SAINT • XAVIER •

Undergraduate Commencement

Shannon Center May 15,2004 9:30 a.m.

SAINT MISSION STATEMENT

Saint Xavier University is an independent, coeducational, Catholic institution of higher learning. The University's primary purpose is to develop and sustain challenging undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of study, marked by superior teaching. The University also supports research and artistic expression, and sponsors selected programs of direct service to metropolitan .

Saint Xavier University seeks diversely talented students who will engage actively in a learning community that is intergenerational, multiethnic, and international. Programs of study emphasize liberal arts and specialized professional education within a context of ethical concerns and social responsibility. The University complements formal curricula with co-curricular services and programs intended to enhance lifelong learning, foster personal growth, and develop leadership qualities.

Emphasizing its Catholic heritage and purpose, Saint Xavier University continues to build upon the ideals of its founders and sponsors, the , who in 1846 established an academy defined by intellectual rigor, service to the poor, encouragement of religious faith, and a special interest in women and children. Consistent with this tradition, Saint Xavier University upholds high academic standards, respects freedom of personal religious expression, and honors commonly accepted standards of academic freedom. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY AND THE SISTERS OF MERCY

Saint Xavier University, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is a Catholic University which shares in the rich tradition of Catholic liberal arts higher education in the United States. As a Catholic University, Saint Xavier seeks to fulfill the vision of the Second Vatican Council that "the Christian mind may achieve as it were a public, persistent and universal presence in the whole enterprise of advancing higher culture, and that the students of these institutions become people outstanding in learning ready to shoulder society's heavier burdens and to witness the faith to the world."

Saint Xavier University was founded in 1846 by Mother Mary Frances Xavier Warde, R.S.M., and five other Sisters of Mercy. When the Sisters of Mercy came to Chicago, they came as educators; and Saint Xavier quickly became the foremost embodiment of their purpose and dedication.

Mother Frances Xavier Warde decided to brave the western frontier because Chicago's first , Bishop , presented her with an urgent need in the three-year-old diocese: the Catholic education of girls and young women. Before three weeks had passed, they opened Saint Francis Xavier Female Academy. Before three months had passed, Bishop Quarter was describing their efforts to benefactors in France: "A colony of nuns have come and taken up their abode amongst us. They are the Sisters of Mercy.... They teach the poor, they visit the sick, they instruct the ignorant and they employ themselves in training up youth in the ways of virtue and holiness."*

When the school received its charter in 1847, it was one of the first institutions of higher learning in , and the first Mercy in the United States. Throughout its history, Saint Xavier has remained committed to the mission of the Sisters of Mercy, preparing students of all ages, cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints for a life of knowledge and service.

Today, Saint Xavier University is a coeducational, private, Catholic university with a tradition of academic excellence. A dedicated faculty committed to teaching, scholarship and service, excellent facilities, and small classes ensure a quality learning experience. With more than 35 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate program options in the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Education, Nursing, and the Graham School of Management, Saint Xavier offers its more than 5,500 students a firm foundation in the liberal arts along with solid career preparation.

In keeping with the inspiring heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, the University combines academic excellence with social concern and service to the community. Among its many initiatives, the University, often in partnership or collaboration with others, sponsors the Barbara Vick Early Childhood and Family Center on the Southwest Side of Chicago, the Ludden Speech and Language Clinic, the Merwick Academy, the Renaissance Academy, the S.T.A.R. Learning Academy, the McDonough Chapel and Mercy Ministry Center, the Center for Religion and Public Discourse, the Pastoral Ministry Institute and the Bishop John R. Gorman Institute for Leadership in Catholic Education.

* Joy Clough, R.S.M., First in Chicago: A History of Saint Xavier University (Chicago: Saint Xavier University, 1997), 3. JUDITH A. DWYER, PH.D. PRESIDENT

Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D., an accomplished leader in Catholic higher education, was named seventeenth president of Saint Xavier University in August 2003. She assumed her duties on October 1, 2003, and was inaugurated on April 23, 2004.

An internationally recognized scholar, Dr. Dwyer has lectured throughout the United States and abroad, and is the editor of the award-winning New Dictionary of Catholic Social Thought and author of numerous other publications. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including in Philadelphia, Weston Jesuit School of in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Her lectures have focused primarily on social ethics and related topics, including human rights, international peace strategies, nuclear deterrence policies and environmental issues.

Dr. Dwyer came to Saint Xavier from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she was executive vice president and chief operating officer. She previously served as an administrator at Villanova University and Saint John's University in New York. During her five-year tenure at Saint Thomas, Dr. Dwyer initiated the University's strategic planning process, expanded four of its campuses, and achieved record undergraduate enrollments.

Dr. Dwyer earned her bachelor of arts degree from Chestnut Hill College and a master of arts degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She holds a doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a licentiate in sacred theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Dr. Dwyer was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany, both in Hamburg and Tubingen, with a research project on "Deterrence and Disarmament Strategies in the European Theatre after the SALT II Treaty." Her post-graduate work at was at the Institute for Educational Management of the Graduate School of Education in a program for senior administrators in higher education. At Oxford University, she participated in the Oxford Round Table, held at Lincoln College, focusing on fundraising strategies for higher education. COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION LEADERS

MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1954

Marianne Epifani Anderson Claudette Dwyer Therese Jedresik Ryndak Joan Armstrong Clarette Dax Harnish Marytherese Galligan Small Agnes Andersen Cagney Lenore Malchiodi Jacobson Loretta Kassel Stukas Lucy Procissi Celoni Margaret Schneider Pelc Mary Warchol Joellen Warren Ryan Sister Lucille McKillop, R.S.M., Ph.D., Class of 1951

MARSHALS

Eugenia McAvoy, Grand Marshal President, Faculty Senate John Gutowski, Ph.D., Faculty Marshal President-Elect, Faculty Senate Carol Poston, Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Past President, Faculty Senate Pamela Lewis-Rodriguez, Staff Marshal President, Staff Council

DEAN'S COUNCIL

John E. Eber, Ed.D. Dominick Hart, Ph.D. Dean, Graham School of Management Dean, School of Arts and Sciences Beverly Gulley, Ph.D. Mary Lebold, R.N., Ed.D. Dean, School of Education Dean, School of Nursing Robert Hansen, Ph.D. Mark A. Vargas Executive Director of Off-Campus Programs Library Director and Orland Park Campus Byrne Memorial Library Richard Venneri, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

RETIRING FACULTY

Karen Becker, Ph.D. Mary Lebold, R.N., Ed.D. Associate Professor of Education Dean, School of Nursing C Thomas Brockmann, Ph.D. Thomas McGannon, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology Professor of Mathematics / Computer Science Sister Nancy M. Cahill, R.S.M., Ed.D. William A. Peters, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Education Associate Professor of Education BOARD OF TRUSTEES

John P. Sweeney, Chairman Sister Joy Clough, R.S.M. '65, Vice Chair Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D., President

R. Scott Appleby, Ph.D. Sister Elizabeth Ann Linehan, R.S.M., Ph.D. Mary Ellen Caron, Ph.D. Mary Clare Loftus '65 Thomas E. Chomicz Sister Sheila Lyne, R.S.M. '60 John R. DeLeonardis '89 Wade Malhas, M.D. Jane R. Forde '65 John C. McCarthy Most Reverend John R. Gorman Patricia A. Morris, Ph.D. '83 Sister Lois Graver, R.S.M. '57 Honorable Patrick J. O'Malley Linda H. Harden '73 Larry R. Rogers, Sr. '74 Terry G. Hillard Kenneth A. Skopec Sister Nancy J. Houlihan, R.S.M. '79 C. Carney Strange, Ph.D. Darrell B.Jackson '81 James C. Tyree William Keyser Sister Linda Werthman, R.S.M., Ph.D. Sheila King '69 Mary Alice Wheeler '88 James J. McDonough, Life Trustee

MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION

Sister Joy Clough, R.S.M. '65, President Sister Ann Flanagan, R.S.M. '68, Vice President Sister Teresa Maltby, R.S.M. '67, Councilor Sister Carlotta Oberzut, R.S.M. '68, Councilor Sister Lois Graver, R.S.M. '57, Treasurer

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. President Kathleen Carlson, Ph.D. Susan Landy Piros Director of Planning and Assessment Vice President for Business and Finance Christopher I. Chalokwu, Ph.D., F.G.S. Sister Susan M. Sanders, R.S.M., Ph.D. Vice President Director, Center for Religion for Academic Affairs and Public Discourse Steven J. Murphy, Ed.D. Reverend Francis S. Tebbe, O.F.M., D.Min. Vice President for Enrollment Executive Assistant to the President and Student Services and Secretary of the Corporation James H. Vondracek Vice President for University Advancement PROGRAM

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Christopher I. Chalokwu, Ph.D., F.G.S. Vice President for Academic Affairs

PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar University Concert Band Myron McReynolds, D.M.A., Director

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

University Chamber Singers Jan E. Bickel, D.M.A., Conductor, Director

INVOCATION Sister Susan M. Sanders, R.S.M., Ph.D. Director, Center for Religion and Public Discourse

WELCOME Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. President

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. President

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. President

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES

School of Arts and Sciences Dominick Hart, Ph.D. Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

School of Education Beverly Gulley, Ph.D. Dean, School of Education

School of Nursing Mary Lebold, R.N., Ed.D. Dean, School of Nursing

Graham School of Management John E. Eber, Ed.D. Dean, Graham School of Management

It is requested that cell phones and pagers be silenced during the commencement. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOME John R. DeLeonardis '89 President, Alumni Association, Trustee

CLOSING REMARKS Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D. President

BENEDICTION Eileen Doherty Director, Campus Minis try-

RECESSIONAL

Fanfare and Flourishes Jim Curnow University Concert Band Myron McReynolds, D.M.A., Director

All participants and guests are cordially invited to a reception in the 0 'Medley Quadrangle, adjacent to the Warde Academic Center, immediately following this ceremony.

COMMENCEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE

Jan E. Bickel, D.M.A. Diane Luckhard Jeannette Boudos Dolores Marek Joel Castellanos Paul Matthews Christopher I. Chalokwu, Ph.D., F.G.S. Susan McCloskey Jennifer Daniel Myron McReynolds, D.M.A. Eileen Doherty Victor Panchuk Laura Earner Darrell Parks Jason Fitch Carol Poston, Ph.D. Mary Louise Griffin Jill Roggeveen Dominick Hart, Ph.D. Eric D. Shide Deborah Keane Shirley Smiley Jennifer Kenyeri Barbara Sutton Jennifer Kjos Reverend Francis S. Tebbe, O.F.M., D.Min. Paul Kolessar, Jr. Richard Venneri, Ph.D. DEGREE RECIPIENTS Jose Escamilla Christy M. Martin Stacie Ann Eschmann Megan Viola Martin Allison Fagan Catherine Mary Mata * SCHOOL OF ARTS AND James E. Fitzgibbon Daniel J. McNamara SCIENCES Mary Elizabeth Fleming Susan Elizabeth Meegan Melissa A. Fogarty James Brendan Michaels Kathleen M. Foy Sean Marcus Mitchell BACHELOR OF ARTS Cheryl Franczak Ruia S. Mohammad Melissa Nadine Fry Timothy G. Moore Rosa Abarca Christina K. Garner Jennifer L. Moust Crystal Aguilera Omar Garza Eileen D. Mrumlinski Matthew K. Ahern Rebecca J. Goltz Dawn Michelle Murphy Scott E. Anderson Rachel L. Greiman Tessa Zimmermann Murphy Aron J. Barcelona Paul J. Habiak Tina M. Murray Philip Basile Richard Carl Hansen Gerald William Napleton Rafalla A. Bebout Daniel E. Harmatys Nicolas Toan Nguyen Tiffany Benzies Deyone Harris Amy Elizabeth Niarkos Susan C. Bovenizer Alison M. Haverty Aimee Nienhaus Michael J. Brennan, Jr. Ellen B. Hilton Timothy E. Nievera Steven Michael Burns Anwar Hneiti Eric William O'Brien * Erika Calvillo Adrionna Nicole Hogg Kevin Michael O'Connor Isaura Carmona Kimberley Anne Hooker Ameera Odeh Anthony Carpenter Charolette N. Hooper Matthew R. O'Hearn Daniel J. Casasanto Jenifer Huestis * Michael J. O'Hearn Morgan Kathleen Cawley Cheriell A. Jackson Bemadette Sylvia Okrasinski David M. Chancey Heather Ann Jahnke Arturo Olivares Eric E. Chwedyk Abigail Jambor Pamela Mae Pajak Robert J. Clark Lisa M. Johnson * Sadonia M. Parks Anthony M. Clas Akvile Kaminskyte Karen L. Patzelt Kevin B. Coffey Arunas J. Karalis Nadia I. Pavlova Kristen Marie Cooney Christopher T. Keeling Joseph R. Pedersen Kevin Michael Crabtree Maura Kelly Susana Pena Vernon Crawford Linda Ann Klingensmith Ginelly Perez Nicholas Cunningham Benjamin Alan Koepke Michelle A. Phillips Tim Daniher Jennifer Roller Michael P. Piccirillo Kevin Dardugno Kara Rose Kordas Michael Matthew Pietruszynski Jennifer Francis Marie Dawson Karolyn Koval Daren M. Pletsch Tracey DeBlasio Tracy A. Kubiak Martin Podgorski Michael Paul Delrose Julie Ann Kulikauskas John R. Portala Chaveeka Dent Melissa Ann Lamerand Jamie Eileen Quintavalle Wendy Kristin Dietzel David Lanzafame Marisela Reyes Vasilios P. Dimitropoulos * Sohnhae Lee Katherine Elizabeth Riley Ronald Eugene Ditzler, Jr. Marcia Elizabeth Lett Linda Enza Rinaldi Sarah Anne Doyle Frank A. Loulousis David Anthony Rockrohr Lauren E. Dunajski Beverly Love Lisa Rodowski Kevin W. Egan Elena Manzo Christopher John Russo Melissa Sue Ervanian

* Honors Program Graduate Andrew Rybarczyk * SCHOOL OF ARTS AND Octavia Richmond Lamia Samad Bianca Diane Rodriguez Patricia San ford-Thomas SCIENCES Hanan Saleh Erin Schroeder Dawn M. Schuerman James E. Schultz BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Jennifer Terese Selvage Andrew Erich Schumann Latoyia R. Shadd Armando Serrano, Jr. Ruba S. Abdullah Catherine M. Smith Teresa Edel Shine Rana Al-Sahoury Lauren E. Stafford Nicholas Short Liliana Aranda Jessica Lyn Sulkowski Elizabeth Ann Slonskis Jill Barry Rochelle Tayel Sweis Andrea Smith Danielle M. Bilotto Maggie Terry Nina M. Solava Michael T. Blaha Crystal Marie Throne Mananya Soobhawan Peter Borchers Kristin Lynn Ulrich Krishna Grace Stark Christi Shynelle Chandler Sarah Lynn Wiersma Gloria Jean Starkey Kamil Chmielewski Jill Marie Zajicek Melissa Ellen Stein Michelle L. Cooper Dimitrios Zoyganeles Sean Michael Sus Conor P. Delaney Rochelle Tayel Sweis * Kelly Ann Dolan SCHOOL OF Jaideep S. Taluja Christine Marie Ejka * Mark Thomas Telander Katherine M. Faber EDUCATION Edwin Thullen Pamela Rose Gayatin Jennifer Lynn Troutman Jeffrey Alan Goc BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Earl F. Turyna, III Sarah Lynn Grzybek Brooke Erin Ulanski Barbara Ann Henry Jeannie M. Adaszak Daniel Villa Robert Horn Melissa Ames Justin Boyd Walker Tanya R. Hunter Adrian A. Araujo Elizabeth Jane West Lisa M. Johnson* Paula Armstrong Shohn Williams Nicole J. Kazmierczak Lisa Marie Augustyniak Jonathan Mitchell Wisniewski Alina Jamal Khouri Virginia M. Bennett John A. Wolkiewicz Patricia Mary Korecki Laura Frances Bienias Dinah Woods Michelle Lynn Kozik Christopher U. Bork Stephanie Michelle Wright Raquel Lopez Amy Burger Jennifer A. Yarmoska * Sonia S. Mansukhani Marilyn Burgos Bogdan John Zagata Audrey A. Mareska Kristen M. Cahill Daniel M. Zee * Janet McHugh * Mercedes M. Cangas Noor Zegar Yolanda Milan Aubrey Nicole Caputo Danielle Nacole Moore Laura Carrillo SCHOOL OF ARTS AND Jessica Marie Moore Elizabeth Comparan Chad Edward Mozden Megan Aileen Conlon SCIENCES Dana Louise Murphy Christine Marie Conroy Maureen J. Nelson * Jill A. Demas BACHELOR OF MUSIC Christina M. Niemiec * Meredith Ann Doyle Laura Nicole Puzas Casey Drown Elissa Sophia Metropoulos Katarzyna Anna Rybianski Maynarda Eddmonds Amell Ramadan Bridgette Fanucce Charles J. Regan, IV Katarzyna Faron

* Honors Program Graduate Jennifer M. Fiorella Isabella Baratta Laura A. Sansone Erin Marie Flannery Tabatha Ann Becker Sarah Scholten Marilynn Ganta Anna Biedrzycki Aija Singleton Jane Marzullo Garner Amanda Michelle Bleakley Eileen Louise Starcevich John J. Garvin Charlene R. Boca Shelby D. Strong Jill Bernadette Gerwig Maureen A. Bowes Katrina Lynn Super Elizabeth M. Haymond Tanika Letice Bowie Carol A. Tassone Moira Therese Hughes Rachel Victoria Briggs Lisa D. Thomas-Craft Tameka S. Johnson Erin Alice Butler Rocio Toledo Erin S. Keaty Santina D. Cesar Sharon Marie Ulbrich Kristin Rose Kehoe Gail Lynn Coleman Jeanette Young-Luke Andrea Lynn Knieps Christina Marie Crisanti Christine Marie Zambuto Kimberly M. Knox Michelle Dace Malisa Listowski Dorothy L. Denton GRAHAM SCHOOL OF Kristin Kathleen Mackey Camille Hope Fairman Rozetta Major Diana Lynn Franke MANAGEMENT Maribel Martin Michelle Schroedle Fuentes Elizabeth Durkin McCool Jennifer Lynn Fugaj BACHELOR OF ARTS Julie M. McDermott Rebecca M. Gaichas Renee Marie Mikos Cherise M. Gibbs Adriana Aranda Emily Nolan Stephanie L. Hagerman Colleen M. O'Connor Bridget Therese Higgins GRAHAM SCHOOL OF Julie Ann Ohotzke Margaret M. Janiszewski Laurey E. Olson Jessica Lee Kunich MANAGEMENT Amber Lindsey Pratt Lisa Marie La Porta Paulina Pytka Passatta Liggett BACHELOR OF BUSINESS Teresa J. Ryan Susan Mary Lynch ADMINISTRATION Claudia Savaiano Laura Ann Malkowski Cecilia Camille Sperry Jennifer M. Malone Jeffrey James Anderson Erica D. Szarzynski Catherine A. Marino Rosalba Angulo Katie Mae Tallon Christina Ann Messere Daniel Ray Ashburn Valerie P. Travaglini Karen Maselli Miller Ausra Azuolaityte Jennifer Lynn Trotta Eula Cherise Moore-Lewis Karen Lynn Bialek Christine A. Warchol Angelica Mosqueda Thomas V. Bijak, Jr. Tammi Winter Maria Cristina Nava Stacey Boone Penelope M. Zeilner Nicole Nelson Jayme L. Brown Acacia Louise Newcomb Nicole L. Bultinck SCHOOL OF NURSING Hege Cecilie Nielsen Mary Cain Monika Angelika Nowak David M. Castaneda Michelle R. Orseske Carri L. Catalano BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Margaret M. Osudar Andi Caushi IN NURSING Jamie Lynn Piekarczyk Dovile Ceseviciute Bernadeta G. Pilny Joseph Chura Robin Michele Alamar Terri A. Reninger Scott Edward Colbert Sheryl A. Anderson Ana Maria Romero-Rosado Robert A. Cornell Nicole LaShaun Augusta Kena Russell Malgorzata Bachula Eric Druktenis

* Honors Program Graduate Daniel J. Duncan Jacquelyn A. Naughton Issa M. Elsousou Adam B. Nowak Rua Samir Fakhoury Mark Alan Osdieck John Finerty Linda Pacucci Nicole Marie Gade Joseph Pancer Joseph M. Gallelli, Jr. Joshua T. Pease Leticia Garcia Michael J. Pellicore, II Pablo Luis Granado Janel April Prawiec Christine Nicole Gray Jessica Ramos Delfondo S. Herron Brian Joseph Ratleph Jeffrey Highland Cameron M. Richler James T. Hillock Richard Christopher Riley Tara Hollar Laurence Roper Joseph Martin Holoubek Michelle M. Seitz Mark Holstein Jamella J. Stokes Daniel J. Houdek Denise M. Tadevich Dennis Ilic Salim Nabih Tadros Amy Lynn Johnson Yaroslava Teliatinskaya Jessica L. Joyce Mark Thomas Tomczyk Michael Daniel Kavka Lissette Vega Cathryn L. Kelly Melanie Anne Wallace Barbara Agnes Keselica Jonathan Mitchell Wisniewski Christie Michelle Kiwior Victoria A. Witkewitz Raimonda Klimaite Jesus Zavala, Jr. Stanislaw Komorowski * Abdel-Kaher Zayed Daniel J. Kotlajich Mazzouza Zayed Keith Krouldis Kinga Zieba Brandon James Kukla Michael Landis * GRAHAM SCHOOL OF Robert J. Lewis Pamela J. Majewski MANAGEMENT Christina Maldonado William C. Mason BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Jennifer Meehan Gina M. Moretti Jeanine Atiq Nancy Murray Roralie Mananip Gerald William Napleton Frances E. Shirley

Candidates for degrees listed in this Commencement program are those who completed degree requirements in Spring of 2004, or who, at the time of publication were reasonably certain of completing degree requirements. Inclusion in this publication may not be construed as documentation of completion of degree requirements. Certification of the conferral of a degree is by receipt of a diploma or official transcript noting degree completion.

* Honors Program Graduate THE SEAL OF SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY

From its earliest design honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary, to the Coat of Arms seal of today, the seal of Saint Xavier University symbolizes a proud history of Catholic education in Chicago.

This seal, designed by art department faculty member Sister Mary Solina Hicks, R.S.M., includes: a black and white checkerboard and diagonal gold bars from the family coat of arms of Saint Francis Xavier; red and gold bars and a white Jerusalem cross taken from the shield of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; an open book to represent education; and the Scripture verse, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life." (John 14:6)

Saint Xavier University continues to use this seal as a symbol of its heritage and mission.

SISTERS OF MERCY AND IN AMERICA

FOUNDED 1846 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois 1853 Cresson, Pennsylvania 1899 of Health Sciences Des Moines, Iowa 1908 Georgian Court University Lakewood, New Jersey 1912 Saint Joseph s College of Maine Standish, Maine 1917 Mercy College of Northwest Ohio Toledo, Ohio 1923 Omaha, Nebraska 1924 College Misericordia Dallas, Pennsylvania 1926 Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania 1928 Mount Mercy College Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1929 Carlow College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1932 Saint Joseph College West Hartford, Connecticut 1934 Newport, Rhode Island 1941 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan 1948 Gwynedd-Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania 1958 Albany, New York 1958 Buffalo, New York 1964 Marian Court College Swampscott, Massachusetts FOUNDERS

Mother Frances Xavier Warde, R.S.M. Sister Mary Vincent McGirr, R.S.M. Mother Mary Agatha O'Brien, R.S.M. Sister Mary Gertrude McGuire, R.S.M. Sister Mary Josephine Corbett, R.S.M. Sister Mary Veronica Schmidt, R.S.M.

PAST PRESIDENTS OF SAINT XAVIER COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

1912-1916 Mother M. Xavier Flanagan, R.S.M. 1916-1919 Mother M. de Sales Ryan, R.S.M. 1919-1925 Mother M. Sophia Mitchell, R.S.M., Ph.B. 1925-1928 Mother M. Cyril McGura, R.S.M. 1928-1936 Mother M. Sophia Mitchell, R.S.M., Ph.B. 1936-1939 Mother M. Genevieve Crane, R.S.M., A.B. 1939-1945 Mother M. Inez Bogan, R.S.M., Ph.D. 1945-1960 Mother M. Huberta McCarthy, R.S.M., M.S. 1960-1963 Sister M. Josetta Butler, R.S.M., Ph.D. 1963-1968 Sister M. Olivia Barrett, R.S.M., Ph.D. 1968-1969 Marvin G. Osborn, Jr., M.A., Interim President 1969-1972 Harry A. Marmion, Ph.D. 1972-1982 Sister M. Irenaeus Chekouras, R.S.M., Ph.D. 1982-1994 Ronald O. Champagne, Ph.D. 1994 Sister Colette Mahoney, R.S.H.M., Ph.D., Interim President 1994-2003 Richard A. Yanikoski, Ph.D. 2003- Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D.

THE CEREMONIAL MACE

Saint Xavier University introduced a ceremonial mace to the commencement procession in January 2004. The mace is an ornamental staff that has historically symbolized academic authority and adds to the pageantry of the ceremony. The Saint Xavier University mace consists of a carved walnut staff adorned with the Saint Xavier seal, cast in bronze, and is ushered in by an honored faculty member serving as the grand marshal of the procession.

A SPECIAL REQUEST TO THE GUESTS OF OUR GRADUATES

To assure that today's ceremony is a joyous occasion for all those present, we respectfully request that guests of the graduates remain seated during the ceremony. Please respect all of the graduates by refraining from shouting, whistling or extraneous noise as names are being called.

At the end of the ceremony, guests are asked to remain in their seats until the recessional of graduates has left the Shannon Center arena. Guests may then proceed to a reception in the O'Malley Quadrangle, adjacent to the Warde Academic Center, immediately following the ceremony. ACADEMIC HONORS

To be eligible for graduation honors, students must have completed at least fifty (50) graded semester hours at Saint Xavier University and earned a cumulative grade point average of:

3.50 for Cum Laude (with honors, white Honor Cords) 3.70 for Magna Cum Laude (with high honors, silver Honor Cords) 3.90 for Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors, gold Honor Cords)

The cumulative GPA is based exclusively on credits earned at Saint Xavier University and is the higher of (a) the GPA for all credits earned at Saint Xavier University, or (b) the last fifty hours earned prior to graduation. If the student reaches and exceeds fifty hours in a term, then all courses earned that term are counted in the GPA for the "last fifty hours." The student is not allowed to pick the courses to equal exactly fifty hours. Graduation honors are recognized for undergraduate degrees only. Graduates of the Saint Xavier University Honors Program wear special "Honor" stoles.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic regalia worn at American college and university exercises today goes back in its essential feature to the Middle Ages. The oldest universities of northern Europe, such as Paris and Oxford, grew out of Church schools, and both faculty and students were regarded in the Middle Ages as a part of the clergy. Hence, they wore clerical garb, largely borrowed from the monastic dress of their day, not merely on special occasions, but as their usual costume.

The gown worn today is the medieval robe and seems to have been borrowed from the habit of the Benedictine monks. In the Middle Ages, undergraduates, bachelors, and masters could be distinguished by the simplicity or elaborateness of their gowns (masters' gowns were often furred).

The head-covering of the academic costume developed out of the skullcap worn by the clergy in cold weather to protect their tonsured heads. In the universities, this skullcap later developed a point on top, which gradually evolved into a tassel. The European-style bonnet with the tassel was replaced in this country by the familiar mortar board, which still, however, retains the medieval tassel.

The hood (the medieval caputium) was originally a head covering worn in bad weather and otherwise dropped onto the shoulders like the monk's cowl. Today, each college has distinctive colored hood lining by which its graduates may be recognized in academic processions.

The following is a list of common academic colors:

Arts, Letters, Humanities White Philosophy Dark Blue Business, Accounting Light Brown Public Health Salmon Pink Education Light Blue Science Golden Yellow Fine Arts Brown Social Work Citron Music Pink Speech Silver Gray Nursing Apricot Theology, Religious Studies Scarlet