SPRING 2020 VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT MAY 9 Contents About the SIU System .............................................................................................................................................. 2 About Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ................................................................................................. 3 SIUE’s Mission, Vision, Values and Statement on Diversity .............................................................................. 4 Academics at SIUE ................................................................................................................................................... 5 History of Academic Regalia ................................................................................................................................. 7 Mace, International Flags, Chancellor’s Medallion and Granting of Degrees ............................................. 8 Academic and Other Recognitions ....................................................................................................................... 9 Honorary Degree ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Distinguished Service Award ................................................................................................................................ 11 College of Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate Ceremony .............................................................................. 12 Graduate School: College of Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Education, Health and Human Behavior; and School of Engineering Ceremony ..................... 16 School of Business Undergraduate Ceremony .................................................................................................. 24 School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Undergraduate Ceremony .......................................... 27 School of Engineering Undergraduate Ceremony ............................................................................................. 30 School of Nursing Graduate and Undergraduate Ceremony ........................................................................ 32 School of Pharmacy Doctoral Ceremony ........................................................................................................... 36 2020 Candidates Commissioned as Second Lieutenants and Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program Associates ...................................................... 38 Message from the Alumni Association ............................................................................................................. 39 SIUE Alma Mater .................................................................................................................................................. 40 ** The commencement program was produced with accurate graduation records as of 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2020. If there is an error with a graduates name or their name is missing from the program, please email [email protected] for corrections. A final version with full records will be available the week following the ceremonies at siue.edu/commencement. WELCOME TO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, I am pleased to welcome you to the 126th commencement celebration, and the first virtual ceremony. Though the COVID-19 pandemic prevents us from gathering together in our traditional setting, our graduates have achieved a significant milestone in their lives, deserving of recognition and celebration. They have excelled in their academic pursuits while exemplifying the values of citizenship, excellence, inclusion, integrity and wisdom upon which the University is founded. SIUE is a place where dreams are built and futures are formed. The University community is proud to have supported each of our students during their time on campus. At the conclusion of today’s virtual ceremonies, the graduates will share alumni status with more than 112,000 fellow Cougars. SIUE will continue to provide assistance as our students transition to the professional world or pursue an advanced course of study. Graduates, congratulations on your very special accomplishment. We recognize both you and those who have supported you throughout your academic experience. Thank you for helping SIUE fulfill its mission to shape a changing world. We look forward to learning of your many achievements in the years to come. Congratulations! Randall G. Pembrook, PhD Chancellor SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE The Southern Illinois University (SIU) System is comprised As early as 1949, courses were being offered in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) traces The University offers undergraduate and graduate of two sister institutions: SIU Edwardsville, with a School metropolitan East St. Louis area, which led to the its origin to a recommendation made in 1956 by the areas of study encompassing the arts, sciences, of Dental Medicine in Alton and the SIUE East St. Louis development of SIUE, now the largest campus in Southwest Illinois Council for Higher Education. The nursing, education, health, human behavior, business Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis, and SIU the SIU System. Council was convinced that higher education facilities and engineering. The Schools of Dental Medicine and Carbondale, with a School of Medicine in Springfield. were needed in the Metro East. They hired consultants Pharmacy award first professional doctoral degrees in whose reports documented that need, and they appealed dental medicine (DMD) and in pharmacy (PharmD). The instructional, scholarship and service missions of the two to Southern Illinois University (SIU), 100 miles south, to Doctoral degrees are available in nursing practice and With a budget of approximately $867 million, the constituent institutions reflect the needs of the geographic establish satellite campuses. educational leadership. Cooperative PhD programs in SIU System employs over 7,000 faculty, staff and areas in which they are located. The SIU System is also history, environmental resources and policy, engineering administrators who serve more than 28,000 students. A committed to serving state-wide, national and international In 1957, SIU opened two “residence centers” in Alton science, and computer science are offered with SIU modern and comprehensive post-secondary educational needs. This commitment is reflected in educational activities and East St. Louis. The University expected to enroll 800 Carbondale. The Edwardsville campus is enhanced by system, the SIU System offers a broad range of academic and outreach in communities throughout the state, as well students, but actual enrollment reached 1,776. By 1959, campuses in East St. Louis and Alton. programs that lead to associate, bachelor’s, master’s, as through research and training exchanges and world-wide the number of students had more than doubled to 3,800, greatly exceeding the capabilities of the physical facilities. At SIUE, students find comprehensive educational specialist, doctoral and professional practice degrees in student exchange programs. This burgeoning population demanded services faster opportunities and a community in which individuals a variety of fields, including law, medicine, pharmacy, than the University could develop and supply them. support each other in their search for knowledge and and dental medicine. The SIU Board of Trustees governs the SIU individual development. System and sets policy that enables both universities A planning team investigated sites in the Metro East SIU Carbondale was chartered in 1869 as Southern to carry out their established missions and goals. The counties and selected one just south of Edwardsville. Illinois Normal University, a teachers’ college. In 1947, president of the System is its CEO and reports to the In 1960, the Illinois legislature authorized a bond issue the name was changed to reflect the institution’s board of trustees. The University chancellors report for construction of a new state university campus. Voter academic expansion. The University also directly to the president and are responsible for the approval came in November 1960. After nearly three Officers of Administration years of planning, University officials and area residents expanded geographically. internal operations of SIUE and SIUC, respectively. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville attended ground-breaking ceremonies for the first permanent buildings. Randall G. Pembrook Chancellor In the fall of 1965, SIUE moved onto its new campus just 25 miles from St. Louis—2,660 acres of rolling land Southern Illinois University Officers of Administration P. Denise Cobb and woods dotted with lakes along bluffs flanking the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Board of Trustees Southern Illinois University Mississippi River. Much of the land still retains its natural Office of the President shape. J. Phil Gilbert Richard L. Walker Chair Vice Chancellor for Administration Daniel F. Mahony Emphasizing teaching, research and public service President programs, SIUE is a fully accredited comprehensive Ed Hightower Jeffrey N. Waple Vice-Chair university with more than 13,000 students enrolled. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James S. Allen After being classified as a master’s-large institution Acting