2019 One Hundred Fifty-Fourth NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT June 8, 2019 Ten O’Clock in the morning Residence Hall/Recreation Center #NCGRAD2019 ORDER OF PROGRAM Processional* . North Central College Graduation Band FACULTY MARSHALS Mary Galvan, Chair, Department of Management and Marketing, Associate Professor of Marketing Matthew Pons, Ph .D ,. Professor of Mathematics Mary Beth Ressler, Ph .D ,. Associate Professor of Education STUDENT MARSHALS Charles Blim ’20 McKenna Moran ’20 Jay Booras ’20 Nicole Novak ’20 Kaya Goodwin ’20 Alissa Orozco ’20 Alyssa Hirsch ’20 Emilija Sutterlin ’20 Jack Moore ’20 Invocation* . The Rev . Eric Doolittle College Chaplain Welcome . .. Troy D . Hammond, Ph .D . President, Professor of Physics Greetings from the City of Naperville . The Honorable Steve Chirico Mayor, City of Naperville Representing the Graduates . Norah Flaherty ’19 Commencement Address . Jim Williams Reporter/Anchor/Producer, CBS 2 Recognition of Emeritus Status . Troy D . Hammond James Donovan, Ph .D . David Horner, Ph D. Richard Paine, Ph D. Visiting Professor in the Shimer Professor of Chemistry and Physics Professor of Speech Great Books School Communication/Theatre Presentation of Honorary Degree . Suzanne Chod, Ph D. Associate Professor of Political Science Doctor of Humane Letters Jim Williams #NCGrad2019 *Please stand if you are able. - 1 - Special Presentations . Troy D . Hammond Kimberly Sluis ’99, Ed D. Vice President for Student Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Gael D . Swing Award Harold and Eva White First Citizen of the College Award Dr . Marti Bogart Award for Distinguished Service Mark A . Reid Leadership Award The Class of 2019 Gift . Connor Bangs ’19 Presentation of Candidates for Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees . Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá, Ph .D . Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of English Presentation of Diplomas . Troy D . Hammond Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá James McDermet M ’92 Chair, Board of Trustees Assisted by . James W . Godo ’93 Assistant Vice President for External Affairs, Special Assistant to the President Tim Brown ’05 / M ’15 Registrar Concluding Remarks . James McDermet M ’92 ORDER OF PROGRAM Benediction* . Kyle Lo Vecchio ’19 Singing of the Alma Mater* . All North Central is the school we love, To her we sing this praise, And from the East and from the West You hear the voices raise . Hail! Hail! North Central Hail! Our Alma Mater true, We’ll always, always loyal be To you, to you, to you . Recessional* . North Central College Graduation Band A reception for graduates, parents, friends and members of the campus community will be held outside in Championship Plaza at the conclusion of the ceremony . In the case of inclement weather, the reception will be held in Merner Field House . *Please stand if you are able. #NCGrad2019 - 2 - HONORS & AWARDS HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT Jim Williams Reporter/Anchor/Producer, CBS 2 Jim Williams is a general assignment reporter for CBS 2 Chicago . He also anchors the station’s Sunday evening newscasts, and is the producer/host of the documentary series “Stories 2 Tell ”. He joined CBS 2 in December 2002 . Williams began his broadcast journalism career more than 40 years ago at WGN-TV, where he was a news writer, producer and reporter . He also wrote newscasts for WGN Radio . From 1992 to 1997, Williams was press secretary for Chicago Mayor Richard M . Daley . He supervised media relations throughout city government . For four years, he was a correspondent for ABC News, reporting across the country for “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and “Good Morning America ”. For “Nightline,” Williams covered China’s crackdown on the spiritual group Falun Gong . Williams has won several journalism awards, including an Emmy for investigative reporting . In May 2018, he was inducted into the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Silver Circle for his lifetime of work in Chicago television . Williams was born and raised on Chicago’s South Side . He is a graduate of Kenwood High School and Columbia College . He serves on the board of the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls in Chicago . Williams and his wife Joyce have four adult children . OUTSTANDING SENIOR Each year at Honors Convocation, North Central College names an Outstanding Senior. Tia Dukes ’19 Plainfield, Illinois Tia Dukes ’19, an organizational communications major, has been widely involved across campus as a mentor, musician and student leader . She counseled students as a coordinator for the Premier Scholars program and worked as a student ambassador with the Office of Admission and a summer camp assistant . Dukes studied abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, completing courses in international business communication and intercultural communication . An accomplished violinist with 13 years of experience, Dukes has played in numerous ensembles, including the recently revitalized North Central College student gospel choir, Voices of Praise . In recognition for her involvement at the College, Dukes received a Student Life Leadership Award, which is given to students whose dedication to campus life has made a positive impact on the campus and the lives of other students . Dukes will continue as a master’s degree student at North Central and will be the graduate assistant for the Office of Multicultural Affairs . #NCGrad2019 - 3 - FACULTY EMERITI James Donovan, Ph .D . Horner conducted research as a visiting member of the multidisciplinary Visiting Professor in the Shimer Great Books School molecular materials group at Argonne National Laboratory . He served A passion for the natural sciences paired with a devotion to teaching and as a visiting scholar at Stanford University, the University of California, mentoring inspired the career of James Donovan, professor of natural Berkeley, and the University of Georgia . science at Shimer College for 20 years . He taught for the past two A strong proponent of studying away, he led courses on desert ecology academic years at North Central College as part of the Shimer faculty, an in the Southwest as well as North Central’s Fall 2008 London program . experience he calls “the capstone of my career ”. As a faculty mentor for the Cardinal football team, he attended practices Donovan believes that science majors should be well-rounded with a as well as nearly every game . He played clarinet and saxophone in the liberal arts and Great Books curriculum and has taught courses across orchestra for the College’s musical theatre productions and directed the sciences, from chemistry and biology to physics and calculus . He North Central’s athletic band before the instrumental program was especially focused on courses that explored the interface between restored in the early 1990s . science and the humanities . At Shimer, he served as preprofessional Horner earned his bachelor’s degree from Otterbein College in 1977 and advisor, chair of the admissions committee, member of the board of his master’s (1979) and doctoral (1984) degrees from the University of trustees, speaker of the Shimer College Assembly, and director of the California, Berkeley . graduate program . Prior to joining Shimer, Donovan held the position of regional training Richard Paine, Ph D. manager for Habitat for Humanity International (1995 to 1999) . He was Professor of Speech Communication/Theatre the founder and president of Habitat for Humanity of Lake County, Ill ., Richard Paine joined the North Central College faculty in January 1983 served as board member and president of Habitat for Humanity Illinois, and after 37 years has carved out a singular legacy for his work with a and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Habitat for Humanity generation of students, alumni and colleagues . Illinois in 2014 . Paine taught courses in the department of communication and media Donovan’s career included extensive experience in varied positions at studies, serving two stints as department chair from 1994 to 1997 and Abbott Laboratories researching hepatitis and AIDS (1985 to 1994) . He 2004 to 2010 . holds three patents and is widely published . Paine is the foundation on which the College has built a rich tradition in Donovan earned his B .S . from Notre Dame in chemistry (1975) and his forensics competition . He has served as both director and codirector of Ph .D . in biophysics and theoretical biology from the University of Chicago forensics as well as director of debate . His debaters have included five (1979), where he was a National Science Foundation pre-doctoral fellow . national champions, one national runner-up, three national semi-finalists, He held post-doctoral positions at Harvard Medical School and the and have garnered 22 state titles . His tenure has seen numerous national University of California-San Diego before starting his teaching career at and state champions in individual events as well as top-10 team finishes the University of Florida Medical School . at the National Forensics Association (NFA) tournament . A respected leader in the forensics community, he is the editor-in-chief David Horner, Ph D. of the National Forensic Journal, and previously served as the NFA’s vice Professor of Chemistry and Physics president for professional relations and the Midwest representative to David Horner shared his infectious enthusiasm for chemistry and physics the American Forensics Association’s National Individual Events (AFA- with North Central students of all disciplines for 36 years . NIET) Committee . He is a 25-year member of the Illinois Intercollegiate