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University of ColoradoColorado Springs

December 14, 2012

CommenCement

The RegenTS Of The UniveRSiTy Of COlORAdO

fROm The RegenTS Of The UniveRSiTy TO The ClASS Of 2012

Dear Graduate,

one of the greatest honors for the University of Colorado Board of Regents, the institution’s governing board, is to be part of a graduation ceremony. Your success is a success for us all. Your degree is a measure not only of an accomplishment of dedication and talent, but also notice to the world that you have the intellectual gifts and discipline to contribute greatly to our community.

Your commencement ceremony, like every University of Colorado graduation since 1935, will close with the reading of the timeless norlin Charge. today “marks your initiation in the fullest sense of the fellowship of the university, as bearers of her torch, as centers of her influence, as promoters of her spirit.” each year, the University of Colorado grants thousands of bachelor’s, master’s, professional and doctoral degrees to some of the greatest minds in our country and the world. today, we proudly add your name to this notable group of individuals. Congratulations on your hard-earned accomplishment.

Back Row: Joseph neguse, district 2 (Boulder); Tilman “Tillie” Bishop, district 3 (grand Junction); James geddes, district 6 (Sedalia); Steve Bosley, At large (longmont); Stephen ludwig, At large (denver).

front Row: irene griego, district 7 (lakewood); michael Carrigan, Chair, district 1 (denver); Kyle hybl, district 5 (Colorado Springs); Sue Sharkey, vice Chair, district 4 (Windsor).

CommencementExercises◆December14,2012 1

Order Of exercises

Teri swiTzer, cOmmencemenT marshal UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springs dean, Kraemer family library

prelude Instrumental Music MusicProgramHonorsJazzTrio JayBaker–bass BrittonCiampa–drums JoelMedina–guitar

processional Pomp and Circumstance Military March No 1 in D, Op 39, No 1 – Arranged by Joseph Prostakoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PianistSaraMcDaniel

ceremony America the Beautiful (Lyrics on page 4) VisualandPerformingArtsStudentJonathanSulzbachThe National Anthem (Lyrics on page 4) VisualandPerformingArtsUniversityChoir DirectedbyInstructorGayleGrace

Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentBruceBenson

CongratulationsfromDistinguishedAlum . . . . . . . . . . . Mr .ThomasSaponas

conferring of advanced degrees (page 12)

conferring of baccalaureate degrees (page 18)

InitiationofGraduatesintoAlumniandFriendsAssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . AlumniChairFrederickSlane

ChargetotheGraduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RegentStephenLudwig

Alma Mater (Lyrics on page 5) . . VisualandPerformingArtsInstructorGayleGrace

recessional Instrumental Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PianistSaraMcDaniel

2 UniversityofColoradocolorado springs

December14,2012

DearUniversityofColoradoGraduate,

CongratulationsonearningyourdegreefromtheUniversityofColoradoColoradoSprings .

IstillrememberthedeepsenseofprideIfeltwhenIacceptedmygeologydegreefromtheUniversityofColorado .Myeducationhasservedmewellovertheyears,andIamsureyourswill,too .Welcometothegenerationsofalumniaroundtheglobewhocarrythatpridewithinthem .OurcollectivelegacyhasbeentoleaveapositiveandmeaningfulmarkonColoradoandtheworld .

Acceptingyourdegreeafteryearsofself-sacrificeanddedicationisoneoflife’sgreatestachievements .Whenyouwalkawayfromthisexcitingday,myhopeisthatyouwilldosowithapassiontopursueyourdreams .Neverforgethowtheuniversityshapedyouandpreparedyoutofacelife’schallenges .Expectnothingbutthebestfromyourselfandthosewhosurroundyouonyourjourneythroughlife .

Studentswhohavepassedthroughthecampus’sclassrooms,laboratories,lecturehallsandlibrarieshaveemergedwithagreaterunderstandingoftheirplaceintheworld .TheUniversityofColoradocommunityisproudofyouandyouraccomplishments .Asyouleaveheretostartcareers,drawonyouracademicachievementsatUCCStohelpyousucceedandinspireothers .

Todayisyourdaytoshineandshareyouraccomplishmentswithyourfamilyandfriends .Wewishyousuccess,prosperity,happinessandgoodhealthinallyourendeavors .

Sincerely,

BruceD .BensonPresidentoftheUniversityofColorado

frOm The presidenT Of The UniversiTy TO The class Of 2012


THOMASA .SAPONASThomasSaponasiscurrentlyadirectorfornGimat,ananopowdersandcoatingscompanyinAtlanta,Georgia,aswellasadirectorforProceraNetworks,alevel7switchingandprotectioncompanyinFremont,California .HeisaretireeofHewlettPackardwhere,formorethan25years,heservedasvicepresident,generalmanager,marketingmanager,andgroupresearchanddevelopmentmanager .WhenHPandAgilentbecametwocompanies,heservedasseniorvicepresidentandchieftechnologyofficerforAgilent .

StartinghiseducationatUCCSinthefallof1967,SaponasearnedbothhisBSinElectricalandComputerScienceandhisMSinElectricalEngineeringin1972 .Asastudent,heservedasthestudentrepresentativetotheBoardofRegentsandontheCUPresident’sPlanningCommission .

Thoughithasbeen40yearssincegraduatingfromUCCS,Mr .Saponascontinuestobeanintegralpartofthecampus .SaponasregularlymentorsstudentsandhasservedasavolunteerfortheUCCSFreshmanSeminarProgram–alwayswillingtosharehisstoriesoftheimportanceofhiseducation .Inadditiontohisworkwithstudents,ThomasSaponasisaresourcetocampusleadership .HehasbeenamemberoftheUCCSScienceandEngineeringCommunityAdvisoryGroup,theUCCSEngineeringAdvisoryBoardandtheCUFoundationBoardofDirectors .Healsohelpedguidethedevelopmentofanewcomputerengineeringprogram .Consequently,hewasthemodelrecipientoftheUniversityofColoradoMedalin1986whichrecognizescontributionstotheuniversity .In1997,theCollegeofEngineeringandAppliedSciencestudentloungewasnamedinhishonor .

NotonlydoesThomasSaponascontributehistimetoUCCS,heisalsoadonor .In2000,heandhiswife,CharlotteSaponas,establishedanendowedscholarshipfund,andin2005theyprovidedthelargestgiftbyanyengineeringalumnus,increasingtheendowment .

TheUniversityofColoradoBoardofRegentswereproudtopresentSaponaswiththe2008DistinguishedServiceAwardforhisnumerouscontributions .

ThomasandCharlotteSaponashavebeenmarriedfor37yearsandliveinColoradoSprings .Theyhavetwochildren,RobertandJennifer .

disTingUished alUm


AmericA the BeAutiful

Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain

for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!

america! america! god shed his grace on thee

and crown thy good with brotherhood

from sea to shining sea!

the NAtioNAl ANthem

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, what so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?

whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming?

and the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro’ the night that our flag was still there.

O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?


cu AlmA mAter

hail, all hail our alma mater

ever will our hearts be true

you will live with us forever

loyal we will be to you.

we will sing forever your praises

ever more our love renew

pledge our whole devotion to you

dear Old cU!


The UniversiTy sealTheUniversityofColoradohasusedthreesealsinitslifetime .Thepresentseal,adoptedin1908,depictsaclassicalmaleGreekfigureseatedagainstapillarandholdingascroll .Laurelbranchesframeaburningtorchbesidehim .TheGreekinscriptionmeans“LetYourLightShine .”Theseal’sdesigner,HenryReedofDenver,chosetheclassicalmotifbecauseGreekcivilization“standsasthecriterionofculture .”Thelaurelsymbolizeshonororsuccess,theyouthofthefiguresuggeststhe“morningoflife,”andthescrollrepresentswrittenlanguage .

From1893to1908,theuniversitysealwasacopyofWyon’smedallion,“ScienceTrimstheLampofLife .”TheclassicalfigureofaGreekwomankneltbeforealampandwasflankedbymariposalilies,whichPresidentBakerdescribedas“atrueColoradoflower .”Before1893,asealwasusedwhichessentiallycopiestheColoradostateseal .ItwasneveradoptedbytheRegents .

TheofficialsealoftheUniversityofColoradoisusedprimarilyonofficialdocuments,suchasdiplomasandtranscriptsthathavebeenissuedonbehalfoftheuniversity .TheBoardofRegentsusesthesealintransmittingofficialbusiness .

missiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradOTheUniversityofColoradoisapublicresearchuniversitywithmultiplecampusesservingColorado,thenationandtheworldthroughleadershipinhigh-qualityeducationandprofessionaltraining,publicservice,advancingresearchandknowledge,andstate-of-the-arthealthcare .

EachcampushasadistinctroleandmissionasprovidedbyColoradolaw .

(Laws of the Regents, Article 1, Part C Adopted 02/11/2010 )

missiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springsTheColoradoSpringscampusoftheUniversityofColoradoshallbeacomprehensivebaccalaureateandspecializedgraduateresearchuniversitywithselectiveadmissionstandards .TheColoradoSpringscampusshallofferliberalartsandsciences,business,engineering,healthsciences,andteacherpreparationundergraduatedegreeprograms,andaselectednumberofmaster’sanddoctoraldegreeprograms .

Colorado Revised Statutes Senate Bill 11-204 Section 2 23-20-101 (1) (c) Approved June 10, 2011

visiOn Of The UniversiTy Of cOlOradO cOlOradO springsUCCS,apremiercomprehensiveundergraduateandspecializedgraduateresearchuniversity,providesstudentswithacademicallyrigorousandlife-enrichingexperiencesinavibrantuniversitycommunity .Weadvanceknowledge,integratestudentlearningwiththespiritofdiscovery,andbroadenaccesstohighereducationforthebenefitofsouthernColorado,thestate,nationandworld .


academic dressThetraditionoftheacademiccostumebeganduringthetwelfthorthirteenthcenturyintheearlyEuropeanuniversities .Sincetheclergycomposedthemajorityoftheeducatedclass,academicdressisanadaptationofthecapeormantlewhichwasusuallyofsilkorwoolandwornbychurchdignitariesinreligiousprocessions .

Throughtheyears,greatdiversityincolorandinstyleofcap,gownandhooddeveloped .In1896,thecollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStatesadoptedauniformcodegoverningacademicdress .Today,theblackgown,hood,andmortarboardwornbythegraduatesinmostinstitutionsfollowthiscode .

Whileitisnotapparenttothecasualobserver,thegownswornbytherecipientsofthevariousdegreesdiffersomewhatindesign .Thesleevesofthegownwornbythebaccalaureatecandidatearelongandpointed,whilethesleevesofthegownwornbythemaster’sdegreerecipientsaresquareatoneendwithaslitattheelbow .Thedoctor’sgownhasflowingsleeveswiththreebarsofvelvet,andfacingofvelvetdownthefrontofthegown .

Thosewhoreceiveamaster’soradoctoraldegreefromtheUniversityofColoradowearhoodslinedwiththeschoolcolors,silverandgold .Thehoodwornbythedoctoralcandidatediffersindesignfromthatofthemaster’sasithassidepanelsandisslightlylonger .Thevelvetborderofthehoodindicatesthedegreeandusuallyfollowsthesamecodeasthecolorofthetassels .

Theoxfordcap,usuallyreferredtoasamortarboard,isblackandhasalongtasselwhichisfastenedbyabuttononthetop .Candidatesforthebaccalaureatedegreewearthetasselpendantovertherightfrontofthecapbeforethedegreeisconferred,thenitiswornontheleftthereafter .

CumLaudecandidateswearbronzehonorcords .MagnaCumLaudeandhonorscandidateswearsilverhonorcords .SummaCumLaudeandspecialhonorscandidatesweargoldhonorcords .Thecolorofthetasselonthebachelor’scapindicatesthefieldofstudy,withtheexceptionoftheBAdegreesinLetters,Arts&Scienceswhosecandidateswearwhitetasselsindicatingthearts .

dOcTOraTe Tassel cOlOrsdoctor of philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old gold

doctor of nursing practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .apricot

masTer Tassel cOlOrsmaster of engineering/science/sciences . . . . . gold

master of business administration . . . . . . . sapphire

master of criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .peacock

master of public administration . . . . . . . . . .peacock

master of arts (education) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white

master of arts (las) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white

bachelOr Tassel cOlOrsnursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . apricot

health science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green

forensic science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . red

business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sapphire

criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peacock

engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange

letters, arts and sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .white


The presidenTial chain Of OfficeTheUniversityofColoradoPresidentialChainofOfficewascreatedin1980byMarySartor,M .F .A .,UniversityofColorado,Boulder,fortheinaugurationofPresidentArnoldR .Weber .ThechainwasagifttotheuniversitybyMr .andMrs .DavidG .Hawthorn,Classof1924 .

Coloradogoldandsilverareusedthroughoutthechaintosymbolizetheimportanceofthosemineralstothehistoryofthestate .ThegemstoneschosenalsoconsistentirelyofmineralsfromColorado .

Threependantsaresuspendedonthechain .ThebackpendantisthesealoftheStateofColoradosurroundedbyagoldenribbonrepresentingthegolden“CircleofKnowledge .”Thetoppendantinthefront,thesealoftheUniversityofColoradosurmountedbyanarchsetwithdiamondandtopaz,signifiesthenecessarylinkbetweenthesearchforknowledgeanditspracticalapplicationtotheworldoutsidetheuniversity .Thesealissupportedatthebottombythelaurelwreathsfoundintheseal,emblematicofhonorandsuccess .

Thebottompendantiscenteredwithagoldentopazindicatingman’squestforknowledge .Thesurroundingringispavedwithfragmentedcubesanddiamondswhichsuggestfragmentsofknowledgewithbrilliantbreakthroughsofunderstanding .

Thechainsurroundingthesependantssymbolizestheendlessbutever-changingcycleofhumanknowledge .

ThepresidentsoftheUniversityofColoradoare:

Joseph a. sewell 1877–1887horace m. hale 1887–1892James h. baker 1892–1914livingston farrand 1914–1919george norlin 1919–1939robert l. stearns 1939–1953ward darley 1953–1956Quigg newton 1956–1963Joseph r. smiley 1963–1969eugene h. wilson 1969frederick p. Thieme 1969–1974

roland c. rautenstraus 1974–1980arnold r. weber 1980–1985william h. baughn 1985e. gordon gee 1985–1990william h. baughn 1990–1991Judith e. n. albino 1991–1995John c. buechner 1995–2000alexander e. bracken 2000elizabeth hoffman 2000–2005hank brown 2005–2008bruce benson 2008-present


The chancellOr’s chain Of OfficeAcampuscommencementtraditionbeganin2008whentheChancellor’sChainofOfficewascreatedtorecognizeandcelebratethechancellorswhohaveledtheUniversityofColoradoColoradoSpringssinceitsfoundingin1965 .ThechainwasagifttotheuniversityfromMrs .KathyGriffithandothercampusleaders .KathyworkedintheChancellor’sOfficefor30years,uponherretirementin2008,andprovidedtheinitialgifttocreatethechain .

Thechainisatraditionalpartofacademicregaliathatprovidesrecognitionatformaleventstothepersonwhocurrentlyholdsthepositionofchancellor,aswellasthosewhopreviouslyfilledtherole .

TheChancellor’sChainofOfficeisconnectedwiththeinterlockingCUtosymbolizecampustiestotheCUSystem .Thewords“Chancellor”and“ColoradoSprings”surroundthechain’smedallionoftheuniversity’sseal .Thechainincludeslinksdenotingtheuniversity’ssixcollegesandschools;italsoincludesindividuallinksrecognizingallUCCSchancellors .Thechancellorslistedare:

lawrence silverman 1974–1977 don schwartz 1978–1982 neal lane 1984–1985

dwayne nuzum 1986–1993 linda bunnell shade 1993–2001 pam shockley-zalabak 2002–present


hOnOrs designaTiOns descripTiOnsGraduateshavingbeenawardedhonorsarenotedintheprogram .Followingisanexplanationofthecriteriarequiredofthehonorsdesignations .

with Honors with Special HonorsThesetermsdenotestudentswhohavemetcriteriaincluding,butnotlimitedto,gradepointaveragesetbythecollegefromwhichtheyaregraduatingthatdemonstrateexceptionalacademicperformancewithinthecollege .

with Distinction with High Distinction with Highest DistinctionThesetermsdenotestudentswhohavemetcriteriaincluding,butnotlimitedto,gradepointaveragesetbythedepartmentofthestudent’smajorthatdemonstrateexceptionalacademicperformancewithinthemajor .

Graduateshavingcompletedanhonorsprogramarealsonotedintheprogram .Followingisanexplanationofthecriteriarequiredofthehonorsprograms .

University honorsThisprogramrecognizesstudentswhohavesuccessfullymaintainedacumulativeGPAof3 .75andhavecompleted18hoursofHonors-dedicatedordesignatedcourses,includingtheFirst-YearHonorsSeminar,HonorsPublicSpeaking,andtheHonorsCapstoneSeminar .

mountain lion honorsThisprogramrecognizesstudentswhohavesuccessfullymaintainedacumulativeGPAof3 .50andhavecompletedtheFirst-YearHonorsSeminar,HonorsPublicSpeaking,andtheHonorsCapstoneSeminar .


The nOrlin charge TO gradUaTes(From the baccalaureate address by President George Norlin, of the University of Colorado, June 1935)

“Youarenowcertifiedtotheworldatlargeasalumnioftheuniversity .Sheisyourkindlymotherandyouhercherishedsonsanddaughters .

Thisexercisedenotesnotyourseverancefromher,butyourunionwithher .Commencementdoesnotmean,asmanywronglythink,thebreakingoftiesandthebeginningofalifeapart .Ratheritmarksyourinitiationinthefullestsenseintothefellowshipoftheuniversity,asbearersofhertorch,ascentersofherinfluence,aspromotersofherspirit .

Theuniversityisnotthecampus,notthebuildingsonthecampus,northefaculties,northestudentsofanyonetime—notoneoftheseorallofthem .Theuniversityconsistsofallwhocomeintoandgoforthfromherhalls,whoaretouchedbyherinfluenceandwhocarryonherspirit .Whereveryougo,theuniversitygoeswithyou .Whereveryouareatwork,thereistheuniversityatwork .

Whattheuniversitypurposestobe,whatitmustalwaysstrivetobe,isrepresentedonitsseal,whichisstampedonyourdiplomas—alampinthehandsofyouth .Ifitslightshinesnotinyouandfromyou,howgreatisitsdarkness!Butifitshinesinyoutoday,andinthethousandsbeforeyou,whocanmeasureitspower?

Withhopeandfaith,Iwelcomeyouintothefellowship .IbidyoufarewellonlyinthesensethatIprayyoumayfarewell .Yougoforth,butnotfromus .Weremain,butnotseveredfromyou .Godgowithyouandbewithyouandus .”


Candidates for advanCed degrees

gradUaTe schOOlKelliKlebe,Dean

ph.d. – edUcaTiOnal leadership research & pOlicy

WendiAnneClouse “The Effects of Non-compulsory Freshman Seminar and Core Curriculum Completion Ratios on Post-secondary Persistence and Baccalaureate Degree Attainment”

MichaelF .Lamphere“Student Achievement Through the Development of Complete High School Culture”

MichaelLawrencePickering“Transformations in Assessment and Accountability Policy in Colorado PreK-12 Education: The Road to Linking Academic Growth to Teach Driven Formative Assessment Practices”

MichaelScottSiegrist“The Effect of Trades and Industry, A Career and Technical Education Curriculum, on Student Achievement: A Propensity Study”

ph.d. – engineering

BarryMichaelCornella(emphasisinMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering)“Neutral Gas Heating via Non-Resonant Optical Lattices”

AbuTaherKabir(emphasisinElectricalEngineering)“Voltage Controlled Oscillators Tuned with BST Ferroelectric Capacitors”

JamesLawrenceLee(emphasisinElectricalEngineering)“Reduced-Order Physics-Based Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries”

ph.d. – psychOlOgy

HeidiS .Layton(emphasisinClinicalGeropsychology)“Predicting Permanency Planning Behavior in Parents of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities”

RenéeL .Pepin(emphasisinClinicalGeropsychology)“Intrinsic and Extrinsic Barriers to Mental Health Care Among Older Adults: An Improved Measure and Examination of the Effects of an Educational Intervention”

dOcTOr Of nUrsing pracTice - capsTOne prOJecT

NaenaParker“Hispanic Parent’s Perception of Their Children’s Weight”

The following list of candidates for degrees includes students graduating in August 2012 and December 2012 Graduates will receive their diploma jackets by walking across the commencement stage in two lines in order of college or school listed in this program



cOllege Of bUsiness and adminisTraTiOnVenkateshwarReddy,Dean

degree masTer Of bUsiness adminisTraTiOnDistinguished Graduate Academic Achievement Award: Marissa Blazek, Min Jie Chong, David Drury, Todd Keller, Christopher Pratt, Francis Wiran

TaylorJamesAndrewsSatishRangaswamyAyerJamesBalesCaralynKayBarlowDanielleReneeBaxterDanielArthurBeyerMarissaLouiseBlazekChristopherRobert CarlstromBradleyJosephCasaiRobertCraigCashellMinJieChongJoseManuelCorral,Jr .MichaelJamesCrane,Jr .TamaraCvetanovskaJenniferLynnDaniel

beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesNancySmith,Dean

degree masTer Of science in nUrsingMeganHallRichardson

CandiReneeLobensteinShawnaRaeMitchell

degree masTer Of sciences in spOrTs nUTriTiOn KristinaLauravelBrayKirstenMaryDavid

EnriqueTomasdelaGarzaDanielDisilvestroDavidLeeDruryIndyAnnFrazeeSaraElizabethFulp-AllenMahathiGorlaAndrewRobertGrayBrianRussellGreataWayneMartinHighnessAmandaKayeHolwayJamesAnthonyHoward,IIBenjaminClarkHuffmanAnnaBrookeReneeJacobsonJoshuaDavidJohnsonRyanRobertJohnsonColleenDawnKampa

GregoryJamesKeatingToddLeeKellerKirkHoldenKemperJaclynMarieKlimekChristopherJames KreuzbergerAi-LeeKuanCoryJohnLaPlanteHuijunLiJosiahDavidLoeserMichelleBlaiseLoretanJenniferLeeMartinMaribelAngelicaMartinezLoganLeeMaynardTrevorBrockMcLeodJonathanMcMahon

SharonMarieHiguchiHuimeiKu

degree masTer Of sciences in fOrensic science

SheenaLeaSampsel

degree masTer Of sciences in healTh prOmOTiOn StacyKayDavis

degree masTer Of sciences in spOrTs medicine KellyMarieAlexanderRobynLynnKadel

SeanWalkerRobertsonNicoleAllysonRubenstein

KatherineBockelman McDonald

GayleErinNovotnyHaleyMariePeterson

JohnMichaelLeppert GraceChristineSims

ReginaAnneHammondKavitaAjitGavand



LaurieKathleenBuchanan

degree masTer Of arTs in cUrricUlUm and insTrUcTiOn

NicoleAlexisAmideiElaineHaleBickingGregoryGlynnBlakemanSandraJ .DavisJacquelineJeanHineDhanujiniAmantha Hordagoda

StephanieL .KempEricC .MasonBriannaRoseMazzellaMargaretLouisePolingDuangkamolPongsiriSharonPurdueBrookeElisabethSargent

JeffreyWayneMillerKathleenRoseMillerChristopherStephenMilletChristianDavidMurphyKatherineAndreaNeefeMarissaOrlowskiRobertMichaelPolk,Jr .ForrestLeoPoole

schOOl Of pUblic affairsPaulTeske,Dean

degree masTer Of criminal JUsTice

cOllege Of edUcaTiOnMarySnyder,Dean

degree masTer Of arTs in cOUnseling and hUman servicesYvonneA .Cummings

MaryCathrynScottKeciaNannetteSeybAbigailRuthUrishLeEricaWarrenSusieShearonWeissGlendaLajoyceWhite

degree masTer Of arTs in leadership in edUcaTiOnMichaelDavidAndersonCatherineAnnArchibaldJillianAlexandriaDonahueGabrielJustinFutrellSusanHickey

JamilynRoseHoehnStevenWayneHutchcraftBreeLessarBrianMatthewMannEricGordonMcMartin

LisaMcDowellMarlenaReneeMoralesJohnAnthonyRoderickKellyAnnWallenberg

degree masTer Of pUblic adminisTraTiOnDennisScottKnoopMeganElizabethLeathamJoshuaEricManweilerChristopherJoeMcGowneKeelyAnnMiller

WesleyBlairPowellChristopherAndrewPrattMatthewJohnPrechtelEmilyMarieRutterKeenanWalkerScottAnedaDanielleSimmsHeatherKathleenSmithBrianMichaelSowers

BipaswiDharTuladharRachelAnneVassaurMicheleRuthWhitlowFrancisXaveriusAditya WiranMarkJosephWojtowiczAmyAusmaZirneklis

EdwardBasselNelsonMillicentAnnOwenElyseNicoleRichardsonMatthewDavidRigby

TravisOliverSmithCarlTrebeshMarcAdamVelezHannahMargaretWatson

LeaMarieList



cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceRamaswamiDandapani,Dean

degree masTer Of engineeringBrianGregoryAllenDawnMarieBadolatoJesseAllenBazleyFranklinMcNeilCaldwellDaeBokChoMichaelAllenClontsLauraEbatIsraelFigueroaRodriguezAlanR .GarnerBrandenKeithGraversen

TzanaDanicaHafnerMarkDavidHeibergerJohnAndrewHolmesScottZalmarLoweryJamieMalanoAlvaCliffordAllenMcCulloughScottMcLeanBrianCharlesMillerDanielleRebeccaNicholsonJohnMorganNicholson

DanielChristopherOuperDonaldThomasPerrottaAaronRashodShabazzBrandiAnneSippelDavidAndrewStrangeAmyLynnTomasinoJoshuaVanceBrandonDeanVogtAmberleyZammiello

degree masTer Of science in cOmpUTer science

CharlesRobertBeckmannWilliamBruceFitzpatrick

AbdullahMohammad Sheneamer

DavidRobertStitesAnithaTadimalla

degree masTer Of science in elecTrical engineeringKennethW .CantrellChinChiehHsu

degree masTer Of sciences in edUcaTiOnMaryMargaretKallage JessicaA .Trovik

degree masTer Of arTs in special edUcaTiOnShanquithJanearDawkinsDeanaDuranDaLaneR .FoxScottMichaelFullerIllanaK .GordonChristinaHall

AngelaM .LaneMeaganLeeMooreTheresaDianeOlsonElizabethAnneRellafordJaimeBethRoss

ChristyAnneRotunnoNicoleMarieSpotoKarinaLynnStrand-RogersSheonaidCoriVanderzwanGlendaLajoyceWhite

degree masTer Of science in mechanical engineeringZacharyDavidAsherLucasRyanDerbyRossMorganElderJacobStephenGraul

JosephCharlesPius Griebel,Jr .RyanRobertHaferCarlosAlexMaldonado

MathewJohnPrenticeMichaelReidMichaelChristopherSuppesEdithLeungSzarkowski

RuslanKnobel ChengPeng

16 UniversityofColoradoColoradoSprings

candidaTes fOr advanced degrees

cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesPeterBraza,Dean

degree masTer Of arTs in applied geOgraphyMatthewJohn

degree masTer Of arTs in cOmmUnicaTiOnRayvenAntoinetteIrons E .TerrySears

degree masTer Of arTs in hisTOryJosephR .Sandoval

WhitneyNicolePiroBrennaNikoleRennJeremyTheodoreSimensonNicoleDeniseTorrence

degree masTer Of arTs in sOciOlOgyJasmineDionneFullerJosephAdamLangstonKimberleeMcWhirterAllisonElizabethMonterrosa

HettieRoseMyersJenniferNguyenCaraElizabethSextonEileenLorettaSkahill

degree masTer Of arTs in psychOlOgyKevinBeitzAndreaLeeBevanAlisaJayleneEsteyPeterDanielMarle

KrisAnnAshleyMcBroomJayMatsMedenwaldtTashaMariaMorenoScottWilliamPartington

degree masTer Of science in applied maThemaTicsJoshuaPaulCarnahan DavidA .England

degree masTer Of sciences in chemisTry

GenevieveA .Kahrilas

degree masTer Of sciences in physicsKaneKolbySutton

MaryAuroraTrotter

KyraWerdehausenChelseaNicole Wyttenbach

ScottWinter

AlanRobertVan’tLand


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Candidates for BaCCalaureate degrees


beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesNancySmith,Dean

degree bachelOr Of science in healTh care scienceRichardR .BittnerAmberMarieEnglishWhitneyJoyFelkerJamesEdwardFifeKelseyChristineFuik*LauraKathleenGonzalezMollyChristineGoss*JustinCodyGrissom

CaitlinMarieHupeSaraDonellHye*BrennenScottJacksonAshleyBethJohnsonCharlesAdamGeorge Manly,IIILeighAnnNicholson

The following list of candidates for degrees includes students graduating in August 2012 and December 2012 Graduates will receive their diploma jackets by walking across the commencement stage in two lines in order of college or school listed in this program

KevinAlexanderO’Dell*AlexandraClaireParvaEdwardCraigSmith**RiciLeeSmithPhillipJoshuaTanicalaVivianReneeThullenKatherineMichelleTracy

degree bachelOr Of science in nUrsingMorganS .BennettMoniqueFrancineBramlette**JessicaLynnBrownLisaMarieBurkhart*MauressaJanelleCampbellDiantheKimCarson**MatthewA .Eisgrau**JeremyNealElamNicholasWilliamFullerMoriahEliseGonzalesJeremyGrobsmith

AssoumaMurekeyisoniAlyssaLaurenNeriCorieElizabethOverton**SusannaKathleenPayneKateDelaneyPurcell**AllisonMarieSchnakeLauraElizabethShay*CyndylRoseSolbergKristenLeaThiessen**JoshuaLeeWyatt

Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5-3 74; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 75-3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above

KelliHansenRachelLaurenHarrisonBrittanyV .Hayes*TaraShenaeJacobsonAnthonyQuocKieuTiffanyNicoleKreuscherJanicePaigeLatendresse**PattiJeanLucero*ChrisP .Martin*LauraMarieMcNallyJackieJeanMiller



cOllege Of bUsiness and adminisTraTiOnVenkateshwarReddy,Dean

degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in bUsiness adminisTraTiOnBretAlanEckelberry*, Chancellor’s Leadership Class

Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 3 CU GPA and 3 5 Business GPA; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 5 CU GPA and 3 7 Business GPA; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 7 CU GPA and 3 9 Business GPA

EugeneCurtisEvans**DanielThomasFergNolanDanielFrankelLaurenFranklinFrancisMichaelGahren,Jr* .KevinAnthonyGalavizPaulArthurGamacheMatthewHintonGibbBreannaMarieGibsonBrettThomasGoodlinDustinLeeGoudreauNoelleLindseyGreene*JohnA .GriffithMarcusGuthrieRobertoLuisGutierrezBrittanyLynnHamby**JaimieDianeHammerlandAlexanderGregoryHarrisSorayaHayekJeremyMichaelHeinJoshuaDrewHelwege**JulianaMarieHetrick*JacobDanielHollmannJamesEarlHoltzKariAnnHutchensChauMinhHuynhChirstopherJohnson*MatthewEdwardJolly*AmandaKayKaiserZachKinnisonJessicaLeannKiepeNathanPhilipKlotzJaredJ .KnightTimothyEdwardKohere

NicklausTylerKoppinKatrinaLadonnaLangevinOanhLe*NataleeAnnLeviJamesMackenzieLittleLisaL .Lopez*KylieRenaeLovelessRyanJohnMahlstadtBillyKennethMaxwellJillianMaxwellJohnL .McAfee,Jr .*BrandonLeeMcElroyGwendolynAnn Mehan-LuchkaWesenAsfawMekonnenDianaJudithMolinaStevenMarkMonjeskyDanyellVonnitaMorganJosephDanielNelsonKennethKenjiNishimoto,Jr .TiffanyNicoleOldlandCaileeOstermanSaraPalizzi**AlyssaMarieParettaJoshRyanPeperBrooksGrahamPeppin*SandraPlummer***CassidyBrittanyPotter**JasonJohnRaakJamesPaulRehkopf*JuliaIrinaRileyThomasPaulRittenhouse,Jr .JorgeLuisPadillaRodriguezLindaJoanRonas*

DavidEricNorman TylerMichaelSiskowic

CodyWilliamAab**ClaytonWadeAdamsDanielAdkins*KimberlyMarieAnackerAlanAnderson**DavidAnthonyBacaJoshuaMackBascomStefanFrancisBeckCourtneyReneeBezansonMichaelAndrewBonicelliShannonPaigeBonomoCassieBradleyCamronDonellBranchHeatherBrentsSarahElizabethBrewster***BrandonRobertCarlson- StraussKristineMayCarson*AlyssaBreseCastro**GabrielChristianCausse*AspenBreeChumleyYoungMoonChunBryanMichaelCollinsDanD .ConnellyEricMauriceCopprueChristinaCorderoReidD .CowanByronCutting*CarlosIvanDeckerPatriciaReneDesimoneAlexisNicoledeYoung**JonathanDavidDouglasEricA .EmmelStephenMichaelErmisch

degree bachelOr Of science in bUsinessDistinguished Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award: Kara Elizabeth Williams



cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceRamaswamiDandapani,Dean

degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in cOmpUTer science JoshuaDavidDispoto

CoryLeeSandersEmilyRoseScott**MarkSedgwickBrianKeithSeilerJonathanAaronSmithShawnMichaelSmithSamanthaAnneStearns**JaquelineBomfimStirlingWayneStubblefieldJustinWayneSutton

KailaMarieSmith

Explanation of Honors: Honors - 3 6 - 3 79; Special Honors - 3 8 - 4 0

Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 5 - 3 69; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 7 - 3 89; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 9 or above

DouglasSwatzellJoshuaWayneTroyer**MeganReneTurnerCyrusTweteNicholasLignosVanEttenMichelleVanney*JustinVorwallerJingjingWangAdamCoryWedgewood

JoshuaRichardWelton***, Mountain Lion HonorsJeffreyRichardWilcinskiKaraElizabethWilliams***ChristopherJames WilliamsonMichelleCorrineWilliamson***MelissaSueYorkstonThomasJosephZanandrie

SeanRobertMeadowsStevenDouglasPayne

degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in game design & develOpmenTGrantAllanCooterEthanSanchezLaser

degree bachelOr Of innOvaTiOn in elecTrical engineering

AlexMartinDavidson

schOOl Of pUblic affairsPaulTeske,Dean

degree bachelOr Of arTs in criminal JUsTiceMeganDawnAbramskiTinaMarieKendellBrannanLizetCastilloJonathanMichaelChristianMichelleCole**CorbinPeterDunnNicoleR .EvansJeffreyDanielFalkenstein

GabrielNehemiahGarciaKaleyMarieHendrixJosephConradHinojosaCodiDaleJohnsonBriannaElaineLeFaveNicoleLewton**CanyonLesterParcell*PaulChanhyunPark

EduardoEricPerezCoryJacobSparksStellaLiliaSteele**SamanthaE .SuarezChassityTriceJuanLuisVillavicencioKarenAnnWimmer

Explanation of Honors: *Cum Laude - 3 3 CU GPA and 3 5 Business GPA; **Magna Cum Laude - 3 5 CU GPA and 3 7 Business GPA; ***Summa Cum Laude - 3 7 CU GPA and 3 9 Business GPA



degree bachelOr Of science in cOmpUTer scienceChristopherS .Guthrie, with Special HonorsLuisAlonsoHidalgoPajueloTimothyAndrewJutrasElijahJevonKirkland

degree bachelOr Of science in elecTrical engineeringColtonBartAlexanderJoseAntonioAvilaJustinL .ChampineJenniferJaneeHammond

Explanation of Honors: Honors - 3 6 - 3 79; Special Honors - 3 8 - 4 0

BrianDouglasHendrix, with Special HonorsBryanJamesShoesmith

DerekK .SniderRyanWilliamSymondsAndrewD .Vallejos

ColtonJamesLeeDennisRichardLeamy,Jr .MatthewAlexander Nesterenko

MelissaMaeRunyanWinterJ .ShieldsTylerForbesSparksCayleNathanStickler

degree bachelOr Of science in mechanical engineeringMichaelTaylorBarrettBrentDavidBergGarrettWayneCooperJacobJamesGelsingerKatieLynnGerthAndrewThomasHanken, with Special HonorsBruceAnthonyHoch

DanielPatrickLewisMarshallRoyMcInnisDanielModlinJohnThomasMullins, with HonorsBenjaminJohnPlaczek, with Honors

TheodoreStevenSchultzMattWalshe,with HonorsDustinJohnWimmer, with HonorsBrandonHowardWisselBokerStevenWright, with Honors

cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesPeterBraza,Dean

degree bachelOr Of arTs in anThrOpOlOgyPatrickJosephBabcockBreannMarieBoweWhitneyBrown

ElizabethO’ConnellGriffinJohnErikMartin

JoeyLimaRodrigues

degree bachelOr Of arTs in biOlOgySarahElizabethMiller SharonVasquez


degree bachelOr Of arTs in biOchemisTryMarcusIsiahCalvin, with Distinction

KarrieMoy BrandeeA .Stoney



degree bachelOr Of arTs in englishShaneIsraelAbbott**KathrynLauraBernardiAmyBell*AngelaChiapperino*JessicaMarieCordova***, with Highest DistinctionMelissaSueDeWittChristyGayleHaggard

JasonMichaelHenderson, with Highest DistinctionAutumnLeighKruis*PeggyLaney*NicoleMarieLivesay*JaydeYuniqueMatchemJessicaErinMcCosby

degree bachelOr Of arTs in ecOnOmicsDanielLeeCarroll, with DistinctionLoriAmberDelaneyDexterEckerDanielEisman

PeterKajeneliMaxwellReadeKantor*, with High DistinctionTylerLeeKimsey*

CarlosAlberto Menegocci,Jr .**CasieMariaNappoEricMichaelSantaMariaJamilSantos


RobinAnthonyRakoczy*K .C .Redding-Gonzalez*JordanRiveraKatieE .RossMarkStewartRossRandallLeeStewartDanielJosephVanWieren

degree bachelOr Of arTs in cOmmUnicaTiOnSarahElizabethAndersonErikaAishaAshourDanielRobertBennett**HeatherBlackRichardWitherellBuck,IIJamesD .BurgeBenjaminLeviCampbell*KatieMarieCargileAlexandraCaolineCarterDustinLeeChadySungChoiBrockCrabbChristopherShawnCrumplerQuentinDassonvilleMandyElizabethDavisDanielleLeeDeNightEliaDonnellyChelsea-DawnFrances DuenasEricaJayneFellionEileenFlorenceFink

SarahElizabethFinley*DeniseCatherineFortuneDominiqueGriffinSuzanneHarrisKaylaHaynieCaitlainMarieHeltonCarrieAnnHorner**PatrickHumphreyTiffanyLeeJamesKathrynMarieJolly**BrandonKinsKnudsenJenniferLeighKohnJeremyAllenLengeleMelissaChristineLuceroKarismaLashaeMcChristianAbbigailMeierCoreyMensing*AnthonyWayneMitchellKathrynMoss,with DistinctionDanielJosephOlszewski

NinaOrndorff**AlysePaigeLukePallotoAnthonyJoelPerezReginaMariePrimaveraCortneyLeeQuinteroLeslieGayleRandolphHannahMichelleRodriguez*, with High DistinctionJadeVictoriaRoweBrendonTheodoreSchmidtZahiraSchmidtAllisonBarbaraScottMichaelStewartSeegerRaquelStacyThompsonColterOakesTrovikGeorgeLeonVega,IIIStephanieWhiteLaciNicoleWilliamsCassandraLynneWitting

degree bachelOr Of arTs in chemisTryWynneBeccaroChristenCliffordDudleyGrady,II

SarahElizabethMillerAmyLynnSylvester

StephanieThiTram



degree bachelOr Of arTs in geOgraphy and envirOnmenTal sTUdiesBenjaminThomasAllenShilohMonroeBenton, with High DistinctionJustinArlinChidesterBenjaminPaulCulbertsonCodyJ .DornheckerHillaryFullerChelseaNicoleGrubbs*ChirstopherHalesMichaelLandonHarrington*JoannaJutanaJohnsonNathanielDakotaJones

JamesThomasLaw**CodyDawnLewisJasonAndresMartinezKamiLeiMcFall**CodyLaneMillerKristyMontemayorCraigRadfordMorrisRickeyOrtizKelseyChristinePhalin**RobertDanielProse*, with DistinctionSamanthaLeighRoberts

AntoinetteLynnRodmanBrycenChristopherRoyJasonThomasSharp*TaylorCheriseShirleyKelliSmithJeremyClaytonTredway**JohnathanAllenVanNestKyleAndrewVistubaWilliamWoods*TimothyWilsonJasonRichardYoung*BrandonZimmerman

degree bachelOr Of arTs in hisTOryEricM .Beamish**, with Highest DistinctionHeatherBellMaryCaseyBroeker, with High DistinctionReneeLeeBushman, with DistinctionMichelleAnnJavierCutaran

JasonMatthewGallegosAbigailGraceGiddings*AnnjanaeGriffinChristinaLeeGutierrez*, with High DistinctionMeganMcGinnis, with DistinctionJamiKyleneMiller

KristinaPerko, Mountain Lion HonorsHalSchybergDebraStoddardSamuelJosephStephenson*KellyS .Walker***, with Highest DistinctionPattiWeintraub

degree bachelOr Of arTs in maThemaTicsChristopherThomasHinson


degree bachelOr Of arTs in philOsOphyJessicaLeighAlvarez**AlecDevinBishopHannahClay*, with Distinction

RussellCoomes**, with DistinctionStevenAllenEatonSpencerClaytonFoote

MichaelAlexanderLeeJaydeYuniqueMatchemSamuelNichols

degree bachelOr Of arTs in pOliTical scienceMichaelDavidCarr*JohnPatrickDowling***, with Highest DistinctionAlexanderMichaelFriedmanElizabethO’ConnellGriffin, with High DistinctionLanaHamzic

GregoryArthurJames**AnnaCarolineMalcolm- EdwardsCalebJamesMitchellRobertDanielProse*, with High DistinctionTinoJulianRodriguez

ChristopherMichaelRyanYannSchinaziCrystaleeAnnSheltonFrederickEthanThomas*JonathanJamesWaltersLindseyChristineWilliams



degree bachelOr Of arTs in visUal and perfOrming arTsJayAnthonyBakerDanielleAshleyBrown, with DistinctionJessicaNicoleBrownJonathanAaronCarpenter, with Highest DistinctionMandyDavison,

degree bachelOr Of arTs in spanishDomingoArielLora-MendozaArianaUrbinaPerez

TaylorBiancaStyles*


JuanLuisVillavicencio

with Highest DistinctionAmandaDaleEnoJessicaLeeHartleyTracyCazanneHunzikerLeahD .JenkinsMorganMichaelMinerich

degree bachelOr Of arTs in psychOlOgyMeganDawnAbramskiDanaMarieAhernAmandaJoyAlbertCashenaKeonaBalcomBrieLaChelleBentley*VanessaUteBergstreser**LizetCastilloChristopherAnthony CiccolellaElizabethMarieColemanAliciaMarieDavisBerkeleyDavisLeilaniMaeDoddMeganNoelDoughtyAmandaSueEdwardsMichelleReneeGaumond

ElizabethGilbertJenniferMarieGonzalesKayleighHarrisonLaurenHarttKirstenAliciaHohAnneeKershisnikMariaYongLanceAnastasiaLevyEmilyBethLucasJacquelynDeannaMcClellan*LisaMarieMcPhailAllisonMyersIraJoseNegronEmilyKathleenNelsonJennaKristineNelsonNinaOrndorff**

AudreyMeganOtterstetterNancyParker**JessyRaeQuigley**NicoleReneRainboltShellyLynneRobersonNanaIsabelSafohAmandaLouiseShileyCatherineMarletteShimelMelissaSowardLindseyNicoleSpontarelliMollyAleenThompsonRachelleMarieThurberBreeAnneTippitBrittanyElizabethToddDesireeMarieWatts*

degree bachelOr Of arTs in sOciOlOgyKayleyBloodMonetTatiannaBorjaBrittanyBrennemanFeliciaDanielleDenmanCorbinPeterDunnDeniseCatherineFortuneKristenLeeFroggatteAndrelNeilHuliganga

JoshuaStevenHusmanLenaBellIrwinKathrynMarieJolly**, with DistinctionWilliamScottMensingMariaKatherineNiichelKatiePasqualettoMaryPincus

AmandaMayRobertsDoreenL .Scahill*, with DistinctionJenniferReneSisnerosRyanJackSmithJamesAllenTuckerEmilyBrettaWagnerMaevaIreneWilliams

BrandieLeighMonroeKellenJosephRyan*, with High DistinctionKyleJamesSmithDareeceWalkerMarkJamesYoung

degree bachelOr Of arTs in wOmen’s and eThnic sTUdies JessicaLynnBlount, with Mountain Lion Honors

BrettGray




miliTary scienceMarkThompson,LieutenantColonel

secOnd lieUTenanT, UniTed sTaTes armyJosephHinojosa JessicaMoot

The preceding list of candidates for degrees is not an official record that such candidates have been awarded such degrees or honors Diploma covers are distributed during the ceremony Diplomas will be mailed March 30, 2013 to your address of record The Commencement website is http://www uccs edu/commencement Photographs are available from Grad Images, 1-800-628-4509 This program is produced collaboratively by the Chancellor’s Office, Dean of Students Office, Marketing Communications Office, Information Technology Office and the Office of the Registrar

candidaTes fOr cOmmissiOn

degree bachelOr Of science in biOlOgyKatherineMarieAndersonMirandaAndersonMarthaLeaBales*MaxfieldBenjaminBender*ChristopherAronBrown**StephanieRegina BuldhauptJeniferLeaBunnSteveCampbellTiffanyKayeCampbellTinaM .CardwellBarbaraAnnCervantesBriannaAlexandraChetelatMarcAlexanderClawsonAliciaMarieDavisSemetriusMoniqueDavis

degree bachelOr Of science in maThemaTics

RogerTownleyPennington

degree bachelOr Of science in physics and energy scienceJefferyArlin** KevinMichaelLesniewski

SeanPatrickDeanJoshuaRichardDominguezMatthewDuncan**KathrynAnneGray*RachaelLynnHeiden**BrandonS .HosleyBrianJanikBriannaMarieKeckJinHyungKimCoyMikelLewisTravisJeremyLoosJennaEliseMarkel***CrystalKatherineMenoKarrieMoyLauraMurphySierraNickoleOwens

ShannonParksThomasPatrickPeppardHannahJoPetersonIdaPhommachack**AshleyMariePorrasRyanAlanRaperIreneRawlsBrittanySheagleyAshleySilvas***RobertAnthonySolisBrandeeA .StoneyJustinAllenTulleyJordanThomasVoseChristopherWilliamsTaraNicoleWoodard**

TylerSiskowic


2012 cOmmencemenT ceremOny aTTendees

beTh-el cOllege Of nUrsing and healTh sciencesDean Nancy Smith TimothyBehrensHollyBradshawKCCraig***SueDavisSusanFinkeSusanGarrettAndreaHutchins**DebKennySherryLeeLisaNollKerryPetersonLynnPhillipsAmySilva-SmithJeffSpicherDeborahTuffieldMaryWahl

cOllege Of bUsinessDean Venkateshwar Reddy CharlesBeckCathyClaiborneMoniqueFrenchDooleyRebeccaDurayJeffFerguson***TracyGonzalez-PadronPaulMillerBlaiseSonnierGregoryStockKimberlyZahllerTomZwirlein

cOllege Of edUcaTiOnDean Mary Snyder LindaButtonElaineCheesmanBethCutterJulaineFieldLeslieGrantCorinneHarmonSylviaMartinezAlRamirez

cOllege Of engineering and applied scienceDean Ramaswami Dandapani JulieAlbertsonTimChamillardPeterGorderWillieHarrisonT .S .KalkurAndrewKetsdeverGregoryPlettNinaPolokK .M .Rangaswamy (retired)CharlieShub***KristenWalcott- Justice

cOllege Of leTTers, arTs and sciencesDean Peter Braza ChristopherBellJacquelineBerningLaurenBrengarthValerieBrodarPeterBrumlikMinetteChurchJohnCovellLeilaniFelicianoLesleyGinsberg***MariaGoniGayleGraceErikHansonDavidHavlickAndreaHerreraCurtHolderLoriJamesInhanKimKelliKlebeZenaMelloDavidMoonSherryMorrealeSaraQuallsDanielSegalPamShockley- ZalabakKatherineSmithKeeWarner

adminisTraTOrs, facUlTy, insTrUcTOrs and direcTOrsChancellorPamelaShockley-ZalabakInterimProvostandExecutiveViceChancellorforAcademicAffairs,DavidMoonViceChancellorforAdministrationandFinance,BrianBurnettViceChancellorforStudentSuccessandEnrollmentManagement,HomerWesleyViceChancellorforUniversityAdvancement,MartinWoodSeniorAssociateViceChancellorforAdministrationandFinance,SusanSzpyrka AssociateViceChancellorforDiversityandInclusiveness,KeeWarner

* Commencement Marshal, ** Faculty/Directors Marshal, *** Faculty/Graduate Floor Marshals

schOOl Of pUblic affairsAssociate Dean Terry Schwartz AprilBeattieKatyCathcartDonKlingnerAnnaKosloskiMikeMartinezRichRadabaughRodWalkerReginaWinters

Kraemer family libraryDean Teri Switzer* SueByerleyTabathaFarneyBethKumarCarlaMyers

direcTOrsBenekAltayliGregAugspurgerBradBayerChrisBeiswangerJosephineBenavidezAnthonyCordovaBarbaraGaddisBevKratzer

fOUndaTiOnMeganFisher


assisTing in The ceremOny

cOmmencemenT cOOrdinaTOrAndreaCordova

PhilipDenmanOfficerSteveDeweyIdaDilwoodLisaDipzinskiRobDoughertyCheyaDowdenDavidDuboisChrisDuValJamieDuvallSteveEllisDeannaElyTishFleenerGreggFleuryMeganGallegosOfficerClayGarner*NathanGibsonRachelGibsonLindaGoodwinSallyGreeneKathyGriffithWindyHaddadMelindaHagemannFrankHammittJenniferHaneElizabethHanlonErickaHanlonMarianHarris*ErinHiltnerHopeHochSteveHornerDawnHouseKelseyHuntMaryHurless

TomHuttonJanaHydeRuthJacksonMaryLouKartisRosemaryKelbelKathleenKingRobertKingRobynneKiplingerHeatherKlingBevKratzerKristiKremersJamesKummRickLandisDebbieLapioliCherylLeeSteveLinhart*CorporalGrant Lockwood*SandraLouxDebbieMacDonaldVictoriaMarshallEmanelitaMartinezLindaMatthiesKellyMattinglyRashellMcCannSherryMcDonnellJulieMcDermottOfficerBrianMcPikeKirkMooreTamaraMooreJaneMullerSueMyersAllisonMyers-Varney

*Lead Coordinators

sTaff sUppOrTTungstenAlcazarCarrieArnoldGregAugspurgerBradBaileyTarynBaileyBillBannisterBradBayerChrisBeiswangerMikeBeldingMeganBell*JosephineBenavidezCandidaBennettSherylBottsMeganBroerenKarenBrownSamanthaBrunerEllenBurkartOfficerTinaBurnettDianaBuschToddCaseySharonCoddingtonAriadnaCoffmanTinaCollins*AmericaCopelandAnthonyCordovaNancyCornellaZachCunicoCarolynDaleyLarryDarnallJeffDavisMarcusDavisNashlaDawahreBrianneDeetman

may 2012-december 2012 “in memOriam”

JoshDyer,locksmith,FacilitiesServicesPhyllisHurtado,formerpart-timestaff,PrintandCopyServicesJudithPrice,seniorinstructor,HistoryMaryLueRamey,retired,ComputingServicesBrianTaylor,honorariuminstructor,ChemistryandBiochemistryAnnetteVisty,formerdirector,OfficeofUniversityRelations

2012 cOmmencemenT ceremOny aTTendees

adminisTraTOrs, facUlTy, insTrUcTOrs and direcTOrs

CynthiaNortonOfficerMarcPinoMichellePorterWhitneyPorterCarlaQuarrlesPatriciaReaMelissaReynoldsStephRomeroKarenSangermanoRuthSansingMelissaSchecterBenSloanLeeAnnaSlyman*ChiefJimSpiceMartinToetzDannyTorresKeithValentineKirkVonLohDebbieVonRuedenKimWeberSabrinaWienholtzRussWilcoxAndreaWilliamsKristinaWoodsEveWynhorstDebbieYoung

facUlTy sUppOrTSandraBerry-LoweRobertCamleyJohnHarnerRobertLarkinMarkMaloneYuZhang


Uccs siTe and campUs hisTOry

The history of the University of ColoradodatesbacktotheearliestdaysofColorado

and precedes the creation of the state . At itsfirst session in 1861, the Colorado territoriallegislature passed an act providing for thecreationofauniversity inBoulder .Toestablishthe university, the legislature appropriated$15,000, which was matched by Boulderresidents . However, the formal founding wasdelayed for another fifteen years by the CivilWar .WhenColoradobecamethe38thstateintheUnion in1876, theuniversitywasdeclaredan institution of the state, and the Board ofRegents of the University of Colorado wasestablishedunderColorado’sStateConstitutionasitsgoverningauthority .

The University of Colorado Colorado Springshasarichhistoryasasiteandcampus .Manymillennia before any students began studyinghere, a small group of ancestral AmericanIndianssetupcampoverlookinganarroyoonthe west edge of what is now the campus .Remains fromapproximately 30 sites usedbyPlainsIndiansfromabout100A .D .to1400A .D .dotthecampusgrounds .Theculturalheritageoftheareaiswitnessednotonlyarchitecturallyand in diverse ecological phenomena butalso in the significant prehistoric archeologicalcomponents observable throughout theUniversityacreage .Thedailydiscardedartifactsof Cragmor Sanitorium life -medicine bottles,crumbling foundations, andbrokendishes areintertwinedwithartifactsfromtheprehistoryoftheregion .

HenryAustin, forwhom thebluffs oncampuswerenamed,purchasedalargepartofwhatisnowthecampusin1873tograzeherdsofsheep .Thefirstknownbuildingonthesitewasacabinbuiltby theworld-famousphysician,Dr .EdwinSolly . Dr . Solly suffered from tuberculosis andmovedfromEnglandtothearea,astheregionwas becoming known for its healthy climate .Afteryearsofplanningforasanatoriumonthesite,Dr . Sollywas spurred into action in 1902whenGeneralWilliamJacksonPalmer(founderof Colorado Springs) gave him 100 acres oflandonAustinBluffsand$50,000towardsthe

startofhissanatorium .Sollyselectedoneofthemostimportantandversatilearchitectsworkingin Southern Colorado, Thomas MacLaren .MacLaren (1863-1928), acknowledged masterof architecture, designed many structures inColoradoSprings includingseveralsectionsofthe opulent Broadmoor Hotel . The sanitoriumbuildingechoedtheaestheticsofthefoundersmerging with Spanish-Moorish influence;it embodied the heritage of the builders ofColoradoSpringsand theunderstatedbeautyof the Hispanic culture . Cragmor Sanitorium(nowMainHall)openeditsdoorstopatientsonJune20,1905,andthereafterbecamethemostluxurious place for well-to-do consumptivesin the United States . Dr . Solly named thesite Cragmoor (later shortened to Cragmor),reminiscentofthecragsandmoorshehadleftbehindinGreatBritain .

Cragmorbecamethehealthmeccaforartists,writers,andcorporate tycoonswho foundnotonlytheirhealthbutalsoanewhomeinColoradoSprings . Laura la Tille (Broadway performer),ConstancePulitzer(JosephPulitzer’sdaughter),MurielanePancost(concertsoprano),JeanetteMacCoil (well-knownNewYorkmusician),andRussellCheney (renownedpainter) spent timeandregainedtheirhealthatCragmor .

Upon his death Solly was memorialized as aworld class physician who had brought theColoradoSpringscommunitytoglobalacclaimfor itsoutstandinghealth facility . Ironically, theworld forgot Solly as Cragmor became evenmore established under the direction of newleadersinhealthcare:GeraldB .Webb,AlexiusM .Forster,OttoEinstein,andGeorgeJ .Dwire .

The1930’sstockmarketcrashbroughtfinancialdisaster tomany of theCragmorSanitorium’sexclusive clientele . The facility was adaptedto serve the health needs of less affluentpatients .Alexius Forster’sdeath in 1954 (tookcharge of Cragmor in 1910 at age 29) foundCragmor at a loss for medical and financialleadership .Thelastdecadeofthesanitorium’shomeopathic life was to become tied to theBureauofIndianAffairsasNavahoIndianswereflown in toCragmor .Thiswasoneof the first



publichealthprograms launchedby thenewlyformed U .S . Department of Health, Educationand Welfare (HEW) . The first Indian patientsarrivedatCragmor in1952with thesigningofa government contract between the CragmorFoundation and HEW . The institution wouldbe guaranteed a permanent base of financialsupport . In return,Cragmorwould provide forthemedicalneedsofhundredsof tuberculousNavajos . George J . Dwire,Managing Director,oversaw the decade of fiscal recovery for theinstitution . He created a dynamic programwhichnotonlyprovidedforthehealthneedsofhundredsofNavajosinfectedwithtuberculosisbut alsoexpanded to includeeducational andoccupational therapy . As the health crisis oftheNavajopeoplesubsidedsodidtheFederalfundingforCragmor .ByAprilof1962,remainingpatientswerebeingtransferredtootherfacilities .

As early as the 1920s, the University ofColorado offered courses at numerousColoradoSprings locations includingColoradoCollege and various storefronts . By the mid-1960s, community leaders were pressing fora full-fledged CU presence in the community .In his negotiations with then-Governor JohnLove, Hewlett-Packard (HP) co-founder DavidPackard,aPueblonative,wantedapermanentCUcampusinColoradoSpringstosupporttheeducationalneedsofcompanyemployees .Thecombinationof thestate’sdesire toattractHP

toColoradoSpringsandGeorgeJ .Dwire’ssaleof the defunct 80-acre Cragmor Sanatoriumproperty for $1 led to birth of the ColoradoSprings Center of the University of Colorado .June 15, 1964, commemorated the fundingand legislation signed by Governor Loveallowing theUniversityofColorado toassumecustody of Cragmor . In 1965, the ColoradoSprings Center opened on the south side ofAustin Bluffs, an area which showcased aspectacularpanoramicviewofPikesPeakandthe Garden of the Gods; tuition was $13 percredithour .ProfessorofficesinCragmorManor(nowCragmorHall) were equippedwith smallkitchenettes and private bathrooms, due tothebuilding’sprevioususeasanursinghome;CragmorManorwas added to theSanitoriumin the 1950s . A few officeswere still outfittedwiththisuniquepieceofhistoryaslateas2002;Cragmor Hall was completely remodeled andreopenedinJanuary2004 .

From1965to1972theColoradoSpringsCenteroperatedasadivisionorextensionoftheBouldercampus . It became the first permanent homefor a growing following of scholars . ColoradoConstitutional Amendment 4, approved at the1972 Colorado General Election, designatedthe Colorado Springs campus and two othercentersasdistinctcampusesof theUniversityof Colorado . Dwire Hall opened as the firstsolely academic building on campus in 1972;

Circa early 1960s Courtesy, Kraemer Family Library, UCCS archives


itwascompletely remodeled in2007 . In1974,the University of Colorado reorganized intofour campuses – Colorado Springs, Boulder,Denver, and the Health Sciences Center inDenver . The two Denver campuses laterconsolidated administratively in June 2004 .1974alsomarkedtheestablishmentofthefirstChancellor of the Colorado Springs campus,withtiestotheBouldercampusbeingchangedto have the campus directly reporting to thePresidentoftheUniversity .UCCSgrewovertheyears,andin1997thefirston-campusstudenthousingopened .Thatsameyearacommunityreferendum merged the city-owned Beth-ElCollegeofNursingwiththecampus .Duringthe2010-2011UniversityofColoradoSystem’snewbrandingcampaign,“at”wasremovedfromtheofficial UCCS name – University of ColoradoatColoradoSprings–tobecomeUniversityofColoradoColoradoSprings .

Because of the ties to HP, initial universityprogramsfocusedonengineeringandbusiness .Today,47yearsafteritsbeginning,UCCSoffers34 bachelor’s, 19 master’s, and five doctoraldegreesinsixcollegesandschools .Theinitialuniversityprogramsofengineeringandbusinessstill serve as pillars of the university, and arejoined by a broad range of degree programsoffered in the liberal arts and sciences, aswell as professional programs in nursing,

educationandpublicaffairstomeettheneedsofColorado’ssecond-largestmetropolitanareaand beyond . In recent years, programs suchas the National Institute of Science, Spaceand Security Centers (NISSSC) were addedto connect the university with the military toimprove national security . Other programs,includingtheCUInstituteforBioenergeticsandthe CUCenter on Aging, cast an eye towardthe future . From its original 80 acres, UCCShas added 450 additional acres along AustinBluffsParkwayandNorthNevadaAvenue .Thestudent population has grown significantly aswell;asof fall2012more than9,700studentsareenrolledoncampus .

UCCS spring commencement ceremonieshavebeenheldattheoldBroadmoorIceArena,a campus parking lot where the OsborneCenterforScience&Engineeringnowstands,and the Colorado Springs World Arena . Thefirst December commencement ceremonyfor summer and fall graduates was held onDecember14,2007at thePikesPeakCenter .Afteronlytwoyears,theDecembergraduatesoutgrewthePikesPeakCenter,andnowbothyearlyceremoniesareheldattheWorldArena .SincethefirstUCCScommencement in1975,approximately34,000studentshavegraduatedfrom the University of Colorado ColoradoSprings .

Photo by Jeff Foster, staff, 2010



Uccs mascOT

The University of colorado colorado springs mascot is the mountain lion. it is

visible across campus in a variety of ways – as the artistic logo on Uccs shuttles, the grand marble statue in the University center lower plaza, and the costumed mascot who ignites crowds at athletic games and official campus events. The mountain lion is an integral part of campus life, but that has not always been the case.

as Uccs began to develop an intercollegiate sports program in the 1980s, it became necessary to establish team identity with official colors and a mascot. in 1986, the first Uccs mascot, the hawk, was chosen and green and white sports uniforms were purchased. The editor’s corner in The scribe (student newspaper) was even renamed “The hawk’s eye.” Until this time, the campus was told it was part of the cU system, and as such, already had a mascot – the buffalo. ncaa rules stated that due to differences in division level sports played at the boulder and colorado springs campuses that Uccs was not allowed to claim the buffalo as their mascot. at the June 18, 1987 cU board of regents meeting, the “regents decided not to officially designate a school mascot and colors for Uccs, but instead opted to allow Uccs to choose its own mascot while still maintaining the official cU colors of gold, silver, blue and black” (The scribe, august

1987, pg 1). “cU gold” became the accepted identity of the sports teams in fall 1987.

in 1991, the student body voted for the “fighting longneckers” – or giraffes – to become the unofficial spirit symbol. This was personified by “stretch,” a costumed giraffe obtained by former chancellor dwayne nuzum. Other options for a new spirit symbol considered by the student government association (sga) committee were eagles, prospectors, gold diggers, golden avalanche, and pronghorns. popularity of the spirit symbol waned with time. many did not connect the giraffe with “cU gold” and wanted a stronger identity.

not until 1997 did a new campaign for a Uccs mascot begin. realizing a need for a credible mascot, the sga created a suggestion box to collect nominees for an official mascot. The overwhelming suggestion was the mountain lion, which won by 86% of the student body vote in spring 1998. since that time, it has been the officially recognized symbol of the University of colorado colorado springs. dakota, a 14-year-old mountain lion at the cheyenne mountain zoo, was adopted by the student body in december 2002. boomer, the costumed mascot, was named by the winner of the “name the mascot” contest in september 2003 and was officially introduced at fall fest (original name for back to the bluffs) that year.

in spring 2008, a 200-pound, three-year-old mountain lion, named “clyde,” became the university’s first live mascot. he currently resides at the serenity springs wildlife center in calhan, colorado but can be seen making educational visits to the campus. in september 2010, the renovated University center pub re-opened bearing his name: clyde’s.

in spring 2011 the Uccs student body voted to officially change the name of the school mascot from boomer to clyde.

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