Commencement

Ammara Molvi
H.B.S. Public Health

A well-rounded and involved Oregon State community member, Ammara Molvi has dedicated her time and efforts to improving the Corvallis campus through research as a pre-med public health student and work as an honors biology learning assistant, coordinator of wellness affairs for ASOSU and media assistant for the Honors College. She is also an active member of the Pakistani Student Association, Muslim Student Association and the Student Health Advisory Board. After graduation, Ammara will be pursuing a Ph.D. in public health and M.D. through a joint M.D./Ph.D. program to further study and explore issues she has researched during her time as an undergraduate. Of her OSU honors experience, Ammara says, “I’m most proud of all that I’ve learned and what I’ll carry with me through life.”

Adam Rateb
B.S. Business Administration
B.S. Human Development and Family Sciences

Enthusiastically involved in the Oregon State community, Adam is a student-athlete and the community service representative for the OSU Wrestling team, the Vice President of the OSU chapter of the NAACP, and an employee at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. Additionally, Adam is an active member of the Distinguished Scholars Initiative, Black Student Union, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, African Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Ettihad Club, and is a Student Peer Facilitator for OSU and the Black Cultural Center.

Following the completion of his dual degrees, Adam hopes to pursue his MBA at Oregon State University. Inspired by topics of race and culture, Adam’s dream is to one day open a community center for tutoring, mentoring, and sports for underprivileged high school students in his hometown of Oakland, CA.

Christopher Wilson
B.S. Business Administration

Chris’s undergraduate journey at Oregon State University has been nothing short of successful. As a supply chain and logistics management major, Chris completed hands-on research for the State of Oregon procurement offices. Furthering his involvement, Chris was a student success peer facilitator at the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, served as a senator for the 79th ASOSU Senate, and is chair of the United Black Caucus.

Read more about Christopher's supply chain work.

Isis Lowery
B.S. Human Development and Family Science

Throughout her four years on the OSU Women’s Gymnastics Team, Isis earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mentions in 2018 and 2019, and was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for Winter 2020. Additionally, as a gymnast, Isis earned Pac-12 second-team honors and All-America honors on floor exercise in 2019.

“Throughout my time here at Oregon State, I am most proud of my personal growth as a student-athlete, but more so as a young woman. Without support from student-athlete development, my coaching staff, and various other support systems including academic advisors and the BCC, I would not have grown into the woman I am today. I am happy to announce that I will be furthering my studies here at OSU, as I pursue a Masters Degree in Education this Fall, as well as volunteering as a student assistant coach with the gymnastics team. Forever and always, GO BEAVS!”

Dustin Diep
H. B.S. Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering

Dustin Diep envisions a world where future generations continue to thrive. His double degree program has provided him with the opportunity to improve a wide array of processes and systems to invent the future of his dreams. Combined with his leadership experience as an officer for the OSU Robotics Club and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Dustin is well prepared to create a better future for many years to come.

Dominique Holman
B.S. Bioengineering

Pursuing her passion for mathematics and the human body, Dominique will graduate in 2020 with a degree in bioengineering. Dominique’s involvement at OSU has been substantial, holding leadership positions in the Black Student Union, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Sigma Delta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, as well as working at the Beaver Hangouts Program and the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.

“Post-graduation, I will be pursuing a job to work in a pharmaceutical company where I can work as a bioprocess engineer in the development of personalized cell therapy medicine. I have learned a lot during my college career, but the most valuable lessons I’ve learned were never in the classroom. I used my time in college to gain incredible connections with individuals who have guided me along the way and will always be apart of my life. I would not be graduating without the unconditional support I felt from my family, friends, and mentors. Black Lives Matter.”

Ni Trieu
Ph.D. Computer Science

Ni grew up in Vietnam and received a scholarship to do her undergraduate studies in Russia at St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. During her time there, she developed an interest in theoretical computer science, including cryptography, which she describes as a bridge between theory and practical applications.

Once at Oregon State University, Ni studied cryptography and security. Her work has been published in top-tier cryptography and security conferences. Ni spent several summers as a research intern at Bell Labs, Visa Research, and Google. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and will be joining Arizona State University as an assistant professor next year.

Alexis Young
B.A. Fine Arts

Alexis Young, 25, of Lincoln City, will be graduating with a degree in fine arts. Last March, a house fire left her and her roommates scrambling for housing and destroyed almost all of her accumulated artwork. She spent fall term of 2019 studying abroad in Italy, returning home just a couple of months before the country went into lockdown because of COVID-19. And now the pandemic has blocked her from finishing her senior art project, a series of three massive metal sculptures, because she can’t gain entry to the campus studio. But if the past year has taught her anything, it’s how to look for the positive in life, and she encourages her classmates to do the same: “I know it’s going to be hard, and I’m scared too, but I think we (graduating seniors) can also do a lot of amazing things with this. And I think for the world in general, if we band together and learn about the changes that have happened, I think we can do a lot of good.”