LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FALL COMMENCEMENT NEW ORLEANS KIEFER UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS 6801 Franklin Avenue DECEMBER 12, 1996 4:30 p.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. 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* Kimberly Ann Collura Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Nursing INVOCATION Karan Gayle Folse Candidate for Master of Nursing WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Mervin L. Trail, M.D. Chancellor Louisiana State University Medical Center ADDRESS Helen A. Dunn, RN, Dr.PH Dean Emerita Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Nursing CONFERRING OF DEGREES Mr. Charles V. Cusimano Member Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors BENEDICTION Karan Gayle Folse Candidate for Master of Nursing RECESSIONAL "The audience is requested to remain seated until the graduates have left the Arena" * Audience Participation Invited, see page 11 for lyrics. 1 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 School of Medicine in New Orleans Presented by Robert L. Marier, M.D., Dean DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Kevin Oline Joseph Jahanyar Khorsandi *Bonnie Lisa Martin Gabriel Ikechukwu Onor School of Medicine in Shreveport Presented by Ike Muslow, M.D., Interim Dean DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Lori Renee Johnson *In Absentia 2 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 School of Allied Health Professions Presented by John R. Snyder, Ph.D., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CARDIOPULMONARY SCIENCE David John Lemaire, Jr. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Randall E. Bealer James Michael Vickers* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Mary Carla Mistretta MASTER OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Jeannie Lauren Day*....................Speech Pathology Kimberly Fuller Ensminger*......Speech Pathology Tiffany Marie Hebert...................Speech Pathology Carrie Lee Lemoine......................Audiology Craig James Parent.......................Speech Pathology Lynn Thompson Preau................Audiology MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES Richard Brian Coogler..........Physical Therapy (not grad) Karen Sue Harrison.....................Rehabilitation Counseling Elizabeth Ann Mulvany..............Physical Therapy Angelle Wright Nash...................Rehabilitation Counseling Barbara Mollere Touchard..........Occupational Therapy * In Absentia 3 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 School of Graduate Studies Presented by Marilyn L. Zimny, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE Loren Paul Walsh* Program: Microbiology & Immunology Major Professor: Dr. Stephen R. Jennings Zhongxin Yu Program: Pathology Major Professor: Dr. William D. Scheer *In Absentia 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY William P. Halford Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parisitology Major Professor: Dr. Daniel J. J. Carr Dissertation Title: Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Latency and Reactivation in Mice. Lipu Kong* Department: Physiology and Biophysics Major Professor: Dr. Ronald J. Korthuis Dissertation Title: Melanoma Cell Adhesion to Isolated Microvessel Walls. Lianxi Liao* Department: Physiology and Biophysics Major Professor: Dr. D. Neil Granger Dissertation Title:Mechanisms of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Leukocyte Adhesion and Microvascular Dysfunction. Diptasri M. Mandal Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. Joan E. Bailey-Wilson Dissertation Title: A Comparison of The Power of Model Dependent and Model Independent Linkage Analysis Using Computer Simulation. * In Absentia 5 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Sean P. McKeown Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. William D. Johnson Dissertation Title: Testing for Lack of Fit in Multivariate Statistical Models. Smita Premkumar Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. Bronya Keats Dissertation Title: Effects of Sex and Strain on The Genetic Linkage Maps of Mouse Chromosomes. Janice Marie Priest Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. Bronya Keats Dissertation Title: Gene Localization of an X-Linked Neuropathy and Mutational Analysis of The FGFR2 Gene in Craniosynostoses. Xi Zhu* Department: Cellular Biology and Anatomy Major Professor: Dr. Leonard Seelig Dissertation Title: Development Aspects of The Rat Immune System Following Placental and Lactational Exposure to Ethanol * In Absentia 6 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 School of Nursing Presented by Elizabeth A. Humphrey, R.N., Ed. D., Acting Dean ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Jan H. Ducote Carla Margaret Dupuy John Marshall Jones Kim Marie O'Keefe Debra Frabbiele Rome Gwendolyn Bayard Steger BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Kerry Michele Anderson Katherine Marie DeJean Christopher Michael Aupied Christy Ducote Eaves Cynthia Leigh Bailey Richard Allen Epstein Jennifer Merrick Barone Rhonda L. Eymard Susan Marie Barringer Michelle Marie Falcon Christy Ruth Baskind Robin Alaine Farina Kristin Katherine Benton Boyd Wyatt Fink, III Claudia Galavis Bischoff Mary Carey Finney-Bergeron Amy Elizabeth Bourgeois Mary MargaretAshton Fitzmorris Nicole Maureen Brown Elizabeth Jacobs Frazier Traci Mighnon Bryan Scott C. Fruge Kristi Lynn Burlet Jamie L. Gambino Traci Lynn Burns Grisell Girau Stacey Ann Cagnolatti Charles Frederick Graci Tina Marie Calcagno Aminta Carolina Granera Kimberly Ann Collura Deborah Kay Graves Karen Ann Compagno Julie Lynn Green Melissa Traill Constance Ashley Jean Haley Margaret Hollis Correro Karyn Elise Ryan Hanley Anne Parsiola Cubbedge Amelie Anne Hebert Paula Ann Cusimano Michael Warren Hendry Jamie Williams Dallimore Ronaele Cassanova Holmberg Patricia Lynn Darby Angela Dawn Hunsaker Jarvis Darensburg Erin Katherine Hurry 7 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 David Lloyd Hyde Jessi Marie Munch Jane Ellen Jarrell Nicole Marie Neyrey Penny Annie Jas Natalie Tafaro Norman Terri Lenn Johnston Holle Amber Peavy Medea T. Jones Michael Frederick Peifer Betty Sue Jurisich Dwayne J. Pellegrin Shannon Hane Kelly Tiffany Lauren Perkins Cynthia Lynn Knox Gerard Wayne Phillips Jennifer Lynn LaCombe Maureen I. Pritchard Wendy Landry-Lechtenberg Latoya Marie Ridgeway Deborah Norris LeBlanc Ron Allen Roubique Dana Marie Lee Ron F. Sanders Melissa Ann Lemoine Michael Lance Santangelo Sharon Renee Ortega Mancini Tonya Chapelle Scott Susanne Elaine Manning Michel Copping Sherwood Chandra Renee Mauthe Jennifer Thompson Stone Nicole Marie McGee Jeromi Danielle Terry Dara Elizabeth McMullen Jennifer Lynn Traylor Francine Andreis Minor-Douglas Lisa Nicole Trouard * Norma M. Monaco William Aaron Weatherford Katherine Ann Moore Kacie Elizabeth Wolf Blake Joseph Mouch * In Absentia 8 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 MASTER OF NURSING Susan A. Baimbridge Adult Health Nursing Mary Dugas Bianchetti Adult Health Nursing Laurie Lacour Bonnaffons Adult Health Nursing Angela Brooks-Williams Adult Health Nursing Janet Ann Brown Psychiatric Community Mental Health Joanne Malouse Cannon Adult Health Nursing Mary Alice Carpenter Adult Health Nursing Al Elko, Jr. Adult Health Nursing Karan Gayle Folse Adult Health Nursing Nantawadee P. Lee Adult Health Nursing Suzanne Marie Reveley Psychiatric Community Mental Health Brenda Guidry Riviere Adult Health Nursing 9 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER 1996 DOCTOR OF NURSING SCIENCE Nellie August-Prudhomme Major Professor: Dr. Patricia G. Beare Dissertation Title: The Relationship Between Family Functioning and Female Adolescent Sexual Behavior Lucie Theresa Savoie Elfervig Major Professor: Dr. Patricia G. Beare Dissertation Title: Functional Independence and Life Satisfaction with Vision Loss From Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Study of Older Adults Laura Joan Hanggi-Myers Major Professor: Dr. Myrtis Snowden Dissertation Title: The Origins and History of the F Public Health/ Community Nurses in Louisiana 1835 - 1927 Mary Jo Morrissey Major Professor: Dr. Patricia G. Beare Dissertation Title: A Comparison of Controlling Acute Pain for Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients Following Cardiac Surgery J. Arlene West-McFarland Major Professor: Dr. Patricia G. Beare Dissertation Title: Effects of Family Interventions on the Health Risks, Self-Differentiation, and Personal Authority in the Family of Adolescent Mothers 10 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 11 Commencement Speaker Helen A. Dunn, RN, Dr.PH, Dean Emerita of Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Nursing, New Orleans, Louisiana, served the University for over twenty-five years in many capacities including Professor, Project Director, Continuing Education Coordinator, and Dean. Dr. Dunn earned her doctorate and master's degrees in Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health, a baccalaureate from the University of Houston, Texas, and a diploma in nursing from Sparks Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Arkansas. She is a member of Delta Omega Honor Society, a scholastic honor society in Public Health, and Epsilon Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, an honor society in Nursing. She developed the curriculum and served as principal investigator for a federally funded grant to prepare school nurses for the role of advanced practice in the public and private school systems. Under her leadership as Dean, the School of Nursing moved from a group of temporary and modified structures to a modern ten-story building that today serves as the focal point for more than 600 students and 70 faculty. Her deep commitment to the belief that contemporary nurses must be critical thinkers and astute scientists, fueled the effort to establish an independent learning laboratory that has received, and continues to receive, national recognition. For several terms Dr. Dunn represented the New Orleans and Bayou River areas on the Health Systems Agency for Health Planning. She has served on the National League for Nursing accreditation board as a site visitor, the Southern Regional Education Board as a member of the Executive Committee, the Louisiana Council of Administrators of Nursing Education as Chairperson and has held positions on numerous other national, regional and local boards. She is well known to most legislators for her support of issues that influence the quality of higher education for the citizens of Louisiana. The Alumni Association of the Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Nursing has bestowed upon Dr. Dunn an honorary lifetime membership in recognition of her many contributions to the University and the nursing community. 13 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 Education 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 and 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 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 14