COMMENCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER FOLSOM STADIUM MAY 12, 2017 One Hundred Forty-First Year of the University CommCoverMay2017 update.indd 1 3/23/17 11:01 AM Norlin Charge to the Graduates The first commencement at the University of Colorado was held for six graduates on June 8, 1882, in the chapel of Old Main. It was not until 40 years later, on September 4, 1922, that the first summer commencement was held. Since the first commencement in 1882, the University of Colorado Boulder has awarded 350,000 degrees. The traditional Norlin Charge to the graduates was first read by President George Norlin to the June 1935 graduating class. You are now certified to the world at large as alumni of the university. She is your kindly mother and you her cherished sons and daughters. This exercise denotes not your severance from her, but your union with her. Commencement does not mean, as many wrongly think, the breaking of ties and the beginning of life apart. Rather it marks your initiation in the fullest sense into the fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit. The university is not the campus, not the buildings on campus, not the faculties, not the students of any one time—not one of these or all of them. The university consists of all who come into and go forth from her halls, who are touched by her influence, and who carry on her spirit. Wherever you go, the university goes with you. Wherever you are at work, there is the university at work. What the university purposes to be, what it must always strive to be, is represented on its seal, which is stamped on your diplomas—a lamp in the hands of youth. If its light shine not in you and from you, how great is its darkness! But if it shine in you today, and in the thousands before you, who can measure its power? With hope and faith, I welcome you into the fellowship. I bid you farewell only in the sense that I pray you may fare well. You go forth, but not from us. We remain, but not severed from you. God go with you and be with you and us. Table of Contents Norlin Charge to Graduates .................................1 Order of Exercises .........................................3 The Regents of the University of Colorado .....................4 The President and Chancellor of the University of Colorado . 5 The Official Commencement Delegation .......................7 Academic Dress ............................................8 Boulder Faculty Assembly Awards .............................9 Recognition of Retired Faculty ...............................9 University Medal .........................................10 Honorary Degrees ........................................11 Candidates for Graduate and Professional Degrees ..............12 Candidates for Law Degrees, School of Law ....................19 Candidates for Graduate Degrees, Leeds School of Business .......20 Candidates for Graduate Degrees, Graduate School .............21 College of Arts and Sciences ................................30 Leeds School of Business ...................................46 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences ...................50 Environmental Design .....................................54 College of Media, Communication and Information .............55 College of Music ..........................................56 School of Education .......................................57 Candidates for Commission .................................57 Assisting in the Ceremonies .................................58 Cords and Special Programs ................................59 Safety Tips ..............................................60 Additional Information ....................................60 Stadium and Seating Map ..................................62 2 | University of Colorado Boulder Registrars_Commencement Program to printer_42717.indd 2 4/27/17 4:57 PM Dean James F. Williams II, Presiding Order of Exercises Processional .........................................Boulder Brass The audience will please be seated during the processional The National Anthem ...................... Neila Getz & Joshua DeVane America the Beautiful ................................... Neila Getz President’s Welcome ........................President Bruce D. Benson Chancellor’s Welcome ....................Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano Commencement Address ...............................Kate Fagan Conferring of Awards Chancellor’s Recognition Awards § Adelin Leslie Bayless Matthew Ryan Hurst Giuseppe Nikola Bonanno Alexandra Marie Okeson William Kristofer Buxton Everett Michael Randle Joseph Robert Giacomini Jonathan Tyler Reichanadter Benjamin Kooistra Greuel Scott Mason Wurst Hazel Barnes Prize ...................................Michele Moses, 2016 Tom Cech, 2017 University Medal......................................Ronald L.S. Weaver Honorary Degrees .............................................John J. Sie Anna Maglione Sie Conferring of Advanced Degrees ............Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano Recognition of Honors Graduates .....Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Russell Moore Recognition of the Graduates of the School of Education........................Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano The Outstanding Graduate of the School of Education ..... Jessica Norbeck Waggoner Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees ........Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano The Outstanding Graduates of the Undergraduate Colleges and Schools College of Arts and Sciences .................. § Maiji Jade Magdalena Castro William Kristofer Buxton Leeds School of Business ........................... § Kate Maureen Harris Joseph Robert Giacomini Everett Michael Randle College of Engineering and Applied Science ...Chip Gregory William Bollendonk § William Christopher Payne Environmental Design ......................................Kyra Traxler § Nicole Madigan Wells College of Media, Communication and Information ........ § Leala Carrie King Bailey Meredith Walker College of Music . .§ Lia Carolyn Bendix Jordan Lianna Yu Pyle Alumni Association .........Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director Ryan D. Chreist Norlin Charge to the Graduates .................Dean James F. Williams II Alma Mater ............................................Joshua DeVane Hail, all hail our Alma Mater! We will sing forever your praises Ever will our hearts be true: Ever more our love renew, You will live with us forever, Pledge our whole devotion to you. Loyal we will be to you. Dear old CU! Recessional .............................................Boulder Brass The audience will please be seated during the recessional § Fall 2016 graduate University of Colorado Boulder | 3 Registrars_Commencement Program to printer_42717.indd 3 4/27/17 4:57 PM Back row: John “Jack” Kroll, District 1 (Denver); John Carson, District 6 (Highlands Ranch); Stephen Ludwig, At Large (Denver); Heidi Ganahl, At Large (Superior); Kyle Hybl, District 5 (Colorado Springs). Front row: Sue Sharkey, District 4 (Castle Rock); Irene Griego, Chair, District 7 (Lakewood); Glen Gallegos, Vice Chair, District 3 (Grand Junction); Linda Shoemaker, District 2 (Boulder). The Regents of Dear Graduate: the University of One of the greatest honors for the University of Colorado Board of Colorado Regents, the institution’s governing board, is to be part of a graduation ceremony. Your success is a success for us all. Your degree is a measure not only of an accomplishment of dedication and talent, but also notice to the world that you have the intellectual gifts and discipline to contribute greatly to any endeavor you pursue. This commencement ceremony, like every University of Colorado graduation since 1935, will close with the reading of the Norlin Charge. As originally expressed by CU President George Norlin in 1935, grad­ uation marks your initiation in the fullest sense of the fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit. Welcome to the ranks of CU’s alumni family of more than 350,000 graduates since 1882. Congratulations on achieving this milestone. Well done and well earned! 4 | University of Colorado Boulder Dear University of Colorado Graduate, The President Congratulations on earning your degree from the University of Colorado and Chancellor of Boulder. the University of This is a momentous time in your life and the lives of those who have supported you. We take great pride in what you have accomplished at CU Colorado Boulder and are grateful you are part of our university family. When you walk away from this exciting day, our hope is that you will do so with a passion to pursue your dreams. Never forget how the university shaped you and prepared you to face life’s challenges, just as you helped shape your university. Expect nothing but the best from yourself and those who surround you. The University of Colorado community is proud of you and your accom­ plishments. As you leave here to start careers, draw on your academic achievements at CU Boulder to help you succeed and inspire others. Welcome to the generations of alumni around the globe who carry that CU pride within them. Our collective legacy has been to leave a positive and meaningful mark on Colorado and the world. Today is your day to shine and share your accomplishments with your family and friends. We wish you success, prosperity, happiness and good Bruce D. Benson President health in all your endeavors. Sincerely, Bruce D. Benson President University of Colorado Philip P. DiStefano Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano