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C o m m e n C e m e n t

May 10, 2016

10 a.m.Michael J. Coles College of Business College of Science and Mathematics

3 p.m.College of Architecture and Construction Management

College of Computing and Software EngineeringSouthern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

7 p.m.Graduate College

K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- S E V E N T H C O M M E N C E M E N T


May 10, 201610 a.m.

Daniel S. Papp, PresidentPresiding

PRELUDE David Kehler, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand as the processional beginsand remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem.

PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Tom Crawford Bagpiper Ana-Maria Croicu Chief Faculty Marshal

NATIONAL ANTHEM Emily Crisp The Star-Spangled Banner and Audience John Stafford Smith Francis Scott Key, Lyrics

TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVES James Chris Pike Deborah Pike

WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Brian Kemp Georgia Secretary of State

PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael J. Coles College of Business Kathy Schwaig, Dean College of Science and Mathematics Mark R. Anderson, Dean

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Daniel S. Papp, President Kim West, Associate Vice President and University Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Daniel S. Papp, President

ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Michael E. Russell, Master of Accounting ‘92

ALMA MATER Emily Crisp Gaudeamus Igitur and Audience Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82

RECESSIONAL Tom Crawford, Bagpiper Scotland the Brave

POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

The audience is requested to stand and remain standing throughout the recessional.

O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- S E V E N T H C O M M E N C E M E N T


Brian Kemp has been Georgia Secretary of

State since January 2010. Among the office’s wide-

ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is

charged with conducting secure, accessible and

fair elections, the registration of corporations,

the oversight and regulation of securities and the

administration of professional license holders.

As Georgia’s Chief Elections Administrator,

Kemp has restructured delivery of numerous

services to more closely align with the needs of

constituents by digitizing interactions between

the agency and voters and has established

Georgia as a national model for election security.

Kemp achieved significant victories for the

protection of election security when he filed suit

against the U.S. Department of Justice to obtain

preclearance of Georgia’s verification system

for new voter registration applicants, which

includes citizenship. Kemp also implemented the

Stop Voter Fraud website so citizens can report

questionable election-related activity online or by

calling the Secretary of State’s Voter Fraud Hotline.

He established the Secretary of State’s Election

Advisory Council, composed of experienced

election officials and leaders from across the state.

During his career, Kemp has helped found

and develop many small businesses. Among his

numerous business interests, he is the owner of

Kemp Properties, a small business specializing in

real estate investments and property management.

He served in the Georgia State Senate

from 2002 to 2006. Kemp served in committee

leadership roles including Chair of Public Safety

& Homeland Security and Vice-Chair of Higher

Education.

Kemp, a lifelong resident of Athens, is a

graduate of Clarke Central High School and of the

University of Georgia, where he earned a Bachelor

of Science in Agriculture.

He is married to the former Marty Argo of

Athens. They are the parents of three daughters

and are actively involved in various school

activities with their children and various charities.

The Kemps are active members of Emmanuel

Episcopal Church in Athens.

May 10, 2016 SPEaKERBrian Kemp

Georgia Secretary of State

C A N D I D A T E S F O R G R A D U A T I O N C A N D I D A T E S F O R G R A D U A T I O N

*CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE

K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE of BUSINESS

BACHELOR of BUSINESSADMINISTRATION

Nusaiba Abdulhamid Abdulgader* Management

Hamed Abdullah FinanceAbdullam Abdurassulov** AccountingDylan Warner Adcock ManagementEmmanuel Addae Information Security and AssuranceLila S. Akilan ManagementTaiwo Doyinsayo Akinmurele FinanceTevin Devonne Akpoborie* MarketingIsely Alba MarketingAli Kheder Algamdi International BusinessDerrell Antonio Allen AccountingCrystal Elizabeth Allinger ManagementJasmin Andelija FinanceAlissa Lyn Anderson** ManagementJacquelyn Suzanne Anderson** AccountingSonny Chase Anderson AccountingDaniel Steven Arnold MarketingDaniela Jaime Arreola** AccountingJacob Christian Askren Information SystemsJessica Nicole Bailey AccountingJames Francis Balkcom AccountingRoss Ball** Information SystemsKeenan Andre Banks** Information SystemsDana Barr Economics

Rashed Malik Barton Information SystemsJesus A. Bastardo International BusinessChelsea Janaé Beadles ManagementAlexei Brian Bennett* International BusinessAriel Ryan Benton AccountingChristian Gentry Berger AccountingMatthew Brandon Best FinanceHaylie Elise Billingsley Information SystemsBurt Bryan Blackwell Information SystemsColton Tanner Blake MarketingMorgan Blalock* AccountingAtalie J. Bland ManagementGerard Blanding, Jr. EconomicsIsabel Ann Blessing** MarketingClara Drew Bloch AccountingStephen Jeffery Bohannon MarketingTroi Alexis Bowen ManagementBethany Rebekah Bradford International BusinessLauren N. Bradford ManagementMichael Francis Bradley AccountingPhillip Martin Bradshaw International BusinessMartin Branick* ManagementDavid Deane Branstetter ManagementAshley Kay Brennan* MarketingGrant Hoyt Brewer** ManagementJulian Broche FinanceMorgan Taylor Brown Marketing

Gregory Philip Browne International BusinessSean Brundle* Information SystemsMeredith May Brunn FinanceBrandon Frank Burch AccountingThomas Ray Busby*** MarketingPaulina Uscategui Calderon AccountingEric Richard Caldwell ManagementJames Lamar Caldwell ManagementHannah Victoria Canning Information SystemsRuston Tyler Cantrell AccountingDavid Paul Cantwell FinanceEdgardo F. Carbone ManagementMatthew Forbes Carlton MarketingBrett Austin Carter Information Security and AssuranceJordan A. Carter* AccountingDaniela Carvajalino*** FinanceSteven Cassamajor Information Security and AssuranceIsabela Correa de Castro* ManagementJose L. Catalan** International BusinessGeorge Lee Chapman, Jr.*** Information SystemsJenna Lauren Chapman ManagementJoseph Charles AccountingGladys Chepkirui AccountingRobert Austin Chiluski Professional SalesAlexander Chung Professional SalesJacob John Ciesla FinanceTheresa Jean Clark Accounting

Austin C. Clayton ManagementSarah Elizabeth Clemens AccountingGlen D. Clements MarketingClyde Emmanuel Saint Cloud

AccountingChristopher Lloyd Clough Information Security and AssuranceTyler Reed Cohen ManagementJennifer Lea Cole*** ManagementKyle Scott Cole MarketingJason Kyle Commins Information SystemsBenjamin K. Compton FinanceRandee Marie Comstock International BusinessJonathan Edward Ross Conwell Information SystemsJustin Jerry Cooper International BusinessCassandra Renee Cope MarketingNicholas Corn* Information Security and AssuranceJohn Winfield Coston, IV AccountingDebra Dalton AccountingNathanael Luke Dangar** AccountingSoumia Daoudi AccountingAdam Christopher Davis Information SystemsCharles Dylan Davis ManagementEric Bradley Davis AccountingConnor Scot Deagan* ManagementTravis Caleb Dean EconomicsYan Delovsky ManagementRachel Elizabeth Dennis* Marketing

Ronald J. DiMaio II** Information SystemsFatoumata W. Diallo ManagementMoustapha Diallo AccountingKristina Marie Dillon Information SystemsHeather Nicole Dobson ManagementTrevor Alston Dodge* MarketingTracy Alan Dorin MarketingThomas Scott Dowdy Information Security and AssuranceChelsea Rhiannon Dubelle MarketingBrittany Ann Duckworth MarketingJordan W. Duggan FinanceMark Sean Duggan AccountingHeather Renee Dunman ManagementEvan Joseph Duplain EconomicsRuthanne Katie Dyson AccountingHassan Anthony Easley FinanceZachary Ryan Easterling*** FinanceAlexander Orosz Edwards*** Information Security and AssuranceVictoria Allison Edwards MarketingDavid Ellard MarketingAbshul Aben Jarmaral Ellis International BusinessSarah LeeAnn Elsasser*** FinanceStuart Michael English Professional SalesArthur Ervolino* International BusinessJessica Nicole Fahey** AccountingErin Ellen Falb Marketing

Rachel Elizabeth Feltner* MarketingJordan Douglas Fernie MarketingStephen Gordon Fichtner AccountingRichard Michael Fiorillo, III* FinanceCasey Ray Fisher MarketingKevin Michael Fitzpatrick ManagementBrian Joseph Follensbee AccountingAlexander Foretich Information SystemsKarrah Shalyn Foster MarketingPerla Franco FinanceVincent Fraumeni MarketingKiara Janee’ Freeman* ManagementPapus James Freeman AccountingSakeema Imani Freeman ManagementJacob Bradley Freriks Information SystemsCaitlane Leeanna Fricia ManagementChristopher Glenn Froemming MarketingSavanah Rose Fullerton FinanceJacob Adam Gaither*** ManagementCarlos Manuel Garcia** ManagementEric Garcia AccountingWilliam Gregory Garner MarketingJerrad Cason Garrett ManagementRaegan Laura Gayles ManagementJohn Shannon Gazaway MarketingNicholas Benjamin Geter MarketingTessa Brianna Geyer Marketing




Marcus Joseph Gilliam ManagementRyan Thomas Glancy MarketingAshtyn Nycale Glover* MarketingVictoria Funck Goodwin ManagementDahemia Akilah Graham AccountingCalvin M. Graves ManagementCathy M. Gray ManagementDylan Reed Gray** AccountingGary Clark Gray** ManagementJames Tyler Green ManagementTanner Lee Green* ManagementNicholas Tanner Griffin International BusinessKristen Renee Grisham* MarketingJennifer Catherine Grogan AccountingThomas Hillyer Gunter, IV MarketingAbena Pokuah Gyasi Information SystemsJeremiah M. Halbgewachs*** Information SystemsWill Abdul Haley FinanceMegan Alexandria Hall AccountingSarah LaDonne Hammon AccountingMike P. Hanamean ManagementDaniel Conor Hance MarketingClifton Alex Handy AccountingAndrew Ian Harding ManagementAkiva Nicole Harper** AccountingLeigh Anne Chambers Hartrampf* ManagementKelsey Ann Harvey Management

Hernan Federico Hatem International BusinessBarret Christian Hayes ManagementBria Hayes ManagementMelinda A. Heibeck FinanceJoshua David Helmer Information SystemsThomas James Hennigan, Jr. ManagementJohanna C. Hernandez** AccountingLeslie Irene Herring ManagementLacie Elizabeth Hester Information Security and AssuranceJoAnn Hill FinanceJonathan David Hill** AccountingTia T. Hines** ManagementKiana Holman ManagementMcKenzie Scott Hope FinanceDarnell Kellee Hopson FinanceJacob Paul Hotinger ManagementSusan M. Hough AccountingAngela Marie Hovatter*** ManagementBruce Eugene Hudson ManagementJoshua Paul Huff AccountingHunter Thomas Hurst* International BusinessAminata Hydara** EconomicsJonathan Lee Hyland** FinanceIliyana Ivanova Ivanova AccountingSabrina Cartier James ManagementAlexander Matthew Jarrett Management

Hongbo Jiang** AccountingEric Anthony Johanos AccountingAnthony Lee Johnson** AccountingBonnie Louise Johnson ManagementElainey Monique Jones Information SystemsSamantha Justiniano* MarketingRyan Kane Information SystemsDaniel Zachary Keim MarketingRyan William Kembel FinanceTaylor Joe Kennedy ManagementTom W. Kersey AccountingJamal Khays ManagementKatie Marie Killian ManagementJee Min Kim** AccountingMin Jeong Kim FinanceJennifer Mary Kimling MarketingConner Harrison King* Information SystemsCaleb Kirby EconomicsKatie Nichole Knight MarketingRachel Nicole Knight AccountingCharlotte Mendel Kolesar** ManagementXixi Kong International BusinessLillian Grace Kosicki AccountingWilliam D. Krautsack ManagementTyler Ross LaFevre AccountingWhitley Brandon LaMontagne ManagementIrina Anatolyevna Labouz Information Systems

Barron Judd Lackey ManagementJennifer Shi Lai AccountingJoshua Lance Landis FinanceVictoria Brooke Lane AccountingAshley Holt Larrea MarketingKa Wing Lau* AccountingStephen Frank Lawandales FinanceEarnest Gene Lawrence, Jr.* Information Security and AssuranceConnor Eli Layton AccountingBruce B. Lee Information SystemsYee Re Lee MarketingChristian Michael Lewis Information Security and AssuranceQuentin Lindley ManagementJoseph Martin Lindsey** MarketingPatrick Taylor Lively ManagementKelsey Locke ManagementAmalia Londono* ManagementNicholas Long AccountingKarla Ivette Lopez International BusinessLorena M. Lopez ManagementCecilia Louise Lucking AccountingRadina Lukova AccountingPhilip Cyril Maliakal* ManagementMatthew Lee Maloney FinanceSaleste Avery Malpass MarketingThomas S. Manges** Information Security and Assurance

Lauren Tyler Maples AccountingLouis Maresca, IV Information Security and AssuranceAndrew Nelson Markesbery AccountingChad Patrick Martin FinanceDylan Joseph Martin Information Security and AssuranceSean Martinez AccountingMarcus Matkins ManagementChandler Kyle McConnell Information SystemsSavannah McConnell AccountingPatrick Sean McCue ManagementFranklin Lee McCullough, Jr. ManagementJustin David McDaniel ManagementKimberlee Danielle McEver* AccountingDavid James McGovern*** FinanceJohn McGraw Professional SalesMegan Claire McGuinness* Professional SalesAndrew Mark McKenna Professional SalesShannon Milton Shane McKenzie Information Security and AssuranceValerie Leigh Mendel FinanceWilliam Patrick Merritt*** EconomicsKayla Michelle Mewbourne FinanceDaniel Mimnaugh Information Security and AssuranceElliot Ryan Mitchell Information Security and AssuranceFelicia Danielle Mitchell Management

Yasmin M. Mohamed Information SystemsMartin A. Momtahan ManagementManuel Moncayo MarketingMarlon Moody Information SystemsBernard Morena International BusinessEmily Christine Morgan FinanceMatthew A. Morrissey** FinanceLeslie Ann Moss ManagementCrispus Nthale Mulu International BusinessGrace Murphy* International BusinessFakhria Mushfiq FinanceCourtney Nicole Musser* AccountingKeivan R. Myers AccountingJames Douglas Nalley MarketingEdwige Ndongmo ManagementMichael Nealer AccountingElizabeth Louise Nelson** MarketingNam Quoc Nguyen** AccountingRyan Douglas Nichols AccountingChiDozie Tennyson Nkemka FinanceAlibek Tursynbek Nurmagambetov EconomicsChilov Mukhammadaziz Ochilobv* AccountingJames Garrett Odom*** MarketingSimeon Abiola Olaomo Information Security and AssuranceCarlos Segura Oliva** FinanceSpencer Thompson Orlin Accounting




Diego Arturo Ortega International BusinessShantell M. Otis AccountingNia Nicole Owens** ManagementShenee Owens FinanceAudrey Owusu-Nketia AccountingJonathan Lamar Paden ManagementMonica L. Palm ManagementNeonila Panasyuk* EconomicsAlissa Marie Pazda MarketingRyan Matthew Penge International BusinessJavier Alejandro Perez International BusinessNatalie Elizabeth Perotti ManagementTroy Christian Peterson* Information SystemsRobert Philizaire, Jr. MarketingTaylor Nicole Phillips AccountingBenjamin Charles Pierson Information SystemsMary Ellen Pierson FinanceHeiko Amparo Pinero, Jr. MarketingJoshua Pittman FinanceScarlett Anca Popescu AccountingKyle Wesley Pritchett ManagementAlexandria Elizabeth Proffitt* AccountingKendrick Janelle Pulver** EconomicsWhitney Shenetha Rainey AccountingRichard Elwin Ram FinancePriya Pankaj Ramani*** MarketingJessica Lynn Rampley Accounting

Alisha Nicole Rancone FinanceBrandon Scott Rankin ManagementJessica Real FinanceMark Robert Reid, Jr.* AccountingTathata T. Revis EconomicsGarrett Lawrence Reynolds AccountingShane W. Rice Information SystemsChristopher Lyman Richardson Information SystemsAlexis Bianca Roberson International BusinessAshley Nicole Roberts** MarketingDavetta A. Roberts-Miller ManagementEsly Kim Rodas ManagementJorge Dela Mercedez Rodriguez, Jr. Information SystemsJohn Rogers Information Security and AssuranceElreque Ross AccountingMichael W. Runyon FinanceBrianna N. Russell ManagementCailen Michele Ryke FinanceSamantha Shavonne Salmon FinanceBrielle J. Salter ManagementCassandra Rose Sanders AccountingAustin Everett Sandifer Information SystemsMargarita Santiago ManagementJoao Lucas Dos Santos Pessoa MarketingJames George Scheu FinanceJohn Schilpp Management

Kolya Caspar Schubert International BusinessJacobo P. Sebastian International BusinessZachary David Sergio Professional SalesCarolina Serrano** AccountingJinal H. Shah** MarketingChristopher Frank Sheldon FinanceJonathan David Shirey* FinanceJonathan David Shirey* ManagementAnsley Brannan Sickeler* ManagementFritzbert Silmone AccountingMichael David Simpson, Jr. AccountingZachary Sims ManagementMatthew Michael Skelley ManagementJessica Danielle Smith Information SystemsKenneth Ray Smith FinanceLloyd Michael Smith AccountingLotoya T. Smith* MarketingTeayana Soleberry FinanceNicholas Henry Soltis FinanceTunde Sorungbe* Information SystemsVictor Soto AccountingAnna Elizabeth Speigner AccountingEvan Larsen Stack AccountingKristin Lea Stafford ManagementLeslie A. Stauss* ManagementJonathan Carlos Sulinski ManagementBriana Meshele Sullivan Marketing

Steven Paul Sutcliffe MarketingKaitlyn Marie Sutherland MarketingFaiza Syed** Information Security and AssuranceEvan Michael Szumowski EconomicsChelsey Nicole Tabakian MarketingJohn-Michael Teal* Information SystemsCarter Allen Tenney FinanceJake Thayer Professional SalesBrian Douglas Thompson ManagementSarah A. Thompson* FinanceRincie Maria Waithera Thuita Information Security and AssuranceW. Philip Tica* FinanceMaria D. Torres-Cruz AccountingAnthony Joseph Tortorici Professional SalesJimmy Tran Information SystemsReggie L. Traylor FinanceBethlehem Tsegay EconomicsNtumba Jeanette Tshimanga FinanceEmily Carolyn Turek AccountingBrett T. L. Turner ManagementJanaina C. Tyson ManagementJuan Carlos Mejia Valderrama International BusinessEdward Alfredo Valencia Information SystemsPreston Valencia FinanceShannon Jo Van Duren MarketingElizabeth Carole Van Minos Information Systems

Jared Robert Vance*** AccountingAshlyn I. Varvel AccountingMegan Nicole Veringa MarketingSpenser Kyle Vollmer AccountingBrett Wallace Information Security and AssuranceJermaine Elvis Walters Information Security and AssuranceKayla Brooke Waters* Information Security and AssuranceMarla Marie Waters MarketingStephanie Weber AccountingKiersten Lee Weddington* AccountingStephanie Weekes FinanceYves Olivier Bapper Well AccountingChristopher E. Whetzel ManagementWilliam P. Whigham AccountingAlexander White*** Information SystemsAllison Marie White ManagementThomas James Whitmire* Information Security and AssuranceCasey Deanne Williamson** AccountingTimothy Willis Information SystemsChristopher David Wilson Information SystemsChristopher Matthew Wilson Accounting Eric Deon Wilson Information Security and AssuranceJorge William Wilton** FinanceKendall Rae Winship Accounting

Christopher John Wix* Information Security and AssuranceKenny Wong Information Security and AssuranceKenneth Sutton Woods AccountingShannon Marie Wright ManagementStephon Kelvin Wright AccountingOliver Wronowski FinanceJoseph Gordon Yates** FinanceAdam Tyler Young** ManagementHunter Clay Young** Information Security and AssuranceDavid John Zeino* FinanceDavjd John Zeino* Accounting COLLEGE of SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS BACHELOR of ARTS

Wayne Dunn, Jr. Mathematics Education BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Cristian Sebastian Acero BiochemistryAmber Marie Adams BiologyAqsa Adnan** ChemistryKehinde Doyinsola Akinmurele BiologyGage Scott Allred BiologyWilnely Ana Almonte* BiologyOyi Amasiani ChemistryJoshua W. Andrews BiotechnologyEddy Halim Atallah** Biology




Kashif Awan MathematicsChristine Bethany Axt* Mathematics EducationNajia Bouchta Bacha** MathematicsAshley Baines BiologySavannah Lynn Bell BiologyPreston Emerson Bender BiologyKevin Gregory Bennett* BiologyMelissa Rose Bentley BiochemistryAnnalyse Marie Bergman BiologyKeith Patrick Blankenship* BiologyJoseph Zachary Bohler BiochemistryAndrew Thomas Bolt BiologyChance M. Boudreaux ChemistryLinda Marie Charlene Bouwmans BiologyStephanie Brassard*** MathematicsHollis Anderson Brewer** MathematicsAlec Parker Brown BiologyKofi D. Brown BiologyHaylei Bruno BiologyJoseph Patrick Burns BiologyJoshua Butler, Jr. BiologyBrenique DiamonSha Cameron BiologyBrooke Taylor Chagnon ChemistryWilliam P. Chandler MathematicsMihir Pravinkumar Changela BiologyAlice Jeemee Chon BiologyQueenetta-Tye Zalika Clark Biology

Emily Clay BiochemistryAshley Clayton MathematicsKelsey Ruth Clearman BiologyTifany Amber Coleman BiochemistryCharity Goss Comeaux BiologyJordon Compton* BiologyKendall Scott Cooper*** BiologyErin Elizabeth Corbin** Mathematics EducationMorgan Lynn Cornell ChemistryMichael Chandler Costley BiochemistryJustin Paul Cruz BiologyBlake Gordon Dahler BiologyAi Nahn Dao** MathematicsKatarina Dass* ChemistryJodi Mandley Davis Mathematics EducationAndrew Michael Dawdy BiologyTatiana Sonoma Dawson Mathematics EducationSamuel Adam Dean BiologyCourtney Candace Donoghue BiologyAlfie Jason Dowuona-Hammond BiologyKristy Joann Drape ChemistryKristina Marie Dukes* Mathematics EducationAllen Taylor Edge MathematicsMelissa Engelbrecht MathematicsLisa LaRee English BiologyDanielle Elise Ereddia** Biology EducationElizabeth Marie Ericson Biology

Jessica Lynn Ertel BiologyDiana Ruth Evans BiochemistryEsther Fabien MathematicsAmanda Marie Fagan** MathematicsGabriella Monique Fernandez MathematicsAdam James Fitzpatrick BiologyAmanda Mary Jean France BiologyKarly Beth Frye ChemistryMegan Nicole Gallegos Mathematics EducationBeza M. Gebremedhine BiologyReesheda Tamika Gilbert ChemistryJasmine Gipson BiologyMary Frances Gipson BiochemistryLinda Margaret Giuffre BiologyMarie Helene Gnoto-McCary ChemistryTristan David Goodrich** MathematicsAlonda Lizziann Gray BiologyAshley Elaine Green** BiologySydney T’sara Green** BiochemistryCristina Guerra BiologyJacqueline Renne’ Gustin Biology EducationKyndal Brooke Hammontree** BiologyJoenesha M. Hardman BiologyChelsea Amanda Harris BiologyJoshua F. Hashemi BiologyWanhua He MathematicsCody Allen Helms Chemistry

Garrett Lee Henderson ChemistryJoshua James Henderson* BiologyNicolas Arthur Herrett BiologyKamir John Hiam*** BiochemistryCrsytal Denae Hill MathematicsJordana Michelle Hodges MathematicsElish Alyson Hogg** BiochemistryGabrielle Elizabeth Holenstein* BiologyJason Timothy Horn** MathematicsChristopher Forrest Hughes BiologyGregory Austin Humble PhysicsMichael Jabir Hunter MathematicsLindsey Carrie Hyde* BiochemistryBenjamin Jackson BiologyBrian Jackson BiologyErika Christina Jaeger Mathematics EducationJeremiah James ChemistrySalvatore Richard Caleb Jerris BiologyTulsi Jetha BiologyKatlin A. Johnson MathematicsChristina Erin Jones*** MathematicsChristopher John Kelley ChemistryKatherine Anne Kemper BiologyMorgan Elizabeth Kennedy BiologySonaina Akhtar Khan BiologyChhunny Kheav BiologyIrina Romanovna Khiyayeva Biology

Jacob Andrew Kieffer BiologyMegan Wende Kinkella** ChemistryMatthew Kopsho MathematicsAbigail Osei Kuffour ChemistryNathaniel Olakunle Latinwo BiochemistryEmily Rebecca Law BiologyJames Alexander Law* BiochemistryDavid Lee* ChemistrySung Eun Lee*** Mathematics EducationShawna Lynne Lehman BiologySteven Charles Leopard MathematicsJessica Elizabeth Lim Sang ChemistryXiaonong Liu MathematicsMichael Lott MathematicsMary Alice Madden BiologyMichael Jonathan Magruder MathematicsMeechka Makeba Marcelin BiologyDontré Tyrell McCain MathematicsMorgan Nichole McEwen ChemistryMatt C. McInturff BiochemistryKatherine Marie McMahon** Mathematics EducationOlivia Maria Mendonca BiologyNeha Bahadur Merchant ChemistryJessica Jean Mills ChemistryCurt Andrew Misko, Jr. BiologySamantha Nicole Mitchell*** BiologyAndrew Francis Montalvo** Chemistry

Nasser Goltrand Hepi Ndasi BiologyRobert Lee Neal BiologySara R. Nease MathematicsBarry Sheldon Nelms** BiochemistryTyler Anthony Nicholson BiologyBradley Roger Norvell* BiochemistryShirley Ijeoma Nwokike** ChemistryTatiana Nzinkeu BiologySarah Ogoke BiologyFrank Opoku BiologyCody L. Padgett*** ChemistryBrittany Marie Pallaschke* BiologyJames Elwood Palm, Jr. BiologySamuel Laseter Parker PhysicsAdrianna Leigh Parson* BiologyKrupa Sunil Patel BiochemistryNauka H. Patel BiochemistryShraddha Sharad Patel* BiotechnologyDavid Lee Patterson ChemistryCory L. Peay BiologyAndrew Henry Petersohn** MathematicsHannah Marie Phillips* BiologyThomas C. Pilkey Mathematics EducationAlishia Renee Pittman BiologyWinifred Jeneé Pombert* MathematicsAlaina Powell BiologyAlexandria Shanece Prince Biology

C A N D I D A T E S F O R G R A D U A T I O N

*CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE


Britney L. Pugh BiologySandra L. Pullin-Schertler BiologyCasey Ryan Quade BiologyUmar Javed Rabbani MathematicsAlexandrea S. Ramsey BiochemistryGlenn Redd MathematicsTanvi Reddy BiologyEmily Gail Ridley** ChemistryMyles A. Robinson** ChemistryKirt Wendall Ronig BiochemistryKirt Wendall Ronig BiologyChristopher James Rose PhysicsKaitlyn Maureen Schmidt BiochemistryMaimuna Munas Secka BiologyKathryn L. Seed** BiologyTiffany Sharpe** BiologyJiyeon Shin BiologyJordan Alexander Simon PhysicsTiara Charmai Slaughter BiologyMarshall Zachary Sloan Mathematics EducationAdam Gregory Smith BiochemistrySarah Catherine Snow BiologyYoung Chang Song** BiologyWilliam Grayson Souheaver BiologyDylan Michelle Southern MathematicsSavannah Kay Spranger Biochemistry

Jingjing Sun BiologyFatoumata Yarie Sylla* BiologyNicholas Talley BiochemistryKyle Taylor BiologyBezawit W. Tegegn BiologyErica Brooke Tessereau ChemistryHeather Elizabeth Thompson ChemistryDrewry James Thornton ChemistryZachary Ryan Tipton BiologyNatalia Travis BiologyMelissa P. Tsai BiologyHyejin Um** BiochemistryDeidre Day Vandenbos* ChemistryFreddy Albert Velasco ChemistryFreddy Albert Velasco MathematicsKevin David Vizuete BiologyNicholas B. Wagner** BiologyKeng Man Wai** BiologyAmber Jeanne Watson** MathematicsNatasaskia Kardashia Wayne ChemistryAnnie Chalalai Webb ChemistryIkenna Austin West MathematicsJohn Michael White* Mathematics EducationStephen Cody Wilson BiochemistryBethany Hope Womack BiologyTyler Steven Wright Biology

Devin Mitchell Wymer BiologyKeith Tafadzwa Zinyemba Biology

Honors Designations

* Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point average or above** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above*** Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above+ HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only

Honors StatementStudents announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Ken-nesaw State’s undergraduate honors pro-gram and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary academic accomplishment.

Final Degree AuditsDegree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record.

Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or dead-line/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names.

Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered.


O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- E I G H T H C O M M E N C E M E N T


May 10, 20163 p.m.


PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor



NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner Emily Crisp John Stafford Smith and Audience Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Julie Kimball

WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Thomas Currin Dean, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Architecture and Richard Cole, Dean Construction Management College of Computing and E.K. Park, Dean Software Engineering Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering Thomas R. Currin, Dean and Engineering Technology



ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Frank L. Ziller, Computer Science ‘07


RECESSIONAL Tom Crawford, Bagpiper Scotland the Brave POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor


O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- E I G H T H C O M M E N C E M E N T


After completion of his undergraduate civil

engineering degree at University of Massachusetts

- Dartmouth in 1972, Thomas R. Currin honorably

served in the United States Army. This was

followed by enrollment in graduate school and

completion of a Master of Civil Engineering

program at North Carolina State University -

Raleigh. He then obtained a Doctor of Philosophy

in civil engineering specializing in traffic

engineering from the University of Connecticut

and obtained professional engineering licenses in

a number of states including Massachusetts and

Georgia.

Currin knew he wanted to teach engineering

as early as his sophomore year in college. He was

so convinced of this that in addition to taking

the required engineering courses he successfully

completed many courses in secondary education

and studied various teaching methodologies and

philosophies. Knowing that it would be difficult

to teach what one had not done, he embarked on

an extremely successful consulting engineering

career, which included the analysis and design

of numerous transportation projects throughout

New England and the east coast.

Having achieved his goals in the private sector,

Currin moved on to academe and preparing the

next generation of engineers. While teaching, he

has served as an evaluator and commissioner

of ABET, the primary accreditation agency for

engineering in the United States. The author of

numerous engineering education publications

and presentations since beginning his teaching

career 27 years ago, his current focus as Dean

of Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering

and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State

University is growing new engineering programs.

May 10, 2016 SPEaKER

Thomas CurrinDean, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology




COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE and CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

BACHELOR of ARCHITECTURE

Kier Kentrica Adams ArchitecturePaa Kwesi Marfo Amponsah ArchitectureTesfa-Wasie A. Ayana ArchitectureJamilah-Renae Bouges ArchitectureAmanda N. Burke ArchitectureLandon Hall Clark ArchitectureMichael A. Colanero* ArchitectureMichael Diaz ArchitectureNelson Everett Eck ArchitectureMatthew Tyler Ellis ArchitectureClifton Adam Figaro ArchitectureKrista Michele Goettig* ArchitectureAndrew Greene ArchitectureAng Jiao ArchitectureJay Ennis Joyne ArchitectureArselan Abhualy Lakhany ArchitectureMichael Lennart Martinson ArchitectureJonathan David McConnell ArchitectureJonathon Ingo Mclaney ArchitectureDaniel Gregory Milcheck ArchitectureBezawit Moges** ArchitectureNathan Cole Moyer ArchitectureDeepam Dinesh Patel ArchitectureKunal Vipul Patel Architecture

Kushal Patel* ArchitectureJames Logan Patterson ArchitectureZhenglong Qin ArchitectureChufei Qiu ArchitectureSantiago Ramirez ArchitectureJack LLoyd Delacruz Ramoso

ArchitectureLeslie Taylor Riddoch ArchitectureVictor A. Rodriguez ArchitectureEvan Bijan Saadat ArchitectureJessica Sanders ArchitectureMary L. Soley ArchitectureAsta Varneckiene ArchitectureDerek Roger Varnum ArchitectureJun Xu ArchitectureZeyu Zhang Architecture BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Taha Sharif Addow Construction ManagementDennis C. Barnette, Jr. Construction ManagementSamuel F. Cross* Construction ManagementJames Wesley Fishburne* Construction ManagementDavid Gonzalez Construction ManagementEvan Morgan Goodwin Construction ManagementMark Edward Hanson Construction ManagementIsaiah Donte Hillary Construction ManagementTimothy John Hudek Construction ManagementCharles Albert Liston Construction Management

Geoffrey Scott McLaughlin** Construction Management

John Morgan Page Construction ManagementVeryle P. Rosser Construction ManagementZainab Shekoni Construction ManagementRobert Jeffrey Shonerd** Construction ManagementDevon Vance Construction ManagementMontrece Williams Construction Management COLLEGE of COMPUTING and SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE

Christy Baker Information TechnologyRaage Barre Information TechnologyWilliam Terry Bond Information TechnologyFred Davidenko Information TechnologyChristopher L. Ealer Information TechnologyJack Baker Gadberry Information TechnologyEdet I Ikpeme Information TechnologyStephanie Renee Jeter Information TechnologyChaniece L. Jones Information TechnologyThong H. Le* Information TechnologyZafermehdi Momin Information TechnologyClinton Paul Nail* Information TechnologyShaun Riggs, Jr.* Information TechnologyJames G. Settle Information TechnologyTimothy Wayne Slayton Information TechnologyJarrell Frank Strickland** Information Technology

Bryan Michael Williams*** Information TechnologyMorgan McKenzie Willis, Jr. Information Technology BACHELOR of ARTS

Albert John Computer Science BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Micheal Adesina Adeyosoye Computer Science

Samradh Agarwal Computer ScienceDejan Ahmetovic Computer ScienceGhassan Mohamad Ali Computer ScienceSyed Hassaan Ali* Computer ScienceDeborah Amosu Computer ScienceDeion Anthony Computer ScienceMazdak Arzi* Computer ScienceBenjamin Ray Barish Computer ScienceEugene Mark Barnett Computer ScienceBrandon W. Bell Computer ScienceChad W. Benjamin Computer ScienceJoshlen Bennett Computer ScienceRobert H. Bercovic Computer ScienceVeniamin Berenych Computer ScienceElizabeth Anne Bevers Computer ScienceMichael Shane Bias Computer ScienceFrederick David Bingham Computer ScienceMonique Alexandria Bolton Computer ScienceWilliam Adam Brooks Computer ScienceYonel Najee Brown Computer Science

Samuel Louis Bryant Computer ScienceMatthew E. Bush Computer ScienceDwight Amilde Cadet Computer ScienceSteven J. Carver Computer ScienceErik Thomas Chesnut Computer ScienceRobert Justin Cody*** Computer ScienceOmar Mahmoud Damaj Computer ScienceSamuel David Darden Computer ScienceDhruval Darji* Computer ScienceDanielle Lee Davis Computer ScienceChristopher Stuart Dervan II Computer ScienceMartin Nikolov Dimov Computer ScienceDaniel Alan Duttenhofer Computer ScienceAlexander Thys Dykstra Computer ScienceAlexander G. Evans* Computer ScienceEtienne Kengne Fokou Computer ScienceBailey Lynn Fox Computer ScienceEljay Fuentes** Computer ScienceErik Sante Garcia Computer ScienceNaman Garg Computer ScienceAmine Teclai Ghilazghi Computer ScienceMichael Gwyn Computer ScienceThomas-Scot Kim Hamilton Computer ScienceTaylor Alexis Hearn Computer ScienceAustin Richard Hickman Computer ScienceBrandon Hopewell Computer ScienceKquane-David Ingram Computer Science

David Jerkovic Computer ScienceGregory Alan Johns Computer ScienceMarcus Tyler Judd Computer ScienceKenneth Ronald Kelsey** Computer ScienceStephen Michael Kennedy Computer ScienceKenneth W. Kingery, III Computer ScienceChristopher Stephen Kolnik Computer ScienceDalibor Labudovic Computer ScienceRobert Alan Lacher, Jr.* Computer ScienceRamona Lopez Computer ScienceDanielle N. Martin* Computer ScienceConnor Joseph McKelvey Computer ScienceMichael Scott Milord** Computer ScienceMehran Mohiuddin Computer ScienceAndres Javier Montoya Computer ScienceAndres Munoz* Computer ScienceEdward Wachira Mwangi* Computer ScienceMax Wolfgang Nakel Computer ScienceHouston Nguyen* Computer ScienceChukunyere Nlewedim Computer ScienceJeffrey Donald Norris* Computer ScienceDouglas Leonard Oakes, Jr. Computer ScienceBabajide Oke Computer ScienceOlawale Onafowokan Computer ScienceRavi Vijay Patel Computer ScienceHayden Maxwell Paulk Computer ScienceNathan A. Pelt Computer Science




Yuxin Peng Computer ScienceMarcus Randall Computer ScienceEvan Hunter Ross Computer ScienceChad M. Rush Computer ScienceAaron Michael Settle Computer SciencePeter Thomas Southwick Computer ScienceFelipe Spinolo Computer ScienceDavid Aaron Teal** Computer ScienceJason Christopher Thomas II Computer ScienceNathanael S. Thompson Computer ScienceNikolas Thompson*** Computer ScienceBrandon Thrasher Computer ScienceJason Lee Turner Computer ScienceManuel Alexandro Villanueva Computer ScienceMinh-Duc D. Vu Computer SciencePatrick Michael Warren Computer ScienceVance Austin Willbanks Computer ScienceMatthew Kent Wohlbach* Computer ScienceChaela Womack Computer ScienceMichael Hayden Womack* Computer ScienceJustin Ryan Wooten Computer ScienceAly Wright Computer ScienceDanial Zaid Computer ScienceTimothy A. Zuspan Computer Science

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in COMPUTER GAME DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT

Madeline Marie Beasley Computer Game Design and DevelopmentPhilip Evan Blankenship** Computer Game Design and DevelopmentJordan Brumbach Computer Game Design and DevelopmentMatthew N. Cabrera Computer Game Design and DevelopmentConnor Ira Cobb Computer Game Design and DevelopmentShawn Day Computer Game Design and

DevelopmentZachary Walker Ginn Computer Game Design and DevelopmentChane Grant Computer Game Design and DevelopmentCameron Ray Hebert* Computer Game Design and DevelopmentMatthew Hubers Computer Game Design and DevelopmentNicole Lynn Jameson Computer Game Design and DevelopmentJoshua Ryan Joy Computer Game Design and DevelopmentKenneth Lawson Lamb Computer Game Design and DevelopmentKevin Louis Markley* Computer Game Design and DevelopmentJustin Julian Morris Computer Game Design and DevelopmentDarren W. O’Neale* Computer Game Design and DevelopmentDevin Michael Orgeron Computer Game Design and Development

Robert W. Shonfelt Computer Game Design and DevelopmentSavannah Dawn Teems Computer Game Design and DevelopmentConnor Welborn** Computer Game Design and DevelopmentQuintin Lee Wright Computer Game Design and DevelopmentWesley Tyler Wright Computer Game Design and DevelopmentRyan Anthony Zappulla Computer Game Design and Development BACHELOR of SCIENCE in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Robert Glaser Archer** Information TechnologyMatthew David Bressette Information TechnologyAshley Brun Information TechnologyDaniel Thomas Foster Information TechnologyAhsan Mahmood Gilani Information TechnologyPatrick Hade Information TechnologySteven Hewatt Information TechnologyThiem Nhuan Huynh*** Information TechnologyDong Hwang Information TechnologyKristin Marie Jones Information TechnologyJustin Scott Kaufman Information TechnologyPeter Michael Luxbacher, Jr. Information TechnologyErick Makomere Information TechnologyMarius Anderson McNeil* Information TechnologyAuner R. Moncada, Jr. Information TechnologyAbel Antonio Morales Information Technology

Kishan H. Patel** Information TechnologyMelchior Simon Information TechnologySam Somon Solaimani Information Technology BACHELOR of SCIENCE in SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Mitchell Crayton Byrd Software EngineeringJason Alwyne Dyett Software EngineeringTrevor Dane East Software EngineeringKelly Johanna Fernandez*** Software EngineeringShaluvi Gautam Software EngineeringJoseph Andre Herndon, Jr. Software EngineeringDanny Lamar O’Neal, III Software EngineeringVishal Anil Patel Software EngineeringShunsuke Sato Software EngineeringWyatt T. Shaffer Software EngineeringMarcus Gabriel Smith Software EngineeringRyan Allyn Wraggs Software EngineeringShravani Yelakanti Software Engineering SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR of APPAREL and TEXTILES

Alishia LaShawn Anderson*** Apparel and TextilesHaddy Cham* Apparel and TextilesAndrea Marie Huot** Apparel and TextilesSarah Siler* Apparel and Textiles

BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE

Jamie Russell Alverson Manufacturing OperationsJaimila Bantenga Supply Chain LogisticsJi hoon Choe ManufacturingBruce Daniel Easterwood Supply Chain LogisticsVictor Ellis Pinkins Supply Chain LogisticsJuan Diego Rodriguez* Supply Chain LogisticsAaron Randolph Thomas Supply Chain Logistics BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Adegboyega Ganiyu Agboola Electrical Engineering TechnologyJames Claud Aiken** Mechatronics EngineeringIsain Alcantara* Industrial Engineering TechnologySaad Ansari Electrical Engineering TechnologyJeffrey Adam Baird Surveying and MappingArysha Kiara Baker Industrial Engineering TechnologyChristopher Baker** Industrial Engineering TechnologyErik James Baker Mechanical Engineering TechnologySeth Albert Bogo Mechanical Engineering TechnologyNujad David Bolivar Computer Engineering TechnologyJacob Robert Bowron Industrial Engineering TechnologyErik Andrew Boyd Mechanical Engineering TechnologyEthan Franklin Brown** Mechanical Engineering TechnologyWendell Bumie Industrial Engineering TechnologyJeffrey Chase Campbell Mechatronics EngineeringThomas Lee Chastine** Industrial Engineering TechnologyLindsay Michelle Cooper* Industrial Engineering Technology

Marshall Edward Cowart Electrical Engineering TechnologyJulia Callaway Daniel* Industrial Engineering TechnologyDallas Cole Daniels Industrial Engineering TechnologyJessie L. Davis, Jr. Industrial Engineering TechnologyMatthew Kyle Davis Computer Engineering TechnologyRobert Daniel Dickinson Mechanical Engineering TechnologyEthan Wayne Duke Mechanical Engineering TechnologyCorey Allen Evans Industrial Engineering TechnologyAndrew Lore Faulk*** Mechatronics EngineeringTimothy Daniel Fisher Mechatronics EngineeringAlexander Eugene Friedman Mechatronics EngineeringJames Edward Gamble II Electrical Engineering TechnologyMatthew John Garrelts Mechatronics EngineeringLayana George* Industrial Engineering TechnologyScott Carroll Gore Mechatronics EngineeringGerron Lloyd Green Computer Engineering TechnologyAndrew Ray Hammac Mechanical Engineering TechnologyCourtney Milton Henry Mechatronics EngineeringSean D. Henry Electrical Engineering TechnologyBraden Russell Hill Mechanical Engineering TechnologyPhu Hoang Computer Engineering TechnologyPaul C. Hollins Electrical Engineering TechnologyJames Henry Holton, Jr. Mechatronics EngineeringSaef Bin Iqbal Industrial Engineering TechnologySami Abdallah Itum Computer Engineering TechnologyJonathan Derek Jacobs Mechanical Engineering TechnologyWilnor Jean Electrical Engineering Technology







Swayze Tyron Johnson Industrial Engineering TechnologyMahfoudh Feruz Kayanda Electrical Engineering TechnologyAfsheen Sana Khan** Industrial Engineering TechnologyDimitar Kostov Kostov Electrical Engineering TechnologyMarlon Machado Mechanical Engineering TechnologyMichael Angelo Manicone Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDavid Kabiru Mathenge Industrial Engineering TechnologyColin Meier Surveying and MappingJason Patrick Merrick* Mechanical Engineering TechnologyEthan Bartley Messer* Mechanical Engineering TechnologyBrandon Ray Monroe Mechanical Engineering TechnologyGeorge Doyle Moore, III Industrial Engineering TechnologyPatrick Morgan Mechanical Engineering TechnologyRobert Munir Motiwalla Mechanical Engineering TechnologyBrittney N. Musser Mechatronics EngineeringVeronica Susan Nelson Electrical Engineering TechnologyHaroldson Noel Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAndrew B. Norman** Mechanical Engineering TechnologyRoger Coltan Palmer Industrial Engineering TechnologyBlake Thomas Parr Mechatronics EngineeringMaria Jose Pastene Industrial Engineering TechnologyShivam Patel Computer Engineering TechnologyNicholas Logan Patterson Mechanical Engineering TechnologyEthan Ross Pepin Surveying and MappingRachel Anne Petit-Bois Computer Engineering TechnologySarah Elaine Piga Mechanical Engineering TechnologyJarred Lee Prince Mechatronics Engineering

Jesse Ryan Reese Mechanical Engineering TechnologyRobert Anthony Reynoso Civil Engineering TechnologyShirley Mae A. Samonte Industrial Engineering TechnologyAntonio M. Sample Surveying and MappingAntoine Sams Industrial Engineering TechnologyNicholas R. Schulz Mechatronics EngineeringDaniel Ryan Silver Surveying and MappingNorman James Sims* Computer Engineering TechnologyJustin Cameron Sluder* Mechanical Engineering TechnologyDouglas Smith Mechatronics EngineeringRennel Decklan Smith* Industrial Engineering TechnologyJoseph Douglas Snyder Industrial Engineering TechnologyAlexander Eudohn Stephens Mechanical Engineering TechnologyMatthew P. Strauss Mechatronics EngineeringAgbor Thomas Tabi Electrical Engineering TechnologySonya Daniela Tejada Industrial Engineering TechnologyJustin Daniel Thernize Electrical Engineering TechnologyBriana Nikia Thomas Electrical Engineering TechnologyLloyaal J. Thomas Electrical Engineering TechnologyNate Thonnesen Electrical Engineering TechnologyChristopher Andrew Tranter Industrial Engineering TechnologyUdoukpong Albert Udoukpong Civil Engineering TechnologyIsrael Vasquez, Jr. Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAmanda Eva Warner Mechatronics EngineeringAllan Kan Waters Electrical Engineering TechnologyJeffrey Douglas Watts*** Industrial Engineering TechnologyAubury Ryan Webb, Sr. Electrical Engineering Technology

Jingwei Wei** Industrial Engineering TechnologyDerek A. Wolownik* Industrial Engineering TechnologyJerin Xavier Industrial Engineering TechnologyAndrew Yang Mechatronics EngineeringGeorge Young Electrical Engineering TechnologyMichael Yu Electrical Engineering TechnologyRobert J. Zaino** Industrial Engineering Technology BACHELOR of SCIENCE in CIVIL ENGINEERING

Vanessa Amaya Civil EngineeringScott Brandon Angel Civil EngineeringJamie Lee Archie Civil EngineeringBlake Armstrong* Civil EngineeringMatthew Lee Bemis Civil EngineeringLuis Brocq Civil Engineering Taylor James

Brownlow* Civil EngineeringDevonte Ferrell Civil EngineeringJoseph D. Gemuenden Civil EngineeringAdam K. Horton Civil EngineeringEdmond Bernard Jones Civil EngineeringKiki Kawesa Civil EngineeringYunji Kim** Civil EngineeringBenjamin L. Moss Civil EngineeringBenjamin Eric Nelson Civil EngineeringJared Cole Norton Civil EngineeringAllison Mary Frost DeWeese Paraense Civil EngineeringGregory Payne Civil Engineering

Scott Joshua Singer Civil EngineeringRussell M. Sloss*** Civil EngineeringShelton Jamal Smalls Civil EngineeringErika Kathaleen Swearingen Civil EngineeringStefka Ivanova Vacheva** Civil Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE in CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Andre` Lushawn Kirk Construction EngineeringRoshni Roseanne Lawrence Construction EngineeringJohn Davis McHugh Construction Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Jad Baaklini Electrical EngineeringTheodore Baende Electrical EngineeringCharlie Ray Beaver Electrical EngineeringDominique Wesley Carrington Electrical EngineeringMustapha Ceesay Electrical EngineeringJiaxin Chen*** Electrical EngineeringColton Lucas Cloud Electrical EngineeringAndrew Jonathan Combs* Electrical EngineeringWillie George Crimes Electrical EngineeringEric LaBrandon Crowder Electrical EngineeringAaron Demeter Electrical EngineeringAfzal Fazal Electrical EngineeringTewodros T. Genbere Electrical EngineeringMatthew Evan Ginn* Electrical EngineeringJoseph Blake Grizzle Electrical Engineering

Aaron Andrew Hankins Electrical EngineeringShaune David Hankins* Electrical EngineeringSyed Mahbub Ishaat Electrical EngineeringJeremy Quinterrius Jacobs Electrical EngineeringQiong Jia Electrical EngineeringLarry Kevin Johnson Electrical EngineeringDaniel Edward Jones Electrical EngineeringJoel Kabongo Kalamba Electrical EngineeringWilliam Colie Koster II Electrical EngineeringWeifeng Lyu** Electrical EngineeringEmily Elizabeth Manross** Electrical EngineeringCrystal Matheny Electrical EngineeringTaylor Patrick McDonald Electrical EngineeringRobert Joseph Palmer Electrical EngineeringDarius K. Pleasant Electrical EngineeringAmal Ragouba Electrical EngineeringRyan S. Robinson Electrical EngineeringDilshod Sayfiddinov** Electrical EngineeringJonathan Matthew Scherf Electrical EngineeringDiva F. Thomas Electrical EngineeringArthur A. Townsend Electrical EngineeringDuane William Wright Electrical EngineeringHao Yu* Electrical EngineeringJian Zhang*** Electrical EngineeringBashan Zuo*** Electrical Engineering

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Timothy Ethan Alexander Mechanical EngineeringEmerald Heaven Alexis Mechanical EngineeringKristopher A. Alonzo Mechanical EngineeringAndrew C. Babb** Mechanical EngineeringSawyer Richard Banet Mechanical EngineeringTrevor L. Barnby** Mechanical EngineeringMatthew Bates Mechanical EngineeringBrett Andrew Branton Mechanical EngineeringMatthew Robert Burkart Mechanical EngineeringBrandon Calderon Mechanical EngineeringMikahl D. Campbell Mechanical EngineeringAlfredo Santos Carbajal Mechanical EngineeringJonathan Charleston Mechanical EngineeringJames Michael Childers, Jr. Mechanical EngineeringMichael Thomas Conners Mechanical EngineeringNaji H. Daouk** Mechanical EngineeringOlivia DeJourdan Mechanical EngineeringBrent David Dion Mechanical EngineeringBenjamin Dean Dittmer Mechanical EngineeringEthan Locke Evans Mechanical EngineeringMatthew Donald Ferguson Mechanical EngineeringJames Harrison Firebaugh Mechanical EngineeringJennifer Michele Folden Mechanical EngineeringSamuel Horace Gantt Mechanical EngineeringEsayas Abraha Gebreab Mechanical Engineering




Seth Tyler Gunnells Mechanical EngineeringDallin Hall*** Mechanical EngineeringDemetrius M. Harrell Mechanical EngineeringHeather Gabrielle Hatcher Mechanical EngineeringJonathan Akil Hawkins Mechanical EngineeringKeith A. Hendershot* Mechanical EngineeringCharles Taylor Henson Mechanical EngineeringAlexander Hollis Hood Mechanical EngineeringChristian Steven Jones Mechanical EngineeringJayde Adrianna King Mechanical EngineeringCarter William Knight Mechanical EngineeringSanga Kone Mechanical EngineeringKristian Allan Lien Mechanical EngineeringWesley Tucker Maddox Mechanical EngineeringLawrence Leo Maramba Mechanical EngineeringScott Avery McCall*** Mechanical EngineeringGregory Miller** Mechanical EngineeringBrandon Cole Mullins Mechanical EngineeringVitalis H. Nwosu Mechanical EngineeringShane London Pitts** Mechanical EngineeringMiroslav Popov Mechanical EngineeringConner T. Richards Mechanical EngineeringFarhad Sayedzada* Mechanical EngineeringDaniel Richard Scott Mechanical EngineeringAustin James Sims Mechanical EngineeringDevin T. Snelson Mechanical EngineeringWilliam Larson Stafford Mechanical Engineering

Darius Thomas Mechanical EngineeringZachary William Tonsmeire Mechanical EngineeringJeffrey Phillip Turner, Jr. Mechanical EngineeringOctavio Viera Mechanical EngineeringRobert Wesley Volel Mechanical EngineeringDelbert Hao-Jie Wan Mechanical EngineeringWilliam Matthew Williams Mechanical EngineeringKyle David Wise* Mechanical Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE in INDUSTRIAL and SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Stephen Andrew Fields*** Industrial and Systems EngineeringJulie Ann Kelly Industrial and Systems EngineeringIvan Maciel Industrial and Systems EngineeringKyle Russell McDaniel Industrial and Systems EngineeringMir Asif Mohammad Industrial and Systems EngineeringMoliehi Mokoroane Industrial and Systems EngineeringTaylor Jay Sisson* Industrial and Systems Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE in TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Zachary Andrew Fullerton** Telecommunications Engineering

TechnologyMichael Macsadjo Telecommunications Engineering

TechnologyAsad Hasnian Naqvi* Telecommunications Engineering

TechnologyBrian Matthew Taylor Telecommunications Engineering

TechnologyDomingo Santos Urbaez* Telecommunications Engineering

Technology*CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE

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May 10, 20167 p.m.


PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor



NATIONAL ANTHEM Emily Crisp The Star-Spangled Banner and Audience John Stafford Smith Francis Scott Key, Lyrics

TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Scott Johnson

WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Belle Wheelan President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Graduate College Mike Dishman, Interim Dean



ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Steven A. Ellis, Political Science ‘03


RECESSIONAL Tom Crawford, Bagpiper Scotland the Brave POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor


Belle S. Wheelan, Ph.D., currently serves as

President of the Southern Association of Colleges

and Schools Commission on Colleges and is the

first African-American and the first woman to

serve in this capacity. Her career spans 40 years

and includes the roles of faculty member, chief

student services officer, campus provost, college

president and Secretary of Education. In several

of those roles, she was the first African-American

and/or woman to serve in those capacities.

Dr. Wheelan received her bachelor’s degree

from Trinity University in Texas (1972) with a

double major in psychology and sociology; her

master’s degree from Louisiana State University

(1974) in developmental educational psychology;

and her doctorate from the University of Texas at

Austin (1984) in educational administration with

a special concentration in community college

leadership.

She has received numerous awards and

recognition, including four honorary degrees;

the Distinguished Graduate Award from Trinity

University (2002), and from the College of

Education at the University of Texas at Austin

(1992); Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Most

Powerful Women in Washington, D.C. (2001); the

AAUW Woman of Distinction Award (2002); the

Suanne Davis Roueche National Institute for Staff

and Organizational Development’s Distinguished

Lecturer Award (2007); the John E. Roueche

National Institute for Staff and Organizational

Development’s International Leadership Award

(2010); and the AACC Leadership Award (2011);

the John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse Issues

in Higher Education for outstanding leadership

in higher education; and the Educational Testing

Service (ETS) Terry O’Banion Prize in Education

from the League for Innovation in Community

Colleges.

She holds and has held membership in

numerous local, state and national organizations.

Dr. Wheelan is the mother of an adult son

named Reginald.

May 10, 2016 SPEaKER

Belle WheelanPresident, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Commission on Colleges




+ HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 GPA + HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 GPA

MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE of BUSINESS

DOCTOR of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Fernando GarciaDissertation Title: Setting the Stage forIndividual Ambidexterity in Organizations: The Effects of Contextand Individual Regulatory Mode on Explorative and Exploitative BehaviorDissertation Chair: Rebecca Guidice, Ph.D.

Dana Lynn Eckerle Harrison+ Dissertation Title: Understanding theImpact of Information Quality on Customer Relationship ManagementDissertation Chair: Joseph Hair, Ph.D.

Shawn R. WilsonDissertation Title: There is More toWorking Relationships than Just Trust: The Moderating Role of Social Capitalon Formal Controls and Performance in Strategic AlliancesDissertation Chair: Rajaram Veliyath, Ph.D.

LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELLCOLLEGE of EDUCATION DOCTOR of EDUCATION

Monica Jeanne Doriney+Dissertation Title: An Analysis of Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of Mathematical Number Sense as Tested on the TIMSSAssessmentDissertation Chair: Lynn Stallings, Ph.D.

WELLSTAR COLLEGE of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES

DOCTOR of NURSING SCIENCE

Annette Joy Jackson Dissertation Title: Nurse Faculty JobSatisfaction: Development and Evalution of the Nurse EducatorSatisfaction IndexDissertation Chair:Dr. Patricia Hart, Ph.D.

Mary Beth Riccilli Maquire+Dissertation Title: Psychometric Testingof the TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Performance Observation ToolDissertation Chair: Marie Bremner, Ph.D.

COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES DOCTOR of PHILOSOPHY

Makda T. MaruDissertation Title: Conflict Early Warning and the Response Nexus: TheCase of the African Union – Continental Early Warning SystemDissertation Chair: Akanmu Adebayo, Ph.D.

LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELLCOLLEGE of EDUCATION

SPECIALIST in EDUCATION

Ashley Allgood+ Instructional TechnologyNicholas P. Amonett+ Instructional TechnologySharon Amonett+ Instructional TechnologyAshley Mallorie Barnett+ Instructional TechnologyLindsay Faber Barnette+ Instructional TechnologyEbony D. Bass Instructional Technology

Lindsay Kay Bowley+ Teacher LeadershipBrandon Bradburn Curriculum and InstructionKatherine Humbertson Burton+ Curriculum and InstructionRebecca Cahill Educational Leadership for LearningJonathan Lee Cartledge Curriculum and InstructionAnita Chan Educational Leadership for LearningJenny Chastain+ Instructional TechnologyGulshan Prem Choppla Instructional TechnologyDawn Compton+ Instructional TechnologyCassandra MacGregor Cook Curriculum and InstructionLeslie Williams Crawford+ Instructional TechnologyMichael Lee Crowder, Jr. Educational Leadership for LearningMarilyn Davis+ Instructional TechnologyChad J. DeWolf+ Instructional TechnologyDenise Michelle Dembowski Instructional TechnologyZulia Diaz Instructional TechnologyJames David Farmer Instructional TechnologyLeon Olney Fowler, IV Educational Leadership for LearningChrisie Lobrean Fuller+ Instructional TechnologyRe Tina D. Gray Instructional TechnologyAngela Elizabeth Greene+ Educational Leadership for LearningKenneth Hanson, Jr.+ Curriculum and InstructionGinger Archer Harper+ Educational Leadership for LearningStephanie Leigh Heard+ Instructional Technology

Candice Daniel Helton+ Instructional TechnologyJason Bentley Helton+ Instructional TechnologyNina I. Hollis Educational Leadership for LearningSean William Hutchison Curriculum and InstructionTakeebie L. Jefferson Instructional TechnologyEboni Chante Jemison+ Curriculum and InstructionChristye Dianne Johnson Instructional TechnologyCharneka Renae Jones Curriculum and InstructionNicolas Kemp Early Childhood EducationBrandon Thomas Keenan Special EducationGambria T. Lightfoot+ Curriculum and InstructionRobin Lynn Mathews Curriculum and InstructionSharon McMeans-Lukiri+ Curriculum and InstructionEboni Merriweather Educational Leadership for LearningShavaun Altamese Mincey Instructional TechnologyParecia Shan de Neergaard Educational Leadership for LearningJulie Norton Instructional TechnologyHelene Gelissen Peck+ Curriculum and InstructionAmanda Grace Pittman+ Educational Leadership for LearningLaNadia Rumania Pugh+ Instructional TechnologyFrank Claiborne Renick+ Instructional TechnologyValtika C. Rhodes Instructional TechnologyJill Lyn Rooks Instructional TechnologyAshley Danielle Sherman+ Instructional TechnologyTuqwan C. Taylor, Jr. Educational Leadership for Learning

Melissa Jane Thomas Educational Leadership for LearningCorey David Thompson Educational Leadership for LearningJeremiah Veillon Secondary EducationAmber Leigh Keith Vickers+ Instructional TechnologySusan Walker+ Educational Leadership for LearningQuiana Latese Washington Instructional TechnologyRachel Ann Wasserman Educational Leadership for LearningSuzanne M. Weber Curriculum and InstructionChristopher Keith Wilkinson+ Curriculum and InstructionGabriel Zaragoza+ Educational Leadership for Learning

COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE and CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MASTER of SCIENCE

Juan Antonio Franco+ Construction ManagementLala Faiza Mahdi+ Construction ManagementAlex Paul Templeman Construction ManagementJoe Vitale+ Construction ManagementMoges Abebe Wossene Construction Management MASTER of SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

Janelle Marie Gaines Master of Science in ArchitectureXilu Liu Master of Science in Architecture

MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGEof BUSINESS

MASTER of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Daniel A. Abad Master of Business AdministrationOlufemi Ayomide Agbato Master of Business AdministrationBunmi Akinnifesi Master of Business AdministrationBrian Christopher Albrecht+ Master of Business AdministrationJeffrey William Allen Master of Business AdministrationJennifer Loudermilk Allen Master of Business AdministrationJeffrey Rashod Austin Master of Business AdministrationLula Chong Baker Master of Business AdministrationKurt Matthias Barnes+ Master of Business AdministrationJessica D. Barron Master of Business AdministrationSaheed Bello Master of Business AdministrationTracy Renee’ Berry Master of Business AdministrationPankaj Bhandari Master of Business AdministrationLisa Michelle Borowsky Master of Business AdministrationNicholas B. Bullard Master of Business AdministrationAdrienne Elise Bush+ Master of Business AdministrationChristopher D. Campbell Master of Business AdministrationCharles H. Chang+ Master of Business AdministrationDmitry Cherniaev Master of Business AdministrationTimothy Mark Cochran Master of Business AdministrationChase Keaton Corder Master of Business AdministrationMartinique Nicole Davis+ Master of Business AdministrationDeirdre Dixon Master of Business AdministrationDaniel Draven Master of Business Administration





Lisa A. Duke Master of Business AdministrationNada Beth Encisco+ Master of Business AdministrationJamie Comer Ferrell Master of Business AdministrationHolly Campbell Firestine Master of Business AdministrationDennis James Foster, Jr.+ Master of Business AdministrationJocelyn L. Gadson Master of Business AdministrationRavikumar Gandikota Master of Business AdministrationNikki Renee George Master of Business AdministrationLauren M. Gonzalez+ Master of Business AdministrationWilliam Sidney Graves, Jr. Master of Business AdministrationClinton Montreal Gray Master of Business AdministrationChase James Green+ Master of Business AdministrationDennis Greenwood Master of Business AdministrationCorrie Lorraine Griffin+ Master of Business AdministrationJose Guillen Master of Business AdministrationDavid Paul Haas Master of Business AdministrationSteven John Hanley Master of Business AdministrationBrandan Demias Harris Master of Business AdministrationDaniel E. Hernandez Master of Business AdministrationTerrence William Hight, Jr. Master of Business AdministrationPaul David Hodum Master of Business AdministrationDerek John Holdway Master of Business AdministrationKyle Bradshaw Hudspeth Master of Business AdministrationYusupha Jabang Master of Business AdministrationBrandy L. Jackson Master of Business AdministrationMark Steven Jacobs II Master of Business AdministrationAndrew Johnson Master of Business Administration

Peace Akudo Johnson Master of Business AdministrationKevin Lee Kaiser+ Master of Business AdministrationDean Jermine Kelly Master of Business Administration Christopher J. Klock Master of Business AdministrationJared Francis Kranendonk Master of Business AdministrationSanjeev Kudesia+ Master of Business AdministrationMei Leng Kwan Master of Business AdministrationCarolyn Christine Lyden Master of Business AdministrationNatasha McFarlane Master of Business AdministrationWilliam Patrick McKenna Master of Business AdministrationCherie Monique McKinney Master of Business AdministrationDanielle Joiner McPherson Master of Business AdministrationMatthew R. Medley+ Master of Business AdministrationNalini Sanjay Mehta Master of Business AdministrationStaci Merriman Master of Business AdministrationMatthew Samuel Mitchell Master of Business AdministrationMichael Francis Mitchell Master of Business AdministrationStarlette Mosley Master of Business AdministrationMark Asher Myers Master of Business AdministrationSerena Newhall Master of Business AdministrationSerge Dominique Ngatta Master of Business AdministrationPenny Ann Nicholls Master of Business AdministrationJoanna Nichols Master of Business AdministrationLauren Eaves O’Bryan+ Master of Business AdministrationMads Oehlenschlaeger Master of Business AdministrationJoseph Paul Pace+ Master of Business AdministrationShamir H. Patel Master of Business Administration

Nicholas A. Pomponio, IV Master of Business AdministrationBrant Fitzgerald Robinson+ Master of Business AdministrationChristi Lynn Rodemoyer+ Master of Business AdministrationMauricio Rojas+ Master of Business AdministrationJohn Allen Roland Master of Business AdministrationBobby Harrison Rozier+ Master of Business AdministrationJayakrishnan Sadras Karnan+ Master of Business AdministrationScott J. Schneider+ Master of Business AdministrationMana Shafaei Master of Business AdministrationAbul Kalam Sheikh Master of Business AdministrationJeffrey Glenn Thurber Shields+ Master of Business AdministrationLudmila Kovalchuk Silva+ Master of Business AdministrationRawindar Kaur Hansa Singh Master of Business AdministrationKendra Nan Skellen Master of Business AdministrationLaina Esprit Smith+ Master of Business AdministrationMadison Bailey Smith Master of Business AdministrationMitchell Wade Smith Master of Business AdministrationRussell Travis Smith Master of Business AdministrationJoye L. Spears Master of Business AdministrationMegan Nicole Stephens Master of Business AdministrationNakeita Danielle Stewart+ Master of Business AdministrationJarrod Tafoya Master of Business AdministrationWilliam Lewis Tanks Master of Business AdministrationAntonio Taylor Master of Business AdministrationKevin Daniel Taylor Master of Business AdministrationYevgeniya Trofimova Master of Business AdministrationRadhika Tulpule Master of Business Administration

Praveen Kumar Vodela Master of Business AdministrationStanley Washington Master of Business AdministrationJacob Weiss Master of Business AdministrationNeCall Wilson Master of Business AdministrationDexter Caleb Woody+ Master of Business AdministrationJulius A. York Master of Business Administration MASTER of SCIENCE in ACCOUNTING

Gordon L. Barnett Master of Science in AccountingMiyoko Ishikawa Master of Science in Accounting

MASTER of SCIENCE in INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Christian David Allen Information SystemsNada Beth Encisco Information SystemsSteven John Hanley Information SystemsRenu Sureshkumar Ramnani Information SystemsLudmila Kovalchuk Silva+ Information SystemsEvbusogie Tumini Sogbesan Information SystemsGeorge Michael Sylva Information SystemsAn Dai Tran Information SystemsStanley Washington Information Systems COLLEGE of COMPUTING and SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MASTER of SCIENCE

Fabrice Ahebee+ Computer ScienceMounifah Kareem Alenaz+ Computer ScienceAmir Atabekov Computer Science

Michael Edward Barber Computer SciencePooja Chenna+ Computer ScienceVehbi Dragaj Computer ScienceSirisha Gaddamidi Computer ScienceDivya Gorajala Computer ScienceTracy Lamar Goss II Computer ScienceAmare Kassa Computer ScienceSean Chacko Koshy Computer ScienceLaith M. Matalkah Computer SciencePatrick Titus Muchirahondo Computer ScienceStephen Kihumba Ndiritu Computer SciencePablo F. Ordonez Computer ScienceMounkika Pendli Computer ScienceRamya Peruri Computer ScienceJohn B. Phillips Computer ScienceA Young Shin+ Computer ScienceMarcel Starosielsky Computer ScienceYugender Palaniyandi Subramanian Computer ScienceTianda Yang Computer Science MASTER of SCIENCE in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Hassan Riyadh Alhaddad Information TechnologySandeep Kumar Aluru+ Information TechnologyTejaswini Andru+ Information TechnologyKhalid Deoderick Ash Information TechnologyEric Alan Beichner+ Information TechnologyJames Walter Boardman Information Technology

Amber Nicole Bodiford Information TechnologyXavier Cheevers Information TechnologyTatanisha Childs-Skelton+ Information TechnologyDerrick Chisolm Information TechnologyDavid Charles Dewald Information TechnologyShweta Dubey+ Information TechnologyGerard Tchoumtchoua Foka Information TechnologyRamyasree Gonuru Information TechnologyPavani Reddy Kalluru Information TechnologyDaniel Chukwunwike Kwurue Information TechnologyBridget Lewis Information TechnologyAlfonso Madrid Information TechnologyEsha Mankad Information TechnologySindhuri Muddana+ Information TechnologyJohn Owens Information TechnologyManali M. Patil Information TechnologyRichard Hugh Damion Rhodd Information TechnologyArthur Eugene Rinberger, III+ Information TechnologyOlga Salomatova Information TechnologyBrittany Earlene Sheppard Information TechnologyPaula Jean Stadnicki Information TechnologyWilliam Shane Stanley Information TechnologySrija Surapaneni Information TechnologyTram T. Tran+ Information TechnologyKatie Melissa Warner Information TechnologyFarah Nazir Warsi Information TechnologyBarnard G. Youree, Jr.+ Information Technology





Joseph Richard Zazeski Information Technology MASTER of SCIENCE in SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Hyacinth Josephine Cunningham Software EngineeringCharles Michael Pearson Software EngineeringPriyadarshini Sambandam Software EngineeringChristopher Spencer Software Engineering LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELLCOLLEGE of EDUCATION MASTER of ARTS in TEACHING

Rebecca R. Baldwin+ Master of Arts in TeachingAngelique Benton Barnett Master of Arts in TeachingRoschelle LaTanya Bautista Master of Arts in TeachingJoseph Bracelin Master of Arts in TeachingAmanda Burke Master of Arts in TeachingAmy Chiang Master of Arts in TeachingMegan Ann DeVoss+ Master of Arts in TeachingCathryn Marcy Enzweiler+ Master of Arts in TeachingChristine Goslin Master of Arts in TeachingShih-Ping Harper Master of Arts in TeachingKatherine Elizabeth Henry+ Master of Arts in TeachingMadelyn Hernandez Master of Arts in TeachingJames Matthew Herndon Master of Arts in TeachingErica Hutchings+ Master of Arts in TeachingDeondrick Durrell Mack Master of Arts in TeachingChashaun Tiku Matthews Master of Arts in Teaching

Hannah Joy Mattson+ Master of Arts in TeachingChristopher Blake McIntire+ Master of Arts in TeachingYancey Dobbs Miller+ Master of Arts in TeachingJeanette Ilene Oduselu+ Master of Arts in TeachingJames Danny Osburn Master of Arts in TeachingAriel Marie Pellegrini Master of Arts in TeachingKristina Villa de Rey Master of Arts in TeachingJacob Dalton Robertson Master of Arts in TeachingMichael Justin Seymour Master of Arts in TeachingJennifer Ashley Shoulders Master of Arts in TeachingNicholas Phillips Singleton+ Master of Arts in TeachingCassy Lynn Smith+ Master of Arts in TeachingKaren Stratigos-Smith+ Master of Arts in TeachingKeyonna Sturdivant Master of Arts in TeachingJoshua Andrew Sumperl Master of Arts in TeachingSharay Thompson Master of Arts in TeachingSteven Mark Venable+ Master of Arts in TeachingRachel A. Walton+ Master of Arts in TeachingHeather Marie Wegenhart+ Master of Arts in TeachingEmily A. Whitaker Master of Arts in TeachingKim Ann Yates+ Master of Arts in Teaching MASTER of EDUCATION

Morgan Briana Akin+ Instructional TechnologyJan Anglade+ English to Speakers of Other LanguagesBeverly Darlene Atsma+ Special EducationMelissa Kellie Avery+ Instructional Technology

Aixa Josefina Avila-Mendoza+ Special EducationAmy Allen Bailey Instructional TechnologyMatthew Brick Special EducationMatthew Aaron Bryson Instructional TechnologyRhushanda Rushannee Burke+ Special EducationCaroline Jean Button Instructional TechnologyErica Christina Carrillo+ Instructional TechnologyKristen Cash+ Secondary EducationTracy Kienel Castleberry+ Instructional TechnologyMallory Lauren Childers+ Special EducationAngelene Collepardi+ Educational LeadershipJennifer Cone+ Instructional TechnologySonya Nanette Cordova+ English to Speakers of Other LanguagesMelissa Ann Crowder+ Teacher LeadershipMary Lynn Custer+ Teacher LeadershipAndrew Lee Dasher+ Instructional TechnologyShayla R. Davis+ Instructional TechnologyRachael Joy Duckett+ Special EducationMelissa Harris Dunagan Teacher LeadershipBrittany Dunkley+ English to Speakers of Other LanguagesLillian Galicia Teacher LeadershipKierra Gambrell+ Special EducationKrystle Nicole Garrett-Collins English to Speakers of Other LanguagesKristina Glenn+ Instructional TechnologyJohane Grammont English to Speakers of Other Languages

Brittany Selden Griffin+ Instructional TechnologyJeff Hofmeister+ Instructional TechnologySallie Elizabeth Holloway Instructional TechnologyLydia Renay Hordges+ Instructional TechnologyShelley Ibrahim+ Special EducationAshley Ann Jones+ Education Leadership for

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A P E R S P E C T I V EK E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

Daniel S. PappPRESIDENT

Kennesaw State University

THE COMMENCEMENT

Rather than an ending, commencement –– both the word and the ceremony –– represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion marking the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness and tradition. The ceremony of commencement celebrated at colleges and universities throughout the world has its roots in the scholastic traditions of the Middle Ages. It is an ancient, dignified and highly symbolic ritual of conclusion and emergence, a rite of passage into a new life.

MARSHALS/BATONS

Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as marshals and to assist with the ceremony. These marshals carry KSU batons — created for the inauguration of President Daniel S. Papp — as they lead the processional lines. Like the mace, the baton was originally a war club — though miniature in stature. The four batons, created by biology professor Bowman Davis, are hand-turned staff made out of walnut, featuring a hand-carved, stylized owl, complete with an ebony finish to reflect the styling of the mace. Gold and black tassels complete the batons.

THE DAIS PARTY

The dais party is the last group in the procession to enter the hall. The group consists of the president, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, cabinet members, the registrar, deans of the colleges and invited honored guests, such as the commencement speaker and recipients of awards. When members of the dais party reach their seats, the processional ends. The chief faculty marshal declares the candidates for graduation to be assembled and the ceremony begins.

THE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MACE

The honor of leading the academic procession as chief faculty marshal is given to a distinguished Teacher of the Year. Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as student and faculty marshals and to assist with the ceremony. The ceremonial staff carried by the chief faculty marshal of the academic procession is a symbol of the rich traditions of higher education. The practice of carrying a mace dates back to the Middle Ages, when the mace was designed to be used as a weapon. It was carried by a respected senior member of the community who was chosen to protect and guide the leaders as their group traveled through crowded streets. Kennesaw State takes special pride in its mace, which was designed by Patrick Taylor, former chairman of the Department of Visual Arts, and handcrafted on campus. The polished bronze

handgrip is actually a stylized owl. In addition to being Kennesaw State’s mascot, it is the symbol of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The globe near the top of the mace represents graduates going out into the world. Topping the globe is the traditional symbol of higher education — a lamp of learning, with a flame representing the quest for knowledge. A large bronze medallion displaying the university seal is part of the globe and the festive ribbons streaming from the crown that cradles the globe represent the university colors.

THE CHAIN OF OFFICE

The president of the university wears a gold chain and medallion around his neck, denoting the status of president and the presiding authority over the ceremony. The medallion bears the official university seal. The Kennesaw State University seal is an adaptation of the state seal of Georgia with Kennesaw Mountain in the background. M. Thomson Salter III, professor emeritus of art and a charter member of the faculty, designed the seal.

GONFALONS

The third presidential inauguration at KSU ushered in many new changes, including the academic gonfalons. Banners suspended on a crossbar, gonfalons are another piece of medieval history that have been incorporated into academic tradition. Originally designed by Holly Miller, the gonfalons were redesigned following consolidation to include all 13 colleges at Kennesaw State University.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The caps and gowns worn at commencement connect contemporary graduates with scholarly tradition that dates back as long as universities have existed. Clerics, ecclesiastics and scholars wore hoods or caps and heavy gowns at European universities during the Middle Ages. Beginning in the middle of the 14th century, scholars at English universities wore an academic costume of “bunge- and sand-colored habits.” A costume for commencement has been a tradition since the beginning of higher education in America. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume was created and a standard code of academic dress for commencements was adopted. It calls for the existing cap and gown (the traditional bachelor’s gown with long, open, pointed sleeves) and the master’s gown (with its long sleeves hanging down from the elbow) to set apart the graduates. The doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves, with three velvet stripes on each sleeve.

Daniel S. Papp has served as president of Kennesaw State University, Georgia’s third-largest university, since July 2006. Under his leadership, Kennesaw State has risen in academic stature. In 2010, it became a doctorate-granting institution, and now it offers 11 doctoral degrees, including two Ph.D. programs. In 2012, Kennesaw State was recognized as one of the top universities in the South; it was designated as a comprehensive university in 2013; and its First-Year Experience program was ranked for the 12th year in 2015 as one of the best in the nation. In 2015, Kennesaw State and Southern Polytechnic State University consolidated to create one of the 50 largest public universities in the country with more than 33,000 students. Also in 2015, Kennesaw State earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification.

Since Papp became president, the University completed its transition to NCAA Division I and launched a football program. In addition, the University’s infrastructure has expanded with the opening of state-of-the-art buildings, including a student recreation and activities center, an education classroom facility, a five-story science lab addition, a health sciences building, and a sports and entertainment park that includes an 8,300-seat stadium.

Prior to assuming the presidency of Kennesaw State, Papp served as senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs of the University System of Georgia from 2000 to 2006. In that role, Papp was responsible for system-wide academic issues, business and financial affairs, academic and business information-technology systems and strategic planning for the University System’s institutions. Previously, Papp directed educational programs for Yamacraw, Georgia’s initiative to become a global leader in broadband technologies. He served as interim president of Southern Polytechnic State University from 1997 to 1998 and as faculty executive assistant to the president of Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1997.

Papp was founding director of Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs from 1990 to 1993 and director of Georgia Tech’s School of Social Sciences from 1980 to 1990. He joined Georgia Tech’s faculty in

1973 as an assistant professor of international affairs. While at Georgia Tech, Papp was also visiting professor

at the Western Australia Institute of Technology; research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College; senior research professor at the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education of the U.S. Air War College; and visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai. In 1993, Papp was recognized as a distinguished professor at Georgia Tech, the first-time the honor was given to faculty other than an engineer or physical scientist. He has twice been awarded the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service medal.

Papp is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and received his Ph.D. in international affairs from the University of Miami. His academic specialties include international security policy and U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policies. He has authored or edited 10 books, including the biography of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk. He has published more than 60 journal articles and chapters in edited books.

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Since its founding in 1963, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. Kennesaw State is Georgia’s third-largest university, with more than 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students — nearly 5,200 residing on campus — representing 130 countries. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Kennesaw State offers nearly 150 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

A comprehensive university, Kennesaw State is dedicated to research, teaching and service and provides a unique blend of academic excellence, vibrant student life and world-class facilities. Kennesaw State has been recognized for its First-Year Experience program and as one of the most innovative universities in the region by U.S. News & World Report. The University’s nursing program is the largest in Georgia. Its nursing students are highly sought-after in the medical community and have some of the highest passing rates on the statewide licensing exam. The Bagwell College of Education is the second-largest producer of teachers in the state, and the Michael J. Coles College of Business boasts one of the top 50 part-time MBA programs in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

Since 2009, the University has awarded Global Engagement Certifications to graduate and undergraduate students as part of its commitment to expanding the global experience. Kennesaw State competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2015, the University’s first football team took the field, competing in the Football Championship Subdivision as an associate member of the Big South Conference.

As one of four comprehensive universities in Georgia, Kennesaw State poised to become a world-class institution.

K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T YK E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

DISCIPLINE COLORS

Maize: AgricultureWhite: Art, Letters and Humanities Drab: Business AdministrationRed and Gold: Chemistry Lilac: DentistryCopper: Economics Light Blue: Education Orange: EngineeringBrown: Fine Arts, Architecture Russet: ForestryMaroon: Home Economics Crimson: Journalism Purple: LawLemon: Library Science Green: MedicinePink: Music Apricot: Nursing Silver Gray: OratoryOlive Green: Pharmacy Dark Blue: PhilosophySage Green: Physical Education Peacock Blue: Public Administration Salmon Pink: Public HealthGold Yellow: Science Citron: Social WorkScarlet: Theology or Divinity Gray: Veterinary Science

HONOR SOCIETIESStudents who are members of honor societies at Kennesaw State University are eligible to wear the follow-ing designations of their respective society at graduation:

Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology – teal honor cord Alpha Psi Omega, Theater – blue and gold cordsBeta Alpha Psi, Accounting – red ribbon with medallion Beta Beta Beta, Biology – green ribbon with medallion Beta Gamma Sigma, Business – blue and gold honor cords Gamma Theta Upsilon, Geography – light blue stoleKappa Delta Pi, Education – green, purple and gold honor cords Lambda Alpha, Anthropology – white stole Lambda Pi Eta, Communication – red and white honor cords Nu Delta Alpha, Dance – burgundy and gold honor cords Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics – blue and gold honor cordsPi Delta Phi, French – blue and red honor cords Pi Kappa Lambda, Music – white and gold cords Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science – purple and gold honor cordsSigma Delta Pi, Spanish – gold and red honor cords Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing – orchid and white honor cordsSigma Tau Delta, English – red and black honor cords Tau Upsilon Alpha, Human Services – gold with royal blue letteringPhi Alpha, Social Work Honor Society – gold honor cord Phi Alpha Theta, History – red and blue honor cordsPhi Beta Delta, International Scholars Society – medallion with red and gold ribbonPhi Eta Sigma – black and gold cordsPhi Kappa Phi, all majors – gold, white and blue medal-lion with royal-blue ribbonPhi Lambda Upsilon, National Chemistry Honor Society – red and gold epauletsPsi Chi, Psychology – blue and gold honor cords Blue Key National Honor Society – blue honor cords Golden Key International Honor Society – gold honor medallion with blue and gold ribbons National Society of Collegiate Scholars, all majors – burgundy and gold cords

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJo Ann Chitty, ChairJames P. Dunn, Vice Chair-Chair Elect/TreasurerConnie L. Engel, Immediate Past Chair Hollister A. Hill, Secretary Steven I. CadranelMichael J. Coles Richard Corhen* Michael Harders* W. Ken Harmon*Donald Johnson Mitzi S. MooreSteven E. NicholsonDaniel S. Papp* Theodore L. Parrish Bob M. PrillamanCharles RossAndre SchnablRichard S. SiegelJ. Larry Stevens Trenton D. TurkLawrence D. Wheeler

TRUSTEESMr. Chester A. Austin Mr. Thomas N. Bagwell Mr. Richard A. Bennett Mr. Walton C. Bryde Mr. Steven I. Cadranel Mrs. Jo Ann ChittyMr. Thomas E. Clendenin Dr. Michael J. ColesMr. Richard Corhen Mr. Donald E. Davidson Mr. Stephen W. Dils Mr. James P. Dunn Dr. Stanley H. Dysart Ms. Connie L. EngelMr. Kirk M. Gadebusch Mr. Michael Harders Dr. W. Ken HarmonMr. William M. HayesMr. Daryle J. Higginbotham Ms. Hollister A. HillMr. Frank M. HowardMr. Thomas W. Hughes Mr. Clark F. Hungerford Mr. I. Barry Hyman Mr. Donald JohnsonMr. G. Donald Johnson Mr. T. Fitz JohnsonMr. Scott C. Johnston Mr. Douglas E. Jones Mr. George W. Kalafut Ms. Julie KimballMr. Lawrence P. Kraska Mr. William G. Lako, Jr. Mrs. Ellen E. Langford Mr. Shepherd D. Long Mr. Ben L. LooperMrs. Janie S. Maddox Mrs. Judith Moen StanleyMrs. Mitzi S. Moore

Mr. Steven E. Nicholson Mr. J. Samuel O’BriantMr. Nicholas S. PapleacosDr. Daniel S. PappMr. Theodore L. Parrish Mrs. Deborah H. PikeMr. J. Chris PikeDr. Bob M. Prillaman Mr. Norman J. Radow Mr. Dan L. Rakestraw Mr. Charles RossMr. Andre SchnablMr. Charles T. Sharbaugh Mr. Douglas ShoreMr. Richard S. SiegelMr. J. Larry Stevens Mr. Dennis B. Story Ms. Carol B. Tome Mr. Trenton D. Turk Dr. Nnaoke UfereMr. Ralph W. Walker, III Mr. Robert K. Walsh, Jr. Mr. Lawrence D. Wheeler Mr. Mark L. Williams

TRUSTEES EMERITI Mr. Jonathan F. Anderson Mr. Jonathan F. Anderson Mr. Brent D. Armstrong Mr. H. Neil Barfield Mr. Fred D. Bentley, Sr. Ms. Sarah C. BrownMr. Kenneth W. Cannestra Mr. Dennis CooperMr. Stevan H. Crew Mr. Jack A. DinosMr. William B. Dunaway Ms. Jo Ann A. Durham Ms. Nina C. FreyMr. James E. Henderson Mr. Thomas E. HillHonorable P. Harris Hines Mr. Richard L. Holmes Mr. Mark R. KirkSenator Mack F. Mattingly Ms. Beverly L. McAfee Mr. John H. MooreMs. Malinda J. MortinDr. Spencer G. Mullins, Jr. Mr. W. Wyman Pilcher, III Mr. James H. PowellMr. Lee E. RhyantMr. Michael B. Russell Mr. Joseph I. Sewell, Jr. Mr. Roy L. Simmons, Jr. Mr. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Mr. Fred E. StillwellDr. D. Arnold Tillman Mr. Matthew Towery Dr. Charles Underwood

HONORARY TRUSTEES Former Gov. Joe Frank HarrisU.S. Sen. Johnny H. Isakson

* EX-OFFICIO MEMBER


THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

Hank M. Huckaby, Chancellor

BOARD OF REGENTS

C. Dean AlfordW. Paul Bowers Lori Durden Larry R. EllisRutledge A. Griffin, Jr.C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr., Vice ChairJames M. HullDonald M. Leebern, Jr. Doreen Stiles PoitevintNeil L. Pruitt, Jr.Sachin ShailendraE. Scott Smith Kessel Stelling, Jr, ChairBenjamin J. Tarbutton, III Richard L. Tucker Thomas Rogers Wade Larry WalkerDon L. WatersPhilip A. Wilheit, Sr.

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Daniel S. Papp, President

PRESIDENT’S CABINET

Charles Amlaner, Jr. Vice President for Research and Professor of Biology

Flora B. Devine Special Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Michael Harders Vice President for University Advancement and Devel opment

W. Ken Harmon Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Randy C. Hinds Vice President for Operations and Chief Information Officer/Chief Business Officer and Professor of Information Systems

Lynda K. Johnson Executive Administrator to the President and Chief of Protocol

Ron Koger Special Assistant to the President for Consolidation

Erik Malewski Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of Curriculum Studies

Arlethia Perry-Johnson Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing

Jon Preston Faculty Executive Assistant to the President and Professor of Gaming

Charles Ross Vice President for Economic Development and Community Engagement Kathleen C. White Vice President for Student Affairs

Vaughn Williams Director of Athletics

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Teronzo Helm, President Steven Ellis, Vice President Carly Hutchison, Financial Secretary/SecretaryWilliam Hayes, Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS

Bradford Borum Stephen Butler Johnny Camp C. Suzanne Lako Barbara Lusk Kip Meeboer Mandy Moyer Jaclyn Osborne Ashlie Wilson Pendley Michael Russell Dean Yoder

SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITYALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Frank Ziller, President Robert Graham, Vice President Lisa Buice, Treasurer Greg Barner, SecretaryTyler Isgett, Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS

Trent Anderson Thomas Baglivo Garrett Bailey Bridget Cantrell Dustin Grau Edrick Harris David Jett David McKoy R. Gene Morris Ben Moss Chisom Ohiagu Aakash Shah Tanjalon Solomon B. R. “Ben” Phillips, Emeritus C. Ray Pinkerton, Emeritus



Alma MaterGaudeamus Igitur

Anonymous, 18th Century German MelodyLyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82

Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw, Nestled in the Georgia pines, What a special place you hold, Treasured in this heart of mine. For the candles you set burning,

Lighting paths of love of learning, For the gifts you have given me, Kennesaw, I will cherish thee.

Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw,Fairest of the Southland’s fame,

Sons and daughters gathered here, Stand to praise thy lovely name.

For the friendships that were made here, For the dreams we dared to dream here,

Kennesaw, we will cherish thee, Kennesaw, we will cherish thee.

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