PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES PROVIDENCE COLLEGE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ORDER OF EXERCISES UNDERGRADUATE DAY PROGRAMS MAY TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE PROCESSIONAL GREETINGS Fanfare and Flourishes Reverend Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., Ph.D. ’78, ’82G by James Curnow President of Providence College Recording: The King’s Brass Kate Kennedy ’92 March and Procession of Bacchus from Sylvia President of the Providence College National Alumni by Léo Delibes Association Recording: U.S. Navy Band Deborah Levine, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management THE NATIONAL ANTHEM 2019-20 Joseph R. Accinno Faculty Teaching Award The Star-Spangled Banner Recipient by Francis Scott Key Malik Washington ’21 Led by MacKenzie Mary Cochrane ’21 President of the Senior Class O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? HIGHEST IN ACADEMIC RANK Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight Awarded after 7 semesters of study O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! Sean Mark Gray, Bachelor of Arts And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: Sarah Robertson Heavren, Bachelor of Arts O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave Angus White, Bachelor of Science O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF CEREMONIES BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Sean F. Reid, Ph.D. Reverend Mark D. Nowel, O.P., Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Assistant to the Provost Candidates for Degree, Bachelor of Arts INVOCATION Denise Anne Godin, M.S. The Most Reverend Robert C. Evans D.D., J.C.L. Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence Graduate Studies Candidates for Degree, Bachelor of Science Reverend Mark D. Nowel, O.P., Ph.D. Assistant to the Provost CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES THE ALMA MATER Citations From Finlandia Sean F. Reid, Ph.D. by Jean Sibelius Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Led by Kathleen L. Gregory ’21 Presented by Mother of Truth, we proudly pledge to thee Very Reverend Kenneth Letoile, O.P., S.T.L. ’70 Undying love and steadfast loyalty. Chairman of the Providence College Corporation From thee we learned the wondrous work of God, His goodness, grace, and holy power; Clear hast thou shown what pathways must be trod; HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS All fearless now we brave life’s hour! Duane Mark Bouligny ’94 Doctor of Business Administration Though failure frown, though kindly fortune smile, Firm our advance; naught can us e’er beguile. John Lum Chan ’74 To honor bound, to love and virtue sworn, Doctor of Fine Arts Lift we our voice in full acclaim; Emily D. Leary Our lives shall thee with noble deeds adorn; Bachelor of Science Hail Providence! We praise thy name! Edward J. Mulcahy, Jr. ’66 RECESSIONAL Doctor of Business Administration Sine Nomine Laurie Renee Santos, Ph.D. by Ralph Vaughan Williams Doctor of Science Recording: University of North Texas Wind Symphony ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES Laurie Renee Santos, Ph.D. BENEDICTION AND BLESSING OF THE GRADUATES Reverend Peter Martyr J. Yungwirth, O.P., S.T.L. Chaplain of Providence College ORDER OF EXERCISES GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CANDIDATES MAY TWENTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE PROCESSIONAL INVOCATION Fanfare and Flourishes The Most Reverend Robert C. Evans D.D., J.C.L. by James Curnow Auxiliary Bishop of Providence Recording: The King’s Brass March and Procession of Bacchus from Sylvia GREETINGS by Léo Delibes Reverend Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P., Ph.D. ’78, ’82G Recording: U.S. Navy Band President of Providence College Kate Kennedy ’92 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM President of the Providence College National Alumni The Star-Spangled Banner Association by Francis Scott Key Michael E. Bibeault ’12SCE, ’14G Led by MacKenzie Mary Cochrane ’21 Adjunct faculty O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? CEREMONIAL HOODING OF GRADUATES Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming! Sean F. Reid, Ph.D. And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? BACCALAUREATE DEGREES Candidates for the School of Continuing Education, MASTER OF CEREMONIES Bachelor of Arts Sean F. Reid, Ph.D. Candidates for the School of Continuing Education, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Bachelor of Science Carmen Aguilar, M.Sc. Dean of the School of Continuing Education PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES Candidates for the School of Continuing Education, Associate of Arts Carmen Aguilar, M.Sc. Dean of the School of Continuing Education PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE ALMA MATER GRADUATE DEGREES From Finlandia Brian McCadden, Ph.D. by Jean Sibelius Assistant to the Provost for Graduate Programs Led by Kathleen L. Gregory ’21 Candidates for Degrees, Master of Arts and Mother of Truth, we proudly pledge to thee Master of Theological Studies Undying love and steadfast loyalty. Sheila Adamus Liotta, Ph.D. From thee we learned the wondrous work of God, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences His goodness, grace, and holy power; Clear hast thou shown what pathways must be trod; Candidates for Degree, Master of Business Administration All fearless now we brave life’s hour! Sylvia Maxfield, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Business Though failure frown, though kindly fortune smile, Firm our advance; naught can us e’er beguile. Candidates for Degree, Master of Education To honor bound, to love and virtue sworn, Katherine Kranz, Ph.D., LICSW Lift we our voice in full acclaim; Interim Dean of the School of Professional Studies Our lives shall thee with noble deeds adorn; Hail Providence! We praise thy name! ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES Adam P. Benjamin ’91 RECESSIONAL Sine Nomine BENEDICTION AND BLESSING by Ralph Vaughan Williams OF THE GRADUATES Recording: University of North Texas Wind Symphony Reverend Peter Martyr J. Yungwirth, O.P., S.T.L. Chaplain of Providence College HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS DUANE BOULIGNY ’94 MANAGING DIRECTOR, LEVERAGED FINANCE, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES TRUSTEE EMERITUS DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Duane Bouligny ’94 is a managing director in the Leveraged Finance group at Wells Fargo Securities and is based in San Francisco. He manages the specialized industries debt capital markets team, which structures and originates loan syndications and high-yield financings, primarily for the gaming industry. During his career at Wells Fargo Securities he also has managed teams covering the energy, forest products, and beverage industries. Bouligny served on the College’s Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2020 as a member of the Academic Affairs, Building and Property, and Student Affairs committees. Upon his retirement in June 2020, he was named trustee emeritus by the board. In November 2017, Bouligny and fellow trustee Andre Owens ’85 were co-chairs for the College’s inaugural Reflecting Forward: A Celebration of Multiculturalism and Diversity. It took place in the newly renovated Center at Moore Hall, a space designed to incorporate the College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. In recognition of the generosity of Bouligny and his wife, Nancy, the Bouligny Lounge at the center was named in their honor. He also co-chaired the Reflecting Forward celebration in 2020 with Monica Womack ’91 and Owens. Generous benefactors to the College, the Boulignys established the Duane ’94 and Nancy Bouligny Scholarship Fund in 2011 to assist African-American and Asian-American students. Bouligny is equally generous with his time. He enjoys networking with students and serves on PC’s Career Education Advisory Committee and the PC School of Business Advisory Council. He has served as honorary chair of his Reunion Committee and was a panelist at a PC to Wall Street Breakfast event in 2019. A graduate of Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Conn., he said he was fortunate to be awarded the MLK Scholarship to attend Providence College, where he studied economics. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 1998, he was an assistant vice president at Sumitomo Bank in San Francisco from 1997 to 1998 and, after completing a commercial banking training program, served as a relationship manager at NationsBank in Florida from 1994 to 1997. The Boulignys reside in Greenbrae, Calif., and are the parents of three: Julia (13), Cade (11), and Corrina (9). When the children are not in school in the San Francisco Bay Area, the family enjoys spending time in the mountains at their home in Lake Tahoe. Bouligny maintains his season tickets for men’s basketball, and the family watches games together whenever possible. JOHN CHAN ’74 RESTAURATEUR, LIVE MUSIC IMPRESARIO, PAINTER, PHOTOGRAPHER DOCTOR OF FINE ARTS John Chan ’74 is a restaurateur, impresario of live music in Southern New England, painter, and photographer whose support for the arts is acclaimed in Rhode Island and beyond. His restaurant, Chan’s Fine Oriental Dining in Woonsocket, R.I., offers some of the finest jazz, blues, folk, cabaret, and comedy performances in the country. Chan was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2018 for his support of jazz and blues musicians and for his help in launching the international careers of such Rhode Island performers as Scott Hamilton, Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard, and Greg Abate.