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The University Seal 1934 This seal depicts Our Lady of Mercy enclosed in a circle and standing before a cross. Around Our Lady’s head is inscribed the motto: Maria Spes Nostra, Mary our Hope. On one side of the base is the lamp of wisdom, and on the other, the book of learning. This seal, according to the bylaws, shall be affixed to all official documents and decrees prepared by Salve Regina University.
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Academic Procession CHIEF MARSHALS FLAG BEARERS DEGREE CANDIDATES Doctor of Philosophy Master of Arts Master of Science Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science ALUMNAE OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CLASS OF 1965 DIRECTORS FACULTY MARSHAL FACULTY PRESIDENT’S MARSHAL PRESIDENT’S PARTY Elected Officials Administrators Honorary Degree Recipients Members of the Board of Trustees Chancellor President
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Order of Exercises PROCESSIONAL MASTER OF CEREMONIES Scott C. Zeman, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs THE NATIONAL ANTHEM INVOCATION Leona Misto, RSM, Ed.D. Vice President for Mission Integration UNIVERSITY HYMN Salve Regina GREETINGS FROM The United States Senate The City of Newport AUTHORIZATION OF DEGREES Janet L. Robinson Chairman of the Board of Trustees CONFERRING OF DEGREES Jane Gerety, RSM, Ph.D. President of the University CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES Michelle Kwan CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES MESSAGE FROM THE CLASS DEAN John-David Swanson, Ph.D. Dean of the Class of 2015, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Sciences THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION Michael Semenza Vice President for University Relations and Advancement MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES Jane Gerety, RSM, Ph.D. President of the University RECESSIONAL 3
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J. Timothy O’Reilly Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa Flannery O’Connor once wrote, “A good man is hard to find.” You, Timothy O’Reilly, are a good man, a very good man indeed, whom we are most fortunate to have found and treasured all these years. A model for families as a loving husband and father of four, you astutely developed and grew the family business that was passed on to you by your own hardworking father. Esteemed by friends and colleagues alike, you are an extraordinary steward of the many gifts you have been given. You exemplify the truth that the ability to adapt to change is one of the hallmarks of a great leader. When you were called to do so, you learned how to operate your family’s fuel oil business and quickly turned your company into one of the largest distributors in the region. A true entrepreneur and visionary business leader, you care deeply about the smallest details without losing sight of the big picture. After only a few years as president and chief executive officer of Newport Oil Corporation, you led the expansion of your business into one of Newport’s most successful restaurant and hospitality industries with the opening of the Newport Yachting Center in 1980 and the Mooring Restaurant in 1981. Believing your employees to be your greatest asset, you made them part of your family legacy by offering them a stock ownership plan under which your businesses have flourished. Your many establishments, including the legendary Castle Hill Inn and Resort, are considered to be among the finest in the region, welcoming travelers from near and far. Hospitality is one of the tenets of the Mercy tradition, and is a trait you exemplify through your generosity and thoughtfulness. Honored as a Star of the Industry with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association, you give generously of your time and talent wherever it is most needed. A fourth-generation Newporter, you are firmly rooted in your proud Irish heritage and in the traditions of this extraordinary city. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, you went on to receive your MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth University. As board chairman of Newport Harbor Corporation, you are esteemed throughout the business community for your values, integrity and vision in showcasing the City-by-the-Sea as a premier Rhode Island destination. Other organizations fortunate to have had your invaluable guidance over the years include the American Hotel and Lodging Association, BankNewport, Discover Newport, Lifespan Corporation, the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Newport Hospital, the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority, the Robert E. Potter League for Animals, St. Philomena’s School and, last but not least, Salve Regina University. For your outstanding service as a University trustee for nearly 20 years, and in honor of your remarkable professional achievements, we are privileged to confer upon you, J. Timothy O’Reilly, the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, with all its attendant rights and privileges, on this seventeenth day of May 2015. 4
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Michelle Kwan Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa Michelle Kwan, you make the impossible seem effortless. With exquisite skill and grace, you became the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, captivating us with your incomparable style and stamina. Beloved the world over as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time, you are celebrated as America’s reigning “Princess on Ice.” The daughter of Hong Kong immigrants Danny and Estella, you began skating when you were only five. You were inspired to become a world-class skater after watching Brian Boitano win a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Just seven years old at the time, you thought, ‘Okay, tomorrow I’ll go to the Olympics.’ You quickly learned that realizing your dream would take many years of hard work. Proving that practice makes perfect, you skated your way to an unprecedented 43 championships, including five world championships, nine U.S. championships and two Olympic medals, all with determination and poise. By the age of 16, you had written your first book of many for children and young adults, aptly named Heart of a Champion. At the age of 26, you chose to step off the ice and begin a new chapter in your life story. Your appointment by the Secretary of State as the first U.S. public diplomacy envoy opened doors you could have never imagined. Not content to rest on your laurels, you returned to college, earning your bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Denver and your master’s degree in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. From your service as a member of President Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition to your leadership as a board director for Special Olympics International, you are a tireless advocate for important social and educational issues. You inspire young people the world over to follow their dreams by reminding them of what it takes to succeed. Your numerous accolades speak for themselves and include, among others, three Kids’ Choice Awards, a Teen Choice Award as America’s favorite female athlete, and a U.S. Olympic Committee Sportswoman of the Year Award. Recipient many times over of Skating magazine’s Readers’ Choice Figure Skater of the Year Award, you continue to prove, as you once said, that “Dancing on ice throughout life’s often difficult journey requires courage and resilience.” Soon you will lead the Unified Relay Across America, the torch relay that will open the door to athletes from over 107 countries as the Special Olympics World Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 16 years. Whether you are carrying the flame of hope for this important cause, or helping young women discover new opportunities as an adviser to Women LEAD, the U.S.-China Women’s Leadership Exchange and Dialogue initiative, you are a true champion at heart, reminding us that applause comes not when we fall, but when we get back up and challenge ourselves to move forward. In recognition of your outstanding achievements, Salve Regina University is privileged to confer upon you, Michelle Kwan, the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, with all its attendant rights and privileges, on this seventeenth day of May 2015. 5
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Doctor of Philosophy KELLY M. ALVERSON Contagion of Kindness: Observability, Recognition and Shared Experience as Motivation for Online Prosocial Behavior
STEPHEN LEAL JACKSON Beneath the Surface: An Examination of the Characterization of AfricanAmericans in Submarine-Themed American Film
JAMES ARTHUR LAMBERTI Romano Guardini on Technology, Existence and the Human Person: An Introduction, Exposition and Appraisal
BRETT JAMES MORASH The Rise and Fall of the Union of Islamic Courts
PRUDENCE PELISSIER NGARAMBE Civil-Military Relations and the Challenges to Human Security and Democracy in Rwanda: A Sociopolitical Perspective
CLAUDINE PERREAULT A Heideggerian Reading of Revolutionary Road: Understanding the HumanTechnology Relationship in 1950s Suburbia
JAMES RYAN Salvaging the Caroline: An Examination of States’ Use of Force in Self-Defense Against Non-State Actors
RORY ELIZABETH SENERCHIA Academic Success and Academic Culture Shock: Do International Students Benefit from Acculturation Intervention?
PAUL E. SYLVESTRE Society’s Automaton: An Existential Perspective on Police Training and StressManagement Education
DONNA J. TOCCO-GREENAWAY Assisted Reproductive Technology, Bioethics, and Literature: Progenitors and Others’ Relatedness to Embryos, Androids, and Children
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Master of Arts DANIEL A. ALM
JUSTINA ALTAGRACIA FERMIN
Applied Behavior Analysis
Holistic Counseling
ANA LUISA OLIVEIRA AMADEU
SUSAN MARY FERRANTI
Rehabilitation Counseling
Rehabilitation Counseling
DIANNE ELAINE ARVISAIS
KURT L. BOTTGER GARFIAS
Holistic Counseling
International Relations
ADESEYE OKE AYOBANJO
GAIL ANDREA GONSALVES
International Relations
Holistic Leadership
NICOLE ELIZABETH BALDASSARI
SHARON MARIE HOWELL
Holistic Leadership
Applied Behavior Analysis
MELANIE S. BARNES
SARAH JIMENEZ
International Relations
Applied Behavior Analysis
YVELINE M. BAYONNE-HULSE
KAITLYN MARY KELLY
Rehabilitation Counseling
Applied Behavior Analysis
ALEXANDRIA ELIZABETH BOISVERT
JAMES ANTHONY LAWLESS
Applied Behavior Analysis
Rehabilitation Counseling
JULIE ANNE BOUSQUET
KATHERINE M. LIDESTRI
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Counseling
BETH ANN CAMERON
JUAN PABLO MARIN
Humanities
International Relations
MICHELE CARREIRO
COLLEEN M. MAYNARD
Holistic Counseling
Applied Behavior Analysis
SHAELYN CATALDO
KYLE NICHOLAS-ZEPHYR MCCURDY
Holistic Leadership
Holistic Counseling
KEEYA ONEIKA CHARLESTON
JEANETTE LAUREEN MCDONALD
Rehabilitation Counseling
Holistic Counseling
SAMANTHA CIANCI
COREY A. MCMAHON
Holistic Counseling
Applied Behavior Analysis
JACLYN MARIE CINQUEMANI
MATTHEW J. MCMAHON
Applied Behavior Analysis
International Relations
AMANDA JEAN D'ALESSIO
CATHERINE L. MORAN
Rehabilitation Counseling
Humanities
ALLISON KATHRYN DECKER
RAYMOND J. MOTLASZ
Applied Behavior Analysis
International Relations
KELLY ANN DOHENY
MIMI CHANTAL MUTONI
International Relations
International Relations
PAMELA MARIE EDMUNDS
JENS NYKVIST
Holistic Leadership
International Relations
LAURA LEE EGERTON
DANIEL K. OTTOSSON
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations 7
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Master of Arts CHRISTINA M. PEREIRA
DANIEL IGNAZIO SALONE
Holistic Counseling
International Relations
VALERIE LORRAINE PRINGLES
NNDWAKHULU THOMAS THAMAHA
Applied Behavior Analysis
International Relations
AYAX RANGEL
CAITRIONA ALICE TILDEN
International Relations
Applied Behavior Analysis
ROGER ROY READWIN
LYNN MARIE WEISMAN
International Relations
Holistic Counseling
STEPHANIE A. ROBB
COREY LYNNE WHALEN
Holistic Leadership
Humanities
KELLY ANNE EASTON RUBEN
ANDREW WILKINSON
Rehabilitation Counseling
International Relations
JOSEPH WILLIAM SACK
CAITLYN JENNA WOLNY
International Relations
Applied Behavior Analysis
Master of Science MARC ADAM ALBOUM
MAIRE ELIZABETH BUCKLEY
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
BENA PATEL ARNETT
DANIELLE ELIZABETH CASEY
Health Care Administration and Management
Management DANIEL ALAN CHARLEBOIS
KENNETH J. AVARISTA, JR.
Management
Management KEVIN D. CLAPP MELISSA RAE BALL
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
JAMIE LEE F. CRESPO JERRY MANIWAR BARCON
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
MATTHEW NYE DALY NICOLE ELIZABETH BARD
Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
AUGUST DIMARTINO
ANTHONY CARL BONCORE III
Health Care Administration and Management
Management SHANE A. DINAGEN ZOE J. BOZA
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
CESARINA R. MONTEIRO ELIAS KATHERINE G. BUCKHAULTS
Health Care Administration and Management
Health Care Administration and Management 8
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Master of Science EDGARDO B. ESPIRITU
BRIANNA MARIE OCCHIALINI
Health Care Administration and Management
Management
CASEY K. GONSALVES
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
CHRISTOPHER V. O'CONNORS
Management GREGORY P. GOSSELIN
MADELINE PAIVA
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
SANDRA L. GROVES
THOMAS A. PAYCO
Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
JUSTIN ALLEN JOHNSON KELLY ANNE PILKA
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
REBECCA L. JONES STEPHANIE LYNN RAMOS
Health Care Administration and Management
Health Care Administration and Management
KATHLEEN ROSE KETTER SHAWN DAVID RATHGABER
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
DANIEL JOSEPH LEE ADELAIDE FRANCES LAFFERTY RITT
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
JENNIFER LOTERO NATALYA MARIE ROCHA
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
JUDITH A. LYNCH LINDSAY B. ROLFE
Health Care Administration and Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
JEFFREY ALLEN MACE RATHA SEN
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
CLAUDIA SUZANNE MAINE KYLE KENNETH SHIBLEY
Health Care Administration and Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
CHARLES WILLIAM MATHER MAXWELL ALEXANDER SHUBERT
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
SIOBHAN COLLEEN MULLEN MELISSA MARCELLA SIMMONS
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Health Care Administration and Management
GERALD K. MWANGI
Management
CHAD I. SOUZA
JOHN J. O'BRIEN
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security 9
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Master of Science MICHAEL ANTHONY TROIANO
LARRY LYNDON WILKINS
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
LINDSEY NAHMIAS TUROWSKI
NATALIA RESTREPO WILSON
Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
WILLIAM RICHARD WEBB LYNSEY PAIGE WOLF
Health Care Administration and Management
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
JORDAN P. WELLS
Administration of Justice and Homeland Security
Master of Business Administration JEFFREY JOHN ANDERSON
ALLYSON KEITH BURAK
Business Administration
Business Administration
JENNIFER CHRISTINE APTED
JOSHUA L. BURNETT
Business Administration
Business Administration
KAITLIN ALYSSA ARMSTRONG
CORY RYAN CASSAMAS
Business Administration
Business Administration
JESSICA OLIVEIRA ASHLEY
ANTHONY LOUIS CERINO, JR.
Business Administration
Business Administration
LAWRENCE A. ASHONG-KATAI
MELISSA CLARK
Business Administration
Business Administration
BRIAN BACKENS
CARLTON E. COBB II
Business Administration
Business Administration
IULIIA BAKHTOIAROVA
KOREY S. COLBERT
Business Administration
Business Administration
SANTOSH K. BEHERA
EMILY ELIZABETH COLL
Business Administration
Business Administration
JEFFREY A. BIELEFELD
DEBRA CORREIA-LOWRIE
Business Administration
Business Administration
TAYLOR RYAN BIRTWISTLE
ADAM THOMAS COVE
Business Administration
Business Administration
LAUREN ANGELA BLANDA
JOËL DARGAN
Business Administration
Business Administration
JOHN BRANCA
JACQUELINE M. DASHNAW
Business Administration
Business Administration
EMMANUEL BUABENG
JOHN CHASE DAVIS
Business Administration
Business Administration 10
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Master of Business Administration NICHOLAS DAMIAN DELL'ANNO
KARLEY MARIE MALENCZAK
Business Administration
Business Administration
DANIELLE R. DERRICO
SALVATORE A. MANCINI
Business Administration
Business Administration
PATRICK JOSEPH DINNEEN
ERIN CATHERINE MCCULLOUGH
Business Administration
Business Administration
DANIEL PATRICK DONOHUE
GARRETT RUSSELL MCGHEE
Business Administration
Business Administration
LAURIE L. DUTRA
RYAN JOHN MCGIRR
Business Administration
Business Administration
SHANNON PATRICIA FINNELL
EMILEE ELIZABETH MEEHAN
Business Administration
Business Administration
REBEKAH HEARD FLANDERS
GEORGES ELIAS MELHEM
Business Administration
Business Administration
MOLLIE LINN GOLD
JOSHUA D. MELO
Business Administration
Business Administration
JESSE T. GRANO
CHARLES DAVID MILLER
Business Administration
Business Administration
MICHAEL J. GREGORZEK
SELINA M. MURALLO
Business Administration
Business Administration
BRIANA DANIELLE GUTIERREZ
ANGELA CHRISTINA MYATT
Business Administration
Business Administration
NADAV HADAR
ERICA MARIE NORCINI
Business Administration
Business Administration
ANDI HOXHA
LAUREN C. PANAGGIO
Business Administration
Business Administration
AARON L. ISCH
KAVITA J. PATEL
Business Administration
Business Administration
WILLIAM R. JARVIE
JAMES MICHAEL PICKERING
Business Administration
Business Administration
ADAM JOSEPH KEENAN
MALLORY NICOLE PIEDMONT
Business Administration
Business Administration
AMANDA LABER
ALEXANDER LAURENCE PRATT
Business Administration
Business Administration
KATIE CRYSTAL LANDI
ISIAH JAMES PRINGLE
Business Administration
Business Administration
ELIZABETH LIGUORI
BRENDA J. RAPOZA
Business Administration
Business Administration
MARY S. MADARA
RICHARD A. RODRIGUEZ
Business Administration
Business Administration 11
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Master of Business Administration ALEXANDER A. ROOT
STEVEN DAVID THRALL
Business Administration
Business Administration
PIERRE ROTY
PAUL MICHAEL ULLUCCI
Business Administration
Business Administration
DEBORAH MARTINE SAINT-VIL
JIVANTO P. VAN HEMERT
Business Administration
Business Administration
JOHN A. SHAW
MATTHEW LOUIS VIVEIROS
Business Administration
Business Administration
COLBY SIMON SHERMAN
GALOFF N. WALKER
Business Administration
Business Administration
JOHN STAVRIDIS
JOHN M. WILLIAMSON
Business Administration
Business Administration
SCOTT REED ST. LAWRENCE
BRYAN PAUL WOJTOWICZ
Business Administration
Business Administration
JULIE ELIZABETH SULLIVAN
ALICIA MARIE ZATIR
Business Administration
Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts and Science JAMES ALEXANDER AGUILAR
AMANDA IACAMPO
Secondary Education Biology
Secondary Education English
MARK DAVID BOLAND
STEPHANIE LYNN JACQUES*
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education Math
JUSTIN T. BURDE*
JOHN PATRICK KING
Music Education
Secondary Education History
CHRISTINA ROSE CORDES
JESSICA DUKEMAN LOVEL*
Secondary Education English
Secondary Education English
JACLENE KATE FLEMING*
ERIC DAVID MACKINNON
Secondary Education Math
Secondary Education History
CYNTHIA FORTE
MARIAH JEAN STOOTMAN PARMELEE*
Secondary Education Math
Secondary Education English
ASHLEY ROSE GAULE JESSICA ANNE ROSE
Secondary Education Math
Secondary Education History
VICTORIA ELIZABETH GONG TAYLOR A. VIOLET
Secondary Education History
Secondary Education Math 12
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Bachelor of Arts ALEC WALTER BUTLER
MELANIE ACEVEDO*
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
JONATHAN MICHAEL ATKINS
NICOLE MARIE CAFAZZO
Biology
Liberal Studies
DEVAN RAE CAMPOPIANO
BENJAMIN JAMES BARRETT
Administration of Justice Psychology
Administration of Justice KATELYN MARY BEAUREGARD*
RYLEE ELIZABETH CANDON*
Psychology
Administration of Justice
SEAN MATTHEW BECKER
HANNAH MARIA CAZZETTA*
History
Global Studies Spanish
MARK SCHOTT BENEDETTIn
Political Science
ROBERT JOHN CHISHOLM
History
JAMIE ELIZABETH BERGMILLER
Psychology
CAYLEY JULIANNA CHRISTOFOROU
English Communications
MADELINE RENEÈ BERRY*
Cultural and Historic Preservation
JOSHUA ALAN CHRISTY
Economics
LAUREN BINGHAM
Studio Art
ARIANA M. CHURCHILL
Psychology
HANNAH BEATRICE BISHOP
English Communications
PAUL ANTHONY CIARAVINO
Administration of Justice
FRANCESCO GRAZIANO BIUNDO
Psychology
MATTHEW KENNETH CONROY
Administration of Justice
MONICA MARIA BLANCO SALAVERRIA
Psychology
ANTHONY SAMUEL CONTE III
Liberal Studies
DEREK S. BLOOD
Administration of Justice
MICHAEL STEPHEN CORRIVEAU
Administration of Justice
JASMINE NICOLE BOISVERTn
English Literature
CATHERINE MARY CORSSEN
Studio Art
ALLYSON KATHERINE BOUCHER
History
SHANNON COX
ALEXCIA DAWN BOURESSA
Administration of Justice
Philosophy Psychology
CHRISTOPHER JUSTIN CRAWFORD
Administration of Justice
ALEXA LEE BRACCO
JACQUELINE ALEXANDRINA CROCKWELL*
Psychology
Administration of Justice Political Science
JEFFREY E. BRYMER
Administration of Justice
CARLIE MARIE CURRIER
CHRISTINA ROSE BURKE*
Psychology
Philosophy Political Science
SAMANTHA SOPHIE DEBLOIS
English Literature 13
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Bachelor of Arts SIGOURNEY MICHAEL FAUL*
JAMES J. DEE
Administration of Justice
Art History Cultural and Historic Preservation
MATTHEW JAMES DEGIACOMO
Liberal Studies
MICHAEL DANTE FEDELI
History
VICTORIA RAE DELLA SALLA
English Communications
ELIZABETH FARRAR FITZ*
History
SAMANTHA MARY DELUCA
Administration of Justice
AUSTIN EUGENE FLAHERTY
Liberal Studies
GEORGI MICHELLE DEMARTINO
English Communications
FIONA ROSE FLANAGAN*
English Communications
ERIN M. DEMERS
English Communications
ASHLEE LIN FUOCO
English Communications
GREGORY SUNG DEMEULE
Psychology
JOHN KEVIN GAFFNEY, JR.
Administration of Justice
JACQUELINE J. DEST
History
CAMERON PIERCE GAUDET
English Communications
ELIZABETH MORGAN DIFILIPPO
Administration of Justice
MELISSA SUE GEMMA
Administration of Justice
NICHOLAS ANTHONY DISANDRO
Administration of Justice
ROBYN LYNN GENZANO*
Administration of Justice
KIMBERELY CATHERINE DONAHUE
Biology
PETER JOHN GEORGES
Psychology
SAMANTHA LEE DOOLAN*
Administration of Justice
GIANNA MARIE GERACE
English Communications
GARFIELD A. DOUGLAS, JR.n
Administration of Justice
ALEXANDRA MARCELINO GOMEZ
Psychology
MEAGHAN ANNE DRAPEAU*
Political Science Psychology
Administration of Justice
KAITLYN OLIVIA WHITNEY DREXEL
MADELEINE MICHELLE GUERRA
GIANNA LEIGH GUALTIERI*
English Communications
Global Studies
COLLIN JENTRI DUDLEY
TIMOTHY J. GUINEE
Psychology
Psychology
KEATON DAVID EISENHAUER
KARMA YANGCHEN GURUNG
Psychology
Political Science
KERRY ANNE FARREA
TANYA CAMILE HANNOUSH
Administration of Justice
Studio Art
JESSICA MICHELLE FARRELL
ALEXANDER M. HENNESSY
Psychology
Administration of Justice DOMINIQUE ALIXA JEROME
Psychology 14
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Bachelor of Arts SARAH MARIE JODRIE
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL LEHRBACH
Liberal Studies
Cultural and Historic Preservation
MCKENZIE HALEY JOHNS
MARÍA ISABEL LEÓN GÓMEZ SONET
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Global Studies
LAUREN ELIZABETH KANE*
FRANK SALVATORE LOMBARI III
English Literature
English Communications
SHINJI KATSUMOTO
REBECCA ANNE LONGVALL
Sociology and Anthropology
Environmental Studies
ANDREW V. KELLY
LILA ANN MACARI
Administration of Justice
Psychology Studio Art
BRADLEY MATTHEW KELLY ELIZABETH ALICE MALIGRANDA
Administration of Justice
English Communications CATHERINE ALISON KELLY CATHERINE LOUISE MALKEMUS
Studio Art
History
COURTNEY MARIE KELLY*
SARAH ALLISON MARKEY
History
Psychology KELLY FINLEY KERN
GENEVIEVE ELIZABETH MARQUARDT*
English Communications
International Studies MATTHEW JAMES KEYZER CAITLIN ROSE MAYNARD
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
KIMBERLY ANNE KLESZCZYNSKI*
MURPHY MARIE MCCANN
Environmental Studies Sociology and Anthropology
English Communications
KELSEY ELIZABETH KNIGHT
NICOLE APRIL MCDERMOTT
Interactive Communication Technology Studio Art
American Studies Political Science
KYLE RUSSELL KNOTH
KAYLA ELIZABETH MCGOVERN
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
TARA ELIZABETH KUCK
ERICA ANN MCLAUGHLIN
Studio Art
English Communications
JARED ALEXANDER KUSTRA
JOSEPH DANIEL MCNEILL-O'BRIEN*
Political Science
Administration of Justice Psychology
ANTONIA MARIA LACAVA
ALISIA PAULINA MEDEIROS*
Liberal Studies
Mathematics LINDSAY JORDAN LACHAPELLE MARIE JEANDERINE MENDY
English Communications
Administration of Justice CHRISTIAN PHILIP LAWBER JAMES PATRICK MERCURIO
English Communications
Administration of Justice BAILLIE O'SHAUGHNESSY LAWLESS STEPHANIE MONIZ
Interactive Communication Technology
Management 15
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Bachelor of Arts JAMES WILLIAM REHILL
ZOË ROBINSON MOSKWA*
Environmental Studies
History
CHERYL ANNE MULLALEY
ASHLEY GENE REK
Studio Art
Economics Psychology
JORDAN MARIE ROBISON
Psychology
JOHN CHRISTIAN MURRAY
Administration of Justice
MATTHEW DYLAN ROSE
Liberal Studies
LISA MARIE NAGI
Administration of Justice
JIYON CURTIS RUFFIN
English Communications
BRIANNA NEWMAN
Administration of Justice Spanish
STEVEN MICHAEL RUSSELL
English Communications
THIENPHU NGOC NGUYEN
SHANNON ELIZABETH SALOMEn
Environmental Studies
Cultural and Historic Preservation
HEATHER J. NICHOLSON
VICTORIA BETH SARDELLI
Biology
French Global Studies
SAMANTHA ANN NIGRO
Studio Art
DAVID PAUL SEGUIN
History
ANDREW ROBERT NUTT
Administration of Justice
HANNAH LYNN SHEARD
Psychology
MEGAN BRIDGET OLSON
Liberal Studies
TAYLOR CALLAHAN SHEPHERD
CRISTINA MARIE ORIA-LOUREIRO*
Sociology and Anthropology
Political Science Religious and Theological Studies
LEAH MILLER PALAZZO
DANIELLA MARY SHEPPARD-PANTOLIANO
English Literature
Theatre Arts
ALEXANDRA ROSE PERKINS
ALEC JOHN SHUMAN
Administration of Justice
Global Studies
STEPHANIE NICOLE PEROS
RACHAEL M. SOUZA
English Literature
English Communications
CIARA ASHLEY SPELLER
MARYELIZABETH BRODERICK PFUND
English Communications
English Communications
SETH ALLAN POE-DEMOURA
FRANCIS ZACHARY SPENCER
Administration of Justice
Liberal Studies
ERICA NICOLE BOISVERT PORTER
KATHRYN ANNE SPREMULLI
Biology
Psychology
AMANDA MARIE QUINK
HAYDEN RICHARD STANTON
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Liberal Studies
EVAN DANIEL RAIFF
TYLER DAVID STIRLING
Psychology
Psychology
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Bachelor of Arts SAMANTHA JEAN ST. PAUL-SARACINO
MEGAN ELIZABETH VITO
Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice
BENJAMIN RICHARD STRAUB
ALBERT VUOSO, JR.
Studio Art
English Communications
ALEXA MARIA THOMPSON
JAMES HARRISON WALKER, JR.
English Communications
French
SHANNON FENN TOLLESn
EMILY WALTERS
Cultural and Historic Preservation
Environmental Studies Spanish
KAYLA ANN TOLMAN
JACOB LOUIS WEINSHANK*
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology DAVONTA T. VALENTINE MARK A. WILSON
Administration of Justice
Political Science SARAH MARIE VAUGHN
Cultural and Historic Preservation
NIKOLE CHRISTINE WOHLMACHER*
ALEXANDRA DENISE VENTURA*
Interactive Communication Technology Studio Art
Political Science SAMANTHA CAROL WOOD ALYSSA RAE VILA
English Communications
English Communications
Bachelor of Science GIANNA EVE ACCA
MEGHAN APOLLONIA BARRY
Marketing
Nursing
KIRSTEN KAY ALEXANDER
KELSEY ANNE BELL
Marketing
Global Business and Economics
SHAUN ALTSHULLER
ROBERT DAVID BELLAMY
Business Administration
Business Administration
REBEKAH ELIZABETH AUBIN
KRISTEN GRACE BENINCASA
Accounting
Marketing
CRISTINA NICOLE AUGUSTO
ERICA TAYLOR BILLIG*
Nursing
Nursing
MONAF AWWA*
KIMBERLY MAE BISSELL
Chemistry
Nursing
KASSIA ANNA BALOG
RICHARD ZACHARY BISSELL
Early Childhood Education
Business Administration
NICOLE THERESA BARISCILLO
JARRYD MICHAEL BLANCHARD
Economics Global Business and Economics
Nursing BRITTNEY RAE BLANCHETTE
EMILY YING BARKAN
Biology
Marketing 17
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Bachelor of Science RACHEL MARIE BORBA*
SHANNON MARY CARROLL
Marketing
Social Work JACLYN DIANA BOSCHETTO*
STEVEN JOHN CARUSO, JR.
Nursing
Business Administration
SAMANTHA M. BOUDAHn
CARLY ANN CHACON
Social Work
Marketing
GEORGETTE ELIZABETH ANN BOULTON
COLLEEN ELISABETH CHAFFIN
Social Work
Nursing
CAROLINE MARIE CHENARD
JANET M. BOURGAULT
Nursing
Early Childhood Education
TAYLOR STEPHANIE BRAZIL
JILL A. CHEVIAN
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
JENNIFER MARIE CHIECO
Biology
Elementary Education Special Education
MALLORY REJEANNE BROCHU
MICHAELA ANN CHIUCCARIELLO
CANDICE JEAN BREAU
Biology
Elementary Education Special Education
ERIC J. CHRISTENSEN
PATRICK RYAN BROWN
Economics
Accounting
NICOLE MARIE CIOLFI*
EMILY CLARE BROWNE
Nursing
Nursing
TERESA MAY CLAESON
Nursing
LAUREN ELIZABETH BULK
Business Administration
MARY MARGARET CLAWSON
Business Administration
ALICIA MICHELE BUONAMANO
Biology
PIERCE STILLWELL CONLIN*
DANIEL JOHN BUONOCORE
Global Business and Economics
Financial Management
PATRICK RICHARD CORCORAN
Marketing
JESSICA A. BUTT
Nursing
LEONARDO FILIPE COSTA
Nursing
BRIANNA HALE CAIN
Marketing
BONNIE ELIZABETH CREHAN
Social Work
BRENDAN THOMAS CANOVA
Marketing
GABRIEL MICHAEL CRETELLA
Financial Management
Health Care Administration and Management
ERIKA LOUISE CARRAGHER
ALLISON CHRISTINE CRETINON
NICHOLAS ANGELO CARBONE
Biology
Nursing
MATTHEW JOHN CARROLL
SARAH MICHELLE CROWELL
Nursing
Business Administration
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Bachelor of Science TIA LEI CROWTHER
EMMA DORRAN DOWNEY
Biology
Early Childhood Education
HANNAH MARIE CUNNINGHAM
DENISE G. DUARTE
Social Work
Nursing
TAYLOR LOUISE CUTOLO
JENNIFER LOUISE DUGGAN
Social Work
Business Administration Marketing
DANIELLE MACDONALD DAIGNEAULT
Accounting
MICHAEL CASEY ENRIGHT
KERI GRACE DARCYn
Elementary Education Special Education
Social Work ADRIANA NUNES ENXUTO EMILY ANN DASILVA
Biology
Nursing SAVANNAH ROSE EVERSOLE YADIRA LAURA DEBARROS
Marketing
Business Administration Marketing
STEPHANIE ERIN FAPPIANO
Nursing KAITLYN ELISABETH DEFEO KATIE JEAN FARYNIARZ
Nursing
Nursing CHRISTINE A. DELLA RATTA ROSA M. FERNÁNDEZ
Nursing
Biology BRIANNA THERESA DELVALLE CARAMIA FERRARIO
Nursing
Marketing ISSA LUCAS DEMIRGIOGLU CHELSEY WYNN FERRO
Business Administration
Nursing RACHEL LEE DENICE LORI ANN FIELDING
Nursing
Nursing BREANNE MARIE DEWOLF LEIGH MARISSA FINAN
Social Work
Nursing
AMANDA ROSE DIBENEDETTO*
KAILEY MARIE FITZPATRICK
Business Administration Financial Management
Early Childhood Education
NICHOLAS TROY DILORETO
DANIEL DAVID FORTE
Accounting
Marketing
LAURA ANNE DINAN
ELIZABETH FRANSON
Elementary Education Special Education
Early Childhood Education SARAH ELIZABETH FREDERICKS
SHAUNA CATHERINE DLUBAC
Social Work
Nursing KATRINA CARMEN GALLEGO MARY-ASHLEY DONELAN
Nursing
Business Administration MICHAEL JOSEPH GALLERANI KARLY LAURA DOUGLAS
Business Administration
Biology 19
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Bachelor of Science SANTA MARIA GAROFALO
GREGORY MICHAEL HICKS
Business Administration Marketing
Marketing
SARAH ELIZABETH GIBLIN
Business Administration
TYLER JAMES HIGGINS
Nursing JESSICA TAYLOR HINMAN KRISTEN MARIE GILMORE
Nursing
Early Childhood Education
BRIANNA JOY HIRSCH-POLLITT*
ALEXANDER JOSEPH GOMES
Marketing
Business Administration SEAN MICHAEL HOBBINS ALYSSA JADE GOMEZ
Business Administration
Nursing CASSANDRA HODSON COURTNEY LYN GORMAN
Social Work
Elementary Education Special Education
KAYLEIGH ELIZABETH HODSON
Marketing EMILY KATHRYN GRIFFIN
Elementary Education Special Education
MARY KATHERINE HOEY*
Nursing
JOSEPH FRANCIS HALEY
NATHANIEL TAYLOR HOHLFELDER
Business Administration
Accounting
KHARI G. HALLIBURTONn
STEPHANIE MARIE HOLDA
Business Administration
Nursing
TAYLOR REBECCA HAM
CHELSEA ELLEN HOPE
Marketing
Business Administration Marketing
ALLYSON CHRISTINE HAMEL PAUL FRANCIS HURLEY
Elementary Education Special Education
Business Administration
SAMUEL CHATTERTON HANDY*
KEVIN ALFRED JAGO
Global Business and Economics
Marketing
ERIN CHRISTINE HARRIS
MARGARET ANN JONES
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
TIMOTHY WESTON HARRIS JOSHUA DANIEL JORDAN
Business Administration
Elementary Education VICTORIA M. HEINONEN
Financial Management Marketing
RUTH TIRADO JOSEPH*
CORILYN HENAULTn
MARISSA ELIZABETH KELLY
Marketing
Nursing
Nursing
JOAQUIN RODRIGO HERNANDEZ
AOIFE NORA KENNEDY
Global Business and Economics
Nursing
TAYLOR RAE HERNANDEZ
ERIK CHRISTOPHER KLEIN
Early Childhood Education
Accounting
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Bachelor of Science ZACHARY JAMES KRAFT
BRITTANY ANN LYONS
Marketing
Elementary Education Special Education
KYLE RICHARD KURECZKA
Biology
CAITLYN FREDERICA MACGREGOR*
BRIDGET ANN KURTZ
Elementary Education Special Education
Early Childhood Education KAITLIN ROSE MACKENZIE ALLISON ELIZABETH LACROSSE
Marketing
Nursing SALLY MADDEN JENNIFER DIANE LANGE
Nursing
Accounting MICHAEL RYAN MAHONEY ANASTASIA M. LARAn
Accounting
Marketing GIOVANNA NICOLE MAIOLO LINDA A. LARKIN
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
MARLISA MADELINE LARKIN
CONOR SEBASTIAN MARINO
Nursing
Biology
MARIA CABRINI LAWRENCE
SHANNON ROSE MARRO
Social Work
Nursing
MATTHEW THOMAS LAZARAS
STEPH MARVEL*
Business Administration Economics
Biology JESSICA MARIA MASCOLA
MEGHAN MAE LEARY
Nursing
Early Childhood Education ERIN RUTH MASSEY ENRIQUE LECAROS
Marketing
Financial Management HAYLEY GWEN MAXWELL CHRISTOPHER JAMES LECOURS
Global Business and Economics
Business Administration ABIGAIL ELIZABETH MCBRIDE MAT A. LENA
Marketing
Accounting
MARISA LYNN MCCANN*
BOWEN CHRISTOPHER LEYS
Economics Marketing
Business Administration DEVIN JOHN L'HEUREUX
FRANCIS MCCORMICK III
Marketing
Business Administration
ALEXANDRA NOELLE LISONBEE
RORY H. MCENTEE
Nursing
Accounting
JESSICA ELIZABETH LOESCHER
ERIN MARIE MCGLOIN
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
KYLE EDWARD LONG, JR. SHEILA MARY MCKENNA
Financial Management Marketing
Nursing
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Bachelor of Science SCOTT SULLIVAN MCMENIMEN
SHELBY GILES NILSEN
Business Administration
Social Work
MICHAEL PATRICK MCNEICE
FRANCIS EGAN O'BRIEN III
Marketing
Global Business and Economics
CODY ANDREW MEDINA
CHRISTINE ORTIZ
Nursing
Biology
ZACHARY DONALD MEHUREN*
NICOLE ANNE PALUMBO
Accounting
Early Childhood Education
MICHAEL STEPHEN MESSURI, JR.
ALEXANDRA PAIGE PAVAIN
Marketing
Biology
JILL SUZANNE MILOT
BRYANA MARIA PEIXOTO
Nursing
Elementary Education Special Education
KEVYN MARIE MONTESI XAVIER J. PERALTA
Marketing
Accounting SAMANTHA D. MONTGOMERY NICHOLAS PATRICK PESCE
Elementary Education
Nursing BROOKLYN MARIE MOODY KYLE PATRICK PHELAND
Nursing
Marketing CLARISSA M. MORGANTI TESS ELIZABETH PICANSO
Biology
Nursing AMANDA LYNN MORTON ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH-JEAN PINTO
Business Administration
Nursing REBECCA E. MOSCARIELLO MICHELLE BRIDGET PUGLIESE
Elementary Education
Marketing FRANK ANGELO MURANO MORGAN NICOLE RAYNER
Marketing
Social Work DEANNA JEAN MURPHY
Nursing
JOSEPH MICHAEL RICCARDI
FRANK JOHN MUSCO
Business Administration Financial Management
Business Administration JULIE ANN RICCI JULIANNE ROSE MYERS
Nursing
Nursing RYLAN O'CONNOR RICHARD MICHAEL V. NASO
Marketing
Business Administration ALEXANDRIA CATHERINE RIZZO SAMANTHA CECILIA NEFF
Biology
Biology TAYLOR LYNN ROBERTSON VICTORIA ROSE NEWCOMB
Marketing
Nursing ALLISON ELIZABETH ROCKWELL LAUREN ELAINE NICHOLSON
Biology
Biology 22
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Bachelor of Science ALEXA NICOLE STERGIOS*
DAKOTA TYLER ROMAN
Biology
Biology
ERIN ELISABETH RONNFELDT
ASHLEY ANN STONE
Marketing
Nursing
KELLY ELIZABETH ROSENBECK
CLEA MELISSA STONER
Nursing
Nursing
CORTNEY LYNN ROSENLUND
JOCELYN NICOLE ST. PIERRE
Elementary Education Special Education
Accounting CHRISTINE ANN SULLIVAN
ELISABETH LAURA RUSCIO
Nursing
Nursing
CURTIS DENNIS SULLIVAN
KYLE A. RUSSELL
Nursing
Financial Management
MEGAN ELIZABETH SUMMERS
JOANNA MARGARET SAMSON
Nursing
Marketing
BRIEONNA ELLEN SWIFT
MARY KATHLEEN SAMSON
Nursing
Nursing
DYLON ROBERT SWIFT
NICOLLETTE KRISTA SANTIAGO
Business Administration
Social Work
CONNOR THOMAS TAUB
ANGELINA THERESA SAPORITO*
Business Administration
Elementary Education Special Education
DIANNA MARIA TAURO
Biology
EMILY MARGARET SATTLER
Nursing
PHILIP JOSEPH TERIO
Business Administration
MAYA EMILY SAUNDERS
Nursing
JESSICA RENÉE TESTA
Business Administration
SARA EMILY SCHOLL
Global Business and Economics
BRIANA CLAIRE TOMASSINI
Nursing
JOHN ANTHONY SCORCIA III
Business Administration
GINA MARIE TORTORICI
MAEVE CATHERINE SHAUGHNESSY
Elementary Education Special Education
Business Administration
SYDNEY DALLAS TORTORICI
MICHAEL RAYMOND SHINE
Marketing
Elementary Education Special Education
MEGAN JOY SILVA
TATIANA MORROW TRAPANI*
Early Childhood Education
Marketing
JOHN P. SIMPSON
MATTHEW RYAN TRAYNOR
Business Administration
Financial Management
TROY E. SMITH
OLIVIA TAYLOR TROVARELLI
Business Administration
Social Work
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Bachelor of Science LILLIANNA MAE TRUJILLO
Nursing ELIZABETH KAY TULLO
Biology SARAH GRACE VARANKA
Nursing BENJAMIN THOMAS VIENS
Marketing ASHLEY ELIZABETH VINCENT
Nursing MADDALENA MARGARET VITANZA
Nursing BRYAN PATRICK WALSH
Business Administration JENNIFER MORGAN WARD
Nursing ALEX WASILEWSKI IV
Business Administration Financial Management AMANDA NICOLE WHITE
Nursing JAKE GRIFFITH WILLIAMS
Global Business and Economics JESSICA ROSE WILLIAMS
Business Administration REBECCA LYNN WINSLOW
Elementary Education Special Education COURTNEY ANNE WOOD
Elementary Education Special Education SARAH JILLIAN SHEILA WOODS
Elementary Education Special Education CASEY ELIZABETH ZEOLI
Nursing
*
These students have completed the Pell Honors Program.
n These students have completed the VIA Program.
Appearance of a name in the Commencement program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not regarded as conclusive. The official Salve Regina University transcript, sealed and signed by the Registrar, is conclusive testimony of the student’s academic record and possession of degree(s) awarded by this institution.
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Tradition Salve Regina University congratulates the following Class of 2015 graduates who are children of alumni:
DANIEL A. ALM
Son of Lisa D. Ferrazzoli ’82 EMILY YING BARKAN
Daughter of Kathleen Benoit Barkan ’87 CARLTON E. COBB II
Son of Jeffrey A. Cobb ’87 (M) FIONA ROSE FLANAGAN
Daughter of Sean T. Flanagan ’89 and Kara MacDonald Flanagan ’90 JOHN CHRISTIAN MURRAY
Son of Stephen M. Murray ’88 and Barbara Sanfilippo Murray ’87 ANDREW ROBERT NUTT
Son of Robert S. Nutt ’04,’07 (M) and Mary Cronin Nutt ’84 CHRISTOPHER V. O’CONNORS
Son of Dawn D’Allesandro O’Connors ’79 DANIEL IGNAZIO SALONE
Son of Deborah A. Salone ’92 (M) DAVID PAUL SEGUIN
Son of Roy R. Seguin ’87 and Margaret Stablein Seguin ’88 MICHAEL RAYMOND SHINE
Son of Michael A. Shine ’11 (M) BRIEONNA ELLEN SWIFT
Daughter of Mary-Ellen Smith Swift ’87 TAYLOR A. VIOLET
Daughter of John M. Violet ’82 MATTHEW LOUIS VIVEIROS
Son of Lynn Duchesneau Viveiros ’02 REBECCA LYNN WINSLOW
Daughter of Robin Correia Winslow ’80, ’93 (M)
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Academic Regalia When universities were taking form in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, they were under the jurisdiction of the Church. Most of those studying were clerks in Holy Orders, monks, or priests. They wore a habit or cloak, to which was attached a cowl or hood. This could be pulled up over the head or thrown back, according to the weather. Gowns were necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings, and hoods served to cover the tonsured head before the use of the skull cap. Today, the academic costume of cap, gown and hood has taken on a symbolic meaning. Colors and shapes conform to a generally accepted code and indicate the faculty conferring the degree and the kind of degree conferred. Gowns for the bachelor’s degree are worn closed and are distinguished by their long, pointed sleeves. Master’s degree gowns are designed to be worn open. They have very long sleeves, oblong in shape. Gowns for the doctoral degree, usually black, are also designed to be worn open and have velvet panels. Three velvet bars are stitched to the upper part of the full, bellshaped sleeves. Hoods are trimmed with a slim strip of velvet to indicate the specific faculty awarding the degree. The colored lining is the official color of the institution conferring the degree. Hoods may be trimmed to represent the following academic areas:
Arts, Letters, Humanities...................White Business Administration ........Light Brown Education ...................................Light Blue Fine Arts ...........................................Brown Musical Arts .........................................Pink Philosophy .................................Dark Blue Science ...............................Golden Yellow Theology...........................................Scarlet
Music COMMENCEMENT BAND Peter A. Davis Director
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Honor Cords Students at Salve Regina University who have distinguished themselves through academic performance wear honor cords of these colors: Gold — Summa Cum Laude Blue — Magna Cum Laude White — Cum Laude
The Mace The mace and its bearer represent a custom that dates back to the Middle Ages. From the sixteenth century in England and since colonial days in America, it has become a symbol of office carried by the procession leader. In the academic world, the mace signifies teaching authority. The Salve Regina University mace was designed by Rhode Island sculptor Paul A. Cavanagh as an octagonal, formalized flower. The staff of ebony represents lignum vitae — the tree of life. A circle of eight rigid geometric forms of silver, peaked with pyramids of lapis lazuli, are representative of the Virtues. The Intellectual and Moral Virtues enable one to lead a fruitful and good life. The extending leaves of blossom deriving from the silver forms are symbolic of one’s development in the world. An inner circle of leaves, in close embrace with the central form, and pistil-like cruciform with crown, suggest one’s development in love of Christ and the cross.
The President’s Medallion The sterling silver medallion worn by the University President at all formal academic functions symbolizes the leadership and authority of the institution’s highest office. Handcrafted by John Cavanagh, the design is based on the University shield, which symbolizes the commitment of the Sisters of Mercy to Salve Regina University, the dedication to learning by all members of the Salve Regina community, and the unending search for wisdom that flows from the knowledge of the liberal scholar. Each link of the chain is a “Mercy Cross,” with a crown superimposed over the face of each cross.
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Board of Trustees Victoria M. Almeida ’73, Esq., DM David G. Bazarsky Lily H. Bentas ’06 (Hon.) Norman R. Beretta ’04 (Hon.) Frederick K. Butler Christopher L. Carney ’90 John J. Coneys Peter Crowley Mary Ann Dillon, RSM Jane Gerety, RSM, President Christine Kavanagh, RSM Marie J. Langlois Gloria L. Lincourt ’01 (Hon.), Emerita Elliot E. Maxwell Michael E. McMahon Robert P. Moran, Jr. ’86 Cheryl Mrozowski ’70 Marypatricia Murphy, RSM, ’62 David W. Nelson J. Timothy O’Reilly ’15 (Hon.) Janet L. Robinson ’72, ’98 (Hon.), Chairman Thomas A. Rodgers III James K. Salome Deborah Smith Denice M. Spero Michael A. Staff ’94 Howard G. Sutton II ’12 (Hon.) Tesa Van Munching Kenneth R. Walker, Sr. David W. Wallace ’99 (Hon.), Emeritus
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