UConn Graduates More Than 4,000

The commencement ceremony moved smoothly and briskly. Star student athletes Maya Moore and Kemba Walker led the procession of CLAS students into Gampel Pavilion, followed by university faculty and staff. Only 90 minutes later the seniors had finished their undergraduate careers and were moving on to smaller celebrations and the next stage of their lives. The group had to disperse from the center of campus before thousands more arrived to commence their graduation in the second such ceremony of the day.

Political Science Professor and Associate Dean Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh, a last-minute replacement, gave the featured commencement address in which he encouraged graduates to reflect on their past and take the best of what they've learned with them as they leave the Storrs campus.

The address, called “Visions of Scholars,” and enjoyed by nearly all, focused on Zirakzadeh’s own upbringing and experiences in college at Michigan. He connected themes he found in his own history to the rows of students flanking him.

Zirakzadeh pointed out the visions being seen in the building as he spoke, as families and friends watched their loved ones reap the reward of undergraduate labor.

“Right now they probably think you’re the most splendid and lovely creatures they’ve ever seen,” he said, followed by a round of applause from the audience.

Zirakzadeh mentioned the importance of those scholastic labors as well.

“You are being recognized for something society values deeply,” he said.

Zirakzadeh told the new graduates were more able to think deeply, eschew stereotypes, broaden their tastes, interpret information, change direction and explore new concepts.

“It’s important to branch out and get perspectives different from those you inherited,” he said.

Excited graduates displayed their exuberance with pictures, glitter and, in one instance, a plush dinosaur fastened to their mortarboards. Beach balls, a common site at the ceremony in past years, were not present but vociferous call-and-response cheers of “UConn! Huskies!” punctuated the event.

In addition to the UConn students receiving Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Gampel Pavilion on Sunday, more than 4,000 students officially completed various undergraduate and graduate programs at ceremonies across the state this weekend. They earned degrees in disciplines from fine arts and philosophy to forensic medicine, law and social work.

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What follows is a list of Fairfield County's 2011 University of Connecticut graduates, supplied by college administrators. Please note that our list is alphabetized by town first—and that towns include individual ZIP codes, such as Rowayton, Riverside and South Norwalk—and within each town, alphabetized by surname:

Town Graduate Bridgeport Sameer Hassan Abdulgalil Valia Alexis Olusegun Awodele Elida Zahra Babollah Janet E. Barnett-Bailey Keondra L. Bonner Gary Stephen Buchanan Ngoc T. Bui Annee Chau Richard Paul Coble Guy D. Dolor Tina P. Duong Jason Marcanthony Ellis Sara Michele Erdos Camila Escobar Elejalde Nupsie Flore Exantus Davoy Audley Joesph Fong Lori Fuchs Melissa Charmaine-Maxine Gittens Yauheni Herasimau Nicholas Hernandez Brian Joseph Ibarra Megha Jain Antonya Marie Jones Woo In Jung Christopher Van Kennedy Elvira Lalic Johnny Lam Elizabeth Lamour Oluwasegun Omoyemi Lijofi Arron Shuqawn Lloyd Tate Ma Durrell L. Martin Tynisha La-Joy McMillian Caitlyn E. Menge Amir Abdollah Nasser Bigdeli Omid Reza Nasser Bigdeli Marissa J. Nettleton Kim Vu Nguyen Albert Q. Pham Justin Jordan Phillips Marcos Antonio Ramos Jose Antonio Ramos Jr. Chaveneese Riley Melanie Jeanette Rodriguez Alana Nicole Russell Acacio Manuel Salgado Jr. Katia C. Samuel Leanna Patrice Samuels Jovon Kareem Shippy Keisha Ann Stephens Karen Touch Rose Ta Tran Franco N. Trombetta Jr. Jennifer Van Patricia M. Viera Indira A. Yanez Cos Cob Stephanie Arango Michael J. Bertolotti Jose Jain Cabanero Kelly Callaghan Clarke Nicholas J. Coletti Richard Craig Cosse Parker Leo Eng Kathryn Anne Harris Jeffrey Philip Magnusson Tina Marie Mediate Tina Marie Mediate Thomas Richard O'Neill Camber Elliott Weiss Darien Tigran Badalian Tracy A. Benson Kenyon Daniela Colli Catherine Anne Fagan Ryan Patrick Green Kevin Duncan King Keith Benjamin Marron Allesandra Macbeth Mossa Kelly Anne Pinchbeck David Ryan Plank William Van Arsdale Shannon III Easton Melanie Bishop Matthew John Checca Leah Rose Christiani Nicole Danielle Deering John P. Dempsey Alexandra Emily Eckhardt Alexandra Emily Eckhardt Bryan James Fogarty Travis Lee Goeller George Kastanaras Matthew John Lisi Christine Louise Shawah Peter Michael Solomon Fairfield Nicole Sara Allinson Chris Elliott Armbruster Felicia Susan Bartolomeo Christopher Guy Basil Nazli M. Binbay Caryn Helene Brough Shannon Marie Caruso Alan Neal Chambers Eric Stephen Christoffersen David Yang Cranston Desiree Ann DiLallo Sarah Theresa Ferguson Megan Elizabeth Giesken Nicholas James Heim Reed Francis Immer Meredith Grise Infurchia Kyle Thomas Klouman Timothy Damian Largier Francis Herbert Lavelle Xinyi Li Margaret Mellinger Jared Michael Moriarty Adam Benjamin Nemeroff Caroline Marie O'Dwyer Alex Marron Peru Sara Ann Purdy Chana Leora Rich Elizabeth M. Roth Chelsea Jenelle Ryan Keary Q. Salls Rena Shlomo Veseth R. Sieu Christina L. Voonasis Yi Zhang Greenwich Elizabeth S. Abreu Maria Barannikova Gabriel Botero Elizabeth Ann Catalano Heather Griffin Conlon Ellesse Credaroli Devon Faith Ellis Cristina Fajardo David Matthew Frangione Connor Bergen Grant Celso Sebastian Hernandez Samuel Young Kang Elizabeth Mariposa Lora Rodriguez Jessica Leigh Mazurak Jenna Malia Mazzilli Erin Jeanne Montague Megan Sean Murphy Mark O'Brien Susan Alexandra O'Hara W. Alex Robinson Samantha Mary Roina Jorge A. Romero Kristina Re Sowin Maryellen Elizabeth Stewart Oskar Mathias Stiansen-Perskaas Lucian Stroie Siuyan Su Ah Sor Sofia Carolina Valdovinos John Thomas Wetmore New Canaan Marie J Aspinwall Kelly Teresa Hallinan Anna Rose Hughes Neale Campbell Hutcheson Benjamin Nicholas Koehler Ivan Sergeyevich Krasnov Jamie Ursula Ellen Lamborn Leanne Kristen Leeming Katherine Elizabeth Martin Daniel R. McLane Thomas John Michael Jonathan Butler Mills Daniel Nguyen Kate Andrea Stringfellow Samuel Rudolph Volet Melissa Ann Wynne Norwalk Gabriela A. Alban Jonathan Warner Bailey Maria Lorena Balne Mary Katherine Barber Kristina Marie Beinke Daniel Scott Berger Rebecca Grace Cordero Michelle D. Cortese Lukasz Dec John Ernest DesRochers Debora B. DiPreta Jaquelyn Anna Gallagher Kaitlin Galvin Adam M. Genuario Blanca M. Godoi Marianna Gorbenko Kyle Robert Heaslip Rachael Margaret Hepworth Lina Andrea Hernandez Christine Danellie Hodges Samantha Elaine Horne Kristan Joi Ingraham Magaly Lizette Jacome Lenora Jamison Sean David Johnson Shevonn Antania Johnson Kelvin P. Johnson Stefanie Nicole Karn Sangmeet Kaur Claire Howland Kenny Yazmin Ali Khan Vera Ray Kiriakides Stella Kiriakidis Konstantinos Kousidis Arthur Landmesser Taylor Ambrose Leas Sean C. Li Johan M. Lopez Anna Lupinska Paul Ly Jamie Frances Marotto Brian Eugene Mascia Konstantine Nicholas Miraliotis Junior J. Mo∩se Matthew A. Molgano Caleena J. Namdeo Maxwell Samuel Nevins Sampat Sai Nidadavolu Sean Ryan O'Neill Jaime Oquendo Donna M. Orrico Sarah M. Ostasiewicz Magdalena Alicja Piatek Stephanie Piedrahita Gloria Deisy Quiceno Elizabeth Ramos Tejal Harish Rana Jesse A. Raymond Harlan Rival Charlotte VanBeuren Robb Raymond J. Roche Mario Andres Roman Tapia Jonathan Matthew Rubinstein Venkatesh Abinav Satram Danen Paul Saviano Justin Taylor Shea Vipin Kumar Shri Dominique J. Smith Oksana Tanasiv William Robert Thomas Poliana Toledo Leidy Johana Toro Sußrez Luciana Marie Trani Nabil Eugenia Valencia Prasant Venimadhavan Estefania Villarruel Thanh Thi Vo Kimberly Lyn Wash Latisha Tonieka Williams Marcantonio Zeferino Old Greenwich Wendy B. Day Olivia Whitney Drabicki Lori Gupta Lauren Asphar Smith Redding Alexander Raymond Bardani Deanna Mary Deakin Kasia Lauren Grieco Rachel Leigh Heisler Jemima R. Hesketh-Tutton Ethan Matthew Kutner Robert Andrew Munce Kelly Frances O'Donnell Ranya May Rasamny Adrian Lee Sonnenschein Mario William Westenburg Alexander Edward Williams Ridgefield Pamela Abraham Joseph M. Ballatore Ryan Doyle Baxley Jamie Lynne Bertoluzzi Chelsea Davis Bleckwehl Matthew William Bortz Anastasia Elise Fischer Ian Reilly Gartrell Christopher Ryan Gibb Jeanelle Guerrero Brendan Baldwin Hutchings Charles Kermit Hyatt Grace Se-Eum Kim Megan Kathleen Lake Frederick Oechsler Lohse Brendan T Miller Tara Julia Minchik David William Payne Ronald Christopher Pickering Lindsay Mavis Robinson Jason Thomas Rose Robert Manuel Stofka Kimberly Sarah Weber Kimberly Sarah Weber Michael Dana Welch Riverside Nora Bouhaddada Patrick Anthony Carino John Robert Ehlinger Kristina Marie Gillick Megan Elizabeth Golden Andrew Alessandro Greco Katelynn Roth Jones Nora Anne Reasoner David Thomas Swift Christina Lynn White Ernest Anthony Zahn Rowayton David Robert Knox Shelton Brendan N. Abell Christopher George Adams Nadia Alexandra Andrianov Christopher John Capela Michele Riccardo Cavalli Patrick Shane Charney Kelleen Ann Connolly Ashley Elizabeth Ecker Caitlin Anne Flood Ashley Marie Gelozin John Gregory Kapetaneas Andrew Charles Koutrakos Roberto Lopez, Jr. Emily Kelley Luchansky Daniel Micheal Matosian Irina Matu Sherri Occulto Stephanie Nicole Page Clancy James Purcell Daniel Matthew Rabinove Beth Ann Rawson Derek Scott Ruiz Skylar Kelly Sandel Chris Michael Scanlon Katelyn Wilson Natasha Corinne Zielinski South Norwalk Huguette Alexandre Stamford Danielle C. Abbazia Mismak Metaferia Abebe Vivek Alaigh Kimia Alnouri Tracy Nicole Ambrosecchio Max Alan Amster Matt Santos Arena Cristina Arias AnnaMarie Christine Aunce Elizabeth Arlene Bajus Christopher Dennis Barrett Jacqueline H. Bedrin Christopher Sean Bellingeri Ermina Bojadzic Irena B. Borsukivich Pooja Brahmania Cassidy LeAnn Brooks Noel Alphonso Burgess Giovanna Rocio Carguaitongo Kristen Ann Carlucci Michelle Ashley Carlucci Gabrielle Marie Carpanzano Nicole Sorayah Carr Ruben Fredo Casseus Fritz Gerald Chery Victoria Dawn Claasen Avanson J. Clarence Patricia Louise Cole Carine Lauren Considine Thomas W. Cookson Thomas Michael Coperine Janelle Dayana Cortes Lidia Anna Czerniecka Richard A. D'Amico Jr. Edward Kahrs Danielsen Gene Jordan DeVito Stephanie Laury Dieudonne Rebecca Lynne Docimo Mary Kathryn Dunster Jeffrey Steven Eisenberg Kendall Ann Erskine Renata Alexandra Eydelman Juan L. Fabian Shirley Alice Faustin Alan Duvier Giraldo Agron Gjini Ritu Gulati Kristen Jill Gulliver Carlos A. Irizarry Argine Sophie Armani Janvier Christie Dorine Jean Marie Milord Jean-Pierre Anne-Kara Kryselle Petre Jose Anna V. Kapranova Stephen Charles Kardos Bohdan Kohut Jacob Joseph Kottoor Elena A. Kozlova Richard Wagner Kurman Gregory Bryan Kurzman Kristen Ann Lalli Rebecca Annemarie Lamontagne Danielle Louise Lanslots Daniel Antonio Lantigua Mariola Laskowska Kevin Herbert Lauture Karen Lee Lawrence Allison Rebecca Levene Julia Katherine Lorusso Rikki R. Malhotra John J. Martinez William Joseph McCarthy Jessica Lee Mihaleas Marc James Nicholas Moirez Lydia Spicer Montagnese Jennifer Lynn Montanaro Evelyn ShantΘ Moore Christine M. Moore Samantha Ann Mullins Courtney Anne Northrop Deanna Lynn O'Shea Stacie Asteria Papaioannou Andrew Paul Diane Rachel Pauley Mariana Vanessa Perdomo Jorge Pesok Matthew Eric Piro Matthew Patrick Promis Philip Jude Puglisi Joshua Rubillos Puno Joseph A. Ritchie Aimee Rodas Melanie Paige Ronner Samuel Boardman Ross Rebecca Perl Rudell Torianne Ruther Robert Marc Salem Christine Grace Santos Marianne Schinella Michael Vincent Schiraldi Jeffrey N. Shapiro Rawan Shilleh Lev Shustarovich Amy Jaclyn Sierpina Yanira Nicole Sigua Harriet Rita Skroubelos Vanessa Marie Smith Nicholas Anthony Socci Krunal B. Solanki Katrine Eve Sorokin Daniel Joseph Sottini Kailey Elizabeth Stockenbojer Spandana Suddapalli Sarah Sweeny Danice Amber Tatosian John A. Teeter Elizabeth Kelly Tepper Matthew D. Tiscia Felicia Tiso Maria Tolzmann Christina Marie Torre Bianca L. Vaghji Minnelly Vasquez Celio Jesus Vasquez Nakuj Jeffereis Vittal Jacob David Voytovich Ryan Matthew Vozzella Colin Paul Walker Martha E. Wallace Jonathan S. Weicher Mackenzie Francis Welch Ashley Bria Chene Wilson Stephanie Jean Yacenda Robin Keizaburo Yoshikami Stratford Devan Alusik Yuri B. Avila II Taylor Jessica Louise Bacon Travers Yuichi Blossom Kelly Ann Burgdorf David Carrasquillo Caroline Nicole Carrier Sara Elizabeth Chmielewski Devan Hall Cody Nicole Victoria De Lorenzo John James Dempsey Ricardo Anieff DeSouza Clarice Divunzuka Diavua Janelle Ali Dunbar Gregory Charles Fabso Douglas John Farrell Christina Marie Festa Mallory E. Finch Erica Marguarite Gabor Allison Brittany Gale Ryan Michael Giasullo Mary Kathryn Gill Thomas Michael Haggerty Robert Daniel Hermann Jessica Hirschbeck Joseph Louis Homza Andrew Wayne Hurley Timothy John Jaekle Sheronda Monet Jones Brian Thomas Kowalsky Andrew Michael Kuzmich Iris Lam Nicole Marie LaPierre Patrick Jon Masella Allison Dolan Moore Andrew Mitchell Ocampo Michael Christos Papachristos Theodore R. Pert II Jacqueline Michelle Petraglia Lauren Britton Pires Sean Early Poulin Rachel Elizabeth Raccuia Evan Michael Rutkowski Nathanael Huy-Khiem Tran Nicole Jessica Vena Matthew Paul Wojcicki Lachell Cathleen Workman Ralph Edward Wright Cong Yu Trumbull Jonathan Joseph Arena Elizabeth Snow Austin Akanksha Bajaj Akanksha Bajaj Shannon Elizabeth Barrett Jessica Maria Belardo Joshua Mark Bickford Christopher Anthony Bove Jonathan Todd Burros Rebecca Anne Chadwick Emma Luise Christman Victoria Costello Brendan Mark Crouse Jessica Lynn Deeb Christine Anne Denisevich Joseph DiTullio Kathryn Elizabeth Elias Katie Elizabeth Enos Elizabeth Jean Fedorko Victoria Portia Flagg Danielle Chere Frank Cassandra Michelle Gordon Sara Kelly Helfrich Connie Han Huh Kenneth Russell Kroszner Patrick Alessandro Kryskiewicz Hannah Elizabeth Lupinacci Brendan James McArdle Mayya Naumovna Medved Alyssa Emily Miller Syeda Ramla Naqvi Catherine Ann Onorato Catherine Ann Onorato Lauren Orlovsky Jordan Elizabeth Paoletta Kevin Edward Pearson Lauren F. Penney Ryan Patrick Perkins Sean Thomas Reilly Michael Anthony Rinaldi John Robert Rolleri Ronouk Saha Jonathan Michael Sakakini Mary Katherine Santella Hannah Lee Sawhney Conlan Patrick Segerson Paul Allan Shafer Tyler Marie Shilling Rod Taheri Steven Quoc Thai Jessica Georgette Trimble Robert Joseph Wallace Kenneth James Werner Weston Liam Sean Casey Rachel Lynne Feldstein Brandon Jeremy Garcin Brendon James Kelley Scott Paul Meshnick Sarah Brennan Wall Westport Lee Alan Blieberg Elizabeth H. Costello Gaetano Thomas D'Alessio Rachel Marie Hart Derek Philip Horkel Derek Philip Horkel Anna Christina Kallenborn-Bolden Robert Stanley Kennedy Michele Ann LoBello Claire Elizabeth Minella William Daniel Nachman Alexandra Ellen Perlwitz Lisa Marie Stackhouse Matthew Daniel Sych Jamie Ann Whittendale Wilton Benjamin Kendall Balionis Alison Lorraine Brzoska Gabrielle Marie DeLisi Lauren Christine DiLello Rebecca Paige Heinz Daniel Carlini King Julia G. Kisielius Seth Hunter Koproski Seth Hunter Koproski Kevin Liang Sherry Liu Arielle Johanna Orbach-Smith Connor David Paradee Stephen M. Pizzo Baltazar David Suarez Frederick Triest Alexander John Trofa William Buchanan Tucciarone Katherine Victoria Zoeller