THE HONORS CONVOCATION
OF FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATING HONOR AND EXCELLENCE
OCTOBER FIFTEEN
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY·SEVEN
HALF PAST THREE O'CLOCK
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO
DR. GEORG ESPARKS,CONDUCTOR
and
THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC SYMPHONIC WINDS
THE FAU AMBASSADORS PROVIDED BY
THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
DR. STEPHEN H. VOSS
UNIVERSITY MARSHAL
FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
•
PROGRAM
&"
PROCESSIONAL
By William Walton
"Crown Imperial"..
FAU Symphonic Winds, Dr. George Sparks, Conductor
NATIONAL ANTHEM ....
Senga Powers
Undergraduate Student - Music Department
WELCOME
Dr. Anthony James Catanese
President and Professor
PROLOGUE
Dr. Richard L. Osburn
University Provost and ChicI' Academic Officer
PRESENTATION OF ALUMNI "DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE" AWARD by
Christine Kassover, President, FAU Alumni Association
Gary A. Luing. Professor of Accounting. College of Business
PRESENTATION OF UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS 1996-97 by
Dr. Luc Wille, Distinguished Teacher 1995-%
Paul Maycres
Rohini Uppal
James Fountain
Sharib Wasi
Kandacc H. Rock
Nathaniel Seagraves
Ronald Rega
Schmidt College of Arts and Hwnanities
College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Nursing
College of Science
College of Urban and Public Affairs
PRESENTATION OF Pill KAPPA PHI SCHOLARS 1996-97 by
Dr. Eric Shaw, Professor, Department of Marketing
Callie Buchannan
Soham Pandya
College of Science
College of Nursing
PRESENTATION OF STAN AND RENEE WIMBERLY SCHOLAR 1996-97
by President Catanese
Joseph Sarlo
Schmidt College of Arts and
HlUIlanitiesland College of
Science
INTRODUCTION OF EMINENT SCHOLARS by
President Catanese
Dr. Alan L Berger
Jay & Sharon Raddock Chair, Study of the Holocaust
Dr. Larry Decker
Dr. Lester Embree
Dr. J. A. Scott Kelso
Charles Stewart Mott Chair in Corrununity Education
William F. Diclrich Chair in Philosophy
Dr. Y. K. Lin
Dr. Peter Lutz
Dr. Stanford M. Lyman
Dr. Ruth Tappen
Glenwood and Martha Creech ChaiT in Science
Charles E. Schmidt Chair in Engineering
John Thomas Ladue McGinty Chair in Marine Biology
Robert 1. Morrow Chair in Social Science
Christine E. Lynn Chair in Nursing
PRESENTATION OF THE TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS TO THE 1996-97 FAU WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM by
President Catanese
Amy Aldcnnan
Jackie Catanese
Jackie Jaudon
Jennifer Kintz
Jcrma O'Cormer
Kalhic Marin
Shcrri Pia
Brandie Marshall
Michelle Mojica
Liz Niadna
Lisa Schaus
CoW1ney Shoff
Alicia Smith
Christina Sutcliffe
Margaret Ward
Head Coach: Joan Joyce
Auistant Coach: Carla Blefary
Undergraduate Assistant: Chandclla Walker
Volunteer Coach: Debra Angley
RECOGNITION OF THE FAU 4.0 STUDENT - ATHLETES by
President Catanese
Julian Charles· Socc<..T
Josh Martin - Swimming
Briana Matthews - Tennis
Nalhan Ottoson - Swimming
Jennifer Scott - Golf
PRESENTATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR
AWARDS 1996-97 by
Dr. Richard L. Osburn, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Dr. JeffMadur8
Dr. Jie WU
Dr. Frank Man
Research Professor - College of Science
Research Associate - College of Engineering
Research Assistant - College of Science
PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER 1996-97 by
Mike Miller, President, Student Govcnunent
Dr. Richard L. Osburn, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Nominees:
Dr. David Courtney
Schmidt College of Arts and Humanities
College of Business
Dr. Brenda Richey
College of Education
Dr. Don MacKenzie
Dr. Neal Coulter
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Brett Laursen
Dr. Lynne Hcktor
College of Nursing
College of Science
Dr. Walter Courtenay, Jr.
PERFORMANCE BY S.E. WIMBERLY SCHOLAR RECIPIENT
Joseph Sarlo
Schmidt College of Arts and
Humanities/College of Science
ADJOURNMENT.
President Catanese
RECESSIONAL:
"Triumphal March" from Aida (Music by Giuseppi Verdi)
FAU Symphonic Winds, Dr. George Sparks, Conductor
_ _ _-SCHOLASTIC HONOR SOCIETIES AT
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
1996-97
(These Societies require high academic achievement for membership.)
Alpha Kappa Delta
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Alpha Psi
Delta Kappa Ganuna
Phi Alpha
Phi Delta Kappa
Gamma Theta Upsilon
Iota Xi
Kappa Delta Pi
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Sigma Tau
Pi Alpha Alpha
Pi Delta Phi
Pi Mu Epsilon
Pi Sigma Alpha
Sigma Delta Pi
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Xi
Tau Bela Pi
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
National Sociology Honor Society
Business Administration
AccoWltmg
Education
Social Work
Education
International Geographical Honor Society
International Nursing Honor Society
International Education Honor Society
Economics
History
National Freslunan Honor Society
Pbilooopby
Public Administration
National French Honor Society
Mathematics
Political Science
National Spanish Honor Society
English
Science
Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
FOR ACADEMIC ACmEVEMENT 1996-97
UNIVERSITY-WIDE SCHOLARS
_
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Areej Abdallah
Amanda Adams
Jeffrey Adams
Clinton Anderson
Kelli Anderson
Krnti And=on
Gabriella And
Tate Ball
Angela BarKer
Daniel Bass
Kimberly Baslllll1j
Natasha Bayne
Leah Bennan
Melissa Bradbury
Claire Brown
Holly Brown
Jonathan Brown
Callie Buchanan
Jasoo Bumillcr
Sunshine Burgos
Kristin Butcher
Christopher Buzzard
Mengyin eai
Jennifer Cairns
Meghan Capaldo
Julie Capasso
Amato Carbonara
Bryan Cargill
Matthew Caudill
Sandra Chow
Tac8 Ciesla
Charles Copp
Amanda Coppedge
Eliu Cucto
Bryon Darling
Edward De Maye
Gina Debogovich
Damien Delhamer
Kevin Doyle
Deborah Eberlin
Dawn Elston
Caroline FBrley
Brian Fein
Ivy Feraco
Madeline Fischler
Kristina Fisher
Matthew Fomaro
James Gass
Anne Marie Gideon
Ellen Goldberg
Alan Goldstein
Adam Greenberg
Dawn Grenier
Kristi Grizzle
Luis Guerrero
Nadia Hannawi
ZahraHazari
Mabel Herrera
Lee Hopkins
Michael Huffinan
Harley Kasba
Jared Kashimba
Bridget Kennedy
Lewis Killian III
Michelle Lavigne
Jamie Laviola
John Lawrence
Doojwna Lee
Lesley Lee
McKenzie LivingstOD
Amy Loll
Heather Luing
lalITa Martel
Stacy Mcilvain
James McKee
Brenda Meli
Ryan Melone
Samara Mercer
Christine Mione
Janet Moran
Donna Nero
Karin Nitschke
Lucia Patino
Carly Pfistncr
Nhan Phan
Tuoi Phan
Thomas Pierro
Andrew Podray
Melanie Proctor
Joshua Proteau
Brent Raban
Donald Rippner
Auronl-Luz Rodriquez
Cindy Rogers
Kathryn Ross
Cali Rothschild
Marc Russell
Beau Saridis
Andrew SchW8rL
Daniel Schwar.z.
David Shade
Erica Shul(Z
Christopher Smith
Cody Smith
Lia Smith
Timothy St. C)'T
Lee Stein
Adam Strouse
Stephen Sullivan
Christina Sutcliffe
Fausto Teixeira
Sheree Tenno
James Trasport, Jr.
Valerie Valletta
James VanZwietcn, Jr.
Jerome Vauthrin
Richard Viens
Shruti Vyas
Natasha Walker
James Walsh
Autumn Weiss
Ava Whelan
Brian White
ElWobeth W'I'"
VOLUNTEER LEAGUE PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nicolle Powell
NATIONAL MERIT ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Jeffrey Adams
Bryan Cargill
Simone Ching
Ivy Feraco
Michael Huffman
Heather Luing
James McKee
Lucia Patino
Lia Smith
Deborah Titre
ADELAIDE & JOSEPH SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP
Slumnoo M- Mwphy
ROYAL PALM AUDUBON SOCIETY ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWSHIP
Monique Hochberg
FAU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Bryan Biegler
Hilary Lavo'Tl
Jessica Nuza
Darlene Clark
Ernestine Lowery
Tanyon Lynch
Ngan Tang
11lU Trang Dang
Dcbornh Krebs
Martha Murphy
THE DANIEL B. NEWELL AND AUREL B. NEWELL
DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Rosanna Star Bero:>k
Pei-Ocr Chien
Rhonda Douglas
Laura Green
Chorl>elRizk
Lilian Masliah
Justine MealLx
ChaoSi
Luoyu Xu
PRJ KAPPA PRJ SCHOLARSHIPS
Deborah Krebs
Janna Lewis
EUen McDonnell
Kimberly Sussman
MindyTysoo
Rosalie Vitale
Christina Lim
PRJ KAPPA
pm FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATE
Anna Goodman
MEAA
SCHOLARSHIPS
George Abdclsaycd
Sharon Johnson
Cynthcria Jones
Maria Rojas
Heidi Killen
Ingrid Rosales
Carla Baker
Roberto Lacayo
Nilsa Betancourt
Obed Lagcau
lrela Lopez
Doris Rosenau
Keviene RutherfonJ
Carlos Salazar
RonoidAimc
Andre Anderson
Ariadna Bory
Margatel Bromfield
Tiffany Bryant
Karra Chesler
Tracy Dean
Tanyan Lynch
Tamika Martin
Eunice Mathis
Allison McCook
Awilda Medina
Altair Dematos
Jonathan Epps
Lourdes Farinas
Rebecca FelTer
Vanessa Mcirclcs
Paul Mocombe
Aaresh Mufty
Amber Gallagher
Angelina Gallina
Lisa Mullen
Miyuki Nagata
Alejandro Garcia
Jesus Garcia
Sherron Neal
Claudia Giacomelli
Oslay Gil
Rene Gillet
Robert Glass
Luis Gomez
Gilda Gonzalez
Tanya Neufville
Vananh Nguyen
Nicole Noonan
Orville Osbourne
Mabel Padilla
Dianely perez
Wi!frOO P=y
Sonya Griffm
An<Ue Henry
Halanys RabeU
Mahadeo Rambarran
Jcptha Holness
Emanuel Johnson
Adeline Rodriguez
Ana Rodriquez
Ana Roman
Elaine Silvera
Caven Suckram
Robert Torres
Garrett Trance
Catherine Tyson
Cinthia Vidal
Patricia Vivas
Dean Wagstaff
Andrew Warburton
lona Whitely
Dwight Williams
Primrose Williams
Sonji Wilson
Tanya Wilson
Simoe Yarde
PRJ THETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIPS
Virginia Alvers
Deborah Ayala
Joann Bamdas
Louboa Bennis
Lauric Benson
DonaldBcny
Bradford Bcuelli
Rachacl Blanchard
Leslie Bolduc
Steven Campbell
Saria Carter
Shannoya Corrodus
Heidi Cortez
Kenrick Gonsalv(..'S
Roberta Greco
Audra Hallenbeck
Marcie Izzarone
Kendall Jones
Genold Kmpf
Michael Kember
Jolm Kennedy III
Sandra Lynn Kusel
Shelly Lippiello
Rita Malacsina
Daniel Matthews
Sean Eberhardt
Lynda Eons
Laurie McNeil
Jennifer Melvin
Mchmet (}aud:
Mark Pamer
Marilyn Pantin
Marcelino Payganc
Michael Farrelly
Alexis Perdercaux
Terresa Cox
Jennifer Cultrcra
Jennilce Dominguez
Tiffany Poer
Michael Prudhomme
Wink")' Pubien
Rhonda Reisler
ChristinRobbins
Josie Rodriguez
Cl'>tIU. Sonder.<
Salvador Serra
Kristine Scverin
Frank Sienkowski
Rowan Sterling
Brandi Suarez
Anna T atarchuk
Julie Thompson
Robini Uppal
Olga Vemitskaya
S-.Wobbe
SECME SCHOLARSHIPS
NadiaAzam
Maisha Bivins
Narumi Collado
Henry Cordero
Beatriz Corrales
Nicole Cwnmings
Larry Jcanniton
Hermione Joseph
Nclsha Powell
Luis Preiss
Ledger KeUicr
Caleb King
Michael Price
Deborah Rapalo
BinaRashid
Alejandro Rios
Francisco Risco, Jr.
Thu Dang
Gregory Dawkins
Lyse Laurin
Ernestine Lowery
Micah Marshall
Newton McCalla
Priscila Dc Souza
Charissc Moore
Kalcd Essraowi
Judith Francisco
Natalie Morgan
Kenneth Grimes
Thinh Hs
Shamila Hanecf
Romya Haro
Zahra Ha7;u;
lohnathan Irving
Jennifer Jackson
Diana Nichalson
Donald Nichols
Berthide Nosistel
Zully Obando
Vemon Parris
Lionel Paulena
Geisy Penton
Melissa Poblctc
Carolina Robert
Jussara Robert
Rolando Rodriguez
Vanessa Romero
Islandc Saint Fort
Nathaniel Thomas
Alison Thompson
Sodia Thompson
Patricia Veloso
Tracy Webster
Marckenson Zephirin
COMMUNITY COLLEGE HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS
Amsle Anderson
Catherine Avenll
Melody Bernard
Pia Hough
Ismaellzaguirre
Maria Keating
Judith Bowen
Rebecca Cintron
Deanne EtchiSOll
Jennifer Hampton
Jannene Hill
Christian Hoskins
Edward LWla
Jasodra Mansaram
Natalic Mar.wuca
Nancy Morgan
Carolyn Pearce
Martine Pi0D7ja
Briseida Regalado
Peter Rhoads
MlU)' Ricardez
Debra Schneiderman
Kevin Thomas
Deborah Toscano
ShaWl Williams
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS
Luzalba Abreu
Michael Albright
Nichole Alfreus
Maria Areas
Nalline Baliram
Julie Bean
Stacey Elliott
Cori Falls
Kari Gaulden
Perdcta Gayle-Jones
Julio Gonzale'"L.
Madeline Gonzalez
Frandy Benoit
Tcni Boccella
David Gruter
Derek Borgen
Patrice Brown
Randall Browning
Sharai Caplan
Jahaim Carballo
William Case
Leticia Castro
Roger Clark
Janfier Collazo
Robyn Contract
Esther Copeland
Janet Corzo
Janel Creenan
Maxine Hakimi
Beverly Hamilton
Christine Hampton
Randall Haws
Madeline Hernandez
Pilar Hernandez
Yohusmany Gutierrez
Diane Honour
Kern Jenkins
Jamie Johnson
Bobbi Justis
Vesna Kadribasic
Alyson Kahant
Kimberly Delello
Itai Kalhcin
Anita Kirchen
Kristi Kirkman
Sallyan Labadie
Nehemie Labastille
Nancy Diaz
Genevieve Labeac
James CrofT
Holly Davis
Nicole Davis
Suzanne Langlois
Kristine Lewis
Shannon Maas·
Myrland Maingrette
Lawrence Martinez
Laura McClain
Samantha McKinlay
Monica McManus
lftach Michacli
Samuel Miller
Eric Misch
Camille Mohamed
Richard Munevar
Wendy Munoz
Vemonika Mwrut
Rafal Muszynski
Elina Nylander
Marilyn Olazahal
Carine Orr
Wendy Pankow
Jay Parush
Maria Pongo
Diana Puerta
Wende Puig
Jennifer Radler
Abu Rahman
Suzie Remilien
Bunny Robison
Angelica Rodriguez
Lisette Rodriguez
Rachel RodriguC'.l
Marlene Rojas
Vivian Rojas
Lillian Rozanski
ldalmis Ruiz
Vishma Samaroo
Nieves Sanchez
Dawn Scluniederer
Shane Searchwell
Yanet Sepulveda
Stephanie Sheehan
Tracy Simons
Mathew Skidmore
Natalie Sonzogni
Felicity Talbot
Erika Thomas
Janet Townsend
Aman Ullah
William Vides
Jason Weihrieh
Authrine Williams
Jennifer Williams
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR SCHOLARSHIPS
Panayotta Augustin
Nicole Beal
Nicole Beckford
Sandra Bien-Aime
Doris Bodet
Judith Bonnaig
Joseph Brown. Jr.
Andre Campbell
Bernadette Casimir
Michele Floro
Renee Floro
Brian Fort
Michelle Frederick
Tiffany Hallmon
Matika Jackson
Dwain Keddo
Heather Maddox
Tanya Noel
Jarrod Simmons
Charles Smith
Adrienne Spence
Joleen Steadman
Tricia Whyte
Natalya Wilkins
Dara Kagan
Heather S. Luing
Nicole M. Marsala
Jessica Y. Michael
T ashi I. Richards
Aurora-Luz Rodriguez
Valerie A. Saint-Amand
Danielle F. Saltrese
Erica Shultz
Elaine Ste-Marie
Gina L. Wilson
LOWER DIVISION HONORS
Scott P. Belanger
Justin W. Bridges
Gina Debogovich
Caroline K. Farley
Nadia Hannawi
Michael W. I-Iuffinan
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM MINORJTY SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Joel Abraham
Regine Bowjolly
Dilcia Burgos
Mengyin Cai
Zahra Hazan
Donjuma Lee
Huu Phan
Nhan Phan
Jussara Robert
Charles M. VO
Quyen Tu Tang
VALEDICTORIAN SCHOLARSHIPS
Rcbocca Bell
Kristina Fisher
Laura Beltrani
Dawn Grenier
Jason Busboom
Amato Carbonara
Ivy Feraco
Caryn Knapp
John Nickels, 11
Stacy Noble
Nathan Ottoson
Vidiya Samaroo
Toni Stafford
James Trasport, Jr
THE SCHMIDT COLLEGE
OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF ART
CLAIRE DORST ART SCHOLARSHIP
Jennifer Vasilakos
JOI-IN McCOY CERAMICS AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS
Tim Benson
Brian Swaftzwc1der
Allison Divan
Jennifer Swieclci
WOMEN IN nil' VISUAL ARTS
Mary Davis
Deborah Brock
PEN WOMEN
Sandra Hunter
DELRA Y BEACH ART LEAGUE AWARD
Tim Benson
PALM BEACH WATERCOLOR SOCIETY AWARD
Michael Demers
TWO PLUS THREE AWARDS
Deborah Brock
Michael Demers
Sandra Hunter
Sloan Keats
Stacy Mitchell
Sail Orde1e
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
ENGLISH SPEAK/NG UNION SCHOLARSHIPS
D'armc Harp
Rhonda Smith
Tracy Kass
George Wcinschcnk
FRESHMAN ENGLISH WRITING PRIZE - ENC 110 I
Caroline Robert
FRESHMAN ENGLISH WRITING PRIZE - ENC 1102
Madeline Grant
BEST GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE
William Blake Gerard
BEST GRADUATE TEACHING ASSiSTANT
Rosanne Marquart
Kenneth Rabkin
Susan Ruytigliano
JetT Thompson
NATIONAL PEN WOMEN - BOCA RATON BRANCH
Barbara Boxcnbaum
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
MARTIN AND SYLVIA SHAW HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP
Scott Cangelosi
FRANCES EDELMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Ann L. Millan
FRANCES EDELMAN AWARD FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
Michael Petersen
PERCY GREENBERG MEMORlALAWARD
Debra Murray
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF REIMS SCHOLARSHIP
Nadine Lynn
KANSAJ GADAJ UNIVERSITY, OSAKA, SCHOLARSHIP
Eva Cirillo
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
MRS. CHARLES "BINNY" FOSTER SCHOLARSHIPS
Joshua Abanto
Ron Gilbert
Theresa Anastasio
Nicole Greggs
Melissa Cicci
Matthew Kuhns
Dawn Ebwn
Sallyann Labodie
Jay Emanuacl
Xavier Lynch
Troy Gifford
Brian Mcnchcr
Joimba Nogueira
Maria Provost
CindyRog=
David Smith
Shawn Thompson
Janni Wroblewski
EUGENE N. CRABB SCHOLARSHIPS
Jonathan Pearl
Shannon Williams
FIONA McCLEARY PlANO SCHOLARSI·UPS
Bruce Hcironymus
Joimba Nogueria
H. C. KERSTEN OPERA GUD.D OF FT. LAUDERDALE SCHOLARSHIPS
Reut Bcn·Zeev
Gary Packwood
Pablo perez
MUSIC GUlLO OF BOCA RATON SCHOLARSHIPS
Darlene Clark
John Jones
HosngdWl@ Le
RHODA TAVENER SCHOLARSHIPS
Troy Gifford
Joseph Sarlo
RlCHARD WRIGHT VOICE SCHOLARSHIPS
Stacie Niehaus
Scnga Powers
Jennifer Peery
Rhoda Reyes
THOMAS WEBB SCHOLARSHIP
Jeanine Mavica
Richoud Roy
April Smith
Barbara Silver
GREENWALL ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Renee Ciaccio
Milton Joselyn
Jeffi"ey Crenshaw
Ralph Leonard
Craig Denny
Lee Liu
Ron Gilbert
Kimberly Newport
Nora perez
George Reed
1·IERMAN JOACI-I1M SCHOLARSHIPS
B.-ad Jimenez
Phil Rodell
Camile Lewis
Frank Sagaresc
RAUL SPIVAL SCHOLARSHIP
Callie Zirkle
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
ROSANNE LOUISE MARIETTA PHILOSOPHY PRIZE
Leonard Liotta
DORA ACHENBACH McGREEVY SCHOLARSHIP
Kalhcrine Gioia
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
PERCY GREENBERG AWAIlJ) FOR OUTSTANDING POLITICAL SCIENCE SENIOR
Anthony Gonzales
JACQUELINE L. BECKER AWAIlJ) IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Jennifer George
RAE RASKIN AWAIlJ) IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Elizabeth Scheer
PI SIGMA ALPHA - POLITICAL SCIENCE
Richard Ahearn
Nicole N. Glasper
William Cams
Orlando Gonzalez
Michael Cinquino Jr
Presley R. Jones
Danielle Coin
Lynn M. Klein
Suzette Cozzi
Robert A. Lagnado
Victoria Lee Craig
rood Libman
Gina Marie Di Dio
Tanyon T. Lynch
Michael Friedman
Nicole M. Marsala
Charles Gilchrist, Jr.
Lucy Masliah
David 1. Meyer
Michael 1. Miceli
Patricia H. Mioolts
Lena Pollack
Dorothy A. Quiggle
Mary-Margaret Warren
Andrew M. Westphal
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
HAROLD BURRIS-MEYER SCHOLARSHIP
Jennie Rose Fauldauer
FLORIDA lllEATRICAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Jef Gordon
Nick Mennell
Coleeo McDermott
Jen Poet)'
JOSHUA LOGAN GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Tammy Killian Bush
George Ye
BILL ORHELEIN MEMORJAL SCHOLARSHIP
Colecn McDermott
Reneida 1ai
Richard Wilkenson
ESTHER GRISWOLD PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
Jinuny McDermott
UNIVERSITY THEATRE SCHOLARSI·lli) AWARD
Mandy Keeley
Bran Bmy
Deanne Etchison
Emily Rumley
Elizabeth Hamilton
Shana L. Shaheen
Ben Sandomir
SCHMIDT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
UFELONG LEARNERS SCHOLARSHIP
Davis Shaun Smith
RICHARD R. SNYDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Benjamin Sandomir
M BRENN GREEN SCHOLARSHIPS
Melissa Bradbury
Aimce Gross
Steven Cohn
Nadia Hannam
Amy Loll
Cathy Sniegocki
Lee Stein
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BARBARA L. NEWMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN ACCOUNTING
Joseph Masini
Jennifer O. Williams
BARZILAY SCHOLARSHIP
Bobbi Justice
BECKER CPA REVIEW SCHOLARSHIPS
Jennifer Taylor
Mindy B. Tyson
BETA ALPHA PSI
Jennifer M. Schulman
BOK SCHOLARSHIPS
Brad L. Strock
Robert Torres
CUBAN AMERICAN CPA'S ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Maria D. Menendez
Roger C. Naranjo
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
Cheryl L. Nelson
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CPA'S SCHOLARSHIPS - ATLANTIC CHAPTER
Maria Olga Arias
Lonnie Bottiau
Jennifer M. Schu1mna
Jennifer Taylor
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CPA'S - GOLD COAST CHAPTER
Mary Rogers
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FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF CPA'S - EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Deborah 1. Krebs
Paul A. Aarons
Ricahrd W. Bachmann
Maritza Reyes-landali
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
Michael Campos
Keirn Souther-Taylor
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
Deborah 1. Krebs
Dawn LaRoche
ROSE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
LaW"m J. Lispi
Jaime R. Wassennan
TOTALTAPE CPA REVIEW
Janice M Coleman
Deborah J. Krebs
W. NEWMAN GAESER SCHOLARSHIP
Michael J. Nalarus
GERSTEN SCHOLARSHIP
Lonnie Bottiau
LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
Marlon yusuf
WILLY J. FEUERLEIN PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE
IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Michael Szymonowicz
MlLTON B. REDMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES
Emily Dimolfcua
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
CHAPPlE JAMES SCHOLARSHIPSILOANS
Monica Georgiadis
Sonya Gritlin
Kathleen Haines
Susan Hllllter
Mark Quintana
CHAPPlE JAMES MOST PROMISING TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS
Kelly Allen
Donne! Boles
Mariarosa Contrino
Jeremy Culler
Shari Gerber
Zahra Hazari
Kimberly K1ozow
Carla LiUle
Jamie Ludwick
Juanita Marroquin
Cori McKeown
Jennifer Schn1dl
Resa Willis
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEAN'S AWARD - OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT
Lisette Rodriguez
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEAN'S AWARD - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
STUDENT
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COUNSELOR EDUCATION - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT
Bony Gregory
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT
Linda Golian
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION - OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENT
Sharon Gennaro
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT
Mclise Bunker
HEALTH SCIENCES - OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Allene Brewlcy
HEALTH SCIENCES - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT
Michele Richardson
TEACHER EDUCATION - OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Lisette Rodriguez
TEACHER EDUCATION - OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT
Liane Lyke
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FACULTY AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
John Passantino
MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSIJlPS
Fabiana AfZaI
Jessica Bowman
Mapy Brown
Sandra Brown
Steve Burgess
Richard Byrd
Shaun-Marie Coleman
Nancy Diaz
Lisa Elkind
Delia Encin
Janet Fernandez
John Fossas
Monica Gonzalez
Sonya Griffin
Cyntheria Jones
Mothline Juste
Melinda keller
Paul Mocombe
Tara Padron
Marilyn Pantin
Cindy Ramdial
Leena Raa
Idalmis Ruiz
Franzie Sicard
Rebekah Smith
Katherine Vanvondercn
Roshana Walker
Iona Whitely
Stephanie Williams
Vincent Williams
ERNEST O. MELBY GRADUATE FELLOWSIJlP
Alicia Miller
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AARON FINERMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
Aung ThaWlg
SOUTlIERN BELL SCHOLARSIJlP
Obed Lageau
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,_'._ COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
DIVISION OF ARTS AND 1-IUMAN1TIES
James Hoover
Gasper Padron
DIVISION OF SCIENCE
Julie Taylor-Ackner
Lee Gilroy
DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
Susan Bush
Lori Cohen
CENTURY VILLAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Marie DesMarais
ELLISA POLLOCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN PSYCHOLOGY
SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lee Gilroy
UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMlC DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Candace Hawkins
HELENE AND JOE ALTER SCHOLARSHIP
John Boiko
LmERAL ARTS MUSIC PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Victoria Chang
Barbara Lieber
Ray Stewart
Eslhcr Wang
Joyce Wang
COLLEGE OF NURSING
SUNSHINE VOLUNTEERS DELRAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Lisa Chandler
Karmel Dillinger
SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATE STUDENT
Richard Close
ESTHER SAYLOR ROTHENBERGER SCHOLARSHIPS
Tamia Radler
Karen Sukng
D. BURDELLA CUNNINGHAM SCHOLARSHIPS
Kerrie Fields
Brenda Hasan
HEALTH FOUNDATION SUPPORT SERVICE OF S. FLORIDA INC.,
SCHOLARSHIPS
Cleona Cash
Igli Kuka
Tuyco Nguyen
Margaret Poole
Tamia Radler
Lucy Schelmety
COUNTESS DE HOERNLE SCHOLARSHIPS
Dawn Ouellette
Paola Stowell
Scott Stojek
Cynthia Tagliaferri
CHRISTINE E. LYNN LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
Christina Brophy
Hillary Brown
Maria Martins
Rosemary Schiel
Dawn Siegel
ADELINE HAIDUCK SCHOLARSHIP
Kcrmeth Kavanaugh
LIFELONG LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP
Mana BourIOlos
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
BOCA GARDEN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
B'Y"" Copp
DANIEL BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY
Laura Green
SUSAN DEWAR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY
Jeremiah Sullivan
Samantha Walker
CAREY E. AND ROSAMOND l. JACKSON MEMORIAL AWARDS
jennifer Gem
Erick Johnson
Darlene Klimkowsk
JAMES P. LATHAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INSTRUMENTED
GEOGRAPffiC ANALYSIS
Susan Williams
EILEEN D. MALLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE RESEARCH
Mary Caravclis
ROYAL PALM BEACH AUDUBON SOCIETY AWARD
Carrie Johnson
JACK B. WALKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY
Rhonda Dooglos
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACmNG DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Gcrcnc Starratt
GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANT AWARDS - DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Susan Egan
Cynthia Park
COLLEGE OF URBAN AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ivan Baron
DELORES A. ARGENNE FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY
Joseph Jotmson
Sherron Stevenson
WlLLIAM J. BOPP AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNJTY
SERVICE - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Maria Rodriquez
ENVIRONMENTAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT FELLOWS
PUBLIC ADMlNISTRATION
PCler Chipman
Juan Diaz
Robert Warner
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Cindy lArycr
pm ALPHA ALPHA AWARDS - PUBLIC ADMlNISTRATION
Mark Godwin
Deborah Hill
Robert Holley
Cheedy Jaja
Yousef Almutairi
Fahad AI-Ali
Rebecca Bedel
Salvatore Caliendo
Nancy Meyer-Emerick
Terrance O'Neil
Erich Overbultz
Darlene Pfeif}er
Tara Cervantes
Yong·Mj Kim
Susan Pippin
Cluistophcr Edghill
Sofia Do Espinto Santo
Raymond Liberti
Katheleen McGinn
Mohan Rarnol.ar
Courtney Shippey
Pamela Galan
Steven Geller
Patricia Madden
Daniclle Miller
Joseph TaDUny
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
1964
1975
1976
1978
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1990
Thomas F. Fleming, Jr.
G. Ballard Simmons
SreM Grecn; Anna Grace O'Dell; Carey B. Jackson, Dorothy Vance
Paul J. Glynn
Berkley B. Schaub; Willy J. Feuerlcin; Rosalcc C. Kelley
Myrtle Fleming; Avery H. Fonda
George Elmore; Wilma Elmore; Robert M. KOS(..T, Jr.
Sydney A. Altman; Paul Graham; J.D. Logsdon; Sol Kolodny
Esther B. Griswold
Samuel F. Clark; Fred H. Gardner
Fran Hazard
Jack Suberman
S. E. WIMBERLY SCHOLARS
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
loa K. Tresca
Rhoderlck Grimes·Graeme
Lee E. Harris
Shirley R Huskey
Saundra G. Vinkemulder
Maria Jasin
Jerry Gibbs
Randall S. Cwnmins
John R Toscano
Helga E. Rippen
Gail A. Warner
College of Humanities
College of Engineering
College of Engineering
College of Business
College of Social Science
College of Science
College of Science
College of Engineering
College of Engineering
College ofEnginecring
College of Engineering
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Wayne T. Moor
Carol Grochowiak
Joan Bradley
Patricia L. Brown
May Ling Ooi
ViK.. Vu
Mary JoAloi
Brian S. Polner
Hownan Dehghani
College of Business
C allege of Science
College of Humanities
College of Social Science
College of Science
College of Engineering
College of Science
College of Science
College of Science
David G. Birkle
College ofEnginccring
Jeanne D. Wershoven
College of Social Science
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science
College of Science
Jennifer A. Groceman
Scrrin J. An<Jcr,;oo
Anna Goodnum
Mutin Panevsl.1'
PHI KAPPA PHI SCHOLARS
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Mark A. Messiter
College of Science
Connie S. Jones
College of Humanities
College ofHwnanities
College of Social Science
College of Humanities
College of Science
College of Humanities
College of Social Science
1983
William Bcnedicks, Jr.
Leslie A. Milbery
Donna M. Koegler
Gerry G. McNeal
Neil G. Chang
John 1. Quatrano
Julia Breitfelder
1984
Susan E. Milford
Elizabeth Handal
1982
Jennifer King
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
John R. Hickman
William S. LolZ
Victoria Johnson
Tad Kosctuneder
Barbara C. Lamb
Phillip C. Wallin
Judy A. Harris
Lawrence Marotta
Carol W. Shade
Ryan J. Wheeler
Richard Acosta
Tina M Manias
Alan B. Caullen
Shayl Y. CI.udc
Celia Mazza
Allison G. Everett
Josh", H. G=nber8
AdaM Larson
1994
Melanie Feuerstein
Natalia Giannini
1995
Jennifer Smith
M",F1oheny
Gloria Kesten
Randall Browning
1996
College of Business and Public
Administration
College of Social Science
College of Science
College of Business and Public
Administration
College of Social Science
College of Science
Collcgc of Social Science
Collcge of Engineering
College of Social Science
College of Science
College of Social Science
Collcge ofHwnanitics
College of Business
College of Social Science
CoUege of Education
College of Education
College of Business
College of Social Science
College of Business
College of Science
CoUcge of Engineering
College of Education
CoUege of Social Science
Schmidt College of Arts and
Humanities
College of Science
College of Nursing
College of Social Science
CoUcge of Nursing
DISTINGUISHED TEACHERS
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Douglas S. Gatlin
William Tessin
Michael D. Schwartz
College of Social Science
Edward W. Ziegler
Walter R. Courtenay, Jr.
Roger- A. Messenger
Willy 1. Feuerlein
Jose Villanueva
College of Education
Howard Pearce
Gorooo E. Bell
William T. Ryan
1981
Franklin A Schultz
Don E. Marietta, Jr.
1982
1983
1984
1985
Ronald R. Schultz
Lydia R. Smiley
Patsy Ccros·Livingston
William B. Stronge
College of Engineering
College of Social Science
College of Science
College of Engineering
College of Social Science
College of Engineering
College ofHwnanities
College of Business
College of Business
College of Science
College of Humanities
College of Social Science
College of Social Science
College of Education
College ofEdocatioo
1987
1988
1989
Lynn M Appleton
Karl K. Stevens
College of Social Science
College of Engineering
Clay Steinman
1990
Heather T. Frazer
1991
1992
Raymond A Mohl
College of Humanities
College of Engineering
College of Arts and Humanities
College of Education
Schmidt College of Arts and
Humanities
1986
1993
1994
1995
1996
D.V. ROOdy
Sara Ashworth
Raymond F. McAllister
Robin G. Jordan
Jill Winland-Brown
College of Engineering
College of Science
College of Nursing
Luc T. Wille
College of Science
HONORS CONVOCATION ADDRESS
October 2, 1996
Luc T. Wille
Distinguished Teacher 1995-%
GETTING THE TWO HEMISPHERES TO COMMUNICATE.
President Catanese, Provost Osburn, colleagues and students, friends. At the beginning of this century, Rudyard
Kipling was considered the most successful author alive. His writings sold so well that publishers paid him a shilling a word.
Obviously, he was not in Academia. Some undergraduates at Oxford University decided to pull his leg, so they wired him
a shilling and requested of him to send them one or his very best words. Back came the reply 'Thanks',
'Thanks' is indeed onc of the very best words of the English language, albeit somewhat under used. As I receive
this recognition, I am only 100 well aware oflhc many thanks lowe. Thanks to the students who nominated and selected me.
Thanks to the staff of the physics department who always wenl the exira mile in support of students. Thanks to many
colleagues and friends who always gave freely of their time. Let me just single out one person by name. Thank you Isabelle
for sharing your life with me, for accepting challenges without knowing where they would lead, and for yoW" Wlderstanding
of the many how"s spent on class preparation and letters of recommendation. Finally, let me also emphasize the element of
'luck' in receiving the Distinguished Teacher Award. As I hear the other nominees' names, in addition to those of many
exceUent colleagues who were not cven finalists, I can only be hwnbled and deeply grateful for this recognition.
1 teach physics' . Now there's a conversation stopper for you. To the general public choosing to be a teacher seems
madness enough. But of all the JXlSSible career choices, why would anybody want to be a physicist? Occasionally, students
will talk to me at the end of a course and say something like: 'I really like you and I enjoyed your class, but I still hate
physics'. Although physics probably gets top billing in the dreadfulness polls, the same sentiments are expressed about most
other disciplincs in science. Science is supposed to be cold, analytical, rational, and impersonal. Contrast this with literature
and arts, subjects that are full of emotions and wannth, accessible to anyone, open to intuition, and leading to a true
understanding oftbe 'condition humaine'. The observation of a dichotomy, betv..'een science on the one hand and arts on the
other is, of course, not new. It was frrst stated in 1956 by the British physicist and novelist C, P. Snow in a lecture at
Cambridge University and further expanded in his 1959 book 'The Two Cultures'. This classification was labeled silly
conceits, by the late Allan Bloom in his diatribe 'The Closing of the American Mind'. r guess this proves Snow's point
exactly.
Snow remarked that we take it for granted that any educated person should know something about Shakespeare
and have read some of his works. Yet, he argued, the scientific equivalent of this would be to ask somebody to describe
the second law ofthennodynamics. Needless to say, many people who consider themselves educated fail miserably at
this task. I must confess that I feel that Snow overstated the case somewhat and I suspect that he just couldn't resist the
temptation to call an austere group of Cambridge dons 'uneducated' to their faces. As was pointed out by a number of
later authors, Snow's categories reflected to some extent the British class system of bis time and the rift may not run as
deeply in other societies. Yet, the gist of the argument still stands. To this day, seemingly intelligent people seem to feel
no shame to admit' I never was any good at math', or 'I hated science in high school and avoided it as much as possible'.
However, the person who confesses to never having read a fine novel or visited an art exhibition would be rightly
considered a Philistine. It amuses me to sec in these two extremes a reflection of the way the hwnan brain is composed.
The left cerebral hemisphere is used predominantly in tasks that are analytical, verbal, symbolic, objective, and logical.
Does that sound like anything I mentioned before? 'Lefty, is the science geek. The right hemispbere allows us to be
creative. to understand metaphors, to dream, and to speculate. 'Rightie, is the touchy-feely artist, the visionary, the
mystic. The question I propose to address today is: 'How can we get these (\vo hemispheres to communicate'?
As I mentioned before, Snow was a respected physicist. who was involved in the British atomic bomb project and
later took on vmious tasks in government. As a reward for his services he was knighted. and eventually given a life peerage
earning him the title Baron Snow of Leicester. Although he was a knowledgeable and capable physicist, he certainly was
not of the first rank, unlike people such as Einstein and Bohr, both of whom he knew quite well. He never made any major
discoveries nor did he lend his name to any new laws, phenomena, or inventions. I have it on good authority that the
snowmobile, is not named after him. However, in addition to his scientific work Snow was also the author of several serious
novels that were considered of above average literary quality. He was one of a small number of modem Renaissance men
and women who succeed in bridging the gap between the two cultures. There arc few other competent scientists who arc
considered serious authors. The late Primo Levi comes to mind: a chemical engineer by profession, a Holocaust survivor,
and the writer of some haWltingly beautiful prose, he truly tranSC(."t1ds traditional boundaries. Modem authors who have
exhibited a genuine knowledge of and interest. in science arc also relatively rare. John Updike is one such rara avis, as shown
for example in his novel 'Roger's Version', the story of a computer programmer who sets out to prove by scientific means
the nature of the divinc. His aim is to convince a thcologian of the existence of God. Needless to say this turns out to be an
impossible task.
So why is it that science and scientists have such a bad reputation? To some extenl, scientists have only themselves
to blame, In years past, it was Wlcommon for scientists to write popular works, accessible to a wide public. Such activity
was considered below the dignity of the academic and was left to such lower fonns of existence as science journalists. As
a consequence, popular works often focus more on. personalities and rivalries than on results and methodology. In recent
years, this blase attitude towards IX'Puiarized writings has somewhat diminished and several first-rate physicists have heeded
the call of the Muse and Mammon, no doubt inspired by the spectacular success of Stephen Hawking's best-seller'A Brief
History ofTimc'. The titles often reflect the authors' narcissism with slogans such as 'Dreams of a Final Theory' or 'The God
Particle'. The authors of these books Steven Weinberg and Leon Ledennan, respectively, are Nobel prize winning
elementary particle physicists, whose message seems to be that physics has nearly caught up with the fmal secrets of Nature.
All that is needed is some lavish funding for a Supercollider leading to perhaps another Nobel prize for the authors. Once
this final piece ofNature's puzzle has been found, all that will be len to do is some intellectual mopping up. Oh and, by the
way, in doing this ....'C will also have proved the existence, or rather non-existence, of God to the satisfaction of even the most
stubborn theologian. With friends such as these why would science need any enemies? The backlash was not long in the
making and came from a rather unexpected comer. Earlier this year, John Horgan, a senior writeT at Scientific American,
published a book called 'The End of Science'. The title is short and to the point and Horgan means it. His thesis is that,
indeed, science has accomplished all that it could possibly hope to accomplish. In times of budget cuts one needs to be very
careful with statements like this one. Let me therefore hasten to add that this is a proclamation with which I strongly
disagree. Even if science had unraveled the last microscopic details of Nature, and I am not sure that it has, this would only
imply the end of science's reductionist phase and would herald the begirming of a new 'integrative' phase in which the
individual clements are put together again and their cooperative effects analyzed.
While we arc soul scarching, we have to recognize a second issue that contributes to the public's cynicism and
distrust of science. l1U.s has to do with the gratuitous use of statements such as it is a scientific fact that ... ' or 'it is medically
proven that.. .. When outrageous or evidently false claims are made scientists have a moral obligation to speak out and
denounce these assertions. If it is possible that for any statement' A' by an expert witness, another expert witncs... can be
found. to attest to 'not-A', credibility will go down and science will suffer. Statements by politicians andjoumalists should
be scrutinized and, iffound. wanting, challenged. Can it really be true that raising the speed limit on freeways will not cause
more aceidents? I for one fmd that hard to believe. but I am willing to keep an open mind and to investigate the evidence.
Scientists should speak up on these issues. I recognize that scientific debate and attempts at verification or falsification are
part of the scientific process, but this should not stop us from attacking the truly irrational. By the same token, when
communicating to the public, scientists should aim at precision and completeness and avoid misleading or inflated claims.
Many of us remember the 1972 best-seller 'The Limits to Growth' a report by the Club of Rome that painted a true Doomsday
scenario: based on computer simulations it was predicted that several natural resources would run out in the next decade,
followed by a swift collapse of civilization as we know it. Well, that didn't come to pass, although fWlding for education in
the state of Florida dwindled considerably, an effect that was not predicted by the models. Seriously, I understand the
difficulties of making forecasts based on limited infonnation. As the old adage goes: 'One should never try to predict,
especially not the future'. Still, neither the authors nor the Club of Rome made any efforts to mock.'fate the tone of the report
or to repudiate the many misconceptions that were based on it. In 1992, the same authors published a new study called
'Beyond the Limits', which is largely more of the same, except that imminent collapse is now somewhat fwther into the
future. lfthis is the best. that science can do, how do we differ from the Nostradamus interpreters and the end·of·the-world
predictors?
Let no one mistake these criticisms for an outright attack on science. I have no patience with the neo-Luddites.
S<..-icncc and toctmology have contributed greatly and profoundly to our society. They have touched the lives of everyone on
the planet and in the vast majority ofcases improved living conditions enormously. However, we can and should do a better
job of communicating the sweep and nature of our subject and contrast it with the irrational and unscientific.
1bere is a final stwnbling block to the widespread appeal of science. It is one that affects physics in particular: it
is at the same time its greatest strength and its Achilles heel. This is the use of mathematical language in expressing precise
thoughls, equations. and laws. Hawking relates that publishers have a rule of thwnb that each mathematical equation in a
popular text cuts the readership (read: sales) in half. He was able to tcll the story of <A Brief History ofTimc' with just one
equation (Einstein's famous E = mcz:> and the book was a nmaway best·seller. This shows that it is possible to communicate
science to the public without an excessive use of mathematics. Art too. at a more profound level can be quite mathematical.
The pointillist paintings of$eurat or the impossible worlds of Escher. the fugues of Bach. the literary theorics ofDcrrida
(whose brother. by the way, is a well-known physicist), all of these rely on deep mathematical or logical structures. bUI these
do not detract from the art lover's appreciation for the painting, composition. or novel. Science too should find ways to
express itself that arc not overly mathematical.
There is no doubt that the public is interested in science and eager to learn what it has to leach. Unfortwlately
scientists have dooe a bad joo ofcommunicating what they stand for. As a consequence. confusion reigns: to the Wliniliated.
astrology is pretty much the same as astronomy, and numerology is not too different from nwnber theory. and, for that matter,
physics is not too far removed from psychics. New efforts are needed to communicate the beauty of our discipline, the
importance of its fmdings. and, yes, also ils limitations. In this endeavor, artists can be of the greatest help. Duchamp's
famous painting 'Nude Descending a Staircase' communicatcs the concept of velocity in a way that is very different from
Newton's definition as a derivative, but that may be equally enlightening. Can we use a musical composition to explain
Darwin's ideas about evolution? I think we can ! Could a poem be used to illustrate tcctonic plate motion? Why not? These
possibilities have hardly been explored, but they seem to me extremely promising. This way. not only will the two
hemispheres come to talk to each other, together they will also inform the public at large. As a teacher. I fmd that a very
exciting prospect.
How can this new synthesis be accomplished? I believe that universities, true to their name as institutions.af
universal knowledge. can playa central role in this endeavor. In particular, Florida Atlantic University could become a
leader in this effort. We have in our service area a public that is culturally sophisticated and with a genuine interest in
science. Activities such as those of the Lifelong Learning Society testifY to the high caliber of these individuals and their
thirst for knowledge. We have some unique opportunities to explore new ways of teaching and learning. In particular I
believe that the Internet opens up great opportunities in this effort. Ycs, I am aware that some consider it just a fad. No,
I don't think I have fallen in that trap. I truly believe that World Wide Web pages with their hyperlinks provide a great way
to disseminate information at any desired level of sophistication. Animation and visualization allow one to explain concepts
and ideas in a way that taps directly into the learning mind. Artists and scientists ought to work jointly in setting up these
tools to impart human knowledge and to foster mutual understanding.
c. P. Snow expressed the hope that 8 third culture would evolve that would span the ravine between the two
cultures. I think that with a little effort we can fill the chasm and attempt a totally new unification of human knowledge. Do
you want to join me in that effort? Just give me a phone call. Better still. visit my Web page and send me an e-mail.
Thank you very much.
ALMA MATER
With the Gulfstrearn breezes blowing
The search for truth goes on.
Seeking, learning, sharing knowledge.
Finding the meaning of the past that is gone.
Where nature beams with pleasant weather.
We strive to learn to work together.
Florida Atlantic, we praise and hail thy name.