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The Gonfalons
Gonfalons are the banners suspended on crossbars that herald the entrance of each of the University’s sixteen 
schools and colleges. The word derives from 12th century Florence, Italy, where each district had its own unique 
banner, or gonfalon. The gonfalons became symbols of state and were carried in processions by a chief magistrate 
or other elected official. Outstanding students are awarded the honor of carrying their school’s gonfalon and leading 
their fellow graduates into the stadium. Our gonfalonieres this year are: 
Ben Brockie, College of Arts & Sciences
Keil Thiessen, College of Built Environments
Ada Carter, College of the Environment
Anjali Patni, School of Dentistry
Camille Frances Aguilar Ungco-Santos, College of 
Education
Sofia Dahlgren, College of Engineering
Athena Ortega, College of Engineering
Roberto L. Rodriguez, Foster School of Business
Mohammad Maqsood, Foster School of Business
Caitlyn Brown, Graduate School
Zoe Huang, Information School
Gayatri Patchamatia, Law School
Miranda Li, School of Medicine
Sarah McKiddy, School of Nursing
Nancy Cherongis, School of Pharmacy
Emily Do, School of Public Health
Emilio Castaneda, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Komalpreet Sahota, School of Social Work
Candidates from the College of Arts & Sciences will be presented by Divisional Dean Daniel Pollack.
Candidates from the College of Education will be presented by Dean Mia Tuan.
Candidates from the School of Pharmacy will be presented by Associate Dean Rheem Totah.
Candidates from the School of Law will be presented by Toni Rembe Dean Tamara F. Lawson.
Candidates from the College of Engineering will be presented by Associate Dean Daniel M. Ratner.
Candidates from the College of the Environment will be presented by Maggie Walker Dean Joel Thornton.
Candidates from the Graduate School will be presented by Dean of the Graduate School Joy Williamson-Lott.
Candidates from The Information School will be presented by Dean Anind K. Dey.
Candidates from the Michael G. Foster School of Business will be presented by Orin & Janet Smith Dean Frank Hodge.
Candidates from the School of Nursing will be presented by Robert G. & Jean A. Reid Endowed Executive Dean Hilaire 
Thompson.
Candidates from the School of Dentistry will be presented by Dean André V. Ritter.
Candidates from the School of Medicine will be presented by Dean Timothy Dellit.
Candidates from the College of Built Environments will be presented by John & Rosalind Jacoby Family Endowed 
Dean Ken Yocom.
Candidates from the School of Social Work will be presented by Associate Dean Kalei Kanuha.
Candidates from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance will be presented by Dean Jodi Sandfort.
Candidates from the School of Public Health will be presented by Dean Hilary Godwin.
Presentation of the Candidates

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