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 COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Davie, Florida Friday, the Seventeenth of May, 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 ........................ Mark Sandhouse, D.O., and Sharon C. Siegel, D.D.S. Grand Marshals Convening the Afternoon Commencement.....................................................................................Julie A. Tyler, O.D. Grand Marshal 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 Welcome ...................................................................................................................................Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Chancellor of Health Professions Division/Special Projects Opening Remarks .............................................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II Conferring of Honorary Degree for Morning Ceremony Doctor of Humane Letters ..............................................................................................................George L. Hanbury II Commencement Address for Morning Ceremony .................................................................. Mary C. Mayhew, B.S. (Biographical sketch in back of program) Conferring of Honorary Degree for Afternoon Ceremony Doctor of Humane Letters ..............................................................................................................George L. Hanbury II Commencement Address for Afternoon Ceremony .......................................................Gregory Adam Haile, J.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program) *The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony. 1 Presentation of Candidates for Degrees...............................................................................................Ralph V. Rogers Conferral of Degrees ........................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II Presentation of the Oaths ................................................................................................. Wording in back of program Closing Remarks ................................................................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II Dismissal of the Morning Commencement .................................................................................. Bindu S. Mayi, Ph.D. Grand Marshal Dismissal of the Afternoon Commencement .............................................................Silvia E. Rabionet-Jolly, Ed.D. Grand Marshal *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 DENTAL MEDICINE Presented by Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE Ajmal Abed .......................................... Orlando, Florida Ahmed Hayssam Elkoussa .......... Plantation, Florida Tina Akhavan .....................................Parkland, Florida Eric Gunder Enger ....... Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Daniela Alvarez .......................................Davie, Florida Juliana Eslava ...........................................Davie, Florida Yulissa Alvarez ........................................ Miami, Florida Michelle Felix ............................. Coral Springs, Florida Narges All Atabakhsh ........................Weston, Florida Victoria R. Figueroa ............. Miami Gardens, Florida Gayane Avakyan ..........................Brooklyn, New York Tyler Alexander Frey ....................... Fenton, Michigan Shayan Azimi .............................................Frisco, Texas Cinthia Mariela Funes ... Southwest Ranches, Florida Dayron Baez .................................... West Park, Florida Marina Adib Gabriel ..............................Trinity, Florida Rajveer Bal .................................. Glen Oaks, New York Luis Gamboa ..................................... Aventura, Florida Greivy Santana Basto ............... Miami Lakes, Florida Giovanni A. Gonzalez ............. Port St. Lucie, Florida Robert C. Batdorf ............ Grand Junction, Colorado Alyssa Grace Gonzalez Cabanas** ...................Miami Alon Tomer Bekerman ................ Longwood, Florida Lakes, Florida Karen Ben-Elazar ....................................Davie, Florida Yusdely Gonzalez Perez ...................... Miami, Florida Rachel M. Blakeley ........... East Northport, New York Casey Danielle Goss ........North Lauderdale, Florida Damien P. Blanco ....................................Davie, Florida Renatta A. Griffith .............................Tamarac, Florida Simone Boutros ..................................Dunedin, Florida Stephanie Haley Grossman* .......................... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Diane Bravo ...........................................Hialeah, Florida Sofia C. Gutierrez .......................... Hollywood, Florida Emeline Sophie Calligaris ................... Ormoy, France Christina V. Hanna ........................... Aventura, Florida Nicholas C. Capp .....................................Davie, Florida Jacqueline Paige Spangler Hardy ...Goode, Virginia Jae Yeon Cho .................................Seoul, South Korea Ingmar A. Hernandez ....................... Orlando, Florida Julia Lynn Collazo ...................... Beverly Hills, Florida Andrew T. Holovnia ..................Plymouth, Minnesota Kenton Craig Covington ............. Hollywood, Florida Justin Hosseini .....................Fort Lauderdale, Florida Andres M. Cruz ....................................... Miami, Florida Daniel G. Jefferies ...................................Davie, Florida Marisoly Daniel .....................................Hialeah, Florida Krysten Gurpeet Johal .................................... Victoria, Calogero D'Anna .................................. Utica, Michigan British Columbia, Canada Steven T. Darley ..........................Windermere, Florida Kasra Khamooshi ................................ Vienna, Virginia Michael DeMarsh ...................................Tampa, Florida Bryan Kim .................................................Davie, Florida Aashna N. Deva ....................................Oviedo, Florida Elen