UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMENCEMENT

[Pages:83]UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

COMMENCEMENT

DECEMBER 13?14, 2019 | ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA | ORLANDO, FL

LIVE THE UCF

CREED

INTEGRITY

I will practice and defend academic and personal honesty.

SCHOLARSHIP

I will cherish and honor learning as a fundamental purpose of my membership in the UCF community.

COMMUNITY

I will promote an open and supportive campus environment by respecting the rights and contributions of every individual.

C R E AT I V I T Y

I will use my talents to enrich the human experience.

EXCELLENCE

I will strive toward the highest standards of performance in any endeavor I undertake.

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About the University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida is a bold, preeminent research institution widely recognized as America's Leading Partnership University. With more than 69,500 students, UCF is one of the largest universities in the United States and is ranked as one of the best educational values in the nation by Forbes and Kiplinger's. The university benefits from a diverse faculty and staff who create a welcoming environment and opportunities for all students to grow, learn, and succeed.

A Foundation for Success UCF and its 13 colleges offer more than 220 degrees at UCF's main campus, hospitality campus, health sciences campus, 11 Connect Center locations, and online program. The 1,415-acre main campus is 13 miles east of downtown Orlando and adjacent to one of the top research parks in the nation. Other campuses are located throughout Central Florida and include a fully accredited College of Medicine at Lake Nona. UCF's onlineonly programs include bachelor's degrees, graduate degrees, and graduate certificates. By the Numbers UCF offers 101 bachelor's, 88 master's, 29 research doctorates, three professional doctorates, and three specialist degree programs, and it leads all public universities in Florida and the nation by conferring more than 16,000 degrees a year. In fall 2019, the freshman class had an average SAT two-score of 1332, The Burnett Honors College enrolled 2,260 students, and the number of incoming National Merit Scholars ranked UCF among the top 26 colleges and universities in the nation. Top-Ranked College Education UCF is an academic, partnership, and research leader in various fields, such as optics and lasers, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, hospitality management, health care, and video game design. In fact, UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy is ranked as the nation's number five game design graduate school by The Princeton Review. Knight Life Home to Spectrum Stadium and the Addition Financial Arena, UCF hosts various concerts and shows, plus cultural events and NCAA sports. Student housing is abundant, as are on-campus events and activities. UCF offers an array of student services, hundreds of student clubs and organizations, and dedicated academic resources to help students succeed in school and as alumni. The UCF Downtown campus, which opened in fall 2019, provides innovative urban education for high-demand fields such as digital media and health informatics.

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Office of the President P.O. Box 160002 OOffrilcaendoof,tFhLe 3P2r8e1s6i-d0e0n02t P.O. Box 160002 Orlando, FL 32816-0002

Dear Graduates, DOeanrbGerhaadlfuoafteUsC, F -- congratulations, Class of 2019! You now join an alumni base that OcnonbteinhuaelfsotfoUgCroFw--incsoizneg,raetxuclaetliloennsc,eCalnadssimofpa2c0t1.9! You now join an alumni base that coTnotdinauyeiss atobgourotwreicnosginzeiz,inegxctheelleinncveesatmndenimt pyoauct.have made in your future and Tcepecephdooeldoeusdeliuslcaebtpiiacyvbtreiaatevrdiioatsteiimonntyaimnnogabhguarhoaekraeaulrkleolrltotle,ohnrtn,ewhnegtwcehethohyeehahgoeahrwonudrwopiordzpeworipnlewrdoaylgd,ortoykh,ratoukh.anuy'elnldoy'luldouinrusu'evrvse'emeveemeysepoytempumoumutburetibernknienrtnktortnotyohotwiothew.iultee.AflrhedAfsireadgsieynvgeoynede,ouds,tmau,stlale,faelaleafdenamaventmevitalieyinanUlynUadyCadnoCdFndudeF,dregf,oafgfrouracertrcuceeuoculerttoneylottnytomiamtnminmnueadueemakemekbyeobyeaouerasurrsrwwhhoo hIealpmedhyoonuoraeldontog hyaovuer pbaetehn. a part of your time here. Congratulations again, and best I wamishheosn.oNreedvetor shtaovperebaecehninagpfoarrtthoef ysotaurrst!ime here. Congratulations again, and best wGisoheKsn.igNhetvse! rCshtaorpgereOacnh!ing for the stars! Go Knights! Charge On!

Thad Seymour, Jr. TIhnatedriSmePymreosiudre,nJtr. Interim President

An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Institution An Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Institution

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Table of Contents

The UCF Creed......................................................................................................................................... Inside front cover University of Central Florida................................................................................................................................................i President's Personal Note.................................................................................................................................................... ii University of Central Florida Administration..................................................................................................................iv University of Central Florida Commencement Program.................................................................................................. v Commencement Speaker and Platform Party

December 13, 2019 9:00 a.m. Ceremony....................................................................................................................vi December 13, 2019 2:30 p.m. Ceremony...................................................................................................................vii December 14, 2019 9:00 a.m. Ceremony................................................................................................................. viii December 14, 2019 2:30 p.m. Ceremony....................................................................................................................ix Candidates of Graduate Degrees Doctoral Candidates...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Candidates for Education Specialist...........................................................................................................................6 Candidates for Master of Fine Arts.............................................................................................................................7 Candidates for Master's Degrees College of Arts and Humanities............................................................................................................................8 College of Business Administration.....................................................................................................................9 College of Community Innovation and Education............................................................................................10 College of Engineering and Computer Science................................................................................................. 13 College of Graduate Studies................................................................................................................................ 15 College of Health Professions and Sciences....................................................................................................... 16 College of Medicine.............................................................................................................................................. 17 College of Nursing................................................................................................................................................ 18 College of Optics and Photonics.......................................................................................................................... 19 College of Sciences............................................................................................................................................... 20 Rosen College of Hospitality Management....................................................................................................... 21 Order of Pegasus................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Baccalaureate Degree Honors and Recognition Top Honor Graduates, University Honors............................................................................................................... 22 Honors in the Major, LEAD Scholars....................................................................................................................... 23 President's Leadership Council..................................................................................................................................25 Air Force ROTC Commission.....................................................................................................................................25 Army ROTC Commission............................................................................................................................................25 Baccalaureate Honors.................................................................................................................................................25 Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees College of Arts and Sciences....................................................................................................................................... 26 College of Business Administration.......................................................................................................................... 30 College of Community Innovation and Education...................................................................................................35 College of Engineering and Computer Science........................................................................................................ 40 College of Health Professions and Sciences............................................................................................................. 45 College of Medicine..................................................................................................................................................... 49 College of Nursing....................................................................................................................................................... 50 College of Optics and Photonics.................................................................................................................................52 College of Sciences.......................................................................................................................................................53 College of Undergraduate Studies............................................................................................................................. 61 Rosen College of Hospitality Management.............................................................................................................. 64 The Commencement Ceremony and Academic Regalia................................................................................................. 66 The University Mace.......................................................................................................................................................... 68 The Presidential Medallion............................................................................................................................................... 68 Honorary Degrees Awarded.............................................................................................................................................. 69 Degrees Conferred.............................................................................................................................................................. 70 Diploma Distribution Information.................................................................................................................................. 70 UCF Alma Mater................................................................................................................................................................. 71

This program contains the most accurate graduation information available at press time. The appearance of a name here is presumptive of graduation but not conclusive.

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University of Central Florida Administration

Dr. Thad Seymour, Jr. ........................................................................................................................ Interim President Dr. Elizabeth A. Dooley ....................................................................Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. S. Kent Butler ...................................................................... Interim Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer Mr. Scott Cole ....................................................................................................... Vice President and General Counsel Mr. Dennis Crudele ...................................................................................................... Interim Chief Financial Officer Dr. Maribeth Ehasz ............................................... Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services Deborah C. German, M.D. ..................................... Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, College of Medicine Dr. Joel Hartman.............. Vice President for Information Technology and Resources and Chief Information Officer Mr. Grant J. Heston.......................................................................Vice President for Communications and Marketing Dr. Daniel C. Holsenbeck ............................................................................................Senior Counsel to the President Dr. Elizabeth Klonoff.......................................... Vice President for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies Mr. Michael J. Morsberger ........................................... Vice President for Advancement and CEO, UCF Foundation Ms. Janet D. Owen........................................................................................ Vice President for Government Relations Ms. Misty Shepherd ................................................................. Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance Dr. Daniel White ............................................................................................. Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Sheila Amin Guti?rrez de Pi?eres.................................................................... Dean, The Burnett Honors College Mr. Jeffrey Moore.............................................................................................. Dean, College of Arts and Humanities Dr. Paul Jarley............................................................................................ Dean, College of Business Administration Dr. Pamela S. Carroll ........................................................... Dean, College of Community Innovation and Education Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos ........................................................Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Christopher Ingersoll ............................................................... Dean, College of Health Professions and Sciences Dr. Mary Lou Sole ................................................................................................................. Dean, College of Nursing Dr. Bahaa A. Saleh ...................................................................... Dean and Director, College of Optics and Photonics Dr. Michael Johnson ............................................................................................................ Dean, College of Sciences Dr. Melody Bowdon ... Interim Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean, College of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Youcheng Wang .........................................................................Dean, Rosen College of Hospitality Management

Jimmy Patronis Chief Financial Officer

Ashley Moody Attorney General

Kenneth Bradley Winter Park

Joseph Conte Winter Park

Danny Gaekwad Ocala

Robert A. Garvy Palm Beach

State of Florida Ron DeSantis, Governor Jeanette Nu?ez, Lieutenant Governor

Ned C. Lautenbach Chair, SUS Board of Governors

Board of Trustees

Kyler Gray President, Student Government

Association

John Lord Winter Park

Alex Martins Vice Chair Winter Park

Harold Mills Orlando

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Nicole (Nikki) Fried Commissioner of Agriculture

Richard Corcoran Commissioner of Education

Beverly J. Seay Chair

Winter Park

William T. Self Chair, Faculty Senate

John Sprouls Windermere

David Walsh Winter Springs

William Yeargin Chuluota

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University of Central Florida Commencement Program

Prelude

The Processional

The Platform Party The Faculty

The Baccalaureate and Graduate Candidates

Convening of the Commencement

The National Anthem

Opening Remarks and Introductions

Dr. Thad Seymour, Jr., Interim President

Commencement Address

The Conferring of Degrees

The Faculty The Deans The Provost The President

Honors and Individual Recognition* Student Body Representative UCF Alumni Representative

Alma Mater

The Recessional

The Platform Party The Faculty

The Graduate and Baccalaureate Candidates

Andrew Walker, Organist Jose Velez, Vocalist

David Enzfelder and Reg Lyle, Bagpipers Reader by ROMAGNA Company

Sign Language Interpreter by Interpretek Captioning by Central Florida Captioning and CART Services

Professional Photography by GradImages

* Applause is the most appropriate method of conveying congratulations as your graduate's name is called. Other methods may keep your neighbors from hearing their graduate's name.

As a courtesy to the graduates and families being recognized today, we ask that you remain in your seat until all graduates have crossed the platform.

The ceremony will last approximately two hours.

Thank you for joining the faculty, staff, administration, and student body in honoring our graduates.

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College of Community Innovation and Education and College of Health Professions and Sciences December 13, 2019 ? 9:00 a.m. Platform Party

Grand Marshal .................................................................................................................................Dr. Deborah Carroll Commencement Speaker ................................................................................................... The Honorable John Sprouls Interim President.......................................................................................................................... Dr. Thad Seymour, Jr. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs .................................................................... Dr. Elizabeth A. Dooley Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment Services..................................................Dr. Maribeth Ehasz Vice President for Research and Dean, College of Graduate Studies........................................... Dr. Elizabeth Klonoff Associate Dean, The Burnett Honors College ................................................................................. Dr. Ronnie Korosec Dean, College of Community Innovation and Education .............................................................Dr. Pamela S. Carroll Dean, College of Health Professions and Sciences..................................................................Dr. Christopher Ingersoll Alumni Representative ............................................................................................................ Mr. Alberto Sarabasa, Jr. Student Government Association President............................................................................................ Mr. Kyler Gray University Faculty Representative........................................................................................................... Dr. Suha Saleh Staff Council Representative ..........................................................................................................Ms. Joanne McCully

Dan Ward

John Sprouls

Commencement Speaker

Dan Ward, APR, CPRC, is president of Curley & Pynn, a public relations firm

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Mr. Sprouls holds both a BA (History) and a J.D. from Seton Hall University

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