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The traditional Norlin Charge to the graduates was first read by President George Norlin to the June 1935 graduating class. You are now certified to the world at large as alumni of the university. She is your kindly mother and you her cherished sons and daughters. This exercise denotes not your severance from her, but your union with her. Commencement does not mean, as many wrongly think, the breaking of ties and the beginning of life apart. Rather it marks your initiation in the fullest sense into the fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit. The university is not the campus, not the buildings on campus, not the faculties, not the students of any one time—not one of these or all of them. The university consists of all who come into and go forth from her halls, who are touched by her influence, and who carry on her spirit. Wherever you go, the university goes with you. Wherever you are at work, there is the university at work. What the university purposes to be, what it must always strive to be, is represented on its seal, which is stamped on your diplomas—a lamp in the hands of youth. If its light shine not in you and from you, how great is its darkness! But if it shine in you today, and in the thousands before you, who can measure its power? With hope and faith, I welcome you into the fellowship. I bid you farewell only in the sense that I pray you may fare well. You go forth, but not from us. We remain, but not severed from you. God go with you and be with you and us. TABLE OF CONTENTS Norlin Charge to the Graduates .............................1 Order of Exercises .......................................3 The Regents of the University of Colorado .....................4 The President and Chancellor of the University of Colorado ........5 The Official Commencement Delegation ......................6 Academic Dress ........................................7 Boulder Faculty Assembly Awards...........................8 Recognition of Retired Faculty ..............................8 Thomas Jefferson Award ..................................8 Honorary Degree ........................................9 Degree Presentation .....................................9 Candidates for Graduate and Professional Degrees.............10 Candidates for Law Degrees, School of Law ..................16 Candidates for Graduate Degrees, Leeds School of Business .....17 Candidates for Graduate Degrees, Graduate School ............18 College of Arts and Sciences..............................27 Leeds School of Business ................................45 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences .................50 Environmental Design ...................................56 College of Media, Communication and Information .............57 College of Music .......................................59 Candidates for Commission...............................60 Cords and Special Programs..............................61 Safety Information ......................................61 Accessibility Information .................................61 Stadium and Seating Map ................................62 2 | University of Colorado Boulder ORDER OF EXERCISES Bud Coleman, Presiding Processional .................................................................................................................................. Boulder Brass The audience will please be seated during the processional The National Anthem .....................................................................................................................Winona Martin America the Beautiful ....................................................................................................................Winona Martin President’s Welcome .................................................................................................President Bruce D. Benson Chancellor’s Welcome............................................................................................Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano Commencement Address ................................................................................................. Governor Kate Brown Conferring of Awards Chancellor’s Recognition Awards Bradley Charles Arnot Rose Elizabeth Briggs Melissa Anne Merkel* Ryan Michael Aronson Leo Frederick Bruell Kellin Pelrine Sara Fatima Azimi Darby Noel Butcher Ansel Rothstein-Dowden Gregory William Benton Ian Guo-fan Char Shelby Kathryn Saltus* Toby Eugene Bollig Kathryn Adams DesCombes Sean Nicholas Tranchetti* Trevor Lawrence Borasio Nicole Taylor Mattson Hazel Barnes Prize ...........................................................................................................Sarah Krakoff, 2018 Honorary Degree ...............................................................................................................Richard F. Schaden Conferring of Advanced Degrees .........................................................................Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano Recognition of Honors Graduates ................................... Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Russell Moore Recognition of the Graduates of the School of Education ................................ Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano The Outstanding Graduate of the School of Education ............................................Brenda Yunue Ortiz Torres Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees ..................................................................Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano The Outstanding Graduates of the Undergraduate Colleges and Schools College of Arts and Sciences…………………………………………………………… Robert Mason Eastwood* Toby Eugene Bollig Leeds School of Business ............................................................................................ Shelby Kathryn Saltus* Kathryn Adams DesCombes College of Engineering and Applied Science ..............................................................Kimberly Rose Bourland* Zoey Marie Craun Environmental Design ............................................................................................. Natalie de Carvalho Jorge* Asia Michaela Peters College of Media, Information and Communication ..................................................... Alexis Cristine Jaramillo* Leo Alexander Borasio College of Music ......................................................................................................Caroline Diane Vickstrom* David James Leech Alumni Association ................................................. Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director Ryan Chreist Norlin Charge to the Graduates .............................................................................................. Regent John Carson Alma Mater .......................................................................................................................................Winona Martin Hail, all hail our Alma Mater! We will sing forever your praises Ever will our hearts be true: Ever more our love renew, You will live with us forever, Pledge our whole devotion to you. Loyal we will be to you. Dear old CU! Recessional ...................................................................................................................................... Boulder Brass The audience will please be seated during the recessional University of Colorado Boulder | 3 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Back row: John “Jack” Kroll, District 1 (Denver); John Carson, District 6 (Highlands Ranch); Stephen Ludwig, At Large (Denver); Heidi Ganahl, At Large (Superior); Kyle Hybl, District 5 (Colorado Springs). Front row: Sue Sharkey, District 4 (Castle Rock); Irene Griego, Chair, District 7 (Lakewood); Glen Gallegos, Vice Chair, District 3 (Grand Junction); Linda Shoemaker, District 2 (Boulder). Dear Graduate: One of the greatest honors for the University of This commencement ceremony, like every University Colorado Board of Regents, the institution’s governing of Colorado graduation since 1935, will close with the board, is to be part of a graduation ceremony. Your reading of the Norlin Charge. As originally expressed success is a success for us all. Your degree is a by CU President George Norlin in 1935, graduation measure not only of an accomplishment of dedication marks your initiation in the fullest sense of the and talent, but also notice to the world that you have fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, the intellectual gifts and discipline to contribute greatly as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit. to any endeavor you pursue. Welcome