2026 Master's Degree Candidates' Ceremony
119th Commencement
Saturday, May 16, 2026 11 am Sydney Goldstein Theater
Join us in celebrating CCA's commencement class of 2026 master's degree candidates.
Student Speaker
Karen-Happuch Henneh
MDes Interaction Design 2026
The most powerful movements in history didn't start with grand declarations. They began with one person deciding to care. One voice refusing to stay silent. One step forward when it would have been easier to stand still. You have that power. The power to shape conversations, to stand up for what's right, to create beauty and meaning in the lives of others.
Ceremony Program
- Grand Marshal Introduction
- Calvin Wheeler, Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Academic Processional
- Candidates for the Master of Advanced Architecture Degree
- Candidates for the Master of Architecture Degree
- Candidates for the Master of Business Administration Degree
- Candidates for the Master of Design in Interaction Design Degree
- Candidates for the Master of Fine Arts Degree
- Candidates for the Master of Arts Degree
- Welcome from the President
- David C. Howse, President
- Land Acknowledgment
California College of the Arts current and historical campuses are located on the unceded territories of Chochenyo and Ramaytush Ohlone peoples, who have continuously lived upon this land since time immemorial. CCA honors Indigenous peoples—past, present, and future—here and around the world, and we wish to pay respect to local elders.
- In Memoriam
- David C. Howse
- President's Address
- David C. Howse
- Professor Emeriti Announcement
- David C. Howse
- Presentation of Honorary Doctoral Candidate
- TT Takemoto, Interim Provost
- Jacqueline Francis, Dean of Humanities and Sciences
- Honorary Doctorate Commencement Address
- Abby Chang Chen, (MA Visual and Critical Studies 2011), Curator and Culture Worker
- Student Remarks
- Karen-Happuch Henneh, (MDes Interaction Design 2026)
- Commencement Video
- Taro Hattori, Faculty Senate Vice President, Sculpture Assistant Professor
- Conferring of Degrees
- Keith Krumwiede, Dean of Architecture
- Master of Advanced Architecture
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Design in Interaction Design
- Master of Arts
- Master of Fine Arts
- Presentation of the Class of 2026
- David C. Howse
- Recessional Members of the audience, please stand and remain standing until the academic procession has left the hall. Music provided by KLEZMANIA!.
Master's Degree Candidates
Celebrating 139 master's degree candidates
Architecture
MAAD Architecture
- Danielle Khoury Gregorio
- Sonakshi Pandey
- David Rege
MArch Architecture
- Salim E Ahmed
- Khushboo Anuvadia
- Henry Obeng Asare
- Asena Seda Ateş
- Julianna Barreto
- Gerard Timothy Cronin
- Daisy Downs
- Jill Doyle
- Emma Farias
- Robert John Hafiz
- Peter Tze Jew
- Jin Mook Kang
- Heather Leighton
- Dawn M Lorence
- Ritika Menon
- Shreya Shankar
- Hannah Lee Sun
- Arya Manish Tipre
Design
MBA Design Strategy
- Vanessa Brown
- Ashna Damani
- Maria Camila Martinez Esguerra
- Will Fletcher
- Christine Elizabeth Lasher
- Rowan Limbach (dual degree)
- Lynn (Yu-Ling) Lin
- You Jhen Lin* (dual degree)
- Matthew Linzer
- Amanda Jingshu Liu
- Shruti Lodh
- Isha Mehta
- Sofia C Nuñez-Morales* (dual degree)
- Sonia Sambrani
- Alina (Yilin) Zhang
MFA Design
- Zoe Bornhorst
- Changhao Chen
- Kathelia Clare
- Ari Feldman
- Helen Elizabeth Fritchman
- Pnita Jantarakolica
- Shuta Kobayashi
- Natalie Grace Leonard
- Zonglin Li
- Xiaxing (Shane) Li
- Wenji Li
- Rowan Limbach (dual degree)
- You Jhen Lin* (dual degree)
- Sofia C Nuñez-Morales* (dual degree)
- majdah siddig abdelmoniem omer
- Biray Ozdol
- Keeley Rideout
- Navneet Vaid
- Christina Xochitl Valdivia-Gatmaitan* (dual degree)
- Diellza Veliqi
- X Z
- Daining Zhang
- Zhuoyue Zhang
- Pinkun Zhou
- Kejia Zhu
MDes Interaction Design
- Gayathri Babu
- Harshit Beniwal
- Vidushi Bissa
- Lydia Chau
- Siya Vinayak Divate
- Olushola Oludamilola Fashola
- Yiwen Gao
- Mackenzie Hart
- Karen-Happuch Henneh
- Johanna S Huarachi
- Vy Phuong Huynh
- Alexa Jacobson
- Haoxuan Jiang
- Dalrae Jin
- Mai Kao
- Jiwon Lee
- Yulin Li
- Hyokyung Ma
- Haley Majoros
- Tej Mehta
- Kritika Mehta
- Uyen Phan
- Gauri Chetan Rao
- Shimona Hom Roy
- Neha Anil Sadaye
- Kyle Samonte
- Manasvi Amit Shah
- Ayushi Sharma
- Hyun Woo Shin
- Sonal Soni
- Han Ping Gabriel Tan
- Amanda Valerie Valverde
- Donji Takashi Yamada-Dessert
- Eylül Yıldırım
- Joshua Yule
- Luyishuang Zhou
Fine Arts
MFA Film
- Huxiruyi Alimu
- Joseph Abraham Montes
- Kylie Mungenast
MFA Fine Arts
- Nishat Zahin Ahmed
- Mel Blue
- Jiao Deng
- Zedekiah Gonsalves-Schild (dual degree)
- Jennifer Boyuan Han
- Arielle Celeste Harvey
- Grace Jin
- Chloe Madison King (dual degree)
- Ana Sofía Díaz Korin
- Megan March
- Adrian Martinez
- Rosemary McDermott (dual degree)
- Hannah Fhaye Oliver (dual degree)
- Lara Rabinowitz
- Soorim Ryu
- Gabby Ann Severson
- Christina Xochitl Valdivia-Gatmaitan* (dual degree)
- Badri Valian (dual degree)
- Ye Wang
- Adam Wever-Glen
- Jasmine Narkita Wiley
- enbo Yang
- Zimo Zhang
Humanities & Sciences
MFA Comics
- Layia Nyasha Bolden
- Vineep K. Brar
- Agostino DAngelo
- Lee K Dean
- Aida A Irving
- Nate Van Lare
- Sam Leagre
- Yujie Mao
- Jasmyn Mullins
- Tom Scott
- Seungho Yang
- M Zheng
- Jiahui Zou
MA Visual and Critical Studies
- Zedekiah Gonsalves-Schild (dual degree)
- Chloe Madison King (dual degree)
- Rosemary McDermott (dual degree)
- Hannah Fhaye Oliver (dual degree)
- Badri Valian (dual degree)
Writing
MFA Writing
- Isaiah Kye Diaz-Mays
- Hana Malia
- Jasmin Margarita Guillén Rivera
- Anthony J Silva
- Susan Melissa Skeele
- Solomon Sofolawe
- Zeeniya Yahiya
*Expected graduation June 2027.
CCA's 119th Commencement celebrates students who completed their degree requirements in fall 2025, as well as students anticipated to complete their degrees in spring and summer 2026. Degrees will officially be conferred upon successful completion of all degree requirements.