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Commencement MAY 3, 2019 and MAY 4, 2019 the Star-Spangled Banner Commencement MAY 3, 2019 AND MAY 4, 2019 The Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics by Francis Scott Key Music by John Stafford Smith C Am ¡E Am D G ¡C Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì¡¡ , O say, can you see by the dawn's ear-ly light what so proud - ly we 7 G C Am E ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ hailed at the twi-light's last gleam - ing? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thro' the 12 Am D G C G C ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì¡¡ , ¡ ¡ per - il - ous fight o'er the ram - parts we watched were so gal - lant - ly 17 G7 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ stream-ing? And the rock - ets' red glare, the bombs burst-ing in air, gave 22 C G C D G C F A7 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡¡ , Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star - spang - l'd 28 Dm G C Am D C G7 C ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Ì ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ , ¡ , Ì ban - ner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Spring Commencement 107th ACADEMIC YEAR Friday, May 3, 2019 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, 2019 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Murphy Athletic Center, Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Middle Tennessee State University has graduated 142,822 students since its inception in 1911. These students have received associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. Our first Doctor of Arts degrees were conferred on December 22, 1972, the first Educational Specialist degrees on December 20, 1974, the first Doctor of Philosophy degrees on May 10, 2003, and the first Doctor of Education degrees on August 6, 2016. There have been 399 Doctor of Arts degrees, 1,864 Educational Specialist degrees, 310 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and 22 Doctor of Education degrees awarded. 1 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation. Program Friday, May 3, 2019 3:00 p.m. Processional: “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar Audience, please remain standing for the processional, singing of the National Anthem, and moment of silence. Men, please remove hats for the singing of the National Anthem and the moment of silence. Presentation of Colors .........................................................ROTC Cadet Color Guard National Anthem Moment of Silence Presiding ...................................................................................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee President Comments from Graduate Studies .................................................Dr. David L. Butler Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies Graduate Address ............................................................... Dr. Judith M. Iriarte-Gross 2018 Career Achievement Award Recipient Presentation of Candidates for Degrees ..............................................Dr. Mark Byrnes University Provost Conferring of Degrees ...............................................................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee listing begins on page 17 Alma Mater ...............................................................................Dr. William A. Perkins Lecturer, School of Music Recessional: “Hornpipe” from Water Music by G. F. Handel Audience, please remain standing until the procession has left the arena floor. Mace Bearer ....................................................................................Dr. James B. Hart Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences Retirement of Colors ...........................................................ROTC Cadet Color Guard Organist ...........................................................................................Mr. Windell Little 2 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation. Names of Students Receiving Diplomas Read by ...........................Dr. Kevin Donovan Professor, Department of English Ms. Angela Tipps Instructor, School of Music Assisting with Diplomas ...................................................................Ms. Jaye Kiblinger Executive Aide, Department of Marketing Commencement Marshal Dr. Laurie Witherow Associate Vice Provost for Admissions and Enrollment Services Heralds Ms. Yvonne Elliott, Dr. Tyler Henson, Ms. Allison McGoffin, Ms. Becca Seul, and Ms. Pat Thomas Faculty Marshals Ms. Darlene Fults and Ms. Tara Hollins Interpreter Ms. Jaclyn Kollar Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commercial photographers will photograph each diploma presentation. These pictures will be available to graduates for purchase. No additional photography will be allowed on the floor of Murphy Center. Board of Trustees Mr. W. Andrew Adams Ms. Christine Karbowiak Former Chair and CEO, National Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Risk Healthcare Corp. Officer, Executive Vice President, and Former CEO, National Health Investors Vice Chair, Board of Directors of and National Health Realty Inc. Bridgestone Americas Inc. Mr. J.B. Baker Mr. Stephen B. Smith, Chair Owner and CEO, Sprint Logistics Chair of the Board, Haury and Smith Contractors Mr. Pete DeLay Executive, Forterra Building Products Ms. Pamela J. Wright Nashville Office Founder, Wright Travel Mr. Darrell Freeman Sr., Vice Chair Dr. Tony Johnston Executive Chair, Zycron Inc. Faculty Trustee Professor, School of Agriculture Mr. Joey A. Jacobs Chair and CEO, Acadia Healthcare Peyton J. Tracy Student Trustee Master’s Candidate, Business Administration 3 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation. Platform Party Friday, May 3, 2019 Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Dr. Richard Sluder President Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean, University College Dr. Mark Byrnes University Provost Dr. Robert Fischer Dean, College of Basic and Dr. Judith M. Iriarte-Gross Applied Sciences Professor, Department of Chemistry Dr. Harold Whiteside Mr. Alan Thomas Dean, College of Behavioral Vice President for Business and Finance and Health Sciences Mr. William J. Bales Dr. David Urban Vice President for University Dean, Jones College of Business Advancement Dr. Lana Seivers Mr. Bruce Petryshak Dean, College of Education Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Dr. Karen Petersen Information Officer Dean, College of Liberal Arts Dr. Debra K. Sells Mr. Kenneth A. Paulson Vice President for Student Affairs Dean, College of Media and Vice Provost for Enrollment and Entertainment and Academic Services Dr. John R. Vile Mr. Andrew Oppmann Dean, University Honors College Vice President for Marketing and Communications Dr. Jason Martin Interim Dean, James E. Walker Library Dr. Cheryl B. Torsney Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Dr. David L. Butler Vice Provost for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies 4 The listing of degree candidates and the announced honor distinctions are tentative and subject to final certification of graduation. Speaker Friday, May 3, 2019 Dr. Judith M. Iriarte-Gross Chemistry Professor and Director of the Women in STEM Center, MTSU A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Judith M. Iriarte-Gross is nationally known for encouraging girls and women in the sciences and has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades. She is a professor of Chemistry and director of the Women In STEM (WISTEM) Center at Middle Tennessee State University. Before joining MTSU in 1996, she worked as a chemist for the FDA and as a chemist and lab manager in the plastics industry. During 1990–96, Iriarte-Gross volunteered with Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conferences in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. After moving to Murfreesboro, Iriarte-Gross started the first EYH in Tennessee, which has served over 7,550 girls. EYH introduces middle and high school girls to role models and mentors in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through hands-on, girls-only workshops. Girls from Tennessee, as well as southern Kentucky, northern Alabama, and Atlanta, have attended the EYH events at MTSU. Tennessee is now home to seven EYH conference sites (Chattanooga, Columbia, Gallatin, Maryville, Memphis, Morristown, and Murfreesboro), while Knoxville has a planning committee in place. Iriarte-Gross has been a principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on six National Science Foundation (NSF) awards, including a 2007 grant titled “A Dissemination Project to Increase Girls Raised in Tennessee Science (GRITS).” The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) then named her lead of the GRITS Collaborative Project for the state of Tennessee in 2008. In 2009, she was appointed director of the WISTEM Center at MTSU, the first such center in Tennessee for girls and women in STEM. Iriarte-Gross also is faculty advisor of MTSU’s Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) student organization and WISE living-learning community. In 2014, she and four other STEM faculty at MTSU were awarded an NSF ADVANCE grant for the study “A Catalyst to ADVANCE the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic STEM Careers at Middle Tennessee State University.” In 2016, Iriarte-Gross was named a fellow of both the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Additionally, she received the 2016 William E. Bennett Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Citizen Science from the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement and the 2017 Dreyfus Foundation/American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. In 2018, Iriarte-Gross was selected as the ACS Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year and was given
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