Commencement - Kennesaw State University
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K e n n e s aw S tat e U n i v e r s i t y C o m m e n c e m e n t December 15, 2015 10 a.m. College of Humanities and Social Sciences 2 p.m. College of Architecture and Construction Management College of Computing and Software Engineering Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology 7 p.m. Michael J. Coles College of Business Leland and Clarice C. Bagwell College of Education WellStar College of Health and Human Services K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- S E C O N D C O M M E N C E M E N T K E N N E S A W U N I V E R S I T Y O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- S E C O N D C O M M E N C E M E N T December 15, 2015 10 a.m. December 15, 2015 SPEAKER John Omachonu Senior Vice Provost, Kennesaw State University Daniel S. Papp, President Presiding PRELUDE S T A T E KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand as the processional begins and remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem. PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford Chief Faculty Marshal Ana-Maria Croicu NATIONAL ANTHEM Amy Hebel Smithwick The Star-Spangled Banner and Audience John Stafford Smith Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVES Steven E. Nicholson Kirk Gadebusch WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS John Omachonu Senior Vice Provost PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Humanities Robert Dorff, Dean and Social Sciences CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Daniel S. Papp, President Kim West, Associate Vice President and University Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Daniel S. Papp, President ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Steven A. Ellis Political Science ‘03 ALMA MATER Amy Hebel Smithwick Gaudeamus Igitur and Audience Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave POSTLUDE Tom Crawford, Bagpiper KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand and remain standing throughout the recessional. John Omachonu is the senior vice provost of the Department of Communication, and Fort and professor of communication at Kennesaw Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga., where State University. He has more than 20 years of he was associate professor and chairman of the experience in international broadcasting and Department of Mass Communications. He also higher education. had faculty positions at Florida A&M University As senior vice provost at Kennesaw State, and Bethune-Cookman University. Omachonu assists the University’s provost and Omachonu is a past fellow of the American vice president for academic affairs and works in Council on Education and a widely published a role vital to the institution’s post-consolidation scholar. growth and transition. He received his B.S. in psychology/zoology, Omachonu previously served as vice provost his M.A. in mass communication, and his Ph.D. for academic affairs and chief diversity officer in mass communication from Howard University. at Middle Tennessee State University. He served His as interim dean and associate dean of the include MTSU College of Mass Communication, where Institute for Journalism & Mass Communication he was also a professor of electronic media Administrators, communication. Communication Leadership Institute for Diversity He has held administrative positions at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., where he was associate professor and chairman postdoctoral the administrative Freedom the Forum’s Journalism fellowships Leadership and Mass and the Management Development Program at Harvard University. K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES BACHELOR of ARTS Imanullah N. Ahmed English and Professional Communication Juan Pablo Ahumada Modern Language and Culture Ethan Michael Allison* Modern Language and Culture Danielle Alvarez English Kevin Alexy Amaya International Affairs Queen Chikodili Mary Anaeki International Affairs Moritz Arnold** English Vincent Anthony Bagby Modern Language and Culture Victoria Mae Banks* English Amy R. Barbee History Carol Rennie Ann Barry History Jacqueline A. Bartelmo English Emily Bean International Affairs Andrew Clark Bearden English Regina Rae Biggs International Affairs Michael Robert Biglands** New Media Arts Justin Chandler Blackwell** Modern Language and Culture James Skyler Blanton English Julienne Boufang* Modern Language and Culture Caitlin Dilán Brackney International Affairs Timothy Eugene Bridges, Jr. International Affairs Matthew Joseph Brock** English Maribeth Marion Bryan English Alexandra Nicole Bylo Philosophy *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Rachel Nicole Camp English Morgan Frances Carter** English Jessica Machado Carvalho Modern Language and Culture Katie Lynn Chavez International Affairs Ruoxun Chen* New Media Arts Todd Parker Clancy English Aaron Moore Clarke*** History Brian Neal Clyne English Ashley Nicole Cooper Philosophy Samia Zubeidi da Costa Modern Language and Culture Jameson Kress Curnick International Affairs Joseph Anthony Cwik* New Media Arts Chelsea Demers New Media Arts William Brinkley Dickerson III History Matthew L. Dinoff New Media Arts Beth Marie Angela Doriscar English Deborah Ferreira Duarte International Affairs Thomas William Farmer III International Affairs Guliya G. Fayzullina** International Affairs Eric Steven Fitzpatrick Modern Language and Culture Tony Maxwell Foster African and African Diaspora Studies Edith Frascella* History Jessica Danielle Gaswint Modern Language and Culture Alexander Gregory Gavilla History Paul Scott Gillette, Jr. Modern Language and Culture **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Christopher Glosson English James Douglass Goodwin, Jr.* Modern Language and Culture Dominique Santana Graves Modern Language and Culture Sandra G. Green International Affairs Rachyl Grussing History William Ryan Hames English Mariam H. Hanna* English Sarah Jane Hardy Modern Language and Culture Kathleen E. Harper History Luke Andrew Hedrick Geography Terralyn Anena Henderson History Madeline Ruth Henriques* History Olivia Hightower English Holly Margaret Hilton English Diep Ho* Modern Language and Culture Angela Rose Hornsby English Cayla Marie Howard New Media Arts Lindsay Anne Humphress Modern Language and Culture Serena Elizabeth Huskey* International Affairs Elizabeth Anne Hutchison*** Modern Language and Culture Amber Janiece Jackson English Malia Jackson English Tyler William Johnson Modern Language and Culture Kyle Nielson Judy Geography Kasey Nicole Kaiser* Modern Language and Culture Kishan Bhaskar Khana English Jungeun Kim* International Affairs ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Susan Lorraine Kitchin Geography Hannah Duval Knight* English Rachel Laine Knuckles English April Noelle Langley English Hadiza Oluwaseun Lawal International Affairs Asha Alexandra Leaphart International Affairs Reilly Loeb-Muth English Drusila Lomeli English Jennifer Nicole Loudermilk Modern Language and Culture Courtney Danielle Marbry English James Sterling Marsh English William Ryan Martin History Miranda Kay Matlock History John Tyler Maxwell Philosophy Chelyan Marie McComas English Sarah Caitlin McDonald English Paiton Elisabeth McDuffie** New Media Arts James Michael McMahon History Edward Frederick Mienie International Affairs Philip Larry Mincey New Media Arts Allison Christine Morell Modern Language and Culture Joseph Aaron Morgan* History Hiymanot Dereje Mulugeta* International Affairs Ian Patrick Murphy History Njoki Ngugi African and African Diaspora Studies Megan L. Nickel English *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Katherine Taylor Noe History Chidera C. Nwaubi International Affairs Johnathan Richard O’Neal International Affairs Stephen Claiborne Ogletree History Chelsea Rae Orzechowski English Megan Kathleen Otto** English Grant Paris International Affairs Lauren Heath Parkinson* Geography Scarlett A. Peterson* English Mydryn Yinchi Phillippe International Affairs Joseph M. Player New Media Arts Stephen Charles Pritchett* Modern Language and Culture Tyler Gordon Quillen New Media Arts Natasha Quintana International Affairs Stephanie Autumn Ray New Media Arts Kolbi Synclair Robinson International Affairs Malcolm Shabazz Robinson Modern Language and Culture Tracy Jermaine Robinson English David Anthony Ross History Johnny Edward Sands II Geography Zackary Alexander Saunders*** International Affairs Catherine Melissa Schofield Modern Language and Culture Scarlett N. Shiver English Brandon Scott Skolnick* International Affairs Hannah Michelle Smith English **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Courey Snelling Writing and New Media Elizabeth A. J. Sorby** International Affairs Joiya Jessica Stacks English Rachel Elizabeth Stignani* English Matthew Scott Thornton History Brendan Donovan Tighe History Benjamin A. Torres International Affairs Heather Ashley Trussell English Maria Fernanda Tumminello New Media Arts Andrew Sheldon Upshaw Modern Language and Culture John Garrett Veal International Affairs Frank Anthony Vitale English Le’Shae Steffani Welch English Mayim Allen Williams* New Media Arts Ryan Christopher Wolfe* History Gerald E. Wyble III History BACHELOR of SCIENCE Kokouvi Mawuena Bougalah -Akakpo Criminal Justice Lauren Hope Abernathy Political Science Desirae Patricia Ablao-Tucker Communication Brad Franklin Agerton Criminal Justice Andres Mauricio Alba International Studies Lauren Spencer Alexander English Education Olivia Alexander* Psychology Sarah Laraine Alford*** Psychology Latoya Rena Allen Communication ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S David Alexander Almeda Communication Susan Yolonde Alred Sociology Caroline Nicole Anderson Communication Lauren Nicole Andrews Communication Mariah D. Andrews Psychology Karla Vidal Arreaga Political Science Eleni Atmatzidis Psychology Gloria Kenie Badio Sociology Aneka S. Bailey Criminal Justice Leighsa K. Bailey*** Criminal Justice Alexis Michelle Baker Criminal Justice Karina DeAnn Baker Political Science Tanna Sue Balke Communication Kashaela Dane Barber Communication Shay Elizabeth Barnby Psychology Amber Renae Bartron* Psychology Rachel Elizabeth Baxter*** History Education Alexandra Evelyn Beck Psychology Kirsten P. Benson Psychology Michael T. Betts Political Science Eden G. Beyene Sociology Sirraya Monae Billings Communication Claire Elizabeth Birckhead Psychology Justin Chandler Blackwell** Psychology Avi’el Chante Bland Political Science Tracey Leigh Blankenship Psychology F O R Angelo Z. Blasetti Criminal Justice Jordan K. Bragg Political Science Jenna Lynn Brantley Criminal Justice Laura Lee Brazell Psychology Madison T. Brennan Anthropology Aimee Nicole Bridgeman Communication John R. Brooks Criminal Justice Kayla Michelle Brooks Anthropology Lauren Briahna Brooks*** Psychology Shannon Leigh Brooks Criminal Justice Taylor Marie Brooks Communication David Charles Brown III Criminal Justice Emily Rachel Brown Political Science Madison Virginia Brown Communication Phara Rosheeta Brown** Communication Wesley S. Brown* Political Science Charles Kenneth Brummeler Anthropology Eric J. Brunton** History Education Carly J. Bulaga Criminal Justice Rachel Marie Burel Communication Taylor Marie Burkhalter Psychology Glad Yvonne Burney Communication Elizabeth Arey Burrell Communication Carly Delane Burruss** Communication Cali Jolaine Burwell Criminal Justice *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Brooke Nicole Butler Communication Stephanie Anne Butler* Communication Hannah Marie Callan Psychology Caitlin Ansley Callaway Communication Jasmine Marie Cameron Sociology Victoria Marie Campbell Psychology William Joseph Campbell IV Psychology Briana L. Cannon Communication Javier Capetillo Sociology Katherine Elizabeth Caputi Sociology Aurora Kristine Cardella Psychology Michael Angelo Carmona* Psychology Timothy Chase Carruth Political Science Kyler Scott Case Communication Nicole Marie Casey* Psychology Gabriela R. Caycho Psychology Arthur Joseph Cerilli Geographic Information Science Daniela Maria Cerpa* Communication Won Young Cha Communication Darcie Marie Chabot Sociology My’Heaven Najee Chain Criminal Justice Bryan Gregory Chandler Geographic Information Science Di Chang Technical Communication Rachel Alison Chastine Communication Susan Nicole Childers Sociology Hur Alex Choi Psychology Patrick Chukwuma Chuks-orji Political Science ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Kathy Mitchell Cisneros Criminal Justice Curshuna Meshay Clark Political Science Mariah Chaquanza Clark Psychology Charnele Rhea Clyne Sociology Erica Morgan Collum Sociology Rachel Helen Conley Psychology Jessica Erin Cordell Psychology Cory Ryne Cottrell Psychology Vanessa Coulange Communication Daniel Joseph Covert Sociology Curtis Lee Cowan Communication Leah Elizabeth Craig Psychology Caitlyn Theresa Creel** Criminal Justice Kristin Marie Crofts Communication Eugene Crump, Jr. Communication Cheyenne Dahlmann Anthropology Robert J. Dalton Political Science Kimia Nina Davar Communication Naranja C. Davis Communication Kiyoko LaChonn Demings English Education Jennifer Lynn Dennis* English Education Emily Allgood Dill Communication Brent Daniel Dimmel Communication Askari La Shunda Dobbs* Criminal Justice Jillian Michelle Dumke Sociology Ike Emmanuel Duru Communication Rebecca E. Duvall*** Communication F O R Elyse Kathleen Ebert English Education Breanne Noelle Edwards Communication Christopher L. Edwards Communication Claire Elizabeth Edwards Communication Devon Rocqual Edwards Criminal Justice Joel Morgan Edwards Anthropology Kelly Mary Edwards Psychology Jason L. Ellsworth Criminal Justice Katherine Ellsworth* Communication Brianna Nicole Farmer Sociology Cameron Shaw Fash Political Science Cherrica Fed Communication Laurel E. Feldstein*** Communication Olivia A. Ferguson Psychology Alexander Ferrer Communication Danielle Nicole Fielder Psychology Chelsea Nicole Fischer Communication Kathryn Leigh Fischer Communication Jordan Garrett Fisher Communication Lauren Olivia Fitch Political Science Victoria Ann Fitch Psychology Jordan Edward Fitzpatrick Psychology Jenna Marie Fleming Psychology Harrison Fletcher Communication Larami Lee Floyd Sociology Greer Ellen Freeman Psychology *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Hillary Ann Freeman*** Communication Jessica Lynn Fulcher** Anthropology Michelle L. Fulk Criminal Justice Spencer G. Gadbois Communication Hannah Rae Gale Communication Cassie Galli Communication William C. Garmon Geographic Information Science Ryan Andrew Garza Communication Daniel Benjamin Gaston*** Psychology Ervens Germain Political Science Graham William Geyer Criminal Justice Nadia Gherasimenco** Communication Kimberly Ann Giesler Psychology Charles Jacob Gillespie Psychology Moses Karanja Gitahi Criminal Justice Devidyal K. Givens Sociology Rochelle Elizabeth Glover Psychology Antonio Terrill Godfrey Criminal Justice Lindsey Ann Goff Anthropology Lismari Gonzalez Communication Debani Tanay Gordon*** Psychology Abigail Annette Gosney Communication Brooke N. Gowans Sociology Joanna Faye Graeff Psychology Andrea D. Graham Psychology Ryan David Graham Political Science Adia Michele Gray Communication ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Katie Gray Sociology Isabela Emily Green*** English Education Hilary Nichole Greene Sociology Christel Lee Grider Sociology Mikala Denice Griffin Political Science Sarah Jo Griffith*** Public Relations Troy Allen Griffith Criminal Justice Katherine Nell Guest Communication Joshua Guilbaud Anthropology Ashley Kathleen Haggard Psychology Cyrus Shane Hall Communication Sarah Nicole Hamilton* History Education Adam Joseph William Harper Political Science Jeremy Wyatt Harper Psychology Jordan Bernard Harris** Criminal Justice Zachary Jordan Harrison* Psychology Stevie Alexis Hart Psychology Christopher Patrick Hayden Communication Jordan Taylor Hayes Sociology Darrin Eugene Heatherly Communication Anthony Terrell Hegler Political Science Jontay Hendree Communication Caitlin Elizabeth Hensley Psychology Kevin Darrell Hensley Communication Sarah Nicole Hill** Sociology Samantha Elizabeth Hinds Communication Liz Hines Communication *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Rebecca Lindsey Hines Psychology Jenna Marie Hintz Psychology Justin Thomas Hoenstine Psychology Garrett Lanier Holcombe Political Science Montana Holland Psychology Shawanda Denise Holsey Communication Irene Haneul Hong Psychology Noah Thomas Hood Psychology Melanie Elizabeth Hooper Criminal Justice Sarah Anne Hoss Communication Stephanie Lauren Hovis Communication Jordyn Marchiel Howland Psychology Iyani Lenice Hughes Communication Stephanie Lauren Hull Psychology Harold Lee Hunt Criminal Justice Katelyn Hunter** Political Science Matthew Hayden Hurley*** Criminal Justice Kanne Nwakasi Ikwuezunma Geographic Information Science Alexandra Kathleen Ingram Anthropology Leslie Lauren Ireland Communication Brittany Jackson Psychology Kathleen Elizabeth Jackson Communication Katrina Lara Jackson Communication Theresa M. Jackson Psychology Joel Wesley James Political Science **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Stormy Rocket Jeans Anthropology Jinnifer Brandie Jenkins Sociology Britani Victoria Johnson Communication Dawn Nicole Johnson*** Sociology Jaquishia Kenyatta Johnson Psychology Melody Grace Johnson Political Science Michael Jerome Johnson, Jr. Sociology Robert John Jones, Jr. Communication Samuel Jeremiah Jones Communication Stephanie Caitlin Jordan** Public Relations Carlton Stewart, Jr.*** Political Science Candice Amber Juliano** Psychology Hunter Kadum Criminal Justice Morgana Ann Kennedy* Communication Rayford Clinton Kennedy Criminal Justice Tanasia Ayana Kenney** Communication Brittany Erin Kess Sociology Zeshawn O. Khan* Psychology Amber Lynn Kimbrell Sociology Carson Lloyd King Communication Robert Holtzman King Public Relations Ronald Kirkpatrick Political Science Brittany Emily Kish-Chalmers Communication Derek James Kleiber Psychology Morgan Alena Knowles* Psychology Ashley Korte** Psychology Roman James Kotowski Communication ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Kevin Kuhl Psychology Brittany Nicole LaFace* Anthropology Trevor George Anthony Lamb, Jr. Communication Joshua Benjamin Landau Psychology Kathryn Lasso Communication Janae Shannel Law Communication Kyle Alexander Lear Communication James Theodore Lester III*** Criminal Justice Xiao Li* Technical Communication Amie Paige Lloyd English Education Daniel Andrew Loero Communication Tamika Selena Long Criminal Justice Victoria J. Lorenz Anthropology Abigail Claire Lowe Communication Whitney Danielle Lowe Sociology Meosha Lundy Psychology Yana Igorevna Lungur Criminal Justice Joshua Lydic History Education Rachael Ryan Macy Psychology Parisa Madjidi Psychology Brittany Alyse Maher Communication Taylor Mahi English Education Olivia Jaleyn Maholias Communication Tiffany Danielle Malay Communication Karmyn Alizabeth Manacop Criminal Justice Derek Mann Communication Monet Cherise Marable Criminal Justice *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Roni Deneen Marsh Communication Ally Danielle Martin Psychology Chiedza Emerald Mataba Psychology Brendan Patrick Mateer Psychology Brett Mac Matthews, Jr. Communication Drake Mayhew Communication Kathryn Nicole McCord Psychology Gresham Brown McCullough III** Sociology Ashley Nicole McDowell Psychology Anna Kathleen McEntire Anthropology David Martin McLain, Jr. Communication Janet Lee McLaughlin Sociology Richard Phillip McLaughlin Political Science Taylor N. McMillian Sociology Alexandra McSweeney Communication Suzanne McWhirter** Sociology Lakeiya Juanette Mclean Psychology Victoria Nichole Meier* Psychology Emily Michele Menchaca Communication Eric R. Meracle Public Relations Rachel Ann Mercer History Education Melissa Rose Miceli Public Relations Arielle Felicity Michel Psychology Aubri Caroline Middleton*** English Education Brooke Kaitlin Miller Communication **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Grant Rickman Miller* Psychology Tyvee D. Miller English Education Jamial Cummings Mims Communication Saulo Bernardo Miraya, Jr. Political Science Lindsey Rebecca Moats History Education Silvia Cristina Montiel Morales** Psychology Paige E. Morini Communication Kathryn Teresa Moseley** Psychology Chandler Ann Motzel Communication Kathryn Lynne Munzie Communication Lloyd Damein Murphy Sociology Alicia Jasmine Murray Communication April Elizabeth Murray Sociology Dylan Thomas Murray Psychology Irene N. Mwaniki Geographic Information Science Mathew Allen Neely Criminal Justice Debra Sullivan Nelms History Education Julie Kieu Ngo Sociology Thanh Dinh Nguyen Criminal Justice Laura May Nielsen*** Communication Stacy Leigh Niles-Summers Sociology Christine Chinyere Nwoke Psychology Alexis Koplin O’Neal Psychology Braxten P. O’Neil Communication Victoria Ratcliff Nix Technical Communication Deanna Lee Orlando Psychology Mitzi Nicole Osborne Sociology ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Sergei Igor Ostrovskiy Criminal Justice Breanna Brooke Overby Psychology Gabriel Oyebanji Geographic Information Science Mariam Busola Oyedotun Psychology Michelle J. Padelford Psychology Steven Andrew Page Criminal Justice Blake Weston Paris Communication Noah Robert Paris Sociology Kaylie Ann Parker Communication Luther Lee Parker Psychology Kaylan Richelle Parks Criminal Justice Sarah Margaret Parsons Communication Neha Kishor Patel Psychology Holly Patterson Communication Brent Jackson Paul Communication Andrew Payne Psychology Mette Kryger Pedersen** Communication Hannah Grace Peele Communication Jessica Lynn Phillips* Sociology Skylar Diane Phillips Psychology William Blake Pierson Geographic Information Science Preston Gregory Pitts History Education Jonathan David Plaut Communication Jessica Brooke Podhouser Sociology Ambrea S. Poindexter Psychology Sarah Elizabeth Pollard Psychology Shawn Porterfield Psychology *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Rebecka Marie Poteet Anthropology Brittany Potts Communication Martha Nealy Pound Anthropology Megan Prillaman Psychology Lauren Carter Purcell Communication Kirby Allyn Raburn Psychology Kelci Elizabeth Ragsdale* Anthropology Christopher Dean Raimondi* Communication Megan Joy Rainey Psychology Elsa Leandra Ramanand Sociology Kayatana L. Ramsby Psychology Courtney Mackenzie Reece Psychology Jeremiah Nowell Reece*** Geographic Information Science Maria Bailey Reeves Sociology Chanel Kindred Reid Political Science Sharon Wells Reid Psychology Jose Cruz Reyes Psychology Kelci Lei Richter Psychology Pedro Crispiniano Rodriguez Psychology Audree K. Rodriguiez Sociology Daniel Scott Rogers Communication Lauren Elizabeth Rogers Communication Taylor Rae Rogers Psychology Rahnisha Simone Rookard Criminal Justice Stephanie Ann Roper*** Geographic Information Science Ashley Elizabeth Rosenberg Communication **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Marcus Edward Ross International Studies Anthony Francis Rotoloni* Anthropology Kayla Nicole Rowe Communication Melissa Danielle Rubsam* Communication Melissa Ruiz Psychology Dustin William Rumley History Education Amanda Anne Rush Communication Vanessa Sanchez Psychology Jeffrey W. Scarborough Psychology Allyson H. Schmidt** Psychology Emily Ann Schmidt Psychology Chelsey L. Schrock Anthropology Hadley Brooke Schultz Psychology Stephen James Schulze Criminal Justice Jason William Scoggins Communication Nathan T. Seale Psychology Benjamin Robert Shafer Communication Carlynn Sydney Sharpe* Sociology Lateka Shelton Psychology Gwynneth Erin Shipley Technical Communication Stephen Silva Political Science Jasmine Nicole Simmons Communication Nigel Raynard Sims Political Science Leslie Small*** Psychology Erin Taylor Smedley Communication Bradley S. Smith Criminal Justice Ethan Wade Smith Criminal Justice ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Joel A. Smith Communication Justen Patrick Smith Communication Kristen Smith Communication Lucien Lyne Smith IV Communication Lynette Marie Smith*** Sociology Maria J. Smith International Studies Matthew Alan Smith Criminal Justice Zachary Keenan Smith Anthropology Kristen R. Snow Sociology Meixi Song** Technical Communication Cheyanne Michelle Sotelo*** Psychology Irene Soto Psychology Angela Christine Spencer Psychology Ashley Lynn Spooner Sociology Heather Lea Staples** Criminal Justice Brooke Steed Psychology Sasha S. Sterling Criminal Justice Adam Bryce Stern Sociology Taylor Marie Strickland Sociology Susan Lauren Parker Communication Braulio Suarez Criminal Justice Melissa M. Suh Sociology Sydney Nicole Sullivan Communication Nathan John Swartz Communication Zuria Amber Swearingen Psychology Jacob Morgan Swindle Communication Ann Tarosky Communication F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Stiles Edward Tate** English Education Cassandra Nichole Teal* Psychology Brian Thomas Communication Leah H. Thomas* English Education Jasmine L. Thompson Criminal Justice Taylor N. Thornton Communication Kourtney A. Thurman Criminal Justice Madison Rae Tilley Psychology Courtney Irene Torok** Psychology Franklin Lee Trent, Jr. Criminal Justice Kathryn Elizabeth Trotter Communication Sydney Marie Tschappat Criminal Justice Sanford Dominique Tucker Political Science Jessica Turse Psychology Tarwehlyn Tyler Political Science Chiamaka Roselyn Udokoro Psychology DeShawn A. Underwood Communication Krystal Marie Valdes Political Science Gary Ulisses Vazquez Psychology Zachery James Veiger Criminal Justice Kirck Augusto Viana Geographic Information Science Aaren Hannah Viars Psychology Lyvierre Disnarda Villalba Criminal Justice Jennifer Katherine Vincent* Criminal Justice Kristofer John Wachner Anthropology Jon M. Wade Political Science Bryan Andrew Walden Communication *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Anderson Hammer Walfred Political Science Savana Jayde Wall Communication Melissa Danielle Ware Sociology Kellee A. Watson Psychology CarolAnne Weaver Criminal Justice Makaley A. Weaver Communication Rachel Kristin Welch Psychology Benjamin Graham Wheeler Communication Grace DeArah Whipple Communication Brandon James White Communication Heather Nicole White Psychology Morgan Lee White Criminal Justice Rebecca Alynn Whitehead Sociology Elizabeth Leigh Wiley Criminal Justice Daayhia S. Williams Psychology Ezmoné L. Williams Criminal Justice Sarah Elizabeth Williams Psychology Kahlil Jeanae Williford Psychology April Renee Willis Criminal Justice Kenyatta Chante Willis Sociology Mary Francis Wilson Criminal Justice Princess Aurora Wilson Anthropology Brian Michael Witt Anthropology Susan Lea Wood Sociology Jessica Nicole Woodson International Studies M. Elizabeth Wozniak Psychology Gladys Wright Sociology ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Lindsey Butler Wyman Psychology Ashley Syera Yancy Psychology Lauren Greer Yarbrough Sociology Megan Leia Yeakey** Political Science Parker Copeland York Communication Keith Zadig Communication Marielena Zajac* Communication Ashley Elizabeth Zaldivar English Education Kaleb David Zelazoski* Criminal Justice Jiaxin Zhang** Technical Communication Honors Designations *Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point averageor above ** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above ***Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above + HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only K E N N E S A W Honors Statement Students announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Kennesaw State’s undergraduate honors program and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary academic accomplishment. Final Degree Audits Degree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record. Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or deadline/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names. Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered. *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- T H I R D C O M M E N C E M E N T U N I V E R S I T Y O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- T H I R D C O M M E N C E M E N T December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 2 p.m. SPEAKER Daniel S. Papp, President Presiding PRELUDE S T A T E E.K. Park Dean, College of Computing and Software Engineering Kennesaw State University KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand as the processional begins and remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem. PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford Chief Faculty Marshal Ana-Maria Croicu NATIONAL ANTHEM Amy Hebel Smithwick The Star-Spangled Banner and Audience John Stafford Smith Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Julie Kimball Don Johnson WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS E.K. Park PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Architecture Richard Cole, Dean and Construction Management College of Computing E.K. Park, Dean and Software Engineering Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering Thomas R. Currin, Dean and Engineering Technology CONFERRAL OF DEGREES CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Daniel S. Papp, President Kim West, Associate Vice President and University Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator Daniel S. Papp, President Dr. Eun (E.K.) Park is the dean of the College Communications and Networks, both top- of Computing and Software Engineering at ranked flagship international conferences that Kennesaw State University. With 26 years of transform and stimulate research, exchange and leadership, research and teaching expertise, he presentation of research ideas and activities has held numerous leadership positions in higher in areas such as information, big data and education. knowledge management, as well as computer Previously, Park was the vice provost of communications and networks areas. research and dean of graduate studies at the Park has published nearly 200 journal and California State University, Chico, where he conference papers and has served as an editor for oversaw the university’s Research Office and several journals within the computing discipline. Sponsored Programs Office. He also was a He has received research grants from numerous professor in the university’s Department of resources Computer Science. Foundation, Department of Defense and National Along with his leadership roles, Park had including the National Science Security Agency. ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Frank L. Ziller Computer Science ‘07 leadership positions at City University of New He has earned various awards for his teaching, York, National Science Foundation, University of research and leadership, including the Lifetime ALMA MATER Amy Hebel Smithwick Gaudeamus Igitur and Audience Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 Missouri at Kansas City, the U.S. Naval Academy Achievement Award from the Association for and the Naval Research Center. His corporate Computing experience includes Korean Air and Korea Times. educational and scientific computing society. RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave POSTLUDE Tom Crawford, Bagpiper KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand and remain standing throughout the recessional. Park is the founder of the Conference on Information and Knowledge Management and the International Conference on Computer Machinery, the world’s largest He earned his Ph.D. in computer science from Northwestern University. K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BACHELOR of ARCHITECTURE Arselan Abhualy Lakhany Architecture Amish Ranjane Patel Architecture BACHELOR of SCIENCE Brandon Scott Cannon Construction Management Edib Cengic Construction Management Samuel F. Cross* Construction Management Michael F. Franji Construction Management David Gonzalez Construction Management Morgan Taylor Haas Construction Management Brian Hogue* Construction Management Timothy John Hudek Construction Management Ronald Allen Jones, Jr. Construction Management Kevin Nicholas Kight Construction Management Jonathan David McCowan Construction Management John Morgan Page Construction Management Michael Anthony Roussell Construction Management Devon Vance Construction Management Montrece Williams Construction Management Ashley Elizabeth Amerson Information Technology Alexander Jamal Armstrong Information Technology Christy Baker Information Technology Cameron Patrick Crawford Information Technology Mehmet Fatih Cubukcuoglu Information Technology Eric James Dean** Information Technology Tomas Emmanuel Garcia Information Technology Stephanie Renee Jeter Information Technology Chaniece Jones Information Technology Abdur Rahim Rehmani Information Technology Shaun Riggs, Jr. Information Technology Lu Wang* Information Technology Morgan Mckenzie Willis, Jr. Information Technology BACHELOR of ARTS Brian Keith Houchen Computer Science Albert John Computer Science BACHELOR of SCIENCE COLLEGE of COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE F O R Ghassan Ali Computer Science William Edward Bennett Computer Science Robert H. Bercovic Computer Science Aman Amin Bhimani*** Computer Science Corey William Bryson Computer Science Andrew Budzinski Computer Science Andrew Bayley Burbach Computer Science Edward Bernabe Calderon* Computer Science Mehtab Amirali Chithiwala Computer Science Thomas Paul Couture Computer Science *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Brody Daulton Crowder* Computer Science Jonathan Luke Stiles Davis Computer Science Tyler Gregory Davis Computer Science Kevin Michael Dickerson Computer Science Martin Nikolov Dimov Computer Science Richard Jacob Dohn Computer Science Andrew Blake Eldridge Computer Science Mamadou Lamine Fall Computer Science Benjamin J. Farmer** Computer Science Bailey Lynn Fox Computer Science Eljay Fuentes** Computer Science Virgil Antonio Garnett Computer Science Sage Lennon Gerard*** Computer Science Amine Teclai Ghilazghi Computer Science Jiahong Gong* Computer Science Thomas-Scot Kim Hamilton Computer Science Christopher M. Hamrick Computer Science Brett Hand Computer Science Alberto Nava Hernández Computer Science Brandon Hopewell Computer Science Boyu Hou* Computer Science Jonathan R. Howard Computer Science Kquane-David Ingram Computer Science Samuel P. Inyang Computer Science Yingxin Jiang* Computer Science Brandon Keith Johnson Computer Science Marcus Tyler Judd Computer Science ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Brayton Allen Jue Computer Science James Wanjohi Kimani Computer Science Kenneth W. Kingery, III Computer Science Justin Krynicki Computer Science Dalibor Labudovic Computer Science Nicholas Nolan Laster** Computer Science Jae Chang Lee Computer Science Sheng Li* Computer Science Ramona Lopez Computer Science Matt C. McInturff Computer Science Mirela Memic Computer Science Ruben Erik Munive* Computer Science Dylan Blake Neumann Computer Science Michael Allan O’Connor* Computer Science Roger M. Oliver*** Computer Science Adefolarin O. Oso Computer Science William Corey Owens** Computer Science Nicholas Connor Padgett** Computer Science Shiv Raju Patel Computer Science Michael Antony Peacock*** Computer Science Andrew Phillip Perea Computer Science Nicholas Alan Powers Computer Science R. Bradley Richey Computer Science Alexander Ruben Ronquillo** Computer Science Joshua Sherman** Computer Science Andrew Howard Smith Computer Science Constantino Roberto Spanoudakis Computer Science *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Derick Adam Stinson Computer Science Seife Tadesse Computer Science Nicholas Allan Tate Computer Science Niraj Thapa Computer Science Brandon Thrasher Computer Science Dustin Jay Vose Computer Science Patrick Michael Warren Computer Science Tong Wei Computer Science Jordan Newell White Computer Science James Ryan Williams Computer Science Aly Wright Computer Science David Allen Wright Computer Science Johanna Wright Computer Science D. Anthony Yandow, IV Computer Science Hang Yu Computer Science Ethan David Treff Computer Game Design and Development Shah Zain Zafrani Computer Game Design and Development BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN COMPUTER GAME DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT Matthew Hubers Computer Game Design and Development Kody O’Keefe Computer Game Design and Development Devin Michael Orgeron Computer Game Design and Development Justin W. Ortiz* Computer Game Design and Development Javier Ray Ramirez Computer Game Design and Development Amanda Danelle Smith Computer Game Design and Development **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Godlove Oben Antem Information Technology Sonja J. Brooks Information Technology Atanas Stoynov Filchev Information Technology Jeremy Alex Fulbright Information Technology Jesse O. Griffin Information Technology David Styles, Jr. Information Technology Diana Beamer Koch* Information Technology Eric Joseph Lund Information Technology Brittany Monique McGriff Information Technology Jeremy P. Miller Information Technology Eric D. Nguemkam Information Technology Rusi H. Patel Information Technology Dalton R. Spratt Information Technology Kyle Douglas Taylor Information Technology Archie Francovich Wu, Jr. Information Technology BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Trent Steven Brox Software Engineering Peter John Bullard Software Engineering Jason Alwyne Dyett Software Engineering Mark Joseph Esbrook** Software Engineering Genevieve T. Fisher Software Engineering ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S G R A D U A T I O N BACHELOR of SCIENCE Nguyen Khoi Nguyen Software Engineering Danny Lamar O’Neal, III Software Engineering Eric T. O’Neill*** Software Engineering William H. Wilson, Jr. Software Engineering Shravani Yelakanti Software Engineering Qichang Zheng** Software Engineering SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE of ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR of APPAREL AND TEXTILES Lauren Renee Ahlquist Apparel and Textiles Carrie Eleese Bittinger* Apparel and Textiles Yu Chen Apparel and Textiles D’Hannah Elizabeth Dugas* Apparel and Textiles Andrea Marie Huot** Apparel and Textiles Adela Prozorac* Apparel and Textiles Madison Leanne Shaw* Apparel and Textiles Shunkelia S. Strain Apparel and Textiles BACHELOR of APPLIED SCIENCE Jaimila Bantenga Supply Chain Logistics James A. Brady Manufacturing Operations Adrian Arturo Castaneda Supply Chain Logistics Victor Ellis Pinkins Supply Chain Logistics Dean Christopher Sutter Manufacturing Operations F O R U N I V E R S I T Y Daniel Adu Electrical Engineering Technology Christopher M. Anderson* Mechanical Engineering Technology Malik Aziz Mechanical Engineering Technology Arysha Kiara Baker Industrial Engineering Technology Rahu Mahammad Bannister Computer Engineering Technology Jason L. Barnes Mechanical Engineering Technology Stephen Jansen Bilharz** Electrical Engineering Technology Jacob Robert Bowron Industrial Engineering Technology Arthur Louie Brown, III Mechanical Engineering Technology Justin Bruce Mechatronics Engineering Wendell Bumie Industrial Engineering Technology Jonathan Andrew Burden Mechatronics Engineering Jeremy Randall Byess Civil Engineering Technology Andrew Kenneth Champion Electrical Engineering Technology Thomas Lee Chastine Industrial Engineering Technology Brandon Scott Conner Computer Engineering Technology Jesse Lee Conner** Mechanical Engineering Technology Miquel Allen Copeland Mechanical Engineering Technology Haley Elizabeth Cox** Industrial Engineering Technology Justin Deaver Electrical Engineering Technology Gregory B. Deneka Mechanical Engineering Technology Nathan Phillip Echols Civil Engineering Technology Davis Elder Mechanical Engineering Technology Alexander Eugene Friedman Mechatronics Engineering Christian B. Fuhr Civil Engineering Technology Brandon C. Garner Mechanical Engineering Technology *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Radhika Gokulnath Industrial Engineering Technology Hecmarys Tirado Gonzalez* Electrical Engineering Technology Randall Thomas Graeff, Jr. Industrial Engineering Technology Daniel James Harkness Mechanical Engineering Technology Andrew Tyler Head Mechanical Engineering Technology Neal Edward Holland* Mechatronics Engineering James Henry Holton, Jr. Mechatronics Engineering Jeremy David Hooper** Mechatronics Engineering Mohammad Yusif Fuad Hudaib Mechatronics Engineering David P. Hudlow Mechatronics Engineering Saef Bin Iqbal Industrial Engineering Technology Logan T. Isler* Electrical Engineering Technology Sandor Kiss* Electrical Engineering Technology Sharif Daoud Kazwah Computer Engineering Technology Stephane Sitoa Ky Electrical Engineering Technology Keith Edward Lamb Mechanical Engineering Technology Matthew Dean Lawrence Mechatronics Engineering Jill Megan Lohsen Industrial Engineering Technology Lathrop Dylen Lougheed Computer Engineering Technology Charles Hamilton Lowd, III Computer Engineering Technology Minh The Ly* Mechanical Engineering Technology Marlon Machado Mechanical Engineering Technology James Allan Mahoney Mechatronics Engineering Virginie Tayo Maleugouo* Industrial Engineering Technology Eliah Stephen Manders Mechatronics Engineering ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Steven D. Marbury Civil Engineering Technology David Kabiru Mathenge* Industrial Engineering Technology Corey Scott McElveen** Industrial Engineering Technology Edmundo Miranda* Electrical Engineering Technology Taylor H. Moore Mechanical Engineering Technology Jonah Lee Morris** Mechanical Engineering Technology Veronica Susan Nelson Electrical Engineering Technology Karl Arthur Nicolaus** Mechatronics Engineering Juan Carlos Nunez Computer Engineering Technology Donald Nonso Nwankwo Industrial Engineering Technology Alejandra Ortiz Industrial Engineering Technology Douglas Alan Pacholski Electrical Engineering Technology Roger Coltan Palmer Industrial Engineering Technology Andre J. Paulino* Electrical Engineering Technology Noble Alexander Rogers, III Civil Engineering Technology Jonathan Michael Ruiz Computer Engineering Technology Christopher Alexander Salmons Mechatronics Engineering Shirley Mae A. Samonte Industrial Engineering Technology Antonio M. Sample Surveying and Mapping Antoine D. Sams Industrial Engineering Technology Kierra M. Sanders Industrial Engineering Technology Matthew Justin Sikora Mechanical Engineering Technology Daniel Ryan Silver Surveying and Mapping Ryan Alvin Skinner Mechanical Engineering Technology Alton Edwin Smith Electrical Engineering Technology Eric Nelson Smith Electrical Engineering Technology *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Kyle Michael Stewart Civil Engineering Technology Nigel Stokes Industrial Engineering Technology James R. Taylor Mechatronics Engineering Nate Thonnesen Electrical Engineering Technology Timothy Alan Thornhill Mechanical Engineering Technology Udoukpong Albert Udoukpong Civil Engineering Technology Fabian A. del Valle Computer Engineering Technology Hung D. Vo Mechatronics Engineering Amanda Eva Warner Mechatronics Engineering Allan Kan Waters Electrical Engineering Technology Aubury Ryan Webb, Sr. Electrical Engineering Technology Kathryn Nicole White Industrial Engineering Technology Jason David Wilkins Mechatronics Engineering Richard Lynn Wood II Mechatronics Engineering Hao Wu** Industrial Engineering Technology George Young Electrical Engineering Technology Aarick A. Zaman Mechatronics Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING Sobhi A. Alame Civil Engineering Vanessa Joanna Amaya Civil Engineering Scott Brandon Angel Civil Engineering Smone Belay Civil Engineering Brian Taylor DeMeza* Civil Engineering Allison Mary Frost DeWeese Paraense Civil Engineering Nicholas Ray Farnes Civil Engineering **MAGNA CUM LAUDE Jacob Roy Jeffcoat Civil Engineering Brennan Douglass Jones Civil Engineering Chung Q. Le* Civil Engineering Noel Bradfield Mankin Civil Engineering Jared Cole Norton Civil Engineering John Francis Pulicare, Jr. Civil Engineering Richard A. Rice Civil Engineering Shelton Jamal Smalls Civil Engineering Chad Robert Stroud Civil Engineering Stefka Ivanova Vacheva** Civil Engineering Darrell M. Vaughan Civil Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Andre` Lushawn Kirk Construction Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Joshua M. Abia-Bassey* Electrical Engineering Taiwo Ayowole Adefusika Electrical Engineering Douglas C. Allyson* Electrical Engineering Theodore Baende Electrical Engineering Menghang Cai* Electrical Engineering Eric Randall Camp Electrical Engineering Michael A. Cicero* Electrical Engineering Zach Cole Electrical Engineering Wilson Evan Collins** Electrical Engineering ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Willie George Crimes Electrical Engineering Eric LaBrandon Crowder Electrical Engineering Weiqi Diao* Electrical Engineering Ali Fahad Electrical Engineering Christopher Anthony Ferguson*** Electrical Engineering John Alan Gregg, Jr.** Electrical Engineering Derrick Edward Groont Electrical Engineering Justin Rush James* Electrical Engineering Jonathan Everett Law Electrical Engineering Yingnan Ma*** Electrical Engineering Joseph Anthony Meadows lectrical Engineering Eric L. Patten Electrical Engineering Chelsea Monet Patterson Electrical Engineering Darius K. Pleasant Electrical Engineering Jake Lee Robinson Electrical Engineering James C. Shelton Electrical Engineering Joshua Zoung Vang Electrical Engineering Paul Edward Whitmire Electrical Engineering Kuncoro Darmawan Wijono Electrical Engineering Anthony Williams Electrical Engineering Duane William Wright Electrical Engineering Rui Zou* Electrical Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Trevor Ray Bazzell Mechanical Engineering Dylan T. Brown Mechanical Engineering Ervie Brown Mechanical Engineering F O R Matthew Robert Burkart Mechanical Engineering James Eric Burton Mechanical Engineering Dakota Glenn Carmichael Mechanical Engineering Alex Castro Mechanical Engineering Gabriel B. Darveau Mechanical Engineering Daniel Jacob Falkenbach Mechanical Engineering Matthew Donald Ferguson Mechanical Engineering Logan D. Foster Mechanical Engineering Kevin Patrick Gaughan Mechanical Engineering Seth Tyler Gunnells Mechanical Engineering Heather Gabrielle Hatcher Mechanical Engineering Ashton S. Henson Mechanical Engineering Michael T. Holladay** Mechanical Engineering Aubrey S. Jarvis Mechanical Engineering Michael Steven Kazsmer Mechanical Engineering William Tyler King** Mechanical Engineering Robert William Lane Mechanical Engineering Timothy John Lindsey Mechanical Engineering Donald Lockwood Mechanical Engineering Olajimi Bolade Mark Mechanical Engineering Anhkha Nguyen* Mechanical Engineering Vitalis H. Nwosu Mechanical Engineering Mathew Scott Overman Mechanical Engineering Michael A. Parker** Mechanical Engineering Keyur Sunil Patil Mechanical Engineering Dijana Piljak** Mechanical Engineering Vincent B. Pope *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Mechanical Engineering Rigoverto Sanchez Mechanical Engineering Matthew Cody Scott Mechanical Engineering Elijah Harter Smith Mechanical Engineering Lance Alexander Snead Mechanical Engineering Zana Madou Soro Mechanical Engineering Christopher Jordan Stephens Mechanical Engineering Fernando Mauricio Suarez* Mechanical Engineering Darius Thomas Mechanical Engineering Jamie Alan Townsend Mechanical Engineering John Steven Troxell, III Mechanical Engineering Douglas Seaton Woodruff Mechanical Engineering Joel Marcus Wright Mechanical Engineering BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Omar Oziel Garza Systems Engineering Taylor Curtis Glakas Systems Engineering David W. Jensen Systems Engineering Julie Ann Kelly Systems Engineering Ken Khamphoumy** Systems Engineering Oscar Armando Martinez*** Systems Engineering Derick Apiyo Odhiambo Systems Engineering Joshua Anthony Rose Systems Engineering K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Honors Designations *Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point averageor above ** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above ***Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above + HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only Honors Statement Students announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Kennesaw State’s undergraduate honors program and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary academic accomplishment. Final Degree Audits Degree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record. Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or deadline/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names. Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered. BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Brian Matthew Taylor Telecommunications Engineering Technology ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA CUM LAUDE ***SUMMA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- F O U R T H C O M M E N C E M E N T O N E H U N D R E D S E V E N T Y- F O U R T H C O M M E N C E M E N T December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 SPEAKER 7 p.m. Mason Zimmerman Senior Vice President and Development Partner, Pope & Land Daniel S. Papp, President Presiding PRELUDE KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand as the processional begins and remain standing throughout the singing of the national anthem. PROCESSIONAL Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven Bagpiper Tom Crawford Chief Faculty Marshal Ana-Maria Croicu NATIONAL ANTHEM Amy Hebel Smithwick The Star-Spangled Banner and Audience John Stafford Smith Francis Scott Key, Lyrics TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE Scott C. Johnston WELCOME Daniel S. Papp, President COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mason Zimmerman Senior Vice President and Development Partner, Pope & Land PRESENTATION OF THE W. Ken Harmon CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Graduate College Charles Amlaner, Dean CONFERRAL OF DEGREES CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Daniel S. Papp, President Kim West, Associate Vice President and University Registrar Merle S. King, Narrator Daniel S. Papp, President Mason Zimmerman is the senior vice president and development partner for Pope a 270,000-square-foot office building, which will be fully occupied by COMCAST in 2017. & Land Enterprises, Inc. and a founding Zimmerman is an active member and has held member and chairman of the Town Center Area leadership positions in the Urban Land Institute; Community Improvement District. the commercial real estate developer’s association, He has 30 years of experience in commercial NAIOP; and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. He real estate development, brokerage and leasing. is on the board of the Cumberland Community He joined Pope & Land in 1996 after eight years Improvement District, he is a founding member with Amli Realty, where he was responsible for and chairman of the Town Center Area Community developing a portfolio of multi-use parks in Georgia. Improvement District, and he was the 2013 Zimmerman’s responsibilities at Pope & Land chairman of the Council for Quality Growth. ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Bridget D. Cantrell Construction Management ‘03 include office and mixed use development in He holds several commercial real estate Metro Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C. Pope & Land is designations and is a 1984 graduate of the ALMA MATER Amy Hebel Smithwick Gaudeamus Igitur and Audience Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 a consultant to the Atlanta Braves for the design University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, of the overall mixed-use development in Cobb Shelley, are residents of Peachtree Corners and County, but they have primary responsibility for have two children in college and one in high school. RECESSIONAL Scotland the Brave POSTLUDE Tom Crawford, Bagpiper KSU School of Music Brass Ensemble David Kehler, Conductor The audience is requested to stand and remain standing throughout the recessional. K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE of BUSINESS DOCTOR of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Bright Asante-Appiah Dissertation Title: Director Characteristics and Severity of Voluntary Compensation Clawback Policy Dissertation Chair: Divesh Sharma, Ph.D. James Francis Boyle Dissertation Title: The Effects of Risk Management Programs on Financial Professionals’ Judgments Dissertation Chair: Dana Hermanson, Ph. D. Lorraine A. Lamb Dissertation Title: A Study on Information Technology Consumerization: Intentions to Use and Recognize Use Behaviors Dissertation Chair: Pamila Dembla, Ph.D. John L. Neglia, Jr. Dissertation Title: The Role of Demographics: Who Engages in and Who Benefits from Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior? Dissertation Chair: Amy Henley, Ph.D. Lauren Lowery Rich Dissertation Title: The Link Between Organizational Culture and Individual Work Behavior: The Value of Regulatory Focus Dissertation Co-chairs: Neal Mero, Ph.D. and Rebecca Guidice, Ph.D.` LELAND AND CLARICE C. BAGWELL COLLEGE of EDUCATION DOCTOR of EDUCATION Kathleen Marie Everett Dissertation Title: Teachers Attitudes and Their Effects on Placement Recommendations for Students with Cognitive Disabilities Dissertation Chair: *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Harriet Bessette, Ph.D. Jenna Masters Hudson Dissertation Title: Parents’ Perceptions of the Diagnosis Process and Early Intervention Services Dissertation Chair: Joya Carter-Hicks, Ph.D. Jeffrey Rogers Wheeler Dissertation Title: How General and Special Educators’ Conceptualizations of Critical thinking Influence Their Pedagogy for Students with Disabilities in Secondary English Inclusive Classrooms Dissertation Chair: Harriet Bessette, Ph.D. Jennifer Lynn Massey Dissertation Title: Faculty Perspectives of a School-Based Mental Health Program Dissertation Co-chairs: T.C. Chan, Ph.D. and Joya Carter-Hicks, Ph.D. Ashley Pace Beasley Dissertation Title: Administrators Using Technology to Increase Family Engagement Dissertation Chair: Laurie Dias, Ph.D. Ingle M. Larkin Dissertation Title: Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and Turnover Intention of Online Teachers in the K-12 Setting Dissertation Chair: Laurie Dias, Ph.D. Mark Campoli Dissertation Title: Identifying Characteristics of Expert Elementary School Technology Integration Teachers – A Cognitive Task Analysis Dissertation Chair: Doug Hearringtion, Ph.D. Sondra S. Briggs Dissertation Title: Teaching While Lesbian and Other Identities: Sexual Diversity, Race, and Institutionalized Practices Through an Autoethnographic Lens Dissertation Chair: Harriet Bessette, Ph.D. COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES PH.D. in INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Birthe C. Reimers Dissertation Title: Lending a Megaphone to the Muted: The Merits of Comprehensive Conflict Engagement through Photovoice in Refugee Resettlement Communities Dissertation Chair: Sherrill Hayes, Ph.D. WELLSTAR COLLEGE of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES DOCTOR of NURSING SCIENCE Traci T. Sims Dissertation Title: Testing the Reliability and Validity of Tools Based on the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Four Branch- Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence With Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Dissertation Chair: Janice Long, Ph.D. LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELL COLLEGE of EDUCATION SPECIALIST in EDUCATION Jennifer Baratto+ Instructional Technology Ebony D. Bass Instructional Technology Amy A. Booms+ Educational Leadership for Learning Kelly Pilgrim Cassidy+ Instructional Technology Samuel E. Edwards Instructional Technology Lacey Gooch+ Instructional Technology Keith Andrew Hansen Instructional Technology Katie Kennedy Hayslip+ Instructional Technology Pamala D. Heller Instructional Technology Alicia Parks Hinson Instructional Technology **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Roderic Lamar Hister Educational Leadership for Learning Heather Hulsey-Creamer Instructional Technology Julie Hamrick Hursey+ Educational Leadership for Learning Latreeka Daniel Lymon Educational Leadership for Learning Eva J. Miano+ Educational Leadership for Learning Michelle Swyers Mitchell+ Teacher Leadership Rakesh Virendrakumar Modi Instructional Technology Mary Katherine Pardee+ Instructional Technology Allison Paulk+ Educational Leadership for Learning Tommy J. Perry+ Educational Leadership for Learning Mike Jerrod Plant+ Educational Leadership for Learning Sharme Ridley+ Middle Grades Education Jill Lyn Rooks Instructional Technology Brooke Skelton+ Instructional Technology Mary Ann Stillerman+ Instructional Technology Quiana Latese Washington Instructional Technology Anna K. C. Williams Instructional Technology Nadia Patrice Williams Instructional Technology Veatris Danielle Wright Instructional Technology Antonia Younge Instructional Technology Amelia Leigh Zschaber Teacher Leadership for Learning COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE and CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MASTER of SCIENCE Eni Luiza Monticelli Guirraraes+ Construction Management Komal Patel+ Construction Management *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N MICHAEL J. COLES COLLEGE of BUSINESS MASTER of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Sharon Serrano Ahmed+ Master of Business Administration Eric Carl Aring Master of Business Administration J. Pat Bartlett Master of Business Administration Andrew Kevin Battigaglia+ Master of Business Administration Danielle Marie Benitez Master of Business Administration Lisa Michelle Borowsky Master of Business Administration Suzanne Michelle Brown Master of Business Administration Crystal A. Castleberry Master of Business Administration Carlos Iriarte Castro Master of Business Administration Eileen G. Celis Master of Business Administration Asad Ali Chinoy Master of Business Administration Tanzim Ema Master of Business Administration Timothy Joel Falvai Master of Business Administration Jesse Carmine Gilliam, Jr. Master of Business Administration Michelle Owen Girage Master of Business Administration Chad Anthony Griffith+ Master of Business Administration Samuel Vincent Hammond Master of Business Administration Ericka Michelle Henderson+ Master of Business Administration David Wayne Hood+ Master of Business Administration Tommy Eugene Jackson, II Master of Business Administration Elizabeth Ann Kelly Master of Business Administration Nicholas Alexander Lahanas Master of Business Administration David Joseph Leoni Master of Business Administration Danielle Joiner McPherson Master of Business Administration Preston Alston Morrison, II+ Master of Business Administration Kelly Lora Moyle Master of Business Administration Serge Dominique Ngatta Master of Business Administration Mads Oehlenschlaeger Master of Business Administration Tolulope M Oke Master of Business Administration Tom Abere Ondieki Master of Business Administration Daniel Mesa Osorio Master of Business Administration Alexandra Paula Padilla+ Master of Business Administration Amanda Leigh Pate Master of Business Administration Tiera J. Powe Master of Business Administration James David Price, Jr. Master of Business Administration William L. Raper Master of Business Administration Walter C. Richardson Master of Business Administration Kayla M. Santangelo Master of Business Administration Abul Kalam Sheikh Master of Business Administration Crystal Rose Shelnutt Master of Business Administration Ajit Singh Master of Business Administration Marie Elizabeth Singleton Master of Business Administration Christopher Alan Smith Master of Business Administration Joye L. Spears Master of Business Administration Antonio Taylor Master of Business Administration Joshua Thomas Walker Master of Business Administration Hugh Lee Webster Master of Business Administration Tammer Weems Master of Business Administration Adelarin E. Yemi-Sofumade Master of Business Administration Jing Zhai Master of Business Administration **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S MASTER of SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Pablo F. Ordonez+ Computer Science Alok Patel Computer Science Gopi Patel Computer Science Sri Durga Sripada Computer Science Brandon Lamar Stringfield Computer Science Yugender Palaniyandi Subramanian Computer Science Teng Zhao Computer Science Kennetha Dixon Accounting Miyoko Ishikawa Accounting Ken Q. Wang Accounting MASTER of SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS Mahindra Jagnanan Bheodari Information Systems Chad Anthony Griffith+ Information Systems Kelly Lora Moyle Information Systems Alexandra Paula Padilla+ Information Systems William L. Raper Information Systems Marie Elizabeth Singleton Information Systems George Michael Sylva Information Systems MASTER of SCIENCE in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE of COMPUTING and SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MASTER of SCIENCE Pranahita S. Bulusu Computer Science Hongyu Cheng+ Computer Science Pooja Chenna+ Computer Science Vehbi Dragaj Computer Science Sirisha Gaddamidi Computer Science Gowthami Jayakumar Computer Science Karthika R. Kailasamandiram Computer Science Arun Kumar Kamepally Computer Science Minwen Liu Computer Science Patrick Titus Muchirahondo Computer Science Tejaswini Nalamothu Computer Science *CUM LAUDE Adeyinka Adeyemo Information Technology Rian Deron Austin Information Technology Nansi Challagundla+ Information Technology LuAnn McKee Coley Information Technology Jonathan Nickolas Croy Information Technology Benjamin E. Harkins Information Technology Bryan S. Harkins Information Technology Patrice Antoinette Hubert Information Technology Olalekan Olaolu Ibidapo Information Technology Damon Keith Jefferson Information Technology Chantavia Ja’Quann Knight-Blocker Information Technology Venkatesh Koppuravuri Information Technology Milton Lopez Information Technology Munyaradzi Bothwell Mujeyi Information Technology Ketaki Nakra Information Technology Quentavious Rashad Oliver Information Technology Roopali Amit Pathak Information Technology Ergah Pektas Information Technology Dezman Lashawn Ramsey+ Information Technology Kenneth Lenana Rocky Information Technology Neesha Salvankar+ Information Technology Christopher J. Temple Information Technology Leo Minh Truong+ Information Technology Eugene Udukokai Utsalo Information Technology Duc Ngoc Vo Information Technology Trevor Andrew Woods Information Technology Yu-Lun Yang+ Information Technology Nagakalyani Yatham+ Information Technology Surya Bhaskar Yelamanchili Information Technology MASTER of SCIENCE in SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Maria Milagros Diaz Software Engineering Boma Ayokunle Dikio Software Engineering Thomas Edward Moore+ Software Engineering Achyut Neupane Software Engineering Jason R. Opitz+ Software Engineering Andrew Dennis Rice Software Engineering Sankar Valluri Software Engineering LELAND and CLARICE C. BAGWELL COLLEGE of EDUCATION MASTER of ARTS IN TEACHING Adrian Ashley Elliot Master of Arts in Teaching Scott Frederick Hansen Master of Arts in Teaching Katie Echols Harrison+ Master of Arts in Teaching Donna K. Jones Master of Arts in Teaching Kaycie Phillips Nix Master of Arts in Teaching Shelby Marilyn Lee Suggs Master of Arts in Teaching **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MASTER of EDUCATION Casey Allen+ Instructional Technology George Anderson Instructional Technology Skylar Louis Benham Instructional Technology Lori A. Borg+ Instructional Technology Matthew Aaron Bryson Instructional Technology Amanda Halverstadt Creel+ Instructional Technology Heather Laura Dalton+ Instructional Technology Jesse Myles Douglass Instructional Technology Leigha Michele Ellis+ Instructional Technology Laure H. Esters+ Instructional Technology Daniel Forrester Instructional Technology Teigan Galloway+ Secondary Education Brandi L. Gore Early Childhood Education Katie E. Hicks Instructional Technology Maria E. Jiram+ Educational Leadership Shina Hemingway Johnson Educational Leadership Sean Paul Lewis+ Instructional Technology Kerrick Arthur Mapson Educational Leadership Kearstin Yvonne Martin Instructional Technology Darcy Michelle McFarlane+ Instructional Technology Troy Nasworthy Instructional Technology Chaddrick Lewis Owes Educational Leadership Steven Andrew Payne+ Educational Leadership Melanie Irene Tucker Instructional Technology Tiffany Kristal Waller+ Educational Leadership Shondra M. Williams Teacher Leadership Kathleen Elizabeth Wilson Instructional Technology MASTER of SCIENCE Jacqueline Ebora Berania Quality Assurance Peter Agyenim Boateng Quality Assurance Charletta D. Bohler Engineering Technology Justin Ronald Cole Quality Assurance Royce Anthony Colvin, Jr. Quality Assurance Mary Catherine Theresa Craighead+ Quality Assurance Terry Alan Dow Quality Assurance Matthew C. Greene+ Quality Assurance Ebenezer Olawale Osunlalu+ Quality Assurance Zachary Sexton+ Quality Assurance Tracy Neal Tenpenny Quality Assurance MASTER of SCIENCE in CIVIL ENGINEERING Charles K. Butterfield+ Civil Engineering Stefan Gosey+ Civil Engineering Jonathan Cory Rayburn+ Civil Engineering MASTER of SCIENCE in SYSTEMS ENGINEERING Jennifer Crystal Campbell Systems Engineering Bijan Esmaeilzadeh Systems Engineering Kevin Charles Hickman+ Systems Engineering Leslie Juliet Lujum Systems Engineering Saundra D. Naughton Systems Engineering Karen Elizabeth Woods+ Systems Engineering *CUM LAUDE WELLSTAR COLLEGE of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES MASTER OF SCIENCE in NURSING Melissa M Anderson+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Nancy Ann Chambers+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Laytrina Clemons-Brown+ Advanced Care Management and Leadership Tracey Lynne Couse Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Leslie Ann DeLay Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Kelly Dunn+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Laura Degler Elledge+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Emmanuel Eseroghene Eyefia Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Doris Frimpong Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Keri Ryan Giuliano+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Tanya Lynn Gordon+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Meghan Shea Gunter Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Rhonda Leonard Harrison+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Robin Hawkland Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Christopher Lloyd Hayes Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Kelly W. Heard Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Sara Anitra Herrin Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AnJanean Trachele Hicks Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Sarah Marie Jones Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Jacqueline Muthanga Kigundu Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Amy Beam Mahaley+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Lauren M. Norton Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Paul O. Okoro Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Kristin Nicole Duncan Oliver Primary Care Nurse Practitioner **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S Donna Owens+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Lynn Shaw Pass Advanced Care Management and Leadership Kaley Michelle Prather Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Shauna L. Robinson Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Titus Koipaton Sairo Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Rebecca A. Showalter Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Patricia Ann Shropshire+ Advanced Care Management and Leadership Quyen Le Ta Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Stacey Dawn Tatroe Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Heather Dawn Taylor Advanced Care Management and Leadership Christopher Riley Walker Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Joanna Lee Wesley+ Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Julie Akins White Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Kerri L. Whittenburg Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Erica Christine Williby Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Jaclyn Crissey Wood Primary Care Nurse Practitioner MASTER of SOCIAL WORK Jennifer Rose Cox+ Master of Social Work Shanna Hope Rampley+ Master of Social Work Cynthia Ann Trull+ Master of Social Work COLLEGE of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES MASTER of ARTS Dudgrick Robert Wade Bevins+ American Studies Patricia Chourio Integrated Global Communication Christine Leigh DeBord American Studies *CUM LAUDE F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N Inger R. Eberhart Integrated Global Communication David J. Galban American Studies Ngozi Onyinyechi Maduoma+ Integrated Global Communication Daniel Blaine McCarty American Studies Meghan Catherine Meier+ Integrated Global Communication Alisa Marlene Mosby Integrated Global Communication Erica Lee Price Integrated Global Communication Naznin Sultana American Studies Kylie Paige Torres Integrated Global Communication Sean Davis Watkins American Studies Debra Lynn Wetherhead+ Integrated Global Communication Christi Lynn Williams American Studies MASTER of ARTS in PROFESSIONAL WRITING Lisa Christine Diglio+ Professional Writing Kristi Seymour Martin+ Professional Writing Zola Matingu Professional Writing Benjamin Ford Pearce+ Professional Writing Robert Lane Rockett+ Professional Writing Christi Lynn Williams Professional Writing MASTER of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Ramatoulaye Balde Master of Public Administration Jaclyn Renee Buice Master of Public Administration Eileen G. Celis Master of Public Administration Sasha Teresa Forde Master of Public Administration Morgan Marie Freeman+ Master of Public Administration Toni Yvonne Hurns Master of Public Administration Tommy Eugene Jackson Master of Public Administration Morgan Sophia Jones Master of Public Administration Patrick Oliver Kelley Master of Public Administration LaTarra Mye’ Ollie Master of Public Administration Leticia Hernandez Ongie Master of Public Administration Pamela Jane Parker Master of Public Administration Tracy L. Shehab Master of Public Administration Mohamed Lamine Sokona Master of Public Administration MASTER of SCIENCE Nathan Samuel Atkins Information Design and Communication Kristen Paulson Bowles+ Information Design and Communication Christopher Ryan Burruss Criminal Justice Amber D. Derricho Criminal Justice Marc Anthony DiTomasso Criminal Justice Eric Lemonte Hampton International Policy Management Andrew Joseph Peter Haraldson Information Design and Communication Diana Michelle De Loe Criminal Justice Drew McGhee Criminal Justice Delilah Annette Moore Criminal Justice Ayomipo Ojutalayo Criminal Justice James Alexander Purdon+ Criminal Justice Shari M. Sheridan Criminal Justice Nicole Slaughter Criminal Justice Kirk O’Neal Stringfellow, Jr. Criminal Justice Heather Danielle Tucker Criminal Justice **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E C A N D I D A T E S MASTER of SCIENCE in CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Daniel Stephen Bird Conflict Management Yeju Choi+ Conflict Management Lola D. Davis Conflict Management Amanda Iris Dean Conflict Management Montez Tiana Diamond Conflict Management Ahmed Amine Faizi Conflict Management Sam Daniel Garbe Conflict Management Joshua Redman Hill Conflict Management Max Kraig King, Sr. Conflict Management Caitlin Lowther+ Conflict Management Deborah Meunier Conflict Management Julie Renee Newell+ Conflict Management Nicole Mechele Newton Conflict Management Esha Patel Conflict Management Laura Preiser Pollio+ Conflict Management Tenisha Senior Conflict Management Tracy Shah Conflict Management Robin Vanita Spivey Conflict Management Susan Kay Warner Conflict Management Darryl O. Wilson Conflict Management F O R U N I V E R S I T Y G R A D U A T I O N COLLEGE of SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS MASTER of SCIENCE Joseph Lee Blake+ Chemical Sciences Ashley Boone Applied Statistics Audrey Anne Brasuell Applied Statistics Douglas Robert Brown Applied Statistics Rebecca Darlene Cantrell Applied Statistics John Michael Croft Applied Statistics Joshua Lee Hill Applied Statistics Alexander James Keifer Applied Statistics Daniel Joseph Pingel Integrative Biology Alexander Sachse Applied Statistics Gregory N. Saunders Applied Statistics Honors Designations *Cum Laude - 3.5 grade-point averageor above ** Magna Cum Laude - 3.7 grade-point average or above ***Summa Cum Laude - 3.9 grade-point average or above + HONORS GRADUATE - 4.0 Graduate students only Honors Statement Students announced as Honors Scholars have completed the requirements of Kennesaw State’s undergraduate honors program and wear red and gold epaulets on their left shoulder to signify this extraordinary academic accomplishment. Final Degree Audits Degree completion and honor designations are contingent upon final degree audits. Because the names must be provided to the printer in final form several days prior to commencement, one or more candidates listed herein may have been unable to complete all requirements for the degree. Inability to remove a name at the last moment from the commencement program does not commit the university to grant the diploma to a person thus listed. Similarly, honor status as printed in this program was determined at the end of the previous semester. Final honor status will be noted on the diploma and on the official permanent record. Note: This program is provided as a courtesy; it is by no means an official or complete record. Some names may not appear because of timing, production and editing processes, incomplete records or deadline/editing complications due to extensive lists of frequently changing names. Beginning with spring commencement 2008, graduation ceremonies are individually numbered. MASTER of SCIENCE IN INFORMATION and INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN Tiffany L. Smith Information and Instructional Design Dale Eugene Suffridge+ Information and Instructional Design *CUM LAUDE **MAGNA + HONORS CUM GRADUATE LAUDE - 4.0 ***SUMMA GPA CUM LAUDE K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y P E R S P E C T I V E While at Georgia Tech, Papp was also visiting professor at the Western Australia Institute of Technology; research professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College; senior research professor at the Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education of the U.S. Air War College; and visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai. In 1993, Papp was recognized as a distinguished professor at Georgia Tech, the first-time the honor was given to faculty other than an engineer or physical scientist. He has twice been awarded the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service medal. Daniel S. Papp PRESIDENT Kennesaw State University Daniel S. Papp has served as president of Kennesaw State University, Georgia’s third-largest university, since July 2006. Under his leadership, Kennesaw State has risen in academic stature. In 2010, it became a doctorate-granting institution, and now it offers 11 doctoral degrees, including two Ph.D. programs. In 2012, Kennesaw State was recognized as one of the top universities in the South; it was designated as a comprehensive university in 2013; and its First-Year Experience program was ranked for the 12th year in 2015 as one of the best in the nation. In 2015, Kennesaw State and Southern Polytechnic State University consolidated to create one of the 50 largest public universities in the country with more than 33,000 students. Also in 2015, Kennesaw State earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification. Since Papp became president, the University completed its transition to NCAA Division I and launched a football program. In addition, the University’s infrastructure has expanded with the opening of stateof-the-art buildings, including a student recreation and activities center, an education classroom facility, a fivestory science lab addition, a health sciences building, and a sports and entertainment park that includes an 8,300-seat stadium. Prior to assuming the presidency of Kennesaw State, Papp served as senior vice chancellor for academics and fiscal affairs of the University System of Georgia from 2000 to 2006. In that role, Papp was responsible for systemwide academic issues, business and financial affairs, academic and business information-technology systems and strategic planning for the University System’s institutions. Previously, Papp directed educational programs for Yamacraw, Georgia’s initiative to become a global leader in broadband technologies. He served as interim president of Southern Polytechnic State University from 1997 to 1998 and as faculty executive assistant to the president of Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1997. Papp was founding director of Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs from 1990 to 1993 and director of Georgia Tech’s School of Social Sciences from 1980 to 1990. He joined Georgia Tech’s faculty in 1973 as an assistant professor of international affairs. Papp is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and received his Ph.D. in international affairs from the University of Miami. His academic specialties include international security policy and U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policies. He has authored or edited 10 books, including the biography of former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk. He has published more than 60 journal articles and chapters in edited books. ABOUT KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Since its founding in 1963, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. Kennesaw State is Georgia’s third-largest university, with more than 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students — nearly 5,200 residing on campus — representing 130 countries. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Kennesaw State offers nearly 150 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. A comprehensive university, Kennesaw State is dedicated to research, teaching and service and provides a unique blend of academic excellence, vibrant student life and world-class facilities. Kennesaw State has been recognized for its First-Year Experience program and as one of the most innovative universities in the region by U.S. News & World Report. The University’s nursing program is the largest in Georgia. Its nursing students are highly sought-after in the medical community and have some of the highest passing rates on the statewide licensing exam. The Bagwell College of Education is the second-largest producer of teachers in the state, and the Michael J. Coles College of Business boasts one of the top 50 part-time MBA programs in the country as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Since 2009, the University has awarded Global Engagement Certifications to graduate and undergraduate students as part of its commitment to expanding the global experience. Kennesaw State competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In 2015, the University’s first football team took the field, competing in the Football Championship Subdivision as an associate member of the Big South Conference. As one of four comprehensive universities in Georgia, Kennesaw State poised to become a world-class institution. THE COMMENCEMENT Rather than an ending, commencement –– both the word and the ceremony –– represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion marking the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness and tradition. The ceremony of commencement celebrated at colleges and universities throughout the world has its roots in the scholastic traditions of the Middle Ages. It is an ancient, dignified and highly symbolic ritual of conclusion and emergence, a rite of passage into a new life. MARSHALS/BATONS Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as marshals and to assist with the ceremony. These marshals carry KSU batons — created for the inauguration of President Daniel S. Papp — as they lead the processional lines. Like the mace, the baton was originally a war club — though miniature in stature. The four batons, created by biology professor Bowman Davis, are hand-turned staff made out of walnut, featuring a hand-carved, stylized owl, complete with an ebony finish to reflect the styling of the mace. Gold and black tassels complete the batons. THE DAIS PARTY The dais party is the last group in the procession to enter the hall. The group consists of the president, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, cabinet members, the registrar, deans of the colleges and invited honored guests, such as the commencement speaker and recipients of awards. When members of the dais party reach their seats, the processional ends. The chief faculty marshal declares the candidates for graduation to be assembled and the ceremony begins. THE KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY MACE The honor of leading the academic procession as chief faculty marshal is given to a distinguished Teacher of the Year. Faculty members from each college are chosen to serve as student and faculty marshals and to assist with the ceremony. The ceremonial staff carried by the chief faculty marshal of the academic procession is a symbol of the rich traditions of higher education. The practice of carrying a mace dates back to the Middle Ages, when the mace was designed to be used as a weapon. It was carried by a respected senior member of the community who was chosen to protect and guide the leaders as their group traveled through crowded streets. Kennesaw State takes special pride in its mace, which was designed by Patrick Taylor, former chairman of the Department of Visual Arts, and handcrafted on campus. The polished bronze handgrip is actually a stylized owl. In addition to being Kennesaw State’s mascot, it is the symbol of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The globe near the top of the mace represents graduates going out into the world. Topping the globe is the traditional symbol of higher education — a lamp of learning, with a flame representing the quest for knowledge. A large bronze medallion displaying the university seal is part of the globe and the festive ribbons streaming from the crown that cradles the globe represent the university colors. THE CHAIN OF OFFICE The president of the university wears a gold chain and medallion around his neck, denoting the status of president and the presiding authority over the ceremony. The medallion bears the official university seal. The Kennesaw State University seal is an adaptation of the state seal of Georgia with Kennesaw Mountain in the background. M. Thomson Salter III, professor emeritus of art and a charter member of the faculty, designed the seal. GONFALONS The third presidential inauguration at KSU ushered in many new changes, including the academic gonfalons. Banners suspended on a crossbar, gonfalons are another piece of medieval history that have been incorporated into academic tradition. Originally designed by Holly Miller, the gonfalons were redesigned following consolidation to include all 13 colleges at Kennesaw State University. ACADEMIC REGALIA The caps and gowns worn at commencement connect contemporary graduates with scholarly tradition that dates back as long as universities have existed. Clerics, ecclesiastics and scholars wore hoods or caps and heavy gowns at European universities during the Middle Ages. Beginning in the middle of the 14th century, scholars at English universities wore an academic costume of “bunge- and sand-colored habits.” A costume for commencement has been a tradition since the beginning of higher education in America. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume was created and a standard code of academic dress for commencements was adopted. It calls for the existing cap and gown (the traditional bachelor’s gown with long, open, pointed sleeves) and the master’s gown (with its long sleeves hanging down from the elbow) to set apart the graduates. The doctoral gown has bell-shaped sleeves, with three velvet stripes on each sleeve. K E N N E S A W S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y DISCIPLINE COLORS HONOR SOCIETIES Maize: Agriculture White: Art, Letters and Humanities Drab: Business Administration Red and Gold: Chemistry Lilac: Dentistry Copper: Economics Light Blue: Education Orange: Engineering Brown: Fine Arts, Architecture Russet: Forestry Maroon: Home Economics Crimson: Journalism Purple: Law Lemon: Library Science Green: Medicine Pink: Music Apricot: Nursing Silver Gray: Oratory Olive Green: Pharmacy Dark Blue: Philosophy Sage Green: Physical Education Peacock Blue: Public Administration Salmon Pink: Public Health Gold Yellow: Science Citron: Social Work Scarlet: Theology or Divinity Gray: Veterinary Science Students who are members of honor societies at Kennesaw State University are eligible to wear the following designations of their respective society at graduation: Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology – teal honor cord Alpha Psi Omega, Theater – blue and gold cords Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting – red ribbon with medallion Beta Beta Beta, Biology – green ribbon with medallion Beta Gamma Sigma, Business – blue and gold honor cords Kappa Delta Pi, Education – green, purple and gold honor cords Lambda Alpha Honors Society – white stole Lambda Pi Eta, Communication – red and white honor cords Nu Delta Alpha, Dance – burgundy and gold honor cords Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics – blue and gold honor cords Pi Delta Phi, French – blue and red honor cords Pi Kappa Lambda, Music – white and gold cords Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science – purple and gold honor cords Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish – gold and red honor cords Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing – orchid and white honor cords Sigma Tau Delta, English – red and black honor cords Tau Upsilon Alpha, Human Services – gold with royal blue lettering Phi Alpha, Social Work Honor Society – gold honor cord Phi Alpha Theta, History – red and blue honor cords Phi Beta Delta, International Scholars Society – medallion with red and gold ribbon Phi Eta Sigma – black and gold cords K E N N E S A W KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jo Ann Chitty, Chair James P. Dunn, Vice Chair-Chair Elect Connie L. Engel, Immediate Past Chair Andre Schnabl, Treasurer Hollister A. Hill, Secretary Steven Cadranel Michael J. Coles Richard Corhen* Michael Harders* Don Johnson Mitzi Moore Sam O’Briant Daniel S. Papp* Theodore L. Parrish Richard S. Siegel J. Larry Stevens Ralph W. Walker, III Lawrence D. Wheeler TRUSTEES Mr. Chester A. Austin Mr. Thomas N. Bagwell Mr. Richard A. Bennett Mr. Walton C. Bryde Mr. Steven Cadranel Mrs. Jo Ann Chitty Mr. Thomas E. Clendenin Dr. Michael J. Coles Mr. Richard Corhen Mr. Don E. Davidson Mr. Stephen W. Dils Mr. James P. Dunn Dr. Stanley H. Dysart Ms. Connie L. Engel Mr. Kirk M. Gadebusch Mrs. Mary Ellen Garrett Mr. Michael Harders Mr. William M. Hayes Mr. Daryle J. Higginbotham Ms. Hollister A. Hill Mr. Frank M. Howard Mr. Thomas W. Hughes Mr. Clark F. Hungerford Mr. Barry Hyman Mr. Don Johnson Mr. G. Donald Johnson Mr. T. Fitz Johnson Mr. Scott C. Johnston Mr. Douglas E. Jones Mr. George W. Kalafut Ms. Julie Kimball Mr. Lawrence P. Kraska Mr. William G. Lako, Jr. Mrs. Ellen E. Langford Mr. Shepherd D. Long Mr. Ben L. Looper Mrs. Janie S. Maddox Mrs. Judith Moen Stanley Mrs. Mitzi Moore Mr. Steven E. Nicholson S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y Mr. Sam O’Briant Mr. Nicholas S. Papleacos Dr. Daniel S. Papp Mr. Theodore L. Parrish Mrs. Debbie Pike Mr. J. Chris Pike Mr. Bob M. Prillaman Mr. Norman J. Radow Mr. Dan L. Rakestraw Mr. Andre Schnabl Mr. Charles T. Sharbaugh Mr. Douglas Shore Mr. Richard S. Siegel Mr. J. Larry Stevens Mr. Dennis B. Story Ms. Carol B. Tome Mr. Trenton D. Turk Dr. Nnaoke Ufere Mr. Ralph W. Walker, III Mr. Robert K. Walsh, Jr. Mr. Lawrence D. Wheeler Mr. Mark L. Williams TRUSTEES EMERITI Mr. Jonathan F. Anderson Mr. Brent D. Armstrong Mr. H. Neil Barfield Mr. Fred D. Bentley, Sr. Ms. Sarah C. Brown Mr. Kenneth W. Cannestra Mr. Dennis Cooper Mr. Stevan H. Crew Mr. Jack A. Dinos Mr. William B. Dunaway Ms. Jo Ann A. Durham Ms. Nina C. Frey Mr. W. James Goldin Mr. James E. Henderson Mr. Thomas E. Hill Honorable P. Harris Hines Mr. Richard L. Holmes Mr. Mark R. Kirk Mr. Anthony A. Manolius Senator Mack F. Mattingly Ms. Beverly L. McAfee Mr. John H. Moore Ms. Malinda J. Mortin Dr. Spencer G. Mullins, Jr. Mr. W. Wyman Pilcher, III Mr. James H. Powell Mr. Lee E. Rhyant Mr. Michael B. Russell Mr. Joseph I. Sewell, Jr. Mr. Roy L. Simmons, Jr. Mr. Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Mr. Fred E. Stillwell Dr. D. Arnold Tillman Mr. Matthew Towery Dr. Charles Underwood HONORARY TRUSTEES Former Gov. Joe Frank Harris U.S. Sen. Johnny H. Isakson * EX-OFFICIO MEMBER K E N N E S A W S T A T E THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Hank M. Huckaby, Chancellor BOARD OF REGENTS W. Paul Bowers Lori Durden Larry R. Ellis Rutledge A. Griffin, Jr. C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr. James M. Hull Donald M. Leebern, Jr. Doreen Stiles Poitevint Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., Chair Sachin Shailendra E. Scott Smith Kessel Stelling, Jr, Vice Chair Benjamin J. Tarbutton, III Richard L. Tucker Thomas Rogers Wade Larry Walker Don L. Waters Philip A. Wilheit, Sr. U N I V E R S I T Y Charles Ross Vice President for Economic Development and Community Engagement Kathleen C. White Vice President for Student Affairs Vaughn Williams Director of Athletics KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Teronzo Helm, President Steven Ellis, Vice President Carly Hutchison, Financial Secretary/Secretary William Hayes, Immediate Past President DIRECTORS Charles Amlaner, Jr. Vice President for Research and Professor of Biology Bradford Borum Stephen Butler Johnny Camp C. Suzanne Lako Barbara Lusk Kip Meeboer Mandy Moyer Jaclyn Osborne Ashlie Wilson Pendley Michael Russell Elizabeth Webster Dean Yoder Flora B. Devine Special Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Daniel S. Papp, President PRESIDENT’S CABINET Michael Harders Vice President for University Advancement and Devel opment W. Ken Harmon Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Randy C. Hinds Vice President for Operations and Chief Information Officer/Chief Business Officer and Professor of Information Systems Lynda K. Johnson Executive Administrator to the President and Chief of Protocol Ron Koger Special Assistant to the President for Consolidation Erik Malewski Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of Curriculum Studies Arlethia Perry-Johnson Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing Jon Preston Faculty Executive Assistant to the President and Professor of Gaming EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Frank Ziller, President Robert Graham, Vice President Lisa Buice, Treasurer Greg Barner, Secretary Tyler Isgett, Immediate Past President DIRECTORS Trent Anderson Thomas Baglivo Garrett Bailey Bridget Cantrell Dustin Grau Edrick Harris David Jett David McKoy R. Gene Morris Ben Moss Chisom Ohiagu Aakash Shah Tanjalon Solomon B. R. “Ben” Phillips, Emeritus C. Ray Pinkerton, Emeritus Alma Mater Gaudeamus Igitur Anonymous, 18th Century German Melody Lyrics by Cynthia Parks ‘82 Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw, Nestled in the Georgia pines, What a special place you hold, Treasured in this heart of mine. For the candles you set burning, Lighting paths of love of learning, For the gifts you have given me, Kennesaw, I will cherish thee. Kennesaw, dear Kennesaw, Fairest of the Southland’s fame, Sons and daughters gathered here, Stand to praise thy lovely name. For the friendships that were made here, For the dreams we dared to dream here, Kennesaw, we will cherish thee, Kennesaw, we will cherish thee.
