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SEPTEMBER 2020 VIRTUAL CEREMONY SPRING & SUMMER COMMENCEMENT SEPTEMBER 2020 | VIRTUAL CEREMONY SPRING & SUMMER COMMENCEMENT SEPTEMBER 2020 | VIRTUAL CEREMONY TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Regents/Senior Administrative Officials . 3 Ceremony Program . 4 Academic Procession . 5 Distinguished Alumni . .8 Candidates for Degrees . SPRING . SUMMER College of Business Administration . 13 . 31 College of Education . 14 . 31 College of Engineering . 15 . 31 College of Health Sciences . 16 . 32 College of Liberal Arts . 17 . 32 College of Science . .20 . 33 School of Nursing . 21 . 34 Candidates for Degrees Graduate School . 22 . 35 Honors Candidates . 38 . 41 University Honors Program . 43 Top Ten Seniors/ROTC Commissioning . 44 Honors Regalia . 45 Regalia . 46 Mining Minds . 50 Men O’ Mines . 51 2 BOARD OF REGENTS The University of Texas System Kevin P . Eltife, Chairman . Tyler Janiece Longoria, Vice Chairman . Houston James C .“Rad” Weaver, Vice Chairman . San Antonio David J . Beck . Houston Christina Melton Crain . Dallas R . Steven Hicks . Austin Jodie Lee Jiles . Houston Nolan Perez . Harlingen Kelcy L . Warren . Dallas Patrick O . Ojeaga, II (Student Regent) . Rio Grande Francie A . Frederick General Counsel to the Board of Regents SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS The University of Texas System James B . Milliken Chancellor Steven Leslie, Ph D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John M . Zerwas, M D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Scott C . Kelley, Ed D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs 3 PROGRAM Saturday, September 12 | 5 p .m . Welcome and Introductions/Bienvenida y Presentaciones . John Wiebe, Provost Commencement Address . .Heather Wilson, President Presentation of Candidates’ Names/ Presentación de los Nombres de los Candidatos Conferral of Degrees/Entrega de Títulos . John Wiebe, Provost Announcement of Candidates’ Names/Anuncio de los nombres de los candidatos The College of Business Administration . James Payne, Dean The College of Education . Clifton Tanabe, Dean The College of Engineering . Patricia Nava, Interim Dean The College of Health Sciences . Shafik Dharamsi, Dean The College of Liberal Arts . Denis O’Hearn, Dean The College of Science . Robert Kirken, Dean The School of Nursing . Leslie Robbins, Dean Extended University . Beth L . Brunk-Chavez The Graduate School . Stephen Crites, Dean Presentation of Doctoral Candidates/ Presentacion de Candidatos al Doctorado . Stephen Crites, Dean Congratulations Class of 2020/ Felicitaciones a la Generación 2020 . Martha I . Aguayo, Board President Alumni Association Alumni and Friends 4 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Saturday, September 12 | 5 p .m . The University Banner Bearer . Alexandra Cruz Graduate School Banner Bearers . Angelica Isabel Cano Katherine Lee French Christopher Alexis Ibarra Alejandro Loya College of Business Administration Banner Bearer . Jose Adrian Santacruz College of Education Banner Bearer . Bryn I . Birdwell College of Engineering Banner Bearer . Abel Romo College of Health Sciences Banner Bearer . Jozelyn Andree Rascon College of Liberal Arts Banner Bearer . Bethany Portillo College of Science Banner Bearer . Neetu Acharya School of Nursing Banner Bearer . Jason Allen Morris President . Heather Wilson Provost . John Wiebe Vice President and Chief of Staff . Andrea Cortinas Vice President for Research . Roberto Osegueda Vice President for Student Affairs . Gary Edens Vice President for Information Resources . Luis Hernandez Director of Athletics . Jim Senter Vice President for Business Affairs . Mark A . McGurk Vice President for Institutional Advancement . Jake Logan Chair, Graduate Council . Aaron Velasco President, Faculty Senate . Guillermina Núñez-Mchiri Chair, Staff Council . Ana Diaz President, Alumni Association . Martha I . Aguayo President, Student Government Association . Jessica Martinez Music . Department of Music Ceremonial Brass Ensemble . Steve Haddad, Conductor Choir . Eliza Fraser Wilson, Conductor Marching Band/Miner Basketball Pep Band . Andrew Hunter Mariachi Los Mineros . Curtis Tredway, Conductor 5 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Saturday, September 12 | 5 p .m . The Graduate School Dean . Stephen Crites Faculty Marshals of Students . Paul Carrola Karen Fowlder Joe Guthrie Santiago Ibarreche Chu-Ling Lo David Novick Cigdem Sirin Villalobos Student Marshals . Chelsea Anchieta Kirsten Byers Eduardo Flores Chelsea George Raymundo Maldonado Maria Elena Martinez Omar Moreno The College of Business Administration Marshal . Linh Thompson Dean . James Payne Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Michael Garcia Student Marshal . Tania Mariscal The College of Education Marshal . Amy Bach Dean . Clifton Tanabe Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Carleton Brown Student Marshal . Anais Verastegui The College of Engineering Marshal . Luis Contreras-Sapien Interim Dean . Patricia Nava Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Yuanrui Sang Student Marshal . Aibhlin Esparza 6 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Saturday, September 12 | 5 p .m . The College of Health Sciences Marshal . Candyce Berger Dean . Shafik Dharamsi Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Harry Meeuwsen Student Marshal . Shawn Vosburg The College of Liberal Arts Marshal . Maissa Khatib Edward Castañeda Dean . Denis O’Hearn Faculty of the College Faculty Marshals of Students . Maryse Jayasuriya Crystal G . Herman Student Marshal . Gustavo Rodriguez The College of Science Marshal . Rosa Fitzgerald Dean . Robert Kirken Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Lin Ma Student Marshal . Ryan Floresca The School of Nursing Marshal . Claudia Perez Dean . Leslie Robbins Faculty of the College Faculty Marshal of Students . Alejandra Valenzuela Student Marshal . Paloma Serna Castillon 7 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI EX ALUMNOS DISTINGUIDOS The University of Texas at El Paso is proud to La Universidad de Texas en El Paso se enorgullece recognize its 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award en reconocer a los galardonados como Ex alumnos recipients presented by the UTEP Alumni Association. Distinguidos del 2019 presentados por la Asociación de The award is the highest honor bestowed upon ex alumnos de UTEP. Este reconocimiento es el mayor graduates who have excelled in their professions honor que se otorga a alumnos que se han graduado and sustained a commitment to the University. de UTEP, que han destacado en sus profesiones y que han mantenido su compromiso hacia la universidad. ROBERTO CORONADO, PH D. Fascinated by Atraído por las enormes diferencias entre El Paso the vast differences y Juárez y la razón por la que existían, motivó a un between El Paso curioso niño de 10 años, originario de Cd . Juárez and Juárez and a buscar en la economía una manera de explicar why they existed estas diferencias . Roberto Coronado, ahora con motivated a curious un doctorado, se desempeña como vicepresidente 10-year-old Juárez responsable y principal economista del Banco de native to seek economics as a means to explain the la Reserva Federal, en la sucursal de El Paso . distinctions . Today, Roberto Coronado, Ph D. ., serves as senior vice president in charge and senior economist of Después de obtener su licenciatura en contaduría, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch . Coronado regresó con mucho entusiasmo a UTEP para continuar la maestría en economía . Poco After earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting, tiempo después en su programa de posgrado, Coronado eagerly returned to UTEP to pursue obtuvo una práctica profesional en el Banco de la his master’s degree in economics . Shortly into his Reserva Federal en Dallas, sucursal El Paso . Lo graduate program, he landed an internship at the que comenzó como algo temporal, una posición Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch . sin sueldo, se convirtió en una carrera que duró 18 What began as a temporary, unpaid position led to años . El joven y ambicioso economista continuó an 18-year career . The young, ambitious economist sus estudios en la Universidad de Houston donde continued his education at the University of Houston, obtuvo su doctorado en economía, el cual le where he earned his doctorate in economics, which ayudó a ascender en las filas de la organización . helped him ascend the organization’s ranks . Coronado supervisa la investigación económica Coronado oversees the bank’s economic research y las tareas de participación del banco en el oeste and outreach functions in West Texas and Southern de Texas y en el sur de Nuevo México y selecciona New Mexico, and recruits branch board members . a los miembros del consejo de las sucursales . “UTEP was very welcoming and offers a lot of support “UTEP fue muy hospitalario y ofrece mucho apoyo to students like me . If you are determined that you want a estudiantes como yo . Si están decididos a tener to be successful, UTEP provides the resources to make éxito, UTEP ofrece los recursos para que suceda . it happen . Trust me, if I could do it, you can do it ”. Créanme, si yo pude hacerlo, ustedes también” . 8 MIGUEL FERNANDEZ STEVENSON JR . & RODRIGO FERNANDEZ The Fernandez brothers call themselves a product Los hermanos Fernández se consideran un producto del of their environment . They utilized their understanding medio ambiente . Usaron lo que sabían sobre la región del of the Paso del Norte region to resolve a technological Paso del Norte para resolver un problema de tecnología issue that forced many border residents to carry que obligaba a muchos residentes fronterizos a tener más more than