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Focal Point. Focal Point Productions. I will remember you, will you remember me? Don't let your life pass you by. Weep not for the memories.

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Mr. President, the University community is assembled for commencement. Good afternoon. I welcome you to this 138th commencement exercise

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celebrating the University's top priority, the academic attainment of its students. Please stand for the National anthem. We will be led in singing by Miss Aaron Wagner, who is

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receiving an interdisciplinary degree with a music industry thematic option. Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?

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Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming, and the rockets' red glare. the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still

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there? Oh say does that star spangled banners yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Thank you, Miss Wagner. May we observe a moment of silence in memory of members of

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our university community who died this past year. Jerry Alexander, senior. Charles Boas, professor emeritus and Richard Diffenderfer, professor emeritus.

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Geneva Ely Fleckenger, professor emeritus. Michelle Desisari, junior. Richard Hilton, professor, Biological Sciences, Dennis Hinkle, Dean, College of Education, William Horne,

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professor, electronic media and film, Lois Odell, professor emeritus, Virginia Sharp, professor kinesiology, Gregory D Talbot, sophomore, and Gillian Venus, junior. Please be seated.

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The flags on display represent the 37 countries of students graduating from Towson this spring and the flags of more than 69 other countries representing our current international student population.

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As you can see, an education at Towson University not only serves our region and the state of Maryland, but also reaches across the nation and around the globe. We're fortunate to have with us this afternoon Vice President of

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Towson's Alumni Board, Lone Azola, who will bring words of welcome from the Alumni Association. Good afternoon, everyone. As a Towson University alumna, I have the honor today of

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representing all that lies ahead of you. As a graduate of the Class of 1968, I can tell you from my own experience that there are many wonderful opportunities and possibilities that await you on the other side of these doors.

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You often hear references to entering the real world, but I truly believe your Towson education is as real as it gets. Thanks to our wonderful faculty, you have learned to become problem solvers, critical thinkers, leaders, educators,

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friends, and good citizens. As a university, we have challenged you, taught you, and mentored you. I know you will agree with me that your time here was about

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much more than classes and exams. It was about planning for your future and once you walk out of these doors today, remember that while your time here at Towson University is over, you will always be a member of the Towson

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University family. Today, you officially become a member of the Alumni Association. We are lawyers, doctors, actors, business leaders, teachers,

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computer analysts, politicians, healthcare providers, just to name a few. We live in California and New York, in Europe and Asia, and everywhere in between.

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We are proud of our association with Towson University. We know that your achievements, like those before you and those that follow, will add to the reputation of Towson University and enhance the value of each of our degrees.

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On behalf of the more than 92,000 alumni who have preceded you, it is my privilege to congratulate you for your outstanding achievements and to welcome you as a member into the Towson University Alumni Association.

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The Association is your Resource Center. Networking, Reunions, special benefits and social events. I am sure quite a few here today even have been recipients of Alumni Association scholarships or grants.

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As alumni, it is also our responsibility to give back so that the next generation of students may have the same opportunities and experiences that we all have shared. To quote Elizabeth Harchy, President of the Class of 1931,

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who at the age of 95 still serves in this capacity and remains an active volunteer for the Alumni Association. Quote, the school offered me an opportunity that changed my life forever and made me who I am today.

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I am forever grateful and will always think of Towson as my family. End of quote. I hope all of you think of Towson as your extended family

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as well. Congratulations to each and everyone of you, have a great life. Thank you, Missus Zola, May I ask those in the audience who

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are already alumni of Towson University to please stand for a moment? If any of you were my students, trust me in time you outlive that memory.

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We thank you for your continued loyalty and support. It is now my pleasure to introduce Miss Megan Catherine Russell. Miss Russell is graduating from the College of Liberal Arts with

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ABA in Spanish and a certification in secondary education. In 1999, she received the first Baltimore Chamber of Commerce Merit Scholarship.

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During her four years, Miss Russell has been named to the Dean's List each semester she graduates summa cum laude. She is a member of the National Scholar Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, as well as the Golden

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Key National Honor Society and Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish Honor Society. Miss Russell recently completed her student teaching at a local high school and middle school.

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She has completed the service work as an English as a Second Language tutor at Dumbarton Middle School and as a tutor for the AVID program at Owings Mills High School. After graduation, Miss Russell plans to work as a Spanish

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teacher at Dulaney High School. Welcome, Miss Russell. Thank you, President Jones, Provost Leather, honored guests, faculty, family, friends and the graduating class of 2003.

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It is my sincere pleasure to be here on this wonderful day. We've all waited a long time and worked very hard for this accomplishment, so I promise I won't make you sit through one more boring lecture.

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I'll try to be short and sweet. When I was asked to give this commencement address, I have to say that I was completely shocked. I was deeply honored to be recognized for my hard work and

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dedication, but I have to admit that the whole idea of giving a writing and preparing a speech totally threw me for a loop. My first reaction was wow, which was quickly shifted to my second reaction of what in the world have I gotten myself into this

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time It wasn't enough that I had lessons to plan for 150 Spanish students or numerous artifacts to prepare for my final portfolio. Now we had to prepare a speech for a nice little audience of

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about 5,000 people. No pressure, right? I hope I can. I can only hope that I did my best.

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Determining what to talk about was extremely difficult. The general theme was to describe my experience at Towson University. What advice could I possibly give, or what information could

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I possibly share that you don't already know? What was so special about my time at Towson? How was my experience here different and how has it prepared me for the future?

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When I began to think about these questions, I have to admit that I wasn't really sure what the answers were. I decided it would be best to reflect on how I've changed since my first day at Towson back in the fall of 1999.

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Wow, 1999 seems like a lifetime ago. How has the university impacted my life? What have I learned? How have I grown?

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I looked at the high school seniors I was teaching every day and thought back on how I felt at that point in my life, much like they did, and I'm sure you did as well. I thought I knew everything.

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I had spent 12 years in high school and paid my dues. I was ready to move on and take on the world. I was convinced that whatever obstacles I faced in the future, I was ready.

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Boy, was I wrong. Weeks before I moved on to campus and into my first room ever away from home, I began to realize that maybe, just maybe, I wasn't as prepared as I thought I was.

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Do you remember all those thoughts that rushed through your mind? What if I hated it? How will I ever adjust to all these changes?

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Will I be accepted? Will I be able to handle college? However, I pushed those feelings down and thought to myself, made it this far.

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How hard could this be? I soon learned that while I thought I knew everything, I really only knew the basics, and even those were in doubt. Walking into my dorm room the first day, I thought I knew a

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lot about sharing. I had two older sisters and it shared a room for seemingly forever. So how could a dorm be any different?

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Well, I'm sure as you know, it was a lot different than I expected, but a lot better than I could have hoped for. In many ways, I learned how wonderful it could be to experience and share your life with another person.

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I realized how important it was to have people around you always willing to lend a shirt and ear a shoulder or just share a bite to eat. Now, as I stand here ready to graduate, I know that I have so

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much to share and so much to give to others. All because I opened myself up to people and was willing to let them see just who I am. I've even based my future career as an educator on my desire to

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share with others. I encourage you all to find some way to share all the gifts and talents that you have. I guarantee it will only bring good things to your lives.

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My opening up to others My sharing with others has been very valuable to me personally. I always thought that I knew what it meant to love and care about people like you.

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I had close friends and family. However, I never really fully realized how wonderful they were or how much they meant to me until I went away to college. I learned to treasure a late night phone call from a family

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member or friend, or a random e-mail e-mail while I was studying or worrying about an exam. College showed me the real meaning of loving and caring about people.

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It showed me how those who were complete strangers just a few weeks or months earlier could become friends, lifelong friends. By learning to accept myself and then accept others, flaws and

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all, I grew as a person. I am, I believe, a better person than the girl who arrived here four years ago. And I hope you all have grown during your experience at Towson

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as well. That acceptance also taught me to become brave and self reliant. Deciding what I wanted to do with the rest of my life was the

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scariest and most challenging thing I had I ever had to do. Honestly, it took me several years and lots of doubt before I settled on majoring in Spanish and teaching in a high school after student teaching.

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I have to say that there are days when I'm still not certain. Even today, on our commencement day, I'm sure lots of us have questions and maybe some fears about the future. Sure, this is a very stressful time in our lives and the job

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market is scary, but somehow we have confidence, a self assurance that we can meet any challenge. We've learned a lot in classes about our particular disciplines.

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However, the majority of what we have learned at Towson University didn't take place in a classroom or lab. Tomorrow opens a lot of new paths for us, paths that are uncertain and unfamiliar.

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However, the wonderful thing I have found is that with uncertainty and fear comes possibilities and opportunities. My advice to you is to look at how much you have changed over the past few years.

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Realize that we are always changing and we will continue to change forever. I can honestly say that Towson University has shown me that there is so much that I do not know and that I still have far

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to go to reach my goals. But I'm OK with that because I've also found that I have the skills and strengths to achieve anything that I dream. It seems cliche, but it is important to realize that life

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is a journey. It is not a final destination. Look around you and see just how wonderful it is right now and how much you have to celebrate.

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Don't be afraid of what's to come. Be excited and be proud of the men and women that you have become and what you have accomplished. There will be ups and downs and twists and turns, but they make

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the final outcome that much sweeter. Enjoy what you have, you've earned it. Before I end, I would like to take a few moments to thank some people who have been very influential in helping me get to

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this point in my life. I have to say muchas gracias to the entire Spanish language department, especially Doctor Lee Ramsdale and Dr. Jorge Giro.

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It's been my absolute pleasure to have had the opportunity to work with you both in so many different classes, your assistance and encouragement. Really motivated to do my best, me to do my best in every way.

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In the Education department, I have to thank Doctor Lawler, Doctor Zenker, and especially Miss Osborne Seacrest, who helped me every step of the way during my internship. I am truly blessed to have such support from such a wonderful

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group of people. Thank you also to my family, to my friends for listening every time I complained about how much work I had to do or how much stress I was feeling.

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Thanks for being there and giving me the little push that I needed. Most importantly, to my family who I love so much, thank you for showing me how special I am and never letting me settle for

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less. Bridget and Shannon, I'm proud to say that we have a better relationship than any other siblings I've known. I hope it is always this way.

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To Jay and Pook, you guys have no idea what you were getting into. I'm so glad that you have become a part of our family. I always wanted a Big Brother and now I have two.

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Grandma, Mom, and Pop, thank you for always making me feel like any minor feat was a major accomplishment. I never feel as special as when I hear you say that you are proud to have me for a granddaughter.

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To my Aunt Ellen, I think I speak for the rest of my family when I say that we were truly blessed to have you come to live with us. Thank you for all you have done whenever I needed you.

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Finally, to my mom and dad, I have no words that will sum up exactly how I feel about all the support, love, and encouragement you have shown me throughout the years. My one true goal in life is to make you both proud of the woman

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I have become. All I can say is that I love you with all my heart and more than you will ever know. To my fellow graduates, thank you all for allowing me this

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time to speak. To all of you, Ioffer my heartfelt congratulations. Each and everyone of you has worked very hard for this day, I know.

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Be proud of yourselves. As Henry James once said, it's time to start living the life you've imagined. Dream big and work hard.

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Enjoy. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Russell. This is one of the happiest days of the year on our campus,

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especially because we celebrate first and foremost the graduates of whom we're all so proud. Yet there are many here today who share in their accomplishments.

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There is, in particular, one very special group whose contributions deserve full thanks and recognition. We have the finest graduating class in Maryland because Townsend University has the finest faculty in Maryland.

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Will the faculty of the University please rise? Graduates, I'm sure you join me in acknowledging that without their help, without their leadership, we would not be the great university we are.

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Joining me on stage today are leaders of the University who threw their dedication and expertise enable the success of our students on the 1st row or the officer of the University, those responsible facilitating our academic programs.

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Members of the Board of Visitors of the University Senate, of the Alumni Association, of the Student Government Association, and of the American Association of University Professors. Will these colleagues please rise so it may show our

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appreciation for your leadership? I would also like to thank the faculty who are serving as marshals for students and other faculty. Please join me now as we recognize those who've done the

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most to make our students accomplishments possible. First, with the mothers and fathers of our graduates. Please stand and remain standing. Now the grandparents, great grandparents and grandchildren

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of the graduates, would you please rise and also remain standing? Will the brothers, sisters, spouses, and sons and daughters of the graduates also rise and remain standing?

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Aunts, uncles, friends, others who have helped make this day possible, and you're here to share an enjoyment. If there's anyone still seated, they're just uncomfortably realizing they're at the wrong ceremony.

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Please be seated before the most important part of the ceremony begins. I have an announcement concerning photographs. A professional photographer will take pictures of your favorite

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graduate as he or she crosses the stage. Photo opportunities for family and friends will be available later. In addition, a professional videographer is taping the

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entire ceremony so that you may find your particular graduate in the procession. Graduates will come forward alphabetically by their departments within the college.

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If you could limit your applause and shouts for your graduate out of respect for the graduate immediate following yours, it would be nice. That request falls under the category of Perpetually Lost

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Causes, but give it a try. Provost Deborah Leather will join me for the conferring of the degrees. Assisting us in awarding degrees will be Dean's Rita Marino.

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Students receiving Latin honors will be announced as their names are called. To receive a degree with honors, students must have completed 60 credits of undergraduate work at Towson University and achieved

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the appropriate quality point average for cum Laude 3.4 to 3.54. For Magna cum Lauda 3.55 to 3.74. For Summa, cum Lauda 3.75 to 4.0.

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Mr. President, on recommendation of the faculty, I have the honor of presenting to you those students who will meet all requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts,

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Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Science. I am pleased to receive these candidates by the authority vested in me by the Board of Regents in the State of Maryland.

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I confer upon you the recommended degree with all the responsibilities, honors, rights and privileges thereunto pertain. As a symbol of your new status.

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Please now move the Mortar Board tassel from the right to the left. Congratulations, graduates, please be seated. Graduates, please follow the direction of the marshals.

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Once on stage, you will shake the president's hand, proceed across the stage to receive congratulations from the Dean of your college, and then return to your seat. I'm Doctor Carl Bam, associate Dean of the College of Liberal

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Arts. Before I introduce the graduates of the class of 2003, I want to recognize the man who is presiding over his last CLA commencement, our interim president, Dan Jones.

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When the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth was told that his great friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge had died, Wordsworth said simply, He was the most wonderful man I have ever known. In his roles as professor of English, Dean of the College of

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Liberal Arts, Provost, and now interim president, Dan has been the most wonderful man many of us have ever known. Thanks, Dan, for your wit, integrity, intelligence, incredible dedication, and for being Towson University's bridge

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over troubled waters. Now, let me offer my heartfelt congratulations to the graduates of the College of Liberal Arts on behalf of all the faculty of the College.

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To my far right is Doctor Rita Moreno, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, who will greet each graduate as he or she crosses the stage. Megan Catherine Russell, David James Cooney Honors College

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Summa cum laude. Kareem Saluda Coral Emily Adams, Jennifer Barnes, William Xavier Breach, Magna cum laude. Casey Lynn Burton Honors College, summa cum laude.

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Gregory, Michael Butler, cum laude. William Joseph Chavez, cum laude. Michael Atkinson Cowling, Carly Noel Jackson, Fred Lockwood Davis Third Erica Lee D'Angelo, Kimberly Rochelle Fisher,

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Antoine Lavon Gamble, Deborah K Garrett, Tara Gebhart, Miriam Rachel George Summa cum laude. Karen Sue Graves, Monica Lynette Green, cum Laude Patricia Valerie Hater, cum laude Jamie Elizabeth Heim, cum Laude.

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Christie Marie Homans Magna cum Laude. Catherine, Diane. IN Contrera, Catherine Louise Jolie, Amber Hope. Jorgensen, Benjamin, George.

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Case, Kelly Louise Kennon, cum Laude. Absati Corme, Andrew Murdoch Livingston, Dana Teresa A Marshall, Darren Mara, Melmed cum Laude Melissa Jesse Moreland Honors in English.

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Jimmy Jong Jai Park cum laude. Paul Barton, Reiki Allison, Elizabeth Milne, Lauren Brooke Rafaloff, Noreen, Raza, Nicole and Rudolph. Brianna Lee Scarf cum laude.

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Jennifer Lynn Schweers, Justin FS Truehoff, Adam Wayman Weber Brooke Marie Wilson cum laude. Samuel Thomas Wolfe, Jennifer Key Woo Honors College Magna cum laude Marlowe, Dennis Wright, Craig Curtis, Young, Jenna and

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Zava. Magna cum laude. Aramed de de la Akin. Kuowa.

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Melanie Lords, Marazza Armstrong, Melissa Lauren Brown, Lauren Beth Cohen, Katie Marie De Vilvis, cum Laude. Jessica Erin Dix, Nikki Lynn Doli, Julie Christine Eckie, Sarah Elise, 40 Andrea Marie Freeman, cum Laude.

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Melanie Ann Marie Fumarola, Anna Mariana Krawczyk, Danielle Susan Malin, Megan Elizabeth Mcwhorter, Whom Lauda, Jessica Megan Nelson, Heather Laurie Pianko, Jessica Pilkerton, Teresa and Porter, Jessica Lynn Reader, cum laude.

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Amy Elizabeth Rose Brooke Danielle Scruggs, Patricia Elizabeth Scheffler, cum laude. Lindsay Marie Strathmeyer, Magna cum laude. Jacqueline Marie Charrier, summa cum laude.

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Carl Edward Henderson, Junior Todd Justin Hipsley, Ashley Marie Lesh cum Laude Andrew Samuel Mattis Ryan Patrick McKeon, Amanda Karen Mercado Come Lauda. Scott Lawrence Macia Come Lauda, Teresa Marie Mullen, Laura

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Teresa Dolman Honors College Summa cum Laude and Margaret Michael White, Jennifer Jefferson, Kimberly Lynn, Korea cum Laude. Kristen Dawn Eckhart, Teresa Lynn Frederickson, Melissa Kim

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Mankeys, Allison Rukonich, Paul L Bangle cum laude, Sarah DaVita, Maxine Blau Kelly and Breeden Magna cum laude. Katherine Marie Brewer, Stephanie Ann Cavill, Stephen James Cupid Honors College Magna cum Laude Patrick Michael Fry,

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Jennifer Lee Gamon, Joshua Ryan Jameson, Albert Kang, Michelle Louise Kimmel, Melissa K Kirkner, Michael Scott Lamont Eugene Lee, Nicholas Vincent Legambe, Jean Marie Mall Seed cum Laude.

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Christine Brenton Stanley Zimba, Michael Gregory Miller, Summa cum Laude. Timothy Adam Neary Adrian Victoria Parshaw, Vanessa Patulas, Kathleen and Patterson Christina Perez, Kevin Larry

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Phelps Honors College, Magna cum Laude. David M Reed, Michael Joseph Schloud, Jason Christopher Shafran, Summa cum laude. Tracy and Somes, Karen Leone, Yolito Tara Lynn Zimmerman, cum

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Laude Brant Claude Anderson, Carrie and Crawford Honors College Magna cum laude Frank Robert Gill Junior, Andrew Steele, Glen Massimo Vazana, cum laude. Lauren Alain Winegrad, Jessica Ann Wolf, Olga Abramova, Summa

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cum Laude Irene Owusu Probe Joshua Andrew Cohen, Fawn Michelle Fitzgerald Summa cum Laude. Jacqueline Marie Francis Michael Charles Geisel Magna cum Laude Nicole Rainia Isom Candace Alexandria Johnson Andrea Marie

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Lepker Honors College Summa cum Laude Teresa and Pachuki Elaine Maria Matangos Jonathan Michael Dwarn Olga Rashukhin, Marie Shinomaya Karina Tiffany St. Olubu Cola, Ola Mead, Akanda Alamoso Pum Lauda, Justin Andrew

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Barrett We Anna Michelle Brooks, Rebecca Styles Harris Freeze Latisha Marie Roberson cum Laude. Anthony Ryan DeMarco Magna cum laude. Michael E Dauer, Joshua Colin Falwell, Yaoko Kabi, David

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Michael K Summa cum Laude. Michael Edward Morstein, Melissa Sue Sheridan Summa cum Laude. Amanda Elizabeth Verkis, Calvin John Bowman, Tasha Monique Bradley, Justin Mark Castro, Adrian Margaret Counselor, Kurt

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Taylor Foster, Corey David Galinsky, Larry J Goran, Jennifer and Hiskey Samuel Cooper Kimsey, Jessica Marie Matchin, Elizabeth Jill Parlett Honors in Political Science, Magna cum Laude.

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Megan, Teresa Nice Kristen Megan Chesley, William Thomas Pin Kind, Mary Kay Paul Hamas Christopher John Paulette, Magna cum laude. Kevin Charles Ream Kara Victoria Rock Hill Crystal Renee

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Saunders, Gabriel R Slutsky, Katrina Lynn Solomon Honors in Political Science Com Lauda Ion Simeon Stephan Stephanuka Magna cum laude. Robert Wesley Thuma Honors in Political Science, Magna cum

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laude. Can Candice Melissa Twardy Thanks Paul Aaron Betsy Vaughn Ria Carla Alvaro Alexander Z Becker Kimberly Lauren Bonds, Danielle Shante Breton Brody Megan E Brennan, Kimberly Shante

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Brock Magna cum Laude Melissa Beth Brooks, Lindsay Marie Brown cum Laude Julie Lynn Burgos, Daniel Warren Burke, Michelle Lynn Cappy Jessica Lauren Celandine cum Laude, Selena and Connolly.

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Campania, Clyde, Anthony. Cook, Carla, Patricia Curran, Lauren Michelle, Daniel, Stacy, Beth. Dietz, Eric.

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Lee. Diddlemeyer, Sharon Melissa Dix, Todd. Gardner, Downey, Carol Ann Dudley, Kristen Danielle Emery, Whom?

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Lauda, Jennifer and Ang Lindsay Nicole Frisch, Maria Rose Fairclough, Richard A Feinberg Pum Lauda, Jessica Ellen Feldman, Kevin J Finnegan, Alyssa Jean Fisher, Laurel Lee Fleming, Megan Lee Fredericks, Brian Joseph Fronczak, Mary

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Elizabeth Gardner cum Lauda, Rita Marie Gardner, Sarah Marie Garrison Magna cum Lauda, Karen Michelle Gibson Summa cum Lauda Theodore J Gala Boski Third Robert Samuel Griffin Summa cum Laude.

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Aseem Jamar Gwynn Maggie Lynn Hall, Honors College, cum Laude Christina R Harrison, cum laude. Michelle Noor Hashmi, Adam Jarrett, Pebble, Katie Marie Hilton, Magna cum Laude.

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Erica Marie Henlon cum Laude. Mahalia Shabaza, Eugenie. Henna Cart Surin Delia Monique Francis Henry Latasha, Sherry Hickman, Lakisha.

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Hill, Catherine Lauren Italia cum Laude. Olivia Jeanette Jackson Jeffrey John Jankowicz Christina Yvonne J Magna Cun Lauda, Katrina Denise Geeter, Jennifer Michelle Johns Vernita Alfreda Johnson Burton Arthur Johnson 2nd Cara

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Nicole Johnson, Jennifer Sue Judd Brandy Elizabeth Klein cum Laude Nagatsuka Shikamosu Cho Summa cum Laude. Brianna Marie La Banca, Bridget Noel Landis, Lauren and Marie Lewis, Michael Andre Lewis, Lisa M Liberatore, Summa cum Laude.

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Justin Raphael London Jessica K Long, Dara Deny Lynn Denise Marie McCann, Vanessa Marie Cipollone cum Laude Jessica Diane Mcneely Summa cum Laude Kelly Elizabeth McShane cum Laude.

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Sarah Elizabeth Melvin William Mid Johns, Molly Mercedes Modrovsky, Justin J Moore. Marissa Jean Moore, Magna cum Laude. Matthew Martin, Austin Morgan Aaron, Michelle Morrison, Cheryl

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Louise Mulligan, Veronica Renee Murphy cum Lauda, Allison Paige Myers, Tracy and D&D Necho, Michelle Marie Cook, Michelle Colleen Noren, Christina Jane Norris, Trisha Aaron Olson cum laude.

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Benjamin, Michael Osbourne, Beverly and Parsons, Jamie. Jamie Julia Pontutti, Laurie K Humphrey, Sheila Marie Roop, Emily Von Roussa, cum laude. Kimberly Latia Rose, Teresa Denise Rose, Tiffany Renee

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Sakowski, Jonah Ross Samuels, Timothy Mark Saunders Honors in Psychology cum Lauda. Kristen Elaine Saxon Summa cum Lauda. Bethany and Young, Honors in Psychology.

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Summa cum Lauda. Patricia Denise Mon, honors in psychology, cum laude. Katie Lynn Whitaker, honors in psychology, cum laude. Jennifer Nicole Haslam, honors in psychology.

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Andre Andrea El Chapoche, honors in psychology. Charity Angel Watkins, honors in psychology, summa cum laude. Casey, Katie Elizabeth Martin, Honors College, Honors in psychology, Magna cum laude.

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Megan Michelle Saylor, Honors in Psychology, cum laude. Christopher P Terry, Honors College, Honors in Psychology, summa cum laude. Faith L Schloss, Mary Magdalena Schwartz, summa cum laude.

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Amanda Jill Sherman, Shanika Danielle Sproul, Kayleen Kelly Smith, Allison Marie Stova, Laurel D Sutton Dawn Michelle Swinder cum laude. Joanna Strubin Tessoni cum laude.

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Brandon Harvey Thomas Michael Peter Joya Magna cum Laude Sawantha Lindsay Fox Eli Matias Julia Aurelia Simone Paul Joseph Linkins cum Laude Jamie Lauren Schuster Magna cum Laude. Shauna Hope Stone Ronald Derek Tourmolen Allison Michelle Toto

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Janine Tucker cum Lauda. Christina H Vitucci Carrie Lynn Webner cum Lauda Allison Liza Whites Samantha A Whalen Nadja Patrice White Shante Nicole Williams Jessica Lynn Wallemuth cum laude Jennifer and Wood Yael

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Yael Ski Kelly Jennifer L Young cum Laude Kimberly Sarah Burger Jennifer and Boyle Magna Pum Lauda, Pamela and Bryant cum Lauda. Tennis K Bryant cum Lauda.

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Scott Michael Calabrese Summa cum Lauda. Samantha Nicole Campin, Karen and Chevelle Katie. Cecilia Clow, Amy Annette Cole, Lisa Ann Cook, Magna cum laude. Matthew Michael Deaner, Lauren Nicole Fisher, Magna cum laude.

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Tiffany Lynn Fisher, Kate Elizabeth Foster Honors College Summa cum Laude Tiffany Nicole Fullwood cum laude Lauren Molly Geberish. Gerberish.

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Sorry. Beth Ellen Grady cum laude. Diane Marie Griffin, Jamie Isabella Hardy, cum Laude Stewart, Matthew Harrison, Heather Lauren Hesford, Rebecca

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Lee Hooks cum Laude. Sarah and Jeter Kiva Tonay Jones, Jolene Ray Craft, Melissa Lee Larkins, Kevin Graham Lehman, Angela Renee Long Kelly, Alice McCaffrey, Amy Kathleen Miller, Jessica Manera, Steven

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Matthew Moore Marshall Cass Nayer Tanae Kai Louise Plumber, Matthew Jeffrey Ristal, Carolyn Patricia Russell, Sean David Rutherford, Allison Blythe Salant, Kelly Lee Sarbacher, Tracy Beth Siegel, Casey Lee Spence cum Laude.

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Shannon Marie Spindler Gregory Albert Spurgeon, Aaron Lynn Stauffer, Rachel Tanker Summa cum Laude. Andrea Blaine Thompson, Edwin Nick Ruma Thompson, SU SU Sivo, Megan and Walrod cum Laude.

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Megan and Ward, Jennifer Michelle Wilkinson Honors College Magna cum Laude. Kimberly, Heather Wilson, Janna Elizabeth Wood, Marissa Beth Zalkman, Shannon Virginia Burer, Stephanie Kim Chapman, Jerome

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Raynard, Clemens Junior, Donna, Michelle Enders, Sandra Marie, Sandra Mayor, Lee, Ryan, Lee, Sigmund, John Paul, Susie Junior, Adam Troy Tetlo, Laura. Ackerman, Leslie Diane Choi, Wong, Shannon Lee, Grubby,

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Laura. Highland Kearney, Barbara Adrianne, Costacus, Tiana, Monique Sherman, cum Laude. Francesca, Tina Spinelli, Charette, M Stanley, Elaine M

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McLeod, Jamie Lynn, Connor Summa cum Lauda. Mr. President, This concludes the graduates of the College of Liberal Arts.

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OK, allow me, allow me a moment of very personal digression, and that is to express my thanks and sincere gratitude to you, the graduating students of this class. You've challenged us, You've taught us.

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You've kept us focused. You've partnered with us, you've kept us off the welfare rolls, and more than a few of you, usually English majors, have scared the living daylights out of several of us.

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Sincerely, you are our pride, you are our distinction, and you are our future. And thank you very much for investing these years of your life in our university.

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We appreciate you. You will always respect you will everyone. Please rise and join Aaron Wagner in singing of Maryland My Maryland.

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You will find the words on page fifty of your commencement program. My thankful heart with rapture fills, Maryland, my Maryland, when I behold thy rolling hills.

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Maryland, my Maryland, I love your roads and rippling rills, your waterways where beauty spills, and nature holds a thousand thrills, Maryland, my Maryland. I love thy vistas on the Bay.

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Maryland, my Maryland, the scent of rose and new-mown hay, Maryland, my Maryland. The people love their work and play, where hopes are high and hearts are gay. Doctor Jones is party.

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The faculty and graduates will begin the recessional. I would ask that members of the audience be seated until they have left the auditorium. The graduates may then join their guests on the patio.

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Again, we offer our best wishes and congratulations to the Class of 2003. (music)