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UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA GENERAL COMMENCEMENT May 11, 2019 Grand Forks, North Dakota Officers of the University Mark R. Kennedy President Thomas M. DiLorenzo Cara Halgren Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for and Student Affairs & Diversity Provost John Mihelich Jed Shivers Interim Vice President for Vice President for Research & Economic Development Finance & Operations Meloney Linder Joshua Wynne Vice President for Vice President for Health Affairs Marketing & Communications and Dean of the Scott Correll School of Medicine & Health Sciences Registrar State Board of Higher Education Don Morton Fargo – Chair Nick Hacker Dan Traynor Bismarck Devils Lake Jill Louters Ashley Thornton New Rockford Student Member Williston State College Tim Mihalick Minot Birgit Pruess Faculty Advisor Kathleen Neset North Dakota State University Tioga Andy Wakeford Casey Ryan Staff Advisor Grand Forks Lake Region State College The Order of Exercises 131st General Commencement Alerus Center President Mark R. Kennedy, Presiding Ceremony for Graduate Degrees Ceremony for Undergraduate Degrees Saturday, May 11 — 9:00 a.m. Page 2 Saturday, May 11 — 1:30 p.m. Page 21 Pre-ceremony Music: Pre-ceremony Concert: Brent Hermans, Pianist University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Processional Dr. James Popejoy, conductor “Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar Processional Please stand during the Processional. “Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar Please stand during the Processional. “America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward Rachael Schiller, Soloist “America the Beautiful” — Samuel Ward Rachael Schiller, Soloist Greetings from the State Board of Higher Education Greetings from the State Board Casey Ryan, SBHE Member of Higher Education Casey Ryan, SBHE Member Commencement Speaker Heidi Heitkamp Commencement Speaker Speaker information found on page 15 Heather Wilson Speaker information found on page 15 Presentation of the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors Conferral of Honorary Degrees President Mark R. Kennedy President Mark R. Kennedy Chester Fritz information found on page 16-17 Josh Duhamel, Doctor of Letters Honorary Degree information found on page 18-19 Conferral of Honorary Degrees President Mark R. Kennedy Conferral of Undergraduate Degrees Heidi Heitkamp, Doctor of Letters Alumni Greetings Clay Lacy, Doctor of Letters Dan Muus, UND Alumni Association and Foundation Honorary Degree information found on page 18-19 “Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn Conferral of Graduate Degrees The Assemblage, led by the song leader, Rachael Schiller Alumni Greetings Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Dan Muus, UND Alumni Association and Foundation Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Pride we feel and love yet greater “Alma Mater” — Franz Joseph Haydn While we raise our grateful song. The Assemblage, led by the song leader, Rachael Schiller Home of lofty thought and learning, Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Beacon o’er our western land, Hail to thee with heart and tongue! Shrine whence still the ever-burning Pride we feel and love yet greater Torch is passed from hand to hand. While we raise our grateful song. Home of lofty thought and learning, Recessional Beacon o’er our western land, University of North Dakota Wind Ensemble Shrine whence still the ever-burning Dr. James Popejoy, Conductor Torch is passed from hand to hand. “March Recessional” (Nino Marcelli) Recessional Brent Hermans, Pianist The awarding of degrees and academic distinctions listed in this program is contingent upon successful completion of the various program requirements. Commencement ceremonies at UND are planned through the Office of Ceremonies & University Events. The University of North Dakota is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action institution. For more information on equal opportunity policies and procedures, see UND catalogs and other major printed pieces. 1 Ceremony for Graduate Degrees Saturday, May 11 — 9:00 A.M. School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Chris Nelson, Associate Dean Heather Lynn McConnell Doctor of Philosophy Major: Clinical Psychology Dissertation: The Detection of ADHD Malingering Among College Students: A Ala Ali Alemaryeen New Look at Figure Drawings Major: Electrical Engineering Advisor: Joseph Miller Dissertation: Antennas and Wave Propagation in Wireless Body Area Networks: Design and Evaluation Techniques Brett Anthony McGregor Advisor: Sima Noghanian Major: Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Inflammation is a Common Factor Between Central and Peripheral Qusay Adel Abed Alhayy Al-Kaseasbeh Neurodegeneration Major: Civil Engineering Advisor: James Porter & Junguk Hur Dissertation: Hysteretic Behavior of Thin-Walled Steel Tubular Columns under Constant Axial Force and Cyclic Lateral Loading Atif Farid Mohammad Advisor: Iraj Mamaghani Major: Scientific Computing Renee Colsch Dissertation: Decision Analytics using Permissioned Blockchain “CommLedger” Major: Nursing Advisor: Ronald Marsh Dissertation: Effect of In-hospital Stroke Alert on Thrombolytic Therapy in Women Shanna Lea Morlock Advisor: Glenda Lindseth Major: Teaching & Learning Katrina Marie Eberhart Dissertation: Examining the Perceptions of Bullying between Certified and Non- Certified School Personnel Major: Teaching & Learning Advisor: Katherine Terras Dissertation: Examining Self-regulation of Learning Among Community College Students in Developmental Mathematics Courses Kyle Lee O’Donnell Advisor: Mary E. Baker Major: Biomedical Sciences Dissertation: Avian IgY as an Immunotherapy for Flaviviral Infections Amy Joleen Elbert Advisor: David Bradley Major: Teaching & Learning Dissertation: Factors and Experiences that Influence Physical Therapy Students’ Rob Alan Proulx Consideration to Practice Pediatric Physical Therapy Major: Earth System Science & Policy Advisor: Myrna R. Olson Dissertation: Corn, Wheat and Switchgrass Biomass Production in the Northern Plains: Evaluating Opportunities and Tradeoffs Rebecca Folkman Gleditsch Advisor: Soizik Laguette Major: Educational Foundations & Research Dissertation: Campus Climate at a Predominately White Institution: A Narrative Ellah Redding Study of Minority Students’ Experience Major: Counseling, Psychology Advisor: Cheryl Hunter Dissertation: Measuring Friendship Maintenance in Gay Men Advisor: Rachel Navarro Andrew John Harnish Major: English Francis Arthur Schill Dissertation: Writing the Body: Embodied Forms and Animal Spirits Major: Educational Leadership Advisor: Sharon Carson & Patrick Henry Dissertation: Exploring K-12 Superintendent Turnover: Career Advancement or Dissatisfaction Realized? Shawn F. Holz Advisor: Pauline Stonehouse Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Narrative Portraiture of American Indian Men Who Persist to Teresa Ann Spaeth Completion of Doctoral Degree Major: Educational Leadership Advisor: Zarrina Azizova Dissertation: A Presidential Leadership Process for Higher Education in Small, Rural Institutionsand Settings Scott Gene Klimek Advisor: Joshua Cohen Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Prestige, Status, and Esteem and the Teacher Shortage Sai Wang Advisor: Sherryl Houdek Major: Petroleum Engineering Dissertation: Evaluation of CO2 Flooding in Tight Formation Christopher Anton Mark Advisor: Kegang Ling Lindenhurst, New York Major: Psychology Dissertation: Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Mechanism of Observing and Measuring Neurological Effects of Experienced Child Abuse and Hometowns have been included for graduates Alcohol Abuse. who provided that information for use in the program. Advisor: Dmitri Poltavski 2 School of Graduate Studies: Doctoral Degrees Danielle Gamel Doctor of Philosophy, continued Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Gary D. Schindler Menglan Xiang Major: Biochemistry Daniel Garcia Dissertation: Understanding the Molecular and Cellular Functions of Odd-skipped Major: Physical Therapy Related 1 in Outflow Tract Development Advisor: Thomas Mohr Advisor: Kurt Zhang Jayla Kay Greene Yuqian Xing Major: Physical Therapy Major: Chemistry Advisor: Thomas Mohr Dissertation: Development of DNA-based Biosensors and Antibacterial Additive Advisor: Julia Xiaonjun Zhao Brianne Marie Halbur Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland Doctor of Education Micah P. Hale Major: Physical Therapy Tim Godfrey Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland Major: Educational Leadership Dissertation: Principals’ Perceptions of Implementation Levels of Innovative Raevyn Renee Haugland Education in North Dakota Schools Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Sherryl Houdek Advisor: Meridee Danks Maggie Bernice Lowery Justin Roger Hett Major: Educational Leadership Major: Physical Therapy Dissertation: Principals’ Perspectives Regarding Grades 9-12 Black, Asian, and Advisor: Renee Mabey Latino Males in North Dakota Public Schools Advisor: Sherryl Houdek Renee Elizabeth Hoffman Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Meridee Danks Doctor of Physical Therapy Sterling Price Hubbard Major: Physical Therapy Erin Elizabeth Arndt Advisor: Mark Romanick Major: Physical Therapy Zachary M. Huot Advisor: Mark Romanick Major: Physical Therapy Kelsey E. Bell Advisor: Susan Jeno Major: Physical Therapy Leah Claire Jensen Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland Major: Physical Therapy Kristyn Faith Bergh Advisor: Mark Romanick Major: Physical Therapy Ashley K. Jobe Advisor: Cynthia Flom-Meland Thief River Falls, Minnesota Tracie R. Boehmlehner Major: Physical Therapy Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: Renee Mabey Advisor: Michelle Labrecque Mitchell Robert Karbo Hannah Mae Bucholz Major: Physical Therapy Major: Physical Therapy Advisor: David