Commencement 2007

Morning Ceremony ................................... Page 4 Afternoon Ceremony ............................... Page 38 CPrevious Degrees (August and December 2010) .... Page 58 C OMMENCEMENT EXERCISES C Morning Ceremony 9:30 a.m. College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration Emergency Medical Services Education School of Law CGraduate School ORDER OF EXERCISES ACADEMIC PROCESSION PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR EARNED DEGREES THE NATIONAL ANTHEM College of Arts and Sciences Francesca Reo Robert J. Lueger, Ph.D., Dean Senior, College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration Anthony R. Hendrickson, Ph.D., Dean INVOCATION Rev. Thomas A. Simonds, S.J., Ed.D. School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Assistant Professor of Education J. Chris Bradberry, Pharm.D., Dean School of Law OPENING REMARKS Marianne B. Culhane, J.D., Dean Rev. Thomas J. Shanahan, S.J. The Graduate School Grand Marshal for the Commencement Ceremonies Gail M. Jensen, Ph.D., Dean WELCOME The President’s REMARKS Patrick J. Borchers, J.D. Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. Vice President, Academic Affairs SPIRIT OF CREIGHTON AWARD PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT CITATIONS MEDALLION Presented by John C. Cernech, Ph.D. Omaha Survivors of the Holocaust Vice President, Student Services Ms. Beatrice Karp Institute for Holocaust Education Governance Council Member BENEDICTION Maureen McCann Waldron Associate Director, Collaborative Ministry Office BOARD AUTHORIZATION William A. Fitzgerald, BSBA’59 Chair, Creighton University Board of Directors STAGE PARTY AND FACULTY RECESSIONAL CONFERRING OF DEGREES BY THE PRESIDENT Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. PRESENTATION OF THE HONORARY DEGREES Rev. John P. Foley, S.J. Executive Chairman, Cristo Rey Network His Eminence Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino Archbishop, Havana, Cuba 4 PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION________________________________________________ Omaha Survivors of the Holocaust Accepting the Award, Beatrice Karp Presented by Leonard J. Greenspoon, Ph.D. Klutznick Professor in Jewish Civilization and Professor of Classical & Near Eastern Studies and of Theology For more than six decades, historians, political scientists and religious scholars have struggled to recount, document and explain the details of one of the most horrendous chapters in the history of the world – the Holocaust. That the pass- ing of the years could ever dull the memories of World War II or render the Holocaust forgotten, prompts many survivors to share their stories in compelling ways. Beatrice Karp was only eight years old when she was taken by Nazis. Seventy- five years later, she can still recount in vivid detail how she threw rocks at sol- diers in the street and crushed the face of her porcelain doll rather than to hand it over to her captors. Through Bea’s presentations, others come to understand the escalation of hate: how at first, religious observances were banned and then later, how victims of prejudice were taunted; how families were made to feel like outcasts in their own country and how they grew increas- ingly frightened and insecure, struggling with decisions such as whether to flee or remain in their homes; and finally, how Jewish citizens were brutalized, imprisoned and extinguished. Through Bea’s presentations, audiences begin to comprehend what it meant to endure an existence in which ideals, mor- als, laws and lives were shattered and reason eclipsed by atrocities both large and small, carried out with disregard for human decency. Bea Karp is among roughly 200 Holocaust survivors residing in Omaha, Nebraska. Bea, and others like her, are dedicated to honest examination of the past for the preservation of the future and the ultimate benefit of future generations. Survi- vors’ lives provide heartening evidence that the human spirit can survive unfathomable circumstances and persevere. Creighton University, aspiring not only to educate, but to be a crafter of society, continually seeks to create a more just and peaceful world. In recognition of the resiliency of the human spirit, it honors Omaha area survivors of the Holocaust with the Creighton University Presidential Medallion, this 14th day of May, two thousand and eleven. 5 HONORARY DEGREE________________________________________________________ Rev. John P. Foley, S.J. Doctor of Humane Letters Presented by Timothy J. Cook, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education The Rev. John P. Foley of the Society of Jesus founded Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago in 1996, offering a vision and hope to a population in significant need of education and upward mobility. In the 15 years since the founding of the original school, Cristo Rey Schools have become nationally recognized as models of innovation, inspiration and success. A native of Chicago, John Foley entered the Society of Jesus in 1954 and was ordained in 1967. He spent more than three decades as a teacher and administrator at Jesuit schools in South America before returning to Chicago in 1995 to participate in the planning of a Jesuit high school intended to serve immigrant children on Chicago’s south side. Father Foley served as its first president, embracing a unique corporate work study model that engaged the business community in education and made education relevant for students. Today, there are 24 Cristo Rey schools nationwide that share many common characteristics. They are Catholic and sponsored by a religious order; the schools serve economically disadvantaged families; and the schools promote a college- bound culture through implementation of a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum. Most distinctly, Cristo Rey students participate in a job-sharing program in a professional environment. During his eight years as president, Father Foley raised more than $26 million for Cristo Rey. He established the tradition and spirit of a school that has become a national model. In January of 2005, Father Foley assumed the presidency of the Cristo Rey Network and now serves as Executive Chairman. In 2008 President Bush awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal for his commitment in helping fellow citizens lead lives of integrity and achievement. In recognition of his contributions to education and for demonstrating the ability of Catholic education to change lives, Creighton University confers upon the Rev. John P. Foley of the Society of Jesus the degree Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. 6 HONORARY DEGREE________________________________________________________ His Eminence Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino Doctor of Laws Presented by Michael J. Kelly, J.D., LL.M. Professor of Law Pope Benedict XVI has emphasized that religious freedom is always relevant to the life of a nation. For 30 years, as Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega has dedicated his life to promoting religious freedom in Cuba. Cardinal Ortega attended the Seminary of San Alberto Magno in Matanzas, Cuba, and the Seminary of the Fathers of Foreign Missions in Quebec. He was ordained in 1964 during a time of repression of the church in Cuba. Cardinal Ortega served parishes in the Diocese of Matanzas and served as a professor at the San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary in Havana. Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of the Diocese of Pinar del Rio in 1978 and Archbishop of Havana in 1981. He was elevated to Cardinal-Priest in 1994. In 1981 Cardinal Ortega and the Cuban Bishops’ Conference initiated a nationwide reflection process culminating in the Cuban National Ecclesial Encounter in 1986, a milestone that has marked Cuban church history. This led to a new era of dialog and Photo courtesy of Knights of Columbus Supreme Council ultimately to the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1998. In this visit, the new dynamism of the Cuban Catholic Church was revealed to its people and to the world. Last year, Cardinal Ortega proudly blessed and inaugurated the completion of a new diocesan seminary in Havana, the first newly constructed church building since 1959. He and the Cuban Bishops’ Conference recently launched a national pilgrimage in preparation of the 400th anniversary, in 2012, of the discovery of the image of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre in the history and life of the Cuban people. The pilgrimage is gathering impressive numbers under the theme “Charity Unites Us.” During the past year, Cardinal Ortega served as a mediator between the government and families of political prisoners, securing the release of 126 political prisoners. For his courageous leadership of the Catholic Church in Cuba and his staunch advocacy for human rights, Creighton University proudly confers upon His Eminence Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, Cuba, the degree Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. 7 CANDIDATES FOR EARNED DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS Rachel N. Blomquist, cum laude * Benjamin Joseph Cousino Littleton, Colorado Papillion, Nebraska AND SCIENCES Names read by: Megan Elizabeth Blue Alex Christopher Covalt Associate Dean Francis M. Klein, Ph.D. Lincoln, Nebraska Broadwater, Nebraska and Associate Dean HollyAnn Harris, Ph.D. Alyssa Beth Bornman * Marianne Crane Lincoln, Nebraska Granite City, Illinois BACHELOR OF ARTS Emily Elizabeth Adams, summa cum laude Nicholas Charles Bracciano, magna cum laude * Natalie Christine Cunningham Omaha, Nebraska Saint Joseph, Missouri Urbandale, Iowa Betsy Marie Aderhold, cum laude Samantha Danielle Brown, summa cum laude * John Rosario Curtin Castlewood, South Dakota Harlan, Iowa New York, New York Brenda Yadira Aguero Carranza Leesa Anne Cadwallader, magna cum

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