Meet the Class of 2025 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

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Emily Fagell ’25 will deliver the valedictory address at Commencement.

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2025 valedictorians and salutatorians at Dartmouth Hall
Most of the 50 undergraduates who were named valedictorians or salutatorians gathered outside Dartmouth Hall after the class photo on Saturday. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Fifty students in the graduating Class of 2025 have been named valedictorians or salutatorians, Dartmouth’s highest undergraduate academic honors. 

This year’s valedictorians have each earned a cumulative 4.0 grade point average during their Dartmouth academic career. They are Louis Awdeh ’25, Alexander Azar III ’25, Jessica Bargamian ’25, Kevin Cao ’25, Eliza Dunn ’25, Noah Durham ’25, Emily Fagell ’25, Mariel Fulghum ’25, Pranav Kanmadikar ’25, Siddhartha Khajanchi ’25, Meghan Kulasingham-Poon ’25, Ashton Lewis ’25, Elizabeth Li ’25, Lin Ting (Ashley) Liang ’25, Jadyn Malone ’25, Charles Morris ’25, Tula Nicholson ’25, Allison Nishi ’25, Vania Haijia Peng ’25, Ryan Pettit ’25, Tram Anh (Vicky) Pham ’25, Katherine Plaza ’25, Arpit Rao ’25, Anna St Jean ’25, Declan Unverferth ’25, and Albert Zhang ’25.

Emily Fagell, former editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth student newspaper, has been selected to deliver the valedictory address by a committee representing the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the dean of the College.

“The valedictorians and salutatorians of the Class of 2025 are a remarkable group of students, representing outstanding achievement across the full spectrum of the liberal arts, inside and outside the classroom,” says Nina Pavcnik, interim dean of Arts and Sciences. “We congratulate them all for this accomplishment.”

The salutatorians, who have each earned at least a 3.99 grade point average, are Aimen Abdulaziz ’25, Ash Chinta ’24, Katina Christensen ’25, Kaia Culotta ’25, Talia Fein ’25, Carson Goh ’25, Lizzy Hanson ’25, Lindsay Harris ’25, Patrick Herrin ’25, Isabella Hochschild ’25, Daniel Lampert ’25, Caroline Laverick ’24, Wenhua (Wendy) Liang ’25, Mario Tomba Morillo ’25, Catherine Nemeskal ’25, Liam Nokes ’25, Matthew Plawecki ’25, Karun Ram ’25, Melissa Reyes ’25, Eren Berke Saglam ’25, Zachary Seburn ’25, Benjamin Sheldon ’25, Serena Suson ’25, and Greyson Xiao ’25.

Valedictorians

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2025 valedictorians at Dartmouth Hall
Valedictorians, from left, bottom row, Pranav Kanmadikar ’25, Anna St Jean ’25, Jessica Bargamian ’25, Meghan Kulasingham-Poon ’25, Vania Haijia Peng ’25, Tram Anh (Vicky) Pham ’25, Jadyn Malone ’25; 2nd row, Alexander Azar III ’25, Siddhartha Khajanchi ’25, Eliza Dunn ’25; 3rd row, Louis Awdeh ’25, Arpit Rao ’25, Mariel Fulghum ’25, Emily Fagell ’25, Katherine Plaza ’25, Tula Nicholson ’25, Allison Nishi ’25, Lin Ting (Ashley) Liang ’25; top row, Albert Zhang ’25, Charles Morris ’25, Kevin Cao ’25, Ryan Pettit ’25, Declan Unverferth ’25, Ashton Lewis ’25, Noah Durham ’25, Elizabeth Li ’25. 

Louis Awdeh ’25

Wellesley, Mass.

Economics major; anthropology minor

Awdeh, whose academic interests include labor economics, econometrics, and economic and labor anthropology, says that the most meaningful part of his Dartmouth experience has been “learning every day from not only great professors, but also friends and peers.” 

Awdeh was a member of the Dartmouth Economics Research Scholars, the Political Economy Project leadership council, and Zeta Psi fraternity. As a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, he assisted Professor of Economics Patricia Anderson in research on labor economics. He completed internships at Geode Health, HawkPartners, and Putnam Investments. 

Post-graduation, Awdeh plans to work at an economic and litigation consulting firm in Boston before applying to graduate school.

Alexander Azar III ’25

Bethesda, Md.

Russian area studies major; religion minor

The founder and president of Dartmouth Conservatives, Azar says, “I take great pride in having worked with my friends in Dartmouth Dems and at the Rockefeller Center to help elevate the quality of political discourse on campus.”

Azar was an ambassador for the Dartmouth Political Union, vice president of Quiz Bowl, and participated in the religion foreign study program in Edinburgh. 

A member of The Russian Review’s Levin Article Prize committee, he has worked as acting staff assistant in the office of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and interned at the law firm Ellis George Cipollone LLP and the American Enterprise Institute, where he worked for Chip War’s Chris Miller, specializing in Russian-European relations and evaluating the effect of sanctions on Russian aeronautical and automobile industries. He fosters what he calls “an admittedly strange and enduring interest in the oft-forgotten War of 1812,” and has written articles for the American Battlefield Trust on the subject. He loves all things Chekhov, Bulgakov, and Tolstoy.

Post-graduation, Azar plans to return to work in the Washington, D.C., area.

Jessica Bargamian ’25

Wayland, Mass. 

Neuroscience and Spanish double major; premed track

An aspiring entrepreneur with interests in the neural correlates of psychiatric disorders and addiction as well as the immigrant experience within the U.S. health care system, Bargamian ultimately hopes to pursue an MD/MBA.

Among other Dartmouth activities, she has been a counselor and volunteer coordinator with Camp Kesem, a student-run camp for children of cancer patients; co-founded the Dartmouth Polar Project, which works to decrease high-risk drinking on campus; and captained the Tennis Club B team. She was also a member of the Triathlon Club team, a First-Year Trips leader, an intern with the Student Wellness Center, and an EMT with Dartmouth EMS. 

She gained research experience as a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar in the DHMC IDEA Lab and in the lab of engineering professor John Zhang. After a foreign study program in Argentina, she received funding from the Dickey Center to study the relationship between employment and mental illness in Buenos Aires and help develop a mental health first aid course. She also volunteered at a refugee medical clinic in Athens, Greece, and worked as an ER technician at MetroWest Medical Center.

Bargamian plans to work with med-tech startup Kino this summer before moving to Boston as an analyst at Health Advances. 

Kevin Cao ’25

Princeton Junction, N.J.

Economics and computer science double major

Of his Dartmouth experience, Cao says, “The community and the people I met have meant the most to me.” 

President of Dartmouth Economics Research Scholars and a member of Zeta Psi Fraternity, Cao competed with Dartmouth’s College Fed Challenge team and was a Globalization Scholar research assistant with Tuck professor David Chor and a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar with Distinguished Professor of Economics and Globalization Treb Allen.

He participated in the Dartmouth-Oxford Exchange at Keble College and completed internships in machine learning at Schrodinger Inc. and in economics research at the Federal Reserve. 

This fall, Cao plans to begin a predoctoral program in economics at Princeton University. 

Eliza Dunn ’25

Hingham, Mass.

English and creative writing major; Spanish minor

For Dunn—who has been an active participant in several Dartmouth Outing Club groups, including as a leader of the Winter Sports Club and as a trip leader and lodge crew member for First-Year Trips—an off-term working at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge was an experience that “opened me up to an entirely new community and sense of place at Dartmouth, gave me lifelong skills and memories, and introduced me to some of my closest friends.”

She was editor-in-chief of the Stonefence Review student literary magazine and participated in the Spanish foreign study program in Buenos Aires. As a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, she researched secret histories by 18th-century women writers, and spent a summer interning as a radio reporter at KOTO Community Radio in Telluride, Colo.

This summer, Dunn will intern with Alaska Public Media, then travel to the Canary Islands, where she will teach English on a Fulbright scholarship.

Noah Durham ’25

Wilmington, N.C.

Economics major; history and public policy minors

Durham’s Dartmouth experience was informed by two winterim trips, to Chile and Argentina for a course in applied economics and policy, and to New York and Washington, D.C., for a course on financial crises and regulation. “The opportunity to study critical issues in economics while meeting with and learning from experts and policymakers on the ground was both fascinating and incredibly rewarding, and I’m grateful for the experience,” he says. 

He was a member of the Dartmouth Investment Philanthropy Program investment committee, a TA in economics, a student researcher in the Policy Research Shop, associate editor of Dartmouth Law Review, a facilitator for D-LAB, and a participant in the Political Economy Project, the 2024 Fed Challenge, and the Rockefeller Global Leadership Program. As a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, he worked with Assistant Professor of Economics Diego Ramos-Toro to study how referendums affect democratic sentiment.

As a Rockefeller Center First-Year Fellow, he interned at the Brookings Institution. He also interned at Cornerstone Research and Morgan Stanley, where he plans to return this summer as an investment banking analyst.

Emily Fagell ’25

Bethesda, Md.

English major with a concentration in creative writing; government minor

Fagell’s Dartmouth experience has been shaped by her work as a reporter and editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth. “I had the opportunity to help document Dartmouth’s history and learn about the wonderful community around me. I also made so many of my closest friends in the newsroom,” she says.

Fagell has served as a photojournalism assistant for a National Geographic photographer, a legal intern in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, a legislative intern for U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, and a judicial fellow at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She also participated in the English foreign study program in London.

In addition to The D, Fagell has been an editor of the Dartmouth Law Journal, a tutor at the Writing Center, a member of the parliamentary debate team, and local chapter president of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQIA+ Journalists. She also conducted independent research on state-level political polarization with Associate Professor of Government Sean Westwood. “I am particularly interested in media polarization and the role of news in political conflict,” she says.

Mariel Fulghum ’25

Nahant, Mass.

History major modified with economics; Hispanic studies minor

“The community at Dartmouth is like no other,” says Fulghum. “I feel so lucky to have made friendships that will last a lifetime, and to have had the privilege to engage with dedicated and caring faculty at the top of their fields.”

She has served as a Writing Center tutor, a Dartmouth Economics Research Scholar, and a First Year Trips crew member. She participated in a Spanish foreign study program in Buenos Aires and interned at Massachusetts Trial Court Service Center, Northeast Legal Aid, and with the law firm of Napier, Gault, Schupbach, and Stevens LLP.

An aspiring lawyer, Fulghum plans to pursue a legal fellowship before applying to law school.

Pranav Kanmadikar ’25

Louisville, Ky.

Middle Eastern studies major modified with Latin American and Caribbean studies

Kanmadikar, whose academic interests include the Middle East, renewable energy, sustainability, and political science, received the Gary L. Plotnick ’62 Memorial Prize for best student research paper in Jewish studies. 

On campus, he served as co-president of Dartmouth Students for Habitat for Humanity and as an executive board member of Dartmouth Energy Alliance.

Siddhartha (Sid) Khajanchi ’25

Pittsburgh, Penn.

Mathematics and philosophy double major

“I’m fascinated by logic,” Khajanchi says. “I’ve always seen mathematics and philosophy as majors of quantitative and qualitative logic, respectively. Collectively, it’s one big major in logic. I believe that, if I can push my ability to make sound decisions, I’ll have a great outcome in both my personal and professional life.”

He was president of the Dartmouth Private Equity Student Program, co-president of Consult Your Community, director of fund for TAMID, and interned with Cinven, Morgan Stanley, Vector Capital, and Evercore.

Khajanchi has deferred his admission to Stanford University’s Âé¶ąĘÓƵ School of Business, where he ultimately plans to earn an MBA. After graduation he will return to Morgan Stanley’s Global Technology Group in Menlo Park, Calif., as an investment banking analyst. 

Meghan Kulasingham-Poon ’25

Toronto, Canada

Sociology major modified with global health; pre-med

Kulasingham-Poon describes joining the Dartmouth Decibelles, for which she served as assistant music director, as “one of the best decisions I made during my time at Dartmouth. I feel so grateful to have been a part of a group of such talented, kind, and supportive women who have taught me so much about music, but also about friendship.”

She was an admissions ambassador, a Great Issues Scholar, a member of the Nathan Smith Society and Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, a learning fellow in the biology department, and participated in the sociology department’s exchange program at the University of Copenhagen. 

Among her research experiences, she was a WISP research intern, a summer research scholar at Mount Sinai Hospital, a junior research fellow at the National Institute on Aging, and a research assistant for Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology Kristin Smith. As a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, she worked with Professor of Environmental Studies David Lutz to study the impact of wildfires on U.S. health expenditures.

This year, Kulasingham-Poon plans to begin medical school at McGill University. 

Ashton Lewis ’25

Plymouth, Mass.

Earth sciences and mathematics double major

With academic interests that encompass igneous petrology, volcanology, Latin poetry, and group theory, Lewis says they enjoy calcudoku puzzles, hiking and scrambling, Go, and listening to Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora Aksnes. 

They are a leader of Cabin and Trail; a founding member of the Asexual, Aromantic, and Agender Association; and participated in the Stretch, the earth sciences off-campus program. 

This summer Lewis plans to work for the DOC trail crew, then hopes to work as a geochronology lab technician while applying to graduate school.

Elizabeth (Shuxuan) Li ’25

Qingdao, China

Psychology major; education minor

“I really appreciate how the D-plan has given me the flexibility to structure my terms freely and secure opportunities that wouldn’t fit in a semester system,” says Li, who used leave terms to conduct research at Dartmouth and intern at the Brain and Intelligence Lab at Tsinghua University—experiences that “gave me a taste of what it’s like to do research full-time.”

A Stamps Scholarship, James O. Freedman Presidential Scholarship, and Benjamin J Benner ’69 Undergraduate Research Fellowship supported her honors thesis research on face perception with Professor Brad Duchaine. She also assisted computational neuroscience research in Professor James Haxby’s lab and social neuroscience research in the lab of Assistant Professor Mark Thornton.

Li is a founder of the Dartmouth Psychological and Brain Sciences Students Society and served as editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science and as senior coordinator for the WISP. This fall she will begin a PhD program in psychology at Yale University.

Lin Ting (Ashley) Liang ’25

Seattle, Wash.

Computer science major; human-centered design minor

For Liang, friendship has been the most important part of her Dartmouth experience. “My friends have not only been my rock and a constant source of laughter, but also incredible individuals that have challenged me to grow, see new perspectives, and broaden my thinking,” she says.

On campus, Liang was director of Street Soul Dance Group, executive board member of Women in Computer Science, a UGA, and a TA in the computer science department. She also enjoyed making jewelry in the Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio. 

Liang co-authored a chapter, “History of Pandemics,” published in The COVID-19 Pandemic: Science, Technology, and the Future of Healthcare Delivery, co-edited by Geisel professor Joseph Rosen. She spent a term at AIT in Budapest and was a software engineering intern at Blue Origin and Capital One. After graduation, she plans to join Bloomberg as a software engineer in New York City. 

Jadyn Malone ’25

Spokane, Wash.

Philosophy major; public policy and mathematics minors

A highlight of Malone’s Dartmouth experience was a history foreign study program in London.

“It was a great chance to meet new people from both Dartmouth and University College London and do archival research with 19th century records at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to write a paper on the childbirth experiences of lower-class women in 19th century London,” says Malone, who is interested in the philosophy of math, maternal and early childhood policy, and women’s history.

On campus, she was a logic TA in philosophy and a member of the Street Soul dance group. She also served as a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar assisting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies D.G. Webster on research about nutrient pollution legislation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Malone completed a summer internship at the Brookings Institution. Post-graduation, she plans to pursue a position in public policy research with a focus on social policy.

Charles Morris ’25

Brooklyn, New York

Mathematics major; computer science minor

Morris—who has shared his undergraduate experience with his twin brother, Henry ’25—credits Dartmouth for helping him discover an affinity for computer programming. “I went from someone who could barely write a line of code to discovering programming’s creative potential as a problem-solving tool,” he says.

His understanding of math and computer science have been deeply informed by the opportunity to study the humanities, particularly philosophy. “My technical and humanistic studies don’t just coexist; they reinforce each other,” he says.

On campus, he was a research assistant for Mark DesJardine, an associate professor of business at Tuck, and Professor of Mathematics Peter Mucha. He has been a TA in math and computer science and a youth mentor for the Outdoor Leadership Experience. 

He completed internships at IMC Trading, Radia, and Alphamatician, and spent a summer as a cashier at Junior’s Cheesecake. After graduation, Morris will return to IMC Trading as a graduate quantitative trader.

Tula Nicholson ’25

Northvale, N.J.

Government major; public policy and constitutional law minor

An aspiring attorney who will be starting at Harvard Law School in the fall, Nicholson describes serving as editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth Law Journal as “one of the most rewarding experiences of my time as a student.”

Nicholson was also editor of The Dartmouth Apologia, a member of the Dartmouth Boxing Club, and involved with Orthodox Christian Fellowship. She was active in Dartmouth Model UN, serving as under-secretary-general of specialized agencies.

As a research assistant for Professor of Government James Murphy, she helped edit three books on classical and biblical political theory. In her professional pursuits, she was a research associate for the Federalist Society; interned with the Religious Freedom Institute, the American Hellenic Institute, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Task Force; and worked as a legal assistant for Sadaka Law, a personal injury law firm. 

Allison Nishi ’25

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Sociology major; chemistry minor

Nishi’s culminating experience in sociology was an oral history project with the children and grandchildren of survivors of Japanese American incarceration. 

Nishi has been involved with First-Year Trips as a crew member, a member of the directorate, and associate director. “Trips, to me, embodies Dartmouth at its best,” she says. “It reminds us of our deep capacity to care for one another and fosters a culture of inclusion, mentorship, and gratitude for incoming classes that resonates throughout their time here, and beyond.”

An EMT, she served on the executive board of Dartmouth EMS and as a member of the quality assurance and quality improvement committee. She has been a monitor and manager of the Dartmouth Climbing Gym, and has facilitated climbing sessions for people with identities that have been marginalized in the outdoors. Among her own outdoor experiences, she hiked the Fifty from Moosilauke to Hanover.

She was lead volunteer with the DHMC Patient Support Corps, a rehabilitation technician at the University of Michigan Hospital, an EMT, and a counselor at a summer camp for children with medical needs.

Nishi will continue as associate director of Trips through the fall, after which she plans to apply to medical school or graduate school for clinical psychology.

Vania Haijia Peng ’25

Beijing, China, and Vancouver, Canada

Anthropology major modified with computer science; psychology minor

For Peng, an anthropology foreign study program in New Zealand was a formative experience. “I formed a close and supportive community with fellow students while immersing myself in Maori culture, learning directly from Indigenous communities,” she says. “Through hands-on fieldwork and coursework on indigeneity and colonization, I gained a deeper understanding of global cultural dynamics that continues to inform my research today. Beyond the academic growth, it was a time of personal connection, reflection, and the start of many lifelong friendships.”

Peng was editor of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Anthropology, a member of the clarinet chamber ensemble, a senior academic mentor, and president of DartUP, a social entrepreneurship group. She has also been part of Dartmouth Women in Business and a member of Sigma Delta sorority.

 She interned with the World Monuments Fund, participated as a cultural exchange ambassador in the China Fashion Week, and founded World Origin, Youth Power, a nonprofit for cultural preservation and education. Post-graduation, she plans to return to Vancouver to complete a writing project and apply to graduate school.

Ryan Pettit ’25

Papillion, Neb.

Economics major; biology minor

“I want to better understand how to align incentives in the health care industry to improve patient outcomes,” says Pettit, whose interests in innovation and “the intersection of economics and biology” have spurred him to learn as much as he can about startups.

He calls leading a First-Year Trip a “distinctly Dartmouth” experience. “I got to welcome new students just as my trip leaders had welcomed me,” he says. “There’s something about the full-circle nature of Dartmouth traditions that will always stick with me.”

Pettit participated in the economics department exchange program at University College London. He was a member of the powerlifting club, Moosilauke Ventures, SEED, and Phi Delta Alpha fraternity. In addition, he is an avid fossil and mineral collector who over the past four years has scaled 50-foot cliffs in England, dug triceratops vertebrae with paleontologists, and rebuilt 1960s machinery to cut, polish, and preserve pieces in his barn.

He has interned with Goldman Sachs’ Growth Equity Fund and the Dartmouth College Investment Office and served as an investment scout for GoAhead Ventures and a venture fellow for IDEA Fund Partners.

Post-graduation, he will return to Goldman Sachs as a growth equity investor.

Tram Anh (Vicky) Pham ’25

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Economics major

With interests in international trade, development economics in her home country of Vietnam, and education equity, Pham says her economics classes—especially the seminar she took with Distinguished Professor of Economics and Globalization Treb Allen—have been the most meaningful part of her Dartmouth experience. 

She was a teaching assistant in the economics department and a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar with Niehaus Family Professor in International Studies Nina Pavcnik, and served as a vice president of Dartmouth Women in Business and as a member of Chi Delta sorority.

In addition, she was a participant in the TuckLAB program and interned with KPMG, Audax Group, and EY-Parthenon. Post-graduation, she plans to pursue a consulting career in New York City.

Katherine (Kat) Plaza ’25

McLean, Va.

Earth sciences major modified with chemistry; Middle Eastern studies minor

An avid climber, Plaza led sport climbing and bouldering trips with the Dartmouth Mountaineering Club. She spent an off term climbing El Potrero Chico in northern Mexico, and interned with the Rice University experimental petrology team and the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute, field monitoring the active volcano systems of Tenerife and La Palma.

She was a teaching assistant in earth sciences and participated in the department’s off-campus program, the Stretch, as well as the Arabic language study abroad program in Rabat, Morocco.

This summer, Plaza will intern with the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash., assessing volcano hazards with the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program. She ultimately plans to apply to graduate programs in earth sciences. 

Arpit Rao ’25

Westford, Mass.

Economics and government double major

An aspiring attorney who is interested in constitutional law and economics, Rao plans to work in the legal field before attending law school. 

On campus he has been treasurer of the Dartmouth Economic Research Scholars, chair of the Political Economy Project, development editor of the Dartmouth Law Journal, a Writing Center tutor, a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, and a teaching assistant in the economics department. 

Through the Rockefeller Center’s First-Year Fellows Program, he interned at the World Resources Institute. He has also served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Steven Menashi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and as an investment associate intern at Bridgewater Associates. 

Anna St Jean ’25

Portsmouth, N.H.

Mathematical data science major; human-centered design and psychology minors

A member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, St Jean spent a term at Queen Mary University of London, interned at the biotech company Novocure, led youth backcountry expeditions with Wilderness Adventures, and did WISP and URAD-funded research in the Read Computational Chemistry Lab and the Center for Technology and Behavior Health at Geisel. She received high honors for a mathematical data science thesis exploring a new model for predicting chronic and infectious diseases. 

For St Jean, serving on the First-Year Trips Directorate “encapsulates the love, community, and enthusiasm that define Dartmouth,” she says. “Trips set a tone of kindness and develop a sense of community that lasts throughout students’ time at Dartmouth, and I’m honored to have been part of shaping this experience for others,” she says.

In addition, St Jean served as a lodge crew captain and as outdoor logistics coordinator for First Year Trips, led DOC trips with the Winter Sports Club, Cabin and Trail, and Viva Hardigg Outdoors Club and was student director of the DCSI Outdoor Leadership Experience. 

Post-graduation, she plans to “apply data science and user research skills in the health care industry.” 

Declan Unverferth ’25

Columbus, Ohio

Engineering sciences major

Unverferth describes his participation in Green City, the joint German and engineering foreign study program in Berlin, as “extremely meaningful. It allowed me to experience life in another country and significantly improved my German language abilities. I am grateful for students on the trip with me, who were always eager to explore.”

On campus, he has served as an engineering TA for two courses and participated in the Dartmouth Formula Racing team. He also spent a summer as an independent contractor for Terriagia Biofuel. 

Post-graduation, Unverferth will join The Boring Company in Austin, Texas, as an associate mechanical engineer.

Albert Zhang ’25

Gainesville, Fla.

Geography and economics double major

“My time at Dartmouth has allowed me to dig into the big life questions of morality, meaning, purpose, and theology in a dialogue-rich faith community,” says Zhang, whose academic interests range from urban planning to meteorology.

Zhang was an active member of campus faith-based organizations, including Wheelock Society, Aquinas House, and Vox Veritatis. Among other international travels, he participated in two foreign study programs, with the geography department in Prague and with the Asian societies, cultures, and languages department in Saigon. 

With an interest in urban and spatial economics, Zhang wrote two culminating papers studying the impact of design review and building code reform on housing construction. He gained practical experience in urban planning through internships at Kittelson and Urban3. As a James O. Freedman Presidential Scholar, he also studied the relationship between migration and local political change in Europe.

Post-graduation, he will be joining the Boston-based real estate advisory firm Landwise and plans to pursue graduate school in urban planning and economics. 

Salutatorians

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2025 salutatorians at Dartmouth Hall
Salutatorians include: from left, bottom row, Serena Suson ’25, Lizzy Hanson ’25, Wenhua “Wendy” Liang ’25, Katina Christensen ’25, Melissa Reyes ’25, Karun Ram ’25, Liam Nokes ’25, Kaia Culotta ’25; 2nd row, Lindsay Harris ’25, Talia Fein ’25, Isabella Hochschild ’25, Catherine Nemeskal ’25, Caroline Laverick ’24, Daniel Lampert ’25, Carson Goh ’25, Matthew Plawecki ’25, Mario Tomba Morillo ’25; 3rd row, Patrick Herrin ’25, Eren Berke Saglam ’25, Zachary Seburn ’25, Aimen Abdulaziz ’25, Benjamin Sheldon ’25. Not pictured: Ash Chinta ’24 and Greyson Xiao ’25. (Photo by Robert Gill)

Aimen Abdulaziz ’25

Ethiopia

Computer science major

Ash Chinta ’24

Bali, Indonesia

Neuroscience major; English minor

Katina Christensen ’25

Houston, Texas

Quantitative social science and classical studies double major

Kaia Culotta ’25

San Diego, Calif.

Sociology major

Talia Fein ’25

Boston, Mass.

Economics and Chinese language double major

Carson Goh ’25

Nashua, N.H.

Government and quantitative social science double major; sociology minor

Lizzy Hanson ’25

Cumberland, Maine

Computational linguistics and mathematical data science double major

Lindsay Harris ’25

New York City and London, UK

Economics major; computer science minor

Patrick Herrin ’25

Essex Junction, Vt.

Neuroscience major

Isabella Hochschild ’25

San Francisco, Calif.

Computer science major; French minor

Daniel Lampert ’25

Hartsdale, N.Y.

Computer science major; applied mathematics for physical and engineering sciences minor

Caroline Laverick ’24

Chicago, Ill.

Geography major modified with economics

Wenhua (Wendy) Liang ’25

Shenzhen, China

Mathematical data science and economics modified with computer science double major

Mario Tomba Morillo ’25

Sevilla, Spain

Mathematics major

Catherine Nemeskal ’25

Danvers, Mass.

Neuroscience and economics double major 

Liam Nokes ’25

Arlington, Mass.

Mathematics modified with biology and environmental studies double major

Matthew Plawecki ’25

Coppell, Texas

Economics major

Karun Ram ’25

Chennai, India

Mathematics and computer science double major

Melissa Reyes ’25

Passaic, N.J.

Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies major with a concentration in history; geography minor

Eren Berke Saglam ’25

Izmar, Turkey 

Computer science and economics double major; human-centered design minor

Zachary Seburn ’25

Manlius, N.Y.

Economics major modified with computer science

Benjamin Sheldon ’25

Kansas City, Mo.

Engineering sciences major; computer science minor

Serena Suson ’25

Milwaukee, Wis.

English major modified with classical languages and literatures; Spanish minor

Greyson Xiao ’25

San Jose, Calif.

Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies major; theater minor

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