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Psychopharmacologist Named UMW Psychology Graduate-In-Residence

August 21, 2014 by Erika Spivey

Annie Kleykamp, a scientist with Pinney Associates Inc., has been named Graduate-in-Residence for the University of Mary Washington’s Department of Psychology. An expert on the effects of nicotine, alcohol and opiates on cognitive function in healthy and drug dependent adults, she also is an accomplished scientific writer who has taught at the University of Maryland and the United States Naval Academy.

Kleykamp will visit the Fredericksburg campus for three days, including Thursday, September 18, when she will present a public lecture, “And Now for Something Completely Different: Using a Psychology Degree in the 21st Century.” The talk will take place in Combs Hall, Room 139 at 7:30 p.m. Kleykamp will talk to psychology classes about both her research on the effects of addictive drugs and her work as a technical writer in the field of health technology and pharmacology. She also will meet with students who are interested in pursuing careers in experimental psychology. After graduating UMW in 2001, Kleykamp received a master’s degree from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She completed post-doctoral fellowships at Johns Hopkins University, the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Graduate-in-Residence program began in 1995 as a part of career advising within the psychology department, helping expose psychology majors to UMW graduates working in their field. Each year, the psychology department faculty nominate alumni who participate in interesting work in the psychology field. The Graduate-in-Residence program is partially funded by the Campus Academic Resources Committee. For more information about the Graduate-in-Residence program, contact the Department of Psychology at (540) 654-1054.

UMW Announces Recipient of Citizenship and Diversity Award

July 25, 2014 by Melina Downs

Cara Wimberley of Blacksburg, Virginia, has been named the 2014-2015 recipient of the University of Mary Washington’s Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership. The annual award is given to a rising senior enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate degree program at UMW. The student must maintain high academic standards, possess characteristics of leadership and make a personal commitment to advocating an appreciation for diversity and inclusion on campus.

As the award recipient, Wimberley will serve as an active spokesperson for diversity inclusion, a peer mentor to students and a voice for underrepresented populations. “Cara recently spent a semester abroad at Al-Ahliyya Amman University in Jordan studying Arabic and taking other courses about Middle Eastern culture and history,” said Marion Sanford, director of multicultural affairs. “The experience opened her eyes to many global, social and political issues and further enhanced her leadership skills, as well as increased her understanding of different cultural environments.” During her UMW career, the psychology major and linguistics and Middle Eastern studies minor served as secretary and vice president of People for the Rights of Individuals of Sexual Minorities (PRISM) and participated in the Cross-Cultural BBQ, Arab Culture Night, Day of Silence and Multicultural Fair. Wimberley will be a peer mentor in the InterLink Mentor Program with the Center for International Education this year. “Her studies at UMW and abroad have encouraged her to work toward causes that promote diversity, equality, social justice and cultural awareness,” Sanford said. “Cara’s UMW and study abroad experiences have taught her that being a leader means learning about diverse identities and cultures in order to best understand the richness of community.” Wimberley plans to use the Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership as an opportunity to address social justice and diversity issues that impact members of the UMW community and beyond. She aspires to continue these efforts after graduating.

UMW Geography Professor Awarded National Grant

June 19, 2014 by Brynn Boyer

University of Mary Washington professor Stephen Hanna is the recipient of a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct fieldwork at plantation museums in the American South. Hanna is professor of geography at UMW, and is an expert on commemorative landscapes, cartography, and critical applications of GIS.

Hanna and his research partners will conduct fieldwork at plantations, like the Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana. Photo by Arnold Modlin (Norfolk State).

The NSF grant, totaling $445,423 over three years, will support the project “Transformation of Racialized American Southern Heritage Landscape.” Hanna is co-principal investigator for the project with David Butler (University of Southern Mississippi), Derek Alderman (University of Tennessee), Perry Carter (Texas Tech University), Amy Potter (Armstrong Atlantic State University), and Arnold Modlin (Norfolk State University).

The grant, supplemented by Hanna’s Waple Professorship, will allow Hanna and three UMW undergraduate students to join faculty and graduate students from the other universities to conduct fieldwork at plantation museums in Louisiana, coastal South Carolina and Georgia, and Virginia’s James River region.

Stephen Hanna

During the fieldwork, students and faculty will survey and interview plantation visitors, tour guides, and owners, and will conduct participant observations of the tours. Based on pilot research already conducted at four plantation museums in Louisiana, the researchers aim to determine how and to what extent narratives of the enslaved are incorporated in the landscapes and narrations of these museums. They will document visitors’ experiences to show how the role of slavery in the region’s and country’s history are presented at these sites.

Throughout the project, Hanna will teach UMW students to transcribe, code and analyze qualitative data. Students will map the plantation sites and create a website, hosted by UMW, to disseminate the project’s results.

UMW Philharmonic Launches New Children’s Concert Series

June 18, 2014 by Brynn Boyer

The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra is launching a new major concert series for children, the “Fiddlestix Summer Concert Series.” The series will bring world-class children’s entertainment to Fredericksburg each summer as a part of Fiddlestix, the Philharmonic’s outreach program dedicated to enriching the musical lives and education of children.

The Fiddlestix Summer Concert Series will kick off with a performance by the Laurie Berkner Band.

The series will kick off on Saturday, August 9 in the William M. Anderson Center with a performance by the Laurie Berkner Band. The Laurie Berkner Band has become one of the leading groups in the world of children’s entertainment. Tickets for the Laurie Berkner Band concert will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26 at philharmonic.umw.edu.

“With young children of my own, I have been frustrated with having to travel long distances for great kid’s entertainment,” said Kevin Bartram, director of the Philharmonic. “Since the Philharmonic has experience with concert production with our annual Celebrity Series, we wanted to offer similar opportunities for area children and their families.”

Critics widely acknowledge the band’s major contribution toward launching what is now dubbed the progressive “kiddie rock” movement. Laurie Berkner was the first recording artist ever to perform in music videos on Nick Jr., and appeared regularly on the network’s series “Jack’s Big Music Show.” Her latest television project is a new short-form animated musical preschool series, “Sing It, Laurie!” which debuted in the spring of 2103 on 24-hour preschool television channel, Sprout. “Sing It, Laurie!” stars Berkner’s voice and features her original music written for the series.

The series will continue in the summer of 2015 with concerts by Nickelodeon’s The Fresh Beat Band and Disney’s Imagination Movers, as well as events for older children from middle school through high school.

The UMW Philharmonic is partnering with Fredericksburg Parent & Family Magazine to promote the series. The concert promoters are currently seeking corporate sponsors as well as dedicated volunteers who are able to assist with production.

The UMW Philharmonic, conducted by Dr. Kevin Bartram, is comprised of both UMW students as well as talented community musicians. The group achieved national acclaim in 2009 with the American Prize, an award given to the top nine collegiate orchestras in the nation. In 2012, the group was featured on a national PBS fundraising show, “A Fiddler’s Holiday.”

For more information about the Fiddlestix Summer Concert Series, contact (540) 654-1324 or email philharmonic@umw.edu.

UMW Joins Coalition to Double Study Abroad Participation

May 23, 2014 by Brynn Boyer

The University of Mary Washington has pledged to join the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of American students who study abroad by the end of the decade. The initiative also is focused on increasing the diversity of the students who study abroad, ensuring quality, and removing barriers to participation. UMW has committed to increasing the number of students who study abroad by 30 percent over the next five years.

More than 300 UMW students study abroad each year through various programs, like this faculty-led trip to the Galapagos Islands.
Photo by Professor Andrew Dolby.

As part of its commitment, the university hopes to create new study abroad initiatives and scholarships, provide increased support for students, and help students engage internationally through service learning, research, or internships.

“UMW recognizes the importance of preparing students to be global citizens able to function in the international marketplace,” said President Richard V. Hurley.

UMW emphasizes the importance of global awareness and believes that a study abroad experience enhances a student’s global outlook and overall education. Currently, more than 300 students take part in a study abroad program each year in dozens of countries around the world.

IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative now has more than 300 commitment partners, including colleges and universities of all sizes and types across the country, as well as study abroad organizations, foreign governments, and associations.

Generation Study Abroad will engage educators at all levels and stakeholders in the public and private sectors to drive meaningful, innovative action to increase the number of U.S. students who have the opportunity to gain international experience through academic study abroad programs, as well as internships, service learning and non-credit educational experiences. Building on its nearly 100-year commitment to study abroad, IIE has committed $2 million of its own funds to this initiative over the next five years.

To learn more about study abroad opportunities at UMW, visit the Center for International Education located in Lee Hall or visit http://international.umw.edu.

For more information on IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative, and a complete list of commitment partners, visit www.iie.org/generationstudyabroad.

UMW Awards Top Honors and Honorary Degree at Commencement Ceremonies

May 10, 2014 by Brynn Boyer

The University of Mary Washington presented its top honors during commencement ceremonies Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10.

Daniel W. Lipscomb of Purcellville, Va., and Leah C. Tams of Midlothian, Va., received the Colgate W. Darden Jr. Awards, which are presented to the students with the highest grade-point averages (GPA) in the four-year undergraduate program. Both graduates finished with a 4.0 GPA.

Mara N. Scanlon, professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, was presented the Grellet C. Simpson Award, the institution’s most prestigious annual award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. The recipient is routinely a senior member of the faculty.

Charles M. Murphy, assistant professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the UMW Alumni Association Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award, which is presented annually to an exceptional member of the faculty who has served the institution for at least two years but no more than five years.

Lynn Lewis, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award. The winner is selected by the graduating class as the faculty member “whom they will most likely remember as the one who had the greatest impact on their lives.”

Beverly D. Epps, associate professor in the Department of Foundations, Leadership and Special Populations in the College of Education, was recognized with the Graduate Faculty Award. The honor recognizes an exceptional full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in graduate teaching and professional leadership in a graduate program. The person selected must have served in a full-time position at the university for at least two years.

Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59 received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. The UMW Board of Visitors may award honorary degrees to recognize and express gratitude to individuals who have provided outstanding service or contributions that are instrumental in helping the University achieve major objectives.

Daniel W. Lipscomb & Leah C. Tams

Lipscomb is a psychology major who received a Bachelor of Science degree. He is a member of Psi Chi, the

Darden winner Daniel Lipscomb

psychology honor society, and Phi Beta Kappa. He recently presented his research, “Crippling Prejudice: A Study of Disability as Part of Diversity,” at the Virginia Psychological Association conference. Lipscomb also founded UMW’s Video Game Club.

“Some of his professors say that he was the one student who really ‘got it’ when learning the concepts behind statistics,” said Provost Jonathan Levin, who presented the award.

Lipscomb plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical or educational psychology and hopes eventually to work in the school system with a goal of making school environments more welcoming and receptive to all.

Tams is a history major with a minor in mathematics who received a Bachelor of Arts degree. She has held multiple internships, including at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, Kenmore Plantation and Virginia Historical Society. She is a member of Alpha Phi Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa. She is the recipient of the Almont Lindsey Award for Academic Achievement and Exemplary Service, which recognizes a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievement and service to the Department of History and American Studies.

Darden winner Leah Tams poses with Provost Levin.

“Her adviser describes her as upbeat, funny and analytical and points out that she will occasionally be seen knitting while she’s thinking,” said Levin.

Tams recently completed research on “Publishing Geographical Information in the Early American Republic” and “The Korean War in the 1960s and 1970s: A Cultural Analysis of the First Six Seasons of M*A*S*H” for her thesis in history for which she received Departmental Honors.

While she contemplates her long-term plans, she will return to work in an internship at the Smithsonian where she will be doing archival work.

Mara N. Scanlon

Mara N. Scanlon, professor of English, has woven together her passion for poetry, women’s literature, Asian American studies, and digital humanities during her decade at UMW.

Mara Scanlon, left, with Provost Levin

Levin described Scanlon as a leading force in encouraging faculty and students to experiment with innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and commended her for fostering a sense of community in her classes. “She has been known to break out noise makers to accompany her poetry classes,” he said. “One colleague observed that her classes sometimes take on the character of a rock concert. But don’t confuse that for a lack of rigor. As one student put it, ‘If you get an A, you frame that next to your diploma!’”

Scanlon is the co-editor of a forthcoming book called “Poetry and Dialogism: Hearing Over,” for which she also wrote the introductory chapter. Her professional work includes a collaborative, multi-university National Endowment for the Humanities Grant awarded for a project in the digital humanities called “Looking for Whitman: the Poetry of Place in Life and Work of Walt Whitman.” She recently spent a semester on sabbatical for her “Digital Modernism: The Artifact, The Poetess, and The Modernist Journals Project.”

She received her Ph.D. and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Charles M. Murphy

Since Charles Murphy joined the Mary Washington faculty in 2009 as an assistant professor of political science, he has made his name for himself, both at UMW and in the community. He has been widely cited as a news source on U.S. politics, and has published numerous scholarly articles.

Charles Murphy, left, with Provost Levin

The recipient of the Mary W. Pinschmidt Award in 2011, Murphy serves as adviser and assistant coach of the university Mock Trial Team, sponsor of the Redistricting Team and is a manuscript reviewer for “Political Behavior” and “American Politics Research.”

“His most noteworthy achievement is his exuberant commitment to the one-on-one relationship that is the heart and soul of a liberal arts education at Mary Washington,” said Levin. “Consider these numbers: in five years, he has supervised 24 independent studies, 39 internships, and another 20 undergraduate research projects. His students have won national essay contests and have presented papers at regional and state professional meetings. And some of his students have landed positions working in the offices of state senators and delegates, thanks to the classroom and internship experiences they had with him.”

Murphy received a Ph.D. in political science and a master’s degree in mass political behavior from the University of California, Riverside and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Baldwin Wallace College.

Lynn Lewis

In her more than 25 years at UMW, Professor of Biology Lynn O. Lewis has researched and taught microbiology and virology, advised countless student undergraduate research projects, and shared her knowledge with colleagues across the country. A former poultry virologist for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, she serves as the adviser for UMW’s pre-vet program. Her current research involves the analysis of viruses that infect bacteria.

Lynn Lewis, left, with Peyton Kremer ’14

“This professor’s enthusiasm for her material is palpable, and her passion is truly infectious,” said Peyton Kremer ’14, who presented the award. “The knowledge I gained in this course on infectious diseases is both fascinating and entirely applicable to my future career in medicine. But what makes what I have learned in this course truly unique is that I will never forget what she has taught me, and that is entirely due to the tireless efforts of this amazing professor.”

Lewis received a Ph.D. in microbiology and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Honor Society and the American Society for Microbiology. As the treasurer and a member of the Virginia Branch of the ASM, she has led discussions on the teaching of microbiology to undergraduates.

Beverly D. Epps

Beverly Epps, associate professor of foundations, leadership and special populations in the College of Education, specializes in teacher education. Prior to joining the UMW faculty in 2005, she spent more than 25 years as a teacher and administrator in Virginia public schools, including as the director of testing and curriculum for Prince Edward Public Schools.

Beverly Epps

“These experiences have significantly informed her research and the perspectives and approaches she brings to the classroom,” said Levin. “Her research focuses on how to better serve the neediest populations in our schools, including students from low income families, juvenile offenders, students of color, and those with disabilities.”

Levin said students repeatedly comment on how Epps contributes to their professional growth and readiness for their future and colleagues admire her expertise, energy, and positive outlook.

Epps serves on the advisory board of the Center for Honor, Leadership and Service and is a faculty adviser of the Stafford Campus Honor Council. She received a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59

Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59 established a career as an expert in microscopy in a time when women in the sciences faced entrenched professional inequality.

Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59

Building on a Mary Washington bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Rodgers accepted a fellowship from the University of Michigan and earned a master’s degree in chemistry in 1961. She was an electron microscopist at Phillips Electronic Instruments before beginning a four-decade career as an independent consultant to FEI, a premier provider of electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale applications.

“Mrs. Rodgers has served her alma mater with devotion and is among UMW’s most generous living donors,” said President Richard V. Hurley. “Her philanthropy has been carefully and thoughtfully structured to benefit UMW students directly.”

Among her significant contributions, Rodgers donated a transmission electron microscope, which put the UMW microscopy laboratory on par with labs of much larger research universities. Afterward, she came to campus to train faculty and students to use the microscope and to recognize student achievements.

Rodgers has endowed two student research fellowships for research in the physical and biological sciences and has established two Alvey Scholarships. An active advocate for Mary Washington, she has enthusiastically participated in 11 reunions of the Class of ’59.

UMW Graduates Class of 2014 in 103rd Commencement

May 10, 2014 by Brynn Boyer

The University of Mary Washington graduated a total of 1,249 students during its 103rd commencement in a graduate ceremony on Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center and in an undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 10 at 9 a.m. in Ball Circle on the university’s Fredericksburg campus.

The university awarded 62 Master of Business Administration degrees, 99 Master of Education degrees, 12 Master of Science in Management Information Systems, 40 Master of Science in Elementary Education Degrees, 449 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 66 Bachelor of Liberal Studies degrees, 25 Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees and 491 Bachelor of Science degrees. Five graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program.

Graduates celebrate the 103rd UMW Commencement.

Graduates with Master of Business Administration degrees:

Pamela R. Adams, Ghufran Ahmad, Wendy G. Alderman, Nicholas Cusmina Alexander, AnnaMaria R. Altman, Frederick M. Badke, Sandra W. Brown, Timothy J. Bryner, John S. Budd, Kimberly K. Carini, Todd J. Coates, Catherine L. Corbin, Lisa M. Cornwell, Catherine L. Critzer, Mani Dakshina, Bailey Yale Davis, Ian Rendell Davis, Margaret M. Duker, Karen E. Eubanks, Thomas Lloyd Eutsler, Shelly L. Gibbons, Lindsay Harrison Gillespie, Augustus Gyapong, Elaine T. Hanner, Xi He, Trista J. Holmberg, Tanja Hughes, Gianina R. Jaisinghani, Ryan M. Ksanznak, Tony Tynel Lewis, Jennifer Sue Manster, John T. McNeil, Peter W. O’Hara, Tony S. Padgett, Mark C. Palombo, Michael A. Panzano, Michelle Lauren Partridge, Katherine D. Piper, Kelly J. Rudnick, Muhammad A. Saleem, Yuanita Christanti Santoso, Trevor Michael Schrotz, Michael T. Setti, Anne Sexton, Matthew M. Shepherd, Kavuo Simisi, Rachel M. Simpson, Nicole D. Skiljo, Catherine C. Staggs, Paul G. Storer, Abdul-Latif Sulleiman, Mckisa Q. Tate, Elizabeth C. Thompson, Leo J. Titus, Michael E. Walter, Rebecca E. Washington and Rebekah K. Wood.

Graduates with Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees:

Julie B. Addington, Dawn K. Altman, Anna Margaret Hogan, Tracy C. Mannion and Wajahat Qureshi.

Graduates with Master of Education degrees:

Brittany Diane Dudley Alexander, Steven E. Allen, Matthew W. Ballard, Samantha J. Brinkmann, Edythe E. Brooks

Graduate finds a creative way to fend off the rain.

, Paige Taylor Burton, Kelley L. Callahan, Thomas W. Carroll, Jeanette L. Carter, Nicole M. Cerniglia, Carolyn T. Ciminelli, Holly Cooke, Olivia J. Costello, Allison Brooke Crerie, Leigh Arden Cruz, Joseph R. Curtin, Gisela De La Rivera, Marc A. Dellacanonica, Mariela E. DeMaio, Jacqueline Anne Demko, Courtney M. Dettinger, Michael J. Diebold, Ashley Octavia Dietzen, Jeanette L. Dosch, Katelynn N. Dulavitch, Ashton R. Dye, Matthew E. Eby, Lee Erik Finger, John P. Florip, Andrea B. Fossum, Ellen M. Fritz, Heather L. Gluchowski, Michaela P. Godfrey, Sarah Elizabeth Gordon, Joy L. Haley, Christie Williams Hall, Della B. Hall, Karissa M. Herrick, Erin M. Hill, Shelley M. Hillberry, Emilee C. Howard, Lori C. Hyde, Jo-Ann M. Intoy, Sarah R. Jones, Victoria A. Jones, Carla Y. Jordan, Leigh M. Judd, Katrina M. Kapes, Hannah C. Kassebaum, Deborah Michelle Keller, Kylie E.C. Kerr, Cynthia M. Klein, Gabrielle R. Kuhn, Thomas J. Kurylo, Claudette G. Larned, Elizabeth A. Lautenschlager, Katelyn A. Lease, Joseph E. Lehman, Michelle Andrene Lurch-Shaw, Rachel E. MacLeod, Melissa A. Maestle, Jessica Ann Martin, Heather L. McElwain, Jennifer L. McGraw, Teri M. Mills, Kimberlee Kay Mohle, Kathryn T. Murphy, Phillip Harrison Nobblitt, Christen Carol Oliver, Brooke N. Parker, Kathy L. Paschall, Kayla N. Patterson, Megan L. Paulson, Christian P. Peabody, Katherine E. Preseren, Katherine M. Razza, Matthew S. Resnick, Anne Longerbeam Roberts, Joseph R. Royston, Monica H. Saunders, Carole L. Schreppler, Lonnie A. Southall, Marvin Elizabeth Srivastava, Sarah L. Stanfar, Amy E. Styer, Timothy A. Surette, Kathryn T. Tarr, William H. Tash, Ana L. Teller, Clarke C. Warren, Barbara A. Webber, Lisa Marie Wertz, Jennifer Winfree-Harbour, Luke J. Wolverton, Justin Joseph Womack, Karla S. Worthington, Randa J. Yoder and Lisa A. Zargarpur.

Graduates with Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees:

Charles R. Bush, Mark Filoso, Jennifer Gallaway, Natasha S. Hicks, Daniel T. Jaworowski, Jennifer L. Jones, Sridhivya Kumar, Leo Robert Manster, Price E. Martin, Neil F. McManama, Charles R. Rhodes and Donald A. Thompson.

Graduates with Master of Science in Elementary Education degrees:

Jane C. Bishop, Elisabeth C. Butler, Brittany L. Byrd, Lindsey O. Catlett, Taylor R. Chadman, Marcella E. Cook, Casey L. Dodrill, Amy C. Dowd, Brittany N. Dray, Megan C. Gallagher, Lauren E. Garay, Claire E. Gianelle, Chelsea R. Givler, Laura A. Gomez, Amy R. Gutmann, Janine E. Henley, Candace J. Hicks, Katrina C. Hobbs, Anna K. Holman, Jessica M. Houck, Caroline B. Isaacson, Kelsie M. LaSalata, Alexandra E. Long, Kaylee B. McClung, Margaret A. McMillan, Kathleen A. Mead, Samantha K. Morris, Hannah C. Moser, Ciara R. Norquist, Jessica E. O’Connell, Katherine L. Partenheimer, Kristina C. Pistochini, Allison R. Reed, Suzanne F. Rodgers, Amy L. Stevens, Bess B. Ten Eyck, Sarah E. Vogt, Kathleen W. Wallace and Kelsey B. Woehnker.

Graduates with Bachelor of Arts degrees:

Sarah E. Abbott, Eunice O. Achiaa, Wilson Acosta, Isabelle F. Ahearn, Samantha C. Akridge, Conner M. Allen,

Traditional turning of the tassel continues.

Matthew B. Allen, Wail F. Alshaebi, Luke A. Andahazy, Emily K. Anderson, Kiersten C. Anderson, Bethany L. Apelquist, Katharine M. Appel, Brent F. Arehart, Melissa A. Arrowsmith, Kelsey B. Arthur, Rita Artinian, Ambar Z. Atta, Laila M. Ayub, Mary-Patrick Bailey, Rachel E. Bailey, Laura M. Balderson, Tara E. Banks, Lelia E. Barnes, Timothy C. Barr, Emily K. Barry, Christopher M. Barton, Kelly G. Bassford, Katelyn I. Bateman, Cheryl E. Beckwith, Carolyn A. Bednarek, Caroline H. Bender, Lindsay P. Bennett, Sarah E. Bergstresser, Domenique N. Bernett, Molly E. Bernhard, Lindsey S. Bevis, Megan L. Bingham, Wayne L. Bird, Shanice K. Black, Amy J. Blankinship, Kerry B. Blanton, Amanda P. Bletsh, Joshua C. Bocher, Richard L. Boehling, Kathleen T. Boggs, Marina M. Bonanno, Michelle V. Bondesen, Anna L. Boning, Ethan M. Bottone, Phillip R. Bouchard, Margaret M. Boyle, Ramana R. Briggs, Andrew K. Broedel, Emily A. Broton, Benjamin O. Brown, Alex F. Brudno, Kathleen E. Busch, Garrett G. Bush, Sarah Joy P. Calpo, Stephen T. Campbell, Patrick C. Canis, Elizabeth E. Carnevale, Kelsey W. Carter, Samantha E. Carter, Patrick J. Cashin, Elizabeth A. Castillo, Ariadne T. Cave, Eve R. Cederbaum, David J. Chambers, Gregory M. Chandler, Courtney A. Cherico, Chelsea R. Chin, Barbara B. Chitty, Amelia N. Clark, Amy M. Clark, Colleen D. Clark, Joseph G. Clayton, Christine E. Clements, Allison C. Cline, Lindsey S. Clouser, Gemma L. Cohen, Courtney L. Collier, Sean R. Colligan, Sarah D. Cook, Keegan M. Cooke, Mary C. Cornell, Diane R. Crabtree, Kathryn D. Cramer, Rachel L. Crist, Patrick J. Crosmun, John G. Crowell-Mackie, Samuel J. Crystal, Nicole C. Dacales, Ruth E. Dalrymple, Erin M. Dandridge, Robert A. Darron, Anna K. Davis, Carly A. Davis, Nathan S. Dawes, Morgan L. Deacon, Katherine L. DeCecco, Sarah E. Decker, Casey N. Dee, Arthur E. Deegan, Sarah K. Deffenbaugh, Elisa A. Delle Fratte, Andrew D. Denn, Elizabeth C. Depczenski, Danielle P. DeSimone, Kyle H. Dexheimer, Tara A. Dighe, Adji Marietou Diop, Abaigeal W. Doherty, Ryan M. Donaldson, Shama Doshi, Hilary O. Douglas, Grace A. Draper, Ellen R. Dreher, Taylor M. Durning, Andrew P. Eames, Hailey A. Edgemond, Emma L. Eggers, RaeAna M. Eiley, Jessica C. Elder, Kathryn H. Ellis, Caitlan E. Faulkner, Shannan M. Feight, Cameron C. Figuers, Benjamin K. Finley, Gillian M. Finney, Alexandra C. Fisher, Lauren A. Floyd, Caroline C. Fogg, Kady E. Fortier, Caroline E. Frantz, Gabrielle M. Frohock, Kimberlyn J. Frost, Paola K. Fuentelsaz, Elisa J. Fuhrken, Caryn M. Fuqua, Nyssa M. Giangregorio, Hallie E. Gibson, Stella R. Gibson, Kathryn R. Gigantiello, Joselyn R. Giles, David A. Gillotte, Kelly G. Glazebrook, Emma L. Goodacre, Dawn T. Googe, Morgan B. Graff, Gabriella C. Graham, Phyllis M. Gray-Edmonds, Ryan M. Greenwood, Anna H. Grotophorst, Adam M. Hager, Sam M. Hall, Leigh C. Hamilton, Katie D. T. Hardesty, George A. Hareras, Benjamin M. Harris, Evelyn M. Hartman, Elizabeth A. Harvey, Tierra M. Harvey, Kelly A. Hastings, Brooke W. Hatcher, Felysia R. Havens, Haven L. Headley, Daniel F. Healy, William L. Hechmer, Stephen E. Hennessey, Gregory E. Henninger, Niall J. Herlehy, Isaac E. Herrera, Jason M. Hilton, Dana E. Hinden, Emily F. Hodder, Cameron C. Hodge, Samantha J. Hogue, Lauren A. Holt, Angela T. Hopgood, Tasha L. Horton, Melanie M. Houston, Michelle L. Howell, Colleen M. Huber, Max J. Huemer, Thomas M. Hughes, Charles G. Hulfish, Calynn M. Hulsey-Liong, Holley B. Hyler, Lelia C. Hyman, Kathryn A. Ivey, Alesha J. James, Melanie P. Jankovits, Radwan H. Jarrar, Tyler J. Jennings, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Danielle L. Jones, Rachael G. Juhan, Upma Kapoor, Mary C. Keever, Catherine S. Kellogg, Margaret H. Kennedy, Cory J. Kidd, Hannah P. Kincaid, Michelle A. King, Whitney E. Kiper, Kathryn L. Knoop, Zachariah J. Krauss, Samantha L. Krenzer, Callie R. Kyhl, Katherine M. Labombarde, Lula R. Lambert, Stephanie A. Landy, Brady G. Larkin, Carl A. Larsen, Kristen J. Lawrence, Katelyn M. Leboff, Catherine R. LeBouton, Gi Peum Lee, Elizabeth D. Lewan, Emile B. Lewis, Stefanie F. Lilly, Eric M. Litchford, Kendra E. Logston, Kathryn G. Lohr, Christopher D. Lomax, Kevin S. Lopez, Stephanie Lopez, Andrew D. Lowdon, James C. Lupia, Robert W. Luther, Corey P. Lyons, Megan L. Mahoney, Inga W. Maleombho, Heather L. Marshall, Jamie D. Marshall, Allison B. Martin, Madison E. Martin, Rachel L. Martin, Logan J. Martinez, Stephanie L. Martinez, Vernon T. Mathews, Brooke A. Matta, Danny S. Maupin, Katelyn S. Maxwell, Amber E. May, Maura M. Mays, Caitlin M. McCafferty, William S. McCarry, Patrick G. McCleary, Tess C. McClellan, Michelle R. McConnell, Tara K. McCrone, Amanda H. I. McCullough, Phoebe M. McDermott, Nicholas M. McGovern, Peter J. McGrath, Ellen L. McIntyre, Edgar A. McKewen-Moreno, Erica C. McPhee, Laila M. McQuade, Sarah A. Mendelsohn, Russell D. Michelson, Jenny M. Miller, Devin N. Millhorn, Jason S. Milton, Kasey C. Moore, Malcolm D. Moore, Michael M. Moorman, Jared F. Morel, Ligaya M. Moriarty, Suquoia C. Mosby, Sidney A. Mullis, Kiauna I. Munnis, Matilde C. Nativi, Carey T. Natoli, Paige A. Naylor, Laura E. Needham, Christopher J. Nerger, Devin Netter, Randolph P. Nicklas, John D. Noack, Gina Noh, Alice A. O’Brien, Erica L. O’Brien, Shelby E. Orlando, Collin E. Overacker, Thomas A. Pacheco, Jahna S. Paige, Fatima L. Paniagua Emestica, Catherine E. Parrotte, Samantha W. Partonen, Claire E. Patrick, Eve M. Patterson, Danielle M. Payne, Christian P. Peabody, Molly T. Pennington, Hellen P. Pereira, Catherine R. Perrin, Catherine L. Peterson, Claire M. Pickard, Lynn A. Pincus, Diana T. Pistochini, Charles W. Pittard, Rebecca M. Polzin, Chelsea D. Pomeroy, Jenniffer A. Powers, Stephanie E. Preston, Lara R. Pugh, Travis R. Quattlebaum, Gaelyn M. Quirey, Kristina M. Rader, Chelsea J. Raitor, Cesar E. Ramirez, Jenna M. Randall, Julia G. Randall, Sean W. Redmiles, Brenda J. Reyes, Kathryn A. Ricchetti, Annelise M. Riedel, Bradley M. Riester, Krista M. Riggleson, Joshua E. Roberts, Candice G. Roland, Colin F. Rom, Christina M. Sabol, William W. Sacripanti, Terra L. Sadek, Kaitlin E. Sadler, Bryanne E. Salazar, Esther C. Sampson, Sandra G. Sanchez, Andres R. Sanz-Guerrero, Irene R. Satchwell, Nathalie C. Scarbrough, Ariel C. Scharf, Katherine M. L. Scheetz, Emily C. Scheuer, Megan E. Schloemer, Robert E. Schoonover, Jon D. Schuler, Anthony O. Seippel, John R. Settle, Kevin K. Shaker, Matthew L. Shaughnessy, Katelynn T. Shaver, Patrick E. Sheehy, Laura M. Shepko, Rebecca L. Sherman, Victoria L. Skaggs, Robert J. Skoczylas, Kimberly L. Slater, Nathan A. Slater, Conan G. Smeeth, Allison R. Smith, Helen R. Smith, Isabel R. Q. Smith, Minta V. Smith, Stuart B. Smith, Robert B. Snook, Min G. Son, Laura R. Spain, Colin T.L. Spangler, Richard A. Speth, Faith J. Spillman, Virginia R. St. Clair, Hana J. Stalik, Michael R. Stange, Dorothy W. Stanton, Elizabeth W. Starek, Timothy J. Stark, Jonathan J. Steenberg, Samantha N. Stepanov-VandenBerg, Jacqueline R. Stern, Sarah Stern, Alison E. Stevens, Margot J. Storch, William C. Story, Hannah E. Straton, Gorden J. R. Struck, Meaghan E. Sullivan, Nathan E. Tabor, Jessie A. Tamayo, Leah C. Tams, Maggie H. Tanner, Mena Tarin, Erin C. Taylor, Maricella L. Taylor, Samuel J. Taylor, Starlet A. Tetteh, Claire E. Thompson, Ian C. Thompson-Heinz, Sarah P. Throop, Dylan M. Tibert, Ana Tkabladze, Anthony D. Toigo, Zachary W. Tolson, Suzanna M. Toske, Kelsey L. Trumble, Katherine L. Tryon, Angela C. Turner, Eric W. Turner, Joseph O. Turner, Rebecca D. Turner, Mary A. Turpin, Katelyn S. Van Valkenburg, Amanda N. Vercruysse, Emily P. Villa, Carol L. Vinatieri, Kristy H. Virts, Brittany A. Vitner, Caroline E. Vroom, Chelsea M. Wagenaar, Cynthia J. Walker, Elizabeth A. Walker, Karen M. Walker, Peter W. Walters, Andrew D. Walz, Courtney E. Washington, Sara Weinstein, Regina A. Weiss, Mollie E. Welty, Mary L. Wendt, Sarah J. Westphal, Kelsey L. E. Wheaton, Ellen M. White, Zachary J. White, Kelsey A. Whitman, Colleen M. Williams, Desiree S. Williams, Leigh A. Williams, Mary R. Williams, Kaylee L. Wilsher, Ana L. Wilson, Jamie D. Wilson, Laura C. Wiltenmuth, Carly E. Winfield, Susanna A. Wolf, Carolina D. Wood, Julia N. Wood, Molly K. Woods, Benjamin E. Wrightson, Abigail B. Yirrah, Christine E. Zale and Daniel F. Zoellner.

Graduates with Bachelor of Liberal Studies degrees:

Sabrina M. Baldwin, Sherri R. Beck, Kathleen A. Belrose-Ramey, Michael Anthony Berry, Lori W. Brown, Melissa Andrews Brown, Scott L. Campbell, Anna A. Chavez, Jeanne M. Converse, Cheryl A. Copas, Luisa P. Cutler, Colleen T. Deabler, Robyn C. Dow, Jason J. Ellington, Isaac C. Erickson, Elizabeth C. Escobar-Jack, Jermicka A. Evans, Shana M. Forsythe-Price, Danielle L. Fulwood, Jennifer S. Furlong, Susan M. Gardner, Jem L. Gezen, Sean A. Gezen, Lisa A. Green, Kristal Nicole Hall, Denise A. Heflin, Jeremy L. Hockensmith, Joe Horrocks, Carol Hughes, Michael Allen Hunnel, Shauna R. Jackson, Arlete B. Jones, Krystal M. Kegley, Krystal M. Kegley, Amy L. LaMarca, Alicia E. Landes, Jacquelyn H. Marinucci, Theresa L. Maske, Christian M. Mazzoleni, Chantel Lynne McKinley, Margaret L. Murphy, William Negron Jr, Brian T. Orrock, Michael J. Packard, David T. Phillips, Daniel S. Powell, Sharon E. Rawlins, Jason D. Rector, Sarah M. Ritchie, Mindi E. Rival, Ever Yim P. Rivera, Nadia S. Rizvi, Patrick D. Ryan, Frances V. Sherman, Anthony J. Silver, Melissa A. Sloan, Candice M. Smith, Christopher B. Stanley, Kathryn E. Starr, Lakeithia G. Stoves-Tucker, Shelby A. Taylor, Jennifer Nicole Van Renan, Jesse B. Vanous, Kelli Weir, Marsha M. Wine and Melissa B. Zimmerman

Family and friends celebrate with graduates.

Graduates with Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees:

Gerald L. Anderson, Rebecca G. Bedsaul, Jennifer A. Benson, Christopher J. Brown, Jesse B. Carpenter, Patricia J. Childs, Diane M. Cox, Sandi L. Dodd, Michael A. Eaton, Mary V. Grice, Donna V. Jackson, Brian C. Johnson, Paul L. Johnson, Shana M. Keith, Jasmine Kline, David J. Moore, Kim M. Moore, Belinda E. Polk, William Pritchett, Phousoune Sanixay, Kami A. Tolson, Michelle R. Vogt, Sharifa Washington, Bryan D. Woolner and Michael Zayas.

Graduates with Bachelor of Science degrees:

John C. Adams, Sarah B. Alberastine, Ailyn M. Allen, Kyle S. Allen, Norah R. Almahdali, Samuel B. Anderson, Christopher M. Annesi, Krista L. Anthony, Audrey E. Antinozzi, Amanda N. Argeny, Spencer E. Atkinson, Brendan F. Auman, Samantha L. Bagbey, Elizabeth H. Baker, Lucy K. Baker, Molly E. Baldovin, Molly M. Banfield, Leane J. Baramki, Kimberly F. Barkley, Meredith L. Barnhill, Jennifer L. Bartelmes, David R. Barth, Desiree A. Batkins, Gregory A. Baugher, Gillian K. Becker, Dayna L. Beckham, Adrianne G. Bell, Nathan J. Bemis, Candice M. Benshoff, Ian M. Berry, Kathleen M. Bettencourt, Tanvi Bhatia, Jennifer M. Black, Anne E. Blaine, Benjamin J. C. Blalock, Geanina M. Blankenship, Glenna D. Blasi, Elizaveta V. Blasser, Eric A. Blease, Dafna A. Bliss, Erin E. Boggs, Taylor R. Bono, Dane R. Bouck, Amanda M. Bowers, William R. Boyle, Jeffrey D. Branson, Peter P. Brig, Alexander M. Brito, Benjamin W. Britten, Austin M. Brooks, Kinzie Leigh Brooks, Morgan M. Brown, Steven J. Brown, Daniel E. Browne, Stephanie R. Brownley, Jonathan H. Brueneman, Randi D. Bryan, Ashley L. Buxton, Patrick W. Byrne, Carolyn S. Calderbank, Kristen A. Callahan, Ian W. Cameron, Enrique Cancel-Vargas, Daniela Cardona, Samantha O. Carlson, Samuel G. Carolus-Hager, David T. Carpenter, Catherine A. Chase, Feng Xiang Chen, Mary I. Chessman, Nicholas N. Chiles, Brayhan Chirinos, Omio Chowdhury, Grace K. Christenson, Andrew M. Clark, Jordan E. Clelan, Lauren M. Cleland, Christian D. Clift, Shannon S. Coleman, Kourtney M. Colley, Jacob C. Conover, Rebecca K. Conway, Sean T. Cook, Lauren A. Cormier, Alyssa M. Correa, Michael S. Crawford, Timothy J. Cretney, Alexandra W. Cropp, Candace E. Cross, Heather M. Curry, Brianna M. D’Agata, Ariel M. Davati, Jeff E. Davidson, Rebecca S. Davidson, Adam A. Davila, Emily A. Davis, Kyle G. Davitt, Jennifer C. Dawson, Jenna deCastro, Kelsey A. Dekker, Dominique A. Delfino, Zack L. DelGrosso, Marc A. Dellacanonicam, Sarah E. Dengler, Glen B. Denning, Frank V. DePaola, Feben A. Desta, Danielle C. DeVille, Gabrielle D. DeVincenzo, Luke M. Dick, Katherine M. Diemer, Quentin J. Dill, Lindsay A. Dillard, Aby Diop, Sarah K. Dister, Joseph R. Djorup, Jessica A. Dochney, David E. Domanski, Alison H. Downie, Kimberly Driskell, Samuel E. du Busc, Shelby L. Duff, Michael C. Dunlap, Caroline M. Dunn, Stephanie A. Durand, Dalton R. Echard, Lavar C. Edmonds, Amanda R. Edwards, Samantha N. Ehlers, David R. Elliott, Hannah E. Ellis, Frances I. Ellmo, Nicole E. Erickson, Robert K. Ericson, Hallie M. Ertel, Paul D. Espino, Jonathan J. Esposito, Sarah E. Eubanks, Sara E. Eutsler, Lina M. Ewell, Emily M. Farnsworth, Kaycee E. Faunce, Lauren N. Fawcett, Caroline M. Fermoselle, Caroline E. Filippone, Bryan S. Finch, Sean C. Finnerty, Chelsea L. Fisher, Forrest J. Fisher, Brian A. Fleury, Maura C. Flynn, Elicia D. Franchini, Piero A. Franco Villalobos, Benjamin J. Frazier, Corinne A. Fredrickson, Jessica M. Fry, Megan K. Full, Andrew O. Gabany, Paige N. Gaddy, Julia L. Gattuso, Catherine Gauthier, Kyle A. Genovese, Amy C. Gerrard, Megan E. Gersbeck, Ayida Y. Getachew, Alexander C. Gilley, Tabitha R. Glinski, Hester E. Godfrey, Sean K. Gould, David M. Graf, Katie M. Graff, Kevin M. Graham, Sarah E. Graham, Secylia L. Gray, Elizabeth D. Green, Elizabeth E. Greene, Madeline J. Grey, Kelly A. Griffith, Christine L. Grilliot, Peter J. Guerber, Philip T. Hadwin, Charlotte J. Hagerman, Gregory J. Hajduk, Deniz E. Halici, Felicia R. Haller, Felicia R. Hamn, Lara W. Hampson, Jacob E. Hargis, Heather L. Harper, Mehdi I. Hasan, Shareefa E. Hassan, Janie C. Hayden, Karen A. Hayes, Angela M. Headley, Sean P. Healy, Carolyn M. Heck, Jonathan D. Hellberg, David W. Heller, Timothy L. Henderson, Erik G. Hennigar, Shannon A. Henry, Excy A. Herrera, Molly A. Hicks, Andrew D. Hill, Laidy M. Hinojosa-Mejia, Phillip L. Hitt, Marcellus T. Holley, Jeneka M. Holmes, Jessica D. Horne, Wesley A. Horton, Kelly M. Horvath, Wesley P. Host, Lemuel C. Houston, Alysha M. Howar, Casey L. Howren, Carolyn M. Huynh, Mark D. Hyland, Ahmed M. Ibrahim, Caroline B. Isaacson, Safwaan U. Islam, Alicia N. Izaguirre, Samuel S. Jackson, Ivy D. Jacobs, Stephen S. James, Robert D. Jarvis, Eric M. Johnson, Samuel H. Johnson, Brian A. Johnston, Aaron S. Kalman, Melanie R. Katz-Lawton, Foster T. Kelly, William J. Kelly, Prakriti Khanal, Curtis P. Kincaid, Christopher B. King, Sara T. Kirsch, Susanna N. Kirschner, Eric M. Knapp, Taylor L. Knight, Nicholas A. Kolenko, Peyton D. Kremer, Keith G. Kritzberg, Lauren M. Kruczynski, Katelyn L. Kuykendall, Todd D. Lancaster, William K. Langston, Alexander J. H. Larmour, Kathryn E. Latshaw, Dane M. Lawhorne, Cooper H. Lawton, Vi T. Le, Lainey M. Le Blanc, Laurie A. Leaman, Yun-Sun Lee, Chelsea J. LeHew, Danica R. Leninsky, Darrylann Lenoard, Kristin M. Leubner, Annika C. Lewis, Sean M. Lewis, Valerie J. Lewitus, Alyssa C. Lieurance, Joseph S. Liner, Rachel E. Lipkowitz, Daniel W. Lipscomb, Madeline B. Lord, Kerri M. Loving, Justin D. Loyd, Daniel L. Lustig, Jesse R. Lynch, Andrew B. MacKnight, Michelle M. Maestre-Areizaga, Hyrum J. Magnusson, Redmond L. Manierre, Rebecca E. Marshall, Tammy M. Marshall, Joseph R. Marson, Miranda V. Martin, William L. Martin, Edward Martinez, Wendy P. Martinez-Villa, Sarah R. Marzec, Hannah J. Mason, Nikki L. Maticic, Ana M. Matiz, Brieneke K. Matthes, Kristen D. Maxwell, Austin B. Mayhugh, Madalene O. McAllister, Audrey L. McAvoy, Katherine H. McCarty, Ashley S. McConnaughy, Sarah E. McCue, Colin M. McElhinny, Maggie E. McGraw, Gautam Mehra, Jessica M. Melvin, Luke M. Mendelsohn, Mauricio E. Menendez, Mary E. Meola, Allan J. Meyer, Ian F. Millar, Amanda P. Miller, Andrew S. Miller, Brennan W. Miller, Daniel E. Miller, Haris M. Mirzada, Mohamed T. Moaz, Peter D. Moerman, David H. Moeslein, Brandie M. Monroe, Carter E. Moore, Christopher M. Moulton, Kelsey A. Moxey, Nathaniel E. Moyar, Patrick B. Mullen, Abigya T. Mulugeta, Lucas B. Munson, Jinah Nam, Marcy J. Nativi, Nathan F. Naughton, Tracey L. Nejad, Lauren Nelson, Kyle A. Nero, Anais N. Newsum, Andrew Ney, Eva Ng, Chelsea Nicole, Kimberly L. Nieves, Ciara R. Norquist, Tessa A. Northcott, Erik N. Nosar, Stephen M. Novak, Nicole C. Nunez, Connor J. O’Loughlin, Emily E. Oresik, Emily L. Owen, Christina F. Owens, Ryan J. Page, Tessa A. Paivanas, Pamela M. Pantini, Kyle T. Pape, Leanna J. Papp, Molly C. Pardoe, Shinyoung Park, Sarah L. Parlette, William A. Parrish, Gibran A. Parvez, Michael J. Patchen, Emily M. Patnode, Robert T. Patterson, Travis L. Payne, Ellen N. Pedersen, Mallory F. Peebles, Alexis A. Pennings, Christophe R. Perdu, Pietro C. Perrino, Chastaine D. Perry, Erika R. Persil, Holly M. Perucci, Melissa M. Peters, Jenna M. Petrucelli, Lauren I. Pettengill, David P. Peworchik, Yoe Kapay Philus, Sydney M. Pinto, Anne M. Pipan, Sean P. Placchetti, Eric J. Plant, Ian N. Potere, Caitlyn M. Price, Brendan R. Prin, Katie L. Proctor, Carol L. Quinn, Abdullah Rahmanyar, Anika I. Raja, Sarah E. Rankin, Lindsay A. Raulston, Rachel N. Reaves, Charles J. Reed, Nataly Revollo, Colleen E. Reynolds, Erin E. Reynolds, Julia R. Reynolds, Alexander A. L. Ricart, Anna M. Richman, Holly E. Richters, Nefertty Rivas, Rachel A. Robbins, Wesley J. Roberts, Jessica A. Robinson, Kathleen J. Rockis, Deborah L. Roets, Edward E. Roget, Anna N. Rollins, Erin P. Ronayne, Jessica P. Rorabaugh, Olivia H. Rosales, Candace P. Rothermel, Mary M. Rubin, Meliza A. Rubinos, Daniel J. Russell, Mark C. Russo, Justin E. Sahs, Varun Saxena, Luke D. Schneider, Rachael E. Scholl, Kristen E. Schuetz, Colin J. Schulz, Samantha N. Sexton, Robert W. Sharp, William H. Sharp, Emily M. Shea, Raihana Sherdil, Emily R. Sherman, Jessica L. Singer, Rachel M. Sisk, Roxette M. Sklavos, Matthew D. Slagle, Jacob P. Smith, Kelly J. Smith, Priscilla M. Smith, David W. Snellings, Jordan T. Snyder, Seyoon T. Sohn, Christopher J. Somerville, Jared B. Spears, Angela J. Sperbeck, Patrick T. Stalcup, Tammy N. Stark, Brittany L. Staton, Clare A. Stechschulte, Brent T. Steffey, Ashley D. Stegemiller, Carolyn R. Steigerwald, Joshua A. Stemmler, Jenna C. Stockton, Cooper L. Stone, Elizabeth D. Storey, Zachary D. Sullivan, Julianne A. Sweat, Kathryn A. Swenson, Yoshinori Takeda, David P. Tatro, Seth P. Taylor, Andrew M. Thomas, Carrie M. Thompson, Chiara Tornabene, Jay J. Torres, Bryan P. Trammell, Christine H. Tran, Carolyn Trieu, Benjamin R. Tuxbury, Courtney D. Valerio, Katherine E. Vanderpool, Christopher B. Vernet, Denis R. Villanueva, Lauren L. Waaland-Kreutzer, Philip M. Wahlman, Kurt R. Wall, Mackenzie L. Walsh, Stephen E. Walsh, Caroline A. Wampler, Michael L. Wang, Stephen S. We, Charles M. Webb, Blake A. Weiss, Danielle N. Whitty, Kaitlynn M. Wickersham, Matthew C. Willett, Hannah E. Williams, Margaret E. Willis, Holly E. Wilsey, Briana L. Wilson, Katherine A. Wilson, Taylor A. Wilson, Michael J. Winkler, Dionca V. Winner, Ian J. Wise, Simone L. Woodward, John M. C. Wooten, Sally E. Wrenn, Brett A. Wynn, Usman Zafar, Kayla Zahrn, Alyssa G. Zarzecki, Emily A. Zaylor and Daniel S. Zimmerman.

Entrepreneur Kenneth J. Lopez Addresses Master’s Candidates

May 9, 2014 by Melina Downs

CEO Kenneth J. Lopez ’92 urged graduates to consider entrepreneurial careers during his address at the University of Mary Washington graduate commencement Friday, May 9. “With this degree you’ve earned, entrepreneurship is in your grasp, and whether you see this germ within you, in that person you ride to work with, in a member of your family, with your lover or in your students all that has to be done is to grab this opportunity,” said Lopez, who is founder of the Alexandria-based A2L Consulting. In addition, he is a member of the UMW Board of Visitors.

Ken Lopez encourages master's degree graduates to consider entrepreneurships.

Lopez addressed more than 1,000 graduates, family members, friends and faculty, gathered in the William M. Anderson Center. A total of 213 graduate degrees were awarded, including 99 Master of Education degrees, 62 Master of Business Administration degrees, 40 Master of Science in Elementary Education degrees and 12 Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees. Five graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program. After receiving a law degree from the Widener University School of Law, Lopez discovered that he had an unfulfilled creative passion for computer graphics. In 1995, he decided to combine his passion with his education after realizing that computer animation was just starting to be used in litigation. During his entrepreneurial adventure, he discovered some important lessons that he shared.

“Your network is bigger than you think it is, and you are going to need it more than ever in this economic climate. All you have to do is not be afraid to talk to people and ask for help,” he said. “It really is that simple.” Today, Lopez’s company is a leading provider of jury consulting, litigation graphics and courtroom support to all of the nation’s largest law firms. A2L Consulting was recently voted Best Demonstrative Evidence Firm in D.C. by the readers of Legal Times and, on a national level, a Best Demonstrative Evidence Firm by the National Law Journal.

The father of triplets, Lopez serves on the advisory board of UMW’s College of Business and on the Dean’s National Advisory Council at Widener. He was UMW’s Junior Executive-in-Residence in 2008 and is a frequent guest speaker for classes and student organizations. “We, all of us here today, we are now your network. It already is bigger than you thought it was,” said Lopez. “Grab a hold of it, start something new – the table is set for you and the plates are just begging to be filled.” Rebecca Rubin, founder, president and CEO of environmental consulting firm Marstel-Day, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle.

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