No okay yeah Good afternoon Let's try that again good afternoon blue hands. Class of 2019. Let's go. Let's go. My name is Mark rigor. I'm Dean of the College of agriculture and natural resources and I'm pleased to welcome you to the college's convocation on this significant day May 31st. 2019. As I close out my seventh year as Dean of the College I'm thrilled to share this special day with you in the class of 2019 your friends and your families. First I'd like to begin this special weekend by introducing Shane Cronin Marcella man seeding and Daniel Mitchell to ski who will sing the national anthem Now same Marcella and Danielle or three of your classmates and members of the Cantor Class of 2019. Each year we invite graduates to audition for this amazing honor. And as you will hear our students are extremely talented even outside of their agriculture natural resource interests. Please rise for the national anthem. Say You see the watch. So the we has asked me who strives right through that. We were so go to the jury Through through that was the day that spangled and the and the Hi thank you Shane Marcel and Danielle. So wonderful we look forward to having you come back up and sing the Alma Mater. Welcome to the 2019 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources convocation. Today we will recognize more than 200 soon-to-be graduates of our college. We celebrate their past successes students at the university. And we also celebrate their preparation for a lifetime of success after leaving UD. It's a special day for all who have shared the past few years with these graduating students friends and family members as well as faculty and staff from the college. They is all the more special because you are here to share it with them. Dean I'd like to personally thank the parents and families for entrusting us with the most precious things and all of your lives your sons and daughters. It was a truly a pleasure to serve them. The graduates before me hold a very special place in the college's history. They are the graduating class of 2019 which happens to be our 150th anniversary. Yep. So we trace our roots to January 12th 1869 when the board of trustees of then delaware college except that the provisions of the Moral Act and we became a land grant institution. The moral act created some of the largest most comprehensive and well-known universities in the country which collectively award about a 0.5 million degrees annually It was a landmark in higher education and a truly transformed America moral and Lincoln and others in government knew that the country would grow and prosper only if higher education were extended to more people through publicly funded universities in every state. In the 160s College was a luxury enjoyed by relatively small wealthy class of people who attended private institutions mostly in the Northeast provisions in the act addressing access and affordability Congress created opportunities for many middle-class and rural Americans to receive an education. So how did they pay for it Congress held a lot of territory out west in the Moral Act granted 30 thousand acres. For every member of Congress in each state which they could sell to provide resources to build a land-grant institution. In many states like Delaware simply invested funds into an existing campus Delaware had three congressional representatives at the time so they received 90 thousand acres of land which it turned around and properly sold for 883 quarters cents per acre. Netting $83 thousand from the sale the state treasurer invested the funds into bonds that spun off $6,480 per year. Barely enough to pay a single professor and offer a few courses but it was a start. The land-grant mandate was simple and precisely what we needed at the time feed the Nation through agricultural sciences build the nation through engineering protect nation through military science and create an educated citizenry through the arts and sciences. Courses in natural sciences and agricultural chemistry were offered in the late 18 hundreds here. It was not until 1893 that the first-degree in agriculture was awarded to Brooks Ross of C for Delaware. So just for fun let's let's take a brief look at his degree program. First-year courses included zoology botany as one might expect but also something entitled shop work in all three terms zoology and Bonnie worth three credits. Shop work was worth 0 credits. Sophomore year included ancient and medieval history. Spherical trigonometry and conic sections. His choice of German or French and English classics. So students don't complain about your Gen Ed requirements right junior year included three more terms of you guessed it German or French. Three terms each of organic chemistry physics and mineralogy along with courses and moral science and logic. Don't say anything. By the senior year there was no more German or French Brooks was likely fluent in both languages. But there was the good stuff comparative anatomy entomology veterinary science stock breeding and daring. My ecology and agricultural essays was the first-degree Program in 1893 students. I'm sure you all appreciate all the curricular revision that's gone on between 18932015 when you showed up. You know it's typical this time a year to hear repeatedly that you were just beginning the most important phase of your lives. Although cliche it's true tomorrow will mark the single biggest change in your lives as you leave college and to begin their careers as agriculture and natural resource graduates. The monumental challenge of your generation is feeding the world while protecting the planet. The current population of 7 billion will reach 10 billion in 2050 about the time we're all becoming grandparents. Placing additional pressures on food production Natural Resources. This means that your generation must be the one to provide whom humankind with a truly sustainable food system in a stable renewable base of natural resources. So celebrate today's milestone with family and friends. As you pack and leave her adopted home of new are Delaware and had your first job grad school or that school know that you stand on a foundation of success built on a 150 years ago Confident that you've earned your place at the table as we address the challenge of feeding the world while protecting the planet while the families friends faculty and staff please join me in a round of applause for our 2019 graduates. Alright so before we began recognizing graduates individually we have numerous awards that we would like to highlight today. The first is the Kanner College of Ag and natural resources excellence in teaching and advising award Dr. Thomas Evans will you join me at the podium please. The Kynar excellence in teaching advising award recognizes Cantor faculty involved in teaching mentoring and advising students nominees are evaluated on criteria of excellence intellectually demanding and rigorous coursework commitment to teaching and to students communication with students and relaying of course content positive and lasting impact on students and engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning the word carries a monetary award a certificate and a break with their name and grave to be placed in the Dunham garden near Townsend Hall. The award committee noted that although the pull of nominees was very strong Dr. Tom Evans commitment to excellence to teaching was evident across is 33 year tenure at UD. His efforts went beyond those required by its position including seven study abroad programs participation in K through 12 outreach in the development of various resources for educators to use beyond the boundaries of the university. Congratulate Tom Evans for this prestigious award. Our next award is the Kanner Excellence in Service Award and I would like to ask Mrs. Susan middle to join me at the podium there's a keener Excellence in Service Award recognizes superior work ethic noteworthy performance outstanding and meritorious service and positive impact on the goals of the department in the College. The award also carries a monetary award and a certificate in a brick and the Dunham garden. They award committee chose Sue battle as the candidate of choice this year for her hard work keeping that Department of Plant and Soil Science running during a time of great transition. All the while keeping a positive attitude and doing our best to continue bettering the unit. We recognize you Susan as this most deserves Service Award please join me and congratulations Susan fiddle. But this accomplishment. Next award is the Kanner inclusive excellence award and I would as Tanya Dr. tiny aggressively to join me at the podium. Think they know yet. The Cantor Inclusive Excellence Award recognizes individuals whose work and bodies Judy's inclusive excellence initiative to advance inclusive excellence within the institution or the community. The award is based on the principle of inclusion as defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities rewarding those who have shown excellence in the active intentional and ongoing engagement with diversity in the curriculum in the coke curriculum and in the communities The word carries a monetary prize and a certificate and a brick engraved with your name and the Dunham garden doctor aggressively served as the college's first chief diversity advocate to bring additional diversity resources and programs to faculty students and staff throughout the college. This work has open dialogues for Inclusive Excellence. College-wide doctor aggressively made it a point to ensure that students from any demographic or background would feel included and accepted by our colleges accelerate program and by our college as a whole Please join me in congratulation congratulating Dr. tiny aggressively on this achiever. And now I would like to ask Dr. Eric Womack to come forward and present our next award. Will Tyler sours analysts illusion please come up and join me on the platform. The William J bent and graduate student award is presented annually. Two graduate students in our college who have excelled in research and have outstanding records of academic achievement and service to the profession. The award was established in honor of William J Ben former Associate Dean of Research. Associate director of UTZ Delaware agricultural experiment station and professor in the Department of Animal Food Sciences Dr. bins commitment to graduate education and his support of excellence and graduate student research or widely recognized and appreciated by our faculty and graduate students. The winner of this year's William Benton graduate student award at the doctoral level is Tyler sours. And at the master's level a list allusion congratulations to both of you. Alright thank you. Eric. Will a following students. Join me onstage Danielle and nickel Jaroussky. Adriaan Assad stick Jamie to Rayleigh. And Sydney's really want up. He's next Awards are the Dean's Awards for undergraduate excellence. The Dean's Awards are nominated by faculty in our respective departments and given to outstanding seniors in college. Nominees must have a minimum GPA of 3. It must demonstrate evidence of success and leadership academics and service throughout their undergraduate careers including research and or involvement in a student organization. As a matter of fact the GPA of these students is a 3.8. Overall. Danielle Mikel do CKY is this year's recipient chosen from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Adriaan Assad stick is this year's recipient from the Department of Animal and Food Sciences Jamie Jamie to Rayleigh is this year's recipient from our inner disciplinary major in agriculture natural resources. And Sydney's a really is the recipient chosen by the department of applied economics and statistics congratulations to all of you Katherine Bobby ours. Will you please come forward Catherine our next award this afternoon is given to the undergraduate student holding the highest cumulative grade point average in the class and her name will be placed in the senior panel of scholars and agriculture and natural resources Katherine's a double major in pre-veterinary medicine and animal biosciences and agriculture natural resources With minors in biological sciences and Equine Science. Congratulations Catherine you've risen to the top and we're proud of you perfect. Alright so Dr. Leeman Kang Chair of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences will present our next award. Thank you Dean rigor. Well Katherine baby Aras Elizabeth Hudson and hope Aaron. Please join me on the stage. The animal in Food Sciences faculty award is based on the recommendation of faculty is presented to a senior in each of our three majors animal and Food Sciences pre-veterinary medicine and animal biosciences and Food Science respectively. There based on the academic achievement and outstanding potential in their disciplines. Catherine is our pre-veterinary medicine and animal Biosciences Faculty Award winner. Elizabeth is our Food Science Faculty Award winner and hope is our recipient majoring in animal science. Congratulations to all of you Alright so congratulations to those three Dr. Tom they'll Vento Chair of the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics will present the next award. Tom. Will Caitlin Koppen heifer Erica Tompkins and Gyro Wu. Please join me up on the stage. The applied economics and statistics outstanding senior awards are given to outstanding seniors. In recognition recognition of student accomplishments This award considers academic performance accomplish in accomplishments in the department college and university and recognition of research or other scholarly activities. This year's recipients are Caitlin COP and hepar for food and agribusiness marketing and management. Erica Tompkins for environmental and resource economics and Yahoo for statistics. So congratulations to all of you Okay thank you. Dr. zig Bowman Chair of the Department of Entomology and wildlife ecology will now present the next set of awards. Gotta get marked by checkout to come up. Please. The Del Rey award is given to the Outstanding Senior Undergraduate and selected by the faculty in my department mark majored in wildlife ecology and conservation congratulations to you as this year's recipient we're very proud of your cultures and look forward to seeing where you the future takes you. Well the following three students please come forward. Alex Nixon pulling Rossi and Lucas walls. The entomology and wildlife ecology faculty award is presented to the department majors who demonstrate significant scholarly achievement enthusiasm for learning and potential for professional success. We have 3s three recipients this year and we can't be more pleased for alec Pauline and Lucas. All right. Dr. Eric Irvin Chair of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences will present our next award Eric. Thank you Will Margaret heparin and please join me at the podium Margaret is this year's recipient of the Plant and Soil Sciences. Faculty award is presented to an outstanding departmental Major who was excel than academic studies participated in undergraduate research internships and holds great promise for success in his in her career. Margaret graduate in January of this year majoring in landscape architecture. She's already working as a landscape designer for Hawkins partners in Nashville Tennessee. Congratulations Margaret. I'm being this year's recipient the black soil science that hides Congratulations to Margaret's and for our final award the day. This is our do more than learn grow Challenge Award Jenna deal Jenna deal will you please join me at the podium Jenna where I see there's Okay so Megan away. Alright so four years ago on your first day of school in the Townsend commons gave each of you a plant because my horticulturist gave you a plant. In a sense you on an amazing four year journey. Do you remember a show of hands how many kept your plant alive well that's pretty good. Pretty good. So how many didn't make it Yeah well see I'm offended as a horticulturist. I gotta say in a alright but we reached back out last month to see how the plants and flourished over the years we've received a lot of responses but there was one plant that rose to the top Jenna congratulations on an amazing job. He did caring for your plan for four years. It certainly flourished over the years and thank you and we hope you continue to flourish into the future. Agenda is a pre-vet major. So we're so glad to CDC knows how to care about all living things as he moves on to vet school this coming fall Congratulations gentlemen. All right. We will now begin the recognition of graduates by announcing the advanced degree recipients. And I ask that the faculty marshals please begin to escort our graduates receiving the PhD or master's degrees today. Now audience since it is difficult for you to take a photograph of your graduate as he or she is being recognized. We have a professional photographer was right there. Okay To capture each student as they're honored so to help the ceremony run smoothly we ask that you do not leave your c to take a photograph as you'll you'll have those photographs later. So Dr. Eric Womack. Well once again will be presenting the honors of our graduate degree candidates as they come forward. Error We now recognize our advanced degree candidates majoring in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Dean rigor will join me in congratulating the students. When bows out Masters in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology advised by Dr. Aaron sparks title. This thesis was the data analysis and prediction of maize breakthrough trait by statistical methods and data mining has announcements it's gratitude for my advisor Aaron sparks and sparks lab members. Thank you very much for my mom and dad sponsoring. I love you. I also thank all. Also thanks for all your instructors and facilities We will now recognize the advanced degree candidates from the Department of Animal Food Sciences Ding rigor and Dr. Leeman cone will join me in congratulating these students. Michael back PhD and animal in food science advised by Dr. Benjamin Bosh. Characterization of pathology and pathogenesis of Wouldn't breast disease and modern broiler chickens. I would like to thank my family for their love and patients throughout my doctoral studies. My advisor Dr. a Bosh for his guidance and my lab mates for their love and support. Samantha godly masters Science in food science advised by Dr. comma Neil bacterial pathogen presence and survival and water and manure addressing pre-harvest Produce Safety. Thank you to my family for support through this roller coaster grad school to Dr. Neal for teaching me more than food safety to my labmates you're worth more than you know. Juliet which are a Masters of Science in food science advised by Dr. Rolf yoga evaluation of the efficacy of antimicrobial agents to prevent the transfer of Listeria monocytogenes from biofilms to produce or or processing surfaces. I would like to thank my adviser in my family faculty in France for all the support. This milestone would not have been possible without you. And for that I am truly grateful. We will now recognize the advanced degree candidates from the department of applied economics and statistics and Dean rigor and Dr. Tom mental will join me in congratulating these students. We Jun Chi Masters of Science in statistics advised by Dr. Shuang Chen Dang. Knowing a lot of friends here as my biggest reward. Thank you all for the amazing years of friendship fun and camaraderie. You sue Masters of Science in statistics advised by Dr. Tom Hull Vento. Ji Wei Masters of Science and Applied Statistics Dr. Shing Jing Shen. Ming Schwann Lee Masters of Science in statistics advised by dr. We Kuan. Kelly coffee Masters of Science in statistics at bys by Dr. Fiorina and doctoral Vento Kelly would like to thank her family and that statistics department faculty for their enlist support and guidance throughout her time at the University of Delaware. Shao Qin thing Masters of Science in statistics Dr. Chen Shuang Shen advisor. Diane you time Masters of Science in statistics advised by Dr. Tom I'll Vento. Timothy mic Danny Masters of Science in statistics Dr. Diane for arenas to SFO advisor. Ne Pong Leon Masters of Science in statistics doctor we coin. Thank you to all the professors in my family's. Thank you to my mom who flew from China to be here for my graduation. Thank you to my friends who supported me. Shall Lee Chin Masters of Science in Applied Statistics Dr. Pell an epic cushioning advisor. Thank you to my family and friends for supporting me in every way. I wouldn't be me without you and to our girls we all made a Rokia way. Masters sciences statistics Dr. Shenzhen Dang advisor shoutout to doctoral Vento Dr. ding My advisor and professors in the stats program. Many thanks to Jack As well as my parents thank you for your support as always. Jie Gen Master of Science in statistics Dr. Tom il Vento thanks to doctoral Vento and my fellow graduates and professors in the stats program many thanks to my family especially to Zoe. Michelle a Master of Science in statistics Dr. Shanshan dane. Thanks for all who supported me love you all fan link masters of science and statistics Dr. Shan shan day. Thank you all professors and France we supported and helped me. I really appreciated it. We love you. Chang Wang Masters of Science in statistics Dr. Tom Vento. Thank you to my family and friends and LC and doctoral Vento for your support. I made it Shuangcheng Chen masters of scientist statistics Dr. Jean who advisor to all my families and friends always being there for me when I really needed them. Thank you for supporting me in every way. Love you guys. You a MA master sciences statistics Dr. Shan chanting advisor. I just want to thank all my family and friends for the love and support you show me I love you all so much. Leaching Neil Masters of Science in statistics adviser Dr. Tom il Vento. Shin chin Master of Science in statistics doctor we join advisor. Thanks all all to help me successfully finish this program. Shoe J shoe Master of Science in statistics Dr. Jing Qu advisor. All along the way we had the wonderful support of our families and the encouragement and help of our professors. Thanks for all our professors and graduate congratulations to us. We will now recognize the advanced degree recipients from the Department of Entomology and wildlife ecology. Dean rigor and Dr. Jake boom and will join me in congratulating the students. Ashley Kennedy Ph.D. in entomology and wildlife ecology advised by Dr. Doug Ptolemy. The thesis title is examining Breeding Bird diets to improve avian conservation efforts asked I would like to thank our committee her parents her fiance and shaggy dog for their support. She wants to remind everyone to plant native plants do it for the birds. Adam Mitchell Ph.D. in entomology and wildlife ecology advised by Dr. Doug Taleb in his thesis title was restructuring of arthropod trophic relationships in response to plant invasion. We now recognize the advanced degree recipients from the department and plan soil scientists Dean rigor and Dr. Eric Irvin will join me in congratulating these students. Cavell McDermott PhD and Plant Soil Sciences advised by Dr. Tara travel. Urbanization impacts on native red maple Acer rubidium. In temperate Deciduous forest imbedded in cities. If you have no confidence in self your twice defeated in the race to life. With confidence you have one even even before you have started Marcus Garvey. Tyler sours PhD and plan Soil Sciences advised by Dr. Don sparks. Tyler's dissertation title was organic mineral associations and seek restoration mechanisms impact in carbon cycling in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Thank you to my family friends and doctors bombs sparks. You all made this possible shout out to my 90 year old grandma flying out. The for the first time to see me graduate. Tau o we June soon PhD Plant and Soil Sciences it bys by Dr. Yan Jin. His dissertation title was retention and removal mechanisms of bacterial surrogates on from natural and model produce services. I am very grateful to my advisor group members and families and friends. Without you all I would not be able to reach the heights height can today. Say Cai saying Master of Science and Plant and Soil Sciences advised by Dr. Yan Jin thesis title plant growth promoting rise a bacteria increase water retention by changing soil physical and hydraulic properties. We will now recognize the advanced degree recipients from The Water Science and Policy program de rigueur will join me in congratulating these students. Grant Yang Masters of Science in water science and policy advice by Doctor Sri and AMD ARM sediment and nutrient export from a mid-Atlantic Piedmont watershed. Alyssa loop going Masters of Science and Water Science and Policy advised by Doctor Sri and m.spatial and temporal variations and nutrients and heavy metals and legacy sediments for Mid-Atlantic streams. Thank you to my friends and family for their encouragement over the last two years and a special. Thank you to my advisor Dr. doctor and AMD ARM for all of his guidance and advice. Nathan stank awaits Master of Science in water science and policy advice by Doctor Sri and AMD on the microbial characteristics and fate of stream bank legacy sediments and Minik land extremes. I wanted to thank Dr. NAMD are for all of his guidance and support. Thank you to all my friends and family for their constant support and words of encouragement. Jillian Young Masters of Science in water science and policy advice by Dr. Gerald Kaufman thesis title analysis of the watershed resources register using GIS to evaluate stormwater restoration practices in the Christiana River Watershed. Jillian would like to thank her family friends and mentors who provided endless support through out her journey at the University of Delaware. Let's congratulate all of our advanced degree recipients So we now turn our attention to those receiving baccalaureate degrees. You will notice a number of graduates wearing honors cords and colorful Sasha's demonstrate please. They designate membership and various national honor societies that recognized scholastic achievement and academic discipline or indicate participation in our honors program and athletics study abroad or Ag Day team or other programs while here at UD. While these students please rise to be recognized. Another group of students that brings me great pride when I speak of them are AG ambassadors. Will the Senior Ag ambassadors please stand. So Ag ambassadors our student volunteers volunteers that give countless hours helping to promote the college by participating in recruitment events meeting with perspective students and their parents and giving tours. Many of you have shared with us that it was a meeting with an ag ambassador that made you choose u d. Let's share a round of applause for these special individuals. Thank you so much for your service. Congratulations. In addition to our ag ambassador program the accelerate Enrichment Program is a college-wide Students Success Program and canner which strives to help students of all majors and backgrounds including students from under-represented populations to grow to lead to succeed and all they do at UD and beyond but would like to acknowledge and express our sincere gratitude to an amazing group of upperclassmen who served as I accelerate program peer mentors. Well these seniors please stand. These students have been instrumental in providing friendly support thoughtful advice and words of encouragement to help incoming students as they transition to both academic life at UD and to become engaged members of our college you're shining example of personal leadership and success. In turn motivates students who come after you to grow lead and succeed. Thank you so much for your work. Then there are those graduates candidates that a vying for a unique academic honors. Students who have completed a minimum of 30 honors credits in an honors senior thesis are candidates for the prestigious honors degree with distinction. I call your name please stand and remain standing until we applaud for all of you. To Zell Garcia. Susanna how elegant Alec Nixon. Mark per check go adriaan a SaaS tech. Congratulations to all of you. So in addition we have numerous students who successfully completed a degree with distinction. They defended a thesis or project to a faculty committee approved by their major department and the office of undergraduate research When I call your name please stand and remain standing until we applaud for all of you. Catherine Bobby ours. Alyssa Kelly. Danielle nickel do ski Nicholas massage CO. Tests a stone and Lucas walls. Congratulations to each of you. Finally we have numerous students that are candidates for Judy's prestigious honors degree which requires 30 credits of honors course work and a minimum 3.4 GPA. Will you please stand when I call your name and remain standing Sofia bill Cal ski Matthew bots. Low-risk qubits. Carolyn Palmer. Amanda appall Pauline race this Alyssa Rubenstein Amanda Santos. Erica Tompkins congratulations to you on your distinction. We'll now move to the recognition of the undergraduates whom we will call it by department as the graduate comes forward Kim Yarkovsky our Senior Assistant Dean and Katie daily or academic program manager will read the name and any comments that each graduate has asked to have read on his or her behalf. I would like to remind the graduates to have your name cards ready to present as you approach the platform. Also that everyone will be able to hear the recognition of each degree recipient. I ask that you hold your applause until the students from each department are introduced to you. As a friendly reminder to family members there's a professional photographer taking photos of each and every one At this time will the faculty marshals please escort the graduates receiving the Bachelor of Science in agriculture and natural resources or an agricultural education to the platform. Emily variety. Raven Scarlett mic Brown. Life's a garden dig. Jamie Elizabeth to Rayleigh Joy Melissa but cluster joy would like to thank joules Brock and a wick and Dr. Andrew Ross for their unyielding support and encouragement throughout her for years at UT she could not have had such a successful college career a future without their guidance. Totally burger gas go. Tally would like to thank her parents siblings and friends for supporting her through these past four years. She couldn't have done it without them and can't wait to see what comes next. Rebecca and center Sandra Lopez Cortes. Thank you to my partner in crime saw for being my support system and my encouragement. Lily imbalance in. Thank you to my parents a1 and host Safina. Thank you. Chuck Henkel. Jeff *** code the red up Purina resort Nunez And to my mentors and all my professors. Parker Smith Magnus Jonah Hudson vincent Jun. Now Doris. Patrick Leslie Galloway rain Alexander and his your'e when Sarah Elizabeth wildly thank you to my family for providing endless love and support throughout it all life keeps happening. You cannot predict the outcomes but you can influence them to my grandmother's in pop. I couldn't have done it without you. Alexander when word. Matthew Thaddeus nd MF. Anthony Thomas cell duty. Brody Bart's ****. Joseph Robert Bush. Thank you. Mom dad Jack and everyone who's helped me throughout my college career. I did it atom by Lee finger height. Julia Nicole ******* ya know. Next chair Julia will be attending Northeastern University to pursue an MS in Environmental Science and Policy. She's extremely grateful for both of our parents and would like to thank them for their unconditional and enlist support Join me in congratulating our degree recipients in agriculture and natural resources agricultural education. So will the faculty marshals please escort the graduates of the Department of Animal and food sciences to the stage and Dr. Leeman Kung will join me to recognize these graduates. Britney rose Benford. Borough John belly Donny on John would like to thank his family friends and faculty for all the support he has been given throughout his college career And he looks forward to continuing his education at Rosh University to accomplish his pursuit of becoming a veterinarian. Lindsay Kelly. Cecilia per day. Thank you family and friends for helping me on my journey. Cecilia is accompanied by OB a six month old golden retriever who was a seeing eye puppy and training. We both enjoyed our time at U de. Yea Sania Victoria valley. I would like to thank my family and supporting my dreams and encourage being every day. Alyssa Murray and grew. Allison Renee Shabab. Caitlin and o Shaughnessy Caitlin would like to thank her mom dad brother and grandparents and the rest of her family and friends. She would not have been able to do this without all their loves support encouragement throughout the last four years. Elizabeth S hottest in Elizabeth would like to thank her parents for providing her with an amazing education and opportunities over the past four years. She would also like to thank her friends and family for always supporting her blue hands Forever. Francesco rows are Vizio Francesca we'd like to thank her parents and her sister for their support these past four years. She would not have made it through living in the towers her sophomore year without them. Sabrina rose Healy thank you to my family and friends for all your support along the way without you I wouldn't be here today especially thanks to my parents and grandparents forgiving me every tool I need for success in my future. Alyssa Gene Kelly. Jade e b Berger. I'm thank you to my family for always supporting and pushing me to be the best possible. Thank you to Cantor for making campus feel like home sigma alpha. Thank you for the friends you are brought into my life. Samantha Mei Ling Moran mom and dad. Thank you for your unwavering love and support and everything I do dom and jade. I'm so grateful that Kanner brought me to you. Lastly Thank you Udi. I landed my dream job because of you. Roslyn Akuna. Melissa pristine South Biolo Marissa Mary nacho math. You are bonnets. Catherine Mary Elwood JS LP Garcia admin Joseph Carrow. I would like to thank all my family and friends for supporting me through my college career especially my mom and brother you all have given me the confidence and opportunity to become the man I am today. Erika Rose Nelson. Eric I would like to thank her family and friends for helping her achieve a lifelong dream of going to vet school in Ireland. Matata while Delaware Christian Alba Franklin I would like to thank my caring family and my wonderful friends that are also my family for helping me become the person I am today Lindsay Anna earth. She would like to thank her family for supporting her. These last four years the professors who've helped her grow and achieve and also her dog who never fails to make her laugh. Maria Isabel Perez. Alexis Nolan Kerberos. Rock. Sandra Nicole rose in Marcella mansoni. Marcella would like to thank her family and friends who are always being supportive and the faculty members who saw our potential and pushed her to reach our goals see as excited to pursue her degree in veterinary medicine. Salaam Simon. Holly Irene Anderson Mom and Dad. Thank you. We did it. Janie cobol check. Janie would like to thank her family for all their love and support. She wouldn't be the person she is today without them. Rebecca n Cohen. Amber Nicole visit. Diana the port planner and everyone in it has truly touched my heart over the past four years I don't know where I would be without the support of my family friends professors in sisters. I will be forever grateful. Thank you. Adriana because art caught it sorry yeah sock shots deck. It takes a village to raise a pre-vet students. I would not be here without the love and unwavering support from my family the guidance and inspiration from my mentors and the unforgettable memories with my friends I am forever grateful. Matthew omegas spots. Thanks Brenda and Charles for being the best parents. Thank you Kanner for all the memories even the ones where I ended up covered and ****. Cali Bird a midge in I would like to thank my family friends and professors for all the help and support and assisting me in reaching my goals these four years have flown by and these memories will last a lifetime. Thank you. Anna Josephine Desmond. Thank you to mom and dad for supporting me and everything that I do I love you. Sophia Marie Bo Cao ski. Sophia would like to thank her family and friends for all of their support over the past four years. She is looking forward to her next chapter at UD where she will pursue a master's in animal science. Amanda up Marie Santos. I would like to thank my family friends and mentors especially mom dad Mark and Andrew for your condition continuous love and support over the years. Thank you for helping me be the fear be fearless in the pursuit of my dreams. Carolyn mark margarita Palmer Caroline will be attending the University George's College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall. She would like to thank her parents for their unwavering support as she pursues her dream of becoming a veterinarian Marin now so Raga. Thank you to the best parents and family love. You David M Silverberg. Lauren a Benson I would like to thank my mother wanda who was who I know is celebrating in heaven. I also thank my family here for always supporting me and believing in my success I may be the first to receive my bachelor's but it does not end here. Robert Paul when Jennifer aerates. Sophia Swanson Jordan Camille harvey. Monica Lauren kerosene No. Angela Nicole Marc tone in the Mindful words of LC The Wolf. I'm going to make everything around me beautiful that will be my life. Thank you to everyone who showed me how amazing life can be. I can't wait to make a difference Alexis lip Nikki. I want to say thank you to my entire family to my mom. Thank you for listening to my stress filled rants to my dad. Thank you for keeping me focused to my brother's. Thank you both for your guidance. Hope or when Emily choline Samuel GET sarah mic fill in robert Louis Johnston Gabriella Alexandra. Castello. Thank you to my mom family friends and everyone in between for supporting me throughout this journey I truly could not have done this without your love and support and I hope to make you proud. Larissa Courtney qubits. All my love to my family for being the best supporters of a blue hand could ask for endless gratitude for my friends for making these for years flyby and a million hogs to my dog for her unconditional love. Catherine Mary baby ours for years. So many amazing opportunities and experiences I am beyond grateful for my parents sister grandparents family friends professors and mentors. Your constant support and encouragement mean the world to me. Thank you so much. Sarah Elizabeth Clark. Tessa and stone. Christopher James Fanelli Jenna Ashley deal. I couldn't have done it without the support and guidance of my family friends teachers and professors co-workers and the veterinarians. I can't wait to see what the next four years brings. Nicole del ECO Many thanks to my parents my sisters and their wardrobes Eddie my friends that have turned UD into home my pets and at last but certainly not least dominoes delivery service. I wouldn't be who I am today without you. Ashley elizabeth taylor. Thank you to all my family friends and animal food science faculty for all your support. This has been an amazing journey full of memories and opportunities. I will never forget. I'm looking forward to pursuing my PhD here in the fall. Monica K farmer. Samantha rose dip go especially Mom dad and little sister for inspiring me every day to my New Zealand family. Mott Coie can't wait to see what the future holds Dr. dip cohere ICOM. Amanda Carol Paul She wants to thank her parents Mary and Eric her siblings mark and Ivana her boyfriend Tyler and the rest of her family and friends for always believing in her she couldn't have done it without your love and support. Victoria door ten Zhe Yao. Victoria Antoinette kappa Doro. Thank you to my family. I would not be the person I am today without your support the irreplaceable friendships and experiences that I gained that UD have provided happiness that inspiration beyond my highest expectations. Michelle Elizabeth McCollough. Caroline Emma Gibson. Diana del grosso. Caitlin Ruth girl Mom and Dad. Thank you for instilling me with a passion for learning and for doing everything possible to put me on the path to greatness I'm forever grateful to those who are here by my side these past four years Shan and Marie Thorpe. Natalia Ochoa Daniel Murray. Dar guess. Danielle I would like to thank her family friends and professors for all their love support and comfort throughout these years and will always cherish the irreplaceable memories that were made. Nicholas Francis. Elisa fell Rubinstein. Alexander G Vargo. Isabella rose Schmidt. Ali on a grace private Tara to Mom and Dad. Thank you so much for your support both emotional and financial. I feel so grateful. I'm blessed to have parents like you in my life. Thank you for believing in me. I love you. Lauren bell off. Shane Kevin prone and thank you to my parents for accepting me and loving me no matter what thank you to my mentors who believed in me and thank you to my friends for sticking by me Tiffany michele Romero. Maria Camila ROCE. Jacqueline Marie rind Jacqueline is incredibly grateful for having wonderful siblings and grandparents that have been sharing her on every day. She wants to especially thank her parents Richard and Kathy for the unconditional support especially with her journey to Midwestern veterinary school gentle eve step Vivek. Thank you to family and friends for encouraging me throughout this journey to my dad. In particular you have inspired my incredible work ethic. I truly could not have met my goal of attending Penn Vet without your enlist support. Regulations all the students in the Department of Animal and Food Science and next we'll recognize the graduates in the department of applied economics and statistics faculty marshals. Please escort these graduates to the stage and doctoral event. So please join me in recognizing them How high gyro how collude Ebrahim ALI Allah Jamie Sydney's. They're really. Matthew Clayton santos with Delia. Brett James Maryanne. Eric Michael Rao Jake Jonathan Nelson. Timothy Lyle Roberts. Colton t loc Guevara. Emily K coach. Victoria and Novo Liam Frederick Sullivan. Julian Lou knows Julian says thank you to all of his friends and especially his family for their constant support throughout these years. And he only hopes to continue making everyone proud with everything he does going forward. Mckenzie kinda can. She would like to thank God her family and her friends for being there along the way through this milestone in her life matte Kohl gara Brandt URL Joseph Pierce. The third. Peter Robert Wender Vinson Espanola. Thank you to all of the faculty friends and family for the support and the great memories special thanks to Dr. Bernard for all the help go birds. James Webster Grimes. Erica Christina Tompkins. Derek Vernon Swanson. Brendan Lewis Brezhnev Kevin con over Caitlin Copan heifer. I have received a valuable education at UD but the faculty and staff at Cannes or gave me an experience that went above and beyond the standards that the university. Thank you for these four incredible years. Catherine Mary sorry Ohno Well let's hear it for the degree recipients from the department of applied economics and statistics. Alright faculty marshals please escort the graduates from the Department of Entomology and wildlife ecology and Dr. Jake Bowman will join me in recognizing these graduates. Hunter Patrick Smith. Alexandra lap Alex would like to thank her parents for their endless love and support and pursuing her passion. Her brother for being the best role model she could ask for and her grandmother for providing incredible opportunities to experience nature. Pauline Georgia racist Pauline wants to thank her parents for their endless love and support in everything she does Lucas John walls. I would like to thank my family for all the love and support I could not have done this without you all Devin Quinn O'Donnel. Thank you to my amazing family for your unwavering love and encouragement. I love you guys so much tests and Lynn Hayman mom and dad. Thank you for everything. Samantha Ashley Swanson Danielle Renee Ellis. Mallory Nicole Davis. Kathleen rose Hughes peel Shan and Elizabeth Connors. Through these past four years I have been lucky enough to have the most supportive and encouraging parents and I will always be grateful to them and to all my friends and family for helping me follow my dreams just in Alexander rah rah and about pausing motto and about would like to thank her professors and fellow wildlife majors for making the past four years so valuable. She would also like to acknowledge the unwavering support from her parents and friends and thank them for always being there. Let's say Gerais Breton. Caitlin rose Duffy. Mira Christina Patel. Amanda dawn Davin Don would like to thank her husband and parents for all their love and support as well as the professors who offered her guidance along the way. Trevor has christian. Alec McCoy. Susanna Hal again. Mark put Chaco. Alec Zachary Nixon grass grows birds flies sunshine's and me. I graduate Many thanks to my family my friends and my thesis coauthors for their support and contributions over the past years and into the future. Dan Gamez to my fellow graduates never forget the power of your voice. We have an education the countless people are deprived of let's use it to lead the charge towards a future of peace and unity. And about Ely's Stevenson and about would like to thank her parents for helping her establish a love and appreciation for nature as well as supporting all her adventures in life. Jose Ignacio domain guess. Julie Nicole listener. Abigail Eileen Clark. Tj for Derek go. Thank you to Dr. Delaney and help hold for believing in me my boyfriend Connor. I couldn't ask for someone more perfect at my side and my parents who have supported and sacrifice so much for me to achieve my dreams. Please join me in congratulating our degree recipients from entomology and wildlife ecology. Finally allows the faculty more souls to escort the graduates from the Department of Plant and Soil Science Dr. Eric urban will join me in congratulating these students. Camille re we'd David Andrew Townsend. Nicholas Anthony atoms. Thank you to Mike Popovich Dr. Isaacs Katie daily and the plant science boys. Everyone in UD fresh to you on the farm crew have made working here. Great. Again thank you to everyone who helped me through these four years. I lean Elizabeth care again. Aubrey Laura's ink stir. Rebecca Jean Weiner during my four years at UT I had the pleasure skating with UD SST learning so much about myself and making lifelong friendships. Thank you to my family and friends especially my sister Rachel and my mom Tanya. Margaret re heparin and Robert John *****. Danielle Nicole Michael just key Daniel would like to thank the members of Dr. Dan Africa is lab for guiding her through her undergraduate career and giving her wonderful lab experience. She would also like to thank her family and friends for supporting her They could join me in congratulating the candidates from the Department of Plant and Soil Science. So while we're here to celebrate the achievements of our graduates we need to recognize some other people as well. Graduates you know that your achievements are also a reflection of the high quality of our college faculty and staff. I would like all the members of the college faculty and staff are present today to stand so that the graduates can recognize your contribution to their success. Please stand And there's another critically important group the deserves recognition. Many of them have come here to share this celebration of our graduates accomplishments. They supported and sustained you through your years of study. I asked that all the families and friends of our graduates please stand so that the graduates and the rest of the college community can applaud your contribution to their success. At this time graduates it is my pleasure to reintroduce Shane prone in Marshmallow mansonii Danielle. Danielle Miguel do ski who will give us the privilege of hearing their beautiful voices once again as they sing the UD alma mater. Please rise for the alma mater The tea we we the five days and we praise thy name. Me a boy says now to saying Hi thanks Shane Marcella Danielle. That was wonderful you could be seated. For our time together is coming to a close and it's truly been a pleasure serving as your dean. The graduates before I give you your final instructions we have a little video clip that we would like to share. I think I'll miss of the strong bonds and friendships I made along the way with faculty and my friends it's been so fun to be part of such a close community I really miss the support that I've had over the past four years. For me it just has to do so much with the atmosphere here and the fact that the faculty and staff are so well-respected in their field. There also so friendly you get to learn a lot. You get to know them closely. I'm going to miss just the people that I've met here. Just the classes that I took I think they're very helpful and it's not like a lot of sitting around in class thinking well I'm never going to use is it's like wow this is really relevant and I love the people around him and definitely the people my friends the professors everyone here. So nice and I've definitely learned a lot from everybody. Totally a family here. I mean yes you will make friends within your major and those friends will be your friends forever like I know I will never. Lose touch with the five people the header. Hey my graduating class. In my major I think what I'll miss most is definitely the dairy ice cream being right there. But so I think I'll miss just like being a part of something we're constantly learning. I'll probably miss being able to come down to the farm whenever I want on stressful days and being able to relax visiting the cows is something that I like to do definitely working with a lot of the professors and undergraduate research or just send the labs. There are super easy to get along with help you out a lot just like having so many resources at your disposal at one time and I feel like we often forget that like once you leave college you won't have all these teachers to ask questions to are these students to brainstorm with but hopefully once I start working that will that will transition to like my colleagues and my bosses. Definitely the exposure to all the different areas of agriculture. I remember one day I was milking cows. And then the next day I was gardening with the Dean will definitely miss this unique experience that the College of I had taught me to me. I just I may be biased for like I don't think there's a place in Canada and especially here UD So as much as you're gonna miss us we're going to miss all of you. And we hope that you will keep in touch. Okay so here's the final instructions for the day. Once the music begins graduates you will exit in a similar fashion as you entered please follow the platform party that's us out of the arena and families. We ask that you meet your graduate outside. You may or may not know but the College of Engineering is about ready to come in here and we need to get out of their way. So please meet each other outside and enjoy the rest of your evening. Hope to see you D's commencement ceremony in the football stadium tomorrow morning gates open at 07:00. Am. We'll see you there. Before I adjourn One more time our doctoral students please rise. Recognize our doctoral students. Now are masters recipients please rise masters. In our bachelor's recipients please stand Congratulations you did it. We'll see you tomorrow. Good luck
2019 CANR Convocation.mp4
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