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HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION

College of Osteopathic Medicine • College of Pharmacy

College of Optometry· College of Allied Health

College of Medical Sciences • College of Dental Medicine

COMMENCEMENT

Sunday, May 25, 1997

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Fort Lauderdale, Florida BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert A. Steele, Chairman Joseph R. Millsaps Raymond Ferrero, Jf., J.D. August C. Paoli, J.D. Vice Chairman Emanuel Pushkin, 0.0. Ovid C. Lewis, J.S.D., President David H. Rush W. Tinsley Ellis, Secretary Barry J. Silverman, M.D . Ronald G. Assaf Franklin L. Smith, Ph.D. Harry A. Gampel Harry L. Smith Ms . Linda L. Gill Kay Smith William D. Horvitz Morton Terry, D.O. Royal Flagg Jonas, J.D. R. David Thomas Kenneth V. Knight Jay M. Tischenkel, R.Ph. Jack L. LaBonte August Urbanek Marshall B. Lytle, II Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D. Arnold Melnick, D.O.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVISION

Royal Flagg Jonas, J.D., Chairman Marcelino Oliva, D.O. Emil L. Todaro, D.O., Chairman Emeritus Anthony Ottaviani, D.O. Morton Terry, D.O., Chancellor Emanuel Pushkin, 0 .0 . Mervin E. Meck, D.O., Vice Chairman David H. Rush Morton J. Morris, D.O., J.D., Secretary Sandra L. Schwemmer, D.O. Morton T. Smith, D.O., Treasurer Philip L. Shettle, D.O. Daniel'Barkus, D.O. Robert A. Steele Thomas F. Carney, D.O. B. Boyce Swartz, D.O. Raymond Ferrero, Jr., J.D. Jay M. Tischenkel, R.Ph. Daniel M. Finkelstein, D.O. Sylvia Urlich, M.S. Ovid C. Lewis, J.S.D.

ADMINISTRA nON

Ovid C. Lewis, J.S .D., President Morton Terry, A.B., D.O., M.Sc., F.A.C.O.I., Chancellor Arnold Melnick, A.B., M.A., D.O., M.Sc., F.A.C.O.P., F.A.C.O.O.G., Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Vice Chancellor for Professional Affairs Morton Morris, B.A., D.O., J.D., F.A.O.A.O., F.A.C.O.S., F.A.C.L.M., Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Stanley R. Cohen, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Vice Provost Marla Frohlinger, B.A., M.H.S.A., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Services and Professional Coordination Sara Schoninger, B. S., Assistant Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications Don Simmons, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Administration Steven Weinstein, B.S., C.P.A., Comptroller

DEANS Matthew A. Terry, B.S., D.O., M.A., F.A.C.O.F.P., Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine William D. Hardigan, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dean, College of Pharmacy David S. Loshin, B.S., 0.0., Ph.D., Dean, College of Optometry Raul Cuadrado, S.B ., B.S., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Dean, College of Allied Health Harold E. Laubach, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Dean, College of Medical Sciences Seymour Oliet, D.D.S., Dean, College of Dental Medicine COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

*Academic Processional

Welcome ...... Arnold Melnick, D.O. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Greetings ...... Ovid C. Lewis, J.S.D. President

Morton Terry, D.O. Chancellor Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree ...... Frederick Lippman, R.Ph. Vice Chancellor for Professional Affairs

Conferral of Honorary Degree ...... Dr. Lewis

Address ...... Honorable Robert A. Butterworth Florida Attorney General

Conferral of Degrees in Course ...... Dr. Lewis

Bachelor of Science (Physician Assistant) Master of Public Health ...... Raul Cuadrado, Dr.P.H. Dean, College of Allied Health

Doctor of Optometry ...... David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D. Dean, College of Optometry

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy ...... William D. Hardigan, Ph.D. Dean, College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine ...... Matthew A. Terry, D.O. Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Physician Assistant Oath ...... David Zinsmeister, P.A.-C., M.M.S. Director, Physician Assistant Program

Optometric Oath ...... Howard Braverman, O.D. Trustee, American Optometric Association

Pharmacist's Oath ...... Jim Powers, B.S., R.Ph. President, Florida Pharmacy Association

Osteopathic Oath ...... David B. Levine, D.O. President, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

* Recessional

* Audience Please Stand ACADEMIC MARSHALLS Carmen Aceves-Blumenthal, B.S., M.S. Daniel R. Barkus, B.A., D.O., F.A.C.O.O.G. Bob G. Gilman, B.S., M.S., O.D., F.A.A.O. Edye E. Groseclose, B.S., Ph.D. CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT)

§ Joan Antonette Alleyne, Miramar # Jeffrey M. Green, Aventura A. S., Sullivan County Community College A.A., University ofNorth Florida B.S., S.U.N.Y./New Paltz Petrine Hinrichsen, Ft. Lauderdale *# Stuart McKinstry Austin, Hollywood B.A., UniversityofWashington Linda L. Huffman, Palm Beach Gardens B.A., Marshall University # Bruce Bostom, Hollywood B.S., Union Institute Mark Emerson Jackson, Hendersonville, NC A.A., Anderson College * Donald Bounds, Jr., Miami B.S., Appalachian State University A.A., IndianRiverCommunityCollege # Laura Karolkowski, Hollywood # Nicole Preston Casavant, Groveland A.S., Santa Monica College

* Giuliana Cassidy, New York, NY *# Monica Ann Lamm, Miami B.S., S.U.N.Y./StonyBrook *# Richard Allen Larsen, Hallandale §# Christine R. Caterino, Hialeah A.A., Brevard Community College A.A., Miami-Dade Community College A.S., Brevard Community College B.S., Colorado State University B.S., University of Central Florida

James Richard Cipriano, St. Petersburg Michelle Maria Levak, Pembroke Pines A.A., St. Petersburg Junior College A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege A.S., St. Petersburg Junior College B.A., FloridaAtlantic University

* William I. Cross, Coral Springs # Mindy Joan Lieber, Boca Raton A.S., Regents College B.S., Thomas Jefferson University M.S., Medical College of Pennsylvania §# Derrick Anthony Davis, Pembroke Park # Bernard Loeffke, Hollywood §# Aida M. Del Rio, Miami B.S., West Point Academy M.A., MiddleburyCollege # Terry Lee Emanuel, Cooper City Ph.D., University of Miami A.A., Miami-Dade Community College B.S., University of Miami § Teresa Dee Martin, Sunrise A.A., Brevard Community College Cristina Maria Fernandez, Dunwoody, GA §# Johan Mennig San Roman, North Miami Beach § Stephen Todd Friedman, Great Neck, NY A.A., Miami-Dade Community College A.A., Nassau Community College B.S., Florida International University B.S., S.U.N.Y./Oneonta * Richard A. Miller, Clewiston *# Barbara Ann Garcia, Margate B.S., Palm Beach Atlantic College

§* Kelly Ann Gearwar, Cooper City # Jesus Muniz, San Diego, CA B.S., University of Vermont B.S., Brooklyn College

§# Dan Alin Georgian, Hollywood * EthnaAnnMurphy, Hollywood A.A., Broward Community College B.S., Florida State University B.S., Florida International University Diane Marie Murray, West Palm Beach § Eden Asefaw Ghebresilasie, Miami A.A., Miami-DadeCommunityCollege # Michelle Teresa O'N eill, Plantation B.S., University of Florida # Belinda Leigh Girmonde, Dania B.S., Syracuse University # Katirina S. Ost, Miami A.A., Miami-Dade Community College * Anne Marie Gordon, Lauderhill B.S., UniversityofIilinois

* Graduated With Honors § Indicates Dual Degrees ** Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements **# Martin David Potters, North Bay Village * Cindy Stutz Spata, Oakland Park B.A., California State University A.S., Miami-Dade Community College D.C., Los Angeles College of Chiropractic * Rick Stewart, A ventura Susan A. Rauch, Newark, OH B.A., University of Miami A. S., Columbus Community College # Linda Lea Tesnar, Royal Palm Beach Bracha T. Raul, Hollywood B.S., Loyola University * Douglas F. Tight, Miami B.A., Hiram College # Carla Revilla, Ft. Lauderdale B.A., Boston College *# Sara Catherine Twist, Delray Beach B.S., University of Connecticut # Nancy Richardson, Bloomington, IN *# Gabriel Vaserstein, North Miami Beach # Robin Bergan Richmond, Boca Raton B.A., Brandeis University * Vincent Marino Visoiu, Hollywood A.S., BrowardCommunityCollege §# Dulce Maria Rodriguez deVilla, Cooper City A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege *# Delia Vona, Sebastian B.A., Florida International University A.A., Kent State University B.S., San Antonio College * Charles David Sanford, Pompano Beach A.A., Palm Beach Community College § Jeffrey S. Weisberg, Boca Raton D.C., Palmer College of Chiropractic Medicine A.S., Miami-Dade Community College

§* Sony Gary Sanon, Miami * Elizabeth Birch Wilhelm, Ft. Lauderdale M.D., Port au Prince School of Medicine # Duley Wilson Yahraus, Sarasota ** Donna M. Scott, Ft. Lauderdale A.S., Nassau Community College Rick Y. Yarosh, Hallandale D.C., New York Chiropractic College A.A., Miami-Dade Community College CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

§ Joan Antonette Alleyne, Miramar § Kim Hope Goldmintz, Ft. Lauderdale A.S., Sullivan County Community College A.A., University of Florida B.S., S.U.N.Y./New Paltz B.S., Florida State University

§ Christine R. Caterino, Hialeah Cheri C. Mansuetta, Ft. Lauderdale A.A., Miami-Dade Community College B.S., University of Alabama B.S., Colorado State University O.D., Nova Southeastern University

§ Derrick Anthony Davis, Pembroke Park §# Teresa Dee Martin, Sunrise A.A., Brevard Community College § AidaDelRio,Miami § Johan Mennig San Roman, North Miami Beach §# Stephen Todd Friedman, Great Neck, NY A.A., Miami-Dade Community College A.A., Nassau Community College B.S., Florida International University B.S., S.U.N.Y./Oneonta §# Dulce Maria Rodriguez deVilla, Cooper City § Leon Michael Gamer, West Palm Beach A.A., Broward Community College B.S., University of South Florida B.A., Florida International University

§ Kelly Ann Gearwar, Cooper City § Eric Stanton Runyon, Ft. Lauderdale B.S., University of Vermont B.S., University of South Florida

§# Dan Alin Georgian, Hollywood §# Sony Gary Sanon, Miami A.A., Broward Community College M.D., Port au Prince School of Medicine B.S., Florida International University § Jeffrey S. Weisberg, Boca Raton §# Eden Asefaw Ghebresilasie, Miami A.S., Miami-Dade Community College A.A., Miami-Dade Community College

§ Indicates Dual Degrees CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY

John Eric Akers, Miramar Luisa Rampolla Del Toro, Weston B.S., Michigan State University B.S., University of Central Florida

AndreaAlvarez, Miami John Christian Derickson, Jacksonville B.A., University of Florida B.A., UniversityofToledo

Margaret M. Barrett, Hallandale Scott P. Dinh, San Jose, CA B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., UniversityofCalifornia B.S., Nova Southeastern University * Mary Bartuccio, Hollywood A.A., Broward Community College David C. Eldred, Cheyenne, WY B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Nova Southeastern University

* Jan Michael Boehringer, Gainesville Dusk Jaye Falkner-Martinez, Hollywood M.S., Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich A.S., Miami-Dade Community College Ph.D.,Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Eric Gregory Boschen, North Miami Beach Sean Craig Fein, Brooklyn, NY B.S., Northern Arizona University B.S., C.U.N.Y'/BrooklynColiege

Eric Christian Brauch, Hallandale ** Adrienne Marie Florczyk, Tamarac B.S., University of Florida B.S., Utica College

Richard David Bruesch, Tamarac * Susan Marie Frick, Plantation B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., University of Tampa

Mark P. Caruso, Frankfort, NY Cia Mack Ghavami, North Miami Beach B.S., S.U.N.Y.lGenesco B.S., Tennessee State University

Christopher Scott Castello, Aventura ** Bradley Scott Giedd, Orlando A.A., Westchester Community College B.S., University of Central Florida B.A., Florida Atlantic University Ohio State University

Ellen Brindamour Catineau, North Miami Beach Massimo Rosario Gramanzini, Hollywood B.A., University of South Florida B.S., UniversityofTampa

Deeba Chaudri, Alberta, Canada Randal Linn Hanson, North Miami B.S., University of Alberta B.S., University ofSouthern Mississippi

Kwon Jung Choe, Orange Park Karen Ann Marie Jackson, West Palm Beach B.S., University of Florida B.S., Andrews University

Sean Michael Claffie, Pembroke Pines LeAnn Rose Jelkren, Oviedo B.S., University of Florida B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Laura Ann Clune, Boca Raton Ian Scott Jung, Homestead B.A., UniversityofMichigan B.S., Florida State University

* Nanette Marie Coelho, Key Biscayne Sung Soo Kim, Hollywood B.S., Florida International University B.S., UniversityofCalifornia

* William Albert Cole, High Springs Darren E. Koenig, Rockport,TX A.A., Santa Fe Community College B.S., Texas Lutheran College B.A., University of Florida Merryl S. Koplo, North Miami Beach Karen S. Cummings, Brooklyn, NY B.A., Ithaca College B.A., C.U.N.Y'/HunterColiege * Rebecca Blacher Kriger, North Miami Beach Miguel E. De La Torre, Miami B.S., Nova Southeastern University A.A., Miami-Dade Community College B.S., Florida International University Lorraine Labiento, Massapequa, NY B.S., Nova Southeastern University A.S., Nassau Community College B.S., George Washington University

Harold Ramirez Lajara, Dania B.S., Ohio State University * Graduated With Honors ** Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements Italics Indicate Residency / Internship Ivan Lee, Edison, NJ Daniel Mark Rosen, Pacific Palisades, CA B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.A., UniversityofCalifornia

Byron William Leeds, Orlando Tanya Michelle Sanhaji, Boynton Beach B.S., University of Central Florida B.S., Nova Southeastern University

David Michael Thomas Leverett, Miami Angela Gail Santinga, Hallandale A.A., Valencia Community College B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute B.S., Nova Southeastern University Katie B. Schoneck, Key West Edward G. Ling, Delray Beach A.A., Florida Keys Community College B.A., NewYorkUniversity B.S., Nova Southeastern University

* Jennifer Lynne Loar, Miramar Jason Lewis Schwartz, Hollywood A.A., Central Florida Community College B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Nova Southeastern University Moshe Schwartz, Owings Mills, MD Stacey Lee Lusk, Hollywood B.S., Hofstra University B.S., Florida State University B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Stephanie Marie McDonald, Dania Steven Douglas Sheiner, Margate B.A., Ohio State University B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Kristin Sue McDougall, Shelby, OH Todd Alan Shettle, Clearwater B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Florida Southern College

# David Meszaros, St. Augustine Kevin Curtis Sorensen, Holly, MI B.S., Valdosta State College B.S., Ferris State University

Jody Dale Papazekos, Hickory, NC Richard Evan Sorkin, Pompano Beach B.S., Appalachian State University B.S., S.U.N.Y.lBinghamton

Barton James Parker, Boca Raton John Matthew Spalding, North Miami Beach A.A., Florida State University B.A., UniversityofMaryland B.S., Nova Southeastern University Michael James Stewart, Englewood Vladislav Perepelitsky, Hallandale B.S., Western Carolina University B.S., Nova Southeastern University * David Paul Todd, Jr., North Miami Beach Jason Kenneth Peters, Hollywood B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Nova Southeastern University Bang Khac Tran, San Jose, CA # Trinh Quang Phan, Fullerton, CA B.S., University of California B.S., University of California Nga Thi Tran, Grand Prairie, TX Joanne Jessica Posey, Hollywood B.S., University ofTexaslArlington B.S., Florida State University Michelle Antoinette Trotman, North Miami Beach David Tyrone Potash, Hallandale B.S., University of Miami D.E.C., Vanier College B.S., Concordia University DannyTu, Hollywood B.S., University of South Florida Davie Bryon Pratt, Hollywood B.S., Brigham Young University Kimberly Tucci, Great Neck, NY B.A., S.U.N.Y.lAlbany Mark Coulter Rafferty, Wheaton, IL B.A., Aurora University ** Erica Jean Walker, Ft. Lauderdale B.S., UniversityofFlorida Dustin Harris Ramey, Port Orange A.A., Daytona Community College Bradley J. Wemhoener, Dal1as, TX B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University

Valerie LeAnn Reeves, St. Petersburg ** Scott Keyt Wil1eford, Lake Worth A.A., South Florida Community College A.A., Florida State University B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Julia Lynn Robinson, Plantation Heather Kathleen Wood, Urbana, OH B.S., Nova Southeastern University B.S., Nova Southeastern University Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Gary Jude Rocha, Hol1ywood B.A., UniversityofGuelph Italics Indicate Residency / Internship CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY

John Ranzey Barron, Juno Beach # Jeffrey Kasten, Hollywood B.A., UniversityofMiami B.S., New York Institute of Technology M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Jennifer Ann Bevan, Deerfield Beach A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege Cheryl B. Keith, Margate A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege Enrico John Cellini, Coral Springs Terry Louis Kurtz, Troy, MI Eduardo Jose Chavez, Miami B.A., University of South Florida A.A., Miami-Dade Community College B.S., FloridaInternational University Randall William Lahti, Ft. Lauderdale A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege Charles W. Creighton, Sarasota B.A., University of South Florida Michael Hung Le, Winter Park B.S., University of Central Florida George Tanios Dagher, Palm Bay * Kim Lorraine Medei, Altamonte Springs James Richard Dickens, Orlando B.S., University of Central Florida M.A., University of Central Florida Charles Robert Diffenderfer, Miami B.S., Dickinson College Jacqueline Mendez-Zvirblis, Hollywood A.A., Broward Community College # David Lee Durham, Parkland A.S., Broward Community College Steven Wayne Myers, Pembroke Pines A.A., Broward Community College Scott A. Dyen, North Miami Beach B.S., University of South Florida Lyttleton Hagler Stewart, Orlando

Beverly 1. Floyd, Plantation ** Margaret Lanese Walsh, Boynton Beach A.A., Broward Community College A.A ., Palm Beach Community College B.S., Florida Atlantic University * Joanna Battista Gregg, Hollywood B.A., Florida International University James Elmore Woolsey, Jr., Pembroke Pines

* Graduated With Honors § Indicates Dual Degrees ** Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

SamiraAhmad, Miami John Fairfield, III, Cape Coral A.A., Edison Community College Mark David Alspach, St. Petersburg Beach A.A., University of South Florida Gina Stafford Fiomberg, Indian Rocks Beach A.A., University of South Florida Linda Farrow Akers, Miramar B.S., Ferris State University TeresitaGil, Miami

Armando Bardisa, Miami Patricia Gonzalez, Miami

** Lucas H. Beeler, Ft. Lauderdale * Roger S. Harmon, Plantation B.A., University of Tennessee A.S., Nassau Community College NSUCOPINorth Broward Hospital District B.S., St. John's University

Cristina Elaine Bello, Hialeah Theresa M. Hawks, Davie A.A., FloridaKeysCommunityCollege Sandra Nicole Boza, Miami ElhamHendi, Miami * Jennifer Lind Breit, Tampa B.S., Mississippi State University

Marie Johanne Ostine Brezault, Miramar Debbie 1. Heritage, Largo B.S., Barry University A.A., St. Petersburg Junior College

Nilda Maria Cabrera, Palm Springs Aaron Scott Hitt, Sebring A.A., Palm Beach Community College A.A., South Florida Community College B.S., Florida State University Wendy Beth Jaffe, Tamarac Rhomell C. Calara, Longwood A.A., Broward Community College A.A., UniversityofFlorida Leanne S. Joslin, Boca Raton # Madeline Camejo, Miami B.S., University of Florida A.A., Miami-Dade Community College B.S., University of Central Florida Mahmoud H. Krecht, Boca Raton M.S., University of Central Florida A.A., Palm Beach Community College

Kristie Lee Carevic, St. Petersburg Sonia Kubiliun, Miami Beach A.A., St. Petersburg Junior College A.A., Santa Fe Community College

Jacqueline R. Carranza, Miami Viswas (Bobby) Lall Dass, Seminole

Natacha Francisca Carty, North Miami Beach # Tyson Dale Lancaster, Davie B.S., Barry University A.A. , Palm Beach Community College

Mutaher Ahmad Chaudhry, Davie Maria A. Legatos-Phillips, New York, NY B.S., S.U.N.Y./StonyBrook Mirtha Chavez-Reyes, Hialeah B.S., St. John's University B.S., Barry University M.B.A., Long Island University

* Pollyanna Coons, Hollywood Jonathan Andrew Levy, North Miami Beach B.H.S.A., FloridaAtlantic Un iversity B.S., University of South Florida

Terri Mae Cowsert, Davie Christopher George Lynch, St. Petersburg A.A., Manatee Community College Sharon E. Marcus, Hallandale * Ali Dalili, West Palm Beach B.S., Northeastern University Ali Mazinani, Miami B.S., Florida International University Deidree Elizabeth Edwards, Pembroke Pines B.A., Emory University Candida Y. Montalvan-Castro, Miami A.A., Miami-Dade Community College Elizabeth Espina, Hialeah A.A., Miami-DadeCommunityCollege

Italics Indicate Residency / Internship Pamela Lyn Murphy, St. Petersburg Jason Christopher Roque, Tampa B.A., University of South Florida Helen Klein Russette, Hollywood Richard Nehls, Wellington B.S., Nova Southeastern University

Shelley Willis Nesbitt, Clewiston * Manijeh Shafiee, Boca Raton A.A., Edison Community College Douglas Blan Stewart, Orlando ., Mongtrinh Thi Nguyen, Brandon A.A., University of South Florida ** Caroline Zacur Taazieh, Miami Beach A.A., Miami-Dade Community College ** Michael Wayne Osborne, Bay Pines B.S., Gannon University * Linda H. Taylor, Pembroke Pines B.S., Union University B.S., Marshall University M.B.A., Florida International University # Winifred Marie Pardo, Rego Park, NY B.S., Long Island University Juby Sam Thomas, Coral Springs B.S., FloridaAtiantic University * AradhanaPatel, Hollywood B.S., University of Miami Natalie D. Trach, North Miami B.S., University of Miami Richard Perez, Hialeah Geoffery C. Wang, Boca Raton Lonnie M. Pierce, Lutz B.S., Iowa State University A.A., Hillsborough Community College Dawn Patricia Wellens, Ft. Lauderdale Sandra Lee Provenzano, Plantation A.A., Broward Community College A.S., Broward Community College Nancy Ann Wellman, Pembroke Pines # Tara Marie Rabel, West Melbourne A.A., University of Florida Diane A. Wharton, Hollywood A.A., Broward Community College Peter Richard Reeber, Tampa A.A., Hillsborough Community College John Charles Williams, Lake Worth

* Evelyn Rodriguez, Coral Gables Michael Elsworth Yapp, Miami B.S., Florida International University A.A., Valencia Community College

Patrick Lydio Romero, Miami Alana S. Young, Coral Springs A.A., Miami-Dade Community College A.A., University of South Florida

* Graduated With Honors ** Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Kerry Beth Ace, Tampa Hunter B. Brown, Hollywood B.S., Mankato State University B.S., Florida State University All Children's Hospital Brookdale Medical Center

James Randle Adair, Miami * Luis Rodriguez Caceres, III, Miami B.S., Georgetown University A.A., Miami-DadeCommunityCollege Ph.D. , Emory University B.A., Florida International University University of South Alabama Medical Center NSUCOM/Palmetlo General Hospital

John Gordon Allred, Orlando Elissa Mary Calapai, Hollywood B.LS., Weber State University B.S., Fairfield University Henry Ford Hospital NSUCOMIMiami Heart Institute

Christopher John Apostol, Boca Raton Ann-Margaret Calero, Hialeah B.S., Auburn University B.S., Florida International University Medical College of Georgia NSUCOM/Palmelto General Hospital

Perico Noel Cruz Arcedo, III, Sunfish Lake, MN Terry Kaiser Carstensen, Vero Beach B.A., Carleton College B.S., University of South Florida The Medical Center Doctors Hospital

** Joseph Faris Barakeh, Hollywood Eugene Charbonneau, Port Charlotte B.A., RollinsCollege B.S., University of South Florida M.S., Emory University University Community Hospital Ph.D.,EmoryUniversity St. Vincent Hospital D. Wade Chatfield, Hallandale B.A., UniversityofMichigan Steven Edward Battle, Charlotte, NC B.S., George Washington University B.S., Appalachian State University M.A., George Washington University B.A., Appalachian State University NSUCOM/Palmelto General Hospital William Beaumont Army Medical Center Rebecca Michelle Cherner, Pembroke Pines George Paul Bekic, Dania B.S., University of Alabama B.S., Gannon University NSUCOM/Palmelto General Hospital Western Pennsylvania Hospital Harold Alan Chertok, North Miami Daniel Richard Bieda, Orlando B.S., Louisiana Tech University A.A., HighlineCommunityCollege B.M.E., Louisiana Tech University A.S ., Parks College ofSt. Louis Universit~' NSUCOM/North Broward Hospital District B.A., UniversityofWashington Florida Hospital East Orlando Christopher Robert Coppola, Deerfield Beach B.A., Wake Forest University Robert Gregg Billow, Miami Columbia Hospital/West Palm Beach B.A., University of Colorado-Boulder Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center Deanna Marie Cosmo, Burlington, NJ A.S., Edison Community College Marc Benjamin Blatt, North Miami Beach B.S., University of South Florida B.S., UniversityofFlorida Kennedy Memorial Hospital NSUCOM/Palmetlo General Hospital * Adam Thomas Crilly, Parlin, NJ Michael Allan Blum, North Miami Beach B.S., AlbrightUniversity B.A., Harvard University Union Hospital NSUCOM/Palmelto General Hospital Joann Wanda D' Aprile-Lukes, Winter Haven Andrew Joseph Braunstein, St. Petersburg B.S., MolloyCollege B.A., Mercer University M.S., S.U.N.Y./StonyBrook Bowman Gray School of Medicine East Tennessee State University

Mark Aaron Braunstein, Lake Wales Matthew Brent Doppelt, Clearwater B.S., University of Florida B.A., Southern Methodist University St. Raphael's Hospital * Nicole Harvill Brooks, Chickasaw, AL B.S., University ofNorth Florida Wellington Regional Medical Center

Italics Indicate Residency I Internship * Timothy Paul Drankwalter, Palm Harbor § Kim Hope Goldmintz, Ft. Lauderdale B.S., Florida State University A.A., UniversityofFlorida Doctors Hospital B.S., Florida State University

Victoria Marie Dreisbach, Port Charlotte Manuel Roberto Gonzalez-Brito, South Miami B.S.N., University of Miami B.A., University ofF lorida Maimonides Medical Center NSUCOMIPalmetlo General Hospital

* Gladys Dupuy, Brooklyn, NY Christopher Joseph Guzik, Sr., Hollywood B.S., Florida State University B.S., St. Peter' s College St. John's Hospital NSUCOMIBroward General Medical Center

Rupert Adolphus Dyer, North Miami John Willis Hammock, Jr., Pembroke Pines B.A., University of Rhode Island B.S., University of West Florida St. Michael's Medical Center NSUCOMIPalmetlo General Hospital

Daniel James Edwards, Wayne, NJ Patrick Jennings Harris, Crescent City B.S., Seton Hall University B.A., Stetson University Morristown Memorial Hospital The Medical Center/Columbus, GA

Robert Mike Esposito, Middleburg Heights, OH Craig Anthony Hartman, Orange, CA B.S.N., University of Florida B.S., Pepperdine University Meridia South Pointe Hospital Riverside Hospital

Marta Elena Farinas, Miami Christine Hilleary, Lutz B.S., Florida International University B.S., University of South Florida University Community Hospital Susan Beth Fox, Aventura B.A., University of Miami Carla Monica Holloman-Horton, Tallahassee B.S., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Patrick James Fullerton, Eustis A.A., Daytona Beach Community College Timothy S. Honderick, Melbourne Beach B.S., University of Central Florida A.A., UniversityofFlorida Eisenhower Army Medical Center B.A., University ofF lorida Columbia Hospital/West Palm Beach Charles Eugene Gaines, Orlando B.S., UniversityofFlorida ** Jeffrey Guy House, Hollywood Florida Hospital East Orlando B.S., Auburn University NSUCOMINorth Broward Hospital District Corrine Elizabeth Gamer, Sunrise A.A., BrowardCommunityCollege Clark Ernest Jones, Snellville, GA B.A., UniversityofFlorida B.S., University of South Florida MSUCOMIE. W. Sparrow Hospital B.A., Southeastern College of The Assembly of God UniverSity Community Hospital § Leon Michael Garner, West Palm Beach B.S., University of South Florida Claude Olufemi Kassim, Sunrise Sun Coast Hospital B.S., Florida State University M.P.H., Florida International University Darlene Michelle Gaynor, Pompano Beach Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine B.S., Babson College University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Alex Kessler, Cooper City B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * Sherreen Lyn Geftken, Akron, OH M.S. , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute B.S., Kent State University M.S., University of Minnesota Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Union Hospital

* Robert Gennaro Gianfrocco, Johnston, RI Brian Christopher Kroll, Cooper City B.S., University of Rhode Island B.S., FloridaInternational University New England College of Osteopathic Medicine NSUCOMIPalmetlo General Hospital

Samuel Joel Goldman, North Lauderdale Marc Allyn Kudelko, Largo B.A., Emory University B.A., Southern Methodist University Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center Sun Coast Hospital

* Graduated With Honors § Indicates Dual Degrees oO* Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements Steven Licata, Lauderhill Patrick Edward Peterson, Coral Gables B.A., FloridaAtlantic University B.A., UniversityofColorado NSUCOMINorth Broward Hospital District M.A., University of Hawaii Oakland General Hospital Kelly Marie Lynch, Trenton, MI B.A., University of South Florida Lane Ro bert Phillips, Bay Harbor Islands Henry Ford Hospital B.S., Florida State University NSUCOMIPalmetfo General Hospital ** Kathleen Marie Maksimowicz, Pinellas Park B.S., Florida State University TushyaPillay, Orlando Sun Coast Hospital B.A., UniversityofLouisville Florida Hospital East Orlando James Elmore Mallette, III, Florence, AL B.A., University of Mississippi Elizabeth Irene Piskoti, Fenton, MI University of Tennessee B.S., UniversityofMichigan Atlantic City Medical Center Anjali Mary Mascarenhas, Pompano Beach B.A., University ofMiami * Paul Jay Popeck, Boca Raton B.A., S.U.N.Y.lBinghamton lindaD.Ann mckinnon, St. Petersburg Union Hospital B.A., University of South Florida Morehouse School of Medicine * Andre Posner, Merion, P A B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Robert Ben Mitchell, North Miami Beach B.S., Syracuse University Richard Arnold Proctor, Miami NSUCOMIPalmetto General Hospital B.S., Ferris State University Pharm.D.~ Creighton University Kimberly Anne Monnell, Largo M.B.A., Wake Forest University B.S., University of Tampa NSUCOMIPalmetto General Hospital M.P .H., University of South Florida Sun Coast Hospital Louis Michael Radnothy, Umatilla B.A., Michigan State University Joseph C. Morelos, Severn, MD Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital B.S., Washington and Lee University M.S., University of Maryland Roshan Raja, Orchard Park, NY Atlantic City Medical Center B.S., UniversityofCalifomia Loma Linda University Hospital Michael Bernard Mueller, Largo B.A., St. Leo College Raymond John Ramirez, Kissimmee A.A., Valencia Community College Allan Chandler Muller, II, Montgomery, AL B.S., Regents College B.S., University of Central Florida Florida Hospital East Orlando University of Alabama ** AshaRamsakal, Seminole Gabriel Nuriel, Boca Raton B.S.C., University of the West Indies B.S., Oral Roberts University M.B.S., Florida Atlantic University Sun Coast Hospital ** Sangeeta Sharad Parulekar, North Miami Beach B.S., Vanderbilt University Christopher Robin Rosanova, Plantation Maimonides Medical Center B.A., Knox College Illinois Masonic Medical Center Kenneth Robert Patton, Sturgeon Bay, WI B.S., University of Hawaii Orlando Lazaro Ruano, Pompano Beach M.S., State University of New York A.A., Broward Community College Albany Medical Center B.A., University of South Florida Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center Nannette Marie Petersen, Clearwater B.S., Florida Atlantic University Sun Coast Hospital

§ Indicates Dual Degrees Theresa Marie Voissem Ruano, St. Petersburg * Shani Studnik, Hollywood B.A., University of South Florida B.S., University of Florida Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center Florida Medical Center South

§ Eric Stanton Runyon, Ft. Lauderdale MahyarTahbaz, North Miami Beach B.S., University of South Florida B.S., UniversityofIllinois San Bernardino County Medical Center Miami Heart Institute

* Karen Susan Scharlatt, Margate Andre Tamayo-Chelala, Miami B.S., UniversityofFlorida B.S., Moscow State University Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Cheryl Rebecca Tapp, Plantation Pamela Dawn Schwartz, Wellington B.S., Michigan State University B.S., Florida Atlantic University Columbia Hospital/West Palm Beach Columbia Hospital/West Palm Beach Alfred Angelo Tomaselli, III, Methuen, MA Stephanie Goodwin Schwartz, Trenton, TN A.B., Dartmouth College B.S., University of Tennessee M.A., Boston University Memorial Hospital St. John's Episcopal Hospital

John Talbot Sellers, Parkland Girmachew Truneh, North Miami Beach B.A., University of North Carolina B.S., Arkansas College Florida Medical Center South Gregory Todd Serfer, Aventura B.A., University of Miami Tammy L. Tuchel, Oakland Park Delaware Valley Medical Center B.S., UniversityofDubuque M.P.H., University of Miami Mary Elizabeth Sherlock, Warwick, RI Florida Hospital East Orlando B.A., Rhode Island College Lutheran Medical Center JulieA. Ward, Oviedo A.A. , Florida Community College ** Marla Joy Friedman Shrier, Cooper City B.A., Florida State University B.A., Brandeis University Florida Hospital East Orlando Cooper University Medical Center Shannon Lynn Watley, Jupiter Ronald Brent Simmons, Orlando B.A., UniversityofFlorida B.A., Brigham Young University Florida Hospital East Orlando David Edward Wh itt, Coral Springs B.A., Ohio State University Jonathan Joseph Sims, Coral Springs Doctors Hospital North B.S., University of South Florida Kennedy Memorial Hospital Gregg Orin Wilentz, Ft. Lauderdale B.A., Tufts University Leslie Laird Smith, Winter Park Florida Medical Center A. S. , Cleveland State Community College B.A., University of Tennessee Charles David Wingfield, Largo Florida Hospital East Orlando B.A., Purdue University Sun Coast Hospital Lome Shane Stitsky, Coral Springs B.S., Nova Southeastern University Victor Chance Young, St. Petersburg Florida Hospital East Orlando B.S., Emory University Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital Scott Roy Strauss, Hallandale B.A., Johns Hopkins University Michael Zoldan, Ft. Lauderdale Florida Medical Center South B.A., John Carroll University Miami Heart Institute

~ Graduated With Honors Italics Indicate Residency / Internship ** Graduated With Highest Honors # Pending Completion of Requirements PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OATH

As a physician assistant,

I pledge my honor and conscience in the art of medicine.

I recognize the responsibility placed upon me for the health and the very lives of others,

and will always hold their care and well being as the paramount consideration.

I will seek always to understand fully my own personal capabilities and be guided in my management

of the sick and injured by that self knowledge.

I recognize my responsibilities to impart to others who seek the profession of medicine

such knowledge of its ardent practice as I possess, and I resolve to continue to improve

my capability to this purpose.

While I keep this oath inviolate, may it be granted to me to enjoy life in my art,

forever honored by people. OPTOMETRIC OATH

With full deliberation, I freely and solemnly pledge that:

I will practice the art and science of optometry faithfully and conscientiously, and to the fullest scope of my competence.

I will uphold and honorably promote by example and action the highest standards, ethics, and ideals of my chosen profession, and the honor of the degree, Doctor of Optometry, which has been granted me.

I will provide professional care for those who seek my services, with concern, with compassion, and with due regard for their human rights and dignity.

I will place the treatment of those who seek my care above personal gain and strive to see that none shall lack for proper care.

I will hold as privileged and inviolable all information entrusted to me in confidence by my patients.

I will advise my patients fully and honestly of all which may serve to restore, maintain, or enhance their vision and general health.

I will strive continuously to broaden my knowledge and skills so that my patients may benefit from all new and efficacious means to enhance the care of human vision.

I will share information cordially and unselfishly with my fellow optometrists and other professionals for the benefit of patients and the advancement of human knowledge and welfare.

I will do my utmost to serve my community, my country, and humankind, as a citizen as well as an optometrist.

I hereby commit myself to be steadfast of this, my solemn oath and obligation. PHARMACIST'S OATH

At this time, I vow to devote my professional life

to the service of humankind through the profession of pharmacy.

I will consider the welfare of humanity

and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability

to assure optimal drug therapy outcomes for the patients I serve.

I will keep abreast of developments and maintain professional

competency in my profession of pharmacy.

I will maintain the highest principles of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.

I will embrace and advocate change in the profession of

pharmacy that improves patient care.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization

of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public. OSTEOPATHIC OATH

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect, both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skills and ability, keeping in mind always nature's laws and the body's inherent capacity for recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it will be asked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and strive for its best interests and for the interest of the students who will come after me. I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Florida Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth

Since becoming Florida Attorney General in 1986, Robert A. Butterworth has worked tirelessly to make life fairer, safer, and better for the citizens of this state.

Almost immediately upon taking office, Butterworth began a crackdown on travel-related fraud, launching more than 200 investigations. He expanded the use of Florida's anti-racketeering law, seizing buildings, land and other illegal proceeds of drug and criminal enterprises. Working with local prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and state lawmakers, Butterworth helped develop legislation reforming Florida's juvenile justice system. He successfully defended the constitu tionality of laws prohibiting stalking and cracking down on crimes motivated by hate.

When Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida, Butterworth organized a task force to handle com plaints of price gouging on essential goods and services along with other disaster-related scams. Consequently, when the Midwest flooded, he was contacted by other state attorneys general and dispatched his seasoned attorneys and investigators to assist in preventing similar problems.

His distinguished legal career has led him to a leadership role in Florida's lawsuit against the tobacco industry, one of the most significant health-related lawsuits in the United States. Out of his investigation into antitrust activities in the infant formula industry, more than $20 million was paid in settlements, the State of Florida receiving $13 million of that amount. ACADEMIC PROCESSION AND REGALIA

The Academic Processional is a long standing tradition which originated in medieval universities in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Attired in cap, hood, and gown, the faculty would present itself and its students to the local community for inspection.

The gown was originally thought to be worn for warmth, and to denote authority and privilege. Today, black is the color of the gown for all degrees, although variations represent the difference in the level of the degree.

The medieval hood was worn as a protection from the elements, or used as a satchel to carry scrolls and books. The modem hood worn today is lined with satin in the colors of the institution conferring the degree (Nova Southeastern University colors are blue and gray). In addition, the hood is trimmed with various colors of velvet facing, each color representing the academic discipline in which the degree has been granted. Salmon color has been designated to represent the public health degree. Green has been selected as the appropriate color for medicine, seafoam green for optometry and olive green for pharmacy - the colors of life and growth.

The academic cap, at one time worn by freed Roman slaves, signifies the wearer's right to academic freedom, attests to the dignity endowed upon the wearer, and the responsibility for maintaining the highest practical and ethical standards.