University of ColoradoColorado Springs
December 14, 2012
CommenCement
The RegenTS Of The UniveRSiTy Of COlORAdO
fROm The RegenTS Of The UniveRSiTy TO The ClASS Of 2012
Dear Graduate,
one of the greatest honors for the University of Colorado Board of Regents, the institution’s governing board, is to be part of a graduation ceremony. Your success is a success for us all. Your degree is a measure not only of an accomplishment of dedication and talent, but also notice to the world that you have the intellectual gifts and discipline to contribute greatly to our community.
Your commencement ceremony, like every University of Colorado graduation since 1935, will close with the reading of the timeless norlin Charge. today “marks your initiation in the fullest sense of the fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit.” each year, the University of Colorado grants thousands of bachelor’s, master’s, professional and doctoral degrees to some of the greatest minds in our country and the world. today, we proudly add your name to this notable group of individuals. Congratulations on your hard-earned accomplishment.
Back Row: Joseph neguse, district 2 (Boulder); Tilman “Tillie” Bishop, district 3 (grand Junction); James geddes, district 6 (Sedalia); Steve Bosley, At large (longmont); Stephen ludwig, At large (denver).
front Row: irene griego, district 7 (lakewood); michael Carrigan, Chair, district 1 (denver); Kyle hybl, district 5 (Colorado Springs); Sue Sharkey, vice Chair, district 4 (Windsor).
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Order Of exercises
Teri swiTzer, cOmmencemenT marshal UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springs dean, Kraemer family library
prelude Instrumental Music MusicProgramHonorsJazzTrio JayBaker–bass BrittonCiampa–drums JoelMedina–guitar
processional Pomp and Circumstance Military March No 1 in D, Op 39, No 1 – Arranged by Joseph Prostakoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PianistSaraMcDaniel
ceremony America the Beautiful (Lyrics on page 4) VisualandPerformingArtsStudentJonathanSulzbachThe National Anthem (Lyrics on page 4) VisualandPerformingArtsUniversityChoir DirectedbyInstructorGayleGrace
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentBruceBenson
CongratulationsfromDistinguishedAlum . . . . . . . . . . . Mr .ThomasSaponas
conferring of advanced degrees (page 12)
conferring of baccalaureate degrees (page 18)
InitiationofGraduatesintoAlumniandFriendsAssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . AlumniChairFrederickSlane
ChargetotheGraduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RegentStephenLudwig
Alma Mater (Lyrics on page 5) . . VisualandPerformingArtsInstructorGayleGrace
recessional Instrumental Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PianistSaraMcDaniel
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December14,2012
DearUniversityofColoradoGraduate,
CongratulationsonearningyourdegreefromtheUniversityofColoradoColoradoSprings .
IstillrememberthedeepsenseofprideIfeltwhenIacceptedmygeologydegreefromtheUniversityofColorado .Myeducationhasservedmewellovertheyears,andIamsureyourswill,too .Welcometothegenerationsofalumniaroundtheglobewhocarrythatpridewithinthem .OurcollectivelegacyhasbeentoleaveapositiveandmeaningfulmarkonColoradoandtheworld .
Acceptingyourdegreeafteryearsofself-sacrificeanddedicationisoneoflife’sgreatestachievements .Whenyouwalkawayfromthisexcitingday,myhopeisthatyouwilldosowithapassiontopursueyourdreams .Neverforgethowtheuniversityshapedyouandpreparedyoutofacelife’schallenges .Expectnothingbutthebestfromyourselfandthosewhosurroundyouonyourjourneythroughlife .
Studentswhohavepassedthroughthecampus’sclassrooms,laboratories,lecturehallsandlibrarieshaveemergedwithagreaterunderstandingoftheirplaceintheworld .TheUniversityofColoradocommunityisproudofyouandyouraccomplishments .Asyouleaveheretostartcareers,drawonyouracademicachievementsatUCCStohelpyousucceedandinspireothers .
Todayisyourdaytoshineandshareyouraccomplishmentswithyourfamilyandfriends .Wewishyousuccess,prosperity,happinessandgoodhealthinallyourendeavors .
Sincerely,
BruceD .BensonPresidentoftheUniversityofColorado
frOm The presidenT Of The UniversiTy TO The class Of 2012
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THOMASA .SAPONASThomasSaponasiscurrentlyadirectorfornGimat,ananopowdersandcoatingscompanyinAtlanta,Georgia,aswellasadirectorforProceraNetworks,alevel7switchingandprotectioncompanyinFremont,California .HeisaretireeofHewlettPackardwhere,formorethan25years,heservedasvicepresident,generalmanager,marketingmanager,andgroupresearchanddevelopmentmanager .WhenHPandAgilentbecametwocompanies,heservedasseniorvicepresidentandchieftechnologyofficerforAgilent .
StartinghiseducationatUCCSinthefallof1967,SaponasearnedbothhisBSinElectricalandComputerScienceandhisMSinElectricalEngineeringin1972 .Asastudent,heservedasthestudentrepresentativetotheBoardofRegentsandontheCUPresident’sPlanningCommission .
Thoughithasbeen40yearssincegraduatingfromUCCS,Mr .Saponascontinuestobeanintegralpartofthecampus .SaponasregularlymentorsstudentsandhasservedasavolunteerfortheUCCSFreshmanSeminarProgram–alwayswillingtosharehisstoriesoftheimportanceofhiseducation .Inadditiontohisworkwithstudents,ThomasSaponasisaresourcetocampusleadership .HehasbeenamemberoftheUCCSScienceandEngineeringCommunityAdvisoryGroup,theUCCSEngineeringAdvisoryBoardandtheCUFoundationBoardofDirectors .Healsohelpedguidethedevelopmentofanewcomputerengineeringprogram .Consequently,hewasthemodelrecipientoftheUniversityofColoradoMedalin1986whichrecognizescontributionstotheuniversity .In1997,theCollegeofEngineeringandAppliedSciencestudentloungewasnamedinhishonor .
NotonlydoesThomasSaponascontributehistimetoUCCS,heisalsoadonor .In2000,heandhiswife,CharlotteSaponas,establishedanendowedscholarshipfund,andin2005theyprovidedthelargestgiftbyanyengineeringalumnus,increasingtheendowment .
TheUniversityofColoradoBoardofRegentswereproudtopresentSaponaswiththe2008DistinguishedServiceAwardforhisnumerouscontributions .
ThomasandCharlotteSaponashavebeenmarriedfor37yearsandliveinColoradoSprings .Theyhavetwochildren,RobertandJennifer .
disTingUished alUm
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AmericA the BeAutiful
Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain
for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!
america! america! god shed his grace on thee
and crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea!
the NAtioNAl ANthem
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?
whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?
and the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
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cu AlmA mAter
hail, all hail our alma mater
ever will our hearts be true
you will live with us forever
loyal we will be to you.
we will sing forever your praises
ever more our love renew
pledge our whole devotion to you
dear Old cU!
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The UniversiTy sealTheUniversityofColoradohasusedthreesealsinitslifetime .Thepresentseal,adoptedin1908,depictsaclassicalmaleGreekfigureseatedagainstapillarandholdingascroll .Laurelbranchesframeaburningtorchbesidehim .TheGreekinscriptionmeans“LetYourLightShine .”Theseal’sdesigner,HenryReedofDenver,chosetheclassicalmotifbecauseGreekcivilization“standsasthecriterionofculture .”Thelaurelsymbolizeshonororsuccess,theyouthofthefiguresuggeststhe“morningoflife,”andthescrollrepresentswrittenlanguage .
From1893to1908,theuniversitysealwasacopyofWyon’smedallion,“ScienceTrimstheLampofLife .”TheclassicalfigureofaGreekwomankneltbeforealampandwasflankedbymariposalilies,whichPresidentBakerdescribedas“atrueColoradoflower .”Before1893,asealwasusedwhichessentiallycopiestheColoradostateseal .ItwasneveradoptedbytheRegents .
TheofficialsealoftheUniversityofColoradoisusedprimarilyonofficialdocuments,suchasdiplomasandtranscriptsthathavebeenissuedonbehalfoftheuniversity .TheBoardofRegentsusesthesealintransmittingofficialbusiness .
missiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradOTheUniversityofColoradoisapublicresearchuniversitywithmultiplecampusesservingColorado,thenationandtheworldthroughleadershipinhigh-qualityeducationandprofessionaltraining,publicservice,advancingresearchandknowledge,andstate-of-the-arthealthcare .
EachcampushasadistinctroleandmissionasprovidedbyColoradolaw .
(Laws of the Regents, Article 1, Part C Adopted 02/11/2010 )
missiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springsTheColoradoSpringscampusoftheUniversityofColoradoshallbeacomprehensivebaccalaureateandspecializedgraduateresearchuniversitywithselectiveadmissionstandards .TheColoradoSpringscampusshallofferliberalartsandsciences,business,engineering,healthsciences,andteacherpreparationundergraduatedegreeprograms,andaselectednumberofmaster’sanddoctoraldegreeprograms .
Colorado Revised Statutes Senate Bill 11-204 Section 2 23-20-101 (1) (c) Approved June 10, 2011
visiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springsUCCS,apremiercomprehensiveundergraduateandspecializedgraduateresearchuniversity,providesstudentswithacademicallyrigorousandlife-enrichingexperiencesinavibrantuniversitycommunity .Weadvanceknowledge,integratestudentlearningwiththespiritofdiscovery,andbroadenaccesstohighereducationforthebenefitofsouthernColorado,thestate,nationandworld .
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academic dressThetraditionoftheacademiccostumebeganduringthetwelfthorthirteenthcenturyintheearlyEuropeanuniversities .Sincetheclergycomposedthemajorityoftheeducatedclass,academicdressisanadaptationofthecapeormantlewhichwasusuallyofsilkorwoolandwornbychurchdignitariesinreligiousprocessions .
Throughtheyears,greatdiversityincolorandinstyleofcap,gownandhooddeveloped .In1896,thecollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesadoptedauniformcodegoverningacademicdress .Today,theblackgown,hood,andmortarboardwornbythegraduatesinmostinstitutionsfollowthiscode .
Whileitisnotapparenttothecasualobserver,thegownswornbytherecipientsofthevariousdegreesdiffersomewhatindesign .Thesleevesofthegownwornbythebaccalaureatecandidatearelongandpointed,whilethesleevesofthegownwornbythemaster’sdegreerecipientsaresquareatoneendwithaslitattheelbow .Thedoctor’sgownhasflowingsleeveswiththreebarsofvelvet,andfacingofvelvetdownthefrontofthegown .
Thosewhoreceiveamaster’soradoctoraldegreefromtheUniversityofColoradowearhoodslinedwiththeschoolcolors,silverandgold .Thehoodwornbythedoctoralcandidatediffersindesignfromthatofthemaster’sasithassidepanelsandisslightlylonger .Thevelvetborderofthehoodindicatesthedegreeandusuallyfollowsthesamecodeasthecolorofthetassels .
Theoxfordcap,usuallyreferredtoasamortarboard,isblackandhasalongtasselwhichisfastenedbyabuttononthetop .Candidatesforthebaccalaureatedegreewearthetasselpendantovertherightfrontofthecapbeforethedegreeisconferred,thenitiswornontheleftthereafter .
CumLaudecandidateswearbronzehonorcords .MagnaCumLaudeandhonorscandidateswearsilverhonorcords .SummaCumLaudeandspecialhonorscandidatesweargoldhonorcords .Thecolorofthetasselonthebachelor’scapindicatesthefieldofstudy,withtheexceptionoftheBAdegreesinLetters,Arts&Scienceswhosecandidateswearwhitetasselsindicatingthearts .
dOcTOraTe Tassel cOlOrsdoctor of philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old gold
doctor of nursing practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .apricot
masTer Tassel cOlOrsmaster of engineering/science/sciences . . . . . gold
master of business administration . . . . . . . sapphire
master of criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .peacock
master of public administration . . . . . . . . . .peacock
master of arts (education) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white
master of arts (las) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white
bachelOr Tassel cOlOrsnursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . apricot
health science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green
forensic science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . red
business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sapphire
criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peacock
engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange
letters, arts and sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .white
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The presidenTial chain Of OfficeTheUniversityofColoradoPresidentialChainofOfficewascreatedin1980byMarySartor,M .F .A .,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,fortheinaugurationofPresidentArnoldR .Weber .ThechainwasagifttotheuniversitybyMr .andMrs .DavidG .Hawthorn,Classof1924 .
Coloradogoldandsilverareusedthroughoutthechaintosymbolizetheimportanceofthosemineralstothehistoryofthestate .ThegemstoneschosenalsoconsistentirelyofmineralsfromColorado .
Threependantsaresuspendedonthechain .ThebackpendantisthesealoftheStateofColoradosurroundedbyagoldenribbonrepresentingthegolden“CircleofKnowledge .”Thetoppendantinthefront,thesealoftheUniversityofColoradosurmountedbyanarchsetwithdiamondandtopaz,signifiesthenecessarylinkbetweenthesearchforknowledgeanditspracticalapplicationtotheworldoutsidetheuniversity .Thesealissupportedatthebottombythelaurelwreathsfoundintheseal,emblematicofhonorandsuccess .
Thebottompendantiscenteredwithagoldentopazindicatingman’squestforknowledge .Thesurroundingringispavedwithfragmentedcubesanddiamondswhichsuggestfragmentsofknowledgewithbrilliantbreakthroughsofunderstanding .
Thechainsurroundingthesependantssymbolizestheendlessbutever-changingcycleofhumanknowledge .
ThepresidentsoftheUniversityofColoradoare:
Joseph a. sewell 1877–1887horace m. hale 1887–1892James h. baker 1892–1914livingston farrand 1914–1919george norlin 1919–1939robert l. stearns 1939–1953ward darley 1953–1956Quigg newton 1956–1963Joseph r. smiley 1963–1969eugene h. wilson 1969frederick p. Thieme 1969–1974
roland c. rautenstraus 1974–1980arnold r. weber 1980–1985william h. baughn 1985e. gordon gee 1985–1990william h. baughn 1990–1991Judith e. n. albino 1991–1995John c. buechner 1995–2000alexander e. bracken 2000elizabeth hoffman 2000–2005hank brown 2005–2008bruce benson 2008-present
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The chancellOr’s chain Of OfficeAcampuscommencementtraditionbeganin2008whentheChancellor’sChainofOfficewascreatedtorecognizeandcelebratethechancellorswhohaveledtheUniversityofColoradoColoradoSpringssinceitsfoundingin1965 .ThechainwasagifttotheuniversityfromMrs .KathyGriffithandothercampusleaders .KathyworkedintheChancellor’sOfficefor30years,uponherretirementin2008,andprovidedtheinitialgifttocreatethechain .
Thechainisatraditionalpartofacademicregaliathatprovidesrecognitionatformaleventstothepersonwhocurrentlyholdsthepositionofchancellor,aswellasthosewhopreviouslyfilledtherole .
TheChancellor’sChainofOfficeisconnectedwiththeinterlockingCUtosymbolizecampustiestotheCUSystem .Thewords“Chancellor”and“ColoradoSprings”surroundthechain’smedallionoftheuniversity’sseal .Thechainincludeslinksdenotingtheuniversity’ssixcollegesandschools;italsoincludesindividuallinksrecognizingallUCCSchancellors .Thechancellorslistedare:
lawrence silverman 1974–1977 don schwartz 1978–1982 neal lane 1984–1985
dwayne nuzum 1986–1993 linda bunnell shade 1993–2001 pam shockley-zalabak 2002–present
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hOnOrs designaTiOns descripTiOnsGraduateshavingbeenawardedhonorsarenotedintheprogram .Followingisanexplanationofthecriteriarequiredofthehonorsdesignations .
with Honors with Special HonorsThesetermsdenotestudentswhohavemetcriteriaincluding,butnotlimitedto,gradepointaveragesetbythecollegefromwhichtheyaregraduatingthatdemonstrateexceptionalacademicperformancewithinthecollege .
with Distinction with High Distinction with Highest DistinctionThesetermsdenotestudentswhohavemetcriteriaincluding,butnotlimitedto,gradepointaveragesetbythedepartmentofthestudent’smajorthatdemonstrateexceptionalacademicperformancewithinthemajor .
Graduateshavingcompletedanhonorsprogramarealsonotedintheprogram .Followingisanexplanationofthecriteriarequiredofthehonorsprograms .
University honorsThisprogramrecognizesstudentswhohavesuccessfullymaintainedacumulativeGPAof3 .75andhavecompleted18hoursofHonors-dedicatedordesignatedcourses,includingtheFirst-YearHonorsSeminar,HonorsPublicSpeaking,andtheHonorsCapstoneSeminar .
mountain lion honorsThisprogramrecognizesstudentswhohavesuccessfullymaintainedacumulativeGPAof3 .50andhavecompletedtheFirst-YearHonorsSeminar,HonorsPublicSpeaking,andtheHonorsCapstoneSeminar .
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The nOrlin charge TO gradUaTes(From the baccalaureate address by President George Norlin, of the University of Colorado, June 1935)
“Youarenowcertifiedtotheworldatlargeasalumnioftheuniversity .Sheisyourkindlymotherandyouhercherishedsonsanddaughters .
Thisexercisedenotesnotyourseverancefromher,butyourunionwithher .Commencementdoesnotmean,asmanywronglythink,thebreakingoftiesandthebeginningofalifeapart .Ratheritmarksyourinitiationinthefullestsenseintothefellowshipoftheuniversity,asbearersofhertorch,ascentersofherinfluence,aspromotersofherspirit .
Theuniversityisnotthecampus,notthebuildingsonthecampus,northefaculties,northestudentsofanyonetime—notoneoftheseorallofthem .Theuniversityconsistsofallwhocomeintoandgoforthfromherhalls,whoaretouchedbyherinfluenceandwhocarryonherspirit .Whereveryougo,theuniversitygoeswithyou .Whereveryouareatwork,thereistheuniversityatwork .
Whattheuniversitypurposestobe,whatitmustalwaysstrivetobe,isrepresentedonitsseal,whichisstampedonyourdiplomas—alampinthehandsofyouth .Ifitslightshinesnotinyouandfromyou,howgreatisitsdarkness!Butifitshinesinyoutoday,andinthethousandsbeforeyou,whocanmeasureitspower?
Withhopeandfaith,Iwelcomeyouintothefellowship .IbidyoufarewellonlyinthesensethatIprayyoumayfarewell .Yougoforth,butnotfromus .Weremain,butnotseveredfromyou .Godgowithyouandbewithyouandus .”
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Candidates for advanCed degrees
gradUaTe schOOlKelliKlebe,Dean
ph.d. – edUcaTiOnal leadership research & pOlicy
WendiAnneClouse “The Effects of Non-compulsory Freshman Seminar and Core Curriculum Completion Ratios on Post-secondary Persistence and Baccalaureate Degree Attainment”
MichaelF .Lamphere“Student Achievement Through the Development of Complete High School Culture”
MichaelLawrencePickering“Transformations in Assessment and Accountability Policy in Colorado PreK-12 Education: The Road to Linking Academic Growth to Teach Driven Formative Assessment Practices”
MichaelScottSiegrist“The Effect of Trades and Industry, A Career and Technical Education Curriculum, on Student Achievement: A Propensity Study”
ph.d. – engineering
BarryMichaelCornella(emphasisinMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering)“Neutral Gas Heating via Non-Resonant Optical Lattices”
AbuTaherKabir(emphasisinElectricalEngineering)“Voltage Controlled Oscillators Tuned with BST Ferroelectric Capacitors”
JamesLawrenceLee(emphasisinElectricalEngineering)“Reduced-Order Physics-Based Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries”
ph.d. – psychOlOgy
HeidiS .Layton(emphasisinClinicalGeropsychology)“Predicting Permanency Planning Behavior in Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities”
RenéeL .Pepin(emphasisinClinicalGeropsychology)“Intrinsic and Extrinsic Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Older Adults: An Improved Measure and Examination of the Effects of an Educational Intervention”
dOcTOr Of nUrsing pracTice - capsTOne prOJecT
NaenaParker“Hispanic Parent’s Perception of Their Children’s Weight”
The following list of candidates for degrees includes students graduating in August 2012 and December 2012 Graduates will receive their diploma jackets by walking across the commencement stage in two lines in order of college or school listed in this program
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Candidates for advanCed degrees
cOllege Of bUsiness and adminisTraTiOnVenkateshwarReddy,Dean
degree masTer Of bUsiness adminisTraTiOnDistinguished Graduate Academic Achievement Award: Marissa Blazek, Min Jie Chong, David Drury, Todd Keller, Christopher Pratt, Francis Wiran
TaylorJamesAndrewsSatishRangaswamyAyerJamesBalesCaralynKayBarlowDanielleReneeBaxterDanielArthurBeyerMarissaLouiseBlazekChristopherRobert CarlstromBradleyJosephCasaiRobertCraigCashellMinJieChongJoseManuelCorral,Jr .MichaelJamesCrane,Jr .TamaraCvetanovskaJenniferLynnDaniel
beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesNancySmith,Dean
degree masTer Of science in nUrsingMeganHallRichardson
CandiReneeLobensteinShawnaRaeMitchell
degree masTer Of sciences in spOrTs nUTriTiOn KristinaLauravelBrayKirstenMaryDavid
EnriqueTomasdelaGarzaDanielDisilvestroDavidLeeDruryIndyAnnFrazeeSaraElizabethFulp-AllenMahathiGorlaAndrewRobertGrayBrianRussellGreataWayneMartinHighnessAmandaKayeHolwayJamesAnthonyHoward,IIBenjaminClarkHuffmanAnnaBrookeReneeJacobsonJoshuaDavidJohnsonRyanRobertJohnsonColleenDawnKampa
GregoryJamesKeatingToddLeeKellerKirkHoldenKemperJaclynMarieKlimekChristopherJames KreuzbergerAi-LeeKuanCoryJohnLaPlanteHuijunLiJosiahDavidLoeserMichelleBlaiseLoretanJenniferLeeMartinMaribelAngelicaMartinezLoganLeeMaynardTrevorBrockMcLeodJonathanMcMahon
SharonMarieHiguchiHuimeiKu
degree masTer Of sciences in fOrensic science
SheenaLeaSampsel
degree masTer Of sciences in healTh prOmOTiOn StacyKayDavis
degree masTer Of sciences in spOrTs medicine KellyMarieAlexanderRobynLynnKadel
SeanWalkerRobertsonNicoleAllysonRubenstein
KatherineBockelman McDonald
GayleErinNovotnyHaleyMariePeterson
JohnMichaelLeppert GraceChristineSims
ReginaAnneHammondKavitaAjitGavand
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Candidates for advanCed degrees
LaurieKathleenBuchanan
degree masTer Of arTs in cUrricUlUm and insTrUcTiOn
NicoleAlexisAmideiElaineHaleBickingGregoryGlynnBlakemanSandraJ .DavisJacquelineJeanHineDhanujiniAmantha Hordagoda
StephanieL .KempEricC .MasonBriannaRoseMazzellaMargaretLouisePolingDuangkamolPongsiriSharonPurdueBrookeElisabethSargent
JeffreyWayneMillerKathleenRoseMillerChristopherStephenMilletChristianDavidMurphyKatherineAndreaNeefeMarissaOrlowskiRobertMichaelPolk,Jr .ForrestLeoPoole
schOOl Of pUblic affairsPaulTeske,Dean
degree masTer Of criminal JUsTice
cOllege Of edUcaTiOnMarySnyder,Dean
degree masTer Of arTs in cOUnseling and hUman servicesYvonneA .Cummings
MaryCathrynScottKeciaNannetteSeybAbigailRuthUrishLeEricaWarrenSusieShearonWeissGlendaLajoyceWhite
degree masTer Of arTs in leadership in edUcaTiOnMichaelDavidAndersonCatherineAnnArchibaldJillianAlexandriaDonahueGabrielJustinFutrellSusanHickey
JamilynRoseHoehnStevenWayneHutchcraftBreeLessarBrianMatthewMannEricGordonMcMartin
LisaMcDowellMarlenaReneeMoralesJohnAnthonyRoderickKellyAnnWallenberg
degree masTer Of pUblic adminisTraTiOnDennisScottKnoopMeganElizabethLeathamJoshuaEricManweilerChristopherJoeMcGowneKeelyAnnMiller
WesleyBlairPowellChristopherAndrewPrattMatthewJohnPrechtelEmilyMarieRutterKeenanWalkerScottAnedaDanielleSimmsHeatherKathleenSmithBrianMichaelSowers
BipaswiDharTuladharRachelAnneVassaurMicheleRuthWhitlowFrancisXaveriusAditya WiranMarkJosephWojtowiczAmyAusmaZirneklis
EdwardBasselNelsonMillicentAnnOwenElyseNicoleRichardsonMatthewDavidRigby
TravisOliverSmithCarlTrebeshMarcAdamVelezHannahMargaretWatson
LeaMarieList
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Candidates for advanCed degrees
cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceRamaswamiDandapani,Dean
degree masTer Of engineeringBrianGregoryAllenDawnMarieBadolatoJesseAllenBazleyFranklinMcNeilCaldwellDaeBokChoMichaelAllenClontsLauraEbatIsraelFigueroaRodriguezAlanR .GarnerBrandenKeithGraversen
TzanaDanicaHafnerMarkDavidHeibergerJohnAndrewHolmesScottZalmarLoweryJamieMalanoAlvaCliffordAllenMcCulloughScottMcLeanBrianCharlesMillerDanielleRebeccaNicholsonJohnMorganNicholson
DanielChristopherOuperDonaldThomasPerrottaAaronRashodShabazzBrandiAnneSippelDavidAndrewStrangeAmyLynnTomasinoJoshuaVanceBrandonDeanVogtAmberleyZammiello
degree masTer Of science in cOmpUTer science
CharlesRobertBeckmannWilliamBruceFitzpatrick
AbdullahMohammad Sheneamer
DavidRobertStitesAnithaTadimalla
degree masTer Of science in elecTrical engineeringKennethW .CantrellChinChiehHsu
degree masTer Of sciences in edUcaTiOnMaryMargaretKallage JessicaA .Trovik
degree masTer Of arTs in special edUcaTiOnShanquithJanearDawkinsDeanaDuranDaLaneR .FoxScottMichaelFullerIllanaK .GordonChristinaHall
AngelaM .LaneMeaganLeeMooreTheresaDianeOlsonElizabethAnneRellafordJaimeBethRoss
ChristyAnneRotunnoNicoleMarieSpotoKarinaLynnStrand-RogersSheonaidCoriVanderzwanGlendaLajoyceWhite
degree masTer Of science in mechanical engineeringZacharyDavidAsherLucasRyanDerbyRossMorganElderJacobStephenGraul
JosephCharlesPius Griebel,Jr .RyanRobertHaferCarlosAlexMaldonado
MathewJohnPrenticeMichaelReidMichaelChristopherSuppesEdithLeungSzarkowski
RuslanKnobel ChengPeng
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candidaTes fOr advanced degrees
cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesPeterBraza,Dean
degree masTer Of arTs in applied geOgraphyMatthewJohn
degree masTer Of arTs in cOmmUnicaTiOnRayvenAntoinetteIrons E .TerrySears
degree masTer Of arTs in hisTOryJosephR .Sandoval
WhitneyNicolePiroBrennaNikoleRennJeremyTheodoreSimensonNicoleDeniseTorrence
degree masTer Of arTs in sOciOlOgyJasmineDionneFullerJosephAdamLangstonKimberleeMcWhirterAllisonElizabethMonterrosa
HettieRoseMyersJenniferNguyenCaraElizabethSextonEileenLorettaSkahill
degree masTer Of arTs in psychOlOgyKevinBeitzAndreaLeeBevanAlisaJayleneEsteyPeterDanielMarle
KrisAnnAshleyMcBroomJayMatsMedenwaldtTashaMariaMorenoScottWilliamPartington
degree masTer Of science in applied maThemaTicsJoshuaPaulCarnahan DavidA .England
degree masTer Of sciences in chemisTry
GenevieveA .Kahrilas
degree masTer Of sciences in physicsKaneKolbySutton
MaryAuroraTrotter
KyraWerdehausenChelseaNicole Wyttenbach
ScottWinter
AlanRobertVan’tLand
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Candidates for BaCCalaureate degrees
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beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesNancySmith,Dean
degree bachelOr Of science in healTh care scienceRichardR .BittnerAmberMarieEnglishWhitneyJoyFelkerJamesEdwardFifeKelseyChristineFuik*LauraKathleenGonzalezMollyChristineGoss*JustinCodyGrissom
CaitlinMarieHupeSaraDonellHye*BrennenScottJacksonAshleyBethJohnsonCharlesAdamGeorge Manly,IIILeighAnnNicholson
The following list of candidates for degrees includes students graduating in August 2012 and December 2012 Graduates will receive their diploma jackets by walking across the commencement stage in two lines in order of college or school listed in this program
KevinAlexanderO’Dell*AlexandraClaireParvaEdwardCraigSmith**RiciLeeSmithPhillipJoshuaTanicalaVivianReneeThullenKatherineMichelleTracy
degree bachelOr Of science in nUrsingMorganS .BennettMoniqueFrancineBramlette**JessicaLynnBrownLisaMarieBurkhart*MauressaJanelleCampbellDiantheKimCarson**MatthewA .Eisgrau**JeremyNealElamNicholasWilliamFullerMoriahEliseGonzalesJeremyGrobsmith
AssoumaMurekeyisoniAlyssaLaurenNeriCorieElizabethOverton**SusannaKathleenPayneKateDelaneyPurcell**AllisonMarieSchnakeLauraElizabethShay*CyndylRoseSolbergKristenLeaThiessen**JoshuaLeeWyatt
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5-3 74; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 75-3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
KelliHansenRachelLaurenHarrisonBrittanyV .Hayes*TaraShenaeJacobsonAnthonyQuocKieuTiffanyNicoleKreuscherJanicePaigeLatendresse**PattiJeanLucero*ChrisP .Martin*LauraMarieMcNallyJackieJeanMiller
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cOllege Of bUsiness and adminisTraTiOnVenkateshwarReddy,Dean
degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in bUsiness adminisTraTiOnBretAlanEckelberry*, Chancellor’s Leadership Class
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 3 CU GPA and 3 5 Business GPA; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 5 CU GPA and 3 7 Business GPA; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 7 CU GPA and 3 9 Business GPA
EugeneCurtisEvans**DanielThomasFergNolanDanielFrankelLaurenFranklinFrancisMichaelGahren,Jr* .KevinAnthonyGalavizPaulArthurGamacheMatthewHintonGibbBreannaMarieGibsonBrettThomasGoodlinDustinLeeGoudreauNoelleLindseyGreene*JohnA .GriffithMarcusGuthrieRobertoLuisGutierrezBrittanyLynnHamby**JaimieDianeHammerlandAlexanderGregoryHarrisSorayaHayekJeremyMichaelHeinJoshuaDrewHelwege**JulianaMarieHetrick*JacobDanielHollmannJamesEarlHoltzKariAnnHutchensChauMinhHuynhChirstopherJohnson*MatthewEdwardJolly*AmandaKayKaiserZachKinnisonJessicaLeannKiepeNathanPhilipKlotzJaredJ .KnightTimothyEdwardKohere
NicklausTylerKoppinKatrinaLadonnaLangevinOanhLe*NataleeAnnLeviJamesMackenzieLittleLisaL .Lopez*KylieRenaeLovelessRyanJohnMahlstadtBillyKennethMaxwellJillianMaxwellJohnL .McAfee,Jr .*BrandonLeeMcElroyGwendolynAnn Mehan-LuchkaWesenAsfawMekonnenDianaJudithMolinaStevenMarkMonjeskyDanyellVonnitaMorganJosephDanielNelsonKennethKenjiNishimoto,Jr .TiffanyNicoleOldlandCaileeOstermanSaraPalizzi**AlyssaMarieParettaJoshRyanPeperBrooksGrahamPeppin*SandraPlummer***CassidyBrittanyPotter**JasonJohnRaakJamesPaulRehkopf*JuliaIrinaRileyThomasPaulRittenhouse,Jr .JorgeLuisPadillaRodriguezLindaJoanRonas*
DavidEricNorman TylerMichaelSiskowic
CodyWilliamAab**ClaytonWadeAdamsDanielAdkins*KimberlyMarieAnackerAlanAnderson**DavidAnthonyBacaJoshuaMackBascomStefanFrancisBeckCourtneyReneeBezansonMichaelAndrewBonicelliShannonPaigeBonomoCassieBradleyCamronDonellBranchHeatherBrentsSarahElizabethBrewster***BrandonRobertCarlson- StraussKristineMayCarson*AlyssaBreseCastro**GabrielChristianCausse*AspenBreeChumleyYoungMoonChunBryanMichaelCollinsDanD .ConnellyEricMauriceCopprueChristinaCorderoReidD .CowanByronCutting*CarlosIvanDeckerPatriciaReneDesimoneAlexisNicoledeYoung**JonathanDavidDouglasEricA .EmmelStephenMichaelErmisch
degree bachelOr Of science in bUsinessDistinguished Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award: Kara Elizabeth Williams
Candidates for BaCCalaureate degrees
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cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceRamaswamiDandapani,Dean
degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in cOmpUTer science JoshuaDavidDispoto
CoryLeeSandersEmilyRoseScott**MarkSedgwickBrianKeithSeilerJonathanAaronSmithShawnMichaelSmithSamanthaAnneStearns**JaquelineBomfimStirlingWayneStubblefieldJustinWayneSutton
KailaMarieSmith
Explanation of Honors: Honors - 3 6 - 3 79; Special Honors - 3 8 - 4 0
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
DouglasSwatzellJoshuaWayneTroyer**MeganReneTurnerCyrusTweteNicholasLignosVanEttenMichelleVanney*JustinVorwallerJingjingWangAdamCoryWedgewood
JoshuaRichardWelton***, Mountain Lion HonorsJeffreyRichardWilcinskiKaraElizabethWilliams***ChristopherJames WilliamsonMichelleCorrineWilliamson***MelissaSueYorkstonThomasJosephZanandrie
SeanRobertMeadowsStevenDouglasPayne
degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in game design & develOpmenTGrantAllanCooterEthanSanchezLaser
degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in elecTrical engineering
AlexMartinDavidson
schOOl Of pUblic affairsPaulTeske,Dean
degree bachelOr Of arTs in criminal JUsTiceMeganDawnAbramskiTinaMarieKendellBrannanLizetCastilloJonathanMichaelChristianMichelleCole**CorbinPeterDunnNicoleR .EvansJeffreyDanielFalkenstein
GabrielNehemiahGarciaKaleyMarieHendrixJosephConradHinojosaCodiDaleJohnsonBriannaElaineLeFaveNicoleLewton**CanyonLesterParcell*PaulChanhyunPark
EduardoEricPerezCoryJacobSparksStellaLiliaSteele**SamanthaE .SuarezChassityTriceJuanLuisVillavicencioKarenAnnWimmer
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 3 CU GPA and 3 5 Business GPA; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 5 CU GPA and 3 7 Business GPA; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 7 CU GPA and 3 9 Business GPA
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degree bachelOr Of science in cOmpUTer scienceChristopherS .Guthrie, with Special HonorsLuisAlonsoHidalgoPajueloTimothyAndrewJutrasElijahJevonKirkland
degree bachelOr Of science in elecTrical engineeringColtonBartAlexanderJoseAntonioAvilaJustinL .ChampineJenniferJaneeHammond
Explanation of Honors: Honors - 3 6 - 3 79; Special Honors - 3 8 - 4 0
BrianDouglasHendrix, with Special HonorsBryanJamesShoesmith
DerekK .SniderRyanWilliamSymondsAndrewD .Vallejos
ColtonJamesLeeDennisRichardLeamy,Jr .MatthewAlexander Nesterenko
MelissaMaeRunyanWinterJ .ShieldsTylerForbesSparksCayleNathanStickler
degree bachelOr Of science in mechanical engineeringMichaelTaylorBarrettBrentDavidBergGarrettWayneCooperJacobJamesGelsingerKatieLynnGerthAndrewThomasHanken, with Special HonorsBruceAnthonyHoch
DanielPatrickLewisMarshallRoyMcInnisDanielModlinJohnThomasMullins, with HonorsBenjaminJohnPlaczek, with Honors
TheodoreStevenSchultzMattWalshe,with HonorsDustinJohnWimmer, with HonorsBrandonHowardWisselBokerStevenWright, with Honors
cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesPeterBraza,Dean
degree bachelOr Of arTs in anThrOpOlOgyPatrickJosephBabcockBreannMarieBoweWhitneyBrown
ElizabethO’ConnellGriffinJohnErikMartin
JoeyLimaRodrigues
degree bachelOr Of arTs in biOlOgySarahElizabethMiller SharonVasquez
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
degree bachelOr Of arTs in biOchemisTryMarcusIsiahCalvin, with Distinction
KarrieMoy BrandeeA .Stoney
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degree bachelOr Of arTs in englishShaneIsraelAbbott**KathrynLauraBernardiAmyBell*AngelaChiapperino*JessicaMarieCordova***, with Highest DistinctionMelissaSueDeWittChristyGayleHaggard
JasonMichaelHenderson, with Highest DistinctionAutumnLeighKruis*PeggyLaney*NicoleMarieLivesay*JaydeYuniqueMatchemJessicaErinMcCosby
degree bachelOr Of arTs in ecOnOmicsDanielLeeCarroll, with DistinctionLoriAmberDelaneyDexterEckerDanielEisman
PeterKajeneliMaxwellReadeKantor*, with High DistinctionTylerLeeKimsey*
CarlosAlberto Menegocci,Jr .**CasieMariaNappoEricMichaelSantaMariaJamilSantos
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
RobinAnthonyRakoczy*K .C .Redding-Gonzalez*JordanRiveraKatieE .RossMarkStewartRossRandallLeeStewartDanielJosephVanWieren
degree bachelOr Of arTs in cOmmUnicaTiOnSarahElizabethAndersonErikaAishaAshourDanielRobertBennett**HeatherBlackRichardWitherellBuck,IIJamesD .BurgeBenjaminLeviCampbell*KatieMarieCargileAlexandraCaolineCarterDustinLeeChadySungChoiBrockCrabbChristopherShawnCrumplerQuentinDassonvilleMandyElizabethDavisDanielleLeeDeNightEliaDonnellyChelsea-DawnFrances DuenasEricaJayneFellionEileenFlorenceFink
SarahElizabethFinley*DeniseCatherineFortuneDominiqueGriffinSuzanneHarrisKaylaHaynieCaitlainMarieHeltonCarrieAnnHorner**PatrickHumphreyTiffanyLeeJamesKathrynMarieJolly**BrandonKinsKnudsenJenniferLeighKohnJeremyAllenLengeleMelissaChristineLuceroKarismaLashaeMcChristianAbbigailMeierCoreyMensing*AnthonyWayneMitchellKathrynMoss,with DistinctionDanielJosephOlszewski
NinaOrndorff**AlysePaigeLukePallotoAnthonyJoelPerezReginaMariePrimaveraCortneyLeeQuinteroLeslieGayleRandolphHannahMichelleRodriguez*, with High DistinctionJadeVictoriaRoweBrendonTheodoreSchmidtZahiraSchmidtAllisonBarbaraScottMichaelStewartSeegerRaquelStacyThompsonColterOakesTrovikGeorgeLeonVega,IIIStephanieWhiteLaciNicoleWilliamsCassandraLynneWitting
degree bachelOr Of arTs in chemisTryWynneBeccaroChristenCliffordDudleyGrady,II
SarahElizabethMillerAmyLynnSylvester
StephanieThiTram
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degree bachelOr Of arTs in geOgraphy and envirOnmenTal sTUdiesBenjaminThomasAllenShilohMonroeBenton, with High DistinctionJustinArlinChidesterBenjaminPaulCulbertsonCodyJ .DornheckerHillaryFullerChelseaNicoleGrubbs*ChirstopherHalesMichaelLandonHarrington*JoannaJutanaJohnsonNathanielDakotaJones
JamesThomasLaw**CodyDawnLewisJasonAndresMartinezKamiLeiMcFall**CodyLaneMillerKristyMontemayorCraigRadfordMorrisRickeyOrtizKelseyChristinePhalin**RobertDanielProse*, with DistinctionSamanthaLeighRoberts
AntoinetteLynnRodmanBrycenChristopherRoyJasonThomasSharp*TaylorCheriseShirleyKelliSmithJeremyClaytonTredway**JohnathanAllenVanNestKyleAndrewVistubaWilliamWoods*TimothyWilsonJasonRichardYoung*BrandonZimmerman
degree bachelOr Of arTs in hisTOryEricM .Beamish**, with Highest DistinctionHeatherBellMaryCaseyBroeker, with High DistinctionReneeLeeBushman, with DistinctionMichelleAnnJavierCutaran
JasonMatthewGallegosAbigailGraceGiddings*AnnjanaeGriffinChristinaLeeGutierrez*, with High DistinctionMeganMcGinnis, with DistinctionJamiKyleneMiller
KristinaPerko, Mountain Lion HonorsHalSchybergDebraStoddardSamuelJosephStephenson*KellyS .Walker***, with Highest DistinctionPattiWeintraub
degree bachelOr Of arTs in maThemaTicsChristopherThomasHinson
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
degree bachelOr Of arTs in philOsOphyJessicaLeighAlvarez**AlecDevinBishopHannahClay*, with Distinction
RussellCoomes**, with DistinctionStevenAllenEatonSpencerClaytonFoote
MichaelAlexanderLeeJaydeYuniqueMatchemSamuelNichols
degree bachelOr Of arTs in pOliTical scienceMichaelDavidCarr*JohnPatrickDowling***, with Highest DistinctionAlexanderMichaelFriedmanElizabethO’ConnellGriffin, with High DistinctionLanaHamzic
GregoryArthurJames**AnnaCarolineMalcolm- EdwardsCalebJamesMitchellRobertDanielProse*, with High DistinctionTinoJulianRodriguez
ChristopherMichaelRyanYannSchinaziCrystaleeAnnSheltonFrederickEthanThomas*JonathanJamesWaltersLindseyChristineWilliams
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degree bachelOr Of arTs in visUal and perfOrming arTsJayAnthonyBakerDanielleAshleyBrown, with DistinctionJessicaNicoleBrownJonathanAaronCarpenter, with Highest DistinctionMandyDavison,
degree bachelOr Of arTs in spanishDomingoArielLora-MendozaArianaUrbinaPerez
TaylorBiancaStyles*
Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
JuanLuisVillavicencio
with Highest DistinctionAmandaDaleEnoJessicaLeeHartleyTracyCazanneHunzikerLeahD .JenkinsMorganMichaelMinerich
degree bachelOr Of arTs in psychOlOgyMeganDawnAbramskiDanaMarieAhernAmandaJoyAlbertCashenaKeonaBalcomBrieLaChelleBentley*VanessaUteBergstreser**LizetCastilloChristopherAnthony CiccolellaElizabethMarieColemanAliciaMarieDavisBerkeleyDavisLeilaniMaeDoddMeganNoelDoughtyAmandaSueEdwardsMichelleReneeGaumond
ElizabethGilbertJenniferMarieGonzalesKayleighHarrisonLaurenHarttKirstenAliciaHohAnneeKershisnikMariaYongLanceAnastasiaLevyEmilyBethLucasJacquelynDeannaMcClellan*LisaMarieMcPhailAllisonMyersIraJoseNegronEmilyKathleenNelsonJennaKristineNelsonNinaOrndorff**
AudreyMeganOtterstetterNancyParker**JessyRaeQuigley**NicoleReneRainboltShellyLynneRobersonNanaIsabelSafohAmandaLouiseShileyCatherineMarletteShimelMelissaSowardLindseyNicoleSpontarelliMollyAleenThompsonRachelleMarieThurberBreeAnneTippitBrittanyElizabethToddDesireeMarieWatts*
degree bachelOr Of arTs in sOciOlOgyKayleyBloodMonetTatiannaBorjaBrittanyBrennemanFeliciaDanielleDenmanCorbinPeterDunnDeniseCatherineFortuneKristenLeeFroggatteAndrelNeilHuliganga
JoshuaStevenHusmanLenaBellIrwinKathrynMarieJolly**, with DistinctionWilliamScottMensingMariaKatherineNiichelKatiePasqualettoMaryPincus
AmandaMayRobertsDoreenL .Scahill*, with DistinctionJenniferReneSisnerosRyanJackSmithJamesAllenTuckerEmilyBrettaWagnerMaevaIreneWilliams
BrandieLeighMonroeKellenJosephRyan*, with High DistinctionKyleJamesSmithDareeceWalkerMarkJamesYoung
degree bachelOr Of arTs in wOmen’s and eThnic sTUdies JessicaLynnBlount, with Mountain Lion Honors
BrettGray
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Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above
miliTary scienceMarkThompson,LieutenantColonel
secOnd lieUTenanT, UniTed sTaTes armyJosephHinojosa JessicaMoot
The preceding list of candidates for degrees is not an official record that such candidates have been awarded such degrees or honors Diploma covers are distributed during the ceremony Diplomas will be mailed March 30, 2013 to your address of record The Commencement website is http://www uccs edu/commencement Photographs are available from Grad Images, 1-800-628-4509 This program is produced collaboratively by the Chancellor’s Office, Dean of Students Office, Marketing Communications Office, Information Technology Office and the Office of the Registrar
candidaTes fOr cOmmissiOn
degree bachelOr Of science in biOlOgyKatherineMarieAndersonMirandaAndersonMarthaLeaBales*MaxfieldBenjaminBender*ChristopherAronBrown**StephanieRegina BuldhauptJeniferLeaBunnSteveCampbellTiffanyKayeCampbellTinaM .CardwellBarbaraAnnCervantesBriannaAlexandraChetelatMarcAlexanderClawsonAliciaMarieDavisSemetriusMoniqueDavis
degree bachelOr Of science in maThemaTics
RogerTownleyPennington
degree bachelOr Of science in physics and energy scienceJefferyArlin** KevinMichaelLesniewski
SeanPatrickDeanJoshuaRichardDominguezMatthewDuncan**KathrynAnneGray*RachaelLynnHeiden**BrandonS .HosleyBrianJanikBriannaMarieKeckJinHyungKimCoyMikelLewisTravisJeremyLoosJennaEliseMarkel***CrystalKatherineMenoKarrieMoyLauraMurphySierraNickoleOwens
ShannonParksThomasPatrickPeppardHannahJoPetersonIdaPhommachack**AshleyMariePorrasRyanAlanRaperIreneRawlsBrittanySheagleyAshleySilvas***RobertAnthonySolisBrandeeA .StoneyJustinAllenTulleyJordanThomasVoseChristopherWilliamsTaraNicoleWoodard**
TylerSiskowic
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beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesDean Nancy Smith TimothyBehrensHollyBradshawKCCraig***SueDavisSusanFinkeSusanGarrettAndreaHutchins**DebKennySherryLeeLisaNollKerryPetersonLynnPhillipsAmySilva-SmithJeffSpicherDeborahTuffieldMaryWahl
cOllege Of bUsinessDean Venkateshwar Reddy CharlesBeckCathyClaiborneMoniqueFrenchDooleyRebeccaDurayJeffFerguson***TracyGonzalez-PadronPaulMillerBlaiseSonnierGregoryStockKimberlyZahllerTomZwirlein
cOllege Of edUcaTiOnDean Mary Snyder LindaButtonElaineCheesmanBethCutterJulaineFieldLeslieGrantCorinneHarmonSylviaMartinezAlRamirez
cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceDean Ramaswami Dandapani JulieAlbertsonTimChamillardPeterGorderWillieHarrisonT .S .KalkurAndrewKetsdeverGregoryPlettNinaPolokK .M .Rangaswamy (retired)CharlieShub***KristenWalcott- Justice
cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesDean Peter Braza ChristopherBellJacquelineBerningLaurenBrengarthValerieBrodarPeterBrumlikMinetteChurchJohnCovellLeilaniFelicianoLesleyGinsberg***MariaGoniGayleGraceErikHansonDavidHavlickAndreaHerreraCurtHolderLoriJamesInhanKimKelliKlebeZenaMelloDavidMoonSherryMorrealeSaraQuallsDanielSegalPamShockley- ZalabakKatherineSmithKeeWarner
adminisTraTOrs, facUlTy, insTrUcTOrs and direcTOrsChancellorPamelaShockley-ZalabakInterimProvostandExecutiveViceChancellorforAcademicAffairs,DavidMoonViceChancellorforAdministrationandFinance,BrianBurnettViceChancellorforStudentSuccessandEnrollmentManagement,HomerWesleyViceChancellorforUniversityAdvancement,MartinWoodSeniorAssociateViceChancellorforAdministrationandFinance,SusanSzpyrka AssociateViceChancellorforDiversityandInclusiveness,KeeWarner
* Commencement Marshal, ** Faculty/Directors Marshal, *** Faculty/Graduate Floor Marshals
schOOl Of pUblic affairsAssociate Dean Terry Schwartz AprilBeattieKatyCathcartDonKlingnerAnnaKosloskiMikeMartinezRichRadabaughRodWalkerReginaWinters
Kraemer family libraryDean Teri Switzer* SueByerleyTabathaFarneyBethKumarCarlaMyers
direcTOrsBenekAltayliGregAugspurgerBradBayerChrisBeiswangerJosephineBenavidezAnthonyCordovaBarbaraGaddisBevKratzer
fOUndaTiOnMeganFisher
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cOmmencemenT cOOrdinaTOrAndreaCordova
PhilipDenmanOfficerSteveDeweyIdaDilwoodLisaDipzinskiRobDoughertyCheyaDowdenDavidDuboisChrisDuValJamieDuvallSteveEllisDeannaElyTishFleenerGreggFleuryMeganGallegosOfficerClayGarner*NathanGibsonRachelGibsonLindaGoodwinSallyGreeneKathyGriffithWindyHaddadMelindaHagemannFrankHammittJenniferHaneElizabethHanlonErickaHanlonMarianHarris*ErinHiltnerHopeHochSteveHornerDawnHouseKelseyHuntMaryHurless
TomHuttonJanaHydeRuthJacksonMaryLouKartisRosemaryKelbelKathleenKingRobertKingRobynneKiplingerHeatherKlingBevKratzerKristiKremersJamesKummRickLandisDebbieLapioliCherylLeeSteveLinhart*CorporalGrant Lockwood*SandraLouxDebbieMacDonaldVictoriaMarshallEmanelitaMartinezLindaMatthiesKellyMattinglyRashellMcCannSherryMcDonnellJulieMcDermottOfficerBrianMcPikeKirkMooreTamaraMooreJaneMullerSueMyersAllisonMyers-Varney
*Lead Coordinators
sTaff sUppOrTTungstenAlcazarCarrieArnoldGregAugspurgerBradBaileyTarynBaileyBillBannisterBradBayerChrisBeiswangerMikeBeldingMeganBell*JosephineBenavidezCandidaBennettSherylBottsMeganBroerenKarenBrownSamanthaBrunerEllenBurkartOfficerTinaBurnettDianaBuschToddCaseySharonCoddingtonAriadnaCoffmanTinaCollins*AmericaCopelandAnthonyCordovaNancyCornellaZachCunicoCarolynDaleyLarryDarnallJeffDavisMarcusDavisNashlaDawahreBrianneDeetman
may 2012-december 2012 “in memOriam”
JoshDyer,locksmith,FacilitiesServicesPhyllisHurtado,formerpart-timestaff,PrintandCopyServicesJudithPrice,seniorinstructor,HistoryMaryLueRamey,retired,ComputingServicesBrianTaylor,honorariuminstructor,ChemistryandBiochemistryAnnetteVisty,formerdirector,OfficeofUniversityRelations
2012 cOmmencemenT ceremOny aTTendees
adminisTraTOrs, facUlTy, insTrUcTOrs and direcTOrs
CynthiaNortonOfficerMarcPinoMichellePorterWhitneyPorterCarlaQuarrlesPatriciaReaMelissaReynoldsStephRomeroKarenSangermanoRuthSansingMelissaSchecterBenSloanLeeAnnaSlyman*ChiefJimSpiceMartinToetzDannyTorresKeithValentineKirkVonLohDebbieVonRuedenKimWeberSabrinaWienholtzRussWilcoxAndreaWilliamsKristinaWoodsEveWynhorstDebbieYoung
facUlTy sUppOrTSandraBerry-LoweRobertCamleyJohnHarnerRobertLarkinMarkMaloneYuZhang
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The history of the University of ColoradodatesbacktotheearliestdaysofColorado
and precedes the creation of the state . At itsfirst session in 1861, the Colorado territoriallegislature passed an act providing for thecreationofauniversity inBoulder .Toestablishthe university, the legislature appropriated$15,000, which was matched by Boulderresidents . However, the formal founding wasdelayed for another fifteen years by the CivilWar .WhenColoradobecamethe38thstateintheUnion in1876, theuniversitywasdeclaredan institution of the state, and the Board ofRegents of the University of Colorado wasestablishedunderColorado’sStateConstitutionasitsgoverningauthority .
The University of Colorado Colorado Springshasarichhistoryasasiteandcampus .Manymillennia before any students began studyinghere, a small group of ancestral AmericanIndianssetupcampoverlookinganarroyoonthe west edge of what is now the campus .Remains fromapproximately 30 sites usedbyPlainsIndiansfromabout100A .D .to1400A .D .dotthecampusgrounds .Theculturalheritageoftheareaiswitnessednotonlyarchitecturallyand in diverse ecological phenomena butalso in the significant prehistoric archeologicalcomponents observable throughout theUniversityacreage .Thedailydiscardedartifactsof Cragmor Sanitorium life -medicine bottles,crumbling foundations, andbrokendishes areintertwinedwithartifactsfromtheprehistoryoftheregion .
HenryAustin, forwhom thebluffs oncampuswerenamed,purchasedalargepartofwhatisnowthecampusin1873tograzeherdsofsheep .Thefirstknownbuildingonthesitewasacabinbuiltby theworld-famousphysician,Dr .EdwinSolly . Dr . Solly suffered from tuberculosis andmovedfromEnglandtothearea,astheregionwas becoming known for its healthy climate .Afteryearsofplanningforasanatoriumonthesite,Dr . Sollywas spurred into action in 1902whenGeneralWilliamJacksonPalmer(founderof Colorado Springs) gave him 100 acres oflandonAustinBluffsand$50,000towardsthe
startofhissanatorium .Sollyselectedoneofthemostimportantandversatilearchitectsworkingin Southern Colorado, Thomas MacLaren .MacLaren (1863-1928), acknowledged masterof architecture, designed many structures inColoradoSprings includingseveralsectionsofthe opulent Broadmoor Hotel . The sanitoriumbuildingechoedtheaestheticsofthefoundersmerging with Spanish-Moorish influence;it embodied the heritage of the builders ofColoradoSpringsand theunderstatedbeautyof the Hispanic culture . Cragmor Sanitorium(nowMainHall)openeditsdoorstopatientsonJune20,1905,andthereafterbecamethemostluxurious place for well-to-do consumptivesin the United States . Dr . Solly named thesite Cragmoor (later shortened to Cragmor),reminiscentofthecragsandmoorshehadleftbehindinGreatBritain .
Cragmorbecamethehealthmeccaforartists,writers,andcorporate tycoonswho foundnotonlytheirhealthbutalsoanewhomeinColoradoSprings . Laura la Tille (Broadway performer),ConstancePulitzer(JosephPulitzer’sdaughter),MurielanePancost(concertsoprano),JeanetteMacCoil (well-knownNewYorkmusician),andRussellCheney (renownedpainter) spent timeandregainedtheirhealthatCragmor .
Upon his death Solly was memorialized as aworld class physician who had brought theColoradoSpringscommunitytoglobalacclaimfor itsoutstandinghealth facility . Ironically, theworld forgot Solly as Cragmor became evenmore established under the direction of newleadersinhealthcare:GeraldB .Webb,AlexiusM .Forster,OttoEinstein,andGeorgeJ .Dwire .
The1930’sstockmarketcrashbroughtfinancialdisaster tomany of theCragmorSanitorium’sexclusive clientele . The facility was adaptedto serve the health needs of less affluentpatients .Alexius Forster’sdeath in 1954 (tookcharge of Cragmor in 1910 at age 29) foundCragmor at a loss for medical and financialleadership .Thelastdecadeofthesanitorium’shomeopathic life was to become tied to theBureauofIndianAffairsasNavahoIndianswereflown in toCragmor .Thiswasoneof the first
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publichealthprograms launchedby thenewlyformed U .S . Department of Health, Educationand Welfare (HEW) . The first Indian patientsarrivedatCragmor in1952with thesigningofa government contract between the CragmorFoundation and HEW . The institution wouldbe guaranteed a permanent base of financialsupport . In return,Cragmorwould provide forthemedicalneedsofhundredsof tuberculousNavajos . George J . Dwire,Managing Director,oversaw the decade of fiscal recovery for theinstitution . He created a dynamic programwhichnotonlyprovidedforthehealthneedsofhundredsofNavajosinfectedwithtuberculosisbut alsoexpanded to includeeducational andoccupational therapy . As the health crisis oftheNavajopeoplesubsidedsodidtheFederalfundingforCragmor .ByAprilof1962,remainingpatientswerebeingtransferredtootherfacilities .
As early as the 1920s, the University ofColorado offered courses at numerousColoradoSprings locations includingColoradoCollege and various storefronts . By the mid-1960s, community leaders were pressing fora full-fledged CU presence in the community .In his negotiations with then-Governor JohnLove, Hewlett-Packard (HP) co-founder DavidPackard,aPueblonative,wantedapermanentCUcampusinColoradoSpringstosupporttheeducationalneedsofcompanyemployees .Thecombinationof thestate’sdesire toattractHP
toColoradoSpringsandGeorgeJ .Dwire’ssaleof the defunct 80-acre Cragmor Sanatoriumproperty for $1 led to birth of the ColoradoSprings Center of the University of Colorado .June 15, 1964, commemorated the fundingand legislation signed by Governor Loveallowing theUniversityofColorado toassumecustody of Cragmor . In 1965, the ColoradoSprings Center opened on the south side ofAustin Bluffs, an area which showcased aspectacularpanoramicviewofPikesPeakandthe Garden of the Gods; tuition was $13 percredithour .ProfessorofficesinCragmorManor(nowCragmorHall) were equippedwith smallkitchenettes and private bathrooms, due tothebuilding’sprevioususeasanursinghome;CragmorManorwas added to theSanitoriumin the 1950s . A few officeswere still outfittedwiththisuniquepieceofhistoryaslateas2002;Cragmor Hall was completely remodeled andreopenedinJanuary2004 .
From1965to1972theColoradoSpringsCenteroperatedasadivisionorextensionoftheBouldercampus . It became the first permanent homefor a growing following of scholars . ColoradoConstitutional Amendment 4, approved at the1972 Colorado General Election, designatedthe Colorado Springs campus and two othercentersasdistinctcampusesof theUniversityof Colorado . Dwire Hall opened as the firstsolely academic building on campus in 1972;
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itwascompletely remodeled in2007 . In1974,the University of Colorado reorganized intofour campuses – Colorado Springs, Boulder,Denver, and the Health Sciences Center inDenver . The two Denver campuses laterconsolidated administratively in June 2004 .1974alsomarkedtheestablishmentofthefirstChancellor of the Colorado Springs campus,withtiestotheBouldercampusbeingchangedto have the campus directly reporting to thePresidentoftheUniversity .UCCSgrewovertheyears,andin1997thefirston-campusstudenthousingopened .Thatsameyearacommunityreferendum merged the city-owned Beth-ElCollegeofNursingwiththecampus .Duringthe2010-2011UniversityofColoradoSystem’snewbrandingcampaign,“at”wasremovedfromtheofficial UCCS name – University of ColoradoatColoradoSprings–tobecomeUniversityofColoradoColoradoSprings .
Because of the ties to HP, initial universityprogramsfocusedonengineeringandbusiness .Today,47yearsafteritsbeginning,UCCSoffers34 bachelor’s, 19 master’s, and five doctoraldegreesinsixcollegesandschools .Theinitialuniversityprogramsofengineeringandbusinessstill serve as pillars of the university, and arejoined by a broad range of degree programsoffered in the liberal arts and sciences, aswell as professional programs in nursing,
educationandpublicaffairstomeettheneedsofColorado’ssecond-largestmetropolitanareaand beyond . In recent years, programs suchas the National Institute of Science, Spaceand Security Centers (NISSSC) were addedto connect the university with the military toimprove national security . Other programs,includingtheCUInstituteforBioenergeticsandthe CUCenter on Aging, cast an eye towardthe future . From its original 80 acres, UCCShas added 450 additional acres along AustinBluffsParkwayandNorthNevadaAvenue .Thestudent population has grown significantly aswell;asof fall2012more than9,700studentsareenrolledoncampus .
UCCS spring commencement ceremonieshavebeenheldattheoldBroadmoorIceArena,a campus parking lot where the OsborneCenterforScience&Engineeringnowstands,and the Colorado Springs World Arena . Thefirst December commencement ceremonyfor summer and fall graduates was held onDecember14,2007at thePikesPeakCenter .Afteronlytwoyears,theDecembergraduatesoutgrewthePikesPeakCenter,andnowbothyearlyceremoniesareheldattheWorldArena .SincethefirstUCCScommencement in1975,approximately34,000studentshavegraduatedfrom the University of Colorado ColoradoSprings .
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The University of colorado colorado springs mascot is the mountain lion. it is
visible across campus in a variety of ways – as the artistic logo on Uccs shuttles, the grand marble statue in the University center lower plaza, and the costumed mascot who ignites crowds at athletic games and official campus events. The mountain lion is an integral part of campus life, but that has not always been the case.
as Uccs began to develop an intercollegiate sports program in the 1980s, it became necessary to establish team identity with official colors and a mascot. in 1986, the first Uccs mascot, the hawk, was chosen and green and white sports uniforms were purchased. The editor’s corner in The scribe (student newspaper) was even renamed “The hawk’s eye.” Until this time, the campus was told it was part of the cU system, and as such, already had a mascot – the buffalo. ncaa rules stated that due to differences in division level sports played at the boulder and colorado springs campuses that Uccs was not allowed to claim the buffalo as their mascot. at the June 18, 1987 cU board of regents meeting, the “regents decided not to officially designate a school mascot and colors for Uccs, but instead opted to allow Uccs to choose its own mascot while still maintaining the official cU colors of gold, silver, blue and black” (The scribe, august
1987, pg 1). “cU gold” became the accepted identity of the sports teams in fall 1987.
in 1991, the student body voted for the “fighting longneckers” – or giraffes – to become the unofficial spirit symbol. This was personified by “stretch,” a costumed giraffe obtained by former chancellor dwayne nuzum. Other options for a new spirit symbol considered by the student government association (sga) committee were eagles, prospectors, gold diggers, golden avalanche, and pronghorns. popularity of the spirit symbol waned with time. many did not connect the giraffe with “cU gold” and wanted a stronger identity.
not until 1997 did a new campaign for a Uccs mascot begin. realizing a need for a credible mascot, the sga created a suggestion box to collect nominees for an official mascot. The overwhelming suggestion was the mountain lion, which won by 86% of the student body vote in spring 1998. since that time, it has been the officially recognized symbol of the University of colorado colorado springs. dakota, a 14-year-old mountain lion at the cheyenne mountain zoo, was adopted by the student body in december 2002. boomer, the costumed mascot, was named by the winner of the “name the mascot” contest in september 2003 and was officially introduced at fall fest (original name for back to the bluffs) that year.
in spring 2008, a 200-pound, three-year-old mountain lion, named “clyde,” became the university’s first live mascot. he currently resides at the serenity springs wildlife center in calhan, colorado but can be seen making educational visits to the campus. in september 2010, the renovated University center pub re-opened bearing his name: clyde’s.
in spring 2011 the Uccs student body voted to officially change the name of the school mascot from boomer to clyde.
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