NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY TAKES ENORMOUS PRIDE IN YOUR SUCCEss. ON BEHALF OF NSU’S FACULTY, STAFF, AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I SALUTE YOUR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT. YOU HAVE REACHED THIS MILESTONE THROUGH HARD WORK AND INTELLECTUAL EFFORT, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE YOUR DEDICATION WITH TODAY’S COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY. REFLECT ON THE GIFTS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT YOU HAVE RECEIVED. CELEBRATE THE FRIENDSHIPS, SKILLS, AND STRENGTHS YOU HAVE FORGED. EMBRACE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY THESE TREASURES AS YOU START A NEW CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE, HOPEFULLY, FOLLOWING YOUR PAssION, NOT YOUR FORTUNE. OUR BEST WISHES ARE WITH YOU TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. CONGRATULATIOns! George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. NSU President and CEO NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY WELCOME TO THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY OF 2019 FOR THE ABRAHAM S. FISCHLER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COLLEGE OF PSYCHOLOGY Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Davie, Florida Friday, the Fourteenth of June, Two Thousand and Nineteen THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION MARSHAL DEGREE CANDIDATES MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISTINGUISHED GUESTS UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ORDER OF EXERCISES Prelude *Processional Crown Imperial (1937)..................................................................................................................................Walton Convening the Morning Commencement ............................................................... Barry Nierenberg, Ph.D., ABPP Grand Marshal College of Psychology Convening the Afternoon Commencement.......................................................Hui Fang Huang (Angie) Su, Ed.D. Grand Marshal Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Presiding Officer ....................................................................................................................George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer *The Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................................................................................. Key/Smith O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Introductions .....................................................................................................................................Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Opening Remarks .............................................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Introduction of the Morning Commencement Speaker .........................................................George L. Hanbury II Commencement Address for Morning Ceremony ............................. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Monty Baker, Ph.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program) Conferring of Honorary Degree for Afternoon Ceremony Doctor of Education ........................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II Commencement Address for Afternoon Ceremony ........................................................................................ Al Clark (Biographical sketch in back of program) Presentation of Candidates for Degrees...............................................................................................Ralph V. Rogers Conferral of Degrees ........................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II *The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony. 1 Closing Remarks ................................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II Dismissal of the Morning Commencement .......................................................................................Barry Nierenberg Dismissal of the Afternoon Commencement ...................................................................................................Angie Su *Nova Southeastern University Anthem .........................................................................................................Cavanaugh Hail Thee, Nova Southeastern! Bright sun shining new; Radiant star of our morning, Ever rising, true; May thy wisdom serve as our constant guide and thy love a beacon strong, as throughout the world we spread thy name joining voice in grateful song: Nova Southeastern, Alma Mater, By thy light imbue, Service, honor, loyalty, ‘til our days are through. Love Thee, Gray and Blue! *Recessional La Rejouissance .............................................................................................................................................Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks Nova Southeastern University Anthem Words and Music by Mark J. Cavanaugh © 2010 Marx Music, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, with permission, by arrangement with Adorno Music (ASCAP). The unauthorized copying or use of this work, in whole or in part, is illegal. *The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony. 2 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES MORNING CEREMONY COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Honggang Yang, Ph.D., dean DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION Hussain Saad A. Alqahtani...Abha City, Saudi Arabia Alwyn J. Melton ...................................... Miami, Florida Melnee W. Berry ...................Brookhaven, Mississippi Jane Nyangau Mokaya .............Indianapolis, Indiana Sharonrose Bollers ............... Winter Springs, Florida Nicole M. Ouzounian ..................... Plantation, Florida Foday Darboe .......................Vancouver, Washington Nancy Marie Pattarini ........................Utica, New York Nicole Davis ............................ Owings Mills, Maryland Iyen Elizabeth Salami .........Pembroke Pines, Florida Nickola Elliott .................................... Palm Bay, Florida Lawrence Paul Schooler ...Fort Lauderdale, Florida Charles Henry Goesel ........................ Chicago, Illinois Katherine J. Sosa ........................... Plantation, Florida Suzette Amoy Henry-Campbell ...Plantation, Florida Danielle Sperandeo ...................... Fontana, California Diana H. Herrera ..................................... Miami, Florida Supaporn N. Walton-Robertson ...Las Vegas, Nevada Wynona James ............. Colorado Springs, Colorado Zhiwei Wang .......................................Shenzhen, China Michael P. Kelly .............................Lake Worth, Florida Ronald B. Wiley ................................ Pueblo, Colorado Bryan Licona ........................................... Miami, Florida Margaret Kelly Wilkie .................Winter Park, Florida FAMILY THERAPY Josiane Bonte Apollon ......................... Miami, Florida Sylvia Jessica Kalicinski .......... Miami Beach, Florida Rana MF Banaja ...................................Weston, Florida Dominique Claurinde Leveille .... Cutler Bay, Florida Giselle L. Bayard ....................... Coral Springs, Florida Daphney Farah Lundi ....................... Miramar, Florida Paula J. Boros ..........................................Davie, Florida Dorcas Matowe ...................... Silver Spring, Maryland Jimena Castro ................................San Antonio, Texas Amy Frankel Miller ..............Fort Lauderdale, Florida Justin Ryan Cummings ....... Miami Gardens, Florida Isibel Cristimar Moreno .........................Davie, Florida Andrea Lee Cuva.................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Mishelle M. Ortiz ............................ Hollywood, Florida Janessa Dominguez ...............................Davie, Florida Tamaru Phillips ................................... Miramar, Florida Nicole Rose Gordon .........................Grapevine, Texas Carlos Ramos ........................................Hialeah, Florida Angela N. Hood ...................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tassel Faith Shanebrook ............Franklin, Tennessee Marckdaline Johnson ...............Phenix City, Alabama Alexa Brooke Snyder .............. Coral Springs, Florida Marie P. Joseph ....................................... Miami, Florida Juan O. Turon .........................Virginia Beach, Virginia 3 DOCTOR OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY Claudia Caprio ......................................Sunrise, Florida Daisy M. Monterroso ..........Pembroke Pines, Florida Alexandra Nicole Gard ......................... Miami, Florida Arthrine M. Roberts ...................... Plantation, Florida Melanie S. Hussain ......................... Plantation, Florida Laquana Young ...............................Hampton, Virginia MasTER OF ARTS CROss-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES Nikhil Bhalla ........................... Jersey City, New Jersey Brett Sheridan Johnston............Alexandria, Virginia Jose Davilus ..................................... Plantation, Florida Claudia Soraya Da Veiga Manuel........Davie, Florida Krystal Garcia.......................................... Miami, Florida Brittany D. Martin............... New Haven, Connecticut Courtney Renee Grooms ....Gastonia, North