LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SUMMER COMMENCEMENT NEW ORLEANS KIEFER UNO LAKEFRONT ARENA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS 6801 Franklin Avenue August 14, 1999 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 Professional photographers will record each graduate as the diploma is presented and color portraits will be available for purchase, if desired. Program PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING Joseph M. Moerschbaecher, III, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM* Shanda M. Brashears Graduating Class School of Allied Health Professions INVOCATION Tara M. Orfanello Graduating Class School of Allied Health Professions WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Perry G. Rigby, M.D. Director of Health Care Systems Chancellor Emeritus Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ADDRESS Michael C. Norman, M.C.D., C.C.C. Speech-Language Pathologist CONFERRING OF DEGREES William L. Jenkins, D.V.M., Ph.D. President Louisiana State University System BENEDICTION Angelle R. Ramirez Graduating Class School of Allied Health Professions 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 HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 School of Medicine in New Orleans Presented by Robert L. Marier, M.D., Dean DOCTOR OF MEDICINE Edward Telung Chang * * In Absentia 2 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 Master of Nursing Presented by Elizabeth A. Humphrey, R.N., EdD., Dean Cari Thawn MacDonald Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Science Naydja M. Domingue Major Professor: Dr. Margaret Tennyson Dissertation Title: Experiences of Nurse Executives Facing Transitions In Hospitals Velma Breaux Westbrook Major Professor: Dr. Myrtis J. Snowden Dissertation Title: Survey of Type and Frequency of Abuse and The Psychological Dimesions of Self-esteem, Depression, and Self-blame Among Abused Women In Southeastern Louisiana 3 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 School of Dentistry Presented by Eric }. Hovland, D.D.S., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE Carla Smith* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY Omar Adrian Ojjeh * * In Absentia 4 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 School of Graduate Studies Presented by Joseph Moerschbaecher, III Ph.D., Dean MASTER OF SCIENCE Frederick G'sell III Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. William Johnson David Howard Miles Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. Marion S. Freistadt Allen Mock Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. William Gallaher Son V. Nguyen Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major Professor: Dr. William C. Claycomb Charles Fdward Sledge, Jr. Department: Biometry and Genetics Major Professor: Dr. William Johnson Brad S. Taylor Department: Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology Major Professor: Dr. Paul Fidel Chad Vincent Department: Pathology Major Professor: Dr. Gray Malcom 5 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jude Abadie* Department: Pathology Major Professor: Dr. Gray Malcom Dissertation Title: Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone on Fatty Acid Profiles in Zucker Rats: Evidence for Decreasing Insulin Resistance. Jitka Ismail Department: Physiology Major Professor: Dr. Kathleen McDonough Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of Ecoli Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction and Protection from Ischemia/ Reperfusion Injury in Rats Christopher A. Scheiner Department: Cell Biology and Anatomy Major Professor: Dr. R. Ranney Mize Dissertation Title: Distribution and Development of Nitric Oxide in Superior Colliculus; A Role in Pathway Refinement * In Absentia 6 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 School of Allied Health Professions Presented by John R. Snyder, Ph.D., Dean BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CARDIOPULMONARY SCIENCE Hung Chung Kim Michelle Lesaicherre Darryl Edward Crump Thien-Tri Nguyen Natalie Teresa Delahoussaye Tuan Minh Nguyen Angela Marie Elmer Tara Marie Orfanello Jason Brian Graves John David Somme Shantelle Altazan Graves Heidi Hale Wilkinson Shawn Collins Harrison BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Jean-Jacques Aucoin Christie Marie Loria Andrea Kelly Broussard Robert Courtney Manning James Damon Brown Janine Muoi Nguyen Anna Marie Bruce Vucania Long Nguyen Shirlanda Ramone Bullock Shelley Elice Pelous Rachel Anne Burke Robert Michael Phelps Kristen Michele Butler Shannon Nicole Flanchard Brandy Lynn Hingle Gregory Joseph Richard Donavon Neil LaFleur Stacy Lynn Rogers Elizabeth Leigh Lanning John Francis Steen, Jr. Charla Lynn LeCompte Peter Matthew Travis 7 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Michelle Coury Ackal Holly Catha Jones Dawn Marie Albarado Amanda Coci Koch Kayra Soileau Bergeron Kim E. Lindsey Wednesday D'Angelo Berthiaume Vineen Giordano McGuinness Cheri Lugenbuhl Blanchard Danielle S. Mixon Shawla Marie Breaux Lauren Michelle Mouret Jennifer Lynn Calligan Thoa Kim Nguyen Jennifer Michelle Cambre Millie Toscano Pelias Kristi D. Coltrane Angelle Renee Ramirez Ashley Berlier Cook Jennifer Lynn Rea Tanil Dawn Cornett Stephanie Hocke Riley Jason S. Doucet Ana Maria Roniger Katey Ann Fitzpatrick Marianne Sanchez Jessica Renee Ford Christine Renee Smith Angelle Monique Fruge Rosary Bahman Talbot Kendra Lin Gasperecz Brigette Nicole Vicknair Melissa Aaron Hall Ralph S. Voorhies IV Rita J. Heinrich Kimberly Shae Whitley Aimee Elizabeth Hightower BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN REHABILITATION SERVICES Alberta L. Bergeron Kellie Jeanne Medine Jill Rene Bernard Meagan Elizabeth Minvielle Janella Annette Bowman Thuy Thanh Thi Nguyen Jacqueline Marie Hotard Milet Ryn Phillips Erin Elizabeth Kolb Brandyn Rachelle Sanchez Aimee Elizabeth Lambert Kennan Barrett Soule Adrienne Leigh LeBlanc Rebecca Isabelle Tate Jason Thomas Lemann Joseph Williams 8 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 MASTER OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS Shannan Lynn Boyle ........................................................Speech Pathology Shanda Maria Brashears..............................................................Audiology Rebecca Allison Cloy........................................................Speech Pathology Jason Mitchell Feld .........................................................................Audiology Michelle Lyn Frankenthaler............................................Speech Pathology Jenifer Leigh Juengling.....................................................Speech Pathology Shellie Patricia Landry......................................................Speech Pathology Jennifer Louise Ogden......................................................Speech Pathology Linda Jean Pendleton........................................................Speech Pathology Rachel Elizabeth Pickett...................................................Speech Pathology Erica Scales..........................................................................Speech Pathology Kristen Anne Schexnayder...........................................................Audiology MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES Susan Coel Guynes............................................................Physical Therapy Jackie Marie Kilcrease.......................................Rehabilitation Counseling Katherine Heck Krieg.......................................................PhysicalTherapy Cortney AJ Lang................................................Rehabilitation Counseling Argie Paratore Leach..............................................Medical Technology 9 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AUGUST 1999 MASTER OF PHYSICAL THERAPY Victoria May Aime Micah Bradley Harriss Philip Brian Ardoin William Andrew Hooper Beth Irene Aronson Brian Wayne Hopkins Angela B. Barre Robert Gerard Hughes Dodie Anderson Bertolino David Paul Klein Joy Nicole Birdwell Taylor Rex McCaffery Kimberly Jeanne Brignac Al C. Moreau, III Celeste Marie Broussard Guidano Napoli Erin Shirley Cannon* Jennifer Sue Reynolds Leland Charles Couret, Jr. Bret Jubin Rothaermel Stacy Grider Crenshaw Tracey Patrice Saizan Casey Lee Deaton Pearlas Alabata Sanborn Angela Culver DeNicolo Andrea Book Schneider Mark David Fay Patrick Corey Stroderd Tiffany Chester Fontenot Charles Thomas Tyner Michelle Lynn Ginsburg Kimberly Loyola Wallis Jennifer Eileen Golemi Michelle Elise Whiteside Elizabeth Kendall Goodier Louise Browning Zimmermann Kristen Hadley Greene * In Absentia 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 Michael C. Norman, M.C.D., C.C.C. Michael C. Norman is a Speech-Language Pathologist who owns and operates a speech-language pathology private practice with offices in Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana. After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at Nicholls State University in 1972, Mr. Norman earned a Master of Communication Disorders degree from Louisiana State University Medical Center in 1976. He holds a Teachers Certificate from the Louisiana Department of Education, a Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is licensed in Speech-Language Pathology in both Louisiana and Mississippi. During his career, Mr. Norman served as a faculty member at both Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond and the LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. As a practitioner, he has provided services in the public schools of both Terrebonne and Jefferson Parishes. A skilled administrator, Mr. Norman recently served as Administrator of Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility, and Program Director- Outpatient Services for National Medical Enterprises (Tenet) at F. Edward Hebert Hospital in New Orleans. His current practice is primarily pediatric, concentrating on individuals with pervasive development disorders and language-learning disabilities. Mr. Norman is a role model practitioner, disseminating information through a variety of publications to help clients. He works closely with the communities he serves, making presentations at local schools. At the professional level, Mr. Norman has been appointed by two governors to serve on the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology. He is a past President of the National Counsel of State Boards of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology, and past Executive Council Member of the Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Closer to home, Mr. Norman served as the first President of the LSU Medical Center's Allied Health Alumni Association. 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 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