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

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Welcome to the Commencement Ceremony of 2019

for the

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

College of Psychology

Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Davie, Florida

Friday, the Fourteenth of June, Two Thousand and Nineteen The Academic Procession

Marshal

Degree Candidates

Members of the Faculty

Members of the Board of Trustees

Distinguished Guests

University Officials Order of Exercises

Prelude

*Processional

Crown Imperial (1937)...... Walton

Convening the Morning Commencement...... Barry Nierenberg, Ph.D., ABPP Grand Marshal College of Psychology

Convening the Afternoon Commencement...... Hui Fang Huang (Angie) Su, Ed.D. Grand Marshal Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Presiding Officer...... George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

*The Star-Spangled Banner...... Key/Smith

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Introductions...... Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Opening Remarks...... George L. Hanbury II

Introduction of the Morning Commencement Speaker...... George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Morning Ceremony...... U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Monty Baker, Ph.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program)

Conferring of Honorary Degree for Afternoon Ceremony Doctor of Education...... George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Afternoon Ceremony...... Al Clark (Biographical sketch in back of program)

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees...... Ralph V. Rogers

Conferral of Degrees...... George L. Hanbury II

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

1 Closing Remarks...... George L. Hanbury II

Dismissal of the Morning Commencement...... Barry Nierenberg

Dismissal of the Afternoon Commencement...... Angie Su

*Nova Southeastern University Anthem...... Cavanaugh

Hail Thee, Nova Southeastern! Bright sun shining new; Radiant star of our morning, Ever rising, true;

May thy wisdom serve as our constant guide and thy love a beacon strong, as throughout the world we spread thy name joining voice in grateful song:

Nova Southeastern, Alma Mater, By thy light imbue, Service, honor, loyalty, ‘til our days are through.

Love Thee, Gray and Blue!

*Recessional

La Rejouissance...... Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks

Nova Southeastern University Anthem

Words and Music by Mark J. Cavanaugh © 2010 Marx Music, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, with permission, by arrangement with Adorno Music (ASCAP). The unauthorized copying or use of this work, in whole or in part, is illegal.

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

2 Candidates for Degrees

Morning Ceremony

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean

Doctor of Philosophy

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Hussain Saad A. Alqahtani...Abha City, Saudi Arabia Alwyn J. Melton...... Miami, Florida Melnee W. Berry...... Brookhaven, Mississippi Jane Nyangau Mokaya...... Indianapolis, Indiana Sharonrose Bollers...... Winter Springs, Florida Nicole M. Ouzounian...... Plantation, Florida Foday Darboe...... Vancouver, Washington Nancy Marie Pattarini...... Utica, New York Nicole Davis...... Owings Mills, Maryland Iyen Elizabeth Salami...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Nickola Elliott...... Palm Bay, Florida Lawrence Paul Schooler....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Charles Henry Goesel...... Chicago, Illinois Katherine J. Sosa...... Plantation, Florida Suzette Amoy Henry-Campbell....Plantation, Florida Danielle Sperandeo...... Fontana, California Diana H. Herrera...... Miami, Florida Supaporn N. Walton-Robertson....Las Vegas, Nevada Wynona James...... Colorado Springs, Colorado Zhiwei Wang...... Shenzhen, China Michael P. Kelly...... Lake Worth, Florida Ronald B. Wiley...... Pueblo, Colorado Bryan Licona...... Miami, Florida Margaret Kelly Wilkie...... Winter Park, Florida

Family Therapy

Josiane Bonte Apollon...... Miami, Florida Sylvia Jessica Kalicinski...... Miami Beach, Florida Rana MF Banaja...... Weston, Florida Dominique Claurinde Leveille..... Cutler Bay, Florida Giselle L. Bayard...... Coral Springs, Florida Daphney Farah Lundi...... Miramar, Florida Paula J. Boros...... Davie, Florida Dorcas Matowe...... Silver Spring, Maryland Jimena Castro...... San Antonio, Texas Amy Frankel Miller...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Justin Ryan Cummings...... Miami Gardens, Florida Isibel Cristimar Moreno...... Davie, Florida Andrea Lee Cuva...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mishelle M. Ortiz...... Hollywood, Florida Janessa Dominguez...... Davie, Florida Tamaru Phillips...... Miramar, Florida Nicole Rose Gordon...... Grapevine, Texas Carlos Ramos...... Hialeah, Florida Angela N. Hood...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tassel Faith Shanebrook...... Franklin, Tennessee Marckdaline Johnson...... Phenix City, Alabama Alexa Brooke Snyder...... Coral Springs, Florida Marie P. Joseph...... Miami, Florida Juan O. Turon...... Virginia Beach, Virginia

3 Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Claudia Caprio...... Sunrise, Florida Daisy M. Monterroso...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Alexandra Nicole Gard...... Miami, Florida Arthrine M. Roberts...... Plantation, Florida Melanie S. Hussain...... Plantation, Florida Laquana Young...... Hampton, Virginia

Master of Arts

Cross-Disciplinary Studies

Nikhil Bhalla...... Jersey City, New Jersey Brett Sheridan Johnston...... Alexandria, Virginia Jose Davilus...... Plantation, Florida Claudia Soraya Da Veiga Manuel...... Davie, Florida Krystal Garcia...... Miami, Florida Brittany D. Martin...... New Haven, Connecticut Courtney Renee Grooms.....Gastonia, North Carolina Jarod Andrew Nanna I.....Johnstown, Pennsylvania Michelle Anelta Omyra Harrigan...... Anguilla, Kurt Benjamin Ritter...... Evergreen Park, Illinois St. Kitts and Nevis Sylvia Roberta Williams...... Hephzibah, Georgia

Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media

Jessenia C. Almodovar...... Miramar, Florida Melissa C. McGuire...... Wellington, Florida Veronica Diaz...... Miami, Florida Noemi Argentina Nunez...... Homestead, Florida Linnette Lilieth Dobbs-Fuller...... Davie, Florida Emalee Morganne Shrewsbury....Baltic, Connecticut Virginia Gilroy...... Big Pine Key, Florida Rosemarie Taylor...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Destinee Angelica Hughes.... Hallandale Beach, Florida Jacob Matthew Weiers, Jr...... Hapeville, Georgia Jacqueline Farrow Lytle...... Manheim, Pennsylvania

Writing

Taisha A. DeAza...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jessica Organ...... Plantation, Florida

Master of Science

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Mengistu Ayalew..... Washington, District of Columbia Kiara Ivelisse Montero...... Margate, Florida Tatiana Joanais Bastian...... Miami, Florida D'Andra Myers...... Sunrise, Florida Crystal Jacqlyn Ebersole...... Blountstown, Florida Francisca Ngekoma Okere...... Davie, Florida Kristianna Gasparjan...... Mainz, Germany Rochelle S. Robinson...... West Palm Beach, Florida Gertrude Lawrence...... Miami, Florida Cassandra Naomi Roscoe.....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Kathiann Lester...... Greensboro, North Carolina Roxanna Safdia...... The Woodlands, Texas Kanika M. Liburd...... Tamarac, Florida Maria Spillari...... Weston, Florida Luyan Mo...... Dongguan, China

4 College Student Affairs

Andrye Eugenia Austin...... Davie, Florida Adonis N. McCullum...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cedric A. Blatch...... Riverview, Florida Ceasar Mendros...... Oshkosh, Wisconsin Renae Elise Bollibon...... Export, Pennsylvania Reneece Mills...... Lauderhill, Florida Chiara Ashley Brown...... Kissimmee, Florida Margaret Susan Morrissey....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cierra Sun Bussard...... Silverdale, Washington Tyler Dale Lee Mosby...... Van Buren, Arkansas Nicolet Conesa...... Miami, Florida Harlena L. Munnings...... Lauderhill, Florida Andrea Dobo...... Winter Springs, Florida Ryan Michael Oakner...... Delray Beach, Florida Juanita Escarment...... Pompano Beach, Florida Kristofer O'Connor...... Mount Laurel, New Jersey Ashley Jo Hintermeyer...... Manhattan, Kansas Katy Lynne Popplewell...... Cincinnati, Ohio Garrett Horejsi...... Little Falls, Minnesota Sean E. Rice, Jr...... Portland, Oregon Michelle Ann Jalali...... Sunrise, Florida Raven Nicole Smith...... Rocky Mount, Virginia Amanda Renee Koch...... Whiting, Indiana Gianpaolo Stasi...... Weston, Florida Megan Elizabeth Lassiter...... Coral Springs, Florida Hope Christiana Swaim...... Hudson, Florida Christa-Maria T. Lumsden.....Winter Garden, Florida Spencer Gerald Wagner...... Guelph, Ontario, Canada Hannah Rose Marks...... Boyertown, Pennsylvania Ashley Lynette Walker...... Winter Park, Florida Anthony R. Maurizio...... Boynton Beach, Florida

Family Therapy

Irene Abondano Patino...... Bogota, Colombia DeMarkus Avery Grayson-Rhule...... Miami, Florida Brittny Lauren Bautista...... Miami Lakes, Florida Ericka Marquisa Hicks...... Tamarac, Florida Vanessa Bibliowicz...... Bay Harbour Island, Florida Marisa Anne Hoosac...... Delray Beach, Florida Sharon Bontrager...... Jasper, Florida Valrie C. Johnson...... Tamarac, Florida Bethany E. Cabreja...... Coral Gables, Florida Lorena Klahr...... Miami, Florida Cassandra Cacace...... Murrells Inlet, South Carolina Ashley A. Law...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jamie Calomeni...... San Antonio, Texas Lady Carolina Leon...... Boynton Beach, Florida Julia Carole Capleton...... Plantation, Florida Francine Levy Eidelman...... Bogota, Colombia Tatiana Maria Castano...... Pompano Beach, Florida Katrina Brooke Lorenzo...... Weston, Florida Suzann Brittany Cayne...... Boca Raton, Florida Katarina H. Maldonado...... Weston, Florida Rita Carmen Cebuc.....Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania Kay-Ann Marshall...... Coconut Creek, Florida Brittany Dakota Chabot...... Dayville, Connecticut Tempest L. Mincey...... North Lauderdale, Florida Sara Sofia Chaljub Eljaiek...... Cartagena, Colombia Julia Rose Morett-Vij...... Plantation, Florida Luna Chen...... Tamarac, Florida Laura Klein Murillo...... Miami, Florida Stephany Collazo...... Miami, Florida Zina Alexandra Nau...... Tamarac, Florida Michele D. Della Costa...... Palmetto, Florida Violeta Parilli...... Miami, Florida Jessica Elliott...... West Palm Beach, Florida Sheena Pravin Patel...... Raleigh, North Carolina Dana Nicole Engel...... Weston, Florida Katia Virginia Pineda...... Miami Beach, Florida Wilna Eugene...... Margate, Florida Christianne Denise Sant Ana de Otero...... Rio de Jessica Fernandez...... Homestead, Florida Janeiro, Brazil Gaile Friend...... Davie, Florida Anna Paula Schafer...... Coral Springs, Florida Shylene Renea Garcia...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Jody Schultz...... Plantation, Florida Samantha Leigh Gordon...... Cooper City, Florida Cassandra Seebaran...... Coral Springs, Florida

5 Suzelle Serra...... Miami, Florida Boglarka Varga...... Lighthouse Point, Florida David Wesley Staves...... Garden Valley, California Jairy Carolina Villacreses...... Plantation, Florida Eda Deniz Topac...... Cooper City, Florida Kari Wolsky...... Miami, Florida

National Security Affairs

Abby Alford...... Tamarac, Florida Anthony McCalla...... Boynton Beach, Florida Scott Andersen...... Alexandria, Virginia Jairo Adolfo Rivera, Jr...... Miami, Florida Bryan M. Day...... Davie, Florida Tatiana Dasha Rivera...... Hollywood, Florida Stephanie De La Rosa...... Miami, Florida Ricardo A. Ruiz...... Miramar, Florida Rachel Shannon Kerley...... Alexandria, Virginia Rehan Sherali...... Weston, Florida

National Security Affairs and International Relations

Roy Alexander Campbell, Sr...... Rockledge, Florida Karinna Rodriguez...... Margate, Florida Marcus Rivchin, Jr...... Wetumpka, Alabama

6 College of Psychology Karen Grosby, Ed.D., dean

Doctor of Philosophy

Clinical Psychology

Anthony Paul Andrews...... Miami Lakes, Florida Maya Pinjala...... Houston, Texas Elissa Golden...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Michael Anthony Quinones.... Pembroke Pines, Florida Andrew Grego...... Sarasota, Florida Joanna Tsikis...... Davie, Florida Olivia Grace Larson...... Chicago, Illinois Areti Vassilopoulos...... Baltimore, Maryland Michelle Nagle...... Milwaukee, Wisconsin Anita Marie Vitale...... Ashburn, Virginia

Doctor of Psychology

Clinical Psychology

Emily N. Ajluni...... Catonsville, Maryland Ross A. Johnston...... Dover, New Hampshire Tom Bachar...... Coral Springs, Florida Courtney Brooke Jones...... Plantation, Florida Jenna R. Banks...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Michela Gaffney Kane...... Sherborn, Massachusetts Camille Benito...... Davie, Florida Amy Lee...... White Plains, New York Kristin Elizabeth Erika Braun....Grand Ledge, Michigan Yanique Marie Ann Levy...... Kingston, Jamaica Sofia Emely Cabrera...... Coral Gables, Florida Julia M. Lopez...... Plantation, Florida Marykatherine Clemons...... Panama City, Florida Jacqueline Maria Marsh...... Orlando, Florida Allyson C. Crehan...... Westminster, Maryland Jose Luis Martinez Serrano...... Plantation, Florida Calandre J. Davis...... Pompano Beach, Florida Estefania Victoria Masias Baron....Plantation, Florida Levi Daniel DeFilipp...... Charlotte, North Carolina Dayna A. Matouk...... Port of Spain, Mary Kathryn Detscher...... Decatur, Georgia Trinidad and Tobago Derek Fenwick...... Louisville, Kentucky Morgan G. McGhee...... Miami, Florida Christopher Elliott Fisher...... Plantation, Florida Kimberly McGoey...... Humble, Texas Jessica D. Fox...... Inverness, Florida Amanda M. Moles...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Elizabeth C. Fuller...... Palmetto Bay, Florida Carolina Montalvo...... Miami Beach, Florida Esther Galletta...... Silver Spring, Maryland Natalia Montealegre...... Aventura, Florida Jamie Danielle Ginberg...... Boca Raton, Florida Justin T. Morris...... Fargo, North Dakota Samara P. Grayson...... Boynton Beach, Florida Christopher P. Moylan...... Silver Spring, Maryland Samuel A. Greene...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Nicole Nemerovsky...... Plantation, Florida Tiera Denise Hanks...... Miami, Florida Kaitlin P. O'Brien...... Staten Island, New York Amber Sabba Hassan...... Davie, Florida Adrianna Shana Neva Phillpot...... Abaco, Bahamas Caitlin Herman...... Hunt Valley, Maryland Sophia Policastro...... Miami, Florida Elizabeth Hilsman...... Weston, Florida Nina Polini...... Miami, Florida Taylor A. Howell...... Plantation, Florida Kaleb K. Pratt...... Rogersville, Tennessee

7 Christy M. Querol...... Miami Lakes, Florida Laura Tabio...... Coral Springs, Florida Michael A. Rodriguez...... Hollywood, Florida Leah Marie Taylor...... Baltimore, Maryland Kelly Anne Santandrea...... Miramar, Florida Lauren Michelle Tidwell...... Plantation, Florida Natalie Sarachaga-Barato...... Greenacres, Florida Christopher N. Tirado...... Champaign, Illinois Abigail Marie Savage...... Miami, Florida Nicholas Theodore Tworek...... Spruce Grove, Pamela L. Scannell.....Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Alberta, Canada Brittany Erin Schulman...... Weston, Florida Michael P. Vallario...... New York, New York Matthew J. Seidl...... White Lake, Michigan Jennifer Lynne vanderValk.... Boynton Beach, Florida Adam Shemony...... Estero, Florida Gregory John Vitale...... Davie, Florida Laurie Anne Simontacchi Veillette...... Hanover, Chelsea Alexis Walton...... Grand Cayman, New Hampshire Cayman Islands Shirley Slotwiner...... Aventura, Florida Briana C. Weisner...... Athens, Ohio Rachelle Bernadel Sosu.... Green Cove Springs, Florida Shanna Williams...... Swartz Creek, Michigan Chelsea Diane Spraberry Tekell...... Miramar, Florida Rachel M. Zachar-Tirado...... Champaign, Illinois Alyssa P. Steckler...... Jackson, New Jersey Jie Zhu...... Fuzhou, China Jacklyn E. Stellway...... Portland, Oregon Matthew Rue Zusman...... West Hills, California Mary Rachelle Stevens-Carr...... Greenville, North Carolina

School Psychology

Sully A. Colon...... Wellington, Florida Leticia Barbosa Soares...... Coconut Creek, Florida Angela Garcia...... Hialeah, Florida Dana E. Weiss...... Coral Springs, Florida Christina Marie Kamien...... Elma, New York

Specialist

School Psychology

Nyeda N. Allen...... Oviedo, Florida Nina Louise Messer...... Pinellas Park, Florida Linnette Bonilla...... Pompano Beach, Florida Alysande C. Mitchell...... Tampa, Florida Christian Campbell...... Coral Springs, Florida Sarah J. Nunley...... Brooksville, Florida Shemika Cooper...... West Palm Beach, Florida Claudia Patricia Rohr...... Tampa, Florida Isabella Datseris...... Delray Beach, Florida Amy Marie Saravia...... Hollywood, Florida John Dukes IV...... Gainesville, Florida Alexandra Jayne Shuster...... Margate, New Jersey Kristen Marie Gouldner...... Aiken, South Carolina Ingrid Charinne Welborn...... Riverview, Florida Rachel Elizabeth Kosar...... Hollywood, Florida

8 Master of Science

Counseling

Catrice Wray Abel...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Marykate DiBenedetto.... Cinnaminson, New Jersey Giselle Aguila Granados...... Miami, Florida Patricia Ann Dumbuya...... Toledo, Ohio Gabrielle Alerte...... North Lauderdale, Florida Rachel Morgan Dunlay...... Hobe Sound, Florida Denisse Katherine Alvarez...... Cooper City, Florida Scott R. Earley...... Lake Placid, Florida Veronica P. Alvarez...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Eric Eberhardt...... Vero Beach, Florida Claudia Marina Angel...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Jazzalynn Shayna Eble...... Harriman, Tennessee Yenfa Arias...... Miami, Florida Mitchell Eisert...... Vero Beach, Florida Rebeca Artiles...... Miami, Florida Kianta English...... Clearwater, Florida Keoni J. Azevedo...... Las Vegas, Nevada Carele Etienne...... Apopka, Florida Elizabeth Ballard...... St. Cloud, Florida Michele L. Evans...... Boynton Beach, Florida McKayla R. Balliet...... Drums, Pennsylvania Alana Taylor Fallucca...... Jupiter, Florida Brenda Barnes-Lewis...... Buford, Georgia Lindy Wynne Feeser...... Port Orange, Florida William B. Barney...... Davie, Florida Schillena Fervily...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Ana Cristina Barroso...... Davie, Florida Audrey Noelle Fisher...... Melbourne, Florida Paula A. Bastidas...... West Palm Beach, Florida Erin Galloway...... Seattle, Washington Rebecca Marie Bauman...... Boynton Beach, Florida Jacqueline N. Gamble...... Orange Park, Florida Sasha Ileana Benitez...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Ashley George...... Fort Pierce, Florida Kalyn Bennett...... Jacksonville Beach, Florida Julissa Gil...... Clearwater, Florida Tammy-Lynn Botelho...... Devonshire, Bermuda Ashley S. Gilbert...... Fort Pierce, Florida Kelsea Lynn Brooks...... Lutz, Florida Johana T. Gonzalez...... Miami, Florida Shaquila Brown...... North Charleston, South Carolina Monique S. Gordon...... West Palm Beach Shaunique Nicole Brown...... Gainesville, Florida Mackenzie Lynn Green...... Palm Coast, Florida Veronica Brown...... Bridgeport, Connecticut Joseph Vincent Guarnaccia...... Weston, Florida Jayleene Bruno...... Kissimmee, Florida Dana Hahn...... Aventura, Florida Lissandra Cabot...... Miami, Florida Shahnawz E. Hardanian...... Coral Springs, Florida Johana Calderin Marquez...... Cape Coral, Florida Niurvict Hernandez...... Cooper City, Florida Daniel Anthony Capote...... Hialeah, Florida Adrienne Patrice Hills...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Patricia K. Card...... Boynton Beach, Florida Elizabeth Del Hollingsworth....Punta Gorda, Florida Lorenzo Paulo Carunungan...... Fayetteville, Brandi Hoopingarner...... Ruckersville, Virginia West Virginia Sara Hoyos...... Sunrise, Florida Kevin Casteel...... Jupiter, Florida Amani Ayisha Jackson...... Miami, Florida Dona Cespedes...... Sunrise, Florida Melanie Jerez...... El Portal, Florida Reina Chocron...... Aventura, Florida Charlotte Jasmine-Marie Jimenez..... Hialeah, Florida Alba Inmaculada Colmenares....Palm Harbor, Florida Lisa Johnson...... Hilliard, Florida Christine Coronado...... Pompano Beach, Florida Terra Aleisha Johnson...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Amy C. Cruz...... Coconut Creek, Florida Jennifer Lynne Jones...... Lutz, Florida Patricia Starrs Cunningham.... Richmond, California Sandra Juste...... North Miami Beach, Florida Sharifa S. Denis...... Palmetto, Florida Joelle Kaczmarek...... West Palm Beach, Florida Adina Deutsch...... Lakewood, New Jersey Audrey Karabiyik...... West Palm Beach, Florida

9 Stela S. Katelieva...... Tamarac, Florida Michelle Roche...... Miami, Florida Amber D. Kipp...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Alicia Rojas...... Groveland, Florida Nadeen Taisser Kiwan...... Kissimmee, Florida Alton George Rose...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Antoinette E. Knight...... Boynton Beach, Florida Nanette Piedad Rosenfeld....Pembroke Pines, Florida Hendrik F. Kroes...... Miami, Florida Amanda Sagarian...... Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Victoria Lapaix...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Samantha L. Sandor...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Malu Lopez...... Miami, Florida Kaci Royale Savage...... Fayette County, Alabama Yanaisa Lorenzo...... Miami, Florida Ashley Schmidt...... Apopka, Florida Elizabeth Lowry...... Clinton, Mississippi Erica Scott...... Lawrenceville, Georgia Shakendra Lucas...... Jacksonville, Florida Megan Rae Scott...... Blue Mound, Illinois Elizabeth A. Mackenzie...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Chelsee Senia...... Plantation, Florida Panagiota Markopoulos...... Tampa, Florida Stephanie M. Setien...... Sunrise, Florida Jennifer Martin...... Miami, Florida Christene Claudette Seymour...... Tamarac, Florida Jessica Martin...... Miami, Florida Kaitlyn Terese Sferrazza...... St. Petersburg, Florida Monica Theresa Martinez...... Hollywood, Florida Tanya Sharma...... Port Charlotte, Florida Roxana Martinez...... Miami, Florida Erin Elizabeth Sharpe...... Largo, Florida Jemila Massiah...... Palm Bay, Florida Jennifer M. Silverman...... Biscayne Park, Florida Mary Mavromatis...... Tarpon Springs, Florida Madiha Salman Singapuri...... Brookhaven, Georgia Susan Maxwell...... Sanford, Florida Kristen M. Smith...... Cary, North Carolina Angela McComas...... Fort Wayne, Indiana Chantelle Alecia Spence...... Miami Gardens, Florida Amanda Sue Melady...... Jacksonville, Florida Stefanie Angela Stauber...... Boynton Beach, Florida Melissa Miller-Munoz...... Miami Lakes, Florida Kathryn Sweeney...... Burien, Washington Elizabeth Rose Mitchell...... Nashville, Tennessee Sawyer Tatum...... Flanders, New Jersey Camille Danielle Morgan...... Southfield, Michigan Barbara Thomason...... Weston, Florida Alicia Danielle Morrison...... Safety Harbor, Florida Josefina L. Tinajero...... Palm City, Florida Kristi Chenelle Morrison...... Miami Gardens, Florida Lory Toussaint...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Denise Morrow...... Orlando, Florida Jessica C. Valencia...... Miami, Florida Bjorn Nagle...... St. Petersburg, Florida Ari J. Warshawsky...... Plantation, Florida Marria La'Quishia Nelson...... Jacksonville, Florida Torrie P. Weindorf...... West Palm Beach Stacy Nicholas...... North Lauderdale, Florida Cara Weingarten...... Coral Springs, Florida Jamison Richard Owens...... Melbourne, Florida Coral Weizman...... Hollywood, Florida Rose Palms...... Miramar, Florida Litavia Wiggins...... Lauderhill, Florida Rebekah Sarai Perez...... Miami, Florida Charles Williams...... Tallahassee, Florida Maria Eleine Perez Ferro...... Miami, Florida Keri Winkler...... Tallahassee, Florida Tangela Jameca Phillips...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Rebecca Ann Woolf...... Delray Beach, Florida Nina Picot...... Miami, Florida Amanda Zephyrin...... Clearwater, Florida Fabienne Pierre-Louis...... Avon Park, Florida Alix Zevetski...... Boca Raton, Florida Christopher Kevin Rhodes, Jr...... Hudson, Florida

10 Experimental Psychology

Sara Marie Gorman...... Fort Pierce, Florida Michael Long...... Dania Beach, Florida Joshua Jean...... Hollywood, Florida Stephanie Le Nguyen...... Matteson, Illinois Ritishka Kapoor...... Lucknow, India

Forensic Psychology

Janeisy Elisha Aracena...... Miami, Florida Drew Gray...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Luisa Astudillo...... Miami, Florida Matthew R. Gutierrez...... Austin, Texas Carrie L. Balmer...... Wellington, Florida Judith Guzman...... Florence, South Carolina Adorya R. Baly...... St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Nicole M. Hill...... Accokeek, Maryland Eboni Barrow...... Lauderhill, Florida Paige Nadine Johnson...... Cape Coral, Florida Amber Nicole Biasi...... Allentown, Pennsylvania Eric Arthur Lambert, Jr...... Wyncote, Pennsylvania Kaylee Brown...... Buffalo, New York Jennifer Nunez...... Orlando, Florida Nadia Contractor...... Miami, Florida Shelley Postle...... Gainesville, Florida Jennifer Corben...... Cabot, Arkansas Shannon Sanfilippo...... Sunrise, Florida Andres Cruz-Garcia...... Coconut Creek, Florida Sangeeta Singh...... Coquitlam, Sherri A. Cunningham...... Augusta, Georgia British Columbia, Canada Omnia M. El Sitawy...... Sunrise, Florida Jill Stellaccio...... Coconut Creek, Florida Hannah Eroh...... Lemoyne, Pennsylvania Morufat Amori Surakat...... West Palm Beach, Florida Jeanna Espineira...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Evelyn Valdes...... Miami, Florida Scott Bruce Evans...... Mead, Washington Ashley Theresa Wardlow...... Davie, Florida Ashley Marie Follan...... Plattsburgh, New York Ashley C. Werdann...... Jacksonville, Florida Dianne Gaviria...... Deerfield Beach, Florida Caroline Elaine Wilbon...... Grand Rapids, Michigan Emily Gessner...... Bradenton, Florida

General Psychology

Megan Leigh Adkins...... Cocoa, Florida Johanna Pelfrey...... Dunedin, Florida Magali Carusotti...... Deerfield Beach, Florida Alessandro Jiancarlo Pino Tamayo...... Homestead, Melissa Dinkin...... Lake Worth, Florida Florida Karen Glad...... Hortonville, Wisconsin Erika Ilene Quezada...... Miami, Florida Stefany Gunn...... Quincy, Florida Ulises Ramirez...... Hollywood, Florida April Hardy...... Port Charlotte, Florida Renzo Reategui...... Sunrise, Florida Michael Wayne Harris, Jr...... Summerville, Nicholas D. Rigling...... Gainesville, Florida South Carolina Stephanie Lynn Rothenberg...... Boca Raton, Florida Danielle Deshawn Hatcher...... Jacksonville, Florida Jamie Blair Royce...... Titusville, Florida Scott Cameron Hill...... Gainesville, Florida Sarah Sakin...... Fleming Island, Florida Nisha Kajani...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Omkar M. Shivaprasad...... Pennington, New Jersey Susana Mendiola-Quadreny...... Miami, Florida Daniel Stempien...... North Lauderdale, Florida Tammy Montemurro...... Hebron, Kentucky Morgan Williams...... Riverview, Florida Shari B. Olefson...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brandi Michelle Ziegler.....Columbia, North Carolina Patricia D. Ordonez...... Boca Raton, Florida

11 Mental Health Counseling

Debbie Acevedo...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Maria Silvia Leon Tinoco...... Caracas, Venezuela Joycelyn-Jalani Alexanne Albury...... Miami, Florida Brittany Rochelle L'etoile-Lopes.... Orlando, Florida Amelia Denise Alfonso...... Miami, Florida Jessica Marie Machado...... Miami, Florida Virmen E. Arce-Abrego..... Pompano Beach, Florida Laura MacKinnon...... South Miami, Florida Sigalit Ashwal...... Davie, Florida Andrea Pilar Mantilla...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Samantha Avallone...... Boca Raton, Florida Greter Marcos...... Miami, Florida Kelsie Dyan Baggs...... Plantation, Florida Fiorella Marquez...... Miami Gardens, Florida Annika Barnwell...... Miami Gardens, Florida Danielle McCutchen...... Tampa, Florida Briana Elizabeth Belcher...... Miramar, Florida Claudine Milhomme...... Lake Worth, Florida Rachel Marie Biro...... Nazareth, Pennsylvania Natalia Molano...... Parkland, Florida Kristen Jean Breslin...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sherleene Monbrun...... Miami Gardens, Florida LaRhonda Britton...... Jacksonville, Florida Kathleen Frances Murphy....Wesley Chapel, Florida Lauren Byles...... Royal Palm Beach Gregory A. Myer...... Plantation, Florida Kaitlyn Nicole Campbell, Jr...... Orlando, Florida Viola Eren Parker...... Sunrise, Florida Stephen T. Capista...... Jacksonville, Florida Sarah Grace Pastor...... Hollywood, Florida Laterial Curry...... Orange Park, Florida Ruby Jessica Perakis...... Billingshurst, Jessica Davis...... North Palm Beach, Florida United Kingdom Stephanie De La Rosa...... Miami, Florida Leanette Perera...... Davie, Florida Jessica N. Del Pozo...... Miramar, Florida Iveline Plancher...... Oakland Park, Florida Alexis M. Diaz...... Homestead, Florida Rosalind Quash Williams...... Orlando, Florida Grace Teresa Diaz...... Miami, Florida Soraya Stephanie Quintana...... Plantation, Florida Len Alvis Duncan II...... Newberry, Florida Paola Michelle Ramos...... Miami, Florida Haidy Ivonn Elshater...... Hollywood, Florida Minerva Ravelo...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida Giselle Marie Estrada...... Miami, Florida Chelsea Genice Readon...... Greenacres, Florida Juliana Estrada...... Miami, Florida Patricia Redondo...... Wimauma, Florida Yisel Ferrera-Moreno...... Hialeah, Florida Carla Robinson...... West Palm Beach, Florida Amanda Garcia...... Miami, Florida Aida L. Rodriguez...... Orlando, Florida Kristi L. Green...... Panama City, Florida Jessica Ann Ronyak...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Azucena R. Gutierrez...... Miramar, Florida Kimberly Lynn Rutherford...... Jacksonville, Florida Ricardo E. Gutierrez...... Wellington, Florida Mariana Alejandra Salgado...... Tampa, Florida Samantha Fiona Hacker-Fernandez...... Plantation, Theresa Marie Schilthorn...... Cutler Bay, Florida Florida Alexandra Rose Seidman...... Tamarac, Florida Jasmine Nikkia Henry...... Tallahassee, Florida Kunali Nilesh Shah...... Charlotte, North Carolina Ashley B. Honohan...... Lake Mary, Florida Kelsey Sinnott...... Lake Worth, Florida Sarah Nicole Horn...... Wesley Chapel, Florida Jasmine Mercedes Smith...... Homestead, Florida Jwerl Howard...... Margate, Florida Mario David Sobrino...... Orlando, Florida Emma A. Jacobson...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stephanie Speagle...... Jacksonville, Florida Catherine Jaimes...... West Palm Beach, Florida Angel Latrice Spivie...... Tallahassee, Florida Omar Ghassan Kawash...... Miami, Florida Carlos Antonio Suazo...... Miami, Florida Shanice Jovontay Keith...... Orlando, Florida Destiny Thompson...... Minneola, Florida LaShantenette Kirkland...... Titusville, Florida Jordan Tolley...... Longwood, Florida Paula Carina Lazarim Marques...... Sao Paulo, Brazil Clayton Vogele...... West Palm Beach, Florida

12 Amanda Katrina Walch...... Sunrise, Florida Erin Teresa Williams...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brian Patrick Walsh....Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Marni Gayle Winters...... Plantation, Florida Jennifer Washburne...... St. Petersburg, Florida Tania K. Wright...... Orlando, Florida

School Counseling

Michael Barrineau...... Land O’Lakes, Florida Jose Luis Martinez...... Weston, Florida Theresa Lavonda Barron.....Temple Terrace, Florida Bianca Maria Medina...... Winter Garden, Florida Emily Marie Davis...... Jacksonville, Florida Jessica Maria Millan...... Weston, Florida Heylen Garcia...... Tampa, Florida Susanne Elizabeth Morales...... Miami, Florida Olivia R. Hebert...... Delray Beach, Florida Melissa Sprout...... St. Petersburg, Florida Miriam King...... Riverview, Florida Jacqueline St. Louis...... Belleair Beach, Florida Veronica Kreisher...... Wesley Chapel, Florida Jasmine Taylor...... Plantation, Florida Yahshae L. Mainer...... Royal Palm Beach, Florida Caprice S. Thomas...... Miramar, Florida

13 Candidates for Degrees

Afternoon Ceremony

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., dean

Doctor of Philosophy

Criminal Justice

David Adu-Boateng...... Kissimmee, Florida Zachary J. Lechette...... Dallas, North Carolina Asha K. Bolton...... Ellenwood, Georgia Lisa G. Long...... Sanford, North Carolina Shawntozi Yvette Campbell...... Miami, Florida Charles MacLean...... Prior Lake, Minnesota Leigh Anne Clay...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Dawn M. Prystajko...... Rochester, New York Tina B. Craddock...... Grandy, North Carolina David Pernell Taylor, Jr...... Chesapeake, Virginia John L. Garner...... Whitewater, Colorado Craig Yuen...... Fairfax, Virginia Jonathan Glenn...... Raleigh, North Carolina Jon Zemke...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Casey Gnann...... Daniel Island, South Carolina Rebekah Gwynne Zwick....Central Valley, New York Sean Grier...... Elburn, Illinois

Education

Elissa Ann Dawkins...... Miami, Florida Letticia Tanya Ramlal-Lamble...... Mount Pleasant, Jennifer H. Gans...... Coral Springs, Florida South Carolina Amy L. Graham Mullins...... Miami, Florida Jane Mae Tobal...... Boca Raton, Florida Elton Gregory Holmes, Jr...... Easton, Maryland Monefe M. Young...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Vicki Lowe...... Orange Park, Florida

Doctor of Education

Education

Jennifer Aarons...... Margate, New Jersey Reginald Mark Adkins...... Chattanooga, Tennessee Marisol Acevedo...... Carolina, Puerto Rico Lillian Alers Soto...... San Sebastian, Puerto Rico Adianez Del Carmen Acevedo Palau...... Carolina, Yasmin Ali...... Miami, Florida Puerto Rico David Allen, Jr...... Daytona Beach, Florida Duhamel Adames...... Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Margaret Allen...... Montgomery, Alabama

14 Erin Davis Almond...... Jacksonville, Florida Aileen Caban Badillo...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Nadine P. Anderson...... Parrish, Florida Andrea Caffey-Datson...... Huntsville, Alabama Sabeen Ansari...... Clearwater, Florida Jenny J. Calahorrano...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Ignacio Chávez Arcega...... Tepic, Mexico Josefina Camacho Rosa...... Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Viviana C. Arias...... Miami, Florida Miguel Antonio Camelo Velasquez....Bogota, Colombia Stacy Maria Artis...... Wrens, Georgia Jennifer Lynn Campbell...... Lakeland, Florida Ana I. Astacio...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Camika N. Carey...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida José Astacio Sosa...... Higuey, Dominican Republic Jill M. Carey...... Bellefontiane, Ohio Jose Cesar Avila Hernandez...... Nayarit, Mexico Hyarira Carrasquillo Rodriguez...... San Juan, Maria del Carmen Avitia Talamantes...... Chihvahva, Puerto Rico Mexico Leslie D. Carraway...... Blythewood, South Carolina Raul Baez-Hernandez...... Coral Springs, Florida Harold De Jesus Castilla Devoz....Bogota, Colombia Adelina D. Baldizon-Vigilante...... Pembroke Pines, Aracelis Castillo Guzman...... La Gina Miches, Florida Dominican Republic Anthony J. Ballone...... Celebration, Florida Maria C. Castro...... Higuey, Dominican Republic Toni Marie Ballone...... Kissimmee, Florida Kreshay Thomas Caswell...... Montgomery, Alabama Jerusha G. Barnett...... Tamarac, Florida Dawn Marie Cevallos...... Plantation, Florida Kia Hughes Barnett...... San Pedro, California Tanya Elizabeth Chavez...... Tamarac, Florida Julio Cesar Becuar Pena...... Hermosillo, Mexico Jose Ricardo Chavez Gonzalez...... Tepic, Barbara Michelle Bellber Sanchez...... Caguas, Nayarit, Mexico Puerto Rico Edwin Oreste Cintrón Santiago...... San Juan, Sergio Efrain Beltrán Beltrán...... Culiacan, Puerto Rico Sinalog, Mexico Freda Rolunda Coleman...... Leesburg, Florida Kenneth Bernard Beneby...... Riviera Beach, Florida Milvio Colome...... El Seibo, Dominican Republic Tenry D. Berry...... Valdosta, Georgia Colleen Conklin...... Flagler Beach, Florida Cristina Bovo-Camus...... Hialeah, Florida Garla Levette Connor...... Miami Gardens, Florida Jennifer Bowman-Wilson....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jose R. Consuegra Machado.... Barranquilla, Colombia Johnetta Martrell Bradley...... Baconton, Georgia Candice Lowman Coppock...... Lexington, Michele L. Branch Dorsey.... Upper Marlboro, Maryland South Carolina Latashia R. Brinson...... Daytona Beach, Florida Karen Cotto Mateo...... Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Nicki L. Brisson...... Miami, Florida Beverly Sonia Crooks-Johnson...... Spanish Town, Jamaica Sean Seldon Brown, Sr...... Winter Garden, Florida Tracy L. Crosby...... Orlando, Florida Summer Leigh Brown.... Charleston, South Carolina Michelle Renee Anderson Cruz....Washington, Illinois Richard Orlando Buitrago Reyes.....Bogota, Colombia Jose M. Cruz Cartagena...... Villalba, Puerto Rico Vanessa Bumpass...... South Hill, Virginia Sherla Cruz de Benoit...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Ramon L. Burgos Rosado.... Canovanas, Puerto Rico Susane Dardeir...... Staten Island, New York Jacqueline A. Burnes...... Mount Vernon, New York Jamekia L. Davis...... Stockbridge, Georgia Jacqueline Butler Cruz...... Isabela, Puerto Rico Nancy Louise Davis...... Winter Park, Florida Chanell Maria Butler Morello...... Newton, North Carolina Janet Denise Davis-Holsey...... Macon, Georgia Evelyn P. Butts...... Tampa, Florida Erica Nichole Dawson...... Lawrenceville, Georgia LaTonia DeTrina Butts...... Milledgeville, Georgia Tyane Deal...... Davie, Florida Ingrid Bynes...... Riverview, Florida Cindy M. Dean...... Pompano Beach, Florida Terri Byrd...... Baker, Louisiana Nilsa E. De La Cruz...... Isabela, Puerto Rico

15 Zoila Ines Del Orbe De Jesus...... Higuey, Kourtni Danielle Gober...... Lithonia, Georgia Dominican Republic Christine M. Godino...... Marshfield, Massachusetts Juana M. De Los Santos...... Santo Domingo Norte, Tina Alejandra Gonzalez Penagos.... Fort Lauderdale, Dominican Republic Florida Hiram Del Valle Ortiz...... Juncos, Puerto Rico Soldelix González Rivera...... Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Kimberly K. Dempsey...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Marsha Eileen Gooch...... Chicago, Illinois Arsha Richelle Dock...... Winter Garden, Florida Migdalia Gordillo Vargas...... Kissimmee, Florida Gina Donahue...... Matawan, New Jersey Andrea M. Gordon...... Allenhurst, Georgia Deborah Lynn Donnelly...... Boynton Beach, Florida Marissa Joan Gray...... Boca Raton, Florida Terri Sherelle Drummond...... Jacksonville, Florida Starsheema Ginea Greene.....Miami Gardens, Florida Keri Jeanne Duncan...... Loganville, Georgia Alvaro Guerrero Flores.....Autlan de Navarro Jalisco, Christine Nicole Dunlow...... St. Petersburg, Florida Mexico Jasper Eaddy, Sr...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gerrick James Hampton..... Lexington, South Carolina Alyssa Khaleel Eason...... Sunrise, Florida Dawn Marie Harrell...... Mableton, Georgia Sabrina T. Edwards...... Miami, Florida Alexander O. Harris...... Temple Terrace, Florida Patricia Ann Ellis...... Las Vegas, Nevada Beverly B. Harris...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Jade A. Enrique...... Newnan, Georgia Charlyque J. Harris...... Snellvile, Georgia Le Roy C. Evans...... Brookeville, Maryland Charles H. Harvey...... Timberlake, North Carolina Frank J. Falcone...... Budd Lake, New Jersey Tina Hayward Beans...... Savannah, Georgia Rolando Rhadames Feliciano...... Higuey, Lee Heller...... Jacksonville, Florida Dominican Republic James Andres Henao...... Bogota, Colombia Salvador Feliz Suero...... Santo Domingo, Horace Hugh Henry...... Tamarac, Florida Dominican Republic Janielle N. Hernández...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Carolle Fenelon...... Miami, Florida Minerva Hernández Aguilar...... Puebla, Mexico April Y. Ferguson...... Pembroke Pines, Florida María del Carmen Hernández Esparza...... Parral Elvio A. Ferreira...... Somerset, Massachusetts Chihuahua, Mexico Brittney E. Fields...... Brunswick, Georgia Leonardo Hernandez Pena...... Santiago Ixcuintla, Lynne Robinson Flournoy...... Milledgeville, Georgia Nayarit, Mexico Jaime L. Fooks...... Dacula, Georgia Pauline E. Hewitt...... Wellington, Florida Kevin Eugene Forehand...... Midway, Florida Valencia M. Hickey...... Warner Robins, Georgia Joshua J. Fredenburg...... Long Beach, California Idella Olivia Hill...... Miami, Florida Keturah Elaine Gadson...... Saint Stephen, Tai Collins Hinkins...... Coral Springs, Florida South Carolina Diana Lyn Hipps...... Covington, Georgia LaTanya Reneé Gaines-Herrington...... Fayette, Elizabeth C. Holloway...... De Soto, Georgia Mississippi Catharine Hotchkiss...... Woodstock, Georgia Angel Federico Garabot....San Francisco de Macori, Sharenia Dantellé Hunter...... Lithonia, Georgia Dominican Republic Valencia H. Ingram...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Ana Garcia...... Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Brenda Liz Irizarry-Torres...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Lourdes Garcia...... Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Anthony Jackson...... Conyers, Georgia Teresa Elizabeth Garcia...... Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico Janon A. Jackson...... Beaufort, South Carolina Marcela Garcia Ramos...... Tepic, Mexico Sackeria Nerica Jackson-Hinds...... St. Ann, Jamaica Susan E. Garlick...... Dolores, Colorado Georanda V. Jackson Richardson...... Tuscaloosa, Terrie Gaskins-Bryant...... Lake City, South Carolina Alabama Raymond Louis Giddens, Jr...... Las Vegas, Nevada Kisha Jarrett-Williams...... Tallahassee, Florida Bret Allen Ginsberg...... Homestead, Florida

16 Ruth R. Jayson-Polk...... Lake Mary, Florida Alanda Antoinette McEwen..... Tuscaloosa, Alabama Irvin Jean-Baptiste...... Lauderhill, Florida Judith A. McGann...... Strafford, New Hampshire LaSherica Jefferies...... Palm Coast, Florida Paula McGhee...... Marshallville, Georgia Shane Anthony E. Johnson.... Coral Springs, Florida Alisha M. McKnight...... Jupiter, Florida Donna Denise Jones...... Lithonia, Georgia Trellany L. McMath...... Opa-Locka, Florida Edgardo Raul Jusino Matos...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Teresa Regina McMillan-Ward...... Daytona Beach, Anthony C. Kahler...... Federal Way, Washington Florida Umma Kannayan...... Davie, Florida Schemmeka Michelle Mears...... West Lauderhill, Florida Destiny Adrienne Keen...... Plantation, Florida Sharocka Melton...... Covington, Georgia Latasha Shante Kendrick...... Coconut Creek, Florida Angela Maria Mendez...... Santo Domingo, David M. Keys, Sr...... La Plata, Maryland Dominican Republic Yvette Kindell Khan...... Rex, Georgia Ann Marie Sodonie Mitchell...... Atlanta, Georgia Patricia Euphemia Kinglocke-Findley...... Kingston, Sabrina B. Mixson...... Jacksonville, Florida Jamaica Laura Beatriz Montalvo...... Orlando, Florida Bruce Alan Kolsun...... Parsons, West Virginia Bernardo E. Montero...... Miami Lakes, Florida Sofoula Kyriacou...... Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Hortensia Maria Montes de Oca...... Coral Gables, Linda L. LaComb-Williams...... Brandon, Florida Florida Courtney Jenean Lane...... Palm Coast, Florida Neely G. Moody...... Hoboken, Georgia Rhonda Lee...... Mooresville, North Carolina Wendell A. Moore...... Davidsonville, Maryland Simone T. Lewis...... Tamarac, Florida Miguel A. Morales...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Susan L. Lewis...... Daytona Beach, Florida Brandon Morgan...... Desoto, Texas Schmecia Linares...... Missouri City, Texas Edith M. Moya....Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Alberto Jose Linero...... Bogota, Colombia James Michael Moyer, Sr...... Orlando, Florida Maria V. Lopez Torres...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Sara I. Munoz Melendez...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Glenda B. Lubiner...... Plantation, Florida Juan Apostol Munoz Puello...... San Carlos, Adalberto Lugo...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Robert MacLachlan...... South Orange, New Jersey Regina V. Murray...... Davenport, Florida Paul Roland Alfonso Maiquez...... Kowloon Tong, Megan C. Murtaugh...... Alva, Florida Hong Kong Lynnette Earl Myers...... Jacksonville, Florida Jamie A. Marcus...... West Palm Beach, Florida Maria E. Myers Hamilton...... Miami, Florida Marice Iva Mariano-Rosete...... North Miami, Florida Liliana Naranjo...... Miami, Florida Carlos Marrero...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida Sandra L. Narvaez-Greeg.....Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Jose Angel Marrero...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Ayasha N. Nasai...... Miramar, Florida Michelle Ivette Marrero...... Alexandria, Virginia Patricia Ann Nealey...... Camak, Georgia Luis Armando Marrero Jurabe, Sr...... Toa Baja, Rene Jaime Negrete Robles.... Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Puerto Rico Martha Nelson...... Apopka, Florida David C. Marshall...... Fresno, California Terry L. Nelson-Hicks...... Miami Gardens, Florida Danelle Martin...... Miami, Florida Tricia A. Nicholes...... Farmingdale, New York Bobbie Jean Mason...... Cordele, Georgia Meryene V. Nolan...... Sunrise, Florida Shari Ann McCarty...... Belding, Michigan Tresa Northington...... New Orleans, Louisiana Gracie Kearse McCastler...... Jacksonville, Florida Martha Lorena Obermeier...... Tapachula Chiapas, Helga M. McCullough...... Easton, Pennsylvania Mexico Kezziah F. McDaniel...... Birmingham, Alabama Robert A. O'Connor...... Coral Springs, Florida Stacy Land Margaret McDonald...... Jupiter, Florida Joy Ebele Ogbuka...... Macon, Georgia

17 O. Augustus Ogbuka...... Macon, Georgia Natividad Rodriguez...... Higuey, Dominica Andy Oguntola...... Lake Wales, Florida Nicole Rodriguez...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Christopher Obiora Okpala, Sr...... Lilburn, Georgia Siri Y. Rolon...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Ilia Ortiz...... Canovanas, Puerto Rico Estrella Rosa....Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Julia Ortiz Cintron...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Aymee Del Carmen Rosado Morales...... Carolina, Brenda Ortiz Sosa...... Villalba, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tamara I. Ortiz Valentin...... Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Luz V. Rosado Quinones...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Keitha A. M. Osborne...... Kingston, Jamaica Milton Rosas...... Maricao, Puerto Rico Annette C. Oswald-Hunt.....Boynton Beach, Florida Tomas Rubio Castro.....Higuey, Dominican Republic LeAnne Faith Park...... Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Rekha Sachdej...... Bangkok, Thailand Patricia Paser...... Middleburgh, New York Garnett Garey Salmon...... Cape Coral, Florida Carmen Paulino Figueroa...... Higuey, Monica Elizabeth Sandoval....Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Dominican Republic Eliseo Santana...... Manati, Puerto Rico Belkys Marilyn Peñalo Cepeda...... Santo Domingo Rafael Santana Calderon...... Higuey, Dominica Este, Dominican Republic Aida G. Santiago Arocho...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Yolanda Terrell Perkins...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Yadira Santiago Mendoza...... Kissimmee, Florida Gabrina Tricia Persad...... Lauderhill, Florida Glorimar Santini Hernández....Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Christene S. Pinnock...... Montego Bay, Jamaica Shari Leigh Saperstein...... Miami, Florida Mercedes Maria Pino...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Patricia Anne Scoffone..... West Palm Beach, Florida Jacqueline Hope Pinto...... St. Catherine, Jamaica Joy Melissa Scott...... Lake Wales, Florida Rebecca L. Pitchford...... Ormond Beach, Florida Sonia Adale Scott...... Dyersburg, Tennessee James Poag, Jr...... Miami, Florida Tamecia Lavern Scott...... Margate, Florida Chana-Kay M. Pommels...... Sunrise, Florida Daniel E. Segura...... Coral Springs, Florida Fritzlaine M. Powell...... Oviedo, Florida Angela Heather Serrano...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico William S. Powell...... Selma, Alabama Andrea Denise Shepard.....Pembroke Pines, Florida Hope Primm...... Huntsville, Alabama Trekinia Sherfield...... McDonough, Georgia Angela Quezada...... Higuey, Dominican Republic JoAnn Kitchen Simmons....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Joanne Quinones...... Miami Lakes, Florida Kenyetta Rose Simmons...... Snellville, Georgia Daniel Quirindongo, Sr...... Camuy, Puerto Rico Krystal R. Simpson...... Kingsford Heights, Indiana Laura Lee Reed...... Cape Coral, Florida Renay Small...... Nassau, Bahamas John Leonel Retamal...... Bogota, Colombia Catherine Robinson Smiley...... Hinesville, Georgia Noira Mayerly Rey Caro...... Bogota, Colombia Cynthia Darlene Smith...... Jacksonville, Florida Ryan A. Riccucci...... Ashburn, Virginia Leighanne Smith...... Clearwater, Florida Cora Pauline Ricketts...... Kingston, Jamaica Lindsey Tennille Smith...... Bonifay, Florida Esperanza Rincón Castiblanco....Bogota, Colombia Walkiria Soberon...... Homestead, Florida Patricia Rios...... Riverview, Florida Elsie Jannette Soriano...... Isabela, Puerto Rico Estela Rivera...... Veracruz, Mexico Erika Soto Gonzalez...... Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico Orlando Jose Rivera...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Gladymar Soto-Lopes...... Davenport, Florida Lyliana Rivera Tirado...... Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Estella F. Stephens...... Columbus, Ohio Dana V. Robb...... Sunrise, Florida LaTrina Stewart...... Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Kelly Padgett Roberts...... Troy, Alabama Deneen R. Stith...... Dacula, Georgia Maritza Robles Rivera...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Latazia A. Stuart...... Orlando, Florida Joseph Daniel Rodgers...... Ringgold, Georgia Tara Indira Taylor...... FPO, Military—Pacific Marta M. Rodriguez...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Luisa Dolores Tejada...... Miami, Florida

18 Theressa Thomas...... Hampton, Virginia Sharon Walker...... Ocoee, Florida Barbara Ann Thompson...... Tuscaloosa, Alabama Mekca Wallace-Spurgin...... Albia, Iowa Barry J. Tishler...... Ormond Beach, Florida Alecia Walters...... Glen Burnie, Maryland Tennille Deniece Toomer...... Norfolk, Virginia Sarai Ward...... Greenacres, Florida Carina Torralba...... Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Janice Michelle Watson Huggins.....Hialeah, Florida Elizabeth Ann Torres...... Miami Gardens, Florida Miguela Adelfa Kuizon Weiseman...... Chesapeake, Minerva Torres...... Naguabo, Puerto Rico Virginia Sonia Ivette Torres Ruiz...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Theresa West...... Albany, Georgia Shari Dee Tressler...... Port Orange, Florida Cynthia Denise Wilcher...... Tampa, Florida Davaa Jargal Ulzii...... Burlington, Connecticut Julie Ann Wilkerson...... Lawrenceville, Georgia Jeanette Valentin Rios...... Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico Felicia L. Williams...... Tallahassee, Florida Joy T. Vaughan...... Lauderhill, Florida Krishna D. Williams...... Adrian, Michigan Nilda S. Vazquez...... Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Tamalyn H. Williams...... Greenville, Mississippi Carlos A. Vega Rios...... Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Charlette Wilson...... Wetumpka, Alabama Elizabeth Velazquez...... Caguas, Puerto Rico W. Tate Wilson...... Macon, Georgia Luz Esther Velez Cortes...... Isabela, Puerto Rico Joshua Wimbley...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jeanine Verde...... Miami, Florida Isaida Mary Woo...... Alexandria, Virginia Godeleni Viera...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Rebekah E. Wright...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Edwina K. Vincent...... Miami, Florida Allen Yarbrough...... Harrison, New Jersey Elisabet Vizoso...... Cutler Bay, Florida Mary Ann Zimmermann...... Clifton, New Jersey Niekisha Renae Walker...... Valdosta, Georgia

Instructional Technology and Distance Education

Maria de los A. Acevedo...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Sharon Morales Montijo...... Utuado, Puerto Rico Carmen M. Esquilin Lopez... Canovanas, Puerto Rico Nurys M. Pacheco...... Tao Baja, Puerto Rico Eunice Esquilin Lopez...... Canovanas, Puerto Rico Jairo Enrique Pardo...... Cayey, Puerto Rico Ruben G. Estremera...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Ricardo Luis Torres-Munoz.....Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Mirelix Elisa Garcia...... Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico Ana O. Zayas-Hernandez...... Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Juan Manuel Martinez...... Caguas, Puerto Rico

Educational Specialist

Brain-Based Teaching

Jennifer Belcher �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Decatur, Georgia

Computer Science Education

Valencia J. Stroud ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Lithonia, Georgia

19 Curriculum and Teaching

Anne Marie Longenecker...... Arcadia, Florida Semaj Williams...... Mound Bayou, Mississippi Ternesha Pittman...... Royal Palm Beach, Florida

Curriculum, Instruction, Management, and Administration

Christina Bolden...... McDonough, Georgia Brandis Nicole Mantay...... Jacksonville, Florida Kaaja Brown...... Vidalia, Georgia Brooke Sevielle Upshaw...... Atlanta, Georgia Christine Lashun Carr...... Union City, Georgia Ricky Williams...... Orlando, Florida Nicole Hunter...... Hollandale, Mississippi Tiershondria L. Windmon...... Fairburn, Georgia

Early Literature and Reading Education

Tiffany Johnson...... Valdosta, Georgia Margaret Rollins...... Miami Gardens, Florida Yalanda Catrice Preston...... Greenville, Mississippi

Education

Monique C. Anders...... Boynton, Florida Duane F. Mallory, Sr...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Anita Anderson...... Garner, North Carolina Terry Sweat...... Pace, Florida Marlena Hazel Gore...... Columbia, South Carolina Ann M. Tenglund...... Olean, New York Frank Gutierrez...... Port Charlotte, Florida

Educational Leadership

Gidette Augustin...... Coral Springs, Florida Dora Michelle Lundy...... Lake Park, Florida Arianna Bencomo...... Miami, Florida Jessica Elizabeth Martinez...... Key Biscayne, Florida Rhianna J. Brown...... Savannah, Georgia Fritz E. Mason...... Duluth, Georgia Travis Lee Brown...... Ocoee, Florida Danita M. McClendon...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Jennifer Carney...... Henderson, Nevada Shelly M. McCoy...... Dexter, Georgia Sheryl Carter...... Fort Pierce, Florida Adriane McGhee...... Orlando, Florida Joan Leslie Clark...... Lake Worth, Florida Claudia Maria Molina...... Henderson, Nevada Kim Crowe...... Henderson, Nevada Matthew Allan Munro...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Hope Davis Drew...... Tampa, Florida Jose Perez...... Orlando, Florida Sharon Fahey...... Clearwater, Florida Dale Joseph Posey...... Miami, Florida Ciera Flores...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Alejandro Remy...... Sebastian, Florida Kantrell Toni Gibson-Brown...McDonough, Georgia Rachel Patton Rutledge...... Ormond Beach, Florida Jacob Patrick Gonyea...... Las Vegas, Nevada Brigetta Foules Sims...... Greenville, Mississippi Daisy A. Hinksman...... Sanford, Florida Julie Smith...... Tallapoosa, Georgia Lori J. Hughes...... DeFuniak Springs, Florida Alice Tatoute...... Parkland, Florida Wilgan Joseph...... Deerfield Beach, Florida Lindsey Marie Way...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Tamaria C. Leon...... Lakeland, Florida Rochelle Sheri-Ann Williams....Coral Springs, Florida Marisabel Lopez-Perera...... Miami, Florida

20 Elementary Education

Samantha A. Green...... Thomasville, Georgia Candace Lakeisha Tyson...... McDonough, Georgia Nikie Stephens...... Leesburg, Georgia

English Education

Alexia K. Clutter...... Turnerville, Georgia Marcia R. Williams...... McDonough, Georgia Kenisha Lyndrael Sheppard-Coates...... West Palm Beach, Florida

Math Education

Kellie D. Cox...... Vidalia, Georgia Denitrid Pinckney...... Statesboro, Georgia Urmia E. Layne...... Conyers, Georgia Kimberly Ricks...... Lena, Mississippi Antoine Moore...... Snellville, Georgia

Science Education

Mia L. Franklin...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida

Technology, Management, and Administration

LaMisha M. Clark...... Gray, Georgia Dorris J. Howard...... Fairburn, Georgia

Master of Arts

Teaching and Learning

Kristi N. Brown...... Charlotte, North Carolina Kari Lynn Laubscher...... Amsterdam, New York Alisa Gayle Cheeseman...... Miramar, Florida Hector Minaya...... Kings Park, New York Keren Reid Diallo...... Auburn, Washington Greg Michael Murdock...... Klamath Falls, Oregon Laura P. Hess...... Bartow, Florida Lauren Saunders...... Deerfield Beach, Florida

Gerontology

Clara Teresa MacGinnis...... Port Orange, Florida Arif Muhammad Rana...... Plantation, Florida

21 Master of Human Services

Child Protection

Angela Adams...... Opa-Locka, Florida Tara Jean...... North Miami Beach, Florida Mariel Aguilar...... Miramar, Florida Akricia M. Joseph...... Douglasville, Georgia Kimberly Alvaro...... Pittsfield, Massachusetts Alina Lopez...... Miami Gardens, Florida Jessica D. Booze...... Windsor, Connecticut Nakia Danielle Moore...... Greenville, Mississippi Roy Lee Davenport, Jr...... Miramar, Florida Brianna L. Pardue...... St. Petersburg, Florida Denise Nicole Eddie...... Miami, Florida Diana Carolina Pena...... Palm Springs, Florida Lakeisha M. Edwards...... Casselberry, Florida Shinall Gatson Van Ross...... Aurora, Colorado Stacey Hope Feldman...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stephanie White...... Belle Glade, Florida Elizabeth Fink...... Bella Vista, Arkansas Brandi L. Williams...... Wilson, North Carolina Teresa Forbes Davidson...... Lantana, Florida Nina Renee Wilson...... Arcola, Mississippi Amber M. Foster...... St. Petersburg, Florida Nicole C. Wright...... Palm Springs, Florida Anysh Dilcia Girdhari...... Lake Mary, Florida Michael Darcangelo Young.... Wilton Manors, Florida Ivy Howard...... Madison, Alabama

Master of Science

Athletics Administration

Timothy J. Borcky...... Orlando, Florida LaShundreya Townsend...... Cleveland, Mississippi Arless Michael...... Garland, Texas Alisha A. Williams...... Mound Bayou, Mississippi

Criminal Justice

Ashley Alexis Alvarez...... La Habra, California Mayra Crawford...... North Lauderdale, Florida Tangela Amos...... Miami, Florida Loretta Daniels...... Lisman, Alabama Sabrina E. Anderson...... Colfax, Wisconsin Jeffery Denney...... West Palm Beach, Florida Erick Balderramos...... Miami, Florida Brianna Joy Gorrera..... Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Kesha S. Bassue...... Stockbridge, Georgia Danielle Maria Guzman...... Miami, Florida Analis Batista...... Brooklyn, New York Krea Sabil Harris...... Ocala, Florida Clairette Beard...... North Lauderdale, Florida Natashia Harris...... Royal Palm Beach, Florida Sherlon Bradshaw...... Kissimmee, Florida Samantha Hidalgo...... Miami, Florida Marissa Toni Brakie...... Tamarac, Florida Kristen Danielle Jackson...... Miami, Florida Durazo Armmando Campbell...... Pompano Beach, Lia King...... Miramar, Florida Florida Siobhan S. McGoorty...... Jensen Beach Jacob Caprioni...... Coconut Creek, Florida Whitney Janeé McKelton....West Palm Beach, Florida Shannon Nicole Card...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Medford Saunders McLemore, Jr.....Lauderhill, Florida Andrea Jacqueline Conway...... Miami, Florida Karisha Josselyne Medina...... Miami, Florida Natasha Cooper...... Miramar, Florida Xxavier Terrell Miller...... Chicago, Illinois

22 Virginia Marie Morello...... Coral Springs, Florida Sean Segal...... Hollywood, Florida Andreana Morency...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Erika Nicole St. Hubert...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Erin Morris...... Apopka, Florida Vantrece L. Sullivan...... Sunrise, Florida Stephanie Pastorino...... Miami, Florida Brittney Thigpen...... Boca Raton, Florida Garry R. Perez...... Miramar, Florida Teresita Thomas...... Hialeah, Florida Jessie Pollard...... Florence, Alabama Samuel K. Toliver, Jr...... Nesbit, Mississippi Atreyu Edward Queen...... Whittier, North Carolina Chekinaa Joye Turner...... Daytona Beach, Florida Orestes Ramirez, Jr...... Miami, Florida Shantanice Danielle Vaxter...... Tampa, Florida Stephanie Ramirez...... North Port, Florida Elizabeth Walsh...... Pompano Beach, Florida Alexander Reyes...... Hollywood, Florida Anthiwan Leon Washington....Miami Gardens, Florida Bonnie L. Safonte...... Coral Springs, Florida Breanna L. Wright...... Miami, Florida Rachel Sanborn...... West Hartford, Connecticut

Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology

Marisely Arroyo...... Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Keira Lebrón Calderón...... Carolina, Puerto Rico Wanda Enid Astacio...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Maria M. Martinez-Mena...... Ormond Beach, Florida Janice Borrero...... Carolina, Puerto Rico Fred McCray...... Ferriday, Louisiana Olga Cardona...... Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico Lisa Morgan...... Westmoreland, Jamaica Marilu Centeno...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico José Miguel Nieves González, Sr...... Cayey, Sheila Vanessa Cordero..... Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Alexus Corley...... Sanford, Florida Hiram Ortega...... Hialeah, Florida Jennifer De Jesus...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Vanessa M. Ortiz...... Canovanas, Puerto Rico Jannyka Del Valle...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Lena Alicia Peña Pascual...... Dorado, Puerto Rico Caryssen Diaz...... Dorado, Puerto Rico Aileen Pineda...... Miami, Florida Nekeia L. Fuller...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gladys Pineda...... North Port, Florida Brandi Ann Grant...... Lauderhill, Florida Jacqueline E. Russell...... Winter Garden, Florida Kimberly Headley...... Cape May, New Jersey Jenell Williams...... Orlando, Florida

Developmental Disabilities

Valentina P. Abend...... Weston, Florida Atiris Pamela Cuadra...... Miami, Florida Jasmine Adams...... Orlando, Florida Beanish D'Ambrosio...... Williston Park, New York Rosario Aguero...... Miami, Florida Shawanza Dillard...... Apopka, Florida Catherine Alemany...... New York City, New York Jennifer M. Dzielak...... Miami, Florida Jessica Lynn Atkins...... Windermere, Florida Nicholson Geffrard...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Jacquelynn Monique Barrera...... Del Rio, Texas Caterina Corsini Griffith...... Jacksonville, Florida Carina Bergouignan...... Miami, Florida Olga Gumiroff...... Fort Myers, Florida Andrea Leigh Billittier...... Lancaster, New York Mitzi Halley...... Miami, Florida Anamaria Castilla...... Miami, Florida Karen A. Headley...... Tampa, Florida Kasey Castro...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Katy Lynn Hess...... Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Christie Jovahnie Clerger....West Palm Beach, Florida Carolyn Holtzhauer...... Lexington, Kentucky Krystal M. Conde...... Miami, Florida Carlye H. Hubert...... Ormond Beach, Florida

23 Rachel Lee Iffland...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Joe Nach...... San Diego, California Mya A. Jackson...... Boynton Beach, Florida Angelica Pascale Pierre...... Coral Springs, Florida Rebekah Kinder...... Fairbanks, Alaska Lacey A. Porter...... Fort Gordon, Georgia Valerie Marie Malatesta...... Soldotna, Alaska Kristy Maureen Prieto...... Miami, Florida Alex Ronald Mallard...... Rincon, Georgia Caitlin Owen Russell...... Jacksonville, Florida Sarah Katherine Mallardi...... Tampa, Florida Bree Ann Smith...... North Chesterfield, Virginia Nicole Maragh...... West Palm Beach, Florida Kali Struble...... Tampa, Florida Elizabeth Marchand...... Walkerton, Ontario, Canada Lindsay Terry Stine...... Columbus, Ohio Stephanie Martinez...... Round Rock, Texas Maritza G. Torres...... Miami, Florida Morgan Merritt...... Hamilton, New Jersey Rebecca Villalba...... Miami, Florida Lauren Michelle Minogue...... Plainview, New York Hayley Wells...... Tamarac, Florida Karolina Kutylo Mitraj...... Jacksonville, Florida Roxana Yzquierdo...... Miami, Florida Cynthia Monroe...... Miami, Florida

Early Childhood Special Education

Cozette Griffin...... Fresno, Texas Angela Obrey...... Las Vegas, Nevada Lauren Ingram...... West Caldwell, New Jersey Shana Saint-Germain...... Miami, Florida Daniella Massis...... Guatemala, Guatemala

Early Literacy Education

Yalonda Owens Cannon...... Leland, Mississippi Yalanda Catrice Preston...... Greenville, Mississippi Irene C. Cole...... Greenville, Mississippi

Educational Administrative Leadership

Yanique S. Booth...... Pompano Beach, Florida Shorn Annbelle Jones...... Tamarac, Florida Betsy D. Conner...... Greenville, Mississippi Chelsea Sanders...... Jacksonville, Florida

Educational Leadership

Latoya Keun Banks...... Birmingham, Alabama Layla O'Hare...... Cocoa Beach, Florida Chiconna Bowman...... Greenville, Mississippi Ashley Carolyn Pastor...... Hollywood, Florida Latoya M. Carter...... Miami, Florida Shaketha Chavette Ritchie...... Miami, Florida Scott Valentino Gayle.... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Gisella Zenaida Sanchez...... Oakland Park, Florida Christopher Marciano Gomes...... Orlando, Florida Cristina Sciortino...... Lake Worth, Florida Jenny Marie Lewis...... Winter Haven, Florida Keren Sester...... Coconut Creek, Florida Suzelene Louis-Charles...... Kissimmee, Florida Lainey Danae Stokes...... Moore Haven, Florida Michelle Ann Marr...... Naples, Florida Veronica Ann Tschannen...... Stuart, Florida Sharon Michelle Martinez...... Greenacres, Florida Aislinn Danielle Van Buren...... Orlando, Florida Michael Matos...... Sunrise, Florida Stuart Vines...... Wewahitchka, Florida Brittany Nicole Meinsen...... Davie, Florida Natasha Williams...... Columbia, South Carolina Philicia D. Morgan...... Riviera Beach, Florida Marla Karina Zarceno...... Miami, Florida Vivian Nunez...... Coral Gables, Florida

24 Educational Media

Rashida Eutopia Katz ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� North Las Vegas, Nevada

Elementary Education

Jenna M. Bukowski...... Miami, Florida Marjorie B. Wiltshire...... York, Pennsylvania Caitlin Elizabeth Mantooth...... Doral, Florida

Elementary Spanish Language Education

Maritza Alemany Dominguez ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Naples, Florida

Elementary Education—ESOL Endorsement

Linda M. Walker ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Lauderhill, Florida

Elementary Education—ESOL Reading Endorsement

Sarah M. Connelly...... Davie, Florida Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez...... Tuckahoe, New York Susan E. Neill...... Sunrise, Florida

English Education

Ulatha Cange...... Riviera Beach, Florida Justine Larosa Olazabal...... Palm Springs, Florida Justin Lynn Clutter...... Clarkesville, Georgia Ashley Nichole Whitehead...... Statesboro, Georgia Shannel Gayle...... West Palm Beach, Florida

Exceptional Student Education

Catrice Wray Abel...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Yania Perez...... Hialeah, Florida William Oswaldo Ahrens...... Margate, Florida Richard Thomas Richardson II...... Oviedo, Florida Amanda Mae Brown...... Oakland City, Indiana Nicole A. Ricketts...... Kingston, Jamaica Carlos Chavez...... Palm Springs North, Florida Colby Robinson...... Ocala, Florida Nilka Marie Gomez...... Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Alquidamia Rodriguez...... Cape Coral, Florida Danyel Hen...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Gledys Santos...... Cape Coral, Florida Viviana E. Jimenez Cardona..... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Leyda Selles...... Hialeah, Florida Gelin Romel Lagara...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Meredith Jocelyn Serota...... Boca Raton, Florida Erika Necole Mayfield...... Douglasville, Georgia Bryseis Socarras...... Hialeah, Florida Monique D. McCullough.....Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Stegenda Sydney...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Carmen V. Medina...... Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico Haidee M. Tamayo...... Miami, Florida Felicia Moneypenny...... Lagrange, Georgia Brittany Marie Wiggins...... Wauchula, Florida Dania Padron...... Miami, Florida

25 Gifted Child Education

Jessica Amey...... Bowie, Maryland Stacy-Ann Nicole Gager-Houston-Garbos..... Boynton Beach, Florida

Instructional Technology and Distance Education

Ayesha Sabeen Butt...... Cumming, Georgia Greta Walsh...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Loreta Costa...... Dania Beach, Florida

Leadership

Victoria Lynn Amie...... Houston, Texas Daniella Liotta...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jade B. Ammons...... Fayetteville, Georgia Robert Lyle...... Jacksonville, Florida Alicia L. Bell...... Moore Haven, Florida Marcia Raquel Martinez...... Miami, Florida Rachael Salina Bozzo...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Deandra Terell Patricia Pollard....Coral Springs, Florida Derek Mosley Carter, Jr...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Alechia Reese...... Jacksonville, Florida Natasha Davids-Waldo...... Lauderhill, Florida Erica Monique Richardson...... Lauderhill, Florida Jeremy Kyle Franklin...... Lakeland, Florida Arianna P. Robotham-Smith.....Delray Beach, Florida Ashley Maria Glover...... Winter Garden, Florida Maria C. Sanchez...... Miami Springs, Florida Andrea Gomez...... Miami, Florida Troy Xavier Scheet...... Clermont, Florida Khalila Hansen...... Clearwater, Florida Jalezah S. Shoats...... Dania Beach, Florida Lee Heller...... Jacksonville, Florida Kim G. Simmons...... Miramar, Florida Charlene Charito Hightower...... Indian Trail, Cheryl Denise Smythe..... West Palm Beach, Florida North Carolina Mikeol J. Stroh...... Fort Myers, Florida Lanisha James...... Coral Springs, Florida Cendra Tanis...... Boca Raton, Florida Marquitta James...... Greenville, Mississippi Kevin Williams...... Coconut Creek, Florida Vanessa Landrau...... Hialeah, Florida Derrick Andrew Wood...... Davie, Florida

Management and Administration of Education Programs

Deshonda V. Brown...... Greenville, Mississippi Vinnisha C. Jones...... Belle Glade, Florida Keyona I. Burnes...... Miami, Florida Nathan Carmichal Kennedy...... Leland, Mississippi Darren Jason Butcher...... Sunrise, Florida Chanae King...... Coconut Creek, Florida Lina Victoria Coss...... Washington, Christian C. McCarter...... Lauderhill, Florida District of Columbia Patreka Jordan McKelton...... Palm Beach Gardens, Jennifer Cruz...... Miami, Florida Florida Janaris N. Davis...... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tameka Jordan McKelton...... Palm Beach Gardens, Evelyn Donis...... Palm Bay, Florida Florida April Y. Ferguson...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Michael Anthony Moore II...... Tampa, Florida Angie Fertil...... Miami, Florida Gregory L. Murphy, Jr...... Boynton Beach, Florida Karen E. Gore...... Miami Gardens, Florida Ronalda M. Nelson...... Ocoee, Florida Karina Isabel Jabiel...... Kissimmee, Florida Ataaba Patterson...... Vero Beach, Florida Kirk Jackson...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Israel A. Perez...... Homestead, Florida Sylvia P. Jackson...... Riviera Beach, Florida Jillian Elizabeth Potter...... Port Richey, Florida

26 Dwayne A. Richardson...... Miami, Florida Elise Theriault...... Winslow, Maine Tiffani Marciea Rivers...... Winter Garden, Florida Aimee D. Williams...... Miami Gardens, Florida Jarette T. Schofield...... Apopka, Florida Essie Juanita Williams...... Miami, Florida Latanja B. Sherard...... Miami, Florida Shaquira Macsene Young....Boynton Beach, Florida Marcus Tanelus...... Boynton Beach, Florida

Math Education

Lulu Z. Abukhalil...... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Katia Leyva Fernandez...... Miami, Florida Taymara Aguila...... Miami, Florida Ileana Licea...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida Meagan Amaro...... Jacksonville, Florida Joey Lynn Lord...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Tameka Lynette Bishop...... Tampa, Florida Rony Louis...... Coral Springs, Florida Joseph Reginald Brownlee.... West Palm Bch., Florida Iloisa Sanchez Majed...... Las Vegas, Nevada Cila A. Camacho...... Plantation, Florida Tasha M. Martin...... Tappen, North Dakota Ivey Diaz...... Miami, Florida Monica Darville Martinez.....Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Khatherynne Little Evans...... Winder, Georgia Eglis Mailet Mendoza Vazquez...... Miami, Florida Charquanza La'Shae Felton.....West Palm Bch., Florida Semiha I. Mete...... Pompano Beach, Florida Raushanah Glinton...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jesus Alfonso Mota...... Weston, Florida Erika A. Goldberg...... Cooper City, Florida Melissa Nieves Vega...... Quebradillas, Puerto Rico Leticia Gonzalez...... San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Luis Ortiz...... Gurabo, Puerto Rico Yuneysis Gonzalez...... Miami, Florida Ricardo Perez Camacho...... Hialeah, Florida Emily Hannigan...... San Jose, California Amy Theresa Pippenger...... Phillips, Wisconsin Adam G. Henry...... Port Deposit, Maryland Juan Ramon Rodriguez...... Weston, Florida Mario Hernandez...... Miami, Florida Yudith Santana...... Princeton, Florida Rene Hernandez Isaac...... Miami, Florida Loyda Tejera...... Miami, Florida Laura Lauzarique...... South Miami, Florida Lonnie Jeran Tenpenny...... McMinnville, Tennessee

Middle Grade Math Education

Martha Castellon ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Fort Myers, Florida

Middle Grade Social Studies Education

Monica Young �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Tampa, Florida

Prekindergarten/Primary Education

Onesis De La Cruz...... Hollywood, Florida Mildred Denise Lunford...... Shaw, Mississippi Stephanie M. Foules...... Greenville, Mississippi Ultavia M. Mobley...... Belle Glade, Florida Rachel Lauren Heery...... Davie, Florida

Preschool Education

Rolanda Veronica Griffin...... Victorville, California Kimberly Michele Harris...... Mobile, Alabama

27 Reading

Erika Karon Chadwick...... Jacksonville, Florida Nicole Jean Piterski...... Davie, Florida Carrie B. Gaskins...... Miami, Florida Sara Anne Przytulski...... North Las Vegas, Nevada Ashley Herman...... Pompton Plains, New Jersey Meghan Alyssa Pugliese...... Davie, Florida Jennybel Margaret Herrera...... Miramar, Florida Shantrell Monike Scott...... Miami Gardens, Florida Ofelia Lizama...... Las Vegas, Nevada Carol Solomon-Jenkins...... Orange Park, Florida Stacy Land Margaret McDonald...... Jupiter, Florida Barbara A. Sutton...... Upper Marlboro, Maryland Miluska Parra...... Kissimmee, Florida

Science Education

Elizabet Alonso Prieto...... Homestead, Florida Luis Mario Ortiz...... North Fort Myers, Florida Suaidy Cheo...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Milagros Perez Rodriguez...... Fort Myers, Florida Myrtha Fortune...... Miami, Florida Stephanie Samson...... Pompano Beach, Florida Anahi M. Miranda...... Henderson, Nevada Lizbeth Segura...... Miami, Florida

Social Studies Education

John Joseph De Ritter...... Netcong, New Jersey Terry Chad Smith...... Bainbridge, Georgia

Spanish Language Education

Nestor Adalberto Amado, Sr...... Miami, Florida Tanisha F. Johnson...... Loganville, Georgia Martha E. Carbajal...... Miami, Florida Heileem J. Morales...... Cape Coral, Florida Aramís Castañeda...... Coral Gables, Florida Robert Isaac Nudel...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Maria H. Roman Chamizo...... Maimi, Florida Nancy Nunez Santiago...... Grovetown, Georgia Lourdes M. De La Cruz...... Orlando, Florida Rosa L. Perez...... Miami, Florida Cecilia Maritzela Figueroa...... Cape Coral, Florida Ana Mary Ramirez de Moreno...... Weston, Florida Priscilla Foster...... New Port Richey, Florida Rudy Ricci...... APO, Military—Europe Mercedes Hernandez...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Isel Salazar Crespo...... Miami, Florida Marlene M. Isea...... Fort Myers, Florida Valia Vidal...... North Miami, Florida Kacey Marie Jeannot...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Javier Vigoa...... Tampa, Florida

Teaching and Learning

Mayra C. Borcea...... Rockledge, Florida Carla Lightfoot...... Central Andros, Bahamas Arnell Irva Fleurelus...... Margate, Florida Peta-Gaye A. Whyte...... Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Sonya Lecastre...... Buffalo, New York Ashley Nicole Wise...... West Palm Beach, Florida Hillary Ilana Levy...... Plantation, Florida

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Bobby D. Garner...... Boynton Beach, Florida Yvette Rivera...... Cayey, Puerto Rico

28 Distinguished Honoree

Commencement Speaker for Morning Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Monty Baker, Ph.D., is the command psychologist for Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At SOCOM, Baker serves as the operational psychology consultant and adviser to the commander and unit leaders on issues including organizational and leadership development, training, resilience and behavioral health, selection of personnel, and program development.

A two-time alumnus of Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU’s) College of Psychology, Baker earned a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology in 1997, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2002. In addition to his degrees at NSU, he holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Northern Iowa. In 2010, he was named an NSU Distinguished Alumni of the Year.

Baker completed his residency in clinical psychology at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. He served as an Air Force psychologist at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, where he worked as a general practitioner and a substance abuse consultant.

He also was flight commander of the Behavioral Analysis Service at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; director of research at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Warrior Resiliency Program; and senior psychologist at RAF Alconbury in the UK. Currently a part-time adjunct clinical professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, Baker works as an associate investigator on several research projects as well.

A recipient of numerous awards, Baker has received the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medals.

Additionally, Baker has earned numerous certifications and has published in areas such as health care trauma, assessment of brain injury and PTSD after an explosive blast, psychiatric medical evacuations, and family reintegration after deployment.

29 Distinguished Honoree

Commencement Speaker for Afternoon Ceremony

Al Clark spent 26 years as an umpire for Major League Baseball (MLB). Since leaving the profession, he has become an author and motivational speaker. Clark, who now lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, shares his life experiences in his 2014 book, Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire’s Journey.

In a career that spanned from 1976 to 2001, Clark worked 3,392 regular season games—the ninth highest number of games by any umpire in MLB history. He also worked 56 post-season games, including two World Series (1983 and 1989), two All-Star Games (1984 and 1995), three American League Division series, and five American League Championship series.

Clark witnessed many iconic moments during his career in baseball. He was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1989 when an earthquake struck just minutes before Game 3, postponing the World Series for 10 days.

Behind home plate in 1995 when Cal Ripken, Jr., tied Lou Gehrig’s record for the number of consecutive games played, Clark also was there the following night, when Ripken broke the record and became the all-time leader. Clark was the home plate umpire who officiated Nolan Ryan’s 300th win in July 1990, and he was on the field when Bucky Dent of the New York Yankees hit the home run that defeated the Boston Red Sox in the one-game playoff in 1978.

Clark, the son of sportswriter Herb Clark, was among the first crews to umpire at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland; The Ball Park in Arlington, Texas; and Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also there to witness the closing of Cleveland Stadium.

Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Clark played baseball in high school and attended college at Eastern Kentucky University. He was the first Jewish umpire hired in American League history.

Known to wear his first name on his hat (AL for Al and American League), he once ejected his sportswriter father from the umpire’s dressing room at the former Yankee Stadium.

30 University Vision, Mission, and Core Values

VI SIon 2020 STATEMENT

By 2020, through excellence and innovations in teaching, research, service, and learning, Nova Southeastern University will be recognized by accrediting agencies, the academic community, and the general public as a premier, private, not-for-profit university of quality and distinction that engages all students and produces alumni who serve with integrity in their lives, fields of study, and resulting careers.

MIS S Ion TATEMENT

The mission of Nova Southeastern University, a private, not-for-profit institution, is to offer a diverse array of innovative academic programs that complement on-campus educational opportunities and resources with accessible, distance-learning programs to foster academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, leadership, research, and commitment to community through engagement of students and faculty members in a dynamic, lifelong learning environment.

CORE VALUES

Academic Excellence Opportunity Student Centered Scholarship/Research Integrity Diversity Innovation Community

31 Board of Trustees

Chair Alan B. Levan

Vice Chair Barry J. Silverman, M.D.

President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D.

Secretary Samuel F. Morrison

Ronald G. Assaf Carol Harrison Kalagher Charles L. Palmer Walter Lee Banks, Sr. Susanne Hurowitz Kiran C. Patel, M.D. Mitchell W. Berger, J.D. Mike Jackson Martin R. Press, J.D. Rick Case Milton L. Jones, Jr. Paul M. Sallarulo R. Douglas Donn Barbara Trebbi Landry J. Kenneth Tate Arthur J. Falcone Nell Lewis McGuire, Ed.D. Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D. Steven J. Halmos Albert J. Miniaci Michael J. Zager Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O.

Ex Officio

Marc G. Cannon II Melanie G. May, J.D. George I. Platt, J.D. Tony Segreto

32 University Administrators

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. Gary S. Margules, Sc.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Harry K. Moon, M.D. Executive Vice President Ronald Midei, M.B.A., CPA and Chief Operating Officer Executive Director of Internal Auditing

Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Michael Mominey, M.S. Provost and Executive Vice President Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Vice President for Advancement Chancellor of Health Professions Division and Community Relations /Special Projects Robert Pietrykowski, J.D., M.B.A., M.A. Daniel J. Alfonso, M.Fin. Vice President for Human Resources Vice President for Facilities Management and Public Safety Leonard Pounds, M.M.I.S. Vice President for Clinical Operations Ricardo Belmar, Ed.D., M.I.B.A. Vice President for Regional Campus Operations Irving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Vice President for Operations, Joel S. Berman, J.D. Health Professions Division Vice President for Legal Affairs Donald Rudawsky, Ph.D. Stephanie G. Brown, Ed.D. Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Alyson K. Silva, M.AC., CPA Vice President for Finance Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. and Chief Financial Officer Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Robin Supler, J.D. Vice President for Compliance Bonnie Clearwater, M.A. and Chief Integrity Officer Director and Chief Curator of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale Thomas West, M.B.A. Vice President for Information Technologies Marc Crocquet, M.B.A. and Chief Information Officer Vice President for Business Services Brad A. Williams, Ed.D. Kyle Fisher, B.A. Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice President for Public Relations Dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies and Marketing Communications Jeff Williams, CCM, CCE James Hutchens, M.L.S. Manager, Grande Oaks Golf Club Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. University Chancellor

33 Acknowledgments

The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, College of Psychology, and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences wish to acknowledge those individuals whose efforts contributed to the coordination and direction of today’s exercises.

Special Appreciation Is Extended To

NSU Commencement Planning Committee David Tyree, Ed.D., for announcing the candidates Mark Cavanaugh, Ph.D., for coordinating, orchestrating, and directing today’s commencement ensemble and to the members of the orchestra for their musical talents Brandon Hensler and Alyssa Rothman for working to promote the commencement season Elaine Pofffor chairing the commencement committee and coordinating commencement exercises and program design Richard Kelch for assisting with the coordination of the commencement exercises and candidate invitations The Nationwide Interpreter Resource, Inc., for sign language interpretation of the ceremony The professional staff of the collegesfor assisting at the commencement ceremony NSU Office of Academic Affairs and Office of Innovation and Information Technologyfor assisting in web streaming the ceremony NSU Alumni Relations Officefor the support of our alumni NSU Office of Advancement and Community Relations NSU Student Disability Services NSU Bookstore NSU Call Center NSU Enrollment and Student Services NSU Office of the University Registrar NSU Office of Public Safety NSU Office of Publications and Creative Services NSU Physical Plant Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center GradImages™ for the photography of the graduates

34 A Note on Photography

In order to maintain an orderly and dignified ceremony, one that our graduates can remember with pride and enjoyment, guests are requested to remain seated during the entire ceremony and recessional and to refrain from taking pictures of the candidates until after the exercises are completed.

The university has contracted with GradImages™ to take a full-color, close-up photograph of all graduates as they cross the stage as well as a formal portrait off stage. Graduates will be contacted after the ceremony about purchasing the photographs. GradImages™, 3490 Martin Hurst Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32312, 800-261-2576, gradimages.com.

Your cooperation will ensure that the commencement exercises will run smoothly and that the ceremony itself will be a fitting occasion to mark this significant milestone in the lives of our graduates.

35 Academic Attire

Ceremonial garments worn at academic functions take their meaning from the original centers of learning of the western world in the church of the Middle Ages. Caps, hoods, and gowns of the early students and monks have been held through the centuries to be traditionally symbolic of the scholarly devotion so basic to education and to the deliberate and orderly evolution of knowledge.

The introduction of classical studies, the gradual rise of the great universities across Europe, and the ever-increasing awareness of the decisive role of education in the entire development of civilization influenced leaders among academicians in their desire for a singular identity. In the attempt to create this differentiation, educators fell upon the medieval system of classic heraldry, whereby the coat of arms, assorted ornamental trappings, and patterns of colorful design had been adopted to denote the distinctive character of designated chivalric orders. The function of a pedagogical heraldry became, then, simply identification. As such, measures were taken to signify through distinctive markings on the academicians’ attire the institution that had granted the degree, the field of learning in which the degree had been earned, and the level of the degree, e.g., bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate.

Of the three pieces of academic attire—the cap, the gown, and the hood—it is the hood that offers the most abundant and most readily discernible information about its owner. The inner lining of the hood identifies the institution at which the individual earned the degree. Some schools have adopted two- color patterns and introduced chevrons and bars in various designs to set themselves apart from other institutions. The velvet trim bordering the hood indicates the major field of learning, or faculty, in which the degree has been earned. The list at the conclusion of this section will explain this relationship. A final feature of the hood concerns its length and width and distinguishes further between holders of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The length of the hood for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, closed at the bottom, and with a velvet border of two inches. At Nova Southeastern University, however, individuals receiving a bachelor’s degree do not wear a hood. A master’s degree holder has a hood three and one-half feet in length with a three-inch wide border, and the hood is slit at the bottom. Those individuals with a doctoral degree wear a hood four feet in length, open at the bottom with a five-inch border.

The cut of the gown aids in differentiating between the three levels of degrees. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple and falls in straight lines from an elaborate yoke. It may be recognized most readily by the long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is somewhat fuller and bears no adornment. The sleeves are oblong in shape and open at the wrist, with the rear part of the oblong square cut while the front edge has a cutaway arc. The doctor’s gown is more elaborate, with velvet panels down the front and around the neck of the garment. The sleeves are bell-shaped at the end and have three bars of the same material as the front panels at the upper portion of the arm. It is cut rather fully and may be ornamental in color.

The mortarboard or Oxford-type cap has been adopted throughout most universities in the United States, although tams have become increasingly fashionable to denote holders of the doctoral degree. Colored tassels are usually worn by holders of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These denote the field of learning.

36 The color, indeed the flamboyance, of academic dress undoubtedly adds to the sense of occasion at academic ceremonies. But as its historical roots show, it has a much deeper significance. It is an outward sign of the universality of universities, and of their responsibility for certain timeless values essential to the freedom of inquiry: tolerance of alternative views and courage in maintaining one’s own tirelessness in the pursuit of truth and the free exchange of knowledge. Its wearing marks also the responsibility of the new graduate to maintain and uphold these ideals. These fundamentals of academic freedom have not been threatened in this country for more than 200 years, but the importance attached to the donning of traditional academic dress was underlined in recent years by scholars from Central and Eastern Europe; during the Cold War, their use of academic robes became a symbol of their refusal to be dominated completely by political forces and the state, and symbolized their persistent links to the worldwide community of scholars. Thus, the wearing of academic dress should be seen not simply as a sign of achievement, but as a symbol of the responsibility that falls on all members of universities.

Honors

Students wear cords, pins, sashes, and medallions that reflect institutional and national academic honors as well as campus leadership, service, and engagement.

Color of Hoods

The colors found on the hoods worn in the academic procession represent the candidate’s discipline of study.

Arts, Letters, Humanities...... White Nursing...... Apricot Accounting, Business...... Drab Optometry...... Sea Foam Green Dentistry...... Lilac Oratory (Speech)...... Silver Gray Economics...... Copper Pharmacy...... Olive Green Education...... Light Blue Philosophy, Political Science...... Dark Blue Engineering...... Orange Podiatry-Chiropody...... Nile Green Fine Arts...... Brown Public Administration, Human Law...... Purple Service, and Criminal Justice...... Peacock Blue Medicine...... Kelly Green Public Health...... Salmon Pink Music...... Pink Science...... Golden Yellow Social Science...... Cream

37 Mace

During the Middle Ages, the mace was an effective weapon in battle and also was displayed as a symbol to command order during royal gatherings, religious ceremonies, and university classes. As newer and more powerful military arms were created, however, the mace progressed into a symbol of authority and today is frequently used to lead religious and academic processions.

The mace was originally a wooden staff carried by royal messengers as a symbol to preserve order and usher royal functions. The early wooden staff of such royal messengers or lead ushers of ceremonial processions was transformed in the 14th century into an elaborate sterling silver mace. Eventually, in the 15th century, it evolved into a symbol of academic excellence and dignity.

The Nova Southeastern University Mace

Before its merger in 1994 with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, Nova University’s mace bore a sterling silver “nova star” symbolizing the university’s name and mission. Symbolically, Nova University’s “nova star” burned brightly, providing educational enlightenment to the world. Today, a new sterling silver mace highlights the past, present, and future through the inclusion of the original “nova star” representing the university’s past, surrounding the NSU seal. When not in official use, the mace is displayed in the rotunda of the William and Norma Horvitz Administration Building.

In Latin, “nova” means new or innovative. Nova Southeastern University was created to be an innovative educational institution—to take the best of traditional education from the past and mold it to fit the needs of students for today and tomorrow.

NOTE: The listing of degree and academic honors candidates in this program is based upon PRELIMINARY information provided by each academic program office at the time of publication. The official conferral of degrees and awarding of academic honors occur upon satisfactory completion of all academic requirements. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree or honors eligibility or represent an official listing of degree or honors recipients. The student's permanent record, on file in the Office of the University Registrar, remains the official testimony of the possession of a Nova Southeastern University degree.

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38 Autographs Autographs