College of Graduate Studies MASTER OF FINE ARTS Katie M. Brunner, Indianola, Iowa Forensics Advisor: James Dimock Alicia A. Catt, Minneapolis Creative Writing Advisor: Richard Terrill Kathryn N. Clay, Mankato Creative Writing Advisor: Candace Black Thesis: It Started with Cinnamon Elizabeth R. Johnson, Mankato Creative Writing Advisor: Diana Joseph Thesis: All the King’s Men: A Sitcom Dustin D. Patt, North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Creative Writing Advisor: Diana Joseph Thesis: My Novella: A Memoir of Becoming a Father
MASTER OF ARTS Dilbar A. Abdurakhimova, Uzbekistan Mathematics Advisor: Dr. Ruijun Zhao Muhammad S. Akbar, Bangladesh English Advisor: Dr. Anne O’Meara Latifah A. Alghazi, Saudi Arabia English Advisor: Dr. Glen Poupore Samantha M. Allen, Mankato Art Advisor: Brian Frink Thesis: Depintrix
Amaal S. Alsifri, Saudi Arabia English Advisor: Dr. Glen Poupore Khaled A. Alzobydi, Saudi Arabia Mathematics Advisor: Dr. Ruijun Zhao Jessica Benham, Mankato Communication Studies Advisor: Dr. Christopher Brown Thesis: Proud to be Autistic: Metaphorical Construction and Salience of Cultural and Personal Identity in #StopCombatingMe Ngongose U. Bilikha, Bowie, Maryland English Advisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher Gerald J. Bizjak, Jr., Albert Lea English Advisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher Nana O. Boakye, Apple Valley English Advisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher Délwendé Bouda, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) Communication Studies Advisor: Dr. Deepa Oommen Thesis: The Expression of Organizational Dissent among SubSaharan African Student Migrants in the United States Ronald W. Choi, Ontario, Canada English Advisor: Dr. Roland Nord Laura R. Dauffenbach, Mankato English Advisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher Danielle N. Dobie, Holmen, Wisconsin Mathematics Advisor: Dr. In-Jae Kim 5
Emma K. Furness, Saint Paul English Advisor: Dr. Nancy MacKenzie Nathaniel M. Gustafson-Sundell, Mankato English Advisor: Dr. Anne O’Meara Jennifer A. Herr, Owatonna English Advisor: Dr. Karen Lybeck Eric Iliff, University Place, Washington English Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Veltsos Chelsea L. Kammer, Eden Prairie English Advisor: Dr. Nancy Drescher Dorie Kurtz, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania English Advisor: Dr. Glen Poupore Bryan Lyon, Rochester English Advisor: Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee Maclane P. Marti, Burnsville Mathematics Advisor: Dr. Ruijun Zhao Deborah Mastella-Sershon, Eden Prairie English Advisor: Dr. Roland Nord Darci J. Meyer, Goodyear, Arizona English Advisor: Dr. Nancy MacKenzie Firdavs S. Navruzov, Uzbekistan English Advisor: Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee Anh T. Nguyen, Vietnam English Advisor: Dr. Karen Lybeck
9:00 a.m. Program
The candidates will be presented by Barry J. Ries,Dean.