Commencement 2021 Spring 2021 TE TA UN S E ST TH AT I F E V A O O E L F A DITAT DEUS N A E R R S I O Z T S O A N Z E I A R I T G R Y A 1912 1885 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT AND CONVOCATION PROGRAM Spring 2021 May 3, 2021 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM CONTENTS THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER The National Anthem and O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, Arizona State University Alma Mater ................................. 2 What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight Letter of Congratulations from the Arizona Board of Regents ............... 5 O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? History of Honorary Degrees .............................................. 6 And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Past Honorary Degree Recipients .......................................... 6 O say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave Conferring of Doctoral Degrees ............................................ 9 O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Convocation ....................... 29 ALMA MATER Conferring of Masters Degrees ............................................ 36 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Craig and Barbara Barrett Honors College ................................102 Where the bold saguaros Moeur Award ............................................................137 Raise their arms on high, Praying strength for brave tomorrows Graduation with Academic Recognition ..................................157 From the western sky; Summa Cum Laude, 157 Where eternal mountains Magna Cum Laude, 175 Kneel at sunset’s gate, Cum Laude, 186 Here we hail thee, Alma Mater, Arizona State. Conferring of Bachelor Degrees ..........................................197 College of Global Futures, 197 —Hopkins-Dresskell College of Health Solutions, 202 College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, 211 MAROON AND GOLD The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 219 Fight, Devils down the field Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, 244 Fight with your might and don’t ever yield Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 252 Long may our colors outshine all others Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, 262 Echo from the buttes, Give em’ hell Devils! Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, 281 Cheer, cheer for A-S-U! New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, 289 Fight for the old Maroon For it’s Hail! Hail! The gang’s all here Thunderbird School of Global Management, 299 And it’s onward to victory! Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 303 Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, 310 W. P. Carey School of Business, 321 Candidates for Commission ..............................................340 Students whose names appear in this program are candidates for the degrees listed, Mace and President’s Chain of Office ....................................341 which will be conferred subject to completion of requirements. History of the Academic Costume ........................................342 To order copies of the final book with all graduates names listed, Arizona Board of Regents ................................................343 email your request to [email protected] and someone will respond with payment instructions and order details. 5 ISSION TATEMENT MESSAGE FROM THE M S ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT Dear Graduate, On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, we congratulate you on achieving University Commencement represents the this important milestone. It took hard work, tenacity and dedication to earn a university degree. Your accomplishment is significant and commendable. culmination of a student’s academic achievement. It is a time of celebration and reflection With a university degree, a world of opportunity awaits. From higher wages to better quality of life, college-educated individuals are increasingly in demand for students, families, friends, faculty and staff. for the skills learned as a university graduate. In a knowledge driven economy, It brings together a diverse community employers are increasingly seeking candidates with strong college credentials and the degree you have earned will open many doors. to share in the joy of accomplished goals. We are grateful for your resilience in navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this pandemic will soon be under control as our graduates begin careers that will make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Many of our graduates stepped up to aid the state during the pandemic, and we are heartened by these efforts. As you begin a new stage in life as a graduate of Arizona State University, we encourage you to stay connected to the university, friends you’ve met, professors who taught you and mentors who helped along the way. As you celebrate, take a moment to remember all of the individuals who supported you during your college years and to reflect on the skills and knowledge you’ve learned at ASU. This is a day of new beginnings. We hope that your experiences at ASU positively affect your life for years to come. Congratulations graduate on this outstanding accomplishment! We wish you the best for a future filled with promise and opportunity. Go Devils! Sincerely, Larry E. Penley John Arnold Chair Executive Director 6 HISTORY OF HONORARY DEGREES 7 Harvard was the first university to confer honorary degrees in 1692. Since then it has Commencement Commencement become a recognized function of degree granting institutions. Honorary degrees are Name or Convocation Name or Convocation an opportunity for universities to single out people who have made contributions to G.M. Sollenberger May 15, 1983 Rose Mofford May 11, 1994 society. At ASU, honorary degree recipients are nominated by faculty members. Sandra Day O’Connor May 11, 1984 Herman Chanen May 11, 1994 The six-member Academic Affairs Honorary Degrees Committee reviews faculty James William Creasman May 11, 1984 Keith Turley Aug 5, 1994 nominations for the Honorary Degree. It then recommends candidates to the president. Leontyne Price Mar 8, 1985 Virginia Ullman Aug 5, 1994 The committee is appointed by and responsible to the president. Edward F. Albee May 17, 1985 Maxine Marshall Dec 14, 1994 William A. Fowler May 17, 1985 Jonathan Marshall Dec 14, 1994 Commencement Commencement Northurp H. Fry May 17, 1985 Margaret Gisolo Dec 14, 1994 Name or Convocation Name or Convocation Kathryn K. Gammage May 17, 1985 Edward Bud Jacobson May 14, 1995 Frederick M. Irish May 28, 1940 John Hope Franklin June 3, 1969 William G. Payne May 17, 1985 Rita Dove May 14, 1995 Arthur John Matthews May 28, 1940 Frank Borman June 3, 1969 Edward J. Dwight, Jr. May 16, 1986 Ernest Boyer May 14, 1995 Charles A. Stauffer May 22, 1951 Charles Stewart Mott Jan 13, 1970 Sylvia Porter May 16, 1986 Florence Nelson Aug 10, 1995 Samuel Henry Morris May 26, 1953 Ernest J. Hopkins June 2, 1970 John I. Yellott Aug 8, 1986 William S. Shover May 10, 1996 Ira Dawson Payne May 26, 1953 George Homer Durham June 1, 1971 William Reilley Nov 7, 1986 Gary L. Tooker May 10, 1996 Abraham Lincoln Krohn May 24, 1955 Richard A. Harvill June 1, 1971 Henry Cisneros Dec 19, 1986 Frank J. Sackton Aug 9, 1996 Arthur Ervin Smith May 24, 1955 Arthur B. Schellenberg June 1, 1971 Frank Snell May 15, 1987 Chang-Lin Tien Dec 20, 1996 Alfred Knight May 29, 1956 Pablo Casals Mar 30, 1972 Gerald Wasserburg May 15, 1987 John F. Long Dec 20, 1996 Harvey Leslie Taylor May 29, 1956 Raul H. Castro June 2, 1972 Virginia Galvin Piper May 15, 1987 Paul J. Fannin May 16, 1997 Daniel Earl Noble May 28, 1957 O.D. Miller June 2, 1972 Mo Udall Aug 7, 1987 Jack W. Whiteman May 16, 1997 Howard Pyle May 28, 1957 Paolo Soleri May 18, 1973 Kax Herberger Aug 7, 1987 Newton Rosenzweig Aug 8, 1997 Walter Reed Bimson May 27, 1958 Ernest W. McFarland May 18, 1973 Edson W. Spencer Dec 18, 1987 John P. Frank Dec 19, 1997 John Cromwell Lincoln May 27, 1958 Paul Rappaport May 17, 1974 Robert S. Dietz May 13, 1988 Craig R. Barrett May 15, 1998 Carl Sauer May 27, 1958 Hugh Downs May 17, 1974 Robert J. Eggert Aug 5, 1988 Wm. Polk Carey Aug 7, 1998 Carlos P. Garcia June 25, 1958 Herbert G. Fales May 16, 1975 Jovita R. Salonga Dec 16, 1988 Norman William Fain Dec 18, 1998 Eugene Collins Pulliam May 26, 1959 Robert W. Galvin May 16, 1975 Art Buchwald Dec 16, 1988 Leon Howard Sullivan Dec 18, 1998 Carl Hayden Nov 14, 1959 Mae S. Talley May 14, 1976 Walter Cronkite May 12, 1989 Eddie Basha May 14, 1999 John Robert Murdock May 31, 1960 John J. Rhodes May 14, 1976 Lorraine Frank May 12, 1989 Raul Yzaguirre May 14, 1999 Barry Morris Goldwater May 30, 1961 Louise Lincoln Kerr May 13, 1977 William Kajikawa Aug 5, 1989 Alfredo Gutierrez Dec 17, 1999 George W. Romney June 5, 1962 Bart Jan Bok May 19, 1978 Pearl Bailey Dec 22, 1989 Craig E. Weatherup Dec 17, 1999 Linton Elias Grinter June 5, 1962 Henry Eyring May 19, 1978 Rabbi Albert Plotkin Dec 22, 1989 Barbara McConnell Barrett May 11, 2000 Walter Early Craig June 4, 1963 David C. Lincoln May 18, 1979 Yuan T. Lee May 11, 1990 Rudy E. Campbell May 11, 2000 Lynn Meade Laney June 4, 1963 Erma Bombeck May 16, 1980 G. Robert Herberger May 10, 1991 Nadine Severns Carson Aug 4, 2000 Harvey Harlow Nininger June 4, 1963 Vincent Persichetti May 16, 1980 Frank X. Gordon Dec 8, 1991 Lamonte H. Lawrence Aug 4, 2000 Lillian Moller Gilbreth May 26, 1964 Paul L. Singer May 16, 1980 Cesar Chavez May 11, 1992 L. Roy Papp Dec 14, 2000 Julius Charles Wetzler May 26, 1964 Robert Penn Warren Apr 21, 1980 Tony Hillerman May 11, 1992 Marilyn A.