New College Class of 1996 Commencement program

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Commencement NEW COLLEGE of the University of South Aorida FRIDAY, MAY TWENTY-FOURTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FWRIDA AT SARASOfA SARASOfA,FWRIDA

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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Matthew F. Amati, Classics Crete, IL Trent Apple, History Louisville, KY Joshua I. Armstrong, Chemistry Largo, FL Bran dice Leah Askin, Humanities St. Petersburg, FL Valicia Blydenburgh, Philosophy & Religion Tampa, FL Cara Ann Bompignano, Psychology Manhasset, NY Lori S. Buetow, Chemistry & Biology Crete, lL Charles Kenneth Burruss, History Tarpon Springs, FL Shawnna M. Buttery, Natural Sciences Jacksonville, FL Sebastian Canon, Economics/Sociology Mar Del Plata, Argentina Kathryn Jane Chapman, Neurobiology Orlando, FL Xiomara K. Chin, Marine Biology Trinidad, West Indies Christine Viola Cowan, Natural Sciences Southport, NC Robert Rocco De Vito, General Studies Tampa,FL John Fredric Denning, Anthropology Lynn Haven, FL Patrick Jon Denny, Humanities Pensacola, FL Shannon Eileen Duskin, Art History Fort Worth, TX Elizabeth C. Eldridge, Anthropology/Environmental Studies, Seminole, FL Paula Jane Fetterman, Economics / Mathematics Sarasota, FL Michelle Marie Flint, Anthropology Philadelphia, PA Jennifer Lynn Fox, British & American Literature Sarasota, FL Nancy Frye, Psychology Gainesville, FL William Blake Gnemi, Economics / Latin American Studies, Ruston, LA John H Graham III, Economics Jacksonville, FL Christine J. Gramer, Chemistry Palm Beach Gardens, FL Robert J. Grondin Ill, Interdisciplinary Studies Clearwater, FL Rachel Ann Gross, Biology Gainesville, FL Michael Grossman, Classics Clearwater, FL Michael Edward Guinan, British & American Literature / Theatre, Rockville Centre, NY Michael Leland Haber, British & American Literature East Windsor, NJ Matthew Daniel Hall, Literature Jacksonville, FL Patrick Haller, Foreign Languages Burlington, VT Byron Jason Hartsfield, Religion New Port Richey, FL Michelle Rene Haynes, Social Sciences Houston, TX John Raymond Hover, Anthropology Cincinnati, OH John Franklin Huesman, Mathematics & Physics Osgood, IN

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PROGRAM PRELUDE Manatee High School Jazz Ensemble PROCESSIONAL Douglas C. Berggren, New College Marshal WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., Dean and Warden, New College ADDRESS Vicki Pearthree Raeburn, Vice President, FAME Information Services, Inc. CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY Betty Castor, President, University of South Florida CONFERRING OF DEGREES President Castor and Gordon E. Michalson, Jr. RECESSIONAL Marshal Berggren PLATFORM GUESTS Betty Castor, President, University of South Florida Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., Dean and Warden, New College David P. Schenck, Dean and Executive Officer, USF at Sarasota Rolland V. Heiser, President, ew College Foundation Vicki Pearthree Raeburn, Vice President, FAME Information Services, Inc. Douglas C. Berggren New College Marshal Mark A Johnson, Director, Student Affairs Nancy E. Ferraro, Director, Records and Registration Gordon B. Bauer, Chair, Division of Social Sciences Magdalena E. Carrasco, Chair, Division of Humanities LeoS. Demski, Chair, Division ofNatural Sciences

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Laurel Christian Isbister Music Sara ota FL Cheryl Pierra Jacob, General Studies Sara ota FL Paul Thomas Jaeger British & American Literature Orange Park, FL Joy Kanwar, Anthropology / Environmental Studies Orlando, FL James-Christopher Kilbourne, Music Compo ilion Knoxville, TN Margaret Elizabeth Knight, Economics / Mathematics Tampa, FL Kimberly .Krohmer, Natural Sciences / Philosophy Port Richey FL Goeffrey Alan Kurtz, Political Science Manassas, VA Aaron M. Lampman, Anthropology / Biology Tallahassee, FL Jonathan Philip Landry Natural Sciences / Political Science, Ellington, CT J. Travis Lee, Mathemattcs Tampa, FL John Jung-An Lee, Mathematics / Physics Temple Terrace, FL Charles H. Lewis, General Studies Sarasota, FL Karen Polakoff Lipman, Anthropology Maryann Logan, Fine Arts Englewood, FL Tara Leigh Lopez, Natural Sciences Miami, FL Bryan Maurice Lumpkins, Sociology Brandon, FL Christine Bischofberge Malone, Political Science Sarasota, FL Dwight H Mann, History West Palm Beach, FL Kristin Beth Marshall, Chemistry Sarasota, FL Michelle Nicole Martin, Social Sciences Anchorage AK Suzanne Lynn Meltz, Social Sciences San Antonio, TX Sofia Naz Memon, Social Sciences / Gender Studies Yardley, PA Stephanie L. Moorhead, Classics London, Ontario, Canada Martha Ellen Mulvany, Literature Evanston, IL Jenny McKeel, Gender Studies / Sociology McLean, VA Priya aman, Biology / Public Policy Palm Harbor FL Patricia avara, Natural Sciences Port Charlotte, FL Patrick John Nolan, Musicology Key West, FL Mary O'Connor, Biology Sarasota, FL R. David Onley, Jr., Biopsychology Sarasota, FL Ashley Parker Overton, Literature Sarasota, FL Gaia Paltrinieri, International Relations / Economics Pierrevert, France Jennifer Dawn Payne, Humanities Louisville, KY Aimee Jessica Placas, Literature/Anthropology Boca Raton, FL Peri Wynne Poland, Classics Clearwater, FL

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Kirsten Jenna Pomerantz, Cultural Anthropology Cincinnati, OH Jennifer Leigh Robbins, Cultural Anthropology & Literature, Madison, NJ Emily Verena Rodeheffer, Humanities Orlando, FL John C. Romanski, Religion/History Fort Walton Beach, FL Kristina Kathryn Rudiger, Humanities Setauket, NY Adrienne Lisa Sadovsky, Psychology Tampa, FL Jawara Atiba Sanford, Philosophy Lansing, MI Linda M. Schartman, Sociology Potomac, MD Alana Joy Scudiere, Psychobiology Washington, DC Catherine Marie Sheehy, General Studies Jacksonville, FL Thomas Matthew Sims, Economics & Development Studies, Seoul, Korea Jacob E. Small, Psychology Boynton Beach, FL Martha Ann Potts Smith, Psychology Osprey, FL Andrew Carlton Snyder, General Studies Venice, FL Jason Andrew Spitzer, Psychology Homestead, FL Lisa Rachel Stampnitzky, Sociology East Meadow, NY Loreli Elizabeth Stepp, Mathematics Sarasota, FL Ashley Mansur Strand, Political Science Falls Church, VA Graham Charles Strouse, Humanities Newtown, PA Elizabeth Anne Swanstrom, Classics El Dorado Hills, CA Ali R. Tafti, Physics Commack, NY Dallas Simmons Taylor, Critical Studies Sarasota, FL Anne E. Tazewell, Environmental Studies Sarasota, FL James Eugene Todd, International Relations & Anthropology, Merritt Island, FL Edward A. Vergara, Environmental Science/Economics Miami,FL Lisa Vijitchanton, Psychology Sarasota, FL Guy William Volk, British & American Literaturelrheatre, Kennesaw, GA Julie Marie Ward, Anthropology Jacksonville, FL Asha Natalie Wedeking, Art History Palm Beach Gardens, FL Martha Frost Wehling, Anthropology Niceville, FL Keith Edward Weiss, Political Science St. Louis, MO Coree White, Environmental Studies Lafayette, TN Benjamin Wolkov, International Relations Copenhagen, Denmark Nicole Marie Wood, Social Sciences Sarasota, FL William Edward Wood, Mathematics/Computer Science, Longwood, FL Qinghua Xu, International Relations China McGee Wester Young, Political Science/Economics Tallahassee, FL lien Zazueta-Audirac, Humanities Gainesville, FL

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A DISTINGUISHED PAST Founded in 1960, New College opened in 1964 as a private college whose students would come from all parts of the nation and whose faculty and curriculum would reflect the highest standards of excellence. New College attracted immediate attention for the nature and quality of its academic program. In 1967, when the first students were graduated, the College won accreditation. Soon graduates began to make their marks in chosen careers and in graduate and professional schools. As the College matured academically, inflationary pressures threatened its very life in the early 1970s. After exploring various strategies for survival, the college administration and trustees proposed to the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida a novel plan that allowed the institution to become a free-standing college within the University of South Florida, sharing the campus with the University's regional academic program. Special action by the Florida Legislature set the stage for this unique partnership to occur. New College was continued through a combination of support from the State and annual grants from the New College Foundation. Together, they enable the college to remain small and to continue its distinctive program. As the designated honors college of the State University System of Florida, New College has continued to thrive, earning accolades from reviewers ranging from the editors of Money magazine to the 1994 site visit committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. New College is sixth in the nation in the percentage of graduates who subsequently earn doctorate degrees in the arts and sciences. Events activities programs and facilities of the University of South Florida are available to all without regard to race color sex religion national origin, handicap or age as provided by law and in accordance with the University s respect for personal dignity