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Creighton University Commencement C R E S I G A H T I T S O R N E I A V I N N A U 1 8 7 8 At the close of the one hundred fortieth year Creighton University Commencement CHI Health Center Omaha | May , Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for reward; save that of knowing that I am doing your will. A Prayer for Generosity St. Ignatius of Loyola Founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) Commencement Exercises Morning Ceremony 9:30 a.m. .............................................................. 4 COLLEGE OF NURSING SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRADUATE SCHOOL Afternoon Ceremony 1 p.m. ..............................................................18 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HEIDER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOL OF LAW GRADUATE SCHOOL Livestream of Commencement Ceremonies Viewing link for the commencement stream: livestream.com/CreightonUniversity/Commencement2019. The stream is available via mobile devices such as iPads, iPhones and Android phones and tablets. Once the event concludes, a recording of both ceremonies will be available at the same link. Lifetouch Special Events Photography Lifetouch Special Events Photography will photograph each graduate receiving his or her diploma. Graduates will be emailed a link to their photo proofs, or they can go to events.lifetouch.com/creighton for more information. Questions may be addressed to [email protected] or call 800.505.9496 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Eastern Time). Creighton University Bookstore and Hy-Vee Floral 2nd floor concourse The bookstore has diploma frames, health and beauty items, alumni items, graduation cards, gift wrap and other Creighton memorabilia available for purchase. Hy-Vee offers flower arrangements and bouquets. 3 ORDER OF EXERCISES | MORNING CEREMONY Academic Procession Commencement Address Mace Bearer: Kyle E. Korver Catherine M. Brooks, JD President of the University Faculty Board Authorization Associate Marshals: Presented by W. Gary Gates Jerilyn H. Kamm Vice Chair, Creighton University Board of Trustees Anthony E. Kincaid, PhD Mark D. Markham, DDS Degree Conferral Statement Jennifer A. Tilleman, PharmD Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD Stephen J. Cavalieri, PhD President Grand Marshal’s Opening Remarks Presentation of Candidates Mary Ann Danielson, PhD for Earned Degrees Professor, College of Arts and Sciences College of Nursing National Anthem Catherine M. Todero, PhD, Dean Banner Carrier: Kandis L. McCafferty, PhD, Assistant Professor Elizabeth J. Franssen Graduating Senior, College of Arts and Sciences School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Amy F. Wilson, PharmD, Interim Dean Invocation Banner Carrier: Lisa D. Bagby, OTD, Assistant Professor Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan, STD School of Dentistry Vice Provost for University Mission and Ministry Mark A. Latta, DMD, MS, Dean President’s Message Banner Carrier: Colette O’Meara-McKinney, Assistant Dean Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD School of Medicine President Randy R. Richardson, MD, Associate Dean, School of Medicine Phoenix Regional Campus Welcome Banner Carrier: Kenneth L. Kramer, PhD, Associate Professor Thomas F. Murray, PhD Graduate School Provost Gail M. Jensen, PhD, Dean Banner Carrier: Jason C. Bartz, PhD, Professor Spirit of Creighton Award Presented by Tanya A. Winegard, PhD Benediction Vice Provost for Student Life Sr. Maurita Soukup, RSM, PhD Presentation of the Honorary Degree Sr. Maurita Soukup, RSM, PhD Turning of the Tassel Presented by Catherine M. Todero, PhD, Dean, Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD and Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, President President Stage Party, Faculty Introduction of Commencement Speaker and Graduate Recessional and Presentation of the Honorary Degree Presented by Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan, STD, Vice Provost for University Mission and Ministry, and Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, President Degree Conferral Creighton University confers degrees three times per year: August, December and May. Annual University commencement ceremonies are held in May. Students who complete their degree programs in August or December may attend the May commencement ceremony following completion, or with approval of the Office of the Dean, in the preceding May. Participation in a commencement ceremony does not guarantee a degree is officially earned. A degree is conferred only after the dean verifies all academic requirements are met and the degree is posted on the student’s transcript by the Office of the Registrar. 4 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD President, Creighton University Dear Creighton University Graduate, On behalf of the entire Creighton University community, my heartfelt congratulations to you on this momentous occasion. Commencement is a joyous celebration, a culmination of an enormous amount of hard work and dedication, and a launching pad for the realization of your hopes and dreams. Today also brings happiness and pride to so many others—your parents and other family members, friends, professors, mentors, and more. Four years ago, many of you and I began our time at Creighton together. We knew not what lay ahead, but we were ready for the challenge. I am so grateful that you brought your life experiences, your plans, your energy to Creighton University, because you have left your mark, and the University is a better place for it. Nelson Mandela famously once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” I emphatically agree, and I urge you to take what you have learned The Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, at Creighton—through your classes, clinics, growth in faith, service was inaugurated as Creighton’s 25th to others, friendships, work, and play—and influence our world for good. president in the fall of 2015, ushering in a new chapter for the University— Take the best of what your Jesuit, Catholic education offers— inquiry, imagination, and inspiration—and set the world on fire. and for the Class of 2019 starting their Welcome to the family of Creighton alumni—more than 70,000 own Creighton experience. His opening strong—and enjoy this milestone day in your life. words to the students, “We do not step lightly into the future,” shine brightly Sincerely, through the graduates today. Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD 5 DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS, honoris causa Kyle Korver, BA’ Professional Basketball Player, Utah Jazz Over 16 professional seasons, Creighton alumnus he has actively supported the community through Kyle Korver, BA’03, has etched his name among the the Kyle Korver Foundation. NBA’s top 3-point shooters. In 2017, Korver became Among numerous charitable pursuits, he partnered only the seventh player in NBA history to make with local agencies to collect winter coats for children 2,000 3-point shots, and he currently ranks fourth in need in Chicago and Philadelphia and initiated an all-time with 2,351 3-point field goals. annual sock drive in Atlanta for a homeless shelter. Korver, named an NBA All-Star in 2015, His foundation has built wheelchair ramps has played in two NBA Finals, both with for families, hosted a golf tournament the Cleveland Cavaliers, and returned to raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club to the playoffs again this year with the of Omaha, and supports at-risk youth Utah Jazz. at the Helping Hands Rescue Mission in Philadelphia, where he began his The Pella (Iowa) High School NBA career. graduate majored in journalism at Creighton and starred as a His philanthropy extends student-athlete from 1999 to 2003, to his alma mater, where leading the Bluejays to NCAA the Championship Center Tournament appearances in practice facility is home to each of his four seasons. He the Kyle Korver Courts. was a two-time Missouri Valley In 2014, the Atlanta Hawks Conference (MVC) regular-season presented Korver with the and tournament MVP and was Jason Collier Memorial inducted in the MVC Hall of Trophy for community Fame in 2010. service, and in 2015 A consensus All-American his he received the NBA senior year, Korver still holds the Sportsmanship Award. Creighton and MVC records for Korver is a four-time career 3-pointers, with 371. He participant in the NBA’s was inducted into the Creighton Basketball Without Borders Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018, outreach program, traveling to and his No. 25 jersey was retired. China, India, South Africa and Brazil. Selected in the second round of the In April, Korver addressed issues of 2003 NBA Draft, Korver has played with race and white privilege in an essay five NBA teams—the Philadelphia 76ers, in The Players’ Tribune, earning praise Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks from many, including former teammate and Cleveland Cavaliers. At each stop, LeBron James and other players. 6 DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS, honoris causa Sr. Maurita Soukup, RSM, RN, PhD Health Trustee and Nurse Consultant/Researcher In 1869, when the Catholic bishop of Omaha asked blesses Creighton University and its health sciences the Sisters of Mercy to open a hospital for the rugged students by helping shape the health system in which frontier town, two nuns with the religious order stepped they receive much of their training. forward—drawing up plans, estimating costs and Her experience working at hospitals setting about raising $12,000 to open throughout the Midwest and East St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital at 12th Coast—first as a bedside RN, then and Mason streets on Sept. 24, 1870. as a cardiovascular clinical nurse As Omaha grew, so did the hospital. specialist and later as a hospital Even after a change in sponsorship executive—informs a unique to a group of Franciscan sisters in perspective that allows her to link 1880, the beautiful new Creighton quality with fiscal stewardship Memorial St.
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