The One Hundred Twenty-Eighth COMMENCEMENT saturday, may 19 THE ALMA MATER Sons of Elon, daughters too, Bring their praise and homage true. The one hundred twenty-EIGHth commencement In thy keeping there will be Words and deeds to honor thee. Prelude Hearken to the song they’re singing, “Suite of Dances,” André Campra And the loyalty they’re bringing. Alma Mater, they will cherish thee; *Processional Alma Mater, they will cherish thee. “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” Edward Elgar Proud, the oak trees on thy hill Academic Procession Offer shade and shadow still The Elon Flags The University Mace Green the fields around thee lie; The Student Marshals Blue the Carolina sky. The Candidates for Degrees Stately rise thy halls of learning, The University Gonfalons Toward their portals we are turning. The Faculty Marshals Alma Mater, we will cherish thee; The University Trustees Alma Mater, we will cherish thee. The University Faculty The Platform Party Elon, ever lead us on Invocation To a bright and happy dawn; The Reverend Janet F. Fuller Teach us still to love and pray, University Chaplain Guide us to a nobler day. Joyous music lies before us, *National Anthem Memories to swell the chorus. “The Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key Led by Grant Paylor ’18 Alma Mater, we will cherish thee; Alma Mater, we will cherish thee. Welcome Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79 Chair, Board of Trustees Tune: “Gaudeamus Igitur” Message of Appreciation Lyrics: William David Ellis Robert N. Minton President, Class of 2018 Introduction of the Speaker Connie Ledoux Book President 3 Address CANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE “Ship’s Companions” Leo M. Lambert Maya Sangita Abbott-Smith, Strategic Communications, Bellingham, Washington Cora Haley Abdoo, History, Ridgewood, New Jersey President Emeritus, Elon University ‡ Gennifer Elise Abilock Clemmons, Communication Design, Wilton, Connecticut ** Miranda Elizabeth Adams, Public Health Studies & Human Service Studies, Fairfax, Virginia Announcement of Honors and Awards Cristina Maree Alba, Psychology, Cary, North Carolina And Presentation of candidates for degrees * Ashley Elizabeth Alexander, Strategic Communications, Falls Church, Virginia Steven D. House ** Sarah Harper Allen, Computer Science & Strategic Communications, Lake Forest, Illinois JeNaye Tiana Alston, Strategic Communications, Elkridge, Maryland Provost and Executive Vice President ** Kristina Alexandra Altuve, Elementary Education, Naperville, Illinois Emily Louise Ambrose, Strategic Communications & International and Global Studies, Exeter, New Hampshire Conferring of Degrees *** Bryan Richard Anderson, Media Analytics & Journalism, Burlingame, California President Book ‡ Claire Marie Anderson, Psychology, Wellesley, Massachusetts Elizabeth Blackwell Anderson, Communication Design, Wilmington, Delaware Hanna Elizabeth Anderson, Communication Design, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Awarding of Diplomas ‡ Molly Kershaw Anderson, Strategic Communications, Winchester, Massachusetts T. Kenneth Gaither †** Tiffany Anderson, Spanish, Anchorage, Alaska Associate Dean of the School of Communications * Ginette Rose Andre, Strategic Communications, North Reading, Massachusetts Professor of Communications * Jamie Leigh Angle, English & Political Science, Six Mile, South Carolina * Kirby Jane Anstead, Strategic Communications, Bloomington, Indiana ** Olivia Grace Elizabeth Arges, Human Service Studies, Durham, North Carolina Nicole E. Triche Wesley Jordan Arnold, Communication Design, Southboro, Massachusetts Assistant Professor of Communications Shauna Arora, Psychology, Charlotte, North Carolina Victoria Morgan Arute, Policy Studies, Old Saybrook, Connecticut Kirby R. Wahl * Alexandra Marie Attanasio, Cinema and Television Arts, Clinton, Connecticut * Payton Ashleigh Auchenbach, Strategic Communications, Plano, Texas Associate Dean of Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences Shelley More Austin, Public Health Studies, Potomac, Maryland Professor of Performing Arts Lauren Elizabeth Bach, Strategic Communications, Baltimore, Maryland Shelby Rae Baitsholts, Communication Design, Raleigh, North Carolina *Alma Mater Emily Grace Baker, Political Science, Corning, New York (Inside front cover) Alice Haviland Bakey, Strategic Communications, Rockville, Maryland Brianna Grace Balady, Psychology & Spanish, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Led by Mr. Paylor Jennifer Hammond Ball, Psychology, Fairfield, Connecticut Coleman Tibor Ban, Strategic Communications, Charlotte, North Carolina Charge to the Graduates Alexandria Christine Bañuelos, Strategic Communications, Charlotte, North Carolina President Book Emily Michelle Barger, Communication Design, Matthews, North Carolina Celina Marie Barone, Cinema and Television Arts, Cleveland, Ohio ** Rachel Reid Barrett, Psychology, Peabody, Massachusetts * Recessional Zia Nakoda Barrozo, Communication Design, Los Angeles, California “Suite,” George Frideric Handel Alexandra Katherine Bater, Strategic Communications & Media Analytics, Villanova, Pennsylvania ** Nicole Iman Baugh, Special Education & Elementary Education, Tucker, Georgia *Those who are able may stand. ** Alyx Christina Bean, Arts Administration, Baltimore, Maryland Evan James Becht, Economics, Plaistow, New Hampshire ** Bethany Helen Beckham, Music in the Liberal Arts, Memphis, Tennessee ‡ Jamisen Lane Beechler-Ernst, Special Education & Elementary Education, Long Beach, New York Lindsey Jane Beguiristain, Strategic Communications, Port Chester, New York University Organist Casey Johnson Bell, Psychology, Baltimore, Maryland W. Thomas Jones Kathryn Graham Bellotte, Communication Design, Annapolis, Maryland Irene Bendaña Prieto, Psychology, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Brass Quintet Paul Neebe, trumpet Alex Fioto, trumpet Kimberly Van Pelt, horn Mike Kris, trombone Steve Truckenbrod, tuba * cum laude ** magna cum laude *** summa cum laude Fanfare Trumpets † in absentia Karl Kassner Brian Roberts Van Zimmerman ‡ degree will be awarded upon completion of final requirement § Music Facilitator receiving multiple degrees Mary Alice Bragg 4 5 ** Mitchell Evan Zachary Bergens, Theatrical Design and Production, Cary, North Carolina Nicholas Even Berntsen, Economics, Old Greenwich, Connecticut Samantha A. Berry, Cinema and Television Arts, North Hollywood, California Faith Ann Christopher, Strategic Communications, Atlanta, Georgia ** Christopher James Bertrand, International and Global Studies, Alpharetta, Georgia ** Mackenzie Rose Clarken, Strategic Communications, Raleigh, North Carolina ** Elizabeth Anna Claire Bilka, Journalism, Rochelle Park, New Jersey Anna Louise Adeline Clarkson, Media Analytics, Seattle, Washington * Davis Ann Bilodeau, History & Human Service Studies, Raleigh, North Carolina * Lindsey Jarrett Clemmer, Cinema and Television Arts, Oxford, Maryland Jared Thomas Bishop, Public Health Studies, Atlanta, Georgia §* Hannah Gabrielle Clifford, Political Science; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, Georgia William Mock Black III, Cinema and Television Arts, Raleigh, North Carolina ** Payton Hamilton Coates, Communication Design, Terrace Park, Ohio † Kellie M. Blackburn, Communication Design, Montréal, Québec *** Rachel Kate Cockrell, Psychology & History, Wendell, North Carolina † Jameria D. Blain, Cinema and Television Arts, Hope Mills, North Carolina William Stanton Cohn, Strategic Communications, Fort Lauderdale, Florida * Alexandra Kelly Blakelock, Human Service Studies, Needham, Massachusetts * Amelia Tessa Cole, Special Education & Elementary Education, Atlanta, Georgia *** Jessie Victoria Boak, Strategic Communications, Fair Haven, New Jersey ‡ Brian Dominick Collins, Cinema and Television Arts, Lopatcong, New Jersey Morgan Alexis Bodenarain, Political Science & Policy Studies, Charlotte, North Carolina *** Jensen Marie Collins, Strategic Communications & Sociology, Raleigh, North Carolina Coreena Ann Boothroyd, Cinema and Television Arts, Glastonbury, Connecticut *** Katherine Alyssa Collins, Political Science & Environmental Studies, Berlin, Maryland Hannah Ruth Boris, Art, Media, Pennsylvania Peter John Collins, Jr., Strategic Communications & Media Analytics, Wilton, Connecticut ‡ Joshua Michael Bothwell, Theatrical Design and Production, Bronxville, New York ** Sarah Elizabeth Collins, Strategic Communications & Media Analytics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania William Arend Bouhuys, English, Charlotte, North Carolina ** Michele Somerville Colpitts, International and Global Studies & Political Science, Nantucket, Massachusetts * Amanda Jean Bourne, Elementary Education, Lake Forest, Illinois Emily B. Cone-Parnes, Strategic Communications, Sudbury, Massachusetts Jaclyn Michelle Bowen, Sociology & Philosophy, Morton, Pennsylvania Daniel Carlson Conley, Anthropology, Scituate, Massachusetts * Emily Elizabeth Boynton, Special Education & Elementary Education, Darnestown, Maryland * Elizabeth Corinne Conley, Human Service Studies, Alpharetta, Georgia Alessandra Morgan Brainard, Strategic Communications, Hinesburg, Vermont Caroline Joan Connly, Strategic Communications, North Easton, Massachusetts * Tenley Seymour Bulkeley Brainard, Psychology, Hartford, Connecticut * Bernadette Christine Cooper, Psychology, Durham, North Carolina ** Olivia Mary Brand, Psychology, East Setauket, New York John Ward McSheehy Cooper, Psychology, Lakewood, Colorado * Kateri Crawford Braunstein, Strategic Communications, Hopkinton, Massachusetts Brittany Linda Coppla, English, Kinnelon, New Jersey ** Kara Jane Brechner, Strategic Communications,