USU MOAB COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
April 28, 2022
ACADEMIC HERALDRY The history of academic heraldry reaches back into the early days of the university. A statute of 1321 required that all “Doctors, Licentiates and Bachelors” of the University of Columbia wear gowns. When American colleges and universities decided to adopt some suitable system of academic apparel, it seemed best to agree on one that all might follow. From a conference of various institutions’ board representatives held at Columbia University in 1895 came a code of academic dress for higher learning institutions in the United States, which most adopted.
GOWNS The academic gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. Master’s degree gowns have an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The sleeve base hangs down in the traditional manner. The rear part of its oblong shape is square cut, and the front part has an arc cut away. It is designed this way so it can be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctoral degree has bell-shaped sleeves and may be worn open or closed.
COLORS For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctoral gowns, edging of hoods and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different academic disciplines are as follows: • • • • •
Agriculture, Maize Arts, Brown Business, Drab Education and Human Services, Light Blue Engineering, Orange
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Humanities and Social Sciences, White Natural Resources, Russet Science, Gold-Yellow School of Graduate Studies, Black Associate Degrees, Black
HOODS Academic hoods are worn by recipients of advanced degrees. Master’s degree hoods are three-and-one-half feet in length and lined with the official color(s) of the college or university conferring the degree, which at Utah State University are navy blue and white, displayed in the heraldic chevron. The doctoral hood consists of a larger and longer assemblage of institutional color draped over the recipient’s shoulders, falling well down the back. The binding or edging of the hoods is of velvet or velveteen, three inches wide for the master’s degree and five inches wide for the doctoral degree.
CAPS Academic caps come in two forms: the traditional mortarboard (from Oxford) or square cap, and a soft cap that resembles an oversized beret (from Cambridge). The mortarboard used by Utah State University is worn with a tassel.
ACADEMIC PROCESSION The commencement procession is composed of three divisions: (1) color guard, University President, Utah Board of Higher Education members, Board of Trustees, administrative officers and special guests; (2) the faculty; and (3) candidates for degrees.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY MOAB COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY PROCESSIONAL Music by Taiko Dan
NATIONAL ANTHEM WELCOME & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lianna Etchberger Associate Vice President, USU Moab
STUDENT SPEAKER Andrea Carvajal
ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Jill Tatton Principal, Helen M. Knight Elementary
CONFERRING OF DEGREES Francis D. Galey Executive Vice President and Provost
PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Lianna Etchberger Associate Vice President, USU Moab
GREETING TO GRADUATES
Steven L. Palmer President of the USU Alumni Association and USU Trustee
RECESSIONAL
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JILL TATTON PRINCIPAL, HELEN M. KNIGHT ELEMENTARY Commencement Speaker Jill Tatton moved to Moab in 2000 after living in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Montana for five years. Jill needed to escape the long winters, so she and her family decided to move to Moab, where her husband grew up. Jill helped her husband, David, raise their three sons. They enjoy hiking, jeeping, and playing in the Colorado River. Jill also enjoys spending time with her family and four grandchildren. After her oldest son went off to college at Utah State University in Logan, Jill decided to go to college and earn a degree. She graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University Moab in 2009 with a degree in elementary education. Jill went on to earn her master’s degree in education to focus on educational leadership and administration from Southern Utah University. Jill works at Helen M. Knight Elementary where she has taught first, second and fifth grades, as well as worked as a Title I coordinator and assistant principal. She is currently the principal at the school.
ANDREA CARVAJAL Student Speaker
Andrea is married and a mom of two boys. She has been a student at Utah State University Moab since 2017. In 2020, Andrea graduated with her RN degree, and this year she will complete her BSN. She obtained her RN right as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning and started her career working in the COVID-19 unit at the Moab Regional Hospital. She has since worked in the community as a nurse and has enjoyed providing care to those who live here. Working in this community has given her a sense of pride as she has had the privilege to take care of people that she knows and loves. Andrea feels lucky to have completed her degree through USU Moab. The experiences she has gained, along with the people she has met in her journey, are something she will always treasure. In her free time, she loves to travel, spend time with family and friends, and do anything outdoors.
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2022 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION Names listed in this program do not constitute graduation.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP Cody Jenson IT SUPPORT & WEB DEVELOPMENT Adam Kind+
PRACTICAL NURSING Madison Barney++ Michael Calvert++ Daniel Dial++ John Garcia+ Madeline Olivia Jenkinson+ Quincy Masur++ Hannah Stripeika+
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ASSOCIATE DEGREES PROVOST’S OFFICE Francis D. Galey Executive Vice President and Provost ASSOCIATE OF ARTS GENERAL STUDIES Sadie Farnsworth++
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - NURSING Brityn Ballard Melissa Frandsen+ Tanesha Hartnagle+ Carmen Holyoak++ Kayli Rogers+ Ian VanMeter++ Sara Wall+ Alia Welsh++ Tiffany White++ Mercedes Zunich++
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Samantha Colyar+
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE GENERAL STUDIES Brityn Ballard Morgi Croasmun Aspen Darcey Corah Moody++ Nicole Slighting Wesley Smith++ Kenlie Striblen Hannah Stripeika+
The quality of performance in academic work enables those indicated to be graduates with distinction: ++High Honors.................................................................................................... grade point average of 3.75 to 4.00 +Honors............................................................................................................... grade point average of 3.50 to 3.74 –4–
BACHELOR’S DEGREES EMMA ECCLES JONES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES Alan L. Smith, Dean
COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS & DEAF EDUCATION Lisa Jacobs*
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Leah Hall*** Cadie Richardson*** Kaylan Young*
HEALTH EDUCATION & PROMOTION Jenna Hawks*
REGISTERED NURSING Andrea Carvajal** Samantha Perna***
PROVOST’S OFFICE
Francis D. Galey, Executive Vice President and Provost INTEGRATED STUDIES Jill Fletcher*
The quality of performance in academic work enables those indicated to be graduates with distinction: ***Summa Cum Laude ........................................................................................grade point average of 3.95 to 4.00 **Magna Cum Laude............................................................................................grade point average of 3.80 to 3.94 *Cum Laude.........................................................................................................grade point average of 3.50 to 3.79 –5–
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES Richard Cutler Interim Vice Provost of Graduate Studies
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE S.J. & JESSIE E. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES Didar Charles
Geographic Information Science
MASTER’S DEGREES COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & APPLIED SCIENCES Shanda Thompson
Master of Public Health Nutrition
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UTAH BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION Sanchaita Datta Alan E. Hall Patricia Jones Crystal Maggelet Tanner Marcum Arthur E. Newell Shawn Newell Valirie Serawop Scott L. Theurer
Harris H. Simmons, Chair Nina R. Barnes, Vice Chair Aaron V. Osmond, Vice Chair Jesselie B. Anderson Mike Angus Jera L. Bailey Stacey K. Bettridge Lisa Michele Church Wilford Clyde
David R. Woolstenhulme, Commissioner of Higher Education
UTAH STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wayne L. Niederhauser Steven L. Palmer David A. Petersen Jacey Skinner Tessa White
Kent K. Alder, Chair John Y. Ferry, Vice Chair Clara Alder Gina Gagon David H. Huntsman Kacie Malouf
Janalyn G. Brown, Interim Secretary to the USU Board of Trustees
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY MOAB ADVISORY COUNCIL Joe Kingsley Ashley Korenblat Mary McGann Jen Sadoff Dave Sakrison
Jim Webster, Chair Leticia Bentley Samantha Campbell Lianna Etchberger Keith Hughes Taryn Kay
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MOAB’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge Utah State University Moab resides on the American Indian Crossing of the Colorado River, the traditional homeland of the descendants of the Pueblo of Zuni (A:shiwi); the Hopi Tribe; the Southern Ute Indian Tribe; the Ute Indian Tribe; the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah; and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians who have been stewards of the rivers and mountains, cliffs and towers, arches, and canyons from time immemorial. In offering this land acknowledgment, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history, and experiences.
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