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

K e n n e s a w s t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

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

May 9, 2019

10 a.m.College of Humanities and Social Sciences - School of Communication

Leland and Clarice C. Bagwell College of EducationCollege of the Arts

T W O H U N D R E D T W E N T Y T H I R D C O M M E N C E M E N T


May 9, 201910 a.m.

Pamela S. Whitten, PresidentPresiding

PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

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

PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford

Chief Faculty Marshal Jennifer W. Purcell NATIONAL ANTHEM The Star-Spangled Banner Claire Pappas JohnStaffordSmith andAudience Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Theodore L. Parrish WELCOME Pamela S. Whitten, President PRESENTATION OF THE Kathy Schwaig CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Senior Vice President forAcademicAffairs

College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Kerwin Swint, Interim Dean School of Communication Leland and Clarice C. Bagwell College of Education Cynthia Reed, Dean College of the Arts Ivan Pulinkala, Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Pamela S. Whitten, President Ana Edwards, University Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator

CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Pamela S. Whitten, President

ALMA MATER Gaudeamus Igitur Claire Pappas Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody and Audience Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave Tom Crawford, Bagpiper POSTLUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor

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

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

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


COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES - SCHOOL of COMMUNICATION

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

MAJORS: Journalism and Emerging Media, Media and Entertainment, Organizational and Professional Communication, Public Relations Bria Camille Alexander Media and EntertainmentTekeysia Nakia Alston Public RelationsAlexandra Gennadiy Avchukov Journalism and Emerging MediaMelanie Simmons Banks Organizational and Professional

CommunicationToni Imanni Baraka* Organizational and Professional

CommunicationMatthew Sam Batson Media and EntertainmentNicholas D. Becker Public RelationsEvan C. Belyea Journalism and Emerging MediaWaynesia Bland** Media and EntertainmentAshley Bonds*** Public RelationsSamantha Taylor Bookout Organizational and Professional

CommunicationCaroline Elizabeth Bourne* Organizational and Professional

CommunicationDerwin Barrington Brown, Jr. Media and EntertainmentJawaniecika Diane Bryant Organizational and Professional

CommunicationRachel Hannah Buchanan Public RelationsKemiah Semaj Bundrage Public RelationsKhadijah Janee’ Cantrell Media and EntertainmentLucas W. Carmean Public RelationsWilliam Hartrampf Carver Public Relations

Brenda Cisneros Media and EntertainmentPhoebe Jenna Clark* Public RelationsAdric Wendell Coker Journalism and Emerging MediaTyhi Conley Journalism and Emerging MediaMeghan Cooper** Journalism and Emerging MediaSarah Catherine Crawley Public RelationsCannon Mackenzie Croce Media and EntertainmentGiovanna T. Cruz* Journalism and Emerging MediaTaylor Ashley Cunningham Media and EntertainmentKira Tanii Czyrklis Media and EntertainmentNichole Zoe D’Angelo** Organizational and Professional

CommunicationBekah Ansley Danforth* Public RelationsSabrina Dekle Public RelationsHannah Nicole Duncan Organizational and Professional

CommunicationKatherine Celia Dunn* Public RelationsStephanie Ann Eglitis*** Organizational and Professional

CommunicationMorgan Fitzgerald Public RelationsHolden B. Fromayan Public RelationsPaige Gaines Public RelationsDeija Glover Public RelationsRebecca Genevieve Good*** Organizational and Professional

CommunicationAshlyn Kaylee Gordon*** Organizational and Professional

CommunicationGerald Michael Graham Public RelationsJacob Luke Grant Public Relations

Allana Credise Green Organizational and Professional

CommunicationAndrew Seth Greenberg Public RelationsElizabeth Greene Public RelationsAshley Taylor Haire** Public RelationsEmilie Hanes* Public RelationsKatie Marie Harlow Media and EntertainmentAlana Rene Hill Media and EntertainmentRachael Grace Hodges Media and EntertainmentLaurenElizabethHoffman* Journalism and Emerging MediaDevon Holloman Organizational and Professional

CommunicationEric Dewayne Hunter Journalism and Emerging MediaAyesha I. Hussain Public RelationsDarrin Sean Hypsher II Journalism and Emerging MediaVictoria Anita James Media and EntertainmentLeahTaylorJeffreys* Journalism and Emerging MediaCarson Maria Jenkins Media and EntertainmentLillian Ann Jennison* Public RelationsAaron Jeter Public RelationsCassidy-Rae Jodesty Public RelationsJacob Charles John Public RelationsBreon Cheree Jordan Media and EntertainmentNgosa C. Katongo Organizational and Professional

CommunicationAlexander William Keller Journalism and Emerging MediaLance Tyler Kenerly Journalism and Emerging MediaSidra Khan Journalism and Emerging MediaKaitlyn Elizabeth Kilpatrick Public Relations




Natalyn Faith Kingry Organizational and Professional

CommunicationTomi Leigh Krepps Journalism and Emerging MediaYong Lee Media and EntertainmentNicholasC.Lefferdo Organizational and Professional

CommunicationErica Len* Public RelationsBrittany Marie Lewis Journalism and Emerging MediaCasey Barbara Lewis Public RelationsAlisa Clara Ligman** Public RelationsAshley Longenecker* Media and EntertainmentJustine Rae Lookenott Journalism and Emerging MediaBrandon Antonio Lopez* Media and EntertainmentWesley Sikes Lopez Media and EntertainmentKirstin Nicole Lyter Public RelationsTristyn Paige Magee Public RelationsKenley Brooke Manion* Public RelationsLindsey LeAnne Manion* Journalism and Emerging MediaMalkia Malaika Mann Media and EntertainmentKendra Lasha Marshall Public RelationsIsabelle Selena Martinez** Public RelationsTiana Aliah Mason Media and EntertainmentJoshua Aaron McClain Public RelationsAllen Culley McCloud, Jr. Public RelationsMolly Elizabeth McSwain Public RelationsSamuel Harrison McSweeney Journalism and Emerging MediaRebecca Marie Medina Media and EntertainmentMorgan Brianna Mezile Public Relations

Greyson Miller Media and EntertainmentCorrina Lee Milner Media and EntertainmentKendra Monroe Media and EntertainmentAmanda Brooke Moore* Journalism and Emerging MediaGentry Susan Moore Public RelationsBoakai K. Morris II Public RelationsBrianna Michelle Muir Public RelationsElizabeth Nouryeh Journalism and Emerging MediaBronwen A. O’Dell Organizational and Professional

CommunicationOluwadamilola Omole** Public RelationsJennifer Erin Osborne** Media and EntertainmentCayleigh J. Palen Public RelationsSavannah Patrick Media and EntertainmentKaci Nicole Pedersen Public RelationsAllen Victor Perez** Journalism and Emerging MediaCydney Jordan Proctor Public RelationsDaniel Bennett Prothero Public RelationsMorgan Lindsey Raines** Public RelationsSamantha Garcia Ramirez Journalism and Emerging MediaDaniel Ellis Ridgeway Media and EntertainmentSteven Herbert Rigsby** Media and EntertainmentRebecca Carol Riley Media and EntertainmentJohn Wilson Robinson Public RelationsOra Rosenbaum Public RelationsAbbey Elizabeth Sattele** Public RelationsCourtney Nicole Sharp Organizational and Professional

Communication

Moriah Aaliyah Shephard Journalism and Emerging MediaMegan Deborah Simms*** Media and EntertainmentRileigh Simpkins Public RelationsAustin Mitchell Smith Media and EntertainmentKyle Smith Public RelationsMatthew Rutherford Smith Media and EntertainmentMichelle Huoe Jung So Media and EntertainmentJarred James Sparks Media and EntertainmentPaigeAlexandraStafford Public RelationsRaeann Denise Strickland** Media and EntertainmentAusten Michael Taylor* Media and EntertainmentSabrina Collette Taylor Public RelationsEmily Elizabeth Thurmond Public RelationsGrayson Andrew Traylor Public RelationsAustin Ross Trivett Organizational and Professional

CommunicationMoriah Christina Ugi* Media and EntertainmentKatelyn Rae Van Loan Journalism and Emerging MediaAlison Mae Vicente Media and EntertainmentKhalil Vincent Media and EntertainmentHannah Elizabeth Walker Public RelationsIceis Bria Walker Media and EntertainmentJordan Vanessa Watkins*** Media and EntertainmentJensyn Cathleen Wells Public RelationsEmily Anne White* Media and EntertainmentJordan Matthew Wilkinson* Media and EntertainmentBreonne Williams Media and EntertainmentCassidy Williams Public Relations




Jodi Brooke Williams Public RelationsRobert Christian Williams, IV Media and EntertainmentMillie Faith Witherow* Media and EntertainmentKimberly Noel Wolters Organizational and Professional

CommunicationAshley Lavanna Woods Media and EntertainmentTyler Shannon Worthington Public RelationsErica Mary Wright Media and EntertainmentJohn Yallery Public RelationsAshton Nicole Zaluski Organizational and Professional

CommunicationConnor Zielke** Media and Entertainment

LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELL COLLEGE of EDUCATION BACHELOR of SCIENCE

MAJORS: Early Childhood Education Birth Through Kindergaten, Elementary Education, Middle Grades Education Emilee Margaret Adams Elementary EducationEmily Adams* Middle Grades EducationJenna Lynn Allen Elementary EducationCaitlyn Sheree Anderson*** Elementary EducationMallory Lane Arnold*** Elementary EducationNadia Atchison Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenMarisa Baert Middle Grades EducationStephen Jacob Baxley Elementary EducationBreanna Shay Beavers* Elementary EducationCourtney Carroll Bell*** Elementary Education

Shakira Janise Bell** Elementary EducationAshley Nicole Boling** Elementary EducationMaylin Sangni Bollefer** Elementary EducationVanessa Rae Boone** Elementary EducationAmandaElizabethBradfield Middle Grades EducationCasey N. Brewer** Elementary EducationChenia LaSheena Brown Middle Grades EducationHannah Kristen Brown** Elementary EducationPrecious Chanel Brown* Elementary EducationTayler Camille Buster Elementary EducationJasmine Caldwell* Elementary EducationAshley Ann Casey Middle Grades EducationAubrie Casey Elementary EducationAnna Kathryn Caudell* Elementary EducationMeleiaElizabethChafin** Elementary EducationRebecca Clark** Elementary EducationKatie S. Clayton** Elementary EducationJessica L. Cole* Middle Grades EducationLauren Grace Collini** Middle Grades EducationAndrea Rose Crabb** Elementary EducationJessica McClaine Culberson Elementary EducationRandi Elaine Daniel Elementary EducationJamie Deady Elementary EducationAmandaMarieDuff** Elementary EducationKatie Elizabeth Dutton Elementary EducationAuburn Lee Eastall*** Elementary EducationJulianna Marie Edwards** Elementary Education

Alicia Stephanie Estrada*** Elementary EducationJeremy Lee Fair Middle Grades EducationKatherine Toni Farmer** Elementary EducationGloria Denise Fleming Elementary EducationTerrica Fleming Middle Grades EducationJanelle Briggs Ford* Elementary EducationKiana Dominique Futrell Elementary EducationCallie Marie Garland*** Elementary EducationChelsey Nicole Garland Elementary EducationAshley McKinzie Gibson Elementary EducationAlyssa Lynne Giglio** Middle Grades EducationAdrianna Laurelle Grant Middle Grades EducationAkilah Kimara Guzman Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenEmily Brianna Hall*** Elementary EducationRania S. Hamadeh Elementary EducationMarisa Gabrielle Hammitt* Middle Grades EducationFaren G. Hart** Elementary EducationTrey Kelton Hart** Middle Grades EducationVictoria Renee Hartigan Elementary EducationTanner Leigh Harvey** Elementary EducationThapelo T. Haughton Middle Grades EducationMari Noelle Heimlich* Elementary EducationGabrielle Hendrix*** Elementary EducationHalie Elizabeth Hicks*** Elementary EducationKatherine Hocut** Elementary EducationEmily Brooke Holguin** Elementary EducationKayla Michele Hood Elementary Education




Morgan Brooke Hutcheson Elementary EducationKaitlyn Ann Imbriano** Middle Grades EducationEran Denae Jackson* Elementary EducationEmily Anne Jacobs Elementary EducationAnna Johnson** Elementary EducationCassandra Lynn Johnson Elementary EducationDeanna Louise Johnson Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenCaroline Elizabeth Jones** Elementary EducationKendall Delaine Kinsey*** Elementary EducationLacey Taylor Lambert** Elementary EducationKendall Catherine Lawrence Elementary EducationMichael James Legg* Middle Grades EducationSamantha Shea Lockamy* Elementary EducationNikole M. Lomeli*** Elementary EducationDaniela Macias Elementary EducationCarly Ann Manning Elementary EducationJessica Taylor Marques Elementary EducationMoriah Joy Mason** Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenJenna Elizabeth McDannell** Elementary EducationRebecca Nancy McDowell Elementary EducationSavannah Lynn McPherson** Elementary EducationTaylor Michelle Mclain Elementary EducationJulie Elizabeth Miller Elementary EducationLaura Elizabeth Miller Elementary EducationAlexandrea Blake Minick*** Elementary EducationE’lice A. Mitchell*** Early Childhood Education Birth

Through Kindergarten

Madison Molina* Elementary EducationMarlee Alourdes Mompremier** Elementary EducationRebecca Lauren Monkus Elementary EducationNicholas Austin Moore Elementary EducationDionni Loliyah Moultrie Elementary EducationLauren Kristine Murray* Elementary EducationJacob Tyler Neils** Middle Grades EducationAaron Michael Newton Middle Grades EducationSubira A. Nisbeth*** Middle Grades EducationKayla Grace Nobinger** Elementary EducationMadison Cristina O’Hara* Elementary EducationGenesis Gabriella Ortiz*** Elementary EducationSavannah Nicole Peak*** Elementary EducationWhitney Peek Middle Grades EducationKaylee Elizabeth Pettit** Middle Grades EducationLisa Dianne Phillips** Elementary EducationAlexandria Nicole Pierre-Paul* Elementary EducationJasmyn Piggott Elementary EducationKaren Daniela Ponce Gutierrez** Elementary EducationBrittney Lynn Porche Elementary EducationJessica Louise Powell* Elementary EducationSarah Catherine Reagan* Elementary EducationRyan William Richards Middle Grades EducationBrianna Rinaldi** Elementary EducationKimberly Yvonne Roach* Elementary EducationMahirah Rokarya** Elementary EducationAllison Neal Ross** Elementary Education

Kathryn Runyon Elementary EducationSuzannah Mercedes Sasser Elementary EducationSaraAnnSatterfield Elementary EducationColette Catherine Schrock Elementary EducationSierra Lynn Shipley Elementary EducationAshley Victoria Shook** Elementary EducationSummer Helene Slay Middle Grades EducationAimee Elizabeth Smith*** Elementary EducationChanel Janae’ Smith Elementary EducationMargaret Erin Frances Smith Elementary EducationAddison Stewart*** Elementary EducationErika Elaine Stiner*** Elementary EducationMadison Bailey Strauss** Elementary EducationNissa Michelle Summerlin Elementary EducationRebecca Grace Swanson** Middle Grades EducationHanna Tegegne Tadesse** Elementary EducationKim Teefy*** Elementary EducationTamera Kiana Tillman Elementary EducationAyako Ugawa* Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenMolly Nicole Van Kleef*** Elementary EducationCarol Elizabeth Varenas Elementary EducationAllison Susanna Wagner* Middle Grades EducationTaylor Christen Waldrip Early Childhood Education Birth

Through KindergartenCassidy Darlene Walker** Elementary EducationSarah Walker Elementary EducationTara Lynette Wallace* Elementary Education




Lindsey Elizabeth Watts Elementary Education Brittany Allison Weaver** Elementary EducationMadalyne Kay Weaver* Elementary EducationJacelyn Sade Wells** Elementary EducationLacey Marie Weltch Elementary EducationEmma Marie Whitt** Middle Grades EducationAnna Elizabeth Williams** Elementary EducationBaylee Shaye Williams* Elementary EducationDesiree Williams Elementary EducationVirginia James Willis* Elementary EducationKayla Larie Winbigler Elementary EducationCelin Eunji Yu** Middle Grades EducationRachel Elisabeth Zendejas Early Childhood Education Birth Through Kindergarten

COLLEGE of the ARTS

BACHELOR of APPAREL and TEXTILES Cortney Danielle Barnes Apparel and TextilesJordan Bogigian Apparel and TextilesLauren Ashley Conte** Apparel and TextilesNoel Fatima Craft Apparel and TextilesNoah Dickson Apparel and TextilesAlfons Dovana* Apparel and TextilesRyan Littleton Apparel and TextilesAndre Jordan Rodgers Apparel and TextilesKorynnDe’ShaunWakefield Apparel and Textiles

BACHELOR of ARTS

MAJORS: Art History, Dance, Music, Theatre and Performance Studies Brandy Joy Bell Theatre and Performance StudiesLauren Nicole Blackstock Art HistoryAndrew Carter** Theatre and Performance StudiesDylan C. Carter** Theatre and Performance StudiesLaTausha D. Carter Theatre and Performance Studies Chloe J. Davis DanceAbagail Dawkins Theatre and Performance StudiesGabrielle Duncan** DanceLindsay Catherine Duncan* DanceMaria Teresa Eckart*** DanceNicholas Felder*** MusicHarper Truett Ford** Theatre and Performance StudiesCarly Michelle Franco** DanceGreta Claire Goldberg** Theatre and Performance StudiesEliott Paul Grenier Theatre and Performance StudiesNicole Betty Jane Hamel MusicBailey Jo Harbaugh** DanceMorgan Faithe Harrell DanceJustin Richard Hart Theatre and Performance StudiesSydney Brooke Hilliard DanceSusan A. Hiltner Theatre and Performance StudiesMalcom Maxwell Hornes Theatre and Performance StudiesKristin Houston** Music PerformanceSarah Genevieve Hyde DanceKathleen Kellner Art History

Katie Charlotte Kennedy** Art HistoryAmber Nicole Kirchner* DanceNicole Alexandra Koontz* DanceKenan Noah Mitchell MusicShannon Morgan Murphy Theatre and Performance StudiesAlexander Christian Peneton* MusicKristina Rivero Theatre and Performance StudiesAbigail Jordan Roshaven Theatre and Performance StudiesJordan Elaine Slaton DanceCaleb James Stack** MusicSophia Elizabeth Steele Theatre and Performance StudiesElaina Christine Trent** Theatre and Performance StudiesJulia Anne Verrington* Theatre and Performance StudiesPaige Ryan Wiggins* Theatre and Performance StudiesAlyssa Hope Woodall Art History

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS

MAJORS: Art, Digital Animation Daniel E. Barnard, Jr.* ArtBryan William Brasuk ArtSteven Daniel Brewer Digital AnimationAnna Catherine Brown ArtPayton Lane Butler* ArtCourtney Bechet Carless Digital AnimationElise Yoon Chang ArtDouglas Sheridan Cline Digital AnimationAlexandria Pertina Colquitt** ArtSian May Condon Art




William Marcus Cook ArtRyan Drescher Digital AnimationSara Katharine Evans* ArtRachel Anne Fred*** ArtCameronWilliamGoff** ArtMadison Elaine Goodwin Digital AnimationTyler Junnosuke Greene Digital AnimationLorenzo Terrell Hammonds ArtJustin Hilton ArtDanielle A. Jackson* ArtAmanda Marie Jordan ArtCourtney Blair Linebarger** ArtAgata Magelis** ArtKaren Maximos ArtKaren Maximos Digital AnimationAnna Marie Olson ArtRian Matthew Penrod*** ArtRian Matthew Penrod*** Digital AnimationChristopher Matthew Preheim ArtShelesa Seay ArtSarah Ann Sigg ArtStephanie C. Simmons ArtCrystal Nicole Skeen* ArtBridgette Nicole Stephens ArtHaley Alexandra Swift* ArtMary Kathryn Turner** Digital AnimationJacob Volk Art

Leslie Faye Whiddon ArtAyanna Shantrell Wright Art

BACHELOR of MUSIC

MAJORS: Music Education, Music Performance Samuel A. Boeger*** Music PerformanceMiles Paul Bonaker** Music EducationEmma Victoria Bryant* Music EducationNicolas H. Chambers** Music EducationBriana Dolores Curtis Music EducationNassar Jalil-Salim Edwards Music EducationLauren Alexandria Greene* Music PerformanceZiara Charde Greene** Music EducationJacobRobertGreifinger** Music PerformanceMary Allison Hamby Music EducationDalton Hancock*** Music EducationRobert L. Herrington II Music PerformanceKristin Houston** MusicMia Gabriella Jordan* Music EducationDaniel Kim* Music EducationRa Sheed Lamaar Lemon II Music PerformanceMichael Thomas Long Music EducationSierra Renee Manson Music EducationEricka Morgan Palmer Music EducationClaire Marie Pappas** Music EducationJeremy James Perkins** Music PerformanceSarah Bethany Shiver* Music Education

Foster James Simmons Music EducationChiaman Samantha Tang** Music EducationTessa Raye Walker*** Music EducationMadelyne Rood Watkins* Music EducationMatthew James Christian Welsh Music PerformanceDevin Aaron Witt Music Performance

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

MAJOR: Art Education Chloe Alaine Redstone Art Education

Honors Designations

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pamela S. WhittenPRESIDENT

Kennesaw State University

Pamela S. Whitten was named Kennesaw State University’s fifth president on June 12, 2018 by theBoard of Regents of the University System of Georgia, following a nationwide search. Whitten began her tenure on July 16, 2018, bringing with her a strong emphasis on expanding successful outcomes and meaningful learning experiences for students, boosting faculty research, and providing greater outreach services to the community.

Previously, Whitten served as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at theUniversity ofGeorgia (UGA), from February 2014 to June 2018. As the chief academic officer, she was responsible foroverseeing instruction, research, public service and outreach,studentaffairs,andinformationtechnology.

During her tenure at UGA, Whitten worked with campus leadership to implement a number of enhancements and innovations to the learning environment, including reducing class sizes, enhancing advising services, and ensuring that all undergraduate students engaged in hands-on learning through internships, research, and other forms of experiential learningopportunities.Herofficealso identifiedthreeSignature Research Themes – improving human health, creating a more secure future, and strengthening communities – and spearheaded enhancements to grants administration and supported faculty hiring initiatives that dramatically increased UGA’s research activity. Through her leadership, the university also deepened its commitment to public service and outreach with new programs related to economic development, community revitalization, and cybersecurity.

Prior to serving as provost at UGA, Whitten was director for telemedicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center before she joined Michigan State University, where she worked her way through the faculty ranks and eventually served as dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.An internationally recognized expert in the field

of telemedicine – the remote delivery of health care services and information – Whitten has conducted

research with funding from multiple state and federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Commerce. She has published two books and more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters.

Whitten holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas, a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in Management from Tulane University.

ABOUT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Since its founding in 1963, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. Kennesaw State is Georgia’s third-largest university, with more than 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students — nearly 5,200 residing on campus — representing 92 countries. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Kennesaw State offersmore than150bachelor’s,master’sanddoctoraldegrees.

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

Since 2009, the University has awarded Global Engagement Certifications to graduate andundergraduate students as part of its commitment to expanding the global experience. Kennesaw State competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference.In2015,theUniversity’sfirstfootballteamtookthefield,competingintheFootballChampionshipSubdivision as an associate member of the Big South Conference.

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


THE COMMENCEMENT

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

MARSHALS/BATONS

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

THE DAIS PARTY

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

THE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MACE

The honor of leading the academic procession as chief faculty marshal is given to the chair of the Faculty Senate. Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as student and faculty marshals andtoassistwiththeceremony.Theceremonialstaffcarried by the chief faculty marshal of the academic procession is a symbol of the rich traditions of higher education. The practice of carrying a mace dates back to the Middle Ages, when the mace was designed to be used as a weapon. It was carried by a respected senior member of the community who was chosen to protect and guide the leaders as their group traveled through crowded streets. Kennesaw State takes special pride in its mace, which was designed by Patrick Taylor, former chairman of

the Department of Visual Arts, and handcrafted on campus. The polished bronze handgrip is actually a stylized owl. In addition to being Kennesaw State’s mascot, it is the symbol of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The globe near the top of the mace represents graduates going out into the world. Topping the globe is the traditional symbol of higher education — a lamp of learning, with a flamerepresentingthequestforknowledge.Alargebronze medallion displaying the university seal is part of the globe and the festive ribbons streaming from the crown that cradles the globe represent the university colors.

THE CHAIN OF OFFICE

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

GONFALONS

The third presidential inauguration at KSU ushered in many new changes, including the academic gonfalons. Banners suspended on a crossbar, gonfalons are another piece of medieval history that have been incorporated into academic tradition. The gonfalons reflect a timeless style,incorporate the university’s colors and represent all 13 colleges at Kennesaw State University.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

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


DISCIPLINE COLORS Agriculture: MaizeArt, Letters and Humanities: WhiteBusiness Administration: DrabChemistry: Red and Gold Construction Management: GoldDentistry: LilacEconomics: CopperEducation: Light BlueEngineering: OrangeFine Arts, Architecture: BrownForestry: RussetHome Economics: MaroonJournalism: CrimsonLaw: PurpleLibrary Science: LemonMedicine: GreenMusic: PinkNursing: ApricotOratory: Silver GrayPharmacy: Olive GreenPhilosophy: Dark BluePhysical Education: Sage GreenPublic Administration: Peacock BluePublic Health: Salmon PinkScience: Gold YellowSocial Work: CitronTheology or Divinity: ScarletVeterinary Science: Gray

HONOR SOCIETIESDuring commencement, students who are members of honor societies at Kennesaw State University are eligible to wear the following approved designations of their respective society.

Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology–Teal CordsAlpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice–Royal Blue and Yellow CordsAlpha Rho Chi, Architecture –Sanguine and Azure CordsBeta Alpha Psi, Accounting–Red Ribbon with MedallionBeta Gamma Sigma, Business–Blue and Gold CordsBlue Key National Honor Society, All Majors–Blue CordsDelta Phi Alpha, German–Black, Red, and Gold Cords Gamma Theta Upsilon, Geography–Light Blue StoleGolden Key International Honor Society, All Majors–Gold Medallion with Blue and Gold RibbonsKappa Delta Pi, Mathematics Education–Green, Purple, and Gold CordsLambda Alpha, Anthropology–White stoleLambda Pi Eta, Communication–Red and White CordsNational Honor Society for Dance Arts–Blue and White Cord; Gold Pin

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, All Majors–Burgundy and Gold CordsNational Society of Leadership and Success, All Majors–Black and Platinum CordsNu Delta Alpha, Dance–Burgundy and Gold CordsOmicron Delta Epsilon, Economics–Blue and Gold CordsOrder of Omega, All Majors –Gold and White CordsPhi Alpha Alpha, Public Administration–Teal and Gold CordsPhi Alpha, Social Work–Gold Cords with MedallionPhi Alpha Theta, History–Red and Blue CordsPhi Beta Delta, International Scholars Society–Medallion with Red and Gold RibbonPhi Eta Sigma, All Majors–Black and Gold CordsPhi Kappa Phi, All Majors–Gold, White, Blue Medallion, Royal-Blue RibbonPhi Lambda Upsilon, Chemistry–Blue and Pink CordsPi Delta Phi, French–Blue, White and Red CordsPi Kappa Lambda, Music–White and Gold CordsPi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics –Violet, Gold, and Lavender Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science–Red, Black, and White CordsPsi Chi, Psychology–Blue and Gold CordsSigma Delta Pi, Spanish–Gold and Red CordsSigmaIotaRho,InternationalAffairs–PurpleandGoldCordsSigma Lambda Chi, Construction Management–Green and Gold Cords and MedallionsSigma Tau Delta, English–Red and Black CordsSigma Theta Tau, Nursing–Orchid and White CordsTau Upsilon Alpha, Human Services–Gold Stole with Royal Blue Lettering Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer and Information Disciplines–Maroon and White Cords KSU ARMED FORCES VETERAN RECOGNITONWhite and Gold Stole with Red & Blue StripesAir Force–Air Force Insignia Army–Army InsigniaCoast Guard–Coast Guard InsigniaMarine Corp–Marine Corp InsigniaNavy–Navy Insignia

OTHER DEPARTMENT COLORSCenter for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery–Purple Cord Department of Athletics–Black Stole with gold trim and LetteringThrive Scholars Program/Dept. First-Year Transition Studies–Teal and Silver Cords


UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJames P. Dunn, ChairTrenton D. Turk, Vice Chair, Chair Elect Jo Ann Chitty, Immediate Past ChairHollister A. Hill, SecretaryAndre Schnabl, TreasurerWalton C. BrydeLance Burchett*Steven I. CadranelMichael J. ColesClark F. HungerfordJulie B. KimballCatherine Land WatersSteven E. NicholsonTheodore L. ParrishJames Christopher PikeBob M. PrillamanJ. Larry Stevens Dr. Pamela Whitten

TRUSTEESMr. Chester A. AustinMr. Thomas N. BagwellMr. Richard A. BennettMr. Walton C. BrydeMr. Lance Burchett*Mr. Steven I. CadranelMr. Wesley E. Cantrell, Sr.Mrs. Jo Ann ChittyMr. Charles C. ClayDr. Michael J. ColesMr. Jim CroftMr. Donald E. DavidsonMr. William E. Darden, Jr. Mr. Stephen W. DilsMr. James P. DunnDr. Stanley H. DysartMs. Connie L. EngelMrs. Jennifer Britt FleckMr. Carl J. Frinzi, Sr.Mr. Kirk M. GadebuschMr. Reuel E. Hamilton, III Mr. Joseph J. Handy Mr. William M. HayesMs. Hollister A. HillMr. Frank M. HowardMr. Thomas W. HughesMr. Clark F. HungerfordMr. I. Barry HymanMr. Donald JohnsonMr. Scott C. JohnstonMr. Douglas E. JonesMr. George W. KalafutMs. Julie KimballMr. Lawrence P. KraskaMr. William G. Lako, Jr.Mrs. Catherine Land Waters Mrs. Ellen E. LangfordMr. Harold E. LinnenkohlMr. Shepherd D. LongMr. Benjamin L. LooperMrs. Judith MoenMr. William T. Nelson

Mr. Steven E. Nicholson Mr. Hector A. PadillaMr. Theodore L. ParrishMrs. Deborah H. PikeMr. James Christopher Pike Dr. Bob M. PrillamanMr. Michael S. Quinlan Mr. Norman J. RadowMr. Dan L. RakestrawMr. Andre SchnablDr. Kathy Schwaig*Mr. Charles T. SharbaughMr. Douglas ShoreMr. Richard S. SiegelMr. R. Terry SmithMr. J. Larry StevensMr. Trenton D. TurkDr. Nnaoke UfereMs. Valery VoylesMr. David R. WalensMr. Robert K. Walsh, Jr.Dr. Pamela Whitten Mr. Mark L. Williams

TRUSTEES EMERITI Mr. Jonathan F. AndersonMr. Brent D. ArmstrongMr.H.NeilBarfieldMr. Fred D. Bentley, Sr.Ms. Sarah C. BrownMr. Kenneth W. Cannestra Mr. Dennis CooperMr. Stevan H. CrewMr. William B. DunawayMs. Jo Ann A. DurhamMr. James E. HendersonMr. Thomas E. HillMr. Richard L. HolmesMr. T. Fitz JohnsonMr. Mark R. KirkMrs. Janie MaddoxSenator Mack F. MattinglyMs. Beverly L. McAfeeMr. John H. MooreMs. Malinda J. MortinMr. Samuel O’BriantMr. Nicholas S. PapleacosMr. W. Wyman Pilcher, IIIMr. James H. PowellMr. Lee E. RhyantMr. Michael B. RussellMr. Joseph I. Sewell, Jr.Mr. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.Mr. Fred E. StillwellDr. D. Arnold TillmanMr. Matthew ToweryDr. Charles UnderwoodMr. Ralph W. Walker, IIIMr. Lawrence D. Wheeler

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

* EX-OFFICIO MEMBER


UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

Steve Wrigley, Chancellor

BOARD OF REGENTS

C. Dean AlfordChris CummiskeyW. Allen GudenrathErin HamesBárbara Rivera HolmesC. Thomas Hopkins, Jr.James M. HullDonald M. Leebern, Jr. Laura MarshNeil L. Pruitt, Jr.Sarah-Elizabeth ReedSachin ShailendraE. Scott Smith Kessel D. Stelling, Jr.Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III Richard L. Tucker Thomas Rogers Wade Don L. Waters, Vice ChairPhilip A. Wilheit, Sr.

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Pamela S. Whitten, President

PRESIDENT’S CABINET Julia Ayers Vice President for Government Relations Lance Burchett Vice President for Advancement and CEO of the KSU Foundation Phaedra Corso Vice President for Research JeffDelaney Vice President of Information Technology and ChiefInformationOfficerAlex McGeeVicePresidentforExternalAffairsandChiefofStaffNwakaego NkumehVicePresidentandChiefLegalAffairsOfficerMilton Overton Director of Athletics Julie PetersonVicePresidentandChiefBusinessOfficerKathy SchwaigProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsBrenda Stopher Associate Vice President and Special Assistant K.C. WhiteVicePresidentforStudentAffairs

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Nathan Humphrey, President David McKoy, Vice President Teronzo Helm, TreasurerTanjalon Lewis Solomon, SecretarySteve Ellis, Immediate Past President Lance Burchett, Presidential Designee

DIRECTORS

Trent AndersonSteve ButlerGreg BarnerAllan BishopBrad BorumVictoria BeberJohnny CampHeather CorbinInger EberhartRobert GrahamDustin GrauTyler IsgettDavid Jett

EMERITI

Ben PhillipsRay Pinkerton

Tracy Logue Barbara LuskBetsy MadrerohonCaric MartinWayne McGaryAshlie PendleyKryss RochMike RussellDavid RutherfordEd StoneAmanda ThrashJaret UsherReid Wilborn


Alma MaterGaudeamus Igitur

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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