COMMENCEMENT · University of Central Florida Commencement ♦ August 8, 2015 i University of Central Florida UCF Stands for Opportunity in scholarship, leadership, research, and

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C O M M E N C E M E N TUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

August 8, 2015C F E A r e n a

O r l a n d o , F l o r i d a

THE UCF CREEDIntegrIty, scholarshIp, communIty,

creatIvIty, and excellence are the core

values that guIde our conduct,performance, and decIsIons.

IntegrItyI wIll practIce and defend academIc

and personal honesty.

scholarshIpI wIll cherIsh and honor learnIng as

a fundamental purpose of my membershIp

In the ucf communIty.

communItyI wIll promote an open and

supportIve campus envIronment by

respectIng the rIghts and contrIbutIons

of every IndIvIdual.

creatIvItyI wIll use my talents to enrIch the

human experIence.

excellenceI wIll strIve toward the hIghest

standards of performance In any

endeavor I undertake.

College of Optics and PhotonicsThe striking multifaceted relief captures the spirit of the Age of Light and epitomizes the science and technology of the College of Optics and Photonics

uence in the 21st Century.

ce of Undergraduate StudiesThe O�ce of Undergraduate Studies provides the foundation, vision, and leadership necessary for students to reach their academic potential and to prepare for the steps, challenges, and rewards of lifelong learning.

College of Graduate StudiesLeadership, research, and service empower graduate students in the division’s quality learning environment. The doctoral cap, hood, and gown epitomize the highest achievement for the College of Graduate Studies.

College of SciencesScience seeks to explain how the world works— living organisms, the physical world, peoplein groups, and people as individuals. Just as a microscope gives a way to look at objects otherwisetoo small to see, so the tools of scienti�c inquirylet us observe nature in its many aspects.

Rosen College of Hospitality ManagementThe central fountain, framed by Mediterranean arches, has come to symbolize the Rosen College of Hospitality Management’s state-of-the-art campus and its standard of excellence for the industry.

College of Arts and HumanitiesThe senses of sight, sound, and sensation are transformed by spirit and creativity into meaningful diverse forms of expression in the College of Arts and Humanities.

College of Education andHuman Performance

nitive symbol of education and knowledge for centuries. And for the College of Education, a galaxy of encircling stars serves as a shining example of diverse opportunities for learning.

College of MedicineThe Rod of Aesculapius, serpent entwined around

, is an ancient Greek symbol associated with healing the sick. The rod topped by the UCF Flame of Hope is spiraled with the DNA’s double helix to form the symbol for the College of Medicine.

College of Business AdministrationFamiliar symbols elicit world marketplace

nance for the College of Business Administration with its innovative curriculum, state-of-the-art facilities, and nationally recognized programs.

airsAcademic programs in the College of Health and

airs are bound together by a shared sense of purpose—to serve communities and contribute knowledge that improves the quality of life of citizens.

College of Engineering and Computer ScienceThe Space Transportation System symbolizes

c feats ever achieved and epitomizes the spirit of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

College of NursingThe spirit of the College of Nursing is conveyed by images that symbolize caring, knowledge, and leadership.

Gonfalons Symbolize the Spirit of the University of Central Florida

The Burnett Honors College ame

symbolizes The Burnett Honors College’s mission to foster honor and passion for lifelong learning.

The UCF CreedIntegrity, scholarship, community, creativity, and excellence are the core values that guide the university’s conduct, performance, and decisions.

University of Central Florida Commencement ♦ August 8, 2015

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University of Central Florida

UCF Stands for Opportunity in scholarship, leadership, research, and service. The university also creates opportunities for economic development, as well as community and industry collaboration. UCF is Central Florida’s higher education partner and its hometown university. The talents of UCF’s more than 250,000 alumni, more than 60,000 students, and more than 10,000 faculty and staff members have made UCF one of the nation’s leading metropolitan research universities. And UCF is committed to innovative community partnerships, world-class research with local impact, and the integration of technology and learning. The university offers 92 bachelor’s degrees, 83 master’s degrees, 3 specialist degrees, and 31 doctoral degrees, as well as more than 94 graduate certificate programs. To date, more than 278,000 degrees have been awarded.

The university seal, shown above, is the symbol that sets our university apart from others. As you might expect, choosing a university seal is no simple task. In UCF’s case, the job took 26 months. From the very first suggestion, submitted in early 1966, to the unveiling of the present seal, it was a task without precedent for those who were involved in the process. In the two years after the first submission, nearly 50 designs and 70 different color combinations were considered. The motto, Reach for the Stars, eventually served as the inspiration for the seal. It was first verbalized by Charter President Charles N. Millican. The phrase came to him, he recalled, when he was flying on a night that was so clear the stars sparkled. Stars were used in a variety of combinations. Pegasus, the winged horse of mythology, was added to depict both contrast and connection between old and new, the humanities and the sciences. In their search for tenets on which to launch a new experiment in higher education, the university’s founders focused on two: Accent on Excellence and Accent on the Individual. Growth notwithstanding, their successors remain committed to that end. The university’s motto, Reach for the Stars, encourages UCF’s students, faculty and staff members, and alumni to go beyond the ordinary. Indeed, extraordinary things happen in UCF’s classrooms and laboratories every day, and UCF is prominent among its peers. UCF Stands for Opportunity.


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University of Central Florida Office of the President

Dear Graduates:

Congratulations to each of you for the achievements that have brought you to this day. Congratulations are also in order to your families, whose love and support have undoubtedly contributed to your success. Today’s commencement exercises mark the completion of a period of studying and learning, of developing and adapting, and of accomplishing and contributing. All of these activities prepare you for successful careers and for service as leaders in our society. Your university education will be of immeasurable benefit to you for the rest of your lives. As you leave UCF, please remember three things. First, your education is a lifelong process. Maintain the intellectual curiosity that got you this far, and never cease your learning. Second, use your knowledge, your talent, and your degree for responsible purposes. Our world is so complicated that we need all the ability we can muster to solve the great problems of our time. Finally, remember your university and be loyal to it. Best wishes for a lifetime of success and satisfaction. Cordially yours, John C. Hitt President

P.O. Box 160002 Orlando, FL 32816-0002 (407) 823-1823 (407) 823-2264 An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Institution


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Table of Contents The UCF Creed .................................................................................................................................. Inside front cover University of Central Florida ........................................................................................................................................ i President’s Personal Note ............................................................................................................................................. ii University of Central Florida Administration .............................................................................................................. iv Commencement Program .............................................................................................................................................. v Commencement Speaker and Platform Party August 8, 2015 9:00 a.m. Ceremony .................................................................................................................... vi 2:30 p.m. Ceremony ................................................................................................................... vii Candidates for Graduate Degrees Doctoral Candidates ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Master of Fine Arts Candidates ...................................................................................................................... 7 Master’s Candidates College of Arts and Humanities ........................................................................................................ 8 College of Business Administration .................................................................................................. 9 College of Education and Human Performance ............................................................................. 10 College of Engineering and Computer Science .............................................................................. 12 College of Graduate Studies ........................................................................................................... 13 College of Health and Public Affairs .............................................................................................. 14 College of Medicine ........................................................................................................................ 16 College of Nursing .......................................................................................................................... 17 College of Optics and Photonics ..................................................................................................... 18 College of Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 19 Rosen College of Hospitality Management ..................................................................................... 20 Order of Pegasus ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 Baccalaureate Degree Honors and Recognition Top Honor Graduates ..................................................................................................................... 21 LEAD Scholars ................................................................................................................................ 22 President’s Leadership Council ...................................................................................................... 22 Air Force ROTC Commission ......................................................................................................... 22 Army ROTC Commission ................................................................................................................ 22 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees College of Arts and Humanities ...................................................................................................... 24 College of Business Administration ................................................................................................ 26 College of Education and Human Performance ............................................................................. 29 College of Engineering and Computer Science .............................................................................. 31 College of Health and Public Affairs .............................................................................................. 33 College of Medicine ........................................................................................................................ 37 College of Nursing .......................................................................................................................... 38 College of Sciences ......................................................................................................................... 40 College of Undergraduate Studies .................................................................................................. 45 Rosen College of Hospitality Management ..................................................................................... 47 The Commencement Ceremony and Academic Regalia .............................................................................................. 49 College Gonfalons and University Mace Information ................................................................................................. 51 The Presidential Medallion ......................................................................................................................................... 51 Honorary Degrees Awarded ........................................................................................................................................ 52 Degrees Conferred ...................................................................................................................................................... 53 Diploma Distribution Information ............................................................................................................................... 53 UCF Alma Mater ......................................................................................................................................................... 54 UCF Regional Campuses ............................................................................................................................................ 55

This program contains the most accurate graduation information available at press time. The appearance of a name here is presumptive of graduation but not conclusive.


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University of Central Florida Administration

Dr. John C. Hitt ............................................................................................................................................... President Dr. A. Dale Whittaker ......................................................................................... Provost and Executive Vice President Dr. Beth Barnes ............................................................ Vice President Emerita and Special Assistant to the President Scott Cole .............................................................................................................. Vice President and General Counsel Helen Donegan ............................................................. Vice President Emerita and Special Assistant to the President Dr. Maribeth Ehasz ............................................... Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services Dr. Deborah C. German ....................................... Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, College of Medicine Grant J. Heston .............................................................................. Vice President for Communications and Marketing Dr. Daniel C. Holsenbeck .................................................................... Senior Vice President for University Relations William F. Merck II .............................................................................. Vice President for Administration and Finance Michael J. Morsberger ............................................................ Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development Dr. John F. Schell ..................................................................................................... Vice President and Chief of Staff Dr. M.J. Soileau ........................................................................... Vice President for Research and Commercialization Dr. Mubarak Shah ......................................................... Interim Vice Provost and Dean, College of Graduate Studies Dr. Manoj Chopra ................................................. Interim Vice Provost and Dean, College of Undergraduate Studies Dr. José B. Fernández ....................................................................................... Dean, College of Arts and Humanities Dr. Paul Jarley ............................................................................................ Dean, College of Business Administration Dr. Alvin Y. Wang ................................................................................................... Dean, The Burnett Honors College Dr. Pamela S. Carroll ............................................................... Dean, College of Education and Human Performance Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos ....................................................... Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Michael Frumkin ................................................................................ Dean, College of Health and Public Affairs Dr. Mary Lou Sole ................................................................................................................. Dean, College of Nursing Dr. Bahaa A. Saleh ...................................................................... Dean and Director, College of Optics and Photonics Dr. Michael Johnson ............................................................................................................ Dean, College of Sciences Dr. Abraham Pizam .......................................................................... Dean, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

State of Florida

Rick Scott, Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor

Jeff Atwater Chief Financial Officer

Pam Bondi Attorney General

Morteza “Mori” Hosseini

Chair, SUS Board of Governors

Adam Putnam Commissioner of Agriculture

Pam Stewart Commissioner of Education

Board of Trustees

Jim Atchison Windermere

Clarence H. Brown III, M.D. Orlando

Olga M. Calvet Orlando

Richard T. Crotty

Orlando

Alan Florez Ormond Beach

Robert A. Garvy, Vice Chair Palm Beach

Ray Gilley Decatur, GA

Keith Koons

Chair, Faculty Senate

Marcos R. Marchena, Chair Orlando

Alex Martins Winter Park

Beverly J. Seay Winter Park

John Sprouls Windermere

Cait Zona President, Student Government

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University of Central Florida Commencement Program

Prelude

The Processional The Platform Party

The Faculty The Baccalaureate and Graduate Candidates

Convening of the Commencement

The National Anthem

Opening Remarks and Introductions John C. Hitt, President

Commencement Address

The Conferring of Degrees

The Faculty The Deans

The Provost The President

Honors and Individual Recognition*

Student Body Representative Alumni Association Representative

Alma Mater

The Recessional

The Platform Party The Faculty

The Graduate and Baccalaureate Candidates

Andrew Walker, Organist Jose Velez and Scotty Kilwein, Vocalists

David Enzfelder and Reg Lyle, Bagpipers Reader by ROMAGNA Company

Sign Language Interpreter by Interpretek

* Applause is the most appropriate method of conveying congratulations as your graduate’s name is called. Other methods may keep your neighbors from hearing their graduate’s name.

As a courtesy to the graduates and families being recognized today, we ask that you remain in your seat until all

graduates have crossed the platform.

The ceremony will last approximately two hours.

Thank you for joining the faculty, staff, administration, and student body in honoring our graduates.


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College of Arts and Humanities, College of Business Administration, College of Education and Human Performance, College of Graduate Studies, College of Nursing,

College of Undergraduate Studies, and Rosen College of Hospitality Management August 8, 2015 – 9:00 a.m.

Platform Party Grand Marshal ...................................................................................................................................... Dr. Keith Koons Commencement Speaker .................................................................................................................... Marva B. Johnson President ................................................................................................................................................ Dr. John C. Hitt Provost and Executive Vice President ......................................................................................... Dr. A. Dale Whittaker Senior Vice President for University Relations ...................................................................... Dr. Daniel C. Holsenbeck Vice President and General Counsel .............................................................................................................. Scott Cole Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services .................................................. Dr. Maribeth Ehasz Vice President for Administration and Finance ............................................................................... William F. Merck II Vice President and Chief of Staff ....................................................................................................... Dr. John F. Schell Interim Vice Provost and Dean, College of Graduate Studies ........................................................... Dr. Mubarak Shah Dean, The Burnett Honors College................................................................................................... Dr. Alvin Y. Wang Dean, College of Arts and Humanities ......................................................................................... Dr. José B. Fernández Dean, College of Business Administration .............................................................................................. Dr. Paul Jarley Dean, College of Education and Human Performance .................................................................. Dr. Pamela S. Carroll Dean, College of Nursing .................................................................................................................. Dr. Mary Lou Sole Interim Vice Provost and Dean, College of Undergraduate Studies ................................................... Dr. Manoj Chopra Dean, Rosen College of Hospitality Management ........................................................................... Dr. Abraham Pizam Alumni Representative ................................................................................................................ Joshua James Strzalko President, Student Government Association.................................................................................................... Cait Zona University Faculty Representative ..................................................................................................... Dr. Fevzi Okumus Staff Council Representative ....................................................................................................................... Julie Voyles Order of Pegasus ......................................................................................................................................... Hannah Ehrli Order of Pegasus ................................................................................................................................ Kaye-Alese Green Order of Pegasus ................................................................................................................................. Sheridan Kushner

Marva B. Johnson serves as the Corporate Vice President for Government and Industry Affairs for Bright House Networks. She joined Bright House Networks from Supra Telecommunications, where she served as general counsel. Johnson currently chairs the Florida State Board of Education, whose mission is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system. In this role, she has been a staunch ally of higher education in our state. Johnson also serves on the Board of the Multicultural Education Alliance and on the National Board of Women in Cable Telecommunications. Throughout her career, Johnson has been passionate about creating educational opportunities that enable success for every student. As a result, she received the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council’s Champion for Digital Equality Award in 2014. She is a member of Cablefax’s Most Influential Minorities and the Most Powerful Women in Cable. Johnson received her bachelor of science degree in business administration from Georgetown University, her master’s degree in business administration from Emory University, and her juris doctor degree from the Georgia State University College of Law.

Commencement Speaker

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College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Health and Public Affairs, College of Medicine, College of Optics and Photonics, and College of Sciences

August 8, 2015 – 2:30 p.m. Platform Party

Grand Marshal ...................................................................................................................................... Dr. David Hagan Commencement Speaker ......................................................................................................... Joseph A. Melbourne, Jr. President ................................................................................................................................................ Dr. John C. Hitt Provost and Executive Vice President ......................................................................................... Dr. A. Dale Whittaker Vice President Emerita and Special Assistant to the President ............................................................. Dr. Beth Barnes Senior Vice President for University Relations ...................................................................... Dr. Daniel C. Holsenbeck Vice President and General Counsel .............................................................................................................. Scott Cole Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services .................................................. Dr. Maribeth Ehasz Vice President for Administration and Finance ............................................................................... William F. Merck II Vice President and Chief of Staff ....................................................................................................... Dr. John F. Schell Interim Vice Provost and Dean, College of Graduate Studies ........................................................... Dr. Mubarak Shah Dean, The Burnett Honors College................................................................................................... Dr. Alvin Y. Wang Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science ....................................................... Dr. Charles Reilly Dean, College of Health and Public Affairs .................................................................................. Dr. Michael Frumkin Associate Dean, College of Medicine .............................................................................................. Dr. Richard Peppler Dean, College of Optics and Photonics ................................................................................................. Dr. Bahaa Saleh Dean, College of Sciences .............................................................................................................. Dr. Michael Johnson Alumni Representative .......................................................................................................................... Nilmarie Zapata President, Student Government Association.................................................................................................... Cait Zona University Faculty Representative .................................................................................................. Dr. Donald Malocha Staff Council Representative .................................................................................................................. Barbara Brown

Commencement Speaker Joseph A. Melbourne, Jr., is President and Chief Executive Officer of CFE Federal Credit Union, a $1.5 billion, not-for-profit, member-owned financial cooperative serving Central Florida since 1937. He has been with CFE since 1994 and has been president since 1998. Melbourne was named the Professional of the Year by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions in 2005, received a lifetime achievement award as Professional of the Year from the Florida Credit Union League in 2008, and was selected for the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in America’s Credit Unions. In 2014, he was awarded the Orlando Business Journal’s CEO of the Year, as well as the UCF President’s Partnership Award. Melbourne and CFE have been outstanding partners with UCF. Most recognizable of their generosity is the CFE Arena. However, Melbourne has also supported student sponsorships and scholarships, he has initiated campus-wide financial literacy efforts, and he has provided our university community with valuable financial products and services. Melbourne earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Dowling College and a master of science degree in taxation from Long Island University School of Professional Accountancy C.W. Post Center.

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Candidates for Doctoral Degrees

College of Business Administration

SOMNATH BANERJEE Business Administration Major Advisor: Dr. Axel Stock

REBECA P. DELLEGRAZIE-PERREN Business Administration Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Massiah FAN LIU Business Administration Major Advisor: Dr. Ze Wang

MINOO TALEBI ASHOORI Business Administration Major Advisor: Dr. Axel Stock ANIS TRIKI Business Administration Major Advisor: Dr. Vicky Arnold

College of Education and Human Performance

MICHAEL DAVID ANTMANN Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth T. Murray SAMUEL ALVIN ASHLEY III Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth T. Murray LEIGH SHIPLEY AUSTIN Education Major Advisor: Dr. Suzanne M. Martin KATHLEEN MARIE BECHT Education Major Advisor: Dr. Lisa Dieker WILLIAM ASHTON BOOTH Education Major Advisor: Dr. Michele G. Gill DANIEL ARMOND COWGILL II Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp SAMUEL CRUPI, JR. Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Barbara A. Murray BETH ANN DAVIS Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp

LAUREN A. DELISIO Education Major Advisor: Dr. Lisa Dieker DEBORAH MICHELLE EDWARDS Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp HANNAH W. EHRLI Education Major Advisor: Dr. Suzanne M. Martin TIONIS MICHELLE FORDHAM Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth T. Murray JENNIFER L. GALLUP Education Major Advisor: Dr. Mary E. Little VERNITA CHARLENA GLENN-WHITE Education Major Advisor: Dr. Juli K. Dixon NATALIE HOLTER Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote JESSIE HAROLD HOLTON Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp


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CARL A. HOWARD Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote WENDY STAHLER HOWARD Education Major Advisor: Dr. Glenda H. Gunter FRANKIE WEBB HUFF Education Major Advisor: Dr. Elsie Olan VICTORIA LEIGH HYATT Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Barbara A. Murray JULIE BINDHU JOSEPH Education Major Advisor: Dr. Suzanne M. Martin CARLA JOANNA KEENUM Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote ONUR EMRE KOCAOZ Education Major Advisor: Dr. Mary E. Little JAPHETH KIPKORIR KOECH Education Major Advisor: Dr. Glenda H. Gunter HECTOR F. MAESTRE III Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Rosemarye Taylor VALERIE GAIL MANN-GROSSO Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Rosemarye Taylor KAREMAH CAMPBELL MANSELLE Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp JESSICA L. MARTIN Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote WALTON JOHN MCHALE Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth T. Murray HEATHER NICOLE MYERS Education Major Advisor: Dr. E. H. Mike Robinson

ERIN D. O’BRIEN Education Major Advisor: Dr. Glenda H. Gunter SEAN MICHAEL O’DELL Education Major Advisor: Dr. Michele G. Gill STEPHANIE JO MACEK OSMOND Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Rosemarye Taylor JARRAD D. PLANTE Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas Cox GRAHAM WILLIAM QUIRK Educational Leadership Major Advisor: Dr. Rosa Cintrón Delgado VIVIAN MARIA RAY Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp AMBER JEAN REECE Education Major Advisor: Dr. Malcolm Butler JELITZA E. RIVERA Education Major Advisor: Dr. Vassiliki Zygouris-Coe MARY-MARGARET G. ROBINSON Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote SANDRA PATRICIA SAMPAYO SHORTER Education Major Advisor: Dr. David A. Boote KAROL CARLO SAPIJASZKO Education Major Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Hopp LYNNE TELESCA Education Major Advisor: Dr. Barbara Ehren OLIVIA UWAMAHORO Education Major Advisor: Dr. W. Bryce Hagedorn ANGELA M. VATALARO Education Major Advisor: Dr. Anne McDonald Culp


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College of Engineering and Computer Science MUHANNA SALMAN ALNOAIMI Industrial Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Waldemar Karwowski CHARLES N. ASANYA Computer Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Ratan K. Guha RIZWAN ARSHAD ASHRAF Computer Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Ronald F. DeMara SHAMEEK BHATTACHARJEE Computer Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Mainak Chatterjee ANDRES CEBALLOS Mechanical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Alain Kassab EDWIN ALEXIS CORTES Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. Luis Rabelo ASHKAN DAVANLOU Mechanical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Ranganathan Kumar DANIEL RUSSELL GALLAGHER Electrical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Donald C. Malocha MARK WILLIAM GALLAGHER Electrical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Donald C. Malocha BEHNAM GOLESTANI Civil Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Boo Hyun Nam ALESHIA TAYLOR HAYES Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. Charles E. Hughes CATHERINE CARLISLE KAMMERER Materials Science Major Advisor: Dr. Yongho Sohn KIYOUL KIM Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. Gene Lee Major Advisor: Dr. Luis Rabelo

HANZHOU LIU Electrical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas Wu SAEED MANAFFAM Electrical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Azadeh Vosoughi PRABHU DOSS MANI Materials Science Major Advisor: Dr. Kevin R. Coffey DOUGLAS BRENT MAXWELL Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. John P. Kincaid MEHDI NOORI Civil Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Omer Tatari NURI CIHAT ONAT Civil Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Omer Tatari JUNEYOUNG PARK Civil Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty ASHKAN PAYA Computer Science Major Advisor: Dr. Dan C. Marinescu RUBEN RAMIREZ PADRON Computer Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Avelino J. Gonzalez FARAZ RAMTIN Industrial Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Pazour CARLOS MANUEL RODRIGUEZ Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. John P. Kincaid PAUL SZERLIP Computer Science Major Advisor: Dr. Kenneth O. Stanley CARLOS ALBERTO VELEZ Mechanical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Subith Vasu Sumathi


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PUNEET RAMPRAKASH VISHWAKARMA Mechanical Engineering Major Advisor: Dr. Yunjun Xu YAN WEI Mechanical Engineering

JUNYAO ZHANG Computer Science Major Advisor: Dr. Jun Wang

Major Advisor: Dr. Ruey-Hung Chen

College of Health and Public Affairs

ERIKA JEAN BROOKE Public Affairs Major Advisor: Dr. Jacinta M. Gau VICTORIA F. JENNISON Public Affairs Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas Wan PAMELA SILVANNA MEDINA Public Affairs Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas A. Bryer

MIRIAM DENISE MOORE Public Affairs Major Advisor: Dr. Ning Zhang MEHMET YESILBAS, SR. Public Affairs Major Advisor: Dr. Thomas Wan

College of Medicine LATIFA SAMIA ABDELLI Biomedical Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Dinender K. Singla

RANIA MOSTAFA BASSIOUNI Biomedical Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Annette R. Khaled CASSANDRA NICOLE DENNYS Biomedical Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Alvaro G. Estevez

JEFFREY TRAVIS HATCHER Biomedical Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Zixi Cheng BRITTANY N. PEASE Biomedical Sciences Major Advisor: Dr. Debopam Chakrabarti

College of Nursing

KRISTI RAE CAMPOE Nursing Major Advisor: Dr. Steven Talbert VALERIE C. DANESH Nursing Major Advisor: Dr. Donna F. Neff

DEBORAH VEGA DARNELL Nursing Practie Major Advisor: Dr. Angela Ritten


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College of Optics and Photonics

BRIAN M. ANDERSON Optics and Photonics Major Advisor: Dr. Leonid Glebov SIHUI HE Optics and Photonics Major Advisor: Dr. Shin-Tson Wu ZHENYUE LUO Optics and Photonics Major Advisor: Dr. Shin-Tson Wu

MATTHEW CHARLES REICHERT Optics and Photonics Major Advisor: Dr. Eric W. Van Stryland Major Advisor: Dr. David J. Hagan CEN XIA Optics and Photonics Major Advisor: Dr. Guifang Li

College of Sciences

ANDREW FREDERICK BAIRD Sociology Major Advisor: Dr. Scott Carter BRIAN EDWARD BUNNELL Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah C. Beidel JEAN EMIL CALDERON FLORES Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Lei Zhai MOHAMMED DAOUDI Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Kevin Belfield DANA-MARIE KARINE DENNIS Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Michael E. Sigman CARLOS ENRIQUE DIAZ Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Florencio Hernandez JENNIFER FEITOSA PEREIRA Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Salas ORIELYZ FLORES-FERNANDEZ Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Jesus Manual Perez YUQING LIN Physics Major Advisor: Dr. Lee Chow

FARNOOD KHALILZADEH REZAIE Physics Major Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Peale MATTHEW DONALD MCINNIS Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Lei Zhai ANTHONY FRANCIS TOM MOORE Chemistry Major Advisor: Dr. Andres D. Campiglia JANARDAN NATH Physics Major Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Peale LAUREN B. NORMAN Sociology Major Advisor: Dr. Jason A. Ford KATHLEEN ANN RAGSDALE Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Deborah C. Beidel IMEN REZADAD Physics Major Advisor: Dr. Robert E. Peale AMANDA L. THAYER Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Salas CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM WIESE Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Kimberly Smith-Jentsch


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TRAVIS JOEL WILTSHIRE Modeling and Simulation Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen M. Fiore

BRANDON LEE YOUNG Psychology Major Advisor: Dr. Barbara Fritzsche


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DOMINIC WESTBERG DIPAOLO Emerging Media

TANYA PATRICIA LIPSCOMB

Creative Writing

SHELLY K. WELCH Emerging Media

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Honors and Recognition

Order of Pegasus

Hannah Ehrli Kaye-Alese Green Sheridan Kushner

Shannon Payne

Baccalaureate Degree Honors

Top Honor Graduates Irene Isaza Bevan Cody Melissa Carty Rebecca Angela Chang

Nicolina Victoria Demuynck Kristen Marina Garcia Yeraldi Abigail Geronimo

Jennifer Emily Greenstein Ariel Hannah Pakizer Michael Sahebi

University Honors – The Burnett Honors College

To graduate with University Honors, the student must complete 12 hours of Honors lower-division coursework, an Honors Symposium, and upper-division Honors course requirements in his or her college or major. Jayne-Lynn Arnold Taylor Barnard Angelica Barragan Aisha Bawaney Jason Bhagan Laura Bickford Jimmy Campbell Michael Cat Priscilla Cesar Rebecca Chang Lucien Charland Nicolette Clement Michael Debiase

Zlatan Dizdarevic Eric Eisenberg Shannon Free Kristen Garcia Sean Livingston Aaron Marbin Toby Margolin Kyle McCleary Jackson McGrath Savannah Melzer Esther Mezhibovsky Savanna Mulder Jaun Nartatez

Shannon Payne Luciana Pinheiro Ryan Piscopo Natalie Reeser Samuel Resende Christopher Rigby Kathryn Schafer Jessica Sprague Clayton Walker Jordan Werthman Kaley Wilburn Holly Witt Josiah Wong

Honors in the Major Marina Addario Molecular Biology and Microbiology Brennan Baker Psychology Elizabeth Boyd International and Global Studies Katherine Casto Nursing

Lucien Charland International and Global Studies Jessica Ellermets Nursing Luke Furtak Psychology Michelle Galvez Psychology

Kayla Gayle-Campbell Nursing Erica Hirlinger Nursing Isabella Jaramillo Psychology Amber Kest Sport and Exercise Science


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Ekaterina Marchenko Management Maleia Mikesell Anthropology Meghan Mitchell English Julio Montanez Political Science

Shannon Payne Anthropology Lindsay Perna Nursing Samuel Resende Psychology Kathryn Schafer Psychology

Daniel Segarra Biomedical Sciences Alexandria Smith Psychology Kaley Wilburn Biomedical Sciences Amanda Woods Psychology

LEAD Scholars

Ikola Baccas Samantha Cleek Brian Connelly Dazjanae Dailey Michael Dreger Katelyn Dunigan Brianna Franklin Casie Goldstein Kaye-Alese Green Toni Gutierrez

Elouisa Hewkin Jessica Hewkin Nicholas Higgins Jacob Hillman Kearstin Kelley Karissa Kennedy Christina Lacerenza Kadejah McCoy Danielle Owings Jeanine Perez

Shanzay Pervaiz Lily Rappeport Brian Santiago Gal Sharony Destiny Shurte Holly Strong Monica Vega Ibrahim Zeini

President’s Leadership Council

Kaye-Alese Elizabeth Green

Nathanael Jones Sheridan Alexis Kushner

Sara Ines Sanchez

Air Force ROTC Commission

Dylan P. Goff Sheldon M. Johnson Tyler B. Lancaster

Enjoli Morales Zachary Rodriguez

Army ROTC Commission

Zachary Davis Joshua Digulla

Richard Grygier Gabrielle LaFrance

Adam Militello Mark Nuzzo

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Baccalaureate Honors

Baccalaureate Honors are conferred on those students who complete a minimum of 48 semester hours at UCF and attain an overall grade point average that falls in the top 10 percent of all graduating students in the same college over the prior two-year period.

Honors are distinguished as follows:

*** summa cum laude—students in the top 2.5 percent ** magna cum laude—students in the top 5 percent but not in the top 2.5 percent

* cum laude—students in the top 10 percent but not in the top 5 percent

The asterisk (*) appears as indicated above next to the name of each graduate who may qualify for Baccalaureate Honors.

Because records for the final term are incomplete at the time the commencement program is printed and final term grades may affect relative rankings and overall GPA, indication in the program of graduation with Honors is presumptive rather than conclusive. Baccalaureate Honors list cutpoints are available at: http://ikm.ucf.edu/enrollment-graduation/grad-honors-gpa-standing

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The Academic Procession has descended from religious processions that came to include teaching faculties when universities were closely associated with the medieval church. The presence of a piper in American academic processionals has become popular in recent years. The pipers for UCF’s ceremonies are David Enzfelder and Reg Lyle. The procedure followed for the awarding of degrees is based on a practice developed at the University of Paris almost 800 years ago. In those days, the bishop of Paris, like every other bishop, was responsible for local educational curriculum and degree granting. His authority in these matters, however, soon came to be disputed by the teachers. They asserted that only they could be the proper judges of the qualifications of the students. This threatened impasse was resolved by a compromise under which the teachers, or masters, judged the merits of the students and then recommended them to the bishop for their degrees. Today’s ceremony includes a secularized version of that procedure. A representative of the Faculty Senate certifies that the student candidates are qualified to receive their degrees. The president then authorizes the awarding of the degree. Academic heraldry in the form of academic dress reaches as far back as the earliest days of the oldest universities. Formal directives concerning the correct and proper wearing of academic regalia date back to the early 14th Century. In the United States, as a result of our English heritage, caps and gowns have been used since colonial times. As heraldic devices such as shields, coats of arms, and standards could identify a knight and his individual heritage, academic regalia can describe the academic origin and accomplishments of the wearer. Easily recognizable are holders of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. With the same glance, the trained eye may identify the university that conferred the degree as well as the individual’s field of learning. The shape and decorations of the gown are the keys to the highest degree earned by an individual. The gown for bachelor’s has long pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed only. The master’s gown has an oblong sleeve and is open at the wrist; the rear part of its oblong shape is square cut, and the front part has an arc cut away. The master’s gown may be worn open or closed. The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves, may be worn open or closed, and may be most readily identified by its velvet facing down the front and by three velvet chevrons on each sleeve. It is the hood, however, which is the most important and distinctive feature of American academic pageantry. Chevrons enable those attending an academic function to distinguish at a glance the wearer’s academic heritage. The bachelor’s hood, seldom seen in American academic circles, is three feet long with a two-inch edging of velvet. The master’s hood is three and one-half feet long with a three-inch edging. The doctor’s hood is four feet long with a five-inch edging. The color of the hood’s velvet edging represents the field in which the wearer earned his or her degree. Although black may be used for any area, colors denoting selected fields of learning are as follows at UCF and American universities: all Ph.D.s are edged in dark blue, while professional doctorates, such as the Ed.D., are edged in the color of professional discipline. The hoods used by American colleges and universities are lined with silk in the official academic colors of the institution that conferred the degree. UCF graduates, for example, will wear hoods with linings of black and gold. Generally, a school’s academic colors are identical to its athletic colors. The academic regalia you see before you today can be traced directly back to the beginnings of the oldest colleges and universities. In 1885, there occurred a widespread student movement in America to wear caps and gowns at commencement ceremonies. The graduating students seemed to feel a need for significant and dignified apparel for the occasion. By 1895, widespread adoption of a uniform code by 95 percent of colleges and universities in the country gave America its own distinct academic regalia. However, at any academic gathering, there usually appear regalia which cannot be fathomed by these guidelines. Some of these may be from foreign universities; others are from those American institutions that have preferred to remain with the European tradition of allowing each school to determine its own costume. The result is the academic regalia you see before you today. The colors of the master hoods are as follows:

College of Arts and Humanities

DISCIPLINE ............................................................................................................................... COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Creative Writing ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Brown Digital Media.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Brown Emerging Media ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Brown English ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ White Film ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Brown Foreign Languages ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... White History ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... White Interactive Entertainment .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... White Music ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Pink Spanish ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... White Teaching English as Second Language ................................................................................................................................................................................. White Theatre ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Brown


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College of Business Administration DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Accounting........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Drab Business Administration .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Drab Economics ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Drab Management ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Drab Real Estate ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Drab Sports Business Management .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Drab Taxation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Drab

College of Education and Human Performance

DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Light Blue

College of Engineering and Computer Science DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Computer Science ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Orange Digital Forensics .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Orange Engineering .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Orange

College of Graduate Studies

DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Conservation Biology Professional ................................................................................................................................................................................... Science Gold Interdisciplinary Studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. White

College of Health and Public Affairs

DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Communication Sciences and Disorders .............................................................................................................................................................................. Sage Green Criminal Justice .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. Midnight Blue Health Care Informatics ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Kelly Green Health Sciences .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Kelly Green Nonprofit Management ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Peacock Blue Public Administration ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Peacock Blue Research Administration .................................................................................................................................................................................................. Peacock Blue Social Work .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Citron Urban and Regional Planning .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Blue-Violet

College of Medicine DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Biomedical Sciences ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ Science Gold Biotechnology ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Science Gold

College of Nursing

DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Nursing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Apricot

College of Optics and Photonics DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Optics and Photonics ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Aqua

College of Sciences DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Anthropology .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. White Biology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Science Gold Chemistry ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Science Gold Communication .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Crimson Forensic Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Science Gold Mathematical Sciences ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Science Gold Physics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Science Gold Political Science ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Dark Blue Psychology .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Science Gold Sociology ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... White Statistical Computing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Science Gold

Rosen College of Hospitality Management DISCIPLINE ................................................................................................................................. COLOR OF DISCIPLINE Hospitality and Tourism Management ................................................................................................................................................................................... Pineapple


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College Gonfalons The gonfalon originated in the medieval state of Italy as an ensign of the state of office. The UCF gonfalons designate the university seal, the various colleges, and the core values of The UCF Creed. The colors of the university, black and gold, are joined together in a UCF star common to all colleges.

The University Mace During the Middle Ages, the mace was an effective weapon in battle; but as newer and more powerful military arms developed, it was transformed into a symbol of authority. The earliest ceremonial maces were borne by bodyguards of 12th Century English and French kings. By the end of the 16th Century, they were used widely by officials of English cities and towns. Today, the ceremonial mace is found in the British Houses of Parliament and is frequently carried in ecclesiastical processions and in university convocations and commencement ceremonies. The mace incorporates two symbols identified with the University of Central Florida. The top is cast in the shape of the star found over the Pegasus in the UCF emblem. Inside the star is a reproduction of the “Flame of Hope” sculpture near the UCF library. The mace is cast in bronze with three bronze UCF emblems inlaid at the crest of the rosewood staff. The center of the staff is engraved with the names of the presidents of UCF. The creation of UCF’s mace was a collective effort by UCF art professor Jagdish Chavda, sculptor David Cambia, and wood craftsman David Conway.

The Presidential Medallion The gold medallion worn by the university president at formal and ceremonial occasions marks the president as a distinguished scholar and administrator, the highest officer of the university, and one who strives to uphold the twin tenets established by its founders: Accent on the Individual and Accent on Excellence. The medallion is embossed with the university seal showing the mythical Pegasus ascending toward a single heavenly star and the motto, Reach for the Stars. The seal serves as a visible reminder to each member of the university community to strive to reach individual goals. The president has been entrusted to maintain and develop an atmosphere in which these creeds can be realized. The presidential position represented by the medallion epitomizes the foundations and aspirations of the university that the president has pledged to uphold. As the only university official who can formally award a degree, the president recognizes the graduates for meeting the standards of excellence set by the university and for reaching the point from which new ventures begin. From the presentation of the first medallion in 1968 to charter President Charles Millican to the one worn today, the Presidential Medallion has remained a symbol of academic leadership and the legacy of those pioneers who launched a unique experiment in higher education.


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Honorary Degrees Awarded

December 1969 Kurt H. Debus, Doctor of Engineering Science

William H. Dial, Doctor of Commercial Science

June 1970 John W. Young, Doctor of Applied Sciences

March 1973 Louis C. Murray, Doctor of Public Service

August 1974 Fred C. Clayton, Doctor of Professional

Engineering

August 1978 Richard F. Livingston,

Doctor of Business Administration

June 1979 Albert F. Hegenberger,

Doctor of Engineering Science

Lee R. Scherer, Doctor of Engineering Science

December 1979 Joseph Daniel Duffey, Doctor of Humane Letters

June 1980 Thelma Vivian Jackson Dudley,

Doctor of Humanities

Howard Phillips, Doctor of Public Service

December 1981 Gene Burns, Master of Letters

April 1982 Andrew Duda, Jr., Doctor of Agricultural Service

Ferdinand Duda, Doctor of Agricultural Service

John Duda, Doctor of Agricultural Service

Robert J. Whalen, Doctor of Engineering Science

July 1982 Mary Jo Davis, Doctor of Public Service

William E. Davis, Doctor of Public Service

December 1982 Joseph A. Boyd, Doctor of Engineering Science

July 1983 J. W. Hubler, Doctor of Engineering Science

Charles Wadsworth, Doctor of Public Service

December 1984 Allan E. Gotieb, Doctor of Laws

May 1985 George J. Becker, Jr., Doctor of Public Service

Jerry Collins, Doctor of Public Service

D. Robert Graham, Doctor of Public Service

Walter O. Lowrie, Doctor of Engineering Science

William C. Schwartz, Doctor of Engineering

Science

March 1986 Isaac Bashevis Singer, Doctor of Letters

October 1988 Elie Wiesel, Doctor of Letters

December 1988 Sven Caspersen, Doctor of Engineering Science

John D. Holloway, Doctor of Public Service

Wolfgang-Detlef Petri,

Doctor of Commercial Science

May 1989 Frank M. Hubbard, Doctor of Public Service

David Albertson, Doctor of Humane Letters

William S. Jenkins, Doctor of Humane Letters

James C. Robinson, Doctor of Public Service

Charles N. Millican, Doctor of Laws

May 1990 Helen Harris Perlman, Doctor of Humane Letters

Thaddeus Seymour, Doctor of Letters

May 1991 Roald Hoffman, Doctor of Science

May 1992 Robert Bryan, Doctor of Humane Letters

May 1993 Buell G. Duncan, Jr., Doctor of Commercial

Science

May 1995 Norman R. Augustine, Doctor of Engineering

Science

December 1995 Jesse Stone, Doctor of Humane Letters

April 1996 Nicolaas Bloembergen, Doctor of Science

December 1996 Richard A. Nunis, Doctor of Public Service

May 1997 Maxwell C. King, Doctor of Public Service

Joe R. Lee, Doctor of Commercial Science

August 1998 Trevor Colbourn, Doctor of Humane Letters

December 1998 Linda W. Chapin, Doctor of Public Service

December 1999 Oscar Arias, Doctor of Humane Letters

Reubin Askew, Doctor of Public Service

Desmond Tutu, Doctor of Humane Letters

May 2000 Lotfi Zadeh, Doctor of Science

May 2001 James Bacchus, Doctor of Public Services

Richard M. Karp, Doctor of Science

Joseph F. Traub, Doctor of Science

LeRoy T. Walker, Sr., Doctor of Public Service

May 2002 Richard M. DeVos, Sr.,

Doctor of Commercial Science

October 2002 Albert Burnett, Doctor of Commercial Science

Nancy Burnett, Doctor of Commercial Science

December 2002 Robert E. Kahn, Doctor of Science

December 2004 G. Vince Amico, Doctor of Science

Lester Mandell, Doctor of Commercial Science

May 2005 Harriet Elam-Thomas, Doctor of Public Service

March 2006 Anibel Acevedo Vila, Doctor of Public Science

December 2006 Rita Bornstein, Doctor of Humane Letters

May 2007 Charles Hard Townes, Doctor of Science

December 2008 Robert Vander Weide, Doctor of Commerce

May 2009 Howard Lance, Doctor of Science

December 2009 Jerry S. Roth, Doctor of Commercial Science

December 2011 James A. Hinson, Doctor of Public Service

December 2012 Sanford Shugart, Doctor of Humane Letters

May 2013 William Jefferson Clinton, Doctor of Humane

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Michael M. Crow, Doctor of Humane Letters

August 2014 Judith A. Albertson, Doctor of Humane Letters

Phyllis A. Klock, Doctor of Commercial Science

December 2014 Alan Ginsburg, Doctor of Public Service

Richard Walsh, Doctor of Commercial Science

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Degrees Conferred

B.A. Bachelor of Arts B.A.B.A. Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration B.A.S. Bachelor of Applied Science B.Des Bachelor of Design in Architecture B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts B.M. Bachelor of Music B.M.E. Bachelor of Music Education B.S. Bachelor of Science B.S.As.E. Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering B.S.B.A. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration B.S.C.E. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering B.S.Cp.E. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering B.S.ConE Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering B.S.E.E. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering B.S.E.E.T. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology B.S.E.T. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology B.S.Env.E. Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering B.S.I.E. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering B.S.M.E. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering B.S.N. Bachelor of Science in Nursing B.S.P.S.E. Bachelor of Science in Photonic Science and Engineering B.S.W. Bachelor of Social Work D.N.P. Doctor of Nursing Practice D.P.T. Doctor of Physical Therapy Ed.D. Doctor of Education Ed.S. Education Specialist M.A. Master of Arts

M.A.A.E. Master of Arts in Applied Economics M.A.T. Master of Arts in Teaching M.P.A. Master of Public Administration M.B.A. Master of Business Administration M.D. Doctor of Medicine M.Ed. Master of Education M.F.A. Master of Fine Arts M.N.M. Master of Nonprofit Management M.S. Master of Science M.S.A. Master of Science in Accounting M.S.A.E. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering M.S.B.M. Master of Sports Business Management M.S.C.E. Master of Science in Civil Engineering M.S.Cp.E. Master of Science in Computer Engineering M.S.E.E. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering M.S.Env.E. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering M.S.I.E. Master of Science in Industrial Engineering M.S.M. Master of Science in Management M.S.M.E. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering M.S.M.S.E. Master of Science in Material Science and Engineering M.S.N. Master of Science in Nursing M.S.R.E. Master of Science in Real Estate M.S.T. Master of Science in Taxation M.S.W. Master of Social Work Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy

Diploma Distribution Information Approximately 6-10 weeks after commencement, all baccalaureate, education specialists, and master’s degree diplomas will be mailed to the address indicated on the student’s Intent to Graduate form. To update their diploma mailing addresses, undergraduate students should contact the Registrar’s Office, and master’s students should contact the College of Graduate Studies. For additional information, undergraduate students should call the Registrar’s Office at 407-823-3100. Graduate students should contact the College of Graduate Studies at 407-823-4132. Congratulations, graduates!

Lost and found items may be turned in or claimed at Guest Services, located at the main entrance on the second level. All University of Central Florida campus activities, events, programs, and facilities are available to all

students of any race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veterans’ status with due respect to law and the university’s philosophy of respect

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UCF ALMA MATER

All hail to Alma Mater whose banner black and gold,

Will wave in fame and splendor as the passing years unfold.

May loyalty and friendship, within our hearts unite,

And light the star to guide us ever upward in our flight.

With honor and affection our friendship will renew,

We sing of thee our Alma Mater ever true.


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THE UCF CREEDIntegrIty, scholarshIp, communIty,

creatIvIty, and excellence are the core

values that guIde our conduct,performance, and decIsIons.

IntegrItyI wIll practIce and defend academIc

and personal honesty.

scholarshIpI wIll cherIsh and honor learnIng as

a fundamental purpose of my membershIp

In the ucf communIty.

communItyI wIll promote an open and

supportIve campus envIronment by

respectIng the rIghts and contrIbutIons

of every IndIvIdual.

creatIvItyI wIll use my talents to enrIch the

human experIence.

excellenceI wIll strIve toward the hIghest

standards of performance In any

endeavor I undertake.

College of Optics and PhotonicsThe striking multifaceted relief captures the spirit of the Age of Light and epitomizes the science and technology of the College of Optics and Photonics

uence in the 21st Century.

ce of Undergraduate StudiesThe O�ce of Undergraduate Studies provides the foundation, vision, and leadership necessary for students to reach their academic potential and to prepare for the steps, challenges, and rewards of lifelong learning.

College of Graduate StudiesLeadership, research, and service empower graduate students in the division’s quality learning environment. The doctoral cap, hood, and gown epitomize the highest achievement for the College of Graduate Studies.

College of SciencesScience seeks to explain how the world works— living organisms, the physical world, peoplein groups, and people as individuals. Just as a microscope gives a way to look at objects otherwisetoo small to see, so the tools of scienti�c inquirylet us observe nature in its many aspects.

Rosen College of Hospitality ManagementThe central fountain, framed by Mediterranean arches, has come to symbolize the Rosen College of Hospitality Management’s state-of-the-art campus and its standard of excellence for the industry.

College of Arts and HumanitiesThe senses of sight, sound, and sensation are transformed by spirit and creativity into meaningful diverse forms of expression in the College of Arts and Humanities.

College of Education andHuman Performance

nitive symbol of education and knowledge for centuries. And for the College of Education, a galaxy of encircling stars serves as a shining example of diverse opportunities for learning.

College of MedicineThe Rod of Aesculapius, serpent entwined around

, is an ancient Greek symbol associated with healing the sick. The rod topped by the UCF Flame of Hope is spiraled with the DNA’s double helix to form the symbol for the College of Medicine.

College of Business AdministrationFamiliar symbols elicit world marketplace

nance for the College of Business Administration with its innovative curriculum, state-of-the-art facilities, and nationally recognized programs.

airsAcademic programs in the College of Health and

airs are bound together by a shared sense of purpose—to serve communities and contribute knowledge that improves the quality of life of citizens.

College of Engineering and Computer ScienceThe Space Transportation System symbolizes

c feats ever achieved and epitomizes the spirit of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

College of NursingThe spirit of the College of Nursing is conveyed by images that symbolize caring, knowledge, and leadership.

Gonfalons Symbolize the Spirit of the University of Central Florida

The Burnett Honors College ame

symbolizes The Burnett Honors College’s mission to foster honor and passion for lifelong learning.

The UCF CreedIntegrity, scholarship, community, creativity, and excellence are the core values that guide the university’s conduct, performance, and decisions.

This commencement program will be available at http://commencement.ucf.edu/2015/summer/archivefor download as a PDF beginning Monday, August 10, 2015.

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