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MR. MOORE: "GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO UMBC'S 61ST COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES."
"BUT FIRST, LET ME SHARE A FEW DETAILS WITH YOU..."
"DURING THE CEREMONY, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEATS TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OR VIDEOS.
AISLES MUST REMAIN CLEAR AT ALL TIMES AND GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE MAIN FLOOR."
"PARENTS, FOR SAFETY REASONS, PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO CLIMB ON THE RAILINGS.
PLEASE KEEP CHILDREN IN THEIR SEATS."
"IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE NOTE THE EMERGENCY EXITS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE
BUILDING. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE REAR OF THE LOWER LEVEL."
"OUT OF COURTESY TO OUR GRADUATES AND GUESTS, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL
PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND PLEASE REMAIN IN THE ARENA UNTIL THE END OF THE CEREMONY."
"FINALLY, OUR COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM LISTS ALL THE NAMES OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS CEREMONY WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PRESENT."
"ALSO, SOME NAMES MAY NOT APPEAR IN THE PROGRAM IF THE STUDENT DID NOT SUBMIT A GRADUATION
APPLICATION ON TIME, OR THE NAMES WERE NOT RECEIVED BY THE FINAL PRINTING DEADLINE."
"NOW, PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FAR END OF THE RAC ARENA, WHERE THE COMMENCEMENT
PROCESSION WILL ENTER."
[The Chesapeake Brass Quintet plays Clarke's The Prince of Denmark March.]
MR. MOORE: "THE PROCESSION OF UNDERGRADUATES IS LED
BY THE STUDENTS' MARSHAL, DR. MANIL SURI, THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL TEACHING PROFESSOR,
AND PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS."
MR. MOORE: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE AS THE FACULTY AND
STAFF AND THE PLATFORM PARTY ENTER THE ARENA."
"THE FACULTY AND STAFF PROCESSION IS LED BY THE FACULTY MARSHAL,
DR. CONSTANTINE VAPORIS, THE 2013 PRESIDENTIAL RESEARCH
PROFESSOR, AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND DIRECTOR OF THE
ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM."
"HE IS JOINED BY STAFF MARSHALS, MR. PAUL CIOTTA, THE 2012
RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD FOR
PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND TECHNICAL COORDINATOR AND FACILITIES
MANAGER FOR PHYSICS."
AND MS. CHERYL JOHNSON, THE 2012 RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
DISTINGUISHED STAFF AWARD FOR NON-EXEMPT STAFF AND GRANTS
SPECIALIST FOR THE OFFICE OF CONTRACT AND GRANT ACCOUNTING."
MR. MOORE: ""THE PLATFORM PARTY IS LED BY THE GRAND MARSHAL, MR.
TIMOTHY NOHE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE FACULTY SENATE, A
PROFESSOR OF VISUAL ARTS AND DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR
INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY IN THE ARTS."
"THE GRAND MARSHAL CARRIES THE UNIVERSITY MACE, A SYMBOL OF
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY. USED ONLY ON FORMAL ACADEMIC
OCCASIONS, IT IS CARRIED IN THE PROCESSION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE
THE PRESIDENT. UMBC'S MACE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION FOR UMBC'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1986."
MR. NOHE: "GOOD MORNING. THE 61STth COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY WILL NOW BE IN
ORDER."
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR OUR ANTHEM, SUNG BY MS.
MADELINE WATERS, WHO WILL GRADUATE TODAY WITH A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN MUSIC."
"GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR HATS OR CAPS DURING THE
ANTHEM."
[NATIONAL ANTHEM]
[APPLAUSE]
MR. NOHE: "PLEASE BE SEATED."
MR. NOHE: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM SO PLEASED TO INTRODUCE
THE PRESIDENT OF UMBC, DR. FREEMAN HRABOWSKI."
"HAVING SERVED AS UMBC'S PRESIDENT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, DR.
HRABOWSKI HAS BROUGHT TREMENDOUS ENERGY, VISION, AND
LEADERSHIP TO THIS INSTITUTION."
"HE HAS HELPED TO CONNECT THE UNIVERSITY WITH INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, FOUNDATIONS,
AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE BROUGHT NEW RESOURCES TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMS
IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. FREEMAN IS A SUBERB EDUCATOR.
HE WAS A WITNESS TO HISTORY AND TOOK ACTION IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. HE IS OUR PRESIDENT
AND WE ARE PROUD OF HIM."
"DR. FREEMAN HRABOWSKI..."
[APPLAUSE.]
DR. HRABOWSKI: "GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE MORNING PEOPLE?"
"YOU NOTICE, FAMILIES, THAT THE STUDENTS DID NOT RAISE THEIR HANDS. YOU GOT THAT."
"I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY AND TO RECOGNIZE
OUR GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR FRIENDS."
"LET ME START BY ASKING YOU TO GIVE OUR SOLOIST, MADELINE
WATERS, ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SHE'S AMAZING. SHE'S
GRADUATING TODAY."
[APPLAUSE.]
"BEFORE CONTINUING, LET ME RECOGNIZE SOME
OF THE PEOPLE ON THE PLATFORM. I'D LIKE THE
MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL, PRESIDENTS OF THE CAMPUS
SENATES, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS TO STAND.
GIVE THEM A HAND, WOULD YOU PLEASE."
[APPLAUSE.]
"GRADUATES -- TODAY IS YOUR DAY, AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT OVER AND
OVER, AND I WANT YOU TO SAVOR THE MOMENT."
"OFTEN WHEN WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE EXPERIENCES, WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT DAY OR THE NEXT THING TO HAPPEN."
"JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND SAVOR THIS NEXT HOUR TO TWO HOURS, AND
YOU WILL FIND YOURSELVES REFLECTING ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT'S
IMPORTANT." "THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I REALIZE THERE'S
NOTHING IN OUR LIVES MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR FAMILIES AND CLOSE FRIENDS,
SO I WANT THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND ALL THE SPECIAL FRIENDS
IN THIS PLACE TO STAND SO YOUR GRADUATES, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS,
CAN APPLAUD YOU. ALL THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, STAND."
[APPLAUSE.]
"AND THEN, GRADUATES, I KNOW YOU REALIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE
THAT FACULTY AND STAFF HAVE PLAYED IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND IN
YOUR BEING HERE TODAY, SO I'M ASKING FACULTY AND STAFF TO PLEASE
STAND. GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE." [APPLAUSE.]
[APPLAUSE.]
"AS WE CELEBRATE YOU TODAY, WE KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU ARE GOING ON, YOU ALREADY HAVE
JOBS. OTHERS WILL BE LOOKING AND FINDING THEM. OTHERS ARE GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONAL
SCHOOL IN THIS COUNTRY AND BEYOND. AND WE ARE DELIGHTED."
"IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A TEACHER, PLEASE STAND. IF YOU ARE A GRADUATE AND YOU
PLAN TO TEACH, PLEASE STAND. WOULD YOU GIVE THE TEACHERS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE."
[APPLAUSE.]
"WE HAD LARGE NUMBERS YESTERDAY
GETTING MASTER'S WHO ARE PLANNING TO TEACH."
"AND THEN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A SOCIAL WORKER, PLEASE STAND.
LET ME SEE MY SOCIAL WORKERS." [APPLAUSE.]
"BEFORE I GO ON TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE GRADUATES AND THEIR
STORIES, BECAUSE EACH OF YOU HAS A STORY AND WE'VE SELECTED A
FEW TO TALK ABOUT AS INSPIRATION TO US ALL. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT,
I REALLY DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO IS NOT WITH US
TODAY, AHSAN ASIF, WHO WAS PREPARING TO GET HIS BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, LOOKING FORWARD TO A CAREER
WORKING WITH A BIOFUEL COMPANY, WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST
BECAUSE OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN
AND WE ARE WITH HIM TODAY, AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HERE. I'M
GOING TO ASK THE FAMILY MEMBERS TO STAND AND THE REST OF US TO
HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY. WHEREEVER THE
FAMILY IS. YES, A MOMENT OF SILENCE."
[MOMENT OF SILENCE.]
"THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU."
"NOW LET ME SHARE THE STORIES OF SEVERAL OF OUR AMAZING GRADUATES. AND THESE ARE TRULY
INSPIRING STORIES. " "THE FIRST IS RECEIVING A BACHELOR'S IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND IS AN HONORS COLLEGE STUDENT WHO TRANSFERRED FROM ANNE ARUNDEL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HE'S MAINTAINED A 4.0 AT BOTH INSTITUTIONS, WHILE COMPLETING A VERY
DEMANDING INTERNSHIP."
"HE WAS CHOSEN TO SPEAK FOR A MAJOR PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE GATES FOUNDATION, AND THROUGHOUT
THIS INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE, HE HAS BEEN DOING SOME AMAZING WORK INVOLVING
A NEW TORPEDO WARNING SYSTEM FOR NAVAL SHIPS. THE COMPANY HAS OFFERED HIM A FULL-TIME JOB,
WHICH HE WILL START AFTER GRADUATION."
"IN THE FUTURE, HE PLANS TO GET A PH.D. IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE."
"ROY CLARK, YOU ARE AMAZING. STAND. WHEREVER YOU ARE. ROY, STAND."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HER BACHELOR'S IN ENGLISH AFTER OVERCOMING INCREDIBLE ADVERSITY."
"SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GLAUCOMA AT BIRTH. BY THE TIME SHE ARRIVED AT UMBC, SHE HAD LOST
OVER 60% OF HER VISION AND HAD MORE THAN 20 EYE SURGERIES. SHE CONTINUED TO LOSE HER VISION
DURING HER FRESHMAN YEAR."
"AFTER 7 MONTHS OF HARD WORK AT THE COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND TRAINING PROGRAM, SHE
RETURNED TO UMBC MORE CONFIDENT THAN EVER, DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE."
"SHE HAS EXCELLED IN HER COURSEWORK AND WAS INDUCTED INTO PHI BETA KAPPA AND THE SIGMA
TAU DELTA ENGLISH HONORS SOCIETY."
"WE ARE SO INSPIRED BY YOU, MELISSA. MELISSA LOMAX, PLEASE STAND. PLEASE STAND."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING A BACHELOR'S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND THIS STUDENT SHARED
A COMPELLING STORY WITH ME. AND AS I SAID, EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS A STORY AND I WOULD CHALLENGE
YOU TO TELL YOUR STORIES TO INSPIRE THE PEOPLE. THIS YOUNG MAN SAYS THAT HE WAS ON HIS WAY
TO HIS CHEMISTRY CLASS IN HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AND THERE WAS A GUEST ON OUR CAMPUS WHO ASKED
HIM FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY CENTER."
"AND THE STUDENT WAS IN A RUSH, BUT HE STOPPED AND DECIDED, 'LET ME TAKE HIM OVER AND SHOW
HIM WHERE IT IS,' WHICH HE DID. AS THEY WERE GOING TO THE DESTINATION, HE TALKED ABOUT
WHAT HE WAS DOING AND THE MAN, TURNS OUT, HAPPENED TO BE A LEADER WITH THE BROOKHAVEN
NATIONAL LABORATORY. THE MAN OFFERED HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS AN INTERN THERE AT
BROOKHAVEN, SERVED AS HIS MENTOR. AFTER GRADUATION, HE'S GOING BACK THERE WITH A FULL TIME JOB
AND PLANNING TO GET A PH.D. IN MATERIAL SCIENCE."
"THE MESSAGE HAS TO BE, 'BE KIND TO PEOPLE.' YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'LL PAY OFF, ALRIGHT.
NO, BUT IT'S REALLY NICE."
"OWEN OLADELE ABE. OWEN, PLEASE STAND, OWEN."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING A BACHELOR'S. IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES WITH A FOCUS ON
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP."
"A NATIVE OF JAPAN, THIS STUDENT TRAVELED TO CALIFORNIA TO BEGIN HIS UNDERGRAD STUDIES,
BUT SOON FELL ILL. HIS TREATMENT REQUIRED TWO ABDOMINAL SURGERIES. HE WASN'T ABLE TO
EAT OR DRINK FOR TEN DAYS."
"HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCES LED HIM TO ENVISION A CAREER: TO FOUND A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
TO ELIMINATE HUNGER IN HIS COUNTRY, IN JAPAN. AND WITH HIS NEWFOUND PASSION, HE LOOKED FOR
INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT HELP HIM DEVELOP THE SKILLS HE NEEDED. HE EVENTUALLY LANDED AT
UMBC. HE'S GRADUATING, PLANNING TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THE WORLD IN HIS OWN COUNTRY AND
SO, YOHKA TANAKA, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. PLEASE STAND, YOHKA. YOHKA TANAKA."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR NEXT GRADUATE RECEIVES HER BACHELOR'S IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
TODAY."
"HER STORY IS ONE OF TREMENDOUS DRIVE AND HARD WORK TO SUCCEED. AND I KNOW IT WILL RESONATE
WITH MANY OF YOU."
"A PARENT WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS, THIS STUDENT HAS ALSO WORKED FULL-TIME WHILE COMPLETING
HER DEGREE WITH A 3.7 GPA. SHE HAS CO-LED OF THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED PRIMARY CARE
COALITION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY."
"AND AFTER GRADUATION, SHE WILL BE GOING ON TO GET A GRAD DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND
WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER."
"DIEM-THANH DANG, PLEASE STAND. DIEM-THANH DANG, PLEASE STAND. DIEM."
[APPLAUSE.]
"THESE NEXT TWO, I'M PUTTING TOGETHER. THEY ARE AN AMAZING COUPLE."
"THE FIRST IS GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR'S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND THE SECOND IN
THE COUPLE GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR'S IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES."
"IN 2012, THE FIRST OF THESE RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS OF STAGE FOUR HODGKINS LYMPHOMA,
BUT HE CONTINUED HIS STUDIES DURING HIS CANCER FIGHT. THE OTHER HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO
STAY AHEAD OF HER COURSEWORK AND MAINTAIN A PART-TIME JOB, WHILE NEVER LEAVING HIS SIDE
DURING CHEMOTHERAPY."
"IN THE FACE OF INCREDIBLE CHALLENGES, THESE TWO LIFELONG FRIENDS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER
TO CREATIVELY ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS, TO DEAL WITH ADVERSITY, TO COMPLETE INTERNSHIPS
AND THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED THIS NEXT OCTOBER."
"AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THEM. THAT'S THE KIND OF 'AWW' STORY, RIGHT? LAUREN
ANDERSON AND SHANE WALSTON, YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. STAND UP, LET US SEE YOU."
[APPLAUSE.]
"YOU KNOW, THAT ONE COULD BE A MOVIE. THAT COULD BE ONE OF THOSE ROMANCE MOVIES. VERY
ENCOURAGING. VERY INSPIRING." "OUR NEXT GRADUATE IS RECEIVING HIS BACHELOR'S
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND HE'S JOINED THE MARYLAND AIR AND NATIONAL GUARD AND HE'S
AN AVIONICS MECHANIC. FROM THE DAY HE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, HE GOT RIGHT INTO THAT WORK AND
CONTINUED HIS SERVICE THROUGH HIS TIME AT UMBC."
"HE'S BEEN DEPLOYED TO BOTH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, WHERE HIS UNIT WAS CREDITED WITH SAVING HUNDREDS
OF LIVES."
"EACH TIME HE WAS DEPLOYED HE HAD TO MISS A SEMESTER OF COURSES, BUT HE HAS BEEN PERSISTENT.
AND TODAY, HE GRADUATES AS A STAFF SERGEANT, WITH THE GOAL OF BECOMING A TECH SERGEANT
WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR."
"IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE HAS WORKED 20 HOURS PER WEEK IN OUR LIBRARY
AS AN A.V. EVENT TECH SPECIALIST AND HE'S ALREADY BEGUN WORKING FULL-TIME AT THE BLOOMBERG
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT HOPKINS IN THE MULTIMEDIA DEPARTMENT."
"WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, ARI RABE. PLEASE STAND, ARI."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR FINAL GRADUATE RECEIVES HER BACHELOR'S
IN MANAGEMENT OF AGING SERVICES, AND SHE IS 65 YEARS OLD. VERY YOUNG, VERY YOUNG."
"SHE HAS SERVED THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND FOR MANY YEARS, RETIRING RECENTLY
FROM HER POSITION AS A BUSINESS SERVICES SPECIALIST IN UMBC'S COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT."
"IN HER RETIREMENT, SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE HER VOLUNTEER WORK SUPPORTING SENIORS IN NEED
THROUGH THE GILCHRIST HOSPICE CARE."
"DONNA MYERS, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. DONNA, PLEASE STAND."
"THERE SHE IS, IN THE BACK."
[APPLAUSE.]
"I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANY OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE GRADUATING TODAY. IF YOU'RE A STAFF
MEMBER. PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. PLEASE STAND, IF YOU'RE A STAFF MEMBER GRADUATING
TODAY, PLEASE STAND."
[APPLAUSE.]
"AND THEN, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY, PLEASE STAND, WHO ARE GRADUATING
TODAY, PLEASE STAND. "
[APPLAUSE.]
"VERY NICE. VERY NICE."
[APPLAUSE.]
"FINALLY, THERE ARE STUDENTS TODAY WEARING RED CORDS. THESE STUDENTS HAVE EARNED A 4.0
GPA. I WANT YOU TO ALL STAND, BECAUSE IT'S A BIG DEAL TO GRADUATE WITH A 4.0 FROM UMBC.
PLEASE STAND, WHEREVER YOU ARE."
[APPLAUSE.]
"I WANT YOU TO NOTE, THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT
8 OF THEM. IT SAYS THERE'S NO GRADE INFLATION AT UMBC.
THAT'S AMAZING."
"I AM NOW DELIGHTED TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM MR. DAVID
KINKOPF, A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS."
"WE ARE PLEASED THAT HE IS HERE TODAY WITH US AND HE WILL
DELIVER GREETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. REGENT KINKOPF, PLEASE."
[APPLAUSE.]
MR. KINKOPF: "GOOD MORNING. I AM DELIGHTED TO JOIN YOU AND
EXTEND BEST WISHES FROM THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND ON
THIS TREMENDOUS DAY." "THE BOARD OF REGENTS SERVE AS THE GOVERNING
BODY FOR UMBC AND ELEVEN OTHER GREAT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES WHICH
COMPRISE THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND, AND WE COULD
NOT BE MORE PROUD OF YOU TODAY."
"IT IS AN HONOR TO SHARE THIS OCCASION WITH PRESIDENT FREEMAN
HRABOWSKI, WHO HAS DONE SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB LEADING UMBC
INTO NEW HEIGHTS OF EXCELLENCE AND NATIONAL ACCLAIM. CAN YOU
JOIN ME IN THANKING PRESIDENT HRABOWSKI AGAIN?" [APPLAUSE.]
"YOU KNOW, BY ANY MEASURE, NATIONAL RANKINGS, RESEARCH GRANTS, PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES,
FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, OR COMMITMENT TO THE UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION THAT HAS LED YOU HERE TODAY, A COMMITMENT SO STRONG HERE AT UMBC, THE UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY IS SIMPLY ONE OF THE FINEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY."
"MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU."
"MANY PEOPLE ARE RIGHTLY PROUD OF YOU TODAY. IT IS ALSO A DAY TO CELEBRATE ALL THOSE WHO
HAVE SUPPORTED YOU ALONG THE WAY. MANY ARE HERE WITH YOU TODAY, INCLUDING FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND THE EXCELLENT FACULTY AND STAFF HERE AT UMBC."
"BUT INDEED, THE ENTIRE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS SUPPORTED YOU. ALL THE CITIZENS OF MARYLAND
HAVE INVESTED IN YOU. WE RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT YOU AND YOUR EDUCATION ARE TO THE VERY FUTURE
OF OUR SOCIETY, AND WE CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS TODAY."
"WE ALSO EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM YOU. GREAT COMMUNITIES AND GREAT SOCIETIES DO NOT HAPPEN
ACCIDENTALLY. YOU MUST CREATE THEM, AND YOU'VE LEARNED HOW TO DO THAT HERE."
"YOU'RE NOT GRADUATING BECAUSE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW. INDEED, YOU ARE
GRADUATING WITH THE FIRM KNOWLEDGE FROM YOUR DAYS HERE AT UMBC THAT YOU MUST KEEP ASKING
QUESTIONS. YOU MUST KEEP WORKING HARD. YOU MUST KEEP ASKING MORE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES AND THOSE AROUND YOU. AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING YOUR COMMUNITY BETTER."
"ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND BOARD OF REGENTS, CONGRATULATIONS
TO EACH ONE OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE IN THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION."
[APPLAUSE.]
DR. HRABOWSKI: "THANK YOU VERY MUCH." "AND NOW, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE UMBC'S
PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DR. PHILIP ROUS, WHO SERVES AS OUR CHIEF
ACADEMIC OFFICER. HE'S ALSO A PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS. DR. ROUS."
[APPLAUSE.]
DR. ROUS: "GOOD MORNING. ON BEHALF OF OUR EXCEPTIONAL
SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL OUR UMBC I EXTEND MY
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, OUR GRADUATES." "WE ARE ALL IMMENSELY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND THE WAY IN WHICH YOUR INDIVIDUAL CURIOSITY, HARD
WORK AND ENERGY HAS INVIGORATED, ENHANCED AND FOREVER CHANGED
OUR COMMUNITY."
"IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT AS YOU LEAVE OUR CAMPUS YOU ARE NOT LEAVING THE
UMBC FAMILY."
"YOU WILL JOIN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF UMBC ALUMNI WHO, THROUGH THEIR LIFE'S WORK, CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OWN HUMANITY, OUR DEMOCRACY, THE NATURAL WORLD THAT SURROUNDS
US AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS."
"TODAY, AS YOU CROSS THE COMMENCEMENT STAGE, YOU WILL STEP ACROSS BOTH A SYMBOLIC AND AN
ACTUAL THRESHOLD TO ENTER INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES."
"LIKE SO MANY TRANSITIONS IN LIFE THIS MAY FEEL LIKE A STEP FROM WHAT IS KNOWN TO WHAT
IS UNKNOWN. BUT BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE SUPPORTED ON THE SOLID FOUNDATION BUILT
UPON THE PREPARATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED HERE AT UMBC."
"AS YOUR PROVOST, I HOPE YOU WILL FORGIVE ME FOR AKSING EACH OF YOU ONE FINAL QUESTION."
"AND THE QUESTION IS, WHAT PRINCIPLES AND VALUES WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL
AND PERSONAL LIVES?" "THIS IS AN INTENSELY PERSONAL QUESTION
AND THE ANSWER DOES NOT COME EASILY OR WITH A MOMENT'S THOUGHT. IN FACT, IT IS A QUESTION
THAT REQUIRES A LIFETIME TO ANSWER."
"BUT MY GREATEST HOPE IS THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE PROVIDED
YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON THE MANY VALUES WE SHARE. VALUES SUCH AS EXCELLENCE,
COMMITMENT, HARD WORK, DIVERSITY AND A RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF OTHERS. AND PERHAPS THE
MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE IS INTEGRITY: THAT MEANS PUTTING YOUR VALUES INTO ACTION."
"AND SO, I'D LIKE TO FINISH, PERHAPS APPROPRIATELY FOR THIS TIME AND HISTORY, WITH THE WORDS
OF PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA - 'EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN
USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.' "AND SO, MAY YOU ENJOY A LIFE RICH IN THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT EACH DAY YOUR WORK AND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS HAVE
TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE."
"CONGRATULATIONS." [APPLAUSE.]
[APPLAUSE.]
"AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. BENNETT MOE, PRESIDENT OF THE UMBC ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD."
"BENNETT IS ONE OF MORE THAN 60,000 UMBC ALUMNI WORLDWIDE."
"HE GRADUATED FROM UMBC IN 1988 WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN
VISUAL ARTS AND IS NOW DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AT MAPS.COM."
"TODAY, HE WILL PRESENT EACH GRADUATE WITH A MEMENTO ON BEHALF
OF THE UMBC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION."
"PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING BENNETT FOR HIS SUPPORT OF UMBC."
[APPLAUSE.]
DR. HRABOWSKI: "IT IS INSPIRING TO HEAR A PHYSICIST FROM ENGLAND
WORKING IN BALTIMORE QUOTING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST
HUMANISTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, MANDELA. GIVE MANDELA A HAND FOR
HIS VISION."
[APPLAUSE.]
"AND MY COLLEAGES HAVE HEARD ME SAY OFTEN AFTER I SPEAK AFTER
MY PROVOST, OUR COLLEAGUE, OUR PROVOST, THAT IF I HAD HIS
BRITISH ACCENT, I COULD RAISE MUCH MORE MONEY. WE TEND TO LIKE
THAT ACCENT QUITE A BIT." [LAUGHS.]
DR. ROUS: "WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO THE PRESENTATION OF OUR
DEGREES. WILL THE CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREES PLEASE
RISE."
DR. ROUS: "DR. HRABOWSKI..." [Pause and tip hat.]
DR. HRABOWSKI: "DR. ROUS..." [Pause and tip hat.]
DR. ROUS: "I HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE
CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED BY THE UMBC FACULTY FOR THE BACHELOR
OF ARTS, BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
DEGREES."
DR. HRABOWSKI: "UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FACULTY AND BY
THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND GIVEN TO THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND AND BOARD OF
REGENTS, AND BY THEM ENTRUSTED TO ME, I HEREBY ADMIT YOU TO THE
BACHELOR'S DEGREE WHICH YOU HAVE EARNED DURING THE COURSE OF
YOUR STUDIES AT UMBC, IN TOKEN WHEREOF YOU SHALL BE GIVEN A
DIPLOMA, WITH ALL OF THE HONORS, PRIVILEGES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THEREUNTO PERTAINING."
DR. ROUS: "PLEASE BE SEATED."
"NOW WILL THE CANDIDATES PLEASE PROCEED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
THE STUDENTS' MARSHAL AND THE COMMENCEMENT
OFFICIALS, TO THE PLATFORM TO RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES."
"DR. PATRICE MCDERMOTT, VICE PROVOST FOR FACULTY AFFAIRS, WILL
BEGIN THE READING OF THE NAMES OF THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
CANDIDATES."
"AND PLEASE—WILL ALL OF THE GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND
FRIENDS REMAIN IN THE ARENA UNTIL THE CEREMONY HAS CONCLUDED.
THANK YOU."
DR. HRABOWSKI: "YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL
AUDIENCE AND WE WANT YOU TO STAY WITH US TIL THE END. THIS
WILL MOVE QUICKLY. BUT HERE'S THE POINT. OFTEN, AT THIS TIME, THE
PRESIDENT WILL SAY, HOLD FROM APPLAUDING. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WE WANT YOU TO APPLAUD WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY YOU LIKE, ALL
RIGHT? FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHS.]
DR. PATRICE MCDERMOTT: "WILL THE FACULTY IN AMERICAN STUDIES
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Mallory L. Brooks, Magna *** Laude."
"Jacob Thomas Miller."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN ANCIENT STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ
THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Rachel Michelle Beacht."
"Jessica M. Gordon, *** Laude."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN DANCE PLEASE STAND
WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Leah Amar Blackstone."
"Brittney K. London."
"Dreux Anna Thibeault."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN ECONOMICS PLEASE STAND
WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Zachary L. Abelman."
"Tejasvi Ayyalasomayajula."
"Nicholas A. Blasetti."
"Angela Byrd."
"Wye S. Chang."
"Jefferson Choti."
"Usitha Dheerasinghe."
"Tyler Andrew Frank."
"Arsheen Habibi."
"Ashish M. Henry."
"Grace Ho."
"Caitlin Meredith Holtzinger, *** Laude."
"Rebecca Huff."
"Ara Jo."
"Jackson Jordan."
"Jieun Jung."
"Yessenia Lara."
"Nathan Eli Levine."
"Phillip Almeida Machado, *** Laude."
"Gahir M. Masour."
"Phillip McKinney."
"Ajay Kumar Apporaju."
"Alexander Carl Nowak, *** Laude."
"Udochi Adaugo Onyekachi."
"Carlos Urdaneta Rodriquez."
"Stephen Sankovich."
"Temitope Sotuminu."
"Asmeret Teklehaimanot."
"Andre Thomas."
"Christopher Troyer."
"Yanping Zeng, *** Laude."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES PLEASE STAND
WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Shane Crisostomo."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN ENGLISH PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ
THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Christopher J. Arnold."
"Laura Cristal Arroyo."
"Joseph Dell'Erba."
"Crystal Holly Dziwanowski, Summa *** Laude."
"Elliot N. Gardner, Summa *** Laude."
"Nicole Sheree Hill."
"Melissa H. Lomax, Summa *** Laude."
"Mercedes J. Lopez."
"Thomas Sebastian Millan."
"Akira Powell."
"Adele Puglia."
"Stephen Marino Ravotta, *** Laude."
"Kayla A. Tucker."
"Julianna Marie Walsh."
"Nomsa Wonani."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. SCOTT CASPER, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF
ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES."
DR. CASPER: "WILL THE FACULTY IN GENDER
AND WOMEN'S STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR
GRADUATES."
"Tonia D. Johnson."
"Taylor Penn."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SYSTEMS PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR
GRADUATES."
"Erik P. Anderson."
"Melanie Elizabeth Bauer."
"Marianne L. Blemly."
"Haley Rae Bolyard."
"Dana Lynn Boswell, Magna *** Laude."
"Dana M. Boyd."
"Alice E. Buckner."
"Kokuei Chen, Summa *** Laude."
"Gabrielle A. Filippi."
"Lindsey M. Gordon, Magna *** Laude."
"Alyssa Maggio."
"Adam Tyler Malleck."
"Lucas E. Reuling."
"Brianna L. Rose."
"Johnny Steers."
"Aaron Edward Sussman."
"Karly H. Trinite."
"Joanna Weston."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
AND POLICY PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR
GRADUATES."
"Ann Apugo."
"Olivia Rose Cawley, Summa *** Laude."
"Johanna Elizabet Coton, *** Laude."
"Harri Dean ***."
"Diemthang Nguyen Dang, *** Laude."
"Sneha M. Divakarla."
"Leonard T. Djomgoue."
"Christine Beverly Estep."
"Queen Takang Etta."
"Ibrahim Adeniyi Fakoya."
"Macdonald Fornishi."
"Adrienne M. Fulton."
"Donta Jarrod Henson."
"Raissa F. Jacobsen, *** Laude."
"Kolawole Kekere-Ekun."
"Patrick S. Lee."
"Sara Elizabeth Losiewski."
"Derricka B. McDaniel."
"Ruth A. Nathan."
"Robert William Perry, *** Laude."
"Emily Pixler, Magna *** Laude."
"Sarah Elizabeth Schneider."
"Christelle Manuealla Tiagni."
"Kaitlyn Kristine Warf."
"Chrystle Dawn Samuels."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN HISTORY PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES
OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Lauren A. Cooke."
"Faith Marie Dillon."
"Sameera Gollapudi."
"Sarah C. Jackson, *** Laude."
"Luisa Juarez."
"Rocky L. Jun."
"Adam Hanser Kendall."
"Amos Kim."
"Sofia Kohail."
"Veronika Nora Nagy."
"Jimmy Thy Nguyen."
"Ryan Edward O'Connor."
"Andrew L. Perdue, *** Laude."
"Michael Ross Ranker."
"Molly Rebecca Ricks, Magna *** Laude."
"Grace H. Ro."
"Andrew Watt, Summa *** Laude."
"Ian R. Whelan."
"Domonique R. Wilson."
"Lacey V. Wilson."
"Masal E. Suarez."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. LYNNE SCHAEFER, VICE PRESIDENT FOR
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
STUDIES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Gabrielle D. Albotra."
"Lauren E. Anderson."
"Lexie Hannah Britton."
"Megan M. Capano."
"Julia Celtnieks."
"Michelle Ann Coffey, Magna *** Laude."
"Katherine M. Dahlgren."
"Tyler Alexandria Dawodu."
"Makieba Duff."
"Marenendolf Gonzales, *** Laude."
"Joi Kiyona Hairston."
"April Hounshell."
"Aditi Kaji."
"Hannah Elizabeth Lebo, Magna *** Laude."
"Justin L. McCraw."
"Elizabeth D. Murrell."
"Ryan L. Porter."
"Jasmina V. Price."
"Elliot Michael Sneeringer."
"Coriana Spencer."
"Dorothy Y. Sunwoo."
"Donald J. Zimmerman."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MODERN LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS AND
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE
NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Frances M. Astorino."
"Daniel Kenneth Demmitt, Summa *** Laude."
"Ian A. Forsythe."
"Caroline M. Galbraith, Magna *** Laude."
"Jerrica L. Geisler."
"Camille B. Libdan, *** Laude."
"Kimberly Emperatriz Morales."
"Ahmad J. Reaz."
"Noppanart Thonglux."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MUSIC PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES
OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Terri R. Baumann, *** Laude."
"Adam C. Bufano."
"Niall O. McCusker."
"Sean McFarlan."
"Madeline E. Waters, *** Laude."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN PHILOSOPHY PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE
NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Mark T. Devlin, Magna *** Laude."
"Marie Jean, *** Laude."
"Yo Han Lee."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ
THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Raissa L. Akakpo-Montcho."
"Ravinder Arneja, Magna *** Laude."
"Alfredo Martin Ballon."
"Maisoon M. Bakare."
"Noelle Grace Cruder."
"Cristhian Roberto Cruz."
"Haneen Daham, Magna *** Laude."
"Hillary L. Doyle."
"Dianna Jennifer Ellers, *** Laude."
"Pereze Suzanna Hylton."
"Herpin Jateng."
"Abdul H. Khan-Tareen, *** Laude."
"Brianna N. Mitchell."
"Fiona Alexandra Isabella Moodie, Summa *** Laude."
"Omoyosola A. Odukale."
"Angela Viviana Reina Segura."
"Reema Sood."
"Miguel G. Vasquez."
"Jana L. Wilson."
"Zhiyi Xu."
"Ryan John Zentz."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. NANCY YOUNG,
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN PSYCHOLOGY PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE
NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Sandra U. Alintah."
"Carly Eve Appelbaun."
"Lobna A. Babiker."
"Starr Baker."
"Paige K. Bauder."
"Krystal N. Beres."
"Jale Natalia Bonilla, Magna *** Laude."
"Farid Boualam."
"Melanie Bao-Quyen Bui."
"Amanda Kyriae Campion."
"Lindsay Martha Chen."
"Daniel P. Dean."
"Megan E. Fansler."
"Semone Monique Dupigny."
"Emily Victoria Ferguson."
"Christine Nicole Flanagan."
"Reese H. Fuller."
"Kenny Ernst Gaston."
"Jennifer E. Gibbs."
"Steffany A. Gonzalez-Lizama."
"Benjamin Woodside Gunn."
"Karen Michelle Hegerich."
"Thilini L. Herath."
"Jessica D. Holman."
"James S. Horsey."
"Adryen N. Jackson."
"Emily M. Kam."
"Mihyum Kim."
"Elizabeth Kohl."
"Mosung Kim."
"Peter B. Kwon."
"Christopher W. Lee."
"Michael M. Mahjoub."
"Stephanie V. Maniwang."
"Amanda Ruth Mascetti."
"Lauren L. McGee."
"Angelika Mieleszko."
"Daniel H. Miranda."
"Slim Msadek."
"Nzinga A. Murray."
"Richard S. Nam."
"Anh H. Nguyen."
"Comfort Olamide Oke."
"Oluwasijibomi O. Oni."
"Aderonke Raji."
"Chloe Elizabeth Rice, *** Laude."
"Apiphany Dawn Riggin."
"Jessica Rosario."
"Jillian V. Rose."
"Rosemarie Rossi."
"Alfred Rotimi."
"Nadia Salazar."
"Brian A. Samuels."
"Asneet Kaur Sawhney."
"Korcelia Y. Saygbay."
"Lindsay Smith Schaffer."
"Samuel Joshua Silver."
"Daljit Singh."
"Olusola Omotolani Sodipo."
"Padmini Jagdish Thaker."
"Shirley Thomas Gavelan."
"Dominic Tringali."
"Pamela S. Van Horne."
"Toni L. White."
"Paige L. Wootten."
"Steve Yi."
"Sara Younis."
"YiLi Zhang."
"Allison Maire Ziolkowski."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. JANET RUTLEDGE, VICE PROVOST AND
DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Heather N. Arrington."
"Ashley Britton, Magna *** Laude."
"Christopher A. Coleman."
"Sarah E. Cuellar."
"Scott Kenneth Jones."
"Joseph Anthony Lustgarten."
Cassandra J. Morales, *** Laude."
"Alexander Y. ***."
"Jennie Marie Shelley."
"Alma N. Velasquez."
"Jamar Namon Wertz."
"Lindsay Marie Young."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN VISUAL ARTS PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE
NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Victoria A. Baron, Magna *** Laude."
"Sabrina Besra."
"Michael V. Blaszkiw."
"Christopher Boer."
"Camilo Aaron Caffi."
"Alexandra Carlier."
"Junaid R. Chaudhary."
"Shelby E. Clarke, Summa *** Laude."
"Timothy Connell, *** Laude."
"Fallon Costley."
"Kathryn T. Ellerbrock."
"Maria Rose Fleischmann."
"John E. Ford."
"Melissa Fox, *** Laude."
"Jason C. Garcia."
"Tifanee Gladney."
"Sarah Elizabeth Heagy."
"Andrea C. Herrera, Magna *** Laude."
"Joshua W. Hudson."
"Christina Esporlas Jeresano."
"Christopher Kaczmarek."
"Robbin Lee, Magna *** Laude."
"Megan Masciana, *** Laude."
"Alicia M. Mason, *** Laude."
"Jared S. Max."
"Eric Williams Meadows."
"Ellen Moore."
"Michael Andrew Muccioli."
"Omeed A. Nabavi, *** Laude."
"Yoojin Park, *** Laude."
"Agatha Pidcock."
"Lauren A. Roepcke."
"Rebecca Schmeltz, Summa *** Laude."
"Justine Julianna Sery, *** Laude."
"Joshua Louis Sinn."
"Kristin N. Squire."
"Kellie Nicole Uhlhorn."
"Suwachani Uyangodage."
"Juan S. Vargas Diaz, *** Laude."
"Jessica Carmelina White, *** Laude."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. WILLIAM LACOURSE,
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND MATHMATICAL SCIENCES."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PLEASE
STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Sarah Elizabeth Brohawn."
"Jared Davis Huse."
"Tarun Kakumanu."
"Kimchi N. Nguyen."
"Deidre Peters."
"Melissa A. Teng, *** Laude."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Mansoor M. Alvi."
"Sameera Arshed."
"Mohammad Ati."
"Brittany L. Bechtel."
"Abigail Boateng."
"Spencer Ross Soriano Bunales."
"Dana L. Chaikin."
"Yun-Chung Chang."
"Vivianne R. Dagher, *** Laude."
"Mansi D. Doshi."
"Eric C. Greenbank."
"Seghen Haile."
"Lydia J. Hancock."
"Lisa Ho."
"Antonia N. Jankowiak, Summa *** Laude."
"Monika Karki."
"Priyanka Y. Kathrotiya."
"Bridgett M. Keim."
"Gin Khai."
"Il Kin Kim, *** Laude."
"Philip N. Lejano."
"Qiaoxi Li."
"Angela A. Mensah."
"Elizabeth R. Milstred."
"Michelle K. Monroe."
"Nima Nassehi."
"Ayodeji O. Oluseye."
"Aisha O. Ogunsanya."
"Rajvi M. Parmar."
"Carroll A. Rao."
"Saba Raza, *** Laude."
"Serena Rico."
"Rachel K. Scorpio."
"Anjali K. Shahi, *** Laude."
"Kushagra Sharma."
"Raoul Shud."
"Connie Tang."
"Matthew Patrick Warner."
"Juanita N. Zimmerman, *** Laude."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN CHEMISTRY PLEASE STAND
WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Ahmed Adel Gahelrasoul."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Rasheed V. Anton."
"Lindsay M. ***."
"Travis W. Keim."
"Nayoung Kim, Magna *** Laude."
"Brianne A. Kleinschmidt."
"Blanche L. Mendi."
"Hayley B. Schreiner."
"Simin ***."
"Brendon Albert Stellato."
"Ashley E. Witkowski."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN PHYSICS PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES
OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Nicholas Robert Olson."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. WARREN DEVRIES, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Alexander N. Drude, *** Laude."
"Neveen N. Faris, *** Laude."
"Sarah Hanif."
"Tosin O. Oyeleke."
"Christian William Potter."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR
GRADUATES."
"George E. Abumere."
"Alfred W. Arsenault."
"Drew R. Baron."
"Thomas G. Brickwedde."
"Rebecca N. Chide."
"Roy N. Clark Jr., Summa *** Laude."
"Ryan R. Cunningham."
"Filip Dabek, *** Laude."
"Christopher E. Davis."
"John Z. Dawson."
"Robert T. Dawson."
"Gregory A. Douglas."
"Justin J. Ermer."
"Garrick William Gibson."
"Andrew J. Hallameyer."
"Charles Hwang."
"Richmond C. Laney."
"Xiao Xin Li, Magna *** Laude."
"Donald G. Mackey."
"Maisal Mohamud."
"Ian J. Mcgaughran, *** Laude."
"Bryan P. Miller."
"Johnathan T. Moriarty."
"Christopher H. Moy."
"Evan D. Nehring."
"Frederick W. Niederhauser."
"Justin T. Phillips, Summa *** Laude."
"Johnathan E. Reider."
"Christopher Seto."
"Stamatios Athanasios Stamoulas."
"Joshua Sean Meyers Stuble, *** Laude."
"William J. Thomas."
"Brian Tice."
"Dave K. Van."
"Crystal Watson, *** Laude."
"Stephen Josiah Zubrowksi."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Owen O. Abe."
"Christopher A. Adams."
"Sean A. Bailey."
"Russell W. Bogle."
"Louis Anthony Cianelli."
"Keith R. Coleman."
"Daniel R. Davieau, *** Laude."
"Christopher N. Derkacz."
"Christopher R. Haslup."
"Albert L. Hewitt."
"Mary E. Igoe."
"Afred Irungu."
"Kana Ishida."
"Edward J. Jackson, *** Laude."
"Yasas S. Katumuluwa."
"Muhammad Ahsan Khan."
"Mikaela A. McConville, *** Laude."
"Steven W. Milburn."
"Mark G. Nussear."
"Isaac A. Passmore."
"Ariel David Rabe."
"Veronica R. Ruf, *** Laude."
"Zachary J. Shumway."
"John Paul Stouter, *** Laude."
"John Zachery Taylor."
"David J. Vaeth."
"Matthew M. Schulz, *** Laude."
"Babak Vint, *** Laude."
"Shane G. Walston, *** Laude."
"Ryan A. White."
"Ahsan Asif, AWARDED POST-HUMOUSLY, REPRESENTED BY HIS SIBLINGS."
[APPLAUSE.]
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. ANTONIO MOREIRA,
VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLEASE STAND
WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Mohammed A. Abdallah."
"Mark J. Adjoodani."
"Iwona Aly."
"Betelehem Asfaw."
"Innsang W. Back."
"Robert C. Bae, *** Laude."
"Troy A. Balonis."
"Cara A. Campbell."
"Rodrigo A. Castro."
"David Chen."
"Jimmy Chhean."
"Michael P. Chi."
"Michael Chin-Lee."
"Rachelle Katherine Legarde Colmenar, *** Laude."
"Dominique Joshua Conway."
"Bethany Rose Cook."
"David Corbman."
"Matthew Deskins."
"Christopher Edson, Magna *** Laude."
"Margaret A. Everett."
"Robert Hunter Fischer."
"Preeti Gupta."
"Allan Hartz."
"Mark Donnelly Hayes."
"Steven E. Holness."
"Syed S. Hussain."
"Muriel R. Jackson, *** Laude."
"Ajith V. Keerikkattil, *** Laude."
"Jason T. Kim."
"Jeffrey L. Kim."
"Newton Kim."
"Jay H. Koby."
"Neelou Ladjevardi."
"Julia J. Liu."
"Amal Meesam."
"Kruti A. Mehta."
"Yonatan G. Mengistu."
"Evan T. Neto."
"Noangvu Ngoc Nguyen."
"Tho Duy Nguyen."
"Casey O'Connor."
"Alex Panicev."
"Megan Radisch.""
"Carla Elaina Ricci."
"Devon F. Ross."
"Christopher B. Roy."
"Adam E. Rozanski."
"Daniel M. Sallitt."
"Brian Schneider."
"Alan Ray Schwarz."
"Mohammed Shoban Shaikh."
"Sameer Ahmed Shaikh."
"Michael A. Shakhman."
"Kris C. Singh."
"Ryan M. Spann."
"Randy Charles Sullivan."
"James T. Tancock."
"Tai T. Tran."
"James Ryan Underwood."
"Jemuel R. Valencia."
"OUR NEXT READER WILL BE DR. CAROLYN TICE, ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN MANAGEMENT OF AGING
SERVICES PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Amanda M. Celentano, *** Laude."
"Amelie Christelle Dongmo."
"Donna B. Myers, *** Laude."
"Avneet Nibber."
"Elizabeth Sebastiao."
"WILL THE FACULTY IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF YOUR GRADUATES."
"Shayna D. Blank."
"Lewis S. Brant, Magna *** Laude."
"Rachelle A. Epstein."
"Shana T. Kadavil."
"Matthania Louis."
"Albert E. Marshall."
"Luis M. Queral."
"Tali Rosenbluth."
"Yohka Tanaka."
"WILL THE OUTSTANDING FACULTY IN SOCIAL
WORK PLEASE STAND WHILE I READ THE NAMES OF OUR GRADUATES."
"Lisa Angela Bauguess, *** Laude."
"Jason Merle Miller."
"Emma Rava."
"Nanda Devi Rich, Summa *** Laude."
"Clerene R. Romeo."
"Lisa Soref."
"Brittney Morgan Watson."
DR. HRABOWSKI: "BEFORE I ASK YOU TO TURN YOUR TASSELS..."
"IT HAS BEEN MY TRADITION TO QUOTE THE WORDS OF UMBC'S FIRST
PRESIDENT, THE LATE ALBIN KUHN, WHEN HE SPOKE TO THE FIRST
GRADUATING CLASS IN 1970." "HE SAID THESE WORDS:
'IF YOU BRING TO THE FUTURE THE SAME PERSONAL QUALITIES AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT YOU'VE
BROUGHT TO THIS CAMPUS AS STUDENTS, GOOD AND IMPORTANT THINGS WILL HAPPEN TO EACH OF YOU,
AND TO THOSE AROUND YOU ... AND THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY WILL BE PROUD TO HAVE PLAYED A PART
IN YOUR LIVES.' "
"AND FINALLY, I LEAVE YOU WITH MY OWN WORDS
ABOUT YOUR FUTURE."
"BE CONFIDENT, KNOWING THAT THE EDUCATION YOU'VE GOTTEN HERE WILL BE A SOLID FOUNDATION
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES."
"KNOW THAT IF YOU PERSEVERE -- AND WE KNOW YOU WILL -- YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOALS -- THOUGH
YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED ALONG THE WAY. REMEMBER THE CHALLENGES YOU'VE HAD UP UNTIL NOW AND
REMEMBER HOW YOU SIT HERE TODAY IN TRIUMPH."
"REMEMBER THAT YOUR DREAMS, AND MOST IMPORTANT, YOUR CHARACTER, WILL DETERMINE WHO YOU WILL
BECOME."
"YOUR CHARACTER WILL BE REFLECTED MOST CLEARLY IN THE COURAGE YOU POSSESS, AND IN THE COMPASSION
YOU SHOW FOR OTHERS."
"FINALLY, BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES, AND TRUE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS, ALWAYS REACHING OUT
TO INSPIRE, TO ELEVATE."
"UNDERGRADUATES, ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE FOREVER CONNECTED TO THIS UNIVERSITY AND
WE WILL BE CONNECTED TO YOU. THIS IS YOUR HOME."
"YOU MAY NOW TURN YOUR TASSELS!"
[APPLAUSE.]
"PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING AT THIS TIME. WE WILL JOIN IN THE SINGING
OF THE ALMA MATER. REMEMBER, OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE UNIVERSITY, NOBODY SHOULD MOVE DURING
THE SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER. WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT YOU REMAIN IN THE ARENA UNTIL WE COMPLETE
THE ALMA MATER AND TO THE COMPLETION OF THE RECESSIONAL, AT THE CONCLUSION OF WHICH, THE
GRAND MARSHALL WILL HAVE THE FINAL REMARKS AS WE GO OUT. SO PLEASE REMAIN STANDING."
"AND STUDENTS, GRADUATES, IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS. TAKE THIS DAY, SAVOR
THIS MOMENT, TELL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THEM. GIVE THEM ONE MORE ROUND
OF APPLAUSE."
[APPLAUSE.]
[SINGING]
"HAIL ALMA MATER! OUR UMBC,
BOLDLY BEARING YOUR COLORS, THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE,
STRIVING TOGETHER IN TRUE UNITY, BLACK, GOLD FOREVER WE'RE REMINDED OF THEE,
PROUDLY WE HAIL TO THEE, OUR UMBC!
THROUGHOUT THE AGES, OUR UMBC, SONGS AND MEMORIES STILL ECHO WITH TRUE CLARITY,
KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM AND TRUTH WE FOUND HERE, FRIENDSHIPS WE TREASURE THAT WILL LAST THROUGH
THE YEARS, PROUDLY WE HAIL TO THEE, OUR UMBC!"
[APPLAUSE.]
MR. NOHE: "WILL EVERYONE KINDLY REMAIN STANDING UNTIL THE
PLATFORM PARTY, FACULTY AND STAFF, AND GRADUATES HAVE
RECESSED."
"FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ARE ASKED TO MEET THE GRADUATES OUTSIDE
OF THIS ARENA."
"CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES, AND ENJOY THIS GREAT DAY!"
[The Chesapeake Brass Quintet plays Trumpet Tune, Henry Purcell.]