May 2, 2015 2nd service wau graduation

Gateway to Service

CommencementWeekend

May 1 - 3, 2015

CommencementWeekend

May 1 - 3, 2015

MissionWashington Adventist University is a learning community committed to the

Seventh-day Adventist Christian vision of excellence and service. This cosmopolitan institution challenges students to seize the opportunities for learning in the nation’s

capital, in order to become moral leaders in communities throughout the world.

Class of 2015 AimStep by step, but ever forward.

Class of 2015 MottoOur goal is to influence history, rather than stoically observing.

ScriptureJeremiah 29:11

Washington Adventist University Commencement Weekend 2015

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Dear WAU Graduate:

Congratulations on your outstanding academic accomplishment! A few years ago you entered through the Gateway of Service at Washington Adventist University, seeking the required knowledge on your career pathway to become a competent moral leader in communities throughout the world. We are excited that you chose WAU to support you on your career journey. Your success is not a surprise; it is well earned. As you leave the University through the Gateway of Service, put knowledge into action and change the world by linking scholarship with service. Continue to be committed to a belief and value system that results in responsible moral choices and the care of the body, mind, and spirit.

The purpose of the Washington Adventist University experience is not only for you to earn a degree but to prepare you to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Your earned degree is not designed to elevate you above others but to horizontally connect you with others in meaningful ways. Make every interaction with people an opportunity to leave people feeling a little better. Become a hero by submitting yourself to the needs of others. Class of 2015, put your academic accomplishments to work by serving your community; your every act of service makes a difference!

Please join me in expressing appreciation to our valued faculty and to the entire WAU learning community for their dedication and commitment to your success. You are now a distinguished alumnus of Washington Adventist University! You are now a lifelong partner in making the mission of WAU a reality for others!

Congratulations! May the Love of God, the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be your support throughout life’s journey!

Sincerely,

Weymouth Spence, Ed.D., R.T.President


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ConsecrationFriday, May 1, 2015 ! 8:00 P.M.

Prelude Prelude and Fugue in C Major Johann Sebastian Bach

The Congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional

Processional Marche Triumphale Sigfrid Karg-Elert

Please stand for the Invocation

Invocation Jerria Brown-McDaniel, Graduate

Please join in singing

Hymn Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart No. 27 Marion Please be seated

Scripture Reading Exodus 4: 1-2 Delecie Martin, Graduate (English) Eddy Phanor, Graduate (French) Gustavo Parada, Graduate (Spanish) Barnabas Adekanye, Graduate (Yoruba) Salam Bekele, Graduate (Amharic) Milind Borge, Graduate (Marathi)

Musical Selection Piano Trio in F Sharp Minor, Arno Babajanian Allegro vivace Geofrey Cua, violin Shanti Seidel Molina, cello Wendell Phipps, piano

Welcome Patrick Farley Vice President Financial Administration

Musical Selection Aprés un rêve Gabriel Favré Shanti Seidel Molina, cello Arr. Pablo Casals Mark Di Pinto, piano

Tribute Slide Presentation Sashawna McCalla, Class Treasurer Darlene Tarectecan, Class Secretary


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Musical Selection Give Me Jesus Traditional Spiritual Philicia Ross, soprano Arr. Harry Burleigh Mark Di Pinto, piano Introduction of Speaker Baraka Muganda, Vice President Ministry

Consecration Address “What’s in your wallet?” Paul Graham, Pastor Restoration Praise SDA Church

Class Pastor’s Response Danielle Barnard, Class Pastor

Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Consecration

Hymn of Consecration Lead On, O King Eternal No. 619 Lancashire

Please remain standing for the Litany of Consecration

Litany of Consecration Deborah Brown, Leader Felipe Soares, Graduate Tijuana Griffin, Faculty Merdell Heron-Richards, Parent

Leader: Lord, we have each been given a vision of our potential. We now present this class to you in this time of crisis and opportunity. Help them to use their abilities wisely.

Graduates: Step by Step, but ever forward, we accept the vision and the challenge to partake in the life of service. We recognize that we are gifted differently, not because we should be separate or alienated from each other. We are different, precisely in order to realize our need for each other.

Faculty/Staff/Administration: We have guided, nurtured, and shaped you during your years at Washington Adventist University. As you leave, we pray for your continued progress to serve in families and corporations, in businesses and schools, in hospitals and houses of worship—teaching, ministering, healing, working for justice and equality.

Parents: Lord, may they use their talents for the good of humanity—knowing that their maturity will be judged by how well they are able to disagree and yet continue to love one another, to cherish one another, to seek the greater good of one another.


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Leader: Forgive us, Lord, for having treated with disdain the weak, the poor, the unemployed, the “failures.”

Graduates: Forgive us for not showing compassion and care, for making power and money the gods at whose altars we have bowed our knees. Now give us the skills to influence history.

Faculty/Staff/Administration: Lord, give them all the courage to acknowledge our inadequacies and to rely on You for strength to act justly.

Graduates: Give us wisdom to understand and to act, to use our diverse talents faithfully—not for personal advancement but for ministering to our fractured homes and communities. Give us wisdom to influence history.

Congregation: Give them good judgment to be models of authentic living so others can learn of your love. Protect them from the gods of power, gold, and greed.

Graduates: As we leave the protection and support of this campus environment, give us your strength and wisdom to face our new world to move step by step, but ever forward.

All: Do not be afraid; God has promised to be with you. Lord, give them the audacious compassion to be the humble servants this world needs.

Leader: Lord, help the graduates to always keep the vision in their view, to have the calling in their hearts to live a life of service.

Graduates: Lord, with our varied gifts and abilities, we accept this charge and present ourselves to be consecrated for active service to humanity. ~ Joan Francis

Benediction Anissa Pérez, Graduate

Please be seated for the Recessional

Recessional Chorale Prelude on a melody by Healey Willan Melchior Vulpius

Postlude Toccata on “Marion” Albert Travis

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Mark Willey, organ


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Sabbath SchoolSaturday, May 2, 2015 ! 10:00 A.M.

Class of 2015

Prelude Fairest Lord Jesus Arr. Diane Bish Welcome Danielle Barnard, Graduate

Please stand and join in singing

Hymn O Worship the King No. 83 Lyons Opening Prayer Novella Smith, Graduate

Sabbath School Offering Nitasha Isaac, Graduate

Offertory My Shepherd Will Supply My Need Arr. Alice Jordan Musical Selection Elijah, If With All Your Hearts Felix Mendelssohn Aaron Tucker, tenor Mark Di Pinto, piano

Lesson Study Panel Convener: Bogdan Scur, Religion Faculty

Panelists: Danielle Barnard, Class Pastor Victor Kindo, Graduate Curtis Roberts, Graduate Janelle Walwyn, Graduate Leland Pittman, Graduate

Closing Prayer Rebekah Suzanne Brauner, Graduate

Postlude In Thee Alone, O Christ, My Lord Johann Pachelbel

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Debby Szasz, organ


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BaccalaureateSaturday, May 2, 2015 ! 11:15 A.M.

Sligo Live Cheryl Kisunzu, Provost

Prelude Concerto for Cello No. 2 in D Major, Franz Joseph Haydn Rondo Allegro Shanti Seidel Molina, cello

The congregation is requested to remain seated for the Processional

Processional Coronation March “Crown Imperial” William Walton

Welcome and Church Life Don McFarlane, Administration and Adult Ministries Pastor Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church Cheryl Kisunzu, Provost

Call to Worship Renita Kibuuka, Graduate

Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Praise

Hymn of Praise A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing No. 228 Lasst uns erfreuen

Remain standing for the Invocation

Invocation Whitney Syriaque, Graduate

Please be seated

Anthem Let the People Praise Thee, O God William Mathias

Call to Prayer Thy Perfect Love John Rutter

Prayer Bogdan Scur, Faculty Religion Department

Prayer Response A Choral Amen J. Rutter

Invitation to Give Ketpha Casimir, Graduate


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BaccalaureateSaturday, May 2, 2015 ! 11:15 A.M.

Offertory Lead On, O King Eternal Henry T. Smart Arr. Young/Bingham

Children’s Message Gerry Lopez, Children and Family Ministries Pastor Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church

Introduction of Speaker Weymouth Spence, President

Scripture Reading 2 Kings 7:3-8 Fabien Taffe, Graduate

Anthem The Lord Is My Shepherd, Alleluia Adolphus Hailstork Aaron Tucker, tenor

Sermon “Forward March” Brenda Billingy, Pastor Metropolitan SDA Church

Please stand and join in singing the Hymn of Dedication

Hymn of Dedication Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah No. 538 Cwm Rhondda

Benediction Rebekah Brauner, Graduate

Benediction Response The Lord Bless You and Keep You John Rutter

Please be seated for the Recessional

Recessional Athalie, March of the Priests Felix Mendelssohn

Postlude Symphonie No. 3 “avec orgue,” Maestoso – Allegro Camille Saint-Saëns Wendell Phipps, organ

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Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist UniversityJames Bingham, director

New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist UniversityPreston Hawes, director

James Bingham, organ

CommencementSunday, May 3, 2015 ! 10:00 A.M.

Prelude Sonata Pian’e Forte Giovanni Gabrieli Canzona per Sonare No. 4 G. Gabrieli

Graduate Processional Pomp and Circumstance March Edward Elgar

Faculty Processional Trumpet Voluntary Jeremiah Clarke/Purcell Arr. José Luis Oviedo

Flag Processional Chariots of Fire Vangelis Arr. José Luis Oviedo

Invocation Olive Hemmings, Faculty Religion Department

Welcome Bruce Peifer, Faculty Health and Wellness Department

Remarks Jose Cortez, Trustee

Scripture Matthew 20:26 Glen Bennett, Faculty Biology Department

SGPS Representative Jessica Amie Wohlfarth, SGPS Graduate

Class President’s Address Royanne Richards, Class President

Conferring of Honors and Awards Weymouth Spence, President

Gateway to Service Awards

Introduction of Speaker Weymouth Spence, President

Commencement Address “Leadership: Serving with Humility, Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D. Spirituality and Faith” Secretary of Maryland Higher Education

Conferring of Degrees Weymouth Spence, President Cheryl Kisunzu, Provost


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CommencementSunday, May 3, 2015 ! 10:00 A.M.

Presentation of Diplomas Lynn Zabaleta, Registrar School of Arts and Social Sciences Patrick Williams, Dean School of Health Professions, Science & Wellness Karen Benn Marshall, Dean School of Graduate and Professional Studies Nicole Currier, Dean President’s Charge Weymouth Spence, President Class Appreciation Sashawna McCalla, Class Treasurer Welcome to Alumni Aaron Wilson President, Alumni Association Alma Mater Hail, Washington! Clemen Hamer Joanne Moise, Graduate Philicia Ross, Graduate Aaron Tucker, Graduate Benediction Patrick Williams, Dean Recessional Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Edward Elgar

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OviBrass EnsembleJosé Oviedo, director


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The Adrian T. Westney Award for Excellence in Community Service

Dr. Adrian T. Westney (1927-2009), an exemplary pastor and educator, was a 1962 graduate of Washington Adventist University and is listed in an online article as one of its outstanding graduates. Born on the island of Jamaica and receiving his initial education there, Dr. Westney worked on two continents (North and South America), various islands of the Caribbean Sea (including Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Barbados), and several states in the United States of America. He served the Church at various levels, including district pastor, teacher, dean of men, academy principal, local conference departmental director, and union conference departmental director. He had a long and distinguished career in ministry exemplified by service in and dedication to education, educational administration, religious liberty, pastoral care, and broadcasting.

Dr. Westney was a mentor to many, a confidant to more than a few, an inspiration to thousands, a leader of leaders, a guide and nurturer of many troubled souls, and a beloved chaplain to many veterans and sick or needy persons. A visionary leader, he performed selfless service and saw innovation through the founding of churches, schools, homes for the aged, and innovative programs. He brought the phrase “religious liberty” into the homes and vocabulary of thousands of people in the Washington, D.C., area through his weekly WGTS 91.9 radio program “Talking About Freedom.” He was truly a diplomatic trailblazer who gave yeoman’s service to God, society, and “the least of these.” A quote from his biographical tribute reads:

“ The life of Adrian Westney can be characterized as untiring service to mankind. In addition to his official work, Adrian gave of his time and talents, and established needed support systems for his church and community. . .”

The Adrian T. Westney Award for Excellence in Community Service is a reminder of what Dr. Westney stood for—unparalleled dedication, unmatched performance, inspirational service that goes “above and beyond”. Each of the recipients, in his or her own way, demonstrates the essence of what Dr. Westney saw as the special and challenging responsibility of comprehensive and empathic service.

Speaker BiographiesJENNIE C. HUNTER-CEVERA, PH.D.

Acting Secretary, Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)

Jennie Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), was appointed by Governor Larry C. Hogan on January 21, 2015. As chief executive of Maryland’s postsecondary education coordinating agency, Dr. Hunter-Cevera advises the Governor, MHEC Commission, and legislators on policies, initiatives, and issues pertaining to higher education. She provides policy leadership for 55 colleges and universities, eight regional higher education centers, and 143 private career schools within the state; oversees the agency budget,

including the State’s Financial Aid and Grants programs; and oversees the approval process of new academic programs. Other responsibilities include deciding on institutions seeking to operate in Maryland, overseeing the implementation of the State Plan for Postsecondary Education, and providing leadership to the Commission staff.

Acting Secretary Hunter-Cevera works collaboratively with advisory councils, established by law to study and make recommendations to the MHEC Commission. Councils include the Financial Assistance Advisory Council, comprised of statewide financial aid directors; the Segmental Advisory Council, which includes leaders of the University System of Maryland; community colleges; independent institutions including Morgan State University, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and private career schools; the Faculty Advisory Council, comprised of faculty representatives from various institutions; and the Student Advisory Council, comprised of a representative from each degree-granting institution in Maryland. These groups help to formulate Maryland’s education policies in partnership with the Acting Secretary and the MHEC Commission.

Prior to her appointment, Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera was the founder of Hunter and Associates, a consulting firm focusing on finding integrative solutions to complex problems in the life sciences arena that include sustainability issues. Her 22 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries include work with E. R. Squibb and Sons, Cetus Corporation, GeoBiotics, and Universal Foods. She founded both The Biotic Network and Blue Sky Laboratory and spent five years as the head of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In addition, she served for ten years as the president of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. From 2009-2012, she was the Executive Vice President of Discovery and Analytical Sciences, Government Relations, Public Relations and Corporate Development at RTI International, a non-profit government contract research institution.


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Dr. Hunter-Cevera holds 15 patents in the area of natural products. She is the author of many scientific papers and has presented many keynote lectures and served as both moderator and panelist on various aspects of biotechnology both in the national and international arenas.

She has also served as president of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM), the International Marine Biotechnology Association, and the United States Federation of Culture Collections. Most recently, she was Chair of the National Research Council’s committee on large-scale production of biofuels from algae. She has chaired two other NRC committees and served as Senior Editor of the Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology for ten years. She currently is on the editorial board of Industrial Biotechnology and was the guest editor for the October 2014 issue.

Dr. Hunter-Cevera served on the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Advisory Board, MDBio’s Board of Directors, MDBio Foundation, and BioIT Coalition. In addition, she sat on the Executive Committee of Governor Erhlich’s transition team and his committee on science, technology, engineering, and math. She was the technology representative for Governor Glendening to the Southern Governor’s Association and served and chaired the Maryland Technology Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. She currently is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies.

She is the recipient of several awards and honors, including Maryland’s Top 50 Influential People and Top 100 Women. She received the Porter Award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) for distinguished research in microbial systematics and taxonomy. She was also elected as a SIM fellow, a member of the ASM Academy of Microbiology, and an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow.

Dr. Hunter-Cevera completed a Bachelor’s in Biology and a Master’s in Microbial Ecology from West Virginia University. Having received her Doctorate in Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry from Rutgers University, she was named a WVU Distinguished Alumni, Nath Lecturer, and presented with an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in May 2012.

Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D.(continued)


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Speaker BiographiesPASTOR PAUL GRAHAM

Pastor Paul Graham is a native of Brooklyn, New York, where he was raised by God-fearing parents. He attended Oakwood College, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theology, and subsequently attended Andrews University, where he received his Master’s in Divinity.

After Divinity School he spent 13 years doing ministry in the New York area, where he has been engaged in youth and young adult ministries. He presents each message with the intention of motivating his listeners to prepare themselves for the soon

coming of Christ and to work in His vineyard. In 2002, Full Circle Ministries was developed to empower youth and young adults to participate in evangelism and wholesome activities, reaching both churched and unchurched people. This ministry has reached across the country and abroad with God’s leading.

Ordained to the gospel ministry, he has worked as a pastor for five congregations in the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, serving there as youth pastor and as a counselor and chaplain to the schools assigned to the Youth Advisory Committee. He has also served on the ministerial board.

Pastor Graham loves teaching the Word of God and helping as many as possible gain a better understanding of the Gospel and stronger walk with the Master. Through much prayer, he accepted the call to Potomac Conference at The Bowie Project, which is now Restoration Praise Center. Pastor Graham enjoys teaching as an adjunct in Religion at Washington Adventist University. He believes he can do all things through Christ.

He is married to Windy Spence-Graham and has two beautiful children, Zenovia and Spencer, who take up all of his spare time.


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Speaker BiographiesPASTOR BRENDA LANGFORD-BILLINGY

Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church

It was on the tropical twin-island paradise of Trinidad & Tobago, where a soft breeze caresses the air, that Pastor Brenda Langford-Billingy began her journey, each step being ordered by God. It was there she met, and later married, her lifetime partner of 38 years, Edsel Billingy, son of Pastor T. T. Billingy. God blessed this union with two talented children, Rhonda, a graduate of Columbia University, and Shana, a graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School.

Pastor Billingy’s educational pursuits earned her two Bachelor of Arts degrees - one in Religion and another in Psychology from Columbia Union College. She is also a graduate of Howard University, with a Master of Arts degree in Education and Counseling.

With a love for God and obedience to his leading, Pastor Billingy developed a passion for creative writing and public speaking that afforded her countless opportunities to minister to audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and the Caribbean. Through these means, God prepared and equipped her for His call into fulltime pastoral ministry.

In September 2000 Pastor Billingy became the Associate Pastor of the Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hyattsville, Maryland. In 2004, she was commissioned by the Allegheny East Conference and assigned to serve the Bladensburg Seventh-day Adventist church in Bladensburg, Maryland as its Pastor.

In 2008 she was installed as the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hyattsville. In 2013 she was given an additional assignment to serve as the Associate Ministerial Director for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, recruiting and mentoring women into pastoral ministry. Pastor Billingy gives God all the glory for what He has done in her life, and she would like to be known as “a humble vessel willing to be used by God.”


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Class of 2015CLASS STATISTICS

August 2014 graduates: 61

December 2014 Graduates: 64

May 2015 graduates: 164

The 289 graduates are comprised of the following degrees:

Graduate degrees: 18 Master of Business Administration 12 Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology 15 Master of Arts in Professional Counseling Psychology 8 Master of Arts in Health Care Administration 7 Master of Arts in Public Administration 10 Master of Arts in Religion 6 Master of Science in Nursing Education 1 Master of Science in Nursing and Business Leadership

Baccalaureate degrees: 46 Bachelor of Arts 2 Bachelor of Music 155 Bachelor of Science

Associate degrees: 4 Associate of Applied Science 4 Associate of Science 3 Associate of Arts

*Statistics do not include those graduating subject to completion of coursework and are accurate as of printing of program

Class Organization

PresidentRoyanne Ranique Richards

Vice PresidentAdam Wayne Buttrick

TreasurerSashawna Natasha McCalla

SecretaryDarlene Joy Milla Tarectecan

PastorDanielle Monique Barnard

Grand MarshalGlen Bennett, ProfessorDepartment of Biology and Chemistry

SponsorsDeborah Brown, Associate ProfessorDepartment of English and Modern Languages

Bruce Peifer, Professor Department of Health, Wellness and Physical Education

CandidatesAugust 2014 – May 2015

The following list of candidates for graduation was prepared before final grades were reported. The list of degree and award recipients is tentative, and the University reserves the right to withdraw or add names. Official proof of degree completion is provided only by diploma and transcript.


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ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Alem D. Gebreyes^Respiratory Care

Gwahm Nomsa Dorothia KalindawaloRespiratory Care

Joanne Cassie MoiseRespiratory Care

Nerly MoiseRespiratory Care

Aisha Vanette ReidRespiratory Care

Tiffani Arlene Wiles^Respiratory Care

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Fola Bamisaiye*General Studies (Information Systems)Cum Laude

Jessica Jayashree Leigh#

General Studies (Health Care Administration)

Ileana Patricia LopezGeneral Studies (Social Science)

Alita Maria McKinley#

General Studies (Information Systems)

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Selica R’Dell Gordon-BlackGeneral Studies (Religion) Joseph J. Harvey*General Studies (Religion/Social Science)Cum Laude

Randolph ThompsonGeneral Studies (Psychology)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Jessryll Abalorio^Medical Laboratory Science

Shilpa Abraham#

Nursing

Barnabas Oluwafunminiyi Adekanye Health Fitness Management

Olubukola Hannah AdeyeriBusiness Administration

Enoch Kofi Affum, Jr.*Business Administration (Finance)

Jecinta Amaka AhanotuHealth Care Administration Departmental Distinction

Class Organization

PresidentRoyanne Ranique Richards

Vice PresidentAdam Wayne Buttrick

TreasurerSashawna Natasha McCalla

SecretaryDarlene Joy Milla Tarectecan

PastorDanielle Monique Barnard

Grand MarshalGlen Bennett, ProfessorDepartment of Biology and Chemistry

SponsorsDeborah Brown, Associate ProfessorDepartment of English and Modern Languages

Bruce Peifer, Professor Department of Health, Wellness and Physical Education


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Danny Kaye Uhuru Anderson*Nursing Patrick AntwiHealthcare Administration

Claudia Denese Arrieta*Health Care AdministrationDepartmental Distinction

Nne U. Asi-Chimuma#

Nursing Saron Getaneh Ayele^Healthcare AdministrationDepartmental Distinction

Mariama Bah*Counseling Psychology Abrham Tesfamariam Bekele*Business Administration

Salam Selomon BekeleCounseling Psychology Santosh Peter Benjamin#

Health Care AdministrationCum Laude Zerubbabel Daniel Beyene^Business Administration (Management)

Donerik Gene Black*General Studies (Business Administration and Management/Marketing)

Y’Vonne Marie Blackshear*Counseling Psychology; Organizational ManagementCum Laude

Troy Gregory Boddie*Business Administration (Management)

Kyle Patrick Bond#

Nursing Bryoni Alexis BookerHealth Care Administration Naomi Eulinda BookerHealth Care Administration Melissa Carolyn Boyd*Counseling PsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Pamela Marie Brown#

Organizational Management Rashad Shaquille Devon Brown^General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Jerria Gloria Brown-McDanielÂccounting

Adam Wayne ButtrickCounseling PsychologySumma Cum Laude

Ketpha Guiliany Wesnerlide CasimirBiology Lucero Ines Castillo^Health Fitness Management Sheniqua Shavorn Chambers#

Counseling Psychology Deepthi Cherukuri^Business Administration (Marketing)


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Shamoy Tashi-Ann Clarke^Healthcare AdministrationCum Laude

Shanique Nataskia Clarke^Biology

Brianna Nichole ClemonsNursing Alexandra Elizabeth ColemanGeneral Studies (Social Science and Social Work)Cum Laude

Anna Gabriella ColonAccounting Shirley Commissiong*Nursing Lucia Cortes*Health Fitness Management Stefan Terrence CowanInformation Systems Cherri Cox-Stewart#

Information SystemsCum Laude Septimus Tony Cummings#

Nursing Erica Janeé Daniels^Biochemistry

Kellie Jordan Dehm^Health Fitness ManagementDepartmental Distinction

Karl Dela Cruz^Medical Laboratory Science

Gessy Marie Cynthia Desir#

Nursing Beverly M. DeSouza^Healthcare AdministrationDepartmental Distinction Isis Desrosiers#

Health Care Administration Paula Elaine Baines Dickerson*Nursing Florence Peprah DuahHealth Fitness Management Khalid Sankara DucheminCounseling Psychology Joseph Rickardo DunkellyÂccounting

Salwa El-Hage#

Nursing Yafreisi Encarnacion*Counseling Psychology Gizachew Endale#

Nursing Chinedum O. EronduGeneral Studies (Health Science and Science) Jennifer Marie EscoeCounseling Psychology Terrence Clyde EwingBiology Folasade Oludayo FamoduHealth Care Administration


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Forcho Samuel Forcho#

Nursing Daniel Ray FosterCounseling Psychology Jussara Gama*Nursing Michaela Umutangana GasanaAccounting; Business Administration (Finance)Cum Laude Awwal Akinkunle GbadamosiHealth Fitness Management Serkaddis Getachew*Health Care Administration Kevin Michael Gopala-RaoBiology Paula Monique GrantBiology Rischelle Laura GriffinCounseling Psychology Christina Marie Guerra*Physical Education Teacher Certification Claudia P. GuerreroNursing Saskia HeibutzkiBusiness StudiesCum Laude

Jonathan David Holman^Health Science

Shaundra Denise Hudson#

Nursing

Felicia Gale HurleyHealth Care Administration

David IrangarukiyeBusiness Studies Nitasha Catherine IsaacGeneral Studies (Religion and Social Work) Jinmi Hafiz Ismail*Information Systems Jay Javon Jackson*Business Administration (Finance) Victoria Lynn Jacobs*Organizational Management Savitha Visranthi Jesudason#

Nursing

John Clifford Johnson IICounseling Psychology Brenda J. JonesÔrganizational Management Chemere Terrel JonesGeneral Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Sierra M. Jones#

Nursing Keisha Anne Jennifer JordanBiology Albert Kabore#

Health Care AdministrationDepartmental Distinction

Yakanu Radmina Kamara#

Health Care Administration


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Isatu Tata Kanu*Health Care Administration Bethlehem Yoseph Kebede#

Nursing

Mariama Keita#

Nursing Gizette Anne Khamphong#

Nursing Roshen Isaac KhandagleBusiness Administration Departmental Distinction Jason Marcel Kibble*Business Administration Renita Miriam KibuukaBiologyCum Laude

Shin Young KimBiochemistryCum Laude

Amanda Victoria LeeBusiness Administration Sashana Peta-Gaye LewisHealth Care Administration William Candler Lopes*Accounting Tamara Louis^Health Fitness Management Moudley Louis-Jean*Biology Yi LuInformation Systems

Peta-Gay Antoinette LuggBusiness Administration

Jeiel Jim Magpayo^Health Fitness ManagementCum Laude

Delecie Ebony MartinPhysical Education Teacher CertificationCum Laude

Marcella Denise Maven-JonesHealth Care Administration Laetitia Mabebu Mbukapindu*Business Administration Orupa Geoffrey Mbwana^Computer ScienceCum Laude

Sashawna Natasha McCalla^Business Administration (Finance) Dominic McDuff*Health Care Administration Jequita Renee McNeil*Health Care AdministrationCum Laude

Aleyda Maria Mercado#

General Studies (Respiratory Care and Science) Irdi Mesiti#

Business Studies William Carter Messenger#

Nursing Adriana Dianne MitchellHealth Fitness Management


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Amanda Leigh Mitchell#

Biology Joanne Cassie MoiseHealth Care Administration Departmental Distinction

Nerly MoiseHealth Care Administration Rebecca Mondesir*Counseling Psychology Taweni MsishaBiology Sheron Angella MundleHealthcare Administration

Mary Boke MwitaBusiness StudiesCum Laude

Bei Assen Ndi^Health Care Administration Cum Laude

Elysee NizeyimanaBusiness Studies Mary Udoh Nkanta#

Counseling Psychology Nicole Lynn Noga#

Nursing Stella Ulunma Nwamara^General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Johnny Daniel NwankwoHealth Fitness ManagementSumma Cum Laude

Chinyere Dellesther Stephanie NwaohaBusiness Administration (Management) Patience Eyiuche Nzegwu#

Nursing

Emilia C. Ogbankwa#

General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Andrea Susan PatriceNursing Lucas Schevani Pereira^Physical Education Lois Elaine Peters*General Studies (Allied Health and Health Care Administration) Eddy Phanor^Business Administration (Management) Daniel Edouard Pierre-Louis^Health Fitness Management

Erlande PierreSaint#

NursingCum Laude

John Franklin Pifer III#

Nursing Preetam Vijay PillyBusiness Studies Leland Vaughn PittmanBusiness Administration (Management) Ericka Lissette Portela Solis^General Studies (Social Science and Social Work)

Adei Adzele Afia Quaye^Healthcare Administration


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Bithja Natiesda RacineCounseling Psychology Micaja Nathalie RacineCounseling PsychologyDepartmental Distinction

Jitesh Johnson RamCounseling Psychology

Bernadine Davis RayCounseling Psychology; Organizational Management Jean Obed Remilus^General Studies (Health Science and Psychology)

Norma ReveilCounseling PsychologyCum Laude Royanne Ranique RichardsAccountingMagna Cum Laude

Shannon Naemi Ritzert#

NursingCum Laude

Kyle Trevon Rivers*Business Administration (Finance) Ryan Joseph RohaleyInformation Systems Cum Laude

Veronica Estela Rojas*Counseling PsychologyMagna Cum Laude

Sareena Rokkala#

Nursing

Philicia R. RossCounseling Psychology Daimy Ruiz Jover*Health Care Administration Tasheika Nasasha RussellPhysical Education

Serge SaintvilGeneral Studies (Science and Social Science)

Choudou Scollard^Healthcare Administration Brian A. Scott^Business Administration (Finance)

Rosa Alexandra Segobia#

Nursing Sumita SharmaBusiness Studies Angela Marie Simpson*Nursing Soon Im Song*Nursing Fernando Samuel Sosa SantosCounseling Psychology Melissa Jean StarkeyBusiness Studies Gary Carlton StewartInformation Systems Biser StoykovBusiness Studies


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Stephany Rebeca SulbaranGeneral Studies (Psychology and Social Work) Whitney Syriaque^Counseling Psychology Richárd SzökeBusiness Studies Stage Lemnwi Tangyie#

Health Care AdministrationDepartmental Distinction

Darlene Joy Milla Tarectecan^Counseling Psychology Ariane Gaele Tchengoue-YoumbiHealth Care Administration Summa Cum Laude

Dillon Gladstone Thomas^Counseling Psychology

Monifa Thomas^Health Care Administration Cherriese Andrea Morrisa ThompsonBiologySumma Cum Laude Eliezer Isaac Tineo^Healthcare Administration

Coreen Annastacia Blair ToussaintGeneral Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Lisa Sheray Tubman#

Nursing Nkechi Ekwutos Udenwa^Healthcare Administration

Paula Jean Underwood*Organizational Management Ana Velázquez Navarro#

General Studies (Social Science and Social Work) Megha VermaBiology Vallery Victor^Biology Eric K. Waicuga*Information Systems Prudence Sasha Walcott#

Nursing Shaunteé Janell Walker*Health Care Administration Janelle Stephina Tamara WalwynGeneral Studies (Social Science and Social Work)Magna Cum Laude

Sabrina M. Washington#

Nursing Alecia Linda Williams^Counseling Psychology

Charmaine WilliamsOrganizational Management Darcelle Crystal Williams#

Nursing Jonathan M. Williams*Accounting Natalie A. Williams*Business Administration


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Stephen L. Williams, Jr.*Business Administration Felecia Denette WitcherNursing Cecilia Kai Wong#

Nursing Mathias Jaheranyasaye YosephBusiness Studies

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Shanti Seidel MolinaMusic PerformanceCum Laude

Aaron Michael TuckerMusic Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS Jessica Whitney Bardu*Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Danielle Monique BarnardTheology (Pastoral Ministry)Summa Cum Laude Patricia BejaranoLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education

Samay Yaneik Bent^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Andrew Joseph Bethea^Religion (Metropolitan Ministry)

Rebekah Suzanne BraunerLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationSumma Cum Laude

Mary R. Burgess^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationMagna Cum Laude Claudia Mikeliunas Cabellos*Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and EducationCum Laude

Ricardo Cala, Jr.Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Christina Marteen Clarke^History Kathleen Ann da SilvaMusic Donna Davis^Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education

Madison DeCamp^Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education

Monique Fonda DeFreesLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationMagna Cum Laude

Kimberly DunnLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special EducationCum Laude


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Samuel Gracious Engles^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Ferdinand E. Flash#

General Studies (Education/Social Science and Music/Religion) Alant H. Francois^Religion Karen Butcher FrereLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationSumma Cum Laude

Sashia Danielle Gilliam*Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Bonnie Beth Hodder^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education David Michael Holdsworth^Political Studies

Jacky Jeanty^Theology (Pastoral Ministry) Candice Renée KeysLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude

Daniel Jihoon KimBiology Victor Brian KindoTheology (Metropolitan Ministry)Cum Laude

Tanya LoftyLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Amber LongLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Phillip Michael Malcolm^Political Studies Cindy Lorena Maldonado-ContrerasLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude

Olric McPhoy*Theology (Pastoral Ministry)Magna Cum Laude

Richard Joseph McWilliamsLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Yessenia Moreno#

Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education

Keysha NelsonLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Jacqueline Colette Ngo Mbus*Public Communication (Public Relations)Magna Cum Laude

Leighann Elizabeth O’ConnorLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education


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Juan Jose Orellana VelasquezLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude Antonio Wesley Ortega^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Gustavo Adolfo ParadaReligion Maria PaysoLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education

Natalie Jean PflugradLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationMagna Cum Laude

Kiran Allan Philip*Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Jade Lynn PridgeonLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special Education Regina Trejo QuinteroLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude Rebecca Paranhos Raposo#

Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude Royanne Ranique RichardsEnglishMagna Cum Laude

William Junus RuffinGeneral Studies (Education and English) Domnique Anya Kathleen Samuels^Liberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationCum Laude

Cristina Isabel Sanchez#

General Studies (Education and Social Science) Mauricio Schiavenin*General Studies (Communication and Religion)

Shanté Scott^Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Hernan SilvestreReligion Felipe Oliveira Soares^Theology (Pastoral Ministry)

Marian R. S. SpencerLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Education/Special Education Fabian Roan TaffeTheology (Metropolitan Ministry) Jessica Janel Terry*Liberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Tyler Christopher Trahan#

General Studies (Religion and Social Science)

Ralph Vieux*Religion Brian Earl WhiteTheology (Metropolitan Ministry)


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Linda Marie WhittinghamLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and Education Ashley Brittany Wilhite^Public Communication (Public Relations)

Roger Spandol Williams^Psychology Jessica Amie WohlfarthLiberal Studies: Elementary Education/Special EducationMagna Cum Laude

Naughty’a John’te YoungerLiberal Studies: Early Childhood Care and EducationCum Laude

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING EDUCATION

Rachel BedminsterDarwin Gabiola Dollano*Raina E. GrooverMateboho Matseliso Mohapeloa-RaposoAbosede Olusola Sobo*Dandre Simone Thornhill

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

Andre Foster#

Tynisha Diane Martin Kadiri^

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

John Adelaja Adeleye*Joyce Temitope AwosikaDonna Elise Bell*Tastian Patrina James-SmithPatrina Opal JamiesonMiriam Cheptoo KimettoBlanca Ruth Menendez^Daniel Edoko Miongo*Marc-Harry MoiseTanya Davis Morris*Margaret Naawu#

Sandrine Laure Ndeme YanseÂrlene Marina Ocho#

Agathe Nathalie Phanor-GillesAbraham W. TadeseOgochukwu Uzoma Nwankwo#

Desmin Lorenzo WadeAnnet Wangui WaicugaKatherine Berná WaltonLisa Giselle Ward#

MASTER OF ARTS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Susan Ayuk Ako Egbe^Huda Ayidh AlqahtaniSarah Amer AlsufyaniA’Lisa Danielle AndradéRonda Krisandra BrownAnthea May-Rose Adéle Chatham^Sudhir David Chavan^Blailond John CurtisIlse EiseleCarmen A. EspositoKenia Esmeralda Garcia#

Jeremy Charles HewesVanessa Lawrence^Zola Myra Ngoyi-Odharo#

Cynthia Delorise SmithAndrea Michelle Taggart Taylor^Sabrina Estelle Thomas


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MASTER OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Rachel Loretta Agarrat-Cryer*Brenda Jean AlexisAnita Harrod BrowerJessica Rae CarrollÊlba M. CastilloAbibatu DainkehAlease Sherry DavisSolange FrancoisBaraa Mohammed GashlanChya Paige HollandShennel Howell-McGregorCindy Guzmán MingNina Matisse MitchellDolly T. TerrellTyronea S. Williams*Rose Marie Woods*

MASTER OF ARTS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

David Abayomi Ajibola^Rosalyn BarneyAlastair Chung-Jones^Cenella Jeneen Wyndia Crandon^Chimene Sylvie Tchokoko DibomaLinda Nzelle EkindeÂnita Eric#

Kwaku FordjourÂsha GnanarajLouise Blackwell Griffin#

John Marcus Guy#

Tyrone Hughley^John Momoh#

Marquita Caroline-Alexis Monroe^Raquel Sarai Murillo

MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Tanika Renee Basil#

Kassie May EdwardsRegina Nicole Johnson#

Anissa PérezViola Ruth Poey#

Oksana Skrypkar*Darrick D. Williams, Jr.*

MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGION

Milind Lazarus Borge (Metropolitan Ministry)Greg Ashford Charles (Metropolitan Ministry)Ramone Wendell Griffith (Metropolitan Ministry)Ernesto Gerardo Hernandez# (Metropolitan Ministry)Steven Hicks Lane (Ethical Leadership)Curtis Kenyatta Roberts (Ethical Leadership)Jean Samuel (Metropolitan Ministry)Salome Dorothy Smalling (Clinical Pastoral Education)Novella Denise Smith (Ethical Leadership)Oyewole Olubukola Sobo^ (Ethical Leadership)Timothy James Soper# (Ethical Leadership)

KINDERGARTEN HONOREESSligo Adventist School

Jason BacudMaya BlackwoodJosephine DeClerkJoseph Vega

------------------* August 1, 2014 graduate # December 31, 2014 graduate ^ Graduating in a future term, subject to completion of

coursework


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HonorsHONORS PROGRAM

The Washington Adventist University Honors Program is a selective interdisciplinary program designed to provide academically talented students the opportunity to excel within a collaborative learning community. Graduates of the program have demonstrated academic achievement in the Honors curriculum, completed a capstone Honors Project, and engaged in leadership and service opportunities throughout their college career.

Adam Wayne Buttrick Alexandra Elizabeth Coleman

ACADEMIC HONORS

Shown within the candidates list are conferred to graduates with the following cumulative grade point averages (GPA):

Cum Laude, 3.50Magna Cum Laude, 3.75Summa Cum Laude, 3.90

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Departmental DistinctionCumulative below 3.50 but 3.90 within major

HONOR SOCIETIES

LAMBDA BETA

• National Honor Society for Respiratory Care

Gwahm Nomsa Dorothia Kalindawalo Nerly Moise

LAMBDA PI ETA

• National Communication Association’s Honor Society

• Membership available to Communication/Journalism majors

• G.P.A of 3.0 and 3.25 in required Communication /Journalism

courses on a 4.0 scale.

Ashley Brittany Wilhite

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA

• National Honor Society for Exemplary Leadership

• Rank in upper 35% of class

Adam Wayne Buttrick Renita Miriam KibuukaPhillip Michael Malcolm Olric McPhoy Royanne Ranique Richards Janelle Stephina Tamara Walwyn

PHI ALPHA THETA

• National Honors Society for History• Kappa Epsilon Chapter

Phillip Michael Malcolm


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PSI CHI

• National Honor Society for Psychology• Psychology major or minor• GPA of 3.4 or above• Psychology GPA of 3.0

Brenda Jean Alexis A’Lisa Danielle Andradé Salam Selomon Bekele Melissa Carolyn Boyd* Anita Harrod Brower Ronda Krisandra Brown Adam Wayne ButtrickJessica Rae Carroll Elba M. CastilloAnthea May-Rose Adéle Chatham^Sudhir David Chavan^ Blailond John Curtis Alease Sherry Davis Ilse Eisele Carmen A. Esposito Solange Francois Kenia Esmeralda Garcia# Jeremy Charles Hewes Chya Paige Holland Shennel Howell-McGregor John Clifford Johnson II Cindy Guzmán Ming Nina Matisse Mitchell Bithja Natiesda Racine Micaja Nathalie Racine Norma Reveil Veronica Estela Rojas* Cynthia Delorise SmithDarlene Joy Milla Tarectecan^ Ariane Gaele Tchengoue-Youmbi Dolly T. Terrell Sabrina Estelle Thomas Tyronea S. Williams* Rose Marie Woods*

SIGMA BETA DELTA

• International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration

• Rank in upper 20% of class

John Adelaja Adeleye* Abrham Tesfamariam Bekele* Y’Vonne Marie Blackshear*Jerria Gloria Brown-McDaniel^ Anna Gabriella ColonJoseph Rickardo Dunkelly^ Kassie May Edwards Michaela Umutangana Gasana Tastian Patrina James-Smith Margaret Naawu# Anissa Pérez Leland Vaughn Pittman Viola Ruth Poey# Royanne Ranique Richards PHI ALPHA

• National Honor Society for Social Work• Declared Social Work as a Major• Achieved Sophomore status.• Completed 9 semester hours (12 quarter

hours) of required social work courses.• Achieved an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0

scale.• Achieved a 3.25 GPA in required social

work courses.

Alexandra Elizabeth Coleman Ericka Lissette Portela Solis Janelle Stephina Tamara Walwyn


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Academic RegaliaThe black caps and gowns worn by the students, faculty, and staff in the academic procession have been the traditional costume of scholars since medieval times. In the United States, it is more commonly referred to as academic regalia.

Most colleges and universities in the United States have adopted the uniform code for costumes drafted by an intercollegiate commission in 1893 and later formally adopted by the American Council on Education in 1959. Each of the three academic degrees—bachelor, master, and doctoral—has its own distinctive gown and hood. The bachelor’s gown is distinguished by its long, pointed sleeve. The master’s gown has a longer, narrower closed sleeve extending below the knee; the arm fits through a slit at the elbow. The doctor’s gown has a full, bell-shaped sleeve trimmed with three bars of velvet. The velvet trim on the gown can be black or a color indicating the wearer’s general field of learning—for example, green for medicine or purple for law. A list of departments and colors follow:

Business Administration—drab Communications—gray Economics—copper Education—light blue Law—purpleLiberal Arts, Humanities—white Library Science—lemon Medicine—greenMusic—pink Nursing—apricot Philosophy—dark bluePublic Administration—peacock bluePublic Health—salmonPhysical Education—sage greenSocial and Natural Sciences—golden yellowSocial Work—citronTheology—scarlet

The most colorful and distinctive part of the academic costume is the hood extending down the back. The doctor’s hood is the largest, and the bachelor’s hood is the smallest.

Silk lining of various colors in the center of the hood indicates the college or university that conferred the degree. Consistent for all degrees is the cap, or mortar board, which has a tassel of black or another color indicating the field of learning. The tassel of the doctor’s cap can be gold.

Some institutions of higher learning include cords or stoles as a component of the academic costume to represent certain achievements and honors. Washington Adventist University graduates are awarded silver cords to represent departmental distinction and gold cords to indicate academic honors.


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Department of English & Modern LanguagesSenior Seminar (Business Casual Attire)Friday, May 1, 1:00-3:00 P.M.Richards Hall ChapelLight refreshments served

WAU Honors ProgramSenior Dedication (Business Casual)Friday, May 1, 5:00-6:30 P.M.Sligo Church AtriumRefreshments served

Department of EducationTeacher Dedication Ceremony (Business Casual)Saturday, May 2, 3:30-5:00 P.M.Student Activity CenterReception to follow

Department of ReligionSenior DedicationSaturday, May 2, 4:00-6:00 P.M.Richards Hall ChapelReception to follow

Office of Alumni RelationsAlumni Association Induction CeremonyFriday, May 1, 6:00 P.M.Morrison Hall ChapelReception to follow

Respiratory CarePinning Ceremony Saturday, May 2, 4:30–6:30 P.M.Sligo Church Memorial ChapelReception to follow

Graduation Events

Gateway to Service

Documents

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