Fairleigh Dickinson University Seventy-Third Commencement MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey The Seventeenth of May, Two Thousand and Sixteen Fairleigh Dickinson University Seventy-Third Commencement MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey The Seventeenth of May, Two Thousand and Sixteen COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY Entrance of Graduates ........................ Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov, Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar Procession of Platform Party ................................................................................. Grand Marshal Antoinette M. Anastasia Professor of Biological Sciences “The Star-Spangled Banner” ................................................................................................. Stephanie St. Clair-Budelman Alumna, Class of 1999 Invocation .................................................................................................................................... Imam Mohamed El Filali Islamic Ministries, Metropolitan Campus Welcome .................................................................................................................................................... Sheldon Drucker President Conferring of Honorary Degrees ............................................................................................................. President Drucker Doctor of Humane Letters ................................................................................................. Jeffrey L. Pierson Doctor of Humane Letters ............................................................................................................. Dennis F. Strigl Recognition of Vancouver Campus Graduates and Pinnacle Recipient Laura Rodriguez Romero .......................................................................... Cecil A. Abrahams Provost, Vancouver Campus Presentation of Student Pinnacle Awards ................................................................................................. Joseph J. Kiernan Provost, Metropolitan Campus Remarks .................................................................................................................................. Katelyn T. Arathoon Peter J. Woolley Provost, Florham Campus Remarks .................................................................................................................................................. Shi Yang Recognition of Doctoral Graduates ............................................................................................... President Drucke r Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Psychology, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy Conferring of Degree s.............................................................................. President Drucker and Christopher A. Capuano University Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Science s............................................................ Dean Geoffrey S. Weinman University College: Arts • Sciences • Professional Studies .............................................................. Dean Patti Mills School of Art and Media Studies/Lee Gildart and Oswald Haase School of Computer Sciences and Engineering/School of Criminal Justice, Political Science and International Studies/Peter Sammartino School of Education/School of the Humanities/School of Natural Sciences/Henry P. Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health/School of Psychology Silberman College of Busines s......................................................................................... Dean Andrew J. Rosman Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies .................................................. Dean Kenneth T. Vehrkens School of Administrative Science/International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management/Public Administration Institute Readers .......................................................................................................................................... Jennifer K. Lehr Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Florham Campus Joseph J. Kiernan Provost, Metropolitan Campus, and Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, Metropolitan Campus Alumni Welcom e.................................................................................................................................. Elizabeth A. Catrini President, Alumni Association Board of Governors “Alma Mater ” and “Auld Lang Syne ”.................................................................................... Stephanie St. Clair-Budelman See page 3 for lyrics. Benedictio n ............................................................................................................................... Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner Temple Emanu-El Chaplain Breanna Silva Christian Ministries, Metropolitan Campus Recessional .............................................................................................................................. Medley of Classical Favorites 2 MARSHALS Antoinette M. Anastasia Danushi Fernando Lorraine Nienstedt Grand Marshal Mary Ford Lisetty Nigrinis Christine Gaydos Jessica O’Brien Childerick Barthelus Patricia Geehr Elizabeth Parolski Michelle McCroy Heins Eleanor Ann Huser Francisco Parra Vidal Lopez-Marrero Charles Imbimbo William Phillips Darshan Shah Ira Jaskoll William N. Presutti Jasmin Verem Lea Jaskoll Janet Rapisardi Head Marshals Justin Johnson Hernando Rivera Bruno F. Battistoli Julie Kalabalik Anita E. Rivers Carol Brown Taylor Maria L. Kocylowsky Kat Roshong Christina Cassidy Jamie Lauren Miriam Singer William Chalmers Conor Leary Gurjot Singh Theresa Ann Coll Tina Alaimo LoPonte Malgorzata (Margaret) Slugocki Marina Collado Laris Mojica Mateo Lois Smart Jeannie Couper William Maurice William M. Toms Coleen Curtis Pamela Messina Andre Turner Israel Delgado Alice Mills Terry-Lee Van Auken Deborah Dobson Abdi Mohamed Zhaobo (Bob) Wang Eamon Doherty Tarrin Morgan Lorena Williams Timothy Fann Jocelyn Moses Heather Wojdylo Gina Murray ALMA MATER AULD LANG SYNE Goodhart-Davis Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Praise to thee, O Alma Mater, faithfully we sing, And never brought to mind? Hear our joyful voices ringing, Fairleigh Dickinson. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Campus halls, that oft recall us, memories will bring, And days of auld lang syne? Campus lights will ever guide us, when the day is done. For auld lang syne, my dear, Chorus For auld lang syne. Alma Mater, we will cherish each day of the years We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, We were privileged to spend here, tho’ our parting nears. For auld lang syne. DEGREE CANDIDATES Florham Campus degree candidates, see page 10. Metropolitan Campus degree candidates, see page 18. Vancouver Campus degree candidates, see page 38. See page Inside Back Cover for graduates’ seating plan. Note: An undergraduate student whose cumulative grade point ratio (CGPR) for four years is 3.85 will receive his or her degree summa cum laude ; if the CGPR is 3.67, magna cum laude ; if the CGPR is 3.33, cum laude . Only weighted grades will be included in computing honors. Only the credits taken at Fairleigh Dickinson University, a minimum of 54 credits, will be used in this evaluation. Due to time constraints associated with the printing of the programs, the honors listed therein were determined as of the end of the fall semester. The final listing for the commencement period will include those honors earned as of the completion of the spring semester, and diplomas will reflect this achievement. This program does not represent an official list of certified graduates. 3 Jeffrey L. Pierson Dennis F. Strigl Doctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Humane Letters From Eagle Scout to brigadier general, you have lived a At age 22, you gave up plans to become an airline pilot life of distinguished service to your country, state and for the promise of a better-paying job in the “business community. We are proud to recognize you today as an world.” On a whim, you took a walk down the main honored son whose career has touched the lives of hun - street of your hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., filling out dreds of thousands of service men and women — and applications until fate landed you a job with New York helped ensure the safety of millions of New Jerseyans. Telephone. You already had spent 40 years in the military when It was the start of a soaring 41-year career that made you came to Fairleigh Dickinson University in pursuit you one of the most influential figures in the history of of your Master of Administrative Science (M.A.S.) — a the wireless communications industry. You’re credited degree you earned in 2001. Inspired by that experience, with launching the nation’s first cellular telephone net - you helped FDU foster an innovative partnership with work, engineering some of the industry’s largest cellular the New Jersey Army National Guard. Recognizing the mergers and leading one of the world’s preeminent wire - hardships faced by military personnel who want to pur - less companies. sue their education but are frequently deployed, you Throughout it all, you distinguished yourself with your made it your personal mission to make undergraduate integrity, straightforwardness and honesty. Your attention and graduate degrees more accessible to those who to detail is legendary. When it came to big decisions, served under you. Your efforts were instrumental in said one industry leader, “once he made his decision FDU securing not one,