Fairleigh Dickinson University Seventy-Fifth Commencement MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey The Fifteenth of May, Two Thousand and Eighteen Fairleigh Dickinson University Seventy-Fifth Commencement MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey The Fifteenth of May, Two Thousand and Eighteen COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Entrance of Graduates ......................Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov, Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar Procession of Platform Part y......................................................................................Grand Marshal Anthony J. Adrignolo Professor of Global Transportation Studies “The Star-Spangled Banner ”.....................................Dorothy Jo Blomquist, Kayleigh Anne Corn, Daio Fumilayo Floyd Graduating Students, Florham Campus Invocation .......................................................................................................................................The Reverend Jim Om Christian Ministries, Metropolitan Campus Welcome .......................................................................................................................................Christopher A. Capuano President Conferring of Honorary Degree and Presidential Citation ...................................................................President Capuano Doctor of Humane Letters ..............................................................................................................Allan E. Goodman Presidential Citation ............................................................................................................................Marta L. Tellado Commencement Address ...................................................................................................................................Marta L. Tellado Recognition of Vancouver Campus Graduates and Pinnacle Recipient Peter Mate ................................................................................................Cecil A. Abrahams Provost, Vancouver Campus Presentation of Student Pinnacle Awards .................................................................................................Robert F. Vodde Campus Executive, Metropolitan Campus Remarks ........................................................................................................................................Sedona Renee Hill Brian Mauro Interim Campus Executive, Florham Campus Remarks ................................................................................................................................Marialaina Nissenbaum Recognition of Doctoral Graduates .............................................................................................President Capuano Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Psychology, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy Conferring of Degree s........................................................................................President Capuano and Gillian M. Small University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Science s...........................................................Dean Geoffrey S. Weinman School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ........................................................................Dean Michael J. Avaltroni University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies .......................................Interim Dean Vicki L. Cohen School of Art and Media Studies/Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering/School of Criminal Justice, Political Science and International Studies/Peter Sammartino School of Education/School of the Humanities/School of Natural Sciences/Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health/School of Psychology Silberman College of Busines s........................................................................................Dean Andrew J. Rosman Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies .....................................................Dean Lisa R. Braverman School of Administrative Science/International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management School of Public and Global Affairs ..............................................................................Director Peter J. Woolley “Alma Mater ”.....................................................................................................................Greih Yvonne Wilson-McClain Graduating Student, Metropolitan Campus (See page 3 for lyrics.) Benedictio n..................................................................................................................................Imam Mohamed El Filali Islamic Ministries, Metropolitan Campus Rabbi Ira Jaskoll Hillel, Metropolitan Campus Recessional .............................................................................................................................Medley of Classical Favorites 2 MARSHALS Anthony J. Adrignolo Timothy Fann Lorraine Nienstedt Grand Marshal Ruben C. Flores Jennifer Noon Mary Ford Jessica O’Brien Childerick Barthelus Roger A. Forsthoff Francis Pantaleo Sandra Gilot-West Cheryl Gonzalez Elizabeth Parolski Vidal Lopez-Marrero Kelly Keyes Francisco Parra Darshan Shah Yeoah Kim Punit Patel Head Marshals Maria L. Kocylowsky William Phillips Valerie Abrunzo Erdal Kose April Quatrano Vahid Alizadeh Susan Larimer Hernando Rivera Ashley Astwood Conor Leary Donna Robertson Carol Brown Taylor Tina LoPonte Sabrina Scanlan Donald Buzinkai Julianna McDonald Patrick Scarpello William Byrne Pamela Messina Miriam Singer Christina Carlson Patricia Miller Gurjot Singh Ciara Carmona Alice Mills Neelu Sinha Kathleen Carsillo Laris Mojica-Mateo Ryan Stalgaitis Elisabeth Colombero Jasmine Monroe Brian Surace Israel Delgado Jocelyn Moses Jane Tennen Stephen Dembowski Gina Murray William M. Toms Deborah Dobson Sachin Naik Lilla Vinci Mohammed Elshaer Za’kia Nealy Ashli Weems ALMA MATER Goodhart-Davis Praise to thee, O Alma Mater, faithfully we sing, Hear our joyful voices ringing, Fairleigh Dickinson. Campus halls, that oft recall us, memories will bring, Campus lights will ever guide us, when the day is done. Chorus Alma Mater, we will cherish each day of the years We were privileged to spend here, tho’ our parting nears. DEGREE CANDIDATES Florham Campus degree candidates, see page 10. Metropolitan Campus degree candidates, see page 19. Vancouver Campus degree candidates, see page 37. See inside back cover for graduates’ seating plan. Note: An undergraduate student whose cumulative grade point ratio (CGPR) for four years is 3.85 will receive his or her degree summa cum laude ; if the CGPR is 3.67, magna cum laude ; if the CGPR is 3.33, cum laude . Only weighted grades will be included in computing honors. Only the credits taken at Fairleigh Dickinson University, a minimum of 54 credits, will be used in this evaluation. Due to time constraints associated with the printing of the programs, the honors listed therein were determined as of the end of the fall semester. The final listing for the commencement period will include those honors earned as of the completion of the spring semester, and diplomas will reflect this achievement. This program does not represent an official list of certified graduates. 3 Allan E. Goodman Marta L. Tellado Doctor of Humane Letters Presidential Citation Kofi Annan, seventh secretary-general of the United You once worked alongside consumer crusader Joan Nations and Nobel Prize winner, once observed that Claybrook, who famously said, “There is nothing “Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily name. It is the most effective form of defense spending work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle there is.” His words embody the essence of your own with the power of active citizenship.” Those are words life’s work as a scholar, diplomat and patriot. you’ve lived by during three decades as a frontline advo - You have dedicated your life to the pursuit of peace, cate and leader for social justice and public interest. building bridges across cultures through education. As Hailed a “transformational leader,” you have been a president of the Institute of International Education tireless advocate and champion for change as you tack - (IIE), your efforts have created personal opportunities at led issues of social justice, public policy, consumer edu - the grassroots level for faculty and students to under - cation and protection. As president and chief executive stand other cultures through first-hand experience. officer of Consumer Reports, you’ve wielded your posi - You brought to your position a remarkable depth of tion as the head of our nation’s top watchdog group to insight, gained through decades of experience in educa - lift people’s voices as consumers and citizens. tion, international affairs and diplomacy. You came to Your passion for civic engagement can be traced to the IIE from your role as executive dean of Georgetown your childhood. Born in Cuba and raised in New University’s esteemed School of Foreign Service, having Jersey, you’re the daughter of political refugees who served previously as presidential briefing coordinator instilled in you the importance of hard work and an for the director of Central Intelligence in the Carter active, informed citizenry. administration. The first American professor to lecture You are an inspiration to the students who have fol - in the Foreign Affairs College of Beijing, you helped lowed you at Fairleigh Dickinson University. You spent create our