134th GR Commencement Program

Roellke, PhD, President, Professor of American Studies and Education Faculty Marshals Fred Augustine, PhD, Chair of Business Systems and Analytics, Professor of Information Sciences Petr

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

STETSON UNIVERSITY | DELAND, FLORIDA SUNDAY, DEC 13, 2020 | 3 P.M

December 2020 Graduate Commencement

Presiding Christopher F Roellke, PhD, President, Professor of American Studies and Education

Faculty Marshals Fred Augustine, PhD, Chair of Business Systems and Analytics, Professor of Information Sciences

Petros Xanthopoulos, PhD, Executive Director of Graduate Programs, Associate Professor of Business Systems and Analytics

Jesse Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education

Announcers

College of Arts and Sciences

Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, Associate Professor and Jessie Ball duPont Chair of Social Justice Education

School of Business Administration

Giovanni Fernandez, PhD, Associate Professor of Finance

Order of Program

*PROCESSIONAL In tua resurrectione tua Christe by Jacobus Gallus (PREVIOUSLY RECORDED)

Stetson University Brass Ensemble David Schmidt, MM, Director Associate Professor of Music

WELCOME Christopher F Roellke, PhD

President Professor of American Studies and Education

INVOCATION Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan

University Chaplain Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Maureen Breakiron-Evans ’76

(PREVIOUSLY RECORDED) Chair, Board of Trustees

Faculty Senate Chair Associate Professor and Chair of Economics Global Development Program Directors Leader: Stetson University students, faculty, staff, families and friends,

We come together to celebrate and reaffirm our commitment to each other and to Stetson University, and to proclaim ourselves as active members of a loving and inclusive community

Together: We strive to transform life for the welfare of all.

Leader: We celebrate and reaffirm our commitment to excellence in education as learners and teachers, and to our

religious heritage, which inspires us to center our lives on the quest for meaning and truth

Together: We strive to transform life for the welfare of all.

Leader: We celebrate and reaffirm our commitment to integrate education and action, scholarship and social

responsibility, for the purpose of promoting justice on our campus, in our nation and throughout the world

Together: We affirm our quest for knowledge and our commitment to transform life for the welfare of all.

INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKERS Alan Green, PhD

STUDENT ADDRESSES Alexandra Helen Phillips Overdijking ’19

School of Business Administration

Teresa Mitchell Rizzo ’19 College of Arts and Sciences

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION Noel Painter, PhD

Executive Vice President and Provost

Professor of Music

REFLECTION Wendy B Libby, PhD

President Emerita Professor Emerita

Order of Program (cont'd)

CHARGE TO GRADUATING CLASS Christopher F Roellke, PhD

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Wendy B Libby, PhD

Christopher F Roellke, PhD Degree graduates and candidates presented by:

Elizabeth Skomp, PhD, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of World Languages and Cultures (Russian)

Neal P Mero, PhD, Dean of the School of Business Administration, Professor of Management

INSTALLATION OF NEW ALUMNI Rina Tovar Arroyo

Assistant Vice President Development, Parent and Alumni Engagement

Dear Alma Mater, smile upon thy children!

Gladly we greet thee, altogether lovely;

Peace be within thy classic halls and temples,

Hail, Alma Mater dear

Dear Alma Mater, tenderly thy children Gather, and bring to thee gracious salutations;

Comrades, your voices lift once again in chorus,

Hail, Alma Mater dear

BENEDICTION Sensei Morris Doshin Sullivan

*RECESSIONAL Ecce sacerdos magnus by Anton Bruckner

(PREVIOUSLY RECORDED) arr by Stuart O'Neil

Stetson University Brass Ensemble

David Schmidt, MM

*The audience is asked to stand during the processional and recessional

During the recessional, please remain at your seat until all graduates have reached the exit.

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This program contains the most accurate graduation information available as of Nov 1, 2020

The appearance of a name here is presumptive of graduation, but not conclusive.

Alexandra Helen Phillips Overdijking ’19

Alexandra Overdijking is graduating with a Master of Accountancy from the School of Business Administration

Alex was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, before moving with her family to Estero, Florida, in 2008

She graduated summa cum laude from Stetson in 2018 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, studying accounting,

and business systems and analytics As an undergraduate student, she was actively involved on campus, including being President of Beta Alpha Psi and captain of Stetson’s Rowing Team Following her time as an undergraduate, Alex was excited to enroll in the MAcc program to continue studying accounting and learning from the amazing professors at Stetson

Alex currently works for Siemens as a project controller in Houston, Texas, after recently completing their Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP) This two-year program gave her the opportunity to experience a new role, business and city every six months She held positions in factory controlling, financial analysis, accounting and R&D controlling Throughout the program, she also volunteered for additional responsibilities such as being a co-lead for the FLDP internship and for SONNET, a week-long networking, training and orientation event for more than 120 early-career professionals at Siemens She is passionate about working at Siemens and looks forward to

developing further within the company Alex is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida and a Certified Management Accountant

She is very grateful for her time at Stetson University and is excited to now be a “double Hatter.” Alex looks forward to continuing to apply the knowledge and experience she has gained throughout her years at Stetson

Student Speakers

Student speakers are nominated by faculty or their peers, with final selection by a faculty committee.

Teresa Mitchell Rizzo ’19

Teresa Mitchell Rizzo is graduating with a Master of Education from the College of Arts and Sciences

Teresa was born and raised in western North Carolina The only daughter of Mike and Gail Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Mars Hill, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education with a concentration in sports medicine Upon graduating, she pursued her senior internship at Flagler Palm Coast High School, where she discovered her love of education and the wonderful town of Flagler Beach This was also the hometown of her now-husband of

21 years

Continuing her pursuit of education, Teresa began her master’s studies at Stetson University in the early 2000s, but she was unable to complete the program due to the birth of her son, Joseph, and daughter, Caroline, who followed 16 months later She returned to Stetson in Spring 2019 to finish the journey

As a graduate student in the Educational Leadership Program at Stetson University, Teresa earned a GPA of 4.0 and was nominated by her professor for the Stetson Vibrant Leadership Award She hopes to continue her lifelong learning and is considering the pursuit of a doctorate degree sometime in the future

Discovering her passion for instructional coaching and educational leadership, Teresa has recently accepted a position as a literacy instructional coach at the elementary school level, with the aspiration of one day joining the Florida Department

of Education School Improvement Team supporting struggling schools to “Turn It Around.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Master of Education

Rachel Marie Amada

Richard B Beatty Jr

Chanice LaDawn Bell

Allisyn Bernard*

Erin Maureen Braden

Jaclyn Broderick

Tarell Butler

Zachary Carter

Joni Casamento

Enma Castro

Christopher James Clark

Deborah Marie Donahue

Jules Ebanks

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Emerick

David Foresman Jessica A Fries Julian Alberto Gutierrez Quintero Malomo Jackson Christiana Josephine Jones Summer Kozol Abby Leigh Langenbach*

Siobhan MacElhiney Amanda MacKenzie Maribel Maeso-Ocasio Christine Markley Leontyne Sharel Mason Kellie McClarty

Samantha McElhaney Emily Ann McGinn*

Linda McKenney Glenda Miller Jennifer N Mills Stephen C Morsher Joyce Price Kimberly Ann Quigley Donia Rinaldi Teresa Rizzo John Michael Robinson Elionexis Rodriguez Perez Shannon Salisbury Staci Shepherd

Jason Matthew Sidoruk Alexis Simko* Hannah Stafford Philip Timothy Tanya Vargas Yonney Vera Kathryn Vicchiullo-Seufert* Brandon Amanda Whited LaToya Yvette Williams Terion Williams Michael Lahmeyer Yonker*

Master of Fine Arts

Patricia M Bindert

Shameka Cunningham

Mary Olivanti Duerksen

Steven Carl Dunn Jr

Carley Fockler*

Joshua Kenneth Geary*

Sarah Frances Hicks Emerald Kirk*

Jennifer Ludden Erica Lynn McCay Jennifer Leigh Paccione Nicole Jacqueline Padgett*

Anthony Edward Pizzo* Ryan Rivas

Master of Science

Jill Melissa Arlaud

Loretta Ann Baranowski*

Christina Chamberlin*

Melissa Costa

Mary Kathleen Curry

Lisha Beverly Day

Valerie Sherelle Dennis

Mary Dreggors*

Monica A Escobar*

Carina Fequiere

Amber

Finnicum-Simmons*

Ericka Avellar Foster Calvin H Gittner Lee Hixon Gittner Crystal-Dior Glover Cody Goers Sarah Anne Hoffman*

Denise Hondros Joey Lynn Jachec Meredith Harts Kaffee Camille Kuperman*

Erin Benzing Lamich*

Philip Lawser

Nicole Amber Lee Jennifer Lorraine McDonnell Shelby Miller Gabriel Ruben Montero Vincent Lee Morana Kourtenay Nash Zonovia Proctor David Michael Queally Lisa Rickman Rebecca Rene Ross Rachel Elizabeth Schindler

Jeremy W Scott Alexis Katholiki-Eleni Skopos*

Charlotte Warta* Justin Chad Weinstein Rebekah Yates Zhaoxuan Zhou

* Double Hatters

School of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration

Jean Loic Adam*

Jonathan Adams

Hammond Kwame Adjei

Davion Lynn Belk*

Mark Bittinger

Jordan Micah Blevins

Cecelia Rachel Bryant

Bailie Nicole Burkins*

Michelina Danielle

Carbone

Melissa Alexandra

Cardona Turcios*

Jennifer Elizabeth Clemens

Alexandra Cole*

John Paul Dean*

Ashley Cecilia Dean*

Alexis Dion Deveaux

Megan Alexandra Dunn*

Susan Duquaine Steven James Ersing*

Ajla Fatkic Michelle Paige Funk Amy K Gipson Kimberly Gittings Daniella Giselle Godenzi Moreno*

Megan Elizabeth Griffin Yamila Haim Harris Jennifer Elizabeth Heasley Joel A Hinton*

Samantha Castro Huaitalla Lori Ann Kasbeer Megan Alexandria Lawrence Bradley C Lynas Grant Alexander Manning*

Miranda Margolis Amber Lynnmarie Martoncik*

Abigail Mandy Mast*

Daniel McCabe*

Morgan Maria McQueen James Whitelaw Middleton II Nicholas Tyler Moyer*

Susette Camille Moyer James Oltorik Mildred Palm Josey Lyn Pearce*

William Julian Plourde*

Dana K Pompey-Powell Elise Anya Marie Porter Courtney Pressler*

Miranda Azzarelli Ramedia

Joel Rivera Isaac Sarmiento* Dennis Gerard Serrette Victoria Michelle Sierra Joseph Eli Sleiman Jr Justin Snyder* Joseph Anthony Styron Caleb A Suszko Makayla Beth Swann Shinazia Sweeting* Clell Warriner Amy Margaret Watts Andrew James Williams* Sophie Alexandere Williams*

Aidan Wixted*

Master of Accountancy

Carleigh A Alfrey*

Ian Andrew Anderson*

Deniesha Astrid Andrews*

Michael Norman Bodden*

Anne Jacqueline Bryant*

Genisa Jénique Callwood*

Brendan Gallagher Carlin

Kyle Joseph Castle

Robert Joseph Connell*

Michelle Edwards Leo King Gregory*

Andrea Denise Hampton Alexander LeVeque Heilner*

Mark Hodae*

Ashley Lezniewicz

Ginger Longmire Anthony Vincent Lupoli Coilin Mac Namara*

Brackston Lee Martin Landon Maxey*

Carrie Norfleet Alexandra Helen Phillips Overdijking*

Margarita Carmen Irina Parris* Holly Michelle Rigsby Joshua Tong* Thomas Tschopp Jennifer A Vasquez* Jamie Walters Erik Wiebke*

* Double Hatters

The following students are members of the university’s most prestigious academic honoraries and programs.

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society providing the highest academic recognition available for an undergraduate or graduate business student Beta Gamma Sigma recognizes outstanding academic achievements of students enrolled in collegiate business and management programs accredited by AACSB International To be eligible for membership, an undergraduate student must rank in the upper 10 percent of the class Graduate students must be in the upper 20 percent of their class

Jessica Taylor Bundy

Kara Marie Cummings

Gaven Kaleb Defilippo*

Michelle Paige Funk

Timothy James Mizak Christopher Noyes Alexandra Helen Phillips Overdijking*

Ricky Marcel Rhodes Caleb A Suszko Brian A Vann

Laurie Gene Cummins Warfield Eilidh Elizabeth Watson Jeffrey David Wiley

Chi Sigma Iota

Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society for students, professional counselors and counselor educators whose mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling

Loretta Ann Baranowski*

Christina Chamberlin*

Melissa Costa

Mary Kathleen Curry

Lisha Beverly Day

Valerie Sherelle Dennis

Amber

Finnicum-Simmons*

Ericka Avellar Foster Calvin H Gittner Lee Hixon Gittner Crystal-Dior Glover Sarah Anne Hoffman*

Denise Hondros Joey Lynn Jachec

Meredith Harts Kaffee Erin Benzing Lamich*

Shelby Miller Gabriel Ruben Montero Kourtenay Nash Zonovia Proctor David Michael Queally

Lisa Rickman Rebecca Rene Ross Jeremy W Scott Charlotte Warta* Justin Weinstein Zhaoxuan Zhou

* Inducted as an undergraduate and graduate