Collins Educational Policy and Administration Thesis: "Academic Planning: A Process for Change" A.S., Danville Area Community College, 1975; B.S., Western Illinois University, 1977; M.S
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Thursday, May 16, 2002 Romano Gymnasium
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Mark G Yudof, President The Honorable Anthony R Baraga, Side Lake
The Honorable Robert s· Bergland, Roseau The Honorable Frank R Berman, Bloomington The Honorable Dallas Bohnsack, New Prague The Honorable William E Hogan II, Minneapolis
The Honorable Jean B Keffeler, Minneapolis The Honorable Richard F McNamara, Minneapolis
The Honorable David R Metzen, Sunfish Lake The Honorable H Bryan Neel III, Rochester The Honorable Michael O'Keefe, Minneapolis The Honorable Lakeesha K Ransom, Minneapolis
The Honorable Maureen Reed, Stillwater
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Mark G Yudof, President Tonya Moten Brown, Vice President and Chief of Staff
Robert Bruininks, Executive Vice President and Provost
Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Christine Maziar, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Robert J Jones, Vice President for Campus Life and Vice Provost
Kathryn A Martin, Chancellor, Duluth Vincent R Magnuson, Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration Gregory R Fox, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations
Bruce L Gildseth, Vice Chancellor for Academic Support and Student Life
Patricia Dennis, Acting Dean, School of Fine Arts
Paul Deputy, Dean, College of Education and Human Service Professions Stephen C Hedman, Associate Dean, Graduate School, Duluth
Kjell Knudsen, Dean, School of Business and Economics
Linda Krug, Dean, College of Liberal Arts James P Riehl, Dean, College of Science and Engineering
Richard Ziegler, Dean, School of Medicine
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer
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Program 4 National Anthem back cover Graduate Degree Candidates 8 Hail! Minnesota back cover
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All graduates and their guests are invited to a reception immediately
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I Prelude Concert
UMD Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Mark Whitlock, conductor
To be selected from the following:
The Speech of Angels
Stage Party: Professor Thomas Duff, Angela Peterson, Regents Professor
George R."Rip" Rapp, Vice President and Dean Christine Maziar, Chancellor Kathryn A Martin, Vice Chancellor Vincent R Magnuson, Vice Chancellor Bruce L Gildseth, Dean Kjell Knudsen, Acting Dean Patricia Dennis, Dean Paul Deputy, Dean Linda Krug, Dean James Riehl, and Associate Dean
Stephen C Hedman
Faculty Marshals: Thomas Duff, professor and head of finance
management information sciences,, mace bearer; Lester Drewes, professor and head of biochemistry and molecular biology; Donald K Harriss,
professor and head of chemistry; Joyce Kramer, professor of social work; and David Wyrick.associate professor and head of industrial engineering
m Presentation of the Colors
Air Force ROTC Detachment 420 Honor Guard: 1•
Lloyd Blackler, Sara Cramer, Rheanna Letsos, Tim Zbaracki
IV The National Anthem (entire audience)
Angela Peterson, graduate student in Music
V Introduction of Commencement Speaker
Chancellor Kathryn A Martin
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George R "Rip" Rapp
George R "Rip" Rapp is a Regents' Professor of geoarchaeology and director
of the UMD Archaeometry Laboratory He is a distinguished scholar in
geoarchaeology, a field that he helped to create In 1952, he earned his
bachelor's degree in geology and mineralogy from the University of _
Minnesota, and in 1960 he earned his Ph.D in geochemistry from Pennsylvania State University From 1957-1965, he was assistant professor and associate
professor of geology and geological engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology From 1965 to 1975, he was an associate professor of
-geology and geophysics at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
Professor Rapp began his career at UMD in 1975 and serv,ed as dean of the
College of Letters and Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering for
14 years in addition to serving as director of the Archaeometry Laboratory
From 1972 to the present he has served as a professor of Interdisciplinary
Archaeology on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, and
from 1989 to 1994 he was a research professor of archaeology at Boston
University Professor.Rapp has received numerous awards and honors for his
contributions to science, including the American Federation of Mineralogical
Societies National Award He also received the Pomerance Medal from the
Archaeological Institute of America for Contributions to the Application of
Science to Archaeology He was the first recipient of the Archaeological
Geology A ward of the Geological Society of America In 1995 h1e was
designated a University of Minnesota Riegents' Professor, the university's
highest academic honor In fall of 2000, Professor Rapp received the UMD
G_hancellor's Award for Distinguished Research For the last 33 years,
Professor Rapp's primary area of research has been in major geoarchaeological and archaeological excavations and surveys around the world His major
surveys include Messenia in Greece 'and Anyang in ~hina, with major
excavations in Greece, Israel and Cyprus Currently he is the director of the
geologic explorations to locate the buried capital of the Shang Dynasty in
China, the co-director of the American/Chinese project at An yang, China, and ; lhe co-director of the Egyptian Eastern Desert Project He is a charter member
of the Society of Professional Archaeologists and twice served as a member of its Board of Directors He is also a fellow of the Geological s-ociety of
America, the Mineralogical Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science In addition, he is past president of the
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, the Association for Field
Archaeology, and the Society for Archaeological Sciences
VII Presentation of Degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa
Vice President for Research and the Dean of the Graduate School
Christine Maziar to Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke is an 'Ojibwe/Anishinaabe who lives on the White Earth
Reservation in western Minnesota In 1982, she receiv~d a bachelor's degree in native economic development from Harvard University, and in 1989 she
received a master's degree in rural development from Antioch College She has
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Directors of Greenpeace USA and is program directorJfor Honor the Earth
Fund She was a candidate for vice president of the United States on the Green Party's ticket during the 1996 and 2000 campaigns
The honorary degree is the highest award conferred by the University of
Minnesota, recognizing individuals who have achieved eminence in cultural affairs, in public service, or in a field of knowledge and scholarship
VIII Conferring of Graduate Degrees
Master of Business Administration
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Liberal Studies
Dean James P Riehl to Chancellor Kathryn A Martin
Master of Environmental Health and Safety
The Alma Mater Song of the University
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Stephen Adams, English
Curt Anderson, Economics
Thomas Bacig, Sociology/Anthropology
Ann Bergeron, Theatre
Ronald Caple, Chemistry
Joseph Gallian, Math
Eugene Grossman, Psychology
Linda Hilsen, Instructional Development Service, deceased Thomas Isbell, Theatre
Klaus Jankofsky, English
Richard Lichty, Economics
Linda Miller Cleary, English
Helen Mongan-Rallis, Education
John Newstrom, Management Studies
Maureen O'Brien, Economics
Richard Ojakangas, Geological Sciences
Eileen Zeitz, Foreign Languages & Literatures
Retiring Faculty
Larry Anderson, director of animal services, School of Medicine Leif Brush, professor of art
Ajit Das, professor of psychology
Conrad Firling, professor of biology
Edwin Haller, associate professor of molecular physiology Ash Hawk, professor of communciation sciences and disorders Sharon Kemp, associate professor of sociology and anthropology Richard Ojakangas, professor of geological sciences
Mary Kay Rummel, associate professor of education
David Vose, associate professor of economics
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Subject to the completion of degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated on those listed below and upon such others as may meet graduation requirements
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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION DEGREE
Mary S Collins
Educational Policy and Administration
Thesis: "Academic Planning: A Process for Change"
A.S., Danville Area Community College, 1975;
B.S., Western Illinois University, 1977;
M.S., Southern Illinois University, 1981
Major Adviser: Thomas Peacock
Reid Cameron Haglin
Educational Policy and Administration
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Thesis: "Leaming Process Best Practices: A Study of Leaming Process
Implementation in Higher Education for the 21st Century"
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1973;
M.B.A., Minnesota State University, 1977
Major Adviser: William M Ammentorp
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE
Sara Elizabeth Baron
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S., St Cloud State University, 1999
Major Adviser:1Cindy S Spillers
Laura Ann Cazett
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Cindy S Spillers
Susan L Coulter
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.A., Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1997;
B.A.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Kent Brorson
Roxanne Kae Fleck
Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2000 Major Adviser: Kent Brorson
Laura Antonia Nitsche
Communication Sciences and Disorders B.S., Northern Michigan University, 1994; B.A.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998 Major Adviser: Mark Mizuko
Veronica Irene Wajda
Communication Sciences and Disorders B.A., Northern Michigan University, 2000 Major Adviser: Kent Brorson
Julie Marie Anderson
B.A., Grove City College, 2000
Major Adviser: Jane Hovland
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Wen-yu Vicky Haines
Counseling Psychology
B.S., University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1994
Major Adviser: Jane Hovland and Uwe Stuecher
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JennJfer Winn Jelinek
Counseling Psychology
B.A., College of Saint Benedict, 1999
Major Adviser: Mark Olson
Rachael EUeen Klein
Counseling Psychology
B.S., St Cloud State University, 2000
Major Adviser: Donald Struefert
Georgiann Kuberra
Counseling Psychology
A.A., St Cloud State University, 1988;
B.B.A., B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1996
Major Adviser: Jane Hovland
Traci Lynn L.aughlin
Counseling Psychology
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, \ 986
Major Adviser: Mark Olson
Counseling Psychology
B.A.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997
Major Adviser: Jane C Hovland
Sarah Lynn Olson
Counseling Psychology
B.S., Southwestern Adventist University, 2000
Major Adviser: Mark Olson
Kerri Lynn Persons
Counseling Psychology
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998
Major Adviser: Sandra Woolum
Kathryn Helane Taylor
Counseling Psychology
B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris, 1999
Major Adviser: Mark Olson
Lori LouJse Thompson
Counseling Psychology \
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Uwe Stuecher
Barbara Jean Titus
Counseling Psychology
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Sandra Woolum
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English
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1998
Major Adviser: Stephen J Adams
Kirsten V alissa Hanson
English
B.A.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1996
Major Adviser: Stephen Adams
Hilary Chala Kowino
English
B.A.Ed., Africa University, Zimbabwe, 2000
Major Adviser: Stephen Adams
Heather Miernicki
English
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1999
Major Adviser: Stephen Adams
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE
Brad K Anderson
Business Administration
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1990 and 1996
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
R Patr;ick Contardo
Business Administration
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1990
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Jon Robert Gerlach
Business Administration
B.S., St John's University, 1989
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Julie Marie Grandaw
Business Administration
B.S., Northern Michigan University, 1998
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Sheila Rae Gross
Business Administration
B.B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Jonathan Girard Hoel
Business Administration
B.A., The College of St Scholastica, 1997
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
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Michelle Marie Johnson
Business Administration
B.A., The College of St Scholastica, 1988
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Business Administration
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1989
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Steven A Kovala
Business Administ; ation
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1995
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Business Administration
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1999
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Eric Anders Loney
Business Administration
B.S., University of Minnesota, 1995
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Wells Andrew McGiffert
Business Administratioq
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1999
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Shawn Daniel O'Neill
Business Administration
B.A., University of Minnesota 'Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Business Administration
B.A., University of St Thomas, 1984
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
John William Rashid
B.A., St John's University, 1979
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
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Business Administration
B.Ch.E., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
Jill Elizabeth Thurk
Business Administration
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Thomas B Duff
MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
Steven Michael Bardolph
Graphic Design
B.F.A., Calvin College, 1993;
M.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997
Major Adviser: Tom Kovacs
Joellyn J Rock-Sivak
Graphic Design
B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1982
Major Adviser: Kenneth Fitzgerald
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MASTER OF LIBERAL STUDIES DEGREE
Andrew Olaf McDonald
Liberal Studies
B.A., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1995
Major Adviser: James H Fetzer
Stephen Daniel Ward
Liberal Studies
B.S., University ofWisconsjn-Superior, 1996
Major Adviser: James H Fetzer
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
ZbuoChen
Applied and Computational Mathematics 1
B.E., Tianjin University, China PRC, 1993; M.E., 19%
Major Adviser: John Greene
ZbumeiGuo
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.E., Tianjin University, China PRC, 1995
Major Adviser: Kang Ling James
Applied and Computational Mathema~cs
B.A., St Olaf College, 1999
Major Adviser: Carmen Latterell
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Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology, China PRC, 1997; M.S., 1999 , Major Adviser: Ronald Regal
Xuan Liu
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., Peking University, China PRC, 1998
Major Adviser: Ronald Regal
RulnanLu
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., University of Petroleim, China PRC, 1997
Major Adviser: Zhuangyi Liu
Matthew Scott Parent
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Barry James and Kang Ling James
Chad Michael Pierson
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1999
Major Adviser: Harlan Stech
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.A., The College of St Scholastica, 1999
Major Adviser: Richard Green
Amanda Marie Thralow
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997; M.S., 200 I
Major Adviser: Steven A Trogon
Yue Wang
Applied and Computational Mathematics
B.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1998; B.A., 1999 Major Adviser: Kang Ling James and Barry James
Fred Asare
Biology
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1992
Major Adviser: Jon Holy
Mary Kay Karst
Biology
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B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1997
Major Adviser: Merry Jo Oursler
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Major Adviser: Lester R Drewes
Brady J Mattsson
Biology
B.S., Truman State University, 1999
Major Adviser: Gerald J Niemi
Christina Marie Miller
Biology
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2000
Major Adviser: Gerald J Niemi
Biology
B.S., Bemidji State University, 1999
Major Adviser: Arun Goyal
Michael T Scott
Biology
B.S., Fort Lewis College, 1995
Major Adviser: George J Trachte
Matthew Clement Thompson
Biology
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1996
Major Adviser: Raj Karim
Soumya Rahima BenhablJour
Chemistry
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Diploma of State Engineer in Polymers Engineering, Algeria, 1997;
A.A., National American University, 1999
Major Adviser: Robert M Carlson
Erik Richard Carlson
Chemistry
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1997
Major Adviser: Robert M Carlson
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Chemistry
B.A., St Olaf College, 1998
Major Adviser: Paul Kirof
Son Truong Nguyen
Chemistry
B.S., Hanoi State University, Vietnam, 1996
Major Adviser: Ronald Caple
Jason T Smart
Chemistry
B.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1999
Major Adviser: Viktor V Zhdankin
B.E., Tianjin University, China PRC, 1993; M.E., 1996;
M.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 2001
Maj9r Adviser: Hudson Turner
Nirish Dhruv
Computer Science
B.E., Bombay University, India, 1999
Major Adviser: Donald Crouch
Kiranmal Kodukula
Computer Science
B.E., Andhra University, India, 2000
Major Adviser: Timothy Colburn
Krishna Kishore Kotnana
Computer Science
B.E., University of Madras, Indi11, 2000
Major Adviser: Hudson Turner
Deepa Krlshnamoorthy
Computer Science
B.E., University of Pune, India, 1999
Major Adviser: Masha Sosonkina
Devdatta Jeevanpraka~h Kulkarni
J:omputer Science
B.E., University of Pune, India, 2000
Major Adviser: Masha Sosonkina