May 17249TH ANNIVERSARY

COMMENCEMENT

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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President’s Message

Dear Graduates,

The day you have been waiting for, hoping for, working toward, struggling to reach,

has finally arrived. Today you are receiving a Rutgers degree. Congratulations! With

those who have helped you along the way to this day of fanfare, including your

faculty mentors, your fellow students, and your friends and loved ones, I applaud

you for all the hard work and perseverance that have made this great moment

possible. I hope you and your guests will enjoy the pomp and ceremony and

jubilation of our University Commencement, at which we celebrate all that you

have accomplished here.

Of course, it is not Rutgers’ goal simply to prepare you for this great day—we

have, I hope, prepared you for the many days and decades to come. Your Rutgers

degree reflects your readiness to pursue opportunities and address problems that will

present themselves over the years. We haven’t given you all the answers, but I hope

we have further refined your habits of critical thinking, stoked your passion for life-

long learning, and inspired you to take an active, productive role in your communities

and in the larger world.

Let me also take this moment to welcome you into the family of Rutgers alumni,

now more than 460,000 strong, who are putting their Rutgers education to work.

We hope you will always remain engaged with your alma mater, and you have our

assurance that we will continue striving to build a university of ever-greater distinction

and impact.

As you leave Rutgers and enter your new lives, please know that you go with our

pride in your achievements, our fondest wishes for successful lives and careers, and,

again, our congratulations.

Sincerely,

Robert Barchi

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Order of Exercises

P R O C E S S I O N A LRutgers Wind Ensemble from the Mason Gross School of the ArtsProfessor Kraig A.Williams, Conductor

B O A R D O F G O V E R N O R S ’ W E L C O M EMr. Greg BrownChair of the Board of Governors

N AT I O N A L A N T H E MMembers of the Rutgers University ChoirsDr. Patrick G. Gardner, Conductor

P R E S I D E N T ’ S G R E E T I N GDr. Robert BarchiPresident

C O N F E R R I N G O F H O N O R A R Y D E G R E E SDr. Robert BarchiPresident

C O MM E N C E M E N T A D D R E S SMr. William Sanford Nye“The Science Guy” and Chief Executive Officer, The Planetary Society

“ T H E O L D Q U E E N S B E L L ”by F. Austin Walter

Rutgers University Glee ClubDr. Patrick G. Gardner, Conductor

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G I F T F R O M T H E C L A S S O F 2 01 5Ms. Fariha HussainCommunication, School of Communication and InformationPsychology, School of Arts and SciencesChair, Teaching Annual Giving

C L A S S O F 2 01 5 A D D R E S SMs. Kristine BaffoBachelor of Arts Political Science, School of Arts and SciencesDouglass Residential College President, Rutgers University Student Assembly

A L M A M AT E RMembers of the Rutgers University ChoirsDr. Patrick G. Gardner, Conductor

C O N F E R R I N G O F D E G R E E SDr. Robert BarchiPresident

R E C E S S I O N A LRutgers Wind Ensemble from the Mason Gross School of the ArtsProfessor Kraig A. Williams, Conductor

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W I L L I A M S A N F O R D N Y E

Doctor of Science

Rutgers takes great pleasure in welcoming William Sanford Nye as the 249th Anniversary

Commencement Speaker.

Bill Nye, who has been called “one of the country’s best-known and most-accessible explainers

of science,” is a scientist, engineer, comedian, author, inventor, and former Emmy-winning TV

host. He is on a mission to foster a scientifically literate society and to help people appreciate the

science that makes our world—and the universe—work.

As a boy, Nye was captivated by nature and looked at everything through a plastic magnifying

glass. While tutoring fellow students in high school math, he discovered an early talent for mak-

ing complex matters simple. Earning a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University in

1977, he then became an engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he developed a hydraulic reso-

nance suppressor that is still being used on 747s.

After winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest, Nye began doing stand-up comedy after

hours. In 1986, he quit his engineering job to write and perform on a Seattle comedy sketch TV

program, Almost Live! It was there that, to fill time when a guest canceled, he performed a humor-

filled piece about the household uses of liquid nitrogen; thus was born his lab coat-and-bow tie

“Bill Nye the Science Guy” persona. From 1993 to 1998, he starred in Bill Nye the Science Guy, a

half-hour show coproduced by Disney Educational Productions and carried by PBS Kids that

taught scientific concepts through funny and action-packed demonstrations. The show won 18

Emmy Awards, and he himself won seven for writing, performing, and producing.

Nye has written several children’s books about science, including Big Blast of Science, Bill Nye’s

Consider the Following, and Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Great Big Book of Tiny Germs. He also wrote

and produced a DVD series about algebra, Solving for X, aimed at encouraging more children,

especially girls, to pursue careers in math and science.

In 2014, as an outgrowth of a public debate he had with a creationist, Nye published his first

book for a general audience: Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, which he describes

as a primer on the discoveries and principles of evolution. He is working on a second general-

audience book on energy and climate change.

Nye is dedicated to involving citizens around the world in the advancement of space science

and exploration. He is currently chief executive officer of the Planetary Society, an organization

cofounded by his former Cornell professor Carl Sagan. Nye was a member of the team that

designed MarsDial, sundials mounted on the robotic rovers exploring Mars.

As further evidence of Nye’s fertile mind, his patented inventions include an improved ballet

toe shoe, a device to help people learn how to throw a baseball better, a magnifier made of water,

and a digital abacus.

Nye is committed to green practices and to reducing his carbon footprint. Among many

eco-friendly features of his home, he has 4,000 watts of solar power and a low-water-use garden

with an underground watering system. A bicycle enthusiast, he commutes by bike in both

Los Angeles and New York.

Nye is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, which investigates extraordinary and

controversial claims from a scientific viewpoint. In 2010, the American Humanist Association

named him Humanist of the Year.

Through all his work, Nye hopes to inspire people to understand and change the world.

Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient

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F R A N C E S F O X P I V E N

Doctor of Humane Letters

Rutgers is proud to recognize Frances Fox Piven, an internationally renowned social scientist,

scholar, and activist for the poor and for working people. Piven is a distinguished professor of

political science and sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY),

where she has taught since 1982. The central theme of Piven’s work as a scholar and activist has

been “for people to discover the latent power in the cooperative roles they play in a range of insti-

tutions,” and to recognize that they can change society.

Piven conducted groundbreaking work on the functions of social welfare and poor relief with

her research partner and husband, Richard A. Cloward. Their 1971 collaboration, Regulating the

Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare, which the New York Times called “uncompromising and

provocative … [and] the best explanation to date of our present situation,” ignited a scholarly

debate that reshaped the field of social welfare policy. A subsequent work, the best-selling Poor

People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail, analyzed the conditions under which the

disruptive actions of the poor influenced the foundation of the modern American welfare state.

Piven has bridged the worlds of academia and activism to advance humanizing social policy

reform. A paper she and Cloward published in 1965, “Mobilizing the Poor: How It Can Be Done,”

influenced the founding of the grassroots National Welfare Rights Organization. In 1982, she and

Cloward founded the Human Service Employees Registration and Voter Education (Human

SERVE) campaign, arguing that citizens should be registered to vote when they apply for social

assistance or a driver’s license, thus eliminating administrative hurdles to the enfranchisement of

the poor. Human SERVE’s advocacy spurred passage of the National Voter Registration Act of

1993, the “motor voter bill.”

Piven and Cloward’s research on U.S. voter participation led to two scholarly books, Why

Americans Don’t Vote, published in 1988, and Why Americans Still Don’t Vote and Why Politicians

Want It That Way, in 2000.

Piven, raised in New York City, received a scholarship at 15 years of age from the University

of Chicago, where she earned three degrees, including a Ph.D. in 1962. She taught at Columbia

University and Boston University prior to CUNY. Piven served as president of the Society for the

Study of Social Problems in 1980, vice president of the American Political Science Association in

1981, and president of the American Sociological Association in 2007. She also served on the

board of the American Civil Liberties Union and is an honorary co-chair of the Democratic

Socialists of America.

Her recent books include The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush’s Militarism (2006),

Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America (2008), and Who’s Afraid of Frances Fox

Piven? The Essential Writings of the Professor Glenn Beck Loves to Hate (2011).

Piven has received many awards for her scholarship and activism, including most recently the

Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, the Bronislaw Malinowski Award, the Elliott-Black

Award from the American Ethical Union for her “lifelong commitment to create a society of peace

and justice,” and the Honorable Shirley Chisholm Lights of Freedom Award from Community

Voices Heard for “leadership toward social and economic justice.”

Honorary Degree Recipient

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K R I S T I N E B A F F O

Bachelor of Arts Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences Douglass Residential CollegePresident, Rutgers University Student Assembly

Rutgers is delighted to have Kristine Baffo represent the Class of 2015. Raised in Franklin Town-

ship, New Jersey, Kristine is graduating cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in political

science and a minor in Africana studies from the School of Arts and Sciences and is a proud

member of Douglass Residential College.

While at Rutgers, Kristine has actively pursued her academic and cocurricular interests. “My

mother is a nurse, my dad is a medical technician, one sister is a public health consultant, and my

other sister will become a doctor,” she says. “I’m really good at biology and chemistry, but I just

love politics.”

As a participant of the competitive Eagleton Undergraduate Associates Program, Kristine has

had the opportunity to learn from experienced political and governmental practitioners through

internships with the New Jersey Department of Education, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s

Office, and M Public Affairs.

Kristine has continued to cultivate her penchant for politics and advocacy as a member of

Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA), serving as a senator-at-large and as the student rep-

resentative to the Rutgers Board of Trustees. As a testament to her outstanding leadership qualities,

Kristine was elected to serve as the Student Body President of RUSA for the 2014–15 school year,

becoming the first woman and African American to serve in this role. During her tenure as RUSA

president, she worked collaboratively with others in the university to create the first ever Rutgers’

student Sexual Assault Task Force. In addition, she has worked alongside other Big Ten student-

government presidents to positively impact student quality of life and student policies.

Kristine has further marked her academic achievement through membership in the presti-

gious Rutgers Cap & Skull Society, placement on the dean’s list, and induction into Pi Sigma

Alpha, the national political science honors society. As a participant of the Ronald E. McNair

Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, she has conducted research on the correlation of the

location of hate groups and New Jersey populations, especially to minority groups. Kristine was

selected to present her research at the University of Michigan’s Emerging Scholars program.

Kristine exemplifies what it means to be a Rutgers scholar and is looking forward to her new

position at Mathematica Policy Research following graduation.

Class of 2015 Address

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Conferring of DegreesPresident Robert Barchi

R U T G E R S B I O M E D I C A L A N DH E A L T H S C I E N C E S

Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Brian L. Strom

Ernest Mario School of PharmacyDean Joseph A. Barone

Doctor of Pharmacy

New Jersey Medical SchoolDean Robert L. Johnson

Doctor of Medicine

Rutgers School of Dental MedicineDean Cecile A. Feldman

Master of Dental Science

Master of Science in Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Graduate Dental Education Certificate

School of NursingDean William L. Holzemer

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master of Science

Master of Science in Nursing

Post-Master’s Certificate

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Doctor of Philosophy

Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolInterim Dean Vicente H. Gracias

Doctor of Medicine

Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesDean Kathleen W. Scotto

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Master of Biomedical Sciences

Master of Science

Post-Graduate Certificate

Doctor of Philosophy

School of Health Related ProfessionsDean Gwendolyn M. Mahon

Associate of Applied Science

Associate of Science

Bachelor of Science

Master of Science

Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science

Doctor of Clinical Nutrition

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Doctor of Philosophy

School of Public HealthDean Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Master of Public Health

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Public Health

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R U T G E R S U N I V E R S I T Y –N E W B R U N S W I C K

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chancellor Richard L. Edwards

School of EngineeringDean Thomas N. Farris

Bachelor of Science

School of Environmental and Biological SciencesExecutive Dean Robert M. Goodman

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Graduate School–New BrunswickDean Jerome J. Kukor

Master of Arts

Master of Arts for Teachers

Master of Business and Science

Master of Engineering

Master of Landscape Architecture

Master of Philosophy

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

Graduate School of EducationDean Wanda J. Blanchett

Master of Education

Specialist in Education

Doctor of Education

Rutgers Business School–Newark and New BrunswickDean Lei Lei

Bachelor of Science

Master of Accountancy in Taxation

Master of Financial Analysis

School of Social WorkDean Cathryn C. Potter

Master of Social Work

Doctor of Social Work

Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Dean Stanley B. Messer

Master of Psychology

Doctor of Psychology

Mason Gross School of the ArtsDean George B. Stauffer

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Music

Master of Dance Education

Master of Fine Arts

Master of Music

Doctor of Musical Arts

School of Communication and InformationActing Dean Claire R. McInerney

Bachelor of Arts

Master of Communication and Information Studies

Master of Library and Information Science

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Dean James W. Hughes

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Master of City and Regional Planning

Master of City and Regional Studies

Master of Public Affairs and Politics

Master of Public Health

Master of Public Policy

Doctor of Public Health

School of Management and Labor RelationsDean Susan J. Schurman

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Master of Human Resource Management

Master of Labor and Employment Relations

School of Arts and SciencesExecutive Dean Peter March

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

At the conclusion of the conferring of degrees, the Rutgers cannon will be fired in celebration.

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Selected National Student Honorsand Awards

BARRY M . GOLDWATER SCHOLARSSponsored by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

Alina Afinogenova, Genetics, Economics, School of Arts and SciencesVarun Arvind, Biomedical Engineering, School of EngineeringKaiser Loell*,Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Arts and SciencesMargaret A. Morash, Genetics, School of Arts and SciencesAditya Parikh, Astrophysics, Physics, School of Arts and SciencesAlina Rashid*, Genetics, School of Arts and SciencesAsher Wasserman*, Astrophysics, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences

CRIT ICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSSponsored by the United States Department of State

Rahul D. Ghosal, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (Japan)

Zachary White*, History, Middle Eastern Studies, School of Arts and Sciences (Turkey)

FULBR IGHT STUDENTSSponsored by the United States Department of State

Olympia Christofinis*, French, School of Arts and Sciences (Malaysia)Sarah Gay*,Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts (Macedonia)Kiranjot Kaur*, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences; Planning and Public Policy, Edward

J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy (Malaysia)Kaitlin O’Connor, Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences; Social Studies Education, Graduate

School of Education (Slovak Republic)Isaac Song*,Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences (Spain)Camille Ungco*, English, School of Arts and Sciences (Indonesia)Vetri Velan*, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering; Physics, School of Arts and Sciences (Germany)

Zachary White*, History, Middle Eastern Studies, School of Arts and Sciences (Turkey)Julia Xia*, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences (Indonesia)

GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERV ICE

Stephanie Marcus*,Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences

G E O R G E J . M I T C H E L L SCHOLARSponsored by the U.S.–Ireland Alliance

Thomas Golden,Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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L U C E SCHOLARSponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation

Diana Won, Planning and Public Policy, School of Arts and Sciences, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

NAT IONAL SC IENCE FOUNDAT ION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSSponsored by the National Science Foundation

Seul-A Bae, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School–New BrunswickKimberly Ellen Chaney, Psychology, Graduate School–New BrunswickAlexandra DeMaio*,Mathematics, Physics, School of Arts and SciencesXianyi Gao, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School–New BrunswickRita Lynn Grunberg, Ecology, Graduate School–New BrunswickNancy Estela Hernandez, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Computational Biology and

Molecular Biophysics, Graduate School–New Brunswick

ADDIT IONAL SELECT STUDENT HONORSKhadidiatou Guiro*, Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesPressley and Mauise Vinson McPhail Award, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Emilia Ngozi Iwu, Nursing, School of NursingRobert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar; Jonas Ph.D. Scholar, Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare

Mary J. Marian, Nutritional Sciences, School of Health Related Professions2014 Medallion Award, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Carolina Marrero, Nutritional Sciences, School of Health Related ProfessionsDiversity Scholarship Award, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Campbell Sode*, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations; History, School of Arts and Sciences

Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award, Indianapolis Big Ten Community Partnership

Beth E. Taylor, Nutritional Sciences, School of Health Related ProfessionsExcellence in Practice Award in Clinical Nutrition, Academy of Nutrition and DieteticsAdvanced Clinical Practice Award, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

*Graduating Students

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Selected Faculty Honors

T E W O D R O S A S E F A

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and SciencesChemical and Biochemical Engineering, School of EngineeringCNPq Science Without Borders Fellowship for Special VisitingProfessorship, Brazilian Government

Tewodros “Teddy” Asefa, associate professor of

chemistry and chemical biology and chemical

and biochemical engineering, is the recipient

of the CNPq Science Without Borders Fellow-

ship for Special Visiting Professorship spon-

sored by the federal government of Brazil. The fellowship aims

to foster collaboration among top international and Brazilian

researchers to spark scientific and technological innovation

within Brazil. Asefa’s research focuses on the unique properties

of nanoparticles and their applications for catalysis, nanoelec-

tronics, separations, sensing, and drug delivery. In fall 2014,

Asefa held a visiting professorship at Kyoto University in Japan,

and currently holds two more at Maringá State University in

Brazil and at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Among his many

awards are a National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant

in the area of environmental health and safety of nanotechnol-

ogy, in addition to an NSF Special Creativity Award, given to

“attack the most adventurous high-risk research opportunities.”

P A O L A G A M B A R O T A

Italian, School of Arts and SciencesFrederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies

Paola Gambarota, associate professor of Italian,

is the recipient of the Frederick Burkhardt

Residential Fellowship for Recently Tenured

Scholars at the American Academy in Rome

from the American Council of Learned Societies.

With the fellowship, she will continue the work on her book

project entitled American Naples: Cross-Cultural Memories of an

Occupation. Her research focuses on European historical avant-

garde and 18th- and 19th-century theories of language and nation.

She is the author of Surrealismo in Germania (Udine: Campan-

otto, 1997) and Irresistible Signs: The Genius of Language and Italian

National Identity (University of Toronto Press, 2011), winner of

the 2010 MLA Scaglione Award for best manuscript in Italian

Literary Studies and of the 2011 American Association for Italian

Studies Book Award. Her work has been published in several U.S.

and Italian academic journals.

C A R O L Y N K . B U R R

François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, School of NursingLifetime Achievement Award, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Carolyn K. Burr, deputy executive director of

the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center at the

School of Nursing, was awarded the Lifetime

Achievement Award by the national Associa-

tion of Nurses in AIDS Care, in recognition of a

“lifetime of leadership toward the elimination of pediatric HIV

infection.” Burr, a pediatric nurse practitioner and adult educa-

tor, began her career caring for children and families living with

HIV infection at the Bagnoud Center in 1987. In 1994, following

a promising clinical trial, Burr turned her focus to the prevention

of perinatal HIV infection, developing curricula and educational

materials for health care providers and their patients. Burr has

conducted workshops across New Jersey, throughout the United

States, and globally. In 2009, Burr helped to establish a group

of national experts, which today continues to advise the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on strategies and

approaches to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission.

B E N J A M I N H O R T O N

Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental andBiological Sciences

Ocean Sciences Voyager Award, American Geophysical Union

Benjamin Horton, professor of marine and

coastal sciences, received the 2014 Ocean

Sciences Voyager Award from the American

Geophysical Union. This biennial award is

given to mid-career scientists in recognition

of significant contributions and their expanding leadership in

ocean sciences. Horton was recognized for his “high quality and

sheer number of his scholarly contributions” and for being

“a leader in interdisciplinary science teams.” Horton’s research

focuses on the mechanisms and nature of present and past sea-

level changes, including those associated with climate change,

such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and their impact on coastal

environments. A 2013 Geological Society of America fellow,

Horton’s other honors include a Menzies Australian Bicenten-

nial Award, the Higher Education Funding Council for England

Excellence in Teaching, a Linnean Society Award, and a Medal

for Research Excellence by the Commanding General of the

North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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W U N J U N G K I M

Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Distinguished Life Fellow, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Wun Jung Kim, professor of psychiatry and

board-certified psychiatrist, has been recog-

nized as a distinguished life fellow by the

American Academy of Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry (AACAP) for more than 30 years of

dedication to the organization and the field of child and adoles-

cent psychiatry. Kim became a member of the academy in 1980,

a fellow in 1987, a distinguished fellow in 2011, and a distin-

guished life fellow in 2014. During his membership at AACAP,

Kim has served with various groups, including the Steering Com-

mittee for Work Force Issues, the Task Force on Workforce Needs

(as co-chair), and the Work Group on Diversity and Culture. As

editor of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

News from 2008–2012, Kim expanded its topics, diversified its

authorship, and developed a competitive resident editorship to

engage younger members in the publication.

M A R I A S O T O - G R E E N E

Medicine, New Jersey Medical SchoolAlliance for Academic Internal Medicine Diversity Award

Maria Soto-Greene, vice dean, professor, and

board-certified internist, is the recipient of the

Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Diver-

sity Award for her commitment to advancing

diversity and cultural competency in medical

education. As director of the school’s Hispanic Center of Excel-

lence and other grant-funded initiatives for more than 20 years,

she has developed and implemented enrichment programs for

underrepresented/disadvantaged high school, college, and

medical school students as well as for faculty. Soto-Greene

actively mentors students and serves as the faculty coadviser of

the school’s Student Health Advocacy for Resources and Educa-

tion (SHARE), which facilitates student service-learning in

Newark and beyond. She previously served as chair of the Group

on Diversity and Inclusion for the Association of American

Medical Colleges. She has received many other honors, including

the Academic Leader of the Year Award from the Association of

Hispanic Healthcare Executives in 2012.

T A M A R A M I N K O

Pharmaceutics, Ernest Mario School of PharmacyFellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Tamara Minko, distinguished professor and

chair of pharmaceutics, was elected to the

College of Fellows of the American Institute

for Medical and Biological Engineering for her

“outstanding contributions to the development

of multifunctional targeted delivery systems for enhancing cancer

treatment and limiting adverse side effects.” This prestigious

fellowship recognizes exceptional bioengineers who make signifi-

cant contributions to the field of delivery science and technology.

Minko is the recipient of several grants from the National Insti-

tutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, which sup-

port her research in personalized medicine and nanotechnology.

She is also a fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceuti-

cal Scientists and the Controlled Release Society and a recipient

of numerous awards. Minko is executive editor of Advanced Drug

Delivery Reviews, and editor of Pharmaceutical Research.Minko’s

work has been published in such prestigious journals as Proceed-

ings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Nanotechnology,

Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, and Nanomedicine.

D A R R I N Y O R K

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and SciencesU.S. Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation for the Advance-ment of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Darrin York, professor of chemistry, is world

renowned for his research into the function of

RNA molecules in living systems—work that

was recently highlighted at a symposium held

in his honor during a national American

Chemical Society meeting. York is equally passionate about

teaching and was named the 2014 U.S. Professor of the Year in

the state of New Jersey by the Carnegie Foundation for the

Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement

and Support of Education. This award recognizes professors for

their outstanding impact on and involvement with undergradu-

ate students and for their scholarly approach to teaching and

learning. “In order to be the best educator that I can be, I need

to continue to learn and discover things for myself through

my research,” York says. “I like to take that excitement and

experience into the class with me when I teach.”

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Selected Faculty Honors continued

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURS INGKaren D’Alonzo, School of NursingDavid Anthony Forrester, School of Nursing; Environmental Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School

CAREER AWARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Waheed Bajwa, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of EngineeringLee Dicker, Statistics and Biostatistics, School of Arts and SciencesPernille Hemmer, Psychology, School of Arts and SciencesAlex Kontorovich, Mathematics, School of Arts and SciencesSantosh Nagarakatte, Computer Science, School of Arts and SciencesAnand Sarwate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of EngineeringSaman Zonouz, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering

CARNEGIE AFR ICAN D IASPORA FELLOWSHIP Ousseina Alidou, African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, School of

Arts and SciencesAbena Busia, English, School of Arts and Sciences

FELLOWS OF THE AMER ICAN PHYS ICAL SOCIETYEva Halkiadakis, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesValery Kiryukhin, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesScott Thomas, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences

FULBR IGHT SCHOLARSKim Butler, Africana Studies, School of Arts and SciencesDaniel Hoffman, Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesRadha Jagannathan, Urban Planning and Policy Development, Edward J. Bloustein School

of Planning and Public PolicyEric Lam, Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesMartin Lin, Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences

FELLOWS OF THE AMER ICAN ASSOCIAT ION FORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF SC IENCEAndrew Baker, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesRobert Bartynski, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences

NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDAT ION EXCELLENCEIN TEACHINGAndrew Russell Berman, Medicine, New Jersey Medical SchoolMolly Bradshaw, Advanced Nursing Practice, School of NursingGerard Fluet, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Related ProfessionsBart Holland, Preventative Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical SchoolWilbur Pan, Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolJoel Pascuzzi, Periodontics, Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNancy Walworth, Pharmacology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School

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NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDAT ION EXCELLENCEIN RESEARCHSuhayl Dhib-Jalbut, Neurology, Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Robert Wood Johnson Medical

SchoolYuri Jadotte, Capacity Building Systems, Northeast Institute for Evidence Synthesis and Translation,

School of NursingScott Kachlany, Oral Biology, Rutgers School of Dental MedicineSandra Kaplan, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Related ProfessionsSmita Patel, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;

Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolJeannette Rogowski, Health Systems and Policy, School of Public HealthLuis Ulloa, Surgery, New Jersey Medical School

S IMONS FOUNDAT ION FELLOWSHIPPiers Coleman, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesDavid Vanderbilt, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesChristopher Woodward, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences

ADDIT IONAL NOTABLE HONORSKen Able,Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesDr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Habitat Conservation

S. Sultan Ahmed,Medicine, New Jersey Medical SchoolLifetime Achievement Award, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Pamela Alberto, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rutgers School of Dental MedicineFellow, Academy of Dentistry International

Judith Amorosa, Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolOutstanding Teacher Award, American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology

Edward Arnold, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences

Fellow, American Crystallographic Association

Joseph Bertino, Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolGrand Award of Merit, American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit

Ricardo Bianchini, Computer Science, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Yana Bromberg, Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesHans Fischer Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich

Alyson Brooks, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesResearch Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Linda Brzustowicz, Genetics, School of Arts and SciencesDistinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Susan Carroll, Political Science, School of Arts and SciencesLifetime Contribution to Political Studies Award, Political Studies Association, United Kingdom

David Case, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and SciencesAmerican Chemical Society Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research

John Calvin Chatlos, Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolDistinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

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Selected Faculty Honors continued

Sang-Wook Cheong, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology

Stanley Cohen, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New Jersey Medical SchoolGold-Headed Cane Award, American Society for Investigative Pathology

Harry Crane, Statistics, School of Arts and SciencesYoung Investigator Award, National Security Agency

Enrique Curchitser, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesUnited States Academic Delegate, North Pacific Marine Science Organization

Charles Dapogny,Mathematics, School of Arts and SciencesPrix Thiess de Rosemont/Demassieux, Chancellery of the Universities of Paris

Katie Devine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolRouth Early Career Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology

Robert DiPaola, Director, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyDistinguished Service Award, Melvyn H. Motolinsky Research Foundation

Daniel Friedan, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Kenneth Gill, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, School of Health Related Professions

Dincin Fellow, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

George Hamilton, Entomology, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesHerbert T. Streu Meritorious Service Award, Entomological Society of America

James Harrington,Materials Science and Engineering, School of EngineeringSPIE Gold Medal, International Society for Optics and Photonics

Bart Holland, Preventative Medicine and Community Health, New Jersey Medical SchoolOutstanding Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Award, American Statistical Association

Ying Hung, Statistics, School of Arts and SciencesTweedie Award, Institute of Mathematical Statistics

James Turner Johnson, Religion, School of Arts and SciencesDaniel Gorenstein Memorial Award, Rutgers University

Benjamin Justice, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, Graduate School of EducationCritics Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association

Nancy Kirsch, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Related ProfessionsCatherine Worthington Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association

Debra Laskin, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of PharmacyCareer Achievement Award, Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology

Joel Lebowitz, Mathematics, School of Arts and SciencesGrande Médaille, French Academy of Sciences

Michael Lewis, Institute for the Study of Child Development, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolWilliam James Book Award, American Psychological Association

Liping Liu,Mathematics, School of Arts and SciencesYoung Investigator Medal, Society of Engineering Science

Maria LoGrippo, School of NursingBreakthrough Leaders in Nursing Award, AARP/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Preetha Mani, African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, School of Arts and Sciences

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

Joachim Messing, Director, Waksman Institute of MicrobiologyFellow, National Academy of SciencesPromega Biotechnology Research Award, American Society for Microbiology

James Murphy, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station; Plant Biology and Pathology, School ofEnvironmental and Biological Sciences

Fellow, Crop Science Society of America

Manish Parashar, Computer Science, School of Arts and SciencesDistinguished Scientist, Association for Computing Machinery

Andras Prekopa, Statistics, School of Arts and SciencesINFORMS President’s Award, Operations Research

Alan Robock, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesJule G. Charney Award, American Meteorological Society

Ivan Rodero, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of EngineeringTCSC Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Lisa Rodenburg, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesExcellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology

Joanna Regulska,Women’s and Gender Studies, School of Arts and SciencesCommander’s Cross, Order of Polonia Restituta

Thomas Rudel, Sociology, School of Arts and SciencesGerald L. Young Book Award, Society for Human Ecology

Richard Schroeder, Geography, School of Arts and SciencesDoctoral Teaching Award, Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools

Darcy Siebert, School of Social WorkFellow, Society for Social Work and Research

James Simon, Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesSpecial Service Award, Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development

Rachel Somerville, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and SciencesSimons Investigator, Simons Foundation

Endre Szemerédi, Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences Honorary Doctor, University of Buenos Aires

Barbara Turpin, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesFellow, American Association for Aerosol Research

Kathryn Uhrich, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, American Chemical Society

Michael Vogelius,Mathematics, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Nicholi Vorsa, Plant Biology and Pathology, School of Environmental and Biological SciencesFellow, National Academy of Inventors

Helene White, Sociology, School of Arts and SciencesFellow, Society for Prevention Research

Jill Williams, Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFaculty Innovation in Education Award, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.

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University Coat of Arms

University Seal

The university seal is the official imprimatur of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

As such, it appears on official documents, such as contracts and deeds, and, most notably,

on the diplomas issued to graduates of the university.

The outer ring contains the name of the university. The inner ring includes the date

of Rutgers’ founding, 1766, as Queen’s College, the eighth institution of higher learning

established in the American colonies. The university’s motto, “Sun of righteousness, shine

upon the West also,” appears in Latin in the inner ring, surrounding a stylized sunburst.

The motto is an adaptation of the motto of the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands,

connoting the original college’s early affiliation with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is

today interpreted as a request for the enlightenment of learning to shine equally upon the

New World.

The shield of the Rutgers coat of arms appears on the university gonfalon, which is borne by

a faculty member at the head of all university processions.

The shield is quartered to represent in armorial bearings the founding and the growth

of the 249-year-old university.

The first quarter (dexter, or right upper quarter of the shield as one would carry it)

bears the arms of Nassau, the House of Orange, and recognizes the Dutch settlers who

founded the college under the aegis of the Dutch Reformed Church.

The armorial devices in the upper sinister quarter are those of George III combined

with Queen Charlotte’s. George’s arms represent his dominions of England, Scotland,

and Ireland; and the two small escutcheons, centered, his ancestral right to bear the arms

of Brunswick and Saxony. The crest on the dexter small escutcheon is the Crown of

Charlemagne, which George III as Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire was entitled to show.

It was George III who granted the Charter of 1766 to Queen’s College, named in honor of

Charlotte of Mecklenburg, King George’s consort.

The arms shown on the sinister half of this quarter are Queen Charlotte’s and represent

the German states ruled by the House of Mecklenburg.

The third quarter, dexter, is the emblem from the Great Seal of the State of New Jersey,

which Rutgers as the state university is entitled to show. Fittingly, the plows depicted also

symbolize Rutgers’ designation as one of the original land-grant colleges.

The fourth quarter, sinister, is the coat of arms of Colonel Henry Rutgers, an early

benefactor of what was then known as Queen’s College. Colonel Rutgers was a descendant of

Rutger Van Schoenderwoerdt, who settled in New York in the 17th century. The family name

was changed to Rutgers in 1636. The name of the college was changed in 1825 to honor

Colonel Rutgers, trustee and benefactor.

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Students who process in University Commencement may ring the Red Lion Bell to signal

their arrival.

The name “Red Lion” hearkens back to 1771, when a handful of students attended the

first classes of Queen’s College in a converted tavern, called the Sign of the Red Lion, located

at the corner of Albany and Neilson streets in New Brunswick. The bell itself is part of a

Rutgers graduation tradition. In 1825, Colonel Henry Rutgers donated the interest on a

$5,000 bond and a bell to the then struggling Queen’s College. The money kept the college

alive and as a token of its gratitude, Queen’s College was renamed Rutgers College. With a

beautiful new bell in place, every graduating member of Rutgers College would ring “The

Old Queens Bell” as a rite of passage before graduation.

Today it is not possible to ring the actual 1825 bell. However, to keep the

tradition alive, an alumnus, who wishes to stay anonymous, donated this smaller

bell to the Rutgers University Historical Society. At University Commencement, the bell is

stationed at the north side of High Point Solutions Stadium, where each graduating student

may ring it, continuing a beloved Rutgers tradition in a new way.

University Mace

The university mace, an ornamental staff symbolizing the authority of the president, is borne

before the president in academic processions by the secretary of the university.

The design of the Rutgers mace incorporates signs of the institution’s traditions and

present status as New Jersey’s state university. The head of the mace bears the university’s

coat of arms and its seal worked in colored enamel and gold on silver, all surmounted by a

facsimile of the crown of Queen Charlotte, for whom the university was originally named

“Queen’s.” The long shaft is made of stained wood and silver on which are engraved inter-

twining ivy leaves, symbolizing learning; red oak leaves, representing New Jersey’s state tree;

and violets, the state flower.

Red Lion Bell

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Academic Costume

The color or colors of the lining of the hood for the nine colonial colleges are:

scarlet, Rutgers; crimson, Harvard; green-gold-silver, William and Mary; blue, Yale;

red-blue, Pennsylvania; orange-black, Princeton; light blue-white, Columbia; brown,

Brown; and green-white, Dartmouth.

Caps: Black mortarboards or soft hats are worn for all degrees. The gold tassel signifies

a doctoral degree.

Below is a list of some of the faculty colors as prescribed by the Inter collegiate Code for

the binding of the hood:

Agriculture / Maize

Arts, Letters, Humanities / White

Business Administration, Commerce / Drab

City and Regional Planning / Brown

Communication and Information Studies / Gray

Dentistry / Lilac

Economics / Copper

Education / Light Blue

Engineering / Orange

Fine Arts, Architecture / Brown

Human Resources Management / Dusk

Journalism / Dark Crimson

Labor and Employment Relations / Peacock Blue

Law / Purple

Library Service / Lemon

Medicine / Green

Music / Pink

Nursing / Apricot

Oratory-Speech / Silver Gray

Pharmacy / Olive Green

Philosophy / Blue

Physical Education / Sage Green

Public Administration / Peacock Blue

Public Health / Salmon Pink

Science / Golden Yellow

Social Service / Citron

Theology and Divinity / Scarlet

The wearing of academic dress dates back to the early days of the oldest universities in the

world. In the American Council on Education’s book entitled American Universities and

Colleges, it is suggested that “Gowns may have been counted necessary for warmth in the

unheated buildings frequented by medieval scholars. Hoods seem to have served to cover the

tonsured head. . . .”

Throughout the years, European universities have shown great diversity in their

academic dress. American universities, on the other hand, when they decided to adopt

academic dress, immediately established a code of regulations that today is followed by almost

all American institutions. This code has made it possible to distinguish the bachelors, masters,

and doctors and, at the same time, recognize the university that has given them the degree.

Gowns: The bachelor’s gown has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The master’s gown, worn

open or closed, has oblong sleeves, the front part of which frequently is cut away at the elbow.

The doctor’s gown has bell-shaped sleeves. It is worn open or closed.

At Rutgers, members of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, as well as those

who hold a doctoral degree from the university, wear the Rutgers gown, which is scarlet with

black velvet front panels framed on the outer edge with gold cord braid. The velvet panels are

embroidered with a crown and the year 1766 at the neck, signifying the univer sity’s founding

as one of the original colonial colleges under King George III of England.

Hoods: The hoods vary in size: 48 inches for the doctor’s degree, 42 inches for the master’s,

and 36 inches for the bachelor’s. All hoods are lined in silk in the academic color or colors of

the institution conferring the degree. If the institution has more than one color, the colors are

shown in divisions using chevrons.

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Alma Mater

From far and near we came to Rutgers,

And resolved to learn all that we can;

And so we settled down, in that noisy college town,

On the banks of the old Raritan.

Chorus:

On the banks of the old Raritan, my friends,

Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand;

For has she not stood since the time of the flood,

On the banks of the old Raritan.

Then sing aloud to alma mater,

And keep the Scarlet in the van;

For with her motto high, Rutgers’ name shall never die

On the banks of the old Raritan.

Chorus:

On the banks of the old Raritan, my friends,

Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand;

For has she not stood since the time of the flood,

On the banks of the old Raritan.

O N T H E B A N K S O F T H E O L D R A R I T A N

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Rutgers University Alumni Association

Welcome to the Rutgers University Alumni Association (RUAA), the

universitywide alumni organization in which all Rutgers graduates are

members—for free, for life! You are joining a powerful network of

more than 460,000 alumni worldwide, a legion of scarlet enthusiasts

who have shared many of the same experiences and traditions that

have made your time at Rutgers memorable.

As you embark upon this new chapter in your life, the Rutgers

University Alumni Association website will help you stay connected

with Rutgers and fellow alumni in ways that are meaningful to you.

Networking events, social outings, exclusive discounts, career resources,

volunteer opportunities, and many diverse alumni groups across the

United States and abroad await you.

Make sure you update your information on the RUAA website to

customize which news and updates you receive from the university and

to ensure your alumni benefits card and free subscription to Rutgers

Magazine find you at your new address: Ralumni.com/newgrads15.

Your days as a student are over, but as a Rutgers graduate, you are

scarlet forever. Rutgers and the RUAA look forward to being a part

of the next exciting stage of your life. Congratulations and welcome

to the RUAA!

C O N G R AT U L A T I O N S C L A S S O F 2 01 5 !

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Board of GovernorsGreg BrownChair

Kenneth M. SchmidtVice Chair

Robert Barchiex officio

Mark A. Angelson

Dorothy W. Cantor

Anthony J. DePetris

Margaret T. Derrick

Lora L. Fong

Mark P. Hershhorn

Gordon A. MacInnes

Susan M. McCue

Martin Perez

Dudley H. Rivers Jr.

Richard W. Roper

Candace L. Straight

William M. Tambussi

Ann B. GouldFaculty Representative

Samuel RabinowitzFaculty Representative

Pamela NavrotStudent Representative

Leslie A. Fehrenbach Secretary

Kimberlee PastvaAssociate Secretary

J. Michael GowerTreasurer

Board of TrusteesSandy J. Stewart Chair

M. Wilma Harris Vice Chair

Frank B. HundleyVice Chair

Robert Barchiex officio

Michael W. Azzara

Rahn K. Bailey

Felix M. Beck, Emeritus

Gregory Bender

William E. Best

Dominick J. Burzichelli

John Herbert Carman, Emeritus

Peter Cartmell, Emeritus

Mary J. Chyb, Emerita

Kevin J. Collins, Emeritus

Hollis A. Copeland

Anthony J. Covington

Alan M. Crosta Jr.

Marisa A. Dietrich

Carleton C. Dilatush, Emeritus

Mary I. DiMartino

Teresa A. Dolan

James F. Dougherty

Norman H. Edelman

Robert P. Eichert, Emeritus

Evelyn S. Field, Emerita

Jeanne M. Fox, Emerita

Ronald J. Garutti

Ronald W. Giaconia, Emeritus

Rochelle Gizinski, Emerita

Evangeline Gomez

Leslie E. Goodman, Emeritus

Carleton A. Holstrom, Emeritus

Paul B. Jennings, Emeritus

Nimesh S. Jhaveri

Roberta Kanarick

Tilak Lal

Robert A. Laudicina, Emeritus

Walter L. Leib, Emeritus

Richard A. Levao, Emeritus

Jennifer Lewis-Hall

Debra Ann Lynch

Rashida V. MacMurray-Abdullah

Amy B. Mansue

Robert E. Mortensen

Patricia Nachtigal, Emerita

Gene M. O’Hara, Emeritus

John A. O’Malley

Dean J. Paranicas, Emeritus

Daniel J. Phelan

Jose A. Piazza

George A. Rears

Norman Reitman, Emeritus

James H. Rhodes

Alejandro Roman

Carole Sampson-Landers

Sidney D. Seligman

Richard H. Shindell

Susan Stabile

Dorothy M. Stanaitis, Emerita

Abram J. Suydam Jr., Emeritus

Kate Sweeney

Heather C. Taylor

Anne M. Thomas, Emerita

Edgar Torres

Michael R. Tuosto, Emeritus

Laurel A. Van Leer

Lucas J. Visconti

Ronald W. Wilson

Justine Yu

Robert A. SchwartzFaculty Representative

Menahem SpiegelFaculty Representative

Francine M. GlaserStudent Representative

Leslie A. Fehrenbach Secretary

Kimberlee PastvaAssociate Secretary

J. Michael Gower Treasurer

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Robert Barchi, President

Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Rutgers University–Newark

Richard L. Edwards, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Phoebe A. Haddon, Chancellor, Rutgers University–Camden

Brian L. Strom, Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs

Monica C. Barrett, Interim Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Bruce C. Fehn, Senior Vice President for Administration

Leslie A. Fehrenbach, Secretary of the University

J. Michael Gower, Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

Julie K. Hermann, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Nevin E. Kessler, President of the Rutgers University Foundation and Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Courtney O. McAnuff, Vice President for Enrollment Management

Peter J. McDonough Jr., Senior Vice President for External Affairs

Felicia E. McGinty, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Christopher J. Molloy, Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Karen R. Stubaus, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Administration

Donna K. Thornton, Vice President for Alumni Relations

Nancy S. Winterbauer, Vice President for University Budgeting

University Administrative Officers

DeansJasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., Dean of the School of Public Health

Joseph A. Barone, Ph.D., Dean of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Wanda J. Blanchett, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Education

Thomas N. Farris, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Engineering

Cecile A. Feldman, D.M.D., Dean of the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Robert M. Goodman, Ph.D., Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Vicente H. Gracias, M.D., Interim Dean of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

William L. Holzemer, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Nursing

James W. Hughes, Ph.D., Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Robert L. Johnson, M.D., Dean of the New Jersey Medical School

Jerome J. Kukor, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School–New Brunswick

Lei Lei, Ph.D., Dean of the Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Gwendolyn M. Mahon, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Health Related Professions

Peter March, Ph.D., Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Claire R. McInerney, Ph.D., Acting Dean of the School of Communication and Information

Stanley B. Messer, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Cathryn C. Potter, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Social Work

Susan J. Schurman, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Management and Labor Relations

Kathleen W. Scotto, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

George B. Stauffer, Ph.D., Dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts

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University Senate

University Gonfalonier and Head Marshal

Commencement Marshals

Professor Ann B. Gould, Chair

Professor Ann B. Gould

Professor Emine Ercikan Abali

Dr. Prosenjit Bagchi

Professor Peter Dennis Bathory

Dean Barbara E. Bender

Professor Douglas H. Blair

Professor Neal Richard Boyd

Ms. Molly Bradshaw

Professor Abena P.A. Busia

Professor Fuat E. Celik

Professor Mary Chayko

Professor Kimberly Cook-Chennault

Professor Martha A. Cotter

Professor Laura A. Curran

Dean Teresa M. Delcorso

Dr. Monica A. Devanas

Professor Michele Evans

Dean Claudia G. Farber

Professor Gary A. Gigliotti

Dr. Diane Gillooly

Professor Ann B. Gould

Dean Timothy L. Grimm

Dr. Donald C. Heilman

Professor Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis

Professor Bradley Hillman

Dr. Eileen R. Hoskin

Dr. Michael C. Illuzzi Jr.

Mr. Kenneth J. Iuso

Dr. Teresa Janevic

Professor Barry W. Jesse

Professor Ryan J. Kettler

Dr. Sinae Kim

Professor Tia M. Kolbaba

Professor Julie M. Langsam

Dr. Sonia Laumbach

Professor Tamara Lee

Professor Thomas Leustek

Professor Jane Lewis

Professor Carrie L. Lobman

Dean Muffin Lord

Professor Richard D. Ludescher

Dr. Carolyn A. Maher

Dr. Lorraine D. McCune

Dr. Daniel J. Mehan Jr.

Dean Julio Nazario

Dr. Richard J. Novak

Dr. Joel N. Pascuzzi

Ms. Helen Pensavalle

Professor N. Andrew Peterson

Dean David S. Pickens

Professor Ronald L. Quincy

Professor Margaret Quinn

Ms. Renee Rapuano

Professor Janet D. Reid-Hector

Professor Mark Gregory Robson

Professor William M. Rodgers III

Professor Christine Rohowsky-Kochan

Professor Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

Ms. Rebeca Santiago

Professor Derek G. Shendell

Professor Deborah D. Shuford

Dr. Deborah Silver

Dr. Barry Simon

Ms. Barbara E. Sirman

Ms. Michelle Tomitz

Ms. Simona M. Turcu

Dean Harvey Waterman

Mr. Matthew J. Weismantel

Professor James F. White

Professor Nancy A. Woychik

Mace BearerMrs. Leslie A. Fehrenbach

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Commencement MusicRutgers Wind Ensemble from the

Mason Gross School of the Arts Kraig A. Williams, Conductor

Preceremony

The Fairest of the Fair John Philip Sousa

George Gershwin Selections George and Ira Gershwin

Royal Fireworks Music: Overture George Frideric Handel

Florentiner March Julius Fucik

Young Person’s Guide to John Williams John Williams

Rutgers Herald Trumpet Ensemble Timothy G. Smith, Conductor

Rutgers Fanfare Thomas Bourgualt

Processional

Midway March John Williams

Procession of the Nobles Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

March Processional David Gorham

Crown Imperial William Walton

Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 Edward Elgar

Conferring of Degrees

Superman March John Williams

Recessional

The Black Horse Troop John Philip Sousa

Americans We Henry Fillmore

The Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa

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E M E R G E N C Y N O T I F I C A T I O N SDuring University Commencement, guests may quickly and anonymously report medical emergencies, inappropriate behavior, suspicious activity, or other important matters to the police department via cell phone.

PhoneDial 911 to be connected with the police department.

Text MessageUsing your cell phone, send a text message to 69050.

In your message, type the following: RUGUEST <space> [your location] and [the details of the problem]

Example: RUGUEST<space>Section 121, Row 10, Seat 12, medical emergency

We encourage guests to use this system whenever they see an incident or problem in the stadium that should be reported to Rutgers Police so emergency personnel can respond to the scene as quickly as possible.

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Electrical Engineering

Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine

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CullmanLaboratory for Cancer Research

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Map KeyUniversity CommencementSunday, May 17

Commencement Shuttle Stops

Special-Needs Shuttle Stops

New Brunswick Train Station

Non-Rutgers Public Parking Lot

Busch Campus Parking Lot

Livingston Campus Parking Lot

College Avenue Campus Parking Lot

School and Event Locations

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New Brunswick Parking Authoritywww.njnbpa.org

PUBLIC PARKING1 New Street Deck, 134 New Street2 Civic Square Deck, 3 Kirkpatrick Street3 Morris Street Deck, 70 New Street4 Cultural Center Lot, 58 Bayard Street5 Wellness Deck, 95 Paterson Street6 Albany Plaza Deck, 112 Church Street7 Lower Church Street Deck, 90 Church Street8 Gateway Garage, 7 Wall Street9 Wolfson Deck 150 Neilson Street

Photography and Videography

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Produced by Rutgers’ Department of University Communications and Marketing.

Rutgers photography: Nick Romanenko, Karen A. Forgash, Alan Goldsmith, Don Hamerman, Jacob Paul. Illustration, page 21: Marge Chavooshian, Old Queen’sBuilding, watercolor on paper.

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