AFIT graduated 228 master's and doctoral students

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  The Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering and Management awarded 228 master's and doctorate degrees March 24 at the National Museum of the Air Force.

This graduating class included 175 Air Force officers, three Air Force Non-Commissioned officers, 18 Army officers, two Marine Corps officers and 19 civilians.  The school also graduated seven international students from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Republic of Korea and Turkey. More than 20 different research areas were represented.

During the ceremony, the Graduate School awarded 222 master degrees and six doctorate degrees.

The guest speaker for the graduation ceremonies was Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, deputy commander U.S. Strategic Command.

AFIT's Graduate School of Engineering and Management is a research-based institution offering graduate programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in engineering, applied science and selected areas of management.  Their mission is to provide high-quality graduate education programs and engage in research activities that enable the Air Force to maintain its scientific and technological dominance.

This year marks AFIT's 97th anniversary.

The following students have met all degree requirements and have been approved for the designated degree by the Academic Standards Committee acting on behalf of the Faculty Council:

Editor's Note: this list has been updated to reflect all AFIT 2016 graduates--not just the ones who participated in the ceremony.

Doctor of Philosophy
Brian Cranston, Aeronautical Engineering
Lee Burchett, Applied Physics
Christopher Craft, Astronautical Engineering
Lt. Col. Daniel Schmitt, Computer Science
Sean Calhoun, Electrical Engineering
Maj. Angelo Bonavita, Nuclear Engineering
Maj. Christopher Allen, Electrical Engineering^
Michael Benson, Optical Sciences & Engineering^
Trevor Bihl, Electrical Engineering^
Capt. Jason Bindewald, Computer Science^
Bradley Boehmke, Logistics^
Maj. Samuel Butler, Applied Physics^
Capt. Timothy Carbino, Electrical Engineering^
Maj. Jason Crosby, Electrical Engineering^
Maj. Michael Dexter, Nuclear Engineering^
Maj. Cole Doupe, Space Systems^
Lt. Col. James Fee, Nuclear Engineering^
Capt. Gary Goff, Space Systems^
Jeremy Hendrix, Systems Engineering^
MAJ Shamaun Holston, Nuclear Engineering^
Lt. Col. Nidal Jodeh, Aeronautical Engineering^
Maj. Sergey Kaplan, Aeronautical Engineering^
Capt. Michael Kretser, Logistics^
Maj. Matthew Krisak, Materials Science^
Capt. Robert Lake, Electrical Engineering^
Maj. Alan Lin, Computer Science^
Lt. Col. David Meier, Applied Physics^
Capt. Wooddy Miller, Applied Physics^
Maj. Scott Robertson, Aeronautical Engineering^
Lt. Col. Richard Seymour, Applied Mathematics^
Michael Steinbock, Electrical Engineering^
Lt. Col. Robert Vandawaker, Systems Engineering^

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
2nd Lt. Takayuki Iguchi
Christine Knott
2nd Lt. Maloupu Watts

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Maj. Barry Geise
Capt. Derek Worth
Bradley Denby

Master of Science in Computer Science
Capt. Austin Davis
Capt. Jonathan Fuller (U.S. Army)
Capt. Joseph Giametta
Capt. Scott Harned
Capt. John Pavlik (U.S. Army)
Capt. Ikaika Ramos
Capt. Alexander Roosma
Maj. Derek Young (U.S. Army)

Master of Science in Cyber Operations
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles Byrd (U.S. Army)
Maj. Barrie Ciotti (U.S. Army)
Kyle Girtz
Capt. Nathan Grunzweig (U.S. Army)
Capt. Joseph Hall*
Capt. Joshua Lapso
Master Sgt. Andrew Seitz
Capt. Michael Todd

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
2nd Lt. Jeffrey Bintz
Capt. Michael Bollinger
Capt. Edwin Colon
Capt. Kevin Colson
Capt. Patrick Cunningham
Capt. Jorge Diaz
Capt. James Dossett
Capt. Travis Freeman
Capt. Derek Jelinek
Capt. Jin Kim
2nd Lt. Christopher Kodama*
Capt. Christopher Kokoczka
Capt. Tyrel Kvasager
Capt. Adam Lemmenes
Capt. Nathan Lett
2nd Lt. Daniel Levy
Capt. Jimmy Lohrman
Maj. Kurt MacAloney
2nd Lt. Timothy Machin
Capt. Turner Montgomery
1st Lt. David New
Capt. Seth Nickolas
Capt. Alec Rasmussen
Flight Lt. Dayne Schmidt (Australia)
Capt. Collin Seanor
Capt. Jeffrey Sovern
1st Lt. Barron Stone*
2nd Lt. Jack Waller
2nd Lt. Tatsuki Watts*
Capt. Justin Wylie
Capt. Jungsang Yoon (U.S. Army)*
Capt. John Walton^

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS
Master of Science in Applied Physics
1st Lt. Derek Burns
2nd Lt. Richard Cook
2nd Lt. Thomas Dickinson*
Capt. Kyle Fitch*
Capt. Matthew King
Maj. Ember Maniego (U.S. Army)
2nd Lt. Steven Owens
Capt. Adam Poulin
Capt. Frederick Schmidt
Stephen Shirey
Capt. MacLane Townsend
1st Lt. Austin Wallerstein
1st Lt. Shannon Young

Master of Science in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Maj. Aaron Ferguson (U.S. Army) *#
Crystal Grijalva
Maj. Stephan Varga (U.S. Army)#

Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Capt. Olivia Borman
1st Lt. Brian Frandsen
2nd Lt. Christopher O'Daniel
Maj.Robert Botsford (U.S. Army)
Capt. J. Anthony Cammarata
2nd Lt. Sarah Castro
2nd Lt. Carl Eichert
Maj. Aaron Ferguson (U.S. Army) *#
Capt. Nathaniel Kaminski (U.S. Army)
Maj. Stephan Varga (U.S. Army) #
2nd Lt. Molly Wakeling

DEPARTMENT OF OPERATIONAL SCIENCES
Master of Science in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
1st Lt. Bahadir Aykiri (Turkey)
Capt. Christopher Clawson
Capt. James Cotton
Capt. Brian Fitzpatrick#
Maj. Daniel Griffith*
George Lafiguera
Lt. Col. Santiago Martin (Argentina)
Capt. Anton Martyn
Capt. Jacob Maywald
Capt. Jessica Salgado
Capt. Leandro Valviesse de Oliveira (Brazil)
Master Sgt. Cassidy Wilson
Capt. Candis Woods

Master of Science in Operations Research
2nd Lt. Nicholas Boardman*
2nd Lt. Amelia Bradshaw
Maj. Calvin Bradshaw
2nd Lt. Kevin Cardenas
2nd Lt. Lauren Clisby
Capt. Michael Davis
Capt. Eric de Guzman
2nd Lt. Thomas Dickey
Maj. Justin Dwyer (U.S. Army)
2nd Lt. Jacob Ehrlich
1st Lt. Kiley Hefty
2nd Lt. Helen Jantscher
Capt. Clay Javid
Capt. Changsung Kim
Maj. Lucas Lease (U.S. Army)
Capt. John Lira
Maj. Joshua McDonald (U.S. Army)
2nd Lt. Warren McGriff
Capt. Brenden McLean
Capt. Richard Mickelsen
Capt. Robert Montgomery
2nd Lt. Kyle Palko
1st Lt. James Park
2nd Lt. Jovan Popovich
Maj. Abdurrahman Sevimli (Turkey)
Maj. Nicholas Shallcross (U.S. Army)*
Capt. Alyssa Tetrault
Maj. Russell Walter (U.S. Army)
Maj. Christine Zens*

DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
Master of Engineering in Applied Systems Engineering
Maj. Daryl Brezina
Capt. Douglas Downs
Capt. Garret Duff
Darryl Evanetich
Maj. Luke Haywas

Master of Science in Cost Analysis
Capt. Brian Fitzpatrick#
Elizabeth Hodson
Candice Honious
Capt. Christopher Jimenez
Capt. Brandon Johnson
Capt. Scott Kozlak
1st Lt. Thomas Lamb
Huan Li
1st Lt. Danielle Mrla
1st Lt. Samuel Oh
Capt. Anthony Pena Huertas
1st Lt. Robert Wolfe

Master of Science in Engineering Management
Capt. Ryan Amedee
Capt. Jeffrey Buchholtz*
Capt. Jay Calvo
Capt. Perry Cansick*
Capt. Patrick Deering
Capt. Arthur Dietrich
Capt. Trevor Ellis
Capt. James Forbes
Capt. Drew Gallucci
Capt. Brian Greszler
Capt. Eric Holm
Maria Meeks
Capt. Bradford Shields
Capt. Clark Smith
Capt. Freddie Stephens
1st Lt. Brandon Stewart
Capt. Micki Sundheim
Capt. Christopher Wittman
Capt. Michael Quigg (U.S. Army)
Capt. Kadir Yildiz (Turkey)

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering & Science
Capt. Christopher Brown
Capt. Anthony Suh (U.S. Marine Corps)
Benjamin Doane^

Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene
Capt. Thomas Dominguez*
Master Sgt. Amanda Taylor

Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Capt. Stuart Everson
2nd Lt. Tyler Goodman
Capt. Kevin Hendricks
2nd Lt. Erich Maxheimer*
Craig Pakish
2nd Lt. Cody Palmer
Capt. Brian Scheller
Capt. Michael Watson
Capt. Craig Zinck
Maj. Sungbin Kim (Republic of Korea)
2nd Lt. Eric Shirley
Jeremy Gray^
Capt. David Meyer^
Michael Maroney^

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS
Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
Capt. Michael Anstaett
Capt. Jacob Bills
2nd Lt. Peter Cialkowski
Maj. Allison Dempsey
Capt. Matthew Deutsch
Capt. Nicholas Gilbert
Capt. William Graves (U.S. Marine Corps)
1st Lt. Chase Guarnaccio
Capt. Evan Hanks
2nd Lt. Daniel Hope
Capt. George Ip
2nd Lt. Joshua Kim
Capt. Aaron Knoblauch
Michael Magers
1st Lt. Andrew Petry
Maj. Zachary Probst
2nd Lt. James Sellers
Capt. Joshua Shepard*
2nd Lt. David Simeroth
Maj. William Stephenson
2nd Lt. Jason Torf
Maj. John Trombetta
2nd Lt. Connor Wiese
Capt. Eric Yerly
Capt. Curtis Babbie^
Capt. Eduardo Nieto^
Capt. David Walker^

Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering
1st Lt. Scott Biehl
Capt. David Cunningham*
2nd Lt. Laura Duffy
Stacie Flamos
Kerianne Gross
2nd Lt. James Liu
2nd Lt. Monica Yuen Jing Liu
2nd Lt. Julian McCafferty
2nd Lt. James Millar
Capt. Daniel Miller
2nd Lt. Blake Morgan
2nd Lt. Connor Muilenburg
1st Lt. Ryan Patrick
Capt. Matthew Piper
2nd Lt. Jacob Singleton
2nd Lt. Meredith Wilmer
2nd Lt. Alfredo Zurita

Master of Science in Materials Science
Capt. Len Kedrow
2nd Lt. Michael Lee

Master of Science in Space Systems
Capt. Jonathan Denton*
Capt. Jonathan Fullenkamp*
Capt. Jason Holt*
Capt. Joshua Loudermilk
1st Lt. Jeremiah Specht


*Distinguished Graduate
#Dual Degree
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