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MAY 27, 2005

One Hundred Second

Whittier College Commencement

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Congratulations to the Whittier College Class of 2005! Today's Commencement is an academic ritual that represents many things. Above all, it celebrates the

accomplishments of this outstanding group of students.

It is an opportunity to reflect upon the academic challenges our graduates have met with diligence, dedication and creativity as well as on the life-enriching

friendships they have fostered and the contributions they have each made to the

Whittier College community. Few scholars attain this level of success without the

guidance of faculty, the support of family, and the encouragement of friends. I hope

that today and in the future the graduates will express their gratitude to all of those

who helped them to achieve their degrees.

Today also represents a major milestone for our students as they leave the

College and begin the next stages in their lives. They will pursue careers, or embark

on graduate or professional study, and they will have many interesting, enriching

adventures along the way. We take enormous pride in knowing that the education

they have received at Whittier College - rooted in the values of our Quaker heritage

and the tenets of the liberal arts has prepared our students for the challenges that

await them. They have been equipped to make significant contributions to the betterment of our society and it is my sincere hope that they will each do so in their

own way.

This Commencement also marks our graduates' entrance into the family of

Whittier alumni, which is comprised of generations of distinguished men and women

connected by their distinctive experiences here.

On behalf of the entire Whittier College community. I offer the Class of 2005 our

warmest wishes for happiness and success.

Sincerely,

64& Interim President

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

The undergraduates receiving degrees today have followed one of two paths to

their Whittier College degree: the Liberal Education Program or the Whittier

Scholars Program. The Liberal Education Program provides students with a well-

balanced curriculum that stresses the inter-relatedness of the various liberal arts

disciplines. The Whittier Scholars Program allows self-directed students to design

their own course of study under the guidance of faculty serving on an educational

design review committee. All students are required to complete a minimum of 30

credit units in their major field, although specific course requirements vary by

department.

Whittier College offers the Masters of Arts degree in Education. These degrees

are awarded following required courses of study in the discipline.

THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND WHITTIER COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

Newman Stadium • Friday, May 27, 2005 • 9:00 a.m.

PRELUDE Three Dances - .Tylman Susato

Ronde-Saltarel-Pavan Magnificat Frimi Toni - Johann Pachelbel Music for Queen Mary II - Henry Purcell

March-A nthem-Canzona Canzona per Sonare No. 1 - La Spritata - Giovanni Gabrieli

PROCESSIONAL Pomp and Circumstance - Sir Edward Elgar Arranged by Mark Garrabrant

INVOCATION Faith J. Conklin, Rel.D.

WELCOME FROM THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE Jan Legoza

WELCOME FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard I. Gilchrist '68, Chairman, Whittier College Board of Trustees

THE CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES Interim President Legoza

Presentation of Rafer Johnson R. Fritz Smith, Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Mathematics

Presentation of Dr. Gordon Sato Joseph L. Price, C. Milo Connick Professor of Religious Studies

Presentation of Dr. Alfred I. Gobar 53, MA. '55 Gregory R. Woirol, Douglas W. Ferguson Professor of Economics

Presentation of Rueben Martinez Daniel F. Duran, Associate Professor of Business Administration

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Rueben Martinez, Owner and Founder of Libreria Martinez

Books and Art Gallery

RECOGNITION OF THE FACULTY Interim President Legoza

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE 2005 NERHOOD TEACHING

EXCELLENCE AWARD dAvid pAddy, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature

STUDENT SPEAKER Ashleigh Krueger '05

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Jeanette Wong '81, D.M.A.

PRESENTATION OF THE SENIOR CLASS GIFT Kristin Oase '05 and Jeanette Wong '81, D.M.A.

THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES

Presentation of Master of Arts Candidates Susan D. Gotsch, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs

and Dean of Faculty

Presentation of Bachelor of Arts Candidates Susan D. Gotsch, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs

and Dean of Faculty

BENEDICTION Faith J. Conklin, Rel.D. (The audience is requested to remain seated until the faculty and graduates have exited.)

RECESSIONAL Trumpet Tune - Henry Purcell Solemn Music - Walter S. Hartley

Prelude-An them-Postlude

MARSHALS Patricia A. Van Oosbree, Ph.D., Mace Bearer Charles S. Adams, Ph.D. Lorinda B. Camparo, Ph.D. A. Warren Hanson, Ph.D. Anne Kiley, Ph.D. Paul Kjellberg, Ph.D. Philip M. O'Brien, Ph.D. Lucy A. O'Connor, Ph.D. Brian A. Reed, M.F.A.

Interim President Jan Lagoza,

the Board of Trustees

and Members of the Faculty

Invite You to Attend a Reception

for the Class of 2005 and

Parents, Family, and Friends

Immediately Following Commencement

on the Baseball Field

DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS

ALFRED J. GOBAR 153, M.A. '55, PH.D. Dr. Alfred J. Gobar has contributed his expertise to Whittier College as a leader and member of the Board of Trustees since 1992. Earning his bachelor's and master's degrees from Whittier, Dr. Gobar holds a doctorate from the University of Southern California. The retired president of Alfred Gobar Associates, Inc., Dr. Gobar has had a distinguished career as an engineer, businessman, and educator, and he is the founder of one of the nation's best-known real estate research firms.

RAFER JOHNSON Rafer Johnson is an athletic champion who is driven to improve the lives of those less fortunate. A record-holder in what is often considered the Olympics' most grueling competition, the decathlon, Mr. Johnson won silver for the United States in 1956 and gold in 1960. Since then, he has been an active leader in dozens of community and youth organizations. Along with other volunteers, he founded the California Special Olympics, which provides sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

RUEBEN MARTINEZ Rueben Martinez began his work as a barber who lent reading materials to his customers. Now he is among the largest commercial sellers of Spanish-language books in the country. A co-founder of the Latino Book Festival, which tours nationally, Mr. Martinez is a leading advocate for literacy and cultural education in the Latino community. Acknowledged in 2004 for his originality in entrepreneurship and community outreach, Mr. Martinez was awarded with a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, often called the "genius grant."

GORDON SATO, PH.D. Dr. Gordon Sato's scientific knowledge and humanitarian instincts are alleviating some of the world's most devastating problems including poverty, hunger, environmental pollution, and global warming. An eminent biochemist and the author of more than 200 publications, Dr. Sato is currently developing a model program for low-tech, sustainable economy in Eritrea, Africa. His Manzanar Project - named for the camp where his family was interned during World War II - focuses on seawater aquaculture and silviculture in deserts, using seawater for irrigation and emulating the natural processes of desert coastlines to grow salt-tolerant plants.

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

Whittier Cofleqe Academic Year 2004-2005

MASTER OF ARTS

1- Antonia Josef ma Ayala Rachel Sue Laufer

B.A. Whittier College B.A. Whittier College

Lauren Kathleen Bush Joe Ledesma Jr.

B.A. Whittier College B.A. California State University, Los Angeles

§ Jesus Chavarria Alicia Dolores Nichols B.A. California State University, Fullerton B.A. Whittier College

Liliya Couden I Lillian L. Ortiz B.A. Gorlovka State Institute of Foreign Languages

§1- Elvin James Dick B.A. Whittier College

Shealyn Renee Elias B.A. Whittier College

Jennifer Elizabeth Fox

B.A. Whittier College

Arlene Cruz Galapia B.S. University of Southern California

Cristina Martinez Gutierrez B.A. California State University, Long Beach

§ Nicholas Gerrard Ibarra B.A. California State University, Fullerton

§ Tamara Lynn Keiser B.A. California State Polytechnic

University, Pomona

B.A. Whittier College

Irma Ramos-Flores B.A. Whittier College

Dana Aim Renquist B.S. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Bryan Eugene Sterling B.A. Whittier College

Kimberli Denise Stinson B.A. Whittier College

David Torres B.A. California State University, Fullerton

§ Stephanie Trosen B.A. Whittier College

'= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major t = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

BACHELOR OF ARTS

+ Shanika Abegunawardana Business Administration Makati, Philippines

+ Aji Ngwe Abiedu Political Science Los Angeles, California

Dawn René Adamson Art Fullerton, California

t Kristen Elizabeth Adolfi Child Development Mukilteo, Washington

Denise Aguilar Social Work Los Angeles, California

*Andrew N. Aikms Biology Palo Alto, California

Karma Alcaraz Child Development Huntington Park, California

Osama Hasan Ali Mathematics-Business Ramallah, Palestine

*Alia Lauren Allard Politics and Society in a Developing World Canaan, Trinidad and Tobago

Joshua Daniel Almond Kinesiology & Leisure Science Concord, California

Papa Kofi Frimpong Baffour-Awuah Business Administration Fort Washington, Maryland

ttJessica Lynne Barajas Child Development El Monte, California

Renee Marie Barbour Mathematics La Habra, California

Ashley Marie Barr Sociology Rialto, California

Ryder Scot Bateman Kinesiology & Leisure Science Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Lukas Michael Becker History Los Angeles, California

Jonathan Hawkins Berry Economics Morgan Hill, California

1 Lisa Nicole Bessler Child Development West Covina, California

Dipesh Bhattarai Physics Kathmandu, Nepal

Gregory Dai-Wai Bone English Honolulu, Hawaii

j Taisha Isabel Bonilla English; Religious Studies Whittier, California

Janis Marie Boteilho English Makawao, Hawaii

Nicklaus Paul Brandehoff Psychology Oakley, California

Thomas Nathan Paul Brinkerhoff History El Centro, California

Jessica Leigh Brown Business Administration Derr New Hamphsire

Louis Richard Brown Business Administration Whittier, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major t = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Samantha Ting Lotus Blossom Brown Biochemistry Vancouver, Washington

Adrienne Christina Bryant Business Administration Chino, California

Kimi Marie Buser Performing Social Identity Houston, Texas

David Erich Butler Environmental Science La Grande, Oregon

Vanessa Ashley Cabral Theatre & Communications Arts Encinitas, California

Raquel Ivania Caceres Political Science; Spanish Downey, California

§ Sandie Marie Caldera Business Administration Rosemead, California

Thelma Zamara Camarena Sociology Whittier, California

Mary Ann Carrera Economics Pico Rivera, California

*1:Erinn Michele Carter Political Science Glendora, California

Matthew John Carter Business Administration Coleville, California

Serra Kimberly Carter Child Development Mountain View, California

§ Lisa Jean Chang History Honolulu, Hawaii

Candis Marie Charlson English Stanwood, Washington

Josephine Yuet Chi Cheng Mathematics Torrance, California

Loren Thomas Chew Biology San Mateo, California

Margo Brooke Chilless Arts Management Portland, Oregon

Alan Christiani Business Administration Encinitas, California

Manuel Cid Political Science Downey, California

Meredith Conroy Political Science Meridian, Idaho

Allison Jamie Corona Political Science Montebello, California

Anna Lindsay Crawford Child Development Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

ltPatricia Cruz Business Administration Whittier, California

Carrie Ann Curtis Child Development Whittier, California

Joaquin Makalani Dabbs Kinesiology & Leisure Science Kaneohe, Hawaii

Katrina Loy Dancey Sociology Vista, California

Jason Nathaniel Darnell Methods and Processes of Perceiving Film and Theatre

Felton, California

Aaron Michael Dawson Sociology Windsor, California

'= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major f = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

t Patrick McGovern Deeny Political Science Colorado Springs, Colorado

Melissa Anne Dempsey-Hall Child Development Lynnwood, Washington

Russell Charles Der English Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Phillip Andre DeRousse Psychology Whittier, California

Elsbeth Blair Detwiler Art San Anselmo, California

Maksim Emilov Dimitrov Mathematics Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Dennis James Dionne Mathematics Henderson, Nevada

*Deanna Lynn Di Ulio Biology Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Rosemary Donoyan Business Administration Whittier, California

Mitchell Rayburn Dreese Psychology Ramona, California

1: Rosielyn Mamaclay Duca Biology Wahiawa, Hawaii

Katherine Thuy-Trang Duong Biochemistry Torrance, California

Josette Corinne Dziuk Art Los Angeles, California

Valene Crystal Esqueda Child Development Whittier, California

Tulio C. Estrada Spanish Los Angeles, California

j: Kathryn Alexis Feetham Music San Jose, California

William Stuart Fenton-Hathaway Art Chicago, Illinois

*1: Miguel Luis Franco Physics Honolulu, Hawaii

Lawrence Franklin Physics Seattle, Washington

Kathleen Marie Calvin Political Science San Diego, California

Andrea Nicole Garcia Biology Santa Fe Springs, California

DeAnna J. Garcia English Whittier, California

t Jessica Farzana Gardezy Political Science; French Santa Rosa, California

t Karli Eileen Gingerich Religious Studies Whittier, California

Vanessa Anne Giovacchini Art Sonoma, California

Justin Keith Goldberg English New York, New York

Laurin N. Gonzalez Child Development Whittier, California

Maria Dolores Gonzalez Biology Whittier, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude

= Academic Distinction in the Major 1- = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Meghan Renee Guarino Victor Montgomery Hiebert Political Science

Biology San Francisco, California

Whittier, California

Ryan Paul Guillory Chemistry La Habra Heights, California

Christina Lynn Gutierrez English; Theatre & Communications Arts Riverside, California

j: Gina Marie Gutierrez English San Pedro, California

Kelly J. Hall Kinesiology & Leisure Science Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

§ Judy Jennifer Halls Sociology Whittier, California

Sarah Anne Hancock Art Whittier, California

Justin Allen Hand English Portland, Oregon

*tNicol Roberta Harper Political Science Garden Grove, California

Julie Ann Harrington Psychology Greenwood Villiage, Colorado

Christopher John Harris Political Science Los Angeles, California

j Shannon Michelle Harsh Biology Kenmore, Washington

Marisa Caitlin Harvey Political Science Carlsbad, California

t Yvette Hernandez Child Development Pico Rivera, California

Karen Sayuri Hirakawa Environmental Science Honolulu, Hawaii

j: Sunil D. Hiranandani Business Administration Bombay, India

Amber Jean Hoffman English Anaheim, California

Jillian Joy Hood Chemistry Tacoma, Washington

+ John Brandon Hoover Business Administration Newport Beach, California

Frederick Richard Horstmann Business Administration Mendham, New Jersey

'+ Melanie Mae Householder Biology Lakewood, California

Evan Anthony Howe Kinesiology & Leisure Science Solvang, California

Josh Randall Hower History Anaheim, California

Yue Fang Ann Hu Business Administration San Francisco, California

Michael Huang Physics Taipei, Taiwan

***t Katherine Elizabeth Hunter English; French Pasadena, California

Priscilla Hwang English Glendale, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major t = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Shing Yin Khor English; Theatre & Communications Arts Milpitas, California

Jasmine Kimiko Inouye Business Administration Honolulu, Hawaii

Alexander V. Ivezaj Political Science Walnut, California

Aaron Jaffe English Narberth, Pennsylvania

Amber Christine Jaramillo English Los Angeles, California

Gregory Nicholas Jebejian Business Administration Glendora, California

Martin Ethan Jessup History Buena Park, California

Catherine Ann Johnson Theatre & Communications Arts; English Menlo Park, California

Kathryn Ann Johnson Social Work Bloomington, Minnesota

Lisa Claire Jorgensen Art Los Angeles, California

James Darren Joyner Sociology San Diego, California

t Robin Lynne Kasahara Theatre & Communications Arts; Dramaturgy Whittier, California

Adam Robert Kath Business Administration St. Paul, Minnesota

Hira Ashraf Khan Biochemistry Whittier, California

Nathan Ryan King Political Science Kent, Washington

Casee Brie Kinna Child Development Portland, Oregon

Ryan Shoji Kitaniura Business Administration Kaneohe, Hawaii

Jody Nicole Kitterman Business Administration Huntington Beach, California

Amber Leah Knutson French; Religious Studies Evergreen, Colorado

j Erin Leigh Knutson Child Development Corona, California

t Matthew C. Kostrubala Kinesiology & Leisure Science San Diego, California

Derek Wolfgang Krause Kinesioloy & Leisure Science Whittier, California

Sarah Jane Krentz Sociology Stillwater, Minnesota

Ashleigh Marie Krueger History Woodbridge, California

*** Cristy Ann Ku Psychology Honolulu, Hawaii

Melissa Anne La Carra Child Development Whittier, California

Tricia M. Lampe Business Administration Hacienda Heights, California

Hana G. Ibrahimovic Biology; Psychology Redondo Beach, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude

= Academic Distinction in the Major 1- = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Joe-Anna Ledesma Kinesiology & Leisure Science Commerce, California

Lindsey Colleen Leidy Child Development; Psychology Whittier, California

Marshall Royce LeMoine Kinesiology & Leisure Science Jamestown, New Mexico

Yisela Christina Leyva Psychology Whither, California

" Regina Elizabeth Lietzow Biology Santa Barbara, California

Terry Ye-Hua Lin Economics Hsinchy, Taiwan

Thomas Edward Logan Psychology Cannel, California

Shawn Lomas Business Administration Kalamazoo, Michigan

Benjamin Samuel Lopez Biology Oxnard, California

Melanie Louie Art Rosemead, California

Joshua Daniel Lowensohn English Portland, Oregon

Edwin Mitchell Lucero Business Administration Richfield, Idaho

Courtney Elaine Lum Kinesiology & Leisure Science Elk Grove, California

Chad Michael Macias Kinesiology & Leisure Science Fontana, California

Dolores Gabriela Maco Political Science Whittier, California

§ Mehreen Mahmud Physics Karachi, Pakistan

Meredith Richards Maloney Biology Richardson, Texas

1 Charmaine Herrera Mamaril Biology; Kinesiology & Leisure Science Sacramento, California

t Jonathan David Marshman Business Administration San Diego, California

§ Nicole DeLay Martin Sociology Whittier, California

Michelle Norma Maso English Covina, California

Matt Mason Deconstruction of Film Winchester, England

Eric Walter Mattys Biology Colorado Springs, Colorado

Rickey J. McDonald II Comparative Cultures Compton, California

Emily Ann McEwen History; French Longview, Washington

Caitlin Jessica McFarland American Culture and the Mass Media The Woodlands, Texas

Kristen Elizabeth McFatridge Chemistry - ACS Certification Concord, California

Christopher Mark McKeon English Whittier, California

'= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major t = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

James Richmond Nixon Business Administration La Habra Heights, California

Sean Patrick McMurrey Business Administration Austin, Texas

Laura Marie McNeely English Roseville, California

Sahar Mehrabzadeh Business Administration Lake Oswego, Oregon

+ Jenny Sophia Mendizabal French Los Angeles, California

Elizabeth Raquel Mendoza Child Development Whittier, California

Adam Whinfrey Messick Business Administration Media, Pennsylvania

Kelly Jean Milbourn Chemistry San Jose, California

Yoanna Angelova Mitova Economics Sofia, Bulgaria

April Marie Mojica Kinesiology & Leisure Science Gardena, California

Nelly del Carmen Momblan History Los Angeles, California

Emily Ilene Moorehead Child Development Santa Cruz, California

Dennis Rene Morales History Pico Rivera, California Justin Edward Morasch Business Administration Palm Springs, California

+ Sabah Farrah Mourad Psychology Astoria, New York

Erin Lorraine Nunez History Baldwin Park, California

1: Kristin Nicole Oase History Albuquerque, New Mexico

§ Kwaku Opoku-Mensah Mathematics Accra, Ghana

Janet Orozco Psychology El Monte, California

Robert Ortega Political Science; Spanish Los Angeles, California

Rodrigo Pacheco-McEvoy Sociology San Diego, California

t Nicole Amber Padilla English Norwalk, California

Patricia Paez Political Science Bell Gardens, California

Adam Ray Partner Kinesiology & Leisure Science Lemoore, California

1 Janet Perea Psychology San Gabriel, California

Melissa Perez Business Administration Pico Rivera, California Luke David Petersen Business Administration Chico, California

Shannon Therese Phillips English Costa Mesa, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude

= Academic Distinction in the Major t = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

+ Heidi Shannon Marie Rottach-Bailey *Heidi Ann Pitman

Religious Studies

Child Development

Albuquerque, New Mexico Bishop, California

Samuel Gregory Prieto Sociology Lancaster, California

t Taylor Lauren Prosek Business Administration Lafayette, California

Juan J. Quintana Business Administration Bell Gardens, California

David Andrew Raine Art Boulder, Colorado

Cirenia Grisel Ramos Business Administration Whittier, California

Dustin Michael Ray Biology Belmont, California

Monique Marisol Reyes Biology Lakewood, California

+ Paul David Rice History Cypress, California

Julia Antonia Rivera Business Administration Woodside, California

+ Sonia Rivera Psychology Pico Rivera, California

Jessica Nicole Robledo Culture, Community, and Teaching the California Student La Habra, California

Allison Jeanne Roth Biology Cambridge, Massachusetts

' Rebecca Lynn Roy Biology Whittier, California

Victoria Ellen Salim Comparative Cultures Union City, New Jersey

Chanyn Elizabeth Sanchez Political Science Norwalk, California

+ Asia Lisa Santa Cruz Business Administration Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Elizabeth Sapiro Child Development San Francisco, California

Christine Michelle Sardo Political Science Norwalk, California

§tGreg Angelo Scorzo Philosophy Downey, California

+ Danny Deshay Scott Kinesiology & Leisure Science Gardena, California

+ Sharma Deborah Scott Child Development Vallejo, California

+ Lisa Marie Serfozo Business Administration Commerce, California

Kyla Marie Shafer Kinesiology & Leisure Science Whitefish, Montana

Christopher Milton Shaw Business Administration Dallas, Texas

Fallon Elizabeth Shelly Business Administration Norwalk, California

'= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude

= Academic Distinction in the Major 1- = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Casey Ken Shoji History Honolulu, Hawaii

t Jacqueline Christine Smith Social Work San Carlos, California

Malia Angelique Smith Global Entrepreneurship Traverse City, Michigan

Lindsey Marie Snyder Child Development Beaverton, Oregon

Randall Paul Sobek Business Administration San Diego, California

Joshua Sovell The Promotion of Creative Expressions Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jennifer Marie Steen History Buena Park, California

Kristin Julene Stefan-Milius Business Administration Ontario, California

Brett Patrick Stell History Lone Pine, California

Stephanie Rose Stevens Theatre & Communications Arts Norwalk, California

*Jessica R. Stock Psychology Whittier, California

:1: Jessica Dawn Stowell English; French Ashland, Oregon

Shannon M. Stroh 'Gating' Popular Culture Norwalk, California

§ Bryan Joseph Sverchek Psychology Bakersfield, California

Dallas Taylor Taylor Business Administration Bishop, California

Elizabeth Suzanne Thompson History Junction City Oregon

Nicole Leanne Thompson English Norwalk, California

Heather Marie Thorpe Chemistry - ACS Certification La Mirada, California

Lauri Eiko Pomaika'imaikalani Titcomb Business Administration Honolulu, Hawaii

Sara Ellen Misako Toyota Chemistry - ACS Certification Kaneoke, Hawaii

Jenny Trang Business Administration Novato, California

Carolyn Brooks Trapp Biology Marlborough, Massachusetts

t Terrell Damon Tucker Business Administration Colorado Springs, Colorado

Sherry L. Turmel Kinesiology & Leisure Science St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Julia Carmen Uelnien English; Psychology Los Angeles, California

Hans Michael Van Dyke English Portland, Oregon

April Nicole Vela English Pico Rivera, Whittier, California

Rocio Velasquez Child Development Whittier, California

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude

= Academic Distinction in the Major 1- = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

Christina Yolanda Villegas Philosophy Los Angeles, California

Rouven Wagner Business Administration Ubstadt, Germany

Jamie Beth Weber Child Development; Psychology Palo Alto, California

Michael Joseph Wensman Business Administration Mercer Island, Washington

t Samuel Robert Wientzen Child Development Arlington, Virginia

Christopher Bernard Wilson Business Management and Music Anaheim, California

Ivy Michelle Worsham Theatre & Communications Arts Louisville, Colorado

Andrew Masayuki Yamauchi Political Science Honolulu, Hawaii

*** Lisa Susan Ybarra Political Science Los Angeles, California

John Chirstopher Yessian Kinesiology & Leisure Science Brea, California

***1: Chelsea Emi Yokota Child Development; Psychology Pearl City Hawaii

Lynett Yolian Biology Bellevue, Washington

t Jill Laika Natsu Yoshino Psychology Honolulu, Hawaii

Joey Cerros Zamora History Rowland Heights, California

Melina Essie Zimmerman Biology Wayne, Pennsylvania

= Cum Laude = Magna Cum Laude = Summa Cum Laude = Academic Distinction in the Major 1- = Anticipated Summer Graduation § = In Absentia

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Presented at the Spring Honors Convocation

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP Samuel Greg Prieto, Nominee

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION Erinn Carter, Nominee

JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION David Stepanyan, Nominee Tigran Stepanyan, Nominee

BARRY M. GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP Ashley Plant

MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP Lisa Ybarra

NEWSOM AWARDS IN FICTION AND POETRY

FICTION First Place-Danielle M. Omer

Ashes to Dreams, Dreams to Ashes

Second Place-Katherine Hunter Ashes Beneath the Waves

Third Place-Aaron Jaffe The Plagiarist

POETRY First Place-Danielle M. Omer

A Childhood Sacred Place Butterfly Photograph

Breakfast

Second Place-Shannon Phillips I Couldn't Leave Him

Eating For the Penis I Don't Have

Third Place-Vanessa Giovacchini Sing Laud

Monkey Prayers Capitalist Pilgrimage on Gold Stilettos

Hungry

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

HUMANITIES DIVISION

ART AND ART HISTORY OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN ART AND ART HISTORY

Sarah Hancock

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OUTSTANDING GRADUATES IN ENGLISH

Christina Gutierrez Katherine Hunter

SCHOLARLY WRITING PRIZE IN ENGLISH First Prize-Katherine Hunter

Realism, Reform and the Metropolis

Second Prize-Christina Gutierrez Baby Tuckoo Writes a Journal

Third Prize-David Lame The Musical Language

HISTORY OUTSTANDING GRADUATES IN HISTORY

Ashleigh Krueger Emily McEwen Kristin Oase Erin Nunez

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES THE MARTIN ORTIZ AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH

Tulio Estrada Roberto Ortega

THE TARA MOLLOY SERVICE & LEADERSHIP AWARD IN SPANISH

Enrique Salas

OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN FRENCH Katherine Hunter Emily McEwan

OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADER IN FRENCH Juan Quintana

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHINESE Andrea Leong

PHILOSOPHY OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN PHILOSOPHY

Gregory Scorzo

RELIGIOUS STUDIES C. MILO CONNICK AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE FIELD OF RELIGION

Amber Knutson

THEATRE AND COMMUNICATIONS ARTS CHARLES AND EDRIS COOPER ENDOWED DRAMA PRIZE FOR

THE OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN THEATRE Robin Kasahara

NATURAL SCIENCES DIVISION

BIOLOGY OUTSTANDING BIOLOGY MAJOR

Regina Lietzow

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BIOLOGY Lynett Yolian

CHEMISTRY THE W. ROY NEWSOM AWARD IN CHEMISTRY

Sara Ellen Toyota

CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AWARD Heather Thorpe

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

David Butler

MATHEMATICS PYLE MATHEMATICS PRIZE

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN MATHEMATICS

Maksin Dimitrov

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Dipesh Bhattarai

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Fallon Shelly

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN THE ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION

Yue Fang Hu

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN THE FINANCE CONCENTRATION

Yue Fang Hu

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONCENTRATION

Sunil Hiranandani

OUTSTANDING GRADUATES IN THE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

Fallon Shelly

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN THE MARKETING CONCENTRATION

Jenny Trang

MURDY WRITING AWARD

Louis Brown Sean McMurrey

RICHARD T. CLAWSON SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AWARD Fallon Shelly

ECONOMICS OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN ECONOMICS

Yoanna Mitova

EDUCATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Heidi Pitman

OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Rocio Velasquez

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Renee Barbour

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Chelsea Yokota

OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT Valene Esqueda Melissa La Carra

KINESIOLOGY AND LEISURE SCIENCE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN KINESIOLOGY

AND LEISURE SCIENCE Joshua Almond

Marshall LeMoine Kyla Shafer

POLITICAL SCIENCE BEN C. BURNE77 AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC AND

LEADERSHIP CONTRIBLITRIONS BY SENIORS Errnn M. Carter

Lisa Ybarra

PSYCHOLOGY EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMC PERFORMANCE IN PSYCHOLOGY

Lindsay J. Buck Cristy A. Ku

EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY Nicklaus P. Brandehoff Hana G. Ibrahimovic

EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY Hana G. Ibrahimovic

Cristy A. Ku

EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE IN PSYCHOLOGY Hana G. Ibrahimovic

Cristy A. Ku Jessica R. Stock

PSI CHI REVIEW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND WRITING

Lindsay J. Buck

PSI CHI REVIEW AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND WRITING

Kathryn L. Anderson Alison J. Biggs

Hana G. Ibrahimovic Thomas E. Logan Veronica Regueiro Jessica R. Stock

SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND SOCIAL WORK

OUTSTANDING SOCIOLOGIST IN POLITICAL PRAXIS Samuel Greg Prieto

CHARLES J. BROWNING PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN SOCIOLOGY

Samuel Greg Prieto

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION IN ANTHROPOLOGY Jane Hamilton-Graves Marlene Houngbedji

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION AND COMMUNITY

Francesca Rossi

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL PROMISE IN SOCIAL WORK Elizabeth Rowe

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

WHITFIER SCHOLARS OUTSTANDING STUDENT IN THE WHITTIER SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Joshua Sovell

LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS

COLLEGE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARDS

STUDENT LIFE LEADERSHIP AWARDS Fallon Shelly

Jessica Robledo Bryce Jones

STUDENT LIFE SERVICE AWARD

Catherine Johnson

STUDENT LIFE DIVERSITY AWARDS

Sudeshna Majumdar Thelma Camarena Mary Paviantos

ALIANZA DE LOS AMIGOS

LEADERSHIP AWARD Samuel Greg Prieto

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Lisa Ybarra

POET LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Deanna Adams Andrew Guss Astrid Bojorge

Sudeshna Majumdar Ruben Chavez

Whitman Davis Nicole Fazio-Leitch

Nash Ream David Forest

Anthony Taylor

FACULTY 2004-2005

Charles S. Adams, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

Tony D. Barnstone, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

Priscilla B. Bell, Ph.D. Chemistry

Frederic A. Bergerson, Ph.D. Political Science

Edward Bobich, Ph.D. Biology

David Bourgaize, Ph.D. Biology

Donald W. Bremme, Ed.D. Education and Child Development

Sherry L. Calvert, M.A. Kinesiology and Leisure Science

Lorinda B. Camparo, Ph.D. Psychology

David Campbell, Ph.D. Economics

Rafael Chabrán, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literatures

Marie-Magdeleine Chirol, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literatures

Stephen Cook, D.M.A. Music

David Cram, Ph.D. Business Administration

Jack H. deVries, C. Phil Theatre and Communication Arts

Jeffrey N. Decker, Ph.D. Business Administration

Joseph F. Dmohowski, M.S. Library

Claudia Dorrington, Ph.D. Social Work

Daniel Duran, Ph.D. Business Administration

Abi Fattahi, Ph.D. Mathematics

Wendy A. Furman-Adams, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

William A. Geiger, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

Gustavo 0. Geirola, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literatures

Stephen R. Goldberg, Ph.D. Biology

Susan Gotsch, Ph.D. Sociology

Marilyn Gottschall, Ph.D. Religious Studies

Surupa Gupta, Ph.D. Political Science

Charles T. Hill, Ph.D. Psychology

Caroline Heldman, Ph.D. Political Science

Jennifer Holmes, Ph.D. Theatre and Communication Arts

Leslie L. Howard, Ph.D. Sociology

David P. Hunt, Ph.D. Philosophy

Hilmi Ibrahim, Re.D. Kinesilogy and Leisure Science

Devin S. limoto, Ph.D. Chemistry

David lyam, Ph.D. Anthropology

sal johnston, Ph.D. Sociology

Joyce P. Kaufman, Ph.D. Political Science

Sharad Keny, Ph.D. Mathematics

Anne Kiley, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

Paul Kjellberg, Ph.D. Philosophy

Ralph Komai, Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Science

Seamus Lagan, Ph.D. Physics

Charles R. Lame, Ph.D. Business Administration

Simon Lamar, Ph.D. Economics

Teresa LeVelle, D.M. Music

Hsiu-ling Lin, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literature

Danilo Lozano, M.A. Music

Howard Lukefahr, Ph.D. Physics

Jeffrey C. Lutgen, Ph.D. Mathematics

Robert B. Marks, Ph.D. History

Michael B. McBride, Ph.D. Political Science

Desireé Reneé Martinez, M.A. Anthropology

Laura M. McEnaney, Ph.D. History

Greg Miller, Ph.D. Mathematics

Jeff erey Miller, Ph.D. Mathematics

Clifton I. Morris, Ph.D. Biology

Sean Morris, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

David J. Muller, M.M. Music

John H. Neu, Ph.D. Political Science

Lana Nino, M.S.B.A. Business Administration

Deborah Norden, Ph.D. Political Science

Philip M. O'Brien, Ph.D. Library

Doreen M. O'Connor-Gomez, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literatures

Lucy G. O'Connor, Ph.D. Psychology

Ria M. O'Foghludha, Ph.D. Art and Art History

José Orozco, Ph.D. History

Rebecca Overmyer-VelázqUez, Ph.D. Sociology

dAvid I. pAddy, Ph.D. English Language and Literature

Glenn Piner, Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy

Endi Poskovic, M.F.A. Art and Art History

Joseph L. Price, Ph.D. Religious Studies

Paula R. Radisich, Ph.D. Art and Art History

Kathleen S. Ralph, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Aria Razfar, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Brian A. Reed, M.F.A. Theatre and Communication Arts

Charles F. Reeg, Ph.D. Chemistry

Kim Russo, M.F.A. Art and Art History

Elizabeth Sage, Ph.D. History

Kay Sanders, M.S. Education and Child Development

David Sartorius, Ph.D. History

Anne Sebanc, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Irene Serna, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Ayesha Shaikh, Ph.D. Psychology

Paula M. Sheridan, Ph.D. Social Work

David Sloan, M.E.A. Art and Art History

R. Fritz Smith, Ph.D. Mathematics

Darren G. Stoub, Ph.D. Chemistry

Eric Sundberg, Ph.D. Mathematics

Cheryl C. Swift, Ph.D. Biology

Michelle Switzer, Ph.D. Philosophy

Kim Thomas, Ph.D. Economics

Shelley Urbizagastagui, M.L.S. Library

Patricia A. Van Oosbree, Ph.D. Kinesiology and Leisure Science

Jan Vermilye, Ph.D. Earth Sciences

Mary Ellen Vick, M.S.L.S. Library

David B. Volckmann, Ph.D. Psychology

Judith T. Wagner, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Andrew Wallis, Ph.D. Modern Languages and Literatures

Claudia Ramirez Wiedeman, Ph.D. Education and Child Development

Sherilyn Williams-Stroud, Ph.D. Earth Science

Gregory R. Woirol, Ph.D. Economics

Glenn E. Yocum, Ph.D. Religious Studies

Serkan Zorba, Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy

Ann J. Topjon, M.S.L.S. Library

EMERITI Richard L. Archer, Ph.D. A. Warren Hanson, Ph.D. History Biology

WHITTIER COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD:

Richard I. Gilchrist '68 Chairman President/Co-CEO Maguire Properties, Inc. Los Angeles, California

Willard V. Harris, Jr. '55, L.H.D. '04 Vice Chair President Harris Taylor Management Santa Ana, California

Jan Legoza Interim President Whittier College Whittier, California

Ernie Z. Park Secretary Attorney at Law Bewley, Lassleben & Miller Whittier, California

Donald S. Wood, L.H.D. '98 Treasurer President Community Pontiac-Honda Whittier, California

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:

Steven C. Ai '76 President/CEO City Mill Home Improvement Center Honolulu, Hawaii

Dolores L. Ball '33, L.H.D. '96 Business Women Whittier, California

Richard A. Bayer Executive Vice President The Macerich Company Santa Monica, California

Roy "RJ" Clason '84 Marketing Executive Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Christopher T. Cross '62 President/Retired Council of Basic Education Danville, California

John H. Crow '64 President C&H Environmental Hackettstown, New Jersey

Vincent J. Daigneault '85 Vice President, Investments Smith Barney Whittier, California

Kristine E. Dillon '73 President Consortium on Financing Higher Education Cambridge, Massachusetts

Shayne Cox Gad '71 President Gad Consulting services Cary. North Carolina

Alfred J. Gobar '53, M.A. '55 President (retired) Alfred Gobar Associates, Inc. Anaheim, California

Charlotte D. Graham, L.H.D. '99 Community Leader Dana Point, California

Kenneth S. Greenbaum '53 President Greenbaum Home Furnishings Bellevue, Washington

Barbara Ondrasik Groce '57 Educator La Jolla, California

Wayne L. Harvey '60 Accountant (retired) Rancho Mirage, California

Charles E. Hawley, Jr. '51 Businessman (retired) Whittier, California

Donald J. Herrema '74 President Loring Ward International Ltd. New York, New York

Caroline P. Ireland '43 Community Leader Birmingham, Alabama

David C. Lizarraga Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer TELACU Los Angeles, California

Alice D. Lowe '37 Community Leader Baltimore, Maryland

Alan H. Lund '71 Executive Vice President and CFO International Lease Finance Company Los Angeles, California

David D. Mandarich President & Chief Executive Officer Richmond Homes/MDC Holdings Denver, Colorado

Sharon W. McLaughlin Community Leader Newport Beach, California

James E. Mitchell '62 Attorney-at-Law/Financial Advisor Mitchell Partners, L.P. Costa Mesa, California

Linda K. Mitrovich Partner Pacific Atlantic Group, LLC Los Angeles, California

Amy L. S. Pulver '72 Director's Offices Centers for Disease Control Atlanta, Georgia

Ruth B. Shannon, L.H.D. '92 Community Leader Whittier, California

Geoffrey G Shepard '66 President Karr Barth Associates Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Willard W. Shepherd, Sr. General Partner Shepherd Management Services Whittier, California

Judith A. Swayne '63 Community Leader Laguna Beach, California

Tomio Taki Chairman Takihyo Inc. New York, New York

Maxine M. Trotter '47 Assistant & Treasurer Murdy Foundation Santa Ana, California

Roberta G. Veloz '57 CEO & Chairman Aquafine Corporation Valencia, California

Alfred R. Villalobos '65 President ARVCO Capital Research, Inc. Stateline, Nevada

Steven C. Weston '83 Senior Principal Convergys Corp. Jacksonville, Florida

Joan M. Woehrmann '52 President American Medical Enterprises Whittier, California

Jeanette Wong '81 President of the Alumni Association Director of Academic Advising Azusa Pacific University Chino Hills, California

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE

Janice A. Legoza Interim President and Vice President for Finance and Administration

Susan D. Gotsch Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty

Neil H. Cogan Vice President and Dean of the Law School

Bedford McIntosh Vice President for Advancement

Lisa Meyer Vice President of Enrollment

Tracy Poon Tambascia Dean of Students

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The history of academic costume and ceremony dates from 12th and 13th century Europe and the medieval universities of Bologna, Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge. Originally, the university was an association of "Masters of Arts" and the degree was the step taken to become a full member. The new Master was admitted to begin teaching; the word "Commencement" described that rite of passage.

The most common articles of daily attire then were long flowing gowns and cloaks with hoods attached for headwear; subsequently, hats became prominent. In England, details of scholars' apparel and occasions for use were strictly prescribed by university statutes.

The origin of the Oxford "mortarboard" cap is a mystery. It may well have evolved from forcing the rather square-shaped, outdoor biretta over the close-fitting, indoor skull cap commonly worn by university scholars in medieval times.

American academic regalia is an inheritance primarily from Britain. The 1895 Intercollegiate Code provides the fundamental regulation. Gowns for all three degree levels are basic black and similar in shape, although sleeve patterns differ. Doctoral gowns are faced with velvet, with three bars per sleeve. The black mortarboard cap is common to all degrees.

The hood is the most distinctive feature of academic dress. The color and style distinguish degree level, college or university, and discipline, although proliferation of fields and institutions does not always allow easy identification. Hoods are all black, and they become longer and wider with more advanced degrees. All are lined inside with silk in the academic colors of the institution that conferred the degree.

The outer velvet trim on the hood, which becomes broader with the higher degrees, indicates the academic discipline. The white border for Arts and Letters emanates from the fur trim of the Oxford and Cambridge Bachelor of Arts degree. Red is the traditional color of the Church, and scarlet indicates Theology. The royal purple of King's Court signifies the Law. Green, the color of medicinal herbs, stands for Medicine. Golden yellow indicates Science, for through research untold wealth has been given to the world. Oxford pink indicates Music. Russet brown for Forestry is a tribute to the old-time dress of English foresters. Blue, the color of wisdom and truth, represents Philosophy and is used on the trim for most academics who hold the Doctor of Philosophy degree, regardless of which discipline they studied in the arts and sciences.

THE MACE

During the Middle Ages, the mace was carried into battle by churchmen who were forbidden by church law to bear edged weapons. The mace was later carried before the king by his bodyguard and eventually became the symbol of authority. A mace is now commonly used by governments and by institutions of higher learning in ceremonial processions.

A HISTORY OF WHITTIER COLLEGE

Whittier College, founded in 1887, was named for the Quaker abolitionist poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Since that time, the institution has grown into a distinctive, national liberal arts college and law school. It serves a diverse student population with unique, widely praised curricula. The College campus provides an intimate environment in which 1,460 students live and study with 93 distinguished faculty. Like other excellent liberal arts colleges, Whittier encourages students to become broadly educated rather than merely trained for a specific career. It emphasizes small, interactive classes led by full-time faculty members, and requires that students cultivate the analytical, critical, and rhetorical skills that all liberally educated persons enjoy.

Although the College has maintained no formal affiliation with the Religious Society of Friends since the 1940's, the social values of its Quaker heritage - respect for the individual, freedom of conscience, integrity, justice, and internationalism - strongly influence its ethos. From the beginning, the same egalitarian views that placed Quakers in the forefront of the battle to abolish slavery dictated that the College open its doors to persons of both sexes as well as all races and nations. Today, the College is a cosmopolitan vanguard of 21st century society, with more than 45 percent of its undergraduates, and three of its four Rhodes Scholars, from underrepresented ethnic and international groups. This cultural diversity profoundly strengthens intellectual discourse and provides a realistic exposure to the kind of world students will enter upon graduation. Students and faculty continue a long tradition of community service, echoing the Quaker conviction that helping others is a moral obligation. International study opportunities enrich every field and major, reflecting the Quaker idea that truth transcends the boundaries of race, culture, and nation.

The Whittier Law School, located on a separate campus in Costa Mesa, was founded in 1977 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1985. The School extends Whittier's educational values to the study of law, which is the professional discipline most closely related to the liberal arts. Here, some 750 students prepare for legal careers through a curriculum that emphasizes social service, conflict resolution, international jurisprudence, and professional ethics, which mirrors the historic values of the College. Cooperative educational activities, interdisciplinary colloquia, and a pedagogical commitment to small classes further connect the College and Law School, producing synergies that benefit students on both campuses, particularly in the areas of philosophy, history, child development, social work, economics, political science, and international studies.