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New College of Florida Commencement NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA FRIDAY, MAY 1WENTY SECOND, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE SARASOTA, FLORIDA Message to Graduating Students As you anticipate leaving this place, think back on the toughest times y ou experienced at New College - the times when you genuinely wondered ify ou would ever graduate. Your presence here this evening is testimony, not only to your natural academic ability, but also to your capacity to confront life's complexities and to emerge at the other end in one piece. Indeed, the very idea of the residential liberal arts college focuses our attention on the powe-r of multiple aptitudes in combination - including intelligence, problem­ solving skills, and persistence. You have not only succeeded here academically, but you have also managed your time, made lasting life decisions, and dealt with personal and social complications of all sorts, all the while remaining linked to your families during a period of unnerving economic upheaval. So as I anticipate handing you your diploma, I congratulate you on your resilience as well as on your strictly academic achievements. You have of course not been alone during this period, and if your enhanced sense of solidarity with your peers leaves you feeling just a bit wistful now about leaving New College, let me gently propose that you revisit such sentiments each time the College asks for your financial support in the future. Finally, you have also benefited in ways both immediate and long-term from the wisdom, professionalism, and - not least - the patience of your teachers. Their steadfastness in support of your academic and personal development is the animating theme running through the collective experience of the graduating class. I will not bother to ask you to remember your teachers when you think back on your New College years in the future, because I know you will, and you will do so with gratitude. Your best way to thank them will be to devote your talents to goals that are unselfish and a little unconventional, with a view to the wider human good. Warm congratulations to you and to your family members - your parents especially - as you make the transition this evening from New College student to New College graduate. Gordon E. "Mike" Michalson, Jr. President PROGRAM PRELUDE Braden River High School Band PROCESSIONAL David Schatz, New College Marshal WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIO S Samuel M. Savin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs INTRODUCTIO OF SPEAKER Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., President ADDRESS Sharon Matola, Founder and Director Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center ew College Alumna CONFERRING OF DEGREES Gordon E. Michalson, Jr. and Samuel M. Savin RECESSIO AL College Marshal David Schatz PLATFORM GUESTS Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., President Samuel M. Savin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Martin, Vice President, Finance and Administration Colonel Walter L. "Mickey" Presha, Chairman, cw College of Florida Board of Trustees Sharon Matola, Founder and Director, Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center David Schatz, Associate Professor of Russian Language and Literature Wendy Basham, Dean of Students Kathleen Killion, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Gordon Bauer, Chair, Division of Social Sciences Aron Edidin, Chair, Division of Humanities Paul Scudder, Chair, Division of atural Sciences Kathy Allen, Registrar Cindy Hill Ford, President, ew College Alumnae/ i Association CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Joshua Thomas Abbott jessica Katherine Bomsky Computer Science with an Emp. basis in Theory* Art/Theater Bethlehem, PA St. Petersburg, FL Kacie Claire Allen Emily Mae Brockmeier Anthropology/Religion Psycbology Brooksville, FL Pensacola, FL A Wey Alexandra Anderson Benjamin Oberon Brown Antbropotogy Political Science Snellville, GA Pompano Beach, FL Naomi Louise PaulaArdjomand-Kermani Molly Petrine Burges Biology Natural Sciences Tarpon Springs, FL Gainesville, FL Lisa Ann Avron Lidia Emilia Cara Antbropology Humanities Pembroke Pines, FL Sarasota, FL Evan David Axelrad Lauren Alexandra Cardella Political Science & Environmental Studies Environmental Studies New York, NY Pembroke Pines, FL Ravi Roy Banerjee,Jr. Alejandro Castano Environmental Studies Music & Political Science Darien, CT Tampa, FL David Adam Banks Christopher Robert Caswell Urban Studies Computer Science* Hollywood, FL Sarasota, FL Dana Nicole Bassett Nate Chandler Political Science/Art Mathematics Miami, FL Seattle, WA Chad Wilson Bickerton Carli Janelle Cooper History & Political Science Biology Hoover, AL Orangedale, FL Claudia Hays Bittmann Erin Craig Economics Matbematics Tampa, FL Bradenton, FL Jacob Walter Goldstein Bloom Kyle Matthew Crandell Physics & Chemistry Economics North Falmouth, MA Woodbridge, VA Justin Boner Jennifer Lee Creighton Classics Psychology Palm Beach, FL Orlando, FL CANDIDATES FOR ffiE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Darryl Ryan Dague Jolene Rose Elberth Bockman Chemistry Sociology Harrisburg, PA Key West, FL Vladimir S. Danailov Tierney Kathleen Elison Economics Political Science & International and Area Naples, FL Studies Jacksonville, FL Chloe Alexandra Davis Political Science AlexanderTbomason English Gainesville, FL Economics Tampa, FL Abigail Bennett DeAtley Philosophy Deanna Rene Erickson Hollywood, FL Environmental Studies Naples, FL Anyelle Johanna De Leon Philosophy Jenna Maria Ervin Boynton Beach, FL Biology Big Creek, CA Daniela Christina DeMaria Environmental Studies Zachary Ian Evers Pensacola, FL Environmental Studies Columbus, OH Ross Joseph DeMike Natuml Sciences John William Ewing Nokomis, FL Humanities Bradenton, FL John Patrick Dillion Art Mustafa H. Fakhri Chicago, IL Biology Glenview, IL Michelle Elizabeth DiPietro Medieval and Renaissance Studies John Peter Falter Fort Lauderdale, FL Humanities Orlando, FL Charles Harris Dohn Religion Blaine Erickson Farmer Pensacola, FL Neurobiolog & Psychology Winter Park, FL Dorothy Jeanne Dubrule Lite rature/Philosophy/Petformance Studies* Alejandra Maria Ferreyros Boston, MA Art Miami, FL jennifer Erin Dyer Psychology Katherine Alexandra Filippi Naples, FL Psychology Gainesville, FL Madeline Rosemary Edison Religion Lisa Ruth Fisher Gainesville, FL History Stuart, FL CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Adele Keala Fournet Carlos Guzman-Verdugo Music Litemtu're/Tbeater Fayetteville, AR Tijuana Baja, CA Christopher Bellamy Ganey Laura Keyes Hampton General Studies Literature Bradenton, FL Tampa, FL Eric Jordan Gars Paul Michael Harries BiochemistiJ' English Ocala, FL Fountain Hills, AZ Steven Ian Garte-Wolf Kateland Jean Harte Anthropology Literature Coconut Creek, FL St Petersburg, FL Maya Nicole Gonczi Bethany Jane Highsmith Psycbology Environmental Studies Plantation, FL Sanibel, FL Geoffrey Landor Gordon Diana Mihaylova Hinova Political Science & Economics Political Science & International and Area Fort Lauderdale, FL Studies Sofia Bulgaria Ingmar Gorman Psychology Jillian Marcy Horowitz Prague Czech Republic Literatw·e/Gender Studies Boca Raton, FL Catherine Harper Gowan Political Science Stephanie Nicole Hudey Gainesville, FL Biology/Chemistry Bradenton, FL Melissa "Anya" Doe Grady Classics Montana Jo Ikemire Sarasota, FL General Studies Napes, FL Harrison Duke Grandwilliams Political Science Melissa Yael Jacobowitz ew Hyde Park, NY Russian Language and Literature Royal Palm Beach, FL Erica Natalie Gressman Humanities Eric Paul Jakobsen Miami, FL Sociopolitical Theater* Orlando, FL Anne-Laure Grignon French & Biology Taylor Ainsley }amrok Miami, FL General Studies Florence, SC Frederick Alexander Guadalupe General Studies Alba Jaramillo SanJuan, PR !Iumanities Dorado, PR CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Ashley Rose Johnson Lindsay Alexis Levinson Humanities Political Science Bucksport, ME Plantation, FL Mia Jade Johnson Chelsey Elizabeth Tibbetts Lora Art Sociology Jacksonville, FL Nokomis, FL Serena Simone Jones Andrea Erin Lynch International and Area Studies International and Area Studies/Political Paramaribo Suriname Science Woodbridge, VA Mackenzie Marie Karp Art History Kelly Ann Maher Ocala, FL Psychology Tampa, FL Sarah Rose Karr Mathematics/Economics Rachel Sarah Marine Santa Monica, CA Social Sciences Weston, FL Junmei Georgia Kashnig Anthropology & Religion Meghan Elizabeth McAvoy Champaign, IL Environmental Studies Oldsmar, FL Chloe Cristine Kendall Art Austill Michael McCann Sarasota, FL Anthropology/Theatre Clearwater, FL Caitlin E. 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