2020 Commencement Nova Southeastern University
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2020 COMMENCEMENT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Dear Graduates, Nova Southeastern University takes enormous pride in your success. On behalf of NSU’s faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees, I salute your academic and personal achievement. You have reached this milestone through hard work and intellectual effort, and we are pleased to recognize your dedication with today’s commencement ceremony. Reflect on the gifts of knowledge and support you have received. Celebrate the friendships, skills, and strengths you have forged. Embrace the opportunity to apply these treasures as you start a new chapter in your life, hopefully, following your passion, not your fortune. Our best wishes are with you today and in the future. Congratulations! George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. NSU President and CEO CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 WELCOME TO THE 2020 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FOR NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Friday, October 2, 2020 CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 CEREMONY SCHEDULE CEREMONY 1 AT 10:00 A.M. Shepard Broad College of Law CEREMONY 2 AT 10:00 A.M. College of Dental Medicine College of Optometry College of Pharmacy Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing CEREMONY 3 AT 12:30 P.M. Abraham S. Fischler College Of Education and School of Criminal Justice CEREMONY 4 AT 12:30 P.M. Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences CEREMONY 5 AT 3:00 P.M. All Undergraduate Programs CEREMONY 6 AT 3:00 P.M. College of Computing and Engineering Halmos College of Natural Science and Oceanography College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 2 ORDER OF EXERCISES SHEPARD BROAD COLLEGE OF LAW CEREMONY 1 AT 10:00 A.M. Introduction Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 .................................................................................................................Sir Edward Elgar Presiding Officer ...............................................................................................................George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Convening the Commencement ................................................................................................... Olympia Duhart, J.D. Grand Marshal Associate Dean The Star-Spangled Banner .................................................................................................................................. Key/Smith The words can be found in the back of the program Welcome and Introductions ......................................................................................................Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Opening Remarks .............................................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Dean's Remarks ..................................................................................................................................... José R. Juárez, J.D. Dean, Shepard Broad College of Law Introduction of Student Speaker................................................................................................................José R. Juárez Address on Behalf of the Graduates ..................................................................................................... Iury Carvalho J.D. Class of ’20 Introduction of Student Speaker................................................................................................................José R. Juárez Address on Behalf of the Graduates ................................................................................Natolyn Jones-Ferguson Master’s Degree Class of ’20 CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 3 Faculty Hooders ........................................................................................................................ Professor Megan Chaney, Professor Mark Dobson, Associate Dean Olympia Duhart, Associate Dean Shahabudeen Khan, Associate Dean Debra Moss Vollweiler, Professor Michael L. Richmond Presentation of Candidates for Degrees............................................................................................ Ronald J. Chenail Conferral of Degrees ........................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II Alumni Welcoming ...................................................................................................................Raphael D. Walters, M.Ed. Director, Alumni Relations Dismissal of the Commencement ...........................................................................................................Olympia Duhart Nova Southeastern University Anthem ..........................................................................................................Cavanaugh The words can be found in the back of the program Outro La Rejouissance ......................................................................................................................... George-Frederick Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES SHEPARD BROAD COLLEGE OF LAW MASTER OF LAWS CANDIDATES Oliver Seebald .............................................Henderson, Nevada Joanne C. Stanley ...............................Fort Lauderdale, Florida JURIS DOCTOR CANDIDATES Matthew Abraham..............................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sydney A. Black ................................ Homer City, Pennsylvania Andrea C. Africano .......................... West Palm Beach, Florida Rachael Elizabeth Fiona Bond Palmer** ..Miramar, Florida Nadia M. Alfonso Aleman** ..............................Davie, Florida Samuel F. Brenner ...............................................Davie, Florida Cody B. Altman ....................................................Davie, Florida Rachel E. Broughton** .............................Louisville, Kentucky Michelle Alvarez** ......................................Boca Raton, Florida Joshua R. Brownlee ..................................Boca Raton, Florida Ben Anderson ................................... Keystone Heights, Florida Richard John Bruehl .................................. Fort Myers, Florida Matthew Edward Anderson ............Deerfield Beach, Florida Desiree I. Bueno ................................. Pembroke Pines, Florida Ifang A. Andong ...........................................Mableton, Georgia Sandra P. Burga** ................................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Kristal L. Aparicio ................................................ Miami, Florida Lauren M. Burns* ............................... Lighthouse Point, Florida George A. Arango .............................................. Miami, Florida Jose M. Canaura ............................... West Palm Beach, Florida Jazmira Maday Argueta Wheeler.......... Hollywood, Florida Marina L. Carmona ..................................Loxahatchee, Florida Kristen M. Arrojo ................................ Pembroke Pines, Florida Iury P. Carvalho .........................................North Miami, Florida Allen Ayzen* ....................................................Aventura, Florida Gianni Cecconi* ....................................................... Latina, Italy Samia Azad ........................................ West Palm Beach, Florida Corey D. Cohen** .......................................Boca Raton, Florida Min Azahares** ............................................. Plantation, Florida Lamar Lenard Culpepper ...........................Lauderhill, Florida Andrew Ball-Llovera** ...................................... Miami, Florida Casey J. Curtis .............................................. Fort Myers, Florida Jenna M. Bascome** .................................Lake Worth, Florida Dorothy Reagan D'Alo-Simons** .......Coral Springs, Florida Taylor Rae Bast* ..................................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Rose R. Daragjati ....................................... Jacksonville, Florida Hernan Bater ................................................. Plantation, Florida Jessica De Las Cuevas .............................Lake Worth, Florida Ryan Adam Becker ..............................................Davie, Florida Kevin Michael DeMatteo .................. Pembroke Pines, Florida Joshua G. F. Begin .......................................... Surfside, Florida Kevin Denyer ........................................................ Miami, Florida Monica Amy Besbris .............................. Delray Beach, Florida Natasha deVastey ............................................Miramar, Florida Hannah R. Bez* ....................................................Holt, Michigan Derek H. di Scipio ................................Fort Lauderdale, Florida CLASS OF 2020 CLASS OF 2020 5 JURIS DOCTOR CANDIDATES (CONTINUED) Dorothy Ann Alcibar Dlugolecki ........ Port St. Lucie, Florida Danna Khawam*** .................Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Joseph W. Donato .................................Miami Springs, Florida Sophie M. Labarge*** ........................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Alexandra S. Eichner*** ........................ Delray Beach, Florida Alex Levin Canal*** ........................................Barcelona, Spain M. Rahat Faderani** ....................... South Palm Beach, Florida Alexsandra A. Litowsky** .............. Lighthouse Point, Florida Julisa Farach ............................................. Delray Beach, Florida Faith Marie Lombardo .......................Fort Lauderdale, Florida