Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Commencement Programs Office of Student Affairs Spring 2016 2016 Spring Commencement Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commencement- programs Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "2016 Spring Commencement" (2016). Commencement Programs. 4. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/commencement-programs/4 This brochure is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of Student Affairs at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Commencement Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EIGHTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL Spring Commencement GRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE Friday, May 6, 2016 Saturday, May 7, 2016 1:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. Hanner Fieldhouse Paulson Stadium 590 Herty Drive 203 Lanier Drive Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro, Georgia Georgia Southern University 1 GRADUATE CEREMONY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FACULTY MARSHALS Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies DUSTIN ANDERSON, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Literature and Philosophy DANIEL CALHOUN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Leadership, Technology and Human Development College of Business Administration EDDIE METREJEAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Accountancy MARIANA SAENZ, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Finance and Economics Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and RUSSELL F. THACKSTON, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Technology Information Technology SHAOWEN XU, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering College of Education NANCY MCBRIDE ARRINGTON, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning ANTONIO PARTIDA GUTIERREZ, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Curriculum, Foundations and Reading College of Health and Human Sciences TAMERAH N. HUNT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology KNICOLE LEE, D.N.P., Assistant Professor, Nursing College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences TRENTON J. DAVIS, Ph.D., Director and Associate Professor, Public and Nonproft Studies D. JASON SLONE, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Professor, Literature and Philosophy Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health JAMES H. STEPHENS, D.H.A., Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management KELLY SULLIVAN, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Epidemiology College of Science and Mathematics MOHAMMED ABID SHAIKH, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Chemistry HUA WANG, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences READERS C. AMELIA DAVIS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Curriculum, Foundations and Reading BRIAN P. KOEHLER, Ph.D., Associate Dean, College of Science and Mathematics and Associate Professor, Chemistry JOSEPH N. PELLEGRINO, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Literature and Philosophy MECA R. WILLIAMS-JOHNSON, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Curriculum, Foundations and Reading THE PLATFORM PARTY JEAN E. BARTELS, Ph.D., Interim President STEPHEN HARMON, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Learning Technology Division, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University DIANA CONE, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Afairs TERESA E. THOMPSON, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Afairs and Enrollment Management STEVEN C. BURRELL, Ed.D., Vice President for Information Technology/Chief Information Ofcer SALINDA A. ARTHUR, M.S., Vice President for University Advancement and President, Georgia Southern University Foundation ROBERT L. WHITAKER, M.B.A., Vice President for Business and Finance DEVON JENSEN, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies 2 GRADUATE CEREMONY THE PLATFORM PARTY CONTINUED ALLEN C. AMASON, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business Administration THOMAS R. KOBALLA, JR., Ph.D., Dean, College of Education MOHAMMAD S. DAVOUD, Ph.D., Dean, Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology A. BARRY JOYNER, Ph.D., Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences W. BEDE MITCHELL, Ed.D., Dean of the Henderson Library and University Librarian CURTIS E. RICKER, D.A., Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences GREGORY EVANS, Ph.D., Dean, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health MARTHA L. ABELL, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science and Mathematics PATRICIA B. HUMPHREY, Ph.D., Moderator, Faculty Senate JAYNE PERKINS-BROWN, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President, Student Afairs and Enrollment Management CHARLES GLOVER, B.S., President, Student Government Association and Graduate Student, Masters of Education, Counselor Education PROGRAM *PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance (Military March No. 1, Op. 39) by Edward Elgar Performed by: KARLA JAN ROCKER, D.M., Academic Services Professional and Adjunct Instructor, Music MACEBEARER PATRICIA B. HUMPHREY INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESIDENT PROVOST CONE WELCOME PRESIDENT BARTELS MEDITATION DEAN RICKER INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER PRESIDENT BARTELS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS DR. STEPHEN HARMON RECOGNITION OF EMERITUS FACULTY PROVOST CONE AND FACULTY AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES PRESIDENT BARTELS PROVOST CONE RECOGNITION OF AVERITT AWARDS PROVOST CONE *ALMA MATER BRENNA DUDLEY, Graduating Masters Student, Master of Music, Performance **RECESSIONAL Wedding day at Troldhaugen by Grieg Performed by: KARLA JAN ROCKER, D.M., Academic Services Professional and Adjunct Instructor, Music * AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND ** AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE PLATFORM PARTY, FACULTY AND CANDIDATES HAVE EXITED THE FIELDHOUSE. We would like to thank the ROTC Cadets and other Georgia Southern University volunteers for their assistance with today’s ceremony. 3 GRADUATE CEREMONY JACK N. AVERITT COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Curriculum Studies Curriculum Studies Stephanie Felice Evans John Harris Cato B.S., Spelman College, 1991 B.S., Augusta State University, 1997 M.A.T., Georgia College & State University, 1999 M.S., Columbus State University, 2003 Ed.S., Lincoln Memorial University, 2004 Ed.S., Augusta State University, 2007 Dissertation: Engaging and Inequitable: Te Impact Dissertation: Te Need for Expertise in Teaching: of CTAE Courses in the Shaping of African American Becoming Education Professionals in Spite of a Graduates’ Experiences Neoliberal World Major Professor: Daniel Chapman, Ph.D. Major Professor: John Weaver, Ph.D. Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Curriculum Studies Curriculum Studies Jerri J. Hendrix Dana Compton McCullough B.S.Ed., Armstrong Atlantic State University, 1994 B.S., Augusta State University, 1987 M.Ed., Armstrong State University, 2001 M.S., Georgia Southern University, 1993 Dissertation: Play in the Culture of Standardization: A Dissertation: A Conspiracy to Resurrect Life and Social Critical Inquiry into Kindergarten Teachers’ Perspectives Justice in Science Curriculum with Henrietta Lacks: A in an Urban South Georgia Public School Play Major Professor: Grigory Dmitriyev, Ph.D. Major Professor: John Weaver, Ph.D. Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Curriculum Studies Curriculum Studies Anna Claire Johnson Wiles Anissa Heath Johnson B.S., University of Georgia, 1992 B.A., Spelman College, 1991 M.Ed., Kennesaw State University, 1995 M.A.T., Piedmont College, 1998 Dissertation: Experiences of Stakeholders Participating Ed.S., University of Georgia, 2002 in an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Dissertation: Dancing with the STARS: Assistant Programme in Southeast Georgia Principals as Efective Administrative Leaders Major Professor: Marlynn Grifn, Ph.D. Major Professor: Meca Williams-Johnson, Ph.D. Doctor of Education Doctor of Education Curriculum Studies Educational Administration Rebecca Ansley Tompson Rogers Allison Van Tone B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern University, 2002 B.S., Georgia College & State University, 2005 M.Ed., Georgia Southern University, 2003 M.Ed., Georgia College & State University, 2006 Ed.S., Georgia Southern University, 2005 Ed.S., Georgia College & State University, 2007 Dissertation: Unrolling Common Core Georgia Dissertation: Principals’ Perceptions of Diferentiated Performance Standards: A View from the Inside Instruction and Leadership Practices for Successful Major Professor: Michael Moore, Ed.D. Implementation in Elementary School Settings Major Professor: Kymberly Harris, Ph.D. Doctor of Education Curriculum Studies Doctor of Education Nekada Lewis Educational Administration B.S.Ed., Georgia Southern University, 2000 Marshall Fernando Aker M.S.Ed., Georgia College and State University, 2002 B.S.Ed., University of West Georgia, 1995 Dissertation: African American Male Students’ M.Ed., Georgia College & State University, 1998 Experiences in an Online Learning Program in an Ed.S., Georgia College & State University, 2000 Urban Alternative School Dissertation: A Study of Black Teachers’ Perceptions of Major Professor: Sabrina N. Ross, Ph.D. the Academic Achievement of Black Male Students in Elementary Schools in Rural Georgia Major Professor: Brenda Marina, Ph.D. 4 GRADUATE CEREMONY Doctor of Nursing Practice Doctor of Public Health Nursing Science Community Health Behavior and Education Alexander Lancelot Giles Alesha Renae Wright B.S., Kennesaw College, 1986 B.S., Albany State University, 2007 B.S.N., Georgia Southern University, 2009 M.P.H., Armstrong Atlantic State University, 2010 M.A., State University of West Georgia, 2000 Dissertation: Assessing the Knowledge and Skills of M.S.N., Kennesaw State University, 2010 School Personnel to Respond to Diabetic Emergencies in Clinical Project: Survey of Parental