Commencement Program 2020

The University of Utah 2020 Annual Commencement April 30

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Virtual Commencement – 6:30 p.m. – Utah.edu/live T H E U NI V ERS I T Y OF UTAH COMMENCEMENT 2020

Greeting from the President Dear Graduates, Congratulations, Class of 2020, from all of us at the University of Utah! Despite the challenges you have encountered this semester, you successfully made it across the finish line. In this unprecedented time, the achievements marked by this occasion are even more remarkable.

Let me be clear about what really matters here. It is not the pomp or the unusual circumstances we find ourselves in. What matters is this: You set a goal, you worked hard and steadily, you persisted in this unparalleled situation, and—you did it!

You showed strength and character, especially in this final stretch. We are so proud of the resilience and determination you have shown. You truly deserve all the accolades and praise we can give you.

You now join the ranks of well-educated people in our society. This is a significant milestone, one that will set a foundation throughout the rest of your life. Please take time to reflect on how you have grown and changed throughout your years here. I also hope you will take a moment to offer thanks to the friends, family, staff and faculty who influenced, encouraged, and supported your educational aspirations.

We also hope you will recall many fond moments and friendships developed during your time here. This is your alma mater now. Remember you are always welcome on the campus of the University of Utah.

Now, more than ever, the world needs people like you, people who know how to approach problems thoughtfully, who are capable of innovating and of solving society’s greatest challenges. The future is in your hands and we can’t wait to see how you shape it.

Again, warmest congratulations!

Ruth V. Watkins

Commencement Program The National Anthem Elizabeth Peters, Vocal Performance Major Welcome Ruth V. Watkins, President Recognition of Faculty Award Recipients Daniel A. Reed, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Distinguished Professor Award Video Rosenblatt Prize Announcement Introduction of Student Speaker Lori McDonald, Vice President for Student Affairs Student Speaker Miranda Stewart Conferral of Honorary Degree H. David Burton, Chair, Board of Trustees Honorary Degree Video Introduction of Speaker AnnaMarie Barnes ASUU Student Body President Commencement Address John Warnock Computer Scientist, Co-Founder of Adobe, Inc. Welcome to the Alumni Association Video Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Graduate Degrees and Certificates David Kieda, Dean, The Graduate School Presentation of Candidates and Conferral of Baccalaureate Degrees and Certificates Academic Deans Closing Remarks

Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching Don G. Wardell Professor, Department of Operations and Information Systems David Eccles School of Business

Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship Award Tino Nyawelo Associate Professor/Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Science

Distinguished Faculty Service Award Andrew S. Merryweather Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering

Distinguished Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Mentor Award Sheila E. Crowell Associate Professor, Department of Psychology College of Social and Behavioral Science Pearl Sandick Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Science William A. Smith Professor, Department of Education, Culture & Society and Ethnic Studies College of Education and School for Cultural and Social Transformation Gregory E. Smoak Associate Professor, Department of History College of Humanities

Distinguished Professor Robin Kundis Craig Professor of Law S.J. Quinney College of Law Valeria Molinero Professor, Department of Chemistry College of Science Marc D. Porter Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering College of Engineering Paisley Rekdal Professor, Department of English College of Humanities Jared Rutter Professor, Department of Biochemistry School of Medicine Michael W. Varner Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine

Distinguished Research Award David Bowling Professor, School of Biological Sciences College of Science Bruce Gale Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering Shelley D. Minteer Professor, Department of Chemistry College of Science

Distinguished Teaching Award Matt Basso Associate Professor, History and Gender Studies College of Humanities and School for Cultural and Social Transformation Anthony Butterfield Associate Professor/Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering College of Engineering Kristine Jordan Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology College of Health Beth Krensky Professor, Department of Art & Art History College of Fine Arts Kelly MacArthur Associate Professor/Lecturer, Department of Mathematics College of Science

Outstanding Public School Teacher Robert Durham Science Teacher, East High School Salt Lake City School District

Public Service Professor Christopher Mead Assistant Professor/Lecturer Honors College

University Professor (two-year term – 2020 to 2022) Anne Cook Professor, Department of Educational Psychology College of Education

Honors Professor Nora McLachlan Wood Associate Professor/Lecturer, LEAP Undergraduate Studies

The Rosenblatt Prize The Rosenblatt Prize, a $50,000 cash award, is presented annually at Commencement to “recognize, encourage, and honor excellence in teaching, research, and administrative efforts, collectively or individually.” The prize is granted through an endowment established by the late Utah industrialist Joseph Rosenblatt. The endowed prize “honors our parents, Nathan and Tillie Rosenblatt, who pioneered in the 19th century the presence of their family in Utah.” The award has been given annually since 1984. The most recent prize was awarded in 2019 to Cynthia Burrows, Department of Chemistry, College of Science. The 2020 recipient will be announced during today’s program.

Honorary Degree Recipient Kristen Ries Doctor of Science

Kristen Ries, a professor emerita of Internal Medicine and retired infectious diseases physician, was at the forefront of treating patients in Utah at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Ries fearlessly provided loving, compassionate care at a time when the disease was highly stigmatized.

Ries received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pennsylvania State University and a Doctor of Medicine with honors from Drexel University, where she also completed her residency, fellowship and spent two years as a faculty member in Infectious Diseases. She left Drexel University to join the Indian Health Services at Rosebud, South Dakota, where she cared for Lakota Sioux. She then went to Vermillion, South Dakota, to serve in the National Health Service Corps.

Ries moved to Utah in 1981 with the goal of treating more patients with infectious diseases—arriving the same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report about a new infectious disease affecting gay men. Ries initially worked for FHP as the head of adult medicine, and then as a physician at Holy Cross Hospital, where she created Utah’s first comprehensive HIV/ AIDS program.

For many years, Ries and Maggie Snyder, her physician assistant, were the only medical professionals willing to treat AIDS patients in Utah. They found creative ways to serve patients and provide them with the expensive drugs then used to treat HIV/AIDS. Working with the nuns at Holy Cross, Ries and Snyder set up an end-of-life care network because nursing homes refused to take dying patients. In the early 1980s, patients diagnosed with AIDS had a life expectancy of about six months.

When Holy Cross Hospital was sold in 1994 (becoming Salt Lake Regional Medical Center), Ries joined the University of Utah’s Division of Infectious Diseases and brought 500 patients with her; the HIV clinic she set up within Clinic 1A, the Infectious Diseases Clinic, is still operating. In 2000, Ries and Snyder led efforts to establish a treatment clinic in St. George, which also continues to serve patients today.

Ries was president of the medical staff for the University of Utah Hospital & Clinics and served as the clinical director of infectious diseases/HIV at U of U Health.

In 1988, Ries was named as one of Newsweek magazine’s “Unsung Heroes”; she has been recognized by the U’s School of Medicine, the Utah Department of Health & Human Services, People with AIDS Coalition of Utah, Salt Lake County Health Department and the Utah Medical Association. In honor of her work, the Marriott Library has established an archive that collects oral histories and archives documents and other memorabilia related to the history of treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Utah.

Commencement Speaker

John Warnock Computer scientist, inventor, entrepreneur

John Warnock is a computer scientist and visionary co-founder of Adobe Inc. A Salt Lake City native, Warnock received bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and philosophy (‘61), a master’s in mathematics (‘64) and a doctorate in electrical engineering/computer science (‘69) from the University of Utah.

After graduating, Warnock worked at such technology companies as Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation and IBM. He joined Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center in 1978 as a principal scientist, working on device independent interactive graphics. There, he and colleague Charles Geschke developed a printer protocol called InterPress. When Xerox declined to pursue the idea, the two struck out on their own.

In 1982, Warnock and Geschke co-founded Adobe to explore a new approach to printing technology called PostScript; the duo’s innovations included scalable type, computer graphics and printing processes. Adobe ignited a revolution in graphics, desktop publishing, web and electronic document technologies. Today, Adobe offers a suite of pioneering software publishing and digital image products that continue to push creative boundaries and is one of the largest, most recognized software brands in the world.

Warnock served as Adobe’s president for two years and then as CEO for 16 years. He served as Adobe’s board chairman from April 1989 to January 2017, sharing that position with Geschke from September 1997 onward.

He continues to serve as a member of Adobe’s board of directors, as does Geschke.

Warnock, with Geschke, has received many awards, including the Marconi Prize, the Annual Medal of Achievement Award from the American Electronics Association and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from former President Barack Obama, one of the nation’s highest honors for scientists, engineers and inventors.

He is a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Association for Computing Machinery, the Computer History Museum and the American Philosophical Society.

He and his wife, Marva, provided a foundational gift of nearly $6 million for the John and Marva Warnock Engineering Building at the U and also created three presidential endowed chairs in computer science, mathematics and fine arts. They also are major supporters of the Moran Eye Center.

Graduating Class Profile 2019-20 These numbers are based on data available prior to graduation and are subject to change.

Total Number of Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,628 . (includes dual-degree recipients) Total Number of Degrees Awarded. . . . . . . . . . . 9,280 Bachelor’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,851 Master’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,411 Doctorate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 Juris Doctor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Doctor of Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Doctor of Pharmacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Doctor of Dental Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Bachelor’s Degree Statistics Average Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Youngest Class Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Oldest Class Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Grade Point Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39 Grade Point Average of Students Graduating with Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95 Students Graduating with Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 Summa Cum Laude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Magna Cum Laude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Cum Laude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 Graduate Degree Statistics Average Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Youngest Class Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Oldest Class Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Counties, States, and Countries Graduates Represent Utah Counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 U.S. States (including U.S. territories). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Foreign Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Race/Ethnicity/Origin .African American. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Asian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Caucasian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,550 International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 676 Hispanic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877 Multicultural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Native American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Unidentified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 Gender Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,420 Female. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,130 All Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 STEM Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3501 Honors Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Top 10 Undergraduate Degrees Psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Kinesiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Mechanical Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Veterans Receiving Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

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Learn more at alumni.utah.edu/membership.

College Convocations Traditional in-person convocations will take place December 18 and 19, 2020. More precise schedules will be announced separately.

Academic Regalia Academic regalia evolved from the robes, hoods, and caps worn by clerics, monks, and priests — the first students — in the European universities of the Middle Ages. American schools, as a result of their English heritage, have generally standardized the black gown.

Various styles, ornaments, and colors are used to signify levels of academic attainment and areas of academic specialty.

The bachelor’s gown is worn closed at the neck. The master’s and doctoral gowns are worn opened; both feature hoods that display the colors of the academic institution or field of study. The origin of the mortarboard has not been definitely determined, but it existed as far back as 1564. The colors of tassels on the mortarboards of candidates indicate the colleges/schools from which they expect to receive degrees.

The Graduate School (Ph.D. and Ed.D.). . . . . . . . . . . . Yellow College of Architecture + Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Violet David Eccles School of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Brown School of Dentistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilac College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange College of Fine Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown School of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink College of Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Green School for Cultural and Social Transformation. . . . . White

College of Humanities…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White S. J. Quinney College of Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple School of Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Green College of Mines and Earth Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Golden Yellow/Orange College of Nursing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot College of Pharmacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive Green College of Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Yellow College of Social & Behavioral Science. . . . . . . . . . . . White College of Social Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron

Various ribbons and cords are worn to designate the receipt of honors and other awards.

University Gift On behalf of the student body, the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) student government is proud to present the 2020 University Gift to the University of Utah’s Center for Violence Prevention, which is building a culture of safety and community on campus. The Graduating Class of 2020 supports violence prevention on campus and solving global issues through violence prevention. This gift of $30,000 will support the development of the Center and name a conference room after the Class of 2020.

The Mace The mace — historically a symbol of authority and peaceful leadership and now a ceremonial object used at formal academic occasions — will be carried before the president and dignitaries as they convene the proceedings. The U’s mace is carved from dark walnut, stands 48 inches tall, and is embellished with copper elements that represent the university seal, the various colleges, and presidents of the institution. The spiral-carved base evokes the nautilus — an organic model of change and growth — while the beehive-shaped endcap symbolizes the state of Utah.