Arizona State University Commencement and Convocation Program

NA 91 18 Y L A RE G DITAT DEUS OF ZON RI T SEA A F E O ER S IV ARIZO IT ATE U ST THE STAT N A Arizona State University Commencement and Convocation Program Spring 2018 May 7–11, 2018 The National Anthem THE Star-Spangled BANNER O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there O say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ALMA MATER ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Where the bold saguaros Raise their arms on high, Praying strength for brave tomorrows From the western sky; Where eternal mountains Kneel at sunset’s gate, Here we hail thee, Alma Mater, Arizona State —Hopkins-Dresskell Maroon and Gold Fight, Devils down the field Fight with your might and don’t ever yield Long may our colors outshine all others Echo from the buttes, Give em’ hell Devils! Cheer, cheer for A-S-U! Fight for the old Maroon For it’s Hail! Hail! The gang’s all here And it’s onward to victory! Students whose names appear in this program are candidates for the degrees listed, which will be conferred subject to completion of requirements University commencement and convocation ceremonies are special events for all involved Please show respect for everyone who has come to share in the experience Individuals who engage in inappropriate or disruptive behavior may be removed from the event As a courtesy to those around you and to our graduating students, please turn off all electronics devices and phones during the ceremony CONTENTS The National Anthem and Arizona State University Alma Mater Letter of Congratulations from the Arizona Board of Regents Graduate Commencement Program Undergraduate Commencement Program History of Honorary Degrees 10 Past Honorary Degree Recipients 10 Honorary Degree Citations 13 Conferring of Doctoral Degrees 15 Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law 34 Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Graduate Convocation 38 Conferring of Masters Degrees 40 Craig and Barbara Barrett Honors College 95 Moeur Award 161 Graduation with Academic Recognition 172 Summa Cum Laude, 172 Magna Cum Laude, 183 Cum Laude, 191 Conferring of Bachelor Degrees 201 College of Health Solutions, 201 College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, 209 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 216 College of Nursing and Health Innovation, 238 College of Public Service and Community Solutions, 244 Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, 253 Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering, 261 Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, 278 New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, 284 School for the Future of Innovation in Society, 292 School of Sustainability, 294 Thunderbird School of Global Management, 284 Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 300 W P Carey School of Business, 306 W P Carey School of Business Graduate Convocation 323 Candidates for Commission 324 ASU Wind Orchestra 326 Sonoran Brass Choir 326 Mace and President’s Chain of Office 327 College Marshals 328 History of the Academic Costume 332 Arizona Board of Regents 333 Sign Language Interpreters 335 Mission Statement University Commencement University Commencement represents the culmination of a student’s academic achievement It is a time of celebration and reflection for students, families, friends, faculty and staff It brings together a diverse community to share in the joy of accomplished goals Arizona State University continually demonstrates its dedication to efficiency, technology and sustainability The full University Commencement program is made available to graduates on a reusable external flash drive This change aligns with our growing institutional efforts to enhance sustainability practices, and our broader endeavors to employ technology in heightened service to our students The reusable external flash drive, combined with the abridged program distributed at spring ceremonies, will yield more than a 13 million page reduction in the amount of printed materials distributed at ceremonies over the week of graduation activities To order copies of the final book with all graduates names listed, email your request to ASUCommencement@rrd.com and someone will respond with payment instructions and order details M e ss a g e f r o m t h e A r i z o n a B o a r d o f R e g e nts Dear Graduates, On behalf of the Arizona Board of Regents, congratulations on your graduation and the attainment of your degree! While today symbolizes the culmination of years of hard work and study in your pursuit, it will forever remain a tremendous achievement – the accomplishment of a goal set years ago – and is testament to your steadfast pursuit of this dream Today also marks the beginning of a new journey, and the discipline and determination you have demonstrated during your time at Arizona State University will serve as a strong foundation for your future successes The possibilities are endless We encourage you to embrace the unknown and march boldly toward the next accomplishment and all the opportunity that lies ahead of you Follow your dreams Embrace what is yet to come Find joy in all you Your education has prepared you well to navigate the course ahead The knowledge and skills you’ve attained, the critical thinking you’ve learned, the good judgment you’ve demonstrated and the abilities you’ve cultivated during your time at ASU provide you with all you need to continue to make your unique contribution to the world Thank you for choosing to launch your future with a degree from ASU The board is proud you chose to study here and for your decision to forever be a member of the ASU community The accomplishment we celebrate today will be indelibly etched in your memory and our history Your legacy and ours are intertwined Please keep your love for your alma mater alive, wherever your future leads Finally, congratulations to the families and friends joining us as we celebrate our graduates today You traveled this journey together, and your love and support contributed to today’s achievement Thank you! Sincerely, Bill Ridenour Chair g r a d u a t e C o m m e nc e m e nt PROGRAM Monday, May 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m Wells Fargo Arena, ASU Tempe campus Prelude Music performed by ASU Wind Orchestra Gary W Hill, Conductor Professor of Music/Director of Bands School of Music Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts PROCESSIONAL Grand Marshal Arnold Maltz, PhD Associate Professor, W P Carey School of Business President, University Senate Chair, University Academic Council Arizona State University PROCESSIONAL MUSIC Pomp and Circumstance March No — Sir Edward Elgar Music performed by Sonoran Brass Choir THE NATIONAL ANTHEM “The Star-Spangled Banner” — Francis Scott Key Arranged by Henry Fillmore Adrienne Goglia, D.M.A., Vocal Performance GREETINGS Michael M Crow, PhD President of the University Welcome from Arizona Board of Regents CONFERRING OF DEGREES Michael M Crow, PhD THE ALMA MATER Adrienne Goglia, D.M.A., Vocal Performance RECESSIONAL ASU Wind Orchestra Gary W Hill, Conductor U N DER g r a d u a t e C o m m e nc e m e nt Monday, May 7, 2018, 7:30 p.m Chase Field PROGRAM Prelude “Renaissance Dances” — Tylman Susato PROCESSIONAL Grand Marshal Arnold Maltz, PhD Associate Professor, W P Carey School of Business President, University Senate Chair, University Academic Council Arizona State University PROCESSIONAL MUSIC Pomp and Circumstance March No — Sir Edward Elgar Music performed by Sonoran Brass Choir THE NATIONAL ANTHEM “The Star-Spangled Banner” — Francis Scott Key Arranged by Henry Fillmore Haley McHardy, Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance GREETINGS Michael M Crow, PhD President of the University Welcome from Arizona Board of Regents WELCOME FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ryan Abbott, MBA Chair of the Alumni Association Board of Directors CONFERRING OF DEGREES Michael M Crow, PhD THE ALMA MATER Haley McHardy, Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance RECESSIONAL Earl of Oxford’s March — William Byrd Music performed by Sonoran Brass Choir 10 HI S T OR Y OF HO N ORAR Y DEGREE S Harvard was the first university to confer honorary degrees in 1692 Since then it has become a recognized function of degree granting institutions Honorary degrees are an opportunity for universities to single out people who have made contributions to society At ASU, honorary degree recipients are nominated by faculty members The six-member Academic Affairs Honorary Degrees Committee reviews faculty nominations for the Honorary Degree It then recommends candidates to the president The committee is appointed by and responsible to the president Name Frederick M Irish Arthur John Matthews Charles A Stauffer Samuel Henry Morris Ira Dawson Payne Abraham Lincoln Krohn Arthur Ervin Smith Alfred Knight Harvey Leslie Taylor Daniel Earl Noble Howard Pyle Walter Reed Bimson John Cromwell Lincoln Carl Sauer Carlos P Garcia Eugene Collins Pulliam Carl Hayden John Robert Murdock Barry Morris Goldwater George W Romney Linton Elias Grinter Walter Early Craig Lynn Meade Laney Harvey Harlow Nininger Lillian Moller Gilbreth Julius Charles Wetzler Stewart Lee Udall George Fuller Miller John Alfred Hannah James Bryon McCormick Harold David Richardson Robert Jeffrey Hannelly Karl Clayton Leebrick Lewis Judah Ruskin Harlan Cleveland Commencement or Convocation May 28, 1940 May 28, 1940 May 22, 1951 May 26, 1953 May 26, 1953 May 24, 1955 May 24, 1955 May 29, 1956 May 29, 1956 May 28, 1957 May 28, 1957 May 27, 1958 May 27, 1958 May 27, 1958 June 25, 1958 May 26, 1959 Nov 14, 1959 May 31, 1960 May 30, 1961 June 5, 1962 June 5, 1962 June 4, 1963 June 4, 1963 June 4, 1963 May 26, 1964 May 26, 1964 June 1, 1965 June 1, 1965 May 27, 1966 May 27, 1966 May 26, 1967 May 26, 1967 May 26, 1967 June 4, 1968 June 4, 1968 Name Commencement or Convocation John Hope Franklin June 3, 1969 Frank Borman June 3, 1969 Charles Stewart Mott Jan 13, 1970 Ernest J Hopkins June 2, 1970 George Homer Durham June 1, 1971 Richard A Harvill June 1, 1971 Arthur B Schellenberg June 1, 1971 Pablo Casals Mar 30, 1972 Raul H Castro June 2, 1972 O.D Miller June 2, 1972 Paolo Soleri May 18, 1973 Ernest W McFarland May 18, 1973 Paul Rappaport May 17, 1974 Hugh Downs May 17, 1974 Herbert G Fales May 16, 1975 Robert W Galvin May 16, 1975 Mae S Talley May 14, 1976 John J Rhodes May 14, 1976 Louise Lincoln Kerr May 13, 1977 Bart Jan Bok May 19, 1978 Henry Eyring May 19, 1978 David C Lincoln May 18, 1979 Erma Bombeck May 16, 1980 Vincent Persichetti May 16, 1980 Paul L Singer May 16, 1980 Robert Penn Warren Apr 21, 1980 Philip C Curtis May 15, 1981 Herb and Dorothy McLaughlin May 15, 1981 Steve Allen May 14, 1982 Fredi Chiappelli May 14, 1982 James Dickey May 14, 1982 Alan duBois May 14, 1982 Mstislav Rostropovich Aug 6, 1982 Martha Graham Oct 17, 1982 Tom Chauncey May 15, 1983 321 Abby Lyn Stevens Brittany Anne Stewart Anthony Studnicka Andy Tang Zachery Testa Savannah Thomas Kelly Elizabeth Torrence Tuan-Kiet Timothy Truong Vinh D Truong Emily C Valley Makelle Van Haren Tiffany Amber Vanta Ryan Joseph Waldo Kenneth Landon Wall Chandler Waress Mackenzie Jacob Weathers Kelly Nicole Winkler Jessica Rose Wolf Brooke Collins Wolfrom Joy Sum Yi Wong Darreyl Nicole Woodson Lin Yang Yasith Tisakya Yasanayake Sophia Pauline Zeeb Ye Zeng Yiying Zhang Chenxi Zhao Yajue Zhao Minghuai Zheng Yuwei Zhou Emily Hope Zitney Xuan Zou Marketing (Digital and Integrated Marketing Communications) Sergio Acevedo, Jr David Edward Aguilar III Kirsten Harmony Chan Catherine Rose Ciancio Nicolette Clark Alex M Dangelo Julia Alexandra Magdici McKenzie Jane Nelson Caitlin Erin O'Reilly Tia Janay Parker Celeste Marie Porche Victoria Dyanne Randall James Andrew Savereux Tyler Michael Stanczak Lauren Rebecca Torres Karol Alicia Muniz Valenzuela Catherine Vaught Cody Jon Wethington Jordan Stephanie Young Marketing (Professional Sales) Jonathan Aguilar Chavoyo Adrianna June Lash Adam Charles Sumner Tanner Targowski Kevin Daniel Janicki Vogl Supply Chain Management Ziad Shahir A Abuzenada Grant Kennedy Adams 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Miller Alexia Victoria Mincitar William Briand Montgomery Nicole Mugeni Gerardo Muñoz Soriano Thomas Brian Murphy Henry P Nguyen Xuan-My Nguyen Chenxu Ni Annalyssa Nicole Niedens Jack Winn Nielsen Shuntian Niu Katherine Danielle Oakes Kartik Jayprakash Patel Elena Anh-Thu Pham Nguyet Nhu Pham Alicia Ada Phan Azalea Kim Phan Nathan Piontek Victoria Isabel Platt Zach Michael Plichta William Raymond Quick Angela Quiroz Bobbi Rayos Samantha Leigh Reid Jordan Nicole Rezzonico Kyle Ritter Alex Michaela Roberts Payne Edward Ruhlman Sarah Rutkowski Joseph Abraham Saenz Zachary Dennis Samson Victoria Lee Sanford Yueyue Sang Nicole Victoria Scarrella Bridgette Marie Seip Ezekiel Selin Nathaniel Shawn Sell Jacob Harris Sells Michael Spencer Shaver Zhuangzhuang Shen, Jr Emma Elizabeth Showalter Shivani Diva Shrivastava Sheldon Silkwood Andrew Joseph Simpson Ethan Daniel Smith Madison Nicole Stone Ching Tang Daiwei Tao Tanner Targowski Tanay Thirunagari Tyler Thomas Thompson Hayden Patrick Tice Christopher John Toth Timothy Scott Triana-Davie Vinh D Truong Valentina Ulyanova Jorge Valenzuela Shea Elizabeth Van Slyke Alec Raymond Villalobos Kirk Joseph Villalon Huijie Wang Jie Wang Ting Wang Ziwei Wang Kaitlyn Warren Zachary Thomas Weidert Tzu-Han Wen Ziheng Wen Michael Wilson Sean A Wilson Travis Jacob Wiltsie Hyuk Woo Dongdi Wu Jiawei Wu Jiacheng Xie Liwen Xu Qingzhu Yang Zhiguang Yang Alexander Harrison Yee Nancy Ting Yeh Aubrey Myah Young Sihang Yu Nicholas Zaccariello Ye Zeng Shitao Zhang Tong Zhang Weilin Zhang Yiwei Zhang Daniel Zhao Jijie Zheng Mengmi Zhu Technological Entrepreneurship and Management Kristofer Loren Lenk W P Carey School of Business Graduate Convocation 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2018 Wells Fargo Arena ASU Tempe campus W P Carey School of Business Master’s Degree Candidates listed on pages 87-94 MASTER OF CEREMONIES Kay Faris, PhD Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs PROCESSIONAL ALMA MATER – ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Music and Words by Ernest Hopkins and Miles Dresskell GREETINGS Amy Hillman, PhD, Dean Kay Faris, PhD, Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs FEATURED STUDENT SPEAKER Kohinoor Gill INTRODUCTION OF GRADUATES Stephen Taylor Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs Jeanne Sims Assistant Director, Full-time MBA CLOSE Kay Faris, PhD Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs RECESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS A professional photographer will take photographs of all graduates as they receive personal congratulations from the Dean 324 CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION The following cadets and midshipmen of the Reserve Officers Training Corps, Arizona State University, upon completion of the course of instruction prescribed by the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, are tendered commissions as Second Lieutenants (in the Army, Marines, or Air Force) or Ensigns (in the Navy) The Army ROTC will have a Commissioning Ceremony on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m on the Steps of Old Main (weather permitting) The Naval ROTC Commissioning Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 4:00 p.m at NEEB Hall The Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m in the Memorial Union, Arizona Room 221 UNITED STATES ARMY Alexander Allen Ashley Benson Nicholas Bluis Jon Cenir Daina Cing Eric Connors Matthew Conrad Mitchell Conway Ivan Delgado Jonathan Fan Christopher Freeman Tyrus Griffin Lacey Heilman Dylan Hendrix Devin Hesketh Troy Hoban Donald Kelley Trenton Kennedy Maximo Lopez Olivera Joseph Oliveros Jordan Rezac Marcus Rodholm Cristian Rudisell Ty Ruebush Tyrail Smith Christopher Story Francisco Tovar Zachary Wilhelm Dylon Wold UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Ross Gonzales Daniel Holz Beaux LaFonaine Alicia Page Cody Roslan UNITED STATES NAVY Britni Barricman Avery Bing Keaton Fujii Laurel Housinger Matthew Oman 325 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Joveal Algara Michael B Austin Samantha W Bean Lilia E Calvillo Kevin D Couch Gabriel M Cushing Taylor A Davis Brittany N Diaz Edward N Edjourian Christian J Gilbert Andrew R Kilkenny Anthony S King Lee C Lambert Kai O Ozawa Mitchel G White Leslie A Butterfield Benjamin D Harris Christopher M Loo Alan T Nguyen 326 ASU Wind orchestra University Graduate Commencement Monday, May 7, 2018, 9:00 a.m., Wells Fargo Arena, ASU Tempe campus Gary W Hill, Conductor Professor of Music/Director of Bands School of Music Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Flute Stephanie Hoeckley saxophone Tyler Flowers Oboe Chelsea Kanicser HORNS Jacqueline Fazekas Alexis Lovelady Bassoon Sarah Rice ClarinetS Katrina Clements Kimberly Fullerton Caitlin Kierum Julie Park TRUMPETS Brianne Borden Josh Coffey Aaron Lovelady Trombones Julia Broome-Robinson Adam Dixon Paul Lynch Euphonium Amanda Cariati TUBA Ramon Garavito Percussion Cy Miessler Zach Paris SONORAN BRASS CHOIR University Undergraduate Commencement Monday, May 7, 2018, 7:30 p.m., Chase Field TRUMPETS Joshua Whitehouse Emery Harvison Tony Sadlon Devin Henderson HORNS Nathan Mitchell Shannon Kerrigan TROMBONES Christopher Wolf Martin Demos Richard Bass TUBA Charles Kerrigan 327 THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY MACE AND PRESIDENT’S CHAIN OF OFFICE In Medieval times, a mace was a hand-to-hand combat weapon In about the year 1400 A.D., a mace evolved from a weapon to a ceremonial instrument used by ­academicians in rituals such as commencement and inaugurations The oldest known ceremonial mace was that of the Faculty of Common Law of St Andrew University in Scotland, used in 1438 The Mace and Chain of Office are presented only at ceremonies in which faculty members are in full academic regalia, such as the Inauguration of the ASU ­President, University Commencement, Faculty Assemblies, Regents’ and President’s Professor Induction Ceremonies and Convocation The Mace is carried at the head of the procession and laid in a cradle, thus ­signifying the formal onset of the ceremony ASU’s ceremonial mace and chain of office was created in observance of ASU’s Centennial in 1985 Handcrafted by ASU Professor of Art, David Pimentel (1943-2004), the mace and chain was created with “austere elegance and traditional southwestern motifs.” In keeping with these directions, Professor Pimentel constructed both items out of materials native to Arizona The ASU Mace is a wood staff, approximately three and a half feet long, weighing eight pounds and made of hollowed and polished Mesquite The head of the ASU Mace has four sterling silver blades and is banded with copper, Morenci turquoise, and a silver ring on which the words Arizona State University are embossed The turquoise inlay was cut and polished by Navajo jeweler Richard Charlie of Mesa The ASU seal is embossed in silver on the heel of the mace The President’s Chain of Office includes a silver rope woven from strands of handturned links, which holds a medallion six inches in diameter that reverses to reveal the ASU seal in gold on one side and the same in silver and turquoise on the other 328 College Marshal Spring 2018 Undergraduate Commencement College Marshals consist of selected faculty members from each college at all ASU campuses Selection criteria is left to the individual colleges, but faculty who have recently won awards or have received special recognition are given primary ­consideration Barrett, the Honors College — Joseph P Foy earned his bachelor’s degree in physics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he conducted research in space and solar physics at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center He earned his doctorate in physics and astronomy at Arizona State University studying and modeling the dynamics of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant Among his current projects, Professor Foy is co-author of the undergraduate physics textbook "Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics" He joined the faculty at Barrett, the Honors College in the fall of 2008, following a visiting professorship at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia College of Health Solutions — Dr Corrie Whisner is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition Her research interests encompass metabolic disturbances in nutrition-related diseases, lifestyle interventions to prevent or correct chronic disease, and the influence of both genetic and environmental factors on health outcomes Her specific interests include: interactions between dietary intake and gut microbiome, mineral metabolism, functional foods which improve metabolic health via the microbiomenutrition for optimizing growth and development among pediatric populations, nutrition for optimizing growth and development among pediatric populations and maternal and child health outcomes in relation to prenatal nutrition She holds a PhD of Nutrition Science from Purdue University College of Integrative Sciences and Arts — Wendy R Williams is in her third year as an assistant professor of English education Her book, Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry, is forthcoming in October 2018 from University of Massachusetts Press Dr Williams has designed several new courses for ASU, including Visual Narratives, Narrative Research Methods, and Mentoring Youth Writers She directs Young Authors’ Studio, a free writing program for students in grades 5-12 run by ASU students who earn internship credit In addition, she organizes the annual ASU Sparky Slam, a spoken word poetry event that celebrates youth voices College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — Sara Brownell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences She is a biology education researcher who explores ways to improve the way we teach undergraduate biology Sara's research interests focus on issues related to access and equity in undergraduate biology, specifically the experiences of women, religious students, transfer students, and LGBTQIA students She is the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the universitywide Centennial Teaching Award, the School of Life Sciences Innovative Teaching award, and the college-wide Zebulon Pearce teaching award 329 College of Nursing and Health Innovation — Katherine S Peterson, MSN, RN, CNE is a Faculty Associate in the College of Nursing & Health Innovation at ASU; Faculty in Barrett, the Honors College at ASU; and Instructor in Nursing in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine In these roles, she works with teams focused on improving the quality and safety of patient care; fostering inter-professional education opportunities for students, new graduates and healthcare professionals; mentoring clinical nurses through evidence-based practice and nursing research projects; and developing traditional clinical and simulation-based programs to meet the educational needs of pre and post-professional healthcare providers College of Public Service and Community Solutions — Eric Welch is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs within the College of Public Service and Community Solutions He earned his PhD in public administration at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (1997), where he studied science and environment policy In July 2014, Dr Welch established The Center for Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Studies (C-STEPS) Welch is well published and has received multiple grants in science policy, including several the area of genetic resources, patenting behavior of academic scientists and engineers and the structural differences between men’s and women’s networks in STEM fields Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts — Rogelio Gutierrez is an interdisciplinary artist whose work deals with his experiences as a first generation Mexican-American California culture, immigration, identity, and family weave throughout his projects He conducts workshops and lectures in the United States, Europe, and Latin America; has exhibited at venues such as Museo De La Ciudad de México; Museum of Latin American Art/MOLAA; Museo de Arte de Ciudad Juárez; and MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Rogelio curates Ni De Aquí, Ni De Alla /Neither Here or There: Contemporary Mexican Printmaking on Both Sides of the Border, an exhibition that has traveled to numerous institutions Ira A Fulton School of Engineering — Dr Schildgen has made lasting contributions to ASU through his 36 years as a faculty member, in his administrative leadership and his service to the university His many contributions include serving as president of the university senate and chair of the university academic council, chair of the academic chairs and directors council and president of the university club advisory board He also served on the intercollegiate athletic board, and is currently serving on the Sun Devil Athletic Board He was chair of the board of directors and executive committee for the Mesa United Way and is in succession to become the president of the Mesa Rotary in two years 330 Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College — Dr J Bryan Henderson is an Assistant Professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and received his PhD from Stanford University in Science Education Dr Henderson is interested is in the utilization of educational technology to facilitate critical, peer-to-peer science learning As the director of the Braincandy project, Dr Henderson has developed a cloud-based technology that affords students the safety of participating in classroom activities anonymously, and then makes discrepancies in anonymous student thinking transparent to the entire classroom through visualization tools Dr Henderson is a recipient of the ASU Centennial Professorship for outstanding teaching, leadership, and service New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences — New College Associate Professor Pamela Marshall has been on the forefront of both molecular biology and pedagogocial innovations since she arrived at ASU in 2003 Her research includes work on ion homeostasis in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and rexinoid biology In 2017, Marshall and two ASU colleagues were awarded a U.S patent, and her work was published in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education and Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry She was awarded the 2017 SUN Award for Individual Excellence for her dedication to ASU students, evident in the recent NSF S-STEM scholarship grant awarded to New College School for the Future of Innovation in Society — Jameson Wetmore is an associate professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, chair of the undergraduate program and co-director of the Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society His work combines the fields of science and technology studies, ethics, and public policy in order to understand both the interconnected relationships between technology and society and the forces that change those relationships over time His research examines how people design and create technological systems and how these technological systems help to define, reinforce and propagate specific values School of Sustainability — Dr Rimjhim Aggarwal is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainability She is currently working on a National Science Foundation funded research grant on “Innovations in Food, Energy, and Water Nexus” in Central Arizona In 2015, she was a recipient of the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award for India As one of the Inaugural PLuS Alliance Fellows, she is currently leading a project on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in collaboration with colleagues from King’s College, London and University of New South Wales Dr Aggarwal is also a recipient of the ASU President's Award for Sustainability 331 Thunderbird School of Global Management — Dr Roy Nelson is Associate Professor of Global Political Economy at Thunderbird, and serves as Academic Director for Thunderbird's two undergraduate degree programs: the Bachelor of Global Management, and the Bachelor of Science in International Trade Dr Nelson has received numerous teaching awards for Outstanding Faculty Member at Thunderbird This is the very first commencement for students graduating from Thunderbird's new undergraduate program Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication — In the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Dr Joseph Russomanno teaches undergraduate, master’s degree and doctoral students His teaching and published research are dedicated to a better understanding of speech and press freedom and how they serve journalism and our democracy He shows students the importance of exercising their First Amendment freedoms vigorously and responsibly As Dr Russomanno demonstrates through his research, when viewed through the lens of the nation’s Founders and other key thinkers, the critically-important purpose of those freedoms becomes clear They include the opportunity to seek truth, expose falsehood, and hold the powerful accountable W P Carey School of Business —Luis Gomez-Mejia is an ASU Regents Professor in the W P Carey School of Business His research focuses on the relationships of international management, strategic management, executive compensation, and family businesses One of the most prolific authors appearing in the top management journals, he has published more than 200 articles in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Administrative Science Quarterly, among others In 2015, he was selected to the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers list, ranking in the top one percent of researchers in economics and business worldwide Emeritus College — William A Verdini is professor emeritus at Arizona State University and dean of the Emeritus College He holds a BS in chemical engineering from CWRU, and MBA and DBA degrees from Kent State University During his 35 years at ASU, he was chairperson of the Supply Chain Management department of the W P Carey School of Business, associate dean and interim dean of the College of Extended Education, founding director of the Center for the Advancement of Small Business, founding director of the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree, and president of the University Senate In addition to his teaching at ASU, he has taught at the Hong Kong Polytechnic 332 HISTORY OF THE ACADEMIC COSTUME The present-day academic costume seemingly originated at Oxford and ­Cambridge Universities in the 1300s As the universities passed from ecclesiastical control, brighter colors distinguished the academic robe from the drab clerical gown Colonial American universities based their academic regalia on the British system In the 1880s, a student movement ­centering in New England investigated the establishment of a “senior badge,” to improve commencement week exercises and revive the traditions of university life In 1893, an intercollegiate commission established a uniform code for caps, gowns and hoods for the various degrees Of the costume’s three components, the hood is the most interesting Originally it had three uses: as a head covering, as a shoulder cape, and as a bag in which alms could be collected It is mentioned as early as 1480 in clerical literature When large wigs were in vogue in Britain, the cape part of the hood was split in front and a narrow neckband inserted The entire cape and hood was allowed to fall back as it is today, and it was never restored to the original style Following is a list of the hood and tassel ­colors established by the Intercollegiate Code to represent departments of ­learning: Architecture— Blue-Violet Agriculture— Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities— White Business Administration, Commerce, Accountancy— Sapphire Blue Dentistry— Lilac Economics— Copper Education— Light Blue Engineering— Orange Fine Arts— Brown Forestry— Russet Home Economics— Maroon Journalism— Crimson Law— Purple Library Science— Lemon Medicine— Green Music— Pink Nursing— Apricot Oratory (Speech)— Silver Gray Pharmacy— Olive Green Philosophy— Dark Blue Physical Education— Sage Green Public Administration, including Foreign Service— Peacock Blue Public Health— Salmon Pink Science— Gold-Yellow Social Science— Citron Theology or Divinity— Scarlet Veterinary Science— Gray Black tassels are correct for all degrees, and colored tassels are worn only by preference Gold metallic tassels may be worn by doctors or presidents of universities and colleges This information was taken from “An Academic Costume Code and An American Ceremony Guide” by Eugene Sullivan, American Council on Education 333 Arizona Board of Regents Ex Officio Doug Ducey, BS, Governor of Arizona Diane Douglas, BS, Superintendent of Public Instruction Appointed Vianney Careaga Andrea DeGravina Jay Heiler, JD Ram Krishna, MD Rick Myers, BS Lyndel Manson, MBA Larry Penley, PhD Bill Ridenour, JD Karrin Taylor Robson, JD Ronald E Shoopman, BS Eileen I Klein, MPA, President, Arizona Board of Regents Arizona State University Academic Administration Michael M Crow, PhD, President Mark Searle, PhD, Executive Vice President and University Provost Alfredo J Artiles, PhD, Dean, Graduate College Carole G Basile, PhD, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Christopher Boone, PhD, Dean, School of Sustainability Christopher Callahan, MPA, Vice Provost and Dean, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Ferran Garcia-Pichel, PhD, Dean, Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dave Guston, PhD, Director, School for the Future of Innovation in Society Deborah Helizter, ScD, Dean, College of Health Solutions Amy Hillman, PhD, Dean, W P Carey School of Business Mark Jacobs, PhD, Vice Provost and Dean, Barrett, The Honors College Patrick Kenney, PhD, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Jonathan Koppell, PhD, Dean, College of Public Service and Community Solutions 334 Elizabeth Langland, PhD, Interim Dean, Humanities College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Allen J Morrison, PhD, CEO and Deputy General, Thunderbird School of Global Management.  Teri Pipe, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing & Health Innovation Philip Regier, PhD, University Dean for Educational Initiatives, CEO of EdPlus Duane Roen, PhD, Vice Provost and Dean, College of Letters and Sciences Dean, University College Todd Sandrin, PhD, Vice Provost and Dean, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Kyle Squires, PhD, Dean, Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering Douglas Sylvester, LLM, Dean, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Steven J Tepper, PhD, Dean, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Elizabeth Wentz, PhD, Dean, Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Executive Administration Ray Anderson, JD, Vice President, University Athletics; Athletic Director Gretchen Buhlig, MS, CEO, ASU Foundation José Cárdenas, JD, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Deborah Clarke, PhD, Vice Provost of Academic Personnel Fred Corey, PhD, Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education Daniel P Dillon, MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Jennifer Hightower, MA, Vice President for Student Services Stanlie James, PhD, Vice President for Inclusion and Community Engagement James O’Brien, JD, Senior Vice President of University Affairs Morgan Olsen, PhD, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Sethuraman Panchanathan, PhD, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Enterprise Development and Chief Research and Innovation Officer Katie Paquet, BA, Vice President, Media Relations and Strategic Communications James A Rund, EdD, Senior Vice President for Educational Outreach and Student Services R F Shangraw, Jr., PhD, CEO and President, ASU Enterprise Partners Richard Stanley, BA, Senior Vice President and University Planner Christine K Wilkinson, PhD, Senior Vice President and Secretary of the University; President, ASU Alumni Association 335 Sign Language Interpreters Kelly Dillard Lori Johnson Beth Kovatch Kirsten Nelson Jessie Werth CONGRATULATORY BOUQUETS Today’s congratulatory bouquets are 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