2015 Fall CommencementThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Information and Library Science

Sunday, December 13, 2015

CeremonySTUDENT WELCOME

Olivia Danielle Dorsey, MSIS Graduate

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Dr. Gary Marchionini, Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS“Life After SILS”

Dr. Mae Lipscomb Rodney (PhD ‘86), Director, Library Services, Winston-Salem State University (retired)

GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Joe Williams, President, SILS Alumni Association

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDJoe Williams, President, SILS Alumni Association

RECOGNITION OF DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Bachelor of Science in Information ScienceTiffany Harris, Student Services Coordinator

Master of Science in Information Science Master of Science in Library Scienceand Doctor of Philosophy

Lara Bailey, Student Services Coordinator

CLOSING REMARKSDr. Gary Marchionini, Dean

SWITCHING OF THE TASSEL

GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

RECEPTION In the lobby of the Louis Round Wilson Library.

Graduates

Master of Science in Information ScienceRose Marie Combs Sreenivasula Reddy Gajjala

Madeline A. Coven Sierra R. Moore

Olivia Danielle Dorsey Lauren Waters Turpin

Bendte Leigh Fagge

Master of Science in Library Science

Bachelor of Science in Information Science

Elliot Maxwell Aronson Ebony S. McDonald

Patrick Grant Dollar Wickliffe Winston Shreve

Amanda Gresham Latia L. Ward

Sierra K. Johnson

Hunter Garlock

Emily Hazelton

Chelsea Mayse

Chris McGough

Zachary Williams

Doctor of PhilosophyAyoung Yoon

Dissertation

Elliot Maxwell Aronson I Don’t Get Any Inspiration Sitting at My Sturm Desk: The Patterns of Flow Experiences in Expert ResearchersRose Marie Combs Searching for Unknown Allusions: A Need Arguello to be FilledMadeline A. Coven Toward a Visual Language for Abstract Ideas: Shaw Effect of Concepts on Perception of SymbolsPatrick Grant Dollar Users’ Perceptions on Searching, Locating, Anthony and Accessing Dispersed Materials in Archival InstitutionsOlivia Danielle Dorsey A Visual Analysis of Phases of Police Brutality Gotz Against Unarmed African Americans from 1979 to 2014 Bendte Leigh Fagge Usability Study of Request for Functionality Capra in Website User Interfaces at Duke University LibrariesSreenivasula Reddy Longitudinal Analysis of Readmission Risk Using GotzGajjala Machine LearningAmanda Gresham Portrayal of Gifted Children in Children’s Sturm Chapter BooksSierra R. Johnson Access to Legal Information by Public Library White Patrons in Varying Types of Law Libraries: A Case StudyEbony McDonald The Only One in the Room: Professional Identity Gollop and Black Male Librarians in North CarolinaSierra R. Moore A Mobile Security Document Collection CapraWickliffe Shreve Crowdtrusting: Case Studies in Crowdsourcing Anthony ProjectsLauren Waters Turpin Vertical Search Behavior and Preference of Kelly Users with Different Visual Memory and Perceptual Speed AbilitiesLatia Linda Ward A Content Analysis of Major Themes in Young Adult Hughes-Hassell and Middle Grade Novels Published Between 2006 to 2015 that Feature Young Undocumented Immigrants as Protagonists

Master’s Papers

Name Title AdvisorAyoung Yoon Data Reuse and Users’ Trust Judgments: Tibbo Toward Trusted Data Curation

Name Title Advisor

Awards and Honors

Bendre Leigh FaggeEvelyn J. Bishop Fellowship

Ebony S. McDonaldSILS Diversity Advocate CertificateBaker and Taylor Scholarship Summer Seminar to Prague (Partial)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Library InternshipMilitary Libraries Training Workshop, Military Division, SLA

Olivia DorseyALA Spectrum ScholarCNI Paul Evans Peters Fellowship1st Annual SILS Project Fair, Best Project AwardInstitute of African American Research Graduate Student Summer

Research GrantLITA/OCLC Minority Scholarship in Library and Information

TechnologyMargaret Ellen Kalp Memorial Fellowship

Hunter GarlockCommunity Workshop Series CertificateTop JNO Grant Awardee, UNC Entrepreneurship Program

Sreenivasula GajjalaMargaret Ellen Kalp Memorial Fellowship

Amanda GreshamSusan Grey Akers Fellowship

Zachary WilliamsSILS Undergraduate Scholarship

Wickliffe Winston ShreveChapel Hill Public Library Intern

Ayoung YoonSusan Grey Akers FellowshipLouis Round Wilson Fellowship

Commencement SpeakerMae Lipscomb Rodney is a product of the North Carolina higher education system. She completed graduate programs in Library Science at North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was the first African American to graduate in 1986 from Chapel Hill with a PhD in Library Science. Rodney’s entire professional career has been in academic libraries, first at North Carolina Central University in a variety of positions between 1967 and 1983, and then at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) as library director from July 1983 to June 2015. It is there that she acquired the title of

change agent. Library services at WSSU have transitioned from typewriters to a totally wireless environment; from a small box building to a tri-level facility that is open and technology infused. Student-driven services have been the focus since it became important to “have what they need” to keep students entering the building. A dream fulfilled is writing several short plays and seeing them transformed into live productions. The plays include “Zelda is Dead,” “Black Diamonds” and “India’s Story.” In addition, Rodney has compiled multi-ple biographies, assisted by the library staff who transformed them into video biographies. The most comprehensive was the biography of her late husband, Cedric S. Rodney, which was compiled to commemorate his retirement from active ministry. In November 2010 the WSSU Friends of the Library celebrated its 25th Anniversary. The commemoration included the publication of Friends Inviting Friends: 25 Years of Friend-Raising. The WSSU Friends of the Library was formed by Rodney with the assistance of WSSU alumni, staff, faculty and friends to supplement the state-awarded budget. Through the various sponsored activ-ities, along with the community’s generosity, the library endowment is presently at a quarter of a million dollars. At least ten library employees (either student workers or full-time) have acquired their master’s degree in Library Science. Two individuals hired by Rodney have moved into administrative positions in other academic libraries. The next milestone is to see one or two of these individuals acquire their PhD in Library Science. Mae has served on national, state and local committees, including the Salem College and Academy Board of Trustees. She has also served as a consultant to academic libraries throughout the southeast.

SILS Distinguished Alumni1981

Emerson GreenawayHerman Howe FusslerMary Elizabeth Poole

William Stevens PowellMary Eunice Query

1986Fred Roper

1987Gene Lanier

1988Jerry Campbell

1992Mary Edna Anders

Evan Ira FarberLucia Johnson Rather

Katina P. Strauch1993

Ray L. Carpenter1994

Dale M. BentzBarbara Branson

Lesley Farmer1995

Rebecca S. Ballentine1996

Ridley R. Kessler Jr.Edwin S. Clay IIIJudith K. Sutton

1997Robert G. Anthony Jr.

James V. Carmichael Jr.Jane Bliss DownsRobert S. Martin

1998Martha Harris DavisBarbara Semonche

1999 June FultonJoe Hewitt

Duncan Smith2000

Marshall Keys2001

Charles Bryan LowryBernie Todd Smith

2002Joan Durrance

Angela B. Ruffin 2003

Mary L. Boone2004

Dav RobertsonSusan Tarr

2005Larry AlfordSusan Perry

2006Evelyn M. Poole-Kober

Irene Owens2007

Patricia HarrisMaurice York

2008Frieda Rosenberg Janet L. Flowers

2009Ray English

Hampton “Skip” Auld2010

Robert MolyneuxDeborah Balsamo

2011David Goble

John Ulmschneider2012

Peter McCrackenLee Dirks

2013Caroline “Cal” Shepard

Joyce L. Ogburn2014

Demetria TuckerSusan Brown

2015Tim Bucknall

Mae Lipscomb Rodney

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