SUMMER 2017 COMMENCEMENT August 12 Lubbock, Texas

SUMMER 2017 COMMENCEMENT

Saturday, August 12, 2017 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. UNITED SUPERMARKETS ARENA LUBBOCK, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS

MISSION

As a public research university, Texas Tech advances knowledge through innovative and creative teaching, research, and scholarship. The university is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. The university is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.

2 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

LAWRENCE E. SCHOVANEC, Ph.D. GUY LONERAGAN, Ph.D. President; Interim Vice President for Research; Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Professor of Animal and Food Sciences

MICHAEL L. GALYEAN, Ph.D. ELIZABETH SHARP, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President; Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Community Horn Professor; Thornton Chair in Animal and Food Sciences Engagement; Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies NOEL SLOAN, J.D., CPA Vice President for Administration and Finance; Chief Financial Officer

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CHANCELLOR / BOARD OF REGENTS

ROBERT DUNCAN, J.D. MR. JOHN ESPARZA MR. J. MICHAEL LEWIS Chancellor, Austin, Texas Dallas, Texas Texas Tech University System Professor of Law MR. RONNIE HAMMONDS MR. JOHN D. STEINMETZ Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas MR. L. FREDERICK “RICK” FRANCIS Chairman MR. CHRISTOPHER M. HUCKABEE MR. JOHN B. WALKER El Paso, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Houston, Texas

MR. TIM LANCASTER MR. MICKEY L. LONG MR. JARRETT LUJAN Vice Chairman Midland, Texas Marfa, Texas Abilene, Texas

ACADEMIC OFFICERS

MARK SHERIDAN, Ph.D. W. BRENT LINDQUIST, Ph.D. LINDA C. HOOVER, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Graduate and Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dean, College of Human Sciences; Postdoctoral Affairs; Professor of Mathematics Professor of Restaurant, Hotel and Dean, Graduate School; Institutional Management Professor of Biology MARGARET L. WILLIAMS, Ph.D. Dean, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business DAVID D. PERLMUTTER, Ph.D. JACK NOWLIN, Ph.D., J.D. Dean, College of Media & Communication; Dean, School of Law; SCOTT RIDLEY, Ph.D. Professor of Journalism and Professor of Law Dean, College of Education; Electronic Media/Public Relations Professor of Education STEVE FRAZE, Ph.D. NOEL ZAHLER. D.M.A. Interim Dean, College of Agricultural AL SACCO, JR., Ph.D. Dean, J.T. & Margaret Talkington Sciences & Natural Resources; Professor, Dean, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Visual & Performing Arts; Agricultural Education and Communications College of Engineering; Professor of Music Professor of Chemical Engineering JIM WILLIAMSON, M.Arch. BELLA KARR GERLICH, Ph.D. Dean, College of Architecture; MICHAEL SAN FRANCISCO, Ph.D. Professor and Dean of Libraries Professor of Architecture Dean, Honors College; Professor of Biology

AUGUST 2017 3 ABOUT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

ROM ITS VERY BEGINNING the Texas Tech University community has had a sense of destiny and an aware- ness of the impact it could and would have on Texas and the wider world. Originally namedF Texas Technological College, Texas Tech opened in 1925 with six buildings, four schools (Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, and Liberal Arts), and an enrollment of 914. Texas Tech grew rapidly after World War II, and in 1969 the Texas legislature approved a name change to Texas Tech University. In the years since, Texas Tech has grown to become the largest comprehensive higher education institution in the western two-thirds of the state. As the only campus in Texas that is home to a major university, law school, and medical school, the university is the major institution of higher education in a region larger than 46 of the nation’s 50 states. Today, Texas Tech continues to thrive, with more than 36,000 students enrolled in its 11 colleges: Agricultural Sciences & Natural Re- sources, Architecture, Arts & Sciences, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business, Education, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, Honors College, Human Sciences, Media & Commu- nication, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, and the Graduate School, as well as University Programs via the Provost’s Office. The institution’s goal is to enroll 40,000 students by 2020. Because of its educational scope and purpose, as well as the size of the region it serves, Texas Tech University operates in numerous Texas lo- cations beyond the Lubbock campus. In all, the Texas Tech University System—which includes Texas Tech University, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Cen- ter at El Paso—has more than 44,000 students enrolled.

4 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2017 5 Photo credit: Ciara Perozzi, Student Media

6 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY INCE TEXAS TECH’S FIRST graduation ceremony in the spring of 1927, more than 200,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees have been awarded by the university. From these proud graduates Shave emerged captains of industry, world-re- nowned surgeons, noted authors, famous singers, acclaimed teachers and professors, attorneys, en- trepreneurs, agronomists, scientists, professional athletes, and countless others who have claimed positions of service and responsibility in a rapidly changing world. Texas Tech University graduates have governed states, flown in space, served as Presidential cabi- net members, won Olympic gold medals, served as ambassadors to foreign countries, acted on Broadway stages, won Pulitzer Prizes, served in

Photo credit: Makenzie Harrison, Media credit: Student Photo Congress, led Fortune 500 companies, and been watched by millions on network television news. Not all graduates will achieve fame and fortune in equal measure, but all Texas Tech graduates can point with pride to the solid academic preparation they received and the personal connec- tions they made as Red Raiders. For beneath the spacious skies of West Texas and in the halls of brick and tile through which they strolled during their time on campus, generations of Texas Tech students have been provided a foundation for success that is without parallel. As they take their first steps into careers that will see many of them literally change the world, they can remem- ber with certainty one important fact about Texas Tech University: From here, it’s possible. Photo credit: Lauren Pape, Student Media Student Pape, Lauren credit: Photo

AUGUST 2017 7 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

9:00 a.m.

Presiding Dr. Lawrence Schovanec President, Texas Tech University

Processional* Texas Tech Commencement Band Dr. Sarah McKoin, Conductor

National Anthem Ms. Desiray Correa Graduating with a Bachelor of Music

Welcoming Remarks Mr. Christopher M. Huckabee Board of Regents, Texas Tech University System

Chancellor’s Remarks Mr. Robert Duncan Chancellor, Texas Tech University System

Introduction of Commencement Speaker Dr. Lawrence Schovanec

Commencement Address Mr. Jeffrey Lastrapes Associate Professor of Music, Texas Tech University

Conferring of Degrees Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Dr. Michael Galyean Provost and Senior Vice President

Presentation of Doctoral and Dr. Mark A. Sheridan Master’s Degree Candidates Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs; Dean, Graduate School

Presentation of Bachelor’s Degree Candidates Dr. Randy McBee Associate Dean for Faculty and Gaduate Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences Dr. Robin Lock Vice Dean, College of Education Dr. Amy Koerber Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, College of Media & Communication Dr. Steve Fraze Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Dr. Susan Tomlinson Assistant Dean, Honors College Dr. Saif Haq Associate Dean for Academics, College of Architecture

Recognition of Outstanding Students Dr. Michael Galyean Class of 2017

Charge to the Graduates Dr. Lawrence Schovanec

Alma Mater Mr. Alec Lee Williams (Words on Back Cover) Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music

Recessional* Texas Tech Commencement Band

* Please remain seated during the Processional and Recessional

8 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

1:30 p.m.

Presiding Dr. Lawrence Schovanec President, Texas Tech University

Processional* Texas Tech Commencement Band Dr. Sarah McKoin, Conductor

National Anthem Ms. Desiray Correa Graduating with a Bachelor of Music

Welcoming Remarks Mr. J. Michael Lewis Board of Regents, Texas Tech University System

Chancellor’s Remarks Mr. Robert Duncan Chancellor, Texas Tech University System

Introduction of Commencement Speaker Dr. Lawrence Schovanec

Commencement Address Mr. Jeffrey Lastrapes Associate Professor of Music, Texas Tech University

Conferring of Degrees Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Dr. Michael Galyean Provost and Senior Vice President

Presentation of Doctoral and Dr. Mark A. Sheridan Master’s Degree Candidates Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs; Dean, Graduate School

Presentation of Bachelor’s Degree Candidates Dr. Bill Pasewark Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Dr. Linda C. Hoover Dean, College of Human Sciences Dr. Patrick Hughes (presenting University Studies and Wind Energy degrees) Associate Provost, Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs Dr. Nurcan Bac Senior Associate Academic Dean, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Dr. Noel Zahler Dean, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts

Recognition of Outstanding Students Dr. Michael L. Galyean Class of 2017

Charge to the Graduates Dr. Lawrence Schovanec

Alma Mater Mr. Alec Lee Williams (Words on Back Cover) Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music

Recessional* Texas Tech Commencement Band

* Please remain seated during the Processional and Recessional

AUGUST 2017 9 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Cellist Jeffrey Noel Lastrapes is an active soloist, chamber musician and teacher having performed and taught in Europe, South America, Asia, and in every region of the United States. He holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Mu- sic and the Juilliard School, where he studied with Orlando Cole and Harvey Shapiro, respectively. He has recorded for New World Records and Centaur Records. In 2009, Mr. Lastrapes gave his New York Debut at Merkin Hall to criti- cal acclaim. “An excellent cellist with consummate technical mastery, Lastrapes is a seasoned performer whose strong, outgoing personality lets him shape the music on a big canvas with bold colors and contours,” wrote Edith Eisler in the New York Concert Review. Recordings of sonatas by Rachmaninoff and Chopin, and duos for violin and cello by Ravel and Ko- daly, both on Centaur Records, have recently been released, as well as his print edition of the Six Suites for Solo Cello by Bach. Mr. Lastrapes has participated in major summer festivals around the world including the Evian, Hot Springs, Peninsula (Wisconsin), Bay View (Michigan), and Bellingham (Washington). He is currently Associate Professor of Cello and Chair of Strings at Texas Tech University, is the co- founder of Caerus Ensemble, is on the faculty of the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, and has been on the faculty of the Interlochen Center for the Arts since 1996. Upcoming engagements in the 2017-2018 season are complete performances of the Bach Six Suites in Bolivia and South Korea, concerts and master classes in Montenegro and Hong Kong, as well as recit- als, master classes, clinics, and lectures in the United States. Mr. Lastrapes performs on a Francesco Ruggieri cello dated 1684 and a Paul Schuback cello dated 1987.

10 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CONVOCATIONS COMMITTEE COLLEGE READERS STUDENT BANNER BEARERS Ms. Laura Heinz, Chair Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Prof. Matthew Schlief, Chair-elect Dr. David Weindorf Ms. Macy Rae Fangman Mr. Ian Barba Architecture – Ms. Maria Lourdes Leon Ms. Shelley Barba Architecture – Mr. Darrick Wade Arts & Sciences – Ms. Elaine Michelle Tveit Dr. Alan Barenberg Arts & Sciences – Dr. David Roach Business – Ms. Kylie Michelle Naughton Mr. Jordan Bell Business – Mr. Derrick Ginter Dr. Shane Blum Education –Ms. Megan Destiny Rivera Dr. Rhonda Boros Education – Dr. Doug Hamman Engineering – Mr. Aaron M. Trusty Ms. Luciana Cavazos Engineering – Mr. Derrick Ginter Graduate School Dr. Julie Chang Graduate School – Dr. Bill Gelber Dr. Fanni Coward 9:00 a.m. – Mr. Hai Thanh Nguyen Dr. Mukaddes Darwish Honors College – Dr. David Weindorf 1:30 p.m. – Prof. Genevieve Durham DeCesaro Human Sciences – Dr. John Gilliam Ms. Chamila Kalpani Dissanayake Ms. Amiee Dixon Media & Communication – Dr. Todd Chambers Dr. Kristi Gaines Human Sciences – Ms. Naomi Elizabeth Snider Dr. Courtney Gibson University Programs – Dr. Marcus Tanner Honors College Dr. Roxie Godfrey Visual & Performing Arts – Professor Karl Dent 9:00 a.m. – Ms. Karla Reyes Dr. Catherine Jai Wind Energy – Dr. Marcus Tanner 1:30 p.m. – Ms. Brooke Marie Henney Dr. David Klein Dr. Katie Langford Media & Communication – Ms. Kylie J’Nae Boyd Dr. Jaime Malaga ADMINISTRATIVE University Programs – Mr. Jonathan J. Gill Dr. Jonathan Marks REPRESENTATIVES Visual & Performing Arts – Dr. Barent McCool Ms. Ashlea Sarepta McCleskey Mr. Gary McCrory Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources – Ms. Sheon Montgomery Dr. Mark Moore Ms. Savannah Chambers FACULTY BANNER BEARERS Dr. Mary Murimi Architecture – Ms. Anna Martinez-Lopez 9:00 a.m. – Marjorie Buckner, Ph.D; Dr. Damian Pantoya Arts & Sciences – Ms. Kim Mills Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Dr. Diego Pascual College of Media & Communication Ms. Michelle Pearson Business – Ms. Geleah Sharp Dr. Comfort Pratt Education – Ms. Karen Noles 1:30 p.m. – Linda Donahue, Ph.D. Mr. Tom Rohrig Engineering – Ms. Tonette Rittenberry Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, Ms. Carrye Syma J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Mr. Jake Syma Graduate School – Ms. Vanessa Bara Visual & Performing Arts Dr. Anna Tacón Honors College – Ms. Cheyenne Belew Dr. Marcus Tanner Human Sciences – Ms. Ashlee Brown Dr. Susan Tomlinson LIBRARY BANNER BEARERS Prof. Seth Warren-Crow Media & Communication – 9:00 a.m. – Mr. Rob King Dr. Richard Watson Ms. Julia Heard Witt 1:30 p.m. – Ms. Lynne Edgar Ms. Lynn Whitfield University Studies – Ms. Amy Peterman Ms. Heidi Winkler Dr. Aliza Wong and Ms. Sarah Schwintz Dr. Amani Zaier Visual & Performing Arts – Ms. Kathy Nordstrom MUSIC ENSEMBLE Wind Energy – Ms. Kacey Marshall The commencement music ensemble is comprised of students from the Texas Tech University School of Music under the direc- tion of Dr. Sarah McKoin. Their participation is funded through the auspices of the Office of the President, Texas Tech University. This program is an unofficial list of Summer 2017 PROGRAM graduates and should not be used to determine This program was produced by the Office of a student’s academic or degree status. The actual the Provost in cooperation with the Convo- award of honors reflected on a student’s diploma cation Committee and the Office of Official will be determined by the student’s final academic Publications at Texas Tech University, Garrett average. The university’s official registry for confer- McKinnon, Director, and Cheryl Hedlund, ral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic Senior Editor. record kept by the Office of the Registrar.

AUGUST 2017 11 PRESIDENTIAL MACE

ROWNED BY A FLAME symbolizing the Light of Knowledge, the Texas Tech University Presidential Mace is the symbolic staff of the power and authority of the university. It is constructed of lathed and molded bronze that has been rubbed with a layer of 24K gold. The school crest is presented on either side directly under the flame. Hand-rubbed black walnut hasC been used for the connecting shafts. The mace was designed by Professor Robly A. Glover in the School of Art. Professor Glover’s artwork is on display throughout the United States and included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Yale Silver Collection, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

MACE BEARERS

9:00 A.M...... URS PETER FLUECKIGER, M.ARCH. Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture

1:30 P.M...... ARQUIMEDES RUIZ-COLUMBIE, PH.D. Instructor in Wind Energy, National Wind Institute

Professor Robly A. Glover carries the Presidential Mace he designed for Texas Tech University

RECEPTION

Immediately After Commencement Ceremony College of Architecture | Architecture Gallery

GRADUATION HONORS

Graduating seniors who have maintained an overall 4.0 GPA include the following:

Alexis Kate Baker Kylie Michelle Naughton Naomi Elizabeth Snider Zachary Alban Coomes Vu Hoang Nguyen Phan Ashley Marie Sursely Mackenzie John Ewart Megan Destiny Rivera Elaine Michelle Tveit Chrissy Ann-Marie Morris Tori L. Ruiz

12 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATE DEGREES

The doctoral degree is the most advanced earned degree conferred by American institutions of higher learning. The doctorate usually represents prolonged periods of advanced study culminating in a dissertation intended to contribute substantially to the body of knowledge on the subject. The most widely sought doctorate is the Doctor of Philosophy, which no longer has an implication of philosophy as the major field of study but represents advanced research in any of the major fields of knowledge. The master’s degree is an academic honor bestowed upon students who have successfully completed work beyond the baccalaureate. Both a thesis and an oral examination are usually but not always required. When applicable, the graduate’s thesis topic is listed.

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Lisa L. Cole Martin Haiyan Wang Dissertation: Going Online: An Examination Dissertation: China’s Grain Sorghum Import EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP of Online Learning at Historically Black Demand: Measuring the Effect of Policies Colleges and Universities on Price Relationships and Future Trends Zinab Galal Elhagrasey Muñoz Major Professor: Jongpil Cheon Major Professor: Jaime Malaga Dissertation: Educational Leadership for a New Model of Engagement: A Case Study Analysis of SPECIAL EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS the Dallas ISD and Dallas Community College AND EDUCATION Bertha Avila Guerrero District Collegiate Academics Partnership Dissertation: An Investigation into the Laura Gorham Fischer Major Professor: Fernando Valle Commonalities of Students Who Are Braille Dissertation: Examining the Role of Motivational HIGHER EDUCATION Readers in a Southwestern State Who Possess Salience, Issue Involvement, and Pre-existing Comprehensive Literacy Skills Attitudes on Selective Attention and Attitude Jimmy Edward Cheffen, Jr. Major Professor: Nora Griffin-Shirley Strength to Advertisements Dissertation: Onboarding and Staying: Major Professor: Courtney Meyers Experiences of Faculty of Color at a Troy Glyn Tarpley Midwestern Community College DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS Dissertation: Effects of Repeat Exposure on Major Professor: Fred Hartmeister MUSIC Reported Comfort Levels While Viewing Mitchel Lee Cottenoir the Animal Slaughter Process Dissertation: Exploring In-class Assessment Matthew James Carey (In absentia) Major Professor: Cindy Akers for Student Learning: Perspectives of Full-time Dissertation: A Performers’ Guide to Henry Faculty Members at a Small Private University Purcell’s Welcome to All the Pleasures ANIMAL SCIENCE Major Professor: Dave Louis Major Professor: Richard Bjella Jessica Odell Baggerman Kimberly Evette Currie-Sanders Jinwon Kim Dissertation: Supplementation of Chromium Dissertation: Performance-based Funding: Per- Dissertation: Barideki: For String Sextet Propionate Alters Growth Performance and spectives of Community College Leaders’ in Texas Original Music Composition with Analysis GLUT4 Activity in Feedlot Steers on Its Influence on Student Success Initiatives Major Professor: Peter H. Fischer Major Professor: Bradley Johnson Major Professor: Dave Louis Oliver Ramphastos Lucero Cara Elizabeth Wessels Carey D. Hewett Dissertation: Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock’s Dissertation: Specific Gravity Device Can Predict Dissertation: Effects of Value Engineering on the Metrical and Poetic Impact on Art Song Literature Embryo and Oocyte Quality, Survival of Embryo Sustainability of New Facilities on University Major Professor: Rebecca Wascoe Hays Cryopreservation and Establish Pregnancies in Campuses: A Case Study Analysis of Project and Tara Angelique Melvin (In absentia) Selected Mammalian Species Facility Managers’ Perceptions and Experiences Dissertation: A Comparison of Two African Major Professor: Samuel D. Prien Major Professor: Stephanie J. Jones American Composers Born Within Clayton George Taylor Five Years of the Emancipation BIOLOGY Major Professor: Rebecca Wascoe Hays Dissertation: An Exploration of Adult Student Elizabeth Anne Farley-Dawson (In absentia) Retention Strategies at a Private Faith-based Dissertation: Factors Influencing Habitat Nonprofit University: A Collective Case Study DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Selection, Spatial Distribution and Site Analysis of Experiences and Perceptions of Adult Fidelity in a Neotropical Migratory Bird, Studies Staff the Veery (Catharus fuscescens) Major Professor: Stephanie J. Jones AGRICULTURAL AND Major Professor: Kenneth Schmidt APPLIED ECONOMICS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY Marina Lynn Fisher-Phelps (In absentia) Luis Alberto Sandoval Mejia Dissertation: Modeling Southeast Asian Bat Gail A. Alleyne Bayne Dissertation: Essays in Food Security Distributions: Assessing the Effect of Ecology Dissertation: Effects of Online Course in Latin America and Spatial Biases on Model Accuracy Design Elements on Undergraduate Major Professor: Carlos Carpio Major Professor: Tigga Kingston Students’ Mental Fatigue Major Professor: Fethi Inan

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Hanh Thi My Pham Ang Zuo CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Dissertation: Fiber Growth and Maturation in Dissertation: Chemistry of Pseudopericyclic Alternative Oxidase Transgenic Cotton Reactions and Synthesis of New Proton Sponges Susan Coleman Burgoon Major Professor: Robert Wright Major Professor: David Birney Dissertation: Effect of Using a Two-stage Collaborative Exam on Undergraduate Rita Margarida de Almeida Dias Quiñones de CIVIL ENGINEERING Students’ Learning in a Gateway Course for Magalhães Allied Health Programs Dissertation: The Effect of Leaf Traits on Litter Bo Pang Major Professor: Walter Smith Flammability in Mixed-conifer Forest Dissertation: Capacity Analysis of Maria Leticia Gonzalez-Madrid Major Professor: Dylan Schwilk Signalized Alternative Interchanges Dissertation: “We All Have Them, but We Major Professor: Hongchao Liu Xunlu Zhu Do Not Know How to Teach Them”: ELLs in Dissertation: The B’Z Subunit of Protein CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Mainstream Classrooms Phosphatase 2A Plays a Negative Role Major Professor: Jeong-Hee Kim in Ethylene Signal Transduction Pathway Nathanael JinHo Taylor Amy A. Moers Major Professor: Hong Zhang Dissertation: An Investigation of the Dissertation: Examining Fifth Grade Students’ Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in an Inpatient Math Discussions, Perceived Fraction Ability, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Sample of Individuals with Bipolar Disorders and Content Learning through a Socio-cultural Major Professor: Kelly Cukrowicz Daniela Sanchez Intervention Dissertation: The Impact of Corporate Social Major Professor: Zenaida Aguirre Responsibility on Employee Layoffs, Layoff Dis- COMPUTER SCIENCE Kayla Aggie Renae Randolph closure, and Subsequent Financial Performance Mohammed Saeed Alkatheiri ( ) In absentia Dissertation: A Framework for Success: A Case Major Professor: Denton Collins Dissertation : Experimental and Cryptanalytic Study of a Community Peer-mentoring Program Ying Wang (In absentia) Study of the State of the Art Physical for Underrepresented Students Enrolled in the Dissertation: Online Review and Product Sales: Unclonable Functions Student Success Course Major Professor A Longitudinal Investigation in the Multilevel : Yu Zhuang Major Professor: Barbara Morgan-Fleming User-generated Content Heng Wu Gail Lynn Smith Major Professors: Miguel Aguirre-Urreta Dissertation : The Study of a Family of Hessian- Dissertation: The Teacher-curriculum and Jaeki Song based Predictors-corrector Integrators Relationship: Teacher Interactions for Direct Dynamics Simulation with a Digital Science Curriculum CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Major Professor : Rattikorn Hewett Major Professor: Shirley Matteson Md Rashedul Islam COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY Dissertation: Aggregation Thermodynamics ECONOMICS Dominika Borowa for Asphaltene Precipitation Dissertation: Personal Growth Initiative as a Huiying Chen Major Professor: Chau-Chyun Chen Resilience Factor Against Death Ideation Dissertation: Essays on an Unconventional Nabiollah Kamyabi in OIF, OEF and OND Veterans Monetary Policy: Nominal GDP Targeting – A Dissertation: Microfluidic Investigation of Major Professor: Chris Robitschek Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Analysis Biomechanics of Tumor Cells Under Major Professor James Richard Donaldson III : Salem Abo-Zaid Microcirculatory Conditions Dissertation: Psychometric Evidence for a Ahmed Hashmiwu Major Professor: Siva Vanapalli Measure of Religious Identity Dissertation: Essays on the Macroeconomic Nadia Sultana Major Professors: Stephen Cook and Robert Morgan Effects of Fiscal Policy Dissertation: Study of Polymorphism, Major Professor Karen Elizabeth Grabowski : Salem Abo-Zaid Nucleation, Co-Crystallization, and Dissertation: Intellectual Disability/Intellectual Najmeh Kamyabi Colorimetric Detection of an Energetic Development Disorder and Restoration Dissertation: Three Essays in Energy Economics Material 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) to Competency to Stand Trial and Industrial Organization, with Applications to Major Professor: Brandon Weeks Major Professors: Sheila Garos and Robert Morgan Gasoline Markets Xinmei Wang Major Professor: Michael Noel Leah Ferrari Power (In absentia) Dissertation: Chemical and Mechanical Dissertation: Religiousness and Conformity Yanze Li Signals Mediating Phenotype Transformation to Feminine Norms Dissertation: Essays in Welfare Gains from Product in Valvular Interstitial Cells Major Professor: Stephen Cook Varieties in International Trade Major Professor: Carla Lacerda Major Professor: Armando Lopez COUNSELOR EDUCATION CHEMISTRY Janaka Deshapriya Maheepala (In absentia) Cody William Dickson Dissertation: Essays on Optimal Credit Muhammet Mustafa Cetin Dissertation: Female Single-sex High School and Tax Policies Dissertation: Syntheses and Characterization Graduates Transition to College Life: A Wellness Major Professor: Salem Abo-Zaid of Copper(I) Complexes for Study of Dynamic Perspective for Counselor Educators Supramolecular Ring-chain Equilibria and Major Professor: Charles Crews Rullan Rinaldi Application as Photoredox Catalysis Dissertation: Essays in the Redistribution Effect Major Professor: Michael Mayer of International Trade in the Labor Market Major Professor: Misak Avetisyan

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCES INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Sajjad Abedi Vanna Christine Chmielewski Ramzi Lafi Alahmadi (In absentia) Dissertation: Data Driven Approaches for Dissertation: Understanding the Surprising Dissertation: Renewable Energy as an Risk-Aware Energy and Reserve Co-optimization Variation in Storm Charge Structures on Economically Viable Option for an Oil Rich with Significant Wind Resources 4 June 2012 Over West Texas Country: A Risk Analysis Approach Major Professor: Miao He Major Professor: Eric Bruning Major Professor: Mario Beruvides Ayed R. Alajmi Philip Arnold Frederick, Jr. Manish Ranjit Dissertation: Novel Techniques for Microwave Dissertation: Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, and Dissertation: The Effects of Posture and Imaging Using the Time Reversal Finite Paleogeography of Late Devonian-carboniferous Gender in Biomechanics of High Frequency Difference Time Domain Method Units in the Alexander Terrane, SE Alaska Lifting of Light Loads Major Professors: James Barrick and Dustin Sweet Major Professor: James Smith Major Professor: Mohammad Saed Yang Zhang Md Nadim Ferdous Hoque HIGHER EDUCATION– Dissertation: Li-ion Battery Electrode Dissertation: Studies of Metal Oxides and HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH Remanufacturing by Nanosecond Organic-inorganic Perovskites for Optics Pulsed Laser Ablation and Photovoltaics Catherine Teresa Nutter Major Professor: Hong-Chao Zang Major Professor: Zhaoyang Fan Dissertation: Academic Probation and Suspension Students: Perceptions on Daniel L. Mauch (In absentia) Academic Advising and Grit MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Dissertation: Photocurrent Efficiency and Major Professor: Valerie Paton Luke Scott Einerson Limitations in 4H-SiC Photoconductive Dissertation: A Delphi Study on Herbs Semiconductor Switches Used to Address Depression and Anxiety Major Professor: James Dickens HISTORY According to Master Herbalists Hai Thanh Nguyen Major Professor: Jason Whiting ENGLISH Dissertation: The Hidden Memory of the Brie Ann Turns Emily Nickole Grover Vietnam War: Examining the Motivations Dissertation: Assessing the Effectiveness and of Soldiers on the Battlefield Dissertation: “Adieu, Dear Name”: The Thing Experiences of Solution-focused Brief Therapy Major Professor: Ron Milam About Names in the Works and Lives of Frances for Couples Raising a Child with an Sheridan, Frances Burney, Mary Darby Robinson, Justin M. Simundson Autism Spectrum Disorder and Jane Cave Winscom Dissertation: Propaganda Images and Major Professor: Sara Smock Jordan Major Professor: Marta Kvande Manufacturing Consent in “Free” Vietnam, 1950-1963 Dina Salah Mohamed Hassan MASS COMMUNICATIONS Major Professor: Ron Milam Dissertation: Bilingual Creativity and Sadia Ehsan Cheema Anglo-Arab Texts: Towards a Methodological Lane Jarold Sobehrad Dissertation: Games for Good: Testing the Framework Drawing on World Englishes Dissertation: The Past in Prologues: The Origins, Motivational Mechanisms of Serious Games and Translation Studies Form, and Function of Introductory Material in and Their Effect on Prosocial Behavior Major Professor: Mary Jane Hurst Medieval English Historical Works Major Professor: Paul Bolls Major Professor: John Howe Jennifer Ann Huemmer ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY Dissertation: A Tale of Two Worlds: Examining HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION Logeswari Ponnusamy (In absentia) Identity, Media and Faith Among Evangelical Dissertation: Epigenetic Mechanism of Acquired Kyungyul Jun (In absentia) Christian Women Doxorubicin Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells Dissertation: Financial Performance and Working Major Professor: Robert Peaslee Major Professor: Kamaleshwar Singh Capital Management by U.S. Restaurant Industry Amber Nicole Krause Under Different Economic Situations Dissertation: Addressing Activism in Agriculture: FINE ARTS Major Professor: Jessica Yuan How Message Features Influence Resistance to Genetically Modified Food Messages, Openness Jaclyn Francis Paul HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND to Dialogue, Activist Attitudes, and Behavioral Dissertation: The Impact of Music on Self-concept: FAMILY STUDIES Intentions The Investigation with Deaf and Hearing Children Major Professor: Erik Bucy Using the Twenty Statements Test Cassandra Caye Huey Bailey Airs Thompson Major Professor: Janice Killian Dissertation: Parent-child Agreement on Reports Dissertation: #SororityGirl: Media’s Role in the of Child Internalizing and Externalizing Symp- Lawrence Branco Sekalegga Sorority Socialization Process Through the toms: Family Processes in the Context of Child Dissertation: Examination of Effective Music Construction and Maintenance of the Individual Sexual Abuse Pedagogies in Ugandan Urban, Suburban, and and Chapter Sorority Identity Major Professor: Yvonne M. Caldera Rural Secondary Schools: An Empirical Study Major Professors: Shannon Bichard Major Professor: Janice Killian Andrea Christine Parker and Rebecca R. Ortiz Dissertation: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Pre-kindergarten Preparation Class Major Professor: Michael McCarty

AUGUST 2017 15 GRADUATE CANDIDATES

MATHEMATICS NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Poorna Tharaka Wansapura Dissertation: Cellulose and Chitin Based Joshua Spencer Mayer Arwa AL-Jawadi Composites: Preparation and Characterization Dissertation: Modeling Drug Sensitivity: Variable Dissertation: Adipocyte-breast Cancer Cell Major Professor: Noureddine Abidi Selection, Interference and Prediction Interactions and Potential Preventive Major Professors: Souparno Ghosh Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids POLITICAL SCIENCE and Ranadip Pal Major Professor: Naima Mousaid-Moussa Emily Naasz Galkande Arachige Iresha Chamanthi Premarathna Chanaka Nadeeshan Kahathuduwa Dissertation: Civilian Victimization in Armed Dissertation: Classification of Protein-ligand Dissertation: Effects of Extended Calorie Conflict: An Opportunity Cost Argument Binding Using Their Structural Dispersion Restriction on Neurophysiological Mechanisms Major Professor: Toby Rider Major Professor: Leif Ellingson Determining Human Ingestive Behavior Major Professor Michelle Nicole Walty : Martin Binks SPANISH Dissertation: Integer Representations of PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING Rolando Josué Díaz Small Groups and their Cohomology Dissertation: Transnational Noir: Chicano and Major Professor: Arne Ledet Jacob A. Williams Catalán Elements in the Detective Fiction of Dissertation: Three Essays on Annuitized Yang Zhang Lucha Corpi and Alicia Giménez Bartlett Income During Retirement Dissertation: An Investigation of Some Public Major Professor: Jorge Zamora Major Professor Key Exchange Cryptosystems : Russell James Julio César Pérez Méndez (In absentia) Major Professor: Chris Monico PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Dissertation: Using Photographs to Illustrate Don Quixote de La Mancha MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Fathi Elltaif Saad Elldakli Major Professor: John Beusterien Dissertation Saeed Babamohammadi (In absentia) : Testing, Modeling, and Optimizing Dissertation: Part I: A Motion Capture Algorithm a Modified Design of Gas Lift Valve Seat SPECIAL EDUCATION Major Professors for Reconstruction of Supercoiled DNA : Hossein Emadi Nouf Mohammed A. Alzrayer Part II: Experimental and FEA-based Assessment and Mohamed Soliman Dissertation: The Effects of Using iPads in of Damage Mechanism in EPDM Roofing Lei Li Teaching Multi-step Social-communication Skills Structures Subjected to Hailstone Impact Dissertation: Experimental and Numerical Study to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Major Professor: Jahangir Rasty on Gas Huff-n-Puff EOR in Shale Oil Reservoirs Major Professor: Devender Banda Avik Basu Major Professor: James Sheng Ashley Lindsey Matter Dissertation: Determination of the Mechanical Yu Pang Dissertation: An Evaluation of Equivalence-based Properties of the Tricuspid Valve Annulus within Dissertation: Effect of Gas Adsorption on Rock Instructional Strategies on Emergent Foreign- the Surrounding Myocardium and Leaflets Property Characterization and Gas Transport language Noun Relations Major Professor: Zhaoming He Mechanism in Shale Gas Reservoirs Major Professors: Jeanne Donaldson Major Professor: Mohamed Soliman Aimee Monique Cloutier and David Richman Dissertation: Grasping Force Optimization Elias Pirayesh Mariana Ulibarri-Horan Approaches for Common Anthropomorphic Grasps Dissertation: A Coupled Finite Element Dissertation: Evaluating Students with a Limited Major Professor: James Yang Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture English Proficiency (LEP) for Specific Learning Initiation and Propagation in Soft Rocks Haileyesus Belay Endeshaw Disabilities (SLDs): An Investigation of Educa- Major Professors: Hossein Emadibaladehi Dissertation: Probabilistic Prognostics of tional Diagnostic Professionals’ Practices and Mohamed Soliman Gears Under Variable Loading Major Professor: Janna Brendle Major Professor: Stephen Ekwaro-Osire Ziqi Shen Richa Somkant Padhye Dissertation: Investigation of Asphaltene SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING Dissertation: Altering Surface Properties Deposition Associated Formation Damage MANAGEMENT During Huff-n-Puff Injection in Shale Reservoirs Toward Enhanced Reactivity Chamila Kalpani Dissanayake Major Professors: Habib Menouar Major Professor: Michelle Pantoya Dissertation and James J. Sheng : Development of a Supply Kalana Lakshitha Pothuwila Chain Performance Measurement Dissertation: Finite-state Transition Models for PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE Model Integrable to Industry Path Planning, Packet Screening and Control of Major Professor: Jennifer Cross Sanjit Acharya Networked Industrial Control Systems Allison Brooke Williams Dissertation: Cellulose Dissolution in Major Professor: Jordan Berg Dissertation: Shiftwork and Team Options for Different Solvents Dylan K. Smith Hazardous Operations Regarding the Potential Major Professor: Noureddine Abidi Dissertation: Replacing the Al2)3 Passivation Shell for Human Error: A System Dynamic Model on Aluminum Nano-Particles with an Energetic Xiaoxiao Liu Major Professor: Patrick Patterson Salt: Aluminum Iodate Hexahydrate (AIH) Dissertation: Effect of Different Production Major Professors: Michelle Pantoya Practices on the Development of Verticillium and Zhaoming He Wilt and Cotton Fiber Quality Major Professor: Jason Woodward

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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION MASTER OF ARTS Emily René Mize AND RHETORIC Melissa Michelle Pales Hillary Elise Ross ANTHROPOLOGY Dubravka Davy Kimberlyn Marie Schwartz Dissertation: Communicating Bad Medicine: David W. Sandrock Easton Nicole Wollney Thesis Making the Argument for the Adoption of the : BEAST Mode: Two Seasons of Thesis: A “Woman’s Job”: A Visual Analysis of Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario, Canada Archaeological Survey on the Gallon World War I and World War II Images of Major Professor: Kenneth Bake Jug-Laguna Seca Property in Northwestern Belize Women in the United States Stephen David Grover Abbie Marie Wright ART HISTORY Dissertation: Preparing Graduate Teaching Jordann Nicole Davis Assistants to Teach Writing Online: A Nationwide MATHEMATICS Thesis: El Manatí as a Site of Creation: Material Assessment of Research and Practice Sarah Kathleen Blazier Engagement at an Early Formative Site in Mexico Major Professor: Kelli Cargile Cook Victoria Ann Brayer Jaclyn Marie Doyal Jeremy Fredrick Huston COMMUNICATION STUDIES Dissertation : Measuring Fun: A Heuristic for Richelle Leanne Hair MUSEUM SCIENCE Evaluating Game Enjoyability in Usability Testing Kaleigh Jo Love (In absentia) Adriana Renee Christian Major Professor: Brian Still Ruth Elizabeth Field (In absentia) Elaine Christine Wisniewski HISTORY Luke James Richardson Dissertation: Workplace Communication Practices Jeremy Thomas Brown Katy Leigh Schmidt and Perceptions of Novice Engineers Olivia Drew Greene Bursch Kathleen Rachel Wilson Major Professor: Kelli Cargile Cook Thesis: Nos Sentimos Libres: Healthcare, Social- ism, and Women’s Liberation in Castro’s Cuba PHILOSOPHY Darian Grey Condarco WILDLIFE, AQUATIC, AND WILDLANDS Joshua William Bonilla (In absentia) SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT John Wallace McCullough (In absentia) Thesis: Hold the Line: Plato on Education, Thesis: Breedlove – An Empire of the Air, 1939-48 Virtue, and Language Pablo Cortez Teveni III Joshua Riley Reese Dissertation: Characterizing Temporal Ecophysi- Casey Michael Scarpati POLITICAL SCIENCE ology for Chemical Management of Huisache Thesis : Libraries of Modernization: American Travis J. Cole (Acacia farnesiana [L.] Willd.) Books in South Vietnam, 1946-1964 Major Professor: Robert Cox Heather Renee Turbeville PSYCHOLOGY Thesis: Spices, the East India Company, and the WIND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Tabitha Catlin Fleming Origins of Anti-Dutch Sentiment in England in Thesis: The Planned Parental Discipline Hoon Ill Won the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries Strategies of College Students: The Role Dissertation: Horizonal and Vertical Variability of INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES of Behavioral Principles Knowledge Wind Fluctuations in Lower Atmospheric Alexandra Blake Gibson Tobin Scott Brannan Boundary Layer Thesis: Increasing Knowledge of Behavioral Major Professor Thesis: Reflecting the Past: The Impacts of Socio- : Song-Lak Kang Principles Using a Brief Online Training Program economic Status, Race, Religion, Age, Education, Margaret Ann Piper (In absentia) and Gender on Parental Acceptance of Their MASTER OF AGRIBUSINESS Transgender Children, 1990-2015 SOCIOLOGY Brittany Lauren Brock Harris Wayne Davee Marjan Davoodi Hunter Reid Jenkins Kayla McMackin Thesis: “We Have Our Privacy, We Have Our LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Own World;” The Choice of Cohabitation Among the Iranian Cohabitants MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Musbah Michael Pratt Boyles Stephanie Lenae Kirkland (In absentia) Thesis: The Roman Water-mill at Khirbet Ruben Apodaca Longoria Thesis: Mexican American Immigrants Faynan: Historical Perspectives and Kirsten Erin Murillo and Health Insurance Under the ACA Nicholas Connor Reachi Weisgerber’s Unpublished Archive April Ortegon Laura Elizabeth Schuster Ana Irais Rodriguez Thesis: Matching Matters: How Context and Educational Agent Resonance Causes Better MASS COMMUNICATIONS Educational Outcomes and Social Integration MASTER OF Quran Sheray Batiste for Immigrant Secondary Students ART EDUCATION Savannah Breeann Boyd Brendan Tate Hunton Justin John Clumpner (In absentia) Dana McNamara Jennings Gail Elizabeth Meyer Dentler Liliane Irene Logan Marc Andrew Watson Lorena Williams

AUGUST 2017 17 GRADUATE CANDIDATES

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION Dillon James Ford (In absentia) Shaffer Milam Smith AND INNOVATION Gary Judd Glover Alana Kush St. Clair Whitney Gable Barrett Hilary Don Gray Forrest David Stovall Jamecia Renae Crenshaw Allen David Grice William Hunter Summitt Christopher J. Elliott Matthew Paul Heinrich Eduardo Urias Joseph Paul Hilliard ( ) Weston C. von Roeder Mary Ann Grimes (In absentia) In absentia Kirsta L. Hoffmann Travis Mitchell Warmoth Jasmine Maria Jones (In absentia) Alicia Rose Keene Dean E. Homen (In absentia) Charles Thomas Warne Kelly Nicole Kingston Jose Zahit Ibarra Gary Duane West Kelly Anthony Podzemny Robert Bryan Ioppolo Brittany Cassandra White Chasten Michelle Rasmussen Aaron Lawson Israel Daniel Coy Wilhite TaShayla L. Scarborough Matthew Jacob Taylor C. Williams Christiane Janae Johnson Clint Edward Williamson TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Dillon Ray Jones Garrett Benjamin Wire Ashleigh Paige Jones Cynthia Alexis Morgan Wood Meredith Albers Lauren Michelle Joness (In absentia) Matthew James Wright Adam R. Heidrick (In absentia) Alicia Rose Keene Michael Travis Mabry Devan Nicole Kelley Joshua Giles Kemp MASTER OF EDUCATION MASTER OF BUSINESS Zunaira Khalid COUNSELOR EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION Grace Nalwadda Kibuule Charles Randell Knudsen Lucas Howard Brink GENERAL BUSINESS Paige Kelsey Letcher Eric Ray Chavez Benjamin Regan Magouyrk Mark Robert Holloway Billy Han Acosta Haley Cecille Mannix Chinomso J Ihenagwam Robert Damon Armstrong Martin James Marshall II Richard Remington Jolly Luke Porter Bacon Stephanie Martinez Ugarte Mark S. Levin (In absentia) Claudia Rocio Baeza Tate Austin Mcintyre Shely JoEllen Miller Moises G. Balbuena Jordan Asher McKinney Cydnee Marie Prince Kelley Lynn Ballard Zachary Tyler Middleton Jordan Patrick Ryan Beau Barret Beduze Megan Lea Milliorn Angel Vega Luis R. Benavides Shashank Kumar Mittal Maria Victoria Benavides Peña Diana Nicole Mitchell CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Morkeh Blay-Tofey McKenzie Lynn Moore Nancy Donna Beggs ( ) Jose Amir Bonilla In absentia Tracy LuAnn Morris Jessica Mae Braswell Michael N. Bowers Michael Hall Murphey, Jr. Rogerio Garcia, Jr. Lindsey Rebecca Bowman Shiva Satya Surya Srinivas Neralla Tracy Suzanne Heath ( ) Shamar D. Bradley In absentia Quang Nhat Nguyen Marissa Lynne Keim Dustin Brian Brownlee Tanner Scott Ogden Ellen Christine Morgan John Daniel Buie Lubna Owais Michelle Tull Ryan Everett Tyler Burg Connor Martell Parker Annette Mary Castellano Praful Ashok Parmar Catherine Castillo EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Ashini Ashvin Patel Ethan T. Chandler Molli Kathleen Crowley-Martinez Theophilus Nguyen Pham Andreina Chavez Ruby Gonzalez Troy Joe Pickering Haley Marie Cook Tamara Yvonne Hunter Dustin N. Plattor Wesley James Cook Mary Kathleen King Austin James Price ( ) Joshua Dean Crooks In absentia Julie Annette Kuhn Jonathan Mark Rangel Scott Allen Cushion Trey Christopher Lancaster Travis Ray Reddick Casey Ray Daniel Michael R. Lopez Christopher Michael Reid Bradley Alan Davis Roberto Rafael Lopez, Jr. Cynthia Annette Reyes Rudy Jacob De La Cruz Rossette Apiyo Ngure Osamba Jerry Reyes Robert James Dees Amanda Rodriguez Emery Belen Rickard James Ryan Dixon Miranda Rhachelle Ruvalcaba Carsen Joseph Roach William Vincent Dougherty II Debra Lois Sala Rebecca Rodriguez Cody Lynn Duggan Ashley Ann Vorndran Abigail Rosales Mark William Ellis Vanessa Nicole Ruiz John Clinton Fisher II EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Nicholas Livingston Runkles Austin J. Florence (In absentia) Justina Henryka Danilowski Roger Lionel Sandoval Christopher Lloyd Flowers Kevin Andrew Harmon Kathryn Lee Shepherd David Patrick Foley (In absentia) Kristen Nicole Lyons (In absentia) Simran Rachel Singh Esteban Montenegro Montenegro (In absentia) Rony Thomas Skaria Anna Marie Schaefer Samantha Kate Wiseman

18 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CANDIDATES

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY Thesis: Therapeutic Landscapes for Academics APPLIED PHYSICS Kendra Rene Erdmann (In absentia) Suffering from Stress and Burnout in Arid Regions Shivakumar Surendranath Jared Lane Horsford Lindsey Shae Stokes Thesis: Moiré Effect Studies at Thermal Frequencies Victoria Ashley Vaughn Thesis: Approaches for Obtaining SITES v2 Kirstin Sue Wachter Water Credits in Playa Hydrologic Systems ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE of the Llano Estacado Region Matthew Donald Brothers Afsana Sharmin SPECIAL EDUCATION Thesis: Investigating the Relative Contribution Gwendolen N. Beyer (In absentia) of Charge Deposition in Organizing Charge John Todd Bigham MASTER OF MUSIC within a Thunderstorm Heather Sue Brooks Alexandria Jolene Herdt Chelsea Nichol Campbell Amy McDevitt Womack (In absentia) Thesis: A Multi-index Investigation of the Michelle Marie Candland Thesis: A Continuing Tradition: The Twenty-First Spatiotemporal Relationships between Heat Allison Lee Ceyanes Century North American Song Cycle and EMS Calls During the 2015 Pan American Stephanie Michelle Chambers Games in Toronto, Canada Sarah Rebeccah Chatfield MASTER OF Shelby Dalane Robertson Brenda J. Cheesman Thesis MUSIC EDUCATION : Intensification of Low-level Updraft in Robin Marie Cook Supercells Preceding Tornadogenesis Dena Michelle Decker Leonel Garza Lande Chadwick Dowell Jose Juarez Martinez BIOLOGY Reynaldo Lagasca Duran Lucas Ryan Meade (In absentia) Daniela Arenas-Viveros Leonardo Esquivel Catherine Leigh Olivier Thesis: Historical Biogeography of the Diversifica- Quynh Giao Thi Eubanks (In absentia) Thesis: Aesthetic Responses of North Americans tion in Akodon (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) Melissa Yvonne Gibson (In absentia) and South Americans to Tango Music Ranakul Islam Julianna Lynne Greenleaf (In absentia) Gregory Donald White Thesis: Influence of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) on Jessica Michelle Haarlow Prey Capture and Predator Avoidance Responses Shanna Christine Hamilton in the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis Christina Renee Johnson MASTER OF PUBLIC Shengjian Jiang ADMINISTRATION Kelly Marie Kilgus Thesis: Evidence of Exposure to Hypoxia and Lana Renee Krull-Gar Melina De Silva Matos Acidification in Otoliths of Atlantic Croaker Bridgette Arlene Luce from the Gulf of Mexico Jacqueline Kaye Malone Adrian N. McCune MASTER OF SCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY Eduardo Alejandro Mejia, Jr. Ashwini Challa Ashley Nicole Mobley ( ) In absentia AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED Thesis: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Lexi Lynn Percifield ECONOMICS Drought Acclimation Responses in C76-16 Leaf Kathryn Hughes Peterson Jennifer Leigh Crews (In absentia) (Arachis hypogaea L.) Marcela Quatrini Ximena Alejandra Paz Portal Poornasree Kumar Ashton Dorene Ramsey Thesis: The Effects of Quinoa’s Price Changes Thesis: MicroRNA Regulation of Gene Expression Leia Lyn Rauchbach ( ) In absentia in the Welfare of Bolivian Households Under Drought Stress Acclimation Response in Kimberly Renae Ross Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Roots Jill M. Smith AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS Bilkis Ara Mitu Melanie Lynne Teague Brandyl Julia Brooks Thesis: Identifying Post-translationally Modified Emian Williams Thesis: A Comparative Content Analysis of Proteins in Breast Cancer Cells for Investigating Candi Melissa Williams News Stories and Press Releases During the Mechanisms of Action of a Potential the 2015 Blue Bell Ice Cream Recall Anti-cancer Drug MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL Jenna Holt-Day Sanjana Sujal Shroff ENGINEERING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION James Robert Raveney (In absentia) Chanie Brooke Barker Nathaniel Buchanan Luker Thesis: Perceived Level of Preparation, Benefit of Eric Matthew Prochnow Forrest David Stovall MASTER OF FINE ARTS Coursework, and Teacher Efficacy of Program Completers in a Teacher Certification Program Sohel F. Vora Shaye Lynn Beasley (In absentia) Brett S. Wilson THEATRE ARTS Casey T. Jones Abigail Roberts Chowning Caroline Jane Davis ANIMAL SCIENCE Reese Garrett Thompson Jennifer L. Estes (In absentia) Bradley Keith Schniers Thesis: Effects of Iloprost on Embryo MASTER OF Development in vitro LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Joanna Agyapomaa Aduhene Amanda L Gunter (In absentia)

AUGUST 2017 19 GRADUATE CANDIDATES

CHEMICAL BIOLOGY FOOD SCIENCE HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL Kflom Yemane Gebreslasie Gabriela Alejandra Arteaga Arredondo MANAGEMENT Thesis: Small Molecule Metallo- ß-Lactamase Thesis: International Development and Capacity Sarah Jessica Diaz Inhibitors Building for the Implementation of Food Safety Lauren Brooke Finnell Regulations in Produce: A Focus on the Food Haley Lucas (In absentia) CHEMISTRY Safety Modernization Act Armando Paniagua Vigil HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND Thesis: Asymmetric Synthesis of Bis-indoles FORENSIC SCIENCE FAMILY STUDIES and Indole Derivatives Aided by Chiral Nicholas William Knowlton Cindy Martinez Garza Phosphoric Acid Ion Pairing Thesis: Foster Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Yu Zhang (In absentia) GEOGRAPHY and Their Relationships with Caregivers Thesis: Direct Exfoliation of Graphene in Michelle Grace Freyder Miriam Nicole Lieway Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids: Effect Thesis: The Effect of Recreational Boat Traffic Thesis: Set up for Success or Set up for Harm? of Chain Length and Cation Symmetry on the Distribution of Curly-Leaf Pondweed Untangling the Relationship between Sexist (Potamogeton crispus) in Manitowish Waters, Attitudes and Contemporary Norms of COMPUTER SCIENCE Wisconsin Femininity among College Women Tahrima Mustafa Floyd William Holder IV (In absentia) Thesis: Behavioural Authentication in Thesis: A Geographical Analysis of Western INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Virtual Reality Environments Texas College District Service Area Matthew Todd Weaver (In absentia) Maede Rayatidamavandi Neda Tavakoli GEOSCIENCES KINESIOLOGY Georgene Anne Aaroe John Devin Ashley (In absentia) DATA SCIENCE Thesis: Age and Tectonic Significance of Niobium- Thesis: The Effects of L-citrulline Supplementation Ishaan Bhandari Yttrium-Fluorine (NYF)-Pegmatites in the on Energetic Cost of Walking: An Age Comparison Shamar D. Bradley Tysfjord Region, Nordland, Norway Renee Lee O’Dell Rubie Jale Parcon Castillano Andres Javier Corredor Jose Gonzales Pineda (In absentia) Pradnya Harshawardhan Chahande Thesis: Seismic Investigation of the Upper Thesis: Effect of Compression Garments on Ratnam Dubey Mantle of Western South America Physical Activity Patterns and Perceived Mayuresh Manohar Indapurkar Attiya Olivia Darensburg Exertion in Trained Adults Seema Rani Kanuri Thesis: Global Mapping of 410 Km Upper Kunyu Li (In absentia) Mantle Boundary Using PP Precursor Waves MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Jingjing Liu Eric Tyler Friedman (In absentia) Taylor Suzanne Ballard Sayali Kashinath Mahajan Thesis: Comparing Siliciclastic Content of Ramp Timothy Ciochon Heath Titus McCasland to Rimmed Carbonate Slope Deposits During Natalie C. Johnson Naveen Krishna Murakonda Relative Sea Level Highstand Michelle Renee Luna Sai Goutham Natarajan Siyu Ji Ashley Lauren Newman Raymond Chidiebube Obidegwu Mahmoud Anis Gad Khalil Mahrous (In absentia) Dustin Ryan Perkins Miguel Fernando Papadopulos Thesis: Quantitative 3D Analysis for Natural Katelyn Nichole Pevehouse Conner Keith Phares Micro-Fracture in Woodford Shale, Southern Cydney Alexandra Schleiden Abdul Hannan Qazi Oklahoma, Using Non-Destructive Micro Stephanie T. Villarreal Rashmita Rout Computer Tomography Technique Sydney Erin Wenglein Partha Sarathi Satpathy Alden Richard Netto (In absentia) Mazie Danae Zielinski Gaurav Singh Thesis: Delineating the Ocean-continent Crustal Swathi Suresh Boundary in the Gulf of Mexico Using MATHEMATICS Raymond Everett Taylor Heat Flow Measurements Annabel Elizabeth Offer Meade (In absentia) Jorge Trevino, Jr. Angela Michelle Norman (In absentia) Joshua Evan Williams Thesis: The Provenance of Icelandic Volcanic MICROBIOLOGY Alexander Xavier Wohletz Sand: Significance of Black Sand Origin and Matthew David Romero Implications for Sampling Mars Regolith ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY Audrey Nicole Pattat (In absentia) NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES Melissa Ann Sandoz Thesis: Assessing Post-Miocene Tilting of the Gates Leander Malachi Anderson Thesis: Occurrence and Effects of Veterinary Southern High Plains Through Paleoslope Thesis: Incentivizing Lifestyle Modification Pharmaceuticals on West Texas Playa Wetlands Reconstructions of the Ogallala Formation to Reduce Disease Burden James Daniel Pike (In absentia) Alexandria Leigh Faubion FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Thesis: Cyclicty, Dune Migration, and Wind Suhadinie Sameera Gamage EDUCATION Velocity in Lower Permian Eolian Strata, Thesis: Improvement in Glycemic Control Kyley Elizabeth Brooks-Anderson Manitou Springs, CO in Different Age Groups of Mice Elizabeth Espino Tyler C. Roy (In absentia) Jennifer Ann Lopez (In absentia) Thesis: Conodont Fauna of the Excello Shale Sascha Rae Woodward (Middle Pennsylvanian), Midcontinent North America

20 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CANDIDATES

PHYSICS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Vishwajit Roy Reza Moulavi Ardakani ACCOUNTING Yao Tang (In absentia) Hadeel Mohammedzaki Zahid John Claude Williams (In absentia) Isaac Aguilera Randall Brock Woodrum Thesis: Structural, Vibrational and Thermal Kevin Patrick Amsler Thesis: Developing Lathing Parameters of PBX 9501 Properties of Some Type II Tin-based Clathrates Carsen Dean Bernard Kristal Joellyn Carmona PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE Caitlin Vantonia Cataldi MASTER OF SCIENCE IN James F. Grant Brittney Ann Ettenger MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Thesis: The Effect of Inoculum Density, Garrett Mason Glocar Management Practices, and Environmental Sarah Beth Hagan Hugo Alejandro Arenas Factors on the Development of Verticillium Sophia Marie Hardin Kafil Uddin Ahammed Chowdhury dahliae Kleb. on Cotton Madison Claire Harris Thesis: Dose to the Skin of Human Leg Model Prakash Parajuli James Michael Hendrix from Monoenergetic Beta Sources Uniformly Thesis: FTIR Microspectroscopy Study of Brooke Marie Henney Distributed on Soil with Surface Roughness Compositional Changes in Biological Samples Roshan Hingoranee Kevin J. Hill Jett Lee Johnson Jia-Yu Lin (In absentia) Thesis SPORT MANAGEMENT Trent William Jones (In absentia) : Combustion Properties of MgO Hannah Carroll Limmer Madeline Elsie Kana for UVA Emission Aby Charles-Aymeric Noel Mel Sabestine Okolie Nnorodim STATISTICS Andrew Ray Ortiz Ritwik Rakshit (In absentia) Thesis Yujia Pan John Morgan Pousson : Kinematic Design of an Anatomically- accurate Exoskeleton Knee Joint Li Sun (In absentia) Lauren Renner Indranil Sinha Yumin Xie Chelsi Renay Sandoval John Metzger Scott Thesis: Effect of Flow Instabilities on Oil WILDLIFE, AQUATIC, AND WILDLANDS Jake Ryan Tenner Displacement in Regular and SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT Daniel McFarland Walsh Irregular Porous Network Abdullah Ibrahim A Alsulaiman Thesis: Land Use/Land Cover Trends in 28 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MASTER OF SCIENCE IN Reservoirs of the Brazos River: A Preliminary CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Analysis Using NLCD Data (2001-2011) Sylvia Cristina de la Piedra Yanes Teja Adepu Danny Javier Perez Romero Thesis: Nesting Ecology and Home Range Sizes of Thesis: Kinetic Regime Determination and Metal Lesser Prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinc- Loading Effects in Methane Aromatization MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK tus) in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico: Sherif Mobolaji Azeez Relationships to Remotely-sensed Vegetation Chuan Liang Rebecca Olynda Baake Seasonality Patterns Momeneh Moradiafrapoli (In absentia) Morgan Christine Jennison ( ) Thesis In absentia : Experimental Study of the Snap-in PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE Thesis: Quantifying Zebra Mussel Impacts on Effect and Liquid Marble Deformation MASTER’S Harmful Algal Bloom Species in Texas Reservoirs Using Environmental DNA Surveys Mark David Johnson (In absentia) MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND Thesis: Detection and Analysis of Airborne ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Environmental DNA from Terrestrial Yousef Khaled Alsanie Kady Beth Gallagher Plant Communities Abed Hijab Y Hazmi Colton Dean Laws Santiago Miguel Novoa (In absentia) Thesis: Status and Long-Term Use of Artificial Thesis: Modeling and Design of a Wind Turbine Escape Dens by Swift Foxes in Northwest Texas System Coupled to a CV Transmission Seydou Jocelyn Toé Operating in the West Texas Region Thesis: Distribution of Golden Alga in the Maha Ambalangoda Palliyaguruge Neshadha Brazos River and Rio Grande Basins Perera

ZOOLOGY Luke A. Rankin (In absentia)

AUGUST 2017 21 CANDIDATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

The bachelor’s degree represents completion of a four-year course of college-level study and is the oldest academic degree awarded by American institutions of higher learning. Graduation with Honors is a distinction that is noted on diplomas and transcripts and receives special recognition at graduation ceremonies. Undergraduates who complete their work with a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or above are graduated Summa Cum Laude; 3.7 to 3.89, Magna Cum Laude; 3.5 to 3.69, Cum Laude. Those who graduate from the Honors College after acquiring 24 Honors credit hours graduate “with Honors.” Those who also complete an Honors thesis or project consisting of six additional hours graduate “with Highest Honors.”

Sarah Pettit ENGLISH Ryan David Sparr Michelle Nicole Berumen3 Aubrey Leigh Warren Jordan Rae Gaddis Sarah Elizabeth Whitson3 Alexis Celeste Green BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Cassandra Rae Guajardo1 PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCE AGRIBUSINESS Jeffrey Jackson Hicks Michael Alan Barton Jamesia Jackson 2 Ashley Taylor Jones Cari Ellen Hendryx Brady Clois Sharp1 Crockett Carter Speer Cole Howard Herbort Elaine Michelle Tveit1 Joshua Kail Vaughan Christina Rene White AGRICULTURAL AND 2nd Major: History Seth Andrew Wood APPLIED ECONOMICS Justin Riley Brown GEOGRAPHY Dalton Wayne Cooper4 Zachary Alban Coomes1, 4 James Adair Elliott, Jr. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Tomica Gawlik Gabriel Stevenson Gumm Maria Lourdes Leon2 Blake Andrew Liss Austin James Harlan Emily Khanhlinh Nguyen Chimaobim Eric Oniya Graham Hampton Lavine Miles Casey Nicholson Elizabeth Lynn Maker Omar Rebollar GEOSCIENCES Kolt Sterling Moreland Jeremiah J. Suwuh Zachary Ryan Lindberg Cody Martin Morgan James Austin Taylor GLOBAL STUDIES 2nd Degree: General Business Dianze Wu Cole Wesley Adams2 Justin Lane Ogle Antonio Zubia Olivia Laraine Arreola Zachary Ramsey Simonds Wilson Robert Sims Colton James Boerjan Keane Riley Stokes Edwin Leonardo Gonzalez Ashley Anne Thiel Samantha N. Gonzalez Justin Cole Vaughn Hunter Cordes Thomas AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS BACHELOR OF ARTS HISTORY Macy Rae Fangman2 Diego Ricardo Carlos Blair Eden McCowen2 ANTHROPOLOGY Nicolette Paige Carver Jeremy Samuel Anderson Austin Michael Cote ANIMAL SCIENCE McKenna Elizabeth Coats 2nd Major: Political Science Ninfa Alejandra Beltran Ashley Breann Jones David Andrew Ernst Jess Nathan Carney Ferryn Mikayle Lynne Sarah Peterson Fish Harlee Elizabeth Cogdell3 2nd Major: Psychology Brian Aaron Cooperman BIOCHEMISTRY Samuel Miller Fox William Rutledge Johnston Reyanne Mae Doctolero Jimenez Luke Christian Heitshusen David Chance Kelley Kevin Patrick Long ECONOMICS Cynthia Ivette Martinez Cierra Rae Provan Christopher David Albores Lauren Nicole Massey Logan Mills Robb Garrett Thomas Clabaugh Zane Collin Mauney Zane Evin Webster Alexis Nicole Belen Coker Lisette Elisa Ortega Bradley Joseph Wright Christian Duarte3 Spencer Cade Simpson INTERDISCIPLINARY AGRICULTURE Francis Patrick Goode Raygan Cole Webb3 Juan Carlos Leal Patrick Joseph Byrne Caldwell Abbott Lilley LANGUAGES AND CULTURES Bradley Ellis Honeycutt Christine Chang Mahana Katherine Elizabeth Defore Kyle Ross Howard 2nd Major: Political Science Robert Stephen Hudgens Chukwuemeka Nnamdi Nwogbo MATHEMATICS Jonathan Chase Nieman Richard Jay Rannabargar Robert Joseph Esquivel Riley Brandon Smith Wesley Bryan Sparks 2nd Major: Political Science Atishaya Shanu Srivastav Marissa Gutierrez NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Muhammad Mubashir Subhani3,4 Osvaldo Moreno Dominik Mathew Chilleri 2nd Major: Political Science Phillip Dean Pipkin Stephen J. Kielius Austin Cole Wiley Victoria Adeline Renfroe Mark Warren Nall 2nd Major: Mathematics

1 2 3 4 5 22 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude With Honors With Highest Honors UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES

Anish Prakash Tendolkar TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Mackenzie John Ewart1 Desi Ann Toupin Kayla Elizabeth Boyett Cassidy Drew Goldbloom Ashley Diane Leal Derek Maurice High PHILOSOPHY Kingsley Kwabena Kessie, Jr. Eric Grimes Sullivan Evonne Ebere Ginigeme3 Meredith Lavina Killian Joshua Taylor Wise Brian Romero3,4 Alyssa May Krafsur4 Jason Lee Woody Mackenzie Layne Kroll 2nd Major: Political Science BACHELOR OF Jordan Nichole May5 GENERAL STUDIES Justin Cedric Montalbo POLITICAL SCIENCE Catarina A. Pizana Abby Christina Austin Jacob Morgan Acosta Christopher Floyd Reitmeyer Joshua Ibitamuno Benstowe Klark Michael Ashmore Sarah Jean Scott Austin Rayne Pace Baylen Thomas Brown Kelsey Rebecca Sprinkles3 Jessica Reine Peisen3 Elizabeth Fintry Burton Reed Alexander Stansbury 2nd Major: Sociology Cavanaugh Phil Castilleja Megan Evelyn Stout Sara Elisabeth Ratliff Mary Elizabeth Dysinger Bianca Marie Tagle Brittney R. Smith Brittney Ann Etie Amanda Brooke Voigtel Raquel Alexandra Sorola James Alan Fischer Kristina DeNay Watson3 Kelli Elizabeth Warren Grant Alexander Glendening Matthew Braden Wersonske3 Lydia L. Gonzalez PSYCHOLOGY Lessie Jean Harrison CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Jesse Alexander Aguayo Justin Lee Hastings Maria del Mar Gracia Hernandez2 Christopher Lee Best Jesika Lashea Hawkins Luis Alejandro Salcido Holguin3 John Collier Campbell Benjamin W. Hayden Darien Christopher Wells Stacey Contreras Chad Fredrick Huff Miranda Elizabeth Crow3,4 Mondrae Donnell Ingram CHEMISTRY Sean Kelly Davis Patricia Jordan Karn Ark 3 Angela Michelle Deloera Kelly Anne Kaska Brandon Thomas Watson2 Breanna Noel Dickey3 Makenna Lorraine Kilfoyle 3,4 Heriberto Fuentes Maxwell Chance Lowrance ECONOMICS Valarie Brooke Gawron1 Elizabeth Marie Martinez Sung Woo Park Milad Ghalehei Robert E. McCall Ian Anthony Woodruff Adam Jackson Guay Erin E. McDade GEOSCIENCES Griffin Michael Johnson Grace Ellen McGinnis Kathleen Nicole Kelley3 Derek Montgomery Eric Austin Anderson 3 Stan Terrelle King3 Taylor Mckinley Nolan Aaron Eugene Ausmus Matthew Manuel Ordones Bethelhem Worku Legesse Marshall Harrison Baker Kelsey Jordan Pryor Krista Rene Marquez Casey Lee Blakemore Matthew James Recek Leslie Frances Moseley Richard Rowland Bloomer Kara Michelle Reinecke Angelica Margarita Ramirez Zachery Ladd Byars Clint Louis Riddle Angelica Breanne Rivas Stephen Scott Davis William P. Russell Ramon Jay Saenz Ethan George Deshaies Nathan Edward Salois Quashane R. Salmond Andres Fernandez-Canel Jared David Skopik Benjamin Allen Grunau Victoria Renee Skillings Breanne Elizabeth Snyder Bradley Shon Harkrider Quincee Starr Smires Dalus Alldon Starns Christopher Allen Hilmes Justin Edward Thetford Samuel Michael Stout3 Zachary John Huseth Ashley Christine Villalva 2nd Degree: Kinesiology Amer Nassri SOCIOLOGY Ashley Renee Waznik Katie Jo Pevehouse2 Tenisha Roshea Woodard Joshua Quinn Anderson Ryan Rutaivilavan Jonathan Cole Tankersley Briana Irene Bohac James Michael Vasquez Hayley May Boydston BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Chelsea Denae De Leon KINESIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY Jenna Margaret Gangl Kerryian Kisean Allen Ahmed Gamal Metwally Caitlin Rebekah Hullum Kayla Renea Andrews 2 3 Paul Daniel Lukeman Evan Jamal Van Aalst Aaron Christopher Bischof Julian Brian McKinney BIOLOGY Andrea Elizabeth Blair Natasha Ayeisha Nesbeth-Aririguzo Ryder Lee Bounds Nicolette Osaze Aghedo Kyle Richard Niederkorn Erin Kate Burgeson Stephanie Efiong Akwaowo Roman Christian Padilla Mckenzie Alissa Carmack Octavio Angel Tanner Louis Case Austin Wade Aylor SPANISH Callie Marie Eagan2 1 Murielle Lydwine Boum Ndimal Jakob Tollak Arstein Caden Scott Eckert Edward Anthony Caldera III Gustavo Alonso Caceres Chidi Rodney Ekeke Rheaa Morgan Cypert 2nd Degree: Kinesiology Cole Frizzell 2nd Major: Chemistry Fernando Moncada, Jr. Victoria Nicole Garza Douglas Michael Dalke Cristina Alejandra Viramontes Cruz-Edwin Hernandez Heidi Renee Dennler Mason Trent Holley Brittany Lynn Dowdell Justin John Howells Ellis Kyle Ebow Amara Heather Hull Ashley Nichole Edling

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Johann Kobus Kurfurst GENERAL BUSINESS Carter John Latimer Chase Ray Andrews Marcello A. Mack Hugo Cesar Dojas Emily Ann McBryde Noah Hearn Steven Ray Miranda Forrest James Warren Diana Gabriela Olivas BACHELOR OF BUSINESS Charles Owusu-Appiah ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2,4 Kaitlin Anne Pate Alexander James Buslawski Victor Xavier Prieto ACCOUNTING Veronica Guadalupe Ramos Ryan Matthew Adams INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3 Joshua Jordan Raymond Isaac Aguilera Caleb John Hare 1 Christopher Caleb Reed Kevin Patrick Amsler Victoria Hinneburg Paul Alec Ruland David Babatope Brandon William Maxwell2 Gregorio Esi Salinas Cameron Malik Batson3 2nd Major: Management Danielle Leigh Salinsky Carsen Dean Bernard2 Jonah Ray Sell Jaden Raylee Binford MANAGEMENT 4 Susan Elizabeth Summerville James Joseph Brush Shae Nicole Bailey 2 Lee Mariah Valdivia Kristal Joellyn Carmona Madeline Grace Bowman 2,4 Matthew Carlos Vasquez Caitlin Antonia Cataldi Randall Layne Bynum 3 2 Adam Zachary Villa Brittney Ann Ettenger 3 2,4 Elizabeth Marie Campo Jonathan Taylor Wych Sophia Marie Hardin 2nd Major: Accounting 1 Caleb Charles Young Madison Claire Harris Mareya Lynn Cavazos Saphara Renesa Zavala Collin Brooks Heidenheimer William Taylor Dawson James Michael Hendrix3 Emily Allyson Dodd MATHEMATICS Brooke M. Henney2,4 Jennifer Lynn Eichenberg Chase Kendall Martin4 Roshan Hingoranee Hayden Carter Farrell2 Huy Phuoc Pham2 Jett Lee Johnson Rowdy Daren Fenwick Vu Hoang Nguyen Phan1 Madeline Elsie Kana3 Lauren Nicole Gannon Anthony Dwain Lyons 2nd Major: Computer Science Matthew Shane Goudie 3 Victoria Andrea Magana Andrew Paul Smith William Douglas Hammond Kimberlyn Mary McCoy Ashley Danielle Hernandez MICROBIOLOGY Chase Levi McMellian3 Cally Elizabeth Karl Kelsey D’lynn Collard 2nd Major: Finance Chelsie Brooke McElwee Chrissy Ann-Marie Morris1 Payton Dawn McNabb PHYSICS Kylie Michelle Naughton1,4 Tanner Ray Merritt2 Alexander Lashon Cardona Katy Lynn Nolen Mikaela Ree Mitcham Woody Lee Woodall Amos Jon Nugent 2 2 Alex M. Nelson Andrew Ray Ortiz 3 SPORT MANAGEMENT Dalton Christopher Pipkin Ashton Elizabeth Overbeck Jonathan Linn Barnes John Pousson3 Damaris Avigail Ramos-Olivera Matthew Simon Carrillo Jennifer C. Ramirez Zachary Dean Richards Tyler Allen Caudle Lauren Renee’ Renner Andrew Kyle Roberson Andrew Thomas Crean Jezenya Lyzette Renteria3 Shelbie Alexandra Shed Hunter Zane Eagle Hunter Joseph Rittimann3 Lashell Allison Standifer Francisco Rene Garcia Ibarra John Metzger Scott3,4 Jared Robert Steele Michael David Landrum 2nd Major: Management Information Systems Tanner Lee Stewart Jazmine Jeane McGrew Warren Boyd Shepherd Aaron Michael Thompson Daniel Jose Michieli James Alton Stanford II Christiana Marie Walden Marcus Allen Milstead Kaylee Rae Stockton Cody Robert Wilkerson D’Andre Jamaal Moorefield Jake Ryan Tenner 2nd Major: Marketing Joshua Hogan Moss Bradley Michael Veselka MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Carson Adrian Phills Daniel McFarland Walsh Ivan Noe Sanchez Alexandria Elizabeth Whitworth3 Kade Bryant Anderson Gino Jared Saucedo3 Danielle Zamora-Younker Niklas J.S. Anderson Shane Lewis Sharp, II Riley Cole Barrett Taylor Shea Siebenthall ENERGY COMMERCE Edward Alexander Broussard Samantha R. Stokes3 Adam Michael Lorente Robert Alexander Gonzalez-Marin Jack William Trischett Jacob Thomas Parker Cameron William Waites FINANCE Maxime Francois Uncovsky Travis Allen Wendt Robert Ryan Grey3 Craig Michael Grossman MARKETING Cameron Michael Lambo Sydni Nicol Bednarz BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Jacob Edward Mason John Russell Bennett INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS William Cameron McAllister 2nd Major: Management Harlan Himes Burk Connor Neal Milton Collin Hunter Beshear Luke Garrett Euresti Chase Mitchell John Paul Boudreaux Alfredo Hernandez Kent Cullum Morgan 2nd Major: Management Tanner Daniel Hodge William Hodge Patrick Sydney Hannah Brell Aaron Anthony Ipser Stephen Latimer Schlenker Canyon Reid Brock Aubrey Xavier Liptak Samuel Sha Stephens Zachary Augustus Casberg Carter William Seidel Tyler Bee Sturdivant3 Kaitlin Aline Deady 2nd Major: Management

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Kade Marshall DeArmond Dania Michelle Dominguez1 Tori L. Ruiz1 Courtney Sillay Ensch Norma I. Dominguez3 Rebekah L. Saiz2 2nd Major: Management Mariah Ashley Esposito Itzel Saltibus Garrett Mateo Garcia Stephanie Amber Eubank2 Heidy Milene Santiago Perez2 Christopher Thomas Goosen Cindy Feliciano3 Rachel Ann Schekman2 2nd Major: Management Cheyenne Nicole Fenner Steven James Schmauss3 Grant Alan Grazier Claudia Veronica Flores1 Carla Maria Schriver1 Thomas James Hallford Teresa Maribel Galvan3 Allison Denise Scott3 1 Lane Austin Hoeller Ereca Garcia Alexandria Kay Shoots1 2 Jordan Caleb Hoffman Marisol Garcia-Undiano Toshiba Iesha Simpson1 2 Brandon Mckenzie Hughes Ariana A. Garza Heather Nicole Singsaas1 Megan Elizabeth Johnson Michael Garza Sandra D. Smith Kash Allen Knutson3 Alyson Nicole Giacalone Iris Sosa1 2 Hannah Marie Kohlschmidt Meagan Richelle Gilland Edith Tavera1 2 Travis Emerson Martin Andrea Rose Gomez Nicole Taylor3 2 2nd Major: Management Denise Gomez Tameka Shan-Tae Thomas2 2 Monica Gomez 1 Janayia McGrew Ana Laura Tinoco Rivera Edith V. Gonzalez 1 2nd Major: Management Carmen Christina Uribe Ashley R. Green2 Kathryn Marie Penshorn Alejandra Elizabeth Vazquez Madolyn Elaine Greene Courtney Marie Weatherman3 Fabio Andres Pinzon Sandino 2 Britny L. Greer Sherilyn Beth West1 Dylan Anderson Quinn 2 Alexis Thomson Guerra Nicole Siane White1 Patrick Joseph Ricci IV 3 Rachel Marie Gutierrez Susan Marie Wimberly1 Shelby Lynn Robertson Kari B. Haferkamp1 Christina J. Wolf1 2nd Major: Management Carolyn Ann Hamilton3 Debbie Leanne Wright Gerardo Garcia Rubio Alma Lericia Hannah2 Jennifer Alejandra Yang Richard Danny Sammak Katarina Lorraine Hastings Arthur Pahcheka Ybarra2 2nd Major: Management Cherry Lynn Hoagland Arianna Elyse Sandoval Gwendolyn Sue Hodge Bryan Louis Shanklin Kara Elizabeth Howell1 Elliot Meyerson Sheridan1 Raeann Nicole Hutchison3 Peyton Boland Spooner Erick Renard Jemerson 2nd Major: Management Dabrenna Fayevonne Johnson2 Gregory Patrick Strake Guillermina M. Johnson Kathryn Elizabeth Taylor Danielle Lynn Kelly1 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Eduardo Tenorio-Parra Lacey Jae Lassetter Payge Taylor Torres Carley Dale Latta CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Erika Ann LeCates1 Christopher Allen Garland SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Holly Marie Lee1 Stephanie J. Lim Deana Simone Brown Catherine Lurline Lewelling Dylan Robert Moore Cole Matthew Carper Barbara Marigny Lewis3 Tyson Chase Rater Patricia Ann Lockhart Angel I. Rodriguez Shannon Rae Lopez3 Angela Rose Petra Martinez3 CIVIL ENGINEERING Emily Sue Martinez2 Augustine Agyeman Appiah Melanie Janette Martinez1 Eric Joe Fawaz Madeline Elise McLemore Joshy Johnson George BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Marla Elena McNew1 Philip Gray McLeod Shawna Joyce Meeks1 Tanner William Pletcher MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Krystle Ann Miller3 Richard C. Smith Caitlin Diane Alexander2 Brianna Rachelle Miracle2 Anthony J. Arguello2 Tania Lizeth Molina1 COMPUTER ENGINEERING Elizabeth Avellandeda2 Alma Gabriela Morales1 Erica La’Juan Brooks Veronica Ann Baethge1 Amanda Dawn Morales2 Ben Joshua Miculob Jennifer Ferro Bahamon3 Ivette Moreno3 Melvin Cleo Powell3 Lanna L. Barnhart1 Hugo Sabino Munoz3 Brigette Marie Buckel Rosio Nino2 COMPUTER SCIENCE Erin Burke1 Wendy D. Norman1 Christopher James Marler Rilee Dunn Burtchell Johanna Ornelas3 Ama Nam Ott Brittany Anne Campa3 Iliana Marleth Ortega3 Adrian Palmerola Magdalena Marie Carmona2 Elisa Marie Pacheco Brice Taylor Petty Arely Darani Cermeño1 Melissa S. Pactanac2 Vu Hoang Nguyen Phan1 Claudia Daniela Cerrato1 Giselle Marie Paulsen3 Aaron M. Trusty1, 4 Carley Lauren Cherry Adriana Pérez2 2 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Fredy Aaron Cisneros3 Sarai Resendez Kaleen Danielle Colvin3 Megan Destiny Rivera1 Trenton C. Elrod Meagan Kay Cook Patricia Rivera1 Richard Tyler Hancock Tiffany Lynn Robinson2 Shirlene Renee Davis ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Eman Rady Deais2 Juan Rodriguez2 Kriston Natasha DeShazo2 Mayra Lorena Rodriguez Caleb Idawarifagha Atemie Lauren Chelsea Dixon3 Rosa Maria Rodriguez Daniel Erik Ayala

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Dexter James Berend Amy Lynn Brock2 Michael Christopher Falcon3 Larryn Danae Brooks Henry John Gaus III Elizabeth Ann Burks John Phillip Hayes Christopher S. Caldwell Mohd Iskandar Faris Lok Bin Irfan Luis Alberto Casares Kyle Dean Jennings BACHELOR OF Kelly Nicole Chambers Aaron Joel Kite INTERIOR DESIGN Jessica Lauren Dowse Christopher Lee Koslosky Amanda Jean Garza Joshua Patrick Macfie3 Catherine Conrad Blake Alan Grant3 Alexi Marie McCallick Patricia Jeanett Gonzalez Salas Heath Alec Haigood James Louis Moreno, Jr. John Phillip Hamilton, Jr.3 Nnamdi Ejike Nwankwo BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Payton Shelby Hendrix Kenneth Alan Peters Hannah Christian Henriksen Samuel Anthony Rodriguez APPAREL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING Lauren F. Hickey Cayce Deane Atwood Isaiah Lawson ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Sara Elizabeth Blackwell Adam Charles Legler James Robert Raveney Victoria Morgan Duran3 Maria Natalia Lopez Donaciano Guerra, V Krista Rene Marquez INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Sarah Noelle Lawrence Elroy Kareem McBride Tracy Ifeoma Nwalie Tugce Massey2 Kelsey Reagan McKay John Zhang Erin Roberta McBride3 Kelsey Paulette Munoz Nakota Michelle Raines Amani Saeeda Nesmith MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Katy Madalyn Stauffer Rebekah Faith O’Brien3 Elonte Cristar Allen Onaye Alexandra Parker Daniel Arturo Alvarado COMMUNITY, FAMILY, AND Chelsea Lynn Profitt2 Ikenna Chukwudi J. Amaliri ADDICTION SCIENCES Mercedes Mariah Rangel Stephen Timothy Brach Chandler Hansen Barnett Michael Anthony Samuels Barton Reese Courtney Phillip Tayler Daigre Helen Berhane Shiker Jason Scott Darholt Michael Aaron Daniels Sheridan Rae Shipley Joshua Alan Dorsey Alyssa Marie Goldstein Haley Lynn Smith3 Brandon Douglas Dudley Amber Marie Hemphill Richard Devon Thomas Ryan Wayne Evans Grant Nelson Williams2 Farhiya Mohammed Yusuf Abel Ewere Dara Faye Wise3 NUTRITION Abanoub Nabil Fahmy HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND 3 Jackie T. Grergory Danielle Lina Beaudoin Hayley Elizabeth Brock Robert Kainoa Grigsby FAMILY STUDIES 3 Blake Jerrod Brockman Kenneth Joe Helton III Tiffani Nicole Anderson 3 Hunter Paige Deming Kyle Benjamin Humphrey 4 Hannah Danielle Brown Kendra Shanice Smith Tiery Valdes Kamdem Fotso Hannah Michele Collins Jaycie Nicole Willer Talor D. Nunez Kristin Lee Collins 3 3 Haleigh Amber Coston-Riza Avery Ashton Rains NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES AND DIETETICS Blake Layne Randolph Kayli Noel Curda Amanda Lenee Edwards Rachel Rennie Brown Forrest Clark Rankin Amanda Michelle Fancher 2nd Degree: Music Anthony Bruce Sayas Grayce Hallie Garrison D’laine Donnell Michael John Sievers Justine Marie Gonzalez Daniel Edward Talley RESTAURANT, HOTEL, AND Jordan Baylee Graves Cody Allen Whipple Rebekah Nicole Guzman INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT Luciana Marina Zucconi Ashley Hernandez Arman Abbassi Paul James Andress PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Dustin A Hernandez Breonda Ricole Hinojos Kelsey Lynn Carpenter Asse Olivia Lauraine Aneye3 Caitlin Marie Jones Ryan Romero Catano Jose Carlos Barba Franco Jordin Elizabeth Newman2 Madison Elaine Fare George Henry Cassidy III Shevon Ambang Ngwanah Hunter R. Griffin Tommy Cui Bonnie Kate Olson Kerri Ann Laginess Brittany Nicole Pacheco Faith Nicole Lewis Marissa Sorola Megan Raye Loudermilk Haylie Lindsey Torres Chelsey Shea Means Danielle Nicole Tresslar Gareth Michael Noel Jessica Lee Veillon Yash Kirti Patel Fernanda Melissa Villar Michael Philip Rawls Naomi Elizabeth Snider1 BACHELOR OF ARTS Yasman Pierra Weaver Taylor Lynn Wilkins Ethan Wilson HONORS ARTS AND LETTERS HUMAN SCIENCES RETAIL MANAGEMENT Karla Reyes5 Paige YaDawn Abney Lexi Rae Bader Kaitlin Danielle Baker Kaitlyn Elizabeth Evans Zachary Bergenholtz3 Alicia Elizabeth Hinze Amber Nicole Blamey Sarah Sharman Muller Kylie Rene Bredemeier Alyssa Lauren Taft

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PUBLIC RELATIONS Hector Eduardo Lafuente William Austin Aldama Jade Elizabeth Liebman Danny Paul Antoine II Velia Elizabeth Mendoza Mackenzie Lee Belz Blaine Thomas Mitchell Daisy Clementine Bernet Timothy Killian Moore 2 BACHELOR OF ARTS Alexandra Lee Hansen Shannon Michelle Oleson Kaden Michail Harper Raul Antonio Perez ADVERTISING Holley Elizabeth Jacobson3 Turner Julian Sparks 1 Austin Jonathan Adams Kerri Jeanine Kirkpatrick Ashley Marie Sursely Lauren Lee Canale Valerie Tani Lauderdale Bailey Elaine Wuthrich Taylor Jake Elkins Chelcye Bryjon Matticks WIND ENERGY Andrew Patrick Harper James Michael McIlwain Zachary Alexander Barnes Jacob Nathan Head Margaret Rose Mullins Bryson Cole Beatty Alen Jacob Justin Ray Palacios Melanie Rose Martin Morgan Rose Perkins Gary Michael Bunch Megan Tyler Russell Savannah Paige Peterson Tucker Berry Eagle Alyssa Rene Shaw William John Frame Sydney Cherie Spiegel 3 Brandi Sara Smith Caleb Timothy Lawson 3 COMMUNICATION STUDIES Hailey Ann Willingham Jaudat Ahmed Mumtaz Riley Elizabeth Arrott Victor Manuel Ovalle Jr. Bryan James Bott Jeremy Ross Overby Kylie J’Nae Boyd2 Steven Zachary Precopia TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Zackery Tyler Renshaw Asher Christine Dalgleish TM Robert L. Eschenburg IV University Programs Andres Rico Julia Jordan Greene2 Christian Alexander Wharton Mason Charles Hicks BACHELOR OF ARTS Jose Luis Melendez Madissen Brielle Seale UNIVERSITY STUDIES Emily Caroline Wiley Kesley Loy Agan2 Julia Marget Wilkerson Alexis Kate Baker1 ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND Jade Marie Cabrero Mackenzie Lewis Cary BACHELOR OF ARTS COMMUNICATIONS Tory Michael Duda Kinsey Elizabeth Akins Jacob Wayne Duffee DANCE Nathan Andrew Bell Anthony Jacob Flores Kathryn Lea Parker Mitchell A. Boullt Courtney Anne Gerig Thomas William Briggs Jonathan J. Gill2 MUSIC Taylor Aaron Dees Stormi Ra’Celle Harvey-Riedel Alec Lee Williams2 Joshua William Engard Amanda Kaye Henderson2 Cody Alexander England Marquisha Monét Jeng THEATRE ARTS Nicholas Scott Goodfellow Malik Dupree Jenkins Brittainee’ Tra’Shon Francóis-Hearne Max Douglas Herber Victoria Jane Johs Molly McDowell Jamison Kimberly Renee Jozwiak Timothy Duane Koerner Kagan Rae Massey BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Jamie Lynn Lassiter Silvia Ivette Nuñez Robert Montes Emor Ann Osborn3 ART Ryan David Ordmandy2 Josue Renteria Lindsey Nicole Gomez Andrea Mary Pletcher Travis Alton Rhodes Brayden Nicholas Hurley Carlos Joel Rojas Andrew Justin Ruffin Ashlea Sarepta McCleskey Karson Brianne Scharold Vincent Allen Shoup LeRon Lee Wilson Ciara Christine Stamper Mandy BreAnn Smith Desiree Alyssa Trevino Angelica Honesto Tarango THEATRE ARTS Evan J. Wilson Matthew Maguire Temple Alexis Jordan Qaiyyim JOURNALISM Cooper Alec Turner Kyle Anthony Williams Alexis Nicole Urquhart Kristen Jo Barton Gabriel Valles Kodichi Kimberly Lawrence BACHELOR OF MUSIC Brice Elliott Paterik BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Desiray Correa MEDIA STRATEGIES Grant Alexander Easdon Ariel Raquel Enchinton UNIVERSITY STUDIES Ashley Lynn Piatkowski Jacob Abraham Kline Luis Casares Jennie Eujin Sung Ryan Michael Kravik Barrett Duncan Avery Elyse Turner2 Nicholas Martin Majka Kyle M. Eggemeyer Christa Nichole White3 Matthew Ric Martinez Chase Philip Eubanks Thomas Cronin McCarthy Deana Leigh Fleming Alyssa Caitlin McCoy3 Grant Matthew Greenblum Jordan Ryan Vines Jonathan Hernandez Brenda Alejandra Wallace Andrew Dale Keaton Gwendolyn Nichole Wright Harrison Robert King Matthew F. Young

1Summa Cum Laude 2Magna Cum Laude 3Cum Laude 4With Honors 5With Highest Honors AUGUST 2017 27 COLLEGE BANNERS

he banners displayed at Texas for use in the May 2005 represent the primary roles of the college Tech University commencement graduation. Dr. Marvin as a unit dedicated to preparing teachers ceremonies are patterned on Cepica, former dean and furthering educational scholarship, Tmilitary, political, and trade guild insig- of the college, devel- leadership, and service. The Double T nia that date back to the Middle Ages oped the design with logo appears at the bottom of the banner. and beyond. Known as gonfalons, they approval and input from most closely resemble the flags created the College Marketing The Jerry S. Rawls College of Busi- by Italian city states before and during Committee. The back- ness banner was designed through a the Renaissance. The Texas Tech Univer- ground color, maize, collaborative effort of sity flags were individually designed to was established by the the staff in the college’s display symbols and colors that represent Intercollegiate Code to Undergraduate Services the areas of interest of each unit. represent the agricultural disciplines. Center. The background The design, with a map of the continent color of the banner is The Faculty Banner displays the univer- of North America, reflects the global drab. The central image sity colors, red with black, and features scope of modern agriculture and natural on the banner is a map the university seal encircled by the words resources management. of the world centered on “Seal of Texas Tech University.” The seal Lubbock with the Texas The dimensions and proportions of was designed by William Ward Watkin, Tech University Double the College of Architecture banner are the original campus master T symbol rising from a based on the Golden planner, in 1924. The focal point in the South Plains. Below are Ratio creating the shield is a black escutcheon the words “Excellence in a Global Mar- Golden Rectangle, quartered by a red cross, ket.” The banner symbolizes the impact within which is the loga- on which are arrayed 10 of globalization in the modern business rithmic Golden Spiral. cotton bolls, symbolic of environment. the importance of cotton to The ancient Greeks West Texas and represent- recognized these geom- The College of Arts & Sciences banner ing Lubbock County and etries as significant and was redesigned in 2014 the nine surrounding cot- aesthetically pleasing, by Randy Lacy, unit ton-producing counties. These symbols and architects from Vit- coordinator in the col- also reflect one of the original missions ruvius to Corbusier have used these pro- lege. Crafted with classi- of Texas Technological College: “To proportions as a means of design. The blue cal typography and bold vide students with a thorough education diagonal lines represent the architectural lines, the banner replaces in textiles and technical engineering.” diagram, while the blue-violet fabric, the previous college seal The shield features emblems that evoke the designated color for Architecture, is with the famous Double the university, community, state and woven in a chevron pattern represent- T logo. The red and black nation. In the upper-right quadrant, a ing the complexity of digital design and colors appropriately book symbolizes religion and academic fabrication. The banner was designed by represent the largest and traditions. A star in the upper-left corner David Isern and Simon Alvarez, gradu- most diverse college in the university. stands for the Lone Star State of Texas. In ates of the College. the lower left a key represents home, and The Graduate School banner is blue. The blue background color of the Col- in the lower right the lamp of knowl- Imposed on this background is a white lege of Education banner reflects the edge indicates the primary mission of circle within a light blue one. These light blue color designat- Texas Tech University: “To develop and circles contain the image of a golden ed for education by the advance knowledge.” Above the shield, open book and a burning lamp. The Intercollegiate Code and an eagle, the national bird of the United open book symbol- is also seen in the velvet States, spreads its wings. Mindful of the izes knowledge and the border of education mas- claims of all these constituencies, the lamp represents a light ter’s and doctoral hoods faculty of the university create, transmit, by which to study. The and doctoral gowns. The and preserve knowledge. banner was designed by upper area of the banner the late Associate Dean The College of Agricultural Sciences & carries a school building Thomas Langford and Natural Resources was one of the four encircled by the words Ms. Beth Cain, who was founding schools of the university in “College of Education” a Graduate School staff 1924. The college banner was redesigned and “Scholarship, Leadership, Service” to member and artist for many years.

28 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY The banner of the Edward E. Whitacre served by the college in of the banner features Jr. College of Engineering features the its mission to improve the words “College of seal of the college set on a field of orange, and enhance human Visual & Performing the academic color for lives through teaching, Arts” in silver, linked by a engineering. The seal of research, and outreach. dynamic red ampersand the college, inspired by a The image of the globe representing the merging 2009 design by chemi- represents the goal of of three departments into cal engineering student not only serving the the college. Centered in Unwana Essien, is lives of those in the the banner is the college’s encircled with a border local community, but original award-winning of red, white, and black, also connecting with the global com- logo designed by the Price Group in symbolizing the spirit of munity. 2002, the same year the college was Texas Tech University founded. The logo is a circle divided into and the Red Raiders. The College of Media & Communica- three sectors, each representing one of The two stars represent the ethical duty tion banner illustrates waves of informa- the three units of the college: a blue eye of engineers to themselves and society. tion emanating from a single point—one for the School of Art, a red lyre for the The four symbols in the center of the seal voice heard by many. School of Music, and a golden spotlight stand for the foundations of engineering: The banner is white for the School of Theatre and Dance. • The light bulb, surrounded by a ribbon with a crimson back- All three artistic icons are encased by a and questions, represents the inspiration ground framing waves circular banner which reads: “Texas Tech of engineers to answer questions and of information reaching University.” The shape of the banner was solve problems. the public. Crimson is selected through a student competition, • The square and globe represent the the color assigned by and the banner was made by personnel engineer’s work as building blocks for the Intercollegiate Code in the Costume Shop of the Department the world. to journalism, the com- of Theatre and Dance. • The hammer and screwdriver represent mon core subject area the practical application of the engineer’s of the college. The white The symbols on the Texas Tech Uni- work. field represents honesty, decency, and versity Libraries’ banner reinforce the • The atomic figure surrounding the bea- purity. Beneath the crimson is the name idea that the Library is the center of ker represents the confluence of math, of the college. knowledge on campus. As such, it is the science, and technology in the mind of guardian and giver of knowledge and The banner for University Programs the engineer. information. The key exhibits the colors of Texas Tech with a in the foreground of The Honors College banner features red background trimmed in black. The the banner symbol- a sky blue field onto which is placed a focus of the banner is the silhouette of izes the Libraries’ role silhouette of one of the the Administration as guardian and safe Administration Building Building’s bell tower, keeper of all ideas. bell towers in dark blue. which is an iconic sym- In the not too distant Superimposed on the sil- bol of Texas Tech. Just past, knowledge was houette is the Honors Col- as the university is com- considered sacred or lege emblem in gold: an prised of many parts, something that was open book that transforms University Programs best kept locked away, thus the symbol- into a bird taking flight. integrates multiple ism of the key. The flames symbolize the This symbol represents programs from colleges Libraries’ other and equally important how learning stimulates across the university. role as the giver of knowledge, providing human creativity. At the The traditional Double access to wisdom. For centuries, the use bottom of the banner are the words in T placed in a window of the tower signi- of fire was believed to be man’s first step gold: “University Honors College.” fies the future that awaits students who on the path to civilization; one character- complete these programs in preparation istic of fire is its ability to spread, which The College of Human Sciences banner for successful careers. was redesigned in 2016 and adapted represents the Library’s role as purveyor from an original design by former fac- The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of knowledge. The colors of the flames ulty member Dr. Ben Goh. The design of Visual & Performing Arts banner is symbolize the three broad branches of depicts a woman, an adolescent, and black with a blue drape surmounted by knowledge; scarlet for humanities, gold a child. The diversity of faces and ages a silver swathe that evokes the creative for sciences, and the purple flame for represents the families and communities energy infused in all the arts. The top social sciences.

AUGUST 2017 29 ACADEMIC DRESS AND PROCESSION

MASTER’S ROBE: Velvet facing around the neck corresponds to DOCTORAL ROBE: Velvet facing on front of robe and three bars color representing the field of study; hood lining represents the on sleeve correspond to color representing the field of study; hood lin- colors of the institution that conferred the degree. ing represents the colors of the institution that conferred the degree.

earing academic dress at commencement ceremo- For example, those who have received advanced degrees from nies dates from the early history of the oldest uni- Texas Tech University wear hoods lined with red and black. versities created during the twelfth and thirteenth The Oxford—the so-called mortarboard—is black and has a Wcenturies. Because educated people were almost always of long tassel fastened to the center. The tassel is usually worn the clergy, the black gown is an adaptation of the “cope,” a with the pendant over the left front of the cap. Different long mantle or cloak of silk or other cloth worn by church colored tassels are often worn on the bachelor’s and master’s dignitaries in processions and on other occasions. The long caps to indicate the type of degree. The tassel on the cap of gown and cowl (similar to the academic hood of today) were the doctoral candidate, except for professional degrees, is worn by priests and monks for warmth in the cold medieval either gold or black. The doctoral degree holders may also buildings. wear the velvet tam with a gold tassel. In the early centuries, a great diversity of color and style of Candidates for the undergraduate degree will wear the tas- cap, gown,and hood appeared in different universities of sel on the right side of the cap at commencement. After the Europe. The European custom of wearing academic dress was degrees have been conferred, baccalaureate degree later introduced at American colleges. Not until after 1895 recipients will turn the tassel to the left side of the cap, thus was a uniform academic code of dress adopted by most U.S. showing that they are now graduates. Those graduates who colleges and universities. Today, the black robe, hood, and have the official Texas Tech Alumni Association class ring are cap are worn at most institutions of higher learning. Some invited to turn their rings at this time. institutions have authorized doctoral gowns in colors other than the customary black. Candidates wearing red cords have earned the Latin designations of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude The gowns used in American academic ceremonies vary ac- based on a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average. cording to the highest degree awarded to the wearer. Usually Candidates wearing kite-shaped medallions are Honors Col- the bachelor’s robe has long pointed sleeves and the master’s lege graduates earning a minimum of 24 hours of Honors has oblong sleeves, square at the end with a slit at the elbow. coursework. Medallions with red ribbons indicate a notation The doctoral gown is a more elaborate robe faced down the of “With Honors” (non-thesis) and gold ribbons indicating a front with velvet and across the bell-shaped sleeves with notation of “With Highest Honors” (thesis). three bars of velvet. The velvet facing and bars may be of the color distinctive to the field of study. Phi Beta Kappa students may wear their membership key as well as the society’s dark blue honor stole and/or pink and The doctoral hood has side panels and is slightly longer than blue honor cords. Members of Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board, the one worn for the master’s degree. The color used in the and other honor societies may likewise display their societ- velvet border of the hood indicates the field of study. The ies’ medallions and honor cords. Texas Tech University has velvet border is widest on the doctor’s hood, and the colors of five university-wide honoraries: Golden Key, Mortar Board, the lining indicate the college or university that conferred the Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi. degree.

30 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLORS REPRESENTING FIELDS OF STUDY The following is a list of colors established by the Intercollegiate Code representing departments of learning and fields of study:

HONOR CORDS / MEDALLION The following is a list of honor cords/medallions issued by colleges.

Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | Green Architecture | White and Gold Arts & Sciences | Royal Blue Business Administration | Royal Blue and Gold UNDERGRADUATE ROBE: A red stole displaying the Double T and Education | Jade Green and Violet seal of Texas Tech University distinguishes students receiving baccalaureate Engineering | Orange degrees. Degree candidates wearing red cords will graduate with honors Honors | Honors Medallion designations based on a minimum 3.5 GPA. Human Sciences | Maroon Media & Communication | Crimson University Programs | Red Visual & Performing Arts | Brown Wind Energy | Blue and Green

TEXAS TECH COMMENCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHS COMMENCEMENT DVD

A professional photographer will be taking photos of graduates The Texas Tech Alumni Association encourages graduates to as they receive their diplomas. You may view and order photos order a Texas Tech Commencement DVD to commemorate their online at www.candidcolorphotography.com. Click on “view achievement. The $45 purchase also will include a one-year Tex- proofs” and then “graduations.” Images will be posted within as Tech Alumni Association gift membership. This membership 48 hours of the ceremony. Photographers also will be available will help graduates stay connected to Texas Tech. To reserve after the ceremony for photos of friends and family with the a copy of today’s ceremony, complete and mail an order form graduates. Photographers will be located outside the arena located at one of the tables in each corner of the concourse. Do near the north parking lot. There is no charge or obligation for not leave the forms on the tables. Please mail them to the ad- having these photos taken. dress on the form. To learn more about the Alumni Association, visit www.TexasTechAlumni.org or call 806.742.3641.

AUGUST 2017 31 TEXAS TECH TRADITIONS

Who’s Sitting on a Horse? (And Why Is He Red?)

Will Rogers was one of the most famous entertainers in Ameri- ca in the 1920s and ’30s, and his longtime friend, Amon Carter, was Texas Tech’s first chairman of the Board of Directors. Rog- ers donated $200 for the Texas Tech band to play at the football game against TCU in 1926 because he wanted people “to hear a real band.” Then the cowboy humorist donated $1,500 to buy band uniforms for the trip to Fort Worth. A few years after Rogers perished in a plane crash, Carter presented the statue of Rogers and his horse, Soapsuds, to Texas Tech. Sculpted by 18- year old Electra Waggoner Biggs, the statue is one of four in the nation. Before every home game, the Saddle Tramps wrap “Old Will” with red crepe paper. The statue also has been wrapped in black to mourn national tragedies. Raider Red or the Masked Rider? Not every university wants a horse in its stadium, so Texas Tech had to find an alternate mascot prior to the 1971 football season. That was the year the school’s athletic conference passed a rule that prevented taking live animals to non-home games. That also was the year Raider Red was born from the imagination of cartoonist Dirk West. Raider Red changes from boots to soft-soled shoes for basketball games, and his student persona is kept a secret as he mingles with the crowds. The Texas Tech Class Ring

As a constant reminder of their academic achievements and the traditions of Texas Tech University, students proudly wear the official Texas Tech class ring. This bronze sculpture of the official class ring sits next to the Merket Alumni Center. Traditionally the rings are worn with the university name facing inward when the students’ hands are extended. After the degree is granted on graduation day, the ring can be turned around so that the name faces outward, a symbol that the new alumnus has a Texas Tech diploma and is ready to face the world. (www.TexasTechRing.org)

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103 111 103 111 FACULTY FACULTY HUMAN SCIENCES DOCTORAL and DOCTORAL and MASTERS ARTS & SCIENCES MASTERS ALL-UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS FACULTY 102 FACULTY 112 102 112 FACULTY ARTS & SCIENCES FACULTY WIND ENERGY

101 MASTERS EDUCATION 113 101 MASTERS ENGINEERING 113 FACULTY FACULTY ARTS & SCIENCES MEDIA& VISUAL & COMMUNICATION PERFORMING ARTS

MEDIA& COMM. 124 114 124 114 AG. SCIENCES BUSINESS ARTS & SCIENCES HONORS ADMINISTRATION ARCHITECTURE 123 115 123 115

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denoted by denoted by The first athletic teams of the university were known as the Matadors, a name that reflected the Spanish architectural influence on campus. The change from Matadors to Red Raiders occurred after a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal writer com- mented on the red uniforms and strong season of the 1932 football team, saying “the Red Raiders from Texas Tech” were the terror of the Southwest Conference. The name caught on and by 1936 the team was renamed the Red Raiders. No changes were ever made to the lyrics of the school song, which was penned in 1930. Page from 1936 Student Handbook courtesy of the Southwest Collection.