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C3?a uU SUNDAY, DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN COMMENCEMENT 2011 The University ofNorth Carolina at ChapelHill SUNDAY, DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH TWO thousand eleven MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR DearGraduatesandFamilies: WelcometoDecember2011Commencement.Congratulationsandwelcometotheranksof TarHeelalumni.Toallthefamilymembersandfriendswhosupportedyou,Iofferthanks onbehalfofCarolina’sfacultyandstaff. TheworldhaschangedalotsinceyouenteredUNCandyoucanexpectthattrendtocon- tinue.Whilemanypeoplestillthinkofcollegeyearsasatimeofpreparation,inrealityyou arealreadypartoftheworldyoulivein.You’vestudiedinplacesfarfromhomeandreached outtothelocalcommunity.You’velearnedthatthisisaninterconnectedworlddrawncloser togetherthroughnewtechnologies. Iamconfidentintheeducationyou’veundertakenatCarolina.Iknowthatyouwillgoout intotheworldandmakeadifference,ascountlessotherTarHeelshavedonebeforeyou. CarolinaandChapelHillwillbehereforyou.Nomatterwhereyougo,youcancounton ourloveandsupport.Wecan’twaittohearfromyou. HOLDENTHORP TwoThousandElevenMid-YearCommencement \ 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 AlmaMater,“HarktheSound” 5 TheCommencementProgram 6 BoardofTrustees OfficersoftheClassof2012 MarshalsoftheClassof2012 GraduateandProfessionalStudentFederationOfficers 7 CarolinaAnnualFundand2011SeniorCampaign 8 IheChancellor 9 TheCommencementSpeaker 10 DegreesandCertificates 12 CandidatesforGraduateDegrees,December2011 17 CandidatesforPostbaccalaureate ProfessionalDegrees,December2011 18 MessagetoNewestAlumni 19 CandidatesforGraduateDegrees andProfessionalGraduateDegrees,December2011 22 CandidatesforBaccalaureateDegrees,December2011 26 CandidatesCommissionedinthe ArmedForces,December2011 28 CandidatesforCertificates,December2011 29 DegreesAwardedinAugust2011 40 CertificatesAwardedinAugust2011 INSIDEBACKCOVER CommencementCommittee 4 I THEUNIVERSITYOFNORTHCAROLINAATCHAPELHILL ALMA MATER Thewordsof“HarktheSound,”UNC-ChapelHill’salmamater, werewrittenin1897byWilliamStarrMyers,agraduatingsenior. TheGleeClubdirectoraskedMyerstoputwordstothetune “Amici,”andthesongwasfirstperformedonJune2,1897,aspartof theGleeClub’sCommencementperformanceinGerrardHall. Soonthesongwasalmostforgotten.WhenaUniversityquartet triedafewyearslatertorememberthewords,theycouldrecol- lectonlythefirstverseandthechorusofMyers’originalversion. Twomembersofthequartet,CharlesS.MangumandCharlesT. Woollen,addedtwoversestotheonetheyremembered.Mangum laterbecameaprofessorintheSchoolofMedicine,andWoollen workedastheUniversity’sbusinessmanagerandcomptroller. HARK THE SOUND Hark,thesoundofTarHeelvoices Ringingclearandtrue. SingingCarolina’spraises. ShoutingN.C.U! Hailtothebrighteststarofall! Clearitsradianceshine! Carolina,pricelessgem. Receiveallpraisesthine. FOR YOUR INFORMATION IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingCommencementactivities,orintheeventofanemergency,pleasecontactanusher. Captioningwillbeprovidedduringtheceremony.AstudentmarshalorDisabilityServicesstaffmembercanadvisepersons withhearingimpairmentsaboutseatingfromwhichtoviewthescreen. ThisCommencementprogramisprintedpriortoadministeringfinalexaminations.Therefore,includingdegreecandidates’ namesinthisprogramdoesnotrepresentcertificationthatcandidateshavesatisfactorilycompleteddegreerequirements. AlldiplomaswillbeprintedafterCommencementandmailedtograduates.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensurethe accuracyofthisprogram’scontent.Anyomissionsorerrorsareunintentional. TwoThousandElevenMid-YearCommencement THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM ConcertbytheUniversityBand JeffreyW.Fuchs,Director AcademicProcession TVahleerFiaecuAlsthybyM,arGsohradlonandBowmanGrayDistinguishedTermProfessor,DepartmentofChemistry ToriStilwell,TheChiefStudentMarshal TheOfficialParty TheFaculty TheCandidatesfortheDegreesofDoctorofPhilosophy, DoctorofEducationandDoctorofPublicHealth TheCandidatesforMaster’sandProfessionalDegrees TheCandidatesforBaccalaureateDegrees SENIORCLASSMARSHALSWILLLEADTHEGROUPSTOTHEIRSEATS. Presiding HoldenThorp,ChancelloroftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill NationalAnthem SeanPatrickCurrlin,BachelorofMusic WITHTHEENTIREASSEMBLAGE RecognitionofPlatformParty HoldenThorp WelcomeRemarks ForBtuhrelUenyiBv.erMsiittchyeolflNJro.,rtUhNCCarBoolairndaofGovernors FortheBoardofTrusteesoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill WadeHamptonHargroveJr.,Chair FortheGeneralAlumniAssociation DonaldW.Curtis,Chair,BoardofDirectors CommencIenmternodtucStpieoankeorf DeanDrescher,PresidentoftheClassof2012 CommencementAddress BarbUaNrCa-FCrhedarpieclksHoinl,lPKoesnitainveDEismtoitnigounisshaenddPrPosfyecshsooprhoyfsPioslyocghyolLoagbyoraantdoDriyrector, RecognitionofDoctoralCandidates StevenW.Matson,DeanoftheGraduateSchool IntroductionofDeans,Conferring ofDegrees,andChancellor’s ChargetotheGraduates HoldenThorp CeremonoifatlheReGcroagdnuiattieosn MohammadSaad,VicePresidentoftheClassof2012 “harkthesound” SeanPatrickCurrlin AcademicRecessional PClaenadsiedarteemsafionriDnepglraeceesfo-rltehdebryetcehsesFiaocnaulltoyfMtahersOhffailciaanldPatrhtey,SeFnaicourltCylaasnsdMarshals. 6 1 THEUNIVERSITYOFNORTHCAROLINAATCHAPELHILL BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE CLASS OF 2012 TRUSTEES DeanDrescher,President MohammadSaad,VicePresident WCaHdAeIHR.HargroveJr. TCo.rHiaSwtikliwenlsl,’0C0h,iAedfvMiasrosrhal Raleigh,N.C. BarbaraR.Hyde VICECHAIR MARSHALS OF THE CLASS OF 2012 Memphis,Tenn. PShEilCliRpEL.TCAlRaYy OCamralyrBAubcdhelBaky TRaoyxlaonrnHeasHkeirnnandez AKennneaOMnuolulernah Cambridge,Mass. TriciaChesson TaylorHoward JaymeePatel JeeSuChoi KenJameson BurtonPeebles W.LowryCaudill DonaldCooley CamileJones HollyRoberts Durham,N.C. BenCottingham RashiKabra DianaRoycroft MarthaCox AndresLazarus JoelSemakula DonaldWilliamsCurtis RyanDavis CotyLee TroySmith Raleigh,N.C. CarleyDixon ChrisLyle WillTaylor AClhsatpoenlGHialrl,dnNe.Cr. CECahmrriillsyytEiFlnalarionFteotlulst CACathraathdearrMMaMcnaChnaenlraltnz KSJeatftefipreheayTneVireeraylVeauJrg.hn PNeetwerYTo.rkG,raNu.Ye.r CMaeigtlainnGGoyfooerrtkhoe NAdodaiheMMeonoadkeyr StevenJayLerner ChapelHill,N.C. GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SallieShuping-Russell STUDENT FEDERATION OFFICERS ChapelHill,N.C. EdwardC.Smith SKearreanPaaWristoznkse,,VPirceesPirdeesnitdentofInternalAffairs Greenville,N.C. JulieLauffenburger,VicePresidentofExternalAffairs JGroehennLw.icTho,wnCosnenn.dIII AMliecxhaMeilllBse,rTturcecais,urCehriefofStaff JamesGrinias,Secretary FeliciaA.Washington Charlotte,N.C. MaryCooper EX-OFFICIO ChapelHill,N.C. TwoThousandElevenMid-YearCommencement CAROLINA ANNUAL FUND AND 2011 SENIOR CAMPAIGN eCabxoynpndpgeArrrtsiahivtaeCatuntalcyeraeootguliaiftriotnnsCdasaet,rsogotgrClureadiaeerndnowautilashlit,lanessaoy!opitunehTacnhhtleamurmvdaeaeeindinbsytuenandeopionanodrtroaaosulnublfdceothrleetenydhdhoaaetouvnpyepiconoreurytrtthduheaneyifuttiuerse. Fo2Cun0hnl1aid1Apn.leSlelTegahniHtifaitoalnslrnk,anCruyNaeao.mliCupfn.atucoin2lgd7ut.dn5hue1,odn4svce-ii.0snwei3tthd0huao9e/n.gnhSiuFaeafovnltreifoomaurrlonrCdrbe.aeyaumdnmipycnaa.mfieUoadgrdutnm/eoasatPytni.uoodOdun.erAnaBngtbonisofux.tu.at3lG0ti9hv,ee University’straditionofexcellence.Annualgiftsimprovethelives WELCOME YOUNG ALUMNI! obacMufcaeirmsmoltopsdurusidnisecganasltlimsfape,H.nuafdlsal,ce,uqptlruotiiyvmpaaomtnerednegtsit,tfahtftsafo.nhaaF6cvrcemoeisimlsmlsiptcooahnciotvnlecaordrlesuedhmviiebeplsrseytipoanesntrpheefecowtrlirmobeafrsnaercaierescshat AypUtahosNgruCyeoYtouoo(ugfukhtanertcgeahenpAesbluiCoutpaoimrokwnoni.litcfi)honr.amoy/mToAUhunsNrnntCoguuYduaaeogllnuhtuFnsmougnutnAiordlaesuylovmcoueninmuiatnnl)sigm,aaeawnnlddeduimCaTeanwneriicftoofFtloueairrrtncasaepgybaneoogeueowksc(a@n pttadirihhdofee,ffYSUeeoonesrruiesn’novcircreoaeesrrmhsiwpiCinhpuatv,eysimrtwpateeiahsdaidittttgeuoiindsspe.srmnnuoYetepgaoepornodurairegmcntadsagnU.tnifhNzuOmeaClrta,m-itkooCotesnohyt,aam,ospuagcciekhof—otnlelstaHyaioirodnlsaeulhinrrimytspmmhspuaerapjadorpoiuntorgad,rohttfsaeitnugdetnhte pcsUaatnolrainutyvnmiesencrtciisrptioaptwntryiegotagibhrnmyafolameondslcgvla,oloyvwceioasrvutieetricnnyetpgnosetueparnChnsgaU.daralFosnulootmcirhinnmarialoo.gpuarrcnyeatcidai.vunineatdfditoueessr.su,mpiaapntnoiydrootnhuefralobpraortCeuhaate,ryooliunnag Chancellor’sUnrestrictedFund. 8 1 THEUNIVERSITYOFNORTHCAROLINAATCHAPELHILL HOLDEN THORP postgraduatework.AfterteachingayearatNCState, hereturnedin1993toUNC,wherehewasdeanofthe Chancellor CollegeofArtsandSciencesandchairofthechemistry departmentbeforebecomingchancellorin2008. BecausehehasUveditfrombothsidesofthe classroom,Thorpispassionateabouttheundergraduate experience.“Carolinaisperfectlysuitedtoleverage ourstudents’interestsinthegreatproblemsfacingour worldtoenhancetheiracademicsuccess,”hesays. TheUniversity’sftitmedependsonaspiringto globalacademicexcellenceandservingtheneeds ofNorthCarolina’sstudentsandpeople.“We’rethe universityofboth-and:Bothacademicprominence andacommitmenttoovustate,”Thorpsays. UnderThorp,Carolinaseekstoraise$125milhon inprivategiftstoimplement‘Tnnovate@Carolina: ImportantIdeasforaBetterWorld,”aroadmap developedbyalumniandfriendsexperiencedin AtCarolina,HoldenThorphasbeenanundergraduate leadinginnovationinscience,business,medicine, student,achemistryprofessor,aplanetariumdirector, nonprofitsandacademia.OneresultisUNCsrolein aninventorandentrepreneur,aswellasadean.He aconsortiumcreatedbya$3.6rruUiongiftfromthe graduatedwithhonors,wonteachingawards,chaired BlackstoneCharitableFoundationtohelptheResearch apowerhousechemistrydepartment,developed Triangledevelopanetworkofentrepreneurial technologyforelectronicDNAchips,foundedspin-off assistancesimilartothoseinSiliconValleyandthe companies,andsucceededasanadministrator. BostonCorridor.PartnersincludeDuke,NCState, Asthe10thchancellor,Thorpdrawsfromthose NCCentralandtheCenterforEntrepreneurial experiencesinleadingCarolina,oneoftheworlds Development.Thenetworkhasthepotentialover greatresearchuniversities. adecadetocreatejobs,attractseed,startupand ANorthCarolinanative,Thorpgrewupin expansioncapital,andgeneraterevenue. FayettevilleinafamilysteepedinUNCtraditions ThorpisamemberofPresidentObama’s datingtothe1800s.WhenhegraduatedfromTerry NationalAdvisoryCouncilonInnovationand SanfordHighSchool,onlyonecollegewasonhis Entrepreneurship.Asaresult,theUniversityhosted bapapclhAietcltaoetrinodonifnlsigcsitae—nwcoerCladdre-ogclrlieanesas,wriwethsheerhaerocnhhoeruesniaivrnenr1es9di8t6ay.— TtEhnhetorrceoppurncecoin-lea’usurtifhiarolsrtUenndaitv“ieEornnsgaiiltnyfeoisnroutfhmIeni2nn1osCvthaaCtepineotlnuHr—iyl,lT.haeUNC whereresearchandteachingaredonebythesame Pressbookthatmakesthecaseforthepivotalrole people—allowedThorptoworkinchemistry ofresearchuniversitiesasagentsofsocietalchange. labswithtopfacultyandinspiredhimtobecomea RoyaltiessupportinnovationatUNC. professor.HepursuedthatdreamattheCalifornia ThorpservesontheU.S.Manufacturing InstituteofTechnology,whereheearnedadoctorate CompetitivenessInitiativefortheCouncilon inchemistryin1989,andatYaleUniversityfor Competitiveness.Hehaspublished130scholarly TwoThousandElevenMid-YearCommencement I 9 awarhntidicclcheosi-sofdnoeutvnhedeleoedplieVcnitgarmdoneriutcgPsphrfaoorprmeraftcuienegusatlioafilnDsfeNicnAtiMooanrnsrdiasRnvdNiUAe, eitudmrupncAr,aontrvieiasonctngocraocesmostpUohlceeiigasnetahitreoiedontnsem’ntustosihicoichngiaharaentnrdaweacdhtouotucarapistlneiamoyfensonrjptargazrenzeedamb,tailsinysnenacned. pwCraoosmsTtmchairteeseasctchiaeaondncncbeeyrol.nltohHreiasgilhxseoprriseEsadiumdceeanmttibioaenUryAobtfatsaaeindnamtheiinogtnh,aelwrhich kaTehHyeobiorpaecrhdMU,idlrTlehsroinraaptrieivseJmoaahnrndraiUenNddtCEomGPmartaete.inWsobrodroengrTahdourapte,. BARBARA FREDRICKSON FredricksonreceivedherPh.D.fromStanford Universityin1990.Herresearchandteachinghave Commencement Speaker beenrecognizedwithhonorsthatincludethe2000 AmericanPsychologicalAssociation’sTempleton PrizeinPositivePsychology.TheNationalInstitute ofMentalHealthhasconsistentlyfundedher research.Shealsodirectsthesocialpsychology doctoralprogramandisanadjunctmanagement professoratUNC’sKenan-FlaglerBusinessSchool. Her2009book,“Positivity,”citestoolsforcreat- ingahealthier,morevibrantandflourishinglife.“I hopetoconveytoourgraduatesthatbeyondallthe directknowledgetheygainedhereatCarolina-the math,thesocialandnaturalsciences,theartsand humanities,theprofessionalskills-they’llalsocarry forwardwiththemmanyindirectlessons,shesaid. WhileatCarolina,Fredricksonsaid,students growthroughthecuriosityandenthusiasmshared BpeDbCeauaeasimmhnnnhsryoadoddatbcteptvpiachireiisnroosloooygantlnmrHcusaosipFhinaglraosoadlynfephunfdahdhependnryrdcopdtisodhhwPcfiyptudreskoepoioisslmoorfotssoopaeeloringlcosntrayetgsiinoswivslowsracerehtafbaolh,eonoolflirmfsbrniUmosheePnkNtteaiptisuiCcneensydtog’ortgicin.npuseohpsadlnsAaotipestmlsoeips.tissoooeiHlKgnsgrhitiaehenyviotlstrenvila,sweavtaygfsencoepUoaoaocmrccsluNoictiamtithlClsuiiealtoviboaenemtsteetder. iaemcchcinohaanonamepcngdckpephn“ledsarieCaoepsncsotatcosestnhrhnaisritteddeoosnisrenomgngasamaduonwmstrutioi,edeorondnt,ritwgsachnheiussotge,colhmortcleptaeehedsrr.ns-eseiyiardslviidisisdene,iet.glnnvhswtioet,thitpiahatcrmletrhoeehefsmseteodo.fxhsrucoeieTricrnchtwosteiakeanfinrtturltgehllismxse,anpvtynu-ecehedgarnfdiriouocvierfehhenneasgtgcalroellausotelnhdnyd,g- .ft.