Florida Atlantic University Graduate Commencement
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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT EIGHT O'CLOCK THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 14 NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY FIVE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Florida Atlantic University, a member of the State University System of Florida, was established in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In addition to its 850-acre campus in Boca Raton, FAU has campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Palm Beach Gardens, and Port St. Lucie. The University's nine colleges- the Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities and the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Nursing, Science, Social Science, and Urban and Public Affairs- offer 51 bachelor's, 43 master's, 3 specialist's, 1 associate's, and 14 doctoral degrees. As of August 1995, the University had awarded 61,384 degrees, serving more than 145,000 individuals through its instructional programs. In December 1967, Florida Atlantic University was elected to regular membership in the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools, at which time the Commission on Higher Education ofthatAssociationgrantedfullaccreditationtoalloftheUniversity'sprograms.Inaccordancewith Association regulations, this accreditation was reaffirmed in 1973, 1983, and again in 1993. In the fall of 1995, the University had 18,300 students and 1,000 faculty members. Dr. Anthony James Catanese President and Professor Dr. RichardL. Osburn University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Marie McDemmond Vice President for Finance and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Nathan Dean Vice President for the Boca Raton Campus Dr. Mary McBride Vice President for the Broward Campuses Dr. Robert Huckshom Vice President for the Northern Campuses Dr. Emanuel Newsome Vice President for Student Affairs Ms. Carla Coleman Vice President for University Relations Mr. Don Taylor Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT Dr. Anthony James Catanese Dr. Anthony James Catanese joined Florida Atlantic University as its fourth President in January, 1990. Dr. Catanese was previously Provost of Pratt Institute in New York City; Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Florida; Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Professor and Director of the Center for Planning and Development at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology; and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Environmental Design and James A. Ryder Professor at the University ofMiami. Dr. Catanese also was a Senior Fulbright Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Catanese previously maintained a private practice in design, planning, and development. His consulting contracts numbered over fifty clients, including coastal zone planning and development in Hawaii and native land claims in Alaska. As a developer, he built several projects for the single family and multi-family market in the Atlanta region. Dr. Catanese has been a public servant as well. He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Urban Policy Task Force. He served as chairman of the Milwaukee City Plan Board and the Gainesville City Plan Board. Dr. Catanese was president of the Park West Development Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that planned and developed a major area in Milwaukee. He is currently a member of the Board ofDirectors of the Environmental Education Foundation ofF lorida; the Orange Bowl Committee; and Barnett Bank of Palm Beach. He has served on the Presidents' Commission of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Dr. Catanese received the Ph.D. degree from the University ofWisconsin-Madison in Planning and Land Economics; the Master's Degree in Planning and Public Administration from New York University; and the Bachelor' s Degree in Planning and Civil Engineering from Rutgers University. He has done advanced studies in real estate finance, computers, and transportation. A prolific writer, Dr. Catanese has authored eleven books, eighteen chapters in books, over sixty five articles in journals, and thirty-five research monographs. Two of his books, Planners and Politics: Impossible Dreams and Urban Planning, have been best sellers in their fields. 2 STATE OF FLORIDA Board of Education Lawton Chiles Governor Frank Brogan Bill Nelson Commissioner ofEducation State Treasurer Sandra B. Mortham Bob Milligan Secretary ofState Comptroller Bob Butterworth Bob Crawford Attorney General Commissioner ofAgriculture Board of Regents Charles B. Reed Jon C. Moyle James F. Heekin, Jr. Tallahassee West Palm Beach Orlando Audrea I. Anderson Steven J. Uhlfelder Frank Brogan Fort Myers Tallahassee Tallahassee Welcom H. Watson Dennis M. Ross Elizabeth G. Lindsay Fort Lauderdale Tampa Sarasota Julian Bennett, Jr. Charles B. Daniel, Jr. Perla Hantman Panama City Gainesville Miami Lakes Gwendolyn F. McLin Cornelia Sha'Ron James Paul L. Cejas Ocahumpka Tallahassee Miami 3 PROGRAM Processional Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 in D Major by Edward Elgar Presiding Dr. Stephen Voss, University Marshal National Anthem Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, led by Senga Powers Introduction and Remarks Dr. Anthony James Catanese, President Congratulatory Remarks Jeff Woodward, Student Body President Conferral of the Graduate Degrees Dr. Anthony James Catanese, President Assisted by: Dr. Richard Osburn, University Provost Dr. John Jurewicz, Dean of Graduate Studies Announcing the Candidates Dr. Karl F. !jams, Dean of Student Affairs Closing Remarks Dr. Anthony James Catanese, President Recessional 4 DECEMBER 1995 GRADUATES DOCTOR OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Alberta Elaine Centerbar "Exploring Selected Factors In The Relationship Between School Climate And Leadership Behaviors In Two Saint Lucie County Elementary Schools " Major Professor: Dr. John Hunt Linnie Sue Moon Comerford "Attitude Changes in Year-Round Education as a Result of a Community Information Program " Major Professors: Dr. John Morris, Dr. Dan Weppner Walter Cornnell "A Ten Year Study Of Predictors of Student Success On The Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination" Major Professors: Dr. John Morris , Dr. Dan Weppner John H. Cummings, Jr. "Barriers to Participation in Adult Education as Perceived by African-Americans and Others " Major Professor: Dr. Donald G. MacKenzie Paula Schweitzer Herbst "Effect of Graphic Organizers on Ninth Grade Students ' Achievement in Social Studies " Major Professors: Dr. John Morris, Dr. Mary Gray Betty Hill "The Effects of Tutoring Strategies and Noninstructional Variables on Nontraditional Students ' Reading Scores" Major Professor: Dr. Arthur Burrichter Rochelle Adrienne Kenyon "A Comparative Study Of The Impact Of Two Treatments On Attitudes Toward Persons With Disabilities " Major Professor: Dr. Lucy M. Guglielmino Elaine W. Kromhout "Computer-aided Composition in Florida's Community Colleges " Major Professor: Dr. Vasil M. Kerensky Fred Ray Landrum "New Insights Into Cognitive Abilities and Adjudicated Youths " Major Professor: Dr. Vasil M. Kerensky 5 Brenda Manning Shryock "The Effects of Instructional Format on Community College Students ' Geometric Construction Performance" Major Professors: Dr. Robert Shockley, Dr. Nancy Romance Linda H. Thornton "Academic and Demographic Variables as Predictors of Gang Activity in School" Major Professors: Dr. John Morris, Dr. Mary Gray Beverly Aileen Warde "A Comparison of the Reading Characteristics of College Student Poor Readers With and Without Learning Disabilities " Major Professors: Dr. Ron Taylor, Dr. Lydia Smiley DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Anna D. Martin "The Relationships Between Exchange Rate Exposure and European Positioning of Multinational Corporations" Major Professor: Dr. Jeff Madura COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING John M. Camperman "Investigation of Carbon Dioxide Transport In Life Support Helmets " Major Professor: Dr. JeffreyS. Tennant Srinivas Jaya Chunduru "Dynamic Stall And Three-Dimensional Wake Effects On Trim, Stability and Loads of Hinge less Rotors with Fast Floquet Theory" Major Professor: Dr. Gopal H. Gaonkar Darryl L. DeBruin "Classification of Marine Sediments Using a Fuzzy Logic Impedance Inversion Model" Major Professor: Dr. L.R. LeBlanc Murali Gopinathan "Adaptive Control Of Vibration In Flexible Smart Structures" Major Professor: Dr. Grazyna A. Pajunen 6 Kunal Joarder "The Visual Looming Navigation Cue: A Unified Approach" Major Professor: Dr. Daniel Raviv Yijun Wang "A Unified Methodology For Software And Hardware Fault Tolerance" Major Professors: Dr. Jie Wu, Dr. E.B. Fernandez Jun Yu "Response Analysis of Structures Including Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction" Major Professor: Dr. Yan Yong COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Carl M. Anderson "The Fractal Time Behavior of Spontaneous Perinatal Behaviors Associated With REM Sleep: A Possible Ontogenetic Adaption and Source of Plasticity Underlying the Emergence of Behavioral Neophenotypes" Major Professor: Dr. Leslie M. Terry Joanna Raczaszek "Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Human Brain Associated with Transitions in Coordination Timing" Major Professor: Dr. Betty Tuller XumouXu "The Electronic Structure and Properties of Equi-Atomic CuAu" Major Professor: Dr. R.G. Jordan 7 THE SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Dean James Malek MASTER OF ARTS Gregory Barnes Darcy Dianne Gordon Edward Charles Osborne Bruce Matthew Beck Darren Scott Greenwald Ruth Elizabeth Reeves Rose-Marie Donovan Betty Turso Jeffers Virginia Maria Daniela Scala Myriam Eli Ruth E Kross Pamela Pevahouse Smith Marya Summers Flynn Marjorie L Mullins