2005 Commencement Program - Denison University

DENISON 

U N I v E r S I t y 

The One Hundred Sixty-Third Annual 

COMMENCEMENT 

May 15, 2005

The One Hundred Sixty-Fourth 

Annual Commencement at 

Denison University 

Marking Completion of 

The One Hundred Seventy-Fourth Year 

Sunday, May 15, 2005 

12:30 p.m. 

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Fanfares and Processionals 

COMMENCEMENt EXErCISES 

r. Scott trumbull, B.A., M.B.A., Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees 

Dale thomas Knobel, B.A., Ph.D., President of Denison University 

Suzanne Elizabeth Condray, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Faculty Marshal 

timothy Paul Hofmeister, B.A., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal 

Sita ranchod-Nilsson, B.A., Ph.D., Assistant Marshal 

Welcome r. Scott trumbull ’70 and Dale thomas Knobel 

Senior Class Address Gretchen Elizabeth roeck ’05 

“Stopping the Wagon” 

Announcement of Senior Gift Kristin rochelle Abbas ’05 and rebeca theresa Bell ’05 

Class Co-Governors 

Recognition of Retiring Faculty Presented by todd Henry Feil, B.A., M.S., M.S., Ph.D. 

Chair of the Faculty 

George Joseph Bogdanovitch, B.A., M.F.A. 

Professor Emeritus of Art 

Marjorie Chan, B.Mus., M.Mus., D.M.A. 

Professor Emerita of Music 

David Alan Goldblatt, B.A., Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy 

rita Esther Snyder, B.A., Ph.D. 

Henry Chisholm Chair in Natural Sciences and 

Professor Emerita of Psychology 

Jules Steinberg, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus of Political Science 

Conferring of Honorary Degrees Dale thomas Knobel 

Margaret Lois Stuber, B.S., M.D. ’75 Presented by Dr. Margaret S.terpening, B.S., M.D. ’74 

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Geriatrics 

University of Michigan 

David Barclay Waller, B.A., J.D. ’70 Presented by Mark F. Dalton, B.A., J.D. ’72 

Chair, Denison University Board of Trustees 

Biographies begin on page 31 

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Commencement Address David Barclay Waller, B.A., J.D. 

“Global Bookends and Beyond” 

Awarding of Degrees in Course David r. Anderson, B.A., Ph.D. 

Provost 

the Awarding of Degrees to Senior Class Co-Governors* 

the Awarding of Degrees to President’s Medalists** 

the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts 

the Degree of Bachelor of Science 

the Degree of Bachelor of Arts 

* Kristin rochelle Abbas and rebeca theresa Bell 

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Jill Christine Boo, Anusha Jogi, Lars Mikael Bo Jörnow, 

Lisa Elaine rusen, Susanne Winkler 

Charge to the Class Dale thomas Knobel 

Alma Mater “to Denison” 

Recessional 

to Denison, we raise our song 

Fair College on the hill, 

the name that sets our souls on fire, 

And makes our senses thrill, 

to Denison, my Denison, 

In praise our voices swell, 

the scene of happy college days, 

the home we love so well. 

Graduates are listed alphabetically under the degree they are receiving, 

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts. In some 

cases, a student may earn more than one bachelor’s degree during his or 

her undergraduate years. the student’s major(s) are listed to the right of 

his or her name, with a concentration indicated within parentheses. Directly 

below each name is the student’s hometown. Senior Honors Projects 

titles appear in italics underneath the hometown, along with the name 

and terminal degree of the faculty supervisor(s). 

President’s Medalists wear gold medals awarded to them in recognition 

of their status. Students graduating as members of the Honors Program 

wear bronze medals. Students designated in this program as graduates of 

the Honors Program have achieved a 3.4 grade point average by the end 

of the sophomore year and maintained it through their senior year, have 

taken at least four Honors seminars during their Denison career and have 

completed an Honors project. Student members of Mortar Board, a national 

honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements 

in scholarship, leadership and service, wear gold tassels on their caps. 

Music for the program was coordinated by the Denison Department 

of Music. today’s processionals are selections chosen from The Water 

Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749) by George Frideric 

Handel (1685-1759). A Knobel Fanfare is based on the letters of President 

Knobel’s first and last names. Community: A Fanfare for the Class of 2005 

is an original composition by Assistant Professor of Music Ching-chu 

Hu. Musical selections are being performed by Daniel Strawser ’06, cello; 

James van reeth and Noah Gall ’06, violins; Carl McCoy ’07, viola; Jed 

Hudson and Professor thomas Evans (Chemistry), trombones; Assistant 

Professor Nicolas del Grazia (Music), percussion; Ben Huntoon, trumpet. 

the group is conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Andrew Carlson. 

the Chapel bell ringer is Jesse Adam Koza ’07. 

Program Notes 

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Written by v.E. Field, Class of 1903, and led by Class of 2005 

Denison Chamber Singers Chad robert Forster, Anusha Jogi, 

Brandon Paul ringler and Jonathan David Webb, and theatre 

Workshop members Jennifer Anne Hart, and Elaine rebecca 

Martin, with accompanist robert G. Seith ’74. 

Parents or friends taking pictures of graduates receiving diplomas are 

asked to use the special section designated for this purpose. 

Flowers for the Commencement activities were designed by the village 

Flower Basket, Granville, Ohio. Interpretive signing is being provided by 

Sarah McKinney aned Cherish vanEmon of Hallenross & Associates. 

the program concludes when the platform party and faculty have 

recessed. the audience and graduates are asked to remain seated during 

the recessional. In the event that Commencement exercises are held in 

Mitchell recreation and Athletics Center, the graduates will also recess. 

Academic Regalia 

the academic costume which makes the Commencement procession so 

colorful is more than 800 years old, dating back to the days when students 

were “clerks,” (members of the minor clergy) and wore monkish gowns and 

hoods. In those days of unheated classrooms and garret sleeping quarters, 

the hoods were used to keep the wearers warm. the “tippet” on the end 

of the hood could also be used as a convenient pocket. today, the hood 

is used only as an ornament. 

Both the gown and the hood indicate the degree held by the wearer, 

or the degree about to be received. the gown for the bachelor’s degree 

has pointed sleeves and no trimming. the master’s gown also has pointed 

sleeves but they are slit at the elbow; it also is untrimmed. the doctor’s 

gown has bell-shaped sleeves adorned with chevrons and is faced down 

the front with velvet. Graduates of some institutions wear gowns in the 

color(s) of the university which awarded their degrees.

AWArDING OF DEGrEES IN COUrSE 

Dale thomas Knobel, President, Presiding 

Presentation by David r. Anderson, Provost 

Degrees Summa Cum Laude - Gold Shoulder Cord Degrees Magna Cum Laude - Silver Shoulder Cord Degrees Cum Laude - red Shoulder Cord 

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS 

Sarah Beth Casebolt 

Utica, Ohio Theatre (Design/Technical) 

Drew Arthur Lichtenberg, Magna Cum Laude 

Pelham, Massachusetts Theatre (Performance) 

Ernst Toller: Ideological Transfiguration and 

Cataclysm, German Expressionist Theater 

of the Inter-War Period from 1919-1939 

Supervised by Mark Bryan, Ph.D. 

Megan Brooke Long, Cum Laude 

Chapmanville, West virginia Theatre (Performance) 

Elena Marie Perantoni 

Canfield, Ohio Theatre (Performance) 

Cara Marie Scarmack, Cum Laude 

Lancaster, Ohio Theatre (Performance) 

and Communication 

David Matthew tyler 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Theatre (Performance) 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 

Jennifer Marie Baker, Cum Laude 

Powell, Ohio Biochemistry and Dance 

Drug Sensitization Study 

Supervised by Susan Kennedy, Ph.D. 

Shantanu Bhatt (December 2004), Summa Cum Laude 

Nainital, India Biology 

Isolation and Characterization of hyperosmoticallyregulated 

genes in the pulmonary pathogen, 

Burkholderia cenocepacia 

Supervised by Christine Weingart, Ph.D. 

Janisha A. Biyanwila 

Oman, Oman Biochemistry 

* Ohio Provisional License Recipient 

Honors Program Graduate 

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Lindsey Jo Bostelman, Summa Cum Laude 

Grand rapids, Ohio Biology 

A Structural Domain in Histome H3 of Saccharomyces 

cerevisiae Plays Dual Roles in Gene Silencing and Repair 

of UV-Damaged DNA Via the Rad18-Dependent 

Postreplication Repair Pathway 

Supervised by Jeffrey thompson, Ph.D. 

Ethan thomas Branum 

East Sussex, England Mathematics-Economics 

Zachary tyler Brown 

Columbus, Ohio Biology 

Brian timothy Brunacini 

Hillsboro, Ohio Biochemistry 

Amy Grace Burgess 

Cincinnati, Ohio Biology 

Laura Eileen Cannon, Magna Cum Laude 

Laurel, Maryland Biology 

The Cloning of Genes Involved in Sea Urchin 

Skeletogenesis 

Supervised by Laura romano, Ph.D. 

Mardea Brenda Caulcrick 

Sherman, New york Biology 

Matthew Quick Christiansen 

Spencer, West virginia Biology 

thomas robert Christie 

Batavia, Ohio Biochemistry 

Démarie Mei Conteh-Morgan 


Caroline Nicole Damon 

Glenshaw, Pennsylvania Biology 

Christopher Keith Dougherty 

reynoldsburg, Ohio Biology 

Nicole Estelle Dyer 

Houston, texas Psychology

Craig Michael Eckerle 

Indianapolis, Indiana Geology 

Lara Kathryn Ellinger 

tiffin, Ohio Biology 

Logan Ann Favia 

Millbrook, New york Biology 

Chad robert Forster 

Mansfield, Ohio Biology 

Andrew Justin Freeman 

Ashland, Ohio Psychology 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian, Summa Cum Laude 

reading, Pennsylvania Mathematics 

Encoding Algebra as Affine Geometry 

Supervised by Matthew Neal, Ph.D. 

Sarah Lynn Hainzinger, Summa Cum Laude 

Frankfort, Illinois Psychology 

Investigating the Latino Epidemiological Paradox: 

The Relationships between Social Support, Delay, 

and Health 

Supervised by Sharla Wells-DiGregorio, Ph.D. 

Suraya Jurdi Haldeman 

Fairview Park, Ohio Biochemistry 

Aida Helen Marie Christine Harris 

Cleveland, Ohio Biology 

Michael Joseph Herring 

Granville, Ohio Computer Science 

Adam Michael Hitchcock 

Ann Arbor, Michigan Computer Science 

Blaine Eric Hoffman, Cum Laude 

Newark, Delaware Computer Science and 

Communication 

The Question of Democracy and Communication 

in Open Source Software Communities: 

The Lenux Kernel Example 

Supervised by tim Anderson, Ph.D. 

Daniel Jared Hughes 

Westlake, Ohio Biology 

Bridget Sue Jones 

North ridgeville, Ohio Psychology 

Marrin Elizabeth Kelly 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Psychology 

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Nicholai Ian Kiehl, Cum Laude 

van Wert, Ohio Biology 

Isolation of Genes Involved in Skeletogensis 

From a Sea Urchin 

Supervised by Laura romano, Ph.D. 

Daniel Carl Kinicki, Cum Laude 

Acton, Massachusetts Biology 

Kurtis Charles Kuskowski 


John Lee 

Columbus, Ohio Biochemistry 

Julian Elizabeth Pitt Leikin 

Barrington, Illinois Biochemistry 

Evan Alden Lewis 

Lexington, Kentucky Computer Science 

Christopher Hasler Long 

Greenwood, Indiana Mathematics and Economics 

Katherine Lynn McHugh, Cum Laude 

Clayton, Ohio Biology 

The Histone H3 Telomeric Silencing Domain 

Cooperatively Functions with Transcriptional 

Silencing Protein Sir3 to Play a Distinct Role 

in the Repair of DNA Damage Caused by 

Methyl Methane Sulfonate 


Clinton Jay Miller 

Shock, West virginia Biochemistry 

Craig Harlan Mosier III 

Hilliard, Ohio Physics 

Matthew Bernard Murray 

Shaker Heights, Ohio Biology 

Michael Edward Perkins 

Sherborn, Massachusetts Biology 

Joel David rector 

Monroeville, Indiana Biology 

Daniel Mark rinehimer 

Perkasie, Pennsylvania Computer Science 

Joshua Jay Schulte 

Maplewood, Minnesota Biology 

Susannah Brewster Denison Smalley 

Avon, Ohio Biology

Jordan Leonard Smith, Cum Laude 

Waverly, Ohio Biochemistry 

Benjamin Lee Stevens 

Fort Wayne, Indiana Biology 

Christopher richard Stilwill 

Okemos, Michigan Biology 

Leigh Grace Stone, Magna Cum Laude 

Alpha, Ohio Biology 

Post-Translational Modifications of Histones H3 

and H4 are Important in UV-Mediated DNA 

Damage Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 


John Patrick tabacco 

rockville, Maryland Biology 

Eric Lee vanderhoof, Cum Laude 

Wheelersburg, Ohio Chemistry 

Real-time Monitoring of Self-Assembled Monolayer 

Formation on Polymer Electrolyte Thin Films by 

AC Impedance Spectroscopy 

Supervised by Anthony Layson, Ph.D. 

Wathanu Wamathaga 

Fort Worth, texas Physics and Economics 

Nicole Marie Weaver, Cum Laude 

Dayton, Ohio Psychology 

Transfer of Learning Across Contexts: 

The Influence of Memory and Retrieval Cues 

Supervised by Cody Brooks Ph.D. 

Derek James Wilson 

Lorain, Ohio Computer Science 

Zhenyu Wu 

Chengdu Sichuan, China Physics and Computer Science 

tabitha Ann Zimmerman 

Wooster, Ohio Biochemistry 



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BACHELOR OF ARTS 

Kristin rochelle Abbas 

Mason, Ohio Psychology 

Jessica Allison Abrams 

youngstown, Ohio Communication and 

Political Science 

Evin Clarke Ager, Cum Laude 

West Henrietta, New york Political Science 

Dayan Hissam Ahmed 

Dhaka, Bangladesh Communication and Economics 

Shafin Ahmed 

Dhaka, Bangladesh Economics 

Brooke Allison Aldrich 

Bexley, Ohio Economics 

Kara Leigh Andrea 

Cold Spring Harbor, New york Communication 

tina Marie Andrews 

Chicago, Illinois Communication 

Kimberly Marie Archibald 

Gahanna, Ohio English 

rehana Frances Ashraf 

Weston, Massachusetts Cinema 

thomas Michael Atha, Jr. 

Granville, Ohio English 

Abigail Dupuis Bacon 

Dayton, Ohio Spanish 

Paul thomas Badger 

Weymouth, Massachusetts Communication 

Isatu Bah, Cum Laude 

West Chester, Ohio Psychology and Black Studies 

Black Identity Development/Black Psychology 

Supervised by toni King, Ph.D.

Jamel Cyrees Bailey 

Clarksburg, West virginia Religion and Black Studies 

vanidy Michelle Bailey 

rockwood, tennessee English and Black Studies 

Kelly Elizabeth Ball 

St. Louis, Missouri Psychology 

Kira MacKenzie Bates 

Chevy Chase, Maryland Communication 

Derek Luke Baxter 

Columbus, Ohio Cinema 

Christianne Carmen Beall, Cum Laude 

Newark, Ohio Art (Studio) 

rebeca theresa Bell 

toledo, Ohio Political Science 

David Buffington Berman 

Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication 

Abigail Elizabeth Bernard 

Worthington, Ohio Communication 

Gauri Sharad Bhure (December 2004) 

Mumbai, India International Studies and English 

Jessica renee Bing 

Pataskala, Ohio Economics 

Brian Andrew Bishoff 

Niles, Ohio Economics 

Julie Elizabeth Black 

Cortland, Ohio Political Science 

Charles Matthew Blaha (December 2004) 

North royalton, Ohio Biology 

Miranda rose Bodfish, Summa Cum Laude 

Littleton, Colorado International Studies 

and Black Studies 

Niaxass (Patchwork): Integrating Culture 

and Development Through Mouride Cooperative 

of N’dem in Senegal 

Supervised by Sita ranchod-Nilsson, Ph.D. 

* Jill Christine Boo, Summa Cum Laude 

ramsey, Minnesota German and Education 

The History of German as a Foreign 

Language in Public Schools 

Supervised by Karen Graves, Ph.D. 

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Peter Shanklin Borak 

Mullica Hill, New Jersey Communication 

Patrick James Bouchoux 

Great Falls, virginia Economics 

Philip Alexander Bouwhuis 

Grand rapids, Michigan Economics 

Amanda Susan Bowser 

Hudson, Ohio Economics 

Jeffery Michael Boykin 

Davidson, North Carolina English and Cinema 

Margrit Ann Brashares 

Delaware, Ohio Psychology 

ryan Adams Brenn, Cum Laude 

Kent, Ohio Political Science 

William Quinn Briganti 

Darien, Connecticut Communication 

Dean Crownover Bring 

Gahanna, Ohio Economics 

Jacob ryan Brown 

Hendersonville, tennessee Philosophy and 


Johnny Louis Brown (December 2004) 

Carrboro, North Carolina Spanish 

John robert Buchanan 

Ada, Michigan Philosophy 

Christine Angela Buchetto 

Newark, Ohio Communication 

Margaret Jean Buckley, Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology 

Increasing Empathy for Persons With 

Schizophrenia: Education vs Simulation Techniques 

Supervised by Kaye rasnake, Ph.D. 

Navonna Marie Bunn 

Springfield, Illinois History 

Emily Edwards Burke 

Lake Bluff, Illinois Psychology 

Avonté Darius Campinha-Bacote 

Cincinnati, Ohio Economics and Spanish 

Michael Joseph Cappelletti 

Durham, North Carolina Cinema

Elizabeth Kathleen Carey 

tampa, Florida Psychology 

Megan Elizabeth Carlson 

Glenview, Illinois German 

Daniel Patrick Carr 

Maumee, Ohio Communication and Theatre 

Alexis Kim Carrozza 

North Muskegon, Michigan East Asian Studies 

Shiv Chadha 

Gurgaon, India Economics and Cinema 

Ellen Ai-wen Chan 

Closter, New Jersey French and International Studies 

Nathan White Chandler 

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Economics 

Noah Lindsey Chesbrough 

Haverford, Pennsylvania Communication 

Craig tyler Chosney, Magna Cum Laude 

Indianapolis, Indiana Sociology/Anthropology 

“I Do ... but I Can’t”: From Identity 

to Politics in Gay and Lesbian Activism 

Supervised by Mary tuominen, Ph.D. 

Carol Nicole Collins 

Mount vernon, Ohio Communication 

Erin Hupp Collinson 

Evanston, Illinois Environmental Studies 

Benjamin robinson Compton 

Dallas, texas Psychology 

Chelsey Lauren Crago 

Erie, Pennsylvania Communication 

ShaDonna reneé Crosby 

Dayton, Ohio Communication and Spanish 

Samuel Mark Crystal (December 2004) 

Stevenson, Maryland English 

Emily rena Culp, Cum Laude 

Chesterfield, Missouri English 

travis Darnell Culver 

Canton, Ohio Political Science 



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Quinn Patrick Cureton 

Ann Arbor, Michigan Political Science 

Paige Elizabeth Dailey 

Monkton, Maryland History 

rishit Anil Dani 

Mumbai, India Mathematics-Economics 

Zachary Charles Daubenmire (December 2004) 

thornville, Ohio Economics 

Alison reed Davis 

Highland Park, Illinois Political Science 

Emily Grace Davis 

West Simsbury, Connecticut Philosophy 

thomas Christopher DeCarlo 

Greencastle, Indiana Cinema 

Justin William Dedman 

Springfield, Illinois English (Writing) 

LeeAnn Carolyn Dickson 

Akron, Ohio Political Science 

Scott thomas DiSarno, Jr. 

Branchville, New Jersey Economics 

Ashleigh Lauren Diver 

Middletown, Ohio English and Theatre 

Jason Scott Dozier 

Lithonia, Georgia History 

Jonathan russell Drackett 

terrace Park, Ohio Political Science 

John Henry Dudley III 

Ann Arbor, Michigan History 

Allison Elizabeth Duly 

Avon Lake, Ohio Economics 

Amelia Morgan Dunlap, Cum Laude 

Williamsport, Ohio Psychology 

Andrew Larsen Dunnavant 

Princeton, New Jersey Economics 

Lindsay Erin Dunnigan 

Clarkston, Michigan Psychology

Elizabeth Ann Durst 

Kent, Ohio Psychology 

Erin Michelle Dutka 

Lebanon, New Jersey East Asian Studies 

Lauren Ann Dwyer, Cum Laude 

Northbrook, Illinois Cinema and English (Writing) 

Milica Dželatovic 

Belgrade, Serbia Economics and 

Environmental Studies 

Sherrell Erica Easley 

Worthington, Ohio Physical Education Athletic Training 

La’tonya Ja’Neice Edgerton 

Columbus, Ohio Spanish 

Karin Jeannette Effland 

Dravosburg, Pennsylvania Psychology 

Santiago Camilo Espinosa 

Chicago, Illinois History 

Katherine Elizabeth Estrop, Cum Laude 

Lakewood, Ohio English (Writing) 

How To Draw a Soldier: A Novella 

Supervised by Mathew Chacko, Ph.D. 

Sabir Jafferjee Esufali 

Colombo, Sri Lanka Economics 

Meredith Douglas Exline 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Educational Studies 

Nicole Jeanette Fadem 

St. Louis, Missouri History and Spanish 

Megan Elizabeth Faller 

Chardon, Ohio Communication 

Alexander Bancroft Fant 

thornville, Ohio Political Science 

Laura Leighton Faulkner, Cum Laude 

Hudson, Ohio Communication 

Kurt Stephen Federer 

Columbus, Ohio Communication 

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Erin ruth Feller, Cum Laude 

Hinsdale, Illinois Psychology 

Alma Michelle Fellows 

Little valley, New york Theatre 

Stephani Nicole Fernandez 

Boynton Beach, Florida Psychology 

Ellena renee Beemer Fickett 

Orinda, California Sociology/Anthropology and 


Elizabeth Marie Fink 

Cleveland, Ohio German 

James D. Finley III (December 2004) 

rumson, New Jersey Communication 

Erin DeLane Fox (December 2004), Cum Laude 

Bowling Green, Ohio English and Religion 

Jacob Joel Franklin 

Grand rapids, Ohio History 

Emily Suzanne Franzwa 

rochester, New york English (Writing) 

Courtney Kathleen Friedman 

Las vegas, Nevada Communication 

Jennifer Anne Fromholtz 

Pickerington, Ohio Spanish 

Mackenna Latham Fry 

Chillicothe, Ohio Communication 

Devon Catherine Fuller, Cum Laude 

raleigh, North Carolina Communication 

Jenna Bethany Funk 

Sylvania, Ohio Economics 

Elisabeth Susanne Fusco, Cum Laude 

Darnestown, Maryland Art History 

Tiny Remembrances of Women’s Influence 

on the Artistic Evolution of Portraiture 

Supervised by Joy Sperling, Ph.D. 

Laura renee Garcia 

Chicago, Illinois Political Science

Charlotte rosalie Garden 

North Caldwell, New Jersey French 

* Lauren Marguerite Gilanyi, Cum Laude 

Southington, Ohio English and Education 

Brian Lawrence Giovanni 

St. Louis, Missouri Cinema 

Maggie Ann Glover, Cum Laude 

Allison Park, Pennsylvania English (Writing) 

Solutions for Hunger 

Supervised by David Baker, Ph.D. 

Jeremy Scott Goldman 

Bronx, New york Political Science 

Caroline Barkley Grant 

Littleton, Colorado English 

Julia Marie Grawemeyer, Magna Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio French 

The Poetry of Billy Collins: 

Translation and Cultural Analysis 

Supervised by Christine Armstrong, Ph.D. 

Katherine Comer Gray 

Leawood, Kansas Environmental Studies 

Stephen robert Grosse, Summa Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Religion 

Theology for Ecology: Building a Relationship 

with the Earth 

Supervised by David Woodyard, D.Min. 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon 

Cuernavaca, Mexico Geology 

Ankur Gupta 

Indore, India Mathematics-Economics 

Gregory Adam Haar 

Mequon, Wisconsin Economics 

Michael Joseph Hampton 

Oak Park, Illinois History 

Brett Ethan Hansen 

Charleston, West virginia Political Science 

Collin John Hanson 

South Bend, Indiana History 



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Jennifer Anne Hart, Summa Cum Laude 

Calvert City, Kentucky International Studies 

and Philosophy 

Seeking the “Political Kingdom”: Well-Being, 

Christian Churches, Civil Society, and the 

State in Contemporary Ghana 

Supervised by Kent Maynard, Ph.D. 

Ana Eugenia Hasemann 

tegucigalpa, Honduras Sociology/Anthropology 

and Economics 

Laura rachel Hatton 

Canton, Massachusetts Political Science 

James Mark Hawkins 

Marion, Ohio Individually Designed Major 

“Health Science” 

Brendan William Heater 

Milton, Massachusetts Economics and French 

Meredith Anne Helfrich 

St. Louis, Missouri Environmental Studies 

Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry 

Newark, Ohio Communication 

and Educational Studies 

Jeffrey Matthew Hildenbrand (August 2004) 

Lexington, Massachusetts Cinema 

Kimberly Ann Hill 

Houston, texas Communication and 

Sociology/Anthropology 

tiffany Leigh Hill, Cum Laude 

Concord, Ohio Mathematics and English 

robert George Hillow 

rocky river, Ohio Economics and Communication 

Christopher richard Hogan 

Aurora, Ohio Political Science 

Melissa renée Holm, Cum Laude 

Columbus, Ohio English (Writing) and French 

Starving Sky, Inside Out: 

A Collection of Poetry and Translations 


Erik Alexander Holtze 

Ontario, New york Media Technology & Arts

Kevin John Hospodar 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cinema 

Heather Michele Hotaling 

Dublin, Ohio Psychology 

Zane robert Householder 

Columbus, Ohio Cinema and French 

Chad Edward Huber 

Fairfield, Ohio Economics 

Christopher Gailen Hull 

Winnetka, Illinois Religion and Political Science 

Courtney Jeanne Hunt 

Cadillac, Michigan Environmental Studies 

Lauren Kathleen Hunter 

Buffalo, New york Economics 

Jessica Marie Irizarry 

Chicago, Illinois Women’s Studies 

Duane Anthony Ivy 

Springboro, Ohio Political Science and Religion 

Qurrat Jaffery, Cum Laude 

Lahore, Pakistan Mathematics and Economics 

Awicsh Jayaswal (December 2004) 

Islamabad, Pakistan Communication 

Kristen Macrae Jeschke, Summa Cum Laude 

Inverness, Illinois History 

Women in Colonial New England: 

1650-1750: Status and Power 

Supervised by Mitchell Snay, Ph.D. 

Frederick Bair Jesseph 

Bloomington, Indiana Physics 

Anusha Jogi, Magna Cum Laude 

Harare, Zimbabwe Dance and Mathematics 

A Woman’s Place: Women and Their Roles in Society 

Supervised by Sandy Mathern-Smith, M.F.A. 

Ashley Marie Johnson 

Louisville, Kentucky History and Biology 

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Molly Kathleen Johnson 

Canfield, Ohio Spanish and Communication 

Michelle Kathleen Jones 

Coolville, Ohio Psychology 

Lars Mikael Bo Jörnow, Magna Cum Laude 

Sollentuna, Sweden Economics and Political Science 

Promoting Capabilities Equality in an Age 

of Globalization: A Fair Trade Approach 

Supervised by ted Burczak, Ph.D. 

Joanna renee Kachel, Cum Laude 

Franklin, tennessee Physics 

rebecca Ann Kamps, Cum Laude 

Independence, Ohio English (Writing) 

Simon David Hope Kasper, Magna Cum Laude 

Lake Milton, Ohio Philosophy 

Economic Responsibility: Democracy 

and the Worker-Owned Firm 

Supervised by Jonathan Maskit, Ph.D. 

Meredith rachel Katz, Cum Laude 

Indianapolis, Indiana English 

Elizabeth Marie Kelly 

Westmont, Illinois Political Science 

thomas John Kern 

Perrysburg, Ohio English (Writing) 

Jordan Dunbar Kilbury 

Dublin, Ohio Psychology 

Jonathon Bellows Kirby 

St. Louis, Missouri Communication 

Elizabeth Smith Kirkpatrick 

Orinda, California French 

Brittany taylor Klintworth, Cum Laude 

Salt Lake City, Utah English (Writing) 

Lauren Michelle Knisely 

Loveland, Ohio Psychology and 

Educational Studies 

timothy James Koprowski 

verona, New Jersey Psychology 

Lindsay Anne Korenich 

Wexford, Pennsylvania Communication

Cyrus Kiefer Kouhestani 

Arlington, virginia Economics and Political Science 

Derek Jon Krebs 

Kennebunk, Maine Communication 

Jessica Diane Kresevic, Cum Laude 

Aurora, Ohio Political Science 

ramanan Krishnamoorthy 

Colombo, Sri Lanka Economics and Communication 

rimma Maratovna Kuchuk, Magna Cum Laude 

Gahanna, Ohio Philosophy, Politics and Economics 

A Comparative Study of Gender Relations 

and the Role of the State in Turkey and Iran 

Supervised by Bahram tavakolian, Ph.D. 

Austin Marie Lamb 

rochester, New york History 

Karen Lancaster 

Hurst, texas Psychology 

Jacqueline Leigh Lapine 

Pepper Pike, Ohio Communication 

John Charles Leebens 

Carterville, Illinois Classical Civilization and History 

Cassandra Savelle Leneskie (December 2004) 


Allison Mae Lesnett, Cum Laude 

Canfield, Ohio Economics 

Candice Sincerra Lewis 

Clinton, Maryland Biology 

thomas Sanford Lipton 

Kenilworth, Illinois Religion 

Joseph Peter Loebl 

Elm Grove, Wisconsin Economics 

Monica Lynne Logar 

Fairview Park, Ohio Economics and English 

Carlyn Marie Love, Magna Cum Laude 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Religion 

The Role of the Church in Contemporary America 




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Jared Dayton Lowe 

Lowell, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Andrew Craig Luedke 

New Canaan, Connecticut Economics 

tracy Kathleen Lynch 

Darien, Connecticut Economics 

Brian Paul Lyss 

St. Louis, Missouri Philosophy 

Jessie Joan Mace 

Williamsport, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Andrew victor MacFarland 

Beavercreek, Ohio Psychology 

Jessica Anne Mallicote, Cum Laude 

Washington, Pennsylvania Mathematics and Economics 

Charles Paul Martin, Cum Laude 

Glenview, Illinois Economics 

Elaine rebecca Martin, Summa Cum Laude 

Mequon, Wisconsin Music (Applied Music and 

Performance) and Spanish 

Zarzuela: A Manual for the Undergraduate Singer 

Supervised by Susan Garcia, Ph.D. 

Andrea Sara Martinez 

Avon Lake, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Brannan Sarah Ashley Mason 

Brockport, New york Communication 

Shefali Mathur 

Mumbai, India Physical Education Athletic Training 

David Michael McDonald II 

Cincinnati, Ohio Theatre and Biology 

Amanda rae McGlone 

Wheelersburg, Ohio Psychology 

Elizabeth Anne McNamara 

Germantown, Maryland English (Writing) 

Alison Lydia McQuillan 

Charlotte, North Carolina Communication 

* Julie Anne Mearhoff, Cum Laude 

Dublin, Ohio Mathematics and Education

Kaitlin Marie Mehle, Cum Laude 

Charleston, West virginia Political Science 

Eric Andrew Meyers, Cum Laude 

Wyoming, Ohio Spanish and 


Cultured Leaders of Tomorrow or Ignorant Vacationers: 

The Effects of Study Abroad on Political and Cultural 

Viewpoints 

Supervised by Bahram tavakolian, Ph.D. 

Lindsay Forsyth Michael, Cum Laude 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Environmental Studies 

A Study of the Habitat Requirements and Population 

Demographic of Pond Breeding Amphibians 

Supervised by rebecca Homan, Ph.D. 

Hillary Gwyn Miko 

Hopewell, New Jersey Communication 

Lindsey Murphy Miller 

Phoenix, Maryland Communication 

Matthew Scott Miller 

Mentor, Ohio Economics 

Nicole Katherine Miller, Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Psychology 

robin Andrew Miller 

Falls Church, virginia Physical Education 

(Sports Management) 

Stephanie James Miller, Summa Cum Laude 

Douglaston, New york English 

“Lizzie Borden Took an Axe” – 

And Became a Cultural Construct 

Supervised by Matthew ramsey, Ph.D. 

Maria Christine Minnelli, Cum Laude 

Lakewood, Ohio English 

Matthew McDill Mitchell 

Stockton, California Political Science 

Alexander Everett Moffat 

Winnetka, Illinois Communication 

Anna Kalmon Moffett, Magna Cum Laude 

Cross Junction, virginia Sociology/Anthropology 

He Can Say It But I Can’t: The Deconstruction 

and Reclamation of (Derogatory) Labels by the 

Gay Male Community 

Supervised by veerendra Lele, Ph.D. 

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Stephen David Mokris 

Colorado Springs, Colorado Physics 

Mark raymond Moller 

Elgin, Illinois English 

Adam Edward Morris 

Orlando, Florida Political Science 

Jennifer Darby Morris, Cum Laude 

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Individually Designed Major 

“Asian Area Studies” 

Power and Interpersonal Relations as Seen 

Through Physical Contact in Banaras, India 

Supervised by John Cort, Ph.D. 

Mary Eloise Morris, Summa Cum Laude 

Novato, California Political Science 

Behind Every Good Democracy: A Constructivist 

Analysis of Women’s Suffrage and Democratic Peace Theory 

Supervised by Andrew Katz, Ph.D. 

thomas William Moschos 

Worcester, Massachusetts History 

Brian Paul Mulcahy 

Westlake, Ohio History 

Charles Fitzgerald Murphy 

Westfield, New Jersey Psychology 

Zain Ali Nanjiani 

Karachi, Pakistan Economics and 

Media Technology & Arts 

Daron Whitney Nealis, Cum Laude 

La Crosse, Wisconsin Cinema 

Kim-Oanh thi Nguyen 

Hilliard, Ohio Psychology and East Asian Studies 

Lauren Marie Noble 

Maumee, Ohio Geology 

Ashley Elizabeth Nord 

Chesterfield, Missouri Psychology and Communication 

Jennifer deSilva Noser (August 2004) 

Iowa City, Iowa Economics 

Matthew Kyle Nuzum 

vincent, Ohio Political Science 

Kara Michelle Oakleaf 

Wooster, Ohio English (Writing)

Erin Marie O’Brien 

Wheaton, Illinois Psychology and History 

Adam Phillip Odrobina 

Cheektowaga, New york Political Science 

Oluwatosin Abimbola Ogunlana 

Sugar Land, texas English and Psychology 

Nefertiti Shamfa Oji-Njideka 

Dayton, Ohio Biology 

Shannon Kelly Olear 

Mentor, Ohio Communication and 

Women’s Studies 

Christopher ryan Olsen 

Broadview Heights, Ohio History 

Kristine Ann Olson 

St. Louis Park, Minnesota Economics 

Allison Ann Orr, Cum Laude 

Wadsworth, Ohio Mathematics 

Juliet Amenze Osazemwinde 

Baton rouge, Louisiana English 

Laura Lynn Oxley 

Leetonia, Ohio Communication 

Sheronda Antoinette Palmore 

Pickerington, Ohio Communication 

Christine Bradshaw Pappas 

Baltimore, Maryland Psychology 

rahul vimlesh Parikh, Cum Laude 

Mumbai, India Mathematics-Economics 

and Computer Science 

Anastasi thano Pasalis 

Fairview Park, Ohio Political Science 

Craig ryan Pastor 

Upper Arlington, Ohio Economics 

Sarah Kathleen Peck, Summa Cum Laude 

Palo Alto, California Psychology 

Street Design and Neighborhood Environment: 

Does the Physical Form of the Street Influence 

Neighborhood Activity and Familiarity? 

Supervised by Harry Heft, Ph.D. 



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Julie Knea Pedersen, Magna Cum Laude 

Cincinnati, Ohio Sociology/Anthropology 

Teaching Kids How to Have Sex: Abstinence-Only 

and Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programs 

in United States’ Public Schools 

Supervised by Mary tuominen, Ph.D. 

Laura Elizabeth Pendry 

Dayton, Ohio Political Science 

Aubrey Elizabeth Perlee 

Jamestown, New york Educational Studies 

Ashley Lynn Peterson 

yorkville, Illinois History 

Megan Ashley Peterson (December 2004) 

Lakewood, New york Communication 

Amanda renee Pettry 

Nashport, Ohio Communication 

Gillian Whitney Poe, Cum Laude 

Greenwood, Indiana Environmental Studies 

Gregory ross Pollack 

New Canaan, Connecticut Communication 

Mandy Michelle Poolo 

Bolingbrook, Illinois East Asian Studies 

Emily Lenore Putnam 

Glenwood Springs, Colorado Environmental Studies 

Joseph Charles Quaglia 

Wexford, Pennsylvania Economics 

Bradley Allen radlinski (December 2004) 

Maumee, Ohio Psychology 

Carolyn Mary ramsden, Magna Cum Laude 

Gatlinburg, tennessee English 

The Presence of the Absent Indian Body in 

Formative American Literature 

Supervised by Linda Krumholz, Ph.D. 

Frederic Breed randall 

South Norwalk, Connecticut Economics 

Anne Elizabeth raynor 

Silver Lake, Ohio Art (Studio) 

Molly Helen Kathleen reardon 

Newark, Ohio Philosophy

Anne Elizabeth reder 

Stevenson, Maryland Philosophy 

Margaret Hethcox reid 

Coral Gables, Florida Theatre and Cinema 

Laura Anne reuther, Cum Laude 

Worthington, Ohio Spanish 

Ellen Bridget rice 

Bethesda, Maryland Sociology/Anthropology 

and Educational Studies 

Katherine Holmes riemer 

Wilmette, Illinois Communication 

Gazelle June riley 

Hudson, Ohio Psychology 

Brandon Paul ringler 

Grand rapids, Michigan Political Science 

Stuart Michael rivard 

Hanover, New Hampshire German 

Maria Parish robert 

Powell, Ohio Economics 

Edward Jeremiah roberts 

Dayton, Ohio English (Writing) 

Erin Elizabeth robinson, Summa Cum Laude 

Littleton, Colorado Political Science 

Intersecting Influences: Two-Level Diplomacy 

and the End of the Vietnam War 

Supervised by Andrew Katz, Ph.D. 

Emily Jane rodenbeck 

Newark, Ohio Cinema 

Gretchen Elizabeth roeck, Magna Cum Laude 

Chicago, Illinois Religion 

The Problem of Being at Ease in Zion 


r. Oliver rollinson 

Cincinnati, Ohio History 

Stephen William rose 

West Henrietta, New york History 

Aram Benjamin Nelson rosenberg 

richmond, Indiana Cinema 

Dustin Michael ross 

Cambridge, Ohio Psychology 

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Elizabeth Manbeck ross 

Glenview, Illinois Psychology 

Jamie Andrew rubens 

Wilmington, Delaware Economics 

tiffany Lynn ruhl, Summa Cum Laude 

Louisville, Kentucky Sociology/Anthropology 

Cabinets of Contested Curios: An Ethnography 

of Museum Display and the Reconstruction of the Past 

Supervised by veerendra Lele, Ph.D. 

* Lisa Elaine rusen, Cum Laude 

Fairlawn, Ohio History and Education 

Kari Lynn rutledge 

Hamilton, Ohio Psychology 

Erin Louise Saelzler, Cum Laude 

Oregon, Ohio Media Technology & Arts 

The Haunting of Greenfield Theatre 

Supervised by Suzanne Condray, Ph.D. 

Namrata Sandhu 

Gurgaon, India Economics and Spanish 

* Iris Estelle Santiago 

Chicago, Illinois Spanish and Education 

Natalie Megan Saul 

Worthington, Ohio Communication 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer 

Port Clinton, Ohio Chemistry 

thomas Herbert Schmertz 

East Hampton, New york Sociology/Anthropology 

Kate Lauren Schmidt 

New Haven, Indiana Environmental Studies 

Elizabeth Leigh Schneider, Magna Cum Laude 

Indianapolis, Indiana History 

Luxury, the Exotic, and the Erotic: The Image 

of the Orient in French Material Culture 

Supervised by Catherine Dollard, Ph.D. 

Christopher James Schubel 

Portage, Michigan Economics and History 

Matthew Stephen Schuh 

Cincinnati, Ohio Economics 

Jillanne Margaret Schulte 

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Political Science

John Paul Schutt 

Niles, Illinois Physical Education Athletic Training 

Cassandra Lynn Scovanner 

Cincinnati, Ohio Communication 

Bradford Linscott Seifert 

Alexandria, virginia Political Science 

John Elliott Selickman, Cum Laude 

Madeira, Ohio Biology 

Seth Allen Seymour, Cum Laude 

Chillicothe, Ohio Communication 

Shivani Satish Shah 

Mumbai, India Communication 

Mary Evelyn Shelton 

Frazeysburg, Ohio Classical Civilization 

Clint Michael Shepherd 

Hebron, Ohio Economics 

Scott William Sheridan 

Garden City, New york Political Science 

Henry Greenough Shillingford 

Milton, Massachusetts Economics 

Brian Martin Shotzbarger, Cum Laude 

Winchester, Kentucky Cinema 

Warner Hardwick Siebert 

Baltimore, Maryland History 

Mary Elizabeth Siefker 

Nashville, tennessee Psychology and Physical Education 

(Sports Management) 

Eric Daniel Silvera 

Bronx, New york English (Writing) 

Kyle William Simpson 

Newark, Ohio Psychology 

Merin Amanda Singleton, Cum Laude 

Fayetteville, Arkansas History 

Laura talley Slabaugh 

richmond, virginia Sociology/Anthropology 



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Jared Michael Slater 

Dublin, Ohio Political Science 

Mary Phyllis Slevin 

Garden City, New york Communication 

Annie Lynn Smalley, Cum Laude 

thornville, Ohio Philosophy and Political Science 

Eric Maxwell Smith 

Gainesville, Florida Cinema 

Steven thompson Powrie Smith 

Lake Forest, Illinois Communication 

taylor Danforth Smith 

Mill valley, California Philosophy 

David Joseph Smith-Watts 

Cincinnati, Ohio Philosophy, Politics 

and Economics 

veronica Sok 

Glenside, Pennsylvania Chemistry 

Alice Little Sommer 

Westport, Massachusetts Art History 

Jeremy Lee Stapleton 

Dayton, Ohio Political Science 

John Otto Stoll Iv 

Grand rapids, Michigan Economics 

Brandon Douglas Stone 

rochester, New york Biology 

Julie Louise Stowers 

Brighton, Michigan Communication 

Adam Milton Strauss 

Princeton, New Jersey Political Science 

Meridith Ashley Sulser, Magna Cum Laude 

Dublin, Ohio English 

The Power of Words in Everyday Life: The Process 

of Metacognition on Creative Expression in Youth 

Supervised by Cindy Johanek, Ph.D. 

Christopher Laurence Swaine 

Loveland, Ohio Communication

Eduardo Enrique tapia Arias 

Panamá City, Panamá Economics and 


Brandi Ann taylor 

Groveport, Ohio Philosophy 

Emily Marissa teitelbaum 

Kent, Ohio Psychology 

Bharati thakore 

Bombay, India Media Technology & Arts 

Charles Anthony thomas, Jr. 

Lilburn, Georgia Communication 

Heather Joy thompson, Summa Cum Laude 

Westerville, Ohio English (Writing) and 


Borrowed Voices 

Supervised by David Baker, Ph.D. and 

Marlene tromp, Ph.D. 

Annette Leanne thornburg, Magna Cum Laude 

Hartville, Ohio English (Writing) 

and Religion 

Living Fragments 

Supervised by Ben Doyle, M.F.A. 

Olivia Ann timperman 

Mansfield, Ohio English 

Gratia Anne trahan, Magna Cum Laude 

Bay City, Michigan French 

Mary Cassatt: Une Femme a Part 

Supervised by Christine Armstrong, Ph.D. 

Melissa Maria tribue 

Evergreen Park, Illinois Biology 

Jessica Johnston trieff 

Newburyport, Massachusetts Psychology 

Megan Elizabeth troy 

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Psychology and Spanish 

William Frederick trumbull 

toledo, Ohio Economics 

Stefanie Karen tweedy (August 2004) 

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Economics 

Dana Houston twomey 

Atherton, California History and Economics 

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Amanda Emily vajskop 

Brecksville, Ohio Religion 

Katharine troy van Leer 

Hillsborough, North Carolina History 

Jason Belling varden 

Singapore, Singapore Communication 

James Foley vaughan 

Nantucket, Massachusetts Psychology 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper, Summa Cum Laude 

Powell, Ohio English (Writing) and History 

Under the Ash 


Gloria Achibi Wada 

Houston, texas Biology and French 

Frederick Heinz Waddell, Jr. 

Wilmette, Illinois Philosophy 

Benjamin Calvert Wagner, Summa Cum Laude 

Columbiana, Ohio Psychology 

The Influence of Mood and Motivation 

on Political Information Selection 

Supervised by Sarah Hutson-Comeaux, Ph.D. 

Greta Elizabeth Wahlers 

Naperville, Illinois English (Writing) 

tyler Neil Walker 

Hillsboro, Ohio Economics 

John Andrew Wargo 

radnor, Pennsylvania Communication 

* Jonathan David Webb, Cum Laude 

Middletown, Ohio History and Education 

Gary robert Weber 


Christopher Evans Wehrenberg, Cum Laude 

Birmingham, Alabama Physics 

Kenneth Gregory Welker (December 2004) 

Newark, Ohio Psychology 

Adrienne Lynn Wells 

reynoldsburg, Ohio Art (Studio) and 

Women’s Studies

Catherine Suzanne Whalen 

Waukesha, Wisconsin History 

Abigail Grace Wheeler 

New richmond, Ohio English 

Mindy Helene Christina Luise Whittingham (August 2004) 

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Communication 

Estella Kathryn Wilburn 

Wyoming, Ohio Communication 

Susanne Winkler, Summa Cum Laude 

Dresden, Germany Economics 

The European Central Bank’s Inflation Target: 

Missing the Mark 

Supervised by robin Bartlett, Ph.D. 

thomas Lovell Witherspoon 

Chicago, Illinois English 

* Courtney Cannon Woodhull 

St. Louis Park, Minnesota History and Education 

Emma Woodward 

thornville, Ohio Economics 



IN MEMORIAM 

Flowers at the podium are in memory of 

traci Louise Prince Williams ’05 (1983-2004) 

for whose bright life her family and friends and 

Denison University are grateful. 

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Stephen taylor Worthy 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Political Science 

Heng yan 

Quanzhou, China Economics 

Laura Marie yeager, Magna Cum Laude 

Lexington, Ohio Psychology 

Beauty and the Brawn: The Effects of Physiognomic 

and Facial Attractiveness Cues on Consumers’ Perceptions 

of Advertising Models 

Supervised by David Przybyla, Ph.D. 

Jordan taylor yoder 

Holland, Ohio Political Science 

Geoffrey Stephen young 

Allen, texas Art History 

Mateo Zabala (December 2004) 


Aileen Marie Zeigler 

Columbus, Indiana Theatre and Spanish 

Jacqueline Marie Zimmer 

Hinsdale, Illinois Religion

President’s Medalists 

Jill Christine Boo 

Anusha Jogi 

Lars Mikael Bo Jörnow 

Lisa Elaine rusen 

Susanne Winkler 

President’s Medals are awarded on the basis of intellectual achievement 

and some combination of the following criteria: 

❖ Service to the community 

❖ Contribution to the arts 

❖ Enlargement of our global perspective 

❖ Athletic fitness 

❖ Leadership 

❖ Contributions to community discourse 

Distinguished Leadership Award 

Kristin rochelle Abbas 

tina Marie Andrews 


vanidy Michelle Bailey 

rebeca theresa Bell 



Lindsey Jo Bostelman 

Laura Eileen Cannon 

Daniel Patrick Carr 

Chelsey Lauren Crago 

LeeAnn Carolyn Dickson 


Amelia Morgan Dunlap 

Stephen robert Grosse 

Ankur Gupta 

Collin John Hanson 

Jennifer Anne Hart 

Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry 

The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to those seniors who have gone above and 

beyond all expectations in offering their time and energy to make Denison a special place. 

The award recognizes students who have demonstrated through leadership and service an 

enduring commitment to enhancing the quality of life in our community and who have 

had a clear and noticeable impact on our lives. 

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Kimberly Ann Hill 

Anusha Jogi 

Michelle Kathleen Jones 


Jessica Diane Kresevic 

Mary Eloise Morris 

Sarah Kathleen Peck 

Carolyn Mary ramsden 

Margaret Hethcox reid 

Brandon Paul ringler 

Gretchen Elizabeth roeck 

r. Oliver rollinson 


Merin Amanda Singleton 

Jordan Leonard Smith 

David Joseph Smith-Watts 

Meridith Ashley Sulser 

Gratia Anne trahan 


thomas Lovell Witherspoon

Miranda rose Bodfish 



ryan Adams Brenn 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian 



Qurrat Jaffery 

Kristen Macrae Jeschke 

Anusha Jogi 

Joanna renee Kachel 

rimma Maratovna Kuchuk 

Elaine rebecca Martin 

Phi Beta Kappa 

The oldest national academic honorary society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in 

Williamsburg, Va. Phi Beta Kappa seeks to promote intellectual discipline and achievement within the liberal arts. The Theta of Ohio chapter was 

established at Denison in 1910 to recognize outstanding scholarship among seniors and exceptional juniors. 

Reid and Polly Anderson Scholars 

Shantanu Bhatt (2004-2005) 

Benjamin Calvert Wagner (2004-2005) 

Battelle Scholarship 

Meridith Ashley Sulser (2002-2005) 

Kenneth I. Brown Endowed Scholarship 

Nicholai Ian Kiehl (2004-2005) 

Sarah Kathleen Peck (2004-2005) 

Gillian Whitney Poe (2005) 

Zhenyu Wu (2005) 

Merit Scholarships 

To Members of the Class of 2005 

Jonathan Everett Dunbar Humanities Scholarship 

Julia Marie Grawemeyer (2002-2003, 2005) 

Emeritus Faculty Scholarship 

Jason Scott Dozier (2005) 

Qurrat Jaffery (2002-2005) 

Faculty Scholarship for Achievement 

Joanna renee Kachel (2002-2005) 

rimma Maratovna Kuchuk (2002-2005) 

John Charles Leebens (2002-2005) 

Kaitlin Marie Mehle (2002-2005) 

Clinton Jay Miller (2002-2005) 

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Katherine Lynn McHugh 

Kaitlin Marie Mehle 

Nicole Katherine Miller 

Stephanie James Miller 


Sarah Kathleen Peck 

tiffany Lynn ruhl 


Cara Marie Scarmack 


Leigh Grace Stone 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper 

Benjamin Calvert Wagner 

**Susanne Winkler 

Nicole Katherine Miller (2002-2005) 

Erin Elizabeth robinson (2002-2005) 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer (2002-2004) 

Merin Amanda Singleton (2002-2005) 


**Elected as a junior 

Florida Fisher Scholarship 

Isatu Bah (2002-2005) 

Mardea Brenda Caulcrick (2002-2005) 

ShaDonna reneé Crosby (2002-2005) 

Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry (2002-2005) 

Juliet Amenze Osazemwinde (2002-2005) 

Erin rebekkah Smith (2002-2004) 

Heritage Scholarship 

Kimberly Marie Archibald (2002-2005) 

rebeca theresa Bell (2002-2005) 

Janisha A. Biyanwila (2002) 

Julie Elizabeth Black (2002-2005) 

Margrit Ann Brashares (2002-2005) 

Jacob ryan Brown (2002-2005) 

Laura Eileen Cannon (2002-2005) 

Elizabeth Kathleen Carey (2002-2005) 

Megan Elizabeth Carlson (2002-2005) 

Daniel Patrick Carr (2002-2005)

Reid and Polly Anderson Scholars 

Shantanu Bhatt (2004-2005) 


Battelle Scholarship 

Meridith Ashley Sulser (2002-2005) 

Kenneth I. Brown Endowed Scholarship 


Sarah Kathleen Peck (2004-2005) 

Gillian Whitney Poe (2005) 


Jonathan Everett Dunbar Humanities Scholarship 

Julia Marie Grawemeyer (2002-2003, 2005) 

Emeritus Faculty Scholarship 



Faculty Scholarship for Achievement 

Joanna renee Kachel (2002-2005) 


John Charles Leebens (2002-2005) 

Kaitlin Marie Mehle (2002-2005) 

Clinton Jay Miller (2002-2005) 




Merin Amanda Singleton (2002-2005) 


Florida Fisher Scholarship 

Isatu Bah (2002-2005) 



Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry (2002-2005) 

Juliet Amenze Osazemwinde (2002-2005) 


Heritage Scholarship 

Kimberly Marie Archibald (2002-2005) 


Janisha A. Biyanwila (2002) 

Julie Elizabeth Black (2002-2005) 

Margrit Ann Brashares (2002-2005) 

Jacob ryan Brown (2002-2005) 

Laura Eileen Cannon (2002-2005) 

Elizabeth Kathleen Carey (2002-2005) 

Megan Elizabeth Carlson (2002-2005) 

Daniel Patrick Carr (2002-2005) 

Shiv Chadha (2002-2005) 

Emily rena Culp (2002-2005) 

Caroline Nicole Damon (2002) 

rishit Anil Dani (2002-2005) 

thomas Christopher DeCarlo (2002-2005) 

Ashleigh Lauren Diver (2002-2005) 

Elizabeth Ann Durst (2002-2005) 

Karin Jeannette Effland (2002-2005) 

Lara Kathryn Ellinger (2002-2005) 

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Katherine Elizabeth Estrop (2002-2005) 

Nicole Jeanette Fadem (2002-2005) 

Alma Michelle Fellows (2002-2005) 

Chad robert Forster (2002-2005) 

Jacob Joel Franklin (2002-2005) 

Elisabeth Susanne Fusco (2002-2005) 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian (2002-2005) 

Katherine Comer Gray (2002-2005) 

Stephen robert Grosse (2002-2005) 

Suraya Jurdi Haldeman (2002-2005) 

Laura rachel Hatton (2002-2005) 

Meredith Anne Helfrich (2002-2005) 

tiffany Leigh Hill (2002-2005) 

Blaine Eric Hoffman (2002-2005) 

Courtney Jeanne Hunt (2003) 


Kristen Macrae Jeschke (2002-2005) 

Anusha Jogi (2002-2005) 

Bridget Sue Jones (2002-2005) 

rebecca Ann Kamps (2002-2005) 

Simon David Hope Kasper (2002-2005) 


Derek Jon Krebs (2002-2005) 

Jessica Diane Kresevic (2002-2005) 

Kurtis Charles Kuskowski (2002) 

Allison Mae Lesnett (2002-2005) 

Evan Alden Lewis (2002-2005) 

Christopher Hasler Long (2002-2005) 

Megan Brooke Long (2002-2005) 

Jessie Joan Mace (2002-2003) 

Andrew victor MacFarland (2002-2005) 

Amanda rae McGlone (2002) 

Katherine Lynn McHugh (2002-2005) 

Julie Anne Mearhoff (2002-2005) 

Eric Andrew Meyers (2002-2005) 

Lindsay Forsyth Michael (2002-2005) 

Lindsey Murphy Miller (2003-2004) 

Stephanie James Miller (2003-2005) 

Anna Kalmon Moffett (2002, 2004-2005) 

Daron Whitney Nealis (2002-2005) 

rahul vimlesh Parikh (2002-2005) 

Craig ryan Pastor (2003-2005) 

Julie Knea Pedersen (2002-2005) 

Carolyn Mary ramsden (2003) 

Joel David rector (2002) 

Laura Anne reuther (2002-2005) 

Dustin Michael ross (2002-2005) 

Lisa Elaine rusen (2002-2005) 

Erin Louise Saelzler (2002-2005) 

Cara Marie Scarmack (2002-2005) 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer (2005) 

Jillanne Margaret Schulte (2002-2005) 

John Elliott Selickman (2002-2005) 

Seth Allen Seymour (2002-2005) 

Shivani Satish Shah (2002-2005) 

Kyle William Simpson (2002, 2005) 

Jordan Leonard Smith (2002-2005) 

Leigh Grace Stone (2002-2005) 

Brandi Ann taylor (2002-2005) 

Heather Joy thompson (2002-2005) 

Gratia Anne trahan (2002-2003, 2005)

Meghan Elizabeth vesper (2002-2005) 

Nicole Marie Weaver (2002-2005) 

Jonathan David Webb (2002-2005) 

Gary robert Weber (2002-2005) 

Christopher Evans Wehrenberg (2002-2005) 

Abigail Grace Wheeler (2002-2005) 

Susanne Winkler (2002-2005) 

Aileen Marie Zeigler (2002-2005) 

Andrew robert Zidron (2001-2004) 

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship 

vanidy Michelle Bailey (2004-2005) 

ShaDonna reneé Crosby (2004) 


Aida Helen Marie Christine Harris (2004) 

Kimberly Ann Hill (2004) 

thomas Lovell Witherspoon (2005) 

Foster G. McGaw Endowed Scholarships in the Fine Arts 

Megan Brooke Long (2004-2005) 

Maria Christine Minnelli (2004-2005) 

William Ambler Meredith Scholarship 

Michael Joseph Hampton (2001-2005) 

Multicultural Achievement Scholarship 

Aida Helen Marie Christine Harris (2002, 2004-2005) 

National Merit Scholarship 

Craig tyler Chosney (2002-2005) 

Christopher Hasler Long (2002-2005) 

Jessie Joan Mace (2002-2004) 

Carolyn Mary ramsden (2002-2005) 


Christopher Evans Wehrenberg (2002-2005) 

Ohio Academic Scholarship 

Lindsey Jo Bostelman (2002-2005) 

Simon David Hope Kasper (2002-2005) 


Erin Louise Saelzler (2002-2005) 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer (2002-2005) 


Eric Lee vanderhoof (2002-2005) 



Abigail Grace Wheeler (2002-2005) 

Ohio Math Scholar 


The Parajon Scholarship 

Alexis Kim Carrozza (2002-2005) 

Ellen Ai-wen Chan (2002-2005) 

Stephani Nicole Fernandez (2004-2005) 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon (2002-2005) 

Ana Eugenia Hasemann (2002) 

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Sc h o l a r S h i p S, 

pr i z e S a n d awa r d S 

Kim-Oanh thi Nguyen (2002-2005) 

Lauren Marie Noble (2002-2005) 

Gazelle June riley (2002) 

Stephen William rose (2002-2005) 

Brian Martin Shotzbarger (2002-2005) 

Eric Daniel Silvera (2002-2005) 

Shackelford Scholar 

La’tonya Ja’Neice Edgerton (2002-2005) 

Trustee Scholarship 

Jill Christine Boo (2002-2005) 

Lindsey Jo Bostelman (2002-2005) 

Jennifer Anne Hart (2002-2005) 

Jessica Anne Mallicote (2002-2005) 

Elaine rebecca Martin (2002-2005) 

Eric Lee vanderhoof (2002-2005) 

Clifford Tyree Scholarship 

Jamel Cyrees Bailey (1997-2000) 

Démarie Mei Conteh-Morgan (2002-2005) 

Jason Scott Dozier (2002-2005) 


Kimberly Ann Hill (2002) 

Duane Anthony Ivy (2002-2005) 

Oluwatosin Abimbola Ogunlana (2002, 2004-2005) 

Sheronda Antoinette Palmore (2002-2005) 

Jeremy Lee Stapleton (2002) 

Charles Anthony thomas Jr. (2002-2003) 

Gloria Achibi Wada (2002-2005) 

Wathanu Wamathaga (2002-2005) 

University Scholars 

Craig tyler Chosney (2002-2005) 

Sarah Lynn Hainzinger (2002-2005) 

Courtney Jeanne Hunt (2002) 

Carolyn Mary ramsden (2002-2005) 

Annette Leanne thornburg (2002-2005) 

Jeanne Vail Scholars 

Sarah Beth Casebolt (2004) 

Zane robert Householder (2005) 

Anusha Jogi (2004-2005) 

Drew Arthur Lichtenberg (2005) 

Elaine rebecca Martin (2004-2005) 

Daron Whitney Nealis (2004) 

Brian Martin Shotzbarger (2005) 

Jane Addams Book Prize (Sociology/Anthropology) 

Craig tyler Chosney (2005) 

The George I. Alden Endowed Scholarship

Brandon Douglas Stone (2004-2005) 

Robert C. and Carol G. Alexander Scholarship 

Ashley Lynn Peterson (2005) 

Alumnae Endowed Scholarship 

Jill Christine Boo (2005) 

Jennifer Anne Hart (2004) 

Gretchen Elizabeth roeck (2005) 

American Chemical Society/Columbus Section Award 

Jordan Leonard Smith (2004) 

American Commons Club Scholarship 


Analytical Chemists Award 

Eric Lee vanderhoof (2005) 

Betty Ann Robinson Arbuckle Endowed Scholarship 

Estella Kathryn Wilburn (2004-2005) 

Turpin C. and Charlotte Thomas Bannister Endowed 

Scholarship 

Ashley Marie Johnson (2003-2005) 

Arthur T. Bawden Award (Chemistry) 

Jordan Leonard Smith (2005) 

The Connie and Francis Bayley Scholarship 


Biology Department Award for Academic Excellence 

Daniel Carl Kinicki (2005) 

Katherine Lynn McHugh (2005) 

Leigh Grace Stone (2005) 

Biology Department Outstanding Service Award 

Laura Eileen Cannon (2005) 

Ashley Marie Johnson (2005) 

Joel David rector (2005) 

Black Alumni Association Scholarship 

tina Marie Andrews (2005) 

vanidy Michelle Bailey (2005) 

Mardea Brenda Caulcrick (2005) 

Démarie Mei Conteh-Morgan (2005) 

ShaDonna reneé Crosby (2005) 

travis Darnell Culver (2005) 


La’tonya Ja’Neice Edgerton (2005) 

Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry (2005) 

Kimberly Ann Hill (2005) 

Duane Anthony Ivy (2005) 

Michelle Kathleen Jones (2005) 

Candice Sincerra Lewis (2005) 

Oluwatosin Abimbola Ogunlana (2005) 

Juliet Amenze Osazemwinde (2005) 

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Sheronda Antoinette Palmore (2005) 

Edward Jeremiah roberts (2005) 

r. Oliver rollinson (2005) 

Charles Anthony thomas Jr. (2005) 

Gloria Achibi Wada (2005) 

thomas Lovell Witherspoon (2005) 

William O. Brasmer Endowed Scholarship for 

Excellence in Theatre 

Elena Marie Perantoni (2005) 

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship 

Kaitlin Marie Mehle (2005) 

Clinton Jay Miller (2005) 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer (2005) 


Carnahan-Jackson Scholarship 

Evin Clarke Ager (2003) 

Emily Suzanne Franzwa (2005) 

Michael Joseph Hampton (2004) 

Lindsey Murphy Miller (2003-2004) 

Adam Phillip Odrobina (2003) 

r. Oliver rollinson (2003) 

Mary Carr Scholarship 

Miranda rose Bodfish (2002-2005) 

ryan Adams Brenn (2002-2005) 

Megan Elizabeth Faller (2002-2005) 

Mary Eloise Morris (2002-2005) 

Mary Hartwell Catherwood Scholarship 

Brittany taylor Klintworth (2005) 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper (2004) 

Willis A. and Frances W. Chamberlin Endowed Scholarship 

Jason Scott Dozier (2003-2004) 

Charles T. Chapin Scholarship 

Mary Elizabeth Siefker (2005) 

Tristram P. Coffin Scholarship 

Isatu Bah (2004) 

Kathleen S. and Frederick C. Crawford Endowed 

Scholarship 

travis Darnell Culver (2003-2005) 

Lauren Marguerite Gilanyi (2003-2005) 


Emily Marissa teitelbaum (2003-2005) 

Geraldine H. Crocker Endowed Scholarship 

robert George Hillow (2005)

James P. Huchison and Lionel G. Crocker Endowed 

Scholarship 

Lindsey Murphy Miller (2005) 

Frederic K.W. Curry Theatre/Cinema Award 

Ashleigh Lauren Diver (2005) 

Dr. Albert W. and Ida C. Davison Scholarship 

Eric Lee vanderhoof (2004) 

Delta Upsilon Memorial Award 

Shannon Kelly Olear (2005) 

William R. Dresser Love for Learning Award 

Laura Leighton Faulkner (2005) 

W.E.B. DuBois Award for Studies in Social Policy 

Julie Knea Pedersen (2005) 

W.C. Ebaugh Award (Outstanding Chemistry Major) 


Ebaugh Prize in General Chemistry 


Milton F. Elberfeld Athletic Scholarship 

Paul thomas Badger (2003) 

Karl Eschman Scholarship 

LeeAnn Carolyn Dickson (2004-2005) 

Christopher Keith Dougherty (2004-2005) 

Sherrell Erica Easley (2004-2005) 

John Lee (2004-2005) 

Elaine rebecca Martin (2005) 

Excellence in Introductory Physics Award 

Joanna renee Kachel (2002) 

Christopher Evans Wehrenberg (2002) 

Zhenyu Wu (2002) 

Scott M. Fassler Scholarship 

Kurt Stephen Federer (2002-2003) 

Founders Award 

Amelia Morgan Dunlap (2002-2005) 

Gregory Adam Haar (2002-2005) 

Douglas A. Freedman Endowed Scholarship 

Christianne Carmen Beall (2002) 

Kurt Stephen Federer (2003, 2005) 

The GAR Foundation Endowed Scholarship 

Nathan White Chandler (2002) 


Elizabeth Ann Durst (2003-2004) 

Shannon Kelly Olear (2005) 

Allison Ann Orr (2003-2005) 

Anne Elizabeth raynor (2003-2004) 

Gazelle June riley (2003) 

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Lisa Elaine rusen (2003-2005) 

Emily Marissa teitelbaum (2002) 

John L. Gilpatrick Award (Mathematics) 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian (2005) 

Robert and Nancy Good Scholarship 


Sherrell Erica Easley (2002-2005) 

Michelle Kathleen Jones (2001-2005) 

Dale S. Googins Endowed Scholarship 

Shefali Mathur (2005) 

Michael and Amy Gordon Award in European History 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper (2005) 

Elizabeth Leigh Schneider (2005) 

Sadamoto Harito International Student Scholarship 

Heng yan (2005) 

Edward F. Heekin Jr. Memorial Scholarship 

Stephen William rose (2003-2005) 

Albert M. Higley Memorial Scholarship 

Kimberly Ann Hill (2003-2004) 

Clint Michael Shepherd (2003-2004) 

David Tin Hla Memorial Scholarship 

Jason Belling varden (2002-2005) 

Frederick T. Holden Scholarship 

Craig Michael Eckerle (2005) 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon (2004) 

Lauren Marie Noble (2004) 

H. Rhodes Hundley Memorial Scholarship 

Jeremy Lee Stapleton (2004) 

Emory W. Hunt Memorial Scholarship 

Mackenna Latham Fry (2003) 

I Know I Can Scholarship 

Derek Luke Baxter (2002-2005) 


Stanley E. Johnson Jr. and Gaye S. Johnson Endowed 

Pre-Law Scholarship 

Annie Lynn Smalley (2004) 

Brandi Ann taylor (2004) 

Leonard H. Jordan Jr. Endowed Scholarship 

tyler Neil Walker (2004-2005) 

Chosaburo Kato Memorial Award (Mathematics) 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian (2004)

A. Blair Knapp Memorial Scholarship 

James Mark Hawkins (2003) 

Eduardo Enrique tapia Arias (2004) 

A. Blair Knapp Memorial Scholarship (Athletics) 

Philip Alexander Bouwhuis (2003) 

James Mark Hawkins (2003) 

Eduardo Enrique tapia Arias (2003) 

Katie Krohn Scholarship 

tina Marie Andrews (2002-2005) 

thomas Lovell Witherspoon (2002-2005) 

Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award 

Stephen robert Grosse (2005) 

The R. Stanley and Janet O. Laing Endowed Scholarship 

in the Department of Economics 

Zachary Charles Daubenmire (2005) 

Gregory Adam Haar (2005) 


Monica Lynne Logar (2005) 

Christopher Hasler Long (2005) 

Jessica Anne Mallicote (2005) 

rahul vimlesh Parikh (2005) 

Maria Parish robert (2004-2005) 

tyler Neil Walker (2004) 

Philip E. LaMoreaux Scholarship (Geology) 

Angela Marie Dixon (2003, 2005) 

Craig Michael Eckerle (2005) 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon (2004) 

Clifford Garrett Lantz Scholarship 

Annie Lynn Smalley (2003-2004) 

Rebecca Shelly Lee Scholarship 

Juliet Amenze Osazemwinde (2005) 

John P. Levis Jr. Award (Highest Ranking Speech Major) 

Cara Marie Scarmack (2005) 

Licking County NAACP Scholarship 

Jessica renee Bing (2002-2005) 

Livingston Memorial Scholarship 

robin Andrew Miller (2004) 

Madelyn Lockhart Endowed Scholarship 

Gillian Whitney Poe (2003-2005) 

John Budd Long Jr. Journalism Award 

Courtney Kathleen Friedman (2005) 

Jennifer Anne Fromholtz (2003) 

Megan Jessemyn Schifer (2004-2005) 

Dr. Betty Lovelace Scholarship 

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Avonté Darius Campinha-Bacote (2002-2005) 

Alice Hutchison Lytle Scholarship 


Annie May MacNeill Poetry Prize 

Maggie Ann Glover (2004) third place 

Danner Lee Mahood Award for Fiction 

thomas John Kern (2004) first place 

Kara Michelle Oakleaf (2004) first place 

Annette Leanne thornburg (2004) second place 

Marimac Scholarship (Fine Arts) 

Derek Luke Baxter (2003-2005) 

Christianne Carmen Beall (2003-2005) 

Sarah Beth Casebolt (2003-2005) 


Ana Eugenia Hasemann (2003-2004) 

Kevin John Hospodar (2003-2004) 

Daron Whitney Nealis (2003-2004) 

Elena Marie Perantoni (2003-2005) 

Cara Marie Scarmack (2004) 

Kate Lauren Schmidt (2004-2005) 

Brian Martin Shotzbarger (2003-2005) 

Gratia Anne trahan (2003) 

Gary robert Weber (2003-2005) 

Gwendolyn C. Martin Scholarship 

Avonté Darius Campinha-Bacote (2005) 

Kirtley F. Mather Geology Award 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon (2005) 

Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Prize (English) 


Judge Benjamin Franklin McCann Scholarship (English) 

Melissa renée Holm (2005) 

Heather Joy thompson (2005) 


Marjorie McCutcheon Award for Excellence in English 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper (2005) 

Thomas McWilliams Scholarship 

Michael Edward Perkins (2003) 

Margaret Mead Book Prize (Sociology/Anthropology) 

Eric Andrew Meyers (2005) 

George Herbert Mead Book Prize (Sociology/ 

Anthropology) 

Jared Dayton Lowe (2005) 

Anna Kalmon Moffett (2005) 

Meier Family Endowed Scholarship

Cara Marie Scarmack (2003-2005) 

E. Stanley Melick Scholarship 



Merck and Company Award 

Jennifer Marie Baker (2005) 

C. Wright Mills Book Prize for Sociocultural 

Imagination 

thomas Herbert Schmertz (2005) 

Laura talley Slabaugh (2005) 

Benjamin A. Mollet Memorial Scholarship 

Justin William Dedman (2003-2005) 

Leroy “Ace” Morgan Memorial Scholarship 

Drew Arthur Lichtenberg (2004-2005) 

Margaret Hethcox reid (2005) 

E. Clark Morrow and Irma Hudson Morrow Pre-Law 

Scholarship 

rimma Maratovna Kuchuk (2005) 

Malcolm J. and Elizabeth Osmond Moshier Endowed 

Scholarship (Athletics) 

Sherrell Erica Easley (2004) 

Shefali Mathur (2004) 

Mary Elizabeth Siefker (2005) 

Rourk Mullen Scholarship 

Sherrell Erica Easley (2005) 

David M. Muschna Memorial Scholarship 


Michele Myers Internship in the Fine Arts 

Elisabeth Susanne Fusco (2005) 

Maria Christine Minnelli (2005) 

National City Bank Scholarship 

Jessica renee Bing (2004) 

Nathan White Chandler (2005) 

La’tonya Ja’Neice Edgerton (2002) 

Allison Mae Lesnett (2005) 

Maria Parish robert (2004) 

Leila Nichols Scholarship (History) 

Jonathan David Webb (2005) 

Nan Nowik Memorial Award in Women’s Studies (Essay) 

Heather Joy thompson (2004) 

Nan Nowik Memorial Award in Women’s Studies 

(Senior Academic Scholarship) 

Julie Knea Pederson (2005) 

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Nan Nowik Memorial Award in Women’s Studies 

(Artistic Expression) 

Heather Joy thompson (2005) 

Ohio Board of Regents Graduate/Professional 

Fellowship 

rimma Maratovna Kuchuk (2005) 

Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Scholarship 

Derek Luke Baxter (2004) 


Lindsey Jo Bostelman (2003) 

Avonté Darius Campinha-Bacote (2004) 


Nathan White Chandler (2005) 




Bridget Sue Jones (2003-2005) 


Sheronda Antoinette Palmore (2004-2005) 

Elena Marie Perantoni (2004) 



Susanne Winkler (2002-2005) 

John J. and Elizabeth E. O’Neill Endowed Scholarship 

Jennifer Anne Fromholtz (2003-2005) 

Park National Bank Scholarship (Economics) 

rishit Anil Dani (2004, 2005) 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian (2004) 

Qurrat Jaffery (2004, 2005) 


Charles Paul Martin (2005) 

Susanne Winkler (2004, 2005) 

Peabody International Corporation Endowed 

Scholarship 


Richard D. Perkins Memorial Scholarship 

Scott thomas DiSarno Jr. (2003-2005) 

Kent A. Pfeiffer Scholarship (Physical Education) 

Nathan White Chandler (2003) 

Phi Beta Kappa Golden Anniversary Scholarship 


Allen T. Price Memorial Scholarship 

Lisa Elaine rusen (2005) 

Joann Hawkins Queenan Endowed Scholarship 

Karin Jeannette Effland (2003-2005) 

Joel David rector (2003-2005)

Martha Grace Reese and Thekla R. Shackelford 

Theatre Scholarship 



Elena Marie Perantoni (2003-2005) 

Cara Marie Scarmack (2004) 

Harriet and James Ricketts Scholarship 

rebecca Ann Kamps (2003-2005) 

Charles Paul Martin (2003) 

Ethan and Hallie E. Roberts Memorial Award in 

Mathematics and Computer Science 



Joan Robinson Endowed Scholarship 

Susanne Winkler (2005) 

George M. and Harriette McCann Roudebush 

Scholarship (Athletics) 

Jacob ryan Brown (2003-2004) 

Logan Ann Favia (2003) 

Kurt Stephen Federer (2004) 

Edward Jeremiah roberts (2003) 

Mary Evelyn Shelton (2004) 

Brandon Douglas Stone (2003) 


tyler Neil Walker (2003) 

Courtney Cannon Woodhull (2003) 

Stephen taylor Worthy (2003) 

David Rounds Theatre Prize 

Megan Brooke Long (2005) 

Juliet Barker Sarett Scholarship (English and Dramatics) 

Stephanie James Miller (2005) 

Cara Marie Scarmack (2005) 

James B. Sayers Jr. Memorial Scholarship 

Chad robert Forster (2003-2005) 

Martha Montgomery Schurz Memorial Scholarship 

(English) 

Heather Joy thompson (2004) 

Lee and Ruth Jones Scott Award for Distinction in 

Theology and Ethics 


Walter Secor Scholarship 

Julia Marie Grawemeyer (2004) 


Gloria Achibi Wada (2003-2004) 

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R.J. Sepessy Scholarship 

Christopher ryan Olsen (2003) 

Vinton R. Shepard Memorial Scholarship (English) 

Emily rena Culp (2005) 

Lauren Ann Dwyer (2005) 

Stephanie James Miller (2004) 



Cora Whitcomb Shepardson Scholarship (Art) 

Alice Little Sommer (2005) 

Francis Wayland Shepardson Scholarship (History) 

Kristen Macrae Jeschke (2005) 

Christopher ryan Olsen (2004) 

Harriet King Shepardson Memorial Scholarship (English) 


Maria Christine Minnelli (2004-2005) 

Abigail Grace Wheeler (2004) 

Judge Clyde S. Shumaker Award (Excellence in Public 

Speaking) 

Shivani Satish Shah (2005) 

Charles Edward Silbernagel Memorial Prize 

(Pre-Medical) 

Lindsey Jo Bostelman (2005) 

Flora Dodson Skipp Scholarship (Music) 

Avonté Darius Campinha-Bacote (2002-2004) 

Elaine rebecca Martin (2002-2004) 

Gayle I. Smith Scholarship 

Christopher Keith Dougherty (2005) 

Loren E. and Mildred Souers Scholarship 

robert George Hillow (2003-2005) 

Sperry and Hutchinson Award 

Wathanu Wamathaga (2005) 

Charles W. Steele Memorial Scholarship 

Nicole Jeanette Fadem (2005) 

Cephus L. Stephens Internship in Public Affairs 

ryan Adams Brenn (2003) 

Susanne Winkler (2004) 

Mary Ann Sears Swetland Memorial Scholarship 


Andrea Sara Martinez (2003-2005) 

Ashley Lynn Peterson (2003-2004) 

John C. Taylor II Memorial Prize in History

Kristen Macrae Jeschke (2005) 

Alicia Chafawn Jeanette Jamison Henry (2003-2004) 

William T. Utter Book Prize (History) 


Estelle King Van Beuren Endowed Memorial Scholarship 


Sherrell Erica Easley (2002-2003) 

John Lee (2002-2003) 

S. Richard Van Horne Endowed Scholarship 

Jamel Cyrees Bailey (2002) 

Edward Jeremiah roberts (2003-2005) 

Dante Antonio Verme Endowed Scholarship 

Eduardo Francisco Guerrero Harmon (2003-2005) 

WAH II Foundation Scholarship 

Ashleigh Lauren Diver (2003-2005) 

Margaret Ann Watkin Scholarship (Biology) 

Daniel Jared Hughes (2004) 

John C. Weaver Award (Chemistry) 

Clinton Jay Miller (2005) 

Max Weber Book Prize (Sociology/Anthropology) 

tiffany Lynn ruhl (2005) 

Cindy Whitacre ’73 Endowed Scholarship 

Elizabeth Marie Fink (2005) 

Daphne E. Whitman Memorial Scholarship 

rebeca theresa Bell (2005) 

Hillary Gwyn Miko (2003-2005) 

Forbes B. Wiley Memorial Mathematics Award 

(Excellence in Mathematics) 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian (2004) 

Qurrat Jaffery (2003) 

Anusha Jogi (2003) 

Christopher Hasler Long (2003) 

rahul vimlesh Parikh (2003) 

Zhenyu Wu (2003-2004) 

C.L. Williams Memorial Award (College and Church 

Relations) 


Gretchen Elizabeth roeck (2005) 

Russel Hill Williams Memorial Scholarship 

Quinn Patrick Cureton (2004-2005) 

Carolyn Mary ramsden (2003) 

Robert T. Wilson Award for Scholarly Writing 

Jillanne Margaret Schulte (2003) first place 

Mary Eloise Morris (2003) third place 

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Evin Clarke Ager 



Spanish 

Shantanu Bhatt 

Biology 




German 


Biology 

ryan Adams Brenn 


William Quinn Briganti 

Communication 

Jacob ryan Brown 

Philosophy 


Margaret Jean Buckley 

Psychology 

Avonté Darius Camphina-Bacote 

Spanish 

Megan Elizabeth Carlson 

German 

Craig tyler Chosney 


Erin Hupp Collinson 


John Henry Dudley III 

History 

La’tonya Ja’Neice Edgerton 

Spanish 

Nicole Jeanette Fadem 

Spanish 

Alexander Bancroft Fant 


Elisabeth Susanne Fusco 

Art 

Senior Fellows 2004-2005 

Patricia Mehron Garmirian 


Julia Marie Grawemeyer 

French 


Religion 

Sarah Lynn Hainzinger 

Psychology 


Philosophy 

Melissa renée Holm 

French 

Zane robert Householder 

French 

Daniel Jared Hughes 

Biology 

Jessica Marie Irizarry 


Qurrat Jaffery 


Kristen Macrae Jeschke 

History 

Frederick Bair Jesseph 

Physics and Astronomy 

Anusha Jogi 

Dance 



Simon David Hope Kasper 

Philosophy 

Joanna renee Kachel 


Marrin Elizabeth Kelly 

Psychology 

Derek Jon Krebs 

Communication 

Jessica Diane Kresevic 


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rimma Maratovna Kuchuk 


Jacqueline Leigh Lapine 

Communication 

John Charles Leebens 

History 

Classics 

Christopher Hasler Long 


Carlyn Marie Love 

Religion 

Elaine rebecca Martin 

Spanish 

Shefali Mathur 

Physical Education 

Kaitlin Marie Mehle 


Eric Andrew Meyers 


Spanish 

Lindsay Forsyth Michael 


robin Andrew Miller 

Physical Education 

Anna Kalmon Moffett 




Craig Harlan Mosier III 


Brian Paul Mulcahy 

History 

Julie Knea Pedersen 


Aubrey Elizabeth Perlee 

Dance 

Gillian Whitney Poe 

Environmental Studies

Laura Anne reuther 

Spanish 

Erin Elizabeth robinson 


tiffany Lynn ruhl 



History 

Kate Lauren Schmidt 

Dance 

Elizabeth Leigh Schneider 

History 


History 

Annie Lynn Smalley 

Philosophy 


Jordan Leonard Smith 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 

Heather Joy thompson 


Gratia Anne trahan 

French 

Meghan Elizabeth vesper 

History 

Benjamin Calvert Wagner 

Psychology 

Wathanu Wamathaga 


Nicole Marie Weaver 

Psychology 

Jonathan David Webb 

History 

Christopher Evans Wehrenberg 



History 

Psychology 

Jonathan David Webb 

History 

Christopher Evans Wehrenberg 



History 

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, George Bogdanovitch has 

created many millions of impressions on viewers of his art over 

the years. A member of the Denison Art Department faculty since 

1972, Bogdanovitch has taught both studio art and art history 

courses and has produced a prodigious amount of work that has 

been exhibited widely in the United States in galleries in New 

york, Boulder, Los Angeles, Dayton, toledo and Columbus. He is 

associated with the r.H. Love Gallery in Chicago and his art also 

can be found in numerous corporate and private collections in the 

United States and abroad. 

A native of Dunellen, N.J., Bogdanovitch earned a B.A. in philosophy 

from rutgers University (1955) and M.F.A. in painting 

and drawing from the University of Iowa (1964) where he studied 

with Hans Hoffman and Allan Kaprow. He also took courses in 

Art History at Oberlin College from 1956 to 1958. Before joining 

Denison’s faculty, he taught both undergraduate and graduate 

students and was gallery director at Washington State University, 

and also worked at Cedar Crest College (Allentown, Pa.), Bowling 

Green State University and the University of Arkansas. 

Bogdanovitch’s early work is representative of his training in the 

1950s and reflects abstract expressionism where rhythmic brushstrokes 

created colorful grids. Between 1985 and 1988, supported 

by grants from the Denison University research Foundation and 

the Good Fellowship, he created representational images of the 

New Jersey shore from 1900 to 1945 in 19 works he called “the 

Boardwalk Series” that appeared in Burke Hall in 1988. the fol- 

Marjorie Chan has delighted audiences with her cello virtuosity 

in solo and chamber music recitals in California, Indiana, Maine, 

rhode Island and Ohio, particularly here in the Denison Chamber 

Music Sundae Series, of which she is the founder, director and a 

performer. Chan initiated these concerts to introduce works for 

small ensemble to new listeners as well as chamber music aficionados, 

all of whom could enjoy informative commentary and good 

music. She describes the series as “a sweet sampler of old and new 

musical favorites for new and experienced listeners.” She notes 

that it also gave students the opportunity to watch their teachers 

in performance to get a better understanding of what they do and 

to hear instruments played in a variety of combinations. 

A native of Lebanon, Pa., Chan was awarded a Bachelor of 

Music degree in cello from Oberlin College (1961) after studying 

at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, 

Austria. While earning a Master of Music degree at Indiana 

University (1963), she studied with Bernard Greenhouse and 

the legendary Janos Starker. At the University of Southern 

California at Los Angeles where she earned her doctoral degree 

(1968), she also studied with Gabor rejto. Before joining 

Denison’s Department of Music in 1968 as an Assistant Professor, 

Chan was an instructor at Memphis State University from 

1963 to 1965. At Denison she was promoted to Associate Professor 

in 1976 and Professor in 1986. She particularly enjoyed 

teaching first-year students and her seminar for them, “Image, 

Imagery, Imagination,” that examined ways in which composers 

communicate their ideas to the listener. 

Retiring Faculty 

George J. Bogdanovitch 

Professor Emeritus of Art 

Marjorie Chan 

Professor Emerita of Music 

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lowing year it was also presented as a one-man show in the r.H. 

Love Gallery in Chicago. the 8- by 10- foot acrylic paintings were 

meant to reflect the joyous life in his childhood spent on boardwalks, 

fishing piers and beaches. 

By 1991, he was again painting abstractions of landscape imagery, 

completing 19 large paintings, nine of which were included 

in a Denison faculty multimedia exhibit. In 1994, Bogdanovitch 

described his 55-piece “Antarctica Series” as his effort to “express 

nature, not to copy it, since nature is much more significant than 

man.” In his “requiem Series” shown in Burke Gallery in 1998, 

Bogdanovitch focused on man rather than landscape, but in the 

context of the grave. He allowed the painting process to create the 

imagery and used a glazing technique to build layers of dark pigments 

over lighter ones to give luminosity to the works. 

In his 2003 exhibit, “Pushing It,” he returned to abstract expressionism, 

creating 6 by 8-foot canvases of bright colored acrylic 

paint, some of which was applied with janitor’s push brooms as he 

tried to discover exciting ways to get paint on the canvas. In January 

this year, Bogdanovitch joined with Assistant Professors of Art 

Micaela vivero and Carrie Olsen in an exhibit at Burke Hall titled 

“tangents.” His work reflected the influence of abstract expressionist 

Hans Hoffman and his passion for vibrant tones, as he manipulated 

the paint medium by painting over students’ abandoned paintings 

on stretched canvas. 

Bogdanovitch served as chair of the Art Department from 1972 to 

1979 and Coordinator of the Arts in 1973-74 and 1974-77. 

Chan was awarded national certification by the Music teachers 

of America and state certification by the Ohio Music teachers of 

America (OMtA). Her cello students have won honors at the 

Buckeye auditions and have competed in the state OMtA competitions. 

She regularly adjudicates competitions and auditions in the 

Central Ohio region for both cello and viola. Without the demands 

of class schedules, she plans to teach more private lessons, attend 

more concerts and read more books. 

Chan became a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra 

in 1972 and has signed up to play with them this summer for their 

“Picnic with the Pops” series. She has performed with the Salzburg 

Symphony (Austria) and the San Jose Symphony (California). 

Locally, she has served as principal cellist of the Licking County 

Symphony and the Land of Legend Symphony orchestras and 

assisted other Ohio orchestras in Columbus (Pro Musica), Lima, 

Mount vernon, Muskingum and Delaware. 

For many years, she performed and taught cello, solo, chamber 

and ensemble to students from 11 to 18 years old at the New England 

Music Camp in Maine during the summer; she continues to 

direct annual cello workshops at the Crestmont Conservatory in 

San Mateo, Calif. 

Along with being a musician who loves to learn from performing, 

Chan thrives on being in the audience to hear live performances 

and frequently travels across the country to attend concerts and 

music seminars. In early summer she’ll be in California to attend 

the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for cellists and follow that with 

former teacher Irving Klein’s Series for string players.

Professor of Philosophy David Goldblatt earned a doctoral degree 

from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 with a dissertation on 

“Wittgenstein, rules and Logical Necessity.” He did his undergraduate 

work at Brooklyn College of the City University of New york 

and graduated with honors in philosophy, receiving the John Pickett 

turner Award in Philosophy. Before that, at the age of 16, he entered 

the School of Architecture at the Pratt Institute of technology, where 

he studied for two years before turning toward the humanities. 

In his 37-year career in Denison’s Philosophy Department 

he has taught courses in Aesthetics, Contemporary British and 

American Philosophy, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche and Social/Political 

Philosophy. He has written extensively for a number of scholarly 

journals, including The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism (where 

he has published five articles and numerous reviews), The Southern 

Journal of Philosophy, Film and Philosophy, Philosophy and Literature, 

The McNeese Review, Historical Reflections/Reflexions Historiques, 

Anfione Zeto, Art Issues, The Personalist, and Arts and Architecture 

among others. His work has appeared in the Oxford Encyclopedia 

of Aesthetics, The Encyclopedia of American Scholars and in the collections 

Television Aesthetics and What is Architecture? Goldblatt’s 

writing has also appeared in The Village Voice, The Soho News, 

Goldmine, Columbus Alive, Columbus Monthly Magazine, Columbus 

Art, and The Realist, and his fiction and poetry have appeared in 

the British journals Ambit and Bananas and in the Pig Iron Press 

issue on baseball. He received grants from the Ohio Arts Council 

for writing fiction. 

His book Aesthetics: A Reader in Philosophy of the Arts, Prentice 

Hall (co-edited with Lee B. Brown) has recently entered its second 

David Goldblatt 

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy 

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edition. this summer, his book Art and Ventriloquism, in the series 

“Critical voices: Art, theory and Culture,” will be published by 

routledge. there, Goldblatt examines the “complex art of ventriloquism” 

and its metaphorical relationship with art, philosophy 

and the artistic process. One forthcoming article is “Language on 

the Lam(b): tarantula in Dylan and Nietzsche,” which Goldblatt 

co-authored with a former student, to be included in Bob Dylan and 

Philosophy in the popular series published by Open Court. 

Goldblatt will return to China in June on the Mellon Grant 

“Ethnic Identity in Western China and Inner Mongolia,” having 

taught at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou five years ago. Also, he 

was part of an AsiaNetwork project in China in 1998. Goldblatt 

is appreciative of both the robert C. Good Fellowships and the 

development grants Denison provided him. His 2004-2005 Good 

Fellowship has enabled him to write on what philosophers call 

“performatives” or “speech acts” and their implications for the 

visual arts. 

Goldblatt says his main energies always have been placed in 

his teaching. He has taught numerous Honors Program courses 

and in many of these introduced students to philosophical issues 

in architecture, film and literature. Also, he has taught Denison 

students on special programs in Greece, England, Mexico, Spain 

and Israel. 

He plans to continue doing philosophy, to do plenty of travel and 

to watch the Mets try to play baseball. With his wife Sarah, who is 

the associate publisher of the Columbus Alive newspaper, he hopes to 

spend time with his cat Fenway, his recently acquired sheltie Zooey, 

and his one-year-old twin grandchildren Brady and Alexander. 

Rita Esther Snyder 

Henry Chisholm Chair in Natural Sciences and Professor Emerita of Psychology 

rita Snyder exudes joyousness as she talks about her 32 years 

teaching psychology at Denison and all the chances to learn that 

it has afforded her. She says, “I have had the opportunity to learn 

so many things that I was curious about and then was able to share 

those things with my students. I can’t imagine having done anything 

else with my life.” 

Born in regensburg, Germany, Snyder is a graduate of Eastmoor 

High School in Columbus and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 

psychology from the University of Michigan (1968). At Indiana 

University where she completed a Ph.D. in psychology (1973), she was 

a teaching associate and research assistant and was awarded the Lieber 

Award for Distinguished teaching in 1972. She joined Denison’s 

Department of Psychology in 1973 as an Assistant Professor, was 

named Associate Professor in 1979 and Professor in 1991. In 1995, 

Snyder was the winner of Denison’s teaching Excellence Award that 

is designed to recognize the university’s master teachers. In 2001, she 

was named the Henry Chisholm Chair in the Natural Sciences. 

An avid learner as well as a talented teacher, Snyder’s research 

interests during her years at Denison have been in different areas. 

Her graduate work was in tactile psychophysics and her initial 

courses were in that subject. She then became interested in consumer 

behavior and misleading advertising and created a seminar 

on the topic that drew enthusiastic approval from her students. 

Subsequently, she agreed to serve as a senior research adviser to a 

young woman who planned to do research on body image and eating 

disorders. Snyder became fascinated with that subject and did 

additional research on it. Her course “Hunger, Goodness, and Beauty: 

Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural Aspects of Eating” was 

also well received and she frequently was invited by student groups 

to give talks on the subject. Most recently she has been investigating 

the effects of appearance and actions on social perception. 

Statistics also has been a favorite course for Snyder and she has 

written papers on a computer laboratory for teaching statistical reasoning. 

From 1986 to 1990, she was a member of the Statistics teaching 

Staff for the South African Orientation Program on Denison’s campus. 

Her task was to prepare groups of South Africans for graduate school 

in the United States and to convince them that they were capable 

of understanding and succeeding in mathematics. Her delight was 

in helping people discover a talent in themselves that they never 

imagined and inspired her with a future plan for retirement. 

She has been the recipient of many Denison University research 

Foundation Grants and Professional Development Grants 

and held the robert C. Good research Fellowship in 1989 and 

1995. She was chair of the Psychology Department from 1991 to 

1994. A member of the American Psychological Association, she 

has frequently presented papers at their meetings and has served 

on the National Science Foundation Advisory Panel and Graduate 

research Fellowship Panel. 

Her future will include moving to Utah and the desert Southwest 

where initially she will become a student again, indulging herself 

as she learns Spanish, geology and archaeology and discovers a way 

to work with Native Americans to help them prepare for college.

Professor of Political Science Jules Steinberg has a special affection 

for first-year students and by choice has taught Political 

Science 204, “Introduction to American Political thought,” 

every semester for the past 33 years. He restricts the class to 

“freshmen only,” and calculates that over the years he may have 

taught nearly 9,000 Denison students, since he always has a full 

house. He says, “they are so eager to learn and offer fresh, new 

ideas, and this class was a way I could recruit some of them into 

the department as majors.” 

Of particular delight to him are the students who seek information 

beyond that which is usually prescribed and who engage 

in levels of conversation that show a true fascination with the 

subject. He feels that challenging discourse between students and 

faculty is “the liberal arts ideal” and he takes particular pleasure 

in having his students hold him to task. 

Along with his introductory course, Steinberg teaches “Introduction 

to Concepts in Political Philosophy,” “the Development 

of Political thought – Ancient,” the Development of Political 

thought – From Machiavelli to Mill” and “the Development of 

Political thought – Marx to Present.” 

A native of New york City, Steinberg earned a Bachelor of 

Arts degree with honors from the University of California (1967) 

where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and both master’s 

(1969) and doctoral (1977) degrees from the University of Wisconsin 

where he held a National Science Foundation Fellowship. 

His research focuses on political philosophy, the philosophy of 

Jules Steinberg 

Professor Emeritus of Political Science 

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American constitutionalism, liberalism, conservatism and the 

modern evolution of anti-liberalism. 

Steinberg began his teaching career at Denison as an Assistant 

Professor (1972) and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1978 

and Professor in 1989. He served as chair of the Political Science 

Department from 1980 to 1986. He is a member of the American 

Political Science Association and the Conference for the Study of 

Political thought. He has written three books, Locke, Rousseau, 

and the Idea of Consent: An Inquiry into the Liberal-Democratic 

Theory of Political Obligation (1978), The Obsession of Thomas 

Hobbes: The English Civil War in Hobbes’s Political Philosophy 

(1988) and Hannah Arendt and the Holocaust: The Suppression of 

Truth (2000). 

Steinberg anticipates the free time he soon will have to complete 

several of the manuscripts on which he has been working. 

the first is on Adam Smith and capitalism and the right and wrong 

ways to understand a Smithian notion of capitalism. Another is 

on the history of liberalism, conservatism and anti-liberalism and 

still another is on Plato’s political thought. Although he will miss 

the interaction with his students, he knows his friendships with 

Denison alumni will continue in the years to come. 

He and his wife rochelle plan to remain in Granville as she 

continues her work as Executive Director of the Community 

Mental Health and recovery Board of Licking and Knox Counties, 

but they are sure to make time to visit their children Mara 

and Gregory and their three granddaughters in New york City.

Margaret Stuber has spent her life learning and teaching about the 

psychiatric care of children with cancer and their families; about 

post-traumatic stress disorder in children, adolescents and their 

parents; about childhood and parental bereavement and about 

spirituality and humor for their healing. She has done research 

about children and adolescents and AIDS, the psychiatric and 

family aftereffects of pediatric cancer and organ transplantation, 

and eating disorders in adolescents. 

A native of Howell, Mich., Dr. Stuber graduated with honors 

from Denison in 1975, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in her 

self-designed major “Human relations and Pre-Medical Science.” 

She was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1979, she was awarded an 

M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School and interned 

in Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry at the Hawthorn Center/Mott 

Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1980. 

She did a residency in psychiatry from 1980 to 1982 at the University 

of California Neuropsychiatric Institute in Los Angeles where she held 

a fellowship in child psychiatry from 1982 to 1984. 

In 1984 Dr. Stuber was appointed Assistant Clinical Professor at 

UCLA-Neuropsychiatric Institute. In 1987, she was also appointed 

Assistant Professor in residence at the Department of Psychiatry 

and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and 

Hospital. She was promoted to Associate Professor in residence 

in 1995 and Professor in residence in 1999. She has held the Jane 

and Marc Nathanson Chair of Psychiatry since 2003. 

An accomplished teacher and mentor, Dr. Stuber won the teaching 

recognition Award for Medical School teaching at UCLA in 

1996, the Outstanding Educator Award from the UCLA School of 

David B. Waller is the Deputy Director General of the International 

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a position he has held since 

January 1993. As such, Waller is the highest-ranking American 

in the United Nations agencies based in vienna, Austria, a U.N. 

headquarter city. Along with being the IAEA’s head of management, 

he serves as vice-chair of the U.N. system-wide High Level 

Committee on Management, reporting to U.N. Secretary-General 

Kofi Annan who appointed him to the position. 

In 2003, the IAEA was the recipient of the annual Albert Schweitzer 

International University Science and Peace Prize that Waller 

accepted on its behalf. the agency, with a roster of 138 member 

countries, has a staff of more than 2,200 people in vienna, regional 

offices in New york, Geneva, toronto and tokyo, laboratories in 

Austria and Monaco and inspectors and experts working around the 

world. It is charged with verifying nations’ nuclear non-proliferation 

commitments, including the special cases involving North Korea, 

Iran, Libya and Iraq, advancing the safety of nuclear power reactors 

and promoting peaceful uses of nuclear techniques in areas such as 

medicine, agriculture, water resources management and industry. 

Born in Decatur, Ill., Waller was an economics major at Denison, 

earning a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1970. At the University 

of tulsa Law School, he was managing editor of the Law review 

and graduated first in his class in 1973, earning a J.D. He was recruited 

into the Attorney General’s Honor Program at the Department of 

Justice in Washington, D.C., where he served from 1974 to 1978 

as a trial attorney. From 1978 to 1981, he joined the private sector 

Honorary Degree Recipients 

Margaret Lois Stuber 

Doctor of Science, honoris causa 

David Barclay Waller 

Doctor of Laws, honoris causa 

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Medicine in 1998, the Outstanding Mentor Award from the American 

Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2000, and the 

Outstanding research Mentor Award from the UCLA Department of 

Psychiatry in 2001. She was the keynote speaker at the International 

Society of Pediatric Oncologists meeting in Brisbane, Australia in 

2001. She has given more than 100 invited presentations both internationally 

and throughout the United States. One of the earliest 

was in February 1977 when, as a medical student, she returned to 

Denison to speak on “the Living Will and right to Die.” 

A prolific writer, Dr. Stuber has published two books with 

the American Psychiatric Press, Children and AIDS (1991) and 

Caring for People with Physical Impairments: A Psychosocial Guide for 

Professionals (1992). She also has published more than 50 

peer-reviewed articles in such journals as the Journal of the 

American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, the Journal of 

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Psycho-Oncology, 

Journal of Pediatric Psychology, and Pediatrics, and 18 book chapters. 

Her research has been supported by the American Cancer Society, 

the National Institute of Mental Health, the Maternal Child Health 

Bureau, and the National Cancer Institute. She serves on the editorial 

board of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Psychosomatics 

and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the 

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the 

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. She has been a member of 

the American College of Psychiatrists since 2004. 

Dr. Stuber’s parents, roscoe ’49 and Barbara Drew Stuber ’50, 

have returned to their alma mater today, along with her husband 

Lawrence and children Benjamin and Emma Gail. 

representing corporate clients in litigation and antitrust matters with 

Hogan and Hartson, a Washington, D.C. law firm. 

Waller served at the White House from 1981 to 1986 as legal counsel 

to President ronald reagan. In 1986, Waller was nominated by 

the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary 

of Energy for International Affairs, a sub-cabinet position that 

he held through 1989. In that capacity he served as the Secretary 

of Energy’s chief adviser and spokesman on international energy 

policy and emergency preparedness programs. He represented the 

United States at various multinational agencies and was responsible 

for the formulation and implementation of bilateral energy 

relations and programs with foreign governments. In 1989, Waller 

was awarded the Secretary’s Award, the highest award given by the 

Department of Energy, for his outstanding leadership. His work in 

the international arena earned him the Superior Achievement 

Award from the Secretary in 1990. 

Waller has remained actively involved with Denison, serving 

as national Annual Fund chair and Alumni Council president. 

In 1991, he was awarded an Alumni Citation from Denison and 

named to the Board of trustees on which he served until 1997. In 

vienna where he resides with his wife and son, Waller has been a 

Commissioner of the Fulbright Commission and a member of the 

Board of Advisers of Webster University, the largest Americanbased 

undergraduate and graduate school in that city. A frequent 

speaker worldwide, Waller is an outdoor sports enthusiast and enjoys 

distance running, skiing and cycling.

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