Message from the ES Program Chair Carla D Antonio, Ph.D "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandela Welcomegraduates,familymembers andfriends.itisapleasuretocelebrate withyoutheaccomplishmentsofthis talentedgroupofstudents!today sgraduatesjoina distinguishedcadreofucsbenvironmentalstudiesalumni now morethan6100spreadacrosstheglobehheachmakingtheworld abetterplaceinwhichtolive,andeachwiththeirownstoryand path.graduates asenvironmentalstudiesmajorsyouarebound togetherbyyoursharedconcernforthehealthofourplanet,by yourcommitmenttobetteringit,topreservingitsbeautyand resourcesforfuturegenerations,toensuringequalaccessbyall toahealthyenvironment,andtofindingcreativesolutionstothe many,manychallengesthatfaceus. Weareluckytohavehadyouwithusthesepastseveral yearsandluckierstilltohaveyourcommitmentandcreativityto applytotheworld schallenges.commencementmeans beginning.whileleavingbehindtheworldyouhaveknownfor thepast4or5years,andheadingoutontoanunknownpath, eachofyouarejoiningalargerfamily theucsbhgauchoh EnvironmentalStudiesfamily.Thisfamilyisrichwithlife experienceandrichwithloveforthisprogram.thisfamilywill helpsupportyouandguideyouasyoutrynewthingsandsearch foryourownwaytohelpingtoensuremoresustainablelivingon ourthreatenedplanet.pleaseuseournewsletter,andfriendsand alumnilisthservestokeepintouchandtoguideyouinyour careerdevelopment. Whileweareproudofyou,andproudtohavehelpedyou findyourwings,wearealsogratefultoyouforwhatyouhave givenusthefacultyandstaffofthisprogram.wethankyoufor yourfreshenergy,yourcreativity,yourperseveranceandyour optimism.thesethingshelptokeepusinspiredandkeepus optimisticthatweasaglobalsocietyhaveabrightfuture. SobestrongintheuncertaindaysaheadHHfollowyourpassions, useyourtalents,andkeeponlearning! Environmental Studies Program Commencement and Awards Reception Saturday, June 11, 2016 Music Bowl University of California Santa Barbara
PROGRAM Welcome Prof. Dr. Carla D Antonio Chair, Environmental Studies Program Community Service Award Presented by Prof. Joshua Schimel Outstanding Alumni Award Presented by Prof. Carla D Antonio 2016 Student Awards Presentation Outstanding Seniors Presented by Tim Olson, ES Class of 88 Outstanding Senior Thesis Award Presented by Continuing Lecturer Greg Graves, PhD Outstanding Service Presented by Prof. Carla D Antonio Outstanding Academic Achievement Presented by Prof. David Cleveland and LPSOE Helene Gardner Tom Rogers & Marc McGinnes Scholarships Presented by Prof. Carla DAntonio ES Class of 2016 Remarks Eric Zimmerman Academic Coordinator, Environmental Studies Reception The Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff heartily congratulate this years graduating Environmental Studies and Hydrologic Sciences majors, and offer our best wishes in all future endeavors. 2016 Environmental Studies Graduates PrincepreetS.Singh MadelineW.Smedt KristinaL.Stodder JenniferN.Suh YuchenSun MeganJ.Swanson WesleyA.Teasdale RobertE.Thacker NatalieM.Thai EvanG.Thomas AlexandriaL.Tomkinson AnmolS.Toor NancyJ.Torres MikeTran MayleTruong JustinTsui PaulA.Turrubiartes LincyUrbina MarinaL.Varano ShyanVaziri JavierO.Venegas KyleE.Verblaauw LeahJ.VergelDeDios ElisaVerita HieuV.Vo EmmaW.Vogan VictoriaN.Voigt CatherineA.Walker DanielleL.Walker CooperD.Wall MichaelWang RyanM.Ward AnnabelleV.Warren LarissaA.Wesley MarthaJ.Wexler CarlyQ.White JaredP.Williams CaseyM.Willitts KatrinaG.Wu PaigeL.Yamron GarrisonYang LumingYang YunhanYang TiffanyYen MakaylaR.Yoshimoto KevinF.YoungHLai MengS.Yuan JoyfulR.ZendranHKavanaugh JulieL.Zhu JacquelineL.Zintel HenryZou
2016%Environmental%Studies%Graduates% Community Service Award JuliaB.Loper RyanC.Lovelace WesleyA.Lu OliviaK.Luyckx SophiaI.Macarewich BrianMalfavon CarmenG.Mares NinaR.Mathur EmilyA.McCord ColleenL.McCee ChelseaJ.McGraw JillianA.McLaren MargaretQ.McLaughlin MontanaJ.McLeod MaryE.McRickard IngridE.Medina BlairM.Meyer NiaA.Mitchell KevinM.Montevideo KellyMorales JohnM.Morrow LilyY.Mu NataliaD.Nelson QuincyR.Nelson ShirleyC.Ng LaraN.Nosseir EdlynM.Nunez MeganJ.OBeirne PatrickA.Olsen JessieCheeXimOng RikaOno KristynA.Payne MariaS.Pelaez LinoM.PenaMartinez CarolPeralta DanielA.Perez HayleighA.Pervorse NicoleK.Pham MalcolmT.Phan CelinaN.Phillipson AlexandraN.Pingree BenN.Pintel MadelineN.Prader MelissaC.Rake EricA.Reeder AlenaM.Riggs JasmineE.Rios IuliaRoman EricR.Rouse KeitashaT.Royal DylanRuan SamanthaS.Rubin ClaytonK.Rutledge StephanM.Saade NormaJ.Sackrider CatherineE.Saint KarimA.Saleh RicardoA.Salido MargaretJ.Salisbury BlakelyR.Samuel KaraE.Samuels WadeC.Sedgwick EliasJ.Semaan JohnD.Severino IshaR.Shah KatherineA.Sharpless LaurenN.Sharwood AndyShen WilliamC.Shepherd AmandaJ.Shoemaker Congresswoman Lois Capps Lois Capps daughter, Laura Capps, will accept the award on her behalf CongresswomanLoisCappshasbeenaresidentofSanta Barbara,Californiasince1963andrepresentsthestate sbeautiful CentralCoast.ShewassworninasaMemberofthe105thCongress onmarch17,1998,succeedingherlatehusband,formeruniversity ofcalifornia,santabarbaraprofessor,congressmanwalterh.capps. Mrs.CappsservesontheCommitteeonEnergyand Commerce.ShesitsontheHealth,Energy&Power,andEnvironment &theeconomysubcommittees.fromtheseposts,cappsfocuseson Medicarereform,thenursingshortage,cancer,mentalhealth,energy policy,andtheprotectionofourairandwater. ShealsoservesontheNaturalResourcesCommitteeandsits onthesubcommitteeonenergyandmineralresources, SubcommitteeonFederalLands.Herfocusonthiscommitteeison energyproduction,fisheriesandwildlife,publiclands,oceans,and NativeAmericans.Mrs.CappsiscurrentlythecoHchairofthe SustainableEnergyandEnvironmentCoalitionandisanhonorary ViceHChairoftheLGBTEqualityCaucus. CongresswomanCappshasbeenattheforefrontofeffortsto protecttheenvironment.shehasledeffortstopreventnewoiland gasdrillingoffourcoastandonthepublic slandsandprotect consumersfromshoulderingthefinancialburdenofcleaningup waterpollutionintheirwatersupplies.
Outstanding Alumnus Award Darcy Aston Class 81 (1959-2014) Darcy s family members, Bryce Aston and Ronald Pembleton will accept the award on her behalf Itisnoexaggerationtosaythat Darcywasaforceofnature.Her passionforconservingourearth s resourcescamethroughinher personal,professional,and communitylife.shewasalsoaforce forcommunityhereinsantabarbara; inpetaluma,herhomeofthelastnine years;andinthebayarea.sheleaves behindalastinglegacyof environmentalprotectionandwater resourceconservation.adedicatedenvironmentalistfroma youngage,darcypursuedamajorinenvironmentalstudiesat UCSB,followedbyseveralyearsasanaturalistatSequoia NationalParkintheSierraNevada.Darcywentontodevelopa careereducatingthecommunityonwaystoputsustainability andconservationprinciplesintodailypractice.darcyworkedfor theislavistarecreation&parkdistrictandthegoletawater Districtinwaterconservationduringthepeakofourlastserious drought.sheeventuallyjoinedthecountyofsantabarbara, expandingandimplementingitswaterconservationandproject CleanWaterprograms.Sheeducatedthepubliconcomplex waterhqualityproblemsandhelpedfindeffectiveandpractical solutionsweallcouldtakepartin.darcyalsoledcommunity outreachonpollutionprevention,developedclassroomcurricula onthewatercycle,ledwatershedandcreekrestorationefforts, anddevelopededucationalsignageforareabeaches.shecreated CreekWeek,theSustainableLandscapingFair,theSustainable GardeninSantaMaria,andthewidelyrespectedandreplicated GreenGardenerProgram,whichpromotesresourceHefficientand pollutionhpreventionlandscapehmaintenancepractices.her contributiontothiscommunitywassignificant. Courtesy)of)Rachel)Couch) 2016 Environmental Studies Graduates AlexanderJ.Foehr MackenzieF.Forgey JessicaJ.Foster JoslynA.Fritz MadeleineI.Futterman DanielaM.Garcia DeniseJ.Garcia LeonardGarcia ArthaM.Ghorayshi DylanM.Glave GarrettD.Godfrey JuanC.Gomez JarlathP.Greaney NicoleF.Grimm RebeccaR.Gronsdahl MichaelA.Grossmann ChristianI.Gutierrez MarvinG.Gutierrez DanielS.Hacking FarinazHadian CalvinM.Hara RyanT.Hardy JamillM.Hayes SarahL.Heller InesM.Hernandez ReneeM.Hill DariusP.Hoermann KendallL.Hoshko NicholasJ.Howerton CailanM.Howey ErinI.Hudak SimonC.Hudson DakotaR.Hunter StephenT.Hunter CynthiaIbarra SukaynaIbrahim HoldenJ.Israel LouisE.Jablonicky ClaireM.Jacobs ClaireC.Jaicks ChazA.James AdrianaM.Jaramishian AlexanderJ.Jauregui NicoleS.Jenkins WinnieT.Jiang YuweiJiang EmmaA.Johnson JaclynJ.Johnson BrendanS.Kapoor KaranJ.Kim RyanS.Kim ValeriaKovner DylanK.LaicherHEdwards MehtaabLakhani SageA.Lang HannahP.Larrigan LaurenA.Latour NicoleA.Laughlin MarieE.Laule BaileeA.Lawrence HaeHInLee JoeyC.Lee NicoleE.Lee StevenG.Lee ValerieLee SamanthaC.Lepore JosephM.Lettire RyanLiang LathanJ.Liles SarahE.Lloyd
2016 Environmental Studies Graduates YazminAcosta JuanF.Afanador ArvinLloydL.Agcaoili DanielAguilar CarlosAldape KevinAlvillar WilliamJ.Arana DianaArellano JoeArguelles MiguelA.Arteaga StephenAu JuliaL.Aughenbaugh CatalinaG.Azcarraga KrystalL.Baca ZhipingBao AaronBarba MaxwellJ.Baxter MirandaC.Beal KatherineS.Blackburn NadiaX.Blant LorenW.Bowers VincentS.Brock GeorgeP.Brueggeman JenniferL.Butler FrancesLianneM.Cabuhat RosaL.Calvario CindyM.Camberos IrisM.Campbell JuanV.Carranza MariaP.Carrillo RyanN.Carter GisselCastanoHDiaz JogreetK.Chadha MikhilA.Chemburkar AndrewT.Chen JordanM.Cherry DevinW.Cheyne ARaChoi AlexanderN.Claiborne JohnN.Clark JordanH.Colbeth MadisonM.Conrado YxeniaJ.Contreras TealA.Coppock MichaelJ.Coppola SusanaY.Corletto AmandaD.Correa ErickCortes EmilyE.Costlow KrystalinB.Crawford VivonD.Crawford ChristianI.Cuevas RanielleJ.Cunanan NanDang MichaelD.Dansey RichardJ.Davison JuliaR.Diamond SuchitaDonti DanielC.Duarte DaisyDuenas EmilyA.Duncan BriannaN.Duplessis SinaEdalatjavid AlexJ.Ehrens CatherineS.Elliott AlenaN.Ennis TaylorL.Epp JoshuaB.Eusterbrock JenniferC.Fant MarcusA.Flores 2016%Student%Awards% Outstanding Senior Awards Awarded to the top graduating students who have demonstrated extraordinary academic excellence and a high level of extracurricular service Emily A. McCord Marina L. Varano Outstanding Senior Thesis Award In recognition of an exemplarily senior thesis Kristina L. Stodder Outstanding Service Awards Awarded to ES students who have demonstrated exemplary environmental service within the ES Program and/or the campus and local community Mackenzie F. Forgey Jessica J. Foster Nicole S. Jenkins Kristyn A. Payne Amanda J. Shoemaker Tom Rogers Scholarship Awarded to continuing ES students based on personal efforts which embody the ideals of civic responsibility and environmental stewardship Charlotte Sedlock Marc McGinnes Law and Advocacy Scholarship In recognition of outstanding academic achievement in environmental law courses and outstanding environmental service and leadership William C. Shepherd Princepreet S. Singh
2016 Student Awards Outstanding Academic Achievement Awarded to ES and Hydrologic Science seniors who have completed their major and college requirements with an outstanding overall GPA of 3.5 or higher. JuliaL.Aughenbaugh ZhipingBao MaxwellJ.Baxter MirandaC.Beal JordanM.Cherry JordanH.Colbeth JuliaR.Diamond AlexJ.Ehrens AlenaN.Ennis JoshuaB.Eusterbrock MackenzieF.Forgey GarrettD.Godfrey SarahL.Heller DariusP.Hoermann CailanM.Howey ErinI.Hudak ClaireM.Jacobs NicoleS.Jenkins** RyanS.Kim SageA.Lang NicoleA.Laughlin MarieE.Laule HaeHInLee SophiaI.Macarewich BrianMalfavon EmilyA.McCord KellyMorales MeganJ.OBeirne MariaS.Pelaez KeitashaT.Royal CatherineE.Saint BlakelyR.Samuel JohnD.Severino KatherineA.Sharpless** LaurenN.Sharwood WilliamC.Shepherd AmandaJ.Shoemaker PrincepreetS.Singh MadelineW.Smedt KristinaL.Stodder** MeganJ.Swanson MarinaL.Varano CatherineA.Walker RyanM.Ward CarlyQ.White JaredP.Williams KatrinaG.Wu GarrisonYang JoyfulR.ZendranHKavanaugh **Indicates Distinction in the Major Candidates Additional 2016 Accolades Barker Scholarship Awarded to help support unpaid environmental internships of those students who demonstrate exceptional motivation Conor T. Grimes Cynthia Ibarra Matthew Charles Decker Memorial Scholarship Provided to enable student s participation in wilderness field study in the area of wildlife management or environmental conservation Maya V. Normandi 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates Recognizes and encourages commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and sciences Julia R. Diamond Evan W. Glessner Maria S. Pelaez The ES Program is most grateful to the following for their Award and Scholarship support: Tim Olson, ES Class of 88 Tom Rogers Family, Donors, and Awards Committee The Coeta and Donald R. Barker Foundation The Decker Family & Friends Marc McGinnes Alumni and Community Supporters And thanks to Trader Joes on Calle Real for their generous donation of flowers and supplies for this years reception.