Ceremony Celebrities and Faculty Participants
The Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement Committees would like to thank the following faculty, staff and administrators who will serve in key roles for the 2016 Commencement ceremonies.
Graduate Commencement
MACE BEARER
Dr. Jeffrey Walkuski
Associate Professor, Physical Education
GONFALONIERS
All-College
Dr. Peter McGinnis
Distinguished Service Professor, Kinesiology
Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jerome O’Callaghan
Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Education
Dr. Ronnie Casella
Associate Dean, School of Education
Professional Studies
Dr. Eileen Gravani Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies `
MARSHALS
Platform Party
Dr. R. Bruce Mattingly
Dean, Arts and Sciences
Dr. John Cottone
Dean, Professional Studies
Faculty
Dr. Susan Rayl
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Students
Ms. Daniela Baban Hurrle
International Student Advisor, International Programs
Mr. Mark Dodds
Associate Professor, Sport Management
Dr. Elizabeth Klein
Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education
At-Large
Dr. Helena Baert
Assistant Professor, Physical Education
Dr. John Foley
Professor, Physical Education
Dr. Charlotte Pass
Associate Professor, Literacy
Mrs. Hailey M. Ruoff ’91
Assistant Director, Instructional Technologies and Design Services; Interim Assistant Director, Information Resources Support Center
Dr. Carol Van Der Karr
Associate Provost, Academic Affairs Office
READER
Dr. Randi Storch
Professor, History
Undergraduate Commencement
MACE BEARERS
Ceremony A
Dr. Rena Janke
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Ceremony B
Dr. Kathryn Russell
Professor, Philosophy
GONFALONIERS
Ceremony A
All-College
Mr. Chris Poole
Assistant Director, Computing Services
Arts and Sciences
Dr. J. Richard Kendrick
Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
Education
Dr. Janet Duncan
Associate Professor, Foundations and Social Advocacy
Professional Studies
Dr. Timothy Davis
Associate Professor, Physical Education
Ceremony B
All-College
Mr. David Ritchie
Associate Librarian, Library
Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Service
Professor, Political Science
Education
Dr. Emilie Kudela
Associate Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education
Professional Studies
Dr. Marley Barduhn ’76, M.S. ’79
Assistant Provost Emerita, Teacher Education; SUNY Global Fellow
MARSHALS
Dr. Margaret Anderson
Professor, Psychology
Mr. Hugh Anderson
Study Abroad Advisor, International Programs
Dr. Seth Asumah
Chair, Africana Studies Distinguished Teaching Professor, Political Science
Dr. Helena Baert
Assistant Professor, Physical Education
Dr. JoEllen Bailey
Associate Professor, Physical Education
Dr. David Barclay
Associate Professor, Geology
Dr. Cynthia Benton
Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education
Dr. Steven Broyles
Professor, Biological Sciences
Mr. Ralph Carrasquillo
Director, Residence Life and Housing
Ms. Lynn Couturier
Professor and Chair, Physical Education
Dr. Jena Nicols Curtis
Associate Professor, Health
Mr. Mark Dodds
Associate Professor, Sport Management
Ms. Mary Emm
Director, Speech Clinic and Lecturer III, Communication Disorders and Sciences
Dr. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon
Associate Professor and Chair, Philosophy
Dr. John Foley
Associate Professor, Physical Education
Ms. Gonda Gebhardt
Assistant Director, International Programs
Dr. Eileen Gravani
Associate Dean, Professional Studies
Dr. Joy Hendrick
Distinguished Service Professor, Kinesiology
Rev. Vicki Johnson
Interfaith Center
Ms. Ingrid Jordak, M.S.Ed. ’93
Publications Editor, Marketing Office
Dr. R. Lawrence Klotz
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences
Dr. Eric Malmberg
Professor, Physical Education
Dr. Peter McGinnis
Distinguished Service Professor, Kinesiology
Dr. David Miller
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Geography
Dr. Wendy Miller
Assistant Professor, Geography
Mr. Michael Pitaro
Associate Director, Student Conduct
Dr. Katherine Polasek
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology
Dr. Susan Rayl
Associate Professor, Kinesiology
Ms. Hailey M. Ruoff ’91
Assistant Director, Instructional Technologies and Design Services;
Interim Assistant Director, Information Resources Support Center
Mr. Thomas Spanbauer
Head Coach Men’s Basketball and Women’s Tennis, Athletics
Dr. Carol Van Der Karr
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. Orvil White
Assistant Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education
Ms. Christine Widdall
Instructor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education
Dr. Christopher Xenakis
Lecturer, Political Science
READERS
Dr. David Hollenback
Professor, Communication Studies
Mr. Thomas Fuchs
Lecturer IV, Physical Education
Dr. Samuel Kelley
Distinguished Service Professor, Communication Studies
Dr. Robert Spitzer
Distinguished Service Professor, Political Science
Dr. Jeffrey Walkuski
Associate Professor, Physical Education