The Fifty-second
Annual Commencement
University ofDallas
Nine O'clock in the Morning
May 15,2011
For the Degree Doctor ofHumane Letters
Citation
Honoring
Mr. Oscar Dean Cruse
Oscar Dean Cruse graduated cum laude in 1960 as a member of the first freshman cohort to receive degrees from the University ofDallas. Subsequently, Cruse pursued a career in business, beginning his career at General Electric, going on to serve as an officer in two New York Stock Exchange companies, finally returning to Dallas to join Spencer Stuart, an international firm specializing in executive placement, where he rose to the position of vice chairman. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in the fields of corporate governance and executive placement. In 1982 Cruse became the first alumnus to join the University of Dallas Board of Trustees; he has retained a seat on the board until the present time. This month he retires as Board Chair, having served with distinction in this capacity for five fruitful years. Under his leadership the University of Dallas has made great progress while remaining faithful to its founding mission. His tenure as Board Chair will be remembered as an exciting, creative, and successful period in the university's history. Since 1977 Dan and his wife Margie, also an alumna of the university, have been faithful members of the UD faith community. They, along with many others under the leadership of Msgr. Donald Fischer, were instrumental in the building of the Church of the Incarnation on campus. In 1996 he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Dallas, and in 2001 he was inducted into the UD Athletic Hall of Fame for golf. For his leadership and service to the university, and for upholding the highest standards of a life of faith in action, the University of Dallas confers on Oscar Dean Cruse the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
History The charter of the University of Dallas dates from 1910 when the Vincentian Fathers took that name for the Holy Trinity College that they had founded five years earlier. This charter became dormant in 1929 and was placed in the Chancery Office of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. In 1954 the Sisters of Saint Mary ofNamur obtained the charter for the purpose of operating a new institution in Dallas which would absorb their junior college in Fort Worth, Our Lady of Victory. The Sisters, together with laymen who directed the drive for funds, Eugene Constantin Jr. and Edward R. Maher Sr., induced Bishop Thomas K. Gorman to have the diocese assume sponsorship of the new institution with ownership by its Board of Trustees. Bishop Gorman announced that the University of Dallas would be a four-year co-educational institution welcoming students of all faiths and races, with a graduate school to be added as soon as practicable. The new University of Dallas opened its doors to 96 students in September 1956, on a thousand-acre tract of rolling hills located northwest of the city of Dallas. The first president, F. Kenneth Brasted, served until 1959; the second, Robert Morris, from 1960 to 1962; and the third, Donald A. Cowan, from 1962-1977. In 1976 Bryan F. Smith was appointed Chancellor to assist Dr. Cowan and to oversee the University until the next president, Dr. John R. Sommerfeldt was appointed in 1978. Dr. Sommerfeldt returned to full-time teaching and research in 1980. During the search for his successor, Dr. Svetozar Pejovich served as acting President. In July 1981 Dr. Robert F. Sasseen became the fifth president of the University. In December of 1995 Dr. Sasseen returned to teaching. Monsignor Milam 1. Joseph was named the sixth president of the University in October of 1996 and served until December of 2003. Robert Galecke, senior vice-president for Finance and Administration served as interim president until July, 2004, when Dr. Francis Lazarus took office as the seventh president of the University. On March 1,2010 Thomas W. Keefe became the eighth president of the University. Members of the Cistercian Order and the Sisters of Saint Mary ofNamur, together with three Franciscan fathers and a number of laymen, composed the original faculty of the University. The Franciscan fathers departed after three years. Dominican priests joined the faculty in 1958 and established the Albert the Great Priory. The School Sisters of Notre Dame came in 1962. The Cistercians now have a permanent abbey church and college preparatory school for boys adjacent to the main campus. In time, the faculty has become largely lay of many faiths and counts distinguished scholars among its members. Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools came in 1963, was reaffirmed in 1973,1984,1994, and 2004. Significant honors have been won by University graduates since the first class in 1960 which earned its first Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson awards for graduate studies. His Excellency Thomas Tschoepe succeeded Bishop Gorman and served as grand chancellor of the University until his retirement as Bishop in 1990 when Bishop Charles Grahmann, his successor, assumed this position. The seventh Bishop of Dallas, His Excellency Kevin J. Farrell, succeeded Bishop Grahmann upon his retirement in 2007, and currently serves as Chancellor of the University. A gift of seven and one-half million dollars from the Blakley Braniff Foundation established the BraniffGraduate School in 1966 and allowed the construction of the Braniff Graduate Center, Tower and Mall. The Constantin Foundation similarly endowed the undergraduate college with gifts in 1967 and 1969. In 1970 the Board of Trustees named the undergraduate college the Constantin College of Liberal Arts . Gorman Lecture Center and the Maher Athletic Center were completed in 1965. A legacy from the estate of Mrs. John B. O'Hara established the Summer Science Institute in 1973. Holy Trinity Seminary was founded in 1965 and occupied its present facilities adjacent to the main campus in 1967. The Graduate School of Management began in 1966 and offers the largest MBA program in the Southwest. Influential graduate programs in Art and English also began in 1966. In 1973, the Institute of Philosophic Studies, the doctoral program of the Braniff Graduate School and an outgrowth of the Kendall Politics and Literature Program, was initiated. The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies began in 1987. In 2007 IRPS was renamed the School of Ministry. The College of Business, incorporating GS M and undergraduate business, opened in 2003. In 1975 the University Center was doubled in size and named for J. M. Haggar, Sr., and an addition was made to the Haggerty Art Center. The University Apartments, a facility for upper division students, opened in 1980. 1985 saw the completion of the Patrick E. Haggerty Science Center and the Chapel of the Incarnation. A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious honor society, was granted in 1988. In 1992 Anselm Hall, the first dormitory, was renovated and the Fr. Thomas Cain Courtyard adjoining it was dedicated. On June 11, 1994, the University dedicated permanent facilities for its Rome Program begun in 1970. The 12-acre Constantin Campus, Due Santi, near Albano, Italy, is 15 kilometers from the heart of Rome. Recent years have seen the Haggerty Art Village, the Dominican Priory, and the Women's Softball Complex completed, and other athletic facilities upgraded. A new residence hall was dedicated on January 19,2010.
The University celebrated its 50 th Anniversary with an 18Â month series of events that began at the May 2005 Commencement and concluded with a major celebration, The 50 th Gala, September 22, 2006.
The Official Seal, in all of its symbolic color, hangs in the J. M. Haggar, Sr. , University Center foyer. The exquisite mosaic, completed by art alumnus Xavier Zamarripa, was commissioned by the Class of2002.
Today the University enrolls over 2800 students from all over the United States and the world, divided roughly into 1300 full-time undergraduates ; 1100 largely part-time Graduate School of Management students; and over 400 students in the Braniff Liberal Arts and School of Ministry programs.
Academic Regalia
The University Seal The seal of the University of Dallas is emblematic of the ideals to which the University is dedicated. It is likewise reminiscent of the deposit of faith of the Roman Catholic Church and of the traditions of two teaching communities within the church. The decorative outer circle indicates the date the University was chartered and the motto, "Veritatem , Justitiam Diligite." The quotation , taken from Zacharias VIII , 19 , "Love, Truth and Justice ," or more freely translated, "Through Truth , Seek Ye Justice," emphasizes the University ' s function of advancing the search for truth and encouraging the pursuit of the good. Enclosed within the band which bears the motto , in an octagonal field of green , are several emblems associated with the traditions of the University. The central figure of the triquetra interwoven with the triangle is a double symbol of the Holy Trinity to Whom the University is dedicated . The circle is a symbol of eternity and of the unity of the Godhead. The fleur-de-lis , at once an ancient symbol of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of France , recalls the direct and indirect French origins of the two teaching orders which cooperated initially with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth in establishing the University ofDallas . The Cistercian Order originated in France in the Eleventh Century; the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Mary of Namur was founded in Belgium in 1819 by a Cistercian Monk. A crusader 's shield, emblematic of faith , stands within the green field on either side of the central device. The shield on the left contains a star, a traditional emblem of Mary, as well as the chosen emblem of Texas , the Lone Star State. The shield on the right presents the torch of liberty and learning. The branches of the live oak and olive trees , taken from the Seal of Texas, make further reference to the State. The Trinity River, on which the University is located, is represented by the heraldic device of the wavy lines centered beneath the emblem of the Blessed Trinity.
Academic costume of today has a history of nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe men and women wore robes or gowns. They survive today in the gowns of religious orders l and the judiciary, and in academic costume. Students and teachers in medieval universities such as Paris, Bologna, Oxford, and Cambridge organized themselves into guilds. Gradually the costume became distinctive for Bachelors (apprentices) of Arts , Masters (teachers) and Doctors (teachers who had completed postgraduate studies). The distinction appeared mostly in the hood. The hood, originally a practical element of dress, evolved into a purely ornamental article , draped over the shoulders and down the back. The color of the outside trim of the hood is indicative of the degree earned, as is the tassel. Arts and letters can be recognized by the white , taken from the traditional white fur trimming of the Oxford and Cambridge hood. Scarlet red, long symbolic of the church, indicates theology. The royal purple of the King ' s court signifies law. Philosophy is signified by the color for wisdom and truth, blue. Science is identified by golden yellow , fine arts by brown. Drab is used for business administration. The colors of the hood lining are those of the university conferring the degree. The University of Dallas hood is lined in navy and white . First conferred as a symbol of the M.A. degree, the academic cap was a later development. Some caps were stiff, some soft, some square , some round with a tuft in the center. The tassel of today is an elaboration of the tuft. Round caps are still used. The "mortar board" style comes to us from Oxford. In the United States academic costume was standardized in 1895 by the Intercollegiate Code. Taking the Oxford costume as a starting point , the American system is as follows: the Bachelor' s gown has long, pointed sleeves; the Master's gown has closed sleeves with a slit for the arms; the Doctor ' s gown has round full sleeves with three bars of velvet on each and velvet facing. Like the velvet, the gold tassel on the cap is reserved to Doctors, Presidents , and those of similar estate such as university trustees . Each University displays its distinguishing characteristics in its doctoral and trustee robes. The University of Dallas regalia was designed by Waltraud Bartscht, a former member of the University faculty.
The Braniff Graduate School
The history of the University of Dallas is closely linked with the names of Braniff and Blakley. These are permanently enshrined with the William A. Blakley Library, the Braniff Graduate Building and Tower, and the Braniff Graduate School. Senator William A. Blakley, lawyer, statesman, and industrialist, was a member of the first advisory board of the University. Both Senator Blakley and Tom Braniffhad been vitally interested in private higher education. Before their deaths in 1954, Tom and Bess Braniff knew of plans for a proposed University of Dallas and had expressed hope that it would become a reality. Efforts to found the University captured the interest and support of Senator Blakley. The Blakley-Braniff Foundation was dissolved in 1964. Senator Blakley and the other directors of the Foundation chose the University of Dallas for the site of the Braniff
Graduate School as the highest and best tribute to the memory of Tom and Bess Braniff in perpetuity. The Graduate School offered its first courses in 1966. The Braniff Graduate Building was completed in 1968, along with the mall and the Braniff Memorial Tower. The Graduate School of Management of the Braniff Graduate School offers the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Science degrees in a variety of specialized areas . The Management School has its own commencement ceremony three times a 'year. In its Liberal Arts division the Braniff Graduate School supports the doctoral program of the Institute of Philosophic Studies, and the Master of Fine Arts.
The School ofMinistry
Begun in 1986, the School of Minis try currently offers degree and certificate programs in Theological Studies, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Education, Catholic School Teaching , and Catholic School Leadership. The School provides a program offormation that prepares graduates to engage in the Church ' s life and mission in a manner which is full , conscious, active , and effective . This formation is theological, pastoral, and spiritual in its orientation. The School of Ministry sponsors a Biblical School, taught in parishes throughout the Metroplex . The School of Ministry also teaches courses that
fulfill the academic requirement of Deacon Formation . Biblical School and Deacon Formation courses are listed under the General Studies section. By the conclusion of their studies in the various programs of the School of Ministry , graduates have received the necessary education and formation that will specifically permit them to serve the Church in a variety of capacities- as catechists, teachers, Catholic school administrators, pastoral leaders, lay ecclesial ministers , and deacons .
Braniff Graduate School For the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Literature
Kristen Nicole Coster James Thomson's SEASONS and the Imitation of
Vergil 's GEORGICS
Aaron Gregory Thurow All the Law and the Prophets:
The Problem ofLove in Shakespeare 's Sonnets
For the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
Michael John Bolin Making Peace and Creating Evil
For the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Politics
Paul Jordan Diduch Socrates' Case for the Just Life
Ryan Robert Gorman War and the Virtues:
The Moral Basis of Thomistic Just War
Andrea Lynn Kowalchuk Nature, Rule, and the Common Advantage:
An Introduction to the Basic Problems ofPolitics
1 and 3
Thomas M. Neumayr The Rational Foundations ofHumane Living:
Aristotelian-Thomistic Natural Law and Modern
Rights Theory in the Political Thought of
Charles N. R. McCoy
For the Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Art - Ceramics
Frank James Krevens Straight No Chaser David Earl Morris Quasi-mobile
For the Degree Master of Fine Arts in Art - Printmaking
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Theology
David Fuentes Come Right In
John Matthew Meinert
Juan Jose Peacher II
Jonathan Stewart New & Improved
For the Degree
Master of American Studies
For the Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Art - Painting
Wendy Lee Krauss
Rosemary Ann Winkler
Katherine Elizabeth Colin Kasten McClellan Searles
For the Degree
Master of English
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Art - Printmaking
Jeffrey Scott Hendricks Brett Corbin Lockmiller
Lauren Elizabeth Kirchner
For the Degree
Master of Humanities
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Art - Sculpture
Rachel M. Muldez
For the Degree
Master of Arts in English
Kristen Anne Fisher
Daniel Stephen Hilker
Mary Catherine Watson
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Humanities
Timothy Glen Enloe
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Philosophy
Joshua Rhett Brotherton
Brian Garcia
Amos Johannes Hunt
John Douglas Macready
For the Degree
Master of Arts in Politics
Patrick Alexander Cox
Nathan Graham Sheely
Jason Walter Stevens
Joshua Russell Trevino
Amanda Dawn Albee
Jonathan David Baker
Emily Ann Boever
Joseph Michael Brock
Sara Elizabeth Cline
Tammy Suzanne Condray
Jonathan Jason Dooley
Kristen Michelle Dory
Patricia Madden Matlock Finn
Melita Kay Grimes
Shelly Nicole Hobbs
Benjamin Page Lyda
Kenneth George Marchetti
Kyle James Martin
Jonathan Edward McDonald
Sean Francis McNally
Amy Moore
Luke Daniel Mutschler
Onyemaechi N weze
Michael Patrick O'Brien
Rory Michael Payne
Ryan Dane Reedy
Darbie Ann Dallman Safford
Adam Paul Sands
For the Degree
Master of Politics
Jason Christopher Bair
Zachariah Andrew Chichester
Janet Marie Johnson
Jackson Kenmore Eskew
For the Degree
Master of Psychology
For the Degree
Master of Theology
Idalie Beyer
Erin Bolles Sheely
Jennifer Beth Beesley
Lance Joseph Dufour
Elizabeth Ann Forget
Claire Alexandra Freddoso
John Richard Gilhooly
Cecilia Louise Rziha
Catarina Teresina Torres
School of Ministry For the Degree Master of Catholic School Leadership Steven Thomas Aday
Andrew Ralph Shivone
Denise Alice Thompson
For the Degree
Master of Catholic School Teaching
Regina Therese Pro gar For the Degree
Master of Pastoral Ministry
Hunter Darrouzet
Patrick Olakunle Olaleye
Julianna Tran
For the Degree
Master of Religious Education
Diane M. Willis
For the Degree
Master of Theological Studies
Samuel Argumaniz
William Albert Brandle, Jr.
James Edward Brodnicki
Sandra L. Bunch
Susan Ellis Dorfmeister
Mary Jo Dorn
Michael Gerard Gagnon
James Edward Harris, Jr.
Thomas Anthony Hayden
Christopher Raymond Knight
Lydia Tigges LoCoco
Carl Joseph Macero
Robert James McMorrow II
Jose David Mendez
Lomanzi Lungu Phiri
Jennifer Kristina Romaszewski
Julia Rose Rooney
The Constantin College ofLiberal Arts
The undergraduate college bears the name of one of its founders and principal benefactors, the late Eugene Constantin, Jr. He was chairman of the first fund drive and served the University as a trustee from its beginning. Ruth and Eugene Constantin established a significant under graduate endowment in memory of their son and took as their principal interest the welfare of the undergraduate college , an interest which is continued through the Constantin Foundation. Fittingly, in 1970 the Board of Trustees named the college in their honor. The Constantin College of Liberal Arts seeks to educate students of seriousness, intelligence , and spirit- so they may develop the intellectual and moral virtues which will prepare them for life and work in a changing and problematic world, achieve a mature understanding of their faith, and become leaders who act responsibly for the good of their family, community , county , and church. Quite unabashedly, the
curriculum is based on the supposition that truth and virtue exist and are the proper objects of search in an education. The specific mission of the Constantin College is to provide undergraduate education through baccalaureate degree programs which include a substantial and coherent core curriculum common to all undergraduates, and major studies in the humanities and sciences proper to liberal learning. The core emphasizes the study of the great deeds and works of Western civilization, both ancient and modern. Majors invite students to disciplined inquiry into fundamental aspects of being and of our relation to God, to nature, and to fellow human beings. The curriculum as a whole seeks to enable students to achieve the understanding of the human condition necessary for them to comprehend the fundamental character of the world in which they are called to live and work.
The College ofBusiness
Since the University opened in 1956, offerings in Business and Economics have been an important component of the curriculum. When the Braniff Graduate School was established in 1966, undergraduate business courses were phased out and graduate offerings in Business Management were instituted. The rapid growth of the Master of Business Administration led to the organization, in 1969, of the Graduate School of Management. Soon thereafter, a joint five-year bachelor and master program leading to the MBA was added. In 1988 an undergraduate concentration in Business was developed to complement liberal arts and sciences majors. Further recognizing the important role of business education to society, the University established the College of Business in 2002 , which incorporated both graduate and undergraduate business study . In fidelity to the liberal arts foundation of the University, the newly formed college elected to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Business Leadership allowing the students to focus their major course
work on business studies while developing the leadership capabilities that distinguish University of Dallas alumni. The mission of the undergraduate business programs is to build a foundation for the students' life-long development of the intellectual, moral, and professional capacity necessary to effectively lead profit and not-for-profit organizations. Accordingly , the College ' s programs foster an environment where the student learns the fundamentals of business in the context of becoming an ethical and effective decision-maker. Appropriate to a liberal education , the College's programs strive to be innovative in their course and concentration offerings to provide opportunity for in-depth study. The College's undergraduate programs stand united with the Constantin undergraduate college in the shared mission to prepare students for a meaningful and fulfilling life's work whether through immediate career entry or through further education in graduate and professional schools.
Undergraduate Honors and Awards
Academic Honors: The baccalaureate degree with distinction is awarded to students who have maintained a high degree of scholastic excellence. It is of three grades : cu m laude , which requires a cumulative average of 3.40 on a 4.0 point scale; magna cum laude, an average of 3.70 ; and su mma cum laude , an ave rage of 3 .90 . A transfer student , to be eligible for honors at graduation , must have earned 60 credits at the University of Dallas. The average , howe ver, is computed on the basis of the four-year program.
The Helen Corbitt Awards for Excellence recognize a senior woman and man who have produced an outstanding body of work during their time at the University. Students nominated demonstrate excellence in academic pursuits , in student activities , and in service to the University. Helen Corbitt was a gifted chef and nutritionist, the recipient of national awards , and the head of the Neiman-Marcus restaurants. Her commitment to excellence is continued through an endowment which supports these awards and also provides for special Rome Program activities.
Faculty Medals, First Honors and Second Honors , are presented to the two graduating seniors who have earned the highest cumu lative grade point averages in the class .
The Ann Heller Maberry Award is presented annually to an outstanding senior woman. It is named in memory of the daughter of Mr. & Mrs . Frank Heller, longtime friends and patrons of the University.
The Cardinal Spellman A ward is named in honor of the late Francis Cardinal Spellman who presided at the University ' s first commencement in 1960 . It recognizes a senior who is a model of the highest ideals of the University by awarding a stipend to assist the student in further studies.
Valedictory. The "farewell address" is given at Senior Convocation by a senior elected by his or her peers to speak for the class. Chosen from a list of candidates who have earned cumulative averages of 3.5 and above, the senior is also invited to speak at Commencement.
For the Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Monica Paz Abbracciamento
Jesse Springfield Allen
Mary Ruth A. Alzheimer
Teresa Marie Amador
Cortney Marie Anderson
David Thomas Angelino
Katie Leigh Apodaca
Daniel Alberto Arevalo Cabieses
Courtney Ellen Arnold
Grant W. Aymond
Anita Feroz Babul
Cynthia Claire Baker
Kurtis Gregory Baker
Sarah Clise Balch
Rafael Rene Barrientos-Martinez
Gary Thomas Barvick
Michelle Elizabeth Bauman
Jesse Terefenko Beagan
Paul Stephen Bechter
Raymond Bergez
Jeffery Ronald Billman
Payden L. Blevins
Peter Lawrence Blute
Denise Katherine Bouchard
Stuart Lee Brown
Brady Bulmanski
Janet Lynn Buntain
Christopher Edward Burton
Laurence Conlon Butler
Joseph Anthony Cappelletti
Philip Carkhuff
Joseph Gregory Carter
Jessica Ann Casadaban
Deborah Belen Cerda
Clare Teresa Chadwick
Gabrielle Katrina Chee
Logan Sumner Chism
Ali Rasheed Chughtai
Arianne Elizabeth Clayton
Margaret Ann Clukey
Joshua Paul Cole
Matthew Colston
Phillip Stephen Conley
Mairin Shelby Connor
Sarah E. Cook
Kenneth Austin Cooper
John Carl Corrales
Kathleen Virginia Cosgrove
Therese Marie Couture
Cale Joseph Cummings
Clare Mary Daly
Stefan Alexander Meyn Dammen
Samantha Elizabeth Davids
Rachel Jane Davies
Matthew Leonard Deal
Mary Diane Defilippis
Lacy Christina de la Garza
Joseph Charles De La Torre
Victoria Elizabeth Delgado
Daniel James DePauw
Sean Regan DeWitt
Jamie Nicole DiBello
Michael Tuan Dinh
Monica Chiara Diodati
Christina Joy Di Pietro
Ivan Alexis Dodd
Alexandra Dubois
Mary Clare Eich
Leslie Karen Eslava
Michael Patrick Flood
Audrey Louise Ford
Jessica Lynn Fowler
Kristina Nicole Frassrand
Meghan Renee Frost
Kelli Christine Fuentes
Robert Carlos Funes
Teresa Beatrice Funes
Mary E. Gaffney
Anne C. Geiger
Marisa Louise Gerdano
Caroline Christina Gladin
Rebecca M. Gordon
Jordan Andrew Gortmaker
Jenna Marie Grable
Meaghan Elizabeth Grant
Nikki Kristen Greco
Alexandra Catherine Grove
William Alfred Haggard
Joseph P. Haine
Emmett Vivian Hall IV
David Casper Hannegan
William P. Hannegan
Luke Harbach
Anna Jurhee Hardy
Steve Moore Harrill II
Robert Wyman Hartle Jr.
Rachel Catherine Healey
Nathaniel Robert Helms
Jessica Hernandez Sosa
Luis Alberto Hernandez
Maritza Hernandez
Cesar Herrera Septien
Cheryl Lyn Hinze
John Herman Hoffmann III
Nicholas Edward Hyde
Emilie Ann Johannes
Jennifer Mary Therese Johnson
Joseph Robert Johnson
RoseMary Catherine Johnson
Anne Joseph
Brianna Caitlin Joyce
Jennifer K. Kautzky
Paul Augustin Kazyak IT
Michael Douglass Kelsey
Andrew Glover Kent
Dylan James Key
Michelle Louise Kmetz
Kristin Ann Koblentz
Natalie Margarite Koch
Deborah Elizabeth Kunkel
Paul Dominic Lanari
Robert Carl Landreaux
Adam Steven Landry
Hannah Margaret Langsfeld
Brigid Ann Lappe
Augustin-Khoi Duy Le
Christina Leano
Jesus Roman Leano
Quanisha Shontay Lewis
Michael A. LoCoco
Martin Lopez IV
Joseph Francis Lynne
Camille Marie Malkoon
Aida Michelle Manganiello
Marta Elyse Maraccini
Radoslaw Michal Markiewicz
Bianca Marsella
Gabriela Victoria Martin
Susan Martinez
Anton Sergeyevich Martynenko
Meredith Auburn Marucci
Anna Marie Massey
Jacob Ronald Masters
Thad Matheny
Alayna Lord Matranga
Justin Michael McGee
Sean McSheffery
Amanda Michelle Mebane
Patricia Medrano
Joseph Gregory Meier
Angela Marie Menzia
Matthew James Merkl
Brandon Marek Misko
Nicolas Enrique Montoya
Kathleen Moore
Mack Chastine Morris IV
William Edward Moss
Layne Allen Murdoch, Jr.
Mary Katherine Elizabeth Murphy
Peter James Murphy IV
Andrew David Natali
Melanie Leigh Neal
Kelly Ann Nelson
Elena Louise N ewvine
Molly Elizabeth O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Donnell
Hannah Elisabeth Craven Olsen
Nicholas James Olson
Veronica Marie O'Neil
Shane Patrick O'Neill
Lilia Ortiz
Roberto Ospina
Ashley Elizabeth Parkes
Bethany Danielle Pedersen
Matthew James Peisen
Amy Ann-Marie Pen
Calpurnia Rita Percy
Katelyn Rosemary Peterson
Hannah Marie Piper
Catherine Anna Constance Podegracz
Amanda Sue Poulin
Maria Constanza Preble
Kathryn Elizabeth Prejean
Claire Nicole Ptaschinski
Alexandra Elyse Puccio
Mary Kathleen Reardon
Madeleine Rekerdres
David Martin Rettinger
Jonathan Robert Ricklis
Daniel Joseph Roberts
Bethany Elise Roessler
Catherine Anne Rogers
James Patrick Rollino
Carl Joseph Russo
Luisa Fernanda Salomon
Paul Elliot Sampson
Henry Stuart Sayre
Stephen F. Schmidt
Jordan M. Schnepp
Cara Brianne Sczepanski
Gabrielle Obero Servando
Maura Rose Shea
Samuel Cutright Sheetz
Moriah Elizabeth Victoria Sherman
Joseph Edward Simmons
Theresa Michelle Smart
Kenneth Alexander Spence
Matthew Ryan Spenla
Paul Michael-Raphael Spring
Elaine Marie Stenson
Rebecca Louise Stich
Stephanie Johanna Stoeckl
Jessica Jean Swanner
Kevin Barry Swiney
John Joseph Swink
Julie Catherine Talarico
Micah Charles Teller
John William Teresi
Elizabeth Marie Thomas
Athena Theresa Torretti
Casandra Mares Trevino
Nicole Lorene Trost
Thomas Twetten
Mary Kate Urban
Maria Clare Van Schaijik
Stacen Velvin
Michael Brandon Vines
Ashley Louise Walters
Faith Rebekah Warren
Nicholas Maxim Weil
Christina Marie Weinhart
William Michael Werley
Serena Rose White
Timothy Michael Williams
Kaitlyn Marie Willy
Renee Yackley
Kayleigh Catherine Zeppa
Joseph Francis Zimmermann
Jonathan David Zischkau, Jr.
Reiner Christophe Zuercher
For the Degree
Bachelor of Science
Colleen Rose Anderson
Mary Theresa Catalano
Margaret Ann Clukey
Vincent Alan De La Torre
Rosemarie Santos Domingo
Inez Arely Garza Falcon
Princy George
William Anthony Gibula
Stephen Anthony Grosso
Rachel Marie Hales
Eliezer Rafael Hernandez
Noah Philip Jouett
Luke Joseph Kersting
Kaitlyn Ruth Maclennan
Michelle Ann Manley
Kyle Meziere
Andrew Stephen Miller
William Joseph Moore
Marshall Douglas Moulis
Rolanda Kapinga Mulume
M. Brennan Pecha
Catherine Susanne Pfeiffer
Christen Jennifer Racciato
Benjamin Joseph Russo
Bryan Steven Sendelbach
Anthony James Sigillito
Paul Janszen Stauduhar
Lance Christopher Stryk
Khang Hoang Tran
Chelsea Reid Vandegrift
Natalie Anne Weisse
Arturo Javier Zinser
This program reflects information determined to be correct at the time ofprinting, but it is not the official list ofdegree candidates certified for graduation.
Constantin College Senior PrOjects
In order to graduate, all Constantin College students must pass a comprehensive. The form of the examination varies by department. In many majors the senior project (exhibit, one-act play, thesis, research), usually followed by an oral defense, is part of that concluding experience. The following list ofsuch projects includes those submitted in time for publication.
Monica Abbracciamento (History) Woodrow Wilson & Mexico: Writing Large in a Small Place
Arianne Clayton (History) The Battlefor Manila 1945: A Clash Between Two Incompatible Cultures
Mary Ruth Alzheimer (Psychology) Parenting : A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Experiencing Parenthood
Margaret Clukey (Biochemistry, English) A Novel Synthesis for the Creation of Asymmetric Pyrroles. The Basis of Trust in Middlemarch
David Angelino (Philosophy and Letters) Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum: Dietrich Von Hildebrand on the Heart as One ofMan 's Faculties
Joshua Cole (Philosophy) What Does "Beauty " Mean? An Analysis ofAesthetic Judgment
Teresa Amador (English) Out of Our Depth: Frame Narration and Lord Jim
John Corrales (English) "This is Not the Scene I Dreamed of" : Narration, Modes ofReading & Morals in J.M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians
Colleen Rose Anderson (Chemistry) Discovery of Substantial Inconsistencies in Two Lots of Phospholipase D from Strephomyces Species
Samantha Davids (Psychology) Alzheimer Disease and a Spouse's Intentionality within a Marital Relationship
Courtney Ellen Arnold (Spanish) Antonio Buero Vallejo y la tragedia del hombre (English: Antonio Buero Vallejo and the Tragedy of Man)
Lacy de la Garza (Psychology) An Archival Study of the Meanings and Significance of Abortion
Grant Aymond (Economics, German) Eine Untersuchung der Wirtschaftlichen Theorie von Joseph Alois Schumpeter: Untergang des Kapitalismus und Aufstieg des Sozialismus Sarah Clise Balch (History) Defining Roman Catholic Feminism: the Genesis and Influence of Mulieris Dignitatem in America 1965-2010 Rafael Rene Barrientos Martinez (Art-Art History) Rufino Tamayo : Mexican Modernism Gary Thomas Barvick (English, Economics) The Importance ofFalling: Will Barrett 's Movement from Death to Life in The Second Coming Michelle Bauman (Politics) Government Support ofReligion in the Founding Era of America Paul Bechter (Philosophy and Letters) Ut omnes unum sint: On the Salvation of Unbelievers and the Body of Christ Payden L. Blevins (Philosophy and Letters) One God; Every Religion: The Religious Pluralism of Jacques Dupuis, S.J. Peter L. Blute (English) The Ethics of Seeing in J.M. Coetzee 's Waiting for the Barbarians Mary Theresa Catalano (Physics) Identifying Inertial Modes in a Hide - Titman Flow Deborah Cerda (Philosophy) Natural Born Dualists: Is It Natural For Us to Believe in Mind-Body Dualism? Ali Chughtai (Politics) Military Rule In Politics
Victoria Delgado (Psychology) Lived Meanings ofMotherhood Upon Discovering an Unplanned Premarital Pregnancy Sean R. DeWitt (Philosophy and Letters) "The Paradox of Man ": a Positive Account ofHenri de Lubac 's The Mystery of the Supernatural Michael Dinh (Biology) Study ofEcp6 on Tomato Leaves Leslie Eslava (Psychology) Understanding the Quiet Life: a Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experience of Being Shy Jessica Fowler (Drama) Senior Studio: Evervman Kristina Frassrand (Psychology) Letting Go: A Phenomenological Investigation of Forgiving from the Perspective of the Forgiver Meghan Renee Frost (Theology) NFP: A Viable Alternative to Artificial Birth Control William Gibula (Mathematics) Did Free Agency Really Affect Team/Player Loyalty in Baseball? Rebecca M. Gordon (Psychology) A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Experience of Being Deeply Moved by Music Jordan Gortmaker (History) An Appeal Against the Thunderstorm : The Mythology ofSherman 's March Jenna Grable (Business Leadership, Theology) The Failed Intentions of Contraception: A Look into the Failures of the Contraceptive Movement & the Catholic Church's Fight to Uphold Morality in a Contraceptive-minded Society
Stephen Anthony Grosso (Biology) RiPS: A Novel Approach to Cellular Reprogramming
Michael LoCoco (Philosophy) Intellectual Costs: The Price ofa Physicalist World View
Alexandra Grove (Classics) Roman Fountain Inscriptions
Martin Lopez IV (Psychology) Being in the Zone: A Phenomenological Study on the Holy Grail in Sports
Justin Grove (Philosophy) De Substantia et Specie Rachel M. Hales (Biology) Mechanism of a Bacterial Infection: Bordetella Pertussis Emmett V. Hall IV (Philosophy and Letters) The Problem ofPleasure: Mill's Greatest-Happiness Principle and the Inadequacy of Utilitarianism William Hannegan (Philosophy) Direct Realism and Neurophysiology
Joseph Francis Lynne (Spanish) Los monjes guerreros: la Soberana Orden del Hospital de San Juan
de Jerusaten, de Rodas y de Malta en Castilla y sus caritativas y
militares a la cristiandad (Siglos XII-XVI)
Aida Manganiello (Theology)
Gal 2:16: Works of Torah or Good Works?
Michelle Manley (Biology) The Fight Against Bacterial Resistance
Luis Hernandez (Psychology) An Existential Phenomenological Approach to Deja Vu
Bianca Marsella (Psychology) The Meaning ofRaising a Child with a Disability: An Existential Phenomenological Study
Cheryl Hinze (Biology) Tumor Penetrating Peptide
Gabriela V. Martin (Psychology) Feeling Ugly: An Experiential Phenomenological Inquiry
Emilie Johannes (English) "Innocence" and Thomas Sutpen 's Grand Failure: William Faulkner 's Absalom. Absalom!
Anton Martynenko (Art)
Senior Exhibition: Constructive Criticism
Joseph Johnson (Biology) Research- Stress Response Variation in Spore-forming Soil Bacteria
Jacob Masters (History) "Their Inclination to Remain Quiet": Indian Neutrality in Pontiac's War
RoseMary C. Johnson (English) Human Tragedy, Divine Comedy: The Painfulness of Conversion in Brideshead Revisited
Amanda Michelle Mebane (Psychology) The Parental Experience ofRaising a Child with a Serious Illness: A Case Study
Anne Joseph (Psychology) A Phenomenological Study ofAdolescent Fatherhood: The Male Perspective
Patricia Medrano (Spanish) La barbarie jrente a la civilizaci6n en los cuentos de Emilia Pardo Bazan
Brianna C. Joyce (English, Spanish) English: Missing, Mad and Meaningful: Sweeny's Lay in Flann O'Brien 's At Swim- Two-Birds Spanish: Fantasy and Language in 3 Stories by Jorge Luis Borges.
Andrew Miller (Physics) The Segmented Universe: Identifying Cosmic Voids With A Multi Scale Geometric Flow
Zofia Kaminski (Physics) Particle Tracking of Fluorescent Microspheres
Andrew Natali (Philosophy) On Suffering
Jennifer K. Kautzky (English) The Reader 's Burden
Melanie Neal (Psychology) Curanderismo: A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Meanings of Mexican Folk Healing
Luke Kersting (Physics) Neutron Elastic and Inelastic Scattering Cross Sections
Kelly Ann Nelson (Biology) The Maternal Instinct: The Role of Oxytocin
Kristin Koblentz (German) lndogermanisches Heidentum in der Spiritualitiit Hildegards
Hannah Elisabeth Craven Olsen (History) A Christian Nation? Religion in American State Constitutions, 1776Â 1791
Charles La Costa (History) The Persecution of Diocletian Robert Landreaux (Classical Philology) The Weather-Signs of Virgil and Aratus Brigid Lappe (History) A Cog in the Machine: Fashioning the New Soviet Man, 1928-1953 Christina Leano (History) The Fighting Cistercians: Bernard ofClairvaux and the Origins of the Knights Templar
Lilia Ortiz (History) The French Fourth Republic: A Constitutional Failure Daniel Padgett (English) In all Ernesty: Finding an Honest Narration in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises Michael Brennan Pecha (Chemistry) Synthesis ofAntidotes for Chemical War Agents
Bethany Pedersen (Theology) Memory in Augustine's Confessions: An Evaluative Comparison of the Scholarship ofEtienne Gilson and Robert 0 'Connell
Joseph Simmons (Mathematics, English) The Inhuman Within Man; or, Argument, Dance, and Vision in Cormac McCarthy 's Blood Meridian
Matt Peisen (Psychology) Guilty Until Proven Innocent: An Investigation in the Life-World of Feeling Guilty
Theresa Smart (Politics & Spanish) La Venerable Marfa de Jesus de Agreda y la Inmaculada Concepci6n.
Amy Pen (Drama) Scapino! (Director)
Rebecca Stich (Theology) An Analysis of The Soul's Journey Into God: The Neoplatonic Philosophy of St. Bonaventure
Catherine Pfeiffer (Biology) Reconstitution of Cyanobacterial Circadian Rhythm in Vitro
Amanda Sue Poulin (English) Blinding Halos and Guiding Angels: The Progress ofDavid 's Uses of Idealization in David Copperfield
Stephanie Johanna Stoeckl (Comparative Literary Traditions, German) German: Von "Sola Fides" Zum Teufelspakt: Eine Studie fiber Glauben, Vernunft und Irrationalitiit in Thomas Manns Doktor Faustus. Comparative Literary Traditions: Magic Words, Divine Word: The Relationship Between God, Man and Creation in Fairy Tales, Fantasy and Magical Realism
Maria Constanza Preble (History) "Shots, Sheils, and Hard Blows ": Commodore Edward Preble and the Image of the American Na vy
Lance Christopher Stryk (Biology) AMPK and its Role in the Phosphorylation of the HZB Histone in Response to Cellular Stress
Kathryn Prejean (Theology) Value, the Heart, & the Christian Attitude: Analysis of Dietrich Von Hildebrand's Perspective on the Affective Experience of Love
Elizabeth Thomas (Theology) The Moral Distinction Between NFP and Contraception
Roger Porres (English) Flann in Metaland: Narrative Control in At Swim-Two-Birds
Claire Ptaschinski (History) Bernard Berenson and the American Expatriate Tradition Christen Jennifer Racciato (Physics) Crystallization of Germanium for Use in Low-Cost Solar Cells Jonathan Robert Ricklis (Philosophy) Oh, The Things That There Are: Substance and Material Composition Daniela Rivera-Soto (Biology) A New Method of Controlling Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa Bethany Roessler (Biology) The Parasitoid Jewel Wasp 's Zombifying Effect on its Prey Paul Sampson (History) The Forging of the Iron Duke : Wellington from Protestant Ascendancy to Catholic Emancipation Stephen Schmidt (History) Deciphering the Way of the Warrior: The Ethos of the Japanese Army and American Perceptions, 1937-1946 Jordan M. Schnepp (English) (Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut): Facing Death to Find New Life- Overcoming Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Bryan Sendelbach (Biochemistry) Purification of Phospholipase D from Streptomyces Species Gabrielle Servando (Classical Philology) Questions Regarding the Word Order in Latin Prose Maura Shea (English, Theology) Veiled Unveiling, the Intimacy of Being, and the Eucharist: An Exploration of Hans Urs von Balthasar 's Theo-Logic Anthony Sigillito (Physics) The Design and Fabrication ofBi Hall Effect Biosensors
Khang Hoang Tran (Biochemistry) Mechanism of Hypochlorite-Induced Oxidation ofAldehydes to Esters Mary Kate Urban (English) Can Science Save Us ? Walker Percy and the Malaise of the Modern Age in The Second Coming Chelsea Vandegrift (Chemistry) Disruption of the Multimerization of Hermes Transpasase Christina Weinhart (English) Marriage as Christian Vocation in Jane Eyre Natalie Anne Weisse (Physics) Expression and Manipulation of Aquaporinz in vitro Using the Cell Free System William Michael Werley (Psychology) The Face of Fear: An Experiential Phenomenological Inquiry into The Lived Experience of Being Afraid Serena White (English) Words, Looks, Love: Allie 's Journey toward Communion in The Second Coming Kaitlyn Marie Willy (History) Fairy Tales and Language: J.R.R. Tolkien and Education Arturo Javier Zinser (Biology) Apicomplexan Parasites and their Egress from Human Cells
Board of Trustees The Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, Chancellor
Francis P. Hubach, Jr., Chairman ofthe Board
Walter E. Adams
Win Bell
Joanne Stroud Bilby, '75, '80
Christopher R. Bright, '78
David G. Cabrales
O. D. Cruse, '61
Rev. Msgr. Donald L. Fischer, '62
E. Timothy Fitzgibbons, '65
Daniel G. Flaherty, '82, '83
David S. Gruber
Patrick E. Haggerty, Jr., '67, '68
Richard Husseini, '88
Margo R. Keyes
Cathy Maher
J. Patrick McLochlin
Therese Moncrief, '78
Joseph C. Murphy
Joseph O. Neuhoff, Jr.
Tan Parker, '93
Dwight R. Riskey
Timothy P. Rooney
Len C. Ruby
Webb M. Sowden, Jr.
Patrick V. Stark
Mary Templeton
Charles Tusa, '74
The Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann
Eugene Vilfordi
Thomas M Zellers, M.D., '79
America the Beautiful Oh beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves ofgrain For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.
Oh beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness America! America! God mend thine ev 'ry flaw. Co nfirm thy so ul in se If-con trol, Thy liberty in law.
Music by Encore Brass . Flag Bearers: Nicolas Montoya and Natalie Weisse . Marshals: Dr. John Plotts and Dean Joseph Cassidy .
Order of Ceremonies Procession Macebearer} Chair of the Faculty Senate} Sally Hicks
Flagbearers} Marshals
Students
Administrators} Faculty
Members of the Board of Trustees
Dean of the Braniff Graduate School} David Sweet
Dean of Constantin College} Charles W. Eaker
Interim Dean of the College of Business} Brian C. Murray
Dean of the School of Ministry} Brian Schmisek
Provost} William Berry
Representing the National Alumni Board} Jessica Mandala} }98
Chairman} Board of Trustees } Francis P. Hubach} Jr.
Associate Dean of Constantin College} Kathleen Burk
Mr. O. D. Cruse
Mr. Joseph O. Neuhoff, Jr.
Bishop Kevin W. Vann
President, Thomas W. Keefe
Chancellor, Bishop Kevin 1. Farrell
Invocation Bishop Farrell Greetings Francis P. Hubach
Jessica Mandala
Presiden t Keefe
Presentation of Honorary Degree Oscar Dean Cruse Commencement Address Bishop Kevin W. Vann Presentation of Candidates for Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts and School of Ministry Degrees The Associate Dean of Constantin College Conferral of Graduate Degrees The President and Chancellor
The Dean of the Bran iff Graduate School and the Dean of the School of Ministry
Awarding of Undergraduate Academic Honors The Academic Dean of Constantin College and the Interim Dean of the College of Business For the Class of 2011 Michael A. LoCoco Presentation of Candidates for the Constantin Col/ege of Liberal Arts and the Col/ege of Business Degrees The Associate Dean of Constantin College Conferral of Constantin Col/ege and Col/ege of Business Degrees The President and Chancellor
The Dean of Constantin College and the Interim Dean of the College of Business
Benediction Bishop Vann America the Beautiful The Assembly