Honos Civicus Celebrates its 10th Graduating Class
Nearly 100 undergraduates, and dozens of graduate and professional students, were inducted into Tisch College's honor society for exemplary civic engagement and leadership.

In April, Tisch College celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Honos Civicus program, which recognizes outstanding graduating students who excelled academically while making important contributions to civic life during their time at Tufts. Nearly 90 undergraduate students, along with the program's first four inductees from the Graduate School of Engineering, were honored at a ceremony hosted by Tisch College Dean Alan Solomont and Associate Dean Diane Ryan.
"All of you spent a significant part of your time at Tufts helping to make this university, our local communities, this country, and the world a better place," said Dean Solomont, addressing the inductees in his opening remarks. "You accomplished this without great fanfare, and with little desire for awards or recognition. But your commitment to civic engagement deserves the highest praise."
The reception also included an alumna reflection from Morissa Sobelson, A09, a member of the very first class of Honos Civicus inductees. Faryal Jafri and Zoe Miller, A18, two of this year's inductees, also offered some thoughts on how engaging with communities on and off campus had a transformational effect on their time as students. Check out photos from the ceremony!
These were the undergraduates inducted into the 2018 class of Honos Civicus:
Erica Albert, E18 |
Natasha Zeenat Khwaja, A18 |
Sydney Hirsch Peskin, A18 |
Somya Banwari, A18 |
Alexandra Kowalick-Allen, A18 |
Maude Plucker, A18 |
Jack A. Barral, A18 |
Benya Kraus, A18 |
Suvithan Rajadurai, A18 |
Julia Bell, A18 |
Priyanka Kumar, A18 |
Lorenza L. Ramirez, A18 |
Devi Sai Sri Kavya Boorgu, A18 |
Danielle Kupfer, A18 |
Layla Juno Rao, A18 |
Amanda Oklomo Borquaye, A18 |
Jacob Lebovic, A18 |
Anne Roome, A18 |
Justin Grady Brogan, A18 |
Sophie Alexandra |
Emma Rachel Rosenthal, A18 |
Alexander T. Camp, A18 |
Lehrenbaum, A18 |
Tess Ross-Callahan, A18 |
Amanda Ng Yann Chwen, A18 |
Nina A. Leifer, A18 |
Paris Sanders, A18 |
William Davis Clements, A18 |
Dana Levin, E18 |
Erin Sifre, A18 |
Anna Del Castillo, A18 |
Eden Hannah Lichaw, A18 |
Emily Claire Steele, A18 |
Rohun Chopra Dhar, A18 |
Samuel Little, A18 |
Selena Steinberg, A18 |
Evan Martino Fantozzi, A18 |
Abriana E. Mayer, A18 |
Ryan C. Stocking, E18 |
Audrey Fernandez, A18 |
Kianna Medina, A18 |
Morgan M. Taylor, A18 |
Mateo Galeano Londoño, E18 |
Robert Middlemist, A18 |
Grace V. Tellado, A18 |
Sarah Draughn Gargaro, A18 |
Zoe Miller, A18 |
Mary G. Travers, A18 |
Nadia Seham Hallaj, E18 |
Alex Mitchell, A18 |
Shirley Wang, A18 |
Kasey Hartung, A18 |
Michelle Mu, A18 |
Megan Warshawsky, A18 |
Lillian Hartzell, A18 |
Alexandra S. Mueller, A18 |
Josephine Watson, A18 |
Miriam Silverman Israel, A18 |
Ravali Mukthineni, A18 |
Samuel E. Weitzman, A18 |
Faryal Jafri, A18 |
Julie Murray, A18 |
Lauren Witt, A18 |
Melissa Isabelle Kain, A18 |
Andrew J. Nassar, A18 |
Elizabeth Wolock, A18 |
Benjamin Kaminoff, A18 |
Benjamin Neikrie, A18 |
Jennifer Yu, A18 |
Allison Kannam, A18 |
Doyinsola P. Oladipo, A18 |
Sophie A. Zamarripa, A18 |
Aviva Kardener, A18 |
Nathan Pacheco, E18 |
Yuki Zaninovich, A18 |
Anna Kasagawa, A18 |
Rose Halia Paisner, A18 |
Jessica Nicole Ziccarello, A18 |
Brandon C. Katz, A18 |
Wilna Paulemon, A18 |
Matthew Zinner, A18 |
Arin Kerstein, A18 |
Sophie Pearlman, A18 |
Julia Zubiago, A18 |
Palak Khanna, A18 |
Charles Hirsch Peskin, A18 |
The four graduate engineering students inducted were Laura Corlin, Kerrianne Marino, Victor Oludare, and Jessica Swenson.
Fletcher and Health Sciences Schools
In a separate ceremony, Tisch College joined the Fletcher School to induct 23 of their graduating students into Honos Civicus. In the program's second year at the Fletcher School, we received our highest number of applicants for this honor. Several inductees also offered reflections on leadership and service—including one who did so from his military posting overseas!
These were 2018 Honos Civicus inductees from the Fletcher School:
Pulkit Aggrwal |
Molly Haragan |
Belise Rutagengwa |
Maxwell Bevilacqua |
Alicia Hernández |
Laura Smith |
Will Boyd |
Mariya Ilyas |
Jolyda Sou |
Meghan Costello |
Mahmoud Jabari |
Colin Steele |
Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary |
Peter Maki |
Michael Sullivan |
Cynthia García |
Sookrit Malik |
Daiki Tajima |
Andrea Goldstein |
Stanley Márquez |
Claire Wilson |
Clare Gooding |
Karina Peña |
Belise Rutagengwa |
Meanwhile, in Boston, we brought together Honos Civicus inductees from the Tufts schools of medicine, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, and nutrition for a wonderful reception that allowed them to share experiences and reflect on the interdisciplinary nature of their civic commitments to improving the health of people and communities. You can read more about the Honos Civicus inductees from these schools here.
Congratulations to all our inductees!