mr. moore: "good morning, ladies and gentlemen,and welcome to umbc's 61st commencement exercises, which will begin in just a fewminutes." "but first, let me share a few details withyou..." "during the ceremony, please do not leaveyour seats to take photographs or videos. aisles must remain clear at all times andguests are not allowed on the main floor." "parents, for safety reasons, please donot allow children to climb on the railings. please keep children in their seats." "in the event of an emergency, please notethe emergency exits located throughout the building. emergency medical services are availableat the rear of the lower level."
"out of courtesy to our graduates and guests,we ask that you please turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices, and pleaseremain in the arena until the end of the ceremony." "finally, our commencement program listsall the names of students eligible to participate in this ceremony whether or not they are present." "also, some names may not appear in theprogram if the student did not submit a graduation application on time, or the names were notreceived by the final printing deadline." "now, please turn your attention to thefar end of the rac arena, where the commencement procession will enter." [the chesapeake brass quintet plays clarke'sthe prince of denmark march.]
mr. moore:"the procession of undergraduates is led by the students' marshal, dr. manil suri,the 2013 presidential teaching professor, and professor of mathematics and statistics." mr. moore: "ladies and gentlemen, pleaserise as the faculty and staff and the platform party enter the arena." "the faculty and staff procession is ledby the faculty marshal, dr. constantine vaporis, the 2013 presidentialresearch professor, and professor of history and directorof the asian studies program."
"he is joined by staff marshals, mr. paulciotta, the 2012 recipient of the presidential distinguishedstaff award for professional staff and technical coordinatorand facilities manager for physics." and ms. cheryl johnson, the 2012 recipientof the presidential distinguished staff award for non-exempt staffand grants specialist for the office of contract andgrant accounting." mr. moore: ""the platform party is ledby the grand marshal, mr. timothy nohe, former president of the facultysenate, a
professor of visual arts and director of thecenter for innovation, research and creativity in thearts." "the grand marshal carries the universitymace, a symbol of presidential authority. used only on formalacademic occasions, it is carried in the processionimmediately before the president. umbc's mace was commissionedby the alumni association for umbc's 20th anniversaryin 1986." mr. nohe: "good morning. the 61stth commencementexercises of the university of maryland, baltimore countywill now be in
order." "ladies and gentlemen, please rise for ouranthem, sung by ms. madeline waters, who will graduate today witha bachelor's degree in music." "gentlemen, please remove your hats or capsduring the anthem." [national anthem] [applause] mr. nohe: "please be seated."
mr. nohe: "ladies and gentlemen, i am sopleased to introduce the president of umbc, dr. freeman hrabowski." "having served as umbc's president formore than 20 years, dr. hrabowski has brought tremendous energy, vision,and leadership to this institution." "he has helped to connect the universitywith individuals, companies, foundations, and agencies that have brought new resourcesto build and sustain distinctive programs in undergraduate education and graduate educationand research. freeman is a suberb educator. he was a witness to history and took actionin the civil rights movement. he is our president
and we are proud of him." "dr. freeman hrabowski..." [applause.] dr. hrabowski: "good morning. good morningagain. how many of you are morning people?" "you notice, families, that the studentsdid not raise their hands. you got that." "i am delighted to see all of you here todayand to recognize our graduates and their families and theirfriends." "let me start by asking you to give oursoloist, madeline waters, another round of applause. she'samazing. she's
graduating today." "before continuing, let me recognize some ofthe people on the platform. i'd like the members of thepresident's council, presidents of the campus senates, andthe presidential award recipients to stand. give them a hand,would you please." "graduates -- today is your day, and you'llhear that over and over, and i want you to savor the moment." "often when we're in the middle of theseexperiences, we're
thinking about the next day or the next thingto happen." "just take a moment and savor this nexthour to two hours, and you will find yourselves reflecting on whoyou are and what's important.""the older i get, the more i realize there's nothing in our livesmore important than our families and close friends, so i want thefamily members and all the special friends in this place tostand so your graduates, your family members, can applaud you.all the family members and friends, stand." "and then, graduates, i know you realizethe important role
that faculty and staff have played in yourdevelopment and in your being here today, so i'm asking facultyand staff to please stand. give them a round of applause."[applause.] "as we celebrate you today, we know thatsome of you are going on, you already have jobs. others will be looking and finding them.others are going to graduate school and professional school in this country and beyond. and weare delighted." "if you're going to be a teacher, pleasestand. if you are a graduate and you plan to teach, please stand. would yougive the teachers a round of applause." "we had large numbers yesterday
getting master's whoare planning to teach." "and then, if you're going to be a socialworker, please stand. let me see my social workers."[applause.] "before i go on to talk about some of thegraduates and their stories, because each of you has a story andwe've selected a few to talk about as inspiration to us all.but before i do that, i really do want to recognize someone whois not with us today, ahsan asif, who was preparing to gethis bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, lookingforward to a career
working with a biofuel company, when he passedaway in august because of a motorcycle accident. he was abrilliant young man and we are with him today, and his familymembers are here. i'm going to ask the family members to stand andthe rest of us to have a moment of silence for him and his family.whereever the family is. yes, a moment of silence." [moment of silence.] "thank you so much. thank you." "now let me share the stories of severalof our amazing graduates. and these are truly
inspiring stories. ""the first is receiving a bachelor's in computer science, and is an honors collegestudent who transferred from anne arundel community college. he's maintained a 4.0at both institutions, while completing a very demanding internship." "he was chosen to speak for a major partnershipwe have with the gates foundation, and throughout this internship experience, he has been doingsome amazing work involving a new torpedo warning system for naval ships.the company has offered him a full-time job, which he will start after graduation." "in the future, he plans to get a ph.d.in artificial intelligence."
"roy clark, you are amazing. stand. whereveryou are. roy, stand." "our next graduate is receiving her bachelor'sin english after overcoming incredible adversity." "she was diagnosed with glaucoma at birth.by the time she arrived at umbc, she had lost over 60% of her vision and had more than 20eye surgeries. she continued to lose her vision during her freshman year." "after 7 months of hard work at the coloradocenter for the blind training program, she returned to umbc more confident than ever,dedicated to helping people with disabilities to succeed in school and in life." "she has excelled in her coursework andwas inducted into phi beta kappa and the sigma
tau delta english honors society." "we are so inspired by you, melissa. melissalomax, please stand. please stand." "our next graduate is receiving a bachelor's. inmechanical engineering and this student shared a compelling story with me. and as i said,every one of you has a story and i would challenge you to tell your stories to inspire the people.this young man says that he was on his way to his chemistry class in his freshman yearand there was a guest on our campus who asked him for directions to the university center." "and the student was in a rush, but he stoppedand decided, 'let me take him over and show him where it is,' which he did. as theywere going to the destination, he talked about
what he was doing and the man, turns out,happened to be a leader with the brookhaven national laboratory. the man offered him anopportunity to work as an intern there at brookhaven, served as his mentor. after graduation,he's going back there with a full time job and planning to get a ph.d. in material science." "the message has to be, 'be kind to people.'you never know when it'll pay off, alright. no, but it's really nice." "owen oladele abe. owen, please stand, owen." "our next graduate is receiving a bachelor's. ininterdisciplinary studies with a focus on social entrepreneurship."
"a native of japan, this student traveledto california to begin his undergrad studies, but soon fell ill. his treatment requiredtwo abdominal surgeries. he wasn't able to eat or drink for ten days." "his personal experiences led him to envisiona career: to found a non-profit organization to eliminate hunger in his country, in japan.and with his newfound passion, he looked for institutions that might help him develop theskills he needed. he eventually landed at umbc. he's graduating, planning to go backand change the world in his own country and so, yohka tanaka, we are so proud of you.please stand, yohka. yohka tanaka." "our next graduate receives her bachelor'sin health administration and public policy
today." "her story is one of tremendous drive andhard work to succeed. and i know it will resonate with many of you." "a parent with two young kids, this studenthas also worked full-time while completing her degree with a 3.7 gpa. she has co-ledof the nationally-recognized primary care coalition of montgomery county." "and after graduation, she will be goingon to get a grad degree in public health and we are so proud of her." "diem-thanh dang, please stand. diem-thanhdang, please stand. diem."
"these next two, i'm putting together.they are an amazing couple." "the first is graduating with a bachelor'sin mechanical engineering and the second in the couple graduating with a bachelor'sin media and communications studies." "in 2012, the first of these received adiagnosis of stage four hodgkins lymphoma, but he continued his studies during his cancerfight. the other has worked tirelessly to stay ahead of her coursework and maintaina part-time job, while never leaving his side during chemotherapy." "in the face of incredible challenges, thesetwo lifelong friends have worked together to creatively achieve their academic goals,to deal with adversity, to complete internships
and they're getting married this next october." "and we're really proud of them. that'sthe kind of 'aww' story, right? lauren anderson and shane walston, you all are amazing.stand up, let us see you." "you know, that one could be a movie. thatcould be one of those romance movies. very encouraging. very inspiring.""our next graduate is receiving his bachelor's in mechanical engineering and he's joinedthe maryland air and national guard and he's an avionics mechanic. from the day he finishedhigh school, he got right into that work and continued his service through his time atumbc." "he's been deployed to both iraq and afghanistan,where his unit was credited with saving hundreds
of lives." "each time he was deployed he had to missa semester of courses, but he has been persistent. and today, he graduates as a staff sergeant,with the goal of becoming a tech sergeant within the next year." "in addition to all of these accomplishments,he has worked 20 hours per week in our library as an a.v. event tech specialist and he'salready begun working full-time at the bloomberg school of public health at hopkins in themultimedia department." "we are so proud of you, ari rabe. pleasestand, ari." "our final graduate receives her bachelor's
in management of aging services, and she is65 years old. very young, very young." "she has served the university system ofmaryland for many years, retiring recently from her position as a business services specialistin umbc's computer science and electrical engineering department." "in her retirement, she plans to continueher volunteer work supporting seniors in need through the gilchrist hospice care." "donna myers, we're so proud of you. donna,please stand." "there she is, in the back." "i want to recognize any other staff memberswho are graduating today. if you're a staff
member. please give them a round of applause.please stand, if you're a staff member graduating today, please stand." "and then, if there are any other membersof the military, please stand, who are graduating today, please stand. " "very nice. very nice." "finally, there are students today wearingred cords. these students have earned a 4.0 gpa. i want you to all stand, because it'sa big deal to graduate with a 4.0 from umbc. please stand, wherever you are." "i want you to note, there were only about
8 of them. itsays there's no grade inflation at umbc. that's amazing." "i am now delighted to welcome to the podiummr. david kinkopf, a member of the university system board of regents." "we are pleased that he is here today withus and he will deliver greetings on behalf of the board.regent kinkopf, please." mr. kinkopf: "good morning. i am delightedto join you and extend best wishes from the university systemof maryland on this tremendous day.""the board of regents serve as the governing
body for umbc andeleven other great public universities which comprise theuniversity system of maryland, and we could not be more proudof you today." "it is an honor to share this occasion withpresident freeman hrabowski, who has done such a remarkablejob leading umbc into new heights of excellence and nationalacclaim. can you join me in thanking president hrabowski again?"[applause.] "you know, by any measure, national rankings,research grants, public service activities, faculty accomplishments, student academicachievements, or commitment to the undergraduate
education that has led you here today, a commitmentso strong here at umbc, the university of maryland, baltimore county is simply one ofthe finest universities in the country." "most importantly, it is an honor to behere to recognize and congratulate all of you." "many people are rightly proud of you today.it is also a day to celebrate all those who have supported you along the way. many arehere with you today, including family and friends and the excellent faculty and staffhere at umbc." "but indeed, the entire state of marylandhas supported you. all the citizens of maryland have invested in you. we recognize how importantyou and your education are to the very future of our society, and we celebrate your successtoday."
"we also expect great things from you. greatcommunities and great societies do not happen accidentally. you must create them, and you'velearned how to do that here." "you're not graduating because you knoweverything there is to know. indeed, you are graduating with the firm knowledge from yourdays here at umbc that you must keep asking questions. you must keep working hard. youmust keep asking more of yourself and your colleagues and those around you. and you areresponsible for making your community better." "on behalf of the university system ofmaryland board of regents, congratulations to each one of you and thank you for allowingme to share in this momentous occasion." dr. hrabowski: "thank you very much.""and now, i am pleased to introduce umbc's
provost and senior vice president, dr. philiprous, who serves as our chief academic officer. he's also a professor ofphysics. dr. rous." dr. rous: "good morning. on behalf of ourexceptional scholarly community that we call our umbci extend my congratulations to you, our graduates.""we are all immensely proud of your accomplishments and theway in which your individual curiosity, hard work and energyhas invigorated, enhanced and forever changed our community." "it is important for you to know that asyou leave our campus you are not leaving the
umbc family." "you will join the global community of umbcalumni who, through their life's work, continue to advance our understanding of our own humanity,our democracy, the natural world that surrounds us and, most importantly, make a differencein the lives of others." "today, as you cross the commencement stage,you will step across both a symbolic and an actual threshold to enter into the next phaseof your personal and professional lives." "like so many transitions in life this mayfeel like a step from what is known to what is unknown. but be confident that you willbe supported on the solid foundation built upon the preparation you have received hereat umbc."
"as your provost, i hope you will forgiveme for aksing each of you one final question." "and the question is, what principles andvalues will guide you throughout your professional and personal lives?""this is an intensely personal question and the answer does not come easily or witha moment's thought. in fact, it is a question that requires a lifetime to answer." "but my greatest hope is that your experienceas a member of our community will have provided you with the opportunity to reflect upon themany values we share. values such as excellence, commitment, hard work, diversity and a respectfor the dignity of others. and perhaps the most important of these is integrity: thatmeans putting your values into action."
"and so, i'd like to finish, perhaps appropriatelyfor this time and history, with the words of president nelson mandela - 'educationis the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.'"and so, may you enjoy a life rich in the knowledge that eachday your work and your relationships have truly made adifference." "congratulations."[applause.] "at this point, i would like to recognizemr. bennett moe, president of the umbc alumni association board." "bennett is one of more than 60,000 umbcalumni worldwide."
"he graduated from umbc in 1988 with a bachelor'sdegree in visual arts and is now director of innovationat maps.com." "today, he will present each graduate witha memento on behalf of the umbc alumni association." "please join me in thanking bennett forhis support of umbc." dr. hrabowski: "it is inspiring to heara physicist from england working in baltimore quoting one of the world'sgreatest humanists from south africa, mandela. givemandela a hand for his vision."
"and my colleages have heard me say oftenafter i speak after my provost, our colleague, our provost, thatif i had his british accent, i could raise much more money.we tend to like that accent quite a bit."[laughs.] dr. rous: "we'll now proceed to the presentationof our degrees. will the candidates for bachelor'sdegrees please rise." dr. rous: "dr. hrabowski..."[pause and tip hat.] dr. hrabowski: "dr. rous..."[pause and tip hat.]
dr. rous: "i have the honor of presentingthe candidates recommended by the umbc facultyfor the bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, and bachelorof science degrees." dr. hrabowski: "upon the recommendationof the faculty and by the authority of the state of maryland givento the chancellor of the university system of marylandand board of regents, and by them entrusted to me, i herebyadmit you to the bachelor's degree which you have earnedduring the course of
your studies at umbc, in token whereof youshall be given a diploma, with all of the honors, privileges,and responsibilities thereunto pertaining." dr. rous: "please be seated." "now will the candidates please proceedunder the direction of the students' marshal and the commencement officials, to the platform to receive theirdegrees." "dr. patrice mcdermott, vice provost forfaculty affairs, will begin the reading of the names of the bachelor'sdegree
candidates." "and please—will all of the graduatesand their families and friends remain in the arena until the ceremonyhas concluded. thank you." dr. hrabowski: "you've been such a wonderful audience and wewant you to stay with us til the end. this will move quickly. buthere's the point. often, at this time, the president will say, holdfrom applauding. that doesn't make sense. we want you toapplaud when you see somebody you like, all
right? feel goodabout it." [audience laughs.] dr. patrice mcdermott: "will the facultyin american studies please stand while i read the names of yourgraduates." "mallory l. brooks, magna cum laude." "jacob thomas miller." "will the faculty in ancient studies pleasestand while i read the names of your graduates." "rachel michelle beacht."
"jessica m. gordon, cum laude." "will the faculty in dance please stand while i readthe names of your graduates." "leah amar blackstone." "brittney k. london." "dreux anna thibeault." "will the faculty in economics please stand "zachary l. abelman." "tejasvi ayyalasomayajula."
"nicholas a. blasetti." "angela byrd." "wye s. chang." "jefferson choti." "usitha dheerasinghe." "tyler andrew frank." "arsheen habibi." "ashish m. henry." "grace ho."
"caitlin meredith holtzinger, cum laude." "rebecca huff." "ara jo." "jackson jordan." "jieun jung." "yessenia lara." "nathan eli levine." "phillip almeida machado, cum laude." "gahir m. masour."
"phillip mckinney." "ajay kumar apporaju." "alexander carl nowak, cum laude." "udochi adaugo onyekachi." "carlos urdaneta rodriquez." "stephen sankovich." "temitope sotuminu." "asmeret teklehaimanot." "andre thomas."
"christopher troyer." "yanping zeng, cum laude." "will the faculty in emergency health servicesplease stand while i read the names of your graduates." "shane crisostomo." "will the faculty in english please standwhile i read "christopher j. arnold." "laura cristal arroyo." "joseph dell'erba."
"crystal holly dziwanowski, summa cum laude." "elliot n. gardner, summa cum laude." "nicole sheree hill." "melissa h. lomax, summa cum laude." "mercedes j. lopez." "thomas sebastian millan." "akira powell." "adele puglia." "stephen marino ravotta, cum laude."
"kayla a. tucker." "julianna marie walsh." "nomsa wonani." "our next reader will be dr. scott casper,dean of the college of arts, humanities, and social sciences." dr. casper: "will the faculty in gender and women's studiesplease stand while i read the names of your graduates." "tonia d. johnson."
"taylor penn." "will the faculty in geography and environmental systems please stand while i read the names of your "erik p. anderson." "melanie elizabeth bauer." "marianne l. blemly." "haley rae bolyard." "dana lynn boswell, magna cum laude." "dana m. boyd."
"alice e. buckner." "kokuei chen, summa cum laude." "gabrielle a. filippi." "lindsey m. gordon, magna cum laude." "alyssa maggio." "adam tyler malleck." "lucas e. reuling." "brianna l. rose." "johnny steers."
"aaron edward sussman." "karly h. trinite." "joanna weston." "will the faculty in health administration and policyplease stand while i read the names of your "ann apugo." "olivia rose cawley, summa cum laude." "johanna elizabet coton, cum laude." "harri dean cox."
"diemthang nguyen dang, cum laude." "sneha m. divakarla." "leonard t. djomgoue." "christine beverly estep." "queen takang etta." "ibrahim adeniyi fakoya." "macdonald fornishi." "adrienne m. fulton." "donta jarrod henson."
"raissa f. jacobsen, cum laude." "kolawole kekere-ekun." "patrick s. lee." "sara elizabeth losiewski." "derricka b. mcdaniel." "ruth a. nathan." "robert william perry, cum laude." "emily pixler, magna cum laude." "sarah elizabeth schneider."
"christelle manuealla tiagni." "kaitlyn kristine warf." "chrystle dawn samuels." "will the faculty in history please standwhile i read the names of your graduates." "lauren a. cooke." "faith marie dillon." "sameera gollapudi." "sarah c. jackson, cum laude."
"luisa juarez." "rocky l. jun." "adam hanser kendall." "amos kim." "sofia kohail." "veronika nora nagy." "jimmy thy nguyen." "ryan edward o'connor." "andrew l. perdue, cum laude."
"michael ross ranker." "molly rebecca ricks, magna cum laude." "grace h. ro." "andrew watt, summa cum laude." "ian r. whelan." "domonique r. wilson." "lacey v. wilson." "masal e. suarez." "our next reader will be dr. lynne schaefer,vice president for
administration and finance." "will the faculty in media and communication studies pleasestand while i read the names of your graduates." "gabrielle d. albotra." "lauren e. anderson." "lexie hannah britton." "megan m. capano." "julia celtnieks." "michelle ann coffey, magna cum laude."
"katherine m. dahlgren." "tyler alexandria dawodu." "makieba duff." "marenendolf gonzales, cum laude." "joi kiyona hairston." "april hounshell." "aditi kaji." "hannah elizabeth lebo, magna cum laude." "justin l. mccraw."
"elizabeth d. murrell." "ryan l. porter." "jasmina v. price." "elliot michael sneeringer." "coriana spencer." "dorothy y. sunwoo." "donald j. zimmerman." "will the faculty in modern languages, linguisticsand intercultural communication please stand whilei read the
names of your graduates." "frances m. astorino." "daniel kenneth demmitt, summa cum laude." "ian a. forsythe." "caroline m. galbraith, magna cum laude." "jerrica l. geisler." "camille b. libdan, cum laude." "kimberly emperatriz morales." "ahmad j. reaz."
"noppanart thonglux." "will the faculty in music please standwhile i read the names "terri r. baumann, cum laude." "adam c. bufano." "niall o. mccusker." "sean mcfarlan." "madeline e. waters, cum laude." "will the faculty in philosophy please standwhile i read the "mark t. devlin, magna cum laude."
"marie jean, cum laude." "yo han lee." "will the faculty in political science pleasestand while i read "raissa l. akakpo-montcho." "ravinder arneja, magna cum laude." "alfredo martin ballon." "maisoon m. bakare." "noelle grace cruder." "cristhian roberto cruz."
"haneen daham, magna cum laude." "hillary l. doyle." "dianna jennifer ellers, cum laude." "pereze suzanna hylton." "herpin jateng." "abdul h. khan-tareen, cum laude." "brianna n. mitchell." "fiona alexandra isabella moodie, summacum laude." "omoyosola a. odukale."
"angela viviana reina segura." "reema sood." "miguel g. vasquez." "jana l. wilson." "zhiyi xu." "ryan john zentz." "our next reader will be dr. nancy young, vice president forstudent affairs." "will the faculty in psychology please standwhile i read the
"sandra u. alintah." "carly eve appelbaun." "lobna a. babiker." "starr baker." "paige k. bauder." "krystal n. beres." "jale natalia bonilla, magna cum laude." "farid boualam." "melanie bao-quyen bui."
"amanda kyriae campion." "lindsay martha chen." "daniel p. dean." "megan e. fansler." "semone monique dupigny." "emily victoria ferguson." "christine nicole flanagan." "reese h. fuller." "kenny ernst gaston."
"jennifer e. gibbs." "steffany a. gonzalez-lizama." "benjamin woodside gunn." "karen michelle hegerich." "thilini l. herath." "jessica d. holman." "james s. horsey." "adryen n. jackson." "emily m. kam."
"mihyum kim." "elizabeth kohl." "mosung kim." "peter b. kwon." "christopher w. lee." "michael m. mahjoub." "stephanie v. maniwang." "amanda ruth mascetti." "lauren l. mcgee."
"angelika mieleszko." "daniel h. miranda." "slim msadek." "nzinga a. murray." "richard s. nam." "anh h. nguyen." "comfort olamide oke." "oluwasijibomi o. oni." "aderonke raji."
"chloe elizabeth rice, cum laude." "apiphany dawn riggin." "jessica rosario." "jillian v. rose." "rosemarie rossi." "alfred rotimi." "nadia salazar." "brian a. samuels." "asneet kaur sawhney."
"korcelia y. saygbay." "lindsay smith schaffer." "samuel joshua silver." "daljit singh." "olusola omotolani sodipo." "padmini jagdish thaker." "shirley thomas gavelan." "dominic tringali." "pamela s. van horne."
"toni l. white." "paige l. wootten." "steve yi." "sara younis." "yili zhang." "allison maire ziolkowski." "our next reader will be dr. janet rutledge,vice provost and dean of the graduate school." "will the faculty in sociology and anthropology
please standwhile i read the names of your graduates." "heather n. arrington." "ashley britton, magna cum laude." "christopher a. coleman." "sarah e. cuellar." "scott kenneth jones." "joseph anthony lustgarten." cassandra j. morales, cum laude." "alexander y. poon."
"jennie marie shelley." "alma n. velasquez." "jamar namon wertz." "lindsay marie young." "will the faculty in visual arts pleasestand while i read the "victoria a. baron, magna cum laude." "sabrina besra." "michael v. blaszkiw." "christopher boer."
"camilo aaron caffi." "alexandra carlier." "junaid r. chaudhary." "shelby e. clarke, summa cum laude." "timothy connell, cum laude." "fallon costley." "kathryn t. ellerbrock." "maria rose fleischmann." "john e. ford."
"melissa fox, cum laude." "jason c. garcia." "tifanee gladney." "sarah elizabeth heagy." "andrea c. herrera, magna cum laude." "joshua w. hudson." "christina esporlas jeresano." "christopher kaczmarek." "robbin lee, magna cum laude."
"megan masciana, cum laude." "alicia m. mason, cum laude." "jared s. max." "eric williams meadows." "ellen moore." "michael andrew muccioli." "omeed a. nabavi, cum laude." "yoojin park, cum laude." "agatha pidcock."
"lauren a. roepcke." "rebecca schmeltz, summa cum laude." "justine julianna sery, cum laude." "joshua louis sinn." "kristin n. squire." "kellie nicole uhlhorn." "suwachani uyangodage." "juan s. vargas diaz, cum laude." "jessica carmelina white, cum laude."
"our next reader will be dr. william lacourse, dean of thecollege of natural and mathmatical sciences." "will the faculty in biochemistry and molecularbiology please stand while i read the names of your graduates." "sarah elizabeth brohawn." "jared davis huse." "tarun kakumanu." "kimchi n. nguyen." "deidre peters."
"melissa a. teng, cum laude." "will the faculty in biological sciences please stand while iread the names of your graduates." "mansoor m. alvi." "sameera arshed." "mohammad ati." "brittany l. bechtel." "abigail boateng." "spencer ross soriano bunales."
"dana l. chaikin." "yun-chung chang." "vivianne r. dagher, cum laude." "mansi d. doshi." "eric c. greenbank." "seghen haile." "lydia j. hancock." "lisa ho." "antonia n. jankowiak, summa cum laude."
"monika karki." "priyanka y. kathrotiya." "bridgett m. keim." "gin khai." "il kin kim, cum laude." "philip n. lejano." "qiaoxi li." "angela a. mensah." "elizabeth r. milstred."
"michelle k. monroe." "nima nassehi." "ayodeji o. oluseye." "aisha o. ogunsanya." "rajvi m. parmar." "carroll a. rao." "saba raza, cum laude." "serena rico." "rachel k. scorpio."
"anjali k. shahi, cum laude." "kushagra sharma." "raoul shud." "connie tang." "matthew patrick warner." "juanita n. zimmerman, cum laude." "will the faculty in chemistry please stand while i read thenames of your graduates." "ahmed adel gahelrasoul."
"will the faculty in mathematics and statistics "rasheed v. anton." "lindsay m. cox." "travis w. keim." "nayoung kim, magna cum laude." "brianne a. kleinschmidt." "blanche l. mendi." "hayley b. schreiner." "simin shi."
"brendon albert stellato." "ashley e. witkowski." "will the faculty in physics please standwhile i read the names "nicholas robert olson." "our next reader will be dr. warren devries,dean of the college of engineering and information technology." "will the faculty in chemical engineering "alexander n. drude, cum laude." "neveen n. faris, cum laude."
"sarah hanif." "tosin o. oyeleke." "christian william potter." "will the faculty in computer science and electrical engineeringplease stand while i read the names of your "george e. abumere." "alfred w. arsenault." "drew r. baron." "thomas g. brickwedde."
"rebecca n. chide." "roy n. clark jr., summa cum laude." "ryan r. cunningham." "filip dabek, cum laude." "christopher e. davis." "john z. dawson." "robert t. dawson." "gregory a. douglas." "justin j. ermer."
"garrick william gibson." "andrew j. hallameyer." "charles hwang." "richmond c. laney." "xiao xin li, magna cum laude." "donald g. mackey." "maisal mohamud." "ian j. mcgaughran, cum laude." "bryan p. miller."
"johnathan t. moriarty." "christopher h. moy." "evan d. nehring." "frederick w. niederhauser." "justin t. phillips, summa cum laude." "johnathan e. reider." "christopher seto." "stamatios athanasios stamoulas." "joshua sean meyers stuble, cum laude."
"william j. thomas." "brian tice." "dave k. van." "crystal watson, cum laude." "stephen josiah zubrowksi." "will the faculty in mechanical engineering "owen o. abe." "christopher a. adams." "sean a. bailey."
"russell w. bogle." "louis anthony cianelli." "keith r. coleman." "daniel r. davieau, cum laude." "christopher n. derkacz." "christopher r. haslup." "albert l. hewitt." "mary e. igoe." "afred irungu."
"kana ishida." "edward j. jackson, cum laude." "yasas s. katumuluwa." "muhammad ahsan khan." "mikaela a. mcconville, cum laude." "steven w. milburn." "mark g. nussear." "isaac a. passmore." "ariel david rabe."
"veronica r. ruf, cum laude." "zachary j. shumway." "john paul stouter, cum laude." "john zachery taylor." "david j. vaeth." "matthew m. schulz, cum laude." "babak vint, cum laude." "shane g. walston, cum laude." "ryan a. white."
"ahsan asif, awarded post-humously, representedby his siblings." "our next reader will be dr. antonio moreira, vice provost foracademic affairs." "will the faculty in information systemsplease stand "mohammed a. abdallah." "mark j. adjoodani." "iwona aly." "betelehem asfaw." "innsang w. back."
"robert c. bae, cum laude." "troy a. balonis." "cara a. campbell." "rodrigo a. castro." "david chen." "jimmy chhean." "michael p. chi." "michael chin-lee." "rachelle katherine legarde colmenar, cumlaude."
"dominique joshua conway." "bethany rose cook." "david corbman." "matthew deskins." "christopher edson, magna cum laude." "margaret a. everett." "robert hunter fischer." "preeti gupta." "allan hartz."
"mark donnelly hayes." "steven e. holness." "syed s. hussain." "muriel r. jackson, cum laude." "ajith v. keerikkattil, cum laude." "jason t. kim." "jeffrey l. kim." "newton kim." "jay h. koby."
"neelou ladjevardi." "julia j. liu." "amal meesam." "kruti a. mehta." "yonatan g. mengistu." "evan t. neto." "noangvu ngoc nguyen." "tho duy nguyen." "casey o'connor."
"alex panicev." "megan radisch."" "carla elaina ricci." "devon f. ross." "christopher b. roy." "adam e. rozanski." "daniel m. sallitt." "brian schneider." "alan ray schwarz."
"mohammed shoban shaikh." "sameer ahmed shaikh." "michael a. shakhman." "kris c. singh." "ryan m. spann." "randy charles sullivan." "james t. tancock." "tai t. tran." "james ryan underwood."
"jemuel r. valencia." "our next reader will be dr. carolyn tice,associate dean of the school of social work." "will the faculty in management of aging services please standwhile i read the names of your graduates." "amanda m. celentano, cum laude." "amelie christelle dongmo." "donna b. myers, cum laude." "avneet nibber."
"elizabeth sebastiao." "will the faculty in interdisciplinary studies "shayna d. blank." "lewis s. brant, magna cum laude." "rachelle a. epstein." "shana t. kadavil." "matthania louis." "albert e. marshall." "luis m. queral."
"tali rosenbluth." "yohka tanaka." "will the outstanding faculty in social work please standwhile i read the names of our graduates." "lisa angela bauguess, cum laude." "jason merle miller." "emma rava." "nanda devi rich, summa cum laude." "clerene r. romeo."
"lisa soref." "brittney morgan watson." dr. hrabowski: "before i ask you to turnyour tassels..." "it has been my tradition to quote the wordsof umbc's first president, the late albin kuhn, when he spoketo the first graduating class in 1970.""he said these words: 'if you bring to the future the same personalqualities and personal commitment you've brought to this campus as students, good andimportant things will happen to each of you, and to those around you ... and the universitycommunity will be proud to have played a part
in your lives.' " "and finally, i leave you with my own words about your future." "be confident, knowing that the educationyou've gotten here will be a solid foundation for the rest of your lives." "know that if you persevere -- and we knowyou will -- you will reach your goals -- though you will be challenged along the way. rememberthe challenges you've had up until now and remember how you sit here today in triumph." "remember that your dreams, and most important,your character, will determine who you will
become." "your character will be reflected most clearlyin the courage you possess, and in the compassion you show for others." "finally, be true to yourselves, and truein your relationships, always reaching out to inspire, to elevate." "undergraduates, always know that you willbe forever connected to this university and we will be connected to you. this is yourhome." "you may now turn your tassels!" "please remain standing. please remain standingat this time. we will join in the singing
of the alma mater. remember, out of respectfor the university, nobody should move during the singing of the alma mater. we would appreciatethat you remain in the arena until we complete the alma mater and to the completion of therecessional, at the conclusion of which, the grand marshall will have the final remarksas we go out. so please remain standing." "and students, graduates, it just doesn'tget any better than this. take this day, savor this moment, tell your family members howmuch you love them. give them one more round of applause." [singing] "hail alma mater! our umbc,
boldly bearing your colors, the whole worldto see, striving together in true unity,black, gold forever we're reminded of thee, proudly we hail to thee, our umbc! throughout the ages, our umbc,songs and memories still echo with true clarity, knowledge and wisdom and truth we found here,friendships we treasure that will last through the years,proudly we hail to thee, our umbc!" mr. nohe: "will everyone kindly remain standinguntil the platform party, faculty and staff, and graduateshave recessed."
"families and friends are asked to meetthe graduates outside of this arena." "congratulations, graduates, and enjoy thisgreat day!" [the chesapeake brass quintet plays trumpettune, henry purcell.]
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