New College Class of 1997 Commencement program

PAGE 1

Commencement NEW COLLEGE of the University of South Florida FRIDAY, MAY TWENTY-THIRD, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AT SARASOTA SARASOTA, FLORIDA

PAGE 2

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS .Julie Renee Allen, Religion Taif, Saudi Arabia Bryan H. Altakcr Philosophy/Asian Religion s Cherry Hill, NJ Drew Mitch II Altman, Economi c s Miami, FL Amy Pearl Andre, Psychology Boca Raton, FL Charles Jason Arendt, Computer Science / Economics Clermont, FL Brian Beaumont Avants, Phy ics Joe, MT Darilyn Anne Avery Classics We t Chester, PA Tracy Barlow, Biology / Environmental Studies Coral Springs, FL Kelly Adele Barrington, Psychology Orlando, FL Paul R Beer, Humanities Margate, FL Brian Davis Berry, Philosophy Wellington, FL Eric Beverley, Religion Miami,FL Lisa Marie Bosner, Sociology Bradenton, FL Jonathan M. Broad, Philosophy/Religion apcrville, IL Amy Michele Bunn, Humanities Sarasota, FL Dana Lynn Byrd, Psychology Tu caloosa, AL Marc Aidan Byrne, Natural Sciences St Petersburg, FL Jennifer Campbell, Anthropology Brandon, FL Jennifer Lynn Carnahan, Anthropology & Religion 1-airfax, VA Jorge Raul Caso, Literature Miami, FL Jessica Grey Chapman, General Studies Orlando, FL Jeanette Youngmi Chun Natural S c i e n c es Chungju City, South Korea Emily Clough Politi c al Scienc e Bucksport, ME Amy There a Cottrell, Mathematic s Ellenton FL Wendy E. Coulter, Humanities Boca Raton, FL Christa C raven, Anthropolog y Alex Gervacio Cuenca, Biolog y Miami FL Jame Cu ti Jr., Neurobiology Port Charlotte, FL Sophie De Beukelaer, Natural Sciences Madison, MS Caroline Margaret DeLong Psychobiology Ramsey, MN Lauren Ennia DeLuca, Hum. aniries Montgomery, AL Shelly Ann Denkinger, Philosophy Atlanta, GA Phi Do, General Studies Sara ota, FL Elizabeth M. Dobbins, General Studies Odessa, FL Mary Jill Doran, Sociology Port Charlotte, FL Lisa Ann Downey, Environmental Science Tampa, FL Kayla Meltzer Drogosz, Public Policy / Southeast Asian & Chinese Studies, Orlando, FL Tiffany A. Dunn, British & American Literature St. Petersburg, FL William Henry Eidt on, Jr., Sociology Lakeland, FL Agnes Farres, Environmental Studies / Biology Tampa, FL Lar Michael Fetzek, General Studies Bradenton, FL Je sa Faith isber, Environmental Studies Rochester, Y

PAGE 3

PROGRAM PR E LUDE Manatee High School Jazz En emble PROCESSJO AL Douglas C Berggren, ew College Mar hal WELCOME A D ADDRESS Gordon E Michalson, Jr., Dean and Warden, ew College NEW COLLEGE CHAMBER SINGER Stephen T Miles Director CO GRATULATIO S FROM THE U IVERSITY Betty Castor, President University of South Florida CO FERRING OF DEGREES President Castor and Gordon E. Michalson, Jr. EW COLLEGE SLA VJC VOCAL ENSbMBLE. RECESSIO AL Marshal Berggren PLATFORM GUESTS Betty Castor, President, University of South Florida Thomas J. Tighe, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of South Flonda Gordon E. Michalson, Jr Dean and Warden, New College David P. Schenck, Dean and Executive Officer, USF at Sarasota Rolland V Heiser, President, New College Foundation 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 Stephen T Mile Chair, Division of Humanities Leo S. Dem ki, Chair, Division of atural Sciences

PAGE 4

Lotus Ramana Maria Fragola, Anthropolo gy/R e ligion Roseland, FL Chri topher John Frost, Biology & Environmental Studi e s Gainesville, FL ichola Gaines, Humanities Rowayton. CT Nathaniel Thomas Gibbs History Hanford, CA Charles Denver Graninger. Classics Fredericksburg, VA Je se Ki an Greist, Religion orth Haven, CT Ja on Andrew Hackney, Biology Thonoto assa, FL Kristen Hagen buckle, Anthropology St. Petersburg, FL Jon Scott Hall, British & American Literature Cape Coral, FL Michael Edward Hantman, British & American Literature Miami Lakes FL Tracy J. Hayes, British & American Literature Sarasota, FL Joshua Raymond Heling. Computer Science Brookfield, WI Amanda D. Holmes, Foreign Languages Ocala, FL Dorothy Hoppe, Biology Orlando, FL Jessica Michelle Huettner, Sociology Nashville, T Francesca Grace Hughes, Religion Sarasota, FL Jason Jacobs, Literature Kissimmee, FL Vivek Kanwar, Social & Critical Theory Orlando, FL Cara Ann Keaton, Humanities Tallahassee, FL Amy Theresa Kehrwald, Humanities Minneapolis, M Richard Joel Knepper, Literature Winter Garden, FL Kroflich, Psychology / Gender Studies Memtt Island, FL Amy Laitinen, Humanities / Gender Studies Miami, FL Ellen Christina Lee, Anthropology Sarasota, FL Warren Curtis Leimbach, Political Science Sarasota FL Michael Van Patrick Lemons, Natural Sciences Sarasota FL Anthony J. Lenzo, Philosophy / Physics Crown Point, IN Stacey Beth Lucas, General Studies Dunwoody, GA Eric R Lung, Economics Naples, FL Tahmineh Maloney, Humanities Ft. Lauderdale, FL Christina Lynn Manning, Music Longwood, FL Eugenia Brown Mansell, Anthropology Osprey, FL Arin Rachael Mason, Sociology / Gender Studies Atlanta, GA Kerry Ann McDonough, Psychology Sarasota, FL Anne Marie M
PAGE 5

Melissa Karen Parsons, Humanities Newton, MA Heidi Michelle Paskoski, Natural Sciences Boynton Beach, FL Keyoor PateL Biology New York. NY Elizabeth Marjorie Patterson, Cultural Studies Atlanta, GA Jennifer Pemberton, Sociology Orlando, FL Gera R. Peoples, Anthropology Miami, FL Eric S. Piotrowski, Literature Gainesville, FL Francis X. Quinones, Natural Sciences Hia1eah, FL James Grahame Reffell, British & American Literature/New Media, Washington, DC Christopher Andrew Robinson, Psychobiology Sarasota, FL Michael Allen Rothbaum, Public Policy/Economics Pomona, NY Carol Lee Rozek, Foreign Lanbruages Milwaukee, WI Kavita Hemandas Sadhwani, Economics Tamuning, Guam Amanda Lee Samuelson, Social Sciences Ainsworth, !A Jennifer Kirstin Smith, Political Science Lexington, KY Robyn K. Smith, Environmental Studies Madison, WI Sara Margaret Steetle, Philosophy Jacksonville, FL Robin Lynn Stockseth, Art History/Hispanic Language & Culture, Rocky River, OH Patricia MicheJle Strickler, Biology Orlando, FL Brian David Sutliff, History & International Relations Jacksonville, FL Aaron York Swartzrnan, General Studies Seattle, WA James P. Taylor, Mathematics Sarasota, FL Joshua Dupre Tickell, Sustainable Living Sarasota, FL Kaia Christelle Tickell, Sustainable Living Sarasota, FL Lacey Leah Torge, Anthropology/Sociology Kissimmee, FL ../ Elise Carol Wadle, General Studies Tallahassee, FL Carolyn Ward, General Studies Montclair, NJ Aryeh Samuel Weinstein, Religion Mequon, WI Stephanie Tara Weiss, Natural Sciences/Spanish Plantation, FL Brian Westerbeke, Economics Boynton Beach, FL David Michael White, Humanities Joplin, MO James Eric Wicker, Physics Arcadia, FL Stephen Wilder, General Studies Lakeland, FL Robert Allen Wildey, Jr., Environmental Science Sarasota, FL Craig David Willse, Social Sciences/Gender Studies Miami,FL Lisa Lynn Yamaoka, History Durham, NC Seiichiro Yasuda, Psychology Nagoya, Japan Margaret Louise Yonuschot, American Studies Kennebunk, ME

PAGE 6

A DISTINGUISHED PAST Founded in 1960, New College opened in 1964 as a private college whose students would come from aU 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, inOationary pressures threatened its very life in the early 1970s. After exploring various strategies for survival, the college admioMration and trustees proposed to the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida a novel plan that aDowed the institution to become a free-standing college within the University of South Florida, sharing the campus with tbe 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 fac ilities of the University of South Florida are available to all without regard to race color s ex, religion national origin, handicap or age as provided by law and in ac c ordance with the Uni versity s respect for personal dignity