On Wednesday, May 20, the New York School of Interior Design celebrated its Class of 2026 during Commencement exercises. The ceremony honored 119 graduates from 19 countries, including distance learners and those unable to attend in person. Addressing graduates, NYSID President David Sprouls reflected on a rapidly changing world shaped by artificial intelligence, the climate crisis, and other global challenges, while expressing confidence in the resilience, creativity, and optimism of the Class of 2026. Degrees conferred included the Associate in Applied Science (AAS), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA1), Post-Professional Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA2), Master of Professional Studies in Design of Healthcare Environments (MPSH), Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design (MPSL), and Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments (MPSS).
Commencement Speakers and Honorary Doctorate Recipients
Acclaimed designer Ann Pyne, chairman and founder of McMillen Inc., along with veteran design journalist Dennis Scully, host of the Business of Home podcast and NYSID’s conversation series, Dialogues on Design, delivered inspiring keynote speeches. Both were awarded honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degrees in recognition of their contributions to the field.
Student Speakers
Student speakers Xinrou Qiu ’26 (BFA) and Swagatika Rath ’26 (MFA1) offered heartfelt reflections and inspiring messages to their fellow graduates.
Class of 2026
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Federica Ambrosio *
Melany Fernandez
Olivia Louise Forstmann
Sofia Genes **
Andrea Gonzalez
Abigail Leigh Graham **
Alan Guggisberg *
Kelsee Lainhart *
Lee Ho Yu Iris **
Vivian Lee **
Jennifer M. Marrinan
Yuliya Martin **
Iva Marusic
Jezreen Zubin Mody
Nicole E. Moreno *
Sara Newman
Michail Ntougias **
Gal Ribak **
Alexandra Elizabeth Steitz
Megan Joselyn Tavera
Rosa Cristina Vila
Kellie Tan Qian Yu **
*Honors ** High Honors
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Elianny Acosta *
Chana Ausch
Carly Baker **
Monica Mendes Bittenbender **
Trinity Jaily Black
Pranayni Singh Chaudhri *
Hadiyah Dawar
Mariia Dolinsky *
Regina Galeeva *
Hanna Hlavac
Korvin Jozsef Horvath
Selma Hrapovic **
Jia Wen Huang
Hanna Kerez **
Summer Yeunje Kim
Hyosun Kwon *
Jissela Labuda
Rachelle Lowenthal *
Abigail Denise Morgan
Krishna Vijay Patel
Xinrou Qiu
Evangeline Riess *
Margaret Elizabeth Schwartz **
Fu-Shin Shiau **
Caitlin Shulski **
Olivia Anne Sloane **
Kristina Spruck *
Aleiagrace Katherine Stender *
Ilan Stuyck-Plant *
Molly Trainor *
Gabrielle Mroczkowski Ventrano
Hope Nicole Wadley **
Chia Chieh Wu *
Hannah Yahashi
Yan-Ju Yin **
Shanxin Zhang **
*Honors ** High Honors
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Chad Bowersox *
Ko-Hsuan Chiu **
Dganit Cohen-Harlap **
Corbett De Giacomo
Julia Delaney *
Jerely de los Santos *
Suhana Dhingra
Francesca Lilian Douglas **
Mia Rachel Edelson **
Jacqueline Emas *
Charlotte Philippa Gardiner *
Julia Young-Mi Kim
Grace Kwon **
Bea Kate T. Kwong **
Joella Choi Lam Lai **
Aleksandra LaJeunesse **
Kortney LeBlanc **
Iason Nabhan *
Keyue Ni **
David Henry Noeller **
Ji Hyun Park **
Meredith Parrott **
Swagatika Rath **
Gabriella Rene
Tess Rosenthal *
Nina Roy **
Sion Tanaka *
Juliana Victoria *
Diana Wallace *
Zhihui Wang
Lily June Yamashita-Kenny **
Ariel Zarfati
Saamiah Zaveri
*Honors ** High Honors
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Alejandra Escalante Barcelo **
Caerie Corsitto **
Denisa Shahini Haxhijaj
Emma Joy Ratner **
Kelly Ann Ratner **
*Honors ** High Honors
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Hyuk Jin Choi
Tatiana Carolina Rivera Feliciano
Mona Soleiman Nezhad
María Karina Monge Sandí
Lindsey Sheridan Van Tassel
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Aida Ibarra Alvarez
Blake Aragon
Fiona Grunwald
Robert Gabriel Hill-Guarino
Alyssa Kend
Siri Ashok Kumar
Troy McIver
Thuy Ha Minh Nguyen
Daniel Gordon Pachman
Adam Pontius
Rory Catherine Bandy Shamlian
Ramari Delisia Wishop
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Sarah Ann Hughes
Yung-Chieh Ke
Janine Marie Quidez
Neha Sawant
Manantika Yadav
Diploma Information for Graduates
Diplomas are not distributed during the commencement ceremony. Instead, they will be mailed to graduates approximately 4-8 weeks after the conferral date, pending verification that all degree requirements have been met. The diplomas will be sent to the address provided in the Graduation Candidacy and Diploma Form.
You will receive a notification from the Registrar's Office and Parchment, our digital credentialing service, when your diploma is ready to be claimed and mailed.
Once certificates and diplomas are ready, Parchment will send an email and text message (if a mobile phone number was provided). You will have 72 hours to confirm or change your mailing address. If you do not confirm your address with Parchment within this timeframe, your certificate or diploma will be sent to the address you indicated on your graduation application.
Please note that diplomas will not be sent to students with outstanding holds. To ensure timely receipt of your diploma, settle all financial obligations with the Bursar's Office and return any borrowed books to the Library.
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Commencement 2026 Photos
2026 BFA Thesis and MFA Thesis Projects and MPS Studio Projects Opening Receptions
