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Florida Atlantic University Commencement FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY MAY2 NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Florida Atlantic University, a member of the State University System of Florida, was established in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In addition to its 850- acre campus in Boca Raton, FAU has campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Palm Beach Gardens, and Port St. Lucie. The· University's eight colleges- the Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities, and the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Science, and Urban and Public Affairs- offer 53 bachelor's, 44 master's, 3 specialist's, 1 associate's, and 14 doctoral degrees. As of December 1996, the University had awarded 64,108 degrees, serving more than 148,000 individuals through its instructional programs. In December 1967, Florida Atlantic University was elected to regular membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, at which time the Commission on Higher Education of that Association granted full accreditation to all of the University's programs. In accordance with Association regulations, this accreditation was reaffirmed in 1973, 1983, and again in 1993 . In the fall of 1996, the University had 19,300 students and 1,000 faculty members. Dr. Anthony James Catanese President and Professor Dr. Richard L. Osburn University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell Acting Vice President for Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer Dr. Emanuel Newsome Vice President for Student Affairs Ms. Carla Coleman Vice President for University Advancement Mr. Robert M. Friedman University Architect Dr. Mary McBride Vice President for the Broward Campuses Dr. Robert Huckshorn Vice President for the Northern Campuses FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Dr. Anthony James Catanese Dr. Anthony James Catanese joined Florida Atlantic University as its fourth President in January, 1990. Dr. Catanese was previously Provost of Pratt Institute in New York City; Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Florida; Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Professor and Director of the Center for Planning and Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Environmental Design and James A. Ryder Professor at the University of Miami. Dr. Catanese also was a Senior Fulbright Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Catanese previously maintained a private practice in design, planning, and development. His consulting contracts numbered over fifty clients, including coastal zone planning and development in Hawaii and native land claims in Alaska. As a developer, he built several projects for the single-family and multi-family market in the Atlanta region. Dr. Catanese has been a public servant as well. He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Urban Policy Task Force. He served as chairman of the Milwaukee City Plan Board and the Gainesville City Plan Board. Dr. Catanese was president of the Park West Development Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that planned and developed a major area in Milwaukee. He currently serves as a member of the Florida Council of 100, by appointment of Governor Lawton Chiles, and he is on the boards of the Environmental Education Foundation of Florida, the Orange Bowl Committee, and Barnett Bank of Palm Beach. He has also served on the Presidents' Commission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. A strong advocate of public/private partnerships and innovative management, Dr. Catanese is guiding FAU's growth with entrepreneurial vigor. He was named the 1995 Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the 1995 Downtowner of the Year by the Downtown Council of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, and a 1996 Broward County Leader of the Year by the Leadership Broward Foundation. Dr. Catanese received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Planning and Land Economics; the Master's Degree in Planning and Public Administration from New York University; and the Bachelor's Degree in Planning and Civil Engineering from Rutgers University. He has done advanced studies in real estate finance, computers, and transportation. A prolific writer, Dr. Catanese has authored twelve books, eighteen chapters in books, more than sixty-five articles in journals, and thirty-five research monographs. Two of his books, Planners arui Politics: Impossible Dreams and Urban Planning, have been best sellers in their fields. 2 STATE OF FLORIDA Board of Education Lawton Chiles Governor Frank T. Brogan Bill Nelson Commissioner of Education State Treasurer Sandra B. Mortham Robert F. Milligan Secretary of State Comptroller Robert A. Butterworth Bob Crawford Attorney General Commissioner of Agriculture Board of Regents Charles B. Reed James F. Heekin, Jr. Elizabeth G. Lindsay Tallahassee Orlando Sarasota Audrea I. Anderson Steven J. Uhlfelder Frank T. Brogan Fort Myers Tallahassee Tallahassee Welcom H. Watson Dennis M. Ross Jon C. Moyle Fort Lauderdale Tampa West Palm Beach Julian Bennett, Jr. Charlton B. Daniel, Jr. Philip D. Lewis Panama City Gainesville Riviera Beach Gwendolyn F. McLin James R. Harding Paul L. Cejas Ocahumpka Tallahassee Miami 3 MORNING PROGRAM Processional FAU Caring Award (junded through the generosity Presiding of Bel/South Yellow Pages) Dr. Stephen Voss, University Marshal Dr. Emanuel Newsome, Vice President for Student Affairs Joann A. Gearhart National Anthem Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, led by Patricia Bowes The Esther Boyer Griswold Performing Arts Scholarship President Catanese Welcome and Remarks James M. McDermott, Jr. Dr. Anthony James Catanese, President Conferral of the Degrees Greetings from President Catanese the Florida Board of Regents and the Deans of the Colleges: Regent Philip D. Lewis The Schmidt College of Arts & Humanities Dean James Malek Congratulatory Remarks John Kirlew, Jr., Student Body President College of Business Bradford L. Kaine, Vice-President, Dean Bruce Mallen Broward Student Government College of Liberal Arts Dean Charles W. White Congratulatory Remarks Elyse Greene, President, College of Urban and Public Affairs FA U Alumni Association Dean Rosalyn Y. Carter Conferral of Honorary Doctoral Degree Announcing the Candidates President Catanese Dr. Karl /jams, Dean of Student Affairs Elie Wiesel Florida Atlantic University Alma Mater The Florida Atlantic University Sung by Patricia Bowes Alumni Association Hall of Fame Award President Catanese Assisted by Elyse Greene Recessional George Willard Trower, Jr. To maintain decorum, we ask that the audience remain seated during the ceremony. Pictures may be taken on stage following the program. After the degrees are awarded, the audience will please remain seated until the recessional march is finished . 4 HONORARY DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Elie Wiesel I remember: it happened yesterday or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered his kingdom of night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history ofour people and the future ofmankind were meant to be sacrificed. -From Elie Wiesel's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech In 1944, at just 16 years of age, Elie Wiesel was transported with his family to the Auschwitz concentration camp. His mother and youngest sister died there in the gas chambers. A year later, he and his father were separated from his two older sisters to be transported to Buchenwald, where his father subsequently died. After World War II, Prof. Wiesel moved to Paris where he studied literature, philoso­ phy, and psychology at the Sorbonne. He worked as a journalist, moving first to Israel and eventually to the United States. In 1963, he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. The author of over 35 books, including memoirs chronicling his experiences during the war, Prof. Wiesel has been credited as the first person to use the term "holocaust" to describe the Nazi execution of Jews and other ethnic groups. His best-known book La Nuit (Night) was published in 1958 and has been translated into 25 languages. His work has focused on educating others about the plight of Jews around the world. Prof. Wiesel and his wife, Marion, founded the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, creating a forum for discussion of ethical issues to promote peace and human rights. In 1986, Prof.Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of the world's oppressed. Currently the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, Prof. Wiesel is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has also won the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the Medal of Freedom Award, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He was chairman of President Jimmy Carter's Commission on the Holocaust and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, as well as a member of the International Rescue Committee, the American Jewish World Service, and Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East. 5 FAU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME AWARD George Willard Trower, Jr. G. Wil Trower, a graduate of FAU's Health Administration program, is President/CEO of the North Broward Hospital District, the fourth-largest hospital system in the nation. He was named to this position in February 1995, and has worked to fulfill the District's mission of providing health care services to Broward County residents through an integrated system that emphasizes community-based health programs. The District is composed of four medical centers and 30 satellite facilities, with 5, 700 employees and more than 1,500 physicians on staff. Mr. Trower began his career in health care as a respiratory therapist following his graduation from Broward Community College in 1967. While working in a variety of managerial and technical positions with Broward General Medical Center, Mr. Trower earned his bachelor's degree in health administration from Florida Atlantic University in 1977, and two years later finished his master's degree at Nova University.
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