Summer 2021 Commencement Saturday, August 7, 2021 10:00 a.m. American Bank Center
A Member of The Texas A&M University System
Summer 2021 Commencement President Kelly M. Miller, presiding Prelude and Processional* Carrier of the Mace ............................................................................. Dr. Kamiar Kouzekanani Professor of Educational Leadership, College of Education and Human Development Welcome ......................................................................................................... Dr. Kelly M. Miller National Anthem ........................................................................................... Theodore Woods IV Graduate Student, Public Administration, College of Liberal Arts Commencement Address .................................................................. Dr. Blair Sterba-Boatwright Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science and Engineering Presentation of Degree Candidates ............................................................. Dr. Clarenda Phillips Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs College of Business ...................................................................................... Dean John Gamble College of Education and Human Development ............................................. Dean David Scott College of Liberal Arts .................................................................... Dean Shawnrece Campbell College of Nursing and Health Sciences ........................................................ Dean Hassan Aziz College of Science and Engineering ..............................................................Dean Frank Pezold College of Graduate Studies ..................................................................... Dean Karen McCaleb Conferring of Degrees .................................................................................. Dr. Kelly M. Miller Announcing ................................................................................... Dr. Carmen Tejeda-Delgado Professor and Director of Clinical Experiences, College of Education and Human Development Hooding of Doctoral Candidates ..................................................... Candidate's Major Professor College of Education and Human Development | Assisting: Dean David Scott College of Nursing and Health Sciences Assisting: Dean Hassan Aziz College of Science and Engineering Assisting: Dean Frank Pezold Alumni Presentation ................................................................. Dr. Margaret Lara ’98, ’01, ’12 President, TAMU-CC National Alumni Association Recessional* *Audience will remain seated.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi SUMMER 2021 GRADUATES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Dr. Elida Balboa De Leon Dissertation Title: Shattering The Glass Ceiling: Portraits and Voices of Latina Executives on the Role of Trust Dr. Ismael Gonzalez III Dissertation Title: Crisis Leadership: The Experiences of Six Texas Superintendents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education Dr. Chia-Min Ho Dissertation Title: Development and Validation of the Process of Interpersonal Empathy Scale (PIES)
Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Andrea Martina Elizondo Dissertation Title: I Don't Know What To Do: A Mixed Method Study of Math Anxiety as Perceived by Students and Their Parents Dr. Masomeh Mahzoon-Haghehi Dissertation Title: Scripted Curriculum vs. Understanding by Design: A Comparative Study of Curriculum Design Using Biology Curriculum Dr. Yazmin Muniz Dissertation Title: Pre-Service Teachers Sense of Self-Efficacy in the Integration of Technology in their Prospective Classrooms: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Inquiry
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Doctor of Nursing Practice Dr. Sunitha Abraham Dissertation Title: Nurse Education to Improve Use of BIS Protocol for Patients on Neuromuscular Blocking Agents: A Quality Initiative Dr. Lisa Ann Beal Dissertation Title: Implementation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Tools in Hemodialysis Centers for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Doctor of Nursing Practice, continued Dr. Anna Luisa Castro Dissertation Title: Patient-Centered Education and Care Coordination Initiative to Improve Self-Management Skills in Latinos with Multiple Sclerosis Dr. Maria Priscilla Cisneros Dissertation Title: A Primary Care Initiative Using Smartphone Technology to Improve Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in Indigent Hispanic Men Dr. Eduy J. James Dissertation Title: A Quality Initiative to Improve Healthcare Providers Management of Obesity in Menopausal Women Dr. Cassie Ann Lyell Dissertation Title: Using Video Debriefing to Improve Performance of the Interprofessional Trauma Resuscitation Team Dr. Betcy Babu Mathews Dissertation Title: Quality Initiative to Inform Dialysis Modality Selection for Veterans with Advanced Kidney Disease Dr. Emily Abigail Miller Dissertation Title: Reducing ER Overuse Through A Primary Care Provider Health Literacy Awareness Initiative Dr. Bobi Jo Martinez Dissertation Title: Improving the Postpartum Patient Experience with Implementation of a Teach-Back Methodology During Hospital Discharge Education Dr. April Lynn Robison Dissertation Title: Assessment of the Impact of Patient/Family Video Visitation on Depression Severity Scores at a Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing Facility Dr. Mary Katherine Schoolcraft, RN Dissertation Title: Reducing Postoperative Narcotic Use in Opioid Naive Patients Utilizing a Standardized Opioid Titration Protocol Dr. Sabita Sigdel Dissertation Title: Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship Program to Decrease Antibiotic Overuse in Primary Care Clinic Dr. Esther Jepkoech Sitienei Dissertation Title: Improving Provider Obesity Management for Latino Adolescents Through a Clinic-Community Program Partnership
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Doctor of Nursing Practice, continued Dr. Deborah Ann Smith Dissertation Title: Use of a Multifactorial Fall Protocol in Primary Care to Reduce Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults Dr. Jennifer Rose Vasquez Dissertation Title: A Discharge Protocol Initiative to Decrease Hospital Readmission Following Amputation in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Dr. Nicole Brion Volek Dissertation Title: A Change Initiative to Prevent Critical Care Nurse Burnout Implementing a Sacred Pause Following Patient Death
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Doctor of Philosophy in Coastal Marine System Science Dr. Mohammad Barzegar-Paiin-Lamouki Dissertation Title: Turbulence Within the Surface Boundary Layer Dr. Diana Carolina Del Angel Dissertation Title: Social-Ecological System Approach for Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise and the Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Features Dr. Terence Aaron Palmer Dissertation Title: Effects of Contamination from Antartic Research Stations on Marine Benthic Fauna
Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology Dr. Emma Leigh Clarkson Dissertation Title: A Hierarchical Approach to Incorporating Habitat Assessment Into an Existing Fisheries Monitoring Framework Dr. Xin Deng Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Mechanisms Underlying Food Deprivation-Induced Memory Deficits in the Marine Mollusk Aplysia Dr. Luz Angela Lopez De Mesa Agudelo Dissertation Title: Zooming In and Out on Population Connectivity Picture: Describing Genetic Patterns at 100 m and 136 km in a Broad-Cast Spawner and its Application for the Assessment of Marine Managed Areas
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Master of Accountancy Kaddeus Bailey Lauren Michelle Bonneau Yuxi Chen Krystal Annmarie Cochran Cynthia Marie Daniels Aubrey Celeste Garza
Sarah Paige Howerton Ahmad Kamel Joyce Veronica Lee Nancy Nyokabi Mbugua Alysann Brooke Mendoza Eunice Camacho Porter
Quynh Chi Thi Quach John Anthony Reyes Cheyenne Elizabeth Sibley Kelli Irene Wayne Hui Zhao
Master of Business Admisnistration Roberto Aguilar Jr. Kailey Henneberg Anderson Paul Kent Andries Sadaf Anet Christopher Philip Aragon Victoria Ann Arevalo Jose Joaquin Arias Shankar Balassoubramanien Kristianne Baugh Chelsea Rae Becerra-Coleto Daniel R. Benavidez Damian M. Berry Sr. Elizabeth Lee Berry Ainul Bhuiyan Drake Saul Bourgeois Meghan Suzanne Brady Taylor Renee Branstetter Anitra Carol Brennan Andrea L. Bruns Warren Kohji Buckland Molly Jean Burriola David Allen Burts Hyder Latif Butt Shawn Freeman Carian Rachel Ruth Carmony Kris Nicole Carpenter Elijah Keith Cash Hortensia Ercilia Castillo Spradling Andres Castro Stella Hye Yun Chung John Anthony Ciavarella April E. Clark Sean N. Conley Tanya Renee Cooper Leila M. Cortez Joshua Augustine David Matthew Frederick Dawod Deborah Devaraj Lisa Torres Dimas Kathryn Alyne Donato Thomas Michael Dore Jr. Timothy James Doyle Jr. Ruth Duran Shakeshaft Ashlynn Leigh Edwards James Dee Elijah Francesca Emillien Sonia S. Ethakkan Kathy Falkenstein Teesha Latrice Fausett Andrea Dawn Fisher Corinne Schofield Freeman Alvie Lee Fulcher III
Carmen Stephany Funez Ortiz Jenna M. Galezniak John David Garza Jorge A. Garza Jerry Brooksher Gee II Glenn George Reedi Lashawn Gilliam Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez Anglero Matthew Dayne Gordon Gina Michele Guerra Darlene Edith Guerra Moreno Cameron Allen Guiher Emily D. Hager-Hahn Jenna R. Harless Atiya Hasan Azeem Haider Hashmi Andrea Mishell Haskin Bryant C. Headley Jr. Loren Rae Heistand Ralph William Heistand Jr. Kailey Michelle Henneberg Amber Hani Hijazi Blakely Jay Hillery Isis Abigail Hinojosa Kassandra Lynn Holcomb Stephanie Hope Holguin Stephen Joseph Hudson Kari Lyn Ilg Maya Hakim Ingle Prescilia Nwabiani Isedeh Anjali Jha Alexandria Jiral Barrett Gregory Johnson Casey Jean-Elliot Johnson Iqra Khan Mohammad Shahzaib Khan Peter Zachary Kiser Naishadh Kshtriya Katelyn Nicole Kunz Sujith Chacko Kuriako Kendal Danae LaRocque Mackenzie Elizabeth Laird Brenna Larrigan Gerald Alexander Larue IV Deborah Kay Lawler Pauline Ngocdung Le Daniel Paul Lemsky Michaela Lynn Lincoln Daryl Hannah Livingston Jodie Benavidez Longoria Jenna Marie Lundstrom Aimee Lynne Lusson
Alexander Dionysios Macris John Lee Magill David N. Maldonado Lucas Graham Marbach Heraclio Roy Marinez Laura Cecilia Martin Lucas Allan Martin Michael Joy Martin Veronica Ann Martin Dyamine Latin Martinez Jacob R. Mathis Alan Walter Mccarthy Austin D. Mcgillen Armando Medina Christian Mejia Andrea Melendez Cecilia Andrade Menefee Matthew Miller Homero Marco Mireles Jr. Ashley Nicole Mojica Megan Gracyn Moncrief Brennan Lee Morgan Erin Michelle Mouton Melissa Kathryn Moz Hendrik F. Muskus KrishnaPrasad Venkata Narla Chetachi C. Ohagi Derek Leonard Olele Folakemi Angela Oredeko Andrew Thomas Osborne Jeffrey Manuel Paduano David Douglas Palacios Anita Pandey Rakesh Patel Riya Patel Tejal R. Patel Irish Mahinay Perono Kevin Brian Ragbasingh Ramiro Ramirez III Kelly Michelle Ramsey Nelson Hope Reames Brian Lee Reiger Ivan Reyes Mendez Danielle Ashley Rico Todd A. Rivers Briana Rodriguez Jessica Marie Rodriguez Emily Frances Rohmer Mathew Kevin Rolfes Brianna Irma Salazar Savannah Holle Schmidt Bryant A. Scott
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Master of Business Administration, continued Taylor Jordan Seay Babatunde Olalekan Sekoni Keith P. Shannon Tiffany Lynn Shely Tyler Lee Skelton Delmar J. Smith Kyle William Smith Richard William Snyder Charles St John
Daniel M. Stancliffe Blaine Everett Stapleton Brandon Shane Stewart Lerachelle Marie Stewart Charlene Waynecia Stuart-Carson Yamini Kishor Tanavade Sheba Sunny Thomas Briona Thomson Michelle M. Thornton
Heather Michelle Thurman Samantha A. Tobleman Nicole Antoinette Tomes Ravinder Tuteja Dmytro Valiaiev Matthew James Van Winkle Kimberly Dana Weber Barry Michael Williams Carmen Maya Williamson
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Master of Science Umamah Saquib Ahmed Jr. Page Alice Gann Archie Valerie Brianna Carr Antwine Daandre Charles Sr. John Coakley Jr. Lisa Elijah Jodi Hangebrauck Maike Holleck
Nicole Josephine Kline Brittany J. Lang Cristina Guadalupe Maldonado Natalie Marie Maldonado Rena D. Pena Mandy Jean Pitts Megan Jo Pruitt Ashleah Elaine Nicole Redd
Samantha Renee Rios Clarisa Salinas Lee Andrew Vasquez Jr. Robert Ethan Wampler Drew Thomas Whelan Haley Renee Willett Kristina Michelle Woodford
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Master of Arts Alexander William Bryant
Robert Jefferson Dillard
Master of Public Administration Monica Diana Martinez
Myriam Orozco
Eleni Cristina Salazar
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Master of Science in Nursing Lichinha Ashley Barbosa
Jessica Nichole Lott
Melissa Irene Pechal
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Master of Science Huyen Thanh Bui Michael Edward Curtis Michael Boyd Haley Jr. Nadia Hatami Sandra Marbach Bryanna Nadine McClendon
Shankar Narasimha Giang Thi Hoang Nguyen Yeshwanth Reddy Pasula Bao Huynh Pham Korina Monique Ramirez Brianna Marie Rock
Roberto Andres Rodriguez Jr. Molly Gray Ryan Vinoshna Sama Hailey Rae Wallgren
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration Abigail Ivy Accipiter Jennifer Marie Aguilar Benjamin Jesus Basa David Richard Basinger Samuel Charles Baumbach Ryan Lee Bell Cole Douglas Brooks Arturo Burgueno Jr. Jared Delon Campbell* Taylor Renee Castillo Lane Steven Chandler Amber Joy Chapman Amanda Kay Coleman Brandon Dale Crowson Omar Diaz Moctezuma Lawrence Roy Downhour Jr.• Jessica Rose Duryea Tristan Haley Escamilla Aylin Monserrat Esparza* Yesenia A. Falcon Johnathan Tyler Galvan-Muniz Bobbie Joe Garza Jr. Maria Francisca Guerra
Roque Daniel Guerrero• Emilia Rose Handy‡ Leah Michelle Haney* Garretson William Harris Daylen Thomas Hawkins Anastasia Tanya Hinojosa* Tyler James Holbein• Gage Austin Hollingsworth‡ Mikayla Faith Hoskins David Gunther Jaklitsch Kirk Elliott Jorgensen Jr. Elizabeth Wanjiru Kimani Aliye Ece Kose Rosa Linda Lampkin* Jill Allyn Lapsley Jacob Anthony Larrea Brandi D. Lyssy Hunter Magallan Victoria Martinez John Michael Mathena Brittney Nicole McMain Riley Thomas Meyer• Valeria Molinar Hanna Raquel Morales Jared Cristopher Morales
Christina Nguyen Virginia Anna Palomo• Morgan Dean Parker‡ Makenzi Grace Pecina Kelly Maureen Pierce Dylan Alexander Proske Madison Rae Rackley Joseph Daniel Reich Gabriella Renae Rodriguez Jazmine Marie Rodriguez Kristen Michelle Rodriguez Cameron Alexis Romero Ruben Salas Angela Klaryssa Sanchez Joshua Bernard Sennette MiguelAngel Sisniega Clayton G. Swift Asim Ali Syed Bricelyn Rose Tatum Cambry Breanna Thompson Andrew Jared Tipton Benito Jose Torres Chelsi Lyn Turner Kayley Brooke Wehmeyer Dax Reagan Wright
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Bachelor of Science Taylor Dawn Akenhead Zachary Brandon Arn Adrian Alejandro Barrera Timor Ottis Barrett Kassie Renea Bauer• Nathan Michael Brown• Valentina Campos Marlyna Madeline Davila Hunter Reed Devine Trae Deshaun Dwyer-Krehbiel Collette Paige Edwards•
Cullen Micheal Ferrill Naomi C. Garza• Steven Ray Gonzales Hunter James Griswold Makayla Rae Hofstetter* Eduardo Jaime III• Courtney Lynn Jay Phillip Dustin Lacaze Megan Marie Lorberau Monique Linda Martinez‡ Breanna Renee Morales
Nathaniel Ray Perez* Thalia Pesina• Danielle Nicole Soriano‡ Isabella Victoria Tolentino Ethan Christopher Trevino Miranda Hope Trevino Taylon B. Tuttle Justin Chigozie Uwaezuoke Angelica M. Velazquez-Perez* Haley Marie Wallace
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Karla Marie Avalos‡ Stacy Ann Dial*
Allana Kay Mote Jessica Sherfy Trujillo‡
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Bachelor of Arts Elyssa R. Albaugh Stephanie Michelle Arguijo• Brandon Fred Arredondo Berge Dulcinea Bassett Brady Mitchell Bynum Christopher Mack Byrd John J. Caceres Taylor Aloyse Cavazos• Dominique Hope Cuellar Najha J. Davis Devin M. Deapen Nadia Elizabeth Diaz Dustin Alexander Elizondo Alexis Starr Evans Teresa Flores• Caline Skyler Forward Samantha Garcia Leslie Marie Garza Desirae D. Gonzalez Connor Michael Gray
Alejandro Guerrero Rene Ray Guerrero Chloe Michele Ham Adriana Danielle Hinojosa Kylee S. Huerta Lauren Bailey Hunt Anthony Paul Jaramillo II Monica Araceli Jimenez Victoria Lopez* Cristy Lopez Santana Emily Leanna Maldonado* Miranda E. Maldonado Briana Sage Mares Cory Rene Martinez Demi Nicole McInnis• Princess Aries Mccrae Danielle Kaylie Mendoza Alexandria Renee Moody-Harmen Hansley E. Osborn Houston Addison Padgett
Danielle Michelle Perez Savion Lakura Perkins Tricia Denise Red Fox‡ Kyle Raymond Reed Zoe N. Rhodes Sapphire Elizabeth Rodriguez Jaxson Jeffery Ross* Catherine Grace Sage Raquel Sanchez• Melanie Ann Sellers Jodelle Singleterry• Chelsea Brooke Stephens Aspen Marie Stinson Madison G. Sudell• Tanner Chase Tate Michelle Carmen Torres Delilah Renee Trevino Cianna Kay Walker• Marcie E. Wallis* Colton Forrest Warren
Bachelor of Science Lauren Nicole Gonzalez Iris Guzman Jesse Jones
Mariel Macias Mesa Tiler Alysse Noyola Olivia Marie Palos
Meagan Janae Smith• Janel A. Soliz
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences Edward Alexander Baker Jackeline Estefania Cardenas Marisa Ann Chamberlain Julia Elise Dalton Brittany Nicole Diaz Priscilla Laura Garza
Anna P. Gonzales• Sophia Gabriella Guerra Mary Katherine Keene‡ Diana Martinez Katlyn M. McGrath Alexandra Annette Morgan*
Davondrick Allen Roberts Clarissa Lynn Robles Nadia Rodriquez Kahlyn Necole Roy Booke Miller Trainer Leticia Vasquez
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Bachelor of Science in Nursing Brianna Isela Acosta* Lauren Christina Acosta* Lauryn Danielle Acosta Martha Alexandra Alanis Suzel Marie Alaniz• Elisa Alba Alvarez Sarah Bethany Alva Grace Benedicta Amponsah* Samantha Araujo* Jamielyn Simone Arceneaux• Abigail Cynthia Aronson‡ Honors Program Graduate Jon Rene Arredondo* Taylor Marie Arroyo* Samantha Benay Atkinson• Ana Laura Aviles• Robert Barron• Dina Elizabeth Beck Kathia Bermudez‡ Tionna Deshay Black• Alexander Camacho• Leslie Arlene Cantu* Saul Cantu Hunter Cervantes Liliana Chacon‡ Kamlyn Linea Cooper• KatherineTeresa Corchado• Briana Lynette Cremar Alyssa Kathryn Cruse Sarah Rae Daughtry Kaela Morgan Davis* Latisha Yvonne Davis• Miandria Dawn Allyse Davis Hannah Elaine De La Cerda* Alina Delgado Austin Solanos Deslongchamps Anuja Dhakal Alyssa Rashel Dinn* Tayler Jade Driscoll‡ Elizabeth Ann Elizondo* Erikka Taylor Errhalt* Hannah Mae Ervin Jasmine Danielle Estelle‡ Taylor Nicole Evans Nina Roxanne Everett• Megan Elaine Flores Anastasia Sophia Flower• Erykk J. Fuentes• Shane Allen Fulp* Antony A. Garcia
Jessica Garcia• Trisha Marie Garcia‡ Yesenia Nunez Garcia Cristobal Garza III• Mikaela Brylee Gibson Chelsie Rae Gloor Analee Gonzalez Caitlin Isabel Gonzalez‡ Jonathan Daniel Gonzalez• Diana Goroh Alana Rose Greenwood* Hannah June Grundy Eric Matthew Gutierrez Candice Paige Hadd Sean Patrick Hatfield Brenna Anese Henke* Leah Makae Hess Kathryn Kendall Hoog Susan Rachelle Hornbeck Devin K. Houston* Honors Program Graduate Kalie Leann Jones• Marci D'Ann Jones Farisha Karim Kamdar Jennifer Dawn Kennedy Benjamin James Kober* Amy Elizabeth Koyle‡ Allison Paige Krueger• Shelby Lynn Leftwich* Lyndsay Kayla Markert• Saskia Sydney Markley Jacqueline Martinez Keyla Giselle Martinez* Gicell Montero-Lopez‡ Madison Bailey Moore* Breanna Renee Morales Eva Marlen Morales Whitney Lauren Muskiet Linda Nguyen Y Quynh Nhu Nguyen* Samantha Lorine Obryant‡ Macy Elizabeth Oswalt Sarah Isabelle Patteson• Kaylee Morgan Payne Maddison Renae Pena* Melody Grace Peppard• Ashley Lynn Perrin* Han Minh Duy Pham‡ Alexandra Phongsavane Brenda Elizabeth Pittman
Haley Nicole Pollard Esmeralda Michelle Quintana Jaizen Reynaldo Rabanzo Sabrina Vatsana Rajkeo Camille Marie Rakowitz• Macey Lee Rakowitz Stephanie Reyes Julie Marie Rice Kayla Marie Rieger* Rhonda Kay Riley Morgan Faye Robicheaux Angie Mayela Rodriguez• Osheanna K. Rodriguez* Dyana Theresa Saenz* Peter Anthony Salazar• Kendall Alyssa Schlicht* Michelle Lee Scoggins• Elizabeth Anne Seabolt• Alexis Koren Sekula‡ Maxine Kay Seballos Sencil Alexandria Marie Serna‡ Sara Rose Slowinski* Sierra Nicholle Thomas* Maryam Mariwa Tolentino Amber Nicole Torres• Jennifer Aneida Penate Toy Cassie Tien Tran‡ Eduardo Israel Trevino Eduardo A. Trevino Mary Stewart Twining Jordan Alexis Unverzagt Cheyenne Taylor Upton* Joanna A. Vasquez Marisa Renee Verastegui* Shelby Denise Vestal Brylan Leavette Villines• Quan Hoang Minh Vo• Kevin Bao Vu‡ Renee Nicole Wadsworth Kelli Colleen Walker• Sarah Elizabeth Whetstine Brooklyn Willott Jayne E. Wilson Trinity L. Wilson Tiffany Raven Winston• Brittany Nachelle Wright* Tristin Wright Bethany Young Jainy Zacharia•
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science Sergio Andres Alcorta• Maya Alshakhshir Truc Lam H. Aly‡ Amber Autumn Barnett Gina Marie Barrera* Daniel Ivan Benavides Catherine Anne Blumrick Ethan Wayne Brown Alexis Cheyenne Burghoff Baleigh Mae Burmaster Cynthia Paulina Cantu Alitzel Castro Lydia Jo Cates James Thomas Coquat Abby Gayle DeWalt Rachel M. Elizondo Laraib Fatima Anthony Mark Fieramusca Kelda Ariana Flores Frances Adrielle Genturalez‡ Ashley Rose Gilcrease Breanna Marie Gomez•
Christina Celeste Gonzalez Alec Evan Griffith Chloe Ann Guerra‡ Jeremiah James Hall• Nancy Teresa Okalla Handa Josie Shea Harkins Natalie Hernandez Paola Guadalupe Hernandez Domingo Cruz Hiracheta Brittany J. Jackowiak Chelsi Rose Jacobson• Carinne Adele Johnston Stacy Marie Keierleber-Green Michael Arthur Kleine• Demori E. Lawrence-Thompson Long Tuan Le• Camryn Elizabeth Leddy• Misty Renee Lopez Nour-Eldeen M. Loubani Geri Ann Malinovsky Araceli Murillo* Nicole Marie Mutton
David Alan Nelson Brooklyn Denise Oorlog Jordan Danielle Parker-Calhoun Brianna Marie R. Pedraza Nam Nguyen Hoang Phan Sunni Shiloh Poole Cory Scott Rancher• Destiny N. Rios Gary Lee Sanchez Jr. Alyssa Suzette Santillana Madison Brooke Sherow Lauren Celeste Snyder Marissa N. Solis Robert James Sosa II Jacqueline Rebecca Takash Richard I. Tiongson• Ashlyn Hong Tran Samantha Jordan Voorhies Austin Lubbers Warren* Areeona Patrice Young Ryutaro Raymond Young
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Bachelor of Arts Urael Nathaniel Allen
Lauren E. Esquibel
Angela Nicole Murray
Bachelor of Applied Science Kaytlend Marie Crone Spencer Ellise Cunningham
Cynthia Jackson Ashley Nichole Miller‡
Amy Jo Vandiver‡ Beau James Williams
Bachelor of Science James Babatunde Adagbon Alaura Frances Cano Jacob Ryan Carpeno Carlos De Olaguibel Kierra M. Duhart Rylee Nicole Espinoza
Madeleine Marie Fuller Amanda Lorraine Garcia Marcos Enrique Garcia Hannah Marie Johnson Cory Rene Martinez Lauren Rose Martinez
Dominique Desiree Mendez Sabika K. Rawjani Jessalyn Marie Sanchez Aubree N. Vasquez
The names on this program include all students who have applied for graduation. Conferral of the official degree is based upon completion and certification of all degree requirements.
Commencement Speaker Dr. Blair Sterba-Boatwright came to The Island University in 1989 as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics after earning a BA Degree in 1980 from Swarthmore College and a PhD in Mathematics in 1987 from the University of Texas at Austin. During his 32 years of teaching and service, Dr. Sterba-Boatwright rose to the rank of Professor and served as Program Coordinator, Department Chair of Mathematics and Statistics twice, Associate Dean of the College of Science & Engineering, and Speaker of the Faculty Senate. In addition, he completed an MS degree in Statistics from Texas A&M University-College Station in 2007. Dr. Sterba-Boatwright has been recognized as an Outstanding Online Educator and received the Teaching Excellence Award from the Texas A&M University System. In addition to being a stellar teacher, colleagues from various areas on campus seek to collaborate with him, resulting in over 60 publications and conference presentations. He is a proud member of the American Statistical Association and is a sought after chair and participant of committees both on and off campus. He and his wife, Sandra, officially retired at the end of 2020, but both have still remained active in their communities. Dr. Sterba-Boatwright now serves as an adjunct instructor at the University, teaching graduate courses in Statistics. He enjoys bird-watching, with a life list of over 2,500 species seen, and looks forward to travelling again in the near future.
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Mr. Tim Leach, Chairman .................................................................. Midland Mr. William "Bill" Mahomes, Jr., Vice Chairman ................................. Dallas Mr. Robert L. "Bob" Albritton ....................................................... Fort Worth Mr. James R. "Randy" Brooks ....................................................... San Angelo Mr. Jay Graham .................................................................................. Houston Mr. Michael A. "Mike" Hernandez III ...........................................Forth Worth Ms. Elaine Mendoza ..................................................................... San Antonio Mr. Michael J. Plank .......................................................................... Houston Mr. Cliff Thomas ................................................................................ Victoria Ms. Matilin "Mati" Rigsby, Student Regent ............................. College Station
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Official Ring Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the Islander Alumni Association unveiled the official ring in 1999. The Ring itself is a symbol of achievement, unity, and University spirit. Upperclassmen wear the ring with the school name facing their heart. Upon the granting of degrees at commencement, graduates turn the ring around, with the name facing outward. This symbolizes that the graduate is now ready to face new challenges outside the University. The official ring is a visible, tangible manifestation of the long-lasting bond between Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and its alumni, offering symbolic representation of one's past, present, and future as an Islander. As always, it is alumni who carry the same pride in their University, and a seamless gold band holds together the many people who have shared a dream - to earn a college education.
University Mace The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mace is the wooden staff that is carried by a mace bearer leading the academic processional for commencements, convocations, and special university ceremonies. Originally, the mace was a long-handled club used by knights during the Middle Ages to crush the armor of enemies. Later, ceremonial maces were carried by guards of French and English monarchs. Later still, the mace was carried or placed by a magistrate or dignitary to establish authority. In sessions of the British House of Commons, the mace is placed on the treasury table. In the U.S. House of Representatives, it is placed to the right of the speaker. Today, University Mace is used to symbolize the authority of the University President and is a grand emblem of tradition commencement ceremonies for colleges and universities.
Academic Regalia The academic regalia (cap, gown, and hood) date to the 12th Century European universities when they were worn primarily for warmth by the students as well as by laymen. As laymen gradually changed their garb to capes and breeches, institutions of learning prescribed the gown of black for scholars, with a hood draped down the back when not worn over the head and a mortarboard cap shaped like the mortarboard of the master workman. In 1985 in the United States, the Intercollegiate Commission prepared a code, specifying the design and color of academic regalia for colleges and universities in the United States. Under this code, the bachelor's gown has long pointed sleeves. The master's gown has an oblong sleeve. The doctor's gown has bell-shaped sleeves. Gowns are generally black; however, a number of schools have adopted special regalia for the doctor's gown. The velvet border of the hood may represent either the color of the degree or the color of the field of study. The current trend is for the color to represent the field of study rather than the name of the degree, but in earlier years dark blue was characteristic for a Ph.D. in any field. Hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university from which the degree is received. Caps are the traditional mortarboard except for the doctor's degree, where a four-sided velvet tam is optional. Caps from schools with special color gowns or from foreign universities may be more distinctive. Cap tassels for the doctor's degree are gold, while the tassels for the master's and bachelor's degree are typically black. Holders of all these degrees wear the tassel on the left. The ritual of bachelor's degree candidates shifting the tassel from right to left marks the conferring of one's first university degree.
Hood Color Code Arts, Letters, Humanities..........................White Commerce, Accountancy, Business............Drab Dental........................................................Lilac Economics..............................................Copper Education..........................................Light Blue Engineering............................................Orange Fine Arts, Architecture............................Brown Library Science.......................................Lemon Medicine..................................................Green
Music........................................................ .Pink Nursing..................................................Apricot Philosophy.........................................Dark Blue Physical Education...........................Sage Green Public Administration...................Peacock Blue Public Health..................................Salmon Pink Science.......................................Golden Yellow Social Work.............................................Citron Speech.............................................Silver Gray
Academic Honors Students earning academic honors wear cords in recognition of academic excellence. The following honors are awarded at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: ‡ Summa Cum Laude: the silver honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is 3.9 and above. * Magna Cum Laude: the blue honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is within the range of 3.7 to 3.899. Cum Laude: the green honor cord is awarded to graduates whose cumulative grade point average is within the range of 3.5 to 3.699. *The honors presented during the ceremony are calculated on the student's institutional cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to filing for graduation. Official honors designation, which includes the calculation of the final semester's grades, will be indicated on the final transcript and diploma.
Honor Society Medallions and Cords Students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have the privilege of being asked to join honor societies. Membership is based on grade point average and special criteria for each organization such as major, community service, and service to a profession. Students belonging to these honor societies wear cords and medallions that represent their high achievements, colors and symbols of the organization.
Special thanks to the faculty, staff volunteers, the Student Government Association, Island Ambassadors, and President's Ambassadors who participated in today's events.