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ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY CHARLES E. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Inaugural Doctor of Medicine Commencement FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015 lOA.M. TABLE Introduction......... ......................... .................................................................................. 32 p sident John Kelly Biography ................................................................................. 4 Statere of Florida Leadership ....................................... :··················............................... .... arles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Leadership ........................................... 5 ChPresident's Distinguished Service Meda11 IOn...................................... .. ..................... 67 Program Order ...................................................................... ··.·.·.·.-.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.8 List of Graduates................................. .. .............................. ..... 10 Awards .......... .. ..................................................................... .. .. ....... .... .. ....... ................. .11 K note Speaker Biography ....................................................................................... 12 C eymmencement Information..... ................................................... .. ··························· 13 Academic0 . Regalia······. ····················· ................................................................................. 14 FAU Alma Mater··········································· ·········· ··· ······ ·········· ··········· ······ ········ ·· 15 University History ...................................................................................................... 16 College of Medicine Inaugural Class Oath.............................................. ~~~~-~-~~er Hippocratic Oath........................................................................................ 1 FLORJDA ATLANTIC lorida Atlantic University was established by Dr. John Kelly President an act of the Florida Legislature in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In addition to Dr. Gary W. Perry Provost and Vice President its original850-acre campus in Boca Raton, the University has for Academic Affairs campuses and sites in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter Mr. Jorge Calzadilla and Fort Pierce. Vice President for Public Service Mr. Patrick Chun FAU's ethnically diverse population includes more than 30,000 Vice President and Director of Athletics students and 1,023 full- and part-time faculty members. The Mr. Peter Hull University's 10 colleges-the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts Vice President for Public Affairs and Letters, the College of Business, the College for Design and Mr. David Kian Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering Vice President for Legal Affairs, and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes General Counsel and Interim Chief Executive Officer Honors College, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, the of the FAU Foundation, Inc. Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, and the Charles E. Schmidt Dr. Corey A. King College of Science-offer 90 bachelor's, 72 master's, 3 specialist's Vice President for Student Affairs and 22 doctoral degrees. To date, the University has awarded 161,241 degrees to just over 140,000 alumni. Dr. Daniel C. Flynn Vice President for Research In December 1967, FAU was elected to regular membership in the Ms. Dorothy K. Russell Vice President for Financial Affairs Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. At that time, the and Chief Financial Officer Commission on Higher Education of the Southern Association Ms. Stacy A. Volnick granted full accreditation to all of the University's programs. In Vice President for accordance with Association regulations, this accreditation was Administrative Affairs, Chief Administrative Officer and reaffirmed in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2012. Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement 2 UNIVER_SITY PRESIDENT JOHN KELLY John Kelly was named president of Florida Atlantic University by unanimous vote of the FAU Board of Trustees on January 17, 2014, becoming the seventh president in the University's 50-year history. He oversees an institution that serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on six campuses and sites along more than 100 miles of Florida's east coast. One of the largest employers in South Florida, FAU has more than 3,000 employees, including 1,000 dedicated faculty members, and an operating budget in excess of $700 million. The University has an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion and is conducting millions of dollars' worth of funded research in such critically important fields as drug discovery, biotechnology, ocean engineering and marine science. President Kelly came to FAU from Clemson University, where he held a succession of leadership positions over a 28-year period. During that time, Clemson advanced from 78th to 20th in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of all public universities. At FAU, President Kelly is leading a multifaceted campaign to take the University to national prominence as a center of world-class education, cutting-edge research and transformative community engagement. He initiated a year-long collaborative process involving faculty, students, alumni, administrators, staff and friends of the University that culminated in creation of a new 10-year strategic plan titled "The Race to Excellence." This comprehensive plan builds upon FAU's existing strengths and identifies emerging opportunities. Highlights of President Kelly's first year in office include the announcement of a record-breaking $16 million gift from the Schmidt Family Foundation to build a premier academic/athletic facility on the Boca Raton campus - the largest single gift in the University's history. He also announced an agreement with Scripps Florida and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience to establish a unique partnership on the Jupiter campus. The program offers FAU students the rare and valuable opportunity to work side by side with some of the world's most distinguished biomedical researchers, including Nobel Laureates. Active on the national level, President Kelly has served on the boards of the Administrative Heads Section of the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) and the American Distance Education Consortium. He began his academic career in 1982 as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University. Three years later, he went to Clemson, rising through the ranks to become professor and department head by 1991. He was named vice president for public service and agriculture in 1997 and vice president for economic development in 2010. President Kelly holds a bachelor's degree from Clemson and both a master's degree and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He is married to FAU First Lady Carolyn Kelly, and they are the parents of Cady, 13, and Stella, 11/z. 3 STATE OF FLORIDA CABINET FLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNERS The Honorable Rick Scott Mr. Morteza "Mori" Hosseini Mr. H. Wayne Huizenga Jr. Governor Chair Mr. Ned. C. Lautenbach The Honorable Pam Bondi Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz Attorney General Vice Chair Mr. Alan Levine Mr. Richard A. Beard III Ms. Wendy Link The Honorable Jeff Atwater Chief Financial Officer Dr. Matthew M. Carter II Mr. Edward Morton The Honorable Adam Putnam Mr. Stefano J. Cavallaro Dr. Katherine M. Robinson Commissioner of Agriculture Mr. Dean Colson Mrs. Pam Stewart Commissioner of Education Mr. Daniel Doyle Jr. STATE UNIVERSITY Mr. Norman D. Tripp Ms. Patricia Frost SYSTEM CHANCELLOR Mr. Marshall Criser III Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Anthony K. G. Barbar '78 Mrs. Mary Beth McDonald '74 Chair STATE BOARD Mr. Abdol Moabery OF EDUCATION Mr. Daniel Cane Vice Chair Mr. RobertS. Rubin Mr. Gary Chartrand, Chair Dr. Christopher Beetle Mr. John R. Padget, Vice Chair Mr. Robert J. Stilley President, Faculty Senate Mr. John A. Colon Mr.Pau1Tanner'79 Mr. Michael Cepeda Mrs. Marva Johnson President, Student Government Dr. Julius "Butch" Teske Mrs. Rebecca Fishman Lipsey Dr. Michael T.B. Dennis Mr. Thomas Workman Jr. '71 Mr. Michael Olenick Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold Mrs. Pam Stewart Commissioner Mr. Andy Tuck 4 LEADEitSHIP Dr. David J. Bjorkman Dr. Julie C. Servoss Dean and Executive Director of Medical Affairs Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Dr. John W. Newcomer Ms. Betty Monfort Executive Vice Dean Assistant Dean for Admissions Dr. Michael L. Friedland Dr. Sarah Wood Vice Dean for Graduate Medical Education Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Faculty Affairs Dr. Jennifer Caceres Dr. Lindsey C. Henson Society Dean for the Elizabeth Blackwell Society Vice Dean for Medical Education and Student Affairs Dr. Ira J. Gelb Senior Academic Advisor to the Dean Dr. Stuart Markowitz for Pre-baccalaureate Programs Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Society Dean for the Charles Drew Society Dr. Charles H. Hennekens Senior Academic Advisor to the Dean Dr. Barry T. Linger and First Sir Richard Doll Professor Associate Dean for Student Success and Faculty Development COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ADVISORY BOARD Dr. David J. Bjorkman Dr. Charles H. Hennekens Dean and Executive Director of Medical Affairs Mr. Harold H. Kaplan Dr. Michael T.B. Dennis Chair Mr. Michael Kaufman Mrs. Nancy Blosser Mr. Jack Laub Dr. Robert Colton Dr. Stuart Markowitz Dr. Malcolm Dorman Mr. N.