LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT SHREVEPORT School of Allied Health Professions School of Graduate Studies COMMENCEMENT Shreveport Convention Center 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2007 PROGRAM "The audience is requested to remain seated until the academicprocession is complete" PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING Joseph Mcculloch, Ph.D. Dean, School of Allied Health Professions NATIONAL ANTHEM MARIE VAZQUEZ-MORGAN, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy School of Allied Health Professions INVOCATION DENNIS WISSING, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Allied Health Professions WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS john c. Mcdonald, m.d. Chancellor and Dean, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport ADDRESS BETTY W. JOHNSON, MHS Associate Administrator, LSU Hospital in Shreveport PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES SANDRA C. ROERIG, Ph.D., Dean, School of Graduate Studies joseph m. Mcculloch, Ph.D. CONFERRING OF DEGREES FRANCIS M. "HANK" GOWEN, JR. LSU Board ofSupervisors CLOSING REMARKS WILLIAM L. JENKINS, D.V.M., Ph.D. President, Louisiana State University System BENEDICTION DENNIS WISSING, Ph.D. RECESSIONAL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU Health Sciences Center August 11, 2007 School of Graduate Studies Presented by Sandra C. Roerig, Ph.D. Dean Master of Science Vinita R. Batra Program: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience Major Professor: Heather Kleiner, Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy Dallas Ross Donohoe Program: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience Major Professor: Donard S. Dwyer, Ph.D. Rohit Gupta Program: Microbiology and Immunology Major Professor: Kenneth Peterson, Ph.D. Sadik H. Kassim Program: Microbiology and Immunology Major Professor: Stephen Jennings, Ph.D. CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU Health Sciences Center August 11, 2007 School of Allied Health Professions Presented by Joseph M. McCulloch, Ph.D. Dean Bachelor of Science in Cardiopulmonary Science Allison Rebecca Earl Brandi Stinson Morrison James Donald Elam, Thai Thanh Nguyen Jr. Crystal Deanne Greene Alicia Triplet O'Briant Paul Thomas Lowe* Heather Lenea Wooden Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology Christina Leigh Keenan Sandy Elizabeth Olivier Brian Ray McCarty* Marie Elizabeth Woodel Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Tiffany Ladean Armond, Magna Cum Laudc Matthew Stephen Latiolais Amanda Michelle Bossier Britney Brooke Foxworth Launey James Brian Broussard Frances Lynn Leger, Sutnma Cum Laudc Elaine Cecile Burgess Sarah Marie Lirette Dustin Richard Carter Eryn Mechel Mclntyre Holly Britt Chandler Renee Michelle Moroux Claire Elizabeth Curry, Cum Laudc Kimberly Jaye Noland Erin Jackson Dicharry Tony Orin Paul January R. DuBroc Jarrod L. Schooley Ellen Frances Edmondson Carson Elizabeth Shetley Matthew George Gabler Lacey Christine Stockton Stanley James Guillot Daniel Benjamin Stringer Crystal Louise Gutierrez, Cum Laude Ashley Nicole Trahan Joseph Lawrence Halphen Pradnya Vakil Angela Christine Hanna Susan Carol Vaughan Linzie Ledford Hebert Jamie Marie Wallace, Summa Cum Laudc Jeremy Brandt Jenny Terry Roger Wilson Master of Communication Disorders Merritt C. Lorey Tara Lynn Reed' Master of Health Sciences Krystal Ellis Pearce, Medical Technology Master of Occupational Therapy Jennie Moore Bange Melanie Elizabeth Kirk Amanda Lee Benson Britney Lynn LeGrand Margaret Mary Bundrick Sondra Stephanie Long Jeffrey Todd Butler Erin Elizabeth Nesom Amy Jennifer Nicole Herron Elizabeth Solley Heather Ann Hession Christy Jo Watkins Sunni Nicole Holden Erin Elizabeth Williams Kimberly S. Jones Master of Physical Therapy Matthew Alan Armstrong Lisanne Ruth Meiners Allison Page Boulet Fekisha Rene Miller Giardina Bugner Sarah Gloria Myers Jill Stephen Christopher Busch Clovis James Ozane, Jr. Jessica Nicole Bustamante Hillary Katharine Rasco Camila Valeria Fuentes Joshua David Robert Emily Beth Jackson Laci Chelette Seffens Keri Lynn Jones Elizabeth Renee Stone Margaret Frances Laird Catherine Lauren Szot Anthony Vincent Lamothe Melanie Alysia Thomas Amy Elise Landry Nancy Elizabeth Trosclair Leslie Dawn Love Kristen Elizabeth Versaw Jessica Lynn Marling Jan Elizabeth Williams Courtney Anne McCotter Michael Wayne Wiltcher Janssen Shawn Meeker MARSHAL Clifton Frilot, Ph.D. - Chief Marshal In Absentia Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport Commencement August 2007 BETTY W. JOHNSON, MHS Associate Administrator, LSU Hospital in Shreveport A native of Central Louisiana, Betty Johnson attended Northwestern State University majoring in Respiratory Therapy. She moved to Shreveport to complete clinical training and transferred towhatwasthennamed the LSU Medical Center when the School ofAllied HealthProfessions opened its Respiratory Therapy program. After completing her Respiratory Therapv education in 1979, Ms. Johnson joined the faculty of the School of Allied HealthProfessionsinNewOrleans and wasassignedtoteachontheShreveport campus. She subsequently pursued a position in management at Schumpert Medical Center but she returned to the LSU Medical Center in 1985 as the Director of Respiratory Therapy in Shreveport. During her tenure as director, Ms. Johnson enrolled in and completed her Master of Health Sciences degree at LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. In1990,MsJohnsonwasselectedtofillthepositionofAssistantAdministrator at the LSU Hospital inShreveport, working primarilywith the professional services division. Shewas directly involved inthe supervisionofthe clinical programs in respiratory care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and the clinical laboratory, all strongly connected to the School of Allied Health Professions. In2006, Ms. Johnsonwas named Associate Administratorfor LSU Hospital. She continues to be involved in the education and training of health care professionals in the Shreveport - Bossier area and serves on the advisor}7 boards for both the Bossier Parish Community College and the LSUHSC- S School of Allied Health Professions Respiratory Therapy programs. Married with one daughter, Ms Johnson is actively involved with various community service organizations, including serving as Board Chair for the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission. ACADEMIC HERALDRY: THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING The college or university commencement procession, in the United States and abroad, is a pageant, alive and bright with dress and ceremony. Its history can be traced to medieval European universities oftheeleventhand twelfthcenturies. To preserve the dignity7 and meaning it became necessary for these universities to set rulesforacademicdress. Americanuniversitiesagreed onastandard system in1895 and designed a suitablecode foracademic dress for thecollegesand universities of the UnitedStates. In1932, the AmericanCouncil onEducation presented a revised code which governs the style of academic dress today. The principal features ofacademic dress are three: the gown, the cap, and the hood. The Gown. The flowing gown originated during the twelfth century. It has becomesymbolic ofthedemocracyofscholarship. Assuch, itcompletelycoversany dress of rank or social standing. It is black forall degrees, with pointed sleeves for the Bachelor's degree; long,closed sleevesforthe Master'sdegree;and round,open sleevesfortheDoctor'sdegree. ThegownwornfortheBachelor'sorMaster'sdegree has no trimmings. The gown for the Doctor's degree is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars ofvelvet across the sleeves, in the color distinctive of the facultyordisciplinetowhichthedegreepertains. Forcertain institutionstheofficial colors of the college or university may appear on the gown or its decorations. The Cap. The freed slave in AncientRomewonthe privilege ofwearingacap. Thus, the academic cap is a symbol denoting the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which the wearer is endowed. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as a square to symbolize the book. Other authorities claim that the cap, or "mortar board" is a symbol of the masons, a privileged guild. The color of the tassel denotes the discipline, although a gold tassel may be worn with a doctoral gown. TheHood. Theheraldic designofthehood symbolizesaninverted shield with one or more secondary7 color chevrons on the background color of the college or university. The color of the facing of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree, and the color of the lining designates the college or university from which the degree was granted. COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS Dark Blue: Philosophy Green: Medicine Yellow: Science Lilac: Dentistry Light Blue: Education Apricot: Nursing NATIONAL ANTHEM Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Francis Scott Kev