2012 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
COMMENCEMENT SCORE
THE BRASSWORKS BRASS ENSEMBLE
PRELUDE
Dukas, “Fanfare from La Peri”
Elgar, “Pomp and Circumstance”
CEREMONIAL OPENING
Declaration of the Opening of the 2012 Commencement
Grand Marshal, George T. Kondos, MD, Professor and Vice Head of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago Banner Carrier, Joyce Meza Welburn, MD Candidate
Graduate College Banner Carrier, Yalda Afshar, MD/PhD Candidate
College of Medicine Banner Carrier, William Michael, MD Candidate
PROCESSIONAL
PLATFORM PARTY
Marshal Dean Dimitri T. Azar, MD, MBA
President-designate Robert A. Easter, PhD
Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares, PhD
Secretary of the Board of Trustees and of the University, Susan Kies, EdD
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Mitra Dutta, PhD
Vice President and Associate Chancellor for Alumni Relations, Arlene Norsym
Commencement Speaker Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH
Faculty Award recipients Drs. Judith Cook, Fred Zar and Benjamin Williams
DEANS AND AFFILIATES
Marshal, Martin Lipsky, MD, Regional Dean at Rockford
DEPARTMENT HEADS AND FACULTY
Marshal, Larry Tobacman, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Research
Marshal, David Schwartz, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Marshal, Patrick Tranmer, MD, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Marshal, Adrienne Segovia, MD, Chair, Medical Alumni Council
CANDIDATES FOR THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE
AND CANDIDATES FOR THE MASTER DEGREE
Marshal, Karen J. Colley, PhD, Dean of the Graduate College
CANDIDATES FOR THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE
Marshal, Kathleen Kashima, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Students
SINGING OF “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL”
Song Leaders: Craig Boddy, Christian Cain, Patricia Chico,
Amish Desai, Denise Lopez Domowicz, A.J. Mariano,
Damaris Ortiz, Albert Sohn, Steven Wisel, MD Candidates
PROCEEDINGS
GREETINGS
President-designate Easter
Chancellor Allen-Meares
Dean Azar
Dr. Segovia
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
Senior Associate Dean Tobacman
Dean Lipsky
Secretary Kies
Senior Associate Dean Weiner
Distinguished Faculty Award
Presented to Judith A. Cook, PhD
Faculty of the Year Award
Presented to Fred A. Zar, MD
Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
Presented to Benjamin Williams, PhD
William J. Grove Award
Presented to Daniel N. Pugliese, MD Candidate
INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dean Azar
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Dr. Howard Koh
CONFERRAL OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREES
President-designate Easter
Dean Colley
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Associate Dean Jorge A. Girotti, PhD
HOODING CEREMONY,
DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY DEGREE CANDIDATES
Dean Colley and Candidates’ Academic Advisor
CONFERRAL OF MASTER DEGREES
President-designate Easter
Dean Colley
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Associate Dean Girotti
HOODING CEREMONY, MASTER DEGREE CANDIDATES
Dean Colley and Candidates’ Academic Advisor
CONFERRAL OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREES
President-designate Easter
Dean Azar
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Associate DeanGirotti, PhD
HOODING CEREMONY,
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DEGREE CANDIDATES
Faculty Hooder Parkash Talwar, MD
Senior Associate Dean Kashima
MD CLASS REMARKS
A.J. Mariano, MD, President, Class of 2012
THE PHYSICIAN’S OATH
Dean Azar and MD Class of 2012
CEREMONIAL CLOSING
Grand Marshal Kondos
RECESSIONAL
The BrassWorks
Mouret, “Rondeau”
RECEPTION
Student Services Building, 1200 West Harrison Street
Directly across Racine Street from the UIC Pavilion