LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SUMMER COMMENCEMENT NEW ORLEANS KIEFER UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS 6801 Franklin Avenue August 17, 1991 10 A.M. SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS New Orleans and Shreveport SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY New Orleans SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES New Orleans and Shreveport SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New Orleans SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Shreveport SCHOOL OF NURSING New Orleans Professional photographers will record each graduate as the diploma is presented and color portraits will be available for purchase, if desired. Program PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING Marilyn L. Zimny, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Louisiana State University Medical Center OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM* INVOCATION E. Raworth Allen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy Louisiana State University Medical Center WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Perry G. Rigby, M.D. Chancellor Louisiana State University Medical Center ADDRESS Nell C. Carney Commissioner Rehabilitation Services Administration United States Department of Education CONFERRING OF DEGREES Allen A. Copping, D.D.S. President Louisiana State University System BENEDICTION Dr. Allen RECESSIONAL "The audience is requested to remain seated until the graduates have left The Arena" *Audience Participation Invited, see page 10 for lyrics 1 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 School of Dentistry Presented by Jack H. Rayson, D.D.S., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE Cheryl Giordano Areaux* Susan Ferrara Reed* School of Medicine Presented by Robert S. Daniels, M.D., Dean DOCTOR OF MEDICINE James Howell Blackburn II Lori A. Gonzales-Qader School of Graduate Studies Presented by Marilyn L. Zimny, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE Sk. Manzoor Ali Degree: Microbiology Major Professor: Dr. Bruce E. Torian Shams Iqbal Degree: Microbiology Major Professor: Dr. James Thompson Sharmila Rao* Degree: Biochemistry Major Professor: Dr. Wayne V. Vedeckis Dan E. Ware* Degree: Biochemistry Major Professor: Dr. Michael Hampsey * In Absentia 2 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY John Marvin Bush IV* Degree: Microbiology Major Professor: Dr. James Cardell Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating the Processing, Transport, and Targeting of Lysosomal Enzymes in Dictyostelium discoideum. Ronald Nicholas Harty* Degree: Microbiology Major Professor: Dr. Dennis J. O'Callaghan Dissertation: Characterization of Transcription in Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Productive and Persistent Infections. Gary Wayne Kunsman* Degree: Pharmacology Major Professor: Dr. Joseph E. Manno Dissertation: Temazepam and Ethanol Effects on Human Performance. Ning Liu* Degree: Pathology: Clinical Chemistry Major Professor: Dr. H. Peter Lehmann Dissertation: Detection of HBV Related Virus in Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Patient Serum. Jan Margaret Richardson* Degree: Microbiology Major Professor: Dr. James Cardelli Dissertation: The Targeting and Processing of Lysosomal Enzymes in Dictyostelium discoideum. Feng Yao* Degree: Biochemistry Major Professor: Dr. R. J. Courtney Dissertation: Virion- and Membrane- Associated Immediate-Early Proteins of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1. * In Absentia 3 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 School of Nursing Presented by Helen A. Dunn, Dr. P.H., Dean ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Diane S. Boutte Anita Marie Pontiff Michelle Buckley Joyce Clark Scott Andrea S. Jensen Cynthia F. Simar Andrea Masson Klock Nathalie Fortini Walker Shelia D. LaPoint Ann S. Wandell Mary L. Miller DOCTOR OF NURSING SCIENCE Maria Corazon Lafuente Major Professor: Dr. Patricia L. Lane Dissertation: Experiences of Homeless Men: A Phenomenological Study School of Allied Health Professions Presented by Stanley H. Abadie, Ph.D., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CARIOPULMONARY SCIENCE Jervis Paul Daigle, Jr. Asad Irshad Mohamed David Leo Doyle Frank T. Morace* Newton M. Fisk III Karen Ann Oberle* Victor Wayne Fuselier Crystal Leigh Rabon* Ana Patricia Gonzalez Ruth Ann Spaulding Jeffrey Lyall Hunter* John Stroble Stevens Annie Kay LaHood* Garey Allen Trisler* Robert Wayne Lawrence, Jr. David Lynn Vines* Daryl Philip Lofaso John Bradford Zamjahn BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Sherry R. Aguiar Cynthia Danielle Butler Shannon Anne Balkum Man Hing Chieh Mary Jane Bose Raoul Claude Coleman Jennifer Lynne Brown* Jonathan Sloan Eubanks * In Absentia 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 Marcus Todd Fontenot Veronica Renee Owens Dever Germaine Hamilton Christine Simmons Tina Louise Johnson Monique Renee Verret Vincent Luke Leggio* Pamela Marie Vider Nina Michelle Mitchell Laurentia Agnes Winkeler Paulette Ladatto Mowafagh Alkico Freeman Woods* John Thomas Murphy, Jr. { '. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Cathryn Shaffett Adger* Tiffani Ann Giordano Karen Wren Adkins* Gary Anthony Guidry Randy Aucoin Miriam Fox Guitart Donald Mark Baer Katherine M. Hall* Candance Marie Ballon Michael A. Hurston Glenda L. Blood Jeffrey Arthur Jaume Amy Anne Buford Helen Cecile Legendre Alicia Renee Burrough* Lynn Katherine Myer Theresa Ann Cearley* Christine C. Naden Daphne Laura Lynn Ciufo* Monique Cherie Pecot Diane Elizabeth Cuti Kelly Ann Pendola* Todd Stephen Danos Jennifer Dawn Peterson* Beth Ann DiMaggio Marilyn Louise Ponder Elizabeth Ashley Burkes Duncan Lori Lynn Quartararo Cynthia Phyllis Duval Edmund James Ruzicka, Jr. Eric Jonathan Foster James Bryan Schiro Rachel Toye Foster Norma Dee Scott Geralyn B. Fruge Victor Joseph Varisco BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY Candace Catherine Aucoin* Thomas Joseph Clawson* Robert Paul Beaugh Jill Marie Curry Mary Katherine Beran John Leslie Daigle, Sr. Janelle Ann Bollinger Lanita Kay Dedon Sonya Suzanne Brunson* Dung Tien Do Sandra Ann Breffeilh Judith Coates Dorfi Joan E. Burga Melissa Angel Dufour Dian Marie Caronna Sheri Layne East * In Absentia CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 Christie Lynn Falgoust Deborah Lybanon Elizabeth Nicole Flury Kathryn Lynn Mattox* Amy Key Gleason C. Paul Melancon Christy Lynn Grote* Richard Clayton O'Quinn* Robert Brian Haden* Lauren Elaine Oubre* Christina Annette Harold Lisa Carlos Patout* David Michael Hatrel Karen Marie Pohlman* Karl Wayne Higginbotham* Stacey Lynn Sayes* Charles E. Jackson* Sherri Beth Schember* Todd Truitt Janney James E. Silvestri Jennifer Lea Johnson* Kermit John Soileau* Michael Joseph Johnston Victoria Trainor Wendell Joseph Juneau* Cheryl Ann Troxclair Andre Labbe Valerie Lynn Vacante Charles Clebert LeBlanc, Jr. Michelle Lane Willis* Kim Bernadas LeBlanc Amber Michelle Zimmer Sharon Kay Lounsberry* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN REHABILITATION COUNCELING Julia Allman Barjenbruch Sybil Vernice Huntley Karen Jean Brupbacher Celynn Marie Kraft Keith David Chighizola Michelle Raylene Matthew Tera Lyn Conerly Darrell John Montgomery Sarah Ellen Druhan Darius Taplet Kimberly Anne Gardner James Frank Tardie Russell Wade Harthcock Michele Avette Tassin MASTER OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Michaela Rachel Accardo Program: Speech Pathology Diana Marble Boswell* Program: Speech Pathology Jolinn Whitsell Burt* Program: Speech Pathology * In Absentia CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1991 Dawn Joan Cooper Program: Speech Pathology Marie T. Elder Program: Audiology Donna Evans Harris* Program: Speech Pathology Bernadette Domemica Hollywood Program: Speech Pathology Donna Robinson Jordan* Program: Speech Pathology Heidi Marie Switzer Program: Speech Pathology * In Absentia 7 NELL C. CARNEY Nell C. Carney is Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within the United States Department of Education. Commissioner Carney was appointed by President Bush in April, 1989 and sworn into office by Vice-President Dan Quayle on July 31,1989. She became the 12th Commissioner of the RSA, an agency which administers the rehabilitation authorities of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and subsequent amendments through 1986. Commissioner Carney earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Education and Psychology from George Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Prior to her Presidential appointment, Commissioner Carney served as Executive Assistant Commissioner and later as Commissioner of the Virginia Department for the Visually Handicapped. She has also served as Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator in the Washington Department of Services for the Blind. Commissioner Carney has received many awards and achievements throughout her career. She has been honored with a Certificate for Outstanding Contributions to State Government, a Governor's Citation for Outstanding Service and a Presidential Appointment to the Committee for Use of Blind and Severely Handicapped Made Products. Recently, she has been awarded the Outstanding Career Achievement Award by the State of Rhode Island, the Achievement of Excellence Award by the Rhode Island Governor's Committee on Services to Disabled People, and a Special Recognition Award by the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association. Commissioner Carney has been listed in "Who is Who" among Federal Executives and the "Who is Who" among State Executives. She has received a Key to the City of Nashville and Kansas City. Commissioner Carney has been honored with the Outstanding Contribution Award, RSA Region III and RSA Region VIII. In addition to her honors and achievements, the Mayor of Nashville proclaimed Sept. 6, 1990 "Nell Carney Day." Commissioner Carney is widely published and has made more than 100 major presentations in the past 24 months. She has authored or co-authored 11 publications. Commissioner Carney is well known for her in-depth knowledge of rehabilitation and her advocacy for people with disabilities. Her career spans two decades and includes teaching at elementary and secondary levels as well as administration of state rehabilitation programs. 8 All participants in this program, candidates for degrees, their families, and other special commencement guests, are sincerely requested to honor America in the singing of OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM, the lyrics of which follow: O 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 bomb bursting in air Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Francis Scott Key 10 ACADEMIC HERALDRY: THE SYMBOLS OF LEARNING The college or university commencement procession today, in this Nation and abroad, is a pageant, alive and bright with dress and ceremony inherited from the medieval European universities of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. To preserve their dignity and meaning it early became necessary for those universities to set rules for academic dress. American universities agreed on a definite system in 1895 and set up a suitable code of academic dress for the colleges and universities of the United States. In 1932 The American Council on Educational presented a revised code which, for the most part, governs the style of academic dress today. The Principal features of academic dress are three: The gown, the cap, and the hood. The Gown. The flowing gown comes from the twelfth century. It has become symbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it completely covers any dress of rank or social standing beneath. It is gray for the associate degree, and black for all other degrees, with pointed sleeves for the Associate and Bachelor's degree; long, closed sleeves for the Master's degree, with a slit for the arm; and round, open sleeves for the Doctor's degree. The gown worn for Associate, Bachelor's or Master's degree has no trimmings. The gown for the Doctor's degree is faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet across the sleeves, in the color distinctive of the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. For certain institutions the official colors of the college or university may appear on the gown or its decorations. The Cap. The freed slave in Ancient Rome won the privilege of wearing a cap, and so the academic cap is a sign of the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignity with which scholarship endows the wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as a square to symbolize the book, although some authorities claim that the mortar board is a symbol of the masons, a privileged guild. The color of the tassel on the cap denotes the discipline, although a gold tassel may be worn with any Doctor's gown. The Hood. Heraldically, the hood is an inverted shield with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the college or university. The color of the face of the hood denotes the discipline represented by the degree; the color of the lining of the hood designates the university or college from which the degree was granted. COLORS DISTINCTIVE OF CERTAIN DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS Green: Medicine Blue: Philosophy Lilac: Dentistry Yellow: Science Apricot: Nursing 12