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The PresidenT, Board of TrusTees, adminisTraTion, faculTy,

and sTaff congraTulaTe you on This very sPecial day.

Today’s commencemenT exercise is The culminaTion of your

hard work and inTellecTual efforT, which should Be duly

noTed and PuBlicly recognized. may all of your dreams and

wishes Bring forTh a ProsPerous fuTure. congraTulaTions!

Nova SoutheaSterN uNiverSity

Welcome to the commeNcemeNt ceremoNy of 2018

for the

college of DeNtal meDiciNe

Dr. Pallavi Patel college of health care ScieNceS

college of meDical ScieNceS

college of oPtometry

Dr. KiraN c. Patel college of oSteoPathic meDiciNe

college of Pharmacy

ricK caSe areNa at the

DoN taft uNiverSity ceNter

Davie, floriDa

Friday, the Eighteenth of May, Two Thousand and Eighteen

the acaDemic ProceSSioN

marShal

Degree caNDiDateS

memberS of the faculty

memberS of the boarD of truSteeS

DiStiNguiSheD gueStS

uNiverSity officialS

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Presiding

Prelude

*Processional

Crown Imperial (1937) .....................................................................................................Walton

Convening the MorningCommencement Ceremony ....................................... Hilda DeGaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed., FACOP, FAAP

Grand Marshal Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Convening the Afternoon Commencement Ceremony

Presiding Officer ...........................................................................................George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

*The Star Spangled Banner ........................................................................................................Key/Smith

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;O! say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Introductions .........................................................................................................Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Welcome and Introduction ........................................................................... Fred Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

orDer of exerciSeS

Hamid Omidian, Ph.D. Grand Marshal

College of Pharmacy

Morey Kolber, PT, Ph.D., OCS, Cert. MDT, CSCS Grand Marshal

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

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Opening Remarks .................................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II

Conferring of Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Lettersfor Morning Ceremony........................................................................................... George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Morning Ceremony ..................................................Carlos Curbelo, M.A. (Biographical sketch in back of program)

Conferring of Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Lettersfor Afternoon Ceremony ........................................................................................ George L. Hanbury II

Commencement Address for Afternoon Ceremony ........................................................Seth Siegel, J.D. (Biographical sketch in back of program)

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees .......................................................................... Ralph V. Rogers

Conferral of Degrees .............................................................................................. George L. Hanbury II

Presentation of the Oaths ............................................................................... Wording in back of program

Closing Remarks .................................................................................................... George L. Hanbury II

Dismissal of the Morning Commencement Ceremony ...................Romer Ocanto, D.D.S., M.S., CAGS Grand Marshal

College of Dental Medicine

Dismissal of the Afternoon Commencement Ceremony ...................................Yin C. Tea, O.D., FAAO Grand Marshal

College of Optometry *Nova Southeastern University Anthem ...............................................................Cavanaugh

Hail Thee, Nova Southeastern! Bright sun shining new; Radiant star of our morning, Ever rising, true;

May thy wisdom serve as our constant guide and thy love a beacon strong, as throughout the world we spread thy name joining voice in grateful song:

Nova Southeastern, Alma Mater, By thy light imbue, Service, honor, loyalty, ‘til our days are through.

Love Thee, Gray and Blue!

*Recessional

La Rejouissance ................................................................................................................. Handel From Music for the Royal Fireworks

*The audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

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caNDiDateS for DegreeS

morNiNg ceremoNy

Doctor of DeNtal meDiciNe

Effat E. Ahmadi ................................................Spring, TexasLauren M. Alfred .................................North Miami, FloridaAnum Ali .................................................. Suwanee, GeorgiaSamarah A. Al-Jamali ..................................Sunrise, FloridaJeffrey D. Allen ...................................Merritt Island, FloridaLisandra Amador .........................................Hialeah, FloridaTina Amir* ........West Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaIsabella A. Anderson ......................Lighthouse Point, FloridaJusemmy H. Arce .........................................Hialeah, FloridaReshma Melissa Baddaloo .............................Miami, FloridaAshley Nicole Beck ............................Palmyra, PennsylvaniaKetan Bedmutha ............................. East Amherst, New YorkVikas Beri ................................................ Tinley Park, IllinoisDeeva Bhatt .............................................Hollywood, FloridaWesley Dayton Carlisle ........................Shreveport, LouisianaKathryn Anne Champion* .....................Hollywood, FloridaJasmine K. Cheema* ............... Huntington Beach, CaliforniaCheolwon Chung .....................................Seoul, South KoreaAna Martina Cosma .................... West Bloomfield, MichiganTara Derakhshandeh ...................................... Davie, FloridaAlina Diaz ....................................................Hialeah, FloridaDomenic E. Digioia** ..................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMichael S. Disanto*.........................Staten Island, New YorkRachel Alyssa Dorfner ....................Moorestown, New JerseyRajvi M. Doshi ....................................... Jacksonville, FloridaJulia E ........................................... Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaJordan Eckardt ...............................................Miami, FloridaShaileen Tonya Ejtemai ........................... Plantation, FloridaAndrew M. Falestiny* ....................................Ocala, FloridaLibby Olga Finer ..............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaKalynn M. Foster .............................Deerfield Beach, FloridaLuis Franceschi ...................................... Jacksonville, FloridaVictoria Gandarillas ............................Miami Lakes, FloridaDaniel D. Gardner ....................................... Alma, MichiganSeyedeh Sanaz Ghiassi Afjeh ......................... Davie, FloridaSandra Essam Ghobrial .............. Oakville, Ontario, CanadaGiovanni A. Gonzalez .........................Coral Gables, FloridaJaime Jesus Gonzalez* ...................................Weston, FloridaEla Gozlan ........................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaHeilyn Hernandez ........................................Hialeah, FloridaPatrick D. Huebner ............................ Santa Rosa, CaliforniaSarah E. Hutson ......................................Interlachen, Florida

Quan P. Huynh .......................................San Jose, CaliforniaKassandra E. Ingram ....................................Deltona, FloridaAndreina Jativa Garcia ..................................Miami, FloridaSanghyun Je .................................................... Davie, FloridaJaeyoon Jeong ...........................................Seoul, South KoreaSung Yeop Jeong ......................................Seoul, South KoreaLatoya Angela Shawntelle Joseph ..............Miramar, FloridaJonathan Journo........................................ Marseilles, FranceBaha Kablawi ...........................................Hollywood, FloridaMohamed Kaplan ......................................... Houston, TexasRozana Karim ......................................Delray Beach, FloridaSara Karim .......................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaZenab E. Khan ................................................ Davie, FloridaHenry R. Kim ........................................ Cooper City, FloridaCintia D. Kopecny ...........................Deerfield Beach, FloridaMary Labance ...................................... Pinellas Park, FloridaDorotie Lacroze .................................Coconut Creek, FloridaNavid Lajevardi ..............................................Miami, FloridaJunaid Anis Lakhani ..................................Tamarac, FloridaNhung Le .....................................................Arlington, TexasThien Le ......................................................... Davie, FloridaVinicius J. Lima .................................Coconut Creek, FloridaCatherine A. Lopez .....................................Hialeah, FloridaLeilani Lorenzo ................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaTiffany H. Lu*...............................Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDavid Luther ................................................... Davie, FloridaLeila Macario ................................................Sunrise, FloridaPeter Mai ...................................................Omaha, NebraskaMega Margapuram .................................Vacaville, CaliforniaBrianna Marie Mastrianni............................. Jupiter, FloridaMarjan Mirkheshti* .................................... Canton, GeorgiaAshvi Mittal* .............................................. Canton, GeorgiaZohaib Munaf ............................................... Valrico, FloridaChristopher M. Naglieri ................ Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaGina L. Najafi ......................................... Gainesville, FloridaSarah Y. Naon** ........................................Aventura, FloridaCamha Phuoc Nguyen ................................ Orlando, FloridaChi N. Nguyen ...............................Atlantic City, New JerseyLily Tuyet Mai Nguyen ................Orleans, Ontario, CanadaMichelle Phuong Hoanh Nguyen Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThuy Vy N. Nguyen ...................... Garden Grove, CaliforniaTony Nguyen ................................................Arlington, Texas

college of DeNtal meDiciNe

Presented by Linda C. Niessen, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P., dean

*Graduated with honors**Graduated with highest honors

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Stephen G. Norton ...........................Boynton Beach, FloridaKelli D. Orcutt .......................................... Fairbanks, AlaskaShivani Parikh ................................Hillsborough, New JerseyPratik Patel** ...................................... Coral Springs, FloridaRikul D. Patel .........................................Lake Worth, FloridaJeffrey Isaias Perez ..........................................Miami, FloridaMaria F. Petroche ............................................Ocala, FloridaThomas-Eden C. Pike ............................ Jacksonville, FloridaKyle J. Radin ..................................................Hinckley, OhioJose C. Ramirez ..............................................Miami, FloridaNoura Rezapour .............................................. Davie, FloridaAndrea Rodriguez .................................... Lauderhill, FloridaJustin T. Ross........................................Miami Lakes, FloridaFlora E. Sarmiento ................................... Brownsville, TexasJon-Michael Joseph Scalercio ......................... Davie, FloridaJesse M. Schwartz .....................................Hollywood, FloridaRahul Shah ..................................................... Davie, FloridaMena Shenouda ................................ Winter Springs, FloridaEthan L. Silverman ................................. Melbourne, FloridaAdam V. Slatniske ..........................New Windsor, MarylandHasaan Sorathia .......................................Sugar Land, Texas

Derek Stallard** ............................................. Davie, FloridaRichard Sung ........................................... Plantation, FloridaNaghmeh Taherian ......................................... Davie, FloridaBrian A. Tran ...........................................Hollywood, FloridaNghi P. Truong ..................................... San Diego, CaliforniaTimothy A. Turner ....................................... Tampa, FloridaLauren B. Valancy........................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDana J. Verdecchia ................... Tecumseh, Ontario, CanadaThomas E. Veronee* .............................. Lake Placid, FloridaMateo E. Vidales ......................................North Port, FloridaLesly De La Caridad Viera ...............Pembroke Pines, FloridaSarah Vu ............................................... Winter Park, FloridaMark Wells II .................................................. Davie, FloridaRyan J. Whelen ............................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaShelby Austin Willoughby* .................... Plantation, FloridaBenjamin Yanowitz ..................................Hollywood, FloridaChristina Yidi .......................................... Plantation, FloridaMohamed Aly Ibrahim Youssef ...................... Davie, FloridaMichael Zhang ................................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaBrandon L. Zipper* ................................ Boca Raton, Florida

Bashar Mohammad Khalil Adeinat .............Amman, JordanGolsa Akbarian ................. Kerman, Islamic Republic of IranHathal Hamoud S. Albagami ........Almadinah, Saudi ArabiaNajat Khalid S. Aldossarry ...................New York, New YorkFahad Saeed Algahtani ........................... Plantation, FloridaDana Walid Al Hashimi ..................Pembroke Pines, FloridaSaleh Mesfer F. Almukhlis ...................Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Thani Gharib T. Alsharari ....Al Gurayat City, Saudi ArabiaManar Mohammed Alzahrani ..............Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaMarwa Mohammed S. Bawazir .............Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKanika Bembey ........................................ Plantation, FloridaAnnapurna Bondalapati.....Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Lisa A. Brooks ............................................... Tampa, FloridaTyler DeVaughan....................................Norman, OklahomaMelania Ariela Elsner ..................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaLiliam Hernandez ............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaBarak T. Jones ............................................ Casper, WyomingZeenat Mahal Khan ...............................Navi Mumbzi, IndiaJun Sik Kim ............................................... Fresno, CaliforniaAhmad Abdulaziz M. Malluh ...............Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Rohit Mathur .....................................................Ajmer, IndiaFrancesca Scilla Smith .....................................Dallas, TexasNoah Alexander Turk ................Thornhill, Ontario, CanadaMarc E. Weber ...................Washington, District of Columbia

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maSter of biomeDical ScieNceS

Nathalia Aldana ............................................Miami, FloridaSruthi Damodar .............................................. Davie, FloridaLilibet Diaz ...................................................... Davie, FloridaAlexander Thomas Mikulka .....Panama City Beach, Florida

Poonam S. Patel ..................................... Boca Raton, FloridaGabriel Quinones-Medina ...............Deerfield Beach, FloridaChristian Hailey Summa ..................Dunmore, PennsylvaniaDon Joseph Woody ........................................Miami, Florida

college of meDical ScieNceS

Presented by Harold E. Laubach, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., dean

Doctor of oSteoPathic meDiciNe

Allen Austin-Maningas Abello ............... Las Vegas, NevadaAdrian Joseph Abreu ...........................Miami Lakes, FloridaKristopher Aghemo ......................................Sunrise, FloridaSruti Aiyaswamy .....................................San Jose, CaliforniaStefanie Lynn Altmann* ...............................Miami, FloridaKrina Himanshu Amin ................................ Tampa, FloridaAlethea Jade Appavu ..................................... Darien, IllinoisKhadeeja Ashai ........................................ Yorktown, VirginiaHeather Leigh Babcock ....................Silver Spring, MarylandShantanu Baghel .............................. Piscataway, New JerseyBrian Chester Baird ...................................... Holladay, UtahKimberly Nicole Baran .....................Boynton Beach, FloridaAshley Black Barash ......................................Miami, FloridaCarlos Alejandro Barbur.........................Homestead, FloridaAndrew Paul Barnes .............................. Winchester, VirginiaSamuel Ivan Bartlett ........................................Murray, UtahTrevor D. Barton .................................... Boca Raton, FloridaAhmad Bashirimoghaddam...........................Miami, FloridaMohga Mohamed Behairy .............................. Davie, FloridaJorge D. Benito ............................................. Kendall, FloridaLorin Michelle Berman ......................... Brooklyn, New YorkHiba Bakhtawer Bilal............................ Jamesville, New YorkSara Marie Bloom ................................Miami Beach, FloridaJamie Flor Bolduc .................................Miami Beach, FloridaJacob Avram Boomgaardt* .......... Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDaniel Bral .......................................Beverly Hills, CaliforniaAlex S. Breslau ................................................ Davie, FloridaThy Hoang Bui ..............................................Miami, FloridaJared M. Bump ..............................DeFuniak Springs, FloridaConnor James Burnside ................................Weston, FloridaBenjamin Jay Byriel ........................................... Boone, Iowa

Maxwell Benjamin Cainkar ............ Western Springs, IllinoisJorge Eduardo Canales .............................Wellington, FloridaStephen Craig Canfield, Jr. ....................... Evington, VirginiaNicole Lianne Cardona .................................Miami, FloridaStephanie Cardona ..................................... Margate, FloridaArisha Marie Abana Carreon .................... Margate, FloridaRohin Chand .................................................. Davie, FloridaKenneth Galen Chang ..........................Palmdale, CaliforniaSeher Zia Chowhan ...........Washington, District of ColumbiaCain Clarkson ................ Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaClayton Keil Cook* ......................Phoenixville, PennsylvaniaAndrea P. Dager ...................................Miami Beach, FloridaJulia Marie Danz ...................................Sherwood, WisconsinChanel Irene Davidoff ................................Miramar, FloridaCalvin Daniel Davis .......................... Skaneateles, New YorkSara Refaat Dawoud ............................... Boca Raton, FloridaDaylis Delgado .............................................Hialeah, FloridaRichard James Deppisch II ............ Hertford, North CarolinaEdward J. Detweiler IV .............. West Hempstead, New YorkScott David Diamond ................................ Beachwood, OhioTrent Walker Dietsche ...........................Muskego, WisconsinJordan Douglas Duhon ................................... Davie, FloridaSonya Kini Dusseault .......................Pembroke Pines, FloridaJennifer J. Eells ...............................................Miami, FloridaBenjamin Steven Eike* ................................... Davie, FloridaAshley Eve Eisner ..........................................Naples, FloridaNikita Ekhelikar ............................. Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMohamad El Churafa ......................Pembroke Pines, FloridaTaleb Hassan El Masri ..................Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAustin Scott Erney ....................Indian Rocks Beach, FloridaNabil Uddin Faridi ............................ Farmingville, New York

Dr. KiraN c. Patel college of oSteoPathic meDiciNePresented by Elaine M. Wallace, D.O., M.S., M.S., M.S., dean

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Madeline Rita Fasen .....................Sunny Isles Beach, FloridaKerry E. Fine .................................................Weston, FloridaDennis Joseph Finneran ............................ Wadsworth, OhioOliver Reed Fowler ..........................Old Tappan, New JerseySteven Galkin ........................... North Miami Beach, FloridaGolburn Burton Galyon IV ........................... Jupiter, FloridaFranco Garcia** .................................... Winter Park, FloridaKristina Teresa Gemayel ................. Fort Lauderdale, FloridaKatherine Leigh George ........................ Jacksonville, FloridaJoshua Robert Gildin ............................ Teaneck, New JerseyMedeona Gjergjindreaj ..................................Miami, FloridaAnton Gomez ................................................Miami, FloridaPaulo Gonzalez ...............................................Miami, FloridaVictor Manuel Gonzalez, Jr. ...........................Miami, FloridaVarun K. Goyal ........................................ Burr Ridge, IllinoisJesse Carl Grieb .............................................Naples, FloridaJonathan Taylor Grossman ......................Hollywood, FloridaBhavik Gupta* .........................................Edison, New JerseyMichelle Tanya Hack ...................................... Davie, FloridaSarah Arlene Hagerbrant ................Greenwich, ConnecticutBrian Alan Hamberg .............................. Gainesville, FloridaJared Michael Ham-Ying ............................. Orlando, FloridaRupali Rajendra Harpale ............................... Jupiter, FloridaEric Jacob Hassani .........................................Miami, FloridaDerek Robert Herkes ...................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaJonathan David Hirschauer ..........................Odessa, FloridaMichelle Paloma Hojnicki ..................... Boca Raton, FloridaLogan Mitchell Holman ...............................Sunrise, FloridaBrad Howard .......................................... Gladstone, MissouriRebecca Laura Hunt ...............Birmingham, United KingdomAmanda Nicole Hunter .................................. Davie, FloridaKaydian Christina Hunter ....................... Lauderhill, FloridaJamie Yoonjoung Hur ............................Salisbury, MarylandReem Ichoa ..................................................... Davie, FloridaLeanne Marie Iorio ............................. Coral Springs, FloridaHassan Iqbal.................................................... Davie, FloridaMalika Jafferjee ............................................... Davie, FloridaAmit Paul Jangam .................................... Plantation, FloridaVishal Pranav Jani ...............Marlboro Township, New JerseyTejeshwer Saroya Jaswal..................Bedford, New HampshireArthur Sathish Joseph ............................. Walnut, CaliforniaKatherine Marie Joseph* ......................... Plantation, FloridaStephen E. Judge ...............................Brightwaters, New YorkAshwin Kalyandurg ............................... Boca Raton, FloridaJohn Jordan Karvounides .............................Tallmadge, OhioKseniya L. Kaydash** ................................Aventura, FloridaCharles Albert Kent .............................. Palm Beach, FloridaCharanpreet Khangura .................................. Jupiter, FloridaBenjamin Preston Kight ........................ Cape Coral, FloridaRobert Hyuk Kim ......................... Norristown, PennsylvaniaHeather Lee Kligfeld ........................Pompano Beach, FloridaDaniel Erik Kraft ............................................ Davie, FloridaSamantha Itsuka Kurihara ............. Fort Lauderdale, FloridaEric Jordan Lam .............................................. Davie, FloridaDorine Lantimo ....................................... Plantation, FloridaLoan H. Le ...........................................Miami Lakes, FloridaDaniel Matthew Leary .......................... Hobe Sound, Florida

Jennifer Lauren Leavy ..................................... Davie, FloridaImsook Lee ...................................................... Davie, FloridaRomeena Lee .................................................Miami, FloridaJanet Leon .............................................. Jacksonville, FloridaRoberto Jonathan Leoni ...............Sunny Isles Beach, FloridaRykiel Haley Levine ........................... Chappaqua, New YorkKelvy Simon Levit ..................................Henderson, NevadaAlexander Lee Lewis ..................................Portland, OregonMichael Lin ..................................................... Davie, FloridaAndrea Rubi Linares ......................................Miami, FloridaAna M. Lozano .........................................Palm City, FloridaJason Ryan Mammino ...................... Winter Springs, FloridaJennifer Maning .............................................Miami, FloridaRoshni Arun Marballi .................................. Valrico, FloridaSean Carter Mardis ...............................Indianapolis, IndianaChristine Caridad Marrero ............................Miami, FloridaAndres Enrique Martinez ..............................Miami, FloridaJoshua T. Mathews ..................................Bolingbrook, IllinoisMariam Mayet ....................................... Windermere, FloridaVatche James Melkonian** ............. Sudbury, MassachusettsParastoo Modirshahla ....................................Miami, FloridaAkarshan Monga** ............................ Port St. Lucie, FloridaStephanie Suzanne Montarroyos....Sunny Isles Beach, FloridaAldo Moran ............................................. Plantation, FloridaRichard Colin Morgan ..................................Miami, FloridaJeffrey Bernard Morris .............. South West Ranches, FloridaLaura Alyse Morrison* ..................................Miami, FloridaBenjamin John Myers** ................................. Davie, FloridaGopi K. Naik ....................................... Coral Springs, FloridaAnushree Jay Nair ................................... Longwood, FloridaScott Michael Nettboy ....................... Coral Springs, FloridaAlan M. Nguyen ..............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaThang Phuc Nguyen ..................... Hampton Bays, New YorkEstefania R. Niewialkouski ........................Aventura, FloridaTimothy Joseph Nobles ..................... Nazareth, PennsylvaniaLatifa Obaidi ............................................. Lincoln, NebraskaIvana Erekawhevwe Okor ......................... Riverview, FloridaArchana Arun Pai ............................................Spring, TexasJoseph Robert Palmer* ................................... Davie, FloridaLeighann Christina Panico** ............ Manorville, New YorkSunny Rashmikant Parekh* .....Hummelstown, PennsylvaniaChaitya Parikh ................................................ Davie, FloridaAmy Park .................................................. Syosset, New YorkBansi Vyomesh Patel ................................Cypress, CaliforniaHemali Patel........................................ Coral Springs, FloridaNishant D. Patel ......................................Tallahassee, FloridaAnthony John Peters ...............................Bradenton, FloridaIordan Stoilov Potchileev ...................... Boca Raton, FloridaChristian Cameron Prusinski* ............Delray Beach, FloridaNaveed A. Qasim ..................................Sunnyside, New YorkMokhtar Khaled Elsayed Radwan ...................Killeen, TexasMahmudur Rahman .....................................Sunrise, FloridaAjay Lallchan Ramnot ...............................Miramar, FloridaSamuel Raj Monohar Rapaka ....................Palm Bay, FloridaKevin Thomas Rechcigl ..........................Bradenton, FloridaAbhinay Boddu Reddy............................Fremont, CaliforniaThairy Gabriela Reyes Valero .......... Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Kyle Ray Reynolds........................................... Davie, FloridaDailys Rios ...................................................Hialeah, FloridaDona Rose ........................................... Coral Springs, FloridaNevena V. Rose ..........................................Aventura, FloridaTyler Joseph Russell .................................Bradenton, FloridaAdam Jake Salomon .................................. Parkland, FloridaKristin Marie Satterwhite ........................... Cincinnati, OhioAnastasiya Savitskaya .............................. Plantation, FloridaMark Sawh ............................................... Plantation, FloridaEvan Michael Schultz ................................ Parkland, FloridaAnthony Raymond Shabro........... Sterling Heights, MichiganNupur Shah........................................... Missouri City, TexasZubin Shah ....................................................Miami, FloridaAnaam Fatima Shaikh ............................... Orlando, FloridaAshley Ann Shanblatt ................................... Davie, FloridaPriya Sharma ............................................ Burr Ridge, IllinoisDavid Alexander Sharpe ......................... Plantation, FloridaSaad Shaukat ............................................ Herndon, VirginiaVinayak Shenoy ....................................Rego Park, New YorkBrittany Lynn Siegel .....................................Weston, FloridaJaclyn Lauren Siegel ......................................Weston, FloridaWayne Rueben Simmons ....................................Provo, UtahAnita Reana Singh .......................Hallandale Beach, FloridaHenry Taylor Skidmore ..................... Redmond, WashingtonMichael David Smith .................................. Orlando, FloridaZachary Robert Smith ................................Eleva, WisconsinJin Song ............................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaTyler Jarrett Spradling ..................Fort Myers Beach, FloridaKerlan St. Prix ............................................ Margate, FloridaMichael Jeffrey Stark** ..............................Malta, New YorkJames Stull .........................................Easley, South Carolina

Krishna Chaitanya Suri .................................... Irving, TexasBenjamin Tian Hai Tan ......................... Port Moody, British

Columbia, CanadaErik James Thomas ................................ Hull, Massachusetts Amy Phuongloan Tran ............................... Orlando, Florida Daniel Tsang ...............................................Bronx, New YorkAlbert Tzeng ...........................................Potomac, MarylandChristy Marie Vadakkan ...................... Cooper City, FloridaClaudia Vallin ................................................Miami, FloridaAshley J. Van Putten ...........................Miami Lakes, FloridaJenna L. Varner ........................................Hollywood, FloridaDaniel Jose Vergara ......................North Palm Beach, FloridaMelissa Verzura ....................................Delray Beach, FloridaDaniel Vesco ....................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaLilian Vilar ...................................................Hialeah, FloridaAadil H. Vora ..........................................San Jose, CaliforniaJohn Quoc Vu ..................................... Meriden, ConnecticutDavid Vuong ........................................... Milpitas, CaliforniaBrittany Siobhan Waldron .............. Temple Terrace, FloridaDallin Stephens Walker......................................Provo, UtahChelsea Lynn Weiland ........................ Palm Harbor, FloridaMichael Jacob Wilczek ................................Smyrna, GeorgiaLeah Suzanne Willing ......................Charlottesville, VirginiaSean Dustin Willis ..................................... Weston, MissouriKenneth Arthur Wojnowski, Jr. ........... Lancaster, New YorkMarien Yanes .................................................Miami, FloridaAntora Yazdan ....................... Hawaiian Gardens, CaliforniaSheeva Yazdani-Sabouni ................................. Davie, FloridaMisbah Yehya ...................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaMichael Andrew Yurubi ......................Miami Lakes, FloridaGlenda Zamora ..................................Miami Springs, Florida

maSter of ScieNce iN biomeDical iNformaticS

Oluwagbemisola Jemimah Jemimah Arolasafe .......... Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria

Erica Lynn Bell ............................................... Davie, FloridaMay Cervantes ................................................ Davie, FloridaVivian Davis ............................................... Orlando, FloridaMarcia E. Durity** ............................. Coral Springs, FloridaAhmad Eldabbas ..................................Miami Beach, FloridaBrenda Gardner-Lawrence ....................... Plantation, FloridaDaniela Gilet** ................................... Coral Springs, FloridaNadia Helou** .....................................Miami Beach, FloridaXiao Jia ..................................................Yibin Sichuan, ChinaRajesh Krishnan** ............Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChristine Lorthe ......................................... Orlando, Florida

David Morales ..............................................Hialeah, FloridaChristine E. Nelson ...............................Lake Worth, FloridaGanesh Persad** ..............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaZainab Siddique Rahman .........................Folsom, CaliforniaClaudia Restrepo** ........................................Miami, FloridaDaniel Felipe Rojas ..............................Miami Beach, FloridaFortune Schertzer .........................................Weston, FloridaAlicia Stewart ................................................Miami, FloridaDerrick Storts.............................................. Orlando, FloridaMonica M. Terrazas**.............................. Plantation, FloridaTheresa Sharon Thompson .............................. Irving, TexasAma Vincent** ...................................North Miami, FloridaJisha Mariam Zacharia ..................................Weston, Florida

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maSter of ScieNce iN DiSaSter aND emergeNcy PrePareDNeSS

maSter of ScieNce iN meDical eDucatioN

maSter of ScieNce iN NutritioN

Mahvish Aslam ...............................................Dania, Florida Biju Lukose** ...................................... Floral Park, New York

maSter of Public health

Laurie B. Gordon-Brown ................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaIzabelle Peters ................................... Chattanooga, Tennessee

Marysel Sierra ....................................... Cooper City, Florida

Cynthia K. Abraham .......................Pembroke Pines, FloridaJennifer Anne Bolton ....................................Miami, FloridaEileen Danisis Soto ......................San Sebastian, Puerto Rico

Lori Ann Vollmer .................................... Plantation, FloridaKristagae Niketa Wade .................North Lauderdale, FloridaKeisha A. Watts ............................................ Tampa, Florida

Krina Himanshu Amin ................................ Tampa, FloridaYoann S. Antoine ............................ Medford, MassachusettsYosr Adel Elsayed Ali Arafy ........................ Malden, FloridaHeather Leigh Babcock ....................Silver Spring, MarylandMorgan-Danielle Alexandria Barnes ..... East Point, GeorgiaHolly Bartomioli ..............................Woodstock, ConnecticutJustin Christopher Berman....................... Prineville, OregonPallavi Bhandarkar ............................ Redmond, WashingtonRobert Paul Blaisdell........................ Colchester, ConnecticutSorab Zerksis Boga ...................................... Orlando, FloridaLeah Anne Boston .....................................Palmetto, FloridaDaniel Bral .......................................Beverly Hills, CaliforniaLydiah-Yana Iona Brown Haynes ......Boynton Beach, FloridaRachel Frederique Bruno .........................Cap-Haïtien, HaitiDiondra Burney .............................West Palm Beach, FloridaNicole Marie Buzard .............................. Jacksonville, FloridaEarl Gerald Garcia Carlos ................. Bellevue, WashingtonSarah J. Caswell .................................... Knoxville, TennesseeRohin Chand .................................................. Davie, FloridaKenneth Galen Chang ..........................Palmdale, CaliforniaChandler D. Chapman .......................... Jacksonville, Florida

Grace N. Chipamba .................................. Fort Worth, TexasKathryn B. DaBreo ......................................... Davie, FloridaDanielle Joy DeVries ................................. Riverview, FloridaDamian Rohan Dyer ............................... Gainesville, FloridaMadhavi Devi Ramdan Edman ............... Lauderhill, FloridaTabitha Estica ........................................Lake Worth, FloridaMegan Elizabeth Ferri* ..................Murrysville, PennsylvaniaDennis Joseph Finneran ............................ Wadsworth, OhioLianny Garcia ......................................... Cutler Bay, FloridaAdrienne Graham ................................. Jacksonville, FloridaJyothi Gunta ................................ Royal Palm Beach, FloridaReginald N. K. Gyapong ......................Cary, North CarolinaMorgan Hancock ..................................... Plantation, FloridaKamahl Harrisingh .....................................Tamarac, FloridaSamantha Hensen ....................................Verona, WisconsinElizabeth L. Hubbard ........................Virginia Beach, VirginiaHassan Iqbal* .................................................. Davie, FloridaYamaline Jean Baptiste ............................... Margate, FloridaApril Grace Jensen ..............................Adair Village, OregonSileshini Kodali, Sr. ........Khammam Town,Telangana, IndiaSarah Elizabeth Kurtz ..................................... Largo, Florida

maSter of ScieNce iN DiSaSter aND emergeNcy maNagemeNt

Yelena Blyumberg**.........................Weehawken, New JerseyPeter Gerard Geary, Jr.** ...................... Cooper City, FloridaJohn Krumenacker** .......................... Coral Springs, FloridaScott Alan Manning** ...................... Coral Springs, FloridaTheodore J. Milburn** ............................Bradenton, FloridaAlicia Rolle* ................................................. Tampa, Florida

Nason Daniel Rouhizad ..............................Tamarac, FloridaJeffrey Rouse** ...............................West Palm Beach, FloridaMelissa Marie Saravia** ..................... Brentwood, New YorkChristopher W. Shannon .............................Sunrise, FloridaColleen Berrocal Timmons ......................Pensacola, Florida

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Imsook Lee ...................................................... Davie, FloridaRebecca Marie Lowen..................................... Davie, FloridaAdrian Dorothy Magana .............................. Norwood, OhioAngana Mahapatra** ......................Southampton, New YorkDainelys Martinez ..........................Hialeah Gardens, FloridaMariam Mayet ....................................... Windermere, FloridaElizabeth Mulvey .................................... Fort Myers, FloridaAyamo G. Oben ...................................... Kennesaw, GeorgiaJohn Oliver...................................................... Davie, FloridaAdedeji Oluwamayowa Olusanya .................Odessa, FloridaArchana Arun Pai ............................................Spring, TexasKomal M. Patel ..........................................Lakeland, FloridaParth J. Patel ...............................................Brandon, FloridaRitesh Suresh Patel .................................. Port Neches, Texas

Urvi Vinu Patel ................................ Reisterstown, MarylandShannon Nicole Frances Patelsky .....West Palm Beach, FloridaLethicia Kimberly Paul ..........................Lake Worth, FloridaRuth Anne Pfaff ...................................... Bonsall, CaliforniaBrooklyn Rose Pluger ..........................Hudsonville, MichiganHytham Rashad Rashid* ....................... Roseville, CaliforniaOmeed Sizar ......................................... Jensen Beach, FloridaYamilka Stivers* .............................. University Park, FloridaPeter Stueve .................................. New York City, New YorkSwetha Leana Sundaralingam ............... Jacksonville, FloridaTony Swicer, Jr. .................................Boynton Beach, FloridaLauren Marie Taylor ................................ Plantation, FloridaRuth T. Thomas .......................................... Orlando, FloridaBrandon Rafael Vargas .................North Bay Village, Florida

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caNDiDateS for DegreeS

afterNooN ceremoNy

Doctor of PhiloSoPhy iN PhySical theraPy

Doctor of PhySical theraPy

Hilmir Agustsson ...........................................Miami, FloridaShala Cunningham ...................................Roanoke, VirginiaJanet Anne Herbold ...........................Hawthorne, New YorkLori Hochman .........................................Melville, New YorkStephen Kareha .......................... Schnecksville, PennsylvaniaJoseph P. Kelly IV .........................................Edwards, IllinoisJoyce Lammers ................................................. Findlay, Ohio

Richard Jarrell Latimer ...........................Tallahassee, FloridaEric L. Lippincott ........................ State College, PennsylvaniaMitchell T. Maione .........................Forked River, New JerseyTroy Edward McGill ................................. Mica, WashingtonRobert W. Nithman ...................................... Peoria, ArizonaKerri Sowers ..............................Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Safa Aslam .................................................. Orlando, FloridaCourtney J. Auspitz** ..................................... Davie, FloridaKara L. Babineau* ......................Framingham, MassachusettsAmal Altayeb Balola ..................................Tamarac, FloridaGlenn Martin Barditch..................................Miami, FloridaStephen R. Beck* .............................................Burley, IdahoAdriene Bohnert** .................................Oshkosh, WisconsinLindsay Marie Braaten** .................... St. Petersburg, FloridaThomas M. Braaten ........................... Winter Haven, FloridaAndrea Levell Bridges* ............................. Riverview, FloridaTeresa Ann Bristol ...................................... Atlanta, GeorgiaDialo-Rudolph Brown ............................... Kingston, JamaicaJennifer J. Brown** .........................................Ocala, FloridaGeorge Michael Capote* .............................. Tampa, FloridaYu-Pei Chang* .......................................... Riverview, FloridaArianne Grace Bernales Comoro .................... Alsip, IllinoisSamoya Copeland** ..................................... Houston, TexasJulia AnnMarie Cousins .................... St. Catherine, JamaicaShannon Marie Currie* ...............DeFuniak Springs, FloridaMorgan Marie DaCosta** .......................North Port, FloridaLaurianne S. Dib .......................................Sugar Land, TexasHeather R. Ellis* ....................................Fayetteville, GeorgiaAmanda Paige Feldstein* ...............................Ocala, FloridaAlyssa Finn** ....................................Annandale, New JerseyJordan Lea Fleming** ..................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaRobert R. Fray ........................................ Casselberry, FloridaAurora Gargagliano ................................. Anchorage, AlaskaPatrice Rangae Gayle .....................................Flint, MichiganSavionne Simone Gayle .................... St. Catherine, JamaicaElaine Gomez .........................................Singapore, SingaporeRyan Guillot ............................................. Kenner, Louisiana

James W. Hand* .....................................Madison, MississippiTyson L. Herrick** .......................................Bountiful, UtahLeigh Ann Hewston ................................Paoli, PennsylvaniaMichelle J. Hughes .......................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaAmanda Huynh* ..........................................Sunrise, FloridaLinda Ngoc Huynh ....................................... Peoria, ArizonaHailey A. Hymas** ...................Spartanburg, South CarolinaAlexia M. Incera ............................................Miami, FloridaKristen James ..................................Graham, North CarolinaJean-Luc V. Joseph ........................................ Oviedo, FloridaRebecca Kovaly* ............................. Farmingdale, New JerseyJames P. Laiso* .....................................Fairfield, ConnecticutTiffany Legate ..................................... West Bend, WisconsinBrooke Michelle Lehman ................Grand Rapids, MichiganGabriel Andres Leiva ................... Royal Palm Beach, FloridaLauren Ashleigh Leiva .................................. Tampa, FloridaMichael J. Levin ........................................Palm City, FloridaBernice Peiyi Liu ....................................Singapore, SingaporeJielin Liu* ....................................................Ontario, CanadaCameron Mark Lombardi* ............................... Lorain, OhioCarlos Ernesto Lopez Novoa ..........................Miami, FloridaClaire Low ..............................................Singapore, SingaporePriscilla Luna** ............................................Sebring, FloridaVintu Varughese Mammen ......................Hollywood, FloridaDouglas E. Mancilla ...................................... Tampa, FloridaJeffrey Ken Mei* ...........................................Chicago, IllinoisBenjamin P. Meinking** .............................. Tampa, FloridaChristopher Storm Mendoza ....... Kunkletown, PennsylvaniaKelsee Elizabeth Miles* ............................ Jackson, MichiganAndrew D. Miller* .......................................... Davie, FloridaKelly Minor** .........................................Channahon, Illinois

Dr. Pallavi Patel college of health care ScieNceS

Presented by Stanley H. Wilson, PT, Ed.D., CEAS, dean


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Devyn F. Morgan* ................................ Cartersville, GeorgiaMeagan Elise Most* ........................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaKevin Peter Nguyen ...................................... Houston, TexasJames Geller Nochimson ......................... Lauderhill, FloridaDavid Nolen .............................................Sulligent, AlabamaJany Oliva** .................................................Hialeah, FloridaDerrick Outlaw ............................................. Niles, MichiganCharles Parker* .................................... Barnegat, New JerseyKevin Patel* ..........................................Indianapolis, IndianaBrian Joseph Pautler** .......................Wesley Chapel, FloridaJace Harbin Payne ........................................ Athens, GeorgiaJanifer Sonja Pepe ......................................... Parrish, FloridaRoss A. Price ......................................... Windermere, FloridaBradley B. Puglisi* .....................................Brick, New JerseyShaun M. Raquipo ...................................... Orlando, FloridaEmily J. Reul................................ San Bernardino, CaliforniaKelly S. Rodriguez* ..........................New Orleans, LouisianaBrittany N. Sawford .......................... Gibsonia, PennsylvaniaVictoria L. Schaefer** ...................Mount Royal, New JerseyCrystal Scholten ....................................Orland Park, IllinoisKelly Lee Ann Scott ............................. Hobe Sound, FloridaRobert G. Scranton IV ................ Royal Palm Beach, FloridaMatthew Shanklin* ............................ St. Petersburg, FloridaCarlos M. Sifuentes ....................................... Peoria, Arizona

Jacqueline C. Singh .........................Pembroke Pines, FloridaJesse R. Siwek* .................................... East Tawas, MichiganRanda Yazmin St. Cyr ................................ Margate, FloridaNathan I. Stafford ........................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaMatthew Stearns** ............................... Appleton, WisconsinScott W. Stover ...............................................Mesa, ArizonaSrivani Doreswamy Swaminathan* ........Libertyville, IllinoisHannah Lin Sweitzer** .........................Dover, PennsylvaniaHiu Man M. Tam .................................... Tinley Park, IllinoisRyan James Teknipp .......................................Lakeline, OhioMongseyla Touch* .......................Chelmsford, MassachusettsTarah Towler ........................................... St. Philip, BarbadosChristopher Truong ..........................Ormond Beach, FloridaAlise Tupuritis* ...................................... Des Plaines, IllinoisSusan Valdes ................................................Hialeah, FloridaMaira Vargas ................................................Arcadia, FloridaAlexandra L. Veronda** ............................. St. Anne, IllinoisAruna Vijaya Ratnam ............................Singapore, SingaporeHsing Kuo Wang ............................................ Taipei, TaiwanHolly A. Wohltman .........................................Lerna, IllinoisMichelle L. Wyngaard**......................... Fort Myers, FloridaCorinne Xanthos ............................................... Sandy, UtahLeanne Yates* ...............................Whitby, Ontario, CanadaWilliam T. Young* ....................................Palm City, Florida


Doctor of SPeech-laNguage Pathology

Carla Chase** ......................................Fort Stewart, GeorgiaDianna J. McCoy* .............................. Shoreline, WashingtonMallory Moore** ......................................... Ozark, Missouri

Mariateresa Munoz** .....................................Miami, FloridaD’Anna Mae Nowack** .......................New Braunfels, Texas

maSter of ScieNce iN SPeech-laNguage Pathology

Leila Alavi** ...........................................Potomac, MarylandTerran Lynn Allen* ....................................Peyton, ColoradoCatalina Alvarez** ..................................Hollywood, FloridaJenica Holmes Andiç** ................Bryn Athyn, PennsylvaniaCassandra Elisha Andrews** ........Columbia, South CarolinaCheryl Angel ................................... Apple Valley, CaliforniaAmy Shively Bassett* ................................. Auburn, IndianaAstrid Bavaresco ............................................Miami, FloridaKate Christine Beauvais* ..................Ipswich, MassachusettsHeidi Ann Becker* ........................ Port Ludlow, WashingtonCaroline Kristin Bennett .....................Marco Island, FloridaElizabeth Bergeron** .......................... Thibodaux, LouisianaSuzanne Merritt Bilderback ........................Portland, OregonEvelyn Aubrey Bonilla** ....................Santa Ana, CaliforniaEmma Bowditch .............................. Shelter Island, New YorkJena Lee Boylan** .........................................Lansing, IllinoisJoanna Braucht* ......................................... Urbandale, IowaKathryn Theresa Broderick** .............Prospect, ConnecticutDanielle C. Brooks** ....................Doylestown, PennsylvaniaJamila A. Brown** ............................... Bellflower, CaliforniaChristina Ann Buchanan** ............... Taylor Mill, Kentucky

Rachel K. Burkhart** ................. Martinsburg, West VirginiaAshley Marie Cabrera ......................Pembroke Pines, FloridaJennifer N. Cabrera* ................................ Covina, CaliforniaBrittney Cadavid* ........................................... Largo, FloridaAliza Calm .................................................Denver, ColoradoMolly Hepner Candelaria* ....... Downingtown, PennsylvaniaJudith Allison Case* ......................................Miami, FloridaCelina Grace Chen** ..........................Lakewood, CaliforniaJane Houseal Clark ................Elizabethtown, North CarolinaLeah Cohen ........................................... Oak Park, MichiganChristina Ana Contrafatto** .......... Cherry Hill, New JerseyMaria Elvira Cuevas* .............................. Belmar, New JerseyKaitlyn Rose Cunningham* .................Neptune, New JerseyShemeka Cusack .............................Florence, South CarolinaColleen Dalrymple** .........................Bloomfield, New JerseyDelayne Dantowitz** ........................Peabody, MassachusettsJacqueline Laurel Davila* ..............................Miami, FloridaCaitlin E. Davis ............................Williamstown, New JerseyKristen Joy Davis** .................................Henderson, NevadaIsabelle Genevieve De Castro* .....................Weston, FloridaJessica Dehombre* .........................................Miami, Florida

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Shantell Del Pino** ....................................Miramar, FloridaYael Diamond* ......................................Baltimore, MarylandLeena Maria Divecha* ................................Portland, OregonSarah Doiron* .................................. Gardner, MassachusettsKristen Downey* ...................... Wilmington, North CarolinaBrooke Carly Drutz** ..................................Surfside, FloridaJenna Duncan* ..................................Long Beach, CaliforniaRachel Kahley Dupuis* ...................Kingston, MassachusettsChelsea Ann Empfield* .............................Pompano, FloridaTammy Epps .............................................Cypress, CaliforniaTiffany Kimberlee Denee Espinoza* ....Victorville, CaliforniaEmily Frances Estades** .....................................Solon, OhioSamantha J. Ewan* ............................. Bridgeton, New JerseyPaul J. Farris .......................................Chino Hills, CaliforniaStephanie S. Farrow* .................................. Orlando, FloridaKarli Ann Fly* ..........................................Oakley, CaliforniaKaitlyn M. Flynn** ........................................Miami, FloridaCarlene Rasheeda Fort .......................Northridge, CaliforniaTodne A. Foster* .............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaTamara Rose-Marie Fourth* ....................... Orlando, FloridaJillian Marie Francis** ........................Lowell, MassachusettsAvital Miriam Freedman** ............... Lakewood, New JerseyRebecca Anne Fries** ..........................Indianapolis, IndianaMallory Frodge** ................................. Lawndale, CaliforniaLaurel E. Gallegos* .................. Hacienda Heights, CaliforniaApril Noel Ganieany* .............................. Clermont, FloridaSarah Christine Gant* ..........................Millville, New JerseyChristina Garcia .................................San Dimas, CaliforniaRigoberto Garcia ............................... Los Angeles, CaliforniaAlyssa M. Gatto* ................................Branford, ConnecticutKaitlyn Helen Giannone* .................... Plainview, New YorkAngel Shantal Gibson ..............................Byram, MississippiJessie Susan Ginsburg* .............................. Parkland, FloridaAlexandra Gonzalez ......................................Miami, FloridaRaquel Gonzalez ........................... New York City, New YorkDanielle Lynn Gonzalez Pagel ...................Brick, New JerseyCrystal Griffith* ........................ Colorado Springs, ColoradoChelsea L. Hall* ...................................... Plant City, FloridaHolly Ann Hamel* ..............................Interlochen, MichiganJennifer Cherie Han-Rivas** .....................Blythe, CaliforniaSemetrah A. Harris* ............................Victorville, CaliforniaAshleigh Hayden** .................... Colorado Springs, ColoradoHeather A. Henderson** ..................... Apalachicola, FloridaRayna Joyce Hervis** ......................Pembroke Pines, FloridaAna Elisa Hoffmann** ...........................Vero Beach, FloridaAbby Biringer Hoover* .............................Acworth, GeorgiaShannon Catherine Illing* ..................Secane, PennsylvaniaJaime Lyn Jacobs** .............................Lowell, MassachusettsKathleen Jane Kadera ..........................Delray Beach, FloridaBrittany Amber Kassab* .............Farmington Hills, MichiganDanielle Kenefick ........................................ Holiday, FloridaWelansa Zinashe Kifle-Leno* .............Biscayne Park, FloridaJennifer Kilpatrick** .............................Stratford, New JerseyAlexandria Koons ................................ Easton, PennsylvaniaCasey Nicole Kovacevic* .............................. Oviedo, FloridaKristiana Kurth** ........................Chelmsford, MassachusettsLauren Lagunovich** .............................Dayton, New Jersey

Jenna Larson* ................................................. Davie, FloridaDeanna Balzano LaSala** ...........New Canaan, ConnecticutBrianna M. Lauer* .........................................Miami, FloridaStephanie Leaf** .......................................Aurora, ColoradoMary Ledoux** ............................................Lecanto, FloridaElizabeth Marie Lehman .......................Vacaville, CaliforniaMyia Lewis* ................................................Miramar, FloridaDeborah Liff** ....................................Milwaukee, WisconsinPriscilla Ribeiro Longaretti** ................Newark, New JerseyLauren Rene Lopez* ..........................................Allen, TexasPhoebe Corinne Lopez ................................ Edinburg, TexasViviana Lopez* .......................................Homestead, FloridaTova G. Lurman** ................................Baltimore, MarylandErin MacAdams* .............................. Brooklawn, New JerseyJessica Lynn Machmer* ...................... Canton, PennsylvaniaMeghan Maher* ........................................Brick, New JerseyYesenia L. Maradiaga** .................... Los Angeles, CaliforniaJennifer Martinez** ........................................ Doral, FloridaLauren Michaela Mason* .......East Greenwich, Rhode IslandJill McAlexander* ......................................... Lexa, ArkansasMorgan Michelle McDaniel* ..... Colorado Springs, ColoradoJulie Ann McMillen** .......................... Fullerton, CaliforniaColleen Ann Meder** ......................... North Olmsted, OhioRonit Medicina** ................................Oceanside, CaliforniaAshley Messingschlager* ................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaKristen Kimberly Meyer** .....................Holtsville, New YorkKayla Mezei** ................................ Far Rockaway, New YorkSara Coates Miller** ............................... Plantation, FloridaRivka H. Moller** ........................................Chicago, IllinoisTaylor A. Morrison* ................................. Bolivar, New YorkSara Emily Muntges ............................. Palm Harbor, FloridaMarcela Nateras-Duenas* ................West Covina, CaliforniaTheresa L. Nunez** ...................... Garden Grove, CaliforniaAlicia Ruth O’Donnell* ............Mount Ephraim, New JerseyMeghan O’Keefe** .......................Weymouth, MassachusettsSuzanne H. Okin ............................... El Segundo, CaliforniaBreana Orland* ............................Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaVanessa Ortega* ............................................. Doral, FloridaLauren Orwig .............................................Portage, MichiganSara N. Patch* ................................................ Davie, FloridaJesse M. Paulin* ................................ Los Angeles, CaliforniaTiffany Maria Perez** ....................................Miami, FloridaLori Ann Ponce**.........................................Ojai, CaliforniaRebecca L. Pope** ..............................San Dimas, CaliforniaAlec M. Pratt** ........................................ Phelan, CaliforniaDiana F. Quiceno** .......................................Miami, FloridaKatherine Rafeedie** ..................................Boardman, OhioMallory Ralph** ..................................Punta Gorda, FloridaTeresa D. Reifer* .........................................Oldsmar, FloridaMelissa Sandoval Resto* ........................Springfield, VirginiaBrittany Rhea** ................................Boynton Beach, FloridaNicole Richter** .................................... Boca Raton, FloridaBianca D. Rickman* ...................................Miramar, FloridaChantal Charlie Rodriguez .................... Cutler Bay, FloridaDayna Rodriguez ...................................... Las Vegas, NevadaJennifer Rodriguez* .......................................Miami, FloridaSydney Rogers** ...............................Neptune Beach, Florida

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Sarah Roies ..................................... Somerset, MassachusettsAshley Roll* ............................................... McKinney, TexasVanessa Rose Romano** ....................... Boca Raton, FloridaTara Kaye Romsaas ...............................Chisholm, MinnesotaLeah Nicole Rubinstein* .........................Upland, CaliforniaRene Sanchez .................................................Miami, FloridaRoger Savoy*..............................Greensboro, North CarolinaLee Anne Marie Sawvel** ...........................Jeddo, MichiganClaudia Schaefer** .................................Eastvale, CaliforniaShannon Mahoney Schreck** ....................Hudson, FloridaCarolyn L. Scott* ........................................Tucson, ArizonaDanielle B. Shabin* .................................Congers, New YorkKimchit Devorah Shaliyehsabou ..........Baltimore, MarylandJennifer Shamoun** ....................Woodland Hills, CaliforniaLindsay Shaw** ....................................Paramus, New JerseyMary Bleve Shaw* ................................... Goodyear, ArizonaRebecca Shaw-Malkoff** ........................Hollywood, FloridaIshrath Zohra Sheriff* ...............................San Benito, TexasErin Shill ............................................................Plano, TexasAllyson Sicard** ............................................Naples, FloridaBrooke Lynn Simpson ...................... Los Angeles, CaliforniaJennifer Dawn Sinocchi ......................Westfield, New JerseyAshley J. Skogstad* ........................................Miami, FloridaLeslie Joan Sloniger**.......................Yorba Linda, CaliforniaTheresa Smith* .........................Summerville, South CarolinaTiffany Smith ................................................Chipley, FloridaAlicia Marie Spears** ..............................Yucaipa, CaliforniaSuzanne A. Steele* ........................ Brookline, Massachusetts

Jessica Lynn Stephens .............................Snowflake, ArizonaSandi K. Stewart** .............................................Provo, UtahKristin Stiggleman .................................. Fort Myers, FloridaLouiko Sunday ................................... Roscommon, MichiganMonica L. Tagum** .................. Rowland Heights, CaliforniaSamantha Leigh Talley** ..................... Absecon, New JerseyMichellita A. Taylor* ............................. Jacksonville, FloridaNicole Taylor ...........................................San Antonio, TexasApril Dawn Thomas* .....................................Mesa, ArizonaBrittany G. Tindall .......................West Windsor, New JerseyLauren Christine Tome ...................Pembroke Pines, FloridaElise Kristine Toro ...........................Pembroke Pines, FloridaTammy Wynette Turpin* ........................ Auburn, KentuckyTennille Vega ..................................... Land O’Lakes, FloridaSadie Vega-Velasquez** .......................Miami Lakes, FloridaNory M. Vila* ..........................................Kissimmee, FloridaFrances M. Villanueva* ...................... Sun Valley, CaliforniaCeleste Viramontes** ....................... Los Angeles, CaliforniaCatherine J. Ward* .................................. Las Vegas, NevadaCourtney Elisabeth Warren .......................... Tampa, FloridaLauren M. Wengenosky** ...................... Mineola, New YorkAudrey Sheridan Wenzel* .......... Albemarle, North CarolinaChelsea Westermann** ...................Mullica Hill, New JerseyIsadora Campato Wisniewski** .......... Coral Springs, FloridaDanielle Isabel Ythier* ...................Camp Hill, PennsylvaniaNicole Lauren Zegarra* ............................... Sanford, FloridaJessica Lynn Zimmerman* ..............................Mesa, Arizona

Doctor of oPtometry

Russul Abbas ........................................... Gainesville, FloridaMarina I. Abdalla .........................................Weston, FloridaShirley Veronica Adriazola ............................Miami, FloridaPoonam Agrawal .................... Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaLindsay Marie Agro ........................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaKrystal Arend ........................................... Gainesville, TexasRodrigo Antonio Aristizabal ......................Miramar, FloridaAmanda Christine Atallah ...........................Richmond Hill,

Ontario, CanadaMeredith Kristin Barnes ....................Bonita Springs, FloridaLaurie Naheel Bateh .............................. Jacksonville, FloridaTiana Tamara Berezu* .................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaReema Bhagat ........................................... Naperville, IllinoisCynthia E. Boger**....................................Titusville, FloridaLeah Marie Bohnert ...............................Oshkosh, WisconsinKara Brackney ........................................Lake Worth, FloridaJasmine Marie Bravo-Beaumont ................... Tampa, FloridaCaitlin Gabrielia-Chanel Burwell .... Mitchellville, MarylandEllen Monica Butts** ...................... Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Alin Cao ...................................................Harvey, LouisianaMatthew Aaron Causey ................. New Port Richey, FloridaPamella Chang ............................................Miramar, FloridaJohn David Chiaramonti .....................Cary, North CarolinaLianne Ashley Chuck ....................................Miami, FloridaGenevieve Marie Collette*..... Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaJoanna Cotter* ................................... Coral Springs, FloridaJustin Da Silva ................................................ Davie, FloridaKinza Dada ................................................ Naperville, IllinoisAlberta Dagobert ..............................Coconut Creek, FloridaGuillermo Osmay Jesus Del Campo* ............Miami, FloridaAngela Fabiano .............................. Bolton, Ontario, CanadaMeron Fantahun ............................................. Davie, FloridaAustin Felver* ........................................ Jacksonville, FloridaSamantha Elizabeth Fernandez .....................Miami, FloridaJarrell Freitag* ...................................Madison, South DakotaMorgan Garman**.......... Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaHenry R. Gates ........................................... Rome, New YorkSalman Ahmed Ghanchi* ........................... Houston, Texas

college of oPtometry

Presented by David S. Loshin, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, dean

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Daniel Andres Gonzalez ................................Miami, FloridaDaniel James Guild ....................................... Tampa, FloridaDaniel Gary Hadland .............................Tallahassee, FloridaEmily Hall** ........................................... Clearwater, FloridaMahdi Hedayat ...................................... SeaTac, WashingtonMelanie Jasmine Hong* ................... Dollard-Des-Ormeaux,

Quebec, Canada Thien Duc Huynh ...................................... Orlando, FloridaOmar I. Isbaih ....................................... Cooper City, FloridaJohn Iskander ............................... Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTiffani Brigette Jackson ................................ Houston, TexasDeborah Jessurun ........................................Miramar, FloridaPrajakta Nitinbhai Joshi ....................Wesley Chapel, FloridaRyan Nickolas Kazakow ................Calgary, Alberta, CanadaMichelle Koo ............................................Edison, New JerseyAlayna Kristine Dowley Larsen ...................... Davie, FloridaBrandon Ronald Lee .....................Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDakota Rhea Lewis .................................. Plant City, FloridaBrandon Luu .....................................Yorba Linda, CaliforniaMichael Maseha ........................Simpsonville, South CarolinaTyler James Mazur* ..............................Reedsburg, WisconsinDanielle Angela McCaffrey ................... Bethpage, New YorkMelissa Maria McLean ............................. Clermont, FloridaAlaina Michelle Medvetz ......................... Clermont, FloridaNiki Meleknia* ..................Richmond Hill, Ontario, CanadaShundale Thomas Mixon ..................Lawrenceville, GeorgiaMichael Molino ........................... Swoyersville, PennsylvaniaCandice Moore ........................................... Atlanta, GeorgiaAdam Thomas Morrow ............................. Gaines, MichiganBethany JoAnn Nelson .......................... Fort Myers, FloridaHang Thi Nguyen .......................................Miramar, FloridaJulie Nguyen ...........................................Lafayette, LouisianaMike Tuan Nguyen .....................................Sarasota, FloridaAshley Bianca Noble ............................... Plantation, Florida

Karen Ottenheimer........................................Miami, FloridaJeremy N. Outinen .................................Rochester, New YorkTejveer Singh Pandher .............Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaNageena Parasher* ........................................... Lutz, FloridaBhoomi Bharat Patel .................................Sugar Land, TexasRutvij T. Patel ................................................... Hutto, TexasKathy Perez.....................................................Miami, FloridaSamuel E. Petro .....................................Indianapolis, IndianaJordan Paul Petrosky* .............................. Plantation, FloridaLuis Pluas .....................................................Hialeah, FloridaBrandon James Powell* .........................Orange Park, FloridaCaitlin Joy Quevillon .................................... Jupiter, FloridaSara Rasekhi ..................................................Miami, FloridaBrian Daniel Roberts* ............................ Clearwater, FloridaShelby Rockwell ................. St. Catharines, Ontario, CanadaRyan Rudloff .............................................Norfolk, NebraskaMichelle Theresa Sanseverino .............. Boca Raton, FloridaKerianne Phillips Sayre ...............................Marysville, OhioYelena G. Sirota ......................................Alpharetta, GeorgiaAmanda L. Smith .............................Cranston, Rhode IslandChristina Marie Spelich ............................ Seminole, FloridaJames Robert Spinuzza .........................Marco Island, FloridaKelsey Starman ................................Pompano Beach, FloridaJenna Lesley Sullivan* .................................. Oviedo, FloridaMonica Alice Tadros ....................... Raleigh, North CarolinaJasmine Thompson ................................ Jacksonville, FloridaSara Elizabeth Toomey* ........................ Cape Coral, FloridaAmy Hope Vinogradov* ..........................Pikeville, KentuckyErin Elizabeth Walsh* ..........................Orange Park, FloridaLindsey Marie Walsh* .................................... Davie, FloridaDesiree Wheeler ...................................Spring Valley, IllinoisMelissa Anne Zaleski ...................... Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaSamantha Megan Zehnle Del Campo* ...............Fernandina

Beach, Florida

maSter of ScieNce iN cliNical viSioN reSearch

Karen Ann Squier.................................................................................................................................................Chicago, Illinois

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Doctor of PhiloSoPhy iN Pharmacy

Bushra Mahmoud Hijazi .................................... Irbid, Jordan Fatimah Mohammed Sherbeny ............Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

college of Pharmacy

Presented by Lisa M. Deziel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS, FASHP, dean

Doctor of PhiloSoPhy iN Pharmaceutical ScieNceS

Doctor of Pharmacy

Ahmed Zuwaiel Alanazi ...................... Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMohammed M. Alanazi ....................... Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAli M. Alaseem.................................... Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaKhalid Alhazzani .............................. Al-Kharj, Saudi ArabiaOmar Abdulrahman Almohammed ...Al-Kharj, Saudi ArabiaAlhussain Hamood Aodah .......................... Fairfax, VirginiaHomood Moqbel As Sobeai ................ Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAmmena Yahia Binsaleh ......................Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDhanush Haspula Giridhar ..... Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Omar Mohammed Ibrahim ..................... Plantation, FloridaYogesh Nandkishor Joshi ... Aurangabad, Maharashtra, IndiaFernando Lopez ..............................................Miami, FloridaWael Ali Mahdi ................................... Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSuhaib Muflih ................................................. Davie, FloridaShmuel Negussie .............................................Modi’in, IsraelJordan A. Spaw ................................... Port St. Lucie, FloridaMuhammad Hadi Sultan ........................Abha, Saudi Arabia

Nicole Abrams Santiago .........................Isabela, Puerto RicoGabriel Abreu ..........................................Hollywood, FloridaKaren Naomi Acabeo .............................. Ponce, Puerto RicoPatrick Adinkrah ............................................ Davie, FloridaZahraa Adel Gatea Alalag* ............................ Davie, FloridaMasaad Saeed B. Almutairi ..............Buraidah, Saudi ArabiaZuleika Alvarado Alvarado ...........West Palm Beach, FloridaRosa Maytee Alzamora ............................ Plantation, FloridaLaura C. Amadeo.................................Toa Alta, Puerto RicoDeborah Grace Amankwa .................... Boca Raton, FloridaJean-Sylvain Ambroise, Sr.* ............... Coral Springs, FloridaVinikaben Hiteshkumar Amin ...................... Gujarat, IndiaZyonne Theo Servo Arcena .......................Miramar, FloridaSadys Arencibia .............................................Miami, FloridaTabitha Shea Atkinson ........... Palm Beach Gardens, FloridaAshwini Shantkumar Bagwe ....................Dublin, CaliforniaRonell Balcacer ........................................... Orlando, FloridaJulio Ramon Barcelo, Jr. ..........................Hollywood, FloridaLimbania Gilda Barrios .................................Miami, FloridaBrent James Bartholomew .................Hanover, PennsylvaniaSamantha Bezzina .......................Southwest Ranches, FloridaSatish Bhalani ................................................ Mumbai, IndiaMena Bishay ...........................................Lake Worth, FloridaAlexis Shaye Blackwood ............................... Valrico, FloridaCleon-Paul Blake ...........................West Palm Beach, FloridaGregory M. Blake ................................ Port St. Lucie, FloridaBrittany Shoma Bly........................West Palm Beach, FloridaYesenia Bouza .................................................Miami, FloridaMichelle Brailly ..............................................Miami, Florida

Alysa L. Breault ....................................... Plantation, FloridaEmily A. Brignoni Prieto ...............Quebradillas, Puerto RicoJoannes Fernando Burgos .................. Vega Baja, Puerto RicoGrant Bushman** ....................................... Davenport, IowaJourdan Sage Butchin ......................... Coral Springs, FloridaAshley Marie Calderin ..................................Miami, FloridaOlven Clyde Braga Campos ...................Lake Worth, FloridaEdwin Enrique Carles Fabregas .......... San Juan, Puerto RicoAdriana E. Caro-Gautier .......................Dorado, Puerto RicoNatalie Andrea Casciato .............................. Tampa, FloridaJannise Araceli Castillo .......................Miami Lakes, FloridaMelissa Castillo ................................... Coral Springs, FloridaAnaleigh Casto ............................ Royal Palm Beach, FloridaElizabeth Ann Chambliss ........................West Chester, OhioBrittney Nicole Champagne .................Brockport, New YorkEileen Charneco ................................. San Juan, Puerto RicoVivian Chau ................................................Miramar, FloridaHelen Cheong Xiao .......................San German, Puerto RicoAsif A. Chowdhury.............................. Palm Springs, FloridaDiana M. Cifuentes Kirste ....................... Plantation, FloridaZuheiry Marie Colon Figueroa .............. Coamo, Puerto RicoLilian Cordero ........................................... Clermont, FloridaChristina Mercedes Crum** .......................... Davie, FloridaRebeca Cruz ...........................................Caguas, Puerto RicoLyanne Cruz Class .................................. Juncos, Puerto RicoCristina Elena Cruz Echevarría .............Utuado, Puerto RicoVerónica Marie Cruz González ....San Sebastian, Puerto RicoMary Jo Cruz Marrero .............................. Ponce, Puerto RicoRaquel Cruz-Rivera ............................. San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Virginia Davis** ..........................................Deltona, FloridaVaibhavi Mitesh Dalwadi ........................Smyrna, TennesseeDelimarie De Jesus .................................Caguas, Puerto RicoNina Mariel De Jesús Díaz ..................Bayamon, Puerto RicoPatricia De Lara .............................................Miami, FloridaPatrick G. Dejoie................................. Coral Springs, FloridaCristina Del Rosario Vazquez ..............Carolina, Puerto RicoKarina B. Delgado ............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaBrittany Ann DeOliveira* ...................Delray Beach, FloridaIrina Sergeevna Dergacheva* ................ Cape Coral, FloridaJenny Derose .................................. Franklin, North CarolinaJagruti Rakeshkumar Desai ...............Jersey City, New JerseyFabiana Diou ............................................ Ponce, Puerto RicoTheodore Elisme ..................................North Miami, FloridaMelissa A. Espinoza .................................Hollywood, FloridaDianexy Falcon Nieves .............................Moca, Puerto RicoMarium Feliciano Camacho ................Aibonito, Puerto RicoZarielys Feliciano-Santiago ...................Aguada, Puerto RicoPaulo Andre V. Fernandes .............. Fort Lauderdale, FloridaDaniela Fernandez .........................................Miami, FloridaCrystal Marie Figueroa Mislan* ............Arecibo, Puerto RicoRafael Isaac Fornes Aquino ............. Juana Diaz, Puerto RicoLianny Garcia ......................................... Cutler Bay, FloridaMichelle Marie Garriga Vidal .............Carolina, Puerto RicoLilian Akos Gati ......................................Hollywood, Florida Hardipsinh J. Gohil ........................................ Davie, FloridaErika Gomez ...................................................Miami, FloridaNrupaben Gonsai ................................ Cheshire, ConnecticutDayana Gonzalez* .........................................Miami, FloridaJulia Nabi Gonzalez.....................................Miramar, FloridaMayret Gonzalez ............................................Miami, FloridaJessica Greenwood**....................................... Doral, FloridaSofia M. Gross ...................................... Cooper City, FloridaYeney Guerra Sanchez* ...............................Hialeah, FloridaJonathan Guzman Cruz .........................Caguas, Puerto RicoReginald N. K. Gyapong** ..................Cary, North CarolinaGwendolyn Haskell......................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaYelaisy Hernandez ........................................Hialeah, FloridaCarl I. Heuett .................................................. Davie, FloridaSaif Hoss ................................................Lake Worth, FloridaMaria Phuong Huynh ................................ Seminole, FloridaMichelle Huynh ....................................... Plantation, FloridaSamia Islam ....................................West Palm Beach, FloridaTomona Iso ..................................................... Davie, FloridaNaima Jahan** ..............................................Miami, FloridaShanique K. James ...........................Pembroke Pines, FloridaRoocha Saurabh Joshi* ..................West Palm Beach, FloridaJessica Y. Justiz..............................................Hialeah, FloridaJawad Uddin Kamal ..........................Coconut Creek, FloridaYezen Nidal Karadsheh ...................Allentown, PennsylvaniaNimra Karim ..................................West Palm Beach, FloridaKeerthi Manose Kondamuri .................... Prakasam, Andhra

Pradesh, IndiaKush Kumar* ............................................Chantilly, VirginiaJulian Nii Lankwei Lamptey* .................. Plantation, FloridaMegan Lane ............................................Vero Beach, FloridaGanessa Lanzi ..................................Deerfield Beach, FloridaWilmari Laureano Meléndez .................Dorado, Puerto RicoMichael Khoi Le ................................... Anaheim, California

Van Thanh Le ...........................................Haverhill, FloridaShanny Lee ................................................... Valrico, FloridaSoobum Lim .............................................Seoul, South KoreaSherri Lin .................................. Rowland Heights, CaliforniaMarsha Bloch Loewenstein ....................Juno Beach, FloridaLisaine Lopez .................................Hialeah Gardens, FloridaSandor Lopez ...........................................Hollywood, FloridaPaula O. Lopez Rodriguez ......................Arecibo, Puerto RicoJosé Juan Jr. Lugo Muñoz ................Santa Isabel, Puerto RicoJohnson T. Ly .................................................Miami, FloridaNatalia Maria Manes Rubio .................... Ponce, Puerto RicoJanet Mara ...........................................Safety Harbor, FloridaLindsay Marrazzo ................................. Moosic, PennsylvaniaDainelys Martinez ..........................Hialeah Gardens, FloridaCarlos Stephen Martinez Cosme* ......Naranjito, Puerto RicoGabriela Marie Martinez Morales .....Mayaguez, Puerto RicoAnupha Maria Mathew* ..............................Sunrise, FloridaIryna Matviyiva ............................................Sunrise, FloridaKatie Anne Mccrink............................Miami Lakes, FloridaChandani Govindbhai Mendpara . Wallingford, ConnecticutNemesis Merly Torres ............................Caguas, Puerto RicoJane Clare Miller* .................... Palm Beach Gardens, FloridaJudith Misas ...................................................Miami, FloridaChristina Marie Moccio ............................Palm Bay, FloridaReema Mody ........................................... Passaic, New JerseyFinella Aziza Mohammed ...........................Tamarac, FloridaMelinda Molina .............................................Miami, FloridaSamuel Joseph Molinares ........................Homestead, FloridaSampa Mondal .................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaNynoshka Marie Moreno......................... Ponce, Puerto RicoSean Murphy II ............................................... Davie, FloridaKrishna Satya Narla..................................Chandler, ArizonaRanga Santosh Narla ...... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaAshley T. Nguyen .............................Winter Garden, FloridaHong Thuy Nguyen ...............................Lake Worth, FloridaEd Galen Nunez .............................................. Davie, FloridaClaudia Nunez Chiang ................................. Tampa, FloridaAugustine Obi .............................................Sarasota, FloridaNicole M. Olympio ..........................Pembroke Pines, FloridaMarcio F. Orellana, Jr. ............. Palm Beach Gardens, FloridaGlorimar Ortiz Mendoza .................... San Juan, Puerto RicoYamitza Marie Ortiz Torres.................... Coamo, Puerto RicoHenry Sopuruchi Osuji ..........................Gardena, CaliforniaKaleyni Padilla .....................................Carolina, Puerto RicoGabrielle Palevoda ................................Loxahatchee, FloridaJigna Parekh .................................. Kandivali, Mumbai, IndiaHetal Jainikbhai Patel ...................Charlotte, North CarolinaJay B. Patel ...................................................... Davie, FloridaKinjal Patel ........................................Mount Prospect, IllinoisParth Chetankumar Patel .............................Sunrise, FloridaPooja P. Patel ........................................... Des Plaines, IllinoisSravanthi Patlolla ........................................Columbus, OhioKatherine Peraza .........................................Miramar, FloridaJorge Alberto Perez Cardenas* ......................Miami, FloridaJeniffer Denise Perez Climent .................. Ceiba, Puerto RicoYeiry M. Pérez Rivera* ........................Naranjito, Puerto RicoHaley Perkins* .....................................Delray Beach, FloridaHuy M. Pham ......................................... Gulf Breeze, FloridaHienvy Ngoc Phan* ............................... Everett, Washington

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Ana Mary Piñeiro Salgado ...................Morovis, Puerto RicoKris Piyarong* ........................................ Boca Raton, FloridaLorenzo Manuel Porras, Jr. ............................Miami, FloridaZulmary Portela.................................. Aguadilla, Puerto RicoMaria Pulido ..................................................Miami, FloridaPilar A. Quintana Baucage .......................Moca, Puerto RicoMario Quintero Burgos* ................ Trujillo Alto, Puerto RicoRenisha Rabara .............................Charlotte, North CarolinaYonath Lissette Ramberran ...........................Miami, FloridaEric J. Ramirez Lopez ...........................Carolina, Puerto RicoZaida Ramos ...................................................Miami, FloridaGerardo Pablo Ramos-Otero* ............ San Juan, Puerto RicoOsama Abdul Raoof ....... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaJonathan Michael Rares ............................ Parkland, FloridaJillian C. Retallick ..............................Danbury, ConnecticutLyanne Jay Reyes Alicea ........................ Coamo, Puerto RicoLauren N. Rivero .................................Miami Lakes, FloridaDavid Orlando Rodriguez ......................Caguas, Puerto RicoGabriel Rodriguez ................................. Cooper City, FloridaKrystal Eduaris Rodriguez ......................Caguas, Puerto RicoRaquel Andrea Rodriguez Diaz ........Guaynabo, Puerto RicoRonald Guy Romain ................................Hollywood, FloridaCarolyn Margarita Ruiz Rodriguez* .....Aguada, Puerto RicoRoaya Saad ............................................Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFarley Saint-Louis .......................................Miramar, FloridaKianys Yary Sanchez Ruiz ........................Ciales, Puerto RicoYuliet Sanchez Sordo* .................................Hialeah, FloridaYesenia Andrea Sanin .............. North Miami Beach, FloridaRachel Catherine Sawyer .......................Vero Beach, FloridaApril Tatyana Scott* .......................... Coral Springs, FloridaAhmed Seweid ................................................ Davie, FloridaShiva Shafabakhsh ..................................... Orlando, FloridaSamantha E. Shaffer .......................................Dania, FloridaAshini P. Shah ................................................ Davie, FloridaRuchita Kirtikumar Shah ............................... Davie, FloridaLea Shen*................................................. Plantation, FloridaHeta Kalpesh Sheth** .............................Elkridge, MarylandMoiz Siddiqui ...................................... Glen Head, New YorkRodolfo W. Sigler ...........................................Miami, Florida

Lena Sharifeh Silmi .........................Pembroke Pines, FloridaDalbert Sosa ...................................................Miami, FloridaJustine T. Tablada ............................Pembroke Pines, FloridaMonica W. Tadros** .............................. Boca Raton, FloridaJulia Tam ......................................................... Davie, FloridaTrusha Taneja ........................................... Naperville, IllinoisDenisse Tavarez Gonzalez .................. Vega Baja, Puerto RicoSijal Tayyab ............................................Lake Worth, FloridaDiveya Thomas ................................Pembroke Pines, FloridaJacob T. Thornton .......................................... Davie, FloridaRaghu Thota ............................... Ongole, Prakasam District,

Andhra Pradesh, IndiaSose Rita Tokatlian ........................ Fort Lauderdale, FloridaQuoc-Thien Tran ........................................ Orlando, FloridaTrilce Travieso .............................................Hialeah, FloridaKevin Tse** ..................................... Fort Lauderdale, FloridaJoshua Adam Tyler** ...............................Hollywood, FloridaNgon-Vincent C. Van ..................................... Davie, FloridaAshley L. Vaughn ....................................Hollywood, FloridaNeisy Vazquez** .............................................Miami, FloridaAlexandra Vazquez Ortiz .........................Cayey, Puerto RicoDailyn Vega Lopez ..................................Isabela, Puerto RicoJuan Gabriel Vega Salas .........................Manati, Puerto RicoZaret Nohelis Vélez Estremera ................. Ponce, Puerto RicoSatya Kiran Vempati ...........................Andhra Pradesh, IndiaArayoán Vergara-Mojica* ........................ Plantation, FloridaJoseph Vidal ......................................Coconut Creek, FloridaMonica Irene Vilaro Schmidt .................. Ponce, Puerto RicoDamaal Kadeem Akim Walker** ...............Miramar, FloridaKatelyn Woodbury* ..............................Loxahatchee, FloridaWesley Wright ...............................................Weston, FloridaPriyanka Yalamanchili ............. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh/

Telegana, IndiaKaren Vanessa Yulfo Acevedo ........... Aguadilla, Puerto RicoYasmin Zamora ................................... Port St. Lucie, FloridaChristine Zhang* ...........................Hialeah Gardens, FloridaLi Zhang .........................................................Miami, Florida

maSter of ScieNce iN Pharmaceutical affairS

Nima Ataei ..........................................Delray Beach, Florida Karina Melissa Gutierrez Vargas ........... Boca Raton, Florida

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DiStiNguiSheD hoNoree

commeNcemeNt SPeaKer for morNiNg ceremoNy

Carlos Curbelo, M.A., is the U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. He was elected in 2014 and reelected in 2016. Curbelo serves on the prestigious Committee on Ways and Means, the oldest committee of the U.S. Congress and the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representativzes. He is a majority member of the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Subcommittee on Oversight.

Prior to starting his political career, Curbelo founded Capital Gains, a public and media relations firm. In 2002, fueled by a desire to give back to his community, he cofounded Centre Court Charities, a nonprofit organization that runs summer basketball leagues for South Florida high school students.

Named state director for U.S. Senator George LeMieux in 2009, Curbelo was responsible for overseeing staff in seven offices throughout the state, while

also advising the senator on Latin American policy and Hispanic issues. Shortly after, Curbelo was appointed to the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization, a group of community leaders tasked with prioritizing local transportation and infrastructure projects.

In 2010, Curbelo was elected to the Miami-Dade County School Board, which oversees the fourth-largest school district in the country. Together with his board colleagues, Curbelo was part of a historic effort to improve the quality of education and put students and teachers first, resulting in major gains in student performance and graduation rates.

Curbelo joined forces with fellow Florida Congressman Ted Deutch in 2016 to form the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, with the goal of finding common ground on policies that can address climate change.

Curbelo was a recipient of the 2017 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award. Created by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and The Institute of Politics at Harvard University, the award honors Americans younger than the age of 40 who are changing their communities and the country with their commitment to public service.

Curbelo graduated from the University of Miami with a B.A. in Business Administration and an M.A. in Public Administration.

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DiStiNguiSheD hoNoree

commeNcemeNt SPeaKer for afterNooN ceremoNy

Seth M. Siegel, J.D., is a writer, lawyer, activist, and serial entrepreneur.

Best-selling author of Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, Siegel’s book was awarded a bronze medal in its category in the 2016 Axiom Business Book Awards. His essays on water, business, political, and cultural issues have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and in leading publications in Europe and Asia. He has spoken on water and other issues around the world at nearly 250 venues, including the U.S. Congress; the United Nations; the World Bank; in Davos, Switzerland; and at Google’s headquarters.

Siegel is the Daniel M. Soref Senior Fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Water Policy. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a board member of several not-for-profit organizations.

Cofounder of The Beanstalk Group, a global brand extension licensing company, Siegel sold the company to Ford Motor Company in 2001. The business has advised major companies such as Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson, and Hormel. In connection with his work at Beanstalk, he received the Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association Award for Excellence nine times. Additionally, he cofounded Sixpoint Partners (a financial services firm) and Vringo (a mobile technologies company).

Siegel also served as a producer for the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha and as an associate producer for the Emmy Award-winning ABC miniseries, Dinotopia.

Receiving his B.S. from Cornell University in New York, Siegel then went on to complete his graduate studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem before returning to New York, where he obtained his J.D. from Cornell Law School. In 2010, he received the Jerome Alpern Award, presented annually to an outstanding alumnus by the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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DeNtal meDiciNe oath

Abby Brodie, D.M.D., M.S.Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Dental Medicine

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect, and to perform faithfully my professional duties. I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices that will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation.

And I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

To my college I will be loyal and strive for its best interests and for the interest of the students who will come after me.

I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biological truths and technical advances in my chosen profession, Dental Medicine.

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oSteoPathic oath

Mark Sandhouse, D.O., M.S.Associate Dean for Administration, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to preserve the health and the life of my patients, to retain their confidence and respect both as a physician and a friend who will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity, to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good judgment and with my skills and ability, keeping in mind always nature’s laws and the body’s inherent capacity for recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not engaging in those practices that will in any way bring shame or discredit upon myself or my profession.

I will give no drugs for deadly purposes to any person, though it will be asked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive cooperation and never, by word or by act, cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

To my college I will be loyal and strive for its best interests and for the interest of the students who will come after me.

I will ever be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths to the healing arts and to develop the principles of osteopathy that were first enunciated by Andrew Taylor Still.

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PhySical theraPy oath

Shari Rone-Adams, PT, M.H.S.A., D.B.A.Chair, Physical Therapy Department/Associate Professor

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

As I enter the profession of physical therapy, I solemnly and willingly pledge the following:

I will strive to demonstrate professionalism as reflected in the APTA’s Core Values in all my professional and personal endeavors.

I will respect the rights and dignity of all individuals and will provide compassionate care.

I will be trustworthy in all aspects of physical therapy practice.

I will place the welfare of my patients above my own self-interest.

I will provide accurate and relevant information to patients about their care and to the public about physical therapy services.

I will exercise sound judgment and comply with the laws and regulations that govern physical therapy, and will protect the public from unethical, incompetent, and illegal acts.

I will maintain professional competence and promote high standards for physical therapy practice, education, and research.

I will address the health needs of society and strive to effect changes that benefit patients and the community.

I will contribute to the body of knowledge that is physical therapy.

I will respect the rights, knowledge, and skills of colleagues and other health care professionals, and seek consultation whenever the welfare of the patient may be advanced.

Thus, with this pledge, I freely accept the responsibilities that accompany the academic preparation for, and the practice of, physical therapy.

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oPtometric oath

Tad R. Kosanovich, O.D., FOA PresidentCollege of Optometry

With full deliberation, I freely and solemnly pledge that

I will practice the art and science of optometry faithfully and conscientiously, and to the fullest scope of my competence.

I will uphold and honorably promote by example and action the highest standards, ethics, and ideals of my chosen profession, and the honor of the degree, Doctor of Optometry, which has been granted me.

I will provide professional care for those who seek my services, with concern, with compassion, and with due regard for their human rights and dignity.

I will place the treatment of those who seek my care above personal gain and strive to see that none shall lack for proper care.

I will hold as privileged and inviolable all information entrusted to me in confidence by my patients.

I will advise my patients fully and honestly of all which may serve to restore, maintain, or enhance their vision and general health.

I will strive continuously to broaden my knowledge and skills so that my patients can benefit from all new and efficacious means to enhance the care of human vision.

I will share information cordially and unselfishly with my fellow optometrists and other professionals for the benefit of patients and the advancement of human knowledge and welfare.

I will do my utmost to serve my community, my country, and humankind, as a citizen as well as an optometrist.

I hereby commit myself to be steadfast of this, my solemn oath and obligation.

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PharmaciSt’S oath

Andrea Levin, Pharm.D., BCACPAssistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow

I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of human suffering my primary concerns.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills, to the best of my ability, to assure optimal outcomes for my patients.

I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.

I will accept the lifelong obligation to improve my professional knowledge and competence.

I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical, and legal conduct.

I will embrace and advocate change that improves patient care.

I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily, with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

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uNiverSity viSioN, miSSioN, aND core valueS

viSioN 2020 StatemeNt

By 2020, through excellence and innovations in teaching, research, service, and learning, Nova Southeastern University will be recognized by accrediting agencies, the academic community, and the general public as a premier, private, not-for-profit university of quality and distinction that engages all students and produces alumni who serve with integrity in their lives, fields of study, and resulting careers.

miSSioN StatemeNt

The mission of Nova Southeastern University, a private, not-for-profit institution, is to offer a diverse array of innovative academic programs that complement on-campus educational opportunities and resources with accessible, distance-learning programs to foster academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, leadership, research, and commitment to community through engagement of students and faculty members in a dynamic, lifelong learning environment.

core valueS

Academic ExcellenceStudent CenteredIntegrityInnovation

OpportunityScholarship/ResearchDiversityCommunity

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boarD of truSteeS

ex officio

Chair Alan B. Levan

Vice Chair Barry J. Silverman, M.D.

President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D.

Secretary Samuel F. Morrison

Ronald G. Assaf

Walter Lee Banks, Sr.

Mitchell W. Berger, J.D.

Rick Case

R. Douglas Donn

Arthur J. Falcone

Silvia M. Flores, M.D.

Steven J. Halmos

Carol Harrison Kalagher

Susanne Hurowitz

Mike Jackson

Milton L. Jones, Jr.

Nell Lewis McGuire, Ed.D.

Albert J. Miniaci

Anthony N. Ottaviani, D.O.

Charles L. Palmer

Kiran C. Patel, M.D.

Martin R. Press, J.D.

Paul M. Sallarulo

J. Kenneth Tate

Barbara Trebbi Landry

Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D.

Michael J. Zager

Honarable Melanie G. May, J.D. George I. Platt, J.D. Joel B. Ronkin Tony Segreto

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George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer

Frederick Lippman, R.Ph., Ed.D. Interim Executive Vice President and Chief

Operating Officer

Ralph V. Rogers, Ph.D. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic

Affairs

Irving Rosenbaum, D.P.A., Ed.D. Interim Health Professions Division Chancellor

H. Thomas Temple, M.D. Senior Vice President for Translational Research

and Economic Development

Daniel J. Alfonso, M.Fin. Vice President for Facilities Management and

Public Safety

Ricardo Belmar, M.I.B.A. Vice President for Regional Campus Operations

Joel S. Berman, J.D. Vice President for Legal Affairs

Stephanie G. Brown, Ed.D. Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services

Ronald J. Chenail, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Undergraduate Academic

Affairs

Bonnie Clearwater, M.A. Director and Chief Curator of NSU Art Museum

Fort Lauderdale

Marc Crocquet, M.B.A. Vice President for Business Services

Kyle Fisher, B.A. Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing

Communications

James Hutchens, M.L.S. Vice President for Information Services and

University Librarian

Meline Kevorkian, Ed.D. Associate Provost for Academic Quality,

Assessment, and Accreditation

Gary S. Margules, Sc.D. Vice President for Research and Technology

Transfer

Ronald Midei, M.B.A., CPA Executive Director of Internal Auditing

Michael Mominey, M.S. Director of Athletics

Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President for Advancement and Community

Relations

Robert Oller, D.O. Interim Vice President for Clinical Operations

Robert Pietrykowski, J.D., M.B.A., M.A. Vice President for Human Resources

Donald Rudawsky, Ph.D. Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Alyson K. Silva, M.AC., CPA Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial

Officer

Robin Supler, J.D. Vice President for Compliance and Chief Integrity

Officer

Thomas West, M.B.A. Vice President for Information Technologies and

Chief Information Officer

Brad A. Williams, Ed.D. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of the

College of Undergraduate Studies

Jeff Williams, CCM, CCE Manager, Grande Oaks Golf Club

Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D. University Chancellor

uNiverSity aDmiNiStratorS

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health ProfeSSioNS DiviSioN DeaNS

Irv RosenbaumM.P.A., D.P.A., Ed.D.

Interim HPD Chancellor

Lisa DezielPharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS, FASHP

Dean, College of Pharmacy

Harold E. LaubachPh.D., M.S., B.S.

Dean, College of Medical Sciences

David S. LoshinO.D., Ph.D., FAAO

Dean, College of Optometry

Linda C. NiessenD.M.D., M.P.H., M.P.P.

Dean, College of Dental Medicine

Marcella M. RutherfordPh.D., M.B.A., M.S.N.

Dean, Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing

Johannes W. ViewegM.D., FACS

Dean, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

Elaine M. WallaceD.O., M.S., M.S., M.S.

Dean, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Stanley H. WilsonPT, Ed.D., CEAS

Dean, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences

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acKNoWleDgmeNtS

The College of Dental Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, College of Optometry, College of Pharmacy, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, wish to acknowledge those individuals whose efforts contributed to the coordination and direction of today’s exercises.

SPecial aPPreciatioN iS exteNDeD to

NSU Commencement Planning CommitteeDavid Tyree, Ed.D., for announcing the candidatesMark Cavanaugh, Ph.D., for coordinating, orchestrating, and directing today’s commencement ensemble and to the members of the orchestra for their musical talentsBrandon Hensler and Alyssa Rothman for working to promote the commencement seasonElaine Poff for chairing the commencement committee and coordinating commencement exercises and program designJillian Barbosa and Richard Kelch for assisting with the coordination of the commencement exercises and candidate invitationsThe Nationwide Interpreter Resource, Inc., for sign language interpretation of the ceremonyThe professional staffs of the College of Dental Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, College of Optometry, College of Pharmacy, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences for assisting at the ceremonyNSU Division of Advancement and Community RelationsNSU BookstoreNSU Call CenterNSU Enrollment and Student ServicesNSU Office of the University RegistrarNSU Office of PublicationsNSU Office of Public SafetyNSU Physical Plant The Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center Werner Kahn Studios for the pictures of the graduates

Nova Southeastern University AnthemWords and Music by Mark J. Cavanaugh © 2010 Marx Music, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, with permission, by arrangement with Adorno Music (ASCAP). The unauthorized copying or use of this work, in whole or in part, is illegal.

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acaDemic attire

Ceremonial garments worn at academic functions take their meaning from the original centers of learning of the western world in the church of the Middle Ages. Caps, hoods, and gowns of the early students and monks have been held through the centuries to be traditionally symbolic of the scholarly devotion so basic to education and to the deliberate and orderly evolution of knowledge.

The introduction of classical studies, the gradual rise of the great universities across Europe, and the ever-increasing awareness of the decisive role of education in the entire development of civilization influenced leaders among academicians in their desire for a singular identity. In the attempt to create this differentiation, educators fell upon the medieval system of classic heraldry, whereby the coat of arms, assorted ornamental trappings, and patterns of colorful design had been adopted to denote the distinctive character of designated chivalric orders. The function of a pedagogical heraldry became, then, simply identification. As such, measures were taken to signify, through distinctive markings on the academicians’ attire, the institution that had granted the degree, the field of learning in which the degree had been earned, and the level of the degree, e.g., bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate.

Of the three pieces of academic attire—the cap, the gown, and the hood—it is the hood that offers the most abundant and most readily discernible information about its owner. The inner lining of the hood identifies the institution at which the individual earned the degree. Some schools have adopted two-color patterns and introduced chevrons and bars in various designs to set themselves apart from other institutions. The velvet trim bordering the hood indicates the major field of learning, or faculty, in which the degree has been earned. A final feature of the hood concerns its length and width and distinguishes further between holders of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The length of the hood for the bachelor’s degree is three feet, closed at the bottom, and with a velvet border of two inches. At Nova Southeastern University, however, individuals receiving a bachelor’s degree do not wear a hood. A master’s degree holder has a hood three-and-one-half feet in length with a three-inch-wide border, and the hood is slit at the bottom. Those individuals with a doctoral degree wear a hood four feet in length, open at the bottom with a five-inch border.

The cut of the gown aids in differentiating between the three levels of degrees. The bachelor’s gown is relatively simple and falls in straight lines from an elaborate yoke. It may be recognized most readily by the long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown is somewhat fuller and bears no adornment. The sleeves are oblong in shape and open at the wrist, with the rear part of the oblong square cut while the front edge has a cutaway arc. The doctor’s gown is more elaborate, with velvet panels down the front and around the neck of the garment. The sleeves are bell-shaped at the end and have three bars of the same material as the front panels at the upper portion of the arm. It is cut rather fully and may be ornamental in color. The mortarboard or Oxford-type cap has been adopted throughout most universities in the United States, although tams have become increasingly fashionable to denote holders of the doctoral degree. Colored tassels are usually worn by holders of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. These denote the field of learning.

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The color, indeed the flamboyance, of academic dress undoubtedly adds to the sense of occasion at academic ceremonies. But as its historical roots show, it has a much deeper significance. It is an outward sign of the universality of universities, and of their responsibility for certain timeless values essential to the freedom of inquiry: tolerance of alternative views and courage in maintaining one’s own tirelessness in the pursuit of truth and the free exchange of knowledge. Its wearing marks also the responsibility of the new graduate to maintain and uphold these ideals. These fundamentals of academic freedom have not been threatened in this country for more than 200 years, but the importance attached to the donning of traditional academic dress was underlined in recent years by scholars from Central and Eastern Europe; during the Cold War, their use of academic robes became a symbol of their refusal to be dominated completely by political forces and the state, and symbolized their persistent links to the worldwide community of scholars. Thus, the wearing of academic dress should be seen not simply as a sign of achievement, but as a symbol of the responsibility that falls on all members of universities.

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Students wear cords, pins, sashes, and medallions that reflect institutional and national academic honors as well as campus leadership, service, and engagement.

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mace

During the Middle Ages, the mace was an effective weapon in battle and also was displayed as a symbol to command order during royal gatherings, religious ceremonies, and university classes. As newer and more powerful military arms were created, however, the mace progressed into a symbol of authority and today is frequently used to lead religious and academic processions.

The mace was originally a wooden staff carried by royal messengers as a symbol to preserve order and usher royal functions. The early wooden staff of such royal messengers or lead ushers of ceremonial processions was transformed in the 14th century into an elaborate sterling silver mace. Eventually in the 15th century it evolved into a symbol of academic excellence and dignity.

the Nova SoutheaSterN uNiverSity mace

Before its merger in 1994 with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences, Nova University’s mace bore a sterling silver “nova star” symbolizing the university’s name and mission. Symbolically, Nova University’s “nova star” burned brightly, providing educational enlightenment to the world. Today, a new sterling silver mace highlights the past, present, and future through the inclusion of the original “nova star” representing the university’s past, surrounding the NSU seal. When not in official use, the mace is displayed in the rotunda of the William and Norma Horvitz Administration Building.

In Latin, nova means new or innovative. Nova Southeastern University was created to be an innovative educational institution—to take the best of traditional education from the past and mold it to fit the needs of students for today and tomorrow.

NOTE: The listing of degree and academic honors candidates in this program is based upon PRELIMINARY information provided by each academic program office at the time of publication. The official conferral of degrees and awarding of academic honors occur upon satisfactory completion of all academic requirements. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree or honors eligibility or represent an official listing of degree or honors recipients. The student's permanent record, on file in the Office of the University Registrar, remains the official testimony of the possession of a Nova Southeastern University degree. 04-050-18PGA

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