140TH COMMENCEMENT Congratulations, Class of 2021 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONY
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MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 140TH COMMENCEMENT Congratulations, Class of 2021 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONY May 23, 2021 • 9 A.M. PROCESSIONAL MACE BEARER Dr. Xavier Cole Vice President for Student Affairs MASTER OF CEREMONIES Dr. Kimo Ah Yun Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs CONTENTS NATIONAL ANTHEM 140th Commencement Ceremony . 1 Stephanie Anne Villaceran Academic Dress . 3 Nursing Student Marquette University President, Michael R. Lovell . 5 CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, John Ridley . 6 Dr. Michael R. Lovell, President Welcome to the Alumni Association . 7 Deans Graduate School . 8 Dr. Heidi Bostic, Dean of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School of Management . 22 Timothy Hanley, Acting Keyes Dean of the College of Business Administration College of Health Sciences . 26 Dr. Sarah Feldner, Dean of the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication Dr. Alan Burkard, Acting Dean of the College of Education Law School . 30 Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering School of Dentistry . 34 Dr. William Cullinan, Dean of the College of Health Sciences Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences . 38 Dr. Janet Wessel Krejci, Dean of the College of Nursing College of Business Administration . 44 STUDENT SPEAKER J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication . 50 Olivia N. Ward, Degree Candidate College of Education . 54 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, College of Nursing Opus College of Engineering . 56 PRESIDENT’S REMARKS College of Health Sciences . 60 Dr. Michael R. Lovell College of Nursing . 64 Awards and Prizes . 68 BENEDICTION Board of Trustees . 78 Rev. James Voiss, S.J. Vice President for Mission and Ministry University Leadership Council . 80 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY ANTHEM Stephanie Anne Villaceran NOTE: Because of printing deadlines, it is possible that the roster of degree candidates as RECESSIONAL represented in this program may not be accurate. This program is not an official university document and does not constitute a certification that all those whose names appear here have completed degree requirements. Degree conferral is acknowledged through the official transcript of the university. 1 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT RECOGNITION CEREMONY arquette University has been a center of dynamic interaction between faculty and students in the pursuit and discovery of knowledge for 140 years. May 23, 2021 • 5 P.M. MThis interaction has occurred within the rich tradition of the university’s Catholic, Jesuit and independent heritage. In executing its mission as an institution PROCESSIONAL of higher learning dedicated to undergraduate, graduate and professional education, Marquette is committed to intellectual and spiritual excellence. MACE BEARER Dr. Andrew Kim Assistant Professor of Theology ACADEMIC DRESS Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences The various gowns and hoods preserve the style of their medieval origin and indicate by color and design the degree and the institution by which the degree is conferred. MASTER OF CEREMONIES Black is the basic color for gowns in the United States. The bachelor’s gown is Dr. Kimo Ah Yun distinguished by its long, open sleeves; the master’s by its closed, slitted sleeves; the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs doctor’s by its full sleeves trimmed with banks of velvet. The velvet on a doctor’s gown may be black or a color denoting the field in which the degree is earned. NATIONAL ANTHEM Academic hoods vary in length according to the degree and are lined with the colors Stephanie Anne Villaceran of the institution by which the degree is conferred. Hoods of Marquette University are Nursing Student lined with blue and gold. CONFERRING OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES The yoke of the hood is edged in a color that indicates the field in which the degree is taken. The color of the tassel on the cap is also indicative of that field. Dr. Michael R. Lovell Deans Dr. Douglas Woods, Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies COLLEGE OR ACADEMIC FIELD COLORS and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Heidi Bostic, Dean of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences. White Dr. Sarah Feldner, Dean of the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication Dr. Alan Burkard, Acting Dean of the College of Education Business Administration. Drab Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering Communication . .Crimson/Silver Gray Dr. Jill Guttormson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Nursing Joseph D. Kearney, Dean of the Law School Dentistry. .Lilac Dr. William Cullinan, Dean of the College of Health Sciences Timothy Hanley, Acting Keyes Dean of the College of Business Administration Education . Light Blue and Graduate School of Management Engineering. Orange CLASS SPEAKER Charles W. Twohy, Degree Candidate Health Sciences . Green Juris Doctor, Law School Law. Purple PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Nursing . .Apricot Dr. Michael R. Lovell BENEDICTION Rev. Frederick Zagone, S.J. University Chaplain; University Advancement MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY ANTHEM Stephanie Anne Villaceran RECESSIONAL 2 3 This page has been intentionally left blank Dr. Michael R. Lovell President Marquette University Dr. Michael R. Lovell is Marquette University’s 24th president, serving since 2014. Under his guidance, Marquette focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship, and community renewal and development — all consistent with the university’s Catholic, Jesuit mission. President Lovell and his leadership team are rising up to lead Marquette through one of the most pivotal times for this country, when it is simultaneously facing national crises in health, the economy and racial injustice. Serving as a foundation for Marquette’s response is its strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries. At the center of every undergraduate’s educational experience and rooted in Jesuit perspective and values is the Marquette Core Curriculum, implemented in fall 2018 and undergoing continual reevaluation. The Campus Master Plan Initiative is integrating academic, physical and financial priorities over the next decade. The university has transformed the Strategic Innovation Fund, unveiled by President Lovell in 2014, into the two-track Marquette Impact Challenge. It continues to cultivate and fund innovative ideas from students, faculty and staff with a desire to involve community organizations. It has further expanded the President’s Challenge track to encourage community-focused responses to the coronavirus pandemic. Working with business and community leaders in Marquette’s neighborhood, President Lovell helped create the Near West Side Partners, a nonprofit focused on strengthening economic development, housing, neighborhood identity and safety. He and his wife, Amy, have formed Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee (SWIM), a community-wide effort addressing impacts of generational trauma. President Lovell serves as co-chair of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Milwaukee Succeeds initiative and co-chairs Innovation in Milwaukee. The organizational boards on which he serves include: Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Big East Conference and Children’s Wisconsin. He serves on executive committees of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, The Water Council, Morgridge Family Foundation and Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, for which he is chair. President Lovell is also a member of the Council on Competitiveness and co-chair of its University Leadership Forum. Prior to Marquette, he served the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee as chancellor and, earlier, dean of its engineering college. He previously held academic and research leadership positions at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Kentucky. President Lovell holds three mechanical engineering degrees, including a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He has received awards from the National Science Foundation, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and numerous other organizations; is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and National Academy of Inventors; and holds U.S. and global patents. 5 HONORARY DEGREES DOCTOR OF LETTERS Conferred on John Ridley Dear Graduates, Candidate will be presented by Kris Holodak, Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Performing Arts You are superstars! The immense challenges you had to navigate during an unprecedented final year and how you demonstrated grace, resilience and perseverance were truly John Ridley is a director, Oscar-winning screenwriter, novelist, playwright and showrunner. He received the remarkable. On behalf of the Marquette alumni community, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award we are extremely proud of what you’ve accomplished. for Best Adapted Screenplay for 12 Years a Slave in Congratulations and welcome to our alumni family! 2014. His critically acclaimed documentary about the Los Angeles uprising, Let It Fall: Los Angeles For this, the Class of 2021 will hold a place of distinction in 1982–1992, premiered in theaters and aired on ABC in 2017. Marquette University history. Moreover, the grit you gained during this time, combined with your academic preparation Ridley wrote and directed the innovative Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi: All Is by My Side, and was the creator, and foundation in the Marquette values of excellence, director and executive producer of ABC’s Emmy- faith, leadership and service,