2024 Convocation Program
College of Social Work
Convocation Program
Jon M. Huntsman Center, The University of Utah
May 2, 2024 – 8:00 am
Procession
(Audience please remain seated)
Officials, Faculty, and Candidates for Degrees
Welcoming Remarks
Philip Osteen, Dean
BSW Student Speaker, Class of 2024
Camille Davis, BSW Graduate
MSW Student Speaker, Class of 2024
Vanessa Dixon, MSW Graduate
BSW Student Speaker, Class of 2024
Camille Davis, BSW Graduate
Presentation of Graduates and Awarding of Degrees
BSW Diplomas
Stephanie Bank, Interim BSW Director
MSW Diplomas
Lindsay Gezinski, MSW Director
PhD Diplomas
Jeremiah Jaggers, PhD Director
The Turning of the Tassel Ceremony
Concluding Remarks
Philip Osteen, Dean
Recessional
(Audience please remain seated)
Student Awards
Alumni Association Outstanding Student Award
Dedicated Service to the Practice of Social Work
Dalia Gohary
Melva T. Rodriguez
Blanche Scowcroft Willey Award
Achievement in Leadership in Social Work
Sierra Holme
Caren J. Frost Award
Promise in Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Evelyn A. Acosta Reyna
Henry Miller
Caren J. Frost Award
Promise in Women’s Health
Kelsey Eisenberg
College of Social Work BSW Faculty Award
Promise in Social Work
Finn Kendall
College of Social Work MSW Faculty Award
Promise in Social Work
Amy Daeschel
College of Social Work PhD Faculty Award
Promise in Social Work
Allison Blaine O’Connor
Connie Mortensen Woolsey Memorial Award
Promise in the Fields of Health and Mental Health
Bryan Acevedo
Edward Yukio Okazaki Memorial Award
Achievement and Promise in Gerontology
Sarah Jane McCarron
Elise Kasteler Hutchings Award for Leadership in the National Association of Social Workers
Commitment to the Relevance of NASW
Amaya Hoglund
James Garland Woolsey Memorial Award
Promise in the Fields of Health and Rehabilitation
Brock M. Smith
John Hardy Stewart Legacy Award
Promise in Advocacy for Underrepresented Groups
Zachariah Richard Lee
Amber Whitaker
Dr. Sharon Goodwill Memorial Award
Excellence in the Field of Mental Health
Topher Rasmussen
Student Practicum Awards
Outstanding Performance in Field Practicum
Xochitl Juarez, BSW Practicum Student of the Year
Caysie Bakke, MSW Generalist Practicum Student of the Year
Amy Daeschel, MSW Specialist Practicum Student of the Year
Suazo Social Justice Macro Practice Award
Achievement and Promise in Advocacy and Activism
Kobe Jeppesen
College Awards
Dean’s Medal
Halaevalu F.O. Vakalahi, MSW, PhD
College of Social Work Career Line Faculty Excellence Award
Erika Marks
College of Social Work Staff Excellence Award
Danielle Thomsen
College of Social Work Staff Excellence Award
Judy Parker
Dr. Judy Watts Brady Teaching Award for Contract Faculty
Josh Kivlovitz
Mary Shields McPhee Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence in Community
Yvette Sonia Romero Coronado
Scholarships
American Indian-Alaska Native Scholarship
Tamara Cly
Zachariah Richard Lee
Brock M. Smith
ARUP Doctoral Matching Challenge Scholarship
Mariah Cowell
Morgan Cruz-Erisman
Genesis Diaz
Aundrea Dilanchian
Megan Foster
Myra Garcia
Sarah Elizabeth Garza-Levitt
Rosa Kim
Mackaully Parada
Kara Patin
Blanche Scowcroft Willey Scholarship
Monique Alires
Heather Curtis
Valerie Fisher
Chelsea Francom
Lane Kunzie
Jessica Lee
Melanie Montelongo Bernardino
Tara Jill Olson
Julie Schubert
Elizabeth Seeley
Kaitlyn Teeter
Bordenave Scholarship
Kristina Sandi
Burt Annin Child Welfare Scholarship
Rashelle Eliason
Amora Floyd
Mckenzie Johnson
BW Bastian Foundation Student Scholarships that Diversify Community Care
Kirra Jensen
Emma Morton
Chieko Nishimura Okazaki Endowed Scholarship for Elementary-based Social Work
Melanie Montelego Bernardino
Chris Wellington and Beryl Peters Mental Health Scholarship
Lilian Aguilar Garcia
Kelsey Eisenberg
Nindy Le
Kirsten Swank
College of Social Work Alumni Scholarship
Julane Machado
Kristina Sandi
Annie Vu
College of Social Work General Scholarship
Lindsay Beesley
Melanie Montelongo Bernardino
Daisha Jeppeson
Amy Daeschel
Daisha Jeppeson
Marissa Lindsay
Tara Jill Olson
Miranda Webb
Community Advisory Board Scholarship
Hayley Lewis
Katie Quinn
Erika Wynn
Daniels Martinez Scholarship
Lilian Aguilar Garcia
Dr. Judy Watts Brady MSW Student Scholarship
Amy Daeschel
E. Daniel & Margie Egbert Edwards American Indian Scholarship
Tamara Cly
Zachariah Richard Lee
Edward Yukio Okazaki Scholarship
Anafernanda Walker
Elise Kasteler Hutchings Scholarship for Leadership in the National Association of Social Workers
Tolulope Akinyele
Amaya Hoglund
Florence Smith Jacobsen Scholarship
Finau Conklin
Caitlin Lau
Devon Mussonrose
Frances A. Jones Endowed Scholarship
Ericka Matthews
George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Neighbors Helping Neighbors Scholars
Amanda DiConza
Hannah Lee
Georgia W. Murdaugh Scholarship
Bridget Stuchly
Georgia Willey Snyder Scholarship
Topher Rasmussen
Gilbert Teemley Smith Scholarship
Kennya Casiano Barriga
Gisella and Dan Chace Scholarship
Paulina Anderson
Dan Baird
Tamara Cly
Amy Daeschel
Jess Irvine
Jacie Lee
Augusto Lopez
Anahi Lopez-De La Torre
Misty Nomberto
Jona Stapley
Kristen Tuntland
Graduate School Top Off Award
Finau Conklin
Hank Liese Scholarship
Topher Rasmussen
Bridget Stuchly
Helen R. Henderson Scholarship
Lucy Hayes Allotey
Helen Tsai Scholarship
Kennya Casiano Barriga
Kirsten Swank
Joseph David Wood
Jamal O’Jack Scholarship
Rosa Kim
James C. and Lucile P. Hunter Scholarship
Gicela Stoof
Jane and Ernest Bebb Family Endowed Scholarship
Valerie Fisher
John Hardy Stewart Legacy Scholarship
Augusto Lopez
Julia M. Watkins Endowed Scholarship
Xochitl Juarez Marissa Lindsey
Katie L. Dixon Women and Girls Leadership Scholarship
Abigail Peterson
Lee S. Skidmore Scholarship
Porshai Nielsen
Lou Ann B. Jorgensen Doctoral Scholarship
Megan Foster
Louise Browning Scholarship
Dakoti Crump
Abril Espinoza
Whitney Howey
Steiner May
Crystina Nguyen
Susan Smaellie
Martin Hiatt Scholarship
Shannon Moss
Maurice W. Warshaw Scholarship
Kelsey Eisenberg
Dalia Gohary
Alisa Manwaring
Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation Scholarship
Jess Irvine
Kirra Jensen
Emma Morton
Tara Jill Olson
Milton G. Thackeray Scholarship
Chelsea Francom
Chantel Petersen
Okazaki Community Partners Scholarship
Devon Van Kleek
Patricia Rothermich Memorial Scholarship
Destiny Deherrera
Pete Suazo Social Justice Scholarship
Brock M. Smith
Rex A. Skidmore Scholarship
Sonja Arrasi
Pamela Bailey-Good
Gicela Stoof
Robin Arnold-Williams Public Policy Endowed Scholarship
Morgan Cruz-Erisman
Roger M. & Mary F. Lowe Legacy Scholarship
Tolulope Akinyele
Monica Hernandez
Hiroko Mowery
Tausoa Mulitalo
Saane Siale
MJ Vazquez-Amaral
Denisse Zepeda Daaz
Ruth C. Papiano Giolman Scholarship
Anafernanda Walker
Sarah Jane & Jeffrey D. Dunn Scholarship
Nindy Le
Schmid American Indian Child Welfare Scholarship
Brock M. Smith
Dr. Sharon Goodwill Memorial Scholarship
Annie Vu
Social Work Study of Aging Scholarship
Anafernanda Walker
William M. McPhee Scholarship
Genesis Diaz
Mackaully Parada
Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Aguila-Arroyo, Karla, Social Work
Blaine, Allison, Social Work
Ghneim, Staci, Social Work
Hendrix, Elizabeth Wells Hullinger, Social Work
McIntyre, Misty M, Social Work
Candidates for the Degree of Master of Social Work
Acevedo, Bryan
Adams, Blake Conroy
Akinyele, Tolulope Dickson
Alires, Monique Aliyah
Allen, Ashley Kathleen
Allred, Megan
Almada, Alejandra
Anderson, Brisma Paulina
Anderson, McKenna Marie
Anjewierden, Kira Lynn
Araujo, Melisa Evonne
Atencio, Kathleen Maria
Baga-An, Cherish Maris
Bailey, Stephanie A
Baker, Amanda Marie
Barker, Jessica Jayne
Barnes, Tezz Lee
Barnes, Thalese Bri
Barrett, Pamela Rachael
Barton, Ashley Renon
Bassett, Briana Grace
Baxter, Jessica Aldridge
Beecher, Marvin
Bell, Jennifer Lyn Munk
Bergeson, Emily Marie
Berru, Elisabeth Rosalene
Boman, Emily Alana
Bonilla, Vanessa
Bosgieter, Jenna Leigh
Bradshaw, Kaydon Robert
Brown, Gabriel Joell
Brown, Natalie
Burns, Dane Joseph
Campbell, Phillip Dean
Carlson-Andrews, Gabriel John
Castaneda, Carmela Dee
Cervantes, Denise
Christensen, David J
Christensen, Lauren Elizabeth
Clemesha, James Robert David
Cook, Cierra Kyelin
Cormani-Denney, Jamie
Craig, Jaclyn
Crist, Marisa Maile
Curtis, Heather Jean
Daeschel, Amy Virginia
Datzman, Sydney Jiao Lu
Dayley, Molly Mcbride
Lima, Hannah Beth
Lindsay, Dana
Lindsey, Marissa Anne
Littauer, Rachel Annette
Lopez, Augusto Jose Lopez-De La
Torre, Anahi Esmeralda
Lott, Natalie R.
Lundahl, Emma
Lynguyen, Riley Haacke
Magee, Katherine Lucy Blanding
Malyn, Sarah Katharine
Mangan, Paige
Martinez, Brian Joseph
Martinez, Silvana
May, Steiner
Mayeda, Makendy K
Mcallister, Christine Ellen
Mcardle, Bergan Michele
McCarron, Sarah Jane
Mcarthur, Tara Roszeen
Mccann, Aimee Brooke
Mccracken, Michael Richards
McDermott, Matthew Meade
McDonald, Austin
McFarland, Anjulie Rose
McVea, Rosemary Alice
Mecham, Alyssa Karen
Mendez, Sarah Kate
Miller, Grace M
Milovich, Alyssa Anne
Milroy, Megan
Mohanavilasam, Sarah Elizabeth Suiter
Molen, Madeline Kae
Morgan, Madilyn
Morgan, Mckayden J
Morton, Emma Grace
Mulitalo, Tausoa Fagamanu Murillo
Guerrero, Jimena
Neal, Sarah Elizabeth
Nelson, Megan Leslie
Nguyen, Crystina
Noble, Kimberly J
Pearson, Russell Max
Perkins, John Paul Hanson
Peterson, Abigail Leigh
Peterson, Julia Lynn
Player, Traci
Powaukee, Celena Marie
Pyne, Jordan
Rangel, Amber Marie
Rasmussen, Christopher Robert
Rawle, Joseph Alexander
Reyes, Jeffrey Scott Snethen
Rice, Elizabeth Ermon Bailey
Richards, Karen Maria
Richardson, Brook Taylor
Rieger, Isabella Rae
Ritchie, Annalyn
Deherrera, Destiny Rain
Desilva, Camille
Dewey, Samantha
Dixon, Vanessa
Durrant, Emily
Dworshak, Sarah Jean
Eisenberg, Kelsey Rose
Eisher, Lauren
Ellsworth, Hannah Marie
Felsch, Megan Bartlett
Finlayson, Amanda
Fowler, Marina Danielle
Franks, Maya Marelle
Fryer, Desiree Denise
Galbraith, Sherri Mcgee
Garcia, Alyssa
Girgenti, Jasmine Guanzon
Giron, Tiffany
Gofberg, Jessamyn Wilson
Gold, Ashley
Golden, Gabriella Hooper
Greenwood, Lauren
Gregory, Sarah
Gregrich, Taylor Riley
Hailes, Devyn Mccall
Hamad, Ayah
Hancock, Andrea
Hardy, Madison A
Hayes, Lucy
Hendrickson, Sydney
Hernandez, Monica Christine
Hinckley, April Macnair
Hokanson, Catherine Louisa
Holmes, Sierra Ann
Horn, Jeremy Daniel
Huffman, Amanda K
Hunt, Hannah Katie
Hurley, Hannah Karen
Jenkins, Hannah Dawn
Jeppeson, Daisha Eve Nish
Johnson, Trisha Reall
Jones, Aubrey Samantha
Jones, Katherine E
Kay, Mikalyn
Kendall, Terni Alynn
Keogh, Lauren Raye
Kliss, Caroline Lilianne
Knorr, Oriah Alexander
Kollus, Elizabeth Scarlett
Ladd, Emily Kathryn
Lake, Angela Michelle
Larson, Amanda
Lawing, Meredith Rose
Le, Hoang-Anh Thi
Lee, Hannah Stephen
Lee, Jessica Winder
Lee, Kem Mcintosh
Lee, Zachariah Richard
Rivera, Valeria
Roberts, Anthony David
Robinson, Doris Marilyn
Ross, Tamica
Saldivar, Victoria Rochelle
Sandi, Kristina Gabriela
Schneider, William Holt
Schnitt, Ruth
Sigourney, Morgan June
Simmons, Gary Jerome
Simpson, Christopher Macaulay
Smith, Brock Mckay
Smith, Heidi Miller
Soriano, Elizabeth
Stapley, Jonasue Sanders
Starley, Shannon Marie
Stewart, Zoe Dewbury
Strong, Zachary Lynn
Stuchly, Bridget Marie
Suliafu, Aloisia V
Taggart, Rachel
Tasse, Anna Patricia
Taylor, Brooke Andria
Taylor, Heather
Teeter, Kaitlyn Aiono
Test, Tyler Ryan
Theurer, Benjamin
Thornton, Hannah Jane
Thorup, McKenna
Throop, Cynthia Laurel
Tilk, Trevor Allen
Tirrell, Melina Delight
Torres-Olmedo, Anai
Tuntland, Kristen Lillian
Vaisigano, La Van
Buskirk, Madison Abigail
Wakefield, Whittney Anne
Walker, Anafernanda
Wallace, Jayden Denise
Whitaker, Amber
Wilbert, Justin Lloyd
Williams, Morgan
Worthington, Brooke F
Ziebarth, Hannah Jane
Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Social Work
Acosta, Evelyn Aissa
Alfonso, Emily Allison
Ali, Faruse Mohamed
Andersen, Chelsea
Anderson, Allyson Jane***
Antuna-Valencia, Oliver
Arroyo, Cali**
Baird, Dan J
Banks, Madison
Barth, Mia Lesue
Bashir, Mousfrah Abdelmanan
Bayles, Yanibah Clare
Bell, Lara
Bell, Lindie Kathryn
Benson, Belen Solange
Bolander, Leisa
Campbell, Amber C
Casiano-Barriga, Kennya Cedeno
Blanco, Abigail
Cervantes, Luis F
Christensen, Madeleine
Cly, Tamara A
Connor, Cassandra R
Crump, Dakoti
Davie, Lauren Elizabeth
Davis, Camille Simone
DeCesare, Caelyn
Dean, Carter Mckay
Diaz, Nellie
Diaz-Herrera, Melannie C
Elde, Corinne E.
Eliason, Rashelle
Ellsworth, Illise
Fischer, Caroline Margareta
Frasier, Caroline Grace
Gilmore, Taylor
Gohary, Dalia
Gomez, Valeria
Gonoratskiy, Lyly Nemith Ratmyseng
Goodnight, Connor Sean
Graham, Kathryn Rose*
Haslam, Tiffani Skye
Hatch, Crystal
Havili, Milika Melemasina
Hendricks, Tyson David
Henrie, Jayden
Hersch, Samantha Elizabeth
Higuchi, Mari Danielle
Hill, Jessica N
Hoglund, Jaclyn Amaya
Howard, Kathryn Dawn***
James, Lindsay Ann
Jensen, Morgan Emily
Jeppesen, Kobe C
Johnson, Mckenzie Grace
Jolley, Jamon
Jorgensen, Clay Kennedy
Juarez, Aaliyah
Juarez, Ashley
Juarez, Xochitl Citlalli
Kapetanov, Madaline A
Kellogg, Amanda Marie
Keyes, Baylie
Kuhn, Mckenzie
Lewis, Haley Romberger
Long, Jewel Alexis
Lund, Alexandra Madeline
Macdonald, Camryn
Machado, Julane
Mahafutau, Kaliah Martinez
Coronado, Soledad
Mayorga, Jennifer
Mcintosh, Serena
Mehmedovic, Ajdin
Metzger, Ashley Marie***
Miller, Henry C
Minson, Alexa
Montgomery, Jennifer
Moyano-Villa, Ashley Janelle
Muktar, Amina Ahmed
Musselman, Landon Blake***
Myers, Abigail Jane*
Nicacio-Ramirez, Rocio
Nielson, Isabelle
Orgill, Madison Codi Peralta
Rosales, Medalyd J
Peterson, Christy J
Pickard, Tiare Kawaianuheaonalani
Pino, Celeste Casias
Potter, Olivia Claire
Prado, Karrie Teresa
Pye, Elicia Nichole Quintero
Sanchez, Rosa Angelica
Rodriguez, Melva Tapia
Rolfson, Katlyn
Ryberg, Emily
Sanchez, Rachelle
Seay, Cari Bea Ann
Shelton, Kristi Leighann*
Slikker, Emma Penelope
Smith, Aubrey Briquel
Smith, Yanita Budhi
Soltes, Hollie Alexandra
Somerville, Mckenna
Sommer, Tyson Chase**
Sparkman, Jeanine Marie
Stephenson, Julie Dawn
Swank, Kirsten Maryssa
Timothy, Anna
Wang, Carol
Wasden, Michelle
Welles, Molly
White, Shaylynn Hope
Wood, Jeannette Catherine
Certificate
Candidates for the Undergraduate Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment
Acosta, Evelyn Aissa
Anderson, Allyson Jane
Banks, Madison
Diaz-Herrera, Melannie C
Frasier, Caroline Grace
Hill, Jessica N
Mehmedovic, Ajdin
Pearson, Russell Max
Sommer, Tyson Chase
Candidate for the Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
Acosta, Evelyn Aissa
Candidate for the Undergraduate Certificate in Criminology and Corrections
Bell, Lara
Candidate for the Undergraduate Certificate in Social Justice Advocacy
Kuhn, Mckenzie
Honor Societies
Student Elected to the Honor Society of Alpha Kappa Delta
Blaine, Allison
Students Elected to the Honor Society of Golden Key
Blaine, Allison
Dewey, Samantha
Students Elected to the Honor Society of Phi Alpha
Anderson, Allyson Jane
Campbell, Phillip Dean
Daeschel, Amy Virginia
Gregrich, Taylor Riley
Hendrix, Elizabeth Wells Hullinger
Huffman, Amanda K
James, Lindsay Ann
Kendall, Terni Alynn
Kuhn, Mckenzie
Lindsey, Marissa Anne
McCarron, Sarah Jane
McIntyre, Misty M
McVea, Rosemary Alice
Metzger, Ashley Marie
Muktar, Amina Ahmed
Myers, Abigail Jane
Robinson, Doris Marilyn
Smith, Brock Mckay
Sommer, Tyson Chase
Starley, Shannon Marie
Stephenson, Julie Dawn
Ziebarth, Hannah Jane
Student Elected to the Honor Society of Phi Eta Sigma
Boman, Emily Alana
Student Elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Blaine, Allison
Student Elected to the Honor Society of Sigma Alpha Pi
Bosgieter, Jenna Leigh
***Summa Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude
BSW Student Association
Kobe Jeppesen, President
Mack Gahan, Vice President
Julia Miller, Communications Chair
Belle Leduc, Diversity Chair
Miranda Webb, Design Chair
Jared Gomez, SLCC Liaison
MSW Student Association
Meg Nelson, Co-President
Tolulope Akinyele, Co-President
Tobias Rosenberg, President-Elect
Kira Anjewierden, Secretary & Publicity Chair
Monique Alires, Advisory Committee Student Representative
Honor Societies Anticipated Certificates Within the College of Social Work
(provisional titles)
Advanced Substance Use Disorder Treatment Training Certificate
Dan Baird
Henry Miller
Andrea Morris
Abi Myers
Melva T. Rodriguez
Tyson Chase Sommer
Interdisciplinary Graduate Women’s Health Certificate
Kelsey Eisenberg
Brooke Taylor
Leadership, Justice, and Community Practice Graduate Certificate
Katherine Magee
Doris Marilyn Robinson
Social Justice Advocacy Certificate
Milika Havili
Samantha Hersch
Mari Higuchi
Aaliyah Juarez
Emily Moss
Liv Wilson
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Training Certificate
Abby Cedeno Blanco
Amber Campbell
Dalia Gohary
Andrea Heaton
Samantha Hersch
Aaliyah Juarez
Jewel Long