Commencement

NEW COLLEGE of the

University of South Florida

FRIDAY, MAY TWENTY-FIFTH TWO THOUSAND AND ONE

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

PROGRAM

PRELUDE Manatee High School Jazz Ensemble

PROCESSIONAL Arthur MeA. Miller, New College Marshal

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Michael S. Bassis Dean and Warden

ADDRESS Kenneth R. Misemer, Chairman

New College Foundation Board of Trustees

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY Judy L. Genshaft, President, University of South Florida

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Judy L. Genshaft and MichaelS. Bassis

RECESSIONAL College Marshal Arthur MeA. Miller

PLATFORM GUESTS

Judy L. Genshaft, President, University of South Florida

MichaelS. Bassis, Dean and Warden

Magdalena Elizabeth Carrasco, Associate Dean and Warden

Peter L. French, Associate Dean, University of South Florida at Sarasota/Manatee

Rolland V. Heiser, President, New College Foundation

Kenneth R. Misemer, Chairman, New College Foundation Board of Trustees

Arthur MeA. Miller, Professor of British and American Literature

Gordon B. Bauer, Chair, Division of Social Sciences

Glenn R. Cuomo, Chair, Division of Humanities

Suzanne E. Sherman, Chair, Division of Natural Sciences

Michael Campbell, President, New College Alumnaeli Association

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Crista! Del Mar Ange, Psychobiology* Bogota, Colombia

Patrick Christopher Bartholemew Armshaw, Literaturetrheater Weston, FL

William Armshaw, History/Social Theory* Fort Lauderdale, FL

Caroline Terese Arruda, Philosophy River Forest, IL

Muriel Bettina Avellaneda, Classics Buenos Aires, Argentina

James W. Baker, Political Science Wheaton, IL

Andrea Nicole Balboa, Psychology/Economics Lake Mary, FL

Caitlin AlUla Barry, Political Science West Chester, PA

Jessica Charlotte Barry, Environmental Studies Salt Lake City, UT

Phillip Justin Battle, History Leesburg, FL

Emilee Lynn Baum, Religion Cincinnati, OH

Henry P. Belanger, Philosophy Norwell, MA

Rebecca Ryan Block, Humanities Louisville, KY

Jennifer Bossert, Visual Arts Jupiter, FL

Natalie M. Botero, Literature/Religion Miami, FL

Michael Jmatt Botzenmayer, Anthropology Pensacola, FL

Arnie A. Bowles, Mathematics Fort Walton Beach, FL

Christina Diane Brown, Psychology Dickson, TN

Sarah Buckingham, British & American Literature Columbus, OH

Joseph W. Budzinski, Religion Reston, VA

Shelley Anne Bull, Sociology Albany, NY

Heather L. Bunker, Biopsychology* Palm Bay, FL

Kelly Ann Cabezas, Biology Land O'Lakes, FL

Luis Francisco Cabezas, Neurobiology* Land O'Lakes, FL

Aaron Mitchell Caldwell, Anthropology Wellington, FL

Jamie S. Campbell, Religion Atlantic Beach, FL

Jessica L. Campese, Environmental Studies/Economics Cooper City, FL

Joven Malig Carandang, History Orlando, FL

Michael J. Carlisle, Mathematics/Computer Science* Clearwater, FL

Eugene Seton Cassidy, History Asbury Park, NJ

Michael Rice Cenzer, Mathematics Gainesville, FL

Katherine Fehr Chandler, Sociology Sugar Camp, WI

Sari Cohen, Psychology Upper Montclair, NJ

Aimee Elizabeth Coley, Sociology Birmingham, AL

Mandy Elizabeth Malloy, Literature Lakeland, FL

Joel Frederick Mann, Urban Studies Lakeland, FL

Alicia Suzanne Marini-Reed, Humanities Davie, FL

Kelly L. McClanahan, Hispanic Language & Culture Chapel Hill, NC

Jeremy B. McMinis, Economics Lynn Haven, FL

Jean-Pierre Mesia, Economics Sarasota, FL

Michael Gibbs Milton, Philosophy Jacksonville, FL

Kerry Bryna Mockler, British & American Literature Clarence, NY

W. Michael Moller, Foreign Languages Madrid, Spain

Anna Montana, Humanities Solon, ME

Joshua L. Morgan, Neurobiology* Cape Girardeau, MO

Rachael J. Morris, History Clearwater, FL

Scott James Moser, Mathematics/Economics Danville, IN

Ayako Negoro, Environmental Studies Tokyo, Japan

Mamme B. Nketsiah, Chemistry/Biology Lawrenceville, GA

Shannon Allaire O'Malley, Social Sciences Miami, FL

Michael M. Olson, Biology North Haven, CT

Gabriel Sebastian Pacyniak, Philosophy Chicago, IL

Kirsten Joy Partlan, Natural Sciences Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lauren Michelle Payne, Psychology Sebastian, FL

Amanda B. Pearl, Economics/Spanish Miami, FL

Ayleen J. Perez Cordeiro, Hispanic Language & Literature Miami, FL

Christopher L. Pettit, History/Religion Sarasota, FL

L. Ryan Phelan, Psychology Boca Raton, FL

Samantha Alena Pink, Environmental Studies Pembroke Pines, FL

Philip Emery Poekert, Philosophy Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Lisa M. Pokorski, Sociology Fairfield, CT

James M. Powell, Humanities Fort Lauderdale, FL

Ann Kathryn Prosch, Environmental Science* Charlotte, NC

Lauren Sue Rathvon, Humanities Davie, FL

Margaret Anne Ray, International & Area Studies Coral Springs, FL

Rafael Rodrigues Ribeiro, Sociology Miami, FL

Adam Reid Rivers, Biology/Chemistry Gainesville, FL

Mario Rodriguez, General Studies Palm Harbor, FL

Robert W. Rollings, Anthropology Williamsburg, VA

Jason C. Rosenberg, Music Cape Coral, FL

Timothee A. Sallin, International & Area Studies/Economics Clermont, FL

Rebecca E. Schaaf, Economics/Russian Language & Literature Gaithersburg, MD

Jessica Schilling, British & American Literature Tallahassee, FL

Jeanette Michelle Schmitz, Sociology Sykesville, MD

Leah Schnelbach, Humanities Seminole, FL

Sara C. Seidel, Sociology Crawfordville, FL

Michael Patrick Shannon, Religion Pensacola, FL

Jane Shea, History Sarasota, FL

Vijay Sivaraman, Biology/Chemistry Gainesville, FL

Julia Lynn Skapik, Biology & Psychology Granville, OH

Jonathan Avram Spector, Theater/Literature Annandale, VA

Abran Steele-Feldman, Physics/Philosophy Wakefield, RI

Aaron Gore Stott, Literature Cape Girardeau, MO

Daniel C. Sutton-Kolb, Economics Louisville, KY

Julia Thomas, Anthropology Louisville, KY

Jeffrey W. Tonn, Humanities Underhill, VT

Brian Turk, History Coral Springs, FL

Jessica Lois Turner, Anthropology Wilmington, DE

Ian Arthur Vandewalker, Philosophy Lakeland, FL

Edward Anthony Vazquez, Philosophy Washington, DC

Kimberly Ann Walker, Psychology & Environmental Studies Riverview, FL

Carlos Frandsco Webby, General Studies Louisville, KY

Erin Elaine Westfall, Anthropology Port Charlotte, FL

Matt E. Wexler, Humanities Dunedin, FL

Korin Evelyn Wheeler, Chemistry Tampa, FL

William A. White, III, Psychology Fort Walton Beach, FL

Heather Elizabeth Whitmore, Sociology Melbourne, FL

Russel! Jerome Wichlacz, Biopsychology* Grand Island, NY

Ezequiel M. Williams, Anthropology Sarasota, FL

Judd Allen Wilson, General Studies Altamonte Springs, FL

Keith Lawrence Yannessa, Psychology Miami, FL

*Indicates special area of concentration

A DISTINGUISHED HERITAGE

Founded in 1960, New College opened in 1%4 as a private college whose students would come from all parts of the m1tion aud whose faculty and curriculum would reflect the highest standards of excellence.

New College attracted immediate attcutiou for the nature and quality of its academic program. In 1967, when the first students were graduated, the College won accreditation. Soon graduates began to make their marks in chosen careers and in graduate and professional schools.

As the College matured academically, inflationary pressures threatened its very life in the early 1970s. After exploring various strategies for survival, the College administration and trustees proposed to the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida a novel plan that allowed the institution to become a freestanding college within the University of South Florida, sharing the campus with the University's regional academic program. Special action by the Florida Legislature set the tage for thi unique partnership to occur. New College was continued through a combination of support from the State and annual grants from the New College Foundation. Together, they enable the College to remain small and to continue its distinctive program.

As an honors college of the State Univer ity System of Florida, New College ha continued to thrive, earning accolades from reviewers ranging from the editors of Money magazine to the site visit committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to the compilers of Barron s Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. New College's more than 3,000 graduates are making their mark as scholars, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, educators, attorneys, physicians, artists, journalists and in a ho t of other professions throughout Florida, the nation and the world.

Events, activities, programs, and facilities of the University of South Florida are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, or age as provided by law and in accordance with the University's respect for personal dignity.