UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY Platform Officials Gregory L. Geoffroy, President of the University Mark C. Engelbrecht, Dean of the College of Design Michael M. Crow, Honorary Degree Recipient and Labh S. Hira, Dean of the College of Business Speaker Michael B. Whiteford, Dean of the College of Liberal Elizabeth Hoffman, Executive Vice President and Arts and Sciences Provost Mark J. Kushner, Dean of the College of Engineering Warren R. Madden, Vice President for Business and Cheryl L. Achterberg, Dean of the College of Human Finance Sciences Thomas L. Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs Wendy Wintersteen, Dean of the College of Agriculture Dione D. Somerville, Dean of Students and Life Sciences Jesse D. Truax, Senior Class Council President, 2008 Olivia M. Madison, Dean of the Library Kevin Drury, Past Senior Class Council President, 1983 Sedahlia J. Crase, Faculty Senate Past President Jon L. Fleming, Chair, Board of Directors, Iowa State Peter D. Englin, Director of the Department of University Alumni Association Residence Faculty Representatives David G. Acker, Global Agriculture Programs J. Arne Hallam, Economics James E. Alleman, Civil, Construction, and Suzanne Hendrich, Food Science and Human Nutrition Environmental Engineering James C. Hill, Chemical and Biological Engineering ‡‡ Gaya Amarasinghe, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Dennis Kelley, Philosophy and Religious Studies Molecular Biology M. Douglas Kenealy, Animal Science ‡‡ Carmen M. Bain, Sociology Kendall R. Lamkey, Agronomy Douglas G. Bonett, Psychology Chen-Ching Liu, Electrical and Computer Lawrence A. Braue, Military Science Engineering Edward J. Braun, Plant Pathology Robert A. Martin, Agricultural Education and Studies Dawn E. Bratsch-Prince, World Languages and James M. McCormick, Political Science Cultures Gary Mirka, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Corly Brooke, Human Development and Family Engineering Studies Chrisy Moutsatsos, Anthropology Michael J. Bugeja, Greenlee School of Journalism and Dale S. Niederhauser, Curriculum and Instruction Communication Sreevatsal Nilakanta, Logistics, Operations, and Thomas I. Chacko, Management Management Information Systems Lynn G. Clark, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal David R. Russell, English Biology Aaron D. Sadow, Chemistry Joel R. Coats, Entomology Valentina Salotti, Finance Clark Coffman, Genetic, Development and Cell Frank E. Schabel, Kinesiology Biology Tom Shih, Aerospace Engineering James G. Cramp, Air Force Aerospace Studies Duane Smith, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Mary Creswell, Music Engineering Mary Lynn Damhorst, Apparel, Educational Studies, Ersan Ustundag, Materials Science and and Hospitality Management Engineering Charles Dobbs, History Gary K. Waring, Naval Science David M. Engle, Natural Resource Ecology and Stacey Weber-Feve, World Languages and Cultures Management Kerry L. Whisnant, Physics and Astronomy Oliver Eulenstein, Computer Science Jonathan Wickert, Mechanical Engineering Kristie J. Franz, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Christine Wilkinson, Accounting Steven A. Freeman, Agricultural and Biosystems James A. Wilson, Mathematics Engineering Olga Zabotina, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Amy Froelich, Statistics Biology Marwan Ghandour, Architecture Dan Zhu, Logistics, Operations, and Management Richard J. Gladon, Horticulture Information Systems ‡Distinguished Professor Endowed Chair ‡‡University Professor Endowed Professorship 50 Faculty Marshals Larry H. Ebbers, University Professor of Educational Beverly Kruempel, Former Assistant Professor of Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Human Sciences (Chief Marshal) Management John Cunnally, Associate Professor of Art and Design, Kenneth C. Kruempel, Emeritus Associate Professor of College of Design Electrical and Computer Engineering, College Frederick H. Dark, Associate Professor of Finance, of Engineering College of Business Michael Martin, Associate Professor of Landscape Yvonne S. Gentzler, Associate Professor of Apparel, Architecture, College of Design Educational Studies, and Hospitality Jon J. Tollefson, Professor of Entomology, College of Management, College of Human Sciences Agriculture and Life Sciences Richard E. Horton, Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Robert S. Wallace, Associate Professor of Ecology, Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Evolution and Organismal Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Announcer and Reader of Names Hollis Monroe, Producer, WOI Radio Marc L. Harding, Director of Enrollment Services Student Marshals Presentation of College Banner Lucas Paul Carlstrom, College of Agriculture and Life David Charles Lantz, College of Engineering Sciences Escorted by David Wilder, Emeritus Professor Escorted by Norman Matthew Ellinwood, in Materials Science and Engineering and Assistant Professor of Animal Science Grandfather of the Graduate Matthew James Bradner, College of Business Lindsay Lee Wiesner, College of Human Sciences Escorted by Charles Bradley Shrader, Escorted by, Ann Smiley-Oyen, Associate University Professor of Management Professor of Kinesiology Robert Thaddeus Gassman, College of Design Brittany J. Anderson, College of Liberal Arts Escorted by Mitchell L Squire, Associate and Sciences Professor of Architecture Escorted by Jeffrey J. Essner, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Musicians Conductor Horn Euphonium Michael Golemo, Director of Bands Sarah Baldus Omar Aleman Lucinda Ferneau Lynsey Carlson * Vocalist Laura Larabee Kelly Kruse * Kristen Pudenz * Tuba Christopher Truckenmiller John Carmicheal Trumpet Simon McCoy Matthew Gaunitz Trombone Katharine Gay Allen Chace Percussion Joel Rindfleisch Burton Hable Samantha Deaton Alex Sutherland Margaret Larabee Meyer * Rachel McCoy Chad Zimmermann Jeffrey Schmitt * graduating student 51 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008, James H. Hilton Coliseum PRESIDENT GREGORY L. GEOFFROY, B.S., PH.D., PRESIDING Processional Pomp and Circumstance .............................................................................................................Edward Elgar The Star-Spangled Banner............................................................................................................. Francis Scott Key arr. Michael Golemo Kelly A. Kruse, Vocalist Conferring of the Honorary Degree President Geoffroy Commencement Address Michael M. Crow President Arizona State University Interlude Cyclone Fantasia .............................................................................................................. Michael Golemo Recognition of Students Graduating With Distinction Provost Hoffman Conferring of the Bachelor’s Degree President Geoffroy Candidates for the Bachelor's Degree presented by Elizabeth Hoffman, Provost College of Agriculture and Life Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Wendy Wintersteen College of Business candidates recognized by Dean Labh S. Hira College of Design candidates recognized by Dean Mark C. Engelbrecht College of Engineering candidates recognized by Dean Mark J. Kushner College of Human Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Cheryl L. Achterberg College of Liberal Arts and Sciences candidates recognized by Dean Michael B. Whiteford Remarks from the Senior Class President and Presentation of Senior Class Gift Jesse D. Truax The Class of 2008 and the Alumni Association Jon L. Fleming Chair, Board of Directors Iowa State University Alumni Association Remarks President Geoffroy The Bells of Iowa State.................................................................................................................... James C. Wilson arr. Michael Golemo Kelly A. Kruse, Vocalist Following the singing of The Bells of Iowa State, the class and audience should remain standing until the faculty leave the arena. Refer to the back cover for the lyrics and history of The Bells of Iowa State. Recessional La Mourisque ........................................................................................................................... Tylman Susato The color guard for commencement exercises is composed of representatives of the Joint Service Color Guard. 52 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AND HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT, DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Michael M. Crow ichael M. Crow—educator, knowledge organizations. In six years at Iowa State, he enterprise architect, and science and guided the establishment of more than 15 new Mtechnology policy scholar—became the applied research centers and technology transfer 16th president of Arizona organizational structures and mechanisms, leading State University on to Iowa State’s first institutional successes in July 1, 2002. science-driven economic diversification, including the Institute for Physical Research and Technology Under his leadership, ASU (IPRT) and Center for Crops Utilization Research has created several broad (CCUR). new interdisciplinary research initiatives and Dr. Crow re-joined Columbia University, where more than a dozen new he rose to executive vice provost. As chief interdisciplinary schools, strategist of Columbia’s research enterprise, he and has embarked on a led technology and innovation transfer operations dramatic infrastructure resulting in several successful initiatives and new expansion to create more than seven million square interdisciplinary programs, including the Earth feet of new academic space. Institute and the Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO) in Washington, D.C., a think A native of San Diego, Calif.,