University of Western States Portland, Oregon 213th Commencement Ceremony December 18, 2020 11 a.m.
The Program
__________________________________________________ Welcome Master of Ceremonies Rosalia Messina, EdD, MPA Executive Vice President Salutation Amanda Armington, DC Attending Physician, Clinical Educator Commencement Address Joseph P.D. Stiefel, DC, EdD, MS President, National University of Health Sciences Presentation of Honorary Degree Joseph Brimhall, DC, Hon. LLD President Graduate Address Marlo Macai Schneider Doctor of Chiropractic Candidate, summa cum laude Greetings from the Board of Trustees Ron Rogers, DC Board of Trustees, Chair Greetings from the Faculty Brent Marshall, MS, ATC Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine President, Faculty Senate
The Program
__________________________________________________ Presentation of Degree Candidates Dana Sims, PhD Vice President, Academic Affairs Conferring of Degrees Joseph Brimhall, DC, Hon. LLD President University of Western States Oath Joseph Brimhall, DC, Hon. LLD President University Address Joseph Brimhall, DC, Hon. LLD President Closing Daniel Redwood, DC Professor, Director Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine Program
Master of Science
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Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine Caitlin McQuain Abbott Laura Allen distinction Amanda Kay Andrus Lauri Armstrong Jani Ashbaker Andrea Ballenthin Lynnette Tricia Ann Barker Sara Barthel Heather Lailease Beatty Amanda Brown Cody Brown Julie Elizabeth Brooks Kelsey L. Butler Janell Carlson Lori Chang distinction Sarah Choszczyk distinction Maranda Elise Cotto Josette Curtis Ryan Diaz Meriah Erdman Maria L Fournier Taylor A. Groff Kari Haddrill Michelle Hardin Emma Leigh Harvie Caitlin Holmes distinction Lareyna Iqbal Theresa Jackson Mirvat Kaddour Sima Kaganas distinction Lindsay King Lynn Kirn Evelyne Lambrecht distinction Kay Kay Lee Lineweaver distinction Jacquelyn Lombari Kayla Mancuso
Master of Science
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Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine Ashley Maresca distinction Nicole Mastnak Laura Menefee Tasha Metcalf distinction Melissa Brooke Mullin Sarah Murphy Katherine Nishida distinction Giovanni Battista Nusca distinction Michelle Esquivel Orozco Shaina Nicole Painter Amy Paolinelli Ailar Poormoghaddam Rebecca Popowitz Bernadette Prue RisĂŤ Rafferty Kathleen Reale David Rivas Danielle Zanzarov-Rodriguez Tiffany A Hall Romine distinction Andrea M. Rope distinction Jason Rowell Mey Bernadette P. Sabili Kristina Sampson distinction Alissa Segersten Niti Shah Deborah F. Simpson distinction Michelle Sirmons Melanie Lynn Sliwka Deborah M. Sobel Jennelle (Lara) Sweeney Kathleen Tabb Franchesca H. Vermillion Hannah Wright Rebecca Zachwieja
Master of Science
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Sport and Performance Psychology Paige Bryson Angela R. Locke distinction Allen Crisolo Matsumoto distinction Amanda Nystrom Kelley Castle Noah Oscar Sachs distinction
Sports Medicine Kevin Valdemoro Camacho
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Justin McKissick Sr. distinction
Doctorate of Education
__________________________________________________ Sport and Performance Psychology Lori Andre-Van Lith distinction Stacy Counterman Alexis Custard-Mobley Blaise Easton Fayolle distinction Fernando Garcia III Heather D. Glenn distinction Matthew Reed Hood Brendan C. Meany Danielle Patrick-Wade distinction Jason Rich distinction Kimberly Joy Uetrecht Rachel Webb distinction Austin Gabriel Weeks Youmbi Kewou Vivien
Doctor of Chiropractic
__________________________________________________ Matthew Akers Eric John Anders Brendan Androsoff ◊ Emily Mae Anguiano + ◊ Joseph Sebastian Azevedo Alyssa Balducci summa cum laude Cassandra Denise Moreland + ◊ Youval Barak cum laude ◊ Tina Bartel Nickel cum laude ◊ Robert Blake ◊ Alanna Blumhagen cum laude ◊ Molly Bond cum laude Erik Borsheim cum laude ◊ Thor Bostrom cum laude + ◊ Brie-Ann Briggs ◊ Noelle E. Brown Justin Byrd + Ryen Roquelle Castro Simran Chana cum laude ◊ Logan Chavez ◊ Harman Singh Combow + ◊ Tyler Wayne Crawford Jeff Crockett ◊ Gabriel Deal + ◊ Jacquelyn Karolina DePuydt ◊ Ashley Elaine Dueck ◊ Sami Ebner Robin Rhys Eddins ◊ Cameron Fagan ◊ Trey Farber Jess Fong cum laude ◊ Travis Fontaine + ◊ Beck Forsland ◊ Charles Fradella + Jolene Eddins ◊ Lucas Gatti ◊ Michael Graff + ◊
Doctor of Chiropractic
__________________________________________________ Madison Grahn Trent Gray summa cum laude Jacob Grimm Kurtis Gryba cum laude ◊ Brianna Harasimiuk summa cum laude Joseph Haugh ◊ Paulie Heisel summa cum laude ◊ Bryce Hendy summa cum laude ◊ Lauren Herschorn + ◊ Daniel Hodgson + MaKena Hofer + ◊ Grace Josephine Huang ◊ Robert Jackson ◊ Taylor Jacula summa cum laude ◊ Dan Kemper ◊ Mahdi Khanbabazadeh ◊ Nicole Kline + Joshua King Konu + ◊ Allison La Voie cum laude Shenee’ L. Lawson Teresa Lei ◊ Amanda Leon Sherma Libatique Tanner Muth cum laude ◊ Logan Northcott ◊ Michaela Rouyi Oehler + ◊ Jonathan Jeffrey Olson ◊ Jason Orey + ◊ Lucas Pain cum laude ◊ Romeo Danger Perfecto summa cum laude + Kaylee-Shaye Peters cum laude Bekah Joann Peterson + ◊ Matthew Pobihushchy Maxim Powiada ◊ James Kenith Pryor + ◊ Benjamin E. Pupo magna cum laude Rhèa Putnam Alyssa Quintos ◊
Doctor of Chiropractic
__________________________________________________ Tyler Morgan Reisdorph summa cum laude + distinction ◊ David Arron Richens ◊ Robert Cody Rondeau Jesse Rosenbaum + distinction ◊ Nicholas Russell + ◊ Harmeet Sandhu magna cum laude C’Aira Satchell ◊ Alex Sattar ◊ Marlo Macai Schneider summa cum laude Sarah Schreiner summa cum laude + distinction Coby Shecter cum laude Derek Shellman summa cum laude Nisreen Hassan Shleiwet ◊ Ravi Sidhu ◊ Braden Sims Jessica Singh ◊ Logan R Smythe ◊ Tanbir Soor + ◊ Justin Souvanlasy Kirsten Sparley summa cum laude ◊ Evan Steinke summa cum laude ◊ Nazariy Stetsyuk Sienna LeAnn Struthers + Laurie Taskinen ◊ Hunter Leigh Tadlock cum laude + Emily Haltmaier Todd magna cum laude ◊ Morgan Van Vliet cum laude ◊ Sarah Marie Vanselow magna cum laude Gloria Veneziale ◊ Kurt Whitney summa cum laude Kyle Wilson summa cum laude + distinction Daniel Dange Wolf summa cum laude ◊ Jason Wong summa cum laude ◊ Jaclyn Yorke cum laude ◊ Laura Zelaya ◊ Concurrent Bachelor of Science in Human Biology + Concurrent Master of Science in Sports Medicine · Not in attendance
Executive Administration
President.................................................................................... Joseph Brimhall, DC Executive Vice President.............................................................Rosalia Messina, EdD, MPA Special Assistant to the President................................................Patrick Browne, EdD Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration.....................Glenn Ford, MBA Vice President, Academic Affairs................................................ Dana Sims, PhD, MPA/HA Vice President, Innovation and Strategic Initiatives......................Sara Mathov, DC, MS Associate Vice President, Communications and Advancement....Megan Nugent, MS Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness....................Rachael Pandzik, DC, MS Associate Vice President of Student and University Affairs ........ Elena Howells Chief Business Officer.................................................................Lisa Lopez, CPA Chief Medical Officer................................................................. William Moreau, DC, DACBSP Dean, Center for Teaching and Learning.................................... Denise Dallmann, ND, MS Dean, College of Chiropractic.................................................... Kathleen Galligan, DC Dean, College of Graduate Studies............................................ Alisa Bates, PhD Dean, Library Service................................................................. Janet Tapper, MLS, Administrator Emeritus Associate Dean, Clinical Internship............................................ Stanley Ewald, DC, MEd, MPH Associate Dean, Preclinical Education....................................... Martha Kaeser, DC, MEd
Faculty
Amanda Armington, DC Jaci Bergstrom, DC Robert Boal, PhD, Professor Emeritus William Borman, PhD Kathryn Brown, DC Christopher Browne, DC, MS Kara Burnham, PhD Michael Carnes, DC, MS, Professor Emeritus James Carollo, MS, Professor Emeritus Fred Colley, PhD, Professor Emeritus Michelle Cox, PhD Mia Crupper, ND Douglas Davies, DC Stephanie Debner, MA, MLIS Beth Dominicis, DC Carrie Ebling, DC Leslie Fuller, ND Jayme Gallegos, PhD Lorraine Ginter, DC Mitchell Haas, DC, MA, Professor Emeritus Beverly Harger, DC Jan Harris, PhD, Professor Emeritus Bradley Hartung, DC Shawn Hatch, DC, MS Sean Herrin, DC Hank Hirsh, RT Elaine Johnston, DC, Professor Emeritus Mark Kaminski, MS, Professor Emeritus Jun Kawaguchi, DC
Craig Kawaoka, DC, MEd Suzanne Lady, DC Chad Lambert, DC Ted Laurer, DC Ronald LeFebvre, DC, MA Kathryn Lockwood, MSLIS Owen Lynch, DC Christine Major, DC, MS Brent Marshall, MS Betsy Mitchell, DC Jenny Nordeen, MD Melinda Novak, DC, MS Steve Oliver, DC, Professor Emeritus Ryan Ondick, DC Wendell Otto, EdD Lester Partna, DC Ravid Raphael, DC, Professor Emeritus Timothy Ray, DC, MS Daniel Redwood, DC Jose Reyna, DPT Kathryn Ross, DC Gary Schultz, DC Paul Shervey, PhD, Professor Emeritus James Strange, DC, MS Steven Taliaferro, DC, MS Cortny Williams, PhD
Board of Trustees Horace Elliott Jennifer Forbes, DC Shannon Gaertner-Ewing, DC John Greaney, JD Donald L. Hammond, DC, ND, Trustee Emeritus Mariann Hyland, JD Robert Jones, DC, APC
Joyce McClure, DC Nancy McCown, DC, DABCO, Trustee Emeritus Sandra Mooney, CPA Marlene Moore, PhD Elli Morton, DC Michael Pettet, DC, CCSP Ron Rogers, DC James W.H. Wallace, ND
The Institution __________________________________________________ University of Western States (UWS) began in 1904 in Portland, Oregon as an institution for higher education dedicated to health sciences education and research, and has been in continuous operation since that time. Through the evolution of name changes and campus locations, UWS has emerged as an internationallyrecognized premier leader in preparing practitioners for multiple health care disciplines. UWS offers a world-class education emphasizing an evidenceinformed approach to health and wellness. The university community include students, faculty and alumni from around the globe. University of Western States is a non-profit, independent, regionally accredited university offering graduate degrees in chiropractic health care, diagnostic imaging, nutrition and functional medicine, sports medicine, clinical mental health counseling, and sport and performance psychology.
Academic Distinction and Cords __________________________________________________ Gold cords signify academic honors. Red, white and blue cords honor those who serve in the United States armed forces, and the red and white cords signify those who serve in the Royal Canadian armed forces. A green sash signifies a master’s degree graduate. University of Western States recognizes doctor of chiropractic students with the following honors: • Summa cum laude – GPA of 3.85 - 4.00 • Magna cum laude – GPA of 3.75 - 3.84 • Cum laude – GPA of 3.50 - 3.74 College of Graduate Studies students with a cumulative grade point average of 3.95 - 4.00 at the time of graduation receive an honors distinction.
Academic Regalia __________________________________________________ The gowns and hoods worn are part of an academic tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. During that period, the loose-fitting academic gowns, which today are merely decorative, served a useful purpose - to keep warm in the drafty and unheated stone buildings of the medieval university. Academic gowns in the United States today are usually black. The unadorned bachelor’s gown is the simplest in design. The master’s gown is more ample with a half-sleeve. The doctoral gown has a more generous cut and is distinguished by a velvet facing (or panels on the front) and three velvet chevrons on the sleeve. The velvet may be black, or it may reflect the color of the wearer’s degree. The doctoral gown is differentiated by the hood. The choice and arrangement of the bright, rich colors on each doctoral hood tells a specific story. The velvet trim around the edge is the color assigned to the field in which the candidate is earning a degree. Health care professions use the color green. The linings are the school colors from which the degree was earned. These centuries-old customs provide a reminder that while commencement points to the future, it is also a culmination of past traditions.
University of Western States Oath __________________________________________________ I, (state your name), take this oath as a graduate of University of Western States. I will respect the dignity and protect the confidences of those I serve. I will uphold the highest professional, ethical and moral standards in all of my actions. I dedicate myself to the promotion of health, the prevention of illness and the alleviation of suffering. I will collaborate with other health care professionals to promote health and wellness. I will continue learning throughout my life so that I may provide for the good of those I serve. I commit myself to caring for others, regardless of their means, with compassion, honesty and integrity. May these principles guide, strengthen and inspire me. (So help me God.)**
**Graduates may choose whether or not they wish to state “So help me God,� at the end of the oath.