2017 UG Commencement Program
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THE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, AND STAFF CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY. TODAY’S COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE IS THE CULMINATION OF YOUR HARD WORK AND INTELLECTUAL EFFORT, WHICH SHOULD BE DULY NOTED AND PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED. MAY ALL OF YOUR DREAMS AND WISHES BRING FORTH A PROSPEROUS FUTURE. CONGRATULATIONS! NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 2017 UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY OF THE ABRAHAM S. FISCHLER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES COLLEGE OF NURSING COLLEGE OF PSYCHOLOGY FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE HALMOS COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND OCEANOGRAPHY H. WAYNE HUIZENGA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DON TAFT UNIVERSITY CENTER DAVIE, FLORIDA Friday, the Twelfth of May, Two Thousand and Seventeen THE ACADEMIC PROCEssION MARSHAL OUTSTANDING STUDENTS DEGREE CANDIDATES MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISTINGUISHED GUESTS UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS COMMEncEMENT 2017 ORDER OF EXERCISES Prelude *Processional Crown Imperial (1937) .....................................................................................................Walton Convening the Commencement ..................................................................................Silvia Flores, M.D. Grand Marshal Member of the Board of Trustees Presiding Officer ...........................................................................................George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer *Star Spangled Banner ...............................................................................................................Key/Smith O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Welcoming and Introductions...............................................................................Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Opening Remarks .................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Presentation of The James Farquhar Award ...................................................... Brad A. Williams, Ed.D. Dean, College of Undergraduate Studies Presentation of Outstanding Student Awards .............................................................. Brad A. Williams Recognition of Honors College and Honor Society Graduates .......................... Don Rosenblum, Ph.D. Dean, Farquhar Honors College Address on Behalf of the Graduates for Morning Ceremony .......................................Lacei Marie Sams Class of ’17 Address on Behalf of the Graduates for Afternoon Ceremony .............................Kenneth Allen Smith Class of ’17 *The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony. 1 Conferral of Honorary Degree ............................................................................... George L. Hanbury II Commencement Address ............................................................................................ Daniel Dawes, J.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program) Presentation of Graduates ...............................................................................................Ralph V. Rogers Conferral of Degrees .............................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Farewell .................................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Dismissal of the Commencement ..........................................................................................Silvia Flores *Nova Southeastern University Anthem ....................................................................................Cavanaugh Hail Thee, Nova Southeastern! Bright sun shining new; Radiant star of our morning, Ever rising, true; May thy wisdom serve as our constant guide and thy love a beacon strong, as throughout the world we spread thy name joining voice in grateful song: Nova Southeastern, Alma Mater, By thy light imbue, Service, honor, loyalty, ‘til our days are through. Love Thee, Gray and Blue! *Recessional La Rejouissance ................................................................................................................. Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks *The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony. 2 OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS MORNING UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY THE JAMES FARQUHAR AWARD COLLEGE OF PSYCHOLOGY Sujay R. Kamisetty Awards presented by Biology Karen Grosby, Ed.D., dean Ezana Kidane Assefa ABRAHAM S. FIscHLER Haley G. Hickey COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awards presented by FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE Dana Mills, Ph.D, director, Ph.D. Program Awards presented by Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean Aubrey S. Bryant Jennifer Rose Demchar Lauren B. Garcia Chitra Gotluru COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIEncES HALMOS COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIEncES Awards presented by AND OCEANOGRAPHY Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean Awards presented by Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D., dean Desiree Jasmine Casanova Samantha E. Epstein Bernardo J. Jordan Teodora M. Suciu COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING H. WAYNE HUIZENGA COLLEGE OF Awards presented by BUSINEss AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Yong X. Tao, Ph.D., dean Awards presented by J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., dean Priscila Dessire Reyes Luz Andreina Davila Uzcategui Ashley E. Nichols COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIEncES Jennys Maria Nunez Awards presented by Stanley H. Wilson, Ed.D., dean Christina Marie Di Luigi Natasha Tori Noble 3 OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS AFTERNOON UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, FARQUHAR HONORS COLLEGE AND SOCIAL SCIEncES Awards presented by Awards presented by Don Rosenblum, Ph.D., dean Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean John Harrington Kim G. Simmons Alexandra Marie Ottochian Rafael Canales Wilson H. WAYNE HUIZENGA COLLEGE OF BUSINEss COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIEncES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Awards presented by Awards presented by Stanley H. Wilson, Ed.D., dean J. Preston Jones, D.B.A., dean Daryan Rizi Garcia Christopher Patricio Salazar Leante Antonique Williamson COLLEGE OF NURSING Awards presented by Marcella M. Rutherford, Ph.D., dean Cassandra Marie Hackworth Kenneth Allen Smith 4 ABRAHAM S. FIscHLER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dana Mills, Ph.D, director, Ph.D. Program AssOCIATE OF ARTS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Anna N. Myers ....................................Palmetto Bay, Florida Flordeliz P. Shabazz .....................................Phoenix, Arizona BACHELOR OF SCIEncE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT Mary Sandy Brisbane .....................................Miami, Florida Simone Graham............................................Sunrise, Florida Tiffani J. Charlton ...................................... Orlando, Florida Cherilyn Lee Henderson ................. Yucca Valley, California Amy Sylke Flinton ...................................Hollywood, Florida Davina Bree St. Catherine ............................. Davie, Florida Kristina Maria Garcia ....................................Miami, Florida EDUCATION Annie Marie Allen ........................West Palm Beach, Florida Ileana Prestol .............................................. Orlando, Florida Jannely G. Chinchilla ......................Pembroke Pines, Florida Monica Suzanne Sapp ...................................Miami, Florida Carolyn Ann Marti .............................Miami Beach, Florida Allyson Rose Walker ...............................North Port, Florida Rebecca Elaine Pineda .................................Hialeah, Florida ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Kaitlin N. Barnard ......................................Dunedin, Florida Rubycela Hernandez ...............................Homestead, Florida Chiara Ashley Brown ..............................Kissimmee, Florida Adriana Vishvanni Katwaroo .........Pembroke Pines, Florida Alyssa R. DiMaria ............................... Oakville, Connecticut EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION Saisa Jamis-Giraldo .......................................................................................................................................... Plantation, Florida PRE-K AND PRIMARY EDUCATION Susana Andrea Marques ......................................................................................................................................... Davie, Florida SECONDARY EDUCATION Aubrey S. Bryant ......................... Greenville, South Carolina Jennifer Rose Demchar ............................ Plantation, Florida Addison J. Cates ................................ Port Charlotte, Florida Taylor P. Simpkins ............Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 5 COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIEncES Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean BACHELOR OF ARTS ART Roger Alima Atangana...................................Dania, Florida Rachel K. Konicek .............................. Coral Springs, Florida Jennifer R. Cecere .........................North Lauderdale, Florida Katie Taylor Pyles ........................Highlands Ranch, Colorado Jennifer L. Hicks ............................................. Davie, Florida Tong Wang .................................................Shen