Biology Ibrahim M. Abu-Hijleh , B.S. in Physics emphasis in Physics and minor in Applied Mathematical Sciences Anthony Vikas Javiya , B.S. in Biological Sciences emphasis in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Anna Kucherova , B.S. in Applied Mathematics emphasis in Computational and Data Sciences Zachary David Malon e, B.S. in Earth Systems Science Nicole Jean Perkins , B.S. in Biological Sciences emphasis in Microbiology and Immunology Michael Anthony Ruvalcaba , B.S. in Biological Sciences emphasis in Molecular and Cellular Biology Navtej Singh , B.S. in Chemical Sciences emphasis in Biological Chemistry Selma Madison Strango , B.S. in Applied Mathematics emphasis in Computational and Data Sciences Stacy Alina Tletlepantzi , B.S. in Biological Sciences emphasis in Human Biology and minor in Spanish Katherine Susan Tyler , B.S. in Physics emphasis in Mathematical Physics

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS Blanca Lucia Betancourt Santoyo , B.A. in Anthropology and minor in Spanish Omar Gonzalez , B.A. in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Diana Monique Lara , B.A. in English and minor in Writing Studies Sarah Jordan Lee , B.A. in History

Jose Andres Rosa , Jr., B.A. in Economics Larissa Elena Shashte , B.A. in Psychology Alejandra Tenorio Zurita , B.A. in Spanish Osvaldo Arce Valencia , B.A. in Political Science Hazel Nicole Valenzuela , B.A. in Global Arts Studies