LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SPRING COMMENCEMENT NEW ORLEANS KIEFER UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS 6801 Franklin Avenue May 16, 1998 10:00 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 PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING Marilyn L. Zimny, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM* Geralynn G. Morrison Graduating Class School of Medicine INVOCATION DeeDee Cantrelle Luke Graduating Class School of Medicine WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Mervin L. Trail, M.D. Chancellor Louisiana State University Medical Center ADDRESS Edgar R. Anderson Jr., M.D. Lieutenant General Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia PRESENTATION OF THE ALLEN A. COPPING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Allen A. Copping President Louisiana State University System BENEDICTION Michael Joseph Appleton Graduating Class School of Dentistry RECESSIONAL *Audience Participation Invited, see page 13 for lyrics. 1 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 School of Allied Health Professions Presented by John R. Snyder, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES Kelly Kathleen Aprill........................Rehabilitation Counseling Marcy Marie Bloomer.......................Rehabilitation Counseling Debra Fink-Roux...............................Occupational Therapy Doris Elizabeth Guglielmo..............Rehabilitation Counseling Alicia Ann Hanchey.........................Rehabilitation Counseling Angela Marie Harold........................Rehabilitation Counseling Cheryl S. Hauver...............................Rehabilitation Counseling Kimberly Anne Liuzza.....................Rehabilitation Counseling Lauri Dietz Oppenheimer................Rehabilitation Counseling Brigit Marie Persson.........................Rehabilitation Counseling Traci Alaine Pullen..........................Rehabilitation Counseling Chantal Antoinette Raymond.........Rehabilitation Counseling BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Angelique Ursula Hyde Francesca Louise Morello Lan-Chi Vu Nguyen April Suzanna Vanek MASTER OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Wendy Guidry Adams.....................Audiology Rebecca Ellen Davis..........................Audiology Jessica Ashli Duke.............................Audiology Christina Michelle Jochum..............Audiology Stephanie Ann Peterson...................Speech Pathology Samantha Lynn Randazzo...............Speech Pathology Emily Hamilton Talbot.....................Speech Pathology 2 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 School of Nursing Presented by Elizabeth A. Humphrey, R.N., Ed.D., Dean ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Angel Nicosia Aucoin Nicole Christina LaCoste Sherry Baker-Phillips Joyce Connor Lafon Leslie Denise Barnes Eve Lirette-Grimes Ivy Smith Beckford * Victor Kevin Longo Roseann Vernaci Bienvenue Mariem Gayle Love Gregory Patrick Brewster Anna Maria Marchese Matthew Shane Chreene Holli Lynn Martin Anthony J. Clark Gayle Quillin McCurdy Marchelle F. Claverie Leslee Pepperman Nunenmacher Noel Christine DeMoss Billie Kennedy Pellissier Xavier DeSoto Michael L. Price Andrea Elizabeth DiFranco Rachel Ann Rogers Tonia Marie Dugas Rebecca Meche Rome Scotty Paul Eymard Amy Ann Rovira Rebecca Mary Fink Anthony Vincent Stuprich Lynn Machelle Godsey Carleen Marie Tullier Brandon Michael Grezaffi Xuan Thi Vo Tracy R. Harris-Lemieux Lora Brinson Weathersby * Robyn Holloway Lisa Norman West Edward Henry Huerstel Cynthia Ann Williams Donyette Andrea Jackson Sedric Williams Jean Teresa Jones Wan Hung Wong * In Absentia 3 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Shelley Pearson Alexander Marianna Marie Loudermilk-Clayton Henry Ying Au Nicole Marie Madere Dana Michelle Boudreaux Michael B. McNeill Naomi Austin Brining Stephen L. Menendez Stephanie Harris Bush Harold Stevenson Mustin, III Lauren Mary Callaway Tressy Lynn Netto Brandi Renee Cappo Lam Thanh Nguyen Patricia Kay Carter Thi Huong Nguyen Melisande Vignes Chadwell Renee Marie Oncale Rachael Ann Duncan Wendy Lynn Payne Arie Kay Edwards Sharon Michelle Penny Holly Lynn Enloe Celeste Diane Perry Yvonne R. Ferina Maria de los Angeles Pesantes Pamela Jean Fitzpatrick Eric Lyn Pitts Aimee Mickelle Fortier Mary Watkins Prechter Gretchen Rae Gleason Erin Jane Ramagos Aileen Elizabeth Hargroder Warren A. Reso, Jr. Timothy Jude Hattier Shelli Ray Rodriguez Bridget Emily Heller Holly Ann Scheuermann Jennifer Henderson Meg Ashley Schexnaildre Eugene Odell Hicks, III Sharon Elizabeth Schultz Sara Elizabeth Hipwell Angela Becnel Scullin Leslie Anne Hollin Dana Marie Serio Grace Taiwo Ibine Stephanie Kenney Sharpless Joelle Gretchen Jenny Pacia Ann Shenefield Heather Tanna Junius Gene Louis St. Pierre, Jr. Jennifer Ann Krause Laurie Lynn Stuard Alice Lucille Landry Todd Michael Tartavoulle Marc M. LeDoux Kenneth Francis Toca, Jr. Nedra Jeanine Lewis Laura Hogh Truelove Aimee Marie Littlejohn Michelle Lynn Wilkerson 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 MASTER OF NURSING Jane Ann Arcario Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Arris Ellen Brunet Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Bonnie Smith Cannon Adult Health Nursing Jodi Brooke Conner Psychiatric Community Mental Health Julie Ann Dargis Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Katrina Hansen Galarza Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Charlotte W. Godchaux Nursing Administration Rebecca Joan Hall Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Pattie Bowen Jarrell Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Jeffrey R. Kitch Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Barbara Randolph Mahoney Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Donna Matthews Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Shannan Ann McDermott Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Chris Ann Parmelee Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Azucena M. Ramos Primary Care Nurse Practicioner Mary Ellen VanZandt-Odom Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 5 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 DOCTOR OF NURSING SCIENCE Marian Ribeiro Banks Dr. Jacqueline McNally, Major Professor Dissertation Title: The Effects of Animal - Assisted Therapy on Loneliness In an Elderly Population in Long-Term Care Facilities. Patricia Sagan Wilkins Dr. Patricia Lane, Major Professor Dissertation Title: Participation in Decision-making, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment of Registered Nurses in Hospitals With Either a Shared or Non-Shared Governance Structure for Nursing Services. Michael Williams Dr. Lee Kraft, Major Professor Dissertation Title: Multiple-Choice Examination Answer Changing and Rationales. 6 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 School of Graduate Studies Presented by Marilyn L. Zimnny, Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE Blair T. Johnson Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. John Mayo Radhika R. Pochampally * Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. Jiandong Chen Tanya Roy Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. Marion Freistadt DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Mary Beth Breslin Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major Professor: Dr. Wayne V. Vedeckis Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Human Glucocorticoid Receptor Promoter. David A. Stoltz Department: Physiology Major Professor: Dr. Gregory J. Bagby Dissertation Title: Impact of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Alcohol on Innate Immunity in Rhesus Macaques. * In Absentia 7 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 School of Dentistry Presented by Eric J. Hovland, D.D.S., Dean ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE Melissa Anne Achee Angela Katherine Hebert Alicia Lorraine Acosta Carol Thi Hoang Kimberly Ann Anderson Amy Karen-Louise Johnson Shaina E. Bessonet Dawn Rodrigue Juneau Heather Ann Boudreaux Donnice Savoy LeBlanc Dana Denise DeArmond-LaCarbo Jaime Leigh Matherne Gaynor Lee Denmark Scarlet C. Menner Jamie Lea Derbonne Karen Ann Phillpott Samantha Lee Duhon Julie Ann Roberts Jennifer Sutton Farrar Jennifer Lynn Rue Rebecca Lynn Gerhardt Monica Marie Sheeren Kathryn Anne Gilbert Katherine DeLaune Strickland Sheri Marchadie Granier Kimberly Marie Stromeyer Amy Robin Guichard Tracy Lenore Turner Michele Renee Guilmino RaeLynn Marie Waguespack April Len Harry Leslie Anne Zerbey ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY Bridget Marie Bennett Thuy Thi Hoang Edwin Lake Hong Kee Thi Le David Edward Louviere Thomas Michael Louviere Cheryl Ann Malcamp Mai Thuy Thi Nguyen Xuan-Thu V. Nguyen Brad Joseph Perere Kelly Hien Tran Sybil Kerron Walker * * In Absentia 8 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE Judith Mary Asbell Michelle Marie Duffy Darlene Ann Landry Lauren Hanh Mai Holly Agnes Melancon Karelis Muniz Shauntelle Anita Sliman BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY Kor Ging Chong Kevin Chee Soon Loo Khang D. Tran 9 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Richard Tipery Akin Ryan Paul Matherne Michael Joseph Appleton Ammar A. Mekari Troy Dryden Bartels Eduardo Thomas Menendez Kim LaGraize Bent Aubrey Elayne Milton David Milton Carlton III Quinton Wayne Miner, Jr. Fay H. Collins Theodore Diuguid Neff Gwendolyn Denise Corbett Mark Tu Nguyen Christopher Constantine Cosse Vinh Thanh Nguyen Paola Maria Donaire Claudia Erin Ostteen Jeffrey Walker Dongieux Jason D. Parker David Michael Ellis Joseph Michael Perry Shelly Fisher Fallin Aimee E. Russo-Mounger William Eugene Foote IV Bruce A. Schneider Jacob Erwin Gauthier Jorge F. Schwarz Kurt E. Gauthier Merja A. Schwarz William Bradley Grand Antoinette M. Sheppelman Joel Drury Green Tessa Monique Smith Elizabeth H. Guerrero Johnny Burton Starkey Scott Louis Hayes William Jarrod Stewart Melinda Eiserloh Hickey Douglas Troy Talley, Jr. Lan Mai Hoang Kim McNab Tolar Matthew W. Home Corbin Jefferson Turpin III Lon Jude Latiolais Mark Andrew Ventress Michael James LeBlanc Ryan Garrett Walker Joon Hang Lee Jeffrey Allen Wiggins Rhonda Ann Lorraine 10 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU MEDICAL CENTER MAY 1998 School of Medicine in New Orleans Presented by Robert L. Marier, M.D., Dean DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Jeffrey Raymond Albea William Alfred Dupon Angela Bipin Amin Sara Elizabeth Ehrensing Evelyn Meyers Artz Jennifer Lynn Elliott Monique Zachary Attuso Kimberly Anne Farr LaSandra MaGail Bailey Jim Bob Faulk Brytton Allyson Baker Mika Marlaine Fontenot Dawn Gonzales Barrient Donna Elaine Francis Wayne Michael Berkowitz Jiong Yan Freeman Rebekah Jane Blake Helen Barrett Fromme Anthony Paul Blalock Lisa Rodney Fuller Andree Monique Bouterie Ksenija Gagic Jeffery Scot Brown Vincent Galiano Jonathan Jude Bruno Dante Juan Galliano Cuong Q. Bui Dawn Dugan Galliano Alicia Suzonne Byrd Derrick John Garcia Edward Hoben Calvert Jay Prakash Garg Dean Michael Cannon Michelle Catherine Garner Michelle Elizabeth Carley Brad Joseph Gaspard Margaret Franetta Carter Steven G. Gollehon Tracie Najolia Carter Anna Demirdjian Guanche Pallavi Reddy Cherukupally Brian Phillip Guidry Tammuella Evelyn Chrisentery Norris Paul Guidry Nichole Fleming Cole Shaminder M. Gupta Kimiyo Harris Coleman Monique Pierce Hamilton Phillip Stephen Conner Michael Gary Heller, Jr. Louis Meraux Come, Jr. Melissa Lusco Hemelt Roy Joseph Culotta Samuel Alfred Hickey, Jr. Gregory Wade Cummings Brian Patrick Higgins Eleanor Jackson Daveron Deborah Caruso Hilton Amy Elizabeth David Paul James Himaya Matthews Shane Dawson Rex Steven Houser Brian Christopher DeHart Ben-Hwa Hu Liza Anne Di Leo Ying Hsien Huang Constantine Dimitriades Samantha Ann Huber Natalie Ann Domangue Lesley Meng Huval Scott Jude Domingue Patrick Anthony Hymel Jr. Ashley Elizabeth Dugas Tonya Jagneaux 11 Jeri Benton Johnson Joseph Augustus Perdigao Kristin Sullivan Johnson Michele Textor Perez Maureen Elizabeth Jones Rebecca Uzee Perret Erica Renee Bujol Kelly Lisa Ellen Petitfils Gail Lilian King Terry Jane Polt Jimmy L. Kittrell, Jr. Patricia Christine Porada William Jeffery Klein Marya Jacinta Porter Foster Clinton Kordisch, III Rajeev Prakash Lise Amy Labiche Tanya Rachelle Reed Catherine Jane Laborde Kevin Michael Richardson Stephen Michael LaCour Alva Rose Roche James Allen Lalonde, Jr. Gabriel Ellis Salloum Jason Seth Ledbetter James Gregory Scelfo Jonathan Eaton Leinbach Eric Mahlon Paul Scheufler Rebecca Ann Lillis Seth Jeremy Schultz James Desporte Lilly Tressa Renee Scineaux Chad Louis Loup Tonya Hawkins Sheppard DeeDee Cantrelle Luke Charles Andrew Smith Quynh Minh Mai Anna Robichaux Smither Vasavi Malineni Scott M. Sondes Melvin Joseph Marque, III Anthony Roland Spedale, Jr. Jamel Alphonso Martin Barry Martin Matthews Starr Daryl Stephen Marx John Lally Steigner Mignonne Cecile Mary Leni Tonka Sumich, II Stephanie Hancock McCollister Michael Joseph Sutherland Victor Allen McCoy William Elmore Tiemann Stacy Wyn McDonald Christopher Scott Turner Andrew Kyle McVie Gina Maria Vaccaro Mary Evelyn McWhorter Allen Wayne Vander Corinne Margaret Meek Chi Ha Vu Neelesh Harihara Mehendale Jennifer Claire Waguespack-LaBiche Anupama Menon Wilson Lee-Shu Wang Tiffany Mixon Merriman Frank Charles Wharton Elizabeth Swanson Milvid Chequita Shantel Williams Anushirvan Minokadeh Judy Alexis Wilson Lainie Van Voast Moncada Laurentia Agnes Maria Winkeler Charles Joseph Moreau Shelley Wu Claire Christman Morgan Michael Renard Young Geralynn G. Morrison Michelle Kay Mowad Bich-Ngoc Thi Nguyen Chuong Huu Nguyen Giang Tuong Nguyen Deirdre Ellen O'Boyle Peggy Ann O'Cain Bruce Vincent Ouellette John Franciol Pastor 12 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 Osay does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave Francis Scott Key 13 Lieutenant General (Dr.) Edgar R. Anderson, Jr. Retired January 1, 1997 Lieutenant General (Dr.) Edgar R. Anderson, Jr., is the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Boiling Air Force Base, D.C. He serves as functional manager of the USAF Medical Service. He advises the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force chief of staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense (health affairs), on all matters pertaining to the health of Air Force personnel. He has authority to commit resources worldwide for the Air Force Medical Service, to make decisions affecting the delivery of medical services, and to develop plans, programs and procedures in support of peacetime and wartime medical serivce missions. He exercises direction, guidance and technical management of more than 52,000 personnel assigned to 87 medical facilities worldwide. The General entered the Air Force in March, 1965, after receiving his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He is board certified in family practice, dermatology and aerospace medicine. He has commanded Air Force hospitals of all sizes and been a command surgeon. He is a command pilot, a former medical test pilot, chief flight surgeon and basic parachutist with 2,200 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft. General Anderson is married to the former Sandra Caston of Albermarle, N.C. They have a daughter, Melisa, and two sons, Edward and Mark. 15 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 black 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. Gowns with pointed sleeves designate the Associate and Bachelor's degree; long, closed sleeves are used for the Master's degree, with a slit for the arm; and round, open sleeves indicate 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: Graduate Studies Lilac: Dentistry Apricot: Nursing Gold: Allied Health Professions 16