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STETSON UNIVERSITY ONE HUNDRED TWENTIETH SPRING COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2003 TWO O'CLOCK EDMUNDS CENTER DELAND, FLORIDA Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/stetsonuniversit2003unse Stetson University Commencement PROGRAM Stetson University PresidentH. L\uij;;liisLee, Presiding ProfessorJanisB.Kindred,UniversityMaceBearer ProfessorRobertW.Weickel,AssociateDeanJudsonP.Stryker, andVicePresidentJamesR. Beasley,UniversityMarshals TROCESSIONAL GrandProcession JcftSmallman StetsonUniversityBrassEnsemble DavidSchmidt,Director INVOCATION LauraWaltersBaskett UniversityChaplain WELCOME H.DouglasLee President LITANYFORCOMMUNITY LeonardL.Nance AssociateProfessorofSociologyandAnthropology AssociateDean,CollegeofArtsandSciences Leader: StetsonUniversitystudents,faculty,administrativeandsupportstaff,families,andfriends, WecometogethertocelebrateandreaffirmourcommitmenttoeachotherandtoStetson University,andtocelebrateandreaffirmourcommitmenttobealovingand inclusive community. Wecelebrateandreaffirmourcommitmenttoexcellenceineducationaslearnersandteachers, andtoourreligiousheritage,whichinspiresustocenterourlivesonthequestformeaningand truth. Wecelebrateandreaffirmalsoourcommitmenttointegrateeducationandaction,scholarship andsocialresponsibility,forthepurposeofpromotingjusticeonourcampus, inournation,and throughouttheworld. Together: Asacommunity,wecelebrateandaffirmourcommitmenttoasearchforknowledgeto transformlifeforthewelfareofall. SENIORADDRESSES JasonJacobBlake LindyMarieEller AWARDSANDRECOGNITIONS JamesE.Woodward Chair,CouncilofDeans InMemoriam HonorGraduates EtterMcTeerTurnerAward RetiringFaculty HandAwards McEnir^'AwardforExcellenceinTeaching PhillipC.Lucas AssociateProfessorofReligiousStudies P.-\GE4 2002RecipientoftheMcEniryAward THECONFERRING OFHONORARY DEGREE H. D(juglasLee Stetson University CHARGETOTHEGRADUATINGCLASS JohnDominicCrossan THECONFERRING OFDEGREES H. DouglasLee GraduateDegrees BaccalaureateDegrees INSTALLATION OFNEWALUMNI SusanP.Anderson ExecutiveDirectorofAlumniRelations ALMAMATER GaryA.Meadows('59,'65) DearAlmaMater,smileuponthychildren. Gladlywegreetthee,altogetherlovely! Peacebewithinthyclassichallsandtemples. Hail,AlmaMaterdear! DearAlmaMater,tenderlythychildren Gatherandbringtotheegracioussalutations. Comrades,yourvoicesliftonceagaininchorus; Hail,AlmaMaterdear! BENEDICTION MichaelR.Fronk(74) NationalAlumniAssociationPresident RECESSIONAL InresurrectionetuaChriste JacobusGallus TheLineofMarchProcessionalwillbeginat1:45p.m. TheaudienceisaskedtostandduringtheProcessionalandtheRecessional. DuringtheRecessional,pleaseremainatyourseatuntilallgraduateshavereachedtheexit. Aquietroomisavailableforfamilieswithsmallchildren. Pleaseaskanyusher. Pleaseturnoffthesoundforpagersaridcellphonesandrefrainfromusingthemduringtheceremony. Rage5 Educational Mission OurmissionatStetsonUniversityistoprovideanexcellenteducation inacreativecommunity wherelearningandvaluesmeet,andtofosterinstudentsthequalitiesofmindandheartthatwill preparethemtoreachtheirfullpotentialasinformedcitizensotlocalcommunitiesandtheworld. AtStetson,theartofteachingispracticedthroughprogramssolidlygroundedinatraditionof liberal learningthatstimulatescriticalthinking, imaginativeinquiry,creativeexpression,andlively intellectualdebate. Theartoflearningisenhancedthroughsmall interactiveclasses,closestudent- facultyalliances,andcollaborativeapproachesthatprovidethefoundationforrewardingcareersand advancedstudyinselectivegraduateandprofessionalprograms. Weembracediversemethodologiesto fostereffectivecommunication, informationandtechnologicalliteracy,andaestheticappreciation. We encouragethedevelopmentofinformedconvictions, independentjudgment,andlifelongcommitments tolearningthatarecharacteristicfeaturesoftheenlightenedcitizen. Inbringingtogetherlearningand values,theUniversityencouragesallofitsmemberstodemonstratepersonalintegrity;todevelopan appreciationforthespiritualdimensionoflife;toembraceleadershipinan increasinglycomplex, interdependent,andtechnologicalworld;andtocommittoactiveformsofsocialresponsibility. Heritage StetsonUniversity,Florida'sfirstprivateuniversity,wasfoundedin 1883byHenryA.DeLand,a NewYorkphilanthropist,asDeLandAcademy. In 1887,theLegislatureoftheStateofFloridaenacted theCharterofDeLandUniversityasanindependentandautonomousinstitutionofhigherlearning. Theuniversitynamewaschangedin 1889tohonorJohnB.Stetson,thenationallyknownhat manufacturerwhogavegenerouslyofhistimeandmeanstoadvancethequalityandreputationofthe institution,andwhoserved,withMr. DeLandandothers,asafoundingtrusteeoftheuniversity. Thefirstcharterstatedtheobjectoftheuniversityshouldbe"topromotethegeneralinterestsof education,andtoqualifyitsstudentstoengageinthelearnedprofessionsorotheremploymentsof society,andtodischargehonorablyandusefullythevariousdutiesoflife." Stetson'sfirstpresident,Dr.JohnF.Forbes,clearlydescribedthecommitmenttoteachingwhichhas beenahallmarkoftheuniversitythroughoutitshistory: "Buildings,librariesandapparatusaregoodandgiveaddedpower,butthevitalcontactofstudents withavigorousandstimulatingmindandheart-thisisthesinequanonofasuccessfuleducation...The mostimportantthingistofindmenandwomenoflargeheartandmind,apttoteachandfullof enthusiasmandstimulatingpower...todevelopinthestudentthehabitofindependentjydgment-of investigatingstatementsandprinciplesforoneself,andthusforoneselfdiscovertheirtruthorfalsity." Mace Maceswereoriginallywarinstrumentsusedfororganizingmayhem,butfromthe 13thcenturyhave beencarriedbythesergeant-at-armsoftheorganization. IntheEuropeanandintheolderAmerican universitiesitsymbolizesthedignityandauthorityofthepresidentandthecorporationortheboardof trustees. Stetson'smace,designedbyEpiscopalianCanonEdwardNasonWestofNewYork,waspresentedto formerpresidentJ.QUieEdmundsin 1956attheMayCommencementceremony. CanonWest,ofthe CathedralChurchofSt.JohntheDivine,isaleadingauthorityonheraldryandtheancientsymbolism onwhichmuchacademicprotocolisbased. TTiemaceisdescribedherebytheartist: "Stetson'smaceisdesignedsothatanyonecouldeasilyplacetheuniversity'sgeographiclocationand charteringpower. ThepalmbudsfromFlorida'sstatesealformabasefortheheadofthemace. The legendaroundthebowlmakestheparticularinstitution'smotiveclear. Thecrenulationsconstitutewhat isknownasa"cantingdevice"sincetheyareaplayontheLatinword"stet"-ofStetson-meaning "mayitstand." Theanchor,heartandcross-repeatedtwiceinornamentingthem-aretakenfromthe sealoftheCityofDeLand. Fromthetopofthemace,risestheshieldoftheuniversity. Themacetakes itsbasicshapefromthemaceoftheBaptistLongParliament, thussignifyingtheBaptistrootsofthe university." ThemacewasmadebyDanielSpencer,mastergoldandsilversmith,ofWilliamComyns&Sons, Ltd.,London. Thefirmwasestablishedin 1645 andexamplesoftheircraftworkcanbefoundinSt. Paul'sCathedralandWestminsterAbbey. Medallion ThePresident'sMedallion,wornatallofficialacademicoccasions,wascastfortheinaugurationof formerStetsonpresidentJohnE.Johnsin 1969. Themedallion,castinsilver, istheuniversityseal embracedbyawreathoflaurel. The Stetson Colors TheStetsoncolors.GreenandWhite,wereadoptedaboutthetimeastheSeal.Atthefirst commencementthestagewasdecoratedinGreenandWhite. Itisbelievedthatthecolorswerechosen fromtherichgreenoftheorangetreesarjd^thepurewhiteoftheorangeblossoms,amagnificentsightin thespringthroughoutFlorida'sgreatcitrusbelt. Thecolorwhiterepresentspurityandgreensignifies growth. Academic Attire Thetraditionalpageantryofanacademicprocession,suchastheonewhichopenstoday's Commencementexercises, isoneofthemostimpressivespectaclesofourtime. Itssignificanceis attestedbythearrayofhandsomegownsandvividlycoloredhoodswornbymembersoftheBoardof Trustees,theFaculty,andotherofficersoftheUniversity. Thesedisplaythesymbolsofscholarly attainment. TheearliestillustrationsofgownswornatOxfordUniversityinEnglandsomewhatresemble cassockswornbyEnglishteacherswhofoundgooduseforthehood,orcowl,asprotectionagainst weather. TheAmericansystemofacademicheraldryindicatesthelevelofadegree,thefieldofstudyin whichitwasearned,andtheinstitutionbywhichitwasgranted. TheAmericanmortarboard,derivedfromthesoftOxfordcap, isblack. Itstassel,forholdersofthe bachelor'sandmaster'sdegrees,isusuallyblack,althoughgoldtasselsmaybewornbyholdersofdoctoral degreesandheadsofinstitutions. Thetasseliswornontherightsideofthecapbyundergraduates,on theleftbyholdersofbachelor'sandhigherdegrees. Itisthehoodwhichprovidesacademicregaliaitscolorandoffersthemostinformationaboutits wearer. Thesilkliningofthehoodbearsthecolor,orcolors,ofthedegree-grantingcollegeoruniversity; itsvelvetfacingrevealsthecolorassignedtoeachareaofstudy. Thedoctor'sgownmaybearvelvet trimmingonthefrontandsleeves-suchasdarkblueforDoctorsofPhilosophy(Ph.D.). Afew institutions,mostlyoverseasbutsomeinthiscountry,authorizethewearingofcoloredrobes,departing fromthetraditionalblackandbrightlydisplayingtheofficialcolorsoftheuniversity. Faculty Colors The University Seal Arts,Letters,Humanities White ThecircularsealofStetsonUniversitywasfirst Business,Accountancy Drab adoptedbetween 1889and 1891,aboutthetimethe Economics Copper nameoftheinstitutionwaschangedfromDeLand Education LightBlue CollegetoJohnB.StetsonUniversity. Itfirst FineArts Brown appearedonauniversitycataloguein 1891. The Journalism Crimson drawingwasbyanartist-in-residenceandapprovedby Law Purple PresidentJohnForbes,HenryDeLandandJohnB. LibraryScience Lemon Stetson,aswellasbytheBoardofTrustees. The Music Pink Latinmotto,"ProDeoetVeritate,"istranslated"For Oratory(Speech) SilverGray GodandTruth." TheLamp,signifyingtheLightof Philosophy DarkBlue Truth,restsontheBookofWisdom. PhysicalEducation SageGreen Thesealhasbeenalteredslightlyseveraltimesin PublicAdministration PeacockBlue thecourseofStetson'shistory. Thecurrentversion Science GoldenYellow reflectstheuniversity'snewcharter,dated1995, SocialScience Cream officiallychangingtheuniversity'snamefromJohnB. SocialWork Citron StetsonUniversitytoStetsonUniversity,while Theology Scarlet maintainingitsmostprominentandtraditional elements:TheMotto,theLampandtheBookof Wisdom. Ce^MMENCEMENT SPEAKER JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES Born inTipperary, Ireland,John DominicCrossanwaseducated in Ireland and the United States,doingundergraduatestudies inphilosophyand theologyatStonebridge Priory, the major seminaryoftheServites, a 13th-centuryRomanCatholicreligiousorder, inLake Bluff, 111. He earnedadoctorateofdivinityin 1959fromMaynoothCollege, the theologicalseminaryofthe NationalUniversityofIreland inKildare, anddidpost-doctoralstudiesatthePontificalBiblical Institute inRomefrom 1959 to 1961,andattheEcoleBiblique inJerusalemfrom 1965 to 1967. Hewasamemberofthe Servitesfrom 1950 to 1969, andservedasanordainedpriestfrom 1957 to 1969, teachingatseveralcollegesanduniversitiesduringthattime. Hejoined theReligious StudiesfacultyofDePaulUniversity inChicago in 1969, whereheremained until 1995, whenhe retired asprofessoremeritus. Heco-chaired theJesusSeminarfrom 1985 to 1996,'as itmettwice ayeartodebate thehistoricityofthe lifeofJesus intheGospels. Aprolificwriter. Dr. Crossanhaswritten 20booksonthehistoricalJesusandearlyChristianity, mostrecentlyExcavatingJesus: BeneaththeStones, Behindthe Texts (2001),co-authoredwith archaeologistJonathanL. Reed. Otherwell-knownrecentbooks includeTheHistorical]esus: The LifeofaMediterraneanfewishPeasant(1991),]esus: ARevolutionary Biography (1994),WhoKilled Jesus: ExposingtheRootsofAnti-SemitismintheGospelStoryoftheDeathofJesus (1995) andThe BirthofChristianity (1998) — allreligiousbestsellers. Hisworkhasbeentranslated into 10foreignlanguages, includingKorean,ChineseandJapanese; andhehaslecturedtolayandscholarlyaudiences intheUnitedStates, Ireland, England, Scandinavia, Finland, Australia,NewZealandandSouthAfrica. Hehasbeeninterviewed frequentlyonradioandtelevision intheUnitedStatesandGreatBritain. Candidates for Degrees MasOtFers May 10, 2003 Arts, Education Candidates for Degrees & Science Master of Arts JoffToyScottBrown Eli:ahethHesterCraig CelesteD.Guarneri HollyHill,Florida DeLand,Florida NewSmyrnaBeach,Florida Master of Education Patricia Corr KaseyMichelleLamb JoyceFayeRose DaytonaBeach,Florida LakeMary,Florida Sanford,Florida Lorraine Gonzalez Roosevelt Moore,Jr. LeAnnLawrenceStrickland Celebration,Florida Orlando,Florida DeLand,Florida JenniferLynnHall YanethM.Penaranda Jessica Torres OrmondBeach,Florida Kissimmee,Florida Orlando,Florida JillKildalHartsfield DeanaJenniferRatner JasonDaleWatson Enterprise,Florida DeLand,Florida PortOrange,Florida LindaSueHausknecht JaimeDeniseRaulerson Osteen,Florida DeLeonSprings,Florida GraceKerrKellermeier ChristineCoUetteRichard DeLand,Florida DeLand,Florida Master of Science 'WenonaJeannetteAllen "JeanneMarieKunst CatherineLouiseQuigley PortOrange,Florida St.Augustine,Florida Zephyrhills,Florida SusanEliassenBourst BarbaraRoseMatthews ElaineMarieRigby Davenport,Florida Orlando,Florida DaytonaBeach,Florida 'TiffaneeCookBryan TressaDenisePaul-Chavis 'MaryMorganWhitmore DeLand,Florida Apopka,Florida Longwood,Florida JillAllisonCooley CashanaAdrianPeterson PalmBeachGardens,Florida SouthDaytona,Florida Rage10 *JulyCandidates