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Five hundred
and fifty-first
for conferring degrees
Presiding
Chancellor
Suzanne B. Labarge
B.A., M.B.A., D.Litt. (Hon.)
President and Vice-Chancellor
Patrick Deane
B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D.
Friday May 27, 2016: 2:30 p.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place 1
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Musical Prelude
The Graduand Procession
The Academic Procession
The Chancellor’s Procession
The Provost's Welcome
Dr. David Wilkinson
The Chancellor’s Welcome
Dr. Suzanne B. Labarge
The Conferring of the Degree Doctor of Science honoris causa on Peter M. Palese
Citation: Dr. Patrick Deane
The Convocation Address
Dr. Peter M. Palese
The Conferring of Degrees In-Course
Musical Interlude
The Presentation of the Graduates
The Valedictory Address
Avijeet Sarker
Awards of the 2015-16 Session
The Health Sciences Address
Dr. John Kelton
The Alumni Address
McMaster Alumni Association
The President’s Address
Dr. Patrick Deane
Announcements
The National Anthem
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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....................................................... Bob Grim and Valerie Cowie
Piper...................................................................................... Jamie Connolly
Vocalist................................................................................. Emily Rebekah Taub
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THE RITUALS OF CONVOCATION
The procession of the graduands in plain black gowns and of faculty and officers 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.
McMASTER UNIVERSITY:
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 cushion is maroon with a piping of grey, the
McMaster colours. The Mace symbolizes the authority of the
University Senate to confer degrees, this authority being exercised
by the Chancellor.
1892 – 1895 Theodore H. Rand
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.
CHANCELLORS
1887 – 1890 Malcolm Mac Vicar
1895 – 1905 Oates C. S. Wallace
1905 – 1911 Alexander C. McKay
1911 – 1922 Abraham L. McCrimmon
1922 – 1941 Howard P. Whidden
The University
Mace was a gift
in 1950 from the
class of 1900
1941 – 1950 George P. Gilmour
1950 – 1955 E. Carey Fox
1955 – 1960 Roy L. Kellock
1960 – 1965 Charles P. Fell
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.
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
The academic hood is symbolic of admission to a university degree
and carries colours specific 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.
The backdrop to the Convocation platform displays 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
munificent benefaction made possible the founding of the University in 1887. Handcrafted by Dorothy
Gregson and Margaret Wallace, this banner celebrated 30 years of service at McMaster Convocation
ceremonies in 2014.
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.
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
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.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Convocation is an exciting time in the calendar of any university; a time to celebrate achievement, to reflect
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 infinite promise of individual lives, it is important
to be aware of the communal significance 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 reaffirmation 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 fulfillment 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 confidence in our joint future and great anticipation of everything that, collectively, they
will achieve.
Patrick Deane
President and Vice-Chancellor
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GREETINGS
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.
Sandra Stephenson ‘78
President, McMaster Alumni Association
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SUZANNE B. LABARGE
Chancellor, 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 officer in 1979. She left the bank in 1985 to join the federal government as assistant auditorgeneral where she was responsible for a report on Financial Management and Control in the Government of
Canada.
She joined the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada in 1987 as deputy superintendent,
policy responsible for developing regulatory policies for Canadian financial 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 officer in October 1998 and was appointed vice-chairman and chief risk officer in February
1999. She retired from that position in December 2004.
Ms. Labarge is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises.
She also serves on the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Risk and Finance Committee of XL
Group and is trustee for a Canadian family trust and director of associated companies. She has 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 was also 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 degree from McMaster University and is a recipient of
the Queen’s jubilee medal.
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PRESENTERS OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND CERTIFICATES
Dr. Catherine Hayward
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Eileen Hutton
Assistant Dean, Midwifery Education Program,
Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Stacey Ritz
Assistant Dean, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program,
Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Rob Whyte
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate MD Program, Faculty of Health Sciences
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
BIOCHEMISTRY
HEALTH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Allison Lindsay Boyd
Thesis:
Interactive Properties of Leukemia Stem Cells with their
Environment
Ji Cheng
Thesis:
Hetal Brahmbhatt
Thesis:
Identification and Characterization of Small Molecule
Modulators of BCL-2 Family Proteins
Sohail Mulla
Thesis:
Issues Related to Optimizing Chronic Non-Cancer and Disability
Management
Sara Jane Henderson
Thesis:
Examining Zinc Release from Platelets and Its Modulation of
Clot Structure and Fibrinolysis
MEDICAL SCIENCES
Chad Johnston
Thesis:
New Techniques Facilitate the Discovery and Study of Modular
Microbial Natural Products
Kyle Robert Salci
Thesis:
Cellular Reprogramming of Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Patient Somatic Cells
Daniel Esteban Venegas Pino
Thesis:
Investigating the Effects of Hyperglycemia on the Vasa
Vasorum in the Development of Atherosclerosis and
Establishment of Novel Mouse Models of Diabetes
Pei Yu
Thesis:
The High Density Lipoprotein and Atherosclerosis
HEALTH POLICY
Elizabeth Alvarez
Thesis:
Developing and Evaluating the Use of a Workbook for
Contextualizing Health Systems Guidance
Verification, Comparison and Exploration: The Use of
Sensitivity Analyses in Health Research
Varun Chaitanya Anipindi
Thesis:
Investigating the Role of Estradiol and the Mucosal
Microenvironment on Th17 Responses Primed by Dendritic
Cells in the Female Genital Tract
Adam Bujak
Thesis:
Role of the Adenosine Monophosphate-Activated Protein
Kinase in Maintaining Muscle Integrity and Insulin Sensitivity
throughout the Lifespan
Nicole Eve De Long
Thesis:
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the Risk of Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus
Michael Geoffrey Dorrington
Thesis:
The Role of Macrophage Receptors in the Protection of the
Murine Nasopharynx from Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Zakhar Lysov
Thesis:
Procoagulant Effects of Platinum-Based Lung Cancer
Chemotherapy Agents
Safiah Mai
Thesis:
In Vivo Studies of Cell-Free DNA and DNase in a Murine Model
of Polymicrobial Sepsis
Mina Nashed
Thesis:
Studies on the Pathophysiology of Cancer-Induced Depression
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Kripa Raman
Thesis:
Identifying RNA Biomarkers of Cerebrovascular Disease
Kimberly Ann Volterman
Thesis:
The Regulation of Whole Body Protein Metabolism Following
Exercise in Children
REHABILITATION SCIENCE
Jordan Donald Miller
Thesis:
Chronic Pain Self-Management Support in Primary Health Care
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Marisa Ann Azad
Thesis:
Reversing Antibiotic Resistance with Inhibitors of Bacterial
Acetyltransferases
Calvin Hsiung Yeh
Thesis:
Functional Studies with Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Investigation of the Regulation of Key Blood Coagulation
Proteases
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
GLOBAL HEALTH
Wajiha Gohir
Cheng Huang
Shreya Patel
Meghan Lindsay Brockington
Shivani Parul Chandra
Sunita Kheterpal
Aru Kopal Sharma
eHEALTH
Maryam Ariaeinejad
Stephanie Alexandra Chiu
Shirin Jabbari
Ekaterina Khaddadine
Linda Serwah Lamptey
Pengpeng Luo
Salman Paracha
Mary Punzal
Manthan Raval
Arjun Sehgal
Karim Aiaze Sultanaly Vassanji
HEALTH RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
Markus Faulhaber
Beth Erin Patterson
Stefan Perera
Laura Helena Schneider
HEALTH SCIENCE
EDUCATION
Aseel Hamoudi
Cathy Lynn Humphreys
Michael Lerikos
Caroline Jane Lotz
Syamkumar M. Divakara Menon
Danielle Nelson
Desigen Reddy
Shaneela Shahid
Lynn Eleonora Sterling
Hwee Yuan Tan
Adrienne Vraets
Ann Kathleen Wilson
MEDICAL SCIENCES
Arya Afsahi
Celeste Bouchard
Gabriela Chang
Evan Lusty
Robyn Pereira
Mira M. Shenouda
Asim Usman Soomro
Fereshteh-Sadat Tabatabaei-Yazdi
REHABILITATION SCIENCE
Shelly Ann Billings
Iris Heather Sum-Yin Cheng
Melissa Lee Church
Adrienne Leigh Cuch
Nicole Bianca DiFilippo
Carl John Thomas Ganzert
Amanda June Nadia Halls
Saima Hanif
Kelsey Christina McMartin
Alban Merepeza
Anna Marie Sullivan
Pooja Talati
Heather Alison Tugnett
Rebecca Kidd Westover
Grace Wong
Kimberly Ann Yateman
MASTER OF SCIENCE (OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY)
Hend Al-Fayez
Kenneth Curtis
Friday May 27, 2016: 2:30 p.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place Justin David Krupa
Kristin Margarete Kurppa
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DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
Seema Agarwal
Gileh-Gol Akhtar-Danesh
Patricia Cheryl Andrews
Chandra Adele Anokye
Nicole Elise Archer
Anshul Arora
Anuj Arora
Simone Banh
Matthew Geoffrey Baron
Liam Beedling
Rachel Marriott Beretta
Tyler Berry
Amanpaul Bhamber
Brittany Anne Noreen Binnington
Michael Charles Borchuk
Meghan Diane Boswall
Robin Adrien Britton
Lisa Christine Brown
Bridget Megan Mairi Campbell
William Nevin Caron
Daniel Marcelo Carter Ramirez
Matthew Robert Castelo
Venera Cristina Castronovo
Michael Catapano
Graham Ross Chamberlain
Christopher Vaughn Charles
Laurel A. Charlesworth
Matthew Su-Hong Cheah
Jason Kin-Loon Cheng
Alvin Chin
Evan Richard Chong
Matthew Clifford Rashotte
Jillian Lindsay Coleby
Courtney Heather Coschi
Ioana Cozma
Thomas Edward Curry
Candice Lynn Cybulskie
Rhea D'Costa
Shirin Ebernella Pillay Dason
Steffen Thomas De Kok
Thomas Michael Debssou
Sandeep Singh Dhillon
Adriana Elizabeth Di Stefano
Katherine Michelle Dmetrichuk
Isabelle Rose Dobronyi
Erika Claire Donald
Courtney Lynn Fedorko
Madeline Amelia Ferracuti
Jamie Lynn Fleet
Raelene Melissa Foisy
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Geoffrey Samuel Frost
Ankit Garg
Clare Joanna Gibbs
Anthony Gobran
Chetan Gohal
Nadiya Goswami
Arlo James Paoli Green
Shoshana Blakely Grossman
Yanbo Guo
Elan Hahn
Camilla Raya Halgren
Ilana Erica Hanes
Trevor Frank Harrison
Elliot Paul Hepworth
Carina Hoang
Sheryl Melissa Hodgson
Xiao Xue Hong
Nolan Stuart Horner
Yi Wei Hu
Katrina Hui
Mohamed Abdullahi Hussein
Vera Ivanenko
Shelby Rebecca Jaeranny
Davinder Mohan Jain
Hussam Laith Nafa Kaka
Sameer Kalra
Owen Jack Kavanagh
Ammar Khairullah
Savitoj Khehra
Whan Ben Kim
Aaron Kirschner
Sukhpreet Klaire
Kinshuk Kumar
Craig Alexander Kung
Kyle Marc Lafreniere
Constantine Lai
Marcus Mun Fei Lai
Yuet Ming Lam
Anmol Ratan Singh Lamba
Sasha Vivianne Langille-Rowe
Xena Xiang Li
Karen Lien
Kirsten Elizabeth Litke
Derek Henry Wallace Little
Gordon Emil Locke
Irene Daryan Lum
Emma Lauren Luymes
Jocelyn Pearl Ma
Austin Edward MacDonald
Allison Elizabeth Mackenzie
Charlotte Maertens
Iswarya Manoharan
Joseph Emerson Marinas
Adam Masson
Adam Matheson
Emma McCutcheon
Robbin Cecilia McKee
Blaire Elizabeth McKim
Jane Jie Meng
Zhen Meng
Christopher James Meyer
Emily Jayne Milko
Lazar Milovanovic
Reza Donald Mirza
Lauren Elizabeth Mitsuki
Vaibhav Mokashi
Kal Anne Mungovan
Natalie Julia Munn
Vignesh Murthy
Anna Naylor
Skylar Merissa Neblett
Zornitza Gueorguieva Netcheva
Justin Bairos Neves
Cameron Cole Nishi
Alexander Michael Norgaard
Dominik Alex Nowak
Kristyne Midori Onizuka
Heather Anne Ruth Osler
Lilia Panamsky
David Patrick Parsons
Jared David Paty
Jonathan Peng
Joshua Levin Penslar
Tyler Jordan Plyley
Paula Pop
Andrew Vincent Prine
Jodie Pritchard
Ryan Joshua Einhorn Quinn
Natalie Mary Raso
Julianne Patricia Rastin
Karthiha Raveenthiran
Melody Ren
Christina Kathleen Riehl
Jillian Marie Roberge
Sean Edward Robinson
Rhiana Lena Roeper
Riley Maris Kirshenbaum Rose
Tea Rosic
Timothy George Rudd
Gregory Samuel Rushton
Humaira Fatima Saeed
Carol Saleh
Jacob John Salituri
Prisila Santhakumar
Avijeet Kumar Sarker
Shohinee Sarma
Brian Kirk Sceviour
Jonah Nicole Schermbrucker
Nadine Schlink
Cory Alexander Scott
Clara E. S. Sellers
Jamileh Jean Shaffaf
Scott Anthony Shallow
Eric Martin Sigmund
Kevin Kumar Singh
Rachel Elizabeth Snaidero
Michele Lauren Stackaruk
Kristine Ann Paulina Stolarski
Tommy Gil Stuleanu
Haitong Su
Kelly Yang Yang Sun
Rebecca Hailey Swartz
Megan Ciara Tan
Melanie Erin Tannenbaum
Erica Marjorie Thompson
Patrick Andrew Thornley
Lili Tong
Hugh Malcolm Traquair
Yashna Vaidya
Benjamin van der Woerd
Heather Vandermeulen
Avi Vandersluis
Saahil Vij
Andrea Grace Stephanie Wallace
Yonatan Weiss
Molly Joan Whalen-Browne
Scott Mckenzie Whynot
Paula Diane Willis
Kelly Kathleen Wilson
Rachel Rui Wong
Samuel Shengzhi Xu
Sarah Chun Yang Xu
Xingnan Xu
Adrienne Yuk-Yin Yang
Nicola Hiu Lam Yang
Amanda Marie Yaworski
Frances Yeung
Timothy Howard Yung
Haroun Zayed
Songbo Zheng
Faculty of Health Sciences
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (MIDWIFERY)
Meghan Marie Aubry
★Alina Elisabeth Balzerson
Caitlin Jean Blennerhassett
Saija Kristiina Chadha
★Erica Elderhorst
★Kimberly Anne Farrell
★Marcia Elaine Geisterfer
★Ellen Louise Gilchrist
★Katelin Goheen
★Emma Jane Graham
★Deborah Hansen-Lange
Laura Melissa Hunt
Julia Ireson
Molly Lumby
★Caroline Patricia McGregor
★Jennifer Lynn McVittie
★Lauren Michelle Molyneaux
★Jennifer Nguyen
Alexandria Nickels
★Alexa Payne
★Elizabeth Louise Pollen
★Jessica Marie Raison
Hannah Randazzo
★Hayley Schmidt
Allanah Fatima Shah
Elyse Nikole Taylor
★Kirsten Taylor
★Pierina Vandersluys
★Monica Wynn
★Cong Xu
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES
HONOURS
★Ossama Adham.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Shamon Sheraz Ahmed............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Muhammad Adeel Akhtar........ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Nilani Vallie Ananthamoorthy.. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in French)
★Khatija Anjum...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Serena Arora.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Garima Aryal.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Areeba Athar.................... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Sukhvir Singh Aujla.......... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Herman Bami............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Ivona Berger..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Anuja Bhalerao.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Christopher Marc Bonneau...... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Xyza Cheriz Brual......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Justin Brunet.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
★Maurana Karin Tober Brush..... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in English & Cultural Studies)
★Stephen Catapano........... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Jasmine Chahal........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Leon Chalil................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Harry Param Chandrakumaran.Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Gregory Mark Chen...Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Statistics)
★Mei Lin Chen.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yi Jun Chen...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
★Jenny Chum..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Elizabeth Currie.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Cecilia M. Dai...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Sharef Danho............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Robert Joseph De Santis......... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Adriana Dekirmendjian............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Namita Deodhare......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Natasha Dhingra.......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Diana Samir Elborno.Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Adam James Eqbal...Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Evan Jordan Fang......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Salwa Arooj Farooqi.Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Lisa Lin Lin Feng........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
Shuo Feng.................Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Music)
★Rachel Fong...................... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Sarah Anne Freeman.Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in French)
Noel Anthony Frederick Garber........... Bachelor of
Health Sciences
★Ishanee Garg.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Chiana Garvida..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yipeng Ge..................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Nayantara Ghosh......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Sheetij Ghoshal................ Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Sana Gill....................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Christine Gorgi..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Elena Magdalena Grbac.......... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Jennifer Groom.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Roman Gulko.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Priya Gupta................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Samuel Sathiareuben Gurupatham..... Bachelor of
Health Sciences
★Anisa Hajizadeh........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Ning Hao...................Bachelor of Health Sciences
Friday May 27, 2016: 2:30 p.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place ★Emily Nancy Horst.....Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Health, Aging & Society)
★Linda Hu....................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Nadia Hua.................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Matthew Hughsam...Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yu Hsuan Hung..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Claire Catherine Jacek............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in Health, Aging & Society)
★Victoria Jelilyan........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Zachary Keavin Jilesen............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Chitmandeep Kaur Josan.Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Paul Sungwon Jung..Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Tony Dongje Jung......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Marijke June Jurriaans............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Jagpreet Kaler..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Vicki Vanessa Kam....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★John Kandala............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Nisha Kansal.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Amna Karim..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Vishwathsen Karthikeyan........ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Priya Khoral...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Min Suk Kim..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Patrick Martin Hyo-Rim Kim.... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Samuel Seunghan Kim............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Tae Wan Kim.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Mathematics)
★Yechan Kim...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Gavanjit Singh Klair..Bachelor of Health Sciences
Annelise Kohler.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Gynter Kotrri..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Krista Kruja...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★ with distinction (achievement of a minimum Grade Point Average of 9.5/12)
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BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES, HONOURS (CONTINUED…)
★Gabriel Wing Hon Lam............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Man Wai Lam................... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★William Langley........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Anne-Sophie Laramée............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Shayla Larson............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Diana Tien Le............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yekaterina Lebedeva.Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Alex Young Soo Lee..Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Grace Yeeun Lee.......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Zachary Andrew Lin......... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Alexandra Claudia Xan Yun Liu.Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Jiayu Liu....................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yi Hsuan Liu..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Calvin Ka-Fung Lo.....Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Sabnam Mahmuda....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Deepsee Malhotra....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Jessica Mammone....Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Health, Aging & Society)
★Steven John Mancini............... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Karishma Manji.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Jasreen Mann...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Siobhan Marie Manning.......... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Mark Mansour..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Alexander Manta......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Bilal Maqbool............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Lyndsey Merry...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Karim Mithani...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Deanna Emily Morra.Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Jonathan Jake Morris.............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Daniel Telford James Mount... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in Latin)
★Ron Vincent Movilla.. Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Shane Natalwalla.....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Christina New...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in French)
★Christopher James Olesovsky.. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Monica Papinski........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Andrew Hyunsoo Park.............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Cheolju Park..............Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Shivani Patel.............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yash Patel.................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Anjali Lakshmi Periyalwar....... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Melissa Phuong........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Ashlyn Marie Pinto...Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Sociology)
★Megan Pocalyuko......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Katarina Marie Poletto............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Cassie Lee Poole.......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Eliza Iulia Pope..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Andreea Georgiana Popescu... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Sophie Poznanski......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Ashar Rasheed..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Dorna Ravamehr.......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Whitney Elizabeth Reinhart..... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Anastacia Richards...Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
★Erin Ellen Ross..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Music)
★Tania Saha.................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Tanusree Saha...........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Mohamed Sarraj.......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Aarti Sayal................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Deepti Shanbhag......Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Julia Wenjie Shen.....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Banvir Singh..................... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Sinthuha Sivananth...Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Matthew Skelly.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Matthew Paul Sorgo.Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Ioana Alina Stochitoiu............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Billy Sun....................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yi Shi Sun..................Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Sebastian Swic.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Terence Hog-Yung Tang........... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
Christine Tran............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Kara Ka-Wing Tsang........ Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Colin Michiel Vandenhof.......... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Kelsey Vercammen....Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Kim Vo.......................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Christine Wang.........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Economics)
Joshua Caleb Wiener.............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
★Annette Dorothy Wong............ Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Frederick Chak-Kam Wong....... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Kimberly Wong..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Anthropology )
★Laura Wong...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Priscilla Che Shan Wong.......... Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Julia Jiyeon Woo......Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
★Angela Anqi Wu........Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Psychology)
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Sharon Wu................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Shu Hua Xu...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Sherry Xiaoxuan Yang...... Biomedical Discovery &
Commercialization
★Sharon Hoi Yee Yeung............. Bachelor of Health
Sciences
★Kristy Cheuk Yin Yiu.. Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yijie Yu......................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Hao Yu Zhang............Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Jimmy Jialai Zhang...Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Yu Hang Zheng..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Sarah Lyn Zhou..........Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Annie Zhu..................Bachelor of Health Sciences
★Helen Zhu..................Bachelor of Health Sciences
(Minor in Mathematics)
★Hanyan Zou...............Bachelor of Health Sciences
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
Tina Eva Cagampan
Cynthia Denise Clarke
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Sharon Cusson
Jane-Ann Reynolds
Renata Russo Varo
Shirley Zucker
Faculty of Health Sciences
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HEALTH SERVICES POLICY RESEARCH
Rebecca Leigh Ganann
Elissa Jane Press
Donald Shane Strickland
Sarah Wojkowski
DIPLOMA IN CHILD LIFE STUDIES
★Haley Alexa Agar
★Cassandra Di Clemente
★Karissa Holyer
Antonela Jerkovic
★Erica Liv Marjorie Jutras
★Alexandra Florence Ohliger
★Helen Oppenheimer
★Kayla Slegers
★Caleb Tait
★Santina Williams
Names of graduands listed in this program are those recommended to Senate as of May 18, 2016. 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.
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HONORARY DEGREES
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Business
John Levy, Doctor of Laws
Peter Palese, Doctor of Science
Peter Palese established the first genetic maps for
influenza A, B and C viruses; identified the function
of several viral genes; defined the mechanism of
neuraminidase inhibitors, which are now FDAapproved antivirals, and pioneered the field of
reverse genetics for negative-strand RNA viruses.
He and his colleagues have reconstructed in the
laboratory the extinct 1918 pandemic influenza virus
and studied it extensively. Most recently, Palese in
collaboration with several colleagues works on
developing a universal influenza virus vaccine which
should give long-lasting protective immunity against
seasonal as well as pandemic influenza viruses.
A Professor and Chair of the Department of
Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai in New York City, Palese has produced
more than 370 scholarly publications and serves
on the editorial board for Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. He has also served
as president of both the Harvey Society and the
American Society of Virology. He holds a number
of patents on viral vaccines and antivirals, some of
which he has helped bring to market.
Palese is a Member of the National Academy of
Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine,
and he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences. He is also a Member of the Austrian
Academy of Sciences and the German Academy of
Sciences Leopoldina. He has received the Robert
Koch Prize, the Wilhelm Exner Medal, the European
Virology Award, the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award,
and the Beijerinck Virology Prize from the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences Program
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Doctor of Science
Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program
Barry Lord, Doctor of Laws
Gail Lord, Doctor of Laws
Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Richard W. Hill, Sr., Doctor of Laws
Faculty of Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Steve Paikin, Doctor of Laws
Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)
Martin Manning, Doctor of Science
Faculty of Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Chil-Yong Kang, Doctor of Science
Faculty of Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Gordon Huang, Doctor of Science
Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
Maria Klawe, Doctor of Science
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Faculty of Health Sciences
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences Program Ceremony
Dr. Gerard Wright
Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for
Infectious Disease Research
Gerry Wright is a global leader in the study of
bacterial and fungal antimicrobial resistance. He
coined the term antibiotic resistome to describe preexisting antibiotic resistance elements, establishing
a novel view of antibiotic resistance. He is the
developer of the Comprehensive Antimicrobial
Resistance Database and co-founder of Canada’s first
academia-based high throughput screening facility.
Dr. Andrea Baumann
Associate Vice-President, Global Health
Faculty of Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Dr. Walter Craig
Professor, Department of Mathmatics and Statistics
Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program Ceremony
The director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute
for Infectious Disease Research, Wright has
earned three consecutive Canada Research Chair
appointments and was the youngest person to serve
as chair of McMaster’s Department of Biochemistry.
Wright is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and
the American Academy of Microbiology whose list
of honours includes the Killam Research Fellowship,
the Premier’s Research Excellence Award and the
Canadian Society of Microbiologists Murray Award
for lifetime achievement.
Dr. Lorraine York
Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies
School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences Program Ceremony
Dr. Salim Yusuf
Professor, Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Director, Population Health Research Institute
PRESIDENT’S AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
TO TEACHING & LEARNING
Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Anthony J. Levinson
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
John R. Evans Chair in Health Sciences Educational Research and Instructional Development
Dr. Anthony J. Levinson is an Associate Professor and the Director, Division of e-Learning Innovation for the Michael G. DeGroote School of
Medicine at McMaster University. He obtained his BA from McGill with Joint Honours in English Literature and Philosophy; an MA in Critical
Theory from the University of Sussex; and an MSc in Health Research Methodology from McMaster. As the John R. Evans Chair in Health
Sciences Educational Research and Instructional Development, he focuses on the integration and testing of new learning technologies
to improve health education and training for health care professionals and the public. He contributed to the design of the medical school
COMPASS curriculum, and teaches extensively across the spectrum of medical education. Dr. Levinson maintains an active clinical practice in
the area of medical psychiatry with a specialization in complex neuropsychiatric disorders and mental health issues among the medically ill.
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PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING & LEARNING(CONTINUED…)
DeGroote School of Business
Faculty of Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Milena Head
Professor, Information Systems
Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation
Dan Centea
Executive Director (Acting), Bachelor of Technology Program
Program Chair, Automotive and Vechicle Technology
Assistant Professor, McMaster-Mohawk Bachelor of Technology Partnership (B.Tech.)
Faculty of Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
Philippa Carter
Teaching Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Gregory Wohl
Associate Professor/Associate Chair (Undergraduate),
Department of Mechanical Engineering
PRESIDENT’S AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Faculty of Health Sciences
Julia Woo
For two years Julia Woo has served as the co-president of McMaster Smiling Over Sickness, a MSU club dedicated to volunteering
and fundraising for sick children and their families in the Hamilton community. This year, she also served as the VP External of COPE,
an organization aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. In this role, Julia helped to establish a new volunteering
program in collaboration with Indwell, a local charity that provides affordable housing for individuals with mental illness. Julia has also
volunteered for various local organizations such as Empowerment Squared, Dignitas Youth, and McMaster Children’s Hospital. Lastly,
Julia has been involved in numerous research projects at McMaster University aimed at serving the healthcare needs of the Hamilton
community. After graduation, Julia hopes to use the skills and lessons she has learned from her undergraduate career in order to
become a clinician-scientist in the field of psychiatry.
Faculty of Social Sciences
Audrey Tam
Faculty of Science
Jacob Brodka
Faculty of Science
Nishan Zewge-Abubaker
VALEDICTORIANS
Health Sciences
Business
Nursing/Medical Radiation Sciences
Humanities/Arts & Science
Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Science (Morning Ceremony)
Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
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Avijeet Sarker
Connor Prebianca
Caroline Mueller
Suzy Flader
Nathan Beresh
Nathan Beresh
Aadil Ali
Lauren Smith
Jonathon Tonietto
Michael Popovich
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)
Faculty of Health Sciences
Elizabeth Culp
Matthew Jessome
Elizabeth Culp is completing her undergraduate degree
in Honours Biology. During her degree, she engaged
in several undergraduate research opportunities
including an NSERC summer research scholarship and
senior thesis project working with Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
in the Department of Biology. Outside of class, she enjoyed playing trumpet in the
McMaster Concert Band and piano in the McMaster Children’s Hospital lobby. In the
fall, Elizabeth will begin a master’s degree in Biochemistry at McMaster.
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Matthew is graduating from the Bachelor of
Health Sciences (Honours) Program with a minor
in Biochemistry. His research interests in both
rheumatology and genetic epidemiology have led to
journal publications and presentations at national
and international conferences. He has been the recipient of Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR) and McMaster research scholarships, in addition to numerous
academic and community contribution awards. As an advocate of education for his
fellow students, Matthew served as the Academic Coordinator for the Bachelor of
Health Sciences Society, collaborating with student, faculty, and administrative leaders
across McMaster. He has also shared his passion for learning as a Teaching Assistant,
mentor for first year students, and as a tutor and executive of McMaster’s chapter of
Students Offering Support. Matthew is excited to be continuing his education here at
McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine this coming fall.
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Graduates who have pre-ordered degree frames and gifts from the McMaster Campus Store website may pick up their
items in Wentworth Room A when the ceremony is complete and their gowns have been returned. Your degree will be
framed in this location.
For those who have purchased a degree frame today before the ceremony, or would like to purchase a degree frame
after the ceremony please visit the main lobby where the Campus Store offers a wide selection of Official McMaster
University degree frames, crested giftware and limited edition Class of 2016 merchandise.
A representative from Josten’s will be on hand before and after all graduation ceremonies to help size and design the
perfect ring for your graduate. Complementary degree framing also takes place in the lobby area.
Graduates who have pre-ordered degree frames and gifts from the McMaster Campus Store website may pick up
their items in the Molson Canadian Studio (the room in which academic regalia is distributed). If your gown has been
returned and you have collected your degree, your degree can be framed at this location.
For those who wish to purchase a degree frame today before or after the ceremony, please visit the main lobby where
the Campus Store offers Official McMaster University degree frames and a wide selection of crested giftware and
limited edition Class of 2016 merchandise. Complementary degree framing also takes place in the lobby area.
Programs and diplomas designed and produced in partnership with:
A representative from Josten’s will be on hand before and after all graduation ceremonies to help size and design the
perfect ring for your graduate.
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Health Sciences
Business
Nursing/Medical Radiation Sciences
Humanities/Arts & Science
Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Science (Morning Ceremony)
Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
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Avijeet Sarker
Connor Prebianca
Caroline Mueller
Suzy Flader
Nathan Beresh
Nathan Beresh
Aadil Ali
Lauren Smith
Jonathon Tonietto
Michael Popovich
Faculty of Health Sciences