21st Commencement

Exercises

2020

April 30, 2019

Dallas International University 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road

Dallas, TX 75236

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DALLAS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

David Harrell, Chair

Mari Thornburg, Vice-Chair

Rachelle Holm

Dr. George Kenworthy, Jr.

Dr. Dennis R. Morrow

Dr. J. Stephen Quakenbush

Ronald A. Tschetter

Dr. Douglas Tiffin, President

L. Rodney Rod Jenkins, Treasurer

Shelby Sharp, Legal Counsel

Tad Oldenburger, Secretary

Dr. Robin Harris, Faculty Representative

Jeffrey Z. Hansen, Student Representative

Dr. Douglas Tiffin, President

Dr. Scott Berthiaume, Dean of Academic Affairs

Meg Trihus, Dean of Students

L. Rodney Jenkins, Vice President Finance

Jeffrey Minard, Vice President Operations

Christine Harlan, Chaplain

Dr. David A. Ross, President Emeritus

DALLAS INTERNATIONAL SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

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Born and raised in Iran as a Muslim. Samira and her

family fled Iran due to persecution and obtained

political asylum status in the U.S., where Samira

converted to Christianity. She earned her Master of

Divinity and doctorate in Missional Church Studies

from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist

University.

Samira has committed her life to bringing the hope and

love of Christ to those whose hope, dignity, and

humanity have been taken away by oppressive

governments and circumstances. She frequently speaks

nationally and locally at conferences, churches and

other venues on issues of interfaith relations, Islam

and Christianity, and refugee outreach. Samira works

cross-denominationally with pastors and mission

leaders and moves local congregations into new ways of

mission and outreach.

Dr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi Page

Gateway of GraceGateway of GraceGateway of GraceGateway of Grace----Founder and Executive Director Founder and Executive Director Founder and Executive Director Founder and Executive Director

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM President Douglas Tiffin, presiding

PRELUDE Wendy AtkinsWendy AtkinsWendy AtkinsWendy Atkins

Zande Drum Call, Pastor Mbatimoke

PROCESSIONAL* Pomp and Circumstance, Edward Elgar

INVOCATION & WELCOME Dr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott Berthiaume Dean of Academic Affairs

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Dr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas Tiffin President

GRADUATE ADDRESS Jeffrey Z.ane HansenJeffrey Z.ane HansenJeffrey Z.ane HansenJeffrey Z.ane Hansen

Student Body President

VISUAL MONTAGE Kristina Arellano et alKristina Arellano et alKristina Arellano et alKristina Arellano et al

A Gift of Hope-Kristina Arellano

MUSIC Hoiling Poon, Dora KungHoiling Poon, Dora KungHoiling Poon, Dora KungHoiling Poon, Dora Kung

Let me walk with you, Raney & Gladdon

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Dr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi PageDr. Samira Izadi Page

Gateway of Grace

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Dr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas TiffinDr. Douglas Tiffin President

Dr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott Berthiaume Dean of Academic Affairs

Meg TrihusMeg TrihusMeg TrihusMeg Trihus Dean of Students

Eric BartelsEric BartelsEric BartelsEric Bartels College of International Studies, Chair

Dr. Michael BoutinDr. Michael BoutinDr. Michael BoutinDr. Michael Boutin Applied Linguistics, Chair

Dr. Mark HarlanDr. Mark HarlanDr. Mark HarlanDr. Mark Harlan Abraham Center, Chair

Dr. Robin HarrisDr. Robin HarrisDr. Robin HarrisDr. Robin Harris Center for Excellence in World Arts, Chair

Dr. Pete UnsethDr. Pete UnsethDr. Pete UnsethDr. Pete Unseth Applied Anthropology, Chair

HOODING MESSAGE David HarrellDavid HarrellDavid HarrellDavid Harrell DIU Board of Trustees, Chairman

ALMA MATER* Dr. Brian SchragDr. Brian SchragDr. Brian SchragDr. Brian Schrag Center for Excellence in World Arts, Founder

BENEDICTION* Christine HarlanChristine HarlanChristine HarlanChristine Harlan Chaplain

CLOSING OF COMMENCEMENT Dr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott BerthiaumeDr. Scott Berthiaume Dean of Academic Affairs

RECESSIONAL Dr. Joshua HarperDr. Joshua HarperDr. Joshua HarperDr. Joshua Harper Pomp and Circumstance March in D, Op. 39 No. 1, excerpts— Edward Elgar,

*Audience Stands

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CONFERRING DEGREES

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE MINOR

Amanda Jeanne Brennan World Arts

Cody Allen McMillan Linguistics

David Charles Rachuig Cross Cultural Studies

Maaike VanderMeer World Arts

MASTER OF ARTS IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES CONCENTRATION

John Walter Carter Student Crafted

Thesis: Developing Scripture Engagement Research: Building on the Methodology of SURAM Chair: Dr. T. Wayne Dye

Emma Nicole Riley Sociolinguistics

Megan Sutton Mercado Student Crafted

Thesis: An Open Book: Creating Instructional Materials in Non-Dominant Languages Chair: Dr. Stephen L. Walter

MASTER OF ARTS IN ABRAHAMIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION

Abigail Harrison Abrahamic Studies

Christopher Dane Johnson Abrahamic Worldviews

MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS CONCENTRATION

Matt A. Bible Translation

Cody Merritt Baker Bible Translation

Amy B. Bible Translation

Desmond Chan Bible Translation

Thesis: A Comprehensive Analysis of Psalm 137; A Communal Lament Chairs: Dr. Arden G. Sanders and Dr. Joshua Harper

Cathy Chan Bible Translation

Thesis: Discourse Features: Rendering a Greek Luke Narrative Text into ’Bëlï Chair: Dr. Ervin Starwalt

William Carlson Bible Translation

David Bible Translation

Melissa Bible Translation

Benjamin Harrison Bible Translation

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Stephen Paul Katterhenrich Bible Translation

Michelle Kyle Bible Translation

Thesis: Song and Structure: Clause-Combining and Discourse Types in Embedded Biblical Hebrew Poetry Chairs: Dr. JoAnna Hoyt

Tom Kyle Bible Translation

Shuh Huey

J. L. Bible Translation

Donald Lowe Bible Translation

Megan Mauterer Bible Translation

Stacey Lee Nolen Bible Translation

Nikayla S. Applied Linguistics

Olivia W. Bible Translation

Jessie Cristine Wright Bible Translation

Joshua Luke Zarger Bible Translation

MASTER OF ARTS IN WORLD ARTS CONCENTRATION

Caitlyn Christie-Hernandez Scripture Engagement

Christopher John Gassler Applied Arts

Jeffrey Zane Hansen Linguistics

Maria Lord Applied Arts

Thesis: Talmou Songs of the Pouye of Papua New Guinea: Stable and Malleable Properties of a Single-Melody Genre Chair: Dr. Neil R. Coulter

Eli Moyer Arts and Islam

Kerry Peter Payton Scripture Engagement

Becky Robertson Abrahamic Studies

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TECHNICAL PRODUCTION

Jonathan Dailey William (Bill) Harris

Matthew Long Carol Long

Katie Hoogerheide Scott Rayl

SPECIAL MUSIC

Hoiling Poon Jack Shoemaker

Dora Kung Judith Updike

Gail Dykstra Liana Guinn

Wendy Atkins Naomi Carlton

Kristina Arellano Heather Beal

Christopher Troutman Brad Keating

Maggie Johnson Jose Escobar

Tricia Reiman Gail Dykstra

SSSSPECIALPECIALPECIALPECIAL RRRRECOGNITIONECOGNITIONECOGNITIONECOGNITION

DIU celebrated its twentieth

anniversary earlier this year.

From its origin as a SIL pro-

gram, and a remote campus for

UT Arlington, DIU (originally

the Graduate Institute of Applied

Linguistics) became an accredit-

ed institution of higher educa-

tion. We thank God for the rich

heritage of our school and de-

pend on him for what lies ahead.

TWENTY YEAR ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE

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UNIVERSITY FACULTY

SENIOR FACULTY

T. Wayne Dye, PhD Fuller Theological Seminary

Shin Ja J. Hwang, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Karl Franklin, PhD Australian National University

Robert G. McKee, PhD University of Rochester

Carol McKinney, PhD

CORE FACULTY

Beth Argot, DWS Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship

Robin P. Harris, PhD University of Georgia

Shelley G Ashdown, DMiss Biola University

Paul R. Kroeger, PhD Stanford University

Wendy Atkins, MA GIAL

Hsiang-ning (Dora) Kung, PhD Ohio State University

Eric Bartels, MA University of Texas, Arlington

Steve Parker, PhD University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Cynthia L. Blood, MA University of Texas, Arlington

Kurt Anders Richardson, DTh University of Basel

Michael Boutin, PhD University of Florida

Arden G. Sanders, PhD Fuller Theological Seminary

Neil Coulter, PhD Kent State University

Todd Scacewater, PhD Westminster Theological Seminary

Andy Eatough, MA University of California, Santa Cruz

C.J. Searsy, MA University of Texas, Arlington

Jeffery Feinberg, PhD Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Jack Shoemaker, PhD Southern Methodist University

Mark Harlan, PhD Fuller School of Intercultural Studies

Ervin Starwalt, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Timothy Hatcher, PhD Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

Stephen L. Walter, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Joshua Harper PhD University of Cambridge

Peter E. Unseth, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Tod J. Allman, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Linda Jordan, MA GIAL

Heather Beal, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Mark E. Karan, PhD University of Pennsylvania

Albert Bickford, PhD University of California San Diego

Brad Keating, MA

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ADJUNCT FACULTY (CONT.)

Anita Bickford, MA University of North Dakota

Brian Kelly, DMin Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

Brenda H. Boerger, PhD University of Texas, Austin

Jean Ngoya Kidula, PhD

University of California Los Angeles

Michael C. Cahill, PhD Ohio State University

James R. Krabill, PhD University of Birmingham, UK

John Clifton, PhD Indiana University

Glenn LaFitte, PhD Our Lady of the Lake University

Beth Cook, MA University of North Dakota

Sigrid Lew, PhD Christian-Albrechts University

Johnathan Dailey, MA GIAL

Carol Long, MA GIAL

David Eberhard, PhD Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Steve Parkhurst , ABD University of the Witwatersrand

Pat Feinberg, MA Stanford University

Perry Oakes, PhD Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Richard Harman, MS Mississippi State

Michelle S. Petersen, MA GIAL

William (Bill) Harris MA Regent University

Laura Roberts, MA GIAL

Sunny EunSun Hong, PhD Biola University

David Ross, PhD Lehigh University

Katie Hoogerheide, MA GIAL

Joy Sanders, MA University of Texas, Arlington

JoAnna Hoyt, PhD Dallas Theological Seminary

Mary Beth Saurman, ABD Bern University

Naabeel Jaabour, ThD University of south Africa

Brian Schrag, PhD University of California, Los Angeles

Stephen Jones, MA University of North Dakota

Gary F. Simons, PhD Cornell

Coleen Starwalt, PhD University of Texas, Arlington

Douglas Tiffin, DMin Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Julie Taylor, PhD University of Edinburgh

James Wheatley, MA State University of New York, Buffalo

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Dallas International University (DIU) is accredited by the

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission

on Colleges. DIU offers specialized training that is unlike

many other colleges and institutions. Its experienced and

dedicated faculty offer training in the fields of linguistics,

language & culture learning, anthropology, literacy,

translation, world arts, Abrahamic studies, and

international service. Our 1600+ alumni are using this

training to make an impact around the world!

ABOUT DIU

The mission of Dallas International University, as an

institution of higher education, is to provide training and

research opportunities leading to degrees in applied

linguistics, culture studies, and development of

languages.

MISSION STATEMENT