Presented by the Columbia Office of Multicultural Affairs, the OMA Graduation Cords are given to graduating seniors in Columbia College, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of General Studies who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to diversity, social justice, and multiculturalism through the OMA, campus leadership, community involvement, service, academic endeavors, and/or personal dedication.
Worn in the various graduation ceremonies, the graduation cords are also a powerful visual symbol of our new graduates’ ongoing commitment as alumni in continuing and sharing the office's mission of advancing the strength within communities, acknowledging diversity in the different aspects of their lives, working toward a socially just society, honoring our different and intersecting legacies of struggle and survival, and building meaningful coalitions across identities.
Congratulations to our 2015 recipients!
Maika Abdallah | Debayan Guha | Ebe Ouattara |
Tia Aga | Noel Gutierrez-Morfin | Valentina Paiva |
Beulah Agababiaka | Terranisha Hiley | Gabriela Catalina Pelsinger |
Kainee Aguilar | Amy Huang | Amanda Perry |
Tolulope Akinade | Nathen Huang | Amna Pervez |
Anu Akinbamidele | Uchechi Iteogu | Jason Pettigrew |
Anastasia Anazonwu | Xavier Jarrett | Sophie Qian |
Jessica Ashley | Kai Johnson | Joseph Quintas |
Karnisa Aya | Miles Everett Johnson | Rubab Rehman |
Katherina Barguil Gomezcasseres | Karen Joseph Adcock | Mya Reid |
Loxley Bennett | Supanath Juthacharoenwong | James Reyes |
Nikita Bhasin | Kathilee Kenlock | Trinidad Reyes |
Andrea Bonilla | James Kim | Lamar Richardson |
David Boucard | Matthew Kim | Zoe Ridolfi-Starr |
Noelle Bradley | Rohan Kirpekar | Hanya Riedl |
Bryant Brown | Janet Iec Teng Kwan | Kelvin Rojas |
Brooke Burrows | Joo Hyun Lee | Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel |
Maria Cardenas-Grajales | Nicolle Lee | Cora Sandoval |
Chris Cary | Eileen Li | Jourdan Sayers |
Samantha Chibwowa | Gary Li | Stephanie Severe |
Marjana Chowdhury | Caitlin Lowell | Claire Sheridan |
Rachel Chung | Armando Lozano | Mandeep Singh |
Omoyeni Clement | Danielle Lucero | Gesiye Souza-Okpofabri |
Celia Cooper | Kelly Luis | Jeremy Stern |
Gabriel Crivorot | Deya Luna | William Su |
Dennis Dacarett-Galeano | Robbie Lyman | Emma Sulkowicz |
Liane Darson | Tanika Lynch | Jerry Sun |
Kachenta Kerlace Renee Descartes | Esha Maharishi | Farah Tamizuddin |
Fatimatou Diallo | Alisha Maity | Jiawen Tang |
Koryalys Edwards | Amanda Malcolm | Shondrea Thornton |
Zach Etheart | Sanjana Malhotra | Erida Tosini-Corea |
Victoria Fassrainer | LeeAnne McKenzie | Temi Tuby-Lukan |
Daisy Fernandez | Harris Mercer | Demarttice Tunstall |
Yasmin Gagné | Abhinav Mishra | Aniekeme Umoh |
Othanya Garcia | Pria Narsiman | Tracey Wang |
Amy Garvey | Chloe Nguy | James Wen |
Zan Gilani | Khristopher M. Nicholas | Diarra White |
Mariah Gladstone | Julian NoiseCat | Tatianna Witter |
Benjamin Goldwater | Jasmine Oghaz | Alex Xu |
Andrew Gonzalez | Roxanne Oghaz | Michelle Ynsinare |
Morgain Gooding-Silverwood | Brianna Olamiju | Sahng-Ah Yoo |
Ankita Gore | Alejandra Oliva | Christina Zhang |
Gabriela Gugelmin | Mayan Oliveros | Clarice Zhou |
Past Honorees
2014 OMA Graduation Cord recipients:
David Abud-Sturbaum | Starlyte Harris | Heben Nigatu |
Doreen Agboh | Taylor Harvey | Victoria Nneji |
Priom Ahmed | Andrea Hazday | Kaitlyn Offerdahl |
Gabriella Aitcheson | MariKate Hulbutta | Natalie Paret |
Lauretta Ambe | Emily Hyatt | Richard Parraga |
John Angarita | Milo Inglehart | Shamm Petros |
Megan Baker | Cristal James | Katie Peyser |
Afua Ataa Bampoh | Walter Jean-Jacques | Panalee (Nam) Phatraprasit |
Nadanai Banyatpiyaphod | Kevin Johnson | Nita Ponnaganti |
Gabrielle Beans | Roshawn Johnson | Lucelys Popoter |
Jake Bediako | Shaynah Jones | Olarn Pornpitaksuk |
Danielle Benson | Lena Jorde | Marial Quezada |
Devante Bledsoe | Robert Kalonian | Rushal Rege |
Andrea Bogarin | Kebe Kebe | Dafna Revah |
Sandra Bonito | Hamza Khan | Briana Rice |
Elegance Bratton | David Chang Kim | Elena Ripp |
Jane Brennan | Peter Chang Yup Kim | Brittne Rivera |
Imani Brown | Sasha Kruger | Wesley Rodriguez |
Amanda Buch | Veena Kumar | Gerardo Romo |
Justin Nathaniel Carter | Marissa Lafontant | Marlen Rosas |
Nelson Castano | Robert LeDesma | Ayushi Roy |
Sara Chase | Tenaya Lee Izu | Briana Saddler |
Raquel Chavez | Jessica Li | Leslie Sanchez |
Michael Chavez | Susan Li | Rachel Schenkel |
Mark Choi | Jieun Lim | Alexa Semonche |
Valerie Comenencia Ortiz | Tina Ling | Matthew Shore |
Bintu Conteh | Alexandra Lopez | Geneva Smith |
Onella Cooray | Mateo Lopez | Floyd St. Bernard |
Ricky Coria | Kristen Lu | Harrison Stokols |
Ryan Coutu | David Ma | Amanda Suarez |
Mycheal Crafton | Katherine Madriz | Shannon Sullivan |
Chaya Crowder | Mariam Maki | Wendy Sun |
Chelsea Crowder | Roniquee Marksman | Hilary Szot |
Raphaelle Debendetti | Mark Martinez | Victoria Velez |
Feride Earlp | Isai Mays | Brian Velez |
Kristin Emodi | Saiah Mays | Laura Vigilante |
Sarah Fakhry | Daniel McConnell | Ana Belen Vinueza |
Jacqlyn Fields | Charlotte McGuckin | Shani Watler |
Michael Fraynd | Kelsey McLeod | Krista White |
Melanie Gao | Bruno Mendes | Keith Williams |
Austin Glover | Natasha Merali | Adam Wilson |
Soleil Grant | Orly Michaeli | Atetegeb Worku |
Marian Guerra | Andrew Morrow | Janice Yoon |
Priya Gunaseharan | Wangari Mungai | Samantha Zeller |
Abdul Rafay Hanif | Anirudh Nandan | Kalena Zimmerman |
Ben Harris | Jasmin Neal |
2013 OMA Graduation Cord recipients:
Denise Abad | Mytra Haerizadeh | Isaac Nyarko |
Michele Acheampong | Lauren Haynes | Helen Uju Ofoche |
Kwasi Adi-Dako | Sherill Marie Henriquez | Jonathan Orea |
Elizabeth Angeles | Angelica Hoyos | Jacqueline Parker |
Megan Armstrong | Can Hu | Jeffrey Patrick |
Emmanuel Arnaud | Christian Hubbard | Steven Pfau |
Adwoa Banful | Alexzander Hudson | Lakota Pochedley |
Jenee Benjamin | Will Hughes | Kiran Prasad |
James Bennett II | Nirmal Ilyas | Aaron Primero |
Yohana Beyene | Kendy Imrith | Tim Qin |
Tyler Bonnen | Jose Jaime | Christopher Quan |
Taylor Breen | Diane Jean-Mary | James Ramseur |
Selby Byashimova | Josh Johnson | S. Mustafa Razvi |
Mary Byers | April Johnston | Tehreem Rehman |
Daniel Cabrera | Kevin Kao | Emilio Santiago |
Maria Carillo | Jiyoung Kim | Cecilia Schudel |
Kelvin Chan | Tina Kit | Debattama Sen |
Wilfred Chan | Sarah Kwok | Gerlin Serrano |
Angel Chen | Alison Lam | Ashley Shaw |
Jeanie Chen | Jake Lefker | Lucy Siguenza |
Ryan Cho | Brandon Lewis | Kimberley Small |
Rebecca Clark | Allison Lieblien | Jennifer Smerlilng |
Andrea Collazo | Joshua Lin | Rebecca Smith |
Jose Contreras | John Liu | Jason So |
Christopher Crawford | Adrian Luk | Karla Sosa |
Catherine Curtis | Tanea Lunsford | Sean Srichankjj |
Isabel del Canto | Kevin Ma | Jason Su |
Carmen DelValle | Megan Maloney | Narayan Subramanian |
Essane Diedro | Melissa Marichal | Anan Suleiman |
Loweye Diedro | Jessenia Martinez | Kathy Sun |
Michelle Diop | Krystal Martinez | Aneem Talukder |
Abril Dozal | Matthew Martinez | Courtney Tatum |
Brian Driscoll | Amanda Matos | Jason Tejada |
Noel Duan | Mansur Maulutovich | Garison Turner |
Claire Duvallet | Gavin McGown | Melissa Vargas |
Eliana Eitches | Graham Miao | Scarlett Vialovos |
Hadi Elzayn | Genet Micael | Valeria Villacares |
Jennifer Feliz Ruiz | Devon Minerve | Nadia Woloszyn |
Shuang Hong Shan Cie Fok | Julia Monk | Angel Wong |
Mary Kate Frauenheim | Jose Montelongo | Mahogany Wright |
Derrick Fu | Carrie Montgomery | Nicholas Yeo |
Brianna Gibson | Kevin Montiel | Hedan Zeng |
Derion Givens | Jose Moreno | Natalie Zerwekk |
Stephanie Grilo | Chinenyenwa Mpamaugo | Helen Zhang |
Kanak Gupta | Thomas Nguyen |
2012 OMA Graduation Cord recipients:
2011 OMA Graduation Cord recipients:
2010 OMA Graduation Cord recipients: