2016 Commencement Program

The Fifty-Seventh

Annual Commencement

University ofDallas

Nine O'clock in the Morning

May 15,2016

For the Degree Doctor ofHumane Letters

Citation Honoring

Mr. fohn L. Allen, Jr.

John L . Allen, Jr. is the editor of Crux, an independent Catholic news site in partnership with the Knights of Columbus, and previously served both as a senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and later as associate editor of the Boston Globe . He's the senior Vatican analyst for CNN, the author of ten books on Catholic affairs and the Vatican, and a popular speaker both in the United States and abroad.

The London Tablet has called Allen "the most authoritative writer on Vatican affairs in the English language," and renowned papal biographer George Weigel has called him "the best Anglophone Vatican reporter ever." When Allen was called upon to put the first question to Pope Benedict XVI aboard the papal plane en route to the United States in April 2008, the Vatican spokesperson said to the pope: "Holy Father, this man needs no introduction." That's not just a Vatican judgment. Veteran religion writer Kenneth Woodward of Newsweek described Allen as "the journalist other reporters - and not a few cardinals ­ look to for the inside story on how all the pope's men direct the world's largest church."

Allen ' s work is admired across ideological divides . The late liberal commentator Fr. Andrew Greeley called his writing "indispensable ," while the late Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, a conservative, called Allen's reporting "possibly the best source of information on the Vatican published in the United States." Allen's most recent book is The Francis Miracle: Inside the Transformation ofthe Pope and the Church, published by Time. Allen divides his time between Rome and his home in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in Western Kansas, and holds a Master's degree in Religious Studies from the University of Kansas .

For his outstanding contribution to reporting and reflecting on contemporary Catholic and Vatican issues and events, the University of Dallas confers upon John L. Allen, Jr. the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.

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 of Namur 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 institution welcoming students 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 students 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 of 2003. 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. On March 1,2010 Thomas W .

Keefe became the eighth president of the University .

Members of the Cistercian Order and the Sisters of Saint Mary of Namur, 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 it counts distinguished scholars among its members .

Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and

Schools came in 1963, was reaffirmed in 1973, 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014 . 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 Institute 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 2013 the College of Business earned accreditation from the highly selective American Association of Colleges and Schools of Business . In 201 4 the University honored alumni Satish and Yasmin Gupta for their gift of twelve million dollars, the largest single gift in its history; the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business now proudly bears their names .

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. Recent years have seen the Haggerty Art Village, the Dominican Priory, and the Women's Softball Complex completed, and other athletic facilities upgraded. A new student residence, West Hall, was dedicated on January 19,2010. SB Hall was dedicated on January 15, 2016 to house the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business.

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 2350 students from all over the United States and the world, divided roughly into 1350 full-time undergraduates; 750 largely part-time Graduate College of Business students; and over 300 students in the Braniff Liberal Arts and School of Ministry programs.

The University Seal 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.

The decorative outer circle indicates the date the University was chartered and the motto, "Veritatem, Justitiam Diligite ." The quotation, taken from Zechariah VIII, 19, "Love Ye Truth and Justice," emphasizes the University'S purpose of advancing the search for truth and encouraging the pursuit of the good.

Enclosed within the band which bears the motto, in an octagonal field of green, are several emblems associated with the 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 of Namur 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 J. M. Haggar, Sr., University Center foyer. The exquisite mosaic, completed by art alumnus Xavier Zamarripa, was commissioned by the Class of 2002.

Academic Regalia 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.

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

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 of the 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 of today 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 Constantin College ofLiberal Arts

The undergraduate college bears the name of one of its founders and principal benefactors, the late Eugene Constantin , Jr. He was chairman of the first fund drive and served the University as a trustee from its beginning . Ruth and Eugene Constantin established a significant under­ graduate endowment in memory of their son and took as their principal interest the welfare of the undergraduate college , an interest which is continued through the Constantin Foundation . Fittingly , in 1970 the Board of Trustees named the college in their honor.

The Constantin College of Liberal Arts seeks to educate students of seriousness, intelligence, and spirit- so they may develop the intellectual and moral virtues which will prepare them for life and work in a changing and problematic world , achieve a mature understanding of their faith, and become leaders who act responsibly for the good of their family, community, country, and church. Quite unabashedly, the

curriculum is based on the supposition that truth and virtue exist and are the proper objects of search in an education.

The specific mission of the Constantin College is to provide undergraduate education through baccalaureate degree programs which include a substantial and coherent core curriculum common to all undergraduates , and major studies in the humanities and sciences proper to liberal learning.

The core emphasizes the study of the great deeds and works of Western civilization, both ancient and modern. Majors invite students to disciplined inquiry into fundamental aspects of being and of our relation to God , to nature, and to fellow human beings. The curriculum as a whole seeks to enable students to achieve the understanding of the human condition necessary for them to comprehend the fundamental character of the world in which they are called to live and work .

The Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business

Since the University opened in 1956, offerings in Business and Economics have been an important component of the curriculum.

When the Braniff Graduate School was established in 1966, undergraduate business courses were phased out and graduate offerings in Business Management were instituted . The rapid growth of the Master of Business Administration led to the organization, in 1969, of the Graduate School of Management. Soon thereafter, a joint five -year bachelor and master program leading to the MBA was added. In 1988 an undergraduate concentration in Business was developed to complement liberal arts and sciences majors . Further recognizing the important role of business education to society, the University established the College of Business in 2002 , which incorporated both graduate and undergraduate business study. In fidelity to the liberal arts foundation of the University , the newly formed college elected to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership allowing the students to focus their major course

work on business studies while developing the leadership capabilities that distinguish University of Dallas alumni.

The mission of the undergraduate business programs is to build a foundation for the students ' life-long development of the intellectual, moral , and professional capacity necessary to effectively lead for-profit and not-for-profi t organizations.

Accordingly, the College' s programs foster an environment where the students learn the fundamentals of business in the context of becoming ethical and effective decision-makers.

Appropriate to a liberal education, the College's programs strive to be innovative in their course and concentration offerings to provide opportunity for in-depth study. The College' s undergraduate programs stand united with the Constantin undergraduate college in the shared mission to prepare students for a meaningful and fu lfilling life's work whether through immediate career entry or through further education in graduate and professional schools.

The BraniffGraduate School

The history of the University of Dallas is closely linked with 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 School as the highest and best tribute to the memory of Tom and Bess Braniff in perpetuity .

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. The Braniff Graduate School supports master' s degrees in select liberal and fine arts disciplines, the doctoral program of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, and the Master of Fine Arts .

The Ann & Joe 0 . Neuhoff School ofMinistry

Begun in 1986, the Neuhoff School of Ministry currently offers degree and certificate programs in Theological Studies, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Education, Catholic School Teaching , and Catholic School Leadership. The School provides a program of formation that prepares graduates to engage in the Church's life and mission in a manner which is full, conscious, active, and effective. This formation is theological, pastoral, and spiritual in its orientation . The Neuhoff School of Ministry sponsors a Biblical School, taught in parishes throughout the Metroplex.

The Neuhoff School of Ministry also teaches courses that fulfill the academic requirement of Deacon Formation. The School of Ministry added a bachelor of arts degree in Pastoral Ministry to its offerings in 2013.

By the conclusion of their studies in the various programs of the Neuhoff School of Ministry , graduates have received the necessary education and formation that will specifically permit them to serve the Church in a variety of capacities-as catechists, teachers, Catholic school administrators, pastoral leaders, lay ecclesial ministers , and deacons .

Joe O. Neuhoff was an early member of the Board of Trustees . In the years shortly after the founding of University in 1956, he and his wife, Ann, helped strengthen and sustain its Catholic mission. On May 14th , 2016 , the School of Ministry was named in honor of Ann & Joe O. Neuhoff's legacy of faith and service to University of Dallas .

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 of 3.40 on a 4 .0 point scale; magna cum laude, an average of 3.70; and summa cum laude, an average of 3.90.

To be eligible for honors at graduation, transfer students must have earned 60 credits at the University of Dallas.

The average, however, is computed on the basis of the four­ year program.

The Helen Corbitt Awards for Excellence recognize a senior woman and man who have produced an outstanding body of work during their time at the University . Students nominated demonstrate excellence in academic pursuits , in student activities, and in service to the University . Helen Corbitt was a gifted chef and nutritionist, the recipient of national awards, and the head of the Neiman-Marcus restaurants. Her commitment to excellence is continued through an endowment which supports these awards and also provides for special Rome Program activities .

The Ann Heller Maberry Award is presented annually to 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.

an outstanding senior woman . It is named in memory of the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Heller, longtime friends 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.

August 2015 Graduates

Braniff Graduate School

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy

Thomas L. Spooner

Michael Jason Colebrook Eric Voegelin 's Critique of the End of History

Master of American Studies Kathleen Emily Clausen

Doctor of Philosophy in Politics Master of Humanities David Olivier Azerrad Clearing the Groundfor Modernity: Freedom in John Locke 's "First Treatise " Master of Arts in English John Rhett Forman

Kristen Elizabeth Faulk Mary Elizabeth Guynan Scott James Hieger Henry Morris Monroe Joseph Robert Morrel Taylor Danielle Orgeron Brett Lee Stine

Master of Arts in Philosophy Master of Psychology Camille Rose Kennedy John Felipe Rico John Stephen Schwartz

Andrea Alison Wierzchowski

Ann & Joe

o. Neuhoff School ofMinistry

Master of Theological Studies Gregory Norman Kahrs Michelle Ann Stone

Constantin College, the Satish & Yasmin College ofBusiness and the Ann & Joe o. Neuhoff School ofMinistry Bachelor of Arts Anthony Victor Barbetti Anne Patricia Belton Bridget Leigh Bourne Paul Peter Carter Michael Alexander Cerza Rebecca Michelle Espinosa Patrick Vincent Fanizza John Francis Friddle Anton Alexander Gerami William Arthur Hegedusich Mary Jane Higginbotham

Joseph LiMandri William Anthony Narduzzi Mark Andrew Promberger Amir H. Razavi Andrew Wayne Rosenbloom Mary Alice Ryan Sydney Louise Thomson Sarah Corrine Valdovinos Kenneth Craig Waterbury III

Constantin College Bachelor of Science Jeremy James Hall

December 2015 Graduates Braniff Graduate School Doctor of Philosophy in Literature

Master of Arts in Theology

Matthew Justin Spring A Miltonic "American Adam " at the Center ofFrost 's Lyric Cosmos

Lauren Fajardo Montgomery

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy

Travis Andrew Qualls

Daniel Lewis Cundiff Aristophanes and Socrates in Plato 's Symposium John Douglas Macready A Fragile Nobility: Hannah Arendt and the Political Meaning

Master of English

Master of Classics

Robert Matthew Gallagher

Master of Humanities Whitney C. Watts

Master of Arts in English Master of Psychology Eliot B . W ondercheck Heidi Castaneda Kyle Martin Kirk

Master of Arts in Philosophy Joseph Nabil Aziz Matthew Rutherford Boulter

Master of Theology Ellen Margaret Herold

Ann & Joe

o. Neuhoff School ofMinistry

Master of Catholic School Leadership

Samantha Marie Van Atta

Kristina Marie Dunn Rosemary Boccuzi Kohut

Master of Theological Studies

Master of Pastoral Ministry

Mark Edward Knox Joyce Horton Waddell

Martha Lorena Gomez

Constantin College, the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College ofBusiness and the Ann & Joe o. Neuhoff School ofMinistry Bachelor of Arts Steven Michael Aldaz Jac\yn Elizabeth Basilone Lauren Marie Bergeron Blaine Kenneth Blackburn Atala Brandao Andrew Castille Cole Rebekah Anne Hale

Maeve Genevieve Hogan Noah Benjamin Juarez Nathan Patrick McCabe Elisa Minondo Stillman Anna Christine Sowder Emma Elizabeth Tollefsen

Constantin College Bachelor of Science Stephen Joseph Klem Elizabeth Thy-Anh Nguyen

Braniff Graduate School Degree Candidates Doctor of Philosophy in Literature

Andrea Nicole Rogers Dream Memory

Brian William Nowlin Traversing the Figurative Ground of Wallace Stevens's Rock: Late Stevens and the Reality of the Imagination

Master of Fine Arts in Art ­ Sculpture Robert Vaughn Ahboah Catharsis

Jennie Jones

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy

Master of Arts in Art

Master of English

Linda Gaye Gossett

Rachel Christine Byrd

Master of Arts in English

Master of Humanities

Amy Miky Freeman Parker Calmond Hjelmberg Zachary Sloan McCoy Ian Timothy Richards Leta Margaret Sundet Michael Darius Terranova

Jordan Christopher Adams John William Heitzenrater II Tiffany Brown Holmes Teresa McGowan Israel Reginald Duane Nash Megan Lea Wagner

Master of Arts in Philosophy

Master of Politics

Taylor Charles Norwood

Samuel Philip Wilson III

Master of Arts in Politics

Master of Psychology

Natalie Diane Smith

Marcus Joaquin DeBruno Suad A. Khaled Alexandra Michelle Slaughter Rachel Anne Zubatch

Timothy Daniel Dolch A Defense and Interpretation of the Casual Closure of the Physical Doctor of Philosophy in Politics Jason Walter Stevens Lincoln Divided: His Legacy among Republicans Master of Fine Arts in Art Printmaking Thomas Caleb Menikos Terra Joshua F. Monroe This Could be Your Color

Ann & Joe Master of Catechetical Ministry Laura Vanessa Murillo Master of Catholic School Leadership Angela Heinzen Isaacs

Master of Arts in Theology Aaron David Henderson Bethany Danielle Pedersen Master of American Studies

o. Neuhoff School of Ministry Degree Candidates Master of Pastoral Ministry

Master of Theological Studies

Elizabeth Kathleen Bissonette Judith Ann Carney Ariel Oswaldo Cortes Carmen Lucia Madriz Zavala Jane Elizabeth Manley Dyana Flores Noriega Teresa A. Ramirez David Carroll Scarborough

Anthony Ataamine Anala Diane Marie Bauer-Golden Adam Vinard Behnke Rita V. Gracia Anna Maria Hamilton Michael Anthony IIlerbrun Alexander Barrett Johannigman Nicholas Quentin Lopez Lauren Terese White

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Constantin College, the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College ofBusiness and the Ann & Joe o. Neuhoff School of Ministry Degree Candidates For the Degree Bachelor of Arts Elizabeth Marie Abide Colton Bryce Allen Freddy Almanzar Joseph My Tran Andrews Charles J . Archer Mary Elizabeth Arnold Marisa Rene Arredondo Brandon Scott Ashton Matthew Joseph Aumen Lauren Michele Bacak Lauren Taylor Bancroft Zackary Christopher Barreto Codie Maryanne Barry Christina Michelle Barsoum Rebecca Nicole Basler Erin Ann Begle Fe Patricia Labao Bernardo Marfa Michelle Berthet Mir6n Laura Marie Binagia Jaime Elizabeth B irzer Mitchell Gl ynn Blackburn Teresa Agnes May Blackman Alexandra Marie Blessing Thomas Reed Blute Taylor Dawn BonenClark Christen Taylor Bounsall Gregory Francis Bridges Adam Joseph Brill Jason Paul Britsch Andrew Michael Bugos Lucie Marie Buisson Bryan Castillo Kayla M . Castillo Crystal Chavira Luke William Christianson Caitlin Laura Clay Olivia Marie Close Sarah Lynn Cosgray Chiara Francesca Daley Hugo Xavier De Los Santos, Jf. Christina Marie Deal Keelin Elaine Des Rosiers Michael P . Di Lucca Marie Therese Dixon Katherine Rose Dobak Sarah Marie Donova n Joseph Augustine Dougherty Catherine G . Dowgwillo Emma Jane Downey

Rachael Nicole Dudley Shannon Dacy Duggan Miranda Lynn Eastham Mira Elise Ebersole Meghan Kathleen Elfelt Janice Grace Engelke Sarah Mary English Austin Kenneth Ferguson Jonathan Patrick Fincher Christopher Cullem Fiore David John Flynn Joseph Scott Friend Ruth Anne Fritz Katarina Josephine Gapp Hannah Michelle Glick Adriana Marisol Gonzalez Colin Benedict Goodman Natalie Marie Gosline Luke Alexander Goveas Eric Mark Graziano Lindee McNutt Greer Laura Judith Guerra Alysa Beatriz Guerrero Mary Therese Hafernik Angelica Shannon Hanley Joseph J . Hanretty John-Anthony Harwerth James Alan Hawkins Chad D . Henry Luisa Marlene Hernandez-Garcia Melissa Adriana Hernandez Olivia Jennifer Hernandez Pedro Hernandez Elizabeth Kaye Hinchley Mark Stephen Houle John Michael Howard Ian Andrew Irnlach Daniel Thomas Jackson Anna Irene Janis Laurel Anne Johnson Maria Therese Johnson Thomas Laurence Joseph Monica Lee Kaufman Elizabeth Mary Kerin Megan Ashlynn Kimbrell Maria Bernadette King Monica Catherine King Natalie Rebekah Kitten Nicholas J . Klein

Hannah Grace Korman Lauren Nicole Krueger Ann Clara Kuehl Alan Adolfo Kunz Lomelin Cecilia Elizabeth Lang Emily Paige Lataif Alejandra Laidale Lazalde Sarah Marie Lechner Carl Marcel Lehtola Simon Christopher Lemaire John Lieblang Marie LiMandri Kaitlyn James Lissner Jacob Patrick Levy Loel Michael Joseph Longoria Cecilia Sofia Lopez Meredith Alexa Lovette Brendan Ming Sien Luke Emma Claire Lyons Anna Margaret Macdonald Joseph Michael Malone Kym B . Malone Angeles M . Margarida De Guzman Monica Marie Marra Denton Robert Martin Kristina Marie Matias Patrick Damien Ryan McAnany Nicholas Joseph McCabe J ames Edward McGregor Colleen Ruth McInerney Evyan Alejandro Melendez Torres Gabriela J osefina Mena Ibarra Kathryn Louise Mihaliak Nallely Miranda Rosa Teresa Miranda Alexander John Mishork Carolyn Asenith Mobus Ryan Michael Murphy Shivam Ashok Naik Leah Marie Nappe Andrew Rex Narduzzi Jeromy Ray Nelson William Evans Neville Tina Thi Nguyen Elizabeth Marie O'Connell George Grady Paddock Lauren Elizabeth Pauletti Madeline Grace Pelletier Rosalinda Perez

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Jakob Edward Pierce Richard Kyle Chandler Pierce David Piquer Sales Emma Grace Polefko Mary Rose Cathryn Purk Katherine Morgan Ray Samuel Rendon Connor Andrew Rhodes Samantha Kay Richardson Andrew Gregory Ringel Riley Renee Roberts Sean Michael Robinson Mary Monica Roggenbuck Juan Esteban Rojas Navarro John Vincent Romano Rachel Elaine Rossi Robert Pierce Rozyczko Alexandra Annette Rudolph Daniela Ruiz De Somocurcio Anne Katherine Ryland Jordan Taylor Sanchez Matthew Gregory Sawczyn Maria Georgia Schena

Elizabeth Marie Schmitz Katarina Tokerud Schuett Justin M. Schwartz Katherine Eileen Schweers Shannon Marie Scott Jose Javier Secaira Paul Steven Seitz Sarah Alexandra Sentmanat Esther Sharon Sequeira Elizabeth Silva Grace Ann Smart Jenna Louise Sommer Elizabeth Anne Marie Spencer Madeline Claire Steigerwald John Andrew Stein Eric David Stevenson Rachel Dyan Sugrue Benedict Tan Wei You Carmen Cecilia Tate Franklin D. Taylor Logan Wayne Thompson Nohely Lisabel Torres Bonilla Charles William Ridgeway Turner

Robert Fauntleroy Turner Lindsey Lianne Underhill Mara Isabel Valdez Morales Lorenzo Antonio Bibanco Valencia Rene Juventino Vargas, Jr. Luciano Villanueva Thomas Henry Walter Joseph Michael Watson Kelsey Lane Watson Abigale Virginia Weisbrod Sarah Wilkerson Zachary R. Willcutt Katherine Marie Wisowaty Matthew Joseph Witter Philip James W ykowski Catherine A. Zadnik Matthew Edward Zelinsky Christopher Zachary Zendt Veronica Irene Zepeda Paul Andrew Zganiacz Alexander Paul Ziolkowski Grace Mary Zischkau

Constantin College Degree Candidates For the Degree Bachelor of Science Noor Fatima Abbas Joseph My Tran Andrews Alexandra Marie Blessing Alice Elizabeth Bloemer Sandra Pilar Boettcher Briana Lynn Bricher Joshua Leon Crapps Matthew Gerard Cyr J ames Caleb Dean Mary Therese Deschler Duyen Hop Do Laura Margaret Farrell Ramses Oswaldo Gonzalez Chavez Mercedes Alaina Harvey Nathan Alexander Henderson Daniel Thomas Jackson Alex Gabriel Jagrowski Karen Nguyen Thien An Duc Nguyen William Daniel O'Toole Lauren Elizabeth Pauletti Ngoc Minh Phan Paul Steven Seitz Ifeoluwa Tolulope Shoyombo Micah Angela Wood Daniel Jay Yo Mary Alice Zischkau

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Undergraduate Senior Projects In order to graduate, all undergraduate students must pass a comprehensive. Theform oJthe examination varies by department. In many majors the senior project (exhibit, one-act play, thesis, research), usually Jollowed by an oral deJense, is part oj that concluding experience . The following list oJsuch projects includes those submitted in time Jor publication.

Steven Michael Aldaz (History) Selfless Service : The Navajo Code Talkers of World War 1I

Caitlin Laura Clay (Art - Art History) Appropriation in Pop Art: An Analysis oj Roy Lichtenstein 's Artwork

Brandon Scott Ashton (Pastoral Ministry) Purpose Driven: Inspiring Purpose to Fight Indifference

Olivia Marie Close (Classics, History) Novus Homo : The Lives oJThree Roman Men Cato 's De Agri Cultura

Lauren Michele Bacak (Theology) An Exegetical Inquiry into a Johannine Understanding oj Abundant Life Codie Maryanne Barry (English) Wife, Mother, Soldier, Worker : An Exploration of Peasant Women in Soviet Propaganda; Th e Dialect oj the Tribe: How Argots Develop Political Subgroups Christina Michelle Barsoum (Psychology, Biology) Social Influence on Seniors "Feeling Alive Again ": A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experience oj Senior Citizens in a Fall Prevention Program Rebecca Nicole Basler (Psychology) Being Near and Far Away: A Phenomenological Study of Long-distance Relationships Erin Ann Begle (English) Junior Poet: William Wordsworth ---Senior Novel: Dubliners by James Joyce Anne Patricia Belton The Roman Triumph : A Reflection oj the Roman Government Lucy Dominique Bennett Senior Proj ectJor Senior Novel title: Finding Faith on a Wednesday: a Kierkegaardian Perspective on The Moviegoer Fe Patricia Labao Bernardo (English, Modern Language - Comparative Literary Tradition) Novel as Moon: The Writtenness oj Nabokov's Pale Fire Modes of Representation in 20th-Century Narrative Maria Michelle Berthet Miron (Psychology) When a Nonverbal Gesture Clearly Means Yes: A Phenomenological Study oJthe Experience oj Communicating Consent in the Context oj an Established Romantic Relationship Laura Marie Binagia (Psychology) Ambiguity of Projects: A Phenomenological Inquiry into Sexual Encounters Outside oj Committed Relationships Teresa Agnes May Blackman (English) What Is Least About Us Alexandra Marie Blessing (History, Biology) The Identification oj King Richard fff oj England: An Achievement of Bioarchaeology and Forensic Genetics; King Richard Ifl oj England: Reexamining His Life and Reign Alice Elizabeth Bloemer (Chemistry) Developing protocols Jor testing the antibacterial properties oj zinc oxide Thomas Reed Blute (Politics) Assassination as a Political Tool of the United States Christen Taylor Bounsall (Psychology) Coming to Terms with Major Sports Injury : A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Athlete 's Experience oj a Profound LiJe Transition Atala Brandao (Psychology) Multifarious Shades of Sexual Intimacy: A Phenomenological Inquiry Adam Joseph Brill (Theology) Thou Shalt Love Jason Paul Britsch (History, Politics) The Rise oJthe Islamic State

Sarah Lynn Cosgray (Art - Painting) Senior Painting Exhibit: Luminous Epiphanies Matthew Gerard Cyr (Biochemistry) Investigation of Salmonella enterica NAD kinase as a Novel Antibiotic Target Using Protein Crystallography and Macromolecular X-Ray Diffraction Hugo Xavier De Los Santos, Jr. (Art - Painting) Senior Painting Exhibit: The Lie in the Mirror Christina Marie Deal (English) Memory as Reconciling Reality with the Ever-Changing Present Keelin Elaine Des Rosiers (English, Modern Language - French) Emma and Empathy (English); Les Tensions de la Vie (French) Duyen Hop Do (Biochemistry) Synthesis oj Novel Amaryllidaceae Alkaloid Analogs as Potential Anticancer Agents Sarah Marie Donovan (Theology) A Quest to Discover Lady Wisdom Joseph Augustine Dougherty (Philosophy) Thesis: The Meaning oj Meaning Emma Jane Downey (English) Jane Eyre - A Discourse on Love Rachael Nicole Dudley (History) God has no Country: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and the Rome Escape Organization Miranda Lynn Eastham (Psychology) Parental Understanding oj Autism and Significant Moments oJ Connection: A Phenomenological Investigation Mira Elise Ebersole (History) Rawhide: President Ronald Reagan as the Cold War Cowboy Meghan Kathleen Elfelt (History) Laura Ingalls Wilder: Mothers and Daughters on the American Frontier Janice Grace Engelke (Modern Language-Comparative Literary Tradition, English) Artificiality and the Persistence oj Modernity in the Arthurian Film Tradition The Loud Voice oj Hank Morgan in "A Connecticut Yankee" Austin Kenneth Ferguson (History) Benjamin Franklin: An Identity Born oj the Printing Business Jonathan Patrick Fincher (Philosophy and Letters) "The Catholic University Graduate: A Student Set Apart" Joseph Scott Friend (Philosophy and Letters) From Rational Animal to Embodied Spirit: Anthropology in the Context oJthe Moral Law Katarina Josephine Gapp (English) Emma's Trajectory to Truth in Jane Austen's Emma Hannah Michelle Glick (English) "The Virtue ofJoan of Arc" - Novel: Mark Twain's The Personal Recollections of Joan oj Arc

Ramses Oswaldo Gonzalez Chavez (Physics) Observations and Modeling of the New Delta Scuti GSC 02087-02155 Natalie Marie Gosline (Psychology) Finding A Way Out: The Experience of Leaving Domestic Violence Relationships Lindee McNutt Greer (Pastoral Ministry) RCIAfor Children Mini-Retreat: The Call to Baptismal Mission

Lauren Nicole Krueger (Modern Language - Spanish) La Preocupacion por los derechos humanos durante fa expansion castellana en America Ann Clara Kuehl (English) Dwelling with Slavery in Toni Morrison's Beloved Alan Adolfo Kunz Lomelin (Psychology)

In Search ofAtonement: Phenomenological Inquiry into Guilt and Acts of Mary Therese Hafernik (Pastoral Ministry) Capstone Project: From Learing the Faith to Living it Jeremy James HaU (Biology) A Decline in NAD+ Induces a Pseudohypoxic State That Disrupts Mitochondrial­ Nuclear Communication during Aging Mercedes Alaina Harvey (Biology) Recurrent Domestication by Lepidoptera ofparasitic genes mediated by Bracoviruses James Alan Hawkins (Philosophy and Letters) "Who but God alone canforgive sins?" Priestly Participation in God 's Forgiveness Chad D. Henry (Philosophy and Letters) Sacramental Causality: Sanctification through the Sencible Luisa Marlene Hernandez-Garcia (English, History) The Gift and the Weakness: Idealism ofRhetoric as Deception in Heart of Darkness; Martyrs of Democracy: Congo's Struggle for National Integrity and Democracy Olivia Jennifer Hernandez (Modern Language-Comparative Literary Tradition) "Love " Through Novel and Film: A Comparison in the arts of "Love in the Time of Cholera " Pedro Hernandez (Philosophy and Letters) Spiritual Friendship: Non est bonum esse hominem solum Maeve Hogan (Psychology) Female Gender as Lived Constraint on Possibility: A Phenomenological Study Mark Stephen Houle (English, Economics and Finance) The Economic Structure of Catch-22: Value in a Dehumanized Society John Michael Howard (Psychology) Beyond Blows to the Brain: A Phenomenological Inquiry of an Experience of Playing Through the Pain of Concussions Daniel Thomas Jackson (Theology, Physics) "The Complementarity ofFaith and Science in the Exploration ofthe Origin ofthe Universe: God's Laws of Cosmological Physics "MCNP Neutron Simulations on the Effectiveness of the UKAL Scattering Pit and Vanadium Gamma-Ray Energy Analysis" Alex Gabriel Jagrowski (Physics) "Simulating Neutron Interaction with the SuperrCDMS Experimental Setup" Maria Therese Johnson (History) The Columbia Phoenix and the Southern Mentality during Reconstruction Noah Benjamin Juarez (Philosophy) Crime amongst Citizens Monica Lee Kaufman (Art - Painting) Senior Painting Exhibit: Family Portrait Elizabeth Mary Kerin (Art - Art History) Renzo Piano as Museum Expansion Architect: Curator of Community, Culture and Virtue Monica Catherine King (English) Unveiling Delusion: The Veil in Till We Have Faces Hannah Grace Korman (Philosophy) Common Cor: Man 's Essential Needfor Unity

Confession Cecilia Elizabeth Lang (Art - Ceramics) Senior Ceramics Exhibit: Supraliminance: Growing Things Emily Paige Lataif (English) Searching for Meaning in Midnight'S Children Alejandra Laidale Lazalde (Psychology) Double-consciousness: A Phenomenological Study of Experiencing a Microaggressions in Latina-Americans in the United States Sarah Marie Lechner (History) Bioethics ofNazi Concentration Camps Carl Marcel Lehtola (Business) Evolution of Behavior Simon Christopher Lemaire (Drama) Flowers for Algernon Kaitlyn James Lissner (History) The Virtuous Women of Uneasy Virtue: The Economic and Social Roles of Madams and High -End Prostitutes in the Nineteenth -Century American West Michael Joseph Longoria (Philosophy and Letters) Porno vision and the End ofMarriage Cecilia Sofia Lopez (English) Lancelot's Silent Apocalypse Brendan Ming Sien Luke (English, Biology) The Vampire as Incarnation of the Burkean Sublime and the Necessary Response in Bram Stoker's Dracula Anna Margaret Macdonald (Politics) The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey Joseph Michael Malone (Computer Science, Classics - Greek) The Times and Seasons of Hunters, Fishermen, and Farmers Kym B. Malone (History) Founding Fathers of French Culture Angeles M. Margarida De Guzman (Modern Language - Spanish, Art Printmaking) El feminismo puertorriquefio y mexicano del siglo XX reflejado a traves de los cuentos de Angeles Mastretta en Mujeres de ojos grandes y Rosario Ferre en Papeles de Pandora Monica Marie Marra (Theology) The Nature ofDivine Love in the Gospel ofJohn and in the Christian Life Patrick Damien Ryan McAnany (History) The Historical Lectures of Franrois Guizot: Defending the Liberalism of the Bourbon Restoration Colleen Ruth McInerney (Theology) The Moral Qualms of Liberation Theology: A Comparison to Catholic Social Teaching Evyan Alejandro Melendez Torres (Psychology) Losing a Loved One: Is there a Problem with Grief?

Gabriela Josefina Mena Ibarra (Psychology, Modern Language - Spanish) Understanding one's adversities as meaningful sacrifices: A phenomenological inquiry into the humiliation of undocumented immigrants,

Una exploraci6n de la tecnica narrativa en La muerte de Artemio Cruz para definir una identidad nacional Mexicana La ciudad y los perros por Mario Vargas Llosa: una alegorfa del Pent de los anos 50 Nallely Miranda (Psychology) Meaning -Making in Miscarriage : A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experience of Coming to Terms Ryan Michael Murphy (Classics - Latin) Auden v Virg il Leah Marie Nappe (Psychology) Identifying with the Agressor: A Phenomenological Look into a Result of Stockholm Syndrome in Victims of Abuse and Abductions William Evans Neville (History) Enclave Empires: Tourism Development and Modernity in Twentieth-Century Dominican Republic Thien An Duc Nguyen (Physics) Studies of Neutron Scattering : Monte Carlo Simulations to Determine Background Radiation Sources and Neutron Trajectories Elizabeth Marie O'Connell (Psychology) A Phenomenological Inquiry of Career Identity Stephanie Adaeze Ogbo (Psychology) Bridging Religion and Healthcare: A Phenomenological Exploration of how Spirituality Transforms One 's Conceptualization ofHealth and Illness William Daniel O'Toole (Physics) Constraining Modified Gravity Parameters fo r Testing General Relativity Lauren Elizabeth Pauletti (Modern Language - French, Biochemistry) Incorporating Modified Thymine into PNAsfor the Recognition ofRNA Structures Madeline Grace Pelletier (Art - Printmaking) Senior Printmaking Exhibit: If You Think So

Katherine Eileen Schweers (Theology) Words to the Wise : Fear of the Lord and Wisdom in Sirach I Shannon Marie Scott (English) Portrait ofa Lady by Henry James: "Henry James's Requirementsfor the Imag ination " Jose Javier Secaira (philosophy , Politics) A Philosophic Look at Sibling Love Adolf Eichmann and the Relationship between the Individual and the State Sarah Alexandra Sentmanat (Drama) Directed: The Bear by Anton Chekhov Esther Sharon Sequeira (Drama) The Countess Cathleen by WB. Yeats Grace Ann Smart (Business, English) Senior novel presentation on Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis, titled: "The Role of Charity in Understanding the Divine" Jenna Louise Sommer (Theology) The Compatibility of Creation and Evolution According

to

the Catholic Church

Madeline Claire Steigerwald (History) Orestes Brownson and the Unwritten Constitution John Andrew Stein (Theology, Philosophy) "The Heart of the Gospel: Encounter as the Basisfor the Christian Life " "The Cry of the Heart: An Existential Affirmation of Affectivity" Eric David Stevenson (History) Fulton Sheen: Television Star, Teacher, Priest Benedict Tan Wei You (English) Basil Hallward: Missing the Ideal in The Picture of Dorian Gray Carmen Cecilia Tate (Politics) Defense of American Expansion in the West

Ngoc Minh Ph an (Biochemistry) "Identification of epigenetic drugs that possess lung anticancer activity from a series of thirteen analogues of JIB-04"

Mara Isabel Valdez Morales (History) Motecuhzoma: The Enigma of the Conquest

Richard Kyle Chandler Pierce (Psychology) Escaping the Demons : A Phenomenological Investigation of Rage

Johnathon Ryan Waedekin (Philosophy and Letters) Contraception : The Gateway to a Culture of Death

Katherine Morgan Ray (Theology) Saint Augustine's Theology on Love

Thomas Henry Walter (Human Sciences in the Contemporary World) Food Insecurity in South Dallas: Revealing the Harmful Effects of Food Insecurity in a Developing Metroplex

Connor Andrew Rhodes (Philosophy) Spiritual Affecti vity: A Heart towards God Riley Renee Roberts (English) The Boxed Butterfly Sean Michael Robinson (Theology) Exegetical Commentary on John 6:56 "He Who Eats My Flesh and Drinks My Blood Abides In Me and I in Him"

Joseph Michael Watson (Classics - Latin) Cicero , the Natural Law, and the Statesman Kelsey Lane Watson (Psychology) Spreading Your Wings: A Phenomenological Investigation of Independence in Early Adulthood Sarah Wilkerson (Philosophy) Creativity and the Heart

Daniela Ruiz De Somocurcio (Psychology) A Phenomenological Approach to Identity, the Future and Self-Esteem through the

Eyes of an Undocumented Immigrant brought to the United States by his/her parents

Zachary R. Willcutt (Philosophy) Sacralizing Being and Time: The Resonances of the Heart in Heidegger's Retrieval of Augustine

Anne Katherine Ryland (English) The Journey toward Joy: Reason 's Role in the Plan of Love

Matthew Edward Zelinsky (Pastoral Ministry) The Family in Society and the Church

Jordan Taylor Sanchez (Philosophy and Letters) Marian Devotion and the Fullness of Christian Life

Veronica Irene Zepeda (Modern Language - Spanish) El papel de don Quijote como simbolo de Espana y la estetica de Miguel Cervantes para Latinoamerica en la modernizaci6n de la novela

Matthew Gregory Sawczyn (Drama) "A Marriage Has Been Arranged" by Alfred Surro Elizabeth Marie Schmitz (Economics and Finance) Studio Art Concentration Exhibit: Boom

Grace Mary Zischkau (English) Realism in George Orwell's 1984: The Bridge between Theory and Reality Mary Alice Zischkau (Physics) Next Generation Manometer: Designing a Speed of Sound Apparatus for the NIST Oil Ultrasonic Interferometer Manometer

Board of Trustees The Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, Chancellor

Joseph C. Murphy, Chairman of the Board

Walter E. Adams

Charles E. Baumann, '88

Win Bell

Joanne Stroud Bilby , Ph.D., '75, '80

Christopher R. Bright, '78

Lee M. Dinkel

John A. Gates

Louis J. Grabowsky

Patrick E. Haggerty, Jr. , '67, '68

Kevin J. "Seamus" Hasson

Gregory Hoelscher, '77

Richard Husseini, '88

Thomas W. Keefe , President

William Keffler

The Most Reverend Gregory Kelly , '78, '82

Mary T . Manning

The Most Reverend Michael Mulvey

Thomas M . Nealon, '87

Joseph O. Neuhoff, Jr.

Terry O'Halloran , '83

The Most Reverend Michael F. Olson

Nathaniel Parker, '93

Laura Felis Quinn , '86

Dwight R . Riskey , Ph.D .

Mary Ritter, '85

Timothy P. Rooney

Len C. Ruby, Secretary

Nicholas T . Serafy, Jr .

Patrick V . Stark

Bridgett Wagner, '81

Julie Weber, '91

Thomas Zellers, M.D., '79

America the Beautiful Oh beautiful f or spacious skies, For amber waves of grain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited p lain.

America! America!

God shed His grace on thee.

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

Oh beautiful for pilgrim feet 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: Charles Archer & Stephen Thie

Marshals: Dr. John Plotts, Ms. Dore Madere, & Ms. Catherine Duplant

Order of Ceremonies Procession Macebearer, Chair of the Faculty Senate, William Frank

Flag bearers, Marshals

Students

Administrators, Faculty

Members of the Board of Trustees

Dean of the William A . Blakley Library, Cherie L. Hohertz

Dean of the Braniff Graduate School, Joshua Parens

Dean of Constantin College, Jonathan J . Sanford

Interim Dean of the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, Brett J. L. Landry

Chairman , Board of Trustees, Joseph C. Murphy

Representing the National Alumni Board, Dexter J . Freeman, II

Associate Provost, John M . Norris

Dean of the Neuhoff School of Ministry, Theodore Whapham

Provost, Charles W. Eaker

John L. Allen, Jr.

President, Thomas W. Keefe

Chancellor, Bishop Kevin J . Farrell

Invocation Bishop Farrell Greetings Dexter 1. Freeman , II

Joseph C. Murphy

President Keefe

Presentation of Honorary Degree John L. Allen, Jr .

Commencement Address John L. Allen, Jr .

Presentation of Candidates for Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts and Neuhoff School of Ministry Degrees The Provost and the Associate Provost Conferral of Graduate Degrees The President and the Chancellor

The Dean of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts and the Dean of the Neuhoff School of Ministry

Awarding of Undergraduate Academic Honors The Dean of Constantin College, the Interim Dean of the Gupta College of Business, and the Dean of the Neuhoff School of Ministry For the Class of2016 Kathryn Mihaliak Presentation ofCandidates for the Constantin College of Liberal Arts, The Gupta College ofBusiness, and the Neuhoff

School of Ministry Degrees

The Provost and the Associate Provost

Conferral ofConstantin College, Gupta College of Business, and Neuhoff School of Ministry Degrees

The President and the Chancellor

The Dean of Constantin College, the Interim Dean of the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, and

the Dean of the Neuhoff School of Ministry

Benediction Bishop Farrell America the Beautiful The Assembly