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CFLORIDAommencement ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 2 0 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 1 9 A.M. • 5 P.M. TABLE OF ontents IntroductionC ...................................................................................................................2 President John Kelly .....................................................................................................3 State of Florida ...............................................................................................................4 Morning Program – 9 a.m ............................................................................................5 College of Business ............................................................................................6 College of Education ........................................................................................11 College of Engineering and Computer Science ...........................................13 College of Social Work and Criminal Justice ...............................................15 Late Afternoon Program – 5 p.m. .............................................................................17 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters ..........................................18 Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College ..................................................................22 Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine ......................................................23 Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing ...........................................................24 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science ..........................................................26 Undergraduate Studies ...................................................................................29 Commencement Information ....................................................................................30 Academic Regalia .......................................................................................................31 University History ......................................................................................................32 Closed Captioning of the ceremonies may be accessed at www.fau.edu/closedcaptioning. FLORIDA ATLANTIC lorida Atlantic University was established by Dr. John Kelly President an act of the Florida Legislature in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In addition to Dr. Bret Danilowicz its original 850-acre campus in Boca Raton, the University has Provost and Vice President F for Academic Affairs campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter and Fort Pierce. Dr. Larry Faerman Acting Vice President for Student Affairs FAU’s ethnically diverse population includes more than 30,000 students and 1,000 full- and part-time faculty members. The Dr. Daniel C. Flynn University’s 10 colleges—the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts Vice President for Research and Letters, the College of Business, the College of Education, Mr. Peter Hull the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate Vice President for Public Affairs College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College Mr. David Kian Vice President for Legal Affairs, of Nursing, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the General Counsel College of Social Work and Criminal Justice—offer 94 bachelor’s, 77 master’s, 3 specialist’s and 24 doctoral degrees. To date, the Ms. Dorothy Russell Interim Vice President for Strategic University has awarded 208,149 degrees to more than 175,000 Initiatives and Chief Financial Officer alumni. Ms. Stacy A. Volnick Vice President for In December 1967, FAU was elected to regular membership in the Administrative Affairs, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. At that time, the Chief Administrative Officer Commission on Higher Education of the Southern Association Mr. Brian White granted full accreditation to all of the University’s programs. In Vice President and accordance with Association regulations, this accreditation was Director of Athletics reaffirmed in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2013. 2 UNIVERSITY resident PRESIDENT JOHN KELLY John Kelly was named the seventh president of Florida Atlantic University in January 2014,P and quickly declared his intention to make FAU “America’s fastest-improving university.” The university has established a track record of relentless improvement under his transformational leadership, which includes doubling research expenditures, enrolling an all-time high number of National Merit Scholars, setting new records for private gifts to the FAU Foundation, increasing graduation and academic progress rates, and raising the profile of FAU’s athletics program. In 2020, for the first time in university history, FAU was ranked among the nation’s top public schools by U.S. News & World Report, landing at No. 140. In 2021, FAU moved up four spots to No. 136. President Kelly began his academic career in 1982 as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University. Three years later, he went to Clemson, rising through the ranks to become professor and department head by 1991. He was named vice president for public service and agriculture in 1997 and vice president for economic development in 2010. Active on the national level, President Kelly has served on the boards of the Administrative Heads Section of the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) and the American Distance Education Consortium. His leadership excellence has been recognized with the South Florida Business Journal’s Ultimate CEO Award, Sun Sentinel’s Excalibur Award for Large Business Leader of the Year in Palm Beach County and the Clemson University Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award. He also was named one of Florida Trend’s “500 Most Influential Business Leaders.” President Kelly was raised in South Carolina. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He is married to FAU First Lady Carolyn Kelly, and they are the parents of Carly and Stella. 3 STATE OF lorida FLORIDA CABINET FFLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNORS The Honorable Ron DeSantis Mr. Sydney Kitson Mr. Ken Jones Governor Chair Mrs. Darlene Luccio Jordan The Honorable Ashley Moody Mr. Brian Lamb Attorney General Vice Chair Mr. Alan Levine The Honorable Jimmy Patronis Mr. Timothy M. Cerio Mr. Charles H. Lydecker Chief Financial Officer Mr. Richard Corcoran Ms. Ally Schneider The Honorable Nikki Fried Commissioner of Education Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Steven M. Scott Mr. Aubrey L. Edge Dr. William Self Ms. Patricia Frost STATE UNIVERSITY Mr. Eric Silagy Mr. Edward E. Haddock Jr. SYSTEM CHANCELLOR Mr. Kent Stermon Mr. H. Wayne Huizenga Jr. Mr. Marshall M. Criser III Chancellor FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Abdol Moabery Mrs. Barbara Feingold Chair Mr. Andy Tuck, Chair Mr. Brad Levine Mr. Brent Burns ’81 Mrs. Marva Johnson, Vice Chair Vice Chair Mrs. Mary Beth McDonald ’74 Mr. Richard Corcoran Mr. Daniel Cane Ms. Elycia Morris Commissioner Mr. Shaun Davis Ms. Celine Persaud Ms. Monesia Brown President, Student Government Dr. Kimberly Dunn Mr. Ben Gibson President, Faculty Senate Mr. Robert J. Stilley Mr. Tom Grady Mr. Ryan Petty Mr. Joe York 4 MORNING rogram PROCESSIONAL PCONFERRAL OF THE DEGREES FAU Brass Ensemble Dr. John Kelly, President Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Dr. Bret Danilowicz, Provost Director of Bands Dr. Robert W. Stackman Jr., Dean of the Graduate College PRESIDING College of Business Dr. Kimberly Dunn, University Marshal Dr. Paul Hart, Associate Dean PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS College of Education FAU Army ROTC Color Guard Dr. Stephen Silverman, Dean MUSIC College of Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Stella Batalama, Dean “The Star Spangled Banner” FAU Brass Ensemble College of Social Work and Criminal Justice Dr. Mitchell Hutchings, Baritone Dr. Naelys Luna, Dean Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Director of Bands ALMA MATER FAU Brass Ensemble WELCOME AND REMARKS Dr. Mitchell Hutchings, Baritone Dr. John Kelly, President Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Director of Bands ANNOUNCING THE CANDIDATES College of Business RECESSIONAL Dr. Marc Rhorer, Assistant Dean FAU Brass Ensemble Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor College of Education Director of Bands Dr. Paul Peluso, Senior Associate Dean College of Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Daniel Meeroff, Associate Chair and Professor College of Social Work and Criminal Justice Mr. Todd Hedrick, Director for Academic Programs 5 ollege of C BUSINESS DEAN DANIEL M. GROPPER DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY MASTER OF ACCOUNTING Brian Silverstein Cecilia Abramovic John Jacob Fumero Lourdes Virginia Montalvo Wendy Abreu Willie Gibson Aldaya Daniel Almeida Gonzalez Lillian K. Goldman Megha Patel MASTER OF Josh David Aronin Kurt Griffiths Adrian Perez BUSINESS Mahroza A. Baig Joshua Jerome Jasko Olga Pishchula Saar ADMINISTRATION Richard E. Borrack Kristin Jones Gabriela Quintanar Griffin Bria Sabrina E. Kaplan Alicia Ramos Tamiko Brown Michael W Kaufman Alondra Maria Ramos Paola Andrea Avila Gabriella M. Carter Jacob Allen Lahr Sanchez Darrel Anthony Bagiotti Jesus Contreras-Suarez Faith Lewandowski Francisco Javier Reboredo Samantha Nicole Baker Kaori Courts Lorielys Zahilis Linares Alvarez David Scot Borenstein Vivian Cruz Jordan Julius Mack Manuel Arturo Reboredo- Ryan John Bowman Adrianna Cuevas Andrew Paul Martin Alvarez Paige Diane Brown John Davis Samantha Ashley Martin Luis Raul Rivera Haley Murray Cameron