Nova Southeastern University takes enormous pride in your success.

On behalf of NSU’s faculty, staff, and board of trustees, I salute your academic and personal achievement. You have reached this milestone through hard work and intellectual effort, and we are pleased to recognize your dedication with today’s commencement ceremony.

Reflect on the gifts of knowledge and support you have received. Celebrate the friendships, skills, and strengths you have forged. Embrace the opportunity to apply these treasures as you start a new chapter in your life, hopefully, following your passion, not your fortune.

Our best wishes are with you today and in the future. Congratulations!

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. NSU President and CEO

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Welcome to the Commencement Ceremony of 2019

for the

College of Dental Medicine

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

College of Medical Sciences

College of Optometry

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

College of Pharmacy

Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Davie, Florida

Friday, the Seventeenth of May, Two Thousand and Nineteen The Academic Procession

Marshal

Degree Candidates

Members of the Faculty

Members of the Board of Trustees

Distinguished Guests

University Officials Order of Exercises

Prelude

*Processional

Crown Imperial (1937)...... Walton

Convening the Morning Commencement...... Mark Sandhouse, D.O., and Sharon C. Siegel, D.D.S. Grand Marshals

Convening the Afternoon Commencement...... Julie A. Tyler, O.D. Grand Marshal

Presiding Officer...... George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

*The Star-Spangled Banner...... Key/Smith

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Introductions...... Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Welcome...... Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Chancellor of Health Professions Division/Special Projects

Opening Remarks...... George L. Hanbury II

Conferring of Honorary Degree for Morning Ceremony Doctor of Humane Letters...... George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Morning Ceremony...... Mary C. Mayhew, B.S. (Biographical sketch in back of program)

Conferring of Honorary Degree for Afternoon Ceremony Doctor of Humane Letters...... George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Afternoon Ceremony...... Gregory Adam Haile, J.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program)

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

1 Presentation of Candidates for Degrees...... Ralph V. Rogers

Conferral of Degrees...... George L. Hanbury II

Presentation of the Oaths...... Wording in back of program

Closing Remarks...... George L. Hanbury II

Dismissal of the Morning Commencement...... Bindu S. Mayi, Ph.D. Grand Marshal

Dismissal of the Afternoon Commencement...... Silvia E. Rabionet-Jolly, Ed.D. Grand Marshal

*Nova Southeastern University Anthem...... Cavanaugh

Hail Thee, Nova Southeastern! Bright sun shining new; Radiant star of our morning, Ever rising, true;

May thy wisdom serve as our constant guide and thy love a beacon strong, as throughout the world we spread thy name joining voice in grateful song:

Nova Southeastern, Alma Mater, By thy light imbue, Service, honor, loyalty, ‘til our days are through.

Love Thee, Gray and Blue!

*Recessional

La Rejouissance...... Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks

Nova Southeastern University Anthem

Words and Music by Mark J. Cavanaugh © 2010 Marx Music, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, with permission, by arrangement with Adorno Music (ASCAP). The unauthorized copying or use of this work, in whole or in part, is illegal.

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

2 Candidates for Degrees

Morning Ceremony

College of Dental Medicine Presented by Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Ajmal Abed...... Orlando, Florida Ahmed Hayssam Elkoussa...... Plantation, Florida Tina Akhavan...... Parkland, Florida Eric Gunder Enger...... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Daniela Alvarez...... Davie, Florida Juliana Eslava...... Davie, Florida Yulissa Alvarez...... Miami, Florida Michelle Felix...... Coral Springs, Florida Narges All Atabakhsh...... Weston, Florida Victoria R. Figueroa...... Miami Gardens, Florida Gayane Avakyan...... Brooklyn, New York Tyler Alexander Frey...... Fenton, Michigan Shayan Azimi...... Frisco, Texas Cinthia Mariela Funes.... Southwest Ranches, Florida Dayron Baez...... West Park, Florida Marina Adib Gabriel...... Trinity, Florida Rajveer Bal...... Glen Oaks, New York Luis Gamboa...... Aventura, Florida Greivy Santana Basto...... Miami Lakes, Florida Giovanni A. Gonzalez...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Robert C. Batdorf...... Grand Junction, Colorado Alyssa Grace Gonzalez Cabanas**...... Miami Alon Tomer Bekerman...... Longwood, Florida Lakes, Florida Karen Ben-Elazar...... Davie, Florida Yusdely Gonzalez Perez...... Miami, Florida Rachel M. Blakeley...... East Northport, New York Casey Danielle Goss...... North Lauderdale, Florida Damien P. Blanco...... Davie, Florida Renatta A. Griffith...... Tamarac, Florida Simone Boutros...... Dunedin, Florida Stephanie Haley Grossman*...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Diane Bravo...... Hialeah, Florida Sofia C. Gutierrez...... Hollywood, Florida Emeline Sophie Calligaris...... Ormoy, France Christina V. Hanna...... Aventura, Florida Nicholas C. Capp...... Davie, Florida Jacqueline Paige Spangler Hardy....Goode, Virginia Jae Yeon Cho...... Seoul, South Korea Ingmar A. Hernandez...... Orlando, Florida Julia Lynn Collazo...... Beverly Hills, Florida Andrew T. Holovnia...... Plymouth, Minnesota Kenton Craig Covington...... Hollywood, Florida Justin Hosseini...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Andres M. Cruz...... Miami, Florida Daniel G. Jefferies...... Davie, Florida Marisoly Daniel...... Hialeah, Florida Krysten Gurpeet Johal...... Victoria, Calogero D'Anna...... Utica, Michigan British Columbia, Canada Steven T. Darley...... Windermere, Florida Kasra Khamooshi...... Vienna, Virginia Michael DeMarsh...... Tampa, Florida Bryan Kim...... Davie, Florida Aashna N. Deva...... Oviedo, Florida Elen Kirilovsky...... North York, Ontario, Canada Kristen M. Diaz...... Miami Lakes, Florida Andrea Klein*...... Aventura, Florida Soallet Diez...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida Daniel Krauss*...... Coral Springs, Florida Gabrielle K. Edelmann...... Arcadia, Florida Vera V. Krupnov...... Hallandale Beach, Florida

3 Cody J. Labelle...... Davie, Florida Melanie Rebecca Ross**...... Miami, Florida Meena Park Lee...... Seoul, Korea Ammy Y. Rossman...... Port St. Lucie, Florida Seok Jun Lee...... Irvine, California Denae Cheyenne Rushing...... Planation, Florida Laura Llanos*...... Miramar, Florida Alexandra T. Saab...... Miami, Florida David M. Martinez...... Coral Gables, Florida William L. Sainsbury...... Pompano Beach, Florida Alex B. McKinney...... St. Johns, Florida Julio Salas...... Davie, Florida Andre Alberto Medina...... Miami, Florida Robert E. Scheddin...... Howell, New Jersey Stephanie A. Mendigutia...... Miami Lakes, Florida Lindsay M. Scott...... Tacoma, Washington Juleini M. Meneses...... Hialeah, Florida Michael J. Serbin...... Wantagh, New York Roman Mogilevsky...... Brighton, Massachusetts Nayef Omar Serhan...... Miami, Florida Marshall D. Moini...... Longmeadow, Massachusetts Rajvir Singh...... Arlington, Texas Juan A. Morales...... Wellington, Florida Paloma A. Skrzypek...... Windsor, Ontario, Canada Matthew G. Munro...... Boca Raton, Florida Yanisleidy Soca...... Miami, Florida Samon S. Nazemian...... Cooper City, Florida Jiten Solanki...... Atlanta, Georgia Nha Quynh T. Nguyen...... Davie, Florida Shabnam Sorooshiani...... Davie, Florida Emily A. Norton...... Boynton Beach, Florida Olivia Shae Stallard...... Coeburn, Virginia Gregory S. Norton...... Boynton Beach, Florida James E. Tangalos...... Shelby Township, Michigan Julian Ortiz...... Miami, Florida Joanna Theodorou...... Miami Beach, Florida Shima Parhizgar*...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thomas L. Tolles...... Hendersonville, North Carolina Joseph Parr...... Miami, Florida Kayla Tommie...... Plantation, Florida Krupal Vishnu Patel...... New Port Richey, Florida Anthony Paul Tossona...... Davie, Florida Nishka N. Patel...... Sanford, Florida Sam H. Tover...... Boca Raton, Florida Francesca Katherine Pietri**...... Plantation, Florida Kristen L. Tracy...... Sunrise, Florida Rodion Pinkhasov...... Rego Park, New York Carl D. Treyz...... South Salem, New York Lauren Pinkus**...... Dollard Des Ormeaux, Canada Sujay S. Trivedi...... Glastonbury, Connecticut Anushka Prabhu...... Belle Mead, New Jersey Fatimah Jasmine Waseem...... Sunrise, Florida Gregory M. Quattlebaum, Jr...... West Palm Daniel J. Wetcher...... Weston, Florida Beach, Florida Caitlin N. Wild...... Orange Park, Florida Shane M. Radford*...... Horn Lake, Mississippi Benjamin K. Yoon...... West Bloomfield, Michigan Steven L. Randall...... Davie, Florida Daniel Jone Young...... Rowland Heights, California Natalia Ratmiroff...... Tamarac, Florida Jie Yu...... Diamond Bar, California Steven C. Renas...... Woodridge, Illinois Maritere Zamora...... Miami Gardens, Florida Maria Alejandra Rojas Salcedo...... Davie, Florida Sean E. Ziegler...... Coral Gables, Florida Jorge Antonio Romero...... Hialeah, Florida

4 Master of Science

Dentistry

Ahmed Jamal M. Abuzinadah...... Jeddah, Po Ning Huang...... Vancouver, British Saudi Arabia Columbia, Canada Bashar Mohammad Khalil Adeinat....Amman, Jordan Mohammad Mehdi Imani Emadi...... Davie, Florida Golsa Akbarian...... Morgantown, West Virginia Niranjan Ratnakar Joshi...... Nashik, India Abdulaziz H. Q. M. Ali...... Plantation, Florida Nickolaos Z. Kallis...... Bradenton, Florida Saleh Mesfer F. Almukhlis...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Elliott N. Katz...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Selin Avman...... Merrick, New York Lindsey Richard Landry...... Arnaudville, Louisiana Fahad Hassan A. Baabdullah....Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Ahmad Abdulaziz M. Malluh.....Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Nojoud Omar A. Balubaid...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Leila Nikpour...... Plantation, Florida Marwa Mohammed S. Bawazir...... Jeddah, Peeyush Ranjan...... Weston, Florida Saudi Arabia Shikha Sharma...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Ezra J. Brown...... Jackson, New Jersey Halah Ibrahim A. Thanoon...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia William P. Brown...... Midway, Utah Sausha Toghranegar...... Davie, Florida Marisol Carbonell...... Parkland, Florida George Edward Tolson V...... Margate, Florida Abelardo Daya Attie...... Plantation, Florida Michelle Marie Torres...... Davie, Florida Cesar Gonzalez Sainz...... Miramar, Florida Michael Thomas Wiernicki...... Boca Raton, Florida Garima Gupta...... Punjab, India

*Graduated with honors **Graduated with highest honors

5 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Presented by Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4 , dean

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Frishta Abawi...... Brooklyn, New York Naveen Kumar Dhawan...... Aventura, Florida Sufyan Mohammed AbdulMujeeb...... Hoffman Timothy Ryan Diaz...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Estates, Illinois Anthony J. Dieguez...... Hialeah, Florida George Manny Abreut...... Plantation, Florida Jenna Bianca Batara Dionisio...... St. Johns, Florida Fayez Ajib...... Sarasota, Florida Natalie Donn...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Elizabeth Akselrud...... Coral Springs, Florida Fernando Doval...... West Palm Beach, Florida Derek Almendares...... Miami Beach, Florida Yael Duer...... West Bloomfield, Michigan Mileydis Alonso*...... Miami Lakes, Florida Keresa V. Edwards...... Miami, Florida Hala Mohammad Alsalhi...... Panama City, Florida Ahmad Elghoroury...... Troy, Michigan Adolfo Alexander Alvarez...... Miami, Florida Jaimie Fabricant*...... Boca Raton, Florida Annabelle Soraya Alvarez...... Miramar, Florida Mohammad Fahad Faisal..... Pembroke Pines, Florida Janelle A. Alvarez...... Miramar, Florida Marlene Teresa Fernandez...... Bay Harbor Sanela Andelija...... Snellville, Georgia Island, Florida Juan S. Arana...... Fort Pierce, Florida Nicole Grace Fernandez...... Davie, Florida Hannah Pumphrey Arn...... Plantation, Florida Anteneh Kassahun Fisseha...... Davie, Florida Avigdor Gregory Asner...... Des Moines, Iowa Neal Kishor Gajera...... Clarksville, Tennessee Amal Frances Ayoub...... Lauderhill, Florida Anirudh Gajjala...... San Ramon, California Sean A. Baksh...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Anna Wells Galvis...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Gregory Jonathan Bartos.... Pembroke Pines, Florida Parth Surendra Gandhi*...... Miami, Florida Christina Estell Baxter*...... Jensen Beach, Florida Alexandra Paula Gastesi...... Miami Lakes, Florida Joe Bhagratie...... Orlando, Florida James Sebastian George...... Willowbrook, Illinois Theddy R. Blanc...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Ryan Christopher Gibson...... Windermere, Florida Stephanie Rose Bonafoux*...... North Miami Luis Andres Gil...... Miami, Florida Beach, Florida Lauren Marie Gin*...... Orland Park, Illinois Kiersta Borrego...... Sarasota, Florida Jessica Lynn Glicksberg...... Davie, Florida Michele Bresler...... Davie, Florida Amy Elizabeth Goodner...... Weston, Florida Samuel Edward Calabria.....Dillsburg, Pennsylvania Mary Louise Goodyear...... Tequesta, Florida Brandon Colin Chircop...... Lutz, Florida Claudia Lisette Gordillo**...... Miami, Florida Logan Joseph Christensen..... Palmetto Bay, Florida Michael Ian Gordon**...... Davie, Florida Sandeep Chugani...... Gulfport, Florida James D. Gutierrez...... Brooksville, Florida Cori Elizabeth Clark...... Plantation, Florida Jennings Gyedu...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Nathan Ronald Colip...... Largo, Florida Ashley Brooke Hall...... Great Neck, New York Patrina Conley-Brown...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Fiyad A. Haniff...... Coral Springs, Florida Richard Allen Courtney*...... Merritt Island, Florida Sasha Haran...... Miami, Florida Jill Lisa David...... Sunrise, Florida Andrew John Harb...... Little Rock, Arkansas Adam K. Devine...... Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Sara Kaitlin Hartey...... Plantation, Florida

6 Patrick Hartmann...... Clermont, Florida Genevieve Mary Marshall..... St. Petersburg, Florida Vikisha Hazariwala...... Gainesville, Florida Jonathan Maw...... St. Petersburg, Florida Michael Anthony Hellman...... Plantation, Florida Elizabeth Margaret McCaskey...... Oldsmar, Florida Jared Anthony Herman...... Weston, Florida Christina Marie McGuirk...... St. Petersburg, Florida Michelle Ann Hernandez...... Miami, Florida Jacquelyn Medina**...... Cooper City, Florida Sahyly Hernandez...... Tamarac, Florida Jose Rodolfo Menendez...... Miami, Florida Kelly A. Hilton*...... Davie, Florida Kelcie Nichole Miller...... Buford, Georgia Michelle Ann Holton...... Hampton Bays, New York Jin Hong Min...... Piedmont, California Sedra S. Hussein*...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Michael Andrew Minichiello..... Coral Springs, Florida Thatcher Thi Huynh...... Davie, Florida Laura Catherine Miranda...... Fresno, California Bryan Hyman...... Parkland, Florida Mohid Mirza...... Ocoee, Florida Tochukwu Adaobi Chizoba Ibe....Orange Park, Florida Masood Mohammed...... Lake Worth, Florida Oke Ikpekpe-Magege...... Lithia, Florida Kayla Morneault...... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Lian Jelenszky...... Miami, Florida Umair Munawar...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kiara Nichelle Jennings...... Cooper City, Florida Jesus Munoz...... Fresno, California Joel Valliattu John...... Tampa, Florida Susanne Marjorie Murphy...... Plantation, Florida Cassandra Maria Johnson**...... Nokomis, Florida Lauren Jane Muth...... St. Cloud, Florida Derek Randall Jones...... Plantation, Florida Zuleikha Maryam Muzaffarr...... Hollywood, Florida Aman Deep Kaur...... Richardson, Texas Neda Naderi...... Wilton Manors, Florida Suhail Kayyali**...... Miami, Florida Anthony Nagib*...... Boca Raton, Florida Mina Khalil...... Orlando, Florida Christopher Dilan Naranjo...... Hialeah, Florida Hannah Sungeun Kim...... Apopka, Florida Natalie N. Negron...... Miramar, Florida Goutham Kondapi...... Novi, Michigan Kintin Ng...... Hialeah, Florida Jared Nathaniel Konner...... Davie, Florida Allison Michelle Nguyen.....Southampton, New York Zachary Kornblum...... Plantation, Florida Phuong Truong Vinh Nguyen.... Inglewood, California Michelle Ann Kuruvilla...... Morton Grove, Illinois Tam Hoanh Nguyen...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Julia Maria Ladna...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Daniel Andrew Novak...... Boca Raton, Florida Michael Stephen La Sala...... Weston, Florida Deborah Adaobi Nwafor...... Enugu, Nigeria Christopher Anthony Lawton...... Miami, Florida Ijeoma Doris Nwaigwe...... Tyler, Texas Thomas Stephen Leitzsch...... Ocala, Florida Eno Emem Michael Okpokpo....Oakland Park, Florida Andrew Eric Lelchuk...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Nicole Ann Olson...... Memphis, New York Joshua Llorente...... Sunrise, Florida Oluwatoke Omotola Omiwade...... Lagos, Nigeria Francis Vincent Lomanta, Jr...... Lecanto, Florida Dozie Anthony Oparaugo...... Las Vegas, Nevada Veronica Maria Lopez...... Weston, Florida Efstratios Andrew Papadelis...... Wichita, Kansas Marc A. Macaluso...... Boca Raton, Florida Gee Yoon Suzie Park...... Lewisville, Texas Sultan Majid*...... Indio, California Bryce Wesly Parrish...... West Palm Beach, Florida Haris Riaz Malik...... Brampton, Ontario, Canada Anant Jaymin Patel...... Duluth, Georgia Christopher Joseph Mancuso.....Wellington, Florida Arti A. Patel...... Oakland Township, Michigan Daniel Mandel...... Aventura, Florida Chandni Nilesh Patel...... Woodstock, Georgia Christina Francesca Mangiaracina...... Fort Maverick Michael Perich...... Odessa, Florida Lauderdale, Florida Lakyn Latrice Perry...... West Palm Beach, Florida Karna Raju Mangrola....Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Alixandria Fiore Pfeiffer...... Palmetto Bay, Florida Jason-Paul Sanjay Maragh...... Tulsa, Oklahoma Wilson Bartlett Pfeiffer...... Columbia, Missouri

7 Michael Pham...... Davie, Florida Nicholas Michael Steve*...... Fostoria, Ohio Jordan Micah Phelps...... Jacksonville, Florida Kyle Artin Street...... Miami, Florida Mary Elizabeth Wright Phelps...... Baton Spencer Graham Streit...... Coral Springs, Florida Rouge, Louisiana Sushma Padmanabha Sudhi*...... Peachtree Ali Michelle Polsky...... St. Petersburg, Florida City, Georgia Oleg Popovych**...... Hollywood, Florida Maria Sukhoo...... Wilton Manors, Florida Adesh Mohit Prashad...... Ocala, Florida Tam Thanh Ngoc Sun...... Houston, Texas Raquel Prol...... Davie, Florida Paige Jill Swalley*...... Davie, Florida Avinash Ram...... South Richmond Hill, New York Moizz Ali Syed...... Boonsboro, Maryland Hytham Rashad Rashid...... Roseville, California Naeem H. Syed...... Staten Island, New York Maria Rathore...... Hollywood, Florida Hayley Elizabeth Talboy...... Boise, Idaho Elizabeth Peyton Ray...... Boca Raton, Florida Nouman Tanveer...... Lawrenceville, Georgia Aliya Fatima Rehman...... Miami, Florida Elsa Lesley Tchouambou Pougoue..... Miami, Florida Areeg Najeeb Rehman.....Reidsville, North Carolina Sophia Phiyen Thang...... Sugar Land, Texas Erik Richardson...... Sanibel, Florida Sneha Kirti Tolia...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Andres Daniel Rodriguez...... Hialeah, Florida Tracey Karen Topacio...... Medicine Hat, Sofia Lourdes Rodriguez...... Coral Gables, Florida Alberta, Canada Kurtis Erik Rosengreen.....Mercer Island, Washington Michael Louis Turchiaro, Jr...... Coconut Creek, Florida Daniel Gregory Rubin*...... Boynton Beach, Florida Bhavik Rajanikant Upadhyay...... West Covina, California Fizza Sajid...... Metairie, Louisiana Brandon Rafael Vargas..... North Bay Village, Florida Vincent Alexander Sakk...... Sayville, New York Veena Anna Varki...... Miami, Florida Rachel McKinsie Sakla...... Dunedin, Florida Paula Andrea Vasquez Arrubla.... Plantation, Florida Nicole Elizabeth Salach...... Melbourne, Florida Melissa Marie Villanueva...... Miami, Florida Maryam Salimi-Tari...... Miami, Florida Alberto Pablo Villarreal...... Miami, Florida Shervin Sani...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Timothy Richard Vollaro...... Boca Raton, Florida Kevin M. Schneider*...... Davie, Florida Mingxuan Wang...... Beaumont, Texas Kristopher Michael Schock...... Kennesaw, Georgia Edward Joseph Waseleski, Jr...... Plantation, Florida Michael Ian Schrum...... Jacksonville, Florida Jessica Estelle Waserstein...... Miami Beach, Florida Taylor A. Schwartz...... Plantation, Florida Evan Chase Wasserman....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tyler Loren Seidman...... Highland Beach, Florida Domonique Denise Weathers...... Milwaukee, Bhavin Girish Shah...... Norwalk, California Wisconsin Dave B. Shah*...... Roselle, Illinois Thomas Adam Wichelmann...... St. Cloud, Florida Saad Shaukat...... Herndon, Virginia Brittany Marie Woolford....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Beatriz Sidron Comas...... Miami, Florida Ryan Michael Wright...... Odessa, Florida Mary Samia Sifain...... Coral Springs, Florida Wen Yan Wu...... Sunrise, Florida Tiffany Joy Sinclair...... Rogers, Minnesota Reed Justin Yaras...... Weston, Florida Ian D. Singer...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Varsha Reddy Yerram.....Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Charles Andrew Slater...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gavin Hans Yseth...... Davie, Florida Mekaela Kaplan Smith...... Sunrise, Florida Mariann Samy Zaki...... Sarasota, Florida Melissa Sara Smith...... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Geidel Nazir Zambra...... Hialeah, Florida Zachary Aaron Snow**...... Weston, Florida Cheng Zeng...... Orlando, Florida Adam Guy Spinner...... Westhampton, New York Robert Paul Zusman*...... Port Charlotte, Florida

8 Master of Science

Biomedical Informatics

Waynette Shandeikah Arthur...... Nassau, Bahamas Abedulnaasseer Mohammedelamien.....Bradenton, David Edward Brown..... Clinton Township, Michigan Florida Monica Alejandra Cabezas...... Plantation, Florida David Morales...... Hialeah, Florida Meghann L. Chilcott...... Miramar, Florida Siddharth Pandya...... Plantation, Florida Dunia Melissa Clark...... Tampa, Florida Samara Lynn Price...... Boca Raton, Florida Wayne A. Clarke...... Coral Springs, Florida Nabila Binte Rahman...... Jacksonville, Florida Christina Marie Desforges...... Miramar, Florida Jonathan F. Raof...... Plantation, Florida Shenitha L. Edwards...... Jacksonville, Florida Matthew Blake Reese....Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Bolaji Omolara Gbadegesin...... Ibadan, Nigeria Krista Marie Riveron...... Wellington, Florida Anne Nadeige Jeantinor...... Miramar, Florida Alicia Stewart...... Miami, Florida Ailun Lin...... Beijing, China Maria Araceli Vera Nunez...... Weston, Florida Christine Lorthe...... Orlando, Florida Steven Jay Warrington...... Orange Park, Florida Romainson Louissaint...... Miami, Florida Jason Young...... Lehigh Acres, Florida Jisha Mariam Zacharia...... Weston, Florida

Disaster and Emergency Management

Christopher D. Steers...... Homestead, Florida Wiltona T. Watson...... Davie, Florida Tia Maria Urella...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Richard James Webb...... Palatka, Florida Samantha Lynn Ward.....Goffstown, New Hampshire

Medical Education

Dynyce Boyce...... Lauderhill, Florida Jill Amy Wallace-Ross...... Plantation, Florida Gina M. Foster-Moumoutjis...... Davie, Florida Mamie M. Warren...... Hollandale, Mississippi Valerie Vilier...... Lehigh Acres, Florida

Nutrition

Mariem A. Abdou...... Newark, Delaware Camila Jaramillo...... Miami, Florida Marissa Jean Case...... Cutler Bay, Florida Wendy E. Levy...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Cassandra L. Curcio...... Coconut Creek, Florida

Master of Public Health

Solaide Akintade...... Bowie, Maryland Morgan-Danielle Alexandria Barnes...... East Point, Annamarie M. Alleyne-Lovell...... Springfield, Georgia Massachusetts Sruthi Yagnesh Bhat...... Plainsboro, New Jersey Jean-Sylvain Ambroise, Sr...... Coral Springs, Florida Deeva Bhatt...... Hollywood, Florida Aparna Bandi, Sr...... Rajahmundry, India Steven Brettler...... Sunrise, Florida

9 Lydiah-Yana Iona Brown Haynes...... Boynton Hope K. Marshall...... Milwaukee, Wisconsin Beach, Florida Elizabeth Margaret McCaskey...... Oldsmar, Florida Stacy Jill Bumgarner...... Matthews, North Carolina Tam Hoanh Nguyen...... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joane Buteau...... Miramar, Florida Deborah Adaobi Nwafor...... Enugu, Nigeria Grace N. Chipamba...... Fort Worth, Texas Maureen Mac Leod O'Hara.....Los Angeles, California Noah Alden Chornyak...... Richmond, Vermont Obiamaka Pamela Okereke.....Garki, Abuja, Nigeria Michelle Anique Collins...... St. John's, Eno Emem Michael Okpokpo.....Oakland Park, Florida Antigua and Barbuda John Oliver...... Davie, Florida Catherine Crinnion...... Margate, Florida Dozie Anthony Oparaugo...... Las Vegas, Nevada John Tyler Dent...... Florence, South Carolina Arti A. Patel...... Oakland Township Michigan Anuja Dhungana...... Kavre, Nepal Dhairya Alkesh Patel...... Davie, Florida Ashley Meena Dindial...... Margate, Florida Shannon Nicole Frances Patelsky...... West Palm Madhavi Devi Ramdan Edman.....Lauderhill, Florida Beach, Florida Elizabeth Anne Elf...... Aventura, Florida Isabelle Philippe-Auguste....West Palm Beach, Florida Anya Christiane C. Ellerbroek...... Aventura, Florida Vladimyr Hans Betonus Pierre...... Miramar, Florida Monisola Fagunleka...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Brooklyn Rose Pluger...... Hudsonville, Michigan Nicole Grace Fernandez...... Davie, Florida Anushka Prabhu...... Belle Mead, New Jersey Caitlin Sinclaire Fields...... Lexington, South Carolina Arya Arha Pria...... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Melissa Elizabeth Fils...... Weston, Florida Marco Antonio Ramirez...... Hollywood, Florida Pooja Mukeshbhai Gajjar.....Whitehall, Pennsylvania Kidman McKnzie Reece...... Greer, South Carolina Ami Tribhovanbhai Gami...... Davie, Florida Gursimran Reen...... Downers Grove, Illinois Yesha Kirankumar Golwala...... Davie, Florida Lindsay M. Scott...... Tacoma, Washington Adrienne Graham...... Jacksonville, Florida Shubham Sharma...... Panchkula, India Andrew John Harb...... Little Rock, Arkansas Lovleen Sidhu...... Davie, Florida Tochukwu Adaobi Chizoba Ibe.....Orange Park, Florida Srinitha Naidu Singanamala...... Karnataka, India Katheryne Jimenez...... Valrico, Florida Samantha Spencer...... Pompano Beach, Florida Arthur Sathish Joseph...... Walnut, California Ashley Marie Suarez...... Homestead, Florida Latoya Angela Shawntelle Joseph..... Miramar, Florida Kianna Lenise Talley...... Margate, Florida Mohana Murali Krishna Kasam.....Oak Creek, Wisconsin Marvel Thekkanal...... Wheaton, Illinois Binita K. C...... Davie, Florida Michael Louis Turchiaro, Jr...Coconut Creek, Florida Emily Sarris Kelbert...... St. Augustine, Florida Jennifer Ulysse...... Sunrise, Florida Aliza Levine...... Hollywood, Florida Adam A. Velazquez...... New York, New York Kirsten Gloria Matesi Lezama...... Naples, Florida Sheeva Yazdani-Sabouni...... Davie, Florida Adrian Dorothy Magana...... Norwood, Ohio Misbah Yehya...... Hayward, California Kayla Marie Margin...... Greer, South Carolina Melissa Anne Zaleski...... Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

*Graduated with honors **Graduated with highest honors

10 College of Medical Sciences Presented by Harold E. Laubach, Ph.D., M.S., dean

Master of Biomedical Sciences

Garry Berdichevskiy...... Davie, Florida Jordan Simpson...... Hallandale Beach, Florida Stephen Adams Chattoo...... Lake Worth, Florida Bendik Stenersen...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cindy Lorenzo...... Miami Beach, Florida Aneil Sharif Tawakalzada...... Manassas, Virginia

11 Candidates for Degrees

Afternoon Ceremony

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences Presented by Stanley H. Wilson, PT, Ed.D., CEAS, dean

Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Therapy

Jennifer Murphy Bogardus...... Fulshear, Texas Vicki Lynn LaFay...... Norwood, New York Melissa Michelle Eden...... Scottsdale, Arizona Varatharajan Lingam...... Battle Creek, Michigan Susan Monica Grieve...... Richmond, California Haitham Ramadan...... Orland Park, Illinois Jill E. Heitzman...... Auburn, Alabama Breanna C. Reynolds...... Peoria, Illinois Alex Michael Koszalinski...... Lake Orion, Michigan Kerri Sowers...... Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Kiara D. Adams...... Fort Pierce, Florida Megan R. Coleman**...... Trinity, Florida Brandi Allerdings...... Plevna, Montana Nina Therese S. Coloso...... Fort Smith, Arkansas Nicole Marie Alvarez...... Davie, Florida Rachel Lynn Crawford*...... Melbourne, Florida David Omar Andino-Salgado...... North Miami Lanell T. Culver, Jr.**...... Parkland, Florida Beach, Florida Justin C. Dages**...... Uniontown, Ohio Brendan Bak*...... Jacksonville, Florida Keri J. Davis*...... Tampa, Florida Kaitlyn Marie Baran.... West Homestead, Pennsylvania Christina Marie DeCoveny...... Tampa, Florida Jennifer A. Bassett*...... Boca Raton, Florida William A. Dieppa, Jr...... Miami, Florida Erin Vick Blackwell...... Coolidge, Georgia Courtney M. Duda**...... Sammamish, Washington Autumn R. Bland*...... Melrose, Florida Jacquelyn Brianne Dunbar...... Marietta, Georgia Sek Hui Bon*...... Singapore, Singapore Harrison L. Ehrlich...... Bellmore, New York Michael Brainerd...... Davie, Florida Felipe Esguerra*...... Tamarac, Florida Kadianne Alecia Briscoe Jones*.... Kingston, Jamaica Erika L. Fassler...... Southwest Ranches, Florida Ian Carroll*...... Speedway, Indiana Petros Ioannis Fragiskakis...... Palm Beach Courtney L. Cave...... Ashland, Illinois Gardens, Florida Jay Chan**...... Long Beach, California Beatriz A. Galindo...... Oldsmar, Florida Jessy Chang...... Bradenton, Florida Pola Gayed...... Orlando, Florida Hsuan Chen...... Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Gina M. Godinez...... Miami Shores, Florida Sara Chinoy*...... Melbourne, Florida Morgan Goodwin...... Oxford, Alabama Sheryl Wen Jing Chua...... Singapore, Singapore Cameron Gordon...... Coral Springs, Florida Mark E. Clevenger, Jr...... Louisville, Kentucky Cristine Marie Graff...... Ocala, Florida

12 Sarah Elizabeth Gruen Cole...... Davie, Florida Vanessa Ojeda...... South Gate, California Kaitlyn J. Guillot...... Pineville, Louisiana Stephanie Oleary*...... Davie, Florida Nam Thanh Ha...... Winter Haven, Florida William Olotu...... Pickerington, Ohio Aaron M. Hahn*...... Alma, Michigan Emily Passint*...... Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Tamika LaNee' Hawkins*...... Georgiana, Alabama Maydelis Perez...... Hialeah, Florida Diandra Sailane Henry*...... Kingston, Jamaica Camille Kimberly Price...... Spanish Town, Jamaica Cynthia Hernandez...... Miami Lakes, Florida Byron M. Randolph**...... Plant City, Florida Brittany D. Inerfeld...... Miami, Florida Regina Reda...... Fairport, New York Michael R. Jones**...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Cody R. Richardson*.....Greensboro, North Carolina Brian M. Joseph...... Davie, Florida Shana Lynn Robbins...... Seattle, Washington Helena Joycelyn Judson...... Tallahassee, Florida Jonathan Romeo...... North Miami Beach, Florida Briana King...... Rindge, New Hampshire Jenna S. Rosenfield*...... Naples, Florida Hui Ping Karen Koh*...... Singapore, Singapore Stuart M. Shaw...... Helena, Alabama Yiru Leo...... Singapore, Singapore Sanjana Devdas Shetty...... Farmers Branch, Texas Barnes Lerebours...... Lake Mary, Florida Deanna Kristine Siroonian....Farmington, Connecticut Andrew J. Lietzow...... Aiken, South Carolina Calvin Smith, Sr...... Cape Coral, Florida Hyo-Young Joshua Llopiz...... Southwest Nicole Stark**...... Wexford, Pennsylvania Ranches, Florida Ethan Stockton*...... Albuquerque, New Mexico Rachel Lopez Garcia II...... Hialeah, Florida Eric K. Sveinsson*...... Yakima, Washington Dulce M. Lopez Obregon...... Dania Beach, Florida Allyson R. Swayman...... Coral Springs, Florida Ronald John Machado...... Sarasota, Florida Jillian B. Szymanowski**...... Saint Joseph, Michigan Michael Joshua Marquis*.....Boynton Beach, Florida Andrew Taylor...... Coleman, Georgia Timothy J. Marten, Jr...... Olathe, Kansas Greisy Tellez...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Kristina Marie Martin**...... Deerfield Beach, Florida Whitney René Testa...... Tampa, Florida Dominic J. Mascia**...... Ormond Beach, Florida Laina Touchberry...... Fort Mill, South Carolina Paul Vincent McGowan...... Coral Springs, Florida Kevin Anh Kiet Truong*...... Lake Mary, Florida Matthew B. McKee...... Cambridge, Idaho Paola Andrea Vallejo...... Davie, Florida Krista Mae Melton*...... Easley, South Carolina Daniel P. Vergara...... Coconut Creek, Florida Jordan M. Mitchell*...... Valrico, Florida Aruna Vijaya Ratnam...... Singapore, Singapore Bradley K. Moorer...... Tampa, Florida Daniel Vu**...... Lincolnwood, Illinois Madeleine Morel*...... Plantation, Florida Katherine M. Williamson*...... Chicago, Illinois Aryn Katherine Mullins...... Sarasota, Florida Ashley Lynn Wilson**...... Plantation, Florida Alice Nimmo...... Gainesville, Florida Monica Dalila Wilson...... Parkland, Florida Morgan Taylor Oakes**...... Danville, Virginia Joy Peeler Yao...... Orlando, Florida

Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology

Marina Boguslavskaya...... Brooklyn, New York Brianne Audrey Kosch...... Nottingham, Irina Brailovski**...... Doylestown, Pennsylvania New Hampshire Teri Clemons**...... Santa Ana, California Lilliana Raquel Rios**...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Kristy Eleanor Davies**...... Delran, New Jersey Kelly M. Salmon**...... Oreland, Pennsylvania Alice Henton**...... Searcy, Arkansas Lauren Snider**...... Cape Girardeau, Missouri

13 Master of Science

Speech-Language Pathology

Kristine Aguas**...... Dallas, Texas Adam Coe*...... Seattle, Washington Amber Akroyd*...... Hammonton, New Jersey Shaun Marie Colavita..... Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey Kim Allen*...... Glasgow, Kentucky Jenelle Paige Colgan...... Delray Beach, Florida Dilek Altay**...... Parsippany, New Jersey Christine Conesa*...... Miami, Florida Rim Annous*...... Porter Ranch, California Andrea Ham Conley*...... Humble, Texas Alejandra Anonical*...... Temecula, California Alexandra Correia*...... Zephyrhills, Florida Hector Arriaga...... Kennewick, Washington Coreen Ann Sergio Cortero**...... Davie, Florida Stephanie Ayala*...... Newburgh, New York Samantha Marie Cosio*...... Miami, Florida Shea Bailey**...... Coventry, Connecticut Desiree Marie Crockford**.....Mandan, North Dakota Sarah Balon*...... South Amboy, New Jersey Jennifer Anne Berre Cuervo*.....Coral Gables, Florida Paije B. Balthazor...... Ephrata, Washington Danielle N. Cultreri*.....Fuquay Varina, North Carolina Rebecca Bamberger*...... Passaic, New Jersey Kelly Ann Curtis...... Pikeville, Kentucky Tara Michele Banfield**.....Massapequa Park, New York Kristen Damm...... Little Egg Harbor Township, Kristen Bergmann...... Coto de Caza, California New Jersey Alysia Blanding*...... Newcastle, Washington Andrea Q. Dang*...... Orlando, Florida Melissa Sue Bol...... Menifee, California Loren Delisle*...... East Longmeadow, Massachusetts Cheyanne Bolin*...... Slocomb, Alabama Samantha DeTeso*...... Naples, Florida Courtney Leigh Bowman**..... Surrey, North Dakota Brenna Elise Doherty*...... Abington, Massachusetts Abigail Thrasher Boyd**...... Henderson, Kentucky Kendria Drummond...... Matteson, Illinois Jennifer Brand*...... Coral Springs, Florida Brooke Carly Drutz...... Surfside, Florida Carolyn Braswell...... Clayton, North Carolina Emily Lynn Dvorak**...... St. Petersburg, Florida Kaitlyn M. Breazeale*...... Pasco, Washington Schotzi Eggleston**...... Bellevue, Washington Alana Bucek**...... Scottsdale, Arizona Majeed A. Elias...... Loma Linda, California Sarah Burt*...... Port Ludlow, Washington Rocio Escalante**...... Prescott, Washington Shantrice Nicole Burton...... Gardena, California Adriana Jovan Espindola...... Yakima, Washington Marina K. Buttrick*...... Clearwater, Florida Penny Kay Federspiel...... Allen, Texas Courtney Byrd...... Brandon, Florida Caitlin Ferguson...... Menifee, California Angela Caccese...... Alpha, New Jersey Candace M. Ferguson...... Melbourne, Florida Brittney Cadavid*...... Largo, Florida Carly Anne Ferguson*...... Metairie, Louisiana Carina Calderon...... San Antonio, Texas Susan Sara Jane Finn*...... Weston, Missouri Megan Camacho...... Laguna Niguel, California Carly Elizabeth Finocchio**.....Winter Springs, Florida Rachel Briana Camilo*...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Shannon Racquel Fisher**...... Miami, Florida Michaela Canning**...... Cranston, Rhode Island Erica P. Flynn*...... Warwick, New York Liz Casanas*...... Miami, Florida Melanie Frances Foster...... Miami Lakes, Florida Natalia Castillo...... Hialeah, Florida Sara Ann Foster*...... Ona, West Virginia Christopher A. Ceccoli...... Fort Myers, Florida Leanne Janelle Foster Abraham*.....Alpharetta, Georgia Sandy Chhin...... Riverside, California Desiree Franco...... Savannah, Georgia Miles A. Christenson*...... Glendale, Arizona Ashlea M. Freer...... Woodbury Heights, New Jersey Lisa Cimorelli...... Orchard Park, New York Mallory Fries**...... Huntertown, Indiana

14 Heidi Laura Gallup**...... Tacoma, Washington Eva Nataly Lamas...... Yakima, Washington Kimberly M. Gammon*...... Atlanta, Georgia Megan Langdon*...... Colorado Springs, Colorado Enith Liliana Garcia...... Naples, Florida Leisha Gail Larson*...... St. George, Utah Elena Gasca*...... Las Vegas, Nevada Bracha Lavian...... Baltimore, Maryland Rachel Goldschmiedt...... Scranton, Pennsylvania Ariana Maleny Lee**...... Eagle Pass, Texas Natalia Ree Golomb**...... Palm Harbor, Florida Shalva Lehrfield*...... Chicago, Illinois Maggie Chelsy Gonzalez**...... Miami, Florida Lacey Lee Lind*...... Fort Myers, Florida Roxana Gonzalez*...... Hialeah, Florida Mikael Hess Lofe...... Camden, South Carolina Kelsey Goode*...... Little Ferry, New Jersey Penny Jessica Lopez*...... La Puente, California Jillian Nicole Goodman*...... Weston, Florida Elena Lubinets*...... Fort Lee, New Jersey Flavia Gusmao...... Orlando, Florida Allison Margaret Mack...... Batavia, Ohio Taron Gutierrez...... Ventura, California Adriana Maria Marino...... Miami, Florida Kerri Guyer**...... Lunenburg, Massachusetts Miriam Marmel*...... Chicago, Illinois Jaime Morris Hammond**...... Biddeford, Maine Jennifer Yanire Marron*...... Hialeah, Florida Shannon Lynn Hardee**...... Camden, Delaware Rose Matthews...... McDonough, Georgia Jamie Lynn Havertz*...... Lauderhill, Florida Amy Isabel Mau**...... Plantation, Florida Samantha Hendrix*.... North Grafton, Massachusetts Mayelin Mavilio...... Miami Gardens, Florida Brittney Nicole Hernandez*...... Davie, Florida Stephanie L. McCloud...... Union, New Jersey Meredith N. Hill...... Centerville, Massachusetts Channey Daragh McGrath*...... Grayson, Kentucky Michelle Janine Hogan..... West Palm Beach, Florida Kasey Colleen McHale*...... Hornell, New York Breanna Homann**...... Porter, Texas Alyssia Jodie McKay...... Palm Bay, Florida Abby Biringer Hoover*...... Acworth, Georgia Tarah Lynn McNamara...... Henderson, Nevada Tzipora Horowitz*...... Lakewood, New Jersey Barbara M. Mignot*...... Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Katie Husk**...... Cumming, Iowa Adrienne Elle Minix**...... Goshen, Indiana Jessica Iamarino...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Ana M. Molano*...... Cooper City, Florida Rosaura Estefania Ibarra**...... Victorville, California Amy Morgan...... Ragley, Louisiana Leah Jacobson*...... Newton, Massachusetts Julie D. Moses**...... Parkland, Florida Morgan Jarzombek**...... San Antonio, Texas Libra Pleshette Moses-Holland...... Hahira, Georgia Anna Lee Jenkins...... Twentynine Palms, California Makenzie Mulcahy...... Salem, New Hampshire Natalie A. Jennette*..... Northbridge, Massachusetts Anna K. Mullen-Kroll*...... Union City, Pennsylvania Sheri L. Jennings...... Austin, Texas Sara Muller*...... Baltimore, Maryland Jordan Ann Johannes...... Chewelah, Washington Alicia A. Nademus...... Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey Destiny Brook Johnson*...... Pico Rivera, California Sarah Elizabeth Nichols*...... Burr Oak, Kansas Sarah Elizabeth Johnston*..... Lake Tapps, Washington Anjulia Maureen Nicholson*....Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lindsey Jennifer Jones...... Sarasota, Florida Jessica Nicholson**...... Davie, Florida Melinda K. Jones**...... Jupiter, Florida Brittany Nunez*...... Navarre, Florida Sarah Kahan**...... Lakewood, New Jersey Adee Okhovat*...... Hollywood, Florida Breindy Kaplan...... Oak Park, Michigan Kerri Lee Ortiz...... Hesperia, California Alexis Lynn Kay*...... Gardner, Massachusetts Erin Kathleen Pacheco*.....Waynesville, North Carolina Sarah Kazem*...... Plano, Texas Rosemarie Anne Palomino...... La Verne, California Kristina Keller*...... Brighton, Massachusetts Shruti Patel...... Edgewater, Florida Sarah J. Kent*...... Las Vegas, Nevada Kendyl Hardy Paulk...... Carrabelle, Florida Megan Faye Kramer...... Freeland, Washington Kristi R. Payne*...... Phelan, California Avigail Kunstlinger...... Clifton, New Jersey Josephine Anne Peralta...... Bakersfield, California

15 Brianna Nicole Peterson...... East Wenatchee, Shoshana Sudaley...... Rochester, New York Washington Hailey Ann Sullivan...... Pasco, Washington Deanna M. Petrelis...... Belle Mead, New Jersey Christine Marie Suraci*...... Davie, Florida Melissa Phillips...... West Springfield, Massachusetts Elisheva Sussman...... Houston, Texas Huma Qureshi**...... Hemet, California Kami Switzer**...... Marysville, Washington Daisy M. Ramirez...... Norwalk, California Stephanie Jeanne Fazio Talachian... Plantation, Florida Julie Elizabeth Raulerson....Pembroke Pines, Florida Carley Ann Taylor*...... Cape May, New Jersey Joslynne Raymond...... Fontana, California Monica M. Teixeira**...... Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bianca Alexis Rego**...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Melissa Kaye Tibbetts*...... Poland, Maine Dorna Reihani...... Baltimore, Maryland Stefanie Tokayer...... North Miami Beach, Florida Susana Riera*...... Miami, Florida Monique Laurette Trezise*... Long Beach, California Neil Henry Rippe...... Denver, Colorado Prema Marie Turnbull-Creamer**.....Boca Raton, Florida Diana Jean Runions**..... Leavenworth, Washington Leanna Doria Utter*...... Hollywood, Florida Kamryn East Sadler...... Danville, Virginia Diana Vale**...... Rocky Point, New York Stephanie Lynn Sanabria*...... Cooper City, Florida Bridget H. VanDenHaute...... Hinckley, Ohio Mary Elaine Schilling...... Oneida, New York Bianca Antonia Verdusco...... Yakima, Washington Ashley Celeste Schwint...... Amity, Arkansas Stephanie Michele Vitale..... Manalapan, New Jersey Aviva Shaliehsabou...... Baltimore, Maryland Cecilia Vohs*...... Benicia, California Kristi Elizabeth Shearer**...... Dearborn, Michigan Diane Wales**...... New Bedford, Massachusetts Hala Shehadeh*...... Charlotte, North Carolina Catherine J. Ward...... Las Vegas, Nevada Hanan Shihada*...... Land O’Lakes, Florida Natasha Warren...... Carson, California Nicole R. Simpson*...... Boynton Beach, Florida Andrea Lynn Whipple...... Bothell, Washington Priya Darshani Singh...... Coral Springs, Florida Randi Wilson**...... Guyton, Georgia Shafin D. Sitorius*...... Bakersfield, California Elisabeth Catherine Wilson Williams*....Orlando, Florida Briana Skoric*...... Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Alex Nicole Worthen...... Cashmere, Washington Rachel Dawn Smith...... Weston, Florida Rebecca Worthen...... Anchorage, Alaska Tiffany Smith...... Chipley, Florida Erin Jane Wright*...... Davie, Florida Meredith Michelle Snider*...... Jackson, Michigan Shannon D. Wunder*...... Manahawkin, New Jersey Chelsea Amanda Snyder...... Lake Worth, Florida Hava Young...... Beverly Hills, California Heather Renea Stewart...... Greeley, Colorado Elisheva Zaghi...... Baltimore, Maryland Katelyn Marie Stillitano...... Allentown, New Jersey Rebecca Zimny*...... New Port Richey, Florida

*Graduated with honors **Graduated with highest honors

16 College of Optometry Presented by David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, dean

Doctor of Optometry

Jemila A. Abdulgabbar...... Tampa, Florida Priya Kaura...... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Amanda Marie Amberg...... Davie, Florida Agam Khanna...... Brampton, Ontario, Canada Yanara Eloina Barreras*...... Miami, Florida Pavendeep Korotana*...... Calgary, Alberta, Canada Victoria L. Bender*...... Coral Springs, Florida Cory J. Lawrence-Fisher...... Sunrise, Florida Sarah Bielski*...... Fort Myers, Florida Jared Collins Lowery...... Maxton, North Carolina Alexander Moore Brocato...... Sarasota, Florida Rachel Luke...... Virginia Beach, Virginia Diem My Bui...... Lilburn, Georgia Michael G. Mann...... Coral Springs, Florida Megan Katherine Burns...... Moncton, New Heidi Meredith Martin...... Whiteville, North Carolina Brunswick, Canada Jade Aline June McLachlin...... Fort Saskatchewan, Janet Cabanas*...... Plantation, Florida Alberta, Canada Jin Y. Chiu...... Brooklyn, New York Stephanie Dorothy Anne McLellan...... London, Amber Clark...... Acworth, Georgia Ontario, Canada Mickinzee Diane Combs*...... Medley, Florida Niki Mirzaei...... Princeton, New Jersey Catherine Dees...... Coral Springs, Florida Aleksandra B. Miskovich*...... Roseville, Minnesota Karla Delgado*...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Derek L. Morris...... Spring Hill, Florida Paul O'Brien DeSantis...... Davie, Florida Alexander Ian El-Hadi Moussa*..... Plantation, Florida Madelyn Diaz...... Miami, Florida Carlos Naguib*...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Andrew John D'Ortenzio...... Ancaster, Resiola Neli...... Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Ontario, Canada Diane A. Nguyen*...... Fleming Island, Florida Alexa Drubi...... North Miami Beach, Florida Hieu Nguyen...... Miramar, Florida Randa Edelbi...... Fairfax, Virginia Ronald Dale Norman, Jr...... Ormond Beach, Florida Veronique S. Edward...... Boca Raton, Florida Genesis Tanaidi Orellana*...... Miami, Florida Annette Thomas Elakatt...... Lilburn, Georgia Melissa Otero...... Miami, Florida Cristina Marie Escobar..... Lighthouse Point, Florida Ashley Marie Outar...... Ocoee, Florida Ivania L. Escoto*...... Hallandale Beach, Florida Tanya Pakzad*...... Gaithersburg, Maryland Austin S. Espanet*...... Delray Beach, Florida Erika Pardinas...... Miami, Florida Catherine A. Gallagher...... North Yarmouth, Maine Janna Lanae Parramore...... Okeechobee, Florida Keyla A. Gammarano...... Arlington, Texas Dhara M. Patel...... Elberton, Georgia Stephen J. Haidet*...... Melbourne, Florida Clayton Randall Pawlak...... Edgewater, Florida Navdeep Hayer...... Merrick, New York Ayana P. Pierre...... Miramar, Florida Monica Lauren Hazien...... Parkland, Florida Heather L. Purman*...... Frankenmuth, Michigan Ana Carolina Hernandez...... Davie, Florida Michelle Quach...... Tampa, Florida Alely Hostia...... Tampa, Florida Raul Ramos*...... Hialeah, Florida Renee Desmond Houser...... Lebanon, Pennsylvania Alexandria Rawls*...... Land O’Lakes, Florida George E. Hurwitz III...... Trevose, Pennsylvania Sarah Regal...... Marshall, Texas Jamie Lyn John*...... Davie, Florida Amanda M. Reyes**...... Miami, Florida Yasmin Maryam Jomaa.....Calgary, Alberta, Canada Olivia Rose Ricci...... Oakville, Ontario, Canada Julia Sara Jose...... Thonotosassa, Florida Ivan Rodriguez-Mena*...... Miami Lakes, Florida

17 Rajwinder Saggu...... Oakville, Ontario, Canada Richard A. Valdes...... Miami, Florida Carly Nicole Salomon...... Winter Haven, Florida Joseph Daniel Vandenberg...... Pawnee, Illinois Jeriann Sandrik**...... Darien, Illinois Zenfira Vincent...... Hallandale, Florida Irina Silva...... Coral Springs, Florida Joshua R. Walek...... East Aurora, New York Jessica Vanna Siu...... Davie, Florida Justin Blaine Waller...... Davie, Florida Olga Sokol*...... Land O’Lakes, Florida Emily Louanne Walsh*...... Shannonville, Wendy Sosa Guzman*...... Hialeah, Florida Ontario, Canada Erica Lindsay Stokes...... Terryville, Connecticut Ashley Marie Watts...... Cooper City, Florida Egla Suarez...... Miami, Florida Larezia Williams...... Montgomery, Alabama Tarnbir Thind...... Brampton, Ontario, Canada Brian M. Wood...... Ocala, Florida Steffani Michele Tiomno...... Sunrise, Florida Linda Baihan Yan*.....Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Christopher Vince Tran...... Lilburn, Georgia Thomas Yantorni...... Winter Springs, Florida Joseph Tulipani...... Davie, Florida Andreas G. Zacharopoulos**...... Dunedin, Florida Sonya Vachhani...... Bradenton, Florida Blake Oakley Zippi...... Melbourne, Florida

Master of Science

Clinical Vision Research

Fredy Andres Otalora �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Fort Lauderdale, Florida

*Graduated with honors **Graduated with highest honors

18 College of Pharmacy Presented by Michelle A. Clark, Ph.D., interim dean

Doctor of Philosophy

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Abdullah Saleh Alhamed...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Priya Dondapati...... London, England Saad Ebrahim Alobid...... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Manasi Ramesh Pimpley...... Pune, India Rawan Saeed Bafail...... Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Varun Kumar Soti..... Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Doctor of Pharmacy

Erika Camille Agema Aaron...Land O’Lakes, Florida Marianne Bomnin...... Miami, Florida Jesica Kristin Abrams...... Davie, Florida Lianet Bourzac...... Miami, Florida Greter Acosta...... Miami Gardens, Florida Steven Brettler...... Sunrise, Florida Yesenia Clara Acosta-Valdes...... Miami, Florida Kayla Brittany Brice...... Miramar, Florida Teryn Janet Acquaviva..... Lighthouse Point, Florida Ingrid Brignoni Perez...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Haminat D. Ajalaruru...... Miami, Florida Hannibal Britton...... Miami, Florida Amjad Al Ashkar...... Houston, Texas Valerie Bruno Rivera.....Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Jeanette Armada Alava...... Miami, Florida Mercy Aba Buckman*...... Miramar, Florida Yaima De La Caridad Alvarez*...... Miami, Florida Anh Tuyet Nguyen Bui...... Pinellas Park, Florida Victor Manuel Alvarez Guerra...... San Sebastian, Mark K. Byrne...... Loxahatchee, Florida Puerto Rico Annie D. Cabral*...... Miami, Florida Nicholas Kent Anderson.....Pembroke Pines, Florida Maria-Isabel Aguas Cabral...... Miami, Florida Raymar Alexander Arencibia-Hernandez...... Miami, Tiffany Cabrera...... Miami, Florida Florida Ashley Brianna Calvo...... Miami, Florida Mandy Ariefdien**...... Cape Town, South Africa Katrina Capalla...... Beaumont, Texas Adria Arjona Carulla...... Hialeah, Florida Francisco Alberto Carvajal.....Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Amie Patrice Armbrister...... Miami, Florida Jesus Castro...... Miami Lakes, Florida Alisha Rose Babu...... Davie, Florida Leira Castro...... Homestead, Florida Joel Baez Rodriguez**...... Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico Vidya Chaudhari...... Mumbai, India Rebecca Bahr...... Fort Myers, Florida Rebecca Cherian...... Lakeland, Florida Satish Nagjibhai Baldha...... Davie, Florida Madhuri Chunduri*...... Telangana, India Luis Jesus Barral, Jr...... Miami Lakes, Florida Lorraine Cintron Colon**...... Angeles, Puerto Rico Jose Armando Barreiro...... Miami, Florida Sean Errol Clarke...... Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Anme Rosalia Bass**...... Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Luis Gerardo Colon Cruz...... Moca, Puerto Rico Rucha Hemenbhai Bhatt*...... Ahmedabad, Yennifer Lissette Colon Morales.... Utuado, Puerto Rico Gujarat, India Luis Miguel Colon Ortiz... West Palm Beach, Florida Stacy Bien-Aime...... Pompano Beach, Florida Josue Francisco Cordero Santiago...... Camuy, Crystal S. Bissoon...... Miramar, Florida Puerto Rico Maylin Blanco...... Hialeah, Florida

19 Samantha Cordola**...... Fort Pierce, Florida Lauren M. Hoff...... Loxahatchee, Florida Keishla M. Cortes Vera...... Moca, Puerto Rico Dana Jean Holger*...... Lino Lakes, Minnesota Adiaris Crespo Ramos.....San Sebastian, Puerto Rico Vanessa M. Huffman..... North Miami Beach, Florida Joelvis Cuadros...... Coconut Creek, Florida Nicole Marie Ianniello...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Linh Dang...... Lake Worth, Florida Elionay Imbert Hernandez.....Riviera Beach, Florida Nickolas R. Deitz...... Islamorada, Florida Chad Indictor...... Sunrise, Florida Marc Christopher Dunevant...... Plantation, Florida James Jenkins...... Vero Beach, Florida Duong Thuy Duong...... North Lauderdale, Florida Yailin Jo...... Hialeah, Florida Marilyn Duque...... Miami, Florida Diliam Jouve Gonzalez**...... Miami, Florida Shreyan Dwivedi...... Tamarac, Florida Venkata Lakshmi Narayana Juluru....West Godavari Niels Espinoza...... Hialeah Gardens, Florida District, India Yamira Feliciano Miranda...... Cidra, Puerto Rico Sara Najib Kalalib...... Lake Worth, Florida Juan A. Fernandez...... West Palm Beach, Florida Simerpreet Kaur...... Garland, Texas Jennifer M. Ferro...... Miami, Florida Sarah Alissa Khan...... Davie, Florida Lindsay Jaye Filomio...... Jupiter, Florida Ronnie Leif Knudsen, Jr.**...... Boca Raton, Florida Dana Fisher...... Weston, Florida Vasantha Kolluri...... East Brunswick, New Jersey James Joseph Flaig III...... Daytona Beach Rosanne Labori Camejo...... Miami, Florida Shores, Florida Kalev G. Latova...... Baltimore, Maryland Priscilla I. Franco...... Pembroke Pines, Florida Eleisha Lee...... Miami, Florida Orquidea Frias...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Hongryul Lee...... Suncheon, Korea Leslie Gallardo...... Miami, Florida Mark Wooryul Lee...... West Palm Beach, Florida Gissell De La Caridad Gallo Arjona...... Hialeah Alejandro Lizano**...... Miami, Florida Gardens, Florida Francisco Andres Llado...... Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Christina Gandarillas...... Miami Lakes, Florida Ivette Alexandra Lopez...... Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Dailys Garbalosa Machado*...... Miami, Florida Jacob Lucht...... Lake Mary, Florida Alicia Garcia...... Miami, Florida Molly Clare Macek**...... Pompano Beach, Florida Arianna Olmo Garcia...... Hialeah, Florida Deepak Malhotra...... Clovis, California Miriell Garcia...... Hialeah, Florida Lorraine Ann Marcano...... Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Yaniel Garcia...... Aguada, Puerto Rico Dayana Martinez...... Hialeah, Florida Shahrzad Ghanavi**.....Hamilton, Queensland, Australia Eduardo Martinez...... Homestead, Florida Joseph Giardino...... Boca Raton, Florida Natalie Martinez Lopez...... Carolina, Puerto Rico Ricardo Gines...... Sunrise, Florida Kayla Marie McKitrick...... Tamarac, Florida Maia Goldenberg...... Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Aliethia Elizabeth McLeod...... Mandeville, Jamaica Paola Nathalia Gonzalez...... Moca, Puerto Rico Nicole Medina...... Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Zuleska Eunice Gonzalez...... Plantation, Florida Stephanie Marie Medina...... Cayey, Puerto Rico Eileen Rebecca González Cruz*...... San Sebastian, Lizmary Menendez Mercado.....Manati, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Maylen Mesa...... Miami, Florida Dalila Grana*...... Miami, Florida Ashley Ann Miller...... Palm Harbor, Florida Eduardo Antonio Guizan...... Miami, Florida Leanne Marie Minimo...... Sunland, California Kayla Dawn Hale...... Edgewater, Florida Lorraine Minely Mora Colón...... Hatillo, Puerto Rico Kristin Hand...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jennyliz Muñiz Esteves...... San Sebastian, Puerto Rico Rachel Hatton**...... Avon Lake, Ohio Daymi L. Muniz Gutierrez...... Yauco, Puerto Rico Antonio Hernandez...... Miramar, Florida Lindsay Rachel Musoff*...... Boca Raton, Florida Eliezer J. Hernandez Rivera*...... Moca, Puerto Rico Swapna Nalagandla...... Orlando, Florida

20 Daniel Rafael Natal*...... San Sebastian, Puerto Rico David Perez...... Miami, Florida Christian Ismael Nazario Padilla...... Sabana Grande, Daisy Roxane Pérez Laboy*...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Katrina Ericka Peruyero...... Hialeah, Florida Lilia Nazef*...... Davie, Florida Hung Dang Pham...... Loxahatchee, Florida Vy Ngoc Lieu Ngo...... Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Angelica Yari Pichardo De La Cruz...... Riviera Linda Trang Nguyen...... Margate, Florida Beach, Florida Phu Nguyen...... Miami Lakes, Florida Vladimyr Hans Betonus Pierre...... Miramar, Florida Suri Quyen Nguyen...... Riviera Beach, Florida Samara Ann Piez...... Davie, Florida Toai Thien Nguyen...... Fort Worth, Texas Joseph M. Pinner*...... Lake Worth, Florida Natalia Cristina Nieves Caro....Arecibo, Puerto Rico Lyan Marie Porrata Pérez...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Stephanie Nieves Ferrer...... Moca, Puerto Rico Raju Rajan...... Sunrise, Florida Alejandro Arturo Nieves Santiago...... Bayamon, Marco Antonio Ramirez*...... Hollywood, Florida Puerto Rico Veronica Ramirez...... San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Edikan Nkan*...... Sunrise, Florida Renee Rampersad...... West Palm Beach, Florida Jose A. Ojeda*...... Miami, Florida Hilda Fawzi Rezkalla...... Wellington, Florida Adrianna Oller...... Hialeah, Florida Odalys Illiette Rivera...... Aguada, Puerto Rico Melanie Giselle Orama...... Jayuya, Puerto Rico Orlando Rivera Perez...... Bayamon, Puerto Rico Jayna N. Ortiz Ocasio...... Caguas, Puerto Rico Kiara Rivera Ríos...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Camir Maria Ortiz Rodriguez....Villalba, Puerto Rico Krista Marie Riveron...... Wellington, Florida Nelson Francisco Pagan Figueroa...... Ciales, Anay Rodriguez...... Miami, Florida Puerto Rico Erika Rodriguez...... Davie, Florida Belmarie Palen Soberal...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Gleyvys Rodriguez*...... Miami, Florida Abhishekkumar Rakeshbhai Patel...... Surat, India Keyla Grizel Rodriguez Zayas*...... Toa Alta, Akshita Patel...... Piscataway, New Jersey Puerto Rico Bhumiben Kiritbhai Patel...... Ontario, Ohio Stephanie Nicole Roman Gonzalez...... Juana Diaz, Devang Bharatbhai Patel...... Okeechobee, Florida Puerto Rico Disha Piyush Patel...... Riverview, Michigan Danyssa J. Rosa...... Salinas, Puerto Rico Hardikkumar Jagdishchandra Patel...... Anand Lorena Rosa-Velez...... Moca, Puerto Rico Gujarat, India Alfredo Rouco...... Miami Gardens, Florida Jaymin Tulsibhai Patel.....Ahmedabad Gujarat, India Natali Rubi...... Hialeah, Florida Kaushal Dineshbhai Patel...... Passaic, New Jersey Shafwat Tanvir Sababa...... Gandaria, Keena Aneka Patel...... Sanford, Florida Dhaka, Bangladesh Kinjal Ashokkuma Patel...... Piscataway, New Jersey Jamie Michelle Sacks.....West Bloomfield, Michigan Kunal Patel...... Davie, Florida Nardelys Rondon Santander...... Miami, Florida Malvika Kiritkumar Patel*...... Winter Haven, Florida Bianca Yari Santiago...... Greenacres, Florida Pruthvi Patel...... Oakdale, Pennsylvania Christian Santiago...... Camuy, Puerto Rico Rachna S. Patel*...... Houston, Texas Louis Felipe Santiago Leon.Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Radhika B. Patel...... Ocala, Florida Adriana Carolina Santiago Lopez.....Lajas, Puerto Rico Rikitaben Patel...... Okeechobee, Florida Cristi Sarmiento...... Reddick, Florida Shivam Patel...... Kissimmee, Florida Shanta Seegulam...... Deerfield Beach, Florida Merlin Paul...... Miramar, Florida Yaritza Marie Serrano Hernandez...... Orocovis, Prince Paul...... Miramar, Florida Puerto Rico Joanne Pauyo...... Plantation, Florida Uttamkumar Gordhanbhai Sheladiya.....Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Adriana Gabriela Perez...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Julio C. Simon*...... Miami, Florida

21 Kristin Solberg...... Fleming Island, Florida Anaís Marie Tirado Pérez...... San Juan, Puerto Rico Satish Sookraj...... Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stephanie Toledo Ramirez...... Ponce, Puerto Rico Claudia Sosa...... Miami, Florida Andres Torres...... Weston, Florida Maylene Soto Cartagena...... Arroyo, Puerto Rico Manuel Elias Torres Cintron.... Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Jailene Sotomayor...... Arecibo, Puerto Rico Yaritza Griselle Torres Ruiz...... Rio Grande, Alecia Ann-Marie Stephenson...... Miramar, Florida Puerto Rico Antonio Juan Suarez...... Dorado, Puerto Rico Kiara Torres Vega...... Coamo, Puerto Rico Astry R. Suarez...... Hialeah, Florida Lili M. Umpierre...... Hialeah, Florida Seba Anne Subash...... Livingston, New Jersey Tania Maria Valle...... Miami Gardens, Florida Gregory Suhrheinrich...... Orlando, Florida Parvathy Varma...... Canton, Michigan Rayshri Jaya Sukul...... Miami, Florida Martie Lindsay Vicent...... Davie, Florida Abdul Naveed Syed...... Plantation, Florida Annette Vidal**...... Davie, Florida Nikitha Syriac...... Davie, Florida Lisett Vigil Ruizcalderon*...... Coral Gables, Florida Ariel E. Tarraza-Santos...... Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Yana Vorontsova...... Davie, Florida Doris Eronini Terry...... Tallahassee, Florida Dung Hai Vuong...... Westminster, California Ayondi Thompson-McLean...... Tamarac, Florida Krisjon Wilkerson...... West Palm Beach, Florida Yen Le Thanh Tran...... Davie, Florida Celestena Williams...... Homestead, Florida

Master of Science

Pharmaceutical Affairs

Melissa N. Lawrence �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Kissimmee, Florida

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Siham Abou el Haoul...... El Jadida, Morocco Gloria Medina...... Hialeah, Florida Abdullah Nasser A. Aljomayei...... Alqwayiyah, Shimone Bhupendra Parmar...... Davie, Florida Saudi Arabia

*Graduated with honors **Graduated with highest honors

22 Distinguished Honoree

Commencement Speaker for Morning Ceremony

Mary C. Mayhew, B.S., is the Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration in Florida.

Appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in January 2019, Mayhew previously served as the deputy administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and director of Medicaid. She also oversaw the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Prior to that position, Mayhew spent seven years as the commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), under Paul LePage, the former governor of Maine. During her tenure, Mayhew oversaw many of the state’s most vital programs, including Aging and Disability Services, Child Welfare, Adult Protective Services, and the state’s Medicaid program, for which Mayhew led reforms. Under LePage, Mayhew was a senior staff adviser on health care and other issues before her appointment as the DHHS commissioner.

Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Mayhew was a teenager when she moved with her family to Arkansas, where she became involved in local politics. She served as a Congressional page in Washington, D.C., while attending high school, then enrolled at the University of Arkansas, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Mayhew later served as a legislative assistant to former U.S. Rep. William Alexander of Arkansas in Washington, D.C., and as the manager of state government relations for Equifax Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia.

After moving back to Maine, Mayhew established a lobbying practice, gradually specializing in health care. She served as vice president of the Maine Hospital Association for 11 years and was a partner in the public affairs firm of Hawkes & Mayhew, based in Augusta, Maine.

23 Distinguished Honoree

Commencement Speaker for Afternoon Ceremony

Gregory Adam Haile, J.D., is the seventh president of Broward College. Prior to his appointment in July 2018, Haile served for seven years as the college’s general counsel and vice president for public policy and government affairs. Before he joined Broward College, he worked as a corporate litigator.

With a record of public service and community leadership, Haile has volunteered thousands of hours to local charitable organizations and helped raise more than $1 million for Broward County causes. He has received more than 20 recognitions for leadership, service, and excellence in his profession.

In his previous position at Broward College, Haile oversaw broad-ranging legal issues and provided counsel to support every aspect of the college’s operations. He developed and led programs to engage students, business, industry, and civic organizations. He played critical roles in budgeting, business strategy, revenue generation, fiscal planning, and other areas of the college, as well as for the Broward College Foundation.

In overseeing government affairs for Broward College, Haile became a recognized leader in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He worked to enhance political leadership’s understanding of higher education issues, the impact of potential or pending legislation on higher-education institutions, and the impact of Broward College on the South Florida community.

Haile received his J.D. degree at Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as the editor in chief of the National Black Law Journal and as an editor of the Journal on Gender and Law. He received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, where he graduated magna cum laude and received the Most Outstanding Graduate award in his college. He also is a fellow of the Vanderbilt University Higher Education Management Institute.

Haile is involved in numerous charitable and community service organizations. He currently serves on the board of the United Way of Broward, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, and Leadership Florida. He is a member of the Higher Education Committee of 50 (“Forward 50”), supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He serves as chair of Free the Slaves, a Washington, D.C.-based worldwide advocacy and service organization fighting human trafficking.

Haile is the recipient of many awards. He was a Leadership Broward Profiles in Leadership honoree in 2018 and received the South Florida Business and Wealth Magazine Up & Comer Award in education in 2016. In 2015, Haile was named one of South Florida’s 50 most powerful and influential black professionals in business and industry by Legacy South Florida Magazine.

24 Dental Medicine Oath

Abby Brodie, D.M.D., M.S. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Dental Medicine

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect, and to perform faithfully my professional duties.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation.

And I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

To my college, I will be loyal and strive for its best interests and for the interest of the students who will come after me.

I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biological truths and technical advances in my chosen profession, dental medicine.

25 Osteopathic Oath

Mark Sandhouse, D.O. Associate Dean of Administration Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skills and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices which will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession.

I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it will be asked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never by word or by act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

To my college, I will be loyal and strive for its best interests and for the interest of the students who will come after me.

I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy which were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still.

26 Physical Therapy Oath

Jennifer Canbek, Ph.D., PT, NCS Director of the Professional D.P.T Program—Fort Lauderdale Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

As I enter the profession of physical therapy, I solemnly and willingly pledge the following:

I will strive to demonstrate professionalism as reflected in the APTA’s Core Values in all my professional and personal endeavors.

I will respect the rights and dignity of all individuals and will provide compassionate care.

I will be trustworthy in all aspects of physical therapy practice.

I will place the welfare of my patients above my own self-interest.

I will provide accurate and relevant information to patients about their care and to the public about physical therapy services.

I will exercise sound judgment and comply with the laws and regulations that govern physical therapy and will protect the public from unethical, incompetent, and illegal acts.

I will maintain professional competence and promote high standards for physical therapy practice, education, and research.

I will address the health needs of society and strive to effect changes that benefit patients and the community.

I will contribute to the body of knowledge that is physical therapy.

I will respect the rights, knowledge, and skills of colleagues and other health care professionals and seek consultation whenever the welfare of the patient may be advanced.

Thus, with this pledge, I freely accept the responsibilities that accompany the academic preparation for, and the practice of, physical therapy.

27 Optometric Oath

Denise Burns-LeGros, O.D., FAAO Florida Optometric President

With full deliberation, I freely and solemnly pledge that

I will practice the art and science of optometry faithfully and conscientiously and to the fullest scope of my competence.

I will uphold and honorably promote by example and action the highest standards, ethics, and ideals of my chosen profession, and the honor of the degree, Doctor of Optometry, which has been granted me.

I will provide professional care for those who seek my services, with concern, with compassion, and with due regard for their human rights and dignity.

I will place the treatment of those who seek my care above personal gain and strive to see that none shall lack for proper care.

I will hold as privileged and inviolable all information entrusted to me in confidence by my patients.

I will advise my patients fully and honestly of all which may serve to restore, maintain, or enhance their vision and general health.

I will strive continuously to broaden my knowledge and skills so that my patients can benefit from all new and efficacious means to enhance the care of human vision.

I will share information cordially and unselfishly with my fellow optometrists and other professionals for the benefit of patients and the advancement of human knowledge and welfare.

I will do my utmost to serve my community, my country, and humankind, as a citizen as well as an optometrist.

I hereby commit myself to be steadfast of this, my solemn oath and obligation.

28 PharmaciSt’S oath

Goar Alvarez, Pharm.D. Assistant Dean of Pharmacy Services College of Pharmacy

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime the service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow

I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for my patients.

I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.

I will accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence.

I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical, and legal conduct.

I will embrace and advocate change that improves patient care.

I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

29 University Vision, Mission, and Core Values

VISION 2020 STATEMENT

By 2020, through excellence and innovations in teaching, research, service, and learning, Nova Southeastern University will be recognized by accrediting agencies, the academic community, and the general public as a premier, private, not-for-profit university of quality and distinction that engages all students and produces alumni who serve with integrity in their lives, fields of study, and resulting careers.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Nova Southeastern University, a private, not-for-profit institution, is to offer a diverse array of innovative academic programs that complement on-campus educational opportunities and resources with accessible, distance-learning programs to foster academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, leadership, research, and commitment to community through engagement of students and faculty members in a dynamic, lifelong learning environment.

CORE VALUES

Academic Excellence Opportunity Student Centered Scholarship/Research Integrity Diversity Innovation Community

30 Board of Trustees

Chair Alan B. Levan

Vice Chair Barry J. Silverman, M.D.

President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D.

Secretary Samuel F. Morrison

Ronald G. Assaf Carol Harrison Kalagher Charles L. Palmer Walter Lee Banks, Sr. Susanne Hurowitz Kiran C. Patel, M.D. Mitchell W. Berger, J.D. Mike Jackson Martin R. Press, J.D. Rick Case Milton L. Jones, Jr. Paul M. Sallarulo R. Douglas Donn Barbara Trebbi Landry J. Kenneth Tate Arthur J. Falcone Nell Lewis McGuire, Ed.D. Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D. Steven J. Halmos Albert J. Miniaci Michael J. Zager Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O.

Ex Officio

Marc G. Cannon II Melanie G. May, J.D. George I. Platt, J.D. Tony Segreto

31 University Administrators

George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. Gary S. Margules, Sc.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer Harry K. Moon, M.D. Executive Vice President Ronald Midei, M.B.A., CPA and Chief Operating Officer Executive Director of Internal Auditing

Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Michael Mominey, M.S. Provost and Executive Vice President Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Vice President for Advancement Chancellor of Health Professions Division and Community Relations /Special Projects Robert Pietrykowski, J.D., M.B.A., M.A. Daniel J. Alfonso, M.Fin. Vice President for Human Resources Vice President for Facilities Management and Public Safety Leonard Pounds, M.M.I.S. Vice President for Clinical Operations Ricardo Belmar, Ed.D., M.I.B.A. Vice President for Regional Campus Operations Irving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D. Vice President for Operations, Joel S. Berman, J.D. Health Professions Division Vice President for Legal Affairs Donald Rudawsky, Ph.D. Stephanie G. Brown, Ed.D. Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services Alyson K. Silva, M.AC., CPA Vice President for Finance Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. and Chief Financial Officer Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Robin Supler, J.D. Vice President for Compliance Bonnie Clearwater, M.A. and Chief Integrity Officer Director and Chief Curator of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale Thomas West, M.B.A. Vice President for Information Technologies Marc Crocquet, M.B.A. and Chief Information Officer Vice President for Business Services Brad A. Williams, Ed.D. Kyle Fisher, B.A. Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice President for Public Relations Dean of the College of Undergraduate Studies and Marketing Communications Jeff Williams, CCM, CCE James Hutchens, M.L.S. Manager, Grande Oaks Golf Club Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. University Chancellor

32 Health Professions Division Deans

Irv Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D., M.P.A. Vice President for Operations, Health Professions Division

Michelle A. Clark, Ph.D. Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy

Harold E. Laubach, Ph.D. Dean, College of Medical Sciences

David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO Dean, College of Optometry

Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P. Dean, College of Dental Medicine

Marcella M. Rutherford, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.S.N. Dean, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing

Johannes W. Vieweg, M.D., FACS Dean, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S.4 Dean, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Stanley H. Wilson, PT, Ed.D. Dean, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

33 Acknowledgments

The College of Dental Medicine, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, College of Medical Science, College of Optometry, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and College of Pharmacy wish to acknowledge those individuals whose efforts contributed to the coordination and direction of today’s exercises.

Special Appreciation Is Extended To

NSU Commencement Planning Committee David Tyree, Ed.D., for announcing the candidates Mark Cavanaugh, Ph.D., for coordinating, orchestrating, and directing today’s commencement ensemble and to the members of the orchestra for their musical talents Brandon Hensler and Alyssa Rothman for working to promote the commencement season Elaine Pofffor chairing the commencement committee and coordinating commencement exercises and program design Richard Kelch for assisting with the coordination of the commencement exercises and candidate invitations The Nationwide Interpreter Resource, Inc., for sign language interpretation of the ceremony The professional staffs of the HPD collegesfor assisting at the commencement ceremony NSU Office of Academic Affairs and Office of Innovation and Information Technologyfor assisting in web streaming the ceremony NSU Alumni Relations Officefor the support of our alumni NSU Office of Advancement and Community Relations NSU Student Disability Services NSU Bookstore NSU Call Center NSU Enrollment and Student Services NSU Office of the University Registrar NSU Office of Public Safety NSU Office of Publications and Creative Services NSU Physical Plant The Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Werner Kahn Studios for the pictures of the graduates

34 a note on PhotograPhy

To maintain an orderly and dignified ceremony, one that our graduates can remember with pride and enjoyment, guests are requested to remain seated during the entire ceremony and recessional and to refrain from taking pictures of the candidates until after the exercises are completed.

The university has contracted with Werner Kahn Studios to take a full-color, close-up photograph of all graduates as they cross the stage, as well as a formal portrait off stage. Graduates will be contacted after the ceremony about purchasing the photographs. Contact information: (305) 531-1872 • [email protected]

Your cooperation will ensure that the commencement exercises will run smoothly and that the ceremony itself will be a fitting occasion to mark this significant milestone in the lives of our graduates.

35 Academic Attire

Ceremonial garments worn at academic functions take their meaning from the original centers of learning of the western world in the church of the Middle Ages. Caps, hoods, and gowns of the early students and monks have been held through the centuries to be traditionally symbolic of the scholarly devotion so basic to education and to the deliberate and orderly evolution of knowledge.

The introduction of classical studies, the gradual rise of the great universities across Europe, and the ever-increasing awareness of the decisive role of education in the entire development of civilization influenced leaders among academicians in their desire for a singular identity. In the attempt to create this differentiation, educators fell upon the medieval system of classic heraldry, whereby the coat of arms, assorted ornamental trappings, and patterns of colorful design had been adopted to denote the distinctive character of designated chivalric orders. The function of a pedagogical heraldry became, then, simply identification. As such, measures were taken to signify through distinctive markings on the academicians’ attire the institution that had granted the degree, the field of learning in which the degree had been earned, and the level of the degree, e.g., bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate.

Of the three pieces of academic attire—the cap, the gown, and the hood—it is the hood that offers the most abundant and most readily discernible information about its owner. The inner lining of the hood identifies the institution at which the individual earned the degree. Some schools have adopted two- color patterns and introduced chevrons and bars in various designs to set themselves apart from other institutions. The velvet trim bordering the hood indicates the major field of learning, or faculty, in which the degree has been earned. The list at the conclusion of this section will explain this relationship. A final feature of the hood concerns its length and width and distinguishes further between holders of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The length of the hood for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, closed at the bottom, and with a velvet border of two inches. At Nova Southeastern University, however, individuals receiving a bachelor’s degree do not wear a hood. A master’s degree holder has a hood three and one-half feet in length with a three-inch wide border, and the hood is slit at the bottom. Those individuals with a doctoral degree wear a hood four feet in length, open at the bottom with a five-inch border.

The cut of the gown aids in differentiating between the three levels of degrees. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple and falls in straight lines from an elaborate yoke. It may be recognized most readily by the long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is somewhat fuller and bears no adornment. The sleeves are oblong in shape and open at the wrist, with the rear part of the oblong square cut while the front edge has a cutaway arc. The doctor’s gown is more elaborate, with velvet panels down the front and around the neck of the garment. The sleeves are bell-shaped at the end and have three bars of the same material as the front panels at the upper portion of the arm. It is cut rather fully and may be ornamental in color.

The mortarboard or Oxford-type cap has been adopted throughout most universities in the United States, although tams have become increasingly fashionable to denote holders of the doctoral degree. Colored tassels are usually worn by holders of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These denote the field of learning.

36 The color, indeed the flamboyance, of academic dress undoubtedly adds to the sense of occasion at academic ceremonies. But as its historical roots show, it has a much deeper significance. It is an outward sign of the universality of universities, and of their responsibility for certain timeless values essential to the freedom of inquiry: tolerance of alternative views and courage in maintaining one’s own tirelessness in the pursuit of truth and the free exchange of knowledge. Its wearing marks also the responsibility of the new graduate to maintain and uphold these ideals. These fundamentals of academic freedom have not been threatened in this country for more than 200 years, but the importance attached to the donning of traditional academic dress was underlined in recent years by scholars from Central and Eastern Europe; during the Cold War, their use of academic robes became a symbol of their refusal to be dominated completely by political forces and the state, and symbolized their persistent links to the worldwide community of scholars. Thus, the wearing of academic dress should be seen not simply as a sign of achievement, but as a symbol of the responsibility that falls on all members of universities.

Honors

Students wear cords, pins, sashes, and medallions that reflect institutional and national academic honors as well as campus leadership, service, and engagement.

37 Mace

During the Middle Ages, the mace was an effective weapon in battle and also was displayed as a symbol to command order during royal gatherings, religious ceremonies, and university classes. As newer and more powerful military arms were created, however, the mace progressed into a symbol of authority and today is frequently used to lead religious and academic processions.

The mace was originally a wooden staff carried by royal messengers as a symbol to preserve order and usher royal functions. The early wooden staff of such royal messengers or lead ushers of ceremonial processions was transformed in the 14th century into an elaborate sterling silver mace. Eventually, in the 15th century, it evolved into a symbol of academic excellence and dignity.

The Nova Southeastern University Mace

Before its merger in 1994 with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, Nova University’s mace bore a sterling silver “nova star” symbolizing the university’s name and mission. Symbolically, Nova University’s “nova star” burned brightly, providing educational enlightenment to the world. Today, a new sterling silver mace highlights the past, present, and future through the inclusion of the original “nova star” representing the university’s past, surrounding the NSU seal. When not in official use, the mace is displayed in the rotunda of the William and Norma Horvitz Administration Building.

In Latin, “nova” means new or innovative. Nova Southeastern University was created to be an innovative educational institution—to take the best of traditional education from the past and mold it to fit the needs of students for today and tomorrow.

NOTE: The listing of degree and academic honors candidates in this program is based upon PRELIMINARY information provided by each academic program office at the time of publication. The official conferral of degrees and awarding of academic honors occur upon satisfactory completion of all academic requirements. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree or honors eligibility or represent an official listing of degree or honors recipients. The student's permanent record, on file in the Office of the University Registrar, remains the official testimony of the possession of a Nova Southeastern University degree.

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