Commencement Exercises December 2006

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COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
DECEMBER
15,2006
BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
OMNI AUDITORIUM
NORTH CAMPUS
10:00 a.m.
and
2:00 p.m.
Broward Communty College joins over 100 colleges and universities
across thecountry in urgingsummerand fall 2006 graduatestotakethe
graduation pledge. Students who have signed the graduation pledge are
wearing a green ribbon to recognize their commitment to social equity
andhealthyecosystems.Facultywhosupportthestudentswhosignedthe
pledgearealsowearinggreenribbons.
COLLEGEADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
PRESIDENT WILLISHOLCOMBE
VICEPRESIDENTFORSTUDENTAFFAIRSANDENROLLMENTMANAGEMENT SILVIARRIOS-HL'SAIN
VICEPRESIDENTFORACADEMICAFFAIRS KENNETHROSS
VICEPRESIDENTFORFACILITIESANDCOLLEGESERVICES EDWARDHENN
VICEPRESIDENTFORHUMANRESOURCESANDEQUITY EDNACHUN
VICEPRESIDENTFORINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY PATTI BARNEY
CHIEFFINANCIALOFFICER WILLIAMPENNELL
EXECUTIVEDIRECTORFORTHEBCCFOUNDATION NANCYBOTERO
A.HUGHADAMSCENTRALCAMPUS PROVOST LOISBOLTON
NORTHCAMPUS PROVOST BARBARA BRYAN
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ALMAMATER
BrowardGraciousAlmaMater.
Wethynamerevere.
Mayeachnoblesonanddaughtercherishthinehonordear.
Maythylampbeeverbrightguidingustotruthandlight.
Asabeacono'erdarkwater.
Thisisfortheeourprayer.
MaytheyearsbekindtoBroward.
Mayshegrowinfame.
Mayherchildrenfailhernever.
Truetoherbeaconflame.
Mayherspiritbraveandstronghonorrightandconquerwrong.
Thisistheburdenofoursong.
Everhertruthproclaim.
BOARDOFTRUSTEES
LEVIWILLIAMS.Chair
LOURDESGARRIDO, ViceChair
GEORGETTESOSADOUGLASS
CHERYLKRAUSE
PAULTANNER
PRESIDENT
WILLIS HOLCOMBE
MARSHALS
PETERBARBATIS, ChiefStudentMarshal
B.G.THOMPSON,ChiefFaculty'Marshal
JIMAMATO DAWNHOWARD DORAROMERO
DAVIDASENCIO RONHULEWICZ GLADYSSANCHEZ-BELLO
COLIN BATTLE GRETAJACKSON JERRYSCHWARTZ
K.IMBERLYBATTY-HERBERT ELWOODJONES HEIDI SCHWARZ
MARIABERNAL-DOBEK KEVINKEATING DEBORAH SLOAN
LEONARDBOMWELL PAMKULL CHARLIESTAATS
SUE BRYAN YVETTELUKE MINDYTILLES
EARLBUTLER LANAMARSHALL LLNDAWASHINGTON
CARLTONBYRD MATTHEWPIERCE BOBETTEWOLESENSKY
SANDYGAINES PAULRICKER
USHERS
OMNIAUDITORIUM STAFF
BROWARDCOMMUNITYCOLLEGEFOUNDATION,INC
JAMES B. LaBATE,Chair
LLOYDR RHODES, ViceChair
KATHYKOCH,Secretary
MICHAELLANDRY, Treasurer
NANCYR. BOTERO,ExecutiveDirector
MUSIC BY
SUSAN DODD& LORETTASCHERPEREL
MUSICDEPARTMENT
CENTRALCAMPUS
GRADUATIONCOMMITTEE
WILLIEJ.ALEXANDERJR.,Chair
DAVIDASENCIO TOMGREEN DIANNERUGGIERO
GAILBANNER SELBYJOYNER LORETTASCHERPEREL
PETERBARBATIS EDWARDKEY MARETASIZEMORE
SUSAN BARNETT KAREN LEEMURPHY DEBORAH SLOAN
IRMGARDBOCCHINO GEORGEMASFORROLL JUDYSRYGLER
PAMELABROOKS DEBBIENYCZ B.G.THOMPSON
HOWARDCAHEN JILLIAN PRINTZ DONALDWALDEN
KAYEFRANCIS JESSICAROSS
PROGRAM
MORNINGMUSIC SEAHAWKSINGERS
SarahWeiner-Jamison,Director
AFTERNOONMUSIC BCCJAZZCOMBO
JasonHainsworth,Director
*PROCESSIONAL "POMPANDCIRCUMSTANCE"
Elgar
*1NV0CATI0N WINSTONTHOMPSON
Professor, SocialScience,CentralCampus
MORNINGWELCOMEANDINTRODUCTIONOFPLATFORMGUESTS LEVIWILLIAMS
Chair,BoardofTrustees
AFTERNOONWELCOMEANDINTRODUCTIONOFPLATFORMGUEST LOURDESGARRIDO
Vice-Chair,BoardofTrustees
INTRODUCTIONOFSPEAKER WILLISHOLCOMBE
President
MORNINGCOMMENCEMENTSPEAKER DEBORAHSLOAN
DeanofStudentAffairs,SouthCampus
AFTERNOONCOMMENCEMENTSPEAKER TERESAJUSTICE
DeanofSupportServices,LRC SouthCampus
PRESENTATIONOFCANDIDATESTOPRESIDENT KENNETHROSS
VicePresident,AcademicAffairs
CONFERRINGOFDEGREES WILLISHOLCOMBE
President
PRESENTATIONOFDIPLOMAS WILLISHOLCOMBE
President
KENNETHROSS
VicePresident,AcademicAffairs
SILVIAPATRICIARIOS-HUSAIN
VicePresident,StudentAffairs
TOMGREEN
President,FacultySenate
WILLIEJ.ALEXANDERJR.
AssociateVicePresident,StudentAffairs
andDistrictRegistrar
*MORNINGCEREMONYTHEALMAMATER SEAHAWKSINGERS
AFTERNOONCEREMONYTHEALMAMATER ADINWILLIAMS
BCCmusicstudent
BENEDICTION WINSTONTHOMPSON
Professor,SocialScience,CentralCampus
RECESSIONAL "MARCH"
Mendelssohn
(Guestsseatedduringrecessional)
EVERYONEPLEASESTAND
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Dr. Deborah Sloan
Dean ofStudentAffairs
JudsonA. Samuels South Campus
BominSyracuseandraisedintheFingerLakesregionofupstateNewYork.DeborahSloanleftSkaneateles
HighSchoolin 1973tobecomeanearly-admissionsstudentatBrowardCommunityCollege.Althoughnav-
igatingthemazeofcollegelifecameeasilyforher.sherecognizedratherquicklythatitwasn'tquitesoeasy
foreveryone else.Asaresult, Sloan hasdedicated hercareerto makinga college education accessible for
manystudentswhomightnototherwiseattend-orsucceed-atit.
AfterearningherAssociate inArtsdegree in 1975, Sloan,whoworkedasaregistration clerkatNorth
CampuswhilesheattendedBCC,movedontoFloridaAtlanticUniversity.TheresheearnedherBachelorofArtsin SocialWelfarein
1977.ShecontinuedtoworkatBCCasshestudied.Shebecameanacademicadviserin 1975andstayedinthepositionthrough 1979,
workingonNorthandSouthcampuses.
In 1981,SloanreceivedherMasterofSciencedegreeinCounselorEducationfromFloridaInternationalUniversityandalsoreturned
toBCC,whereshebecameacounselor,facultymemberandcoordinatorofacademicadvisement.Amonghermanyactivitiesinclud-
edinstitutingaStudentAmbassadorsprogramandcreatingcareer-planningandgoal-settingworkshops.
In 1991,SloanreceivedherDoctorofEducationinCommunityCollegeTeachingfromFloridaInternationalUniversity.Thereshe
wasalsoawardedanacademice.vcellenceawardforoutstandingscholasticachievement.
Since then. Sloan's life and career have blossomed into new areas. She was named a BCC DistinguishedAlumna in 1994, a
Leadership Education andAdvancement Program scholar in 1995-96 and in 1998 became BCC's first counselor to receive a BCC
FoundationEndowedTeachingChair.
Sheservesonavarietyofcollegecommittees includingthe LuminacoreteamandtheCollegePrepsteeringcommittee. Shehas
alsoservedasaconsultanttoothereducationalorganizationsandprivateindustry.
Sloan'sjourney ineducationhasbeen significant,particularlybecauseshe isthefirstmemberofherfamilytoattendcollege. But
herjourneyisnotyetcomplete;therearemanymorestudentstohelp,manymorelivestoinfluencepositively. InJulyof2005,Sloan
wasnameddeanofstudentaffairsattheJudsonA. SamuelsSouthCampus.
Sloan isaresidentofFortLauderdale,wheresheisactiveinherchurch,ChristChurch UnitedMethodist.Thereshehasservedas
aSundayschoolteacher, isamemberofthechancelchoirandservesontheparishpersonnelcommittee.
Teresa Justice
Dean ofAcademic Resources and Instructional Technology
JudsonA. Samuels South Campus
From the music educator she started herprofessional careeras, to the guru in educational technology she
became.TeresaJustice'scareerhasalwaysfollowedasingletheme-helppeoplelearnbetter.
AnativeofCharleston,WestVirginia,Justicemovedto Fort Lauderdaleat 10yearsofage.Aftergradu-
atingfromStranahanHighSchoolin 1968,shecametoBCCtostudymusic.SheearnedherAssociateinArts
degreein 1970,thesameyearshewasselectedasstudentconductoroftheCollegeAbroadWomen'sChoir
thattraveledtoEuropeforsixweeksandperformedinfivecountries.
JusticethenmovedontoFloridaAtlanticUniversity,whereshereceivedaBachelorofFineArtsinMusicEducationin 1972.While
atFAUshewasnamedmusicaldirectorandperformanceconductorforGilbertandSullivan'soperetta lolanthe.
Aftergraduating fromFAU,shebecamedirectorofchoralandorchestralmusicatDeerfield Beach High School, followedby five
yearsasdirectorofyouthandchildren'smusicatFortLauderdale'sFirstMethodistChurch.
ShealsodirectedandproducedtravelingperfomiancesofRoaroftheGreasepaint, 1776,andGodspell. In 1976,Justiceservedas
anassistantmusical directorforFloridaSouthernCollege'sSummerMusicCamp.
ThoughmusicdrewJustice intotheperformingarts,thetechnologyinvolved intheproductionskeptherattention. Whileworking
at First Methodist, Justice had begun attendinggraduate educational technology classes at Nova University. In 1978, she received a
MasterofSciencedegreefromNovaandcametoworkatBCCasthecoordinatoroflearningresourcesontheJudsonA.SamuelsSouth
Campus.
Nearly30yearslater.JusticestillcallsSamuelsSouthCampusherBCChome,butnowwiththetitleofDeanofAcademicResources
andInstructionalTechnology.Shehasprovedherselftobeavaluedresourcetotheentirecollege-alwaysupbeat,enthusiasticandwill-
ingtopitchinandlendahandorshareanideawhenneeded.AprojectparticularlyclosetoherhearthasbeentheBrowardCommunity
CollegeFoundation'sannualgolftournament, forwhichshehasservedasitslongtimelogisticsdirector.
In2004,Justice wasnamedco-chairofthecollege'sCampus LearningCommunitiesCommitteeandona largerscale,thatsame
yearshewaspresentedthe ExcellenceAwardbytheTexas-basedNational InstituteforStaffandOrganizational Development.
Justicewasnameda DistinguishedAlumnaonMay 17,2006.
ACADEMIC COSTUME
In the medieval universities, students and teachers wore gowns stripofvelvet.Thecolorofthetasselorvelvetstriponthehood
indicating their status and scholastic achievements. European indicates the field ofstudy in which the degree was earned or
institutionsstillshowgreatdiversityinthespecificationsofaca- granted,asforexample:ARTS,white;SCIENCE,goldenyellow;
demicdress, butAmericancollegesanduniversitiespreferredto EDUCATION, light blue; ENGINEERING, ora^iige; MUSIC,
adoptsomedefinitesystemwhichallcouldfollow.Accordingly, pink; LIBRARY SCHOOL, lemon yellow; BUSINESS, drab;
in 1895, at Columbia University, an intercollegiate commission JOURNALISM, crimson; LAW, purple; THEOLOGY, scarlet;
drafted a unifonn code for the use ofcaps, gowns and hoods. PHILOSOPHY,darkblue.Eachhoodisalsolinedinsilkwiththe
These standards, with few revisions, are still in effect. Broward colorsoftheinstitutionwhichgrantedthedegree,asforexample,
CommunityCollegewill followtheAcademicCostumeCode. garnetandgoldforFloridaStateUniversity,orangeandbluefor
theUniversityofFlorida.
Four academic degrees are generally recognized: the associate,
the bachelor, the master and the doctor. The associate degrees Theappropriatecap foralldegrees isthefamiliarblack"mortar
(associate in arts and associate in sciences) are offered by the board."Atassel, blackoracolorsignifyingthe fieldofspecial-
standardtwo-yearjuniorcolleges. The otherthree are confeiTed ization, is worn hangingto the leftofthe face. Those holdinga
by universities and colleges. The bachelor's or baccalaureate doctor'sdegreemaywearasoftvelvetcapofthecolorindicating
degree takes its name directly from the medieval practice of their field ofstudy, orwith the mortar board, they may wear a
"bachelors"wearingagarlandofbayberries.Themaster'sdegree tasselingoldorinpartofgoldthread.
wasequivalenttoalicensetoteach,andsometimeswasfollowed
by the express words Licentia Docendi. The doctor's degree, The mace, carried by the parade marshal, is a symbol ofthe
whenearnedbystudy,indicatesadvancedstudyandindependent authority vested in the college president. In medieval times, it
research inaspecializedfieldoflearning. Honorary degrees are was aweapon ofwarwhich was effective against the strongest
granted for meritorious service and for distinction in public or amiorandwasusedchieflybyknights. Maceswereoftenborne
privateendeavor. byaroyalbodyguardtoprotectthekinginprocessions,butinthe
courseoftime(bythe 14thcentury)theyassumedmoreceremo-
Thoseholdingabachelor'sdegreewearablackgownfastenedat nialfunctionsandlosttheirwarlikeappearance.Amaceiscarried
thetop,distinguishedby longpointed sleeves hangingnearlyto in academic and ecclesiastical processions, particularly in
theknees.Themaster'sgown,wornopen,haslongclosedsleeves English-speakingcountries.
withanarcofacircleappearingnearthebottomandaslitforthe
armnearthe middle ofthe sleeves. The doctor's gown, usually At Broward Community College, academic distinction is noted
wornopen,ismadeofsilk,facedwithabroadstripofvelvet,and bytheaddition ofoneorbothofthe followingtothegraduate's
hasthreebarsofvelvetoneachsleeve.Ahoodmadeofthesame regalia: The tri-cords in royal blue, white, and antique gold
material may be worn with the gown. The bachelor's hood is representstheacademicdistinctionofmembershipintheHonors
threefeetlong,withatwo-inchstripofvelvet;themaster'shood Institute. The gold satin stole and gold tassel represents the
is three and one-halffeet long, faced with a three-inch strip of academicdistinctionofmembershipinPhiThetaKappa.
velvet;thedoctor'shoodisfourfeetlong,facedwithafive-inch
PHOTOGRAPHS
ParentsandFriendstakingphotographsareaskednottoblockthe Commercial photographs ofthe graduates will be prepared by
visionofotherguestsorinterferewiththeroutesofourgraduates. Bob Knight Photomarketing, Inc. Names and addresses of
Theplacementoftri-podsandotherequipmentthatmayinterfere participating graduates will beprovided to the photographerfor
withtheceremonyisprohibited.Pleasefollowtheinstructionsof subsequentcommunications. Free proofs will be mailedwith-in
ourushers. oneweek.

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