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The University of Dayton regards and students who wear the more University believes that this is an its Commencement Exercises as conventional ceremonial garb and important part of the graduation among the most important cere- mortarboard. ceremony. The University also monial occasions of the academic has a tradition of faculty coming year. These exercises are filled The chief University Marshal from their seats behind the stage with symbols and traditions carries the University mace, and to congratulate the graduating designed to remind us all of the the President wears the President’s students. These traditions symbol- thousands of years that universi- medallion. On stage are the United ize the caring and person-oriented ties have existed and their noble States and papal flags. So, too, the spirit of the University. purposes. music that is played and the words that are spoken have special sig- The University hopes you will both The academic costumes of various nificance. For example, the deans enjoy and respect this Commence- colors and types are part of the who have been responsible for the ment. You can do both by standing symbolism. They are described education of the students “present” for the invocation and the National on the inside front cover of this the students as worthy of gradua- Anthem, by listening during the program. The bright blue gowns tion to the President. In turn, the awarding of the degrees and by with red trim are worn by those President confers the degrees on standing to sing the University serving as University Marshals behalf of the University. of Dayton Anthem (see page 43). for today’s ceremony (see page We are the University of Dayton four of this program). The Mar- At our Commencement ceremo- community, a community which shals wear these distinctive gowns nies, which differ from many respects and cares for each other. as identification of their official universities, each student’s name This 163rd Commencement marks capacity to direct the procession- is read, and the President then another beginning. Let us rejoice als of administrators, faculty, congratulates that student. The together.
1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Allen M. Hill Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M. Richard J. Pfleger Chair John M. Forte Bro. Bernard J. Ploeger, S.M., Ph.D. Rev. Martin A. Solma, S.M. Bro. Francisco Gonzalez, S.M., M.D. H. John Proud, Esq. Vice Chair George Hanley John Riazzi Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D. Joseph R. Hinrichs Michael A. Ruffolo Secretary Bro. Joseph Kamis, S.M. Kurtis P. Sanford Catherine V. Babington Susan Kettering Katherine Schipper, Ph.D. Mary H. Boosalis Anne Eiting Klamar, M.D. Lynton Scotland Thomas G. Breitenbach Peter A. Luongo Deborah Flanagan Tobias Bro. Edward Brink, S.M. Kevin P. Maloney Rev. Rudy A. Vela, S.M., D.Min. Margaret A. Cavanaugh, Ph.D. D. Darlene Gutmann Marlowe Ty J. Williams Steven D. Cobb Dennis Marx Lawrence W. Woerner Kevin Crotty Richard J. Omlor David P. Yeager Richard P. Davis
HONORARY TRUSTEES Richard A. Abdoo John R. Haley Robert S. Oelman William S. Anderson Sr. Jean Patrice Harrington, S.C., Ph.D. Gerald S. Office, Jr., J.D. Linda S. Berning Sarah E. Harris, Ph.D. Bro. Ronald L. Overman, S.M. Jerome P. Bishop Rev. James L. Heft, S.M., Ph.D. David C. Phillips Rev. Bertrand A. Buby, S.M., S.T.D. Jack Hoeft Bro. Anthony J. Pistone, S.M. Bro. William J. Campbell, S.M., Ed.D. Eugene C. Kennedy, Ph.D. Thomas M. Roberts Terry D. Carder Thomas A. Klein R. Daniel Sadlier Rev. Thomas A. Cardone, S.M. Peter H. Kuntz John L. Schaefer Annette D. Casella Rev. Joseph H. Lackner, S.M., Ph.D. Bro. John J. Schneider, S.M. Rev. Eugene Contadino, S.M. Bruno V. Manno, Ph.D. Westina Matthews Shatteen, Ph.D. William Crotty Rev. Paul M. Marshall, S.M. William P. Sherman Thomas J. Danis Mary C. Mathews Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M. Michael E. Ervin, M.D. Clayton L. Mathile Sr. Francis Marie Thrailkill, O.S.U., Ed.D. Richard H. Finan Thomas O. Mathues The Very Rev. Patrick J. Tonry, S.M. Bro. Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., Ph.D. Marie-Louise McGinnis Jerome P. VanderHorst David P. Fitzgerald The Very Rev. John A. McGrath, S.M., S.T.D. Andrew F. Veres Robert E. Frazer Charles R. McNamee C. William Verity The Honorable Frank P. Geraci, J.D. James W. McSwiney Rev. Daryl Ward, J.D. Bro. Thomas F. Giardino, S.M. Rev. Robert J. Metzger, S.M. William S. Weprin Richard F. Glennon Dennis I. Meyer, J.D. David C. Winch Bro. Stephen Glodek, S.M. Gerald M. Miller Perry B. Wydman Jane G. Haley Bette Rogge Morse
2 ADMINISTRATORS Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D. William Fischer, J.D. Mary Ann Poirier, J.D. President Vice President for Student Development General Counsel Joseph E. Saliba, Ph.D. Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M. Teri Rizvi Provost Vice President for Mission and Rector Associate Vice President of Paul H. Benson, Ph.D. David Harper Communications Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Interim Vice President for Advancement Tony Saliba, Ph.D. Deborah Bickford, Ph.D. Kevin R. Kelly, Ph.D. Dean, School of Engineering Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Dean, School of Education and Tom Skill, Ph.D. and Learning Initiatives Allied Professions Associate Provost and CIO Paul M. Bobrowski Beth H. Keyes Crystal C. Sullivan Dean, School of Business Administration Vice President for Facilities Management Director of Campus Ministry S. Ted Bucaro Sundar Kumarasamy Paul Vanderburgh, Ph.D. Government and Regional Relations Director Vice President for Enrollment Management Associate Provost and Dean of Thomas E. Burkhardt and Marketing Graduate Studies and Life Long Learning Vice President for Finance and Mickey McCabe, Ph.D. Timothy J. Wabler Administrative Services Vice President for Research Vice President and Director of Athletics Joyce M. Carter and Executive Director of UDRI Kathleen Webb Vice President for Human Resources Paul McGreal, J.D. Dean of University Libraries Patrick Donnelly, Ph.D. Dean, School of Law Associate Provost for Faculty and Carolyn Phelps, Ph.D. Administrative Affairs President, Academic Senate
3 UNIVERSITY MARSHALS Donald V. Chase Joni L. Baldwin Barbara M. DeLuca Chief Marshal Associate Marshal Associate Marshal Department of Civil and Environmental Department of Teacher Education Department of Educational Leadership Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
ASSISTANT MARSHALS READERS Eric J. Balster Patricia A. Johnson Sheila Hassell Hughes Department of Electrical and Department of Philosophy Department of English Computer Engineering Rebekah J. Lawhorn Teresa L. Thompson Kenya M. Crosson Director of Enrollment Services and Department of Communication Department of Civil and Environmental Associate Registrar Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Craig Letavec Malcolm W. Daniels Department of Management Information PROGRAM NOTE Department of Electrical and Systems, Operations Management, and Last minute additions or deletions Computer Engineering Decision Sciences must often be made after the program David W. Darrow Steven D. Mueller has been printed. The information in Department of History Student Development, Health and Wellness this graduation program does not Patrick G. Donnelly Jack O’Gorman reflect students’ final transcripts. Department of Sociology, Roesch Library Official diplomas and appropriate Anthropology, and Social Work Thomas E. Oldenski, S.M. honors will be awarded upon comple- Shannon O. Driskell Department of Educational Leadership tion of all degree requirements and Department of Mathematics fulfillment of financial obligations. The Margaret M. Strain official list of the names of graduates is James P. Farrelly Department of English recorded in the Office of the Registrar. Department of English Kimberly A. Trick Ralph R. Frasca Department of Chemistry Only representatives of the press, Department of Economics and Finance Sarah J. Webber authorized by the University Marshal, Elizabeth F. Gustafson Department of Accounting are permitted to take photographs on the floor. Guests and visitors may take School of Business Administration Michele M. Welkener photographs from the stands, only. Kathleen Henderson Department of Counselor Education and Office of Student Success and Human Services Please remain seated during the Parent Engagement Thomas J. Westendorf Processional. Janet M. Herrelko Assistant Vice President and Registrar Department of Teacher Education
4 9:00–9:30 A.M.
FIRST FLIGHT SAXOPHONE QUARTET Abrielle Elson Matthew Morris Chris Satariano Gillian Taylor
Willie L. Morris, III — Director
ORDER OF EXERCISES 9:45 a.m.
PRESIDING WELCOMING REMARKS School of Education and Daniel J. Curran Allen M. Hill Allied Professions President of the University Chair, Board of Trustees Kevin R. Kelly Dean PRELUDE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS R. Alan Kimbrough Daniel J. Curran School of Engineering Department of English and Pre-Law Program Tony E. Saliba PROVOST’S REMARKS Dean PROCESSIONAL Joseph E. Saliba CLOSING REMARKS INTRODUCTION CONFERRING OF DEGREES Joseph E. Saliba Joseph E. Saliba Daniel J. Curran Provost BENEDICTION DOCTORAL DEGREES Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M. INVOCATION Vice President for Mission and Rector Crystal C. Sullivan SPECIALIST DEGREES UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Director of Campus Ministry GRADUATE DEGREES ANTHEM Paul M. Vanderburgh POSTING OF THE COLORS Kyla Michele Seaberry Dean of the Graduate School Thomas Currie – Color Guard Commander Graduating in Education John Buerschen UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Alec Goodall RECESSIONAL Brian Gorski College of Arts and Sciences R. Alan Kimbrough Kyle Healy Paul H. Benson Dean Army ROTC NATIONAL ANTHEM School of Business Administration Paul Bobrowski Olusola Ayodele Ogunmekan Please remain seated during Recessional. Graduating in Music Dean
American Sign Language interpretation provided during the ceremony by Bonnie Lou VandenBos.
5 DOCTORAL DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Paul H. Benson Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGY Kathleen R. Gorbach Westlake, OH B.S., University of Dayton, 2003 M.S.E., University of Dayton, 2005 Dissertation: “Benthic Community Structure Response to Flow Dynamics in Tropical Island and Temperate Continental Streams”
Ryan T. Posgai Miamisburg, OH B.S., University of Akron, 2005 M.S., University of Dayton, 2008 Dissertation: “Development of a Drosophila Melanogaster Model System for Nanoparticle Toxicity Assessment”
*In Absentia 6 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Kevin R. Kelly Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Lisa Mason Beutel Dayton, OH B.A., North Carolina State University, 1993 M.A., University of Akron, 1995 Dissertation: “Following Her Lead: Understanding the Leadership Behaviors of Women Executives”
Bruce Henry Carr Dayton, OH B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1983 M.S.E., University of Dayton, 1990 Dissertation: “Examining the Relationship of Ethnicity, Gender and Social Cognitive Factors with the Academic Achievement of First-Year Engineering Students”
Beverly Jo Ervin Dayton, OH B.A., Antioch University, 1990 M.S., Central Michigan University, 1995 Dissertation: “Learner-Centered Education: Bridging the Gap Between Ideal and Actual Practice”
Terry L. Hapney, Jr. Worthington, KY B.A., University of Kentucky, 1994 M.A., Marshall University, 1997 Dissertation: “Student Newspaper Governance on Public University Campuses in Ohio: Higher Education Administrators vs. Student Journalists”
Karen Lynne Abney Korn Dayton, OH B.A., University of Cincinnati, 1992 M.A., Indiana University, 2000 Dissertation: “Utilizing Facebook to Articulate Self and Sustain Community: Experiences of Undergraduate Students on a Midwestern Campus”
Judy Lee Kronenberger Kettering, OH B.A., Antioch University, 1994 M.S.E., University of Dayton, 2001 Dissertation: “Student Success: The Effects of a Community College First-Year Course”
Lesley Anne McCue Springboro, OH B.A., Notre Dame College, 2004 M.E., Wright State University, 2009 Dissertation: “The Effects of Teacher Candidate Gender, Principal Gender, and Degree Type on the Elementary Teacher Selection Process”
Cynthia Trout Shafer Dayton, OH B.A., Miami University, 1986 M.A., University of Dayton, 1996 Dissertation: “Muslim Women on the Catholic Campus: The Search for Identity, Community, and Understanding”
*In Absentia 7 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Tony E. Saliba Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRO-OPTICS Jian Gao Shouxian, China B.E., Nanjing University of Science & Technology, China, 2006 M.S., University of Dayton, 2008 Dissertation: “Fluorescence Enhancement Using One-Dimensional Photonic Band Gap Multilayer Structure”
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Alan L. Jennings Fairborn, OH B.S., University of Akron, 2006 M.S., University of Dayton, 2007 Dissertation: “Autonomous Motion Learning for Near Optimal Control”
Izaak V. Kemp Fairfield, OH B.S., University of Cincinnati, 2007 M.S., Wright State University, 2009 Dissertation: “Low Loss Orientation-Patterned Gallium Arsenide (OPGaAs) Waveguides for Nonlinear Infrared Frequency Conversion”
Mark A. Patterson Dayton, OH B.S., Brigham Young University, 1999 M.S., Brigham Young University, 2002 M.S., University of Dayton, 2007 Dissertation: “A Passive Wireless Platform for Chemical-Biological Sensors”
MATERIALS ENGINEERING Bakheet Awad Alresheedi Sulibiah, Kuwait B.S., Kuwait University, Kuwait, 2000 M.S., Western Illinois University, 2008 Dissertation: “Supercapacitors Based on Carbon Nanotube Fuzzy Fabric Structural Composites”
Shanee Danyale Pacley Tipp City, OH B.S., Wright State University, 2003 M.S., University of Dayton, 2006 Dissertation: “Investigation of the Behavior of the Nickel Catalyst in Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Carbon Nanopearls”
*In Absentia 8 Barry K. Pugh Germantown, OH B.S., Ohio State University, 1982 M.S., University of Dayton, 1987
Dissertation: “Investigation of Measurement Distortion and Application of Finite Element Modeling to Magnetic Material Characterization in a Closed-Circuit”
Lin Zhu Solon, OH B.M., Zhejiang Medical University, China, 1985 B.B.A., Brock University, Canada, 2005 Dissertation: “Biocompatibility of Carbon Nanomaterials: Materials Characterization and Cytotoxicity Evaluation”
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Fahad Abdulrahman Alhujaili Tabuk, Saudi Arabia B.S., King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2001 M.S., University of Dayton, 2003 Dissertation: “Semi-Active Control of Air-Suspended Tuned Mass Dampers”
* Alireza Mazdeh Miamisburg, OH B.S., Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1995 M.S., University of Dayton, 2000 Dissertation: “Damping Parameter Study of a Perforated Plate with Bias Flow”
*In Absentia 9 SPECIALIST DEGREES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Kevin R. Kelly Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST Margo R. Gaillard-Barnes Kelli Jo Morris Allison R. Seaver Dayton, OH Arcanum, OH Dayton, OH Debra Joyce Gillespie Xenia, OH
*In Absentia 10 GRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Paul H. Benson Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — MASTER OF ARTS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Tierra Nicole Blackwell Joseph G. Molitor Columbus, OH Liberty Township, OH
COMMUNICATION Elizabeth A. Hart Bradford, OH
ENGLISH * Eve Amber Baker Heather M. May Sylvia Renee Maye Dayton, OH Beavercreek, OH Lebanon, OH
PASTORAL MINISTRY Maria Elizabeth Crookston Margaret E. Prosser Herbert Ivo Wilker Massillon, OH Cincinnati, OH Celina, OH
PSYCHOLOGY Erika Renee Eavers San Diego, CA
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES Halette C. Burgess Antonio Jose Marí-Alvarez Nancy Gilles Romer Jackson, MI Guaynabo, PR Dayton, OH Ellen Christina Garmann Amy Smith McEntee David C. Weickert Tipp City, OH West Carrollton, OH Dayton, OH Donna-Kay Kissoon * Ronnie R. Plasters Jr. James C. Wykes Williamsville, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago, IL Monroe, MI
DEGREE — MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Thomas R. Boehnlein Christopher James Dickman Justin James Foley Fairborn, OH Spring Valley, OH Columbus, OH
*In Absentia 11 DEGREE — MASTER OF FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS Beverly Nkechi Ali Arthur Zeyda Junyao Zhang Dayton, OH Centerville, OH Tianjin, China Faridah Fadhel Z. ALruwaili Dan Zhang Jieai Zheng Sakaka, Saudi Arabia Zhuozhou, China Beijing, China Ziqi Qiao Chicago, IL
DEGREE — MASTER OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Shaina Lynn Palda Kingston, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Daphene L. Baines-Saunders Matthew Thomas Dunn Catherine Kurela Smith Kettering, OH Dayton, OH Elyria, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY John C. Butts Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Joshua R. Craven Kettering, OH
*In Absentia 12 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Paul M. Bobrowski Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREES — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Austin D. Niese Kathryn Michelle Sergy Elida, OH West Milton, OH (B.S.B.A., Accounting/Finance) (B.S.B.A., Accounting) Cum Laude
DEGREE — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Bryan A. Andrews Molly C. McCarty Eric Thomas Strausbaugh Trotwood, OH Dayton, OH Minster, OH Fuad Askar-Zada Michael Robert Moore Charles David Strubbe Baku, Azerbaijan Miamisburg, OH Kettering, OH * Kyle Matthew Bergman Keith R. Packard Hui Wen Su Yorkshire, OH Troy, OH Taipei, Taiwan Sulei Chen Joseph P. Piechota Ann Regan Thomison Beijing, China Dayton, OH Dublin, OH Caleb J. Clarke David Jacob Rich Heather Lorraine Weiler Dayton, OH Cedarville, OH Vandalia, OH Jinghong Gu Jessica Rae Rogers * Kristin E. Whalen Beijing, China St. Paris, OH Ada, MI Matthew J. Hay Philip John Salwan Kelsey A. Whittaker Kettering, OH Dayton, OH Cincinnati, OH Yuwei Jiang Mouhamadou Savare Erich John Wudke Nanjing, China Cincinnati, OH Liberty Township, OH James E. Lehmkuhl Chad Michael Schwartz Yang Yang Sidney, OH Kettering, OH Taiyuan, China Qi Liu Nichole L. Stan Xi Zhang Hanzhou, China New Carlisle, OH Datong City, China Kevin M. Lush Dayton, OH
*In Absentia 13 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Kevin R. Kelly Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Rehab Naser Abumansour * Andrew J. Clare Karla Marie Geise Makkah, Saudi Arabia Ocean City, NJ Ada, OH Reem I. AlFallaj Barbara J. Clark Colin J. Gerker Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Columbus, OH St. Louis, MO Ashwaq Fadhel Alruwaili Kristin E. Cline Denise Black Gold Skaka, Saudi Arabia Lithopolis, OH Cincinnati, OH Sami Ghazzai Alsulami Joseph Davis Connors Virgil Bruce Goodwine II Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Dublin, OH Dayton, OH Caroline M. Andary Paul B. Dagnall Brooke E. Gosser East Lansing, MI Bellbrook, OH Huron, OH Michelle L. Angell * Amy M. Davin Nina Riggs Griffin Fairborn, OH Powell, OH Delaware, OH Michelle Elizabeth Archer * Shalonda L. Davis * Jeffery M. Griffith Westerville, OH Columbus, OH Beavercreek, OH Dane P. Baldwin Brian Days Gregory D. Gualtieri Dayton, OH Canal Winchester, OH Westerville, OH Melinda M. Barnes Brian Keith Gunter Dayton, OH Regena Wheeler Denlinger Arcanum, OH Arcanum, OH Victoria L. Barrera-Garces Alexandria, VA Valerie L. Deutsch Angela Haithcock Fairborn, OH Washington Court House, OH Sarah Elizabeth Bayer Dayton, OH Nancy Kubin Doucette Kellie A. Hall Troy, OH Galion, OH Sarah N. Bichon Westerville, OH Catherine Douglas-Stewart * Robyn R. Hatton Circleville, OH Brenna M. Bird Columbus, OH Pittsburgh, PA * Jeffrey E. Drake Kimberly A. Heiligenberg Amanda M. Bracher Worthington, OH Miamisburg, OH Mason, OH Amanda Marie Everman Cortney Jaye Henderson Atanya R. Brown Greenville, OH Dayton, OH Lewis Center, OH Maura Chinaelotam Eze Emily Hendricks Matthew K. Brown Beavercreek, OH Centerville, OH Columbus, OH Kanika Kamaria Kamilah Fields Andrew E. Herr Petal Bryan Columbus, OH Lima, OH Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago Lauren N. Flynn Susanne Jean Hillier Megan Patterson Burton Moraine, OH Dublin, OH Columbus, OH Lynnette L. Focht * Carolyn Rose Hinders Molly R. Cable-Knisley Marysville, OH Bellbrook, OH Dayton, OH Veronica Ellen Fodor David Matthew Hite Lydia Kathleen Caldwell Centerville, OH New Albany, OH Chesterfield, MO Dawn L. Friedman * Emily Elizabeth Holbrock Rachel D. Campbell Worthington, OH Hamilton, OH Miamisburg, OH Amanda Nicole Fritz *In Absentia 14 Dayton, OH Anne Alana Honock * David Wyatt Leland Christopher J. Powers Arima, Trinidad & Tobago Westerville, OH Dayton, OH Kristina Marie-Anne Hooper Natalie Marie Leonhardt Amy Marie Prenavo Hilliard, OH Indianapolis, IN Chester, VA Julie Bianca Horton * Kevin A. Libster Jason Daniel Price Canal Winchester, OH Dublin, OH Springboro, OH * Corey Michelle Huggard Stephanie Yarnell Livigni * Andrea Megan Puhl Maineville, OH Beavercreek, OH Maumee, OH Mary Carlotta Hughes-Culp James Nicholas Long Cecelia Rampersad Reynoldsburg, OH Union, OH Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago Anne Marie Hutchinson Scott Michael Lovett Patricia Rampersad Oxford, OH Greenfield, OH Na, Trinidad & Tobago Latoya R. Jackson Margaret-Ann Nicole Lowe Julie Marie Recker Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH Pandora, OH Joni Jackson-Martin Gwendolyn Anne Lydy Brian Thomas Repka Middletown, OH Delaware, OH Centerville, OH Ann Johnson Jessica Rae Marsh Alexis J. Reynolds Dayton, OH Columbus, OH Groveport, OH Brittney A. Johnson Jacklyn Marlene Marshall Kelly Marie Rice Columbus, OH Greenville, OH Beavercreek, OH Diane Carol Jones * Jane Mariama Massaquoi Alicia Marie Rolf Columbus, OH Columbus, OH Cincinnati, OH John Keiba Jessie Ann McAllister Kathryn E. Roose San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago Kettering, OH Troy, OH Erin Faith Keister Cheri Lynn McCurley Johnson Romero Rosas Germantown, OH Mason, OH Dayton, OH Kristopher Ketron Pamela Suzanne McKiddy Kristen Mary Ruffer Brookville, OH Carlisle, OH Delaware, OH Mollie Somaly Sin Khay Maureen Meijas Courtney Marie Ryan Galloway, OH Erin, Trinidad & Tobago Columbus, OH Sheryl Lynn Killen Connie Lynn Miley Ann K. Sacksteder Powell, OH Centerville, OH Cincinnati, OH Kristina Lynn Kirinch Nicole M. Morgan Kyla Michele Seaberry Huber Heights, OH New Albany, OH Calumet Park, IL Sherri Lynn Kirschner Yolanda Rena’ Newsome * Heather N. Shaffer Batesville, IN Dayton, OH Springfield, OH * Michael A. Koch Misty A. Oerther Mic’kel A. Simmons Erlanger, KY Dayton, OH Kettering, OH Lindsay R. LaGamba Jennifer Oliver-Pantin Ann Denise Smith West Chester, OH Mount Lambert, Trinidad & Tobago Centerville, OH Ann Elizabeth Lawson Angie Marie Osenbaugh Kier Linsan Smith Dayton, OH Dayton, OH Columbus, OH Robin Elizabeth Leasure Lindsay J. Peltz Kimberly Elizabeth Stahl Knoxville, TN Greenville, OH St. Henry, OH Kelly Elaine Leider Deborah Marlene Pounds Helen Elaine Lovelace Stepien Springfield, OH Columbus, OH Columbus, OH
*In Absentia 15 Douglas S. Stiverson Pamela Kay Trout Ashley Louise White Stoutsville, OH Carlisle, OH Fairborn, OH Mark Andrew Stover Amanda L. Valley Christopher Patrick Williams Westerville, OH Springboro, OH Beavercreek, OH Xue Tao Darla Anne Van Horn Marlon Ken Williamson Beijing, China Columbus, OH Westerville, OH Katherine Marie Teubl * Dennis Anthony Wahle John Wesley Wilson Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Urbana, OH Linda L. Topping Amber Marie Warner Michael Joseph Windholtz Pickerington, OH Arcanum, OH Newark, OH Margaret Eileeen Troha Chenchen Wei New Orleans, LA Hangzhou, China
*In Absentia 16 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Tony E. Saliba Paul M. Vanderburgh Dean Dean of the Graduate School
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Nina E. Floyd Zachary M. Lego Victor Paul Strimbu Beavercreek Township, OH Huntington, WV Fairborn, OH Christopher S. Kuhlke Fairborn, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Nour Saeed Alawami Jin Cao Yin Jing Safwa, Saudi Arabia Beijing, China Xinxiang, China Thamer Awad Alotaibi Nilesh Chavada * Yun Tong Dammam, Saudi Arabia Dayton, OH Nanyang, China Hayder Abdulwahed Alshayeb Eric William Griesenbrock Emily A. Untener Dayton, OH Beavercreek, OH Kettering, OH Peter T. Borton Colin Lee Hisey Vandalia, OH Columbus, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Ahmed Dekheelallah Almutairi * James M. Lintz Behnam Naji Onaizah, Saudi Arabia Miamisburg, OH Beavercreek, OH Laurel Buchanan Lisa Nicole Melton * Srivani Yalla Dayton, OH Cincinnati, OH Guntur, India Ahmad Mohammed Ishtewi Kettering, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * Ann Theja Alex Kate Elizabeth Brown Jillian May Price Dayton, OH West Carrollton, OH Xenia, OH Mansour Abdullah Aljohani Anthony Wayne Edgar Moussa Sissoko Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Dayton, OH Franklin, OH Hussain Mohammad Alqahtani Karthik Kumar Gopalapuram Lingguang Wang Huraymala, Saudi Arabia Hyderabad, India Xian, China Theus H. Aspiras Yongbo Huang Hailing Yue Kettering, OH Nanjing, China Nanjing, China Mohan Ujwal Bandaru Sukumar Reddy Namgari Yawei Zheng Visakhapatnam, India Hyderabad, India Hangzhou, China Jon Christopher Blevins Garrett Alan Nicol West Chester, OH Dayton, OH
*In Absentia 17 DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRO-OPTICS Maureen Elizabeth Crotty Chenchen Wan Guimin Wu South Euclid, OH Hefei, China Dayton, OH * Craig R. Slonaker Erica Marie Whitfield Dayton, OH Dayton, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Nasser H. Al-Ghanim Aliana Michelle Mabelitini Jason M. Urckfitz Doha, Qatar Sidney, OH Mendon, NY Mohamed Saeed Almallahi Aaron N. Miller Ralph Veal III Al-Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Dayton, OH Columbus, GA Rashida Quina Nikole Bracken Claude E. Nicol Michael D. Woods Dayton, OH Englewood, OH Fairborn, OH Rui Deng John Lewis Rishel Jr. Kettering, OH Dayton, OH
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Changwei Zhao Beijing, China
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING Robyn Lynn Bradford Changcheng Li Andrew J. Slanker Bellbrook, OH Beijing, China Fairborn, OH Madeline Marie Duning * Nelson David Robles Machuca Chelsea L. Snyder Bellbrook, OH Milton, WA Dayton, OH Nicholas E. Jones Venkata Rama Krishna Medasani D’Anthony A. Ward Beavercreek, OH Dayton, OH Cleveland, OH Imran Ali Khaja Hyderabad, India
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Saleh Mohamed Almestiri Qi Guo Zachary Hugo Sander Misurata, Libya Tengzhou, China Indianapolis, IN Sultan S. Alqahtani * Ashtin Dragoo Hicks Nusrath Salman Syed Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia Monroe, OH Dayton, OH Abdulrahman Abdullah Alrobaian Yosef A. Jazaa Phillip Justin Young Buraydah, Saudi Arabia Beavercreek, OH Dayton, OH Jared Daniel Augsburger Nalesh Kumar Che Zhao Fairborn, OH Karachi, Pakistan Changchun, China Austin P. Doty Timothy Sullivan Raffio Jacksonville, FL Miamisburg, OH
*In Absentia 18 DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY Charles B. Edmundson Kevin Kibet Jesse Alexander Monn Wildwood, MO Nairobi, Kenya Dayton, OH Wyatt P. Elbin Alvin Rivera López Stephenie B. Ritchey Sell Dayton, OH Arecibo, PR Dayton, OH Nathan C. Frankart Thomas James Mock Mccutchenville, OH Beavercreek, OH
*In Absentia 19 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Paul H. Benson Dean
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ARTS ART HISTORY Julianne Charlotte Morgan Centerville, OH Summa Cum Laude University Honors
COMMUNICATION Maureen A. Benedict Chase Robert Duffey Rex C. Kuo Parma Heights, OH Monroe, MI Hinsdale, IL Connor M. Carroll Anna Lynn Godby Whitney June Leigh Cincinnati, OH Dayton, OH Palmer, AK Niki G. Carter Mark Solomon Jackson * Rebecca L. Roman (Dual Degree) Vandalia, OH Dayton, OH Chesterland, OH Magna Cum Laude Brian A. Kentfield Magna Cum Laude Thomas Andras Dee Garden City, NY Patrick Joseph Sankovic Aurora, IL Michael J. Kogut Canfield, OH Chloe Y. Donaldson Western Springs, IL Patrick J. Smith Beavercreek, OH Des Plaines, IL Magna Cum Laude
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES Madeline L. Bell Jessica Marie Dudgeon Sara C. Haydocy Rockville, MD Dayton, OH Dublin, OH Cum Laude Kathleen S. Harvey Cum Laude University Honors Wichita, KS Jamie Lynn Stukenborg Larry M. Dalton Cum Laude Kettering, OH Dayton, OH
ECONOMICS Sean Patrick O’Neill Chardon, OH
ENGLISH Mary Kathleen Boland * Matthew N. Henrici Krista Elizabeth Veerkamp Griffith, IN Dayton, OH Cincinnati, OH Magna Cum Laude Alison Kennedy Maier Maureen Michelle Brady (Dual Degree) Yellow Springs, OH Dousman, WI Magna Cum Laude
*In Absentia 20 HISTORY Mallory C. Hoos Springfield, MO Cum Laude
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Molly Colleen Daniels Michael J. Miller Dana M. Schran Liberty Township, OH Florissant, MO Beavercreek, OH Casey P. Gulka Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude Medway, MA University Honors Lindsay M. Hill Cincinnati, OH Cum Laude
MUSIC Olusola Ayodele Ogunmekan Lagos, Nigeria
PHILOSOPHY William Charles Burke Evan Robert Joyce Fredericksburg, VA Columbus, OH
POLITICAL SCIENCE James E. Aubrey III Katherine Renee Repic Ryan D. Shepherd Dayton, OH Beavercreek, OH Lebanon, OH Jamie A. Leaver Dayton Civic Scholar Medina, OH
PSYCHOLOGY Eman Hussain Almughalliq Sara L. Naderer Julie Anne Thomas Safwa, Saudi Arabia West Liberty, OH Erie, PA Shalyn Elizabeth Cook Magna Cum Laude Ashley Morgan Tompkins Westerville, OH Paul A. Obbagy Dayton, OH Rebecca G. Corbin-Gehron Saint John, IN Magna Cum Laude Clayton, OH Margaret Rose Palumbo Stephanie C. Torres Angela M. Evanko Cincinnati, OH Chicago, IL Broadview Heights, OH Kristen Alexis Rosemeyer * Charles A. Warth Cum Laude Hinsdale, IL Greenville, SC Sara Lyn Françoise Fekete Catherine Mackenzie Scully Willoughby, OH Chesterfield, MO
RELIGIOUS STUDIES Kara Kindel Loveland, OH Magna Cum Laude
*In Absentia 21 SPANISH Christina Manuela Sanchez (Dual Degree) Lexington, OH
VISUAL ARTS Patricia S. Rowan St. Louis, MO
WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES * Elizabeth Anne Myers Webster Groves, MO Magna Cum Laude
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS FINE ARTS * Rebecca L. Roman (Dual Degree) Sarah K. Stevens Chesterland, OH Valley City, OH Magna Cum Laude
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN Nicholas D. Borgert Shayna M. Donelan Zachary Alan Smith Pompano Beach, FL Villa Hills, KY Fort Mitchell, KY Kelly Louise Cramblit Elmhurst, IL Cum Laude
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES Kevin Michael Canary Scott P. Martin Zachary M. Stewart Arlington, VA Russell, OH Englewood, OH * Mary Ann Falter * Timothy J. O’Connell Jonathan J. Stover Kings Mills, OH Cincinnati, OH Tiffin, OH Matthew K. Franklin Cum Laude Samuel D. Wagner Lake Forest, IL Stefanie M. Rich Erie, PA * Garrett Geoffrey Hickey Springboro, OH Cincinnati, OH Magna Cum Laude William Clifton Kuntzman Franklin, OH Cum Laude
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MUSIC MUSIC EDUCATION Timothy R. Fulwider Robyn Lynn Kammer Brentwood, TN Strongsville, OH Magna Cum Laude
*In Absentia 22 MUSIC THERAPY Alison Elizabeth Brady Allyson E. Caperna Buckner, KY Centerville, OH Magna Cum Laude
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY Jacob T. Broderick Christina Manuela Sanchez (Dual Dorothy Michele Smith Dayton, OH Degree) Englewood, OH Kyle P. Fetko Lexington, OH Matthew E. Steinmetz Hudson, OH Jeremy R. Schiele Indianapolis, IN Patrick T. Gannon Solon, OH St. Charles, IL Cum Laude
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS Sarah C. Kaput Andrew Harold Schofield Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH
COMPUTER SCIENCE David Joseph Deran Ziyuan Tang Brecksville, OH Nan Jing, China
GEOLOGY Anthony T. Parkes Kettering, OH
PREDENTISTRY Nikolaus Gillum Kylie Alinda Sawka Dayton, OH Troy, OH Cum Laude
PREMEDICINE Bradley C. Gaul Amanda Rae Schwarztrauber Sara Emily Varner Mentor, OH St. Louis, MO Muncie, IN * Imani Nikkol Holcomb Magna Cum Laude Kingston, PA University Honors Kelby Elizabeth Swartztrauber Clayton, OH Summa Cum Laude
PSYCHOLOGY Alyssa C. Boudinot * Kevin John Pascale Kathleen Erin Szymula Columbus, OH Erie, PA Mount Pleasant, MI Erin Beth Leonard Katherine Yvonne Peters (Dual Degree) Cum Laude Wilmette, IL Red Bank, NJ Alexandria L. Twehues Tipp City, OH
*In Absentia 23 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Paul M. Bobrowski Dean
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING Arielle E. Bergman Kevin M. Kern Kyle R. Slack Versailles, OH Toledo, OH Parma, OH Nicholas Alexander Dolecki Thomas Philip Marx Jr. * Kelsey Elizabeth Stroble Farmington Hills, MI Fairfield, CT St. Louis, MO Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Melinda G. Gobbi Core Program West Chester, OH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Kyle P. Berry Melissa E. Ehrbar Annea Hapciu Ballwin, MO North Royalton, OH Prishtina, Serbia Summa Cum Laude Cum Laude John W. Berry, Sr., Scholar
FINANCE Faisal Alawam * Anne Marx Globig Zhaoci Sun Dayton, OH Centerville, OH Shanghai, China Fahad N. Altamimi Mark J. Marten James B. Tompkins Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Lombard, IL Dayton, OH Henry R. Chaon Christopher P. Sammons Marco Antonio Vargas-Avila Wheaton, IL Loveland, OH Geneva, IL Stephen M. Edmiston Cum Laude Chase Joseph Walton Bellbrook, OH Core Program Columbus, OH Lauren A. Sergy Ludlow Falls, OH
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Sarah M. Bodine Max A. Gucik Kettering, OH Broadview Heights, OH
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Emil B. Kwarteng David Andrew Payerle Accra, Ghana Dayton, OH
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS — BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE EMPHASIS Clinton D. Davis Glenview, IL
*In Absentia 24 MARKETING David L. Allen Timothy Keith Bury Brian Patrick Mulcahy Sewickley, PA Overland Park, KS Whitefish Bay, WI Bradley Jerome Baracz Jacob G. Conforti Katherine Yvonne Peters (Dual Degree) Chagrin Falls, OH Geneva, IL Red Bank, NJ John W. Barnes Julie Katherine Mueller Akron, OH Downers Grove, IL
MARKETING — SALES MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS Matthew T. Pfleger Knoxville, TN
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT Benjamin Wyant Yost Hinckley, OH
*In Absentia 25 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Kevin R. Kelly Dean
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULT EDUCATION Dennis W. Bennett Maureen Michelle Brady (Dual Degree) Jacob David Klemm Beavercreek, OH Dousman, WI Columbus, OH
DIETETICS Ali M. Aziz Amanda Marie Edwards Erin Rose South Kuwait City, Kuwait Brunswick, OH Grand Blanc, MI
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY Markia Shanelle Weaver-Benjamin Sarah Wauneta Williams Machael L. Zeigler Trotwood, OH Englewood, OH Springfield, OH Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY Kelsie V. Bennett Guston Gregory Zervoudakis Iron Mountain, MI Grand Rapids, MI Cum Laude
EXERCISE SCIENCE Nicholas Joseph Massaro David J. Nocifora Jared A. Phillips Springfield, OH Twinsburg, OH Alpena, MI
NUTRITION AND FITNESS * Xavier Chadwick Cooper Cincinnati, OH
PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY Christopher Daniel Brittig Paige Elise Prenger Beavercreek, OH Minster, OH Magna Cum Laude
SPORT MANAGEMENT Murphy S. Dorn David Michael McRoberts Naperville, IL Overland Park, KS
*In Absentia 26 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Tony E. Saliba Dean
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Elizabeth Anne Fowler Daphne, AL
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Aaron P. Berry Taylor Reese Harris St. Charles, IL Centerburg, OH
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING James William Jansen Michael Paul Malec Wenjia Ouyang Centerville, OH Brunswick Hills, OH Beijing, China Jeremy M. Krug Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Grand Rapids, MI Commissioned in the United States Air Force Fangzhou Sun Commissioned in the United States Army Christopher Joseph Morman Jilin City, China Matthew J. Lomanno Springfield, OH Jiawei Wang Medina, OH Magna Cum Laude Shaoxing, China Lathom A. Louco Christopher L. Moster Magna Cum Laude Baden, PA Cincinnati, OH
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Danielle E. Bare Cory Thomas Clementz Adam J. Ferguson Liberty Township, OH Cloverdale, OH Beavercreek, OH Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude John W. Berry, Sr., Scholar Daniel James Corrigan River Steward Timothy P. Beck Highland Heights, OH Kyle J. Freuck Poland, OH Cum Laude Brookfield, WI Magna Cum Laude Daniel H. Craft Travis J. Genshock Amy Lynn Benchek Kettering, OH Chagrin Falls, OH Hudson, OH Andrew Reno DeSalle John M. Gerbasi Cum Laude McKees Rocks, PA Medina, OH Gretchen A. Berkemeier Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Jackson, MI Alexander Breen Dureiko Dustan James Grieshop River Steward Cleveland Heights, OH Fort Recovery, OH Joseph N. Berkemeier John Frederick Eiting Tyler A. Griffith Rives Junction, MI Minster, OH Canal Winchester, OH Tyler Cianciolo James Kenneth Ekins Magna Cum Laude Piqua, OH Lisle, IL Jesse Michael Grogean Phillip H. Clauda Magna Cum Laude Russia, OH Toledo, OH Bradley J. Eley John Charles Haenszel Summa Cum Laude Pickerington, OH Bexley, OH Cum Laude
*In Absentia 27 Hengameh Hamidi Jordan D. Musser David Matthew Santez Centerville, OH Strongsville, OH Dayton, OH * Mary Kathryn Hinkle Joshua E. Nieman Summa Cum Laude Columbus, OH Round Lake Beach, IL Craig Donald Saum Evan M. Jenks Brian O’Connor Fort Jennings, OH Powell, OH Eastlake, OH Scott Daniel Saum Luke Thornton Jespersen Gerard N. Odafe Fort Jennings, OH Dayton, OH Amherst, OH Joseph Charles Schambach Jasmine Neda Kashani John Patrick Okerson Oak Hill, VA Centerville, OH Indianapolis, IN Louis H. Sitler Louis D. Kocevar Bradley Joseph Ramusivich Fleming Isle, FL Brunswick, OH Bethel Park, PA Leslie Ann Sollmann Jordan T. Konst Magna Cum Laude Xenia, OH Ottawa, OH James R. Razzante Magna Cum Laude University Honors with Distinction Nicholas Joseph Kuchta Highland Heights, OH Hinckley, OH Cum Laude Michel Tabchouri Dubai, United Arab Emirates Benjamin A. Leightner * Jason M. Rector Venetia, PA Kettering, OH Joseph K. Teter Summa Cum Laude Madison, OH Shannon T. Maas Cum Laude Harrison, OH Alexander J. Reed New Carlisle, OH Brian Jospeh Willebrand Sarah Elizabeth Meyer Washington, PA Mason, OH Mark J. Riffel St. Peters, MO John T. Williams Todd Meyer Cincinnati, OH Centerville, OH
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING * Alexandra K. Pursel Mason, OH
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Matthew G. Deye Timothy T. Poirier Loveland, OH Berea, OH
ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Ahmed Sulaiman Alsafran Christopher A. Jones John R. Sheshull Dayton, OH Lake In The Hills, IL Batavia, OH Cum Laude Husain Ali Karam Luke R. Bellman Kuwait City, Kuwait Ottawa, OH
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY James Brian Castle Bradley Jacob Peters Kelsey Austin Timms Dayton, OH Naperville, IL Troy, OH Charlie Douglas Charles D. Sharp III Samantha A. Wawzyniak Lake Barrington, IL Dayton, OH Brunswick, OH *In Absentia 28 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Owen Alphonse Elger Austin Robert Kennedy Springboro, OH Arlington Heights, IL Commissioned in the United States Army
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Frank G. Battista Philip Kloos Dalton Taylor Sprowls Morton Grove, IL Oakwood, OH Claysville, PA George D. Boyle Joseph E. Martin Adam Joseph Tomon Gibsonia, PA Arcanum, OH Richfield, OH Jason Brisken Cum Laude Zachary T. Weber Cincinnati, OH Nicholas D. Romer Jacksonville, NC Donald Van Farmer Kettering, OH Westlake, OH Commissioned in the United States Army
*In Absentia 29 JOHN W. BERRY, SR., SCHOLARS Danielle E. Bare Annea Hapciu Mechanical Engineering Entrepreneurship Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a series of special honors seminars and an honors thesis.
CORE PROGRAM Christopher P. Sammons Kelsey Elizabeth Stroble Finance Accounting/Finance Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed an integrated academic curriculum program in Religious Studies, Philoso- phy, English, History, and the Social Sciences.
DAYTON CIVIC SCHOLARS Katherine Renee Repic Political Science/History Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a special social science sequence focused on a career in public service.
RIVER STEWARDS Gretchen A. Berkemeier Adam J. Ferguson Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Awarded to selected graduating seniors for three years of voluntary interdisciplinary river stewardship and civic engagement throughout the Dayton region.
UNIVERSITY HONORS Madeline L. Bell Julianne Charlotte Morgan Amanda Rae Schwarztrauber Criminal Justice Studies Art History/Philosophy/Women’s and Premedicine Michael J. Miller Gender Studies International Studies
UNIVERSITY HONORS WITH DISTINCTION Leslie Ann Sollmann Mechanical Engineering Awarded to selected students for having successfully completed a series of special honors seminars and an honors thesis.
DUAL DEGREES Maureen Michelle Brady Katherine Yvonne Peters Rebecca L. Roman Bachelor of Arts/English Bachelor of Science/Psychology Bachelor of Arts/Communication Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Fine Arts/Fine Arts Education and Allied Professions/ Business Administration/Marketing Christina Manuela Sanchez Adolescence to Young Adult Education Bachelor of Arts/Spanish Bachelor of Science/Biology
30 MULTIPLE MAJORS Kelsie V. Bennett Mallory C. Hoos Katherine Renee Repic Exercise Physiology/Nutrition and Fitness History/English Political Science/History Sarah M. Bodine Thomas Philip Marx Jr. Michael Lawrence Robert Saltis International Business/Finance Accounting/Operations and Political Science/History Molly Colleen Daniels Supply Management Christopher P. Sammons International Studies/Human Rights Studies Julianne Charlotte Morgan Finance/Business Economics Nicholas Alexander Dolecki Art History/Philosophy/ Catherine Mackenzie Scully Accounting/Operations and Women’s and Gender Studies Psychology/Spanish Supply Management Elizabeth Anne Myers Kyle R. Slack Melissa E. Ehrbar Women’s and Gender Studies/ Accounting/Finance Political Science Entrepreneurship/Accounting Kelsey Elizabeth Stroble Anne Marx Globig Austin D. Niese Accounting/Finance Accounting/Finance Finance/Operations and Supply Management Julie Anne Thomas Sara C. Haydocy Matthew T. Pfleger Psychology/Criminal Justice Studies Criminal Justice Studies/Psychology Marketing-Sales Management Emphasis/ Finance
31 COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Michael Paul Malec Electrical Engineering
COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY Donald Van Farmer Austin Robert Kennedy Jeremy M. Krug Mechanical Engineering Technology Manufacturing Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering
These students have successfully completed a pre-commissioning curriculum consisting of American military history, computer literacy, oral and written communication, and military science or aerospace studies, in addition to their undergraduate degree requirements. They have also completed leadership training and field training exercises, physical fitness requirements, one social event per year and a month of field training in the summer. Congratulations to these officers of the United States Armed Services.
32 DEGREES CONFERRED ON AUGUST 6, 2012
DOCTORAL DEGREES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Bruce Henry Carr
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRO-OPTICS Jian Gao
DEGREE — DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Huthaifa Ahmad Salamah Al-Issa Mohammed Abdullah Alsaedi Alan L. Jennings
MATERIALS ENGINEERING Lin Zhu
SPECIALIST DEGREES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
DEGREE — EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST Troy Wayne Burch Carolyn R. Kyne Jason Michael Parkins Debra Joyce Gillespie Autumn Nicole La Riche Allison R. Seaver
GRADUATE DEGREES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE — MASTER OF ARTS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Tierra Nicole Blackwell Anne Louise Steel Kelsey Elise Ufholz Laura E. Stayton
ENGLISH Sarah Nicole DelMar Tyler Paul Howat Majda Edrees Sayed
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Andrew Jude Valeri
33 PASTORAL MINISTRY Maria Elizabeth Crookston Jacob T. Hayden Margaret E. Prosser Lauren Marie Fraser
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES John J. Allen Ellen Christina Garmann Amy Smith McEntee Michael James Bennett Claire Elizabeth Johnson Rebecca E. Muder Emmett Benjamin Cartinhour IV Antonio Jose Marí-Alvarez Nathan Stroempl Anthony David Jalil Gafoor Nicholas S. Mayrand Justin M. Yankech
DEGREE — MASTER OF FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS Mashael Ibrahim Alammari Amani Idris Sayed Danping Wang Asma Sulaiman Alhazmi Tao Tian Xin Yu Nataliia Medynets
DEGREE — MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Daniel Francis Hoelting Andrea Michele Hoff Sandra Cristina Pereira
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE BIOLOGY Julia I. Chapman Sean M. Goins
CHEMISTRY Linda Berg Bharath Sunchu
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS Bader R. Masry Emad E. Mikael
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEGREES — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Christopher M. Kleinhenz Kathryn Michelle Sergy
DEGREE — MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ryan P. Babyak Nicholas Charles Hollerbach Dirk John Roorda Jacob William Barbour Andrew William James Ryan Jeffrey Shen Nicholas M. Capelety Molly C. McCarty Nichole L. Stan Abhimanyu Chandra Sarah E. McCormick Charles David Strubbe Tara P. Creger Steven William Miller Ann Regan Thomison Kavi Ashokbhai Gandhi Michael Thomas Pennington Heather Lorraine Weiler Andrew P. Gibson Jessica Rae Rogers Kelsey A. Whittaker
34 15 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS Reem Obaid Al-Harbi Amanda Shannon Fries Kurt Vaughn Nihiser Michelle Elizabeth Archer Amanda Nicole Fritz Jill Belcher Ponzi Mary Christina Ash Lauren Elizabeth Galantowicz Deborah Marlene Pounds Melissa Ann Atkins Kerry Marie Antoinette Gasson Christopher J. Powers Elise M. Balaj Karla Marie Geise Amy Marie Prenavo Amanda Sue Bane Laura Dianne George Cheryl A. Prusinski Esther Lamar Banks Brooke E. Gosser Danette Ann Rall Melinda M. Barnes Kristopher D. Gould Andrea Lynn Rastatter Alli Fayann Battson Caroline Bonham Graham Emily Rose Reinhard Sarah Elizabeth Bayer Brian Keith Gunter Karen E. Richardson Lyndsey Marie Beard Dori Renea Harrison Susan M. Richardson Jennifer Marie Berens Cortney Jaye Henderson Christina Lee Riddle Brenna M. Bird Emily Hendricks Ashley Lynn Roberts Lisa Jane Gayness-Bishop Brynn Louise Hoffman Beth A. Roper Cara Renee Bookman Brian Patrick Hogan Kristen Mary Ruffer Amy S. Bracken Timothy Bryan Huening Jessica Marie Rupp April Maree Brehob Mary Carlotta Hughes-Culp Olfat Salih Ruzzah Joseph Thomas Brennan Jr. Patrice Marie Humpherys Kevin Michael Schalnat Kathryn J. Brown Laura Ann Inkrott Kyla Michele Seaberry Desmond Alexander Bryant Mallory L. Jefferson Mollie S. Sin Karen Marie Bubak Avenelle D.R. Fortuné-Johnson Joel Springle Kay E. Burke Brittney A. Johnson Helen Elaine Lovelace Stepien Pamela Sue Callahan Erin Faith Keister Keilah M. Stevens Annie G. Campbell Kristen Danielle Kempf Kendra L. Stewart Scott Michael Caster Sheryl Lynn Killen Mark Andrew Stover Janel Christine Chapman Shane Daniel Kincer Jennifer N. St. Pierre Mehmet Akif Cingi Diane M. King Pamela Jean Swartz Barbara J. Clark Douglas Ray Kirk Jenifer Taylor Daniel Edward Clark Sarah Elizabeth Kress Elena M. Tilton David Aaron Coffey Cheris Kelley Krueger Linda L. Topping Scott Steven Colliflower Amanda M. Langhals Pamela Kay Trout Sharon R. Corbin Margaret-Ann Nicole Lowe Darla Anne Van Horn Kailey C. Corken David Thomas Maddox Daniel J. Verdon Sarah Lynn Crawford Marieca Michelle Mattox Evelyn Molly Waldron Brandi Leigh Cupp Stephen G. McDonald Amber Marie Warner Cristopher V. Dorsey Stephanie Ann McQuade Chenchen Wei Nancy Kubin Doucette Cristina Miller Dorothy Eillien Weiss Robert James Duray Thomas Richard Minner Erica Lynn Wells Brian C. Firstenberger Christopher J. Mobley Ashley Louise White Kara N. Fischer Thomas S. Moore Brandy Jean Winterrowd Bradford L. Fletcher Andrietta Patricia Mora Robert Michael Wright Lauren N. Flynn Nicole M. Morgan Nicole Ting Zhang Veronica Ellen Fodor Ronald A. Nelson Jeffrey W. Forbes
35 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Jonathan R. Borman Nina E. Floyd Jared Matthew Petry
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOENGINEERING Sally L. Homsy
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Hayder Abdulwahed Alshayeb Nicholas Robert Glavin Joo Hong Song Nicholas Andrew Brown Weston Lee Merling
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Ali Abdulrahman Mosa
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Khalid Salim Alharbi Junchen Lu Siva Ramya Vasa Abdulrahman Saleh Alturki John M. McNichols Bo Wen Theus H. Aspiras Kenneth L. Stapp Chenhao Zhang Michael Thomas Corwin
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRO-OPTICS Marc A. Finet Sean A. McDaniel Yu Wang
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Yassir Mohammed Aljuhani Alan Michael Frazier Ann Marie Frazier Miller Robert Stafford Ballinger Chad M. Marshall Audie Rock Murphy Seth Allen Cooper Zachary Charles Milam Chris M. Porter
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING Susmitha Appikatla Venkata Rama Krishna Medasani Sheng Xu Jie Chen Kelli M. Walker
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Rajiv Kondaveeti Yuan Su Nusrath Salman Syed Daniel James Petit
DEGREE — MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY Bartholomew P. Sturm
36 15 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ARTS COMMUNICATION Ashley Lauren Alt Rachel Marie Gearhardt Alison L. Podwika Sara Ann Dorn Andrea F. Graham Dennis M. Poelking Kelsey L. Fitzpatrick Andrew Renninger Jolley Lauren Ashley Sicinski Damien John Fox Rex C. Kuo Sheila Ann Stecich Andrew N. Freund Connor James Murphy Cierra A. Wood
ECONOMICS Sean Patrick O’Neill
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Amanda L. Fioritto Francis Kabwadia Muya
MUSIC Amberly Nicole McCoy VanArsdall
POLITICAL SCIENCE John August Bernsen William Joseph Predhomme
PSYCHOLOGY Tisier Bukshul Polly K. Long Jasmine L. Smith
SOCIOLOGY Bernard D. Jones Jr.
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY Sierra A. Schmitt
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES Jasmine C. Henderson Harry E. Sullivan Robert J. Trick Ryan M. Kleshinski Michael A. Tarr Austin Michael Wiegand
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MUSIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE Eunice Oluwafunke Adigun
37 DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PREMEDICINE Sehrish Ayesha Khan
PSYCHOLOGY Laurie Anne Kidwell Nicholas S. Zunich
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING Melinda G. Gobbi Eric Stephen King Eric F.J. Pijuán Martínez Thomas Xavier Hilley III Mansuor Kohail
FINANCE Elliott C. Johnson
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Stephen F. Gilbert
LEADERSHIP Addison C. Meyers Katherine J. Trempe
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS — BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE EMPHASIS Zachary Ryan Frey
MARKETING Raed A. Alhamedi Kimberly Shane Frondorf Anthony Marrone Samuel L. Athy Michael A. Jackson Sean M. Sechrist Jonathan R. Colbert Jessica A. Lovell Kyle Steven West
MARKETING – SALES MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS Olivia Helen Beck Daniel T. Frommeyer Jr.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Kathryn C. Chapman
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Mallory Lynn Gray Valerie A. Ogden
38 DIETETICS Maura Colleen Hovey
EDUCATION AND ALLIED STUDIES Michael Fletcher Skelton
EXERCISE SCIENCE Kathleen E. Fusco Sarah E. Owad
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Sheila Marie Heaton Lisa Kathryn Martinez
SPORT MANAGEMENT Austin L. Alderdice Donald M. Jensen II Scott T. Parry Mark Stephen Becker Damario D. Jones Nicole Rae Peterson De’Sarae N. Chambers Jamie P. Mewhinney Sarah Marie Wedel Jonathan Byron Jarosik
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Alexander Elliott Brack Nicholas A. Dolciato Nicholas R. Ulmer Gina A. Crivello Acheanyi Fomenky
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING David L. Frey Bethany Michele Marquis Jared David Ostrander
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Adam L. Clutter Jeffrey M. Layton Fangzhou Sun
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Clara Ling Jia Ang Stephen F. Escoffier Ashley Rae McPherson Stephen M. Dobbertin
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING David J. Felix
DEGREE — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Mohsin Abdullah Almashama Alex M. Cole Alvin R. Wilkerson Mustafa Ahmed Alrabaan
38 39 University of Dayton Ceremonial Mace
The Ceremonial Mace is an orna- the University — its colleges and mented staff of wood, carried be- all other organizations on campus fore a high official in civic ceremo- that fulfill the mission to learn, nies by a mace-bearer, intended to lead and serve. Below it are two represent the official’s authority. rings — one blue and one red — to The mace as used in our time de- represent the school colors. Near rives from the original mace used the bottom of the staff is a gold as a weapon to defend a sovereign ring representing the wealth of during public appearances. Today knowledge and experiences passed the mace is used in processions, as on to generations of graduates. on parliamentary or formal aca- demic occasions. At the bottom of the staff is a four sided triangular piece with each This University of Dayton Mace side bearing the Marianist Cross, was designed to replace an earlier a symbol to represent the original version that needed repair and was four Marianists: Bro. Zehler, retired from use after the 2008 Bro. Schultz, Fr. Meyer and December graduation ceremony. Bro. Edel who founded the Uni- The new Mace was designed by versity in 1850. The entire staff Charles P. Wanda, S.M. ’59 and was designed to be a symbol of the executed by Mr. William Wiehe of torch of knowledge. Artisan Wood Ltd.. The Mace is made of walnut and is toped with The University Mace is only pres- the official seal of the University. ent during official ceremonies Below the seal on the staff is a when the President of the Univer- ring of multiple notches that rep- sity is in attendance. resents the various components of
40 15 BRIEF HISTORY
In the summer of 1849, Father giate degrees under the laws of ied at more than 10,000, with cur- Leo Meyer and Brother Charles the State of Ohio. Known at vari- rent enrollment of approximately Schultz, the first Marianist mis- ous times as St. Mary’s School, St. 7,000 full-time undergraduates. sionaries to America, journeyed Mary’s Institute and St. Mary’s from France to Cincinnati, Ohio, College, the school assumed its A long-range environmental where they intended to establish a present identity in 1920, when it design has helped integrate new base for the order in this country. was incorporated as the Univer- buildings and old, and made the They arrived, however, during a sity of Dayton and was given the campus more livable by increasing cholera epidemic, so Bishop John nickname of the Flyers. In 1922, its beauty as well as its efficiency. Purcell of Cincinnati soon sent the College of Law opened, also As the University of Dayton en- Father Meyer to Dayton to minis- with evening classes. Other gradu- ters the 21st century, it is build- ter to the sick of Emmanuel Par- ate programs followed to augment ing modern student facilities. ish. On March 19, 1850, the feast the professional degree programs Academically, the University has of St. Joseph, Father Meyer pur- which distinguished the Univer- continued to expand and enrich chased Dewberry Farm from John sity from many of Ohio’s other its offerings and support services, Stuart and renamed it Nazareth. independent institutions of higher especially since mid-century. Mr. Stuart accepted a medal of St. learning. In 1923, the first summer Graduate studies, abandoned dur- Joseph and a promise of $12,000 session was held, its classes, like ing World War II, resumed in 1960, at 6 percent interest in return for those of the law college, were open with the School of Education lead- 125 acres, including vineyards, to women as well as men. In 1937, ing the way. In 1969, the Depart- orchards, a mansion and various the University became the first co- ment of Biology inaugurated the farm buildings. Meanwhile, more educational Catholic university in first doctoral program since 1928. Marianists arrived, and Nazareth the nation. The School of Engineering intro- became the first permanent foun- duced two doctoral programs in dation of the Society of Mary in Enrollment passed a thousand 1973, and in 1992, the first doctoral the Western Hemisphere. when World War II broke out. degrees in educational leadership By 1950, with the return of the were awarded. In 1997, the Board The University of Dayton had its veterans, it reached more than of Trustees approved a doctoral earliest beginnings on July 1, 1850, 3,500. The 1960s saw significant program in theology with a focus when St. Mary’s School for Boys, increases in female and minor- on the Catholic experience in the a frame building that not long ity students. In the 1970s, there United States. It was the first such before had housed farm hands, was a shift to a largely residential doctoral program on a Catholic opened its door to 14 primary student body, and at the same time campus nationally. students from Dayton. In 1882, many more “nontraditional” (old- the institution was incorporated er) students matriculated. By the and empowered to confer colle- mid-1970s, total enrollment stead-
41 The University has always main- More than just a breeding ground The University of Dayton’s RISE tained a tradition of innovation. for academic excellence, the Uni- (Redefining Investment Strategy In 1874, St. Mary’s Institute’s new versity also responds to the needs Education) Forum has grown into Play House gymnasium was the of society and the region. Spon- the world’s largest student invest- only one of its kind in Ohio, and it sored research at the University ment forum. Some of the most is probable that the first organized began in 1949 with a few faculty influential and respected financial basketball game in the state took members and student assistants leaders travel to Dayton to inter- place there. In 1924, the Univer- doing part-time research for in- act with students and faculty from sity was the first school to be dustry and government agencies. around the globe. The United Na- granted a charter by the National In 1956, the University of Dayton tions Global Compact joined UD as Aeronautical Association. It was Research Institute (UDRI) was a co-sponsor for the forum in 2007. one of the first in the nation to of- formed to consolidate the admin- Additionally, strategic partners fer a course in biophysics (1935). istration of the growing research include some of the most well- In 1952, it invited persons over activities. Annual research volume respected names in international 60 to attend its evening classes as has increased from $3,821 in 1949, finance, including The New York guests. Its graduate program in to more than $90 million today. A Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, TIAA- laser optics was one of the earli- center for discovery, development CREF, The Wall Street Journal, est in the country. It was one of and technology commercialization, CNBC Shanghai Stock Exchange, the first educational institutions to UDRI is the largest nonmedical Amman Stock Exchange (Jordan), adopt electronic data-processing research facility on a Catholic Palestine Securities Exchange, equipment and to offer degrees university campus. Colombo Stock Exchange (Sri in computer science. In 1999, the Lanka), Bovespa Stock Exchange University of Dayton was the first The Dayton Early College Acade- (Brazil), and Deutsche Asset in the nation to offer an under- my, a charter school that emerged Management, to name a few. graduate degree program in hu- from a partnership between the man rights. In 2004, the University University of Dayton and Dayton From its humble roots as a pri- of Dayton partnered with Nanjing Public Schools, has already at- vate boarding school for boys, the University, one of the top univer- tracted notice from the Bill and University of Dayton today ranks sities in China, to establish the Melinda Gates Foundation as one among the best Catholic universi- University of Dayton-Nanjing Uni- of the five most innovative “small ties in the country. It is the largest versity Suzhou Executive Training scale” high schools in the country. independent university in Ohio Center. The University is the first Students take college coursework and draws students from around American university in China’s while earning their high school di- the country and the world. Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) to plomas. Many of the DECA gradu- provide graduate education to em- ates matriculate at the University ployees of American corporations of Dayton or at other regional and other international companies. higher education institutions.
42 15 THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ANTHEM
On mountain high and hillside, O’er meadow and through dell In busy mart and hamlet, Where hearts their story tell, A clarion voice is ringing, It rises, now it falls Arouse, all ye of Dayton, Your Alma Mater calls.
UD, we hear you calling, Fidelity’s the test, Your sons and daughters answer from North, South, East and West, With measured tread advancing, Our emblem full in view, We sound your praise and pledge Our loyalty to the Red and Blue.
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With the entire Marianist Family throughout theGraduation world, the University Medal of Dayton celebrated in 2011 the 250th anniver- saryThis of year, the birthas we celebrateof Blessed the William birth of theJoseph founder Chaminade, of the Society the offounder Mary, we of beginthe Society a new tradition of Mary that (Marianists). grounds us Thatin our year, the Universitymission and began demonstrates a new tradition the University that grounds of Dayton’s us commitmentinGraduation our mission to actand boldly demonstrates Medal and imaginatively the University in community. of Dayton’s We give commitment to to graduatesact boldlyThis a year,medaland imaginativelyas bearing we celebrate the image inthe community. birthof Blessed of the William founder Honoring Joseph of the that SocietyChaminade tradition, of Mary, on we one weentrust sidebegin and toa new graduatesthe sealtradition of the a thatmedal University grounds bearing on us the in the our image of other.Blessed Itmission will William be and an enduringJosephdemonstrates Chaminade tradition the University begun on one this ofside Chaminade Dayton’s and the commitment Year. seal of the to University act boldly and on theimaginatively other. in community. We give to graduates a medal bearing the image of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade on one side and the seal of the University on the other. It will be an enduring tradition begun this Chaminade Year. BlessedBlessed William William Joseph Chaminade Chaminade UniversityUniversity seal seal In With1850, the four entire members Marianist of the Family Society throughout of Mary the founded world, a The TheUniversity University seal communicates seal communicates through imagesthrough and images words. and Blessed William Joseph Chaminade University seal schoolthe University which has of become Dayton theis celebrating University this of yearDayton; the the The words.flaming The torch flaming in the center torch symbolizes in the center the light symbolizes and the light Society250th continues anniversaryWith the entireits of sponsorship the Marianist birth of FamilyBlessedof the Universitythroughout William Joseph thetoday. world, guidanceandThe guidanceof University faith, a commitmentof sealfaith, communicates a commitment of our University through of our imagesto educateUniversity and words. to the University of DaytonTheChaminade, wholeis celebrating campus the founder this community year of the for formationeducateThe flaming forin faith. formation torch The in open the in faith.bookcenter represents Thesymbolizes open the book the arts light represents and and M JOS joins with the members of the the arts and sciences and their humanizing influence on LI250thA anniversaryEP of Societythe birth of ofMary Blessed (Marianists). William Joseph sciencesguidance and their of humanizing faith, a commitment influence of onour the University professional to educate L H Society of Mary in honoring the professional schools of the University. The wheel/gear I C In 1850,Chaminade, four members the founderof of theschools for of formationthe University. in faith. The The wheel/gear open book conveys represents the idea the of arts and W H Blessed Chaminade’s life and conveys the idea of engineering and technology and the JOA D AM SE I M P the SocietySociety of Maryof Mary founded (Marianists). engineeringsciences and and technology their humanizing and the other influence professional on the studies,professional E L H vision which inspires us as a S IL other professional studies, avenues through which service
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