Congratulations to the Computer Science Class of 2025 — majors and minors alike — for their outstanding achievements!
Below are their accomplishments, listed along with those of select CS undergraduates, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin.
2025 Graduates:
Majors:
- Desire Nkoro Asinya – Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
- Naka Alounkou Reine Assoumatine- Bachelor of Science, cum laude
- Jenna Marie Bernstein-Bachelor of Science, cum laude
- Aiden Phillip Boeshans- Bachelor of Arts
- Barrett Michael Bourgeois- Bachelor of Science
- Medaly Cardenas Retamozo- Bachelor of Arts
- Elle Taylor Coffman- Bachelor of Science
- Payton Crawford – Bachelor of Arts, Honors in Economics (Thesis “Understanding Increases in Black Firearm Deaths from 2015-2022: Evidence from Firearm Sales, Laws and State-Level Characteristics”)
- Mohamed Soliman Elhussiny*- Bachelor of Arts
- Matthew Thomas Fritz-Bachelor of Science, cum laude
- Tyler Jordan Halliday*- Bachelor of Science
- Allison Hildago- Bachelor of Science
- Mark Thomas Holden- Bachelor of Science
- Han Ngoc Huynh- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
- Elizabeth Delia Kent- Bachelor of Arts
- Connor Lehman – Bachelor of Science
- Bezawit Mengistu – Bachelor of Science
- Fekry Mostafa- Bachelor of Arts
- Edward Reese Nelson IV- Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude
- Hoang Phuong Linh Nguyen- Bachelor of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
- Michelle Serena Nguyen- Bachelor of Arts
- Bedford Henley Scott- Bachelor of Arts
- Lakpa Finju Sherpa- Bachelor of Science
- Eric John Sorenson III- Bachelor of Science
- Alexandra Maria Thorpe- Bachelor of Science
- Ignas Volcokas – Bachelor of Science, Honors in Computer Science (Thesis “MAchine Learning for Democracy: An Exploration of AI Driven Representation”), Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
- Weichao Xia – Bachelor of Science
- Lydia Zijing Yang- Bachelor or Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
- Runze Zhu- Bachelor or Science, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude* degree conferred on December 31, 2024
Minors:
- Charlotte Carmichael Baker- Bachelor of Science
- Elijah Uno Christopher- Bachelor of Science
- Chaz Noah Jackson – Bachelor of Science
- Sarah Jean Lathrop- Bachelor of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
- Ngoc Anh Le- Bachelor of Science, cum laude
- Austin Hunter Molitor – Bachelor of Science, Honors in Mathematics (Thesis “Algorithmic Approaches to Constructing Riesel Numbers, Sierpinski Numbers and Riesel-Sierpinski Numbers in the Polyhedral Integer Sequences”), Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
- Declan Joseph Treacy- Bachelor of Science
- Benjamin Luke Weller – Bachelor of Science
- James Michael Wiater- Bachelor of Science
Special Honors:
- Sarah Jean Lathrop – Valedictorian
- Lydia Zijing Yang – Valedictorian
Fellowships Received:
- Samuel David Cook ’27 – Boren Scholarship, Chinese
- Alexander Bousman ’28 – U.S. Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Scholarships Awards and Prizes:
- Kidus Alemayehu Tegene – The Vincent L. Bradford Scholarship
- Austin Hunter Molitor – The Robinson Award in Mathematics and Science
Departmental Awards:
- Ignas Volcokas – The Computer Science Department Award
- Desire Neoro Asinya – The Linda Cooper and Bobby Henderson Prize
- Payton Crawford – The Linda Cooper and Bobby Henderson Prize, The Kim Family Prize in Economics
- Slasbil Abdelkawy Hassan ’28 – The First-Year Writing Award
- Lydia Zijing Yang – Certificate of International Immersion
- Gabriel Thomas Hogan ’26 – The Lenfest Center of the Arts Award, The Excellence in Artistic Management Award
- Austin Hunter Molitor – The Williams Prize in Mathematics
- Nicholas McClelland Tussing ’24 – The Captain Jay W. Stull Memorial Award, US Marine Corps
- Colin Patrick Looby ’24 – The Todd D. Jones ’85 Memorial Scholarship
- Alexander Bousman ’28 – The Physics and Engineering First-Year Award
- Han Ngoc Huynh- The David Novack Prize for Excellence in Sociology and Anthropology and the Study of Gender and Sexuality
- Elijah Uno Christopher- The Falcon Award
- Mark Troni ’26 – J.C. Peebles Memorial Wrestling Award
- Vinny Ziccardi ’26 – Gary R. Franke True Blue Award
- Cat Caples – I Am 3rd Award