May 2008 Commencement

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The May 2008 Commencement ceremony was UTSA's official commencement ceremony celebrating graduates of the Spring 2008 and Summer 2008 semesters. It featured five ceremonies in the Convocation Center. They were Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 10 at 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.

Schedule

First ceremony: COEHD

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by Brass Quintet
Masters of Ceremonies	Bertha Perez, Professor of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, College of Education and Human Development
	David P. Thompson, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education and Human Development
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez, Baritone
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
	Randal Matthew Camarillo, Student Regent, UT System Board of Regents
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	John M. Folks, Superintendent, Northside ISD
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez
Recessional	Mariachi Los Paisanos

Second ceremony: COLFA 1 and COPP

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by Brass Quintet
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 Jacob Joshua Valadez, Baritone
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	[www.mlpsa.org/AlumniSiteFiles/speaker-bios/Owen-Paula-bio.pdf Paula Owen, President, Southwest School of Art and Craft]
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez
Recessional	Mariachi Los Paisanos

Third ceremony: COB 1 and COLFA 2

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by Brass Quintet
Master of Ceremonies	Keith W. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez, Baritone
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Daniel T. Zimmermann, Vice President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Yvonne L. Fernandez, Assistant Vice President, Security Service Federal Credit Union
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, COLFA	Felix D. Almaraz Jr., Peter T. Flawn Professor of History, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez
Recessional	Mariachi Los Paisanos

Fourth ceremony: COA and COB 2

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by Brass Quintet
Master of Ceremonies	Keith W. Fairchild, Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez, Baritone
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Bruce Leslie, Chancellor, Alamo Community College District
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Announcer, COA	Mark A. Blizard, Associate Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture
Announcer, COB Grad Students	Diane B. Walz, Associate Dean, College of Business
Announcer, COB Undergrads	Lisa J. Montoya, Associate Dean, College of Business
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez
Recessional	Mariachi Los Paisanos

Fifth ceremony: COE and COS

Part of Ceremony	Notes
Processional	"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar, performed by Brass Quintet
Master of Ceremonies	David M. Senseman, Associate Professor of Biology, College of Sciences
National Anthem	Star Spangled Banner, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez, Baritone
Greetings	Ricardo Romo, President, UTSA
Welcome from Alumni Association	Yvonne L. Fernandez, President, UTSA Alumni Association
Commencement Address	Pedro Ruiz Garza, Regional Director, Economic Development Administration
Conferring of Degrees	Ricardo Romo
Announcer, COE	Heather J. Shipley, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Announcer, COS	David M. Senseman, Associate Professor of Biology, College of Sciences
Alma Mater	Hail UTSA, performed by Jacob Joshua Valadez
Recessional	Mariachi Los Paisanos

Marshals

University Marshals

• Daniel R. Hollas
• Rosalind Horowitz
• James H. McDonald
• Sue Ann Pemberton-Haugh
• Oscar W. Van Auken

School of Architecture

• Edward R. Burian, Department of Architecture
• Shelley E. Roff, Department of Architecture

College of Business

• Thomas F. Cannon, Department of Marketing
• Hyejeung Cho, Department of Marketing
• Glenn B. Dietrich, Department of Information Systems and Technology Management
• Dana A. Forgione, Department of Accounting
• Mark T. Leung, Department of Management Science and Statistics
• Joel G. Saegert, Department of Marketing
• David H. Silvera, Department of Marketing
• Thomas A. Thomson, Department of Finance
• Stephen E. Werling, Department of Management
• Karen L. Williams, Department of Information Systems and Technology Management

College of Education and Human Development

• Alex J. Bowers, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Donovan L. Fogt, Department of Health and Kinesiology
• Norma S. Guerra, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Adult and Higher Education
• Marie A. Miranda, Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
• Susan J. Pass, Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching
• Elizabeth Murakami Ramalho, Department Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Shannon J. Sauro, Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
• Alan R. Shoho, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

College of Engineering

• Thomas J. Connolly, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Mo Jamshidi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Athanassios T. Papagiannakis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Dawnlee J. Roberson, Department of Biomedical Engineering

College of Liberal and Fine Arts

• Steven R. Boyd, Department of History
• Stella Garcia-Lopez, Department of Psychology
• Amy E. Jasperson, Department of Political Science and Geography
• Steven R. Levitt, Department of Communication
• Richard Lewis, Department of Sociology
• John F. Reynolds, Department of History
• Cherylon Robinson, Department of Sociology
• Viviana C. Rojas, Department of Communication
• Scott A. Sherer, Department of Art and Art History
• Amy L. Simmons, Department of Music

College of Public Policy

• Goutham M. Menon, Department of Social Work
• Tanya L. Settles, Department of Criminal Justice

College of Sciences

• Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, Department of Biology
• Janis K. Bush, Department of Environmental Sciences
• Francis A. Norman, Department of Mathematics
• Andrew T. Tsin, Department of Biology

Faculty Stage Party Representatives

School of Architecture

• Mark A. Blizard, Associate Professor of Architecture

College of Business

• Martha A. Fasci, Associate Professor of Accounting
• Mark L. Lengnick-Hall, Professor of Management

College of Education and Human Development

• Bruce G. Barnett, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Marcheta Evans, Associate Professor of Counseling
• Maria E. Franquiz, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Encarnacion Garza Jr., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Gerald A. Juhnke, Professor of Counseling
• Raymond V. Padilla, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Page A. Smith, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Albert A. Valdez, Associate Professor of Counseling

College of Engineering

• Artyom Grigoryan, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Wei-Ming Lin, Professor of Electrical Engineering

College of Liberal and Fine Arts

• Sonia Alconini, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
• Sonia Saldivar-Hull, Professor of English

College of Public Policy

• J. Mitchell Miller, Professor of Criminal Justice

College of Sciences

• Brian E. Derrick, Associate Professor of Biology
• Joe L. Martinez J., Professor of Biology
• Valerie M. Sponsel, Associate Professor of Biology
• Qi Tian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
• Hongjie Xie, Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
• Weining Zhang, Associate Professor of Computer Science

Honors College

• Candace M. Coyle, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
• Ben V. Olguin, Associate Professor of English
• Tina Zawacki, Assistant Professor of Psychology

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
• Anastasia Wilkins, Violin

References

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