School of Public Health - Spring 2017 Commecement

PROCESSIONAL PRESIDING - Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, Dean and Professor, School of Public Health WELCOME - Colleen “Coke” Farmer, PhD, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education INVOCATION - Tarif Shraim, Muslim Chaplain, University of Maryland STUDENT ADDRESS - Deborah Wu, Bachelor of Science, Community Health and Public Health Science ALUMNI ADDRESS - Alyssa Brooks, PhD ’15, SPH Alumni Network President INTRODUCTION OF COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER - Dean Boris D. Lushniak COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS - Joy Bauer, BS ’86, Today Show nutrition expert and author, founder of Nourish Snacks RECOGNITION OF GRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS - Stephen Roth, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs RECOGNITION OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS - Public Health Science, Stephen M. Roth, PhD, Director - Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, PhD, Professor and Chair - Behavioral and Community Health, Robin Sawyer, PhD, Associate Professor and Associate Chair - Kinesiology, Bradley D. Hatfield, PhD, Professor and Chair RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS GRADUATING WITH HONORS - Dean Boris D. Lushniak