New College Class of 2000 Commencement program

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Commencement NEW COLLEGE of the University of South Florida FRIDAY, MAY TWENTY-SIXTH, TWO THOUSAND SARASOTA, FLORIDA

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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS Matthew Graham Aldrich, Humanities Little Silver, NJ Marcia Karolina "Kara" Andrade, Literature Sarasota, FL Tomoko Asano, Psychology Tokyo, Japan Danielle M. Babski, Psychobiology Valdosta, GA Theodore Robert Bach, Philosophy Colchester, CT Tamara Lynn Baldwin, Humanities Holiday, FL Irina Ivanova Barakova, Economics/Intemational Studies Sofia, Bulgaria Arika Lee Beachy, Sociology Sarasota, FL Thomas Morgan Bennett, Psychology Trenton, FL Keith Gunnar Bentele, Sociology Margate, FL Phoebe R. Bishop, Art History Sarasota, FL Sara Elizabeth Breselor, Literature Rensselaer, NY Bradley William Bryan, Biology Angola, IN Jake Kelly Byrnes, Mathematics and Biology Albuquerque, NM Melissa Amber Cain, Fine Arts Rockledge, FL Crystal L. Calarusse, Public Policy Lakeland, FL Scott David Casper, Psychology/Theater Weston, FL Alexander James Chandler, Sociology/Economics Crescent City, FL Douglas Gordon Christy, Economics Boca Raton, FL Sarah K. Chynoweth, Sociology Wiesbaden, Germany Jenny Conn, Psychology and Fine Arts Tampa, FL Jonathan David Cooper. Software/Social Context* Clearwater, FL Nicole M. Cordier-McLaughlin, Sociology Queens, NY Miriam Rose Crummer, Psychology and Fine Arts Gainesville, FL Kari Moore Debbink:, Biology Appleton, WI Karen E. Demski, Social Sciences Bradenton, FL Shauna Kathryn Dineen, Psychology Deltona, FL Ira P. Do, Chemistry/Biology Jacksonville, FL Anne Marie Doten, Humanities Miramar, FL Donovan Michael Drane, General Studies Columbia, MD Joanna L. Dubinsky, Sociology/Economics Atlanta, GA Gilliss McNaughton Dyer, Mathematics and Physics Princeville, HI Donna Beth Ellard, Literature Tuscaloosa, AL Wendi Fellner, Psychology Bradenton, FL Justin L. Fischer, Religion Marietta, GA Sara Elizabeth Foley, Humanities Shelbyville, KY Kellie Jean Fortner, Humanities Sarasota, FL Elizabeth Daniel Yarwood Friend, Sociology Durham, NC Nicole Marie Ganzekaufcr, Anthropology and Sociology Clearwater, FL Pooja Sunder Gehi, Sociology/An History Tampa, FL

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PROGRAM PRELUDE Manatee High School Jazz Ensemble PROCESSIONAL Douglas C. Berggren, New College Marshal WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS MichaelS. Bassis Campus Dean and Warden ADDRESS Douglas C. Berggren, Professor of Philosophy Laszlo Deme, Professor of History CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY Richard E. Peck, Imerim President, University of South Florida CONFERRING OF DEGREES Richard E. Peck and MichaelS. Bassis RECESSIONAL Coll::-ge Marshal Berggren PLATFORM GUESTS Richard E. Peck, Interim President, University of South Florida MichaelS. Bassis, Campus Dean and Warden Magdalena E. Carrasco, New College Associate Dean and Warden Douglas C. Berggren, Professor of Philosophy Laszlo Deme, Professor of History Rolland V. Heiser, President, New College Foundation Gordon B. Bauer, Chair, Division of Social Sciences Stephen T. Miles, Chair, Division of Humanities Suzanne E. Sherman, Chair, Division of Natural Sciences Nancy E. Ferraro, Director, Records and Registration

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Sarah Elizabeth Goff. Natural Sciences and Fine Arts Kwajalein, Marshall Islands John Goltermann, Anthropology Pensacola, FL Robert John Goodin, Environmental Studies Davie, FL Kathryn Kreisberg Griess, Humanities Strongsville, OH Patrick Dean Griffin, History Roswell, GA Jennifer Rebecca Growden, Psychology Bedford, PA Edin Hajdarpasic, History Palm Harbor, FL Hillary Sang Hall, British & American Literature/ Gender Studies, Ridge Manor, FL Ian Edward Hallett, Biology/Economics Tampa, FL Erin Eileen Hannon, Music and Psychology Reno, NV David Andrew Campbell Hannum, Physics Tampa, FL Kimberly Wagner Heiman, Biology Osaka, Japan Sarah Ann Himmelheber, Political Science and Sociology Columbia, MD Adam N. Hollidge, Physics/Mathematics Lovettsville, VA Margaret Hoppe, Biology Orlando, FL Ruet: Huang, Psychology Knoxville, TN Margaret E. Hughes, Political Science Wiesbaden, Germany Cara Lynn Hutchinson, Environmental Studies Davidsonville, MD Sara Irwin, Religion/Gender Studies Erie, PA Allison Julie Kane, Religion Toronto, Ontario, Canada Heather B. Kane, Political Science Sarasota, FL Scott Eben Kirksey, Anthropology/Biology Rockville; MD Yuliya N. Kislyak, Chemistry/Biology North Port, FL Eric Matthew Knopp, Philosophy/Classics Coral Springs, FL Eric August Kolb, Psychology Madison, CT Cynthia Ann Kraus, Psychology Aston, PA Rachel Elizabeth Labes, Natural Sciences Brooklyn, NY Brandi Alexandra Lasch, Psychology Orlando, FL Taheerah Lawrence, Sociology Sanford, FL Heather Lazar, lntemational & Area Studies Northbrook, IL Alisdair Jon Lee, General Literature Miami, FL Dean Dillon Lo, Economics Sarasota, FL Erik D. Maki, Psychology Danvers, MA Carrie Ann Martell, Biology Sarasota, FL Kelly Corinne McCarthy, Religion Seffner, FL Ushma Mehta, Natural Sciences Palm Harbor, FL Guy Menahem, International & Area Studies Clearwater, FL Elissa Mendenhall, Biology Omaha, NE Robert Jason Meyers, Mathematics Westport, CT Daniel Jason Miller, Anthropology Philadelphia, PA Christine Anne Mirabal, Biology Miami, FL Pumakawa Inti Navarro, Humanilies Largo, FL

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Judy Ng, British & American Literalllre Mesa, AZ Daniel J. O'Brien, Biology Morgantown, WV Erin O'Donnell, Environmental Studies Niceville, FL Amanda Suzanne Odom, Political Science/Sociology Spring Hill, FL Michael Anthony Palmieri, Psychology Coral Springs, FL Natalia Elizabeth Perez Olate, Economics Daytona Beach, FL Jessica Renee Reid, Literature Palmetto, FL Anna Elaine Rogers, Anthropology Little Rock, AR Kathryn Lisette Roman, Literature/French Sarasota, FL Brynne Ashley Romano, Psychology Jupiter, FL Tracy Renee Rosebrock, Biology Sarasota, FL Sberife Ayla Samli, Literature/Gender Studies Greensboro, NC Curtis Pierce Sarles, Sociology Fairfield, CT Andrea Saunders, Mathematics/Chemistry Merrimack, NH Shoshannah Seighman-Smith, Psychology Clearwater, FL James Philip Sheridan, Classics Sarasota, FL Annika Britt Shogren, Literature Winchester, VA Adrian Edward Southard, Physics Tallahassee, FL Jessica Sara Sparber, General Studies Merrick, NY Chandra M. Spaulding, Biology l,ake Leelanau, M I Sara Elizabeth Stein, Psychology/Theater Chapel Hill, NC Brian Michael Stewart, Political Science Hollywood, FL John Jeffrey Suder, Philosophy Palm Beach Gardens, FL Sukyong Suh, Political Science Seoul, Republic of Korea Angelica Marie Torres Borrero, Anthropology Ponce, PR Kristin L. Towhill, International Studies/Foreign Language Narragansett, RI Marianne Elizabeth Turner, Sociology Venice, FL Michael Aaron Vandercook, General Studies Houma, LA Alexander David Villafane, lmernational Studies/Economics Bronx, NY Douglas Robert Wahl, Mathematics/Biology Solon, OH Christopher Stephen Waldron, Sociology Kensington, NH Jesse A. Wallace, General Studies Moore Haven, FL Jeffrey Welgos, Natural Sciences Bradenton, FL Bethann Whelchel, Political Science Tipton, IN C. M. Wiggins, American & British Literature Sarasota, FL Jessica Teal Willis, Art History Miami, FL Sean Bennett Wilson, German Studies/Economics Sarasota, FL Sarah Z. Young, Psychology Caracas, Venezuela Shannon M. Zelitch, Fine Arts Elkins Park, PA Indicates special area of concentration

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A DISTINGUISHED HERITAGE 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 freestanding 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 rumual grants from the New College Foundation. Together, they enable the college to remain small and to continue its distinctive program. As an 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 site visit committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to the compilers of Barron's Guide to the Most Competitive Colleges. New College's more than 3,000 graduates are making their mark as scholars, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, educators, attorneys, physicians, artists, journalists and in a host of other professions throughout Florida, the nation and the world. 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.