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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Spring 2003
Baccalaureate &
Commencement
May 2 & 3, 2003

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL
ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN
Neil S. Sullivan became Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in
July 2001. His appointment followed a national nine-month search, during
which Dr. Sullivan served as Interim Dean of the college.
Dr. Sullivan and his wife Robyn are natives of New Zealand. He
received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in physics
from Otago University in New Zealand in 1964 and 1965, respectively. He
was a Frank Knox Memorial Scholar at Harvard University from 1965–1970
and completed his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1972. For the next ten years, he was a
research physicist at the Centre d’Etudes Nucleaires in Saclay, France. While
in Paris, Dr. Sullivan and his students discovered the quadrupolar glass
phase of solid hydrogen. He came to UF in 1983 as a physics professor and
served as chair of the department from 1989–1999. Under his leadership, the
New Physics Building was completed in 1997. He is a co-founder of the
Microkelvin Research Laboratory at UF, which is the largest ultra-low tem-
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perature laboratory in the world.
He was named CLAS Associate
Dean of Research in 1999 and
served in that position until becoming
dean in 2001.
Dr. Sullivan is a Fellow of the
American Physical Society and a
member of the Societe Francaise de
Physique (France), the Institute of
Physics (London), the European
Physical Society and the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science. He also served on the Board
of Governors of the Joint
Oceanographic Institutions from
1999–2002. He has received many
honors and awards for his research
and teaching. In 1978, the College of
France presented him with the Prix
Saintour, and he received La Caze
Physics Prize from the Academie des
Sciences in 1983. The university has
honored Dr. Sullivan with a 1988
CLAS Teacher of the Year Award
and a UF Superior Accomplishment
Award for Service in 1992.
Since 1990, Dr. Sullivan has
served as UF’s Co-Principal
Investigator for the National High
Magnetic Field Laboratory in
Tallahassee, Florida. The lab, which
is a collaborative effort between the
University of Florida, Florida State
University and Los Alamos
National Laboratory in New
Mexico, is the only one of its kind
in the United States. The facility is
the largest and highest-powered
magnet laboratory in the world.
Dr. Sullivan has taught undergraduate
and graduate classes on
electricity and magnetism, classical
mechanics and thermodynamics.
He has authored more than 200 refereed
publications in his field and
has received numerous grants from
the National Science Foundation
and the U.S. Department of Energy
to pursue research on quantum
solids and fluids, low temperature
physics and magnetic resonance
studies of solids.
Neil and Robyn Sullivan have
three sons, including a set of twins.
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THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Florida
is the largest college on campus, with over 700 faculty members who teach
more than 35,000 students each year. CLAS has 12,000 students pursuing 40
majors in 22 departments, three academic programs, and five centers. In
addition, the college is home to 32 centers and institutes that provide programs
and courses developed by leading researchers and scholars.
The college focuses on providing students with knowledge and training
in critical thinking and reasoning, so graduates will have the skills to undertake
leadership positions in a global society. CLAS plays an important role in
interdisciplinary programs poised at the frontiers of the humanities and the
natural and social sciences, and recently began a partnership with Spain to
build the world’s largest telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. One of
the college’s main initiatives is to establish the Center for the Humanities and
the Public Sphere, which will build on Florida’s rich heritage of writers, historians
and filmmakers to create a national focal point of excellence. As the
intellectual core of the university, CLAS offers a true liberal arts and sciences
education through a wide array of basic disciplines.
ASSOCIATE DEANS AND DIRECTORS
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald L. Akers
Associate Dean for Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis J. Guillette, Jr.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Yumiko Hulvey
Associate Dean for Student Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert R. Matheny
Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James R. Mueller
Director of Information Resources and
Technological Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John R. Sabin
Associate Dean for Minority Affairs
and Special Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry B. Shaw
Associate Dean for Special Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constance L. Shehan
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CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
African American Studies Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Thomas-Houston
African and Asian Languages and Literatures Department. . . . Ann K. Wehmeyer
African Studies, Center for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonardo Villalón
Anthropology Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan F. Burns
Asian Studies Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Tsin
Astronomy Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley F. Dermott
Biological Sciences Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter S. Judd
Botany Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George E. Bowes
Chemistry Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David E. Richardson
Classics Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ann Eaverly
Communication Sciences and Disorders Department. . . . . . . . . . William S. Brown
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department . . Sartaj K. Sahni
Criminology and Law, Center for Studies in . . . . . . . . . . . . Lonn M. Lanza-Kaduce
Economics Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan H. Hamilton
English Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John P. Leavey
Geography Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nigel J. Smith
Geological Sciences Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul A. Mueller
German and Slavic Studies Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Bullivant
Gerontological Studies, Center for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia A. Kricos
History Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eldon R. Turner
Interdisciplinary Studies Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Yumiko Hulvey
Jewish Studies, Center for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth D. Wald
Land Use and Environmental Change Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Brenner
Linguistics Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Boxer
Mathematics Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Krishnaswami Alladi
Microbiology and Cell Science Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward M. Hoffmann
Oral History Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian M. Pleasants
Philosophy Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert D’Amico
Physics Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan T. Dorsey
Political Science Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael D. Martinez
Psychology Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Heesacker
Religion Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon R. Isenberg
Romance Languages and Literatures Department . . . . . . . . . Geraldine C. Nichols
Sociology Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John C. Henretta
Statistics Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Casella
Women’s Studies and Gender Research, Center for . . . . . . Angel Kwolek-Folland
Written and Oral Communication, Center for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian R. McCrea
Zoology Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David H. Evans
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AGENDA FRIDAY,MAY 2, 2003 – 4 PM
BACCALAUREATE
UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Bodine
Choral Nº 1 in E major, César Franck (1822-1890)
Organist
Processional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Bodine
Grand Chœur in D major, Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Welcome and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gaudeamus Igitur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gainesville Civic Chorus
Budd Udell, Conductor
Tané DeKrey, Accompanist
Recognition of Outstanding Scholars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
CLAS Student Council Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phung Nguyen
President of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Council
Recognition of Valedictorians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Valedictory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn C. Fleming
You’ll Never Walk Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gainesville Civic Chorus
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Composer: Richard Rodgers
CLAS Distinguished Achievement Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Recognition of Outstanding Faculty Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Recognition of Retiring Faculty Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert D’Amico
President Pro-Tempore of the CLAS Faculty
Provost’s Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David R. Colburn
Dean’s Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gainesville Civic Chorus
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Bodine
Final in B-flat major, César Franck
Reception following on the lawn
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Carillon Postlude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Gil

CLAS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARS
The following students have maintained at least a 3.9 grade point average at UF.
Bayardo E. Aleman
Adam J. Bograd
Tracy L. Bucholz
Mary M. Calcote
Lauren A. Castleberry
Lisa C. Cherry
Danielle D. Christie
Adam S. Cohen
Annette De Cardenas
Aditya M. Derasari
Mary L. Disalvo
Alexander Duckworth
Brooke E. Dworkin
Raymond L. Fermo
Lauren M. Furey
Karen L. Gagnon
Erin A. Gallagher
Sara J. Gamble
Elizabeth A. Gonzalez
Stephanie L. Hayden
Ashleigh E. Hermansen
Kristen Hughey
Brian S. Janovitz
George J. Karres
Christina G. Kasm
Grant J. King
Lauren N. Kowitt
Stuart C. Larosa
Nicholas Laryngakis
Erica R. Ledford
Lindsay G. Lege
Lindsey B. Leidig
Teesha T. McCrae
Jennifer A. McLoone
Laia C. Mitchell
Candie L. Myers
Katarzyna Pabis
Melissa G. Paolino
Christen E. Parker
Chirag J. Patel
Kathy Poyner-Delvento
Christine M. Roddy
Jon E. Rosensweig
Neil I. Rumbak
Brooke N. Schoeffler
Andrew T. Sheeran
Michael Shelton
Rachael T. Shenkman
Gary Shienbaum
Jennifer L. Shimeall
Vanessa C. Singh
Kunwardeep S. Sohal
Christopher F. Sonntag
Sofia M. Souto
Daniel S. Strand
Lauren C. Swann
Erin A. Sweet
Jason D. Thomas
Amanda R. Vanorsdale
Julie P. Vogelman
Kearey O. Wan
Stephen Welch
Kristina M. Winters
CLAS TWO-YEAR SCHOLARS
The following transfer students have maintained at least a 3.9 grade point average at UF.
Aisha T. Al-Majed
Matthew W. Barber
Justin J. Barbour
Elliot B. Bougis
Christopher R. Brown
Erin M. Card
Catherine A. Colwell
Clayton W. Commander
Catherine M. Davis
Kardelina Diaz
Melanie F. Gart
Jennifer K. George
Melissa N. Gonzalez
Valerie D. Hampton
Jordan A. Kempker
Peter N. Koclanes
Brooklyn D. Martin
Meghan L. Matchett
Theresa M. Murphy
Stephanie E. Norris
Wei-Sin Peh
Lisa M. Petruff
Karuna Ramachandran
Melisa A. Roy
Charles K. Schaafsma
Matthew D. Simmons
Andrew K. Simpson
Gary L. White
Cynthia L. Windham
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2003 CLASSC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Council (CLASSC) Hall
of Fame recognizes outstanding scholars who also have demonstrated
strong extracurricular activity and dedication beyond the classroom setting.
Through this award, CLASSC honors the following graduating seniors
who have made a difference on campus and in the community during their
time at the University of Florida.
Julio C. Avalos, Jr. is an English major who has maintained
a 4.0 GPA. He is a CLAS valedictorian and UF
Outstanding Male Leader. Avalos serves as a Florida
Supreme Court-certified Guardian ad litem, helping
abused and neglected children in the courtroom. He is
the founder and vice president of the Undergraduate
Philosophy Society. His work has been published in
the Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts, and he
was recently elected into Phi Beta Kappa. Avalos will attend Columbia Law
School in the fall.
Rachel E. Brewer, a classical studies major, is the former
president of Eta Sigma Phi Classics Honor Society.
She garnered first place in the national certamen tournament
and is a member of the Student Honors
Organization and Florida Senior Classical League, in
which she served as the 2000-2001 president. On the
Dean’s List since Spring 2000, Brewer was named an
Anderson Scholar in Fall 2001 and awarded membership
into Golden Key International Honor Society and Phi Beta Kappa. She has
accepted a position in the UF Registrar’s records and registration department.
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Zoology major Michael A. Gale was named a 2002
Harry S. Truman Scholar and recognized as a Florida
College Student of the Year Finalist in both 2002 and
2003. Gale was inducted to the UF Hall of Fame and is
a UF Outstanding Male Leader. He has been actively
involved in the Division of Housing, where he developed
residential programming, and Student
Government, serving as a cabinet director. Gale will be
working in government affairs for the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association in Washington, D.C.

Psychology major Elizabeth R. Gonzalez has served
as a First-Year Florida Program peer leader and
Preview orientation staff member. She was the 2001
president of the Hispanic Student Association, one of
the largest student-run organizations on campus.
Gonzalez has been initiated into Gamma Sigma
Alpha Greek Honor Society, Golden Key International
Honor Society, and the National Society for Collegiate
Scholars. She is a member of Gamma Eta sorority and plans to pursue a
Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
Sergio A. Rodriguez, a psychology major, is a founding
member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Florida
Cicerones administrative vice president and a Preview
orientation staff member. He founded and organized
Gatorship, an overnight retreat that addresses issues
affecting the campus climate. Rodriguez has served as
director for Informing and Developing Emerging and
Active Leaders (IDEAL) and has received the
Presidential Recognition for Outstanding Student
Service and a J. Wayne Reitz Scholarship. He will complete his master’s degree
in business management at UF and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in industrial and
organizational psychology.
Chemistry major Kristina M. Winters has served on
the Women’s Leadership Committee and founded the
Undergraduate Women in Science organization, serving
as its president. She is an Honors Ambassador and
member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Golden Key
International Honor Society and has been on the
Dean’s List since her freshman year. Winters is vice
president of programming for Student Affiliates of the
American Chemical Society and will attend the University of Texas at Austin to
pursue a Ph.D. in organic chemistry.
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VALEDICTORIANS
The following students have maintained a 4.0 grade point average at UF.
James S. Andrews, Zoology
Julio C. Avalos, English
Curtis G. Carll, English
Kathryn C. Fleming, History
Stephen D. Hicks, Mathematics
Taylor L. Hughes, Political Science
Justin K. Kitchens, Interdisciplinary Studies, Near Eastern Languages
Kelli A. McGinnis, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Amanda M. Rosecrans, Anthropology
Anne Stewart, English
TEACHER/ADVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
CLAS had eleven college-level award winners for 2002-2003. The awards recognize
excellence, innovation and effectiveness in either teaching or advising.
Darragh P. Devine, Psychology
Robert A. Hatch, History
Selman P. Hershfield, Physics (Advisor)
James C. Horvath, Chemistry
Konstantinos Kapparis, Classics
Benjamin R. Karney, Psychology
David D. Metzler, Mathematics
Ido Oren, Political Science
Sergei S. Pilyugin, Mathematics
Kathryn A. Rex, Academic Advising Center (Advisor)
Brian E. Ward, History
Dr. Hatch was recently selected as the University of Florida’s 2002-2003
Teacher of the Year
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UF TEACHER/SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR
UF Zoology Professor Karen Bjorndal has been named
the 2003 Teacher/Scholar of the Year, the highest honor
bestowed upon a faculty member by the University of
Florida. The award is given annually to a professor who
demonstrates excellence in both teaching and scholarly
activity. As director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea
Turtle Research, Bjorndal conducts a wide range of studies
on the ecology, physiology and behavior of sea turtles. She
has written more than 100 scientific publications, edited
several books, and she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on nutritional
ecology and sea turtle biology.
UF President Charles Young will recognize Bjorndal formally by presenting
her with the Presidential Medallion at the university’s August 2003 commencement
ceremony.
RETIRING FACULTY
Chauncey C. Chu, African and Asian
Languages and Literatures
Haig Der-Houssikian, African and
Asian Languages and Literatures
Howard L. Cohen, Astronomy
George R. Lebo, Astronomy
J. Thomas Mullins, Botany
Merle A. Battiste, Chemistry
Wallace S. Brey, Jr., Chemistry
Samuel O. Colgate, Chemistry
James A. Deyrup, Chemistry
Robert J. Hanrahan, Chemistry
John F. Helling, Chemistry
Gus Palenik, Chemistry
William Weltner, Jr., Chemistry
John A. Zoltewicz, Chemistry
Carl Bredahl, English
Alistair M. Duckworth, English
Mildred A. Hill-Lubin, English
Marie Nelson, English
Cesar N. Caviedes, Geography
Anthony F. Randazzo, Geological
Sciences
Daniel P. Spangler, Geological Sciences
Hunt Davis, Jr., History
Beverly L. Brechner, Mathematics
Nicolae Dinculeanu, Mathematics
Zoran Pop-Stojanovic, Mathematics
Earnest Dwight Adams, Physics
Walter A. Rosenbaum, Political
Science
Bert E. Swanson, Political Science
Franz Epting, Psychology
Charles Michael Levy, Psychology
Robert Ziller, Psychology
Richard Hiers, Religion
Jean Casagrande, Romance Languages
and Literatures
George Diller, Romance Languages and
Literatures
Raymond Gay-Crosier, Romance
Languages and Literatures
Felix Berardo, Sociology
Pejaver Rao, Statistics
Richard Scheaffer, Statistics
Thomas C. Emmel, Zoology
Frank J. Maturo, Jr., Zoology
Carmine A. Lanciani, Zoology
Brian K. McNab, Zoology
Jonathan Reiskind, Zoology
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DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CLAS alumnus Tom McGinty
enjoys giving back to his alma
mater. “I believe one of the
biggest gifts one can give is to
help support people in making
choices in their lives and
careers,” he says. He and his
wife, Donna, have endowed a
CLAS scholarship fund and
recently gave the college a
generous estate gift. McGinty
also serves on the CLAS
Development Council. “I
hope our contributions can
provide scholarships and as
much improvement to the
College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences as possible.”
McGinty came to UF in
1958 after completing four
years of service in the U.S. Air Force. He triple majored in biology, psychology
and chemistry and completed his bachelor’s degree in just two years
by going to school year round. After graduating in 1960, he went on to
earn an MD from the University of Miami and began his radiology career
in Ft. Lauderdale in 1968.
Despite retiring in October of 1996, McGinty remains active. He
enjoys gardening and bowling and is a member of the Coral Ridge Yacht
Club. He is also active in All Saints Episcopal Church and recently completed
a four-year theology program offered through the University of the
South in Sewanne, Tennessee. McGinty resides in Ft. Lauderdale with his
wife, Donna, and has four daughters—three of whom are UF graduates.
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SATURDAY,MAY 3, 2003 – 6 PM AGENDA
Dean Neil S. Sullivan, Presiding
Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Bodine
Organist
Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Brass Quintet
Welcome and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Alumni Awards to Outstanding Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Mica
President of the UF Alumni Association
Four-Year Scholars
James S. Andrews, Zoology and French
Julio C. Avalos, English
Baligh Yehia, Juniors Honors Medical Program
STEPHEN C. O’CONNELL CENTER
COMMENCEMENT
Outstanding Female Leaders
Monique Pardo, History
Yasmine P. Taeb, Political Science
Outstanding Male Leaders
Michael A. Gale, Zoology
Willaim E. Sexton, Political Science
Presentation of Honorary Degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constance L. Shehan
Associate Dean for Special Projects
Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation
Keynote Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eleanor Smeal
Presenting Candidates for Graduate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . Winfred M. Phillips
Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Conferring of Graduate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Presenting Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees . . . . . . Sheila K. Dickison
Associate Provost
Conferring of Undergraduate Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil S. Sullivan
Alma Mater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara O. Korner
Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts
Postlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willis Bodine
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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As former president of the National
Organization for Women (NOW) and
co-founder and president of the Feminist
Majority Foundation, Eleanor Smeal’s
name has become synonymous with the
women’s movement. But as a political
science graduate student at UF in the
early 1960s, Smeal did not even know
the word feminism. “I started reading
about women’s history, and I was so
staggered by the fact that I thought I was
so educated, but I had never really read
about Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. This whole period of history
had been dismissed.”
When she came to UF, Smeal was
the only woman in the political science
graduate program. She earned her master’s
degree in 1963 and finished Ph.D.
classes in the early 1970s. Smeal started
working on her dissertation and moved
to Pittsburgh, where she became active
in NOW, going from a local officer to the
national board in 1973 and elected chair
in 1975.
The research Smeal started at UF
eventually led to her discovery of the
gender gap in election results in 1980.
She found an eight percent difference
between men’s and women’s votes for
Ronald Reagan in his election over
Jimmy Carter. “Men and women had
different opinions on everything from
social security and women’s rights to
Medicare and committing troops abroad.
Women had been voting since 1920, but
our voting power had been ignored for
60 years.”
Smeal wrote her dissertation,
which was published, with co-author
Audrey S. Wells, as a chapter in Women
in Politics (1974) by Jane S. Jaquette.
However, she decided not to come back
to UF to defend it. “I needed about two
more months to add in footnotes, but
there was so much to be done with
NOW, so I didn’t finish.”
Smeal served as NOW’s president
from 1977 to 1982 and 1985 to 1987. In
1987, she co-founded and assumed the
presidency of the Feminist Majority
Foundation. The organization specializes
in programs that combine research and
action to develop long-term, cuttingedge
strategies for the political, economic
and social empowerment of women. The
foundation was the first women’s group
to launch a Web site (www.feminist.org)
and has developed five additional sites
since 1995. It also owns Ms. Magazine
and started a legislative advocacy arm,
the Feminist Majority, as well as the
Feminist Majority political action committee.
For Smeal, there are still many
issues she wants to tackle. “I would like
to eliminate discrimination in social
security benefits,” she says. “One of the
reasons older women are in poverty is
that they get about 60 percent of what
men get. We still have the job of closing
the wage gap, and women still aren’t in
sufficient numbers in leadership roles.
We also need to solve the childcare problem
in this country and make a bigger
dent on violence towards women.”
Smeal says jobs like hers won’t
make someone rich, but the work is too
rewarding not to do. “If you’re the kind
of person injustices really bother, you
shouldn’t just feel helpless. You should
empower yourself,” she says. “Get more
education because you can use it in
many different ways. When you’re going
through school, you don’t appreciate it
enough, but I’ve certainly used mine in
countless ways.”

COMMENCEMENT MARSHALS
Chief Marshal and Commencement Coordinator
Carol Ann Binello, Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Chief Marshals
Don R. Sloan, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Ronald J. Spitznagel, College of Health Professions
Readers
Frank P. Irizarry, Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication
Edmund A. Kellerman, Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication
Barbara O. Korner, College of Fine Arts
CLAS Marshals
Akintunde Akinyemi, African and
Asian Languages and Literatures
Todd S. Hasak-Lowy, African and
Asian Languages and Literatures
Andrea A. Pham, African and Asian
Languages and Literatures
John Krigbaum, Anthropology
Robert J. Leacock, Astronomy
John P. Oliver, Astronomy
Walter S. Judd, Botany
Terry W. Lucansky, Botany
Stephen S. Mulkey, Botany
Ronald K. Castellano, Chemistry
Valeria D. Kleiman, Chemistry
Thomas J. Lyons, Chemistry
Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Classics
Doreen M. Blischak, Communication
Sciences and Disorders
Bonnie W. Johnson, Communication
Sciences and Disorders
Jodi S. Lane, Criminology
Jill K. Ciment, English
Michael Hofmann, English
Brian R. McCrea, English
Joshua Comenetz, Geography
Barbara E. McDade, Geography
Paul F. Ciesielski, Geological Sciences
Guerry H. McClellan, Geological
Sciences
E.C. Barksdale, German and Slavic
Studies
Willard R. Hasty, German and Slavic
Studies
Elizabeth R. Dale, History
Frederick C. Corney, History
Richard H. Davis, Jr., History
Sirkka H. Halmari, Linguistics
Lawrence E. Wilson, Mathematics
Thomas P. Auxter, Philosophy
James N. Fry, Physics
Arthur F. Hebard, Physics
Pierre Sikivie, Physics
Aida A. Hozic, Political Science
Richard A. Nolan, Political Science
Beth A. Rosenson, Political Science
Amani El-Alayli, Psychology
Rolf F. Holtz, Psychology
Lily Sahakyan, Psychology
David G. Hackett, Religion
Rori I. Bloom, Romance Languages
and Literatures
Susana E. Braylan, Romance
Languages and Literatures
Gillian E. Lord, Romance Languages
and Literatures
William Marsiglio, Sociology
Terry Mills, Sociology
Bhramar Mukherjee, Statistics
Brett D. Presnell, Statistics
Ron H. Randles, Statistics
Frank J. Maturo, Jr., Zoology
Jonathan Reiskind, Zoology
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ALMA MATER by Milton L. Yeats
Florida, Our Alma Mater,
Thy glorious name we praise.
All thy loyal sons and daughters
A joyous song shall raise.
Where palm and pine are blowing,
Where southern seas are flowing,
Shine forth thy noble Gothic walls,
Thy lovely vine clad halls.
‘Neath the orange and blue victorious,
Our love shall never fail.
There’s no other name so glorious,
All hail, Florida, hail!
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CLAS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARS
Additional CLAS Four-Year Scholars.
Brandi J. Baker
Glenn E. Bracey II
Susan A. Brink
Megan K. Gestewitz
Jon-Michael Knapp
Amanda D. Lowrance
Christopher D. Pyne
Erin M. Toole
Michael Yurke
CLAS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARS
Additional CLAS Four-Year Scholars.
Brandi J. Baker
Glenn E. Bracey II
Susan A. Brink
Megan K. Gestewitz
Jon-Michael Knapp
Amanda D. Lowrance
Christopher D. Pyne
Erin M. Toole
Michael Yurke

CLAS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARS
Additional CLAS Four-Year Scholars.
Brandi J. Baker
Glenn E. Bracey II
Susan A. Brink
Megan K. Gestewitz
Jon-Michael Knapp
Amanda D. Lowrance
Christopher D. Pyne
Erin M. Toole
Michael Yurke
CLAS FOUR-YEAR SCHOLARS
Additional CLAS Four-Year Scholars.
Brandi J. Baker
Glenn E. Bracey II
Susan A. Brink
Megan K. Gestewitz
Jon-Michael Knapp
Amanda D. Lowrance
Christopher D. Pyne
Erin M. Toole
Michael Yurke