December 2007 Commencement

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The December 2007 Commencement ceremony was UTSA's official commencement ceremony celebrating graduates of the Summer 2007 and Fall 2007 semesters. It featured five ceremonies in the Convocation Center. The first was on Thursday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m., then Friday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m., and the others on Saturday, December 15 at 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.

Schedule

First ceremony: COB 1 and COE

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies	Keith W. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jillian Cox, Soprano
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
	John W. Barnhill Jr. Member, UT System Board of Regents; retired Executive Vice President, Blue Bell Creameries
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Milton B. Lee, General Manager and CEO, CPS Energy
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Announcer COB Grad Students	Diane B. Walz, Associate Dean, College of Business
Announcer COB Undergrads	Lisa J. Montoya, Associate Dean, College of Business
Announcer COE	Harry R. Millwater Jr., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jillian Cox
Recessional	UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

Second ceremony: COB 2

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies	Keith W. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jillian Cox, Soprano
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Linda C. Montgomery, President, JLM Marketing
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Announcer, Grad Students	Diane B. Walz, Associate Dean, College of Business
Announcer, Undergrads	Lisa J. Montoya, Associate Dean, College of Business
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jillian Cox
Recessional	UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

Third ceremony: COEHD

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies	Felix D. Almaraz Jr., Peter T. Flawn Professor of History, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jillian Cox, Soprano
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Sarah E. Moten, Education Division Chief, US Agency for International Development's Africa Bureau
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jillian Cox
Recessional	UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

Fourth ceremony: COA, COLFA 1, and COPP

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies	Felix D. Almaraz Jr., Peter T. Flawn Professor of History, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jillian Cox, Soprano
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Julius M. Gribou, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTSA
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jillian Cox
Recessional	UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

Fifth ceremony: COLFA 2 and [[COS]

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by UTSA Brass Ensemble
Master of Ceremonies	Felix D. Almaraz Jr., Peter T. Flawn Professor of History, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jillian Cox, Soprano
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Alan E. Craven, Professor Emeritus, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jillian Cox
Recessional	UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

Marshals

University Marshals

• Raymond R. Baird
• Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez
• Bruce G. Barnett
• Daniel R. Hollas
• Athanassios T. Papagiannakis

College of Architecture

• Andrew Perez III, Department of Architecture
• Irina Solovyova, Department of Architecture

College of Business

• Thomas F. Cannon, Department of Marketing
• Glenn B. Dietrich, Department of Information Systems and Technology Management
• Mark T. Leung, Department of Management Science and Statistics
• Anuradha Roy, Department of Management Science and Statistics
• Joel G. Saegert, Department of Marketing
• Rodolpho Sandoval, Department of Management
• David H. Silvera, Department of Marketing
• Ted D. Skekel, Department of Accounting
• Raymond H. Teske, Department of Management
• Marye C. Tharp, Department of Marketing
• Dale B. Truett, Department of Economics
• Stephen E. Werling, Department of Management

College of Education and Human Development

• Donovan L. Fogt, Department of Health and Kinesiology
• Norma S. Guerra, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Adult and Higher Education
• Nancy K. Martin, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Adult and Higher Education
• Elizabeth Murakami Ramalho, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Elsa C. Ruiz, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
• Shannon J. Sauro, Division of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies
• Alan R. Shoho, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Zenong Yin, Department of Health and Kinesiology

College of Engineering

• Thomas J. Connolly, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Brian Kelley, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Clifford A. Moses, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Dawnlee J. Roberson, Department of Biomedical Engineering

College of Liberal and Fine Arts

• Gabriel A. Acevedo, Department of Sociology
• Paul T. Alessi, Department of English, Classics and Philosophy
• Mark E. Allen, Department of English, Classics and Philosophy
• Thad Q. Bartlett, Department of Anthropology
• H. Paul LeBlanc, Department of Communication
• Gregory G. Manley, Department of Psychology
• William S. McCrary, Department of Music
• Christopher J. Wickham, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

College of Public Policy

• Richard J. Harris, Department of Social Work
• Jerome P. Keating, Department of Demography and Organization Studies
• Tanya L. Settles, Department of Criminal Justice

College of Sciences

• Janis K. Bush, Department of Geological Sciences
• Grant N. Merrill, Department of Chemistry
• Francis A. Norman, Department of Mathematics
• Betty S. Travis, Department of Mathematics

Faculty Stage Party Representatives

College of Architecture

• Maggie Valentine, Professor of Architecture

College of Business

• Jan G. Clark, Professor of Information Systems
• James E. Groff, Professor of Accounting
• Mark A. Lengnick-Hall, Professor of Management
• Srinivasan V. Rao, Associate Professor of Information Systems

College of Education and Human Development

• Felecia M. Briscoe, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Marcheta Evans, Associate Professor of Counseling
• Encarnacion Garza Jr., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Juliet Langman, Associate Professor of Bicultural and Bilingual Studies
• Page A. Smith, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• David P. Thompson, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

College of Engineering

• Sos S. Agaian, Professor of Electrical Engineering
• David Akopian, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
• C. L. Philip Chen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Paul Cotae, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Artyom Grigoryan, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Yufei Huang, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Wei-Ming Lin, Professor of Electrical Engineering
• G. V. S. Raju, Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Mehdi Shadaram, Professor of Electrical Engineering

College of Liberal and Fine Arts

• Richard A. Armendariz, Assistant Professor of Art
• Ken D. Little, Professor of Art
• Richard Martinez, Assistant Professor of Art
• Neil Maurer, Professor of Art
• Joycelyn Moody, Sue E. Denman Distinguished Chair in American Literature
• Dennis Olsen, Professor of Art

College of Public Policy

• J. Mitchell Miller, Professor of Criminal Justice

College of Sciences

• Chonglin Chen, Associate Professor of Physics
• Alan R. Dutton, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
• Luis S. Haro, Professor of Biology
• Richard G. LeBaron, Associate Professor of Biology
• Martha J. Lundell, Associate Professor of Biology
• Joe L. Martinez, Professor of Biology
• John McCarrey, Professor of Biology
• Kyle E. Murray, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
• Clyde F. Phelix, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology
• Robert D. Renthal, Professor of Biology
• Garry Sunter, Assistant Professor of Biology
• Andrew T. Tsin, Professor of Biology
• Dakai Zhu, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Honors College

• Kolleen M. Guy, Associate Professor of History
• Fred W. Hudson, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Daniel Tablada, Lecturer I of Marketing

UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos

UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos was conducted by Jose R. Torres.

• Claudia Franco, Guitar
• John Harris, Guitar
• Akuchii Iwunze, Harp
• José A. Guajardo, Trumpet
• Evaristo E. Rangel, Trumpet
• Jesus Martinez, Vihuela
• Rebecca Pichardo, Violin
• Mary Catherine Sughrue, Violin
• Carlos Torres, Violin
• Christina Trongone, Violin
• Yvonne Vasquez, Violin
• Anastasia Wilkins, Violin

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