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160th Commencement, Winter
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UNIVERSITY
OF DAYTON
.
160TH COMMENCEMENT ·
WINTER
EXERCISES
Dec. 19, 200
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University of Dayt
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DECEMBER 2009
COMMENCEMENT
SEATING MAP
UNIVERSITY·
OF DAYTON
160TH
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Education and Allied Professions
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of General Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Education Specialist
Doctor of Philosophy
II
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Moster of Science in Engineering (all)
Moster of Science in Education and Allied Professions
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
and Moster of Business Administration
Moster of Busines Administration
Moster of Computer Science
Moster of Financial Mathematics
Moster of Public Administration
Moster of Science
Moster of Science in Applied Mathematics
Moster of Arts
ASL Interpretation Seating
Faculty Seating
ACADEMIC COSTUMES
Academic costumes are as old as universities. They originated from clerical or
priestly garb worn in the Middle Ages .
American academic costumes follow an
1895 code covering three main parts:
caps, gowns and hoods.
The Oxford, or mortar-board, cap evolved
from the square biretta of Renaissance
churchmen. It is always black and may
be of any material except velvet, which
is reserved for doctors. The tassel has
three variations. It may be black for any
degree, the color in which the degree was
granted or gold metallic for doctors and
governing officials. At the moment the
degree is awarded, the tassel is switched
from the right to the left side of the cap.
Gowns are all black, and there are three
kinds. Bachelor's gowns fall in straight
lines from a fairly elaborate yoke. Master's gowns are set apart by long sleeves
that terminate around the knee in a square
end into which a semi-circle is cut. The
doctor's gown has velvet panels down the
front, around the neck and three bars on
the bell-shaped sleeves. It may be ornamented in color. Both the paneling and
the sleeve bars may show the faculty in
which the degree was awarded.
The hood shows the level of the degree,
the facu lty in which it was given and
the institution which awarded it. The
level of the degree is shown by the size
of the hood, the width of the velvet trimming and, for the doctor, by the shape.
The bachelor's, master's and doctor's
hoods are three, three and one-half, and
four feet long. The velvet trimming is two,
three and fi ve inches. This same trimming identifies the faculty in which the
degree was awarded. The institution
which awarded the degree is indicated
by the colored lining. Dayton hoods are
lined with cardinal red silk crossed by
a Columbia blue chevron.
COMMENCEMENT
The University of Dayton regards
its Commencement Exercises as
among the most important ceremonial occasions of the academic
year. These exercises are filled
with symbols and traditions
designed to remind us all of the
thousands of years that universities have existed and their noble
purposes.
The academic costumes of various
colors and types are part of the
symbolism. They are described
on the inside front cover of this
program. The bright blue gowns
with red trim are worn by those
serving as University Marshals
for today's ceremony (see page
four of this program). The Marshals wear these distinctive gowns
as identification of their official
capacity to direct the processionals of administrators, faculty,
and students who wear the more
conventional ceremonial garb and
mortarboard.
The chief University Marshal
carries the University mace and
the President wears the President's
medallion. On stage are the United
States and papal flags. So, too,
the music that is played and the
words that are spoken have special significance. For example,
the deans who have been responsible for the education of the
students "present" the students
as worthy of graduation to the
President. In turn, the President
confers the degrees on behalf of
the University.
At our Commencement ceremonies, which differ from many
universities, each student's name
is read and the President then
congratulates that student. The
University believes that this is an
important part of the graduation
ceremony. The University also
has a tradition of faculty coming
from their seats behind the stage
to congratulate the graduating
students. These traditions symbolize the caring and person-oriented
spirit of the University.
The University hopes you will both
enjoy and respect this Commencement. You can do both by standing
for the invocation, and the National
Anthem; by listening during the
awarding of the degrees, and by
standing to sing the University
of Dayton Anthem (see page 32).
We are the University of Dayton
community, a community which
respects and cares for each other.
This 160th Commencement marks
another beginning. Let us rejoice
together.
ADMINISTRATION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
H. Jack Proud
Margaret A. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Rev. Paul M. Marshall, S.M.
Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D.
Lynnette M. Heard, M.Ed.
Tony E. Saliba, Ph.D.
President
Executive Director, President's Office
Dean, School of Engineering
Chair
Steven D. Cobb
Richard J. Pfleger
Bro. Stephen M. Glodek, S.M.
Richard P. Davis
John Riazzi
Rev. James F. Fitz, S.M.
Kurtis Sanford
Bro. Thomas F. Giardino, S.M.
Katherine Schipper, Ph.D.
Darlene Gutmann
Lynton Scotland
John R. Haley
Westina Matthews Shatteen, Ph.D.
Vice Chair
Daniel J. Curran, Ph.D.
Secretary
Catherine V. Babington
Linda S. Berning
Mary H. Boosalis
Thomas G. Breitenbach
Bro. Edward Brink, S.M.
Bro. William J. Campbell, S.M., Ed.D.
Annette D. Casella
George Ha nley
Allen M. Hill
Joseph E. Saliba, Ph.D.
Beth H. Keyes
Sr. Annette T. Schmeling, R.S.C.J.
Provost
Assistant Vice President for
Vice President for Student
Rev. Paul M. Marshall, S.M.
Facilities Management
Development and Dean of Students
Rector
Lisa Kloppenberg, J .D.
Matthew D. Shank, Ph.D.
Paul H. Benson, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Law
Dean, School of Business Administration
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Sundar Kumarasamy
Tom Skill, Ph.D.
Sr. Francis Marie Thrailkill, O.S.U., Ed.D.
Deborah Bickford, Ph.D.
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Associate Provost and CIO
Rev. Rudy A. Vela, S.M.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Thomas J. Lasley II, Ph.D.
Joseph A. Untener
and Learn ing Initiatives
Dean, School of Education and
S. Ted Bucaro
All ied Professions
Associate Provost for Faculty and
Administrative Affairs
Government and Regional Relations Director
Mickey McCabe, Ph.D.
Timothy J. Wahler
Thomas E. Burkhardt
Vice President and Executive
Vice President and Director of Athletics
Director of UDRI
Kathleen Webb
Administrative Services
Deborah A. W. Read
Dean, University Libraries
Joyce M. Carter
Vice President for University Advancement
Rev. Christopher T. Wittmann, S.M.
Vice President for Human Resources
Teri Rizvi
Director of Campus Ministry
David Darrow, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of
Bro. Joseph Kamis, S.M.
Andrew F. Veres
Susan Kettering
David C. Winch
Peter A. Luongo
David P. Yeager
Vice President for Finance and
HONORARY TRUSTEES
President of the Academic Senate
Richard A. Abdoo
Rev. James L. Heft, S.M., Ph.D.
Robert S. Oelman
William S. Anderson
Jack Hoeft
Ge rald S. Office Jr.
Jerome P. Bishop
Anthony J. lpsaro
Bro. Ronald L. Overman, S.M.
Rev. Bertrand A. Buby, S.M.
Eugene C. Kennedy
David C. Phillips
Terry D. Carder
Thomas A. Klein
Bro. Anthony J. Pistone, S.M.
Rev. Thomas A. Cardone, S.M.
Peter H. Kuntz
Bro. Bernard J. Ploeger, S.M.
Rev. Eugene Contadino, S.M.
Rev. Joseph H. Lackner, S.M.
Thomas M. Roberts
William Crotty
Bruno V. Manno
R. Daniel Sadlier
Thomas J. Danis
Mary C. Mathews
J ohn L. Schaefer
Michael E. Ervin, M.D.
Clayton L. Mathile
Bro. John J. Schneider, S.M.
Richard H. Finan
Thomas 0. Mathues
William P. Sherman
Bro. Raymond L. Fitz, S.M.
Marie-Louise McGinnis
Rev. Ralph A. Siefert, S.M.
David P. Fitzgerald
The Very Rev. John A. McGrath, S.M.
The Ve ry Rev. Patrick J. Tonry, S.M.
Robert E. Frazer
Charles McNamee
Jerome P. VanderHorst
Frank P. Geraci, J.D.
James W. McSwiney
C. William Verity
Richard F. Glennon
Rev. Robert J. Metzger, S.M.
Rev. Daryl Ward, J.D.
Bro. Francisco T. Gonzalez, S.M., M.D.
Dennis I. Meyer
William S. Weprin
Jane G. Haley
Gerald M. Miller
Frederick S. Wood
Sr. Jean Patrice Harrington, S.C.
Bette Rogge Morse
Perry B. Wydman
Sarah E. Harris, Ph.D.
F. Thomas Eggemeier, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School
Communications
UNIVERSITY MARSHALS
Timothy A. Wilbers
Barbara M. DeLuca
Chief Marshal
Associate Marshal
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Educational Leadership
9:00-9:30 A.M.
FIRST FLIGHT SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Royce Files -
alto saxophone
Rebecca Holloway Evan King John Raptis -
ASSISTANT MARSHALS
Riad AlAkkad
Janet M. Herrelko
READERS
School of Engineering
Department of Teacher Education
Sheila H. Hughes
Karen Bull
Patricia A. Johnson
Department of Women's and
UDIT -
Department of Philosophy
Gender Studies
Ron J. Burrows
Rebekah J. Lawhorn
Teresa L. Thompson
Department of Accounting
Associate Registrar
Department of Communication
Donald V. Chase
Craig Letavec
Business Services
Department of Civil and
Department of Management Information
Environmental Engineering and
Systems, Operations Management, and
Engineering Mechanics
Decision Sciences
Andria Chiodo
William F. Lewis
Department of Languages
Department of Management and Marketing
Eugene Contadino, S.M.
Steven D. Mueller
Advancement Sciences
Office of Student Development,
Malcolm W. Daniels
Counseling Center
Department of Electrical and
Jack O'Gorman
Computer Engineering
Roesch Library
Patrick G. Donnelly
Thomas E. Oldenski
Department of Sociology,
Department of Educational Leadership
Anthropology, and Social Work
Kimberly A. Trick
Shannon 0. Driskell
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Kathleen B. Watters
James P. Farrelly
Department of Communication
Department of English
Thomas J. Westendorf
Albert V. Fratini
Assistant Vice President and Registrar
Department of Chemistry
Shane E. White
Kathleen Henderson
Division of Enrollment Management
Office of First Year Student Engagement
tenor saxophone
baritone saxophone
soprano saxophone
Willie L. Morris, Ill -
Director
ORDER OF EXERCISES
9:45 A.M.
PROGRAM NOTE
Last minute additions or deletions
must often be made after the program
has been printed. The information in
this graduation program does not
reflect students' final transcripts.
Official diplomas and appropriate
honors will be awarded upon completion of all degree requirements and
fulfillment of financial obligations. The
official list of the names of graduates is
recorded in the Office of the Registrar.
Only representatives of the press,
authorized by the University Marshal,
are permitted to take photographs on
the floor.
PRESIDING
Daniel J. Curran
President of The University
PRELUDE
R. Alan Kimbrough
Department of English and Pre-Law Program
PROCESSIONAL
INTRODUCTION
Joseph E. Saliba
Provost
INVOCATION
Christopher T. Wittmann, S.M.
Director of Campus Ministry
Chair, Board of Trustees
PRESIDENT'S REMARKS
Daniel J. Curran
PROVOST'S REMARKS
Joseph E. Saliba
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
Daniel J. Curran
DOCTORAL DEGREES
SPECIALIST DEGREES
GRADUATE DEGREES
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean of the Graduate School
POSTING OF THE COLORS
Daniel Griest
Army ROTC
Guests and visitors may take photographs from the stands, only. Please
remain seated during the Processional.
WELCOMING REMARKS
H. Jack Proud
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
Michael Malec
The College of Arts and Sciences
Paul H. Benson
Air Force ROTC
Dean
Jon Waag
The School of Business Administration
Matthew D. Shank
Air Force ROTC
Aaron Weatherly
The School of Education and
Allied Professions
Thomas J. Lasley II
Dean
The School of Engineering
Tony E. Saliba
Dean
CLOSING REMARKS
Joseph E. Saliba
BENEDICTION
Christopher T. Wittmann, S.M.
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
ANTHEM
Jacquelyn S. Schneider
RECESSIONAL
R. Alan Kimbrough
Dean
Army ROTC
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Jacquelyn S. Schneider
Graduating in Music Education
American Sign Language interpretation provided during the ceremony by Kathy Taylor.
Please remain seated during Recessional.
THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Tony E. Saliba
F. Thomas Eggemeier
DOCTORAL DEGREES
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
Thomas J . Lasley II
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dea n
Dean
Dean of the Graduate School
Dea n of the Graduate School
THE DEGREE - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRO-OPTICS
THE DEGREE - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
* Weibin Chen
/Amy E. Ander son
China
B.E ., Zhejiang University, China, '02
M.S., Zhejiang University, China, ' 05
Dayton, OH
B.S .B., Wrig ht State University, ' 9 1
M .B.A., Wri ght State University, '94
Dissertation : "Focus Engineering with Spatially Variant Polarization for Nanometer Scale Applications"
Dissertation: "O rientation Models for Summer Education Abroad Programs and the Development of lntercultural Competency"
vMichael Andrew Greiner
I/Patr icia Yolanda Blyden
Loveland, OH
B.S., Xavier University, ' 04
M .S.E.O., University of Dayton, '07
Columbus, OH
B.S., Franklin University, '94
M .B.A., Franklin University, ' 98
Dissertation : " Effects of Multiple Photon Scattering in Deciduous Tree Canopies"
Dissertation : "The Effects of Participation in College Curricular and Cocurricular Programs on Engineering Alumni Professional
Leadership Practices"
~
mg Sun
Centerville, O H
B., Northwest Telecommunication Engineering Institute, China, '82
M.S., University of New Mexico, '90
Dissertation : "Sidewall Profiles and Etching Mechanisms in an Inductively Coupled Plasma for Silicon, Silicon Dioxide and Lithium Niobate"
THE DEGREE - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
~tthew Paul Dierking
Springfield , OH
B.S.E., Wright State University, ' 84
M .S.E., Wright State University, '91
Dissertation: "Multi-Mode Coherent Ladar Imaging via Diverse Periodic Pseudo Noise Waveforms and Code Division Multiple
Access Apertures"
~
J iang
Charlottesvil le, VA
B.E., Harbin Engineering University, China, '03
M .S.E.E., University of Dayton, '05
Dissertation : "The Effect of Amplitude Control and Randomness on Strongly Coupled Oscillator Arrays"
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
SPECIALIST DEGREES
l\jATERIALS ENG !NEERING
~ usanna Branion Back
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
Dayton, OH
B.S., University of Dayton, '03
M.S., University of Dayton, '06
Thomas J. Lasley II
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean
Dean of the Graduate School
Dissertation : "Synthesis and Cure Mechanism Characterization of Phenylethynyl-Terminated lmide Oligomers"
THE DEGREE - EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST
* Kyusoon Park
Amy Lynn Agosta
South Korea
B.E., lnha University, Korea, '98
Powell, OH
M.E., lnha University, Korea, '00
Dissertation : "Synthesis of Multifunctional Carbon Nanomaterials for Device Applications"
.~
anne Petry
Dayton, OH
B.S. , University of Dayton, ' 95
M .S.M .E., University of Dayton, ' 02
M.S.E., University of Dayton, '03
Dissertation: "Preparation and Characterization of Novel Nanometer-Scale Platinum Electrodes"
* Bill Logan Riehl
Beavercreek, OH
B.C.E., University of Dayton, '03
M .S.M .E., University of Dayton, '05
Dissertation: "A Non Catalytic Process for the Production of Nested Bulk Corban Nanatubes and Nanotube Arrays and
Their Electrochemical Behavior"
M~ CHANICAL ENGINEERING
,~
chael Stephen Hanchak
Centerville, OH
B.M .E., University of Dayton, '98
M .S.M .E., University of Dayton, '00
Dissertation : "One Dimensional Model of Thermo-Capillary Driven Liquid Jet Break-Up with Drop Merging"
~
ett Kenneth Hauber
Xenia, OH
B.S.A.E. , University of Cincinnati, ' 84
M.S.M.E ., University of Dayton, '92
Dissertation : "Fatigue Crack Propagation in Functionally Graded Materials"
~
ay Nalladega
India
B.T , Kakatiya University, India, '02
M.S .M .E., University of Dayton, '05
Dissertation: "Design and Development of Scanning Eddy Current Force Microscopy for Characterization
of Electrical, Magnetic and Ferroelectric Properties with Nanometer Resolution"
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
* Marin Angela Applegate
Portsmouth, OH
Amy C. Ellis
Batavia, OH
GRADUATE DEGREES
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Paul H. Benson
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean
,,
Den nison, OH
Theresa Marie Hintze
Nashotah, WI
vL<>ri Ann Hobrath
Strongsville, OH
Nicole Lynn Matros
Kettering, OH
* Jessica Terese Mueller
Elyria, OH
Megan DeNae Nichols
Chillicothe, OH
Dayton, OH
* Donald P. Buczek
Dea n of the Graduate School
Dayton, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF ARTS
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
~ristine Marie Abbuhl
~ary Ross Browning
Lindsey Elizabeth Bungenstock
Jarrod H. Kersey
Hebro n, KY
Farmington, AR
i,i{arquita L. Howard
Cincinnati, OH
Frances Leona Spann
Dayton, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
* Courtney Marie Ryan
~Jiang
Aliquippa, PA
China
* Cybil Ann Saum-Johnson
Union, OH
4gan Elizabeth Shoda
Euclid, OH
CHEMISTRY
../amie Lynn See
Ketteri ng, OH
Jinlan Dong
China
Gwendoline Lander
v:fuhn Eric Hils
Springfield, OH
Scott Alexander Simmons
Avon La ke, OH
Vestal, NY
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIEpCE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS
COMMUNICATION
~ r ey D.H. Ervin
Columbus, OH
* Tracie Lynn McMahon Johnson
Chesterfield, MO
Megan Ann Cable
vfenna Samblanet
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
v/a'ra Jessica Johnson
Centerville, OH
ENGLISH
Cecile Abigail A. Adre
~ a Marie De Nardi
Philippines
Carro llton, OH
Emily Burgess
Jill Patrice McElroy
West Carrollton, OH
Kettering, OH
Arnecia Patterson
Day;o n, OH
~lie A. Thompson
Ridgecrest, CA
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
~chael Anne Boyer-Hunyor
Sylva nia, OH
* Michael Shawn Davis
North Platte, NE
Violette-Anne Onfroy-Curley
Yellow Springs, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
~asree Gadde
Dayton, OH
/b'andra Mohan Krishnamurthy
India
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
4an Li
Chi na
~ e y M. Yontz
Springfield, OH
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
M
Krishna Chirumamilla
Jersey City, NJ
THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Matthew D. Shank
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
Thomas J. Lasley II
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean of the Graduate School
Dean
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
~son Matthew Burri~~ ~t. ':.
Dayton, OH
~elly R. Burton
Burlington, KY
/
l,,'{,eslie Deborah Cayot
Centerville, OH
~ancelor Cesar Chao
Springfield, OH
* David Todd Eldridge
Oakwood, OH
* Jonathan Fredrick
A..,-...5 l I f"'I
tXevin Matthew Kress
Bradford, OH
~ry Michael Leiser
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIJ}NCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
~re Thomas Smith
* Caitlan G. Spellman
Erin Fife Bucher
Ripley, OH
Miamisburg, OH
Hollie Marie Ahrens
Dayton, OH
En_9Jewood, OH
Troy, OH
Dayton, OH
Sarah Meyer
Dayton, OH
Craig Michael Monnin
Breese, IL
* Kristin Jo Stroh
Russia, OH
Fairborn, OH
Carmie Marie Norvell
Joseph Alexander Vargas
Miamisburg, OH
Mi,'letown, OH
Bedford, MA
~ra Elizabeth Patel
Trox OH
*
i,l{obert Lee Stewart III
David Allen Glotfelter
Bellbrook, OH
Mary E. Adams
Jennifer A. Bucher
Dayton, OH
v«obert A. Kinion
Dayton, OH
Phillip James Stevens
Raleigh, NC
Jessica R. Troll
Westerville, OH
\)fasca Caleshadawn Bryant
Marysville, OH
Bellbrook, OH
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~• r\A }l\e,..\<..&-. ~
Michael L. McGowan
Isaac W. Montgomery
~phanie Lynn Johnson
v.fui'ie R. Adams
Kettering, OH
Mason, OH
Beavercreek, OH
Dean of the Graduate School
Pamela Avera
Dayton, OH
\)(enneth R. Carpenter
Stacy Elizabeth Carter
* Lori Lee Barton
~hel Jean Castle
~abeth Ann Beachy
Plain City, OH
vMichelle Anne Belisle
Chicago, IL
Hilliard, OH
* Nichole M. Della Vella
Naph Ridgeville, OH
~argaret Elizabeth Del Regno
Cynthia Cathcart
C?11bus, OH
v«<>b Allen Dickerson
Piqua, OH
v»anielle Marie Chamoun
* Adrienne DiCorleto
Hamilton, OH
Jl'ammy R. Chasteen
/mon E. Dobbins
Dapon, OH
/avid Andre Bennett
..)6yoti Chatterjee
Ca.71 Winchester, OH
~in Elizabeth Doherty
Springboro, OH
Pickerington, OH
Erika M. Berner
/
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~rjorie Diane Blain
W~hington, OH
~sse Lee Blair, Jr.
Tr,, OH
.,hffrey A. Blakley
D'1on, OH
~arcey B. Boone
Beavercreek, OH
* Mindy Marie Braun
Wy;iakoneta, OH
..,Carmen C. Brown
* "'!?5t Carrollton, OH
~argaret Ann Bruns
* In Absentia
Pickerington, OH
~hael C. Daubenmier
Pa_1'Ridge, IL
D~on, OH
* In Absentia
~nifer Carol Dashner
Pir, OH
i,/obert E. Beasley, Jr.
Brookville, OH
Delaware, OH
Vandalia, OH
Columbus, OH
West Milton, OH
t}6hn Scott Curtis
Columbus, OH
Middletown, OH
Kettering, OH
Trotwood, OH
Beavercreek, OH
v'fricia Penno Barger
~stopher L. Schraff
* ~ryl L. Curry
Pl~ City, OH
Ke.,ering, OH
Dayton, OH
Columbus, OH
* Rebecca Burns-Wade
\.Tulia Anne Baker
Michael Paul Whalen
~erly K. Crump
~anda J. Chmiel
M~llon, OH
..Latherine Donatelli
Hilliard, OH
D<;>tton, OH
i4l!stin Michael Chrisman
Dana Doran-Myers
Kettering, OH
Amy L. Cly
Canal Winchester, OH
~ndra N. Cookson
Ashville, OH
Frances Cooper
South Portsmouth, KY
~ Y Suzanne Cowgill
New Albany, OH
~
Maurice Lamar Douglas
Re_Voldsburg, OH
t,A'my Marie Dranschak
G?'e City, OH
v:l'iffany L. Dulin
DayJon, OH
~eph Bryan Duncan
Centerville, OH
Dayton, OH
Thomas Vernon Crookshank
Lindsey Dunkle-Hill
Sidney, OH
Miamisburg, OH
~gan Crawford Fanning
Centerville, OH
v<iGunFeng
China
~stin Ferguson
Spri ngboro, OH
Tiffany Jo Fine
~ather Anne Haxton
Columbus, OH
Mark Thomas Hoar
Hebron, KY
,lfuth Ellen Hunsberger
Urbana, OH
,.;P{rfany Bernice Imbus
Greenville, OH
Dayton, OH
Jeremy Lenard Fink
Karissa Vada Jones
Columbus, OH
Kettering, OH
~ily E. Foust
Waynesville, OH
~phanie Anne Franks
Springboro, OH
~hley Annette Fry
Bluffton, OH
* Molly Ann Fry
~ron Bond Jones
Clayton, OH
~ a Alicia Judge
Tipp City, OH
~tin M. Gottshall
Grove City, OH
~ i e A. Grafmiller
C<;.!J.imbus, OH
1,,€1aine Mallon Grubb
Dublin, OH
~da Lou Hallinan
Dayton, OH
~cey Anne Hamer
Dayton, OH
Columbus, OH
Tiffany M. Rundio
~egory S. Mueller
Worthington, OH
Bellbrook, OH
~aytalRuss
Colu mbus, OH
~ I i Ann Magistro Saksa
~ i s John Nevins
Hanover, MN
Erin Marie Walters
Jayestown, OH
Leesburg, OH
;l'elda Colleen Smith
M~isburg, OH
Bluffton, OH
~ Lynn Stevenson
Springfie ld, OH
* Tiffany R. Stewart
Mcyow, OH
Ji!!issy M. Thomas
Fr_;!Pklin, OH
J(ebecca Linn Thomas
Monique 0. Nieset
AmyJ. Tichy
Blanchester, OH
Swyton, OH
Dayton, OH
Ccy,nbus, OH
Ke7ing, OH
JTawn L. Kilby
Columbus, OH
Centerville, OH
* Paul Christopher Schilling
Charles J. Ogdan
Dayton, OH
Morrow, OH
Middletown, OH
~sica M. Knoblauch
~nie R. Ohnewehr
Robin Marie Schrader
Colu mbus, OH
Winchester, OH
Dayton, OH
Caroline Kopec
Grove City, OH
v<elli Verdin Kurtz
Hamilton, OH
Kelli Ann Lester
Ruth Forcier Owens
Da~n, OH
t.Pf[omas R. Payton
Washington Court House, OH
Jennifer Lee Lichty
* Matthew Christopher Perry
z.
r, TX
ela Monique Lowe
DaJ.!Pn, OH
~ura Ann Freimuth McCall
Kettering, OH
* Courtney Kala McDowell
Centerville, OH
Canal Winchester, OH
Columbus, OH
Canal Winchester, OH
h.
~ a r a Younkin Seymour
~Tasha Christine Osborne
Englewood, OH
~ h Ann Prevish-Zientko
Ceyerville, OH
~ianna Marie Profato
Niles, OH
* Christina Lynn Randall
Brookvi lle, OH
* In Absent ia
* In Absentia
~ \\ ,,-,V' ~ h
Jleidi Leigh Steiner
Amy T. Sauer
~hael A. Schaefer
tQ\a,v\ ViJ. V\.k"", 1\-
Louisville, ~
David R. Smith
Rex Neil Kent
i.X°my Elizabeth Noel
* Holly Amshoff Tyrer
Dayton, OH
Johnstown, OH
* Kristy Lynn Kiefaber
i,kril ~ynn Turner
Dayton, OH
~leySmith
Pickerington, OH
Jeanene Popp
JG'lia Anne Hatton
~son M. Roark
Rebecca A. Mottlow
Columbus, OH
Janice Jo Lloyd-Schacherl
Fa.'.JPorn, OH
Dayton, OH
Brookvill e, OH
Amielle K. Hardin
* John Kenneth Hart
Christopher Riner
* Justin C. Morgan
Hamilton, OH
Xenia, OH
Wyoming, OH
Cinci nnati, OH
St. Paris, OH
~sica A. Harrison
Bryan T. Richardson, Sr.
e4ennifer Leigh Moody
Centerville, OH
Spri ngboro, OH
Beavercreek, OH
N7ark, OH
Jason Eugene Slattery
Dayton, OH
Dublin, OH
Beavercreek, OH
~ryC. Rice
Brett P. Montgomery
Clyde, NC
Amica C. Gardner
* Charity L. Goode
Lancaster, OH
Cana l Winchester, OH
Kathleen L. Neiswonger
Lebanon, OH
Kettering, OH
~dyL.Reef
r/ajuana Estell McLean
Kettering, OH
Springboro, OH
/eter M. Gaston
Dayton, OH
Piqua, OH
Kathleen A. Kelly
* Jennifer Lee Kenneally
£hlyn Michelle Ray
Erin L. McGaharan
~annon Christine Todd
Da~n, OH
~gela Elizabeth Tracy
Gyve City, OH
i.Jfenise Hornicak Treadway
Troy, OH
~ l y Araps Wanders
Centerville, OH
Angela M. Ware
Gr7 City, OH
~Irey Joel Wassom
Ea;9n, OH
~acy M. Watercutter
Da_pon, OH
vfaidee Christine Weaver
Ceyerville, OH
\.Erilanuel Gillies-Buddha Werner
Bl~klick, OH
~rah Elizabeth Wiechman
Ga_;J1way, OH
~igail K. Wood
Reynoldsburg, OH
* Laura Marie Zelch
Columbus, OH
~azen Mohammed Juma
Abu Baker Mousa
THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Tony E. Saliba
F. Thomas Eggemeier
Dean
Sa udi Arabia
Dean of the Graduate School
~thew David Paquette
Bowling Green, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
* Stephen John Petras III
Bay Vil lage, OH
~phen L. Szaruga
Miamisburg, OH
* Michael John Vehar
Highland Heights, OH
v64.~o"" s·~ v
Anne L. Mikels
Huber Heights, OH
Beavercreek, OH
Erie, PA
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Joshua Vaughn Rodewald
* Raul Xavier Rentas
Mark James Parrini
Pittsford, NY
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING
~rge Michael Odle
~
West Chester, OH
in Michael Davis
Lebanon, OH
~ed Lee Kosters
Pittsford, NY
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
* Benjamin T. Fortener
Dayton, OH
~eka Nath Katragadda
India
~ncis Daniel Fradette
Dayton, OH
/aurence Akpan
Dayto n, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIE)>J"CE IN ELECTRO-OPTICS
Ch ina
China
~herine Lisa Drain
Beavercreek, OH
vv..~\\ · "'M(.,~
,s
V')
Saudi Arabia
~lamah Al'Turqi E. Al-Sharari
~~audi Arabia
,
~hael Charles Bauman
Dayton, OH
Curtis H. Casteel, Jr.
* J. Darin Coffman
Beavercreek, OH
Carolyn Deborah Fleming
Lima, NY
~er Louis Phillips
Bu~rus, OH
~?op Vasu
India
* Amy C. Lynch
Fairborn, OH
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIE~E IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
San Juan, PR
Winchester, TN
China
La Crosse, WI
M\..~J)~')
/arhan Fayez Alshammari
tJCGngnan Chong
Beavercree k, OH
'if THE DEGREE-MASTER OF SCIEpCE IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
J - ~hammed Ibrahim Alkaltham
Jda,tthew Joseph Brooks
Bruce E. Gardephe Jr.
i
1
Beavercreek, OH
Andrew Nathan Cole
Arabia
Vand alia, OH
~ n W. Stafford
Lawrenceville, GA
Jeremy Michael Wofford
·s~
~ enneth Herman Bedel
~rew J . Stokes
Kettering, OH
Saudi Arabia
Waynesville, OH
Wa ynesville, OH
~hal Barki Alsehli
~tor D. Fontanet
~
~ienne Elizabeth Selz
tf2fulntelle M. Stinson
THE DEGREE - MASTER OF SCIE~CE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
India
~ a Padmaja Katreddi
~ i Han
Beavercreek, OH
-~anka Sakinala
India
~ n Cheng
Jim Roedell Riehl
Fairport, NY
~sam Ali Hasanain
Dayton, OH
* Jason Johnson
M iddletown, OH
i)1i Li
China
/arl Everett Blankenship
Troy, OH
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
~na Meredith Martin
Chesterton, IN
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
PHILOSOPHY
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
~iA.Lennon
Cincinnati, OH
Paul H. Benson
Dean
Cum Laude
Core Program
University Honors Program
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF ARTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
COMMUNICATION
~hard L. Carter
Dayton, OH
Dominic Catanzarite
St rongsville, OH
/hristopher T. Dues
McLean, VA
~urtney Michelle Gano
Columbus, OH
~nthia Jane Giner
Ketteri ng, OH
i-4'ndsi Anne Goeken
Ashkum, IL
~tthew James Etchingham
Joshua Benjamin Goldman
Dayton, OH
~drea Louise Graper
Concord, OH
/omn Hunt June
Cincinnati, OH
Justin John Jurcak
Hudson, OH
~tlyn Kristine Kedzior
~chael S. Mitchell
Parma Heights, OH
j
NIVh
l-J ~~
~hew R. Rossi
Ashle y L. Bush
Kirk M. Stivers
Cincinnati, OH
Beavercreek, OH
~ r ick Dempsey Doyle
* Nicholas F. Tino
Dayton, OH
Cinci nnati, OH
~liam E. Kelley
~xander Wellinghoff
Carmel, IN
Cuyi Laude
Ryan A. Yahna
~lHowery
~ o n Walter Ochab
Sidney, OH
Colu mbus, OH
PSYCHOLOGY
South Ba rrington, IL
Brecksvil le, OH
,.Meghan Marie Miller
Arl ington Heights, IL
Lancaster, OH
~ n Mae Kinney
Indianapolis, IN
Magna Cum Laude
vK<tam Joseph Layton
Medway, OH
i,,l(ytee Jo Looser
Delphos, OH
SOCIOLOGY
Riverside, OH
Cinci nnat i, OH
~
ly B. Mumm
St. Louis, MO
CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES
.,tkyton L. Hellyer
Danvi lle, KY
Rhonda LaShai Murphy
David Edward Stwarka
Xenia, OH
Manchester, OH
Core Program
Dayton Civic Scholar
SPANISH
Patrick Jackson Kelly
Lombard, IL
A1ul.Pea Marie Coppoliuo - Dual Degree
Saginaw, M l
ENGLISH
~ a Rose Combs
~ t t James Sipes
Dayton, OH
..Mary Katherine Walsh
V~AL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Chicago, IL
~ acy Banasiak
Hil lsboro, OH
Beavercreek, OH
Robyn M. Reed
Dayton, OH
HISTORY
~ t a Colleen Cully
Ma son , OH
~ n t G. Graham
Trotwood, OH
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
/ssica Brighton
Sylvania, OH
~ n Rose Kelly
* Channing Marie Kordik
Glenview, IL
Dayton, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
~ Eman J. Shalash
Miamisburg, OH
~ n Walter Summers
Gam brill s, MD
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
~oily Christine Simonis
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIG.,P
Emily P. Ahrens
Springfield, IL
~llian Ann Curcio
Toledo, OH
Troy, OH
~ander Ryan Smith
Dayton, OH
GEOLOGY
Core Program
,£gan Irene Pike
Pittsburgh, PA
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF G~NERAL STUDIES
~dley Joseph Allen
Grove City, OH
* Earl Dwain Bowman
Monroe, OH
~ n E. McEntarfer
Dayton, OH
~vid Andrew Paul Jr.
Kettering, OH
Nicholas B. Pierce
~hael Maher Tyska
Dayton, OH
Wil mette, IL
Jacob Ryan Spaeth
West Bend, WI
¢endan W. Shanahan
Co lumbus, OH
Cum Laude
~ Marie Wolodkiewicz
P~MEDICINE
Plymouth, Ml
/ean Jameson Heenan
Cum Laude
St. Joseph, Ml
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF MUSIC
PSYCHOLOGY
MUSIC EDUCATION
* Martha Veronica Muller
Lovela nd, OH
tfequelyn S. Schneider
Rochester, NY
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
Mitila Lavanya Arasu
Beavercreek, OH
~zabeth Kathleen Barton
St. Marys, OH
Cum Laude
yt{eid Simon Brennan
Jrrian Patrick Conlon
Ballwin, MO
Kelsey Ann Jarred
Ch~ute, KS
~arine M. Pyzik
Syi ria, OH
~aria Ann Siekierka
West Liberty, OH
.,xndy Jedrzejczyk
Garfield Heights, OH
Fort Thomas, KY
Magna Cum Laude
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
vl'homas John Bingham
Akron, OH
~ n Leslie
North Canton, OH
.)6seph Lee Milacek
Columbus, OH
COMPUTER SCIENCE
/randon J. Nelson
Naperville, IL
Fairview Park, OH
PHYSICS
Jennifer Marie Tankersley
Orlando, FL
~ n M. Shiner
Lance D. Wellspring
Troy, OH
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
~ren Michelle MacCormick
~ha Srinivas
Cincinnati, OH
Centervi lle, OH
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Matthew D. Shank
THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
Thomas J. Lasley II
Dea n
Dean
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
EDUCATION AND ALLIED STUDIES
~
ACCOUNTING
.,Brendan Vincent Blume
Chicag o, IL
/shley Rebecca Dancy
Troy, OH
~ i e l Walter Dautas - Dual D egree
Fairview Pork, OH
Robert Ste phen Hanlon
Glenview, IL
Michael Daniel Rudolf
* Mary Courtney Moser
Cinci nnati, OH
Taylor Mil l, KY
~istopher P. Van Tiem
Glen Ellyn, IL
EXERCISE SCIENCE
~haell. Sherry
~deline Tedesco
Piqua, OH
Dublin, OH
FINANCE
Canton, OH
M°.J,Pa Cum Laude
~chael Anthony Conochan
Willoug hby, OH
~
Andrea Marie Coppolino - Dual D egree
Fa irborn, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Core Program
Dayton Civic Scholar
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
~irae A. Ciraci
b i Ann Reichar d
~anda Jo Zink
Beavercreek, OH
FOOD AND NUTRITION
Richard Nicholas Islam
Centerville, OH
* John Phelan Lawlor
St . Louis, MO
J'atthew J. Meyer
Troy, OH
~am Robert Schaffer
~ h ael Ryan Flock
Norwalk, OH
Sidney, OH
~tthew Robert Walsh
Summa Cum Laude
St . Louis, MO
INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
~istopher D. Wunderly
Pittsbu rg h, PA
~ thew Rober t Gray
Sag inaw, Ml
Elyria, OH
Cum Laude
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
/arrett William Luehrs
Arlington Heights, IL
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
~riel James Miller
Monroe, Ml
~
ecca Catherine Gerrity
Columbia Stat ion, OH
L~DERSHIP
~
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ianna Michelle Burns
Beavercreek, OH
~
nM. Owens
New Lebanon, OH
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Cum Laude
i.J(meelah A. Abdul-Zahir
PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Vandalia, OH
vShaelyn Burns
MARKETING
Brent William Barber
Toledo, OH
~ i d Anthony Raykov
Hudson, OH
~ ce Paul Stuckenschneider
Urbana, OH
Cum Laude
~ielle Melissa Steel
Hiram, OH
vlr: Dietrich Norvell
Centervil le, OH
SPORT MANAGEMENT
M~RKETING - SALES MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS .
Li bertyvil le, IL
Cuy,Laude
Ballwi n, MO
~ a Elizabeth Huelsman
~ vin Burns
St. Charles, IL
l¢igela Lucille Conlon
Jefferson City, M O
~lin Michelle McKnight
Troy, M l
~ald Andrew Fumagalh
Naperville, IL
~tthew Thomas Corcor an
~ M. Nocifora
Springfield, OH
Banicl 'Naltct Batttas - Dual Degree
Twinsbu rg, OH
Fairview Pork, OH
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
~hael Jonard
Galena, OH
~ D . K irk
Troy, OH
THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
~nna Rose O'Neil
Grand Rapids, Ml
Tony E. Saliba
Cum Laude
Dean
~liam Scott Overmann
Fort Wright, KY
/dam Michael Parker
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Ottawa, OH
¢mberly Anne Gorsek
-~
Medina, OH
tthew Dean Peters
~iel W. Sammons
Johnstown, OH
Cum Laude
~
niel James Petit
Wooster, OH
Cum Laude
North Kingsville, OH
Summa Cum Laude
Andrew S. Thiemann
~rk Tyler Rigsby
Ti~ City, OH
Weld on Spring, MO
~inia Tremblay
Jl'homas Allan Schlosser
Ben Schimizze
chael Ernest Peters
M~ison, WI
~ ul Michael Tate
Centervi lle, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Zachary Neville Whitten
Sunbu ry, OH
~tthew Joseph Rau
Tul sa, OK
West Chester, OH
~xander Fredric Szewczyk
Kettering, OH
West Chester, OH
~
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Jta'vid J. Peyton
Cincinnati, OH
Cum Laude
~ndon Joseph Virgallito
Worthington, OH
Adam Tyler Smith
Sid~, OH
i,Michael T. Weisman
Beavercreek, OH
Dayto n, OH
""eph Anthony Stempky
West Chester, OH
Magna Cum Laude
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
~
n Joseph Hartke
St. Henry, OH
£re Philip Hoffman
Huber Heights, OH
Donald Edward Rist III
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Richmond, KY
Aaron Michael Burke
St. Henry, OH
Magna Cum Laude
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF MJ:CHANICAL ENGINEERING
~
an James Abels
v(ridrew Steven Fist
~
le Patrick Kleppel
Cold water, OH
Bellbrook, OH
Broadview Heights, OH
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
~huaAlbers
Chantilly, VA
~lea Kay Balzano
Gahanna, OH
~on Phillip Blain
Shelbyville, IN
Commissioned in the United States Air Force
/atrick R. Bruketa
Edgerton, WI
~lippe Giscard d'Estaing
Traverse City, Ml
~ephen J. Dormish
West Chester, OH
Commissioned in the United States Army
vOean Vincent Dubbs
Mason, OH
Cum Laude
* Jonathan Michael Estremera
Parma Heights, OH
~vin E. Fisher
Columbus, OH
Cum Laude
~hua Lee Foor
Pataskala, OH
.$ egory M. Goodyear
Clarence, NY
~
Russell J. Groenewegen
Middl etown, OH
~ i n Thomas Heitz
Louisville, KY
Nicholas Alan Helmer
West Chester, OH
~
c David Hilton
Fishers, IN
~
ce Flom Hogan
Edina, MN
~
h Ann Holmes
West Carrollton, OH
~
le Eldon Jones
C~on, OH
Aarret Quinn Kelley
ChjlJ icothe, OH
~ even Kerley
THE DEGREE - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
/eDe Liakakos-Rottgen
i}lfuk Kloppenborg
Englewood, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
~
istopher John Korte
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECJINOLOGY
Cincinnati, OH
* Yousuf Alrashaid
Kuwait
t}(fuhan Richard Lammers
~ dy Paul Conner
~id Wesley Thomason
Dayto n, OH
Dayton, OH
Cum Laude
Findlay, OH
Magna Cum Laude
i4am Michael Becker
.,86rdon William Maciulewicz
West Chester, OH
Dayton, OH
IN))USTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHJ'fOLOGY
~say A. Martin
/ustin M. Anders
Lou isville, KY
X~
~liam Edward Styrcula McCuddy
, OH
;,.fustin Michael Banchy
~ i d Michael Jamison
Bradley Jacob Peters
Day_to n, OH
Naperville, IL
~jamin Scott Morrett
Cedarville, OH
Lyndhurst, OH
Centerville, OH
Commissioned in the United States Air Force
~
Cum Laude
~Lance Nickol
iel Shea Graham
Victor, NY
Cum Laude
M~ NUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
ll6than D. Heitman
Cincinnati, OH
Anna, OH
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
~an Joseph Nigro
Jacksonville, FL
St. Louis, MO
Magna Cum Laude
Commissioned in the United States Air Force
* In Absentia
* In Absentia
Dayton, OH
~
n Miguel Rivera-Pecunia
Guaynabo, PR
Piqua , OH
~ n M. Nienhaus
Christopher M. Porter
~ob W. Petitjean
M ia misburg, OH
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
~ven Z. Chen
Springboro, O H
£mes P. Conkey, Jr.
Cl eveland Heights, OH
i..,l(a"chael Ann Johns
Chillicoth e, OH
Jordan Thomas Kessler
Westervi ll e, OH
.&ian Robert Prybor
Maple Heights, OH
Curt Reigelsperger
Xe nia, O H
CORE PROGRAM GRADUATES
/ean Paul Ripploh
M inst er, OH
~ A. Ryczko
Emily P. Ahrens
Mary Courtney Moser
Emily B. Mumm
Visual Communication Design
Ed ucation and All ied Studies
Soci ology
Jodi A. Lennon
W~rville, OH
Philoso phy/ English
~uentin Andrew Shafer
Awarded to selected students fo r having successfully completed an integrated academic curriculum program in Religious Studies,
Philosophy, English, History, and t he Social Sciences.
Leipsic, OH
DAYTON CIVIC SCHOLARS
Mary Courtney Moser
Emily B. Mumm
Education and Allied Studies
Soci ology
Awarded to selected students for having successf ully completed a special social science sequence focu sed on a career in public service .
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
Jodi A. Lennon
Philosophy/ English
Awarded to selected st udents for havi ng successfully completed a series of specia l Honors seminars and an Honors thesis .
MULTIPLE DEGREES
Andrea Marie Coppolino
Daniel Walter Dautas
Bachelor of Arts/Span ish
Bachelor of Science in Business
A dministratio n/ Finance
Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration/Accounting
Bachelor of Science in Educatio n and
Alli ed Professions/Sport Management
MULTIPLE MAJORS
Jessica Brighton
Jaclyn Rose Kelly
Adam Robert Schaffer
International Studies/Spanish
International Studies/Spanish
Finance/ Business Economics
James P. Conkey, Jr.
Jodi A.Lennon
Michael I. Sherry
M echanical Engineering Technology/
M anufacturing Engineering Technology
Philosophy/ English
Entrepreneurship/ Finance
Garrett William Luehrs
Alexander Wellinghoff
International Business/Marketing
Communication/Spanish
Brian Patrick Conlon
Biology/Spanish
Robert Stephen Hanlon
Accounting/ Finance
* In Absentia
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON CEREMONIAL MACE
COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Aaron Phillip Blain
William Edward Styrcula McCuddy
Brian Joseph Nigro
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
COMMISSIONED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Stephen J. Dormish
Mechanical Engineering
These students have successfully completed a pre-commissioning curricu lum consisting of American Military History, Computer Literacy,
Oral and Written Communication, and Military Science or Aerospace Studies, in addition to their undergraduate degree requirements .
They have also completed Leadership Training and Field Training Exercises, Physical Fitness Requirements, one Social Event per year,
and a month of Field Training in the summer. Congratulations to these officers of the United States Armed Services .
The Ceremonial Mace is an ornamented staff of wood, carried before a high official in civic ceremonies by a mace-bearer, intended to
represent the official's authority.
The mace as used in our time derives from the original mace used
as a weapon to defend a sovereign
during public appearances. Today
the mace is used in processions, as
on parliamentary or formal academic occasions.
This University of Dayton Mace
was designed to replace an earlier version which needed repair
and was retired from use after
the 2008 December graduation
ceremony. The new Mace was
designed by Charles P. Wanda, SM
'59 and executed by Mr. William
Wiehe of Artisan Wood Ltd .. The
Mace is made of walnut and is
toped with the official seal of the
University. Below the seal on the
staff is a ring of multiple notches
that represents the various com-
ponents of the University; its colleges and all other organizations
on campus that fulfill the mission
to learn, lead and serve. Below it
are two rings one Blue and one
Red to represent the school colors.
Near the bottom of the staff is a
gold ring representing the wealth
of knowledge and experiences
passed on to generations of
graduates.
At the bottom of the staff is a four
sided triangular piece with each
side bearing the Marianist Cross,
a symbol to represent the original
four Marianists, Bro. Zehler,
Bro. Schultz, Fr. Meyer and
Bro. Edel who founded the university in 1850. The entire staff
was designed to be a symbol of the
torch of knowledge.
The University Mace is only present during official ceremonies
when the President of the University is in attendance.
BRIEF HISTORY
In the summer of 1849, Father
Leo Meyer and Brother Charles
Schultz, the first Marianist missionaries to America, journeyed
from France to Cincinnati, Ohio,
where they intended to establish a
base for the order in this country.
They arrived, however, during a
cholera epidemic, so Bishop John
Purcell of Cincinnati soon sent Father Meyer to Dayton to minister
to the sick of Emmanuel Parish.
On March 19, 1850, the feast of St.
Joseph, Father Meyer purchased
Dewberry Farm from John Stuart
and renamed it Nazareth. Mr. Stuart accepted a medal of St. Joseph
and a promise of $12,000 at 6%
interest in return for 125 acres,
including vineyards, orchards, a
mansion, and various farm buildings. Meanwhile, more Marianists
arrived, and Nazareth became the
first permanent foundation of the
Society of Mary in the Western
Hemisphere.
The University of Dayton had
its earliest beginnings on July
1, 1850, when St. Mary's School
for Boys, a frame building that
not long before had housed farm
hands, opened its door to fourteen
primary students from Dayton. In
1882, the institution was incorporated and empowered to confer
collegiate degrees under the laws
of the State of Ohio. Known at
various times as St. Mary's School,
St. Mary's Institute, and St. Mary's
College, the school assumed its
present identity in 1920, when it
was incorporated as the University of Dayton and was given the
nickname of the Flyers. In 1922,
the College of Law opened, also
with evening classes. Other graduate programs followed to augment
the professional degree programs
which distinguished the University from many of Ohio's other
independent institutions of higher
learning. In 1923, the first summer
session was held; its classes, like
those of the law college, were open
to women as well as men. In 1937,
the University became the first
coeducational Catholic university
in the nation.
Enrollment passed a thousand
when World War II broke out.
By 1950, with the return of the
veterans, it reached more than
3,500. The 1960s saw significant
increases in female and minority students. In the 1970s, there
was a shift to a largely residential
student body, and at the same time
many more "nontraditional" (older) students matriculated. By the
mid-1970s, total enrollment stead-
ied at more than 10,000, with current enrollment of approximately
6,500 full-time undergraduates.
A long-range environmental
design has helped integrate new
buildings and old, and made the
campus more livable by increasing
its beauty as well as its efficiency.
As the University of Dayton enters
the 21st century, it is building
modern student facilities, including ArtStreet and Marianist
Hall (2004) and RecPlex (2006) .
Academically, the University has
continued to expand and enrich
its offerings and support services,
especially since mid-century.
Graduate studies, abandoned during World War II, resumed in 1960,
with the School of Education leading the way. In 1969, the Department of Biology inaugurated the
first doctoral program since 1928.
The School of Engineering introduced two doctoral programs in
1973, and in 1992, the first doctoral
degrees in educational leadership
were awarded. In 1997, the Board
of Trustees approved a doctoral
program in theology with a focus
on the Catholic experience in the
United States. It was the first such
doctoral program on a Catholic
campus nationally.
The University has always maintained a tradition of innovation.
In 1874, St. Mary's Institute's new
Play House gymnasium was the
only one of its kind in Ohio, and it
is probable that the first organized
basketball game in the state took
place there. In 1924, the University was the first school to be
granted a charter by the National
Aeronautical Association. It was
one of the first in the nation to offer a course in biophysics (1935).
In 1952, it invited persons over
60 to attend its evening classes as
guests. Its graduate program in
laser optics was one of the earliest in the country. It was one of
the first educational institutions to
adopt electronic data-processing
equipment and to offer degrees
in computer science. In 1999,
the University of Dayton was
the first in the nation to offer an
undergraduate degree program in
human rights. In 2004, the University of Dayton partnered with
Nanjing University, one of the top
universities in China, to establish
the University of Dayton-Nanjing
University Suzhou Executive
Training Center. The University
will be the first American university in China's Suzhou Industrial
Park (SIP) to provide graduate
education to employees of American corporations and other international companies.
More than just a breeding ground
for academic excellence, the University also responds to the needs
of society and the region. Sponsored research at the University
began in 1949 with a few faculty
members and student assistants
doing part-time research for industry and government agencies .
In 1956, the University of Dayton
Research Institute (UDR!) was
formed to consolidate the administration of the growing research
activities. Annual research volume
has increased from $3,821 in 1949,
to more than $60 million today. A
center for discovery, development
and technology commercialization,
UDR! is the largest nonmedical ·
research facility on a Catholic
university campus.
The Dayton Early College Academy, a charter school that emerged
from a partnership between the
University of Dayton and Dayton
Public Schools, has already attracted notice from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation as one
of the five most innovative "small
scale" high schools in the country.
Students take college coursework
while earning their high school diplomas. Many of the DECA graduates matriculate at the University
of Dayton or at other regional
higher education institutions.
The University of Dayton's R.I.S .E .
(Redefining Investment Strategy
Education) Forum has grown into
the world's largest student investment forum. Some of the most
influential and respected financial
leaders travel to Dayton to interact with students and faculty from
around the globe. The United Nations Global Compact joined UD as
a co-sponsor for the forum in 2007.
Additionally, strategic partners
include some of the most wellrespected names in international
finance, including The New York
Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, TIAACREF, The Wall Street Journal,
CNBC Shanghai Stock Exchange,
Amman Stock Exchange (Jordan),
Palestine Securities Exchange, Colombo Stock Exchange (Sri Lanka),
Bovespa Stock Exchange(Brazil),
and Deutsche Asset Management,
to name a few.
From its humble roots as a private boarding school for boys, the
University of Dayton today ranks
among the best Catholic universities in the country. It is the largest
independent university in Ohio
and draws students from around
the country and the world.
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ANTHEM
On mountain high and hillside,
O'er meadow and through dell
In busy mart and hamlet,
Where hearts their story tell,
A clarion voice is ringing,
It rises, now it falls
Arouse, all ye of Dayton,
Your Alma Mater calls.
UD, we hear you calling,
Fidelity's the test,
Your sons and daughters answer from
North, South, East and West,
With measured tread advancing,
Our emblem full in view,
We sound your praise and pledge
Our loyalty to the Red and Blue.
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