Meet the Sondheim Class of 2026

Vunnathi Ankem

Hometown: Montgomery County, Maryland

Major: Psychology

Certificate: Honors College

Post-graduation plans: Research unhealthy relationship dynamics at the University of Hyderabad, India as a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, then pursue a Ph.D. in clinical/community psychology.

Vunnathi Ankem outdoors wearing a dark blue blazer.

Ryan Calheira

Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Major: Psychology

Post-graduation plans: Pursue a master’s degree in clinical forensic psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Ryan Calheira wearing a silver polo shirt.

Aum Chordia

Hometown: Pune, India

Major: Psychology

Post-graduation plans: Pursue a Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology at the University of Denver.

Aum Chordia on a set of stairs, wearing a light blue button-down shirt.

Hira Khan

Hometown: Columbia, Maryland

Major: Biological Sciences

Minor: Emergency Health Services

Post-graduation plans: Spend a year working as a medical assistant to gain clinical experience while continuing research in housing insecurity and incarceration in Baltimore.

Hira Khan in an outdoor setting with flowers, wearing a teal dress with a black gown.

Kayla Nemirovsky

Hometown: Ellicott City, Maryland

Majors: Mathematics and Financial Economics

Certificate: Honors College

Post-graduation plans: Pursue a master’s degree in teaching as a Sherman Scholar at UMBC and pursue a career in mathematics education, policy, and curriculum development.

Kayla Nemirovsky in front of a stone wall, wearing a white shirt and black blazer.

Emmanuella Osei

Hometown: Columbia, Maryland & Ghana

Majors: Public Health and Sociology

Certificates: Honors College and Social Dimensions of Health

Post-graduation plans: Pursue a master of public health degree at Yale School of Public Health.

Emmanuella Osei wearing a white dress, graduation cap and many graduation stoles and cords, in an outdoor setting.

Andrea Quispe

Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland

Majors: Economics and American Studies

Minor: Public Humanities

Post-graduation plans: Take a gap year to gain work experience and apply to graduate school.

Andrea Quispe in a black and white patterned shirt in front of a set of stairs indoors.

Ryan Van Dyke

Hometown: Aspers, Pennsylvania

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Minor: History

Post-graduation plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in cancer biology at the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine through the Biomedical Sciences Program.

Ryan Van Dyke in a dark suit and tie.

Mack Watkins

Hometown: Pasadena, Maryland

Majors: Political Science and Modern Languages & Linguistics

Minors: Law and Justice & Latin American Studies

Certificates: Intercultural Communication & Pre-Law

Post-graduation plans: Take a gap year to work in non-profit legal services while investigating graduate programs.

Mack Watkins in an outdoor setting with city buildings and bridge in the background, wearing a tie and navy blazer.

Olivia Williams

Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Major: Psychology

Post-graduation plans: Apply to nuclear medicine technology programs to pursue a career in nuclear medicine.

Olivia Williams wearing a white button-down shirt in an outdoor setting.