2021 COMMENCEMENT

SATURDAY THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PROCESSIONAL

NATIONAL ANTHEM...... Wesleyan Chamber Singers Arranged and conducted by Jerome M. Bierschenk ALMA MATER - WORDS BY J.C. DENNEY

Hail to thee dear Wesleyan, from the heart I give my praise. In the paths of high endeavor, fame and fortune crown your days. Streaming forth a line of splendor, sons and daughters all declare, Living testimony render, to the worthy name you bear.

INVOCATION...... Gladys Childs Dean of Freshman Success, Chaplain

INTRODUCTIONS...... Tim Carter ...... Chairman of the Board

...... Frederick G. Slabach ...... President

UNITED METHODIST EXEMPLARY...... Christopher Ohan TEACHER AWARD...... Associate Professor of History

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES...... Frederick G. Slabach ...... President

CONFERRING OF ACADEMIC DEGREES...... Frederick G. Slabach ...... President

...... Hector Quintanilla Provost & Senior Vice President

AWARDING OF ACADEMIC DEGREES...... Ricardo Rodriguezs ...... Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

...... Sameer Vaidya ...... Interim Dean, School of Business Administration and Professional Programs

...... Carlos Martinez ...... Dean, School of

Terri Kane Program Director, Graduate Programs of Nurse Anesthesia, School of Health Professions

WELCOME FROM ALUMNI...... Jorge Vivar, ’76 ...... President of the Alumni Association

LITANY AND BENEDICTION...... Gladys Childs ...... Dean of Freshman Success, Chaplain

RECESSIONAL

3 ORDER OF THE PROCESSIONAL ACADEMIC REGALIA AND SYMBOLS

American academic regalia originated at European medieval The academic colors most frequently associated with the Texas Wesleyan Cross Bearer universities, particularly Oxford University, about seven centuries ago. University academic community are: At that time, the teachers were clergymen, the students were Bible Bearer Arts and Letters �������������������������� White Mass Communication ������������ Crimson studying to become clerics, and the cassock was their usual costume. Business...... Light Brown Music...... Pink The tradition has continued through the ages at colleges and universities Banners are emblazoned with the seals of the six Texas institutions Counseling...... White Nurse Anesthesia ���������������������� Apricot in the wearing of the academic gown, hood and cap. Criminal Justice ��������������������������Purple Paralegal Studies ������������������������Purple of higher education affiliated with the . The cap, or mortarboard, is the same for all degrees with the Education...... Light Blue Science...... Golden Yellow exception of the tassel, which denotes the academic area of the degree. Exercise Science...... Sage Green Sociology...... Citron Huston-Tillotson College The tassel is worn on the right side of the cap until the bachelor’s degree is History...... White Theatre...... Brown Language...... White Theology...... Scarlet McMurry University conferred, at which time it is switched to the left side. Library Science...... Lemon Southern The gown is usually black. Some institutions have designated other colors to be worn by their doctoral graduates. The doctor’s gown is faced with velvet The green and blue tassels identify members of the Alpha Chi National Honor and has three velvet bands on each sleeve. These distinguishing marks may Society. These graduates are at or near the top two percent of their class. Texas Wesleyan University be either black or in the appropriate color of the academic degree earned. The The gold cord symbolizes membership in an honor society. The purple and master’s gown has no ornamentation, is always black and is distinguished by teal tassels identify members of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor the shape and length of the sleeves. The sleeves are long and shaped with a society in education. square-cut corner at the back and an arc-cut from the front. The gown for Banner Bearers are represented by various student organizations The mace is a common symbol of the authority and power of a corporate the baccalaureate graduate has long pointed sleeves. at Texas Wesleyan University. body. Its use as such originated in medieval times in legislative bodies The most colorful and significant item of the academic regalia is the and university faculties. It is carried by the presiding officer of the hood. The length indicates the degree; the color of the border denotes Faculty Assembly. Academic Marshals the academic area of the degree; the colors of the hood lining identify the The presidential medallion is a symbol of the Office of the President May 2021 Graduating Class college or university, which granted the degree. The doctor’s hood is four of a chartered institution. It bears the seal of the college and is placed feet long with a five-inch border. The master’s hood is three and one-half Faculty Marshal around the neck of the president at investiture to represent the yoke of feet long with a three-inch border and a long, large pocket at the bottom. responsibility for the welfare of the institution. Faculty The bachelor’s hood is three-feet long with a two-inch border. Grand Marshal A TEXAS-SIZED HISTORY Platform Party Originally called Polytechnic College — which literally comprehensive academic and student life program. Law Vice Presidents means "many arts and sciences" — the Methodist Episcopal Sone became the President of Texas Wesleyan in 1935, Provost Church, South, founded Texas Wesleyan University in which kicked off a 33-year period of growth and expansion. Mace Bearer 1890. The school held its first classes in September 1891, with 111 students. Under Sone, athletics thrived, with dominant teams in President Frederick G. Slabach and ; new facilities were built on campus, In 1902, H.A. Boaz assumed the presidency and led the including a new library and residence halls; and new Ushers are members of various student organizations. university’s first period of substantive growth. During academic programs in business and education became his tenure, new residence halls, a fine arts conservatory, points of pride for the university. a science hall and a gym were built. Enrollment increased each year at the new university, which was located In addition to strong undergraduate programs, the a few miles from the growing city of Fort Worth. university added graduate programs in education in the 1970s and in nurse anesthesia in the 1980s. When Dallas was selected by the church leaders Recognizing the growth in programs, Trustees as the site for Southern Methodist University, the changed the name of the institution to Texas Polytechnic campus was designated the Woman’s Wesleyan University, effective in January 1989. The College for Southern Methodism, eventually Graduate Programs of Nurse Anesthesia has grown becoming Texas Woman’s College in 1914. into the largest in the nation, delivering courses to During the 1920s, the tradition of robing, which students throughout the United States. commemorates the relationship between faculty and students through a President Frederick G. Slabach became president of the university in ceremonial vesting of cap and gown, became a university tradition. The tradition remains to this day. And, it is an example of Texas Wesleyan’s 2011. During his tenure, the university has launched and completed dedication to a small, personal educational atmosphere. the Rosedale Renaissance, the first major revitalization of East Fort Worth in several generations, enrollment has grown steadily, new online The college was renamed Texas in 1935, and has programs have been launched and the university football program was remained a co-educational liberal arts institution with an increasingly reinstated after a 75-year hiatus. 4 5 CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES CANDIDATES FOR MASTER’S DEGREES (CONT.)

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Master of Education Doctor of education Alexis Kaitlin Babcock Heather M. Gonzales Mary Nichols Elena Guerrero Angela Waymoth Lappin Alyssa Chance Brown ShaLanté Alice Vernae Hennington Alainee Simonson Veronica Castro Isaiah Herbert An Examination of the Impact of Pedagogical Practices in Exploring the Experiences of Students with High Functioning Literacy Instruction to the Gendered Process of Learning and the Autism Spectrum Disorder in Their Innovative Learning Stephanie Jean Franks Sydney Ellen McNulty Relationship to Cambourne's Conditions of Learning. Environments. SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS M. Yvonne Hensley Nastassia D'Kwonice Neal Exploring Microteaching as Effective Professional Development. The Effect of Teacher Self-efficacy on Students Achievement Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and Growth. Conrad James Herrera Rebecca A. Kenny Teshika Newson An Exploration of Teacher Self-efficacy and Cultural Intelligence Stacia L. Pearce Amoung Tradtional and Nontraditional Expatriate as a Foriegn The Impact of Microteaching Methods On Improving Professional Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy Language Teacher in China. Noticing During Reading Conferences. Seth Campbell Hickman Shirley Vanessa Bravo Brittany Lynn Justice Sonya Gunter Using Teachers' Times Wisely: A Mixed-method Study of Asynchronous and Synchronous Virtual Microteaching Video Clubs. Master of Science in School Counseling SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS Alysa Maria Reasoner DOCTOR OF NURSE ANESTHESIA PRACTICE Ora Bollinger Mayra J. Castro Morales CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Dural Puncture Epidural Technique Compared with Conventional The Effectiveness of Mentoring to Improve Confidence and Decision- Epidural Technique for Labor Analgesia Making of the New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Melissa Lynne Dowling Jeanette B. Rodriguez Torres Prevention and Management of Barriers to Substance Use Disorder Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Postoperative Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences Among Anesthesia Professionals Glucose Levels in Diabetic Patients Rui Zheng Bachelor of Arts CANDIDATES FOR MASTER’S DEGREES Madison Taylor Baker Tyler Neal Gager Ngoc Pham SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Anna Marie Booska Richard Hunter Givans Maria Dolores Perez Duarte Jesse D. Brickell Ronald King Gray Lucy Ramirez Master of Business Adminstration Jenna Elizabeth Bussey Rayven Harris Alma Yaneli Ramirez-Rosales Jennine M. Barley Michael Taylor Green Celeste Jasmine Pena Javier Fausto Careaga Garcia II Brenda E. Hernandez Michelle Shizuka Shegedin An Cao Ryan Andrew Amador Keating Rachel Lynn Pharris Crystal Elizabeth Claudio Jonathan Caleb Kutney Hannah M. Sturgill Chad Lyle Clements Keith Bernard Killingsworth Jr. Allison Breanne Wiley Gilberto S. Enriquez, Jr. Itzel Martinez America Gisselle Valles James Darren Cooper Sharon King Kyle Matthias Shook Leslie Arely Espinoza Laura Ocana Edith Marlen Vallin Brian Kenneth Corbin Cesar Martinez Emily Ann Newton Snow Aidan F. Ferrell Christina M. Olivas Yasmiin A. Dirir Anna Tobechukwu Mbamalu Sheldon Daniel Stone Bachelor of Fine Arts Benjamin Lee Eubanks Jiang Niu Lisa Ann Walker Madalyn Fee Benjamin Njemo Lauren Nicole Garza Joseph Robert Laws Ryan Joseph Simon Kimbra Jaclyn Gibbs Nautica Pathammavong Brian Johnson Darin Michael Martin Kristian Thomas

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Bachelor of Music Master of Arts in Teaching Tabatha Leigh Hogan Cordry James Wiley Alex Valdovinos Nicole Daly Ashley Hilliker Grecia Alondra Flores Martinez

6 7 CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES (CONT.) CANDIDATES FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREES (CONT.)

Bachelor of Science Juana Tinoco Rivera Evie Nicole Whorley Makenzie Breann Trapp Rocio Andrea Zamudio Bedolla Azeez Christopher Akande Michelle Denise Gonzales Laaiba Saleem Raja Kealani Maria Villiarimo Ramirez Aubrey Faith Zastoupil Alexander Thomas Albrecht Daniel González Romo Joshua Reyes Ramos Hailee Walls Enrique Alvarez John Grimsley Bailey Nicole Randall Douglas Chase Warren Reuben W. Armstrong II Stephany Ramirez Rodriguez Evelin Zucely Turcios-Reedus Haley Arnspiger Dierke Philip Haydon Haas Melissa Marisol Rivera Jason Paul Ashby Elizabeth Laura Ann Harris Mikayla Rodriguez SCHOOL OF EDCUATION Madison Taylor Baker Zeus Guillepa Henson Elizabeth Rodriguez Fernando Barbosa Loza Shaniece Jackson Gabriel Rodriguez Bachelor of Arts Julia Elizabeth Barkell Kayla Rose Karnes Jewel Ruth Alondra De Robles Jennifer Soledad Gonzalez Arriaga Davon L. Berry Anahita Keer Rahul Sanaka Yadiz Marie Figueroa Nazario Maritza Zaragoza Christopher Britt Black Rachel Totten Keith Anel Saucedo Mika Madison Bowman Manoj Khanal Ayesha Shabazz Alexus D. Brigham Halle Koonce Michelle Shizuka Shegedin Bachelor of Science Kaylia Amil Brown Madison Rae Little David Shepard Mercedes Alicia Ayala Sandy Tran Garcia Valerie Ann Sierra Marshall X. Calvin Calista Lynn Lothliam Matthew David Smith Mercedes Amalia Beltran Wendolyne Citlali Grice Anthony Joseph Whitehat Silva Jessica Cepak Veronika S. Lysenko Paige Ryann Spieker Andrea Botero Matheus De Almeida Macedo Hector Wong Elizabeth Yadira Cervantes Godínez Thais Soares Martins Paul Joseph Sumner Jami Ashley Brady Thao K. Nguyen Jennifer Gee Cline Craig Alan Mattes Danyal Nazar Syed JoAnna Isabel Gallardo Katie Lee Porter Katelyn Marie Costa Gabriella Nicole Maxey Elijah Deion Taplin Mae Covacevich Vidalle Robert Bruce McManus III Patricia Torres Santillan Tarik Jacoby Davis Jennifer Moncada Nathalie Lissete Velez Bachelor of science in Athletic Training Elijah Davis Le'Mant Monroe Phuc Vu Ryan Mark Haynes Kanako Morikawa Justin De Leon Aminah Annjeanette Lewis Laterra D'Na Wair Dorian Taylor Hejny William Doctor Sandra D. Morrison Yi Wang Layla Ann Eakin Victor Andres Mulgado Jacob Williams Damon Skipper Tremaine Edmonds, Jr. Daiki Nakagawa Ashley Williamson-Gomez Kianna Shanell Myrle Ferris Jennifer Ocana Garcia Tanya Lee Wilson Michelle Toluwani Feyisetan Rahul Chandrakant Patel Charlotte Wolfgang Rebecca Taylor Finley Maria Dolores Perez Duarte Falesha Marie Fuller Taylor Peyton Acresha Furlough Jacob Edward Puente

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Bachelor of Business Administration Kendrick Deshawn Anderson Jasmine Lanae Finney Roshunda M. Pannell Taylor Beckstead Elizabeth Alejandra Gomez Ravij Krunal Patel Adamantia K. Bilias Angela Gonzalez Dilankumar Patel Ellis Boyer Kevin Jesus Gomez Dhruvika W. Patel Diego Eduardo Casas Cuellar Hussein Hassan Aditi Patel Yuxin Chang Haley Danielle Havens Sawyer Prince Jessenia Chinchilla JaKyron Kenneth Raemon Joseph Sarah Elizabeth Renfro TyQuandrik LeShun Scott Conner Gerson Lopez-Ferrera Linus Richter Joshua Corder Leslie Ivette Lopez Esmeralda Rodriguez Hunter Terrell Dampeer Noah Richard Lynch Joshua Dalton Rule Alec Stoney Daniels Miguel Angel Martinez Drew Alexzander Sancillo Ashton Nicole Davis Dracius Michael McKee Alyssa Elaine Saucedo Christine Elizabeth Kelley Davis Victor Miron Gadina Jarod Keith Sweetland

8 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LITANY – “WISDOM”

Tim Carter, Fort Worth James E. DuBose, Fort Worth David D. Parker, Fort Worth Chairman of the Board Jan Fersing, Fort Worth John "Terry" O'Halloran, Plano Leader: Happy is the one who finds wisdom Thomas R. Locke, Georgetown Kerry Getter, Austin People: And the one who gets understanding. Vice Chairman of the Board Dr. Greg Phillips ’70, Fort Worth U.S. Congresswoman Kay Granger ’65, HON ’93, Fort Worth Alice Puente, Fort Worth Alice Puente ’96, Fort Worth Leader: For the gain from it is better than gain from silver, Secretary of the Board Councilwoman Kelly Allen Gray, Fort Worth Lowisa Rainwater ’04, MS ’07, Fort Worth People: And its profit better than gold. Beverly Powell ’92, MBA ’99, Burleson W. Tompie Hall ’74, Colleyville Texas State Senator, Aslam M. Khan, Southlake Rev. D. Nick Sholars ’74, Hideaway Immediate Past Chairman of the Board Leader: Wisdom is more precious than jewels, Dr. George F. Leone ’49, HON ’90, Fort Worth Claudia Stepp ’72, Fort Worth Larry Anfin, Fort Worth People: And nothing you desire can compare with it. Glenn O. Lewis ’81, Fort Worth Vickie Stevens ’80, Fort Worth Commissioner Roy Charles Brooks, Fort Worth Bishop Michael Lowry, Fort Worth Leader: Long life is in wisdom’s right hand, Dr. Tim Bruster, Fort Worth Judge Louis E. Sturns, Fort Worth Vanisha "Nisha" Lunia, 93, Dallas People: And in its left hand are riches and honor. Susan Coultas, Burleson U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, ’95, Fort Worth Mark Ma ’04, Parker Douglas J. Compton, Sr., Lawrence, KS Rev. Anthony Vinson ’76, Sugar Land Dr. Louella Baker Martin, HON ’03, Fort Worth Leader: The ways of wisdom are ways of pleasantness, Karen Cramer, Granbury Rick McWhorter ’84, Fort Worth Max M. Wayman ’74, Fort Worth People: And all its paths are peace.

H. Paul Dorman, Fort Worth Rosa Navejar, Fort Worth Dr. Michael Williams ’77, Fort Worth Leader: Wisdom is a tree of life to those who lay hold of it; CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL People: Those who hold fast to wisdom are called happy.

Gary Cumbie, Fort Worth John Maddux ’59, Fort Worth Leader: The Lord by wisdom founded the earth, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr., Fort Worth Anne Street ’78, Graham People: And the Lord by understanding established the heavens.

TRUSTEE EMERITUS

John Maddux ’59, Fort Worth Lowell “Stretch” Smith HON ’08, Cleburne Dr. Lamar E. Smith '50, HON '65, Fort Worth

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Frederick G. Slabach Hector Quintanilla President Provost & Senior Vice President Alan Liebrecht Ricardo Rodriguez Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications Dean, School of Arts and Sciences Donna Nance Sameer Vaidya Vice President, Finance and Administration Interim Dean, School of Business Administration and Professional Patti Gearhart Turner Programs Chief of Staff / General Counsel Carlos Martinez Jerri Schooley Dean, School of Education Vice President for University Advancement Hector Quintanilla Dennis Hall Interim Dean, School of Health Professions Vice President for Student Affairs / Dean of Students

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