College of Engineering

Board of regentsRossanna Salazar, Chairman AustinWilliam F. Scott, Vice Chairman NederlandCharlie Amato San AntonioVeronica Muzquiz Edwards San AntonioJaime R. Garza San AntonioDavid Montagne BeaumontVernon Reaser III HoustonAlan L. Tinsley MadisonvilleDonna N. Williams ArlingtonKaitlyn Tyra, Student Regent Huntsville

Brian McCall, Ph.D., Chancellor

University administrationKenneth R. Evans, Ph.D. PresidentJames Marquart, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic AffairsKevin B. Smith, Ph.D. Senior Associate Provost Brenda S. Nichols, D.N.Sc. Vice Provost for Digital LearningE. Craig Ness, M.B.A. Vice President for Finance and OperationsJohn Bello-Ogunu, Sr., Ph.D. Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion,

and Intercultural AffairsPriscilla Parsons, M.B.A. Vice President for Information TechnologyVicki McNeil, Ed.D. Vice President for Student EngagementJuan Zabala, M.B.A. Vice President for University AdvancementNorman Bellard Interim Athletics Director

academic deansWilliam E. Harn, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate StudiesJoe Nordgren, Ph.D. Interim Dean of Arts and SciencesEnrique “Henry” Venta, Ph.D. Dean of BusinessRobert Spina, Ph.D., FACSM Dean of Education and Human DevelopmentSrinivas Palanki, Ph.D. Dean of EngineeringDerina Holtzhausen, Ph.D. Dean of Fine Arts and CommunicationKevin Dodson, Ph.D. Dean of Reaud Honors CollegeSarah Tusa, M.A., M.L.I.S. Interim Director of Library Services

Dear Graduates of Fall 2017, Relatives and Friends:

On behalf of the Lamar University Administration, the College of Engineering Leadership Team and faculty and staff of your academic department, congratulations on achieving this very significant milestone in your life. Each of you have worked hard, made new friends, received guidance and support from family, University faculty and staff, and friends. This ceremony has three purposes: First is to formally celebrate your

achievement. Second is to thank those who supported and helped you along the way, and finally, is to begin the next phase of your life where you will set new goals and pursue them with the same or even higher levels of dedication.

My challenge for you is to set the right goals. Set them high enough so that you must work both smart and hard to achieve them, and then feel that happiness that comes from seeing your hard work and excellent preparation pay off. It has been said many times that success is at the intersection of hard work and preparation.

In closing, I would ask that you maintain your ties to Lamar University. I encourage you to support your college through various activities, programs and scholarships and ask that you keep us updated on your many achievements to come.

Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D.Dean

Ceremony Program

Musical Prelude Lamar University Commencement Brass Ensemble Andrew McMahan, D.M.A. Director of Bands

Academic Processional* Hsing-wei Chu, Ph.D. Chair of Mechanical Engineering Piper Professor Crown Imperial Lamar University Commencement Walton Brass Ensemble

The National Anthem* Serdar Ilban, D.M.A.The Star Spangled Banner Assistant Professor of VoiceFrancis Scott Key

Welcome/Introductions Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D. Dean

Commencement Address Lance Boudreaux Vice President of Emerson Automation Solutions

Student Commencement Kyle EdwardsAddress Civil Engineering and Mathematics Major

Certification of Graduates Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D.

Conferring of Degrees Kenneth R. Evans, Ph.D. President

Presentation of Graduating Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D.Class/Investiture of Doctorates

Announcement of Elohor OkeneGraduates Chemical Engineering Major

Namit Tripathi Chemical Engineering Major

Presentation of Order of Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D.the Engineer Liv Haselbach, PE, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Concluding Remarks Srinivas Palanki, Ph.D.and Awards

Lamar University Serdar Ilban, D.M.A.Alma Mater*G. Rhodes Smartt Lamar to thee we’re singing We will ever need thee Voices raised on high. As our guiding star. We will forever love thee To us you’ll always be Laud thee to the sky. Our glorious Lamar.

Academic Recessional* Hsing-wei Chu, Ph.D.

Please join us for an informal reception, located upstairs in the concourse area of the Montagne Center, following the ceremony.

*Audience please stand.

To maintain the dignity of the program, guests are requested to refrain from unnecessary noises (air horns, etc.) and movement during the ceremony.

Srinivas Palanki, DeanJerry Lin, Director of

Graduate ProgramsPeyton Richmond,

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Dan F. Smith Chemical EngineeringT. C. Ho, ChairTracy BensonTianxin CaiDaniel ChenJohn GossageJames HenryClayton JeffryesSidney LinHelen LouRafael TadmorQiang Xu

Civil and Environmental EngineeringLiv Haselbach, ChairNicholas BrakeMien JaoQin QianThinesh SelvaratnamXing WuHao YangRenzun Zhao

Phillip M. Drayer Electrical EngineeringHarley Myler, ChairHussein AlmallahiReza BarzegaranXiaofan HeKoji HiranoG.N. ReddySelahattin SayilGleb TchevslavskiCagatay TokgozRuhai WangHassan Zargarzadeh

Industrial EngineeringBrian Craig, ChairJaeyoung ChoJames CurryMaryam HamidiYueqing LiAlberto MarquezBerna TokgozEzra WariYisha XiangGary YentzenVictor ZaloomWeihang Zhu

Mechanical EngineeringHsing-wei Chu, ChairKendrick AungAli BeheshtiKeivan DavamiXuejun FanRamesh GuduruPing HeXiangchang LiAKM MazumderAjit PatkiChun-Wei YaoJenny Zhou

College of engineering faCulty

Hussein AlmallahiTracy Benson

Maryam Hamidi

Koji HiranoClayton JeffryesBerna Tokgoz

Cagatay TokgozRuhai Wang

Hassan Zargarzadeh

faCulty marshals

DireCtors of graDuation CeremonyDavid Short Jr., Registrar

Barbara Price, Assistant Registrar Natasha Walker, Assistant Registrar

DireCtor of reCorDs & registrationSummer Rather

graDuation CoorDinatorMildred Piert

THE ORDER OF THE ENGINEER

The Order of the Engineer is a national organization whose purpose is to foster a spirit of pride, individual integrity, and responsibility in the engineering profession. It promotes ethics and professionalism in the practice of engineering and bridges the gap between education and practice.

Membership is voluntary and open to seniors and graduate students in EAC of ABET-accredited engineering programs, graduate students enrolled in other engineering programs housed in departments that administer EAC of ABET-accredited undergraduate programs, graduates of EAC of ABET-accredited engineering programs, licensed professional engineers, members of the Canadian Calling, and special individuals.

As part of this ceremony, inductees take a solemn obligation to themselves to “uphold devotion to the standards and dignity of the engineering profession”.

Each inductee who accepts the obligation receives a stainless steel ring. The ring is to be worn on the fifth finger of the working hand. Inductees are encouraged to wear the ring and to display the signed obligation certificate as visible reminders of the publicly accepted obligation as a contract with themselves.

OBLIGATION OF AN ENGINEER

(The candidates read aloud the parts in bold italic type.)

I am an Engineer. In my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations. Since the Stone Age, human progress has been spurred by the engineering genius. Engineers have made usable nature’s vast resources of material and energy for humanity’s benefit. Engineers have vitalized and turned to practical use the principles of science and the means of technology. Were it not for the heritage of accumulated experience, my efforts would be feeble.

As an Engineer, I pledge to practice integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and to uphold devotion to the standards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth.

As an Engineer, I shall participate in none but honest enterprises. When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation for the public good. In the performance of duty and in fidelity to my profession, I shall give the utmost.

Lance Boudreaux is Vice President of Global EPC Strategic Accounts, as well as, Fluor and CB&I Marquee Accounts. Boudreaux has more than 31 years’ experience in the automation and control industry in the areas of sales, strategic planning, management and business development.

Prior to his current role, Boudreaux has held numerous positions within Emerson, including Vice President, North America, Daniel Measurement

& Control, V.P. Fluor Strategic Account, Area Growth Director – Gulf, Strategic Planning, Global Key Account Director – Dow Chemical, Regional Sales Manager, Sales Representative for Rosemount, Inc. and Micro Motion, Inc., Inside Sales Representative, Rosemount and Rosemount Analytical, Inc.

He is an 1985 Industrial Technology graduate from Lamar University, and 2003 University of Phoenix with a Masters of Organizational Management and completed the Rice University Advanced Management Program Spring 2006.

• Houston Hospice Foundation - Board of Directors

• Engineers & Constructors Conference - Board of Directors

• Construction Industry Institute - Board of Advisors

• Lamar University Industrial Technology - Board of Advisors

Lance lives in Houston, Texas and enjoys fitness, golf, travelling, and mentoring others.

CommenCement sPeaker

Kyle Edwards, a national of the twin-island federation of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis, will be graduating with first class honors with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Lamar University. Prior to pursuing this course of study, Kyle dedicated 7 years to teaching Mathematics to 7th to 10th graders in his home country. During this tenure, he achieved his Teacher Certification with specialization in Technical and Vocational Education and training.

While working toward his degree at Lamar University, Kyle continued to tutor peers whenever possible and became very involved in the Lamar University community. He served as a College of Engineering Ambassador and was selected to be a member of the Student-Faculty Relations Committee for two years. He also participated in undergraduate research and was one of the first students to study abroad with the College of Engineering. He became a member of several honor societies, including Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society, and Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society where he also served as President.

Outside of academia, Kyle was also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Psalm 150 Gospel Choir. He served as Treasurer and two consecutive Presidential terms in the Psalm 150 Gospel Choir. In his 2nd term as President, he also started a sub-organization called Cardinal Share through which he established a partnership with his campus employer, Chartwells, to donate excess food from the University’s dining facilities to a local homeless shelter. This initiative also gained him recognition at the regional level as the Star 2 Community Pillar Associate of Chartwells.

Through all of this, Kyle remained motivated by one of his favorite scriptures, Matthew 19: 26, “… but with God all things are possible.”

unDergraDuate sPeaker

DoCtor of PhilosoPhy in ChemiCal engineeringRatul DasMd Symon Jahan Sajib

DoCtor of engineeringMd Sofikul IslamMilad KetabdarKasemsak KijkanjanapaiboonSoheil OrujiSwapnil Baliram Patole

master of engineering sCienCe in ChemiCal engineeringMhd Amjad AboushamaAdeniji Emmanuel AdetayoAvinash Gopal BajajAnupam Keerthi GuddantiAshik MahmudPrasad Pravin PawarSandeep Kumar PudiPrathamesh Ajit PurohitDamilola Oluwatosin RunseweRohan Jayant ThomreRohit Vijay Wadje

master of engineering in ChemiCal engineeringGautam BuddhaSravankumar DandaAbhinav GagilamNitish Vinay Singh

master of engineering in Civil engineeringPrakash DahalSuman GautamFahimul IslamBijay Upreti

master of sCienCe in environmental engineeringKiran GurungJess Y. LiaoGabrielle J. SavoirSaroj SimkhadaAlfred Kwabena Agyare Wadee

master of engineering sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineeringMuhammad Foyazur Rahman

master of engineering in eleCtriCal engineeringJubair Ahmed FnuShiyue HouMd Abu ShakilSandesh Jung ThapaHarshith Vurukonda

master of engineering in inDustrial engineeringArunkumar JagadeesanKarthik JayamaniBhargav NamalaVenkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao

Potnuru

master of engineering managementGbadebo Tela AdewusiSai Tarun Reddy CheemalavagupalliAshween GaneshVenkata Praneet GarapatiVishnu Kishore GollapudiSourya Sriharsha GubbalaSrujan Ready JonnalagaddaSahitya Julapally

Kaushik KanumuriAkash Chandubhai KukadiaJaswanth MakarlaHendez Johns PanakkalKarthik Kalyan Raj Kumar YesodhaPramod Sukhavasi

master of engineering sCienCe in meChaniCal engineeringAhmed H. AbdallaYogendra Chandrashekhar

ChaudharySmit Sanjaykumar DesaiMahmoud Khairy ElbarbaryIslam Ahmed HamamAkshay Pragneshbhai PatelParthkumar Jashwantbhai PatelAmartya Rishin RupakRavi Anandalal SinghManisha Tripathy

master of engineering in meChaniCal engineeringPallav Vikas BarhateVijaya Krishna BoppanaNaga Venkata Harish ChitikelaAvinash Chandrashekhar DholeMostafa M. HassanAsim Farooq KhanAnkit KumawatSai Bhargav NuvvalaMayur Rajiv ParashareBhaumik M. PatelSaurabh Navinbhai PatelVenkata Sushanth RampalliVenkata Sai Kiran SangamKenil Girishkumar Savani

Khan Mohammad Sadmaan ShamsJaimit Maheshbhai ThakkarPrabin ThapamagarAnkush Yadav

BaChelor of sCienCe in ChemiCal engineeringMelei Victorine A. AkpaJoseph AmoabengJoanna ChavezTuyet Thi NguyenSabrina Gonzales SmithLuis Angel Villa GaminoShreah Naomi Whitlock

BaChelor of sCienCe in Civil engineering anD mathematiCsKyle Alexis Tyler Edwards

BaChelor of sCienCe in Civil engineeringBrandon Anthony Watkins

BaChelor of sCienCe in eleCtriCal engineering Mark Fanos

BaChelor of sCienCe in inDustrial teChnologyBrent Lee ColeTroy E. DeVillierDebani Janeth EsquivelMichael Aaron EverettLeopoldo Navarro GalvezShawn Allan HubbarttThomas Randall HugginsJohn Trent LeeDarrell Brandon MarshTavaris Bryant Moody

Crystal R. NoblesCraig Thomas OdleEric Russell PlayerChad Wade SmithMarcus Jahmal SmothersJacob Dean SpurlockDalton Keith WashburnWilliam Travis WhittLawrence Benny Williams Jr.

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineering anD mathematiCsAllen Maico Godinez

BaChelor of sCienCe in meChaniCal engineeringMatthew Ross BroussardGarrett Lee GlatfelterMario Enrique GuzmanPaul Gary HillyardMary Nicole RayLogan Edward RhameChristopher Dean SweatRashaan Atley Washington WebsterBryce Allen WhaleyHumberto Zepeda Lopez

* Reaud Honors College Graduate

DoCtoral Dissertations

Das, Ratul – Normal Forces at Solid-Liquid Interface – Rafael Tadmor, Dissertation Chair

Islam, Md. Sofikul – Mitigation of Thermally Induced Soft Errors in CMOS Nanoscale Circuits –Selahattin Sayil, Dissertation Chair

Ketabdar, Milad – Study on Sediment Transport Mechanics in Shallow-Grade Storm Drain Systems – Qin Qian, Dissertation Chair

Kijkanjanapaiboon, Kasemsak – Modeling of Electromigration and Lock-In Thermography in Microelectronics and Microelectronics Packaging – Xuejun Fan, Dissertation Chair

Oruji, Soheil – Supplementary Cementitious Ultra-Fine and Highly Dispersed Coal Bottom Ash – Nicholas Brake, Dissertation Chair

Patole, Swapnil B. – Laser Surface Texturing of Piston Rings to Enhance the Tribological Performance – Xinyu Liu, Dissertation Chair

Sajib, Md Symon Jahan – Atom-Level Simulation Study of Self Assembling Monolayer Surfaces, Polymer Membrane and Silicon Carbide Ceramic Materials – Tao Wei, Dissertation Chair

Abdalla, Ahmed H. – Study of Hydrophobic Additives Effect on Corrosion Resistance of Xylan Coating for Offshore Industry Fasteners – Ramesh K. Guduru, Supervising Professor

Aboushama, Mhd. A. – Comprehensive Study of Ethylene Oxode Production in Gas-Expanded Liquid Phase – Qiang Xu, Supervising Professor

Adetayo, Adeniji Emmanuel – Evaluation of the Intraparticle Mobility of Group I, II, and VIIIB Poisons in Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Catalysts under Reaction Conditions – Tracy Benson, Supervising Professor

Bajaj, Avinash – Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Polyphenols and Autoimmune Diseases –David Cocke, Supervising Professor

Chaudhary, Yogendra Chandrashekhar – Preliminary Investigation on Generation of Electricity Using Micro Wind Turbines Placed Behind the Front Bumper of the Car – Ramesh K. Guduru, Supervising Professor

masters theses

Desai, Smit Sanjaykumar – Inverse Temperature Crystallization of Perovskite Material Methylammonium Lead Triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3) and its Application in Energy Storage – Ramesh K. Guduru, Supervising Professor

Elbarbary, Mahmoud – Numerical Study on Mechanical Properties of Through-Silicon-Via Copper Based on Nano-Indentation Testing – Xuejun Fan, Supervising Professor

Guddanti, Anupam Keerthi – Biochemical Opportunities for Quercetin, Luteolin & Their Glycosylated Analogues – David Cocke, Supervising Professor

Gurung, Kiran – Assessment of Solid Recovery Techniques from Biological Conversion of Corn Syrup to Single Cell Protein – Jerry Lin, Supervising Professor

Hamam, Islam – Low Speed Compound Boosting with Thermoelectric Generator for a Turbocharged Gasoline Engine – Xianchang Li, Supervising Professor

Liao, Jess Y. – Experimental Pilot Scale Comparison Between Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (Ifas) and Traditional Activated Sludge (AS) System for Municipal Wastewater Treatment – Jerry Lin, Supervising Professor

Mahmud, Ashik – A Parametric Analysis for the Formation of Nano-Particle Catalyst Sites Using Reverse Micelle Synthesis Techniques – Tracy Benson, Supervising Professor

Patel, Akshay Pragneshbhai – Pre-Sliding Frictional Analysis of the Coated Asperity Contact Model – Ali Beheshti, Supervising Professor

Patel, Parthkumar Jashwantbhai X. – On the Validity of a Hertzian-Based Theory for a Droplet Contact with Superhydrophobic Surface – Ali Behehsti, Supervising Professor

Pawar, Prasad – Fast Green Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles Using Microwave Technology – Clayton Jeffryes, Supervising Professor

Pudi, Sandeep Kumar – Electrochemical Characterization of Ruthenium Oxide (Ruo2) and Activated Carbon (Ac) Electrodes Using Multivalent Nickel Nitrate (Ni(No3)2) Electrolyte for Battery-Type Hybrid Supercapacitor Applications – David Cocke, Supervising Professor

Purohit, Prathamesh – Process Design and Simulation of Cryogenic Air Separation Unit and LNG Regasification Process – Qiang Xu, Supervising Professor

Rahman, Muhammad Foyazur – Utilizing Wide Bang Gap Switches in Modular Multilevel Converter for Motor Control Applications – Reza Barzegaran, Supervising Professor

Runsewe, Damilola – Inhibitory Effects of Tetracycline on Mastocytosis – David Cocke, Supervising Professor

Rupak, Amartya Rishin – Yielding Behaviour of Stiffening Coating for Single Layer, Multilayer and Functionally Graded Material under Scratch – Ali Beheshiti, Supervising Professor

Singh, Ravi – Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of a Water Body Subject to Wind and Solar Radiation – Xianchang Li, Supervising Professor

Thomre, Rohan Jayant – Exploration of the Biochemical Relationship between Tetracycline and Polyphenols for Replacement or Support – David Cocke, Supervising Professor

Tripathy, Manisha – Effect of Adhesion in Line Contact Deformation of Rough Surfaces – Ali Beheshti, Supervising Professor

Wadee, Alfred Kwabena Agyare – Size Distribution Study of Refractory Organic Matter in Leachates from Elevated Temperature Landfills (etlfs) – Renzun Zhao, Supervising Professor

Wadje, Rohit Vijay – Natural Compounds for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency – David Cocke, Supervising Professor

alPha lamBDa DeltaFreshman Honors

Red, White and Gold Triple Cord

alPha Pi muIndustrial Engineering Honor Society White Cord joined with White Panel

Beta Xi ChaPter of Phi Beta Delta

International Student HonorsGold Medallion with Red and Yellow Ribbon

Chi ePsilonCivil Engineering Honor Society

White Stole

Delta-Beta ChaPter of eta kaPPa nu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor SocietyYellow Stole with Insignia,

Yellow Cord with Red and Blue Tassel

lu amBassaDorsStudent Ambassadors

Red and Gold Double Cord

lu honorsLatin Honors

Red and White Double Cord

lu veteransUS Military Veteran

Red, White and Blue Double Cord

omega Chi ePsilonChemical Engineering Honor Society

White Stole

honors

An Honor Graduate must have completed 60 hours at Lamar University for a 4-year degree. A student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher on all LU

undergraduate work will be awarded honors. Cum laude is 3.5 to 3.64, magna cum laude is 3.65 to 3.79 and summa cum laude is 3.8 to 4.0.

the orDer of the engineerUpholding Engineering Integrity

Orange Stole with Red Trim

orDer of omegaGreek Honors

Gold Stole with Logo, Gold and Ivory Cord

Phi Beta DeltaInternational Honor Society

Gold Medallion with Red and Gold Ribbon

Phi eta sigmaFreshman Honors

Black and Gold Double Cord

Phi kaPPa PhiJunior/Senior Honor Society

Yellow Stole with Insignia on White Background, White Medallion with a Blue Ribbon and Blue Cord

reauD honors CollegeGraduate who has completed 23 hours of honors coursework,

including an honors thesis, or 26 hours with eight hours of upper-level credits while maintaining a 3.25 GPA.

Bronze Medallion with Red and White Ribbon

ronalD e. mCnair sCholarFirst generation, low income, and underrepresented graduate who has completed graduate-level research internship, including undergraduate

thesis and research defense.NASA Blue Stole with Lettering, Lamp of Knowledge Medallion with

Red, White, and Blue Ribbon

smith-hutson sCholarSmith-Hutson Scholarship Recipient

Black Stole with Red Trim

tau Beta PhiEngineering Honor Society

White Stole with Orange Insignia

the aCaDemiC regalia

In its essential features, the academic regalia worn at American college exercises had its beginning in the Middle Ages. The oldest universities in Northern Europe grew out of church schools, and both faculty and students were regarded as part of the clergy. Hence, as their regular costume, they wore clerical garb borrowed largely from the monastic dress of their day.

The academic gown and hood were first regularly adopted by the University of Cambridge in 1284 and by the University of Oxford a little later. The custom transplanted to this country in Colonial times by King’s College in New York, now Columbia University. In 1895, American universities and colleges decided to standardize their academic styles and developed the intercollegiate code of academic costume. The style follows in the vein of the Cambridge tradition. The distinctive caps, gowns and hoods worn at present-day college and university functions denote the institution that granted the degree, the field of learning in which the degree was earned and the level of the degree – bachelor, master or doctorate.

The gown is usually of black material (serge or worsted for bachelors, the same or silk for masters and silk for doctors). Bachelor’s gowns have pointed sleeves and master’s have long pouch-like sleeves, which reputedly were once used to carry books. Doctor’s gowns are faced with panels of velvet down the front and three bars of velvet across each sleeve.

The hood, worn around the neck so as to hang down the back, is the principal emblem of the nature and source of the degree held. The colors in the hood lining are the colors of the school conferring the degree. The color of the border indicates the scholarly field of the wearer. Hoods may be worn only after the degree has been granted.

The cap, the square mortarboard in American universities, but a round, short, flat velvet hat in British, Canadian and some European universities, bears a tassel which may be black, or it may be colored

according to the scholarly field of the wearer. Only the doctors’ cap may be of velvet.

The degree colors are used for the edging of all hoods and may be used for the velvet facing and sleeve bars of doctors’ gowns and tassels on bachelors’ and masters’ caps. This includes: Arts and Letters – White, Commerce – Drab, Education – Light Blue, Engineering – Orange, Fine Arts – Brown, Humanities – Crimson, Law – Purple, Library Science – Lemon, Medicine – Green, Music – Pink, Pharmacy – Olive, Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Dark Blue, Physical Education – Sage Green, Science – Golden Yellow and Theology – Scarlet.

university maCe

Originally a medieval weapon and later carried by Sergeants at Arms guarding kings and high church officials, the mace has gradually assumed a purely ceremonial character symbolizing authority. As used in formal academic processions, the mace derives from the early university history. The Lamar University mace is traditional in design. The mahogany shaft is crowned by a head on which are mounted four representations of the university seal. The president of the Faculty Senate, who leads the academic procession, carries the mace in today’s ceremony.

aCaDemiC gonfalons

Gonfalons, banners that are designed to hang from a crossbar, have historical roots dating back to the 12th century when they served as the official emblems to represent the various districts of Florence, Italy. In more recent times, gonfalons have been adopted by academia to serve as symbols to represent each college within a university. Each college has their own representative banner with the dean from the respective college carrying the gonfalon in the academic processional.

Lamar University is dedicated to student success by engaging and empowering

students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in their personal lives and

chosen fields of endeavor. As a doctoral granting institution, Lamar University is

internationally recognized for its high quality academics, innovative curriculum, diverse student population, accessibility,

student success, and leading-edge scholarly activities contributing

to transforming the communities of Southeast Texas and beyond.

Special appreciation is extended to volunteers for serving as ushers for today’s commencement ceremony.

This program is not an official graduation list. This printed program lists students who are eligible to graduate pending the outcome of final examinations and final grades. Therefore, it should not be used to determine a student’s academic or degree status. The student’s permanent academic record is kept by the Records Department, P.O. Box 10010, Beaumont, Texas 77710. Students, faculty and staff members are selected without regard to their race, color, creed, sex, age, disability or national origin, consistent with the Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Executive Order 11246 as issued and amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.