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August Seventeenth, Two Thousand Nineteen Ferrell Center . Waco, Texas

Commencement Program, August 17, 2019 Half after Nine in the Morning – Ferrell Center · Waco, Texas

Prelude Conferral of Degrees Ceremonial Piece on CWM Rhondda by William Mac Davis President Livingstone Brass Ensemble Assisted by Dr. Nancy Brickhouse Vice President and Provost Processional Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Sir Edward Elgar Rodney G. Bowden Brass Ensemble Dean, Robbins of Health and Human Sciences Bearer of the Mace Margaret E. Baier Kenneth Van Treuren Assistant Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences Associate Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science (2002-2014) Baylor Gary C. Mortenson Dean, School of Music Procession Order Candidates for Doctoral Degrees Terry S. Maness Candidates for Master’s Degrees Dean, Hankamer School of Business Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Faculties of the University Terrill F. Saxon Bearer of the Mace Interim Dean, School of Education President of the University Regents of the University Lee C. Nordt Administrators and Deans of the University Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Presiding J. Larry Lyon Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. Dean, President Baylor University Louis Mazé, Reader The National Anthem Welcome to New Alumni Directed by Gary C. Mortenson David Rosselli Dean, School of Music Vice President for University Advancement Baylor University Baylor University The Invocation The Benediction Kevin P. Jackson Robyn Driskell Vice President for Student Life Vice President for Internal Administration and Compliance and Baylor University Chief of Staff Baylor University Special Music “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” by Rogers and Hammerstein II “That Good Old Baylor Line” Randall Umstead, soloist Directed by Gary C. Mortenson Jeffrey Peterson, accompanist Recessional Message to the Graduates “Fanfare” from La Peri by Paul Dukas President Livingstone “Triumphal March” from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi, arranged by Bill Holcombe

1 Degrees Conferred August 17, 2019

The Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences Presented by Rodney G. Bowden, Dean Bachelor of Science Ashley Marie Roper Bachelor of Science Health Science Studies in Family and Deanna Rebecca Spencer in Education Oscar Miranda Gabriela Suitor Jasmine Renee Padro Consumer Sciences Exercise Physiology General Family and Daniel K. Chiuc Recreation Apparel Design and Consumer Sciences Melanie Grace Ripple Travis Boyd Neal Product Development Cailin Reshae Page** Christian Joy Bierscheid Brittany Selina Snell Truett Joseph Newton Madison Mae Dossey Nutrition Sciences Kyle A. Young Anna Carol Peeryc Kiana Maree Hawn Samantha Billissa Honse Sarah Nicole Turner Health, Kinesiology, and ∞ Morgan Elizabeth Rollins Victoria Johnson Leisure Studies Caroline Elizabeth Wieters Kimberlyn G. Weaver* Daniel Eugene Lee ∞ Hope Elizabeth Bravo Bachelor of Science Apparel Merchandising Bachelor of Arts Evan J. Daugherty in Public Health Isabella Emeterio Brittney Yevette Griner Alison Mitchell Andrews- Shelby Nicole Head Communication Sciences Ernesto Hernandez and Disorders Paul** Maral Anahit Solaimani Lauren Lee Hobbs Sarah Shamsherali Bhimani Abigail Marie Huizenga Tyrone Deonte Hunt II Child and Family Studies Caroline E. Wall Alexandro Chavira Sheriyah Nicole Eguasa Heidi Laabs Nathan Raymound Leon Nicole Vera Fredericksen Daemiah Perryman Alexia Kathryn Pahl* Carlee Gene Wallace Ariah Emily Riggle Christian Hope Yarbroughc

The Diana R. Garland School of Social Work Presented by Jon E. Singletary, Dean Bachelor of Social Work Lauren Kate McGee

The School of Engineering and Computer Science Presented by Kenneth Van Treuren, Associate Dean

Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science Scott Dougald MacMillan in Computer Science in Electrical and Timothy Scott Spencer, Jr. Miguel Ángel Durán Computer Engineering Bachelor of Science in Collin James Wiginton Jonathan Kirin Michael Engineering Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Kingsley Arinze Eke in Informatics Mechanical Engineering Bioinformatics Robert Scott Girdner Lillian E. Wise Emerson Renee Gotcher

The School of Music Presented by Gary C. Mortenson, Dean Bachelor of Music Composition Bachelor of Andrew Abraham Sierra Applied Music Music Education William Enrique Carrillo Instrumental Music Ian Floyd Houston Nicholas Rene Saucedo

*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude cCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements 2 ∞Degree conferred May 17, 2019 The Hankamer School of Business Presented by Terry S. Maness, Dean Bachelor of Business Baylor Business Fellows Finance Real Estate Administration Brandon W. Tabor, Economics, Ryan Cronin Baker Ricardo Alexis Lara Finance Jaime Javier Bendeck Sports Sponsorship and Accounting Rodriguez, Entrepreneurship Rabbnawaz Bhatti Economics Sales Neil Lewis Chambers, and Corporate Innovation** Kenneth Lawrence Dwayne Maryssa Allyson Bradley Timothy J. Raguse Andrew Guinn Hawkins International Business Braimer, Management Victoria Caroline Henderson Entrepreneurship and Management Ryan Graves Herz Alexis Rheinauer Kwon Corporate Innovation Michael Jacob Oviedo Blake Polley Landon Christopher Lott Allen J. Rand, Marketing Marketing Supply Chain Raymond Luc Richard Grieser Shull III, Ross S. Cianelli, Management Management Jakob Robert Patrick Merrittc Marketing Sarah Marie Ernest Cody Daniel Bradford*** Madison Kathleen Selakovich I Jiali Yao Jack Christopher Hefner

The School of Education Presented by Terrill Saxon, Interim Dean Bachelor of Science Elementary Education in Education Kelcey Patrice Morrow Integrated Studies Adrianne Grace Gay Jacqueline Williams Knowles

The College of Arts and Sciences Presented by Lee C. Nordt, Dean Bachelor of Fine Arts Mohammad A. Nabi Psychology Earth Science Erika Kirsten Nichols Janie Marie Contreras Brett Richard Walker Studio Art Meredith Anne Owen Briana Hope Sessa Austin Ian McCroskie Grace Gabrielle Rodriguez English Hannah Warren Chandler Ryan Wakefield Bachelor of Arts Abbey Haines Clare Elizabeth Young Biology Environmental Studies Bachelor of Science Kaitlyn Mattie Garrett in Aviation Sciences Chemistry Leah Noël Wallin Brandon Blake Rogers* Natalie Garcia Communication Film and Digital Media Economics Brett C. Baumgartner Riley Thane Bozarth Bachelor of Science Kenneth Daniel Hanson Megan Carolyn Bell Christian Daniel Hill Caroline Rebecca Brady Joseph Paul Tkach Anthropology Environmental Health Stephen Adam Tower III Austin Lee Johnson Science Collin Joseph Davie Laila Ruth McCutcheon William Melvin Hinson III International Studies Applied Mathematics James Davis Hodge Colton West Christofferson Adam Louis Pendergraft Vivian Thai Tran Jahsarah Iman Williamson Cole Grayson Irwin Journalism Biochemistry Benjamin Lee Abigail Reagan Ebb Stephen Oluwafemi Oderinde Geology Colton Anthony Pool Jie Geng Jordan Andrew Feuerbacher Evangelos Anthony Townsend Caroline Rodriguez Jade Seymone Moffett Biology Geophysics Allison Lee Small Clarissa Anne Pompa Abraham Ahumada, Jr. Christina Marie Martinez Jennie Ann Steel Victoria Ivy Powell Tobyn Steffey Keila Alaaniya Amacker Mathematics Political Science Keerthi Ann Antony Haobo Cheng Matthew David Swan Will Van Hoozer Blake Michael Bryan Diamond Dominguez Cheng Ying Shelby Blain Fairfax Ana Gisell Duque Haley Marie Johanna Neuroscience Westbrook Frederick Gillespie Anthony Ekemini Emecheta Diana Hamza Calvin James Hill Astrid Alexandra Escamilla Olicia Clyde Williams Micah Simone Johnson Madison Grace Wonders Mackenzie Jo Martin Catera Barae Farlough Brianna Baltazar McDermott Jennifer Salas Viviana Gonzalez** Courtlyn Grace Reynolds Communication Specialist Benjamin David Valle Mark KwangSung Han Maryse Lango Bombito Nnaeme Ukabiala Professional Writing Hunter Teddy Hinton Claire Elizabeth Wideman Cameron William Stuart Jonathan Donald Ladner*** Caroline Rose Waterhouse Sarah Christine Westbrook Matthew Edward Lishewski Physics Glenn Jason Williams Meagan Elizabeth Marquez Samuel Esparza

*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude cCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements 3 Professional Writing and Tenley Joelle Patterson Sociology University Scholar Rhetoric Samuel Nicholas Salazar*** Christian Elishah Broussard Paul Joseph Paternoster* Rachel Dixon Russian Lesliee Hayden Brett Neely Peterson** Psychology Rachel Elisa Quiles, Slavic and Spanish Alex Kyungju Oh East European Studies Jazmín Linet Rolón Rose Beatrice Ometele Oku

The Graduate Program in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work Presented by Jon E. Singletary, Dean Master of Social Work Jody Lynn Plaster

The Graduate School Presented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

Master of Engineering Katherine Hendrix Arnett Shyanne Lee Edward Ryan Roach Joshua John Yakich Steven Joseph Baird Anastasia Nicole Walton Gregory Rueth John Edward Bauer Jamie Jin-xi Wong Travis Charles Russell Master of Science in James Anthony Berner Educational Psychology Kimberly C. Salazar Biomedical Engineering Ashley Duane Bradley Alana Dubrocq Kristen Lane Shay Jessanne Yuan Lichtenberg Glen Firmin Dastugue II Brandi Caddick Guel Sarah Ann Sledd Chastity Vaughn Escalante Anneka Lenae Harralson Bryan Spear Master of Science Jeremy Ryan Fields Jill Holub Alex Daniel Tatone in Mechanical Michael F. George Kristyn Kiesling Robert Craig Turner Engineering Samuel Thomas Gurley Kasie Kristina Meek Brandon D. Willis Jessica Cramer Christopher Corey Haiges Maria St. Germain Amanda Louise Wolfe Taylor Danielle Jeffrey Scott Dylan Hein Kayla Christine Thomas Peter Yusckat Robert Hicks Jessica Meredith Torbet Master of Health Master of Science Zackary Christopher Jones Abigail van Hooff in Electrical and Brandon Bazile Joseph Emily Lisbeth Watts Administration Antione Barnett Computer Engineering Nicole Powell Jordan Harper White Steven Brian Beddingfield Jeonghyeon Cheon Brett Reeder Monique Nicole Wilkins Mylinh Bruhn Joseph Elliott Holden III Robert Rousey Payton Grace Wright Nazifa Rumman Christopher Neal Scantlin Pablo A. Cercenia, Jr. Jared Evan Sherman Sports Management Benjamin Clayton Coker Master of Aaron Joseph Smith Jarred Isiah Alwan Christopher Drake Accountancy and Omar Soto Stephen Kirk Bryant Donna Goodson Bachelor of Business Lindsay Danielle Southard Joshua Craig Cochran Claire-Marie Elisabeth Gould Bradley Dean Sullivan Jarrod Scott Hall Administration Master of Health Sara Kathleen Deaton* Alexander Tymothy Sutton Golden Hand Deborah Riccio Tkach Administration and Christine Ann Kanakis Yu-hsiu Liu Master of Business William Matthew Troop, Paul Michael Tkach Anya Leigh Kuylen Finance Craig Tyler Administration Wendy Leann Price Justin Maitland Urso Jenna Mae Burneskis Dwayne C. Shepherd Master of Accountancy Mollie Franks Christiansen Matthew Hale Woods Ashley Ivory Babineaux Master of Science in Diana J. Chung Nicholas James Cox Education and Master Matthew Robert Thomas Clark Master of Science Enzo Mateo Ortiz de Zarate of Divinity Jennifer Elizabeth Cournoyer Biology Darien Diaz Curriculum and Instruction Craig Heflick Peter S. Easter Master of Taxation and Emmitt Drumgoole, Jr. Chemistry Adam R. Eaton Bachelor of Business Connor Gale Knudsen Leif Erickson Laperriere Joshua Reider Fansler Administration Ginger Aleece Stanfield Lee Mains Benjamin Edward Fischl Lauren Holly Fancher, Collin Thomas Zahler Accounting Master of Science in Robert Charles Greene Education Bradley Jackson Gregory Communication Sciences Master of Business Kenisha Renee Heath and Disorders Administration Curriculum and Instruction Fawn Helms Kylie Allman Caroline Averitt Jessica Raye Hull Mary Christy Armstrong Business Administration Erin Elizabeth Coleman Marcus Hsueminh Lai Loren Nissi Crawford Audrey Ferrand Meridyth Everette Jonathan Metcalf Katie Michelle Glomb Online Business Erica Ann Fleming Cory Thomas Moore Tara Renée Hawkins Administration Ashley Michelle Heffernan Rachel Elisabeth Morgans Claire Elise Lazo-Kim Amanda Randale Adams Whitney Caroline Humphrey James Alan Nicholson Meagan Nicole Lyle Brittany Allen Yasmin Christine Laird Erin Lindsay Palmer Jessica Grace Rogers

*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude

4 Sloane Paige Sanders Master of Arts and Political Science William Jerry Holcomb Jennifer Sifers Bachelor of Arts Mary Craig Aimee Nicole Jacobs Laura Elizabeth Smith Erin Marie Kocher Caroline Wade Communication Sociology Melissa Angela Metivier Abbey Anne Allen Kimberly Anne Trevino Computer Science Marlisa Cardoso Overton Brady Austin Haag Jian Cao Spanish Sarah Elizabeth Paul Alexandra Kendall Fraley Ellie Prinster Matthew Griffin Master of Arts Joseph Huang Theatre Arts Richard Simmet Mikhail Shmurygin American Studies Casey Michael Papas Jessica Tan Antonin Smid Robert Joseph Rogers Bethany Hope Timmerman Chengen Wang Curriculum and Instruction Doctor of Physical Lindsay C. Wise Ruolin Wang Melissa Paige Donham Therapy Tiffany Nicole Wolfe Sean Michael Batzer Environmental Science Educational Psychology Michael Beggs Doctor of Nursing Grace Elizabeth Sutherland Robert Noah Padgett Benjamin Stanford Campbell Practice Exercise Physiology English Jessica Carrignan Nurse Practitioner Raejoné Chantel Lucas Stewart Riley Alexa Danielle Clifton Brette Whitney Dollins Dylan Wilburn Kelly Morgan Sauskojus Matthew Coddington Caroline Caffery Gilly Geology History Gabriel Cross LeighAnna Hutchinson Tyler Nathan Leggett Mikah James Sauskojus Eric T. Fagan Meagan Adriana Sledge Erin Preslee Noonan Scott Michael Hallak Mooney Physics Justin M. Harding Anna Melby Thorson Ankush Reddy Kanuganti Erica Plimpton Joseph Allen Hathcock Amanda Ramos-Rubalcava Michael Lawrence Heiner Sydney Sutton Lauren Hierholzer

The Graduate School Presented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

Doctor of Science in Occupational Therapy Nathan E. Henry B.S., Brigham Young University, 2000; Brandon RaShon Stanley D.P.T., Baylor University, 2010; B.S., East Carolina University, 2007; Residency, Physical Therapy M.S.O.T., Winston-Salem State University, 2010; Keller Army Community Hospital Residency, Occupational Therapy West Point, New York Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas Julie Kujawa B.S., The University of Tulsa, 2001; Chelsea Marie Truax D.P.T., Baylor University, 2012; B.S., Alvernia University, 2014; Residency, Physical Therapy M.S., Alvernia University, 2014; Keller Army Community Hospital Residency, Occupational Therapy West Point, New York Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas Doctor of Musical Arts Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy Samuel James Eatherton B.S.Ed., Concordia University, 1996; Lauren Brown M.C.M., Concordia University, 2003; B.S., Presbyterian College, 2007; Performance Document, Church Music/Organ D.P.T., Medical University of South Carolina, 2010; Performance: “Latin Hymns and Their German Counterparts: Residency, Physical Therapy Three Examples from the Lutheran Reformation” Keller Army Community Hospital Mentors: Dr. Isabelle Demers and Dr. David W. Music West Point, New York Doctor of Education Keith M. Collinsworth B.S., New Mexico State University, 2002; Shametria Routt Banks D.P.T., Baylor University, 2009; B.S.Ed., Baylor University, 2002; Residency, Physical Therapy M.Ed., University of Texas, 2005; Keller Army Community Hospital Dissertation, Curriculum and Instruction: Strengthening West Point, New York Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Division of Fractions through a Three-Part Professional Development Series: Kyle East A Multiple Case Study B.A., Carroll College, 2004; Mentor: Dr. Sandi Cooper D.P.T., Southwest Baptist University, 2013; Residency, Physical Therapy Keller Army Community Hospital West Point, New York

5 Kathy Mustacato Wigtil Ming Hwei Yek B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 1977; B.Sc., McGill University, 2012; M.A., Tennessee Technological University, 1980; M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2016; Dissertation, Curriculum and Instruction: The Influence of Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Examining the Student Homelessness on Educational Outcomes: A Multiple Feasibility of the Elkins Hypnotizability Scale (EHS) as a Case Study of Four Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Therapeutic Measure Mentor: Dr. Brooke Blevins Mentor: Dr. Gary R. Elkins Doctor of Psychology Channing Cochran Stephen Charles Cook B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2011; B.S., Baylor University, 2010; M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2016; Dissertation, Biology: Nutrient Enrichment Modulates The Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Test Anxiety and the Structure and Temporal Assembly of Riverine Benthic Algal Attention Training Technique (ATT): A Feasibility Study and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Mentor: Dr. Thomas A. Fergus Mentor: Dr. Ryan S. King

Kaitlyn Nicole Egan Jinyan Chan B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2014; B.S., Shandong University, 2012; M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2016; M.S., Baylor University, 2018; Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: The Effect of Prior Infertility Dissertation, Biomedical Studies: Statistical Methods for on Parenting Self-Efficacy and Child Outcomes High-Throughput Data Integration: Methodologies in Disease Mentor: Dr. Christine A. Limbers Research and Drug Discovery Mentor: Dr. Jinghua Gu Jacqueline Hapenny B.A., Stonehill College, 2011; Matthew Ryan Brantley M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2016; B.S., University of Texas at Tyler, 2014; Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: The Relationship between Dissertation, Chemistry: Design and Implementation of a Psychological Inflexibility and the Interpersonal Needs Custom Imaging Mass Spectrometer Underlying Suicidality in a Juvenile Offender Sample Mentor: Dr. Touradj Solouki Mentor: Dr. Thomas A. Fergus Josh Cox Priscilla Grace Layman B.S., Texas A&M University, 2014; B.A., The University of New Mexico, 2013; Dissertation, Chemistry: Total Synthesis of (–)-Herquline B M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2015; and (+)-C, Total Synthesis of (±)-Phyllantidine, and Synthetic Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: The Feasibility of Measuring Studies toward Longeracemine Medical-Specific Relationship Schemas in Partnered Mentor: Dr. John L. Wood Individuals with a Medical Condition Mentor: Dr. Keith P. Sanford Sam Yruegas B.A., Texas A&M University, 2014; Hyeji Na Dissertation, Chemistry: Generating Conjugated Boron B.A., Emory University, 2010; Heterocycles From Boroles M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2015; Mentor: Dr. Caleb D. Martin Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy to Enhance Subjective Well-Being Among College Students: Qingqing Chen A Pilot Study B.A., Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2003; Mentor: Dr. Gary R. Elkins M.A., Northwestern Polytechnical University, 2007; Dissertation, Curriculum and Teaching: Investigation of Halle Elizabeth Ross-Young International Teaching Assistants’ Perceptions of their Teaching B.A., Baylor University, 2013; Self-Efficacy and their Understanding of Culturally Responsive M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2015; Teaching Pedagogy: A Case Study Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Testing the Acceptability Mentor: Dr. Gretchen Schwarz and Utility of a Web-Based Self-Forgiveness Letter Intervention on Self-Forgiveness, Intellectual Humility, Tyler Bradley Ellis Gratitude, and Well-Being B.A., Ouachita Baptist University, 2008; Mentor: Dr. Wade C. Rowatt M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 2013; Dissertation, Curriculum and Teaching: The Influence of Ashley Elizabeth Teasdale Context-Specific Teacher Preparation on Program Faculty’s B.A., Baylor University, 2013; Political and Ideological Clarity: A Qualitative Case Study M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2016; Mentor: Dr. Tony L. Talbert Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Problem-Solving Skills Among Fathers of Children with Type 1 Diabetes: Associations Regan M. Weston with Parent and Child Outcomes and Feasibility of Online B.S., University of North Texas, 2014; Problem-Solving Skills Training M.A., Baylor University, 2015; Mentor: Dr. Christine A. Limbers Dissertation, Educational Psychology: Review of Assessment and Training Strategies for Preservice Behavior Analysts Mentor: Dr. Tonya Davis

6 Nicole Marie Bouchard Matthew Millsap B.S., Northwest Nazarene University, 2012; B.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2009; Dissertation, English: Navigating Genre: Writing Disability, M.A., University of Central Arkansas, 2015; Illness, and Female Agency in the Victorian Novel Dissertation, History: Nature’s Creed: Natural Religion, Mentor: Dr. Kristen A. Pond Protestants, and Enlightened Belief in Early America Mentor: Dr. Thomas S. Kidd Sarah Elizabeth Clark B.A., Toccoa Falls College, 2009; Jordana J. George M.A., Baylor University, 2012; B.A., University of California at Davis, 1983; Dissertation, English: Beauty as Transcendent in Evelyn M.F.A., University of California at Davis, 1985; Waugh, Graham Greene, Muriel Spark, and Rumer Godden M.B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1988; Mentor: Dr. Kevin J. Gardner Dissertation, Information Systems: Transforming Viscous Data into Liquid Data: How Does Intermediating through Digital James M. Cochran Platforms Impact Data? B.A., Le Moyne College, 2014; Mentor: Dr. Dorothy Leidner Dissertation, English: Clean and Dirty Reading: Constructing and Rejecting the Hygienic Imagination in Paul Sungsoo Hwang Fiction from Salinger to Egan B.S., Wheaton College, 2012; Mentor: Dr. Ron Thomas M.S., Baylor University, 2015; Dissertation, Kinesiology, Exercise Nutrition, and Health Lindsay Patricia Martin Promotion: Effects of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 2008; Supplementation on Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Mitochondrial Dissertation, English: Paradigms of Knowledge and Narratives Function and Aerobic Exercise Performance in Untrained Men of Human Flourishing in Victorian Realism Mentor: Dr. Darryn S. Willoughby Mentor: Dr. Joshua King Megan Elizabeth McClendon Alicia A. McCartney B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2013; B.A., Patrick Henry College, 2014; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 2015; Dissertation, English: Prayers from the Wreck: Shipwreck Dissertation, Kinesiology, Exercise Nutrition, and Health Narratives and Imagined Spiritual Communities in Promotion: Paternal Perceptions of Responsibilities and Child Nineteenth-Century Britain Physical Activity Mentor: Dr. Joshua King Mentor: Dr. M. Renee Umstattd Meyer

Jing Liu Oliver Tate Kernell Bachelor’s, China University of Mining and Technology, 2011; B.S., University of Notre Dame, 2013; Master’s, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental M.S., Baylor University, 2017; Sciences, 2014; Dissertation, Mathematics: Preconditioning Mixed Finite Dissertation, Environmental Science: Interactive Effects of Elements for Tide Models Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Arsenic on Rice (O. sativa Mentor: Dr. Robert C. Kirby japonica ‘Koshihikari’) Plant Growth and Development Mentor: Dr. George P. Cobb Isaac Benjamin Michael B.S., Tarleton State University; 2013; Jessica Ann Robinson M.S., Baylor University, 2015; B.A., Whitworth University, 2008; Dissertation, Mathematics: M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2012; On Birman-Hardy-Rellich-type Inequalities M.S.Ed., Baylor University, 2014; Mentor: Dr. Fritz Gesztesy Dissertation, Higher Education Studies and Leadership: Community College Success Coaching: A Phenomenological Chong Sun Exploration of an Emerging Profession B.A., University of International Relations, 2012; Mentor: Dr. Perry L. Glanzer M.S., Baylor University, 2015; Dissertation, Mathematics: Stable Up-Downwind Paul James Gutacker Finite Difference Methods for Solving Heston Stochastic B.A., Bryan College, 2008; Volatility Equations M.C.S., Regent College, 2013; Mentor: Dr. Qin Sheng Th.M., Regent College, 2014; Dissertation, History: Remembering the Old Faith in the New Erica Kathleen Swindle Nation: American Protestants and the Christian Past, 1780-1865 B.S., Lee University, 2013; Mentor: Dr. Thomas S. Kidd M.S., Baylor University, 2018; Dissertation, Mathematics: Spectral Properties of Quantum Adina Tonetta Kelley Graphs with Symmetry B.A., University of Northwestern-Saint Paul, 2009; Mentor: Dr. Jonathan M. Harrison M.A., Baylor University, 2013; Dissertation, History: The Evangelical Mystique: Conservative Protestant Femininity in the United States from 1940-1970 Mentor: Dr. Barry G. Hankins

7 Madhurima Bhattacharjee Mathew A. Crawford B.Sc., University of Calcutta, 2010; B.S., Amridge University, 2003; M.Sc., Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2012; M.A., John Carroll University, 2009; M.A., Baylor University, 2017; Th.M., Duke University, 2011; Dissertation, Physics: Gravitational Radiation and Black Hole Dissertation, Religion: Acknowledging the Suffering and Formation from Gravitational Collapse in Theories of Gravity Dying: Theological Anthropology, Ordinary Language with Broken Lorentz Symmetry Philosophy, and Isolation Mentor: Dr. Anzhong Wang Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Tran

Kenneth Remington Call John Murray Duncan B.S., Weber State University, 2011; B.A., University of South Carolina, 2000; M.A., Baylor University, 2014; M.A., Lee University, 2012; Dissertation, Physics: Search for Supersymmetric Partners of Dissertation, Religion: Adaptation and Alienation: Persuasive the Top Quark with the CMS Detector and Novel Top Quark Strategies and Audience Responses in the Rhetorical Tagging Algorithms Handbooks, Polybius, Josephus, and the Acts of the Apostles Mentor: Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama Mentor: Dr. Mikeal C. Parsons

Jacob Oost Nathan Hays B.S.E.P., The Ohio State University, 2014; B.A., Baylor University, 2010; M.A., Baylor University, 2017; M.Div., Duke University, 2013; Dissertation, Physics: Observational Constraints, Exact Dissertation, Religion: The Interlocutors in the Book of Malachi Plane Wave Solutions, and Exact Spherical Solutions in Mentor: Dr. James D. Nogalski Einstein-Aether Theory Mentor: Dr. Anzhong Wang Thomas Joseph Millay B.A., Baylor University, 2008; Joseph Kenneth Griffith II M.Div., Duke University, 2011; B.A., Ashland University, 2014; Dissertation, Religion: Suffering and the Christian Life: The M.A., Baylor University, 2016; Asceticism of Søren Kierkegaard Dissertation, Political Science: “No Mere Creature of the Mentor: Dr. Paul H. Martens State”: American Jurisprudence on the Right of Parents to Direct Their Children’s Education Justin James Nelson Mentor: Dr. David K. Nichols B.S.Ed., University of North Dakota, 2003; M.Ed., University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 2009; Courtney Ann Kurinec M.A., Baylor University, 2016; B.A., University of North Carolina, 2010; Dissertation, Sociology: Understanding iAddiction: M.A., Baylor University, 2016; A Sociological Analysis of Technological Device Addiction and Dissertation, Psychology: Weakening the “Illusion of Memory Attachment in the Digital Age Knowledge”: A Potential Method for Improving Jurors’ Mentor: Dr. Jeremy E. Uecker Evaluation of Eyewitness Evidence Mentor: Dr. Charles A. Weaver III Grant Lee Innerst B.S., Shippensburg University, 2015; Joseph Christian Leman M.S., Baylor University, 2017; B.S., Illinois State University, 2005; Dissertation, Statistics: Contributions to Computational M.S., Illinois State University, 2008; Algebraic Statistics Dissertation, Psychology: Are Intellectually Humble People Mentor: Dr. David J. Kahle Aware of their Reputation? An Empirical Investigation of the Metaperception and Meta-accuracy of Intellectual Humility Rebecca Bell Scott Mentor: Dr. Wade C. Rowatt B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1996; M.S.W., University of Washington, 1997; Suzanne Olivia Nolan-Strle Dissertation, Social Work: Children with Externalized B.S.L.A.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014; Behavior Disorders: Opportunities for the Support Systems of M.A., Baylor University, 2016; Primary Care and Congregations Dissertation, Psychology: Oiling the Brain: Omega-3 Fatty Mentor: Dr. Dennis R. Myers Acid Supplementation in a Mouse Model of Autism Mentor: Dr. Joaquin N. Lugo

Meredith Hoyland Palm B.A., Luther College, 2013; M.A., Baylor University, 2016; Dissertation, Psychology: Heterogeneity in Etiological Factors for Substance Use Among Low-Income African American Adolescents Mentor: Dr. Shawn J. Latendresse

8 Student Recognitions

Graduates of the Honors Program § Honors Scholars with Distinction Paul Joseph Paternoster § Brett Neely Peterson §

Beta Gamma Sigma (honor society of business administration)

John Edward Bauer Jeremy Ryan Fields Samuel Thomas Gurley Christopher Neal Scantlin Sara Kathleen Deaton Michael F. George Jack Christopher Hefner Bradley Dean Sullivan

Eta Sigma Gamma (honor society of health education) Sarah Shamsherali Bhimani

Kappa Delta Pi (honor society of education) Shametria Routt Banks Melissa Paige Donham Erica Ann Fleming Anastasia Nicole Walton Erin Elizabeth Coleman Tyler Bradley Ellis Ashley Michelle Heffernan Kathy Mustacato Wigtil

Kappa Omicron Nu (honor society of family and consumer sciences) Ashley Marie Roper

Lambda Pi Eta (honor society of communication) Abbey Anne Allen Cole Grayson Irwin Jennie Ann Steel Haley Marie Johanna Westbrook

Psi Chi (honor society of psychology) Samuel Nicholas Salazar

Sigma Theta Tau (honor society of nursing) Brette Whitney Dollins LeighAnna Hutchinson Erica Plimpton Sydney Sutton Caroline Caffery Gilly Meagan Adriana Sledge Mooney Amanda Ramos-Rubalcava

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (honor society of computer science) Matthew Griffin Antonin Smid

9 Commencement Traditions

The third element of the mace is a gold-headed walking A History of Baylor Commencement cane, bearing the date of 1836, that belonged to General Baylor University was chartered by the Republic of Texas Sam Houston. in 1845 and Baylor trustees voted to grant certificates and Immediately beneath the three elements, a three-dimensional in 1854, following a similar policy of Brown seal of Baylor University is mounted on the staff, which was University, a Baptist school in Providence, Rhode Island. That milled from a timber taken from a roof beam in Old Main, the same year Baylor celebrated its first official commencement first building constructed on the Waco campus. at Independence, Texas, with the granting of an A.B. degree A distinguished emeritus professor, symbolizing Baylor’s debt to Stephen Decatur Rowe. The following year the University to the immediate past, carries the mace in formal processions. granted a degree to the first woman graduate, Mary Kavanaugh Gentry. By 1856, the number of graduates increased to six men and two women. Academic Regalia The University moved from Independence to Waco in 1885 Academic dress traces its beginnings to the Middle Ages. and commencement ceremonies were likely held each spring When English were forming in the twelfth and in the chapel of Old Main. Starting in 1903, commencement thirteenth centuries, scholars were also clerics and they ceremonies were held in the chapel of Carroll Library. After the adopted robes similar to those of their monastic orders. Caps 1922 Carroll Library fire, the third floor chapel was not rebuilt were a necessity in drafty buildings and capes with hoods and a new chapel- structure served as the venue. attached were needed for warmth. In 1895, the Intercollegiate In 1930, commencement ceremonies were moved to Waco Commission specified a code that was adopted by American Hall, the newly constructed Baylor facility funded by the City institutions of higher learning to standardize the regalia worn of Waco. In 1943, the spring ceremony reflected the effects of by faculty and graduates. It has stood virtually unchanged to World War II, when 43 of the 282 degrees conferred were given present time. “in absentia” due to students serving in the armed forces. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves, while the gown for By the early 1950s, commencement was held at either the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The Municipal Stadium or Baylor Stadium (later known as Floyd doctoral gown, which may be worn open or closed, is trimmed Casey Stadium). Spring commencements moved to the Heart down the front with velvet and has three velvet bars on the of Texas Coliseum from 1956 to 1988. With the completion of bell-shaped sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be black Ferrell Center in fall 1988, Baylor commencement ceremonies or may be the color distinctive to the discipline to which the returned to campus. In 2009, spring graduation was expanded degree pertains. to three ceremonies over two days and more than 1,800 The hood is the most distinctive feature of American regalia. students participated. At Baylor, hoods are worn for the master’s degree, the education From 400 to more than 800 students graduate in summer specialist degree, and all doctoral degrees. The doctoral hood is and fall ceremonies. longer and marked by a wider velvet binding. The color of the In 1889, the University began holding summer ceremonies, velvet edging of the hood indicates the degree; the color of the which were held at a local Baptist church, then Waco Hall and lining represents the university that confers the degree. now Ferrell Center. Colors for the various disciplines include white for the Master In 1984, the tradition of December ceremonies was begun. of Arts; gold for Master of Science; Fine Arts, brown; all music The December 2011 commencement marked the first time that degrees, pink; social work, citron; business administration, two winter ceremonies were held. drab; divinity and theology degrees, red; law, purple; education, Separate ceremonies are held for George W. Truett light blue; nursing, apricot; engineering and computer science, Theological Seminary and Baylor Law School. orange; public health, salmon; Doctor of Psychology, dark blue; Doctor of Science, golden yellow; and Doctor of Philosophy, royal blue. All master’s degree candidates wear black tassels with The Mace the appropriate hood. The mace, used in formal processions at Baylor, was The University introduced unique doctoral regalia in 1995, adopted as the official Baylor mace by the Board of Trustees its sesquicentennial year. The gown is forest green with dark in March 1974 as a symbol of the authority of the University. green velvet crossbars on the sleeves, outlined in gold braid. The gold-hilted sword that comprises the principal element The velvet on the matching doctoral hood reflects the degree. of the mace was presented to Cyrus Alexander Baylor, brother A velvet, eight-sided tam with gold bullion tassel completes of University namesake Judge R.E.B. Baylor, by President the regalia. Andrew Jackson as an award for bravery in battle. A second element of the mace is a gold-headed walking cane that was presented to Baylor President Rufus C. Burleson by his students in 1860.

10 The The Official Baylor Ring The design of the diploma was introduced in 2000 and The Official Baylor University Ring is a longstanding features an original pen-and-ink drawing of Pat Neff Hall tradition among alumni, visually celebrating the academic by Baylor art professor Berry Klingman. The diploma is achievement of Baylor graduates. Seniors wear the ring with 14 inches x 11 inches horizontal. Signatures of the chair of the Baylor seal facing them. Graduates turn the ring on the Board of Regents, the president, the provost, and the graduation day so the seal is read by those who look at the appropriate dean, along with a gold embossed seal, are ring. This change signifies their preparedness to face the world on the diploma. with an education in hand. Official Baylor Rings are presented Most students graduating today receive their diploma. in spring and winter ceremonies where they hear the Baylor Those who graduate with Latin honors – summa cum laude, story beautifully portrayed in the details incorporated into the magna cum laude, and cum laude – may receive their diplomas ring’s design. today or in about six weeks, after new diplomas are ordered reflecting the appropriate honor. Baylor Senior Class Gift Each year, Baylor seniors join together to raise support Graduating with Latin Honors for our University. This tradition is a way of showing our Undergraduate students are eligible for graduation with Latin thanks to Baylor, demonstrating a sense of community and honors by meeting the following GPA requirements: connection, and leaving a lasting impact that reflects the spirit of our class. Cum Laude 3.75 To commemorate our time at Baylor, the senior class Magna Cum Laude 3.85 has been raising funds to contribute to the Student Care and Wellness fund that is designed to support our fellow Summa Cum Laude 3.95 students during times of emergency financial need. Imagine if a student’s apartment burned down and they lost all their Only Baylor University residence credit is considered in clothes – the Student Care and Wellness fund can provide calculating these averages. Students graduating with a 4.0 GPA funds to that student so they can purchase some new clothing. receive Alpha Chi medallions when they are presented their It really is Baylor students helping fellow Baylor students. diplomas. To leave your mark at Baylor, go to baylor.edu/seniorclassgift and make a gift today! Baylor Interdisciplinary Core “To you seniors of the past, of the present, of the future, I entrust the The Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC), one of the four care of Baylor University. To you I hand the torch.” programs housed in the Honors College, provides students Samuel Palmer Brooks with an alternative core curriculum for their general Baylor President, 1902-1931 studies requirements.

11 Ushers for Commencement Brass Ensemble Michael Beaty Blaine McCormick J. Eric Wilson, Conductor Ken Carriveau Pati Milligan Aurea Chu Mark Taylor Trumpet French Horn Beth Farwell Carolyn Turner Abby Barto Hannah Morrison Mary Goolsby Suzy Weems Tyler Moore Forest Kim Matt Ruwe Trombone Dalton Snow Jonathan Passmore Joey Tkach Dawson Ward Marshals for Commencement Connor Wooley Horn Margaret E. Baier, Bearer of the Mace Craig Adams Tuba Paullina Aguirre Ethan Gordon Alton Hassell, Chief Marshal Seth Rodriquez Ben Kauffman Denyse Rodgers, Chief Marshal Greta Williams Percussion Dick Campbell, Assistant Chief Marshal Gabriella Reyna David Henry, Assistant Chief Marshal Jeff Olafsen, Assistant Chief Marshal Carol Schuetz, Assistant Chief Marshal Public Exercises Committee Kathy Hillman, Stage Party Carol Nowlin, Chair Paul Larson, Stage Party Derek Dodson, Faculty April Clanton Alexis McNeilly Randy Wood, Faculty Alton Hassell Brittany Robertson Jonathan Helm Denyse Rodgers Brooke Blevins Tim McKinney Henry Howard Kevin Tankersley Kathy Boozer Mandy McMichael Kathy Hutchison Andy Trimble Rochelle Brunson Yuko Prefume Byron Johnson David White Christina Chan-Park Deborah Rainer Nan Ketcham Brad Wigtil Sandi Cooper Marlene Reed Dawn Khoury Walter Wilcox Karen Cotter Michael Richards Ken Hatakeyama Meagan Soltwisch Julie Hoggarth Tanya Sudia Office of the Registrar Karen Holub Elon Terrell Emily Hunter Renee Umstattd Meyer Ashleigh Bailey Jonathan Helm Kathy Hurtt Benna Vaughan Kay Berry Dawn Khoury Renee Jones Robin Wakefield April Clanton Braxton Ray Nan Ketcham Janelle Walter Elizabeth De La Garza Bradley Lail David White Lorin Matthews Trena Wilkerson Athletic Facilities and Operations Henry Howard, Associate Athletics Director for Capital Projects and Championships Drew Pittman, Associate Athletics Director for Event Management and Facilities Jonathan D. Berry Davis De Loach Chris Humphreys Steve “Hoot” Johnigan Will Lattimore Terry Tucker

12 General Information The National Anthem Guests are asked to help maintain the dignity of this O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, ceremony. We understand and encourage your show What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, of appreciation for graduates, but guests must refrain Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, from loud, disruptive cheering and use of any O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? noise-making devices. And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air SEATING: Seating on the concourse level is open to all guests on Gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there. a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats may be saved, but it may be O say, does that Star-spangled banner yet wave required that seats be relinquished 15 minutes prior to the start of each ceremony. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

ASL INTERPRETATION: Sign interpretation will be provided for guests Francis Scott Key, 1814 in the lower rows of section 112 for all commencement ceremonies.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Personal cameras and video recorders are allowed in the Ferrell Center for commencement, but guests are not allowed on the floor where graduates are seated. Visit baylor.edu/commencement for information about professional photography and video recording of today's ceremony. The professional photographer will send proofs from today’s ceremony to each graduate's Baylor email address. Recordings of each ceremony will be posted to the commencement website shortly after commencement weekend.

NO SELFIES ON STAGE: As a show of respect to all graduates and in consideration of the length of the ceremonies, no selfies by graduates while on stage will be allowed.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE: An EMS station is located on the Ferrell Center concourse at section 102 in the event of an emergency. Ushers are available to assist guests to the EMS station.

USHERS: Faculty ushers, assisted by Ferrell Center staff, are available throughout the building. They are present to direct traffic of attendants and graduates and to assist guests during the ceremony.

PHONES: All mobile phones and pagers should be turned off or changed to a silent or vibrate mode for the duration of the ceremony.

PUBLIC WIRELESS ACCESS: Baylor provides public Wi-Fi inside the Ferrell Center. Choose the wireless or Wi-Fi option in your Settings app, select the “Ferrell-Wifi” network and click “Complete Registration” to accept the terms and conditions.

NOTE: This program is not an official University document. The exclusion of the names of students is not to be taken as indicative of their official status as non-graduates, nor is the inclusion of the names of students to be taken as certification of their official status as graduates.

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13 That Good Old Baylor Line

That Good Old Baylor Line! That Good Old Baylor Line! We’ll march forever down the years As long as stars shall shine. We’ll fling our Green and Gold afar To light the ways of time, And guide us as we onward go: That Good Old Baylor Line!