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On July 1, 2012, Manchester College became Manchester University and, in fall 2012, students began studying at Manchester’s Fort Wayne campus, home of the Pharmacy and Pharmacogenomi

May 18, 2019

every individual and graduates persons of ability and

conviction who draw upon their education and faith

to lead principled, productive, and compassionate

lives that improve the human condition.

Welcome! We hope you enjoy your time on campus today Take a moment to locate exits nearest you, in case of an emergency Medical assistance is available As a courtesy to those around you, please turn off cell phones

A buffet lunch will be served in the Jo Young Switzer Center from 11 a.m to 1 p.m Graduates receive a

complimentary buffet lunch Cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under, and $8 for persons 55 and over (drink and tax included) Starbucks® Coffee, Espresso, Frappuccino, sandwiches and MU bakery selections will also be available at the Sisters Café, Academic Center, from 8 a.m to 2 p.m The Campus Store, located in the

Jo Young Switzer Center, is open from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

Overflow rooms are available in the Jo Young Switzer Center and the PERC for the Undergraduate ceremony Ushers will direct you to the nearest overflow area The Commencement ceremony will be broadcast in all overflow locations and live streamed online at www.manchester.edu/graduation

Commencement

Manchester University 2

Mission and Values Statements Academic Ceremonies and Regalia 3

Graduation with Honors Graduate and Professional Commencement Exercises 4

Honorary Degree Recipient 5

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises 6

2019 Candidates for Degrees 8

Bachelor of Arts 8

Bachelor of Science 9

Master of Athletic Training 17

Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics 17

Doctor of Pharmacy 17

Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility 19

The 2018-2019 Faculty and Administration 20

The 2019 Board of Trustees 24

Table of Contents

Graduate and Professional Commencement Exercises – 10 a.m., Cordier Auditorium Undergraduate Commencement Exercises – 2 p.m., Physical Education and Recreation Center

Manchester University

MISSION STATEMENT

Manchester University respects the infinite worth of

every individual and graduates persons of ability and

conviction who draw upon their education and faith

to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives

that improve the human condition.

HISTORY

Manchester University, founded in 1889, is an

independent liberal arts university of the Church of the

Brethren In 2018-2019, 1,530 students from 26 states

and 21 countries studied here

Manchester University traces its origins to the

Roanoke (Ind.) Classical Seminary founded by the

United Brethren Church in 1860 The Seminary

became Manchester College in 1889, when the school

was moved to North Manchester In 1895, members of

the Church of the Brethren purchased the campus and

this affiliation continues Mount Morris College (Ill.)

merged with Manchester College in 1932

The University welcomes students of all faiths

and celebrates its relationship with the Church

of the Brethren On July 1, 2012, Manchester

College became Manchester University and, in fall

2012, students began studying at Manchester’s

Fort Wayne campus, home of the Pharmacy and

Pharmacogenomics Programs.

Manchester has been fully accredited since 1932

by the Higher Learning Commission of the North

Central Association of Colleges and Schools The

Teacher Education Program is accredited by the

Indiana Professional Standards Board and the

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher

Education The Social Work Program is accredited by

the Council on Social Work Education The Athletic

Training Program is accredited by the Commission

on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education The

Doctor of Pharmacy Program is accredited by the

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

VALUES STATEMENT

As a community of higher education rooted in the liberal arts and the traditions of the Church of the Brethren, Manchester University values:

l Learning, because high academic

expectations in an environment combining liberal arts and professional preparation equip graduates to live healthy, productive and principled lives;

l Faith, because our diverse faiths call us to

make the world a kinder and better place, establish justice, build peace amid strife,

and model lives of agape (selfless love), tikkun olam (repairing a broken world),

and salam (peace);

l Service, because committing self in service

to others connects faith with action and abilities with convictions;

l Integrity, because honesty and trust

are the foundations of teaching and learning, enriching, enduring relationships, and strong communities;

l Diversity, because understanding

differences develops respect for ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism; an international consciousness; and an appreciation for the infinite worth of every person; and

l Community, because a positive

community sharpens self-identity, promotes acceptance of the demands of responsible citizenship, and transforms conflict into mutual respect.

TRADITION

Each year, immediately following commencement ceremonies, our new graduates receive a small oak tree from the Alumni Association An iconic symbol

of the University, the oak represents the University’s hope for our graduates – that they be strong, resilient and awe-inspiring, and that they rely on their deep roots to soar

Academic dress, inspired centuries ago in Europe,

has evolved in the United States since colonial times

Today most colleges and universities, including

Manchester, observe the academic dress code of the

American Council on Education

A scholar’s highest degree determines the robe

Gowns for the master’s and doctoral degrees are

usually ankle length and, for bachelor’s and master’s

degrees, untrimmed A doctor’s degree gown is more

elaborate, with velvet facing and three velvet bars on

full, bell-shaped sleeves.

Mortarboards are the standard headwear except

for persons with doctorates who may chose a soft,

rounded tam Hoods, once worn on the head for

warmth, are now draped over the shoulders and are

longer for doctors than for masters.

Colors help tell the story The color of the hood

lining indicates the university where the graduate

degree was earned The color of the hood trim, satin

for masters and velvet for doctorates, identifies the

scholar’s field For those with doctorates, the velvet

facing and bars of the gown may be black or the

color of the academic discipline Once only black, the

gown itself can now be in the color of the university

awarding the degree.

Drab (beige) Accounting and Business

White Arts, English, History, Sociology

Sage Green Athletic Training, Physical Education

Light Blue Education

Crimson Communication

Brown Dramatic Arts, Fine Arts

Copper Economics

Science Gold Environmental Science,

Pharmacogenomics, Physics, Sciences Purple Law

Green Medicine

Olive Green Pharmacy

Dark Blue Philosophy

Gold Psychology

Citron Social Work

Scarlet Theology

Pharmacy Graduation with Distinction

distinction, a candidate for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree must have completed a minimum of 147 semester hours and accumulated a GPA at or above 3.5 There are three levels of graduation with honors:

summa cum laude (with highest honors) requires

a GPA of 3.9 to 4.0; magna cum laude (with high honors) requires a GPA of 3.7 to 3.89; and cum laude

(with honors) requires a GPA of 3.5 to 3.69.

Undergraduate and Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics Graduation with Distinction

Students graduating with Latin honors wear gold cords Summa cum laude (with highest honors) requires a grade point average of 3.950 to 4.000; magna cum laude (with high honors) requires

a GPA of 3.850 to 3.949; and cum laude (with honors) requires a GPA of 3.65 to 3.849 At least 96 semester hours in residence at MU are required for a baccalaureate degree and 42 for a Master of Science in Pharmacogenomics.

Undergraduate Honors Diploma

The honors diploma is awarded to seniors who have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.5, completed fifteen semester hours of honors coursework, and successfully completed an individualized honors project of no less than three additional semester hours Students graduating with the honors diploma wear an Honors Program graduate medallion engraved with the University crest

Alpha Mu Gamma - National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society The cord colors are yellow Beta Beta Beta - Biology Honors Society The cord colors are blood red (zoology) and leaf green (botany) Psi Chi - International Honors Society for Psychology The medallion colors are dark blue and platinum.

Pi Gamma Mu – International Honor Society in Social Sciences (Indiana Theta Chapter) The cord colors are white and royal blue.

Pi Sigma Alpha - National Political Science Honor Society The medallion color is red.

Sigma Tau Delta - International English Honor Society Academic Ceremonies and Regalia

Graduate and Professional Commencement Exercises

Scott Humphries, Conductor

“Heroes Triumphant” – William Owens

“Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon” – Percy Grainger

“Abendlied” – Rheinberger/arr Hanson

“Into the Clouds!” – Richard Saucedo

Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” – Edward Elgar University Chamber Winds

Greetings from the Board of Trustees John D Zeglis, Chair, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Raylene M Rospond, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Audrey N Hampshire ’07, Registrar

Greetings from the Alumni Association Lori Zimmerman ’92, D.O., Vice President, Alumni Association

Recessional “March of the Olympians” – arr Jay Bocook University Chamber Winds Please remain seated during recessional.

*Please stand as you are able.

DOCTOR OF LITERATURE

Born in Harrisonburg, Va., in 1946, and raised

in Illinois and Ohio, Paul Hoover played basketball and majored in English

at Manchester where professors recognized his talents and encouraged him

to write After graduating with distinction in 1968, Hoover, a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, performed his

alternative service at a Chicago hospital, an experience

that inspired his first novel, Saigon, Illinois

While still in Chicago, he earned his master’s degree

in English at the University of Illinois-Chicago He

was poet-in-residence at Columbia College, where he

taught for nearly 28 years and founded the Columbia

Poetry Review Since 2003, Hoover has been professor

of creative writing at San Francisco State University

He is widely known as the editor of the anthology

Postmodern American Poetry and, with his wife

Maxine Chernoff, is founder and co-editor of the

annual literary magazine New American Writing

Through the years, he has published more than a dozen poetry collections and a collection of essays,

in addition to his novel His poems have appeared

in many magazines, including the prestigious Paris

Review, and in many anthologies, including The Best American Poetry

A resident of Mill Valley, Calif., Hoover has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the Carl Sandburg Award and a Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts In 1990, Manchester University recognized Hoover with the Alumni Honor Award

Honorary Degree Recipient

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises

Scott Humphries, Conductor

“Beyond the Horizon” – Rossano Gallante

“Brighton Beach March” – William Latham

“Three Chorale Preludes” – William Latham

“Fiesta from Symphony No 3” – Clifton Williams

Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” – Edward Elgar University Symphonic Band

Greetings from the Board of Trustees John D Zeglis, Chair, Board of Trustees

Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree Raylene M Rospond, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Doctor of Literature: Paul A Hoover ’68

Audrey N Hampshire ’07, Registrar

Greetings from the Alumni Association Lori Zimmerman ’92, D.O., Vice President, Alumni Association

*University Song

“By The Kenapocomoco”

Original Lyrics by Katherine Walker Beauchamp Modified in 2010 and 2012

Recessional “March of the Olympians” – arr Jay Bocook University Symphonic Band

Please remain seated during recessional.

*Please stand as you are able.

After picking up their MU oak trees, graduates and their families are invited to enjoy refreshments outside the PERC

Degree Candidates Class of 2019

Magna cum laude

Psychology, Modern Languages

La Porte, Ind

Tiffany Lynnette Marie Byers

Peace Studies, Public Relations

Ligonier, Ind

Anjel F Clemente

Digital Media

Rensselaer, Ind

Alexandria Dawn Cote

Magna cum laude

Digital Media, Philosophy

Fort Wayne, Ind

Tanner D Edge

Health Communication

Rosedale, Ind

Connor Joel Eichenauer

Summa cum laude

Gideon Eugene Gipson

Economics Peru, Ind

Angela J Gonsiorowski

Art, Psychology Cedar Lake, Ind

LiaAmia Aurora Gregory

Cum laude

Psychology Fort Wayne, Ind

Bailey Madison Harmon

Art North Webster, Ind

Nicholas Lee Haynes

Marketing Westville, Ind

Brianna Marie Hill

Magna cum laude

Business Management, Spanish Rolling Prairie, Ind

Christopher Ryan Hohman

History Tavares, Fla

Rebecca Grace Kaplan

Spanish South Whitley, Ind

Nathan R Koch

Cum laude

Business Management, Art Columbia City, Ind

Shannon Elizabeth Lee

Religious Studies, Sociology North Manchester, Ind

Madeline Ann Leinweber

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Chesterton, Ind

Teresa Louise Masteller

English Mishawaka, Ind

Delaney Arianna McKesson

Social Work, Peace Studies Mishawaka, Ind

Madalyn Onassis Minehart

Religious Studies, History Auburn, Ind

Degree Candidates Class of 2019

Haley Kristen Neilson

Spanish, Music

Fort Wayne, Ind

Cassandra Nicole Nickerson

Business Management, Spanish

Emily Marie Sandberg

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Winona Lake, Ind

Samuel D Strogen

Peace Studies Claremont, Calif

Nichol C VonHolten

Art Auburn, Ind

Zoe Vorndran

Magna cum laude

History, English Fort Wayne, Ind

Lauren Danyale Wade

Accounting, Finance Indianapolis, Ind

Hannah Nichole Wales

English/Language Arts Education Cambridge City, Ind

Alexia L Zapata Ramos

Accounting Fort Wayne, Ind

Meghan Ann Zuber

Sociology Decatur Ind

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Nebiyu Shiferaw Alemu

Software Engineering, Mathematics Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gabrielle Grace Anglin

Public Relations, Political Science Columbia City, Ind

Rocco J Angone

Psychology Warsaw, Ind

Frank Aviles Jr

Exercise Science and Fitness Steger, Ill

Anthea Bernadette Ayebaze

Magna cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Kampala, Uganda

Jessica Kayleen Baber

Psychology Bunker Hill, Ind

Shelby Marie Bagby

Magna cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Indianapolis, Ind

Breeana Christian Baldini

Sociology Monticello, Ind

Matthew A Barbosa

Physics Gary, Ind

Jared Alan Bartrom

Sport Management Huntington, Ind

Degree Candidates Class of 2019

Dasia Sharai Beck

Exercise Science and Fitness

Indianapolis, Ind

Kristofer Monroe Bettis

Summa cum laude

Kendra Sue Borton

Athletic Training North Liberty, Ind

Edmond Cole Bradley

Physics North Manchester, Ind

Emily Jean Brennan

Medical Technology Lima, Ohio

Landon Marquise Bridges

Athletic Training Brownsburg, Ind

Hannah Elizabeth Brock

Cum laude

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Tipton, Ind

Allyson Danielle Brown

Accounting, Marketing Plymouth, Ind

Bailey Morgan Brown

Sport Management Plymouth, Ind

Catherine-Anne Brown

Chemistry Bristol, Ind

Adam M Burns

Accounting New Carlisle, Ind

Connor Daniel Burns

Biology-Chemistry, Psychology Walkerton, Ind

Morgan Dawn Butler

Exercise Science and Fitness, Athletic Training Huntington, Ind

Nicholas James Buttermore

Biology-Chemistry Auburn, Ind

Satiahlyn Leayealee Daisy Tallawford Byers

Political Science Greentown, Ind

Alexa Kinsey Callaway

Summa cum laude

Biology-Chemistry, Spanish Caledonia, Mich

Clayton E.G Capes

Environmental Studies, Biology North Vernon, Ind

Sara Irene Carder

Magna cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Ney, Ohio

Emily Centofanti

Cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Chesterfield, Mich

Degree Candidates Class of 2019

Kristin Ann Chelius

Summa cum laude

Biology

West Lafayette, Ind

Tristan Douglas Chester

Business Management, Marketing

Carissa Shiann Comstock

Marketing, Business Management

North Vernon, Ind

Jacob Paul Cooper

Lucas B Lorian Cullison

Exercise Science and Fitness Reelsville, Ind

Marissa Kay Deetz

Accounting, Sales Wolcottville, Ind

Ryan Edward DeMars

Chemistry Demotte, Ind

Joshua Denney

Exercise Science and Fitness Indianapolis, Ind

Drake DeWitt

Magna cum laude

Exercise Science and Fitness Columbia City, Ind

Drew H Dodson

Sales Logansport, Ind

Kathryn Genevieve Doehrmann

Business Management, Marketing Columbia City, Ind

Kenny C Doss II

Sales Lansing, Ill

Taylor Rianne Duckworth

Cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Indianapolis, Ind

Kayla Anne Dull

Social Work Albion, Ind

Haley Marie Duncan

Exercise Science and Fitness Albion, Ind

Noah Issac Edelman

Management Clarksville, Ind

Haleigh A Fernandez

Cum laude

Biology-Chemistry Parker City, Ind

Tanner Dean Gilbert

Business Management Montezuma, Ind

Mikayla Lynn Goetz

Accounting, Finance Highland, Ind

Gregory Mitchell Goff

Business Management Huntington, Ind

Faith-Alexis Tia Graham

Sport Management Indianapolis, Ind

Degree Candidates Class of 2019

Fort Wayne, Ind

Garrett William Hartman

Jeremy Allen Herrmann

Environmental Studies North Manchester, Ind

Jordan P Hilyard

Accounting, Finance Decatur, Ind

Brooke Ashley Hollenbaugh

Biology South Whitley, Ind

Harrison Lee Hollis

Educational Studies Lebanon, Ind

Joshua A Holmes

Finance Fort Wayne, Ind

Lauren E Hostrawser

Biology Plymouth, Ind

Victoria Marie Hupp

Political Science Ashland, Ohio

Lauren M Jackson

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Greenwood, Ind

Matthew Paul Jelenek

Political Science Peru, Ind

Britanie Megan Jernigan

Early Childhood and Elementary Education Wolcottville, Ind

Adrian Gerard Johnson

Exercise Science and Fitness Indianapolis, Ind

Benjamin Allen Johnson

Management, Psychology Orlando, Fla

Nathan Michael Johnson

Sport Management Portage, Ind

TerraceUniq Johnson

Psychology Cincinnati, Ohio

Kayla Dawn Johnston

Accounting North Manchester, Ind

Brianna Marie Jondle

Magna cum laude

Elementary Education Osceola, Ind