OHIO NORTHERNUNIVERSITY

Pharmacy CommencementOne Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Year

May 12, 2019

PHARMACY COMMENCEMENTField House

Sunday, May 12, 20199:00 a.m.

President Daniel A. DiBiasioPresiding

Instrumental Prelude ............................................................................................................................................ Symphonic Band

Academic Procession (Audience please rise.)

Invocation ......................................................................................................................... The Reverend Dr. David E. MacDonald University Chaplain

National Anthem .................................................................................................................................. Mr. Christian J. Livengood Graduating Pharmacy Student

Address ........................................................................................................................................... Mr. Richard P. Keyes, BSPh ’92 President and CEO, Meijer

Remarks by Graduating Student ....................................................................................................................Ms. Molly E. WheelerGraduating Pharmacy Student with a B.A. in Spanish

Conferring of Honorary Degrees ........................................................................................................ President Daniel A. DiBiasio

Richard P. Keyes ...............................................Doctor of Pharmacy

Special Music ...............................................................................................Mr. Brayden C. Dunn, Graduating Pharmacy Student with the Symphonic Band

Remarks by Dean of the College of Pharmacy ................................................................................................. Dr. Steven J. Martin Dean

Conferring of Academic Degrees ........................................................................................................ President Daniel A. DiBiasio

Reader of Graduate Names ............................................................................................................................. Dr. Jeffery C. Allison Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Recitation of Oath of a Pharmacist .......................................................................................................................Dr. Karen L. Kier Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Assisting the President in Presenting Diplomas

Maria L. Cronley .......................................Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Steven J. Martin ........................................Dean, Raabe College of Pharmacy

Tarek M. Mahfouz ....................................Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Melanie J. Hough ......................................Registrar of the University

Ohio Northern University Hymn .................................................................................................................. Ms. Sierra D. Iddings Ms. Megan L. Stephan

Graduating Pharmacy Students

Ohio Northern, we love thy name; Ohio Northern, long live thy fame! We sing thy glory, sound forth thy praise For all that gladdens our dear college days. Ohio Northern, we will be true, Loyal forever to dear ONU.

Musical Benediction ............................................................................................................... Dr. Adriane L. Thompson-Bradshaw

God be with you till we meet again, By His counsels guide, uphold you, With His sheep securely fold you, God be with you till we meet again.

Spoken Benediction ..........................................................................................................The Reverend Dr. David E. MacDonald Recessional

Audience please rise. Faculty recesses, followed by graduates.The audience is requested to remain in place until all faculty and students have recessed.

MARSHALSProfessor Michael J. Rider, Grand MarshalProfessor Jeffery C. Allison, Banner Bearer

UNIVERSITY MARSHALS Professor Tena L. Roepke Professor David L. Rouch

COLLEGE MARSHALS

College of Pharmacy Professor Mark E. Olah Professor Andrew M. Roecker

Musical Selections

Interlude Aurora Borealis Rossano Galante

Academic Procession Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar

Special Music Blue Rondo A La Turk Dave Brubeck

Musical Benediction Benediction John Ness Beck

Arr. Charles Bates

Used with permission of Lorenz Corporation/Sacred Music Press

Recessional Marcia Islancio Zika Williams

Un Recessa from Symphon Zika Williams

Dr. Charles Bates, Professor of Music, Conductor, Symphonic Band

Mr. Christian J. Livengood, Graduating Pharmacy Student

Ms. Sierra D. Iddings, Graduating Pharmacy Student

Ms. Megan L. Stephan, Graduating Pharmacy Student

Mr. Brayden C. Dunn, Graduating Pharmacy Student

CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. Daniel B. Walker

BLUE RONDO A LA TURKWords and Music by DAVE BRUBECK

© DERRY MUSICThis Arrangement © 2019 DERRY MUSIC

International Copyright Secured.All Rights Reserved Including Public Performance

Used by Permission Through Tresóna Multimedia, LLCArranged by CHARLES BATES

Richard P. Keyes, BSPh ’92Rick Keyes, BSPh ’92, is the president and CEO of Meijer Inc., the family-owned and privately held retailer that operates more than 240 supercenters throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Keyes joined Meijer in 1989 as a pharmacy team member in Columbus, Ohio, while attending Ohio Northern University.

A 30-year Meijer veteran, Keyes was appointed president in October 2015 and named the first non-Meijer family member CEO in January 2017 after holding various leadership positions in pharmacy, store operations, and supply chain and manufacturing. Keyes is the 11th president in the history of the company, which employs more than 70,000 team members across the Midwest.

As president and CEO, Keyes oversees all day-to-day operations and works closely with Executive Chairman Hank Meijer in developing and executing growth strategies. These strategies include a strong focus on enhancing the customer experience, driving team-member engagement, and maintaining a competitive focus in the fast-paced retail industry while staying true to Meijer values.

Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Keyes served as executive vice president of supply chain and manufacturing, a role he had held since 2006. Prior to that role, Keyes spent 15 years in retail operations, starting in pharmacy before becoming a store director, market director and regional vice president.

Keyes is active in professional organizations. He serves on the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Board, Retail Industry Leaders Association Board, Business Leaders for Michigan Board, and the Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council.

Keyes received his Bachelor of Science in pharmacy in 1992 from Ohio Northern University, where he now serves as a member of the Board of Trustees. In 2018, he received ONU’s Distinguished Alumni Award. His wife, Jennifer Lynn (Yerkey) Keyes, BSPh ’92, also is an ONU graduate. They have two children.

Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipient

Rudolph H. Raabe College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

Sohee AhnPharmacy

Anaheim, California

Farabi AlamMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Public Health

Raleigh, North Carolina

Khlood Hassan AlattasPharmacy

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Fahad Abdullah AlharbiPharmacy

Hafer Albatin, Saudi Arabia

Ashton Lauren AllenPharmacy

Jefferson, Ohio

Miaad H. AlmoutairiPharmacy

Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Naif Neami AlneamiPharmacy

Columbus, Ohio

Jehad Abdulaziz J AlowayyidhPharmacy

*Public HealthAl-sharqiya, Saudi Arabia

Zane Joseph AugustinePharmacy

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania

Katelyn Sue AversMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyElmore, Ohio

Haley Rose BajdasMagna Cum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

West Seneca, New York

Dual degrees * Minors‡ Completing requirements in Summer or Fall of 2019

Cum Laude (3.50 – 3.69) Magna Cum Laude (3.70 – 3.89) Summa Cum Laude (3.90 – 4.00)

Names of graduates and honors are accurate as of noon Friday, April 26, 2019. Changes made after this date could not be incorporated into the Commencement program.

Peggy Marie BergerCum LaudePharmacy*Spanish

*ChemistryLebanon, Ohio

Nicholas Blaise BileckPharmacy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Megan Lynn BishopPharmacy

Nelsonville, Ohio

Samantha Paige BlakePharmacy

Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

Meagan Kay BrandtMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyNew Bremen, Ohio

Kelsey Sue BrebbermanSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Spanish

Maumee, Ohio

Katlyn Nicole BrownPharmacy

Saint Marys, Ohio

Christopher Lee CasanovaPharmacy

Sandusky, Ohio

Nicholas Brandon CastoPharmacy

Carroll, Ohio

Kendra Lynn CatalanoPharmacy

Forestville, New York

Kelsey Lauren CommagerPharmacy

Maumee, Ohio

Christina Marie CorbeanPharmacy

Oakwood, Ohio

Anna Marie CrookerMagna Cum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

Cincinnati, Ohio

Haley Lynn CullerPharmacy

Butler, Ohio

Paul A. D’AlessioSumma Cum Laude

PharmacyMilwaukee, Wisconsin

Tyler Scott DavisCum LaudePharmacy

Liberty Center, Ohio

Matthew Thomas DeffenbaughPharmacy

*Public HealthMassillon, Ohio

Jenna Colleen DeiningerHonors Program

PharmacyFort Wayne, Indiana

Jessica Evelyn DelbecqPharmacy

Westerville, Ohio

Alexandria Marie DingessHonors Program

PharmacyCelina, Ohio

Jacob James DingessPharmacy

Wheelersburg, Ohio

Olivia Joan DinsmorePharmacy

South Lyon, Michigan

Victoria Margaret DowneyPharmacy

Lorain, Ohio

Brayden Charles DunnPharmacy

Zanesville, Ohio

Donald Eugene DuranPharmacy

Youngstown, Ohio

Meagan Ruth EllingerSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Applied Statistics

Bath, Indiana

Matthew Thomas ErnstesPharmacy

*ChemistryWest Chester, Ohio

Mary Katherine EvansMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Public Health

West Mansfield, Ohio

Jessica Marie Tamayo FernandezMagna Cum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

*Chemistry*Spanish

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Mikayla Raygene FisherPharmacy

*ChemistryFremont, Ohio

Heather Shay FogartySumma Cum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

*EntrepreneurshipHilliard, Ohio

Adam David FoxCum LaudePharmacy

*Applied StatisticsForest, Ohio

Anna Vladimirovna FurmanPharmacy

Cleveland, Ohio

Paige Stephens GiesslerPharmacy

Mason, Ohio

Elaina Marie GollmarCum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy*Spanish

Lewis Center, Ohio

Kassie Katheryn GrossPharmacy

Beavercreek, Ohio

Michelle Lynn GrushPharmacy

Grabill, Indiana

Joelle Christine HallPharmacy

*PsychologyStrongsville, Ohio

Allison Marie HarrisonPharmacy

*Applied StatisticsSaint Clairsville, Ohio

Aaren Christian HemmelgarnPharmacy

St. Henry, Ohio

Cody Alan HeppPharmacy

Tiffin, Ohio

Kayla Marie HermanPharmacy

Ottawa, Ohio

Gary Caspar HessPharmacy

Dayton, Ohio

Jenna Marie HiltyPharmacy

Doylestown, Ohio

Jennifer Joan HipskindMagna Cum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

*Psychology*Chemistry

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Jordan Leigh HolderPharmacy

Lexington, Ohio

Jasmine Marie HosslerPharmacy

*Applied StatisticsBellevue, Ohio

Cameron Douglas HowardPharmacy

Hilliard, Ohio

Madelaine Rose HuntleyPharmacy

*ChemistryWaterville, Ohio

Sarah Elizabeth HusterPharmacy*Spanish

West Chester, Ohio

Sierra Dawn IddingsPharmacy

Piqua, Ohio

Amanda Margaret JarosMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Public HealthWestlake, Ohio

Alexa Taylor JohCum LaudePharmacy

*ChemistryRochester, Michigan

Danielle Odette JohnsonMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Public Health

Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

Jacob David JustusPharmacy

Huron, Ohio

Jessica Leann KaiserPharmacy

Fort Recovery, Ohio

Jessica Ann KantolaMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Applied Statistics

*ChemistryKingsville, Ohio

Alec C. KapleMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyColumbus, Ohio

Claire Margaret KasavichPharmacy

Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Madeline Ann KaupPharmacyTroy, Ohio

Kyle Donald KlawonCum LaudePharmacy

Lancaster, New York

Hanna Nicole KordaPharmacy*Dance

Homeworth, Ohio

Kara Ann KubbsSumma Cum Laude

PharmacyMarion, Ohio

Alexandria Corin LacombePharmacy

Connellsville, Pennsylvania

Allison Nicole LandisPharmacy

East Rochester, Ohio

Carmen Francesca LaricciaMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyMentor, Ohio

Young Hyun LeePharmacy

*Applied StatisticsSeoul, South Korea

Amanda Nicole LiebrechtSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Spanish

McComb, Ohio

Christian J. LivengoodPharmacy

Norwalk, Ohio

Nicole Lynn LoshPharmacy

Van Wert, Ohio

Kortney Lynn ManningPharmacy

Hilliard, Ohio

Joseph Salvatore MarchianoSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Chemistry

Willowick, Ohio

Anna Elizabeth MartinPharmacy

Huntsburg, Ohio

Katelyn Marie MathesPharmacy

Avon, Ohio

Stephanie Alexis MavrodinPharmacy

Canton, Ohio

Anna Elyse McCloudPharmacy*Spanish

Gahanna, Ohio

Clayton Lewis MillerPharmacy

Akron, Ohio

Emad Abdulelah MohammedPharmacy

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Brianne Elizabeth MosleyMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyB.S. PsychologyBremen, Ohio

Evan Michael MurthaMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Spanish

Pickerington, Ohio

Joseph James MuscarellaPharmacy

Erie, Pennsylvania

Rana NajjarPharmacy

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Nicholas Jeffrey NewmanSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Chemistry

Pickerington, Ohio

Yeri NohPharmacy

*ChemistryHamilton, Ohio

Lauren Alexandra NyePharmacy

*Medical HumanitiesGahanna, Ohio

Jenny Marie OhlerPharmacy

Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Christine Marie OroszPharmacy

Northfield, Ohio

Mary Elizabeth PalmerCum LaudePharmacy

Maineville, Ohio

Allison Marie PatonCum LaudePharmacy

Olmsted Township, Ohio

Franziska PippigPharmacy

Springfield, Ohio

Weston Blake PitstickSumma Cum Laude

PharmacyWashington Court House, Ohio

Ryan Thomas PratherPharmacy

Wadsworth, Ohio

‡ Christian Michael PughPharmacy

Chillicothe, Ohio

Whitney Nicole RaderCum Laude

Honors ProgramPharmacy

Bellefontaine, Ohio

Celine Marie RaibleCum LaudePharmacy

Lorain, Ohio

Patrick Stephen SabolPharmacy

*ChemistryLancaster, Ohio

Jennifer Lauren SaladinoPharmacy

Indianapolis, Indiana

Maris Viola SariskyPharmacy

Hubbard, Ohio

Trent Connor SawglePharmacy

White Lake, Michigan

Jena Nicole SchlabachPharmacy

Kidron, Ohio

Emma Nicole SchuttPharmacy

*ChemistryKings Mills, Ohio

Matthew Thomas SchwallerPharmacy

Monroe, Indiana

Riley Marcel SemberPharmacy

McDonald, Pennsylvania

Madison Annmarie ShankPharmacy

Wooster, Ohio

Mikayla Ann SheaCum LaudePharmacy

Alliance, Ohio

Kara Christine SoppeCum LaudePharmacy

*Public HealthPerrysburg, Ohio

Michaela Elizabeth SoppePharmacy

*Applied StatisticsWesterville, Ohio

Mariah Marie SteelePharmacy

Richmond, Indiana

Megan Lynn StephanMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Applied Statistics

New Madison, Ohio

Brittany Rose ToneyPharmacy

*Applied StatisticsGreenwood, Indiana

Nhi M. TrinhPharmacy

Cincinnati, Ohio

Jourdan Whitney UjlakiPharmacy

*Public HealthBrunswick, Ohio

Olivia Augusta VanscoyPharmacy

Farmdale, Ohio

Barbara Jolene VincelPharmacy

Valparaiso, Indiana

Kole WallacePharmacy

West Milton, Ohio

Melissa Ann WardMagna Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Chemistry

Columbus, Ohio

Melyssa C. WeaverPharmacy

Westerville, Ohio

Rachel Elizabeth WeigmanSumma Cum Laude

Pharmacy*Chemistry

Pickerington, Ohio

Molly Erin WheelerSumma Cum Laude

PharmacySylvania, Ohio

Amy Marie WilesPharmacy*Music

Miamisburg, Ohio

Taylor Lynn WillekePharmacyAda, Ohio

Shawn M. WolfPharmacy

Sycamore, Illinois

Seth Robert WollenhauptMagna Cum Laude

PharmacyDelphos, Ohio

Michael Austin WysongHonors Program

Pharmacy*Spanish

Goshen, Indiana

Yu-Jung YehCum LaudePharmacy

HsinChu, Taiwan (ROC)

Ruijie ZhangPharmacy

Upper Arlington, Ohio

Martha Jeanne ZimmermanHonors Program

Pharmacy*Applied StatisticsLowellville, Ohio

Academic Attire

Academic attire dates back at least to the 14th century. Its origin is attributed to ecclesiastical influence, to the need for warmth in unheated rooms used by medieval scholars, and to avoidance of “excess in apparel” by wearing a long gown. Ultimately there developed distinctive caps, gowns and hoods denoting the institution that granted the degree, the field of learning in which the degree was earned, and the level of the degree — bachelor, master or doctorate.

American universities, unlike those of England and Europe, have adopted a standard code of academic costume in which the cut and material of the gown, the color of the tassel on the cap, and the pattern and colors of the hood all have special significance.

Bachelors’ gowns are closed at the throat and have long, pointed sleeves. Masters’ gowns may be worn open or closed and have long, oblong sleeves, square and closed at the end, the arms coming through slits near the wrist. Doctors’ gowns, worn open or closed, are faced with velvet and have full, bell-shaped sleeves. Each sleeve carries three bars of velvet, called chevrons. Trustees, presidents and marshals of colleges or universities may wear caps and gowns which are especially designed and colored.

Academic caps are usually mortarboards, though soft caps are also worn. The cap is black; the tassel is black or the color appropriate to the discipline or field of study, or for a doctor’s cap it may be gold.

The hood gives color and real meaning to the academic costume. The color of the lining identifies the university granting the highest degree held by the wearer. The color of the trim indicates the field of learning in which the degree is received.

Colors of Fields of Learning Arts, Letters, Humanities .......................................... White Nursing ................................................................... Apricot Commerce, Business .................................................. Drab Pharmacy .........................................................Olive Green Education ...........................................................Light Blue Philosophy ..........................................................Dark Blue Engineering .............................................................Orange Physical Education ............................................ Sage Green Fine Arts ...................................................................Brown Public Service ................................................ Peacock Blue Law .......................................................................... Purple Science ......................................................... Golden Yellow Library Science ........................................................ Lemon Theology .................................................................. Scarlet Music ..........................................................................Pink

Colors of Selected Institutions

Bowling Green State University ................................................................................................................................... Burnt Orange and BrownButler University ........................................................................................................................................................................ Blue and WhiteCornell University ....................................................................................................................................................................... Red and WhiteDrake University ........................................................................................................................................................................ Blue and WhiteHarvard University ................................................................................................................................................................................ CrimsonIndiana University ...............................................................................................................................................................Crimson and CreamKent State University ...................................................................................................................................................................Gold and BlueOhio University .......................................................................................................................................................................Green and WhitePurdue University ........................................................................................................................................................................Black and GoldSamford University ........................................................................................................................................................................Blue and RedSUNY at Buffalo .............................................................................................................................................................. Royal Blue and WhiteThe Ohio State University ......................................................................................................................................................... Scarlet and GrayUniversity of Iowa .......................................................................................................................................................................Gold and BlackUniversity of Michigan ......................................................................................................................................................Maize and Azure BlueUniversity of Notre Dame ............................................................................................................................................................ Blue and GoldUniversity of the Pacific ........................................................................................................................................................... Orange and Black

The Legacy of Commencement Awarding academic degrees to signify reaching a certain level in a branch of learning goes back at least eight centuries, even prior to the creation of universities. In the twelfth century, large bodies of students would gather together in one place, as they did in Paris and Bologna. In such a scholarly milieu, some naturally decided on a career in teaching. Their first step was to become baccalaureus, a status that then required the student to continue coursework under the direction of scholars. Following more years of study, the student was admitted to a select circle of teachers through a series of special initiation rites. The installation in a teaching post followed practices of Roman Law among students in Paris. Some vestiges of the ceremony are seen in today’s commencement exercises, namely the investment with a square cap. The new master would embark upon his teaching career with his first lecture, his inceptio, meaning commencement. From these origins has come our commencement, a special academic ceremony for the purpose of awarding degrees, which begins and ends with an academic procession. As a descendant of clerical processions of the churches, it is carried out with great dignity and impressiveness. All participants wear the academic regalia appropriate to their highest degree. Faculty members process in order of their academic rank, with senior full professors first, followed by their colleagues of successively lower rank. The procession is formed in ranks of two except for special dignitaries or honorees who may walk alone. The entire procession is headed by a senior faculty member bearing an ornate institutional banner and another serving as grand marshal and carrying the institutional mace, a traditional emblem of authority of the bearer. The high point of the commencement program is the hooding ceremony and awarding of degrees. Placing a hood on the shoulders of the graduate is the time-honored gesture denoting the investiture of the degree. Since this practice is most often retained solely for advanced degrees in contemporary commencement exercises, today’s bachelor’s degree recipients symbolize the hooding through the simple act of moving the tassel on the cap from the right to the left side. Only a few institutions maintain the practice — as we do at Ohio Northern University — of the President of the University placing the diploma in the hand of the candidate. Evolving culture and customs have changed the details of awarding degrees. Yet it remains a rich and memorable experience for participants and witnesses, a ceremony sensitive to tradition and conveying great significance in the lives of the new graduates.

A Note to Guests Today will be many things — historical, fun, solemn, reminiscent, dignified, joyful, a repository of deep and long-lasting memories. Graduates will be honored by faculty and administration. Special guests will be recognized for outstanding lifetime achievement. Parents, relatives, spouses and friends will be stirred and warmed by the entire commencement experience. With this in mind, we ask everyone’s cooperation in making the day as smooth and orderly as possible. Following a few rules of courtesy will help ensure this. We ask that everyone limit talking, speak quietly, avoid walking in and out of the field house while ceremonies are in progress, refrain from leaving early, and in general help maintain an atmosphere of polite decorum. With adults this should be easy. With children, considering their high energy and short attention spans, this might not be so easy. Please make your own judgment at the outset whether your child can sit patiently throughout the entire ceremony. If you feel he or she can’t, please use the special child care facilities we have in the south end of the building. We are honored to have you with us today and appreciate your cooperation in making this an especially enjoyable day for everyone involved. Thank you.

Photographs The University has arranged for each graduate to be photographed receiving the diploma. For the convenience of guests wishing to take their own photographs, a posted area is provided on the north side of the platform (to the audience’s left) for this purpose. In order to reduce congestion in this area, guests are requested to plan their entrance into the area approximately three to five graduates ahead of the one they wish to photograph and to return to their seats immediately after taking their photographs.

In consideration of others in the audience, guests are requested to take photographs during the ceremony only in the posted area.

Photographs of graduates in procession must be taken as the procession is moving into the field house since students will not leave the field house in procession. Photographs may be taken on the platform following the convocation for those wishing to do so. Family members are invited to meet the graduates in the field house directly following the recessional for these photographs.