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Commencement ’17 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Commencement ’17 Friday, May 12, 2017 • 3 p.m. • College Park Center the university of texas at arlington “AS YOU LEAVE THESE HALLOWED HALLS, REMEMBER THAT AS MAVERICKS WE STRIVE FOR WHAT OTHERS MAY CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE. SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND REACH FOR THE STARS. NEVER BE SCARED OF STRETCHING BEYOND YOUR BOUNDS—YOUR ABILITIES ARE CONSTRAINED ONLY BY THE LIMITS YOU SET FOR YOURSELF.” —UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari Program College of liberal arts THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Prelude UTA Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director of Jazz Studies The Academic Procession Degree Candidates, Faculty, and Platform Party University Marshal Lisa Nagy Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, UTA Entrance of the National Colors UTA Army ROTC Color Guard Call to Order Dr. Ronald L. Elsenbaumer Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTA National Anthem UTA Jazz Orchestra Michael Daugherty, Vocals Welcome and Introductions Dr. Elisabeth Cawthon Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts Commencement Address Mark L. Baum Founder and CEO, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Presentation and Recognition of Doctoral, Dean and Chairpersons Master’s, and Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Art and Art History Professor Robert Hower Communication Professor Charla Markham Shaw Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor Kent Kerley English Professor Bruce Krajewski History Professor Scott Palmer Linguistics and TESOL Professor Laurel Stvan Modern Languages Professor Sonia Kania Music Professor Rick Bogard Philosophy and Classics Professor Kenneth Williford Political Science Professor Rebecca Deen Sociology and Anthropology Professor Robert Kunovich Theatre Arts Professor Kim LaFontaine Announcer Dr. Dennis Maher Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Alma Mater UTA Jazz Orchestra Michael Daugherty, Vocals Conferral of Degrees Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari President, UTA Closing Remarks Dr. Cawthon The Academic Recession Platform Party, Faculty, and Graduates Music by UTA Jazz Orchestra The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession. AdministrAtion The University of Texas at Arlington EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Vistasp M. Karbhari, Ph.D., President Ronald L. Elsenbaumer, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kelly O. Davis, B.B.A., Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Duane B. Dimos, Ph.D., Vice President for Research John D. Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations Jean M. Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human Resources Michael K. Kingan, M.P.A., Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Teresea S. Madden, M.S., Vice President for Global Education, Outreach, and Extended Studies Lisa Nagy, M.Ed, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Lynne T. Waters, B.A., Vice President for Communications ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF ACADEMIC UNITS Nan Ellin, Ph.D., Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs Chandra Subramaniam, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Business Teresa Taber Doughty, Ph.D., Dean, College of Education Peter Crouch, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering Kevin Gustafson, Ph.D., Interim Dean, Honors College Elisabeth Cawthon, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts Anne R. Bavier, Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health Innovation Morteza G. Khaledi, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science Scott D. Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work Rebecca M. Bichel, M.L.S., Dean, Library The University of Texas System BOARD OF REGENTS OFFICERS Paul L. Foster, Chairman R. Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Vice Chairman Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents MEMBERS Ernest Aliseda David J. Beck Kevin P. Eltife Paul L. Foster R. Steven Hicks Jeffery D. Hildebrand Varun P. Joseph Janiece M. Longoria Sara Martinez Tucker James C. Weaver EXECUTIVE OFFICERS William H. McRaven, M.A., Chancellor David E. Daniel, Ph.D., Deputy Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Steven Leslie, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Scott C. Kelley, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Commencement Ceremony • 3 the University of texAs At Arlington ClAss of 2017 Candidates for Graduation Degree Conferred Dec. 17, 2016 Julius Henry Moss College of Joseph Samuel Portugal Rachelle Deanne O’Neil ArChiteCture, PlAnning M.A., UT Arlington, 1979 Onochie Onyegbule B.A., UT Arlington, 1977 Annette Luevano Porterfield And PubliC AffAirs Dissertation Title: Friction of Space: The Rachel Mare Reis Assignment of Activities to Urban Areas Dannie C. Smith Doctoral Degrees Supervising Professor: Rod Hissong Amanda Michele Valdez DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN Whitney Diane Vandiver PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY Hillory Ann White Saad Mohammed A. Alquhtani Master’s Degrees M.S., King Saud University, 2009 School of Architecture B.A., King Saud University, 2003 Department of Planning and Dissertation Title: Socioeconomic and Spatial Landscape Architecture MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Impacts of Rail Transit Stations on the Surrounding Sergio Rene Alvarado Areas in Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area MASTER OF CITY AND Alaa Alzaitoun Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani REGIONAL PLANNING Halima Arevalo Korey Malcom Brooks Joseph S. Boring Mohamed Abdelrahman Bireima Bilal Caliskan Joshua Ryan Brown M.C.R.P., UT Arlington, 2006 Colby Christopher Collins Jason Michael Butsko B.S., University of Khartoum, 2000 Robyn Lucille Curts Daniela Cantu Dissertation Title: The Cultural Dividend: Leonelle D’Souza Carlos Cutting Exploring the Cultural Industries as a Source for Local Kristiina M. Heredia Ikram Eloualid Economic Development Bryan Isham Efren Isaac Estrada Supervising Professor: Rod Hissong Lindsay Jackson David Pacheco Garcia Athena Seaton Glenn Eric Grant Victor U. Ibewuike Danielle Le Ann Stellrecht Julia Frances Green M.P.A., UT Dallas, 1996 Amanda Emily Van Wermeskerken Heather Ericka Harris M.C.R.P., UT Arlington, 1990 Elvie Ibarra B.S., Alabama A&M University, 1985 MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Benjamin Cody Jay Dissertation Title: Improving Public Transit Sherry Lynn Fabricant Christopher Laskoski Services: Does Collaborative Transit Services Among Kerry Anne Gray Harrison Ricardo N. Marin Public Transit Providers Make Them More Efficient? Jamie Chism Leonie Jordan Ashley Moses Supervising Professor: Ardeshir Anjomani Chad Paulson Thuy Thanh Nguyen Nicholas Theodore Oliver Ayeh Sajjadieh Khajouei Department of Public Affairs Cesar Paulin M.S., Islamic Azad University, 2009 Daniel Phillip B.S., Sheikhbahaee University, 2006 MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC POLICY Roja Rastegar Dissertation Title: Urban From and Social DeLorean S. Wilkinson-McGee Ana Isabel Reyes Sustainability in Neighborhood Level Andres M. Reyna Lipchak Supervising Professor: Rod Hissong MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Garrett Steven Rodriguez Daniel Garrett Antwiler DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC Floyd Calvin Burton AND URBAN ADMINISTRATION Eric Brian Clay Baccalaureate Degrees Victoria Cartwright Jason Cockerham M.B.A., Walden University, 2006 Danelle L. Conley School of Architecture B.B.A., Texas Wesleyan University, 2004 Derek Gene Edwards Dissertation Title: Policy Entrepreneurs, Narratives, Shawna Nicole Fields BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE and Policy Change Sasha Greene Luis Octavio Aguirre Supervising Professor: Enid Arvidson Mellita Danielle Hayes Mujtaba Ahmad Andrew J. Malkowski Collin Wesley Anderson Lindsay Matthews Justin Lee Ashby (C) Kelly Elizabeth McWilliams Ernesto Balderas Jessica Lee Mock Sandra Benitez (C) Cum Laude Candidates’ official statuses will be determined by final semester grades. Commencement Ceremony • 5 Alexander Dennis Bowman Cheryl K. McIntosh Braison Alexander Boykin College of business M.B.A., UT Dallas, 2011 Jennifer Callejas B.A., Brigham Young University–Hawai’i, Kelly Camargo Doctoral Degrees 1995 Deisy Cristina Carrasco DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN Dissertation Title: The Bounds of Occupational Jesus Cortes BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Choice: How Race, Generation, and Socioeconomic Gurleen Kaur Deol Marwan Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Shammari Status Intersect on the Career Path Robert T. Driskill M.B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Supervising Professors: Myrtle Bell, George Tajiri B. Fernandez (M) 2012 Benson Marcus H. Finneburgh B.S., Yarmouk University, 2005 Adam G. Fogel (S)* Dissertation Title: CEO Narcissism, Prior Jeremy Grant Morgan Zachary A. Frost Experience, Board Prior Experience, and Corporate M.B.A., University of Missouri–Kansas City, Christian James Gentry (C) Social Responsibility (CSR): An Integrated Framework 2011 Ana-Sofia Gonzalez Using Upper-Echelons Theory, Stakeholders’ Theory, B.A., Rhodes College, 2003 Erik Estuardo Guerrero (C) and a Decomposed Measure of CSR Dissertation Title: How We Choose: Maximizers, Christopher Bruce Harkins (C) Supervising Professor: Ann McFadyen Satisficers, and the Problem of More Brannon Thomas Heake (C) Supervising Professor: Adwait Khare Matthew D. Heeter Samar Mohamed Mansour Ashour Javier Hernandez M.B.A., Tanta University, 2010 Bonnie Quillin Freddy Jove (C) B.B.A., Tanta University, 2003 M.B.A., Syracuse University, 2001 Stanislav Karmalyuk (M) Dissertation Title: Cognitive Biases, Style Investing, B.B.A., Tarleton State University, 1989 Tania Carolina Lecona and Stock Return Predictability Dissertation Title: Executive Compensation, Fernando Longoria (C) Supervising Professor: Qing Hao Financial Reporting Aggressiveness, and Corporate
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