Congratulations to the Fall and Summer Class of 2024!
December 16, 2024
Lyman Briggs College Commencement
Congratulatory Video from Michigan State University
Table of Contents
Ceremony Details | Award Winners | Briggsies Helping Briggsies | Tell Us What’s Next | Graduate Names A-C | D-G | H-K | L-Q | R-T | U-Z
Ceremony Details
Location: Breslin Student Events Center, 534 Birch Road, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
Date and Time: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Ceremony Recording on WKAR's website
Award Winners
MSU Board of Trustees’ Award Winners
At the conclusion of the fall 2024 semester, the MSU Board of Trustees honored 77 fall undergraduate students for earning a perfect grade point average. It is a remarkable accomplishment to have achieved a 4.0 GPA throughout one’s career as a student at MSU. 23 of the students honored were Briggsies. Awardees were honored at the December Board of Trustees meeting and recognized during the Fall Commencement ceremony.
The Lyman Briggs College who received the MSU Board of Trustees’ Award include:
- Lauren E. Apostolakis
- Elijah Cole
- Isabelle F. Dally
- Priyanka S. Gadam
- Ritika N. Kale
- Saishreya Kankanalapalli
- Jack Z. Karabajakian
- Meghana Karumuri
- Laasya S. Koduri
- Krishna S. Kottai
- Michael A. LeTarte
- Griffin L. Martell
- Nicole M. Peters
- Alexander J. Petrovitch
- Evan M. Petrovitch
- Elena V. Sarda
- Brooke A. Seelenbinder
- Seema Shah
- Insiyah Shakir
- Jane C. Stecevic
- Grace A. Stys
- Iniya Umachandran
- SunYoung You
In addition, Abigail B. Johnson was awarded the Board of Trustees’ Award at the conclusion of the Summer 2024 semester.
Congratulations, Briggsies!
Lyman Briggs College Banner Carrier
Meghana Karumuri
Briggsies Supporting Briggsies
Briggs Ambassadors are a crucial part of LBC’s recruitment efforts. They meet individually, serve on panels, and give tours to future students, serving as representatives for the college and sharing their personal experiences.
Briggs Ambassadors
- Nicole Peters
Lyman Briggs Student Advisory Council Executive Board Members
- Rana Atassi
Peer Mentors
Peer mentors are matched with new LBC students to receive mentoring during their first semester in Briggs. They help their mentees navigate their first semester of college by hosting group events and one-on-one check-ins, and by facilitating group chats.
Tell Us What’s Next
Your Spartan alumni adventure has just begun. Whether it’s grad school, med school, a new job, or a gap year, tell us what’s next for you! We want to know where our recent graduates are headed. Please complete the destination survey.
Still deciding on your next steps? You have access to career services for two years after graduation! Book an appointment with the LBC Career Team on Handshake.
Graduate Names
A-C
*Denotes member of the Honors College
- Navid Ali* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering, with honor
- Lauren Apostolakis* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minors in Bioethics and Creative Writing, with high honor
- Emoni Asberry – Bachelor of Science in Physiology
- Rana Atassi – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
- Zaynah Ateequi – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
- Aamir Baig – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Olivia Beckman* – Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
- Joshua Bertman – Bachelor of Science in Biology, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, with honor
- Mitra Bijoy – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
- Isabelle Brewer – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Serena Bush* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Spanish, with honor
- Sophia Caron* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with honor
- Gowrani Chadalavada – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, minor in Cognitive Science, with high honor
- Shreya Chavva* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Nutritional Science, minors in Health Promotion, with high honor
- Elijah Cole* – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, *, with high honor
*Denotes member of the Honors College
D-G
- Izzy Dally* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics minor, with high honor
- Nico Deleon* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Bioethics minor, with high honor
- Michael Demercurio – Bachelor of Science in Biology, additional major in the History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science
- Emily Eremia – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, minor in Health Promotion
- Leo Fina-Poucel – Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, minor in Theatre
- Monica Frania – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, additional major in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
- Priyanka Gadam* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minors in Bioethics, Health Promotion, and the History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, with high honor
- Sarah Ganesan* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Business, with honor
- Dan Kedrick Gignimie – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
*Denotes member of the Honors College
- George Hale – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with honor
- Max Halliday, Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
- Matthew Hans – Bachelor of Science in Physiology
- Alicia Hill* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Spanish, with high honor
- Natalie Horton* – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Holly Ingram – Bachelor of Science in Science and Society, additional major in German
- Layla Ismail – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
- Daisy Jakkula* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with honor
- Steffanie Joy Melan – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Bioethics
- Ritika Kale* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Shreya Kankanalapalli* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Business, with high honor
- Riya Kapadia – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Physiology, minor in Business
- Jack Karabajakian – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with high honor
- Meghana Karumuri* – Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, minors in Environment & Sustainability Studies and Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy, with high honor
- Eman Khan*, Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Muslim Studies, with high honor
- Akarsha Kodali –Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Business
- Laasya Koduri * – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Nutritional Science, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Benjamin Kohler* – Bachelor of Science in Physics, minor in Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
- Krishna Kottai – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with high honor
- Sarah Krivitzky – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
L-Q
- Michael LeTarte* – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Caroline Loder, Bachelor of Science in Zoology
- Chloe Lohman* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minors in Bioethics and Pharmacology and Toxicology, with honor
- Nolan Long, – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- Abdul-Rahman Mahmood – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with honor
- Zoya Malik – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Smayati Manam – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Pritika Manna – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
- Griffin Martell – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Business, with high honor
- Sneha Mathi – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Global Public Health & Epidemiology
- Kylie Maxton – Bachelor of Science in Genomics & Molecular Genetics
- Mackenzie Morton* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with high honor
- James Ohman* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- Shambhvi Ojha – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, additional major in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Srushti Patel – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Physiology
- Abhinav Patelu – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Nutritional Science, minors in Business and Health Promotion, with honor
- Madison Payne – Bachelor of Science in Physiology
- Nicole Peters* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, additional major in Physiology, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Evan Petrovitch – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Spanish minor, with high honor
- Alex Petrovitch – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Spanish minor, with high honor
*Denotes member of the Honors College
R-T
- Ananya Rao* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Economics
- Ellie Sarda* – Bachelor of Science in Zoology, with high honor
- Chase Sealey –Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience
- Brooke Seelenbinder* – Bachelor of Science in Zoology, minor in Business, with high honor
- Dharshini Senthilkumar –Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Business, with honor
- Seema Shah* – Bachelor of Science in Biology, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, with high honor
- Moaid Shaik* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, with high honor
- Insiyah Shakir* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Business, with high honor
- Hannah Shamoun – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with honor
- Anhad Sidhu – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- Rajan Singh* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with honor
- Andrew Starbowski – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, minor in Bioethics
- Jane Stecevic* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Grace Stys* – Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with high honor
- Elizabeth Thweny –Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences, minor in Bioethics
- Izabel Toma – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, with honor
- Elena Toomajian* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- Ashley Trost– Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Business
*Denotes member of the Honors College
U-Z
- Iniya Umachandran* – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, minor in Business minor, with high honor
- Shruti Veluru, Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minors in Environment and Health and Global Public Health & Epidemiology, with honor
- Avani Vinod –Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minors in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Health Promotion, with honor
- Elena Viviano – Bachelor of Science in History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, minor in Health Promotion
- Addy Walia* – Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, additional major in Human Biology, minor in Business
- Carly Wholihan – Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Humanities
- Dana William* – Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, minor in Women's and Gender Studies, with honor
- Sunyoung You* – Bachelor of Science in Physiology, additional major in Human Biology, with high honor
- Ellie Zebas* – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology/Zoology, with high honor
*Denotes member of the Honors College