Graduate Program Booklet (Pdf)
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MAY 2021 COMMENCEMENT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT M. ROY WILSON Dear graduate, Congratulations! Graduating from Wayne State University is a remarkable achievement, so take time to celebrate all the hard work and sacrifice it took to get here. This year’s graduation looks different than it has in other years, but your accomplishments are in no way diminished because of it. We look forward to hosting an in-person celebration for you in the spring of 2022, when it is safe to do so. As you arrive at this milestone, I’m confident your time at Wayne State has prepared you to reach many more. You’ve shown, through your flexibility and grace during difficult and unanticipated challenges, that you are well equipped to succeed in an ever-changing and diverse world. You’ll certainly benefit from your many hours of study, and also the opportunities you’ve had to engage with the world outside the classroom from our campus in Detroit. This gives you a distinct advantage. Yet the richest reward of your time here at Wayne State may be the wisdom you’ve gained that has made you a productive, compassionate and thoughtful citizen, committed to making a difference in your community. Wayne State demanded your best because we wanted you to reach your full potential as a student. Today, we ask for one more thing: Keep in touch. Stay engaged with the university, and help a new generation access the transformative opportunities you have had here. We trust that your experience at Wayne State University has kindled a lifelong passion for learning. So instead of goodbye, I’ll say, “Until we meet again.” Now, more than ever, it’s important for us to remain Warrior Strong. Best wishes to you and to the entire class of 2021. Sincerely, M. Roy Wilson President Wayne State University 2021 Commencement 2 MAY 2021 COMMENCEMENT RECOGNITION for ACADEMIC “HYMN to WAYNE” ACHIEVEMENT To thee, our Alma Mater, Homage we bring. Students who attain high scholastic achievement Brave hearts raise grateful voices are denoted by an asterisk after their name. The Thy praise to sing. official list of graduates cited for cum laude (*), Young art thou, young and strong; magna cum laude (**) or summa cum laude (***) Renowned shalt thou live, and long; will be compiled subsequently and their diplomas Honors to thee will throng- will carry the appropriate notation. This practice is And Fame to thee cling. observed at the undergraduate level only. We laud thee, Alma Mater, Students who have achieved distinction by Guardian of Right. completing the requirements for department Thou art our guide, our mentor- and/or university honors are designated in the Thy name shines bright. program book by (DH) for department honors Keep Learning’s light aflame, and/or (UH) for university honors. Their diplomas And hold Truth a sacred name, acknowledge these scholastic achievements. Honor, thy steadfast aim. Students graduating with honors conferred by All hail to thy might. departments, schools and colleges, and by the Nicholas Stanley Oates, 1929 Irvin D. Reid Honors College are eligible to wear a gold collar in recognition of their achievements. John Corvino, Ph.D., is dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College. GRADUATE NAMES Names submitted for the program book were compiled by lists submitted by graduate applications. There will be no program reprints to accommodate incorrect spelling or missing names. Due to publication deadlines, names and honor designations of students who applied for graduation after March 12, 2021, will not appear in the program book. The appearance of a name, recognition for academic achievement, and department and/ or university honors on the following lists is presumptive, but not conclusive of graduation. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not constitute graduation. Academic records will show the graduation date and recognition for academic achievement when degrees have been certified. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this program’s content. Any omissions or errors are unintentional. Wayne State University 2021 Commencement 3 The WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD of GOVERNORS The Governors of Wayne State University and their conduct of its business and for the governance of successors in office constitute a body corporate the university. It sets tuition and policy for other known as the Board of Governors of Wayne State fees and charges; determines the compensation University, in accordance with the Constitution of to be paid for services; confers degrees; sets the the State of Michigan. The board consists of eight policy for management of gifts, grants, bequests, members elected by the people of Michigan for agreements and contracts; and leases or disposes eight-year terms. Each governor holds office until of property. completion of the term and a successor has been nominated and elected in statewide elections. All Michigan’s constitutional system of independent, vacancies that occur within the eight-year terms elected boards to govern its universities is different are filled through appointment by the governor from systems of most other states. It has helped of the state. Members of the board serve without Michigan to develop and preserve one of the compensation but are entitled to necessary nation’s finest systems of colleges and universities. expenses incurred in connection with the duties Each governing board devotes itself to one of their office. university and is able to work carefully to develop and nurture the excellence of that institution. The Board of Governors elects the president The constitutional independence of the boards of the university, and has general supervision protects the universities from political interference; of Wayne State University and the control and the election of boards by the voters assures that directions of all expenditures from university universities remain responsible to the public funds. It enacts bylaws and regulations for the at large. Marilyn Kelly, Mark Gaffney, Bryan C. Barnhill II chair vice chair Michael Busuito Anil Kumar Terri Lynn Land Shirley Stancato Dana Thompson M. Roy Wilson, ex officio Wayne State University 2021 Commencement 4 GOVERNORS EMERITI UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Tina Abbott M. Roy Wilson President Vernice D. Anthony Laurie Lauzon Clabo Richard Bernstein Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Debbie Dingell Susan E. Burns Eugene Driker Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Diane Dunaskiss President, Wayne State University Foundation Michael Einheuser Marquita T. Chamblee Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Elizabeth Hardy Diversity Officer Paul Hillegonds Rebecca Cooke Interim Vice President for Finance and Business Operations, Sandra Hughes O’Brien Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Danialle Karmanos Ahmad M. Ezzeddine Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach Denise J. Lewis and International Programs Paul Massaron Carolyn P. Hafner Annetta Miller Interim Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Robert H. Naftaly Stephen M. Lanier David A. Nicholson Vice President for Research Gary S. Pollard Louis Lessem Vice President and General Counsel Michael T. Timmis Patrick O. Lindsey Kim Trent Vice President for Government and Community Affairs Julie H. Miller Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Governors Mark E. Schweitzer, M.D. Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine Ned Staebler Vice President for Economic Development and President and CEO of TechTown Michael Wright Vice President for Marketing and Communications and Chief of Staff Wayne State University 2021 Commencement 5 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE/SCHOOL DEANS Ramona Benkert Interim Dean, College of Nursing Richard Bierschbach Dean, Law School Amanda Bryant-Friedrich Dean, Graduate School Jon E. Cawthorne Dean, School of Information Sciences John Corvino Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College Robert Forsythe Dean, Mike Ilitch School of Business Farshad Fotouhi Dean, College of Engineering Ingrid Guerra-Lopez Interim Dean, College of Education Stephanie Hartwell Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Sheryl Kubiak Dean, School of Social Work Catherine Lysack Interim Dean, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Mark Schweitzer Dean, School of Medicine Matthew Seeger Dean, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Wayne State University 2021 Commencement 6 STUDENT COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS Regina Baker Nathan Hughes College of Education College of Education Regina Baker is Nathan Hughes is graduating with a graduating with a doctor of education in bachelor of science educational leadership in exercise and sport and policy studies from science, with honors, the College of Education. from the College of Education. A native Detroiter, Baker also earned her special education certification and A native of Pinckney, Hughes is a physical therapy master’s from Wayne State. technician in Farmington Hills and a sales associate at Orangetheory Fitness Detroit. Baker recently completed a study focusing on principals, discipline policies, and the suspensions During his time as a student, Hughes was involved and expulsions of adolescent African American in several student organizations, including the males. She plans to continue exploring school Exercise Physiology Club and Delta Epsilon Mu, a discipline, practices, and evidence-based research co-ed, pre-health fraternity, for which he served as to improve the school experiences and academic the director of prospects for