Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 | DREIEICH, GERMANY
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Processional Pomp and Circumstance
Macebearer Donna Roberts, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty College of Arts & Sciences
The National Anthem Germany and the United States of America
Invocation Donna Roberts, Ph.D.
Welcome Nancy Tran-Horne Executive Director
Opening of Ceremonies & Introduction of Speaker John R. Watret, Ph.D. Chancellor, Worldwide Campus Address Dr. Jason Maroothynaden Managing Director HE Space Operations Ltd., UK Office
Conferring of Degrees John R. Watret, Ph.D.
Closing Remarks Nancy Tran-Horne
Alma Mater
Benediction Donna Roberts, Ph.D.
* Recessional Pomp & Circumstance
Graduates and guests are cordially invited to attend a reception immediately following the ceremony. A special “Thank you” to our Commencement Reader Meredi Jiloty, Director for Chancellor Operations and Dr. Bob Walton for assisting with Graduate Hooding.
* Guests requested to remain seated.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
CHANCELLOR'S MESSAGE
Dear Graduates, Congratulations. This is a memorable day for you and a cause for pride and celebration for your family. Enjoy this moment. You worked hard to earn it. We hope you will remember Embry-Riddle as a place that supported you, challenged you and prepared you for a life of purpose and contribution. On behalf of the faculty and staff of the university, we were proud to serve you. You inspired us. Your passion and persistence in pursuing your goals gives us confidence in the future you will help create. Please know that Embry-Riddle will always welcome you as a Forever Eagle and wish you every success, personally and professionally.
Graduates, As Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide graduates, you have demonstrated exceptional commitment and dedication to earning your degree. I congratulate each of you. Your degree from Embry-Riddle Worldwide symbolizes more than academic knowledge and aptitude. It’s also evidence of your hard work, perseverance, and character. It is our sincere hope that you look back on your time at Embry-Riddle with pride. Although this is the end of an academic journey, it is the beginning of the next chapter in your lives. Congratulations.
Regards,
Sincerely,
John R. Watret, Ph.D. Chancellor, Worldwide Campus Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. President Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
In 2017, P. Barry Butler became the sixth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s leading institution of higher education focusing on aviation and aerospace. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University offers more than 100 bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering, and Business, Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle educates more than 34,000 students annually at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, through the Worldwide Campus at more than 100 site locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and through online programs. Under his presidency, Embry-Riddle continues to expand discovery-driven degree programs and its research park is home to new aerospace patents, technology transfer and startups. Butler has encouraged collaboration with industry, resulting in expedited hiring initiatives with leading aviation and aerospace industries. He is expanding the university’s interest in aviation cybersecurity, aviation data analytics and autonomous vehicles. The university also created new partnerships to prime the aviation/aerospace pipeline.
As a strong advocate for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, Butler supports a dual-enrollment program with the Gaetz Aerospace Institute. The institute offers more than 40 university courses to students in 84 Florida high schools. At the Arizona Campus, the STEM Education Center serves as a hub of enrichment for students, faculty, researchers and the community. Previously, Butler was Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Iowa. He was responsible for more than 100 academic programs in 11 colleges. For ten years, he served as Dean of the College of Engineering. Butler is on the board of the Hoover Presidential Foundation and The Wings Club. He is a member of The Civic League of the Halifax Area. He is a private and glider pilot. He earned three degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: a bachelor’s and master’s in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Dr. John R. Watret, Chancellor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide provides leadership and strategic direction that fosters growth, maintains academic integrity and promotes efficient operations for the Worldwide Headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida and more than 100 site locations worldwide. Watret has overseen the growth and expansion of online education for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. His commitment and dedication to leading the campus to provide accessible, tech-forward degree programs is reflected in the award winning, highly recognizable programming and curriculum that is used with more than 20,000 students annually. Under his direction, Embry-Riddle Worldwide has been ranked top two in the country by "U.S. News & World Report" for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and has held rank in the top five for the last seven years.
Watret is active with organizations both nationally and internationally, serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Asia, Ltd. in Singapore; as immediate past Chair of the Board for Florida Virtual Schools; as an elected member for the Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors; and as a board member for the Aerospace Alliance, Inc. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) and has been a featured speaker and panelist at several national and international conferences. During his 30+ year tenure with the university, Dr. Watret has served in several administration roles and he is a tenured Professor of Mathematics. A licensed private pilot, he holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Mathematics, both from Texas A&M University, and a bachelor’s degree with honors from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
LIVESTREAM
GUEST SPEAKER
With 20 years in aerospace and venture, Jason Maroothynaden started his career as a bio-instrumentation engineer at European Space Agency (ESA). He left ESA and became an internationally experienced venture builder and capital raiser. He came back to ESA as a business broker specializing in access to finance, particularly working in partnership with Venture Capital. He is a start-up mentor, company board member and investor. Currently the UK Managing Director for HE Space Operations, he is developing its UK business and focused on providing services to the space sector as well as exploring the future of the space professional.
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Dr. Jason Maroothynaden Managing Director HE Space Operations Ltd., UK Office
GRADUATE CANDIDATES
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management and Policy Derrick Richardson WD Master of Science in Occupational Safety Management
Master of Business Administration in Aviation Kalliopi Kasou
Bryon Lomonaco Anthony Negrete
Master of Science in Information Security Assurance Edner Francois
Jonathan Harper Daniel Osorio WD Nicholas Wilberger WD
Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Kathleen Kohler WD Jairo Ramirez Master of Science in Management Ana Castillo Thorval Munksgaard WD
COLLEGE OF AVIATION
Master of Science in Aeronautics Michael Gartee WD Maurice Hayes Dahlian Jackson WD Joshua Jones Kai Kampelmann WD Tobias Schug WD Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability Karim Nekvasil WD
Mark Schraeder WD Michael Winne WD
Master of Science in Management Information Systems Derrek Gordon
Master of Science in Project Management Jose Burr WD Kristi Collaku Zachary Gerstenberger Adam Mcdaniel
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF AVIATION
Master of Systems Engineering Michael Griffin WD
WD = With Distinction | Grade Point Average 4.0
UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES
Graduates completing their degrees with honors will be recognized.
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Project Management David Hofstetter SCL
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Vikash Anand Walter Duquedavila MCL David Mcmahon Juan Pedraza Cupido CL Bachelor of Science in Project Management Pierre Bolton Jacob King SCL
CL = Cum Laude Grade Point Average 3.50-3.69 (Wearing White Cords)
MCL = Magna Cum Laude Grade Point Average 3.70-3.89 (Wearing Red Cords)
SCL = Summa Cum Laude Grade Point Average 3.90-4.00 (Wearing Gold Cords)
Associate in Science in Aviation Business Administration Michael Razo
Associate in Science in Technical Management Tyler Borgstrom David Desporte Daniel Jasso Romario Roberts
Megan Shipley Benjamin Tedder Julio Torres Reynolds Velayo SCL
COLLEGE OF AVIATION
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Jonathon Alexander Gregory Alonge MCL Kevin Anderson MCL Nicholas Antonucci Cole Barkett SCL Esmeralda Cabrera-Ventura Yajairo Calderon Javier Castillo Emily Cruz Kaleb Danico SCL Brian Daniel
Ruby Vincent James Watson
Anthony Pinero SCL David Salgado SCL
Robbie Whitmore Jonathan Williams
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Gabriel Alcantara Colleen Bard SCL James Cox
Bachelor of Science in Aviation Maintenance Kristina Andrews MCL Gregory Alonge MCL Bradley Barnes MCL Jeremy Cain CL Mario Corrales MCL
Corey Kendrick Jesse Lopez MCL Angela Olowu CL Adam Wolfe CL
Alyssa Dejesus MCL Adam Enfinger MCL Adam Fetz SCL Dylan Gathwright Sherly German Felix Jackson Gilbreath Jesse Gonzales SCL Cody Hanson Terrance Harris Mario Hill CL Jeremy Javier Peralta Brian Johnston CL Jordan Jones SCL Hyun Kim Jonathon Kruskamp Robert Lackey MCL Marcel Lazar Mark Lipumano Markus Manz MCL Mackenzie Mccann James Mcneill MCL Jon Morgan Nickolas Peters Brendan Rall MCL Dillon Robbins MCL Daniel Schilling Josiah Seale CL
Tye Darling CL Robert Faison
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Aviation Management
Algelis Rosado CL Jeffrey Tillman MCL
Julian Gutierrez SCL Daniel Ramos SCL
Bachelor of Science in Uncrewed Systems Applications Joseph Kaupas MCL
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Engineering Sciences Kevin Banks MCL
Associate in Science in Aeronautics Yajairo Calderon Jeremy Javier Peralta Louise Kelly
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Human Resources Management Myriah Blazicek MCL Kirk Evans SCL Arthur Middleton Bachelor of Science in Technical Management Occupational Safety and Health Mark Adcock MCL David Behan Richard Sprott
Andres Magallanes Mackenzie Mccann Stephen Wright
Associate in Science in Aviation Maintenance Garth Reynolds
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF AVIATION
Associate of Science in Engineering Fundamentals Tyler Denney Phillip Giusti
NOTES ON ACADEMIC REGALIA
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
The attire worn by the graduates, faculty, and officers of the University for Commencement exercises has historic roots in the distant medieval past. Dressed in cap and gown, graduates and professors form part of a long tradition, which dates back to Paris, Bologna, Oxford and Cambridge. The precise origins of the several parts of the academic garb are not easy to discover. However, since medieval students enjoyed the status of clerics during their University years, one may assume that their attire found its inspiration in the clerical dress of medieval times. The gown seems to be an adaptation of the robe of the friar or priest; the hood resembles the monk’s or friar’s cowl; and the mortarboard cap may have evolved from the skullcaps that were needed to protect against the drafts of medieval classrooms. Academic attire began to appear on campuses in the United States in the late 1890s. Since that time, its use has become universal for University functions, and its pattern is highly uniform.
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS P. Barry Butler, Ph.D.
President
Rodney Cruise Kelly Dowling
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Randy Howard, Ph.D. Jason M. Ruckert, Ph.D. Anette M. Karlsson, Ph.D. John R. Watret, Ph.D. Ginger Pinholster Jeremy Ernst, Ph.D. Charlie Sevastos, J.D.
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management, Marketing and Student Affairs
Chancellor, Prescott Campus Chancellor, Worldwide Campus Vice President for Communications
Vice President for Research and Doctoral Programs
Vice President and General Counsel
THE HOOD The hood at first seems to have been worn over the head and was attached to the gown. When the skullcap was introduced, the hood was retained but detached and worn much as it is today. Each degree (bachelor, master, doctor) has a special hood, which varies in length. The doctor’s also varies in pattern. The color or colors with which the hood is lined are those of the college or university, which granted the wearer’s degree — for example, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is known by the gold chevron on the field of royal blue. The colored velvet binding or edging of the hood, in different widths for the bachelor, master, and doctor, is the key to the faculty granting the degree. The colors follow the same scheme indicated above for the panels of the doctor’s gown. The particular field of graduate study is indicated by the color of the satin binding:
THE GOWN The bachelor’s gown is a yoked, closed-front garment, with long, pointed sleeves; the master’s gown has full, bell-shaped sleeves. Only the doctor’s gown is trimmed — with velvet panels down the front and three velvet bars on each sleeve. Black is also proper for the color of the gown; however, some universities have adopted distinctive colors for these gowns, and the wearer has the option of wearing his/her school color or black. Though black velvet is proper trimming for all doctor gowns, the color of the panels and sleeve bars is often varied, in order to indicate the faculty that granted the wearer’s degree:
WORLDWIDE ADMINISTRATION Jim Solti, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor for Student Success William J. Muldoon Vice Chancellor for Business Development & Professional Education Matthew Flaherty Vice Chancellor and Head of Asia Israel Treptow
Becky Lutte, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Aviation Graduate Studies, College of Aviation Karl Siebold, Ph.D. Interim Dean, School of Engineering, College of Aviation David Thirtyacre, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Flight, College of Aviation Matthew Earnhardt, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Business Rachel Vigness, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Student Success and Accreditation, College of Business Ron Mau, Ph.D. Chair, Business Administration Aaron Glassman, D.M. Chair, Management and Technology, College of Business Jim Marion, Ph.D. Chair, Decision Sciences, College of Business
Beverly Wood, Ph.D. Interim Chair, Mathematics, Science and Technology, College of Arts & Sciences Tanya Corbin, Ph.D. Chair, Security and Emergency Services, College of Arts & Sciences Michelle Whisenhant, Ph.D. Interim Department Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences Brian Sanders, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Accreditation, College of Aviation Keith Wilson, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Accreditation, College of Aviation Don Toups, Ph.D. Chair, Aviation English, College of Aviation Bettina Mrusek, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Aviation Undergraduate Studies, College of Aviation
Vice Chancellor and Head of Central and South America Dean Goon, Ed.D. Dean of Academic Innovation Alexander Siedschlag, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Kenneth Witcher, Ph.D. Dean, College of Aviation Maneesh Sharma, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business Donna Roberts, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor, College of Arts & Sciences Debra Bourdeau, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Success and Academics, College of Arts & Sciences
Dark Blue for Philosophy Light Blue for Education White for Arts and Letters Gold-Yellow for Science Orange for Engineering Purple for Law Brown for Management
Gold for Human Factors and Systems Lemon for Engineering Physics Silver for Aeronautics Drab Brown for Business Administration, Business Administration in Aviation Management, Aviation Finance and Project Management Orange for Aerospace Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering, Software Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering
THE CAP The mortarboard has become the universally accepted style in colleges and universities of the United States. Many European institutions still retain distinctive forms of academic headdress. The doctor, following graduation, has the right to wear a gold tassel on the mortarboard; black, however, is perfectly proper. The practice of varying the color of the tassel on the others has gained acceptance: White for Arts
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Michael Amalfitano Melbourne, FL John Amore
David B. O’Maley Cincinnati, OH Glenn Ritchey Daytona Beach, FL Jean G. Rosanvallon New York, NY Zane Rowe Los Altos, CA Jon Slangerup Los Angeles, CA
Janet Kavandi, Ph.D. Louisville, CO Neal Keating Windermere, FL General Ronald Keys, Ph.D. HC Acworth, GA Joseph Martin, Ph.D. HC Naples, FL Sally Mason, Ph.D.
Palm Beach, FL Kenneth Dufour Rockford, IL
Charles Duva, M.D. Ormond Beach, FL Jim W. Henderson, Ph.D. HC Orlando, FL Mori Hosseini, Ph.D. HC Ormond Beach, FL
Gold-Yellow for Science Dark Blue for Philosophy Light Blue for Education Drab Brown for Commerce Red for Technology Purple for Law Orange for Engineering
Hilton Head, SC Steven Nordlund St. Louis, MO
HC = Honoris Causa
ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
Congratulations, Graduates!
On behalf of the Office of Alumni Engagement, we welcome you to the Embry-Riddle alumni family. This day of celebration is all about you and your accomplishments. You are now among more than 150,000 fellow alumni located around the globe, forever united through your shared passion and experiences at Embry-Riddle. We know that you will soar to new heights as leaders in your industries, careers, communities and countries. As you progress in your careers, we will provide you with services and programs to enhance your alumni experience and support your professional development. Please wear your Embry-Riddle pin with pride, as it is a symbol of your alma mater. We encourage you to stay connected by updating your profile at alumni.erau.edu and sharing your achievements. The information you share may be highlighted in eagleNEWS , our monthly alumni newsletter, or Lift , our alumni magazine. When you have the opportunity, visit any of your campuses; attend alumni networking events and homecomings; and always help your fellow Eagles when they need employment, mentorship, guidance and support.
ALMA MATER
Verse 1: Eagles gather near, we lift our voices loud and clear Soaring high, oh Alma Mater, Threads of blue and gold United we soar, in vast open skies Embry-Riddle, we hail thee, great memories we’ll hold. Verse 2: Singing thy praise, remembering the days Coast to coast, around the world, our bond forever true Embracing our dreams, with pride far and wide Embry-Riddle, we hail thee, great memories we’ll hold.
Congratulations and remember, you are Forever an Eagle!
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Office of Alumni Engagement alumni.erau.edu | +1 386.226.6919 | alumni@erau.edu
Refrain: So here’s to you old ERAU Alma Mater true, We pledge in love and harmony Our loyalty to you.
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