B a y l o r U n i v e r s i t yC o m m e n C e m e n t

December Sixteenth, Two Thousand SeventeenFerrell Center . Waco, Texas

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3 Program for Saturday Morning The School of Engineering and Computer Science The School of Music The School of Education The College of Arts and Sciences The Graduate School

4 List of Degrees Conferred in Saturday Morning Ceremony

9 Program for Saturday Afternoon The Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences The Hankamer School of Business The Louise Herrington School of Nursing The Graduate School

10 List of Degrees Conferred in Saturday Afternoon Ceremony

14 Student Recognitions

16 Commencement Traditions A History of Baylor Commencement The Mace Academic Regalia The Diploma Graduating with Latin Honors Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Official Baylor Ring Senior Class Gift

18 Faculty Ushers for Commencement Faculty Marshals for Commencement

19 Ceremony Musicians Public Exercises Committee General Information

20 The National Anthem

Back Cover “That Good Old Baylor Line”

Table of Contents

Baylor University CommencementDecember Sixteenth, Two Thousand Seventeen

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PreludeA Christmas Festival of Carols arranged by David M. UberBrass Ensemble

ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Sir Edward Elgar,

transcribed by Daniel J. LeavittBrass Ensemble

Bearer of the MaceKenneth BuschProfessor Emeritus of Chemistry/Biochemistry (1974-2010) College of Arts and SciencesBaylor University

Procession OrderCandidates for Doctoral DegreesCandidates for Master’s DegreesCandidates for Baccalaureate DegreesFaculties of the UniversityBearer of the MacePresident of the UniversityRegents of the UniversityAdministrators and Deans of the University

PresidingLinda A. LivingstonePresidentBaylor University

The National AnthemDirected by Gary C. MortensonDean of the School of Music and Professor of MusicBaylor University

The InvocationSandra LenéAssociate Vice President, Operations and Financial ServicesBaylor University

Special Music“Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5”

by Sergei Rachmaninoff, arranged for alto saxophone and piano by Carl Feaster

Spencer Davis Sosnowski, SaxophoneCarl Feaster, piano

Message to the GraduatesPresident Livingstone

Conferral of DegreesPresident Livingstone Assisted by Michael K. McLendon Interim Provost

Dennis L. O’Neal Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science

Gary C. Mortenson Dean of the School of Music

Terrill Saxon Interim Dean of the School of Education

Lee Nordt Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

J. Larry Lyon Dean of the Graduate School

Louis Mazé, Reader

The BenedictionVincent E. JenningsBishop and Senior PastorSweet Home Baptist ChurchSan Antonio, Texas

“That Good Old Baylor Line”Directed by Dean Mortenson

Recessional“Fanfare” from La Peri by Paul Dukas“Triumphal March” from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi,

arranged by Bill Holcombe

The School of Engineering and Computer Science, The School of Music, The School of Education,

The College of Arts and Sciences and The Graduate SchoolSaturday, December 16, 2017, Half after Nine in the Morning – Ferrell Center

Degrees Conferred December 16, 2017

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*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude

The College of Arts and SciencesPresented by Lee Nordt, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Michael George Culjak, Jr.Daniel Bruce HoltZackary Justin Jordan*Drew Alan KeeneyKyle D. LamseBrian Michael LangfordWesley Kyle LanmonColby MillerJames Brennan SaulParas SinghGregory Clifford SpiesQiannan Wu

Bachelor of Science in InformaticsBioinformaticsRyan Atanasoff

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMark Edward BurkholderJackson Alan HenryBerachah Emerson

Kwarteng-SiawStevan Williams NguyenEbiye Tamaraebiemi SeimodeSamuel Brent TaylorKassidy Faith WilkersonJoshua Thomas YoungRui Zhang

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringNicholas Lloyd BaggottJasmine Patricia De La RosaPeter Edwin FuchsChristopher Gray GolzeAaron West LogueElizabeth Louise LorensonSamantha Richelle LoweDawson Tyler MorbyBrandon Jesse-Joseph NobleUmar Abiola OdulajaGregory Scott Pope II***Stephen Thomas Rahimian*James Brandon RodriguezDarren Desmond SamuelsCaleb Jon Starcher**Garrett Austin Taylor

Sean Ross ThiedemanThomas Joseph WifflerLiangting Wu

Bachelor of Science in EngineeringRachel Anne KanePayne Quitman Winter

Bachelor of ArtsComputer ScienceAustin Eric Brown

The School of Engineering and Computer SciencePresented by Dennis L. O’Neal, Dean

The School of MusicPresented by Gary C. Mortenson, Dean

Bachelor of MusicApplied MusicStuart James AndersonEsther Kundai NyanganiChurch MusicJoseph Andrew Bennett

Bachelor of Music EducationChoral MusicNathaniel Elliot EggenThomas Dong Muk KangLauren Elyse Lafferty

Instrumental MusicJourdan Leigh MarshMollie Noelle McInnis**Spencer Davis Sosnowski*Robin Michelle SweedenVenerson Orquillano

Villanueva

Bachelor of Science in EducationIntegrated StudiesJuan Rogelio Cabrera, Jr.Alexis Ariel ConelyStephen William CurrenAlishia Kashira GriffinJacqueline Olivia Hupp

Shakira Richielle WilsonAnne Elizabeth ZdunkewiczElementary EducationKatie Carolan Hannegan*Lindsey Nicole HenriciChriston Rebecca NicholsOlivia Sue Stack

Middle Grades English, Language Arts and ReadingKaitlynn Bethany KirklandMiddle Grades ScienceLoren Losli**Secondary Life SciencesRebecca Elizabeth Crutchfield

SpanishAnne Marie Neely

The School of EducationPresented by Terrill Saxon, Interim Dean

Bachelor of Fine ArtsStudio ArtHayden Michael BurchShudi ChenTimothy HongRay Byoung Hoon Im*Clayton Jon JonesKayleigh McKenzie

Theatre PerformanceJames Adair CobbMorgan Leigh MaxeyMadison Pearl PriceRebekah Marie Skelton

Bachelor of Science in Aviation SciencesAviation AdministrationDaniel J. Dorminy

Aviation SciencesPeter Michael Maurer, Jr.

Bachelor of ScienceAnthropologyCynthia Guadalupe ValleApplied MathematicsJason ConnerJintong JiaAnnie Yin

AstrophysicsChristlynn HendersonBiochemistryKori Noelle AdairAshton Lee AlbanSarah Alexandra HenryElisabeth Anne JarvisTamaraubrakemi Cornelius

KerekebunaHongyin LaiFaith Louisse Samson Lucasan

*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude cCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements

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Matthew Christopher McCurryGrant James Meeks*Joel NdiforyenChidera Precious OdumegwuMinh T. VoAo Yun ZhangBiologyZuhair Syed AfsarRufai Adebowale Akorede,

PhysicsJon Andrew AlexanderAmanda Rose Altenhofen***Robert Rudolph Boese IIIJoe Edward Broadway IIINitish Sai ChimalakondaCaleb Daniel Cohen**Amber Blanche M. CorpusSiera Devon DanielMorgan Sarah DunmireRebecca Easley, History cKailey Elaine Ellis**Eva Amanda FernandezBrandon Devon FranklinNikita GambhirTimothy Reginald Hughes, Jr.Lane Anthony KellyLayefa H. KittoPaul M. KleinPriyatham KurapatiHope Alexis Larson**Madison Ann NaylorVincent Vy Trong NguyenLuis Jose OrdonezJames McKethan ParkerAshley Ngoc Quynh PhamShain PowellNicholas PulcianoChelsie Leigh RileyJoel Alberto RodriguezAshrine SattaniAmaan Pasha Sheikh**Hunter Hastings Smiley**Rachel Nicole TaylorNoe Cristobal TrevinoVianey Alyssa VillalpandoOmar VillanuevaAshley Nicole WalkerChemistryRowan Marie KeilMingjun LiOlumide OmotehinseRohan RamnathCody Austin ShrefflerGordon S. WalkerEconomicsAdrian Lucas OrtizJesse William SheatsEnvironmental Health ScienceMargaret LeinenEnvironmental ScienceMariah Louise De Los SantosYueqian MaMadie JoAnn SimmsAshley Nicole Torrez

GeologyChance Bryan BrittonRichard Devlin CorleyGabrielle Dayan DenaJohn Christian DickeyAndrew Charles FutcherConnor James Mayhack cChioma Harriet OkechukwuClifton Malcolm PoseyMathematicsSyed Hammad AhmedPeixin GaoAshley Nicole GarciaWilliam Aron Sharp,

EconomicsSarah Katherine SmithNeuroscienceBrent Matthew BrownBianca Gabrielle FordCasey GogginSarah Grace WhiteDylan Thomas Wooten,

SociologyPsychologyMarcos Xavier Guzman cKaiya Akira Huff-HughesLauren LongcorDevon Nicole NetardusRachel Alexandra Sangster,

SpanishStatisticsSpencer Caleb Didriksen

Bachelor of ArtsAmerican StudiesLeanne Carolyn RohrbachAnthropologyAlexandra Michelle Smith***Avalon Layne Stutzman**

BiochemistryMark Cody HamrickBiologyPeter Tian-Chao HuangJosé Ricardo SamayoaJohn J. Tohme**CommunicationStanton Evans BainAlexandra Nicole BanisterGarrett Ramsey BurchettCharles Joseph ChenowethNicole Renee CutlerAlexandra Jordan DavisSidney Nicole Yvette FairleyBrian Cox FreemanMadison Elizabeth GuessMattie Victoria KarstenBrayden Ray LantzJohn McWhorterKathryn Carole MyersGeorge Alexander PathosAddison Olivia RumbleyBrendon James SavinoBryant TannerJenna Leihokuokalani Texeira

Communication SpecialistCathleen Cheyenne Conrad**Lerah Ann ForemanEarth ScienceMarlee D. HaralsonEconomicsHaochen CuiDerek Armstrong DevineMuyiwa Ebibio FapohundaEnglishMarcus Edward Fredrik

AppleyardAnnie Nguyen DangHumera NayebJohanna Simpson*Jonathan Nicholas WhiteEnvironmental StudiesAnna Troy HodgesGrace Eileen Hutchinson***Film and Digital MediaTyler Davis BushJordan ChanslorMark CortezWayne Lewis Dickerson IIIBenjamin Whitehurst HoltAlayna Lee Hudson*Jeremiah Lynnwood LeeShauna Ann MorganGustavo Adolfo RaskoskyMatthew Nolan ShieldJames Austin WadkinsJacob Houston WarrenGermanBrendan Michael Smith**Great Texts of the Western TraditionSheridan Faith Berry*HistoryJohn Thomas Kavanaugh

Behan cJacqueline Janet Borok c*Jessica Katelyn ChildersLaura Anne CowlishawKelcy Jean GillisJohn Benjamin KloekerCandace Renee Woolverton c**International StudiesAdetutu AdeyeniSergio Giovanni AlcantarArmon Aresh Bakhtiari cValeria Brenes Salas,

Film and Digital MediaKirsten Emily Quintanilla

ClarkHunter James GilfillianCarolina GutierrezAriana Marin HallAbigail Ann Haynes**Rozita Hovhannisyan**Christopher Kenneth KingEvan J. MorleySamantha Celestine MuxKarunia Samara Silitonga*Gary Luke Walters

JournalismJessica Leanne Babb,

Political ScienceSarah Warner CowardMeagan Danielle DowningRebecca Jane Fedorko**Lauren Nicole Friederman*Natalie Rose GalerneLouise Gateau ChovelonAndrea Jordan Gaul***Martha Whitfield GerhauserCaroline Lenoir HansonJacqueline Ann JohnsonJacquelyn Marie Kellar**Robert Brian KoziolCharlene Danbee LeeRachel LelandBrianna Denise LewisLynsey Peyton MillerHannah J. NeumannMadison Paige SaldivarPhoebe Seng Suy c**Brianna Jean TaeuberJuliana Krasny Taylor, Film and

Digital MediaNaomi Xenia YbarraSantiago Zermeno Guerra**Language and LinguisticsTodd BentleyJohn Zachary GazzawayMedical HumanitiesSundus Binte AhmedRachel Kenniece AvantFallon DeLaynie BlackmonMichelle Eva CaroJalon ChambersAdam Richard ContrerasSarah Elizabeth Lairmore***Alexandra Rae MitchellValeria Marie Rivera cMishayla Janae SmithShante LaShadd WhitePhilosophyKatherine Marie AquiloneAinsley Anne Hughes, Medical

HumanitiesPolitical ScienceDenise Renée AndersonIssac David Brewster-AcostaLeah Jin-Hui ChristensonJared Paul DeVries cThomas Patrick EisnerBlake Linden HadleyAaron HernandezDiana Loan LeConnor Andrew McHughKaleb Douglas Neyland MooreChristopher Scott StrangeRyan Lewis WeaverJustus Wesley Young c*Professional WritingKingsley Elizabeth East**Casey GloverKirk Allen HillMegan Elaine McAllisterJordan Christopher SharpLee Markham Shaw c*

Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer EngineeringJohn Pendleton Stenson

Master of Science in Biomedical EngineeringHanh Hong Nguyen

Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringDi LuJaime Lynn McCarrellTimothy Daniel Russell

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer EngineeringDavid C. Nemati

Master of Music and Master of DivinityJillian Leigh Sims

Master of MusicChurch MusicLeslie Ann RobinsonPerformanceYunge BaiRicardo Hamaury Gómez

Gómez

Master of Science in EducationEducational PsychologyCaitlyn Beth HolsteadCrystal Daria PosadaCarol Helen Carlson

ThompsonSports ManagementShelby Katherine CozetteMatthew Christian Davis

Master of Science in Clinical PsychologyLauren Adelyn CohenAmanda Blair ProctorLaurie Hughes RussellElizabeth Elaine SlonenaKatherine Eleanore StrattonHillary Jo Warrington

Master of ScienceBiomedical StudiesMatthew Joel WiestChemistryWeixu KongMurray Davis WanComputer ScienceHumphrey Andrew KimGeologyLance J. AugusteJared Joseph HansonDavid Walden Yeates

MathematicsLawrence Joseph AllenStatisticsBriceon Curtis WileyMolly C. WoodruffAustin Kane Workman

Master of ArtsPhilosophyRyan Adam BondPhysicsMadhurima BhattacharjeeJacob OostA B M Rafi SazzadJingyi YangPolitical ScienceJason James LundPsychologyMatthew Sean Binder

The Graduate SchoolPresented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

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*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laudecCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements

PsychologyMadeline Kathleen BuchananKelsey Lynn DosserBryonna Nichelle DouglasMishell Del Carmen EspinozaAlyssa Ann Harrott***Lauren Raylee Hart*Omeko Kalina IrigoMegan Elizabeth Kelley,

Spanish***Valeria Laddaga Gavidia*Adalee Ann Lamberth*Allison Taylor Le Grice,

English**Elisabeth Karen McKeanBrooke Eden McMinn, Medical

Humanities

Sydney Elizabeth MorseBrock Christian RamirezMollie Michelle Ripple**Madison Reed Sartin cMegan Marie Shepherd**Mollie Elizabeth Shin**Alexandra SolisAlyssa Erika SolisMatthew Tyler Sutton***Jessica Meredith TorbetErin Nicole WingersonZhaoxi ZengReligionJoshua Davis JonesJessica Sue Miller*Arnulfo Ramos, Jr.Emily Kay Sedate***

SociologyZachary Michael AntoniusNeely Brooke BrownBrianna Lynn CoxAbigail Faith DaudelinCole Alexander Cordell DavisMarlei EnglishNatallia Yatzareth FloresEbony Cherise JenningsHaley Kim JonesErica Faye KearbeyBrooke Alexandra Landry*Allison Jane MausLydia Iduate OkoloHailey Anne SellersChase A. SepulvadorRebecca Lynne Singletary

Madison Renee SorleyKelsey Marie Stevens*Debbie WatsonEmily Ann WrightSpanishJacob Hunter Johnson

University ScholarJohn William Davis**Kristoff Eric FiredancingMicah J. Furlong*Angelica Mazé*

Master of Social WorkAlyssa Mary Pressman

The Graduate Program in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

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The Graduate SchoolPresented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

Doctor of Psychology

Elizabeth Anne Coe B.A., Pepperdine University, 2011; M.S.C.P., Baylor University, 2014; Dissertation, Clinical Psychology: Divorce-Related Parental

Concerns and Outcomes from the Perspectives of Young Adult Children of Divorced Parents

Mentor: Dr. Keith P. Sanford

Doctor of Philosophy

Tracy Allison Pinney B.S., Baylor University, 1997; M.S., Baylor University, 2002; Dissertation, Biology: Niche and Neutral Factors Affecting

Bird Community Assembly at Multiple Spatial Scales Mentor: Dr. Joseph D. White

Alireza Abdolvahabi B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2008; M.S., Tehran University, 2011; Dissertation, Chemistry: Aggregation of Cu, Zn Superoxide

Dismutase in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Kinetic, Mechanistic, and Therapeutic Approaches

Mentor: Dr. Bryan F. Shaw

Eric Michael Holloway B.S., Biola University, 2005; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology, 2009; Dissertation, Electrical and Computer Engineering: What

Cannot Create Information, What Can, and Why It Matters Mentor: Dr. Robert J. Marks II

William Ellis Lukens B.S., Temple University, 2009; M.S., Temple University, 2013; Dissertation, Geology: Miocene Paleoenvironments and

Paleosol pH Proxies Mentor: Dr. Steven G. Driese

Meera Devi Gurung B.S., Tribhuvan University, 1999; M.S., Tribhuvan University, 2001; Dissertation, Physics: Total Electron Scattering Cross

Sections of Molecules Containing H, B, C, N, O, F, Si, P,S, and Cl in the Energy Range 0.1-6.0 keV

Mentor: Dr. Wickramasinghe M. Ariyasinghe

Evdokiya Georgieva Kostadinova B.S., Furman University, 2014; Dissertation, Physics: Spectral Approach to Transport

Problems in Two-Dimensional Lattices: Physical Interpretation and Applications

Mentor: Dr. Truell Hyde II

Baofei Li B.S., Southeast University, 2007; M.S., Peking University, 2011; Dissertation, Physics: Two-Dimensional Horava-Lifshitz

Theory of Gravity Mentor: Dr. Anzhong Wang

Bahram Shakerin B.S., Sharif University of Technology, 2004; M.S., Shahid Beheshti University, 2009; Dissertation, Physics: IR-Improved DGLAP-CS Parton

Shower Effects in W + Jets at √s = 7, 8, and 13 TeV Mentor: Dr. B. F. L. Ward

Yaobiao Xia B.S., University of Science and Technology of China,

2009; Dissertation, Physics: Imaging Surface Reactions at

Molecular Level on TiO2 Surfaces Mentor: Dr. Zhenrong Zhang

Deborah Ann O'Malley B.A., Ashland University, 2006; M.A., Baylor University, 2014; Dissertation, Political Science: Religious Institutions and

Associational Freedom in U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence Mentor: Dr. David K. Nichols

Kimberly K. Williams Bodenhamer B.A., Hardin Simmons University, 2008; M.T.S., Duke University, 2010; Dissertation, Religion: “YHWH, Remember!”: Place,

Memory, and Ritual in Psalms 120-137 Mentor: Dr. W. H. Bellinger, Jr.

João B. Chaves B.Th., Baptist Center for Education, Services, and

Research, 2009; B.A., Baptist University of the Americas, 2010; M.T.S., George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 2012; Dissertation, Religion: Disrespecting Borders for Jesus,

Power, and Cash: Southern Baptist Missions, The New Immigration, and The Churches of the Brazilian Diaspora

Mentor: Dr. C. Douglas Weaver

William Matthew Henderson B.S., University of Houston, 2004; M.A., University of Houston, 2012; M.A., Baylor University, 2014; Dissertation, Sociology: Ontological Certainty and

Psychological Distress: The Role of Religious Beliefs Mentor: Dr. Matt Bradshaw

Gabriel Jairus Odom B.A., University of West Florida, 2011; B.S., University of West Florida, 2011; Dissertation, Statistics: Three Applications of Linear

Dimension Reduction Mentors: Dr. Dean M. Young and Dr. Amanda S. Hering

Graduating as a Baptist College and University Scholar

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The Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, The Hankamer School of Business, The Louise Herrington School of Nursing

and The Graduate SchoolSaturday, December 16, 2017, Half after Two in the Afternoon – Ferrell Center

PreludeA Christmas Festival of Carols arranged by David M. UberBrass Ensemble

ProcessionalPomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Sir Edward Elgar,

transcribed by Daniel J. LeavittBrass Ensemble

Bearer of the MaceL. Kent GilbreathProfessor Emeritus of Economics (1973-2011) Hankamer School of BusinessBaylor University

Procession OrderCandidates for Doctoral DegreesCandidates for Master’s DegreesCandidates for Baccalaureate DegreesFaculties of the UniversityBearer of the MacePresident of the UniversityRegents of the UniversityAdministrators and Deans of the University

PresidingLinda A. LivingstonePresidentBaylor University

The National AnthemDirected by Gary C. MortensonDean of the School of Music and Professor of MusicBaylor University

The InvocationSteven KuceraAssistant Vice President for Information Systems and ServicesBaylor University

Special MusicThe Lord’s Prayer by Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964)Nathan Elliot Eggen, baritoneJonathan Pinto, accompanist piano

Message to the GraduatesPresident Livingstone

Conferral of DegreesPresident Livingstone Assisted by Michael K. McLendon Interim Provost

Rodney G. Bowden Dean of the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences

Terry S. Maness Dean of the Hankamer School of Business

Shelley F. Conroy Dean of the Louise Herrington School of Nursing

J. Larry Lyon Dean of the Graduate School

Louis Mazé, Reader

The BenedictionDiana PendleyGlobal Children’s Minister, Prestonwood Baptist ChurchPlano, Texas

“That Good Old Baylor Line”Directed by Dean Mortenson

Recessional“Fanfare” from La Peri by Paul Dukas“Triumphal March” from Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi,

arranged by Bill Holcombe

Degrees Conferred December 16, 2017

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*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude cCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements

Bachelor of Business AdministrationAccountingCourtney Lynn AndersonTaylor Lynn BarksdaleJacob Marshall BurnsNickolas Michael BusbyGeorge Louis CaddickKimberly Jane CagleStephen Alan Carter*Keleigh Ann CarverAndrew Lee CunninghamMiguel Eduardo Diaz-RomoAlec Keith EllisAlexander James Goetting**Bryan Daniel GranholdRameen Mansoor HaideraliAly HemaniAmanda Marissa LopezMackenzie Rose MonroeWilliam Joseph MorrisonLeigha Ann NelsonJessica Erin PorterJoshua Aarron Sandager*

Mark Raymond Taylor IIZhiwei Wu, FinanceBaylor Business FellowsMegan Botha, Accounting,

EnglishCasey Kristina Dervay,

Finance**Addyson Catherine Hayes,

Accounting, Entrepreneurship

Mason Colby Smith, Finance, Economics

EconomicsRebecca Lucy Clarke,

International BusinessWanqi ZhangEntrepreneurship and Corporate InnovationMadison Rose ArthurMatthew Michael Bannon,

ManagementKevin James DeVriesJon Tyler Ellis, Finance

Seth Joseph FindleyThomas Rogers Graunke, Jr.Jennifer Nicole James,

Real Estate, EconomicsChristian Phillips LockeMacy Danielle Nix,

ManagementRyan J. NolenPatrick Miller Vance,

Real EstateConnor Thomas Woodruff,

EconomicsEntrepreneurshipSydney Lynn ChristensenRuby Katherine MitchellZachary Terrell MunnelynAlba Lorena Pineda,

International BusinessFinanceBraden Todd BurgessEric Casey ChouBryan Alexander Cleaver,

Supply Chain ManagementJamie Lynn Douglas

William Rush Folger, Accounting

Hailey J`von Franklin, Accounting

Shenghan GaoRichard Laurence Garrison IIIGrayson Paige HefnerJackson Douglas KuceraJustin (Dong) Ha LeeMatthew Addison Milburn,

AccountingDavid Austin ReichertOlivia Page ThorneAndrew Michael Van Hoozer,

EconomicsPeiwen Wan, Entrepreneurship

and Corporate InnovationHuman Resources ManagementLauren Renee EdwardsAurora Elana McMillenJenny Evelyn Troilo

The Hankamer School of BusinessPresented by Terry S. Maness, Dean

The Robbins College of Health and Human SciencesPresented by Rodney G. Bowden, Dean

Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer SciencesApparel Design and Product DevelopmentChukwunonso Ikenna Jude

ChidumeCarlee Elizabeth GreenAllison Sommer HellwegeMartha Soria StamatioApparel MerchandisingKelly M. BeallPaulina CastorenaAshley Renee Harrison cNdey Serra JohnPriscilla Michelle Martinez

BugarinMeredith Carol MosleyChild and Family StudiesEmma Rosamond LeeArcadia Stella RamirezJordan Elizabeth San MiguelAmanda Chae SwinkBrianna Nicole WilliamsNutrition SciencesKasey Elizabeth Butler

Bachelor of ScienceNutrition SciencesLeslie Kate Allen

Bachelor of ArtsCommunication Sciences and DisordersNicole Lynn Carey***Helen Anne CrammMolly Kathryn Drury**Grace Victoria GreeneMorgan Kate HaneyAhmad Mike HassanVictoria Leigh HeathKendyll Paige HellestraeOlivia Corrine HillsCarly Alexandra Latham*Elizabeth Grace MalloryShelby Taylor MontgomeryMeggan Lee NoggleOlivia Marie Ostrowski***Ashley Lynn RippleSophie Grace Schnee

Bachelor of Science in EducationExercise PhysiologyIsabella Elena Balcells*Richard Fuentes

Grayson Ellis KellyRaejone C. LucasPaige Lindsey MarlowCameron Klafehn MillerRhys Kieran PhillipsBrooke Lauren RoemerHealth, Kinesiology, and Leisure StudiesJoseph Lual AcuilVictoria Ann AyalaTracy Raelynn BarnhillNicole Jarmen BetlazarJayson Lynn ClementsBrandon Nicholas DwyerEmily N. GrimesDavion Treyvon HallAlexandria Nicole HawkinsJames Earl Jacobs IIIVequan Wade JonesXavier Alexander JonesJuliana Nikelle MartinSamuel A. MayBrandon Wayne MooreMatthew Dempsey OwenJulie Gabrielle PitreMaurice PorterCaitlin Nicole SchwartzColby Ross SwartzIshmael Nathan James Wilson

Health Science StudiesYoungbi AhnCourtney Taylor BolinGinger Gayle ChantErin Nicole CooperJacob Warren FarrisEmerald Ciara Fernandez*Reanna Nicole GomezMadeline Ashley Gosnell*Grant Marshall HallbauerTyler James JaynesMiranda Lynn KutilBrennan Timothy LaughlinKelsey Taylor Long*Haley Elizabeth NeedhamBrady Scott PrindleJordan Matthew Pruitt*An Tanh Quach*Sydney Arynn SorensonJohnathan Parker TadlockVictoria Paige White

Bachelor of Science in Public HealthAbigail Ann RyanJessica Jennifer Su

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*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laude cCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements

ManagementFelicia Charlene AvantChara Keanna Roberta

Blackwell, StatisticsEmily Brianne GeddieDillon Jacob GilbertPatrick T. KoonDoYeon KwonAdrián Lugo Chapa,

Marketing*Joshua Gordon McCulloughTrey Watson MooreTyler Michael NemecKale Daniel NormanAshley Michelle ShafferManagement Information SystemsUzuazokaro AnthonyBrendon Paul BoldtMisan M. Bolorunfe,

Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation

Chandler Austin BrownClaire Madison Fogarty,

Risk Management and Insurance*

Bradley Robert Glausier, Supply Chain Management

Lauren Elizabeth MeekerCharles D. Parrish

Bruce Alan Popp, Jr. Addison Shearer RodriguezVincent Thierry SchneiderBrianna LeeAnn SwallowAndy TengJean Kristoffer Portugal TuanShailee Lynn WilliamsJunyi ZhuMarketingTrevor Grant BocianDaniel Alexander CastanoChen Chen, Statistics*Alexander Parker DorrisErin Melissa Duke,

ManagementMichael Buckner Fanning, Jr.Sarah Leonor Gardner,

Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation

Jordan Mckee GislerJasmine Nicole GreenAshlea Jaye Holt,

International BusinessAvneet Simran KaurJuan Carlos MayorgaJohn Stephen NicholsHunter Brooks NorthcuttGaret Girard SprattMacKenzie Lauren-Marie

Stone, Management

Kayla Jeanne White, Management Information Systems***

Professional SellingMadison Brooke MeltonReal EstateGunnar James WilsonRisk Management and InsuranceBrittani Kristina BisorFelicia Nicole FryMalique Maurice RamosAngela Presley Taylor,

Management Information Systems

Sports Sponsorship and SalesWilliam Austin BorenIain Alexander Hunter, FinanceSupply Chain ManagementLucas Matthew AlbrachtJohn Eric AlvarezAlejandra Constanza

Bracamontes Akle, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation

Molly Elaine Burgeson, International Business

Kaitlyn Sue BurrowBlake Ramsey Davenport,

EconomicsMegan Leah DavisSteven Charles FisherMorgan Rae Groppe, Human

Resources ManagementAustin Jacob Johnson*Keenan Michael KlamerNicole Shannon Liang,

Management Information Systems*

Hannah Clare Luce, Accounting

Donald James McAleenanCaroline McCarthyElizbeth Recendiz Montelongo,

International BusinessPascual Muñoz, Jr. Emily Anne Stubler,

Management Information Systems

Yuan Sun, International Business

Yinuo Wang, Management Information Systems*

Bachelor of Science in NursingNicole Abraham DowningRemigio AcevedoRaymond Alexander BabcockAddison Shay BakerCarrie Anne BarnardDanielle Marie BlackAmanda Nicole BraswellTianci CaiAnna Rosemary CardoneJazmin Vianne CarmonaEmily Katherine CatesLauren Ashley ClarkAshlynn Nichole CluckAlexia Noely DeLeonLeah Kay Dibble cJackie Dickens

Brianna Marie DukeBrooke Ashton EricksonBrady Lyn FranklinJacob GeeoDane GoldsteinGabriela GonzalezNadia GonzalezPenni Laura HargroveSarah Elizabeth HeathLauren Kelli HillKiran HiraniShelbie Dianne HoliwayRuth Carolyn Alice Holzman*Arley Elon HomannElisabeth Ruiyi JiangKendall Kay JonesMary Caroline KlingenbergBritney Kay Krimm

Emma Lee LarsonMadison Callie LundyBlanca Isela MaldonadoKaitlyn Elizabeth McLaurinBrian Alexander MontesAlexis Jordan NeibertQuan NguyenCharis Elizabeth NorrisJade Ashlyn NorwoodRosa M. OlveraJessica Rachel PaineMichaela PendleyChelsea Elizabeth PetersonTaylor Marie ReynoldsPatricia SaenzCarly Jean SanchezAmanda Michelle Schrank***Mackenzie Alexandra Sewell

Austin Trevor SheltonChancie Pearl SivleyDeborah M. Smith*Marcus Xavier StriblingDeirdre Siobhan SullivanBerkley Alexandra TalleyKa'Bre'She'A La'Baje'A ThomasAbigail Brooke TibbittsAshley Kathleen TownsendEmily Kathryn WarrenPatricia Lynne Wegener cP. Rebecca YenGrace Young YounQing Zhang

The Louise Herrington School of NursingPresented by Shelley F. Conroy, Dean

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The Graduate SchoolPresented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business AdministrationAccountingDylan Blake AdamsEmily Brett BeatyDrew Elise Bessinger**Lucy Helen Bray, Baylor

Business Fellows*Lauren Elizabeth BrownWilliam Allen ConnerEmily Laine DicksonMary Grace DiehlCara Michelle Duniven, Baylor

Business Fellows, FrenchJordin Ann Galbraith*Kelsey Reid KolinekAllison Catherine Kuntz**Chelsea Meagan Pangburn cQuynhanh PhanStephanie Lynne PurnellAlexandria Ryan*Benjamin Michael SouthwardJob Mark ThiesCarolyn Winans Tucker, Baylor

Business Fellows**

Master of AccountancyBrady Lee BakerAmy Carol CanadaCindy Janet CastilloAvery Leigh GodwinNicole Erin KalisekKarissa Lynn MarvinJason Alexander Vizzerra

Master of Health Administration and Master of Business AdministrationErica Lynn Block

Master of Business AdministrationBusiness AdministrationSamuel Cole BoesterSeth D. BorsellinoRyan Nicole CarterSherry Jiamei CheathamAndrew Wayne DonsbachDaniel Joseph EdwardsNathan Harris GrahamKristen Michelle GrayAshley Christine HodgeCody Alan HolderMason Wayne MulloyChad RobinsonChanley Shae RoseConnor SmothermanJordan Thomas StolleNicholas Michael SymeMatthew TurkExecutive Business AdministrationTerrell Lamont SmithOnline Business AdministrationMarco Antonio ArangurenJacob Lewis BechtoldJoel BeltramiRicardo Jose BetancourtChristopher Gilbert CaseyHeather Christine CraigEric Clifford DavisRyan Phillip DayBradley David DeVaultMichael Vincent Di VincenzoVito Antonio FortunatoLee GarciaMichael GarciaJuby JohnMitchell Donald KraemerBrian Matthew Larson

Issac G. LoyaErik Matthew LuisJeremy MarrsDaniel Charles MeyerJeremy Ross MosherBlake Ryan NealDiana Kim NguyenLuis NoguezMichelle PendergrassChristopher Michael PersaudRoss Thomas RamonNoelle Deshonna RandallMatthew SkinnerRussell Spencer SloaneLisa Carter SuttonJustin Garrett Melvin

Swanson †Juan Francisco TejedaJames Michael Vultaggio

Master of Science in EconomicsGrady Bryan Roach

Master of Science in Information SystemsJohnny Vishnu BhojwaniSamuel Edwin Brown IIIRebecca Rhea BrownHailin ChiJason Mark CzarneckiAnn Sabah IftikharAndrew Allen LattaYulin XiaoYadan (Grace) Zheng

Master of Science in NursingNursing Leadership and InnovationRamona Sylvia BauchamJeremy Edward Downes

Master of ScienceCommunication Sciences and DisordersBailey Nicole AguiñagaEmily Kristen BeisertAlexandra Blair BoydBailey Wren BrizendineMacy Nicole CapenAbigail Elizabeth DobrowolskiKayla Victoria EllisGeorgia Anne FabbriniAllison Elizabeth HodgesSofia IturraldeAlyson Kalyn JohnsonJordan Ciara LilleyBrittney Kay MooreAdeline Ika SaniHeather Nichole SmithElizabeth Christine TollefsonExercise PhysiologyJonathan Ruiz NoonNutritionRachel BrownAnna Lydia CardenasKyleigh Nicole HarlowVladislava IvanovaJessie Michael RichardsKelly SchaadJessica Danielle TeachoutStephanie Lea TicerJennifer T. WestSports PedagogyAshleigh Lynn DeBoueKyle Matthew DossAdam Robert JeffersonThomas Ray LenéDanelle Marie Smith

*cum laude **magna cum laude ***summa cum laudecCompleted Baylor Interdisciplinary Core requirements

†Degree awarded posthumously

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The Graduate SchoolPresented by J. Larry Lyon, Dean

Doctor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Trisha Marie Benish B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2012; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2013; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Joseph R. Bongiorno B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2009; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies William Beaumont Army Medical Center Fort Bliss, Texas

Gonzalo de Taboada B.S., The University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; M.P.A.S., The University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2011; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Krystle Yvonne Harris B.S., University of Texas at San Antonio, 2009; M.S., Baylor College of Medicine, 2013; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Nicole Teretha Lopez B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2007; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2008; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Fort Hood, Texas

Diego Cid Melgar-Gray B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2013; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2014; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Sandra Christine Milton B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2011; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington

James Levi Shearer B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2009; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington

Timothy Wilson Atkins B.S., Boise State University, 2009; B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2011; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis, Washington

Kristopher Brady Lewis B.S., United States Military Academy, 2001; B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2011; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Matthew Douglas B.A., Whitworth University, 1996; B.S., The University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2007; M.P.A.S., The University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2008; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Jesse Gronsky B.S., Saint Francis University, 2012; M.P.A.S., Saint Francis University, 2013; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Breanne Kormendy B.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2007; M.P.A.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2008; Residency, Physician Assistant Studies Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Doctor of Philosophy

Gerard Militante De Leoz B.S., Mapua Institute of Technology, 1996; M.S., Ateneo De Manila University, 2010; Dissertation, Information Systems: Exploring the Impacts

of Development Methodologies on the Collective Action of Information Systems Development Project Teams

Mentor: Dr. Stacie C. Petter

Laurie G. Giddens ∞ B.S., Louisiana State University in Shreveport, 2001; M.S.I.S., Baylor University, 2002; Dissertation, Information Systems: Shopping for a

Cause: Exploring the Role of Information Systems in Ethical Consumption

Mentor: Dr. Dorothy E. Leidner

Jie Yan ∞ B.E., Shanghai University, 2002; M.E., Shanghai University, 2005; M.S.I.S., Baylor University, 2013; Dissertation, Information Systems: Three Essays on

Firm-Hosted Online User Communities Mentor: Dr. Dorothy E. Leidner

∞Degree requirements completed August 12, 2017

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Student Recognitions

Robert Rudolph Boese IIIJohn William Davis §Rebecca Jane Fedorko §Kristoff Eric Firedancing §

Micah J. Furlong §Peter Tian-Chao HuangJoshua Davis Jones Rachel Leland

Angelica Mazé §Lee Markham Shaw §Johanna Simpson §Alexandra Michelle Smith §

Kappa Tau Alpha (honor society for journalism)

Andrea Jordan GaulSantiago Zermeno GuerraJacqueline Marie Kellar

Graduates of the Honors Program§ Honors Scholars with Distinction Department Honors in Religion

Delta Phi Alpha (honor society of German)

Brendan Michael Smith

Phi Alpha Theta (honor society of history)

Jacqueline Janet BorokLaura Anne Cowlishaw

Brock Christian RamirezCandace Renee Woolverton

Eta Kappa Nu (honor society of electrical and computer engineering)

David C. NematiJoshua Thomas Young

Japanese National Honor Society (honor society of Japanese)

John Zachary Gazzaway

Kappa Delta Pi (honor society of education)

Rebecca Elizabeth CrutchfieldChriston Rebecca Nichols

Beta Gamma Sigma (honor society of business administration)

Matthew Michael BannonDrew Elise BessingerChen Chen

Casey Kristina DervayJessica Erin Porter

Phi Alpha (honor society of social work)

Alyssa Mary Pressman

Eta Sigma Phi (honor society of classics)

Marlei EnglishKelcy Jean GillisMarlee D. Haralson

Phi Sigma Tau (honor society of philosophy)

Micah J. Furlong

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Pi Delta Phi (honor society of French)

Annie Nguyen Dang

Braden Todd BurgessCharles Joseph Chenoweth

Jamie Lynn DouglasConnor Andrew McHugh

Jordan Matthew PruittCaleb Jon Stareher

Garrett Austin Taylor

Graduates of the Baylor Army R.O.T.C.Receiving Commissions as Second Lieutenants, United States Army

Sigma Tau Delta (honor society of English)

Allison Taylor Le Grice

Richard Devlin CorleyBrandon Jesse-Joseph Noble

Graduates of the Baylor Air Force R.O.T.C.Receiving Commissions as Second Lieutenants, United States Armed Forces

Sigma Iota Rho (honor society of international studies)

Hunter James GilfillianSamantha Celestine Mux

Psi Chi (honor society of psychology)

Alyssa Ann HarrottAllison Taylor Le GriceMegan Marie Shepherd

Mollie Elizabeth ShinAlexandra Solis

Sigma Theta Tau (honor society of nursing)

Addison Shay BakerRamona Sylvia BauchamAnna Rosemary CardoneLauren Ashley ClarkLeah Kay Dibble

Brady Lyn FranklinJacob GeeoRuth Carolyn Alice HolzmanElisabeth Ruiyi JiangMary Caroline Klingenberg

Emma Lee LarsonMadison Callie LundyKaitlyn Elizabeth McLaurinAlexis Jordan NeibertPatricia Saenz

Amanda Michelle SchrankMackenzie Alexandra SewellDeborah M. SmithBerkley Alexandra TalleyEmily Kathryn Warren

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Commencement Traditions

A History of Baylor Commencement Baylor University was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845 and Baylor trustees voted to grant certificates and diplomas in 1854, following a similar policy of Brown University, a Baptist school in Providence, Rhode Island. That same year Baylor celebrated its first official commencement at Independence, Texas, with the granting of an A.B. degree to Stephen Decatur Rowe. The following year the University granted a degree to the first woman graduate, Mary Kavanaugh Gentry. By 1856, the number of graduates increased to six men and two women. The University moved from Independence to Waco in 1885 and commencement ceremonies were likely held each spring in the chapel of Old Main. Starting in 1903, commencement ceremonies were held in the chapel of Carroll Library. After the 1922 Carroll Library fire, the third floor chapel was not rebuilt and a new chapel-gymnasium structure served as the venue. In 1930, commencement ceremonies were moved to Waco Hall, the newly constructed Baylor facility funded by the City of Waco. In 1943, the spring ceremony reflected the effects of World War II, when 43 of the 282 degrees conferred were given “in absentia” due to students serving in the armed forces. By the early 1950s, commencement was held at either Municipal Stadium or Baylor Stadium (later known as Floyd Casey Stadium). Spring commencements moved to the Heart of Texas Coliseum from 1956 to 1988. With the completion of Ferrell Center in fall 1988, Baylor commencement ceremonies returned to campus. In 2009, spring graduation was expanded to three ceremonies over two days and more than 1,800 students participated. From 400 to more than 800 students graduate in summer and fall ceremonies. In 1889, the University began holding summer ceremonies, which were held at a local Baptist church, then Waco Hall and now Ferrell Center. In 1984, the tradition of December ceremonies was begun. The December 2011 commencement marked the first time that two winter ceremonies were held. Separate ceremonies are held for George W. Truett Theological Seminary and Baylor Law School.

The Mace The mace, used in formal processions at Baylor, was adopted as the official Baylor mace by the Board of Trustees in March 1974 as a symbol of the authority of the University. The gold-hilted sword that comprises the principal element of the mace was presented to Cyrus Alexander Baylor, brother of University namesake Judge R.E.B. Baylor, by President Andrew Jackson as an award for bravery in battle. A second element of the mace is a gold-headed walking cane that was presented to Baylor President Rufus C. Burleson by his students in 1860.

The third element of the mace is a gold-headed walking cane, bearing the date of 1836, that belonged to General Sam Houston. Immediately beneath the three elements, a three-dimensional seal of Baylor University is mounted on the staff, which was milled from a timber taken from a roof beam in Old Main, the first building constructed on the Waco campus. A distinguished emeritus professor, symbolizing Baylor’s debt to the immediate past, carries the mace in formal processions.

Academic Regalia Academic dress traces its beginnings to the Middle Ages. When English universities were forming in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, scholars were also clerics and they adopted robes similar to those of their monastic orders. Caps were a necessity in drafty buildings and capes with hoods attached were needed for warmth. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Commission specified a code that was adopted by American institutions of higher learning to standardize the regalia worn by faculty and graduates. It has stood virtually unchanged to present time. The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves, while the gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The doctoral gown, which may be worn open or closed, is trimmed down the front with velvet and has three velvet bars on the bell-shaped sleeves. These facings and crossbars may be black or may be the color distinctive to the discipline to which the degree pertains. The hood is the most distinctive feature of American regalia. At Baylor, hoods are worn for the master’s degree, the education specialist, and all doctoral degrees. The doctoral hood is longer and marked by a wider velvet binding. The color of the velvet edging of the hood indicates the degree; the color of the lining represents the university that confers the degree. Colors for the various disciplines include white for the Master of Arts; gold for Master of Science; Fine Arts, brown; all music degrees, pink; social work, citron; business administration, drab; divinity and theology degrees, red; law, purple; education, light blue; nursing, apricot; engineering and computer science, orange; Doctor of Psychology, dark blue; Doctor of Science, golden yellow; and Doctor of Philosophy, royal blue. All master’s degree candidates wear black tassels with the appropriate hood. The University introduced unique doctoral regalia in 1995, its sesquicentennial year. The gown is forest green with dark green velvet crossbars on the sleeves, outlined in gold braid. The velvet on the matching doctoral hood reflects the degree. A velvet, eight-sided tam with gold bullion tassel completes the regalia.

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The Diploma The design of the diploma was introduced in 2000 and features an original pen-and-ink drawing of Pat Neff Hall by Baylor art professor Berry Klingman. The diploma is 14 inches x 11 inches horizontal. Signatures of the chairman of the Board of Regents, the president, the provost, and the appropriate dean, along with a gold embossed seal, are on the diploma. Most students graduating today receive their diploma. Those who graduate with Latin honors – summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude – may receive their diplomas today or in about six weeks, after new diplomas are ordered reflecting the appropriate honor.

Graduating with Latin HonorsStudents are eligible for Latin honors recognition by

meeting grade point average and residency requirements.To be recognized with summa cum laude honors, graduates

must have at least a 3.95 grade point average (GPA) with a minimum of 94 credit hours earned at Baylor.

For magna cum laude, requirements include at least a 3.85 GPA with a minimum of 94 credit hours earned in residence; at least a 3.90 GPA with 61-93 credit hours at Baylor; or at least a 3.95 GPA with 60 credit hours at Baylor.

The cum laude requirements include at least a 3.75 GPA with a minimum of 94 credit hours earned at Baylor; at least a 3.80 GPA with 61-93 credit hours earned at Baylor; or at least a 3.85 GPA with 60 credit hours at Baylor.

Only Baylor University residence credit is considered in calculating the averages.

Students graduating with a 4.0 GPA receive the Alpha Chi medallion when they are presented their diploma.

Baylor Interdisciplinary CoreThe Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC), one of the four

programs housed in the Honors College, provides students with an alternative core curriculum for their general studies requirements.

The Official Baylor RingThe Official Baylor University Ring is a longstanding

tradition among alumni, visually celebrating the academic achievement of Baylor graduates. Seniors wear the ring with the Baylor seal facing them. Graduates turn the ring on graduation day so the seal is read by those who look at the ring. This change signifies their preparedness to face the world with an education in hand. Official Baylor Rings are presented in spring and winter ceremonies where they hear the Baylor story beautifully portrayed in the details incorporated into the ring’s design.

Baylor Senior Class GiftEach year, Baylor seniors band together to raise support to

fund a project that will carry the class name. This tradition is a way of showing our thanks to Baylor, demonstrating a sense of community and connection and leaving a lasting impact that reflects the spirit of our class.

To commemorate our time at Baylor, the senior class has been raising funds to restore a rich piece of Baylor history– the original Carroll Field stadium sign, which was first on Baylor's campus in the early 1900s. Thanks to the senior class, this sign will return to campus, fully restored and bridging together two generations of Baylor Bears. Any funds raised in excess of the project cost will be used to aid in establishing a Students Helping Students emergency fund.

To leave your mark at Baylor, go to baylor.edu/torch/seniors to make a gift today!

“To you seniors of the past, of the present, of the future, I entrust the care of Baylor University. To you I hand the torch.”

Samuel Palmer BrooksBaylor President, 1902-1931

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Ushers for CommencementRay BagbyVanessa CastleberryAurea ChuSusie EtheridgeBeth FarwellAmy FlemingLeah M. ForceYoshiko F. GainesVirginia GreenChristina IluzadaJennings SheffieldYun KohGreg LewallenPaul McCoyLeslie PalichCindy RiemenschneiderMary Ruth SmithKevin TankersleySophie TankerslayMark TaylorMike ThompsonRandall WallerSuzy WeemsDavid WhiteMargaret WooddyChristopher WynveenAllison R. Yanos

Michael BeatySandy BennettStephanie BoddieRochelle BrunsonDick CampbellChristina Chan-ParkGia ChevisLinda CobbsDebbie Davendonis-ToddDerek DodsonJose Luis EscorciaBruce EvansBaudelio GarzaHelen HarrisKathy HillmanKaren HolubDennis HortonDavid HurttKathy Hurtt David JackMichael JacobsonJessica KellyNan KetchamJill KlentzmanBeth Lanning

Paul Larson Larry LehrLorin MatthewsMadelon McCallAnn McGlashanMandy McMichaelLinda OlafsenKathryn OsteenJoshua PatrickLyn PraterBarbara Purdum-CassidyEunjee SongTanya SudiaJohn TrippBenna VaughanKirk WakefieldRobin WakefieldJanelle WalterNadine WelchKathy WhippleWalter WilcoxStanley WilfongRandy WoodZhenrong Zhang

Marshals for CommencementKenneth Busch, Bearer of the Mace for the Saturday

morning ceremonyL. Kent Gilbreath, Bearer of the Mace for the Saturday

afternoon ceremony

Alton Hassell, Chief MarshalDenyse Rodgers, Chief Marshal

Rosalie Beck, Assistant Chief MarshalDavid Henry, Assistant Chief MarshalJeff Olafsen, Assistant Chief MarshalChuck North, Assistant Chief MarshalCarol Schuetz, Assistant Chief Marshal

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Brass EnsembleJ. Eric Wilson, Conductor

TrumpetClare Hogan Nathan Little Tyler MooreSally Tepper Joey Tkach

HornBrady Diffee Corey Simmel Kristine Smith Lizbeth Barrera

TromboneNick Halbig Collin Napper

Bass TromboneAndrew Moser

TubaBrianna Compton Austin Crumrine

PercussionJames Deluca

Public Exercises CommitteeCarol Nowlin, Chair

Athletic Facilities and OperationsHenry Howard, Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and OperationsJonathan BerryStephen JohniganWill LattimoreDrew PittmanTerry Tucker

Debbie Davondavis-ToddApril EdmondAlton HassellJonathan HelmHenry HowardNaymond KeathleyDawn KhouryMark Miller

Lyn PraterDenyse RodgersLauren StricklandKevin TankersleyAndy TrimbleDavid WhiteBrad WigtilWalter Wilcox

Office of the RegistrarAshleigh BaileyElizabeth De La GarzaApril EdmondJonathan HelmAnna Kay Hollon-HarrisDawn KhouryHannah KingSiena Morgan Nicci Price

General InformationGuests are asked to help maintain the dignity of this ceremony. We understand and encourage your show of appreciation for graduates, but guests must refrain from loud, disruptive cheering and use of any noise- making devices.

SEATING: Seating on the concourse level is open to all guests on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats may be saved, but it may be required that seats be relinquished 15 minutes prior to the start of each ceremony.

SIGN INTERPRETATION FOR HEARING IMPAIRED: Sign interpretation will be provided for the Saturday afternoon ceremony. Guests needing this accommodation are encouraged to sit in the lower rows of Section 112.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Personal cameras and video recorders are allowed in the Ferrell Center for commencement, but guests are not allowed on the floor where graduates are seated. The lower rows in section 104 are reserved for guests to come and go during the ceremony and photograph their graduates. Visit baylor.edu/commencement for information about professional photography and video recording of today's ceremony.

NO SELFIES ON STAGE: As a show of respect to all graduates and in consideration of the length of the ceremonies, no selfies by graduates while on stage will be allowed.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE: An EMS station is located on the Ferrell Center concourse at section 102 in the event of an emergency. Ushers are available to assist guests to the EMS station.

USHERS: Faculty ushers, assisted by Ferrell Center staff, are available throughout the building. They are present to direct traffic of attendants and graduates and to assist guests during the ceremony.

PHONES: All mobile phones and pagers should be turned off or changed to a silent or vibrate mode for the duration of the ceremony.

PUBLIC WIRELESS ACCESS: Baylor provides public Wi-Fi inside the Ferrell Center. Choose the wireless or Wi-Fi option in your Settings app, select the “Ferrell-Wifi” network and click “Complete Registration” to accept the terms & conditions.

NOTE: This program is not an official University document. The exclusion of the names of students is not to be taken as indicative of their official status as non-graduates, nor is the inclusion of the names of students to be taken as certification of their official status as graduates.

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The National Anthem

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in airGave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.O say, does that Star-spangled banner yet waveO’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Francis Scott Key, 1814

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That Good Old Baylor Line

That Good Old Baylor Line!That Good Old Baylor Line!We’ll march forever down the yearsAs long as stars shall shine.We’ll fling our Green and Gold afarTo light the ways of time,And guide us as we onward go:That Good Old Baylor Line!