2024 Fall Commencement

CommencemenT

December Fourteenth Two Thousand and Twenty-Four

ALMA MATER On the banks of Lake Menomin Stands our alma mater true, With tower high and brilliant “S” For her we’ll dare and do. We’ll sing her praises many, We’ll glorify her name And on throughout the years of time Our love for Stout proclaim.

CommencemenT December Fourteenth Two Thousand and Twenty-Four

10:00 a.m.

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & MANAGEMENT PAGE 6 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES PAGE 10

2:00 p.m .

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PAGE 13

Johnson Fieldhouse University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Stout is the first Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient in higher education.

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COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

MUSIC PRELUDE

CONGRATULATIONS Katherine P. Frank, Chancellor PLAYING OF THE ALMA MATER* RECESSIONAL 10:00 a.m. With Tower High by Erika Svanoe The Black Horse Troop by John Philip Sousa 2:00 p.m. In the Mood by Glenn Miller FACULTY AND STAFF MARSHALS Alan Scott, Faculty Senate Robert Cook, University Staff Senate Brian Finder, Faculty Senate Jennifer Rudiger, Senate of Academic Staff MUSICAL PERFORMANCES UW-Stout Symphonic Band (Erika Svanoe, Director) UW-Stout Symphonic Singers & Chamber Choir (Chiwei Jerry Hui, Director) Blue Devil Jazz Orchestra (James Anderson, Director) READER Ashley DeMuth

PRESIDING Glendalí Rodríguez, Provost and Vice Chancellor PROCESSIONAL* Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar WELCOME Glendalí Rodríguez, Provost and Vice Chancellor

NATIONAL ANTHEM* Star-Spangled Banner

MUSICAL SELECTION Wanting Memories by Ysaye M Barnwell

ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Katherine P. Frank,

Chancellor 10:00 a.m. UW-Stout Alumnus Emily Fannuci 2:00 p.m. UW-Stout Alumnus Laura Knudsen Student Speaker CONFERRING OF DEGREES Katherine P. Frank, Chancellor

PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS † 10:00 a.m. Daniel Freedman, Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Management Jason Schmitt, Dean, College of Arts and Human Sciences 2:00 p.m. Glendalí Rodríguez, Provost and Vice Chancellor

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CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

GRADUATING WITH HONORS Honors are subject to final report. Students achieving Latin honors are recognized as follows:

Blue & White Cordons: Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.9+)*** White Cordons: Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.7–3.89)** Blue Cordons: Cum Laude (GPA 3.5–3.69)* Students graduating from the Honors College have completed Honors classes, participated in an extensive array of events to enhance and expand their education, and have completed an independent project. They are wearing royal blue satin stoles. SAMUEL E. WOOD MEDALLION The Samuel E. Wood Medallion Award, a bronze medallion three inches in diameter and bearing a relief of the Bowman Hall tower, the name of Stout, and the motto “Learning, Skill, Industry, and Honor,” is presented annually to seniors who have contributed in student activities, leadership, and scholastic ability. A committee composed of faculty, administrators and students makes the selection. Only one percent of the student body is eligible to receive this award. To those who receive the Samuel E. Wood Medallion Award, it brings prestige and honor, as it is the highest nonacademic award a UW-Stout student can achieve. UW-STOUT SCHOLAR-ATHLETE The UW-Stout Scholar Athlete Award is given to student athletes with a cumulative 3.5 grade point average in the semester preceding their final season of eligibility. The medallion presented to each of the senior Scholar Athletes was designed in 2012 by former Blue Devil student athletes Kate Mikutowski and Zak Snell. In addition, a large action poster of each senior Scholar Athlete will be displayed in the Sports and Fitness Center during the upcoming year.

*Please stand as you are able.

†As a courtesy to the graduates, all guests are requested to remain in their seats during the ceremony. A professional photographer will photograph each graduate as they cross the stage. The firm will send a free digital color proof to each graduate in approximately 10 days; they may keep the proof, whether or not an order is placed. There will be opportunities to take photographs at the reception, following the ceremony.

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & MANAGEMENT

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Macayla Marie Thompson*** Trevor Tilseth Anita Tobias Karl R. Van Lanen COMPUTER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Noah Benish Andrew Charles Carlson** Riley James Holsclaw* Samuel P Koland* Steven Robert Kronmiller* Trey Lindquist* Aidan Robert Mayrand COMPUTER NETWORKING & INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING Caleb D VanDong** COMPUTER NETWORKING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Riley P Berends Benjamin William Froelich Alex Goodnetter Cole Joseph Melson* Spencer Van Jacob Zondlak COMPUTER SCIENCE Zachary Paul Adamson Meshal Mohammed Aljifry Ian Alexander Brown Noah Buchl** Jacob Duane Buelow* William David Craig Canter** Atlas Collins Michael Patrick Day*** Rebecca Denna Nathan Dreher Blake Daniel Drews* Ian Lyle Fredericks Ryan Matthew Granquist* Leonardo Kirchner* Jackson Livesey Quincy Muzik Melina Rose Parker Samantha Pruitt* Abigail Elizabeth Smith Cael Victor Stever Ian Swan Matthew Kenneth Thomas** Hong An Trinh* Eslis Vang Jackson Noard Tessa Siewert

APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Brayden Christopher Cunningham*** APPLIED MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE Ryland Thomas Cook Nathan Dreher Anna Kathleen Hansen Michael Heller Sarah Jeshurun Huang*** Kolby Piepenburg Matthew Kenneth Thomas** John Michael Wolfe APPLIED SCIENCE Anna Marie Herzog*** Raelynne Jones Alison Murdoch*** BIOLOGY Martin John Kiernan Angela Christine Meulners Nicholas James Mohs BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Carter Patrick Altmann Corbin C. Asbury Raith Allen Bauer Luke Kenneth Blomberg Neil A Bretl Spencer Brochtrup Justin Andrew Eirich* Karissa Amanda Erickson Jacob Allen Scott Frideres* William Joseph Hammen Anna Kathleen Hansen Elizabeth Jean Keller Shay Nicole Kuhnert*** Karlee Signe Lathe Pa Lai Lor Jackson Mack Andrew David Mills Ariana Alini Moua* Micah Emmanuel Mravik** John Rosecke Tanner Benjamin Schmidt Logan Thomas Strain

Wyatt Sundby Olyvia Thoen

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CONSTRUCTION Logan Baird Andrew Beine Noah William Benson Jayden C Boero Zane Cyril Bohne Oliver Booth Reese William Collins** Ethan Ewald Jake Ryan Gessert Benjamin E Gust* Matthew Jason Jacobs Christian Andrew Johnson Garrett Johnson* Gabriel Paul Martin Baylor Joseph Moore* Stephen Multhauf Colton Dale Oas Jackson Ott Dylan Gregory Paun Kyle Poels Nathan Rewald** Joel A Selseth** Leif-Erik Eiesland Triller DIGITAL MARKETING TECHNOLOGY Cody May Sydney Cordova* Michael Patrick Day*** Caitlin Marie Evans* Margaret R Hindmon Brooke Elizabeth Avery Nelson ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Dylan Michael Anderson Alexander Cromwell** Joseph John Dallapiazza Dominic Francis Foster Kade Joshua Holt** Nick A Janse Omar Amer Mounir Riley Daniel Mullen Riley Paul O'Connell Samuel James O'Connell Jacob M Pankow Benjamin Thomas Schaefer Amanda Marie Shipley** Michael Peter Stanislawski Max S Stellmacher** Jacob James Bartkey Adam James Brenny Nicolas Weisner Brody I Wussow CYBERSECURITY Jonathan Gutzmer**

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Melody Berg Brady Matthew Schultz Thomas FASHION & RETAIL Graciela Sieben Morgan Slonaker* GOLF ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT Trey W Mohr Sean Weber** GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Magdelyn Bass Natalie Nicole Dewey Sy Bradley Pitzen* Caleb Timm* HOTEL, RESTAURANT & TOURISM MANAGEMENT Joshua Isaiah Belden* Mitchell Breuer Isaiah Greathouse Ben E Karls Ashlyn Klecka* TECHNOLOGIES Cole Jerad Anton** Joshua Dabney Lisa Marie Hanke** Timothy Jewell Ethan Joshua Cassiel Kildahl Andrew Probelski Donald Kendrik Ramakers** Patrick Michael Schmitz Nathan David Schultz** INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

Derek M Tallman Tyler John Wood

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MANAGEMENT Kia Anderson

Zachary Meyer Kitt Monette Logan Jeffrey Muffick Noah Musolff Logan Mark Oie** Luke Connor Parzyck* Noah David Pearson-Cater* Anthony Daniel Plechacek*** Jacob Roussopoulos Riley James Schachtner* Aliyah Grace Smetana* Michael Thomas Stoiber Trenten Jay Thompson Grace Nicole Thoreson* Ayden Veness** Colyn Lee Villavicencio Gabriel Edwin Wegner Zach Widdes Austin Michael Wiederhoeft Jordan Zuge PACKAGING Michael John Behlmer** Preston T Briggs Carolyn Ruby Britt** Hunter Theurer Clausen* Ethan Cread Myers* Ann Mei Rackliffe* Griffin Patrick Reisman* Isaiah Matthew Rolli Trevor S Zeyen Lukas W David** Olivia Leipnitz*** PLASTICS ENGINEERING Madeline Fae Eggert Hudson Jahntz Joshua Larson* Trenton Roger Schneeberger REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Sophia Ann Cowick Anderson Louis Feiges Ann Estelle Jacobson** Katelyn Knapp Miranda Marie Putney*** PHYSICS Anthony Daniel Plechacek***

Amanda T Bergmann* Kianna M Campos** David Clausen Benjamin James Doyle Michael Lawrence Duerkop Yesenia Garcia Robert Theodore Geist* Jennifer Anne Gundlach Klatt** Emily Harley** Cody Johnvin Matthew Lynn Larson Kaia Christine Larson** Caitlin Moya Lovelace Hawley Jessica Lee Minnig Ryan E. Olson** Stephanie Patz** Nicole L. Ritchie Alexander Paul Sykora* Jacob Adam Talford* Scott Adrian Van Haaster Mai Yang Vang** Kayla Ann Vinohradsky Matthew Wakefield Mitchell Wathke Carrie Ann Wirth** MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Eli Nicholas Aspengren Knaus Wayne LaVine Benjamin Jeffrey Madison Luke Connor Parzyck* Thomas Mickey Rosenow** Ryan Charles Schneider Grace Nicole Thoreson* Benjamin Wittenberg Morgan Elizabeth Young** PaHoua Xiong** Candace G Yang*

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Aidan Steven Lude Aldridge Abdulrahman Yahya Alshehri

Alex Brandon Bean Austin Dean Bloom

Braeden Charles Bloom Brody Allen Carothers**

Lincoln Cullen Elijah E. Ender

Joshua James Goodreid*** Grace Raya Goodreid*** Ethan Gustafson* Caleb Michael Hickey Andrew Scott Jensen Martin Gerald Jorgenson Mitchell Jeffrey Kubeny

Carter John Leibel Nathan Todd Lenz Kairos Logan**

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UW-STOUT OVER THE YEARS

STOUT MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL 1891 - 1908

Under the auspices of the Menomonie public schools, James Huff Stout funded various educational enterprises. In 1891, manual training and domestic science training were introduced through the Stout Manual Training School. In 1894, kindergarten classes were introduced. In 1899, the Kindergarten Training School began preparing teachers. In 1901, the School of Physical Culture opened and provided physical training. In 1903, training schools for manual training teachers and domestic science teachers were added. By 1907, a Homemaker’s School had opened and a trade school was planned. THE STOUT INSTITUTE 1908 - 1955 To simplify administration and clarify ownership of and responsibility for the various public and Stout training schools, the Stout Institute was formed in 1908. The institute was designed to “provide facilities in the way of buildings, equipment and teachers, through which young people... may secure such instruction and training in industrial and related lines of educational effort as will enable them to become efficient industrial, social and economic units within their environment.” In 1911, following Senator Stout’s death, ownership transferred to the State of Wisconsin.

STOUT STATE COLLEGE 1955 - 1964

The Stout Institute Board of Trustees was abolished, and the institution came under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of the State Colleges, a move that the institute board resisted, fearing a loss of prestige from being a special college. In retrospect, joining the “league,” as President Fryklund expressed it, proved to be a distinct advantage to the school and its faculty.

STOUT STATE UNIVERSITY 1964 - 1971

The name change was authorized by the Board of Regents who believed that the “state colleges had reached another plateau in their development.” Increased enrollment brought new and enlarged facilities. A traditional focus was maintained even while new majors were added and new directions were given to established majors.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT 1971 - present

The Wisconsin State Universities and the University of Wisconsin campuses merged to form the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Stout was designated by the Board of Regents as one of only two special mission universities in the Universities of Wisconsin. UW-Stout was to offer focused programs “related to professional careers in industry, technology, home economics, applied art and the helping professions.” In March 2007, UW-Stout was designated Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents.

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COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMAN SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS ANIMATION & DIGITAL MEDIA Benjamin Jackson Nordness* ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN Liam Wallace Harrison William Reyes Bailee Shellenbarger GAME DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT-ART Connor Alexander Born Q Bryant Elliott Duffy** Emily Maria Inman Bryce VanDyke GRAPHIC DESIGN & INTERACTIVE MEDIA Hunter William Lange* Nathan James Bodi Haley S Demmer Annika Michelle Gibbs Murphy Lynn Hill** Mckenna Jane Johnson** Emma Johnson** Ellie Johnson** Hannah Kim Touger Andy Chuetou Lor Collin John McCarthy Jennifer Ann Mikkola* Lauren Pechman Alexander J. Redetzke Karma Tseringtso Isaiah T. Woller Melodie Zmich** INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Bethany Brigitta Caulkins Jason Christopher Domer INTERIOR DESIGN Kallie Renee Ace* Freja Adeline Johnson Nouna Lor STUDIO ART Carrigan Grace Heinz Sara Johnson Olivia Miller Darya Fernanda Pineda Vam Xiong

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Braden Mathew Dike* Klarissa Rose Ann Dunigan Avery Lauryn Eilenfeldt Israel A Jamison ART EDUCATION Phoenix Mikayla Juneau Samantha A Miske Jude Timothy Pelowski Alissa Ann Ruppel** Jacqueline Sanchez Gwen Stein** ARTS ADMINISTRATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Ryan Michael Sande

CAREER, TECHNICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

Nancy Dupee James B Olson Richard C Shouse** Jeffrey R. Wood**

CRIMINAL JUSTICE & REHABILITATION Nicholas Fritz* Anthony Ernest Hunt Ella Mae Lentz Jaad Ramsey Stout Gavin Traynor* EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Megan Nicole Buhrow***

Calli Adelle Drexler Morgen E Gyger** Katelyn Anne Haes Jayden Jessica Kolgen Sara Sivertson Caroline Marie Wille

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION Josephine Melodie Finocchiaro** Anna Florence Johnson Hannah Timm**

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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Madisen Hasart** Jenna Jablonski*

Luke Fredrik Jordan Leah Emily Jossart Corey Alexander Kohlmeyer Meghan Malisheske* Bailey Matthys Kaitlyn Nelson Megan Marie Ott Christopher M Pulver* Rachel Marie Schwebach Arlene Nicole Vance Alicia Marie Webster**

Ashlyn Jungwirth Alana Lynn Piller Nathan Russell Reesman* Luke John Schroeder HEALTH, WELLNESS & FITNESS Nicholas Prokosch Nathan John Williamson* Damon Anthony Zielke Megan Patrice Berry Gracie Jane Brown** Ashley Ciszewski Cormac Duff* Susan Hilger Arely Jaime Luevano** Nichole ReNe Manson* Brooke Constance Ranta Katherine Michelle Schilling INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIES Brenden Brett Anderson Denton M. Anderson Hari Chun Jack Konrath Riley Nornes Samuel Eldridge Skaggs MARKETING & BUSINESS EDUCATION Carson Clinton Beyer Mikayla Helen Obsuszt*** Lindsay Streetar* PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION & EMERGING MEDIA Arabella Ackerman Paul Nicholas Lambas Frankie Larson Hannah Nielsen HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES

Jazmin Ann Winchel Sydney Ntxhi Xiong

REHABILITATION SERVICES Lauren Glynn

SPECIAL EDUCATION Rebecca Be-Thres Bannach Madyson Clark* Zachary Grigg

Chloe Marie Jacobs* Adrianne Marie Kelly Laura Long***

Nicolette Mason* Karissa Nicholson Kaytlin J Phipps Emily Rainer* Sarah Jo Redford Allison M. Vanevenhoven** Julie Wilke Brittany Wolf TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Luke Bousley** Lucas Alexander Edson Charles N Girdeen William Edward McIntyre** Jacob Scheffler

VIDEO PRODUCTION Payton Kosiorek

Bailey Pedersen** Cynthia Romano* Morgan Joann Sutter** Pakou Thao Laura Van Brocklin PSYCHOLOGY Abbie Sharon Aasen* Kelsie Closson Jack Duggan Eve Hannah Folstad** Joeanna Goddard** Daryl Green Emma Grunseth** William Gutsch Kayla Drew Harris**

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CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES

GRADUATE SCHOOL The graduate hoods awarded today are trimmed in velvet with the academic color of the discipline, as follows:

Applied Math & Data Science

Science Gold

Applied Psychology

Gold

Career and Technical Education Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Light Blue Kelly Green Science Gold

Conservation Biology

Construction Management

Drab

Design

Brown

Education

Light Blue

Gold

Food Science & Technology Healthcare Administration

Sage Green Science Gold

Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Information and Communication Technologies

Drab

Manufacturing Engineering Marriage and Family Therapy

Orange

Citron

Operations and Supply Management

Drab

Rehabilitation Counseling

Sage Green Sage Green Light Blue

Risk Control and Safety Management

School Counseling School Psychology

Silver Russet

Sustainable Management

Technical and Professional Communication Training and Human Resource Development

Crimson

Nile Green

HOODING ASSISTANTS Erik Evensen, Program Director Greg Matthias, Program Director

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GRADUATE SCHOOL

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Neha R Patil Chaithanya Pidikiti

Priyanka Haresh Shah Vraj Rakeshkumar Shah Subani Shrestha Tejasri Vanga HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION Katelyn Holmquist Laura Nina Kagel INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Nicholas Endvick Tou C Her Tanisha J. Lindsey MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Ryan Anthony Dauer Miranda Kozak Tonia L. Riebe

APPLIED MATHEMATICS & DATA SCIENCE Anusha Gurugubelli Noah Royce APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Erika Ann Banchy Manna Kay Prescher CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION Allison Nicole-Rigotti Boudry Brent J Christianson Mary Lynn Fronek Max Richard Garvey Brittney Lebarron Jennifer Lyn Lehto Samuel Patrick Porthan Andrew Scott CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING Natalie Brown Holly Ann Davis Brianna Erickson Savannah Lee Gray Miles Gavin Greenlee Madeleine R Hankins Sven Marius Kalsow Megan J Lewis Saralynn Ness Anna Elissa Worden CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Tasha-Rene Turner EDUCATION Heather Ann Hernandez Abbigail Mae Holzmann Jeremiah Robert Schattie Amber Marie Westphal FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Venkata Ramana Ambadi Sambasiva Rao Bandla Kavya Bangaru Sri Harsha Lanka Gayathri Medarametlla Narayana Moorthi Pachipala Chandana Pakala Harsha Vardhan Reddy Pashika

Jason J Glanzer Sara Jorgensen Connor Ring

OPERATIONS & SUPPLY MANAGEMENT Danielle Lee Risch Alexander John Stuckert

REHABILITATION COUNSELING Gabrielle M. LeBouton

RISK CONTROL & SAFETY MANAGEMENT Amber Collman

Rubel Datta Emily Finder Shuayin Lor Ryan E Egesdal

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Jessica Lynn Bedtka Will Francis Beeninga

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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

TRAINING & HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Sarah Marian Dillinger Darcy Joyce Alice Funmaker

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP Benjamin J Anderson Dissertation: A Definition of Rurality: A Sequential Quantitative Analysis Aligning Education to Geography Courtney Simone Adele Jones-Bilal Dissertation: Delivery of CTE to Students with Disabilities as Identified by Special Education & Kevin Scott Thiel Dissertation: Effective Leadership Development for Small and Medium sized Manufacturers’ Kyle J Walker Dissertation: Love Letters to My Profession: An Autoethnography of a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Sidney Suliti Kalibala CTE Faculty in the State of Wisconsin: Comparison of Identified Effective Components and Actual Practice

Jeffrey David Mares Rachel Irene Tease

TRAINING & TALENT DEVELOPMENT See Hang

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY Maxwell Anderson

Delaney Budge Tabitha Coffey Riley Curtis Austin Franzen Kylah Frederixon Cierra Johnson Hailey Kollmansberger Cooper Luedke Greta Lund

Craig Plagenz Callie Woller

PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Kurtis Burton Brian D Gerike Paige Letter Kendra Marie Potter Nicole Velez Cardona Lindsey Ann Ward

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

DESIGN Yasmine B Coulibaly Thesis: The Secrets to a Green Fashion Collection Angela Elizabeth Hazen Andrew Janetsk i Thesis: The Intersection of Physical and Digital Tools for Industrial and Product Design Students

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