Commencement Program 2015-12 CAPPA, Social Work, University College

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Commencement ’15 Friday, December 18, 2015  •  11 a.m.  •  College Park Center the university of texas at arlington “COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES REPRESENT A BOND BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR ALMA MATER THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN, A RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NEVER-ENDING, AND A MUTUAL PRIDE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGHOUT TIME.” —UT Arlington President Vistasp M Karbhari Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage However, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants Individuals who disrupt the ceremony by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave Thank you for your cooperation The Graduating Class P rogr a m C ollege of A rchitecture , P la nning S chool of S ocial Work University C ollege a nd P ublic A ffairs T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A R L I N G T O N C O M M E N C E M E N T C E R E M O N Y Prelude The Academic Procession University Marshal Entrance of the National Colors Call to Order National Anthem Welcome and Introductions Commencement Address Presentation and Recognition of Candidates Dr Scott D Ryan Dean, School of Social Work Dr Kimberly van Noort Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Director, University College Hooding of Doctoral Degree Candidates Master’s Degree Candidates UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Tim Ishii, Director of Jazz Studies Degree Candidates, Faculty, and Platform Party Dr Timothy Quinnan Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, UT Arlington UT Arlington Army ROTC Color Guard Dr Ronald L Elsenbaumer Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UT Arlington UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Ashley Ghent, Vocalist Dr Nan Ellin Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs Gail Thomas, Ph.D President and CEO, The Trinity Trust Foundation Dr Ellin Dr Beverly M Black Dr Ellin Bijan Youssefzadeh Dr Pat Taylor Dr Diane Mitschke Dr Ivonne Audirac Dr David Coursey Dr Colleen Casey Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Mr Youssefzadeh Dr Regina Praetorius Dr Donna Akers Dr van Noort Announcers Rebecca Boles Dr Rebecca Hegar Dr Joan Reinhardt Alma Mater UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra Ms Ghent Conferral of Degrees Closing Remarks The Academic Recession Dr Vistasp M Karbhari President, UT Arlington Dr Ellin Graduates, Faculty, and Platform Party Music by UT Arlington Jazz Orchestra The audience will please remain seated for the procession and recession A dministr ation The University of Texas at Arlington EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Vistasp M Karbhari, Ph.D., President Ronald L Elsenbaumer, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kelly O Davis, B.B.A., Vice President for Business Affairs and Controller Duane B Dimos, Ph.D., Vice President for Research John D Hall, B.B.A., Vice President for Administration and Campus Operations Jean M Hood, B.S., Vice President for Human Resources Linda K Johnsrud, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Planning and Strategic Partnerships Michael K Kingan, M.P.A., Vice President for Development Teresea S Madden, M.S., Vice President for Global Educational Outreach and Extended Studies Jeffery Neyland, Acting Chief Information Officer Timothy W Quinnan, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Lynne T Waters, B.A., Vice President for Communications ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF ACADEMIC UNITS Nan Ellin, Ph.D., Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs Rachel Croson, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business Jeanne M Gerlach, Ph.D., Ed.D., Dean, College of Education Khosrow Behbehani, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering Karl M Petruso, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College Paul Wong, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts Anne R Bavier, Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health Innovation Morteza G Khaledi, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science Scott D Ryan, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work Rebecca M Bichel, M.L.S., Dean, Library The University of Texas System BOARD OF REGENTS OFFICERS Paul L Foster, Chairman R Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman Jeffery D Hildebrand, Vice Chairman Francie A Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents MEMBERS Ernest Aliseda David J Beck Alex M Cranberg Justin A Drake Paul L Foster Wallace L Hall Jr R Steven Hicks Jeffery D Hildebrand Brenda Pejovich Sara Martinez Tucker EXECUTIVE OFFICERS William H McRaven, M.A., Chancellor Steven Leslie, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Raymond S Greenberg, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Scott C Kelley, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Commencement Ceremony • UT A rlington Class of 2015 Candidates for Graduation College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs Krishan Patel Charles L Shy Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Randy Glenn McLain Doctoral Degrees Department of Public Affairs DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY MASTER OF ARTS IN URBAN AFFAIRS AND POLICY Megan Irene Topham M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 B.B.A., UT Arlington, 2005 Dissertation Title: Evaluating the Impact of Sustainable Built Environment Commitments and Outcomes on Respiratory Health: A Longitudinal Case Study of Two Texas Cities Supervising Professor: Colleen Casey Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Nita A Clark M.P.A., University of North Texas, 2011 B.S., Louisiana State University, 2009 Dissertation Title: Representative Bureaucracy and the Indirect Effects of Substantive Co-Worker Representation Supervising Professor: Colleen Casey Master’s Degrees Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture MASTER OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING Corry Langston Archer-McClellan Korey Malcom Brooks Jordan Monica Feldman Quinton Thaddeus Henderson Kristiina M Heredia Chelsea Sue Irby Bryan Isham Marguerite Michelle Reynolds Muzaib Riaz Isaac Robles MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Ryan M Brown Natalia Chuprakova Jon-Michael Louis Clothier Susan Caroline Justus Jo Ann P Leavell Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Tharani Devi Krishnakumar MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Marlene Castillo Jennifer Lynne Craig Brian Richard DeLatte Stephanie Nicole East Evan Mitchell Groeschel Jacqueline Nichole Jackson Maria Keenmon Heather Denise Knox Jessica Lane Stephanie Marie Leonard Letecia Marie McClendon Adrienne Nycole Moore Kent G Moore Mustapha A Muhammad Erikka Danyeil Neroes Precious L Randles Krystal L Thatcher Prapatporn Trirattanawaraporn Tasha Armira Velasco Ashley D Warren Fengfan Zhang Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Kristina Danielle Ashton Jessica Lynn Baca Sterling Boyd Jorge O Pineda Rumana Razzak Victor Angel Vielma Yuan Zhang Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Robert Casasus Martinez Patrick Joseph Craine Alexei Dukov Francisco Ibarra Johnny Limones Ryan P Moore Jaron Jay Lyndon Ricketts Tommi Salmi Zachary Joseph Zimmerman Baccalaureate Degrees BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE James Clifford Lusty Ali Mahdi Meaghan Nicole Paris Octavia M Pinckney Talia Xochiquetzalli Rueda Jose E Zamora BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERIOR DESIGN Yesenia Hernandez Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Ashton Nichole Tate (C) MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Kharrolyn Amissah-Aidoo Fidel B Cedillo Arturo Chavez Christopher Lee Chrysler Samantha R Doerge Porter W Fuqua Joshua Daniel Hallett Valon Maloku Lizardo Meza Ronald Mauricio Nunez Crystal Maria Portillo (C) Cum Laude December 2015 candidates’ official statuses will be determined by final semester grades Commencement Ceremony • College of Business Doctoral Degrees DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Philip L Bond M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 M.A., University of Rhode Island, 1993 B.A., University of Rhode Island, 1991 Dissertation Title: An Investigation of the Efficacy of Mind Maps in Software Development Among Individuals and Pairs Supervising Professor: Sridhar Nerur John A DeLeon M.B.A., Dallas Baptist University, 2009 B.B.A., UT Arlington, 2007 B.A., Dallas Baptist University, 2006 Dissertation Title: Resources, Innovative Outcomes, and the Symbolic and Substantive Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms: An Examination of Independent Popular Music Artists Supervising Professor: Liliana Perez-Nordtvedt Kristopher Floyd M.B.A., UT Arlington, 2010 B.A., Appalachian State University, 1997 Dissertation Title: Influencing Donor Decision-Making: An Examination of Situational Characteristics that Impact Donation Supervising Professor: Zhiyong Yang Leon P Weeks M.B.A., Universtiy of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1989 B.A., Southern Adventist University, 1980 Dissertation Title: Moderating Effects of Institutional Logics on Strategic Response to Coercive Institutional Change Supervising Professor: Susanna Khavul Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Ola H Al Laymoun M.S., UT Arlington, 2009 B.S., Mutah University, 2005 Dissertation Title: Gamification, Creativity, Performance, and Task Satisfaction: An Experimental Study Supervising Professor: Sridhar Nerur Sultan Salem Alkhuzam M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2010 B.A., King Saud University, 2005 Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Consumer Animosity: From Consumers to Managers Supervising Professor: Lawrence Chonk Hyun Young Cho M.A., University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 2007 B.A., Yonsei University, 2004 Dissertation Title: The Impact of Presentation Mode on Evaluation Supervising Professor: Ritesh Saini Indika Dissanayake M.S., UT Dallas, 2009 B.S., University of Moratuwa, 2004 Dissertation Title: Understanding and Exploiting Contestants’ Characteristics and Behaviors in Crowdsourcing Contests Supervising Professor: Jie Zhang Yoon Sang Lee M.S., University of Florida, 2009 B.A., Dongguk University, 1998 Dissertation Title: Design of Intelligent Agents for Supply Chain Management Supervising Professor: Riyaz Sikora Master’s Degrees Department of Accounting MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING Quynh-Chau Huyen Doan Graham Archibald Lovin Xue Wang Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Reed Christopher Carrigan Brian T Laws Akim Insyxiengmay Singthao MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING Christopher Adams Lindsye Alexandra Cooper Timothy Patrick Hancock Tina Ho Alfred Hongkwong Ip Cody Alan Litton Joshua Caleb Martin Bryan McGuirk Frederick David Olenick Zachary Daniel Perry Hien Pham Kathryn Alexandra Price Aman Shrestha Jihyun Sim Sanjok Sharma Timilsina John Michael Wlasuk Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Elizabeth Gilliam Bailey Jennifer A Cummings Michael Lee Hoang Mayra Elvia Huereca Karalee Nunn MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TAXATION Richard Z Cavagnolo Katelyn Paige Gregory • The University of Texas at Arlington Jonathan Jong Lim Alyssa L Morrison Blanca Talley Hanh Tuyet Thi Tong Ngoc Thi My Truong Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Tung The Chan Richard J Goeke Chloe Ivy Schultz Kristen Ruth Scott Maureen Elizabeth Vignaux Program in Business Administration EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Austin Alexander Bradley James Brumbaugh Xiaojing Chen Zhaohong Chen Yi Cui Bryant Yang Foo Lixiao Ge Jiayun He Ling He Daming Li Yanliang Li Dong Liang Yanli Lin Hongzhi Liu Jichuan Liu Li Lu Jinhu Luo Carmen Anita Lynch Yafei Mao Rodney McTaggart Ross Alan Michelsen Hao Mo Nanxi Mu Cara Nyholm Charles Francis Passantino Le Ren Sanam Saboury Yanyan Shen Karissa Thomas Ravi Tulsani Chidebe S Ugoji Jing Yan Lixuan Yan Leilei Zhang Qiang Zhang Wei Zhang Ying Zhang WeiWei Zhou Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Jie Chen Yun Chen Tzu-Ying Chiang Dong Hu Heguo Jiang Lin Li Tianxin Li Kim Seng Lim Yichong Lin Bin Liu Jimei Liu Jingjun Liu Yong Liu Qi Lu Bo Lv Wei Ma Yan Meng Yuhong Qin Xiaodi Su Feng Tang Jun Wang Lu Wang Xiaobo Wang Xiaoqing Wang Ying Wang Chen Xia Xiaoxiao Haimei Xu Ting Xu Kai Ye Yang Yu Huafeng Yuan Mingzhi Yuan Bin Zan Qing Zhao Bin Zhou MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Lena Rashad Abdelhadi Atheena Abraham Ragyashree Amit Ajmera Khalid Saleh A Aladhadh Mengran An Andrew J Anderson Tasneem Aurangabadi Rohini Avadhanam Samantha Soleil Avila Abdulgahnee B Ayinde Barnes Dilshad Essani Bana Edith Jennifer Banda Kaitlin Booher Samantha K Brett Courtney Michelle Burkhart Lingjie Cao Roberto Cardenas Wan-Ting Chang Yu-Ling Chang Yung-Chiang Chang Ching-Fei Chen Pu-Yuan Chen Zhiyong Chen Chia-Hsiang Cheng Chia-Hua Chiang Salvador Armando Davo Giada Giovanna D’ortona Xiangwen Du Brittany Lawrence Dwyer Xiaoyan Feng Christopher Leigh Forbus Noemie Anna Forget Kun Fu Jerry Santiago Fuentes Yun Gao Carla Garcia Pallares Ye Gu Xiaokun Guan Matthew Ryan Hackney Brittney Lynee’ Hall Randall Mason Harris Amardeep Singh Hehar Kung-Chyuan Ho Alexis Holguin Yifei Hou Yu-Wen Hsieh Kao-Cheng Hsu Ching-Ping Huang Hsiang-Yi Huang Pan-Hsuan Huang Leah A Hunter Austin Bradley Jarvis Jennifer Leigh Jones Sneha Jose Stephanie Kan Chung-Hsuan Kuo Zhiming Lai Tai Thanh Lam Chia-Hsuan Lee Hao-Ping Lee Jose Armando Lemus Yang Li Albert Hur Lin Chia-Wen Lin Shu-Ping Lin Shu-Wei Lin Tsai-Hsuan Lin Tse-Wei Lin Yu-Hsiang Lin Garrett Layne Linscombe Yu-Hua Liu Yen-Chiu Lu Ziyang Lu Xiaoming Ma William Thomas Mehl Joshua D Miller James Allen Molnoskey Jeff R Mooney Tianyu Mou Stephen Paul Nardone Long K Nguyen Mersing Hoang Nguyen Trang Minh Nguyen Rebecca O’Donnell Oyindamola Anne Ogunji-Sobulo Scottye Lee Perry Luay Hayel Rahil Karthik Ravichandran Albert Joshua Rodriguez Esteban Romero Bertha A Segovia Justin Richard Self Pramod Shakya Jeremy Dell Sharp Lin Sheng Cheng-Yu Shih Sherry L Sims Vaughn Spencer Sinkewiz Michael Spencer Curtis Carlock Spraggins Andrew Ryan Steffee Jiahao Tian Thanh K Tran Trang Thi My Tran Chi-Jung Tsai Chun-Yuan Tseng Wan-Jou Tseng Mohammed Ustad Hang Wang Wei Wang Samuel Matthew Wasson Olivia Caroline White Ashleigh Dawn Wilford Gregory Lekeith Wilkes Fan Wu Tianze Wu Tung-Lin Wu Zecun Xia Changming Xu Haonan Xu Yadi Yang Amy Lee Yoon Yong You Beibei Yu Xinbei Yu Dustin C Zech Qianxin Zhang Xiping Zhang Yifan Zhang Xinzhe Zheng Hui Zhi Mengxi Zuo Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Augustine Abotsi Shahid Aziz Danielle Nicole Begley Utsavkumar Rakeshkumar Bhavsar Mitchell Todd Boeshart Kameron Nicole Brewer Brian Jinwoo Choi Sarah Denise Clark Jeremy Ryan Clayman Erin Kristine Corpening John-Paul Fernando Da Costa David Roberto Delgado Joseph Valto Denny Jacki Seme Dewees-Cooper Jimmy Olugbenga Dosumu Okechikere Chidiebere Ekeada Mark Isaac Fredrickson John Elliott Gage Edna Abigail Garza Commencement Ceremony • Amanda Elaine Giles Jeremy Richard Hluchan Chien-Lun Hsu Thomas Leong Hance Loyd Krishna Prasad Mandava Rachel Elizabeth Minnich Alejandro Moreno Mitul Harishkumar Naik Trang Ngoc Nguyen Dennis Gordon Norton Ysenia Nichole Ortega Ashley Nichole Osborn Justin M Patzig Cencelia Monica Pierre Deanne Sharee Pruitt Daniel G Reynolds April Sherie Rogers Catherine A Sherrill Jitendra Singh Chelsea Marie Stoy Jeremy Daniel Tellor Martin M Wells Jason Matthew Wickland Jhin Yu Department of Economics MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS Run Chen Geoffrey Williams Holland Vinko Kaurin Linda N Lam Nandit Nandan Paul Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Stephen Maxwell Williams Department of Finance and Real Estate MASTER OF SCIENCE IN QUANTITATIVE FINANCE Mitchell Stanley Baker Tunazzina Chowdhury Trung D Tran Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Mark Anthony Krueger Department of Health Care Administration MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Lena Rashad Abdelhadi Anibal Olivio Albizures Eleanore M Barrett Melody Gay Bell Mounia Boukhari Marriam Arif Butt Jasmine L Christian Cindy Eunsun Chung Madeline Alise Daniel Erica Yolanda Dawkins Naylah Fajandar Doshi • The University of Texas at Arlington Dalshad Nooruldeen Hasan Samantha Renee Ingram Misha Iqbal Brandon Kyle Jones Jestin Joseph Meghna Nagrath Elizabeth Owens Prity Patel Urvi Jagdish Patel Helen Pattou Diana Perez Cherl Jean Phillips Tiffany Nichole Sheffield Jeffrey Mark Tredemeyer Gabriela Trevino Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Erfawn A Akhtar-Khavari Misty L Barth Warnakulasuriya Dabarera Tina Lynn George Christie Thi Le Christopher Hal Moore Tessei Nguyen Bridget Vinson Page Maulik A Patel Richard Daniel Patterson Colten J Philpott Margaret Ann Proctor Ashleigh Hunter Richburg Jose Leopoldo Torres Philip Kenneth Weber Britni H West Aunre-Anna White Sadie Elizabeth Wright Department of Information Systems and Operations Management MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Alya Abdulwahab A Al Moosa Lav Budhathoki Tadjre Jabar Calhoun Goutham Chandru Manghnani Kunal Jayesh Choudhari Venkata Sri Kartheek Dalapathi Amith Devaramani Sarah Elizabeth Fulkerson Meghana Gangadharswami Balihallimath Sai Sriram Illa Shruthi Ingarsal Vedvati Shrikant Jatkar Dinesh Kalavagunta Gopinath Kumaravel Loganathan Anshul Mahajan Bhavishek Malik Vinoth Sudhakar Manamala Yingsen Mao Utkarsh Mishra Manikandan Narayanan Emmanuel Naveen Omolara Tolulope Onitilo Deng Pan Sri Rakshita Pasunoor Nicholas Antonio Patruno Pratima Paudel Poornima Ramalingam Priyank Rege Jesus Reyna Claudia Maeurer Rodriguez Sarvesh Maya Rajan Sakthi Kamba Rajan Kevin Shyu Mitcheal Alle Veenstra Shirish Kumar Veerabattini Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Guoxin Gu Hao Hao Rui Hao Fengjuan He Jobin Johnson Kashayap Pranav Joshi Wen Liu Michael C Muraya Amrita Rajendra Racharla Kaixin Tian Chuqi Wang Miao Wang Fei Xie Ninghong Xu Kaixuan Yin Yu Yin Wei Zhang Chao Zheng Yang Zhou Department of Management MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Patrick K Dede Patrick Michael Frantum Nicole Marie Groves Hannah L Holt Ashley Taylor Leveque Hong Lu Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Akshara Prithviraj Chavan Warren Anthony Egerton Department of Marketing MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING RESEARCH Sara Katherine Baker Vijay Shivarudraiah Rodolfo Jose Valles Puell Baccalaureate Degrees BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (FRENCH) Stephanie Derosier Noemi Rosas BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (GERMAN) Eduardo Andres Tobias (C) BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (SPANISH) Jose L Aguinaga Sergio Alcala Jatziri Carpenter Julian Gabriel Castillo Eddie Contreras Mayrena Cuartas (C) Uriel Omar Garcia Maria Haro Adalberto Ley Sandra Yerith Lopez Dirsha N Luevano (C) Patricia Ortiz Mucino (S) Alessio Ranieri (M) Jorge Orlando Ventura Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Jodie Dell Applewhite Leidy Cuartas Jonathan Cymerman Omar Alejandro Franco Nayeli Mejia Carlos Alberto Morales Lilia Arcelia Ortega Department of Accounting BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ACCOUNTING Christopher Adams (S) Anthony Ray Armendariz Kyle Travis Bahr Jinyun Bao (M) Izamart Barron James R Boutwell (C)*† Ali J Carrington Richard Z Cavagnolo (M)† Paolo Chiantera (S) Jesse Dalton Cox (C) Danish Dawood (C)† Kharisma Renee Delgado Hang Thanh Dinh Quyen Van Do (M) Armando Perez Gallegos Joan Lucy Garinger Alexis V Garza (M) Derek R Gay Michael A Ghalibaf Andres Godinez (C) Brenda Gonzalez Desiree Grubbs (C) Jessica L Gullion (M) Wei Guo (C)† Yibralem Arega Haile Sihame Hamdane (S) Juan Miguel Hernandez Ngoc Thuy Kim Ho (M) Colton Quinn Hoke Hoa Kim Huynh (M) Lindsay Arlene Jenkins Guowen Jiang (S) Matt Ryan Kohn Bishnu Koirala Anh K Le (C) Quang M Le Gyeongeun Lee Lixin Li Xiuyuan Li Liliana Lopez Monica Martinez Danielle Elaine Mastromonica (M) Karim Akbar Mawani Anh Tran Nguyen (S) Cuong K Nguyen (M)† Dat Nguyen (S) Kate Nguyen (C) Lily Nguyen Eric Wayne Nors Sithabile Lorraine Nyereyemhuka Frederick David Olenick (C) Jose S Palacios Jenny Hien Minh Pham Phuong Thi Hoang Pham (C) Tran Dinh Vinh Pham (C) Leticia Ramirez Beatrice Reyna Robert J Rodriguez (M) Joanna Sanchez (C)† Alfredo Segovia Alexander L Short Maximino Silva Jihyun Sim (C) Monika Singh (M) Ronald Taylor Smith Karla Valeria Sosa Kellie Renee Subjeck Klaudyna Szafranek Blanca Talley (C) Thomas Todar Hanh Tuyet Thi Tong (M) Valeria Trevino Hernandez (C) Ngoc Thi My Truong (S) Christopher Villa Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 John C Betts Adbeel Cabrera Jennifer A Cummings Wendell Dugger Faulkner Christopher Oliver Garza Devon Gerold Richard J Goeke (M) Sarah Beth Hitt Chloe Qiaoling Huang Jennifer Lan Nguyen Karalee Nunn (C) Paula G Preuit William J Reimann (S) Donovan Virasack Sengphaathit George Soliman Brian Wesley Talley (M) Gabriel G Trotta (M) Ideki Wong Mengxin Xu BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING Shanda Jubilee Ariola Jasmine Danielle Armstead Perla Esmeralda Cabrera* Lauren Elizabeth Coalson William D Covalt (M) Ebrahim Mahmoud Elkassih Rachel Caitlin Fitts (M) Renato Zoe Ganoza Mason Connor Goode Katelyn Paige Gregory (S) Aaron Thomas Hale (C) Daliah M Hamdan (S) Soyoun J Hyun Christine B Imoukhuede Kristina C Jaramillo Kevin Cheron Johnson Vickie Karam (S) Lona Katiyo Jin Mo Kim Phuc Ngoc Le Jonathan Jong Lim (M)† Ryan Millican (M) Sara Nicole Molina Michael Fabian Osterman Liliana Servin Quoc-Bao Dinh Tran Anthony Blake Vance Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Angel Adriel Alcudia (C) Fanta Diakite Kaba Anna Christine Eikerts (S) Ruth A Russell (C) David Salgado Department of Economics BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Victor Arali Bitatule Eunho Hwang BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ECONOMICS CONCENTRATION) Fraileer Almaguer Landon Cord Walker Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Ross G Holder BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS Omotade Ajike Afilaka Brianna Marie Benson (S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude †Goolsby Scholar (C) Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • Roopa Vasan Diamond Germaine Vaughn Charlie Teresa Vera Paulino Vidamo (C) Dena A Villanueva (C) Lutano Villarreal Stephanie Vinette Bonnie Volkert Nicole Wilson Voris Erin Michele Waewthaisong (S) Amy Marie Wallace Faith M Wambaa Nancy Kelly Warden Chiemele K Warderh Anglelyn Marie Washington (C) Victoria Angelique Watson Tanecia Marie Webster (C) Lynne M Weems (S) Nicole Wells Sylvia Wells (C) Wendy Darlene Wells Megan Elizabeth Wentworth (S) Bridgette Anita Westbrook Chelsea Hope Westbrook Kellie Lynn Westmoreland Channan Marie Whitaker Tracy Rene White Lesley Nicole Wigle Michelle Dawn Wildman Jessica Tyler Williams (S) Eva Wilson (M) Sara Elizabeth Wilson Marcella L Winslow Cassandra Ann Winters Katherine Lee Wintz William Paul Wolfe (M) Tasha Lashone Woods Pamela Jean Worsman (M) Phyllis Drubornyenoh Wreh Jeanna Marie Wright Sheila L Yanez (S) Haiying Ye Osatohanmwen Keren Yesufu Trystian Ratha Yos Stephen Ray Young Teresa Gail Yurkunas Travis Wayne Zaplac Heather Lynne Zealy (M) Diane Marie Ziliox Valerie Christine Zink Department of Kinesiology BACHELOR OF ARTS IN KINESIOLOGY Ashley D Brantley (M) Manuel Carranza Hugo H Elizondo Kristen M Leshaw Ashlee M Nuñez Miguel Angel Osorio Tyler James Pfursich John Etta A Rasberry (S)‡ Nicolas Segura (M) James Trevor Shaw (C) Collin Stroner (C) 40 • The University of Texas at Arlington Terry Allen Teel (C) Erica S Wilson Steven Bruce Wofford BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING Cindy Martinez Carissa Nicole Savchenko BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE Joshua Charles Aguas Rachel K Allonby Odai Michael Aqrabawi (M) Sarah C Bankston Omar Benjar Megan Bhatti Jane Bookout Kailey Michelle Bostic Kimberly Monique Camacho (M) Benjamin Michael Campbell Andrea S Carter Eric Chong (C) Natalie S Coronado Lindsay N Day Ashley M Deam Nada Bayoumy Elnady Ashten N Gregg Sadaf Hassan Habib Jenna T Hamed (S) Rebekah Esther Hamilton (S) Tracey Bree Hampshire (M)* Eliana Rose Hankin (C) Jou-En Hsueh Martha Ikwo Isuo Angela Justice (C) Raechel M Larson Tony V Le Sang Ah Lee Allison M Long Jeanette Lopez (C) Ryan T Lynch (S) Carol Palaganas Macaraeg David M Marrero-Perez Dillon Cody Martin Rohith Mathews Heather I Mazer (C) Kimberly Mershawn Meagan D Michele Marissa A Miller Ellen Diane Mims Babak Rajabalipour Mouri Madison Elizabeth Munson (C) KreShun Arlesia Neal Jenny Alana Nelson To Thanh Nguyen Victor Muna Ngwanah Stacey A Ninan Katelyne Nwakanma Nancy A Ofoegbu Raul Ortega Kathleen Ranae Palladino Cameron Parikh (M) Rachel Lauren Park Darshan J Patel (C) Maria Pham (C) Austin Michael Price Anastasia Pyz (S) Linh Quach Kayla J Quashie (S) Meagan C Ranft Wilson Remekun Corey Rendall (M) Marianne Reynaga Carlos Jose Rodriguez Travis J Ross Obdulia Sandoval Alexander Geronimo Sauza Kerri Schmidt (M) Grant Cameron Shelton Brittani Lynn Shields Ariel Amber Sims (C) Casey Trever Steele Fadey Ribhi Suleiman Kripa Thomas (C) Tha Len Tial Joseph Rett Varner Gloria Stheppany Velazquez Jessie Velazquez Natalie Elizabeth Villanueva Ashleigh Webb Shannon Charis Wolters Mark W Yang (M) Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Kevin Lamont Allen Toby Ryan Bradford Karen N Callas Schayya Laniece Carper Yun Young Choi Talaya L Clanton Eric Arnold Colquette Daniel W Harpster Bryan Kang Taylor Danielle Keelan Casey L Lerond David Phillip Shaw (C) College of Science Doctoral Degrees DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN CHEMISTRY Pooja Ahuja M.S., Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, 2004 B.S., Chaudhary Charan Singh University, 2000 Dissertation Title: Re(I) Complexes o Tatpp: Synthesis, Characterization, and Anticancer Activity Supervising Professor: Frederick M MacDonnell Arunoday K Bhan M.S., Maharaja Sayajirao University, 2008 B.S., Maharaja Sayajirao University, 2006 Dissertation Title: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation of Long Non-Oding RNA (LNCRNA), HOTAIR Supervising Professor: Subhrangsu S Mandal Ruchika P Bhawal M.S., Maharaja Sayajirao University, 2006 B.S., University of Calcutta, 1999 Dissertation Title: Large-Scale Identification of Posttranslational Lipid Modified Proteins By Mass Spectrometry Supervising Professor: Saiful Chowdhury Joshua K Crowell B.S., Hardin-Simmons University, 2007 Dissertation Title: Thiol Dioxygenases: An Investigation into the Mechanisms of Cysteine Dioxygenase and 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid Dioxygenase Supervising Professor: Brad S Pierce Naleen Bandupriya Jayaratna M.S., Sam Houston State University, 2010 B.S., Institute of Chemistry, 2005 Dissertation Title: Chemistry of Tris(Pyrazolyl) Borate and Pyrazolate Coinage Metal Complexes; Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications Supervising Professor: H.V Rasika Dias Hongzhu Liao B.S., Ocean University of China, 2010 Dissertation Title: New Detection Methods for Ion Chromatography: Enhancement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Conductometric Detection of Weak Electrolytes Supervising Professor: Purnendu K Dasgupta Eugenia S Narh B.S., Armstrong State University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Structure-Activity Relationships of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes with RedoxActive Intercalating Ligands: Correlation Between Redox Activity, DNA Cleavage Capability, and Cytotoxicity Supervising Professor: Frederick MacDonnell Mohammad Shawkat Hossain B.S., Bangladesh University of Professionals, 2009 B.S., National University, 2001 Dissertation Title: Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Biomimetic Flavin-Based Organocatalysts Supervising Professor: Frank W Foss Jr Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Cuong Quang Le B.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Dissertation Title: Mechanistic and Kinetic Studies on F420 H2: NADP+ Oxidoreductase from Archeoglobus Fulgidus Supervising Professor: Kayunta JohnsonWinters Munuve Mwania B.S., Egerton University, 2000 Dissertation Title: Investigations of Colloidal ß-Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles: Fabrication, Their Surface Chemistry, and Photophysical Aspects Supervising Professor: Peter Kroll Abegayl L Thomas B.S., Midwestern State University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Solution Combustion Synthesis of Oxide Semiconductors Supervising Professor: Krishnan Rajeshwar Aaron David Friedman M.S., UT Arlington, 2013 B.S., University of Oklahoma, 2007 Dissertation Title: Implications of Assessor Ratings of Feedback Seeking and Receptivity Behaviors on 360 Ratings of Worthy Leadership and Performance Supervising Professor: Nicolette Lopez Anna E Park M.S., UT Arlington, 2011 B.S., Texas A&M University Commerce, 2005 Dissertation Title: Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude: Testing Moderators of the Effects of a Gratitude Diary Intervention on Well-Being and Interpersonal Outcomes Supervising Professor: William Ickes Erika Venzor M.S., UT Arlington, 2011 B.A., UT Arlington, 2009 Dissertation Title: What Role Do Teachers Play in Bullying Behavior? Supervising Professor: Lauri Jensen-Campbell DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MATHEMATICS DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Justin Shane Blackwell M.S., UT Dallas, 2005 B.S., Midwestern State University, 2003 Dissertation Title: Numerical Methods for Spontaneous and Evoked Glutamate Release Supervising Professor: Jianzhong Su Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Cathina L Gunn De Rosas B.S., UT Arlington, 2011 Dissertation Title: A Multiphysics Approach: Thermodynamics, Material Mechanics, and Fluid Dynamics of Magma Systems at Active Volcanic Regions Supervising Professor: Glen Mattioli Rachel L Goodwin M.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 2006 B.S., UT Austin, 2001 Dissertation Title: New Multivariate Process Capability Indices Supervising Professor: Chien-Pai Han DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Sali R Asih M.S., University of Adelaide, 2004 B.S., Universitas Indonesia, 2002 Dissertation Title: Long Length of Disability in a Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorder Population: Characteristics, Treatment Responsiveness, and One-Year Socioeconomic Outcomes Supervising Professor: Robert J Gatchel Lauren E Coursey M.S., UT Arlington, 2013 B.S., University of North Texas, 2009 Dissertation Title: An Experimental Test of the Reformulated Contact Model Supervising Professor: Jared Kenworthy Carl E Looney B.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Dissertation Title: On M-Inverse Loops and Quasigroups with a Long Inverse Cycle Supervising Professor: Minerva Cordero Julie Marie Skinner Sutton M.S., UT Arlington, 2012 B.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Dissertation Title: The Influence of Dynamic Visualization on Undergraduate Calculus Learning Supervising Professor: James A Mendoza Epperson Wilber A Ventura B.S., UT Arlington, 2012 Dissertation Title: On Solving Finitely Reflected Backward Stochastic Differential Equations Supervising Professor: Andrzej Korzeniowski (S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude ‡McNair Scholar (C) Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • 41 Daniel T Wood B.S., UT Arlington, 2012 Dissertation Title: Advancements and Applications of Nonstandard Finite Difference Methods Supervising Professor: Hristo Kojouharov Pengcheng Xiao B.E., China University of Mining and Technology, 2009 Dissertation Title: A Modeling Study in the Regulation of Stress on Neuronal Plasticity Supervising Professor: Jianzhong Su DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS AND APPLIED PHYSICS Kinjal H Gandha B.S., Sardar Patel University, 2005 Dissertation Title: Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures With High Aspect Ratio Supervising Professor: J Ping Liu Cedric L Mayfield B.S., UT Arlington, 2010 Dissertation Title: A Density Functional Theory Guide to Higher Quality Modified Mixed Metal Oxides: Stability and Conduction Supervising Professor: Muhammed Huda Joaquin P Noyola B.S., UT Arlington, 2009 Dissertation Title: Radio Detection of Exomoons and Moon Capture Mechanisms Supervising Professor: Zdzislaw Musielak Pranab Sarker M.S., University of Khaka, 2009 B.S., University of Dhaka, 2008 Dissertation Title: Theoretical Study of Materials Prediction to Find an Optimal Material for PV/PEC Process Supervising Professor: Muhammad N Huda Cheng Sheng B.S., Peking University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Studies of Influence of Energy Distribution on the Upper Atmosphere Supervising Professor: Yue Deng Kunal K Tiwari M.S., UT Arlington, 2014 B.S./M.S., University of Baroda, 2006 Dissertation Title: Bimetallic-Waveguide Coupled Sensors for Tunable Plasmonic Devices Supervising Professor: Suresh C Sharma Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Smita Darmora M.Phil., Indian Institute of Technology at Roorkee, 2001 M.S., UT Arlington, 2010 B.S., H.N.B., Garhwal University, 1998 Dissertation Title: Search for a Supersymmetric Partner to the Top Quark Using a Multivariate Analysis Technique Supervising Professor: Kaushik De 42 • The University of Texas at Arlington DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY Md Zahidul Alam B.S., University of Dhaka, 2007 Dissertation Title: Biological Evaluation of Membrane-Active Compounds as Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Infection Supervising Professor: Julian G Hurdle Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Benjamin Allen B.S., Arizona State University, 2008 Dissertation Title: Proximate Behavioral and Morphological Mechanisms That May Mediate Intraguild Predation Stability in the Anisoptera Supervising Professors: Paul Chippindale, Matthew Walsh Ann Burgess Mayo M.S., Western Carolina University, 1998 M.T., Louisville Seminary, 1994 B.S., Hampden-Sydney College, 1984 Dissertation Title: The Spatial Ecology of the Comanche Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex Comanche (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Supervising Professor: Esther Betran Jacobo Reyes Velasco B.S., Universidad de Guadalajara, 2009 Dissertation Title: The Venomous Rattlesnakes and New World Coralsnakes: Molecular Systematics, Biogeography, and the Evolution of Venom Systems Supervising Professors: Todd A Castoe, Jonathan A Campbell Master’s Degrees Department of Biology MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY Urbashi Basnet Amanda M Boyles Philip B Hejduk Julian M Holmes Russell Dewayne Howard Joshua A Kershner Joshua Loren Madden Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Cameron Dodd Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Ke-Wei Chang Curran Parpia Koushik Raghavan Gabriela Trog Veronica B Waybright Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Siqi Du Akop Yepremyan Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCE Esosa Deborah Agbonkonkon Sara A Ayyash Beau Daniel Berend Margaret E Collins Paul John-Henry Huggins Michael Roth Loveland Alexander Addison Miller Matthew G Ray Zakariah Edward Sabatka Siyang Wu Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Samson S Arawole Eunice Estefania Salinas Department of Mathematics MASTER OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICS Jill-Nicole Alexander Steven Andrew Smith Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Dana Elizabeth Huyck MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS Ce Bian Robert P Childress David Michael Hightower Vjollca Rifati Souad Sosa Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Sarah E Langford Department of Physics MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS Jordan R Benson Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Jose Luis De La Garza Bright Chukwudi Izudike Department of Psychology MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Haolei Fang Eric Michael Russell Vivian P Ta Wyn E Taylor Michelle M White Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Cheryl K Abellanoza Kellen Gandy Baccalaureate Degrees Department of Biology BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGY Amr Ehab Abdelaty Bethanna Waleed Almallah Sophia Bellakbira Camie Serene Buck Alejandro C Coonrod Liomari Trinidad Diaz Shyanne Elmore (M) Cody R Fults Suji Ha Yaina Yajaira Hernandez William Patrick Higgins Sana Ishrat Hye Marlen R Ibarra (S) Zulema Martinez Platini Nguyen Trisa H Nguyen Alexis D Ortiz Dennis M Pierson Irina A Rebollar Sabrina R Saldibar Nancy Saldivar-Guzman Jordan Luke Sarabosing Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Lia M Bolgiano Nadley R Doerge (C) Betsie G Machado Amaka J Ndubueze Anum Syed BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY Ryan Elfatih Abdelrahim Maryam Alam (S)* Sarmad Alqaysi Sarai Elizabeth Alvarez (M) Princess Ify Ananti (C) Willis I Anene Lorena Maria Arango Di’Quan A Avery Aaminah Faheem Azhar (M) Mary T Baker Dilshad Essani Bana Jeffin Thayil Benson Bijan L Berenjinataj Elizabeth W Berihun (C) Precious Tabufor Bihsoh Troy W Bomar Jakob S Breitnauer Samantha K Brett Amanda N Brock Phong-Michael Thanh Bui Vu Q Bui (C) David M Caero Gregory M Cervenka (S)* Ming-Yang Chang Crystal Jayde Costilla Sarah Cowan Jasmine Crayton Emily Ann Curtis (M) Muna Dahal Tam Dang (C) Sagar Dhungel Lan D Doan Ana Cecilia Duran Caroline Ekpo (C) Dina Eshak Teri Danelle Foster (M) Monica Garcia Monica Garcia Joshua John Gatmaitan Matthew B Geyer Chasiti Lee Goss Brittany Deshae Griffen Van Thi Thanh Ha Nicole Rosemarie Hales (S) Anaas Hassan (S) Navina N Hassan Ashley Hill Smita Hirachan Nhu-Hong Thi Hoang Treyce J Hodges Mary Elizabeth Hunt Nolita Ihama Donelly Chinonso Ike Ezinneka C Imoh (C) Jeffrey Taylor Jameson Jesika Angela Jonalagada Iman Arial Jones Lien N Jordan Emily Virgina Kanagy Ukesh Kandel Akankshya Karki Maninderjit Kaur Lynn N Keniston (M) Aditya Khatiwada LeNaiya Allisen Kydd* Ethan A Lane Haiden B Launius (C) Lily Anhthu Le Jimmy Lee Chen Li Breandilyn Jean Lindsey Samantha Louise Little Sumer Shea Lucas Linh T Ly (C) Mayra G Macias (C) Jessica C Majekodunmi Yasmin Malik Justin M Mallios Cory Thomas Malone Soni Manandhar Sara Elizabeth Manrriquez Lynn Marler (M) Daniel Orlando Marrufo Justin Micheal McCullars Meghan Nicole McMahon (S) Joshua Ryan Medford* Stephanie Moh (C) Diana Alexandra Monroe Jose Luis Morales Ola Moussa (M) Enniah Ndawana (S) Wade Howard Nedderman (C) Ellie Anh Nguyen Tramanh Ngoc Nguyen Viet Quoc Nguyen Vy Cat Nguyen Rosemary Nigo Stephenia C Nwogu (S) Blake O’Borski Obiaderi Osakwe John Osemwengie Daniela Elizabeth Oviedo Megha K Patel Daniel Patterson Ngoc Thi Pham Quynh Anh Ngoc Pham Tin C Pham (M) Katrinka Quiocho Rebeca Ramirez Taylor Riddle Hannah L Roach Cesar Alejandro Robles (C) Alexia M Rodriguez (M) Ayane Irais Rodriguez Christian Guillermo Rodriguez Rebecca Noelle Ryer Navraj Sagoo (S) Amna L Saiyed Mayra Alejandra Salas Cindy Xaviera Sandjo (C) Breanna M Sandoval Taylor Joseph Seibold Zanab Shahbuddin (C) Benjamin Edward Shelton Adil Karim Shivji Altaz Karim Shivji Deborah Anne Shorrock Karishma D Shroff Rachel Marie Stehlik Kenneth George Sterie Ruthanne Kelly Stroup Aspen B Stuart (S) Braylon De’Vaughn Sutton Bishal Tamang (C) Sanam Thapa Cung C Thawng Desarée Antoinette Thomas Cuong Duc Tran Linda Tochau Nguyen Tran Teresa Nhan M Tran Yen Ly H Tran Chad A Trofatter (Second major in Microbiology) Whitney Nnena Uberu (C) Alyssa Urrutia (C) (S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • 43 Jincy T Varughese Eduardo Ventura Emanuel M Villa (M) Jaime Richelle Vineyard (C) Piyush Raj Wagle Adams K Wasonga Sofia Nassir Wehabey Marjoree M Williams Lemore Pesya Winer Mi Soo Woo Patricia Eileen Young Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Dylan Hameed Abdanan Robert K Addae Rita Adhikari Joo Y Ahn Mercy U Ayuba Mason Dixon Bartels‡ Stephanie Sucely Casasola Dukho Chung Kathleen L Currie Navpreet K Dhillon Rikale Quishon Dickens Kaitlin N Dinh Merle Jazmine Dominguez Leon Thuy Thai Duong Peyton Shea Flemins Zia Groosh Flossman (M) Gabriel J Gancayco Ly Ha Cody Harper Heather Renee Hood Alfredo Huerta Robin Jiang Elizabeth Frances Jones Emmanuel Ghogomu Kumfa Katie Lee Lane Anna Mbamalu Erika M Molina Kibanda Junior Munianga Gigliola Omani Musser Zachary Tyler Newsom Paul N Nguyen Talia Larue Pollock Andres E Ramirez Olivia M Rangel (C) Doug Rasmussen Bilal Rizvi (C) Reem Siddig Jonathan Harvey Soekamto Jose M Toledo Myk Torres (C) Martin Quang Tran (M)* Kimberly N Truong Tu Vo Thanh Truong Jessica Thanh Van Vu Jennifer R Watkins Taesu You (M) Stephanie Yvette Zuniga BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Victoria Ngoclan Bui Nathan C Johnson (C) 44 • The University of Texas at Arlington BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MICROBIOLOGY Anindita Arpa (C) Juan Alejandro Daniel Sara Marie Denman Samuel Joseph Frickle (C) John Kyle Herbert Arturo Lopez Chinenye G Okoro Cung C Thawng Patricia Eileen Young Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Joseph Andrew Yglesias Anna Lomas Eli T Mcolin Preston Everett Mee Rachel Michelle Sherrin-Peterson Douglas Tebo (M) Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Emmanuel Higa James Eric Hobbs Emily Elizabeth Matthews (M) Christen Matthew Torres (C) Kristen B Turner (M) Jason Shaun Young Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of Mathematics BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHEMISTRY Terry L Bowie Ricardo Dominguez Alex T Quyenvo Russell Abraham Shemme Jonathan G Walker Nathan A Jobson Stephanie Patricia Schroeder BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY Seongjeong Jung Mandeep Devbhandari Shrestha (M) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Sarah A James William Pender Morrow (M) Lynn Phuong Nguyen BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY Gregory H Collier Ryan Curley Khanh Quoc Le Hope Louise Montgomery Robert F Rayford Jaime Richelle Vineyard (C) Hanui Yang (C) BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MATHEMATICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS Tyler Anway Ashley L Crawford Kouakou S Deky Brian Kenji Ferguson (M) Mouhammed L Fofana Joana J Gonzalez Zachary Gostomski-White John William Havens Zane W Johnson Moses Munoz Monica Marie Ramirez Ateeb Durraiz Rashid Carlos Alberto Serrano Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Blake M Rodriguez Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Department of Physics BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GEOLOGY Tige W Kelley (M) Stephanie Patricia Schroeder Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Joseph P Woods BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCE Elliot T Lee Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Steven J Horstman Albert Miramontes Eric M Perez BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOINFORMATICS Eric A Anderson BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN GEOLOGY David Bolton (M) Emma L Gaines William Blake Gibson (S) Mark Harlan Hammond Ryan Z Jones BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PHYSICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS Adam A Argersinger Kathleen R Brackney Garrett R Brown (C) William Edward Brown Patrick R Conlin (M)* Justyn R Day Ricky B Hensley Austin Durrell McDonald (C) Moses Munoz Hector G Zapata Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Peter Matthew Hammel Timothy James Hoffman (S) * (Second major in Mathematics) Department of Psychology BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY Jordan Allen Nathaniel Peter Anderson (M) Jessica Marie Bayless Eloisa Bevilacqua (M) Laura Blanco (M) Thomas R Brooks Benjamin R Chebaa (M) Michelle D Clark (M) Coral Rae Davis Jasmine M Davis (C) Alyssa Kay Dean (M) Illandra Denysschen Leah Marie Ferris Brandy Griffith Taylor Kevin Hambright Morgan A Henderson Diana Hernandez (S) Felix Horna Dan Huckabee Fataha S Ibrahim Ravin Tiarra Jackson Amanda Yvette Johnson Sauntymia Keys Talha A Khan (S) Rebecca Conway Lucas Mistie Ryan Maskil Rebecca M Mayfield Jose Rolando Medina Heather Rae Nicholson (C) Rita Lenore Nolet (C) Devika U Patil Viridiana Ramos Natalie Marie Soltero Regina Kay Stewart Raynimol Thomas Monica Uyen-Uyen Tran (C) Crystal Raquel Zamora Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Jazmyne Tiara Brown Gabriela Espinosa Ivana Ivovic Nohelia Longoria (C) Sasha Raina Madsen Yessenia Puga Estefani S Ramirez BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY Glory Oreoluwa Apantaku (M) Cecilia Gwynne Case Mourad Mohie Francis Van Thi Thanh Ha Eunhui Lee Cassandra Mae Porter (S) Casey Snodgrass Jessica Ann Thomas (C) Limi Thomas Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Kimberly E Niestroy (C) School of Social Work Doctoral Degrees DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL WORK Kingsley Chigbu M.S.S.W., University of St Thomas/College of St Catherine, 2009 B.S., Babcock University, 2006 Dissertation Title: The Impact of Community Resources on Violent and Property Crimes Supervising Professor: Beverly Black Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Arati Maleku B.A., Kathmandu University, 2002 Dissertation Title: The Social Determinants of Immigrant Well-Being in the United States: A Gendered Perspective Supervising Professor: Vijayan Pillai Master’s Degrees MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Bhupendra Raj Adhikari Tornam Kwami Adjabeng Osayl O Aigbogun Nikki Kali Akins Arlette Abigail Alamia Hamze Sobhi Amine Elizabeth Awad Brielle Sierra Brown Christa Antionette Butler Nicole Rachel Calhoun Mariana Carpio Karen Christine Carrillo Mariah Kay Castillo Todae O Charles Destiny Lavette Clark Williams Chelley Rena Collins Rebecca Nohemi Colt Madeline Consor Jonathan De La Rosa LaTasha D Derrick Kervil Chad Durand Julie Renee Eastland Emily Michele Eichman Crescenda Ekwere Miata Shardonnay Everett Brennan R Favor Yolanda R Fox Beatriz Eugenia Garcia Seraphina Gianacakes Nasheena Sharelle Gover Jazzmyne Greer Natalia Denise Gutierrez Katrina Eva Melinda Hall Jing Han Kelsey Rae Hanna Carla Renee Harvey Jennifer Lynn Hawn Auricea Hicks Karisa Marie Hicks Bethany Leann Hodgson Robin Rae Hopkins Mallory Dean Hudson Adriaunna La’Shon Hughes Hannah Elizabeth Hughes Megan Alyssa Hull Denetrius D Hunter Angela Kay Jackson Mikayla Lynn Jacob Aby Carroll Johnson Ethel Vanessa Johnson Syrenia Leslie Johnson Samanta Juric Ashleigh Keiana Kady Kassie Michele Laney Tajha Kieon Lewis Marneshia Renee Linnear Kimberlee Anne Main-Munoz Lauren Marie Martinez Sara Marie Medina Brian Clifford Meggers Brittany Rene’E Meredith Dekeisha Jeanise Moore Grant Preston Moore Natashia Sunita Moore Suellen Mullins Claudia Munoz Trejo LaShun Arlesia Neal Stephanie A Nelson Dynesha L Newton Maria L Nguyen Princess Cherie Norwood Joshua James Nunley Jenelle O’Benne Candace O’Connor Overlie Shauntol Elise Oyewole Amber Lauren Pace Anna Michelle Palmer Carmel Pena Abigail Santos Perales Jennifer Nicole Perez Belinda Sue Ressler Jeanmarie Rouswell Michael Thomas Ruppert Raquel S Sanders Brittani A Schultz Shauna M Skidmore Tammy Lee Smith Elizabeth Michelle Snider Shelley Grace Spears Ashley Danette Taylor J.C Thomas Shalonda Kay Thomas Ciera Nicole Thompson Brian Robert Timm Jessley Sara Varghese Courtney B Washington (S) Summa Cum Laude *Honors College (M) Magna Cum Laude ‡McNair Scholar (C) Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • 45 Mona Lesa Wheeler Ashley Shamanick White Kalor C Williams Dana Williamson Jasmine Janee Wilridge Emily Kathleen Wilson Mariah Grace Winslow Maxine Wolfe Meredith Mikles Woodruff Tiffney Woods Angela Wright Jiyeon Yoon Mirha Yousuf Lisa Dawn Zajicek Mindy Nicole Zamarripa Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Chioma Afulezi Sheila Alabi Kimberly Gay Allison Valerie Nicole Alvarez Rachel Amay Crystal Marie Anderson Leslie Michelle Andringa Heather Bailey Kimberly Lynn Bailey Samantha Nicole Barrett Candice Lafond Barton Cindy C Bassey Desiree Marquitta Bernal Madison Leigh Black Kadye Leah Bowman Arizela Briones Ariel Marie Brown Kenneth Don Brown Michelle Diane Bugh Alexandra Elyse Campbell Dalila Campos Clifford Charles Cantu Twila Best Carpenter Danica Shay Carranza Andrea Rochelle Carrillo Angela M Cipiti Julia Clark Mariella Elizabeth Clark Rashanda D Clark Robert Clark Ashley Nicole Conn Susanna Elizabeth Corder Kelly Lane Crabtree Karissa Beth Dalton Peggy Sue Davis Steven Mark Davis Elizabeth Ann Dawson Karen Stefany Diaz Martha Diaz Katie Marie Donovan Sharon Ann Dowdey Laura Lynn Downing Erica Elliott Harolyn Virginia Ellis LiLian Nwamaka Esenwah Jennifer L Falco Louis S Fancher III Alma Lisset Farias 46 • The University of Texas at Arlington Brittany Cheyenne Feldhaus Cristina Fernandez Melinda Faith Flemmings Dolores Rodriguez Flores Alicia Michelle Franklin Courtney Ane Galloway Sara Margaret Galvez Claudia Arely Garcia Charity Chantel Gary Charlsie Ann Garza Dahgara Gibson Lindy Michelle Gonzales Myda Janet Gonzalez Janae Goodrich Miles David Goodrich Elissa Diane Grannan Nicholas Andre Hardy Holly Ann Harrell Latisha Shardai Hayward Cali Nicole Hellums Yvonne Lannette Henry Shelly Leeann Heryford Cassandra Kimberly Hesse Allison Jane Hewitt Antoinette Lashell Hill Corey Hines Margaret Angela Hodgson Antonia Michelle Holt Kim S Holton Robin Gail Houlette Margaret Kathryn Howlett Ashly Nicole Huffstatler Juana Maria Ibarra Erin N Ingram Susan Jensen Erin Nicole Jezek Jessica Ashlee Jobe Donna Sharron Johnson Mathews Joy Breanna Leigh Katz Judith Lee Kehoe Myriah Kristine Kemp Kathryn Wilson Kirksey Shannon Leigh Kohlenberg Tharani Devi Krishnakumar Amanda Louise Kruse Audrey Elizabeth Lindsey Kierra Danielle Lloyd Kimeshia Blocker Lloyd Jennifer Leigh Luckie Katalyn Briane Macke Tracy Denise Maddoux Karen J Magruder Victoria Malone Chandra Marie Marsh Kayla Jean Martin Steven Michael Martinez Catrena Kamille Mason Latonya Yvette Mathis Jared Franklin McCain Wendi Rita Melonson Jon E Mitchell Traci Leann Munden Eman Nachawati Kenya Nicole Nelson Gabriele Seltzer Newell Destynee Cailah Nobles Mujidat Adekemi Ogunbiyi Chelsea Anne Oliver Stacey Melissa Ollar Chidimma Ogochukwu Onyekanne Emily Lynn Parham Cynthia Lian Parker Natasha Louise Patillo Paola Patzi Patzi Daniel Lee Pectol Ashlee Astelle Peebles Rebecca Allison Peeler Lisa Carrie Pesata Rebecca Valles Petrovich Tiffany Lynn Price Crystal Pruitt Tasha Leketha Redd Katherine L Ribinskas Cynthia Lynn Riedel Briana Nicole Riley Susan Marie Riley Holly Nicole Roberts Arlene Robinson Susan Margarett Robinson Joanna Rocha Alecia Shantay Rodriguez Sheila Cheri Roedler Waukesha Renee Roper Lauren M Ryland Krystal Lian Saldivar Jaclyn N Samaniego Nina Louise Sanchez Fatina M Sanders Rebecca Ruth Schmuck Kerra Michele Scott Samuel Robert Severson Prasuna Sharma Alexis Silva Stormy M Slider Valerie Slutz Laura B Small Donna Magdalena Solis Dilu Soomar Stacy Lou Sotelo Debbie L Soule Meagan Renee Stamm Esmeralda Stanfill Jessica Lynn Stokes Tia Denise Stone Elira Rivida Sulejmani Roberta Meredith Summers Sandee Sue Tezaguic Sheeja Thomas Tiffany L Todd Adam Wittney Turner Shirley Turpin Alexandria Paige Van Der Stuyf Sophia Victoria Vaughn Natalie Hill Vinzant Charis Rebecca Wacker Laura Paige Wagley Bethany Wallace Stephanie Dawn Warren Rebecca Salome’ Washer Angelisa Meloni Webb Charlyn Clovisse Webb Jaime Dawn Wheeler Amy E White Ashley Nicole White Susan Elizabeth Wick DeLorean S Wilkinson-McGee Breanna Lanae Williams Carla Shene Williams Deandra L Williams Vadeisha R Williams Termayne Damon Willie Nicole Willis Amber Wilson Shelly Ann Wilson Tafonya Roshun Wingfield Steven Edward Wise Melanie S Woodard Christy Lee Wooten Sonja Evette Wright Johnna Yeager Laura Zavala Baccalaureate Degrees BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Uche Nancy Agbam (M) Desiree Agee Raven Alexine Alston Ariane Jaynese Baptiste Kristy Holly Beam Shabiki Belle Christopher Kadeem Broadnax (S) Breanna Michelle Calvert Carmen S Castillo (S) Jessica Chambers Loralei Jade Chambers Neethu G Cherian-Davenport Cassandra J Cisneros Jessica Danielle Clough (C) Amy Marie Conner (M) Joshua Lane Creasy (S) Frankie Marie Davis Luisana Duenas Sanchez (C) Ashley-Ann Rose Enriquez Anthonia O Eromosele Aubrey Michelle Farr Janelle Mae Favela (M) Tameka Flournoy Marie Esther Gonzalez Shatonda Manta’ Green Courtnye Demece Gulley Ivana Patrice Harper Christopher Henderson (C) Anisha Mary John Lesly Marena Johnson (S) Angela Nicole Kinnard Raegan Daryl Lee Kristy Jenae Lewis Marilyn Loya Shaniqua Maisonet Ivette Martinez Jason Massonneau Hannah Renae Medina Chandler Leigh Miller Anissa Michelle Mills Sharell Dee Mitchell Lizbeth Moreno (S) Ashley R Nafziger Jenny T Nguyen (C) Abra Faith Parker Gennadii Prykhodko (S) Roxana Adrian Reid Deisy Rizo Angelica Rodriguez Jacqueline M Rodriguez Chava Shira Rousch-Carlisle (M) Claudia Esmeralda Siller Katherine Michelle Snider Elishia Cashet Spriggins Amy Elizabeth Thachet (M) Maria F Tueme Ashley M Vanderwater (M) Lacy Ward Stephanie N Ward (S) Porschea Monique Wilson (M) Stacey Elaine Wilson Charity Lenette Woodard Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 LaTesha Monique Alexander (C) Tania L Alonso (C) Ruth Barajas (M) Araceli Garcia Bautista Ashley Sherie Berganciano Reagan Frances Borgman (M) Donna Cooper Bowman (S) Ayesha Lashan Boyd (C) Marena Elaine Burrows (C) Nancy G Cantu (M) Melissa Marie Cerda Mya Shari Cofer Kyesha L Downs Michaleen Arico Earsing Sarah Elizabeth Eyre Ashley Finley (S) Mary Ann Gad Jennifer Leslie Garcia Kellee Dominique Gilmore Natalia Gonzales Staceyann Albertha Graham (M) Alycia Nicole Hanselman (M) Priscilla Haros Ghali Osman Hersi Dmitri Hobbs Shalonda Keshonne Holloman-Brooks Cheryl Jones Melanie Lynn Kelly Katie Ann King Alise Diane Landers Jordanya T Luna Bukola Markham Nury Marquez (M) Rocio Martinez Ashley McClain-Garcia Yvonne Elizabeth Munoz Carol Ann Pierce Kacy Renee Riley Elizabeth Marie Roach Jessica Lynn-Noelle Salas Stephen M Sandoval (M) Avin Shiro Angelica Sierra Kimberly A Simmons (M) Marcel J Spencer Adrienne R Swanson Shirlynn Tran (M) Lucero Valdez Ahjanta-Susej K Walton Gretchen Louise Ward Kibibi Iiaana Washington Tianna La’Nette Wilds Tocha Lee Williams Victoria Nicole Woodruff University College Baccalaureate Degrees BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Diana Aguilar Avet D Boahene Randi Michelle Burns Quentin Darnell Butler Benjamin R Chebaa (M) Brandon Jamaal Coleman Jamie Ellen Conkle (C) Craig Fike Alejandra Gatica Alisa S Harris (C) Tyler Lacrae Hazlewood Samantha Gail Hendrickson Jibril Holman Keith Lashay Horton Darius Brock Johnston Champale Breshawn Jones Deandra Dawn Kennedy Tonia E Kennedy Derek Auld Kiddy Lee-Young Kim Morgan Lester Nereida Mendez Michael Craig Newton Nkeiruka A Ononobi Wendy Patricia Ortega-Guerrero Mauricio Padilla Beatriz Elizabeth Palacios Maria T Paz Lauren Ashley Pohl Veronica E Proano (S) Summa Cum Laude (M) Magna Cum Laude (C) Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • 47 Anna Lisa Rodriguez Mirna Licex Romero Digna Rubio Lauren Ashley Simien LaSondra Spears Joy Anna Stennett Albert Joe Tobin Leticia Tudon Christina Marie Valentine Bria Tanae Ward Samantha N White Tristain Dajuan Williams Ashly M Wright Degrees conferred Aug 22, 2015 Andrea K Brooks Taylor N Brown Anthony A Delgado (C) Dane Devoe (C) Krystal Gomez Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez Pamela Therese Gueco Claudia Guevara (M) Kristie D Hanhart Vanessa Huerta Frances C Jacobson Jacqueline Alohalani Lickteig (S) Angela Marie Martinez Eric Ojeda (M) Eric Michael Tate Jasmine D Taylor Brady Trammell BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Adrian Matthew Abilez Kierstin Elisabeth Reed Taylor Ann Scott Degree conferred Aug 22, 2015 Nicole Casey BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN UNIVERSITY STUDIES Jesse I Adame Fernando G Alcocer Josh K Alexander Jonathan Maher Almansur Colby Annette Amato Christina Andes Devon Wallis Argo Savannah N Ballard Margaret L Bargas Darian Bernard Bell Jerry Dean Benner Shelbie Adrianne Bergman Yheymi Betancourt Sara Blackwell Shenera Cass Blair Mary Ann Boyd Bradley A Brawner Ashley D Brooks Colton Taylor Brown Maeghan Elizabeth Bush Areej Wael Bushnaq Brandon Leon Butler (C) 48 • The University of Texas at Arlington Mary Agnes Cade William C Campbell Federico Canoura Amber C’Est Elesia Chaisson Robyn L Claridge Meghan Elizabeth Clinkscales Michael Andrew Coleman Kirstin Carol Collier Steven Brant Collier Richard B Combs Stephen P Combs LaReese Jamila Shani Cooper David Cortes Stephen Davis Erin R Dawson Tsion A Demissie John Paul H Do John Walsh DuBose Cecili R Dunn Jeremy Allen Dutcher Bethani Ann Eberhart Charlicia S Edwards Nnadozie Brian Ejesieme Jeffrie Dean Evans Jaclyn Tami Fair Castagnoli C Fangmbeng Haris Fazal Eric Michael Floyd Erika Philease Ford Douglas Ray Fox Marielena Garza Nathan David Gomez Chelsea Marie Gonzales Maria Luisa Gonzalez Ilich Yosif Granados Terry Oran Griffin Julie N Grimmett (M) Elaheh Haghiri Karen Michelle Hammond Crystal Layne Hampton Saba Haneef Paul Michael Hanhart (M) Jillian Dunn Harris Max Xavier Hart Korey Michael Hartman Brittney Nicole Hawkins Teaeria Haywood Luis Miguel Hernandez-Camacho 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Rahul Suryakant Patel Vernon Roy Pegues Ciera M Phillips Dara Phillips Diondra Piper Kathryn Elaine Pogue LaShawn Proctor Abdullah Ahmed Rashid Rima Rashid Patrick John Reilly (C) Julie Reinwald Franklin Deon Richardson Katelynn R Rigdon (C) Jenna Sloan Robinson Martelle A Robinson Rebecca A Rosso Ana C Ruiz Gabrial A Rushton Todd Michael Ryan Katherine Saenz Julia Marcela Sanchez Maytee Sanchez Felicia J Scott Gerald Lynn Scripter De’Roman Montez Stafford Megan R Stanford Clarissa L Staples Eric M Stedman Stephen Thomas Swanson Mark Marley Sweeney Nathaniel Swinton Samera Tadayan Keokaisone Thepbouri Teagan Brit Thiel (M) Lacretia R Thompson Phillip Thomas Tolliver Colin Aldon Tornberg Diana Mong-Huyen Tran Brenda Lea Trevino Ana K Vargas Francisco Javier Vargas Felicia Vergara Andrew James Volz Morgan Wyndsor Wallace Jessica Lynn Walzer Mary Anna Watson Jessica A Weathers Michael Weckherlin Lauren Teresa White (C) Julie Wilhelmsen Cheryl L Williams George Christopher Williams 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Cum Laude Commencement Ceremony • 49 C om mencement R ega li a Commencement Mace Academic Dress Maces, a symbolic staff of high office, are often traditional elements in academic processions UT Arlington’s mace, designed and created in 2007 by Texas State Artist and Professor David Keens with the assistance of Metal Art Adjunct Professor Fred Miller, is distinctly non-traditional The UT Arlington mace is an undulating, artistic design of metal and glass that reflects the traditional symbols of academia in a dynamic and contemporary way Almost completely made of clear glass, it is only upon closer observation that the University’s colors are seen in glass below the round, etched-metal University seal Surrounding the seal is a contemporary wreath design in transparent glass symbolizing the pursuit of higher education Below the seal, wreath, and colored glass is a forged metal contemporary nest Below the nest is a transition into the past with etched transparent glass depictions of the institution’s past names: what Keens calls an ethereal space of time past All of these sections rest on a long, swirled-glass, undulating tendril, reflecting the linear flow of time It is a tangible image of history, prestige, formality, creativity, innovation, and the uniqueness of UT Arlington   Each academic unit designates a commencement marshal who will carry the mace at the head of the processional, symbolizing the official nature of the event When the processional reaches the platform, the mace will be placed at the right of the podium as a visual reminder of the history of this traditional academic ceremony At the conclusion of the ceremonies, the marshal will retrieve the mace from its holder and carry it at the head of the recessional Following today’s ceremony, the mace will be displayed in the Office of the President until the next commencement The tradition of the academic costume apparently began during the 12th or 13th century in early European universities At that time, the clergy composed the majority of the educated class, so academic dress is an adaptation of the cape or mantle—usually made of silk or wool—worn by church dignitaries in religious processions   Through the years, great diversity in color and in style of cap, gown, and hood developed In 1896, the colleges and universities in the United States adopted a uniform code governing academic dress Today, the black gown, hood, and mortar board worn by the graduates in most institutions follow this code Most universities not use the hood for those graduates receiving bachelor’s degrees   While it is not apparent to the casual observer, the gowns worn by the recipients of the various degrees vary somewhat in design The sleeves of the gowns worn by the baccalaureate candidates are long and pointed, while the sleeves of the gowns worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at one end with a slit at the elbow The doctoral gown has flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and a facing of velvet on the front of the gown   Colors used on the hoods serve as identification for the degree The hood of the doctoral candidate differs in design from that of the master’s as it has side panels and is slightly longer The velvet border of the hood indicates the degree and usually follows the same code as the color of the tassels   The oxford cap, usually referred to as a mortar board, is black and has a long tassel that is fastened by a button on the top The tassel is usually worn over the left of the cap The color of the tassel on the cap indicates the degree The Academic Colors Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs Peacock Blue Arts and Letters White Business Administration Drab Education Light Blue Engineering Orange Nursing and Health Innovation Sage Science Yellow Social Work Citron University College Orange, Blue, and White 50 • The University of Texas at Arlington O ur S pir it S ong Alma Mater Composed by George B Chave Lyrics by Mary Von Zuben, Iva Nell Bennett 52 • The University of Texas at Arlington “COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES REPRESENT A BOND BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR ALMA MATER THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN, A RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NEVER-ENDING, AND A MUTUAL PRIDE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGHOUT TIME.” —UT Arlington President Vistasp M Karbhari Commencement ceremonies are celebratory events, and audiences are encouraged to support family members and friends as their accomplishments are recognized on stage However, overzealous displays exhibit a lack of courtesy for the speaker and disrespect for the occasion and its participants Individuals who disrupt the ceremony by screaming, shouting, or using noisemakers may be asked to leave Thank you for your cooperation The Graduating Class COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Commencement ’15 Saturday, December 19, 2015  •  p.m.  •  College Park Center the university of texas at arlington ... Niestroy (C) School of Social Work Doctoral Degrees DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN SOCIAL WORK Kingsley Chigbu M.S.S.W., University of St Thomas /College of St Catherine, 2009 B.S., Babcock University, 2006... Behbehani, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering Karl M Petruso, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College Paul Wong, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts Anne R Bavier, Ph.D., Dean, College of Nursing and Health... Yellow Social Work Citron University College Orange, Blue, and White 50 • The University of Texas at Arlington