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FPO UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMMENCEMENT2019 MAY 10 • 5:30 p.m. Undergraduate Degree Ceremony UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMMENCEMENT2019 MAY 10 • 5:30 p.m. Undergraduate Degree Ceremony Business School College of Engineering 2 CommencementCommencement MarshalsProgram Grand Marshal Herman Cheung, Ph.D. College of Engineering Alumni Association Banner Marshal John L. Whitehead III, B.S.I.E. ’83, M.S.I.E. ’87 Academic Banner Marshals Business School Marie Dasborough, Ph.D. College of Engineering Francesco Travascio, Ph.D. Faculty Marshals Business School Brian Barrett, Ph.D. Seth Levine, M.B.A. Maria Lorca-Susino, Ph.D. Ann Olazabal, J.D. Mark Shapiro, J.D. College of Engineering Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, Ph.D. Jorge Bohorquez, Ph.D. Fabrice Manns, Ph.D. Nina Miville, D.B.A. Ramon Montero, Ph.D. Ozcan Ozdamar, Ph.D. Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, Ph.D. Matthew Swain, Ph.D. Derin Ural, Ph.D. Alumni Marshals Alan M. Hess, B.B.A. ’65 Jeffrey S. Brown, B.B.A. ’81 Manuel B. Miranda, B.S.M.E. ’82 Jurgen K. Wassmann, B.B.A ’86 John H. Ruiz, B.B.A. ’88 Ramarathnam Narasimhan, Ph.D. ’88 Claire L. Weintraub Ceballos, B.B.A. ’90 Tresca L. Whitehead-Jenkins, A.B. ’92 Dolma Narasimhan, M.P.R.A. ’92 Karen M. Guggenheim, A.B. ’93, M.A. ’03 Inge A. M. Wassmann, B.B.A. ’95 3 CommencementCommencement ProgramProgram Academic Procession * University of Miami Commencement Band Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music University of Miami Fanfare Robert M. Carnochan, D.M.A. David Lambert, D.M.A. ’05 Director of Wind Ensemble Activities Pomp and Circumstance Jeffrey P. Summers, M.M. Edward Elgar Doctoral Conductor Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music President’s Procession * President’s Processional Fanfare – Toward Our New Century Brian Balmages, M.M. ’00 Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Convocation Opening Jeffrey L. Duerk, Ph.D. Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost The National Anthem * Samantha Lynn Hassold The Star Spangled Banner Candidate, Bachelor of Music Francis Scott Key Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Invocation * Abdul Hamid Samra, Ph.D. Muslim Chaplain, University of Miami Adjunct Professor, College of Engineering Welcome Julio Frenk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. President Presentation of Honorary Degree Recepient Fred Berens, B.B.A. ’63, M.B.A. ’64 Frederick W. Smith Trustee, Board of Trustees Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa Conferral of Honorary Degree President Frenk Advice to Graduates Frederick W. Smith Chairman and CEO of FedEx Corporation Conferral of Academic Degrees Business School John Quelch, Ph.D., Dean College of Engineering Jean-Pierre Bardet, Ph.D., Dean 4 Commencement Program Student Address Patricia Valeria Velasco, B.B.A. ’19 Business School Alumni Association Welcome Brenda K. Yester Baty, B.B.A. ’90 Immediate Past President University of Miami Alumni Association Alma Mater * Neal Michael Taibel, B.M. ’19 William S. Lampe Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music and Christine Asdurian Recessional University of Miami Commencement Band Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music Man of the Hour Miami March The Crosley March The Noble Men March Henry Fillmore *Those who are able are asked to stand for these portions of the program. At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the Watsco Center. 5 Commencement Program University of Miami Commencement Band Jeffrey P. Summers, Conductor Flute Emily Bedard Anna Kevelson Aaron Rib Oboe Cameron Roberts Joey Wenda Bassoon Melanie Ferrabone Keegan Hockett Clarinet Tina DiMeglio Margaret Flood Kevin Gregory Claire Grellier Maydeleen Guiteau Shannon McDonald Patrick Prentice Saxophone Frank Capoferri Joey Speranzo Nick Tobin Samuel Valancy Trumpet Logan Butler Kyle Elgarten Matyas Fieszl Ben Hunter Connor Towns Mack Wood Horn Peter McFarland Caiti Beth McKinney Natalie Miller Brittaney Pertsas Trombone Cameron Daly Steven Eckert Thomas McKee Wesley Thompson Euphonium Cassius Torres Tuba Phil Beatty TJ Graf Double Bass Dezmond Rogers Percussion Katherine Fortunato Daniel Gerhardt Conor Mulford Guillermo Ospina The commencement set was designed by Kristian A. Rodriguez, B.S.C. ’04, M.F.A. ’18, art director in University Communications. 6 Commencement Speaker HonoraryCommencement Degree Pr Recipientogram FREDRICK W. SMITH Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation As a student at Yale University in the early 1960s, Frederick W. Smith operations, delivering to 25 cities with a conceived his idea for a company that would guarantee overnight fleet of 14 Dassault Falcon jets. The first delivery of time-sensitive goods. His term paper on the subject earned night’s haul: 186 packages. him only an average grade, but its core concept became the basis for Under Smith’s guidance, the the global transportation and logistics giant we know as FedEx. Memphis-based company soon became Now a $69 billion enterprise that delivers more than 14.5 million the premier carrier of high-priority packages around the world each day, the company that Smith founded goods. Today its 450,000 team members, in 1971 changed the way the world does business. nearly 700 aircraft, and 180,000 vehicles For his remarkable vision, innovative spirit, and unwavering com- deliver shipments to more than 220 mitment to meet the logistical needs of a highly automated world, countries and territories. Frederick W. Smith is receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris FedEx also set a high bar for the ex- causa. press shipping industry it established, During Smith’s more than 45 years at the company’s helm, FedEx pioneering the first online package track- has delivered it all—from a collection of 3,000-year-old King Tut arti- ing system that has become a standard feature for carrier services and facts transported from Los Angeles to Paris to a 3,000-pound piece of retailers today. the Titanic’s hull shipped from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta, Georgia. Since Smith provides strategic direction for all FedEx operating compa- FedEx networks span the globe, the company also uses them to work nies, including FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and with organizations to provide relief for disasters such as earthquakes, FedEx Logistics. Under his leadership, FedEx has repeatedly been floods, storms, and wildfires. recognized as one of the best companies to work for, not just in the Born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, Smith attended Memphis United States, but around the world. University School in Tennessee, where he excelled in both academics He has received numerous honors. Among them: the Global and football. He developed a keen interest in history and has applied Leadership Award from the U.S.-India Business Council; the George many lessons from history throughout his career. C. Marshall Foundation Award; the Wright Brothers Memorial After graduating from Yale with a bachelor’s degree in econom- Trophy; and the Circle of Honor Award from the Congressional ics in 1966, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving two tours of Medal of Honor Foundation. Named a top CEO by both Barron’s duty in Vietnam and receiving several military awards, including two and Chief Executive magazines, he has been inducted into the Purple Hearts. Aviation Hall of Fame and the Business Hall of Fame. He serves as co- During his time in Southeast Asia, he carefully observed military chair of the Energy Security Leadership Council and is a member of logistics, which had a big influence on the way he eventually struc- the Business Council and Business Roundtable. tured FedEx operations. “I do not believe I could have built FedEx For his extraordinary vision as the creator of the express delivery without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps,” he has said. business, the University of Miami is proud to honor Frederick W. A year after returning to civilian life, Smith founded Federal Smith. Express in 1971, and on April 17, 1973, the company began 7 CommencementCandidates for PrDegreesogram The awarding of degrees and honors to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of a student’s name in this program in no way implies or ensures his or her graduation, or the award of honors. The information listed on the following pages is current as of March 28, 2019. Ahzin Bahraini Xi Chen Graduate School B.S., 2016, University of Georgia B.S., 2014, Chongqing University, China Established 1941 M.A., 2018, University of Miami Major: Physics Major: Sociology Dissertation: Random Phase Modulation of Presented by Guillermo Prado, Ph.D., Dean Dissertation: Colorism and Middle Eastern Stationary Light Fields with Applications in Women: How Perceived ‘Ethnicness’ Influences Biophotonics DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Employment Opportunities Advisor: Olga Korotkova Advisor: John Murphy Degree candidates May 9, 2019 Nicolas Ian Coffman William John Bazley B.M., 2010, University of Iowa Zenith Acosta Torres B.B.A., 2007, University of Miami M.M., 2016, University of Miami B.S., 2010, Florida International University M.S., 2008, London School of Economics and Major: Music Education M.S., 2013, University of Miami Political Science, England Dissertation: Composer-Performer Identities Major: Biomedical Engineering Major: Business Administration of Undergraduate Students in an Electronic Dissertation: A Three-Dimensional Organoid Dissertation: Essays on Financial Economics Music Program Platform for Human Retinogenesis Advisor: George Korniotis Advisors: Carlos R. Abril and Don D. Advisor: Daniel Pelaez Coffman Siddharth Mohankumar Bhambhwani Mariela Caridad Aguilar Major: Business Administration Brian William Doherty B.S.B.E. 2005, University of Miami Dissertation: Creditor Rights and Accounting B.S., 2014, University of Richmond M.S.B.E., 2005, University of Miami Quality: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Major: Chemistry Major: Ergonomics Advisor: Dhananjay Nanda Dissertation: Development of Computational Dissertation: Ocular Photosensitivity Analyzer: Tools for the Study of Ionic Liquids and Deep An Automated Instrument Designed to William Joseph Billingsley, Jr.