Commencement Speakers and Honorary Doctorate Recipients
At Commencement 2022, graduates received words of wisdom and encouragement from interior design leader Jennifer Graham ‘85 and industry innovator John Edelman. Graham and Edelman were conferred with Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degrees.
Student Speakers
Shane Curnutt (BFA, 2022), an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Air Force, and Laura Lindsay (MFA1) were selected by their peers to speak at Commencement.
Class of 2022
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Anita Avian **
Sofia Branches
Jamie Chin **
Layla Crystal
Liras Dror **
Chana Edelstein
Leora Tamar Eisenstat
Chaya Felberbaum
Yasuko Haraoka **
Elizabeth Henriksson *
Nicole Keith *
Maria Fernanda Newman
Tom Sembros **
Jennifer Sroka *
Tiffany Tipton *
Luciana M. Todeschini **
Alexis G. Winchell **
* Honors ** High Honors
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Diana Y. Abrha
Sara Alvarez *
Ryan French Biggs *
Christine Bischoff *
Sergio Ignacio Carmona
Jun-Hao Chang *
Shane M. Curnutt **
Gabriel Mizrahi Daniel
Karè A. Davy
Emily E. Escorcia *
Alexandra Galante *
Alexis K. George **
Tessa Taylor Girouard
Krystina Kelly Glasner
Meri Goldstein
Janice Julianti **
Jessie Rose Lemaire *
Nicole Lockley **
Jennifer Nunez
Lionela Ostojic **
Brittany Elisa Rivera
Yunji Seo
Marlee Jane Sewalk *
Isabelle Sichler **
Sarah Westhall *
* Honors ** High Honors
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Praveena Aleti
Kathryn Davis **
Kelsey Ann Egan **
Jacqueline Yuanping Feng
Kimberly Nicole Friedman **
Elaine Chichester Gahagan **
Jamie Lauren Goldstein *
Rachel Golland *
Michal Greenbaum-Wachspress *
Alina Hackett **
Allyson Hughes **
Yevgeniya Khatskevich *
Christopher Welch Labrot **
Yu-Chi Lan *
Sujin Lee **
Rachel Feinberg Levine
Laura Jane Lindsay **
Rebecca Lipschitz *
Huihui Liu *
Mallory M. Max **
Lauren Moonan *
Cal William Nugent **
Alannah O’Neil **
Judy Ann Ordonez *
Chazzten D’nor Pettiford **
April Podlaski **
Rishae Rucker *
Nelson Andres Sanchez Manco *
Gilyana Sarangova
Anna J. Schwalbe *
Benny Seda Galarza **
Brianna Thompson
Anushe Uzair *
Yifei Wang *
Yu-Wen Wang *
Kaiwen Wei **
Kylie M. Whitehouse *
Brooke Elizabeth Wilson **
Yong Xia
Sheng Wei Yang **
Arisa Yodmani
* Honors ** High Honors
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Alexandra Brecher **
Monica Cialona **
Miyi Dai **
Yini Huang *
Wunjin Hwang **
Xin Ru Lee **
Althea Seno *
Urvashi Wadhwa *
Yueran Yin *
* Honors ** High Honors
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Alice Rebecca Balanza Duran
Rebecca Blodgett
Jinal Ranjitrai Panchal
Katherine Kim Ugorec
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Mara Barenbaum
Page Ania Bickham
Amelia Callan
Rinkinson Gohel
Ethan R. Jones
YoungJoo Kim
Eleanor Melby
Maria Josefina Ortúzar
Mariam Nabaa Shakeel
Shreya Vaidya
Fellina Widiatmo
Ren Xin Yi
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Kyriaki Athanasiadou
Samantha Berlanga
Tugce Buran
Madelyn Cichy
Sarah Espinosa
Paulina Marie Bernabe Francisco
Francene D. Roberts
Grace E. Spiezia
Johannah Mari Agustin Sy
Amaris Woodson
Jiayi Xu
Students in the Master of Professional Studies programs will complete their degrees in August, at which time their final GPA will be tabulated, and their level of honor will be determined.
Diploma Information for Graduates
Diplomas are not distributed during the Commencement ceremony and will be mailed to students within two months of the date of graduation. Diplomas are mailed to the address indicated in the Graduation Candidacy and Diploma Form. If you need to change the address where your diploma will be sent, please email registration@nysid.edu
ALL BOOKS BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY MUST BE RETURNED.
2022 BFA and MFA Thesis Projects and MPS Studio Projects opening reception
