... PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TWENTIETH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT ExERCISES 6:00 pm, Friday, May 14, 1993 The College Grounds COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Charlottesville Municipal Band James W . Simmons, Conductor MUSICAL PRELUDE Faculty Marshal Raymond F. Bratton ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL* Charlottesville Municipal Band Professor of Chemistry Marshals for the Graduates Martha T. Clutter Associate Professor of Mathematics Teresa Almendros Cook Professor of Spanish The Reverend Alvin Edwards INVOCATION* Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Led by Barbara Edwards THE NATIONAL ANTHEM* Deborah M. DiCroce WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS President Ronald L. Kirby GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD Chair, Piedmont Virginia Community College Board Mr. Kirby INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS The Honorable Mary Sue Terry Former Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia ANNOUNCEMENT OF EDMUND BERKELEY SCHOLARSIDP Jewell-Ann Parton President, Faculty Professional Association PRESENTATION OF PVCC MEDALLION AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS Dr. DiCroce RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARD Dr. DiCroce PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES David R. Perkins Dean of Instruction CONFERRJNG OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES Dr. DiCroce AWARD ING OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES Dr. DiCroce Dr. Perkins INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER FOR THE GRADUATES SPEAKER FOR TIIE GRADUATES CLOSING REMARKS BENEDICTIOW Brent A. Cool Dean of Administrative and Student Services Rhonda L. Johnson A.S., Business Administration Dr. Cool Reverend Edwards ACADEMIC RECESSIONAL* Charlottesville Municipal Band 'The audience will please stand. A reception honoring the graduating class of 1993 wiU be held immediately followi.ng the ceremony. SPEAKER MARY SUE TERRY Former Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General in Virginia from 1986 to 1993, bas established an impressive record in the legislative and judicial arenas. During her seven years as Attorney General, Ms. Terry proposed 83 legislative initiatives that have become law-an accomplishment unmatched in modem Virginia history. She spearheaded legislation to reduce unfair insurance burdens on Virginians. In the area of workers compensation alone, she saved Virginia businesses nearly $700 million during her tenure. Through her creation of the Attorney General's Task Force on Domestic Violence, she initiated substantive changes to strengthen Virginia's laws relating to family violence, including the adoption of a "stalking" law to provide protection for individuals who are repeatedly stalked and attacked. Ms. Terry probably is best known for her work in substance abuse. She proposed successful legislation that put backbone into the Commonwealth's drunk driving laws. She has brought new emphasis to the demand side of the drug problem as founder and chair of CADRE, the Commonwealth Alliance of Drug Rehabilitation and Education, a public/private partnership that educates children to avoid the dangers of drugs. The CADRE public service campaign has been adopted by 17 other states and was selected from more than 600 applications to receive the prestigious "Innovations" award from the Council of State Governments. During Ms. Terry's administration, her office woo eight of ten cases argued before the United States Supreme Court. This represents the best won-lost record of a Virginia attorney general in 40 years. At any one time, the office handled 5,000 active cases. A native of rural Patrick County, Ms. Terry bolds a bachelor's degree from Westhampton College of the University of Richmond . She earned a master's degree and a law degree at the University of Virginia. She served five terms in the House of Delegates before her election as Attorney General in 1985 and 1989. In two successful bids for statewide office, she bas led all vote-getters on the ticket. Most recently she became the first candidate for statewide office to win more than a million votes. SPEAKER FOR TIIE GRADUATES PVCC MEDALLION RECIPIENT RHONDA L. JOHNSON W . A. PACE, JR. Associate in Science, Business Administration Vice Chairman,Jefferson National Bank Rhonda L. Johnson, who today receives an associate of science degree in business administration, has been accepted into the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. She plans to earn a baccalaureate degree in accounting and eventually a master's degree in business administration. Her long-term goal is to teach in a community college. A native of Buckingham County and a 1986 graduate of Buckingham County High School, Ms. Johnson began taking classes at PVCC while employed at Central Fidelity Bank. She has been active in student life, serving as president of the Black Student Alliance and as a member of the Student Services Committee, the Minority Affairs/Affirmative Action Committee, and the Student Activities Board. She also trained as a peer educator in the areas of alcohol and substance abuse and sexual assault. Ms. Johnson was selected by a committee of her peers to represent the graduating class of 1993. W. A. Pace, Jr., a career banker for more than 40 years, is a native of the Piedmont Virginia Community College service region. A graduate of Fluvanna County High School in 1949 and the Jefferson School of Commerce in 1951 , he also studied at the University of Virginia and participated in the University of North Carolina Executive Program in 1975-76. Mr. Pace began his banking career in Fluvanna County, where he was manager of offices of the National Bank and Trust Company in Palmyra and Fork Union. He then moved to the bank 's main office in Charlottesville and was senior vice president when a merger created thenew Jefferson National Bank in 1984. An active participant in community life, Mr. Pace has served on the board of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce and has worked to promote industrial development in the PVCC service region. PVCC recognizes Mr. Pace with the college's highest nonacademic honor, the PVCC Medallion, in appreciation for his efforts as chairman of the first major private fuodraising campaign at the college. For the past three years, Mr. Pace has worked tirelessly on behalf of the campaign. Not content to be a mere figurehead , he has been a working volunteer leader. From creating lists of prospective donors to making calls to request contributions, he has been involved in the fundraising process, willingly sharing his personal and professional knowledge. In addition to securing the largest gift in the college's history, he has opened many doors for the college, initiating connections that will provide benefits for years to come. In 1991 , Mr. Pace was appointed to the PVCC Educational Foundation Board, where he now serves as chairman of the Foundation Finance Committee. And as the campaign nears successful completion, Mr. Pace continues to be a friend and advocate for the college, sharing with others his belief in the importance and benefits of PVCC to the region. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS LAWRENCE D. KEYES , SR. Housekeeper, Buildings and Grounds RALPH H. HENSLEY, III Full-Time Student, Associate in Science, Education Mr. Keyes has already had two careers and retired from both. But he does not intend to retire from his present position as parttime housekeeper at PVCC, where his sole domain is the technical wing. "I love everything about my job and I intend to keep it as long as I can, " says Mr. Keyes, now 70 years old. "I do it the same way I have worked in all my jobs. I just try to do good work." Mr. Keyes served for 22 years in the Army, including duty in Korea, Vietnam, and Germany. After his retirement, he began a second career at the University of Virginia. His final duties, before he retired at age 65 , were as building inspector. But the pace of retirement was too slow, and Mr. Keyes returned three years ago to PVCC, where the quality of his work and the spirit in which it is perfonned have earned him recognition. During his two years at PVCC, Mr. Hensley has achieved as a scholar and as a leader. He is recognized as a role model among his student peers. Mr. Hensley is in the honors program and a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He has served as president of three student organizations, editor of the student newspaper, and director of the Volunteer Fair which brings community organizations to campus to recruit student volunteers. He has been a student representative on the Student Services Committee, a college representative to statewide conferences, and a peer educator on substance abuse and sexual assault. A veteran of the Navy, Mr. Hensley had resigned to return to school only to be recalled during Desert Storm. Mr. Hensley has chosen a career as a counselor and eventually hopes to become a community college administrator. MARGARET D . HRABE Technical Services Supervisor, Betty Sue Jessup Library Ms. Hrabe has two careers at PVCC, one in the library and one on the stage. She is recognized for her service to the college in both arenas and for her participation in college life. First employed part time in the Division of Learning Resources in 1980, Ms. Hrabe has worked full time for the past ten years in the Jessup Library. She also has served as president of the Professional Association of Support Staff and has represented that group on various collegewide committees including the Student Services Committee and on the College Advisory Council. Her most recent committee work has been as a member of the Ad Hoc Proposal Review Committee of the PVCC Educational Foundation. But it is as an actress that Ms. Hrabe, a history graduate from the University of Delaware, is known to the community outside the college. In the past three years, she has been in five of six PVCC theater productions. This spring she starred in A Lesson From Aloes by Athol Fugard . BRENDA C. SHIFFLETT Secretary, Nursing Program Ms. Shifflett, secretary to the PVCC nursing program since 1975, is recognized for the service she provides to nursing faculty and students. Included in the division are 24 full- and part-time faculty members as well as 120 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructors. In addition, approxin1ately 120 students a year find Ms. Shifflett always available to answer questions and provide support. Ms. Shifflett came to PVCC 19 years ago as the college's only full-time faculty secretary. In addition to working at the college, she has been a student as well, earning a certificate in business management two years ago . SCHEV OUTSTANDING FACUL1Y AWARD VmGINIA PIEDMONT CoMMUNTIY COLLEGE 1992-93 GRADUATES RAYMOND F. BRATTON ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE Professor of Chemistry Dr. Bratton, professor of chemistry at PVCC, is one of 11 winners of the 1993 Outstanding Faculty Awards presented by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. "I teach because I Jove doing it. And it is an important thing to do," he says. "It is the way th.at I can make the most difference. Thank the Lord I can teach. It is almost embarrassing, the high I get when a class hour really works or even when a single student has a 'eureka ' experience with a difficult concept." That enthusiasm has made Dr. Bratton's classes among the most popular wherever they are taught-to students at PVCC, to teachers learning how to teach chemistry, or to kindergartners attending the science fun shows he takes to elementary schools. He is currently working with two professors from the University of Virginia on a four-year project to instruct elementary school teachers on methods of teaching physical science. Dr. Bratton, a member of the founding faculty at PVCC, received his bachelor of science in chemistry from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. This is the second time in the seven-year history of the Outstanding Faculty Awards th.at a PVCC nominee has been selected. Evelyn Edson, professor of history, was a winner in 1990. PVCC is the only community college to have two recipients. Recipients of the award each receive cash prizes of $5,000, made possible from appropriations by Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and the General Assembly, and the Outstanding Faculty Award crystal sculpture, designed by Virginia Commonwealth. University sculpture professor Kent Ipsen. Accounting Tara L. Herring Summa cum Laude Joseph Yerkes Jeanes, II Lisa Faye Shifflett Summa cum Laude Computer Information Systems Patricia Ann Ayres Cum laude C. Travis Cavanaugh John Lee Crowll Summa cum Laude Raymond L. Cubberly, Jr. Summa cum Laude Ida May Lacy Rhonda Marie Morris Rochelle Marlene Nightengale Shalla Sateesh Summa cum laude Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Jeffrey Alan Colvin Electronics Technology Adrian Todd Gibson Summa cum Laude James Michael Mundy Summa cum laude Frank David Shiflett, Jr. General Management Ronald Kevin Berry Magna cum laude Edward W . 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Cason t 1993 Summer Graduate 1992 Summer Graduate 1992 FaU Graduate Explanation of Honors Cum laude, with honors: 3.2-3.499 GPA Magna cum laude, with high honors: 3.S-3.799 GPA Summa cum laude, with highest honors: 3.8-4 .00 GPA THE ACADEMIC REGAIJA The history of academic dress reaches back to medieval universities, where the gown, the cap, and the hood signified the privileges and responsibilities of the scholar. The teaching guild was the guild of the master of arts; the bachelor was the apprentice of the master. At Cambridge and Oxford, every detail of academic dress is subject to regulation by the university. At one time, Oxford tailors who did not comply with the rules could be punished by the vice chancellor of the university. European universities continue to show great diversity in academic dress. American colleges and universities, however, have followed a single standard of academic dress since 1895. The gown has become a symbol of the democracy of scholarship as it covers dress indicating rank or social standing. Bachelor's and master's degree gowns have no trimming; the doctor's degree gown is faced with velvet and has velvet bars on the sleeves in colors to show the faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. The cap symbolizes freedom of scholarship. The symbol derives from Roman times when freed slaves had tl1e privilege of wearing a cap. Academic caps feature a tassel indicating the discipline of the wearer. The hood is tl1e forerunner to the present cap. Its colors denote the discipline represented by the degree, and the college or university from which the degree was granted. THE CEREMONIAL MACE The Piedmont Virginia Community College mace was presented to the college by University of Virginia President Robert M. O'Neil in 1988. The gift honored PVCC President George B. Vaughan as he prepared to leave the college and also signified the close working relationship that had developed between the two institutions. The mace is a traditional ceremonial staff which serves as a symbol of authority. The PVCC mace is made of silver and walnut and incorporates a Jefferson cup into its design. It was created by John J . Owen, retired vice president for development at the University of Virginia. STATE BOARD FOR CoMMUNTIY COLI.EGES Kenneth V. Geroe, Chair Robert P. Crouch, Jr., Vice Chair Arnold R. Oliver, Secretary John W. Brown, P.C. Constance T. Bundy T.A. Carter, Jr. Robert P. Crouch, Jr. William D. Dolan, III Claire Dwosk.in Kenneth V. Geroe Johnny S. Joannou Leonard W . Lambert Robert J. McCool Russell B. Pace, Jr. Gammiel G. Poindexter Nellie B. Quander Michael W. Reid Robert C. Wrenn VmGINIA COMMUNITY COLI.EGE SYSTEM Arnold R. Oliver, Chancellor PIEDMONT VmGINIA C oMMUNTIY COLI.EGE B OARD Ronald L. Kirby, Chair Harold G. Dixon, Vice Chair Deborah M. DiCroce, Secretary Jennifer J. Brown City of Charlottesville Grace H. Carpenter County of Albemarle Harold G. Dixon County of Albemarle Lynn G. Guilford County of Louisa Joseph T. Henley, m County of Albemarle Velma Jones County of Buckingham Ronald L. Kirby County of Greene Kate C. McGinnis County of Nelson Bruce D. Norris County of Albemarle Leah W . Puryear City of Charlottesville Jerome W.D. Stokes City of Charlottesville Grace L. Tinsley City of Charlottesville Wayne K. White County of Fluvanna PIEDMONT VmGINIA C OMMUNITY C OLI.EGE Deborah M. DiCroce, President Brent A. Cool, Dean of Administrative and Student Services David R. Perkins, Dean of Instruction 1993-94 SCHOIARSlllP RECIPIENTS PVCC EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Andrew E. Allen Scholarship John Anthony Hensley Edmund Berkeley Scholarship Melissa Jo Carpenter Susie N. Blair Scholarship Cheryl L. Bryan Central Fidelity Scholarship Michelle Elizabeth Kessler Susan B. Chartres Scholarship Cynthia Jane Bias-Thompson James R. Gilliam Scholarship James David Messner PEO Sisterhood Scholarship Anne L. Dunn Alfred F. Seaman Scholarship Ida J. D'Elicio Siemens Distribution Equipment Business Scholarship Sharif Ahmed Kathryn Sue Cattano Rochelle Teresa Douglas William G. Rodgers Therese S. Spaid Virginia Power Scholarship Felicia Yvonne Johnson John L. and Marion A. Walker Scholarship Ralph H. Hensley, III ...