COmmenCemenT prOgram - Drake University

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December the Fifteenth
Two Thousand Twelve
Sunday Morning at Ten O’Clock
Doctorate, Specialist, Master, Bachelor Degrees

COmmenCemenT prOgram
10:00 A.M.
DeceMber 15,2012
THE ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL
Drake Brass Quintet
THE CALL TO ORDER
James W. Hubbell, III
Board of Trustees
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT REMARKS
INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM PARTY
David E. Maxwell
President of the University
THE PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Deneese L. Jones
Provost
THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES
President Maxwell
THE PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
President Maxwell and
Deans of the Colleges and Schools
THE ALUMNI WELCOME
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THE DRAKE HYMN
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THE ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL
Drake Brass Quintet
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marshals Of The universiTy
LouAnn M. Simpson, Professor of Business Law, Marshal of the University
Master of Ceremonies
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Assistant Marshal of the University
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Assistant Marshal of the University
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Faculty Marshal
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Faculty Marshal
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Student Marshal
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Student Marshal
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Director of Brass Quintet
Gary I. Wade, Associate Professor of Journalism
Announcing of Graduates
Interpreters provided by Deaf Services Unlimited
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Cathryn Marie Beck-Cross
Ed.D., Education Leadership
B.S., Iowa State University, 1982
M.S.W., University of Iowa, 1997
Sharon Loraine Evans Brindle
Ed.D., Education Leadership
B.S., Iowa State University, 1972
Ed.S., Drake University, 2000
Maggie Chamberlin Anderson
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Simpson College, 2009
Alyson Anne Bechtum
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Iowa State University, 2011
Betty Renea Bollard
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Central College, 1984
Stephanie Renee Breaker
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.S., Kansas State University, 1997
Yara Shaker Brenton
M.S.T., Elementary Teacher Education
B.A., University of California
- Los Angeles, 2002
Trisha Joy Casler
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1998
Margaret Erin Crane
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., University of Iowa, 2005
Sarah Elizabeth Flaws
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Simpson College, 2006
Laurie Ann Flynn
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Central College, 1988
Jill Elizabeth Gilbert
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Stanford University, 1991
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
dean JaneT m. mCmahill
Doctorate
Master and Specialist Degrees
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Sheila Rachelle Grebert
Ed.D., Education Leadership
B.A., Central College, 1994
M.S.E., Drake University, 1996
M.S., Drake University, 2007
Kerrie Beth Hammelman
M.S., Adult Learning & Organizational Performance
B.S., Eastern Illinois University, 1997
Jennifer Ann Harned
M.S.T., Elementary Teacher Education
B.A., Grand View University, 2007
Stacey Lynne Haylett
M.S., Counseling
B.S., Iowa State University, 2005
Meredith Lee Buchanan Hines
M.S.E., Education Leadership
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1999
Jennifer Mischelle Hovey
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.S.E., University of Nebraska - Omaha, 1997
Lacy Comfort Jerome
M.S.E., Education Leadership
B.A., University of South Carolina
Spartanburg, 2004
Michell Marie Klinker-Feld
M.S., Adult Learning & Organizational Performance
B.A., Iowa State University, 1987
Sarah Michelle Kuennen
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Wartburg College, 2009
Heather Lynn Lauffer
M.S.E., Education Leadership
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2002
Kelli Jo Lorenzen
M.S., Adult Learning & Organizational Performance
B.A., Buena Vista University, 2010
Jaime Fawn McTaggart
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Central College, 2001
Michael John Mertz
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., Wartburg College, 2009

Brandi Rene Miller
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Grand View University, 2002
Jennifer Renee Morris
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.A., University of Wisconsin
- Marathon County, 2004
Melissa Michelle Nord
M.S., Counseling
B.S., Iowa State University, 2009
Jacqueline Joyce Patrick
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Drake University, 2003
Kimberly Lynn Peterson
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2004
Alejandro Hector Piedras
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Grand View University, 2003
James Edward Plorins
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.S., Iowa State University, 1989
Valerie Kay Powell
M.S., Counseling
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2007
Jessica Dawn Pruitt
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Grand View University, 2006
Nicole Susanne Russell
M.S.T., Elementary Teacher Education
B.S., American Institute of Business, 2009
Teresa Susanne Schlichting
M.S.E., Education Leadership
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2001
Adrienne Rae Shrader
M.S., Counseling
B.S., Brigham Young University, 2002
M.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2008
Melissa Anne Simmermaker
M.S.T., Elementary Teacher Education
B.A., Simpson College, 2008
Michele Rene Simpson
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.S., Iowa State University, 1991
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Shawntae D’Brease Smith
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.S., Langston University, 2005
Amie J. Stageman
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., Grand View University, 2006
Dyan Rae Sundermeyer
M.S.E., Education Leadership
B.A., Buena Vista University, 2007
Lindsay Arlone Taylor
M.S.E., Teacher Effectiveness & Professional
Development
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2008
Robert Duane Tyler
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., University of Iowa, 1991
Erin Rose Vaughn Murphy
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., University of Iowa, 2008
Courtney Kathleen Walter
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Simpson College, 2008
Penny Lynn Watgen
M.A.T., Secondary Teacher Education
B.A., William Penn University, 2008
Julie Anne Wayman
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.A., West Chester University of
Pennsylvania, 2001
Caroline Noel Weymiller
M.S.T., Elementary Teacher Education
B.S., Iowa State University, 1997
Leah Wiegert-Lee
M.S., Rehabilitation Administration
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University,
2003
Brenda Lee Wood
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Buena Vista University, 1997
Megan Amanda Wych
M.S., Counseling
B.A., Grand View University, 2004
Vicki Ann Zweibohmer
Ed.S., Education Leadership
B.S., Iowa State University, 1993
M.A.E., University of Northern Iowa, 2002

Jessica Maryse Conner Birdsell
B.S.E., Secondary Teacher Education
Kaylyn Alecia Brightwell
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Jessica Renee Burns
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Shawn Michael Emslander
B.S.E., Secondary Teacher Education
Alexa Suzanne Homb
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Jill Jaworski
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Bachelor Degrees
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HONORS
summa Cum laude
Jessica Renee Burns
Jill Jaworski
Karen Elizabeth Lichty
magna Cum laude
Alexa Suzanne Homb
Cum laude
Caitlin Adelle Johnson
Molly Nicole McGillivray
Mica G. Ramsey
deparTmenTal hOnOrs
Jessica Renee Burns
Alexa Suzanne Homb
Jill Jaworski
Caitlin Adelle Johnson
Karen Elizabeth Lichty
Molly Nicole McGillivray
Mica G. Ramse
kappa delTa pi
Jill Jaworski
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Caitlin Adelle Johnson
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Karen Elizabeth Lichty
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Molly Nicole McGillivray
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Lacey Justine Partlow
B.S.E., Elementary Teacher Education
Andrew Thomas Platt
B.S.E., Secondary Teacher Education
Mica G. Ramsey
B.S.E., Secondary Teacher Education

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Emmanuel Wonder Adewole
B.A., Politics
Arijana Aljic
B.S., Biology
Michelle Claire Altman
B.F.A., Theatre/Acting
Christine Nicole Anderson
B.A., Computer Science
Crystal Antony
B.A., Mathematics
Kathryn Jean Bell
B.A., Sociology/Law, Politics & Society
Zachary Michael Bosch
B.A., Law, Politics & Society/Politics
Harold Lamorn Dudley
B.M., Vocal Performance
Amelia Renee Durden
B.A., Psychology
Shawn Michael Emslander
B.A., History
Averill L. Fuhs
B.A., Biology/Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular
Biology
Melvin Talbot Hurst
B.A., Politics/History
Nathan Lee Huston
B.M.E., Music Education
Will Patrick Huston
B.A., Mathematics
Lisa Michelle Jaffe
B.A., English
B.S., Psychology
Jill Jaworski
B.A., Drawing
Shawn Rory June
B.A., Writing
dean JOseph m. lenz
Bachelor Degrees
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Crystal Marie Labbe
B.A., Psychology
Emily Karen Madsen
B.A., Psychology
Aaron Henry Mohr
B.S. Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
Mary Jane Elizabeth Morgan
B.M.E., Music Education
Jami Lynn Narber
B.A. , Law, Politics & Society
Padraic Michael O’Connell
B.A., Painting
Daniel Yebek Park
B.M., Instrumental Performance
Daniel Yebek Park
B.S., Computer Science/Mathematics
Prutha Nikunj Patel
B.A., Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
Nikhil Ajit Pillai
B.S., Psychology
Andrew Thomas Platt
B.S. Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
Mary Elizabeth Pohlmann
B.M.E., Music Education
Heather T. Reading
B.A., Writing/History
Erica L. Rockey
B.A., Graphic Design/English
Callie Lynn Sharp
B.S., Psychology
Thomas Bradley Steffen
B.A., Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
Eduardo Armando Tamez Zamarripa
B.A., English
Gregory Donald Whitaker
B.A., Politics

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS HONORS
summa Cum laude
Kathryn Jean Bell Jill Jaworski
Aaron Henry Mohr Thomas Bradley Steffen
magna Cum laude
Arijana Aljic Emily Karen Madsen
Heather T. Reading
Cum laude
Nathan Lee Huston Eduardo Armando Tamez Zamarripa
deparTmenTal hOnOrs
Arijana Aljic Kathryn Jean Bell
Jill Jaworski Aaron Henry Mohr
Heather T. Reading Thomas Bradley Steffen
alpha kappa delTa
(sOCiOlOgy hOnOr sOCieTy)
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BeTa BeTa BeTa
(BiOlOgy hOnOr sOCieTy)
Averill L. Fuhs Aaron Henry Mohr
phi alpha TheTa
(hisTOry hOnOr sOCieTy)
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pi kappa lamBda
(musiC hOnOr sOCieTy)
Not determined until Spring 2013**
pi sigma alpha
(pOliTiCal sCienCe hOnOr sOCieTy)
Gregory Donald Whitaker
psi Chi
(psyChOlOgy hOnOr sOCieTy)
Lisa Michelle Jaffe Crystal Marie Labbe
Nikhil Ajit Pillai Callie Lynn Sharp
phi BeTa kappa
(naTiOnal hOnOr sOCieTy)
Not determined until Spring 2013**
sigma Tau delTa
(english hOnOr sOCieTy)
Heather T. Reading
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Shareefah Hashem Alhashem
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2011
Brandi Katherine Augustine
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S., Lousiana State Universtiy, 2003
Alex Aaron Ausenhus
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2012
Stephanie Lynn Bates
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., California State University
- Sacramento, 1999
Aaron Nicholas Behnke
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2012
Darryl Andre’ Lamont Brooks
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Drake University, 2011
Tennille Jean Ceaser
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2009
Brian Adam Coopman
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A.B., Saint Ambrose University, 2010
Roy Dean Dewitt
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Central College, 1994
Sarah Jean Faith
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.S., Iowa State University, 2005
Aubrey Anne Flater
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., University of Iowa, 2008
Jake Daniel Friedrichsen
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2006
Stacie Calee Garmon
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A., William Penn University, 2006
Jan Jo Gray
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Graceland University, 2009
Jonathan Hadash
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2012
Chad Joseph Hepperly
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Cornell College, 2006
dean Charles C. edwards
Master Degrees
10
Alyssa M. Holst
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Saint Ambrose University, 2005
Mark David Hunt
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Augustana College, 2003
Ashlyn Nicole Kepley
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.S., American Institute of Business, 2009
Stacey Lynn Klinker
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.S., Simpson College, 2010
Elizabeth Jeanne Kozor
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A.J.M.C., Drake University, 2007
B.A., Drake University, 2007
Mary Easter Kunce
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.S., Truman State University, 1982
Wendi Saur Laake
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., University of Iowa, 1998
Carolyn Joy Larson
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., University of Iowa, 2010
Kristan Everal Lawless
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Judson College, 2002
Erik Magnus Gustavus Lundy
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.S., Iowa State University, 1991
Erin Nicole Milnes
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2006
Geoffrey T. Nitzschke
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 2008
Katherine Ann Northness
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.S., University of Iowa, 2004
Heather Rehmer
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A., Grand View University, 2004
Yvonne Sharon Savala
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Saint Ambrose University, 2005
Hayley Suzanne Schick
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A.J.M.C., Drake University, 2009
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2009

Benjamin Jun Jie Seow
M.F.M., Financial Management
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2010
Lan Shi
M.Acc., Accounting
B.A., Communication University of China,
2008
Chad Smith
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.S., Iowa State University, 1996
Steven John Theisen
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2012
Holly Jean Tigges
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S., Iowa State University, 2005
Craig A. Umphfleet
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Simpson College, 2010
Jessica Beatriz Aguilera
B.S.B.A., Management, Marketing
Taha Ahmed
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science/Finance
Ahmed Subiyyal Akif
B.S.B.A., Information Systems, Finance
Ibrahim Abdo Ali
B.S.B.A., Business Studies
Crystal Antony
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Kari Marie Budnik
B.S.B.A., Management, Marketing
Obrien Nathaniel Chin
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Leeping Chong
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science/Finance
Katherine Marie Dewitt
B.S.B.A., Marketing, Magazines
Kristin Nicole Geren
B.S.B.A., Marketing
Shawn Curtis Green
B.S.B.A., Accounting, Management
Jonathan Hadash
B.S.B.A., Accounting
James Martin Hall
B.S.B.A., Accounting, Marketing
Kyle David Hansen
B.S.B.A., Management, Information Systems
Lawrence Yu Harn Hii
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science/Finance
Aakash Anil Kamdar
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science/Finance
Edbert Kesuma
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Bachelor Degrees
11
K. Frank Veach
M.F.M., Financial Management
B.A., Central College, 2000
Tracy L. Williams
M.P.A., Public Administration
B.A., Grand View University, 2000
Yew See Yap
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2011
Jena Kim Yuen
M.Acc., Accounting
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2012
Nathan Wayne Zunker
M.B.A., Business Administration
B.A.B., Saint Norbert College, 2009
Su Shen Lau
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science, Quantitative
Economics
Ming Huei Leong
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science, Information Systems
Alyson Susan Marie Lunte
B.S.B.A., Management, Marketing
Christine Kim Manuharan
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Steven Bradley Merrick
B.S.B.A., Finance, Actuarial Science
Alexis E. Montgomery
B.S.B.A., Accounting/Information Systems
Kevin Michael Murtha
B.S.B.A., Marketing
Samar Rajab Nassereddin
B.S.B.A., Accounting/Management
Jook Yew Ng
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Emily Siewert Olson
B.S.B.A., Marketing, Management
Kong Foo Pang
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Alvin Kok Weng Peh
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Reezal Roslan
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Daniel Alfredo Socarras
B.S.B.A., Information Systems
Chi Song
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Hee Lun Tan
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science/Finance

Thanh My Tran
B.S.B.A., Accounting
Reece Bradley Uhlenhopp
B.S.B.A., Accounting/Marketing
Umamakeswaran Veerasingam
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science, Information Systems
Zi Fern Wan
B.S.B.A., Accounting/Finance
Mindy Ann Wolfe
B.S.B.A., Finance
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION HONORS
summa Cum laude
Taha Ahmed Kari Marie Budnik
Leeping Chong Jonathan Hadash
Alvin Kok Weng Peh Chi Song
magna Cum laude
Kristin Nicole Geren James Martin Hall
Ming Huei Leong Samar Rajab Nassereddin
Reezal Roslan
Cum laude
Katherine Marie Dewitt Su Shen Lau
Steven Bradley Merrick Kong Foo Pang
Daniel Alfredo Socarras Reece Bradley Uhlenhopp
Qianru Xu Miaoting Yang
deparTmenTal hOnOrs
Taha Ahmed Kari Marie Budnik
Leeping Chong Kristin Nicole Geren
Alvin Kok Weng Peh Daniel Alfredo Socarras
Chi Song
BeTa alpha psi
?
BeTa gamma sigma
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alpha kappa psi
?
delTa sigma pi
?
alpha kappa psi sChOlarship key winners
Not determined until Spring 2013**
delTa sigma pi sChOlarship key winners
Not determined until Spring 2013**
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Da Xiao
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science
Qianru Xu
B.S.B.A., Finance, Accounting
Miaoting Yang
B.S.B.A., Actuarial Science, Accounting
Shuya Yang
B.S.B.A., Information Systems, Accounting
Nicole M. Zirkelbach
B.S.B.A., Accounting

Matthew Robert Buckley
B.S., Health Sciences
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
dean raylene m. rOspOnd
Bachelor Degrees
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Rachael Marie Hackbarth
B.S., Health Sciences
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES HONORS
summa Cum laude
None
magna Cum laude
None
Cum laude
None
deparTmenTal hOnOrs
None

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Bryn Jessica Goldberg
B.A.J.M.C., Public Relations
Christopher Michael Hansen
B.A.J.M.C., Radio-Television Producing
Katherine M. Pappas
B.A.J.M.C., Public Relations
dean Charles C. edwards
Bachelor Degrees
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Samantha Joy Richmond
B.A.J.M.C., Radio-Television Producing
Eduardo Armando Tamez Zamarripa
B.A.J.M.C., News/Internet
Laura Elizabeth Wittren
B.A.J.M.C., Magazines
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION HONORS
summa Cum laude
None
magna Cum laude
Katherine M. Pappas
Samantha Joy Richmond
Cum laude
Eduardo Armando Tamez Zamarripa
deparTmenTal hOnOrs
Katherine M. Pappas
Samantha Joy Richmond
kappa Tau alpha naTiOnal hOnOr sOCieTy
None
alpha delTa sigma
None

LAW SCHOOL
dean allan w. vesTal
Brandon McCaull Bohlman
J.D., Law
B.S., Arizona State University, 2010
Richard Charles Louis Bottenberg
J.D., Law
B.A., Drake University, 2004
Audra Jean Deiber
J.D., Law
B.S.B.A., Mercer University - Macon, 2005
M.B.A., Mercer University - Macon, 2008
Joseph Kenneth Findlay
J.D., Law
B.A., Drake University, 2002
Amanda Lynne Johnson
J.D., Law
B.A., Iowa State University, 2010
Jeremy Richard Masterson
J.D., Law
B.S., Upper Iowa University, 2009
Hannah Pauline Menadue
J.D., Law
B.A., Iowa State University, 2009
Laura Rae Miller
J.D., Law
B.S.B.A., Drake University, 2009
Andrew Thomas Patton
J.D., Law
B.S.B.A., University of Missouri
- Columbia, 2008
Matthew Louis Shimanovsky
J.D., Law
B.S.S., Cornell College, 2010
Katherine J. Thielen
J.D., Law
B.A., Iowa State University, 2010
Christopher Aron Vaughn
J.D., Law
B.A., University of Iowa, 2008
Danessa Nicholle Vincent
J.D., Law
B.S., Upper Iowa University, 2005
Jack Andrew Whitver
J.D., Law
B.A., Iowa State University, 2003
Chen Xiang
LL.M., Individualized Legal Studies
LL.B., Southwest University of
Political Science and Law, 2011
Siqi Zhang
LL.M., Individualized Legal Studies
LL.B., Southwest University of
Political Science and Law, 2011
law sChOOl designaTiOn Of hOnOrs*
highesT hOnOrs high hOnOrs hOnOrs
None Richard Charles Louis Bottenberg Brandon McCaull Bohlman
Matthew Louis Shimanovsky Jeremy Richard Masterson
Jack Andrew Whitver Hannah Pauline Menadue
Laura Rae Miller
Katherine J. Thielen
* The degree may be conferred “with honors” upon a student whose final cumulative grade point average is 3.0 to 3.39, “with
high honors” upon a student whose final cumulative grade point average is 3.4 to 3.69, or “with highest honors” upon a
student whose final grade point average is 3.7 to 4.0. A degree may be conferred “with honors” upon a student only if that
student’s final cumulative grade point average places him or her in the top 40% of his or her class. The honors designations
in the program are based upon grades earned through the Fall 2011 semester, without regard to the top 40% requirement,
and are subject to change based upon grades earned thereafter. This commencement program, therefore, does not constitute
an official list of confirmed graduates or confirmed academic honors for the May 12, 2012, commencement at Drake University.
Participation in the commencement ceremony does not signify that degrees and academic honors have been awarded
unless all pertinent academic requirements have been met.
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aCademiC prOgram CerTifiCaTes**
Business law CerTifiCaTe
Audra Jean Deiber
Jeremy Richard Masterson
Danessa Nicholle Vincent
COnsTiTuTiOnal law and Civil righTs CerTifiCaTe
Matthew Louis Shimanovsky
fOOd and agriCulTural CerTifiCaT
None
healTh law CerTifiCaTe
None
inTernaTiOnal and COmparaTive law and human righTs CerTifiCaTe
None
legislaTive praCTiCe CerTifiCaTe
None
liTigaTiOn and dispuTe resOluTiOn CerTifiCaTe
Audra Jean Deiber
Joseph Kenneth Findlay
Matthew Louis Shimanovsky
prO BOnO puBliCO
puBliC serviCe CerTifiCaTe
Audra Jean Deiber
Katherine J. Thielen
** Students who complete a required set of courses and internships receive a certificate recognizing their area of
specialization.
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hOnOrs designaTiOn
HONORS AT GRADUATION
Students who have attained academic excellence and high scholastic achievement on the basis of cumulative grade point
average of 60 or more undergraduate hours at Drake University are recognized with the following honors:
Cum Laude - Students who have achieved a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.69.
Magna Cum Laude - Students who have achieved a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.89.
Summa Cum Laude - Students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.90 and above.
Transfer students who have fewer than 60 hours may receive honors based on criteria outlined in the Drake catalog.
THE HONORS PROGRAM
The Honors Program is an all-University concentration with an interdisciplinary curriculum that allows students to
supplement their personal educational goals by exploring unique subjects and pursuing special projects.
Students in the Honors Program earn University Honors by completing 19 credit hours in honors seminars, conducting
and
presenting a three-credit Honors senior thesis project, and achieving a 3.5 or higher cumulative Grade Point Average.
HONOR SOCIETIES PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Delta Sigma - Advertising Alpha Kappa Psi - Business
Alpha Epsilon Delta - Pre-Medicine Delta Sigma Pi - Business
Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology Kappa Psi - Pharmacy
Alpha Lambda Delta - First Year Students Lambda Kappa Sigma - Pharmacy
Alpha Sigma Lambda - Adult Students Mu Phi Epsilon - Music
Beta Alpha Psi - Accounting Phi Alpha Theta - History
Beta Beta Beta - Biology Phi Beta - Performing and Creative Arts
Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Administration Phi Delta Chi - Pharmacy
Kappa Delta Pi - Education Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Music
Kappa Mu Epsilon - Mathematics Sigma Alpha Iota - Music
Kappa Tau Alpha - Journalism Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics
Lambda Alpha - Anthropology
Mortar Board - Senior
Omicron Delta Kappa - Junior and Senior
Order of Omega - Greek
Phi Beta Kappa - Scholarship
Phi Lambda Sigma - Pharmacy Leadership
Pi Alpha Alpha - Public Administration
Pi Kappa Lambda - Music
Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science
Pi Sigma Iota - Foreign Language
Psi Chi - Psychology
Rho Chi - Pharmacy
Sigma Tau Delta - English
Sigma Xi - Physics
IAPLS - Undergraduate Research
Academic excellence, outstanding performance, leadership, upholding the highest standards and ideals, character, personality, promise of
success and high level of ability, talent and potential are the various criteria for membership in these organizations.
The honors designations are based upon grades earned through the Fall 2011 semester and are subject to change based upon grades
earned thereafter. Names listed in honor societies and professional organizations include December 2011 graduates.
This commencement program does not constitute an official list of confirmed graduates or confirmed
academic honors for the May 12, 2012, commencement at Drake University. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not
signify that degrees and academic honors have been awarded unless all pertinent academic requirements have been met.
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winners Of hOnOrs
THE HONORS PROGRAM
Kathryn Jean Bell
Jonathan Hadash
Emily Karen Madsen
Molly Nicole McGillivray
Aaron Henry Mohr
Heather T. Reading
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA
Maria Leonard Senior Book Award
Graduating Seniors with the highest grade point average
Not determined until Spring 2013**
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS
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MORTAR BOARD
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OMICRON DELTA KAPPA
Not determined until Spring 2013**
ORDER OF OMEGA
Not determined until Spring 2013**
** Will be published in May 2013 Commencement Program
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The aCademiC COsTume
The pageantry and dress of the University commencement have been inherited from the medieval universities of the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Academic life as we know it today began in the Middle Ages, first in the Church and
then in the guilds. The teaching guild was the Guild of the Master of Arts, where the Bachelor was the apprentice of the
Master and the dress was the outward sign of privilege and responsibility.
Principal features of academic dress are the gown, the cap and the hood. It early became necessary for universities to set
rules to preserve the dignity and meaning of academic dress. Both Cambridge and Oxford since the fifteenth century
have made academic dress a matter of university control even to its minor details, and have repeatedly published revised
regulations. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895. In 1932, the American Council on Education
presented a revised code. In 1959, the Council appointed a committee on academic costumes and ceremonies. Since 1960,
the revised guidelines have provided guidance for the latest developments in higher education – the Associate in Arts and
the Associate in Science degrees granted by the community and junior colleges. The Specialist in Education degree also is
recognized and regulated by the latest revisions in the code for academic dress.
THE GOWN: The flowing gown comes from the twelfth century. While it originally may have been worn as protection
against the cold of unheated buildings, today it has become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for
it covers any dress of rank or social standing underneath. It is black for all degrees with pointed sleeves for
the Bachelor’s degree; long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the Master’s degree; and full bell
double sleeves for the Doctor’s degree. Bachelor’s and Master’s degree gowns have no trimming. For the
Doctor’s degree the gown is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves, in
the color distinctive to the faculty or discipline of the degree. The code allows institutions to adopt their own
design color that better expresses the individuality of the institution.
THE CAP: When Roman law freed the slave, he won the privilege of wearing a cap. And so the academic cap is a sign
of freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old
poetry records the cap of scholarship as square to symbolize the book. In the 15th century, some caps were
stiff, some soft, some square and some round with a tuft in the center. The tassel used today is an elaboration
of the tuft. While some institutions still use the round cap, most have adopted the mortar board style, which
comes from Oxford. A different style, called the Cambridge cap, resembles a large beret and is appropriate
for Doctoral degrees only. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline. Those holding doctoral degrees are
entitled to wear metallic-gold tassels.
THE HOOD: The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color
of the college. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color
of the lining designates the university or college from which the degree was granted.
The colors associated with the different disciplines are as follows:
Agriculture – Maize Journalism – Crimson Philosophy – Dark Blue
Arts, Letters, General Studies – White Law – Purple Physical Education – Sage Green
Business and Commerce – Drab Library Science – Lemon Public Administration – Peacock Blue
Economics – Copper Medicine – Green Science – Golden Yellow
Education – Light Blue Music – Pink Social Work – Citron
Fine Arts – Brown Nursing – Apricot Speech – Silver Grey
Forestry – Russet Pharmacy – Olive Green Theology – Scarlet
The CeremOnial maCe
Since the Middle Ages, the mace has been used in the courts by rulers to signify their power and authority. When placed
on the rostrum, it indicated that the governing body was in formal session. The ceremonial mace is carried by a mace
bearer or by the beadle, an official in the British university who leads the academic procession. The symbol has been
adopted in American higher education and is carried by the Marshal of the University at official academic convocations.
The ceremonial mace was carried in the academic procession of Drake’s annual commencement ceremony for the first
time in 1983. The mace and stand were created by Professor Emeritus Condon Kuhl, then Professor of Art at Drake
University. The mace is handcrafted from ebony and overlaid and appointed with silver. It measures two and one-half feet
in length and weighs about five pounds.
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