Welcome

On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, I take great pleasure in welcoming you to the 115th Commencement. Today, we are celebrating a milestone in the lives of our graduates and their families. The achievements of this class are notable. Our students excel in their various pursuits and, as such, bring significant credibility to the University’s vision of empowering individuals to reach their full potential. SIUE is a place where dreams are born and realized, a place that changes lives. The University community is proud to have been a part of each of our graduates’ academic journeys. We are prepared to continue to offer support during their transition to alumni status, as it leads to entrance to the professional realm or to the pursuit of an advanced degree. Graduates, congratulations on this special day, both to you and to those who have supported you throughout your studies. We’re glad you chose the “e” and look forward to learning of your accomplishments going forward. All the best!

Julie Furst-Bowe, EdD Chancellor

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University

Southern Illinois University (SIU) is comprised The instructional, scholarship and service missions of two sister institutions: SIU Carbondale, with of the two constituent institutions reflect the a School of Medicine in Springfield, and SIU needs of the geographic areas in which they are Edwardsville, with a School of Dental Medicine in located. The University also is committed to serving Alton and the SIUE East St. Louis Higher Education state-wide, national and international needs. This campus in East St. Louis. The University System, commitment is reflected in educational activities with an annual operating budget of almost $850 located off the main campuses in communities million, enrolls nearly 32,000 students in programs throughout the state. It is also realized through from two-year technical curricula to doctoral research and training exchanges, and world-wide programs in a variety of fields. SIUE offers degrees student exchange programs. in law and medicine, as well as first professional The Board of Trustees governs SIU and sets degrees in dental medicine and pharmacy. policy that enables the University to carry out SIU was chartered in 1869 as Southern Illinois its established missions and goals. The President Normal University, a teachers’ college. In 1947, of the System is its Chief Executive Officer and the name was changed to SIU, reflecting the reports to the Board of Trustees. The University institution’s academic expansion. The University Chancellors report directly to the President and also expanded geographically. As early as 1949, SIU are responsible for the internal operations of SIUE began offering courses in the metropolitan East St. and SIUC, respectively. Louis area, which led to the development of SIUE. A modern and comprehensive post-secondary educational system, SIU offers a broad range of academic programs leading to associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialists, doctoral and professional degrees.

Southern Illinois University Officers of Administration Board of Trustees Southern Illinois University Randal E. Thomas, Chair Office of the President Donna Manering, Vice-Chair Randy J. Dunn Don Lowery, Secretary President Roger Herrin Lucas D. Crater Shirley Portwood Interim General Counsel Joel W. Sambursky John Haller Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Marquita Wiley Kimberly Labonte Adrian Miller, SIUC Student Trustee Executive Director of Audits Mitch Morecraft, SIUE Student Trustee Duane Stucky Vice President for Financial and Administrative Affairs and Board Treasurer

2 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) public universities in the best Regional Universities traces its origin to a recommendation made in Midwest (master’s granting) category for the 11th 1956 by the Southwest Illinois Council for Higher consecutive year. The overall scores are based on Education. The Council was convinced that higher the academic preparedness of students, graduation education facilities were needed in the Metro rates, faculty characteristics and the reputation of East. They hired consultants whose reports SIUE in higher education. SIUE is ranked among documented that need, and they appealed to the nation’s Top 40 master’s granting colleges by Southern Illinois University, 100 miles south, to Washington Monthly for contributions to the public establish satellite campuses. good. More than half of SIUE’s 95,000 graduates live and work in the St. Louis region. SIUE makes In 1957, SIU opened two “residence centers” in nearly a $500 million economic impact on the Alton and East St. Louis. The University expected region every year. to enroll 800 students, but actual enrollment reached 1,776. By 1959, the number of students The University offers 226 undergraduate and had more than doubled to 3,800, greatly exceeding graduate areas of study encompassing the arts the capabilities of the physical facilities. This and sciences, nursing, education, business and burgeoning population demanded services faster engineering. The Schools of Dental Medicine and than the University could develop and supply them. Pharmacy award doctor’s “first professional” degrees in dental medicine (DMD) and in pharmacy A planning team investigated sites in the Metro (PharmD). The Schools of Nursing and Education, East counties and selected one just south of Health and Human Behavior award doctoral Edwardsville. In 1960, the Illinois legislature degrees in nursing practice (DNP) and educational authorized a bond issue for construction of a new leadership (EdD). The main campus also includes state university campus. Voter approval came University Park, a research park established for in November 1960. After nearly three years of economic development. The Edwardsville campus planning, University officials and area residents is supplemented by campuses in East St. Louis and attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the first Alton. permanent buildings. At SIUE, students find comprehensive educational In the fall of 1965, SIUE moved onto its new opportunities and a community in which campus just 25 miles from St. Louis—2,660 acres individuals support each other in their search for of rolling land and woods dotted with lakes along knowledge and individual development. bluffs flanking the Mississippi River. Much of the land still retains its natural shape. The core campus was designed by the internationally known architectural firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum of St. Louis. The brick, slate and Officers of Administration granite of the modern buildings complement the terrain and are softened by a carefully designed Southern Illinois University garden landscape that attracts visitors by its Edwardsville physical beauty. The campus has received several Julie A. Furst-Bowe awards in recognition of the successful blend of the Chancellor aesthetic and functional in a setting that enhances Parviz H. Ansari growth and development and is now featured Provost and Vice Chancellor for among the top 150 Illinois Great Places by the Academic Affairs American Institute of Architects Illinois Council. Kenneth R. Neher Emphasizing teaching, research and public Vice Chancellor for Administration service programs, SIUE is a fully accredited, Narbeth R. Emmanuel comprehensive university with nearly 14,000 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs students enrolled. U.S. News & World Report Rachel C. Stack Best Colleges of 2015 lists SIUE among the top 15 Vice Chancellor for University Advancement

3 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Mission • Respect for individuals, differences, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is cultures a student-centered educational community • Intellectual freedom and diversity of thought dedicated to communicating, expanding and integrating knowledge. In a spirit of collaboration Integrity enriched by diverse ideas, our comprehensive • Accountability to those we serve and from and unique array of undergraduate and graduate whom we receive support programs develops professionals, scholars and • Honesty in our communications and in our leaders who shape a changing world. actions

Vision Wisdom Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will • Creation, preservation and sharing of knowledge achieve greater national and global recognition • Application of knowledge in a manner that and academic prominence through innovative promotes the common good and interdisciplinary programs that empower • Life-long learning individuals to achieve their full potential. Values Recognizing public education as the cornerstone SIUE Statement on Diversity of a democracy, SIUE carries out its mission The SIUE Statement on Diversity reflects the based on certain fundamental, shared values. University’s commitment to recognizing and We value: valuing the contributions of the breadth of humankind. This statement, adopted in April Citizenship 2013, replaces an earlier version and is considered • Social, civic and political responsibility-globally, an expansion of the SIUE value of Inclusion. nationally, locally and within the University All societies and peoples have contributed to the • Active partnerships and a climate of rich mix of contemporary humanity. In order collaboration and cooperation among students, to achieve domestic and international peace, faculty, staff, alumni and the larger community social justice and the development of full human • Sustainable practices in environmental, potential, we must build on this diversity and financial and social endeavors inclusion. Excellence • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville • High-quality learning within and beyond the nurtures an open, respectful, and welcoming climate that facilitates learning and work. classroom Each member of the University is responsible • Continuous improvement and innovation for contributing to such a campus environment. • Outstanding scholarship and public service • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is Inclusion committed to education that explores the historic significance of diversity in order • A welcoming and supportive environment to understand the present and to better enable • Openness to the rich diversity of humankind in our community to engage the future. all aspects of university life • Integral to this commitment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville strives for a student body and a workforce that is both diverse and inclusive.

4 Academics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

College of Arts and Sciences of career paths in education and the human Aldemaro Romero, Dean sciences: PreK-12 teachers and administrators; From the study of the atom and the simplest fitness and rehabilitation specialists; community forms of life to the most complex issues affecting and public health specialists; clinical, industrial/ our society, the College of Arts and Sciences organizational or school psychologists; (CAS) offers 85 areas of study in the natural professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology; and instructional technology sciences, humanities, arts, social sciences and experts. Through partnerships with public school communications. CAS is the largest academic districts and local organizations, SIUE students unit at SIUE and home to the general education have opportunities to intern in a variety of curriculum. CAS touches the lives of all students diverse rural, urban and metropolitan settings. through its dedication to liberal arts and sciences The School’s educator preparation programs and by helping students gain knowledge and address the new national standards set by the skills applicable across all disciplines. CAS is National Council of the Accreditation of Teacher committed to ensuring that its graduates acquire Education and state standards set by the Illinois the skills and knowledge necessary to function State Board of Education. as educated individuals, life-long learners and responsible citizens. School of Engineering Hasan Sevim, Dean School of Business The School of Engineering offers eight John Navin, Interim Dean undergraduate and five graduate programs, The School of Business is among an elite 10 as well as a collaborative Ph.D. program with percent of business schools worldwide that SIUC, making it one of the most comprehensive have earned the prestigious seal of approval engineering schools in the region. The School from the Association to Advance Collegiate prepares students to meet the growing needs Schools of Business (AACSB) International. in our region and nation for more engineers, The accounting program holds specialized computer scientists and construction managers. accreditation by the AACSB. Less than one-third Fueling the prosperity of our region, the School of AACSB-accredited business schools also hold has graduated approximately 6,900 engineering the accounting accreditation. SIUE’s proximity to professionals. The engineering, information St. Louis, a major metropolitan business center, technology and construction companies in the allows students to participate in professional Metropolitan St. Louis area provide exciting, organizations and seek practical work experience challenging and well-paid jobs, internships with local firms and government agencies. Each and cooperative opportunities to our students. year, SIUE business students find internships, More than 60 percent of our graduates have cooperative education opportunities and taken positions in the St. Louis Metro area. SIUE employment with major corporations like The students are not only educated in the classroom Boeing Company, Peabody Coal, Nestlé Purina, and laboratory, but also through regional Edward Jones, Emerson, Enterprise Rent-a-Car opportunities, undergraduate research projects and Monsanto and scores of small- and medium- and student chapters that participate in collegiate sized businesses. Graduates are well prepared contests such as the formula race car, solar car, to begin productive careers in the fields of mini Baja, robotics, steel bridge, concrete canoe international business, management, economics, and many more. marketing, human resource management, finance, accounting and computer management School of Nursing and information systems. Laura Bernaix, Interim Dean The School of Nursing offers an excellent School of Education, Health and Human Behavior learning environment, which prepares students Curt Lox, Interim Dean for a career as a professional nurse. The School’s School of Education, Health and Human undergraduate and graduate programs are fully Behavior graduates can choose from a variety accredited by the Commission on Collegiate

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Nursing Education (CCNE), which means and the community clinic in East St. Louis, that SIUE nursing students can be assured of as well as through our community outreach receiving the highest quality education. The programs, the School of Dental Medicine serves School partners with hundreds of health care as a vital oral health care provider for residents agencies in Central and Southern Illinois and of southern and central Illinois, and the St. Louis the St. Louis region. Performing procedures metropolitan region. In 2015, the SIU School on electronic simulated patient mannequins, of Dental Medicine will celebrate our 40th SIUE nursing students can practice required Anniversary—40 years of graduating outstanding nursing skills in an environment that promotes dentists. SDM students participate in a separate critical thinking and safe care before actually Commencement ceremony. encountering patients in clinical settings. The undergraduate program is offered at both the Graduate School Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses. RN to Jerry Weinberg, Dean BSN programming is offered online. Graduate The National Science Foundation lists SIUE programs include nurse educator, nurse among the top 20 master’s granting institutions administration, family nurse practitioner and in the U.S. in terms of research and development certified nurse anesthesia. The doctor of nursing expenditures. The SIUE Graduate School practice, an online program, is also offered. offers 83 areas of study with master’s, post- baccalaureate certificates and doctoral degrees School of Pharmacy in 40 different disciplines. Students prepare Gireesh Gupchup, Dean for the challenges of their profession in a rich, The School of Pharmacy, the only pharmacy intellectual learning environment emphasizing program in Southern Illinois, offers a professional research and practice. program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree. Established in 2005, the Lovejoy Library and Information Services School graduated its first class in May 2009 Regina McBride, Dean and received full accreditation in June 2009. Library and Information Services (LIS) provides Our graduates benefit from an unprecedented information resources and technology for demand for pharmacists in a wide variety teaching, learning, and scholarship. Information of professional settings such as community resources are available in all formats with a pharmacies, hospitals, the pharmaceutical strong preference given to electronic items. Digital industry and academia. SIUE pharmacy students collections particularly receive heavy usage. LIS work alongside other health professionals. This is a member of CARLI (Consortium of Academic team approach allows health care professionals and Research Libraries in Illinois), composed of to optimize drug therapy and offer the highest 145 university libraries. CARLI provides SIUE quality of patient care. The Express Scripts Drug users full access to the holdings of the 86 CARLI Information and Wellness Center — the only one libraries that share a catalog of 38 million item in Illinois outside of Chicago — is designed to be records. Access to OCLC’s WorldCat, with more a resource for health care professionals and offers than two billion items held by participating wellness initiatives for the community. libraries, opens the world to SIUE users. Library resources are available through social media such School of Dental Medicine as Facebook and Twitter, its mobile website— Bruce Rotter, Dean SIUE Libraries Mobile, and traditional methods. The Southern Illinois University School of Dental One of the more recent services is 3D scanning Medicine (SDM) is proud of its established and printing. As in all successful 21st century tradition of graduating well-prepared general academic libraries, Library faculty are subject practitioners of dental medicine. Since 1972, the specialists who provide information literacy and SDM has continued to carry out its mission — technology instruction and direct other faculty in to improve the oral health of southern Illinois identifying and selecting open access materials, and the region through education, patient care, in publishing research locally and curating scholarship and service. Through the care collections in the institutional repository. provided at the University’s main clinic in Alton

6 Commencement Address

Kelly Gable

The Teaching Excellence Award is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon an SIUE faculty member. The recipient is selected by a committee of faculty and students for demonstrated excellence as a teacher. This year’s Teaching Excellence Award recipient is Dr. Kelly Gable, associate professor of pharmacy practice in the School of Pharmacy. Prior to becoming a faculty member at SIUE, Gable received her bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in 2002 and 2004 respectively. As a psychiatric pharmacist, Gable currently practices at Places for People in St. Louis. This site is a nonprofit community mental health center with core values that include providing mental health care to the underserved in the greater St. Louis region. The client population includes the chronically homeless, those with severe and persistent mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), substance abusers, refugees, survivors of torture, and individuals with mental illness and co-occurring HIV. The majority of her clinical time is spent with SIUE pharmacy students during their clinical rotations, providing medication management and disease-state education to clients in the community, on the streets of St. Louis and at their places of residence. Gable is currently the only pharmacist in Missouri authorized to function as a psychiatric prescriber on community mental health teams. Chair of the Teaching Excellence Awards committee McKenzie Ferguson, PharmD, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice, cited Gable as an extraordinary educator. The committee noted Gable’s empathy and competence as a specialized healthcare provider who consistently encourages students to be self-reflective. She was recognized for being a strong role model for pharmacy students, nursing students, medical students and residents. Gable had previously been honored as the School of Pharmacy’s Preceptor of the Year and received the SIUE Department of Social Work Humanitarian Award.

E. Duff Wrobbel In 1970, the SIUE Alumni Association established the Great Teacher Award to recognize excellence in instruction and student interaction. SIUE faculty members are nominated by alumni, colleagues or current students. Those nominated have had a tremendous impact on the lives of their students, which carries on long past graduation. The SIUE Alumni Association is proud to present the 2014 award to Dr. Eric “Duff” Wrobbel, associate professor, Department of Applied Communication Studies. Wrobbel joined the SIUE faculty in 1993 and teaches across most of the applied communication studies curriculum. He earned a bachelor’s in communication and theater from Miami University Ohio, a master’s from San Diego State University and a PhD from the University of Texas-Austin. In 2000, Wrobbel received the SIUE Teaching Recognition Award and continues to have a tremendous impact on the lives of current and former students. One of his nominators wrote of Wrobbel: “When an alumna looks back on her college experience, there are always a few professors who stand out in her memory. Dr. Wrobbel would be one of those professors.” Another wrote: “Duff was straightforward, honest and eager to go above and beyond to be helpful.” When Wrobbel is not leading students, he serves as a local advocate in the Down syndrome community.

7 History of Academic Regalia

The pageantry of the academic procession is The use of a dark hood in academic processions used for many of the formal and significant is thought to have arisen from the clerical events at SIUE. practice of wearing a cap or mantle in religious th th Inherited from the medieval universities of the processions during the 12 and 13 centuries, 11th and 12th centuries when woolen gowns when universities arose from cathedral schools. and hoods were worn by scholars for warmth Traditionally, gowns are also black. In recent in unheated quarters, the wearing of academic years, however, a number of universities have vestments and the procession were not adopted other hues which signify the school’s adopted throughout the United States until the traditional colors, such as crimson for Harvard, late 19th century. blue for Yale, purple for Northwestern, orange “hash marks” for Princeton, maize with azure Academic life in the Middle Ages began first blue chevron for the University of Michigan, in the church, then in the guilds. The teaching maroon for the University of Chicago, and guild was the guild of the master of arts, where cardinal and gold for the University of Southern the bachelor was the apprentice of the master California. The bachelor’s gown is a yoked, and the dress was the outward sign of privilege closed‑front garment with long, pointed sleeves. and responsibility, designed to distinguish the The master’s has long, closed sleeves slit just wearer from the merchants and other townsmen. above the elbow, permitting the forearms to Principal features of academic dress are the protrude. The doctor’s has full, bell‑shaped gown, cap and hood. Both Cambridge and sleeves and is trimmed with velvet panels down Oxford Universities, since the 15th century, have the front, and three velvet bars on each sleeve. made academic dress a matter of university The color of the panels and sleeves varies to control, even to its minor details, and have indicate the doctoral field. repeatedly published revised regulations. The academic hoods, worn around the neck American universities agreed on a definite and down the back of the gown, are lined with system in 1894. In 1932, the American Council the official colors of the college or university on Education presented a revised code which, conferring the degree. The binding or edging for the most part, governs the style of academic of the hood usually represents the subject of dress today. the degree. The cap worn almost universally in academic processions is the Oxford cap, better known as the mortarboard. From poetry we learn that the cap of scholarship was square to symbolize a book. A different style, called the Cambridge cap, resembles a large beret.

Art, Letters, Humanities ‑ White Medicine ‑ Green Business, Accountancy, Commerce - Drab Music ‑ Pink Criminal Justice Studies - Cream Nursing ‑ Apricot Dental Medicine ‑ Lavender Pharmacy - Olive Green Economics ‑ Copper Philosophy ‑ Dark Blue Education ‑ Light Blue Physical Education ‑ Sage Green Engineering ‑ Orange Public Administration - Peacock Blue Fine Arts ‑ Brown Science ‑ Golden Yellow Journalism - Crimson Social Science ‑ Cream Law ‑ Purple Social Work ‑ Citron Library Science ‑ Lemon Speech Communication - Silver Gray Theology ‑ Scarlet 8 Mace Granting of Degrees The SIUE ceremonial mace was created in 1981 Candidates for degrees listed in this by the late Michael E. Mason, retired curator commencement program are those who of The University Museum, who held both a completed degree requirements or who, at the Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from time of publication, were reasonably certain this institution. At that time, the president of of completing degree requirements. Inclusion SIUE (the position now called chancellor) Earl in this publication may not be construed Lazerson instituted traditional, formal regalia as documentation of completion of degree for use on significant ceremonial occasions. In requirements. Certification of the conferral of 2005, Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift restored a degree is by receipt of a diploma or official the tradition of the mace at all commencement transcript noting degree completion. and other academic ceremonies. A stand was subsequently constructed and, in recognition International Flags of the values of the University, engraved brass The flags flown at commencement represent the plaques were added to the ceremonial mace with home nations of all SIUE students. the words Citizenship, Excellence, Inclusion, Integrity and Wisdom.

Beautifully situated on 2,660 acres, SIUE offers easy access to professional and cultural opportunities in Metropolitan St. Louis, located just 25 miles from campus.

9 Academic and Other Recognition Honors Recognition Candidates graduating with honors are noted in the program and their accomplishments are characterized by the color of the academic cord worn with their regalia.

* = cum laude (with honors – 3.50 to 3.74) Red cord

** = magna cum laude (high honors – 3.75 to 3.89) Gold cord

*** = summa cum laude (highest honors – 3.90 or higher) White cord

H = Honors Scholars

Other Academic Recognition Students who are members of specific academic honorary organizations noted below are wearing cords, stoles or medallions as indicated: Beta Alpha Psi — Red and black cords Beta Gamma Sigma — Royal blue and gold cords Eta Kappa Nu — Medallion on blue and red ribbon Eta Sigma Gamma, The Health Education Honorary Society — Two color green and gold cords Gamma Theta Upsilon, The Honor Society in Geography — Blue, gold and brown cords Golden Key International Honor Society — Blue and gold cords Honors’ Scholars — Medallion on red ribbon Johnetta Haley Scholars Academy — Red and white stole Kappa Delta Pi — Violet and jade green cords Lambda Pi Eta — Red and white cords Meridian Scholars — Medallion on red ribbon Omicron Delta Epsilon — Blue and gold cords Phi Alpha Theta, The Honor Society in History — Madonna red and light blue cords Phi Eta Sigma — Gold stole with black letters Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society — Medallion on blue ribbon Pi Alpha Alpha — Blue and gold cords Pi Mu Epsilon — Violet, gold and lavender cords Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society — Black, white and red cords Psi Chi International Honor Society of Psychology — Platinum and dark blue cords Psychology Undergraduate Honors Program — Red cords Rho Chi-The Academic Honor Society in Pharmacy — Purple and white cords School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Dean’s Dozen — Medallion on royal blue and white ribbon Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society — Lavender and white cords Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society — Royal blue and gold cords SIUE Chapter of Chi Epsilon — White stole with gold symbol

Students receiving other recognition are noted below: Order of Omega — Cream stole with gold lettering Student Athletes — Bronze medallion with red and white ribbon Student Leadership Development Program — Bronze medallion with red ribbon Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program Associates — Silver cords

10 9 a.m. C eremony

The Commencement Program Saturday, December 13, 2014, 9 a.m., Vadalabene Center Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, presiding GRADUATE SCHOOL — SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR — SCHOOL OF NURSING Pre-Ceremony Music Processional Presentation of Colors – Army ROTC The Star Spangled Banner – lyrics by Francis Scott Key, arr. by Walter Damrosch Led by Tyler Green, Vocal Performance Student, College of Arts and Sciences Music by the Meridian Brass Quintet Introduction of Platform Party – Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Greetings on Behalf of the President and the SIU Board of Trustees Welcoming Remarks – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Commencement Address – Kelly Gable, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice Remarks on Behalf of the Class of 2014 – Shanda Nygard, Master of Science in Education, Instructional Technology, Graduate School Candidates for Graduate Degrees Jerry Weinberg, Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Conferral of Degrees – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Conferral of Degrees – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Candidates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants and Members of Honor Societies Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Presentation of Graduates Greetings on Behalf of the SIUE Alumni Association Kevin Nesselhauf, SIUE Alumni Association Board of Directors President Alma Mater: Hail SIUE – by George Mellott Led by Tyler Green, Vocal Performance Student, College of Arts and Sciences Music by the Meridian Brass Quintet Recessional Names of graduates will be read by Elizabeth McKenney, Assistant Professor, Psychology

11 Graduate School JERRY WEINBERG, Dean

9 a.m. C eremony School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership (Hood: Apricot) Pamela M. Leonard-Kukorola Lawrence Tourijigian

School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (Hood: Apricot) Robin Lynn Grubbs Katherine Anne Robbins

School of Business Master of Business Adesile Oluwole Okeowo Venkata Murali Krishna Nerusu Master of Science Administration Business Administration Marketing Research in Accountancy (Hood: Drab) Trevor Ryan Pettus Natalia Anatolievna Terhardt (Hood: Drab) Business Administration Marketing Research Wael Majiel A. Alroumi Amanda Marie Baratta Business Administration Lincoln Todd Rudolph Dominic T´rod Williams Accountancy Business Administration Marketing Research Daniel W. Bennett Erin Elizabeth Beyer Business Administration Brett Michael Sauerwein Master of Science Accountancy Business Administration Russell Ashely Blaine (Hood: Drab) Jessica Lynn Bosch Business Administration Scott Steven Schlaefer Christopher Alan Clayton Accountancy Business Administration Constance M. Buck Computer Management & Mary Dant Information Systems Business Administration Chelsie Elizabeth Switzer Accountancy Business Administration Luther N. Cameron Carlton L. Duckworth Alexas Renea Dreyer Computer Management & Business Administration Ryan Lewis Wilson Accountancy Information Systems Business Administration Sean Christopher Collins John F. Hackmann Caleb Vilas Hoelscher Accountancy Business Administration Lukas Wade Winkelmann Computer Management & Business Administration Geoffrey Frederick Darmstaedter Information Systems Timothy R. O’Grady II Accountancy Business Administration Master of Marketing Beverly Munro-Parsons McBrian Nathan T. Doherty Research Computer Management & Jeremy Tyler Pattillo Information Systems Accountancy Business Administration (Hood: Drab) Matthew K. Fischer Ruchira Padhi Hilary Lee Powles Lam Bao An Computer Management & Accountancy Business Administration Marketing Research Information Systems Alexandra K. Flatt Thomas E. Scott Bei Chen Leila Abdulla Al-Bori Accountancy Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Christopher D. Sobrino Michael Andrew Fosburgh Trang Thuy Dao William D. Gray Accountancy Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Megan Sarah Weygandt Ian Michael Heimback Abby Jo Davidson Lifa Huang Accountancy Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Tiffany Nicole Higgins Evanne Renee Ellis Cody James Jenkins Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Elizabeth Ann Hughes Colby Dee Jackson Zhanna Korneva Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Patricia S. Koehne Saeed Janani Christopher Kwon Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Craig J. McIntosh Kristofer M. Klette Wen Lian Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance Dustin S. McSparin David Andrew Lilly Kiran Satwani Business Administration Marketing Research Economics and Finance

12 * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 9 a.m. C eremony

Graduate School JERRY WEINBERG, Dean School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Education Specialist Casey Patton Nixon Kelsey Marie Wagahoff Kimberley F. Lobb (Hood: Light Blue) Psychology Kinesiology Kinesiology David M. Ackerman Adam Blake Voyles Courtney L. Wagenbach Thomas Edward Oller Educational Administration Psychology Kinesiology Kinesiology Jonathan Edward Boente Master of Science Kraig Andrew Wessel Carla Jean Schwehr Kinesiology Educational Administration (Hood: Light Blue) Kinesiology Paul John Creek Lindsay B. Banks Kayla Jean Bimm Shaun Mitchell Seibert Psychology Educational Administration Kinesiology Kinesiology John H. Dozier III Maheshbhai K. Batia Rachel Danielle Bush Christopher John VanderBunt Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Kinesiology Gregory Allan Frerking Kurt Andrew Beronilla Brian Patrick Groark Lisa Yvonne Ward Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Kinesiology Angela I. Gray Cole Jeffrey Devries Lacey P. Hall Ashley Jo Moorman Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Learning, Culture, and Society Madonna A. Harris Grant G. Eschmann Victoria A. Hensley Michelle Ann Albrecht Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Secondary Education Kimberly N. Jackson Eric Michael Habeck Meaghan Nicole Hutchinson Katie L. Munden Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Secondary Education Ryan Jacob Ketchum Phillip Andrew Hale Christine Renae Weeks Courtney Elizabeth Motl Special Education Educational Administration Kinesiology Psychology Travis R. Klein Jamarr N. Henaifesh Kelsey S. Borg Post Baccalaureate Educational Administration Kinesiology Speech Language Pathology Certificate Edmund Alan Langen (Hood: Gold) Jennifer Ann Kates Kathleen Mary Wolf Educational Administration Kinesiology Speech Language Pathology Pamela Cepicky Waggoner Kimberly Lynn Logan-Enriquez Danielle Kot Web-Based Learning Educational Administration Kinesiology Master of Science in Lois Ann Luthy Christine M. Leopold Education Educational Administration Kinesiology (Hood: Light Blue) Nathan Joseph Rakers Lashonda Laneice Lockhart Kaylin Laurel Woelfel Educational Administration Kinesiology Curriculum and Instruction Kelly L. Schlueter Blake R. Meyer Casey Michelle Adam Educational Administration Kinesiology Educational Administration Gary L. Spiller II Taylor Margaret Meyers Daniel Earl Edgerton Educational Administration Kinesiology Educational Administration Cindy Venitta Stevenson Aida Renee Moussalli Laura Elizabeth Frierdich Educational Administration Kinesiology Educational Administration Erica Lynn Venne Taylor Brianne O’Neill Donald Lee Gunter III Educational Administration Kinesiology Educational Administration Robert James Waggoner Nicholas James O’Saben James Willard Hesse Educational Administration Kinesiology Educational Administration Andrew C. Williams Reginald Wendell Reed Jr. Itzhak Feygelman Educational Administration Kinesiology Instructional Technology Master of Arts Adam John Sachtleben Bradley Allen Lavite Instructional Technology (Hood: Gold) Kinesiology Annalise Kathleen Coffman Mallory Katherine Scharf Shanda Marie Nygard Instructional Technology Psychology Kinesiology Carrie LeAnn Heyen Deborah A. Tuey Lindsay René Weber Instructional Technology Psychology Kinesiology Samantha Arras Anne Martin Jill Anne Unverzagt Amanda June Woodrow Instructional Technology Psychology Kinesiology Holly Nicole Morris Adam Valencia Audrey Lydia Hill Kinesiology Psychology Kinesiology

* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 13 Graduate School (continued) JERRY WEINBERG, Dean

9 a.m. C eremony Master of Science (Hood: Apricot) Mikie Desyana Rachman Healthcare Informatics

School of Nursing

Master of Science Kristina Nicole Waggoner Kevin Whitney Hutcheson Erin Beth McGuire (Hood: Apricot) Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Ann Mary Altgilbers Alyssa Ashley Washington Tracie Lynn Kloeppel Sarah Jo Sanders Family Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Megan Kathleen Bagheri Sarah E. White Susan Nicole Lees Jennifer Nicole Schmitz Family Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Katie Ann Barnard Maria Constantinides Maribeth Jo McCormack Jordanna Ruth Wilton Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Ryan William Braner Elizabeth Kay Dietz Tracy Trang Nguyen Post Masters Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Tricia Ann Clayton Lindsay Allyn Ginger Lindsay Ann Pulley (Hood: Gold) Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Kelly A. Martin Emma Elizabeth Dragovich Courtney Renee Kater Tyson Lee Purchatzke Health Care & Nursing Administration Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Kristin Elizabeth Elmore Terri A. Lamar Chelsea Couch Reinersman Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Barbara Lee Fuessel Danielle M. Loftus Melissa Kate Render Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Alyssa Rae Griesbaum Keondra Nacole Walker Sarah Elizabeth Rosenthal Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Tara Lynne Helfrich Victoria Lynn Woodrum Christopher Patrick Slane Family Nurse Practitioner Health Care & Nursing Administration Nurse Anesthesia Amanda Linn House Bryce LeRoy Allen Jody Phillip Sutton Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Anesthesia Gaylin Rose Manion Wallace Heywood Barrett Jr. Carlos Velazquez Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Anesthesia Elizabeth Lee Maro Melinda Renee Boyster Kristofer Neale Warren Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Anesthesia Amanda Marie Peregrin Kristopher Patrick Clements Elvit Tiu Zubiri Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Anesthesia Carol Elizabeth Richey Kimberly Ann Clyne Tara Annette Baca Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Tara Katherine Robertson Cody Pascoe Dykes Melisa Lynn Bay Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Valerie Ann Tribl Alicia M. Ferguson Charissa Deckelmann Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Audra Lynne Trump Abbey Elizabeth Hawkins Kelsey Kaye Godar Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator Corey Lynn Vanzo Elizabeth Ann Hughett Pauletta D. Gullett Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia Nurse Educator

14 * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 9 a.m. C eremony

School of Business JOHN NAVIN, Interim Dean Bachelor of Science James Robert Gvazdinskas Garrett Eugene Metz Taylor James Warnke (Tassel: Drab) Corbin Jayce Hackley Andrew William Milligan Jessica Leann Wegener Erika Rheneé Hall Jason Anthony Monaco David Thomas Wickenhauser Jocelyn Nicole Alegre Brooke Elizabeth Harlan Kimberli Irene Moore Alyssa Brooke Williams * Ethan Joseph Andis Nicole Renee Harpstrite Dominick P. Moscardelli Tyler S. Womack Adam Zachary Arras * Alexander Cole Harris Marquies Rashaad Mosley Justin Richard Wood Haylee Lynn Artinger * David Leigh Hasenstab Ryan Keith Mueller Clare Elizabeth Worman Zachary Alan Auld Samantha Marie Heimgartner James Timothy Nippert Zhi J. Zhong Brittany Dolores Bailey Molly Jean Hepker Martin James Nissen Kelsey Danielle Zobrist * Hailu Shemeles Balla Adam J. Hill Mary Elizabeth Novich Gabriel Francis Zuccarelli Tekiah LiShon Banks Kristin Paige Hodge Kwao Ofei Connor John Barr Jacob M. Holle David Stephen Parks Bachelor of Science Rogelio Berumen Emily Elizabeth Horton Colleen Alice Pech in Accountancy Tess Elizabeth Betts *** Christopher Shane Howard Tiffany Jane Pikul (Tassel: Drab) Sapan K. Bhakta Alexandria Hunter Jay Y. Pithadia Stefan B. Albers ** Benjamin Charles Bloomfield Clayton N. Hutchinson Jacob Franklin Pryor Shelby Scott Barnes Kathryn Elise Blotna James Adeleye Iwayemi Timothy Allen Putman Eric Edwin Black Regis D. Bowers Quincy Robert Jackstadt John Michael Raddatz Jr. Kaitlyne Lachelle Booth Anthony Burdette Brasel Jennifer Louise James Sara-Jane Ruth Ransick Breanna Kathleen Coonrod * Chadwick E. Brittin Jason Robert Januska Colin William Riley Cory A. Cunningham Kayla D. Brown Matthew Ryan Jones Justin Andrew Riley Laura Anne Green Zachary Michael Bryan Mitchell Heath Karnafel Grant T. Robinson Sommer Elise Hachmann Abbey Nichole Buxton Bryan Turner Kirk Benjamin Erin Russo Tiffani R. Halvachs Troy Nicholas Chiefari Nathaniel Marshall Klein *** Lauren Ales Sanders Stephanie A. Heffron * Steven Daniel Christ Alex Robert Knicl Bradley Allen Schindewolf Miranda Elizabeth Huelsmann * Tyler James Claeys Dawn C. Kohlfeld Jeffrey David Sellman Jessica Leeann Hughes Peter Andrew Clemens Kayla Lynn Kolb Spencer R. Sieferman Dolores Rose Kelly Taylor John Cox Amanda Michelle Konneker Adrienne LaShon Sims Christopher Lee Justin Thomas Croenne Crystal Ann Kruckeberg Cody Aaron Singer * Luke L. Lembke Tyler Joseph DeLong Ryan Alan Kulpa Adam Kyle Skau Shannon E. Lowe *** Christopher Charles DeSimone Christopher J. Lawrence Joshua Michael Smith Jacob Paul McCoy Brett Steven Dierkes Miles Ellory Lawrence Blake Bennett Snyder Joshua McGlone Kimberly Ann Eilerman * Chad Lemm Misty Lee Soliben Jada Marie Miller Emily Marie Eschmann * Stephanie Nicole Little Andrew Elliot Spencer Jessica Rose Odell Jordyn Kay Finke Andrew Patrick Long John Oliver Spengler Ryan Michael Oldham Clay Thomas Foster Jennifer L. Lotz ** Denise Elizabeth Spier Austin James Peterson Mandy Sue Fowler * Carter Thomas Lowe Patrick Brian Springman * Shelly Lynn Pistello * William Lee Franklin Keith B. Mack Jr. Lydia Faith Swinford * William Benjamin Roa-Schmitt Austin Ryan Garber Carson Madden Logun Alan Taylor Evan R. Schaefer Aaron E. Garrison Anika Latia Maddox Courtney Elizabeth Thole Kristin Rochelle Schmidt *** Elizabeth Amy Gerard * Adam Taylor Markwell Kathryn Marie Trettenero *** Megan E. Shreffler Darryl Godfrey Jr. Emily G. Martin Dalton Joseph Van Fleet Megan Theresa Somers Allison Parker Gonzalez Matthew C. McCauley Justin C. Vernier Emily Suzanne Stockman Robert Matthew Graebe Charles Jackson McCormick * Brenda N. Wabomnor *** Ping Zhang Trachsel *** Cynthia A. Green Joshua Phillip Menacher Paige Brianne Wallace Randi LeAnn Traylor Qiana B. Greer Christina Marie Menossi Melissa R. Walter Affton Marie Wood Hawo Dire Guyo * Timothy Paul Messer Kyle W. Warfield Emily Jeanne Woods

* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 15 School of Education, Health and Human Behavior CURT LOX, Interim Dean 9 a.m. C eremony Bachelor of Arts Claire Aldene Brown * Matthew Lynn Jones * Dominique Damon Simmons (Tassel: Light Blue, Gold) Kimberly Deanna Brown * Rebecca Elizabeth Jones Brian Donald Sipe Kyle Wade Cary Ashley Lynn Klopmeier *** Rani L. Somers Chelsea Ansell Dotson Anastasya Noel Cavanagh Marissa D. Kohlrus-Green Christopher John Stapchuk Charlee Ann Fritsche * Cole James Clapper Kristin Elizabeth Lally Ian Michael Stewart Ashley Nicole Hill Andrea Rae Cooper Lauren Oceal Lambert Kasey Ann Stoetzer Jared Taylor Lamkey Sharmita Cherrelle Crymes Matthew John Lampen * Andrew Evan Swanson Destinee J. Mieure Michael J. Deutsch Zachary Michael Link Kimberly Marie Taylor Courtney LeAnn Miller ** LaVonne Antionette Dew * Nicole Marie Lynch Jennifer Lynne Tennison *** Christina Maria Rojas Shelby Sue Eldred Elnora Elizabeth Martinez Daniel B. Tourigny Emily Lynn Sirko Heather Virginia Ficek Sarah Jean McNease Nikelle L. Turner Frances Ellen Smith Kaitlin Mae Flinn Brett David Montgomery Hannah E. Vallandingham Lindsay Ashlynn Taylor * Christopher C. Floyd Christine Morr Ninotchka Sarah Warren Samantha Nicole Thien * Georgina Rose Francis Kirby L. Morton Milton Marion Waters V Andrew Christain Frech Melissa V. Neislein ** Dylan J. White Bachelor of Science Brett Alan Gilley *** Jacob Cole Parson * Jennifer Lynn White (Tassel: Light Blue, Gold) Jeff K. Green Krystal Rose Pingel Jessica Ann Williamson Jessica Elise Hale Kristy L. Pollo *** Stephanie Lynn Wilson Ashley Adams Samantha Jo Hanks Kristin N. Randant Ashley Nichole Wolf Emily Ann Amesquita Shelby Nicole Herrmann Crystal Lynn Reiff Alexandria Marie Younge ** Tahjae E. Ash Matthew William Holaday Emily Jane Rendleman Morgan Lynn Barackman Courtney Marie Johnson Kayla C. Riggs Sonia Bechtloff *** Kelsee MaShen Johnston Samantha Ryan Roach Alexander Scott Berty Brittany Amber Jones ** Christine Ann Rukavina Madeline Michel Braasch Brittany Nicole Jones Tatiana Marie Sanchez Zabala *** Jessica Clair Briguglio Hope Elizabeth Jones Elliott Mitchell Scharringhausen ** Michael David Brodsky

School of Nursing LAURA BERNAIX, Interim Dean Bachelor of Science Angela Kay Gilbreth *** Patrick Merritt Robin Marie Umbaugh (Tassel: Apricot) Daniel Isaac Graham Christina Moore ** Hope Elizabeth Valette ** Melissa Ann Marie Gray ** Malaya Tovar Movido Jacqueline Michelle VanRiper Lauren Elizabeth Albert ** Lauren Aileen Gregory ** Joseph Michael Logan Oldani ** Jordyn Nicole VanTine * Christine B. Anderson Kathryn Emily Guerra Lisa Kay Page * Jenna Marie Voegtle Amber N. Auge * Heather Leigh Hamilton Haylie Ann Patterson *** Nathalee A. Walker Jennifer Rose Babka ** Rashad Janee Harral Katharine Elizabeth Pohlman * Kristin M. Wall Patricia Rose Bialk * Hayley Chantel Harshman ** Emily Patricia Pokrop Cassandra Lynn Washer** H Megan Jo Binney Caitlin Marie Hietter Samantha L. Portell Emily Rose Weinberg Jennifer Ann Boerckel * Lisa J. Hoge Lori Ann Prange *** Jayna Kaye White Melanie Diane Boone ** Ashley Renee Hooker Erin Elizabeth Regan ** Jonathan Calvin Whitmore * Cristina Bowman *** Krystle Michelle Horner *** Sara Michelle McKenzie Reichart Ashley Marie Wilson Cynthia L. Bryant *** Kimberly Marie Horton Chloe Victoria Reim Jennifer L. Wilson Joyce A. Buehler ** Amber G. Ishmael Kaitlin Marie Rhodes ** H Zachariah J. Wisnasky Laura Mae Caswell-Schmersahl ** Alishia L. Jacks * John Michael Roegge * Joshua Bradford Zack * Ashley Marie Chapman Emily Christine Kassebaum*** Taylor Nicole Rumple * Jack M. Zeiger Taylor Delaney Clark Kristin Alana Katte ** Krista Dawn Schumacher Rebecca L. Cline Andrew J. Klostermann *** Meaghan R. Schwigen Haylee Jo Conkling * Victoria Marie Koch * Harry Everett Senaldi Jr. Tiffany Marie Cowan Holland Susanne Kotkiewicz* Becil L. Shelton Deary *** Carissa Nicole Dagnon Jayne Marie Law Jackson Taylor Simmons Dylan Joseph DeFauw Gwendolyn Renee Lawson * Ashley Raeann Smith *** Timothy Samuel Denney *** Kelli Marie Lewis * Colin Michael Solomon Emily Nicole Dugger Jenny Lieu Casey Jo Sowers *** Mohammad A. El-Ahmad John Michael Luker *** Courtney Gail Spivey ** Darcy Nicole Essmyer *** Lauryn Marie McCoy Mary Caitlin Stasaitis * Erin Ethel Eyre Holly Estelle McGrath * Kara Kimberly Steed Brianne Mae Felchlia * Tiffany Rochelle Mellenthin *** Bethany Renee Stone Benjamin Daniel Francois Christopher David Mentz * Ryan Frederick Theen Jodi Jane Garner Heather Christine Merritt * Linh D. Tran

16 * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars The Commencement Program Saturday, December 13, 2014, 1 p.m., Vadalabene Center Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, presiding GRADUATE SCHOOL — COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 1 p.m. C eremony Pre-Ceremony Music Processional Presentation of Colors – Army ROTC The Star Spangled Banner – lyrics by Francis Scott Key, arr. by Walter Damrosch Led by Tyler Green, Vocal Performance Student, College of Arts and Sciences Music by the Meridian Brass Quintet Introduction of Platform Party – Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Greetings on Behalf of the President and the SIU Board of Trustees Welcoming Remarks – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Presentation of the Great Teacher Award Recipient - E. Duff Wrobbel, Associate Professor, Applied Communication Studies Presented by Kevin Nesselhauf, SIUE Alumni Association Board of Directors President Commencement Address – E. Duff Wrobbel, Associate Professor, Applied Communication Studies Remarks on Behalf of the Class of 2014 – Matthew Stoecklin, Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Sciences Candidates for Graduate Degrees Susan Morgan, Associate Dean, Graduate School Conferral of Degrees – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Conferral of Degrees – Julie Furst-Bowe, Chancellor Candidates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants and Members of Honor Societies Parviz Ansari, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Presentation of Graduates Greetings on Behalf of the SIUE Alumni Association Kevin Nesselhauf, SIUE Alumni Association Board of Directors President Alma Mater: Hail SIUE – by George Mellott Led by Tyler Green, Vocal Performance Student, College of Arts and Sciences Music by the Meridian Brass Quintet Recessional Names of graduates will be read by Eric Voss, Professor, Chemistry

17 Graduate School JERRY WEINBERG, Dean College of Arts and Sciences Master of Arts Master of Public Loren Nicole Dunham Megan Marie Schmitt (Hood: Grey, White, Citron) Administration Biological Sciences Mass Communications Ashlea Nicole Gernand (Hood: Pink) Aaron Douglas Engelke Layla Ann Souers Biological Sciences Art Therapy Counseling Patricia Mann Barney Mass Communications Mita Argha Bordoloi Public Administration Leighann Jones Kari N. Williams Biological Sciences English Jennifer Marie Baugh Mass Communications Marcy McAfoos Bosoluke Public Administration Emily Rose McCadden Benjamin Charles Bishop Biological Sciences English Danayka Berrocal Mathmatics Jennifer A. Connolly Public Administration Nathaniel Evan Reese Kenneth John Bratton 1 p.m. C eremony Biological Sciences English Nina M. Conrad Mathmatics Jeffrey Scott Martin Public Administration Chelsey Kate Robinson Thomas Brent James Biological Sciences English Joshua A. Crawford Mathmatics Stephyn Phillips Public Administration Jaclyn Elizabeth Taylor Georgia Mueller Biological Sciences English Matthew Menawa Davis Mathmatics Patience Louise Ferry Public Administration Kyle Ronald Wilm Ryan Francis Rzeszutko Biological Sciences History Revira Simmone Davis Mathmatics Jason B. McKinney Public Administration Hima Bindu Cherukuri Chemistry Kristina M. Thompson History Daryl Walter Mcwoods Jr. Mathmatics Cara Lynn Moore Public Administration Mortaza Derakhshani Molayousefi Chemistry Nicole Marie Titus History Joseph William Morin Mathmatics Shannan Catherine Schoemaker Public Administration Leah Christine Douglas Chemistry David Wylie History Harriet Akyemfoah Oppong Mathmatics Chunli Tan Public Administration Jay Shankar Jha Chemistry Master of Social Work History Tinika R. Page (Hood: Citron) Richard J. Tough Public Administration Sravya Mogili Chemistry History Diana L. Peters Lindsay Marie Arnold Breanna Christine Branson Public Administration Eliwaza Naomi Shadrack Msengi Social Work Chemistry Sociology Natasha Alyse Piper Rosjean Marie Custer Jordan Michelle Brennan Public Administration Sabina Ranjit Social Work Sociology Chemistry Brittany Renee Porter Catherine Elizabeth Dye Madelaine Brett Clancy Public Administration Michael Douglas Reimer Social Work Sociology Chemistry Seyedali Sajadi Naeini Jessica Pamela Gain Patrick Michael Thomas DonGarra Public Administration Reema Shakya Social Work Sociology Chemistry Patrick Wayne Sears Britni E. Gladu Cody Lee Eaton Public Administration Uma Samhita Bahunoothula Social Work Sociology Environmental Sciences Carrie S. Smith Joycie R. Gonzalez-Meyer Leighton Frank Taylor Public Administration Christopher John Huff Social Work Sociology Environmental Sciences Jenna D. Springer Abbi Renee Groth Allison R. Levin Public Administration Swechhya Singh Social Work Speech Communication Environmental Sciences Angela C. Strobel Brieanne Marie Huette Megan Maria May Public Administration Adam Hiroyuki Drake Social Work Speech Communication Geography Angela Jae Toussaint Karyn Monica Miles Lindsey Marie Jensen Public Administration Kanchan Karki Social Work Speech Communication Geography Angela Nicole Wille Courtney Rita Kombrink Master of Music Public Administration Breana Kristine Lamb Social Work (Hood: Pink) Geography Master of Science Sonya Nicolle Masterson Fernando V. R. de Oliveira (Hood: Gold) Shravya Nellutla Social Work Music Geography Lindley Blair Ballen Kylie Nichole McCarver Benjamin Zachary Woolf Social Work Biological Sciences Geography Breanna Lynn Cooper Stephen D. Mitchell Manuel Poch Social Work Biological Sciences Mass Communications Fred J. Cornwell Julius Maurice Richardson Biological Sciences Mass Communications

18 * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars Graduate School (continued) JERRY WEINBERG, Dean College of Arts and Sciences Kristina Leigh Morgan Camilla Dorothy Warning Nelson Lee Beneze Social Work Social Work Teaching English as a Second Language

Nicole Andrea Phipps Adrianna Jamisha Webb-Hudson Emily Marion Elden 1 p.m. C eremony Social Work Social Work Teaching English as a Second Language Mollie Renee Reaney Post Baccalaureate Amanda Louise Field Social Work Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate Charles Albert Smerz (Hood: Black) Professional Science Masters Social Work Janice Elaine Camren (Hood: Black) Ashley Christine Stewart Museum Studies Social Work Rohit Kuncham Mohan Raj Cara Lynn Moore Biotechnology Management Haylee Marie Tarrillion Museum Studies Social Work April Ann Sage Environmental Science Management

School of Engineering Master of Science Udaya Sree Gangasani Raghu Naishadh Gopisetty Poojitha Vundavalli (Hood: Orange) Computer Science Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Jared Anthony Boeser Jeffrey Nathaniel Mason Daniel John Hauer Ahmed Hussein Jamal Al-Rawi Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Bryan James Dirks John D. Matta Lalita Jayanthi Sriram Garudeswaran Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Jessica Marie Eichhorst Gaudencio Pimentel Reveldez Daniel R. McCullough Seyyed Hamid Reza Safarpour Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Russell James Errett Alexander Richard Towell Namitha Reddy Nagula Zhu Zhang Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial Engineering Civil Engineering Maisie Ann Graser Baba Mani Kanta Yammani Avinash Nelluri Oladayo Abimbola Akande Computer Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Joshua Clay Nieman Vinod Kumar Yenduri Sruthi Nidamanuri Mahdi Ghareh Baygloo Computer Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Srood Muhsin Omer Margret Vijaykumar Badugu Rachel Lynn Pashea Clayton Mitchell Graves Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Samuel J. Ross G.V.N. Chiranjeevi Vamsi Krishna Pavuluri Mozhdeh Imani Nezhad Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Joshua Joseph Schmitz Neha Dabbakuti Santhosh Kumar Pendem Hanxiang Jin Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Ranish Man Shakya Hossein Darvish Geetha Ravi Raheleh Mohammad Rahimi Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Franklin William Sharpe Jonathan Dwight David Denning Prathyusha Sai Komati Reddy Frank Udochukwu Nwamu Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Joshua Keaton Young Timothy Robert Duncan Samrat Subedi Yuhui Qu Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Pouya Yousefzadehfard Samuel K. Dunham Nishanth Reddy Vadakala Baris Mehmet Sagsoy Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Bipinkumar Reddy Algubelli Ataisi Silas Eneyo Nikhila Vaddepally Ravindra Vundavilli Computer Science Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Hari Siva Kumar Reddy Bhogala Jiyuan Fu Chaithanya Valleru Computer Science Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering

* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 19 College of Arts and Sciences ALDEMARO ROMERO, Dean Bachelor of Arts Jennifer Kei Sumida * Nicholas John Clarice Kimberly Elaine Lutman (Tassel: Brown, Citron, Crimson, Tacara Latreece Tate Christine Rae Clark Adam Taylor Markwell Drab, Gold, Grey/Silver, Ivory, Abagail Anne Thompson ** Dylan L. Clark Tyler Jordan Marmon Light Grey, Pink, White) Rachel Kelisue Tolleson Justin Joseph Claus Andrew William Martin Jennifer Catherine Turner *** Jordyn Sarah Conerty Corey Lee Martin * Chelsea M. Akin *** Gregory Lambert G. Underwood Alexis B. Cortes *** Natalie Marie Masulla Heather Elizabeth Beck Kaleb Darrin Volker * Ashley Nicole Cramer Stephanie Marie McCarthy Jennifer Lynn Blum * Kortney Nikole Walden Eric James Czajkowski * Douglas Ryan Michalak Cassandra Rose Bosomworth Paige Gabrielle Whitehead Sandra Nicole Dalzotto Johnathan Michael Milazzo Emily Elizabeth Botkin Adam Jarrett Whiteside * Amanda Gail Dean Ashley Lauren Miller *** Kayleigh Elizabeth Bowles Kaitlyn Marie Wiese Wesley David DeGroot Deborah Jane Mills * Megan A. Brege Sierra Blair Wilson Tyler Joseph DeLong Jordan Victoria Milon Andrew K. Burton * Hannah Elizabeth Wrigley *** Jonathan David Dickman Haley Noel Mirabelli

1 p.m. C eremony Shawn Michael Campbell Layla O. Zubi Colton Christopher Dinga Matthew Robert Mittler ** Briana Keely Collier Ethan McCreery Duewer *** Sandra Carol Monroe Belfield Christopher Collymore Bachelor of Fine Arts Kalen Thomas Duhs Corey Dean Nordike Chris Conant (Tassel: Brown) John David Elsass Audrey Lin Parker Alyssa M. Cracchiolo Matthew P. Escarraz Zachary D. Patton Devan Louis DePauw Jessica Lynn Belangee Steven Eric Gray * Lucas J. Fanning Meghann Rose Pearce Stacie Renee Ellis *** Kristofer Michael Ferguson Alan Trevathan Perryman Kaitlyn Elyse Fath Jessica Ryan Hatfield * Kyle Royce Kirkpatrick Robert Joseph Fernandez Mason Tyser Petrie Taylor Nicholas Fehrenz Cody Patrick Finan Kristopher William Piechoinski Elizabeth Anne Fellios Kendal R. Krotz Elena Michelle McKarnen Leah R. Flowers Deborah Lynne Pohl * Steven Michael Garner Logan Jamison Frymire Rashno Poormotamed ** Robert Lawrence Gulledge Joy Anastasia Miller * Gwendolyn Elizabeth Porter *** Andrea Doreen Fyffe Jason Louis Prott Brittany Kathleen Gvazdinskas April Lashe Gerhardt Tanya May Rediess Shelby Nicole Hall * Daniel Anthony Nicholas Tybor Shelly Ann Walter Samantha Alyse Gilmore Ryan William Reilson Brianne Kathrynn Harris ** H Scott Russell Gipson Brennan Nicholas Richter Carl William Wingbermuehle Heidi Lynn Hennings Amber Naomi Gonzalez Amy L. Rinderer Rasheedah Taliah Henson Bachelor of Liberal Duane T. Goodner Abbey Renae Robb Halie Jade Holcomb Rebecca Ann Grandidier Ian A. Rutledge David Paul Holloway Studies Chase K. Green Margarita Klyanchenkova Ryan Steven Edward Houk H (Tassel: White) Nicholas Groves Anthony William Sabat Aaron D. Huggins Alex William Kalika *** Anthony Robert Haley Jazmine A. Sanders Alberto Jasso Anthony C. Hanks Keirsten N. Savering *** Emily Rose Jenkins *** Bachelor of Music Steven Alexander Hanlin Travis Colt Schaller Marco Johnson (Tassel: Pink) Robert S. Hannah Nikolas Dillon Schiller Erica Lynnette Jones Reed T. Happold Nicholas Frank Schrock Alex David Jansen Myra Ann Juenger * Jolene D. Hedger Marshall Craig Schultz Josiah Richard Joyce Dylan R. Kaericher *** Adam D. Heil Brent P. Sellers W. Dakota Morgan Christopher Roy Kernan David Brian Hill Jeffrey Alan Sharp Samantha N. Kinnear Rebekah Jeanne Watkins Mary Elaine Huber Jared A. Shilling Brittany Elizabeth Lantry Blake Robert Johnson Tyler Kendell Sloan Cole Ryan Laramore Bachelor of Science Mallory Anne Johnson Bethany Lynn Smith Maria Lynn Lavender ** (Tassel: Brown, Citron, Crimson, Ke´Asha La´Shay Jones Erin Elizabeth Smith Joshua Kurtis Lawson Drab, Gold, Grey/Silver, Ivory, Ryan Andrew Jouett *** Andrew Michael Snyder Emily Jane Layeski Light Grey, White) Trey Cristen Katich Sharon Kathleen Solarz John Michael Layton Brian Keith Abney II Roger E. Keime Jennifer Lynn Sparks Kim Nguyen Lee * Connor Christian Alexander Michelle L. Kempf Douglas Stewart John Wesley Linafelter Carolyn Elaine Allison * Adnan S. Khan Travis Edward Stipes Lauren Kathryn Lowe Justin Michael Ambry Alexander N. Kilby Jacob Walter Streicher Levi Alexander Malan Troy Daniel Anderson Desnikka Deshae Kilpatrick Matthew Elmer Studebaker Julie Anna Mangoff *** Christopher I. Arnold Kara A. Kniser Justin B. Summers Sarah Elizabeth Mcknight Candace Suzanne Asher Dylan Scott Koke Christopher Demond Sumpter Zachary M. Meyer Dian Marie Bagent * Dale Russell Korte Kaitlin Marie Szedlar * Kelcie Marie Miller * Michael Jarrod Barnett Matthew Hastings Korte Joy Carillo Talkington Jessica Mae Mills * Margo A. Bassett Mitchell Erik Kramer *** Garrett Richard Talla Steven Wayne Mosby Lindsey M. Benvenuto Emma Catherine Kuester * David Wayne Tennyson Jr. Gerald Duane Munie Thomas Bernard Bieneman * Lauryn Renee Kulasza David Alan Thomas Brett Randall Murray Angela Lynn Bilzing Andrea Jane LaMartina Tia Jasmine Vaher ** Sara Elizabeth Nessing Ryan G. Bollinger Amanda Marie Lands Megan Elizabeth Van Hoy Mary Louise Propheter Gina Marie Borelli Simone Virginia Nicole Lanier Jesse David Vincent Kaitlin Elaine Richardson * James Robert Bowers IV *** Kimberly Ann Latham Alex Walker Heather R. Robinson Ashley Monique Brewer Brittany Nicole Lee *** Kurtis Franklin Waterman Monica Lynne Schempp Thomas Richard Bright II * Toni Darnetta Leonard Caleb Charles Wheeler Jonathan Robert Schulze Stephen N. Brown Jennifer Ellen Lewis Jacob Daniel Wheeler * Brittany Austin Seiffert Tat’iana Sierra Bruce Shelley Ann Livingston Sarah Ann Wheeler Harold Eugene Silvey Alona M. Bruce-Oldham Jessica Loethen * Philip D. Wilkinson Kelsey Danielle Smith Kathleen Patricia Bublitz Gregory Dale Long II *** Jeffrey Gerald Wilson Kristina Renee Souser Justin Ryan Carlson Melissa Erin Lovell * Recie Y. Wilson Matthew David Stoecklin *** Katlyn Jean Ceurvorst Neil Christian Luke Danielle Jacqueline Zachman

20 * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars School of Engineering HASAN SEVIM, Dean Bachelor of Arts Cody Michael Davis ** Jonathan William Kutz Stephanie J. Veile (Tassel: Orange) William Michael Domitrovich * Humberto G. Laguna Megan Veit Jeremy Lee Eck Drew Michael Mahan Andrew Joseph Veliz Christopher Allen Adams Daniel Anthony Fanning Joshua Andrew McAdams Michael Alexander Vercellino Donald Terance Jackson II

Bryce E. Fickas * Amy Christine Miller * Justin Charles Waldrop 1 p.m. C eremony Andrew L. Stubblefield Anthony Lavern Ford Samantha A. Muir Adam Lee Walton Bachelor of Science Gregory Allen Fulk Julio A. Naveira John Weidner (Tassel: Orange) Joshua Patrick Gagen Donald Wayne Nicholas Kelsey Nicole Lee Weissman Kassidy Carolyn Garrison *** Timothy R. Nielsen Christopher L. Wiedner Lacey Elizabeth Albers ** Alexander Frederick Gehm Christopher Blake Oehmke Cagdas Yoneyler Jordan Daniel Atwood Jennifer M. Gerwitz * Kevin Kuo Oliva Ugur Okan Yucelkan Natalie C. Becker Gregory Ryan Goedelman * Stephanie Danielle Osborn Adrian K. Bennett Aaron Lee Green Mark A. Peradotti Austin Paul Bernskoetter Samuel O. Greenwalt *** Randolph Scott Prause Jr. Matthew Ross Boone Matthew William Grove Shaun Allen Ramsey Corey W. Branson Asher Levi Haggard Jacob Lee Richardson Mario Brown Bradley Michael Hattan Kevin Andrew Riley Andrew Martin Buncher *** Joel Daniel Herrmann Reagan Richard Robertson Joshua Bryan Bunjan Matthew David Hilbert Thomas Joseph Ryan Ryan Andrew Burling Caleb Benjamin Hobbs Daniel Charles Schachner Matthew Patrick Carey Justin August Huelsmann Benjamin Adam Siecinski Zachary Michael Carlson Charles William Johnson Andrew Daryl Skaer Adam Christopher Chkautovich Seth Warren Johnson Joshua Slater Kermit Ben Christmann William Joseph Kinney Daniel Smart Theodore William Correll Kent Thomas Kobernus Jesse Colton Smith Eric Matthew Czichos Edward Geoffrey Kolkovich Jr. Brooke Julie Stein Aaron Coulter Davies Jared Scott Kraus Theresa Marie Stout *

* cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude H Honors Scholars 21 Candidates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants

U.S. Army James Robert Bowers IV

To Our Guests Commencement is the premier academic ceremony. This formal conferral of degrees marks the graduates’ mastery of SIUE curricula – undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional. At its best, it is an occasion of dignity, recognition and celebration. To preserve the decorum of the event, please exercise etiquette appropriate for the occasion and express your excitement in ways that will not prevent others from hearing the speakers and enjoying the ceremony. The University requests that all photographs be taken from your seat or following the ceremony.

For your convenience, we have made arrangements with Grad Images™ for a professional photographer to record the moment graduates receive their diploma covers. Students receive by mail a passport‑sized, full‑color image approximately one week after the ceremony. There is no obligation to purchase, and students will have the option of ordering several enlargement packages via web site, phone, facsimile or mail. This service enables each student to have a photograph of the ceremony. Family members and friends are requested to remain in their seats and enjoy the ceremony. Professional photographs are available for all students. Grad Trak Graduation Images™ guarantees complete satisfaction with the photographs or a full refund will be given with no questions asked. The transaction is between the student and the photographer; SIUE will not be involved.

In keeping with the occasion, we ask that all guests stand when the processional begins. After the ceremony has been completed, there will be a recessional of the platform party. Please remain in your seats until the platform party has cleared the Commencement area.

** The Commencement program was printed with accurate graduation records as of 4:30 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2014. A final version with full records will be available the week following the ceremonies at siue.edu/commencement.

22 Congratulations on your graduation and welcome to the SIUE Alumni Association! As you celebrate this milestone, please consider the fact that you are now among more than 95,000 individuals who can proudly call themselves alumni of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Upon your graduation, you automatically become a member of the SIUE Alumni Association, an organization established in 1972 and dedicated to assisting you in building upon the relationships and history you created here as a student. The Association offers a wealth of benefits to help you succeed personally and professionally. Our mission statement reads: The SIUE Alumni Association will be a valued partner of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville through the advancement and promotion of SIUE alumni, the University and its friends. In a few short weeks you will receive your Association Membership card and other materials which are the key to unlocking those benefits mentioned only briefly here. In the meantime, I invite you to visit our website at siue.edu/alumni to learn more about the benefits and opportunities derived from being part of the SIUE Alumni Association, as together we work to Engage, Educate and Empower Cougars for Life.

Steve Jankowski, BS ’74 Executive Director, SIUE Alumni Association Director, SIUE Office of Alumni Affairs

SIUE Alumni Association Campus Box 1031 Birger Hall 30 North Circle Drive Edwardsville, IL 62026-1031 618-650-2760 [email protected]

Congratulations SIUE Graduates Printed by authority of the State of Illinois 12/14, 5,350, 15090361