Dear Iowa State University Graduates and Guests: Welcome to Iowa State University’s Fall 2009 Commencement!

We congratulate all of the graduates and thank everyone who played a role in their successful journey through Iowa State. We have very much enjoyed your being a part of our university and community, and we wish you well as you embark on this next part of your life. We look forward to continuing our association with you as alumni of Iowa State, and we hope you will come back to visit the university often.

Iowa State University is now in its 152nd year as one of the nation’s leading land-grant universities. We are very proud of the role this university has played in preparing the future leaders of our state, nation and world, and in meeting the needs of our society through excellence in education, research and outreach. As you graduate today, you are now a part of this great tradition and we look forward to the many contributions you will make.

I hope you enjoy today’s commencement ceremony, and that you will continue to be connected with Iowa State University.

Sincerely,

Gregory L. Geoffroy President of the University Table of Contents

The Official University Mace...... 3

The Presidential Chain of Office...... 3

Academic Regalia...... 4

Hooding Ceremony, Doctor of Philosophy...... 5

Special Recognition, Advanced Degrees...... 5

Special Recognition, Undergraduate Degrees...... 5

Academic Titles...... 6

Iowa State University Traditions...... 6

Gradate College Program...... 7

Graduate College Commencement Ceremony...... 8-9 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2009, C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

Graduate College Commencement Speaker...... 10

Graduate College Candidates...... 11-36

Undergraduate Program...... 37

Undergraduate Ceremony...... 38-39 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 19, 2009, James H. Hilton Coliseum

Undergraduate Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient...... 40

Undergraduate Commencement Vocalist...... 41

Undergraduate Candidates...... 42-67

Senior Class Council...... 68

Candidates for Commissions...... 68

Past Honorary Degree Recipients...... 69-71

The Bells of Iowa State...... Back of Program

2 The Official University Mace

he Iowa State University mace symbolizes created in 1941 by Christian Petersen, sculptor-in- the authority of the university president. The residence from 1934-1955. Tlead faculty marshal carries it at the head of the academic procession and, The mace’s bronze headpiece is an interpretation of by placing it on its stand, the campanile. It includes a silver presidential seal signals the beginning of the and reflects in a disc representative of the Fountain commencement ceremony. of the Four Seasons. The words “Iowa State University – Science With Practice” are inscribed on In medieval times, the mace the edge of the disc. Under the disc is a shortened was a studded, clublike version or reflection of the campanile headpiece. weapon, made of iron. It was capable of breaking armor, The tiger maple staff bears 14 bronze plaques and was associated with the inscribed with the names of all previous Iowa State protection of kings in France presidents, their years of service, and a laurel leaf and England. symbolizing the attainment of graduation.

In the 13th century, it was At the staff’s base is an unfolding bronze leaf used for civil purposes and symbolizing the beginning of a new era for graduating processions. Eventually it students. The overall height of the University mace is became a symbol for academic 60 inches, and it weighs 14 pounds. institutions, an emblem of order and authority in the Sculptor Jeanne L. Stevens-Sollman of Bellefonte, pageantry. Pennsylvania designed and crafted the Iowa State University mace. Created in bronze, silver and tiger maple, the Iowa State University mace Private funds from the ISU Alumni Association’s incorporates important campus icons such as Circle of Former Presidents, Chairs, and Executive the campanile located on central campus and the Directors, the Stanton Carillon Foundation, and the Fountain of Four Seasons, located on the north side University Museums made the design and purchase of of the Memorial Union and features likenesses of the Iowa State University mace possible. four Native American women. The sculptures were

The Presidential Chain of Office The presidential chain of office symbolizes the rich history and traditions of Iowa State University and is worn by the president at all commencement ceremonies.

It was first worn by President Gregory Geoffroy during the Spring 2008 commencement ceremonies to mark the end of Iowa State University’s year-long sesquicentennial celebration.

Created by sculptor Jeanne Stevens-Sollman–the same artist who created Iowa State’s mace–the presidential chain of office complements the mace. The two pieces were commissioned by University Museums and the ISU Alumni Association and chain of office contain the words Engagement, are part of University Museums’ Art on Campus Learning, Discovery and Access. The reverse sides collection. of the bronze sections have low bas reliefs of corn. Most pieces in the necklace are bronze. The seal The front of the presidential chain of office features in the center of the campanile and the links in the an image of the campanile, and Beardshear Hall’s necklace are sterling silver. east portico (the campus home of the president) is on the back. The shoulder epaulets are the columns Both the presidential chain of office and the mace of Beardshear and contain the words Leadership are housed in the alumni center and are used at each and Service. The campanile links in the presidential commencement ceremony.

3 Academic Regalia n May 2008, as part of its sesquicentennial The square shape of the scholar’s cap or mortarboard celebration, Iowa State University debuted is thought to denote the stability of scholars custom-designed doctorate regalia. and their books as suggested in the old poem, I “The Ballad of the Cap,” first published in 1564. The special commencement doctorate gowns were Candidates for advanced degrees wear black created with emblems and colors to reflect Iowa tassels. The following is a list of tassel colors for State’s tradition and to complement Iowa State’s baccalaureate degree candidates: hood. The fabric is cardinal red gabardine Agriculture and Life Sciences – Maize with black velvet panels Business – Drab and chevrons edged Design – Brown with gold cording. The Engineering – Orange Campanile, a beloved Human Sciences – Maroon symbol and University Liberal Arts and Sciences tradition, adorns each Bachelor of Arts – White of the two front velvet Bachelor of Liberal Studies – White panels. An eight- Bachelor of Music – Pink sided black velvet tam Bachelor of Science – Golden Yellow with a gold silk tassel Veterinary Medicine – Gray completes the official regalia. The hood gives color to the academic costume while The ceremony as well as the academic costume at its length indicates the wearer’s academic degree. commencement symbolize the record of academic At Iowa State, hoods are worn by doctorate degree achievement of the various individuals taking part recipients. Exceptions are made for honorary degree in commencement exercises. The use of academic recipients and other officials of the ceremony. In costume reaches back to medieval times and the general, hoods are made of a wide panel of black beginnings of the famed old universities of Europe cloth, matching the and England. Gowns (long, full robes) and cloaks gown and are lined with hoods were common garb. The unheated with satin in the official buildings frequented by medieval scholars certainly academic colors of the were an important factor in the choice of clothing. institution awarding the degree. A confusing array of caps, gowns, and hoods emerged from the centuries in Great Britain and Iowa State University’s from early years of higher education in the United colors are cardinal and States. American institutions recognized the need gold, therefore the top for a standard code and the great majority of half of the lining is gold academic costumes now worn in the United States and the lower part is are in accordance with the general provisions of the cardinal. The colors used Intercollegiate Code of 1895. This code was slightly in the edging of hoods revised in 1932 and again in 1959. Under this code, and tassels are associated the bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves; the master’s with the discipline. gown has oblong sleeves with an arc at the bottom; For example, dark blue and the doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. represents Philosophy and all hoods used in The Code dictates that bachelor’s and master’s gowns conferring the Doctor are untrimmed. However, the doctor’s gown is faced of Philosophy degree at Iowa State University are of down the front with velvet and has three bars of dark blue edging. velvet across the sleeves. The facing and bars may be black or may be a color pertaining to the discipline. The color of the commencement gown varies in other countries. In America, black is typically the color of choice for bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

4 Hooding Ceremony, Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy is the university’s highest that they are truly experts in their fields whose academic degree, awarded only to those who have research has already contributed significantly to successfully completed an intensive and demanding human knowledge. course of study whose primary focus is on learning The hooding ceremony symbolizes their admission to conduct original research. to the exclusive ranks of those who have earned the respect associated with the title “Doctor of The final stage of the program is the preparation Philosophy.” and defense of a dissertation that describes the outcome of a major research project. To prepare for During the hooding ceremony, the degree recipients that project, the student must have gained expertise are escorted and hooded by their major professors and skills in a particular discipline and must have who have worked with them throughout their study thoroughly explored its existing knowledge base. for the doctoral degree. The hoods will connect the graduate with a family of scholars throughout Those who receive doctorates have demonstrated history and from all parts of the world.

Special Recognition, Advanced Degrees

Candidates for graduation for the Master's or Ph.D. The Research Excellence Award recognizes those may be recognized with the Teaching Excellence who with outstanding research accomplishments in Award or the Research Excellence Award. a graduate program.

The Teaching Excellence Award recognizes those Honorees for both awards wear cardinal and gold who provided outstanding contributions in teaching honor cords and are noted in this program as undergraduate students while working toward a follows: graduate degree. § Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award

Special Recognition, Undergraduate Degrees

Candidates for undergraduate degrees may be in the commencement program, this recognition recognized for graduating “With Distinction” or appears on the official transcript and diploma. for graduating in the Honors Program. Levels of special academic achievement are indicated in the The University Honors Program is an individually commencement program by Latin phrases, also planned program of study designed to provide known as Latin honors. This system is recognized greater depth and breadth of scholarship than the internationally, however the requirements vary regular curriculum. Those graduating from the among institutions. In the United States, Latin University Honors Program have a grade point honors are most often awarded to those earning average of at least 3.35 and have designed and undergraduate degrees and each academic institution completed an individualized program of study, sets its own standards and requirements for each including an independent Honors Research Project. honor. Students graduating with special recognition will At Iowa State University, candidates for graduation wear cords and be noted in this program as follows: with distinction must have completed 60 semester credits of coursework at ISU at the time they * * * Summa Cum Laude - with highest distinction graduate, including a minimum of 50 graded credits. (cardinal and gold cords) Those graduating summa cum laude (with highest * * Magna Cum Laude - with great distinction distinction) have earned a grade-point average (gold cords) of 3.90 or higher; magna cum laude (with great * Cum Laude - with distinction distinction) have a grade-point average of 3.70 to (cardinal cords) 3.89; or cum laude (with distinction) have a grade- † Honors Program point average 3.50 to 3.69. Grade-point averages (white cords) are based on a 4.0 scale. In addition to the notation

5 Academic Titles The following provides a brief description for the An endowed chair or professorship provides special academic titles that appear in this program followed recognition to the faculty member to whom the title by a list of symbols for each title. Where appropriate, is awarded. It is held for a specific term, and during a symbol will be displayed behind the person’s name. that time, endowment earnings are used by the university to supplement departmental support of Distinguished Professor denotes those faculty the faculty member’s scholarship and responsibilities members who have been recognized for having in teaching, research, outreach, and service. These attained outstanding national and international chairholders specialize in areas of study identified by reputations within their professional disciplines. the donors who created the endowments.

University Professor denotes those faculty members ‡ Distinguished Professor who have been recognized for having made ‡‡ University Professor outstanding contributions to the quality of education  Endowed Chair at Iowa State University.  Endowed Professorship

Iowa State University Traditions Information Provided by the Iowa State University Alumni Association

The first swans on Lake LaVerne, Lancelot and In 2003, Iowa State revived a 60-year-old tradition: Elaine, were a gift from the 1935 VEISHEA Central the Official ISU Ring. Students and alumni worked Committee. From that day on, there has been a pair with the ISU Alumni Association and University of swans on Lake LaVerne. Book Store to design a ring that symbolically captures the uniqueness of Iowa State. Rings may When Iowa State’s young football team beat mighty only be worn by alumni or by students who have Northwestern University 36 to 0 in 1895, and article achieved junior or senior status. Rings are officially in the Chicago Tribune said, “Northwestern might as presented at an annual ring ceremony. well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday.” Thus, the It is said if you step on the bronze zodiac relief on “Cyclones” were born. Cy the Cardinal became Iowa the floor of the Memorial Union’s Gold Star Hall, you State’s mascot in 1954. will flunk your next test. Fortunately the bad luck can be averted by throwing a coin into the Fountain VEISHEA, an all-university spring open house of Four Seasons. first organized in 1922, is among the nation’s largest university student-managed festivals. The tradition of “campaniling” states that a student The festival got its name from the first letters of officially becomes an Iowa Stater when he or she is Iowa State’s first colleges: Veterinary Medicine, kissed under the university’s campanile at the stroke Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics, of midnight. and Agriculture. Two of VEISHEA’s long-standing traditions are individual cherry pies and the musical production “Stars Over VEISHEA.”

6 Graduate College Program 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2009, C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

President Gregory L. Geoffroy, B.S., Ph.D., Presiding

Processional Pomp and Circumstance...... Edward Elgar

The Star-Spangled Banner...... Francis Scott Key arr. Michael Golemo Susan Adams, Vocalist

Introduction of Speaker President Geoffroy

Commencement Address Joseph G. Sebranek Distinguished Professor of Animal Science Interlude A Western Fanfare...... Eric Ewazem

Recognition of Students Receiving Research Excellence Awards Provost Hoffman and Teaching Excellence Awards

Conferring of the Degree Doctor of Philosophy President Geoffroy Candidates from the Graduate College presented by David K. Holger, Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate College

Conferring of the Master’s Degree President Geoffroy Candidates from the Graduate College presented by David K. Holger, Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Dean of the Graduate College

The Class of 2009 and the Alumni Association Jeffery W. Johnson President Iowa State University Alumni Association

Remarks President Geoffroy

The Bells of Iowa State...... James C. Wilson Refer to the back cover for the lyrics and history of The Bells of Iowa State arr. Michael Golemo Susan Adams Vocalist Recessional La Mourisque...... Tylman Susato

7 Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Platform Officials

Gregory L. Geoffroy, President of the University Labh S. Hira, Dean of the College of Business Joseph G. Sebranek, Distinguished Professor of Animal Pamela J. White, Dean of the College of Human Science and Speaker Sciences Elizabeth Hoffman, Executive Vice President and Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Dean of the College of Design Provost Jonathan A. Wickert, Dean of the College of David K. Holger, Associate Provost for Academic Engineering Programs Joe P. Colletti, Associate Dean of the College of Thomas L. Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs Agriculture and Life Sciences Dione D. Somerville, Dean of Students David J. Oliver, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Jeffery W. Johnson, President of the Alumni Association Arts and Sciences Kathleen M. Jones, Assistant Vice President for Lisa K. Nolan, Associate Dean for Research of the Enrollment and Registrar of the University College of Veterinary Medicine Olivia M. Madison, Dean of the Library

Faculty Representatives and Presenting Professors

Mark R. Ackermann, Veterinary Pathology Brenda J. Lohman, Human Development and Family Rajeev Arora, Horticulture Studies Terry L. Besser, Sociology Jack H. Lutz, Computer Science Stuart J. Birrell, Agricultural and Biosystems Gustavo C. MacIntosh, Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Engineering Molecular Biology Diane F. Birt, Food Science and Human Nutrition ‡ Surya Mallapragada, Chemical and Biological Robert H. Bosselman, Apparel, Educational Studies and Engineering Hospitality Management Scott C. McLeod, Educational Leadership and Policy Mary Jane Brotherson, Human Development and Family Studies Studies Terrence Meyer, Mechanical Engineering Carl K. Chang, Computer Science Gregory S. Miller, Agricultural Education and Studies Ana-Paula Correia, Curriculum and Instruction K. Jo Min, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Sedahlia J. Crase, Human Development and Family Engineering Studies ‡‡ Andrew S. Miner, Computer Science Diane M. Debinski, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal F. Chris Minion, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Biology Medicine Tim R. Derrick, Kinesiology Kenneth J. Moore, Agronomy James S. Dickson, Animal Science Megan J. Murphy, Human Development and Family Michael D. Duffy, Economics Studies Nancy J. Evans, Educational Leadership and Policy Daniel S. Nettleton, Statistics  Studies Carla A. Peterson, Human Development and Family Walter R. Fehr, Agronomy ‡ Studies Cornelia B. Flora, Sociology ‡ Thomas A. Peterson, Genetics, Development and Cell William A. Gallus Jr., Geological and Atmospheric Biology  Sciences Gary D. Phye, Curriculum and Instruction William R. Graves, Horticulture Nicola L. Pohl, Chemistry Matthew J. Helmers, Agricultural and Biosystems D. Raj Raman, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Engineering Vernon R. Schaefer, Civil, Construction, and Stephen D. Holland, Aerospace Engineering Environmental Engineering  Vasant G. Honavar, Computer Science Kevin L. Schalinske, Food Science and Human Mei Hong, Chemistry Nutrition Harry T. Horner, Genetics, Development and Cell Arun K. Somani, Electrical and Computer Biology ‡‡ Engineering ‡  Stephanie Jung, Food Science and Human Nutrition Sri Sritharan, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Richard C. Larock, Chemistry ‡ ‡‡ Engineering Zhiqun Lin, Materials Science and Engineering Soko Starobin, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies ‡Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair ‡‡University Professor Endowed Professorship

8 Lie Tang, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Tong Wang, Food Science and Human Nutrition Leigh S. Tesfatsion, Economics Z. J. Wang, Aerospace Engineering Patricia A. Thiel, Chemistry ‡ Jonathan F. Wendel, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Hans van Leeuwen, Civil, Construction, and Biology Environmental Engineering Hongwei Xin, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Stephen B. Vardeman, Statistics ‡‡ Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Veterinary Diagnostic and John G. Verkade, Chemistry ‡‡ Production Animal Medicine Carol M. Vleck, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

Faculty Marshals

Larry H. Ebbers, University Professor of Educational Kenneth C. Kruempel, Emeritus Associate Professor of Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College Human Sciences (Chief Marshal) of Engineering Daniel C. Robinson, University Professor of Educational Jon J. Tollefson, Professor of Entomology, College of Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Human Sciences (Chief Marshal) Robert S. Wallace, Associate Professor of Ecology, Frederick H. Dark, Associate Professor of Finance, Evolution and Organismal Biology, College of College of Business Liberal Arts and Sciences Richard E. Horton, Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Announcer and Reader of Names

Hollis Monroe, Producer, WOI Radio

Musicians

Conductor Michael Golemo, Director of Bands Vocalist Susan Adams

French Horn Euphonium Trombone Trumpet Sarah Baldus * Chad Nelson Allen Chace Deborah Bierschenk Kristy Carter Burton Hable * Matthew Gaunitz Chloe Dedic Percussion Jeffrey Schmitt Benjamin Kane Deanna Fritz Evan Davis Nolan Vallier Bernard Moore Laura Larabee Mathew Hoskins Justin Wang Kevin Muehlenthaler Michael Lee Seth Zimmermann Joel Rindfleisch Lucy Smart Justin Smiley-Oyen Christopher Truckenmiller * Tuba Conner Tipping John Carmicheal Chad Zimmermann * * Graduating Student Aaron Schuck

9 Graduate Commencement Speaker Joseph G. Sebranek

oseph Sebranek is University Professor, Charles F. Research Award from the American Society of Animal JCurtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Science (ASAS) in 2005; and Margaret Ellen White Life Sciences, and professor of animal science, and Graduate Faculty Award from Iowa State in 1990 food science and human “in recognition of excellence as a mentor of graduate nutrition at Iowa State students”. He has served as major professor for 20 University. Ph.D. students and 44 M.S. students, and since 1994, he has served as the Department of Animal Science’s He received the B.S. director of graduate education, with responsibilities degree in animal science for review of graduate student applications and from the University of admissions, graduate awards and scholarships, and Wisconsin-Platteville departmental graduate student policies. in 1970 and the M.S. in meat and animal Dr. Sebranek has also been active in professional science in 1971 and organizations, serving as chair of the Institute of Food Ph.D. in meat and animal Technologists (IFT) Muscle Foods Division and of the science, and food science Iowa Section of IFT, and as president of the American from U.W.-Madison in 1974. He spent one year as Meat Science Association. His contributions have been a National Institutes of health (NIH) post-doctoral recognized by these organizations with designation as fellow at U.W.-Madison before joining the Iowa State a Fellow by both IFT and ASAS, and with the Signal faculty in 1975. Service Award by AMSA.

At Iowa State, Dr. Sebranek has been responsible for In 1997, Dr. Sebranek was named a University teaching and research in meat science with emphasis Professor by Iowa State University, a lifetime title that on meat processing and food safety. Among his many “denotes…outstanding contributions to the quality recognitions are: the Meat Processing Award in 1986, of education.” In 2008, he was named Charles F. the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1995 and the Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Distinguished Research Award in 2005 from the Sciences, also a lifetime title awarded for “exemplary American Meat Science Association (AMSA); the Meats performance in research.”

10 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE GRADUATE COLLEGE

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

§ Sriram R. Aaleti Hyderabad, India Vivian Gail Baglien Kent, Wash. B.Tech., Indian Inst of Technology – Madras; B.A., University of Washington; M.S., Iowa State University M.Ed., Ibid. Department: Civil, Construction and Department: Apparel, Educational Studies Environmental Engineering and Hospitality Management Major: Civil Engineering (Structural Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Engineering) Education Dissertation: Behavior of rectangular Dissertation: Implementation of blended concrete walls subjected to simulated instruction: A case study of secondary seismic loading Family and Consumer Sciences

Majd Abdulla Damascus, Syria Timothy J. Bancroft Plymouth, Minn. B.Agron., Damascus University; B.A., Augsburg College; Dipl., Planning Institute; M.S., Iowa State University M.S., Iowa State University Major: Statistics Department: Economics Dissertation: Estimating the number of true Major: Sustainable Agriculture null hypotheses and the false discovery Dissertation: The impact of ownership on rate from multiple discrete non-uniform Iowa land owners’ decisions to adopt permutation p-values conservation practices Courtney Lee Behrens Ankeny § Osameh Mahmoud Al-Kofahi Ames B.S., Iowa State University; B.Eng., Jordan University M.S., Ibid. Department: Electrical and Computer Major: Human Development and Family Engineering Studies Major: Computer Engineering Dissertation: Evaluating the effectiveness of Dissertation: Network coding-based Moral Reconation Therapy® with the survivability techniques for multi-hop juvenile offender population wireless networks Nickolee Zollinger Boyer River Heights, Utah Carlos Atico Ariza Houston, Tex. B.S., Utah State University; B.S., Texas A&M University B.S., Ibid.; Department: Chemical and Biological M.S., Ibid. Engineering Major: Horticulture Major: Chemical Engineering Dissertation: Horticultural potential and Dissertation: Topography, extracellular population genetics of Nyssa aquatica L. matrix proteins, secreted molecules and (water tupelo) endogenous electric fields: Cues that influence the differentiation of neural Tamer Mohamed Breakah Cairo, Egypt progenitor cells B.S., American University in Cairo; M.S., Ibid. †† Heather Leigh Babka Omaha, Neb. Department: Civil, Construction and B.S., University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Environmental Engineering M.S., Ibid. Major: Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering Department: Genetics, Development and Cell Materials) Biology Dissertation: Stochastic finite element Major: Genetics analysis of moisture damage in hot mix Dissertation: Acetyl-CoA in plant biology asphalt

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 11 †† Steven Michael Brokman Jr. Council Bluffs Patrick S. Chapin Willmar, Minn. B.S., Iowa State University B.S., United States Air Force Academy; Department: Chemistry M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology Major: Organic Chemistry Major: Statistics Dissertation: Synthetic standards for mass Dissertation: Analysis of experiments to spectrometry-based carbohydrate validate computer models with binary sequencing and the automated solution- output phase syntheses of beta-glucans †† Erin Noelle Chapman Pleasantville Wei Bu Gao You, China B.A., University of Northern Iowa; B.Sc., Nanjing University; M.S., Iowa State University M.Sc., Ibid. Major: Human Development and Family Department: Physics and Astronomy Studies Major: Condensed Matter Physics Dissertation: From Object to Subject: Young Dissertation: Ion distributions at charged women’s experience of sexuality aqueous surfaces: Synchrotron X-ray education within sex-negative taboos scattering studies Po-Wen Chung Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Myunghwan Byun Gwangju, South Korea B.Sc., National Tsinghua University; B.E., Hankuk Aviation University; M.S., Ibid. M.E., Ibid. Major: Chemistry Major: Materials Science and Engineering Dissertation: Synthesis, characterization, and Dissertation: Controlled evaporative self- application of surface-functionalized assembly of confined microfluids: A ordered mesoporous nanoparticles route to complex ordered structures †† Adam James Clark Johnston § Sarah Diane Cady Sioux Falls, S. Dak. B.S., Iowa State University; B.S., South Dakota State University M.S., Ibid. Department: Chemistry Department: Geological and Atmospheric Major: Physical Chemistry Sciences Dissertation: Investigation of the structure Major: Meteorology and dynamics of the M2 transmembrane Dissertation: Predictability associated with peptide of the influenza A virus by solid- convection-allowing and convection- state nuclear magnetic resonance parameterizing forecasts

†† Gülden Camci Ünal Tekirdag, Turkey § Lily Ko-Li Compton Perry B.Sc., Middle East Technical University; B.Ed., University College of Chichester; M.Sc., Ibid. M.A., Ibid. Major: Chemistry Department: Curriculum and Instruction Dissertation: Thermodynamics of metal Major: Education (Curriculum and interactions with chitin-related Instructional Technology) biopolymers by isothermal titration Dissertation: Preparing pre-service teachers calorimetry and production of 2-keto-3- for online teaching deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid from D-glucose in vivo Weitao Dai Huangshan, China B.S., University of Science and Technology of Cornelia A. Caragea Bucharest, Romania China; Licen., Bucharest University M.E., Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Major: Computer Science Mechanics Dissertation: Abstraction-based probabilistic Department: Physics and Astronomy models for sequence classification Major: Condensed Matter Physics Dissertation: Surface modes at metallic and Michael D. Carruthers Knoxville photonic crystal interfaces B.S., Iowa State University Department: Veterinary Microbiology and †† David Samuel Doty Omaha, Neb. Preventive Medicine B.S., Iowa State University; Major: Microbiology M.S., Ibid. Dissertation: Transcriptional analysis of Major: Computer Science Escherichia coli O157:H7 during in vivo Dissertation: Applications of the theory of mimicking conditions computation to nanoscale self-assembly

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 12 § Lex E. Flagel Fargo, N. Dak. Yulin Huang Xingshan, China B.S., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities B.S., Hubei Normal University; Department: Ecology, Evolution and M.S., Sichuan University; Organismal Biology Ph.D., Ibid. Major: Genetics Major: Chemistry Dissertation: Gene expression evolution Dissertation: Functionalization of following hybridization and genome mesoporous silica nanoparticles and duplication in cotton (genus Gossypium) their applications in organo-, metallic and organometallic catalysis Michelle Nichole Garland Des Moines B.A., University of Northern Iowa; Jonathan Earl Jenkinson Ames M.S., Drake University B.S., University of Guelph; Department: Curriculum and Instruction M.S., Ibid. Major: Education (Curriculum and Department: Agronomy Instructional Technology) Major: Plant Breeding Dissertation: Christian privilege: Do Jewish Dissertation: Agronomic, seed composition, students feel marginalized in public and molecular characteristics of soybean schools? lines with novel genes for modified glycinin and beta-conglycinin content †† Mary Sue Mckee Green Hawarden B.S., Briar Cliff University; Myunghee Jeon Seoul, South Korea M.S., Iowa State University B.A., Chungnam National University; Major: Human Development and Family M.B.A., Johnson & Wales College; Studies M.B.A., Kyunghee University Dissertation: The experience of therapy from Department: Apparel, Educational Studies the perspective of lesbian couple clients and Hospitality Management and their therapists Major: Foodservice and Lodging Management § Xiaoyang Gu Nanjing, China Dissertation: Impact of perceived website B.E., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and service quality on customer e-loyalty on Astronautics; a lodging website M.S., Iowa State University Major: Computer Science § Hsin-Yi Jiang Ames Dissertation: Fractals in complexity and B.Sc., National Taiwan Normal University; geometry M.Sc., National Chung Cheng University Major: Computer Science Melissa S. Hillwig Saint Marys, Pa. Dissertation: A framework for estimating the B.S., Pennsylvania State University applicability of GAs for real-world Department: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and optimization problems Molecular Biology Major: Genetics § Jian Jin Nantong, China Dissertation: Regulation, Function, and B.S., Zhejiang University; Evolution of T2 RNases M.S., Technical University of Denmark Department: Agricultural and Biosystems I-Hsuan Ho Pingtung, Taiwan Engineering B.S., National Chiao Tung University; Major: Agricultural Engineering M.S., Ibid.; Dissertation: Optimal field coverage path M.S., University of Colorado planning on 2D and 3D surfaces Department: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Kanlaya Jintanakul Ubon, Thailand Major: Civil Engineering (Geotechnical B.A., Thammasat University; Engineering) M.S., Iowa State University; Dissertation: Optimization of pile reinforced M.Acct., Ibid. slopes using finite element analyses Major: Economics Dissertation: The implied volatility bias and option smile: is there a simple explanation?

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 13 § Manoj Karkee Bhojpur City, Nepal § Kyung Hwa Kwag Seoul, South Korea B.Eng., Tribhuvan University; B.Hec., Duksung Women’s University; M.Eng., Asian Institute of Technology M.Hec., Korea University Department: Agricultural and Biosystems Department: Human Development and Engineering Family Studies Majors: Agricultural Engineering and Human Major: Human Development and Family Computer Interaction Studies (Child Development) Dissertation: Modeling, identification and Dissertation: The cumulative influences of analysis of tractor and single axle towed socioeconomic status on health implement system outcomes in late adulthood: A latent growth curve analysis Bishnu Karki Ames B.Sc., Tribhuvan University; § Carlie Ann LaLone Superior, Wis. M.Sc., Asian Institute of Technology B.S., University of Minnesota - Duluth Department: Civil, Construction and Department: Food Science and Human Environmental Engineering Nutrition Major: Environmental Science Major: Genetics Dissertation: Use of high-power ultrasound Dissertation: Identification of key anti- during soy protein production and study inflammatory Echinacea constituents and of its effect on functional properties of their mechanism leading to the soy protein isolate inhibition of prostaglandin E2

Prashanth Kumar Karra Warangal, India Tatjana Lazic Ames B.Tech., Kakatiya University; D.V.M., University of Belgrade; M.S., Mississippi State University M.S., Iowa State University Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Veterinary Pathology Dissertation: Parametric study and Dissertation: In-utero exposure to alcohol optimization of diesel engine operation and nicotine alters the fetal lung innate for low emissions using different immunity and development injectors Olivia Marie Lenahan Holly Springs, N.C. Kihwan Kim Ames B.S., Pennsylvania State University; B.Econ., Korea University; M.A., Syracuse University; M.S., Iowa State University M.S., Washington State University Major: Computer Science Major: Horticulture Dissertation: Managing motion triggered Dissertation: Genetic profile and executables in distributed mobile horticultural evaluation of Styrax databases americanus (American snowbell)

Nikola Zika Knezevic Srpski Miletic, Serbia Hongyan Li Yuncheng, China B.Sc., University of Belgrade; B.E., Xi’an Jiaotong University; M.Ch.Sc., Ibid. M.E., Ibid. Major: Chemistry Department: Electrical and Computer Dissertation: Functionalized mesoporous Engineering silica nanoparticles for stimuli- Major: Electrical Engineering responsive and targeted drug delivery Dissertation: Dynamic performance of restructured wholesale power markets Ramesh Koukuntla Ames with learning generation companies: an B.Sc., Osmania University; agent-based test bed study M.Sc., Banaras Hindu University Department: Genetics, Development and Cell Jun Li Lanzhou, China Biology B.S., Shandong University; Major: Genetics M.S., East China Normal University; Dissertation: Suppressor tRNA mediated M.S. Iowa State University gene therapy Department: Physics and Astronomy Major: Nuclear Physics Dissertation: Light front Hamiltonian and its application in QCD

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 14 Xiaoming Luo Chengdu, China †† Satyadev Nandakumar Thrissur, India B.S., Chongqing University; B.Eng., Calicut University; M.S., Ibid. M.S., Iowa State University Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Major: Computer Science Systems Engineering Dissertation: Dynamics, measure and Major: Industrial Engineering dimension in the theory of computing Dissertation: Process planning for an Additive/Subtractive Rapid Pattern § Ni Ni Xiangfan, China Manufacturing system B.S., Central China Normal University; M.S., Wuhan Institute of Physics and Math Stacey Augusta Meardon Janesville Department: Physics and Astronomy B.A., Wartburg College; Major: Condensed Matter Physics M.S., Washington University of St. Louis Dissertation: Structural / magnetic phase Department: Kinesiology transitions and superconductivity in

Major: Kinesiology (Biological Basis of Ba(Fe1-xTMx)2As2 (TM=Co, Ni, Cu, Co/ Physical Activity) Cu, Rh and Pd) single crystals Dissertation: Skeletal loading: implications for injury and treatment †† Brian Frederick Olechnowski Smithtown, N.Y. B.S., Cornell University Saurabh Mehta Patiala, India Department: Ecology, Evolution and B.Sc., Chaudhary Charan Singh University; Organismal Biology M.Sc., Ibid. Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology M.Phil., University of Roorkee Dissertation: An examination of songbird Department: Chemistry avian diversity, abundance trends, and Major: Organic Chemistry community composition in two Dissertation: Palladium-catalyzed and endangered temperate ecosystems: electrophilic cyclization approaches to Riparian willow habitat of the Greater important heterocycles and carbocycles Yellowstone Ecosystem and a restored tallgrass prairie ecosystem, Neal Smith Volodymyr Melnykov Ames National Wildlife Refuge Engr., Kharkiv State Polytechnical; M.S., Bowling Green State University †† Garritt L. Page Las Vegas, Nev. Major: Statistics B.S., Southern Utah University; Dissertation: Some theoretical contributions M.S., Brigham Young University to the evaluation and assessment of finite Major: Statistics mixture models with applications Dissertation: Bayesian mixture modeling and outliers in inter-laboratory studies David Andrew Miller Andover, Minn. B.S., University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; Maria Gabriela Palacios Cipolletti, Argentina M.S., Auburn University Licen., University of Buenos Aires; Department: Natural Resource Ecology and M.S., University of Montana Management Department: Ecology, Evolution and Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Organismal Biology Dissertation: Reproductive ecology of the Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology mourning dove: Large-scale patterns in Dissertation: Effects of age on immune recruitment, breeding endocrinology, function in free-living animals: and developmental plasticity Ontogeny, senescence and their implications § Patrick Thomas Murphy Long Grove B.S., Iowa State University; †† Gisun Park Gyeonggi, South Korea B.S., Ibid.; B.S., Ewha Women’s University M.S., Ibid. Department: Chemistry Departments: Agronomy and Agricultural Major: Organic Chemistry and Biosystems Engineering Dissertation: The development of automated Majors: Agricultural Engineering and solution-phase synthesis of Biorenewable Resources and Technology oligosaccharides Dissertation: Development of a system for characterizing biomass quality of lignocellulosic feedstocks for biochemical conversion

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 15 §††Michael Lynn Pate Fayetteville. Ark. Mary Lynn Rasmussen Woodbury, Minn. B.S., University of Arkansas B.A., College of Saint Benedict; M.S., Ibid. M.S., Iowa State University Department: Agricultural Education and Department: Civil, Construction and Studies Environmental Engineering Major: Agricultural Education Majors: Civil Engineering (Environmental Dissertation: Effects of metacognitive Engineering) and Biorenewable instructional strategies in secondary- Resources Technology level career and technical education Dissertation: Enhancing dry-grind corn courses ethanol production with fungal cultivation and ozonation § Paul Joseph Plummer Boone B.S., University of Tennessee-Knoxville; †† Nicholas Lee Recker Alta Vista D.V.M., Ibid. B.A., Iowa State University; Department: Veterinary Microbiology and M.S., Ibid. Preventive Medicine Major: Sociology Major: Veterinary Microbiology Dissertation: Resilience in small towns: An Dissertation: The mechanisms and roles of analysis of economic shocks, social quorum sensing in the pathobiology of capital, and quality of life Campylobacter jejuni Jeremy Blake Renshaw Dallas Center John Rodger Prickett Boone B.S., Iowa State University B.A., Western State College of Colorado Major: Materials Science and Engineering Department: Veterinary Microbiology and Dissertation: The mechanics of defect Preventive Medicine detection in vibrothermography Major: Veterinary Microbiology (Preventive Medicine) Penny Jo Rice Austin, Minn. Dissertation: Detection of viral pathogens of B.S., Minnesota State University – Mankato; swine using oral fluid specimens M.S., Ibid. Department: Educational Leadership and Zhiming Qi Wannian, China Policy Studies B.E., China Agricultural University; Major: Education (Educational Leadership) M.E., Ibid. Dissertation: Development of male social Department: Agricultural and Biosystems justice allies of women in college: A case Engineering study investigation of possibilities for Majors: Agricultural Engineering change (Environmental Stewardship Engineering) and Environmental Science Steven Dwight Schulz Carroll Dissertation: Monitoring and modeling of B.A., Wartburg College; subsurface drainage and nitrate leaching B.A., University of Northern Iowa under various land covers Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Yingli Qin Shenyang, China Major: Education (Educational Leadership) B.Sc., Northeast Normal University; Dissertation: Predicting job satisfaction M.S., Iowa State University among Iowa community college adjunct Major: Statistics faculty members: Use and application of Dissertation: Statistical inference for high- Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory dimensional data †† Mingmin Shen Jiangdu, China Steven Michael Raders Baton Rouge, La. B.S., Nanjing University; B.S., Louisiana Tech University M.S., Ibid. Department: Chemistry Major: Chemistry Major: Organic Chemistry Dissertation: Sulfur adsorption, structure, Dissertation: The use of and effects on coarsening on Ag(111) proazaphosphatranes and a tricyclic and Ag(100) aluminum alkoxide in organic transformations and the use of bulky phosphines in palladium-catalyzed reactions

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 16 An-Ti Shih Kaohsiung, Taiwan Arion Jean Thiboumery Topanga, Calif. B.A., National Chengchi University; B.A., Hampshire College; M.Sc., Ibid. M.S., Iowa State University Department: Human Development and Department: Sociology Family Studies Majors: Rural Sociology and Sustainable Major: Human Development and Family Agriculture Studies (Marriage and Family Therapy) Dissertation: Small Meat Processors Working Dissertation: Tension, adjustment strategies, Group: Managing knowledge in a new and family business success for single era of agriculture and dual role managers Bin Tong Shanghai, China Ginger Marie Shipp Des Moines B.Eng., Xian Jiaotong University; M.P.A., Drake University; M.Sc., East China Institute of Technology; M.S., Iowa State University M.S., Iowa State University Department: Animal Science Major: Computer Science Major: Microbiology Dissertation: Mobility-assisted energy Dissertation: A determination of antibiotic replenishment for sensor networks resistance before and after the introduction of production livestock Jiansong Tong Hangzhou, China B.S., Sichuan University; †† Brinn Hope Shjegstad Dell Rapids, S. Dak. M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences B.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Department: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and M.S., Ibid. Molecular Biology Major: Human Development and Family Major: Biochemistry Studies Dissertation: Structural and functional Dissertation: Accessing and affording child studies with membrane-associated care and low-income mothers’ proteins in synaptic exocytosis and employment over time: An ecological endocytosis approach Karla Beatriz Valenzuela Ocaña Toluca, Mexico Eun-Ho Song South Korea Ing., Instituto Tecnologico y de Est. B.S., Sungkyunkwan University; Superiores de Monterrey; M.S., Ibid.; M.S., Ibid. M.S., Florida State University Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Department: Chemistry Systems Engineering Major: Organic Chemistry Major: Industrial Engineering Dissertation: Automated solution-phase Dissertation: A study of closed-loop supply synthesis of HIV- and Leishmania- chain models with governmental associated oligosaccharides to probe incentives and fees structure-dependent immune responses Marlen Andrea Valverde Salazar Viswanathan Subramanian Chennai, India Goicoechea, Costa Rica B.E., Birla Institute of Technology and Science B.Ach., Universidad de Costa Rica Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Chemistry Engineering Major: Organic Chemistry Major: Computer Engineering Dissertation: Green plastics, rubbers, Dissertation: Timing speculation and coatings, and biocomposites from adaptive reliable overclocking vegetable oils techniques for aggressive computer systems Krista Noelle Van Hooser Ankeny B.A., Cedarville University; Jennifer Anne Terry Boyenga Ottumwa M.A., University of Northern Iowa B.A., University of Northern Iowa; Major: Human Development and Family M.A., Ibid. Studies Department: Educational Leadership and Dissertation: An investigation of preschool- Policy Studies aged children’s perceptions of their peers Major: Education (Educational Leadership) with a disability Dissertation: Transfer students in theatre: A narrative study of transferring from community colleges to four-year institutions

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 17 Srikanth G. Vengasandra Ames § Jun Wang Panzhihua, China B.E., Bangalore University; B.S., University of Science and Technology of M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology China Department: Agricultural and Biosystems Major: Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Dissertation: Nanostructured Major: Industrial and Agricultural semiconducting, ferroelectric, and Technology multiferroic crystals: Synthesis, Dissertation: Studies on high power characterization and energy application ultrasonic microembossing and organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) for the Xiang Wang Ames creation of lab-on-CD devices for sensor B.Ag., Huazhong Agricultural University; related applications M.S., Chengdu Institute of Biology Major: Horticulture Luc Pierre Veyssiere Paris, France Dissertation: Photoprotective strategies in Ecoles., Enesad Grand Ecoles; overwintering rhododendrons M.S., University of Nebraska at Lincoln Major: Economics William Robert Watson Urbandale Dissertation: A three essays dissertation on B.S., United States Military Academy; agricultural and environmental M.A.T., Drake University microeconomics Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Juan Luis Vivero Escoto Mexico, Mexico Major: Education (Educational Leadership) B.Eng., National Polytechnic Institute; Dissertation: The future value of M.Sc., Ibid. interscholastic participation: An analysis Department: Chemistry of the impact of participation on future Major: Organic Chemistry earnings and educational attainment Dissertation: Surface functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for § Kelly Tanghe Williams Maple Grove, Minn. intracellular drug delivery B.S., Iowa State University Department: Food Science and Human Danielle Julia Wain Newton, Mass. Nutrition B.S., Cornell University; Major: Nutritional Sciences M.S., University of Illinois - Urbana Dissertation: Retinoid- and diabetes-induced Champaign aberrations of methyl group and Department: Civil, Construction and homocysteine metabolism including Environmental Engineering alterations of epigenetic regulation Major: Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) Derek L. Wissmiller Bloomington, Ill. Dissertation: Fate of fluid mixed at the B.S., Illinois State University; boundaries of a lake M.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison Department: Mechanical Engineering Bingnan Wang Weishi, China Majors: Mechanical Engineering and B.Sc., Fudan University Biorenewable Resources and Technology Department: Physics and Astronomy Dissertation: Pyrolysis oil combustion Major: Condensed Matter Physics characteristics and exhaust emissions in Dissertation: Wave propagation in photonic a swirl-stabilized combustor crystals and metamaterials: surface waves, nonlinearity and chirality § Ying Wu Urumqi, China B.Eng., Tsinghua University; Guang Wang Hualnan, China M.Eng., Ibid. B.Sc., Anhui University; Major: Mechanical Engineering M.S., Iowa State University Dissertation: Inversion-based feedforward- Department: Food Science and Human feedback control: Theory and Nutrition implementation to high-speed atomic Major: Food Science and Technology force microscope imaging Dissertation: Phospholipids oxidation and foaming enhancement of egg albumen

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 18 § Bojian Xu Zhoushan, China § Chuanhe Yu Yanggu, China B.E., Zhejiang University B.S., Zhongshan University; Department: Electrical and Computer M.S., Ibid. Engineering Department: Genetics, Development and Cell Major: Computer Engineering Biology Dissertation: A study of time-decayed Major: Genetics aggregates computation on data streams Dissertation: Genome rearrangement induced by Ac/Ds transposable element †† Oksana Yakhnenko Ames in plants B.S., Iowa State University Major: Computer Science § Yi Zhang Shanghai, China Dissertation: Learning from text and images: B.S., Fudan University; Generative and discriminative models M.S., Iowa State University for partially labeled data Department: Genetics, Development and Cell Biology †† Hong Yang Ames Major: Molecular, Cellular and B.Sc., National University of Defense Developmental Biology Technology; Dissertation: Hypoxia-inducible factor M.Sc., Ibid.; regulatory networks and their roles in M.S., University of Arizona aging in C. elegans Major: Aerospace Engineering Dissertation: Progress on unstructured-grid based high-order CFD methods

§ Zifeng Yang Tieling, China B.E., Beihang University; M.S., Ibid. Major: Aerospace Engineering Dissertation: Experimental investigations on complex vortex flows using advanced flow diagnostic techniques

MASTER OF ACCOUNTING

Holly Ann Andersen Arcadia Nicholas Louis Greteman Carroll B.S., Iowa State University; B.S., Creighton University B.A., Ibid. Major: Accounting Major: Accounting Ryan Jayke Gross Indianola Sheryl Lynn Beery Des Moines B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Upper Iowa University Major: Accounting Major: Accounting Lindsey Jane Henjum Bellevue, Neb. Dan Chen Nanping, China B.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha B.Mgmt., Central University of Finance and Major: Accounting Economics; M.Mgmt., Ibid. Kristina Marie Jens Glenwood Major: Accounting B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting Kristen Marie Culp Newell B.S., Iowa State University Michael Kenneth Jensen Missouri Valley Major: Accounting B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting Erin Michelle Eddy Osceola B.S., Iowa State University Kendra Nicolle Laubenthal Algona Major: Accounting B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 19 Chan Liu Shenyang, China Liwan Yang Ames B.S., Dalian University of Foreign Languages B.E., Wuhan University of Technology; Major: Accounting B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting Justin Reid Noon Elk Horn B.S., Iowa State University Kathryn Lynn Younes Fort Dodge Major: Accounting B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting Tyler James Shugart West Des Moines B.S., Iowa State University Major: Accounting

MASTER OF AGRICULTURE

Benjamin Drake Carter Burlington B.S., University of Iowa Major: Professional Agriculture

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

Breann Ashlie Leann Bye Monroe Catherine Marie Dekkenga B.A., Smith College Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Major: Architecture B.S., Iowa State University Thesis: Native food systems organizations: Major: Architecture strengthening sovereignty and (re)building community

MASTER OF ARTS

Kendra Dodson Breitsprecher Dayton Renee Ann Marie Flack Ankeny B.A., Coe College B.S., Iowa State University Department: English Department: English Major: English (Literature) Major: Teaching English as a Second Thesis: Is love ever enough?: Teaching Language/Applied Linguistics (Computer Shakespeare at the secondary level Assisted Language Learning)

Paul A. Byrd Davenport Katie Lisette Fuller Maquoketa B.A., Iowa State University B.A., Iowa State University Major: History Department: English Major: English (Literature) Lindsay Jane Carrothers Overland Park, Kans. Thesis: Victorian airbrushing: Cultural, B.S., Drake University physical and artistic representations of Major: Anthropology upper-class women of then and today Thesis: Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) acclimation Sarah LeeAnn Hay Des Moines to a new zoo habitat: The effect of visitor B.S., Iowa State University presence on behavior Department: English Major: Rhetoric, Composition and Elric James Colvill Ames Professional Communication B.A., Iowa State University Thesis: Defining and producing “good” Department: English fiction: The roles of the author, editor, Major: English (Literature) and agent in the publication of “Refresh, Thesis: Fear and loathing in American Refresh" literature: Freedom, the American dream, and Hunter S. Thompson

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 20 Nicholas Drew Jackson Creston Xue Yu Jinan, China B.A., University of Iowa B.A., Harbin Institute of Technology Department: English Department: Art and Design Major: English (Literature) Major: Art and Design (Interior Design) Thesis: Sensory study in restaurant interior Catherine Marietta McCabe Des Moines design B.A., Simpson College Department: History Lei Zhang Hefei, China Major: History B.A., Anhui University Thesis: Constructing criminalities: Gender, Department: English labeling and social control in London, Major: Teaching English as a Second 1720-1760 Language/Applied Linguistics (Computer Assisted Language Learning) Elizabeth Kathleen White Maquoketa Thesis: The effect of etymological B.S., Iowa State University; elaboration on L2 idiom acquisition and B.S., Ibid. retention in an online environment Major: Anthropology (WebCT) Thesis: Boned up: Differential decomposition of child-sized swine remains to model a forensic context

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Donald Calvin Boyle Ames Jing Gu Nanjing, China B.B.A., Iowa State University; B.Mgmt., Southeast University B.S. Ibid.; Department: Business Administration B.L.S., Ibid. Major: Business Administration (Supply Major: Business Administration Chain Management)

Mitchell Ward Bugge Windsor Heights Taylor Allen Hopper Wallingford B.S., Oregon State University; B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Ibid. Major: Business Administration Department: Business Administration Major: Business Administration (Information Yuri Magnuson Iverson Ankeny Systems) B.S., South Dakota School of Mines Department: Business Administration Jarod Vincent Carl Ames Major: Business Administration (Finance) B.S., Iowa State University Department: Business Administration Melinda S. Johnson Ankeny Major: Business Administration (Supply B.S., Upper Iowa University Chain Management) Department: Business Administration Major: Business Administration (Information Tuang Cheevatadavirut Bangkok, Thailand Systems) B.S., Missouri State University Department: Business Administration Chrystal Diane Martin Madrid Major: Business Administration (Supply B.I.S., University of Minnesota - Minneapolis Chain Management) Department: Business Administration Major: Business Administration (Marketing) Nancy A. Ford Polk City B.A., Grand View College Rebecca Marie Mills Blacksburg, Va. Major: Business Administration B.A., Central College Major: Business Administration Bradley Richard Fuller Norwalk B.S., Upper Iowa University Jill Lynn Motroni Urbandale Major: Business Administration B.S., Ohio State University Major: Business Administration Sayantan Ghose Richmond, Tex. B.A., University of Texas at Austin Major: Business Administration

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 21 Matthew T. Ostanik Johnston Mark Robert Sexton Fort Dodge B.Arch., Iowa State University B.A., Westmar University Major: Business Administration Major: Business Administration

Shawn Douglas Peterson Urbandale Nicholas A. Sikes Roland B.A., California State University - Fullerton B.S., Grace University Major: Business Administration Major: Business Administration

Shiva Kumar Reddy Hyderabad, India Anurag Sobti Chandigarh, India B.E., Osmania University B.Eng., Punjab University; Department: Business Administration M.S., Iowa State University Major: Business Administration (Finance) Department: Business Administration Major: Business Administration (Finance) Adam H. Reichert Des Moines B.A., Drury University Kevin Andrew Torno Sioux City Major: Business Administration B.S., Iowa State University Major: Business Administration James Michael Richards Ames B.S., Iowa State University Jianwei Zhou Suzhou, China Major: Business Administration B.A., Soochow University Department: Business Administration Yuliya Schittek Almaty, Kazakhstan Major: Business Administration (Supply Dipl., University of International Relationship Chain Management) Department: Business Administration Major: Business Administration (International Business)

MASTER OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Breann Ashlie Leann Bye Monroe Tian Zhu Wuhan, China B.A., Smith College B.E., Huazhong University of Science and Major: Community and Regional Planning Technology; Thesis: Native food systems organizations: B.S., Ibid. Strengthening sovereignty and Major: Community and Regional Planning (re)building community Thesis: Innovation without fracture: A study of spatial negotiation in Chinese new urbanism and traditional urbanism communities

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Chad Alan Blanchard Belle Plaine Michael Andrew Gress West Des Moines B.A., Central College B.S., Northwest Missouri State University Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration)

Mickolyn Elizabeth Funnemark Clapper Kandi J. Hensel Clive Algona B.A., Simpson College B.S., Iowa State University Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration)

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 22 Graham A. Jones Urbandale Jonathon Grey Schmitz Oskaloosa B.A., University of Northern Iowa B.A., Simpson College Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration)

Joy Marie Linquist Clive Anita Lynn Smith Des Moines B.A., University of Iowa; B.A., University of Northern Iowa M.A., Ibid. Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration) Tiffany A. Spick Martensdale Stacy Jo Lofstrom Lakota B.S., Iowa State University B.S., University of Dubuque Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration) Tamara L. Tjeerdsma West Des Moines Matthew James Marietta Huxley B.S., Northwest Missouri State University B.S., Iowa State University Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration) Michael Scott Vukovich Des Moines Eddie Lee McCulley Jr. Des Moines B.S., Southern Illinois University B.S., Portland State University Department: Educational Leadership and Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Policy Studies Major: Education (Educational Major: Education (Educational Administration) Administration)

Amy Lucina Molina Rawlins, Wyo. B.A., University of Wyoming Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Major: Education (Higher Education)

MASTER OF ENGINEERING

Gerri C. Allen Marion Jacob Louis Bonner Burlington B.S., North Carolina Agricultural and B.S., Iowa State University Technical State University Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Apryl Michelle Broach Cincinnati, Ohio Nicholas Anthony Barbaro Marion B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology B.S., Iowa State University Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Department: Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 23 Umar Butt Lahore, Pakistan Leteia Danell Hughley Flint, Mich. B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Kettering University Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Systems Engineering

Victor Cornejo Cedar Rapids Meike Leaun Brown Louis B.A., Grinnell College Manhattan Beach, Calif. Department: Industrial and Manufacturing B.S., Iowa State University Systems Engineering Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Major: Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Systems Engineering John Harley Davidson Palo B.S., Iowa State University Jeremy Blake Renshaw Dallas Center Department: Electrical and Computer B.S., Iowa State University Engineering Department: Aerospace Engineering Major: Computer Engineering Major: Systems Engineering

Trevor Edward Garson Indialantic, Fla. Michael Andrew Schlabsz Marion B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Technology Systems Engineering Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Major: Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Somya Gupta Roorkee, India B.Tech., Jaypee Institute of Information David Lynn Watkins Marion Technology B.S.E., Arizona State University Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Computer Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Thesis: Brian Robert Wolford Hiawatha J. Alexander Hart Des Moines B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana B.S., Iowa State University; Champaign B.S., Ibid.; Department: Industrial and Manufacturing B.A., Ibid. Systems Engineering Department: Industrial and Manufacturing Major: Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Major: Systems Engineering Ian Ryan Worden Marion B.S., Michigan Technological University Ramy Wafik Henin Marion Department: Electrical and Computer B.S., Iowa State University Engineering Department: Electrical and Computer Major: Computer Engineering Engineering Major: Computer Engineering

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 24 MASTER OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Neena Jean Bentley Ames Casey Michael Huff Algona B.A., William Penn College B.A., University of Northern Iowa Department: Family and Consumer Sciences Department: Human Development and Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Family Studies (Family Financial Planning) Major: Family and Consumer Sciences (Human Development and Family Anita Kaye Dale Lebanon, Ind. Studies) B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Johns Hopkins University Anne Maria Kerven Centennial, Colo. Department: Family and Consumer Sciences B.S., Metropolitan State College of Denver Major: Family and Consumer Sciences Department: Family and Consumer Sciences (Family Financial Planning) Major: Family and Consumer Sciences (Gerontology) Douglas L. Davis Aurelia B.B.A., Iowa State University Sindhuja Ramnath Department: Family and Consumer Sciences Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Major: Family and Consumer Sciences B.Tech., University of Mumbai (Family Financial Planning) Department: Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management Michelle Sue Dolby Alexandria, Ky. Major: Family and Consumer Sciences B.S., Purdue University (Textiles and Clothing) Department: Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management Major: Family and Consumer Sciences (Family and Consumer Sciences Education)

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

§ Joseph Fred Doolittle Blairsburg Sarah Ann Kloewer Pett Red Oak B.A., Iowa State University B.L.S., Iowa State University Department: English Department: English Major: Creative Writing and Environment Major: Creative Writing and Environment Thesis: The culls Thesis: Breath Beat, Heart Beat: Intoning the Rhizome Jessica Lynn James Hinsdale, Ill. B.S., Iowa State University Erica Joy Romkema Orange City Department: Art and Design B.A., Northwestern College Major: Interior Design Department: English Thesis: Alcohol with an attitude: Reducing Major: Creative Writing and Environment aggression in drinking establishments Thesis: Red ribbon and brown boots: through interior design Becoming an agrarian girl

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Ryan Michael Jaehrling Nevada Pandora Marie Lamar Ames B.A., Iowa State University B.A., William Penn University Department: Political Science Department: Political Science Major: Public Administration Major: Public Administration

Michael O. Johnston West Des Moines B.S., Buena Vista University Department: Political Science Major: Public Administration

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 25 MASTER OF SCHOOL MATHEMATICS

Joel Rollin Conn Pleasant Hill Catherine N. Kaspar Ames B.A., University of Northern Iowa B.S., Iowa State University; Department: Mathematics M.S., Ibid. Major: School Mathematics Department: Mathematics Major: School Mathematics

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Nuno Abreu Faro Mota Estoril, Portugal Raechel Mae Baumgartner Ponce, Puerto Rico B.A., University of Surrey B.S., Iowa State University Major: Economics Department: Agronomy Major: Plant Breeding Tim Charles Alcon Seattle, Wash. Thesis: Tocopherol content of soybean lines B.A., Western Washington University; with mid-oleate and 1%-linolenate M.S., Ibid. Department: Computer Science Colter Thomas Bayard Manhattan, Kans. Major: Bioinformatics and Computational B.S., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Biology Department: Political Science Thesis: Using a seed-network to query Major: Information Assurance multiple large-scale gene expression Thesis: Privacy in the networked world: A datasets from the developing retina in Millian utilitarian appraisal order to identify and prioritize experimental targets Sara Alexandra Berges Ottumwa B.A., Central College Lindsey Marie Altenhofen Keota Department: Natural Resource Ecology and B.S., Iowa State University Management Department: Agronomy Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Thesis: Ecosystem services of riparian areas: Thesis: The effects of light, temperature, stream bank stability and avian habitat after-ripening, nitrate and water on Chenopodium album seed germination Nicolas Bergmann Ames Ing.Agr., National University of Agrarian Kira Marie Bailey Huntington, W. Va. Sciences B.A., Concord University Department: Agronomy Major: Psychology Major: Soil Science (Soil Fertility) Thesis: Individual differences in video game Thesis: On-farm evaluation of fluid starter experience: Cognitive control, affective potassium fertilization for corn using processing, and visuospatial processing precision agriculture technologies

Laura Jean Baseler Cedar Rapids Bryan Daniel Blauwet Larchwood B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Iowa State University Department: Animal Science Major: Mechanical Engineering Major: Meat Science Thesis: A comparison of residual nitrite and Derek Charles Blythe Sacramento, Calif. nitrate, lipid oxidation, cut-surface color, B.S., Langston University and sensory and visual characteristics for Major: Statistics nitrite-added and no-nitrite- or -nitrate- added Canadian-style bacon Shelly Jeanne Boley Grimes B.A., Iowa State University John Herbert Batchelor Kiester, Minn. Department: Curriculum and Instruction B.S., Minnesota State University - Mankato Major: Education Major: Mathematics Thesis: Socio-academic identities of Spanish heritage language learners: Instructional implications for high school Spanish teachers

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 26 †† Verena Sylvia Bonitz Weinstadt, Germany Shu-Hao Chang Taichung, Taiwan Dipl.Ing., University of Applied Sciences - B.S., Iowa State University Wadenswil Department: Civil, Construction and Major: Psychology Environmental Engineering Thesis: Experimental manipulation of Major: Civil Engineering (Environmental vocational interests: Influence on self- Engineering) efficacy and choice goals Clark J. Chapin New Milford, Conn. Jacob Roger Braegelmann Saint Paul, Minn. B.S., University of Rhode Island B.S., University of St. Thomas Department: Interdisciplinary Graduate Department: Electrical and Computer Studies Engineering Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Major: Computer Engineering (Community Development)

David Christopher Braet Calamus Tuang Cheevatadavirut Bangkok, Thailand B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Missouri State University Department: Curriculum and Instruction Department: Logistics, Operations and Major: Education (Curriculum and Management Information Systems Instructional Technology Major: Information Systems Thesis: Principles for designing online self- paced corporate training Min-Hsao Chen Auburn, Ala. B.E., Auburn University Lisa M. Bramer Hinckley, Minn. Department: Electrical and Computer B.S., Purdue University Engineering Major: Statistics Major: Information Assurance

Jared Nathaniel Brown San Antonio, Tex. Yinbin Chen Shanghai, China B.S., University of Texas at San Antonio B.E., Shanghai University Department: Mechanical Engineering Department: Logistics, Operations and Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Management Information Systems Biorenewable Resources and Technology Major: Information Systems Thesis: Development of a lab-scale auger reactor for biomass fast pyrolysis and David Craig Chipman Ames process optimization using response B.S., Iowa State University; surface methodology B.S., Ibid. Department: Mechanical Engineering Samuel Campbell III Bellwood, Ill. Majors: Mechanical Engineering and B.S., Iowa State University Biorenewable Resources and Technology Department: Kinesiology Thesis: Hybrid thermochemical/biological Major: Kinesiology (Biological Basis of processing of biomass for the production Physical Activity) of polyhydroxyalkanoates and hydrogen Thesis: The effect of step width on iliotibial gas from Rhodospirillum rubrum cultured band strain on synthesis gas

Steven Michael Campbell Davenport Oliverio Covarrubias Cedar Rapids B.A., Catholic University of America B.S., University of Texas at El Paso Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Major: Information Assurance Major: Information Assurance

Kelsey Jean Carvell Bismarck, N. Dak. Benjamin Paul Crawford Nevada B.S., Minnesota State University - Moorhead B.S., Iowa State University Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Industrial and Agricultural Thesis: Dependence of bubble size and peak Technology rarefractional pressure on maximum Thesis: Effect of low initial envelope bubble response during therapeutic material moisture content on swine ultrasound histotripsy tissue degradation in layered livestock mortality composting systems

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 27 Emmanuel Alexander Criner Wichita, Kans. Cody James Ellens Lacombe, Alberta B.S., Alabama A&M University B.S., Dordt College Major: Statistics Department: Mechanical Engineering Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Ujjwal Das Calcutta, India Biorenewable Resources and Technology B.Sc., University of Calcutta; Thesis: Design, optimization and evaluation M.Sc., Ibid. of a free-fall biomass fast pyrolysis Major: Statistics reactor and its products

Lual Marac Dau Ames Edward J. Engle Ames B.S., Iowa State University B.S., New Mexico State University Department: Agronomy Department: Civil, Construction and Major: Soil Science (Soil Fertility) Environmental Engineering Majors: Civil Engineering (Environmental Emily Sue Decker Monticello Engineering) and Environmental Science B.A., Cornell College Department: Kinesiology Tammy Laura Lynn Enz Platteville, Wis. Major: Kinesiology (Behavioral Basis of B.S., University of Wisconsin - Platteville Physical Activity) Department: Journalism and Mass Thesis: Affective responses to physical Communication activity in obese women: A high-intensity Major: Journalism and Mass Communication interval bout vs. a longer, isocaloric Thesis: Sources of facts and advice for farmer moderate-intensity bout decision-making concerning soil conservation practices in Grant County, Margaret Ann Den Beste Sheldon Wisconsin B.S., Iowa State University Department: Animal Science Mauricio Erazo-Barradas Lincoln, Neb. Major: Animal Physiology Ing Ag., Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Thesis: The relationship between selected Agropecuaria endocrine and metabolic factors and Department: Agronomy suckling aggressiveness in Brown Swiss Major: Plant Breeding and Holstein dairy calves Thesis: Evaluation of popping expansion traits in a maize (Zea mays L.) population Ashley Dawn Dierenfeld Northwood B.A., Wartburg College Adam Shawn Faris Brillion, Wis. Department: Animal Science B.S., University of Wisconsin - Platteville Major: Genetics Department: Civil, Construction and Thesis: Enzyme replacement therapy Environmental Engineering treatment from birth increases Major: Civil Engineering (Structural therapeutic efficacy and generates Engineering) tolerance to enzyme in canine Thesis: An integral precast approach slab to mucopolysaccharidosis type I bridge connection

David Andrew Dolde Johnston Dustin Alan Farnsworth Jefferson B.S., College of William and Mary B.S., Iowa State University Department: Food Science and Human Department: Natural Resource Ecology and Nutrition Management Major: Food Science and Technology Major: Wildlife Biology Thesis: Oxidative stability of corn oil with Thesis: Establishing restoration baselines for elevated tocotrienols the Loess Hills region

Ibrahim Adnan El Hedok Saida, Lebanon †† Amelia Brennan Fischer Framingham, Mass. B.S., Middle East Technical University B.S., State University of New York - Stony Department: Chemical and Biological Brook Engineering Department: Economics Majors: Chemical Engineering and Major: Agricultural Economics Biorenewable Resources and Technology Thesis: Moving bed granular filtration of fast pyrolysis char: Granular flow rate study

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 28 Daniel Robert Fleege Fort Dodge Heidi Marie Geisenhoff Woodbury, Minn. B.S., Iowa State University B.S., University of Minnesota - Minneapolis Department: Civil, Construction and Department: Food Science and Human Environmental Engineering Nutrition Major: Civil Engineering (Environmental Major: Food Science and Technology Engineering) Thesis: Bitterness of soy protein hydrolysates according to molecular weight of peptide Bradley Jon Fleming Oakdale, Minn. B.S., Minnesota State University - Mankato John Christopher Gilbert Iowa Falls Department: Civil, Construction and B.S., Iowa State University Environmental Engineering Department: Agricultural and Biosystems Major: Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering Engineering) Major: Agricultural Engineering Thesis: Machine integrated compaction (Agricultural Structures and monitoring technologies for self- Environment) propelled nonvibratory impact rollers Thesis: Comparison and analysis of energy consumption in typical Iowa swine Reuben Richard Flesner Tracy, Minn. finishing systems B.S., South Dakota State University Major: Mechanical Engineering John Michael Gillespie Nevada Thesis: Modeling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell B.S., Iowa State University functionally graded electrodes and a Major: Mathematics feasibility study of fabrication techniques for functionally graded electrodes Lee Huntington-Trebbien Goldsmith Lansing B.A., University of Northern Iowa Steven P. Forssberg Logan, Kans. Major: Horticulture B.S., Kansas State University Thesis: Freezing tolerance and dehydrin Major: Mechanical Engineering protein expression in ‘Frontenac’ and ‘Seyval blanc’ grapevine bark and xylem Mahesh Gade Marshalltown cane tissues during acclimation, B.Tech., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological midwinter, and deacclimation University Department: Electrical and Computer Matthew Robert Goliber Boone Engineering B.S., Creighton University Majors: Computer Engineering and Department: Civil, Construction and Information Assurance Environmental Engineering Major: Civil Engineering (Structural Chunwang Gao Changchun, China Engineering) B.S., Peking University; Thesis: Pressure distribution on the roof of a M.S., Iowa State University model low-rise building tested in a Department: Electrical and Computer boundary layer wind tunnel Engineering Major: Computer Engineering Anand Gopa Kumar Palghat, India Thesis: A statistical indoor localization B.Tech., Jawaharlal Nehru Technological method for supporting location-based University access control Major: Aerospace Engineering Thesis: Experimental investigation of bio Daniel James Gates Shell Rock inspired flapping wings for MAV and B.S., Iowa State University NAV applications Department: Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Jennifer Ashley Gray Mason, Mich. Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology B.S., Michigan State University Thesis: Mutualism effects of within and Department: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and among-tree flowering in a desert fig Ficus Molecular Biology petiolaris Major: Plant Biology Thesis: Biotin biosynthetic enzymes and the metabolic control of biotin biosynthesis

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 29 Heather Ann Hall Mitchellville Megan Elaine Jedlicka Centerville B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Iowa State University Department: Agronomy Major: Animal Science Major: Crop Production and Physiology Thesis: The effects of functional oils on Thesis: Evaluation of frost damage in seed sensory attributes of beef ribeye steaks corn (Zea mays L.): With special emphasis on seed compostion and Ann Marie Holste Johanns Osage moisture content B.S., Iowa State University Department: Agricultural Education and Jun He Hangzhou, China Studies B.E., Zhejiang University Major: Agricultural Education (Agricultural Department: Electrical and Computer Extension Education) Engineering Major: Electrical Engineering Melinda S. Johnson Ankeny B.S., Upper Iowa University Department: Logistics, Operations and Matthew Richard Hodges Management Information Systems Colorado Springs, Colo. Major: Information Systems B.A., Iowa State University; B.S. Ibid.; Wesley Scott Johnson Russell M.S., Colorado Technical University; B.S., Iowa State University M.B.A., Ibid.; Department: Veterinary Microbiology and M.S., Ibid; Preventive Medicine M.B.A., Ibid. Major: Microbiology Department: Electrical and Computer Thesis: Porcine reproductive and respiratory Engineering syndrome virus (PRRSV): Immunization Major: Information Assurance strategies, virulence of various isolates, and efficacy of DNA vaccination John Andrew Hollerung Bloomington, Minn. B.S., Iowa State University Kuejai Jungjaturapit Bangkok, Thailand Department: Civil, Construction and B.A., University of Northern Iowa Environmental Engineering Major: Economics Major: Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) Mahesh Jung Karki Gauradaha, Nepal B.E., Tribhuvan University Brinson Edward Holliday Marion Department: Electrical and Computer B.S., Texas A&M University Engineering Department: Electrical and Computer Major: Electrical Engineering Engineering Thesis: Methods for online voltage stability Major: Information Assurance monitoring

Shurui Huang Harbin, China Christopher Daniel Karstens Atlantic B.E., Tsinghua University B.S., Iowa State University Department: Electrical and Computer Department: Geological and Atmospheric Engineering Sciences Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Meteorology Thesis: Minimum cost content distribution Thesis: Improved understanding of near- using network coding: Replication vs. ground winds in hurricanes and coding at the source nodes tornadoes

Jaikishan Jalan Bhilwara, India †† Carmen Nicole Keist Bloomington, Ill. B.Tech.., Indian School of Mines B.A., Illinois State University Major: Computer Science Department: Apparel, Educational Studies Thesis: Feature selection, statistical and Hospitality Management modeling and its applications to Major: Textiles and Clothing universal JPEG steganalyzer Thesis: Rayon and its impact on the fashion industry at its introduction, 1910-1924

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 30 ‡ Degree Conferred Posthumously Neeraj Suhas Khanolkar Ames Jared Christopher Levings Davenport B.E., Shivaji University B.S., Iowa State University Major: Computer Science Department: Civil, Construction and Thesis: Asynchronous stigmergic sorting of Environmental Engineering binary matrix patterns: Applications of Major: Civil Engineering (Structural classical distributed computing ideas Engineering) Thesis: Development of a Versatile Section Gopalakrishnan Sivaprakasam Krishnasamy Analysis Tool (VSAT) for use in Erode, India structural design with a seismic emphasis B.S., Bharathiar University; M.S., Ibid.; Wilber Yaote Lio Vermillion, S. Dak. M.Phil.; Ibid. B.S., Iowa State University Major: Computer Science Major: Materials Science and Engineering Thesis: Complexity cores in average-case Thesis: Evaluation of bisphenol E cyanate complexity theory ester for the resin-injection repair of advanced composites Charlwit Kulchaiyawat Des Moines B.S., Iowa State University Wenhong Liu Chongqing, China Department: Animal Science B.S., Fudan University Major: Meat Science Department: Food Science and Human Thesis: Qualitative chemical measures to Nutrition indirectly assess quality of natural/ Major: Nutritional Sciences uncured, organic bacon compared to Thesis: Vitamin A equivalence of the traditionally cured bacon â-carotene in biofortified cassava in women Lakshminarasimhan Seshagiri Mumbai, India B.E., University of Mumbai Adam Madison Montgomery Loy Department: Electrical and Computer Eldersburg, Md. Engineering B.A., Luther College Major: Computer Engineering Major: Statistics Thesis: Performance analysis and middleware assisted adaptation for Ning Lu Wuhan, China quantum chemistry computations B.Sc., Wuhan University Department: Electrical and Computer Robyn L. Laskowski Plover, Wis. Engineering B.S., University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Major: Electrical Engineering Department: Chemistry Major: Organic Chemistry Lee R. McAnally Ocean Springs, Miss. Thesis: Synthesis of novel telechelic B.S., Mississippi State University regioregular polythiophenes Major: Agronomy

Peter Wallace Lasley Chillicothe Brooke Nicole McClure Newton, Ill. B.S., Iowa State University B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana Department: Animal Science Champaign Major: Nutritional Sciences (Animal Department: Animal Science Nutrition) Major: Meat Science Thesis: Corn distillers dried grains with Thesis: The effect of lactate on nitrite in a solubles supplementation in a pasture- cured meat system based beef production system Antonino Nicholas Mione Cedar Rapids Yih-Cheng Bruce Lee Keelung City, Taiwan B.A., Rutgers State University - Douglass B.S., National Cheng Kung University; College M.S., National Dong Hwa University Department: Electrical and Computer Major: Computer Science Engineering Majors: Information Assurance and Computer Engineering

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 31 John Satprim Misra Ames Tomoko Ogawa Kokubunji-Shi, Japan B.S., Iowa State University B.A., Northwestern College Department: Mechanical Engineering Department: Sociology Major: Mechanical Engineering Majors: Rural Sociology and Sustainable Thesis: Considering value of information Agriculture when using CFD in design Thesis: Looking at community gardens through neoliberal lenses Julja Mitrushi Tirana, Albania Dipl., University of Tiranes Bradley Ryan Oneal Dallas Center Department: Interdisciplinary Graduate B.S., Iowa State University; Studies B.S., Ibid. Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Department: Agronomy (Social Sciences) Majors: Environmental Science and Soil Thesis: A study of the status and social Science acclimation of international students’ Thesis: Quaternary stratigraphy and wives at Iowa State University and Ames pedology of Clear Creek watershed in community Iowa County, Iowa

Michael S. Moerk Colorado Springs, Colo. Zachary James Oster Sioux Falls, S. Dak. B.S., Florida State University B.A., South Dakota State University; Department: Electrical and Computer B.S., Ibid. Engineering Major: Computer Science Majors: Information Assurance and Thesis: Extending substitutability in Computer Engineering composite services by allowing asynchronous communication Saritha Muppa Ames B.S., Osmania University; Renish Palapetty Ames M.S., Kakatiya University B.E., Maulana Azad National Institute of Department: Interdisciplinary Graduate Technology Studies Department: Computer Science Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Majors: Computer Science and Information (Biological and Physical Sciences) Assurance Thesis: Molecular detection of pathogenic Thesis: An experimental study of the Fusarium species in roots and stalks of effectiveness of Panorama as a maize plants with or without transgenic maintenance tool resistance to corn rootworm Akshay Dilip Patel Aurangabad, India Ian James Murphy Richmond, Va. B.Tech., University of Mumbai B.S., Virginia Commonwealth University Department: Agricultural and Biosystems Department: Entomology Engineering Major: Toxicology Majors: Agricultural Engineering and Thesis: Uptake and degradation of atrazine Biorenewable Resources and Technology utilizing phytoremediation technology Thesis: Techno-economic analysis of Di- with switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) butyl ketone, Di-methyl furan and Hydroxymethyl furfural production from Ejiofor Chidiebere Odo Sacramento, Calif. biomass based resources B.Eng., University of Nigeria Department: Electrical and Computer Brian D. Pattiz Warrensburg, Mo. Engineering B.S., University of Central Missouri Major: Electrical Engineering Major: Economics Thesis: Count regression models for Erin K. O’Gara Missouri Valley recreation demand: An application to B.A., Iowa State University Clear Lake Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Thesis: Framing of the 2008 presidential Kerri Lynn Pedersen Mitchellville election in print news B.A., University of Northern Iowa Department: Kinesiology Major: Kinesiology (Behavioral Basis of Physical Activity)

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 32 Catherine Elise Peloquin Waterloo Melissa Mary French Sander Baxter B.S., Iowa State University B.A., Iowa State University Department: Mechanical Engineering Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Human Thesis: Questions about accountability and Computer Interaction illegality of virtual rape Thesis: Determination of critical factors for fast and accurate 2D medical image Mark Allan Sanger Britt deformation B.S., Central College Department: Kinesiology Peter Peroncik Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovikia Major: Kinesiology (Behavioral Basis of Mgr.., Comenius University Physical Activity) Department: Physics and Astronomy Thesis: Use of video games to increase sport Major: Nuclear Physics knowledge and game-play performance

Maxim M. Prokudin Ames Brandon Alan Schrauth Bancroft B.S., Iowa State University B.S., Iowa State University Department: Civil, Construction and Department: Curriculum and Instruction Environmental Engineering Major: Education Major: Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Thesis: The portrayal of the nature of science Engineering) in early childhood instructional Thesis: Engineering behavior of small-scale materials foundation piers constructed from alternative materials Eric Joseph Scolaro Naperville, Ill. B.S., Drake University Xiaomin Qian Nantong, China Department: Entomology B.A., Nanjing Normal University Major: Microbiology Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Thesis: Analyzing the relationship of Thesis: Inter-media agenda-setting effects Leishmania chagasi and complement among Chinese newspapers, Chinese resistance through protein-protein blogs and the New York Times during interactions, genetic complementation, coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympic and innovative techniques Games Utkarsh Seth Lucknow, India Valerie Ann Rosburg Colo B.Tech., Uttar Pradesh Technical University B.S., Drake University; Department: Mechanical Engineering B.A., Ibid. Major: Human Computer Interaction Department: Food Science and Human Thesis: A virtual reality interface for the Nutrition design of compliant mechanisms Major: Food Science and Technology Thesis: Viability of bifidobacteria in yogurts Aaron Trask Shelman Plover, Wis. containing oat beta-glucan and/or corn B.S., University of Wisconsin - Platteville starch during cold storage Department: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Jennifer Sue Ruddy Ankeny Major: Civil Engineering (Structural B.S., Iowa State University Engineering) Department: Civil, Construction and Thesis: Seismic design of drilled shafts in Environmental Engineering clay Major: Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) Anthony Joseph Sherwood Pollard Lenox B.S., Iowa State University Larry J. Sadler Dunkerton Department: Mechanical Engineering B.S., Iowa State University; Majors: Mechanical Engineering and B.S., Ibid. Biorenewable Resources and Technology Department: Animal Science Thesis: Comparison of bio-oil produced in a Major: Animal Physiology (Ethology) fractionated bio-oil collection system Thesis: The effect of selection for residual feed intake on general behavioral Samuel John Narber Showman Yates City, Ill. activity, occurrence of lesions, scale B.S., Iowa State University activity and exit score in Yorkshire gilts Major: Mechanical Engineering

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 33 Diane Lynette Smith Portland, Mich. Jiachun Su Beijing, China B.S., Central Michigan University B.Sc., Peking University Department: Interdisciplinary Graduate Department: Chemistry Studies Major: Organic Chemistry Major: Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Thesis: New scorpionate ligands for catalysis (Community Development) and synthesis of oligocholate foldamers with various spacers using “ click ” Norikazu Soga Ames chemistry B.S., University of Tokyo Major: Animal Science Li-Shan Tao Taipei, Taiwan Thesis: The effect of connectedness on the B.B.A., Chinese Culture University; bias and accuracy for prediction of M.B.A., St. John’s University breeding value in swine herds Department: Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitility Managment Tyler Nicholas Sondag Belleville, Ill. Major: Foodservice and Lodging B.S., McKendree College Management Major: Computer Science Thesis: Phase-based tuning for better utilized Zachary John-William Thiemann Elkhorn, Neb. performance-asymmetric multicores B.S., University of Nebraska at Lincoln Department: Civil, Construction and Christopher John Sorensen Bloomfield Environmental Engineering B.S., Iowa State University Major: Civil Engineering (Structural Department: Kinesiology Engineering) Major: Kinesiology (Biological Basis of Thesis: Pretest 3-D finite element analysis of Physical Activity) the girder-to-cap-beam connection of an Thesis: Biomechanical changes to the trunk inverted-tee cap beam designed for and lower extremities due to variations seismic loadings of the forward lunge exercise Kristin Marie Towers Churdan †† Shenbaga Soundara Pandian Madurai, India B.S., Iowa State University B.H.M.S., Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical Major: Human Development and Family University; Studies M.S., University of Madras Thesis: To have and have not: Household Department: Kinesiology determinants of food insecurity by age in Major: Kinesiology (Behavioral Basis of a sample of Iowa food pantry recipients Physical Activity) Thesis: Influence of affective response at the Seshendra Vasireddy West Jordan, Utah end of exercise on future exercise choice B.Tech., Nagarjuna University in lowactive, overweight participants Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Rakesh Srinivas Murthy Bangalore, India Major: Electrical Engineering B.Eng., Visveswaraiah Technological University Stephanie Paige Volk Rockford Department: Civil, Construction and B.S., Iowa State University Environmental Engineering Department: Food Science and Human Major: Civil Engineering (Structural Nutrition Engineering) Major: Food Science and Technology Thesis: Design of joints for laterally loaded Thesis: Impact of high-pressure processing UHPC columns on soy and egg proteins

Tekara Shay Stewart Des Moines Nicholas Paul Vreeland Rice Lake, Wis. B.S., Iowa State University B.S., University of Wisconsin - River Falls Department: Apparel, Educational Studies Department: Geological and Atmospheric and Hospitality Management Sciences Major: Textiles and Clothing Major: Geology Thesis: Best practices of textile and clothing Thesis: Magnetic fabrics of drumlins of the museum website development Green Bay Lobe: Implications for the bed-deformation model of drumlin formation

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 34 Saw Htay Wah Rangoon, Burma Te-Wei Wu Taipei, Taiwan B.S., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania B.S., Iowa State University Major: Economics Major: Material Science and Engineering Thesis: Is corruption endogenous to foreign Thesis: Fabrication and characterization of direct investment in resource-rich submicron polymer waveguides by developing economies? micro-transfer molding

Brian Phillip Weaver Albuquerque, N. Mex. Jian Zhang Qian Jiang, China B.S., University of New Mexico B.S., Fudan University Major: Statistics Major: Statistics

Dion Hafid Wibowo Solo, Indonesia Roger Saï Zoh Abidjan, Ivory Coast Sarj., Bina Nusantara University B.S., Southern University - New Orleans Department: Logistics, Operations and Major: Statistics Management Information Systems Major: Information Systems

Tricia Lee Wolfswinkel Kelley B.S., Iowa State University Department: Animal Science Major: Animal Physiology Thesis: The effects of feeding fermented soybean meal in calf starter on growth and performance of dairy calves

§ Research Excellence Award †† Teaching Excellence Award 35 36 Undergraduate Program 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 19, 2009, James H. Hilton Coliseum

President Gregory L. Geoffroy, B.S., Ph.D., Presiding

Processional Pomp and Circumstance...... Edward Elgar

The Star-Spangled Banner...... Francis Scott Key arr. Michael Golemo Simon Estes, Vocalist

Conferring of the Honorary Degree President Geoffroy

Commencement Address M. Patricia Quinlisk State Epidemiologist and Medical Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health

Interlude You’ll Never Walk Alone...... Rodgers and Hammerstein arr. Michael Golemo Simon Estes, Vocalist

Cyclone Fantasia...... Michael Golemo

Recognition of Students Graduating With Distinction Provost Hoffman

Conferring of the Bachelor’s Degree President Geoffroy Candidates for the Bachelor's Degree presented by Provost Elizabeth Hoffman College of Agriculture and Life Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Wendy Wintersteen College of Business candidates recognized by Dean Labh S. Hira College of Design candidates recognized by Dean Luis Rico-Gutierrez College of Engineering candidates recognized by Dean Jonathan A. Wickert College of Human Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Pamela J. White College of Liberal Arts and Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Michael B. Whiteford

The Class of 2009 and the Alumni Association Dwayne Vande Krol Chair, Board of Directors Iowa State University Alumni Association

Remarks President Geoffroy

The Bells of Iowa State...... James C. Wilson Refer to the back cover for the lyrics and story of The Bells of Iowa State arr. Michael Golemo Simon Estes, Vocalist

Recessional La Mourisque...... Tylman Susato

The color guard for commencement exercises is composed of representatives of the Joint Service Color Guard.

37 Undergraduate Ceremony

Platform Officials Gregory L. Geoffroy, President of the University Labh S. Hira, Dean of the College of Business M. Patricia Quinlisk, State Epidemiologist and Medical Michael B. Whiteford, Dean of the College of Liberal Director of the Iowa Department of Public Arts and Sciences Health, Honorary Degree Recipient and Wendy Wintersteen, Dean of the College of Agriculture Speaker and Life Sciences Bonnie J. Campbell, Board of Regents, State of Iowa Pamela J. White, Dean of the College of Human Elizabeth Hoffman, Executive Vice President and Sciences Provost Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Dean of the College of Design Thomas L. Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs Jonathan A. Wickert, Dean of the College of Dione D. Somerville, Dean of Students Engineering Simon Estes, Distinguished Artist in Residence John U. Thomson, Dean of the College of Veterinary Dwayne Vande Krol, Chair, Board of Directors, Iowa Medicine State University Alumni Association Olivia M. Madison, Dean of the Library Kathleen M. Jones, Assistant Vice President for Clark F. Ford, Faculty Senate Past-President Enrollment and Registrar of the University

Faculty Representatives Eric A. Abbott, Greenlee School of Journalism and Richard A. LeSar, Materials Science and Engineering Communication Gayle J. Luze, Human Development and Family Studies James E. Alleman, Civil, Construction, and Surya Mallapragda, Chemical and Biological Environmental Engineering Engineering E. Walter Anderson, Physics and Astronomy Philip Martin, Kinesiology Edward J. Braun, Plant Pathology James M. McCormick, Political Science C. Lee Burras, Agronomy Theodore W. Millen, Civil, Construction, and Alicia D. Cast, Sociology Environmental Engineering Lynn G. Clark, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Leslie Miller, Computer Science Biology William Wade Miller, Agricultural Education and James G. Cramp, Air Force Aerospace Studies Studies Joan E. Cunnick, Animal Science Paula C. Morrow, Management  Veronica J. Dark, Psychology Peter F. Orazem, Economics ‡‡ Kevin L. De Laplante, Philosophy and Religious Studies Lynn Paxson, Architecture Christine A. Denison, Accounting Anastasia H. Prokos, Sociology Charles M. Dobbs, History Aragula Gururaj Rao, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Ayman A. Fayed, Electrical and Computer Engineering Molecular Biology William J. Gutowski, Geological and Atmospheric Thomas J. Rudolphi, Aerospace Engineering Sciences Debra J. Satterfield, Art and Design Cynthia L. Haynes, Horticulture Arun K. Somani, Electrical and Computer Theodore J. Heindel, Mechanical Engineering Engineering ‡ Madeleine M. Henry, World Languages and Cultures John C. Soupene, Military Science Stephen D. Holland, Aerospace Engineering Martin H. Spalding II, Genetics, Development and Cell Douglas M. Johnston, Landscape Architecture Biology Steven E. Jungst, Natural Resource Ecology and Richard T. Stone, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Management  Engineering Russell A. Jurenka, Entomology Thomas B. Stout, Civil, Construction, and Rameshwar S. Kanwar, Agricultural and Biosystems Environmental Engineering Engineering ‡ Jonathan Sturm, Music Lee H. Kilmer, Animal Science Liang Rebecca Tang, Apparel, Educational Studies, and Kenneth J. Koehler, Statistics ‡‡ Hospitality Management Russell N. Laczniak, Marketing Javier Vela-Becerra, Chemistry Kendall R. Lamkey, Agronomy  Clyde K. Walter, Logistics, Operations, and Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, Food Science and Human Management Information Systems Nutrition Gary K. Waring, Naval Science Paul Lasley, Sociology Gregory D. Wilson, English Patricia Leigh, Curriculum and Instruction James A. Wilson, Mathematics

‡Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair ‡‡University Professor Endowed Professorship 38 Faculty Marshals

Larry H. Ebbers, University Professor of Educational Kenneth C. Kruempel, Emeritus Associate Professor of Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College Human Sciences (Chief Marshal) of Engineering Sedahlia J. Crase, University Professor of Human Michael Martin, Associate Professor of Landscape Development and Family Studies, College of Architecture, College of Design Human Sciences Jon J. Tollefson, Professor of Entomology, College of John Cunnally, Associate Professor of Art and Design, Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Design Robert S. Wallace, Associate Professor of Ecology, Frederick H. Dark, Associate Professor of Finance, Evolution and Organismal Biology, College of College of Business Liberal Arts and Sciences Richard E. Horton, Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Announcer and Reader of Names

Hollis Monroe, Producer, WOI Radio Marc Harding, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Services

Student Marshals

Presentation of College Banner

Amanda N. Snodgrass, College of Agriculture and Amy J. Bergerud, College of Engineering Life Sciences Escorted by Alan P. Constant, Senior Lecturer Escorted by Jeffery K. Iles, Professor of in Materials Science and Engineering Horticulture Danielle J. Sponder, College of Human Sciences Emily A. Weikert, College of Business Escorted by Christine L. Wise, Academic Escorted by Frederick H. Dark, Associate Advisor in Apparel, Educational Studies, and Professor of Finance  Hospitality Management

Emily J.Tarbox, College of Design Leslie A. Bremer, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Escorted by Emily Morgan, Lecturer in Art and Escorted by Dan S. Rice, Academic Advisor in Design Liberal Arts and Sciences

Musicians Conductor Michael Golemo, Director of Bands Vocalist Simon Estes, Distinguished Artist in Residence

French Horn Euphonium Trombone Trumpet Sarah Baldus * Chad Nelson Allen Chace Deborah Bierschenk Kristy Carter Burton Hable * Matthew Gaunitz Chloe Dedic Percussion Jeffrey Schmitt Benjamin Kane Deanna Fritz Evan Davis Nolan Vallier Bernard Moore Laura Larabee Mathew Hoskins Justin Wang Kevin Muehlenthaler Michael Lee Seth Zimmermann Joel Rindfleisch Lucy Smart Justin Smiley-Oyen Christopher Truckenmiller * Tuba Conner Tipping John Carmicheal Chad Zimmermann * * Graduating Student Aaron Schuck

39 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient, Doctor of Science M. Patricia Quinlisk

r. Patricia Quinlisk has been a microbiologist, presents lectures on a regular basis. For 12 years, she Dmedical epidemiologist and public health conducted annual weeklong epidemiologic training professional for more than 30 years, working in courses in Europe. hospitals, clinics, laboratories and public health agencies around the globe. As Iowa’s State She is the author of many peer-reviewed journal Epidemiologist and Medical Director of the Iowa articles, four book chapters and many committee Department of Public reports. She gives presentations at the national level Health, she is a leading several times a year, and has testified before two U.S. state and national Congressional subcommittee hearings on the response figure in public to bioterrorism. She has served on as an advisor to the health, epidemiology, Marine Corps’ Chemical/Biologic Incident Response infectious diseases and Force, on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, bioterrorism. the Department of Defense’s Gilmore Commission, the Greater Des Moines Board of Directors, and as Dr. Quinlisk earned the co-chair of the Task Force on National Response B.S. from the University to Acute Outbreaks of Food-borne Diseases. She of Wisconsin in Medical was president of the Council of State and Territorial Technology, Stevens Point; Master of Public Health Epidemiologists (CSTE), associate editor of the from Johns Hopkins University; and M.D. from the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal for many years, University of Wisconsin, Madison. and has served on several committees for the National Institutes of Medicine and the National Academy of She began her career as head of microbiology at Science. Currently, she is a member of the Board Adams County Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin, and of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease then served two years as a Peace Corps health lab Control’s National Center for Infectious Diseases, the services volunteer in Nepal. While in medical school, Policy Committee for CSTE, the Johnston Iowa Parks she worked as an epidemiologist with the Wisconsin and Recreation Committee, and the Editorial Board Division of Health, and performed medical clerkships of the MMWR (CDC’s weekly journal). Recently, she with the Indian Health Services Hospital in Bethel, was appointed as the Chair of the National Biodefense Alaska, and the Public Health Service Hospital in Science Board. Ponape, Micronesia. In 1990 while working for the CDC, she conducted an epidemiological investigation Among her many recognitions are: the 2004 John on a newly emerging disease (now called Cyclospora) Snow “Pump Handle” Award for outstanding in Kathmandu, Nepal, and in 1991, she joined the achievement in applied epidemiology from CSTE, a Oklahoma State Department of Health, serving unit commendation from the Public Health Service in as director of the communicable disease division, 1992, and “Woman of the Year” from the Des Moines medical chief of acute disease service, and as State Metro Women’s Network in 2005. Epidemiologist. Since 1994, Dr. Quinlisk has been State Epidemiologist and Medical Director for the Dr. Quinlisk was raised in La Crosse, Wis., where most Iowa Department of Public Health. She also holds of her family continues to reside. Her hobbies include adjunct faculty appointments at Iowa State University, hiking in unusual backwaters around the world, the University of Iowa, Des Moines University and gardening, and in recent years has completed several University of Wisconsin, where she teaches and half and full marathons.

40 Undergraduate Commencement Vocalist and F. Wendell Miller Distinquished Artist in Residence Simon Estes

imon Estes, internationally-acclaimed bass Choosing to rise above mere celebrity status, baritone, is the star of the stage at the world's Estes strives to be a positive role model for the S major opera houses, a regular guest at next generation. His compassionate humanitarian international festivals, and efforts elevate him to hero status for the numerous has appeared with leading youth who benefit from his vision for merit-based international orchestras education and opportunity. He has been granted under eminent conductors. numerous honorary degrees including the Doctor of Humane Letters from Iowa State University in 1997. His performance of Simon Boccanegra under Simon Estes makes it possible for young people the direction of Placido around the world to pursue their dreams. He has Domingo for the Washington helped talented students attend the Juilliard School Opera Company at the of Music in New York City where he has been a Kennedy Center was his professor since 1985. 100th role. Performances include the Concert for Racial Harmony in Washington, D.C., the In Oklahoma, he has established the Simon Estes Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, and Educational Foundation which has awarded the Los Angeles Opera. He was chosen to perform over one million dollars in merit-based college the "I Have a Dream" composition commissioned scholarships. by the King family for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations in 2000. The Simon Estes International Foundation for Children in Switzerland was established in 1993 and Rising from humble beginnings in the small town has saved lives by providing support for child health of Centerville, Iowa, he is the grandson of a slave needs in Switzerland and Bulgaria. sold at auction for $500 and the son of a father who faithfully provided for his family with menial jobs During the 1998-99 school year, 40 musically gifted from coal-mining to serving as a hotel porter. students from the Simon Estes School, serving some of the poorest children in South Africa, With family values founded upon a godly heritage, attended Des Moines-area high schools under the character-building struggle and sacrifice, Simon sponsorship of Rotary District 6000 and performed Estes successfully faced each new hurdle and throughout Iowa as the Simon Estes South African career challenge, culminating in triumph for this Youth Chorus. extraordinarily gifted performing artist.

When asked if he thought we were victims of fate or makers of our own destiny, he answered quickly "Makers of our own destiny."

41 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Curriculum in Agricultural Biochemistry

Dane Peter Goede Eagan, Minn.

Curriculum in Agricultural Business

Sean Michael Bacon Garwin Brandon Warren Peters Linden Adam Wesley Batschelet Spencer Regan Mae Roberts Douds Christopher Murray Beavers Ankeny Dustin Kent Smith Storm Lake Cody Lee Bernhard Fenton Jordan Jay Sturges Rockwell Rick Alan DeVore Prescott Ryan Douglas Vogel Hedrick Brian David Foster Blue Grass Theodore Vernon Walter Grand Ridge, Ill. Troy Daniel Kane Jordan Lee Warrington West Bend Lindsey Rochelle Moore Allerton Renae Elisabeth Weis Saint Ansgar Aaron Thomas Palmer Waukon Samuel Scot Worley Decorah

Curriculum in Agricultural Studies

Shawn S. Assman Dunlap Adam John Norby Osage Garrett L. Boeding New Hampton Kyle E. Olson Elkhorn Aaron Gregory Crews West Des Moines Michelle Ann Reddel Decorah Jason Matthew Edmund Washington Blake Dean Reynolds Indianola Bradley James Ganeff Lehigh Justin Cole Scholl Rumple Casey Corey Hillebo Polk City Gregory Norman Schmitt Rudd Alex W. Johnk Walnut Carter Joseph Schulte Norway Matthew John Maher Lawler * Scott Patrick Venner Carroll Michael Robert Murch Waterloo Gregory P. Weis Saint Ansgar

Curriculum in Agricultural Systems Technology

Nathen Kyle Deppe Grinnell Nathan Cyrus Meyers Milo Ryan Lee Dietz Walcott Matthew Gerard Moehn Dunlap, Ill. Jordan Michael Dittmer Lacona John David Swanson Ollie * Andrea Leigh Lanzen Ottumwa

Curriculum in Agriculture and Life Sciences Education

* Sarah Lynn Beaver Clarinda Bjorn Albert Rud Dorchester Amanda Ann Bridgman Drakesville Sarah Jane Stream Chariton

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 42 † Honors Program Curriculum in Agronomy

Alex Donovan Aden Pomeroy Zachary Adam Koopman State Center Brent Richard Beelner Remsen Adam Lyle Mahan Wayland Ryan Eugene Carlson Stratford Joshua Jon Oehlerking Sergeant Bluff Todd Andrew Ellensohn Le Mars Tyson David Smith Leon * John Robert Gill Richmond, Mo. Jared Thomas Wilson Fairbank Kyle James Kocak Jackson, Minn.

Curriculum in Animal Ecology

* Stacy Elizabeth Beyer West Branch Marshal E. Loftus Logan ***†Rebecca Arielle Boss Fairfield Stacie Elizabeth Lowe Brighton Joel Austin Delaney Ankeny Wade Anthony Massure De Soto Christopher Michael Dunkin Harvey Monica Ann McGrew Emerson Scot Edward Enger Osceola Jessica Leigh Miller Sumner Lucas Richard Feilmeier Early Kayla Reneé Stokes Sioux City Elizabeth J. Hayes Boone Shelby Nicole Veit Odebolt Paul E. Imboden Earlham Benjamin Jacob Weiss Granger * Helen C. B. Lamb Boone Robert D. Wood Jr. Fort Dodge Katherine Anne Lesher Eagle Grove

Curriculum in Animal Science

Elise Kathleen Adams Indianola ** Nicole RoseAnn Lutz Powersville, Mo. Brooke Wraney Albertsen Toledo Ehren Joseph Marks New Hartford Brittany Ann Basara Duluth, Minn. Jennifer Susan Morano Iowa City Christopher Mark Beedle Onawa Taylor Nicole Morehouse Storm Lake Emily Rae Cardella Roland Ashley Lea Mutschler Sumner Cody Steven Erickson Carroll Alexandria Lacy Novotny Port Byron, Ill. Tiffany Garrett Winterset Alfredo Javier Rodriguez Cidra, Puerto Rico Laura Kathleen Glanert Charles City * Garrett Richard Skaar Story City Jessica Lynn Grubbs Adair Jason Thomas Struzynski Oxford Lauren Margaret Hellmuth DeKalb, Ill. *† Nathan Charles Upah Clutier Whitney Alice Holt Ellsworth Rachel Elizabeth Witte Callender Amanda Marie Homsey Cedar Rapids Chin Cheun Wong Selangor Jaya, Malaysia ** Stephanie Anna Jacobs Hartley Nicholas Robert Zellmer Humboldt Sarah Jessica Lehmkuhl Bennett, Colo.

Curriculum in Biology

Sean Thomas Hoffman Des Moines ***†Katherine Agatha Tsamis Cedar Rapids *** Rebecca Anne Schumacher Liberty, Mo. ** Shaylyn Lena Wiarda Dows Michael Jeffrey Thul Des Moines

Curriculum in Dairy Science

Kate L. Kious Waterville Henry Andrew Nolte Dumont Becky Jeanne McLaren Independence

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 43 † Honors Program Curriculum in Dietetics

* Alexa Noel Moore Vinton

Curriculum in Entomology

Gregory Robert VanNostrand Vincent

Curriculum in Environmental Science

Curtis Lee Duncan Boone ** Kelli Anne Huser Altoona Cara Lyn Fosselman Forest City Adam Joseph Kenny Fort Dodge Bryan David Gillam Urbandale Lucas Paul Sisson Charles City Chance Allen Goddard Van Meter BreeAnna Leigh Witt Marshalltown

Curriculum in Food Science

Mallory Ann Breuker Harris Sara Michelle Eddy Altoona

Curriculum in Forestry

Lucas Edward Andrusyk Bettendorf Chelsea Alice Kincheloe Cedar Rapids * Franklin Gregory Boyer Farmington Jeffrey Robert Seago Creston Jamis Cole Christensen Sully Matthew Todd Shutt Wapello Tony James Harsh Ames Rick James Stephas Spencer Charles Jeffrey Hartwig Ogden * Hannah Engel Wagenaar Cedar Rapids Brice David Kelso Garden Grove

Curriculum in Genetics

* Dilshan S. H. Gurunnanselage Don Kadawatha, Sri Lanka

Curriculum in Horticulture

Luis Raul Alvarez Jr. West Liberty Joshua Adam Kern Lester Prairie, Minn. Adam Vernon Andersen Treynor Shawn Lowell Kleckner Boone Anthony Joseph Bruck Earling Drew Anthony Kleinmeyer Princeton, Minn. Kevin C. Davis Tipton Michael David Meiers Council Bluffs ** Brian Douglas De Vries Reasnor William David Meyer Cedar Rapids Bryce Adam Frost De Witt Jakob James Solem Brooklyn Lance Tyler Glade Ocheyedan Carrie Lynn Tauscher Pulaski, Wis. Ryan Paul Halvorson Dixon, Ill. Alexandra Lee Wright Fort Madison Jonathan Lee Hungerford Osage

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 44 † Honors Program Curriculum in Industrial Technology

Lee Brian Brandt Davenport Troy Allen Myers Ankeny Daniel John Burkard Des Moines Drew Richard Rasmussen Algona Brandon Scott Caldwell Cedar Rapids Charles Douglas Sandford Clive Nicholas Paul DeLapp Andover, Minn. * David Robert Schuchmann West Des Moines Eric David Diehl Waterloo Tyler James Spry International Falls, Minn. Alex James Durlam Cambridge Kyle Evan Van Gorp Orange City Charles Jarod Gharamti Sean Andrew Woller Cascade

Curriculum in Microbiology

Melissa Asplund Chicago, Ill. Kimberly Diane Meier Ogden Rebekah Dijon Fidder Traer Dawn Marie Moriarity Ames Anja Jones Ames Matthew T. Polito Ames * Rina Makebeh Mbofung Ngaoundere, Cameroon

Curriculum in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture

Gabriel John Whitaker Hillsboro

Curriculum in Zoology

Stith Norris Wiggs Oronoco, Minn.

Multiple Curricula and Majors

Megan Whitney Bark Nevada ** Marissa Ann Reilly Marshalltown Horticulture and Business: Major in Biology and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Management Major in Psychology

* Emma Diane Cavan Des Moines ** Amanda Nicole Snodgrass Iowa City Horticulture and Environmental Studies Horticulture and Environmental Studies

** Ross Michael Enslin Ackley Jennie Lynn Walker Jacksonville, N.C. Agricultural Studies and Agronomy Animal Science and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in English Michelle Elizabeth Euken Atlantic Agricultural Business and Liberal Arts and Shawna Leigh Weimer Marshalltown Sciences: Major in Economics Animal Science and Animal Ecology

Jessica Jean Kragel Schleswig Joshua Anthony Williams Villisca Agricultural Studies and Agronomy Agricultural Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Economics

45 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Curriculum in Business

Major in Accounting

Matthew David Andersen Harlan Kelsie Rae Hoehns Attica * Melody Mae Babcock Holstein Daniel Craig Howell Dallas Center Kevin James Beichley Waukee Jacob Caswell Jackson Ames Jeremiah David Bender Pleasantville Derek James Kaufman Sioux City Daniel Paul Bennigsdorf Altoona Kyle Joseph Klassy Eagan, Minn. Alyssa Nichole Bergman Ames Erika Lynn Kuroski Story City *** Mason Lu Jones Bosch Dows Pa Xia Lee Des Moines Joshua Joe Breeggemann Shakopee, Minn. Abbey Jordan Mertz Perry Eric Robert Brumm Osage David Joseph Moffitt Colfax Amanda Kim Buseman Ames Lauren Rae Nuzback Atlantic *** Winston Joseph Chappell Ames Lena Michelle Peloso Kirkland, Wash. * Aaron Elizabeth Cirks Gilmore City Curtis Michael Powers Peoria, Ill. Ashley Elizabeth Davis Slater Justin Michael Pudenz Patrick Joseph Dempsey Peosta Eric James Remus Ankeny Annette Marie Faux Perry * Sara Jeanne Spence Ames Malori Marie Flanery Omaha, Neb. Jenna Leigh Spurlin Humboldt ** Cheri Ann Hansen Sioux City ** Emily Gene Trecker Carroll ** Thomas Dewey Hargis Huxley Kyle Zachary Vannier Council Bluffs * Ryan Peter Haugo Eden Prairie, Minn. ** Kimberly Kay Wernimont Breda Danielle Rae Henderson Michael William Woods Estherville Lauren Marie Heyer West Des Moines Jia Xu Ames

Major in Business Economics

Ryan Spenser Freed Grundy Center Andrew John Murphy Eden Prairie, Minn.

Major in Finance

Ian Thomas Arvesen Pine Springs, Minn. Stacey Lynn Harrison Jefferson Kaleb Daniel Boyer Muscatine Jason Micheal Holloway Guthrie Center James Elden Brock Urbandale Justin David Hosman Apple Valley, Minn. Steven Joseph Cerese Park Ridge, Ill. Ochirmaa Ishdorj Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Jonathon Lee Davis Harlan Megan Kaye Jacobsen Maple Grove, Minn. Lindsey Marie Davis Boone Steven Andrew Kelly Omaha, Neb. Wesley Hans DeShaw Hopkinton Mehmet Teoman Koksal Istanbul, Turkey Cody Glen Egdorf Paullina Samson Daniel Kramer Swisher Ibrahima Faye Ames Michael J.B. Kreft Lytton Ankit Fumakia Indore, India Varsha Kriplani Bhopal, India Amalie Galm Everly Bradley Michael Kuhn Cascade Reinalyn Paz Golino Kihei, Hawaii David Ellis McAlpine Sioux Center Kari Michelle Grodahl Lytton *† Brian Joseph McMurray West Des Moines Heath Alan Hanson Ellsworth Anthony J. McNerney Carol Stream, Ill. André Renard Harness Jr. Nakul Mehta Indore, India Dakota Dunes, S. Dak. ** Madeline M. Moffitt Creston

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 46 † Honors Program Michael John Monita West Saint Paul, Minn. Bryan Dale Sloth Carroll Cari Ann Monroe Rockwell City * Billy Joe Templeton Story City Allison Lynn Mueller Elliott Andrew William Turner Clive Michael Jay Murkins Sioux City Aaron Christopher Valley Tyler Joe Nessa Webster City * Roshan Verma Indore M.P., India Timothy Dale Neubauer Iowa Falls Austin Stephen Watrous Grimes KayLynn Thi Ngo Des Moines *** Emily Anne Weikert West Des Moines * Kevin Joseph Nobiling Humboldt Amanda Lee Weiland Bernard * Maria Anne Reinig Portsmouth Rachel Lee Wilkey State Center Aaron Michael Romano Council Bluffs Ross Thomas Wittry Breda * Jared Michael Scanlon Mount Vernon

Major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Michael Dean Crist West Des Moines Benjamin Alan Norton Fairfield Zac Hugh Easley Ames Jacob Alexander Robertson Manning Benjamin Adam Feil Cedar Rapids Nathan Douglas Roseen Marcus Matthew Allan Jacobsen Audubon Ryan Patrick Stillman Graettinger ** Kirk Brandon Jaminet Sioux City Jeremy Duane Sukup Missouri Valley Courtney Lea Miller Jacob Nathaniel Swenson Onawa John Martin Neary Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Major in Management

Tyler James Adix West Des Moines Michael Robert Knapp Urbandale Katelyn Renee Borden Burlington John Curtis Lassaux West Des Moines Timothy William Brannen Shenandoah Steve M. Luhmann Ames Timothy Dale Carroll Knoxville, Tenn. Ashley Jean Monell Sioux City Julie Ann Collins Pella Elizabeth Ann Newbern Madrid Bryan Jay Crow Waukee Michael George Norris Osceola Jeremiah Jesse Culp Ames Kimberly Elizabeth Putz Melcher-Dallas Brian Christopher Davis Johnston Chris Jordon Roberts Burlington * Seth D. Dodge Ames Rachel Richerodt Rozell Marshalltown Eric Bryson Fink Story City Derec Jon-Francis Schmidgall Lincoln, Neb. Kristin Nicole Gaard Crystal Lake, Ill. Brett M. Swanson Sioux City Mathew Tyler Gross Logan Jessica Marie Varilek Red Oak Anthony Vernon Howard Adam S. Walker Norwalk Dakota Dunes, S. Dak. Sallie Kaitlin Weiland Gilmore City Jacob William Johnston Denison Jeremy James Weiss Barnum Joo Hyun Jung Seoul, South Korea Jill Powell Westhoff Pierson **† Jacqueline Elizabeth Karns Urbandale

Major in Management Information Systems

Jordan Dale Adams Davenport Christopher Steven Griffith Sioux City Brian Allan Call Des Moines Ronald P. Hauser Manly Gustavo Ceballos Des Moines Kurt Richard Hulsebus Sioux City Jared Nelson Clark Harlan Jeremy Alan Joy Missouri Valley * Adam Anthony Conzemius Ames Aaron Mitchell Kirkpatrick Cedar Falls Joshua Michael Culp West Des Moines Luke Joseph Kutsch Sherrill Aaron John Dehning Brian Christopher Lewis Marshalltown Shaun Michael DeVries Pella George H. Lu Johnston Peter Bernard Edelstein Urbandale Dennis William Marquardt Coralville Vishwas V. Gajerawala West Des Moines Kane Joshua Meyer Friend, Neb. Kong-Howe Goh Georgetown, Malaysia John William Oblak Waseca, Minn.

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 47 † Honors Program Eric Thomas Rahn Ames Skyler Douglas Tisue Redwood Falls, Minn. Craig Robert Ramsey Muscatine Ngan Q. Tran Des Moines Zackory S. Rice Sergeant Bluff Karson Keith Van Meeteren Sanborn Benjamin S. Shupp Decorah Rylan William Vust Ellsworth Alan Corrado Spyrison Joshua Joel Westbrook Laramie, Wyo. Tim Tien Thai Marshalltown Luke Calier Worrell Ames

Major in Marketing

Kyle Andrew Beaman Clive Thomas D. Laurila Edina, Minn. Kelly Marie Bentley Oakland Jacob Ryan Lindsey Robins Krista Jean Betten Rockwell City ** Arushi Lohiya Jaipur Rajasthan, India Brant Clinton Bumgarner Ames Jordan Ashley Marsh Earlham Malley Elizabeth Chapman Nerstrand, Minn. Robert Stephen Meade Council Bluffs Andrew J. Clayton Ames Benjamin John Metier Fort Dodge Brandon Michael Dahms West Des Moines Eric Todd Meyer Algona Cole Alan Disney Urbandale † Rachel Lynn Millard Des Moines Logan J. Dzingle Marion Kelsi Nicole Niederhauser Eagle Grove Whitney Jo Funkhouser Slater Christopher Scott Nielsen Remsen Christopher Michael Gonzalez Ankeny Adam C. Olson Stanhope Sarah Burk Hanson Ames Stephanie Christine Russell Lawton Nina Juliet Heck Osceola Kelvin Neal Santee Ankeny Jacob Russell Heft Clive Matthew Scott Schuster Oakland Trent John Hepler Ames Joshua David Sink Stanton Adam Paul Hubert Salix Francesca Marie Skwark Rockford, Ill. Kali A. Jacobsen Harlan Nathan Daniel Taylor Red Oak Kasi Ann Jones Osceola Phong Vang Des Moines Ntumba Freddy Kabongo Lynn, Mass. Charles Stuart Weber Ames Alexandra Suzanne King Clay Michael Wells Washington Mendota Heights, Minn. Jessica Lynn White Sean Michael Kohlhaas Ames

Major in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Derick Allen Christopher Detroit, Mich. * Eric Joseph Prilipp Algona David Micheal Jensen Woodbury, Minn. Jason Walker Scales Winston-Salem, N.C. Amanda Lynn Kerper Ames Jeffrey G. Tryon Ames Harry David Kramer III Des Moines Amy Marie Wagner Webster City Chad Michael Pedersen Ames

Multiple Curricula and Majors

* Elisa M. Berzins Denver, Colo. Corey James Byrnes Eagan, Minn. Marketing and Management Accounting and Finance

Alexandra Sanchez Boulden Geneva, Ill. Aaron David Carufel Saint Paul, Minn. Marketing and Operations and Supply Finance and Accounting Chain Management *** Jared William Chizek Manson Julie Elizabeth Boyer Ankeny Accounting and Management Accounting and Finance

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 48 † Honors Program Marjory May Christensen Carter Lake Timothy Michael Kucera Des Moines Marketing and Management Marketing and International Business

Courtney Marie Currie Ames ** Steven William Lallier Ankeny Operations and Supply Chain Management Marketing and Management and Logistics and Supply Chain Management Clayton Ryan Larmie Altoona Logistics and Supply Chain Management Melanie Joy David Apple Valley, Minn. and Marketing Operations and Supply Chain Management and Marketing * Stephanie Ann Loan Iowa City Accounting and Finance Lucas Allen Denner Ames Finance and Management Zachary Kyle McMahon Oakland Logistics and Supply Chain Management William Riley Druhl Belmond and Management Management Information Systems and Operations and Supply Chain Management Jacob Victor Miller Dallas Center Management and Marketing *† Jeffrey Lynn Edwards Jr. West Des Moines Finance and International Business Anumeha Mishra Indore, India Finance and Management ***†Spenser Jon Frank Adel Finance and International Business Ryan John Mitchell Plymouth, Minn. Accounting and Finance Patrick John Golus Dubuque Management Information Systems and Liem Huynh Nguyen Des Moines Operations and Supply Chain Management Accounting and Finance

Erika Gabriela González Elizalde Perry Kyle Richard Nieman Earlville Marketing and International Business Accounting and Finance

** Christopher Wayne Hieggelke Ottawa, Ill. * Pritesh Patel Indianola Marketing, International Business, and Management Information Systems and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Spanish Finance

** Matt Thomas Huegerich Ankeny Jaime Edgardo Quintanilla Storm Lake Accounting and Finance Management and Marketing

Claire E. Ivory Clinton Cassie Marie Roth Booneville Marketing and Management Marketing and International Business

Jessica Jakarta Dki, Indonesia Matthew Steven Saar Accounting and Finance Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Marketing Christopher Douglas Jones Killen Ala. Management Information Systems and Katie Marie Schmitz Audubon Operations and Supply Chain Management Marketing and Finance

** Brian Scott Kahler Ankeny Lauren Ashley Simonds Phillipsburg, N.J. Finance and Management Management and Operations and Supply Chain Management David Rasavanh Kouang Des Moines Marketing and Management Information Jesse Carl Sommerfeld Lake City Systems Finance and Business Economics

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 49 † Honors Program Bradley Joseph Stafford Marshalltown ** Austin Michael Tolander Ankeny Management and Logistics and Supply Accounting and Finance Chain Management Julieta Vahanian Cordoba, Argentina Christopher R. Stalley Minneapolis, Minn. Marketing and International Business Marketing and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Advertising *† James Theodore von Gillern West Des Moines Lindsey Audrey Lee Tanner New Albin Finance and Marketing Management and International Business Lindsay Marie Wegner Hutchinson, Minn. * Nicholas John Testa Maple Grove, Minn. Marketing and Management Finance and Accounting Jan Jan Wong Des Moines Aaron Andrew Timm Story City Logistics and Supply Chain Management Management and Marketing and Operations and Supply Chain Management ** Ali M. Tingwald Boone Accounting and Finance

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 50 † Honors Program CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF DESIGN

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Curriculum in Architecture

Justine Elizabeth Bangert Burlington * Lee H. Ireland Newburyport, Mass. Joseph Matthew Bednar Johnston John Michael Pepper West Des Moines Jared Paul Beenken Buffalo Center Jennie Marie Retke Hartville, Wyo. Marco Antonio Rodrigues Alves de Carvalho Brian Joseph Scott Clinton Sao Paulo, Brazil Jim F.C. Tung Cherry Hill, N.J. Chad Michael Hinman * Jeremy John Woitaszewski Omaha, Neb.

Multiple Curricula

Brian Douglas Phipps Ames Brandon G. Vong Ames Architecture and Environmental Studies Architecture and Environmental Studies

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Curriculum in Art and Design

Elizabeth Katherine Dornfeld Kristy Ann Rahm Urbandale West Des Moines Grant Michael Robbins Manchester

Multiple Curricula and Majors

Katherine Josephine Pivec Eagan, Minn. Amy Rose Topf Sioux City Art and Design and Liberal Arts and Art and Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Advertising Sciences: Major in Anthropology

Minna Annelies Opal Quint Ryan Robert John Vidimos III Ames Art and Design and International Studies Art and Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Advertising

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Curriculum in Integrated Studio Arts

Hailey Katherine Bretz West Des Moines Andrew Jon Clarridge Story City Ellen Michelle Buehner Cedar Falls Jennifer Elizabeth Glandon Nevada ** Maureen Frances Burke Ames Kevin Michael Hill Mason City Jennifer Joan Caes Marengo Amy Beth McAfee Logan

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 51 † Honors Program Andrew Jon Perrizo Odebolt Julianne Elizabeth Solberg Eagan, Minn. * Michael Duane Rinnan Truro * Emily Jeanne Tarbox Urbandale Carissa J. Rykhoek Pleasant Hill † Miriam A. Tate Manta, Ecuador Jennifer Erin Serra Ames Ryan A. Weatherly Pleasant Hill Tyler Reed Shell Schaller

Curriculum in Interior Design

Erin Lynn Loykasek Des Moines Sara Ann Sattler Cedar Rapids

Multiple Curricula and Major

Rachel Marie Grindahl Rochester, Minn. Integrated Studio Arts and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in Advertising

BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Curriculum in Landscape Architecture

Onnuhri Huh Daegu, South Korea Sea-Hyeok Lee Pohang, South Korea Sung Eun Ko Daegu, South Korea Carrie Lynn Tauscher Pulaski, Wis.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Curriculum in Community and Regional Planning

Sabrina Eleena Ebbing Bellevue, Neb. Levi Alonzo Schwarck Eldora Peter Curtis Jensen Adrian, Minn. Michael Alan Wright Waukee Nathan Michael Kistner Walker, Minn.

Multiple Curricula

Emily Ann Petrzelka Mount Pleasant Community and Regional Planning and Environmental Studies

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 52 † Honors Program CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Curriculum in Aerospace Engineering

Didum Dee Abraham Des Moines Ryan Dennis Mooers Carlisle ** Brett V. Barnes Cedar Rapids Erik Michael Petersen Waukee *** Daniel Erik Christensen Omaha, Neb. Aaron Robert Peterson Bloomington, Minn. * Jason Travis Fisher Bellevue, Neb. ** Rowena Manzano Sace Edina, Minn. Seth Kirk Fontenot Marion Raymond Christopher Saeland **† Robert John Grandin Oneida, Ill. Cloquet, Minn. Daniel David Hult Gothenburg, Neb. Seth Christopher Voigt Waterloo Kamran Jamil Peshawar, Pakistan *** Molly Elisabeth Hamilton White Des Moines Wade W. Johanns Mason City Sebastian John Yaklin Bellevue * Mitchell Foss Johnson Elbow Lake, Minn. Christopher Francis Yockey Anthon Mark Anthony Kane McCallsburg ** Daniel David Zimmerman Omaha, Neb. **† Stephen Andrew McKim Prairie Village, Kans.

Curriculum in Agricultural Engineering

** Carol Rose Faulhaber Sedalia, Mo. Jacob Thomas Klocke Cascade Christopher Jordan Faulkner Farmington Rachel Leah McDaniel Waverly Andrew Steven Frana Calmar Adam John Morford Earlham Andrew Walter Johnson Alcester, S. Dak. Laura May Pepple Opdyke, Ill. Kyle Morris Kaplan Belle Plaine Shane Harley Van Engen Primghar Kevin August Klingbeil Estherville Mark Nicholas Weber Farson

Curriculum in Chemical Engineering

* Anthony James Barthel Shoreview, Minn. Robert James Hohenberger Batavia, Ill. Matthew Russell Brower New Lenox, Ill. ** Jennifer Nicole Olson Vinton Jay P. Chipman Burt Holly Kathryn Pasieka Brookfield, Ill. * Samantha Rae Ulrich Church ** Angela Michelle Peet Loveland, Colo. Richfield, Minn. Yashish Saboo Calicut, India *** Jason Patrick Haase Lincoln, Neb. ** Blake Richard Stalder Davenport ** Kenneth Patrick Healy Overland Park, Kans. Senlong Yu Kluang, Malaysia

Curriculum in Civil Engineering

Daniel Mark Arends Cedar Falls Nicholas William Decker Bellevue Jared Steven Augustine Le Mars Tao Fei Huzhou, China Aaron Michael Barry Fairfax Brian Wesley Frank Rochester, Minn. Michal M. Bartusiewicz Park Ridge, Ill. Adam Bradley Halls Indianola Corey Douglas Bogenreif Fort Dodge Forrest Lee Hasty Cambridge Evan G. Bowder Pender, Neb. ***†Taylor Allen Hopper Wallingford Lucian Cole Camp Boone ***†Kathryn Elisabeth Horlocker Eric Joel Cook Glenwood Rochester, Minn.

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 53 † Honors Program Matthew Michael Hosford Waterloo James Edward Robinson III Council Bluffs ** Thomas Alan Jantscher Plymouth, Minn. Tracey Jill Schumacher Ida Grove Brian Alan Johnson * Gus L. Shryack Macomb, Ill. Lucas Joshua Johnson Madrid Andrew Donald David Sindt Story City Shana Donna Kane Rock Island, Ill. Dustin Tyler Skogerboe Nevada Chelsea Brooks Lamar Ames Cheng Sun Lanzhou, China Jonathan Lee Larson Monticello Drew R. Sweers Britt Yuen Chang Lee Puchong, Malaysia Bin Tong Xuchang, China Troy Nicholas Mounts West Des Moines Benjamin R. Ware Ankeny Na Ning Lan Zhou, China Adam Charles Weaver Williamsburg Garret Daniel Reeder Northwood John Andrew Wethington Davenport ** Charlotte Richter Granger

Curriculum in Computer Engineering

Hussain Mohammed Almosa Ames Adam Ryan Lee Eagle, Idaho Henri Bai Iowa City ** Karen Julia Littlejohn Wales, Wis. Andrew Mark Dorman Cedar Rapids Joey John Nirschl Cedar Rapids Andrew Erdman Algona * Kirk Monroe Olson Waterloo Tyler John Gustafson Aurelia Benjamin Stafford Petersen Sioux City Luke Russell Harvey Remsen Christopher Thomas Tefer Ankeny * Jacob Michael Holen Isanti, Minn.

Curriculum in Construction Engineering

Sean Michael Anderson Hinsdale, Ill. Matthew Michael Magnuson Palatine, Ill. Ryan William Bowers West Branch Jessica R. Meredith Bloomfield Clark David Bruellman West Bend J. Alexander Nielsen Oskaloosa Lucas Daniel Cassidy Thurman Austin Thomas Norberg Strawberry Point Timothy John Corcoran Sumner Nicholas Michel Olson Grundy Center * Brenton Lee Formanek Farmersburg Luke Allen Peterson Bettendorf Matthew Ross Harder Ames Megan Marie Schlag Sioux City Alexandre Lee Jensen Armstrong Derek John Stickfort Ames Gregory Lyle Knudsen Harlan Terry Thomas Tipp Bettendorf Joel M. Loes Ames Kyle Alan Weller Roscoe, Ill.

Curriculum in Electrical Engineering

Mubarak Salaheldin Abbas Cedar Rapids *** Aaron Patrick Logan Silver Springs, N.Y. *** Steven Walton Beckert Davenport * Jennifer Lynn Long La Vista, Neb. Fairman Scott Campbell Rochester, Minn. ** Austin Scott Lyons Dysart * Kian Loong Chen Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mathew Gregory Martin Omaha, Neb. Kristopher L. Cory Quincy, Ill. ** Timothy Benjamin Meer Phong Thanh Deo Des Moines International Falls, Minn. Hassan Siddig Hassan Khartoum, Sudan Andrew Blake Miller Jr. Byron, Minn. Stephen Andrew Hines Ivan Herschel Mills Muscatine Timothy Michael Hubert Robins * Ian Michael Moodie Dubuque Nicholas Urban Klaren Dyersville Christian David Sande Adel ** Madhav Varma Kothapalli Omaha, Neb. * Kartik Rama Subbu Mumbai, India *** Sheng Huang Lee Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Andrew John Versluys Pella Daniel Raymond Levetzow Davenport Devin William Whiteley Des Moines ** Taoran Li Xian, China Karliam Chee Woo Faribault, Minn. William Wei Sern Lim Cory Scott Yeager Huxley Georgetown, Malaysia

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 54 † Honors Program Curriculum in Industrial Engineering

Chris Arku Moline, Ill. David Alan Markman Eden Prairie, Minn. Matthew Michael Broyles Bennett Jenna Teresa Meier * Vanessa Louise Calderon Des Moines Trevor James Muchow Gladstone, Mo. Teng Foong Cheang Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jonathan Franklin Roberts Osceola, Ark. Oliver C. Chua Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia William Aaron Rowcliffe Osage Jesse Christopher Dodds Montrose Travis Lee Schwalbach Omaha, Neb. James Robert Gilman Winona, Minn. Kevin Andrew Torno Sioux City Jeremy Alden Kingkade Des Moines Eli Karaus Weinmann Stewartville, Minn. ** Ceara Nicole Kirchner Donnellson ** Bobbi Jo Wendorff Brookings, S. Dak. Johnathan Isaac Kuchenbecker Mason City

Curriculum in Materials Engineering

*** Amy J. Bergerud Hoffman Estates, Ill. ** Alexander Nicholas Smith Sioux City Jace Richard Indrelie Rochester, Minn. * Andrew Douglas Steinmetz Cedar Rapids Matthew Edward Janowicz Spring Grove, Ill. * Gregory Alan Vetterick Kelley ** Benjamin Charles Mac Murray Mankato, Minn.

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering

Richard Blane Adams Quincy, Ill. ** Christopher Robert Iacono Savage, Minn. Kristofer Erik Anderson Eagan, Minn. Kalinda M. Kaluarachchi Justin T. Augustyn Guttenberg Colombo, Sri Lanka Ahmad Fazmeen Baharuden Saengmany Khotsombath Ampang, Malaysia Robbinsdale, Minn. Kevin Andrew Ballou Exira Isaiah Donovan Klavitter Davenport Kevin James Baumhover Story City Zachary Wayne Kuecker Denver Andrew Donald Bigler Elk Run Heights Emily Jean Leafstedt Mason City ** Harrison Balters Bucy Beatrice, Neb. Chan Fai Lee Sri Petaling, Malaysia *** Michelle Kay Buehler Bloomingdale, Ill. *** Sara Genevieve Luke Central City * Mark Whitney Cecconi Stillwater, Minn. Nathan Lee Manor Bettendorf Cody Alan Cook Pleasantville Eric Scott Marasco Saint Joseph, Mo. * Robert Charles Cooper Eagan, Minn. ** Christopher James Massina Waterloo Nicholas Ryan Creager Mount Pleasant * Laurel Erin Baird McDonough Omaha, Neb. Randall Scott Cullison Glenwood Kyle Michael Messerschmidt Des Moines Gui Ern Dong Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Joseph James Mistretta Darien, Ill. Samuel Joseph Failla Jr. Madrid Eric James Murphy Eldridge * Benjamin Cho Ferin Medina, Minn. *** Simon Leroy Nielsen Avoca Catherine J. Fiedler Lincoln, Neb. Jared David Noack Decorah Robert Scott Gipple Hinton Andres Young Park Iquique, Chile Dustin Paul Goldman Waconia, Minn. Henry Hoang Pham Ames Brandon Joseph Grimm Cedar Falls Zachary Andrew Piasecki Rock Island, Ill. *** Chelsea Anne Griswold Dubuque Michael Anton Rau Defiance Justin Claude Gross Marcus Drew Daniel Robinson Ames Thomas Richard Grote Dunlap Aaron Cody Rodriguez Des Moines Chad Steven Hageman Solon Andrew Curtis Schmid Savage, Minn. Heidi Anne Hageman Hinton Timothy William Schrad Carroll Philippe Justin Hevesy East Peoria, Ill. Trevor Lee Seibold Theodore Martin Hotvet Minneapolis, Minn. David D. Smit Boxholm Nicolas R. Howard Omaha, Neb. Carmi Nicholas Spicer Ames Zachary James Huemann Burnsville, Minn. Dain William Spurgeon Cedar Rapids Brandon James Hunold West Point Mitchell Richard Stech Lake In The Hills, Ill.

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 55 † Honors Program ** Sean Michael Sturm Armstrong Justin Mark Tivers Buffalo Grove, Ill. Gregory Roger Swiss Ingleside, Ill. Derek Allan Tramp Mankato, Minn. Austin James Tech Council Bluffs Mark William Vestweber Belmond Merritt James Tennison Omaha, Neb. ** Andrew John Vos Okoboji Andrew John Theobald Wapello Josh Corey Warner Davenport Jeffrey Dean Thomas Unionville ** Loren A. Zabel Eldridge Frederick Victor Thompson Graham Henry Zrostlik Garner Crystal Lake, Ill.

Curriculum in Software Engineering

Chaz Michael Beck Cedar Rapids Tyler Wilson Lamb Muscatine Shaun Andrew Brockhoff Neola Marcus Malcolm Rosenow Winona, Minn. Jason James Lackore Osage * James Robert Woestman Monroe

Multiple Curricula and Majors

Peter S. Finzell Saint Paul, Minn. Grant Sumiwo Tsuchiya Minnetonka, Minn. Mechanical Engineering and Liberal Arts Mechanical Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in German and Sciences: Major in Spanish

David Andrew Prater Ames Mechanical Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Major in German

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 56 † Honors Program CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Curriculum in Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production

Kayla Elizabeth Ackerman Ames Kari Lynn Rolling Le Mars Brianna Leigh Botsford Dubuque Susuwi Eleonora Salvador Ames Lyndsey Marie Brekunitch Iowa Falls Breanna Schmillen Spencer Mikaela Rae Donaldson Johnston Samantha Marie Schooley Urbandale Lindsey Nicole Douglas Bondurant Nalini Sethi Rochester, Minn. * McKenzie Nicole Fausel Urbandale *† Aerielle Tess Westbrook Smith Ankeny Marilina M. Flores Sanz Amanda Jo Steines Bellevue San Juan, Puerto Rico Annette Elaine St. Peter Fort Dodge Mary Grace Harvey Muscatine Noah Alan Swanson Des Moines Alison Elizabeth Hatfield Richfield, Minn. Kristin Marie Tehel Clive Laura Kathleen Holck Okoboji Natasha Lynn Thelen Carroll Angela Marie Kauffman Cedar Rapids Cassie Jo Veldhuizen Fremont Audrey Jo Kuecker Cylinder Chelsea Janet Wierson Ames Charlotte Aloisia Martin Montezuma Amber L. Wordlaw Plainfield, Ill. * Alexa Marie Meacham West Des Moines Alison Nicole Wright Correctionville Austin John Paule West Des Moines ** Brittany Marie Wyeno Amie Marie Ramirez Clinton Colorado Springs, Colo. Megan Tee Rohrer Saint Charles, Ill.

Curriculum in Child, Adult, and Family Services

Ashley Elizabeth Anderson Andrew Kagima Ames Eden Prairie, Minn. Melissa Sue Licata Boone Julie Christine Bardin Clive Solomon Dak Luak Des Moines Lauren Kathleen Bjorn *** Dara Michelle Madigan Lafayette, Colo. Lacey Ann Brockhoff Walnut Ashley Michelle McCubbin Gowrie Maria Esperanza Cantú Algona Kristin Kay McKenzie West Des Moines Kristen Yung Mee Debner Allison Oliva Orozco Clear Lake Lindsey Deets Iowa City Courtney L. Radcliff Urbandale Katie Jo Rashmi Dodson Dayton Alexandra Noelle Heerlein Rupnow Jill Elizabeth Eilbert Wellsburg Des Moines ** Dayna Lynn Grabinoski Armstrong Katie Jo Schmidt Webster City Kelsey Diane Hawbaker Dallas Center Sarah Ann Stover Eckert, Colo. Vanessa Leya Mae Janssen Palmer Celeste Bradford White Barrington Hills, Ill. ** Sara Christine Jarnell Sioux City Anna Zannis Saint Charles, Ill.

Curriculum in Dietetics

Elizabeth Marie Ohnemus Davenport * Jessica Erin Swanson Greenfield ** Abby Marie Pollard Oskaloosa Jill Nicole Watson Blair, Neb. Nicolle Jeanette Putnam Hartley

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 57 † Honors Program Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

Brittanie Nichole Anderson Fruitland Jennifer Marie Lowrance Roscoe, Ill. Abbie Sue Cupples Newton Kathleen Scarlett McDermott Council Bluffs Stacey Danielle DeJoode Pella ** Elizabeth Marie Montgomery Urbandale Kathryn Guzallis Omaha, Neb. *** Cassandra Rae Oberembt Adel Sarah Terease Hartman Wilton * Joanna Grace Schlesselman Belle Plaine Michelle Elise Johnson West Des Moines Allie Natasha Staples Carroll Jessica Michelle Kerslake Lisbon Emma Lee Stromer Deborah Ann Kohlhaas Livermore * Sara Elizabeth Swackhammer Kate Louise Krohn Sioux City West Des Moines Caryn Sue Lane Algona

Curriculum in Elementary Education

David Hon Athy Saint Charles ** Amanda Jane Nisleit Woodbury, Minn. Aaron C. Bahr Andrew Christina Michelle Orchard * Carolyn Elizabeth Bartlett Des Moines Eden Prairie, Minn. Jodi Ann Cardo Elgin Sarah Jayne Owen Clive Anna Elizabeth Carley Marshalltown Jennifer Sue Paulus Rockford * Crystal Lee Chariton Appleton, Wis. *** Christina Marie Pfab Epworth Kaley E. Cunningham Spring Grove, Ill. Jennifer Marie Ploen Walnut Mackenzie Anne Doll Clive * Amanda Marie Ragan Bondurant * Mallory Anna Engelen Ames Elizabeth Kaye Reck Winthrop *** Jessica Lynn Garland Des Moines Angela Elizabeth Reiners Atkins Diane Marie Grant Webster City Grant Michael Robbins Manchester Andrea Katherine Hanchera Swisher Ashley Elizabeth Robertson Ames * Rachel Elizabeth Hansen Grinnell Megan Marie Roelfs Urbandale *** Kayla Kristine Harvey Muscatine Virginia Elizabeth Rogers Sioux City * Jocelyn Roberta Jensen Murray Amanda Joy Sage Ankeny Megan Ann Kleinwolterink Ames * Anna Lynn Sanvig Charles City Kayla Paige Kling Washington * Sarah Kay Schaff Westgate Courtney Anne Kohler Mason City Jo Ellen Marie Schneider Le Mars Suvada Kuburas Des Moines Emily Suzanne Stroburg Jefferson *** Ashley Anne Lenze West Des Moines ** Blair Ellen Struble Ames Samantha J. Lewis Ames Vanessa Rose Symmonds Waverly ** Katherine Lynne Martzahn Greene * Kerrie Ann Thompson Huxley Monica Christine Mattox Clive Kaila Mauree Wood Mount Pleasant Hilary Lea Mullen Osage

Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies

Rebecca Christine Braet Calamus * Karen Marie Naig Cylinder *** Vicki Marie Gustafson Ogden Deana Olson Toresdahl Ames Amanda Marie Larson Boone

Curriculum in Family Finance, Housing, and Policy

Janelle Ann Heth Des Moines Kristy Margaret Kroenke Graettinger

Curriculum in Food Science

Jessica Michele Giuttari Savage, Minn. Tegan Marie Jepsen Holstein Janelle Elizabeth Brewer Greene Des Moines Rena Phalosa Joesoef Surakarta, Indonesia

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude 58 *** Summa Cum Laude † Honors Program Curriculum in Health and Human Performance

Kelsey Marie Andresen Ankeny Jack Andrew Shilkaitis Ames Daniel James Eisenrich Blackduck, Minn. ***†Katherine Mary Swanson Eagan, Minn. Eric Cassens Mann Marshalltown Kerry Alan Von Weihe Carson Sarah Nicole Nielsen Humboldt

Curriculum in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management

Nancy Catherine Fieg Grimes Hyungwoo Nam Anyang-Si, South Korea Emily Marie King Edina, Minn. Jena Catherine Plagge Clear Lake Stephanie Sue Lang Maxwell Shao-Wen Tseng Charter Oak Seung Myung Lee Andong, South Korea Lyndsie Mariah Wilson Des Moines

Curriculum in Kinesiology and Health

Matthew Aaron Austin Waukee Joseph Kohl Miller Marshalltown * Jeffrey Arthur Barton Ames Bryan Arnold Petersen Clinton Brian Edward Berg Eden Prairie, Minn. Stephanie Kaye Price Forest City Matthew Daniel Burke Pleasant Hill Justin Charles Reifsnyder Pioche, Nev. Jeremy Dean Burns Essex Jeffrey Scott Richardson Carroll Taylor Ray Carter Omaha, Neb. Jason Edward Schmitz Defiance Heather Marie Dahl La Crosse, Wis. Kendal Lee Sickels Waukon Benjamin William Klein Stillwater, Minn. Richard Adam Smith Mount Pleasant ** Darcy Lynn Kruger Wesley Stephanie Jo Tabbert Saint Ansgar Sean Paul Larkin New Hampton * Dustin Arthur Thorson Saint Ansgar Sarah Elizabeth Matlage Saint Marys Zachary Clark Willis Cedar Rapids Ryan Thomas Merritt Davenport

Curriculum in Nutritional Science

** Abby Marie Pollard Oskaloosa

Multiple Curricula and Majors

* Daniel Collins Moran Fremont, Neb. † Lynn Marie Torrence Lisbon Elementary Education and Liberal Arts and Dietetics and Liberal Arts and Sciences: Sciences: Major in Spanish Major in Spanish

**† Danielle Jo Sponder Maple Grove, Minn. Robyn Lynn Wendorff Eden Prairie, Minn. Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Production and Business: Major in Production and Business: Major in Marketing Marketing

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 59 † Honors Program CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES FROM THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF ARTS Curriculum in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Major in Advertising Nicole Lynn Townsend Dyersville * Shing Kai Chan Hong Kong, China ** Brittany Marie Wyeno Rachel Ann Cook Clive Zachery Taylor Halma Inwood Colorado Springs, Colo. Ginny M. Hammes Sycamore, Ill.

Major in Anthropology

* Elizabeth Rebekah Ellen Kix Hubbard

Major in Biological/Premedical Illustration

Kelvin Eugene Harris Jr. Summit Ill. * Azusa Okuwa Kanazawa, Japan

Major in Chemistry

Matthew Edward Janowicz Spring Grove, Ill. Andrew Joseph Makowski

Major in Communication Studies

Allen Richard Bell Tallahassee, Fla. Cassie Jual Pype Homer Glen, Ill. ** Laura Ann Cooper Des Moines Jeremy Carl Schmidt Waukee Katherine Colleen Cross Tustin, Cal. Kal Austin Schuller Britt ** Jennifer Katherine Daline Mandee L. Shaw Fenton Minnetonka, Minn. Erik John Stuekerjuergen Clive Joseph Domenico Giudicessi Jr. Des Moines Maggie Joanna Tillman Forest City Dalma Hadziomerovic Des Moines * Emma Grace Trausch Vernon Hills, Ill. Jeffrey Alan Harris Davenport Michael T. Wendell Clinton ** Matthew John Henry Des Moines

Major in English

*** Stephen James Anderson Nevada * Leah Marie Kline Ankeny Emily Rose Cooper Urbandale * Michael Kenneth Kline Ames Amanda Susan Kruk Doster Springville Lindsay Rae Lee Urbandale Anne N. Drinkall Muscatine Tyler Christian Lubben La Porte City ** Carrie Lynn Hampton Sumner

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude 60 *** Summa Cum Laude † Honors Program Major in German

Samuel Patrick Hanish Badger Bobbie Nichole Jennings Kansas City, Kans.

Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (Classical Studies)

**Laura Allene Schrader Waterloo

Major in Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice)

Thomas James Frein II Waterloo Tyler James Roling Clive Suzanne Eileen Froese Gages Lake, Ill. Jeremiah H. Sturgeon Stanton Ryan Daniel Lepp Rock Island, Ill. Thomas N. Thayer Ames Brandi Leigh Millikan Melbourne Mitchel Lee Upton West Union Frances Janel Radilla Davenport Kayce Ann Usher Mason City Joshua Leon Raven Fort Myers, Fla. Chase Everett Varley Menlo Gregory Lewis Reckman Davenport Aaron Lucas Wubben Des Moines

Major in Journalism and Mass Communication

Jacob Bailey Dickey Ames William Kinch O’Kelley Ames Alyssa K. Fairchild Ames Trevor J. Ray Ankeny * Joshua Ryne Hillman Cedar Rapids Alison Kaye Sadler Bondurant ** Holly Christine Johannsen Harlan Kaitlin J. Schneider Cedar Rapids Zachary Matthew Johnson Libertyville, Ill. * Thomas Patrick Vance Stewartville, Minn. Kristine Sue Keil Thompson Adam Randall Vos Carlisle Molly Shea McKernan Chariton Katy Maureen Walter West Des Moines Hannah Pauline Menadue Elkhart

Major in Linguistics

Elizabeth Anne DeYoung Oshkosh, Wis. Sunsim Park Ames Anthony Allen Lansing Algona

Major in Music

* Katherine Luisa Seehusen Atlantic Erin Jane Yates Carlisle

Major in Performing Arts

John Edward Flotho Cambridge Jaime Lee Wood Urbandale Andrew Christopher Schmeisser Mason City

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 61 † Honors Program Major in Philosophy

Ali Christensen Berndt Saint Paul, Minn. Michael David Jones Estherville Eric Bill Fort Dodge Rachel Ann Wilkes Ames

Major in Political Science

Byron Hugh Black Algona Brian Lee Marsh Sioux City Rachael J. Creswell Cedar Falls Kathryn Margaret McClain Bettendorf Aaron Allen Cronk Madrid * Kevin Lee Peterson Nevada Christopher Lee Downs Allerton Tate William Rathje Ames Jeremy Keith Erny Long Grove, Ill. Patrick Lee Smith Winterset Amber Joel Hraha Martensdale Alyssa Ann Staley Charter Oak ** Kelli Anne Huser Altoona Kyle Matthew Wandling Ames Graham C. Jordison Ames Chelsea Virgina Webb Batavia, Ill. ** Nicholas Lee Mabe Ames Joseph Thomas Yassin Des Moines

Major in Psychology

Bayadir Salaheldin Abbas Cedar Rapids Laura Elizabeth Pavone Sioux City Darin J. Belger Ankeny John T. Recker Alta Vista Olivia Beth Constantine Des Moines Jason Allen Tapps Van Meter * Adam Anthony Conzemius Ames Nicholas David Zrostlik Forest City

Major in Sociology

Thomas J. Lux Ames Bryan David White Boone Kayce Ann Usher Mason City

Major in Spanish

Megan Kendra Coppola Des Moines April Shentel Davis Davenport

Major in Speech Communication

* Jessica Lauren Krauel Carroll Taylor Janette Thummel Clarinda Stephanie Elizabeth Morenz Atlantic Leah Mae Wallin Melvin Ryan Anthony Renshaw Anaheim, Calif.

Multiple Curricula and Majors

* Daniel John Backman Woodbury, Minn. Samantha Rene Bonifas Burleson, Tex. Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and (Criminology and Criminal Justice) Criminal Justice) and Sociology

Brent David Balderson Des Moines Kelly Jeanne Cayton Marion Political Science and History Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Sociology

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 62 † Honors Program Darin Lee Counsell Osage * Elizabeth Janette Lott Ames Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Anthropology and International Studies Criminal Justice) and Sociology Caitlin Carbin Mabe Pinehurst, N.C. Rachel Rae Curtis Cresco Philosophy and Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Sociology * Natalie Elizabeth McIlwain Pleasant Valley English and French Thomas W. Davis Bettendorf Journalism and Mass Communication Jenna Marie Miller Moorpark, Calif. and Psychology Spanish and Journalism and Mass Communication Ashton Elaine Fank Manly Communication Studies Ashley Ann Plagge Clear Lake and Speech Communication Political Science and Psychology

*** Elizabeth Rose Fisher Mount Auburn David Stephen Ramirez Des Moines Political Science and International Studies Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Sociology Brian P. Fleming Boone Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and ** Elizabeth Cory Ricker Hanover, Minn. Criminal Justice) and Sociology Journalism and Mass Communication and Political Science LuAnn L. Hansen Council Bluffs Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies * Tara Christina Ross-Hebbe Sheldahl (Criminology and Criminal Justice) Political Science and Environmental Studies

Adam Michael Jessen Clive ** Megan N. Schouvieller Bloomington, Minn. Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice) and Sociology Criminal Justice) and Sociology

Tiffany Ann Kotalik Sioux City William P. Wedemeyer Casey Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and (Criminology and Criminal Justice) Criminal Justice) and Sociology

BACHELOR OF LIBERAL STUDIES

Curriculum in Liberal Studies

Christopher Lawrence Allen Vincent Aaron Gregory Ames *** Maren Leigh Anderson Kathleen Mary Hartranft St. Charles, Ill. Brandon John Berhow-Goll Ventura * Angela Marie Hellmann Marion Elizabeth Lucille Borzo Des Moines Alexa Ann Holcomb Johnston *** Leslie Ann Bremer Garden Grove Kassia Kay Janic Ankeny Christopher Paul Bright Des Moines Judith Marie Jean-Michel Chicago, Ill. Anna Victoria Burford Johnston *** Caitlin Ann Johnson Polk City Erica Michelle Burke Des Moines Kristin M. Jurik Ames Bradford Eugene Claypool Harlan Dirk C.J. Lenhart Ankeny Scott Charles Cutler West Des Moines Nathan Robert Mallas Boone Sarah Helen Davis Fort Wayne, Ind. Katherine Joan McCabe Dubuque Audrey Maxine Dingeman Des Moines Diann S. Medici Jenna Danielle Eichinger Huxley Dipayan Mitra Ames Jacob M. Feldman West Des Moines Jerry James Moses Houston, Tex. Andrew Michael Fussy North Oaks, Minn. Andrea Kay Niemeyer Perry Sean A. Gordon Pleasantville Jesse Daniel Peters West Des Moines

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 63 † Honors Program Melissa Jeanne Scearce Jamaica Brandon Lee Tucker Gowrie Shirley Eileen Smith Beaverton, Ore. Justin Bennett Wilson West Des Moines Timothy Mark Stevens North Agusta, S.C.

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Curriculum in Music

Sarah Marie Baldus Humboldt Christopher Gerald Truckenmiller Madrid *** Lindsey Michelle Bruner Cumming Thomas Dale Wilson Ogden * Burton William Hable Ankeny * Chad Allen Zimmermann Otho

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Curriculum in Software Engineering

Chaz Michael Beck Cedar Rapids Tyler Wilson Lamb Muscatine Shaun Andrew Brockhoff Neola Marcus Malcolm Rosenow Winona, Minn. Jason James Lackore Osage * James Robert Woestman Monroe

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Curriculum in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Major in Anthropology

Richard LaVern Brummond New Hampton Daniel Jay Musgrave Baldwin, Kans. William Alex Hildreth Homewood, Ill. Dustin L. Sunderman Clarinda

Major in Biochemistry

Frederick Kwokem Adda Ankeny Mo T. Nguyen Rockford, Ill. * Cory James Knoot Knoxville Joseph Brent Yager Sioux City

Major in Biology

Andrew M. Antilla Des Moines Laurel Robyn Krause Waterloo Cassandra Anne Avery Fairfield, Calif. Joan Ruby Loutsch Le Mars Alex Thomas Brown Oto Winter Nicole Monroe Pensacola, Fla. Daniel S. Fredrickson Yale Amanda Kristen Purple Plano, Tex. Jack Trenton Hamersky Green Bay, Wis. ** Laura Allene Schrader Waterloo Isaac Jordan Hinton Coralville Courtney Ann Varley Menlo Joshua Jahyun Koo Mount Prospect, Ill.

64 Major in Chemistry

* Samantha Michele Eischeid Sycamore, Ill.

Major in Computer Science

Justin Lee Henson Grimes Garrett Gene Raulston Boone Jacob John Levinson Mason City **† David Lars Samuelson Sioux City ** Paul Eickholt Murphy Newtown, Conn. ** Michael Allen Seibert Des Moines Don Wayne Poulson Smithland John Francis Tornabane Fort Dodge

Major in Economics

Aaron Allen Cronk Madrid Jacob Daniel Rund Huxley Nicholas John Ellis West Des Moines Hillary Lenore Souther Big Lake, Minn. Connor C. Lawrence Muscatine

Major in Environmental Science

Marie-Elaine Smith Limpahan Barnegat, N.J.

Major in Genetics

Samantha Jean Jacobson West Des Moines Andrea Jo Pearce Des Moines Harsh Rikesh Patel Vermillion, S. Dak.

Major in Geology

Abigail Patricia Murray Hay Springs, Neb.

Major in History

Kelly Rose Finn Iowa City Robert John McMahon Ames Hannah Elizabeth Frederick Forest City Alexandria Kathleen Ross Rowedder Marsden David Hand Ames West Des Moines Maureen Anna Elizabeth Hanson Ames Scott Matthew Staiert Ankeny Rachel Anne Jones Burlington John James Van Ess Hawtorne, N.J. Erik Thanong Kanlagna * Nathan Charles Vermillion Yates City, Ill. Daniel Dennis Knipfel Hampton Sara Rebecca Zika Council Bluffs Dane Edward McGargill Imogene

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 65 † Honors Program Major in Journalism and Mass Communication

Susan Erica Ball Mount Prospect, Ill. ** Jamilee Kae Lightfoot Donnellson Aaron L. Follett Newton Madison Jane Mayberry Orange City Emily Ann Haydon West Des Moines Patrick Earl McDaniel Jr. Howell, N.J. Catherine Lorraine Karim Kamara Molly Anne Phelps Malvern Des Moines Mason Robert Viera Johnston

Major in Mathematics

Erin Yung Baker Maple Grove, Minn. * Michelle Andrea McKim Slater * Katelynn Jo Boothby Moville ** Nicholas Ross Meyer West Des Moines * Kevin Michael Born Lone Jack, Mo. Dan The Nguyen Sioux City Megan Ruth Dau-Schmidt Winona, Minn. Jana Tvaruzková Povazska Bystrica, Slovakia

Major in Meteorology

Benjamin Hinshaw McNeill Adel

Major in Physics

** Nicholas Ross Meyer West Des Moines Tao Xu Shen Zhen, China Matthew John Wilmers Omaha, Neb.

Major in Psychology

Andrew Lewis Aanonson Algona Elizabeth Marie Rigsbee Garner Jeremy Jon Burdt Dubuque Nicole Marie Seid Des Moines Sarah Jean Cooper Marion Cailan John Sockness Owatonna, Minn. Alexander Miles Crippin Storm Lake Andrew Dean Spinsby Le Claire Andrew Thomas Dinsdale Reinbeck Samantha Marie Tasler Churdan Brandon J. Fettes Ames Elizabeth Rose Toland Wapello Heather Ann Haugen Eden Prairie, Minn. Jonathan T. Urness Fredericksburg **† Andrea Lynn Herrick Des Moines ** Erin Vander Linden Ankeny ** Sara Christine Jarnell Sioux City Courtney Ann Varley Menlo Laura Jean Johnson Sac City *** Lindsey Ann Wessling Denison Jason James Lackore Osage Andrea Frances Willaert Mankato, Minn. Zhi Yen Leong Puchong, Malaysia David Mitchell Woodcock West Des Moines Ashlee Joy Lolkus Hove Chandler, Minn. ** Timothy Burdette Young Clarion Nicole Lynn McRoberts Rochester, Minn.

Major in Sociology

Jason Paul Kelley Maravia Nicholas Jon Runkel Des Moines Ket Keo Phongsavanh Ankeny Hannah Swanbom Greeley, Colo.

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 66 † Honors Program Major in Statistics

** Ga Eul Yoon Seoul, Korea

Major in Technical Communication

Scott Christopher Hoger Ames

Multiple Curricula and Majors

***†Stephen Jon Anderson Des Moines Janese Marie Milam Nevada Psychology and Philosophy Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies (Criminology and Criminal Justice) Megan Greer Hansen Oelwein Journalism and Mass Communication Jennifer Leigh Olson Eagan, Minn. and Apparel Merchandising, Design, and Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies Production (Criminology and Criminal Justice)

Graham Gerard Jaksick Clive Ashley Ann Porter Ankeny History and Religious Studies Mathematics and Economics

Krisdeena Kay Jansen Bluegrass ** Emily Kathleen Propst Council Bluffs Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies Psychology and Biology (Criminology and Criminal Justice) Nichoel Michelle Said Bettendorf Christopher Ryan Kielion Omaha, Neb. Environmental Science and Spanish Statistics and Business: Major in Finance

Mark A. Kline Bettendorf Biology and Business: Major in Marketing

* Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Summa Cum Laude 67 † Honors Program Iowa State University Senior Class Council

The mission of the Senior Class Council (SCC), that SCC plans and co-sponsors are intended to be a committee of the Student Alumni Leadership both beneficial and enjoyable for seniors. Council (SALC), is to benefit and unite seniors through events and services while promoting Each year, the graduating class selects a gift to an understanding of the Iowa State University donate to the University. Currently proposals are Alumni Association. The 2009-2010 Senior Class being reviewed and will be sent to seniors for their Council is comprised of 11 students who are vote on what campus project to support. dedicated to recognizing seniors for their many Finally, Senior Class Council invites you and achievements. your families to the Iowa State Alumni Center immediately following this commencement This year’s Senior Class Council has planned a ceremony. Enjoy cake and refreshments and a number of programs for seniors including both chance to see your new Alumni Center. We hope Fall and Spring Senior Weeks, where seniors you can join us! enjoyed special tours and free food on campus; the Senior Package, a gift set that included a For more information on SCC and SALC programs, senior shirt and a commemorative Iowa State please visit www.isusalc.org. glass; and the Senior Sendoff, a brand new event for seniors at the new Alumni Center to celebrate To learn more about the Iowa State University seniors’ transitions to being alumni! The events Alumni Association, go to www.isualum.org.

2009-2010 Senior Class Council Leadership

President: Kylie McCarthy Council Members: Vice-President: Jake Rouse Jordan Lore Brooke Blair Katie Lucia Ben Merryman Laura Hanrahan Erik Gustafson Noelle Plueger Shelby Hummel Andrew Burt

Candidates for Commissions The following students will be commissioned in the branch of service indicated:

United States Army

Matthew M. Hosford Kirk M. Olson

United States Navy

Jeremiah J. Culp Reinalyn P. Golino Justin C. Reifsnyder Charles D. Sandford Tyler J. Spry Jeremy D. Sukup

United State Air Force

Katelynn J. Boothby Daniel D. Hult Raymond C. Saeland 68 Past Honorary Degree Recipients The first honorary degree was conferred in 1877. Following is a list of those receiving honorary degrees, starting with the year they received the degree, followed by their name and the honorary degree they received. In some cases a notation is included about the individual if that information is available. 1877: Isaac R. Roberts, Master of Agricul- 1914: James Wilson, Doctor of Science. 1921: Carrie Chapman Catt, Doctor of Laws; ture; Farm Superintendent at Iowa State distinguished champion of the suffragist University. 1915: Marion Dorset, Doctor of Veterinary and peace movement and organizer of the Medicine. League of Women Voters. 1879: J. L. Budd, Master of Horticulture; established ISU’s Department of Horticul- 1915: LaVerne Noyes, Doctor of Engineer- 1922: Henry C. Wallace, Doctor of Laws; ture at Iowa State. ing; received B.S. in 1872 from Iowa State U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. in the first graduating class. 1879: James L. Geddes, Master of Philoso- 1925: George I. Christie, Doctor of Science; phy; distinguished career in the British and 1916: Clarence Henry Eckles, Doctor of Under Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.D.A. Union Armies; first professor of military Science; head of the Department of Dairy tactics at Iowa State. Husbandry Farms at St. Paul, Minnesota. 1925: Clyde W. Warburton, Doctor of Sci- ence; head of the Bureau of Plant Industry of 1887: A. A. Bennett, Master of Science. 1916: Herbert Osborn, Doctor of Science; the U.S.D.A. under James Wilson. helped organize the Iowa Academy of 1887: Luther Foster, Master of Agriculture. Science. 1926: Matt Luckieseh, Doctor of Science.

1887: M. Stalker, Master of Science; first 1916: Willis Whited, Doctor of Engineering; 1928: George R. Chatburn, Doctor of Engi- editor Aurora, the student newspaper; bridge engineer in Pennsylvania with the neering; head of the Department of Civil En- developed the curriculum in Veterinary State Highway Department. gineering at the University of Nebraska. Science. 1920: W.C. Armstrong, Doctor of Engineer- 1928: W. K. Robbins, Doctor of Science; 1887: E. W. Stanton, Master of Science; ing; in charge of the building of the North- outstanding agricultural chemist. received B.S. in 1872 from Iowa State in western Depot in Chicago. the first graduating class; Acting President 1928: J. H. Shephard, Doctor of Agriculture. of Iowa State four times. 1920: Joseph Charles Arthur, Doctor of Sci- ence; received M.S. degree in 1877, which 1928: Edward A. Sherman, Doctor of 1890: Charles Keffer, Master of Horticul- was the first advanced degree from Iowa Science. ture; received another honorary degree in State; first librarian at Iowa State. 1914. Only two people in Iowa State history 1929: Clifford P. Fitch, Doctor of Science. have received two honorary degrees. 1920: Alfred Atkinson, Doctor of Science; president of Montana State College of 1929: Thomas H. MacDonald, Doctor of Sci- 1895: Matte Locke Macomber, Master of Agriculture. ence; first Secretary and Highway Engineer Philosophy; received B.S. in 1872 from Iowa for the Iowa Highway Commission. State in the first graduating class. 1920: Carlton R. Ball, Doctor of Science; agronomist with the USDA and an authority 1932: John Hanmond, Doctor of Science. 1897: James Wilson, Master of Agriculture; on plant rust. became U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; was 1932: A. J. Kluyer, Doctor of Science. the first of four Iowa State graduates to 1920: Isabel Bevier, Doctor of Science; serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. head of the Department of Home Econom- 1934: Henry Agard Wallace, Doctor of Sci- ics at the University of Illinois. ence; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; was Vice 1903: Robert B. Armstrong, Master of President under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Philosophy. 1920: Dean Eugene Davenport, Doctor of Science; dean of the School of Agriculture 1935: Duncan Marshall, Doctor of 1903: W.T. Hornaday, Master of Philosophy; at the University of Illinois. Agriculture. world-famed naturalist and zoologist. 1920: Arthur P. Davis, Doctor of Engineer- 1936: Ronald Alymer Fisher, Doctor of 1907: J. C. Blair, Master of Agriculture. ing; president of the American Society of Science. Civil Engineers. 1907: I. B. Schreckengast, Master of Phi- 1936: Raymond Mollyneaux Hughes, Doctor losophy. 1920: A. S. Hitchcock, Doctor of Science; of Laws; president of Iowa State from 1927 agronomist in the U.S. Department of to 1936; his Handbook for College Trustees 1908: Virginia Corbett, Master of Philoso- Agriculture. was well regarded. phy; Dean of Women at Colorado State at 1940: Maria M. Roberts, Doctor of Laws; Fort Collins. 1920: L. S. Klinek, Doctor of Science; presi- professor of mathematics and dean of the dent of the University of British Columbia. Junior College at Iowa State. 1909: Norman J. Coleman, Doctor of Sci- ence. 1920: John R. Mohler, Doctor of Science; 1942: George Harrison Shull, Doctor of chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry in Science. 1909: Seaman A. Knapp, Doctor of Science; the U.S. Department of Agriculture. appointed president of Iowa State College 1942: Wilbur M. Wilson, Doctor of from 1883-1885. 1920: Wilmon Newell, Doctor of Science; Engineering. responsible for the eradication of the citrus 1909: James W. Robertson, Doctor of canker in the U.S. 1944: Rush B. Lincoln, Doctor of Science. Science. 1920: R. A. Oakley, Doctor of Science; 1945: Milton Ferdinand Beecher, Doctor of 1914: Charles Keffer, Doctor of Science. agronomist in charge of seed distribution in Engineering; official in the Norton Company the U.S. Department of Agriculture. in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1914: George L. McKay, Doctor of Science; recognized for his work in dairying. 1920: Thomas L. Smith, Doctor of Engineer- 1945: Thomas Ray Stanton, Doctor of ing; prominent mechanical engineer and Agriculture. inventor. 69 1947: Mabel Campbell, Doctor of Science; 1956: John Foster Dulles, Doctor of Laws; 1991: Raymond Baker, Doctor of Humane honorary degree conferred at the convoca- U.S. Secretary of State. Letters; director of research at Pioneer Hi- tion celebrating 75 years of home econom- Bred International Inc. ics at Iowa State. 1957: Belle Lowe, Doctor of Science; Bureau of Home Economics, Washington, D.C., 1992: Norman Borlaug, Doctor of Humane 1947: Hazel Steibling, Doctor of Science; 1923-1924; food scientist and professor at Letters; 1970 Nobel Peace Prize recipient honorary degree conferred at the convoca- Iowa State College from 1918 until retire- for work in developing wheat varieties. tion celebrating 75 years of home econom- ment in 1956; recognized for research on ics at Iowa State; chief of the Bureau of preparation, quality, and preservation of 1993: Thorton A. Wilson, Doctor of Science; Human Nutrition and Home Economics, poultry, meats, and fats; published textbook: president of the Boeing Company in 1968 U.S.D.A. Experimental Cookery. and chairman of the board in 1972.

1948: Anson Marston, Doctor of Engineer- 1958: Henry Dale Bergman, Doctor of Sci- 1993: Charles Concordia, Doctor of Sci- ing; first dean of engineering at Iowa State. ence; dean of veterinary medicine, Iowa ence; one of the most distinguished power State. systems engineers in the world. 1948: Louis Bevier Spinney, Doctor of Sci- ence; received B.S. in mechanical engineer- 1958: Ralph Kenneth Bliss, Doctor of Sci- 1994: George Washington Carver, Doctor ing in 1892 and B.S. in electrical engineer- ence; director of Agriculture and Home of Humane Letters; received B.S. in 1894; ing in 1893 from Iowa State; taught physics Economics Extension at Iowa State. M.S. 1896; first African-American Stu- and electrical engineering in the Beardshear dent at Iowa State; world renowned plant administration; later became head of the 1958: Florence Alberta Fallgatter, Doctor of scientist. Department of Physics. Science; head of the Department of Home Economics Education at Iowa State. 1994: Hugh S. Sidey, Doctor of Humane 1948: Lyle Ford Watts, Doctor of Agricul- Letters; staff member and columnist for ture; chief of the U.S. Forest Service. 1958: Charles Edwin Friley, Doctor of Sci- Time magazine for more than 30 years; first ence; served as Acting President from 1935 recipient of James W. Schwartz Award for 1949: Earl Owen Shreve, Doctor of Engi- to 1936; president from 1936-1953. “Distinguished Service to Journalism and neering; vice president of General Electric. Mass Communication. 1958: Robert Earle Buchanan, Doctor of 1949: William Wesley Waymack, Doctor of Science; dean of industrial science, head of 1995: D. Gale Johnson, Doctor of Humane Science; editor of the Des Moines Register. the Department of Bacteriology, Dean of the Letters; teacher and researcher of the agri- Graduate College, and director of the Agricul- cultural economic problems in Russia and 1951: Harry C. Murphy, Doctor of Engineer- tural Experiment Station at Iowa State. China. ing; president of the Burlington Railroad System. 1958: John Walter Coverdale, Doctor of Sci- 1996: M. E. “Gene” Ensminger, Doctor of ence; official in Rath Packing Company. Humane Letters; achievements for his work 1951: Edward Norris Wentworth, Doctor of in animal science, education and interna- Agriculture; faculty member at Iowa State 1958: Gertrude Mary Cox, Doctor of tional agriculture. College for a short time; distinguished Science. historian of American livestock; author of 1997: Simon Estes, Doctor of Humane American Sheep Trails. 1958: Edward Bertram Evans, Doctor of Letters; studied in voice at the University of Science; received D.V.M. in 1918 from Iowa Iowa from 1956-1963; from 1964 to 1965 1952: Roscoe C. Pollock, Doctor of Agricul- State; attended Iowa State some summers studied at the Julliard School of Music; dis- ture; received B.S. in 1913 and a profes- in the 1930’s; the centennial program car- tinguished faculty member at Julliard since sional Master of Agriculture on June 15, ried the following, "Veterinarian, Agricultural 1986; recognized for extraordinary achieve- 1921 from Iowa State. Educator." ments in operatic music, philanthropy, and generosity to disadvantaged children. 1952: Ruth Buxton Sayre, Doctor of Laws; 1958: Theodore V. Houser, Doctor of Sci- outstanding woman in Iowa agriculture; ence; president of Sears Roebuck and Co. 1997: Emery N. Castle, Doctor of Humane helped found Associated Country Women Letters; recognized for his outstanding of the World; was appointed by President 1958: Herbert Henry Kildee, Doctor of Sci- achievements in agricultural economics Eisenhower to the Agricultural Advisery ence; head of the Department of Animal helping to improve the quality of life in rural Committee in 1950; held posts in local, Husbandry and Dean of Agriculture, Iowa America. state and national Farm Bureau women's State. organizations. 1997: Edwin G. Krebs, Doctor of Science; 1958: Allan Blair Kline, Doctor of Science; co-winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in 1953: Ezra Taft Benson, Doctor of Agricul- president of the American Farm Bureau. Physiology or Medicine; recognized for ture; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. outstanding contributions in biochemistry 1958: Beth Baily McLean, Doctor of Science; and medicine. 1653: Fred T. Whiting, Doctor of Engineer- received M.S. in 1933 from Iowa State; the ing; employed by Westinghouse Company centennial program carried the following, 1998: Federico Mayor, Doctor of Science; for many years; vice president for Westing- "Home Economist, Business Woman." recognized for his extraordinary achieve- house Company in charge of the Northwest ments as a biochemist and for promoting district. 1958: James Lewis Morrill, Doctor of Laws; peace in the Middle East and throughout president of the University of Minnesota. the world. 1954: Thomas Roy Truax, Doctor of Agricul- ture; head of the Forest Products Division 1958: George Waddel Snedecor, Doctor of 2000: John Vincent Atanasoff, Doctor of of the U.S.D.A. at Madison, Wisconsin; Science; organized the Statistical Laboratory; Science; with the help of graduate student honorary degree conferred at the 50th an- first head of the Department of Statistics. Clifford Berry, designed, assembled and niversary of the Department of Forestry. demonstrated the first electronic digital 1958: Fred R. White, Doctor of Science; computer, the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, 1955: Almon H. Fuller, Doctor of Engi- chief engineer for the Highway Commission. in the basement of Iowa State University’s neering; head of the Department of Civil Physics Building; he remains an inspira- Engineering at Iowa State. 1965: James H. Hilton, Doctor of Science; tion to generations of Iowa Staters with professor of animal husbandry, Purdue his legacy of inquiry and excellence in the 1955: Bernard W. Hammer, Doctor of Agri- (1927-1945); president, Iowa State (1953- physical sciences and engineering. culture; involved in Dairy Bacteriology 1965). at Iowa State. 70 2000: Morris Soller, Doctor of Science; 2006: Graham B. Spanier, Doctor of faculty member: University of Kentucky, Co- recognized for leading the way in the actual Humane Letters; president of the Pennsyl- lumbia University, Iowa State (1985-1991). discovery of genetic science. vania State University; known as one of the Helped establish more than 15 applied nation’s premier leaders in higher education research centers and technology transfer 2000: Jean Marie Dubois, Doctor of Sci- issues and helping universities meet the organizational structures and mechanisms. ence; one of the world’s leading research- changing needs of the society and world. Involved with Institute for Physical Research ers in the area of quasicrystals; credited and Technology (IPRT) and Center for Crops with fostering and guiding collaborative 2006: Monkombu Sambasivan Swamina- Utilization Research (CCUR). Served as research on useful applications for qua- than, Doctor of Humane Letters; educated senior adviser to U.S. Departments of State sicrystals, including a project involving in India and received the Ph.D in plant and Commerce on science and technology scientists at Iowa State University and the genetics from Cambridge University; ac- policy related to intelligence and national Ames Laboratory. claimed by TIME magazine as one of the 20 security; a Fellow of the National Academy most influential Asians of the 20th century of Public Administration; and member, 2001: Keith Yamamoto, Doctor of Science; and one of three from India, the others Council on Foreign Relations. internationally known research scientist being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath and a leader in national science policy; Tagore; considered a world leader in sus- 2008: Kenneth M. Quinn, Doctor of Hu- known for his breakthrough work on steroid tainable food security. mane Letters; former U.S. Ambassador to hormone receptors. the Kingdom of Cambodia; president, World 2006: Robert D. Ray, Doctor of Humane Food Prize Foundation. Native of Dubuque, 2001: John Ruan, Doctor of Humane Letters; an attorney in Des Moines for 14 Iowa, graduate of Wahlert High School Letters; Chairman and CEO of The Ruan years; he served an unprecedented five and Loras College; member, American Companies, Des Moines; recognized for his terms as Governor of Iowa, from 1969- Foreign Service; member, Henry Kissinger’s generosity to the city of Des Moines, his 1983, and also served as president of the National Security Council; Special Assistant home state of Iowa and the international Council of State Governments, and chair- to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke; Narcot- community; founder and ongoing supporter man of the National Governors’ Association, ics Counselor at US mission to the United of the World Food Prize Foundation, publi- Midwestern Governors’ Association, Repub- Nations in Vienna; humanitarian efforts cizes the challenges of feeding the world lican Governors’ Association and Educa- on behalf of refugees; Chairman of the and recognize significant advances in our tional Commission of the States; served as Inter-agency Task Force on POW/MIA’s; and capacity to produce, improve and distribute a U.S. representative to the United Nations; member of the US-Russia POW/MIA Com- food. named “Most Influential Iowan” at the turn mission. Considered one of the US govern- of the century and holds honorary degrees ment’s foremost experts on Indochina. 2002: Katharine Abraham, Doctor of Sci- from 17 colleges and universities. Doctoral dissertation was on the origins of ence; an ISU alumna, occupied one of the the radical Pol Pot regime; widely acknowl- most important professional positions in 2007: Robert Byron Bird, Doctor of Science; edged as the first person to discover and the U.S. government dealing with economic Vilas Professor Emeritus of chemical and report on the genocidal policies and prac- performance and economic policy, the biological engineering at the University tices of the Khmer Rouge in 1974. In 1999, Bureau of Labor Statistics; under her direc- of Wisconsin, Madison. Known for five as Ambassador, played a pivotal role in the tion, the bureau improved its method for decades of books and research in chemical capture of the last remaining Khmer Rouge collecting employment statistics, initiated engineering and thermal science. Most of general, for causing the deaths of up to two a program to collect data on job vacancies his childhood spent in Fort Dodge, Iowa; million Cambodians. Fluent in Vietnamese, and improved the way the Consumer Price B.S. in Chemical Engr. from University of acted as interpreter for President Ford and Index is measured. Illinois; Ph.D. in chemistry from Wiscon- personally negotiated the first ever entry by sin; Fulbright Lecturer and Guggenheim US personnel into a Vietnamese prison to 2002: Dr. M. Daniel Lane, Doctor of Fellow at Technische Universiteit, Delft, The search for American POW/MIA’s. Member Humane Letters; recognized for remark- Netherlands; Fulbright Professor at Kyoto of the first US team to ever gain entry to a able contributions to research in the fields University and Nagoya University, Japan; Russian prison for a similar search. of biochemistry and nutrition; his research Fulbright Lecturer at the University of on the development and functions of Sarajevo, Bosnia; and a visiting professor at 2009: J Dwayne McAninch, Doctor of adipocytes has made him an international universities in the United States, China and Science; founder, McAninch Corpora- leader in understanding the development Belgium. tion; adviser to the board of Caterpillar/ and mechanisms underlying obesity; his Trimble Control Technologies, LLC; provided studies have resulted in the discovery of a 2007: John Pappajohn, Doctor of Humane leadership for applying GPS technology to novel appetite-controlling drug and other Letters; founder and president of Equity construction methods. important insights into basic mechanisms Dynamics, Inc., and Pappajohn Capital of appetite control; he continues to perform Resources, a venture capital firm. Served 2009: Chan Koo Park, Doctor of Science; ground-breaking work in insulin signaling as a director on more than 40 public and chairman and CEO of chemical operations, and in mechanisms underlying diabetes. private boards. Awards include: Horatio Kumho Asiana Group; leader and innovator Alger Award, Iowa Business Leader of the in the petrochemical industry; helped es- 2003: Roy Whistler, Doctor of Science; an Year, Iowa Business Hall of Fame, Beta tablish Asiana Airline, Kumho Express and internationally recognized leader in carbohy- Gamma Sigma Medallion for Entrepreneur- Kumho Telecomm divisions; awards include: drate research for more than half a century; ship, Meredith Wilson Heritage Award, Ellis Gold Tower Industry Honor, Korea’s highest Iowa State previously honored him with the Island Medal of Honor, and the first Iowan corporate CEO award, Korea’s Environment- Distinguished Achievement Citation, the to receive the Woodrow Wilson Award Friendly Award, and several awards from highest award granted to university alumni. for Corporate Citizenship. He and his wife the Office of the Korean President for launched the Pappajohn Centers for Entre- contributions to the national economy, in- 2003: Joanne Eicher, Doctor of Humane preneurship at several Iowa colleges. They dustry safety standards, labor relations, the Letters; played a key role in developing an received the Iowa Philanthropist of the Year environment and social responsibility. understanding of and respect for African Award in 1998, and were named Honorary textiles in this country. Alumni of Iowa State University in 2005.

2006: Vance Coffman, Doctor of Science; 2008: Michael M. Crow, Doctor of Humane provided technical and managerial lead- Letters; president, Arizona State University. ership for some of the country’s most Bachelor’s degree, 1977, political science important technological achievements; and environmental studies, Iowa State; widely respected by the nation’s military Ph.D., 1985, Maxwell School of Citizenship and civilian leaders, often sought for advice and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; on national security goals. 71