DENISON UNIVERSITY The One Hundred Seventy-Sixth An nu al COMMENCEMENT May 13, 2017 The One Hundred Seventy-Sixth Annual Commencement at Denison University Marking Completion of The One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Year Saturday, May 13, 2017 12:30 p.m. Commencement Exercises Stephen R. Polk ’78, B.S., Member of the Board of Trustees Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University Mark Evans Bryan ’96, B.A., A.M., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Nestor Matthews, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Gregg Parini, B.A., M.A., Faculty Marshal Kimberly M. Specht, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal Processionals Welcome Stephen R. Polk ’78 and Adam S. Weinberg Senior Class Address AnaLeigh Metzger ’17 “A Culture of Honor” Announcement of Senior Gift Olivia K. Ireland ’17 and William Haller Lull ’17 Class Co-Governors Recognition of Retiring Faculty Presented by David Robert Bussan ’81, B.A., M.F.A. Chair of the Faculty Frank L. Hassebrock, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology James Reed Pletcher, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Political Science Lynn Cunard Schweizer, B.S., M.A. Associate Professor Emerita of Health, Exercise, and Sports Studies Anita M. Waters, B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Anthropology and Sociology Conferring of the Honorary Degrees Adam S. Weinberg Scott Clark Schurz Sr. ’57, B.A., L.H.D. Presented by Stephen R. Polk ’78 ETHEL Presented by Ching-chu Hu, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., D.M.A. Ralph Howard Farris Jr., B.M., M.M. Christoper Edmund Jones, B.M. Dorothy Margaret Elder Lawson, B.M., M.M., D.M.A. Corin William Lee, B.M., M.M. Commencement Address ETHEL “A Presentation by Denison’s Artists-in-Residence” joined by Lashonda Monique Love ’18, viola Presentation of the Class of 2017 Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Provost Biographies of retiring faculty and honorary degree recipients are located on pages 36 through 39. 2 Awarding of Degrees in Course Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85 The Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* The Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** The Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts The Degree of Bachelor of Science The Degree of Bachelor of Arts * Olivia K. Ireland and William Haller Lull ** Kareha Marie Agesa, Brian Paul-Hamilton Allen, Campbell Harriss Costley, Heather Elizabeth Grimm, Na’il Omar Scoggins, Cole J. Stern, Erin Donnelly Worden Alma Mater “To Denison” To Denison, we raise our song, Written by V.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by senior Fair College on the hill, members of the Denison Hilltoppers, Ladies’ Night Out, The name that sets our souls on fire, Tehillah and DU-Wop, Denison’s a cappella groups And makes our senses thrill. To Denison, my Denison, In praise our voices swell, The scenes of happy college days, The home we love so well. Recessional Program Notes Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they are ’20, bass; Whitney Davis, trumpet; Julian Davis, trumpet; Jocelyn receiving, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor Standley, horn; Eric Leday, tuba; Doug Neal, trombone; Jim Van of Arts. In some cases, a student may earn more than one bachelor’s Reeth, violin; Chris Moehlenkamp, cello. The commencement degree during his or her undergraduate years. The student’s major(s) orchestra is conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Chris David are listed to the right of his or her hometown, with a concentration Westover. indicated within parentheses. Directly below each name is the Parents or friends taking pictures of graduates receiving diplomas are student’s hometown. Titles of yearlong Senior Theses or Senior asked to use the special section designated for this purpose. Creative Projects judged to merit recognition appear in italics underneath the hometown, along with the name and terminal Flowers for the program are provided by Village Flower Basket. degree of the faculty supervisor. Interpretive signing is done by Hallenross & Associates, LLC. The program concludes when the platform party and faculty have President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded in recognition recessed. The audience and graduates are asked to remain seated of their status. Students graduating , summa cum laude magna cum during the recessional. If Commencement is held in the Mitchell and wear gold, silver and red tassels laude cum laude Latin honors Center, the graduates will also recess. respectively on their caps. Student members of Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their Academic Regalia achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, also wear gold The academic costume which makes the Commencement procession tassels on their caps. so colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back to the days when Music for the program was coordinated by the Denison Department students were members of the minor clergy and wore monkish of Music. Today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water gowns and hoods. Today, the hood is used only as an ornament. It Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by George is lined with the colors of the university conferring the degree: the Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Fanfare for the Class of 2017 is an border in which it is edged indicates the scholar’s field. The colors original composition by Associate Professor of Music HyeKyung seen in today’s Denison procession and the fields they represent Lee, previously played at their induction in August 2013. Musical are: Dark Blue: Philosophy; White: Humanities; Golden Yellow: selections are being performed by Clem Pearson ’20, violin; Kira Science; Light Blue: Education; Brown: Fine Arts; Pink: Music; Sawyers ’18, violin; Grace McDougall ’18, violin; Thales Zhang Silver Gray: Oratory (Speech); Scarlet: Theology; Lemon Yellow: ’20, violin; Audrey Kirkley ’20, viola; Lashonda Love ’18, viola; Library Science; Sage Green: Physical Education; Drab: Commerce, Annie Mills ’19, viola; Harrison Ponce ’18, cello; Angela Sommerer Accountancy, Business. 3 Awarding of Degrees in Course Adam S. Weinberg, President, Presiding Presentation by Kimberly Ann Coplin ’85, Provost Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Tassel Cap Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Tassel Cap Degrees Cum Laude - Red Tassel Cap Claire Olivia Cappelle Bachelor of Fine Arts Pepper Pike, Ohio Biology Matthew Charles Dumon Hinsdale, Illinois Studio Art Corey Steven Chapman Springboro, Ohio Biology Bachelor of Science Morgan E. Christman Archit Agarwal Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Biology New Delhi, India Biology Student Involvement in a Small Liberal Arts College: Kathryn May Darrah, Cum Laude How Does Social Engagement Relate to Indicators of Mason, Ohio Biology Stress and Success? Development and Implementation of Supervised by Jessica E. Rettig, Ph.D. Electroolfactogram Apparatus for Studying Xenopus laevis Omar Zachary Almudallal Supervised by Heather J. Rhodes, Ph.D. Cleveland, Ohio Biology Katarzyna Davis Christina J. Augustin Suwalki, Poland Biology Medford, Massachusetts Biology Andrew Tucker Davison, Cum Laude Andrew Jonathan Baird Dallas, Texas Mathematics Shelby, Ohio Biology Comparison of population size and diets Trishna A. Desai, Magna Cum Laude of coexisting mosquitofish and sunfish in a Mentor, Ohio Biology small Ohio pond-2015 & 2016 Supervised by Jessica E. Rettig, Ph.D. Hannah Leigh Dillemuth Powell, Ohio Biology Zachary Dominic Baker, Magna Cum Laude Richfield, Ohio Biology Jarrett David Dillenburger Harrison, Ohio Chemistry Claire Noelle Barcelo Characterization of Ordered Naphthalene Diimide Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biochemistry Thin Films Deposited onto Solid Substrates from Floating Films at the Air-Water Interface Naomi Jean Barker Supervised by Annabel Edwards, Ph.D. Columbus, Ohio Biology Patrick James Dunn Michael J. Bonebrake Saline, Michigan Biochemistry Norwalk, Connecticut Physics Robyn Wai Yan Fong, Summa Cum Laude Trent Bonfadini, Cum Laude Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Biology Mission Viejo, California Physics Allison Rose Friedman Sarah Ellen Bradley, Magna Cum Laude Livingston, New Jersey Biochemistry Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology An Investigation into the Alternative Reproductive Greta Erin Garland Tactic known as “Male-Male Clasping” in Xenopus laevis Powell, Ohio Biology Supervised by Heather J. Rhodes, Ph.D. Liza M. Haggenjos Anna Katherine Burton, Magna Cum Laude Portland, Indiana Biology Martinsville, Indiana Biology 4 Jessica Ann Hankes, Summa Cum Laude Cathy Lagunas Edina, Minnesota Physics Chicago, Illinois Biology Optogalvanic Spectroscopy of La I and La III Hyperfine Structure Anne Mei Lang Lee Supervised by Steven Olmschenk, Ph.D. Millstone, New Jersey Biology Michael Lloyd Haueisen Hyun Ji Lee Traverse City, Michigan Biology Hanam, South Korea Biology Michelle Christie Hill Alicia K. Lew Westerville, Ohio Chemistry Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Biology Structural Determination in Donor-Acceptor Columnar Liquid Crystal Series Hanxia Li Supervised by Joseph Reczek, Ph.D. Chengdu, China Chemistry Samantha Elisabeth Honroth, Magna Cum Laude Junbo Li Cincinnati, Ohio Biology Ji’nan, China Computer Science Kimberly Susan Huggler, Summa Cum Laude Jackson Selim Lindell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biochemistry Edina, Minnesota Biology Developing a Highly Sensitive Digital Assay for Protein Adsorption using Femtoliter Drake Edward Lohnes Microwell Arrays Alliance, Ohio Biology Supervised by Charles Sokolik, Ph.D. Alejandro Antonio Lopez-Black Thomas Mark Iammarino Chicago, Illinois Geosciences Chagrin Falls, Ohio Biology Kevin James Ly Amanda E. Jack, Summa Cum Laude Stow, Ohio Biology Goshen, Kentucky Physics and Biology Drew S. Lytle Manuela Jaramillo Los Altos, California Computer Science Boca Raton, Florida Psychology What’s My Identity? Exploring Bicultural Bradley Ryan Matola, Cum Laude Experiences, Identity Integration, and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Physics Outcomes in Higher Education Supervised by Nida Bikmen, Ph.D. Emily Anne Maxwell Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Biochemistry Ryan C Jay, Magna Cum Laude Westerville, Ohio Biology Allison Julia Murphy, Summa Cum Laude Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Biology Courtney Anne Jones Nociception via Class IV Dendritic Southbury, Connecticut Biology Arborization Neurons in Drosophila melanogaster Larvae Shelby M. Jude Supervised by Eric C.