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CommenCement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

the aCademiC ProCessional and Ceremonial Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Processional, Academic Attire, and Symbols

university Board of trustees, offiCers, and deans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

university marshals and orators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

university faCulty rePresentatives and interPreter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CommenCement sPeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

graduation with honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Graduation With Distinction and University Scholars

Candidates for doCtoral degrees College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 College of Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Candidates for master’s degrees College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 College of Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Candidates for BaCCalaureate degrees College of Business Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 College of Applied Science and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 College of Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Candidates for assoCiate degrees College of Applied Science and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Wayne College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 College of Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

reCognition of the reserve offiCers’ training CorPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

The AlmA mATer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The Akron Blue And Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

the university of akron: a Proud tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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CDecember 12 at 7 p.m., December 13 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Scott L . Scarborough, President of The University of Akron, Presiding

Prelude musiC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jubilate Deo Giovanni Gabrieli Suite of Carols Leroy Anderson Shepherd’s Hey Percy Grainger Crown Imperial William Walton The University of Akron Brass Choir

Christopher Blaha, Conductor

fanfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceremonial Piece William MacDavis The University of Akron Brass Choir

ProCessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.) Grand March Giacomo Meyerbeer Pomp and Circumstance Sir Edward Elgar The University of Akron Brass Choir

The nATionAl AnThem . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience is invited to stand and sing.) Led by Vandi Terrill Student, School of Music The University of Akron Brass Choir

welCome and introduCtion . . . . . . Scott L . Scarborough President, The University of Akron

greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Board of Trustees

musiC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallelujah Chorus G .F . Handel The University of Akron Brass Choir

address to the Candidates . . . . . . December 12, Evening William Considine Akron Children’s HospitalDecember 13, Morning Vernon Sykes The Ohio House of Representatives District 34December 13, Afternoon Michele Campbell LRMR Management Company

LeBron James Family Foundation

AmericA The BeAuTiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience will remain seated.) Led by Vandi Terill Student, School of Music The University of Akron Brass Choir

In the December 12 evening ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the College of Business Administration, College of Polymer Science and Engineering and College of Applied Science and Technology .In the December 13 morning ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering .In the December 13 afternoon ceremony, there will be a presentation of degree candidates for the College of Education, College of Health Professions and Wayne College .

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the Presentation of degree Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The presentation of candidates for Doctoral Degrees The presentation of candidates for Master’s Degrees The presentation of candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees The presentation of candidates for Associate Degrees Lagrima Francisco Tarrega

Adelita Francisco Tarrega Auld Lang Syne (Traditional Scottish Melody) Robert Burns All I Ask of You Andrew Lloyd Webber Gabriel's Oboe Ennio Morricone Here, There and Everywhere John Lennon and Paul McCartney Snowflight Andrew York A Pale View David Pritchard Mysterious Habitats Dusan Bogdanovic Don Perez Freire Agustin Barrios Mangore Waltz No. 3, Op. 8 Agustin Barrios Mangore Etude 1 Francis Kleynjans Reverie Dimitri Fampas Sonatina Federico Moreno Torroba Andante and Largo from BWV 1005 Johann Sebastian Bach

Philip Logan – GuitarThe AlmA mATer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (The audience is invited to stand and sing. See Page 37.) Led by Vandi Terill Student, School of Music The University of Akron Brass ChoirwelCome of the alumni assoCiation to the Class of 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 12 Matthew Akers (’00) Director Alumni Relations and Student Engagement December 13 William Kollman (’08, ’10) Associate Director Alumni and Government Relationsstudent resPonse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 12, Evening Benjamin D . Stasik December 13, Morning Lindsay M . Trujillo December 13, Afternoon Stephanie S . RymerThe Akron Blue And Gold . . . . . . . . . The University of Akron Brass ChoirannounCements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott L . ScarboroughPostlude and reCessional . . . . . . . . (The audience will be seated.) Procession of the Scholars by William Harbinson The University of Akron Brass Choir

*Presentation of candidates is in the order of college founding date.

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Academic Processional & Ceremonial Customs

The ceremonial customs of commencement, rooted in centuries-old tradition, are described below .

ProcessionalThe academic processional is an official prelude to the commence-ment ceremony . The University marshal leads the procession, bearing the University Mace, which represents the authority of both the University and the state . Follow ing the University marshal are the members of the platform party including trustees, recipient(s) of honorary degrees, and the president of the University who wears a medal-lion with inscriptions represent-ing the history of the state and the University . Next come the members of the faculty followed by the degree candidates .

The marching order of candi-dates customarily ref lects the historical order in which the various colleges or schools of the University were established . Led by marshals, the candidates for degrees march in with their respective colleges .

Academic AttireThe academic regalia worn at commencement are of medieval origin . The scholars of Bologna, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge and Heidelberg dressed in a manner to distinguish themselves from the merchants and other townspeople . When the univer-sities first first arose in the 11th century, “learned clerks” robed themselves in gowns, caps and hoods, thus signifying the distinction between “town” and “gown .” As additional universi-ties came into being, professors adopted distinctive forms of the gown and hood for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees .

These customs are ref lected in today’s commencement attire . In Europe, a professor generally wears the type of garment cus-tomary in the university where he or she is lecturing . In the United States, however, professors wear the gown and hood of the univer-sity where they earned their high-est degree . All commencement ceremony participants at The University of Akron are attired in the appro priate academic apparel . University marshals are distin-guished by their blue and gold robes and Elizabethan caps .

Caps and TasselsThe cap, also called the mortar-board, may have been derived from the squarish cap worn by the masons of the Middle Ages, or perhaps was suggested by the shape of the books which occu-pied so much of the scholar’s time . In the United States, the cap is usu ally f lat and square in shape . In Europe, one sometimes sees caps of other varieties . Attached to a button atop the mortarboard is a tassel: associates are often silver in color; bachelor’s and master’s are black or of a color appropriate to the college from which the candidate is being graduated; and doctor’s are usually golden .

GownsOriginally, the gown may simply have been a type of overcoat to protect the teacher from the cold in unheated buildings . The cut or style appears to derive from ecclesiastical attire and most often is black . The associates and bachelor’s gowns generally have a closed front and open sleeves . The master’s gown more often has long, closed sleeves, from which

the arms extend through a slit at the wrist . The doctor’s gown is faced down the front with velvet panels and has bell-shaped sleeves adorned with three velvet bars .

HoodsA triangular fold of cloth worn over the back of the gown, the hood is faced with colors which denote the field of study repre-sented by the wearer’s degree . The colors of the lining indicate the college or aca demic discipline in which the degree is granted . Recipients of the doctor of phi-losophy degree wear royal blue hoods, and their caps feature golden tassels . Those who have earned the doctor of education degree wear light blue hoods and tassels .

ColorsThe various colleges and academic disciplines of The University of Akron are represented by the following hood and tassel colors:

Black Applied Science and Technology, Bachelor’s

Drab Business

Gold Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering

Green Health Professions

Light Blue Education

Orange Engineering

Purple Law

Silver Applied Science and Technolgy and Wayne College Associate’s

White Arts and Sciences

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BannersThe impressive backdrop for the ceremony consists of the banners of the nine colleges and the Graduate School . Each banner bears the name and founding date of the college it represents . Banners were first instituted at The University of Akron in the spring of 1995 .

The University Seal and the Presidential MedallionA seal is an emblem, symbol or word that certifies or authenticates a document . The use of official seals dates back to the Norman Conquest in 1066 . During the next century, seals were used throughout England to authen -ticate documents . Persons of rank had unique seals befitting their status . Most seals were circular or oval-shaped with heraldic designs embossed on their faces .

The use of seals became part of academic tradition in the medieval university and continues to the present . The University of Akron, for example, displays its seal on diplomas presented to its graduates .

The coat of arms shown on the University’s seal includes an open book and quill, representative of the University’s original liberal arts curriculum . A lamp of learn-ing shown against a city skyline depicts the University’s metropol-itan setting . Three diagonal bars represent the private, municipal and state stages of the University’s history . The phoenix, a mythi-cal bird that is consumed by fire and rises from its ashes to achieve greater glory, is a tribute to the University’s rebirth following the devastating fire of 1899 . The seal also displays the original Buchtel College motto, Fiat Lux (let there be light) .

The Presidential Medallion was presented by the Alumni Association in 1970, commemo-rating the University’s centen-nial . The medallion is a symbol of the authority of the president, as bestowed by the Board of Trustees, that traditionally is worn by the president on impor-tant ceremonial occasions .

The Ceremonial MaceThe Ceremonial Mace was presented to The University of Akron by the Alumni Association on Founders Day 1970, in recog-nition of the University’s found-ing 100 years earlier as Buchtel College .

Since ancient times, maces have been symbols of authority for many academic and govern mental bodies . The University of Akron’s Ceremonial Mace is carried by the University marshal at all formal academic occasions .

The most distinguishing feature of the Ceremonial Mace is the aforementioned rising phoenix, an apt symbol for the University, which was rebuilt, through the generous support of alumni and the community, from the ashes of Buchtel College after it burned down in 1899 .

Ceremonial Mace

University Seal

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University Board of Trustees

TrusteesRichard W . Pogue, j .d . (’04*)

ChairJonathan T . Pavloff

Vice ChairJennifer E . Blickle (’73)

Vice ChairRoland H . Bauer, j .d . (’09*)Alfred V . Ciraldo, m .d . (’76)Olivia P . Demas, j .d . (’91, ’95)Ralph J . Palmisano, j .d . (’70)Warren L . Woolford (’74)

*Honorary Doctorate

Student TrusteesGarrett E . DowdMatthew R . Hull

Advisory TrusteesAnthony J . Alexander (’09*)Sandra Pianalto (’76, ’98*)

Officers of the BoardTed A . Mallo, j .d . (’67, ’68, ’72) Secretary of the Board Vice President and General Counsel

Paul A . Herold (’78, ’99) Assistant Secretary of the Board Special Assistant to the President

OfficersScott L . Scarborough President

W . Michael Sherman Senior Vice President, Provost

and Chief Operating Officer

Candace Campbell Jackson (’95) Vice President for Student Success

and Vice Provost for Academic Success

Ted Curtis Vice President for Capital Planning

and Facilities Management

John A . LaGuardia (’70, ’74) Vice President for

Institutional Advancement

Ted A . Mallo (’67, ’68, ’72) Vice President and General Counsel

Nathan J . Mortimer Vice President for Research (Interim)

and Associate Chief Financial Officer

DeansChand K . Midha Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences

(Executive)

Ravi Krovi College of Business Administration

Susan G . Clark (’05) College of Education (Interim)

George K . Haritos College of Engineering

David Gordon College of Health Professions

Eric J . Amis College of Polymer Science and

Polymer Engineering

Rex D . Ramsier (’87, ’89) Graduate School (Interim) and College of Applied Science

and Technology (Interim)

Dale H . Mugler Honors College

Matthew J . Wilson School of Law

Phyllis G . O’Connor (’76) University Libraries (Interim)

Daniel C . Deckler (’90, ’02) Wayne College (Interim)

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University Marshals

December 12, 2014 EveningMarshalMesfin Tsige

Associate MarshalsDonald ApplebyPatricia EaglewolfZachary Steiner

Faculty MarshalDouglas Hausknecht

Assistant MarshalsKimberly BeyerChristin CooneyEnoch DamsonLawrence Gilpatric Douglas HubertAnthony JakabDwayne JonesAbraham JoyTanya LundyJohn MatejkovicMary MyersHakjoon SongMark SoucekMahesh SrinivasanDenise TestaChrys Wesdemiotis

December 13, 2014 MorningMarshalBrian Davis

Associate MarshalsDonald ApplebyPatricia EaglewolfSteven Sedlock

Faculty MarshalDavid Tokar

Assistant MarshalsRaymond CoxSasa DordevicCaleb HolyokeRobert HuffLaurie LaffertyAnnalisa PiccorelliCherie SedlockEric SotnakJames Sperling

December 12, Evening David A . Harris Academic Encourager,

Student Success

Fedearia A . Nicholson Assistant Vice President,

Student Success

December 13, Morning Christine R . Curry Director, Development

John D . Lanshe Associate Director,

Academic Advisement Center

December 13, Afternoon Stacey J . Moore Associate Vice President, Student Success

Cassandra J . Verardi Assistant Director,

The Akron Experience

University Orators

The names of candidates for degrees will be read by:

December 13, 2014 EveningMarshalDelila Owens

Associate MarshalsDonald ApplebyPatricia EaglewolfAnne Jorgensen

Faculty Marshal Martha Conrad

Assistant MarshalsKatie BoarmanDonald CanaryKelly ChaffAngela HartsockMarlene Huff Karin JordanBetsy KernsKristine KraftMichele Thornton

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University Faculty Representatives

December 12, 2014 EveningSteven AshKenneth AupperleWilliam BakerAndrew BernatEric BriskerCharlotte BurrellThomas CalderonAkhilesh ChandraJames DivokyVanja DjuricShirong DuJohn GoodellDaniel KandrayElizabeth KennedyDebmalya MukherjeeJohn NicholasHarridutt RamcharranJeffry SchantzRobert M . SchwartzAmy Shriver DreussiLarry ShubatJames ThomsonStacy Willett

December 13, 2014 EveningMaria Adamowicz-HariaszHamid BahramiJanet BeanConstance BouchardValerie CallananChien-Chung ChanJoelle ElickerMalena EspanolJ . Clayton FantKathryn FelteyStefan ForceySucharita GhoshLaurie LashbrookRichard LondravilleFrank LothTherese LueckJutta Luettmer-StrathmannZhe Jerry LuoArjuna MadanayakeCraig MenzemerJon MillerRosa Muthoni GithoriaJordan RennaDavid RitcheyDavid RokeMartha SantosCydney SpohnTirumalai SrivatsanVlada VukadinovicShannon ZentallChristopher Ziegler

University Interpreter

The commencement ceremonies will be interpreted by:

December 13, 2014 AfternoonMichelle BoltzAndrea BrewerKelli ChronisterMarie CobbAmber FerrisDimitria GatziaRichard GlotzerMarc HaasHuey-Li LiPei-Yang LiuMary Jo MacCrackenBrad MaguthNidaa MakkiPhil MartucciRonald OtterstetterLynne PachnowskiScott PalasikVictor PinheiroRose ReslerCynthia ReynoldsJina SangKathy SchuppCarrie ScottoLinda ShanksLynn SmolenJennifer Warren

December 12 Jon Sederwall

December 13 Lori Palmer

CWilliam H . Considine will address the candidates for the December 12th ceremony .

William H . ConsidineWilliam H . Considine, president of Akron Children’s Hospital for 35 years, is one of the

longest-tenured hospital chief executives in the country . He is an internationally known advocate for issues affecting children and is involved in numerous healthcare, educational and cultural organiza-tions at local, state and national levels .

Under his leadership, the hospital has grown into one of the nation’s premier integrated pediatric healthcare delivery systems . Akron Children’s today is a $1 billion dollar enterprise with 5,000 employees . Its clinical staff provides care at nearly 800,000 patient visits annually through programs at its two hospital campuses and large network of primary and specialty care locations . The system also comprises a pediatric home care company, captive insurance entity, school health business and charitable foundation .

Considine is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives . He is a past chairman of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions and served as a member of its Council on Child Advocacy . He served as chairman of the Child Health Corporation of America and was a member of the American Hospital Association’s Maternal Child Health Governing Council . He is a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, and he currently serves the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association as secretary/treasurer, having previously served as chairman . He is a past chairman of the Children’s Miracle Network Board and serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Health Care Payment Innovation, as well as the Ohio Hospital Association’s Task Force on Healthcare Transformation .

In 2009, Considine was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame . He is a member of the Ohio Business Roundtable, chairman of the Austen Biolnnovation Institute in Akron and was recently appointed to the Board of the John S . and James L . Knight Foundation . Considine continues to serve on the boards of numerous Akron-area community organizations and has been honored by many of these, including the American Lung Association, March of Dimes, Mental Health Association of Summit County, Akron Public Schools and many others . In 2011, the Akron Community Foundation presented him with the Bert A . Polsky Humanitarian Award in recognition of his many years of community service and in 2014, the United Way honored him with its Distinguished Service Award .

Considine has been honored by his high school alma mater, Archbishop Hoban High School, as well as by The University of Akron, where he received his undergraduate degree in 1969 . He served as a lieutenant in the United States Public Health Service and holds a master’s degree in health science administration from The Ohio State University . He was also awarded two honorary degrees: a doctorate in humane letters from The University of Akron and a doctor of science (honoris causa) from Northeast Ohio Medical University .

Throughout his entire 45-year career in healthcare, he has embraced the philosophy of servant leadership . He is a proactive voice for children, a mentor, role model and storyteller . Akron Children’s Hospital has a proud 125-year history of caring for children, and the hospital’s mission of service has grown ten-fold during his tenure .

Considine lives in Akron with Rebecca, his wife of 42 years . They have three grown children .

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The University of Akron Commencement Speaker

CCVernon Sykes will address the candidates for the December 13 morning ceremony .

Vernon SykesState Representative Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) brings decades of public service experience to

his role at the Ohio House, having served parts of the city of Akron for 24 years .

Sykes believes a quality education results in future success, and he speaks on that subject with an expert voice and an impressive background . He holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational behavior from Ohio University, a master’s degree in social and applied economics from Wright State University, a master’s of public administration from Harvard University’s John F . Kennedy School of Government, and a Ph .D . in public administration and urban studies from The University of Akron .

Sykes started his public service career as a senior management specialist for the Economic Development Program and Research & Evaluation Planner for the Summit County Criminal Justice Commission . He enjoys teaching in the classroom, preparing young minds for the challenges of tomorrow . He taught American Urban Society and Economics courses as an assistant professor at The University of Akron .

Sykes also pursued his passion for politics . He served two terms on Akron City Council before his appointment to the House of Representatives in 1983 . As a state legislator, Sykes sponsored legislation to toughen child abuse laws, to compensate wrongly imprisoned individuals and to prevent railroad crossing fatalities . He also championed the strongest fair housing law in the nation during his service . During his tenure, Sykes served as president of what is now the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus as well as assistant majority floor leader .

Term limits forced Sykes out of the Ohio House in 2000 . He returned to the classroom, joining the faculty at Kent State University as an assistant professor of political science . Currently, he leads Kent State’s Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues, a program that offers a select group of college students the opportunity to live, work and study public policy in Ohio’s capital city . In 2007, he was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award at Kent State University .

Sykes returned to the Statehouse in 2007, taking over for his wife Barbara, who represented the 44th District from 2001 to 2006 . Sykes, since his return, has received numerous honors and awards . He has been named the Home Care & Hospice Hero for two consecutive years — 2010 and 2011 . He was most recently honored by the National Association of Social Workers as Public Elected Official of the Year .

Sykes is the ranking member of the House Finance and Appropriations Committee and co-chairman of the Constitutional Modernization Commission . He also serves on the State Government and Elections Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the State Government and Elections Subcommittee on Redistricting .

Sykes resides in Akron with his wife Barbara . They have two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter .

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CMichele Campbell will address the candidates for the December 13 afternoon ceremony .

Michele CampbellMichele Campbell has spent many years pursuing her passion in the education sector .

The Akron native earned a B .S .B .A . in business management at Ashland University, a master’s degree in higher education administration at Kent State University, and a doctor of education at The University of Akron . Following her own educational achievements, Campbell joined The University of Akron to help others pursue theirs . Beginning in 1993, Campbell served in several posts — including coordinator of Greek Affairs, associate director of the Student Union and interim director of the Student Union . She finished her service as the assistant dean for student life .

In 2006, Campbell set her educational sights on a new vision as the CEO of LRMR Management Company and the executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation . The foundation’s goal is to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives . Campbell works to bring LeBron’s vision to create positive and lasting change in his hometown of Akron to life through real, executable initiatives . Under Campbell’s direction, in 2011 the LeBron James Family Foundation began working on the high school dropout crisis facing the Akron community and launched its “Wheels for Education” program in partnership with the Akron Public Schools . This groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school, following them all the way through graduation . Now in year three of the program, Campbell’s guidance has helped grow this thoughtful, research-based and powerful program to more than 800 students . It will continue to expand as it takes on a new class of third graders each year . Capitalizing on the positive influence of LeBron and executing with the help of Akron community and educational leaders, the foundation has successfully engaged and encouraged students to create positive change in their lives . With Campbell at the helm, the foundation has taken this initiative nationwide to reach others passionate about personal and social responsibility through the I PROMISE network .

Campbell’s work with the LeBron James Family Foundation has allowed her to take her passion for education and extend it to children and families who need it most . Under LeBron’s direction, Campbell has successfully transformed the foundation from a charity to a lifelong commitment with an impact that will be felt for generations to come .

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University ScholarsUniversity Scholars have completed the graduation requirements of their baccalaure-ate majors and of the Honors College with cumulative quality point ratios of at least 3 .40 . The Honors College encourages and assists exceptionally talented students to achieve high dis-tinction in academic work from freshman through senior levels and fosters respect and appre-ciation for superior intellec tual achievement . University Scholars have com pleted honors courses, an honors collo quium sequence and individu ally designed senior honors projects . Jacob T . AltmanAviance BainAdam J . BecklerAlexandria A . BurchRuth G . ChapmanRebecca A . CioccaJoseph M . FortunatoVirginia T . GegickRhiannon A . GibbsRupinder S . GillNathan J . GrobLatoya S . HigginbottomStasia M . HoffmanHeidi L . Honeck

Graduation With Honors

Graduation With DistinctionTo graduate with distinction, students must have maintained specified levels of academic achievement directly related to quality points earned for all undergraduate courses taken . The maximum quality point ratio possible is 4 .00 .To qualify for these honors distinctions, students must be receiving a baccalaureate degree, having earned a minimum of 60 credits at The University of Akron; or an associate degree, having completed a minimum of 30 credits at The University of Akron .The honors levels for each group are described as follows .

Baccalaureate Honors DesignationSumma Cum Laude— quality point ratio of 3 .80 to 4 .00Magna Cum Laude— quality point ratio of 3 .60 to 3 .79Cum Laude— quality point ratio of 3 .40 to 3 .59

Associate Honors DesignationWith Highest Distinction— quality point ratio of 3 .80 to 4 .00With High Distinction— quality point ratio of 3 .60 to 3 .79With Distinction— quality point ratio of 3 .40 to 3 .59

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Jason R . HornElizabeth A . JosifovMegan R . KaneJasmine R . KennettBreanna M . KochEmily M . KozySavanna R . LetcherMarcus A . MazzaferriMolly E . McCrearyChristopher C . MeyersThomas M . MinnickAlissa R . NivensCourtney M . OuMark E . PirogowiczAlexandra M . RichardsLindsay L . RineMaria E . RothStephanie S . RymerRobert E . Schilling IIISamantha J . SemiliaRachel E . SmithEdward D . StevensAnna M . TultzMitchell W . UppDaniel J . WeingartGail L . WhiteSarah C . WrightQiuhe Zhao

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Candidates for Doctoral Degrees

December 12, 2014 EveningCollege of Polymer Science and Polymer EngineeringFounded 1988

Dean Eric J. Amis

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Nicole R. BrostowitzPolymer EngineeringBS, University of WisconsinDissertation: “Shape Memory Rubber Bands & Supramolecular Ionic Copolymers”Advisers: Dr . Kevin Cavicchi and Dr . Robert A . Weiss

Tongzhai GaoPolymer EngineeringBE, Beijing Institute of Technology, China; ME, Sun Moon University, KoreaDissertation: “Anticorrosive Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Coatings”Adviser: Dr . Mark D . Soucek

Kai GuoPolymer ScienceBE, University of Science & Technology of ChinaDissertation: “Mass Spectrometry Characterization of Novel Synthetic Materials”Adviser: Dr . Chrys Wesdemiotis

Azadeh RismanchianPolymer ScienceBS, University of Tehran, Iran; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Electrochemical and Photocatalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons”Adviser: Dr . Steven S .C . Chuang

Joseph J. ScavuzzoPolymer ScienceBS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Elastomers Physically Cross-Linked by Oligo(B-Alanine)”Adviser: Dr . Li Jia

Andrew P. ShinkoPolymer EngineeringBS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Structure-Property Relationships of Multifunctional Block Copolymer Aerogels”Adviser: Dr . Sadham C . Jana

Jing WangPolymer ScienceBS, Peking University, ChinaDissertation: “Crystal Structure Analysis of a Series of Semiconducting Small Molecules Based on Sulfur-Hetero Benzo [k] Fluoranthene”Adviser: Dr . Stephen Z .D . Cheng

Xiang YanPolymer ScienceBS, Zhengzhou University, ChinaDissertation: “Synthesis of Biodegradable Silicon-Functionalized Polyester Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering”Adviser: Dr . Coleen Pugh

Yeneneh Yalew YimerPolymer ScienceBEd, Debub University, Ethiopia; MS, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaDissertation: “Molecular Ordering, Structure and Dynamics of Conjugated Polymers at Interfaces: Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulations”Adviser: Dr . Mesfin Tsige

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master of sCienCe in aCCountanCy

Lei FengNazanin HamidiMarjan KamareiIoana MaziluSungryul Park

master of sCienCe in management

Matthew R . BungardInformation Systems Management

Tonghui ChangInformation Systems Management

Kashyap N . GaglaniInformation Systems Management

Varun Karthik Gnanasikhamani BhavanishankerInformation Systems Management

Amelia J . HebzerInformation Systems Management

Jonathan A . LongInformation Systems Management

Felipe MartinaInformation Systems Management

master of taxation

Richard V . AntonucciLewis E . Bennett IIIKelly O . BilletGary W . ElsburyMatthew S . EsberWilson K . Wong

College of Polymer Science and Polymer EngineeringFounded 1988

Dean Eric J. Amis

master of sCienCe

Yang ChuPolymer Science

Ricky L . KaiserPolymer Science

Manshi LiPolymer Science

Hanki ParkPolymer Science

master of sCienCe in Polymer engineering

Robert A . BetheaYan ChenMingzhe LiWenqi LiBrian M . LipowskiYuanzhong Zhang

College of Business AdministrationFounded 1953

Dean Ravi Krovi

master of Business administration

Anthony J . Alexander Jr .Management

Abdullah Hamad AlfaqiehManagement

Joshua B . BonningtonBusiness Interdisciplinary

Donald Christopher BradyHealthcare Management

Keith BraggFinance

Suzanne M . BrittainStrategic Marketing

Heidi M . ClevingerStrategic Marketing

Joseph A . DelGalloBusiness Interdisciplinary

Rebecca E . DiscenzaBusiness Interdisciplinary

Justin K . FordFinance

Virginia T . GegickBusiness Interdisciplinary

Amre A . Hamed HassanManagement

Jane E . KillianManagement

Daniel J . LanzarottaManagement

Kelly M . Loebick-FrascellaManagement

Richard A . MaxwellBusiness Interdisciplinary

Betsy Jane McIntyreBusiness Interdisciplinary

Lakshmikant PeriManagement

Abigail K . ReamanHealthcare Management

Sara C . RowlandManagement

Taylor D . SchauerFinance

Kathleen G . SchnellerDirect Interactive Marketing

Xiao M . SunSupply Chain Management

Uea-Issara ThanatwaranonBusiness Interdisciplinary

Liliana M . VatevaManagement

Kent D . WeatherwaxManagement of Technology & Innovation

Nathan G . WilsonHealthcare Management

Carole J . WokatyManagement

Candidates for Master’s Degrees

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College of Business AdministrationFounded 1953

Dean Ravi Krovi

BaChelor of Business administration

Ashley A . AngelettiRebecca E . ArharJulius A . AyoadeJagroop S . BadyalCharles L . BaileyJamie A . Baker

Cum LaudeErika Lynn BeckKalyn J . BergstromPaul T . BrennanWayne A . BryantKaylee A . BuskeyDuane B . CarnahanStephen M . CarrGeorge E . CherpasGregory J . Christopher Jr .Michael D . ChristopherJason N . ClemmonsMary C . CorpasKatelynn L . CrosleyCara L . CumminsAlexander W . DaherJoseph A . DemczukDelaina M . DivencenzoCourtney A . DriscollEric J . DuganAngela C . Eaton

Magna Cum LaudeVictor V . EliseevBradley M . FergusonMichael G . FocklerAnthony I . FordRobert A . ForsythJason R . GanzerMarc D . GerhartRupinder S . Gill

Cum LaudeJohn A . Gless(1)

William P . HallerKyle M . HammerAngela M . HarnicharPaige M . HelmanEzechiel IsaacMegan R . Kane

Magna Cum LaudeMelissa A . KennemuthJennifer M . KennyDevan S . KimberleyKevin W . KnechtKathleen A . KoehlerJennifer B . Kundrat

Cum LaudeAndrew T . LahtiJerrod L . LawsonEmily R . Leong

Todd F . LerewEmily M . Lesak

Summa Cum LaudeMarie S . Lombardo

Cum LaudeXiaye LuoChelsi MannJonathan D . MarsekDelford P . McCallister IIJohn T . McGroartyJoseph W . McNeilMegan P . McQuaideThomas M . Minnick

Magna Cum LaudeJames T . MorrisBree R . MovensAnn Nelson

Cum LaudeZachary D . NeroAlexander P . O’HaraClay S . OrndorffCourtney M . Ou

Summa Cum LaudeHunter C . PalmerMarie A . PantusoDario G . Petronzio

Cum LaudeTimothy N . Pharris IIDaniel M . PillarMark E . Pirogowicz

Cum LaudePhil PolefroneZachary J . Portillos-GrantCelestine E . PrestonWilliam A . ProskoAlexis A . PughErin E . RaJordan L . RamseyFaylena N . RauAndrew M . ReitingerAndrew R . Remmel(1)

Derek E . ReusserAnthony L . Robinson Jr .Jessica R . RorarMaria E . Roth

Magna Cum LaudeMark A . RusnakDania N . Salameh

Magna Cum LaudeRyan J . ScottShane W . SeckmanTrent M . SegersSarah E . ShewNicholas A . SippleTara S . SmithKirsten A . Soos(1)

Dejan StanarevicMegan E . StewartRickyia C . StricklandTyler L . SturgisCollin A . SyphardElizabeth A . SzczukowskiAnthony M . TadajAshton G . Talley

Eric J . ThompsonAntoinett M . TokieCourtney TravesMichael A . TroppeAlexander P . TurnerWayne D . VariscoNicholas A . Waggoner(1)

Summa Cum LaudeCurtis E . WatsonDaniel J . Weingart

Magna Cum LaudeChristopher N . West II

Cum LaudeTyler S . WherleyBlake A . WilliamsTimothy L . WinterJacquelyn R . Woods-WatfordDaron L . WrightSarah C . Wright

Summa Cum LaudeJayme L . Yeaton(1)

Andrew T . Young

BaChelor of sCienCe in aCCounting

Ronald P . BarylakDerek T . Begue

Cum LaudeBrandon N . BerlingieriMatthew J . Corpora

Cum LaudePatrick J . DaragoRobert A . DetzelSamantha V . DimatteoAllison C . Dunkerton

Cum LaudeJacob B . FedorMark M . GableBruce D . GlickNathan J . Grob

Summa Cum LaudeJohn M . HaftSamantha M . Hammond

Summa Cum LaudeDaryl J . Hughes

Cum LaudeStephanie K . JonesJames J . Laplant Jr .Briton C . LashJennifer M . LeesRebecca A . Liguori

Magna Cum LaudeGrace E . Madigan

Cum LaudeMarcus J . Marcelli

Magna Cum LaudeRobert J . McGannDarrell L . MerrittBradley A . MillardFaith S . MonroeRachael A . MonroeTheodore Munar

(1) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two Disciplines

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

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Rachel A . MurryEmily L . NeuwirthSean NixonAndrew D . NortonSam R . Petruc

Cum LaudeLindsay L . Rine

Magna Cum LaudeMaria E . Roth

Magna Cum LaudeJosiah D . ShalalaJames M . Shultz IIPatrick J . StanarFrank W . ThompsonSamantha R . UpshawSteven T . WadeBrenton P . Wilkinson

College of Applied Science and TechnologyFounded 1964Interim Dean Rex D. RamsierBaChelor of sCienCe in automated manufaCturing engineering teChnology

David K . LaceyRichard P . RunserJohn T . QuirkBaChelor of sCienCe in ComPuter information systems

Harkamal S . BainsLogan M . BoggsAaron L . CameratoAlexander Isaac ChauChristopher C . HammondMark A . JohnsonChris KuhnJohn M . MakowskiMyles T . McVeigh

Cum LaudeTimothy R . OwenJacob V . PetrollaMichael Russell

Cum LaudeAndrew J . SandersUpinder S . SawhneyTimothy M . ShallahamerJustin M . YoderBaChelor of sCienCe in ConstruCtion engineering teChnology

Jeremy W . CairnsMagna Cum Laude

Christopher D . FrazeeJeffrey J . Humerickhouse

Summa Cum LaudeAlexander N . KalaitsidesBraedon P . Kava

Andrew T . MurphyMagna Cum Laude

Colton C . RockMagna Cum Laude

Erin E . SpahrMark A . Sullivan

Magna Cum LaudeSteven J . Vesey

Summa Cum LaudeKyle M . Wilburn

BaChelor of sCienCe in eleCtroniC engineering teChnology

Andrew J . BowerHaven K . Dovel

Cum LaudeRyan P . MilesEric T . Stockmaster

BaChelor of sCienCe in emergenCy management and homeland seCurity

Stephanie R . BoothMagna Cum Laude

Michael W . CarrollSumma Cum Laude

Brandon J . DavisCum Laude

Heather A . GasperAudrey L . Hooverman

Cum LaudeKyle R . Janis

Cum LaudeZachary W . JaredKelly D . MitchellMark W . OsterhageKerri L . Parkinson

Magna Cum LaudeCalum P . RaineyAndrew John RobersMitchell T . ScolaroBenjamin D . Stasik

Summa Cum LaudeFrank S . SterleRebecca R . Wrightsman

Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering teChnology

Scott A . BeifusDavid W . Grimes

Cum LaudeJoseph T . Lenze

Magna Cum LaudeTravis K . MichaelJoe Novak Jr .Michael R . SerenaPatrick Thein

BaChelor of sCienCe in organizational suPervision

Isaac AdablahPaul W . Akers III

Audrey C . AllisonElizabeth A . Arndt-HookerTiffany S . BaxiElizabeth M . BentonChristopher J . BloomRandall L . ClutterChristina M . CollinsMichael T . CrawfordRobert J . EllisKiley Ann EnasAnthony L . Fodor

Cum LaudeIrene C . GenetRobert J . GenetAshlee M . GlassBunnie M . HairstonJoshua A . HaleJason B . HillGagan HothiBriana L . HuegelBelinda A . Johnson

Magna Cum LaudeJessica M . JonesSimeon J . JonesKristen J . JurewiczAdam A . KarczGrant M . KinneyNathan M . KlaykoStephen G . KroskaChris KuhnBrian A . LaskoBreton L . Lutz

Magna Cum LaudeChristopher M . MaagKatie L . MarottaElizabeth C . McBrideTodd M . MyersJeremy A . NeidertBryan W . Oden Jr .Hilary J . OmmertMark A . OskoTina M . OstranderBrianna L . ParsonsAlbina RumleyShane A . ScarbroughShaylla M . SmithDiana C . Smrdel

Magna Cum LaudeNicholas I . SopkoKimberly A . Stone

Magna Cum LaudeNicole E . TitteringtonViktor TretyakAndrea D . TurnerJuanita F . Ward

Magna Cum LaudeLauren R . WillisAlyssa N . Woodcock

BaChelor of sCienCe in surveying and maPPing

David M . MetzgerCum Laude

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees (cont .)

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College of Applied Science and TechnologyFounded 1964

Interim Dean Rex D. Ramsier

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in Business management teChnology

Mariah J . BaswellWith High Distinction

Dakota R . ChastainAnthony F . Core Jr .Tanner L . GriggsJessica A . HammondsCherrelle D . HillDony M . HoldenBrian D . HutsonNathan M . KlaykoChad A . KnowltonDominic R . McClainKyla J . MusseyJeremy A . NeidertKelsey R . O’LaughlinAnthony PetersonStephanie A . Shaffer

With Highest DistinctionSarah M . VickersDarnell E . Williams

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in ComPuter information systems

Kyle R . BerlinWith Distinction

Seth A . BurkholderChristopher M . CummingsLuca N . Di FrancoCurtis A . EmshoffAnthony L . Fodor

With DistinctionCasey J . ForsheyGregory M . GirtonAlexander M . Gregory

With DistinctionTracey M . GrisezJohn D . KelleherTyler M . Kulton

With High DistinctionKevin M . LucasSean P . LynchAnthony M . ManzettiKarthik L . Nalluru

Sean P . ParisWith Distinction

Jacob V . PetrollaSteven C . Probst Jr .Michael Russell

With DistinctionTimothy M . ShallahamerKyle B . StebbinsDevale J . Stevens Sr .Andrew P . ThorntonKevin L . Thornton

With High DistinctionMartin F . Untch IIMaryann H . VandegriftDavid R . WhiteMichael P . WilsonJeff Wirth

With Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in hosPitality management

Kristina M . AsmannLucus S . CibellaJoshua K . ClarkNicole R . EbertMindy M . GraeserCharvez C . JamesCaleb M . LandisKenneth B . Lowe Jr .Taylor M . May

With Highest DistinctionRenee A . NeroMichael J . PetroRachel M . Schnabel

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in marketing and sales teChnology

Ryan M . HallShawn P . McGowan

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in offiCe administration

Deanna M . Battle

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Community serviCes teChnology

Jasmine D . BoganRaymond VincentDiamond L . Yates

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in ConstruCtion engineering teChnology

Dennis J . AngerstienMichael A . BeitenmanJeremy W . Cairns

With High DistinctionWillie K . CookChristopher D . FrazeeJonathan W . HublerAlexander N . KalaitsidesAshley R . MarvinColin M . Patten

With High DistinctionErin E . SpahrBenjamin A . WeinermanKyle M . Wilburn

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Criminal JustiCe teChnology

Dartaysha R . AmosRobert J . BehrensPhilip BlashfordErik R . ButlerCharles O . Callicoat

With DistinctionMargaret L . CampanoJustin A . CohenTracy D . CrenshawAdam D . DaughertyJabrel R . DawsonDylan M . FalconerTrent L . GordonJessica O . Hamad

With High DistinctionAlexandra R . HulickDwaan L . JeffersonAjdar KazimMaya L . LatsonVerna Sue LongmireAlexander D . LoydMegan M . McMahonJoseph P . MillsApril MinenBrett J . MitzelDavid L . NuskeJames D . PatrickNathaniel A . RobinsonNatasha N . ShadyDylan C . ShulbyBritney N . WallaceMichael A . WatsonMatthew J . Ziegler

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in drafting and ComPuter drafting teChnology

Ryan D . Wilging

Candidates for Associate Degrees

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assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in manufaCturing engineering teChnology

Bobby J . FergusonWith Highest Distinction

Randy P . ManriqueCecil D . Ridenour

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering teChnology

Matthew A . DeLucaSamuel K . GeerAndrew J . GiacomoniWilliam J . KingKevin N . McKinneyJoe Novak Jr .Kevin L . Smith

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Paralegal studies

Conner A . BartonKelsey L . Dennis

With High DistinctionKennedy R . Hyland

With Distinction

assoCiate of arts

Tawnya AndersonBrittany N . BreitenstineDemetrius A . BrownJustin R . BrownJames D . Cleghorn’leeJill M . ConleyTaye E . DavisEdward C . Eizember

With DistinctionDahlia S . FranklinGabrielle E . FullenAnthony M . Grandstaff

With Highest DistinctionJacqueline Y . HudgensBriana L . HuegelGregory S . Jackson Jr .Belinda A . Johnson

With High DistinctionKashanett K . JohnsonLisa J . JudkinsKristen J . JurewiczGrant M . KinneyStephen G . KroskaBrian A . LaskoMelissa A . Love

With High DistinctionJerrod A . McQuownDawn M . MillerDeanna L . MooreMatthew D . OsbornMark A . Osko

With High Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in early Childhood develoPment

Jasmeeka L . BoykinsVivian V . Brownlow

With High DistinctionLogan M . JohnsonStephanie M . Snyder

With High DistinctionJennie L . ThompsonBarbara A . WellsSally E . Widmer

With High Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in eleCtroniC engineering teChnology

Dequan D . BakerLogan G . BettacZachery R . Bright

With DistinctionJamey A . HamiltonLan D . LeJordan L . Loughney

With High DistinctionRyan P . MilesNathan L . OhlAmmar Mustafa H . Qubori

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in emergenCy mediCal serviCes teChnology

Gary J . Franklin

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in fire ProteCtion teChnology

Christopher M . AnzaloneMichael S . BuemiJoshua S . Deluco-Cowan

With High DistinctionChristopher B . EmchBlake K . FraleyJustin P . FryPaul W . KnightFrank S . SterleDerek J . Volk

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in land surveying

Joshua D . MatejinDavid M . Metzger

With Distinction

Brianna L . ParsonsJoshua S . PlessHeather L . PurvisMichael G . ReeseRobert J . RichardsonSimone D . RussellKhari A . SaiaShannon L . SechlerJay M . StempleDejanae S . StrongJosh G . SwingleJesse VallesTa’nisha Zanders

assoCiate of sCienCe

Shanice N . CampbellDevon N . ChristMaria B . Daw

With High DistinctionEric A . ExtonAutumn L . Fessler

With DistinctionAlexandria R . FitzsimmonsBriana L . HuegelMegan M . InmanZachary W . JaredGrant M . KinneyElizabeth A . LittleMolly T . McGheeTeresa M . Mechler

With High DistinctionNina J . ParriChelsea N . RoschelSarah E . Smith

With Highest DistinctionDejanae S . StrongAlbert B . Takyi Jr .Nicole E . TitteringtonJesse VallesAllison M . Williams

assoCiate of teChniCal study

Jason B . HillWith Highest Distinction

Russell E . IlgDennis M . ParhamMichael G . Simon

Candidates for Associate Degrees (cont .)

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December 13, 2014 MorningBuchtel College of Arts and SciencesFounded 1870

Executive Dean Chand Midha

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Mark R. DalmanIntegrated BioscienceBS, Miami University; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Characterization of Leptin Signaling in the Developing Zebrafish (Danio Rerio) Using Molecular, Physiological, and Bioinformatic Approaches”Adviser: Dr . Richard L . Londraville

Kelly J. LowUrban Studies and Public AffairsBSBA, MBA, The University of AkronDissertation: “Exploring the Quality of Stakeholder Representation in Regional Planning”Adviser: Dr . Raymond W . Cox III

Nikki K. RobishawChemistryBS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Encapsulating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes into Biodegradable Nanoparticles and the Antimicrobial and Antitumor Effects”Adviser: Dr . Wiley J . Youngs

College of EngineeringFounded 1914

Dean George K. Haritos

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Chamith K. Abewardana WijenayakeEngineering – ElectricalBSE, Unviersity of Moratuwa, Sri LankaDissertation: “Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing and Circuits for Advanced Electronically Scanned Antenna Arrays”Adviser: Dr . Arjuna Madanayake

Yasser Abdo Abdullah AlansaryEngineering – CivilBA, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Prediction of Fatigue Crack Near-Threshold Censored Regressions with Run-out Data”Adviser: Dr . Craig C . Menzemer

Godwin Addiah ArthurEngineering – CivilBS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Fatigue Behavior and Design of Heavy Duty Riveted Steel Gratings in Bridge Decks”Adviser: Dr . Craig C . Menzemer

Samita Siddharth AthawaleEngineering – MechanicalBE, University of Pune, India; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Chemotherapy Appointment Scheduling and Operations Planning”Advisers: Dr . Shengyong Wang and Dr . Chien-Chung Chan

Prince BaahEngineering – CivilBSCE, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; MSCE, Lawrence Technological University, MIDissertation: “Cracking Behavior of Structural Slab Bridge Decks”Adviser: Dr . Anil Patnaik

Hamideh Shokouhi MehrChemistryBS, Islamic Azad University, Iran; MS, University of Tehran, Iran; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Design and Synthesis of Metallosupramolecular Polymers Containing Core-Substituted Naphthalene Dimides and Bisterpyridines”Adviser: Dr . David A . Modarelli

Ingrid-Suzy TamghoChemistryBS, Saginaw Valley State University, MI; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Synthesis of Ligands and Macrocycles Based on 1,3-Diiminoisoindolines and Study of New Highly Fluorescent and Symmetric Pyrrole-BF2 Chromophores”Adviser: Dr . Christopher J . Ziegler

Ashley R. WainIntegrated BioscienceBS, Kent State University; MS, MSE, The University of AkronDissertation: “An Integrated View of Metazoan Evolution”Adviser: Dr . Francisco Moore

Candidates for Doctoral Degrees

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Dipankar BiswasEngineering – MechanicalBE, Jadavpur University, India; MS, Northern Illinois UniversityDissertation: “Transition to Turbulence in Non-Newtonian Fluids: An In-Vitro Study Using Pulsed Doppler Ultrasound for Biological Flows”Adviser: Dr . Francis Loth

Mustafa Umut CulcuogluEngineering – MechanicalBS, University of Gaziantep, Turkey; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Reengineering Community Based Chronic Care Delivery Systems: Theory and Applications”Adviser: Dr . Shengyong Wang

Mohammed EltayebEngineering – ElectricalBE, Sudan University of Science and Technology; MS, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi ArabiaDissertation: “Opportunistic Scheduling with Limited Feedback in Wireless Communications Networks”Adviser: Dr . Hamid Bahrami

Hang LiEngineering – ChemicalBE, Xi’an Shiyou University, ChinaDissertation: “Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell 3-D Differentiation for Repair of Central Nervous System Injuries”Adviser: Dr . Nic D . Leipzig

Lin LiEngineering – CivilBS, Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering, China; MS, Tianjin University, ChinaDissertation: “Reliability Based Design for Slope Stabilization using Drilled Shafts”Adviser: Dr . Robert Liang

Ali SangghalehEngineering – CivilBS, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran; MS, Sharif University of Technology, IranDissertation: “Surface Loading on and Internal Defects in Layered Magneto-Electro-Elastic Materials and Structures”Adviser: Dr . Ernian Pan

Nicholas Martin ShafferEngineering – MechanicalBS, MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Magnetic Resonance Image-Based Computational Modeling of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in Type I Chiari Malformation”Adviser: Dr . Francis Loth

Soroosh Soltani DashtbozorgEngineering – ChemicalBS, Sharif University of Technology, Iran; MS, Shiraz University, IranDissertation: “Application of Rhamnolipid as an Environmentally Friendly Biopesticide”Adviser: Dr . Lu-Kwang Ju

Hokyung SongEngineering – ChemicalBS, MS, Sogang University, South KoreaDissertation: “Fabrication of High Aspect Ratio of Injectable Cell Carriers Via Thin Polymer Dewetting”Adviser: Dr . Bi-min Zhang Newby

Qiong TangEngineering – ChemicalBE, ME, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, ChinaDissertation: “Multifunctional Natural Material-Based Delivery Systems for Gene Therapy”Adviser: Dr . Gang Cheng

Mehdi LohrasbiEngineering – ChemicalBS, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; MS, University of Boras, SwedenDissertation: “In Situ FTIR Study of the Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2”Adviser: Dr . Steven S .C . Chuang

Manigandan KannanEngineering – MechanicalB Tech, Sastra University, India; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “A Study of Microstructure, Quasi-Static Response, Fatigue, Deformation and Fracture Behavior of High Strength Alloy Steels”Adviser: Dr . Tirumalai S . Srivatsan

Aleesha M. McCormickEngineering – ChemicalBSEd, Kent State UniversityDissertation: “Recomibinant Nerve Growth Factor and Semaphorin3A Guide Axons Utilizing an Immobilization Scheme in Vitro for In Vivo Axon Regeneration”Adviser: Dr . Nic D . Leipzig

Jelvehnaz MirzababaeiEngineering – ChemicalBS, University of Tehran, Iran; MS, The University of AkronDissertation: “Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Methane and Fe/Ti Oxide Fuels”Adviser: Dr . Steven S .C . Chuang

Seyed Ali ModjtahediEngineering – ChemicalBS, University of Tehran, Iran; MS, Tarbiat Modares University, IranDissertation: “Direct Utilization of Solid Carbon and CH4-Feeded Fuels on Solid Cell Anode Catalyst Modification in SOFC”Adviser: Dr . Steven S .C . Chuang

Amir Mehdi PasdarEngineering – ElectricalBSEE, Mazandaran University, Iran; MSEE, Iran University of Science and TechnologyDissertation: “Real Time Health Monitoring of Power Networks based on their High Frequency Behaviors”Adviser: Dr . Yilmaz Sozer

Candidates for Doctoral Degrees (cont .)

(2) Separate Master Degrees in Two Disciplines

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Buchtel College of Arts and SciencesFounded 1870

Executive Dean Chand Midha

master of aPPlied PolitiCs

Kelsie N . L . CarsonRachel L . JacksonSarah M . KuftaMichael P . MartinBradley J . PhlipotLee R . PottsAnthony Ramos Jr .Lauren D . Simmons

master of arts

John N . AdzovieEconomics

Thurayya Helena Aliyu UmBayemakeTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Afaf A . Al-MalkiEnglish

Anoud Z . Al-TarawnehEnglish

Emmanuel Anim-KorantengTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Samuel AsareEconomics

Keith AukemanCommunication

Firas N . AwadallahUrban Studies

Thomas B . BarefootHistory

Carley Anne G . BarnesTheatre Arts

Kimberly A . BrundageTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Laura L . BurnsTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

José M . CajigasGeography

Justin L . CampbellTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Kevin T . DiesCommunication

Kevin L . EdwardsEconomics

Cassondra A . EllerTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Matthew G . HoffEconomics

Joanna M . HunkinsTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Caroline I . HuppCommunication

Ada Nina Johnson-KanuEconomics

master of arts

Erin KahoaTheatre Arts

Alec M . KammerCommunication

Teodóra LángEconomics

Xuan LiPsychology – Adult Development and Aging

Jinan LiuEconomics

Ashely LizewskiHistory

Joseph E . LybargerCommunication

Colin F . MarshallHistory

Edwin D . Monaghan Jr .Economics

Arthur L . Morath IIIHistory

Joshua L . MorganTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Tina M . MurrayCommunication

Morgan M . NeissEconomics

Laura M . NiehausSociology

Esther E . SackeyCommunication

Raymond W . SarvisEnglish

Christina Marie Esterly SchwartenTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Soquaya V . SeawoodUrban Studies

Melanie J . SlabaughTheatre Arts

Laura K . StraderTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Nima VafaiEconomics

Aaron D . VanHornHistory

Scott A . WachtelCommunication

Rebecca Ruth WehrTheatre Arts – Arts Administration

Mengling YiEconomics

master of arts in family and Consumer sCienCes

Shajuana M . BoyerChild and Family Development

Justin L . CampbellClothing, Textiles and Interiors

Alicia N . FabriziChild and Family Development

Kathryn E . SimmonsClothing, Textiles and Interiors

Carly R . WamboldtClothing, Textiles and Interiors

master of arts in PolitiCal sCienCe

Melanie V . Chudik

master of fine arts in Creative writing

Damien M . Thomas

master of musiC

Merissa A . ColemanChoral Conducting Performance

Alanna C . FurstMusic History and Literature

Alisha Nichole GeeVoice Performance

Thomas P . GuarinoMusic Composition

Zachary A . Richards(2)

Choral Conducting Performance and Music Composition

Eryn E . StarkMusic Theory

Isaac D . WinlandMusic Technology

master of PuBliC administration

Sulaiman Saud M . AlsadounSaleh A . AlsuhaibaniValerie A . BalthisQian ChenJames T . Coleman IIChristopher L . HendersonLawrence J . KouriRebecca L . LaneMichael A . SpaydChe V . ThomasZachary L . ThompsonQuinton D . Wall

Candidates for Master’s Degrees

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master of sCienCe

Megan L . AgostiPhysics

Ahlam A . AlalwiatChemistry

Michael D . AndersonGeology – Geophysics

Chinta M . AryalPhysics

Pyie-Phyo AungPhysics

Elizabeth A . BairBiology

Kendra F . BarnesBiology

Hari Krishna BodicharlaComputer Science

Bo CaiComputer Science

Joel A . CaporosoChemistry

Kullapa ChanawannoChemistry

Brian ChiangPhysics

Albert ColemanGeography/Geographic Information Sciences

Meher Chaitanya DhanekulaComputer Science

Ernest DuahChemistry

Troy S . DunnBiology

Obada Y . FarhanStatistics

Matthew A . FarkasComputer Science

Gina L . FilianoGeology

Rebecca A . GerevicsBiology

Moshaddek HasanComputer Science

Sayyed Abed HasheminasabChemistry

Feixiang HuangComputer Science

Andrew T . JonesBiology

Ram B . KhattriChemistry

Ye Kyung KimComputer Science

Louisa J . KreiderGeography/Geographic Information Sciences

Michelle F . KushnirChemistry

Tian LanStatistics

Andrew M . LeitholfGeology

Yaqian LinStatistics

Peng LiuStatistics

Xiao MaGeography/Geographic Information Sciences

Andrew R . MarmadukeApplied Mathematics

Samantha A . MartinStatistics

Michael McGrievyStatistics

Steven C . MetzgerStatistics

Nabina PaudyalPhysics

Lakshmi Madhuri PeddireddyComputer Science

Yue QuComputer Science

Daniel J . RhoadsApplied Mathematics

Nikki K . RobishawChemistry

Pallavi SaxenaComputer Science

Shagun SharmaBiology

Kerri L . SheltonChemistry

Joseph R . StanekStatistics

Jason A . StielChemistry

Jeffrey P . TenneyChemistry

Benjamin S . ThomeChemistry

Jonathon S . TobinPhysics

Cyril Z . WesnerChemistry

Ishmael C . WilsonGeography/Geographic Information Sciences

Ethan C . YorkApplied Mathematics

Haitao ZhaoComputer Science

Candidates for Master’s Degrees (cont .)

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master of sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineering

Dharma Teja AkkineniHari Prasad AmbaripetaNassif BerrabahShiva Sai BethiBo LiuAbdelrhman A . MahamadiStephen J . McCarthyRakesh MitraHao WangRandeel W . WimalagunarathneGuanglei Zhang

master of sCienCe in engineering

Natalie Fountas-DavisBiomedical Engineering

Megan E . JeffordsBiomedical Engineering

Ryan W . KoglinBiomedical Engineering

Dimitria V . KontoverosBiomedical Engineering

Walid P . Qaqish Jr .Biomedical Engineering

Tri Tien QuangBiomedical Engineering

Karan S . ShahBiomedical Engineering

Spencer L . YorkBiomedical Engineering

College of EngineeringFounded 1914

Dean George K. Haritos

master of sCienCe in ChemiCal engineering

Jacob KohlJiani NiuOluyomi Sodunke

master of sCienCe in Civil engineering

Elizabeth A . CraftonMallory J . CrowDavid A . DiCesareMohamed I . HabouhAbigail E . HurleyHosanna J . LeRobert K . McCannBrian W . McGannonShaghayegh Sorouri

master of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering

Yousef Abdullah S . AlharbiAbdullah A . AminDavid M . CaseyVarun Anthony DaviesSean A . DavisNeal A . GordonAmar KCAlessandro M . MascioliGreg A . Pavlik

Emily K . MaherNicole L . MatteiDominic J . MayleJohn C . McArthurSiobhan D . McCarthyBrittany A . McCauley

Magna Cum LaudeJamie L . Mickunas

Cum LaudeBradley A . MillardMatthew G . MitchenAnthony J . MollohanAlicia R . MorrisKatharine A . Nikitin

Magna Cum LaudeMilana NinkovicAlissa R . Nivens

Summa Cum LaudeRyann M . NorwoodMohamed O . NugdallaJames T . OkuleyChelsea N . Parsons

Magna Cum LaudeJames L . Patterson IIAlexander T . PavloffEndia S . PeoplesAnthony J . PerrottaMatthew S . PhillipsKarissa L . Pluck

Magna Cum LaudeMisty K . PoehlerCatherine N . PotestaUriah V . Puccini

Cum LaudeGeorgio C . RodgersHayley M . Rodriguez

Cum LaudeMaria E . Roth

Magna Cum LaudeTricia L . RyznerMiranda Y . SantosTiffany R . Schaad

Cum LaudeTyler B . SchlimmeLindsey R . ScottRachael E . Scott

Cum LaudeCorey M . SeeseChristopher M . SerioLolita Shelton BellMatthew T . ShislerBrianna R . ShortChelsea N . Shortland

Summa Cum LaudeJillian L . ShowalterGeorganna P . Silvia

Cum LaudeAnthony D . Sims Jr .Tyler S . SimsMeagan E . SmithRachel E . Smith

Summa Cum LaudeSharnae T . SnowdenMeagan Sonner

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Buchtel College of   Arts and SciencesFounded 1870

Executive Dean Chand Midha

BaChelor of arts

Jacob T . AltmanCum Laude

Samantha AltmanMagna Cum Laude

Kelly M . AndrusAlyssa M . Aquino

Cum LaudeAyn A . AshworthKayla E . AukerAviance Bain

Summa Cum LaudeGregory T . Barnes Jr .

Magna Cum LaudeChristina M . BarnettAdam J . Beckler

Summa Cum LaudeMeghan E . BegueTheresa J . Bellefant

Summa Cum LaudeMatthew S . Bentley

Cum LaudeEmily Bing

Summa Cum LaudeLauren M . Bittner

Cum LaudeJordan M . Blanc

Cum LaudeJessica A . BoachieTonya K . BookerTyler B . BowenMichael D . Brandon

Cum LaudeRoland M . BrannanAndrew R . BrennanCha’nae D . BrownJasmine L . BrownKayla M . BrownGriffin P . BryantTyler E . BunchRechetta R . Byarse-JordanGrace M . ByrnesShelby D . CanterburyJames D . CaprioCatherine O . CarrRyan S . CausgroveLisamarie CharlesHaley S . ClineMegan E . ClineDevin A . ConnerSarah N . CottrillNicole J . CuretLauren M . D’AgostineCari J . DankoBrittany Lynn DavisSpencer D . DavisElizabeth R . DejakMichael R . Dull

Michael R . DunkertonMagna Cum Laude

Iris D . EdmondsonMorgan T . EggersHolly M . EvansTatanina S . EvansRachel H . Fahringer

Cum LaudeJessica R . FennColin M . FickesTaylor L . FlinnSarah E . FowkesTorie B . Franks

Cum LaudeMichael Frazier

Magna Cum LaudeTrinity C . FunderburkKimberly A . Gabel

Magna Cum LaudeShawn R . GarrisonAdam E . Gerzanics

Magna Cum LaudeRhiannon A . Gibbs

Magna Cum LaudeKatherine E . GigliaMelanie A . Gilliland

Magna Cum LaudeAmy Goffinet

Magna Cum LaudeBrianna R . Griffith

Cum LaudeAmanda E . GrimesEric T . HainesCassandra R . HaramisSabrina M . HardgesAndrew J . HerbellSophie E . HicksLatoya S . Higginbottom

Summa Cum LaudeLisa M . HoffertStasia M . Hoffman

Cum LaudeHeidi L . Honeck

Magna Cum LaudeLeigha D . HowardSarah R . HuffJonathan K . JameysonJordon N . JenkinsMichael A . JohnDioswal P . JohnsonHarrilyn-Grace E . JohnsonMadison L . JohnsonPatrick W . KearneyZachary K . KennedyGrace Kesic

Summa Cum LaudeEvan T . KostalekSarah D . KriegerAkua A . Kusi-AmankwaahKristen R . LakeKatherine A . LeeJohn W . Ludtman

Cum LaudeGiselle M . Luppino

Cum Laude

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

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Jonas StalygaSusan C . Sternad

Cum LaudeAmanda J . StewartLindsey R . StoneMartin S . StoradAshton M . TarbetBrian A . TrinckesJeremy M . VillemainAndrew E . Volio

Magna Cum LaudeAvery L . WareKenneth H . WeberAlexander L . WesoloskiChelsea J . WhimsDaniel M . WhitakerGail L . White

Summa Cum LaudeTrista A . White

Summa Cum LaudeMegan R . WiesenCraig A . WoodruffAdam M . WoodyChristopher P . YandaMaggie A . YandekMichael C . YoungStephanie L . Zofchak

Magna Cum LaudeElizabeth A . Zumbach

BaChelor of arts in Business and organizational CommuniCation

Erin M . ArmstrongMagna Cum Laude

Kimberly K . CarusoSean R . Delaney-GesingBrianne A . FaulknerNatalie K . FritzAmy C . HigginsElizabeth K . MurphySarah E . Roeser

Magna Cum LaudeJohn E . StittDayna M . SuitorFrank E . Wingrove IIIAlison N . Wladyczak

BaChelor of arts in family and Child develoPment

Tameka T . ArchieKristin M . Brunner

Summa Cum LaudeBrittney B . CampbellShannon L . DavisDarren A . Gates Sr .Amber D . HarperCarmen C . KnightChelsi N . McCurryMorgan S . O’Neill

Magna Cum LaudeEsther OseiJajuan L . RobinsonStephanie M . SakieSarah L . Shreff lerIyisha C . WeaverNoree C . Wright

BaChelor of arts in fashion merChandising

K . Jordan BaileyShannon L . BarrettKelsey L . BenoJasmine N . BonnerAlyssa D . CampbellBriannah N . GriggsBrandi M . GunnMelissa J . HaslettPatricia D . Hayes

BaChelor of arts in interdisCiPlinary anthroPology

Dana E . Best-MizsakMiriam A . BratcherBrittany L . Caldwell

Magna Cum LaudeGeniro T . DingleEmily A . Holbrook

Magna Cum LaudeLeanna M . IrvineIan G . RediskeAngeline A . RuizAshley M . Rutkoski

Cum LaudeIsaac E . SmithRyan M . Willard

BaChelor of arts in interdisCiPlinary studies

Cody DiceSumma Cum Laude

Nicole M . Romo

BaChelor of arts in mass media – CommuniCation

Aubrey D . BartoChris J . BoardmanKatelyn N . Freil

Magna Cum LaudeLatrelle D . JohnsonMonique I . MockabeeAnthony M . RenfroNancy S . StoneAnna M . Tultz

Summa Cum LaudeKelsey L . Yanders

Cum Laude

BaChelor of arts in theatre arts

Jovana BukvicAmanda J . Wood

BaChelor of fine arts

Justin D . BaderCade J . BuckusSarah C . Ellis

Magna Cum LaudeVanessa Gilbert

Cum LaudeNicholas J . Hafner

Cum LaudeJulia A . HerholdFrederick J . HirschmanKacie J . KeefeChristopher C . Meyers

Magna Cum LaudeSamuel J . Smith

BaChelor of musiC

Gary R . AllenMagna Cum Laude

Rachel A . BesandMagna Cum Laude

Guenna C . BolingerSumma Cum Laude

Brian P . Eisenberger IIBrian J . GriffinMarissa E . Hirsch

Summa Cum LaudeJasmine R . Kennett

Magna Cum LaudeMolly E . McCreary

Summa Cum LaudeJames J . Parsons

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BaChelor of sCienCe in ComPuter sCienCe

Johnathon L . AglerJoseph M . Fortunato

Summa Cum LaudeSeth M . LyonsJordan M . MeinkeMatthew S . Ryba

Cum LaudeNicholas P . ThompsonAndrew R . Tilisky

BaChelor of sCienCe in laBor eConomiCs

Jeremy K . RiceMitchell W . Upp

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in PolitiCal sCienCe/Criminal JustiCe

Erin H . AdderleySumma Cum Laude

Meredith M . BernardoCharles E . Beverly IIAndrew J . BilinovichLazar Bogicevic

Cum LaudeJustin E . Bradford

Summa Cum LaudeDeShayla N . BushTerrence J . CulverDeleone V . Edwards IVNicholas S . Ely

Magna Cum LaudeTara R . Fought

Cum LaudeAutumn M . GreenwoodEvan M . Hill

Magna Cum LaudeDouglas J . LaibDean R . LightAshley F . McCartneyAlexa L . MontesanoEric J . MoralesLyndsi D . MoravcikParis M . SmithRyan E . Spurlock

College of EngineeringFounded 1914

Dean George K. Haritos

BaChelor of sCienCe in aerosPaCe systems engineering

Bianca N . AcciardoMagna Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in BiomediCal engineering

Henrietta M . DenyWilliam E . Hall Jr .Brock M . RutanVanessa Ivette Trevizo NavaDavid A . Waters Jr .

BaChelor of sCienCe in Civil engineering

Eric P . GelsominoPeter J . GustafsonJohn A . GuyBrandon L . KarlDylan G . Peoples

Cum LaudeAshley E . Reed

Cum LaudePeter J . Trowbridge

Magna Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineering

Basem Mohammad Alsuhaibani

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering

Matthew D . BertramMagna Cum Laude

Edward C . GoodwillMichael R . Jackson Jr .Justin M . MakoskyMarcus A . Mazzaferri

Cum LaudeMichael A . Musci IIAmanda C . OstbergJordan T . ParkerJordan L . PriceMichael J . ProkopRobert E . Schilling III

Magna Cum LaudeDavid Z . SmithJustin A . SmithChristopher R . Wagner

BaChelor of sCienCe

Nadine AboumerhiCarla D . AramouniCameron J . Armstrong(3)

Meagan N . BrillMagna Cum Laude

Victoria H . BrownAlexandra K . BurtBlake E . CarrollSarah E . CataniaSean W . ConnellyAmy K . DorowChaz S . Foster-DrudgeVirginia T . Gegick

Magna Cum LaudeMax D . Gilliland

Cum LaudeZachary J . HaakeElizabeth A . Josifov

Magna Cum LaudeNicholas M . JustynJeremy J . KasmerLindsey A . KoplowPaul M . KraussRobert F . LaBountyEllen D . Lintner

Cum LaudeBrianna L . ManganoAndrew R . Marmaduke

Cum LaudeDanielle L . MuhlbachKathleen J . NevittAnthony S . Posavec

Cum LaudeKenny W . PungHeidi P . Rassavong

Cum LaudeMatthew L . ReedAlexandra M . RichardsJordan T . RobideauKarin N . Sidaway

Magna Cum LaudeJoseph L . SnellEthan C . ThompsonKatherine A . TompkinsLindsay Trujillo

Magna Cum LaudeJesse VallesAdrienne M . WattsStephen M . WilliamsBo YangEthan C . York

Summa Cum LaudeQiuhe Zhao

Summa Cum Laude

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees (cont .)

(3) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two Disciplines

Candidates for Doctoral Degrees

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December 13, 2014 AfternoonCollege of EducationFounded 1921

Interim Dean Susan G. Clark

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Senetta F. BancroftSecondary EducationBS, The University of AkronDissertation: “A Critical Exploration of Science Doctoral Programs: Counterstories from Underrepresented Women of Color”Adviser: Dr . Nidaa Makki

Jamal FeerastaSecondary EducationBS, MS, Florida International UniversityDissertation: “Critical Personal Attributes for Successful Employment Outcome of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Working in the Restaurant Business: A Qualitative Case Study”Adviser: Dr . Shernavaz Vakil

Thomas Warren KellarSecondary EducationBS, Lake Erie College; MBA, Kent State UniversityDissertation: “Cognitive Stimulation for Long-Term Care Adults with Dementia”Adviser: Dr . Lynne M . Pachnowski

Elizabeth A. TestaSecondary EducationBA, Kent State University; MSE, The University of AkronDissertation: “Behind the Screens: A Case Study Exploring the Integration of Digital Readers into a 12th Grade English Classroom”Advisers: Dr . Evangeline Newton and Dr . Susan Kushner Benson

doCtor of eduCation

Linda H. KakishEducational LeadershipBS, The Ohio State University; MSE, The University of AkronDissertation: “Teaching to Lead or Leading to Teach: A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Leadership”Adviser: Dr . Susan Clark

College of Health ProfessionsFounded 2012

Dean David Gordon

doCtor of nursing PraCtiCe

Kathleen Ann HebebrandNursing PracticeBSN, The University of Akron; MSN, Kent State UniversityAdvisers: Dr . Carrie Scotto and Dr . Marlene Huff

doCtor of PhilosoPhy

Liesl L. GloverCounseling PsychologyBA, Miami University; MS, University of South CarolinaDissertation: “Clinician Trainees Physiological Reactivity, Perceived Stress, and Self-Efficacy in Response to Client Suicidality”Adviser: Dr . Dawn Johnson

James R. PontauCounseling PsychologyBA, Bowling Green State University; MA, Cleveland State UniversityDissertation: “The Association of Type-D Personality on Reports of MTBI Complaints and Pharmacotherapy Treatments”Adviser: Dr . John Queener

Daniel S. TestaCounselor Education and SupervisionBA, Kent State University; MA, Malone UniversityDissertation: “An Empirical Study on the Association of Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence to Burnout Among Counselors-in-Training”Adviser: Dr . Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich

College of EducationFounded 1921

Interim Dean Susan G. Clark

master of arts in eduCation

Abdallelh H . AlharbiSpecial Education

Randah S . AlojaimiSpecial Education

Suliman S . AlothaimSpecial Education

Khalid Munahi H . AlqahtaniSpecial Education

Maryam Najem M . AlsarhanHigher Education Administration

Aisha M . AlshehriSpecial Education

Ahmed S . AlshubrumiSpecial Education

Bader AlsulamiSpecial Education

Michael J . ApplemanSocial/Philosophical Foundations of Education

Jane M . BackElementary Education – Literacy

Verlinda Michelle BennettInstructional Technology

Kelly M . BetenSpecial Education

Franklin Andrew BurtonInstructional Technology

Amelia M . CapotostaInstructional Technology

Nichole E . ChrismanElementary Education

Colleen R . CostiganInstructional Technology

Kathy A . CoughlinInstructional Technology

Francis J . Del GrecoElementary Education – Literacy

Kara E . DominakElementary Education – Literacy

Bernadine K . EdgerlyInstructional Technology

William C . FranckInstructional Technology

Tawanna Marie HammInstructional Technology

Christopher J . HarriganInstructional Technology

April A . HeffnerPrincipalship

Rebecca D . HillmanHigher Education Administration

Jessica L . HoffmanInstructional Technology

Michelle R . HortonElementary Education – Literacy

Ran HuoSocial/Philosophical Foundations of Education

Abbey E . JohanyakAssessment and Evaluation

Katelyn P . KoppelbergerInstructional Technology

Shirley A . LabusElementary Education – Literacy

Leah E . LeahyElementary Education

Diandra L . LeonardiElementary Education – Literacy

Dongdong LiSocial/Philosophical Foundations of Education

Kimberly A . OchsenbineAssessment and Evaluation

Adam D . O’ConnellHigher Education Administration

Tanya M . RumpfSpecial Education

Danielle N . SpeirsElementary Education – Literacy

Martha VangHigher Education Administration

Vicente Velazquez Jr .Instructional Technology

Minerva F . VenturinaElementary Education

Ruike ZhuSocial/Philosophical Foundations of Education

master of sCienCe in CurriCulum and instruCtion

Brian P . BaderSpecial Education – Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist

Pamela BushSpecial Education – Early Childhood Intervention Specialist

Daniel C . CrishMulti-Age Physical Education

Barbara J . CummingSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Laura N . FedinaSpecial Education – Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist

John W . GiltnerAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Social Studies

Jessica R . HorningSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Kimberly A . KotynskiSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Margaret J . KreiderSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Michelle T . NolteAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Social Studies

Tammy M . PohtoSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

Robert J . ReynoldsMulti-Age Physical Education

Angie L . RobinsonVocational Family and Consumer Science

Julie A . SchubertSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

David M . TraceAdolescent to Young Adult – Integrated Language Arts

Stephanie N . ZendeSpecial Education – Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist

master of sCienCe in eduCation

Ashwaq Ali H . AloudHigher Education Administration

Maryam Saeed A . AlsulayyimHigher Education Administration

Shawn T . KrucekAdolescent to Young Adult – Earth Science

Tammi S . SawyerHigher Education Administration

Tailyn A . WalbornHigher Education Administration

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Candidates for Master’s Degrees

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College of Health ProfessionsFounded 2012

Dean David Gordon

master of arts in eduCation

Melissa E . BagnatoCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Taylor J . BechtelClinical Mental Health Counseling

Shanta Jo Ann DaleCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Sarah G . GiacoCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Abby L . KastorClinical Mental Health Counseling

Wayne D . KleeClinical Mental Health Counseling

Mark E . LeiningerSchool Counseling

Pamela J . MillerClinical Mental Health Counseling

Satoshi OkaCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Michael W . PenningtonCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Kary A . PrinceClinical Mental Health Counseling

Ericka A . ShoaffClinical Mental Health Counseling

MaryAnn R . StoilaSchool Counseling

master of sCienCe in eduCation

Bill E . Alexander Jr .Sport Science/Coaching

Ivory J . AlexanderExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Daniel J . BreyerSport Science/Coaching

Joseph John ClarkSport Science/Coaching

Brock M . ClineSport Science/Coaching

Elizabeth H . DoslakClinical Mental Health Counseling

Patricia DudleyClinical Mental Health Counseling

Abby M . DuncanClinical Mental Health Counseling

Sean X . Fobbs Jr .Exercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Nikita L . FrickCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Gabriel J . GonzalezSport Science/Coaching

Jared A . HallExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Jamal C . HammCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Ryan A . HarrisSport Science/Coaching

Nicholas W . HirschmanSport Science/Coaching

Kyle D . JosephExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Jessica L . KochCounseling – Marriage and Family Therapy

Erica M . MarshallExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Michael C . McCallExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Joseph P . McNamaraSport Science/Coaching

Trenton MorganSport Science/Coaching

Patrick J . SmithSport Science/Coaching

Ashley R . SoykExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Steven J . StrumilaSport Science/Coaching

Kevin Q . TanakaSport Science/Coaching

Christy J . UreExercise Physiology/Adult Fitness

Leon D . WadeSport Science/Coaching

Andrew R . YoderSport Science/Coaching

College of EducationFounded 1921

Interim Dean Susan G. Clark

BaChelor of arts in eduCation

Elise M . AlanCum Laude

Adam Jackson Kenneth Barrington

Samantha C . BeagleZachary M . BrownDavid M . ChristianLindsey K . FowlerMichael D . GenetJoshua B . HackleyStephanie M . Heider

Cum LaudeJordan E . Hinkson

Cum LaudeLeah M . HoweAshley M . HuprichBret J . KinkeadRebecca A . LadaSeth A . Litman

Cum LaudeBrian M . MallonVincent R . ManuellaLarry A . MillerAlexandra L . MontaltoNicholas R . MulhallJon M . RichardsDylan J . RuffElizabeth M . Santinga

Magna Cum LaudeSamantha J . Semilia

Summa Cum LaudeChristopher M . SerioJacob M . SmithEdward D . Stevens

Magna Cum LaudeDavid L . Swigert

Cum LaudeJustin M . VanDykeJody M . Varn

Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in eduCation

Chelsea A . AbramsSumma Cum Laude

Cassie M . AmbroseCum Laude

Emily B . AndersonCum Laude

Elaina I . AntonaklasCum Laude

Crystal J . BagliaMadison Marie BalogCassandra M . Berlin

Cum LaudeJulie A . Boston

Magna Cum Laude

Tracey N . BowmanSumma Cum Laude

Michelle M . BoyesMagna Cum Laude

Alesia M . BradfordKevin J . Bux

Magna Cum LaudeJason D . Campbell

Magna Cum LaudeSarina L . CaponiEmma K . Chandler

Summa Cum LaudeSarah E . Charlton

Magna Cum LaudeAlexandra N . Cocklin

Magna Cum LaudeAmanda M . Collins

Summa Cum LaudeTori N . Conley(4)

Sandra D . DeMarinoJames R . DianettiAnthony J . Dibacco

Magna Cum LaudeMolly M . Donahue(4)

Cum LaudeSheba C . Dransfield

Magna Cum LaudeAshley M . DuffDanielle E . Eggeman

Magna Cum LaudeAaron R . Ettinger

Cum LaudeSandy A . Ferrebee

Cum LaudeNancy A . Flama

Cum LaudeJeffrey A . Franklin

Cum LaudeRachel E . Gerken

Summa Cum LaudeMegan M . Gibbons

Summa Cum LaudeShellene L . GilbertDevon A . Gill(4)

Magna Cum LaudeMaggie M . Gubanez

Summa Cum LaudeAmirah L . HarbourBrittany L . HatalaHeather C . Heiermann

Summa Cum LaudeJamie L . Herold

Summa Cum LaudeElyssa Hilton

Summa Cum LaudeAlexis M . Hipkins

Summa Cum LaudeHillary E . Hoppel

Magna Cum LaudeEmily M . Horvatic

Summa Cum LaudeRochelle F . Hunger

Cum LaudeLeanna M . IrvineAlyssa M . Jeffery

Cum LaudeMoriah M . Jones

Christina P . KalessisAnna E . King

Magna Cum LaudeChristie L . Kuykendall

Summa Cum LaudeCourtney L . Lawrence

Cum LaudeSavanna R . Letcher(4)

Summa Cum LaudeAbigail R . Lowe

Magna Cum LaudeKelly M . Markel

Magna Cum LaudeKaitlyn R . McCallin

Summa Cum LaudeTess M . McCartyAshley N . McCullough

Magna Cum LaudeBrittany E . Meiring(4)

Summa Cum LaudeSamantha M . Michalik

Summa Cum LaudeJordan M . MillerKaitlin I . Miller

Magna Cum LaudeShelby L . Mitchell

Cum LaudeChristine Morrison

Cum LaudeNicole R . Morrison

Magna Cum LaudeSamantha A . MullinsEmily B . Musisca

Magna Cum LaudeLisa M . Nicol

Cum LaudeRoss J . NicolRandall J . OlsenMelissa L . Phipps

Summa Cum LaudeTaylin D . ReynoldsStephanie S . Rymer

Summa Cum LaudeStephanie A . SchmidtTodd E . ShanksAutumn M . Shepherd

Cum LaudeJillian L . Shoup

Magna Cum LaudeJoanna M . Sigmon

Magna Cum LaudeMonica M . Slack

Summa Cum LaudeBrooke A . SmithKelly C . Somrak

Cum LaudeBryan P . Spade

Cum LaudeCatherine L . SpeckKaren E . Stadelman

Cum LaudeMegan A . Steinkerchner

Summa Cum Laude

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Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

(4) Separate Baccalaureate Degrees in Two Disciplines

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College of Health ProfessionsFounded 2012

Dean David Gordon

BaChelor of arts

Kaitlyn R . ChrostowskiMagna Cum Laude

Jason R . HornSumma Cum Laude

Kellie J . ReynoldsChelsea E . Scelza

BaChelor of arts in Child life sPeCialist

Megan F . HibingerSumma Cum Laude

BaChelor of arts/ soCial work

Sara K . AdairDebora J . BigginsJulie E . DuncanStefany L . GeorgeDesiree P . Harris

Magna Cum LaudeJasmine N . HarrisApril M . HaugabrookEbony J . HullNiiya C . Isichei

Cum LaudeDerrick V . JenkinsTheresa M . KesicBrittnany M . KirkseyKatey L . Krusel

Summa Cum LaudeRita M . LaudermiltMichelle A . Levy

Summa Cum LaudeSarah J . LucasAmanda K . Martin

Summa Cum LaudeCorliss Janelle MayleAlexis A . McDonaldTeyana S . MoselyStacey M . Ortman

Summa Cum LaudeTomi Maxine RuckerLaura SalisburySarah E . Smith

Summa Cum LaudeJenifer L . StatlerSavannah N . StutlerMegan M . VermillionDanielle A . Webel

Cum LaudeLaura L . Williams

Cum LaudeAngela C . Yanc

BaChelor of arts in sPeeCh – language Pathology and audiology

Sofia A . Bissell

BaChelor of sCienCe in athletiC training

Jack H . Soukenik

BaChelor of sCienCe in dietetiCs

Erin C . CalveyDakota D . LewisRobin K . ReynoldsKari L . SeifertJordanne N . Smith

Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in eduCation

James P . Achille Jr .Paige C . AscheJessica S . Barnes

Magna Cum LaudeMatthew L . BednarikNicholas R . BiceVictoria L . BlackmonMatthew D . BoleyAlexandria A . Burch

Summa Cum LaudeDanielle M . Cale

Cum LaudeWilliam E . CarterVenturino M . CestaRuth G . Chapman

Cum LaudeBrittany M . CheeseMardell L . ChristianAliyah M . CottonRaymond M . DurantCory N . Egli

Magna Cum LaudeRussell G . FlynnGraydon T . Fox

Cum LaudeAdam C . FreemanGregory V . GilbowJonathon R . Gillespie

Cum LaudeDaniel L . GreenNathan T . HessAmanda M . HornyakGabrielle R . HouskaEdwin A . HunterGeoffrey G . JohnsonCourtney A . KentLindsey E . KerrBreanna M . Koch

Cum LaudeFoday J . KromahCory E . LorenceAshley M . MabryEvan M . Malinowski

Cum Laude

Emily C . StoutCum Laude

Jessalyn M . StullDaniel M . Suba

Magna Cum LaudeTara K . TaylorSamantha A . TempletonAshley J . TeterKoblia VueSamantha L . WalkerDebbie K . WalterMorgan A . Warner

Cum LaudeBenita A . WebbDaniel S . Westlake

Magna Cum LaudeTrista A . White

Summa Cum LaudeMatthew H . WillardKatherine L . WilliamsAbigail M . Wright

Cum LaudeTamara E . Wymer

Magna Cum LaudeShelbi L . ZellerSarah M . Zook

BaChelor of sCienCe in teaChing and training teChniCal Professionals

Cheryl M . BlaserChad CunninghamKimberly D . Sanders

Andrew J . MarkCarla M . McNamara

Magna Cum LaudeTiffany M . MierzejewskiZachary N . MillerBrittany N . MisloskyBethany N . Mitchell

Summa Cum LaudeTaylor C . Molnar

Cum LaudeJeremy J . NorwoodBrittany C . ParksKeith T . SconiersMariya L . ShaefferAmanda K . SmithLawrence Smith IIIWilliam S . SnyderRobert A . Somrak IIISarah K . Suleiman

Cum LaudeTim A . SzuchKaitlyn A . Toennies

Magna Cum LaudeBreanna M . Tondi

Magna Cum LaudeMichael A . TournouxThomas B . Truce Jr .Marek TrzeciakShana VarnerShawn R . WalkerCarl E . Washington IIIJacob W . WeatherbeeJamar G . Williams Jr .Andrew J . WilsonMatia J . Wudarzewski

BaChelor of sCienCe in food and environmental nutrition

Katherine R . AllenLora A . Bill

Summa Cum LaudeKyarah D . FousheeBrandy E . Massaro

Summa Cum Laude

BaChelor of sCienCe in nursing

Taylor D . AmietCum Laude

Zainab O . AtekojaCara L . BorkowskiAmanda BucksarRebecca A . CioccaEmily A . CoudrietBrenna A . Cramer

Cum LaudeTheresa EarleyAmanda M . HopkinsNicholas D . JoviakEmily M . Kozy

Magna Cum LaudeEdward S . Kupec

Magna Cum LaudeGetachew H . MekonnenMarie I . MonaskyMariah A . Mostardi

Cum LaudeAlehna C . NickolLisa Padro-BaireJoey ReedRebecca L . ShafferNoubissie Magdalene SieweZachary A . SpinoJennifer K . TanHolly E . Van SickleMelissa M . Walsh

BaChelor of sCienCe in resPiratory theraPy teChnology

Kathryn A . Starling

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Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees (cont .)

Candidates for Associate Degrees

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Wayne CollegeFounded 1972

Interim Dean Daniel C. Deckler

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in Business management teChnology

Taylor M . EliotWith High Distinction

Timothy S . HostetlerAutumn L . Mankins

With High DistinctionBonnie L . NairTricia A . Norman

With High Distinction

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in ComPuter and Business teChnology

Charlee M . FischerWith Distinction

Jeremy M . HowerterWith High Distinction

Jerica RobisonJustin R . ShetlerKathern V . Smith

assoCiate of aPPlied Business in health Care offiCe management

Diana K . FickWith Highest Distinction

Heather R . KellyWith Distinction

Brittany A . LehmanMelissa A . MichaelsAarica M . Veemara

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in exerCise sCienCe teChnology

Joshua W . Jackson

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in ParaProfessional eduCation

Rachael A . MaurerChristine M . Smith

With Distinction

assoCiate of arts

Paul W . Akers IIIKimyata D . Cooper Jr .Kristen N . Mairs

With Highest DistinctionJanelle C . Quinn

With Highest DistinctionAlexandra N . Schwartz

With Distinction

assoCiate of sCienCe

Jonathan FlanaganCorrie C . JohnsonCole KuhnsJulia R . LeeAshley L . Leiner

With Highest DistinctionMeredith N . MeaseMichelle M . RiggenbachLogan E . Rufener

College of Health ProfessionsFounded 2012

Dean David Gordon

assoCiate of aPPlied sCienCe in Community serviCes teChnology

Angela M . GreenleeWith High Distinction

Ralph Lee Jr .

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Recognition of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Established in 1919

The following cadets are commissioned as Second Lieutenants on December 13, 2014:

united states army

David W . GrimesDakota D . LewisJordan L . PriceMark W . Osterhag

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The University of AkronThe University of AkronThe College of Business Administration

By authority of the Board of Trustees and on recommendationof the Faculty hereby confers upon

A. Worthy StudentThe Degree of

Bachelor of Business Administration

Together with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto.Witness the seal of the University and the signature of its officers

Given at Akron, in the State of Ohio, this twelvth day of December, 2014.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Secretary of the Board

President of the University

Dean

P id t f th U iv it

One of the oldest known diplomas awarded at The University of Akron.

A present-day diploma awarded at The University of Akron.

.University Diplomas

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.Statue of John R . Buchtel

This statue of John R. Buchtel stands in the middle of the campus he helped found in 1870.

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The Alma Mater

Chorus

The Alma Mater for The University of Akron was written by the Rev. Augustus B. Church, who was the last Universalist clergy to serve as president of Buchtel College (1901–1912). He was also the first person to assume the board responsibilities of chief executive officer. In fact, Church served both as president and as a trustee of the institution — as well as pastor of the First Universalist Church of Akron. Dr. Church understood the importance of higher education as a means to improve society, and he worked diligently on projects to successfully link the educational efforts of Buchtel College with the needs of a growing city. During his presidency, Buchtel College offered the world’s first courses in rubber chemistry (1909).

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The Akron Blue and Gold

The University of Akron’s fight song, “The Akron Blue and Gold,” was written in 1939 by Fred Waring, nationally known composer and leader of the wildly popular band, “Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.” In response to a request from the University’s student newspaper, Waring wrote “a distinctive song” for The University of Akron. “The Akron Blue and Gold” premiered over his nBc hookup on November 17, 1939, and has been used as the University’s fight song ever since.

The University of Akron: A Proud Tradition

OCommencement Video RecordingOrder commencement video online at http://www .akron .edu/registrar/graduation/comm-video-order .dot . Cost is $25 per DVD, the deadline for ordering is January 31, 2015 .

This program is not an official graduation list .

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this commencement program, printing deadlines sometimes prevent inclusion of candidates names, or may result in the use of names of persons not completing graduation requirements . All honors indicated in this program are tentative . Official degree honors for diplomas and transcripts will be determined after final grades are reported . This printed program, therefore, should not be used to dete rmine a student’s academic or degree status . The University’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record, kept by the Office of the University Registrar, Simmons Hall, Akron, OH 44325-6208 .

The Ohio Universalist Convention established a small, liberal arts college in Akron in 1870 and named it for one of the city’s prominent industrialists, John R . Buchtel . It was Buchtel who led a group of 100

individuals and 13 businesses in a fundraising campaign to build the college . On July 4, 1871, thousands of area citizens turned out to witness the results of that initiative, joining in a great celebration as the cornerstone was laid for a single but impressive structure that constituted Buchtel College . Both a visionary and a pragmatist, Buchtel believed that the vigor of any city is closely tied to the proximity of a high quality institution of higher education . Decades of progress, both for the city and for the college he helped to launch, have proven him right . With an enrollment of approximately 25,000 stu dents from throughout Ohio, the United States and more than 70 foreign countries, the successor of Buchtel College is one of the largest principal campuses in Ohio . Long committed to an aca dem ic tradition which stresses excellence, The Univer sity of Akron offers more than 300 associate, bacca lau reate and master’s degree programs and options, as well as 20 doctoral degree programs and four law degrees . Since 1914, the Univer sity has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and it is currently classified at the highest level as a comprehensive, doctoral-degree-granting institution . Today, more than 167,000 of its alumni live and work around the world .

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