HOODING CEREMONY
Pepperdine University
George L. Graziadio Business School
Saturday, August Sixteenth, Two Thousand Twenty-Five Ten Thirty in the Morning Malibu, California
Marshal
Processional
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
Presiding
DEBORAH F. CROWN
Dean
Procession of the Nobles (Korsakov)
JOHN G. MOONEY
Professor Emeritus of Information Systems and Technology Management
CATKIN KILCHER BURTON Class of 2025
NINA ECHEVERRIA BROWN Class of 2025
JAY L. BREWSTER
Provost
Presentation of Candidates
NELSON F. GRANADOS
Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management
Academic Director, Executive Doctor of Business Administration
GARY L. MANGIOFICO
Executive Professor of Leadership and Management
Academic Director, Master of Science in Organization Development
Closing Comments
Benediction
MATT EBELING
Associate Vice Chancellor, Alumni Affairs
Class of 1999, Seaver College
Class of 2020
ANN E. FEYERHERM
Professor Emeritus of Organization Theory and Management
(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)
Recessional Handel’s Water Music (Handel)
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY
Executive Doctor of Business Administration
Dr. Jillian Alderman
JOHN P. LINDOW
Silenced or Amplified? Does Remote Work Impact Employee Whistleblowing?
Dr. Cristina Gibson
MARK KEVIN COX
Project Hope: The Impact of Coaching and Transformation Among Returning Citizens
DEJUAN ERICA STROMAN-PRICE
She Works Hard for the Money: Black Women Entrepreneurs, Business Networks, and Entrepreneurial Success
Dr. Nelson Granados
JUKKA ALANEN
Creation–Disruption Theory: How Innovators Create and Disrupt Markets in the Era of AI and Beyond
CEZHAN AMBROSE
Measuring the Impact of Corporate Governance on Environmental Sustainability Outcomes
LUCIAN COJESCU
From AI to BI: Using Generative AI to Translate Academic Intelligence into Business Insights
Dr.
Dongshin Kim
TIMOTHY LAMONT OGLES WEBB
Financial Inclusion: Is Fintech the Answer?
Dr. John Mooney
DUNCAN A. HOULDSWORTH
Getting IT Right: How Organizational Capabilities Impact the Successful Implementation of Generative Artificial Intelligence within Large Mature Organizations
NASARIO VAZQUEZ MEJIA
From Silos to Synergy: A Multi-Case Study of the Enablers and Inhibitors of Successful Post-Acquisition Technology Platform Integration
Dr. Cristel A. Russell
NINA ECHEVERRIA BROWN
Remove the Invisibility Cloak – Let’s Get Women Promoted!
BRADLEY A. GRAY
How to Encourage Consumers’ Adoption of Clean Energy: The Interplay of Framing, Loss Aversion, and the Unexpected Role of Socioeconomic Status
Dr. Bobbi Thomason
AMANDA MEGAN LANGHORST
Reflection and Reciprocity: The Role of Community in the Career Decision-Making Process of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous College Students