COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

THANNUAL 45

JUNE 10 2016

With more than 1,000 graduates to recognize, we ask that the audience remain seated until the Recessional has concluded. The last person recognized deserves the same support, respect and

celebration as the first. Your presence is part of the graduation experience for all. Graduates, families and friends will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

The program will last approximately three hours.

The ceremony will be broadcast in the lecture halls on the 1st and 2nd floors in Seminar II buildings A, D and E.

Hearing assistive devices are available; please see an usher. Seating is available for individuals with disabilities.

Smoking is permitted only in designated areas. Drugs and alcohol are not permitted.

We request that family and friends of graduates refrain from taking pictures in the roped-off section in front of the stage.

A professional photographer will photograph all graduates as they receive their diplomas. After commencement, graduates can order photos online at

www.gradimages.com or call (800) 424-3686.

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Taking photos? Tag them #geoduckgrad to see them at the reception and online as part of the Evergreen commencement recap.

WELCOME TO THE

45th ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

JUNE 10, 2016

BOARD OF TRUSTEESEmily Dunn-Wilder, Olympia

Fred Goldberg, OlympiaIrene Gonzales, SpokaneKeith Kessler, Hoquiam

David Nicandri, TumwaterAnne Proffitt ’76, Freeland

Gretchen Sorensen ’82, SeattleJames Wigfall, Newcastle

EXECUTIVE OFFICERSGeorge S. Bridges, Ph.D., President

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D., Academic Vice President and ProvostJohn Carmichael, Ph.D., President’s Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Wendy L. Endress, Ph.D., Vice President for Student AffairsJohn A. Hurley, Ed.D., Vice President for Finance and Administration

Michelle Ma, M.P.A., Chief Communications Officer Amanda Walker, M.A., Vice President for Advancement and

Executive Director of The Evergreen State College Foundation

DEANS Scott Coleman, Ph.D., Academic Dean David McAvity, Ph.D., Academic Dean Nancy C. Murray, Ph.D., Academic Dean Greg A. Mullins, Ph.D., Academic Dean Andrew S. Reece, Ph.D., Academic Dean Sarah F. Ryan, M.A., Academic Dean

GRADUATE PROGRAMSKevin Francis, Ph.D., Director, Master of Environmental Studies

Doreen Swetkis, Ph.D., Director, Master of Public AdministrationPat Naughton, Ed.D., Director, Master in Teaching

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ORDER OF EXERCISES FOR THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES

GEORGE S. BRIDGES, Ph.D., PRESIDENT, PRESIDING

PROCESSIONALFrances V. Rains, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty, will lead the processional.

WELCOME AND DEDICATIONGeorge S. Bridges, Ph.D., President

SPEAKERMaxine Mimms, Ph.D., Emerita

GRADUATION ADDRESSESPhyllis Paige Esposito, Ph.D., Member of the Faculty

Penka Jane Culevski, Baccalaureate Degree Candidate

Danae Presler, Master of Environmental Studies Candidate

PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATESMichael Zimmerman, Ph.D., Academic Vice President and Provost

CONFERRING THE DEGREESFred Goldberg, Chair of the Board of Trustees

RECOGNIZING THE GRADUATESMembers of the Board of Trustees:

Emily Dunn-Wilder, Fred Goldberg, Irene Gonzales, Keith Kessler, David Nicandri, Anne Proffitt, Gretchen Sorensen, and James Wigfall

CLOSINGPlease join the Evergreen Singers in singing the Alma Mater and the Geoduck Fight Song.

Both songs written (1971) by Malcolm Stilson, M.L., Emeritus Librarian, and arranged by Linda Waterfall (2007). Accompanied by Stephanie Claire, piano.

RECEPTIONStudents, their families, and friends are cordially invited to attend the reception honoring the graduates in the Daniel J. Evans Library Lobby

immediately following the commencement ceremony.

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MAXINE MIMMSFaculty Member Emerita, The Evergreen State College Founder of Evergreen’s Tacoma Program

Maxine Mimms has been long known as a sage, an educator, a cultural scholar, and a friend to all. A Washington Elder of Distinction, Maxine has been a champion for education in the Puget Sound area for decades: as a teacher at Leschi Elementary School (Seattle) and Washington public schools, as assistant to the director of the Women’s Bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor, as a faculty member at The Evergreen State College, and as the first director and leader of Evergreen’s Tacoma Program.

She had long been committed to meeting the educational needs of urban, African American, and adult learners when she joined Evergreen as a faculty member in 1972. At that time, Evergreen was new, different, and sometimes described as a college “just for kids in the forest.” Mimms wondered if Evergreen could also meet the needs of “adults in the city,” and teamed up with her Tacoma-based neighbor, Dr. Betsy Diffendal, to embrace that challenge.

Mimms and Diffendal began Evergreen’s Tacoma Program with just a handful of students meeting in their homes in the Hilltop neighborhood. The program was formally established, under Mimms’ leadership, in 1982. As word spread and more students and faculty joined, the Tacoma Program continued to outgrow one location after another. In 2001, the program found its permanent home on 6th Avenue. Today, Evergreen’s Tacoma Program is known for improving access to higher education for working adults, with an emphasis on learning not just for one’s own benefit, but for the benefit of others.

Mimms holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Union University and a Ph.D. in educational administration from Union Graduate School. She is a national consultant in curriculum design and instructional methods and the founder of the Maxine Mimms Academy, a nonprofit organization in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood established to serve youth expelled or suspended from public schools. She became an emerita faculty member at Evergreen in 1990, but has remained involved for the tremendous benefit of the college, her former students, and for all who come in contact with her.

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DONATIONProceeds from the sale of graduation announcements and graduation T-shirts fund the class gift donation. The 2016 graduating class is donating their class gift to Gateways for Incarcerated Youth, an Evergreen Foundation project empowering incarcerated youth to create a positive future for themselves through youth-driven cultural awareness and educational programming.

PROCESSIONAL MUSIC

The Artesian Rumble Arkestra, based in Olympia, Washington

THEME

Scott BishopPublic D

omain

“ THERE IS NO GREATER EDUCATION THAN ONE THAT IS SELF-DRIVEN.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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DANAE PRESLERMaster of Environmental Studies Candidate

Danae Presler is graduating from the Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program, with a focus on social-ecological systems and governance. She served as an ambassador for the MES program and student representative for her cohort. Danae earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from Minnesota State University Mankato in 2012. She served two years as an AmeriCorps member at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center before moving to Olympia to pursue her master’s degree. She has been recognized at the local and national level for her leadership qualities and has presented her research on climate change internationally.

PENKA JANE CULEVSKIBaccalaureate Degree Candidate

Penka Jane entered Evergreen as a freshman in fall 2011 after graduating from Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash. While at Evergreen Penka Jane focused on anthro- pology and economics with a tertiary emphasis on environmental studies. She studied everything from ocean acidification and hydroelectric dams to interna-tional debt and the works of Beethoven. In fall 2014 she studied abroad in Geneva through the SIT consortium program. In winter 2016 she served as an intern with the Washington State Legislature. After graduation Penka Jane plans to move on to law school for her dream job as an international environmental policy coordinator.

PHYL LIS ESPOSITOMember of the Faculty

Phyllis Esposito has been a Member of the Faculty at Evergreen since 2013. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in elementary education at Rockhurst College, her Master of Integrated Humanities and Education at Rockhurst University, and her Ph.D. in curriculum and teaching at the University of Kansas.

Phyllis teaches in Evergreen’s Master in Teaching Program and has been active in governance, including co-chairing the college’s Equity and Diversity Council since her arrival. Her research interests include critical race theory in education, culturally relevant pedagogical practices, and teacher identity development and race.

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CANDIDATES FOR DEGREESTHE CLASS OF 2016

FALL 2015Bachelor of ArtsEtri Malcolm Ajbour

Ryan Tuttle Baldwin

Kelly Beckham

Taylor Scott Benton

Ryan Leonidas Bersentes

Marci Michelle Borron

Scott Alan Bozarth

Parker Michael Brodland

Nerissa Brown

Jenny Lynn Call

Felicia Nicole Chavez

Derek James Childs

Aurora Jo Cody

Maxwell Jacob Cohen

Diana May Cohoe

Andrew Shelton Collins

Sara M. Curlee

Pamela Davis

Zachary James Dellis

Kennidi Brooke Derrick

Jane Yvonne Drager

Evan Carl Fagerness

Devon Allen Fankhauser

Allison Roberta Gagne

Dylan Webb Gillies

Celeste Nicole Gomez

Travis Scott Goodroad

Christina Michelle Grady

Brittany M. Gray

Benjamin Glover Haddix

Zachary Parrott Halpern

Erin Nicole Hardy

Miguel Albert Hernandez

Yen Dieu Huynh

Janiece A. Jennings

Gunnar James Farrell Johnson

Sean E. Johnston

Wade Michael Jolliff

Kevin J. Kim

Erickson Robert Knowles

Tara Lea LaChance

Katelyn Cija LeBlanc

Rebecca Lynn Lester

Frenchie L. Loveheart

Nichole Dawn Marler

Megan Marie Martinson

Dashema Gerome May Sr.

Soukaina Mehdaoui

Callie Hope Middlebrook

Gabriella E. Mikulas

Raymond Charles Mobley

David Andrew Mock

Lisa Maureen Morelli

Charles Wayne Neudorf

Amanda Michelle Neville

Sidse M. Nielsen

Kwaku B. Owusu-Brafi

Ben Nissim Panish

Sophie Marie Isabella Yvette Pesquidous

Devin T. Peterhans

Darrow Elizabeth Pierce

Aldia Emilie Pontrello

Keegan William Ridgley

Kennette L. Rivers

Eric David Roest

Ariel Rozenbaum

Govinda Starchild Wallace Rossa

Aaron Patrick Lee Scafe

Hewa Schwan

Patrick Semple

Jade Ersela Shaw

Robin Kay Sheldon

Maia Sylvie Shmueli

Jason Charles Sikora

Morgan Ashley Slaten

Robert William Smith III

Michelle Robin Springer

Kelly Rae Stancil

Vanessa Ruth Stovall

Julianna May Sullivan

MirAnnda Richele Sullivan

Justin James Terry

Thomas M. Thelen-Clemmons

Kimberley Mae Thetford

Phoebe Celeste Thomas

Lucy Matilda Thrupp

Vijay Gardner Vaidya Jr.

Haley Rae Varney

Justin Jeffrey Wagaman

Hollie J. Wagner

Boss White

Spencer Blake Winstead

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Bachelor of ScienceChristina Lee Arnold

William Sibley Boston

Catherine Tyler Bradley

Genevieve Petra Day

Taijeri Nicole Fripp

Holly Victoria Hagenson

Peter Michael Hamar

Wyatt James Tate Harris

Christopher Charles Hearey

Jennifer Jo-Anne Lee

Robert Miller

Nicole Neri

Diarmid L. Spruiell

Sharyn Marie Wolfenbarger

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of ScienceAlexey Michien Thompson

Lagerberg

Seth A. Lueck

Jessica Mary Morton

Joshua James Plaster

Master of Public AdministrationKashmiri Rose Gavronski

Mileen Anika Gilkey

Malika Modupe Lamont

Wendy Yomiko Nanto

WINTER 2016Bachelor of ArtsHeather E. Abbott

Emad Ali Abdalla Ahmed

Joseph Arthur-Ulvilden Anderson

Elizabeth Long Atkins-Pattenson

Khefri Aaron Azure

Joshua Daniel Babb

Jeff B. Beaulac

Emily Bittrick

Sarah Margaret Bolton

Anthony Brahim

Tiffany Mane Bryden

Lindsay Lee Bullock

Allynn Alicia Carpenter

Roman Salvatore Cascioppo

Daniel Stephen Cherniske

Olivia Dee Chitwood

Morrie Cordero

Donna Elaine Costner

Kevin Mackenzie Creely

Stephan Andrew Cromoga

Ryan Dale Dahlstrom

Rosemary Grace Datz

Vincent Maurice Davis

Louise Claire DeCramer

Jessica Marre Donahoo-Frazier

Finnbar Face-Book

Joey John Falvey

Yannique Shea Fate-Dixon

Kimberly Ann Ferra

Mackenzie Marie Feyedelem

Larrie T. Fogg

Robert Montgomery Forster

Lisa Elizabeth Foster

Rebecca D. George

Dylan Glebe

Meg Mary Jewell Gooding

Emily Teresa Gordon

Sandra Marine Gordon

Isaac James Haller

Kara Anita Hayes

Taylor Dean Hildebrand

Keith Everett Hildesheim

Audrey Ann Hommeyer

Morgan G. Hunter

Rebecca Jo Hurst

Crystal Jaylyn Jensen

Jasmine Marie Jungers

Henry Marlowe Kaye

Richard James Kilgore

Justin Maurizzio La Torre

Tristan Zachary Langton

Elizabeth Purlena Lara-Fiore

Izabel Oriana LeMay

Kaisa Jane Lemley

Danica Lynn Lerner

Guy Monroe Lewis

Danielle Suzanne Luke

Morgan Christine Madlem

Raquel A. Mamann

Ricky Scott Manthey

Otto Roberto Markel

Emma Lucille Marshall

Ulysses Abrey Martin III

Patricia L. Mason

Raga Reese Sayed Massey-Elim

Dedrick Stewart McCord

Azure Mccormick

Jesse Bland McDaniel Jr.

Rachael Irene McDonald

Curtis Carl Means

Nicholas Grant Mendelson

Quinn Samuel Molina

Steven Randall Mooney

Kiara Marie Moses

Jessi Savannah Musungu

Erin Elizabeth O’Brien

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Kirstie Maye Opel

Brandon Michael Parker

Penelope Laureen Partridge

Elisabeth Lillian Peelor

Kevin Andree Pena

Samantha Jane Petroni

Matthew Michael Ramirez

Jordan Lecharn Rawls

Simone Amelia Raymond

Jennifer Leigh Rizzo

Imari Trina Romeo

Eric Michael Schrandt

Amber Lee Seachord

Brendon Scott Sheeran

Georgina Marie Sijera

Shayna Brooks Slosson

Andrew McCallum Smith

William Leyland Spurr

Sarah Jean Stafford

Hannah Eliza Stanfield

Jacob Daniel Stern

Marlie S. Stocker

Jeffrey Stockman

Jordan Mason Stong

Jennifer Nicole Stretch

Jason Edward Allen Taylor

Julie Anoush Terlemezian

Rebecca Valley

Taylor Charles Van Rysselberghe

Molly Anne Walsh

Jon William Wepfer

Jesse Allen Wherry

Kelley Nelson Whitty-Sandaker

Cindy Diem Quynh Williams

McKenzie Michelle Wilson

Teri Anne Wisdom

Toby Wayne Woods

Lucia S. Wyss

Abigail Anne Zulock

Bachelor of ScienceGabrielle M. Aspee

Talia Elizabeth Bailey

Megan Renee Bennett

Christopher Allen Benston

Tiffany Rachel Bibeau

Fey Paulina Boss

Sarah Victoria Burdette

Victoria Burkhead

David Landweer Close

Eric Forest Collin

Chantel Patricia Dixon

Tiffany Rachel Elam

Gabrielle Francesca Field

Joshua Miles Gurel

Jessica Lianne Hughes

Brandon Joseph Kaiser

Tanner Chase Linja

Leah Mae Randall

Samantha Briann Ruchty

Joy Schoning

James Todd Sears

Peter Joel Sheesley

Ian G. Stehr

Katherine Joi Van Sice

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of ScienceAnissa Rose Bentlemsani

Jasmine Alexandra Hubley

Christiana Marie Johnston

Drew Turner Moore

Master of Public AdministrationMerilee Yoshi Tanbara

SPRING 2016Bachelor of ArtsSadiyo Ahmed Abdi

Sierra Nevada Abrams

Autum Joy Achord

Troy J. Achord

Kofi Asaase Adjepong

Tyler C. Allan

Andrea Lynn Allen

Charrae Rose Allen

Olive Tiffany Almeida

David Michael Alonso

Jessica Marie Altmayer

Christian Ozymandias Alviso

Aeja Monet Anderson

Ian Ross Anderson

Jonah Duncan Anderson

Kristeen Lila Anderson

Luca Alexander Andolina

Pablo Andres Armas

Hannah Erin Armstrong

Stephen J. Austin

Andrea Marie Avila

Hanna Elise Azcui

James Ivan Bacon

Samuel Lee Baderdeen

Adam Parker Baldwin

Jessica Lynn Banning

Nathan Anthony Barker

Jessica Barragan

Grace Michael Kornegay Barrie

Kathleen Margaret Bartlett

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Ryan Thomas Bartley

Lindsey Joda Baruth

Jessica Lynn Batson

Jennifer Paige Baxter

Louanne Marie Bay

David Bazzano

Charlee Marie Beagley

Garrett A. Bekemeyer

Margaret Katherine Bell

Ronald James Benoit Jr.

Tyler James Bieber

Hadiya Marlise Biglow

Cordell Dishaw Billups

Michael David Bingham

Riley Cole Bir

Ryan Michael Bird

Ariel Elizabeth Birks

Samuel Carl Louis Blanton

Nate Taylor Boatright

Melissa Claire Bond

Sarah Michelle Bond-Yancey

Aneesa Brooke Bonham

Maxwell Francis Bowman

John David Boyer

Thomas Edward Boyer

Grace Richelle Bradford

Sarah Emily Bradley

Jordyn Ruth Helen Bragg

Mara Rose Brennan-Magidson

Luke John Bridges

Alfonso Louis Brown

Tyler Blake Bruce

Mary Grace Bruno

Nicole Marie Burghardi

Michelle M. Burke

Sarra Renee Burnett-Lisle

Cheryl Deane Campbell

Audrey Mira Carey-Anniballi

Molly Aileen Carmody

Harlie Jane Carter

Lisa Latrece Carter

Marissa Nicole Carter

Larry Scott Casias

Shamus Wagner Cassidy

Micah Martin Celene

Ariana Ceras-Garibay

Matthew Phana-Chiaming Chen

Mikhail G. Cherniske

Yeva Rose Cifor

Nanette Marie Cilenti

Kaylee Marie Clark

Tamera Lee Clark

Brandon Tyler Clute

Tailor Cassandra Coble

Kathryn Emily Morgan Coffman

James Antonio Cole

Jakob Andrew Collins

Ryan Thomas Connolly

Jessica Delores Cook

Brooke LeAnne Cope

Peter T. Coronado

Whitman Prewitt Craig

Matthew Frederick Crittenden

Cheryl Christine Cruson

Penka Jane Culevski

Enzo Augustine D’Angelo-Patricio

Victoria Danielson

Kortney Lazar Darby Jr.

Shannon Elaine Darling

Sarah Elaine Dauch

Neva Floidine Davies

Alina Marie Day

Khavin Joseph Debbs

Joaquin Mejia DelaRiva

Darrell Joseph Delph

Oumar Diallo

Alice Rose Dillon

Hien Hieu Do

John Mark Drake

Thomas Drews

Laszlo Manuel Dudas

Cody Ray Duer

Jennifer Marie Dulin

Emily Kara Dunn-Wilder

Mary Jane Dunphe

Karen Ilene Duvall

Devlen Marc Dykeman

Deanna Marie East

Sophie Elisabeth Edwards

Rebecca Jude Elam

Sophia Nathalie Elden

Kimberly Beth Elias

Victoria Rosaleeanne Elleby

Lily Brissey Ellenberg

Jessica Jo Elofson

Aaron Isaac Benjamin Ershler

Lucinda Dena Estrada

Amber Atalaya Evans Pinel

Morgan Montgomery Fairless

Caitlyn Nicole Fasano

Matthew D. Feldbush

Kevin Richard Fenske

Kelsey Anne Ferguson

Ma Ramona De Guzman Ferrer

David Bruce Figueroa

Sara Kathleen Fiksdal

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Anna Dale Firth

Avery Morgan Fischer

Patrick Michael Flannigan

Rachel Jacklyn Floyd

Raini Louise Fogel

Andrew Clayton Folan

Jade Madison Folk

Alexander David Fonseca

Hunter Sebastian France

Monica Jane Frisell

Kramer Hammer Fry

Mollie Rachel Gaitz

John Micheal Gales

Kanaya Denese Garman

Sara Jo Geiger

Nicola Victoria Geminiani

Nicole R. George

John Seth Geraci

Alexandrea Jeannine Gere

Valentinya Pauline Germer

Anne MacGregor Giles

Christine Rita Giles

Erin Bree Gitar

Marlee Caitlyn Glatz

Robert Forrest Joseph Glover

Noah Storrs Gokul

William Maurice Golding

Holly Marie Gomez

Le Aira Carrina Gonzalez

Reed Michael Gott

Auricia Violetta Guardado

Angel Guerra Jr.

Liam Jesse Halvorsen

Marco Reeves Harding

Shannon Louise Harkness

Michael C. Harman

Logan Alexander Harmon

Julia Maria Harms

William Allen Talbot Harrison

J. Hashimoto

Rachel J. Hatfield

Shawna Hawk

Angela Mairie Hayes

Deborah Breanne Haywood

Andrew Gunnar Helsing

Riley MacWhinney Hendron

Loren Christopher Henry

Zoë M. Hensley

Alix Joe Hernandez

Roberto Antonio Hernandez

Marissa Herrera

Aaron James Michael Hildreth

Dan Ryan Hixenbaugh III

Jasmine Mia Hoff

Tracie Anne Holman

Jedidiah Edward Holmes

Cortni Marie Holthaus

Jessica Lily Honiker

Patricia Lynn Horne

Nicholas Charles Horowitz

Rachael Ann Houskeeper

Courtney Alexis-Marie Howard

Alexis B. Howell

Laurie Nicole Hubbs

Lisa Michelle Hubert

Sarah Hughes

Micaela Chelsea Huntley-Fryer

Jacob Richard Hurner

Jessa Claire Hurst

Jordan Brooke Hymer

Philip Ewen Ide

Serena Mira Imani Korn

Brendan William Inkley

JoAnn Winnie Ireland

Tiffany W. Irwin

Erik Andrew Isaacson

Jazlyn Elana Jacobs

Anna Katherine Japhet

Benjamin Einar Johnson

Franklin Anthony Johnson

Kendra Grace Johnson

Sanford Johnson Jr.

Les Lacie Jones

Wes W. Jones

Abel Joyas-Perez

Alexis Elaine Joyce

Nicole Annette Kaley

Jean Marie Kallas

Carolyn Keliikapaole Kaui

Khrys Z. Kayne

Kela Ho’oki’eki’e Kealakai

Sean H. Keeran

Mackenzie Rashida Keller

Ashley Kae Kelly

Nathan Thomas Kindler-Balmy

Jasmine Ann King

Jeffrey Rutledge Kirby

AnnaLisa Renee Kirkland

David Spencer Kirton

Johana Maria Rosa Koelbl

Emma Grace Kohler

Hironari Koike

Michael Gregory Kollen

Gena Elise Kraha

Luke Victor Kryt

Braden Timothy Kubit

Shazia Kushan

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Theodore David Kwo

Ted Kyoungsirk Kye

Haley Inez Lacey

Jennifer L. Ladwig

Blaise Laurent Lamb

Jaunita Asalia Lanier

Jennifer Lorraine Lara

Trevor Dylan Larsen

Benjamin Jacob Lawrence

Serene Lynnae Lawrence

Chad Alexander Leaf

Lukas Mattson Leary

Nathan Harris Lefkoff

Alayna Rose Leibman

Constance Christine Leon

Jordan Sahalie Leonard

Madera Rhayne Leonard

Emma Ruth Levine

Rachel Michelle Levy

Erin Michelle Leyba

James Douglas Libby

Chi Lin

Brian Lind-Suarez

William Andrew Lindsey

Brian Liu

Lyndsey S. Logan

Tyler Dixon Logan

Cory Michael Looney

Daniel James Loose

Jesse Dale Lortz

Yasmin Dorje Lowy

Drew Michael Lytle

Xochi Maberry-Gaulke

Guadalupe Montserrat Macias Rivera

Katherine Sedona MacMillan

Ivonne Madrigal

Jacob Allen Mager

Kimberly Maki

Stephen J. Marin

Laura Marie Marone

David Scott Marsh

Candance Nichole Marshall

Emily Christine Martin

Briana Marie Martini

Stuart Bleys Mascair

Michele Lee Matheney

Karen Anne Matkin

Alex Lea Maulolo

Thomas Charles Akio McCarthy

Holly Nicole McClure

Ava Marie McCluskey

David William McGuire

Matthew Tillman McIntire

Caoimhe Anne McIntyre

Cody Lee McKinstry

Chelsea Nicole McLean

Renzel Ingram Mehlhoff

Jackson Rinehart Meister

Matthew John Mercado

Maribel Ivette Merino

Devon Claire Cosentino Merriman

Songkarn Metcalf

Chris Raymond Metzger

Thomas J. Meyer

Roman Wade Meza

Clara Shaahiyda Middleton

Kallia Annelise Milillo

Ariel Valerie Miller

Tonya L. Miller

Mateus M. Mitchell

Larisa Mae Mittler

Andrew Jack Moe

Jensen Leigh Monthy

Katelyn Elise Moody

Dana Paulina Moor

Danielle Marrie Moore

Justin L. Moore

Audrey Rose Morlock

William Sean Mosman Sinclair

Daniel Eli Mountain

Nasra Mohamed Muhidin

Clinton Lee Mullins

Devin Eric Murray

Audrey May Myers

Cara Beth Myhre

Desaray Monique Myles

Evan Robin Neims

Airfeaira S. Nelson

Laura Jane Nelson

Luke William Nelson

Ryan Christopher Neugent

Alice Kurima Newberry

Bethany Eve Newkirk

Tara ChaeVon Newton

Tuyen Vu Nguyen

Pockavannh L. Nhuy

Emily Louise Nilsson

Glen Nofsinger

Matthew Marsden Noonan

Haley Dana Oberg

Lee Hunter Ogden

Mary Elaine Ogden

Noel Saric Okamoto

Jaymi Brooke Olsen

Kira Lynn Olson

Aaron Francis Ormrod

Alicia Lynn Orozco

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Miguel Angel Ortiz

Brock Ray Otis

Marlana Patricia Oyler

Phelan Francis Pagano

Noel Lynn Parrish

Samuel Henry Parsons

Kimiko Lahapa-Nani Patcho

Jacob Barnett Paul-Cash

Hunter Bruce Paulson-Smith

Brandon Brian-Michael Pearson

Charlotte Ann Penn

Zachary Edward Winfield Pepper

Ariana Marisol Peschke

Roderic Jamal Peters

Chelsea J. Petersdorf

Thomas Louis Petroni

Nathaniel Petty Jr.

Amanda Arin Philleo

Kinsley Marie Phillips

Nadine Merynne Philp

Gabrielle Delana Pilgrim

Henri Poilevey

Michael Alexander Pointer

Aidan Finn Poteet

Laura Marlene Poulson

Amber Leanne Powell

Robert Nicholas Prager

Bronson Kekoa Samuelu Purcell

Helena Tibisay Quero

Robin Abbey Ralph

Maira Ramirez

Tamalyn Fyfe Ramsey

Elaine Cambaya Rapach

Wisly Raymond

Rebecca Naomi Reed

Brandon Charles Reister

Alexandrea Nicole Reitz

Gabriel A. Resmini-Stranahan

Clay Arthur Retherford

Tarah Maria Rhinehart

Gabriella Lee Rhone

Curtis Lee Rhyner

Alicia Faye Richardson

Kimberly Allison Richmond

Madeline Jane Rider

Bryan Phillip Riggins

Christine Roberta Riley

Camila Rincon

Tera Lynn Risenhoover

Katherine Elizabeth Rita

Austin Farrell Roberts

Lorraine Ruth Robertson

Savannah Lynn Robinson

Jesse Tyler Lee Rogers

Rebecca Ann Rogers

Glynn Erin Rosenberg

Landon Bryant Rushton

Jarod John Ruymann

Alexa Andrina Ryle

Virginia A. Sablan

Sarah Christyanna Sage

Michelle Jane Sample

Treavor Richard Eugene Sands

Alexander William Scheel

Vincent Herbert Allen Scherer

Lindsay Michelle Schief

Kirsti Justine Schmidt

Erica Jane Schwab

Michael Drewry Scott

Alexandra Buck Seals

Elias Serras

Krystal Leilani Seymour

Val Joseph Shamma

Morgaine Garren Shannon

Mallorie Nichole Shellmer

Daniel Ely Sherrard

Rebecca Nawarat Shirley

Ian Marten Shopland

Abel Everett Shore

Tasia Jade Siereveld

Eliana Yael Sigelman

Andre Dupre Simmons Jr.

Olivia Mae Smaciarz

Antonio Carlos Smith

Carson S. Smith

Celina Caron Smith

Hannah Lee Smith

Sara Seaton Smith

Kimberly Irene Smith-Gill

Robert Creighton Snyder

Rachel Claire Snyderman

Cynthia Day Gooding Spencer

Bodhi Rebecca Stanberry

Samantha Victoria Stanich

Kelci Lynn Stansbury

Joanne Marie Stearns

Elizabeth Renee Steinke

Le A. Stipes

Cooper James Stoulil

Chloe Alexandra Taylor Stragier

Vanessa Lee Strayhorn

Alicia Marie Streuli

Andrew Huu-Khoa Su

Meagan McCauley Sugiyama

Sarahann Margaret Swain

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Rachel R. Swan

Carrie Ann Sweet

David Jay Swindler

Rebecca A. Swingle

Alex Taft

Makenna Shae Taggart

Jarrod Tallman

Unisha Tatiana Tarnay

Devon Elaine Taylor

Jesse R. Taylor IV

Juliane Pauline Taylor

Philip Gustaf Taylor

Tirzah Nicole Taylor

Jaren Tejien Tengan

Dion Jamar Thomas

Uriah Alexis Thomas

Clifford Durrell Thompson

Eden Mariah Thorkildsen

Morgana Faye Tow

Terese Elizabeth Trainor

Zoë Elizabeth Triplett

Derek Lars Trygstad

Seiya Tsuda

Jonas Dietrich Upman

Mariana Urban

Mitra Tara Vahdati

Chai Singbe LaThrop Van Collie

Jeremy Lane Van Orman

Haley Vandenhazel

Marray A. Vernell

Amber Marie Verville

Darrell Lee Vincent II

Jessica Faith Vinton

Silvia Aline Wagner

Anne Marie Wald

Campbell Waldron

Barrett Blake Walhmark

Elizabeth C. Walker

Alexis Renee Walsh

Nicholas Robert Walsh

Eleanor Jean Warren

Acacia Renee Weeks

Sally Alice Wegner

Taylor Franchelle Weigel

Nichole Michelle Weimer

Zachary Robert Weiss

Tali Rose Weitzman

Jacob Lee Werlin

Kaitlin Marie Wert

Holly Faith West

Andrew James White

Tedd August White

Cooper Christina Whitehead

Sara Elaine Whitehead

Kyle Christopher Whitehouse

Ruth Mae Wiley

Gabriel Tuzzolino Will

Ashley Corbett Williams

Julia Ann Williams

Tanner Wyatt Williams

Emily Ann Willson

Tony L. Wilson

Amelia Palmer Withrow

Dallas James Wolfe

Maya Alexi Wood

Anastasio Wrobel

Sophia Amorette Yap

Alexandra Yaschenko

Jason Stuart Yette

Heidi JoAnne Yohe

Zachary Edward York

Elijah James Zdybek

Jason Allen Zimmerman

Bachelor of ScienceChristopher James Anderson

Russell Vincent Arnold

Michael James Athow

Walter Yousefi Ballesteros

Tyler Glenn Beatty

Brieanna Blue Benson

Alexander Richard Bott

Erik Scott Brown

Justin Rex Brown

Nicholas Gaetano Bruni

Moira Honore Buck

Emily Marie Cain

Martin Chibwe

Lauren Parrish Christiansen

Dawn Jovan Coleman

Melinda Kristine Craig

Jan David Critchfield

Cameron Lynn Crocker

Jamie Bryn Cummins

Zachary Blaise De Beijl

Brian Clement Donovan

Stephen Phat-ky Duong

Cristopher Brian Fassel Jr.

David Eugene Foeller

Evelyn Joy Fox

Katie Rose Greer

Chelsea Amanda Hawthorne-Dantzler

Lukas Salerno Hunter

Michael L. Johnson

Megan Eileen Kelly

Andrew Otto Kern

Evan James Kuhn

Jonathan Christopher Kuipers

Maxim Hartman Larkin

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Peggy Lin

Bryan Jon Marone

Jorge Millet Mata

Kalen James McCrea

Irene Catherine Moore

Megan Walsh Morton

Ryan Micheel Nealon

Ashley Breanna Nelson

Hannah Rose Nishman

Bianca Pristella Olds

McKenzie Ann Phillip

Kai Gwydion Rain

Kelly Leigh Rathbun

Georgia I. Ray

Jennifer Rose Robertson

Jennifer Lynn Roman

Laurel Clare Schumm

Kaylin Marie Scott

Nicole Erin Sims

Eli Sobylak

Blaine Michael Stragier

Julian David Strodel

Amy Kathryn Stromsdorfer

Kevin Anthony Tabbutt

Joshua Lyle Tillett

Joel MacLean Tiura

Anthony Heiu Tran

Megan Elizabeth Tuttle

William Homer Uriu

Dillon Gottfried Von Hirschmann

Amy Vong

Noah Benjamin Nesbit Weiner

Emily Rose Wolfe

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of ScienceFinan Orion Adamson

Daniel Alexander Andrade Eekhoff

Robert Maurice Appleyard

Anne Alyce Belson

Nicholas Takaku Boelk

Nicholas Severens Bowen

Courtney Juliet Boyd

Samuel Kirk Brown

Robert James Connolly

Natasha Krstova Coumou

Bryce Da Camara

Evan Albert Doornink

Rose Ora Edwards

Alyssa Kathleen Estes

Ross Daniel Finn

Kayla Linea Forayter

Sachiko Teresa Goode

Kenneth G. Gray

Jordan Christine Hammett

Haley Austin Haradon

Larisa Kathleen Harding

Reo Nakazawa Hornibrook

Alissa Lynn Justice

Joe Vincent Kirsch

Shannon Foister Lambson

Susan Ilene LaPointe

Anna Marie Lassman

Zachary Jordan Linton

Lisa Danela Lizarraga

Ashley Leilani Marie

Suzanne Michelle Maroney

Conan Moore

Geneva Jian Mottet

Edward Allen Parnel

Steven Douglas Pressley

Michael David Rand

William R. Rhodes II

Zachary Russell Startzman

Samantha Elaine Sullivan

Delores Jane Sweeney

Donald Rudi Terry

Margaret Helen Thompson

Jonathon Brent Tucker

Delaine Blecha Woods

Master in TeachingHaley Bea

Richard M. Beith Jr.

Victoria Lynn Caswell

Jessica Lynne Davis

Rachel Lyn Erickson

Cindy Walker Falla

Kaitlyn Rai Frasier

Jeremy Nicholas Glasco

Lindsey Ann Gunn

Amber Christine Stredwick Hanes

Katherine Nicole Hoffmann

Brian Darrell Howell

Lauren Christine Ivers

John Patrick Joyce III

Brian Douglas Kinsella

Josh William Laeder

Hillary Creagh Lyons

Ana-Claudia Magana

Amanda Lynn May

Maxwell Ryan Merchant

Rachel Jaimes Murray-Hearn

Sarah Alyssa Neal

Kelsey Ann Parks

Ross Sinclair Phimister

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Lucille Alexandra Salazar

David W. Sanford III

Katherine Elizabeth Schafer

Samuel David Weinstock

Isabel Elizabeth Yasui

Master of Environmental StudiesMichele Lynn Boderck

Joshua William Carter

Caroline Christensen Coster

Deanna Marie Donovan

Conrad Edmund Ely

Sarah Katherine Haenke

Jessica Lauren Harpe

Ryan M. Hobbs

Rhianna Malinee Hruska

Sarah Lynn Krock

Wendy Loosle

Heather Ann May

April Danae Presler

Natalie Claire Sahli

Ashlie Tainer

Gregory Scott Taylor

Hannah Leigh Trageser

Shanyese Renea Trujillo

Daron G. Williams

Allison Rebecca Wyatt

Master of Public AdministrationJason Donald Alves

Logan M. Bahr

Kandi Michelle Bauman

Jason Heath Berman

Linda May Black

Nicole Wynne Bond

Anthony Lee Brave

Kroydan Kraig Chalem

Shannon Alice Kay Christensen

Brittany Irene Clark

James Arthur Craig

Renata J. Cummings

Jamie Robin Daniel

Amanda Nicole DeShazo

Sarah Emily DeStasio

Lori Suzanne Doron

Randy G. Dunn

Ashley E. Evans

Nikki Jo Finkbonner

Ashley Marie Fisher

Crystal Renee Florez

Peggen Josephine Frank

Brian Michael Frisina

Alonah Rene Greninger

Mary Heather Harper

Katherine Ann Hoffman

Jennifer M. H. Inman

Song Rose Israel

Jeanette Johnson

Ronald Percy Johnson

Aaron Jones

Kathy Diane Jordan-Brenner

Julie Kirstin Kerrigan

Misty Lee Kopplin

Sharlaine Marie LaClair

Gregory Kirk Larsen

Paul Bryan Larsen

Rebecca S. Lewis

Jessica Ann Lovelady

Danielle Luise Madrone

Mara M. Machulsky

Cory Russell Miller

Anna Frances Minor

Lucas Kyle Minor

Mohamed Omar Mohamud

Wendy Lynn Morris

Korbett C. Mosesly

Jeremy Richard Payne

Emily Anne Persky

Charlotte Christine Persons

Dalarie Marie Peters

Kristopher Klabsch Peters

Carl James Peterson

Jennifer Opal Plaja

Nelson Robert Rascon

Brittany Elizabeth Reed

Rachel Alayne Revisky

Samuel Leslie Roder

Bonnie J. Rose

Toby Melissa Sawyer

Sharon Rachel Shadwell

Barbara Jo Smith

Clive Walcot Stewart

Aviance Nicole Tate

Melvin Forrest Taylor

Alex H. Tran

Royce Maralynn Travis

Carmen Anne Tuncap

Hatsi S. Trevathan

Courtney Blair Williams

Sarah Marie Zephier

Martha Lee Ann Zimmerman

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SUMMER 2016Bachelor of ArtsDanya Omar Ahmad

Patrick Cornelius Albertolle

Katherine Lyn Anderson

Myka Lynn Arneson

John Colter Arnold

Tame LaRue Arnold

Andreya Cathleen Atkins

Matthew David Avery

Alex P. Baldwin

Katherine Elizabeth Ballard

Stephanie Jean Bartella

Robin Henry Bartels

Cannon Gray Bateman

Debbie Lynn Bates

Reghan Elizabeth Biddle

Malena Rose Boome

Jason Edward Brede

Joshua Thomas Brougham

Christiane Chandler Broussard

Shaun Sarkis Brussee

Kevin Francis Burnett

Chanjolee Bushnell

Courteny Lynn Butler

Joshua Livingstone Caine

Jessica Ann Clemons

David Daniel Cook

Robert Leland Cooper

Jennafer Meagan Coots

Erin Marie Cridlebaugh

Ronald Roy Crowe II

Pirenda L. Culver

Aria Lynn Cummings

Arianne Ila Curtis

Kathryn Ann Dansereau

Justin Gabriel Dean

Katja Marie Drake-Weiss

Dominique Solea Ellerson

Isabel Escobar

Jacob Dale Feuerman

William Afford Flint

Sara Renee Foshaug

Lara Jean Foster

DeMarcus Antonio France

Aaron Anthony Getzin

Taylor Lynn Gibbs

Hans Forrest Gillies

Emily Wheeler Gray

LeTesha Lynn Hall

Ian Alexander Hazard-Bill

Kristin Michele Heath

Sarah Michelle Hendricks

Kazuki Hibi

Brooke Linn Huffman

Michelle Louize Horkings-Brigham

Avida Meylssa Jackson

Lily Anne James

Katherine Irene Jenkins

Anthony M. Johnson

Christopher Daniel Johnson

Mary Kathryn Johnson

Nicole Richelle Johnson

Johny Justin

Krystal M. Kerlee

Gina Marie Kinchler

Brigid Aisling Terry Kinsella

Katherine E. Kirchoff

Jesse P. Kostecka

Dana Marie Kuehn

Hilarie Nichole Kuzma

Kylie Jean Kytan

Michelle Joanne Laird

Tiara Lynn Lark

Rachel Alberta Larrowe

Logan Lazalde

Austin Christopher Lind

Jacqueline Marie Long

Esmael E. Lopez

Jessica M. Luna

Mary Mackenzie Luther

Mai Thao Thuy Ly

Tess Frances Maczis

Heidi Rebecca Mandler-Huff

Carly R. Martin

Hayley Mara Matz

Charlotte Anne McLaughlin

Rachel L. Meade

Andrea Yvette Mendoza

Colton Robert James Meridieth

Terra R. Mills

Angel To’afituoali’i Moemai

Jennifer Rae Mullen

Joshua Allen Napoli

Regina Renee Nelson

Naima Guadalupe Noguera

Kayla Michelle Norris

Anulika Odoemene

Richard Steven Osborne III

Sarah Ann Palatnik

Israel Perez

Shannara Lynn Phillips

Henry Andrew Pskowski

Grecia Karely Ramirez

Christie Marie Rooks

Kenneth Leroy Ruth

Daniel W.M. Saunders

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Dylan Jarrett Schaaf

Ashli Lenora Maria Schick

Rosealtha Ann Schlitzkus

Alexes Jade Settle

Courtney Patrice Sherman

Alexander Thomas Shields

Moriah Elizabeth Smith

Sierra Rochelle Sonza

LaTanya Rochelle Spears-Parker

Rosalind Maria Starks

Kae Kumba Starr

Madeline Victore Stein

Logan John Osnes Stokes

August Raphael Stolba

Jordan Milton Strayer

Malcolm Suits Baer

Christopher W. Tennant

Elizabeth Wythe Terpening

Brittney Brianna Thomas

Ruby Louise Thompson

Alya Lyn Toquinto

William Triska

Kimberly Crystal Truedson

Breana Tutt-Pruitt

Sonia Marie Van Hee

Sarah Ann Vigil

Amy Lauren Walsh

Dylan Strachan Ward

Ella Rose Ware

Meagan Rose Welch

Nadia Rachel Anne Wendt

Kezia Marie Wentworth

Ian Joseph Wilson

Savannah Marie Wilson

Dwayne Norris Winters Jr.

Isaac Jacob Wooten

Sarah Karen Yager

Yuqiao Zhang

Bachelor of ScienceBricen Cole Babcox

Kat Anne Besancon

Reed Walker Charlop

Madison Linne Crow

Susanna Diane Davtyan

Halle Andrea Feiring

Melissa Carol Fletcher

John Vincent Gabbard

Devin Michael Geiger

Alexis Richelle Hale

Kahea Mark Hendrickson

Tanner Ray Holbrook

Zoë Grace Lovell

Rachel Alesa Masoud

Charmaine Renee Rastatter

Kenneth Scrivner

Coral Don Southard

Marlaina Bethany Strand

Steven Charles Sweet

Jesus Daniel Villegas

Michelle Lynn Wallace

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of ScienceLydia Lee Blackwood

Robyn Scott Cloughley

Hel M. Dastvan

Samantha Elizabeth Elie

Brett M. Fredson

Mollie Miller Handley

Sharon Isis McIntee

Alexander Slade Randolph

Julie Emma Roby

Master of Environmental StudiesAmory Elizabeth Wade

Ballantine

Kendra Leigh Baird

Allie A. Denzler

Matthew Thomas Fuller

Madeline Erica Goodwin

Kaylen Deanne Hendrick

Ayako Okuyama

Anna Christine Rhoads

Sarah Lynn Sweet

Ruth Anna Thurston

Whitney Paige Weibel

Master of Public AdministrationHeidi Marie Behrends

Cerniwey

Michael F. Carpenter

Megan Marie Duncan

Tania Sandina Huston

Cole A. Ketcherside

Austin A. Koller

Tara Larson

Tyrone Charles Newton

Rebecca Ann Orbeck

Teresa Marie Parsons

Amanda Starr Roberts

Tavares Jamal Terry

Grace Joan Thompson

Sally Esther Toussaint

Kayla Elain Vance

William Warren Wessling

KC Wilkerson

Yacob Zekarias

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CELEBRATING THIS CLASS AND SUPPORTING THE NEXT

The Evergreen State College Foundation would like to thank all of the Greener parents who have supported their students in their Evergreen journey.

Special thanks also to Debby Brown and the parents below who joined her in making a gift to the Evergreen Annual Fund in honor of their Greener Grad. Their gifts help support the scholarship, research, and education that make Evergreen unique and special.

Paul de Beijl and Mary Middelerin honor of Zachary de Beijl

Ellen and Steven Bowmanin honor of Maxwell F. Bowman

Deborah Brownin honor of Sarah Palatnik

Dorothy and Allen Buckin honor of Moira Honore Buck

The Da Camara Familyin honor of Bryce Da Camara

Angela Chenin honor of Matthew Phana-Chiaming Chen

Lisa and David Ellenbergin honor of Lily Ellenberg

Angela Epsteinin honor of Samantha Stanich

Gail and Bryan Estesin honor of Alyssa Estes

The Farrell-Roberts Familyin honor of Austin Roberts

Judith Gottin honor of Reed Gott

Elisabeth Groeningin honor of Kathleen Bartlett

Susan Hardingin honor of Marco Harding

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Alicia and Michael Hildrethin honor of Aaron James Michael Hildreth

James Honiker and Cathy Cookin honor of Jessica Honiker

Kenneth and Ramona Kirschin honor of Joe Kirsch

The Massey-Elim Familyin honor of Reese Massey-Elim

Sarah and Betsy Melancon and Frank Giffordin honor of Roman Meza

Susan Merriman and Barbara Cosentinoin honor of Devon Merriman

The Neugent Familyin honor of Ryan Neugent

Margo Ross, Gretchen Schumm and Julie Jensen

in honor of Laurel Schumm

Jennifer and Tom Saundersin honor of Daniel Saunders

Mark Simonson and Pat Thompsonin honor of Ruby Thompson

Elizabeth Stankevichin honor of Rachel Levy

Dan and Catherine Strodelin honor of Julian Strodel

The Sugiyama Familyin honor of Meagan Sugiyama

Anne Tiurain honor of Joel Tiura

To find out more about the Evergreen Annual fund or make a gift of your own, please visit www.evergreen.edu/give.

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CEREMONIAL MACEOriginally a weapon used in medieval warfare by a king or great noble, the mace on the stage has become a symbol used on ceremonial occasions. Use of the mace as an academic device dates back to 16th-century England, when Queen Elizabeth I pre-sented a replica of her own royal mace to the corporation of the University of Oxford in 1589. She ordered that it be used in all ceremonies to represent the royal presence and the authority granted to the university to issue degrees under the royal insignia. Since that time, European, and now American, colleges and universities have increas-ingly adopted the custom of using a ceremonial mace during graduation exercises.

The Evergreen State College mace is a gift from the late Byron Youtz, former academic vice president and provost, who donated the materials, and Faculty Member Emeritus Earle McNeil, who gave his time and talent to create it.

The shape of the cap is suggestive of a crown and represents the principle of knowledge and experience. To remind us that such integration is a carefully balanced blend of diverse aspects of human nature, there are four inlaid circles symbolizing four major ways of experiencing the world—thinking, feeling, intuiting, and sensing—and four main characteristics of the human mind—wisdom, innocence, introspection, and illumination.

COLLEGE MEDALLIONMedallions are traditionally worn by presidents and chancellors at ceremonial occasions and it is worn by President George Bridges today. The original medallion was designed for Charles McCann for his inauguration in 1972. McCann later donated the medallion to Library Archives.

Today’s medallion was designed in September 1994 by Spokane artist Joyce Attwood. It is fabricated of moon-stone from Nepal, paua shell from New Zealand, turquoise, silver, copper, brass, gold, and acrylic, and is suspended on a 30-inch chain from Thailand. The medallion design shows an evergreen tree with Mt. Rainier and the sea in the background. It is an interpretation of the Evergreen logo, designed in 1973 by Connie Hubbard, the college’s first graphic designer. In 1983, the Board of Trustees approved the tree design as the official college emblem and it was registered with the Secretary of State as Evergreen’s logo.

COLLEGE MASCOTFounders of the college wanted a mascot that epitomized the difference between traditional schools and Evergreen’s innovative ideas. It had to be the opposite of all the snarling, fierce, aggressive mascots typically seen in athletics. They chose the Geoduck, one of the world’s largest species of clam and among the most abundant marine animals in south Puget Sound. The name Geoduck derives from the southern Lushootseed word “gwid q,” literally meaning, “to dig deep.” It is a symbol of the essence of college: accessible to all who are willing to dig deep—stable, yet flexible, and the antidote to departmental thinking and design that are standard in most colleges and universities.

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ACADEMIC COSTUMES*

This academic garb not only contributes to the colorful pageantry of the ceremony but also signifies the wearer’s academic discipline and the institution that granted the degree.

In the 12th and 13th centuries, when universities were under the jurisdiction of the church, stu-dents wore habits or cloaks with hoods, which were designed to provide warmth in unheated buildings. The more colorful modern academic costume, worn more for its symbolism than for any practical purpose, originated at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the 1300s, and has been in use continuously in the U.S. since colonial days.

The mortarboard cap represents no particular degree or school, except that the short, gold tas-sel is worn only by holders of the doctoral degree. The gown itself is usually black for all holders of baccalaureate or higher degrees. Doctoral gowns are faced with velvet panels down the front and velvet bars on the bell-shaped sleeves.

Only the hood itself shows, by its length and its colors, the distinctions among degrees, aca-demic majors, and colleges or universities that conferred the degrees. The colors of the satin lining in the hood are the school colors of the institution where the degree was awarded. The higher the degree, the longer the hood and the wider the velvet facing that outlines the hood. The color of the velvet facing denotes the academic area (“field” colors) in which the degree was awarded, such as:

Agriculture .................................MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities ...........WhiteAccountancy, Business ...............DrabEconomics .................................CopperEducation ..................................Light BlueEngineering ...............................OrangeEnvironmental Studies ...............Golden YellowFine Arts, Dramatic Arts ............BrownForestry, Conservation ...............RussetHistory .......................................WhiteJournalism .................................CrimsonLaw ............................................Purple

Library Science ..........................LemonMedicine ....................................GreenMusic .........................................PinkOratory (Speech) .......................Silver GrayPhilosophy .................................Dark BluePolitical Science .........................Dark BluePublic Administration ................Peacock BlueForeign Affairs ...........................Peacock BluePublic Health .............................Salmon PinkScience ......................................Golden YellowSocial Work ................................CitronVeterinary Science .....................Gray

EVERGREEN’S ACADEMIC REGALIATacoma Program: The Evergreen State College-Tacoma graduates are wearing kente cloth stoles. Kente cloth is a type of woven silk and cotton fabric native to the Ashanti people (Ghana). Kente cloth, worn only in times of extreme importance, has become an icon of African cultural heritage around the world.

Evening and Weekend Studies: Many EWS students and faculty are wearing a woven drape with a moon on one lapel and a sun on the other, indicating the nights and weekends they’ve spent earning their degrees while working day jobs and supporting families. The drape is black with green and white accents.

Native Programs: Graduates from Evergreen’s MPA-Tribal Governance and Reservation-Based Community Determined Programs are wearing shawls with a peacock blue Pendleton design that pays homage to the button blankets that became the standard form of ceremonial regalia for Northwest Coastal Tribes. Some students are also wearing handmade cedar caps with or without tribal components, or regalia that represents Native cultures across Indian Country.

* Source: American Council on Education

ALMA MATEROmnia Extares, Omnia ExtaresAlma Mater, EvergreenOmnia Extares

GEODUCK FIGHT SONGGo, Geoducks go,Through the mud and the sand, let’s go.Siphon high, squirt it out,swivel all about,let it all hang out.

Go, Geoducks go,Stretch your neck when the tide is low,Siphon high, squirt it out,swivel all about,let it all hang out.

Words and music by Malcolm Stilson,

M.L., Emeritus Librarian, 1971

Special thanks to the 2016 Graduation

Planning Committee!