COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

WINTER 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome...... 2

Greetings from the Board of Visitors...... 3

History of Towson University...... 4

University Traditions...... 8

Ceremony Etiquette...... 11

Event Information...... 12

Grand Marshals...... 14

Distinguished Faculty Service Award...... 16

Alumni Address...... 18

Commencement Student Speakers...... 20

Honors College...... 22

College of Business & Economics College of Health Professions Overview...... 24 Order of Exercises...... 26

Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science & Mathematics College of Liberal Arts Overview...... 34 Order of Exercises...... 36

College of Education College of Fine Arts & Communication Overview...... 46 Order of Exercises...... 48

University Leadership...... 54

Commencement Crossword Puzzle...... 56

Acknowledgements...... 58

Towson University Alumni by the Numbers...... 60

2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY WELCOME FROM GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT KIM SCHATZEL THE BOARD OF VISITORS

On behalf of Towson University, I congratulate you on your momentous achieve- On behalf of the president’s advisory group, the Board of Visitors, I bring you ment. Whether receiving your bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s greetings and congratulations as you graduate today and become part of Towson or doctoral degree, we are excited to celebrate your many accomplishments. Today University’s prestigious legacy. you become members of a distinguished group: Towson University alumni. To get The board is composed of individuals from a multitude of industries and career this far, you have had to exhibit discipline, commitment, resolve and leadership. paths who bring different perspectives — but we are all unified in our passion to These qualities will serve you well in any endeavors you may tackle. The presence advance and enhance the Towson University mission. of our regents, faculty and staff at Commencement reflects the immense pride that our university has in its outstanding graduates. Each of you holds within you a unique story of success. Your story may have a humble beginning, a stroke of luck, a triumph over adversity — OR your story may Towson University works hard to ensure its students emerge well prepared for still be in the making. But no matter what your story may be, never underestimate their professions and ready to make intellectual contributions and discoveries its potential to inspire or help others. within their respective fields. Our faculty and staff feel privileged to have played a part in educating such an extraordinary group of students. We know that as our Whether you view today as a milestone or a capstone in your educational journey, newest graduates, you will make notable contributions to the greater Baltimore because of your education and experiences here at Towson University, significantly region and to the world. more opportunities now lie ahead of you. We also extend an especially warm welcome to the family members and friends As Towson University graduates, you now hold an important responsibility to be who are joining our students on this special day. We know your presence means good stewards of your education and use it to make a difference in the world. so much to them and we thank you for the support and encouragement you have On behalf of the Board of Visitors, I once again offer our sincerest congratulations. given them throughout their time at Towson University. Wherever life takes you from here, continue to seek out opportunities to lead, serve Graduates, as you enter the next chapter of your lives, I want to remind you that and learn. you will always be a part of the Towson University family. I challenge you to show Thank you. the world your capabilities by using the knowledge you have gained. Be a shining example of why TU graduates matter to Maryland!

Francis Soistman Jr. ’79, L.H.D. ’15 Chair, Board of Visitors

Kim Schatzel, Ph.D. President

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In 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, Maryland ratified a new state For the next 25 years, the school’s future was linked to the nation’s as America constitution and created a school for the instruction of teachers, naming it the teetered from World War I, to the Depression, to World War II. The school Maryland State Normal School [MSNS]. Normal in this instance referred to the numbers dwindled as students and teachers enlisted or found higher paying French term Ecole Normale, which were institutions in France that promoted stan- civil-service jobs to aid the war effort. School leaders waged a campaign to raise the dardized teaching methods. pay rates of state teachers, hoping that by doing so they could attract more prospec- A year later, McFadden Alexander Newell was appointed the first principal of MSNS, tive teachers to the school. and on January 15, 1866, the school opened its doors in Baltimore. Besides Newell, In the meantime, educational advances were underway. Summer sessions began in there were three other faculty members who taught drawing, music, and calisthenics, 1918. By 1920, standards for incoming students were changed and the course in and 11 pupils. In June, MSNS graduated its first class of new teachers. remedial education was phased out. In 1931, the school curriculum was increased At first, counties selected promising students to attend for free, so long as those from a two-year course of study to three years. students signed pledges that their objective in attending MSNS was to earn a The sixth principal, Lida Lee Tall, placed special emphasis on the students’ social 1935 Commencement on Glen teaching certificate and teach in the state’s public school system. The curriculum and physical education needs. After her arrival, student organizations and sports Esk lawn: These first graduates teams grew. A student newspaper, The Oriole, began in 1921 and was re-named was flexible, adjusting to the students’ needs as they entered the school. This was to receive baccalaureate degrees necessary because of the differences in educational practices across the counties. At The Towerlight in 1927. The school began to celebrate May Day, which included are seated and dressed in regalia. the end of the program—whether it took one year or three—the graduates received dancing around the maypole and crowning the May queen. Donald “Doc” Before this, graduates wore First commencement program: a teaching certificate which allowed them to teach at any public school in Maryland. Minnegan joined the faculty as a physical education teacher in 1927 and estab- white gowns or suits. Commencement took place in lished a men’s soccer team soon afterward. The school administration began giving June 1866, just months after the Between 1866 and 1876, the school occupied three different buildings in Baltimore, serious thought to creating a sports program on campus. school opened. renting them until Baltimore City built its first home at Carrollton and Lafayette avenues. This space was large enough for the now 206 students and 11 teachers, as In 1934, after a change in Maryland law that required teachers to have a baccalau- well as the Model School, and the school remained here for almost 40 years. reate degree, the curriculum was again amended, and the school was granted the While the school building was certainly larger and more comfortable, it didn’t ability to award four-year Bachelor of Science degrees in elementary education. This remain so for long. The building was constructed to accommodate 226 students, also led to name changes for the Maryland state normal schools, which were now but by 1909, the state needed 350 new teachers every year to fill vacant posi- called state teachers colleges, and the title of principal was changed to president. By tions. Even with the construction of a second normal school in Frostburg in 1902, 1936, Maryland State Teachers College (MSTC) was meeting accreditation stan- there weren’t enough graduates to fill the teacher shortage. And there were other dards set forth by the American Association of Teachers Colleges and the American concerns about its location. The Carrollton building had large lecture halls, but Council of Education. changes in teaching practices demanded smaller classrooms and it was not easy to With the advent of World War II, the need for teachers across the state skyrocketed, adapt the building to fit those needs. Because there were no dormitories, students while the enrollment at MSTC dwindled. Dr. M. Theresa Wiedefeld, who became who lived too far from the school to commute had to find boarding houses in Balti- president of MSTC in 1938, took a two-pronged approach to the dilemma. In 1943 Class photo: MSNS students more. The lack of space led to a campaign by the school’s fourth principal, Sarah she created an accelerated program so students could condense four years of study seated outside the building at Richmond, to convince the state to find a new location where MSNS could grow. into three and enter the workforce sooner. Second, she created a junior college Carrollton and Lafayette avenues On September 20, 1915, the first classes were held at the new location in Towson. program for arts and sciences courses in 1946 that allowed returning military in Baltimore. The school called Three buildings were constructed—an Administration Building, today known as veterans to take background courses in the liberal arts and then matriculate into This 1905 program cover of the this home from 1876-1915. Stephens Hall, which held all the classes as well as a library, space for the model liberal arts colleges. This would pave the way for Towson University’s transforma- Maryland State Normal School depicts Minerva, Roman elementary school, and the offices for the staff and faculty; Newell Hall, which was tion into a liberal arts college. goddess of wisdom. a dormitory for women and also held a dining hall; and the Power House, now The school’s post-World War II period was one of amazing growth and expansion known as the Power Plant. Other buildings already stood on campus, including an in enrollment, campus facilities and academic programs. Earle Taylor Hawkins elegant house named Glen Esk, which became the principal’s residence as well as became president of the school in 1947. During his 22 years of leadership enroll- the main focus for entertaining on the campus. ment increased over 2,100 percent and over 12 structures were built on campus (more than doubling the number of existing buildings). The Lida Lee Tall School,

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built in 1960, was the second building to bear her name on campus. It housed the After specific guidelines were created to establish the difference between a college campus elementary school until 1991, when the experiment in campus elemen- and university, Towson State College became Towson State University (TSU) on tary schools ended. In 1949, the curriculum was expanded and students could July 1, 1976. now opt for a degree in elementary education or primary education. This is also Twelve more buildings were added to the campus, most of them student service the year that the school was first accredited by the Middle States Association of buildings like dormitories and parking garages. A stadium, originally called Colleges and Schools. Minnegan Stadium, opened in 1977, highlighting TSU’s dedication to growing its As the nation’s postwar economy grew, so did the school’s enrollment, and for the athletic programs. In fact, in the 1980s, the football team would win the Eastern first time, enrollment of men was high. In 1951, the school built two dormitories, College Athletic Conference for Division II. Ward and West hall, to accommodate male students. Before this, men who needed to Academic programs were also expanding during this time. The departments them- live on or near campus had been housed in various non-academic buildings, such as selves were restructured into six colleges, which still stand today. The Cottage or on the top floor of the Power Plant, or in boarding houses in Towson. Higher education in Maryland was also reorganized. In 1988, TSU, along with Thanks in large part to Minnegan’s efforts, the sports teams continued to grow with other Maryland schools, merged to form the University of Maryland System, the addition of baseball, gymnastics, track, wrestling and, in 1958, lacrosse. headed by a Board of Regents and chancellor. This organization was renamed the The Master of Education program began in 1958. Two years later, the bachelor’s University System of Maryland in 1997. program was expanded once again, this time to include a specialization in high- In 1997, after years of discussion and debate, Towson State University dropped the school education. At the same time, the junior college begun by Wiedefeld was word “State” from its name. It was considered a step that would elevate the univer- extended to a four-year program, and students could now earn a Bachelor of sity in people’s minds, and also allow the school to develop its own identity while Science or Arts in art, biology, English, speech and drama, elementary education, remaining in the university system. This change, which had been made by schools in geography, history, mathematics, or physical education. This was due in part to the neighboring states, reflected the lack of funding the school received from the state. huge influx of students generated by the coming of age of the baby boom genera- Since its latest name change, Towson University (TU) has continued to grow and tion. Higher education was flooded with students, and in order to accommodate expand in terms of enrollment, academic programs and campus facilities. Since them all, teachers colleges could no longer afford to specialize only in education. 2000, the campus has erected or is in the process of constructing 14 new structures. In 1963, the state made the five teachers colleges—Towson as well as Bowie, The new College of Liberal Arts building, the first phase of which was completed in Due to increasing graduating Coppin, Frostburg, and Salisbury—into liberal arts colleges, and the name changed 2009, was the first academic building constructed on campus in 30 years. Residence Today commencement ceremonies classes, ceremonies were held in to Towson State College. And almost 10 years later, in 1972, the Pledge to Teach hall space has also continued to increase with the construction of the West Village are held in the SECU Arena Baltimore’s Civic Center during tuition waiver was abolished—over 100 years since it was first put into place. (completed in 2013) and split the 1970s until the construction residence halls. These residence halls, like Millennium Hall, which was constructed However, Towson University still focused heavily on education for teachers, as it over three days in the spring, of the Towson Center in 1976. in 2000, are privatized and co-managed by an outside company. Since 2000, the does to the present day. campus has created residence space for over 1,000 students and has plans to and two days in the winter, to This period was another of expansive growth in Towson University’s history. Ten continue expanding those numbers. accommodate the number of degree candidates and guests. more buildings were added to the campus. Enrollment for day and evening students In 2001, TU inaugurated its first doctoral programs, one in audiology and another had climbed to over 14,000 by 1976. In 1965, evening and summer classes, which in occupational science. had begun for employed students working on their education master’s degrees in Towson University endeavors to create and continue partnerships within the 1958, expanded to include more offerings in other concentrations. And by 1976, community, underscoring the school’s history as an organization that applies the academic program offered 40 majors including art, business administration, methods learned in the classroom to real-world experiences. The ability to adapt English, nursing, political science, and theater, and six master’s programs in geog- to a constantly changing world while continuing to build on its long history has raphy, psychology, audiovisual communications, biology, speech pathology and helped to make Towson University the outstanding institution it is today. audiology, and education. The school’s sports programs also grew. In 1963, the Towson Tiger was adopted as the school’s mascot. In 1968, Towson University established a football team, which lost its first homecoming game played against Gallaudet College. This is the same year that Wiedefeld Gymnasium was razed and replaced by a more state-of-the-art facility, Burdick Hall.

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Regalia Ceremonial Mace Commencement is both a celebration and an academic ceremony. As such, Towson The ceremonial academic mace first appeared in European universities during the University is guided by the Academic Costume Code as outlined by the American 14th century and was carried before royalty, mayors of cities, and chief officers of Council on Education (ACE). All commencement participants are encouraged to the medieval universities. The academic mace represented the amalgamation of two maintain a measure of decorum consonant with the occasion. much older pieces of history, the regal scepter and the medieval battle mace. The black caps and gowns worn by degree candidates and faculty in the academic The mace immediately precedes the presidential party in the ceremonial procession procession have been the traditional costume of the scholar since medieval times and is considered one of academia’s most treasured symbols of office. It is a fitting and probably represent an adaptation of the ecclesiastical dress since many of the symbol and combination of the requisite discipline and earned stature that comes scholars of that period were members of monastic orders. with the academic achievement. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by its long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown Towson’s University’s mace is beautifully constructed in glass, black metal, gold has longer, narrower closed sleeves, extending below the knee; the arm is passed and maplewood coming together to represent institutional concepts and a visual through a slit at the elbow. Finally, the doctoral gown has a full bell-shaped sleeve history of the university. Our mace was commissioned and gifted by the late Pres- with three bars of velvet and an opening faced with wide velvet bands. The velvet ident Emerita Maravene Loeschke. It was designed and executed by four faculty trim may be black or of a color indicating the field of learning of the wearer or the members in the College of Fine Arts and Communication: Joshua DeMonte, Jenn Dr. Terry Berkeley, Professor institution from which the wearer earned their highest degree. Figg, Kimberly Hopkins and Jon Lundak. Emeritus of Early Childhood At Towson University, our graduate students also wear hoods on top of their gowns, Education, carries the academic trimmed in a colored velvet band to indicate the degree earned. Faculty Readers mace into the ceremony It is a Towson University tradition for faculty members to read the names of degree to signify the start of the Gold ������������������������������������ Master of Science...... M.S. candidates as they walk across the stage at each ceremony. This act represents the processional. White ���������������������������������� Master of Arts...... M.A. close relationship faculty members have with their students. Each college’s faculty readers recognize this role as one of the most important during the ceremony and Brown ��������������������������������� Master of Fine Arts...... M.F.A. do their best to pronounce every degree candidate’s name correctly. Pink ������������������������������������ Master of Music...... M.M. Light Blue ��������������������������� Master of Education...... M.Ed. Gonfalons and Banner Carriers Light Brown ����������������������� Master of Business Administration...... MBA Gonfolans are ceremonial banners carried on a long pole by students to represent each college, graduate studies and the Honors College. The student banner carriers are specially selected by their colleges to represent one of the three entities for each Gold ������������������������������������ Doctor of Science...... D.Sc./Sc.D. ceremony. Banner carriers symbolically lead their classmates into the future by Olive Green ������������������������ Doctor of Audiology...... Au.D. carrying the banner at the head of the commencement procession into the SECU Light Blue ��������������������������� Doctor of Education...... Ed.D. Arena. This is a very special honor, and we thank our banner carriers.

International Flags The Alma Mater The university is dedicated to cultivating a global learning community and interna- Two graduating students sing and sign the Towson University Alma Mater at tional focus in programs and curricula. As such, the flags displayed on stage during the close of every Commencement ceremony. The music was composed by commencement represent the 476 international students from 81 countries who call J. Kyle Richards and orchestrated by Brian Balmages. Towson University home along with international faculty, exchange scholars, and visiting faculty.

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Latin Honors CEREMONY ETIQUETTE Latin Honors are awarded by college to undergraduate students in the top 10 percent of each graduating class based on the calculated grade point average of the final 60 units completed at Towson University. Students’ records are also reviewed Commencement at Towson University is a formal and friendly ceremonial based on their total record at Towson University. Latin Honors will be awarded if occasion. To ensure that all participants and guests have a positive ceremony the cumulative GPA equals or exceeds the cutoffs by college. Students with majors experience, we ask that everyone in attendance demonstrates courtesies and in two or more colleges earn the highest Latin Honors for which they are eligible. behaviors befitting the dignity of this formal academic and personal milestone. Latin Honors are evaluated after the ceremony and will appear on the transcript We encourage all participants and guests to refrain from engaging in any and diploma when awarded. behavior that disrupts the ceremony or prevents anyone in attendance from hearing each graduate’s name or seeing each graduate walk across the stage (e.g., audible The Presidential Medallion private conversations, excessive and boisterous yelling, blocking the view of others The medallion is circular, symbolizing the continuous impact that Towson Univer- behind or next to you, etc.). sity has in the lives of those who learn here. The outermost circle contains the university name and location. At the center is the University Seal with its shield For Degree Candidates Presidential Medallion bearing which incorporates the Great Seal of Maryland’s Calvert and Crossland arms the University Seal All degree candidates are expected to remain at their seats until the conclusion quartered. Above the shield are the original earl’s coronet and the pennants. The · of the ceremony and may not leave before the final recessional. university’s founding year, 1866, is inscribed on a banner beneath. · Candidates for bachelor’s degrees, please note that the mortarboard should be Stephens Hall Bell Tower worn so that it sits parallel with the ground, with the tassel hanging to the right. During the ceremony, the officiant will ask undergraduate degree candidates to Stephens Hall is the oldest original building on the campus. Its history and lore move their tassels from the right front side of the mortarboard to the left as a have become part of our students’ college experience. The bell tower is especially mark of the official awarding of their degree. Master’s and doctoral candidates beautiful, and as part of a fairly new tradition in honor of our new graduates, the should wear caps with the attached tassel hanging to the left. Stephens Hall bells will toll 16 times at the start of our ceremony, one for each member of the first graduating class. · Please remain seated for the duration of the ceremony—degree candidates will be directed to stand and exit the arena when appropriate. University Commencement For Guests Every May, one Commencement ceremony features a prominent Commencement speaker from outside of the university community. The ceremony with this notable · All seating in SECU Arena is first-come first-served, general seating. Please note: speaker will be designated as the University Commencement. Although one There is no assigned seating in any sections of the arena. ceremony will carry this designation, all ceremonies are equally significant to our · .Guests are not permitted to stand on the concourse level to watch the ceremony university community. and will be directed to a seat. Please remain seated for the duration of the cere- mony. Guests should not block the aisles or passageways by attempting to greet University Seal or take photos with degree candidates. The University Seal is adapted from the reverse of the Great Seal of Maryland. At · Tripods and other photographic or video equipment may not be placed on the its center is an escutcheon, or shield, bearing the Calvert and Crossland arms, quar- floor of the arena or in the aisles as doing so creates congestion in walkways that tered on an antiqued gold background. Above is an earl’s coronet and the pennants must remain clear for safety reasons. that inspired the Towson University logo. The university’s founding year, 1866, is · To allow for the names of all degree candidates to be heard by their family Stephens Hall Bell Tower inscribed on a banner beneath. members and guests, we ask all audience members to be considerate of other graduates’ guests by providing no more than 2–3 seconds of celebration or applause for their graduate. Guests who bring or use signs, fireworks, beach balls, balloons, air horns, bells or noisemakers will be asked to leave the arena.

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transport from the Towson Center Lobby over to SECU CONCESSIONS dates well, despite not knowing on which side they will Arena. Service will continue through and after the cere- SEATING enter the arena. mony until all guests have been transported back to the CHART PRESIDENT’S SIDE Emergencies Towson Center Lobby. Contact University Police 410-704-4444 and/or 911. The Shuttle Service: Shuttle buses will run continuously between the Union Garage and the Towson Center DEGREE following coordinates can be used when giving the location CANDIDATES 90 minutes before the ceremony, during the ceremony and of SECU arena 39.38980 -76.61565 or 7500 Osler Drive. Hearing Impaired for 90 minutes after each ceremony. Regular shuttle routes Seating STAGE First Aid will not be in operation. A first aid station is provided inside the arena in case of Names are Meant to be Heard DEGREE an emergency. It is located on the concourse level at CANDIDATES At Commencement, we ask guests to be kind and cour- Stroller Storage section 102. teous when you hear your student’s name for the sake of (concourse level) PROVOST’S SIDE Flowers/Gifts our faculty, our friends, our families, and our students. Please be respectful with applause so that all names can be Flowers are available for purchase outside the University Mobility Impaired heard at Commencement. Store tent. Please note that balloons are not permitted Seating inside the arena. Restrooms GATE 1 Lost and Found Restrooms are located behind sections 101, 105, 106, 107, and 111. Lost and found items can be claimed by contacting a staff member on the day of the ceremonies, or after by calling the TIGER COURTYARD information desk of the University Union, 410-704-4636.

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The role of Grand Marshal is traditionally held by one of the university’s longest serving faculty members and is nominated by the dean of the academic college. The Grand Marshal carries the academic mace into the ceremony to signify the start of the processional.

Lillian Cook Carter began her teaching career in 1974. She taught at the middle and Cristina Magaldi is a Professor of Music History and Culture in the Department of high school level, then moved to university teaching after earning her Ph.D. in Health Music at Towson University. She joined TU in August 1998. She has a Master of Music Education. She earned her Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of South degree from Reading University, England, and a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University Carolina and her Ph.D. from Temple University. In 1987 she began her career at Towson of California, Los Angeles. University. She specializes in Sexuality Education and is the co-author of the textbook, Since joining TU, Dr. Magaldi has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on music Healthy Sexuality 4th edition. in the Americas, popular music, 19th-century music, contemporary music, music and Her other areas of expertise include mental health, stress reduction and wellness. Each gender, and music and globalization. Her research focuses on music during the long 19th semester she teaches a sexuality seminar or a wellness course in the Honors College and century, globalization, and contemporary popular styles. Dr. Magaldi’s publications have was voted Honors College Professor of the Year by the senior Honors College students. appeared in Popular Music, Latin American Music Review, Musical Quarterly, among LILLIAN CARTER Teaching is her passion, and she has focused her scholarship on topics that can be used others. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and received research grants from the National CRISTINA MAGALDI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, in the classroom. She chooses to teach and develop courses for undergraduates in Health Endowment for the Humanities (USA). Her publications have received national awards PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF HEALTH Science and the Honors College because of the enthusiasm for learning and excitement from the American Musicological Society and the Society for American Music. She is the COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS PROFESSIONS undergraduates bring to the classroom. author of Music in Imperial Rio de Janeiro and her book on music and cosmopolitanism AND COMMUNICATION She has enjoyed observing the evolution in attitudes of her students with their greater is forthcoming in 2019 (Oxford University Press). tolerance for diversity and their interest in personal health growth. She is very grateful Dr. Magaldi is the leader of the Music History and Culture division in the Department for all that her students have given to her over these years of teaching. of Music. Between 2006 and 2009, she was a fellow at the Honors College at Towson University, where she helped shape the Honors College curriculum, added several new Honors Seminars, and advised Honors students. During her 20 years at Towson John Murungi is a Professor of Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts. He started University, Dr. Magaldi has created a World Music Ensemble and several new courses teaching at Towson University in 1969. He has a JD from the University of Maryland in the Department of Music and has worked in the revision of the Department of Music Law School and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Pennsylvania State University. curriculum. Dr. Murungi was chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies from 1986-2008 and has served on numerous university committees since joining TU. Dr. Murungi is a 2001 recipient of the Towson University Distinguished Faculty Service Award and he has also served as a NEH Fellow at Yale Law School, New York University, and at Princeton University. Dr. Murungi has authored four books, co-edited 11 books, published 10 book chapters, JOHN MURUNGI 15 articles, and has given 90 presentations at various professional conferences and PROFESSOR, meetings. He has presented papers and lectures in, Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Japan, COLLEGE OF Kenya, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, The Bahamas, and in the US. LIBERAL ARTS He is a member of editorial committees of a variety of academic journals. He has interest in interdisciplinary and intercultural education. His research interest is in legal philosophy, art and aesthetics, African philosophy, and twentieth century philosophy. Dr. Murungi is the co-founder of International Association for the Study of Environment, Space, and Place as well as the African American Scholarship and Creativity Interdisciplinary conference series. He is also the founder and organizer of the International Geo-Aesthetics conference series.

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Today, Towson University proudly honors Susan Isaacs for her distinguished contributions to art education and scholarship. Through her teaching, publications, presentations, and exhibitions, she forged new career possibilities for her students and colleagues, and enriched artistic communities nationally and internationally. Dr. Isaacs earned a certificate of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Delaware. She joined Towson University as an assistant professor in 1993, was promoted to associate professor 1999, and to full professor in 2005. At Towson University she co-developed the major and minor in art history and the minor in museum studies, serving as the program coordinator for 21 years. She also developed the art history concentration in the M.A. in Professional Studies, serving as its coordinator for 10 years. Through her sustained lobbying, she expanded the number of faculty and strengthened the curriculum to include courses in almost every major period and geographic region in art history with specialties in Asian, Latin American, Harlem Renaissance, and post- World War II art. As described by the Art History faculty, she interweaves classroom learning DR. SUSAN ISAACS with experiential curatorship opportunities for students, resulting in “career [and] life changing experiences” for them. Similarly, faculty are effusive about the PROFESSOR, ART HISTORY mentoring she generously provides to advance their professional careers. COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Dr. Isaacs’ scholarship is expansive and includes at least 47 guest lectureships, AND COMMUNICATION 36 published essays, 19 exhibition brochures, 8 articles, 3 book chapters, 12 exhibition reviews, 45 curated exhibits, and 21 invitation as art exhibition juror. Through her scholarship she conveys a sensitive analysis of intricate societal issues. As such, she has advanced the reputation of Towson University as a premier center for the arts in Baltimore. In recognition of the caliber of her work, she received a number of awards and fellowships such as the Paul Aiken Encore Award from the South Jersey Cultural Alliance; the Philadelphia/Tri State Artist Equity Association Award for Contributions to the Arts; the Delaware Governor’s Award for Volunteerism; the Betty Park Critical Writing Competition, Surface Design merit award; the Towson University Dean’s and Faculty Excellence awards; and the Renwick Fellow, Smithsonian Institution. It is with deep appreciation for her many years of sustained contributions to educational and artistic excellence at the University and within the community that Towson University recognizes Dr. Susan Isaacs with the 2018 Distinguished Faculty Service Award.

16 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 17 ALUMNI ADDRESS John Ferber received his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Towson University in 1996. Shortly thereafter, just one block from campus, he and his It is a university tradition for an exemplary alumus to deliver greetings and reflective remarks brother Scott, founded Advertising.com. Advertising.com became one of the most to degree candidates at each academic college’s ceremony. This tradition symbolizes the successful internet and technology companies ever to emerge from the state of important connection between Towson University and its community of over 165,000 alumni. Maryland. Just six years after its founding, Advertising.com was acquired by AOL for $500 million dollars. Advertising.com was a pioneer in internet advertising and it is still a significant company in the industry even 14 years after its sale. Kiki Oosterwijk is an associate in the certified public accounting firm of SC&H Dozens of TU graduates have gone on to work there over the past two decades. Group, LLC. Her practice areas include business valuation and merger and Mr. Ferber is a serial entrepreneur and investor and has started over 10 companies, JOHN FERBER ‘96 acquisition advisory services. and is the inventor of numerous patents. He was the inventor of crowdfunding, COLLEGE OF In her role at SC&H, she develops financial/valuation models to assist in valuing and the founder of Bidtellect, one of the leading content distribution platforms in LIBERAL ARTS enterprises primarily for litigation support, estate and gift tax valuations, and ESOP the world. transactions. Additionally, she identifies potential buyers and sellers for M&A He is a past recipient of Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and transactions, and performs economic and industry research. Ms. Oosterwijk is received TU’s prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. He has been a completing several courses in business valuation through the American Society of proud supporter of the university since he graduated. Mr. Ferber currently resides Appraisers (ASA). KIKI OOSTERWIJK ’15, in Florida with his wife and daughter and their three dogs. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & In 2017, Ms. Oosterwijk was selected by the Towson University Alumni Association ECONOMICS as one of the top 20 Towson University alumni under 30 based on her achievements Kara Ball is the 2018 Department of Defense Education Activity State Teacher of and contributions that have positively impacted her profession, community, and the Year and one of four National Teacher of the Year finalists. She teaches fourth alma mater. Ms. Oosterwijk also serves on the Towson University Young Alumni grade as well as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Advisory Council as a liaison to the Advisory Board of the College of Business and Education to military children at DeLalio Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, Economics. North Carolina. Ms. Oosterwijk received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in finance, magna cum laude, and recognition as an Honors Ms. Ball is a Silver Spring, Maryland, native. Former Montgomery County Public College Scholar at Towson University in 2015. As a student at Towson University, School teacher, where she was the recipient of the Shirley J. Lowrie “Thank you she held multiple leadership positions in student organizations, was a member of for Teaching” award that recognizes exemplary elementary educators. Ball earned Beta Gamma Sigma and Tau Sigma, and studied abroad in Spain and Fiji. her Bachelor in Science degree in elementary education and special education from KARA BALL ’08 Towson University and went on to earn a Master of Education with specialization COLLEGE OF in curriculum, instruction, and assessment from Walden University EDUCATION

Ms. Ball is an accomplished and award-winning National Board-Certified Teacher in Early Childhood Education. She is also recognized as one of the best science and math educators in the nation as a 2016 finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.

18 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 19 descent, and immigrant women. She also has interest in working with nonprofit COMMENCEMENT STUDENT organizations as a grant writer and has written and received both seed grants and SPEAKERS mental health expansion HRSA grants for different clinics. She is currently an adjunct faculty in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at TU, and a grant writer with Providence Medical Associates. Student Speaker Selection In recognition of the student experience and excellence demonstrated by the entire class, it is Brittany Shields | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania JESS AND MILDRED FISHER the university’s tradition to invite individual degree candidates to give remarks during each Brittany Shields will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ceremony. Student speakers join a long list of outstanding graduates who have shared their chemistry with a minor in chemistry and in sociology and anthropology with a AND MATHEMATICS personal journies, perspectives and visions for the future at Commencement. concentration in criminal justice. During her time at TU, Brittany has been a member UNDERGRADUATE Selection of speakers is made by each academic college and is based upon the extent to which of several campus organizations including the Forensic Science Student Organization, STUDENT SPEAKER their achievements represent sustained efforts over the course of their academic careers and the Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, and the National Society of are exceptional models for Towson University graduates. Leadership and Success. She has also served as a student ambassador in the admissions office and has dedicated countless hours to volunteer work for the Baltimore City Police Department. During the summer of 2018, she completed an internship with the COLLEGE OF Christopher Min | Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C. That internship led to BUSINESS AND Christopher Min will be graduating with a Master of Science degree in marketing a permanent job offer, so after graduation, Brittany will be moving to Washington to ECONOMICS intelligence. Prior to coming to Towson University, Chris held e-commerce commence her career at MPD. GRADUATE management roles for multiple Fortune 1000 companies. He was an early employee of STUDENT SPEAKER Groupon Goods, where he was recognized as “Buyer of the Month” and “Innovator La Tonya Denise Dyer | Baltimore, Maryland COLLEGE OF of the Quarter.” His contributions for the then startup helped fuel its rapid growth to La Tonya Denise Dyer will be graduating with a Doctorate of Education in EDUCATION an unprecedented $1B run-rate in less than 24 months. Chris is currently the Digital instructional technology. During her academic career at TU, La Tonya incorporated GRADUATE Lead for Under Armour’s third party e-commerce channel in North America. Chris much of what she learned into her responsibilities as the course development support STUDENT SPEAKER attended the United States Air Force Academy and holds a Bachelor of Science degree manager for the Office of Academic Innovation. In her role as a doctoral student, in marketing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently lives in Baltimore, La Tonya represented TU by presenting her research at the Society for Information Maryland with his wife, Sarah, and son, Miles. Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference. She was the recipient of the Towson University Graduate school fellowship and received the Greater Homewood COLLEGE OF HEALTH Karli Space | Chesapeake City, Maryland Community Corporation Recognition for her co-creation of a Getting Things Done in PROFESSIONS Karli Space will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Her the Workforce workshop for the Strong City Baltimore Adult Learning Center. After UNDERGRADUATE passion for helping others — especially children — intensified while here at TU. Karli graduation, La Tonya intends to continue to support the enhancement of the learning STUDENT SPEAKER is the outgoing president of TU Student Nurses’ Association (TUSNA). In April, experiences of students and teaching experiences of instructors. She also intends to she wrote and presented a resolution to the National Student Nurses Association; share her expertise with others by returning to the classroom as an instructor. “Disaster Preparedness for the Pediatric Population”. Her resolution passed their House of Congress with overwhelming support. With a special interest in joining the Erin Miller | Cockeysville, Maryland COLLEGE OF FINE fight against pediatric cancer, Karli joined the Love Your Melon Campus Crew as a Erin Miller will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in communication ARTS AND freshman — she was the fifth member of their group. She became crew captain as a studies. Erin is a transfer student and proud Baltimorian who is an avid volunteer, COMMUNICATION junior and leaves them now as an officially recognized on-campus club with 25 active animal lover and advocate for the importance of public speaking. During her time at UNDERGRADUATE members. Karli looks forward to pursuing a career and furthering her education in TU, she worked as a peer mentor at the College of Fine Arts and Communication’s STUDENT SPEAKER pediatric nursing with a focus on oncology. Public Communication Center (PCC), served as an event leader for TU’s Relay for Life, and interned at the National Aquarium in the Development and Philanthropy COLLEGE OF Martha Kakooza | Uganda, East Africa department. Currently Erin works for the Neuberger and Company, a local sales LIBERAL ARTS Martha Kakooza is an international student who received her Master of Science consulting and talent management firm, where she plans to continue working full time GRADUATE in women and gender studies in August 2018. She received her BSc from Towson after graduation. STUDENT SPEAKER University in women and gender studies in May 2012. Her areas of interest include inclusion, maternal and child health, infant mortality, mothering, women of African

20 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 21 HONORS COLLEGE

The Honors College at Towson University provides an enhanced undergraduate experience for talented and high achieving students. Honors College graduates have pursued scholarly opportunities including interdisciplinary seminars and research. Upon completion of 24 Honors credits and meeting grade point average requirements, graduates earn the designation of University Scholar. This appears on each graduate’s transcript and diploma.

WINTER 2018 Seanne Coates Ruhley Michaelides Taylor Del Valle Cassidy Miller Lucas Dernetz Erin Miller Sarah Dickerson Joshua Millford Madeline DiNardo Rebecca Palmer Rachel Droter Sofia Paniagua Lavinia Fanua Rachel Price Stefan Keller Alison Rohrer Ryan Kirby Christina Rubin Valerie Leonberger Aidan Taylor Morgan Lowry Nathan Williams Chrysanthi Lundstedt Chloe Wynn

Learn more about these University Scholars by visiting towson.edu/honorsconvocation. Each has a unique story forged from the desire to make the most of their time and the opportunities at Towson University. Like others before them who are now studying at Oxford, serving in the Peace Corps, and working at top firms like Brown Advisory, these University Scholars will pursue professional opportunities across the country and around the world. They will be leaders in business and industry, in education, in public service, in social service, in the arts. With their completion of rigorous academic and co-curricular experiences at TU, the university is proud and grateful to celebrate the success of this accomplished group of students and alumni.

22 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 23 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS HEALTH PROFESSIONS

The College of Business and Economics (CBE) develops high quality and innovative programs The healthcare, wellness and sport industries are rapidly changing, and the focus on quality and resources, connects individuals to opportunities and theory to practice in curricular, patient care, healthy lifestyles and fitness has never been greater. The departments and extracurricular and research activities, and transforms students who will have a positive programs of the College of Health Professions prepare students for the promotion of health, impact within Maryland and beyond. fitness, wellness and quality of life.

CBE offers four undergraduate majors, three Master of Science degrees, three post- The College of Health Professions accepts as its philosophical foundation the belief in the baccalaureate certificates, and five to six minors. rights of individuals, families and communities to fulfill their potential in life. Graduates of the college are committed to serving the public and meeting critical demand for healthcare Our business and accounting programs are accredited by AACSB International, which is the professionals in the region. highest standard of achievement a business school can receive. Less than 5 percent of schools worldwide are accredited for business and only 1 percent are accredited for both business and The college offers programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level that are designed to accounting. prepare professionals to assume roles in a variety of clinical, teaching and community health and wellness settings.

24 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 25 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 · 10 A.M. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES · SECU ARENA CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS So that you may find your particular graduate in the procession, degree candidates will come forward alphabetically. It is a university tradition for faculty members of the college to read the names of degree candidates as they walk across the stage. SHOHREH KAYNAMA, DEAN · JUDY HARRIS, ASSOCIATE DEAN · SABRINA VISCOMI, ASSISTANT DEAN While the goal is to be accurate, please understand that any pronunciation errors are unintentional. Towson University has made every attempt to include the names of all degree candidates in this program. Students who applied COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS to graduate after the established deadline may not appear in the program. Please note that the list of candidates is tentative only. LISA PLOWFIELD, DEAN · MARCIE WEINSTEIN, ASSOCIATE DEAN

PRESENTATION OF THE WELCOME COLLEGE OF GRADUATE COLLEGE OF TU/UB JOINT CEREMONIAL MACE Kim Schatzel, President PROGRAM: BUSINESS BUSINESS AND CERTIFICATE BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION Lillian Carter, Grand Marshal ECONOMICS PROGRAM ECONOMICS Judy Harris, Program Director Associate Professor, Health Sciences GREETINGS FROM THE USM BOARD OF REGENTS David Michael Alianiello INTERACTIVE Robert Wallace SUMMER 2018 WINTER 2018 Jacob Leroy Biedenback PROCESSIONAL MARKETING (PBC) Philippe Duverger, Director Victoria C. Bracken Towson University Commencement Ensemble ALUMNI ADDRESS Catherine Damon MASTER’S DEGREE Archana Agarwal MASTER’S DEGREE “Pomp and Circumstance” (Edward Elgar) Andrea Christine Faya Kiki Oosterwijk ’15 Ghadeer Jawad Alfadhli “Earl of Oxford March” (William Byrd) Kelly Granger MARKETING Ali Jafari MARKETING INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE Stacy Herring GRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Seetha Kartholy CANDIDATE PROCESSIONAL Philippe Duverger, Director Philippe Duverger, Director Stephanie Jennifer Howard Christopher Chong Soo Min Jaclynn Diane Neiman Zachary Richard Dorn Archana Agarwal Patrick Robin Fisher William Jackson Marketing Intelligence Jenifer Marie Rawlings Ghadeer Jawad Alfadhli Quynh Nguyen Bao Ho Gary Kogan Graduate Studies Banner Carrier Enrique Lino Sanchez Moreno Michael LaRocca Rebecca Palmer UNDERGRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Ali Jafari Gulalai Khan Seetha Kartholy Nichelle Amber McMillan Matthew Mangan Honors College Banner Carrier Karli Space PROJECT, PROGRAM Roshni Khanna & PORTFOLIO Christopher Min Katherine Parrott Popp Nursing Rachel L. Wasmer Kathryn A McGuire MANAGEMENT (PBC) Bhavika Pareek Peter A. Skeels Kelli Maria Miller Tobin Porterfield, Director Sandra Lee Skordalos College of Business and Economics Banner Carrier CONFERRING OF DEGREES Jaclynn Diane Neiman April Frances Dlugokeski SUPPLY CHAIN David Blair Stovenour Urvi Patel Candidates presented by David A. Vanko, Jenifer Marie Rawlings Robert C. Laughlin MANAGEMENT Devi Prasad Vedati College of Health Professions Banner Carrier Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Enrique Lino Sanchez Moreno Tobin Porterfield, Director Andrew Paul Volz Affairs, to Regent Robert Wallace, Board of Regents SUPPLY CHAIN Enekparobor Ezekiel Odioko Nathan Scott Weber FACULTY PROCESSIONAL TU/UB JOINT PROGRAM: MANAGEMENT (PBC) Holly Emily Ziegler TU/UB JOINT PROGRAM: CLOSING REMARKS ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS Tobin Porterfield, Director Robert Gerard Zuilkowski STAGE PARTY PROCESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS Kim Schatzel, President Enekparobor Ezekiel Odioko Martin Freedman, Director ADVISORY SERVICES CALL TO ORDER Martin Freedman, Director GRADUATE ALMA MATER “MY TOWSON” Jeffrey Chen Robert Wallace Zackary Justin Erdman Grace O. Abraham CERTIFICATE Taia Collins ’19, Soloist University System of Maryland Board of Regents Abubakar Siddique Iddrisu Zachary Dorn PROGRAM Andrea Buccelli, Signer Jingqi Liao Nikkia Nicole Ayala Fitch THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Deaf Studies Bridget Reese Graef INTERACTIVE Taia Collins ’19, Soloist TU/UB JOINT Danielle Marie Lombardi MARKETING (PBC) RECESSIONAL PROGRAM: BUSINESS Philippe Duverger, Director Andrea Buccelli, Signer ADMINISTRATION Patrick Robin Fisher Towson University Commencement Ensemble Deaf Studies Judy Harris, Program Director Quynh Nguyen Bao Ho “Crown Imperial March” (William Walton) Jordan Franssen Gulalai Khan “Triumphal March” from Aida (Giuseppe Verdi) Stacy Fruhling Nichelle Amber McMillan “March” from Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst) Jacob Scott Lipoff Christopher Min Yelena Tuerk Bhavika Pareek Kathryn Woerdeman

26 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 27 COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS GRADUATE COLLEGE OF Aaron Joseph Dandrea Jaime Esteban Sugasty De Leon CERTIFICATE BUSINESS AND Nicholas Benjamin Dawson Anthony P. Tarricone SUMMER 2018 WINTER 2018 Gabriel Andres De Leon Dimitri Theodore Tsapalas PROGRAM ECONOMICS John Brandon DeGraw Sophie Willemiene Van Straten Andres Guillermo Jose Rodrigo Vargas Suarez DOCTORAL PROGRAM AUTISM STUDIES (PBC) SUMMER 2018 DOCTORAL PROGRAM Connie Anderson, Program Director Downing Pelaez Liska Villamonte AUDIOLOGY Madison Daly Engel Daniel Thomas Waldhauser OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE Amber Leigh Breckenridge Jennifer Smart, Program Director Michael Xavier Franks Matthew David Wasserman Beth Merryman, Chair Kathleen Deihl Burke BACHELOR’S Nicole Marie Gallardo Jessica A. Wolfe Kelsey Ilene Keimig previously earned a B.S. in Speech-Language Denise Kay Castro DEGREE Austen Matthew Gezelle Brenda Paola Zarate Pabon Pathology and Audiology from Towson University in Towson, Terris Andre King previously earned a B.S. in Mass Kathleen Louise Clausius Jacob Alexander Gladden Maryland. The thesis, The Successes and Challenges Associated with Communication from Towson University in Towson, Maryland, Nicole Marie Farinella ACCOUNTING Maria Clara Gomez Betancourt ECONOMICS Implementing and Maintaining Audiology: A Survey, was completed and an M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins Susan Hedrick Rodney Stump, Chair Matthew Daniel Green Matthew Chambers, Chair under the supervision of Dr. Peggy Korczak and committee members University in Baltimore, Maryland. The dissertation, Occupational Cynthia Lynn Hubbard Tudor Barbus Brett Patrick Hall Colton C. Comstock Dr. Jennifer Smart and Dr. Tricia Ashby. Engagement: African American Culinary Ministers’ Perceptions and Lisa Ann Johnson Rebecca Carolyn Cross Breven Sinclair Head Meghan Patricia Conway Beliefs about Meal Preparation and Eating Practices, was completed Andrea Landis Corey Alexander Diepold Madeline Alexis Henchal Gabriella Rose Joyce under the supervision of Dr. Janet DeLany and committee members Erin Lauron Locke Marcus E. Foster Gulzeb Memon Steven Enrique Hernandez Joseph Thomas Nickens MASTER’S DEGREE Dr. Niya Werts, Dr. Sonia Lawson, and Dr. Sharon Jones –Eversley. Christine Marie Reter Alexandra Marie Hahner Amanda Adel Mohamed Richard Dominic Impallaria Pacheco HEALTH SCIENCE Aimee de Guehery Murphy ECONOMICS AND CLINICIAN TO Pedro Magarin Andres Herrera Quast Niya Werts, Program Director Selma Sadik Mustafa MASTER’S DEGREE Susan Anne Brandt GEOGRAPHY & ADMINISTRATOR Gage Robert Magersupp Samir Ibrahim Khanh-Uyen Huu Nguyen Sara Ashley Bridge ENVIRONMENTAL Dominique Amelia Dawson TRANSITION (PBC) Andrew Johnson Alyssa Michelle O’Brien HEALTH SCIENCE Alexis Lee Brooks Kyle Patrick Mullinix PLANNING Victoria Lynn Lanza Marcie Weinstein, Program Director Madison Jovane Flynn Andrea Michelle Pfeffer Niya Werts, Program Director Holly Kaye Brown Melanie Elizabeth Murawski Matthew Chambers, Chair George Calvin Nyema Vitaliy Kapichyn Charles Schmitz, Chair KINESIOLOGY Amanda Lauren Pittillo Debbi Morounkeji Adelakun Stacy E. Brown Arianna Nicole Ogle Rebecca Nicole Kratzmeier Jaime DeLuca, Chair Colin Patrick Rainey Timothy Aaron Dupree Nathan Scott Buchheister Inyima Anya Ojiabo Parker Robert Greene NURSING EDUCATION Jonathan Kum Muhammad Ibrahim Benyameen Caitlin G. Riess Kent Errol Fuller Sarah Ruth Dickinson Aaron Robert Remeniuk (PBC) Kevin Robert Lee ECONOMICS AND Nelia Arcilla Sarmiento Mawada Hamid Hassan Katherine M. Fitzgerald Chandler Martin Schmitt OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Kathy Ogle, Program Director Jordan Wesley Lindsay POLITICAL SCIENCE David J. Schaub Janay Holt Shira Elaine Gewirtz Kevin Sodee Sonia Lawson, Program Director Gregory Wilkinson Smith Hirut Belachew Matthew Robert Lucas Matthew Chambers, Chair Kaitlin Alexa Kaplan Basha Nechama Goodman Nicholas C. Weiner Michael Korzi, Chair Stephanie N. Utz Lisa Michelle Taylor Maxine Marie Bennett-Marsh Daniel Edward Lynch Michele Adowa Britani Keyes Claire Hanratty Brooke M. Whitney Yvonne Alupo Tukei Mary Rose Carey Alex Stephen Macas Quam Babajide Arogundade Amelia Kathyann Ozemoya Dru Renee Harwood PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Bing Wang Olivia Lynne Haslup BUSINESS Akash Malkani Jhangimal STUDIES Mame Marieme Seye Puccetti Sadie Sophia Hogya LaToya Desiree’ White Karen Marie Rudnicki ADMINISTRATION Robert John Martinez Mark McKinnon, Program Director Angela Marie Sittler Benjamin Alexander Kenley COLLEGE OF Brandon Wilson Judy Harris, Program Director Ryan Michael McDonnell Ibukunola Olaitan Adediji Lindsay Kevin Sweet Tzipora Fayga Kramer BUSINESS AND Emily Lynn Wyse Sandy Abadi John Joseph Melissari III Maria Linda Andrzejewski Samantha Ann Vernet Courtney Theresa Litecky ECONOMICS LaShea Young Andrew Peter Adams Sarah Anne Middleton Barbara Argyros Betty Yurganova Amanda Kathleen Weber Elizabeth Jane Dee Malott Michael Dean Adams Anthony Thomas Montague Jennifer L. Bacher Amanda Lynn McFadden WINTER 2018 Jordan Aaron Alperin Evan McDermott Moore Kristina Lynne Bailey NURSING Elina Mehrabi GRADUATE Moran Marcel Amar Joshua Paul Mosholder Sarah E. Bender Kathy Ogle, Program Director Katherine Marie Muentener Anton S. Boyadjiev Mason Richard Anderson Rosangela Mousadi Haddad CERTIFICATE Hirut Belachew Nam Phuong Thuy Nguyen BACHELOR’S Junnan Chen Christopher E. Arthur Sharmila Nagrani Sambhawani PROGRAM Mary Rose Carey Courtney Elizabeth Ollivett DEGREE Kyle James Clover Jan Nathan M. Basbas Elizabeth Anne Neary Olivia Lynne Haslup Yehudit Rooshanshad Alexandre A. Debetencourt AUTISM STUDIES (PBC) Adais Alejandra Beckford Francis Owusu-Ansah ACCOUNTING George Calvin Nyema Brooke Schmelz Rhea Tutol Escano Connie Anderson, Program Director Gonzalez Mariam Isabel Perez Rodney Stump, Chair Karen Marie Rudnicki Kelsie Nicole Schmith Zakary Myles Everhart Kelley Marie Ercole Nathan James Bolger Carlos Alberto Pineda Alvarez Bismark Agyei Brett Andrew Getlan Rosemary Victoria Hawkins Kelsey Erin Seybuck OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Melissa Marie-Ange Edwige Lauren E. Plakatoris Emmanuel Eze Amaechi Jr Kallie Marie Guillen Annemarie Lynn McGraw Jenna M. Shipley Sonia Lawson, Program Director Boyer William Alexander Poole Mamadou Bah Katelyn Jeannine Haarer Lauren Nicole Shklanko Andrew Jay Braunstein Brandon Wayne Pyles Matthew Phillip Barnickel Emily K. Herring CLINICIAN TO Sarah Bacon Chandany Janai Smith Zachary Brech Katerina Marie Remsky Clay Bartnik Onowu Moira Imegwu ADMINISTRATOR Angela Nicole Bartlett Chelsea Amber Smith Shelby Brown Maria Corina Sabatino Baute Morgan Elizabeth Belle Catherine Kashmer TRANSITION (PBC) Maya R. Baum Emiko Tanabe Deven Parminder Singh Chona Nicole Ashley Sherman Ezra Neal Bernstein Kenneth A. Kriewald Marcie Weinstein, Program Director Chloe Beers Daisha N. Washington Maurizio Cipoyone Stephen Michael Sherwin Charlotte Elizabeth Berry Nada Laraki Annemarie Lynn McGraw Isaiah Malcolm Bell Shima Weg Mauricio Cyjon Alisha Joseph Luka Morgan Nicole Olsen Jenna Corrine Bennett Samantha Lynn Yeager Patricia Ann McCarthy Laurie Marie Wagerman Maria Mikaela Vicerra Borja

28 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 29 Christopher Birdow BUSINESS Selim Joseph Demirkan Brian A. Mahoney Traye R. Russell BUSINESS SYSTEMS & COLLEGE SPEECH-LANGUAGE Spencer C. Brooks ADMINISTRATION Chantal Alexandra Diaz Amazing Manneh Nicholas Damien Sala PROCESSES OF HEALTH PATHOLOGY AND Chaoying Chen Judy Harris, Program Coordinator Rafiq Jabari Douglas Rita Mantova Jesus Daniel Salaverria Tobin Porterfield, Chair AUDIOLOGY Abigail Marie Collier Justin Pierce Abrams Peter Joseph Duca Ian Richard Martin Dulce Abigail Salaverria Cassidy Lyn Miller PROFESSIONS Elise Smith, Program Coordinator Monet K. Cromwell Daniyal R. Ahmed Dean A. Dugan Jeffrey P. Matrone Marcial Rachel L. Wasmer Rebecca Lynn Murphy Matthew Edward DelPilar Jamaya Aleya Allen Rami Elghannam Connor J. Mattson John Samuel SUMMER 2018 SPORT MANAGEMENT Madeline Louise DiNardo Gavin Michael Allison Melanie Nicole Engle Connor James McAnallen Robert Sherman Schaeffer III ECONOMICS Matthew Chambers, Chair Jacob Bustad, Jeremy Alton Fields Mohammed Almarshad Mehalye Solomon Erena Jonathan Pierce McGrath Karysa Kay Schlichting BACHELOR’S Program Coordinator John Tullio Aliprando David Jon Friedland Mohammad Abdulaziz Jeffrey Michael Eudy Christopher Michael McKenna Alyson Noel Scholz DEGREE Tyler Patrick Birkmaier Joshua S. Garnand Alothman Robert Blake Evans Jr. Ridgely Norton Mckinless Michael Schwartz Jeremy Ryan Armiger William Phillips DeVeaux III Merhawit Ambaye Gezahegn Abel Amare Stephani Patrice Ezirike John Paul Mead Rebekah Scott Scranton Fatoumata Barry ATHLETIC TRAINING Samantha Elizabeth Dowling Collin Daniel Gray Samantha Auer Amanda Caitlin Falvey Jewell Fumie Mfomen Isaac P. Sebastian Parker Reid Bell Emily Hildebrand, Sonitha Kiman Megan Elise Green Eric Mark Aumann Katelyn Farrell Hannah Elyssa Katherine Tye Anthony Sewell Jacob Alexander Biglen Program Coordinator Patrick Michael Lacey Justin E. Grimes Joseph M. Ball Brandon Michael Feuerman Mihok Jessica Lee Sexton Jeffrey D. Bleach Jacqueline Paige Goff Kevin Charles McGuire Amanda Eve Harvey Maria Isabel Banegas Jonathan Taylor Finlay Alexander Scott Miller Nicole Lee Seymour Domenic Cascia Kyle Patrick Sharp Amy Elizabeth Huff Tiffany Amber Barduca Nahom Fisseha Cassidy Lyn Miller Michael John Shiner Malika F. G. Dicko DEAF STUDIES Austin Michael Theoret Jordan Phillip Huna Amy Beth-Ellen Bateman Cameron Joseph Fitzgerald Alexandra Angela Mitrione Elyssa S. Simon Elijah Toluwani Fasehun Jason Begue, Program Coordinator Eliot Jay Wascavage Laxmi Karki Ryan Avery Bear Briana Shonte’ Ford Dyral R Montgomery Jennifer Marie Slowik Eric William Fick Raelyn Regina Larkin Corey Alex Weinapple Jenna Dorothy Kerr Nicholas Edward Bedessem James Reese Fox Lyndsay Noelle Morton Zachary Brandon Smythe Eleanor Atherton Fleming Kaila J. Wood Jen Seyeon Kim Abenezer Mekdese Befikadu Shannon Patrice Furr Elmer Moya Zachary Stevens Justin Tyler Gensicki EXERCISE SCIENCE COLLEGE Deirdre Marie Korkes Dylan Alexander Bekar Mary Gauvin Naya LaShae Moyer Austin Callaway Stup Julia Marie Giaimo Nicolas Knuth, OF HEALTH Mackenzie Leigh Kostin Nick Tanner Bennett Michael Thomas Gilman William Stuart Mueller Jr. Jeff Sukkasem Eugene Hawkins III Program Coordinator Keneshia Lewis Jared Alexander Biffoni Julio Enrique Giraldo Kristina Lynn Neville Adam Cooper Sulpar Oluwaseyi Opeyemi Jesutimi PROFESSIONS Samantha Nicole Damaré Alexander David Littlepage Jeffrey Michael Bille Theodore Thomas Goodenow An Thuy Duy Ngo Ashley Victoria Sumpter Bethel Michael Trey J. Ford Marlon David Martinez Daniel Luke Bishop Michael Thomas Green William Ngo Lawrence Nyanzi Swartz Brittany Michelle Miller WINTER 2018 John Michael Hale Hercules Jacob Thomas Black Julianne Lynn Greene Brian Kaneto Nnabue Theodore James Talcott Brandon Michael Myers Ryan Montgomery Joyce Jennifer M. Martinez Taylor Blades Elizabeth Laura Griffith Jacob Robert Nold Brian Joseph Tarnalicki Joseph O. Ogundeyi Maxwell Shaw Milewski BACHELOR’S Rita Sarkodie McCallister Joseph Michael Bonifazio IV Jessica Griffiths Pipeloluwa Peter Ojoibukun Matthew James Tasselmyer Nicholas J. Oliverio Lucy Amber Williams DEGREE Breonna Monique Myers Shannon Clair Bowman Christopher Thomas Grimm Josiah Matthew Ordakowski Tracey Thai Mario David Romeo Aaron Michael Rosenblatt Dange Nwenfor Ndifor Corey Lee Brewer Angie Nicole Hanshaw Julia S. Ou Garrett Hugh Thorne HEALTH SCIENCE ALLIED HEALTH Quinn Mackenzie Scala Daniel Kolapo Ogedengbe Jenna Alyse Brocato Jeremy Brandon Hauf William T. Owolabi Michael Andrew Towle Wayne Nelson, Chair Tamara Burton, Anastasia Protopapas Ryan Joseph Bukowski William August Heilig Patrick Ulbio Parraga Alexandra Michelle Vega Anisha Sharma Program Coordinator Jason Michael Barnes Eric Yovany Ramos Connor James Callahan Nicholas Paul Hewitt Krupa Rajesh Patel Michael Harrison Veltre Jr. Reece Leonard Sullivan McKenzie Leigh Christopher Danielle Nicole Birdsong Travis William Reece Robert Nicholas Campanile Nicholas Scott Hilterbrick Stephanie Pisco Micah T. Wallace Javaunie Walters Lauren Marie Dobrzykowski Nicholas Matthew Chalk David T. Robinson Nicole Barbara Carroll Maria Maria Jimenez Kiefer Whitney Pitcher Rachel L. Wasmer Bennie Martin Whitcomb Edward Fitzgerald Garcia Alicia Cristina Chavez Amanda Kay Hall Owlen Clements Scaggs IV Bradley Mitchell Case Ashanti Johnson Vanesa Stephanie Portillo Caitlin E. Wheeler ECONOMICS AND Nikole Kathryn Clem Kristy Marie Long Christopher Michael Schmidt Brian Keith Cashion Jr. Candace Jones Kenneth Andrew Preisel Ryan C. Wiherle MATHEMATICS Kiana LaVonne Johnson Kimberly Dawn O’Toole Devin Nicole Schmitt Jharana Sharma Chalise Alfira Jurette Michael Peter Price Jordan Marcus Terry Young Matthew Chambers, Chair Meghan Leigh Killmond Krista Marie Stevens Jessica Erin Segal John Luke Charlton Ryan Joseph Kemper Angel James Quiroz Ehsan Sonny Yousefie Michael O’Leary, Chair Sierra Kelley Razor Bimla Thapa Quan Sun Zhenzhen Chen Yoon Jeong Kim Nicholas William Riley Andrew Zephir Alessandro V. Santomartino Kassey Marie Schneider Tiffany Tenika Waters Taylor Nicole Trainum Alexandro Carmelo Ciancio Justus Kline Maria Paula Rios Santana Erica Jean Ziranski Milan Tackie Morgan Richelle Trone Jay Christopher Cleofe Corey Robert Koch Molly O. Ripps ECONOMICS AND DEAF STUDIES BUSINESS Natasha B. Wathen Shantique J. Walker Paul J. Cormier Allison Ann Konialian Andrea Ivelisse Roche POLITICAL SCIENCE Jason Begue, Program Coordinator ADMINISTRATION AND Christopher Weirich Abigail D. Cossaboon Eli Zachary Kreger Jessica Adriana Rodriguez Matthew Chambers, Chair OCCUPATION & Taijhe Belt INFORMATION SYSTEMS Jesse Lee Willis Arthur Selkirk Crafton Parker Alexander Krueger Mason Lee Roe Michael Korzi, Chair WELL-BEING Andrea Nicole Buccelli Tobin Porterfield, Chair Tyler Matthew Woolsey Michael Hugh Crumley Stephen Kurek Alex Rogers Thomas Patrick Lund Barbara Demchick, Samantha Rose DeFranco Bridgette Jean Dibble Maner Wu Anthony Cole-Vantine Daniel Jasmin Roberts Lebrock Jessica Corrine Rose Rosanna Mantova Program Coordinator Katera LeBrock Kellywood Daniel Guy DiMemmo Ryan J. Zablocki Colin James Davis Wen Lei Donald Charles Rowe III Adrienne Tajo Capulong Lakeya McCoy Kunthaka Paramageth Kidusan Surafel Zewdie Hayron Caldas De Souza Evan Wyatt Linton Devon Patrick Ruane Melissa A. Naylor Nilaweera Jacob Garrett Delcambre Michael Van Ma Krystal Rusnak Rachael Annette Slater Nicole Elizabeth DeLucca Charles E. Mahla IV Shawn William Russell Meghan Maureen Stokes Gwendolyn Ann Tyrie Caliope Elaine Yiannos

30 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 31 DEAF STUDIES AND Brady William Radcliffe Brittney N. Jackman Rebecca Fuentes Amanda Louise Brouse Alyssa Kingkiner Janelle Justine Warner Amanda T. Long ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Vanessa Ramirez Mohammad Javed Tatiana Claudia Gozali Anna Reese Brown Ariella Knab Benjamin Eric Webber Michael Macheras Jason Begue, Program Coordinator Tevin Devante Richardson Anna Lee King Dalis Graham Brittany Christine Burchell Ruchi Lamichhane Clare Elizabeth Yateem Ryan Scott McQuade Robert Blake Jr., Chair Maria Catherine Romanchak Amanda Tayler Kohlmeyer Jenna Constance Guerrero- Beyonka Tiffany Burnett Amina Simone Lee Courtney Ann Younger Coley Aloysius O’Brien Rebecca Marie Thoms Christina N. Rubin Michael I. Kostadinov Martin Riley Cahill Cristina Ibette Livick-Tugado Emily S. Younkin Gregory Dylan Paris Dana Nicole Sayell Andrew William Kravchenko Samantha Noelle Irvin Aliyah Q. Canton Christine N. Ly Emily Michelle Zembas Shane Patrick Plunkett EXERCISE SCIENCE Michael Seo Jennifer A. Leight Alex Maslak Jensen Rebecca A. Cavanaugh Sarah Michelle Mankosa Kelly Brianne Potts Nicolas Knuth, Ashley Marie Shaw Okwudili Herbert Maduekwe Justin Greg Joffe Taylor Corey Chester Cecily Blake Marvel PHYSICAL EDUCATION Lucas Cameron Puskarich Program Coordinator Sean Gregory Standbach Anthony James Marcellino Elizabeth Ashely Kauffman Skyler Wilde Coelho McKenzie Lynn Massimini Tabatha Uhrich, Program Brett Travers Schatz Coordinator Mohamed Eltahir Claire Elizabeth Stecker Joanne Lizette Martinez Julie Lien Lam Colleen Cathryn Cook Megan McGrew Michael Brandon Scherer Allison Lena Bledsoe Abdelrahman Gabriella Stegall Ciara Corita McAllister Kaitlin Jayne Lish Zakiya Ajahni Cooper Hywot Mulualem Mitku Kellan Mills Shitama Bryan H. Jirsa Biaonca Albritton-Bowman Laura K. Sullam Dominique McCray-Morris Ellen Louise Lloyd Daniel Joseph Craig Ashlyn Renee Moser Jesse Kenneth Swain Jacob Anthony Kirk Carmela Noel Barbo Dana Quinn Taylor Anastasie N. Mudiay Holly Nicole Long Elizabeth Valentine Cummings Michaela Mrozinski Elizabeth Anne Swiger Kourtney Nicole Lewis-Orr Christopher Xavier Bejanga Michael Thome Claudia Wai-Man Mui Alexandria A. Lukasavage Rachel Mary De la Pena Amanda Lee Mullins Justin Thomas Paul Thomas McLister Keenan James Bishop Joshua Paul Lamont Tibbitts John Vincent Notaro Melissa Sara Lux Matthew Amedee Dean Kelsy L. Munson Earmon Alvin Wallace Jade Ventura Nicholas Scott Blair-Messina James Douglas Tinsley Muloma Rashid-Sandi Renee E. Meyers Danielle Nichole DeGrange Jenna Lyudmila Nemtsov Kyle David Warner Melanie Margaret Williams Melissa Lynn Bowling Patrick David Toomey Alondra Maria Saavedra Esther Zlata Neuman Katelyn Marie Dietz Siani Ngandjui Markell Rashawn Young Danielle Brown Joselyn Carolina Vasquez Alwyn Sosoo Miyah Lavonda Benea Overton Jenise Gracie Drayton Uyen Hong Bao Nguyen Donald Leroy Burke SPEECH-LANGUAGE Zane David Ventimiglia Kenric Lamar Stephens Jr. Elizabeth Abimbola Oyedele Lyn Catherine Egli Lindsay Boone Niebauer PATHOLOGY AND Emma Xiao Mei Burnett Charles Lloyd Wagner Eva Marie Sweeney Christian Alexander Emily Marie Eichelman Eugenie Temgoua Noutsa AUDIOLOGY Lauren Marie Caputo Edward Charles Weller Helda Lauriane Tchouateu Paliangayan Chelsea Lynn Elligson Olubukola Odufoye Elise Smith, Program Coordinator Keyonda Sidville Carter Brittany Marie Whalen Mbianga Russell Sheldon Anthony Sydney L. Elliott Victor Donald Pekar Diana Emanuel, Chair Nathaniel Joseph Check Paraskevi Theoharis Pompey Hadassah Emuna Allison M. Peltz Erin Lucille Frias Emily N. Conkling GERONTOLOGY Airial Nicolle Turner Stephanie Marie Ring Marisa Leigh Ercol Jessica Nicole Pikikero Marissa L. Miller Amrik T. Crow Mary Carter, Program Coordinator Blake Henry Wasli Lauren Charisse Rumford Jennifer Marie Fama Ashly E. Pineda Chiara Elizabeth Ponko John Edward Danko Hayley Morgan Chamberlin Alexander Grayson Wiley Precious Sia Saah Kristin Nicole Feliu Asisat Ayodele Popoola Ryan Anthony Davis Alexis Jae Goldman William E. Woods Savannah Rae Schwensen Taylor Ferguson Kaitlyn Elizabeth Price SPORT MANAGEMENT Lauren Dell’Arciprete Jennifer Renee Howard Stephanie L. Yeager Beza Tadesse Solomon Emily Marie Alejandro Samone De’Joura Pugh Jacob Bustad, Program Coordinator Morgan Alyssa Denny Tiffany Dawn Kight Meraf Teklemariam Yeshitila Sherry E. Stanek Fernando Esther Elizabeth Rea Alexis A. Alexander Melissa Renee Emery Ryan David Ziolkowski Audrey Stinnett Elena M. Fontan Veronica Yamilet Rea Jasmine Alnisa Allen HEALTH CARE Danielle Elisabeth Francy Tiffany Lynnette Strong Jarrod Steven Frisby Terry Christopher Ridings Joseph T. Baughan MANAGEMENT Chauntese A. Gary HEALTH EDUCATION & Juhyeon Suk Marshall Haven Fulton Alexis Elizabeth Rosenthal William Edgar Benton Cyrus Engineer, Program Nicole Taylor Goodnough PROMOTION Justin Matthew Bittner Coordinator Emnet Solomon Tesfaye Maria Garay Yamileth Karina Rubio Kylie Lauren Heinz Andrea Brace, Co-Program Bethel Odiet Tom Brooke Elizabeth Garvey Sanbennia S. Sangai Mitchell Ross Boals Emma Agyeman Adomako Coordinator Jennifer Renee Hemmings Nicholas Andrew Calvano Allison Kabel, Co-Program Alexander White Valerie Gerard Kerri Elizabeth Scheerer Sabrina Kiara Holt Naveed Ahmed Coordinator Sarah Will Rebecca Goetzinger Melva Rose Scott Nicholas Patrick Carnesale Bushra Saleem Al Balawi Tierra Hopkins Victoria Marie Goetzinger Valerie Elizabeth Seifert Danielle Irene Conway Ghorob Saeed Almarzoqi Ketch Akum Leslie Onyinye Ikpeze NURSING Alexandra Christine Grannas Brandon AllenMichael Simms Quinn Cox Turky Alzahrani Emily Armstrong Shanthi Lily John Hayley Mark, Chair Renea Nicole Green Briana Jasmine Simms Stanley Diamond III Kyasia Janae’ Anderson Maxine Seyra Effe Awekey Penina Bracha Marsh Emeka E. Abu Caitlin N. Gross Michayla Sommer Derek E. Dorsey Terry John-Lindsay Bagley Mariam Ba Trevor Bryan McGowan Julia Ann Adams Sarah Marie Grumbine Karli Marie Space Peter J. Dougherty Jordon Behr Brittany Bergendahl Shannon Aileen McGuire Julia Winter Akehurst Su Yon Ha Amanda Lauren Stran Claire P. Ettinge Jasmine Britt Brittany Alicia Boyce Megan Marie Miller Winnie Nancy Akobundu Alessandra Nicole Hayes Kathryn Regina Talbott Andrew Joseph Feminella Renee Buontempo Ashley Olivia Britton Wanjiru Muriithi Danielle Suzanne Anderson Cierra Rachelle Hensley Ashley E. Tauber Deneshae Armanhie Goosby Wesley DongHoon Cheung Kelcie Burch Rebecca L. Palmer Maria Guadalupe Angeles Chandler Michelle Holdsworth Kara Louise Taylor Alexis Corrin Harder Courtney Nicole Coffren Olivia Lorraine Carter Christopher Allan Parris Irene Dedetsu Ansah Risa Huot Cassandra Lynne Toner Christopher Robert Ingalls Tamika Edaire Kayley Noelle Chmelewski Urvi Atul Patel Stacia Barth Diana Dayoung Jang Kayla Elizabeth Turner Sumintra Jagat Maria Carla Flores Janice Elizabeth Edwards Alexander Penn Paige Audra Benson Allison Wengler Kenyon Brittany Victoria Walters Nathan Vedel Jensen Timothy Richard Harker Vincent O. Ewa Aaliyah D. Perez Christian Louis Branham Jessica Lynn King Dilpreet Gill Wander Daniel James Kelly Sarah Claire Horanoff Lavinia Fanua Mykala Rene Porter Charity Elizabeth Bronson Kristen Elizabeth King Patrice Lenee Ward Jacob Kortick Wasim Hussaini Kayla Marie Fisher

32 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 33 JESS AND MILDRED FISHER COLLEGE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) houses departments and programs that explore what it means to be human, how people construct identities and institutions, and how individuals and The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics (FCSM) offers undergraduate groups interact over time — in communities, in cultures, and in nations. and graduate programs in the physical, biological, mathematical, and computational sciences, with a goal of increasing student success through improved student retention, persistence, and The majors and programs in CLA provide students with opportunities for in-depth learning time-to-graduation, while simultaneously maintaining rigorous academic standards. and experience in a particular field or profession. In addition, the common abilities developed through courses in CLA align well with those identified as desirable for successful careers: The college provides an unusually large number of opportunities for authentic research critical thinking, effective writing, global awareness, attentiveness to the ideas and beliefs of experiences for all undergraduate and graduate students, led by a research-active faculty of others, and self-direction. successful teacher-scholars. Through its contributions to the Core Curriculum, the college seeks to enhance such abilities The college hosts numerous STEM education and outreach programs including Towson UTeach in all Towson University students. — Towson’s path to becoming a high school science or mathematics teacher; STEM education for future early childhood, elementary, and middle school teachers; and the Towson University Center for STEM Excellence located at the Columbus Center at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics also offers excellent pre-professional preparation for students planning to pursue careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine.

34 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 35 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 · 3 P.M. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES · SECU ARENA CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES JESS AND MILDRED FISHER COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS So that you may find your particular graduate in the procession, degree candidates will come forward alphabetically. It is a university tradition for faculty members of the college to read the names of degree candidates as they walk across the stage. VONNIE SHIELDS, ACTING DEAN · ANGEL KUMCHEV, ACTING ASSOCIATE DEAN While the goal is to be accurate, please understand that any pronunciation errors are unintentional. Towson University has made every attempt to include the names of all degree candidates in this program. Students who applied COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS to graduate after the established deadline may not appear in the program. Please note that the list of candidates is tentative only. TERRY COONEY, DEAN · KAREN GOLDRICH ESKOW, ASSOCIATE DEAN

PRESENTATION WELCOME THE JESS AND MILDRED FISHER MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATE OF THE CEREMONIAL MACE Kim Schatzel, President COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED & INDUSTRIAL CERTIFICATE John Murungi, Grand Marshal MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS PROGRAM GREETINGS FROM THE USM BOARD OF REGENTS Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies Tatyana Sorokins, Program Director DATABASE MANAGEMENT Katrina Dennis, Esq. SUMMER 2018 Matthew Christopher Tiger PROCESSIONAL SYSTEMS (PBC) Suranjan Chakraborty, Towson University Commencement Ensemble ALUMNI ADDRESS APPLIED INFORMATION DOCTORAL PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY Program Director “Pomp and Circumstance” (Edward Elgar) John Ferber ’96 Suranjan Chakraborty, Shalikram Bhandari “Earl of Oxford March” (William Byrd) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Program Director Dayana Fernandez GRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Chao Lu, Program Director Shalikram Bhandari Nathan Logan Kearney Martha Kakooza CANDIDATE PROCESSIONAL Rodney Faust Misun Jung Mizener Michelle DeMarco Women’s & Gender Studies Robert G. Eyer previously earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Dayana Fernandez Graduate Studies Banner Carrier Pennsylvania State University in Middletown, Pennsylvania, and Nathan Logan Kearney INFORMATION SECURITY UNDERGRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Misun Jung Mizener & ASSURANCE (PBC) Ruhley Michaelides an M.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University Brittany Shields in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The dissertation, Bare Machine Radika Suranjan Chakraborty, Honors College Banner Carrier Program Director Forensic Chemistry and Sociology & Anthropology Computing and the Trusted Client Problem, was completed under Danielle Yvette White Laurent Derewonko the supervision of Dr. Ramesh Karne, and Dr. Alexander Wijesinha Rodney Faust APPLIED PHYSICS Jess and Mildred Fisher CONFERRING OF DEGREES and committee members Dr. Chao Lu and Dr. Wei Yu. Dayana Fernandez Rajeswari Kolagani, Candidates presented by David A. Vanko, College of Science and Mathematics Banner Carrier Program Director INFORMATION SYSTEMS Jason Matthew Koepke previously earned a B.A. in Criminal Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic David William Houston III MANAGEMENT (PBC) Chloe Wynn Justice from University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, and Affairs, to Katrina Dennis, Esq., Board of Regents Suranjan Chakraborty, College of Liberal Arts Banner Carrier an M.S. in Applied Information Technology from Towson University BIOLOGY Program Director Peko Tsuji, Program Director CLOSING REMARKS in Towson, Maryland. The dissertation, Exploration of Data Mining Ghadeer Jawad Alfadhli FACULTY PROCESSIONAL and its Practical Application in Decision Making, was completed Kristin Marie Peters Kim Schatzel, President Danielle Yvette White under the supervision of Dr. Siddharth Kaza and committee Jaime Allen Strickland STAGE PARTY PROCESSIONAL Sarah Carlota ALMA MATER “MY TOWSON” members Dr. Nam Nguyen, Dr. Michael McGuire and Dr. Suranjan INTERNET APPLICATIONS Chakraborty. Talamantez-Lyburn DEVELOPMENT (PBC) CALL TO ORDER Taia Collins ’19, Soloist Suranjan Chakraborty, COMPUTER SCIENCE Lakeya McCoy, Signer Theresa Lavonne Matthews previously earned a B.S. in Program Director Katrina Dennis, Esq. Michael McGuire, Program Director Information Systems form University of Maryland Baltimore Sutasinee Choochit University System of Maryland Board of Regents Deaf Studies Amit Adiraju Narasimha County in Baltimore, Maryland, and an M.S. in Applied Information Dayana Fernandez Kevin Yuefeng Chu RECESSIONAL Technology from Towson University in Towson, Maryland. The THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Dayan Channa Grero dissertation, Examining Improvement of Parental Management SOFTWARE Towson University Commencement Ensemble ENGINEERING (PBC) Taia Collins ’19, Soloist of Children’s Educational Information using Technology-Based “Crown Imperial March” (William Walton) FORENSIC SCIENCE Suranjan Chakraborty, Information Management Solution, was completed under the Lakeya McCoy, Signer “Triumphal March” from Aida (Giuseppe Verdi) Mark Profili, Program Director Program Director supervision of Dr. Jinjuan Heidi Feng and committee members Deaf Studies “March” from Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst) Abdullah Maki Al-Matrouk Radika Dr. Yuanqiong Kathy Wang, Dr. Gabriele Meiselwitz and Dr. Ziying Tang. MATHEMATICS EDUCATION Sandy Spitzer, Program Director Heather Darlene Gulotta Sean Alexander Lloyd Jennifer Lindsay Munt

36 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 37 THE JESS AND MILDRED FISHER MASTER'S DEGREE Bryan A. Beck INFORMATION SECURITY COLLEGE OF Angela Marie Fitzpatrick COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND Stephen Gregory Bodden & ASSURANCE (PBC) LIBERAL ARTS Taylor E. Fowler LIBERAL ARTS APPLIED & INDUSTRIAL Justine Paige Caylor Suranjan Chakraborty, Samantha C. Gould MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS Adrien Djonkep Touomo Program Director Sara Grayson SUMMER 2018 WINTER 2018 Tatyana Sorokins, Program Director Mbah Masura Fonong Melvin Maurice Easley Dorothy M. Hearn WINTER 2018 Shashi Bhushan Deepika Premraj Gorre Maxwell Farnga Kathryn Evelyn Henkel Tylynn Alicia Pettrey Venkata-Navya Kommareddi Christine Elizabeth Faulkner MASTER'S DEGREE Kirandeep Kaur MASTER'S DEGREE Edmund David Goode Alexander Joseph Poyneer Thea Maria Elizabeth Kreis Nicole Lanciotti DOCTORAL PROGRAM Jeffrey Drew King GEOGRAPHY & Sara Mercedes Ogaz CHILD LIFE, Kayla M. Little ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED INFORMATION Shubham Puri INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Camden Thatcher ADMINISTRATION & Shannon M. Mackain PLANNING TECHNOLOGY Manpreet Kaur Sandhu FAMILY COLLABORATION Chao Lu, Program Director Rajiv Narayan Varma Sharise Nicole Marshall Todd Moore, Program Director Suranjan Chakraborty, Stefan Oran Strother Lisa Martinelli, Program Director Maria Nasios Cooper Garthwaite Savage Program Director Kayla Marie Tullis previously earned a B.S. in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Danielle Leigh Babcock William Skibinski Hassan Mohammed Althobaiti Muhamad Azri Kamal Bin Sheena Vickers Nneka Opara David Ownby, Program Director Kelley Marie Ercole Computer Science from Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca, Saudi Abdullah Kamal Ashley E. Pinter Brian Michael Soper Brenden Williams Benjamin N. Han Arabia, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Towson University Shauntese Nachaee Bruce Michael David Jirsa Kimberly A. Schuetz HUMAN RESOURCE in Towson, Maryland. The dissertation, Towards an Arabic Gregory Alexander Woodward INFORMATION SYSTEMS Rosemary Victoria Hawkins Sherry Arlene Schwarz Joel Linn Butler Jr. DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL Handwritten Recognition System Using a Machine Learning Model, MANAGEMENT (PBC) Alexis LePaige Johnston Selina Carroll TRACK was completed under the supervision of Dr. Chao Lu and committee FORENSIC SCIENCE Suranjan Chakraborty, Samantha Avery Lynch SOCIAL SCIENCE Jason Anthony Clark Abby Mello, Program Director Mark Profili, Program Director Program Director Annemarie Lynn McGraw Paul McCartney, Program Director members Dr. Yanggon Kim, Dr. Katherine Tang and Dr. Marius Brian Matthew Dushatinski Leslie Demetriss Brown Brittany Escobar Muhamad Azri Kamal Bin Morgan Diane McSweeney Anita Marie Sacco Zimand. Darien Roy Shea Esler Lauren Michele Deares Abdullah Kamal Morgan Nicole Olsen Phyllis Truong Maxwell Farnga Nhung Ha MATHEMATICS Justin Michael Artz Laurie Marie Wagerman Amirshahram Hematian previously received a B.S. in Computer Christine Elizabeth Faulkner Ronnie K. Hammond EDUCATION Selina Carroll WOMEN'S & GENDER Hardware Engineering from Azad University of Maybod in Maybod, Edmund David Goode Marvin Harris Sandy Spitzer, Program Director Jason Anthony Clark HUMAN RESOURCE STUDIES Yazd, Iran, and an M.S. in Computer Software Engineering from Alexander Christopher Hodnett Jennifer F. Irani Emily Ruth Folsom Brian Matthew Dushatinski DEVELOPMENT, GENERAL Esther Wangari, Program Director University of Technology, Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Michael Derryck James Laura Kathryn Janicki Gabrielle Marie Gullotti Darien Roy Shea Esler TRACK Zachary Michael Agudelo dissertation, Performance Evaluation of Device and Machine-Type Balraj Singh Jayia Irene May Lam Courtney Lowe Jessica Lynn Lake Abby Mello, Program Director Martha Kakooza Traffic in Wireless Networks, was completed under the supervision Jeffrey Drew King Courtney Pearce Neubauer Megan Leigh Magill Nilashree Nandkumar Timothy A. Hilton of Dr. Wei Yu and Dr. Chao Lu, and committee members Dr. Alex Jessica Lynn Lake Evelyn Osei-Asante Sara Holden Seifert Shirodkar Jeremy Sanders Wijesinha and Dr. Michael McGuire. Ciera Marie Parks Danilo Antoniano Macabuyag Deanna Taylor GRADUATE Elizabeth Anne Schmidt Naveen Mohandas Sheena Vickers INTEGRATED HOMELAND CERTIFICATE Fathe Ali Jeribi previously earned a B.S. in Information System Christopher Ryan Schrader Arisa Okazaki GRADUATE Prathyusha Vencila Yanigandla SECURITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM from Jazan University in Jizan City, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, Benjamin Olufikayo Orimoloye CERTIFICATE Joseph R. Clark, Program Director LaToya Monique Smith and an M.S. in Information Technology from Sacred Heart Shubham Puri INTERNET APPLICATIONS FAMILY-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Justice William Ben-Acquaah INTEGRATED HOMELAND University in Fairfield, Connecticut. The dissertation, Solar and Ujwal Rai DEVELOPMENT (PBC) COLLABORATION (PBC) Linda Sinclair Mitchell SECURITY MANAGEMENT Home Battery-Based Electricity Spot Market for Saudi Arabia using Manpreet Kaur Sandhu Suranjan Chakraborty, Catherine Breneman, COMPUTER Joseph R. Clark, Program Director Consortium and Negotiation, was completed under the supervision Nilashree Nandkumar Shirodkar FORENSICS (PBC) Program Director PROFESSIONAL WRITING Program Director Bryana Ferguson of Dr. Sungchul Hong and committee members Dr. Chao Lu, Dr. Stefan Oran Strother Suranjan Chakraborty, Shauntese Nachaee Bruce Geoffrey Becker, Program Director Danielle Leigh Babcock Program Director Nadim Alkharouf and Dr. Ramesh Karne. Deanna Taylor Joel Linn Butler Jr. Marcel Julien Trepanier Lauren Elizabeth Buckley PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Sheena Vickers Danilo Antoniano Macabuyag Alexander Christopher Hodnett Kelley Marie Ercole Karen Goldrich Eskow, Brenden Williams Sheena Vickers PSYCHOLOGY Benjamin N. Han Program Director Prathyusha Vencila Yanigandla SOFTWARE Jonathan Mattanah, Program Rosemary Victoria Hawkins Stephanie Mikkelson Colon DATABASE MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING (PBC) Director (Clinical Psychology) Alexis LePaige Johnston SYSTEMS (PBC) BIOLOGY Suranjan Chakraborty, Christa Schmidt, Program Director Samantha Avery Lynch PROFESSIONAL WRITING Suranjan Chakraborty, Program Director (Counseling Psychology) Geoffrey Becker, Program Director Peko Tsuji, Program Director Annemarie Lynn McGraw Program Director Arisa Okazaki Justin Buckingham, Program Director Michelle Harp DeMarco Sandra Clabough (Experimental Psychology) Morgan Diane McSweeney Michael Derryck James Benjamin Olufikayo Orimoloye Kristine Sutterfield Evers Daniel Demetrios Collector Bruce Mortenson, Program Director Morgan Nicole Olsen Balraj Singh Jayia Vera Livshin Zachary L. Greenberg (School Psychology) Sarah Beth Sears Naveen Mohandas Travis Tyler Madden Deirdre Lynette Johnson Yaya O. Abangma Laurie Marie Wagerman Mkhuzo Ricky Mwanza Andrew Ewen Peart Andrew Steven Rock Shubham Puri Shannon Smith Bagnara SECURITY ASSESSMENT & Melinda Katherine Weber Ujwal Rai Shawn Donte Brown COMPUTER SCIENCE Ayonche Temyra Clash MANAGEMENT (PBC) Michael McGuire, Program Director Manpreet Kaur Sandhu Bradford Christopher Drewniak Joseph R. Clark, Program Director Syeed Eklas Ali Sara Edelstein Monica Michelle Reed-Asante Ayman Ghazi Alotaibi

38 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 39 SOCIAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY PHYSICS Liam Godfrey Maurer Tayler A. Nahory ECONOMICS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Pawan Malla Paul McCartney, Program Director Ryan Casey, Chair David Schaefer, Chair Christopher David Noguera Rebecca Peltz MATHEMATICS Gabriele Meiselwitz, Porshua Latriece Manning Rachel Ann Getz Tyler L. Swanson Samuel Harding Angela Ugochi Ogbonna Evan Tyler Proctor Matthew Chambers, Chair Program Director Jeremy O. Martinez Stuart James Kennedy Renae Michelle Taylor Nneka Denise Oputa Stephanie A Spickard Michael O’Leary, Chair Daniel Asare Daniel Mathew Benjamin Tyler Owens Madeleine Joy Taylor Alessandro V. Santomartino Cody Martin Baker Christopher Matthew McCune WOMEN'S & GENDER COMPUTER SCIENCE THE JESS AND Ifeanyi Obuekwe Ozobu Tyler Scott Vyskocil Nicholas Chilton Baker Kyle Joseph Mentges STUDIES Joshua Dehlinger, Program Director MILDRED FISHER Sofia K. Paniagua ENVIRONMENTAL Joshua Bryan Breganza Nicholas Ryan Miller Esther Wangari, Program Director Kayode Vincent Adebayo COLLEGE OF Elizabeth Pontious COMPUTER SCIENCE SCIENCE & STUDIES Brendan Matthew Coley Joshua Aylward Moen Narges F. Ershad Kevin Aidan Amick SCIENCE AND Alyssa Sue Probst Joshua Dehlinger, Program Director Christopher Salice, Program Dylan Robert Gal James Michael Murphy Jared Ables Director Christopher T. Harrison Burak Muslu Cyrus Buckman III MATHEMATICS Katelin Renee Rothermel GRADUATE Warren Andrew Chappell Kelsey Laetitia Semou Tchimo Joshua Albert Alexander Alexander Stephen Brewer Andrew Gerald Kimani Hassan Hassan Naeem Naeem Brady William Cusack Jasmine Christina Shakes Amro Abdulrahman Alsuwaida Colleen M. Burkhardt Zachary John Lassack Jasmine Nganje CERTIFICATE WINTER 2018 Gihad Saad Elgendy Holly Nichole Shaw Sasha Hazrati Ashtiani David Francis Cote Samantha Mariam Maung Justin Trung Nguyen PROGRAM Joshua Jerome Finch Simran Shrestha Ma. Bettina Legaspi Bienvenida Michael Ellis Connor Gage McCowan Randall J. Noppinger Andersen J Sindaco Erik Anthony Brasile Justin Samuel Freeman Jordan Mitchell Mervis Daniel Victor Northington FAMILY-PROFESSIONAL John Philip Gaitan BACHELOR'S Jessie Sosonko Charles Daniel Furst Nicholas James Peters Divine Odilatu COLLABORATION (PBC) Kyle Jeffrey Harris DEGREE Jorge Luis Brito Ashley Taylor Thomas Jordan Anthony Greenwood Megan Elizabeth Schaeffer Oluwafemi Ojo Catherine Breneman, Tejas Jayesh Mistry Zachary Tyler Brown Taylor Nicole Thomas Scott Studley Jaycees Parajuli Program Director Keri Lynn Patitsas BIOLOGY Xi Chen Travis James Greenwood Sana Tien Sarah Herlihy Samantha Lynn Suppa Goran Radulovic Narges F. Ershad William Aaron Petty II Laura Gough, Chair Rojaleen Chhetry Douglas Stefan Trach Joy F. Huber Madeline Elizabeth Tribbe Manju Ranabhat Andrew Michael Christopher Taylor Rene Adams Kyle Andrew Clabough SECURITY ASSESSMENT Daniela Velasquez Kevin Huynh Khang Truong Raymond Mendoza San Juan Welsh Lucas Taylor Dernetz Jeremy Jason Malen & MANAGEMENT (PBC) Njideka G. Aginam Nathan Christopher Vorachack James Wright Matthew Kent Schmidt Barry Gartrell Ronald Vincent Melchior Joseph R. Clark, Program Director Adonis Josue Andrade Erica Leigh Warner Jaehun Yoo Sezgin Ahmet Siyam ENVIRONMENTAL Andy Gonzalez Campos Mitchell Louis Muller Bryana Ferguson Kiana Matea Anspach Alandis T. Whitley Jesse H. Smith SCIENCE & STUDIES Jonathan K Henshaw Ashlee Lera Rainey Andrew Audley Blair Kidus Paulos Woldeyesus INFORMATION Joshua David Smith Christopher Salice, Program Director Daje' Reeder Agnes Lucia Brewah Xin Wu Nicholas Adam Hess TECHNOLOGY Oluwatoyosi Ebunola Amaosawi Ose Asowata Tyler John Schulte THE JESS AND Janet Chan Brieanna Danielle Yon Narisa Jangbahadur Scott Hilberg, Program Director Somuyiwa Kelly Chimpen Mac Leod Montrell Jamar Jubilee Taylor A. Skuhr MILDRED FISHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS Isaac Adjei Adjetey Chase Justin Sudler Caroline Marie Clarry Shannon Lee Kerins Michael Jay Szymanski Oluwadamilol W. Agiri COLLEGE OF Gabriele Meiselwitz, Program Director BUSINESS S'ence Lanae'Marea Turner Emily Renee Curtis ADMINISTRATION AND Matthew J. Krause Zachary Granger Thomas Olutolani Justin Agunloye Marcus Ryan Waugh SCIENCE AND Christine Nguy Frederica Marie Davidson INFORMATION SYSTEMS Eric Noah Magarin Nafisa Taha Ahmed Kilah Weaver Qiwei Wang FORENSIC CHEMISTRY MATHEMATICS Erin Nickole DeSandro Gabriele Meiselwitz, Joshua T. Millford Batool Mansour Albuali Michal James Edward Williams Rosa M. Diaz Program Director Mark Profili, Program Director Hamoud Ghanem A Alshahrani INFORMATION Zachary Cody Mooneyhan Abel Getachew Woldemichael SUMMER 2018 Sarah E. Dickerson Tobin Porterfield, Program Director Khushbu J. Amin Matthew Craig Antoine TECHNOLOGY Youssef Samir Moustafa Yasmeen Hana Wright Sarah Marcelyn Eiring Bridgette Jean Dibble Jake Dwayne Arnold John Akwasi Asiedu Scott Hilberg, Program Director Patrick Muchai Mugwanja Shaun Michael Zimmerman Tyler Fields Daniel Guy DiMemmo Deja Lou-Shea Bean Ashera Dina Austen Moahmmad Ahmad M. Aljalajel Gregory Michael Neimiller BACHELOR'S Jessica Lee Foley Kunthaka Paramageth Jennifer Lynn Biensach Andrew R. Beers MATHEMATICS Mohammad Waleed Alowais Christopher K. Ratliff DEGREE Manyi Nubonyin Foncham Nilaweera Kiera MacKenzie Hearn Athanasios Bilis Michael O’Leary, Chair Amjad Abdulrahman Alshukr David Henry Rogers Kristina Karen Fossli Justin T. Hoang Ashley Rashida Bowlin John Tullio Aliprando BIOLOGY Kevalkumar M. Kaneria Nicholas Morgan Schleicher Justin Samuel Freeman CHEMISTRY Sharay Latrece Johnson Roxhers Bozali Raquel C. Almeida Laura Gough, Chair Adam C. Levy Thomas E. Shoemaker Emily Gonzalez Ryan Casey, Chair Katera LeBrock Kellywood Louis A. Colangelo Rachel Lynn Beall Hayden William Mishaw Sundeep Singh Brennan Patrick Ferneyhough Tyler Sydney Gray-Bethke Deja Lou-Shea Bean Zachary Alexander Dawe Michael Charles DeCoster Marcus Stancil Kirsten Esidra Loeb Aliyah Hasan Lucas Grant Webb Tyra F. Hay Jennifer Lynn Biensach Samuel Rankin Degen Mordechai Flamm Amy G. Talon Morgan Grace Lowry David Joshua Hilgartner Jessica A. Wolfe Bryante' Ly'Von Hayman Robin Elizabeth Carroll Laurent Eric Derewonko Kelvin Jamal Harris Sr. Harry Thomasian III Morgan Elizabeth Mack Tanner Matthew Myers John Paul Heying Sarah Jayne Dahms Patrick Daniel Finn Sarah H. Jenkins MATHEMATICS Tayler A. Nahory Andrew Lee Rosscoe Jennie Elise Howell Daniel Alemu Desalew Lily Darla Thongdygnalat Justin T. Foster Paul Daniel Klink Michael O’Leary, Chair Brittany Lanaya Shields Martin Christopher Stringer Alexie Abigail Isom Taylor Facen Nicholas J. Visalli Usman Hafeez Alexis Marie Kramer Emily Louise Sunnucks Anthony Peter Ashton II Kidest Kassa Howard Ernest Wheeler Gabriel E. Garay GEOLOGY Mazen Issam Jamiel Abbaya Gezmu Negassa Geoffrey J. Szekerczes Stefan Hale Manh Keller Rami Hanna Haddad John Wiand Kenneth Ray Johnson Jr. Tiffany R. Perry MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, David Schaefer, Chair Ylianna Leticia Trevino Dillon Robert Kestner Kiera MacKenzie Hearn Marcin Krzysztof Wrzoszczyk Benjamin C. Judy Brooke O. Psenicska BIOCHEMISTRY & Ray Guevara Mariah Brianna Weinkauf Nana Abrefi Kumi Anil Chandrasekar Jajistar Andrew Mark Karczewski Khawar Ahmed Raja BIOINFORMATICS Spencer Kolasinski Dana Elaine Whitener Nina Lahijan Sharay Latrece Johnson EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE John David Kennedy Cody Steven Scott Nadim Alkharouf, Director JoAnna Guadalupe Marlow Marili Lemus Zackary Kinlein David Schaefer, Chair Yaroslav Khrepunov Anna Nicole Slusarczyk Maresha Milyavsky Julian Sheppy Garret Victor Lewis Kirsten Esidra Loeb Tyler Covey Van Ness Alfred Darneal King Jr. Joseph Francis Terchek Dana Elaine Whitener Rachel Lim Morgan Grace Lowry BraShauna Dachelle Wiseman Jevons Kuang Wenzhang Zhao

40 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 41 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Hannah A. Fields ENGLISH Jordan Anthony Greenwood FAMILY SCIENCE Claire Helen Ehman Shibelski BIOCHEMISTRY & POLITICAL SCIENCE Michael Korzi, Chair Evan Michelle Folsom Christopher Cain, Chair Travis James Greenwood Robert Moreno, Chair Erica Patrice Souza BIOINFORMATICS Matthew Chambers, Chair Anita Aidoo Shayne Mohan Issurdatt Joseph Pearson Ames Sarah Herlihy Jacqueline Soraya DiPietro Samuel Todd Tepelides Nadim Alkharouf, Director Michael Korzi, Chair Haseeb Ahmad Durrani Kashina Toiya Jones Sarah Amoyaw Joy F. Huber Danielle Brooke Koval Hannah Mary Turlik Karljop N. Bayemake Quam Babajide Arogundade Austin James Luckhardt Patrick John Kearney Jonathan Robert Aoun Jeremy Jason Malen Mackenzie R. Meskin Quincy M. Williamson Tyler Isaiah Burden Avery Ashton Porch Vincent Giovanni Lodati Mary Angelita Armstrong Ronald Vincent Melchior Joscelyn Ramirez ENGLISH Jules M. Lucas III Christopher Paul Burkhardt Bethany Rose Sorensen Ashley Marie Bason Mitchell Louis Muller Kelsey Nicole Stack INTERDISCIPLINARY Assitan Coulibaly Christopher Cain, Chair Jenna Leigh Sutkus Amanda Mohr STUDIES Leah K. Bradford Ashlee Lera Rainey Rebekah Waltemeyer Sarah Jayne Dahms Corey Patrick Turner Skylar Anne Moore Carol Caronna, Acting Director Samantha Faye Brasel Aaron Jean Marc Britto Daje' Reeder Bisola Peace Fasehun Doroth Nakalunda Dorian D. Andrews Tara Elizabeth Costello Sara Brocato Tyler John Schulte FOREIGN LANGUAGES Maya N. Lee PSYCHOLOGY Isaiah Juwan Ross Savannah Destiny Davis Andrew Bryant Mendoza David Alexander Brokaw Taylor A. Skuhr Lea Ramsdell, Chair Chrysanthi Lundstedt Geoffrey Munro, Chair Alexander Joseph Thomas Lauren Dell'Arciprete Elizabeth Bayley Rabenau Janet Claire Carlson Michael Jay Szymanski Naijah M. Mills Mary Elizabeth OBrien Brianna Elspeth Ainsworth Ariela Marie Zenaida Elliott Paul Trostel Lesley Monzerrat Montenegro Jonathan Alexander Gallo Eduardo Alejandro Alvarez Cruz Vega Marsha Vin'nethia Casey Daniel Thomas Powers Haley E. Ward FAMILY & HUMAN Joy F. Huber Kristen Ciera Anderson Megan Rachel Clark Tiffany Lynnette Strong Jacob Shaw Cory M. Walker SERVICES Rachel Lim Mechelle Anisa Bagot Stephanie Kristine Cupp Celine Maria Yakoumatos Ashley Taylor Simmons ENVIRONMENTAL Robert Moreno, Chair Elizabeth Haley Meyers Nicole Christina Bonds WOMEN'S & GENDER Hannah J. Epple Opinderjit Singh SCIENCE & STUDIES Rebecca Beth Altschul GEOGRAPHY & Elizabeth Pontious William John Breidenbaugh STUDIES Ashley Elizabeth Ferguson Christopher Salice, Program Director Julia G. Aponte ENVIRONMENTAL Juan Carlo Nieves Vergel de PHYSICS Nicholas Steven Capobianco Cindy Gissendanner, Chair Alexandra C. Ferrigno Amaosawi Ose Asowata Keisha Monique Blake PLANNING Dios David Schaefer, Chair Antonia Rae Cole Katie Margaret McElhaney James Hancock Nicole Miranda Blake Charles Schmitz, Chair Brenna Washington Mohammed Abdullah Katy Cunha Simona Stankeviciute Madison Cameron Loukota FAMILY & HUMAN Anna Alicia Borkowski Liza Jean Barrick Jessica Taylor DiPietro Heiner Mohammed Alkuraydaa SERVICES Janet Claire Carlson INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Cameron Joseph Elliott Terry Dale Chapman Jr. Ramon Carlo V. Bustos Robert Moreno, Chair Imani Diane Lee Marissa Anne Cooksey Matthew Durington, Director Samantha Elzein COLLEGE OF Abigail Elaine Jenkins Chukwujindu Chiazor Tianna Carrie Collins Petros Lee Ariel Aliona Corson Mackenzie Danielle Frey LIBERAL ARTS Andrew Philip Norman Jada Loraine Britt Collin Francis Ertter Stephanie Kate Gass Alasia Milan McDonald Zoe Cox Braquelle Ann Horton Stephen Wendell Smith Joshua Aaron Brumage Sahara Joshee Olivia Klunk Aanchal Patrick Alexis Marie Denis Muhammad Aizad Kamal WINTER 2018 Travis Henry Austin Thompson Felipe Nunes William James McCullough II Asya Cheyenne Louis Sharmilee Rahman Leakhina Dith Noah A. Lattner Chloe A. Wynn Pereira de Mello Combra Omari Akil McDuffey Vikram Mudumbai Asha Bell Elmore FAMILY SCIENCE Inez Marcia Lynott Warren Cash Feeney Sean Michael Powell BACHELOR'S Ranganathan Jada Alexandria Mona Ford GEOGRAPHY & Robert Moreno, Chair Shalae Nicole Mathis Roseline Gomes Nicolas Emile Renaud Ian Andrew Reagan Alexis Morgan Germeroth ENVIRONMENTAL Shakiera Monique Allen Brook Cheyenne Miko DEGREE Alexandra Hedley Karolina Grace Ross Brianna Nicole Gilliam PLANNING AND HISTORY Anna Pampori Tiffany Nijaire Iyesi Taysue Ethel Morris COMMUNICATION Marc F. Sayan Julie Lyn Gleason Charles Schmitz, Chair Laisa Tara Rabold Kenya Jenkins COLLEGE OF STUDIES AND POLITICAL Kim Anthony Shibley Caroline Laura Hagan Christian Koot, Chair HISTORY Kelsey Lauren Rood Anthony Oritsebemigho LIBERAL ARTS SCIENCE Courtney Nicole Sloan Azia Chantell Hewitt Taylor A. Guntner Christian Koot, Chair Marlee N Slaughter Kerume Jennifer Potter, Chair Jay Patrick Smith Irina Nekrasova Higgins Brandon Michael Freund Benjamin Rocco Taddei Kevin Lazerus SUMMER 2018 Michael Korzi, Chair Ajee R. Johnson HISTORY Brianna Dee Walker Sarah Teresa Strupp Charlotte Grace Garvanne Alexis Kathleen Fazio Lesley Monzerrat Montenegro Georgia V. Tragas Nicole Elizabeth Kyger Christian Koot, Chair Rachel Nicole Laney Josiane Pereira De Carvalho INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL SCIENCES Ashley Elizabeth Ungvarsky Emma V. Beck BACHELOR'S CULTURAL STUDIES Sarah Elizabeth Leach Thomas Jun Saito-Sherris STUDIES Robert Rook, Director Rachel T. Villa Tyler Lazenby Borg DEGREE Sam Collins, Director Samantha Rose Leonard Michelle N. Stallworth Carol Caronna, Acting Director Bethany Laura Besseck Jasmine L. Ward Felipe Nunes Peter Joseph Eason Mariah Estella Miller Sabrina Elizabeth Davis Eddie Mitchell Keith II Joshua Taylor Wayman Pereira de Mello Combra ECONOMICS AND Melissa A. Naylor LAW & AMERICAN Adrienne Wild Jeremy Daniel Cook GEOGRAPHY & Emma Gage File ECONOMICS AND Francesca-Marie Grace CIVILIZATION SOCIOLOGY & Ryan Davenport ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL SCIENCE Kelsey Anne Zug Pandolfi Cynthia Cates, Program Director INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ANTHROPOLOGY Jason William Ellis PLANNING Matthew Chambers, Chair Brittany Monique Powell Elliot Brand Matthew Durington, Director Marion Hughes, Chair ENVIRONMENTAL Matthew Chambers, Chair Michael Korzi, Chair Chelsey Nichelle Sharps Connor F. Farrell Allison Marie Chung James Michael Adcock SCIENCE & STUDIES Charles Schmitz, Chair Anita Aidoo Thomas Patrick Lund Nicholas Robert Golden Oladeinde Babatunde Akerele Keli Ann Stanowski Taylor Ann O'Brien Parker Robert Greene Kaitlyn M. Curley Christopher Salice, Program Director Abigail W. Karanja Maria Nathaly Bonilla- Rosanna Mantova Allison Claire Stevens Alexander Stephen Brewer Zachary Granger Thomas Alyssa Claire Kozak PHILOSOPHY LAW & AMERICAN Hercules Colleen M Burkhardt Paul Joseph Locco Anne Ashbaugh, Chair CIVILIZATION Greg Chipkin Rachel Lynn Thormann David Francis Cote Christopher O. Nugent Cynthia Cates, Program Director Trishna Chowdhury Daniella Torres Brenna Mary Jeffries Michael Ellis Haley Rebecca Tutwiler Brendan Joseph O'Conor Colin Bryant Hall Caitlin Tara Daniels Karen Lisa Martin Justin Samuel Freeman Brock William Doyle Colleen Casey Weadon Brandon Horace Parke Bakary Toure Charles Daniel Furst Daniel S. Weidner Casey Meghan Ryan Nathan S Williams

42 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 43 POLITICAL SCIENCE Destiny M. Davis Adriana Katherine Nunley SOCIAL SCIENCES Louis Davis Lynagh Michael Korzi, Chair Savannah Destiny Davis Henry Tobechukwu Ogbuli Carol Caronna, Acting Director Kelsey Megan Marion Emily Nicole Benoit Taylor M. Del Valle Matthew Ryan O'Keefe Allison Taylor Bluhm Stacie Lyn Martin Kevin Stephen Bitter Lauren Dell'Arciprete Katie Louise O'Sullivan Hunter Storm Crouse Sarah Kathleen Miller Youssef Boudouch Nicole Luisa DiGrazia Jessica L. Pacitti Lauren Marie Hoke Neijra Mrkanovic Austin Gregory Carlevaro Andrew John DiNunno Marina Patton Alison Rennie Halston Alexander Evans Noel Faisal Ahmed Chowdhury India Eady Jordan E. Pitts Corinna Elena Sech Robert Bradley Noel Jose Manuel Cooper Morgan Ashley Eibner Alana Clara Purnell Domenica Mae Statler Zachary D. Nogan Meagan Brittany Eisner Tatiana N. Ellerbe Alexandria Rose Quigley Caroline M. Wilson Steffano Enmanuel Pereyra Summer Lea Evans Victoria R. Engelen Adoryane K. Reynolds Mariah Dominique Perkins Lucas Marcus Gaynor Samantha Fagan Megan Elizabeth Reynolds SOCIOLOGY & Andrew M. Pribula Tony Hernandez Samantha Lynne Fessler Tyra Alexus Rodgers ANTHROPOLOGY Kaitlyn Nicole Rodeffer Vanessa Marjorie Kalibala Adam Fetterman Amelia Maria Rodriguez Marion Hughes, Chair Alison M. Rohrer Yaroslav Khrepunov Brandon Fokala Alison M. Rohrer Hakeim Muhammad Logan Harris Schettig Ryan H. Kirby Cristelyne Mariano Galutira Maria Catherine Romanchak Abukhdeir Gibrill Sheriff Ruhley A Michaelides Nina Giambattista Brittney Michele Root Asha Marley Antoine Brittany Lanaya Shields Jessica Marie Miller Dayjana Marie Gilyard Ksenia Safonova Alexa Elise Arroyo Jasmine Soraya Shirazi Luis Rajab Montes Gassoh A. Goba Emma Elizabeth Sage Maria D. Baires Mikayla Morgan Siegel Marlyse Mua Alexis Jae Goldman Morgan Nicole-Valentine Sager Jacob Rogers Barkdoll Jamie Fran Silver Daniel Logan Murphy Molly Danielle Gonzalez Shawn Joseph Schroeder Brianna Yvonne Beasley Lauren Nicole Smith Nicole Alexandra Psoras Nikolai Ivanov Grammer Halie A. Seyboth Ronald Erwin Bolls II Stephanie Ann Sosna Alveeraa Rizwan Robin Nichole Griffith Joey Benjamen Sheffield Kayla Marie Brazzon Jonathan Michael Trappe Nicolas Gary Shrubstok Kirsten Ray Hacker Mikayla Morgan Siegel Michael Maurice Brown Jr. Melanie Tsai Sergio Emannuel Velasquez Essence Harley Tori Caitlin Smith Michael James Burrill Brian Heath Tucker Jr. Kirsten Wach Alexis Renee Harris Marina Alosita Solis Heather Marie Butler Maia Alexandra Washington Cody Allen Waters Daria Janel Hebron Madeleine Anne Sottak Olivia Casale Alyssa Mataya Lee Webster Hadley Evelyn Heron Matthew Wittmann Spause Marcos Castano Lucas P. West PSYCHOLOGY Karley C. Hodges Kelsey Nicole Stack Sean Christian Craven Cierra Montara Whaley Geoffrey Munro, Chair Anna K. Horn Mackenzie G. Tarlow Carolyn Crawford Jada Marie Williams John Philip Acquaviva Jr. Ashley Marie Horodyski Victoria Siye Tende Samantha Marie Cruz Sean Thomas Winebrenner Annabelle Joy Alexander Elizabeth Jaramillo Anita Marie Thomas Alexis Michele Davis Celine Maria Yakoumatos Shania Verdella Alford Caroline Joneckis Lauren Kristine Trainor Benjamin Del Rosario Shellie Anne Yaniv Josseline Michelle Alvarado Brandon Michael Jones Madison Ruth Tunon Amanda Serena Delogu Kuenzi Marie Young Mendez Jasmine Tyler Kam Grace E. Uchendu Kyle Robert DiSilvestro Sharrondra Yvette Young-Scott Mishal Amjed Savannah Lorraine Kerr Alexandria Valenti Rebecca Marie Dobbs Ericka Jane Zacharko Amelia Ruth Tian Anderson Shannon Lenzen Kerwin Hope Margaret Vergauwen Samantha M. Donatelli Carrie Elizabeth Atwell Samaria Alexandria Khan Karina Celese Watson Daenna Marie Bertol Echipare WOMEN'S & GENDER Danielle Ilana Lynn Bacharach Alison Marie Killen Kendra Watson Monty Terraze Fenner STUDIES Ayeka Aimee Bangudi Kimberly Klein Catrina May Williams Adam Fetterman Cindy Gissendanner, Chair Hassan Barnes Joyce So-Yun Lee Tyshelle Shaquanne Williams Gerard A. Flores Colleen M. Burkhardt Sarah Elizabeth Belt Cory Anthony Link Cassandra Marie Wolinski David Leonard Friese Gassoh A. Goba Samantha Gayle Birk Britney Nichole Little Kyle James Alexander Gable Casey J. Bordick Alissa Sue Manley RELIGIOUS STUDIES Perry James Gilchrist Jhonna D. Brookins Morgan E. Martucci Anne Ashbaugh, Chair Brittany Taylor Gilman Deja Andrea Brown Abdun Nafey Matin Patricia Ann Cornish Hadley Evelyn Heron Caitlyn Carter Tuesday Lanel Mcclain Alexandra Victoria Giacomazza Melissa Anne Holler Margaret Karen Cave Taylor Ann Mogavero Matthew Lee Williams II Aleah Marie Hughes Michael Ching Serah O. Molumo Nathan S. Williams Jacqueline Ingutia Nicole T. Christian Lyndsay Ann Montgomery Jacob Noah Wilson Nora Khalidy Lilly Danielle Clark Sean Robert Morter Ellis Reid Knudson Ashley Amiran Copes Qierra Murray Cory Anthony Link Tarrah Haliegh Crooks Aryanna Little

44 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 45 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND

The College of Education, in close collaboration with public school districts and other COMMUNICATION agencies, offers a comprehensive slate of acclaimed, performance-based, professional The College of Fine Arts and Communication provides a challenging and responsive education programs for the initial and advanced preparation of educators. environment to support creative and scholarly exploration with an emphasis on quality, The college offers one doctoral program, eight master’s programs, three Certificate of integrity and personal expression. Advanced Studies programs, and one post-master’s certification program. The college also The College’s multidimensional education is student-centered and dynamic, seeking to engage offers courses leading to Maryland State Department of Education Administrator I and post- the future by fostering interdisciplinary work, welcoming diversity in people and ideas, baccalaureate teacher certification. The college teaches students to integrate theory with the building collaborations with the community, and continually challenging boundaries. wisdom of practice and to embrace a learner-centered focus on teaching and learning. These attributes are fostered through a broad liberal arts education and specialized Graduates from the college are well-prepared and ready to enter schools as teachers, school professional training. leaders, and education specialists This unique educational experience results in highly motivated graduates who have both the professional preparation and theoretical framework to take risks while pursuing their artistic, scholarly and professional ambitions. Undergraduate and graduate programs offer a wide range of majors and concentrations.

In addition to programs of study for majors and minors, the College also offers all TU students the opportunity to participate in an exciting variety of academic and artistic experiences.

46 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 47 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018 · 10 A.M. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES · SECU ARENA CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION So that you may find your particular graduate in the procession, degree candidates will come forward alphabetically. It is a university tradition for faculty members of the college to read the names of degree candidates as they walk across the stage. LAURIE MULLEN, DEAN · LAILA RICHMAN, ASSOCIATE DEAN · GILDA MARTINEZ-ALBA, ASSISTANT DEAN While the goal is to be accurate, please understand that any pronunciation errors are unintentional. Towson University has made every attempt to include the names of all degree candidates in this program. Students who applied COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION to graduate after the established deadline may not appear in the program. Please note that the list of candidates is tentative only. SUSAN PICINICH, DEAN · GREG FALLER, ASSOCIATE DEAN

PRESENTATION OF THE WELCOME COLLEGE OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Lauren Michelle Dauses Amanda Marie Damiano CEREMONIAL MACE Kim Schatzel, President EDUCATION Robert Blake Jr., Graduate Elizabeth Ann Gleitsmann Janine Leigh DeLauder Program Director Valerie Wrisk Gray Jennifer Ashley Delinski Cristina Magaldi, Grand Marshal Chelsea Maria-Catherine Katie Ann Grossman Emily Rachel Eisner GREETINGS FROM THE USM CHANCELLOR SUMMER 2018 Professor, Music Piersanti Robert L. Caret Kerry Beth Guglielmini Jessica Francine Harris Meagan Elizabeth Hale Roxanne Courtney Heyman PROCESSIONAL GRADUATE HUMAN RESOURCE Raymond Robert Heer IV Rose Jolle GREETINGS FROM THE USM BOARD OF REGENTS DEVELOPMENT, Towson University Commencement Ensemble Timothy Christopher Hibberd Ashley L. Jones CERTIFICATE EDUCATIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” (Edward Elgar) D’Ana Johnson Shawn Hurman Rachel Rose Kelsall LEADERSHIP “Earl of Oxford March” (William Byrd) PROGRAM Carla Finkelstein, Program Director Travis Shane Knox Meredith Anne Lashley ALUMNI ADDRESS Michelle Theresa Mawhinney Sara Marie Lawrence ORGANIZATIONAL Jillian Nicole Allen CANDIDATE PROCESSIONAL Kara Ball ’08 CHANGE (CAS) Kathleen Marie May Amy Krista Loprete Mary Frances Anderson Carla Finkelstein, Graduate Lyn Ann McDermott Brandie Michelle Maciejewski Naureen Kahn Joel Mervin Dager GRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Program Director Teresa Marie Nielsen Courtney Lynn McAuliffe Graduate Studies Banner Carrier Kimberly Jane DiNatale La Tonya Dyer Emily FK Perry Kristy Lee Pence Elizabeth Heist McKinney Jessica Jeanne Hancock Seanne Coates Lisa Anne Roth Jacquelyn Christina Instructional Technology Lora Catherine Koehler Honors College Banner Carrier Ellon S. Ruschell Oberhausen MASTER’S Elizabeth Nicole McCann UNDERGRADUATE SPEAKER ADDRESS Aaron David Santory Alex Michael Pfeifer Kristen Zdon Joanne Brophy McGarry Erin Miller DEGREE Ashley Elizabeth Schoen Nicole Marie Picchiello College of Education Banner Carrier Morgan Elizabeth Pratt Communication Studies Stephanie L. Stites Rachel Fay Proctor EARLY CHILDHOOD Jennifer Mae Smith Cassidy Miller Suhaila El-Jallad Tenly Marilyn Marie Retzler EDUCATION Matthew Howard Sneck College of Fine Arts and Communication Banner Carrier CONFERRING OF DEGREES Heather Michelle Trovinger Lauren Elizabeth Roberts Stephen Schroth, Program Director Jennifer Lynn Starr Lisa Renee Washington Stephanie L. Rowe Candidates presented by David A. Vanko, Lauren Ann Brownley Kristen Woo FACULTY PROCESSIONAL Lauren Patricia Williams Colleen M. Scanga Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Emily M. Dematatis Leah Truitt Woodbury Lindsey Anne Schaper Academic Affairs, to Regent D’Ana Johnson, Jillian Catherine Dietrich Sara Rebecca Zeiler STAGE PARTY PROCESSIONAL READING EDUCATION Kara Lynn Sostre Board of Regents Bethany M. Farnan Meghan Liebfreund, Suzanne Patricia Sullivan CALL TO ORDER Shelby Anne Keohane INSTRUCTIONAL Program Director Rachael Anne McCall TECHNOLOGY Tracy Arien Tedesco D’Ana Johnson CLOSING REMARKS Melissa Marlow Azzarello Liyan Song, Program Director Shannon Marie Thibodeau Jenna R. Peregoy Melissa M. Ballis University System of Maryland Kim Schatzel, President David Robinson, Program Director Emily Thumser Samantha Jean Rodriguez Alexa Rose Batterman Board of Regents Diane M. Barnes-Tice Beth Lincoln Ullmann ALMA MATER “MY TOWSON” Stephanie Lauren Schmid Sarah Kathryn Bitel Brittney Liptrap Beer Phoebe Lewis Westbrook THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Shannon Lee Boyle Hornsby Rosalena Casciero ’19, Soloist Noah Marcus Belt Amanda M. Whiteside Rosalena Casciero ’19, Soloist Colleen Dara Brown Meghan Marie Bennett-Marx Hilary Melinda Zonarich Alexis Germeroth, Signer Sara Grace Capra Alexis Germeroth, Signer Amy Nicole Bugarin Deaf Studies Nicole Charisse Coke Deaf Studies Joseph R. Chludzinski RECESSIONAL Towson University Commencement Ensemble “Crown Imperial March” (William Walton) “Triumphal March” from Aida (Giuseppe Verdi) “March” from Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst)

48 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 49 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION MASTER’S Ashley Nichole Mahoney COLLEGE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE Amanda Christine Crawford Michele Ann Moller Mallory Duncan DEGREE FINE ARTS AND The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) is a terminal degree, meaning WINTER 2018 Charity Danielle Morlock Cesia Olivia Flores COMMUNICATION that it is the highest degree awarded in a given field of study. Victoria Marie Fromm EARLY CHILDHOOD Kathryn A. Nixon EDUCATION Meaghan Elizabeth Purpora Abbey Lynne Groft SUMMER 2018 WINTER 2018 April Marie Kelly DOCTORAL PROGRAM Stephen Schroth, Program Director Jessica L. Siegel Caitlin Burke Knight Katherine Michelle Amacher Jessica Ann Todd INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY STUDIO ART Katie Brooke Kojan Catherine Margaret Barret Molly Driver VanDorick Bill Sadera, Program Director MASTER’S DEGREE Tonia Matthews, Program Director Jamie M. Mader Jessica L. Wieber Elizabeth Ray Hasson Crystal Bryn Magaha Soni Mia Woodley MUSIC EDUCATION Jennifer Leigh Palmer Jodi M Hoover will be graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree Victoria N Mosley La Tonya Denise Dyer Melissa McCabe, Director Stephanie Marie Stankowski in Studio Art. She currently holds a Master of Library Science degree Dakota Leigh Riley La Tonya Denise Dyer previously earned a B.B.A. in Information READING EDUCATION Jeffrey Colin McGough Renee Lynn Sweringen from University of Maryland College Park and has an Bachelor of Christina Francis Systems Analysis from Howard University School of Business Meghan Liebfreund, Sarah Jayne Weisbecker Fine Arts degree in Illustration from Maryland Institute College of Ellen Robinson in Washington, D.C., and an M.A. in Instructional Systems Program Director Art. Her work has been shown in many local and national venues. Kristina Nicole Smith Development and an M.S. in Information Systems Management David Neil Adams GRADUATE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Jodi was the 2016 Michael Denker Fellow for the Chesapeake Jaclyn Rita Soldinger from University of Maryland Baltimore County in Baltimore, Stephanie Lynne Barber CERTIFICATE Robert Blake Jr., Graduate Chapter of the American Printing History Association and recently Ali Shira Summerfield Maryland. The dissertation, Professional Development for Online Program Director PROGRAM Kennedi Devinn Thomas SECONDARY EDUCATION presented at the College Book Arts Association annual conference in Faculty: Supporting Conceptual Change through Conceptual Conflict Lauren Nicole Goodman Keyanna Emon Williams Ashley G. Lucas, Program Director INTERACTIVE MEDIA Philadelphia. Activities, was completed under the supervision of Dr. Liyan Song Tori Lynae Wolf Shannon Wittman DESIGN (PBC) and committee members Dr. William Sadera, Dr. Deborah Nolan and Naureen Y. Khan Sidney Haruki Pink is an American intermedia artist focused on Mary Wright Bridget Sulllivan, Program Director Dr. Scott McNary. HUMAN RESOURCE dance, drawing, and sound. In 2012, he Co-founded AKIMBO, Joseph Youngs SPECIAL EDUCATION Derek Jay Sibiski DEVELOPMENT, a Baltimore festival of site-specific dance and movement art. In Andrea Parrish, Program Director EDUCATIONAL 2018, Pink co-created with four Baltimore artists, Moving Walls, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION LEADERSHIP Katherine Augusta Buck COLLEGE OF a site-specific experimental dance piece at the Peale Center for Robert Blake Jr., Chair Carla Finkelstein, Program Director Anastasia Maria Beach Lea Helen Buquicchio Baltimore History and Architecture. Pink has exhibited his art and FINE ARTS AND Katie Ann Charitonuk James E. Book Jr Amiee Lynn Christiana performed in New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Amsterdam, Tokyo, COMMUNICATION Jenna Rose Clark Brian Michael Dean Heather Lynn Giever Berlin, and the U.K. His work has appeared in various publications Christine Whitlock Gibison Laura Kimberly Giever Margaret Aidan Daly including Fine Line Magazine, Japan’s Artcollector, and the New York Natalya Catalina De La Cruz Jill Marie Holthaus Jason Michael Handlir WINTER 2018 Times Magazine. As an educator, he teaches Arts Entrepreneurship at Melissa Helenny Delgado Jennifer E. Wamhoff Jennifer Hyson Towson University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Amy Elizabeth Dietrich Kristina Elizabeth Kable MASTER’S DEGREE Courtney Marie Doyle INSTRUCTIONAL Katie Marie Kratz Allison Kate Dyer TECHNOLOGY Christina Joy Lanahan ART EDUCATION Alexa J. Edwards Liyan Song, Program Director Casey M. Libertini Kay Broadwater, COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF David Robinson, Program Director Program Coordinator James Joseph Gay Katherine Marie MacDonald EDUCATION EDUCATION Keith Michael George Jr. Carlie Michelle Andrews Sarah Ashley Dragan Stephanie Michelle Magistro Grace Catherine Hall Nathan Lloyd Armstrong Daniel Craig Files Elizabeth Kathleen McIntosh SUMMER 2018 WINTER 2018 Heather Kristy Hilse Laura Eburg Graham Sarah Jean Baker Katherine Elizabeth Meadows Telina Marie Hodge Emily Nicole Belk Sara Lynn Wilson Taylor Jaclyn Olsen BACHELOR’S Michelle Carolyn Kenney Erin Ross Cashman BACHELOR’S Namirembe Kiwalabye Megan E. Otterbein COMMUNICATION Meagan Rene’e Dorsey DEGREE DEGREE Samantha Louise Parry MANAGEMENT Kassandra Alexis Lane Brittany Erin Ferrari Olivia Marie Lasure Diane F. Perez Lingling Zhang, Program Director ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEAF STUDIES AND Brian Michael Fitzgerald Danielle Joan Luna Julie Perzan Tierra Janae Collins Robert Blake Jr., Chair ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Rachel Joanna Goodwin Michael J. Moriarty Jillian Layne Pospisil Joshua Alexander Guttman Ashlee Wallen Jason Begue, Program Coordinator Joanna Martyna Grajkowska Christopher Min-Sik Oh Jamie Leigh Redmer Matthew Wade Scales Robert Blake Jr., Chair Haley Marie Pettit Krysta N. Gray Sara E. Shouman INTEGRATED Rebecca Marie Thoms Amy Marie Phelps Rhonda Mondock Haley Rebecca Ann Sims INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Sung Eun Ryoo Dorothy Jean Hampton INFUSION & SPECIAL EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD Danielle Marie Salah Craig Albert Hanzelka TEACHING Kate Collins, Program Director Toni Guidi, Program Director EDUCATION Kirsten Leigh Wenzel Rebecca Gabriella Horgan Pamela Wruble, Program Director Leshe Shari Anderson Shelby Marie Plitt Janese Daniels, Chair Rachel Claire Weskalnies Tracy M. Howse Brittainy Dillon Bohanan Aidan Michael Fisher Phoebe Danielle Wilson DeAndrea Latrice Johnson MUSIC EDUCATION SPECIAL EDUCATION Emily Frances Borst Madison Marie Wolf Melissa McCabe, Director Elizabeth Neville, Chair Samantha Kay Bouma Morgan Killough Kristen Taylor Zdon Danielle Marie Jewis Lauren M. Schifter Danielle Theresa Butler Jamie Lauren Clem Katelyn Jessica Zemlak

50 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 51 INTEGRATED EARLY ART HISTORY COLLEGE OF Alex Vicencio Eric G. Parker Brandon Michael Griffith Dianne Arielle Lepatan CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Karl Fugelso, Program Coordinator FINE ARTS AND Kevin J. Weininger Mariela Pepin-Solis Samuel Grodnitzky Mary J. Lloyd & SPECIAL EDUCATION Abigail Hevesy Lauren Therese Westervelt Nina Elizabeth Profili Shengjun Jiao Bryan Thomas Mason Amy Noggle, Program Coordinator COMMUNICATION Andrew Raleigh Wilborne Kelsey Elizabeth Richardson Kaitlyn E. Kanary Rachel Mary Mechura Kiersten Noelle Helfer COMMUNICATION STUDIES Terry Kevin Willis Sivan Isabel Roth Keelia G. Keating Garrett Miller Jennifer Potter, Chair WINTER 2018 Ashley Nicole Young Shae Cecelia Santoro Monte Demetrius Kerney Sarah E. Orzach INTEGRATED Sarah Estelle Barber Danielle Alicia Saunders Kristin Ann Kinsey Danielle Renee’ Poullard ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Reilly Patrick Hudson ART EDUCATION Morgan Schmidt Dominic Joseph LaFrancesca Shayna Alexus Richardson & SPECIAL EDUCATION BACHELOR’S Alicia Lynn Jensen Kay Broadwater, Program Meaghan Rose Smith Jack Lawrence Levy Annika Katrien Rigterink Toni Guidi, Program Director DEGREE Coordinator Bianka Juarez James H. Strickland Livisha Nikia Lewis Julia Catarina Rosario Brian Kenneth Ratliff Jasmine Simone King William A. Nelson ACTING Adam Joseph Swann Jack Anthony McGinnis Sarah E. Rozmiarek Victoria Elizabeth King Joshua Luke Tignall MIDDLE SCHOOL Peter Wray, Program Coordinator ART HISTORY Alexander N. Millstone Nathan John Satre Metise Hoyt Moore Kiana Coryse Turner EDUCATION Lauren Erica Jackson Karl Fugelso, Program Coordinator Linda N. Nguyen Brittany A. Scott Michael Harold Morsell Kyle Austin Weiner Heather Haverback, Timothy F. Neil Teonna Jazmine Pearson Nicole Marie Sullivan Michael Charles O’Rourke Jessica Lynn Livoni Program Coordinator Mario Alfonzo West Brian Amilcar Perez-Lemus Bryce Kenneth Taylor Areesa Rafique Haily Justine Martin Katelyn Anne Contardi ART + DESIGN Justin Patrick Whitcome Ciara Rose Celia Pompa Bakary Toure Derrell Julian Reid Rea Lindsey Peck Sean Michael Kelly Jenee Mateer, Chair Elizabeth Angeline Willard Ritchie Jonathan Reyes Kelsey Nicole Voelker Taylor Kennedy Rhyne Jordan Moran Wright Kyle Edward Reynolds Delise Donae White Philippe Henry Siclait Edoh Yao A. Amegah COMMUNICATION SECONDARY EDUCATION Allison Louise Bartkowski STUDIES Cameron Gregory Richardson Connor Reed Wilson TRACK Mary M. Yates COMMUNICATION Bonnie Mae Birk Jennifer Potter, Chair Antione Julius Robinson Raven Symone Womack Molly Mee, Chair STUDIES AND POLITICAL Dana L Bowman Jordahn Armahn Brown Marquis Leroy Robinson Alexander R. Ziolkowski The names of bachelor’s degree ELECTRONIC MEDIA SCIENCE candidates completing a Secondary & FILM Paige Chare Carter Vivian Margarita Cardoza Jennifer Potter, Chair Joshua Harris Rosenbaum MUSIC Education track will appear in the Michael Angelella, Chair Emma Alexandra Dainton Stanley Choi Michael Korzi, Chair Zakary T. Shaw Phillip Collister, Chair program under their primary major Jonathan Pierson Firman Kaylee Shaye Davis Casey Patrick Collins Alexis Kathleen Fazio Liam Jonathen Sperr within that college. Kayla Hunter Foy Paige Alicia De Souza Marisa Renee Conway Samuel Adrian Sybert Molly Grace Garrett Nicholas Dante Gurfolino Shannen Nicole Driscoll Kaitlyn Leigh Curl DANCE PERFORMANCE & Dillon James Taylor Anshuman Goswami COLLEGE OF Michael Lespier Mahoney Rachel Elise Droter Dallas M Ducote CHOREOGRAPHY Joshua Michael Tope William Schuyler Paddock FINE ARTS AND Joseph L. Rene Corey Dunning Brea Tishel Dupye Susan Kirchner, Chair Nigel Louis Truesdale Aldo Daniel Rivera Abbie Rose Fahnestock Jarael Erick-Brian Roberson COMMUNICATION Tyler B. Durst Caitlyn Elyse Hart Ryan Edward Wilson Jr. MASS COMMUNICATION Christin Elizabeth Fanelli Jermira Courtney Fitchett Nicole Susan Lindskog Rhodesia Monet Roberts Jung-Sook Lee, Chair Stephen Alexander Grenis Darby Formichella Cassidy Lyn Miller MASS COMMUNICATION Corey James Sittinger SUMMER 2018 Sophia Bray Aguirre Kaila Danielle Grimes Walter Florenzo Foster Allison Marie O’Donnell Jung-Sook Lee, Chair Juan Ignacio Soto-Bown Milani Joeling-Jade Brent Julia Summer Harris Gregory Alan Friedman Paige Petroziello Oluwaseun Adebola Adeniji Andrew Garret Verbus BACHELOR’S Blake Louis Domino Jenee Olicia Harrison Kendall J. Gant Robin Marie Rodbell Baylul Alem Roberto Juventino Villeda DEGREE Timothy F. Foley Nadia Starr Jones Timothy Dean Gehrke Raven Monique Sampson Kyle Logan Armstrong THEATRE ARTS John Anthony Giuffreda Jr. Holly Noel Klusewitz Anagelica Elizabeth Gonzalez Georgette Synade Beason Robyn Quick, Chair ART + DESIGN Summer Jones Kaitlyn Farrah Lamb-DeMaio Johnathan Ducane Goode ELECTRONIC MEDIA Andrea Danielle Bouldin Jenee Mateer, Chair Miriam Clair Leifer Jessica Lynn Livoni Shacole Shante Holt & FILM Ellina Buettner Claire Kathleen Brooks Rodrick Camerin Campbell Amy Elizabeth Phillips Melanie Elisabeth Lyons Elizabeth Caroline Hushour Michael Angelella, Chair Watta Camara Danielle Catherine Farmer Destyni Chan’nel Cecil Julian Bousquet Proctor Gosnel McDermott Jr. Terry Lee Jones Ruth Mengesha Addisu Gabrielle Julia Catalano Christopher William Gaut Brianna Sonia Conforti Joe Robertson Jade Olivia McDonnell Emani King Hugo Nunes Pereira de Mello Stephanie Elizabeth Catoggio Hannah Hayden Shanon Lee Aaron Robert Miller Ryan Christopher Klenkel Coimbra Seanne J. Coates Anastasia Steuart Johns Elizabeth Ann Miller MUSIC Braughan Vanessa Morrison Andrea Elizabeth Ledbetter Austin Michael Crudo Nina Izabella Dickson Kathryn Ann Kenner Phillip Collister, Chair Nicole Marie Nasteff Valerie Elizabeth Leonberger Gregory Bertrand Czubacki Brittney Everett David W. Marshall ART EDUCATION David Chung Rebekah Ann Nordbrook Hannah Jane Lerch Christian Ellis Devin T. Fields John Edward Patterson Kay Broadwater, Thomas Sang Kyun Oh Lucas Price Litton Alexandra Jules Ferdman Tiffany Lanei Fisher Aidan R. Taylor Program Coordinator MUSIC EDUCATION Brian Chibuzo Onwezi Michael Seyed Hossein David Nachman Fisher Kalia Janique Green Destyni Chan’nel Cecil Melissa McCabe, Director Bridget A. Phipps Manocheh Ryan M. Gabriel Nicole Gue Cassandra Adira Robbins Jarrett Michael Rettman Courtney Rose Pierce Nicole Christine Massoni Kiran Geeban Julie Elizabeth Hammer Rachel Aiyana Price Reilly Elizabeth Merriam Jeremy M. Goldberg Haley Handelman Romaris Lee Rogers Erin Lacy Miller Deja Itiana Green Katilin Mary Kane James Christian Scott Jazmine Dominique Newman Christian Devall Griffin Wynne Harllee Kirchner Jonathan Michael Trappe Breanna M Nicholson

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Board of Regents of the University Officers University Deans University Chairpersons Key University University System of Maryland Kim Schatzel Shohreh Kaynama College of Business & Economics Representatives Linda R. Gooden Joe Bartenfelder President Dean, College of Rodney Stump, Accounting American Association Business and Economics Chair ex officio David A. Vanko Tobin Porterfield, e-Business and Technology Management of University Professors Matthew Chambers, Accounting Barry P. Gossett Katrina J. Dennis Interim Provost and Executive Judy Harris Timothy Sullivan Vice President for Academic Associate Dean, College of Babu Baradwaj, Finance Vice Chair Ellen Fish John C. McLucas Affairs Business and Economics Filiz Tabak, Management James Holzapfel Daniel J. Mydlack Gary L. Attman Erin Steffes, Marketing D’Ana Johnson Ben Lowenthal Sabrina Viscomi Treasurer Robert R. Neall Vice President for Administration Assistant Dean, College of College of Education Graduate Student Michelle A. Gourdine Robert L. Pevenstein and Finance and Chief Fiscal Business and Economics Janese Daniels, Early Childhood Education Association Secretary Officer Louis Pope Laurie Mullen Mahnaz Moallem, Educational Technoloy and Literacy Kent Fuller Robert D. Rauch Robert L. Wallace Leah Cox Dean, College of Education Robert Blake Jr., Elementary Education Love Adejumo Assistant Secretary Vice President for Inclusion and Ronald Thomas, Instructional Leadership and Professional Development William T. “Bill” Wood Laila Richman Soni Woodley Institutional Equity Molly Mee, Secondary Education Langston O. Frazier Associate Dean, College of Elizabeth Neville, Special Education Student Regent Daraius Irani Education Student Government Vice President for the Division College of Fine Arts and Communication Association of Strategic Partnerships and Gilda Martinez-Alba Jenee Mateer, Art + Design, Art History, Art Education Russhell Ford Towson University Board of Visitors Applied Research Assistant Dean, College of Education Susan Kirchner, Dance Alexander Best Francis S. Soistman Jr. ’79 Babu Baradwaj Sara Slaff Jennifer Potter, Communication Studies Susan Picinich Chair Faculty Representative Vice President for Legal Affairs Michael Angelella, Electronic Media and Film Towson University and General Counsel Dean, College of Fine Arts Donald C. Fry Russhell Ford and Communication Jung Sook-Lee, Mass Communication Staff Council Vice Chair Student Representative Deb Moriarty Phillip Collister, Music Conor Reynolds Vice President for Student Affairs Greg Faller Robyn Quick, Theatre Arts John Beynon ’73 Anthony Hamlett ’76 Associate Dean, College of Fine Ginger Ross Myrna Cardin ’65 Alumni Association Brian DeFilippis Arts and Communication College of Health Professions Mary Cowles Representative Vice President for University Diane E. Cho Lisa Plowfield Diana Emanuel, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies Advancement University Senate Todd Feuerman ’87 Judy Rixham Dean, College of Wayne Nelson, Health Sciences Doug Ross Gerry Gaeng ’81 Staff Representative Marina Cooper Health Professions Jaime DeLuca, Kinesiology Vice President for University Hayley Mark, Nursing Jennifer Ballengee Susan J. Ganz Molly Shock ’75 Marcie Weinstein Marketing and Communications Beth Merryman, Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Desiree Rowe Nancy Grasmick ’61 Foundation Board Associate Dean, College of Patricia D. Hoge ’81/’82 Representative Tim Leonard Health Professions College of Liberal Arts Director of Athletics Lawrence H. Letow Emeritus Members: Terry Cooney Christopher Cain, English Robert Moreno, Family Studies and Community Development Jeff Leventhal ’93 Frank Bramble Sr. Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Rector, Honors College Lea Ramsdell, Foreign Languages Dennis B. Mather ’72 Raymond Brusca Charles Schmitz, Geography and Environmental Planning Nancy Palmer ’79 Karen Goldrich Eskow Stephen A. Burch Christian Koot, History Steven Peck Gregory A. Devou Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts Anne Ashbaugh, Philosophy and Religious Studies Debora Plunkett ’81 P. Douglas Dollenberg Michael Korzi, Political Science Jeffrey S. Rosen John Ferber Vonnie Shields Geoffrey Munro, Psychology Vincent W. Talbert ’90 Daniel J. McCarthy Acting Dean, Jess and Mildred Marion Hughes, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Fisher College of Science Cindy Gissendanner, Women's and Gender Studies Constance M. Unseld ’79 Fred F. Mirmiran and Mathematics Kurt Vacovsky ’84 James P. O’Conor Angel Kumchev Fisher College of Science and Mathematics W. Daniel White Sherman Ragland II Acting Associate Dean, Jess and Laura Gough, Biological Sciences Ted Zaleski Jr. Dennis Rasmussen Mildred Fisher College of Science Ryan Casey, Chemistry John B. Schuerholz and Mathematics Siddharth Kaza, Computer & Information Sciences Glenn Stearns Deborah A. Nolan Michael O'Leary, Mathematics Joseph C. Tischer Dean, University Libraries David Schaefer, Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences Marcia Zercoe Janet V. DeLany Library Dean, Graduate Studies Mary Gilbert Claire Holmes

54 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 55 Name: TU COMMENCEMENT CROSSWORD PUZZLE Across Towson University Crossword Puzzle 1. _____ are ceremonial banners carried by specially selected students to represent each college, graduate studies, and the Honors. 3. Another name for the square academic cap with the tassel worn at 1 2 commencement is the ___. 5. ____ should not disrupt the ceremony. 8. The presidential medallion bears the ______. 3 9. Towson’s first graduates to receive baccalaureate degrees began dressing in ___ for commencement in 1935. 11. One of the university's longest serving faculty members. 13. Latin Honors are awarded to the top 10 percent of each graduation class based 4 5 on the calculated GPA of the last ___ units completed. 6 7 14. The Stephens Hall bell will toll ___ times at the start of commencement. 16. Doc the Tiger is named after ______, TU's first director of athletics. 8 17. “Maryland State ______” was Towson University’s original name in 1864. 18. Guests should cheer for no more than ____ seconds when their 9 graduate’s name is called. 19. On ____ 20th, 1915, the first classes were held at MSNS’ new location, Towson. 10 Down 11 2. The College of ______building, was the first academic building 12 constructed on campus since 1989. 4. Towson University’s first commencement took place in ___ 1866 13 14 6. Towson University changed from a ______to a liberal arts college in 1967. 7. All degree candidates are expected to ____ at their seats until the 15 conclusion of the ceremony. 16 10. The ceremonial mace is apart of ____ tradition dating all the way back to the 14th century. 12. Graduate students wear hoods with different colored bands indicating their ___. 14. What prominent feature distinguishes the bachelor’s, master’s, 17 18 and doctoral gowns? 15. Names are meant to be ___.

Special thank you to Chenise Calhoun ’19 for her work on this project. 19

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56 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 57 Students were given the opportunity to share their reflections and thanks to those who have mentored them during their time at Towson University. The Office of the Provost received over 100 responses from students which have been shared on social media, in visual ceremony components and in the program. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LINDA COOPER AND “Shout out to a team that has helped me grow and guided me along the way! “Thank you for all that you do for PETE majors. The way you personally mapped TABATHA UHRICH THE U-TEACH TEAM Thank you everyone for all your support.” – Sarah Jenkins ’18 out my course load during advising really helped keep me on track and visually see Kinesiology Mathematics my progress during my time at Towson.” – Allison Bledsoe ’18

JILL DISCORDIA “Dr. D was the single-most impactful influence that I had during my time at Towson Chemistry University. I had her for both Organic Chemistry I and II, and after spending a year with “She’s been the best advisor I’ve ever had. She was there whether it was directly about MARY GERGIS Nursing her as a professor, I was a much different student than when I first began her class. She my school work or if I just needed someone to talk to.” – Winnie Akobundu ’18 is so dedicated to helping those who are willing to put in the necessary effort to succeed, and truly gives students an abundance of resources to study with. Thank you, Dr. D for “Thanks to Michael Downs not only for advising me thoroughly on my thesis for MICHAEL DOWNS being such an inspiring influence to me and many others!” – Chrysanthi Lundstedt ’18 English well over a year, but helping me bring another, deeper level to my writing. He’s helped me since my very first semester of grad school and my writing wouldn’t be ROBERT HAMMELL II “Thank you Dr. Hammell II for being one of the greatest professors at Towson. You cared where it was without him. I had been looking for ways to better my work for a very Computer and Information Sciences about your students and wanted them to succeed in your class, and out in the real world. long time without knowing what to do, and I knew I had made the right decision the Thank you for everything!” – Christine Nguy ’18 moment I walked into his Short Fiction class.” – Travis Madden ’18

[Dr. Kathryn Evans] “is dedicated to all of her students and does her very best to provide “Dr. Willis-Hepp is AMAZING! She has encouraged me, pushed me, challenged me, BETHANY WILLIS-HEPP KATHRYN EVANS Family Studies and Community Music high-quality learning experiences in every course she teaches. She has been a wonderful and most importantly, believed in me. She is the type of professor and mentor you Development professor, advisor, and mentor and has been a positive role model for me during my time need in your collegiate career and after. I’m extremely appreciative of her as a professor, here at Towson. Thanks for all you do!” – Danielle Jewis ’18 mentor, and person. TU is incredibly lucky to have her!” – Alexis Germeroth ’18

DESIREÉ ROWE “You were some of the most invested, genuine, present, and integral professors I have ever “I will always remember your classes as the epitome of top tier college courses, FRANCISCO MARTINEZ IBARRA ERIN BERRY-MCCREA had in my entire educational journey. Thank you SO much for your hard work and truly equally rigorous as they were enjoyable.” – Celine Yakoumatos ’18 Foreign Languages Communication Studies being in relationship with your students. Your intentional listening skills make a huge difference in how your students learn from you. Thank you very much for your time and “A HUGE shoutout to the psychology department at TUNE! Dr. Chachich, MARK CHACHICH, your knowledge.” – Timothy Gehrke ’18 Dr. Anzelc, and Professor Conrad, thank you from the bottom of my heart for JOELLA ANZAC, providing me with the knowledge and confidence I needed. I am forever grateful MONIKA CONRAD Towson University in Northeastern SUSAN KIRCHNER “Dr. Kirchner, thank you for all your help and support that you have given me throughout for my TUNE family.” – Britney Little ’18 Maryland (TUNE) Dance my time at Towson. I appreciate how warm and welcoming TU’s Dance Department is and it has been a rewarding experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. As I leave “Thank you for your endless guidance and encouragement. I wouldn’t have reached the halls of Towson University, I will live out the motto of “Dancing for a Lifetime”. graduation day without it. I’m incredibly grateful for all of your support, both in and MOON-WHOAN RHEE – Raven Sampson ’18 Finance out of the classroom, as a professor, an advisor, and a friend.” – Robert Schaeffer ’18

REBECCA MALOY “Thank you for all that you did for me in my undergraduate studies and helping me “My dear professors as I’m finishing my college years all I can say is thank you. I am KATHERINE DELAHANTY, Elementary Education become a better writer. It’s been a pleasure keeping in touch with you during my who I am because of your dedication and passion to teach. Thank you for all you SHARMA PILLUTLA, graduate studies and helping with TU interns. You are an AMAZING professor!” taught me, for pushing me to do new things, for guiding me on how to succeed, for DELINA AGNOSTEVA, – Meagan Dorsey ’18 TOBIN PORTERFIELD, being available when I needed you and for how much you care about your students. SUSAN FLAHERTY, My deepest admiration and gratitude goes to all of you.” – Dulce Salaverria ’18 DONALD MC CULLOH, ANDREA PARRISH “You were my first graduate professor and certainly one of the most memorable. Your SAM LEPPO, PLAMEN PEEV, Special Education way of teaching about inclusion is incredible. You helped me to not only be a better NEERAJ PAROLIA College of Business and Economics professional but, most importantly, you gave me the tools to better advocate for my daughter. I can never thank you enough!” – Stephanie M. Colon ’18

58 TOWSON UNIVERSITY | 2018 Winter Commencement 2018 Winter Commencement | TOWSON UNIVERSITY 59 TOWSON Towson University Commencement Ensemble UNIVERSITY Jason Ayoub, Horn ALUMNI BY THE Dave Ballou, Trumpet NUMBERS Luis Engelke, Trumpet Joshua Fleming ’20, Horn James Hicks, Tuba 167,232 Michelle Humphreys, Percussion Guy McIntosh, Trumpet Number of TU Alumni to date David Perkel, Trombone Kevin Stacey ’19, Trumpet Thomas Warnock, Trombone 517 Justin Woodbury ’19, Tuba Number of Summer 2018 Emily Wose ’21, Trumpet graduates

1769 Number of Winter 2018 degree candidates Special Recognition We would like to recognize and thank members of the Towson University 21 Outreach Post-Secondary Functional Academic Learning Support Number of states (PSFALS) Program who coordinated the rolling of the scrolls that are given represented by our to undergraduate degree candidates as they cross this stage. The PSFALS graduating class program is a local program to assist 19-21 year-old high school students who have significant cognitive disabilities with real-world application skills 71 and career development opportunities. Percentage of TU Alumni who live in Maryland A big thank-you to Jim McTygue, Director of Events ad Conference Services, for his many years of service to both Commencement and Towson University. Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement! 86 Number of countries that We would also like to recognize Dr. Victor Fisher who has served as the are home to TU Alumni College of Liberal Arts Grand Marshal for the last 15 years. Dr. Fisher is also the institution’s longest serving faculty member and has been 1,062 teaching at Towson University since 1961. Number of alumni who Thank you, Dr. Fisher, for being such a present and guiding force for have as returned to TU TU’s academic traditions and legacy. faculty or staff

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