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Th e University Re g a l i aThe university mace is the symbolic representation of the whole of Clemson Universityand must be present at any convocation where the University, through its delegatedmembers, is acting officially. At any official convocation such as commencement, theuniversity marshal, carrying the mace, precedes the president into the assembly. Themace rests before the president’s chair or speaker’s stand throughout the ceremony,and its removal from the assembly at the close of a convocation is symbolic of theofficial withdrawal of the University and, thus, the close of the proceedings.The decorative design of Clemson’s mace is derived from the ceremonial maces carriedby heads of the state and church in the Middle Ages. Its basic club-like shape, however,is much more ancient, probably going back to man’s prehistory. It is made of walnutwood and silver, with Clemson’s seal in gold and the university colors represented byinsets of carnelian (orange) and amethyst (purple). Amethyst is also the state stone ofSouth Carolina.The presidential chain and seal is symbolic of the authority vested in the office ofpresident by the governing body of the University. Only the university president maywear it, and while wearing it, he speaks for the whole body of the institution. Clemson’schain and seal are made of silver and gold, and cornelian and amethyst.The batons of the college marshals also descend from medieval “staffs of office,” whichwere carried by the senior members of departments of state or church. They display theuniversity seal and the symbolic color of the discipline to which the college belongs.Clemson’s batons are made of walnut wood and silver with the various disciplinesinset with enamel.The Clemson University regalia were designed and executed by Mr. Robert Ebendorf.Mr. Ebendorf is twice winner of the Tiffany Award and one of the most acclaimedgoldsmiths of our era. The enamel plaques for the batons were executed by the lateProfessor Marshall C Bell, and the lapidary work was executed by the late Mr. C CWilson of Clemson University.

Ca n d i dat e s f o r t h e Do c t o r’s De g r e eJ Bruce Rafert, Dean, Graduate SchoolCollege o f Ag r i c u lt u r e, Fo r e s t r y a n d Life Sc i e n c e sDo c t o r o f Ph i l o s o p h yBiological SciencesThabe Moses Matsebatlela................................................................................Limpopo, South AfricaB.S., M.S., University of LimpopoDissertation: Didox Modulates Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Inflammatory EventsInduced by Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) Ligands in Raw264.7 Murine MacrophagesAdvisors: Dr. C Rice and Dr. V GallicchioKatherine Farrah Weeks...................................................................................................Anderson, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Population Ecology of the Floodplain Herb Macbridea caroliniana (Lamiaceae)Including Habitat, Breeding System and Genetic Diversity StudiesAdvisor: Dr. J WalkerEntomologyWalter Masakure Manyangarirwa............................................................................Mutare, ZimbabweB.S., Africa University; M.S., University of ZimbabweDissertation: Population Dynamics and Parasitism of Brassica Insect Pests in Zimbabwe withEmphasis on the Diamondback Moth, Plutella Xylostella (L.)Advisor: Dr. G ZehnderMicrobiologyJason Matthew God....................................................................................................Chattanooga, TNB.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Red Raspberries Possess Anticarcinogenic and Natural Killer Cell StimulatoryPotentialAdvisor: Dr. L LarcomPlant and Environmental SciencesDavid Chakeris Henry......................................................................................................Clemson, SCB.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Genomic, Proteomic and Metabolomic Approaches to Study Plant DroughtResponses in AquilegiaAdvisor: Dr. E ShipeMayank S Malik................................................................................................................... Hisar, IndiaB.S., Haryana Agricultural University; M.S., University of ArkansasDissertation: Biology and Ecology of Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)Advisor: Dr. M Riley

Industrial/Organizational PsychologyJessica Lynn Bradley........................................................................................................Charlotte, NCB.A., Butler University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Antecedents and Outcomes of Workplace Discrimination as Perceived byEmployees with DisabilitiesAdvisor: Dr. P RaymarkManagementNicholas H Roberts..............................................................................................................Festus, MOB.A., Georgia College & State UniversityDissertation: Digitally Enhancing Customer Agility and Competitive Activity: How Firms UseInformation Technology to Sense and Respond to Market OpportunitiesAdvisor: Dr. V GroverTed Jefferson Shockley......................................................................................................Clemson, SCB.A., University of Richmond; M.A., University of ArizonaDissertation: Essays on Retail Store Delivery System Design StrategiesAdvisor: Dr. L FredendallHua-Hung Weng.............................................................................................................Taipei, TaiwanB.S., National Taiwan University; M.S.C., National Cheng Kung University;M.B.A., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Service Recovery: Trends, Path Model and Cultural ComparisonAdvisors: Dr. J Miller and Dr. A RothCollege o f En g i n e e r i n g a n d Sc i e n c eDo c t o r o f Ph i l o s o p h yBioengineeringRussell Kirk Pirlo.......................................................................................................Morgantown, WVB.S., West Virginia UniversityDissertation: Creation of Defined Single Cell Resolution Neuronal Circuits onMicroelectrode ArraysAdvisor: Dr. B GaoBiosystems Engineering(Biosystems Engineering is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciencesand the College of Engineering and Science.)Cheng-Yi Kuan................................................................................................................Taipei, TaiwanB.S., M.S., Tunghai UniversityDissertation: Effects of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Multidrug Resistance andDNA Methylation in Human Cancer Cell LinesAdvisor: Dr. T Walker

Computer ScienceJay Edward Steele....................................................................................................................Easley, SCB.S., Duke UniversityDissertation: Fast Rendering of Forest Ecosystems with Dynamic Global IlluminationAdvisor: Dr. R GeistElectrical EngineeringDongbin Lee.......................................................................................................................Seoul, KoreaB.S., M.S., Kwangwoon UniversityDissertation: Nonlinear Coordinated Control of Integrated Unmanned Systems withRobot Manipulator: A Lyapunov-based Control ApproachAdvisor: Dr. T BurgShrinivas Jayant Pundlik......................................................................................................Pune, IndiaB.E., University of Pune; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Motion Segmentation from Clustering of Sparse Point Features Using SpatiallyConstrained Mixture ModelsAdvisor: Dr. S BirchfieldMaterials Science and EngineeringChristopher Fletcher Huebner..........................................................................................Clemson, SCB.S., Shippensburg UniversityDissertation: Colloidal Electroluminescence: Novel Routes to Controlled Emission of OrganicLight Emitting Diode DevicesAdvisor: Dr. S FoulgerSujaree Kaewgun...................................................................................................Nontaburi, ThailandB.E., Kasetsart University; M.E., Chulalongkorn UniversityDissertation: Synthesis and Polymorphic Control for Visible Light Active Titania NanoparticlesAdvisor: Dr. J GoodwinMathematical SciencesYunwei Cui.....................................................................................................................Taiyuan, ChinaB.S., Tianjin University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Integer-valued time series and renewal processesAdvisor: Dr. R LundStacey Lynn Faulkenberg..................................................................................................Louisville, KYB.S., Bellarmine College; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Quality Representation in Multiobjective ProgrammingAdvisor: Dr. M WiecekTimothy B Flowers.................................................................................................. Newport News, VAB.S., Cedarville College; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Asymptotics of Families of Polynomials and Sums of Hurwitz Class NumbersAdvisor: Dr. N CalkinMelissa Kristine Gardenghi.......................................................................................Travelers Rest, SCB.S., M.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Multiobjective Optimization for Complex SystemsAdvisor: Dr. M Wiecek

Mathematical Sciences (continued)Genhua Guan....................................................................................................................Clemson, SCB.S., University of Science and Technology of China; M.S., Tongji UniversityDissertation: Factoring polynomials and Grbner basesAdvisor: Dr. S GaoJobby Jacob........................................................................................................................Alwaye, IndiaB.S., Mahatma Gandhi University; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Variations on Graph Products and Vertex PartitionsAdvisor: Dr. R LaskarJang-Woo Park....................................................................................................................Seoul, KoreaB.S., Korea University; M.S., University of WisconsinDissertation: Discrete Dynamics Over Finite FieldsAdvisor: Dr. S GaoMichael W Robbins........................................................................................................Greenville, SCB.S., Duke University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Change-Point Analysis: Theory and ApplicationsAdvisors: Dr. C Gallagher and Dr. R LundMechanical EngineeringSantosh Tiwari................................................................................................................Bhadohi, IndiaB.T., Indian Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Development and Integration of Geometric and Optimization Algorithms forPacking and Layout DesignAdvisor: Dr. G FadelPhysicsPaola Nidia Alboni............................................................................................................ Wellford, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Effect of CoSb3 Nanoparticles on the Thermoelectric Properties of Filled andUnfilled CoSb3 SkutteruditesAdvisor: Dr. T TrittEric Joseph Bubar................................................................................................................Buffalo, NYB.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: The Reality of Old Moving Groups: Wolf 630Advisor: Dr. J KingMatthew Preston Ray.......................................................................................................Rock Hill, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: The Dynamics of Energy and Charge Transfer in Low Energy Ion-Solid InteractionsAdvisor: Dr. C SosolikZhe Su................................................................................................................................Clemson, SCB.S., M.S., Shanghai University of TechnologyDissertation: Improved Thermoelectric Performance of P-type Polycrystalline Bi2Te3 viaHydrothermal Treatment with Alkali Metal SaltsAdvisor: Dr. T Tritt

College o f He a lt h, Ed u c a t i o n a n d Hu m a n De v e l o p m e n tDo c t o r o f Ed u c a t i o nCareer and Technology EducationKeith I Poole...........................................................................................................Hendersonville, NCB.S., Western Carolina University; M.Ed., Duquesne UniversityDissertation: Investigation of Storm Water Management Professionals’ Perceptions of PermeableInterlocking Concrete Pavers as a Stormwater Management OptionAdvisor: Dr. W PaigeDo c t o r o f Ph i l o s o p h yCurriculum and InstructionJennifer Jeanne Huber..................................................................................................Los Angeles, CAB.A., California Lutheran College; M.A., California State UniversityDissertation: Influences during Student Teaching on Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes toward theInclusion of Students with Disabilities in the General Education ClassAdvisor: Dr. V CorreaSandra Mammano Linder.................................................................................................Westfield, NJB.A., Montclair State College; M.A., Georgian Court CollegeDissertation: Exploring Teacher Perceptions of Influential Facilitators of Elementary MathematicsProfessional Development: A Mixed Methods InvestigationAdvisor: Dr. D StegelinJulie Marie McGaha........................................................................................................Greenville, SCB.A., Clemson University; M.A., Eastern Kentucky UniversityDissertation: Student Perceptions of Reading Motivation in a Voluntary Summer Reading Program:A Mixed Methods DissertationAdvisor: Dr. L IgoJulie Brockman Smart.....................................................................................................Greenville, SCB.S., Furman University; M.A., Converse CollegeDissertation: Middle School Students’ Perceptions of Teacher-Student Interactions in Science andRelated Domain-Specific MotivationAdvisor: Dr. R HortonKelly Nelson Tracy............................................................................................................... Chapin, SCB.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., Furman UniversityDissertation: A Formative Experiment Investigating the Use of Nonfiction Texts inWriting Workshop to Assist Fourth-Grade Readers and WritersAdvisor: Dr. K HeadleyRyan Douglas Visser........................................................................................................Pendleton, SCB.S., College of William and Mary; M.A., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Exploring Different Instructional Designs of a Screen-captured Video Lesson:A Mixed Methods Study of Transfer of LearningAdvisor: Dr. L Igo

Educational LeadershipStanley Vinson Burdette.............................................................................................................Iva, SCB.A., Winthrop University; M.A., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Social Support and Persistence among University Transfer Students Attending a CommunityCollege: A Grounded Theory StudyAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsShirley Leach Butler...................................................................................................Myrtle Beach, SCB.A., M.Ed., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Ethical Perspectives and Leadership Practices in the Two-Year Colleges ofSouth CarolinaAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsJulie Anna Jorie Hartwell................................................................................................ Columbia, SCB.S., Benedict College; M.A., Webster University; M.Ed., University of South CarolinaDissertation: Administrators’ Perceptions Regarding Middle College/Early College AcademicSupport and Student PerformanceAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsLaurie G Hillstock........................................................................................................... Andalusia, ALB.A., Converse College; M.H.R.D., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Exploring Pre- and Post-Admission Characteristics of Retained First-Year StudentsEnrolled in Non-Proximal Distance Learning Programs Within Public, 2-Year CollegesAdvisor: Dr. P HaviceDaphne Lucynda Holland.........................................................................................Holly Springs, NCB.S., M.A., University of North CarolinaDissertation: Community College Student Affairs Administrators’ Perceptions RegardingIntercollegiate AthleticsAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsKellye Shofner Rembert.............................................................................................. Westminster, SCB.M., Columbia College; M.Ag.Ed., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Perceptions of County 4-H Agents/Educators Regarding Essential Elements and Activitiesof Positive Youth Development and Their Collective Impact on CharacterAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsMark Kevin Taylor................................................................................................................. Tampa, FLB.S., Charleston Southern University; M.Ed., The CitadelDissertation: The Effect of Academic and Social Integration on Two-Year College Students’Persistence In Developmental CoursesAdvisor: Dr. F WilliamsParks, Recreation and Tourism ManagementLeslie Anne Moreland-Bishop.................................................................................... New Orleans, LAB.A., Wittenberg University; M.A., University of the PacificDissertation: The Impact of Transition Out of Intercollegiate AthleticsAdvisor: Dr. D AndersonWade Matthew Vagias.......................................................................................................Harmony, PAB.S., Lock Haven University; M.S., Slippery Rock UniversityDissertation: An Evaluation of the Leave No Trace Visitor Education Program in Two US NationalPark Service UnitsAdvisor: Dr. R Powell

Ca n d i dat e s f o r t h e Ed u c a t i o n Specialist a n d Ma s t e r’s De g r e eJ Bruce Rafert, Dean, Graduate SchoolCollege o f Ag r i c u lt u r e, Fo r e s t r ya n d Life Sc i e n c e sMASTER OF Agricultural EducationJames P Dennis................................................Rembert, SCThomas Myers Willingham............................Ridgeway, SCMASTER OF Forest ResourcesMatthew Clay Moldenhauer......................East Aurora, NYMaster of ScienceAnimal and Veterinary SciencesKatherine Elizabeth Ballagh-Harrell...................Goode, VAApplied Economics and StatisticsWilliam Anderson Boyles............................Darlington, SCXiao Cui........................................................Peking, ChinaJie Feng........................................................... Clemson, SCTomas Nestor Hasing...........................Riobamba, EcuadorPing Huang..................................................... Clemson, SCHa Thi Viet Le............................................... Clemson, SCMelanie Villanueva Victoria.............................Central, SCYing Wang.........................................................Atlanta, GASamuel David Zapata Raudales.......Tegucigalpa, HondurasJing Zhang....................................................Shan Xi, ChinaBiological SciencesChristopher Carey Shields.....................Holly Springs, NCEntomologyJonathan Alan Cammack...............................Oakwood, TXRichard Bernard Reeves, Jr............................Pendleton, SCAndrew Spencer Tebeau............................... Grandville, MIFood, Nutrition and Culinary SciencesJessica Elspeth Glass.......................................... Athens, GAChaitali Gautam Purohit..................................Surat, IndiaForest ResourcesSwaros Dumrichob................................Bangkok, ThailandMatthew Bailey Howle.......................................Seneca, SCEvelyn Susannah Wenk................................... Berkeley, CAMicrobiologyPackaging ScienceJennifer Lynn Blocher...................................Knoxville, TNChike Ifezue.......................................................Central, SCSteffen Wolfgang Rau...............................Berlin, GermanyPlant and Environmental SciencesWayne Howard Dukes, Jr............................ Reevesville, SCJay Daniel Moore.......................................Spartanburg, SCErnesto Robayo-Camacho...................... Bogota, ColombiaThomas Gregory Willis...........................Fountain Inn, SCCollege o f Arc h i t e c t u r e, Ar t sa n d HumanitiesMASTER of architectureVincent John Daus.................................. Williamsburg, VARobert Andrew Thompson.......................Spartanburg, SCmaster of city and regional planningJennifer Anna Davie......................................Buckhead, GAMonica Dawn Ezell..............................................Mayo, SCmaster of Landscape ArchitectureJennifer Anna Davie......................................Buckhead, GAMonica Dawn Ezell..............................................Mayo, SCBridget O’Brien Gilles.............................Minneapolis, MNChristopher Lee Haynes................................Knoxville, TNMatthew Clay Moldenhauer......................East Aurora, NYMaster of Real Estate Development(Master of Real Estate Development is jointly administered by theCollege of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and theCollege of Business and Behavioral Science.)Clarence Thomas Hamrick IV.............................Pelzer, SCMaster of ArtsEnglishRobert Scott Bevill.............................................. Easley, SCBryan Rory Brown........................................ Greenville, SCCandace Gayle Wiley............................................ York, SCHistoryKenneth Dale Skipper..............................Goose Creek, SCCharles Daniel Taylor........................................Central, SCSara Marie Garrett...................................... Baltimore, MD

Professional CommunicationGordon Stuart Bagwell..................................Columbia, SCAli Nicole Ferguson........................................Meadville, PADiana Spake Thrasher................................... Townville, SCMaster of ScienceHistoric Preservation(Historic Preservation is jointly administered by Clemson Universityand the University of Charleston.)Jason Christopher Grismore........................ Greenville, SCCollege o f Business a n dBe h av i o r a l Sc i e n c eMaster of Business AdministrationJoshua Stephen Barker.......................................Seneca, SCJennifer Lynn Blocher...................................Knoxville, TNChad Robert Brown..................................... Greenville, SCScott Daniel Brown.................................. Simpsonville, SCWilliam Curtis Cross.................................Spartanburg, SCPatrick McNeil Epps........................................... Alcolu, SCLuke J Estola...................................................Ironwood, MILindsay Kay Flis.......................................Glen Burnie, MDTamara P Griffith....................................St Peter, BarbadosLindsay Taylor Grinstead............................... Cornelia, GAJoanna Frances Isbill...............................Lawrenceville, GARory Nathaniel Marsoun.................................... Easley, SCJames Dominick Massett.................................Acworth, GAJoshua S McConnell.............................................Greer, SCAmanda Clare Weber Mirabelli............... Simpsonville, SCWilliam Dexter Neal, Jr................................ Greenville, SCJonathan Ashley Osborn...............................Sycamore, OHJason Michael Przybyla...................................... Sumter, SCFranco L Repetto................................................ Lima, PeruAmanda Lea Serra........................................ Greenville, SCMeleqkasim Shehu......................................... Clemson, SCRobert Anderson Smith, Jr.......................... Greenville, SCJohn M Stephan........................................... Greenville, SCAdam Whitney Stubblefield........................... Clemson, SCRobert Jonathan Wilkins.....................................Greer, SCTasheia Rose Young.........................................Mauldin, SCMaster of Professional AccountancyMarina Barcaglioni..............................Mendoza, ArgentinaAshley Marie Brouillette...................................Laurens, SCKathryn Leslie Cole..............................................Greer, SCBethany Bowman Craig................................ Greenville, SCRyan David Downing................................... Greenville, SCJames Dorsey Ferguson............................ Simpsonville, SCJeonghwa Im............................................. Simpsonville, SCShamaila Malik..........................................Spartanburg, SCJustin M McCourry.................................. Simpsonville, SCDustin L McCoy................................................Pickens, SCMichelle Monique Mercereau....................... Rock Hill, SCMaster of Professional Accountancy(continued)Grayson Patrick Miller..................................... Roswell, GAWhitney Lynn Pearce...................................Sugar Land, TXJackson Price Snader................................ Simpsonville, SCHolden Elizabeth Sours....................................Atlanta, GAKatherine Elizabeth Spaugh................................ Easley, SCAustin Wesley Stone...........................................Belton, SCWilliam James Taylor III..................................Mebane, NCMary Kathryn Wagnon.................................... Cheraw, SCMaster of ArtsEconomicsXin Chen.............................................. Guangdong, ChinaYing Xin.......................................................... Clemson, SCMaster of ScienceApplied PsychologyMarilyn Nicole Deese.........................................Ruston, LAApplied SociologyKevin Patrick Foster................................ Travelers Rest, SCAimee Nicole Hanvey.........................................Seneca, SCGraphic CommunicationsDuane Nicholas Woolbright.............................Central, SCMarketingLindsay Kay Flis.......................................Glen Burnie, MDSebastian Forkmann.................. Hartmannsdorf, GermanyCarrie Eliza Jung........................................Spartanburg, SCJoshua Scott Morris..............................Liverpool, AustraliaJessica Lynn Oldiges.....................................Hockessin, DELisa Marie-Cina Patterson.............................. Clemson, SCYuan Song...................................................... Hubei, ChinaRichard Arlen Sordahl II..................................... Dallas, TXCollege o f En g i n e e r i n g a n dSc i e n c eMaster of ScienceAutomotive EngineeringEvan Russell Cogansparger........................... Rochester, NYEmanuele Fadini......................................... Calcinate, ItalyKarl David Garant...................................... Merrimack, NHPhilip Lewis Kingsbury........................Winston-Salem, NCKeith Joseph Lindgren.............................Coral Springs, FLPraveenkumar Marimuthu.............................. Trichy, IndiaDavid Anthony McPherson.......................Chesapeake, VAJeffrey Joseph Reno, Jr..................................... Marietta, SC

Master of arts in teachingMiddle Grades EducationHeather Marie Hodges............................Fountain Inn, SCDeborah Kaye Johnson.....................................Pickens, SCKeri Brianne Lindamood..............................LaGrange, GAMaster of Human Resource DevelopmentTimothy Robert Berklich.............................. Greenville, SCBarbi Heather Breimann.............................. Greenville, SCSloan Andrew Calvert................................Greenwood, SCThomas Gerard Cohen........................................Greer, SCDeborah Grant Cooper...................................... Easley, SCTimothy Douglas Garrett............................. Greenville, SCLuke Aaron Gentry........................... Kings Mountain, NCMichael Joseph Hoffman.....................................Pelzer, SCChristopher Kirk Johnson...................Boiling Springs, SCJeffrey Ross Kallin...........................................Medway, MAChristina Emaculet Daniels Mosley...............Kingstree, SCJody L Porter.....................................................Six Mile, SCAbby Taylor Schreiter.............................................Lititz, PAGeorge Alvin Shira IV................................Mt Pleasant, SCMistie Leigh Earls Smith............................. Blue Ridge, VAEricka Splawn.......................................................Greer, SCValerie Paige Wall..........................................Anderson, SCKelli Smith Willier....................................Spartanburg, SCJoy Davina Willis...........................................Anderson, SCMaster of Parks, Recreation andTourism ManagementDaniel Anderson...............................................Central, SCMaster of EducationAdministration and SupervisionPatricia Parker Barrett.................................Honea Path, SCTeresa Lynn Booth......................................Honea Path, SCAngela A Branyon.......................................Honea Path, SCJoshua Michael Burton................................... Donalds, SCJennifer M Dodds.............................................. Taylors, SCCassandra Cook Gary........................................ Belton, SCJane Finley Green...............................................Belton, SCTheresa Christina Matutino Hamm..................Seneca, SCTracy Lee Smart Hedrick.......................................... Iva, SCChristine Ann Butler Hopkins.................... Greenville, SCJosiah Israel Jones..........................................Anderson, SCKelly Jane Jones.............................................Anderson, SCChris Edward Liner....................................Greenwood, SCDenise D McCurry............................................. Belton, SCBart Lee Parson..........................................Honea Path, SCBrian James Read......................................... Greenville, SCLaura Beth McMullan Smith........................Anderson, SCKenneth Ryan Streetman......................... Simpsonville, SCNatalie Michelle Sweeney................................Mauldin, SCAllen Joseph Taylor, Sr.......................................Liberty, SCMichael W White, Jr..................................Greenwood, SCKimberly Cannon Whitt............................Honea Path, SCCounselor EducationBrittany Leigh Berry.......................................Carrsville, VAShannon Marie Carroll.....................................Duluth, GAAudrey Marie Fidler..................................... Greenville, SCHolly Durham French....................................... Albany, GAKelly Nicole Silverman....................................... Butler, TNCandice Nichole Slate.......................................... King, NCEarly Childhood EducationRachel Marie McLeod........................................McBee, SCJessica Lynn Robinson.................................. Hinesville, GAElementary EducationGrady Kevin Metz..................................................... Iva, SCMartha A Thornton................................Travelers Rest, SCSecondary EducationBenjamin James Bindewald..................................Greer, SCRhett Jefferson Hutchins..............................Columbia, SCSpecial EducationCynthia Joy Baughan.................................... Greenville, SCMegan Leigh Burdette......................................... Easley, SCMary Callison Collins.....................................Barnwell, SCJessica Lea Hendrix....................................... Hartsville, SCEmily Leanne Milhous..................................Columbia, SCBridget Nichole Rollings.............................Charleston, SCAshley Ann White........................................... Auburn, MAMaster of ScienceParks, Recreation and Tourism ManagementFrank Matthew Holly................................... Shoreline, WAGr a d u a t e Sc h o o lMAster of Fine ArtsDigital Production ArtsWilliam Earl Robinson.....................................Central, SCMaster of Public Administration(Master of Public Administration is jointly administered byClemson University and the University of South Carolina.)Tiffany Michelle Foster................................. Greenville, SC

Ca n d i dat e s f o r t h e Ba c h e l o r’s De g r e eCollege o f Ag r i c u lt u r e, Fo r e s t r ya n d Life Sc i e n c e sAlan R Sams, DeanBachelor of ScienceAgricultural EducationSarah Kristen Adams..................................Rabun Gap, GAKati Nicole Bellamy...............................................Loris, SCJeffrey Lafyanno Epps.................................Orangeburg, SCAlonzo Evance McDonald............................. Manning, SCJoseph Nathaniel Wash................................. Batesburg, SCAnimal and Veterinary SciencesMata Allison Marie Gamble.............................Sardinia, SCHeather Nicole Goff......................................... Pickens, SC*Kristen Lisa Huey.........................................Matthews, NCElizabeth Maria Ramirez..........................North Bergen, NJ***Candace Yvonne Thrift........................ Westminster, SCAshley Rebecca Williams.......................... Georgetown, SCApplied Economics and StatisticsWilson Warner Cropp III......................Charlottesville, VABiological SciencesJonathan Trevelle Hardy....................................Carlisle, SCPatrick Deane Kent.......................................... Florence, SCFabian Panduro......................................... Spartanburg, SCJessica Lynn Purcell...................................Summerville, SCChristopher Michael Slack.............................Nashville, TNAshley Nicole Waldrop..............................West Union, SCMichael Ross Wiedemann......................... Greenwood, SCEnvironmental and Natural ResourcesSamuel Earl Bennett III................................. Hanahan, SC***Noel Ballard Durant..................... Signal Mountain, TNNellen Thomas Hawkins.................................Houston, TXAlexander Frederic Heyne..................................Darien, CTJessica Dawn Holland.................................... Prosperity, SCJoshua Brian Martin........................................Walhalla, SCJoshua Burgess Yearout..................Hilton Head Island, SCFood Science†*Lindsey Tira Doxtater..................................Hebron, MDSean Tyler Dribben......................................Wellington, FL**Claire Coleman Marsh..............................Columbia, SC*Caroline Grace Tuttle...................................Rock Hill, SCForest Resource ManagementGustave Kalber Dunlap, Jr.............................Hartsville, SCHorticultureRussell James Forrester......................... Boiling Springs, SCJonathan Tyler Miller...........................Powder Springs, GASarah Ann Oswald.......................................... Wagener, SCJeffrey Mack Paulling....................................Fort Motte, SCMicrobiology†***Daniel Sallis Murrell...............................Memphis, TNPackaging ScienceWilliam Alexander Bernal................................Central, SCGerad D Enterline................................................ Greer, SCTrevor Lavar Miller................................................Pisa, ItalyTyler Christopher Mims..................................Marietta, GAGrayson Andrew Pitts.......................................... Greer, SCPre-professional StudiesStephen Brett Bailey..........................................McColl, SC***Michael Kent Bedenbaugh.......................Columbia, SC*Crystal Almeta Brown.................................Eutawville, SCLauren Corinne Byrd............................................ Irmo, SCMargaret Anna Croom.............................Weddington, NC***Katherine Ann Hill.................................. Ridgeville, SCJessica Lee Ho............................................ Spartanburg, SC*Kathleen Avery Patterson................................Denver, CO***Rachel Lynne Sammis..............................Greenville, SCWildlife and Fisheries BiologyJereme Hunter Fowler..........................................Easley, SCBrodie Michael Warren............................Myrtle Beach, SCCollege o f Arc h i t e c t u r e, Ar t sa n d HumanitiesClifton S M Egan, Interim DeanBachelor of Landscape ArchitectureDarcy Elizabeth Leslie........................................... Irmo, SCTaDerol Kyser Russell..................................Winnsboro, SCBachelor of ArtsArchitectureFranklin Todd Davis..................................Crownsville, MD*†William Alexander Weatherly III..............Lexington, SCKatherine Ann Yohman.............................. Charleston, SC

Communication StudiesDouglas Claude Appleby III..........................Greenville, SCCaitlin Dawn Greeley............................................ Loris, SCAshley Lauren Turner.......................................... Greer, SCMark Wilder Wilkerson, Jr............................Rock Hill, SCEnglishAndrew Joseph McElroy.................................Potomac, MDBailey Troy Pearson............................................ Seneca, SCAndrew Robinson Tew............................... Mt Pleasant, SC**M Cameron Whiteside................................Clemson, SCHistoryAmy Lee Henderson.............................................Easley, SC*Thomas Keith Hudgins...............................Columbia, SCHarry Franklin Lowman IV..............................Chapin, SC*Leslie Nathaniel McCall................................... Seneca, SCNicholas James Riblett.................................. Knoxville, TNGregory Paul Tafero, Jr.........................................Hazlet, NJFederica Brigitta van Adrichem...Amersfoort, The NetherlandsMary Kathleen Vetter................................ Spartanburg, SCLanguage and International TradeAnna Ershkowitz....................................... Haddonfield, NJ*Katharine Christine Krause..........................Naperville, IL*Austin Taylor Lamb...............................Lawrenceville, GA*Ryan David Mitrovich..................................Kenmore, WAMelinda Gille Moore...................................... Hanahan, SCPatrick Davis O’Connor............................... Fairmont, WVModern LanguagesErin Elizabeth Holland...................................... Seneca, SC***Megan Adair Moody......................................Taylors, SCPhilosophySamantha Ann Hayward.........................Lawrenceville, GAMartin Drew Jernigan.......................................... Cope, SC*Sarah Elizabeth McAllister......................Simpsonville, SC*Adam Joel Shaw...........................................Greenville, SCProduction Studies in Performing ArtsAdam James Dinkins..........................................Sumter, SC*Cory Matthew Fallows.............................Cocoa Beach, FLBachelor of ScienceConstruction Science and Management*Brett M Rice.........................................North Augusta, SCLanguage and International Health(Language and International Health is jointly administered bythe College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities and theCollege of Health, Education and Human Development.)Kimberly Rose O’Dell............................... Ware Shoals, SCCollege o f Business a n dBe h av i o r a l Sc i e n c eClaude C Lilly, DeanBachelor of artsEconomicsMatthew Cory Murphy.................................... Wyckoff, NJPolitical ScienceThomas Adam Austin V................................. Camden, SCStephen Lundy Chryst, Jr.....................Fort Lauderdale, FLWilliam Brett Comer...................................San Diego, CAErin Judith Hendrickson Frizzell.......... Oliver Springs, TNAlisha Lee Hornick................................... Westminster, SCEmily Ruth Johnson............................................. Greer, SCCameron Inabinet Joye.................................Columbia, SCMichael Alan Kearns....................................Langhorne, PAJames Charles Niver................................Travelers Rest, SCHugh Burkett Parrott III................................. Florence, SC***Lydia Barbara Petrakis....................... Pawleys Island, SCJordan James Rogers.................................. Williamston, SCKayla Starr Simpson............................................Belton, SCPsychology*Natalie Taylor Leonhardt..................... New Braunfels, TXRyan Patrick McDaniel......................................Helotes, TXAngel Danyall Watts......................................... Laurens, SCSociologyDurrell Adrian Barry................................... Charleston, SCMeredith Amanda Brown....................................Aiken, SCSamuel Sadat Chambers.................................Pageland, SCTenia Cohen.........................................................Greer, SCDanielle Sheree Hepburn.................................... Miami, FLJacquez M McKissic.......................................... Opelika, ALAlexander Hayes Meinzer.....................Yarmouth Port, MADavid Antwon Murchison............................Aberdeen, NCSpencer Lewis Nay.........................................Greenville, SC*Amanda Michelle Sizemore.....................Simpsonville, SCTorrence David Yarborough..........................Greenville, SCBachelor of ScienceAccounting**Jonathan Nicholas Bakutes........................Columbia, SCJohn R Conroy................................................Clemson, SCPatrick Thomas Devine...................................Hartford, CT**Roger Thomas Godwin, Jr................................ Greer, SCJames Hunter Hatcher...................................... Atlanta, GALauran Anna Humphries............................... Lancaster, SCAshley Virginia Lentz..................................Forest City, NC*Cory Hans Macher...................................... Anderson, SC*Jessica Lynn Mosley......................................... Pauline, SC

Accounting (continued)*Callie Corbitt Sherard.................................Greenville, SCCarson Allen Steen........................................Lancaster, SCWilliam Joseph Warden.................................. Mauldin, SC*Blake Terence Williams...............................Columbia, SCEconomics**Lisa Renee Beckner......................................Parkton, MDEugene Allison Grimes........................................Aiken, SC*Kevin Christopher Murnane.................... Plattsburgh, NYRaven Lynn Smith.................................... Bennettsville, SCJohn Patrick Stanley........................................ Florence, SCJohn Robert Wallace.....................................Columbia, SCFinancial ManagementDavid Wayne Bailey........................................... Corbin, KY**Jonathan Nicholas Bakutes........................Columbia, SCKalesha Danielle Campbell...........................Columbia, SCAdriane Irenda Cochran............................. Charleston, SCBenjamin Hansen Cohen................................Orlando, FLGraham Matthew Craft................................. Anderson, SCChristine Noelle Crumpler...........................Greenville, SCGraham Joseph Dailey................................. Monkton, MDMelody Sue Dantzler................................ Goose Creek, SCRyan Joseph DiMauro.................................Boca Raton, FLKevin Michael Fleck..................................... Statesville, NCMatthew Steven Gillespie..................................... Greer, SCJames Patrick Halligan III................................Pittsford, NYMarianne Ruth King..................................... Due West, SCClifford Spence Lucas............................... Hampstead, MDEric Charles Mohrmann...............................Greenville, SC†**Audrey Dorothy Moore........................... Kennesaw, GAJeffrey Scott Morano........................................Flanders, NJBrett Maxwell Rashtchian.........................Summerville, SCJacob Christopher Ravan....................................Moore, SCAndrew O’Connor Roberts.........................Great Falls, VAWilliam Golden Vance....................................Clemson, SCAndrew Thomas Wood.................................Lexington, SCGraphic CommunicationsKathryn Leigh Allen.............................................. Irmo, SCCharity Michelle Cirillo....................................... Greer, SCKristen Ann Fisher.......................................Plain City, OHLogan Wright Gaillard.................................. Anderson, SCHannah Mae Miners.......................................Norwalk, CTRachel Elizabeth Stevens...............................Lexington, SCGregory Charles Taylor.............................Simpsonville, SCMark Anthony Windley................................. Manning, SCIndustrial ManagementApril Skye Gainey...........................................Hartsville, SCManagementRobert Edward Adams, Jr.......................... Greenwood, SCZachary Charles Arnold..................................... Inman, SCRachel Marguerite Berry...............................Lexington, SC†***Jordan Nicole Bolte..................................Marietta, GARichard Wyatt Boyleston......................................Aiken, SCKevin Andrew Braun....................................... Leesburg, FLChristopher Lee Burke...................................Edgefield, SCThomas Neal Butler, Jr.........................................Aiken, SCChristopher Michael Clinton...................Glastonbury, CTMark Ross Congdon....................................Richmond, VACourtney Marsh Cranford.............................. Augusta, GAMichael Xavier Crogan................................ Glen Arm, MDAlexander Ware Cummings...................... Spartanburg, SCAdam Earl Curtis.................................................Greer, SCMichael Gregory Darr.............................Lawrenceville, GAHenry Preston Dellinger III........................ Lake Wylie, SCJohn Lindsey Elliott...................................Summerville, SC*Andrew Clark Everett.................................... Florence, SCKathryn Jane Farnan.................................Douglasville, GAAmy Marie Fields...................................... St Matthews, SCJustin Lane Garber............................................... Greer, SCJayson Carl Goff............................................Greenville, SCCorey J Graff...............................................Gainesville, GAGraham Pierson Hall...........................................Aiken, SCJacob Alexander Hammett..............................Bamberg, SCDavid Barrington Holladay...........................Columbia, SCMeghan Ann Joseph......................................Greenville, SC**Meredith Lillian Kearns.......................... Mt Pleasant, SCJames Paul Kjellman......................................Barrington, RISean Russell Koelle........................................... Malvern, PAParker Henry Lee........................................ Mt Pleasant, SCHaydrian Gabriel Lewis............................... Charleston, SCWilliam Marion Mahoney II...................... Greeleyville, SCKelsey Nicole McElveen...........................Myrtle Beach, SCDarren Michael McMullen................................Taylors, SCGregory James McNamara............................Charlotte, NCRandall William Nedescu.............................Greenville, SC**Danielle Maxine Olivier......................... Johns Island, SCBrantley Molpus Pace....................................Greenville, SCMatthew Robert Parker................................... Florence, SCJoshuah David Parnell....................................Abbeville, SCStuart Graham Plyler...................................... Lancaster, SCSandra Christine Priest............................... Charleston, SCDaniel Edward Robinette............................... Norcross, GAKelly Ann Sandlin.....................................Simpsonville, SCTrevor Ray Seckinger.................................Isle of Palms, SCCaitlin Colleen Seed.......................................Hudson, OHRobert Pauley Shaut................................... Glen Echo, MDNathan Joshua Thomas..................................Hartsville, SCMatthew Randall Thompson........................Columbia, SCJulianne Twomey........................................Centerville, MAMichael Patrick Walsh...................................Charlotte, NCKathleen Bridget Ward.................................... Clinton, MAZachary Wilson Webb...................................Pendleton, SCTroy Allan Witthoeft.......................................Clemson, SC

MarketingLynlee Colette Arnold...................................Hampton, GACaitlin E Creswick........................................Columbia, SC**Aubrey Michelle Donath...................................Aiken, SC**Elizabeth Irene Gadaleta............................... Oxford, OHAllison Erin Griffin........................................... Toccoa, GAMarianne K Le............................................. Annandale, VA*Stephen T McCants................................... Charleston, SC*Alexandra Elizabeth Miller..........................Rockville, MD*Anne Legare Rhett..................................... Charleston, SCBrittany Chastina Smith....................................Startex, SCAmanda Brooke Stiles.......................................... Greer, SCPolitical ScienceRobert William Patterson.................................Duluth, GAPsychologyJoel Winston Hobgood........................................Easley, SCChristopher Allen Ragon............................ Lake Wylie, SCKelly Armstrong Scott.............................. Huntersville, NCAshley Faye Stein..........................................Great Falls, VAAlisa LaVaughn White....................................... Seneca, SCSociologyGeorge Dennis Fields....................................Columbia, SCSarah Kathryn Moise..........................................Sumter, SC*Krystal Lynn Bridges Oliveira................Travelers Rest, SCAbby Nicole Taylor............................................. Seneca, SCCollege o f En g i n e e r i n g a n dSc i e n c eEsin Gulari, DeanBachelor of ArtsChemistryLaChance McKnight.................................. Hemingway, SCComputer ScienceAnthony Steven DiPrima...............................Rock Hill, SCBachelor of ScienceBioengineering***Christian Nikolai Kotanen............... Boynton Beach, FLCeramic and Materials EngineeringJeffrey Scott Eggleston, Jr............................... Bluefield, VAChemical EngineeringMohammed Haseeb Sange................................... Greer, SCCivil EngineeringMark James Celia......................................Woodbridge, VA***Kevin Matthew Geoghegan..........................Chapin, SCRandy Brian King II......................................Pendleton, SCBrian Charles McFee...................................Clarksville, MDDaniel Crockett Pitts.....................................Lexington, SCGeorge Thomas Rogers, Jr..........................Society Hill, SCWilliam Spencer Taylor................................ Burlington, NJComputer EngineeringSean Everette Cavanaugh......................................Cary, NC*Swati Saxena........................................... New Delhi, IndiaComputer Information SystemsWilliam James Lemmon, Jr.........................Winnsboro, SCJeffrey Stephen Leyh.................................... Charleston, SCComputer ScienceRoss Harrison Broyles...............................Simpsonville, SC**Jonathan Lamar Cox............... Travis Air Force Base, CA*Bum Ho Lee........................................................Greer, SCKelly P Poulsen...............................................Chantilly, VAElectrical EngineeringTatum Murray Boulware III..................................Elon, NCZachary Christopher Johnson.................... Mt Pleasant, SCAwais Khan......................................................Clemson, SCChristopher Alan Myers, Jr..................................Aiken, SCHerbert Albert Rogers III..........................................Iva, SCJason Kyle Rosner...........................................Snellville, GAMatthew Scott Taylor......................................Walhalla, SCJohn Robert Wallace.....................................Columbia, SCDavid Edward Williams.................................Concord, NCGeologyBarclay Dewitt Sudderth...............................Greenville, SCIndustrial EngineeringMorgan Andrew Schreiner.............................. Camden, SCMechanical EngineeringClayton Edward Blackston............................Lexington, SCWilliam Walter Carr.......................................Clemson, SCKaleb Anthony DiRico.................................... Appling, GAKalen Scott Jaworski.......................Hilton Head Island, SCIvan Tyrell Jenkins.........................................Eutawville, SCHenry Broadus McGill III.................................Chapin, SCMatthew Steven Motes..................................Lexington, SCSteffan Emil Nunn..................................... Fitzwilliam, NHAndrew Charles Strom..................................Greenville, SCWilliam Matthew Swords................................. Atlanta, GANoah Hanstein Welsh.....................................Clemson, SC

PhysicsJason Richard Puls.........................................Greenville, SCCollege o f He a lt h, Ed u c a t i o na n d Hu m a n De v e l o p m e n tLawrence R Allen, DeanBachelor of ArtsEarly Childhood EducationEmily Suzanne Mangum.................................Pageland, SCElementary EducationAshli Simpson Henderson........................................Iva, SCJennifer Brooke Terry......................................Marietta, GA**Mary Frances Usry..................................... Anderson, SCMatthew Stephen White............................... Anderson, SCSecondary EducationCaitlin Alanna Royster.................................. Anderson, SCSpecial EducationBenjamin Manning Cox....................................... Greer, SCRobert Austin Curtis.....................................Greenville, SCBachelor of ScienceHealth Science**Catharine R Boice........................................... Austin, TXLauren Ashley Burris.................................Summerville, SC*Lauren Victoria Burton........................ Pawleys Island, SCShannon Elaine Carroll........................... Hunt Valley, MD**Alexandra Christine Casat....................... Charleston, SCJalanna Anita Cowart...................................Gainesville, FL**Rahul Paresh Desai........................................... Greer, SC*Carly May Frates................................................. Greer, SCJared Christopher Gardner................................Sumter, SCSarah Elizabeth Harmon.................................. Clinton, SCNicole Dawn Husk............................................. Belton, TXIke Kennedy Ihewunwa........................Powder Springs, GAStephanie Michele Johnson..........................Columbia, SCMatthew Lewis Lineberger.............................Hartsville, SC*Daniel James McGraw..................................... Dekalb, NYChuron Jenee McMullen................................. Atlanta, GAJoseph Alvin Patton........................................Rock Hill, SCPatricia Leigh Peterson.........................Moncks Corner, SC**Meghan Teresa Smith..............................Centennial, COHeather Nicole Walker..................................Lexington, SCAmanda Dawn Weatherford...........................Fort Mill, SCMathematics TeachingScott Carter Anderson..................................Greenville, SCJoshua Kirkland Brown........................................Aiken, SCNursing**Jennifer Elizabeth Bagwell.......................... Piedmont, SC***Carissa Marie Burgess......................................Easley, SC***Jessie Elizabeth Burroughs........................... Conway, SCAmbre Dawn Testerman Ellison................... Anderson, SC***Tawny Jenna Fincannon....................... Westminster, SC***David Mark Floyd..........................................Taylors, SC***Connie Elaine Gray.................................. Anderson, SC***Camellia Renee Griffin........................ Williamston, SC***Lori Kaye Hendricks..................................... Pickens, SC***Kerri Jean Houston................................West Union, SC***Norma Gant Johnson................................ Norcross, GAPaul M McCarragher........................................Delavan, WI***Lindsey Rebecca Montjoy......................... Anderson, SC**Amy Pearl O’Quinn.......................................... Pelzer, SC*Melissa A Pacello...........................................Conesus, NYShana Kristine Peeler........................................ Pauline, SC***Jennifer Marie Reed........................................Easley, SC***Wende Lawson Rochester.........................Abbeville, SC***Esperanza Bacolor Rodriguez........................Taylors, SC***Holly Denise Rogers................................. Anderson, SC***Pamela A Snyder.......................................Greenville, SCParks, Recreation and Tourism Management*Alexander Joseph Altvater............................ St Louis, MOJulia Bennett Anderson............................... Charleston, SCNathaniel F Baker..................................... Georgetown, SCChristian Chancellor........................................Miramar, FLSara Kate Comer..............................................Raleigh, NCTimothy Brooks Donohue......................West Warwick, RI*Courtney Rose Evans........................................Sumter, SC*Fraser Lane Gerth...........................................Roswell, GAKelvin O’Shea Green.......................................Decatur, GAWhitney Allison Jenkins................................. Florence, SCShawntelle Lavon Johnson........................... Effingham, SCCharles Alexander Lee..................................Greenville, SCErica Lynnise Lloyd................................ Germantown, MDBrian Rogers Lovelace....................................Asheville, NCPhilip Oreste Marfuggi, Jr.......................West Windsor, NJBryant Ashely McNeal......................................Swansea, SCPatrick John Mularkey............................. Eden Prairie, MN*James Fayssoux Palmer........................................ Greer, SCAnna McKellar Reynolds.....................................Aiken, SCElizabeth Stone Reynolds................................... Seneca, SCAkeem Jamar Robinson...................................... Miami, FLKatie O’Neil Suddath.........................................Olney, MD**Colleen Victoria True.......................................Plano, TXThomas Ryan Tucker.....................Hilton Head Island, SCKristin Kelley Watkins...................................Pendleton, SC*Jason Andrew Whiting.................................... Canon, GA

Science TeachingAlexander Richard Prostko..................................Easley, SCSecondary EducationJessica Ann Black.......................................Simpsonville, SCJustin Bryan Farmer.................................... Blue Ridge, SC***John Adam Holland................................. Anderson, SC*Marty Dee Shirley........................................ Anderson, SCTechnology and Human Resource Development*Christopher Neil Cullen II.......................... Anderson, SC*Cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.40 to 3.69**Magna cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.70 to 3.89***Summa cum laude: A grade-point ratio of 3.90 to 4.00†Calhoun Honors College: The graduates so designated in the printed graduation program have completed an enrichedprogram of study through the Calhoun Honors College. To earn this distinction, students must maintain an overallgrade-point ratio of 3.40 or higher and complete the requirements of General Honors and/or Departmental Honors.Students who have earned Departmental Honors appear in the line of march wearing the Calhoun Honors CollegeMedallion on an orange and purple ribbon. This medallion is made possible by an endowment established by Mrs.Katherine Inabinet Vickery of Columbia, South Carolina, to honor the memory of her husband and Clemson graduate,the late B C Inabinet.Students wearing the white stoles over their gowns are graduating with a 3.00 or better grade-point average. Those who aremembers of university recognized honorary societies may have the names of those societies embroidered on one side ofthe stole with the university seal embroidered on the other side.

Aw a r d sBo a r d o f Visitors Gr a d u a t e Re s e a rc he r Aw a r dThe Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award recognizes two students annually for excellence in graduate research,one of the core elements of Clemson University’s mission. The award, sponsored by the Clemson University ResearchFoundation, carries a $1,500 cash prize, the students’ names engraved on a perpetual plaque housed in the GraduateSchool, and a bronze medallion. Students are nominated by faculty in their departments and chosen by the GraduateSchool’s Fellowship and Awards Committee.Recipients of the Board of Visitors Graduate Researcher Award for 2009Reza SaeidpourazarEthan Christopher SmithBo a r d o f Visitors Gr a d u a t e Te a c h i n g Assistant Aw a r dThe Graduate Teaching Assistant Award was established to recognize the valuable contributions that graduate teachingassistants make to the education of Clemson undergraduate students. Two individuals are selected each year fromnominations by students and endorsed by University faculty. A bronze medallion is presented to each recipient and theaward carries with it a stipend of five hundred dollars.Recipients of the Board of Visitors Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for 2009Stacy Ann BalkJanine Elizabeth JanoskiFa c u lt y Sc h o l a r s h i p Aw a r dEstablished at Clemson University in 1959, this award is made annually by the faculty of Clemson University to the memberof the graduating class who has the highest scholastic achievement. All graduates who have completed the requirementsfor the bachelor’s degree since the last commencement exercise and who have completed at Clemson at least 75 percentof the work required for graduation shall be eligible for consideration.Recipients of the Faculty Scholarship AwardJordan Nicole BolteNoel Ballard DurantJohn Adam HollandChristian Nikolai Kotanen