CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Doctoral Hooding Ceremony (blank) DOCTORAL HOODING CEREMONY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2017 3:00 PM BROOKS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ORDER OF CEREMONIES PROCESSIONAL (Please stand for the processional and the National Anthem) NATIONAL ANTHEM OPENING OF CEREMONY University Marshal Robert J. Kosinski REFLECTION Deborah M. Wingler Doctoral Candidate Planning, Design, and the Built Environment WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Jason W. Osborne and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert H. Jones CONFERRING OF DEGREES, DELIVERY OF DIPLOMAS, AND HOODING President James P. Clements ALMA MATER RECESSIONAL Music by the Clemson University Brass Quintet Selections and credits on page 15 Today’s ceremony is being streamed live with captioning at tv.clemson.edu/live. The recording will be posted at tv.clemson.edu/live/archive when available. BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM E. Smyth McKissick III, Chair ............................... Greenville, SC James P. Clements Ronald D. Lee, Vice Chair ........................................... Aiken, SC President David E. Dukes .......................................................Columbia, SC Maxwell Allen Louis B. Lynn ..........................................................Columbia, SC Vice President and Chief of Staff Patricia H. McAbee ................................................ Greenville, SC Robert H. Jones John N. McCarter, Jr ..............................................Columbia, SC Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert L. Peeler ......................................................Lexington, SC Brett A. Dalton Cheri M. Phyfer ...................................................Bay Village, OH Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations Mark S. Richardson ................................................Charlotte, NC George R. Askew, Jr. William C. Smith, Jr. ..............................................Columbia, SC Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture Joseph D. Swann .................................................... Greenville, SC Almeda R. Jacks Kim A. Wilkerson ..........................................................Cayce, SC Vice President for Student Affairs David H. Wilkins ................................................... Greenville, SC Tanju Karanfil Trustees Emeriti Vice President for Research Louis P. Batson, Jr. ................................................. Greenville, SC Mark D. Land John J. Britton ............................................................. Sumter, SC Vice President for University Relations Fletcher C. Derrick, Jr........................................... Charleston, SC Angie Leidinger Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. .......................................... Kiawah Island, SC Vice President for External Affairs and Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees Harold D. Kingsmore ...............................................Clemson, SC Thomas B. McTeer, Jr. ............................................Columbia, SC Brian O’Rourke Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Allen P. Wood ........................................................... Florence, SC Russell Kaurloto Vice President and Chief Information Officer EANS D Lee A. Gill John D. Griffin Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Provost and Special Assistant to the President for Inclusive Excellence Dean of Undergraduate Studies W. C. Hood, Jr. Jason W. Osborne General Counsel Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Dan Radakovich, Jr. Director of Athletics George R. Askew, Jr. Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Theresa M. Singletary Life Sciences Director of Operations Richard E. Goodstein Dean of the College of Architecture, Arts and THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Humanities Jason W. Osborne Brett A. Wright Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and William G. Ferrell Health Sciences Associate Dean Robert E. McCormick David S. Fleming Dean of the College of Business Associate Dean George J. Petersen Tia N. Dumas Dean of the College of Education Assistant Dean for Professional Development and Anand K. Gramopadhye Inclusive Excellence Dean of the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences GRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT Cynthia Y. Young Dean of the College of Science Courtney Allen, President Joyce Garnett Aury Kangelos, Vice President Interim Dean of University Libraries Nikhl Punneri Madathil, Vice President, Greenville 2 ASSOCIATE DEANS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & LIFE SCIENCES Charles “Chip” Tonkin ...................... Graphic Communications “Sri” V. Sridharan .....................................................Management Joseph D. Culin Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Jesse N. Moore, interim .................................................Marketing Jean Bertrand COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Charles Privette, interim .............................. Agricultural Sciences Kathy N. Headley James R. Strickland .....................Animal and Veterinary Sciences Senior Associate Dean of the Division of Collaborative Academic Services E. Jeffery Rhodehamel ................................. Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences David E. Barrett Greg K. Yarrow .......... Forestry and Environmental Conservation Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research Greg Reighard, interim .......... Plant and Environmental Sciences Michelle P. Cook Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, ARTS & HUMANITIES Debi M. Switzer .................Education and Human Development Robert C. Knoeppel................... Educational and Organizational Constancio K. Nakuma Leadership Development Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeff C. Marshall .........................................Teaching and Learning James H. Spencer Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTING & Katherine L. Schwennsen ..........................School of Architecture AppLIED SCIENCES Valerie A. Zimany, interim .......................................................Art John A. Gaber ................................City Planning and Real Estate Douglas E. Hirt Development Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies N. Mike Jackson .............Construction Science and Management Bradley J. Putman Susanna M. Ashton ...........................................................English Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies James M. Burns .................................................................. History Zoran S. Filipi ........................................ Automotive Engineering Salvador A. Oropesa ......................................................Languages Martine LaBerge ....................................................Bioengineering David J. Hartmann .............................................. Performing Arts David A. Bruce .................................Chemical and Biomolecular Richard A. Amesbury ............................ Philosophy and Religion Engineering James R. Martin .................................................Civil Engineering COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL & HEALTH SCIENCES Eileen T. Kraemer .......................................School of Computing Eric R. Muth Daniel L. Noneaker ............................... Electrical and Computer Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Engineering Cindy M. Lee ....................... Engineering and Science Education Denise M. Anderson David L. Freedman ....................Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Earth Sciences Kathy N. Headley R. Joe Watkins ............................................. General Engineering Senior Associate Dean of the Division of J. Cole Smith ..............................................Industrial Engineering Collaborative Academic Services Rajendra “Raj” Bordia ........... Materials Science and Engineering Kathleen L. Valentine .......................................School of Nursing Richard Figliola, interim .........................Mechanical Engineering Bryan E. Denham ............................................... Communication Wayne A. Freimund ....................................Parks, Recreation and COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Tourism Management Jeffrey S. Peake ..................................................... Political Science Brian N. Dominy Patrick H. Raymark .......................................................Psychology Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Ronald W. Gimbel .................................... Public Health Sciences Lesly A. Temesvari Katherine E. Weisensee, interim ........... Sociology, Anthropology Interim Associate Dean for Research and Criminal Justice Robert S. Cohen ..............................................Biological Sciences Mark A. Small .................Youth, Family and Community Studies William T. Pennington ................................................. Chemistry William R. Marcotte, Jr. .....................Genetics and Biochemistry COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Christopher L. Cox ................................... Mathematical Sciences Terry M. Tritt, interim ..............................Physics and Astronomy Gregory M. Pickett Senior Associate Dean and Director of MBA Programs Eric R. Muth Special Thanks to Graduate Program Directors & Staff Interim Associate Dean for Research Although there are too many to list, the graduate program coordinators,