UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY 138TH COMMENCEMENT - MAY 15, 2021 MCNICHOLS CAMPUS

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university of
detroit mercy
138th Commencement
    May 15, 2021
  McNichols Campus
Order of Exercises
Welcome and Remarks
Pamela Zarkowski, M.P.H., J.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Invocation
Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President for Mission Integration

Anita Gicana Klueg, M.A.T.S.
Director of University Ministry

President’s Remarks with recognition of Vivere ex Mission Awards
and Conferral of Honorary Degree
Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.
President

Honorary Degree Recipient Remarks
Richard M. Charlton ’65
Chairman Emeritus, NEPC, LLC

Valedictorian Address
Nurzahan Rahman
College of Liberal Arts & Education

Dean's Remarks, Recommending of Degrees and Presenting of Degree
Candidates (unique to each of the five ceremonies)
Mark E. Denham, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Education
Katherine E. Snyder, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering & Science
Joseph Eisenhauer, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business Administration
Janet Baiardi, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Health Professions
& McAuley School of Nursing
Daniel Pitera, F.A.I.A., M.Arch., Dean, School of Architecture

Conferral of Degrees
Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D.

Name Reading Ceremony
Alumni Welcome Remarks
Dominick Gray, M.B.A. ’96
Vice President of the Alumni Board

Closing
Celebratory photos/video messages (unique to each of the five ceremonies)
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  Honorary Degree Recipient
Richard M. Charlton ’65
Chairman Emeritus, NEPC, LLC
                              Richard “Dick” Charlton                 Early in his career, Mr. Charlton believed it was important
                              has devoted much of his life        that the people in management positions at the companies
                              as a leader to the financial        he worked for should be representative of the community
                              industry. Because of his            they served. He worked to achieve that goal, which led to
                              trademark forward-thinking          a lifetime focus on creating opportunities for women and
                              and innovation, he has received     minorities.
                              national honors; and through            In 2019, Mr. Charlton established the Charlton Center
                              his philanthropic giving to         for Ethical Investing with a $3-million gift to the College
                              University of Detroit Mercy,        of Business Administration. It is the largest-ever gift to the
                              he is ensuring that more people     University from a living alumnus. The Center, one of several
                              will use those same attributes to   centers of excellence at the University, recruits minority
                              make the field more ethical and     students into the financial markets field by providing
                              inclusive in the future.            scholarships and partnerships with institutional investment
                                 Mr. Charlton is a 1965           companies. The Center also hosts a speaker series of
graduate of the University of Detroit’s College of Engineering    prominent investment experts and provides programmatic
& Science and earned an MBA from Wayne State University.          support for finance students to participate in investment
In 1986, after obtaining experience at Michigan Bell,             competitions and visit financial industry leaders. The
AT&T and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, he founded New            University and Mr. Charlton expect the Center to make a
England Pension Consultants. Today NEPC, as it is now             direct and measurable impact on the recruitment of minority
known, is one of the largest and most well-known consulting       students into the financial service industries for many years.
firms in the industry; Charlton continues to serve as its             For these reasons and so many more, University of Detroit
Chairman Emeritus. He is in demand across the country             Mercy is proud to bestow Richard M. Charlton with the
as a speaker and has earned many honors for the ethical           honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
leadership he demonstrates in the field.
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  College of Liberal Arts & Education
Dean: Mark E. Denham, Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy                               Master of Arts              Brenda Joyce Nimocks
Ellen Frances Day                                  Brooklin Marie Adams        Bernard Will Norman
“Stimulus Based Effects and Individual             Alexandria N. Antonelli     Talysha Nicole Oldham
Differences in Eye Movement Behavior               Alex Joseph Belanger        Nicholas John Olson
When Viewing Ambiguous &                           Annie M. Birney             Gabriela Elena Caterina Oneil Martin
Unambiguous Images-An Investigation                Samantha M. Boggs           Anna Kate Orletski
of Top Down & Bottom Up Components                 Brittany Ann Brady          Israel Urias Lee Ostrander
of Visual Information Processing.”                 Tyra A. Burley              Courtney Jane Pallo
Chair: V. Barry Dauphin, Ph.D.                     Thomas L. Coon              Monica Katlin Riley
                                                   Lauren E. Costeiu           Holly Christine Russell
Kate Elizabeth Dykhuis                             Amanda Rose Coyle           Mariam M. Saad
“Mental Health Service Utilization by              Paola Delaj                 Micah Ann Socha
Persons with Serious Mental Illness.               Darryl Christian Dugans*    Sarah Elizabeth Stoker
The Contributions of Social Support                Andre R. Dupret             David Robert Chapin Trombly
and Health Literacy.”                              Lara Naji Elia              Marcus Thomas Trueheart+
Chair: Kristen Abraham, Ph.D.                      Samantha Nicole Fair        John Matthew Turner
                                                   Ryan Mackenzie Fila         Allison Jane Urban
Safaa Issawi                                       Shauni S. Ford              Rebecca Lynn Weber
“Adverse Childhood Experiences and                 Grant Spencer Froling
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination’s Role             Michelle Lynn Frolka        Master of Arts in Economics
in Health and Mental Health Outcomes               Aaron Frontiera             Jaclyn Marie Burke
in Adulthood.”                                     Jansen Lee Gontjes          Kyung Hoon Lee*
Chair: Carol Wiesfeld, Ph.D.                       Abigail Rose Gralewski+     Christopher Raymond Sauerwein
                                                   Marcel Lamar Guyton
Adam Cole Lorincz*                                 Shelley Denise Hairston     Master of Arts in Financial
“Crisis Freedom: Escape Mechanisms                 Ticara Donay Hendley        Economics
& Identity. Development in Emerging                Juantonia NeKeshia Hill     Daniel D. Bartolotta
Adulthood.”                                        Shelby Howard               Yuzhou Chen*
Chair: Steven Abel, Ph.D.                          Emily Louise Hurst          Zhenggang Gu*
                                                   Micaiah Johnson             Ruiheng Guo*
Brandi Leigh Anna Roelk                            Rejillia Lace Johnston      Xinyang Huang*
“Diabetes Attachment and Relationship              Hailey Mason Joppich*       Hao Wei Lai*
Satisfaction."                                     Allison Rose Juif           Wanying Long*
Chair: Carol Wiesfeld, Ph.D.                       Simranjit Kaur              Joseph Hugh Scherer*
                                                   Jasmine Kay Kavanaugh       Shengshao Wang*
Specialist in School Psychology                    Gregory Ed Kelly            Yang Wang
Brianna Sharie-Lafrance Boykin                     Arianna Marie Kemp          Dong Ryung Yoo
Alexandra Knorp Bradford                           Samsuk Kim*                 Jingyi Zhu*
Erin Lynn D'Arcy                                   Nerissa Aurelia Kirkland
Jillian Leigh Davis                                Wyatt Edward Lee            Master of Science
Brittney L. Heikkila                               Emerie Rose Loomis*         Sarah Brooke Schoenbart*
Alyssa Nicole Margetson                            Alexander Lyall             David Matthew Teslak
Devron J. Minor                                    Hannah Marie Mattina*
Christina Nguyen                                   Adam George McLeish*
Rana Mohamad Ramouni                               Marla Renee Moss*
Ileah-Mare Smith                                   Lindsay Danielle Myers
                                                   Nicholas William Nalu

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Master of Science in Computer      Daniel Walter Madden                           Alexandra Rita Iaconelli*
and Information Systems            William Chester Mende                          Madilyn Eileen Johnson
Mike Doryen+                       Heather A. Nelson                              Dazja Jones
Rebecca Lee Fisher+                Emily Rebecca Ramos                            Edwin Florencio Jurado
Gloria Green Ford                  Savannah Nicole Sloan                          Taylor Kalemaj
Yacoub Iseid*                      Marcus Thomas Trueheart+                       Hannah Elizabeth Knisely
Varsha Kalagara*                   Kaitlyn Wandelt                                Nolan Richard Kroha
Preetham Reddy Katpally                                                           Taylor Renee LaPorte
Niharika Mungara                   Master of Science in Applied                   Stephen Alexander Leik*
Irina Igorevna Slizovskaya         Data Analytics                                 Sarah Catherine Lucas
Jitender Reddy Tummallapally       Ningxuan Chen                                  Guanyi Mao
Shaoyu Zhu                         Ruijia Du                                      Luciano Bogdan Marcon
                                   Jacob Charles Thurston                         Mycah Ver-nae Mattox
Master of Science in Information                                                  James Douglas McCann
Assurance                          Bachelor of Arts                               Devonne William McCullough
Ali A. Ayoub*                      Honors Program                                 Marlene Louise Nelson
Jermaine Baldwin*                  Zahraa Maithem Al-Talakani                     Avaneesh Sean Ojha+
Kyle Stephen Bansberg*             Natalia Gomez                                  Maria E. Parfenov
Lena Basata                                                                       Diana Earline Price*
Benjamin John Blaska*                                                             Nurzahan Rahman
                                   Bachelor of Arts
Alexis Patrice Carter                                                             Alyson Doris Reiff
                                   Krystal Chanell Adams-Macon
Salman Choudhury                                                                  Megan Elizabeth Richards
                                   Monica Alkassyonan
Arthur Jackson, Jr.                                                               Mitchell Salhaney II
                                   Tristen Michael Barnwell*
Nichole Alexandria Lester                                                         Scott Michael Sparks
                                   Rima Bazzi*
Vanessa Yachuan Liu                                                               Mina Elizabeth Spryszak
                                   Max Joseph Becker
Matthew Ryan McQueen*                                                             Victoria Helene Taylor
                                   Benjamin Blazevic*
Johnny A. Moussa*                                                                 Sean Michael Vandenbossche*
                                   Tanaja Kyre Campbell*
Anna Marie Pawlak*                                                                Haley Rae Walsh
                                   Christina Marie Arras Capling
Stanley Pierre-Louis                                                              Isaiah Samuel Warren*
                                   Nina M. Carlson
Alexander Joffrey Poole                                                           Benjamin James Westphal*
                                   Ariel Shimon Chesterman
Zack Rassam*                                                                      Joseph George Zerbst
                                   Sydne Milan Clay
Paul C. Rogers                     Cherish Nyaisha Coleman+
Cynthia Denise Roney               Preston John Cornelius                         Bachelor of Science
Bashar Saado*                      Nicholas Richard Cucchi                        Hunter Paul Ballor
Kwamay Garrick Stanley             Dalonzo T. Curges                              Lindsay Lauren Brandon*
Erica Monique Vaughn               Dash Kevin Joseph Dobar                        Chanquell A. Burrell
Tabice A. Ward*                    Kenneth Wayne Donaldson                        Bradley Louis Collins*
Troy Robert Wissink                Francis R. Doud                                Magdeline Nyjah Duke
                                   Olivia Simone Elby                             Schanelle Louise Green
Master of Science                  Giovanni Hennig Fernandez                      Kyri Lag'jay Jackson
in Intelligence Analysis           Ryan Alexander Figueiras                       Patool Hussein Makki*
Andrea Natalie Ankawi*             Alexis Joy Fleming                             Alannah Starr Moffat
Roderick Barksdale*                Laura Itzel Garcia*                            Andre Joseph Moon
Nicole Mae Beswetherick            Amelia Rose Gallup Glenn                       Mikala Elaine Redgate*
Steven Michael Biter               Noel Gregory                                   Menachem Mendel Roetter
Cameron Edward Blue                Andrew James Hamilton                          Michael Starks Roseman
Abigail Rose Gralewski+            Wen He                                         Alexandra Sinani*
Tiffeny Jenise Gripper             Tyiesha Lanay Head+                            Garrett Randal Spach*
Darrick Lathan Hollowell, Sr.      Rebekah A. Hirschmann                          Alexandra Nicole Walker
Roxhersa Karanxha                  James Scot Hofmann
Emma Lee Leszczak                  Tianhao Huang

                                                        Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                    *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                        +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Bachelor of Science in Computer
and Information Systems
Honors Program
Thomas Richard Mueller, Jr.

Bachelor of Science in Computer
and Information Systems
Raymond Olugbenga Akinribido
Odie Yvette Boley*
John David Boyak
Mario Hakeem
Cullen Roy Humphries
Joseph Michael Lietzow
Andre Palushaj*
London Marie Emily Range
Kelvin Riley
Bianca Simovska
Jordan E. Todd
Zachary Paul Turk
Nathan John Wodwaski*
Joshua Thomas Wygocki

Bachelor of Social Work
Rosemary Spence Bonney
Isabella Mary Calcaterra*
Jasmine Brittany Clark
Andre Flowers, Sr.
Keoshia Sharelle-Mary-Lee Funches
Adriana Guillen
Michelle Denise Hill
Lou Ann Jordan Waters
Hannah Valentine Kohn
Jennifer Lynn Lafon
Artyia Mona-Beatrice Millhouse*
K'leigh Amelia Olsen
Melissa M. Stein
Rosalyn Tracey Tansil

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  College of Engineering & Science
Dean: Katherine E. Snyder, Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy                    Hongye Shi*                                    Amitav Kishor Singha*
Ali Abdalhafid Hmad*                    Shihao Wang                                    Andrew Joseph Steinman*
“Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium          Chunzhao Wang                                  Nicholaus Warren Thommen
Analysis of Highly-Conductive Foam      Xueting Wang                                   Cesare Tolentino*
for Air Cooling of Fuel-Cell Systems”   Xiu Wang                                       Shawn Michael Tuffs*
Chair: Nihad Dukhan, Ph.D.              Yiming Xu*
                                        Boqun Yin*                                     Master of Science
Yuncong Pang                            Bowei Zeng                                     in Software Engineering
“Spatiotemporal Analysis of the         Yida Zhang*                                    Jaafar Hasan Alharbawee
Movement of a Trichloroethylene         Zijian Zhang*                                  Sahithya Reddy Amisthapuram
Contaminated Groundwater Plume”         Peike Zhou                                     Rachana Gakkidi*
Chair: Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, Ph.D.                                                    Sandhya Rani Kourla
                                        Master of Mechanical                           Jiayong Liu
Omer Ibrahim Saad                       Engineering                                    Eesha Putti
“Tube-Banks Modeling of Open-Cell       Alyssa Marie Berlingieri*                      Jordan Anthony Yono
Foam for Flow and Heat Transfer:        Christopher Lynn Collins                       Xiaoyu Zhang
Development and Validation”             JunJie Ding*
Chair: Nihad Dukhan, Ph.D.              Jon-Michael Xavier Grabowski                   Bachelor of Arts
                                        Zehao Huang*                                   Samar Ali Charara
Master of Civil Engineering             Chenghao Ji                                    Angad S. Khatra
Saif Al Ansari                          Changyu Li*                                    Ga Young Lee
Zhen Liu*                               Chaowei Li                                     Ariana Patricia Matway
Courtney Anne Muchez                    Yufan Lu
Ronza Dometh Roland*                    Brendan Stewart McClanahan                     Bachelor of Science
Chaitanya Ramanuja Varma Vundi          Zachary Michael Satawa                         Honors Program
                                        Devendar Reddy Thallapureddy*                  Chanel Sabah Bashi
Master of Electrical                    Xiantong Wang*                                 Parth Bhagat
and Computer Engineering                Xu Wang*                                       Adrienne Marie Chaney
Shun An*                                Lei Xu*                                        Devin R. Mendez
Ali Babolhavaeji*                       Yanghao Xu*                                    Gina Mary Peruzzi
Mofei Cheng*                            Jin Xue                                        Leonardo Salvador Romero Barajas
Nicholas Adam Dimkovski                 Ruihao Yang
Wiley Cameron Dressell                  Yanjun Yao                                     Bachelor of Science
Michael Henry Elriachi                  Dong Ye*                                       Rasha R. Abbas*
Adam Tadeusz Fuchs*                                                                    Sara Ammar Abdulelah
Feiyang Gao                             Master of Science                              Amber Minnie Abram
Christopher Michael Harness             in Product Development                         Julian Luis Acosta
Zhenyu Hong                             Chad Robert Archer*                            Nitish Aggarwal
Kaiyi Hou*                              Joel Nicholi Bloch*                            Fadak M. Aljabery*
Yunbo Huang*                            James Patrick Cahill*                          Selena Alyass
Kayla Elizabeth Hughes                  Erin Beatrice Gibb*                            Ahed Anbari
Changyu Jiang                           John Patrick Hefferon*                         Monica M. Anderson
Hanyi Jing*                             Sarah Kathryn Sayuri Kawai*                    Kristian Arafat
Zipan Liu*                              Sean Robert Layfield*                          Kristian Zhankov Asenov*
Ziyi Liu*                               Eric Martial Menke*                            Farzad K. Baghaie
Mingzhe Liu*                            Benjamin A. Miskulin*                          Laial Fawaz Baltaji
Shiping Lyu*                            Brian Charles Parme*                           Harleen Kaur Bamrah
Jiazheng Ma*                            Roxanne Anthonette Pinheiro*                   Madelyn Lori Bastin
Duraid Qaraghan                         John Thomas Ricks*                             Taylor Angela Durrah Bays
Zachary Tyler Rizzo                     Maria del Rosario Rivas Gaytan*

                                                             Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                         *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                             +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Monica Bean                                        Victoria Klara Krajcz             Stephanie Anna Stoian-Ianc
Rita J. Benjamin*                                  Morgan Elizabeth Kyle             Sarah Elizabeth Suhy
Lindsay Marie Bentsen                              Colin James Labuda                Tony Sun
Serena Mary Beshi                                  Jazzette Kathleen Laughlin        Nayan Suryavanshi
Niharika Kaur Bhooi                                Devin Augusta Liebich             Steven Marcel Taddei
Brianna Jill Bletch                                Ana Mariela Lopez Hernandez       Logan Cameron Tague*
A'Tearea V. Boggan*                                Ali Maalhagh Fard*                Juliette L. Thomas
Daria Emilia Bradley                               Nathan T. Maldonado               Racha Hassan Tiba*
Pamela May Braund                                  Daniel K. Maliszewski             Jordin Rae Valenti
Valentina Camaj*                                   Cassidy Rae Masserant             Hannah N. Vora
Caleb Harold Campbell                              Grace Marie Monette               Garret Donovan Weaver
Jasika Chhina                                      Rayven Chiquita-Simone Newberry   Daniel C. Won
Nazifa Chowdhury                                   Avaneesh Sean Ojha+               Sun H. Won*
Hannah Elizabeth Cizauskas                         Logan James Oostdyk               Hannah Therese Yaldo*
Dennis Dominic Cleminte                            Cross Anthony Orow                Angela Hana Yoo
Philip Nathaniel Clifton                           Grace Yehrim Pak                  Aisha Asif Younas
Meghan Alexandra Coburn                            Yun Jun Park                      Miranda Ann Yousef
Cherish Nyaisha Coleman+                           Pujan Ajit Patel                  Zofishan Zahid
Karen Grace Crile                                  Rishi Mitesh Patel                Rehab Zahid
Samantha Rene Cunha                                Shivam R. Patel*                  Ashley Loraine Zanchetta
Issra Dourra                                       Courtney Marie Pefley
Calista May Esterline                              Kayla A. Polisano                 Bachelor of Science
Carmela Regina Esteva                              Suman K. Raghavan                 in Computer Science
Farah Etiba                                        Farhan Rahman                     Jordan Michael Chico*
John David Fisher                                  Rabeeh Rajab                      Lizbeth Diaz-Alcantar*
Emily R. Forth                                     Ebrahim Rampuri                   Shana Rose Murphy
Nadine Mary Foumia                                 Syed Mohammad Abbas Rizvi         Melinda Mary Poota
Danielle Theresa Fusco                             Kimberly Lydia Rorick             Antonio Thomas Segura*
Atalie Ann Garmo                                   Shane Colin Ruffin
Amber Nicole Greenlick                             John Bradley Ruskus               Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Alondra Guzman                                     Sang Yoon Ryu                     Rachelle Buna
Flowrita Halaq                                     Sayf M. Saleem                    Nicholas Joseph Green
Mira H. Hamady*                                    Hanaa Ali Saleh                   Emina Jakupovic
Alyssa Leigh Hardy                                 Andrea Marie Sandoval             Alexander Jacob Jarzembowski*
Travis Jordan Harris                               Laila Houssien Sareini            Nicholas Michael Van Heck
Tyiesha Lanay Head+                                Yousif G. Savaya                  Ashton Jarod Weatherspoon
Eryn Nicole Hearns                                 Samantha S. Schlaud*
Miftaul Hoque                                      Santana D. Scott*                 Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Mary F. Jaddou*                                    Kennedi Rose Seals                Joseph Oluwasola Afolabi
Oohyung Jang                                       Noor Alexsandra Seba              David Michael Chutorash*
Marcel Lindon Jones*                               Nicholas Mazen Shaba              Joshua Michael Cormier*
Josabela Joseph                                    Jency Ann Shaji                   Ryan Michael Newell
Pious Joseph                                       Marcelio Assi Shammami            Danyal Siddiq
Dong Soo Kang*                                     Olivia Madeline Shaw              William Kenneth Soos*
Megan Theresa Karjo                                Erin Elizabeth Sheardy
Megan Rose Kehrig                                  Georgia May Sheena                Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Sabrina W. Kesto                                   Claire Catherine Sheppard         Carlos Eduardo Avina*
Abraham Khadr                                      Sahiba Singh                      Ahmad K. Bazzi
Zayan Mohammed Khan                                Chanel M. Smith                   Nicholas Anthony Bustamante
Rachel Rita Khemmoro                               Jackie Patrice Smith              Benjamin Luis Falgui de Luna*
Sarah Song-Ann Ko                                  Katelyn Pearl Spring              Jasmine Nicole Jefferson
Katarzyna Malgorzata Kochaniewicz                  Ki'lah Teannah Stewart*           Evan Joseph Jeffries

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Joseph Martin Jessop
Jordan Lee Kennelly*
Nichole Amber Kutchey
Brendan Patrick Magolan
Margaret Helena Morgan
Zoltan T. Nadas
Daniel Nestorovic
Stephen Conrad Norlien
Victoria Ivy Ostrander
Grigory Edward Pariseau
Aaron James Parker*
Amro Said Rajab
Rohaida Shalshabil
Michael Thomas Tabaka
Veronica Jane Towianski
Emily G. Walters

Bachelor of Robotics and
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Jordan Olivia Criswell
Harjas Singh Dadiyal
Hernan Don-Salazar
Michael Bernard Perdue II
Geanna Yolanda Rose Perera

Bachelor of Engineering
Shanxin Chen
Heng Du
Zheng Duan
Guangjian Li
Yudong Lou*
Chaoran Su*
Zhiyuan Sui
Chenhui Wang
Luchuan Yan
Rong Yang
Siwei Zhang
Chunxu Zhao

                                  Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                              *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                  +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  School of Law
Dean: Phyllis L. Crocker, J.D.
The ceremony was held virtually on May 14, 2021.
Juris Doctor                                       Monika Koleci                 Julia M. Walczak
Anthony J. Abro                                    Joseph Michael Kuzmiak        Tyler Britt Webb
Eric Christian Addy                                Katherine Margaret Kuzmiak    Peter Won
Ahmed A. Amin                                      Peter Jacob Lochbiler         Courtney Lynn Wood
Gregory Anastasio                                  Laura A. Luka                 Maya M. Younis
Jaron Russell Anderson                             Robert Lulgjuraj*             Rebecca A. Zarras
Laura Atanasovski                                  Agboola Solomon Luwoye        Fadi Zeer
Hussein Bazzi                                      Anthony Maximilian Mager
Kaycee Lenee' Berente                              Selena Christiana Mansour     Joint Juris Doctor/Master
Ali A. Berro                                       Marta M. Mazur                of Business Administration
David W. Burke IV                                  Alexandra Lynn Miller         Stephen Thomas Erwin
Samuel P. Cloutier*                                Nicole Marie Miller           Milaka N'thia Spann*
Matthew Anthony Couloufis                          Patrick J. Stonisch Monahan
Samantha Joy Coulter                               Jonathan James Montville      Dual University of Detroit Mercy
Eric G. Czajka                                     Dustin P. Morris              Juris Doctor/University of Windsor
Nadine M. Dabaja                                   Abdallah M. Moughni           Juris Doctor
Mustapha H. Daher                                  David C. Murray*              Brandon Alexander Adili
Dylan William Dahring                              James A. Murray III           Antonio Alcantara-Tangonan
Eakta Pinak Dave                                   Mariah Kathryn Natzke         Aulona Arbana
Deja Monet Davis                                   Curtis Anthony Noles Jr.      Leah Ruth Baxter
Edmon A. Dawood                                    Krista Mikaela Norred         Ali Hussein Bazzi
Sommer Lynn DeVergilio                             Chandler Justice Olah         Mayank Bhasin
Pauline R. Diehl                                   Victoria Lee Padula           Amanda Celine Bomben
Kathryn G. Donaldson                               Lauren V. Parrottino          Brayden K. Boughner
Chandler Cailen Dorris*                            Anthony J. Piccirilli         Elmer Ben Brillantes Jr.
Sarah Ieda Egziabher                               Luke John Popiel              Stephanie Brown
Ralph Henri El Badaoui                             Mary Salah Rabban             Stephen Sisto Bruni
Charein R. Faraj                                   Ali K. Rida                   Matthew Masauko Chikaonda
Hanadi Faraj                                       Michelle L. Rodgers*          Connor Joseph Cleverley
Preston Keith Felty                                Michelle Marie Rollins        Daniel Zachary Cohen
Angela Marie Ferrara*                              Eydie Saleh                   Adrian Adam Cormier
Jocelyn Catherine Flemons                          Vincenzo Richard Sarti        Caroline Jacqueline Cusinato
Erin Michelle Fogel                                Victoria G. Schinzing         Stella Michelle De Billy
Jeremiah J. Foley                                  Taylor Lorraine Seals         Tera-Louise De Luca
Matthew J. Franzen III*                            Rachel Catherine Selina       Hannah Arielle Dodick
Katherine L. Ganick                                Ibtisam Shakir*               Perla Marina Espinal Manon
Catherine M. Garmo                                 Michael Patrick Shannon       Julian Scott Freitag
Antonia Rae Giles                                  Joseph L. Shreeman            Lauren Elizabeth Florence Froud
Nara Julia Gonczigsuren                            Stephanie Marie Sitto         Ashna Gakhar
Raymond John Gryebet                               Isidoro Anthony Spano         Narmada Gunawardana
Mariah Laila Herfi                                 Stephanie Ann Stavrou         Jessica Myra Elizabeth Gutta
Emily Dora Hessenthaler                            Christopher Roy Stockman      Shahrzad Hamraz
Nicholas Dennis Howie                              Tiffany Amber Storm           Tatiana Sasha Theresa Henkenhaf
Ali Omar Ibrahim*                                  Jenna Marie Tebbe             Jessica Hillary Herfst
David Johnson                                      Madison Lara Tefo*            Paul Andrew Innocente
Alexander Jacob Kay                                Treasure Marie Thomas         Ruby Joy
Livia Khemmoro                                     Maria A. Toma                 Sam Khanlari
Gina Basim Koki                                    Aaron M. Toth                 Lori Khaouli
                                                   Stavroula M. Varlamos

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Daniel Kuchuk              Henry Cooper Rush
Jimmy Kumar                Rakshana Sachithanandarajaa
Rebecca Michal Kupfer      Amanat Sandhu
Yan Ho Jonathan Leung      Geethanjali Priyadharshini Selvam
Joe Maalouf                Fareha Shahzad
Nicole Leanna Mahadeo      Ibrahim Shoukry
Sabrina Mangiapane         Evan Harris Sinclair
Ryan Stefan Markesic       Izabella Sowka
Philip Laurier Marshall    Allison Jeannette Spiegel
Ahmad Sami Mazloum         Shelly Tam
Sydney Dorothy McKibbon    Tanya Walia
Anjanee Naidu              Katie Lauren Warwick
Raheel Ahmad Nasir         Roscoe Wu
Laaiba Nawal               Wendy Jing Wen Xu
Justin Lawrence Ng
Daniel Nishiguchi
Ayat Nizam
Jamie Lauren Oleksiew
Amelia Cecile Papineau
Katia Anna Piccoli
Breanna Christine Pierce
Michael Jonathan Plant
Jarrett Francis Putt
Paniz Rahdari
Michael Edward Ramsey
Samantha A. Regier
Jacob Anthony Robinson
Christian Patrick Rocca

                                                Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                            *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  College of Business Administration
Dean: Joseph G. Eisenhauer, Ph.D.

Master of Business                                 Victoria Anne Moreland                Rebecca Filimon
Administration                                     Jody Lynn Newman                      Declan Patrick Flynn
Dylon Harrison Adrine                              Brianne Kaley O'Shea*                 Paul Raymond Formosa
Alexander Lynn Akins                               Nicole Janette Ostrovsky              Anadriel Isabel Ginez*
Mark Robert Anstead*                               Kendall Ellen Payne                   Meghan Elizabeth Godell*
Andrew Louis Baranski                              Mimoza Qavota*                        Jordan Juan Gorman
Taylor Anna Batcheller*                            Olivia Taylor Rapp*                   Elle A. Greenlee
Reem Bazzi                                         Matthew Joseph Rimle                  Katherine Kelly Grimes*
Ashley Michele Beaver                              Kamar Rizk*                           Maranda Madison Hall
Seth Norman Blair*                                 Justin David Schueneman               Joseph Jay Hallman*
Adam Joseph Brown                                  Blake Michael Schultz*                Ranya Haney*
Marty Bernard Bulger                               Jessica Elise Seppo*                  Tomikann Marie Hatchett
Danyelle H. Carpenter-Vernon                       Logan Carl Shamblin                   Alexa Catherine Hatz
Eric Cesar Cisneros Maldonado*                     Karishma Sharma                       Cathia Hernandez*
Melvin Jermaine Clinton*                           Julia Jeanette Shaw                   Natalie Brook Holthus
Melba Elaine Dearing                               Kevin Smith                           Lujayn H. Issa
Deanna Mary Dickow                                 Milaka N'thia Spann*                  Daniel Menn Iyok
Alyssa Rene Distelrath                             Martin Walter-Johannes Steffke        Mason Benjamin Kamminga
Mike Doryen+                                       Mary Susan Taylor                     Marina E. Keyzer
Dohna Aj'Zhana Dudley*                             Iris Thioux*                          Maysaa Khalaf
Stephen T. Erwin                                   Sofia Michelle Tomasic*               Johnathan Martin Kingman
Rebecca Lee Fisher+                                Jason Michael Varlesi                 Cameron James Kostus
Kyle Lawrence Fleck                                Thomas Clark Voorheis                 Alyssa Kathleen Lang
Alvin Dejon Ford                                   Mark Andrew Wenderski                 Colt Thomas Lang
Nicole G. Gebara                                                                         Justin Robert Lenard
Regan Lexi Glenn                                   Bachelor of Science                   Gabrielle Rose Louwers
Abigail Julia Grube                                in Business Administration            Grant Evan McNutt
Justin Charles Gutwald                             Honors Program                        Vincent Francis Micallef
Joseph Jay Hallman                                 Zachary James Kennedy                 Grant Alan Miller
Dana Denyce Hart                                   Davina Nikaj                          Mohamad Miri
Erica Makenzie Heath                               Peyton Lee Thomas                     Alan Jair Nava
Syed Fahad Hussain                                                                       Michael Anthony Nelson*
Dunia Ilayian                                      Bachelor of Science                   Oliver-Ensley George Nigh
Mario Vincenzo Izzi                                                                      Alice Danielle Parfenov
                                                   in Business Administration
Darryl Errick Jackson, Jr.                         Tamera B. Adderley                    Demetri G. Pliakos
Devin Rashaad Johnson                              Benjamin Charles Al-Gharabally        Mia Adele Reinkensmeyer*
Gail Marie Jones                                   Miles Sergei Angell                   Jacob Douglas Robinson
Yvonne Maureen King                                Kyle Patrick Bandyk                   Robert Jacob Robson
Grace Gelina Kowalski                              Tacarra Selisse Banner                DiaMond Alexus Sewell
Deja Amour Lee+                                    Lama Bazzi                            Andrew Shakouri
Victor Nicholas Lenart                             Jason Christopher Blackwell           Alena Marie Shammami
Steven Michael Lockhart*                           Sarah Rose Bussa                      Joel Norman Shook*
Matias Ezequiel Lopez*                             Kamryn Jo Corraro                     Savannah Lynn Skupny
Marie Nicole Denise Maitrot                        Bonanza Marcopolo-Napoleon Cummings   Gabriel Frans Garcia Tubay*
Alexia Christina Mantzopoulos                      Aliya Nicole Davis                    Tania J. Vega
Lemar Ahmad Maschuq*                               Elena Maria Dematteis                 Aleks Vushaj
Kye Aushenique May                                 Kristina Nicole Ellis                 Breana Renee Walls
Samuel Jacob McClain                               Charmane L. Emerson                   Michael Jacob Yaldo
Maria Victoria Mcphail                             John Brett Erskine                    Meena Wisam Younan
Peter Consiglio Micallef*                          Mario Evans

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  School of Dentistry
Dean: Mert N. Aksu, D.D.S., J.D., M.H.S.A.
The ceremony was held virtually on May 14, 2021.
Doctor of Dental Surgery              Christopher C. Han, B.S.                        Kevin Hofilena Obana, B.S.
Roya Ali Afshan, B.S.                 Michael Hanna, B.S.                             Natasha R. Obradovich, H.B.A.
Laxmi Pranati Akilla, B.S.            Benjamin Timothy Harris, B.S.                   Margaret Francati Pailes, B.A.
Temitayo Mary Akinyemi, B.A.          Majd Sameer Mohammad Hasanin,                   Muhammad Dawood Parekh, H.B.Sc.
Yusri M. Alabbadi, B.S.                  B.D.S., M.S.                                 Ashutosh Kiritkumar Patel, B.S.
David Anthony Aldaz, B.S.             Mae Hegagi, B.S.                                Devarshi Patel, B.S.
Samer Alhouri                         Devin Jean Hodell, B.S.                         Nehal Rakesh Patel, B.S.
Bayan Aloran, H.B.Sc.                 Michael D. Hodgson, H.B.Sc.                     Seju Patel, B.S.
Allison Marie Alshatri, B.S.          Corrine Nicole Holsbeke, B.S.                   Shivani Patel, B.S.
Rima Anani, B.S.                      Haiyun Hou, B.S.                                Pallavi Patodia, B.S.
Nicholas Edward Ancona, B.S.          Ashley N. Houck, B.S.                           Shawn L. Pham, B.A.
Zaina Azam                            Raza Mohammed Hussain                           Grant Austin Prior
Anthony Jaafar Barakat, B.S.          Nadine Husseini, B.S.                           Albert Duc Anh Quan
Kaldoun Mohammed Barawi               Eden Hazira Hussin-Biswas, B.S.                 Carolyn Thanh Quynh Quan
Kimberly Marion Barbour, B.A.         Jennifer Ann Hutnik, H.B.Sc.                    Thomas Quan
Mona Beydoun, B.S.                    Allen Thomas Hwang, B.S., M.S.                  Thomas Nicholas Rafaill, B.S.
Jafer Bohra, B.S.                     Rayyan Mahmoud Jaber                            Ruben Ramos, B.S.
Carson Scott Bowden, B.S.             Bryan Taekyung Jung, B.A., M.S.                 Chantelle Elizabeth Randall, B.S.
Jake Anthony Brejnak, B.S.            Yoo Chul Jung                                   Ashna Rao, B.S.
Yousif Mokhlis Brikho                 Rabia Ashfaq Kadwani, B.S.                      Lauren Vick Rasmussen, B.A.
Hamzeh Hamad Charafeddine, B.S.       Alexander Athanasios Kakaris Porter, B.A.       Daha Rita Roumayah, B.S.
Inseok Choi                           Niyati Kapadia                                  Salwa Amin Saleh, B.S.
Hannah Christine Collison, B.S.       Nora Randa Katib, B.S.                          Dylan P. Salem
Akhila Cyriac                         Ussama A. Khan, B.S.                            Steven Thomas Santarossa, B.S.
Sekna Tarek Dabaja, B.S.              Ali M. Khiblil, B.D.S, M.S.D, C.A.G.S.          Sahil Mahesh Sawnani, H.B.Sc.
Daniel Michael D'Addio, H.B.Sc.       Sung Woo Kim, B.S.                              Brittany Marie Schweiger
Jessica Lynn De Rose, H.B.Sc.         Scott James Knurek, B.S.                        Mouhamadou Moustapha Seydi, B.S.
Alexandria De Santis-Smith, M.S.      Carley Renee Kolb, B.S.                         Simon Y. Shamoon, B.S.
Randall Scott De Young, B.S.          Taj Preet Kooner, B.S.                          Jonah A. Singer, B.S.
Herman Deol, H.B.Sc.                  Cassidy Lauren Kraker, B.S.                     Jordan Mitchell Spavor, H.B.Sc.
Ashlesha Vinayak Deshpande, B.S.      Dane Krauzowicz, B.S.                           Amanda Rita Stepho, B.A.
Kristin Alexandra Doxen               Seongnoh Lee, B.S.                              Matthew A. Stratton, B.S.
Austin John Dunn, B.S.                Ashlynn Nicole Loenser, B.S.                    Marissa Anne Sulich, B.S.
Erica Kendra Eden, B.S.               Haipei Luan, B.S.                               Patrick Seamus Sweeney, B.S.
Catherine El Hadi, B.S.               Jae Joon Ma, B.S.                               Shaima Tabari, DMSc, BChD.
Sergio A. Elias, B.S.                 Sara Wahid Makki                                Vevake A. Tandon
Farzin Farahmandnia, B.S.             William Samuel Mathers                          Nazanin Tanha, B.S., M.S.
Mahmoud Izzat Farhat, B.A.            Lucas Peter Mathes                              Enkelejda Tile, B.S.
Joshua Matthew Fletcher, B.S.         Timothy James Matthews                          Paula Tobar, B.S.
Jacob Todd Flyte, B.S.                Aimee Anissa Makeda Matthews, B.S.              Chelsea Tremonti, B.S.
Roxanne Christine Ford, B.A.          Emily Ann Maynard                               Calvin Thai Khang Truong, B.S.
Anna Catherine Fredal, B.S.           Richard Ramsey Mezy, B.S.                       Brian Zachary Van Rooyen, B.S.
Samuel Gafencu, B.S.                  Aanchal Mohan, B.S.                             Amelia Jin Yuan Volkert, B.A.
Jeneen Renee Garchow, B.A.            Enelys C. Moreno Hernandez, B.S.                Tu-Quynh Vu, B.A.
Angeline V. George, B.S.              Ashley Kate Muehleise, B.S.                     Jacob Patrick Webb, B.S.
John Robert Gervasi, B.S.             Moustapha Ali Nasser, B.A.                      Madeline Julia Wilson, B.A.
Jodie Beth Gold, B.S.                 Dimitrie C. Nastasa, B.S.                       Michaela Rae Wiseman, B.S.
Michael Robert Haddad, B.S.           Gregory P. Newton, B.S.                         Jay Andrew Wolsey, B.S.
Houda Hassan Hamadeh, B.S.            Tuan A. Nguyen, B.S.                            Lilia Ying Chieh Yu
Myron C. Hampton Jr., B.S.            Trisha Nguyen-Luu, H.B.Sc.                      Bilal Mohammed Zahoor

                                                            Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                        *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                            +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Certificate in Advanced Education                  Bachelor of Science in Dental
in General Dentistry                               Hygiene
Monica Pankaj Gandhi, D.D.S., M.S.                 Nuha N. Al Radami
Alexandria Ruth Horner, D.D.S.                     Bailey Lorraine Begley, B.S.
Seyedeh Moniba Mirkhani, D.D.S., M.S.              Sarah Marie Bennett
Marangely Ruiz Medina, D.D.S., M.S.                Hannah Maria Cirino
Alexa Rae Simmons, D.D.S.                          Aryana Rose Cirino
Asita Jenani Vinayagalingam, D.D.S.                Jessica Hurston Collett
                                                   Klydean A. Dela Cruz
Certificate in Endodontics                         Heather Deanna Dzieciolowski
and Master of Science                              Leah Catherine Eby-May
Rachel Supriya James, D.D.S.                       Olivia Noelle Ermiger
Lindsey David LaLonde, D.D.S.                      Natalia Alan Eshou
Yun Kyoung Park, D.D.S.                            Heather R. Gabrail
                                                   Mikaylah Marie Gard
Certificate in Orthodontics                        Jenna Marie Giordano
and Master of Science                              Madison Elizabeth Hanke
Stephanie Haley Grossman, D.M.D.                   Noura Mohammed Isa
Apurva Kulkarni, D.D.S.                            Nabaa H. Jaseb
Rebecca Noelle Monticello, D.D.S.                  Allison Rita Konja
Thomas Achilles Paron, D.D.S.                      Nicholas Allen LaPere
Pooja Patel, D.M.D.                                Salena Grazia Lumetta
                                                   Sheikh Muhammad Mamoon, B.S.
                                                   Keri S. Molloy
Certificate in Periodontics and
                                                   Wendy Pupa
Master of Science
                                                   Lauren Allison Puzio
Khashayar Azimi, D.D.S.
                                                   Rachel Ellen Rhoney
Andrea Lopez-Torres Silva, D.M.D.
                                                   Mays Mazin Sholji
Tinisha Alani Notice, D.D.S., M.S.
                                                   Kelly Marie Solak

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  College of Health Professions
Interim Dean: Janet Baiardi, Ph.D., R.N. F.N.P.‐B.C.

Master of Health Services              Mayuri Bharathan                               Alexis Alicia Oskarek*
Administration                         Jessica Marian Blanco                          Jonathon Andrew Ottolini
Jacquelinn Denise Coachman             Brandon Paul Bodnariuk*                        Maloree Blayke Perkins*
Eric Lorenzo-Everett Davis             Madeline Marie Boji                            Flor A. Rangel
Brianne Elizabeth Jacobson             Stacie Briggs                                  Steven Michael Rusnak
Eric Matthew Jakovac                   Aaron Buckley*                                 Rachel Joanna Schilling*
Kassem Khraizat                        Megan Lynne Burkhardt*                         Kaitlin K. Senawi
Deja Amour Lee*+                       Jasmine M. Cofield*                            Sommer Elyse Shefferly
Michael Raymond Michalski, Jr.         Sara Dahabra                                   Thomas Joseph Sheppard
Rhea B. Rodgers                        Kristen S. Danyal                              Jessica Sara Sherbin
Shari Lynn Storms                      John F. Densmore                               Katelyn Marie Shorter
Kezia K. Turner*                       Colleen Elizabeth Desrochers                   Faraaz M. Siddiqui
Deanna Youssef                         Jyothi L. Digambaranath                        Kayla Ann Sulaka
                                       Jeremiah Bacalso Ducusin                       Sara Lourene Taylor
Master of Science in                   Diane Elhorr                                   Cindy Temali
Nurse Anesthesiology                   Erin Beth Erdman*                              Conicka M. Toney
Jordan Alkhalidi*                      Katherine Marie Erdman                         Emily Weiss
Mihad Basic*                           Madeline Rose Erdman                           Francis Christopher Wells
Mary Frances Louise Bochinski*         Lauren Elizabeth Favazza*                      Brian Patrick-Mulligan Wille
Ethan John Chupka*                     Alexis Ariel Fregoli                           Sandra Zilkovska
Olivia Ann Dallaire*                   Kimberly Beth Gadulka
Jonathan Gonzalez*                     Mary Elizabeth Girjis*                         Bachelor of Science
Ahlam Kandil*                          Jessica Marie Gould                            Nabata Ali Abubaker
Natalie Marie Klar*                    Stephanie Guilford                             Mariam Baayoun
Andrea Marie Kozikowski*               Entaser M. Hamood                              Hassan Ali Bazzi
Taylor Renee Lizbinski*                Julie Ann Harning*                             Ashley Lauren Cleveland
Diana Marie Nagle*                     Kristin Emma Hofstad                           Jade Milan Davis*
Katherine Elizabeth Oleary*            Syed D. Hussain                                Manjola Duka
Shawn Patrick Quinn*                   Cecilia Rose Marie Jones                       Jacob M. Galvan
Lisa Camille Rousseau*                 Mahir W. Jurdi*                                Abigail Lauren Hall
Louis John Schanta*                    Natalie Jan Kase                               Lydia Carolyn Paige Hubbard*
Jenna Elaine Sherman*                  Danielle F. Kassa                              Delanie Salam-Mikha Kanouna
Cara Leann Skiver*                     Tabetha Lynn Kassab                            Sarah L. Kellogg
Ashley Nicole St. Aubin*               Alexis Brianne Kearney                         Rima Naji Khattab
Arianna Katrina Szkilnyk*              Shirin Koudsi                                  Meredith Leigh Kost
Adam Troy Taylor*                      Raechel Anne Leone                             Jake E. Kurkowski*
Esther Marie Tillman*                  Melissa A. Mazurek                             Mari Emma Landis*
Jaclyn Pauline Truscott*               Cydney Alysse McChesney                        Timothy Larrance Leach
                                       Megan Theresa McKay                            China D. Mccray*
Master of Science                      Selena M. Mendez                               Angelica Christian Moore*
                                       Zachariah Meyers                               Lisa Annette Seewood
Physician Assistant
                                       Lucas Paul Miller*                             Brandon Lou Sekulovski*
John Francis Abela
                                       Nicole M. Montalbano*                          Erica Monique Sturdivant
Ashley Nicole Agosta
                                       Abigail Morgan                                 Tatjana Tegeltija
Hana Abdo Alasry
                                       Elizabeth Catherine Oberly*                    Nazaris Michelle Thomas
Lila Azmy Allam
                                       Sean Michael O'Brien
Sneha Bency
                                       Ashley Nichole Ohsiek

                                                            Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                        *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                            +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  McAuley School of Nursing
Interim Dean: Janet Baiardi, Ph.D., R.N. F.N.P.‐B.C.

Doctor of Nursing Practice                         Kelsey Lynn Prince*                        Tyana Vanessa Misiuda
Jessica June Butler                                “Regenerative Tissue-Based Joint Injec-    Victoria Ritta Murad
“Characteristics Associated with Heart Fail-       tions for Treatment of Chronic Knee Pain   Shahla Orow
ure Patients and Their Caregivers: Predic-         Secondary to Osteoarthritis: A Quality     Manit Pahuja
tors of Readmission Rates”                         Improvement Project and Development of     Shweta Alkesh Patel
Chair: Carla Groh, Ph.D., F.A.A.N.                 a Standardized Assessment Tool”            Amanda Lynn Reed
                                                   Chair: Jennifer Ruel, D.N.P., A.P.R.N.,    Charmine Narvios Riparip
Manuela Jasmin Camargo-Ruelle*                     F.N.P.-B.C., E.N.P.-B.C.                   Leslie Marie Sahr
“Paso Ala Salud: Step Into Health”                                                            Kirsten Lorraine Scott*
Chair: Patricia Rouen, Ph.D.,               Bianca Marie Skowronski                           Ruth Marie Shea
F.N.P.-B.C.                                 “Quality Improvement Project In The               Irsida Themeli
                                            Emergency Department Based On The                 Tricia Mae Tubergen*
Robyn Denise Floyd                          Colorado ALTO Project”                            Beth Ann Welliver*
“An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improve Chair: Jennifer Ruel, D.N.P., A.P.R.N.,             Carlie E. Wilson*
Care Transitions Through Standardized       F.N.P.-B.C., E.N.P.-B.C.                          Joyce Louise Wilson-Eder
Social Determinant of Health Assessment”                                                      Marie Elizabeth Zainea
Chair: Karen Mihelich, D.N.P.,              Master of Science
A.P.R.N., C.N.S.-C.                         in Nursing                                        Bachelor of Science in Nursing
                                            Sumi Alias                                        Leila Fouad Abbiss*
Rebecca Lynn Greer*                         Katherine McChesney Barrett                       Ashley Elizabeth Aiken*
“The Development of an Accreditation        Lakeshia Reuna Benn                               Olufunke Ometere Ajayi-Festus
Toolkit: A Quality Improvement Initiative” Inderpreet Bhatia                                  Romana Akter
Chair: Jennifer Ruel D.N.P., A.P.R.N.,      Rachel Elizabeth Casali                           Shishu Hayatun Alamgir
F.N.P.-B.C., E.N.P.-B.C.                    Simona Crkovski                                   Gabriella Marie Alastra*
                                            Katerina Denkovska                                Kayla Lynn Allen*
Cheryl Denise Larry-Osman*                  Simona Denkovski                                  Samantha Marie Allmacher*
“The Influence of Nursing Labor Support Farhia Abdullahi Dzandu                               Souad Nasser AlMassri
on the Reduction of Casaerean Section”      Rachel A. Eklund*                                 Alberto Alvarez-Chavez*
Chair: Lori Glenn, D.N.P., C.N.M., R.N. Alicia Lauren Granica*                                Tesiley Selec Ash*
                                            Ernest Laron Harp                                 Papia Aziz
Rodabeh H. Mirian*                          Erin Marie Jakovac                                Jordan Lindsay Bailey
“A Screening Assessment of Health Literacy Michael A. Jawad                                   Lauren Elizabeth Baker*
Levels to Develop Hypertension Handouts Brandie Louise Jones                                  Karolina Balciunaite*
Based on the Patient’s Level of Health Lit- Joysie Jose                                       Marisa Rosalia Balsamo
eracy at the McCauley Health Center”        Julie A. Koelzer                                  Lauren Joanne Barczak
Chair: Patricia Rouen Ph.D.,                Isida Gazmir Kollcinaku                           Veronica Norine Barolo
F.N.P.-B.C.                                 Ken Hong Lam                                      Maegan Elizabeth Beams
                                            Dominique Amber Lazar                             Litonya Dorae Bennett*
Maureen Murphy                              Latricia Denise Lee                               Christine Anna Berezecky
“Program Evaluation: School-based Clinics' April Anne Liberty                                 Miranda Berishaj
Response during the Pandemic to Enhance Hillary Lyn Little                                    Rania K. Bjaije
Immunization Uptake & Assist with Social Jennifer M. Loria                                    Adam Lee Blevins
Determinants”                               Kimberly Elizabeth-Torionna Lorick                Jaclynn M. Borg
Chair: Mary Serowoky, D.N.P.,               Lisa Mae Mackaluso                                Danielle Nicole Bouchard*
A.P.R.N.-B.C., F.N.P.                       Krystal Ann Marshall                              Cristen Michelle Braun*
                                            Samantha Louise Masongsong                        Christina Lashaun Bridges*
                                                                                              Kyle Jahmal Bullock

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Abigail Elizabeth Burke           Michael John Gallo*                          Julia Theresa Elizabeth LaVoie
Ann Daly Buslepp                  Roxanne A. Gardner*                          Maslin Rosemary Leva
Calahna Camille Butler*           Lindy Jayne Gargaro*                         Kathryn Mary Lignell
Mary Catherine Campbell*          Lucia Anna Gibson                            Najia Sultana Lima
Marleny Cano                      Meghan Leigh Gifford*                        Matthew John Hess Longe
Cayla Colleen Capron              Brooke Anne Golden*                          Jennifer Dana Lorenz
Sebastian Francis Carlesso        Aline Goncalves                              Madison Jean Louks
Melanie Carolan*                  Adam John Gornick                            Mary Margaret Luckhardt
Victoria Catherine-Rice Carver*   Alissa Rae Gosen                             Jennifer Michelle Lynnes
Nicholas Michael Chames*          Claire Elizabeth Grimes                      MiKayla Nicole MacDonald*
Alexandra Dibi Charara*           Angel Andrianne Punzalan Gumapac             Lauren Elise Mallett
Grace Daeun Choi                  Bria Ann-Michelle Gwisdalla*                 Sophia Jane Mapes
Elizabeth Kirk Clem               Heidi Joy Hagle*                             Elizabeth Ann Marion
Christina Alexandra Collins       Julia J. Halkey                              Madison Elise Martin
Lillian G. Conroy                 Rayan Halwani                                Maxx William Martin
Caylie B. Conwell                 Dianell Kamiko Hamilton*                     Melanie Mary Matti*
Kennidy Todd Cornelius            Sarah A. Hamze*                              Brianna R. Maurer
Casey Marie Couturier*            Erika Mayshawn Harbin                        Dajan'e Sabrina Maxwell*
LaShonda Michele Crawford         Taylor Marie Harding                         Daniel Rand McCollum
Azra Crnkic                       Bianca Hasani                                Jordan Faith McCormick
Francesca Marie Curti             Christine Marie Hawring*                     Kelly Marie McCoy*
David Duane Curtis                Phyllis Lynn Hernandez*                      Johanna Rose McCully
Latranya Irene Curtis*            Christina Marie Hoffman*                     Rebecca Louise Measel
Nicole Terese Cybulla*            Miata LaShawn Hooks                          Anna M. Mellos
Haya S. Dahadha                   Julie Sabrina Horgos*                        Margaret Terasa Merogi*
Kristina Louise Darlington*       Sherell Nicole House*                        Megan Lyn Michielutti
Julie Elizabeth Davidson          Trevor Peardon Hudas                         Sherry Estell Mitchell*
Caroline Denise Davis*            Regina Ivezic*                               Ahlam Mohamed
Latrice Charel Davis              Marina Teresa Izzi                           Dominique Rueda Mones*
Camryn Elise Delmarle             Kendall Morgan Jablonski*                    Haley Marie Moores*
Alexandra Victoria Destefano      Mackenzie Elaine Jackson                     Jacob Alexander Moores*
Molly Frances DeYoung             Mariah Janeé Jackson*                        Carol Arlene Mullins*
Erin Rene Dick*                   Crystal Elizabeth Jacobs*                    Laura Margaret Nemes
Hope Fallon Dingeman*             Sonya Raenell James*                         Kelsey Marie Nicholson*
Mario Mark Djeljaj                Emma Claire John*                            Dawn M. Nieman*
Debra Ann Draine*                 Cherrese Antoinette Johnson*                 Tinamarie Noocha*
Leilah Sempko Drew-Justice        Christopher Joseph Judnick*                  Nour Raed Nuseibeh
Melissa R. Eatmon                 Alyssa Marie Juncaj                          Sarah Ali Odeh
Madison Alexandra Ebbing          Elizabeth Emily Kapala*                      Ana Olarte*
Cole William Eidt                 Kiris Azia Kelley*                           Emelia Jo Orndorff
Nouralhoda Kassem Elsibai*        Kori Caryn Keyes*                            Suzanne Marie Osinski
Ryan Z. Emelander                 Kristen M. Kimball                           Marina Rosalia Palazzolo*
Samantha Delphine England         Lauren Elizabeth King                        Olivia Parry*
Troy Benjamin Erickson*           McKenna Renee Klunder                        Aiyana Monee' Perkins*
Elizabeth Mary Ervin              Autumn Christine Kobylik                     Rachael Lynn Petzak*
Rima L. Esho*                     Elenitsa Koupparis                           Melissa Elizabeth Pickett
Jessica Fawaz*                    Jeanette Langley Kuchar*                     Khadijah A. Pierre-Louis
Claire Elizabeth Fisher           Kara Christine Lamb*                         Veronica Laura Pirtle*
Savannah Leona Fletcher           Kortney Lynn Langeland                       Patience Abena Pokuaa
Chelsea Nicole Fox*               Madelyn Eleanor Langley                      MaryClare Pollock

                                                     Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                 *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                     +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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Kaitlynn M. Prewitt                                Cheyenne Marie Westover*
Maria Elizabeth Purcell                            Tierra Jazlynn Whitfield*
Fatema Ali Rachid                                  Knedra Marshay Williams
Mariela Ramirez Obregon*                           Latrese Moneh Williams
Lizbeth Ramos                                      Alaina Marie Williamson
Nancy Lynne Rayos                                  Kenneth Glenn Winters*
Dawn Rico                                          Ashley Nicole Wright
Sharon Nicole Rivas*                               Tatyana A. Yermakova*
Karlie Liddie Aleene Sabados                       Rima Y. Youssef
Joseph Michael Salinitro                           Alyssa M. Ziemianski
Nicholas William Salliotte                         Alyssa Tayler Zihlman
Claudia Marie Salwin*                              Madeline Skaidrite Rasulite Zimelis
Madalyne Amber Sandiha
Cole T. Sarkon
Ayah-Lea' Sawan*
Christopher William Schneider*
Allyson Elizabeth Shuart
Mariya Shumunova
Megan M. Shunia
Nyimasata Simaha*
Domonique Giovonna Smith*
Nicolette Kristina Soave
Christine Sokana
Renee M. St. Clair
Emma Raquel St. John
Victoria Elizabeth Stafford*
Terina Shalonda Stainback*
Joseph Michael Stanley*
Kelly Anne Starkey*
Cody Kevin Steele
Alexandria Eve Stella*
Angela Lynn Terenzi*
Erica Lauren Tessmer*
Alivia Faith Thompson*
Jenise Camille Thornton*
Maria F. Toscano
Emily Elizabeth Traub
Juliette Marie Tripp*
Brianna Marie Turmell
Destane Chanell Turner*
Raveena Kaur Ubhi
Kaila Lynn Valentine
Shelby S. Vanlaar
Karel A. Vansetters
Kayla Marie VerHey
Monica Virlan*
Katherine Marie Walny*
Brandon William Walsh
Kelly Washburn*
Pamela Ann Watson*

Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
*Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
+Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
20

 School of Architecture
Dean: Dan Pitera, F.A.I.A., M.Arch.

Master of Architecture                Donna Lee Murray-Brown*                          Casey J. Nurnberger
Mark Anthony Alsobrooks               Cortney D. Smalley*                              Nyvey Airion Perryman
Dana Jordan Anderson                  Ray Joseph Stoeser*                              Emmanuel Ter'ese Pillah
Ferdinem Simsay Bartolon              Colleen E. Young*                                Christian Allen Rose
Joshua Thomas Blackburn                                                                Travis Michael Schroeder
David Allen Clark III                 Bachelor of Science in Architecture              Joseph Tripp Silveira
Korzell Martin Coe                    Honors Program                                   Neteya Sh'loye Tavernier
Alyse Renee Cox                       Alissa Nicole Jacobs                             Mackenzie Rita Urban
DeRoss Andrew Cullens                                                                  Joseph Merrill White
Shajnin Nahar Dristy                  Bachelor of Science in Architecture              Rachel Wightman
Rachel Doris Getliffe                 Galal Mohsin Abdullah                            Natalie Elyse Wilson
Emma Claire Jeffrey                   Dana Jordan Anderson                             Justin William Wolschleger
Shalaleh Kasebi*                      Connor Harrison Barbara                          Ryan Nabil Younan
Angela Kirsten Lazarte                Bianca Nadia Brahimir                            Jia Xin Yu
Alexander Charles Mastruserio         Natalie Lila Cann
Christopher Duncan Morrison           Jude Chaaban*
Tatyana Mourad                        Korzell Martin Coe
Nira Nicole Pittman                   Rodrigo Felipe Corrigan*
Ohnaba Qadir                          Omari Jalen Crume
Patrick Edmond Rogers                 Tiffany Tam Dang
Albert T. Sachteleben*                Shajnin Nahar Dristy
Pa Amat Sohna                         Sabine Lee Ducharme
Drew John-Paul Sovran                 Madison Therese Girolamo
Danielle Renee Spencer                Maria Jose
Kyle Robert Valentage                 Shalaleh Kasebi*
Anthony Elvis Vannoy                  Breanna Nicole Kawalec
Justin William Wolschleger            Ali Yehia Khalaf
Jordan Louis Zanier                   Taylor Lynn Kile
                                      Jack Albert Lavigne
Master of Community                   Joseph Michael Loria
Development                           Mona Reda Makki
Adrienne Nicole Ayers                 Stephen Joseph Malbouef
Alexis B. Davis*                      Mitchell Lynn Maxwell
Austin James Koleszar*                Jon-An Louise McNeil*
Linda Lanoue*                         Andrew K. Miller
Ian Colin McCain*                     Bhavisha Mistry

                                                             Candidates for degrees to be granted upon completion of formal requirements.
                                                                         *Completed work for degree during course of past academic year.
                                                                                             +Candidate for two degrees at the same level.
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  Past Honorary Degree Recipients
L.H.D. Doctor of Humane Letters
L.L.D. Doctor of Laws

            September 1990                                                May 1997                                               May 2007
Thomas V. Angott. . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.          Arthur A. Dugoni, D.D.S., M.S.D. L.H.D.                Allan J. Formicola, D.D.S. . . . . . . L.H.D.
Richard P. Kughn . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.         Elmore Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
                                                          Charles L. Levin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.                  May 2008
               May 1991                                   Susan A. Maxman . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.       Maurice D. Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Joseph E. Antonini . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.         William J. “Will” Robinson . . . . . L.H.D.
Helen Marie Burns, R.S.M. . . . . . L.H.D.                                                                                     May 2009
Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J . . . . . . . L.H.D.                            May 1998                               Richard A. Abdoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
William J. Flynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.       Edmund M. Brady, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
David Baker Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.          Alexa I. Canady, M.D. . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                       May 2010
                                                          Kenneth F. Elliott . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.    Maureen A. Fay, O.P. . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
               May 1992                                   Dolores M. Malvitz. . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Michael J. Brennan, M.D. . . . . . . L.H.D.                                                                                     May 2011
Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.                         May 1999                               David C. Stone, J.D.. . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Lawrence H. Meskin, D.D.S. . . . . L.H.D.                 Edward F. Hoban . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Robert A. Mitchell, S.J.. . . . . . . . . L.H.D.          Eleanor M. Josaitis . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                  May 2012
                                                          Frank J. Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.   Eduardo M. Ochoa . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
                   May 1993
Most Rev. Moses B. Anderson,                                              May 2000                                             May 2013
  S.S.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.   David Cowan Bayne . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.         Jane Kay Nugent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Danny J. Boggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.         Arthur F. McGovern, S.J. . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Edward J. Connors . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.            Harold C. Slavkin, D.D.S. . . . . . . L.H.D.                             May 2014
Mary Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                      May 2001                               Rev. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J.,
Errol L. Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.     Rowland A. Hutchinson, D.D.S. L.H.D.                    Ph.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
                                                          Hon. Ellen Ash Peters . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.
               May 1994                                   Nettie H. Seabrooks . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                    May 2015
Ben D. Barker, D.D.S. . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.            Frank D. Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.   Hon. Damon J. Keith . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Theresa Blaquiere, R.S.M.. . . . . . . L.H.D.
Edward O. Blews, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                         May 2002                                                May 2016
Guido Calabresi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.        Marcia A. Boyd, D.D.S. . . . . . . . . L.H.D.          George J. Asher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D. . . . L.H.D.                Maura D. Corrigan . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.       (posthumously awarded)
                                                          Warren L. Loranger. . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
               May 1995                                   Herman J. Muller, S.J. . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                         May 2017
Trudy DunCombe Archer . . . . . . . L.H.D.                Mary Justine Sabourin, RSM . . . . L.H.D.              James J. Padilla, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
James H. Brickley . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.
Samuel D. Harris, D.D.S.. . . . . . . L.H.D.                            May 2003                                               May 2018
John W. O’Malley, S.J. . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.           Brother Rick Curry, S.J. . . . . . . . . L.H.D.        Nancy Greening Kennedy . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Michael T. Timmis . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
                                                                        May 2004                                              May 2019
                  May 1996                                Congressman Dale E. Kildee. . . . . L.H.D.             No Honorary Degree awarded.
Julian Abele Cook, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . L.L.D.         Dushanka V. Kleinman, D.D.S. . . L.H.D.
Richard C. Hertz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                                                                            May 2020
Arthur L. Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                      May 2005                                  No Honorary Degree awarded.
K. Noreen Keating . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.          No Honorary Degree awarded.
Neal Shine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
Jeanne Sinkford, D.D.S. . . . . . . . . L.H.D.                           May 2006
                                                          Charles L. Currie, S.J. . . . . . . . . . . L.H.D.
                                                          Mary Ellen Howard, RSM . . . . . . L.H.D.
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  Academic Regalia
T                                                                Hoods
         he custom of wearing academic
         gowns, caps and hoods dates back           While the types of gowns that evolved      Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue-Violet
         to about the 12th Century and          are considered to be an improvement            Arts, Letters & Humanities . . . . .White
probably had its inception in France,           on other styles, it is in the hood that the    Business Administration . . . . . . . .Drab
where the wearing of the cap and gown           American genius is personified. Simple,
marked the formal admission of the                                                             Dentistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilac
                                                yet beautiful, each degree, Bachelor’s,
“Licentiate” to the body of Masters.            Master’s, and Doctor’s, is represented by      Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Copper
The cold buildings of medieval times, in        a distinct shape or form. The Bachelor’s       Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue
which the masters were obliged to teach,        hood is the smallest of the three at three     Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange
required caps and hoods, which naturally        feet long, with the velvet edging narrower     Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown
were patterned after the prevailing dress       and less exposed. The Master’s hood is         Journalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson
of the times. Since a large number of the       three and a half feet long and the velvet
scholars were clerics, the robes resembled                                                     Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purple
                                                edging is somewhat wider than that of the
the monks’ dress. The hoods were fash-          Bachelor’s, and more of the lining can be      Library-Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon
ioned after the monks’ cowl and were            seen. The Doctor’s hood is four feet long      Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green
attached to the gown so that they might         and is easily recognized by the width of       Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink
be drawn over the head. Later when the          the velvet edging, the wide panels at either   Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot
hood was displaced by the skull cap as          side and the full exposure of the lining.      Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive
a head covering, it was made separately             The lining of the hood with either
from the gown. The skull cap evolved into                                                      Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dark Blue
                                                a single university color or with several
a pointed cap which is evidenced today in       stripes or chevrons represents the colors      Physical Education . . . . . . . Sage Green
the mortar board with its tassel.               of the institution conferring the degree.      Public Administration . . Peacock Blue
    With such a development, it is natural      University of Detroit Mercy’s colors are       Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold-Yellow
that there would be a great variety of styles   red, white and blue. The color of the vel-     Social Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron
and usage. In order to have uniformity,         vet trimmings indicates the academic area      Speech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver Gray
an Intercollegiate Code for Academic            in which the degree was received. Those
Costumes has been adopted by practically                                                       Theology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet
                                                colors by area are listed to the right. The
all of the leading institutions of learning,    black gowns trimmed with multi-colored
with the result that today the gown and         velvet, worn by some members of the
hoods of this country are a badge of learn-     Dental Faculty, indicate membership in
ing symbolic of the degree attained.            the American College of Dentists.

                 Gowns                                            Caps
    There are three types of gowns: the             Academic caps have varied widely
Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctor’s. The          throughout history. The most popular
Bachelor’s gown is usually worn with a          style in the United States is the black
closed front and has long pointed sleeves.      square mortarboard. Caps have black or
The Master’s gown, which is worn open,          colored tassels fastened to the top center
has a distinct oblong sleeve with an arc        point of the mortarboard. The color of
cut in the front bottom to allow arms to        the tassel represents the color of the con-
protrude through a slit at the elbow. The       ferred degree. Gold tassels are frequently
Doctor’s gown is also an open front gar-        worn for doctoral degrees. There is no
ment, but the sleeves are round bell-shaped     general rule for the position of the tassel
and the length of the arm. Only the             on the mortarboard. However, numerous
Doctor’s gown is trimmed with wide, black       institutions have adopted the practice of
velvet panels or facings down the front         shifting the tassel from the right side to
with three velvet bars on each sleeve. The      the left as the degrees are awarded.
velvet trimming may be either black or the
color of the degree. Doctor’s gowns are tra-
ditionally black, but some universities have
adopted their own color for these gowns.
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Academic Procession & Mace
T    he order of the Academic Procession is governed by aca-
     demic protocol. College and School order of march is deter-
mined by their founding. Leading the Procession is the grand
                                                                          The motto of the Jesuits, “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” (For the
                                                                       Greater Glory of God), is located above the wolves and the pot.
                                                                       The date 1877 refers to the founding of University of Detroit by
marshal. The grand marshal is the master/mistress of ceremonies        the Jesuits.
and mace-bearer.                                                          On the inner circle, right side, is a silver cross which is the
   The mace is ceremonial and dates back to 16th-Century               symbol of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, who founded Mercy
England, where it was used as a formidable weapon to protect           College of Detroit in 1941. The three canettes are taken from
high-ranking civil, educational and religious officials and royalty.   the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Detroit, symbolizing
Today the mace has become a symbol of authority and is carried         the Archdiocese and the city. The open book is the traditional
by a distinguished member of the academic community.                   symbol for a college. Upon the open pages is inscribed Mercy
   Attached to the top of the mace is a bronze University crest.       College’s motto, “Maria, Sedes Sapientiae” (Mary, Seat of
Circumscribed around the consolidated institutions’ crests is          Wisdom).
the wording, “University of Detroit Mercy.” The left side of the          The shaft of the mace is made of mahogany with
inner circle portrays two wolves at a pot, symbolizing the gen-        brass accents.
erosity of the Loyola family (Ignatius Loyola was the founder of
the Society of Jesus). After all the family and the workers were
fed, even the wild animals had the pot to lick.
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  University of Detroit Mercy
Foundation                                                     Detroit Mercy Crest
The University mission evolved from the educational            Detroit Mercy’s crest includes design
traditions of its sponsors, the Sisters of Mercy and the       elements representing both the
Society of Jesus. These Catholic traditions emphasize          Jesuit and Mercy traditions.
concern for the dignity of the person and for the com-         The left side of the crest
mon good of the world community. The Society of Jesus          portrays two wolves at a pot,
(Jesuits) founded the University of Detroit in 1877. The       symbolizing the generosity of
Sisters of Mercy, Province of Detroit, founded Mercy           the Loyola family (Ignatius
College of Detroit in 1941. Together, these religious con-     Loyola was the founder of the
gregations created a partnership in higher education to        Society of Jesus). After all the
establish University of Detroit Mercy in 1990. Each reli-      family and the workers were fed,
gious congregation brings its spirit to the mission of the     even the wild animals had the pot
University. This spirit includes commitment to quality         to lick. The motto of the Jesuits, “Ad Majorem Dei
education, the service of faith, and promotion of justice      Gloriam” (For the Greater Glory of God), is located
and compassionate service to persons in need.                  above the wolves and pot. The date 1877 refers to the
                                                               founding of the University of Detroit by the Jesuits.
Mission
                                                               On the right side of the crest is a silver cross, which
University of Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university in the
                                                               is the symbol of the Religious Sisters of Mercy, who
Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide excellent
                                                               founded Mercy College of Detroit in 1941. The
student-centered undergraduate and graduate education
                                                               three canettes are taken from the coat of arms of the
in an urban context. A Detroit Mercy education seeks
                                                               Archdiocese of Detroit, symbolizing the Archdiocese
to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social
                                                               and the city. The open book is the traditional symbol
development of students.
                                                               for a college. Upon the open pages is inscribed Mercy
                                                               College’s motto: “Maria, Sedes Sapientiae” (Mary, Seat
Vision                                                         of Wisdom).
University of Detroit Mercy will be recognized as a
premier private university in the Great Lakes region,          The visual elements are contained by a thin black rule.
distinguished by graduates who lead and serve in their         “University of Detroit Mercy” is placed in the circle and
communities.                                                   surrounding the visual elements.
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