University of Iowa Commencement Programs
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Commencement
December 2006
Iowa City, Iowa
Cover Design: The cover design represents the
gold and topaz medallion worn by The University
of Iowa president at formal academic ceremonies
on campus. The medallion was designed and
made by Karen Cantine as part of the work for
her M.A. conferred August 4, 1965.
The University of
Iowa Commencement
Ceremonies
Friday
December 15, 2006
Graduate College
Hancher Auditorium
2:00 p.m.
Saturday
December 16, 2006
Business
Hancher Auditorium
9:00 a.m.
Liberal Arts and Sciences,
Education, Medicine and Nursing
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
10:00 a.m.
Law
Boyd Law Building
10:30 a.m.
Engineering
Englert Theatre
Noon
One Hundred and
Sixtieth Year of the
University
The University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie
College of Business
Division of Continuing
Education
Gary C. Fethke, B.A., Ph.D.
Interim President
William C. Hunter, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Dean
Chester Rzonca, B.S., M.A., Ed.D.
Dean and Associate Provost
Michael J. Hogan, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Provost
College of Dentistry
Center for Credit Programs
David C. Johnsen, B.S., D.D.S., M.S.
Dean
Douglas J. Lee, B.B.A., M.B.A.
Director
Douglas K. True, B.S., M.B.A.
Senior Vice President and University Treasurer
College of Education
International Programs
Meredith Hay, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Sandra Bowman Damico, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Dean
William M. Reisinger, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Provost
Phillip E. Jones, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Services and
Dean of Students
College of Engineering
University Libraries
P. Barry Butler, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean
Nancy L. Baker, B.A., M.L.S., M.A.
University Librarian
Graduate College
University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics
Marcus M. Mills, B.S., J.D.
Vice President for Legal Affairs and
General Counsel
John C. Keller, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Provost for
Graduate Education
College of Law
Carolyn Jones, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Dean
Donna M. Katen-Bahensky, B.A., M.S.
Director and C.E.O.
University Hygienic
Laboratory
Christopher Atchison, A.B., M.P.A.
Interim Director
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Linda Maxson, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Dean
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver
College of Medicine
Jean E. Robillard, B.A., M.D.
Dean
College of Nursing
Martha Craft-Rosenberg, B.S.N., M.A.,
Ph.D.
Interim Dean
College of Pharmacy
Jordan L. Cohen, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Dean
College of Public Health
James Merchant, B.S., M.D., Dr.P.H.
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Chia-Hui Chiu
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: Semantic
Development in ESL Vocabulary
Acquisition
Victor Manuel Acevedo-Hernández,
Moca, Puerto Rico
Music. Thesis: Characteristics of Music
Preference Decisions in Fourth-, Eighth-,
and Twelfth-Grade Students
Eun Cho, Seoul, South Korea
Pharmacy. Thesis: The Effect of the
Prescription to Over-the-Counter Switch
of Claritin® on the Use of Alternative
Prescription Allergy Medications: The
Role of Prescription Drug Benefit Design
and Brand Loyalty
Mutasem Mohammad Mahmoud Akour,
Al-Mafraq, Jordan
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: A Comparison of
Various Equipercentile and Kernel
Equating Methods under the Random
Groups Design
Jeong-Il Cho, Seoul, Korea
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: Bullying
Status and Behavioral Patterns of
Middle and High School Students with
and without Behavior Disorders
Lori Faye Anderson, Davenport
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: A
Longitudinal Study of Teachers of
Students with Behavioral Disorders:
Knowledge and Classroom Practice
Jong Lak Choi
Chemistry. Thesis: Low Temperature
Solvothermal Routes for Synthesis of
Crystalline Group 13 and Transition
Metal Nitrides via Energetic Precursor
Decomposition
Andrew Paul Baerg
Communication Studies. Thesis: The
Role of the Digital Sports Game in the
Sports Media Complex
Scott Charles Collingwood,
Salt Lake City, UT
Occupational and Environmental
Health. Thesis: Research to Practice:
Evaluations and Recommendations for
Local Exhaust Ventilation Designed to
Reduce Respirable Crystalline Silica and
Dust Exposures Experienced during
Mortar Removal
Caleb Michael Bailey
Anatomy and Cell Biology. Thesis:
Expounding Maspin and IRF6:
Identification and Characterization of a
Novel Serpin Partnership
Heather Kay Conley, Nora Springs
Geography. Thesis: Understanding the
Relationship between Climate
Variability and Hantavirus Pulmonary
Syndrome
Sebastian Biglione, Iowa City
Molecular and Cellular Biology. Thesis:
Change in the Ratio of Large to Free
Form of P-TEFb during Apoptosis and
HIV Replication
Maria Del Coro Delgado, Arlington, TX
Music. Thesis: Castilian Spanish for
Singers: A Pronunciation Study and Its
Application to the Peninsular Vocal
Repertoire
Blaise Ronald Boles, Iowa City
Microbiology. Thesis: Genetic Diversity
Induced in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Biofilm Communities
Timothy J. Dennis, Bowling Green, OH
Physics. Thesis: An Examination of the
Plausibility of Convective Turbulence as
a Source of Heating for the Intra-cluster
Medium of Cooling-core Galaxy
Clusters
Nehemiah Mande Anzah
French. Thesis: L’Appropriation de
l’histoire dans quelques romans
francophones africains et caribéens
Ying Cai, Shanghai, China
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
Thesis: Characterization of Hybrid Resin
Systems Based on Epoxide/Acrylate
Functionalities
Jason Cabot Caldwell
Biology. Thesis: Characterization of
Chordotonal Dysfunction in Drosophila
melanogaster
Michael Joseph Carlson, Maple Grove, MN
Immunology. Thesis: Humoral
Immunity in Mice after Allogeneic Bone
Marrow Transplantation
Annie Pei-Fen Chiang, Iowa City
Genetics. Thesis: Comparative and
Integrative Genomic Approach toward
Disease Gene Identification: Application
to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Narendra B. Devta Prasanna,
Bangalore, India
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: New Methods of Applying Twopattern Tests and Detecting Sequence
Dependent Defects
Stephen Thorold Deyrup, Iowa City
Chemistry. Thesis: Chemical
Investigations of Endophytic and
Fungicolous Fungi
Danielle Nicole Dolezal, Baltimore, MD
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: The Use of
Demand Fading by Varying Bite
Placements to Reduce Food Refusals in
Young Children with Total Food Refusal
Ryan Roy Driskell
Molecular and Cellular Biology. Thesis:
Wnt3a Regulates Lef-1 Expression
during Airway Submucosal Gland
Morphogenesis
Liu Du
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Reliability- and Possibility-based Design
Optimization Using Inverse Analysis
Methods
Ibrahim Erdogan
Science Education. Thesis: The Effect of
Different Levels of Constructive
Teaching Practices on Teacher Question
Asking Behaviors
Michele Beth Fairbairn, Bondurant
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: English
Language Learners’ Performance on
Modified Science Test Item Formats: A
Pilot Study
Leslie Jane Finer, Iowa City
Music. Thesis: The Dissemination and
Reception of Liszt’s Piano Music in New
York, 1835-1875
Kathryn Mae Floyd, Tucker, GA
Art History. Thesis: Between Change
and Continuity: Documenta 1955-2005
Elijah Philip Frakes
Pharmacology. Thesis: Effects of Nerve
Injury on the Inhibitory System of the
Spinal Cord
Atta Mohammad Gebril, Sohag, Egypt
Teaching and Learning. Thesis:
Independent and Integrated Academic
Writing Tasks: A Study in
Generalizability and Test Method
Nathan Charles Godley, Racine, WI
History. Thesis: “Almost-finished
Frenchmen”: The Jews of Algeria and
the Question of French National Identity,
1830-1902
Sumaya Nizar Hamadmad
Pharmacology. Thesis: The Role of
Mevalonate Pathway Intermediates in
Erythropoietin Receptor Signal
Transduction and Surface Expression:
Studies in Hematopoietic and NonHematopoietic Cancers
Kinesha Latrece Harris, Zachary, LA
Chemistry. Thesis: Probing the
Fundamental Aspects of Protein-based
Drug Design: Structure and Kinetics of
Novel de novo Metallopeptides
Nancy Anne Harris, Cedar Rapids
Nursing. Thesis: Alice Magaw: The
Mother of Anesthesia
Zhengmao Hua
Pharmacy. Thesis: Synthetic Studies
toward the Total Synthesis of
Superstolides A and B
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Julie Ann Jensen, Decorah
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies. Thesis: Support for Innovation
in Schools: Effects of Trust,
Empowerment, and Work Environment
Variables
Ping Jiao
Chemistry. Thesis: Chemical
Investigations of Freshwater and
Fungicolous Fungi
Christina R. Johnson
Health and Sport Studies. Thesis:
Embodied Coherence, De(con)structive
Selves: Personal Narratives, Self Stories,
and Taekwondo
Camiria Elease Jones, Flossmoor, IL
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Factors Associated
with Organizational Commitment of
School Psychologists: An Exploratory
Study
Krishna Rani Kalari
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Computational Approach to Identify
Deletions or Duplications within a Gene
Angela Hamm Kellogg, Plover, WI
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student
Development. Thesis: Exploring Critical
Incidents in the Racial Identity of
Multiracial College Students
Farah D. Khan, Coralville
Pharmacy. Thesis: The Role of
Arylhydroxylamine Metabolites of
Sulfamethoxazole and Dapsone in
Inducing Cutaneous Drug Reactions
Ammar Khawam
Pharmacy. Thesis: Application of Solidstate Kinetics to Desolvation Reactions
Jaehyun Kim
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Effect of
Shear Force on Intervertebral Disc (IVD)
Degeneration and Low Back Pain: In vivo
Rat Study
Myung-Jun Kim, Iowa City
Neuroscience. Thesis: Regulation of
Developmental Transitions by PPK1Expressing Sensory Neurons in
Drosophila Larvae: A Role for ROS as a
Developmental Cue
Isil Koc, Iowa City
Science Education. Thesis: Preservice
Elementary Teachers’ Alternative
Conceptions of Science and Their Selfefficacy Beliefs about Science Teaching
Katarina Kulhankova
Occupational and Environmental
Health. Thesis: The Role of
Environmental Inhalation Exposures in
the Pathogenesis of Asthmatic Airways
Disease
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Young Hee Kwon
English. Thesis: The Fall of the House of
Fiction: The British Novel and the
Colonial Uncanny from Rudyard
Kipling to Sylvia Townsend Warner
Priscilla L. McKinley, Alexandria, VA
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: Literacy
in the Lives of the Blind: An
Ethnographic Study in the San Francisco
Bay Area
Philip Larese-Casanova, Iowa City
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Heterogeneous Ferrous Iron
Reactions in Subsurface Environments:
A 57Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy
Investigation
Maria Corazon Bueno Mendoza,
San Diego, CA
Preventive Medicine and Environmental
Health. Thesis: Case Deletion
Diagnostics for Maximum Likelihood
Multipoint Quantitative Trait Locus
Linkage Analysis
Nicholas Christian Larma
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Gender Role
Conflict and Depression as Predictors of
Help-seeking in Male Veterans with
Erectile Dysfunction
Qintong Li
Biochemistry. Thesis: Regulation of
P-TEFb
John J. Lipinski
Psychology. Thesis: Bridging the Gap
between Spatial Language and Spatial
Working Memory: Tests of a Dynamic
Field Model That Integrates Spatial
Planning and Memory with Linguistic
Processes
Jingru Liu
Free Radical and Radiation Biology.
Thesis: Suppression of Malignant
Phenotype in Pancreatic Cancer by
Overexpressing Glutathione Peroxidase
Hannah Jean Lundberg, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Third
Body Acceleration of Polythylene Wear
in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Mouna Afif Maalouf, Niha, Lebanon
Chemistry. Thesis: Synthesis of
Isoprenoids Incorporating a Fluorescent
Label and Evaluation of Their Effect on
the Mevalonate Pathway
Xiaolin Man
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: A Mathematical and
Computational Multiscale Clothing
Modeling Framework
Alex K. Mathies
Chemistry. Thesis: Radical Cyclizations
to Imino Acceptors Directed toward the
Total Syntheses of Aminosugars
Travis Roger McCarthy, Dubuque
Microbiology. Thesis: Identification and
Characterization of Mycobacterial
Phosphomannomutase/
Phosphoglucomutase Encoding Genes:
Involvement in Cell Wall
Mannoglycoconjugate Biosynthesis and
Immunopathogenesis
Andrew William McCoy, Des Moines
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Numerical Investigations Using
LES: Exploring Flow Physics and Mass
Exchange Processes near Groynes
Sasa Milic, Belgrade, Serbia
Film Studies. Thesis: Situation Models in
Cinema: Diegetic Worlds and Viewer
Perspectives
Sanjay Vasant Mudur
Chemistry. Thesis: Bioactive Secondary
Metabolites Obtained from
Mycoparasitic, Fungicolous, and
Freshwater Fungi
Jeungmin Noe
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: Docents
Being Museum Visitors
Anand Padmanabhan
Computer Science. Thesis: SOG: A Selforganized Grouping Infrastructure for
Grid Resource Discovery
Li Pan
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
Thesis: Development of the STEM-Hg
Model to Study the Fate and Transport
of Mercury in East Asia
Eun Jun Park, Seoul, Korea
Nursing. Thesis: A Comparison of
Knowledge and Activities in Case
Management Practice
Shelley-Rae Pehler, Eldridge
Nursing. Thesis: The Lived Experience
of Spirituality in Adolescents with
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
I-Feng Peng
Biology. Thesis: Genetic and
Physiological Analyses of Neuronal
Electrical Activities and Development in
Cultured Drosophila Central Neurons
Yvonne M. Pitts, Crawfordsville, IN
History. Thesis: Imposing Their Wills:
Inheritance Practices, Family, and
Capacity in Nineteenth Century
Kentucky
Federico Eugenio Rey
Microbiology. Thesis: Hydrogen
Production by Rhodopseudomonas
palustris: A Functional Genomic
Approach
Thomas Wheeler Riley, Dubuque
Philosophy. Thesis: Perdurance and
Foundation: An Husserlian Theory of
Identity through Time
Eric Noel Rowley, Florence, KY
Science Education. Thesis: The Effects of
a Conceptual Change Coupled-inquiry
Cycle Investigation on Student
Understanding of the Independence of
Mass in Rolling Motion on an Incline
Plane
Claudia Sartini-Rideout
Geoscience. Thesis: Petrological,
Structural and Geochronological Study
of Eclogite Facies Rocks from the Northeast Greenland Caledonides
Helen Grace Schroeder, Des Moines
Mathematics. Thesis: Notes on the
Lawrence-Krammer-Bigelow
Representation
Tricia Anne Seifert, Iowa City
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student
Development. Thesis: Effects of College
Major and Its Context on 21st Century
Knowledge Economy Competencies
Jessica Ann Share
Women’s Studies. Thesis: Getting away
from Gay: The Construction of Lesbian
and Gay Anti-community at the Dinah
Shore and White Parties in Palm
Springs, California
Haiou Shen
Computer Science. Thesis: A Study on
the Search Algorithms in Propositional
Logic with an Application in
Bioluminescence Tomography
Victoria A. Shimanovich
Applied Mathematical and
Computational Sciences. Thesis:
Optimization of Large Scale Sparse
Nonlinear Systems for Flexible Protein
Conformation
Robert Holschuh Simmons,
Greensboro, NC
Classics. Thesis: Reflections of a Crisis of
Athenian Leadership in Euripides’ Last
Plays
Kathleen Jo Hansen Sparbel, Davenport
Nursing. Thesis: Decision Making in
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing for
Pregnant Women in a Primary Care
Setting
Piyush Manhar Vyas
Pharmacy. Thesis: Sulfonamide-induced
Cutaneous Drug Reactions: Role of
Bioactivation, Oxidative Stress and
Folate Deficiency
Linda Jean Spencer, Iowa City
Speech and Hearing Science. Thesis: The
Contribution of Listening and Speaking
Skills to the Development of
Phonological Processing in Children
Who Use Cochlear Implants
Patricia Ann Wade, Iowa City
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: University
Students’ Spelling Proficiency and
Implicit Learning of Words Encountered
during Text Reading
Aikaterini Stamatelou, Thessaloníki, Greece
Music. Thesis: Cantata: The Insane
Mother (Set on Poetry by Dionysios
Solomos)
Lei Wan, Iowa City
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Estimating
Classification Consistency for Singleadministration Complex Assessments
Using Non-IRT Procedures
Kyle Brent Strom
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Cluster Bedforms in Mountain
Rivers
Yusuf Ismail Sulub
Chemistry. Thesis: Spectral Simulation
Methods for Enhancing Qualitative and
Quantitative Analyses Based on Infrared
Spectroscopy and Quantitative
Calibration Methods for Passive Infrared
Remote Sensing of Volatile Organic
Compounds
Peng Sun
Statistics. Thesis: Bayesian Analysis and
Applications of a Generalized Threshold
Autoregressive Model
Necati Tekatli
Economics. Thesis: Macroeconomic
Applications of Factor Analysis
Andrew Scott Thomas, Wellman
Biochemistry. Thesis: Use of Molecular
Simulations to Study the Effects of
Temperature and Salt on Charged and
Hydrophobic Interactions
Elwin Tobing, Fullerton, CA
Economics. Thesis: Essays on Economic
Development: Demography, Taxation,
and Capital Accumulation
Geng Wang
Biochemistry. Thesis: Plasma Membrane
Localization of Ras through a Golgiindependent Pathway
Lin Wang
Chemistry. Thesis: Enzyme Dynamics
and H-Tunneling in Dihydrofolate
Reductase Catalyzed Reaction
Qian Wang, Iowa City
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: A Study of Alternative
Formulations for Optimization of
Structural and Mechanical Systems
Subjected to Static and Dynamic Loads
Jessica Lynn White
Anthropology. Thesis: Functional
Morphology and Evolution of the
Adapiform Dentition, with Particular
Emphasis on the Asian Sivaladapidae
Timothy John White, Iowa City
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
Thesis: Polymerization Behavior and
Phase Separation Effects in Holographic
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals
(HPDLCs)
Ting Xia, Nanjing, China
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Seated
Human Response to Simple and
Complex Impacts
Marianne Smith
Nursing. Thesis: Anxiety among Older
Adults with Dementia Living in Assisted
Living Facilities
Beth Marie Anderson Turner
Neuroscience. Thesis: Sex, Drugs, and
Driving: The Effects of Marijuana
Kristin Solli, Halden, Norway
American Studies. Thesis: North of
Nashville: Country Music, National
Identity, and Class in Norway
Soumik Ukil, Calcutta, India
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Anatomy-guided Lung Lobe
Segmentation and Fissure Analysis in XRay CT Images
Zeha Yakar, Iowa City
Science Education. Thesis: A Study of
the Effectiveness of a Four Semester
Preservice Secondary Science Teacher
Education Program Regarding Changes
in Teacher Perceptions and Practices
Govindarajan Veeraraghavan,
Chennai, India
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: Magnetic Field Effects in Organic
Semiconductors and Their Applications
in Displays
Lei Yu
Free Radical and Radiation Biology.
Thesis: Role for Transcription Factor
AP-2α in Protecting Keratinocytes from
UVA Irradiation
Sarah Von Schrader, Kearney, NE
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: On the Feasibility
of Applying Skills Assessment Models to
Achievement Test Data
Jie Zeng
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Fully 3D Non-hydrostatic Model
to Compute Flow, Sediment Transport
and Bed Morphology Changes for an
Alluvial Open Channel Bend
Ling Song, Wuhan, China
Biochemistry. Thesis: Regulation of
USP14 and UCH37 Deubiquitinating
Enzymes by Proteasome Association
Xuejie Song, Iowa City
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: Optimum Design in Multicarrier
Communications and Data Compression
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Liang Zhang, Tianjin, China
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Stability Analysis of Atomic Structures
Liang Zhang, Zibo, China
Anatomy and Cell Biology. Thesis:
Endosomal Processing of Recombinant
Adeno-associated Virus
Zhuo Zhang
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: New Test Generation Methods
for Transition Delay Faults in Scan
Designs
Lili Zhao
Statistics. Thesis: Bayesian Decisiontheoretic Group Sequential Analysis
with Survival Endpoints in Phase II
Clinical Trials
Yongli Zhao, Iowa City
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Contact-line Motion of a Thin Liquid
Film: Heterogeneous Surfaces and
Particle Transport
Yongming Zhao
Pharmacy. Thesis: Survival Effect of
Early Nephrology Care Prior to Dialysis
Initiation in Elderly Patients with Endstage Renal Disease
Brenda Ann Greenwell, Carroll
Sarah Beth Humbert, Marion
Nathan David Kauk, Saronville, NE
Jill Elizabeth Knudtson, Colo
Kyle Michael Leif, Sutton, NE
Erin Michele Lyles, New London
Cory Ann McCall, Kalamazoo, MI
Christine Ann McEchron, Bettendorf
Stephanie Ann Meier, Marion
Charles Wayne Miller, Kalona
Beth Ann Muckler, Marshalltown
Erin Elizabeth Noe, Cresco
Jennifer Lynn Nus, Masonville
Steven Edward Nus, Muscatine
Christina Kay Olson, Thompson
Heather Marie Ralston, Cedar Rapids
Thomas Richard Rodemyer, Clive
Brendan James Rourick, Saint Ansgar
Adam Richard Schlichte, Iowa City
Kathryn Erin Scholl, Iowa City
Doctor of Musical Arts
Carlos Eduardo Betancur Bustamante
Thesis: Bambuco, Pasillo, Cumbia,
Vallenato, Mapalé, Joropo, and Currulao:
An Essay and an Anthology for Children
for Solo Piano
Sarah Amanda Hyberger, Cleveland, TN
Thesis: Transformation of Lucy Ashton
to Lucia di Lammermoor, from Novel to
Opera: From the Withdrawn and Passive
Character of Lucy Ashton to the
Assertive, Feminist Tragic-Heroine
Sandra Kay Peter, Decorah
Thesis: Helping Women Find a Voice:
Works for Women’s Chorus by Libby
Larsen
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Trevor Richard Baier, Cissna Park, IL
Miranda May Blaser, Gilbertville
Keith Robert Cole, Iowa City
Leslie Marie Dye, New Castle, IN
Stephanie Lyn Evans, Spirit Lake
Julie Lynn Fisher, Fairfield
Christine L. Rennick Fletcher,
Vernon, Canada
Kathleen Ann Goodall, Eldridge
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Katrina Blaine Schultz, Postville
Jill Marie Pedretti Sly, Le Claire
Christopher Michael Steege, Fredericksburg
Katie Sue Van Arendonk, Coralville
James Elliott Cayton, Kalona
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies
Michael Scott Chmielewski
Psychology
Alexander H. Cohen
Political Science
Meredith Ellen Cooper, Cedar Rapids
Teaching and Learning
Nicholas Anthony Dargene
Health and Sport Studies
Lori Lee Dockery, Iowa City
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations
Virginia Darnell Driscoll, Iowa City
Music
David Joseph Dude, Davenport
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies
James Steven Dyer, Saint Paul, MN
Spanish
Crystal Elizabeth Edler
Psychology
Molly Jayne Elizalde, Muscatine
Teaching and Learning
Eberhard Eugene Engel, Jr.,
Alexandria, MN
Music
Mustafa Hakan Eratalay
Economics
Erik Arthur Farseth
Journalism
Master of Arts
Hanan Elamin Abdelgadir
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies
Rachel Elizabeth Foote
Music. Thesis: Aggregate7
Mary Rose Francis
Library and Information Science
Amy Michelle Adam, North Liberty
Business Administration
Andrew Osborn Frisbie, Atlantic
Library and Information Science
Meredith Catherine Anderson, Iowa City
Anthropology
Lisa Angelella
English
Johnathan Lee William Gajdos,
Chadds Ford, PA
German. Thesis: A Corpus-based
Analysis of Extended Adjectives in
German
Diego Arango, Medellín, Columbia
Music
Andrew Jason Gall
Psychology
Erica Martel Begun
Anthropology
Roberta Enid Golliher, Energy, IL
Communication Studies
Rebecca Leigh Brock
Psychology
Addiel Gomez, West Palm Beach, FL
Journalism
Janine E. Brown
Journalism
Jane Noalani Gose
Teaching and Learning
James Oliver Askov Bungert,
Rush City, MN
Music. Thesis: Chromaticism and
Enharmonicism in Ludvig van
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
Sunday Damina Goshit, Jos, Nigeria
Geography
Marc Stewart Graham, Iowa City
Music
Lin Gu
Asian Civilizations
Ashleigh Monette Richard
Psychology
Maria Elena Wilson, Omaha, NE
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Michelle Marie Hascall, Cascade
Teaching and Learning
Linda Lou Roe
Library and Information Science
Carrie Ann Hegenderfer, North Liberty
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies
Fanny Rocio Roncal Ramirez
Spanish
Pennington Winberg
Health and Sport Studies. Thesis:
Consuming the “Breakfast of
Champions”: A Critical Analysis of
Gender and Race on Wheaties Boxes
Melissa Mara Hueting
Art History. Thesis: Roman Identity in
the Advent of Empire: Examining the
Freedman Altar of P. Perelius Hedulus in
Augustan Carthage
John Jeffrey Humrichouse, Iowa City
Psychology
Gretchen Ann Jahn Bertram, Cedar Rapids
Teaching and Learning
Lisa Danielle Johansen
Journalism
Yanrong Kang, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Yanrong Kang, Iowa City
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations
Adam Reed Kerns, Waterloo
Health and Sport Studies
Stephanie Ann Kruckeberg, Cedar Falls
Library and Information Science
Sharon Ming-Ho Kwan,
Mississauga, Canada
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Olivia Marie Lenihan
Health and Sport Studies
Ranelle Marie Lueth, Fort Pierre, SD
Art History. Thesis: A Painter, a
Photographer, One Social Agenda:
Portraits of Male Immigrants Included
in the Pittsburgh Survey, 1907-1908
Jill Marie McCleary, Des Moines
Library and Information Science
Emily Violet McLain, West Branch
Education
Matt Michael Mettler, Iowa City
History
Jon Matthew Ryan
Art
Kelly Michele Schieltz, Cedar Rapids
Teaching and Learning
Erinn Dannielle Sharov, Clive
Teaching and Learning
Master of Science
Jonathan Samuel Silver, Buffalo Grove, IL
Teaching and Learning
Ian Matthew Besse
Mathematics
Deborah Pava Singer, Iowa City
Music. Thesis: Present in Spirit: Cante
Jondo in Selected Works by Debussy,
and the Influence of These Works on
Manuel de Falla’s Homenaje, Pièce de
guitare écrite pour “Le tombeau de Claude
Debussy”
Kavitha Bhat Schelbert, Iowa City
Clinical Investigation
Carl Lee Small, Camanche
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student
Development
Jacqueline Inez Snider, Iowa City
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations
Mark Alexander Brewer,
Heidelberg, Germany
Chemistry
Zachariah Daniel Zawada Brownson,
Fort Collins, CO
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Qiang Cai
Biostatistics
Sebastian Carrillo Tejada, Lima, Peru
Statistics
Colleen Elizabeth Sweeney, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Steven E. Tatum, Iowa City
Library and Information Science
Ryan John Clark
Geoscience. Thesis: Petrogenesis of
High-Ti/Y Flood Basalts of the Northern
Paraná Province, South America
Vanessa Maria Taylor
Library and Information Science
Ricardo Enrique Colón-Hernández
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jodie Barry Theobald, Iowa City
Health and Sport Studies
Elizabeth Jean Cozzie
Epidemiology
Chetan Tiwari
Geography
Alison K. Esser
Pathology. Thesis: Endothelinconverting Enzyme-1 Regulation of
Endothelin-1 Biosynthesis and the Role
of Endothelin-1 in Prostate Cancer
Metastasis
Mary-Justine Dailey Todd, Iowa City
Interdisciplinary Studies - Master’s.
Thesis: Protecting Women Refugees:
Sexual and Gender Based Violence in
Kibondo, Tanzania
Heather Marie Webster, Waterloo
Teaching and Learning
Ana Maria Orduz
Music
Matthew Eric Weiss
Political Science
Natasha Lea Overholtzer, Iowa City
Art
Jessica Christine White
Art. Thesis: Squirrels, Bunnies, and
Other Evil Creatures
Katherine Ann Ramer, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Jeffrey Thomas Conley Boerner, Iowa City
Mathematics
Sarah Jo Sullivan
Teaching and Learning
Sampada Girish Mhatre
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations
Shannon Cecilia Owens, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Matthew Peter Zevenbergen, Cedar Rapids
Sociology. Thesis: Is Gender Equality a
Predictor of Gendered Homicides?
Shawn Christopher Whittington,
Iowa City
Art History. Thesis: Delacroix’s Barque
of Dante and the Significant Moment
Dwight Deon Ferguson, Nassau, Bahamas
Epidemiology. Thesis: Sex Steroid
Hormones, Organochlorines, and
Polychlorinated Biphenyls Association
with Prostate Cancer Risk
Timothy McGuire Flanagan,
Saint Louis, MO
Physics. Thesis: Dust Release from
Surfaces Exposed to Plasma
Tony Christopher Floden, Bussey
Biomedical Engineering
Yi Gao
Chemistry
Danielle L. Rich
American Studies
11
Rachel Christine Gast, West Liberty
Biology. Thesis: The Recombination
Initiation Signal in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
William George Hager
Mathematics
Kelly Rae Myers, Mediapolis
Community & Behavioral Health.
Thesis: “The Land Owns Us, We Do Not
Own the Land”: Integrating Grounded
Theory and Photovoice to Generate a
Conceptual Framework of Women’s
Lived Experiences within Rural Iowa
Eric Bradley Hahn, Homestead
Industrial Engineering. Thesis:
Healthcare Analysis of Six Sigma
Methodologies in a Taxonomy System
Kristin Jennifer Ness
Pathology. Thesis: Chronic Ethanol
Consumption Alters Dendritic Cell
Migration
Thomas Arthur Hegna, Avoca
Geoscience. Thesis: Systematics of Late
Cambrian (Sunwaptan) Trilobites from
the St. Charles Formation, Southeastern
Idaho
Michael Anthony Parker
Epidemiology. Thesis: HPV and
Maternity: Evidence for Vertical
Transmission from Mothers to Infants
Kent Anderson Hutchinson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Arshdeep Kaur Khare
Microbiology. Thesis: Novel Second Site
Mutations for the fin Phenotype in
Bacteriophage Lambda
Hyunchul Kim
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Biomechanical Evaluation of the
Mobility of Adjacent Segments after
Dynamic Lumbar Fixation
Yan Li
Statistics
Wenjiao Lin
Chemistry
Xiaoyi Liu
Geoscience. Thesis: Laboratory Sandbox
Validation of Steady State and Transient
Hydraulic Tomography
Leonida Ljumanovic
Mathematics
Giovanna Llosent
Mathematics
Abukuse Mbirika, New York, NY
Mathematics
Brady James McDaniel
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Brownlee Dam Spillway
Deflector Verification and Entrainment
Study
Colin Bryan McKinney, Flower Mound, TX
Mathematics
Brian Steven Meland, Fargo, ND
Physics
Praveen Kumar Mogili
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Heather Michelle Mollé, Omaha, NE
Mathematics
John Arnold Mousel
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: A
Computational Investigation of Particle
Aggregate Growth in Micro-nozzles
Using Discrete-element Modeling
12
Carissa Marie Rocheleau
Epidemiology
Paulette Nicole Willis
Mathematics
Matthew John Wortel, Iowa City
Geoscience. Thesis: Magma Sources,
Differentiation Processes, and Eruption
Depths Implied by Compositions of
Matrix and Mineral-hosted Glasses in
Eocene Pillow Lavas from Guam
Ping Xiao
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fan Yang, Iowa City
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Colin Michael Yoder, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Self
Assembly of Type IV Collagen on PTFE
Samuel William Schmidt, Winona, MN
Mathematics
Master of Fine Arts
Jeffrey Simpson Skrentner, Edina, MN
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Craig Brian Davidson, Calgary, Canada
English. Thesis: The Interventionist
Georgette Lucille Stern, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Determination of Wash-in and Wash-out
Time Constants Contributed by
Differences in Density Gases by Using
Multi-row Detector CT Method
Erin R. Jackson
Art. Thesis: About a Thousand Chickens,
a.k.a. More meets The Eye
Chun-Yu Tang
Industrial Engineering
Kristopher M. Thornburg, Mount Pleasant
Industrial Engineering. Thesis: An
Assistive Search Strategy for Urban
Search and Rescue Robots
Feng Tian
Mathematics
Viracha Vachiramon, Bangkok, Thailand
Operative Dentistry. Thesis: The Effect of
Potassium Oxalate on Resin-Dentin
Bond Durability
Luciana Alice Miranda Van Westen,
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Orthodontics. Thesis: Mutations of the
Ephrin-B1 Gene and X Chromosome
Inactivation Patterns of Patients
Diagnosed with a Syndromic Form of
Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniofrontonasal
Dysplasia
Ayanna D. Vasquez
Epidemiology. Thesis: Occupational
Neurotoxic Exposures and Possible
Cognition Deficits: The Health and
Retirement Study (1992 & 2002)
Di Wang, Iowa City
Mathematics
Nan Wang, Iowa City
Biostatistics
Theodore James Wendt, Anaconda, MT
Mathematics
Satomi Kawai, Iowa City
Art. Thesis: Master of Fine Arts Thesis:
Balance, Bi-culturalism, and Exuberance
Mark Everett NeuCollins, Solon
Art. Thesis: “Blade” and “Device for
Bending”: Dissemblance and Similitude
Benjamin J. Otto, Minnetonka, MN
English. Thesis: Moving through
Mountains: A People’s View of the
Gossamer Sky in Nepal
Eugene H. Sampson
Comparative Literature - Translation.
Thesis: Entertaining the Preposterous:
The Fiction of Jan Peter Bremer in
Translation
Master of Science in
Nursing
Carisa L. Barrick, Cedar Rapids
Lisa Ann Bartruff, Iowa City
Laura Lynn Bildstein, Williamsburg
Tom J. Blodgett, Iowa City
Jacquelyn Jane Depoorter, Moline, IL
Sarah Lee Heikens, Ames
Margery Susan McMahon Jensen
Hyun Wook Kang
Jayne Helen Moling Nirschl, Cedar Rapids
Master of Health
Administration
Maria Lynne Paulsen, Iowa City
Michael Simpao Bernas, Iowa City
Mary Jo Pitts
Molly M. Flynn
Dawn Renee Wanfalt, Morning Sun
Nicole Elizabeth Gatens, Iowa City
Dawn Parrish Welling, Iowa City
Patrick Darrell Hewitt, Onawa
Thomas Blodget Woods
Bren Turrell Lowe, Kuna, ID
Tracy Ann McNutt, Iowa City
Monica Ann Wallace, Burlington, IL
Master of Accountancy
Alana Jean Kunz, De Witt
Carley Jean Visek, Cedar Rapids
Master of Physician
Assistant Studies
Jessica Jean Quinn, Cedar Rapids
Lora Elizabeth Washington, Houston, TX
Melissa Irene Whisler, Iowa City
James Mark Wilson
Master of Public Health
Liberty Ann Balbort, Burlington
Eva Jean Fassbinder Brummel, Iowa City
Lindsey Michele Diers
Master of Arts in Teaching
Amy Christine Daniels, Iowa City
Rebecca Sue Frantz, Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Ann Ellyson Peterson, Ankeny
Thomas James Hart, Cedar Rapids
Mrinalini Ashish Joshi
Bren Turrell Lowe, Kuna, ID
Tina Marie Luse, Davenport
Shawn Arden Messer, Coralville
Norma J. Miller, Kalona
Specialist in Education
Jasleen Kaur Modi, Ellicott City, MD
Rina Chaudhary
Michael J. Post, Iowa City
Natalie Anne Rice
Master of Computer
Science
Susann Olivia Smith, Devonshire, Bermuda
Olga Iris Garcia, Elgin, IL
Lisa Susan Weimar, Iowa City
Andria Dale Timmer, Fort Worth, TX
William Alan Huneke, Cedar Rapids
Scott Lee Kavanagh, Somerset, KY
Qi Mo, Nanjing, China
Nicholas Edward Neidig
Vivek Vijay Rane, Pune, India
Arik Wald
13
Candidates for Degrees
Aaron J. Bahls, Guttenberg
English
**Elizabeth Ann Boal, Ankeny
Communication Studies
College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
Daniel H. Bailey, Wapello
Economics
Christopher Michael Bock, Iowa City
Art
Bachelor of Arts
Joseph Donald Bailey, Belmond
Religious Studies
Health and Sport Studies
Lindsay Rae Bodkins, Altoona
Biology
Lauren C. Accurso, Arlington Heights, IL
Spanish
Olga Balema
German
Leanne E. Boege, Atlantic
Elementary Education
English
Andrew John Adams, Wheaton, IL
Communication Studies
Daniel Adam Barajas, Naperville, IL
Communication Studies
Brandi S. Borgstadt, Eldridge
Political Science
Hiba Omer Elamin Ahmed, Coralville
Biology
Jillian Kate Barber, Maple Grove, MN
Political Science
Keith Dennis Albrecht
Economics
Arya Barirani
Computer Science
**Kayla Jeanne Borja, Clinton
English
Theatre Arts
Michael James Alexander, Vernon Hills, IL
Psychology
Christina Michelle Barnes, Sioux City
Asian Languages and Literature
Rachel Elizabeth Allen, Cincinnati, OH
Journalism and Mass Communication
Christine Dawn Boitumelo Bartel, Eldridge
Spanish
Shawne Patrick Almgren, Glenwood
Journalism and Mass Communication
Psychology
Karen Nash Bauer, Brighton
Religious Studies
Erin Michele Althoff, Robins
Women’s Studies
English
Holly Lynn Ambrose, Dubuque
Literature, Science and the Arts
Katherine Marie Amos, North Liberty
Political Science
Silviu G. Anca, Arlington Heights, IL
Psychology
Ryan Anthony Andersen, Kirkman
Political Science
History
Mark Robert Anderson, New Lenox, IL
Political Science
Asian Languages and Literature
Scott Robert Anderson, West Des Moines
Political Science
Scott Martin Andriano, Aurora, IL
History
Kate Elizabeth Appleton, Ames
English
Megan Marie Armstrong, Danbury
Health and Sport Studies
Erin Kathleen Asher, Norwalk
Communication Studies
Amanda Kay Asmussen, Donahue
Political Science
Kevin Russell Atterberg, Keokuk
Communication Studies
Mariam Badakhshan
International Studies
14
Bobby Baythavong, Keokuk
History
Dana Marie Beach, Lombard, IL
French
Lindsey Williams Beaudry
Dance
French
Victoria L. Beckman, New Hampton
Communication Studies
Matthew James Beisler
French
German
Justin M. Bougher, Chicago, IL
English
Kevin Daniel Braasch, Chicago, IL
Communication Studies
Daniel Christian Brandt, Coralville
International Studies
Political Science
Brandi Elizabeth Braune, West Des Moines
Journalism and Mass Communication
Shawna Colleen Bray, Eugene, OR
German
Christine Mae Breitbach, McGregor
English
Michael Edward Bricker, Cedar Rapids
Economics
Megan Lynn Bromenschenkel, Mendota, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Constance Lala Brown, Iowa City
Art
Sarah Theresa Beiwel, Davenport
Psychology
Jacob William Brown, Oskaloosa
History
Kendra Dawn Bengtson, Carroll
Elementary Education
Joshua Matthew Brown, Algonquin, IL
Political Science
Jennifer A. Berding
English
Kevin C. Brown
Mathematics
Billie Ann Berens, Sioux City
Anthropology
Tiffany Lynn Brown, Fort Dodge
International Studies
Brooke LeaAnn Beuter, Iowa City
Elementary Education
Martin Harold Broyles, Wabash, IN
Anthropology
Sapna Bhatnagar, Lucknow, India
Psychology
Emily Jane Brust, Mount Vernon
Elementary Education
Mary Jean Birdsell, Iowa City
Art
David Richard Buchmiller, Iowa City
German
Daniel Jacob Birk
Health and Sport Studies
Todd Alan Buckland, Mesa, AZ
Health and Sport Studies
Rebecca Lee Black, West Branch
Communication Studies
Andrew John Burnette, Muscatine
Religious Studies
John Louis Bloodgood, Palo
English
Traci Lea Burton, Iowa City
English
Joseph Michael Coffey, Decorah
History
Paige Diane Dawson, Dallas, TX
Health and Sport Studies
Abigail Marie Busch, West Des Moines
Art
Brittney Anne Cole, Clive
Communication Studies
Allison Marie Deppe, Stanwood
Elementary Education
Elizabeth Ann Busch
Health and Sport Studies
Laura J. Collier, Muscatine
Art
**Jodi Anne Dey, Fairfield
Psychology
*Travis Jon Bushaw, Strawberry Point
English
Jason Ross Comer
Economics
Jaclyn E. DeRose, Elk Grove Village, IL
English
Karie M. Buss, Hampton
English
Joshua James Conley, Merrill
Political Science
Petra Louise DeVries
Elementary Education
Caroline Ann Busse
Psychology
French
George Kevin Connell, Jr., West Burlington
Mathematics
Thomas James Dickinson, Milwaukee, WI
Geography
Kafi Niombe Cook, Chicago
Communication Studies
Rachel Noel Diemer, Britt
Elementary Education
Jason Lee Cale, West Point
Economics
Thomas Richard Cook, Crystal Lake, IL
Political Science
Philosophy
Christopher Alexander Dimond, Iowa City
Music
Dana Lauren Callahan, Guttenberg
History
Megan Laura Cooksey, Davenport
Communication Studies
Bicky Cam, Cedar Falls
Communication Studies
Psychology
Catherine P. Corr, Chicago, IL
Elementary Education
Brigett Anne Calderon, Cedar Rapids
Political Science
Gale Lee Cammon, Saint Louis, MO
Communication Studies
Conrad Jay Carlozzi, Iowa City
American Studies
Leana Elizabeth Carter, Davenport
English
Art
James Mario Countryman, Iowa City
Economics
Rickey Crawford, Chicago, IL
Communication Studies
Ross Bennett Crim, Stratford
Political Science
Lindsay Rose Dingbaum, Iowa City
Spanish
Greg Keith Dollmeyer, Cedar Rapids
Economics
Amanda K. Dolter, Dubuque
Cinema
Alexander George Domoto, Ames
History
Scott Alan Dorman, Aurora, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Katherine A. Critchlow, Iowa City
Psychology
Katie Elisabeth Dotts, Des Moines
English
History
Catherine Rose Crowley, Urbandale
Psychology
Jennifer Sue Driscoll, Wilton
Biology
Erin M. Cullison, New Lenox, IL
Communication Studies
Amy Lorraine Dunn, Aledo, IL
Political Science
Amanda R. Dahl, Muscatine
Psychology
Eric J. Dunn, Mason City
Computer Science
Andrea Marie Dahl, Davenport
Journalism and Mass Communication
Renee Lynn Dunsmoor, Minburn
Economics
Mariam Chaudhry, Elgin, IL
Art
Psychology
Chelon R. Dalke, Sioux City
Elementary Education
Kay Lynne Dunton, Wilmington, DE
Economics
Jennifer Renee Chipman, North Liberty
Art
John Thomas Daly, Iowa City
Psychology
Sarah Meghan Dwyer, Granger, IN
Honors in English
Ellen Leigh Christensen, Middleton, WI
Spanish
Roger J. Daniel, Davenport
International Studies
Political Science
Jennifer Rayann Dykes, Bettendorf
Communication Studies
International Studies
Patrick D. Daniels, Forest City
International Studies
German
Samuel Donovan Ehlinger, Marion
Political Science
Paul Frederick Chapman
Classical Languages
Rochelle Marie Charnowski, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Ashley Nicole Chatman, Davenport
Journalism and Mass Communication
Kimberly Lynn Chatton, Westmont, IL
Communication Studies
John Anthony Cicci, Springfield, IL
Economics
Cory Michael Clark, Baxter
Political Science
Katrina Trotter Clark, Lake Bluff, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Art
William J. Clinton, Des Moines
Comparative Literature
Christian Daniel Close, Hoffman Estates, IL
Psychology
Alicia A. Dato, Dubuque
Elementary Education
Music
Razan M. El Melik, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Lindsay Rose Eliason, West Branch
Psychology
Calvin Clayton Davis, Iowa City
Health and Sport Studies
Maquan Dawkins, Bridgeton, NJ
Health and Sport Studies
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
15
*Kathryn Marie Errek, New Lenox, IL
Speech and Hearing Science
Ryan Michael Fuller, Lisbon
Sociology
Hannah Marie Haas, Davenport
Biology
Brandon W. Etheridge
Psychology
History
Kelley Lynn Funcke, Coralville
Elementary Education
Lacey LeAnn Hageman, Cedar Rapids
Art
Jessica L. Gale, Urbandale
Communication Studies
*Margaret J. Haines, Truro
History
Alyson Garman, Buffalo Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Trevor Joseph Haley, Casper, WY
Economics
Stevi Ann Gaul, Missouri Valley
Theatre Arts
Christine Diane Hall, Waterloo
Psychology
Jesse Wade Fagen, Altoona
Economics
Riva Eve Geller, Des Moines
Psychology
Journalism and Mass Communication
Michelle L. Hamers
Communication Studies
Alex Pierce Fair, Nevada
Cinema
Gina Eileen Genovesi, Franklin Park, IL
Sociology
*Evan Thomas Feige, Edina, MN
Elementary Education
Kristen Marie Giacalone, West Dundee, IL
English
Christopher J. Felder, Oelwein
History
Heidi L. Gifford, Waterloo
History
Kimberly Anne Feldman, Williamsburg
Psychology
Ethan P. Gill, Sioux City
Communication Studies
Brandon Finn, Coralville
International Studies
Kimberly D. Gilstrap, Iowa City
English
Nathan Lynn Fitzgerald, Davenport
Computer Science
Brenda Lee Giovanelli, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Katrina Joy Hawthorne, Iowa City
Art
Journalism and Mass Communication
Joshua Jon Flammang, La Motte
Health and Sport Studies
Erika Lee Goedken, Washington
Elementary Education
Patrick Charles Heery, Darien, IL
Political Science
Kevin John Foley, Davenport
Communication Studies
Spanish
Ashlee Elizabeth Goetz, Anamosa
Elementary Education
Barbara Lynn Helman, Salem
Literature, Science and the Arts
Sarah Lynn Goldman, Buffalo Grove, IL
Spanish
Duez Andre Henderson, Detroit, MI
Communication Studies
Jessica H. Gomberg, Buffalo Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Erin Marie Henderson, Mason City
Elementary Education
Meagan Heather Gordon, Buffalo Grove, IL
Elementary Education
**Megan Ashley Hennager, Iowa City
Elementary Education
Katie L. Graham, Waterloo
Journalism and Mass Communication
Elizabeth M. Herbst, Des Plaines, IL
Biology
Kara L. Grasty, Clarinda
English
*Allyson M. Hermann, Urbandale
English
Nicholas James Gries, Long Grove
Sociology
Lee B. Hermiston, Durant
Journalism and Mass Communication
Mary Jane Carroll Griffin, Bettendorf
Communication Studies
John Michael Herrity, West Des Moines
Economics
Brittany Joy Groeneveld, Aplington
History
Political Science
Bianca Nicole Hertel, Oak Park, IL
English
Devon L. Etzen, Forest City
Elementary Education
Marchonda Louise Evans, Chicago, IL
Mathematics
Meredith Luree Ewinger, Aberdeen, SD
English
Nicole Lynn Fonk, Buffalo Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Holly M. Fox, Virginia, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Jennifer Fravel, Des Moines
English
Jamie Diann Freed, Essex
Psychology
Jenna Lynn Freeman, Urbandale
Performing Arts Entrepreneurship
Jake Dewayne Freiburger, Dubuque
Political Science
English
Laurel A. Frett, Cedar Rapids
German
Lacey Michelle Friis, Sioux City
Religious Studies
Sarah Bethany Fritz, Fairfield
Mathematics
Victoria Ann Frueh, Mount Pleasant
Psychology
Rachel Nevada Fugate, Davenport
Communication Studies
16
Christie Lee Groves, Newton
Psychology
Adam Christian Gudgel, Keokuk
Communication Studies
Mara Kay Gwin, Bettendorf
Religious Studies
Lisa Michele Haakenson, Davenport
Psychology
Alison Joleen Hance, Marion
Communication Studies
Arielle Janine Hardré
Literature, Science and the Arts
Andrew K. Hare, Cedar Rapids
Cinema
*Kourtney L. Havell, Arlington Heights, IL
Elementary Education
Melissa Wood Hawthorn, Bettendorf
Elementary Education
Michael E. Hidder, Ankeny
Psychology
Nathan Higbee, Centerville
Art
Adam James Higgins, Yorkville, IL
Sociology
Benjamin Aidan Hill, Iowa City
Cinema
Ashlea J. Hillman, Independence
Communication Studies
Samuel Max Jay, Columbus Junction
Cinema
Christina Alice Kelly, Davenport
History
Anthony Robert Hiner, Rock Island, IL
English
Curt Wayne Jeffries, West Branch
Communication Studies
Hana Elizabeth Hinkle, Oregon, IL
Psychology
Spanish
Tiffany Anne Jenkins, Ainsworth
Computer Science
Christopher P. Kent, Madison, WI
Political Science
International Studies
Hope Elizabeth Hirsch, Chicago, IL
English
Melissa Marie Hobbs, Waconia, MN
English
Emily Kay Hodge, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Anne Jeanette Hoefer, Freeport, IL
International Studies
Anthropology
Ryan P. Hojnacki, Libertyville, IL
Economics
Trevor Thomas Holland, Altoona
Economics
Ben Patrick Honsey, Des Moines
English
Nicholette Marcelina Horan, Cedar Falls
Psychology
Emily Diane Hotka, Des Moines
Psychology
Justin Marshall Houtz
Psychology
Ryan K. Howell, Manchester
Economics
Tara Renee Hunstad, Waukon
Psychology
Amber M. Hunt, Neola
English
Communication Studies
*David Jonathan Hurd, West Des Moines
Linguistics
Nicole Marie Immermann, Iowa City
Art
**Cassie Marie Isaacson, West Des Moines
Psychology
Matt DeLeon Jackson, Omaha, NE
Art
Spanish
Ashley Brooke Jacobs, Tiffin
Elementary Education
Tara Lynn Jacque, Dyersville
English
Angelee Michelle Jahn
Psychology
Andrea J. Jansen, Dubuque
Psychology
John Albert Janso, Oak Park, IL
English
Hannah Marie Jepson, Des Moines
Psychology
Derek R. Johnk, Cedar Rapids
Art
Steve Glenn Johnsen, Lake Elmo, MN
International Studies
Andrew Christopher Johnson, Spirit Lake
Art
Christina Grace Johnson, Davenport
French
International Studies
Jamie Diane Johnson, Marion
Elementary Education
Michael Ryan Jolley
Spanish
*Jennifer A. Jones, Williamsburg
English
Brooke E. Josephson, Griswold
Elementary Education
Benjamin James Judge, Norwalk
English
David King Kadlec, Iowa City
History
Adam James Kahler, Urbandale
Communication Studies
John Nelson Kanive, Washington, IL
International Studies
Ryan Maurice Kasak, Elmhurst, IL
Russian
Spanish
Lisa Marie Kenyon, Mallard
Psychology
Samantha Haley Kenyon, Waukee
Communication Studies
Journalism and Mass Communication
Nicholas Ray Kerkhoff, Manning
History
Ryan Anthony Kerns, Waterloo
Psychology
John Robert Kerth
Journalism and Mass Communication
Dennis James Kester, Glenwood
Communication Studies
Anjali Nita Khosla, Rochester, MN
English
Lori L. Kieffer, Burbank, CA
Theatre Arts
Nicole Killeen, Burr Ridge, IL
Political Science
Eileen Jeanette Kinney, Alton
Elementary Education
Devin Alexander Kirby-Hansen, Davenport
English
Terri Melissa Kirsch, Riverside
Communication Studies
David Norman Klein, Naperville, IL
Cinema
Peter David Kliefoth
Communication Studies
T. Ivan Kling
Asian Languages and Literature
Rachel Jenna Katz, Buffalo Grove, IL
Spanish
*Hannah Louise Klingner, Quincy, IL
Psychology
Hollie M. Kauffman, Emmetsburg
Communication Studies
Kirstin Elizabeth Kloss, Mount Prospect, IL
Elementary Education
Anne Coughlin Kautz, Bettendorf
English
Lisa Anne Kluss, Palatine, IL
Psychology
Economics
Eric Kenneth Keating, Cedar Rapids
Interdepartmental Studies
Sarah Harmony Keefe, Omaha, NE
English
David Charles Keitel, Iowa City
Sociology
Amy N. Kelling, Davenport
Elementary Education
Mara Catrine Kellogg, Council Bluffs
Honors in Anthropology
Spanish
Benjamin John Knabel, Dubuque
Psychology
Jessica Jo Knake, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Ashlea Elizabeth Knight, Ely
Psychology
Women’s Studies
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
17
Amanda Ann Kocher, Iowa City
Psychology
Katherine Jane Koenig, Dubuque
Elementary Education
Honors in Education
Michelle Diane Lawrence, Columbus
Junction
Elementary Education
Rachel Ann Lawrence, Andover, IL
History
Austin Douglas Kopp, Solon
Health and Sport Studies
Alex C. Lawrence-Richards, Cedar Falls
Journalism and Mass Communication
Michael Joseph Koralik, Mount Prospect, IL
English
Jacqueline Jamie LaRue,
Mount Prospect, IL
Communication Studies
Jamie Ann Koss, Skokie, IL
Communication Studies
Ashley Anne Kotz, Clear Lake
Psychology
Emily Pia Kozarek, Middleton, WI
Communication Studies
Mark Kelley Kresowik, Iowa City
Honors in Interdepartmental Studies
John Michael Kroll, Bettendorf
Communication Studies
Kathryn Sarah Kuhlman, Guttenberg
Communication Studies
Eric Steven Kulow, Estherville
Journalism and Mass Communication
Aaron Eugene Kunkel, Solon
Health and Sport Studies
Benjamin J. Mahoney, Barrington, IL
Cinema
Jamie Lynn Lee
Sociology
Nicholas A. Mahrt
History
Joni Amanda Eekhoff Lee, Nevada
Literature, Science and the Arts
Shaun Ibrahim B. Majid, Iowa City
English
Benjamin Andrew Leitschuh,
Highland Park, IL
Geography
Ali M. Malik, Rufa’a, Sudan
Communication Studies
Nathan Jon Lewey, Waukon
Psychology
Heather Manita Lewis, Argyle
Communication Studies
Sara Elizabeth Lipshutz, Wayzata, MN
Communication Studies
*Brooke LeAnn Lafrentz, Schleswig
Elementary Education
Peter Lit, Iowa City
Geography
Elizabeth Lafrentz
Psychology
Dana Louise Lo Tempio, Fayetteville, GA
Psychology
James R. Lamb, Lombard, IL
History
Perrian Amelia Locke, Wapello
Communication Studies
Nyna Natacia Lara
Communication Studies
Spanish
Aaron Mathew Larmore, Traer
Health and Sport Studies
Jennifer Anne Larson, Bettendorf
German
International Studies
Eric Charles Laufer, Grayslake, IL
History
Shane Michael Lauthen
Economics
18
Pamela Sue Maas, Blue Grass
Psychology
Rachel Kathryn Lease, Davenport
Sociology
Nicholas A. Lafayette, Muscatine
Religious Studies
Alexander Stephen Lang,
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Journalism and Mass Communication
Religious Studies
Yvonne Nicole Lyngaas,
Lake in the Hills, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Colleen Ryan MacRae, Des Moines
Political Science
Michael Joseph Kuta, Darien, IL
American Studies
Andrew J. Landgrebe, Solon
Political Science
Nicole L. Lukan, Marshalltown
Journalism and Mass Communication
Religious Studies
Cain Orion LaVelle, Waterloo
Political Science
Carrie Kyung Lint, Iowa City
Psychology
Religious Studies
Jaclyn Ann Lancial, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Misty Lou Lucy, Iowa City
Social Work
Susanna Fern Maloney, Davenport
Social Work
Justin Mann, Ainsworth
Music
Patrick Joseph Mansheim, Burlington
History
Mitchell E. Manternach
Political Science
Brianna L. Maras, Peoria, IL
Art History
Ryan Dean Marcum, Iowa City
History
Ashley Faye Markle, Dewitt
Health and Sport Studies
Ryan Levi Markle
Psychology
*Heather Nicole Loeb, Mundelein, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Psychology
Leo John Marlowe, Charlotte
Political Science
Isaac J. Lohmeier, Ankeny
English
Katharine Lea Marquart, Naperville, IL
Elementary Education
Alonda Janice Long, West Des Moines
Psychology
Ryan Thomas Martin, Cedar Rapids
Health and Sport Studies
Jessica Therese Long, Mokena, IL
Mathematics
Tyson James Martin, Iowa City
International Studies
HollyAnn Lopez, Monee, IL
Elementary Education
Honors in Education
Erin Marie Marzen, Nashua
Communication Studies
Linguistics
Kayla Marie Losinski, Davenport
Elementary Education
Amanda Marie Masker, Des Moines
Journalism and Mass Communication
Christine Lothi, West Liberty
Elementary Education
Sonya Dorine Masse, Cedar Rapids
Health and Sport Studies
Jon Eric Lourens, Coralville
Political Science
William Edward Matheson,
Mount Prospect, IL
English
Katherine Bridget Marie Mazure, Hills
Elementary Education
Renee E. Monson, Aledo, IL
Psychology
Deborah D. O’Connor, Iowa City
Psychology
JoHanna Marie McAndrew, Maquoketa
International Studies
Simone Nicole Moore, Waterloo
Psychology
Megan Maureen O’Connor, Cherokee
Psychology
Meghan Rose McCarty, Palatine, IL
Communication Studies
Peter Steven Mooses, Arlington Heights, IL
Economics
Luke Martin O’Loughlin, Chicago, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Rodney Jay McCrea, Lake View
Political Science
Kevin Michael Morphew, Springfield, IL
Political Science
Bailey Ann O’Toole, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
Travis Ryan McGivern
Political Science
Christina Marie Mroz, Peoria, IL
Communication Studies
Amanda Kay Oelerich, Gilberts, IL
Spanish
Teresa Marie McGuire, Algona
Spanish
Jessica Ann Mueller, De Witt
Anthropology
Emily Frances Off, Iowa Falls
Communication Studies
Ian Forrest McKinney, Des Moines
Cinema
Precious Nokuthula Mueller
African American World Studies
Brian K. Oleksy, Schaumburg, IL
Communication Studies
Shana Marie McNeill, Darien, IL
English
Italian
Jennifer Eileen Muller, Paullina
Communication Studies
Dennis Ray Oliver, Des Moines
Computer Science
Sarah Gwen Musgrove, Naperville, IL
Psychology
Amanda Hurd Olsen, Independence
Communication Studies
Johanna Kathleen Meetz, Waukee
Religious Studies
**Aaron C. Myers, Ames
Honors in History
Honors in Political Science
Deanna Christine Olsen
Political Science
International Studies
Caroline E. Meierotto, Cedar Rapids
Speech and Hearing Science
Nick Navarro, Perry
Psychology
Anthony J. Olson, Tiffin
Economics
Kristy Lynn Mendenhall, Naperville, IL
Communication Studies
Kevin Neifach, Buffalo Grove, IL
Economics
Holly Ann Olson, Cedar Falls
Psychology
Angela G. Meng, Coralville
Journalism and Mass Communication
English
Jamie Lee Nelson, Des Moines
Honors in International Studies
Rachel Ann Olsson, Urbandale
Honors in International Studies
Kimberly S. Nelson, Downers Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Jessica Lynn Osterhaus, Dyersville
English
**Kristin L. Nelson, West Des Moines
Elementary Education
Meghan Kathleen Osterman, Sibley
Performing Arts Entrepreneurship
Honors in Dance
Hayley Elizabeth Medsker, Algonquin, IL
Elementary Education
Matthew Allen Meyer, Mount Pleasant
History
Shawn Gregory Meyer, Bettendorf
Computer Science
Latisha Lee Michel, Cedar Rapids
History
Edmond Jamel Miles, Tallahassee, FL
Health and Sport Studies
Joshua G. Nichols, Winfield
Elementary Education
Tiffany A. Nichols, Bloomington
Psychology
Andrew David Miller
English
*Margaret A. Nixon, Denison
Elementary Education
Journalism and Mass Communication
Christopher Edward Miller, Clarinda
Communication Studies
Ashley Diane Noble, Hawarden
Psychology
Rebecca Frances Miller, Decorah
German
Literature, Science and the Arts
Erina Noda, Tokyo, Japan
Anthropology
International Studies
Kelly Marie Mills, Wapello
Communication Studies
Madelynn Norton, Lowden
Elementary Education
Christopher Michael Minarich, Joliet, IL
History
Nicole Marie Nozicka, Green Oaks, IL
Elementary Education
Spanish
Honors in Education
Megan Elizabeth Mintle, Bettendorf
Elementary Education
German
Joseph M. Molumby
Psychology
Katie Monaghan, Clinton
Health and Sport Studies
Brendan Kincaid Nugent, White Plains, NY
Political Science
Paul C. Nylen, West Des Moines
Honors in Political Science
Economics
Sara Jane Overbeeke, Bettendorf
Journalism and Mass Communication
German
Sid David Robert Oxborough,
Saint Louis Park, MN
English
Allison Catherine Page
International Studies
Kayla Rae Parks, Spencer
Social Work
Marcus Jeremaine Paschal, Largo, FL
Health and Sport Studies
Melanie Sue Patterson
Journalism and Mass Communication
International Studies
Spanish
Allison M. Payne
English
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
19
Emily A. Pearson, Eldridge
Elementary Education
Adam Gregory Peck, Mount Pleasant
Interdepartmental Studies
Allison Kimberly Pence
Women’s Studies
Laniea Regina Penuela, McHenry, IL
Spanish
Nereida J. Perdigon, Caracas, Venezuela
Spanish
Stacey Ann Perk, Palos Park, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Sara Ann Perry, Dubuque
Health and Sport Studies
Brandon Adam Peterson, Iowa City
Psychology
Matthew Park Peterson, Sioux City
Journalism and Mass Communication
Bridget Colleen Petesch, Aurora, IL
Literature, Science and the Arts
Hao P. Pham, Iowa City
Sociology
Psychology
Johnathan Paul Phelps, Spencer
History
Amy Elizabeth Pinter, Malden, IL
Elementary Education
*Michaela Rose Pirnat, Iowa City
Elementary Education
Sara N. Pollock, Vilseck, Germany
History
Cristina Popa, Orland Park, IL
Political Science
Ross Prenosil Potter, Dubuque
Psychology
Aaron Marshall Preusch, Lamoni
Cinema
Journalism and Mass Communication
Desiree DeLynn Pritchard, Boxholm
Sociology
***Ted S. Proctor, Mount Pleasant
Elementary Education
Laura K. Proffitt, Muscatine
History
Emina Pujagic, Ankeny
French
Valerie Jeanne Pyle, Iowa City
Biology
Megan Susan Racette, Urbandale
Communication Studies
Courtney Ann Ragar, Keokuk
Psychology
Juliet Ramshaw, Nashua, NH
Computer Science
20
Elizabeth Ann Redenius, Parkersburg
Theatre Arts
Psychology
Alaina Beth Reel
Theatre Arts
**Bradley Edward Rehak, Cedar Rapids
History
Sara Rae Reichenauer, Eagle Grove
Psychology
Katharine M. Reifenrath, Decorah
Elementary Education
Michelle Lee Reineke, Paullina
Communication Studies
Bryan M. Ryther, Marion
English
Robert Nicholas Saltrese-Miller
English
Paul J. Sanders, Iowa City
Psychology
Christopher C. Sawin, Brooklyn
Economics
Larry Dean Scarborough, Jr.
Psychology
Ginamarie Scatena, Buffalo Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Nicholas David Richards, Urbandale
Economics
Jessica R. Scheer, Marion
Elementary Education
Journalism and Mass Communication
James Alan Richter, Dubuque
Biology
Emily Jean Schetzsle, Ankeny
French
Zachary A. Rieger, Wheaton, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Andrew Thomas Schleisman, Jefferson
Journalism and Mass Communication
Walker Kirk Ristau, Minneapolis, MN
History
International Studies
Kyle Matthew Schlicher, Ankeny
Health and Sport Studies
Mark Allen Roach, Carlisle
Geography
Tonesha Alysce Rogers,
Country Club Hills, IL
Psychology
Annette Marie Rohlk
Literature, Science and the Arts
Nathaniel Glenn Roos, Spencer
Health and Sport Studies
Eric Steven Schlote, Solon
Health and Sport Studies
Annette Marie Schmalen, Sheldon
English
Emily Elizabeth Schmeckpeper,
Shorewood, WI
Political Science
Nicholas R. Schmerbach, Dubuque
Biology
Derek Eugene Roper, Iowa City
History
**Eldon M. Schneider, Marshalltown
Russian, East European and Eurasian
Studies
Chasity Renee Rose, Bryant
Psychology
Matthew Tyler Schrad, Carroll
Economics
Julieane Marie Rosing, Thiensville, WI
Elementary Education
Jacque Lyn Schreiber, Davenport
Psychology
Brandon James Ross, Ankeny
Geography
Robert John Schreurs, Des Moines
Health and Sport Studies
Timothy James Roth, Dubuque
Political Science
Erika K. Schuebel, Libertyville, IL
Elementary Education
German
Kristi Sue Rowland, West Des Moines
Sociology
Katherine Rudolphy, Glen Ellyn, IL
Geography
Paula Nicole Rupe, Davenport
Elementary Education
Lydia Peachey Rupnow, Des Moines
Psychology
Kelly Mary Russell, Morton Grove, IL
Spanish
Jamie Renee Ruzicka, Plymouth, MN
Elementary Education
Katie Lynette Ryan, Tiffin
Elementary Education
Mary Kathleen Schuett, Marion
Elementary Education
Carly Suzanne Schultz, West Des Moines
Communication Studies
Jessica L. Schultz, Downers Grove, IL
Elementary Education
Ryan Thomas Schultz, Hoffman Estates, IL
Spanish
Sara Rynda Schwen, West Des Moines
English
Journalism and Mass Communication
Dena Marie Schworn, Iowa City
Journalism and Mass Communication
English
Eleanor Ammanda Scott, Quincy, IL
Elementary Education
Kelsey N. Scott, Independence
Communication Studies
Nicole Rae Sedore, Iowa City
Health and Sport Studies
Sarah Jean Seeser, Clinton
Religious Studies
Matthew Kristopher Seifert, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Diana Lynn Selwyn, San Antonio, TX
Spanish
Theatre Arts
Scott R. Sender, Ossian
Political Science
Jennifer Marie Sewell, Dubuque
Geography
Art
Jeffrey Michael Smith
International Studies
Political Science
*Lindsay Nicole Smith, West Des Moines
English
Patrick Paul Snyder, Iowa City
Elementary Education
Matthew Paul Snyders, Rock Rapids
Journalism and Mass Communication
Political Science
Kevin Michael Sobocinski, Wheaton, IL
Economics
Katrina Lynn Sogaard, Dyersville
English
Jamie Ann Sogard, Newton
Journalism and Mass Communication
Health and Sport Studies
Chris Ryan Stockwell, Altoona
Economics
Nathaniel David Stoll, Coralville
Economics
Joscelyn Elaine Stone, Bettendorf
Political Science
Sarah Ann Stoppleworth
Communication Studies
Natalie Grace Straw, Janesville
Psychology
Matthew John Strazewski, Eldridge
Philosophy
Mandy Stricker, Osage
Elementary Education
Andrew J. Stroeve, Decorah
Geography
Carly Michelle Solomon, Highland Park, IL
Spanish
Carrie Leigh Stromley, Rockwell
Speech and Hearing Science
Dana Judith Strommen, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Leslie Ann Shafer, Davenport
Journalism and Mass Communication
Communication Studies
Brian M. Solverson, Darien, IL
Communication Studies
*Lana Lynnette Soma, Jewell
Honors in Speech and Hearing Science
Bryan Daniel Sullivan, Crystal Lake, IL
English
Sean Michael Shatto, Fostoria
English
Carrie Ann Sorensen, Iowa City
Elementary Education
Sheena Louise Summer, De Witt
Elementary Education
Jason Senkichi Kalani Shibata, Iowa City
Economics
*Nichole Marie Sorensen, Clear Lake
Elementary Education
David Alan Svoboda, Bettendorf
Art
Alexander Shimanovich, Israel, Jerusalem
Computer Science
Jessica Ann Sorrentino, McHenry, IL
History
Katherine Myers Swanson,
West Des Moines
Art
Katherine Shirk, Wilton
Biology
*Kelly Lynn Soules, Aurora
Elementary Education
Adam Leo Shonka, Keokuk
Geography
Zachary R. Spittler, Manchester
French
Journalism and Mass Communication
Mary Martha Seylar, Estherville
Communication Studies
Tyler Joseph Shultz, Dubuque
Psychology
Paul Andrew Sichak, Naperville, IL
Communication Studies
Julianne Marie Spoo, Glenwood
Communication Studies
Psychology
Anthony Roman Szeszycki, Iowa City
Health and Sport Studies
Lisa Elizabeth Tamaki, Japan
Psychology
Christina Kaye Taylor, West Branch
Psychology
Meghanne J. Teel, Winthrop
Communication Studies
Eric Michael Sinnard, West Des Moines
English
Chrissy L. Squire, Davenport
Communication Studies
Speech and Hearing Science
Justin Edward Skelnik, Chicago, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Curtis Edward Starostka, West Des Moines
Psychology
Mary Jill Terrell, Indianola
Communication Studies
Amy S. Skinner, Davenport
Elementary Education
Chelsea Nicole Stenger, West Des Moines
Elementary Education
Rachel Kathryn Thomas, Des Moines
Journalism and Mass Communication
English
*Frank Eugene Slabaugh, Kalona
Elementary Education
Lauren Elizabeth Stepaniak, Bettendorf
Psychology
Aaron Richard Smith, Blue Grass
Computer Science
Jeffrey Tyler Stephens
Art
Cinema
Alisha Rose Smith, Clinton
Art
Amanda Brooke Smith, Tipton
Health and Sport Studies
***Eric James Smith, Decorah
Psychology
Kari Elizabeth Tennyson, Marion
Psychology
Bradley David Thome, Spencer
Economics
Elizabeth Jane Thompson, North Liberty
Honors in Political Science
Kirby Choquette Sterner, Ossian
International Studies
French
Blake James Stock, Dubuque
Political Science
Economics
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
21
Nicholas John Thul, West Bend
Health and Sport Studies
Jeffrey A. Wallace, Clarendon Hills, IL
English
Angela Eun Kyong Winnike, Iowa City
Political Science
Brad Maxwell Thygesen, Harlan
Communication Studies
Kelsea Ballou Watkins, Granger
Communication Studies
Andrew E. Tigges, Carroll
Psychology
Lindsay Susan Wedel, Spencer
Elementary Education
Emily Joy Witt, Underwood
Journalism and Mass Communication
Health and Sport Studies
Ethan Hester Tone, Park Ridge, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Daniel J. Wegman, Iowa City
Economics
Brooke Shannon Towers, Coralville
Religious Studies
Seth Thomas Weis, Muscatine
Psychology
Rachel K. Townsend, Davenport
Spanish
Eric Matthew Welter, Independence
Communication Studies
Khanh Phi Tran, Sioux City
Biology
Joyce L. Wernet, Clive
Economics
Luis Miguel Trejo, Sioux City
Economics
Heather D. Wesenberg, Wellman
Honors in Religious Studies
Michael Lee Trotter, Des Moines
Political Science
Jenna L. Wesenberg, Dubuque
Journalism and Mass Communication
Ancient Civilization
George Jerry Tucker, Johnston
Communication Studies
Kelly Elizabeth Tynan, Geneva, IL
Elementary Education
Andrew Tobias Uhlenhake, Des Moines
Political Science
Jason W. Unterbrunner, Yorkville, IL
Sociology
Jeffrey Chadwick Utech
Psychology
Timothy Kevin Van Otterloo, Algona
Health and Sport Studies
Andrew James Vandercoy, Bettendorf
Psychology
Micah Joel VanDenend, Glen Ellyn, IL
Religious Studies
History
Valerie Velez, Bettendorf
Theatre Arts
Communication Studies
Nicholas G. Vellema, Coralville
History
Matthew Lowell Versgrove, Barrington, IL
Spanish
International Studies
Chelsy Rae Viereck, Larchwood
Communication Studies
Heather Holly Vittengl, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Michael D. Vitti, Danbury, CT
Communication Studies
Sierra N. Vogt, Melbourne
Biology
Meghan Colleen Walker,
Rolling Meadows, IL
Elementary Education
22
Marc Phillip West, North Liberty
Economics
Mary Sue Wheat, Greene
German
Honors in International Studies
Ashley Ware Wheeler, Naperville, IL
Elementary Education
Kate Marie White, Muscatine
History
Christian David Wiebold, Shenandoah
English
Noelle Elizabeth Wittkop, Marion
Elementary Education
Kirsten Lynne Wood, Runnells
History
Michael Charles Wroblewski,
Clarendon Hills, IL
Computer Science
Cara E. Wunderlich, Naperville, IL
English
Nathan Roy Yerington, Muscatine
Cinema
Cassie Elaine Yoder, North Liberty
Elementary Education
Daniel W. Yopchick, Arlington Heights, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Health and Sport Studies
Meggan Alaina Younghans, Wayzata, MN
Elementary Education
Joshua Daniel Zaruba, Lone Tree
Health and Sport Studies
Abigail Jeanne Zeller, Wheaton, IL
Elementary Education
*Kori Michelle Zimmerman,
Cross Plains, WI
Communication Studies
Melinda Kathleen Wieland, Lone Tree
Communication Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Monica Brianne Williams,
Monroe City, MO
Interdepartmental Studies
Joseph Warren Anderson, Bettendorf
Art
Rebekah Mary Williams, Danville
Elementary Education
Richmond Williams IV, North Augusta, SC
Economics
Shellene Antonette Williams,
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Communication Studies
Ashley Ann Arp, Palo
Art
Olga Balema
Art
Carly Terese Anita Blankenship, Blue Grass
Art
Kendal L. Bower, Adel
Art
Scott Randall Willman, Iowa City
Economics
Judith Susan Brown, Iowa City
Art
Anne Marie Wilmoth, Waterloo
Journalism and Mass Communication
Jean M. Deschamps, Glenview, IL
Art
Nora St. John Wilson
Political Science
James Arthur Drescher, West Des Moines
Art
Jason Pascarel Wiltfang,
Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
Journalism and Mass Communication
Anthropology
Felicia E. Erhardt, Ottumwa
Art
Jessica May Winkler, Keokuk
Psychology
Julia Mairead Flavin, Saint Louis, MO
Art
Joshua L. Gipper, Denver, CO
Honors in Art
Joshua Alan Hendriks, Iowa City
Art
Julia Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan
Art
Luke Edward Larsen, Ankeny
Art
Elisabeth Lucretia Lovin, Nevada
Dance
***Daniel Loren Maw, Muscatine
Art
*Ross Adam Minzenberg, Rochester, PA
Honors in Art
Timothy John Newman, Mason City
Art
Julieane Marie Rosing, Thiensville, WI
Dance
Michael James Tallman, Des Moines
Art
Samara Christin Wright
Art
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Thomas Patrick Dolan, Marion
Megan June Elliott, Tama
Jessica Dawn Karber, Des Moines
Anthony Ray Melton, Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Ann Newbury, Coralville
Dina Ann Papernow, Hudson, MA
Katie Marian Pernicone, Cedar Rapids
Nicole Rose Reyes, Shakopee, MN
Bachelor of Music
*Leia L. Barrett, Iowa City
Carol Ann Burken, Preston
Jeffrey Brian Butler, Tunkhannock, PA
**Michelle B. Colton, Marion
Honors in Education
*Laura Esther Goddard, North Liberty
Thomas Brian Isaacson, Fort Dodge
*Mikiko Kanemitsu, Tokyo, Japan
Tabatha J. Klopp, Durant
***Amanda Ann Maas, Troy Mills
Evan M. Pratt, Burlington
*Meghann Diane Radke, Clinton
***Todd Jared Rosendahl, Cresco
Honors in Education
Mallory Dee Sharp, Ankeny
*June Thean Teoh, George Town, Malaysia
Bachelor of Science
Jeanne Rose Accettola, Waterville, OH
Psychology
Ali Kamal Ajram
Psychology
Emily Andrea, Hawthorn Woods, IL
Psychology
Elizabeth A. Annerino, Warrenville, IL
Psychology
Stephanie Nichole Anthony, Marion
Psychology
Karen M. Goldsmith, Ida Grove
Anthropology
Lastascia Nicole Granger, Waterloo
Psychology
Jennifer Ann Halder, Spirit Lake
Chemistry
Samantha Naomi Harnack,
Buffalo Grove, IL
Science Education
Elisabeth Kristina Henkels, Dubuque
Leisure Studies
Kate Elizabeth Appleton, Ames
Honors in Biology
***Evan Matthew Herrnstadt, Ames
Political Science
Honors in Economics
Christine Dawn Boitumelo Bartel, Eldridge
Political Science
Allison Kay Hoelzen, Burlington
Biology
Stephen Joseph Bauer, Wheaton, IL
Chemistry
Ronny J. Jacobo, West Covina, CA
Psychology
Shane Michael Behanish, Des Moines
Geoscience
Christopher J. Jeffers, Chicago, IL
Political Science
Jeffrey Michael Besler, Cedar Rapids
Biology
*Evangeline Kadera, Iowa City
Integrative Physiology
Martin Harold Broyles, Wabash, IN
Economics
McCabe Clayton Kenny, Osage
Honors in Biology
*Jason Richard Burns, Davenport
Honors in Psychology
Matthew N. Klever, Iowa City
Chemistry
Rosanna Marie Byersdorfer, Readlyn
Biochemistry
Daniel Aaron Knight, Des Moines
Psychology
Kate Marie Cigrand, Cascade
Political Science
John Alexander Knopf
Leisure Studies
Bradford William Congdon, Moline, IL
Chemistry
Danielle Ruth Leonard, Clinton
Computer Science
William David Cyrs, Iowa City
Integrative Physiology
Lori L. Leonard, Washington, IL
Chemistry
Brianna Rae Dannen, Clinton
Psychology
***Kristin Renee Long, Cedar Rapids
Honors in Biology
Perry J. DePhillips, Jr., Des Moines
Microbiology
Christopher S. Macias, Murrieta, CA
Mathematics
Michael John Doherty, Oxford
Chemistry
Jonathan Alan Mauk, Ames
Leisure Studies
Dylan James Donnelly, Iowa City
Biology
Ashley A. McClain, Dubuque
Biology
Daniel Wagner Eldrenkamp, Ottumwa
Psychology
Nicholas A. McClean, Bettendorf
Environmental Sciences
Geoscience
Victor M. Estrada, Iowa City
Psychology
Kristen Diane Everett, Columbus Junction
Mathematics
Carrie Lynn Fisk, Waukee
Chemistry
Daniel Levi McPherren, Cedar Rapids
Science Education
Vanessa Lee Menze
Psychology
Michelle Ann Fox, Iowa City
Honors in Chemistry
Lynn Marie Fuhrmeister, Iowa City
Psychology
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
23
Brant S. Miller, Le Mars
Political Science
Tristan Dane Thiede, Iowa City
Computer Science
Candidates for Degrees
Lance Christopher Mogard, Marshalltown
Political Science
Jay Michael Thompson
Honors in Geoscience
College of
Dentistry
Lisa Heather Morand, Buffalo Grove, IL
Leisure Studies
Buu Dinh To, Iowa City
Computer Science
Daniel Joseph Nensel, Spencer
Computer Science
Rachel K. Townsend, Davenport
Environmental Sciences
Mark Anthony Noga, Brookfield, IL
Economics
Nicole Marie True, Dubuque
Psychology
Deborah D. O’Connor, Iowa City
Leisure Studies
*Logan Robert Vidal, Urbandale
Honors in Biology
Stephanie Lin Park, Mount Pleasant
Psychology
Travis James White, Cedar Falls
Biology
Priyal Maheshbhai Patel, Coralville
Microbiology
Krista R. Wolf, Albany, IL
Psychology
Tejal Sunil Patel, Storm Lake
Biology
Catherine Clayton Wood, Chesterfield, MO
Biology
John Carlysle Pemberton, Oregon, IL
Geoscience
Mark William Yerington, Muscatine
Geography
Michael Jordan Conmey, Anamosa
Keith Brian Perry, Dubuque
Computer Science
Megan Amanda Zeivel, Palatine, IL
Science Education
Sonya Renee Dotson, East Moline, IL
Joshua David Pham, Des Moines
Biology
David Roy Zeman, Western Springs, IL
Mathematics
Lucy Ann Pigati, La Salle, IL
Biology
Matthew S. Reusswig, Muscatine
Environmental Sciences
Jennifer Megan Clancey Rote, Cedar Rapids
Environmental Sciences
Geoscience
Kendra L. Schaa, Eldora
Honors in Biology
Amber Lynn Schulz, Iowa City
Psychology
Candidates for Degrees
Roy J. & Lucille A.
Carver College of
Medicine
Bachelor of Science
Mary Christine Bruning-Anderson,
Cedar Rapids
Oral Health Science
Candidates for Degrees
College of Law
Juris Doctor
Todd Joseph Bagby, Independence
Amy Kim Christen, Guttenberg
Jason Robert Dinges, Sublette, IL
Nancy E. Dryden, Newton, IL
Jacquelyn Walinda Famber
Thomas Deacon Steven Farnsworth,
Iowa City
Bryan Paul Flood
Brent Calvin Gardner, Mesa, AZ
Donald Lee Johnson, Belmond
Jennifer Lynn Knapp, Hudson
Doctor of Medicine
David Michael Loetz
Liberty Ann Balbort, Burlington
Lindsey Ann McCune, West Des Moines
Sara Christine Wood, Audubon
Andrew Thomas Mills, Cedar Rapids
Laurel Mohan, Lafayette, CA
Jaclyn Jennifer Schwarz, O’Fallon, IL
Chemistry
Bachelor of Science
Samuel Joseph Sadden, Sioux City
Johanna C. Shear, Highland Park, IL
Leisure Studies
Shannon M. Hunt, Epworth
Radiation Sciences
Roselyn O. Tyson, Washington, DC
Andrea L. Sheehan, East Moline, IL
Biology
Viviane Joseph
Radiation Sciences
Hannah Sheets, Wayland
Leisure Studies
Jillian Marie Louis, Palo
Radiation Sciences
Patrick C. Siglin, Jefferson
Geoscience
Nicole Marie Nelson, Davenport
Radiation Sciences
Kyle Harris Sjoholm, Hays, KS
Chemistry
Megan Sunde Springer, Garner
Psychology
Derek Joseph Steinkamp, Saint Charles, IL
Computer Science
Alexis Jean Stephanopoulos,
Rolling Meadows, IL
Science Education
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Monica Ann Wallace, Burlington, IL
Michael Dale Youngblut, Hudson
Candidates for Degrees
James George Gilroy, De Witt
Industrial Engineering
Jonathan O. Onewokae, Davenport
Electrical Engineering
College of
Engineering
Peter Carl Glaser, Naperville, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Blaine William Opheim, Iowa City
Chemical Engineering
Bassel Samir Haddad, Iowa City
Honors in Biomedical Engineering
John Paul Ostola, Iowa City
Civil Engineering
Ryan T. Heiken, Des Moines
Industrial Engineering
Roshni D. Patel, Cedar Falls
Electrical Engineering
Derek J. Heronimus, Sibley
Mechanical Engineering
*Andrew Mark Pelzer, West Liberty
Electrical Engineering
Will Donald Hornung, South Beloit, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Ronald James Phister, Jr., Cedar Rapids
Electrical Engineering
James H. Howard, Bertram
Civil Engineering
**Jack Powell, Mason City
Industrial Engineering
Jake Weslee Howk, Bloomfield
Mechanical Engineering
Harrison Christopher Putman IV,
Peoria, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in
Engineering
Hassan Akbar, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Biomedical Engineering
Christopher C. Alexander, Inverness, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Kristi A. Bacon, Clear Lake
Mechanical Engineering
Tristan Wilhelm Bertsche, Long Grove, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Anand S. Bhatia, Iowa City
Industrial Engineering
Kyle David Bradley, Downers Grove, IL
Biomedical Engineering
*David Richard Buchmiller, Iowa City
Mechanical Engineering
Colin Joseph Chrastka, Hinsdale, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan L. Curran, Naperville, IL
Electrical Engineering
Michael Paul Dal Santo, Lake Zurich, IL
Electrical Engineering
Alexander P. Dennehy, Winona, MN
Mechanical Engineering
Robert Griffin Hubbard, Iowa City
Civil Engineering
Matthew Christopher Kaleta, Elmhurst, IL
Electrical Engineering
Daniel R. Karr, Solon
Electrical Engineering
Jason Scott Koebel, Sioux City
Mechanical Engineering
James Paul Langel, Iowa City
Civil Engineering
Ryan Charles Livingston,
Arlington Heights, IL
Civil Engineering
Kristopher Lee Rechkemmer, Oelwein
Mechanical Engineering
***Justin P. Regenwether, Clinton
Electrical Engineering
Matthew S. Reusswig, Muscatine
Civil Engineering
Aaron Lucas Runge, Keokuk
Electrical Engineering
Rashelle Roseanne Russell, Oxford
Civil Engineering
Jeffrey Alan Sammis, Peoria, IL
Electrical Engineering
Nicholas M. Lorch, Glen Ellyn, IL
Electrical Engineering
Nick R. Schaefer, North Liberty
Civil Engineering
Sarah Anne Luebbert, Iowa City
Mechanical Engineering
**Eldon M. Schneider, Marshalltown
Civil Engineering
Kendra E. Maxwell, Davenport
Chemical Engineering
Mohammed Jaffar Shaikh, Mason City
Biomedical Engineering
Wyatt Keith McCain, Wellman
Civil Engineering
Jesse J. Smith, Storm Lake
Biomedical Engineering
Kent Lee McHenry
Biomedical Engineering
Nathaniel Clay Smith, Delmar
Mechanical Engineering
*Mike R. Elgin, Bankston
Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Connor Melehan,
Downers Grove, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Adam C. Swartzendruber, Kalona
Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Mark Feldick, Coralville
Mechanical Engineering
Dennis Eugene Meredith, Walcott
Industrial Engineering
Eric James Flower, Iowa City
Mechanical Engineering
Ryan T. Mitchell, Palatine, IL
Electrical Engineering
***Scott Douglas Floy, Clear Lake
Industrial Engineering
Brian S. Moran, Round Lake, IL
Mechanical Engineering
*Royce John Fullerton, Decorah
Electrical Engineering
Michael Laurel Muhlenbruch, Iowa City
Civil Engineering
***Nicholas John Gaul, Strawberry Point
Mechanical Engineering
Francois Kasindi Mulibwa, Iowa City
Electrical Engineering
*Ricki Yung Mee Gilland, Ottumwa
Honors in Industrial Engineering
*Jacob Nickel, Keokuk
Electrical Engineering
Cara E. DeBolt, Carroll
Biomedical Engineering
Philip Raymond Dierickx, De Witt
Civil Engineering
Bridget Ann Dillon, Crestwood, IL
Biomedical Engineering
***Kathleen E. Doherty, Urbandale
Chemical Engineering
Wassim Hassan El-Khatib, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering
Gary Andrew Trees, Walcott
Mechanical Engineering
Dane Matthew Trotzig, Le Mars
Mechanical Engineering
Christina Georgiann Tryon, Brimfield, IL
Electrical Engineering
Luka Ulicevic, Wheaton, IL
Mechanical Engineering
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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Andrea Leigh Untrauer, Naperville, IL
Civil Engineering
Michael Scott Walters, Council Bluffs
Mechanical Engineering
Sunny Joelle Wilson, Muscatine
Mechanical Engineering
*William Edward Wortman, Ankeny
Chemical Engineering
Adam J. Blind, Solon
Finance
Management
Mary E. Bloomingdale, Northwood
Accounting
Management Information Systems
Paul Justin Braem, North Liberty
Finance
Owen Kyle Wyatt, Shell Rock
Electrical Engineering
Angelynn Amber Brand
Finance
Marketing
Candidates for Degrees
Julia Yuk Wan Brecht, Hong Kong
Management
Finance
Henry B. Tippie
College of Business
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Andrew James Ahrens, Iowa City
Management
Blake D. Anderson, Council Bluffs
Accounting
Management
Katie Nicole Anderson, Washington, IL
Finance
Marketing
Richard Edmund Anderson, Jr.,
East Moline, IL
Finance
Management Information Systems
Brian August Appleton, Greeley
Finance
Michael Edward Bricker, Cedar Rapids
Finance
Cody Ramon Bright, Missouri Valley
Management
Matthew Christopher Brun, Winfield, IL
Marketing
Todd David Brune, West Point
Finance
Liesl K. Bubnik, Thiensville, WI
Management
Michelle Sue Buhman, Iowa City
Management
Mark L. Bunge, Johnston
Finance
Kevin Patrick Burds, Peosta
Marketing
Management
Lindsey Marie Delugish, Bettendorf
Finance
Lindsey Elizabeth Derby, Fairfield
Finance
Jeffrey Paul DeSmidt, New Berlin, WI
Management
Elizabeth Duggan, Chicago, IL
Accounting
Nathan Joseph Duncan, Camanche
Finance
Joseph Michael Edlemon, Iowa City
Management
Katrina Eisenhofer, Iowa City
Finance
Adam Matthew Ellis, Moline, IL
Finance
Marleine Elorm, Cedar Rapids
Marketing
Adam Joseph Evanovich, Washington
Management
Jessica K. Eyberg, Martensdale
Finance
Aaron Robert Fangman, West Des Moines
Marketing
Peter P. Faustmann, Northbrook, IL
Finance
Steven Craig Fellows, Keokuk
Marketing
Scott Daniel Festin, Lemont, IL
Finance
Brandon C. Butterfield, Urbandale
Finance
Jarod Miller Ford, Burlington
Marketing
Rob Michael Cahalan, Mason City
Marketing
Kelly Funderburk, Bettendorf
Marketing
Alpin Asalim, Iowa City
Finance
Holly Marie Carter, Mount Vernon
Accounting
Collin J. Gerst, Oakville
Economics
Eric Ray Askeland, Sioux City
Marketing
Management
Bee Fei Chim, Malaysia
Finance
Steven Dean Goede, Algona
Marketing
Morgan Elizabeth Clark, West Des Moines
Marketing
Michael John Green, Burr Ridge, IL
Marketing
Eric Michael Beaver, Sioux City
Accounting
Michael Joseph Coleman, Des Moines
Management
Marketing
Gregory R. Gruwell, Lisle, IL
Economics
Shawn F. Beck, Indianola
Accounting
Shannon M. Coohey, Dyersville
Management
Stephanie Nicole Harlan, Clive
Finance
Management
*Abby Dawn Beggs, Gallatin Gateway, MT
Marketing
Jesse Mac Cowles, Sioux City
Finance
Tyler D. Haskin, Eldora
Accounting
Steven G. Bensema, Tinley Park, IL
Economics
Allan Gerald Crimer
Finance
Thomas Clayton Heath, West Liberty
Finance
Katherine Anne Betts, Waterloo
Management
Marketing
Olivia Victoria Czyzynski, Schaumburg, IL
Management
*Kristan N. Hellige, Fort Madison
Management
Marketing
Bridget Ann Arnold, Bushnell, IL
Marketing
Management
Kathleen Marie Bayona, Lombard, IL
Finance
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Trisha Ann Danaher, Des Moines
Finance
Aaron E. Hemmer, Dubuque
Accounting
Bradley M. Henderson, Iowa City
Finance
Erik D. Hillenmeyer, Naperville, IL
Accounting
Brandon Lee Hofeldt, Davenport
Management
Matthew C. Hoover, Davenport
Management Information Systems
Patrick Allan Howerter, Rockford, IL
Finance
Matthew Wesley Hubbs, Muscatine
Management
Jamie L. Hunt, Eldridge
Marketing
Katie Mary Husman, Brookings, SD
Marketing
Yujin Hwang, Cedar Rapids
Accounting
**Cassie Marie Isaacson, West Des Moines
Accounting
Adam Alexander Kuperman,
West Des Moines
Finance
Ryan G. Kurt, Des Moines
Finance
Nicole Marie Larson, Maple Park, IL
Finance
Dillan Timothy Laughlin, Iowa City
Management
Marketing
John Joseph Lavelle, Wadsworth, IL
Finance
Benjamin Robert Lemon, Ottumwa
Marketing
Michael Edward Leppellere
Finance
Brett M. Lindner, Keokuk
Marketing
Jessica Therese Long, Mokena, IL
Finance
*David Thomas Mootz, Waterloo
Accounting
John Joseph Morgan III, Chicago, IL
Finance
Ryan Lawrence Mullins, Davenport
Marketing
Management
Ashley Elizabeth Murray, Buffalo Grove, IL
Marketing
Kathryn Amelia Nelson, Geneva, IL
Marketing
Management
Thomas Adam Newbrough, Clive
Accounting
Management
Kieu Huong Nguyen, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Finance
Marketing
Loan Kim Nguyen, Mount Pleasant
Accounting
Dorota K. Luberda, Palos Hills, IL
Management
Peter Q. Nguyen, West Des Moines
Finance
Marketing
Kevin Edward Luke
Finance
Patrick J. O’Connor, Wheeling, IL
Finance
*Erika Anne Johnson, Muscatine
Accounting
Merrill Jamesty Mangalasseril,
Downers Grove, IL
Marketing
Brandon J. Ohlaug
Finance
Erin Elizabeth Kahl, Baltimore, MD
Marketing
Justin Mann, Ainsworth
Marketing
*Jamie Kay Kammarmeyer, Manchester
Marketing
Benjamin J. McBurney, Wheaton, IL
Finance
William Mitchell Kann
Management
Zachary Alan Olson
Finance
Economics
Mary Ann McCartan, Pocahontas
Accounting
Sung Wan Park
Marketing
Molly Ann McCarty, Sheldon
Accounting
Management
Joshua James Paseka, Onawa
Finance
Lindsey Marie McCollom, Ventura
Accounting
Jigar C. Patel, Vernon Hills, IL
Finance
Marketing
Joseph Paul McCollum, Storm Lake
Finance
***Amy Elizabeth Pepping, Moline, IL
Accounting
Kyle T. McDermott, Cascade
Finance
Matthew Park Peterson, Sioux City
Marketing
Nicole Roberta Meihofer, Park Ridge, IL
Finance
Dung Thuy Phan, Des Moines
Finance
Jacqueline Purdie Meissner, Hinsdale, IL
Management
Benjamin J. Pick, Omaha, NE
Finance
Derrick Silvers Johnson, Ankeny
Management Information Systems
Erica Lynn Johnson, Grinnell
Management
Craig Rogers Kaufman
Management
Ann E. Kellerman, Iowa City
Marketing
**Joseph Daniel Kern, Arlington Heights, IL
Finance
Adil Hassan Khwaja, Hanover Park, IL
Finance
Jee Yong Kim
Accounting
Brad Forbes King, Hinsdale, IL
Accounting
Finance
Brandt Fred Kinzle, Glenwood
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Jake Edward Kolin, Naperville, IL
Management
James T. Kosier, Iowa City
Finance
Nicholas T. Kron, Iowa City
Management
Andrew Wild Olesen, Hiawatha
Management
Bridget Jean Merrill, Emmetsburg
Accounting
John Clifford Pirnat, Iowa City
Business Administration
Brooke R. Miller, Creston
Finance
Garett Roger Pitts, Ankeny
Management
Jesse Floyd Miller, Iowa City
Management Information Systems
*Michael J. Miller, Cedar Falls
Accounting
Finance
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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Amy Renee Plett, Davenport
Marketing
*Jason R. Poss, Sioux City
Management
***Matthew John Pronk, Garner
Accounting
Lindsay Nicole Quigley, Iowa City
Marketing
Cori Ramsey, Solon
Marketing
Management
Joshua Boze Rasmussen, Paullina
Management Information Systems
Rachel Sue Regan, Park View
Finance
Management Information Systems
Kristin Lee Stafford, Perry
Accounting
Management
Turner Lee Stammer, Spirit Lake
Marketing
Finance
Amber Leigh Starr, Iowa City
Marketing
Isaac D. Stauffer, Iowa City
Finance
Lauren Elizabeth Stepaniak, Bettendorf
Marketing
Brenna Kathleen Stephenson, Ottumwa
Accounting
Candidates for Degrees
Henry B. Tippie
School of
Management
Master of Business
Administration
Imon Jahan Ahmed, Bettendorf
Jamie Alber, Cedar Rapids
Suresh Babu Balakrishnan
Cyril Christopher Bergeron
Kyle D. Storey, Shueyville
Economics
Lynn Catherine Theobald Bestold,
Davenport
Eamonn Y. Reider, Cedar Rapids
Finance
Corey Robert Stradt, Bettendorf
Finance
Dana Marie Biernbaum, Macomb, IL
Eric Guenther Rice, Mahtomedi, MN
Management
Marketing
Adam Christopher Strong, Norwalk
Finance
Tim Irl Blevins, Cedar Rapids
Patrick Bernard Bourgeacq
Michele Ellen Brock
Neal Andrew Richard, Bettendorf
Finance
Chelsea L. Swanson, Iowa City
Accounting
Management
Ian Thomas Richardson, Iowa City
Accounting
Yoichiro Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan
Management
Samuel Moore Rockhold, Washington
Finance
Lucas Matthew Terpkosh
Finance
Ryan Vernon DeBlieck
Kimberly A. Rogers, Waterloo
Management
Marketing
James R. Terrell, Rolling Meadows, IL
Finance
Jaime Sue Doty
Laura Janae’ Roman, Davenport
Finance
Marketing
Matthew Kevin Ryan, Ryan
Finance
Jody Lee Schlemme, Cascade
Accounting
Finance
Michael Lawrence Schulte, Cedar Rapids
Management
Finance
Dan Larry Scott, Fort Dodge
Management
Scott R. Sender, Ossian
Accounting
Kathryn Suzanne Sidwell, Iowa City
Marketing
Joseph O. Smith, Marion
Management
Marketing
Nathaniel Austin Southard, Council Bluffs
Finance
Justin A. Sperry, Marion
Marketing
Jason W. Unterbrunner, Yorkville, IL
Management
Abigail L. Valdez, West Des Moines
Finance
**Seth Van Gorp, Sioux Center
Accounting
Russell Joseph Vong, Wheaton, IL
Finance
Kelly Ann Brummond
David Arthur Chivers
Michael Richard Czipar
Kristine Tiedt Diehl, Iowa City
Nitza Edith Quintero Dovenspike
William Darrin Dowell
Richard Dean Feenstra
Molly M. Flynn
Daniel Edward Frantz, Bettendorf
Monica Marie Funk, Vinton
Nicole Elizabeth Gatens, Iowa City
Kyle Phillip Wagner, Emmetsburg
Finance
Scott Allen Gearhart
Elizabeth Anne Walkington, Woodstock, IL
Accounting
Caleb Aaron Hegna
Deborah Nicole Haas
*Adam Jon Philip Walter, Charles City
Finance
Patrick Darrell Hewitt, Onawa
Brittony Rae Williamson, New London
Management
David Robert Hirvela, Cedar Rapids
Mark Alan Wilson, Iowa City
Finance
Grant Thomas Wynia, Story City
Accounting
Ann Marie Ziskovsky, Swisher
Management
William Joseph Higgins
Erin R. Bequeaith Hoskins
Michael A. Hughes
Daniel John Huntington, Iowa City
Bradley Jess Jackson, Davenport
Anuchida Jirapraditkun
Mackenzie Sue Johnson
Jana Marie Kelly, Cedar Rapids
Martin Armin Knecht
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Wade Thomas Larson, Cedar Falls
Sally Ann Alexander, Rochester, MN
Emily Jane Hogue, Odebolt
Kevin J. Lyons
Laura Jean Ankeny, Emmetsburg
David Martin Mabee, Marion
Elizabeth A. Annerino, Warrenville, IL
Hannah Marie Jepson, Des Moines
Honors in Nursing
Heidi Christina Mannetter
Emily K. Averill, Waterloo
Honors in Nursing
Barbara A. Markham
Mindy Ann Marthens
Lisa Lynn Mattison, Silvis, IL
Joshua Patrick McCoy
Arthur Samuel Meyers, Jr.
Kevin David Monk
Derek Pendergast
Jennifer Lynn Prosser
Pandian Rameswaran
James Allen Rasmussen
Jason Michael Reiter
Sathiamoorthy Sriram, Bangalore, India
Jaime Dale Scarff
David Schreindorfer, Frankfurt, Germany
Matthew Larry Schultes
Kathryn L. Bailey, Rowan
Jennifer Lynne Basile, Saint Charles, IL
Honors in Nursing
Pamela Mary Behrens-Looney, Long Grove
Honors in Nursing
Julie Ann Benedict, Schaumburg, IL
Honors in Nursing
Brady Nelson Blazek, Corning
Bethany Renee Bond, Urbandale
Patricia Ann Bott, Victor
**Kristen Lynn Burkhart, Atlantic
Adelaide Beatriz Capparelli Gerling,
Iowa City
Honors in Nursing
Erin Lee Cohen, Sioux Falls, SD
Honors in Nursing
Tera Ann Courtney, Des Moines
Lora Michelle Kelly, Lakota
Honors in Nursing
Amanda Louise King, Davenport
Kelly Nicole Kooken, Algonquin, IL
Honors in Nursing
Keriann T. Kordas, Tinley Park, IL
Nicole M. Lockwood, Cherokee
Honors in Nursing
Jaime Anne Loftis, Glenview, IL
Honors in Nursing
Christine Ludwig, Algona
Lindy Jane Malliet, Appleton, WI
Jaye Nicole Mason, Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth R. Masteller, Jesup
Honors in Nursing
Kaitlyn Shine McChesney
Eryn Lynne Mehan, Emmetsburg
Laura Dawn Meinders, Buffalo Center
Anne Elizabeth Crannell, West Des Moines
Melissa Erin Miller, Iowa City
Honors in Nursing
Kathryn E. Crawford, Cedar Falls
Lucas Jon Mitchell
Emily Rose Dague, Maquoketa
Alisha Ann Neilson, Davenport
Brianna Rae Dannen, Clinton
Honors in Nursing
Laura E. Newberg, Le Mars
Katherine Rebecca Thovson
James Andrew Unterreiner, Westfield, MA
Elizabeth K. Danner, Carroll
Charles Jeremiah Waddilove, Coralville
Austin Robert Davis, Glenwood
Kimberly Sue Walters
Lindsey Denning, Pleasant Hill
Honors in Nursing
Florian Schulz
Aaron Matthew Senneff
James T. Setaro
Tyler John Sturtz
Frederick Lamont Warner
Bradley James Watts
Kara Marie DeLarco, Elmhurst, IL
Barry G. Waugh, Urbandale
Julie M. Dickens, Lake Zurich, IL
Honors in Nursing
Melissa Irene Whisler, Iowa City
Jennifer Sue Driscoll, Wilton
Ming-Chieh Yang
Jessica Ann Dyer, Hoffman Estates, IL
Charles William Young
Timothy Allan Zaspal, Jr.,
West Lafayette, IN
Sheri Renee Krause Zevenbergen
Candidates for Degrees
College of Nursing
Sarah Hyun Fauquet, Ames
Megan Maureen O’Connor, Cherokee
Jennifer Joan Ortega, Cedar Rapids
Brian M. Park, Council Bluffs
Ashley Nicole Pool, Bettendorf
Honors in Nursing
**Joetta Ann Promes, Gowrie
Kerri E. Purcell, Batavia, IL
Honors in Nursing
Heather Marie Randall, Ames
Jill Christie Ratliff, Garwin
Gelgelu Felema, Oromia, Ethiopia
Elizabeth Christine Reasland,
Mount Vernon
**Julie Diann Fortmann, Coralville
Katherine Teresa Richard, Dubuque
Susanna Ruth Funk, Dallas Center
Kelly A. Rilett, Cedar Rapids
Tracy Lynn Gailey, Fort Dodge
***Danica Jean Roach, Davenport
Honors in Nursing
Colleen L. Gallagher, White Pine, TN
Douglas Allan Gorney, Maquoketa
Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
Alesha Marie Granzow, McCallsburg
Reena Abraham, Elmhurst, IL
Michele Ann Hammarstedt, Mason City
Jamie L. Adams, McHenry, IL
Ashley Marie Heinkel, Belvidere, IL
Honors in Nursing
AnnMarie Rosenboom, Primghar
Colette J. Ruehle, Ruthven
Abbie Elizabeth Griffin, Marshalltown
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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BreAnne Marie Ruhland, Le Mars
Honors in Nursing
Alison Dana Schallman, Buffalo Grove, IL
Bridgett C. Schell, Nevada
Amy L. Schroeder, Davenport
Honors in Nursing
Kimberly Jan Schroeder, Kingsley
Honors in Nursing
Darren James Smith, Martelle
Scott D. Souza, Bettendorf
Anne F. Spieker, Eldora
Honors in Nursing
Anne Elizabeth Stamper, Des Moines
Abigail Ann Stephens, Iowa City
Megan Healy Taksas, Orland Park, IL
Jodi Teas, Henderson
Amanda Kaylene Thill, Marshalltown
Honors in Nursing
Janelle Elaine Thomas, Plymouth, MN
Sarah Renae Van Vugt, Orange City
Andrea Marie Vavrik, Palatine, IL
Laramie Lee Wall, Donnellson
Jacqueline Marie Wangerin, Clive
Kristin Ann Watts, Marshalltown
Melissa A. Wellcome, Maple Grove, MN
Honors in Nursing
Ivy Rose Wendel, Maquoketa
Alisha Suzanne Williams, Naperville, IL
Alyssa Nicole Wislander, Bettendorf
Tiffany Nicole Zorn, Waukee
Emily Anne Zucker, Elmurst, IL
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Commencement
Official List of Degrees
Conferred July 28, 2006
Iowa City, Iowa
Graduate College
Doctor of Philosophy
Charles Wilson Abbott, Rochester, NY
Geography. Thesis: Hometown
Associations and Ethnic Unions in
Twentieth Century Nigeria: A
Geographical and Historical
Interpretation
Nor Hashidah Abd Hamid,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Science Education. Thesis: Analysis of
Changes in Teachers Concerning
Constructivist Perceptions, Philosophies,
and Practices Resulting from the Yearlong Iowa Chautauqua Professional
Development Project
Zeynep Akyol Ataman, Iowa City
Biochemistry. Thesis: Calmodulin
Interactions with Neighboring
Regulatory Regions of N-Methyl DAspartate Receptor
Kristen Rizzo Anguiano, Kirkwood, IL
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Motivational
Predictors of Continuing Motivation and
Achievement for Early Adolescent
Instrumental Music Students
Jason Alan Bartos, Maple Plain, MN
Pharmacology. Thesis: Regulation of
Pyk2 at the Postsynaptic Site
Malik Sami Bataineh
Mathematics. Thesis: Generalization of
Prime Ideals
Alina Roxana Bejan, Iowa City
Computer Science. Thesis: Flow
Adaptive Routing in P2P Networks
Ana Maria Borderia-Garcia, Valencia, Spain
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: The
Acquisition of Pragmatics in Spanish as
a Foreign Language: Interpreting and
Giving Advice
Kurt Martin Boughan
History. Thesis: Beyond Diet, Drugs, and
Surgery: Italian Scholastic Medical
Theorists on the Animal Soul, 1270-1400
Carla Albert Calarge
French. Thesis: À La Recherche du
dialogue perdu: Les Écrivains
francophones face a l’intégrisme
religieux dans le bassin de la
Méditerranée
Andy Roy Cavagnetto, Solon
Science Education. Thesis: Setting the
Question for Inquiry: The Effects of
Whole Class vs. Small Group on Student
Achievement in Elementary Science
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James Thompson Edward Chapman
Economics. Thesis: The Economics of
Payments with Applications to the
Canadian Wholesale Payment System
Wenjie Chen, Iowa City
Genetics. Thesis: Genetic and Functional
Studies of Collagens in Otosclerosis and
Autosomal Recessive Non-syndromic
Hearing Loss
Daniel Chornet Roses, Montaverner, Spain
Communication Studies. Thesis: “I
Could Say I Am ‘Dating,’ but That
Could Mean a Lot of Different Things”:
Dating in the U.S. as a Dialogical
Relational Process
Karesha Williams Cole, North Augusta, SC
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student
Development. Thesis: An Examination
of School Counselors’ Knowledge and
Perceptions of Recruited StudentAthletes
Huseyin Coskun, Erzurum, Turkey
Applied Mathematical and
Computational Sciences. Thesis:
Mathematical Models for Ameboid Cell
Motility and Model Based Inverse
Problems
Erin Susan Costanzo, Madison, WI
Psychology. Thesis: Post-treatment
Adjustment and Behavior Change
among Women with Breast Cancer
Horatiu Ciprian German, Deva, Romania
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Computer-aided Design Sensitivity
Analysis for Dynamic Multibody
Systems
William Wyatt Graves
Neuroscience. Thesis: Distinguishing the
Neural Bases of Lexical Access
Elizabeth Ann Hansen, Urbandale
Statistics. Thesis: Penalized Likelihood
Estimation of a Fixed-effect and a
Mixed-effect Transfer Function Model
Maged Mohamed Harraz, Ismailia, Egypt
Anatomy and Cell Biology. Thesis:
Redox Regulation of the NADPH
Oxidase Complex by Rac1
Rebecca Jean Heick, Bettendorf
Occupational and Environmental
Health. Thesis: Occupational Injury in
EMS: Does Risk Outweigh Reward?
Tara Herrmann, Sioux Falls, SD
Immunology. Thesis: Calmodulin Kinase
II is Important to Multiple Cellular
Processes Required for Dendritic Cell
Activation
John David Hill
Industrial Engineering. Thesis: An
Integrated Framework for the
Evaluation of the Spatial and Temporal
Components of Driver Stress
Zhongmin Cui
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Two New
Alternative Smoothing Methods in
Equating: The Cubic B-spline
Presmoothing Method and the Direct
Presmoothing Method
Eric Hamilton Hines, Missoula, MT
Political Science. Thesis: Voting
Correctly in Europe
Joseph Claude Dieme
French. Thesis: L’Inscription du code
noir dans la litterature coloniale et son
evolution dans les litteratures
francophones de la diaspora
Fei-Lin Hsiao
Music. Thesis: Perception of Familiar
Melodies and Tonal Speech by
Taiwanese Pediatric Cochlear Implant
Recipients
Minhee Eom, Seoul, Korea
Teaching and Learning. Thesis: An
Investigation of Operationalized
Constructs of Second Language
Listening Tests
Michael D. Innis-Jimenez, New York, NY
History. Thesis: Persisting in the Shadow
of Steel: Community Formation and
Survival in Mexican South Chicago,
1919-1939
Tammy Ewing Everett, Lamoni
Teaching and Learning. Thesis:
Multiliteracies in Early Childhood
Education: The Modes and Media of
Communication by First Grade Students
Anamaria Felicia Ionescu
Economics. Thesis: Federal Student Loan
Program: Quantitative Implications for
College Enrollment, Repayment and
Default Rates
Nathan B. Fethke, North Liberty
Occupational and Environmental
Health. Thesis: Application of Surface
Electromyography in Assessing
Occupational Exposure to Forceful
Exertion
David Walter Jackson III, Cedar Falls
Interdisciplinary Studies - PhD. Thesis:
The Walking Nkisi: African-American
Material Culture in Iowa, a Case Study
on Yard Art in Waterloo, Iowa
Carolyn Ann Hough, Iowa City
Anthropology. Thesis: Disruption and
Development: Kanyalengs in The
Gambia
Fuh-Cherng Jeng
Speech and Hearing Science. Thesis:
Electrically Evoked Auditory Steadystate Responses in a Guinea Pig Model
Erin C. Johnson, Iowa City
Business Administration. Thesis: Making
Their Own Luck: A Qualitative Study of
Foreign Entrepreneurs in Poland
Ana Marie Hutton Kehrberg
Neuroscience. Thesis: Neuronal Nitric
Oxide Protects the Developing
Cerebellum against Alcohol-induced
Functional and Cellular Deficits
Shereé Nicole Keith, Conroe, TX
Communication Studies. Thesis: Women
Who Spoke for Themselves: Suffragists
and the Construction of Women’s
Rhetorical Style
Dong Hun Kim
Political Science. Thesis: Why Subject
Public Procurement to International
Competition? Political Economy of the
WTO Agreement on Government
Procurement
Hee Kyoung Kim
Education. Thesis: The Effect of
Repeaters on Equating: A Population
Invariance Approach
Joo Hyun Kim, Iowa City
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Dynamics and Motion Planning of
Redundant Manipulators Using
Optimization, with Applications to
Human Motion
Kwang-Youn Kim, Pohang, Korea
Biostatistics. Thesis: Statistical Methods
for Detecting Positional Correlation of
Expression and Genetic Interactions
with eQTL Data
Youngsung Kim, Daejon, South Korea
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Uncertainty Analysis for Nonintrusive Measurement of River
Discharge Using Image Velocimetry
Hyun Suk Kim Chung, Seoul, Korea
Education. Thesis: The Effects of Online
Notetaking Forms and Metacognitive
Awareness While Reading Online Text
Michael Robert Koenigs
Neuroscience. Thesis: A Novel Role for
Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in
Emotion and Decision-making: Lesion
Studies of Moral Judgment, Economic
Choice, and Brand Preference
Christophe Konkobo
French. Thesis: Contemporary SubSaharan Theater in French and the
Aesthetics of the Mask
Roman I. Kotov, Iowa City
Psychology. Thesis: Extension of the
Hierarchical Model of Anxiety and
Depression to the Personality Domain
Sreedevi Krishnan, Hydera-ba-d, India
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: An
Adaptively Refined Cartesian Grid
Method for Moving Boundary Problems
Applied to Biomedical Systems
Jin Whan Lee, Seoul, Korea
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Novel
Method for the Treatment of Discogenic
Low Back Pain Using Injectable Smart
Hydrogel System
John Ray Lee, Iowa City
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: Conversations with an Intelligent
Agent: Modeling and Integrating
Patterns in Communication among
Humans and Agents
Yi-Ching Lee
Industrial Engineering. Thesis:
Cognitive Load and the Guidance of
Attention in Complex Dynamic
Environments
Wei Li
Business Administration. Thesis: On the
Incentives of a Portfolio Manager
Sunghyuk Lim, Iowa City
Chemistry. Thesis: Modular Design,
Characterization and Solution Structure
Determination of Hybrid
Metallohomeodomains
Yun Liu, Jiangxi, China
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: Nonparametric and Iterative
Identification of Nonlinear Systems
Yuan Lu
Neuroscience. Thesis: Developmentally
Regulated Role of PKA Anchoring by
AKAP150 in Synaptic Plasticity
Shanhong Luo, Iowa City
Psychology. Thesis: Does Love Make Us
Blind?—Effects of Attraction on Self and
Partner Perceptions
Neil Scot MacNaughton, Iowa City
Nursing. Thesis: Health-seeking
Behavior and Health Services Use by
Latino Men in a Rural Iowa Community
Himanshu Kumar Mishra
Business Administration. Thesis:
Ignorance Is Bliss: The Information
Malleability Effect
Carissa Renee Moore
Immunology. Thesis: Degradation of
TNFR Associated Factors (TRAFs):
Characterization and Consequences
Mary Jeanette Moran, Palos Heights, IL
English. Thesis: Telling Relationships:
Feminist Narrative Ethics in the
Nineteenth-century British Novel
Daniel Shayne Morey
Political Science. Thesis: Shock Proof
Structures? A Dynamic Model of the
Construction, Maintenance, and
Demolition of International Rivalries
Jill R. Nooren, Cedar Falls
Education. Thesis: A Naturalistic Inquiry
of Literature-based Instruction and
Learning in a High School Social Studies
Classroom
Kirill Vadimovich Nourski
Neuroscience. Thesis: Acoustic-Electric
Interactions in the Auditory Nerve:
Simultaneous and Forward Masking of
the Electrically Evoked Compound
Action Potential
• Jeff Gordon Oliphant, Eau Claire, WI
Health and Sport Studies. Thesis:
Playing Hurt in College Athletics: The
Relationship of Perceived Pressure for
Early Return of Injured Athletes on
Athletic Trainers and Preferred
Organizational Structure
Theodore Pickett, Jr.,
Silver Spring, Maryland
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: Caregiver Burden
in Huntington’s Disease
Karen Christine Pitcher, West Des Moines
Communication Studies. Thesis: From
Novelty to Necessity: Social
Negotiations of the Cellular Phone in
U.S. Media Culture
Saikrishna V. Marella, Hydera-ba-d, India
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: A
Parallelized Sharp-interface Fixed Grid
Method for Moving Boundary Problems
Ceyda Polatel, Ankara, Turkey
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Large-scale Roughness Effect on
Free-surface and Bulk Flow
Characteristics in Open-channel Flows
Matthew Bonner Aurelius McCullough,
Seattle, WA
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Clinical
and Biochemical Evaluation of Total
Wrist Arthroplasty Devices
Rui Qin, Iowa City
Statistics. Thesis: Modeling Bivariate
Survival Times by Copulas
Taneshia Charmaine McKeemer,
Baltimore, MD
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: What Effect Does
“Second-generation Discrimination”
Have on African American Males’
Pursuit of Higher Education?
Prem Subramanian Ramakrishnan,
Chennai, India
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Development of the Biomechanical Disc
Culture System for Intervertebral Disc
Mechanobiology
•Degree Conferred Posthumously
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Smita Rajshekhar Rao
Physical Rehabilitation Science. Thesis:
Foot and Ankle Mechanics in
Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus and
Neuropathy
Dong Wei
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: A
Univariate Decomposition Method for
Higher-order Reliability Analysis and
Design Optimization
Patricia Ann Reid, Norco, CA
History. Thesis: Between Slavery and
Freedom
Matthew Thomas Whittaker, Iowa City
Political Science. Thesis: Lights, Camera,
Bureaucratic Action! Politics,
Demographics, and Two Decades of
Superfund Operations
Noelle Ibrahim Samia
Statistics. Thesis: A Generalized
Threshold Mixed Model for Analyzing
Non-normal Nonlinear Time Series
Kristen Louise Sellke, Shoreview, MN
Mathematics. Thesis: The Kauffman
Bracket Skein Module of Torus Knots
Jun Shao, Zibo, China
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Anisotropic Turbulence Model for Ship
Flows
Tracy Hoffmann Slagter, North Liberty
Political Science. Thesis: Legislative
Responses to Supranational Courts: The
German Bundestag and the European
Court of Justice
Michael Keith Slevin
Molecular and Cellular Biology. Thesis:
Post Transcriptional Regulation of
Cyclin E during the Embryonic
Development of Xenopus laevis
Amy Lynn Spellacy, Iowa City
English. Thesis: Neighbors North and
South: Literary Culture, Political
Rhetoric and Inter-American Relations
in the Era of the Good Neighbor Policy,
1928-1948
Ying Sun, Beijing, China
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: PhaseField Simulation of Microporosity
Formation in Solidification
Oscar Enrique Vega
Mathematics. Thesis: A Generalization of
J-Planes
Amy Lynne VonCanon, Denver, CO
Second Language Acquisition. Thesis:
Just Saying ‘No’: Refusing Requests in
Spanish as a First and Second Language
Jessie J. Walker
Interdisciplinary Studies - PhD. Thesis:
Security Patterns and a Weighting
Scheme for Mobile Agents
Sharron Denise Walker, Detroit, MI
Psychological and Quantitative
Foundations. Thesis: The Relationship
between Religious Orientation and
Attitudes toward Persons with Mental
Illness
Zhenzhen Wang
Physics. Thesis: The Characteristics of
Dust Particles Detected by Cassini near
Saturn’s Ring Plane
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Jennifer Jane Wild, Paris, France
Film Studies. Thesis: L’Imagination
Cinémentale: The Cinematic Impression
on Avant-Garde Art in France, 1913-1929
Christine Alicia Wilkinson, Iowa City
Business Administration. Thesis: Capital
Budgeting, Real Options and Escalation
of Commitment: A Behavioral Analysis
of Capital Investment Decisions
Jennifer Lynn Wilson, Iowa City
Philosophy. Thesis: Naturalism,
Rationalism, and Rethinking the
A Priori/A Posteriori Distinction
Yi Yang, Guangshui, China
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis:
Development of Sharp Interface
Simulation Techniques for Study of
Solidification Front-particle Interactions
Nathan Cline Young, Coralville
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Physical Characterization of
Freshwater Mussel Habitats in Upper
Mississippi River Pool 16
Yi Zhang, Shanghai, China
Business Administration. Thesis:
Constructive and Destructive
Optimization Methods for Predictive
Ensemble Learning
Chunshan Zhao
Mathematics. Thesis: Qualitative
Analysis of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations
and Parabolic Systems
Doctor of Musical Arts
Ann Kathryn Cravero, West Des Moines
Thesis: Contemporary Opera Scenes for
Countertenor: A Stage Director’s Guide
Enaldo Antonio James De Oliveira,
Tucuruí-Pará, Brazil
Thesis: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 by
Heitor Villa-Lobos: An Arrangement for
String Orchestra
David John Puderbaugh, Iowa City
Thesis: “My Fatherland Is My Love”:
National Identity and Creativity and the
Pivotal 1947 Soviet Estonian National
Song Festival
Master of Arts
Neala Arnold, Iowa City
Library and Information Science
Lisa E. Becker, Shell Rock
Art. Thesis: Balancing Act: Weaving
Lives of Teaching, Artmaking, and
Family
Karen Theres Blomme, Davenport
Art
Serina Kim Brekke, Iowa City
Art
Alex Michael Carter, Washington, DC
African American World Studies. Thesis:
The Struggle and Repression of the Des
Moines Black Panther Party for Selfdefense
Leslie Maureen Cavendish, Bettendorf
Education
Yari Lynn Davis, Coralville
Teaching and Learning
Janet Lee Delwiche
English
Erica Dusenberry
Sociology. Thesis: The Differential
Effects of Interaction Context on
Perceptions of Status Deviance
Amber Deena Fitzgerald, Algonquin, IL
Teaching and Learning
Kelsie Terese Forbush
Psychology
Jing Su Fox
Asian Civilizations
Maria Nicole Fruit
Linguistics. Thesis: L2 Acquisition of
Focus Constructions in European
Portuguese by English Native Speakers
and the L2 Status of the SyntaxDiscourse Interface
Meredith Renae Good, Iowa City
Interdisciplinary Studies - Master’s.
Thesis: Russian Roulette or Risky
Reality? The Fate of an Epidemic
Stephanie Irvin Gowler, Iowa City
Library and Information Science
Jenna Meredith Grant
Anthropology
Scott Richard Graves
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student
Development
Kara Marie Mills Groen, Waverly
Music
Robyn Groth
Linguistics
Christian Jeffrey Haunton, Omaha, NE
Religious Studies. Thesis: The Patera in
Religious Iconography
Daniel James Huey, Scottsburg, IN
Music. Thesis: Ben Johnston’s String
Quartet No. 10: An Investigation of
Tuning and Analysis
Deborah Lee Torch, Iowa City
Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Thesis: A Language Intervention for
Syntax Using an Original Song
Brian Thomas Johnson, Fort Dodge
Sociology. Thesis: Assessing the Effect of
Simulated Physical Objects and
Elements in Virtual Environments on
Social Influence
Jill Maxey Trimble, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Chandramouli Krishnan, Iowa City
Physical Therapy. Thesis: Quadriceps
and Hamstrings Muscle Control in
Athletic Males and Females
Sydney L. Walden
Library and Information Science
Alyssa Ann Wright, Iowa City
Library and Information Science
Yunong Zhou, Suzhou, China
Asian Civilizations
Alison Lauren LaTendresse, Chicago, IL
Film Studies
Sung Hee Lee
Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Thesis: The Feasibility of a Self-rated
Measure for Determining Word
Familiarity in Adolescents with and
without Language Impairment
John Albert Liss, Park Ridge, IL
History
Girija Pramod Mahajan, Urbandale
Educational Policy and Leadership
Studies
Jaime Erin May, McKinleyville, CA
Art History. Thesis: Scapels That Sculpt:
Issues of Identity and Self Acceptance in
a Plastic Surgery Culture
Susan Marie McKenna, Amana
Art
Kevin George Mullen
Comparative Literature. Thesis: “The
Agile Leap of the Philosopher-Poet”:
Redefining Political Engagement in
Postwar American and Italian Literature
Ian Patrick Petersen, Marion
Teaching and Learning
Julie Ann Plummer, Montpelier
Anthropology
Devin Michael Redmond, Iowa City
Teaching and Learning
Janelle Marie Reske, Iowa City
Speech Pathology and Audiology
David Louis Sacks
Psychology
Brooke Elizabeth Sherrard, Centerville
Religious Studies. Thesis: Justified by
Fiction: The Left Behind Series and
Evangelical Culture
Roseanna Marie Smith, Davenport
Health and Sport Studies. Thesis: Local
Canon: A Qualitative Assessment of
Sports Editors’ Priorities
Sherie Ann Tamura, Honolulu, HI
Library and Information Science
Master of Science
Mushtaq Munavar Ali, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: A
Computational and Statistical Analysis
System for Expression Arrays
Rodney L. Andrus, Provo, UT
Oral Science. Thesis: Improving Halfarch Force Equilization Utilizing the TScan II and Fourth Generation High
Definition Sensors
Jing Bai
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.
Thesis: Transmission Electron
Microscopic and Statistical Study of
Distributions of Ion Channels in
Caveolaes on the Plasma Membrane of
Rat Cardiac Myocytes
Nicki Ketan Baman, Darien, IL
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Codelivery of Protein Antigens and
Adjuvants Using Biodegradable
Microparticles for Immunotherapeutic
Treatments against Cancer
Timothy Murl Brister, McKinney, TX
Dental Public Health. Thesis: Utilization
of Dental Services by Medicaid-enrolled
Residential Care Facility Residents in
Iowa
Carmen Livia Caprau, Oradea, Romania
Mathematics
James Thompson Edward Chapman
Statistics
Zachariah Bonsignore Crittendon
Industrial Engineering
Dori Lee Defoe
Interdisciplinary Studies - Master’s
Jennifer Elizabeth Dempsey, Urbandale
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis:
Automated Registration of Prone and
Supine Images Obtained Using
Computed Tomography Colonography
Firdevs Duru
Physics. Thesis: Magnetically Controlled
Structures in the Ionosphere of Mars
Elizabeth Bowles Gaskin
Dental Public Health. Thesis:
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of
Federal Service and Civilian Dentists
Concerning Minimal Intervention
Dentistry
Sarah Marie Genskow, Iowa City
Biomedical Engineering
Christopher Brandon Gienapp
Biology. Thesis: The Effects of Floral
Resources in Tallgrass Prairie Fragments
and the Surrounding Landscape on
Pollinator Richness and Diversity
Jane Kathryn Goldsworthy, Madison, WI
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: A
Methodology for Patient-specific Finite
Element Analysis of Chronic Contact
Stress Exposure in the Ankle
Tanner Jon Hargens
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Dextran
Based Hemostatic Film to Prevent
Leakage Caused by Vascular
Reconstruction Surgery
Michael Alan Hellstein, Iowa City
Chemistry. Thesis: A Silicon Tagged
Template for Monitoring Solid-state
Reactivity
Cyler Shaa Hudson
Urban and Regional Planning
Thomas Michael Idstein, Grayslake, IL
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Thesis: Simulation-based Study of a
Compact Detector System for HighThroughput Small Animal Screening for
PET Radiopharmaceuticals
Anamaria Felicia Ionescu
Mathematics
Feng Jiang
Mathematics
Ryan Alan Kleve
Biomedical Engineering
Nicole Lynn Knapp, North Liberty
Occupational and Environmental Health
Yao Lu
Biomedical Engineering. Thesis: Partial
Volume Correction of MR Spectroscopic
Imaging
Namrhen Richard Lyngdoh, Iowa City
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.
Thesis: Generation and Characterization
of Temperature Sensitive Forms of
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)-Golgi
Apparatus Cycling Proteins
Christopher Lucien Mutel
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Estimating Wind Speed
Distributions for Modeling Power
Generation at Oakdale Campus
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Jamie Akiko Nakamoto, Honolulu, HI
Industrial Engineering. Thesis:
Discrepancy Investigation Protocol:
Applications to Field and Vicarious
Science
Ricardo Ortiz-Rosado, Iowa City
Mathematics
Carolyn Lee Persoon, Iowa City
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: Identification of PCBs in Indoor
Air: Determination Using Passive
Samplers and Tandem Mass
Spectrometry
Anna Konstantinovna Pishchulina,
Coralville
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.
Thesis: The Co-Chaperone Chip
Regulates Surface Expression of the
Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC)
JohnThomas James Sanford
Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Thesis: One Dimensional Sediment
Transport Model to Simulate Rill Erosion
Processes
Xuejie Song
Mathematics
Matthew Michael Tinker, Audubon
Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: Wheel
Loader Powertrain Modeling for Realtime Vehicle Dynamic Simulation
Master of Science in
Nursing
Melinda Schwarz Royer, Charles City
Ann Marie Aschoff, Coralville
Kara Ann Sutton, Lawrenceville, GA
Kristen Jean Bockenstedt, Edgewood
Jason Richard Wray, Ames
Andrea Gay Dettmann-Spurgeon,
Bondurant
Amanda Claire Ziegeweid, Iowa City
Christina Lynn Hendricks, Urbandale
Jennifer A. Lee, Fairfax
Master of Social Work
Nancy M. Rahe, Mount Vernon
Amy C. Lavallee
Jessica Jane Schaack, North Liberty
Christopher Michael Loeckle
Tomoko Snyder
Mollie Susanne Michelfelder
Jodi Beth Morgan Stedman,
West Des Moines
Dawn Lynae Wood, Des Moines
Anne Catherine Wellman, Iowa City
Jun Xiang
Biomedical Engineering
Zhiyu Yun, Iowa City
Chemistry
Shane Jeffrey Ehresman
Michael Robert Bousselot, Davenport
Jennifer Lynn Fassbinder, Dubuque
Jay William Henrich, Odebolt
William Edward Donovan, Iowa City
Art. Thesis: Painting about People, War,
America and Rome: Ephemera from My
Life
Julie Marie Canik Gale
Theatre Arts. Thesis: Our Labour of
Love: A Team Dramaturgy Approach to
William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s
Lost
Benjamin Phillip Moore, Mount Pleasant
Art. Thesis: The Drunk Girls
Albert Daniel Pulido
English. Thesis: The Foiled: Stories
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Master of Computer
Science
James Allen Hunsaker IV, Urbandale
Anna Marie Kabe, Esherville
Adam Bradley McClain, North Liberty
Adam Christopher Shatek
Master of Public Health
Martin Olof Goransson
Master of Physician
Assistant Studies
Carie Jean Bahr, Avoca, WI
Thomas A. Bosma II, Santa Barbara, CA
Sara Ann Clouse, Smithville, MO
Nancy Anne Danke, Iowa City
Jessica Katherine Dean, Milwaukee, WI
Elizabeth Marie Graf, Iowa City
Erik Douglas Hanson, Glyndon, MN
Master of Fine Arts
Specialist in Education
Master of Accountancy
Jon William Van Laarhoven
Mathematics
Cynthia Lee Wambsgans
Geoscience. Thesis: The Carbon and
Oxygen Isotope Records of a Late
Holocene Alluvial Sequence at the
Eureka Site (14GR371) in Southeast
Kansas
Connie Sue Shanks, North Liberty
Chad David Hemminger,
Saint Cloud, MN
Matthew A. Henry, Iowa City
Elinor Alice LaForge, Olympia, WA
Lindsay Julia McCracken, Coralville
Ann Marie Mead, Charles City
Linda Elizabeth Mertens, Iowa City
Kelin Barbara O’Donnell, Mundelein, IL
Erik Pauls, Iowa City
Sharlyn Del Mundo Ravago, Hayward, CA
Ingrid Elizabeth Rodgers,
Minneapolis, MN
Teresa Haskins, Arlington, TX
Ernesto Jose Ortiz, Lima, Peru
Jessica Lynn Purcell, Dubuque
Hanes McPherson Swingle, Iowa City
College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
Kurt Leo Ackerson, Iowa City
Spanish
Claudia Maria Aliperta, Glenview, IL
Psychology
Kristin Marie Allen, Cedar Rapids
Art
Julie R. Alt, Kansas City, MO
English
Vikas Bhatt, Chicago, IL
Psychology
Jodi Lynn Collette
Sociology
Brittany Lyn Biermann, Tripoli
English
Amanda Rose Colvin, Sac City
History
Political Science
Deborah I. R Birrell
Health and Sport Studies
Megan Elizabeth Blackall, Moline, IL
Communication Studies
Brittany Kay Blasi
Communication Studies
Joseph M. Boes, Urbandale
English
Religious Studies
Jessica Maria Concha, Mount Prospect, IL
Spanish
Lauren Elizabeth Connolly, Medinah, IL
Communication Studies
Amy Diane Conroy
Health and Sport Studies
Owen P. Costello, Lisle, IL
History
Nicholas David Bohle, Bellevue
Economics
Kelsi Marie Crivaro, Des Moines
Theatre Arts
Erin Leigh Boland, Franklin, IN
Psychology
James Marshall Crockett, Batavia, IL
Communication Studies
Nicholas F. Bopes
Political Science
Kelli Ann Crusen, Hanna City, IL
Communication Studies
Scott J. Andersen, Elk Grove Village, IL
Economics
Zachary Adam Bornstein, Chicago, IL
Psychology
Richard Todd Culberg, Glenview, IL
Communication Studies
Colleen Rose Anderson, Durango
Philosophy
Kerry Ann Brackin, Chicago, IL
Art
Daniel Elliott Culwell, Troy Mills
Computer Science
Hadiel Samir Artoul
Social Work
Emily Eileen Bratkiewicz, West Des Moines
Economics
Melissa Marie Darling, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
Christine Elizabeth Atty, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
Kristina M. Bridges, Ringsted
Communication Studies
Ryan Baack, Clear Lake
Economics
Bridget Marie Brinning, Durant
Art
Amanda Margaret Daum,
Highland Park, IL
Social Work
Stephen Huntington Amendt,
West Des Moines
English
Angela Marie Ancelet, Burlington
Honors in Classical Languages
History
Jill M. Bader, Keota
Elementary Education
Craig Eric Bagdon, Orlank Park, IL
Political Science
***Laura Hersey Britigan, Iowa City
Honors in Biology
Honors in International Studies
John Lawrence Baker, Jr., Iowa City
Economics
**Elizabeth Irene Bryant, Fort Dodge
Political Science
Honors in International Studies
Jillian R. Banks, Chicago, IL
Art History
Sarah Michelle Buchanan, Kansas City, MO
English
Danah Barazanji, West Des Moines
Honors in Psychology
Benjamin Harley Butler, Millersburg
English
Kimberly Noel Barber, Oak Park, IL
Sociology
Jeanine Michele Campbell, Chicago, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Danielle Marie Bartling, Davenport
Journalism and Mass Communication
Christine Elizabeth Cannon
Communication Studies
Christopher David Batdorf
Economics
John Joseph Carey, Saint Paul, MN
Communication Studies
Andrew S. Becker, Ankeny
Sociology
Lori Ann Carolus, Madrid
Communication Studies
Christina Louise Bedoe, Darien, IL
Dance
Courtney Lynn Chesher, Iowa City
English
Audrey Lane Behr, New Paltz, NY
Theatre Arts
Jennifer Lori Christ, Bartlett, IL
Psychology
Stephen Robert Berardi, West Des Moines
Economics
Adam M. Cole, Bellevue
Elementary Education
Christine Dawn Berg
Psychology
Nathan Onias Cole, Sioux City
Art
Angela M. Davis, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Michael Jon Demuth, Independence
Psychology
Stephanie Jo Den Hartog, Fort Dodge
Psychology
Eddie Anthony Diedrick, Carol Stream, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Brent Jay Diekman
English
Jenna Louise Dim, Northbrook, IL
Sociology
Ly Khanh Do, Portland
Art History
Abigail Ann Donohoe, Bettendorf
English
Joshua C. Dreger, Oshkosh, WI
Spanish
Michael Lee Drennon, North Liberty
Economics
Christine Marguriete Drew, San Diego, CA
Communication Studies
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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William Alan Duke, East Moline, IL
Economics
Tyler John Gall, Iowa City
Psychology
Katie Leigh Durci, Bettendorf
Psychology
Shawn Michael Gancarczyk, Joliet, IL
Psychology
Thomas Cornelius Durnell, Darien, IL
English
Wendy Arlene Garringer, Marion
Spanish
Kate Ann Duwa, Iowa City
Psychology
John Louis Gehron, Chicago, IL
English
Cinema
Theresa M. Dvorak, Cedar Rapids
Journalism and Mass Communication
Travis Wayne Dvorak, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
Troy Allen Eaves, Fort Madison
Health and Sport Studies
Josh M. Eide, Perry
Economics
Andrew W. Emmert, Winterset
Political Science
Crystal Jean Gerich
Psychology
Elizabeth Hope Atisa Ghabel, Iowa City
Social Work
Alexis Danielle Gimpert, Elgin, IL
International Studies
Art History
Jeffory Alan Goetz, Nashua
Political Science
Leslie Anne Holsapple, West Des Moines
Communication Studies
Journalism and Mass Communication
Theresa Jane Horton, Ames
Psychology
Kyle Thomas Houston, Aurora, IL
Psychology
Jennifer M. Humphrey
Sociology
Elizabeth Florence Hundelt-Colón,
Iowa City
Art
Ryan J. Hutchinson
Journalism and Mass Communication
Katie Jo Ingleby, Bettendorf
Health and Sport Studies
Communication Studies
Megan Lynn Johnson, Solon
Communication Studies
*Cara England, Fairfield
Social Work
Erik Kenneth Greene, Durand, IL
English
Communication Studies
Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, Grinnell
International Studies
Drury Michael Ensslen, Dallas, TX
Economics
Kristyn Sarah Grewe, Northbrook, IL
Biology
Tamieka N. Johnson, Coralville
Economics
Afton Grace Erick, Dickens
Spanish
James Scott Grosse, Western Springs, IL
Communication Studies
Melanie Erin Ewanio, Palatine, IL
Dance
Juan Pablo Grotewold-Moritz
International Studies
Political Science
Rachel Leigh Jones, Ames
Communication Studies
Religious Studies
**Troy Robert Fadiga, Centerville
Anthropology
Tara E. Fallon, La Grange, IL
History
Joseph Michael Fermino, Hyde Park, MA
Health and Sport Studies
Justin F. Fike, Bloomington, IL
Sociology
Kristin Elizabeth Fleming, Madison, WI
Social Work
Michael Edward Flynn
History
Kim D. Frano, Prospect Heights, IL
Biology
Kimberly Eloise Franz, Richfield, MN
History
Emily Claire Freese, Normal, IL
Communication Studies
Matthew Friedel
Honors in History
Asian Languages and Literature
Destiny Dawn Frye, Muscatine
Social Work
Jeffrey Robert Guild, Bettendorf
Health and Sport Studies
Casey Leigh Jordan, Adel
Communication Studies
Adam T. Hallberg, Saint Charles, IL
Communication Studies
Cvjetko Steve Jovanovic, Orland Park, IL
Economics
Marissa Hanchera, Swisher
Biology
Anne Rae Karlix
Psychology
Katherine Marie Hansen, Dubuque
French
Sarah Beth Kass, Le Mars
Economics
Kelsey Lynn Haughey, Toledo
Sociology
Jenna Lynn Keller, Waterloo
Anthropology
James Patrick Hayes, Darien, IL
Communication Studies
Joe David Keller, Centerville
Political Science
Bethany Grace Hempel
Political Science
Jonathan Matthew Keller, Bettendorf
Communication Studies
Dustin Kyle Hermes, La Grange, IL
History
Viktor Kempel, Saint Wendel, Germany
Economics
Valerie A. Hiatt, Cedar Rapids
English
Patrick Robert Kenny, Downers Grove, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Communication Studies
Wesley Robert High, Marion
Art
Colleen Erin Hincka, Flint, MI
Cinema
Robin Gadomski
Art History
David A. Hoak, Dayton, OH
Psychology
Rochelle Evonne Galer, Hills
Geoscience
Jessica L. Holland, McHenry, IL
English
History
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Robert M. Jones, Palatine, IL
Communication Studies
Georgina Ruth Kershaw, Oskaloosa
Psychology
Anita Kim
Mathematics
Roberta Lynn Kitson, Marion
Health and Sport Studies
Jamison Michael Klassman, Mettawa, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Daniel Robert Knigge, Iowa City
Literature, Science and the Arts
Amber Michelle McGrath, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Tara Marie O’Brien, Cedar Rapids
Social Work
Rachel Brenda Kobernusz, Mason City
Spanish
Eva F. McKendrick, Winnetka, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Women’s Studies
Kara J. O’Connor, Keokuk
Communication Studies
Paul Koszela, Morton Grove, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Danielle Santangelo Kovalick
Theatre Arts
Joseph Jay Larson, West Des Moines
History
*Sara H. Laschanzky, Davenport
Honors in Spanish
Giang Truong Le, Des Moines
Economics
Chae Min Lee
Biology
Richard Franklin Lehnert, Hinsdale, IL
Communication Studies
Lauren Elizabeth Liebscher
Sociology
Joseph Michael Losh, Clive
Literature, Science and the Arts
English
Sarah Elizabeth McNew, Des Moines
Social Work
April Mead, Cedar Rapids
Geography
Shawn Christopher Merritt, Newton
Speech and Hearing Science
Jill J. Meyer, Muscatine
Political Science
Meghan Parker Meyer, Bloomingdale, IL
Biology
Todd Michalski
Economics
Megan Lee Mielnik, Bettendorf
Political Science
Melissa H. Mika, Saint Charles, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Kevin Joseph Mills
English
Brandon Michael O’Hare, Marshalltown
Communication Studies
Celestino Jaime Oliveira, Indianola
English
Kristine Noel Olson, Humboldt
Psychology
Tyler Christopher Olson, West Des Moines
Economics
Lindsay M. Oltrogge, Madison, WI
Communication Studies
*Joelle Koon Osterhaus, Iowa City
Honors in Social Work
Melissa Dyan Otis, Moline, IL
Communication Studies
Dustin M. Overman
Psychology
John Bryson Palmer, Barringon, IL
Classics
Kelly Ann Pape, Burr Ridge, IL
Psychology
Amber Nichole Lowe, Moline, IL
Psychology
Nicholas Mitsis
Theatre Arts
Elizabeth Anne Madden, Crawfordsville
Art
David C. Mixon, Ely
Computer Science
Mary Meghan Malloy, Des Moines
Journalism and Mass Communication
Charlie Francis Moran, Naperville, IL
Journalism and Mass Communication
Johanna P. Maloney, Evergreen Park, IL
Speech and Hearing Science
Jennifer F. Morton, Grimes
Spanish
William Paul Joseph Petsche, Marengo, IL
History
Psychology
Rachel D. Manijak, Lincoln, NE
English
Rebecca Maria Motyka, Palatine, IL
Communication Studies
Eileen A. Pfaff, Naperville, IL
Communication Studies
Patrick William Martin, Kenilworth, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Ryan Damian Mueller, Bettendorf
Political Science
Tuan Van Phan, Marion
Sociology
Kathleen E. Matson, Davenport
Communication Studies
Sara J. Mundt, Burlington
Economics
Elizabeth Ann Pollard, Glen Ellyn, IL
Communication Studies
Earlina S. Mayberry, Des Moines
Spanish
Paul T. Munley, Ottumwa
Political Science
Ebone’ Monique’ Pope, Ottumwa
Health and Sport Studies
Megan E. McCarron
Social Work
Kylie Nicole Murray, West Des Moines
Communication Studies
Zachary David Potter, Edina, MN
Health and Sport Studies
Lyndsie Kaye McCarthy, Marion
Music
Yael Mirit Naggar, Clive
Political Science
Jonathan Thomas Powell, Iowa City
Computer Science
Lisa Ann McConnell, Crystal Lake, IL
Communication Studies
Rachel Brooke Neill, Council Bluffs
Communication Studies
**Lianna Marie Powers, Pomeroy
Elementary Education
Jason Dale McCurdy
Geography
Ann Elizabeth Newhouse, Washington
Art
Alexis Mercati Prigge, Atlantic
Anthropology
Justin Marshall McDonald, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Daniel E. Niemi, Davenport
Sociology
Kristen Y. Prosise, Glenview, IL
Spanish
Kelly Ann McDonald
Psychology
Shelby Jo Nordheim, Waukon
Health and Sport Studies
Lindsey Michelle McDonald,
Wauwatosa, WI
Elementary Education
Gregory Alan O’Brien, Lincolnwood, IL
Psychology
Soundeep Dinubhai Patel, Iowa City
Economics
Michael Lee Penney, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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*Jacob Ptacek
English
Jessica Lee Schultz, Palatine, IL
Communication Studies
Samuel Ray Thompson, Des Moines
English
Charles L. Quang, Newton
Psychology
Kevin D. Schuman, Arlington Heights, IL
Art
Charles John Tichelbaut, Wheeling, IL
Health and Sport Studies
Angela Catherine Quell
Psychology
Kateea Pheonicia Scott, Waterloo
African American World Studies
Patrick B. Timson, Hinsdale, IL
Economics
**Susan Joyann Quesal, Macomb, IL
Honors in English
Spanish
David Eugene Shaver-James, Batavia, IL
Political Science
Mack Charles Trent, Palatine, IL
English
Courtney Sheedy
Communication Studies
Kelli Lynn Trimpe
Psychology
Amehed Mowlack Shek
International Studies
Maggie Ann Tucker, Dubuque
Art
Michelle Rose Sherman, Cedar Rapids
Communication Studies
Rebecca Ellen Tuite, Geneva, IL
Communication Studies
Joshua Adam Shillak, Clive
Communication Studies
Dallas Andrew Vanorny, Cedar Rapids
Biology
Barbara Elaine Shreve, Marion
Linguistics
Lynn Elizabeth VanHouweling, Solon
Health and Sport Studies
Jennifer A. Siebenaler, Palos Heights, IL
Political Science
Christopher Earl Verdoorn, Hospers
Psychology
Kristen N. Skibbe
English
Melissa A. Voss
Dance
Scott T. Rieckens, Bellevue
Communication Studies
Journalism and Mass Communication
Zachary Angaran Smith, Urbandale
Psychology
Michael John Wajda, Des Plaines, IL
Communication Studies
Melvin Rivers, Cedar Rapids
Journalism and Mass Communication
Kenny Snook, Davenport
Biology
Alana Wauters, Cedar Rapids
Psychology
Ryan Michael Roe
Psychology
Chelsy Dale Snyder, Clear Lake
Health and Sport Studies
**Katie E. Weigel, Story City
Honors in Russian
Communication Studies
Jennifer Lyn Rachuy, Sibley
Health and Sport Studies
Maria Lynn Rahe, Dyersville
Communication Studies
Kathryn Murphy Ramundt, Clive
Communication Studies
Joe R. Rappold, Frankfort, IL
English
Caitlin Jean Reilly
Spanish
Honors in International Studies
Stephanie Rose Reynolds, Iowa City
Economics
Javier Miguel Rojas, Sioux City
History
Diane Lynn Spielbauer, Iowa City
Art
Ryan L. Rosenberg, Schaumburg, IL
English
Vanessa A. Stanger
Geography
Abigail Kim Rowlette, Decorah
English
Sarah E. Stein, Aurora, IL
Communication Studies
Megan Deirdre Roy, Iowa City
Honors in History
Jessica Renee Stroud, Iowa City
International Studies
Scott Louis Rummery, Muscatine
Art
Ashley Rhenae Sullivan, Bettendorf
English
Jessica Lee Rutherford, Ames
Spanish
International Studies
Jeni Lynn Sanderson
Health and Sport Studies
Cassi L. Sutherland, Ankeny
Health and Sport Studies
Logan Alphonso Swaim, Iowa City
Cinema
Communication Studies
Amber Michelle Sattler
Political Science
Amy Eileen Sweet, Manson
Dance
Michael Joseph Schmidt, Cedar Falls
Journalism and Mass Communication
Health and Sport Studies
Irina Syrbu, Iowa City
Communication Studies
Jared Patrick Schmitt, Dubuque
Economics
**Myra Jean Schnieders, Mallard
Communication Studies
Chris Duane Schroeder, Des Moines
Communication Studies
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Linda A. Sysouchanh, Fairfield
Art History
Katherine Carmen Thalken, West Branch
Psychology
Brandie Lauryn Thomas, Lansing, IL
Philosophy
Benjamin Robert Weimer
Art
Kae Anna Weis, Grinnell
Sociology
Brittany Kyle White, Deerfield, IL
Elementary Education
Corissa Marie Wikan
English
*Bailey Mae Wilkerson, North Liberty
Social Work
Psychology
Jason Lyle Willis, Jewell
Health and Sport Studies
Gabriel Dean Winter, Lake City
Communication Studies
Abbey Lynn Woodward
Art
Bradley Robert Yaklich, Fenton, IL
Biology
Matthew Henry Zacharias, Des Moines
Philosophy
Jason Michael Zwirkoski
Communication Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Sohyun Boo, Jeju City, Korea
Art
Kelly Jean Clarke, Davenport
Art
David James Davies, Iowa City
Art
Jessica Lee Kitzman, West Des Moines
Honors in Art
Rachel Ann Parris
Art
Krystal Louise Pruin
Art
Chrystal Lynne Wakeham, Spokane, WA
Art
Greg K. Willbond, Libertyville, IL
Art
Bachelor of Liberal Studies
Diana Michele Bonifield, Boise, ID
Ronnie Kieth Harmon, New York City, NY
Chad Kirk Hendrick, Leesburg, FL
Catherine Ann Johnson, Springfield, MO
John Cheves Ligon, Charlotte, NC
Laura E. McLeran, North Liberty
Erin Elizabeth Melloy, Iowa City
Ian Trevor Mieville
Rodney Lemell Powell,
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Scott Edward Raap, Waverly
Nathan Onias Cole, Sioux City
Athletic Training
Amy Lynn Santucci, Deerfield, IL
Athletic Training
Kristin Alyssa Cromer
Leisure Studies
Benjamin Warren Sautter, Mount Vernon
Biology
Rachel E. Dekeyser, Orion, IL
Leisure Studies
Emily Ann Schwartz, Donnellson
Leisure Studies
Justin Arthur DeGeeter, Davenport
Computer Science
***Amanda Kay Sebastian, Eldridge
Honors in Political Science
Chad Michael Donovan, Cascade
Environmental Sciences
Karla Patricia Vaquerano Serio,
Chicago, IL
Psychology
**Troy Robert Fadiga, Centerville
Honors in Geoscience
Rochelle Evonne Galer, Hills
Environmental Sciences
Gineen Marie Gieselmann, Orland Park,
IL
Integrative Physiology
Marissa Hanchera, Swisher
Psychology
Rene E. Tarosky, Bartlett, IL
Environmental Sciences
David Jabour
Mathematics
Jared M. Van Hamme
Environmental Sciences
Michael Robert Kuhn
Geography
Eric Dean VanCleave, Blakesburg
Biology
Seo-Hyun Rosa Kwak, Seoul, Korea
Leisure Studies
Kelly Ann Werner, Saint Louis, MO
Leisure Studies
Heejin Lee, Seoul, Korea
Biology
Jacob Thomas Yezek, Mason City
Leisure Studies
Nicholas Kent Loper
Geoscience
Stephanie Susan Yorio, Mequon, WI
Leisure Studies
Thomas Paul Robert Madsen, Iowa City
Honors in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor of Music
Adam J. Meyer, Strawberry Point
Geoscience
Christopher Earl Verdoorn, Hospers
Bachelor of Science
Janet A. Abejo, Lombard, IL
Psychology
Sheena Marie Anderson, Palatine, IL
Leisure Studies
Steven Thomas Birchall, Fort Dodge
Biology
Kurt Jonathan Campbell, Indianola
Biology
Mark Willard Campbell, Indianola
Economics
Thomas Edward Clark, Bettendorf
Mathematics
Gregory Neal Stephens, Centerville
Biology
Ashley Patricia Strong
Biology
Megan Elizabeth McLaughlin, Bettendorf
Psychology
*Betsy Ann Skat, Elmhurst, IL
Tiffany N. Springer, Jefferson
Leisure Studies
Ramsey Anton Haddad, Amman, Jordon
Computer Science
Jennifer Lynn Wyatt, North Liberty
Daniel Brian Cook, Elk Grove Village, IL
Samantha Olivia Soll, Iowa City
Psychology
Emily A. Norveisas, Bettendorf
Geography
Kiran Marie Patel, Cedar Rapids
Anthropology
Jessica Ann Paulson, Marion
Psychology
Danen H. Pauly
Leisure Studies
Angela M. Phipps
Geography
Diane Marie Piccoli, Darien, IL
Leisure Studies
Jessica Leigh Renley, Lansing
Environmental Sciences
Gabriel Scott Ritter
Geoscience
Roy J. & Lucille A.
Carver College of
Medicine
Bachelor of Science
Stephanie A. Barker, Morning Sun
Radiation Sciences
Natalie Ann Burk, Coralville
Radiation Sciences
Tod Michael Cheney
Radiation Sciences
Khaldee Lindsey Davenport, Sioux City
Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Stephanie Marie Devore, Corning
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Rachel Lynn Henderson, Nevada
Radiation Sciences
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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Krystle A. McCabe, Cresco
Radiation Sciences
College of
Engineering
Holly Marie Noel, Dubuque
Radiation Sciences
Sheena J. Ries, Armstrong
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Bachelor of Science in
Engineering
Kelli Erin Schott, Iowa City
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Andrew G. Feder, Wauconda, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Karly Rae Sopcic, Roscoe, IL
Radiation Sciences
Amy Marie Gjoraas, Plymouth, MN
Biomedical Engineering
College of
Dentistry
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Amy Erika Hartzell, Spencer
Alamin Karim, Richland, WA
Joseph C. Friedman, Dyersville
Finance
Marketing
Honors, Business Administration
Bryan Luke Pomranky, Mokena, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Matthew J. Schoonover, Sugar Grove, IL
Biomedical Engineering
College of Law
Henry B. Tippie
College of Business
*Christopher Louis Hartmann, De Witt
Kami Lee Holmes, Tama
Derek N. W Hong, Hiawatha
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Tausha M. Adolph, Cedar Rapids
Marketing
Alice Kim Simmons
Calvin Thomas Berte, Livermore
Accounting
College of
Pharmacy
Nathan Alan Bignall, Bettendorf
Management
Doctor of Pharmacy
Bradley T. Campbell, Dunkerton
Jason H. Jenkins, Overland Park, KS
**Jessica Lynn Purcell, Dubuque
Brendan James Ricklefs, Algona
*Christopher Anthony Bogdan,
Downers Grove, IL
Management
Sarah Ann Brubaker, Oskaloosa
Accounting
Amanda Suzanne Buck, Danville
Management
Pamela Kay Robeff, Iowa City
David M. Carr, Spencer
Management
**Loai Mohammed Sa’Adah,
Amman, Jordan
Craig R. Cerceo, Orland Park, IL
Economics
Sarah Elizabeth Chirillo, Orland Park, IL
Marketing
Carmen F. Christopher, Westchester, IL
Marketing
McKayla Jene Clemenson
Management
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Yiwen Fan, Beijing, China
Accounting
Finance
Ryan Paul Nielsen, Barrington, IL
Mechanical Engineering
Brandon P. Swinton
Biomedical Engineering
Matthew Richard Herington, Boring, OR
Brandon Thomas Doyle, Cedar Falls
Management
Michael Joseph Finley, Jr., Iowa City
Management Information Systems
Jennifer Ann McElligott, Cedar Falls
Carleton John Frederici
Can Cengiz Dogan, Iowa City
Marketing
Thomas Adam McDonald, Edina, MN
Biomedical Engineering
David Louis Swiderski, Saint Charles, IL
Chemical Engineering
Juris Doctor
Christopher Martin Delaney,
Arlington Heights, IL
Marketing
Emily Sarah Gleeson, Ames
Marketing
Kiara Mae Gronemeyer, Jefferson
Marketing
Teresa Marie Harris, Swisher
Marketing
Amber Marie Haugland, Iowa City
Marketing
Gerrod Michael Herlein, Coralville
Marketing
Allyson Joy Huebsch, Cedar Rapids
Accounting
Nichole A. Jellison, Marion
Marketing
Management
Hyo Jin Jeon, Seoul, South Korea
Finance
William Thomas Kluber, Burr Ridge, IL
Marketing
Eric Louis Kuehlman
Finance
Melissa M. Kumle, North Liberty
Finance
Michael Joseph Link
Marketing
Daniel C. Louis, Iowa City
Economics
Bailey Lowry, Naperville, IL
Marketing
Zachary Robert Lujan, Hazleton
Finance
Cristina Luna, Bloomington, IL
Finance
Reagan Elizabeth Lund, Lake Forest, IL
Management
Michael John Manner, Joliet, IL
Finance
Ashley Ann Marzen, Robins
Marketing
Brian L. McClure, Cedar Rapids
Marketing
Brittney R. Mee, Wheaton, IL
Marketing
Angela Jean Meierotto
Marketing
Susan Marie Meierotto, Coralville
Marketing
Heather Ann Miller, Mason City
Finance
Zachary Lynn Nelsen, Johnston
Marketing
Keeli M. Niles, Clinton
Marketing
William Leonard Novak, Iowa City
Marketing
**Cody Gene Olson, Humboldt
Management
Daniel W. Pohl, Schaumburg, IL
Marketing
Henry B. Tippie
School of
Management
College of Nursing
Master of Business
Administration
Kristin M. Gaimari-Varner, Marion
Kennis Lai Kwan Chan
Ann Cecelia Szeluga
Loralee Jeannine Chase, West Des Moines
Debra Sue Theisen-Chenchar,
West Des Moines
Yu Becky Chen
Hsueh-Ju Chiang
Master of Nursing and
Healthcare Practice
Chad Hugh Freeman, West Liberty
Elizabeth Ann Shinall, Coralville
Emily Nicolle French, Cedar Rapids
David Scott Graham
Arjuna Gunarathna
Kindel Jo Haverback, Cedar Rapids
Keai-Lin Hsu
Sarah Maxwell Kayser, Cedar Rapids
Lokesh Krishnamoorthy, Aurora, IL
Patrick Thomas Pollard
Accounting
Finance
Hsiao-Wei Kuo
Patrick Robert Prosi, Arlington Heights, IL
Finance
Wen-Chu Lin
Christopher David Reed
Marketing
Kelly Lynn Sherry, Iowa City
Finance
Jonathan Russell Simatic, Chanhassen, MN
Marketing
Connie S. Franzen Kuennen, Fort Atkinson
Julie Ann Lang, Riverside
Marilyn Louise Luerkens, Cedar Rapids
Ying Ma
Robert Joseph Manders, Cedar Rapids
Nicholas Mark Mead, Cedar Rapids
Evan Michael Petig, Grinnell
Jason Alan Reep, Cedar Rapids
Jonathan L. Sherwood, Saint Louis, MO
Ryan M. Smith, Hampshire, IL
Accounting
Grace Smith, Ames
Michael Lee Stein, Minneapolis, MN
Marketing
Ryan Elliot Vernon, West Des Moines
Ashley Rae Stillmunkes, Bellevue
Management
Roger Brent Taylor, Seattle, WA
Business Administration
David Edward Winkler, Laurens
Accounting
Anita Jo Holland, Mount Vernon
David L. Fisher, Cedar Rapids
Andrew George Pohren, Runnells
Marketing
Michael J. Reding, Northbrook, IL
Marketing
Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
Jason Charles Trine, West Des Moines
Dagong Wang
Tami Lynn Wilcox, Davenport
Erika Ribeiro Woods, Rock Island, IL
Ming-wei Wu, Taipei, Taiwan
Katie Lynn Young, Ottumwa
Fei-Chiung Yang, Taichung, Taiwan
Accounting
*With Distinction
**With High Distinction
***With Highest Distinction
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Henry B. Tippie
College of Business
The University of Iowa has offered
courses in economics and business administration for more than a century. A School
of Commerce was formally established
in 1914 and the College of Business Administration, which was founded in 1921,
received national accreditation in 1923.
The College was renamed the Henry B.
Tippie College of Business in 1999. Today,
there are more than 2,000 students in the
College working toward Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Master of
Accountancy (M.Ac.), Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.) and doctoral (Ph.
D.) degrees.
The Undergraduate Program provides a
broad business education along with specializations in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management
and organizations, and management information systems. Student organizations, the
Frank Business Communications Center,
and specialized programming for targeted
student groups provide a full-service educational experience. In addition, students
can earn certificates in International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Risk Management and Insurance.
The Tippie M.B.A. program provides
advanced management education that
expands a student’s ability to excel in the
business world. The full range of M.B.A.
programs is listed in the adjacent column.
The Master of Accountancy program is
intended for students seeking a career in
public accounting. The College’s Ph.D.
program prepares individuals for faculty
positions in academia, as well as for business or government careers.
The College hosts a number of centers
that promote research and opportunities within specialized career areas. The
Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance
provides opportunities for students interested in working in the investment community, while the new Emmett J. Vaughan
Institute for Risk Management and Insurance helps students explore careers in risk
management and insurance. The Institute
for Economic Research and the RSM McGladrey Institute of Accounting Education
and Research provide research and services
to their respective fields. The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center offers a full
spectrum of programming for both student
and community-based entrepreneurs.
Students in the Tippie College of Business
can learn more about the global business
environment through the Institute for International Business.
Henry B. Tippie
School of
Management
Created by Dean Sidney Winter in 1960,
the Master of Business Administration
(M.B.A.) Program at The University of
Iowa was “born into a secure future as
the College’s flagship.” Now, boasting an
enrollment of nearly 1,000 students, the
M.B.A. Program is recognized as being
among the top 50 programs in the world.
The M.B.A. Program at the Henry B.
Tippie School of Management provides its
students the opportunity to broaden their
managerial skills and enhance their professional careers in the business or public sector. The curriculum is designed for college
graduates in any field but emphasizes the
importance of professional work experience prior to enrollment.
Students have the option of pursuing the
M.B.A. degree on campus through the FullTime M.B.A. Program, part-time through
the M.B.A. for Professionals and Managers
(M.B.A.-PM), or via the Executive M.B.A.
Program. M.B.A.-PM classes are offered
in the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids and Des
Moines. Students may pursue Executive
M.B.A. classes in Iowa City or Hong Kong.
The School participates in several jointdegree programs for students enrolled fulltime. These include the M.B.A./M.A. Program in Library and Information Science
with the School of Library and Information
Science, the M.B.A./J.D. Program with
the College of Law, the M.B.A./M.S.N.
Program with the College of Nursing, the
M.B.A./M.D. Program with the Carver
College of Medicine, and the M.B.A./
M.H.A. Program with the College of Public
Health.
More than 5,000 graduates now hold an
M.B.A. degree from The Henry B. Tippie
School of Management. Successful alumni
can be found worldwide, in every facet of
today’s global economy.
College of
Dentistry
Dental education began at The University of Iowa in 1882 with 14 students,
four faculty members, and a first year’s
budget of just over $1,000. Patients were
treated in an improvised clinic equipped
with borrowed barber chairs. Today the
College of Dentistry is ranked among the
leading dental schools in the United States.
An integral part of The University of Iowa
Health Sciences Center, the College has an
enrollment of 300 dental students and 77
advanced education and graduate students
in programs representing all the dental
specialties as well as Master’s and Ph.D.
programs in oral science. In addition, there
are three students enrolled in the Bachelor’s in Oral Health Science Program.
The Dental Science Building affords
faculty and students of the college excellent facilities for their many programs of
research into the nature and treatment of
oral diseases. These investigations have resulted in a number of significant advances
in dental science.
Faculty, postdoctoral and predoctoral
students extend service to hundreds of
thousands of Iowa citizens in the patientcare clinics of the Dental Science Building. Students also provide dental care to
Iowa communities through the college’s
extramural programs in hospitals, community health centers and nursing homes.
Dental health educational presentations are
regularly provided by dental students in
schools, nursing homes and other locations
throughout the state.
The College has a long history of graduating students who become nationally
prominent clinicians, dental educators, and
researchers. More than 3,000 living alumni
perpetuate the college’s tradition of excellence as they distinguish themselves with
contributions to their professions and our
society.
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College of
Education
College of
Engineering
The University of Iowa College of Education had its beginning when the University established the nation’s first professorial chair in education at the university
level in 1872. Now comprising four departments, the College carries on its programs
in conjunction with the other colleges of
the University, particularly the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Graduate
College.
Undergraduate students preparing to
be teachers are admitted to the College
of Education for the sequence of courses
in professional education culminating in
student teaching. Both elementary and
secondary education students receive their
degrees from the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. The College of Education
is the recommending agency for teacher
licensure.
The College of Education enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate students
in programs preparing them for licensure
in early childhood, elementary and secondary education.
Approximately 1,000 graduate students
are engaged in College of Education programs for master’s, specialist, and doctoral
degrees in such diverse fields as rehabilitation counseling, testing and measurement,
and teacher education.
From nationally recognized literacy
projects to internationally renowned testing instruments, College of Education
faculty produce meaningful and applicable
research. They work collaboratively with
K-12 teachers, assist school districts with
curriculum development, provide consultation and counseling services, and offer a
wide variety of professional development
workshops and other continuing education
programs.
Engineering is a profession devoted to
applying knowledge of the mathematical
and natural sciences to the discovery and
development of efficient ways to use the
materials and forces of nature for the benefit of society.
Career opportunities in engineering are
numerous and diverse. In preparing men
and women for these opportunities, The
University of Iowa College of Engineering
seeks to produce high-caliber professionals
with interdisciplinary interests and strong
backgrounds in engineering fundamentals.
It offers students engineering education in
the context of a diversified university with
a strong College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and outstanding professional colleges.
With educational courses dating back
more than 100 years, the College today has
an enrollment of about 1,600 students—
1,250 of whom are undergraduates. About
65 percent of undergraduate enrollment
comes from the state of Iowa, with another
32 percent attending from contiguous
states. Women make up more than 18 percent of undergraduates.
There are 83 faculty serving six undergraduate programs in biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering.
Student achievement has become a hallmark of the college. Average ACT scores
are consistently in the top 10th
percentile.
Even though engineering students represent only 5 percent of University enrollment, they are awarded many top first-year
merit scholarships. Since 1980, 17 engineering students have earned the prestigious
University Hancher-Finkbine Medallion
for achievement. The College is the first in
the U.S. to offer a Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate with an engineering
degree.
The college offers graduate programs
in biomedical, chemical and biochemical, civil and environmental, electrical
and computer, industrial, and mechanical
engineering. Research units of the college
include the Center for Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology, Center for Computer-Aided Design, IIHR—Hydroscience
and Engineering, and the Iowa Spine Research Center.
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Graduate College
The University of Iowa’s Graduate College was founded in 1900 and that year
awarded its first doctorate to Fred D.
Merritt in political science. Since then, it
has conferred 70,443 master’s, 523 specialist, and 17,420 doctoral degrees. With
more than 5,300 students, the college
now accounts for nearly one-fifth of the
University’s total enrollment, in more than
100 different programs of advanced study,
research, and artistic creation. The Graduate College is a proud supporter of interdisciplinary programs, including a unique,
individualized interdisciplinary studies
doctorate program.
All faculty members with professorial
rank in the academic divisions of the University hold membership on the Graduate
College faculty; thus, almost all of the University’s 1,673 faculty members participate
in graduate instruction. Because academic
programs involve specialists from different disciplines and because many faculty
members hold appointments in more than
one department, school, or college, graduate instruction is assured a healthy interaction and collaboration among disciplines.
A number of the University’s graduate
programs are recognized as the finest, or
among the finest, in the nation, including
six programs ranked in the top quartile
nationally. The Graduate College boasts
three winners of the prestigious UMI/CGS
Dissertation Prize, tied with Ohio State
University, Princeton University, and Yale
University for the most awarded to any
doctoral institution since the inception of
the award. In 2001 the college inaugurated
its Graduate College Outstanding Mentor
Awards. The awards for the 2006-07 academic year were made to Professors
Virginia Dominguez, Anthropology, and
Alberto Segre, Computer Science, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to
graduate education.
College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is
the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. Established in
Des Moines in 1865, it was moved to Iowa
City in 1868 to become part of the University. Today it has an enrollment of more than
650 students and a faculty of more than 50
full-time teachers. While most of its students come from the Midwest, more than 96
colleges and universities were represented
in the 2006 entering class.
The College’s educational objectives are
to help each student learn the fundamentals of critical reading and logical analysis,
oral and written communication and argumentation, research, interviewing and
counseling, technical drafting, transaction
planning, and litigation.
First-year students spend part of their
time in large classes, participating with
their teachers in a Socratic dialogue—a
method of questioning designed to develop
and exercise analytical abilities and argumentation skills. Legal Analysis, Writing
and Research provides each student with
individual attention in a small class format
each semester. This course is taught by instructors dedicated to this specialty area of
legal instruction.
In the second and third years, seminars,
tutorials, clinical assignments, independent
research, writing for the College’s legal
journals, oral advocacy competitions, and
litigation skills training all supplement
more traditionally taught courses. Aside
from the skills instruction, the curriculum
focuses on the overriding importance of
high personal standards of ethics and professional responsibility and their role in
guiding the behavior of lawyers.
College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
invites students to explore the entire range
of human learning: the fine arts, the
humanities, the social sciences, the natural
and mathematical sciences. Our students
work with faculty members who are
committed to integrating their research into
their teaching and to helping students
develop their own capacity to ask
significant questions, to think analytically, to
draw conclusions from what they learn, and
to discover workable solutions to problems.
These skills, honed throughout the undergraduate experience, will form the basis for
life-long success and learning. We seek to
prepare our graduates to be knowledgeable
citizens and to enable them to continually
acquire the new information and skills they
will need to meet the challenges of our
continually changing world.
Although a liberal arts and sciences
education has been available since the
University first began offering instruction
in 1855, the “College of Liberal Arts” was
not created until the beginning of the
1900-01 academic year. In the years that
followed, other colleges evolved out of
that first college: Engineering in 1905,
Education in 1913, and Commerce (now the
Tippie College of Business) in 1921. In fall
2001, The College of Liberal Arts became
“The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,”
a name that recognizes the breadth of the
College’s teaching and research.
In 1900-01, the College had about 600
students in its four “courses of study,” and
a faculty consisting of only 28 professors
and assistant professors. Today, more
than 16,500 undergraduates are enrolled
every year. Over 90 percent of all UI
undergraduates begin their studies in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and
we award more than 70 percent of the
University’s undergraduate degrees. Our
students choose to major in one—or more—
of nearly 60 different programs leading to
a B.A., B.S, B.M, or B.F.A. degree. Many of
our students add minors and certificates
to their degrees, further expanding their
knowledge and skills.
More than 600 tenured and tenure-track
faculty members form more than three
dozen separate departments and work
together in numerous interdisciplinary
programs to provide research, teaching and
service to our students, the state, and the
world. Faculty members from every area
of the College have developed national and
international reputations for the quality of
their research and creative work. Every
year, members of our faculty are recognized
by national and international foundations,
earning Fulbright, Guggenheim, National
Endowment for the Arts, National
Institutes of Health, and National Science
Foundation fellowships and other awards.
They receive recognition and awards from
disciplinary organizations as well. Here on
campus, CLAS faculty members routinely
win University-wide teaching awards—
including the prestigious Philip G. Hubbard
Award for Outstanding Teaching for each of
the five years it has been awarded—as well
as other recognition of their teaching and
scholarship.
Our students are also recognized for
their achievements. Every year, more than
200 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
students graduate “with honors” in
their major. Even more graduate “with
distinction,” “with high distinction,” or
“with highest distinction.” Our students
participate in departmental honors
societies, and in national honor societies
including Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board,
and Omicron Delta Kappa. We are pleased
to recognize student achievement in
other ways, too. Each year, the College
provides many scholarships recognizing
student achievement. We also provide
research funding for undergraduates,
including the Dewey Stuit Fund in Liberal
Arts & Sciences, which provides support
for undergraduate travel, research, and
mentoring projects.
The College collaborates with other
University units to foster scholarship,
teaching, and service. We work with every
one of the other colleges, offering joint
programs and course work, and providing
students opportunities for collaborative
research and other learning activities.
We support and are supported by the
Pomerantz Career Center in providing
internships before graduation and career
guidance after graduation. We are grateful
to the many alumni who continue to
support the College with their time and
energy and who have helped to provide
funding to create opportunities and
scholarships for our students.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
is proud of our history and our current
endeavors. Despite the challenges we
continue to face in an uncertain economic
climate and a world that grows more
complicated every day, we remain
dedicated to our College’s mission: to
advance scholarly and creative endeavor
through leading-edge research and
artistic production; to use this research
and creativity to enhance undergraduate,
graduate, and professional education,
health care, and other services provided
to the people of Iowa, the nation, and the
world; and to conduct these activities in a
culturally diverse, humane, technologically
advanced and increasingly global
environment.
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Roy J. and Lucille A.
Carver
College of Medicine
The University of Iowa Carver College of
Medicine admits students to the four-year
curriculum leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree as well as to the programs in
the associated medical sciences each year.
Its faculty members also provide instruction to several thousand students each
year from the Graduate College, the colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and
Public Health, and the life science areas of
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
The clinical faculty additionally provides
instruction for nearly 600 physicians in
residency and fellowship training in all the
medical and surgical specialties.
Each year, several thousand physicians
and other health professionals update their
knowledge and skills in the College’s continuing medical education programs.
The Statewide Family Practice Residency
Program, training 138 physicians at 11 hospitals (10 community-based plus UI Hospitals and Clinics), has attracted nationwide
attention and plays a major role in increasing the number of primary care physicians
practicing in Iowa.
The spectrum of new knowledge in
medicine is such that health care problems
need to be approached by an integration of
relevant disciplines and a melding of faculty expertise into groups of scholars with
a common purpose.
The UI Carver College of Medicine is
a national leader in biomedical research,
ranking 11th among public medical schools
in funding from the National Institutes of
Health and second among Big Ten universities. The research funding and reputation
emanate from the efforts of faculty, students and postdoctoral trainees working
in the laboratories of some of the nation’s
premier biomedical scientists in leading
interdisciplinary research and training
programs.
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College of Nursing
The University of Iowa College of Nursing has offered basic nursing education
since the turn of the 20th century and baccalaureate and master’s degree programs
for more than 50 years. A Ph.D. program
in nursing began in 1988. The College is an
integral part of the health sciences campus,
sharing in and contributing to teaching,
research, and patient-care resources, which
have earned international recognition.
Undergraduate students enter the nursing program after completing the pre-professional course. Six semesters of study
in nursing are required to complete the
undergraduate degree.
All senior undergraduates have a clinical internship that facilitates the transition
from student to staff nurse. Internships are
supervised by 300 staff nurse preceptors
across the state.
Special program options are available
for registered nurses pursuing the BSN.
Registered nurses may study on campus
or in satellite centers in several locations in
the state.
The professional Master’s in Nursing
and Healthcare Practice is a post-baccalaureate program for people who are interested in pursuing a nursing career. This
pre-licensure program prepares students as
entry-level nurses who are eligible to sit for
the NCLEX licensure exam.
The master’s degree program provides
a flexible curriculum tailored to meet
individual career goals for advanced
clinical practice. The Master of Science in
Nursing (M.S.N.) degree is available with
preparation for certification and licensure
as a nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental
health nurse specialist or nurse anesthetist.
Master’s level programs of study are available with preparation in nursing service
administration, gerontological nursing,
genetics, community health, occupational
health, and informatics. Two joint degrees
are offered in collaboration with other
colleges: the M.S.N./M.B.A. offered with
the Tippie College of Business, and the
M.S.N./M.P.H. offered with the College of
Public Health.
The Doctor of Philosophy degree program provides learning and research opportunities in gerontological nursing, child
and family nursing, informatics, or nursing
service administration. An individualized
option is also available. Faculty research in
these areas and others is well-supported
by external funding and offers students
a broad array of support. Students may
also pursue an individualized program of
study.
College of
Pharmacy
The College was originated by a forward-thinking group of pharmacists from
the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association in
1885 and was one of the first Colleges of
Pharmacy in the nation associated with
a major public university. This nationally
ranked program is located in the Health
Sciences Center on the west side of the
University’s main campus in close proximity to the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing,
Dentistry, Public Health and the University
of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
The pharmacy profession is concerned
with a wide variety of activities, from developing new drug products to dispensing
medicines to patients. A recent concept in
the delivery of pharmaceutical services is
pharmaceutical care—the responsible provision of drug therapy to achieve defined
outcomes that improve patients’ quality of
life. These outcomes include preventing,
arresting, or curing a disease, and/or eliminating or reducing its symptoms.
Implementation of the pharmaceutical
care model is expected to enhance health
care in rural settings and in primary care
among the elderly, who are by far the
heaviest users of drug therapy. In order to
carry out these responsibilities, pharmacists specialize in the science of drugs and
drug information.
Demand for qualified pharmacists is
high. Iowa’s graduates enjoy a 100-percent
placement rate. Iowa’s pharmacy students
study with professors who, in many cases,
are pioneering the development of new
drugs to solve chronic health problems.
They also enjoy advanced research facilities, including those of Iowa’s drug
research and manufacturing area, where
experimental drugs are produced for testing and licensing by manufacturers before
being introduced worldwide.
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree combines didactic course work with
extensive clinical clerkship involvement to
prepare a pharmacist for an extended role
in monitoring, evaluating, and optimizing
drug therapy in hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Students graduating from the
college enjoy a wide variety of professional
opportunities in community pharmacy,
hospital pharmacy, government, and the
pharmaceutical industry.
The College also has an extensive research and graduate education program
leading to both master’s and doctoral
degrees in the medicinal and natural products chemistry, pharmaceutics, and clinical
and administrative pharmacy. Graduates of
these programs are employed by the pharmaceutical industry, government and also
assume academic positions.
College of Public
Health
Formed in July 1999, the College of Public Health is the newest collegiate unit at
The University of Iowa. Building on the
University's long tradition of public health
training, research, and service—including
programs targeting agricultural safety and
health, cancer and birth defects monitoring, health services planning, and women's
health—the establishment of this college
marked a renewed and expanded commitment to improving the health of all
Iowans.
The College of Public Health consists of
five academic units: biostatistics, community and behavioral health, epidemiology,
health management and policy, and occupational and environmental health. Numerous centers and programs within these
units focus attention on the unique health
concerns of Iowans, especially the needs of
its large rural and agricultural population
and its growing number of elderly residents. Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety
and Health, the Institute for Public Health
Practice, the Center for Public Health Statistics, the Preventive Intervention Center,
and the Institute for Quality Healthcare
are just a few of the 29 centers based in the
College of Public Health. These multidisciplinary centers focus research efforts on
important public health topics and also
provide a platform for an array of outreach,
service, and policy activities. These centers
also provide a framework for extensive
interdisciplinary collaboration involving
College of Public Health investigators and
colleagues throughout the University and at
other Regent institutions and governmental
agencies.
The academic degree offerings of the
College of Public Health include the Master
of Public Health degree, with subtracks in
biostatistics, community and behavioral
health, public health epidemiology,
ergonomics, health communication, policy
and administration, and occupational
and environmental health and focus areas
in aging studies, nutrition and exercise,
maternal, child and family health, and
global health. The Master of Public Health
program offers combined degrees with the
UI Carver College of Medicine, the College
of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, and
Iowa State University. The college also
offers the Master of Health Administration
degree. This program offers combined
Graduation Honors
degrees with the College of Law, the Tippie
College of Business, and the Urban and
Regional Planning Program. In addition,
master of science and doctoral degrees
are offered in biostatistics, epidemiology,
community and behavioral health, and
occupational and environmental health.
The community and behavioral health
master of science program offers a
subtrack in health communication. The
occupational and environmental health
master of science program offers an
emphasis in industrial hygiene. A master
of science degree in clinical investigation is
available, and additional doctoral degrees
are offered in statistical genetics; health
services and policy; industrial hygiene,
which is a subtrack of occupational and
environmental health; and addiction
studies and health communication, which
are subtracks of community and behavioral
health. The college also offers a Certificate
in Public Health. More than 300 students
are currently enrolled in degree programs
within the College of Public Health.
High scholastic achievement is recognized at graduation time in two ways: graduation with distinction, based on grades
only, and graduation with honors in a particular field, based upon both grades and
the completion of special work as outlined
by the college and the major department.
Graduation with Distinction. The Office
of the Registrar certifies to the deans of the
colleges the names of students eligible to
graduate with distinction. To be eligible for
consideration, the graduate must complete
the final 60 semester hours in residence in
the graduating college, at least 45 semester
hours of which must have been completed
prior to the final semester of registration.
The grade-point average upon which distinction is determined includes all work
undertaken prior to the opening of the final
session.
Graduates with distinction in the colleges
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Engineering,
and Business rank as follows:
With Highest Distinction
Highest 2%
With High Distinction
Next Highest 3%
With Distinction
Next Highest 5%
In the College of Nursing, distinction
recognition is determined as follows:
With Highest Distinction
3.90 GPA or above
With High Distinction
3.80-3.89 GPA
With Distinction
3.75-3.79 GPA
In the College of Pharmacy, distinction
recognition is determined as follows:
With Highest Distinction
3.75 GPA or above
With High Distinction
3.50-3.74 GPA
With Distinction
3.25-3.49 GPA
Distinction is designated by gold stars
worn on the left sleeve. Three stars indicate
graduation with highest distinction; two, with
high distinction; and one, with distinction.
Graduation with Honors Degrees. An
honors student may complete work for an
honors degree in one of many fields of concentration. Honors students are admitted
to work in candidacy for an honors degree,
normally not later than the junior year,
upon application to and formal acceptance
by the department of their choice. At the
option of the department, the special honors work may be planned as an addition to
the regular requirements for the major or in
substitution for some part of these requirements.
Liberal Arts and Sciences candidates who
are graduating with honors in a particular
field wear white cordons draped over the
shoulders.
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Presidential Emblem Academic Costume
The jeweled gold medallion worn by
The University of Iowa president during
commencement ceremonies and other formal academic events on the campus was
designed as an emblem of the University’s
presidency by a UI graduate student in
the School of Art and Art History, Karen
Cantine.
Featuring an abstract UI motif in
the University’s colors—old gold and
black—the emblem was first used in the
investiture of Howard R. Bowen as the
University’s fourteenth president during
inauguration ceremonies on December 5,
1964.
Four and one-half inches in diameter,
the medallion is worn on a gold chain also
designed and made by Mrs. Cantine. Fashioning the emblem from a sheet of 14-carat
yellow gold, Mrs. Cantine outlined in black
enamel eight UI motifs in raised gold letters in areas radiating from a large topaz in
the center.
The central jewel is almost an inch in
diameter. A slightly smaller topaz is set in
the link which attaches the emblem to the
chain on which it is worn, and eight small
topazes are set around the edge of the emblem, one being placed at the end of each
“spoke’’ which bears a UI motif.
Designing and making the presidential
emblem was part of Mrs. Cantine’s work
for a Master of Arts degree in metalwork
and jewelry.
The history of academic dress reaches
far back into the early days of the oldest
universities. A statute of 1321 required that
all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of
the University of Coimbra wear gowns. It
is still a vexing question whether academic
dress finds its sources chiefly in ecclesiastical or in secular dress. Gowns may have
been necessary for warmth in the unheated
buildings frequented by medieval scholars.
Hoods seem to have served to cover the
tonsured head until they were superseded
for that purpose by the skull cap. This was
itself displaced by a headdress more or less
like one or another of those now recognized
as “academic.”
Over the many years of development, a
great diversity of academic apparel made
its appearance. When American colleges
and universities desired to adopt some
suitable system of academic apparel more
than a century ago, it seemed to them best
to agree on some definite system which all
might follow. Accordingly, there was held
on May 16, 1895 at Columbia University a
conference of representatives of the governing boards of various interested institutions.
The outgrowth of that meeting was the
establishment of “The Academic Costume
Code.” The code has been revised several
times since its initial approval. The most
recent change was in 1959. In nearly every
instance of the many hundreds of colleges
and universities of the United States which
have adopted academic dress, the standards
thus prescribed have been adopted and followed, either wholly or at least in the main.
The academic costume code recognizes
three styles of gowns: a bachelor’s gown,
a master’s gown, and a doctor’s gown. In
conjunction with its centennial celebration
in May 2000, the Graduate College inaugurated a new doctor’s gown. The differences
in these gowns are mainly in the cut and
shape of the sleeves and in the trimming.
Hoods are also recognized for each of the
above degrees. They vary in shape, size,
and length, the larger and more elaborate
designating the doctoral level. The shell of
the hood matches the black material of the
gown, and is lined with the color or colors
of the institution conferring the degree—in
the instance of The University of Iowa, old
gold. The velvet border of the hood is of a
color indicative of the field of learning to
which the degree pertains. An abbreviated
list of these colors as they apply to The University of Iowa follows:
Arts and Letters, white
Business and Accounting, sapphire blue
Dentistry, lilac
Engineering, orange
Law, purple
Medicine, green
Music, pink
Nursing, apricot
Pharmacy, olive green
Philosophy, dark blue
Science, golden yellow
The Oxford cap, proper for all degrees,
is worn both indoors and outdoors with
academic costume. The tassel, worn over
the left eye, is also symbolic of the degree to
be conferred on the wearer and conforms to
the code colors for hood trimming.
Practice at The University of Iowa varies
slightly from that established by the code.
Candidates for degrees may be identified
with the colleges from which they are to secure their degrees by the color of the tassels
they wear. Colleges are designated by tassel
colors as follows:
Business, sapphire blue
Dentistry, lilac
Engineering, orange
Graduate, black
Law, purple
Liberal Arts and Sciences, white
Medicine, green
Nursing, apricot
Pharmacy, olive green
Only candidates for the doctoral-level
degrees (Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of
Audiology, Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Dental
Surgery, Doctor of Medicine, Juris Doctor,
and Doctor of Pharmacy) wear hoods. The
velvet trim on the hoods for these degrees
conforms to the colors set forth in the intercollegiate code, and, with the exception
of the Doctor of Philosophy, the Doctor of
Musical Arts, the Doctor of Audiology and
the Doctor of Physical Therapy hoods, are
the same color as the tassel. The Doctor of
Philosophy hood is trimmed in blue, the
color appropriate to philosophy, and the
Doctor of Musical Arts hood is trimmed in
pink, the color for music. The Doctor of Audiology and the Doctor of Physical Therapy
are trimmed in teal. In all four instances, the
tassel worn is black.
The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in
employment, educational programs, and activities on the
basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex,
age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or associational preference. The University also
affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities
and equal access to University facilities. For additional
information contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and
Diversity, 319-335-0705.
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