HONORS BACCALAUREATE Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence North Carolina State University May 12, 2005 McKimmon Conference and Training Center 2005 Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence Acknowledgements The following have contributed significantly to the success of the Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration The Alma Mater of Academic Excellence: University Honors Program Words by Alvin M. Fountain, ‘23 Music by Bonnie F. Norris, ‘23 Office of Professional Development, McKimmon Conference and Training Center NC State Alumni Association Where the winds of Dixie softly blow O’er the fields of Caroline, The Grains of Time Mike Adelman, Zach Barfield, David Brown, Nathaniel Harris, Mack Hedrick, There stands ever cherished NC State, Carson Swanek, James Wallace As thy honored shrine. The SaxPack Casey Byrum, Ryan Guerry, Ashleigh Nagel, Jeremy Smith, and Tony Sprinkle So lift your voices; loudly sing From hill to oceanside! Communication Services NCSU Bookstores Our hearts ever hold you, NC State, In the folds of our love and pride. University Graphics Registration and Records The College Awards Contacts who helped to compile the list of faculty awards: Barbara Kirby and Cheri Hitt (Agriculture & Life Sciences); Jacki Robertson, Carla Skuce, and Michael Pause (Design); Billy O’Steen (Education); Martha Brinson (Engineering); David Shafer and Todd Marcks (Graduate School); Marcella Simmons (Humanities & Social Sciences); Anna Rzewnicki (Management); Robin Hughes (Natural Resources); Winnie Ellis (Physical & Mathematical Sciences); Emily Parker (Textiles); Phyllis Edwards (Veterinary Medicine) This program is prepared for informational purposes only. The appearance of an indvidual’s name does not constitute the University’s acknowledgement, certification, or representation that the individual has fulfilled the requirements for a degree or actually received the indicated designations, awards, or recognitions. Honors Baccalaureate 2005 Schedule of Exercises I. Prelude The SaxPack II. Call to Order III. Processional The SaxPack The audience is requested to remain seated during the processional. IV. Welcome Richard L. Blanton, Chair University Honors Council Whil Piavis Student Body President V. Musical Interlude The Grains of Time VI. Remarks Introduction of the Speaker James. L. Oblinger, Chancellor NC State University Speaker Carolyn L. Windham Class of 2005 VII. Recognition of Student and Faculty Awardees Chancellor Oblinger Larry A. Nielsen Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Natural Resources John T. Ambrose Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs M. Thomas Hester, Past-President Zeta of North Carolina Chapter Phi Beta Kappa David M. Shafer, President NC State Chapter The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Dennis M. Daley Chair of the Faculty Lennie Barton Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations and Executive Director, Alumni Association Representatives from the NC State Board of Trustees VIII. Special Recognition of Students Vice Provost Ambrose IX. Closing Remarks Professor Blanton X. Alma Mater The Grains of Time Honors Baccalaureate 2005 1 Baccalaureate Recognition Baccalaureate Recognition, continued DEPARTMENTS National Physical Science Departmental Awards for Teaching Consortium Fellowship Adam J. Amar and Learning Excellence Department of Statistics Naomi H. Caldwell Sastry G. Pantula, Head U.S. Department of Energy FACULTY Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Jimena L. Davis Board of Governors Award U.S. Department of Homeland for Excellence in Teaching Paul Tesar Security Graduate Fellowship Stacey L. Ernstberger National Academy of Engineering Joseph M. DeSimone Carol K. Hall U.S. Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship Kyle G. Pressel American Academy of Arts and Sciences Joseph M. DeSimone Trudy F. C. Mackay Texas Instruments Nanotechnology Graduate Fellowship for Leadership Contributions to Undergraduate Education University Housing, Timothy R. in Nanoelectronics Saurabh Chopra Luckadoo, Associate Vice Chancellor Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Neha Jain Holladay Medal for Excellence C. Frank Abrams Sarah Burke Berenson National Science Foundation Fred R. DeJarnette Graduate Research Fellowship Laura B. Dong Thom J. Hodgson Elizabeth A. Harris Bruce S. Weir Lily Jeng Leslie H. Jimison STUDENTS Elizabeth M. Parrish Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Amit Y. Desai Heather L. Stanfield Mary M. Williard James M. Thomas Nneka C. Ubaka-Adams George J. Mitchell Scholarship Lily Jeng Amanda A. Walls Carolyn L. Windham Cranos M. Williams Andrew Womack Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Brandon C. Whitney Carolyn Yeago Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship Robert E. Todd USA Today Academic All-American Team Laura E. Hutfless Thomas Sebastian ACC-Weaver-James Corigan Postgraduate Scholarship Adam P. Kiker 2 Honors Baccalaureate 2005 Honors Baccalaureate 2005 3 ing, research collaborations and outreach. The department has sought and earned highly Faculty Awards & Recognitions competitive educational initiative grants, which to-date have generated over $5 million College Nominees for the Board of Governors in funding to support its teaching programs. Collectively, these grants are designed to Award for Excellence in Teaching strengthen and broaden offerings for their own students, facilitate outreach to new pools of students who wish to integrate statistics into their undergraduate and/or graduate Sarah L. Ash Department of Animal Science coursework, and disseminate teaching materials at NC State and other statistics depart- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ments across the country. These grants also supplement their specific, sustained efforts Pamela Banks-Lee Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and to recruit, retain and mentor talented students from underrepresented groups from the Management, College of Textiles high school to the post-doctoral and tenure-track level. Throughout these initiatives, the K. Shannon Davis Department of Business Management Department of Statistics remains committed to the rigorous assessment of classroom College of Management teaching and the overall efficacy of their undergraduate and graduate programs. James R. Flowers Department of Microbiology, Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Presented Annually by the John C. Park Department of Math, Science and Technology Alumni Association of NC State University Education, College of Education 2005 Recipients Stephen P. Reynolds Department of Physics College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences ALUMNI DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE PROFESSORS Paul Tesar School of Architecture David E. Aspnes Department of Physics College of Design College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Beth E. Wilson Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Shu-Cherng Fang Department of Industrial Engineering Management, College of Natural Resources College of Engineering ALUMNI DISTINGUISHED UNDERGRADUATE PROFESSORS DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS FOR TEACHING Lee A. Craig Department of Economics AND LEARNING EXCELLENCE College of Management The Departmental Awards for Teaching and Learning Excellence were established in the Larry F. Grand Department of Plant Pathology 1999-2000 academic year. Each year, up to two departments are recognized for their College of Agriculture and Life Sciences exceptional collective accomplishments in teaching and learning. Nominations are made W.J. Haynie, III Department of Math, Science and Technology by college deans, and dossiers supporting these nominations are reviewed by a commit- Education, College of Education tee of faculty, students, and staff appointed by the provost. Each department identified Thomas W. Reiland Department of Statistics for this award receives a continuing base budget adjustment of $15,000 and a one-time College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences award of $5,000. William B. Sloan Department of Business Management College of Management Department of Statistics Ken Vickery Department of History The NC State University Department of Statistics has grown into one of the largest College of Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduate statistics programs in the country and the largest graduate statistics pro- gram in the world. This growth could not have occurred without excellent teaching, men- ALUMNI OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AWARDS toring and advising. Indeed, excellence in teaching and learning is a central priority of the John Cavanagh Department of Biochemistry Department of Statistics. The department has made major efforts to supplement excel- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences lent classroom instruction with out-of-classroom programs and resources that support Marie Davidian Department of Statistics and enhance students’ educational experiences, including mentoring, advising and study College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences groups. The Statistics Education Research Cluster, the StatTeach Working Group, and Richard Spontak Department of Chemical and Biomolecular four teaching professors are active in the department’s teaching and learning initiatives. Engineering, College of Engineering Outstanding teaching is under-girded by the department’s extensive network of consult- 4 Honors Baccalaureate 2005 Honors Baccalaureate 2005 5 Awards Presented Annually by the Alumni Association of NC State Awards Presented Annually by the Alumni Association of NC State University 2005 Recipients, continued University 2005 Recipients, continued ALUMNI OUTSTANDING EXTENSION AND OUTREACH AWARDS