FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2002 9:00A.M. & 2:00P.M. TABLE OF
Introduction ...... 2 President Anthony James Catanese ...... 3 State of Florida ...... 4 9:00 a.m. Program ...... 5 Florida Atlantic University NationalAlumniAssociationHallofFameAward Maynard Webb ...... 6 Honorary Doctoral Degree Stuart E. Eizenstat ...... 7 Graduates of the College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs ..... 8 Graduates of the College of Business ...... 11 Graduates of the College of Liberal Arts ...... 15 Graduates of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science ...... 17 Faculty Marshals ...... 20 2:00p.m. Program ...... 21 The Presidential Medallion Dr. Robert J. Huckshom ...... 22 Honorary Doctoral Degree Willie E. Gary ...... 23 Honorary Doctoral Degree Hae-GonPark ...... 24 Graduates of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters ·:· .... 25 Graduates of the College of Education ...... 28 Graduates of the College of Engineering ...... 32 Graduates of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College ...... 34 Graduates of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing ...... 35 Faculty Marshals ...... 37 Academic Regalia ...... 38 Commencement Information ...... 39 Alma Mater ...... 41 University History ...... 42
1 FLORJDA ATLANTIC
lorida Atlantic University was established in Dr. Anthony James Catanese President and Professor 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In Dr. Richard L. Osburn addition to its 850-acre campus in Boca Raton, FA U has University Provost and Chief Academic Officer campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Dania Beach, Jupiter and Port St. Lucie. Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Operating Officer
The University's nine colleges-the College of Architecture, Dr. Emanuel Newsome Urban and Public Affairs, the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Letters, the College of Business, the College of Education, Ms. Carla Coleman the College of Engineering, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Senior Vice President for University Advancement the College of Liberal Arts, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science-offer 76 Dr. Larry F. Lemanski Vice President for Research bachelor's, 68 master's, 3 specialist's and 17 doctoral degrees. As Mr. Robert M. Friedman of December 2001, the University had awarded 84,462 degrees. University Architect and Vice President
In December 1967, Florida Atlantic University was elected to Dr. Dorothy Leland Campus Vice President, regular membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Boca Raton Schools. At that time the Commission on Higher Education of Dr. Joyanne Stephens the Southern Association granted full accreditation to all of the Campus Vice President, Davie University's programs. In accordance with Association Dr. Kenneth Wiant regulations, this accreditation was reaffirmed in 1972,1982,1992 Campus Vice President, and2002. Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach
Dr. Robert Huckshom Campus Vice President, In the fall of 2001, the University registered more than 25,000 Jupiter students and had 1,000 faculty members. Dr. Gerald F. Lafferty Campus Vice President, Treasure Coast
Ms. Ondina Felipe University Attorney
Dr. Anthony Lombardo 2 University Ombudsman UNIVER_SITY
DR. ANrnoNY TAMEs CATANESE
Dr. Anthony James Catanese joined Florida Atlantic University as its fourth President in January 1990. Dr. Catanese previously was the Provost of Pratt Institute in New York City; Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Florida; Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Professor and Director of the Center for Planning and Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Environmental Design and James A. Ryder Professor at the University of Miami. Dr. Catanese also was a Senior Fulbright Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia.
Dr. Catanese is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He previously maintained a private practice in design, planning and development. His consulting contracts numbered over 50 clients on projects that included coastal zone planning and development in Hawaii and native land claims in Alaska. As a developer, he built several projects for the single-family and multi-family markets in the Atlanta region.
Dr. Catanese has been a public servant as well. He was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Urban Policy Task Force. He served as Chairman of the Milwaukee City Plan Board and Chairman of the Gainesville City Plan Board. Dr. Catanese was president of the Park West Development Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that planned and developed a major area of Milwaukee. Dr. Catanese currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Governor's Commission for Sustainable Florida, AVMED, Wachovia Bank, the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities and the Orange Bowl Committee. He has served on the Presidents' Commission of the National Collegiate Athletics Association. He is the current President of the Florida State University Presidents' Association and the Atlantic Sun Athletics Conference.
A strong advocate of public/ private partnerships and innovative management, Dr. Catanese has guided FAU's growth with entrepreneurial vigor. He was named the 1995 Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce; the 1995 Down towner of the Year by the Downtown Council of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce; the 1996 Broward County Leader of the Year by the Leadership Broward Foundation; and was given the 1997 Hall of Fame Award by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. In 1998 Dr. Catanese was inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. Most recently, he received four exceptionally high honors: the Chief Executive Leadership Award for outstanding performance by a University President presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education; the Excalibur Award for outstanding leadership presented by the Sun-Sentinel; the Silver Medallion Award of the National Conference for Community and Justice; and the Diversity Champion Award presented by the Urban League of Broward County.
Dr. Catanese received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Planning and Land Economics; the master's degree in Planning and Public Administration from New York University; and the bachelor's degree in Planning and Civil Engineering from Rutgers University. He has conducted advanced studies in real estate finance, computers and transportation.
A prolific writer, Dr. Catanese has authored 13 books, 18 book chapters, more than 65 articles in journals and 35 research monographs. Two of his books, Planners and Politics: Impos sible Dreams and Urban Planning, have been best-sellers in their field. His latest book is titled Planners on Planning. 3 •
FLORIDA CABINET FLORIDABOARDOFEDUCATION
JebBush F. Philip Handy Charles Patrick Garcia Governor Chairman Boca Raton
Charlie Crist Jim Home Julia L. Johnson Commissioner of Education Secretary of Education Clermont
Katherine Harris LindaJ. Eads William "Bill" Proctor Secretary of State Miami St. Augustine
RobertA. Butterworth T. Willard Fair Carolyn K. Roberts Attorney General Miami Ocala
Tom Gallagher State Treasurer
Robert F. Milligan FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Comptroller BoARD oF TRUSTEES Terry L. Rhodes Commissioner of Agriculture John W. Temple, Gerri McPherson Chairman Vera Beach Boca Raton Virginia I. Miller Norman D. Tripp, Fort Lauderdale Vice Chairman Fort Lauderdale Sherry Plymale Palm City Scott Adams Boca Raton Bruce Warshal Hillsboro Beach Nancy Blosser Fort Lauderdale George C. Zoley Sea Ranch Lakes William Bryant Palm City MukarramMawjood, President Jorge Dominicis FAU Student Government West Palm Beach
E. Llwyd Eccles tone Palm Beach
4 MOitNI~G
PROCESSIONAL HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE FAU Wind Ensemble directed by Dr. Anthony James Catanese Dr. George Sparks Stuart E. Eizenstat
PRESIDJNG C ONFERRAL OF THE DEGREES Dr. Stephen H. Voss, University Marshal President Anthony James Catanese, Provost Richard L. Osburn, Music Vice Provost Nathan W. Dean, "The Star Spangled Banner" and and the Deans of the Colleges "America the Beautiful," led by the University Chamber Singers directed by The College of Architecture, Dr. Patricia Fleitas Urban and Public Affairs Dean Rosalyn Y. Carter WELCOME AND REMARKS Flag Bearer: Stephen Webster Dr. Anthony James Catanese The College of Business President and Professor Dean Bruce Mallen Flag Bearer: Heidi Guthrie GREETINGS FROM THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The College of Liberal Arts John W. Temple, Chairman Dean Charles W. White Flag Bearer: Sondra Aiken CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Richard Champagne, Vice President The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science FAU Student Government Interim Dean Charles W. White Flag Bearer: Don Snedden CoNGRATULATORY REMARKS John Scannell, President ANNOUNCJNG THE CANDIDATES FAU National Alumni Association Dr. John Childrey Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts KENNETH R. WILLIAMS ScHOLARSHJP AwARD FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Dr. Anthony James Catanese ALMA MATER Heidi Guthrie University Chamber Singers Justin I. Smith REcESSIONAL THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FAU Wind Ensemble NATIONALALUMNl AssociATION HALL OFFAME AwARD Dr. Anthony James Catanese Maynard Webb
5 FLORJDA ATLANTIC UNIVER_SITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
MAYNARD WEBB
As President of eBay Technologies, Maynard Webb is responsible for product strategy, technology strategy, engineering, architecture, site operations and customer support. eBay is the world's leading online marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and businesses. More than 42 million registered users buy and sell at an annualized rate of over $10 billion. It is, in fact, the world's most popular shopping site on the Internet when measured by total user minutes.
( Mr. Webb, who earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University in 1978, has a distinguished record of technology and business management achievements during his 20-year-plus career. Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Webb was Senior Vice President and CIO at Gateway, Inc., a Fortune 250 leader in computing technology, where he contributed to the company's rapid expansion and Internet-enabled business operations. Before Gateway, Mr. Webb was Vice President and CIO of Bay Networks, where he oversaw the company's integrated systems organization and led its award-winning architectural systems strategy. Other well-known organizations Mr. Webb has worked for include Figgie International, IBM, Quantum and Thomas Conrad.
Through Mr. Webb's vision, leadership and technology experience, he has created an infrastructure for future growth at eBay. He and his teams have delivered easier-to-use tools and convenient services that help the eBay community make better use of the site, trade more efficiently, and become more successful in their endeavors.
His initiatives have resulted in technology becoming a core strength for eBay. On an average day, the eBay site supports more than 300 million page views and processes over 2 gigabytes of data per second during peak usage, making eBay one of the most technologically sophisticated Web sites in the world.
Mr. Webb and his wife, Irene, live in Los Gatos, California. They have two children, Kevin, 15, and Laura, 12. Mr. Webb also has two children from a previous marriage, Carrie, 22, and Mitchell, 19.
6 DOCTOR_AL DEGR_EE
STUART E. EIZENSTAT
As President Clinton's Special Envoy for Property Claims in Central and Eastern Europe, Stuart E. Eizenstat gave vigorous, effective leadership to the Administration's efforts to secure restitution for Holocaust victims.
The prime mover in this international campaign to recover the assets of Jews and others whose human rights were violated during World War ll, Mr. Eizenstat oversaw such dramatic advances as the negotiation of $7 billion in settlements with Swiss banks and the governments of Germany and Austria, and the establishment of a 10-nation task force on Holocaust education. Among his proudest achievements is the fact that 17 countries have set up commissions to consider the roles they should play in handling Holocaust-era assets. Another major accomplishment was the decision two years ago by the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims to find and compensate the rightful recipients of insurance claims that went unpaid during the Nazi era.
Mr. Eizenstat also worked throughout the Clinton Administration to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba.
In 1999, Mr. Eizenstat was named Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, becoming the Treasury Department's second-highest-ranking official. From 1997 to 1999, he was Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and from 1996 to 1997 he was Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Administration.
Mr. Eizenstat served as the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, from 1993 to 1996. He was one of the initiators of the New Transatlantic Agenda, which calls for closer ties between the U.S. and the European Union in the post-Cold War era, and he helped develop the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, which promotes trade and investments. At the conclusion of his service, Secretary of State Warren Christopher presented him with the Foreign Affairs Award for Public Service, the highest honor that can be conferred upon a non-career Ambassador.
From 1977 to 1981, Mr. Eizenstat was President Carter's chief domestic policy advisor. During that period, he worked on the American response to the Arab economic boycott of Israel and on the Soviet refugee policy.
A 1967law graduate of Harvard University and 1963 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina, Mr. Eizenstat is currently a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Covington & Burling.
7 ARCHITECTURE, URBAN & PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEAN ROSALYN Y. CARTER
DocToR oF PHILOSOPHY
Mohamed Abdullah Aleidan "Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy, Occupational Preferences, and Gender: A Study of Undergraduate Students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia" Dissertation Advisors: Dr. Khi V. Thai, Dr. Ronald C. Nyhan
MASTER OF JusTICE MASTER oF NoNPROFIT MASTER OF PUBLIC PoucYMANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
Amy LynnAnstee Deborah Lynn Krueger Beverley Evadne Ashley John Robert Coffey Leigh Anne Murphy Milen G. Balkanski Beth L. Krivda Paul R. Bohlander Stephen M. Boyle MASTER OF URBAN & Laurene T. Capone MASTER oF SociAL WoRK REGIONAL PLANNING Lawrence J. D'Amato Jeffery Dean Halsey Kimberley Adda Shekeria Latoya Brown Owen Nathaniel Hamilton Stephanie Arrnande Becaas Raphael Clemente Letitia Marie Jeffers Danielle Kara Castonguay Tykus Rustin Holloway Darlene Ann Levy Chana Cohen Samantha Horowitz Mary Patricia Lints Thomas John Connolly Daryl Andrew Johnson Lora Louise Peterson MurielJosephine Davidson George Christopher Kerr Kelli K. Preti Melissa Kate Deacon Bahareh Keshavarz Brian Scott Rosen Pattra Farthing-Dodd Kathryn Kelly La Rosa Keith E. Schmidt Mary Chi Frank Craig Peter McDonald Lisa A. Sinton Robin Lynne Gallant Renee M. Miller Corrie Lynn Gordon ThuyB.Pham JoAnn Lange Graham Tanya Magaly Gutierrez Patricia V. Hart-Bowen Annie Marie Hackert Zoe Drossos Matyuf Georgia Carol Mills Shawn Michelle Reasor Deborah Denice Soward Marla Sriskand
8 B ACHELOR OF ARTS BACHElDROF ARCHIIECIURE
Michael Robert Addeo Laura Christine Krecic Rotem Yaakov Apfel Michael Todd Adkins Candice Marie Krische Ramez Ibrahim Elias Sarah Lorraine Barnes Natasha Melissa Lazere AnatGilboa Shirley Saffold Burton Lawrence Mark Lazzara Beatriz Maria Gurruchaga Dave Mohammed Cameron LaNitaReneeMack-Nelson Carlos A. Hernandez Jr. April Ann Caron Meghan Mary Matthews Mirelys Vilila Jimenez Richard Thierry Champagne Jennifer Gayle Mayfield Scott Alan Krempasky Andrew Joseph Clark Sean Patrick McCormack* Luisa Soledad Lescano Justin Anthony Clay David William McElvain Rony Martinez Shamus David Connaughton Rosalin Mendez Kelly S. Muys Janet Renee Coody Michelle Renee Miller*** Susannah Rachel Petrounov Curtis M. Cuddeback Amy Lynn Milstead Mark D. Roberts Abbey Lyn Danneman Rychard Mouafak* SteveR. Soderlund Daryl Alex Dingle Karina Magnolia Musella Jose Manuel Valcarcel Alexis Maria Donney Matthew Brian Olenchak Wilber M. Valdes Christina L. Dottor Ryan Robert Olsen Hector Alexis Vazquez Alicia M. Doyle Sara Louise Oren Eva Cristina Vela Sarraga Stephen Garth Edwards Asia Shanika Parker Adam Charles Willis Penelope A. Enfield*** Larry Patteson Tracy Colleen Wynn Aimee Suzanne Falk FrankJosePuig Alejandro Zavala Timothy Jerome Farrington Justin John Quintanilla Stephanie Lee Field James Martin Rhoden Daphne Ganthier Brandon William Russo Nicole S. Garrick Altes Saint-Fleur Katherine Elizabeth Hatos** Nicole Kay-Marie Samuels BACHELOR OF David Michael Heaton Paula S. Scott PuBuc MANAGEMENT Meredith Lee Jacobs Richard Charles Shearman Nina M. Jourdan NicoleSiu Joseph Battista** James A. Karrat Brian S. Sullivan Hedda Bernadette Beneby-Mitchell Konstantinos Rocco Kommatas Jeffrey Michael Tobolski Arthur R. Bousquet Sharon Torres* Richard George Bowers Sebastian Uebrig Claudia E. Correa Erik James Waltermire John D. Dale*** Stephen G. Webster*** Carla De Luiz* Lene Wirgenes Danielle S. Glenn** Nicole Anne Zucco Sharon Thornton Holman James P. Johnson** Wanda Kittles Martha Anne Lee Shannon Causey Lee JeffreyS. Margolies Rosemarie Angelett Miller Eric Robles Anne Patricia Williamson
***SUMMA CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE 9 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BACHELOR oF SociAL WoRK
Jose Enrique Machado Tinoco Johanna Alonso-Marquez** Nicole E. Leidesdorf Pamela Berg** Carol Jacqueline Martin James Stephen Blood Aimee Nicole Mesnick Rochaska Rena Brown Melanie Renee Monton Jessica Carlone Esther Muniz Julie Elisabeth Carpenter* Jennifer Michelle Needelman** Mary Carmen Cauthen* Michael I. Ossip John MacGregor Cramer** Ashley Curtis Owen Valerie Johnson Crooks Barbara Marie Petit-Homme* Chantal Marie De Verteuil Jean D. Pierre JoAnn Patricia Farmer Ushina Predel us Amanda LynnFause Latoya Georgianna Ricketts Lisbeth Dolores Frias Victoria Delina Rivera Orietta Guzman Laura Spura Rodriguez Ashaki Sadia Hayes Katherine Ann Rothacker** Tracy Bell Hayes Wanda Renee Souza** Jeanette Elizabeth Heffernan* Randiesa Spires Makahla Hepburn Krista R. Stone** Donna Ann Jacob** Amanda Paige Tarrant Marvin Guay Joseph Jessica Tchaban Deborah Jean Kalichman Kaydion L. Thompson Deborra Ann Krebsbach Krista Lynn Tuthill-Forde Kamala Rose Larsen Mandi L. Wilkinson** Priscilla Laturell Wyndi Rene Wright B ACHELOR OF URBAN & Sandra M. Lazarre REGTONAL PLANNJNG
Sergio E. Madera SharonRios
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DEAN BRUCE MALLEN
MAsTER oF AccoUNTING MASTER OF B USINESS ADMINISTRATION
Jena Louise Harvey Gabriel Eric Anuar Nicole Victoria James Michelle Dawn Bernardo Althea M. Keen Chantel Marie Bernstein Sean P. Kiernan William Winthrop Blodgett V Kavita Kumar Mukund P Borle Paula Elizabeth Mann Veronica Lee Brosche Barry Adam Manners Mavis Renee W. Brown Felipe Manrique Martin L. Brust Kathleen Jean McCormick Tamsyn Nicole Carey Patricia L. Meagher MAsTER OF SCIENCE Drew B. Carmell Ramon E. Montanez Wendy Michele Cohen Charmaine Nelson-Walker Alejandro Arosemena Duran Robert Edward Coombs Jennifer Ofoezie Francisco Penafiel James Francis DeChant Jennifer Dawson Oswalt Bruce A. Ritter Janet H. Eisenberg Sally Ann Padgett Kamal Eldick Craig H. Parker Felipe Escobar Nibodh S. Patel Vinicio A. Espinel Paige Irene Pavlik Garrido Vicki S. Falkins Patricia Maria Piedra Frank Anton Fender III Seema Pissaris Samuel Flores Mitzi Dawn Powell Anita Antonina Gawor Tina Marie Self MASTER OFTAXATION Randal Bruce Gerber Rajiv Shashikant Shah Michael K. Granatosky Tricia Leigh Taylor Katherine Marie Chapman C.JavierGutierrez AmitTirosh Rosetta Servideo Richard James Hart Jr. Ilanit Tirosh ZinWang Stephanie M. Hudson Daniel J. Tolzien David Lewis Hughes Carlton R. West Rustam Gustad Irani Charlene Yelverton Young Megan E. E. Jacques
11 B ACHELOR OF B USINESS ADMINISTRATION
Melanie Iris Aaron Kristopher Joseph Feamley Michael D. Manni Elesha Gabriell Aflalo Sabrina Filer Michael Ryan Marion Edgar Orlando Aguirre Kathryn Marie Fi tzke* JosephA. Martin Jasmine Ajwani Desman Lee Ford Neleze Hortense Martin-Lake Said M. Mahfudh Alghadheeb John Lester Gamer Kenneth Mawson Mari Ann Alsina Kerry Lynn Garrett Heather Michelle McConnell Kelly Marie Amash David Vincent Genovese Sean Michael McLaren Christina Arico Stephen L. Goldsmith W. DavidMeiling PatrickJosephAvard Eloisa Mendes Goncalves David K. Monsour II Pinky Mohan Bachani Jason Gonsalves Hector Farid Moreno Hemant C. Balwani J aisel K. Gosai ** Nicole S. Murphy Sandra G. Bee]** Skye Ann Gover HeatherL.Murray Tanya Ann Bezugly-Machado Allison Dana Greenberg Stephen George Nappi Asha Vallabh Bhatia Michael Anthony Guadagno* Jolm SamuelNardolilli Shatmon Lynn Blakley John Richard Hannum Adeline Nezifort Susat1 F. Block DavidJasonHaycock LiwennNg* JosephR. Bolduc Jr. Roberto Herrera Jr. *** Michelle L. O'Hara Marie Gregg Bouloy Joseph Clay Hinson Diego Sebastian Oliva Harlan L. Brendel Juan Carlos Ho Joseph Augustine Palazzo Douglas W. Brewster ill Jason Philip Hamburger Victor James Pepitone JohnM. Browne William Patrick Horgan Hector Amador Perez Nympha Charles-Marc Linda Huynh Wendy E. Perez** Mary Rebecca Christ Loan My Huynh Carice Petit-Frere Fawn Lynn Church AmitJain David Mark Petrie Jason Alan Cindric Karen Emily Jameson Phuong Bach Phan David Lloyd Clarke Karice Dian Jeffers Celine Emmanuelle Piquet** Kelly Leigh Clifton* Abel Andres Jimenez Jr. Miroslava Tsvetanova Popova William Matthew Coakley II Ingrid Johnson Robert W. Poprawski Elyssa Beryl Coleman** Natalya Johnson Joseph John Proia Doris Carolina Colina Tamika LatoyaJones** Joseph C. Punziano Corinne Alissa Contento Peter Kaufman Eric W. Rabin Maria Paz Cordero Kandace Kaye Kaylor Maureen Reid Juan Carlos Cordova Stephanie Lucille Keith Michelle Reilly LoriA Craig Joseph Kennedy Troy Lee Reynolds Jr. Tammy R. Crisler Richard Patrick Kiesel Bridget Michelle Richards Ron Paul Dansak AmyC.Koela Tamara Denise Riley Amelia Rachael De Jesus CanKucani Simone Rinke Claudia Nancy Del Castillo Michelle Elizabeth Kulm Christopher Vincent Rizzo Kourtney Tara Dever Kelly Ann Kurpil Marianne Freeman Robins Regina Marie DiBattista Kelly Jane Ladwig Jillian Amy Robinson Patrick Dillon Joshua Brad Lederhandler Matthew Richard Rocco Lori Anne DiPierro Sherry Ann Legezdh Rocky Roque Jus tin Crest Dirico Janine Alicia Lettrnan Heath Dov Ruskin Donna Marie DiRocco Brian Michael Lewis Andres Felipe Santamaria Jennie Marie Donnelly Carmelle Christine Lo Aimee Marie Santangelo Shanta Lashea Douglas Michelle Lopez Keisa Shawneita Savage Daniel Patrick Driscoll Jr. Phuoc Dai Luong LauraPumeSchappert Allison Kane Duffy Patricia Anne Makin Eric S. Schneider Desmond Phillip Ellis Stacey Marie Makin MichaelS. Schneider Michelle Elizabeth Evans** Robert J. Maldonado Charmaine A Scott-Cole Jaret Brice Faine Marjan Malekzadeh Kelly Shea Huber
12 ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE **MAG NA CuM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE BACHELOR OF BusiNESS ADMINISTRATION
Alison Joy Silberman Katherine Michelle Taboada Robert M. Waide PaulA Silverman Lisa Miladys Thameling Marcin Wasilewski Feroza R. Singh Michelle Lynn Trainer Jervis VanPatten Webb Kevin Kurt Omar Smith Michael Treyger* Jason Kyle Wiggill Preston Lee Smith** Keisha Tamara Turnbull Jessica Lynne Wight Wesley William Smith Andrew Allen Urbanek Hernipha D. Wilkinson Leonid Sorin David L. Van Dingenen Aisha Marie Williams Terry Lee Squires*** Erica Lynn Van Overbeke* Julie Anne Williams Kathleen Nairn Stevens Ronald Scott Van Pelt Allan Keith Witt Christopher Alan Strauss Joseph Vincent Vicidomini Stephen Paul Wright BrianJ. Wachs Michael WardZimski*
BACHELOR oF SciENCE
Alberto Miguel Accion William Stafford Collinsworth David Dickenson Hennemann Lauren Nancy Adams Rachel Celine Coltrnan Diana Linda Hernandez Carol Aharonovic Julia Concepcion Nadina Hosein Neilla Donalyn Allen Patrick Ryan Cooper Kimberly Katherine Hoye** Jennifer K. Allers Henry James Cordero Michael Andrew Hoyer Franchesca Adriana Alonso Brian Joseph D'Amico Erika Brooks Jackson Diana Y. Alvarez BabayelDiallo Melanie Angelique Jackson Adele Rhaya Ambrose* Daniel Demery Dixson Zienooldeen Jahoor MiriArmoza Teresa Louise Donaldson** Henry Victor Jartu Maeanka F. Artiaga Michael Paul Dossin Marie Charly Jean John Darren Bailey** Darin Scott Doty Hector G. Jimenez Matthias Baltes*** Harry Draper Martin Jirak* Nary K. Baran* Martin Lauzerne Dunne III** Cindy Meilin Joe Angela Diana Bethge** Sherry Lynne Dye Bryan Scott Johnston Dimple Madhulal Bhatia Ann-Britt Emde* Jennifer A Jones Martin Binder** Christine L. Everett Yo ram Kafry** Tracey Ann Blake Kevin Matthew Faber Tracey Lynn Kandell Islande Bonamy Mary Eileen Fajayan Karl G. Kapfhamer* Charmee Bonilla Jessica Alicia Febles Imran Khalid Matthew Wallace Brock Joseph Anthony Ferrara Abu Zakir Khan Patricia Demars Budd Desiree Amber Finkelstein Bibi Rehanna Khan* PaulAdriaan Buijs Aaron Travis Francis Sabita Adhikari Khanal ** Christopher M. Callahan Denise Gallo Jennifer Nicole Kirk Roberto M. Camara Melissa Elizabeth Geimer Eric LouisKirkegard Luis Alberto Caraballo Michael Brian Godsey JanKokkim Sofia C. Carpio* PeterGraya Tatyana Koronkevich Maria Virginia Carranza Wendy Karin Greenfield Danielle Labbato Virginia Sciulli Cerami** Aida Gutierrez Gross Janet Elaine Lasauskas Dani Angelica Cesarello Dionne Antoinette G ushman Ricardo La verde Gary Adam Chambers Heidi Marie Guthrie*** DavidD.Law Jasmeet Kaur Channa Kelly ann Hagan-China Napoleon Elpidio Lechoco III** Martin A Chavez Federico Jose Hahn Cucal6n Kurt Stefan Leimgruber Leyyen V. Cheng Melissa Beth Hall Stacy Rebekka Lienhart Beatrice Cherette Michelle Elizabeth Hall Roguens Loris ton Fiona E. Donegan Chevannes AhmadHarb Maxi Louis Keisha Renee Chin KarimehJ. Hassan Pablo Luna Sandra M. Coleman Wanda Patricia Hatcher Carlos Enrique Machado
***SuMMA CuM LAUDE** MAGNA CuM LAUDE* CuM LAUDE 13 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Jose Enrique Machado Tinoco Joseph Nixon Pierre Adam Jonathan Scimone Caryn Lea Rodano Martin Wesley K. Pinkerton FungHaShum AnoopMathura** Yevgeniy Pogrebetskiy Marc Joseph Simhon Jack Andrew Matos Keron Kelieth Powell RogerWayneSimmonda Kelly Lynn McDannel Karrie Christine Prehm Decia Althea Smith Linda lha McGough* Monserrat Pere Quintero** Krisztina Soltesz G. Robin Meckes II Stella Quintero Manny G. So to Diego Horacio Meeroff* Ronald Quintin Edenilce Sousa Sprunt Swarupa Gautam Mehta Ray Daniel Ramdin Brione Janer Steadwell Naor Melamed Glenda Rarnirez-Hemandez Caroline Taveras Olivera Milosavljevic Rameen Rustom Rastinehad Carolina Thomas Michael Mirda Duangkamol Rattanaprasith** Erika Lynne Thomas Shula E. Mizrachi Taylor P. Rauh Jayde Lauren Tillis Shaikh Mohdali Melissa E. Reif Dwight Anthony Tipton* Cristina Laura Montechiari Triana M. Resto NgaTuyetTo Luschka M. Montijo Elvy Y. Rinaldy Joscelyn Charisma Tosta** Kathleen Elizabeth Montrose* Susana Gabriela Rios Yarnilet Triana Mark Murphy Mark E. Ritter Kimberly Lynn Tripp LindaNagaria Linda J. Rodrigue* Tania Renee Tucker** Jennifer Barbara Nash* Bryant Rodriguez Sayra Michelle Vazquez Alana Ivy Negrin Dorothy Lee Rodriguez Mariana Elizabeth Vitale** Andreas Nicolaou Linda Catherine Rogers Holly Dee Walker Joachim Nyseth* Nancy J. Romanello Richard Joseph Washer Victor M. Ocanto Sharyn May Rosina Sandra Eileen Watson Jonathan Okoh Javier Ignacio Rosquete Earnest Lamar Weathers Ovidiu Eugen Oprea Courtney Andonia Ross* Richard Thomas Weller Kirk Lee Ortega Leeja C. Russell*** Tuba Nia Wendell Nataliya Ortiz Pierre Alex Saint-Louis Vincente David Wilson Wendy Lynn Ortiz Tara Patricia Sana tan Anna Marlena Witowski Kenneth F. Pacheco Ralph Sandbrand Christian James Wood*** Nicolas Pancaro Stephanie Anne Sanders Michelle Lynn Wroblewski* Vicky Isabella Pang MiladysM.Santiago Julie Lynne Young** Dominique Danielle Paulvin Amanda Lima Santos * Tunothy James Young Patricia Maggie Perez Nicki J. Satterfield** Benish Zaheer Scott A. Philips FahimSayed Yasmin P. Zamudio Audrey Michelle Phillips Gregor Schuessler Lina Maria Zapata*
BACHELOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
Khodeza Begum Erica Marie Moody Joseph M. Cagno Kathy Marie Muscarella** Tara Susan Dewaal Aleeka Tenay Perryman Michelle K. Elvir Guirlande Pierre Ella Frank Shenise Loresa Rhymer William Keith Hall Chantee Russell-Carey Patrick Alan Hobgood Jenny B. Spadola** Nekisha Andrea Hodge Tiana V. Springle Trisha Lynn Hunt AlisonJoyTaub Kathleen A. Jones Jeanne Ann Walzer Stephen Lane Laura Renee Woods Pierre Rene Michel Laurie Connors Wootton
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DEAN CHARLES W. WI-ITTE
M ASTER OF ARTS M ASTER OF A RTS lN T EACHlNG M ASTER OF F INE ARTS
JoAnn Tucker Bamdas Braulio N. Rosa Jr. Alejandro Erramun John Alfred Boiko Antonio Matos Dennis Michael Brittell Diane Newman
B ACHELOR OF ARTS
Sonja Lendra Allen Danny Etzwiler Aven Mae Morrison* Shemika Lynn Anthony Melanie Suzanne Faith Rachel Claire Myerson Dally Ann Aponte Mayler A Faneite Jennifer Lee Nolder*" Maria Del Rosario Balaguer JoAnnFeamley* Alexander John Nunez* Deborah Betancourt Raymond Andrew Gibson** Katie Elizabeth Oseid Peter Jem vel Bissoon *** Jonathan David Goodall** Sara Joy Payne*** Karen Tanya Blake Michael Patrick Grabow Eric Wayne Poirot Steven Anthony Bongiovanni** Holly Amber Grant Brian Joseph Quintus Kara Ann Bradley Turkesa Latrez Grant Heinz-HarroRaedisch LawrenceJ. Broh-Kahn Robert Scott Grieper* Karla Adrienne Raymond Christine Lona Candia Corey Andrew Hancock Dominic Stephen Reeder Sonia Cardoza Melissa Devee Hoffman AdamJosephRivera Rebecca Lauren Carlyle Alan Edgar Hunter Amy Elizabeth Rohan Rory Wayne Chin Judith Hurst*** Kenya Nicole Rolle Anne Clacema Kathleen L. Jackson** Theresa Rosenberg Shannon Patricia Clancy Jasha K. Jean Gloria Susan Salerno Linda Claire Close Valerie Joseph* Myrtle Elizabeth Samuels CaraConway Marlene Angella Keldo Donna-Jean Santa Lauren Bode Cooper* Marc Steven Koplin Maria I. Santiago Rossana Cuebas* Judith Marlene Lescano Brenda Santini-Ruiz Dahlia Diana Davis** Evette June Elaine Luke* Marimme Schmandt Eulalia De La Espriella* Matthew H. Magid Rebecca Elaine Sell Shennen L. Dean Dori-Ann H. Bloom Marten Heather Marie Shea Frances Denise Dell Stephanie Nichole Martin Chad P. Simmers Edward AM. DeRavariere Carmen Mele Denis Soukhanov** LoraineJ. Dobson Iftach Michaeli Sonjia Milligan Strong Steven Michael Druck* Melissa Debra Moore Daniel B. Suggs Lisa Rochelle Epstein Theresa Marie Moore Amanda Diane Thomas*
***SuMMA CuM LAUDE **MAGNA CuM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE 15 BACHELOR OF ARTS B ACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Kendra Michelle Thompson Stefanie Ilene Adler Tracee Nicole Thompson Chrystallo Aresti Christina Totfalusi Dana Allen Bartley Alkarim A Virani* Lori Rebecca Furman Joana Cristina Vlad Matthew Lawrence Grodzitsky Alissa Florence Wahl Chad Michael Grubbs Elizabeth Ann Marie Watson Oswald Keith Hutchinson Paula Ann Wood*** Andre Lavar Lowe Wesley Brooks Wright** RufinaJ. Ntara** Denise Marcia Young Michael Glenn Osburn* Mae Helen Young Sara Leah Schulman Tracy Marie Zaslow Patrick Russell Sirmans*** Efrat Cohen Zeller*** Mary Theresa Smith*** Andrea Joyce Sorensen* Aleksander Todevski Yanic Gisele Valentine
B ACHELOR OF S CIENCE
Sondra Aiken*** Alla Kaziyev William Lanier*** Mark Milos Luley*** Luis Gerardo Rodas Jr. Paul Ivan Suji Smith Thomas Norma Angelica Ztiliiga
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lNrERllvl D EAN CHARLES W. WHITE
D ocToR oF PHILosoPHY
Zimbul Alba Angelus "Rhythmicity, Synchrony and Resonance Within the Circuit of Papez " Dissertation Ad visor: Dr. Robert P. Vertes
Priscilla Carver "The Relations of Gender Identity to Preadolescents' Adjustment and Friendship Patterns" DissertationAdvisor: Dr. David Perry
MASTER OF ARTS MASTER OF SCIENCE
Jennifer Marangos Blech Sylvia A tanasova Laura L. Kuebler Irene Boric Heather Kathleen Bass Kristen Ann Nelson Elizabeth M. Henrie Michael M. Boulos Scott Michael Park Nora Lynn Hersey Camelia Emanuela Bunaciu Cristian Popescu Stacey S. Nash Anthony Charles Cinelli Rani Elizabeth Ramlakhan Francisco A. Virella Maricela Alcantara Constantino Julian Douglas Rinsler Nancy E. Demonstranti Sara Anne Stevenson Nisha Vamika Gobardhan Joy Elaine Stewart Carolina LeeGuarin George Emerson Timmins MingyanHu Arianne Marie Warnes Prajakta Netaji Kamthe Melany S. Winchell Kosuke Yamazaki
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TEACHING
Thyme Courakos Dawn Marie Crapser-Dente Laura Eve Hostetter Lourdes Lanz Alan Jason Lebovitz Scott E. Orcutt
17 BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Scott M. Balanda Donna Marie Latibeaudiere Andrea Paula Aedo* Mirza Musharra£ Beg Nicole Erin Leve Abusalah M. Ahsan Tiffany Ann Berlin Se'Dara Ayhinde Maduro Ibrahim Alava III** Sarah Gillian Bodin Kinsley Anne Marrero Eric David Anderson Marcia Anne Broadnix Timothy Martinez Jovany Enrique Andrade Jeannie Shayna Brooks*** Steffanie Leigh Mayo Miranda Shokri Armanyous Janice Cardenas** Sarah Kay McDannold*** Raeid ShokriArmanyous Meagan Kathryn Chaille Neely Meisels** Alexandra Arocha Natacha Charles Merline Milcette Andy Rocher Avignon Jim A. Cola grande Debbie Ann Miller Mohammad Azim Randy Michael Cross Jessica Ilene Most TomokoBaba Angela Marie Cusimano* Samantha Marie Murphy*** Nicole Marie Bedinelli Dartielle Rachel Desplaines Jacqueline Brett Newmark Christine Marie Bessette Eddymie Douillard Adrian Chioffe Pantaleo Gregory R. Boco Stacie Renee Duberstein lwona Patelka Jayann Marie Brown Natasha Dyer Chris Pflanz Lori Beth Bukowski* Sarah Casey Eccles Ernest Warren Rasmussen Gregory Russell Chace* Jennifer Ola Emerson Mireya Lizeth Rivera* Clave! Walther Daly Marisa Christine Ervin Takeacea Dniquavin Roberson Marieke Dam** Yadiris Ferreira William Richards Rochat John P. Devaney III Stacey Lee Flynn Hilda M. Roussel DenoA!exious Deveaux Riccardo Anthony Gigante** Louijeune D. Sanon Raj K. Dhuwalia*** Kimberly Ann Gordon** Keith Schneider Fedelyne Dieujuste Sherley Gregoire Paola Sebastiani Seminario Glenn Robert Dow ling Norlande Guillaume Robert C. Seneca Jr. Jennifer Danielle Dripps** Angelica Linnea Gunnarsson Autumn Lynn Singer Elizabeth Ann Edgerly** Matthew John Halleran Ginnah RosL' Skula Ann Caroline Efstathion Christine Marie Higgins Maria Spiers Tiffany Elizabeth Ellis Avia Janette T.J. Huisman Moniques Stephens Pamela T. Escalante Maria Isabel Isaza*** Jack Douglas Stroming Rosemond Jean Exantus Daniel Sarnir Jamass Mychal Fredric Ternan Fanny Fadraga Gloria M. Janke Michelle Denise Trainor Asnath Fils-Aime Christina Jean Joleen L. Turch Erin Fogarty-Kellis** Corbin Creed Jones Dana Walker Laura Jane Gallo Gai!J. Ke1medy Jeana G. Weatherbee Anyull Gabriella Garcia Amy Jean Kight Amber Lee Wells-Knop** Kendra Lyn Garrett KevinKoritar Jason David Williams Suzanne Marie Garrett* Candice Marie Krische Priscilla Lynne Winder* Marie Prade Gay Theresa Anne LaPaglia Nicole Anne Zucco Jonathan Evan Geckle* Deborah Kim Lapinski Sirrti Aramplikudy George Claudine Antortiette Gerald Nicole Gail Germano Barbara Rochelle Green Janelle Penny Hamilton Todd Alan Hamilton Natasha Dorinda Harris Tate Maslin Healy Melinda Abrego Hernandez Dawn Renee Hewett
18 ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Corinne Eileen Hirchert Janelle Chamae Prescott Sarah Fionna Holgate Gianna Ramdin Guetine Jean Jorge Miquel Ricardez Tracy Sheneil Jones Heather Amy Roth Lindsay Dawn Kane Seba Sainvilus Bradley Adam Kast Patricia Cangussu Savio SofinKhan Anjum Sayyad*** Anne Anttila Komulainen** Daniel Rudolph Schuh Yael Laufman* Rabie Shanti*** Marcela Andrea Lazo** Stacy Lynn Shields Kennedy Legel Sheryl Alicia Simpson Wendy Tanya Lester Justin Ian Smith*** Christine Ann Litter Nadia Ann-Marie Smith Vanessa Nicole Logsdon Don DeForrest Snedden* Jamie Kristene Luft Patricia Lynn Sposato Patricia Liliana Luzquinos* Josiah Strauss Xenia Cassandra Madera* Eddie Tulio Su Ham** Dani Elizabeth Marcos Shiryn Devi Sukhram Felix P. Martinson* Michelle Marie Swenson Gregory N.L. Maxwell** Matthew David Tress** Travis Meyer Nadine Vidor Seema Mohanan Richard Kent Wagner Claudine Mondesir Lisa Brook Watts Juan Carlos Montoya Paul Blake Werden Tma Susanna Mutka Heather A. Wessel Jill Ann Nappi Donna Weyrich Shideh N asiri-Kenari Priscilla Lynne Winder* Jermina N. Ogilvie** Dale Vernon Wyville Timothy Brian Palmer Manue1Felipe22rrnorano Joseph Dennis Paolucci Elizabeth Kristine Zoch Avinash Krishendat Persaud
***SuMMA CUM LAUDE** MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CuM LAUDE 19 MARSHALS
Morning Ceremony Dr. Stephen H. Voss, University Marshal
THE CoLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, URBAN & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Doctoral: Dr. Khi Thai Graduate: Dr. Jeanne Stinchcomb Undergraduate: Dr. Adam Dobrin, Mr. Aron Temkin
THE CoLLEGE oF BusiNEss
Graduate: Dr. Marilyn Wiley Undergraduate: Dr. Melissa Dallas, Mr. Marc Rhorer
THE CoLLEGE oF LIBERAL ARTS
Graduate: Mr. Fran McAfee Undergraduate: Mr. James Kumi-Diaka, Dr. Leslie Terry
THE CHARLES E. ScHMIDT CoLLEGE oF SciENCE
Graduate: Dr. Gary Perry Undergraduate: Dr. Keith Brew, Dr. Ian Short
Ceremonial Music Provided by FA U Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. George Sparks University Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Patricia Fleitas
20 AFTER_ NOON
PROCESSIONAL HoNORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE FAU Wind Ensemble directed by Dr. Anthony James Catanese Dr. George Sparks Will.ie E. Gary
PRESIDING HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE Dr. Stephen H. Voss, University Marshal Dr. Anthony James Catanese Hae-GonPark Music "The Star Spangled Banner" and CoNFERRAL oF THE DEGREES "America the Beautiful," led by the President Anthony James Catanese, University Chamber Singers directed by Provost Richard L. Osburn, Dr. Patricia Fleitas Vice Provost Nathan W. Dean, and the Deans of the Colleges W ELCOME AND REMARKS Dr. Anthony James Catanese The Dorothy F. Schmidt President and Professor College of Arts and Letters Interim Dean William Covino Flag Bearer: Jacqueline May GREETINGS FROM THE fLORIDA ATLANTIC UNNERSITY BoARD oF TRUSTEES The College of Education William Bryant Dean Gregory F. Aloia Flag Bearer: Ryan Goff CoNGRATULATORY REMARKS Mukarram Mawjood, President The College of Engmeering FAU Student Government Interim Dean Karl Stevens Flag Bearer: Liam Mayron CONGRATULATORY REMARKS John Scannell, President The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Dean William P. Mech FA U National Alumni Association Flag Bearer: Jennifer Geiser
K ENNETH fLLIAMS R. w The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing LEADERSHIP AwARD Dean Anne Boykin Dr. Anthony James Catanese Flag Bearer: Yara Hatem Michelle L. Shaw ANNOUNCING THE CANDIDATES THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION Mr. Bob Nichols Dr. Anthony James Catanese University Spokesperson Dr. RobertJ. Huckshom FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY ALMA MATER CARING AWARD University Chamber Singers Dr. Emanuel Newsome Senior Vice President for Student Affairs RECESSIONAL Ashley Bodily FAU Wind Ensemble 21 MEDALLION
DR. RoBERT I. HucKSHORN
Dr. Robert J. Huckshorn came to Florida Atlantic University in 1964, the year the University opened, as an associate professor of political science and one of the new institution's first 60 faculty members. He holds a bachelor's degree from Southwest Missouri State University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa.
During his long career at FAU, Dr. Huckshorn has responded to the call of leadership with remarkable versatility, serving in positions that have included Chair of the Department of Political Science, Dean of the College of Social Science, Interim Dean of the College of Education and Interim Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He was the founding administrator of the Division of Nursing (now the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing), and he held several leadership positions in Academic and Student Affairs. It was Dr. Huckshorn's vision and initiative that led to the establishment of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College on the University's John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter.
Dr. Huckshorn has been a generous mentor to generations of FAU students, alumni and colleagues, who have derived great benefits from his extensive knowledge, wise counsel and good humor. His extensive scholarship has added substantially to the University's body of research, and his service to the political science profession has been recognized by awards and election to national leadership positions.
Many would say that Dr. Huckshorn' s crowning achievement at FA U was the pivotal role he played in establishing and building the University's presence in the northern region of its large service area. As Associate Vice President and then Vice President for Northern Campuses, he led FAU's march northward from West Palm Beach to Fort Pierce, from one temporary home to another, providing ever-expanding higher educational opportunities to area residents while working with local community leaders, the Florida Board of Regents and the Florida Legislature to secure support and funding for state-of-the-art permanent campuses.
During Dr. Huckshorn's tenure as the Northern Campuses' top administrator, the John D. MacArthur Campus was established in Jupiter, and students on the Treasure Coast saw their own campus built in Port St. Lucie. Under his leadership, the Northern Campuses have tripled their enrollments in 10 years. Dr. Huckshorn's unwavering commitment to FAU's growth has been an inspiration to faculty, staff and administrators.
As a scholar, teacher and administrator, Dr. Huckshorn has played a tremendous role in building Florida Atlantic University into the dynamic, nationally recognized institution it is today. The entire University community salutes him as he begins his well-deserved retirement years.
22 DOCTORAL DEGREE
WILLIE E. GARY
Willie E. Gary lives the American Dream. Once a migrant farm worker, he now is a highly successful attorney and founder of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, McManus, Watson & Sperando attorneys at law. Labeled "The Giant Killer," Gary has represented little known clients against major corporations, earning him national recognition as a leading trial attorney, and Forbes magazine has listed him among the top 50 attorneys in the United States.
One of 11 children of Turner and Mary Gary, Willie Gary was raised in migrant farm communities in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. A Florida All-State high school football player, Gary accepted a football scholarship to Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. After earning a bachelor's degree in business administration, he continued his studies at North Carolina Central University, where he earned a law degree in 1974.
Mr. Gary's scope of interest extends far beyond the courtroom. He is well known as a businessman, churchman, humanitarian and philanthropist who is deeply involved in charity and civic work. He is committed to enhancing the lives of children through education and drug prevention, and he has formed the Gary Foundation, which provides scholarships, direction and resources for underprivileged youth.
Mr. Gary also owns a national television cable network based in Atlanta, which is the first ever 24-hour cable channel devoted to wholesome programming for America's urban viewers.
Honors he has received include the Alumni of the Year from the United Negro College Fund, where he was co-honored with Lena Horne; the Golden Trumpet Award from Turner Broadcasting Company; and the prestigious Horatio Alger Award, which is given to outstanding individuals who have overcome personal adversity through hard work, integrity, determination and a strong dedication to helping others. Other winners of the Horatio Alger Award include Oprah Winfrey, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Henry Kissinger.
Mr. Gary holds memberships in the NAACP, Florida Guardsmen, Inc., the Urban League, Civitan International, the United Way of Martin County and the Martin Memorial Hospital Foundation Council, among other organizations.
He and his wife, Gloria, reside in Sewall's Point, Florida. Their oldest son, Kenneth, is CEO and President of their real estate management company, Gary Enterprises, as well as CEO and President of the Gary Foundation. Another son, Sekou, is an associate attorney with the law firm and a member of the Florida Bar. Their two younger sons, Ali and Kobie, are college students.
23 DOCTOR_AL DEGR_EE
Hae-Gon Park is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Parkyong Institute in Pusan, Republic of Korea. The Institute is a non-profit educational foundation that owns a number of educational institutions, including Silla University, Florida Atlantic University's primary student/ faculty exchange partner in Korea.
Mr. Park became an officer of the Institute in 1954, advancing to Chairman in 1963. Under his leadership, Pusan Women's Junior College opened in 1964. Five years later, the Korean Ministry of Education authorized the College to offer four-year degrees, and its name was changed to Pusan Women's College. In 1981, graduate degrees were added, and in 1994 the College moved to a brand new, 453-acre campus. In 1997, the College became a coeducational facility, and its name changed once again, this time to Silla University.
Today, Silla University has 12,000 students in six colleges, including humanities and social sciences, economics and business, natural science, engineering, education and fine arts. The University has five exchange programs with three countries.
From its earliest days, the Parkyong Institute has been a leader in the education of Korean women. In addition to launching Pusan Women's Junior College, the Institute owns Pooil Girls' Middle School and a college-affiliated kindergarten. With both a graduate program and a research institute in Women's Studies, Silla University is a leading center for Women's Studies in East Asia.
Mr. Park has a degree in education from Pusan National University. He was an elementary school teacher for six years before joining the Parkyong Institute.
Mr. Park has a variety of business interests, which he developed to generate the financial resources needed to establish the educational institutions operated by the Parkyong Institute. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Syeshin Export Packaging, Inc.
In 1980, Mr. Park received a Commendation from the President of the Republic of Korea for his outstanding contribution to the development of education in Korean society.
24 ARTS & LETTERS
INTERIM DEAN WILLIAM CoVINo
MASTER OF ARTS MASTER OF FINE ARTS
Daniel Eric Bauer Cathy Eunice Lombard Patricia June Beasley Susan Michelle Blake Rosita Cohen Nahum Giannina Coppiano Dwin Stephen K. Boit Masakuni Okubo Kim-Noel B. Gill Savena Budhu Kelly A. Peruksi Scott Thomas Niemi Anne Marie Conklin ShobaRamsumair Melissa Ann Crofton Colleen Dolores Ritchey Adam Jeffrey Dobrick David Paul Rossow Sabrina Emilie Drai Vicki Lynn Short NavaDushi Gloria Joyce Sturgill Reuben David Ferguson Kattya Natacha Tamborra Penny J. Fetters Adam David Taylor Beatriz M. Hild Robin Camille Tmsley Kery Knutson Evelyn Marion Trotter Aimee Leavitt
B ACHELOR OF ARTS
Tiena B. Adams* Megan Jennifer Beers Amy Suzanne Borgersen Blanca Estela Aguirre Allison Jeanette Bendersky Mola Rosie Bosland Vanessa Aleman Eileen R. Bendis MayraRaquel Brandt Macy Delray Andersen Shalome Benjamin*** Lindsey Kay Brown Traci Lynn Andrews Heather Ann Bennett* Raheim Shannon Brown Tina Marie Angelone** Jennifer Anne Berman Alissa Joan Bruno Darlene Magallan Antoniou Jorge Alberto Bermudez II Cynthia Yates Buckley* Jordan M. Arizmendi Sarah Michelle Biener Terri Marie Bullock Janelle Marie Auriemma LoriA. Biggerstaff Rebecca Freda Bushell Kimberly J. Auriemma Joanne Marie Bishop Rosanne Butler** Antoinette Backhus** Paula Marie Bitter Sabrina Calli Cafuoco** Kathy Lyn Baeshore Gregory Evan Blank Dave Mohammed Cameron Heather Marie Barfield JoriAllison Bloom Lauren Denise Caprioli Kerry Ann Natalia Barrett Donya Delores Boatwright Patricia Ann Castro David Allen Bayardelle Ashley Danelle Bodily Frantz Samuel Celestin
***SUMMA CuM LAUDE** MAGNA CUM LAUDE* CUM LAUDE 25 B ACHELOR OF ARTS
Roxanne Ita Charvet Jenifer Lyne Glass*** Jennifer Lynne Lillick Nadine Michele Cherna* Samantha Gold Shannon Lindner* Mary Chytil*** Penny Beth Goldberg Jaime Joy Lindsey Juan Claudio Rodriguez Eden Joseph Goldman Julie Denise Liston Justin Anthony Clay Esther Gonczi Ricco Pasquale Luppino Rachel E. Cobbs Carolina M. Gracia Roy Edward Lush Robert Coburn Shauna Marie Grant Jennifer Robin Luzuriagga Laura Jeanne Costello Todd James Gravitt Xenia Cassandra Madera Shannon Marie Coughlin VictoriaN. Gregory Elizabeth Leighann Magnante Khaled Simon Coury Francis L. Grenon* Shanta Maharaj Jorden C. D. Covert Patrick Christopher Guiney William Joseph Manosh Joan Karen Cox Marcelle Frances Gulisano Dennis Lee Marion Marc Arthur Crowley Aaron Thomas Gurkin* Jason George Marose Cedeline Daniel Lourdes Cristina Gutierrez Victor Alexander Marquez Alexia Michael Davis Staci Eileen Haggerty Diana Mastromarino*** Gregory A DeAngelo** Harry Jay Hall Edward Anthony Mathews Sonia Cayard Desire Matthew Harlan Halpern Jacqueline S. May** Jonathon Justin Diaz Elinor Halprin Beverly Jean McEwen Hannah Jane Dodson** Allison Marie Hamilton Jacqueline Christa McGinnis Tenisha Khalena Douglas Yolanda Shemika Harrison Jason Lee Melvin TiJfany Lynn Douglas** Katie Rae Hart Joseph Abraham Merhib Jr. John Dowels Ronni M. Hart Dana Michelle Meyers* William Michael Dreher Mary Elizabeth Hartman Emily Ann Michel** Maria Nuria Duff Cathy J. Hayden MarieR. Milien Steven G. Edwards Cheryl Lynn Hires Phillip Louis Mine Serena Ian Eifert Arturo Samuel Hodgson Holbrook Gilbert Mohr Christa Erin Einhorn Marc Adam Hoffman Jillian Lynn Monks Heather Catherine Emery* Jennifer Rebecca Illes Jana E. Montgomery* Kelly Shawver English Michal Jakimowski Timothy Michael Moore Maria Grazia Esposito Bradley AlysonJimenez Charles Bud Moran** V. Deanne Ewers Eddie Jones Jessica Lee Morgan** Nicolette Caterina Fariello PaulnaJulien Sandra Ann Morgan Caroline King Farley*** Sharif Aluned Kabir* David Kenneth Mayher Jr. Rachelle M. Faustin Kelly AnnKamenar Edward V. Necci Debbie C. Fazekas Melissa Joy Kastel Elizabeth A Needelman Steven E. Filoramo Jonathon Staples Kauffman Cory Michael Neering Tasha Deanna Finkley James Earle Kelley Scott Eric Nelson Christine Rose Finnerty India Kinchelow Weedner Normeus Jr. Megan A Fitzgerald Victoria J. Kopcik Scott Lee Olson** Shannon Anne Flannery* Jeffrey Michael Krajic Viviana V. Paez* Suzanne Marie Flannery Amanda Shelby Krieger SuHyonPak Jamie Marie Flynn William Thomas Kunkel ill Jennifer Ann Palat Joy Ford* Christina Angeline La Borie Jennifer Marie Palmer Lynne Marie Fraino Carolina Michelle Lairet Theresa M. Papiernik Elizabeth Anne Fry BinhLam Joshua Pearlman Patricia Mary Gallagher* Samantha Lauren*** Keri-Ann Pepitone Brandy Nicole Galusha GonzaloRodolfo Laverde Alessandra Gianna Peralta-Ramos Benjamin Guarino Gardner Nicole Jennifer Leiser Julie A Pereira Travis Gebhardt Michelle Mary LeTellier* Michelle Lynn Perry*** Jeanine Marie Gembala Barbara Gail Likely Deanna Lynne Pientka*** Scott Patrick Gentile Christy Anne Lillick Melissa Pierre-Louis
26 ***SUMMA CUM LAuDE **MAcNA CuM LAUDE *CUM LAuoE B ACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Caryn Melissa Pincus Julie Anne Spencer MalkainesAmpuero Matthew M. Pincus Sean Spiegelman Marie Gabrielle Avril Zachery D. Powell Emily Rose Spies Rebecca Befort Lisa Jean Prelak Alice Faye Sprague Lindsay Blair Beru1ett** Rebekah Lynn Prevatt Darren Michael Springer Shari Ann Blyn* Rena Ann Rafferty Nicole Jean Stefano Angela Marie DiGloria John-Edward Raffo Robert Joseph Storer** Shanine Marie Dorta Lauren Rakolta Tara Grace Sturtsman Jayne French Dubinsky Stacey Nicole Rhodes** Amanda Heike Sundarsingh ** Sonia Nogueira Duque Raphael Fernando Richardson Jeremy E. Teitler Diana Elizabeth Egan Rhianna Chris tin Rogers Neal Patrick Therrien** Suzanne Maren Febbroriello Christopher Canio Ronzano Charles Joshua Thompson** Lisa Marie Canis Aura Isabel Sanchez* Peter Michael Tieman Nicholas Christopher Gordon Maria Cristina Sanchez Viola Angela Topper Gail Anne Hauptman** DanielJ. Sanz Sharon Torres* Jenny Lynn Jolley AdamSarhan Leah Michelle Trunzo Sandi Lent* Christina Saslovsky Kinga Marie Trzaska Rachel Dawn Mandello Kad uri Sean Sassoon Annalisa Lorraine Underhay*** Beth Robin Michalak Scott Donald Schalk Tamala Curtisa Vaughn Veronica Hart Nibbrig Eva Lydia Schiess Alexander Daniel Verticchio Chelsea Faith O'Day Amy T. Schildhom Rita Sharon Walker Robin Passman Chris Norman Schleyer** Stacy P. Wapner Michael Clinton Prichard Laura Joy Schnell Michelle Lynn Weisblat Doris Issa Saba Audra Michelle Schroeder Loni Paige Weisinger Linda A. Scardina* Keary Aaron Schwingendorf** Lara Ann Westfall* Romy Scheroder Michelle Renee Scottie* Evan Michael Whelan Michelle Louise Shaw* Gianpaolo Sferrazza John Joseph Whelan Christina Monica Silva-Morris Daniel WiUiam Shields Cassandra Jeanne Williams Adam Curtis Simpson Victoria Ann Hawkins Shore** Sasha Tennille Williams Jennifer Jacqueline Smith Charles Tadeu Silver** Heather Ann Wilson Elissa Dawn Stewart*** Thomas John Simone Melissa Ann Wise Sarah Louise Willis* Raymond Keith Skinner** Jonathan Scott Wyman Brendan Goodman Smith Marci Anne Zemon Jacqueline Nichole Sonara Natasha Marie Zengen** Claudina Maria Souther James A. Zocco BACHELOR OF Musrc
Mariano Emesto Abello*** David Patrick English Ron Matthew Gilbert Robert Gregory Lyons*** Adrian Michael Ryan Joshua David Shepherd Thomas Glenn Smith* Stephanie Leigh Spinka*
***SuMMA CUM LAUDE** MAGNACuM LAUDE *CuM LAUDE 27 EDUCATION
DEAN GREGORY F. ALOIA
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Kris Janet Black "The Comparison of Three Eighth Grade to Ninth Grade Transition Programs in a South Florida High School" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Ted Urich
Renata Osborne Carvalho "The Development of a Community-School Partnership in a Brazilian Elementary School: A Case Study" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Larry Decker
Diane D. Ciccarelli "Individuals with Cognitive Exceptionalities and Reported Lifestyle Satisfaction: The Relationship of Leisure Awareness, Participation, and Barriers" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Valerie Bryan
Eleni Dianne Coukos-Semmel "Knowledge Management: Processes and Strategies Used in United States Research Universities " Dissertation Advisor: Dr. John Pisapia
Jeffrey Alan Ellison "From One Generation to the Next: A Case Study of Holocaust Education in Illinois" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. John Pisapia
Lisa Jill Libidinsky "An Analysis of Integra ted Science and Language Arts Themes in Software at the Elementary Level" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. David D. Kumar
Chrysanthos Andreas Panayiotou "Negligen t Tort Liability of Florida Higher Education Institutions" Dissertation Ad visor: Dr. Albert C. J urenas
EvelynJ.T. Tracey "Faculty Development Centers in Higher Education: In co rporating Diversity and Technology" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Larry Decker
Kristen Lynne Warner "The Effect of Professional Development Experiences on National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Candidates' Scores in Florida" Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Vasil M. Kerensky
28 EDUCATION SPECIALIST MASTER OF EDUCATION
Jasmin Rustom Deboo William C. Alfera Jason Andrew Jerome Rosemary Theresa Lucia Kathleen S. Andio Janine M. Jones Marva Sylvana McClean Nathalie Aponte Julie Denise Jones Thonda L. Ollis-Bellamy Edward William Ball Jr. Ryan Hollis Kasha Katherine Wilson Roberts RebekahAlizah Bardwell Tracy Grady Kelley Dennis Wechter Cortina A. Bell-Gray Patricia A. Kelly Anne Marie Williams Bridgett Nekia Beverly PauiJ. Kelly Joannie Bloch John Travis Kirk Jr. Ashley Marie Brass Catherine Jones Kuhns Judith Hartman Brown Swami Lalitananda Judith Marie Bub David Harvey Levine Michael Roger Bub Patricia Ann Lightner Jacqueline Nicola Burke Nigel Leon Lovell-Martin Jeannine Marie Butler Eugenia H. Luther Suzanne Mary Campbell Patricia S. Makely Marie Monet Caracuzzo Cheryl Lynne Martell MASTER OF SCIENCE Karen Gail Cassels David Allen Martin Joseph Vincent Chiaramonte Lydia Diann Martin Carly I. Barat Rae Cizynski Marva Michelle McKinney Laurie A. DeMarco Kirsten Ranka Connor Deborah Kimberly Meltzer Jacqueline Crawford Gail Ann Menke Cherie L. Cresswell-Andrewson Erika Susan Morse Barbara Eleanor Dale Karni Elizabeth Mullins Liza Diane DeBartolo John Wesley Pennington Sydene Nadia Dixon Amrita Jyoti Prakash Alison Asher Dobrick Kathryn Patricia Quigley Thomas Odell Drake Wanda Rosa-Malave Elizabeth Ann Duemig Deborah C. Rose Kimm Noell Dwyer Regina Marie Sands Kelly Jo Easterling Jorge Segovia LaTrellH. Edwards Lynne Ellen Shore James Dennis Elder Marianela Soriano Nancy Ellen Estes Paula D'Anne Swanson KathiJane Fiorello Makia Rahnella Tillman Patricia Ellen Fritz John Robert Toscano Wanda Cheryl Greenfield Jeffrey Guy Uchin Dianne Dosh Griffin JaquelinaK. Verburg Tonya Close Hargraves Luisa Elizabeth Villagomez Gerald W. Holland Corey DeCasta Wilson Jennifer Mitchell Hopkins Jenniffer Karen Murphy Wood Deborah Cole Hysell Staci Lynne Zellen Michael Louis Jenkins
29 B ACHELOR OF ARTS
Diana Lynn Archer* Christopher Sheldon Deal Elizabeth Machuca* Amy M. Arnold** Catherine Amy Doldan* Kimberly J. Marlin** Margarita Gonzalez Avila* Wendy Kirchman Duncan Mimi Brinson McKaskill** Margaret Fitzgerald Bechtold** Maria Grace Dunnigan Liuvy Morales** Rebecca Lee Bell Melissa Beth Dyson Victoria Pauline Orr Norma Jean Bledsoe*** Roberta Lynn Galler** Kathleen Anne Palacio*** Clintia Evette Bloom Ryan B. Goff*** Nancy Sciallo Palladino* Brandi Marqua Bloomberg Christine Dorta Grant* Kelly LynnPazderak Patricia Bolinger* Kimberly Schneider Griner** Jackie Chuffon Plummer Becky Darlene Brick Lara Diemont Gross*** Linda Laura Robertson*** Susan Alicia Bryson* Cara Lynne Guettler Suzanne Romanello Diaz Sommer Jean Buckholz** Afsaneh Hajipour Danielle Jade Rozales Angela K. Butts** Karni Lynn Halgash * Julan Keisha-Gaye Samuels Jessica Marie Campo Alejandra Hering* Kevin B. Siegelbaum Candice Louise Cavaleri*** Diana Tracy Joslin* Nicole Ann Skauge*** Gwendolyn Ciervo Regina Marie Kahny Stacey Sloane Beverly Lynn Ciliento Richard EdwardKeery Elizabeth Mae Smith Celia Ann Clark** Heidi Jennifer Lasher* Teresa Spring Kimberly Hamilton Clements** Maria Legakis Cherryl Joy Stewart** Johnna Noelle Crehan** Jennifer Brooke Lesinski Vivian Suarez Gili Pnina Daniely** Rachel Sara Locker* Cara Mia Vitrella Ivy Roshell Davis Beth Ann Wood***
B ACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION
Alyssa Marie Amador Rena Reuben Erulker** Patricia Kremer Hughes*** Firoz Aziz** Ivania Amelia Escobar** Kelly Marie Hurley Stephanie Anne Barnard* Matries Florio* Roseann Iacone Chad E. Barrows*** Maribel Garcia-Piedra Alecia Matilda Jacobs Elizabeth Hilary Baum Cara Heather Gentile Nikitress LaChunda Jenkins Rachel Ann Brody Heather Ferguson Glace* Sherrill Lynn Johnson Ginny Marie Brown Heather Denise Gomez** Jennifer Lee Justice* Genie I Amanda Bruce** Denise Gonzalez* Jennifer Leigh Kaminski Jennifer Ann Burger*** William Thomas Grasso Jr. Lindsay Ann Kane* Vicki Michelle Cammarano*** Heather-Jo Green Nyree Danyelle Kelly Lissette Ann Cancio** Terri Smith Haggerty Pamela Grace Kelly* Anita Antonella Carbone Sheree C. Hankerson Jennifer Lynn King** Robin Del Carrier*** Mark Joseph Hanlon*** Alexis Renee Kitchman ** Dina Marie Centauro* Jodi Alison Hansen** Amy Bonvento Klein *** Yvette Marie Cepero* Rachel Alane Hardy*** Courh1ey Kline** Jenine D. Conway** Theresa Lucila Harmon Christine Elizabeth Ladewski* Martha Jennifer Cox* Tori Nichole Harvey* Lisa M. Lawrie Tania G. Danielian Kimaree Janay Hasson* Kristin Marie Lewis Tallon Denise Ann Davis*** Melissa Arm Hayes** Khristina Lopez** La Donna June Deloney*** James Robert Hedrick II Jami Lynn Lowenthal Marie McDonnell DeMore Marie Henning*** Shana Elizabeth Maginnis*** Melinda Beth Denski * Amber Renae Herrington* Patricia Ann Mallon*** James William Desmond III* Elizabeth Marie Holste Melissa Lynn Mann** Jennifer Ann Durst** Bridget Lillian Howe** Ryan Scott Mann*
30 ***SUMMA CUM L AUDE **MAGNA CUM L AUDE *CUM LAUDE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUCATION BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Andrea Jean Marinacci Deborah Anne Ruby Leigh Ann Grob Kimberly Ann Marler*** Ann Sampson-Weisman** Erica Lynn Jackson Niaz Masud ** Diane Marie Sanchez Amy Elizabeth Petrarca Dawn Marie McKeich** Holly Ann Saunders Dexter Ray Williams Kimberly D. McLaughlin Bonnie Wilcox Schans** Dawn Nicole McMullen* Amy Lynn Schmidt* Mollie Allyn McSparron*** Pamela Kay Schmidt*** Alan L. Metzger Jr. * Alycia Anne Schneider** Brandy Lynn Meyers Brenda Schneider*** Farhat Mirza Leigh Erica Schweriner Jacqueline Anne Mitchell* ilona Martha-Rose Scully Melissa Montgomery* Heidi Bevin Shank*** Kathryn Fowler Myers Kelly Ann Shirley Michelle Natarus Amber Violetta Siler** Stacy Lynn Naylor Jennifer Kane Solley** Penny J. Newman*** Crystal Lynn Specht** Carrie LaShell Oakley Heather Spry Merridith Dawn Olshan** Marcia Diane Stewart Melynda Jean Paglia*** Robert Alexander Stincer Gina Marie Papa*** Melani Yvonne Storr-Rolle** Kerry Lynn Philips*** Patricia Sutton Brandy Lee Pierce** Jennifer D. Therrien Christina Marie Pinter Lauren Elizabeth Thomas Silisa Denise Pitts Regina K. Trasport* Christina Ann Poirier*** Melissa Barbara Urquhart* Alicia Kay Porter** Sarah Shippen Uttariello Cecilia Rosemarie Pray Jaimee Llynn Van Orden** Virginia Anissa Prestia** Thomas William Varanelli Alejandra M. Ramirez Roslyn Vassell-Stephens** Christine Deanna Reinke** Jennifer S. Vigil Sara Marie Riddle Tamara Brawley Wagner*** Adam T. Rizzi Annette C. Whitney*** Esther Rodriguez BindiNarra Wiernicki* Mary Elizabeth Rodriguez* Toni Marie Yazurlo* Robin Sue Rothman***
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE lN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Michael Gregory Caplan Michelle Leeanne King* Nicole Antoinette Brammer* Heather Joy Chandler Kevin Michael Milak Vivian Emily Cino* Stephen Gary Copeland** Chadwick Hussein Mullings Glornil M. Corbin Tracey Antonette Fisher** Kristie Dawn Stevens*** Danielle R. Fleming** Dominick Orfeo Harwood Kathryn Frances Watkins* MildredJ. McClintock** Marianne Jankowski Robyn Wendy Ziemer** Deepa Anna Samuel Britanna Teshalee Smith Nikkisha Nicole Smith Joyel La trice Tillman Kati K. Ylipelkonen
***SUMMA CuM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CUM L AUDE 31 ENGINEERJNG lNrERIM: D EAN KARL S TEVENS
M ASTER OF S CIENCE
llango Armamalai Vidhyashankar Gowrisankaran Anucha Saengrung Ernest Allen Arizzi Katherine Hogenkamp Harold Santos Rocco Vincent Arizzi Xiaoxue Huang Charles Terrell Shedrick Sajan Siva Bhupathiraju ImadHusseinJawhar Marina Shteyman JatniArgentina Blandon Dhaval Kunvarabhai Joshi Sridhar Sreenivasan Gabriel Nicolae Bocan Nicholas Onshing Lam MurugesanK. Subramani Reena Cherukuri MeihuiMao Srinivas Surapaneni Sai Babu Dara Jacques Jocelyn Morisset Jr Jorge M. Szauer Christian Daxner JieQian Misha Mehul Trivedi XundongDing Basit Iqbal Qureshi Natasha Maria Walker Stavros Dionyslou Branka Radanovic Beverly B. Ward YuhongDong Ganapathi Ranganathan Satit Watcharinkarn KemeiDu Robert Eric Raye Joy Easton Woodworth Rony A. El-Nashar Robert Thomas Ross ChangfuWu Mohamed Karim Galzim Mauricio Levy Sadicoff Sultana Marcia Zalalee ErikGeleyn WeiboZheng
B ACHELOR OF S CIENCE
Javier Afanador Gary Keith Fritz Il Joao Marcelo G. Martins AdilAdamAtacan Gonzalo Javier Gil Todd Eric McGuire Karman Bashir Eliana Maria Gomez Naowarat Mongkhonsri Daniel James Bates Jesus E. Goodwin-Decein OmarMourad AdamJackBrown Alireza Harnidzadeh*** ThinMaMyat Scott Builes Mansour Hardanian Kazue Nagakura Christopher Nathan Catto Charles Andrew F. Ho-Fatt Keyuri H. Patel Wilso Charles Kenneth A. Hollins Kreena Rajendra Patel* Najeeb A. Chaudhry Lawrence Francis Hussey* Paresh Bhai B Patel Weichung Chen Mohammad Idrees** Samir R. Patel** Scott Gordon Chepenik Arnirlmam Urmit M. Patel* Suresh D. Chinapen Mujibul Islam Demetris Costa Petrou Wendy M. Clementson Mohd Touhid Khan Ferencz Pinquiere Orlando P. Colamatteo III ThanhT. Le Murji Dhanji Rabadia John Christopher Corona Rebecca E. Lipman Monica Remedios PhillipA.C. Eccles YangLiu* David Matthew Schaible Betty Francis Thomas Edward Mainville Jr Sadia Sharfi
32 ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE** MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE B ACHELOR oF S ciENCE B ACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN C OMPUTER E NGINEERING
Elena Igorevna Silenok* Binoji Abraham Goran Kadribasic Donald Allen Sparks Nitish Barman** David Marshall Lassek Mable Sarah Thomas*** Scott Allen Bowser*** LiamMorganMayron Luis G. Torres Andrew Damian Brown Portiah Dizon Pagsolingan Vincent Tran*** Micombero Omar Brown Pablo Emesto Romero Jennifer Ting Tsang Frances Garcia Pankaj Satyam Satyaketu** Carlos Arturo Vasquez Jo-Ann Kathreen Gozaloff* DinaShabib Timothy Christopher Wambach Darnir Kadribasic Shefat Sharif Monique Yvette Wilson Denis Enrique Zamora
B ACHELOR OF SciENCE IN E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING
Arshad M. Alam Marios C. K yperountas*** Heba Kamel Alsaleh Michael Nelson Lansing Christodoulos Christodoulou Earl Crossen Mock III Matthew Aaron Dolton Shamina Reham** Gregory Thomas Dowling Francisco Jose Risco Jr Frank Jason Gencarelli** Elizabeth Clara Villanueva KristinaJoAnnKennedy Jean Joseph Vitalien Wayne M. Krug*
B ACHELOR oF S ciENCE IN M ECHANICAL E NGINEERING
Julian Jorge Cover DanielMichaelHomack David James Crane Jennifer Carolyn Hugus Sevan Davitian Stephanie Ann Knotek Christopher Armstrong Dias Scott Allen Kulwicki* Christopher Paul Eng Brian Ralph Pike Matthew C. Gent Zachary Thomas Ross David H. Gorman Andres Tovar Henry Javier Graterol Daton Andrew Ulett Shampale Monique Harper
B ACHELOR oF S ciENCE IN O cEAN E NGINEERING
Holly Dianne Clarke James B. Lasswell Jr. Patrick Leon David Jeremiah S. Mandello Patrick Dayan Asiflmtiaz Mohamed Angela Lynn Gilmore SiraJockey Prinyavivatkul Theresa Fay Jones Joshua Clayton Proteau
***SUMMA CuM LAUDE** MAGNA CUM LAUDE* CuMLAUD E 33 HONOR_S COLLEGE
D EAN W ILLIAM P. M ECH
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Tayra de la Caridad An to lick** Julie Ann Downs Jennifer Arline Geiser** Lynda Campbell Koemm* Beverley Berlin Mas*** Christina Elizabeth Paul*
34 ***SUMMA CUM L AUDE **MAGNA C uM L AUDE *C UM L AUDE NUitSING
DEAN ANNE BoYKIN
M ASTER OF S ciENCE
Julie G. Abbate Maria Anz Jacobs SusanJ. Altermatt Teresa Aleksandra Kowalczyk Karen Demers Anderson Katherine Lee Smith Launer Charles Patrick Beaver Shelly Marie Mason-Cambell Stacey Lee Brown Melanie Virginie-C6te Mello Lauren P. Conroy Brian Scott Parker Lynn Kasper Erickson Cathleen June Paton Sharon Lee Evinrude Tracey P. Richman James Joseph Foster Kimberly Rowe Carol D. Greene Cristine Scheffler-Mattis Debra Jo Hain Julie Theresa Shockley Lisa Ann Hartman Ana C. Vergne Brenda L. Jacobs Zenaida F. Wagner
B ACHELOR oF S ciENCE IN N uRSING
Tara Lee anne AHnet*** Pamela Vyanda Curry-Burnett** Eva Mae Francis Erin Lee Arnold Rochelle Ameka DaCosta Carla Darnett Fuentes* Pierre Andre Augustin** Amy Sue Davis*** Ralph Charles Gall** Mary Jean Barry*** Tiffany Ann Day** Neil B. Geisler** Idel Olivier Benjamin*** Collette B. Dean*** James Dwight Giles*** Barbara Anne Benton*** Stacy Lee DeGraaf*** Angela Marie Goldstein** Victoria Nicklayvna Bidmead* Armie Victoria Dirnaya* Mellody Ann Gordon Barbara Hope Blythe-Martin* Kathleen Margaret DiMeglio Lynneth Grant*** Veronica Jane Bonaby Cassandre Dorcely-Forges*** Jennifer Leigh Griffin** Tania Bricher** Judith Lorraine Eaton* Elizabeth Guerrero G uerzon Valerie E. Brown** Damian Ed ward Eker** Colleen Elizabeth Haley** Malanka Cleo Browning Deborah Elaine Ely*** Arlene Frances Harvey Nicole Deslandes Canterella* Dawn Susette Farrell Yara Diane Hatem Lori Marie Carpenter** Lisa Amy Fascenda** Kimberly Hedden Catherine A. Chiat** Angela Ruth Fitzgerald* Carlene E. Hill-Fisher* Rita Cecilia Con to* Jean Bernard Fleuristal** Amber D. Hopkins** Lilieth Fay Agnes Coppin Michelle Lynn Flores Jillian Elizabeth Howe***
***SUMMA CuM LAUDE **MAGNA CuM LAUDE *CuM LA UDE 35 B ACHELOR OF S ciENCE IN N u RsiNG
NatachaJean-Noel** Melody Rasor*** Margaret Jeannite Shari Lisa Reagle Peter Steven Kaman** Gabrielle Michelle Rendini*** SusanJ. Kramer** Selina Maria Rossi** Yanick LaFleur Valerie Ann Rudin Ochs Michele Lambert-Tremblay*** AndySahadeo* Marie B. La Touche** Merline M. Salmon* Erin Marie Leddy Kathleen Grace Schaffer** Glenda Olivia Lee David Willard Searles** Shamma D. Legrand*** Michelle Lauren Small** Carmen Rosemary Lewis* Jennifer Wei Smith* Linda Gayle Lisk* Jewille Tamar Smith Nirggy Longchamps Ingrid Tauber** Susan Lynch-Philcox Grace Marie Taylor** Chandra Rose Martinez** Tamarsha Althea Tucker Elizabeth David Mathew* Barbara Constance Turnmings*** Evel Michel*** Cynthia Angela Vaughan*** Karyn Aubrey Miller Lynne P. Wachniak** Nancy Lynn Miller* Christine Noel Waite* Sheri Suzanne Miller Shelly-Ann Nickesha Walker Iva Esther Morris** Sonia Theresa Watson* Dawn Michelle Nafis* Sharyn L. Weaver*** Yasmine Nicole Ouka ** Marvette Kerine West-Williams* Priscila R. Pagan-Gates Melissa Wetherington Sael Perdomo Marline P. Whigham** Leah Marie Perry Colleen Carrie Williams*** Lynne Gourdet Phanor* Lisa Eileen Worthy* Nancy Ann Pierce** Sabrina S. Yammaine** Linda Susan Ramsey***
36 ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE MARSHALS
Afternoon Ceremony Dr. Stephen H. Voss, University Marshal
THE DoROTHY F. ScHMIDT CoLLEGE OF ARTS & LETTERS
Graduate: Dr. Susan Reilly Undergraduate: Dr. Kenneth Keaton, Dr. Kathleen Russo
THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Doctoral: Dr. Marilyn Federico Graduate: Dr. Ann Lynch Undergraduate: Dr. Robert Bleicher, Dr. Barbara Phillips
THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Graduate: Dr. Alexander Leonessa Undergraduate: Dr. Madasamy Arockiasamy, Dr. Yan Yong
THE HARRIET L. WILKES HoNoRs CoLLEGE
Undergraduate: Dr. Mary Ann Gosser-Esquilin, Dr. Julie Earles
THE CHRISTINE E. LYNN CoLLEGE OF NuRSING
Graduate: Dr. Ellis Youngkin Undergraduate: Dr. Charlotte Barry, Dr. Joyce Zerwekh
Ceremonial Music Provided by FA U Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. George Sparks University Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Patricia Fleitas
37 ACADEMIC
Lending color to the pageantry of the Academic Commencement are the academic robes and hoods worn by the faculty and delegates. This regalia dates back to medieval times when it served a functional as well as an ornamental role, separating learned men from other groups and offering warmth and protection.
In late 19th-century America, a conference was held by representatives of colleges and universities to bring more order and system to the custom of academic dress. Since then, there have been periodic conferences to revise or reconfirm existing practices.
Essentially, holders of the bachelor's degree wear black robes unadorned. Holders of the master's degree wear hoods that are lined with the colors of the college conferring the degree and trimmed with the color representing the subject in which the degree is earned. The doctoral robe is adorned with velvet and also is worn with the hood suitably ornamented.
Holders of degrees from foreign universities or religious orders wear the entire academic costumes as decreed by the conferring institutions.
The following list shows the colors that will be found on the hoods worn in the Academic Procession at the Commencement and the discipline each represents.
Accounting, Business Administration ...... Drab Art, Letters, English, History, Humanities ...... White Communication ...... Crimson Dramatic Arts ...... Brown Economics ...... Copper Education ...... Light Blue Engineering ...... Orange Fine Arts ...... Brown Journalism ...... Crimson Law ...... Purple Library Science ...... Lemon Yellow Mathematics, Psychology ...... Gold Music ...... Pink Nursing ...... Apricot Philosophy ...... Dark Blue Physical Education ...... Sage Green Physics ...... Gold Political Science ...... Dark Blue Public Administration ...... Peacock Blue Science ...... Gold Social Work ...... Citron
38 COMMENCEMENT
The History of the Mace
The mace, generally made of wood and clad in metal, was used as a weapon during the Middle Ages. Later, as more powerful military arms were developed, the mace became a symbol of authority.
During the 12th century, guards of the English and French kings were the first to bear ceremonial maces. The tradition grew, and by the end of the 16th century the mace was used by officials in cities and towns throughout England. Today, the ceremonial mace is carried in the British Houses of Parliament, before ecclesiastical dignitaries and in university convocations.
The Florida Atlantic University mace carried in today's commencement procession was designed and handcrafted by FAU art professor William Lattimer and is made of mahogany and silver. The carved staff encircled with silver rings is topped by a silver owl with outspread wings. The design signifies the dignity, determination and wisdom of FA U' s mascot, the burrowing owl.
Baccalaureate Degrees of Distinction
Florida Atlantic University recognizes superior academic performance by granting baccalaureate degrees of distinction on the recommendation of faculty to students who have earned at least 50 semester hours at FAU with a Grade Point Average (GPA) as follows:
"Cum Laude" foraGPAatFAU ofatleast3.50,indicatedhereinby*
"Magna Cum Laude" fora GPAatFAU ofatleast3.70,indicatedhereinby**
"Summa Cum Laude" for a GPAat FAU of at least 3.90, indicated herein by***
The awarding of degrees and honors to the candidates named in this program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of appropriate requirements by each candidate. The listing of students' names in this program in no way implies or ensures their graduation or the awarding of honors.
39 CoMMENCEMENT INFORMATION, coNTINUED
A Note on Photography
In order to maintain an orderly and dignified ceremony, one that our graduates can remember with pride and enjoyment, guests are requested to remain seated during the entire ceremony and recessional and to refrain from taking pictures of the candidates until after the exercises are completed.
The University has contracted with Bob Knight Photo, 1975 Commonwealth Lane, Tallahassee, Florida 32303 (www.bobknightphoto.com) to take a full-color, close up photograph of each candidate with the President. Graduates will be contacted at a later date about purchasing the photograph.
Your cooperation will ensure that the commencement exercises will run smoothly and that the ceremony itself will be a fitting occasion to mark this significant milestone in the lives of our graduates.
40 ALMA
With the Gulfstream breezes blowing The search for truth goes on. Seeking, learning, sharing knowledge, Finding the meaning of the past that is gone. Where nature beams with pleasant weather We strive to learn to work together. Florida Atlantic, we praise and hail thy name.
Words and Music by Clark Bell, FAU Music Faculty Arranged by Ron Gilbert, FAU Student
~) ) I J J. • I tJ J =o I With the Gulf - stream breez - es blow - ing the j l -=::::: LJ search for truth goes on.
J I J J • J J Seek - ing, learn - ing, shar - ing know - ledge. J jl I ~r a 1 J J J J I J f J Find - iog the mean - ing of the past that is gone. Where
b~ I J J I i )l r· ~ J J Jl J-...____.....-- J I' na - ture beams with pleas-ant weath - er we J 3 J J I J I j I'&~ r· ~ I =r r· strive to learn to work to geth er.
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,, b~ J [J F t ·r ! II praise andF hail thy rname.
Copyright 1977 Florida Atlantic University
41 UNIVEKSITY
Florida Atlantic University, created in 1961 by act of the Florida Legislature, went into operation in 1964 as the first university in the nation serving upper-division and graduate students exclusively. The University was dedicated on October 25,1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming one of the few American institutions of higher learning to be so honored by a sitting President of the United States. Twenty years later, in 1984, FAUbecame a four-year university when the first freshman class was admitted. Today, more than 84,000 men and women are FAU alumni. The stage across which today's graduates will march was donated to the University in 1998by the FAUNationalAlumni Association. In addition to the original850-acre campus in Boca Raton, FAU serves students at locations in Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Dania Beach, Jupiter and Port St. Lucie. The University is organized into nine colleges: the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs. FAU has fully funded Eminent Scholar Chairs in engineering, business, community education, performing arts, science, social science, nursing, marine biology, philosophy, Holocaust studies, Judaic studies, brain science, and growth management. Playing an important part in furthering the mission of the University are more than 20 centers and institutes dedicated to specific academic or research pursuits. The Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, for instance, is known throughout the world for its pioneering research. FAD's Department of Ocean Engineering, the first such program in the country and a State University System Program of Distinction, conducts cutting-edge research funded by the U.S. Navy at the Sea Tech ocean engineering research center in Dania Beach. Other specialized organizations operating within the framework of the University include the statewide Center for Environmental Studies, the Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, the Center for Applied Stochastics Research, the NASA Space Communications Technology Center, the Florida-Israel Institute, the Stuart James Research Center, the Geographic Information Systems Laboratory, and the Center for Electronic Communication. University researchers work closely with industry and local, state and federal governments on projects such as jet engine fault detection, bridge load and stability testing, high-temperature superconductor development, electromagnetic testing, and the design of autonomous underwater vehicles, and the planning and implementation of public education programs.
42 U NTVERSITY HISTORY, CONTJNUED
FAU is committed to serving the educational needs of persons of all ages in South Florida through courses offered by FAU Open University & Continuing Education and the FAU Lifelong Learning Society. Every year thousands of area residents take courses, seminars and workshops presented by Open University & Continuing Education, and more than 25,000 men and women of retirement age pursue intellectual stimulation, personal growth and cultural fellowship as members of the Lifelong Learning Society, the largest organization of its kind in the United States.
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