Commencement - Graduate School

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school on behalf of the colorado state university administration the board of governors of the csu system and the faculty and staff i welcome you to this fall 2021 commencement ceremony of the graduate school as a reminder we ask that all individuals except those at the podium please keep your masks on while indoors on campus do you want me to wear my oh it's on in the spirit of rams take care of rams it is part of our culture to ensure that we create a safe environment for all of our students faculty and staff and guests at this university the mission statements of csu and the graduate school both recognize our university as a land grant university that mission is built on the principles that people with the talent and motivation to earn a degree from a world-class university regardless of their background race gender social status religion or beliefs deserve that opportunity and that by providing that opportunity we empower them to not only improve their lives and those or their families but to also improve and strengthen our society as a whole because of the ripples their lives will create because the first word in land grant is land it is also incumbent on us to recognize where that land came from and how that hurt that history permeates everything we do i would like to share the land acknowledgement colorado state university recognizes acknowledges with respect that the land we are on today is the traditional and ancestral homelands of the arapaho cheyenne and ute nations and peoples this was also a site of trade gathering and healing for numerous other native tribes we recognize the indigenous peoples as the original stewards of this land and all the relatives within it as these words of acknowledgement are spoken and heard the ties nations have to their traditional homelands are renewed and reaffirmed csu is founded as a land-grant institution and we accept that our mission must encompass access to education and inclusion and significantly that our founding came at a dire cost to native nations and peoples whose land this university was built upon this acknowledgement is the education and inclusion we must practice in recognizing our institutional history responsibility and commitment we are all here this morning to honor you our graduates and to celebrate you and your success in completing your very rigorous graduate degree programs we who are not graduating also have cause to celebrate in our own right for a new cadre of practitioners of science commerce arts and the professions are about to begin a life of contribution to our culture and our society please join me in a round of applause as we congratulate today's graduates i would like to introduce the platform party to you my ask that you hold your applause maybe one clap until all have been introduced in our standing joyce mcconnell the 15th president of colorado state university dr mary petterson provost and executive vice president dr blanche hughes vice president for student affairs ms kathleen fairfax vice provost for international affairs ms leslie taylor vice president for enrollment and access dr blake naughton vice president for engagement and extension ms diana prieto vice president for equity equal opportunity in title ix dr sudo chair faculty council dr alan rudolph vice president for research dr james pritchett dean college of agricultural sciences dr beth walker dean college of business dr david mclean dean walter scott jr college of engineering dr lisa youngblade dean college of health and human sciences dr ben withers dean college of liberal arts dr john hayes dean warner college of natural resources dr melissa reynolds associate dean college of natural sciences dr colin clay interim dean college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences dr karen eslin dean of libraries dr travis bailey director of the school of advanced materials discovery dr colleen webb associate dean of the graduate school dr leroypoff professor and grand marshal i'm sorry university distinguished professor and grand marshal dr carmen menoni university distinguished professor dr mike palmquist university distinguished teaching scholar dr carol willis director of cell and molecular biology dr rachel graham lucas thompson the jack east cermak graduate advisor awardee the members of the platform party [Applause] president joyce mcconnell will now give her charge to the class president mcconnell good morning first i want to recognize and commend the faculty and staff of the graduate school here at colorado state university especially dean mary stromberger and associate dean colleen webb i know both of you have not only been teachers but mentors counselors allies and friends during the academic journeys that culminate today i am delighted to be here to celebrate all of you today's graduates tomorrow's leaders along with all of your friends and families and i'm thrilled really thrilled that we're back together celebrating in person for the first time since 2019. [Music] [Applause] i know how meaningful it is to have the people you care about and who care about you on hand to help mark this important day we are here to honor your hard work and to celebrate your academic accomplishments we're also here to share in the excitement about the bright futures you've built for yourselves here at colorado state university earning a degree has always required hard work and dedication but your experience over the past two years came with an array of unexpected challenges you should take tremendous pride in successfully confronting and overcoming those challenges in doing so you demonstrated incredible perseverance flexibility and extra effort our world has changed significantly in a very short time and will continue to change your ability to adapt to those changes has distinct distinguished you here at csu and will continue to do so as you move forward when new challenges inevitably arise you will be able to draw on those experiences and what they have taught you your studies have prepared you for many professional possibilities among you are future scientists authors artists educators lawyers activists advocates inventors and a potential array of careers that haven't even been invented yet and the knowledge experience and expertise you have gained over these past few years have prepared you to lead in the workplace in your community and in our world our world needs leaders more now than ever i'm so proud truly proud to know that you will be among them so i have a charge for you today whatever you do next wherever your journey takes you do one thing for yourself own your brilliance our community has a powerful shining bold spirit one of hope and optimism that will never be dimmed by the challenges you encounter it has endured for generations growing brighter and stronger particularly in the face of adversity so let's own that brilliance and shine together today tomorrow and far into the future each of you always will be a valued member of our ram family one of the brilliant minds and great hearts who make up the csu community that reaches across our nation and around our world i cannot wait to see where your journeys take you and how your csu education will help make the world truly a better place on behalf of the entire csu community congratulations [Applause] thank you president mcconnell for your charge to the class of fall 2021 we've arrived at the point in the program where the doctor of philosophy degree is conferred degrees will be awarded in alphabetical order by role of the colleges in this ceremony the president first confers the degrees the candidates then advance to the platform accompanied by their major professors on the platform the major professor places the hood over the shoulders of the candidate we think it's appropriate that the spinal ceremonial honor is bestowed by the faculty who have contributed so much to the development of these scholars following the hooding graduates will cross the platform to receive their diploma from the college dean and to receive congratulations of president mcconnell it's my pleasure to present the candidates for the degree of doctor of philosophy will the candidates for the degrees please rise [Applause] this is the goosebump part these candidates have completed their programs of study have pursued original scholarship making contributions to knowledge and culture they have presented their work in dissertations that have met the high standards of the university and the various academic disciplines they and their fellows in absentia are recommended by their major professors the graduate school and the faculty council for the phd degree president mcconnell i present these candidates and ask you to confer on them the degree of doctor of philosophy by virtue of the authority vested in me by the governing board of colorado state university i hereby confer the doctor of philosophy degree on each of you together with all of its rights privileges and responsibilities please join me in recognizing our most recent phd graduates [Applause] graduates you may be seated marshalls please escort the graduates to the platform to receive their diplomas faculty advisors please accompany your graduate to to the platform for hooding our announcers brett beale and chad joseph will now read the names of the phd graduates james james the following are the doctoral candidates for the college of agricultural sciences dean james pritchett will present the diplomas odolofo peter oliomi will be footed by his advisor matthew wallenstein [Applause] dr terry ann gab her advisor is thomas davis [Applause] dr anthony nathan frazier jessica metcalf dr susan patricia latshop quoted by dr scott haley [Applause] dr alexandra marie her advisor is cristiano [Applause] [Applause] dr yuuchang shia will be hooded by her committee members [Applause] dr rebecca marie lyon her advisor is [Applause] congratulations dr issan and raji advisor sastry jayanti [Applause] dr mansour ahmed advisor sastry jayanti [Applause] dr marella varionelli ortiz advisors frank dayan and scott neeson [Applause] dr olivia elizabeth todd advisor todd gaines [Applause] [Applause] todd gaines [Applause] dr brendan michael anthony advisor janis minas [Applause] next are the doctoral graduates from the college of health and human sciences dean lisa youngblade will present the diplomas dr jody lynn rommel advisor donna guys [Applause] dr daniel paul said miller advisor donna guys [Applause] susan k ernst advisor donna guys [Applause] dr sarah elizabeth long and advisor gene fleckner [Music] [Applause] [Music] dr brittany catherine sly advisors tiffany weir and christopher melby [Applause] [Applause] dr samuel kelly hamill advisor ann siebold [Applause] dr mary caitlin bland hitti advisor heather leach [Applause] dr tyler thorley whittier advisor dr brett w fling [Applause] dr nathan joshua deming advisors dr frank doneno dr jennifer richards [Applause] dr bethel alexis nathan advisor dr lori carlson [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thank you duck whoops [Applause] bonus dr rashida naila love advisor lori carlson [Applause] dr marisa verhon-white advisor dr sharon anderson [Music] [Applause] next to the doctoral graduates from the walter scott jr college of engineering dean david mclean will present the diplomas dr joshua c christopher advisor shin fang gao [Applause] advisor dr christopher breiter [Applause] [Applause] advisors dr mehmet ozbek and dr rebecca atadero [Applause] and mehmet ozbach [Applause] [Applause] it's advisor dr anura jayu sumana [Applause] dr ashraf bader advisor anthony machievsky dr kristen marie van eaton advisor dan gustafson [Applause] michael bell [Applause] dr stephen kenneth adams advisor brian bledsoe being hooded by dr dan baker [Applause] dr dustin scott birch advisor thomas bradley thank you dr ian martin lundsford advisor thomas bradley dr gregory sloan marzolf advisor advisors ron sega and thomas bradley [Applause] dr jill elizabeth spies adviser kamran f takari charudi [Applause] [Applause] dr jessica lee baker advisor [Applause] dr diego bernardi windham seriously that's the name [Applause] dr arthur santos advisors daniel zimmerly and peter young [Applause] luo [Music] [Applause] dr james walter johnson advisor kirk mcgilvray one and only not yet next are the doctoral graduates from the school of biomedical engineering associate dean colleen webb associate dean colleen webb will present the diplomas this will be the last one i read i promise dr jacob glenn wolinski advisors christian putlitz and kirk mcgilvray next are the doctoral graduates from the college of natural sciences associate dean melissa reynolds will present the diplomas dr albert lionel advisor james beveridge dr adam sinclair williams adviser francisco ortega dr brook lee benson advisers alan kennan and debbie kranz dr colin patrick brooke adviser stephen strauss hooded by debbie kranz dr shaylyn carousel stevens advisor tori crane dr kelly and cave advisors gwyneth fischer and kurt crager dr matthew richard mings advisor alexander brandel [Music] dr ramesh pandey advisor james seitz dr ruth menger advisors charles henry and thomas sports [Music] dr jenna lee gordon advisor melissa reynolds dr max kudish advisor garrett miyake next are the doctoral graduates from the college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences interim dean colin clay will present the diplomas dr colleen brent advisor john rositrans dr emily jordan cothern advisor william brazil dr lindsay irene gray advisor brian foy doctor emilia ruth tanner advisors russell anthony and paul rosekins dr miles john shepard advisers jennifer barfield and lisa herrickoff dr melinda storey adviser kevin housler dr bridget elizabeth fox advisors greg dean and zaidabdo next are the doctoral graduates from the warner college of natural resources dean john hayes will present the diplomas dr brian walter avalo advisors dana winkelmann next are the doctoral graduates from the graduate degree program in ecology associate dean colleen webb will present the diplomas dr erica sasha pierce advisor paul odie [Applause] dr diane susan wright advisor mina balcopal [Music] dr jenna marie parker advisor george whitmire [Music] dr cortland kelly advisor steve fonte [Music] [Applause] dr emily stuchener advisor joseph on fisher [Applause] [Music] advisor thomas davis [Applause] next is the doctoral graduate from the school of advanced materials discovery director travis bailey will present the diploma dr roberta maya sabina advisors excuse me dr roberta maya sabino advisors ketul popat and alessandro martens [Applause] congratulations these are the december 2021 phd graduates of colorado state university we will now award the various master's degrees in this ceremony dr mcconnell first confers the degrees then the students approach the platform to receive the diploma from the dean of the college in which the respective majors are located beginning with the master of agriculture from the college of agricultural sciences it is now my pleasure to present the candidates for master's degrees will the candidates for these masters degrees please rise [Applause] these candidates and their fellows in absentia have completed their programs of study and are recommended by the faculty advisors the graduate school and the faculty council for the master's degree president mcconnell i present these candidates and ask you to confer the master's degree on them by virtue of the authority vested in me by the governing board of colorado state university i hereby confer the master's degree on each of you together with all of its rights privileges and responsibilities please join me in recognizing our most recent master's graduates [Applause] graduates you may be seated marshalls please escort the masters graduates to the platform to receive their diplomas our announcers brett bill brett beal and chad hosteth will now read the names of the masters graduates the following are the masters graduates from the college of agricultural sciences these master's degrees include master of agriculture master of extension education master of science dean james pritchett will present the diplomas elizabeth marlena greasy [Music] korra awakuma haley elizabeth edmondson [Applause] morgan landra cobb [Applause] next are the masters graduates from the walter scott junior college of engineering these master's degrees include master of science professional science master and master of engineering dean david mclean will present the diplomas parker maddox [Applause] joshua david sperry [Applause] logan jared cannon [Music] [Applause] mark albert stymack [Applause] samuel glenn penner [Applause] eduardo pazinato [Applause] kristen renee van valkenberg [Applause] sean michael onorado [Applause] aaron jones [Applause] thomas grant wilkinson [Applause] janessa quiroga [Music] [Applause] kyle p burrider [Applause] chas shapansky [Music] [Applause] song [Applause] caitlyn renee barnes [Applause] carly elizabeth zimmer bryce anthony kippus [Applause] [Applause] pandaru [Applause] joseph [Applause] hello [Applause] chakraborty [Applause] raja jain [Applause] mashed muhammad [Applause] next are the masters graduates from the college of health and human sciences these master's degrees include master of science master and arts counseling and career development master of social work master of occupational therapy and master of education dean lisa youngblade will present the diplomas aaron aviv quick [Applause] brittany renee logue kathleen azzella bielman renee hershenhoffer [Applause] vanessa marie sandoval [Applause] amanda marie farmer [Applause] laura w morrison [Applause] [Applause] victoria mary grace dippold [Applause] luisa taliadini costa [Applause] suzanne michelle mcdonald [Applause] [Applause] bishop [Applause] matthew james howell [Applause] [Applause] elise kathleen sumanes [Applause] ali marie miller [Applause] brittany danielle prico [Applause] janelle renee conroy [Applause] annie kathleen leake [Applause] okay deja tatiana nicole howard [Applause] shauna may [Applause] next are the masters graduates from the college of liberal arts these master's degrees include master of arts master in arts leadership and cultural management master of communications and media management master of fine arts master of music master of public policy and administration master of sports management and master of science dean ben withers will present the diplomas nicole fawcett cramer [Applause] danielle underwood [Applause] catherine elise hall [Applause] maronta [Music] ronald bender [Applause] lily maina yi [Applause] kristen danielle talley kayla jackson alberto alejandro siguroa [Applause] emily beth powell [Applause] [Applause] bridget kathleen neff hickman [Applause] alexandria nicole cantrell andrew jordan wheeler [Applause] chris and javine [Applause] next are the masters graduates from the college of natural sciences these master's degrees include master of science master of computer science master of addiction counseling and psychology master of applied industrial organizational psychology master of applied statistics professional science masters in natural sciences and master of natural sciences education associate dean melissa reynolds will present the diplomas nicholas ryan krueger [Applause] andrew charles bates landon d schwalberg mitchell hunt [Applause] brooke elaine pearson [Applause] matthew frederick ernst [Applause] amanda marie sproul [Applause] dominique montoya ashton creole [Music] jijiong lee [Applause] samantha lutz [Applause] shannon ogborn [Applause] next are the masters of science graduates from the college of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences interim dean colin clay will present the diplomas stephanie allison townsend mitchell andrew french [Applause] uh rocio martinez wetron [Applause] jennifer [Applause] rohini malikadel [Applause] melissa sue blevins [Applause] kristen and denali [Applause] next are the masters graduates from the warner college of natural resources these master's degrees include master of science master of conservation leadership master of greenhouse gas management and accounting master of natural resources stewardship professional science master master of fish wildlife and conservation biology and master of tourism management dean john hayes will present the diplomas carly marie baum [Music] [Applause] summer paige peterson deanna lynn mendenhall jonah charles sang carter paul oliver kathleen dorman [Applause] rachel lynn hatfield victoria elizabeth chavez jennifer brittany tucker [Music] danielle catherine riemanns lisa sue brandt margaret judith hillenbrand [Applause] lauren brooke bowman bridgette ray windell ryan philts alexander lloyd schaefer [Applause] next are the masters of science graduates from the school of advanced materials discovery director travis bailey will present the diplomas evangeline lunay colorado alexandra sutherland [Applause] and next are the master of public health graduates from the master of public health associate dean colleen webb will present the diplomas cali constine [Applause] catherine wilton [Music] [Applause] these are the december 2021 masters graduates of colorado state university you are all now alumni of colorado state university congratulations [Applause] know that the csu alumni association along with your former professors will be there for your every step of your professional journey i am proud of csu's commitment to supporting those who have served our nation at this time i would like to recognize our graduates and all others who have who are current or former members of the u.s armed forces please stand and be recognized [Applause] [Music] thank you you may be seated a first generation college student is one whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree an important aspect of colorado state university's land-grant mission is providing access to education so that a wider community of students may experience the transformational potential of a college education as a first generation graduate myself i know that the success of first generation students at our university is a point of pride for all of us i am pleased to ask all first generation students in the graduating class and among the faculty to stand and be recognized [Applause] thank you i'd like to recognize another group of graduate students those who have unselfishly served as leaders teachers scholars and model citizens for csu and our broader community throughout the covid19 pandemic with the following please rise for your well-deserved recognition graduating members of the graduate student council who advocated and continued to advocate for graduate student well-being public health graduates who volunteered their time as contact tracers for the colorado department of public health [Applause] graduates who collected samples and worked in covid testing labs to help keep our campus healthy [Applause] graduating teaching assistants who quickly adapted to remote and hybrid teaching and most importantly demonstrated great empathy and understanding towards the undergraduate students that you instructed [Applause] graduates who shifted their research focus to covid19 and vaccine development graduates who volunteered in food drives distributed medicine and essential supplies to at-risk populations and participated in other acts of charitable kindness to the fort collins community graduates who remembered that rams take care of rams and were there for their friends families and colleagues helping them through a difficult time [Applause] and finally graduate researchers scholars and creators who overcame pandemic restrictions shifted gears rose to the challenge and persevered to complete your degree that's all of you your discoveries entrepreneurship and creative works will benefit humanity for years to come congratulations [Applause] the faculty members are the heart and soul of any institution of higher education our group of faculty members at colorado state university are indeed just that about 1900 in number they symbolize the excellence that results from the intellectual contributions they make to the students we educate and to the problem solving that occurs across our campus state nation and our world our faculty members have specifically influenced you our graduates through their mentorship research teaching and service and just as importantly through their expectations of you and the high standards they have set for you i would like to ask the faculty to please stand please join me in recognizing their contributions thank you now i would like the graduates to join us in recognizing another group of people who have contributed much and perhaps have received little recognition with the parents spouses partners family and friends of graduates please stand and be recognized i would also like to thank the marshals volunteers and the graduate school staff for their efforts this morning along with big thompson brass for the music john fast and sarah mchattie for sign interpretation brett beal and chad joseph for announcing and dr john lewick for singing the national anthem and alma mater please stand for the singing of the alma mater whose words can be found on page one of your digital or imaginary program [Music] state [Music] this place [Music] thy green and gold unite us [Music] thee [Music] thank you you may be uh please be seated graduates faculty family and friends this concludes the december 2021 graduate school commencement ceremony we request that you stay in your seats until the recessional has left the auditorium family friends and guests please meet with your graduate outside thank you and congratulations once again to those of you who now hold the doctoral and master's degrees and to those of you who have supported loved and encouraged these amazing individuals to reach their impressive and hard-won academic achievements have a wonderful day and celebrate safely and go rants [Applause] [Music] huh uh good foreign huh so [Applause] [Music] we wish one two one so so [Music] 10 24 all right

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Published: Fri Dec 17 2021