I Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/commencement20092009univ COMMENCEMENT 2009 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SATURDAY, MAY NINTH and SUNDAY, MAY TENTH TWO THOUSAND NINE Dear Graduates: Congratulations on completing your degree. Dedication and hard work have brought you to this moment. Enjoy it, but also take the opportunity to thank the family and friends who sup- ported you during your journey. I know that they are proud of you, as are all of us at Carolina. I hope that your Carolina education challenged and inspired you and that what you learned here in Chapel Hill prepared you to pursue your dreams. Today you join the ranks of Carolina alumni who have gone out into the world and made a difference. We know you will, too. Today marks a milestone in your life. It is also a milestone for me because this is my first May commencement as chancellor. At my own graduation in 1986, Senior Class President John Kennedy told us that our Carolina experience would stay with us forever. "Chapel Hill is more than just a place," he said. "It is a state of mind." No matter where you go, you will always have that state of mind and the love of all of us here at Carolina. Now go out and change the world. Hark the sound! HOLDEN THORP table of contents 2 Greetings from the Chancellor 4 Alma Mater, "Hark the Sound" 5 The Doctoral Hooding Program 6 The Commencement Program 7 The Chancellor 8 The Doctoral Hooding Speaker 9 Board of Trustees 9 Marshals of the Class of 2009, Officers of the Class of 2009 9 Marshals of the Class of 20 1 0, Officers of the Class of 20 1 9 Graduate and Professional Student Federation Officers for 2009 10 The Commencement Speaker 1 1 Honorary Degree Recipients 16 Commencement Symbols and Traditions 18 Message to Newest Alumni 19 Degrees and Certificates 21 Carolina Annual Fund and 2009 Senior Campaign for Carolina 23 Location of Sunday Afternoon Events 24 Candidates for Doctoral Degrees, May 2009 32 Candidates for Postbaccalaureate Professional Degrees, May 2009 35 Candidates for Graduate Degrees and Professional Graduate Degrees, May 2009 41 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees, May 2009 59 Candidates Commissioned in the United States Armed Forces 60 Medals, Prizes and Awards Student Activities Awards University Distinguished Scholarships Scholastic Honor Societies Honorary Societies School Awards Departmental Awards Athletic Awards Inside Back Cover Commencement Committee 4 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL ALMA MATER The words of "Hark the Sound," UNC-Chapel Hill's alma mater, were written in 1897 by William Starr Myers, a graduating senior. The Glee Club director asked Myers to put words to the tune "Amici," and the song was first performed on June 2, 1897, as part of the Glee Club's Commencement performance in Gerrard Hall. Soon the song was almost forgotten. When a University quar- tet tried a few years later to remember the words, they could recol- lect only the first verse and the chorus of Myers' original version. Two members of the quartet, Charles S. Mangum and Charles T. Woollen, added two verses to the one they remembered. Mangum later became a professor in the School of Medicine, and Woollen worked as the University's business manager and comptroller. HARK THE SOUND Hark, the sound of Tar Heel voices Ringing clear and true, Singing Carolina's praises, Shouting N.C.U.! Hail to the brightest star of all! Clear its radiance shine! Carolina, priceless gem, Receive all praises thine. FOR YOUR INFORMATION A sign language interpreter will be on the platform at the Doctoral Hooding on Saturday and Commencement on Sunday. A student marshal or Disability Services staff member can advise people with hearing impairments about seating from which to view the interpreter. This Commencement program is printed prior to administering final examinations. Therefore, including degree candidates' names in this program does not represent certification that candidates have satisfactorily completed degree requirements. Diplomas for bachelor's, master of science and master of arts degrees will be printed after Commencement and mailed to graduates. Graduates with professional, doctoral or master's degrees that contain an area of study in the degree, such as Master of Accounting, may receive their diplomas in a special departmental or school ceremony or may pick up a diploma from the Office of the Registrar in the Student and Academic Services Building until 2 p.m. on Sunday. Diplomas will remain available in the Registrar's Office for two weeks following Commencement, after which time they will be mailed. On Sunday, free shuttle bus service will be available between Kenan Stadium, designated parking lots and the Highway 54 and University Mall park-and-ride lots from 7:15 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and from 1 1:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Special shuttle service will loop campus, making stops at the Student Union, the Old Well and the Dean E. Smith Center back to the Highway 54 and University Mall park-and-ride lots from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Two Thousand Nine Commencement THE DOCTORAL HOODING PROGRAM Concert by the University Band Jeffrey W. Fuchs, Director Academic Procession The Faculty Marshal Trudier Harris, Sitterson Professor of English The Official Party The Deans Representatives of the Faculty The Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education and Doctor of Public Health GRADUATE MARSHALS WILL LEAD THE GROUPS TO THEIR SEATS. Presiding Holden Thorp, Chancellor The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill National Anthem William Eric Reid, Bachelor ofArts in Music and Journalism and Mass Communication Remarks For The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Roger L. Perry Sr., Chair Introduction of the Commencement Speaker Cindy M. Spurlock, President, Graduate and Professional Student Federation, 2009 Commencement Address Adron Harris, Ph.D., Chair in Molecular Biology and Director, Waggoner Centerfor Alcohol and Addiction Research, University of Texas at Austin Conferring of Doctoral Degrees Holden Thorp, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Steven W. Matson, Dean of the Graduate School Presentation of Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Steven W. Matson, Dean of the Graduate School Charge to the Graduates Holden Thorp, Chancellor Recessional Hark the Sound William Eric Reid 6 I THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Concert by the University Band Jeffrey W. Fuchs, Director Academic Procession The Faculty Marshal Trudier Harris, Sitterson Professor of English The Chief Student Marshals Representatives of the Faculty Fiftieth Reunion Participants The Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education and Doctor of Public Health The Candidates for Master's and Professional Degrees The Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees The Official Party STUDENT MARSHALS WILL LEAD THE GROUPS TO THEIR SEATS. Presiding Holden Thorp, Chancellor The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Presentation of the Colors Members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill National Anthem Sarah Christine Dempsey, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor ofArts in English Recognition of the Platform Party Holden Thorp, Chancellor Remarks For The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina Hannah Gage, Chair Presentation of the UNC Board of Governors' Awardfor Excellence in Teaching- Christopher Armitage, Professor of English and Comparative Literature For The University of North Carolina Erskine B. Bowles, President For The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Roger L. Perry Sr., Chair For The General Alumni Association Dwight M. Davidson III, Immediate Past Chair Readings of Citations for Honorary Degrees Joseph S. Ferrell, Secretary of the Faculty Commencement Address Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa Introduction of the Deans and Conferring ofDegrees Holden Thorp, Chancellor Ceremonial Recognition of the Graduates James Robert Shelly, President of the Class of 2009 Charge to the Graduates Holden Thorp, Chancellor Carolina In My Mind The Clef Hangers Hark the Sound Sarah Christine Dempsey Recessional Two Thousand Nine Commencement 7 HOLDEN THORP Chancellor Holden Thorp, a Carolina alumnus and faculty mem- ber, took office July 1, 2008, as the University's 10th chancellor— a job he calls the best in American public higher education — following a national search. Thorp, 44, dean of UNC's College of Arts and Scienc- es since July 2007, succeeded Chancellor James Moeser. A 1986 UNC graduate, Thorp has rapidly pro- gressed through several leadership posts since joining the faculty. A native of Fayetteville, he is a Kenan Pro- co-founded Viamet Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnol- fessor and an award-winning teacher and researcher. ogy company targeting metalloenzymes in the fields of Thorp had led the College of Arts and Sciences infectious disease, inflammation and oncology. In 2009, since July 1, 2007. He also chaired the nationally rec- he was selected to serve on the Associations Patent ognized department of chemistry, where he has been Reform Task Force, an advisory body to the six associa- a full professor since 1999. He was faculty director of tions collaborating to represent the higher education a fundraising effort attracting about $17 million for community in the Congressional effort to reform U.S. the Carolina Physical Science Complex as part of the patent law. Carolina First Campaign. Thorp has received many other honors for his From 2001 to 2005, Thorp directed the Morehead research, including the National Science Foundation's Planetarium and Science Center, guiding efforts to Presidential Young Investigator Award, an Alfred P. expand the planetarium's original emphasis to become Sloan Fellowship, the David and Lucile Packard Fel- a comprehensive science education center for North lowship for Science and Engineering, and both the New Carolina.