COMMENCEMENT D OCTORAL H OODING M ASTER’ S R ECOGNITION BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 PROGRAM AND ROSTER OF CANDIDATES U NIVERSITY OF C INCINNATI One Hundred Ninety-Eighth Year ROSTER OF GRADUATES Professional Degrees College of Medicine ........................................... Page 25 College of Law ................................................... Page 29 James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy .............. Page 33 Doctoral Degrees The Graduate School ........................................ Page 37 Graduate Degrees The Graduate School ........................................ Page 45 Undergraduate Degrees McMicken College of Arts and Sciences ........... Page 69 College of Allied Health Sciences ...................... Page 74 UC Blue Ash College ......................................... Page 77 Carl H. Lindner College of Business .................. Page 80 UC Clermont College ......................................... Page 83 College-Conservatory of Music ......................... Page 85 College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning ................................................. Page 87 College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services ..................................... Page 90 College of Engineering and Applied Science .... Page 94 College of Nursing ............................................. Page 98 2 2 UNIVERSITY MARSHAL Sally Moomaw UNIVERSITY FLAG BEARER Sam Schroeder READERS Bleuzette Marshall and Kevin Grace INTERPRETERS Meagan Barrett and Jessica Frye CAPTIONER Sue Lopreato PRESENTATION OF COLOR GUARD University of Cincinnati Bearcat Rifles IVY CHAIN MEMBERS The Ivy Chain is carried by a group of outstanding undergraduate women — all adorned in white gowns — who lead the processional. A Bearcat tradition dating back to 1903, the Ivy Chain is selected by the Senior Class Officers. Meghan Grenier Mackenzie Mayernik Aisha Powell Ashley Lengel Pooja Patel Taylor Range 3 3 PROGRAM Doctoral Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony Morning Ceremony Marshall Montrose, Presiding Sally Moomaw, University Marshal Processional……………………………. Angela Holt, Music Director and Conductor, CCM Commencement Band The National Anthem…………………. Pedro Arroyo, College-Conservatory of Music Welcome………………………………… Neville Pinto, President Greetings………………………………... Thomas Cassady, Chair, Board of Trustees Presentation of the Excellence in Mentoring Award………………………. Suzanne Masterson Congratulations and Conferring of Degrees………………………………….. Marshall H. Montrose, Vice Provost and Dean of The Graduate School Presentation of Candidates for Doctoral Degrees Carl H. Lindner College of Business College of Allied Health Sciences College-Conservatory of Music College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Medicine College of Nursing James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Presentation of Candidates for Master’s Degrees Carl H. Lindner College of Business College of Allied Health Sciences College-Conservatory of Music College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Medicine College of Nursing James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy McMicken College of Arts and Sciences Alma Mater (words printed on back cover)……….. Pedro Arroyo, College-Conservatory of Music Recessional…………………………….…..…… Angela Holt, Music Director and Conductor, CCM Commencement Band The official hashtag for the 2017 ceremonies is #UCGrad17 (Twitter, Instagram, and Vine). 4 PROGRAM Commencement Afternoon Ceremony President Neville Pinto, Presiding Sally Moomaw, University Marshal Processional…………………………… Angela Holt, Music Director and Conductor, CCM Commencement Band The National Anthem…………………. Elena Villalón, College-Conservatory of Music Welcome………………………………… Neville Pinto, President Greetings………………………………... Thomas Cassady, Chair, Board of Trustees Presentation of Honorary Degrees… Neville Pinto, President Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate and Associate Degrees Carl H. Lindner College of Business College of Allied Health Sciences College-Conservatory of Music College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Medicine College of Nursing James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy McMicken College of Arts and Sciences UC Blue Ash College UC Clermont College Alma Mater (words printed on back cover)……….. Elena Villalón, College-Conservatory of Music and Senior Class Officers Recessional…………………………….…..…… Angela Holt, Music Director and Conductor, CCM Commencement Band The official hashtag for the 2017 ceremonies is #UCGrad17 (Twitter, Instagram, and Vine). 2 5 HONORARY DEGREES Lewis Braxton Johnson Honorary Doctor of Letters Sports commentator, NBC, ABC, CBS, ESPN In recognition of persistence in the face of obstacles, sharing lessons learned with beginning athletes and achieving heights in the field of national network sportscasting. Nancy Lusk Zimpher Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Chancellor, State University of New York System 25th President, University of Cincinnati In recognition of energetic and enduring advocacy for education as the key success and for the power of community engagement to create better places to live, learn, work, play and stay. 3 6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Term Expires Thomas D. Cassady, Chair…………………………….….. 2019 William C. Portman III, Vice Chair…………..…………..… 2020 Geraldine B. Warner, Secretary……………………….….. 2021 Ronald D. Brown.……………………………………..…..... 2018 Thomas E. Mischell………………………………………… 2022 Margaret K. Valentine…………………………………........ 2023 Kim Heiman………………………….…………………….... 2024 Phil D. Collins……………………………………………….. 2025 Rodney Williams……………………………………………. 2026 Kamree Maull, Undergraduate Student….………..……... 2017 Ryan Makinson, Graduate Student.………………..….... 2018 PRESIDENT’S CABINET Neville Pinto ............................................ President Robert Ambach ....................................... Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Daniel Ashwood ...................................... President, Graduate Student Governance Association William Ball ............................................. Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the College of Medicine Mike Bohn ............................................ Director of Athletics Bashir Emlemdi ...................................... President, Undergraduate Student Government Association Robin Engel ............................................ Vice President for Safety and Reform Robert Fealy ........................................... Chair, UC Foundation Board of Trustees Tamie Grunow ........................................ Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Ryan Hays .............................................. Executive Vice President Patrick Kowalski ..................................... Vice President for Finance Peter Landgren ....................................... Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Patrick Limbach ...................................... Vice President for Research and Interim CEO, UC Research Institute Bleuzette Marshall .................................. Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Debra Merchant ...................................... Vice President for Student Affairs Sally Moomaw ........................................ Chair, Faculty & Faculty Senate Lori Ross ................................................ Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Gregory Vehr .......................................... Vice President for Governmental Relations and University Communications Nelson Vincent ....................................... Vice President for Information Technology and CIO Tina Whalen ........................................... Chair, Council of Deans and Dean, College of Allied Health Sciences 7 7 DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Carl H. Lindner College of Business …………………………………….…….….David M. Szymanski College of Allied Health Sciences ……………………………………….…………….……Tina Whalen College-Conservatory of Music ………………………………………….…………….bruce d. mcclung College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning …………………….……………….Robert Probst College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services ………….….…Lawrence J. Johnson College of Engineering and Applied Science …………………………….…….…………..Teik C. Lim College of Law ……………………………………………………….……….…..……Verna L. Williams* College of Medicine………………………………………..…….……….……….…………..William Ball College of Nursing……………………………………………………….…………………..Greer Glazer James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy………………………………….…………..Neil J. MacKinnon McMicken College of Arts and Sciences ……………………………….…………….….....Ken Petren The Graduate School…………………………………………………….…...Marshall “Chip” Montrose UC Blue Ash College………………………………………………………….…Cady Short-Thompson UC Clermont College………………………………………………………….…...……Jeffrey C. Bauer University Libraries………………………………………………..………………………Xuemao Wang *Special Assistant to the Provost for the College of Law SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Sam Schroeder ................................................................................................................... President Hannah Pfalzgraff .......................................................................... Vice-President of Internal Affairs Jeremy Morall ..............................................................................