CFLORIDAommencement ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 2 0 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 1 8:30 A.M. • 12:15 P.M. • 4 P.M. • 7:30 P.M. TABLE OF ontents IntroductionC ...................................................................................................................2 President John Kelly .....................................................................................................3 State of Florida ...............................................................................................................4 Morning Program – 8:30 a.m .......................................................................................5 College of Education ..........................................................................................6 Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine ........................................................8 Charles E. Schmidt College of Science ............................................................9 Afternoon Program – 12:15 p.m. ...............................................................................12 Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters ..........................................13 Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing ...........................................................15 College of Social Work and Criminal Justice ...............................................16 Late Afternoon Program – 4 p.m. .............................................................................18 College of Business (Undergraduate Students) ...........................................19 College of Engineering and Computer Science ...........................................22 Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College ..................................................................24 Evening Program – 7:30 p.m. ....................................................................................25 College of Business (Graduate Students) ......................................................26 Commencement Information ....................................................................................28 Academic Regalia .......................................................................................................29 University History ......................................................................................................30 Closed Captioning of the ceremonies may be accessed at www.fau.edu/closedcaptioning. FLORIDA ATLANTIC lorida Atlantic University was established by Dr. John Kelly President an act of the Florida Legislature in 1961 and opened its doors to students in 1964. In addition to Dr. Bret Danilowicz its original 850-acre campus in Boca Raton, the University has F Provost and Vice President campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter and for Academic Affairs Fort Pierce. Dr. Larry Faerman Interim Vice President for Student FAU’s ethnically diverse population includes more than 30,000 Affairs and Enrollment Management students and 1,000 full- and part-time faculty members. The University’s 10 colleges—the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts Dr. Daniel C. Flynn and Letters, the College of Business, the College of Education, Vice President for Research the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Graduate College, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Charles E. Mr. Peter Hull Vice President for Public Affairs Schmidt College of Medicine, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and the Mr. David Kian College of Social Work and Criminal Justice—offer 95 bachelor’s, Vice President for Legal Affairs, 75 master’s, 3 specialist’s and 24 doctoral degrees. To date, General Counsel the University has awarded 211,450 degrees to more than 175,000 alumni. Ms. Stacy A. Volnick Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Chief Administrative Officer In December 1967, FAU was elected to regular membership in the Interim Vice President for Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. At that time, the Commission on Higher Education of the Southern Association Mr. Brian White granted full accreditation to all of the University’s programs. In Vice President and accordance with Association regulations, this accreditation was Director of Athletics reaffirmed in 1972, 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2013. 2 UNIVERSITY resident PRESIDENT JOHN KELLY John Kelly was namedP the seventh president of Florida Atlantic University in January 2014, and quickly declared his intention to make FAU “America’s fastest-improving university.” The university has established a track record of relentless improvement under his transformational leadership, which includes doubling research expenditures, enrolling an all-time high number of National Merit Scholars, setting new records for private gifts to the FAU Foundation, increasing graduation and academic progress rates, and raising the profile of FAU’s athletics program. In 2020, for the first time in university history, FAU was ranked among the nation’s top public schools by U.S. News & World Report, landing at No. 140. In 2021, FAU moved up four spots to No. 136. President Kelly began his academic career in 1982 as an assistant professor at Texas A&M University. Three years later, he went to Clemson, rising through the ranks to become professor and department head by 1991. He was named vice president for public service and agriculture in 1997 and vice president for economic development in 2010. Active on the national level, President Kelly has served on the boards of the Administrative Heads Section of the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (now the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) and the American Distance Education Consortium. His leadership excellence has been recognized with the South Florida Business Journal’s Ultimate CEO Award, Sun Sentinel’s Excalibur Award for Large Business Leader of the Year in Palm Beach County and the Clemson University Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award. He also was named one of Florida Trend’s “500 Most Influential Business Leaders.” President Kelly was raised in South Carolina. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He is married to FAU First Lady Carolyn Kelly, and they are the parents of Carly and Stella. 3 STATE OF lorida FLORIDA CABINET FFLORIDA BOARD OF GOVERNORS The Honorable Ron DeSantis Mr. Sydney Kitson Ms. Natassia Janvier Governor Chair Mr. Ken Jones The Honorable Ashley Moody Mr. Brian Lamb Attorney General Vice Chair Mrs. Darlene Luccio Jordan The Honorable Jimmy Patronis Mr. Timothy M. Cerio Mr. Alan Levine Chief Financial Officer Mr. Richard Corcoran Mr. Charles H. Lydecker The Honorable Nikki Fried Commissioner of Education Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Steven M. Scott Mr. Aubrey L. Edge Dr. William Self Ms. Patricia Frost STATE UNIVERSITY Mr. Eric Silagy Mr. Edward E. Haddock Jr. SYSTEM CHANCELLOR Mr. Kent Stermon Mr. H. Wayne Huizenga Jr. Mr. Marshall M. Criser III Chancellor FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Abdol Moabery Mrs. Barbara Feingold Chair Mr. Andy Tuck, Chair Mr. Brad Levine Mr. Brent Burns ’81 Mrs. Marva Johnson, Vice Chair Vice Chair Mrs. Mary Beth McDonald ’74 Mr. Richard Corcoran Mr. Anthony K. G. Barbar ’78 Ms. Elycia Morris Commissioner Mr. Daniel Cane Mrs. Sherry Murphy Ms. Monesia Brown Mr. Shaun Davis Mr. Maxwell Simonson Mr. Ben Gibson President, Student Government Dr. Kimberly Dunn Mr. Tom Grady President, Faculty Senate Mr. Robert J. Stilley Mr. Ryan Petty Mr. Joe York 4 MORNING rogram PROCESSIONAL PCONFERRAL OF THE DEGREES FAU Brass Ensemble Dr. John Kelly, President Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Dr. Bret Danilowicz, Provost Director of Bands Dr. Robert W. Stackman Jr., Dean of the Graduate College PRESIDING College of Education Dr. Kimberly Dunn, University Marshal Dr. Stephen Silverman, Dean MUSIC Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine “The Star Spangled Banner” Dr. Janet Robishaw, Senior Associate Dean FAU Brass Ensemble Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Ms. Monica Berovides-Hidalgo, Mezzo Soprano Dr. Teresa Wilcox, Interim Dean Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Director of Bands ANNOUNCING THE CANDIDATES College of Education WELCOME AND REMARKS Dr. Ernest Brewer, Assistant Dean Dr. John Kelly, President Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine FACULTY MARSHALS Dr. Jang-Yen Wu, Professor College of Education Dr. Lisa Finnegan, Undergraduate Marshal Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Dr. Dale Williams, Graduate Marshal Dr. William Kalies, Associate Dean and Professor Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine ALMA MATER Dr. Xupei Huang, Graduate Marshal FAU Brass Ensemble Ms. Monica Berovides-Hidalgo, Mezzo Soprano Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Markus Schmidmeier, Undergraduate Marshal Director of Bands Zhixiao Xie, Undergraduate Marshal John Baldwin, Graduate Marshal RECESSIONAL FAU Brass Ensemble Dr. Kyle Prescott, Conductor Director of Bands 5 ollege of C EDUCATION DEAN STEPHEN SILVERMAN DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Ramzy B. Baroody Julie Ellen Hector Francine Kerry-Ann Baugh Erin Marie Mitchell Dax Boatwright EDUCATION SPECIALIST Bevinsley Delores Jason K. Coker Driana Mitchell-Philpart Bennett-Bell Luisa Maria Cordeiro Daryl Leigh Pollack Camala Dalotie Buchanan Anderson Monica Rey Kimarya Miquel Althea W. Gibbons Keren Surowitz Carter-Martin Damian A. Hawkins Joanne Marie Sweazey MASTER OF EDUCATION Tanisha Janice Beecher Bell Sarah Viana Gadelha Adrianne Michelle Mendoza