2022 Fall Commencement
December 16, 2022
Lyman Briggs College Fall 2022 Commencement
Location: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, 534 Birch Rd., East Lansing, Michigan, 48824
Date and Time: Saturday, December 17, 2022, 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time
Ceremony livestream on December 17, 2:00 p.m, Eastern on the MSU Commencement website
Graduates from the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Lyman Briggs, Natural Science, and Nursing, will be honored at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony.
University Commencement Program (PDF)
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Table of Contents
Award Winners | Share What's Next in Life | Graduate List
Award Winners
MSU Board of Trustees' Award Winners
For students maintaining a 4.0 grade point average throughout their undergraduate careers. 52 total awards were given in Fall 2022. LBC represented 29% of the overall winners, despite having ~5% of graduates overall this semester.
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Matthew L. Bays*: Neuroscience
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Emily E. Bourgeois*: Social Relations and Policy; History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science
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Apoorva Dayananda*: Physiology
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Rachel N. Elliott*: Human Biology
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Christine M. Evans: Physiology
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Lauren E. Grasso*: Biology
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Navya Kalia*: Neuroscience
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Akanksha Kapur*: Physiology
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Jason J. Kazmierczak*: Neuroscience, Psychology
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Skendi Lile*: Neuroscience
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Sandy Lin*: Human Biology
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Maria A. Pacifico: Computer Science
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Amulya Vankayalapati*: Nutritional Sciences
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Srihita Veeramachaneni*: Human Biology
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Michael R. Visniski*: Neuroscience
*Denotes member of the Honors College
Share what's next in life
For those of you who are starting a new job or committing to a graduate or professional school, congratulations! We would love to hear more about your next opportunity. Log in with your MSU NetID and password, and share what you're up to next.
If you’re still trying to decide your next steps: don’t fear! You have access to MSU Career Services for two years after you graduate. Book an appointment with Krysta Coleman, LBC's career consultant, to talk about resumes, grad school searches, mock interviews, or anything else associated with your post-grad plans.
Lyman Briggs College Graduates, Fall Class of 2022
Alphabetized by last name
- To graduate with honor, students have earned a cumulative 3.82-3.94 grade point average
- To graduate with high honor, students have earned a cumulative 3.95-4.00 grade point average
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- Izzy Adams, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, with high honor
- Alexis Armstrong, Environmental Sciences & Management, with minors in Environmental Economics and Environment & Sustainability
- Chris Babcock, Biochemistry & Moleculary Biology, with a minor in Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Mackenzie Bachert, Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics
- Sabrina Bahu, Human Biology
- McKenzie Barcey, Human Biology, minors in Bioethics and Leadership in Integrated Learning
- Matt Bays*, Neuroscience, with high honor
- Michael Bennett, Neuroscience
- Lauren Berneking, Zoology
- Emily Bourgeois*, Social Relations and Policy (James Madison College) and History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science (LBC), minors in Science, Technology, the Environment and Public Policy and Global Public Health & Epidemiology, with high honor
- Erika Buhk*, degrees in Human Biology, Neuroscience, Statistics, and Psychology BA, minors in Bioethics and Mathematics
- Olivia Burton, Human Biology
- Emma Bush* Genomics & Molecular Genetics, minors in Bioethics and Women's and Gender Studies, with honor
- Brooke Carrigan*, Human Biology, minor in Bioethics
- Marcella Caruso, Human Biology, with honor
- Leya Chambo, Human Biology, with minors in Bioethics and Chinese
- Brooke Chetan, degrees in Human Biology and Neuroscience, with minors in Global Public Health & Epidemiology and Science, Technology, Environment & Public Policy, with honor
- Griffin Clements, Biology, Microbiology
- James Cozzi, Human Biology, minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Celeste Czarnecki, Chemistry
*Denotes member of the Honors College
D-H
- Champa Danappanavar, Human Biology with a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology, with honor
- Apoorva Dayananda*, Physiology, with minors in Bioethics, History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, and Science, Technology, Environment & Public Policy, with high honor
- Mackenzie DeRaad, Zoology, minor in Environment & Sustainability
- Luca Di Cristofano, Biology
- Rachel Elliott*, Human Biology, with minors in Spanish and Bioethics, with high honor
- Christine Evans, Physiology, with high honor
- Emily Flohr, Zoology, with a minor in French
- Pritha Gangapur*, Human Biology with a minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Hailey Gerbs, Neuroscience, with high honor
- Lauren Grasso*, Biology, with high honor
- Brennan Grimes*, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, with honor
- Sophia Hewitt, Mathematics
- Lindsay Holcomb, Physiology, with a minor in Bioethics
- Cyndal Hussein, Microbiology, with a minor in Arabic
*Denotes member of the Honors College
J-M- Inas Jabbar, Neuroscience, minor in Peace and Justice Studies
- Meghana Jalagam*, degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology (BA), with high honor
- Violet John, Plant Biology
- Navya Kalia*, Neuroscience, with high honor
- Khushi Kapoor*, Neuroscience, with a minor in Spanish, with honor
- Ankanksha Kapur*, degrees in Physiology and Human Biology, minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Jason Kazmierczak*, degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology, minors in Bioethics and Cognitive Science, with high honor
- Daphne Kilbourne, Physiology, with minor in Cognitive Science
- Skendi Lile*, Neuroscience, with a Bioethics minor, with high honor
- Sandy Lin*, Human Biology, with high honor
- Anna Luxhoj, degrees in Neuroscience and Psychology
- Rebecca Martin, Neuroscience, with a minor in Bioethics
- Benjamin Maves, Astrophysics, with a minor in Environment & Sustainability Studies
- Brooke McCaffrey*, Medical Laboratory Science, with minors in Bioethics and Health Promotion, with high honor
- Courtney Merritt, Genomics and Molecular Genetics
- Seth Michael, Physiology, with honor
- Mason Miller, Computer Science, with a minor in History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science
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- James Naaman, Human Biology
- Catherine Nicoli, degrees in History, Philosophy & Sociology of Science, and Psychology, minor in Law, Justice & Public Policy
- Christopher Oduntan, Human Biology
- Harley Orr, Zoology
- Maria Pacifico, Computer Science, with a minor in Computative Math, Science & Engineering, with high honor
- Rachna Parikh, Human Biology
- Hanna Peterson*, Physiology, with a minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Kate Poslajko*, Neuroscience
- Emma Proctor*, Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Kelsey Robinson, Human Biology, minor in Global Public Health & Epidemiology
- Callie Rose*, degrees in Human Biology and Physiology, minor in Health Promotion
- Melissa Schamanek, degrees in Medical Laboratory Science and Biomedical Laboratory Science, with honor
- Serena Seneker, Neuroscience
- Scarlett Shaman*, Physiology, with a minor in Bioethics
- Harmandeep Singh, Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics, with honor
- Adam Sternschuss*, Human Biology, with a minor in Spanish
- Paige Smith, Zoology, with a minor in Creative Writing
- Nicholas Srodes, Zoology, with a minor in Studio Art
- Bridget Stempien*, Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics
- Carolyn Stults, Genomics & Molecular Genetics, with a minor in Bioethics.
*Denotes member of the Honors College
T-Z
- Joi Takenouchi, Human Biology, with a minor in Japanese
- Emma Topacio, Human Biology, with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, with honor
- Amulya Vankayalapati*, degrees in Nutritional Sciences and Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Karli Vincent*, Human Biology
- Michal Visniski*, Neuroscience, with high honor
- Alek Weiermiller, Environmental Sciences & Management
- Andrew White, Fisheries & Wildlife
- Shannon Wicklund, Human Biology
- Brynne Wisner, degrees in Zoology and Fisheries & Wildlife, with a minor in Marine Ecosystem Management
- Catharin Wong*, degrees in Neuroscience and Human Biology, with a minor in Bioethics, with high honor
- Rachel Woods, degrees in History, Philosophy & Sociology of science and Criminal Justice, with minors in Bioethics and Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy, with honor
- William Wooley, Neuroscience
- Matthew Zawisa, Physiology, with high honor
- Keaton Zehr, Chemistry
*Denotes member of the Honors College