December 2012 Commencement Exercises
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UNCW December 2012 Commencement Exercises Commencement University of North Carolina Wilmington Eighty-fourth Commencement Exercises Saturday, the fifteenth of December Two thousand twelve Professional Schools Ceremony Nine thirty in the morning College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony One o’clock in the afternoon Trask Coliseum Professional Schools Program Processional .................................................................................................................... UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet Andy Simpson, Highland Piper Welcome ...................................................................................................................................Gary L. Miller Chancellor Greetings from UNC Board of Governors and Office of the President .....................................Raiford Trask III Member of the Board of Governors Greetings from UNCW Senior Class ............................................................................................ Samuel Pisano Senior Class President Presentation of Awards and Distinctions: Students Graduating with Special Distinction and Honors ......................................... Gary L. Miller Commencement Address............................................................................................................Anganette Young Chief Executive Officer, New Hanover Community Health Center Authorization for Conferring of Degrees .................................................................................... Linda A. Pearce Chair, UNCW Board of Trustees Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Graduate Degrees ....................................... Robert D. Roer, Dean Gary L. Miller Denise A. Battles, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Undergraduate Degrees ..........................................Gary L. Miller Denise A. Battles Cameron School of Business .................................................................................. Lawrence S. Clark Dean Watson College of Education ...........................................................................Kenneth N. Teitelbaum Dean College of Health and Human Services ..................................................................... Charles J. Hardy Dean Greetings from the Alumni Association .................................................................................Sandra McClammy Chair, UNCW Alumni Association Singing of the Alma Mater ...........................................................................................................Choir Members Recessional ..................................................................... UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet and the Highland Piper Thank you for attending the UNCW Commencement ceremony. Guests are asked not to use air horns or loud noisemakers during the ceremony. Remain in your seats during the procession and presentation of degree candidates to ensure all audience members have unobstructed views. During the procession, hold your applause until the conferral of degrees. 2 College of Arts and Sciences Program Processional .......................................................................................................... UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet Andy Simpson, Highland Piper Welcome ........................................................................................................................................Gary L. Miller Chancellor Greetings from UNC Board of Governors and Office of the President ...............................Thomas J. Harrelson Member of the Board of Governors Greetings from UNCW Senior Class ............................................................................................ Samuel Pisano Senior Class President Presentation of Awards and Distinctions: Students Graduating with Special Distinction and Honors ........................................... Gary L. Miller Address from the Faculty ................................................................................................................. Herbert Berg International Studies Authorization for Conferring of Degrees .................................................................................... Linda A. Pearce Chair, UNCW Board of Trustees Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Graduate Degrees ....................................... Robert D. Roer, Dean Gary L. Miller Denise A. Battles, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Undergraduate Degrees ............................. David P. Cordle, Dean Gary L. Miller Denise A. Battles Greetings from the Alumni Association .................................................................................Sandra McClammy Chair, UNCW Alumni Association Singing of the Alma Mater ...........................................................................................................Choir Members Recessional ..................................................................... UNCW Faculty Brass Quintet and the Highland Piper Thank you for attending the UNCW Commencement ceremony. Guests are asked not to use air horns or loud noisemakers during the ceremony. Remain in your seats during the procession and presentation of degree candidates to ensure all audience members have unobstructed views. During the procession, hold your applause until the conferral of degrees. 3 CHIEF FACULTY MARSHALS Professional Schools Ceremony Ellie Covan, School of Health and Applied Human Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts Degree Michael Messina, Chemistry and Biochemistry July 2012 2012 Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching FACULTY CO-MARSHALS Professional Schools Ceremony Donald Barnes, Cameron School of Business Hengameh Kermani, Watson College of Education College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony Pamela Seaton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Nathan Grove, Chemistry and Biochemistry GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT MARSHALS Katherine Anne Austin Elizabeth Stewart Looney Cherise Nicole Batts Bradley Paul Millice Hannah Margaret Braun Casey Jordan Milliken Terrell Layfatte Bryant Lauren Ariell McKoy Cristen Ann Clinton Adriana Marie Poveromo Rhema Lillian-Evelyn Easley Fidias Denise Reyes Carolina Denisse Escobar Sarah Elizabeth Rosenbaum Matthew Takeshi Fournier Samantha Kate Smith Sarah Wells Hamilton Alexandrea Mitchell Tomerlin Clare Elizabeth Kearney Weston Kerr White Yana Klishch BEARERS OF PROCESSIONAL BANNERS Professional Schools Ceremony Steve Elliott, University of North Carolina Wilmington Vince Howe, Graduate School Jessica Magnus, Cameron School of Business Kathy Fox, Watson College of Education Sandra O’Donnell, College of Health and Human Services College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony Sridhar Varadarjan, University of North Carolina Wilmington Michael White, Graduate School Ann Conner, College of Arts and Sciences USHERS UNCW Adult Scholars, UNCW Alumni, UNCW Students and UNCW Staff UNCW FACULTY BRASS QUINTET Directed by John LaCognata Trumpet French Horn Trombone Tuba Bill Dries Steven Skillman Jerald Shynett Daniel Johnson John LaCognata UNCW STUDENT CHOIR MEMBERS Heather Bobeck, soprano Kyle Miller, tenor Whitney Lanier, mezzo soprano Alex Gazda, bass 4 College of Arts and Sciences Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts Degree July 2012 Jared Matthis Atkins Nathan W. Gibson Megan Leah Atkins Tonnia Danielle Graham Lauren Nicole Auton Sutton Dawson Griffin cum laude Marissa Brielle Hadler Kevin Ray Becksford Kaitlyn Suzanne Hall John Robert Best Bryce William Harrison Brianna Lynn Biddle Daniel Glenn Hatcher Amanda Marie Bitler Caitlin Elizabeth Hawkins Bradley Sterling Boose Michael Thomas Hazlett Sean Patrick Brennan John Henry Heimrich Jr. Brittani Michelle Brewer Jerry Wayne Henley Jr. Lindsey Rae Bridges Katherine Nicole Howdy Daniel Christian Brinkley Nicholas Martin Hunckler Skyler Ronald Bunn Amanda Kate Hutchison magna cum laude Lauren Elizabeth Inscoe honors in English Benjamin Holloway Jackson Brian Joel Burch Jessica Marie Jensen Sydney Michelle Burke Caroline Marie Jerger Rebecca Lynn Burleson Ashlynd Jamal Johnson Courtney Lynne Cavanaugh Elizabeth Carol Johnson Jazmín Holly Chávez Thomas Methvin Jones Jr. Tristan Brandon Cherry magna cum laude Timothy Paul Condie honors in German Bree Ellen Conti Sean Robert Jordan Rebecca Ann Conway Dylan Martin Joyce Brittany Renee Corsell Kelsey Lynn Kassonie Nicholas Richard Cortale Jordan Collin Kennedy Cody Alan Covan Merryn Taliaferro Kepchar George C. Cutucache Bryce Wesley Koonts Kailee DiMeglio Derek Joseph Koontz Ashley Paige DiPaolo Caleb James Lewis cum laude Courtney Ann Lewis Maegan Elizabeth Doss Jessica Marie Lewis magna cum laude Alan Ray Linz Kellyn Ann Dwyer Kevin Michael MacLellan Katie Grace Eagle Michael Brendan Madden Douglas Cameron Echols Jr. Elizabeth Hope McAdams Clare Remy Engler Karen Michelle McCabe cum laude Kasey Anne McComas Richard Michael Everington Sr. Kaysie Renaye McCormick Zachary Ryan Fiske honors in history Andrew Burke Foster Meghan Colleen McDonnell Jason Michael Sprowl Fuller Brooks Alan McGibbony Mathew Ryan Gibson Alexander Ryan Melgar 5 Cynthia Toni Joan Merck Laurel Nicole Servicky Alyssa Marie Miller Michael Forbes Smiechowski Chris Montero Amanda Wagner Smith Julianna C. Moore Drewe Witherington Smith Casey Elizabeth Moran Joshua Brady Smith Augustus Anthony Morrow Lincoln Douglas Smith Iman Motamed Raven Catherine Smith Allison Leigh Murphy Michael Guerin St. Hilaire Kelsey Morgan Nagelvoort