Commencement Program Spring 2024

COMMENCEMENT
Spring 2024
May 14, 2024
Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
1001 Texas Trust Way
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
11 a.m. & 3 p.m.

COMMENCEMENT
School of Business
School of Education
PROGRAM
May 14, 2024
11 a.m.
Mistress of Ceremonies
Cathy Scott
PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1”
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOME
INTRODUCTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF UNT SYSTEM AND BOARD OF REGENTS
GREETINGS
RECOGNITION OF VETERANS
REMARKS & INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES & RECOGNITION OF CANDIDATES
ALMA MATER
CLOSING REMARKS
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Warren von Eschenbach
Interim President
Betty Hill Stewart
Provost and
Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
The Honorable Royce West
Texas State Senator
Elizabeth Muniz
Associate Professor, School of Business
Bob Mong
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor
Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks
Warren von Eschenbach
Betty Hill Stewart
Warren von Eschenbach
RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1”
If able, the audience is asked to stand during the processional, National Anthem and Alma Mater.
As a courtesy to the graduating class, the audience is requested to remain seated until the recessional is complete.
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University of North Texas at Dallas

COMMENCEMENT
School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
PROGRAM
May 14, 2024
3 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies
Richard Strong
PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1”
NATIONAL ANTHEM
WELCOME
INTRODUCTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF UNT SYSTEM AND BOARD OF REGENTS
GREETINGS
RECOGNITION OF VETERANS
REMARKS & INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES & RECOGNITION OF CANDIDATES
ALMA MATER
CLOSING REMARKS
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Warren von Eschenbach
Interim President
Betty Hill Stewart
Provost and
Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
The Honorable Royce West
Texas State Senator
Paul Reynolds
Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Director of Research, Caruth Police Institute
Bob Mong
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor
Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks
Warren von Eschenbach
Betty Hill Stewart
Warren von Eschenbach
RECESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1”
If able, the audience is asked to stand during the processional, National Anthem and Alma Mater.
As a courtesy to the graduating class, the audience is requested to remain seated until the recessional is complete.
Spring 2024 Commencement
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Graduate Degree Candidates
School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
Meagan Riley Barakat Balbag
Cristen Jordan Cooper
Andi Cristodoru
Bryan G. Ferguson
Liliana Marisol Garcia
Ve-Sha Denia Gibson
Alyssa Symone Green
Nicole Jaramillo Guzman
Haley Jade Hajovsky
Breunna Traneise Harris
Clint Alan Hassell
Rebecca Nicole Jimenez
Hallie Raelyn Kline
Katherine Collins McDaniel
Molly Rose McGregor
Denna M. Neighbors
Breauna Shavondra Owens
Rani Davis Peterson
Ryan C. Ross
Adriana Sanchez
Jing Li Schacht
Rudy Torres
Angela I. Verrett
Christian Pfaehler Walsh
Tess Alexandria Wight
Briana Scharde Williams
Latasha Michelle Zimmerman
Sarah Elisabeth Ziske
School of Business
Azucena Alba-Ortiz
Tariq Jamal Asad
Dwight Edward Blue
Rodney Lynn Bridgers
Le’Kia Carson
Pablo Contreras
Monica Donkor
Kalvinton Nelson Eshiett
Joselyn E. Ferrufino Guerrero
Armando T. Garay
Wendell Marquise Gray
Sophia Alicia Hernandez
Melisa A. Herrera
Letwasha Hudson
Carlton Leonard Jones
Charlotte Kennedy
Stephanie Patrice King
Kara Michelle Lorduy
Marc A. Machado
Viviane L. Macias-Palacios
Darrell Bernard Mitchell
Julio Morales
Vanessa Morales
Lily Marie Olguin
Janiece Renee Smith
Lesly Solorzano
Adrienne P. Washington
Denise M. Williams
Jack Williams
Motiquida Shantel Williams
School of Education
Luisa Aguilar
Julie Alyssa Brong
Ivan Gamez
Andrew William Rhinehart
Ladaisha Rochell Smallwood
Lorena Janet Tinoco
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Corona
Mykayla Darniece Dumas
Jessica Marie Esquivel
Angelica Gossett-Azbell
James Ray Longbrake
Alondra Marquez
Ashari Shannon Mayfield
Cory L. McLaurin
Elva Garcia Ortega
Amber Roman
Agustin Romero
Amanda Renea Wood
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University of North Texas at Dallas

Undergraduate Degree Candidates
School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
Marilyn De Jesus Alvarado **
Briana A. Anderson
Shannin Felise Courtney
Jennifer De La Cruz ***
Mary Katherine Jing Findley
Erica Latice Flanagan **
DaNesha Leonna Goggins
Evelyn Renata Gonzalez ***
Alyzza Alexandra
Hernandez ***
Emily Jazel Martinez ***
Tamia Marie Miller
Melody Jetzemany Munoz **
Arelia Najera
Jayla Christine Owens
Ariella Palacios
Melanny Rodriguez Moreno *
Andrea Nicole Rooks *
Kelly Christine Sutton ***
Victoria Jaline Taylor ***
Nayely Yasmin Vazquez ***
School of Business
Faris Abbasi *
Siham A. Abdulbaki
Abraham C. Acosta
Christian Daniel Aguilar
Claudia Aguinaga
San Juanita Aguirre **
Cathia Lloeli Alejos *
Kavy Murid Ali
Tariq Jelani-Mahmoud Aman
Reyna Balbuena *
Isoel Banda ***
Casey Micah Behner
Roshell Latoya Boyd
Chelsea Alexis Brown **
Cierra Joanne Brown **
Zoraida Sofia Cabello-Gomez
Monica Belen Campos **
Kayman Alexis Carrington
Denise Cervantes *
Oluwakemi Adebimpe
Chukwuemeka
Reyna Cisneros
Christian Colbert *
ZyUnn Cormier
Kischa ToiYon Crain
Kevin Cruz *
Sonia Ivette Cruz Nila *
Bryce Corbin Cummings **
Tenequa Lashun Curry
Keldon Marice Dansby
Rebecca Graace Day
Chelsea Celeste Decoux
Daisyuna Derrett *
Nelson Esau Diaz
Celeste Dominguez **
Katrina Leanne Donelson
Dani Rae Dougherty **
Naphtali V. Duarte
Raul Duran ***
Cherry D. Ervin **
Kassidy Renee Erwin
Ruth Fierro Eshiett
Karla Yarett Esquivel
Kierra Ferrell
Brenda Flores
Fabian Gallardo ***
Juan F. Gallardo Gutierrez
Jacqueline Gaona ***
Angie Liliana Garcia
Victor Manuel Garcia
Dulce Guadalupe
Garcia Garcia **
Michelle Del Rosario
Garcia Perez **
Alexis Leonardo Garcia Ramos
Jacqueline Michelle Gause
Sandra Gill Powell *
Sabrina Marie Gomez **
Abraham Gonzalez
Maria Elena Gonzalez **
Sanjuana Gonzalez *
Christopher Charles Guerrero
Maria Fernanda Guevara *
Arnnes Hamzic
Darnell Hartford **
Mike Havrda
Cristian Hernandez **
Paloma Hernandez
Erika Karen Hernandez Acosta
Olga Jacqueline
Hernandez Suazo
Kevin S. Hill
Tralyn Denae Howard
Denroy Lamont Irby ***
Abdelhamid S. Isa *
Daniel Jaimes
Kayla Maria James *
Rebeca Elizabeth Jerez-Ponce *
Justin Jerome Jernigan
Hillary Ann Johnson
Monika Raquel Johnson
Shana R. Johnson *
Jocelyn Juarez **
Rosie Kirakosyan *
Caleb Micheal Klein
John Kurtis Ladner ***
Ty’Reeona Q. Lankford
Anthony Ledezma
Areth Michelle Lopez
Moises Ivan Lopez ***
Miriam Jung Mabunggang **
Winny Kerubo Mairura
Itzel Marquez **
Crystal D. Martinez
Kiara Alexis Martinez *
Maira J. Martinez
Caleb Obray Mathis
Xavier Paul Matthew
Kyra Ann May
Honors: *Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, ***Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2024 Commencement
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School of Business (continued)
Charles Dirk McName ***
Jeanette Tamayo Melendez **
Jose Daniel Mendez ***
Michelle Mar Meyer
Mendoza ***
Vladimir Molina *
Matthew Garcia Molnar
Ivan Montoya
Emma Sydney Moreno
Mana Naing
Franky Leann Navarro
Tu Huu Nguyen **
Kelvin James Oakley
Jasmin M. Oliva
Alexander Giovanni Olivares
Kimberly Olvera **
Caleb Paki Osbourne
Bulmare Osorio
Isael Padron **
Javier A. Padron **
Victor Paez
Arlette Parreño
Diana Paulin **
Izabel M. Pillado
Jason James Pinon
McKinlei Martese Polite
Dorothea Elise Portley
Alexander L. Rachal
Ashley M. Ramirez
Ezly Ramirez
Joana Rangel
Shadha Abuagela Rashed
Michael Rios **
Brandon Gabriel Rivera
Jacob Andrew Roberts **
Alyssa Jade Robledo
Felix Rodriguez
Georgina Rodriguez *
Rafael Rodriguez
La’Desha Rogers
Jorge Rojas
Tyliah Evett Rollins
Elizabeth Zamora Roman **
Karen Rosillo
Edres Hares Safi
Joanna Sanchez
Ruth Weston Sanchez ***
Emeline Nchang Shu *
Susan Sisomseune
Aaron Matthew Sosa
Landry Judd Stevens **
Staceanne Sykes
Gerald Deron Taylor **
Michael Tijerina
Aide Torres *
Cynthia Selena Torres *
Ejiroghene Mary Ukiri
Thachira Vazquez
Karla Marisol Villarreal ***
Natalie Joely Villela **
Deja Montrice Wade
La Toya D. Washington
Jatayvia D. Whitaker
Brooke Alexandria White
Tiera Tage’ Williams
Max Enrique Yescas
Martha Liliana Yeverino
Marissa F. Zamora
School of Education
Arlene E. Aguilar ***
Kimberly Balderas Lemer ***
Amanda Sky Blanton ***
Deanna Canchola ***
Maria Alejandra Cruz Galindo *
Jacqueline Garcia *
Vanessa Lopez ***
Stephanie G. Lopez Garcia **
Ashley Guadalupe Lozano
Kennedy L. Miller
Makenna Rae Myers **
Rianne Ordoñez
Carolina Rodriguez **
Marlen Sujey Solano *
Yazmin Edith Vigil ***
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ana L. Acosta
Katherina Lynn Acosta *
Omotayo Adeshiyan *
Andre O. Ajayi
Sarah H. Al-Obaidi ***
Rianne Ismael Albatayneh
Genesis Patrice Allen **
Duaa Osama Alsaedeldein
Maria Denise Amador **
Maryann O. Amoloja
Daniel Andrews
Dee Armington
Jeremy Wayne Arrington *
Arthur A. Arroyo
Magaly Arzate **
Michael Omar Asencio
Jeremy Ashcraft ***
Megan A. Atkiels
Evelyne A. Avila **
Kate A. Badillo
Amador J. Baez
Jessica Nichole Bailey
Shalonda C. Baker
Sergio David Barrera Morales *
Paige Elise Barrett ***
Haydee Barron Argueta **
Alisha Basques
Anna N. Benitez
Carlos Alberto Benitez **
John Joseph Bennett ***
Ansa Ann Biju ***
Chloe Gabriela Black
Laquivus Bolts
Aaron Dijon Bonner ***
Mariana E. Boteo **
Brandon Levi Bowling ***
Beatrice Nicole Bradley ***
Courtney Deshaun Bradley
Yazmin S. Bradley
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Honors: *Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, ***Summa Cum Laude
University of North Texas at Dallas

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (continued)
Shakiya Monai Vashun Brooken
Chelse Shanice Brooks ***
Donna Loris Brown
Taylor Lee Ann Bryant ***
Kela Bunton
Desmond Corey Burton
Jevon Cedric Burton
Charlotte Cario Bussey
Alondra B. Camacho ***
Shayla Ashanti Campbell **
Esleidy Maribe Campos **
Eduardo Cantu
Edson Josue Carranza ***
Marissa A. Carrasco
Stephanie Cielo
Carrillo-Resendiz
Kellanee Carter
Carmen Castillo
Jonathan Mark Castro **
Araceli Crystal Cedillo
Denise Cedillo
Charles Leo Cheatham **
Malik Jovante Childs ***
Joanna M. Cienfuegos
Keven J. Cindo Garza **
Dominique Denise Cipriani *
Chase Aren Clark **
Shaquona Nicole Coleman
Esmeralda Contreras ***
Andrew Cooper
Bianca Sarahi Cortina *
Tamere Maquan Crawford
Shaniqua Elmira Crosby *
Victor Manuel Curiel Lopez **
Otis Daniels
Tamiko L. Daniels
Brenda Jennifer Davila **
Shaquille O. Davis
Tylor Davis **
Matthew M. Dawson
Krystal Esquire Deckard
Amari Necole DeFrance
Vidhi Dhobi
Lyndy Carrera Diaz
Tram Thi Ngoc Dinh
Francheska Monta Dixon
Nicole R. Dmitrejtschuk
Annahi Donjuan *
Braylon Dotsy Hawkins
Christian Duran
Bethany S. Eads **
Adan Edel Elizarraras ***
Keiona Monae Ellzey
Saba Salaheldin Eltayeb
Sergio A. Enamorado
Kimberly Escarcega ***
Roy Escobedo
Rebecca Esparza **
Mireya Espinoza ***
Braylinn Renee Esquivel
Louis T. Evaldo ***
Christopher J. Everitt ***
Emari Patre Ferguson **
Yirla I. Fernandez
Victoria Christine Few
Greta Lafaye Flournoy
Jamilah Mary Floyd
Shaquita Foy
Leah Ann Fraser *
Brandon La’Darius Freeman ***
Sharon D. Gaitan
Jesus Gerardo Galaviz
Adriana Sophia Garcia *
Joel A. Garcia *
Leticia Joanna Garcia
Sarai Garcia *
Cioralisse Garcia De Jesus ***
Casandra Garcia Rodriguez
Adilene Garibay **
Marlo Skye Gates
Nilisha Gautam
Stacy Gauthier ***
William Thomas Glynn ***
Marysol Gomez **
Belia Gonzalez
Dareli Gonzalez ***
Kate Gonzalez **
Jonathan Tyrrell Gordon *
Cassaundra Michelle
Grant Humphrey
Vanessa Celestin Graves *
Natasha Monique
Grigley-Thomas
Evelyn Guadalupe ***
Adriana Gurrusquieta **
Hiyam Ziad Hardan **
Derrick Vincent Harland **
Susan Jan Harper *
Cheryl Anne Harrell ***
Jtermal Harris *
Zachery Taylor Helzer
Xitlalic Carolina Heras
Hector Hernandez
Jessica A. Hernandez ***
Vanessa T. Hernandez
Yessenia Hernandez ***
Fatima Lizbeth
Hernandez Torres
Juliana Hervert
Gregory Hewitt ***
Laportia Antionette Hewitt *
Claudietha Lynette Hodge
Natasha Jrhea Hodge **
Anna Dawn Marie Holland **
De’Arius Xavier Holmes
Juan Jesus Huerta Gomez
Brian Jackson *
Dominque D. Jackson
Jaslynn Kierra Jackson ***
Christina Jaquez
Christian Mason Jaynes
Charles Arlen Jeffers
Tayona Dashun Jenkins
Bryan Salvador Jimenez
Corey T. Johnson
Kristi Lynn Johnson *
Myeisha La Shon Johnson **
Nakayla Johnson
Sholaunda D. Johnson
Stephanie Denise Johnson
Candice Yecoliah Jones
Christian Dunae Jones ***
Octavia M. Jones
Betel Birhanu Kiflu ***
Myranda Blessing
Lacey-King **
Alyssa Renee Lara *
Casandra Yaél
Lara-Hernández ***
Robert Cylde Lee
Ungelic Britis Leffall
Honors: *Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, ***Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2024 Commencement
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School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (continued)
Mackenzie L. Leija *
Deidre Lavette Lewis
Alesa N. Linyard
Abygail Ziela Lopez
Damian Ernesto Lopez **
Eric Lopez
Jesus Alejandro Lopez
Lizbeth Lopez
Melanie Lopez
Gregory D. Love ***
Jessica Helena Lozano ***
Christine Luciano
Alma Lucio
Luis Armando Mancia
Mariana Nahely Manzano **
Melanie Marquez
Hannia Jocelyne
Marquez Quevedo *
Ayleen Deseree Martinez *
Christian Rey Martinez **
Edgar Adrian Martinez
Ezequiel Martinez *
Valeria S. Martinez
Gemari Mayberry
Matthew Ross McAdoo ***
Alexia Raynee McCoy **
Sidney Delane McHenry
Eduardo Medellin *
Bita Mehrabkhani
Marcos Patricio Mejia
Michelle Mejia Ambriz
Damaris M. Mendez **
Joel O. Mendez
Lizette Mendoza
Jennifer Mendoza-Hernandez
Nicholas Meyer ***
Quanetta M. Miller *
Carmen Natasha Miranda *
Elizabeth Nicole Mitchell
Yesmeen Subhi Mohmoud *
Washington Montenegro
April Marie Monterroso
Jessica Renee Montez
Jazmin Montoya Ibarra **
Viviana Mora Molina **
Alex Morales
Jessica Morales *
Julisa Morales
William F. Morrison ***
Miriah Naydine Motta ***
Habeebulahi Adedapo
Mustapha **
Nuvia A. Najera
Lizbeth Aylin Nava *
Nayeli Navarro ***
John Nguyen **
Megan Elizabeth Nicholson *
Jenifer Nolasco *
Giselle Olivarez
Reginald Dewayne Oliver *
Ivette Ontiveros
Jasmine Leigh Ortega ***
Carolina Isabel Osorio *
Abriana Maria Ovalles
Elizabeth Jesudarasimi
Oyinwola
Jessica Patino
Anastasia Nicole Paul **
Dei’Leese D. Payne **
Gabriela Pedroza Martinez ***
Maria Silvia
Pedroza Martinez **
Christianna Jocelynn Peeples
Asia S. Penelton
Angie D. Perez Gallardo
Eileen Atulinda Kokumonya
Phocas
Zabdi E. Pina *
Ivonne Pineda
Joshua Zachary Plummer
Jazzmyn Marie Poirier
Dinah Rebecca Portillo
Joshua Aaron Powell *
Melton Chadwick Prelow
Lauren Elizabeth Price **
Gabriela Puerta
Vanessa J. Quintanilla
Natalie Alyse Quintero
Jaweria Sameen Qurashi
Celina Ramirez *
Rocio Ramirez
Yareli Ramírez Banda *
Natalia Dorelia Ramon **
SirWesley James Raven
Krystle N. Rayzer
Martin Eduardo Razo Sauceda
Tashundra Dinekia Reeves **
Sydney Dyan Renfro
Kelvin Alexis Renovato
Alexandra Reyes **
Esmeralda Reyes ***
Raymond Lewis Rhodes
Henri Buisune Roberts
James Paul Robinson
Abramn Leon Rodriguez **
Jazmin Rodriguez
Jeniffer Adamari Rodriguez
Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez
Matthew P. Rodriguez
Maritza Ivet Romero
Sabrina Rosado
Marco Antonio Rosales
Mario Antonio Rosales
Aaliyah Reneé Ross
Rachel Veronica Royal
Miguel Ruiz
Blandina Saida Sagrero
Bertha Alejandra Salazar
Evelyn Salazar **
Adamaris Sanchez
Araceli Sanchez *
Lorena Sanchez ***
Michelle Sanchez ***
Carolina Santillan Galindo
Deborah D. Schwartz ***
Alysia Alexandra Sebastian
Michelle Segovia
Debbie Segura
Jessica Noel Sennett *
Marlon Serrato **
Yafeuh Balogun Shamsid-Deen
Ramon Eugene Adrian Sheets
Praise Erioluwa Shoyebi
Brittany Ann Simmons
Alycea Nicole Sims
Nekiaya Allana Sims ***
Armani Smith
Charles Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Shanice Lashun Smith
Teresa Ann Smith
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Honors: *Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, ***Summa Cum Laude
University of North Texas at Dallas

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (continued)
Angelica Marie Solis
Jake L. Song
Tiffany Kanica Gean Sowels
Veronica Ne’Sha Spraglin
Ethan Michael Sprott ***
John Dennis Stevenson **
Unique Stewart
Kimberli Sharri Stokes
Morgan Amaya Strawder
Taylor M. Taylor
Yesenia Laisha Tejeda **
Sang B. Thawng
Ravin Eshun Thomas ***
Keairra Lacole Thompson
Paige Thompson
Parker Hulan Throneberry
Charles Jason Tobias **
Hanna Angelica Torres
Tina Tran ***
Cady Nicole Tucker
Jonathan Chase Tunnell ***
Karisa Carol Underwood
Stephanie Michelle Urbina
Cassandra Marie Valdez
Michael Anthony Varela ***
Waldo Trini Vargas
Yvette Millenia Vela
Crystal Vergara **
Jillian Taylor Verner
Ryan Cameron Verrett
Arely Villegas **
Evelyn Cristal Villegas
Keyshayla Jaquae Wade
Josiah Eugene Waites
Kevin Michael West
Carlen Williams *
Madison Belle Williams
Kennedy Rose-Sanna Wilson
Mia Le’Ann Woodard
Andrea Rochelle Wynn
Kyra Lorraine Wynn *
Kirsten Klarissa Zelaya
This program is accurate with respect to the degrees awarded and conferred based on available information at the time of print
production. Neither a name listed herein nor participation in the ceremony guarantees the awarding of a degree. The Office of
the Registrar retains each student’s permanent academic record, which indicates these official designations.
Honors: *Cum Laude, **Magna Cum Laude, ***Summa Cum Laude
Spring 2024 Commencement
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Royce West
Texas State Senator, District 23
Since taking office, Sen. Royce West has represented the 23rd Senatorial District on behalf of the citizens of Dallas County
in the Texas Legislature. During his tenure, he has been named by Texas Monthly as one of the 25 most powerful people
in Texas politics, been selected for the magazine’s biennial “Ten Best Legislators in Texas” list and has twice been named as
an “Honorable Mention.”
West has also received mention on the Associated Press’ “Movers and Shakers” list, as well as the Texas Insider’s
“Best Legislators” list. Senator West is Vice Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee and a member of Senate
committees on Education, Finance and Transportation.
West championed the establishment of the University of North Texas at Dallas and College of Law. He has worked to
increase college admission opportunities for students and funding for financial aid programs. He is the founder of the
Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program, a 30-year-old college internship program, now managed by UNT Dallas. His
legislation increased funding for at-risk youth programs, established new childcare standards and enhanced enforcement
of protective orders. In the area of criminal justice, West has pushed for improved use of resources, grants to
provide for high-grade bulletproof vests for police officers, in-car video in Texas law enforcement patrol vehicles and
body-worn cameras.
To promote inclusiveness in the procurement practices, Senator West created the “Doing Business Texas Style - Spot Bid
Contract Fair” and instituted the D23 Goes 2 Work Job Fair, which connects employers with those seeking work.
Warren von Eschenbach
Interim President, University of North Texas at Dallas
Dr. Warren von Eschenbach is the Interim President of the University of North Texas at Dallas. He also serves as Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of North Texas System, where he coordinates and shares best practices in
student success and academic support across the system. He supports and advises the Chief Strategy Officer, Chancellor,
Board of Regents and other UNT System leadership on developing a long-term academic strategic plan suitable to the
demands and changing expectations of the 21st century.
Dr. von Eschenbach previously spent nearly 14 years as a faculty member and administrator at the University of Notre
Dame in South Bend, Indiana. There, he served in various leadership roles within the Provost’s Office, including the
Associate Vice President and Assistant Provost; Academic Director of the London Global Gateway; Senior Advisor to the
Provost; and the inaugural Managing Director of the Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center. He was instrumental in
securing a $1 million endowment to support undergraduate research in the UK. In 2015, Dr. von Eschenbach and his team
in London were awarded the Presidential Team Irish Award for exemplifying Notre Dame’s core values.
In addition, Dr. von Eschenbach was a faculty member at the Mendoza College of Business, a faculty fellow at the Nanovic
Institute for European Studies and a faculty associate of the Center for Italian Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from
The University of Texas at Austin; a master’s degree in philosophy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
He is a member of the executive committee of the North America Association for Philosophy & Education and a member
of the AI Research Group at the Vatican Center for Digital Culture, Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education. Dr. von
Eschenbach is also a reviewer for Philosophy & Technology, Synthese, and the Journal of Philosophy.
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University of North Texas at Dallas

Bob Mong
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, UNT System
The former President of the University of North Texas at Dallas, Robert “Bob” Mong now serves as the Interim
Associate Vice Chancellor of the UNT System. Appointed as the university’s third president in 2015, he led UNT Dallas
to record enrollment growth as well as the physical expansion of the campus, illustrated by the groundbreaking of
the UNT Dallas STEM Building. He will retire from the university in the summer of 2024.
During Mong’s tenure, UNT Dallas established strategic goals for growth, fundraising and community involvement,
expanding the university’s role as a force for positive change in southern Dallas and beyond. Mong and his
leadership team made steady progress toward these goals while fulfilling the university’s mission to empower
students, transform lives and strengthen communities.
Before joining UNT Dallas, Mong worked as a journalist for 44 years. He retired from The Dallas Morning News after
more than 30 years with the newspaper, where he served as Managing Editor and later as Editor-in-Chief. During
his time in news leadership, the newspaper won nine Pulitzer Prizes and was named a Pulitzer finalist 16 times.
His awards include the National Empathy Award, given by the Volunteers of America annually to a journalist
who has made their community a better place to live. Mong also helped create the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction
Conference at the University of North Texas and served on the committee that started the Dallas Festival of Ideas.
A generous donation from The Dallas Morning News established the Robert Mong Endowed Scholarship, which
was first awarded in the fall of 2023. Also, in 2023, Mong was recognized by the All Stars Project of Dallas as an
outstanding educational and community leader for his significant impact on the lives of local youth.
Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall
CEO, Dallas Mavericks; President & CEO, Marshalling Resources Consulting
As the first African American female CEO of an NBA franchise, Cynt Marshall is blazing trails and championing
inclusion and diversity. She is also the founder, President and CEO of Marshalling Resources, a consulting firm
specializing in leadership development, culture transformation and the optimization of people resources. Her
memoir, You’ve Been Chosen: Thriving Through the Unexpected, was released in September 2022 and nominated for
an NAACP Image award.
Before joining the Dallas Mavericks, Marshall was a dynamic force in business throughout her 36-year career at
AT&T. As Senior Vice President – Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer, she led the team and work that,
for the first time, placed AT&T on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2017. She also served as
President-AT&T North Carolina, where she became the first African American chair of the North Carolina Chamber
of Commerce. In recognition of her values-driven leadership, Pro Sports Assembly named the Marshall Award for
Values in Sports in her honor.
Marshall holds degrees in business administration and human resources management from the University of
California at Berkeley and four honorary doctorate degrees. She serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards,
including Dallas CASA, UC Berkeley Board of Visitors and the Dallas Regional Chamber, of which she serves as board
chair. Widely recognized for her visionary leadership, she has received the 2024 Junior Achievement Dallas Business
Hall of Fame Laureate award and the 2022 Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Hope for Humanity award.
In 2021, Forbes named Marshall one of the world’s 15 most inspiring female leaders. She has been recognized
as one of the 30 Most Powerful Women in Sports by Adweek, one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Corporate
America by Black Enterprise and one of the “Power 100” leaders by Ebony magazine.
Spring 2024 Commencement
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Cathy Scott
Associate Professor, University of North Texas at Dallas School of Business
Dr. Cathy Scott is an Associate Professor of Business Accounting and the Dealership Management/MBA/Master of
Management Program Coordinator/Advisor in the School of Business at UNT Dallas. Dr. Scott is passionate about
improving accounting education and providing an inclusive classroom for students. She has published and presented
numerous times about emerging technologies, effective use of technology in education, improving online learning,
engaging students through active learning, data analytics and bridging the accounting education pipeline. Dr. Scott
is also the author of two college accounting textbooks and the co-founder of TeachingAndLearningToolbox.com, a
website and blog that links technology to pedagogy. In addition, Dr. Scott is the recipient of several teaching and
research innovation awards, including the American Accounting Association/EY Foundation Innovation in Education
Award, the Bea Sanders/AICPA Teaching Innovative Award and the American Accounting Association/J. Michael and
Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize, which is the foremost recognition of superior teachers in the
accounting discipline.
Richard Strong
Lecturer, University of North Texas at Dallas School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Richard Strong spent most of his childhood as a working musician before finding broadcast news in college. Since
then, he has anchored and reported news for radio and TV stations in Milwaukee, Chicago and Denver. Eventually,
Strong returned to graduate school in Denver to pursue a career in higher education. He taught at Metropolitan State
University of Denver and Southern Illinois University before joining UNT Dallas as a lecturer in Communication and
Technology. In addition to teaching, Strong continues to pursue a career in voiceover and audio production, working
with Amazon and Spotify. He believes in the importance of working in the business where he teaches.
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UNT SYSTEM
Michael R. Williams – Chancellor
Board of Regents
Laura Wright – Chair
Cathy Bryce – Vice Chair
Melisa Denis
Daniel Feehan
A.K. Mago
Carlos Munguia
Lindy Rydman
John Scott Jr.
Terri West
Adebola “Serah” Sulaiman – Student Regent
President’s Cabinet
Warren von Eschenbach – Interim President
Arthur Bradford – Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Administration
Angie Castillo – Executive Assistant to the President
Macario Hernandez – Chief of Staff
Keith Maddox – Chief Compliance Officer
Tony Sanchez – Chief Human Resources Officer
Jose da Silva – Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Betty Hill Stewart – Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
Monica G. Williams – Vice President, University Advancement and President, UNT Dallas Foundation
Deans
Mario Casa de Calvo – Interim Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
A. Felecia Epps – Dean, College of Law
Jason Garrett – Dean, School of Business
Constance Lacy – Dean, School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
Christine Remley – Dean, School of Education
Ali Shaqlaih – Dean, Graduate School
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Spring 2024 Faculty Marshals
Mace Bearers
Gary Holmes – Associate Professor
Eric Coleman – Senior Lecturer
School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
Amin Iftekhar – Associate Professor
Deborah Ferguson-Cain – Lecturer
School of Business
Edward Fjordbak – Lecturer
Sharon Fjordbak – Lecturer
Patricia Wynn – Lecturer
Mujtaba Zia – Assistant Professor
Warren Nagumo – Lecturer
Christopher DeClerk – Lecturer
School of Education
Yolanda Graham – Lecturer
Julie Southward – Assistant Professor
Shelia Brown – Lecturer
Michael Kessner-McShane – Lecturer
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Scott Grimes – Lecturer
Nicholas Lorusso – Assistant Professor
Nushwan Al-Nakash – Lecturer
Joshua Goodson – Lecturer
Razan Albanna – Assistant Professor
Michael Noyes – Lecturer
Matthew Harrison – Lecturer
Roberto Gallardo – Assistant Professor
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Academic Dress
The history of academic dress dates back to the European Middle Ages, when scholars at the oldest universities
were clerics. In the early centuries, a great diversity of color and style of cap, gown and hood appeared in different
universities of Europe. The European custom of wearing academic dress was later introduced at American colleges,
but it was not until 1895 that a uniform academic code was adopted. The code, modified in 1959, is still in force.
The bachelor’s degree gown, designed to be worn closed, is black with long pointed sleeves. The master’s gown,
which may be worn open or closed, is black with closed oblong sleeves. Doctoral gowns may be worn open or
closed, have bell-shaped sleeves and are usually faced with black velvet. They generally have three velvet bars across
the sleeves, although the color of the velvet may vary according to the field of study. Members of the University of
North Texas System Board of Regents wear special regalia in university colors of blue and green.
The hood is the most distinguishing feature of all academic costumes. The hood’s cover is bordered with velvet of the
proper width to indicate the degree and the proper color to indicate the field of study. The doctoral hood has side
panels and is slightly longer than the one worn for the master’s degree. The colors in the lining of the hood indicate
the college or university that conferred the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other.
Faculty and staff who march in the graduation ceremonies wear gowns and hoods appropriate for their academic
achievements. While not an exhaustive list, the following are some of the colors that may be seen on faculty and
staff hoods.
Brown: Fine Arts Citron: Social Work Crimson: Journalism
Dark Blue: Philosophy Drab: Commerce, Business, Accountancy Golden Yellow: Science
Lemon: Library Science Light Blue: Education Orange: Engineering
Peacock Blue: Public Administration White: Arts, Letters, Humanities
The cap most often worn in America is a black mortar board. The tassel for the bachelor’s and master’s degree is
either black or the color associated with the degree. The doctoral cap may have a gold tassel and may be a style
resembling a large beret.
Alma Mater
Fierce as the night
Great as the day
Honor and glory the Trailblazer Way
Lighting the path
Leading the way
Loyal and true the Trailblazer Way
Conquering fear
Rising above
Staring victory in its face
U-N-T-D
We pledge to thee
Our loyalty
Leaving a legacy of greatness abound
That is the Trailblazer Way!
UNTD Fight Song
Blazing trails!
We never fail!
Vict’ry in blue.
Forever true.
Trailblazers fight!
With all our might…
To VIC-TO-RY!
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Graduation Photos
Congratulations to all graduates, families and friends.
We are proud to announce Flash Photography as our official commencement photographer. Graduates
will be photographed twice; proofs will be emailed and mailed to each graduate the week after the
ceremony. If you have any questions, please contact Flash Photography directly via their website at
FLASHphotography.com. If you are unable to view the photos, please feel free to call 1-888-325-3930.
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Congratulations, Spring 2024 Graduates
Welcome to the UNT Dallas Alumni Association.
You are now officially part of our growing alumni network of more than 9,000 graduates, with access to university
perks like professional networking, career advising, social events and more.
The goal of the alumni association is to keep you connected to your university and fellow UNT Dallas graduates for life,
so here are three easy ways for you to stay involved:
1. Keep your contact information up to date by completing a quick update form on our website at
untdallas.edu/alumni/info-update.
2. Pave the way for current and future students to succeed by donating to university scholarships and other
initiatives. Learn more at untdallas.edu/giving.
3. Network with fellow grads and stay current on university events and programs. We have alumni group
contacts and social media links for:
• School of Behavioral Health and Human Services
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• College of Law
• And several others at untdallas.edu/alumni/groups
Again, congratulations on your outstanding academic achievement! We are so happy to have you in the alumni
association and are excited to hear about your future endeavors.
Please visit us online, email us at alumni@untdallas.edu or stop by the alumni office (Founders Hall, Suite 128)
any time we may be of service to you.
Best wishes,
Your friends at the UNT Dallas Alumni Association
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OUR MISSION:
Empower. Transform. Strengthen.
OUR GOALS:
Rooted in Community. Growth. Commitment.
OUR VISION:
Through education and community connectedness, UNT Dallas aspires to
be the pathway to socioeconomic mobility in its primary market.
OUR VALUES:
Courageous Integrity • Be Curious • We Care • Better Together • Show Your Fire
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