On May 5, UF BME recognized the hard work of our students with a graduation reception and pinning ceremony at the UF Health Professions, Nursing and Pharmacy Complex to celebrate the new class of bachelors graduates. Faculty, staff, family and friends all gathered to recognize the 89 students in this year’s class.
The program consisted of messages from Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair and department chair, Dr. Daniel Ferris, Robert W. Adenbaum Professor and senior associate chair, Dr. Lakiesha Williams, associate professor and Dr. Sarah Rowlinson, lecturer and undergraduate coordinator.
BME graduate Sara Galbraith was selected to serve as the 2019 class speaker and gave a heartfelt address during the ceremony.
The program concluded with the much-anticipated pinning ceremony in which the graduates received a special department pin to recognize their alumni status. These custom-designed pins recognize our graduating students for their achievements and serve as a guiding reminder of excellence and research to improve human health.
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Congratulations to the class of 2019!
Juan Abarca
Kaitlyn Alessi – graduated with honors
Altaful Amin – graduated with honors
Danelle Amsellem – graduated with honors
Jessica Babcock – graduated with honors
Sai Balusu – graduated with honors
Jodi Bauson
Alexandra Bechtle – graduated with honors
Brian Blair – graduated with honors
Chad Blake
Noah Bosco – graduated with honors
Isabela Caicedo
Laura Castillo
Justina Chan – graduated with honors
Natasha Claxton
Cameron Collins – graduated with honors
Aaron Czeiszperger – graduated with honors
Olivia Dansereau – graduated with honors
Ryan DeGroff – graduated with honors
Hannia Diaz-Ayllon – graduated with honors
Laura Dinwiddie – graduated with honors
Alexander Dluzneski – graduated with honors
Carmen Dominguez – graduated with honors
Meagan Drury – graduated with honors
Mohammad Daniel El Basha – graduated with the highest honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2016-17
Youssef Elbanna
Amy Emerson
Krysten Floyd – graduated with honors
Kai Fu – graduated with honors
Christina Michelle Fulford
Sara Galbraith – graduated with honors
Fernando Garcia – graduated with honors
Maria Garcia – graduated with honors
Joseph Gargas – graduated with honors
Meghana Goolla – graduated with honors
Anne Gormaley – graduated with high honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Rocio Guevara Carrillo
Elizabeth Ashley Harris – graduated with honors
Aria Henderson – graduated with the highest honors
Matthew Hueston
Angela Jimenez – graduated with the highest honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award – Leadership, 2018-2019
Ryan Jungels – graduated with honors
Charles Lazimi – graduated with honors
Marye Lee – graduated with honors
Garrett Levy – graduated with honors
Ernesto Liendo
Olivia Liseth – graduated with the highest honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2017-2018
Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award – Professional Excellence, 2018-2019
Tracy Love – graduated with honors
Rani Mahmoudi – graduated with honors
Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award – Creativity, 2018-2019
Akash Mathavan – graduated with honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Akshay Mathavan – graduated with honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Tristan McCarty – graduated with honors
Blake McDonald – graduated with honors
Patrick McLaughlin
Danielle Miller – graduated with the highest honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Matthew Molinaro – graduated with honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Ryan Murphy – graduated with honors
Austin Natalie – graduated with honors
Brian Nazareth – graduated with the highest honors
Henry Nguyen – graduated with honors
James Nugent
David Opitz
Michelle Odax – graduated with honors
Amol Patadia – graduated with honors
Iago Patino Lopez – graduated with honors
Jamie Paulus – graduated with honors
Megan Rahnama – graduated with honors
Chandni Rana – graduated with high honors
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholar, 2018-19
Aaron Raspler – graduated with honors
Pedro Ravelo – graduated with honors
Luigi Ricard
Carla Rodriguez – graduated with honors
Pedro Rodriguez – graduated with honors
David Rojas – graduated with honors
Felicia Sedwick – graduated with high honors
Kyle See – graduated with high honors
Nicole Sieling-Mondora
Denielle Smith
Skylar Stolte – graduated with the highest honors
Kevin Su-Shum – graduated with honors
Nicolas Swischuk – graduated with honors
Sean Te – graduated with honors
Giancarlo Tejeda – graduated with honors
Anastasia Valimaki – graduated with honors
Daniel Visosevic – graduated with honors
William Voitlein – graduated with honors
Ray Ward
Brett Wolff – graduated with honors
Danny Xie – graduated with the highest honors