Thank you for celebrating with the Hamilton Lugar School! Photos will be posted here as soon as they are available, and graduates will be notified.
2023 HLS Commencement Recognition Ceremony
Growing up in Indiana, one learns early on that talent and accomplishments count— but honesty and integrity count more.
Senator Richard G. Lugar
The Hamilton Lugar School Class of 2023
Baccalaureate DegreesBachelor of Arts
Paige Abel
International Studies
Ashley Alcala
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Clare Aranda
International Studies
Jacob Bailey
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Temi Balogun
International Studies
Katie Basey
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Jacob Beck
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Kayla Behforouz
International Studies
Isabelle Bennett
International Studies
Sammi Bilitz
International Studies, Journalism BAJ
Makenzie Binford
International Studies, Spanish
Alaea Bowman
International Law & Institutions
Addie Bross
International Law & Institutions, Spanish
Ben Buckner
International Studies
Molly Burhans
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Breanna Burris
International Law & Institutions
Maddie Butler
International Law & Institutions, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Olivia Campbell
International Studies, Geography
Katie Carr
International Law & Institutions
Madison Carter
International Studies
Morgan Chung
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Ariel Clemmons
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Ema Coleman
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Madison Collier
International Studies
Alondra Contreras
International Law & Institutions
Joey Conway
International Studies
Vivian Costello
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Olivia Craig
International Law & Institutions
Jared Dacruz Griffin
International Studies
John Daerr
International Studies
Liv Davis
International Studies, Geography
Zora Davis
International Studies
Thomas Day
International Studies
Isabella DeMarco
International Studies, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Collin Denny
International Studies, Political Science and Philosophy
Elizabeth DeSantis
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Journalism BAJ
Elizabeth Dexter
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Pragyan Dey
International Studies
Donato DiGiacomo
International Law & Institutions
Savannah Draher
International Studies, Media
Luzane Draughon
International Law & Institutions, Journalism BAJ
Alex Dwinell
International Studies
Morgan Flaugher
International Studies, Political Science
Maggie Foley
International Studies, Spanish
Colleen Furth
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Olivia Garner
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Megan Gearhart
International Studies, Tourism Hospitality & Event Management BSR
Sarah Gerber
International Law & Institutions
Rachel Gorman
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Mikayla Gothard
International Studies
Anna Gourley
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Abby Hager
International Law & Institutions, Criminal Justice
Haylee Hall
East Asian Studies, Political Science
Morgan Hardin
International Law & Institutions, East Asian Languages & Cultures, Art History
Syd Hargis
International Law & Institutions
Nathan Hatchett
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Emma Havey
International Law & Institutions
Catherine Heiger
International Studies
Leo Helman
International Law & Institutions
Leah Heneveld
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Russ Hensley
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Law & Institutions
Sofia Herrera
International Studies, Near East Asian Languages & Cultures
Mai-Hong Hinh
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Psychology
Madigan Hogan
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Jiaying Huang
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Tina Huang
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Biology BS
Riley Hunnicutt
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Toby Huter
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Adama Jalloh
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Annalise Janke
International Studies
Catherine Johnson
International Studies
Emilie Johnson
International Studies, Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Luke Johnson
International Studies
Sam Jones
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Sydney Jones
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Ethan Joss
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Erika Kalamaros
International Studies, Spanish
Clay Keiser
International Studies
Isobel Kennedy
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Alex Kessaris
International Studies
Audrey Killian
Central Eurasian Studies, International Studies
Lily Klem
International Studies, East Asian Languages & Cultures
Joseph Klinger
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Quincey Klingerman
International Studies
Kait Kmetz
International Law & Institutions
Daven Knapp
International Studies
Sydney Kokinis
International Studies
Abbey Krulik
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Grace Kryder-Reid
International Studies, Environmental Management BSPA
Madeline Kuntz
International Studies, Economics
Patryk Laska
International Studies, Germanic Studies, Political Science
Sierra Lerma
International Studies
Tamar Lerner
International Studies
Liam Lorenz
International Law & Institutions
Kristina Lowell
East Asian Studies
Helen Luck
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Sean Lunney
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Isaac Mabry
International Studies, Geography
Miriam Maddox
International Law & Institutions, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures, Spanish
Shreya Mapadath
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Sara McClelland
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Saige McGinnis
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Dylan McLeod
International Law & Institutions
Evan Meade
International Studies
Sarah Meadows
International Studies
Sarah Meagher
International Studies, Spanish
Zayd Memon
International Studies
Sarah Mick
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Mariko Moloney
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Gabrielle Morrison
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Linguistics
Joey Myers
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Linguistics
Neha Nagaraj
International Studies
Emma Nitsos
East Asian Languages & Cultures, English
Annie Olise-Aikins
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Grace Opinker
International Studies, Journalism BAJ
Marria Peduto
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies, Sustainable Food & Marine Systems
William Plumer
Central Eurasian Studies
Peter Pohlman
East Asian Studies
Abby Potter
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Noor Qureshi
International Law & Institutions, Philosophy, Spanish
Korryn Reichard
International Studies
Shannon Reid
International Law & Institutions
Kevin Reidy
Near Eastern Languages & Cultures, Linguistics
Dorothy Reinhard
International Studies, Policy Analysis BSPA
Ebony Richardson
International Studies
Izzy Riggs
International Studies
Justin Romer
International Studies
Taveen Saran
International Law & Institutions, Political Science
Vivian Savage
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Psychology
Hannah Schafer
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Aaron Schall
International Studies
Dylan Schick
International Studies, French
Luke Schmucker
International Studies
Emily Schopmeyer
International Studies, Anthropology
Kaitlin Scott
International Law & Institutions, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Graham Seiler
East Asian Languages & Cultures, Mathematics BS
Claire Shea
International Studies, French
Nicholas Siambekos
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Mia Silverman
International Law & Institutions
Brennan Skirzenski
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Tabitha Snyder
International Studies
Lila Socks
International Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Anthony Stallman
International Law & Institutions
Mia Stewart
International Studies, Journalism BAJ
Allison Targowski
International Studies
Ryleigh Taylor
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Paige Thomas
International Studies
Michelle Tobin
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Ben Tomas Morgan
International Law & Institutions, Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Sophia Treasure
International Studies, Studio Art
Kyle Tucker
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Janet Valtierra-Palos
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Andrés Vargas
International Studies, Spanish
Hannah Walker
International Studies, Italian, Political Science
Mackenzie Walling
International Law & Institutions
Libby Weaver
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Law & Institutions
Chloe Weikart
East Asian Languages & Cultures
Alli Westerfield
International Studies, East Asian Languages & Cultures
Madeline White
International Law & Institutions
Ethan Wood
International Studies, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Linda You
East Asian Languages & Cultures, International Studies
Sydney Zulich
International Law & Institutions, Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures
Baccalaureate DegreesBachelor of Science
Abiola Alagbada
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Mac Cannon
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Zuri Cassell
International Studies
Riley Clauss
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Peyton Crnjak
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Sebastian Emmert
International Studies, Environmental & Sustainability Studies BA
Dain Endris
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Madigan Hogan
International Studies
Pragya Jain
International Studies
Arielle Kessler
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Dae'Ja Lillard
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Wendy Nava
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Karishma Patel
International Studies
Margaret Pebworth
International Studies
Mallory Pence
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Jake Petrunich
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Zakary Powers
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Alyssa Rieman
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Gabriel Roesli
International Studies, Germanic Studies BA
Kai Takesue
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Nora West
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Clate Winters
Cybersecurity & Global Policy
Graduate DegreesIntegrated Bachelor & Master of Arts
Reilly Woehler
International Studies BA/MA, Germanic Studies BA
There is an unending flow of talented people— an endless line of splendor—coming from this school, well prepared and eager to meet the formidable challenges of the day.
Representative Lee H. Hamilton
Graduate DegreesMaster of Arts
Twalha Abbass
African Studies
Eduardo Acaron-Padilla
Central Eurasian Studies
Benjamin Blythe
East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies
Ozlem Bor
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Thomas Brenberg
Russian and East European Studies
Madalyn Buffington
International Studies
Jennifer Byrne
Russian and East European Studies
Andrew Carringer
International Studies
Sydni Catalano
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Chinese
Larissa Cerbin
International Studies
Rebecca Craft
Russian and East European Studies
Tiffany Dang
International Studies
Elissa Day
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Egyptology
John DiCandeloro
Central Eurasian Studies
Casey Edgarian
Central Eurasian Studies, Dual MPA from O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Oluwasegun Fabiyi
African Studies
Jasper Ferehawk
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Japanese
Parker Floyd
Latin American Studies
Miku Fukasaku
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Japanese Pedagogy
Alicia Gonzalez
International Studies
Ethan Hill
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Chinese
Kaitlyn Belle Johnson
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Egyptology
Akira Kanaya
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Japanese Pedagogy
Shan Karemani
Russian and East European Studies
Rachel Kelly
Russian and East European Studies
Anna Kwiatkowski
European Studies
Chaewon Lee
East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies
Ryan Letourneau
Russian and East European Studies
Jeta Loshaj
Russian and East European Studies
Chun Hau Ngai
East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies
Ramazan Oduncu
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Cassandra Patterson
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Chinese
Minja Petrovic
Russian and East European Studies
Alan Reiser
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Japanese Pedagogy
Yanira Rhymer-Stuart
East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies
Marie Rider
Russian and East European Studies
Daniel Schumick
Russian and East European Studies, Dual MA/JD with Maurer School of Law
Benjamin Storsved
Central Eurasian Studies
Emma Strenski
Russian and East European Studies
Ferhat Taskin
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Zeyneb Betul Taskin
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Ian Thomas
African Studies
Becca Valdovinos-Kaye
Russian and East European Studies, Dual MA/JD with Maurer School of Law
Kathryn Vandrey
East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Studies
Eleanor Womack
Central Eurasian Studies
Graduate DegreesMaster of International Affairs
Giuseppe Alkire
Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability
Michael Leverett
Security, Diplomacy, and Governance
Ximena Martinez Ruiz
Security, Diplomacy, and Governance
Mack Mercer
Global Development, Environment, and Sustainability
Graduate DegreesPhilosophiae Doctor
Azadeh Aghighi
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Abdullah Alamri
Middle Eastern Language and Cultures
Bandar Alqazlan
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
El-Hussein Aly (Posthumous)
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Tzu-I Chiang
East Asian Languages and Cultures, Chinese
Kenneth Linden
Central Eurasian Studies
Inas Nassar
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Zeyneb Taskin
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Aybike Tezel
Central Eurasian Studies
*Graduating student names as of 4/25/23. This list is an unofficial roster.