2014 Commencement Program
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DENISON UNIVERSITY The One Hundred Seventy-Third Annual COMMENCEMENT May 17, 2014 The One Hundred Seventy-Third Annual Commencement at Denison University Marking Completion of The One Hundred Eighty-Third Year Saturday, May 17, 2014 12:30 p.m. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Thomas E. Hoaglin, B.A., M.B.A., Chair of the Board of Trustees Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University Douglas J. Spieles, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Linda Krumholz, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal Peter L. Kuhlman, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal Cynthia Turnbull, B.S., M.F.A., Assistant Marshal FANFARES AND PROCESSIONALS WELCOME Thomas E. Hoaglin and Adam S. Weinberg SENIOR CLASS ADDRESS Josh Simon Goldman ’14 “What are you doing after graduation?” ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENIOR GIFT Nicole Ambrosino Casey ’14 and Jeffrey Meade Doremus ’14 Class Co-Governors RECOGNITION OF RETIREES Presented by Catherine Dollard, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Chair of the Faculty Barry Campbell Keenan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of History Harold Van Broekhoven, B.A., M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Religion Kent A. Maynard, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Sociology/Anthropology CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREE Adam S. Weinberg Lawrence W. Sherman ’70, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Presented by David O. Woodyard, B.A., M.Div., D.Min. COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Lawrence W. Sherman “Thou Shalt Not Commit a Social Science” PRESENTATION OF THE CLASS OF 2014 Kimberly A. Coplin, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Provost Biographies appear on pages 37- 38 2 AWARDING OF DEGREES IN COURSE Kimberly A. Coplin The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts The Degree of Bachelor of Science The Degree of Bachelor of Arts * Nicole Ambrosino Casey and Jeffrey Meade Doremus **Meghan Patricia Callahan, Josh Simon Goldman, Michaela Elizabeth Grenier, Andrea Lea Karl, Carlos G. Maciel Neto, Daniel Robert Persia, Yubo Yang ALMA MATER “TO DENISON” To Denison, we raise our song Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by senior members of Fair College on the hill, Hilltoppers, Ladies Night Out, Tehillah and DU-Wop, Denison’s The name that sets our souls on fire, a cappella groups And makes our senses thrill, To Denison, my Denison, In praise our voices swell, The scene of happy college days, The home we love so well. RECESSIONAL PROGRAM NOTES Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they are receiving, Bach- Parents or friends taking pictures of graduates receiving diplomas are asked elor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. In some cases, a to use the special section designated for this purpose. student may earn more than one bachelor’s degree during his or her under- graduate years. The student’s major(s) are listed to the right of his or her home Flowers for the program are provided by Village Flower Basket. Interpretive town, with a concentration indicated within parentheses. Directly below each signing is done by Hallenross & Associates, LLC. The program concludes name is the student’s hometown. Titles of yearlong Senior Theses or Senior when the platform party and faculty have recessed. The audience and gradu- Creative Projects judged to merit recognition appear in italics underneath the ates are asked to remain seated during the recessional. If Commencement is hometown, along with the name and terminal degree of the faculty supervisor. held in the Mitchell Center, the graduates will also recess. President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded in recognition of their status. ACADEMIC REGALIA Students graduating summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude Latin The academic costume which makes the Commencement procession so honors wear gold, silver and red tassels respectively on their caps. Student colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back to the days when students members of Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes college were members of the minor clergy and wore monkish gowns and hoods. seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, also Today, the hood is used only as an ornament. It is lined with the colors of the wear gold tassels on their caps. university conferring the degree: the border in which it is edged indicates the scholar’s field. The colors seen in today’s Denison procession and the fields Music for the program was coordinated by the Denison Department of they represent are: Dark Blue–Philosophy; White–Humanities; Golden Yel- Music. Today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water Music low–Science; Light Blue–Education; Brown–Fine Arts; Pink–Music; Silver (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by George Frideric Handel Gray–Oratory (Speech); Scarlet-Theology; Lemon Yellow–Library Science; (1685-1759). A Fanfare for the Class of 2014 is an original composition Sage Green–Physical Education; Drab–Commerce, Accountancy, Business. by Associate Professor of Music HyeKyung Lee, previously played at their induction in August 2010. Musical selections are being performed by Zhio Cao ’16, Christina Hsu ’16, Kayleigh Humphries ’16, Kelsey Ulanowicz ’15, Violin; Michael Bonner ’16, Brandon Mendoza ’17, Viola; Taylor Hallowell ’15, Alex Tybl ’16, Cello; Cole Rumora ’15, bass; David Nesmith, French horn; Doug Moran, bass trombone; Jed Hudson, trombone; Todd Fessler, trumpet; Jim VanReeth and Andy Strietelmeier, violin. The com- mencement orchestra is conducted by Professor of Music Andrew Carlson. 3 AWARDING OF DEGREES IN COURSE Adam S. Weinberg, President, Presiding Presentation by Kimberly A. Coplin, Provost Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Tassel Cap Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Tassel Cap Degrees Cum Laude - Red Tassel Cap BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Shaelie Ariel Dumont Yarmouth, Maine Biology Hayley Armitage Anderson Gainesville, Florida Studio Art Anna Elisabeth Eccles The Undivided Mind - Exploring Scientific Theories Suffield, Connecticut Psychology through Art Supervised by Tommy White, M.F.A. Alexandra Lacey Egan Winnetka, Illinois Biology Haley Nicole Bower Howard, Ohio Studio Art Nicole Rose Feehan Bangor, Pennsylvania Psychology Kristina Isabelle King Intervention for the Social Drinker: Tarrytown, New York Studio Art A Harm Reduction Approach Paper Mill: The Bryant Art Gallery as Communal Workspace Supervised by Susan Kennedy, Ph.D. Supervised by Ron Abram, M.F.A. Jane K. Frandsen, Magna Cum Laude Parker Elizabeth Shea Albion, Michigan Biochemistry New Braunfels, Texas Studio Art Biochemical Investigation of Small RNA Thermometers Fragmented Memories Using RNase H Digestion Supervised by Tommy White, M.F.A. Supervised by Rachel Mitton-Fry, Ph.D. Mikaela Nerea Zubiaga Freundlich Guernica, Spain Biology BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Alexandra A. Fults-Ganey, Magna Cum Laude Rachel Emily Allen Columbus, Ohio Biology Bay Village, Ohio Psychology Reka Geczy Anna Maria Apostel Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biochemistry Columbus, Ohio Biology Meredith Athena Goodrich Tara Jill Babushkin Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biology Fairfield, Connecticut Biology Jared Robert Gray Alexis David Baldeón Columbus, Ohio Computer Science Quito, Ecuador Biology Haley Marie Grimm, Magna Cum Laude Andrew G. Barnes Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Chemistry Cleveland, Ohio Computer Science Synthesis of Core-Substituted Naphthalene Diimide Derivatives as Electron Poor Donor-Acceptor Columnar Eric Francis Barnes Liquid Crystal Components Columbus, Ohio Biochemistry Supervised by Joseph Reczek, Ph.D. Bradley Steven Bedacht Dinh Que Ha Cincinnati, Ohio Physics Chicago, Illinois Biochemistry Generating Transposon Insertion Mutations to Increase Lukas John Belechak the Permeability of Burkholderia cenocepacia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology Supervised by Kimberly Specht, Ph.D. Margaret Ann Buddig Kelsey Marie Hager Hinsdale, Illinois Biology Louisville, Kentucky Biology 4 Corinne Nicole Haines Cora E. McHugh Grove City, Ohio Biology Dexter, Michigan Biochemistry Effect of PI3K Stimulation on EZH2 Expression Synthesis of 13C-labeled Leucine-Enkephalin for Spin-Relaxation in Urothelial Cancer Cells NMR Experiments Supervised by Lina Yoo, Ph.D. Supervised by Michael Fuson, Ph.D. Victoria Elizabeth Hawkins Eric John Meier, Cum Laude Pataskala, Ohio Biochemistry Kingsville, Ohio Physics Statistical Modeling of Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei Dylan James Hinde Supervised by Daniel Homan, Ph.D. Albion, Michigan Biology Alexander W. Mysiw Jackson Scott Humphrey Columbus, Ohio Biology Westerville, Ohio Biology Chinh Quoc Ngo Evan Pike Hunter Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Chemistry Bolton, Massachusetts Biology Lindsey Anne Nock Jasmine Roh Hwang Avon Lake, Ohio Biology Busan, Republic of South Korea Biology Sarah Elizabeth Oda, Magna Cum Laude Lauren C Li Ling Jay New Albany, Ohio Biology Westerville, Ohio Biology Jessa D. Ogilvie Andrea Lea Karl, Summa Cum Laude Kalaheo, Hawaii Biology Powell, Ohio Biochemistry Examining the functionality and regulation of H3K79 Andrew B. Palmquist methylation states in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae UV-induced Englewood, Colorado Biology DNA damage response Supervised by Jeffrey Thompson, Ph.D. Maddison Rae Paule Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology Abby McClellan Kerbaugh Danville, Kentucky Biology Kristen L. Peck Vermilion, Ohio Biology Sarah Elizabeth Kosling Isolation and Characterization of a Granville, Ohio Biology 98 Specific Bacteriophage Supervised by Christine Weingart, Ph.D. George Edward Kuntz IV Springboro, Ohio Biology Andrew R. Quinn, Summa Cum Laude Naperville, Illinois Computer Science