UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN May 3, 2019
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Rackham Graduate Exercises May 3, 2019 | Hill Auditorium Honoring the Class of 2019 RACKHAM GRADUATE EXERCISES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN May 3, 2019 10:00 a.m. Candidates for graduate degrees are recommended jointly by the Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the faculty of the school or college awarding the degree. Following the School of Graduate Studies, schools are listed in order of their founding. Candidates within those schools are listed by degree then by specialization, if applicable. Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies ....................................................16 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts ........................................................27 Medical School .............................................................................29 School of Dentistry ..........................................................................29 College of Pharmacy .........................................................................29 College of Engineering ........................................................................30 A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning ........................................34 School of Education ..........................................................................34 School for Environment and Sustainability ........................................................35 School of Music, Theatre & Dance ...............................................................36 School of Public Health .......................................................................36 University of Michigan-Flint ...................................................................37 University of Michigan-Dearborn ................................................................37 Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design ..........................................................40 School of Kinesiology .........................................................................40 Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ............................................................40 A preliminary list of August 2019 degree candidates begins on page 43. This program presents as complete and accurate a record of candidates for degrees as is possible as of the publication date. ORDER OF EXERCISES Carillon Selections Tiffany Ng University Carillonist and Assistant Professor of Music School of Music, Theatre & Dance Prelude Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach James Kibbie University Organist and Professor of Music School of Music, Theatre & Dance *Processional Trumpet Voluntary Composed by Jeremiah Clarke James Kibbie *The National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner Kelly Bixby Soloist Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate, School of Music, Theatre & Dance Welcome Martin A. Philbert Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Statement to the Mark S. Schlissel Class of 2019 President Musical Selections You’ll Never Walk Alone Composed by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Arranged by William Stickles The University Composed by Jerry H. Bilik and Hazen J. Schumacher University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club Mark Stover Conductor Commencement Address Randy Schekman Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology University of California, Berkeley Remarks on Behalf of the Michael J. Solomon Horace H. Rackham School Dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs–Graduate Studies 2 Candidates for Master’s Mark S. Schlissel Degrees and Certificates Michael J. Solomon Presentation and Hooding Mark S. Schlissel of Doctoral Candidates Michael J. Solomon Congratulations Ellen Agress Chair of the Board of Directors, Alumni Association *The Alma Mater The Yellow and Blue Composed by Michael W. Balfe Accompanied by James Kibbie (see music and lyrics on page 49) *Recessional Toccata from Symphony V Composed by Charles-Marie Widor James Kibbie *Those who are able are asked to stand for the portions of the program asterisked (*). At the conclusion of the program, the audience will please remain standing until the platform party has left the auditorium. In consideration of the graduates and other guests in attendance, we kindly request that you mute your cellular telephones and take restless children to the lobby. For your convenience, live audio is provided in the main lobby so you may continue to enjoy the ceremony. 3 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY Jordan B. Acker Huntington Woods Michael J. Behm Grand Blanc Mark J. Bernstein Ann Arbor Paul W. Brown Ann Arbor Shauna Ryder Diggs Grosse Pointe Denise Ilitch Bingham Farms Ron Weiser Ann Arbor Katherine E. White Ann Arbor Mark S. Schlissel ex officio EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Mark S. Schlissel President Martin A. Philbert Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas A. Baird Vice President for Development Sally J. Churchill Vice President and Secretary of the University E. Royster Harper Vice President for Student Life Kevin P. Hegarty Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer S. Jack Hu Vice President for Research Timothy G. Lynch Vice President and General Counsel Kallie Bila Michels Vice President for Communications Ravi Pendse Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Marschall S. Runge Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Cynthia H. Wilbanks Vice President for Government Relations Susan E. Borrego Chancellor University of Michigan-Flint Domenico Grasso Chancellor University of Michigan-Dearborn 4 DEANS AND REPRESENTATIVES Michael S. Barr Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy F. DuBois Bowman Dean, School of Public Health Elizabeth R. Cole Interim Dean, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts James T. Dalton Dean, College of Pharmacy Scott DeRue Edward J. Frey Dean of Business, Stephen M. Ross School of Business (represented by Senior Associate Dean Francine Lafontaine) Thomas A. Finholt Dean, School of Information Alec D. Gallimore Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, College of Engineering David A. Gier Dean, School of Music, Theatre & Dance James L. Hilton University Librarian and Dean of University Libraries Patricia D. Hurn Dean, School of Nursing Jonathan Massey Dean, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Laurie K. McCauley Dean, School of Dentistry (Represented by Professor Vesa Kaartinen) Elizabeth Birr Moje Dean, School of Education Gunalan Nadarajan Dean, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design (represented by Associate Professor John Marshall) Jonathan T. Overpeck Samuel A. Graham Dean, School for Environment and Sustainability Lori Ploutz-Snyder Dean, School of Kinesiology Marschall S. Runge Dean, Medical School Michael J. Solomon Dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs–Graduate Studies Lynn Videka Dean, School of Social Work Mark D. West Dean, Law School 5 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Randy W. Schekman Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology University of California, Berkeley Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman, professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, is one of the world’s preeminent biologic scientists. In 2013, he, James Rothman, and Thomas Südhof shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells.” Professor Schekman, who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and grew up near Long Beach, California, earned a B.A. degree in molecular biology (1971) from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in biochemistry (1975) from Stanford University, where he studied the enzymology of DNA reproduction. A UC Berkeley faculty member since 1976, Professor Schekman investigates the mechanism of membrane protein traffic in the secretory pathway in eukaryotic cells. Beginning with a genetic and biochemical dissection of the pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, he discovered the mechanisms by which eukaryotic cells transport proteins from point of origin to where they perform their functions. The genes and proteins his laboratory discovered in yeast have counterparts in all eukaryotes and have been implicated in several human genetic diseases. His research has encouraged the biotechnology industry to use yeast as a platform to produce clinically important human secreted proteins, including recombinant human insulin. The world’s supply of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine is made in vesicles produced in yeast. Because hepatitis B infection is the major cause of liver cancer, the vaccine promises to reduce the incidence of liver cancer by 90 percent. In recent years, his lab has turned from yeast to mammalian cell culture to investigate other aspects of human physiology and disease. Professor Schekman, founding editor of the open access online journal eLife, previously edited Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and is a past president of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). He also is an exceptional teacher known for conveying complex information in an engaging way, and has trained leading scientists now working at the world’s top academic institutions. An enthusiastic supporter of basic biological research, he donated his Nobel Prize proceeds to UC Berkeley to create the Esther