2008 Commencement Program

The Forty-ninth

Annual Commencement

University ofDallas

Nine O'clock in the Morning

May 18,2008

History The charter of the University of Dallas dates from 1910 when the Vincentian Fathers took that name for the Holy Trinity College that they had founded five years earlier.

This charter became dormant in 1929 and was placed in the Chancery Office of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. In 1954 the Sisters of Saint Mary ofNamur obtained the charter for the purpose of operating a new institution in Dallas which would absorb their junior college in Fort Worth, Our Lady of Victory. The Sisters, together with laymen who directed the drive for funds, Eugene Constantin Jr. and Edward R. Maher Sr., induced Bishop Thomas K. Gorman to have the diocese assume sponsorship of the new institution with ownership by its Board of Trustees.

Bishop Gorman announced that the University of Dallas would be a four -year co-educational instihltion welcoming shldents of all faiths and races, with a graduate school to be added as soon as practicable.

The new University of Dallas opened its doors to 96 shldents in September 1956, on a thousand-acre tract of rolling hills located northwest of the city of Dallas.

The first president, F. Kenneth Brasted, served until 1959; the second, Robert Morris, from 1960 to 1962; and the third, Donald A. Cowan, from 1962-1977. In 1976 Bryan F. Smith was appointed Chancellor to assist Dr. Cowan and to oversee the University until the next president, Dr. John R . Sommerfeldt was appointed in 1978. Dr. Sommerfeldt returned to full-time teaching and research in 1980. During the search for his successor, Dr. Svetozar Pejovich served as acting President. In July 1981, Dr. Robert F. Sasseen became the fifth president of the University. In December of 1995, Dr. Sasseen returned to teaching. Monsignor Milam J. Joseph was named the sixth president of the University in October of 1996 and served until December of2003. Robert Galecke, senior vice-president for Finance and Administration served as interim president until July, 2004, when Dr. Francis Lazarus took office as the seventh president of the University.

Members of the Cistercian Order and the Sisters of Saint Mary ofNamur, together with three Franciscan fathers and a number of laymen, composed the original faculty of the University . The Franciscan fathers departed after three years. Dominican priests joined the faculty in 1958 and established the Albert the Great Priory. The School Sisters of Notre Dame came in 1962. The Cistercians now have a permanent abbey church and college preparatory school for boys adjacent to the main campus.

In time, the faculty has become largely lay of many faiths and counts distinguished scholars among its members.

Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools came in 1963 , was reaffirmed in 1973, 1984, 1994, and 2004. Significant honors have been won by University graduates since the first class in 1960 which earned its first Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson awards for graduate studies.

His Excellency Thomas Tschoepe succeeded Bishop Gorman and served as grand chancellor of the University

until his retirement as Bishop in 1990 when Bishop Charles Grahmann, his successor, assumed this position. The seventh Bishop of Dallas, His Excellency Kevin J. Farrell, succeeded Bishop Grahmann upon his retirement in 2007, and currently serves as Chancellor of the University.

A gift of seven and one-half million dollars from the Blakley-Braniff Foundation established the Braniff Graduate School in 1966 and allowed the construction of the Braniff Graduate Center, Tower and Mall.

The Constantin Foundation similarly endowed the undergraduate college with gifts in 1967 and 1969. In 1970 the Board of Trustees named the undergraduate college the Constantin College of Liberal Arts. Gorman Lecture Center and the Maher Athletic Center were completed in 1965. A legacy from the estate of Mrs. John B. O'Hara established the Summer Science Institute in 1973.

Holy Trinity Seminary was founded in 1965 and occupied its present facilities adjacent to the main campus in 1967.

The Graduate School of Management began in 1966 and offers the largest MBA program in the Southwest.

Influential graduate programs in Art and English also began in 1966. In 1973, the Instihlte of Philosophic Studies, the doctoral program of the Braniff Graduate School and an outgrowth of the Kendall Politics and Literature Program, was initiated. The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies began in 1987. In 2007 IRPS was renamed the School of Ministry. The College of Business, incorporating GSM and undergraduate business, opened in 2003 .

In 1975 the University Center was doubled in size and named for J. M. Haggar, Sr. , and an addition was made to the Haggerty Art Center. The University Apartments, a facility for upper division students, opened in 1980. 1985 saw the completion of the Patrick E . Haggerty Science Center and the Chapel of the Incarnation. A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious honor society, was granted in 1988. In 1992 Anselm Hall, the first dormitory, was renovated and the Fr. Thomas Cain Courtyard adjoining it was dedicated.

On June 11, 1994, the University dedicated permanent facilities for its Rome Program begun in 1970. The 12-acre Constantin Campus, Due Santi, near Albano, Italy, is 15 kilometers from the heart of Rome. The past ten years have seen the Haggerty Art Village, the Dominican Priory, and the Women's Softball Complex completed, and other athletic facilities upgraded .

The University celebrated its 50 th Anniversary with an 18­ month series of events that began at the May 2005 Commencement and concluded with a major celebration, The 50th Gala, September 22, 2006.

Today the University enrolls over 3000 students from all over the United States and the world, divided roughly into 1200 full -time undergraduates; 1500 largely part-time Graduate School ofManagement students; and 350 students in the various Braniff Liberal Arts Programs.

The University Seal

Academic Regalia

The seal of the University of Dallas is emblematic of the ideals to which the University is dedicated. It is likewise reminiscent of the deposit of faith of the Roman Catholic Church and of the traditions of two teaching communities within the church.

Academic costume of today has a history of nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe men and women wore robes or gowns. They survive today in the gowns of religious orders and the judiciary, and in academic costume.

The decorative outer circle indicates the date the University was chartered and the motto, " Veritatem, Justitiam Diligite. " The quotation, taken from Zacharias VIII, 19, " Love, Truth and Justi~e , ""or more freely translated," Through Truth, Seek Ye Justice, emphasizes the University' s function of advancing the search for truth and encouraging the pursuit of the good.

Students and teachers in medieval universities such as Paris Bologna, Oxford, and Cambridge organized themselves int~ guilds. Gradually the costume became distinctive for Bachelors (apprentices) ofArts, Masters (teachers) and Doctors (teachers who had completed postgraduate studies). The distinction appeared mostly in the hood.

Enclosed within the band which bears the motto, in an octagonal field of green, are several emblems associated with th.e traditions of the University. The central figure of the trIquetra interwoven with the triangle is a double symbol of the Holy Trinity to Whom the University is dedicated. The circle is a symbol of eternity and of the unity of the Godhead.

The fleur-de-lis, at once an ancient symbol of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of France, recalls the direct and indirect French origins of the two teaching orders which cooperated initially with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth in establishing the University of Dallas. The Cistercian Order originated in France in the Eleventh Century; the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Mary ofNamur was founded in Belgium in 1819 by a Cistercian Monk.

A crusader' s shield, emblematic of faith, stands within the green field on either side of the central device. The shield on the left contains a star, a traditional emblem of Mary, as well as the chosen emblem of Texas, the Lone Star State. The shield on the right presents the torch of liberty and learning.

The branches of the live oak and olive trees, taken from the Seal of Texas, make further reference to the State.

The Trinity River, on which the University is located, is represented by the heraldic device of the wavy lines centered beneath the emblem of the Blessed Trinity.

The Official Seal, in all of its symbolic color, hangs in the 1.

M. Haggar, Sr. , University Center foyer. The exquisite mosaic, completed by art alumnus Xavier Zamarripa, was commissioned by the Class of 2002.

The hood, originally a practical element of dress, evolved into a purely ornamental article, draped over the shoulders and down the back. The color of the outside trim of the hood is indicative of the degree earned, as is the tassel. Arts and letters can be recognized by the white, taken from the traditional white fur trimming ofthe Oxford and Cambridge hood. Scarlet red, long symbolic of the church, indicates theology. The royal purple of the King's court signifies law. Philosophy is signified by the color for wisdom and truth, blue. Science is identified by golden yellow, fine arts by brown. Drab is used for business administration. The colors of the hood lining are those of the university conferring the degree. The University of Dallas hood is lined in navy and white.

First conferred as a symbol of the M. A. degree, the academic cap was a later development. Some caps were stiff, some soft, some square, some round with a tuft in the center. The tassel oftoday is an elaboration of the tuft. Round caps are still used.

The" mortar board" style comes to us from Oxford.

In the United States academic costume was standardized in 1895 by the Intercollegiate Code. Taking the Oxford costume as a starting point, the American system is as follows : the Bachelor's gown has long, pointed sleeves; the Master's gown has closed sleeves with a slit for the arms; the Doctor's gown has round full sleeves with three bars of velvet on each and velvet facing. Like the velvet, the gold tassel on the cap is reserved to Doctors, Presidents, and those of similar estate such as university trustees.

Each University displays its distinguishing characteristics in its doctoral and trustee robes. The University of Dallas regalia was designed by Waltraud Bartscht, a former member of the University faculty.

The Braniff Graduate School

The history of the University of Dallas is closely linked w ith the names of Braniff and Blakley . These are permanently enshrined with the William A. Blakley Library , the Braniff Graduate Building and Tower , and the Braniff Graduate School. Senator William A. Blakley, lawyer , statesman, and industrialist, was a member of the first advisory board of the University. Both Senator Blakley and Tom Braniff had been vitally interested in private higher education. Before their deaths in 1954, Tom and Bess Braniff knew of plans for a proposed University of Dallas and had expressed hope that it would become a reality . Efforts to found the University captured the interest and support of Senator Blakley .

The Blakley-Braniff Foundation was dissolved in 1964.

Senator Blakley and the other directors of the Foundation chose the University of Dallas for the site of the Braniff Graduate Schoo l as the highest and best tribute to the memory of Tom and Bess Braniff in perpetuity.

For the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy in Politics

Marcos Arandia

Carrollton, Texas

Cosmic Design and Philosophic Rhetoric: An Analysis MEMORABILIA 1.4

Solange Maria Marie l

Dallas, Texas

Colored Rhythm

For the Degree of

Master of Fine Arts in Prin tmaking

Autumn Donnell Kinsey

Lewisville, Texas

reCollection H umberto Saenz

Irving, Texas

The Reel

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Ceramics

Christine F onnesbeck Blackhurst

Rowlett, Texas

Paul Bruce Fehlberg

Bedford, Texas

Rahul Kumar

Gurgaon, India

The Graduate School of Management of the Braniff Graduate Schoo l offers the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Management degrees in a var iety of specia lized areas. The largest MBA program in the Southwest, the Management School has its own commencement ceremony three times a year.

In its Liberal Arts division the Braniff Graduate Schoo l supports the doctoral program of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, the Master of Fine Arts, the Schoo l of Ministry, and the var iou s master's programs for lay ministers, deacons, teachers, and other professionals .

Amanda Carol Stigant

Irving, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Printmaking

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Lynn Elizabeth Uzzell

F ishersvi lle, Virginia

Because Men Are Not Angels: The Understanding of

Human Nature Informing the United States Constitution

For the Degree of

Master of Fine Arts in Painting

The Graduate School offered its first courses in 1966. The Braniff Graduate Building was completed in 1968, along with the mall and the Braniff Memorial Tower.

Rachel Michele Obranovich

Dallas, Texas

John Alexander Ridgway Taylor

Dallas, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Sculpture

Andrew David Myers

Irving, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in English

Benjamin Victor Beier

Irving, Texas

Maria Castillo de Molina

Dallas, Texas

Monika Maria Cooper

Irving, Texas

Kathryn Ei leen Davis

Irving, Texas

Gary Michael N ied

Irving, Texas

Ethan Kobus Smilie

Irving, Texas

Emily Elizabeth Stelzer

Irving, Texas

Kathleen Marion Sullivan

Annapolis, Maryland

Jessica Marinda Davis

Mansfield, Texas

Aaron Gregory Thurow

Irving, Texas

Kathryn Michele McCord

North Richland Hills, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Humanities

Aaron Matthew Sands

Richardson, Texas

Chloe Ann Grein

Dallas, Texas

Genevieve Claire Schmitt

Arlington, Virginia

Carl John Miron

San Antonio, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Catholic School Leadership

Floy Evelyn Osborne

Plano, Texas

Deborah Ann Martinez

Coppell, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Philosophy

Xavier Luis Rodriguez

Arlington, Texas

David Manuel Alvarez

Irving, Texas

For the Degree of Master of English

Daniel Lewis Cundiff

Lewisville, Texas

Bruce Alan Carroll, 1. R.

Lakeside, Arizona

Mark Edward Hanssen

Vienna, Virginia

Polly Lucille Christensen

Irving, Texas

John Charles Potwarka

Addison, Texas

Kevin Lee Dodson

North Richland Hills, Texas

Allison Ann Rozek

Irving, Texas

Jessica Edwards

Arlington, Texas

Bret 1. Saunders

Irving, Texas

Daniel Estanislau Janeiro

Irving, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Politics

Mary Elizabeth Parrack

Fort Worth, Texas

Jennifer Leigh Bralick

Irving, Texas

Reena Thomas

Fort Worth, Texas

Paul Jordan Diduch

Irving, Texas

Paul Franklin Weinhold

Grapevine, Texas

Andrea Lynn Kowalchuk

Irving, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Humanities

For the Degree of

Master of Arts in Theology

Greg Scott Bognich

North Richland Hills, Texas

Kevin Mark Storer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Libby Christine Glynn

Bend, Oregon

For the Degree of

Master of American Studies

John Warren Himes

Buena Park, California

Diana Lynne Davis Grapevine, Texas

Valerie Velten Kaiser

Dallas, Texas

Justice Ross Kerr

Hurst, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Theology

Joseph James Lacey

Hurst, Texas

Melanie K. Bolling

Dallas, Texas

Karen Hudspeth Lindsey

Falls Church, Virginia

John Chrysostom Medaille

Irving, Texas

R. Keith Loftin

Lake Charles, Louisiana

For the Degree of

Master of Theological Studies

Michael Allen Stone

Dallas, Texas

Jon Travis Caderao

Dallas, Texas

Brett Charles Tohlen

Dallas, Texas

Ryan Colin Campbell

Dallas, Texas

Zachary Charles Waddell

Dallas, Texas

Lee Clifton-O'Brien Davis

Shreveport, Louisiana

Richard Matthews Wade

Garland, Texas

Stephanie Ann Drury

Plano, Texas

For the Degree of Master of Politics

Susan Claire Escobar

DeSoto, Texas

Denis E. Ambrose, Jr. Milford, Massachusetts

Darryl Allen Ford

Mansfield, Texas

For the Degree of

Master of Pastoral Ministry

Maria Magdalena Gonzalez

Dallas, Texas

Barbara J. Eretto

Rowlett, Texas

Joseph Donald Miller

Livonia, Michigan

Margaret Mary Gore

Southlake, Texas

Susan Vincentia Moten

Garland, Texas

Mary Paul Haase

Grand Prairie, Texas

Yong C. Oh

Irving, Texas

Francis Marie Seale

Irving, Texas

Mark Allen Overholt

Indianapolis, Indiana

For the Degree of

Master of Psychology

Robert Quentin Spensley

Plano, Texas

Marilyn Nicole Austin

Carrollton, Texas

Michael Van Vranken

Shreveport, Louisiana

Justine E. Bolmarcich

Dallas, Texas

Brigham Andrew Walker

Plano, Texas

Amber Nicole Pilkington

Denton, Texas

The Constantin College of Liberal Arts

Th e und erg radu ate coll ege bea rs th e nam e of on e of its found er s and principal benefactors, the late E u ge ne C o nstantin , lr. H e was ch a irm an of th e fir st fund dri ve and ser ved the Uni ve rsity as a tru stee fro m its begi nnin g . Ruth and E uge ne Co nsta ntin establi shed a sign ifica n t und ergradu ate end ow m ent in m emo ry o f the ir son and to ok as th e ir princ ip al interes t the we lfa re of th e und erg r adua te co ll ege, an interest whi ch is co ntinu ed thro ugh the Constantin Fo und at ion .

F itt in g ly, in 197 0 th e Boa rd of Trustees named the co ll ege in th eir ho nor.

The Co nsta ntin Co ll ege of Liberal Arts seeks to educate students of ser io usness , inte ll igence, and spirit- so they may deve lop th e inte ll ectua l and moral virtues whic h will prepare them for li fe and wor k in a changing and prob lematic wo rl d, ach ieve a ma ture u nd er sta nding of the ir fait h, and become leaders w ho ac t res ponsibl y for the good of their fa mil y,

co mmunity, co untry, and church. Quite un abas hedl y, the cur ri c ulum is base d on th e supp os itio n th at truth and virtue exis t and are the prop er objects of sea rch in an edu cation.

Th e spec ific mission of the Constantin Co ll ege is to provide und ergr adu ate edu cation thr o ug h bacca laureate degree p rogra m s w hich inc lud e a sub sta ntial and co heren t core c urricu lum common to a ll underg rad uates, and majo r stu d ies in the hum ani ties and sciences pro per to li beral learn in g. The co re emph asizes the study of the gr eat deeds and works of Western civ ili zation, both ancient and modern . Majors invite students to di sciplined inq u iry into fundamental aspects of being and of o ur re lation to God, to nature, and to fellow huma n beings . The curriculum as a whole seeks to enab le stu dents to ac hi eve the understa nd ing of the human condition n ecessar y fo r th em to comprehend the fundamental character of the wo rl d in which they are ca lled to live and work.

The College of Business

Sin ce the University o pe ned in 1956, offe rings in Busi ness an d Eco nom ics have bee n an important componen t of the curric u lum.

Whe n the Braniff Graduate School was estab lishe d in 1966, undergrad uate business co urses were ph ase d o ut and grad uate offer in gs in Busi ness M an age m ent were instituted. Th e r apid growth of the Mas ter of Busi n ess Admini str ati on led to th e o rga ni zatio n, in 1969 , of th e Gr adu ate Sc hoo l of M anagem ent. Soo n thereafte r, a j oint five -year bach elor and m as ter pro gram leadin g to the MB A In 19 88 an und er graduate conc entration in w as add ed.

Bu s in ess wa s deve lop ed to co mpl ement lib era l arts and sci en ce m ajors . Furthe r r ecogni zin g th e important rol e of bu s in ess educ ati o n to society , th e Uni vers ity establi shed th e College of Bu sin ess in 2002 , whi ch incorpor ated both g raduate and undergraduate bus in ess study. In fidelity to th e liberal arts foundation of th e Uni versity , the newly formed coll ege e lected to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Bu siness Lead ership, allowing the students to focus their major cours e

work on business studies while developing the leadership capabi lities that d istinguish U niversity of Dallas alum ni. The mission of the undergraduate business programs is to build a foundat io n for the students' life-long deve lopment of the inte ll ectua l, mora l, and profess io na l capacity necessary to effectively lead profit and not-for -profit orga n izations .

Accordingly, th e College'S prog rams foster an envi ro n men t w he re the stu de nt learns the fund ame nta ls of b us iness in th e co ntext of bec omi ng an ethic al and effective dec isio n-m aker.

Appr opri ate to a lib era l ed uca ti on , the C oll ege's p rogra m s stri ve to be inn ova ti ve in th e ir co ur se and con ce ntra ti o n o ffe rin gs to pro v id e opp o rtunity fo r in-d epth stud y. Th e Coll ege ' s und erg raduate prog ram s stand united with the C on stantin und er graduate coll ege in the shared mi ss ion to prepare students for a meaningful and ful filling li fe 's work wheth er through imm ediate career entry or through furth er education in gradu ate and profes sion a l school s.

Undergraduate Honors and Awards

Academic Honors: The baccalaureate degree with distinction is awarded to students who have maintained a high degree of scholastic excellence. It is of three grades: cum laude, which requires a cumulative average of3.40 on a 4.0 point scale; magna cum laude, an average of 3.70; and summa cum laude, an average of 3.90.

A transfer student, to be eligible for honors at graduation, must have earned 60 credits at the University of Dallas. The average, however, is computed on the basis of the four-year program.

Faculty Medals, First Honors and Second Honors, are presented to the two graduating seniors who have earned the highest cumulative grade point averages in the class.

The Cardinal Spellman Award is named in honor of the late Francis Cardinal Spellman who presided at the University' s first commencement in 1960. It recognizes a

senior who is a model of the highest ideals of the University by awarding a stipend to assist the student in further studies.

The Helen Corbitt Awards for Excellence reco gnize a se nior woman and man who have produced an outstandin g body of work during their time at th e Univ er sity . Students nominated demon strate excellenc e in academic pursuits, in stud ent activitie s, and in se rvic e to the Uni vers ity. Hel en Corbitt w as a gi fted chef and nutritioni st, the recipient of national award s, and the head of the N e iman-Marcu s restaurants .

Her commitment to excellence is continued through an endowment which supports the se award s and also provide s for special Rome Program activities.

The Ann Heller Maberry Award is pre sented annually to an outstanding senior woman. It is n amed in memory of the daughter of Mr. & Mrs . Frank H e ll er, longtime fri ends and patrons of the University .

Valedictory . The" farewell address" is given at Senior Convocation by a senior elected by his or her peers to speak for the class . Chosen from a list of candidates who have

earned cumulative averages of 3 . 5 and above , the senior is also invited to speak at Commencement.

For the Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Gregory John Abide

Hailey, Idaho

Martin James Bayer

New York, New York

Andrea Chapa Escobedo

Brownsville, Texas

Aurelia Almanza

Dallas, Texas

Christopher E. Becerra-Gonzalez

Irving, Texas

Christina Nicole Clegg

Round Rock, Texas

Alaina Marie Alsup

Pear land, Texas

Robert David Bellamy

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Justin Epperson Clerc

Saint Louis, Missouri

Joseph Gabriel Alvarado

San Antonio, TX

Elizabeth Grace Belton

Luray, Virginia

David Patrick Coakley

Irving, Texas

Juan Carlos Alvarado

Corpus Christi, Texas

Stephen Loring Bird

Scituate, Massachusetts

Katherine Alice Joan Collins

Davis, California

Katherine Clare-Anne Andrzejewski

Herscher, Illinois

Christopher Edward Black

South Bend, Indiana

Maighdlin Co 11 ins

Davis, California

Rachel Marie Cecilia Arredondo

Canyon, Texas

John Paul Bloch

Alexandria, Virginia

Shannon Marie Collins

Orangevale, California

Sylvia Marie Artiles

Hurst, Texas

Mitchell T. Boersma

Lakewood, Colorado

Joseph Alan Connole

Lewisville, Texas

Oliver Ray Aviles

Grand Prairie, Texas

Joseph Don Boyne

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Jay Matthew Crenwelge

McKinney, Texas

Jamie Abigail 1. Bailon

Trophy Club, Texas

Daniel Joseph Brassil

Irving, Texas

Carol Colleen Cronin

Houston, Texas

Michael Joseph Baker

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

David L. Bridges

Westminster, Colorado

Sarah Elizabeth Crotty

Temple, Texas

Laura Ann Baldridge

Saint Louis, Missouri

Wendy Briones

Irving, Texas

Barry William Cuba

Austin, Texas

James William Barnes

Overland Park, Kansas

Megan Maria Brittain

Lago Vista, Texas

Allyson Louise Davis

Mansfield, Texas

Spencer Dickson Barrs

Galveston, Texas

Robert Lee Burton

Round Rock, Texas

Jane-Margaret K. Davis

Kansas City, Missouri

Meghan Barylak

Bedford, Ohio

Miquela Camara

Grapevine, Texas

Marisol de Leon Safores

Lake Jackson, Texas

James Hawkins Bascom

Kansas City, Missouri

Eileen Marie Casey

Franklin, Massachusetts

Jaime De Los Santos

Irving, Texas

Maria Elizabeth B. 1. S. Bascom

Irving, Texas

Sofia Castillo

Surprise, Arizona

Christopher Francis de Bettencourt

Bethesda, Maryland

Jason Thomas Bassett

Lewisville, Texas

Tara Jennell Chadick

San Antonio, Texas

Emily DeStefano

Kansas City, Missouri

Gonzalo Antonio Diaz

El Paso, Texas

Amber Marie Griggs

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Patrick Hylan Kane Alexandria, Virginia

Mary Elizabeth Dufour

Coppell, Texas

Marcelina Rae Guerrero

Houston, Texas

Katherine Elizabeth Karlik

Waxahachie, Texas

Caesar S. Esparza

Horizon City, Texas

Jordan Virginia Hall

Greenville, Texas

Leigh Christina Karnell

Phoenix, Arizona

Zainab 1. Ezzi Dallas, Texas

Eric Harnisch

Lindenhurst, New York

Stephen James Klassen

Fort Scott, Kansas

Mary Catherine Ferguson

Hulbert, Oklahoma

Michael Patrick Hasson

Fairfax, Virginia

Thomas William Kniest II

El Paso, Texas

Elisabeth Ann Flessner

Jackson, Mississippi

Alexander Bennett Hastings

Pinckney, Michigan

Gregory Robert Knutsen

Overland Park, Kansas

Margaret Mary Elizabeth Forget

Bellevue, Nebraska

Eirn Brendan Haynes

Houston, Texas

Anna Sophia Kossuth

Irving, Texas

Marilyn Therese Formolo

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Joseph Jonathan Thomas Hejkal

Omaha, Nebraska

Sarah Anne Kwart

New Haven, Connecticut

Stephanie Frances Gabel

Bellaire, Texas

Margaret Ellen Henderson

Irving, Texas

Andrew Joseph Laird

Pflugerville, Texas

Fernando Galindo

Dallas, Texas

Stephanie Anne Herbert

Mars, Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Rose Landreneau

Alexandria, Louisiana

Kathleen Johanna Gallagher

Ocean City, New Jersey

Lam Minh Hoang

Houston, Texas

Brittany Kristin Landrum

Arlington, Texas

Michael Gregory Gallagher

Dallas, Texas

Winona M. Hodges

Irving, Texas

Le Duy Thinh

Arlington, Texas

Brian Garcia

El Paso, Texas

Parker John Hornsby

Garland, Texas

Elizabeth Marie Leano

Bedford, Texas

Francesca Elise Garcia

Dallas, Texas

Angela M. Howey

Simpsonville, South Carolina

Jared A. Lee

Lindenhurst, Illinois

Nancy Pathalil George

Irving, Texas

Sheilah Ann Jennings

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Michael Jerome Leland

Saint Charles, Missouri

Kristin Ashley Gilles

Harlingen, Texas

Andrew David Johnson

Billings, Montana

Margot Claire Lemieux

Chandler, Arizona

Rebecca Anne Gonser

Dallas, Texas

David Johnson

Frisco, Texas

Katherine Young Lenczowski

Washington, District of Columbia

Brandon Patrick Gowin

Red Oak, Texas

Janet Marie Johnson

Tempe, Arizona

Timothy E. Lively

Collingswood, New Jersey

Hayden Thomas Grahm

Kennedale, Texas

Theodore Bradford Johnson

Fargo, North Dakota

Joseph Michael LoCoco

Elm Grove, Wisconsin

JerOlne Matthew Greener

San Antonio, Texas

Tyler James Johnstone

Austin, Texas

Rebecca Jean Lopez

Houston, Texas

Johnna Rey Griffith

Crittenden, Kentucky

Laura Rosalie Jura

Fresno, California

Marta Lopuszynski

Carpentersville, Illinois

Jeanne E. Luthi

Templeton, California

Michael Lyman Murphy

Cedar Hill, Texas

Gabriela Rios

Dallas, Texas

E lizabeth Evelyn Malone

Edgewood, New Mexico

Joseph Marc Ginelo Nazareno

San Marcos, California

Alicia Veronica Rodriguez

Dallas, Texas

Shontrice Nicole Maloney

Irving, Texas

Emily Marie Nelson

Raleigh, North Carolina

Joseph David Rodriguez

Balch Springs, Texas

Theresa Mary Marchant

Winter Haven, Florida

John Francis O'Keefe

Augusta, Georgia

Jonathan E. Rogers

Farmers Branch, Texas

Daniel Rinn Marler

Bridgewater, Virginia

David Morgan Okun

Bellaire, Texas

Leokadia M. Rucinski

Spring, Texas

Eric Daniel Martinez

Amarillo, Texas

Douglas Schaeffer Pabst

Fairview, Texas

Julia Diane Rybicki

Midland , Texas

Keegan McCabe-Hense

Denver, Colorado

Sarah Marie Papania

Lilburn, Georgia

Sara Danielle Salinas

Corpus Christi, Texas

Kathryn Maureen McCarthy

Trabuco Canyon, California

Anne Marie Parker

Shreveport, Louisiana

Eric Wayne Sanders

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Sean Michael McCrory

EI Paso, Texas

Stephen Michael Parker

Shreveport, Louisiana

Nicole Marie Sassenus

Diamond Bar, California

Paul Michael McDonald

Omaha, Nebraska

Kristin Hope Parrish

Lubbock, Texas

Robert Nicolas Scallon

Jacksonville, Texas

Paul McHugh

Bedford, Texas

Andrew Michael Patterson

Phoenix, Arizona

Bernerd Schaefer

Trophy Club, Texas

Brigid Moira McNally

Ypsilanti, M ichigan

Chr istian Scott Patterson

San Antonio, Texas

Mary Frances Scu lly

Hackensack, New Jersey

Monica Ann M ehan

Vienna, Virginia

John A lexander Peacher

Georgetown, Texas

John W illiam Skees

Richland Hills, Texas

Joseph Gabriel M eier

Irving, Texas

Adam Manuel Pena Garcia

Corpus C hristi, Texas

D avid Enrique Solis Jr.

Irving, Texas

Oscar Jesus M endoza

Dallas, Texas

M ercedez Raquel Perez-Garcia

EI Paso, Texas

Heidi Mar ie Sommer

D anv ille, Ca lifornia

Erin Cecile Merkl

Corpus Christi, Texas

Julie Jean Petersen

San Jose, California

W illiam Rober t Spearman

Wheelock, Texas

Adrian P. Misiak

Scottsdale, Arizona

M iranda 1. Peterson

Portland, Oregon

Timothy Reynolds Stebbins

D elray Beach, F lorida

John Gabriel Mistrot

Raleigh, North Carolina

Ph am Hung Phuoc

Houston, Texas

Amanda Carol Stevenson

Boerne, Texas

Janet Montealvo

Irving, Texas

Katherine M. Poe

Pottsboro, Texas

Lara Catherine Stocker

Charlotte, North Carolina

Brandi Michelle Moore

Arlington, Texas

Thomas Rhea

Watauga, Texas

Kr isten Marie Sullivan

Laytonsville, M aryland

Christine Elise Murphy

Glastonbury, Connecticut

Ariana Rios

Dallas, Texas

Ann Marie Summerhays

Novato, California

Elizabeth Anne Swackhamer Flower Mound, Texas

Christopher Allen Treco

Arlington, Texas

Mary Edna Ward

Cincinnati, Ohio

Colleen Therese Sweeney

Bolingbrook, Illinois

Nguyen Hong Truong

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Brandon Washatka

Irving, Texas

Jennifer Ann Switzer

Warr Acres, Oklahoma

Rita Marie Utz

Chesapeake, Virginia

Joshua Weddle

Germantown, Mary land

James Lee Taula'i

Schertz, Texas

Sergio N ehemias Vargas

Dallas, Texas

Jane Emily Westrick

Southlake, Texas

Elizabeth Anne Teer

McKinney, Texas

Amanda Gayle Vaughn

Poquoson, Virginia

Benedict John Whalen

Quincy, Michigan

Anna Leigh Thill

Overland Park, Kansas

Concepsion Villagomez

Irving, Texas

Lisa Maureen Whalen

Euless, Texas

Mary Katherine Tinning

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Valera Joann Vollor

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Katherine Wyman

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Khoi Vinh Tran

Fort Worth, Texas

Thomas Manfred von der Heydt

Houston, Texas

Haylee Ryan Yale

Irving, Texas

Que-Phuong Theresa Tran

Arlington, Texas

Paeter Alisa Wait

Golden, Colorado

Christi Marie Zohorsky

Ellicott City, Maryland

Michelle Cherie Wallin

Hurst, Texas

For the Degree

Bachelor of Science

Nicholas Ley Cornell

Plattsburgh, New York

Andrew Iype Kovoor

DeSoto, Texas

Bridget M. Paul

Irving, Texas

James Aloysius Garrity IV

Lewisville, Texas

Jacob David McClernon

Wheaton, Minnesota

David Enrique Solis Jr.

Irving, Texas

Dorafsana Haque

Irving, Texas

Sheila Mary McEwen

Ingleside, Illinois

William Robert Spearman

Wheelock, Texas

Elizabeth Isabel Karam

Dallas, Texas

Joseph Gabriel Meier

Irving, Texas

Thi Hoang Tran

Richardson, Texas

Erin Rose Kitten

Slaton, Texas

Patrick William Norton

Plano, Texas

Angela Marie Weisse

Silver Spring, Maryland

Gregory Robert Knutsen

Overland Park, Kansas

Vivekkumar Patel

Hutchins, Texas

Johanna Nadia Jean Weston

Sugar Land, Texas

Robert Michael Zahn

Huffman, Texas

Thi s prog ram r e fl ects inform ati o n determined to be correc t at the tim e of prin ting, but it is not the offi cia l li st of degree candid ates certifi ed for graduati o n.

Constantin College Senior Projects

In order to graduate, all Constantin College students must pass a comprehensive. The form of the examination varies by department. In many majors the senior project (exhibit, one-act play, thesis, research), usually followed by an oral defense is part of that concluding e.xp erience. The following list ofsuch projects includes those submitted in tim e for publication.

Katherine Clare-Anne Andrzejewski (History)

New Netherland and Material Culture: Unraveling the Yarn of

Dutch Cultural HistofJI in New York and New Jersey, 1609-1800s

Allyson Davis (Psychology) Th e Prodigal's Brother: An Existential Phenomenological Study of the Lived Impact of an Addicted Sibling

Juan Carlos Alvarado (Philosophy and Letters)

Carl Gustav Jung and the Imago Dei - An Examination ofJung' s

Psychology of th e God-Image for Further Dialogue between

Psychology and Religion

Stephanie Frances Gabel (Psychology, Biology) Psychology: " It Is So Over:" A Ph enomenological Analysis of Realizing Your Divorce as Imminent Biology: Th e MHC and its Effect on Mate Choice

Spencer Dickson Barrs (History)

A New R eform: Th e Formation, Justification, and Early

Developm ent of the Knights Templar

Brian Garcia (Philosophy) Person, Community, and the Achievement of the Common Good

Meghan Barylak (English)

Marlow: Joseph Conrad' s Narrator ofAmbiguity

Martin Bayer (Philosophy) Teleology and Virtue as the Foundation of the Practice ofMedicine Robert Bellamy (Theology) Th e Disciple of Life: Simon Peter in the Gospel ofJohn Maria Ruff Berganza (Spanish) The Gypsies and Flam enco in Spain Laura Elaine Berrios (Drama)

Celeste Raspanti ' s 1 Never Saw another Butterfly

Christopher Black (History)

A Comparative Study of Interracial Marriage in Macau and Hong

Kong

Daniel J. Brassil (Spanish) De Irlanda hasta Anahuac: Los San Patricios en la Interventiol Norteamericana Chelsea Byrne (English) An Invitation to Radiance: Lanterns and Storytelling in Eudora Welty ' s Delta Wedding Sofia Castillo (Psychology) The Unexpected Death of a Child: One Extended Family's Experience of Loss and Bereavement Christina Clegg (Psychology) Pouring Sunshine and Rage: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Women ' s Experiences of Mania in Bipolar Disorder Katherine Alice Collins (English) "Vulnerable to the Living Moment: " How Welty's Hand Imagery Informs Our Understanding ofMemory in The Optimist 's Daughter Shannon Collins (Theology) Jesus Christ: Lamb and Shepherd in th e Gospel ofJohn Nicholas Cornell (Physics) Non-thermal Plasma for Applications in Milling and Biological Sterilization

Kate Gallagher (Theology) Holy Eucharist: The Sacrament of Mission James Garrity (Mathematics, Computer Science Concentration) Finding Mersenne Prim es Kristin Gilles (History) Th e Failures of English Language Education in India Jerome Greener (Politics) Prerogative Power Dorafsana Haque (Biology) E. coli and Shiga Toxin Alexander Bennett Hastings (Politics) Th e Second Amendment Under Fire: A Constitutional Battle to Protect an Individual ' s Right to Arms Margaret Henderson (Art-Ceramics) Nike John Hogan (English) Something ofa Connection: Vulnerability in Saul Bellow ' s Th e Bellarosa Connection and his " Som ething to Remember Me By " Parker Hornsby (Drama) Oscar Wilde 's The Importance of Being Earnest Andrew Johnson (Psychology) " It 's Gone .. _. " Th e Realization of the Loss of One ' s Lifeworld Among Adolescent Katrina and Rita Victims Laura Rosalie Jura (History) When the Confederacy Wenl South Elizabeth Karam (Mathematics) Tracking Vehicles in Video Images Katherine E. Karlik (Philosophy) Wealth Luxury and th e Common Good Leigh Karnell (Psychology) Th e Experience of a Woman's Journ ey through Diagnosis,

Treatm ent and Survivorship of Breast Cancer

Erin Rose Kitten (Biology)

GRN 163L ' s Target to Cancer by Impeding Telomerase

Jay Matthew Crenwelge (Psychology) The Embrace: A Phenomenological Examination of Victorian Social Death Attitude through Vampire Mythology as Revealed in Abraham Stoker' s Dracula

Greg Knutsen (Physics, Chemistry) The Metal Transporter Tp34 and its Affinity for Divalent Metal Ions

Sarah Crotty (English) Gatsby ' s God-like Romping: Longing for Intellectual Divine Authority in The Great Gatsby

Andrew Joseph Laird (Politics) Beneficent Barristers: Tocquevilfe ' s Treatment of the Legal Profession in Democracy in America

Barry W. Cuba (Philosophy and Letters) Walter Cardinal Kasper on Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue

Brittany Landrum (Psychology) Hear and There: An Existential-Phenomenological Inquiry into Women 's Frequent Cell Phone Use

Michael Jerome Leland (History)

Miranda Peterson (Spanish)

Churchill's Relationship with Stalin in the Context of the Soviet­

El Concepto de fe de Miguel de Unamuno

British A lliance During World War II

Phuoc Pham (Philosophy and Letters)

Rebecca Jean Lopez (Psychology) John Paul II On the Meaning of Human Sujfering The Experience of One's Transition as a Transsexual and Her

Relation to the World

Alicia Veronica Rodriguez (Biology, Spanish) Spanish: Nunca te olvidare : el suji-imiento de los Cubanos bajo un Elizabeth Malone (Classical Philology -Latin, English)

gobierno comunista Classical Philology : Propertius 4.3 Verse Translation and

Commentary

Jonathan Rogers (History) English: Man was Lost and Saved in a Garden: Order and

Byzantine Operational Doctrine and Tactical Continuity with Rome Contemplation in Cather's Gardens

Julia Diane Rybicki (Politics) Theresa Malsbary (Classics- Latin)

An Immodest Manifesto: Modesty and Sexual Ethics in America " Kainon Genos ": Christianity and Newness in the Early Apologists

Sara Salinas (History) Kathryn McCarthy (Psychology) Th e Decline of Tejano Landholding in South Texas Experiencing an Advertisement as Ejfective: A Qualitative Study Mary Scully (History) Sean McCrory (History) Cura Animarum: El Greco and the Counterreformation in Toledo Classical Virtue and Modern Manners: The Glorious Revolution, Finance and the Transjormation olEnglish Society David Solis, Jr. (Physics, Mathematics) Th e Ejfect of a Nematic Liquid Crystal Environment on the Sheila Mary McEwen (Biochemistry) Alignment of th e Conductive Polymer MEH-PPV as a Function of A Phy logenetic Analysis of Sucrose Synthase Polymer Chain Length Monica Ann Mehan (Theology) Th e Gift of Self through the Body: Same-Sex "Marriage" and Contraceptive Marriage

Timothy R. Stebbins (Politics) The Origins o.fFa scism Ann Marie Summerhays (History) The Injluence of Ideals and the American West: Manifest Destiny and the Settlement of the Frontier

Erin Merkl (Engli sh) Elizabeth' s Education Janet Montealvo (English) The Role of the Narrator in Ernest Hemingway ' s The Sun Also Rises: A Look at Jake Barnes

Colleen Sweeney (History) Skokie: Th e Neo-Nazis' Path to Marquette Park James Taulai (History) Human Sacrifice in Pre-Colombian Mexico

Brandi Michelle Moore (Philosophy) Jacques Maritain: Th e Concept of the Person as a Whole Joseph Marc Ginelo Nazareno (Psychology) Life-World Exploration of the Zodiac Killer: The Non-Identity and the Other

Anna Thill (Psychology) Th e Cutting Edge: A Ph enomenological Investigation into the L!le­ World of Non-Suicidal Self-Cutting Mary Kate Tinning (English) An Aesthetic Sense Developed in Brideshead Revisited

Patrick Norton (Physics) Prometheus' Fire : A Study into Elected Plasmas and their Application

Khoi Tran (Philosophy and Letters) Benedict XVI on Relativism

Douglas Schaeffer Pabst (Philosophy) The Golden Thread of Transcendental Idealism: Th e Transcendental Distinction in Kant and Schopenhauer

Christopher Allen Treco (English) Selfishness, Paralysis, and Failure: Th e Eternal Cycle of Dubliners

Sarah Papania (English) An Answer to the Caves: E. M. Forster's Use of Rhy thm in Passage to India

Amanda Vaughn (History) The Origins and Goals of th e First Generation Red Army Faction,

1970- 1977

Anne Parker (Theology) New Creation in th e Miracle at the Wedding of Cat/a

:1

Paeter Wait (English)

A Sh(/t Towards the Shapeless:

Th e Satanic in Salman Rushdie' s

" Verses"

Vivekkumar Patel (Biochemistry) Mary E. Ward (Psychology) Utilization of 2-methy l-2-pheny lpropanal to Study the Hypochlorite­ Set Me Free: An Existential Phenomenological Approach to the induced Transformation ofA ldehydes to Esters Struggle to Realize a Situation as Date Rape Bridget Paul (Biology) Joshua Weddle (Psychology) Th e Role of Dicer in Mid-Brain Function Uncanny Superpeople: A Hermeneutical Examination of Heroes as Manifest in Comic Books Alex Peacher (Art-Printmaking) Lessons Johanna Nadia Jean Weston (Biology) Evaluation o.l Benewan Creek Restoration Project: Focus on the Adam Pem (Philosophy and Letters) Biological Response Phenomenology of Social and Cultural Interaction : Th e Body as an In carnation of Culture

Benedict John Whalen (English) Comic Human Nature and Tragic Human Life: Th e Tension in Th e Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Lisa Whalen (English) The American South and the White Man 's Burden: Complacency and Demagoguery in All the King 's Men

Slavery,

America the Beautiful Oh beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves ofgrain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain.

America! America!

God shed His grace on thee.

And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.

Oh beautiful for pilgrim f eet

Whose stern impassioned stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness

America! America!

God mend thine ev 'ry flaw.

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law.

Music by Encore Brass. Flag Bearers: Timothy Lively and Thomas von der Heydt. Marshals: Sidney Buniff and Patrick Daly. Awards Committee: Chair, Kathleen Burk, Professors Marcy Brown-Marsden, Frank Doe, Thomas Jodziewicz, Theresa Kenney and Richard Olenick.

UD Families - Class of2008 Graduating Senior

Alumnus or Former UD Student

Gregory John Abide

William Abide, Jr. (brother) BA Steven Abide (brother) BA Mark Abide (brother) BA Charles Abide (brother) BA

Aurelia Almanza

Angelica Narvaez (aunt) BA

Alaina Marie Alsup

Stephen Alsup (brother) BA, MBA

Katherine Clare-Anne Andrzejewski

Charity Andrzejewski-Hill (sister) BA Nell Andrzejewski (sister) MA

Michael Joseph Baker

John S. Baker, Jr. (father) BA Dayle Martin Baker (mother) BA Fr. Joseph Baker (uncle) BA Timothy Baker (uncle) BA Mary Baker (aunt) BA Kathleen Baker (aunt) BA Elizabeth Supinski (aunt) BA Christine Baker (sister) BA John Baker (brother) BA Katherine Baker Fox (sister) BA Maria Baker (sister) BA

Laura Ann Baldridge

Dustin Baldridge (brother) BS

James William Barnes

Spencer Lewerenz (cousin) BA

James Hawkins Bascom

Andrea Bascom (sister)BA Maria Bascom (wife) BA

Marjorie Bascom (sister)

Maria Elizabeth Bascom

Joseph D. Heyne (brother) BA Claire T. Heyne (sister) BA Cynthia Heyne (sister-in-law) BS Peter R. Heyne (brother) BA, MA Kara Heyne (sister-in-law) BA Nicholas G. Heyne (brother) BA Anne-Marie T. Heyne (sister) BA Thomas F. Heyne (brother) BA, BS Maggie Olsen (aunt) James H. Bascom (husband) BA Andrea Bascom (sister-in-law) BA

Marjorie Bascom (sister-in-law) Jon Paul Heyne (brother)

Martin James Bayer

Richard Bayer (father) MA Paul Bayer (brother) BA

Stephen Loring Bird

Jonathan Bird (brother) BA Allison Bird Speier (sister) BA Joseph Bird (brother) BA

Current Student

John Paul Bloch

Peter Bloch (brother)

Daniel Joseph Brassil

Anthony Brassil (brother)

Wendy Briones

Joseph Briones (brother) MM

Nicholas Ley Cornell

Joseph Ley (uncle) BS Paulina Vandergracht (aunt)

Maighdlin Collins

Anne Collins (sister) BS

Elisa Rene Dehan

Christopher Paul Dehan (father) MA

Lianna Noel Dehan (sister)

Current Student

Graduating Senior

Alumnus or Former UD Student

Mary Elizabeth Dufour

Lance Dufour (husband) BA Joseph Higson (brother) BA

Mary Catherine Ferguson

Floyd Ferguson (father) MBA

Marilyn Therese Fonnolo

Catherine Fonnolo (sister) BS Sarah Russo (sister) BA

Stephanie Frances Gabel

Donald K. Lanham (grandfather) BA Mary Lanham Gabel (mother) Gerard T. Gabel (father) BS Francesca Lanham (aunt) BA Lee Lanham (uncle)

Kathleen Johanna Gallagher

Charles Gallagher (brother)

John Gallagher (brother)

Nancy Pathalil George

Lincy George (sister) BA

Princy George (sister)

Amber Marie Griggs

Eric Ziglinski (uncle) BA

Rachel Fonnolo (sister)

Mohammad M. Haque (brother)

Dorafsana Haque Joseph Jonathan Thomas Hejkal

Anna Hejkal Dendinger (sister) BA

Margaret Ellen Henderson

Kathleen Burk (mother) MA, PhD Jon Henderson (father) BA, MA Robert Henderson (brother)

Laura Rosalie Jura

Jacinta Nichole Jura (sister) BA, MBA Matthew Jura (brother) BA

Elizabeth Isabel Karam

Theresa Ackels (aunt) William Abide, Jr. (cousin) BA Steven Abide (cousin) BA Mark Abide (cousin) BA Charles Abide (cousin) BA Gregory Abide (cousin) BA

Leigh Christina Kamell

Greg Henderson (brother)

Grace Kamell (sister)

Stephen James Klassen

Kelley Klassen Chaplain (sister) BA Christopher Klassen (brother) BA, MHM Eva Drogin Klassen (sister-in-law)

Anna Sophia Kossuth

Irene Kossuth (mother) BA

Elizabeth Rose Landreneau

Joseph P. Landreneau (brother) BA Mark Landreneau (brother) BA

Elizabeth Marie Leaiio

Jesus LeaBo (brother) Christina Leafio (sister) Maria Stromberg (cousin)

Michael Jerome Leland

Thomas Leland (uncle) MA Rebecca McBride (sister) BA Justin Leland (brother) BA

Timothy E. Lively

Katherine Lively Verderese (sister) BA Daniel Lively (brother) BA

Joseph Michael LoCoco

Salvatore LoCoco (uncle) BA, BA Francis LoCoco (father) BA Lydia Tigges (mother) BA Mary LoCoco (aunt) BA Therese LoCoco (aunt) BA Margaret Anne LoCoco (aunt)

Graduating Senior

Alumnus or Former UD Student

Elizabeth Evelyn Malone

Anne Marie McAndrew Malone (mother) BA

Theresa Rose Martine Malsbary

Jane Malsbary Cross (sister) BA

Kathryn Maureen McCarthy

Christine Markel (cousin)

Paul Michael McDonald

Thomas McDonald (uncle)

Sheila Mary McEwen

Bridget McEwen (sister) BS Patrick McEwen (brother) BA Kathleen White (sister) BS Julia White (sister) BS John White (brother-in-law) BA

Brigid Moira McNally

Current Student

Maureen McEwen (sister)

Sean McNally (brother)

Monica Ann Mehan

Margaret Mehan White (sister) BA Matt Mehan (brother) BA Clare Mehan McNiff (sister) BA Mary Kathleen Mehan O'Beime (sister) BA Christopher Fisher (cousin) BA Barbara Fisher (cousin) BA Elizabeth Fisher (cousin) BA

Joseph Gabriel Meier

Samuel Meier (brother) BA Elizabeth Meier (sister-in-law) BS

Oscar Jesus Mendoza

Edgar Mendoza (brother)

Erin Cecile Merkl

Peter Merkl (father) BA Christopher Merkl (uncle) BS Claire Ryan (mother) BA John Ryan (uncle) BA, MBA

Emily Marie Nelson

Shanna Molitor (sister) BA John Nelson (brother) BA

John Francis O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe (brother) BA

Douglas Schaeffer Pabst

Kathleen O'Keefe (sister) Karl Pabst (brother)

Sarah Marie Papania

Karen Papania (mother) BA Mark Papania (father) BA Adam Papania (brother) BSfBA Kristin Hamm Rearden (aunt) BS Eric Hamm (uncle) BS

Anne Marie Parker

Genevieve Parker Carney (sister) David Parker (brother) BA Stephen Parker (brother) BA

Vivekkumar Patel

Dhruti Patel (sister) BA

Andrew Michael Patterson

Matthew Patterson (brother)

Laura Papania (sister)

Kelsey Paul (sister)

Bridget M. Paul John Alexander Peacher

Katia Peacher (sister) BA Patricia Peacher (sister) BA

Br. Ignatius J.J. Peacher (brother)

Miranda J. Peterson

Jacob Rhodes (cousin) BA John Rhodes (cousin) BA

Kathleen Rhodes (cousin)

Jonathan E. Rogers

Barbara Schulz (mother) BA Gregory Rogers (father) BA

Catherine Rogers (sister)

Graduating Senior

Alumnus or Former UD Student

Eric Wayne Sanders

George Gregory Sanders (brother) BA

John William Skees

Ann Nycz (mother) Marsha Skees (aunt) MBA

Ann Marie Summerhays

Amy Summerhays (sister) BA

Colleen Therese Sweeney

Mary Kelsey Sweeney (sister) BA

Mary Katherine Tinning

Christina M. Pedersen (mother) BA William J. Tinning (father) BA Robert Tinning (uncle) Meghan M. Tinning (sister) BA Brigid M. Tinning (sister) BA Kathleen P. Tinning (sister) Mary Tinning (aunt) BA, BA Andrew Pedersen (uncle) BA Edwin Pedersen (uncle)

Que-Phuong Theresa Tran

Long T. Tran (father)

Thi Hoang Tran

Duc Tran (brother) BA Ha Tran (sister) BA Yen Tran (sister) BA Tuan Tran (brother) Nga Tran (sister)

Amanda Gayle Vaughn

Diana Vaughn (sister) BA

Joshua Weddle

Amy Ditzel (cousin) BA

Angela Marie Weisse

Martin Weisse (father) BA Janet Sobey (mother) BS Zachary Weisse (brother) BA Mary Taber (sister-in-law) BA

Johanna Nadia Jean Weston

Monica Klem (cousin)

Natalie Weisse (sister)

Alexandra C. Weston (sister)

Benedict John Whalen

Veronica Ranieri (sister) BA

Lisa Maureen Whalen

Lonnie Jones (father) BA Margaret M. Bennett Jones (mother) BA Alice Bennett Flannery (aunt) BA Timothy Flannery (uncle) BA Christopher Bennett (uncle) BA Julie Smyczek Bennett (aunt) BA Maura Flannery (cousin) BA Ellen Flannery (cousin) BA Veronica Whalen (sister-in-law) BA Daniel Kerr (brother-in-law) BA Kathleen Jones (sister) BA

Christi Marie Zohorsky

Current Student

Sean Zohorsky (brother)

Board of Trustees The Most Reverend Kevin Farrell, Chancellor

o. D. Cruse, Chairman of the Board Joanne Stroud Bilby Christopher R. Bright Lucille J. Cavanaugh Peter G. Collins J. Ralph Ellis, Jr. Rev. Msgr. Donald L. Fischer E. Timothy Fitzgibbons Daniel G. Flaherty Patrick E. Haggerty, Jr. J. Roger Hirl Francis P. Hubach, Jr. Margo R. Keyes Cathy Maher Mark McKenna J. Patrick McLochlin Therese Moncrief Joseph o. Neuhoff, Jr. Dwight R. Riskey Timothy P. Rooney Len C. Ruby Deacon Denis G. Simon Paula Fisette Sweeney Mary Templeton Patty Jo Turner The Most Reverend Kevin Vann

Order of Ceremonies Procession Macebearer, Chair of the Faculty Senate, Louis Gasper

Flagbearers, Marshals

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Administrators, Faculty

Members of the Board of Trustees

Dean of the Braniff Graduate School, David Sweet

Dean of Constantin College, Charles WEaker

Associate Dean of Constantin College, Kathleen Burk

Dean of the College ofBusiness, J Lee Whittington

Representing the National Alumni Board, Curtis Downs

John Lenczowski

Chairman, Board of Trustees, O. D. Cruse

President, Francis M Lazarus

Chancellor, Bishop Kevin Farrell

Invocation Bishop Farrell

Commencement Address John Lenczowski, Ph. D.

Presentation of Candidates for Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts Degrees The Dean of the Braniff Graduate School

Conferral of Graduate Degrees The President and Chancellor

The Dean of the Braniff Graduate School

Awarding of Undergraduate Academic Honors The Deans of Constantin College and College ofBusiness

Welcome to the Class of 2008 Curtis Downs

Constantin College '93, Graduate School ofManagement' 94

For the Class of 2008 Andrew Laird

Presentation of Candidates for Constantin College of Liberal Arts Degrees and College of Business Degrees The Associate Dean of Constantin College

Conferral of Constantin College Degrees and College of Business Degrees The President and Chancellor

The Deans of Constantin College and College of Business

Closing Remarks The Chancellor

America the Beautiful The Assembly