COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES DECEMBER 2008 12, BROWARD COLLEGE OMNI AUDITORIUM NORTH CAMPUS 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. I I Broward College joins over 100 colleges and universities across the country in urging winter 2008 graduates to take the graduation pledge. Students who have signed the graduation pledge are wearing a green ribbontorecognizetheircommitmentto socialequityandhealthyecosys- tems. Faculty who support the students who signed the pledge are also wearing green ribbons. COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS PRESIDENT J. DAVIDARMSTRONG, JR VICE PRESIDENTFOR STUDENTAFFAIRSAND ENROLLMENTMANAGEMENT ANGELIA MILLENDER VICE PRESIDENTFORACADEMICAFFAIRS JUDITH SCHERER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERAND VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES AND COLLEGE SERVICES ....WILLIAM PENNELL VICE PRESIDENT FORHUMAN RESOURCESAND EQUITY EDNACHUN VICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY PATTI BARNEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORTHE BC FOUNDATION NANCY BOTERO A. HUGHADAMS CENTRALCAMPUS PROVOST LOIS BOLTON NORTH CAMPUS PROVOST BARBARAL BRYAN JUDSONA. SAMUELS SOUTH CAMPUS PROVOST LOURDES OROZA ec MASCOT **f/\V" COLLEGE COLORS Seahawk Blue and Wltite ALMA MATER Broward GraciousAlma Mater. We thy name revere. May each noble son and daughtercherish thine honordear, May thy lamp be everbright guiding us to truth and light. As a beacon o'erdark water. This is forthee ourprayer. May the years be kind to Broward. May she grow in fame. May her children fail hernever. True to herbeacon flame. May her spirit brave and strong honorright and conquerwrong. This is the burden ofour song. Ever hertruth proclaim. BOARD OFTRUSTEES PAULTANNER, Chair SEAN GUERIN, Vice Chair GEORGETTE SOSADOUGLASS LOURDES GARRIDO LEVI WILLIAMS PRESroENT J. DAVIDARMSTRONG, JR. MARSHALS PETER BARBATIS, ChiefStudentMarshal E.G. THOMPSON, ChiefFacultyMarshal TRACYALLEN JODY HARRIS SUSAN MULLIGAN-HECKLER ALANAPPLEBAUM MICHAEL HARVEY IZUNWANNAKENYI IDELSIAAYALA SUSAN HAWK SHELBRETER OWENS LEONARD BOMWELL ED HENN MATTHEW PIERCE TWANA BURNEY TERESA HODGE PAUL RICKER CARLTON BYRD AUDREY HUNTER SHARON RIFKIN DIANNA BYRDE RANA HUTSON ANGELARUSSELL KEVIN COAKLEY PATRICIAJOHNSON JACK SADLER JACQUELINE CONRAD ELWOOD JONES JERRY SCHWARTZ GEORGE COOKE TERESAJUSTICE GREG SERVICE DANIELLE FLOWERS KEVIN KEATING SUSAN SMITH SANDYGAINES PAM KULL CHARLES STAATS ELLEN GLAZER RICHARD LOUIS OLUYINKATELLA JUNE GRAY EVETTE LUKE JOSEPH WARD KELLI HAMMER MAYNEL LYTTLE LINDAWASHINGTON MARY HARPER USHERS OMNIAUDITORIUM STAFF BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION, BVC LLOYD F. RHODES, Chair KATHY KOCH, Vice Chair ELLEN SCHULMAN, Secretmy MICHAEL LANDRY, Treasurer NANCY R. BOTERO, ExecutiveDirector LORETTA SCHERPEREL MUSIC DEPARTMENT CENTRAL CAMPUS PRESENTATION OF THE MACE JIM LANSING GRADUATION COMMITTEE WILLIE J. ALEXANDER JR., Chair DAVIDASENCIO KAYE FRANCIS JILLIAN PRTNTZ GAIL BANNER SELBYJOYNER MIGUEL RAMIREZ PETER BARBATIS EDWARD KEY LORETTA SCHERPEREL SUSAN BARNETT JIM LANSING MARETA SIZEMORE IRMGARD BOCCHINO KAREN LEE MURPHY JANICE STUBBS HOWARD CAHEN CATHERINE LEISEK B.G. THOMPSON SUSAN DESBROW ANGELIAMILLENDER DONALD WALDEN INTERPRETER HEATHERANDREWS PROGRAM MORNING MUSIC SEAHAWK SINGERS Sarah Weiner-Jamison, Director AFTERNOON MUSIC SEAHAWK SINGERS *PROCESSIONAL BROWARD COLLEGE BRASS QUINTET "Pomp and CircumstanceNo. 1" by Elgar Jack Roller, Conductor POSTING OF THE COLORS BROWARD COLLEGEHONORGUARD Thor Lockhart. Director INVOCATION RABBI MICHAEL GOLD Temple Beth Torah PRESENTATION OF FLORIDA STATEANTHEM KINDERGARTENERSAND FIFTH-GRADERS "Florida (Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky)" Pine Crest School ofFort Lauderdale Music and Lyrics Composed By Jan Hinton MORNING WELCOMEAND INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS PAULTANNER Chair, Board ofTrustees AFTERNOON WELCOMEAND INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS LEVI WILLIAMS Board ofTrustees INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER J. DAVIDARMSTRONG JR. President MORNING COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER JOHNP "JACK" SEILER Former Member, Florida House ofRepresentatives AFTERNOON COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER REPRESENTATIVE ELLYN BOGDANOFF Member, Florida House ofRepresentatives PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES TO PRESIDENT JUDITH SCHERER Vice President,AcademicAffairs CONFERRING OF DEGREES J. DAVIDARMSTRONG JR. PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS J. DAVIDARMSTRONG JR. ANGELIA MILLENDER Vice President, StudentAffairs MARIABERNAL-DOBEK Assistant Professor, Reading, North Campus DORAROMERO SeniorProfessor, Communications/FineArts, North Campus CATHERINE LEISEK Assistant Professor, Visual and PerfonningArts, Central Campus President, Faculty Senate WILLIE J. ALEXANDERJR. AssociateVice President, StudentAffairs and District Registrar *THEALMAMATER SEAHAWK SINGERS BENEDICTION RABBI MICHAELGOLD RECESSIONAL BROWARD COLLEGE BRASS QUINTET "Rondeau" by Mouret (Guests remain seated during recessional) EVERYONE PLEASE STAND COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER John Preston "Jack" Seiler His father's education in Colorado kept Jack Seiler from being a Florida native. As a result, Seilerwas bominFortCollins,butmovedto SouthFloridaatage 1 and-has livedandservedthe area for nearly all ofhis life. After graduating from Cardinal Gibbons High School, Seilerheaded north to the University ofNotre Dame, where he earned a BachelorofBusinessAdministrationdegree in 1985. Hethen returned to South Florida where he earned his Juris Doctor degree at the University ofMiami's School ofLaw. Seilermarried the former Susan Rimes, ofMiami, and togetherthey became parents offour children: daughters Marianna, Jacqueline and Susanne and son Preston. With their young fami- ly growing, the Sellers became active members of community life in Broward County and haven't slowed down. As an attorney. Jack had a strong interest in public service. After serving on the Wilton Manors Board ofAdjustment andAppeals, he took the plunge into elected office, running for-andwinning — a spot onthe city council. There he servedas amemberfrom 1993- 1996, vice mayor from 1996-1998 and mayor from 1998 to 2000. His next step was to the state legislature, where in 2000 he won the District 92 seat vacated by formerWilton Manors mayor Tracy Stafford. Seilerwassubsequentlyre-electedin2002, 2004and2006. Heleftofficebecause ofterm limits in 2008. During his years there, Seiler sponsored dozens ofbills and served on a variety ofcouncils and committees, includingthePolicy& BudgetCouncil, wherehewastheDemocraticrankingmember; theCommitteeonConstitutionalandCivil Law and the Rules and Calendar Council. Although he remains a staunch Notre Dame supporter, in his life outside government. Seller's favorite color is orange, thanks in large part to his role as a memberofthe Orange Bowl Committee, in which he is very active. He was welcomed to the organization in 1994 and served as a director since 1999. He also has served as chairman ofthe Orange Bowl Foundation and as a member, director and officer ofthe Brian Piccolo Chapter ofthe National Football Foundation and College Hall ofFame. Sports other than football play a significant role in his life, too. He runs in local distance races, plays basketball, bicycles and reg- ularlycompetes inthe IslandCitycanoeracethatcircumnavigatesWiltonManors. He alsohas servedas acoach forhis children'sbas- ketball, soccer, T-ball, baseball and softball teams. His service to the community is widespread, from his church, where he serves as a lector, to educational, cultural arts, social serv- ice, business and legal organizations, where he serves in varying capacities. Seller's brightestmomentduringhis legislative careercamewhenhe took on a leadershiprole inthe special sessiontoreformprop- ertytaxes in 2007. His colleagues saythat Seiler, who chairedthe Broward CountyLegislative Delegation in 2008, hadlongcommand- ed respect from legislators ofboth parties throughout the state. "When Rep. Seiler speaks...people listen," noted a Florida Senate colleague from Broward County, Steven Geller. "His words are valued in Tallahassee; his ideas are valued in Tallahassee." Jack Seiler is a partnerin the Wilton Manors law firm Seiler, Sautter, Zaden, Rimes & Weihe. He has filed to run formayorofFort Lauderdale in spring 2009. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER EUyn Setnor Bogdanoff After more than 20 years as a volunteer in charitable and community activities, Ellyn Bogdanoffenteredcommunity serviceinaspecial electionin2004. Shewas electedas amember ofthe Florida House ofRepresentatives serving northeastern Broward County and a sliver of southeastern Palm Beach County, in District 91. Since then, she's been working non-stop forher constituents andthestate's interests,particularlyinthe areasofeducationandchildadvocacy, the two interests aboutwhich she is most passionate. Currently she is the highest-ranking Republican elected official living in Broward County. Anative ofNorth Miami, Bogdanoffwent on to the University ofFlorida where she earned a BachelorofSciencedegree in insurance andriskmanagement. Shewenttowork inthe insurance industry and for 16 years was a shareholder in the firm ofSetnor, Byer, Bogdanoff, Inc. and a columnist for American Agent Broker, a national insurance industry publication. She sold her interest in the firm in 1996 and focused on the political arena establishing BBS Consulting in 1997, a government and corporate consulting firm. Later she also became a student at Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude in 2003. She is a member ofthe Florida Bar and practices law in Fort Lauderdale. In 2004, as a freshman legislator, Bogdanoffwas presented the Rising StarAward from the Probate and Real Property Section of theFloridaBar. Shealsohasbeenhonoredas LegislatoroftheYearbytheFloridaAssociationofRealtors(2006)andtheFloridaDental Association (2008). Her work in the legislature has been recognized by Children First, the Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Covenant House Florida and the FloridaAssociation ofSchool Administrators. Inhersecondterm,BogdanoffwasnamedMajorityWhip forthe2006-2008 term,whereshe communicatespolicypositionstorank- and-file members ofthe House ofRepresentatives. She also is involved inkey issues, especially the kindofcoverage Florida automo- bile drivers shouldbe required to carry. Whentimepermits, Rep. Bogdanoffgrabs herracket and heads to thetennis court, where she plays competitively. Rep. BogdanoffandherhusbandStevenhaveservedas fosterparentsandareparentsofsonsMatthewandAlec anddaughterDanna. ACADEMIC COSTUME In the medieval universities, students and teachers wore gowns strip ofvelvet. The color ofthe tassel orvelvet strip on the hood indicating their status and scholastic achievements. European indicates the field of study in which the degree was earned or institutions still show great diversity in the specifications ofaca- granted, as forexample:ARTS,white; SCIENCE, goldenyellow; demic dress, but American colleges and universities preferred to EDUCATION, light blue; ENGINEERING, orange; MUSIC, adopt some definite system which all could follow. Accordingly, pink; LIBRARY SCHOOL, lemon yellow; BUSINESS, drab; in 1895, at Columbia University, an intercollegiate commission JOURNALISM, crimson; LAW, purple; THEOLOGY, scarlet; drafted a uniform code for the use of caps, gowns and hoods. PHILOSOPHY, darkblue. Eachhood isalso lined insilkwiththe These standards, with few revisions, are still in effect. Broward colors ofthe institutionwhich grantedthe degree, as forexample, College will follow theAcademic Costume Code. garnet and gold for Florida State University, orange and blue for the University ofFlorida. Four academic degrees are generally recognized: the associate, the bachelor, the master and the doctor. The associate degrees The appropriate cap for all degrees is the familiar black "mortar (associate in arts and associate in sciences) are offered by the board." A tassel, black or a color signifying the field ofspecial- standard two-yearjunior colleges. The other three are conferred ization, is worn hanging to the left ofthe face. Those holding a by universities and colleges. The bachelor's or baccalaureate doctor's degreemayweara softvelvetcap ofthe colorindicating degree takes its name directly from the medieval practice of theirfieldofstudy, orwiththemortarboard,theymaywearatas- "bachelors"wearingagarlandofbayberries. Themaster'sdegree sel in gold or in part ofgold thread. was equivalentto alicenseto teach, and sometimeswas followed by the express words Licentia Docendi. The doctor's degree, The mace, carried by the parade marshal, is a symbol of the when earned by study, indicates advanced study and independent authority vested in the college president. In medieval times, it research in a specialized field oflearning. Honorary degrees are was a weapon ofwar which was effective against the strongest granted for meritorious service and for distinction in public or armor and was used chiefly by knights. Maces were often borne private endeavor. byaroyal bodyguardtoprotectthe king inprocessions, but inthe course oftime (by the 14th century) they assumed more ceremo- Those holding abachelor's degree wearablack gown fastened at nial functionsandlosttheirwarlikeappearance.Amace is carried the top, distinguished by long pointed sleeves hanging nearly to in academic and ecclesiastical processions, particularly in the knees.Themaster'sgown, wornopen, has longclosedsleeves English-speaking countries. with an arc ofacircle appearing nearthe bottom and a slit forthe arm near the middle ofthe sleeves. The doctor's gown, usually At Broward College, academic distinction is noted by the addi- worn open, is made ofsilk, facedwith abroad strip ofvelvet, and tion ofone orboth ofthe following to the graduate's regalia: The has three bars ofvelveton each sleeve. Ahood made ofthe same tri-cords in royal blue, white, andantique goldrepresentstheaca- material may be worn with the gown. The bachelor's hood is demic disfinction of membership in the Honors Institute. The three feet long, with a two-inch strip ofvelvet; the master's hood gold satin stole and gold tassel represents the academic disfinc- is three and one-half feet long, faced with a three-inch strip of tion ofmembership in Phi Theta Kappa. velvet; the doctor's hood is four feet long, faced with a five-inch PHOTOGRAPHS ParentsandFriendstakingphotographsareaskednot toblockthe Commercial photographs of the graduates will be prepared by visionofotherguestsorinterferewiththeroutesofourgraduates. Bob Knight Photomarketing, Inc. Names and addresses of Theplacement oftri-pods and otherequipmentthat may interfere participadng graduates will be provided to the photographer for with the ceremony is prohibited. Please follow the instructions of subsequent communications. Free proofs will be mailed with-in our ushers. one week. 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