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Business executive, motivational speaker and noted author Steve Pemberton reminded graduates of their power to change the world during the University of Mary Washington’s 2013 commencement address.
Steve Pemberton encouraged graduates to treasure their experiences.
“Every generation has a task. Yours is to remind America what has made her great,” Pemberton said, speaking of the values of innovation, courage and integrity. “You need to remind us of all those things and you are not too young nor inexperienced to do so. You, the Mary Washington Class of 2013, are uniquely qualified to take on this task because those words have been woven into the fabric of your experience at this great institution.”
He encouraged graduates to treasure the experiences that shaped them during their time at Mary Washington.
“What will you remember is that never again will be assembled like this,” he said. “You will remember that faculty member who went the extra step for you. You will remember your mother’s embrace, your father’s chest swelling with pride, a grandparent’s smile. You will remember the way your younger brother or sister gazed up at you. You will remember that each thread of tassel that hangs from the crowns you wear represents the dreams of those who love you. You will look back at those years that bonded you together and you’ll want to do it all over again because time will have taught you that you can’t replicate these years.”
Pemberton has served as divisional vice president and chief diversity officer at Walgreens since 2011, after more than five years in diversity and inclusion at Monster.com and a decade in admissions at Boston College. A ward of the state for much of his childhood, Pemberton has made opportunity, access and equality pillars of his personal and professional life. He has served on the boards of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, the Citi Performing Arts Center, the Home for Little Wanderers and the National TRIO Alumni Association. His memoir, “A Chance in the World: an Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past and How He Found a Place Called Home,” chronicles his difficult path through foster care and determined search for his family.
UMW celebrated its 102nd Commencement on Saturday, May 11.
In his address, Pemberton shared stories of his own family with the thousands of graduates, family members and friends gathered on Ball Circle.
“Don’t ever accept any edict or notion that you are too young or too inexperienced to teach,” he said, explaining that his three young children influenced his remarks. “From [my daughter], I have learned that you should never be satisfied with the first story you are told or the first answer you are given, even if it does come from the greatest daddy in the whole world.”
He urged graduates to share their ideas and talents with those around them and cautioned them not to be satisfied with status quo.
“Remember that you came into the world as an inheritor of something,” he said, “but you will most be measured by that which you dare to build.”
The University of Mary Washington graduated a total of 1,273 students during its 102nd commencement in a graduate ceremony on Friday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center and in an undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. in Ball Circle on the university’s Fredericksburg campus.
The university awarded 85 Master of Business Administration degrees, 111 Master of Education degrees, 15 Master of Science in Management Information Systems, 34 Master of Science in Elementary Education Degrees, 418 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 61 Bachelor of Liberal Studies degrees, 63 Bachelor of Professional Studies degrees and 484 Bachelor of Science degrees. Two graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program.
Graduates with a Master of Business Administration degree:
Modupe D. Abbey-Bada, Sheyla B. Allen, Stacy Anderson, Richmond Ansong, Balvant P. Arora, Shirley Gyamfua Asamoah, Joshua H. Baldwin, Adam Frederick Bartsch, Amanda N. Bate, Ashley D. Benson, Joseph E. Berger, Katherine M. Bertolet, Lauren Marie Besser, Joan M. Bienvenue, Jill Victoria Black, Steven M. Blais, Andrei V. Bondarenko, Anthony D. Briscoe, Billy L. Brown, Charles L. Brown, Michelle J. Brown, Christine M. Broyhill, Johnathon R. Byers, Stephanie L. Calaman, Roger B. Carr, Chimere J. Carroll, Sara E. Chiappini, Michael Kevin Cockrell, Jeffrey V. Coppola, Elaine Ann Corey, David G. Craft, Maty Diop, Kevin B. Donahue, Georgina J. Edwards, Jennifer L. Freeland, Quincey A. Garcia, Phimphone Gilberry, Travis L. Glenn, Paul M. Griggs, Craig S. Hamilton, Joshua R. Hefner, Karisma J. Horne, Stephanie L. Jennings, John A. Johnson, Kelli Elizabeth Kehoe, Sarah Jeannette Kersey, Treneze D. Lacy, Jonathan William Lawson, Angel Luis Luciano Gonzalez, Doreatha J. Major, Brian E. Mask, Daniel F. Masters, Matthew Stephen May, Laura A. McCauley, Carly Raine Medosch, Colleen Anne O’Connor, Godfred A. Opong, Cheryl A. Orr, Abibou Oussantidja, Brittney J. Parker, Donald Sean Patterson, Sheila A. Porter, Cynkita N. Rasberry, Edwin A. Rasberry, Bryan Thomas Reddan, Kelly Katherine Sienkowski, Michael O. Sienkowski, Denise M. Simmons, Chantel M. Simms, Katherine E. Spooner, Quanika M. Thomas, James P. Thompson, Rahiem G. Tracey, Timothy M. Van Drew, GraceAnne G. Veen, April B. Wheeler, Yolanda C. White, Brittany B. Willis, Francis Wilson, Richard T. Zinky.
Graduates with Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees:
Erin Michelle Brooks and Gabor Kmety.
Graduates with a Master of Education degree:
Samantha N. Albright, Meghen M. Alvarado, Caroline H. Anderson, Christine Lam Apperson, Huda H. Ayub, Frederick William Blackburn, Tally Tracy Alison Botzer, Whitney V. Bowler, Ashley L. Bratchie, Ian E. R. Burke, Heather H. Campbell, Michelle I. Castillo, Laura Ellen Caton, Dana M. Cazan, Jessica B. Conlon, Carol C. Cresson, Joy M. Crist, Alexander M. Culbreth, Harrietta D. Cush, Kristyn A. Dawson, Allison Lynn DiPippa, Sarah S. Duffy, Michelle L. Duke, Lindsay M. Easley, Aubrey J. Elliott, Allison M. Esposito, Jessica Cornwell Evans, Christine L. Fasick, Kelli E. Fern, Amanda G. Flanagan, Tonsolia L. Folson, Carla N. Gerlach, Shelly L. Ghazzaoui, Michelle F. Gonzalez, Margaret C. Guajardo, Audrey L. Hamilton, Jennette C. Hanneman, Justin T. Harding, Tara Weatherholtz Higgins, Carol A. Hostetter, Ana R. Howard, Stacey Wood Joedicke, Carmen M. Johnson, Thomas S. Johnson, Wendie L. Johnston, David C. Johnstone, Michael K. Joos, Jillyne B. Keene, Lindsey L. Kennedy, Zoltan Kerestely, Phillip K. Kight, Stephanie A. Kinard, Ulrike E. Lamb, Megan E. Lamb, Julia E. Lanzarone, Christopher D. Lembo, Julia A. Lookabill, Brittney S. Lovitt, Charlotte A. Maalouf, Leslie A McKenrick, Jon P. Meister, Ashley L. Meranta, Megan C. Miller, Victoria C. Moody, Alison C. Moss, Lindsay Celine Muyard, Sarah K. Naeger, Emily A. Noordhuizen, Rachel C. Novak, Mary C. Noxon, Kelly A. O’Grady, Heather R. Palma, Nina Michelle Passmore, Anna Penniman, Erin E. Porter, Rosa Maria Pugsley, Patricia Elizabeth Ramirez, Sylvia K. Raniella, Margaret A. Ray, Sarah A. Rose, Nancy B. Samuels, Carol Ann Schuster, Daniel D. Shaw, Sahng G. Shim, Birgit T. Shipman, Sylvia A. Sierra, Mary M. Sisson, Cherie A. Skrinski, Jenna Marie Snider, Amy Todd Snyder, Christopher C. Steenbuck, Jeff C. Stillwell, Shannon M. Strait, Megan A. Struder, Daniel C. Styer, Tiffany M. Suggs, Heather M. Thompson, William L. Timmons, Melissa L. Tirone, Cheryl R. Tolbert, Erin M. Toler, Haley Ann Torrey, Timothy A. Tryon, Sarah R. Watson, Brent W. Weiss, Hilda Isabel Williams, Laramie A. Wilson, Michael S. Wolf, Blake C. Wood, Andrea G. Wright.
Graduates with a Master of Science in Management Information Systems degree:
George R. Amols, Keith J. Brennan, Wallace E. Burrus, Raul J. Delgado, Jon S. Engle, John F. Gresham, Melissa D. Hughes, Ronaldo G. Johnston, Erin R. Loar, Timothy R. Monaghan, Tellers Jerome Pollard, Chanthay Sirikool, Joseph A. Yanci.
UMW graduated a total of 1275 students graduated in ceremonies on May 10-11.
Graduates with a Master of Science in Elementary Education degree:
Lucinda B. Booth, Rebecca K. Brooks, Rebecca A. Campbell, Hannah S. Carloni, Deztinie R. Carter, Andrea M. Castro, Emily A. Duggins, Caitlin M. Gleason, Kelsey A. Hilton, Julianne G. Huyett, Laura A. Johnson, Jamia N. Jordan, Georgia Karellas, Catherine D. Kennedy, Jesse B. Long, Rachel B. Luehrs, Amanda C. Manno, Sarah E. Manuel, Joseph B. Martin, Danielle E. Minter, Kathryn N. O’Keefe, Connor R. Pratt, Shannon M. Riley, Grace H. Rosales, Dorothy M. Sandridge, Michaela D. Sands, Michelle L. Seal, Ashlee N. Sisson, Abbey D. Vinik, Katelynn E. Wheeler, Kelsey L. Williams, Kristin E. Witek, Gloria M. Yi.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree:
Joshua M. Abbott, Aimee M. Abdelrahman, Denise J. Acors, Yasaman Aghaeinejad, Zarar Ahmed, Andrea J. Allen, Alexa R. Andersen, Chad E. Anglin, Josephine A. Appiah, Alexandra Augustine, Bridget A. Balch, Charlotte E. Ball, Christine R. Barnes, Kaitlin M. Barrell, Mitchell P. Bass, Stephanie J. Battleson, Kylie D. Beard, Shelby T. Beatty, Robert T. Belcourt, Lara K. Belfield, Nancy L. Belle, Christina M. Bendo, Caroline M. Benner, Rory S. Bennett, Ana R. Bice, Cierra L. Biel, Scott R. Birney, Jane C. Bishop, Callie Nicole Bitter, Allison S. Blanck, Kevin P. Boilard, Carly Boucher, William T. Bowman, Taylor M. Brannan, Catherine A. Brau, Elizabeth N. Brennan, Emily J. Brenton, Andrew T. Bretton, Lillian R. Briedis-Ruiz, Bianca I. Brown, Rebecca E. Brown, Justin M. Broyles, Lori E. Buchanan, Jillian E. Burke, Neil T. Burke, Laura Y. Burton, Emily C. Butler, Elisabeth C. Butler, Haley E. Campbell, Eva B. Campbell, Catherine A. Carbone, Alexander J. Carlson, Rebecca F. Carneal, Arielle S. Carrick, Katherine L. Casey, Gustavo E. Castillo, Lindsey O. Catlett, Elizabeth A. Caufield, Nicole M. Cerniglia, Taylor R. Chadman, William M. Chaloner, Jack S. Charlton, Corinne J. Chatnik, Adriana Christesen, Grace C. Cobbins, Christine E. Cook, Haley C. Cook, Marcella E. Cook, Meghan A. Cooke, Kevin P. Corcoran, Gwendolyn B. Corkill, Karla T. Cornelio, Michael E. Corrigan, Samantha M. Corron, Jessica N. Cox, Kaitlyn N. Crotty, Rachel K. Crow, Alexandra U. Crowder, James B. Cruz, Jennifer A. Crystle, Jessica I. Cuellar, Kenneth C. Cunningham, Anna E. Damewood, Rita E. Daniel, Theresa J. Davidson, Devon L. Davis, Wolana A. Day, Emily E. DelRoss, Mariela E. DeMaio, Brittany E. DeVries, Chelsea J. Dicus, Caroline M. Dixon, Casey L. Dodrill, Kevin F. Donahue, Amy C. Dowd, Lauren E. Dry, Emily A. Duquette, Carol R. Dye, Matthew E. Eby, Linda M. Eckley, Taylor E. Eidt, Ahmed A. Elkheshin, Cheryl J. Elliott, Patricia S. Elliott, Leah A. Embrey, Ronald L. Evans, Hallie D. M. Feingold, Zachary S. Feinstein, Anissa R. Felix, Zachary C. Fichter, Mattson C. Fields, Alyssa N. Fisher, Kelly J. Fitzgibbon, Somer L. Flanagan, Catherine M. Fletcher, Bronwyn A. Flores, Mayra D. Flores-Valverde, Sarah A. Foote, Trey S. B. Foster, Andrew O. Freakley, Kyle M. Freelander, Tracy A. Frelk, Josh R. Furnary, Megan C. Gallagher, Maria K. Galuszka, Ashley A. Gaston, Kathryn K. Generelli, Katherine A. Gerbes, Melissa G. Getz, Paige A. Gibbons, Katherine S. Gibson, Katherine A. Giessel, Chelsea R. Givler, Michaela P. Godfrey, Laura A. Gomez, Jazmine S. Gordon, Heather M. Gorell, Sara E. Grannis, Anne R. Grasselli, Alexandra C. Green, Amy R. Gutmann, Anthony S. Hahn, Anne-Elisabeth C. Halbert, Stephanie A. Hall, Marie E. Hamilton, Rachel S. Hanigan, Noel B. Hardesty, Morgan G. Harding, Benjamin A. Harmon, RaShonda S. Harvey, Juwamer A. Hawrami, Faye D. Haymond, Ashley L. Hess, Evan T. Hicks, Candace J. Hicks, Brittany A. Hill, Erin M. Hill, Jonathan J. Hink, James R. Hitch, Lauren A. Hoban, Katrina C. Hobbs, Meghan M. Hobbs, Molly E. Hodges, Meagan M. Holbrook, Anna K. Holman, Megan C. Honour, Charlotte N. Hoskins, Kevin R. Hughes, Isabel M. Ibrahim, Rachel E. Icard, Ashley R. Jackson, Lauren E. Jaminet, Kim L. Jemaine, Nathan J. Jennings, Charlotte A. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Katherine W. Johnson, Kyle P. Johnson, Anna C. Joppich, Brittany C. Kahn, Alicia D. Kallen, Hannah C. Kassebaum, Paige E. Kaufman, Morgan R. Kay, Paul F. Keily, Nancy E. Kelce, Sarah N. Kelly, Katherine E. Kendall, Kendra M. Kern, Michael W. Kessler, Amber D. Koonce, Paulina C. Kosturos, Robin L. Kresge, Gabrielle R. Kuhn, William S. Kyle, Kristen A. Lamb, Rebecca E. Lamm, Devin S. LaMoy, Joseph S. Langenberg-Manson, Kellan G. Latif, Kathryn A. Latimer, Hannah M. Laughlin, Cullen J. Lawlor, Alessendro Lee, Joshua J. Lemmert, Joy K. Lenau, Andrew J. Leonard, Victoria A. Leonard, Gregory E. Lesnewich, Aaron G. Leung, Julia R. Lipe, Jessica D. Lockwood, Marlene T. Logan, Joseph M. LoMonaco, Alexandra E. Long, Kerry D. Longbottom, Elizabeth Lopez, Anna L. Lowery, Eniya K. Lufumpa, Christopher W. Lutz, William E. Lynch, Mary E. Mace, Nicollo S. Madden, Fairuz M. Maggio, Paola A. Maldonado-Torres, Joshua T. Mallow, Marie-Claire L. Mandolia, Colin M. Manning, Devon J. Maresco, Kylie J. Martin, Sierra D. Martin, Cristina Martinez, Kathleen C. Mastropaolo, Erica G. Mathews, Kelsey B. Matthews, Chelsea M. Mays, Alexandra E. McClellan, Patricia C. McCloy, Ryan G. McClure, Carley A. McCready, Madeline M. McDonald, Rebecca R. McGillicuddy, Daniel P. McGuire, Kelly E. McKenna, Christina L. McKitrick, Margaret A. McMillan, Kagan E. McSpadden, Kathleen A. Mead, Jennifer L. Metesh, Matthew L. Meyer, Katherine L. Miceli, Michelle L. Miller, Catherine E. Mohr, Emily T. Montgomery, James R. Montgomery, Mary E. Moody, Katherine M. Moran, Camille E. Morgan, Hannah C. Moser, Anna E. Moulis, Haley A. Muller, Peter L. Mumford, James R. Myers, Kasey A. Nabal, Jessica K. Napier, Chelsea L. Neal, Kathleen D. Nelson, Dahlia M. Nelson, Emily W. Nicolaides, Michael P. Nolan, Christine M. Nolan, Jacqueline H. Nova, Jessica E. O’Connell, Kathleen L. O’Dea, Alexander M. Olah, Whitney L. Oliver, Lauren V. Olsen, Meghan G. Olson, Erin K. O’Neill, John W. Orr, Riham A. Osman, Kathleen A. O’Toole, Julia M. Pannewitz, Elizabeth M. Paredes, Sarah H. Park, Brooke N. Parker, Susanna R. Parmelee, Katherine L. Partenheimer, Paige M. Paterno, Jessica L. Patterson, Rebecca S. Pearlstein, Amanda J. A. Pegeron, Stacey E. Peros, Kristen C. Perry, Whitney B. Peters, Svyatoslav K. Petrov, Kristina Cooper Pistochini, Alexandra Plotnikov, Taylor A. Poindexter, Kristen E. Poland, Rebecca M. Poole, Petia P. Popova, Michael M. Powers, Katherine E. Preseren, Daniel C. Price, Caroline M. Primus, Britnae A. Purdy, Christopher N. Purvis, Rachel S. Raiford, Francisco R. Ramirez Hernandez, Aakash S. Ramsay, Philip M. Revak-Green, Amalia E. Richards, Hannah E. Ridenour, Rebecca A. Riggleman, David A. Ritter, Millicent Ruby Roane, William T. Roark, Isabela D. Roberts, Kristen H. Roberts, Samuel P. Rodgers, Suzanne F. Rodgers, Charlotte A. Rodina, Abigail C. Rogers, Katherine A. Roper, Eric M. Rosenzweig, Katherine H. Rowe, Julia Ruane, Daniel J. Ryer, Sarah A. Sanders, Cammie J. Satter, Angele L. Saunders, Nyema E. Sayed, Katherine S. Schenck, Brian C. Schippers, Catherine Schlupp, Quincy S. Schmidt, Tiffany C. Sharpe, Margaret E. Shaw, Rachael D. Sheaffer, Daniel A. Shebib, Calvin P. Sherwood, Andrew A. Shipman, Patrick W. Shugrue, Sjrsten K. Siegfried, TyShawnda Gabrielle Silver, Kendall R. Simonpietri, Sean R. Simons, Rachel W. Sipe, Katherine T. Sleyman, Kaitlin C. Smart, Ellen E. Smethurst, Jared M. Smith, Alexander T. Smith, Anna R. Smith, Krysha A. Snyder, Natalie A. Snyder, Catherine R. Somerville, Lonnie A. Southall, Alex P. Spangler, Jonathan G. Spees, Amy L. Stevens, Kathryn L. Stiltz, Emma K. Stotz, Shelby L. Strother, Tayler M. Stuger, Jennifer E. Sustar, Sarah E. Tagg, Kathryn T. Tarr, Hayley S. Taylor, Tekla L. Taylor, Bess B. Ten Eyck, Ashley N. Tensley, Emily K. Thomas, Morgan D. Thompson, Ryan C. Thompson, Jeremy S. Thompson, Rachel H. Tippett, Aissata Traore, Michelle T. Triolo, Caleb J. Trudeau, Chelsea M. Tufarolo, Robert E. Tyszka, Rakmoth A. Ullah, Rachel E. Underwood, Alexander L. Van Beek, Cassidy A. Vanbeek, Christian A. Vega, Thalia G. Veizaga, Mark H. Victorson, Samantha L. Vreeland, Kay M. Washechek, Melinda K. Watanabe, Alice C. Watkins, Robert M. Wease, Sarabeth H. Webb, Hannah E. Weeks, Ashley E. Weiss, Emily C. Werner, Heidi E. Westervelt, Isaac R. Whalen, Derek S. Whitaker, John L. White, Andrew L. Whitfield, Amanda K. Wikle, Kelsey E. Wilson, Matthew I. Winstanley, Jeffrey W. Winter, Kelsey N. Witt, Hunter P. Wootten, Richard C. Wyrough, Wiaam S. Yasin, Leah R. K. Yegneswaran, Ana Z. Yildirim, Clemon Tsai Yueh, Aqsa Zafar.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree:
Rediet A. Abate, Daniel C. Abbondanzo, Ragaa H. Abdulmoniem, Brandee L. Adams, Tolani L. Adebanjo, Zaira Ahmad, Ahmed Abdelaziz Ahmed, Minji Ahn, Bethany M. Akers, Samuel P. Alarif, Cinthya K. Alberto, Phillip A. Allison, Amy L. Allshouse, Matthew J. Alter, Lindsay M. Ancellotti, Jeffrey W. Apperson, Kevin M. Aquino, Kara N. Arbogast, Margaret L. Auer, Gina T. Ayers, Elizabeth S. Backman, Meagan L. Bailey, Jose E. Baires, Mark K. Baker, Briana L. Baldino, Ryan T. Baldwin, Mary T. W. Ball, Samantha A. Batchelor, Daniel F. Begg, Eric S. Behringer, Andrew M. Beichler, Victoria E. Bennett, Michael A. Biller, Karly A. Bilotta, Clarke D. Birrell, Marjorie C. Blanton, Kathleen O. Blevins, Lordina A. Boakye, Rhoda A. Boateng, Kate E. Boggs, Vanessa D. Boosahda, Stephanie Boudreau, Cassandra N. Bowman, Amber E. Bowman, Leslie A. Boyette, Ryan N. Brady, Hannah K. Brady, Luke R. Bressan, Kayla E. Bretzin, Kendall M. Britt, Kwadwo B. Brobbey, Colleen S. Brooke, Kelly M. Brown, Ashley M. Bruce, Joseph W. Bryan, Alexander H. Bryant, Morgan P. Bryson, Andrew S. Buckner, Amanda L. Buckner, Angela Bui, Liana C. Burgoyne, Kerry A. Busby, Ashley M. Buske, Rachel A. Byrd, Brittany L. Byrd, Kathryn T. Callaghan, Lauren M. Callison, Desireé M. Caminos, Loriel A. Campbell, Joseph M. Carleton, Michael A. Carlo, Mae A. Carpenter, Raven C. Carroll, Ann M. Carroll, Joyneé T. Carter, Muhammad S. Casim, Rossanna M. M. Catahan, Chelsea M. Chamberlain, Cindy G. Chavez, Ranithra Loshana Chelliah, Kevin M. Cherniawski, Chloe O. Childers, Monica S. Chiu, Erica D. Christian, Stewart A. Chritton, Robert P. Clark, Elyse V. Clark, Leslie P. Clark, Nicole L. Cochran, Meagan E. Cohee, Andrew T. Cole, Lindsey R. Cooper, Kristina B. Cosner, Jared T. Covington, Matthew L. Cronin, Lauren N. Crowl, David T. Crump, Christine M. Cumbia, Sean M. Dacey, Angela C. Damergis, David H. Daube, Sophia A. Dauphin, Kathlean V. Davis, Kianna N. Davis, Sarah E. Davis, Jessica M. Davis-Lee, Kelsey E. DeJarnette, Carly C. Del Buono, Emmalee E. Denkler, Morgan A. dePaulo, Kelsey M. Deppe, Karen S. Devigili, Avery M. Dice, Laura A. Dick, Kathryn E. Dillinger, Kathryn E. Dillon, Teresa P. DiTirro, Shalini Divitotawela, Kelly R. Dolan, Daniel R. Dowdy, Maura E. Downey, Morgan E. Downing, Brittany N. Dray, Valerie T. Drogo, Katherine J. Dubrowski, Andrew P. Duckett, Rachel L. Duffy, Marycella R. Dumlao, Marcey A. Dunlap, Sarah E. Dye, Nicholas K. Eckhoff, Emily M. Edgerton, Rachel C. Eiker, Thomas J. Eldridge, Keri L. Eller, Ashley T. Elliott, Patrick T. Emsley, Waleed Ershad, Malalai M. Ferdawsey, Amalia A. Fernandez, Allison M. Fifer, Paul W. Flather, Michael G. Florence, Jessica L. Foss, Natalie J. Fraize, Chloe W. Fusselman, William B. Gallop, Lauren E. Garay, Andrew J. Garofolo, Keith C. Gatzke, Marissa E. Gaven, Ashlande Gelin, Abigail E. Gellene, Florence R. George, Caitlyn E. George, Danielle M. Gershowitz, Darren M. Getts, Claire E. Gianelle, Shawn M. Gillis, Graham E. Givens, Michael A. Glitzos, Matthew E. Gloudeman, Michelle A. Gnoleba, Emily A. Goldhammer, Krystle A. Goldsworth, Melissa C. B. Gostel, Dylan Gott, Elizabeth A. Graninger, Chelsea A. Gray, Ryan S. Green, Brianna C. Greiner, Kevin M. Groat, Nicholas L. Grove, Claire M. Growney, Danielle M. Guigli, Krysta R. Guiney-Olsen, Osatohanmwen I. Guobadia, Diana I. Gutierrez, Lauren R. Guzinski, Anam Habib, Constance R. Hadady, Sylva M. Hall, Arsela Hameed, Carlie V. Hampton, Mary E. Hannick, Alyssa M. Hara, Jessica A. Harrold, William G. Hastings, Chad E. Hatch, Keelin E. Haw, Kevin P. Hawco, Adele B. Hawley, Matthew D. Healy, Casey M. Heigh, James M. Heim, Chelsea W. Heimann, Megan M. Helwig, Rebecca M. Hendricks, Janine E. Henley, Samuel F. Hensle, Sunny M. Herold, Karissa M. Herrick, Robert B. Herse, Megan L. Hesse, Andrew J. Hickey, Jonah E. Higginbottom, Robert F. Higgins, Ellen R. Higinbotham, Sarah R. Hillenbrand, Ka-Wang V. Ho, Tiffany M. Hobbs, Morgan E. Hodges, Andrew N. Hogan, Felicia A. Holzgrefe, Seamus N. Hooban, Jessica M. Houck, Joseph W. Huang, Sara E. Hulvey, Abir H. Ibrahim, Cecilia M. Imbus, Rachel E. Ingram, Abdul-Azim K. Ismail, Jonathan L. Jablin, Jennifer L. Jackson, Karmel N. N. James, Colin E. Jennings, James A. Jewett, Tanner J. Johnston, Elizabeth M. B. Jones, Eva M. Jones, Arielle N. Jones, Gregory G. Jones, Catherine C. Jones, Robert W. Jones, Tracy Y. Joo, Seth D. Jordan, Matthew P. Kaler, Sarah A. Kaplan, Amy L. Kasper, Joseph E. Keffer, Lauren M. Kellough, Wen J. Kelly, Gray D. Kemmey, Kylie E.C. Kerr, Drema M. Khraibani, Lauren M. Kim, Taeheon Kim, Joseph M. Kim, Abigail A. Kimmitt, Ross T. Kinsman, David A. Klein, Jessica C. Kubovec, Manisha Kumar, Kathleen M. Kutnak, Danielle N. Lambert, Kimberly S. Lane, Jennifer Larson, Kelsie M. LaSalata, Rachel S. Lawless, Shane B. Lawton, Abigail E. Leach, Dylan Lederle-Ensign, Jeehye Lee, Dewitt T. LeFew, Hanna M. Lehnen, Nickolaus L. Lemley, Allison M. Leninger, Jordan K. Leopold, Megan N. Lindsey, Erin C. Linehan, Katherine A. R. Livingston, James W. Lloyd, Eleni M. Loizou, Rebecca E. Long, Amelia M. Lord, Rikki L. Lucas, Courtney A. Lynn, Hillary L. Lyons, David P. Maguire, Clair Y.S. Maher, Yawen L. Maier, Salvatore F. Mancari, Patrick R. Marek, Lindsey M. Marr, Adrian R. Martinez-Blaser, Karrith M. Mason, Kayla R. May, Minerva Mayorga Carlin, Kaylee B. McClung, Lindsey E. McCready, Robert J. McCullough, John T. McHugh, Rebecca J. McKeithen, Allison M. McLaughlin, Sarah T. McMillan, Mercedes L. McWaters, Sohail I. Mehdi, Paul M. Melendres, Alyssa N. Mellman, Lauren E. Melone, Emily A. Meyer, Emma B. Meyer, Natalie E. Might, Haley A. Miles-McLean, Kate M. Miller, Tenisha S. Minor, Maziar Moinian, Marco A. Montero, Katelynn A. Monti, Courtney R. Moore, Shayna G. Moreland, Lucia R. Morey, Samantha K. Morris, April L. Mullane, Jessica E. Murnin, Megan H. Myers, Heerbod Namvari, Brittany N. Nassef, Jacob A. Nedza, Amy L. Newcomb, Joseph T. Nguyen, Julian A. Nienaber,Lawrence S. Norton,Laura D. Nost, Gregory A. O’Brien-Blondino, Robert J. O’Donnell, Anapaula Ojeda, Laura R. Olcheski, Jessica W. Oliver, Stephanie Ospina, Michelle R. Owens, Kwabena N. Owusu, Ellen R. Ozarka, Monica C. Pacious, Virginia M. Page, Audrey A. Parker, Amanda L. Parker, Brittany A. Parsons, David A. Parsons, Pooja B. Patel, Sean S Pek, Christopher F. Petroff, Katelyn A. Phillips, Kelsey R. Pickering, Amanda G. Piwowarski, Melinda R. Plante, Scott W. Plunkett, Erin M. Polk, Hannah R. Pond, Matthew T. Poole, Sarah E. Pressler, Erin K. Price, Caroline H. Psaltis, Joseph S. D. Pugach, Jordan M. Quantock, Casey M. Ragghianti, Katrina I. Ramos, Jaclyn A. Ramsey, Jonathan A. Randall, Lindsay M. Raymond, Samantha L. Reed, Allison R. Reed, Bartholomew X. Reese, Adam C. Regulinski, Matthew A. Reynolds, Jeffrey B. Rezach, Shayda Rezazad, Danielle N. Rickard, Christopher M. Rieve, Kevin P. Rinek, Kelly E. Riordan, Brandon D. Robenson, Kevin T. Robertson, Caitlin M. Robertson, Clare A. Rodenberg, Catherine R. Romeo, Julie M. Rosewarne, Courtney K. Ross, Emily F. Rounds, Caitlin A. Roupas, Paul F. Rowane, Mara A. Rowcliffe, Douglas C. Royals, Regan B. Royster, Bradley A. Ruggiero, Nicholas A. Ryan, Shilpa S. Sadarangani, Nathaniel Saint-Preux, Shelby C. Sanders, Cameron T. Sands, Charlotte W. Sandy, Monica E. Schmidt, Stephen P. Schmith, Brittany M. Schneider, Mark F. Scott, Russell D. C. Scott, Kristi L. Scruggs, Meghan E. Seelye, Kandra V. Selby, Robin K. Semelsberger, Christine M. Sentlinger, Grace Sey, Saad H. Shami, Daniel J. Shapiro, Jeffrey P. Sheats, Christopher Du Shifflett, Blake R. Simpson, Bram C. Sims, Peter H. Slattery, MacKenzie A. Sloan, Kathryn E. Smith, Nicklaus W. Smith, Rebecca L. Smith, Caitlin E. Smylie, Harry A. G. Snyder, Kristina M. Southern, Kristie C. Sov, Jaeger E. Spratt, Peter D. Stallings, April F. Stegemiller, Tyler A. Stewart, Erin E. Stewart, Parker T. Stinson, Romadon M. Stovall, Michael J. Straub, Nathan K. Stringer, Molly A. Sullivan, Michelle S. Sutherland, Juliet A. Taylor, Mary K. Taylor, Daniel P. W. Tees, Malik A. Thomas, Chelsea A. Thomas, Devin M. Thomas, Brooke M. Thompson, Johnathan K. Thompson, Michael P. Tokarz, Bonnie E. Tombarge, Sherilyn S. Torrena, Keller T. Torrey, Ryley J. Trahan, Joeliyn T. Tran, Geneva A. Travis, Evan S. Tucker, Paul A. Tunick, Kevin P. Tyler, James L. Updike, Leslie N. Valenzuela, David Vallins, Ryan M. Vaughn, Jacqueline M. Veccia, Christopher G. Vellucci, Katherine C. Vennergrund, Rafia Virk, Sarah E. Vogt, Margaret F. Walker, Kathleen W. Wallace, Carla S. Waller, Paul T. Waltsak, Kathleen A. Watson, Terrence S. Watson, James M. Wehr, Kirsten P. West, Richard R. Westerman, Ryan D. Wettlaufer, Jessica N. White, Stephen A. Whittaker, Samuel J. Wichlin, Meghan R. Wilmoth, Nathaniel F. Wine, Elliott P. Winstel, Kelsey B. Woehnker, Alexandra M. Wolfson, Julie E. Wood, Rebecca L. Wright, Hannah E. Wyatt, Kevin E. Yarnell, Marissa N. Yoder, Matthew T. Young, Samantha N. Young, Daniel R. Zaatar, William J. Zebian, Haben T. Zigita.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree:
Jason L. Anderson, Scott B. Baca, Ricky Alberto Baker, Pamela L. Barnett, Leslie A. Bird, Matthew L. Blair, Darlene Bright, Remy L. Burris, Aaron J. Caine, William S. Camp, Jeran K. Case, Melissa Hollis Cassetta, Patrick R. Collares, William T. Collins, Melissa S. Cooper, Corey M. Esco, Nicole D. Evans, Della N. Gibson, Christopher Goodnight, Jennifer W. Gorman, Rachel K. Haines, Ryan J. Hayes, Christopher G. Heflin, Elizabeth D. Hickman, Nancy J. Ives, Tracie F. Jackson, Ylbania D. Johnson, Randy R. Jones, Christopher R. Joyner, David P. Karcher, Paul Kim, Cambra L. Kucharski, David S. Lawson, Sean Patrick Leyh, Kenneth W. Link, Sherry Chittum Loehr, Robert W. Longworth, Angela V. Maniece, Anita M. McDowney, Linda S. McKenna, George O. McMillan, Joshua J. Meyer, Kenneth H. Morgan, Felicia L. Ney, Mary A. Ogle, Sarah E. Perrin, Karita K. Redmon, Hector Rivera, Idanies Roney, Brian P. Shepos, Jennifer Chapman Silverman, Robert P. Simpson, Michael D. Sisler, Elana S. Solomon, Jacqueline J. Taylor, Christiny Thick, Asension V. Torres, Mary C. Wheeler, Howard P. Wilson, Susi W. Woofter, Julie M. Zarnowski.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree:
Summer K. Al-Jamal, Beverly G. Barland, Natalie R. Beasley, Clinton Boggs, Shawnta M. Bowles, Walter J. Burgess, Michelle A. Burns, Melissa S. Collins, Wendy R. Collins, Martha A. Corbin, Chanda S. Cowger, Darlene L Cropp, Chloe B. Edwards, Julie Anne Tams Elliott, Ann-Danae Erickson, Lamont A. Eubanks, Janice E. Gardner, Isaac J. Gonzalez, Mitchell E. Goodreau, Daryl M. Hall, Lisa M. Hancock, James A. Houff, Jerahmi A. Howard, Kris M. Inscoe, Carl L. Jenkins, Diane L. Jones, John R. Jones, Nigel K. Knouse, Rebecca C. Lamb, Thomas J. Layou, Richard S. Loynes, Karen B. Mason, Suzanne M. McKissick, Nancy McMurray, Colleen C. Meidt, Joyce B. Metzler, Marilyn J. Morrissett, Michael C. Munnis, Justin M. Myers, Gracita E. Nicolay, Alberta C. Nyampong, AnnMarie Oakes, Carlos R. Rodriguez, Virgina M. Rodriguez, Stanley K. Roop, Patricia M. Sager-Dean, Emmanuel O. Sarfo, Beverly J. Simmons, Elizabeth L. Skewis, Brandy N. Smith, James K. Snyder, Matthew L. Strickland, Hoa Le Truong, Joseph K. Vines, Andrei P. Vlad, Deborah R. Vogel, Kimberly Ward, Jennifer R. Warren, John F. Warren, Alease E. Washington, Sherrie S. Washington, John-Paul Wloshinski, Yvonne A. Yeboah.
Louis A. Martinette, associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing in the College of Business, 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.
Courtney Lynn
Lynn is a psychology major who received a Bachelor of Science degree. A statistics tutor for two years, the Department of Psychology named her as the department’s outstanding senior.
She has served as co-president of UMW’s chapter of Psi Chi, the international psychology society. Lynn has been named to the President’s List for six semesters and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board national honor societies that recognize students for scholarship, leadership and service.
Her research on children’s stress culminated in an honors thesis titled, “The Effect of Physical Activity on the Heart Rate Recovery of Children Under Stress.” This fall, she will enter the Ph.D. program in School Psychology at the University of South Florida.
Joella Killian
Killian has taught at UMW for 29 years, joining the faculty in 1984. Students admire her for the thoughtful and tireless ways she approaches teaching. They view Killian as a role model and mentor.
“They freely share their academic and personal challenges with her and actively seek her advice and support,” Interim Provost Ian Newbould said. “The many long-lasting relationships she maintains with her former students serve as testimony to the positive impact she has had on them.”
Killian earned a doctorate in entomology from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She received a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A member of the Entomological Society of America and the scientific research society Sigma Xi, she is an expert in tree fruit entomology.
Melanie Szulczewski
A member of the faculty for the past five years, Szulczewski is recognized for her interactive ways of engaging students and her innovative teaching methods.
“She works at helping students understand the complex scientific phenomena involved in the subjects she teaches,” Newbould said. “Students praise her as energetic, passionate and enthusiastic.”
Szulczewski spearheaded groundbreaking programs for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, including a global inquiry course, the department’s first fully online course; its first field study course to be offered outside of Virginia and its first international course. She also initiated the development of the interdisciplinary environmental sustainability minor, a pioneering program that brings together courses from eight different departments. In just two years, the minor has more than 35 students from 16 different majors.
Szulczewski earned both a doctorate and a master’s degree in soil science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and French literature from Cornell University. An authoritative source on environmental issues, climate change and solar cooking, Szulczewski has presented her research at conferences such as the American Chemical Society, the Soil Science Society of America and the International Solid Waste Technology and Management Conference.
Louis Martinette
A member of the UMW faculty since 2004, Martinette is an exemplary teacher who is well-respected by his students and colleagues, according to Newbould. Martinette earned a doctorate in business administration from Nova Southeastern University, a master’s degree from Golden Gate University, and a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University.
Before coming to UMW, he had an extensive career in the private sector. Martinette founded and served as president for 12 years of a marketing and consulting company that developed strategic business plans for major corporations, including Chesapeake Forest Products Company and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates. He also served as vice president of marketing of MicroMagnetic, a major distributor of computer supplies and accessories, and worked as a marketing manager for the 3M Company. His business experience provided him practical insights that he imparts to his students, Newbould said. Under his guidance, his MBA students helped a business leader develop a strategic plan for the next stage of his firm’s growth. “Students saw firsthand how the task of developing a marketing strategy requires keen awareness of numerous market factors and sound, critical thinking,” Newbould said.
Martinette has received professional awards, including the Silver Patrick Henry Medallion for Patriotic Achievement from the Military Order of the World Wars, an Outstanding Service Award from Averett University and the Associate Service Award from the Home Builders Association of Richmond. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Global Management Studies, and he is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity and the American Marketing Association.
Daniel Hubbard
Hubbard is a registered certified public accountant who received a doctorate in accounting from Virginia Tech. He earned an A.B. from Georgia State University, a master’s from Middlebury College and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Student Government Association Treasurer Amanda Buckner, who presented the award, described Hubbard as a role model and guiding light to students. “His door is always open and a warm smile is always waiting,” Buckner said. “One student said ‘he has helped me immensely through college and the hardships I endured. Without his help I would not have been able to do the things I did in college.’”
His popularity also is apparent by his inclusion in the Princeton Review’s 2012 list of “Best 300 Professors.” The publication, which featured seven UMW professors, recognized 300 challenging and inspiring teaching faculty from 122 public and private colleges.Dr. William “Bill” Cleveland Bosher Jr., public policy expert and former Virginia superintendent of education, urged University of Mary Washington graduates to hold onto their passion and enthusiasm as they continue in their future paths. Bosher spoke at the University of Mary Washington’s graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10.
Public Policy Expert Bill Bosher spoke to master’s degree candidates at the Anderson Center.
“I would say to those of you today with new skills and new knowledge: the day that you cease to be excited about young people, I don’t want you teaching mine,” Bosher said. “The day that you cease to be excited about your business or your company or what you sell or what you provide as a service, I don’t want to buy it. Because part of this is not just being prepared with new skills and knowledge, but part of it is the excitement that you have.”
Bosher addressed more than 1,000, including graduates, family members, friends and faculty, gathered in the William M. Anderson Center. A total of 249 graduate degrees were awarded, including 111 Master of Education degrees, 87 Master of Business Administration degrees, 34 Master of Science in Elementary Education degrees and 15 Master of Science in Management Information Systems degrees. Two graduates received both the MBA and the MSMIS in a dual-degree program.
For Bosher, positive traits like dependability and teamwork hold more weight than a grade point average or academic knowledge alone.
“When people call me
for references, they don’t first ask about the GPA,” he said. “First they ask: What is their attendance? Second, they ask: Do they get along with people?”
In his address, he urged graduates to remember the personal sacrifices they made to achieve their goals. He advised them, as they move forward, to create a plan, remain goals-oriented and take time to celebrate their achievements.
Bosher has been a teacher, principal, state director, local superintendent of two districts with more than 35,000 students and the superintendent of public instruction for the commonwealth of Virginia. He currently serves as distinguished professor of public policy and education at Virginia Commonwealth University and executive director of the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute, a legislative entity focused on research, training and policy analysis.
Named the arts administrator of the year by the Kennedy Center, Bosher is the only superintendent in Virginia to be named twice as the Superintendent of the Year. He has served as a consultant in more than 35 states and a dozen foreign countries on topics related to educational law and finance, policy analysis, standards development, school evaluations and human relations.
UMW awarded 249 graduate degrees.
The co-author of “Law and Education: Contemporary Issues and Court Decisions” and “The School Law Handbook, What Every Leader Needs to Know,” Bosher is the board chairman of Edvantia, a research and evaluation nonprofit, and is a fellow of SchoolNet and the Urban Health Initiative.
Steve Pemberton, business executive, motivational speaker and noted author, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle.
University of Mary Washington students were honored for outstanding achievements at recent awards programs.
Jennifer A. Crystle received the UMW Alumni Award for demonstrating an outstanding combination of academic excellence, leadership and service to the university and Departmental Honors in English.
Kandra V. Selby received the Fredericksburg Kiwanis Award.
Ryan J. Hayes received the Alumni Association Bachelor of Liberal Studies Distinguished Graduate Award for academic excellence and citizenship, the Ann Elizabeth Fitschen Memorial Political Science Award and Departmental Honors in Political Science.
Kate Miceli received the Clara Boyd Wheeler Award for a graduating senior who exemplifies grace, a spirit of service and the ability to change lives.
Casey Dodrill received the Elizabeth M. Baumgarten Leadership Award for outstanding service to the university and community.
Lisa Charney was named Female Athlete of the Year.
Department Awards
Cheryl J. Elliott, Ann Elizabeth Collins Award;
The graduates were among 1275 honored in ceremonies May 10-11.
Hannah E. Ridenour, Art History Award for Outstanding Research and Departmental Honors in Art History;
Rachael Juhan, Melchers Gray Purchase Award;
Michael A. Carlo, William A. Castle Award for the Outstanding Biology Major and Departmental Honors in Biology;
Patrick R. Marek, Outstanding Senior in Business Administration Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;
James K. Snyder, Outstanding Senior in Professional Studies Award;
Alexandra M. Wolfson, Patricia L. Metzger Award;
Allison M. Leninger, American Institute of Chemists Award;
Mae A. Carpenter, American Chemical Society Outstanding Chemistry Major;
Hallie Deanna Midorin Feingold, Laura V. Sumner Award in Classics, Outstanding Graduate in Classics and Departmental Honors in Classics;
Devin S. LaMoy, Outstanding Graduate in Greek;
Katherine L. Casey, Outstanding Graduate in Religion and Departmental Honors in Religion;
Joseph S. Langenberg-Mason, Barbara Leigh Gregg Prize in Greek and Departmental Honors in Classics;
Nicole L. Cochran, Henry W. Hewetson Economics Award and Departmental Honors in Economics;
Ana R. Bice, Harold Thompson Straw Award in Geography;
Katherine S. Gibson, Grace Wadsworth Award in Historic Preservation;
Leslie A. Bird, Historic Preservation Achievement Award;
Alexandra U. Crowder, Governor Alexander Spotswood Award in Historic Archaeology;
Susanna R. Parmelee, Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. Award in Honor of Prince B. Woodard;
Carly K. Boucher, Phi Alpha Theta Award for Highest GPA in History and Departmental Honors in History;
Samantha M. Corron, Glen R. Thomas Award for Highest GPA in American Studies;
Jeremy S. Thompson, Willie Lee Rose Award for Academic Excellence in History and American Studies;
Kathryn E. Dillinger, Oscar Schultz Award in Mathematics and Departmental Honors in Mathematics;
Chelsea A. Thomas, Anne and Sidney Hamer Music Award;
Katherine E. Preseren, Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Achievement Award in Music;
Zachary C. Fichter, Outstanding Senior Award in Music;
Darren M. Getts, Physics Faculty Award and Departmental Honors in Physics;
William S. Kyle, Ann Elizabeth Fitschen Memorial Political Science Award and Departmental Honors in International Affairs;
Courtney Lynn, Outstanding Senior Psychology Major Award and Departmental Honors in Psychology;
Bess B. Ten Eyck, Robert E. Ingham Award in Theatre and Departmental Honors in Theatre;
Tracy A. Frelk, Ruby York Weinbrecht Award for Outstanding Senior Library Assistant.
Graduate Business Awards
Balvant P. Arora, Outstanding Master of Business Administration Student Award;
Wallace E. Burrus, Outstanding Master of Science in Management Information Systems Student Award;
Erin M. Brooks, Outstanding Master of Business Administration- Master of Science in Management Information Systems Student Award.
Graduate Education Awards
Michaela D. Sands, Barbara Bishop Mann ’66 Virginia Educator Award;
Nina Passmore and Sarah Duffy, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Virginia Scholars Awards;
Dana Cazen, Outstanding Master of Education Student Award.
Departmental Honors
Maria K. Galuszka, Anne R. Grasselli, Sierra D. Martin and Chelsea L. Neal, Departmental Honors in Art History;
Ryan S. Green, Abigail A. Kimmitt and Margaret F. Walker, Departmental Honors in Biology;
Robert F. Higgins, Departmental Honors in Chemistry;
Bethany M. Akers, Kevin M. Cherniawski, Osatohanmwen I. Guobadia and Jessica N. White, Departmental Honors in Computer Science;
Laura A. Dick and Christopher M. Rieve, Departmental Honors in Economics;
Rita E. Daniel, Kathleen D. Nelson and Amanda K. Wikle, Departmental Honors in English;
Elyse V. Clark, Departmental Honors in Environmental Science;
Amanda L. Parker, Departmental Honors in Geology;
Kaitlin C. Smart, Ryan C. Thompson, Rachel E. Underwood, Matthew I. Winstanley and Susi W. Woofter, Departmental Honors in German;
Anna K. Holman, Mary E. Moody and Brooke N. Parker, Departmental Honors in History;
Kelly M. Brown and Peter H. Slattery, Departmental Honors in Mathematics;
Erin M. Hill, Departmental Honors in Political Science;
Kristin A. Lamb and Paola A. Maldonado-Torres, Departmental Honors in Religion;
Ylbania Diloné Johnson, Paige E. Kaufman and Carley A. McCready, Departmental Honors in Spanish;
Mattson C. Fields, Departmental Honors in Studio Art.
The University of Mary Washington has announced its graduate and undergraduate speakers for the 2013 commencement ceremonies to be held on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. Dr. William “Bill” Cleveland Bosher Jr., public policy expert and former Virginia superintendent of education, will be the guest speaker for the graduate address on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center. Steve Pemberton,
William “Bill” Cleveland Bosher will be the guest speaker during UMW’s graduate commencement ceremony. Photo courtesy of VCU.
business executive, motivational speaker and noted author, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle.
Bill Bosher
Bosher has been a teacher, principal, state director, local superintendent of two districts with more than 35,000 students and the superintendent of public instruction for the commonwealth of Virginia. He currently serves as distinguished professor of public policy and education at Virginia Commonwealth University and executive director of the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute, a legislative entity focused on research, training and policy analysis.
Named the arts administrator of the year by the Kennedy Center, Bosher is the only superintendent in Virginia to be named twice as the Superintendent of the Year. He has served as a consultant in more than 35 states and a dozen foreign countries on topics related to educational law and finance, policy analysis, standards development, school evaluations and human relations.
The co-author of “Law and Education: Contemporary Issues and Court Decisions” and “The School Law Handbook, What Every Leader Needs to Know,” Bosher is the board chairman of Edvantia, a research and evaluation nonprofit, and is a fellow of SchoolNet and the Urban Health Initiative.
Steve Pemberton
Pemberton has served as divisional vice president and chief diversity officer at Walgreens since 2011, after more than five years in diversity and inclusion at Monster.com and a decade in admissions at Boston College.
Steve Pemberton, divisional vice president and chief diversity officer at Walgreens, will be the guest speaker during UMW’s undergraduate commencement ceremony.
His speeches are inspirational testament to the power of faith, fortitude, and forgiveness. A ward of the state for much of his childhood, Pemberton has made opportunity, access and equality pillars of his personal and professional life. He has served on the boards of Big Brothers, Big Sisters, the Citi Performing Arts Center, the Home for Little Wanderers and the National TRIO Alumni Association. His memoir, “A Chance in the World: an Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past and How He Found a Place Called Home,” chronicles his difficult path through foster care and determined search for his family.
In 2006, Fortune named him one of “the top 20 chief diversity officers in corporate America.” In 2007, Pemberton was called to Capitol Hill to provide testimony on best practices in diversity recruiting, and in 2008 he was named by Savoy as one of “the top 100 most influential African Americans in corporate America.” Pemberton, who lives in the Chicago area, presented UMW’s Martin Luther King Jr., keynote lecture in 2013.
Chad Murphy was awarded the Mary Pinschmidt Award during the 2011 Commencement ceremony
For more than 1,000 University of Mary Washington students, this weekend marks the culmination of countless classes and years of hard work, and the transition to life as alumni.
The 101st undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, May 12 beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle. The ceremony will feature historian and economist Neil Howe’s address and the presentation of the university’s top honors and awards. The senior convocation ceremony on Friday, May 11 will celebrate the accomplishments of the senior class with a keynote speaker and senior awards.
Shawn Boyer, founder and CEO of SnagAJob.com, will deliver the address during the commencement ceremony for graduate students on Friday, May 11. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center, followed by a reception in the Jepson Alumni Executive Center.
For more information, visit http://www.umw.edu/commencement.
Shawn Boyer (left) and Neil Howe will deliver addresses during the 2012 commencement exercises
On Tuesday, March 20, the University of Mary Washington announced its undergraduate and graduate commencement speakers for the 2012 ceremonies. Shawn Boyer, founder and chief executive officer of SnagAJob.com, will deliver the graduate address on Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Anderson Center; and historian, economist and best-selling author Neil Howe will be guest speaker at the undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12 beginning at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle.
Shawn Boyer
Boyer founded SnagAJob.com, the nation’s largest online community of hourly workers with more than 28 million members, in 1999. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., SnagAJob.com has been named one of the 10 Best Small Companies to Work for in America by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Great Place to Work Institute.
In 2008, President George W. Bush recognized Boyer as the National Small Business Person of the Year, a distinction given by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Boyer, author of “Help Wanted & Help Found: The Insiders’ Guide to Recruiting & Hiring Hourly Workers,” was named Virginia’s Business Person of the Year in 2009. His insights on the hourly workforce have appeared in media such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Good Morning America and CNN, as well as daily newspapers throughout the nation.
Prior to founding SnagAJob.com, Boyer was a transactional attorney with the law firm of Brown & Wood LLP (now Sidley Austin, LLP). He is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Washington and Lee School of Law, and he received his LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. He currently serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including The Richmond Forum, Sports Backers, Comfort Zone Camp, Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the George C. Marshall Foundation.
Neil Howe
Howe, a founding partner of LifeCourse Associates consulting firm, has spoken and written extensively on the collective personalities of today’s generations. A recognized authority on global aging, long-term fiscal policy and migration, he is senior advisor to the Concord Coalition and senior associate to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Howe has coauthored best-selling books about generations with historian William Strauss, including “Generations,” “13th Gen,” “The Fourth Turning” and “Millennials Rising,” which are used widely by businesses, colleges, government agencies and political leaders. Howe and Strauss originally coined the term “Millennial Generation” and their work “13th Gen” remains the best-selling nonfiction book ever written about Generation X.
Howe’s articles have appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, American Demographics, USA Weekend and other national publications. He has drafted several Social Security reform plans and testified on entitlements numerous times before Congress. In addition, Howe has written extensively about budget policy and aging and on attitudes toward economic growth, social progress and stewardship. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduate degrees in economics from Yale University.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) will deliver the address at the University of Mary Washington’s 2011 undergraduate commencement ceremony to be held Saturday, May 7 at 9 a.m. on Ball Circle. The university’s graduate commencement will be held Friday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium with U.S. Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) as guest speaker.
Both Filner and Lewis were among the 1961 Freedom Riders who successfully challenged segregated interstate bus transportation in the South. The commencement addresses will conclude the university’s semester-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides led by the late civil rights activist James Farmer.