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MICHIGANSTATE
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCE
SPRING200
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- 3. ,Chairperson..................................................................................................BayCity
NAMARA,ViceChairperson.....................................................................EastLansing
OOK............................................................................................................Greenville
ON......................................................................................................................Lansing
NZALES..................................................................................................EastLansing
UGENT.........................................................................................................Frankfort
TEOUS...........................................................................................................ReedCity
ISS............................................................................................................GrandBlanc
cio,President.............................................................................................EastLansing
,Provost.....................................................................................................EastLansing
............................................................................................................................Okemos
ECOMMENCEMENTCOMMITTEE
BARBARAC.STEIDLE,Chairperson
TEDMINNICK
ULREHMOSTOSKY
udentRepresentativeSTEPHANIEOGINSKY,StudentRepresentative
NSSCOTTVAUGHN
BETSYWHITE
erisBeaumontMemorialTower,constructedin1928,agiftof
of1882.Restorationofthetower,carillon,andclockwascompletedin1996,
hhadbeensilentsince1987.BeaumontToweronceagainisafunctioning
lofthebeautyandstrengthofMichiganStateUniversity.
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LYONEMONTHAFTERTHEENDOFTHESEMESTER.
THESENIORCLASSGIFT,PLEASESEEhttp://www.givingto.msu.edu/seniorgiftl
land-grantuniversities,wasfoundedin1855asthefirstagricul-
hlralcollegewithonlysixfacultymembersandthreebuildings
toprovideyouthswithaneducationinfarming.Now,140years
later,MSUcontinuestostriveforexcellenceinprovidingadi-
versestudentbodywithabroadandrichcombinationofliberal
andpracticaleducation.
Today,theEastLansingcampuslooksquitedifferent
thanitdidin1855.Morethan5,200acresoflandencompass
morethan400buildings,andmorethan3,000facultyandstaff
areengagedinteaching,researchandpublicservice.Morethan
40,000students-85percentfromMichigan-attendthe
University'Smaincampus.
Ourstudentbodyrepresentseverycountyinthestate,
everystateinthenation,and107foreignnations.Minoritystu-
dentscomprisemorethan14percentofthecampuspopulation,
andourcampusincludesthelargestnumberofAfricanAmeri-
canstudentsamongallBigTenschools.
MichiganStateUniversity'scommitmenttodiversity
andmulticulturalisminitsstudentbody,faculty,staff,curricu-
lumandoutreachprogramsisexemplifiedthroughworld-wide
servicesinnumerousresearch,extension,andinternationalpro-
grams.
thanacenturyafteritsagriculturalbeginnings,
MichiganStatehasaGraduateSchooland14colleges:Agricul-
tureandNaturalResources,ArtsandLetters,theBroadCollege
ofBusiness,CommunicationArtsandSciences,Education,En-
gineering,HumanEcology,HumanMedicine,JamesMadison,
NaturalScience,Nursing,OsteopathicMedicine,SocialScience
andVeterinaryMedicine.
Today,threecollegesrepresentthecentralacademicdis-
ciplineswhichmostuniversitiesrefertoastheliberalartsand
sciences:ArtsandLetters,NaturalScience,andSocialScience.
Thesecollegesalsoprovideoutstandingundergraduateandgradu-
atedegreeprogramswithmajorsintraditionaldisciplineswhile
alsoprovidingspecialprogramsthatenableshldentstoobtaina
broad,multidisciplinaryeducation.TheCollegeofEducation
collaborateswiththecollegestohelpprepareshldentstobecome
teachersinthesecondaryschoolsofMichiganaswellthenation.
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usedtointroducethesecondcolor.Coloredvelvetorvelveteen
bindsthehoodsandindicatesthedepartmentoffacultytowhich
thedegreepertains.
Thecolorofthevelvetofthehoodisdistinctiveofthe
subjecttowhichthedegreepertains.Forexample,thetrimming
forthedegreeofMasterofScienceinAgricultureshouldbe
maize,representingagriculture,ratherthangoldenyellow,rep-
resentingscience.Generally,thecodeforthevelvetofthehood
isthesameaslistedbelowfortassels.
AtMichiganStateUniversity,itiscustomarytoiden-
tifythecandidatesgraduatingfromthedifferentdepartmentsof
studybytasselsoftheofficaldepartmentcolorasestablishedby
theIntercolegiateCode.
COLLEGEOF
HUMANECOLOGY...........................................Maroon
COLLEGEOF
HUMANMEDICINE..............................................Green
JAMESMADISONCOLLEGE..............................Citron
COLLEGEOF
NATURALSCIENCE................................GoldenYellow
COLLEGEOFNURSING.....................................Apricot
COLLEGEOF
OSTEOPATHICMEDICINE..................................Green
COLLEGEOFSOCIALSCIENCE........................Citron
COLLEGEOF
VETERINARYMEDICINE............................DarkGray
Youhaveachievedsuccessandinternationalrec-
ognitionasamicrobiologist,teacher,andadministrator.
Youareknownforyourabilitytodistillandconveythe
humanimpactofscientificfindings,connectingcompli-
catedscientificphenomenatoeverydaylife.
Youhavedistinguishedyourselfinthestudyof
marinebiotechnologyandmoleculargeneticsofmarine
bacteria,discoveringthatzooplanktonisatransmitterof
cholera.Yourresearchresultsappearin16booksandmore
than500publications.Youproducedtheaward-winning
film,InvisibleSeas.
Youarealsoknownasaleaderinscienceandtech-
nologypolicy,havingservedinmanyadvisorypositions
intheU.S.government,privatefoundations,andtheinter-
nationalcom
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HONORARYDEG
ARNOLDL.DEMAIN
Yourremarkablyproductivecareerasanindustrial
microbiologistbeganwithbachelor'sandmaster'sdegrees
fromMichiganState.AftereamingyourPh.D.,youaccepted
apositionatMerckSharp&DohmeResearchLaboratories,
whereyourosetoheadtheDepartmentofFermentationRe-
search.Youarenowprofessorofindustrialmicrobiologyat
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
Youareknownaroundtheworldforyourcontribu-
tionstostudiesofantibioticsynthesesandmicrobialproduc-
tionofotherbioactiveagents.Youundertooktodecipherthe
complexofproteinsthatconstitutethecellulose-digesting
systemofClostridiumthermocellum.Youarecurrentlyre-
searchingthemicrobialproductionofcholesterol-lowering
drugsandimmunosuppressive,antitumor,andantifungal
drugs.Yourworkontheeffectofmicrogravityonmicrobial
ascommercia
thatyoustand
hasgenerated
U.S.patents.
You
than100gra
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posiainyour
complishment
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cludedanumberof
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nstitutesofHealth-
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andardofacademic
cateforresearchon
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Atthesametime,
professiontoreach
standardsofpatient
on,andcomprehen-
siveknowledgeinthediagnosisandtreatmentofpatients,
andyouapplythosestandardsasMedicalDirectorofthe
UnitedCerebralPalsyResearchandEducationalFounda-
tion.
Yourpeershaverecognizedyouraccomplishments
withhonorsandawardsfrominstitutionsaroundtheworld.
YouareaFelloworHonoraryFellowofnineprofessional
organizations.Youhavereceivedawardsfordistinguished
servicefromtheU.S.PublicHealthService,theAmerican
AcademyofNeurology,theNationalParkinsonFounda-
tion,andtheAssociationofUniversityProfessorsofNeu-
rology,amongothers.
Foryoursignificantcontributionstothehealthand
well-beingofpeoplearoundtheworld,MichiganState
Universityispleasedtoawardyouthehonorarydegreeof
DoctorofScience.
ONORARYDEGREE
JAMESD.WOLFENSOHN
nkGroup,youdirect
ertybyinvestingin
sandtheirenviron-
entsince1946,you
inJune.Youhave
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embercountriesand
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s.In1996,withthe
ablishedtheHeavily
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esstheneedsofthe
rkingwithdevelop-
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sion.ThisCompre-
visionandsupportedbystrongpartnerships.
Yourpreviousexperienceininternationalinvest-
mentbankingincludedestablishingyourownfirm.You
arealsoanardentadvocatefornumerousculturalactivi-
ties,especiallytheperformingarts.YouareChairmanof
theBoardoftheInstituteforAdvancedStudyatPrinceton
UniversityandChairmanEmeritusoftheBoardofTrust-
eesoftheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArts
inWashington,D.C.YouareaFellowoftheAmerican
AcademyofArtsandSciencesandaFellowoftheAmeri-
canPhilosophicalSociety.QueenElizabethIIawardedan
HonoraryKnighthoodforyourcontributionstothearts.
ThegovernmentsofAustralia,France,Germany,Morocco,
andNorwayhavealsorecognizedyouraccomplishments.
Foryoureffortstoenhancelifebyrelievingpov-
ertyandsupportingthearts,MichiganStateUniversityis
MajorNationalandInternationalScholarshipa
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DANIEL1.THORNHILL
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BRIAN1.BEARSS
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KRISTINM.JOHNSON
CHRISTIEA.MORRISON
CARRIE1.PRESTON
JENNIFERL.RUF
SUDIPSUVEDI
JESSICA1.TAMAS
DARIN1.THOMPSON
THELOUISSUDLERPRIZEINT
CARRIE1.PRESTON
- 6. LLEGEOFAGRICULTURE
NDNATURALRESOURCES
Presiding
ILLIAMW.TAYLOR,ACTINGDEAN
ductor
...............................................................,.................,....................Key
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ActingDean
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PROCESSIONAL
TheMSUSymphonyBand
JOHNT.MADDEN,Conductor
STARSPANGLEDBANNER..................................................................
(TheMSUSymphonyBandandAudience,ledbyJeffreyMacMullen)
STUDENTSPEAKER
Ms.CARRIEPRESTON
DepartmentofEnglish
SPECIALMUSIC
TheMSUSymphonyBand
JOHNT.MADDEN,Conductor
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES
WENDYK.WILKINS
Dean,CollegeofArtsandLetters
MichiganStateUniversity
ALMAMATER.............................................................................,............................
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Flushingdeepandsoftlypaling
O'erivy-coveredhalls.
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SingourloveforAlmaMater
Andthypraises,M.S.U.
(TheMSUSymphonyBand,MacMullenandAudience)
- 7. BROADCOLLEGEOFBUSINESS
Presiding
JAMESB.HENRY,DEAN
uctor
......................................................................................................Key
andAudience,ledbyAllisonBerry)
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ARTSANDSCIENC
Presiding
JAMESD.SPANIOLO,DEA
PROCESSIONAL
TheMSUWindSymphony
JOHNWHITWELL,Conductor
STARSPANGLEDBANNER................................................................
(TheMSUWindSymphonyandAudience,ledbyAllisonBerry)
MOMENTOFSILENCE
SENIORCLASSADDRESS
KATHERINERENEEYERMAN
AudiologyandSpeechSciences
SPECIALMUSIC
FantasyonMSUSongs.............................................................................
TheMSUWindSymphony
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES
JAMESD.SPANIOLO,J.D
Dean,CollegeofCommunicationArtsandSciences,
MichiganStateUniversity
PRESENTATIONOFOUTSTANDINGALUMNIAWARDS
WILLIAMCASTANIER,PresidentoftheCollegeofCommunication
Recipients:LI-RONGLILLYCHENG,Ph.D.
ANNCORWELL
DAVIDT.HAYHOW
ANTHONYJ.Hopp
JACKWAKSHLAG,Ph.D.
SPECIALRECOGNITION
RECOGNITIONOFGRADUATES
ALMAMATER.........................................................."............................................
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Andthypraises,M.S.U.
(TheMSUWindSymphony,BerryandAudience)
- 8. OLLEGEOFEDUCATION
Presiding
CAROLEAMES,DEAN
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itySymphonyBand
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COLLEGEOFENGINEE
PROCESSIONAL
TheMSUSymphonyBand
JOHNT.MADDEN,Conductor
Presiding
JANIEM.FOUKE,DEAN
AMERICA................................................................................................
(TheMSUSymphonyBandandAudience)
WELCOME
JANIEM.FOUKE
Dean,CollegeofEngineering
MichiganStateUniversity
SENIORCLASSADDRESS,2000
MR.JASONTESHUBA,ComputerEngineering
2000CLAUDR.ERICKSONDISTINGUISHEDALUMNUSAWAR
PresentedTo:MR.MICHAELH.DENNOS,B.S.ChemicalEngineeri
SPECIALRECOGNITION
OutstandingStudentAwards
FacultyExcellenceinTeaching,Research,PublicService
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES
JANIEM.FOUKE
Dean,CollegeofEngineering
MichiganStateUniversity
RECOGNITIONOFGRADUATES
Dean,DepartmentChairpersons,andAssociateDeans
ALMAMATER........................................................................................
CLOSING
M.S.U.,Welovethyshadows
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Flushingdeepandsoftlypaling
O'erivy-coveredhalls.
Beneaththepineswe'llgather
Togiveourfaithsotrue,
SingourloveforAlmaMater
Andthypraises,M.S.U.
(Audience)
JANIEM.FOUKE
Dean,CollegeofEngineering
MichiganStateUniversity
- 9. LEGEOFHUMANECOLOGY
Presiding
JULIAR.MILLER,DEAN
.....................................................................................................................Elgar
uctor
....................................................................................................Key
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ology
ChildEcology
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andHumanNutrition
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SHERMANGARNETT,DEA
PROCESSIONAL
TheMSUFacultyJazzQuartet
ANDREWSPEIGHT,Conductor
MYCOUNTRY,'TISOFTHEE
(TheMSUFacultyJazzQuartetandAudience)
WELCOME
SHERMANGARNETT
Dean,JamesMadisonCollege
MichiganStateUniversity
COMMENCEMENTADDRESS
JAMIESHEA
NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization
andAdjunctFacultyMember,JamesMadisonCollege
IntroductionbyPaulPeterson,Classof2000
SPECIALMUSIC
TheMSUFacultyJazzQuartet
PRESENTATIONOFCANDIDATES
MICHAELSCHECHTER
Professor,JamesMadisonCollege
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES
SHERMANGARNETT
Dean,JamesMadisonCollege
STUDENTSPEAKER
DAHLIADALLO,Classof2000
IntroductionbyProfessorRonaldDorr,JamesMadisonCollege
CLASSGIFTANNOUNCEMENT
STEPHANIEOGINSKY,JEREMIAHSISK,Classof2000,SeniorCla
IntroductionbyProfessorGeneBurns,JamesMadisonCollege
JAMESMADISONCOLLEGEALUMNIAWARDS
DISTINGUISHEDALUMNUS-PAULLONG(URBAN'88)
HONORARYALUMNUS-DAVIDPORTEOUS(MSUTRUSTEE)
PresentedbyChristopherIamarino,President,JamesMadisonCollege
CHARGETOCLASSOF2000
SHERMANGARNETT
Dean,JamesMadisonCollege
ALMAMATER...........................................................................................................
M.S.U.,Welovethyshadows
Whentwilightsilencefalls,
Flushingdeepandsoftlypaling
O'erivy-coveredhalls.
Beneaththepineswe'llgather
Togiveourfaithsotrue,
SingourloveforAlmaMater
Andthypraises,M.S.U.
- 10. LEGEOFNATURALSCIENCE
Presiding
GEORGEE.LEROI,DEAN
.......................................................................................................................Elgar
uctor
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yandAudience)
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Y,AssociateDean
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COLLEGEOFNURSI
Presiding
PROCESSIONAL
TheLansingConcertBand
KEVINCULLING,Conductor
MARILYNL.ROTHERT,DE
STARSPANGLEDBANNER.................................................................
(TheLansingConcertBandandAudience)
ADDRESS
ELIZABETHHENRY,R.N.,M.N.
Vice-PresidentofCareServices
SparrowHospital
SPECIALMUSIC
TheLansingConcertBand
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES
MARILYNROTHERT,Ph.D.,R.N.,F.A.A.N.
DeanandProfessor
CollegeofNursing
MichiganStateUniversity
SIGMATHETATAURECOGNITION
LOUISESELANDERS
President,SigmaThetaTauAlphaPsiChapter
COLLEGEOFNURSINGALUMNIASSOCIATION
A.J.JONES,N.D.,M.S.,R.N.
President
STUDENTADDRESS
KATHLEENCLARK,G.N.
KRISTINMADISON,R.N.
ALMAMATER.........................................................................................................
M.S.U.,Welovethyshadows
Whentwilightsilencefalls,
Flushingdeepandsoftlypaling
O'erivy-coveredhalls.
Beneaththepineswe'llgather
Togiveourfaithsotrue,
SingourloveforAlmaMater
Andthypraises,M.S.U.
(TheLansingConcertBandandAudience)
MICHIGANSTATEFIGHTSONG........................................................
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