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UMUC EUROPECOMMENCEMENT

4 MAY 2019

In 1949, the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) was the only

pioneering institution to send seven professors to teach military students

in postwar Germany. This deep–rooted tradition of serving the

military in war and peace continues to this day.

This year, we are proud to celebrate our 70th year of delivering higher

education overseas to U.S. military servicemembers and their families,

exemplified through the incredible achievements of our students.

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UMUC was founded in 1947 as the College of Special and Continuation Studies, a branch of the University of Maryland's College of Education, with locations in College Park and around the state. In 1949, UMUC became the first university to send faculty overseas to educate active-duty military personnel in Europe. What started off as a noble experiment, with seven professors in six cities in Germany, has turned into a globally-recognized, award-winning institution that includes graduates from all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and over 20 countries and territories worldwide.

UMUC Europe is proud to be in a continued partnership with the U.S. government and the state of Maryland to provide quality education to 14,000 students annually in 17 countries and 50+ locations in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. We are wherever the military is, whether permanently stationed or deployed. Times have changed since those first classes in war-torn buildings 70 years ago. Now we deliver courses both on-site and online using cutting-edge technology, tailored class schedules for individual military units, and innovative live streaming formats at many locations.

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OVERSEAS

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More than one million servicemembers have taken UMUC courses. This long relationship has made the university particularly sensitive to the needs of the military community and has prepared UMUC to handle key details, including veterans benefits and the transfer of credit earned in military specialty schools. By proving that high standards of excellence can be maintained in nontraditional settings, UMUC has established itself as an integral part of military life.

Students graduating from UMUC Europe in the Class of 2019 have earned 506 associate degrees, 560 bachelor’s degrees, and 209 master’s degrees. Graduates represent U.S. military communities across the European, Central, and Africa Commands, with many having served or currently serving in war zones. Worldwide over 13,300 graduates will have earned a UMUC degree this year.

Today, UMUC remains committed to the same unifying mission, offering a high-quality education that is affordable and accessible, while meeting critical workforce needs and accommodating the busy lifestyles of adults in the 21st century and the modern U.S. Armed Forces.

We are honored to celebrate 70 years of providing quality education to extraordinary students overseas, including those here today who have achieved an important educational milestone in their lives.

Below: The front page of the first edition of

The Marylander, the student newspaper of the

College of Special and Continuation Studies,

which captured the early years of UMUC.

UMUC WORLDWIDE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES

TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 13

OKINAWA, JAPAN APRIL 20

SEOUL, KOREA APRIL 27

RAMSTEIN, GERMANY MAY 4

GUAM MAY 11

ADELPHI, MARYLAND MAY 16-19

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Dear UMUC Graduates,

Congratulations on reaching this important milestone on the path of lifelong learning!

I speak for everyone at University of Maryland University College when I say that it has been our honor to help you in the pursuit of your goals and your dreams. Today, you represent our greatest achievement, and we are proud to recognize and celebrate your success.

I am also honored to offer a special salute to our active-duty members of the U.S. military and to our veterans who are graduating today. Your service to our country has earned you the respect and admiration of a grateful nation, and we are so pleased that you selected UMUC as your university of choice.

We are deeply proud of all of you—proud of your achievements, proud of your growth and learning, and proud to welcome you to the ranks of UMUC alumni.

I sincerely hope that you will embrace a broader role, standing together with every member of the worldwide UMUC family, united by the common goal of making the world a better, brighter place for yourself, for your loved ones, and for all.

Again, congratulations to you and to all who share this special moment with you in person and in spirit.

Sincerely,

Javier Miyares President University of Maryland University College

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

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ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL

Pomp and Circumstance Sir Edward Elgar

Performed by Brass Sound Quintet

NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES

Performed by Linda Casul Senior Airman U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band

WELCOME

Tony K. Cho Vice President and Director University of Maryland University College Europe

GREETINGS

Javier MiyaresPresidentUniversity of MarylandUniversity College

Ellen R. FishMember, Board of RegentsUniversity System of Maryland

Karen OlmsteadProvost and Senior Vice President of Academic AffairsSalisbury University

STANLEY J. DRAZEK TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD

Denise M. DiStefano Collegiate Professor

Theresa Martin Collegiate Assistant Professor

WILLIAM C. BENTLEY MEMORIAL AWARD

Nicole Sewell

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019RAMSTEIN, GERMANY COMMENCEMENT ORDER OF EVENTS

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COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Major General Lloyd “Milo” Miles U.S. Army, Ret. Senior Vice President Global Military Operations University of Maryland University College

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

President Miyares

Vice President Cho

Andrew D. Boone Associate Vice Provost University of Maryland University College Europe

Provost Olmstead

ASSISTED BY

Patricia A. Coopersmith Associate Vice President and Deputy Director University of Maryland University College Europe

Janice A. Keller Director Student Initiatives and Support University of Maryland University College Europe

RECESSIONAL

Hanseatic Suite (excerpt) Jacob de Haan

Performed by Brass Sound Quintet

The audience is asked to remain seated during the processional and recessional.

SPEAKERS AND HONOREES

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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

LLOYD “MILO” MILES

MAJOR GENERAL U.S. ARMY, RETIRED

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL MILITARY OPERATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Major General Lloyd "Milo" Miles (U.S. Army, Ret.) currently serves as senior vice president of Global Military Operations at UMUC. In this role, he oversees the administration and management of the university's global operations and partnerships in more than 20 countries and territories in Europe, Africa, and Asia, including the Middle East.

Before joining UMUC in January 2015, General Miles served in the military for more than 32 years in a decorated career that included multiple distinguished leadership positions in education, training, strategic policy development, operational deployments, and combat. In his last duty assignment, General Miles served as senior commander of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the largest military organizations in the country, with approximately 40,000 soldiers and airmen and 15,000 government civilians and contractors. His various military assignments have enabled him to serve in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

He has commanded at every level from captain to major general in assignments that included one of the earliest peacekeeping missions to the Sinai Desert as a company commander; a battalion task force on a peace enforcement mission in Kosovo; combat operations in Iraq commanding an infantry brigade combat team; and the international effort to advise, train, and equip the Iraqi Army.

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General Miles is the fourth soldier to be promoted to general as an amputee since the Civil War. He is the only amputee general to serve in either Iraq or Afghanistan and the only one to serve multiple combat tours after becoming an amputee.

His principal staff assignments included serving as a battalion and brigade operations officer; liaison officer to the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt; political-military planner for North Korea, Joint Staff, Pentagon; executive officer to the commander, U.S. Southern Command; and executive officer to the chief of staff of the Army.

General Miles earned a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an MS in National Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

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UMUC LEADERSHIP

Javier Miyares is president of University of Maryland University College, the nation's largest public online university and a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. Since his appointment in 2012, he has expanded access and opportunities for adult learners through key initiatives and has been in the forefront of leveraging “big data” and analytics to fuel advances in learning science. The university—which offers courses online and in a hybrid format at more than 20 locations stateside and in more than 20 countries around the world—has also expanded its corporate and institutional alliances under his leadership.

Mr. Miyares has maintained a singular focus on quality, access, and affordability for Maryland's adult learners and members of the U.S. military around the world. The Maryland Completion Scholarship enables Maryland community college graduates to earn a bachelor's degree from UMUC for a total cost of $20,000—including their community college tuition. Through a partnership with Prince George's Community College and Prince George's County Public Schools, UMUC has also created the Prince George's 3D Scholarship pilot program that allows high-achieving students to earn college credit while still in high school and ultimately complete a bachelor's degree for $10,000 or less.

In fall 2015, the university made headlines when it replaced publisher textbooks with open educational resources in all undergraduate courses, a move that saves students millions of dollars each year. UMUC's Graduate School followed suit in fall 2016.

JAVIER MIYARES

PRESIDENT


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Mr. Miyares has also committed his support to the university's evolving learning model, which focuses on a personalized learning experience for students at scale, with greater emphasis on competence and confidence as students prepare to enter professional positions.

Mr. Miyares worked closely with and received the unanimous approval of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents in creating a new business model that serves to keep tuition low and allows for innovative approaches to fulfilling UMUC's public mission. UMUC Ventures, a nonprofit supporting organization, now serves as a holding company for commercial enterprises that will provide the university with additional revenue streams.

During Mr. Miyares' tenure, UMUC was named 2015 Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., and ranked No. 1 by Military Times among "Best Colleges: Online and Nontraditional Schools" for 2018. The university's competitive cybersecurity team, the Cyber Competition Team, won the 2014 Global CyberLympics in Barcelona, Spain; the 2013 and 2014 Maryland Cyber Challenge; and the inaugural Cyber DiploHack competition, organized by the prestigious Center for Strategic and International Studies, in 2015.

Mr. Miyares has often cited higher education as his gateway to the American Dream. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was taken out of the country by his Jesuit teachers on July 4, 1961, at age 14, after his father was imprisoned by Fidel Castro during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Mr. Miyares later joined Operation Pedro Pan and eventually moved to Maryland, where he attended the University of Maryland, College Park, earning bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology. He completed all the requirements but the dissertation for a doctorate in educational measurement and statistics.

Mr. Miyares currently serves on the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE); as a commissioner with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; on the board of directors of Achieving the Dream; and on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Advisory Committee on Education.

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UMUC LEADERSHIP

Mr. Tony K. Cho is the vice president and director of UMUC Europe. Emphasizing service to students, growth, and leadership, he leads the administrative and academic operations for faculty and staff at headquarters and in 17 countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He joined the team in Europe in 2017 from UMUC Asia, where he had served as the associate vice president and deputy director.

Mr. Cho retired as a colonel after 26 years of service in the United States Army as both a combat arms and foreign area officer. His last assignment was as the Northeast Asia policy division chief for the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, working as the primary advisor to the Chairman on issues related to North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Guam. This followed a variety of command and staff positions throughout the Middle East, Asia, South Asia, and Europe, including serving as Senior Army Fellow and political-military affairs officer at the State Department.

Mr. Cho’s combat tours include Operation Desert Storm as an infantry platoon leader, and Operation Enduring Freedom as the director of operations in Pakistan. His military awards include the coveted Combat Infantryman's Badge and the Ranger Tab.

Prior to joining the Army, Mr. Cho was an aeronautical engineer with Lockheed Martin Corporation Space Systems, leading a team of engineers in designing the flight control systems for the Navy's submarine-launched Trident II ballistic missile. He also worked on advanced fighter programs at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

Mr. Cho received a BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He also holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University; an MA in East Asian Studies and an MPA from Harvard University; and an MA in National Security Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

TONY K. CHO

VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE EUROPE

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Dr. Andrew D. Boone was appointed associate vice provost for UMUC Europe Academic Affairs in 2017. As senior academic officer, he provides leadership for all undergraduate and graduate programs in Europe. His primary goal is to ensure students receive quality learning experiences that provide them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be competent professionals and citizens. Passionate about excellence in teaching, he also directs the management of the faculty corps who teach at over 50 sites across Europe and the Middle East.

His thoughtful leadership has shaped the academic achievements of thousands of students who have attended UMUC overseas. Beginning his career with the university in 1992, Dr. Boone taught throughout Germany and at the international campus in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Further, he held a number of administrative roles including an appointment as the department chair for business and economics.

In 2002, Dr. Boone transferred to UMUC Asia, where he taught in Korea, Iwakuni, and Tokyo. During his 15 year tenure in Asia, Dr. Boone assumed a variety of leadership roles such as academic director for business, management, and economics; area director for Korea; and two appointments as associate dean.

Dr. Boone’s classroom acumen is second to none, having led statistics, math, economics, and business courses on two continents for the better part of three decades with UMUC. In addition, he has taught at Houston Community College, the University of Houston, and the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

Dr. Boone holds a BS in Economics from the University of Arizona. Additionally, he earned an MS and a PhD in Economics from the University of Houston.

ANDREW D. BOONE

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE EUROPE

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Dr. Stanley J. Drazek (1918–96) joined University of Maryland

University College in 1948, one year after its founding. During more

than 30 years at UMUC, he served successively as faculty member,

director of the Baltimore division, dean, and chancellor.

One of Dr. Drazek’s lifelong interests was excellence in teaching.

He worked hard to recruit exceptional faculty for UMUC, and he

established programs to help teachers reach their full potential in

the classroom. Because Dr. Drazek viewed teaching excellence as

one of the university’s core values, it is fitting that UMUC’s Teaching

Excellence Award is named in his honor.

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Each year, this award is bestowed on faculty members who have

been nominated by their students for their distinguished teaching.

Two faculty members are being recognized today as this year’s

UMUC Europe recipients of the Stanley J. Drazek Teaching

Excellence Award.

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2018-2019 STANLEY J. DRAZEK TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

Professor Denise M. DiStefano has been at the forefront of innovation as changes in technology have provided unique opportunities in the classroom. While fully embracing innovative learning, her basic goals have remained the same for the past 25 years. “At the end of my time with my students, I want them to have gained knowledge, proficiency, and interest in the course subject matter; developed or increased their curiosity for learning in general; and have practiced and honed their analytical reasoning skills,” she stated.

“Professor DiStefano was the best instructor I have had at UMUC. She is awesome. I looked forward to this class every week,” lauded a recent business law student. “She was able to take a subject like law and make it relevant and fun—it was a great learning environment.”

Since 1998, Professor DiStefano has taught students at sites in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy using on-site, online, hybrid, and live streaming formats. Throughout her career, she has made a lasting impact on thousands of students helping them to understand complex issues in business, management, and criminal justice. She also coaches and guides fellow faculty, having served as an academic coordinator, faculty peer, and trainer.

The success of her teaching is founded on a solid strategy. Professor DiStefano explained, “I strive to offer my students a challenging, engaging, relevant, and connected learning experience where they are valued and supported.” Always nurturing her students to advance, she commented, “I try to make seemingly difficult and tedious subjects both understandable and interesting, making the information relatable and relevant to their lives.”

Previously, Professor DiStefano worked in government relations offices of Corning and Texas Instruments. In addition, she served as a law clerk of the U.S. Tax Court. She earned a BA in Communication and JD from American University; a BS in Computer Studies from UMUC; and an LLM from the University of Heidelberg.

DENISE M. DISTEFANO

COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR

FACULTY COORDINATOR, BUSINESS AND BEHAVIORAL / SOCIAL SCIENCES

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“Professor Martin is a treasure and an instructor who cares for her students,” stated a recent biology student. Dr. Theresa Martin’s enthusiasm, breadth of knowledge, and passion for her subject is her students' inspiration to learn, and her encouragement is a key to their success.

The intense understanding she has of her students is a direct result of her own life’s journey. Dr. Martin is the daughter of a U.S. Air Force senior non-commissioned officer. Both of her parents are also UMUC alumni. She became the spouse of an airman, now retired, who works as a government service civilian in Germany. A mother of three children, she completed her degrees during the family’s time in the military.

Dr. Martin intimately knows the challenges that UMUC students face, having walked in their shoes. “I know that my success as a student was because of my family, my goals, and the caring faculty that I met along my journey,” she stated. “Knowing that my students face the same challenges I did—working, deployments, functioning as a single parent, managing a household, and working on an education—I know that I can help them.”

Her teaching philosophy consists of two components: assisting her students to become critical thinkers able to evaluate their educational, professional, and personal pursuits, and the belief that her students are capable of achieving their academic goals. “The best part of my teaching experience is the moment when former students reach their goals, such as achieving a degree. That is such an amazing moment for them and it is a privilege that I get to be part of their journey.”

Dr. Martin holds a BS in Environmental Studies–Life Science and an MS in Biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She recently earned a Doctor of Management from UMUC.

THERESA MARTIN

COLLEGIATE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

FACULTY COORDINATOR, NATURAL SCIENCES

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The William C. Bentley Memorial Award was established in 1983

and is presented each year in honor of Colonel William C. Bentley,

the first student to earn a University of Maryland University College

degree through study in Europe. In addition to being the first

Europe campus graduate, Colonel Bentley played a key role in

bringing UMUC to Europe. The award is presented annually to

the UMUC Europe baccalaureate graduate with the highest

cumulative grade point average.


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2018-2019 WILLIAM C. BENTLEY MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENT

"Everyone is different, so each person has to look within themselves honestly and embrace their own unique characteristics,” states Mrs. Nicole Sewell, this year’s William C. Bentley Memorial Award recipient. Graduating with a 4.0 grade point average at the age of 52, Mrs. Sewell is an example that you are never too old to pursue your dreams.

Starting more than 35 years ago, taking a course at UMUC was her third attempt to begin college, but it was her first time to complete a course. "Unfortunate life circumstances" ended the first two attempts, but this time Mrs. Sewell said "the planets aligned" and she found herself with all of the components she felt were necessary for a successful college career: financial support, emotional support, and time.

Initially she planned to pursue an associate degree in German. However, UMUC German Professor Molly Affleck, now retired, reignited her love of learning and sparked her desire to achieve broader goals. Finding she was not always the oldest student in the classroom also gave her the courage to expand earlier tentative ambitions. She chose to major in English because of her passion for literature and languages.

Mrs. Sewell credits her husband, a retired U.S. Army reservist who proudly served in two deployments and now works as a contractor in Germany, as her strongest supporter. His emotional support included "eating countless frozen pizzas when I lacked the time to cook, attending many social events solo while I studied, and always being my biggest cheerleader." Additionally, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits he earned during his military service provided necessary financial support for Mrs. Sewell to achieve her academic goals.

Working more than one job at a time, Mrs. Sewell learned work ethic and prioritization skills that prepared her for college. Asked what advice she would offer others, she stated, “Everyone has it within themselves to achieve their goals, but goals also require a lot of hard work and perseverance."

NICOLE SEWELL

2018-2019 GRADUATES

MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATES

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2018–2019 GRADUATES

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SALISBURY UNIVERSITY

MSW SOCIAL WORK

MSW Benedicta Arthur MSW Amanda Nicole BellMSW Shauna F. Brink MSW George Graham Foley

MSW Karen Lynn Harned MSW Elizabeth Ann HarrisMSW Kelley K. Hood

MBA Scott I. Anderson MBA Melvin Baezramos MBA Patrick Henry Ballard MBA Lyndon Fitzgerald Barnes MBA Stewart Behymer MBA Kenneth Belcher Jr.MBA Kevin Bryson Benefield MBA Nazila Bennett MBA Brooke Boegemann MBA Louis Gregory Bove MBA Steven Bowersox MBA Matthew Bright MBA Christopher Brinegar MBA Dwayne BriscoeMBA Memorieanne

Brown-Callender MBA Christopher James Burns MBA Kearstin Grace Cabiya MBA Kenneth Ezel Cal Jr.MBA Monica Yvette Castillo MBA Taylor Marie Christen MBA Kevin Don Cline MBA Thomas Cobb Jr.MBA Nicholas Erik Cole MBA Jessica M. Cordero-Martinez

MBA Kristine Anne De Casa MBA Anna Marie Rendora

De La Cruz MBA Maggie Dee MBA Aldo Delgado OlveraMBA Jeffrey Doerfer MBA Twee Duong MBA Joseph L. Duran MBA John Jay Dymond MBA Mark R. Espinoza MBA Sheridan Nicole Farrell MBA Elena Victoria Fierro MBA Garret Finley MBA Jennifer Franks MBA Mario Patino Garcia MBA Christine Maria Gerber MBA Anna Matricardi Gonzalez MBA Marcus Goode MBA Eric Green Jr.MBA Melanie Elizabeth Gruenbaum MBA Josue Manuel Guzman MBA Erica Nicole Hamilton MBA Martin Eric Hanson MBA Megan Elizabeth Hassell MBA Shelby Nicole Hawes


MBA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

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MBA Adam Thomas Haynes MBA Damian Hicks MBA Tashondra K. Hicks MBA Sean W. Higgins MBA Shari Danielle Hill MBA Rhian A. HudsonMBA Nicole Angela InglisMBA Darren E. Ingram MBA Leslie Ingram MBA Bailey Ivey MBA Jomarquita Laverne Jett MBA Paul Eric Jioia MBA Genna Makiko Joseph MBA Michael D. Judson MBA Gregory T. Kastner MBA Laurel Klein MBA Scott Thomas Layden MBA Michael Nelson Lepire MBA Samuel Robert Lester MBA Barclay Lewis Jr.MBA Christopher Allan Linger MBA Clarence Longworth MBA Jorge Magaña-Cortez MBA Tracy Jean Martinez MBA Matthew Ryan McLaughlin MBA Jason Middleton MBA Catherine Mitchell MBA George Manuel Moll MBA Daniel Bernard Moore MBA Tanisha Alexis Morris MBA Maria Jimena Mueller MBA Olubusayo Ogunlade MBA Judy Orina MBA Wade Orr MBA Richard Norman Ott MBA Natasha L. Papile MBA James Parkinson Jr.MBA Jose Luis Perez Jr.MBA Switzerlynne Victolero Perez MBA John David Petty MBA Veronica Pimentel-Duarte

MBA Anicia Poorcelan MBA Davisen PoorcelanMBA David T. Popielski MBA Michael James Quinn Jr.MBA Erin Nicole Rankin MBA Richard Lewis Reardon MBA Troy Adam Ressel MBA Zakiat Bolanle Robert MBA Gregory Dupree Rogers MBA Javier Romero MBA Luis Antolin Rubillos MBA Tracy Ruffing MBA Quintin Salazar MBA Richard Stephen Saunders MBA James Schalla IIIMBA Susana Serna MBA William R. Sharpsteen MBA Benjamin Shupp MBA Brian W. Silkett MBA Natsue Slavin MBA Kerry Lynn Smith MBA Jennifer Lea Soles MBA Miranda Crane Sotelo MBA Daniel SprattMBA Joe Sim Stojak MBA Patrizia Donata Tedesco MBA Andrew Tun MBA William Laird Turner MBA Christopher A. VanSile MBA Penny Susan VanSile MBA Ashley Vaughan MBA Vickmare Velazquez MoralesMBA Alfred Louis Venditti MBA Rene Marie Venditti MBA Michael VickerstaffMBA Edward Walter Jr.MBA Lance Jared Watkins MBA Elisa Weisman MBA Mali Rose Hoeh Williamson MBA Nordica Elizabeth Wynter MBA Taylor Michael Young

MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES

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MS CYBERSECURITY

MS Carl H. Badertscher MS Joshua D. Behrendt MS Georgia L. Blake MS Bradley A. Carlson MS Daniel Patrick Chapple MS Justin Dixon MS Michael Albert Goewey MS Daniel James Hoffman MS Ryan Koegel Jones

MS Joseph Pamiel Kim MS Benedict Joseph Sucalit Maranon MS Eric John Pachulski MS Yolanda Polk MS Chad Lawrence Quint MS Christopher Charles Sims MS Alexander Racho Villa MS John Wright


MS CYBERSECURITY TECHNOLOGY

MS Shaun AubleMS Kina Alexander MS Chene Joseph Beck MS Riley A. Bender MS Jason Robert Benjamin MS Vershima Daniel Blomquist MS Christopher David Bowser MS Anitra T'shon Brown MS Charles Kendall Byrd MS Ian Campbell MS Ramon Cardona MS Hailey Nichole Carroll MS Nicholas Erik Cole MS Victor M. Cruzmorales MS Kurt S. Eibell MS James Joseph Geng MS Michelle M. Guzman Colon MS Brandon Harris MS Robert HaydenMS Benjamin Richard Heckman MS Andreas Hiltl

MS Derrick Chanwoo Johnson MS Joseph Karako MS Tony T. Lawson MS Clint James Lovell MS Maurice Earl Luckett MS Kip MacTaggart MS Ryan Dean Merrill MS Michael Naya MS William Palmer MS Glen Peters MS Drew Lane Petersen IIMS Scott D. PfaffMS Gabriel Raymer MS Kyara Ricketts MS Jeffrey Samuel Schulman Jr. MS Tae Shin MS David Edward Smith MS Thomas Talmadge MS Malcolm R. Thomas MS Phillip James Weller

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UMUC Europe is proud to have graduates joining today’s ceremony from UMUC Stateside and UMUC Asia.

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MS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MS Jorge Acevedo MS Meerna Ammari MS Richard K. Badu MS Timothy L. Bedford MS Maxwell B. Bell MS Justin Scott Carrington MS Cassandra Essary MS Blake Anthony Ferguson MS Timothy Koch Jr.MS Jason Keith Looper MS Matthew Frank Molett MS Jawid Qudoos Kaderi MS Matthew Edward Rumpke MS Randall Samuel MS Kenneth Sekuterski Jr.MS Agung Posa Sumantri MS Cole K. Tankersley MS Stephen Thomas Van Mil MS Jamie Lee Weiss MS Willie Leslie Williams Jr.

MS MANAGEMENT

MS Kossi Amouzou MS Sean ChaseMS Thomas B. French Jr.MS Jessica Marie LaMoeMS Lunar Rahel Odhiambo MS Thomas Tucker IIMS Linnette Wood

MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES

ASSOCIATE DEGREE GRADUATES

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (AA)

AA Mallory Grace Abell

AA Christina Josephine Abundis

AA Haydee Acosta

AA Lilianette Acosta

AA Marc Affonso

AA Tayibat Adunni Agbabiaka

AA Catalina Aguilar

AA Pius B. Agyemang

AA Benjamin Ahner

AA Dwasha Aikens

AA Derrick Darnell Alexander

AA Leejan Alindog

AA Cory Alkire

AA Michael Allen

AA Brock Alan Allton

AA Adrienne Deanna Anderson

AA Allison Geraldine Anderson

AA Trecia Alesia Anderson

AA Michael N. Andresen

AA Mohammad Julian Andujar

AA Manny H. Aquino

AA Oliver Arias

AA Rebekka Hannah Arles

AA Melissa Armour

AA Johnny Phillip Armstead Sr.

AA Shameka Monique Armstrong

AA Kendra Shea Ashworth

AA Kenneth Aterrado

AA Jacqueline Ausloos

AA Jeramiah James Backman

AA Tyler W. Baldwin

AA Michael Lee Ball

AA Aniece Banas

AA Hannah Noelle Baranovics

AA Artie Bautista

AA Preston Adam Beasley

AA Brandon M. Bellmore

AA Alihan J. Belter

AA Jason Chandler Belter

AA Ceasar Belton IV

AA Walter Bladimir Benitez

AA Ian Benson

AA Christian Javier Bermudez-Macias

AA Clarewen O. Best

AA Francesca Brianna Guillermo Biacan

AA Marshall L. Billings

AA Anthony Blacharski

AA Jocelyn Francoise Blanchard

AA Reynito Blanco Jr.

AA Keith A. Bodiford

AA Josie Jeanne Bohman-Allison

AA Julius Booker

AA Heather Lynn Bossart

AA Sarah Ruth Bostic

AA Theo Bowers II

AA Zachary Tyler Brabandt

AA Brennon L. Bradley

AA Antonio E. Bradshaw

AA Brianna Danielle Brambila

AA Devontay D. Breedlove

AA Damon Lee Brindle

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AA Michael Patrick Britt

AA President Brookins

AA Keith A. Brooks

AA Ashley Shante Brown

AA Christopher Deandre Brown

AA Theresa Brown

AA Jasmine Mone't Lee Browne

AA Sara J. Bunoan

AA Daniel M. Burgess

AA Sharonica Tracina Burnom

AA Claire Marie Bushong

AA Lori Callaghan

AA Aaliyah Raquel Camacho

AA Matthew Campanelli

AA Donald Arthur Campbell Jr.

AA Nicola Rianna Campbell

AA Ashley Rae Canfield

AA Van Nhat Cao

AA Graziella Carlet

AA Crystal A. Caron

AA Kimberly Elaine Carr

AA Jean Sebastien Carriere

AA Regina Marie Carroll

AA Jessica Lorena Cartagena

AA Amber Lynn Carter

AA Samantha Castillo

AA Victoria Marie Castro

AA Jennifer Chapin

AA Destiny Quenae Cheek

AA Yanet Chavezespinoza

AA Noah A. Chiarella

AA Jonathan C. Christal

AA Jillian Ciaverelli

AA Dijana Ciber Mackey

AA Asha Andriene Clark

AA Benedetta Clark

AA Ian Michael Clark

AA Leunda Clark

AA Nicole Clark

AA Davin Clements

AA Alana Catherine Coble

AA Jessica A. Colby

AA Keith Anthony Coleman

AA Daniel Allen Cook

AA Jordan A. Cooperrider

AA Roberto Carlos Corbeil

AA Amanda Jo Cordell

AA Margarita Corral-Nieto

AA Deylin Russell Cortellini

AA Kaley Nicole Cortellini

AA Edith Marie Cournoyer

AA Leon William Courtney III

AA Lauren Elizabeth Craven

AA Fredrick Leon Crawford Jr.

AA Kara Lynn Crum

AA Josue G. Cruz

AA Hope Cummings

AA Roldan Daguio Dacuycuy

AA Harold R. Daley

AA Barbry D'Andrade

AA Kenneth S. Daniels

AA Marcus Daniels

AA Maria Daniels

AA Dawn M. Dean

AA Patrick De Leon

AA Emily De Rosa

AA Meagan Ann Degginger

AA Sean Tamer Degirmenci

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AA Paul Degraffenreid

AA Cole Warner Detingo

AA Pricillia Djunaedi

AA John P. Donaldson

AA Francis P. Donnelly

AA Kaylynn Orianna Donnolly

AA Angelica Aguirre Doria

AA Sarah Leanne Dorsey

AA Jennifer Ruth Douglas

AA Tyon Lamont Downing Jr.

AA Thomas Joshua Drake

AA Melissa Ann Dudley

AA Vanessa Alexus Durant

AA Kristen Dussault

AA Micah Baker Dye

AA Rachelle Caro Eben

AA Jeffrey Eberwein

AA Artez D. Edwards

AA Chelsea Ann Elias

AA Destonny Queen Elias

AA Hosam Salah Elsharrawy

AA Jonathan Monroe English

AA Nahkeem Jamaral Erving

AA Justin Michael Espada

AA Royanna Maye Ewing

AA Gina Fallon

AA Tyler Anthony Fettig

AA Michael D. Fiorella

AA Jennifer Nichole Lynn Flanery

AA Renee M. Fletcher

AA Sadiqua Fletcher

AA Sheanna Lynn Florendo

AA Alysa Nicole Folkner

AA Dave Miranda Fontanez

AA Adam Saul Fortner

AA Nina Camille Cosino Fountain

AA Daryl Franklin

AA Jonathan Frazier Jr.

AA Matthew Chester French

AA Irene Fry

AA Victor Lynwood Gambrell

AA Frank Garcia Jr.

AA Hebert Manuel Garcia Rueda

AA Lejoine Jenae Gardner

AA Heather Nicole Garneau

AA Deborah Carol Garner

AA Lisanie Cedrieka Gayle

AA Krystle L. George

AA Caleb Alan Gerst

AA Justin David Giesler

AA Kyle Gillan

AA Malia Cerise Girmai

AA Daisy Gonzalez

AA Tiffani Rose Gonzalez

AA Charles Elvis Gossett III

AA Joshua O. Grace

AA Stephanie Allison Grant

AA True Victoria Graves

AA Timothy Gray Jr.

AA Thomas D. Greer

AA Kyle James Grieder

AA Livana Gross

AA Lauren Michelle Gustafson

AA Lauren Hameister

AA Kurt Deandre Hamilton

AA Soo Han Fink

AA John E. Hardegree

AA David A. Harper

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AA Otilia Gabriela Nicole Harris

AA Craig Antonio Harrison

AA Christopher Lee Hatfield

AA Nicol Alexandra Hartwell

AA Samuel Clarence Michael Haye

AA Jason Hayes

AA Jeremy Hayes

AA Rogelio E. Hercules

AA Jennifer Garcia Hernandez

AA Josue E. Herrera

AA Kristen Hill

AA Antonio Hinojos III

AA Michael Holguin

AA Ladoshie Dior Holman

AA Sarah Elaine Horn

AA Isaiah Howard

AA Ralph William Hudson III

AA Ashley Hunt

AA Tia Nicole Hunt

AA Keith Hunter Jr.

AA Charles Albert Husak III

AA Andre Oshane Hutchinson

AA Christina Annette Ilarraza

AA Donald John Irvine

AA Ronn Angelo Delos Reyes Itugot

AA Jesse W. Jackson

AA Lori Ann James

AA Nicole C. Jarvis

AA Rashaan Jeffery

AA Hannah Jenkins

AA Allan Johnson III

AA Andre Johnson

AA Walter Johnson

AA Elizabeth Kelly Jones

AA Jaden Samone Jones-Frasier

AA Lacey Kay Justason

AA Ashley Kaar

AA Jessica Jeanette Kalinin

AA Nichole Kane

AA David R. Kawula

AA Gary M. Keen

AA Markeish Kellam

AA Eric Keller

AA Ute E. Kimble

AA Paul Joseph Kirchler

AA Steven Ward Harrison Kiser

AA Zachary J. Knesek

AA Robert Michael Kober

AA Edward Kowalski

AA Daniel James Kraus

AA Tyler Glen Kruse

AA Breyona Raquel Kyler

AA Joseph Paul Laden

AA Brittany Lakey

AA Orlando Clark Lambert

AA Jordan Leigh Lancaster

AA Audrianna Diane Laney

AA Emily Rose Lapham

AA William Tyler Lary

AA Rosalyn Latorre

AA Juan-Carlos Laverde

AA Kendrick Lawson

AA Lucia Cirillo Leach

AA Jamie Nicole Lechner

AA Marlin T. Lee

AA Terence Rashawn Lewis

AA Shuqi Li

AA Felicia Marie Limon


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AA Jairo U. Lino

AA Mary Katherine Litz

AA Kivin T. Lloyd

AA Julio C. Loaiza

AA Dejan Lovric

AA Suzzette Gloria Loy

AA Jordan Taylor Lucas

AA Larissa Marie Lucena

AA Destiny Khalee Luckey

AA Elizabeth Marie Luna

AA Roland Gregory Maddox

AA Neal Madsen

AA Greylen Malboeuf

AA Patrick Joseph Malli

AA Reginald Jerome Malveaux Jr.

AA Chelsea Lynn Manor

AA Jessica Alicia Mark

AA Roger A. Markko

AA Tyler Scott Marsengill

AA Harold A. Martinez

AA Janice Jeeyoon Martinez

AA Jonathan David Martinez

AA Sarah Danielle Massengale

AA Christian Masudacastro

AA Caitlin Maureen Materla

AA Sashni-Cole Matthews

AA Stephen C. May Jr.

AA Curtis Mayes

AA Dustin K. McAninch

AA Kimberley Marie McDonald

AA Randy McFarland

AA Jeremy Scott McGary

AA Khadiyjah Xiana McLean

AA Nina Mcmillon

AA Shawn Rashad McNair

AA Ethan J. Meador

AA Melanny Melghem Murillo

AA Lissett Maria Esperanza Mendoza

AA Johnnie Larmont Mewborn Jr.

AA Pedro Michaca

AA Alexander Michiels

AA Blaine Stephen Miller

AA Brandon Miller

AA Wendy Leann Mills

AA Murray Lutray Milton Jr.

AA Teresha Jahida Mitcham

AA Antoine Terrell Mitchell

AA Courtney Kristien Mixon

AA Brian Monaco

AA Matthew Monroe

AA Darius Lamont Moody

AA Cecil Dewayne Moore

AA Carlos Mora Jr.

AA Sarah Angela Louise Morales

AA Adam M. Moreno

AA Brenton Morgan

AA Richard Edward Morris

AA Justin T. Morrison

AA Katie Moynihan

AA Madinah Yasmeen Muhummed

AA Mishell Antonette Murphy

AA Beau C. Murray

AA David Murray

AA Alexa Myers

AA La Tressa Denise Myles

AA Vanessa Ordial Narvaez

AA Sonia Amelia Nasci

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AA Iantha Earline Nelson

AA Antionette L. Newton

AA Heather Marie Nichols

AA Cavaughn R. Nicholson

AA Christine Noel-Coleus

AA Sonya Renee O'Bannon

AA Donna Rochel Occuis

AA Lemuel Oliver

AA Joseph Mark Orimoloye

AA Christopher W. Orlicki

AA Alexis Ortega

AA Lennis Yesenia Ortega

AA Austin F. Overacre

AA Chiquera Lapree Owens

AA Stephenia C. Ozokwere

AA Adriana Pagan

AA Herbert Pagan

AA Jonathon T. Palmer

AA Jason A. Patterson

AA Kevin Pearson

AA Tracy Nathaniel Penn

AA Karlee Perez

AA Paula Janelle Perkins

AA Kendre Petrick

AA James Marshall Phebus

AA Wes Omar Phills

AA Wansly Pierre

AA Corey M. Pitts

AA Brian Plewinski

AA Cyril E. Powell

AA Conner Pudlowski

AA Richard Purcell V

AA Nathalie F. Purkey

AA Khalil Purley

AA Leticia Mendez Quijada

AA Danielle Monique Quintana

AA Rose V. Rademacher

AA Christopher Rademacher

AA Nicholas Joseph Randolph

AA Noah Thomas Reaves

AA Pauline Regala

AA Francisco Resendiz

AA Rafael Anthony Reyes Jr.

AA Weston Kial Reynolds

AA Brynn Richards

AA Ruel K. Richards

AA Jennifer Kathleen Riedener

AA Denis E. Rivera

AA Italya Brianna Rivera

AA Amber Rose Roberts

AA James Brett Robinson

AA Tanisha L. Robinson

AA Carlos Antonio Rodriguez

AA Alexis M. Rogers

AA Danielle Lee Rogers

AA Jesus Romero

AA Noah Alexander Romley

AA Lydia A. Rose

AA Jordan Rae Ross

AA Manuel Rossel III

AA Roma Maria Rozanska-Steffen

AA Willard Ruiz

AA Christopher Alan Ryde

AA Calvin Sablon

AA Soha Saikali

AA Julio Salavarria

AA Leeroy Jayson Samudio Sr.

AA Annais D. Sanabria


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AA Matias Joseph Sanchez

AA Jermichael S. Sanford

AA Kristin Santoro

AA Amanda Kiana Santos

AA Lamin Sanyang

AA Zinna Kitkaya Saud

AA Nathaniel Scheffel

AA Madison Leigh Schroeder

AA Stacy Claire Goodwin Scoggins

AA Carly Melissa Scott

AA Jontel Akiem Scott

AA Nicole Denise Scott

AA Jeremy Scovill

AA Dyemond Wayne Mele' Searcy

AA Nicole Suzanne Sewell

AA Kirstin Shaffer

AA Christy Shanks

AA Thomas C. Shaw

AA Chance Shelton

AA John Sheridan

AA Erica Marie Shockley

AA Damon W. Shuler

AA Jarod Michael Sievers

AA Brian M. Singleton

AA Amanda Smith

AA George W. Smith

AA Then Son

AA John-Michael Spatt

AA Jayden Nicole Spurgeon

AA Cherish Lannette Stahlheber

AA Alicea M. Stamant

AA Patrick Erin Staunton

AA David Stockslager

AA Shaun Christopher Stone

AA Shawn Straub

AA Mark Anthony Strothers Jr.

AA Joshua Wayne Strubinger

AA April Nicole Suggs

AA Derrick Lemichael Suggs

AA Elisabeth Superville-George

AA Charlisa Dawanna Swain

AA Martha Ofelia Tafoya

AA Jose Miguel Taveras Jr.

AA Douglas Ryan Taylor

AA Melody Ann Teets

AA Shameka Latrisha Terrell

AA Toni Ann Tamika Thaw

AA Rikki Thaxton

AA Hannah Thepchantee

AA Katherine Diane Thomas

AA Tamara Tammica Thomas

AA Summer Ellise Torres

AA Vinelle Arthur Touani Ngameni

AA Mohamed L. Toure

AA Pedro Trey Trombly

AA Simangele Tshabalala

AA Nasy Tun

AA Andrew Logan Turner

AA Elise Nicole Jones Van De Linde

AA Christina Van Dyk

AA Dustin VanFleet

AA Leah R. VanSant

AA Jessica Marcela Varela

AA Lisa Michelle Vargas

AA Heaven Vea

AA Mario Vecino

AA Dannette Tatiana Velez

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AA Tess Velez

AA Katharina Vereide

AA Carlos VillegasMejia

AA Jordan Michael Vincent

AA Kayla Von Gunden

AA Hannah Renae Von Plueren

AA Sandra Nicole Wallace

AA Josephine Leigh Walling

AA Amanda Nicole Wampler

AA Rebekah Washington

AA Shane T. Washington

AA Heath Wayne Weisiger

AA Justin Michael Wesoloski

AA Alyssa Wheeler

AA Lyneta Celia White

AA Jonathan Whitman

AA James Wiard

AA Lynzee LeaAnn Wig

AA Lee-Anne Danielle Wilcher

AA Lakevia Katrice Wilcox

AA Maria Gabriela Wilford

AA Brandon Rayshawn Williams

AA Brittanie Nichele Williams

AA Charlin Jean Williams

AA Jabbar A. Williams

AA Kelly Allen Williams

AA Elisha Wilson

AA Steven Windsor

AA Michelle Winnon

AA Tina Woodard

AA Tyli Armani Woodrow

AA Carla Young

AA Dandy D. Young

AA Matthew Young

AA Alexis Lyn Baham Youngblood

AA Jaylen D. Youngblood

AA Chloe R. Zabala

AA Richard B. Zaccardi

AA Jamie Zamora

AA Marleen Francine Jeanne Zijlemans

AA John R. Zimmers


BACHELOR'S DEGREE GRADUATES

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HONORS CANDIDATES

ACADEMIC HONORS for excellence in scholarship are determined from the cumulative grade point averages of undergraduate baccalaureate students who have completed 30 or more credits with University of Maryland University College. Students may earn the distinctions of cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, to signify graduation with honor, high honor, and highest honor, respectively. Sometimes called graduation honors, these traditional academic designations are awarded at the time a baccalaureate degree is conferred.

The distinction of cum laude honors is conferred on those students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 to 3.9, magna cum laude is conferred on those students with a grade point average of 3.901 to 3.999, and summa cum laude is conferred on those students with a grade point average of 4.0.

Students who have earned these honors wear cords as part of their academic regalia for the commencement ceremony: white cords indicate cum laude honors, blue cords indicate magna cum laude, and gold cords indicate summa cum laude.

UMUC is proud to recognize all honors candidates for the Class of 2019.

As final action cannot always be taken by the time this program

is printed, the list of honors and May candidates is tentative.

University of Maryland University College reserves the right to add

and withdraw names once all final grade point averages have been

calculated.

Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

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SALISBURY UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIAL WORK (BASW)

BASW Mitchel Hull

BASW Michelle Rae Linza

BASW Marisa Niesen Lopez

BASW Amber Lujan

BASW Dawn Weiss Smith

BASW Christina Danielle Young


BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) & BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS)

BS Ndifreke Ekeng Aanam-Ndu

BA Cara Layne Abilez BS Christina Josephine Abundis

BS Andrew Joseph Accornero

BS Jameson Adams

BS Ryan Eugene Adams

BS Tayibat Adunni Agbabiaka

BS Joseph F. Aglubat

BS Breonna Marie Aitken

BS Maruf Akani

BS Anne L. Akehurst

BS Francis O. Akinlabi

BS James W. A. Albert BS Alexander Aleman

BS Jon Gregory Alexander BA David Allen

BS Joshua Allen

BS Stephen Marnez Allen

BS Haley J. Allio BA Celina Magdalene Allton

BS Konadu Amo-Poku

BS Caster Jeremie Anderson

BS Nelson B. Andrade

BS Alexander Andrejkovics

BS Christina Fintinan Andrews

BS Vanesa Antunez-Mas

BS Mishelle Tamara Argudo

BS Fiorella M. Arias Segura

BS Alexander J. Arnold

BS Yessenia Arroyo



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BS Jermaine Asbury

BS Gepson Junior Auguste

BS Cedric Shuan Austin

BS Cheyenne L. Babayco

BS Mouhamadoul Hassimy Bah

BS Julia Gabrielle Bailey BS Oxana Balke

BS Avery Ballard

BS Gabriel Barcenas

BS Karly Ann Bauer BS Carl Elias Beaty III

BS Michael L. Beauchamp BS Nicholas Behel

BS Joshua Reis Bennett

BS Nassebeh Jennifer Bennett BS Marshall Allen Bigham

BS Karibbein A. Boateng

BS Joshua C. Bobineaux

BS Stephan Ambrose Boccelli

BS Christopher L. Bockhol

BS Joseph D. Bolton BS Kierstein Bond

BA Sandra Paola Bonequi Gonzalez

BS James Booker

BA Jennifer Lynn Boozier

BS Corey S. Bouie

BS Bulgan Jargalsaikhan Bowden

BS Chelsi Bowe BS Demi Charmetruis Bowers

BS Robin John Boylan

BS Antonio E. Bradshaw

BS Hannah Leigh Brady

BS Richard M. Bramlett

BS James Andrew Brettell

BS Mary Christine Brewster

BS Keith D. Bridges Jr.

BS Damon Lee Brindle BS Trevor Abraham Brinton

BS Clayton Brittain

BS Keiasha Lasharron Brockman

BS Chaquila Veniece Brown

BS Charles Eugene Brown

BS Jahara A. Brown

BA Richard Brown Jr.

BS Thomas Darnell Brown Jr.

BA Jasmine Mone't Lee Browne

BS Lyonel Brutus Jr.

BS Charles Richard Budnik

BS Francis Buechler

BS Sigrid Buehler BS John Bulley

BA Philip Joseph Burch

BS Winton Burriss

BA Jalahna Burton

BA Eve Cynthia Butler

BS James Byrnes

BS Wanita Caleb

BS Lupe Calimbas

BA Joshua Camacho-Leuck

BS Matthew P. Camilleri

BA Allyson B. Campbell

BS Andrea Vivian Campbell BS Sherri Linn Carlson BS Rebekah Susan Carr BS Donald Keith Carrigan

BS Carla Antoinette Carter

BS Dominic Carter

BS Samantha Joan Castle BS Brandon Alexander Cenarrusa

BS Kristen Darelle Chambliss



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BA William Chandler

BS Maria Belen Chasipanta BS Hannah Christofferson

BS David Cintron III

BS Leunda Clark

BS Nolan Michael Clark

BS Anthony Joseph Clements

BS Alexander Cockman BS Brittany Lashawn Coleman

BS Garrick Coleman II

BS Rose-Mary Colon BS Stephanie Leigh Comer

BS Bradley Scott Cook

BS Ericka Denise Cooney

BA Jacob Dean Coppini

BS Roberto Carlos Corbeil

BS Maurice Vershoine Corbett Jr.

BS Jay A. Cortner BS Nicholas Gene Costello

BS Valentina Covaci

BS Michael Covington

BS Kristin Marie Crandall BS Nina Anatolevna Crane BS Shannon Marie Crippen

BS Keanu Riyan Crouch BS Tarah Cunningham

BS Michael A. Czajkowski

BS Jessie T. Darrett Jr.

BS DuVette D. Davis

BS Starr Kquny'a Day

BS Brian Stevens Dean BS Jay Deblois

BS Orlando T. De Jesus BS David Eric DeJesus

BS Charles Anthony Del Rio

BS James E. Dillingham

BS John Andrew Dilts

BS Ernest Edward Diego Dominguez

BS Kimberly Michelle Driver

BS Courtney Dunn

BA Catherine Askegreen Dupont

BS Arielle Dutton

BS Kristin Earwood

BS Chasity Lasean Eastland

BS Clevelette Georgia Edwards

BS Daniel L. Edwards

BS Jessica Marie Ehrenfeld

BS David L. Eierdam

BS Bryan Ellington Jr.

BS Christian Michael Elliott

BS Michael William Epp

BS Christopher James Ervin

BS Jennifer M. Estrada

BA Natalie N. Fagan BA Haley Noel Farnsworth

BS Christopher Ryan Fawver

BS Timothy L. Ferguson

BS Melissa Kathryn Field BS Michael John Fierro

BS Raul Fierro Jr. BS Jesus Andre Figueroa

BA Michael D. Fiorella

BS Paige Alyssa Fish

BS Kevin Q. Fitzpatrick

BS Patrick Flanagan

BS Tamra Rae Flood

BS Elizabeth Flores BS Melissa Anne Flores

BS Zachry J. Flores


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BS Sheldon W. Fogarty

BS Alivia Forkum

BA Kenneth Forman

BS Drake Evans Forseth

BA Eduardo Andre Francis

BS Pamela Deanna Frank

BS Gabriel David Frederick

BS Donte Cory Freeman

BS Ualter Freitas

BS Matthew Chester French

BS Irene Fry BS Daniel J. Frye

BS Joemar Echon Fuerte BS Tanea Galindo

BS Nicole Gall BS Justin Orlando Gallego

BS Charles Urie Gann

BS William Francisco Garcia

BS Jonathan Mckindred Garrett

BS Ashley Meagan Gaskins

BS Reva Shane Gaster

BS Heather Gavis

BS Ashley Gentry

BS Nathan Alan Gentry

BS Altoney D. Germany

BS Melissa Marie Ginivan

BS Sierra Girbach

BS Andres Felipe Gomez BA Elizabeth M. Gonzalez BS Tiffani Rose Gonzalez BS Michael Lyn Goodling BS Antonia Marie Gosha

BS Charles Elvis Gossett III

BS Garrett Gray

BS Ricki R. Greenaway

BS Heather Anne Griffin BS Livana Gross

BS Irina Gruber

BS Israel Alberto Guardia Casals

BS Caitlin Elizabeth Anne Guinazu

BS Ann Loren Gwaltney

BS Brian Andrew Hahne BS John Carl Haines BS Dax Thomas Hale

BS Francesca De Marco Hall

BA Katlin Hildegard Hall

BS Michael L. Hamill

BS Aaron Hamilton

BS Andrew Hamm BS Madison Nichole Hamm

BS John E. Hardegree

BS Crystal Marie Hardin BS Joshua Ted Harris BS Priscilla Harris

BA Alaina Dennis Harshbarger BS James R. Hart Jr.

BS Nina Christine Hartney

BA Brandon E. Harvey

BS Christopher Lee Hatfield

BS Kenneth T. Hawkins

BS Robert Elliott Heflin BS Ira-Marina Helbing

BS LaShonda Nichole Heller

BS Charnell Henderson

BA Katherine Henderson

BS Craig Nicholas George Henry

BS Ronald Henry

BS Abraham Heredia

BS Amanda Nicole Hill

BS David Hill



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BS Jeremie Dewayne Hill

BS Johnathan Alan Hoffman

BS Priscilla Hokett

BS Stephen Holdenried Jr.

BS Joseph Charles Holmes

BS Kristine Yvonne Hood

BS Danielle Jacklyn Hopkins

BS Christina A. Horning

BS Nashanda Antoinette Horton

BS Joshua Hosack

BS Michelle Houts

BS Matthew John Huffman

BS Alannah Hunter BS Patrick Iliff

BA Luke Ingles

BS Luis Antonio Irizarry BS Quentin James Irvin

BA Oliver L. Jackson Jr. BS John Jacobs II BS Lindsey Angelica Jaxel

BA Rashaan Jeffery

BA Christopher A. Jester

BS Kevin Dewayne Jiles

BS Amir A. Jimenez

BS Raymond Bradley Jimenez

BS Alexander Johnson

BS Alexia Julienne Johnson

BS Allan Johnson III BS Deven Johnson

BS Dianna Johnson BS Eric Nemesio Hernandez

Johnson

BS Nicholas Anthony Johnson

BS Walter Johnson

BS Zoey Johnson

BS Joshua Jones

BS Nicholas Jones

BS Erica Danyl Jordan

BS Vandhana Joseph

BS Eui C. Jung

BS John Paul Kelly BS Lezette Kennedy

BS Clifton Anthony Kenton

BS Ilya Kharitonov

BS Glenn Allan Kiil

BS Christopher Sun Kim

BS Lisa A. Kim

BS Garrett D. Knoche

BS Dennis Joshua Knox

BS Brian Koester

BA Rachael Lee Kohlwey

BS Robert Matthew Koogle

BS Jennifer Kelli Koontz

BS Katarina Korcanin-Wilcox BS Edward Kowalski

BS Alanee B. LaFleur BS Besmir Lalaj

BS Viola A. Lane BS Audrianna Diane Laney

BS Eric Lashway

BS James Edward Laurie

BS Charles Laws BS Diana N. Le

BS Domingus Larrinzo Lee

BS Marlin T. Lee

BA Kirk Anthony Leonard Jr.

BS Ryan Edward Lee Lesley

BS Eugene Lewis III

BS Kristy Caroline Ligon

BS Leroy Parish Lindsay


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BA Kelly Leigh Links

BA Alina Ida Liptrot

BS Eric Patric Lisle BS Kivin T. Lloyd

BS Jamin D. Long

BS Kathryn Long BA Alfredo Lopez

BS Ruel Lopez

BS James Lord

BS Jordan Taylor Lucas BS Abigail Mac Clay

BS Timothy David MacDuffie

BS Christopher Michael Macri

BA Bobby Maldonado

BS Reginald Jerome Malveaux Jr.

BS Chelsea Lynn Manor

BS Yvette Manzo BS Ruben Julio Manzueta

BS Luz M. Marcee Sanchez BS Almondo Donald Markham

BA Christopher Allyn Markus

BS Julia Marrin

BS Sean Andrew Marshall

BS Victor J. Martinez

BA Amanda Rhea Mattson

BS Curtis Mayes

BS Justin Michael McCalla BS Ariel McCluskey

BS Benjamin McCluskey

BS Marshall McDonald

BS Ryan P. McDonald BS Jeremy Scott McGary

BA LaDattisha Danielle McKinstry

BS Aaron Anthony McManus

BS Daniel McRae Jr.

BS Jimmy Medina Jr.

BS Amber Denise Mehmood

BS Daniel Mejia

BS Yinet Melendez

BA Dajana Mendoza

BS Marvin Mens

BS Collins Nii Ayitey Mensah BS Michael Allen Menter

BS Michael Casey Mertz

BS Julia Metzger BS Pedro Michaca

BA Erica Y. Michaudreilly BA Julie Kristen Suzann Miller

BS Mariah Mills

BS Wendy Leann Mills

BS Dave Miranda Fontanez

BS Brian Mitchell

BS Cordell Mitchell

BS Ashley Marie Mize

BS Anita Rebecca Monyei

BS Ajani Erick Moody

BS Courtney Starr Moon

BA Larissa Lydia Morales-Rodriguez

BA Hannah Marie Moreau

BS Deana Marie Moreno

BS Mark Alan Morton

BS Daniel R. Muir

BS Manoj Wilson Mukkada

BS Luis A. Munizcedeno

BS Nathan Gerald Murphy

BS Nathan Mushynski BA Aleeja Breann Myers

BA David Mack Nabinger

BS Jorge Alberto Navarrete



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BS Jesse Alan Nelson II

BS Nathaniel Nelson Jr.

BS Alexander Nelson Rivera

BS Mark Raymond Newcomer

BS Eric Mark Newell BS Cavaughn R. Nicholson

BS Regina Elaine Nicholson

BS John Rejel Nix

BS Joshua A. Norrick

BS Rodielyn Mae Viernes Nuesca

BS Michael Anthony Nurse

BS Taylor Cameron O'Brien

BS Brandon Shane Oehler

BA Carima S. Ohlemueller

BS Damon L. Oliver

BS Jessica R. Oliver BS Lemuel Oliver

BS Christopher W. Orlicki

BS Michael Ortega

BS Narmina Ortiz

BS Jeremy B. Owen BS Elvis Manuel Pabon

BS Donald Scott Parker

BS Robert H. Parker Sr.

BS Christi Marie Parsons

BS Biagio Passaniti BS Morgan Louise Payne

BS Carl T. Pegues

BS Brian J. Pehrson

BS Justin Antonio Pelzer

BS Tammy Pemberton BS Tracy Nathaniel Penn BS Cody J. Penta

BS Jose F. Perez

BS Daniel Perkins

BS Paula Janelle Perkins

BS Marcus Tyrell Perry BA Markeith Persons

BA Ashley Peterson

BS Kendre Petrick BA James Marshall Phebus BS Wansly Pierre

BS Xadriona Pinn

BS Amanda Plata BS Daniel Pletcher

BS Michael Antoine Pough Jr. BS Todd Nolan Poynter

BS William G. Puentes

BS Abraham Arturo Pulido

BS Danielle Monique Quintana

BS Queen Randle

BA Robert Rasmussen BA Norman D. Reece

BS Robert Pryor Reed

BS Linda Regur

BS Elizabeth Reichert

BS Kaitlin Nicole Reith BS Nikka Gavilan Reyes

BS Rafael Anthony Reyes Jr.

BA Kyrie Lynn Rhodes BS Christina Richards

BS Penney Y. Richardson

BS Romona Riedhammer

BS Luis Alberto Rios

BS William Rios Crespo BS David Joseph Rivera Jr.

BS Kathryn E. Roa

BS Samitioata Roberts

BS Starritha Soraya Roberts

BS M'Lynn Nicole Robertson


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BS Raegan R. Robinson

BS Chelsea Nichole Rodriguez

BS Christian Albert Roeske

BS Pedro Pablo Rosa Jr.

BS Abraham Ross BS Blair Elise Rossignol

BS Pamela Rossil

BS Josh Roth

BS Roma Maria Rozanska-Steffen

BS Kyungmi Lee Samsel

BS Breanna C. Samson

BS Eugene Samuel

BS Daniel Sanchez

BS Star Sanders

BS Robert B. Sansbury Sr.

BS Briana Nicole Saul

BS Ilisoni Nate Savali

BS Jeffrey Sayasane

BS Andrew Scarborough BS Lena Schmid BS Amanda Renee Schmitt BS Donald Edward Schofield III

BS Mark Christopher Schraeder

BS Emily Scism

BS Jessica Scott

BS David Franklin Setliff II

BA Nicole Suzanne Sewell BS Kelvin Shem Seyah

BS Emily Shaffer

BS John Sheridan

BS Joel Shiers

BS Michael L. Silvestre

BS Mark Anthony Simpson

BS Ronald Sloane

BS Samantha Courtney Smith

BS Ticeauna Smith

BS Tierra Chantel Smith

BS Sarah Naomi Snyder-Kamen

BA Thomas James Sorlien BS Richard Andrid Soto

BS Colin Ryan Spaur

BS Inhwa Kang Speed BS Callie Spencer BS Kayla Stack

BS Michael Stacker

BS Siobhan Karlee Stacy BS Emri Ann Staley

BS Michael J. Stapel

BS Natalie Renay Steppe

BS Tiffany Lynne Stoeck

BS Georgette Leeann Stokes

BA John T. Strader

BS Aaron Patrick Strayhorn BS Gregory Allan Strohmenger BS Stephen Stroman

BS David Alan Strosnider

BA Elizabeth Ashley Strother BA Marlon Antonio Styles

BS Katlyn Marie Suda

BS Aubrey Leann Sufka

BS Adellah Summerlin

BS Marco A. Tabares

BS David Alexander Tackett

BS Lamar Robert Tarver BS Kathryn Taylor

BS Patrick T. Teel

BS Oscar Tequida

BS Harlan J. Terry

BS Eleni Thomas

BS Gary Eugene Thomas Jr.



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BS Allison Rae Thompson

BS LaVonda Monique Thompson

BS Patrick U. Thompson

BS Marshal A. Todman

BS Jessica Nicole Tonucci

BS Claudia Isabel-Maria Trevino

BS Paulius Trimakas

BS Mario Trujillo

BS Joshua D. Tyler

BS Kento Uemura

BS Heather Laura Ashley Underwood

BS Samantha L. Underwood

BS Brandon Urick

BS Christina Van Dyk BS Matthew Bradley Vanderboegh

BS Luis Abbel Vazquez

BS Sophia Sorangie Vega-Siurano

BS Take V. G. Velasquez

BS Victoria Ann Viviano

BS Kayla Von Gunden

BS Melody Marie Wagner

BS Nora Brittney-Teloc Walden

BS Jason Walke BS Shai Ricardo Walker BS Jameshia Waller

BS Sierra Walter

BS Carmen M. Wang

BS Shawn E. Wangler

BS Gavin Ross Ward

BS Jamie Ward

BS Susanna Raquel Warner

BS Tony Dorsette Washington

BS Sarah Nicole Herken Waterman

BS Brent Webster BS Emily Gwynne Wellen

BA Kate Aryia West BA Zachary Pierce Weston

BA Gregory William White BS Lyneta Celia White

BA Mark Kennedy Williamson White

BS Jonathan Whitman

BA Kerri Shannon Wiemer

BS Lee-Anne Danielle Wilcher

BS Arlen Wilkes

BS Charles L. Williams Jr.

BS Enya Kiara Williams BA Keith Nehemiah Williams

BS LaKiesha D. Williams

BS Latesha D. Williams

BS Sidney Renard Williams Jr.

BS Janea Karresse Williams-Prades

BS MarcKia Renae Wilson

BS Brian Matthew Winters

BA Tamara Witherspoon

BS Svetlana A. Woodcock

BS Dominique Wright

BS Julian Wynn Jr. BS Zouetassanma Yameogo

BS Chad Shannon Yeager

BS Slavic Yezersky BS Matthew Young

BS Paul D. Young

BS Alexis Lyn Baham Youngblood

BS Michael A. Zapata BS Gregoire Zongo


ABOUT UMUC

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Konrad Adenauer Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany 1951

Ernst Friesenhahn President, Bonn University 1951

Theodor Heuss President, Federal Republic of Germany 1951

Hans von Kres President, Free University of Berlin 1951

John J. McCloy High Commissioner of Germany 1951

Thomas T. Handy Commander-in-Chief, European Command 1952

Lauris Norstad Commander-in-Chief, Allied Air Forces, 1952 Central Europe

Matthew B. Ridgway Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe 1952

Alfred M. Gruenther Supreme Allied Commander, Europe 1955

William H. Tunner Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Air Forces in 1956 Europe

David K. E. Bruce U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1958 of Germany

Gerhard Schroeder Foreign Minister, Federal Republic of 1959 Germany

Willy Brandt Mayor of West Berlin 1960

Elvis J. Stahr Jr. Secretary of the Army 1961

Walter C. Dowling U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1962 of Germany

Paul-Henri Spaak Belgian Statesman 1962

Andre Maurois French Author 1963

Arnold J. Toynbee British Historian 1964

Ludwig Erhard Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany 1965

George Crews U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1966 McGhee of Germany

Earl Warren Chief Justice of the U.S. 1966

Kurt Georg Kiesinger Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany 1968

James Hilliard Polk Commander-in-Chief, 1969 U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army

Andrew J. Goodpaster Supreme Allied Commander, Europe 1970

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

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Neil Armstrong Astronaut 1971

Margaret Mead Anthropologist 1972

Martin J. Hillenbrand U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1973 of Germany

Michael S. Davison Commander-in-Chief, 1974 U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army

C. Northcote British Author and Historian 1974 Parkinson

Walter Scheel President, Federal Republic of Germany 1975

Yehudi Menuhin Musician 1976

Edward Teller Scientist 1977

Ralf Dahrendorf Director, London School of Economics 1978

Mary F. Berry Educator and Historian 1979

Mildred Scheel German Humanitarian and Physician 1980

Theo Sommer German Journalist 1982

Franz Josef Strauss Minister President of Bavaria 1983

Arthur F. Burns U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1984 of Germany

Clark Kerr President Emeritus, University of California 1985

Helmut Kohl Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany 1985

Richard R. Burt U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1986 of Germany

Gisbert Freiherr Rector of the University of Heidelberg 1986 zu Putlitz

Konrad Adenauer Neil Armstrong

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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Karl Otto Poehl President, Deutsche Bundesbank 1987

Klaus von Klitzing Nobel Laureate in Physics 1988

Karlheinz Kaske President and Chief Executive Officer, 1989 Siemens AG

Hans-Dietrich Foreign Minister, Federal Republic of 1990 Genscher Germany

Vernon A. Walters U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1990 of Germany

John R. Galvin Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and 1991 Commander-in-Chief, European Command

Manfred Rommel Lord Mayor of Stuttgart 1992

Fjodor Karlovich Rector of Irkutsk State University 1992 Schmidt

John M. Shalikashvili Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and 1993 Commander-in-Chief, European Command

Richard C. A. U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1994 Holbrooke of Germany

Frederick Kempe Managing Editor, 1995 The Wall Street Journal Europe

Jürgen Strube Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, 1995 BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Richard J. Goldstone Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal 1996 Tribunal of the Former Yugoslavia

Charles E. Redman U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 1996 of Germany

Hans Tietmeyer President, Deutsche Bundesbank 1997

James Franklin Collins U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation 1998

Rolf Zimmermann Management Board Chairman, Ford-Werke AG 1999

Parris N. Glendening Governor, State of Maryland 2000

Joseph W. Ralston Supreme Allied Commander Europe and 2001 Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. European Command

Gregory S. Martin Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and 2002 Commander, NATO Allied Air Forces Northern Europe

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Burwell B. Bell III Commanding General, 2004 U.S. Army, Europe and Seventh Army Commander, NATO Joint Command, Centre

Detlef Junker Director, Heidelberg Center for American 2005 Studies

William R. Timken Jr. U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 2006 of Germany

James B. Smith U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of 2010 Saudi Arabia

William T. Hobbins Commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and 2011 Commander, NATO Allied Air Component Command

Charles F. Bolden Jr. NASA Administrator and Former Astronaut 2012 Major General, U.S. Marine Corps

Philip D. Murphy U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic 2012 of Germany

William C. Bentley Jr. Colonel, U.S. Air Force and 2013 First UMUC Europe Graduate

Robert Brooks Brown Commanding General, 2015 U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Marriët Schuurman Special Representative for Women, Peace, and 2016 Security, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Giles Foden Author, Professor of Creative Writing, 2017 University of East Anglia and UMUC

Richard M. Clark Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force 2018 Commander, 3rd Air Force

Marriët SchuurmanRichard M. Clark

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Robert-Louis Abrahamson, PhD

Michael Apichella, PhD

Alan Walter Ertl, PhD

Warren R. Johnson, MA

Gary R. Kissick, PhD

Tobe J. Levin von Gleichen, PhD

James Moss, MA

Richard J. Powers, MA

Ronald Alan Schlundt, PhD

Linda Schmitt, MA

Ronald Marshall Taubitz, PhD

Deborah D. Tevis-Noelting, JD

Alena Vanderborght-Elbl, PhD

Therese B. Weiss, MA

EMERITI FACULTY

THE COLORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES *

Agriculture Maize

Arts White

Humanities White

Letters White

Accountancy Drab

Business Drab

Commerce Drab

Dentistry Lilac

Economics Copper

Education Light Blue

Engineering Orange

Architecture Brown

Fine Arts Brown

Forestry Russet

Journalism Crimson

Law Purple

Library Science Lemon

Medicine Green

Music Pink

Nursing Apricot

Oratory Silver Gray

Pharmacy Olive Green

Philosophy Dark Blue

Physical Education Sage Green

Foreign Service Peacock Blue

Public Administration Peacock Blue

Public Health Salmon Pink

Science Golden Yellow

Social Work Citron

Theology Scarlet

Veterinary Science Gray

* Source: American Council on Education, “Academic Costume Code,” http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Academic-Costume-Code.aspx

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ACADEMIC DRESS

THE GOWNS worn by participants

in today’s procession indicate which

academic degrees they hold. At the

bachelor’s level and above, the gown

is usually black, but some universities

use colored gowns. At UMUC,

doctoral candidates wear red gowns;

master’s and bachelor’s candidates

wear black, and associate degree

candidates wear the traditional

light-gray gown.

The style of sleeve connotes the level

of achievement: straight-bottomed

sleeves indicate the associate and

bachelor’s degree; longer, dangling

sleeves, the master’s degree; and

fuller, round sleeves the doctorate.

The gown worn by those who have

earned a doctorate is faced with

velvet and has three bars of the same

material across the sleeves; the facing

and bars can be either black, blue, or

a color matching the field in which the

degree is earned.

Hoods are lined with the colors of the school granting the degree. The velvet border of the hood indicates the discipline. The hood for the doctorate has distinguishing panels and is longer than that for the master’s degree. Hoods are not usually worn for the bachelor’s or associate degrees at UMUC.

Bachelor’s degree recipients who have earned honors for outstanding scholarship wear cords as part of their academic regalia—gold for summa cum laude, blue for magna cum laude, and white for cum laude. These honors are awarded to students at UMUC with a grade point average of 3.800 and higher.

The standard cap is the mortarboard, which is usually the same color as the gown. At UMUC, tassels worn by candidates for degrees below the doctoral level are worn on the right and are moved—with great fanfare—to the left at the end of the ceremony.

The regalia worn by the university president is uniquely designed for each institution. Presidential robes have four bars of velvet across the sleeves, generally piped in a contrasting color, and may have velvet panels down the front. The UMUC president’s gown is red with black velvet facing and gold piping to represent the university’s colors.

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A DEGREE is awarded for successfully completing a course of study. U.S. colleges and universities now confer more than 1,600 types of academic degrees.

The first degree recorded in history was a doctorate conferred by the University of Bologna in the middle of the twelfth century. Originally, the doctor’s and master’s degrees were used interchangeably, each indicating that the holder was qualified to give instruction to students. The bachelor’s, or baccalaureate, degree indicated only entrance upon a course of study preparatory to a doctorate or mastership. Gradually, however, the bachelor’s degree came to signify the successful completion of a level of advanced study preparatory to the higher degrees.

The associate degree originated at the University of Chicago, which began awarding them in 1900. Today’s associate degree is typically awarded after two years of study and is often composed of coursework that may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.

In North America, the Bachelor of Arts (BA) was first conferred in 1642, on the nine young men who constituted the first graduating class of Harvard College. Yale conferred its first Bachelor of Arts in 1702; Princeton, in 1748; William and Mary, in 1753; Pennsylvania, in 1757; and Columbia, in 1758.

The Bachelor of Science (BS) was awarded to four graduates of Harvard’s class of 1851; they were probably the first from any institution to receive that degree. Women in the United States first received baccalaureate degrees in 1841, when three women graduated from Oberlin College.

The master’s degree has passed through various stages since its origin in the Middle Ages. During most of the first two centuries of U.S. collegiate history, the only master’s degree awarded was the classic Master of Arts (MA). The University of Michigan offered the first Master of Science (MS) in 1858.

Throughout the nineteenth century, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree gained status in both Europe and North America. The first earned doctorates in the United States were awarded to three students at Yale in 1861. The Johns Hopkins University was founded for graduate studies in 1876, after which more universities developed doctoral programs in varied disciplines but with requirements similar to the PhD.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

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BOARD MEMBERS

Philip Callahan ’66 President

Robert Alonso ‘08

Elisebeth Driscoll ‘91

D. Renee Harris-Ethridge ‘13, '15

Tom Lansford ‘90, '96

Matt Lowy '12, '16

Kathy Massie ‘83, '05

Jake Messier ‘04

Nishant Parikh ‘16

Luis Javier Pentón Herrera ‘12

Matthew Shaffer ‘13

Elethia S. Singletary ‘12

Patricia Stevens '04

David Welch '09

Dennis Windley '89

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Dear Members of the Class of 2019!

Congratulations on earning your degree and achieving a remarkable milestone that can be attributed to your dedication, strength, and perseverance. As you embark on the next phase of your life, know that you are not alone but one of more than 230,000 UMUC alumni worldwide.

Now, it is my honor to personally welcome you to the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Alumni Association. Your UMUC Alumni Association represents a diverse group of working professionals who, like yourself, are actively contributing to our professions, our communities, and our nation.

Joining the UMUC Alumni Association allows you to continue your learning through professional development, networking opportunities, and more. Your lifetime membership is complimentary, and you will receive information about exciting webinars, activities, programs, benefits, and services. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to receive timely updates on UMUC news and alumni initiatives. Please visit www.umucconnect.org for more information.

Again, I congratulate you and personally welcome you into the global UMUC alumni community. I hope you continue to contribute your energy and enthusiasm to the UMUC family.

Stay Connected!

Sincerely,

Philip Callahan ‘66President UMUC Alumni Association

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