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Sunday, the Twenty-third of May Two Thousand and Four Five-thirty in the Afternoon The St. Croix Campus Golden Grove, St. Croix United States Virgin Islands University of the Virgin Islands Fortieth Annual COMMENCEMENT Dr. Len Ishmael Director General, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Dr. Len Ishmael is the first female Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the administrative body of the nine member states that make up the OECS region. Dr. Ishmael assumed leadership of the OECS in May 2003, punctuating a career marked by achievement and world travel. As Director General of the OECS, Dr. Ishmael is responsible for the overall management of the technical and administrative functions of the OECS Secretariat, which has as its ultimate goal the attainment of an OECS Economic Union. Given the dynamics within the global environment and the challenges facing small island developing states such as the OECS countries, Dr. Ishmael is committed to lead the way to strategically re-position the OECS Secretariat to meet the complex challenges that lie ahead. From August 1997 until May 2003, Dr. Ishmael was the director of the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, a regional “think tank” that engages in research, strategic policy advice and governmental technical assistance to 23 countries in Central and South America and in the insular Caribbean. Before joining ECLAC, Dr. Ishmael was the director of Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) International, an international organization founded by the Rockefeller Foun- dation to pursue changes in worldwide development policies and attitudes in pursuit of sustainable development at the global level. As director her work took her to Africa, South and Central America, Mexico, the Soviet Union, China, Japan, Thailand and Africa. Prior to this, Dr. Ishmael operated her own consultancy firm, providing services in her field of specialization to many governments and international organizations in the Caribbean and elsewhere. Born in St. Lucia, Dr. Ishmael lived in Germany as a child and returned to St Lucia where she received her high school education. She graduated with honors from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica in 1974 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics and geography, and went on to attend Columbia University in New York, where she received a master’s degree in urban planning in 1978. In May 1988 she was conferred a doctoral degree in developmental planning from the University of Pennsylvania – the first Caribbean national to obtain a doctorate in this field. The mother of two teenage sons, Dr. Ishmael has worked and traveled extensively around the world, meeting interesting people along the way, an experience that has influenced her work in no small way. Her interesting career has not been without its own challenges, a fundamental one of which has been the need to balance responsibilities as a mother with that of the rigors of a professional career. *** summa cum laude ** magna cum laude * cum laude 2004 Bertha Atwell **Valicia J. Burke Elma Hunt *Kevin R. Dupigny Lizette Arlene Rivera CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Sonia C. Andrew Nissa Sherisse-Ann Bailey Khadija A. Gordon Eunett R. James-Mack Shermaine R. Petersen Veona Elvira Stevens CANDIDATE FOR MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE Kenrick Bramble Albert Bryan Jr. Syed Zain Gilani Rolston E. Jones Deborah V. Lobbenmeier Edwin D. Mars Lisa Anne Springer-Dujon Sharon Theodore Leland M. Walcott Vanessa F. Wilson CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE **Hayfa M. Abduljaber Dennel R. Baptiste **Campbell A. Barnes Pauline Barriero Glenda J. Benjamin Carmen V. Bird Damian J. Blaize Maren Yolanda Branch *Emerald I. Brown Sheryl C. Carr Julia V. Charles Hedda T. Finch-Simpson Marta I. Francis **Tania B. French ***Tracey Felicia Friday Rina Y. Garcia Desiree Denise Gardine Tamarah M. Gilbert Clarina L. Gilead Genevieve S. Greene *Cynthia L. Hazlewood ***Michelle Carolina Hemlepp *Eurece J. Hendricks Laverne P. Henry James A. Hunt Lerlene E. Jacobs-Arrindell Ennis R. James Tamika A. James **Catherine J. John ***Jonell J. Johnson ***Keesha N. E. Jones Kathleen M. Knight Naiella Marie Knight Lister V. Lawrence Delia Leon Joseph Derick Lloyd Jr. Pamela N. Marsh Mauvette A. Matthew-Fox Petuanna E. Matthew Nichole Melissa McIntosh Anika A. Nicholas Violet L. Panchoo **Ellenor C. Paul Vida A. Petersen **Joycelyn C. Pinney Annette Prescott Orville S. Samuel Ray A. Setorie Renè A. Smithen ***George Nigel Southwell Jr. Cicely R. Thomas-Warrican Melda C. Tuckett-Huggins **Revillia Vidal Shana Y. Williams Jana L. Willie **K’Anna Wong Shing Eszart A. Wynter Wendy L. Wynter CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE Michelle Makeba Albany Glenda Alexander-Richards Lilla Delemos Canton Norma Jean DeMund Esther Anetta Gordon Raphaela Laurencin James Alphonso E. John Jacqueline A. Kowalski Megan L. Littlefield Lisa M. Magras Dianna P. Osborne Eloise P. Reynolds Hughes Loren K. Ryan Olguita Vazquez ST. CROIX CAMPUS CANDIDATES FOR MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION DEGREE *** summa cum laude ** magna cum laude * cum laude 2004 CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE Valicia J. Burke Judy V. Christian Ivelisse Colon Mary Jane Ndasiti Katowa Kenice S. Pemberton CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE Davidson J. Bannis Campbell A. Barnes Bond J. Beaupierre Cassilla V. Berley Carmen V. Bird Seymour A. Bloice Antoinette I. Boissiere Maren Yolanda Branch Maria N. Brignoni Dora D. Burroughs Esther M. Clifford Cheryl C. Connor Mark A. Corneiro Dina Cruz Travis Dolcar Hedda T. Finch-Simpson Claudia Frederick Tamarah M. Gilbert Clarina L. Gilead Eurece J. Hendricks Leonora V. Hendrickson Lerlene E. Jacobs-Arrindell Ennis R. James Richard A. Matthews Gabriella D. McBean Caron R. Roberts Nydia E. Ruiz Joelle M. Sargeant LaVerne S. Sargeant Natalie S. Vidal Nemiah Augustin Janella Koumba Christian Natalie L. Dick Stephen G. Dujon Linda M. Martinez Andrew G. Mayapin Trish Merlisa St. Jean CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM Marvin Williams, Assistant Professor of English, Editor of The Caribbean Writer COMMENCEMENT MARSHAL Gary Cox, Assistant Professor of Business Administration COMMENCEMENT CO-MARSHAL *PROCESSIONAL “Pomp and Circumstance” (Elgar) Central High School Band *INVOCATION Pastor Anthony Benjamin Calvary Baptist Church *NATIONAL ANTHEM “Star Spangled Banner” (Key) Central High School Band *VIRGIN ISLANDS MARCH “Virgin Islands March” (Adams) Central High School Band WELCOME LaVerne E. Ragster, Ph.D., President KEYNOTE ADDRESS Len Ishmael, Ph.D. Director General Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ADDRESS Jonell J. Johnson Class of 2004 REMARKS Auguste E. Rimpel, Jr., Ph.D. Chairman, UVI Board of Trustees The Honorable David S. Jones President of the 25th Legislature of the Virgin Islands The Honorable Donna M. Christensen Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress The Honorable Charles W. Turnbull Governor, United States Virgin Islands MUSICAL SELECTION “ILRé Pasture Overture” (W. A. Mozart) Arranged by Albert Oliver Davis PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES Gwen-Marie Moolenaar, Ph.D., Provost and Jennifer Jackson, Chancellor, St. Croix Campus CONFERRING OF DEGREES Master of Arts in Education • Master of Business Administration • Master of Public Administration Bachelor of Science • Bachelor of Arts • Associate in Applied Science Associate in Science • Associate in Arts *ALMA MATER “Alma Mater by the Sea” (LaMotta) Central High School Band *BENEDICTION Father Kenneth Gaddy, C.SsR. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church *RECESSIONAL “Ceremonial Procession” (Elgar) Central High School Band *Audience is requested to stand. (Every effort is made to ensure that this program is accurate; circumstances beyond our control may have resulted in unintentional errors.) Alma Mater By the Sea Words and Music by Wilbur “Bill” LaMotta Hail to thee, dear Alma Mater Beside the blue Caribbean calm Hail to thee, dear Alma Mater ‘neath sunny skies and whisp’ring palm Proud we are to tread thy ways Loud and true we voice our praise Open door thy every portal ‘mid sand and sea and golden days Long the ties that will endure Strong in heart and memory Faithfully we’ll always honor Our Alma Mater by the sea Hail to thee, dear Alma Mater For guiding stars so brightly shown Hail to thee, dear Alma Mater How wide the bound’ries we have flown Sing we now of bright tomorrows Yesterday we never knew Walking down thy halls of wisdom The towerin’ heights are all in view Here to us on islands famed Dear to us thy name will be University of the Virgin Islands Our Alma Mater by the sea. Academic Regalia The wearing of caps, gowns and hoods at graduation exercises is one of the oldest and most demo- cratic of collegiate customs. It originated in the Middle Ages when the first universities were founded as clerical institutions. Besides distinguishing the wear- ers from laymen, the costume served a very practical purpose in the unheated churches and clois- ters of the time. It often added grace to the individuals and im- pressiveness to the ceremonies in which they took part. Its chief vir- tue, however, was that it elimi- nated undemocratic differences in dress which might otherwise have marred an essentially democratic occasion. Under the intercollegiate sys- tem adopted in 1893, the Oxford cap or “mortarboard” is worn for all degrees, but the doctor is entitled to a gold tassel and optional velvet cap. The sleeve of the master’s gown is distinguished from the bachelor’s by a half-moon cut at the end. The doctor’s gown has faced-down fronts, and round bell sleeves with bars of velvet. The master’s degree hood is longer than the bachelor’s and the doctor’s is longer than the master’s. All hoods are lined with silk showing the official colors of the institution that conferred the degree. The bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates at the University of the Virgin Islands wear hoods lined with Caribbean blue and white, the school colors. The bachelor’s degree hoods are trimmed with white velvet to signify liberal arts, and with golden yellow velvet to signify science. UVI master’s candidate hoods are also trimmed with velvet — light blue for education, drab to represent business, and peacock blue to indicate public administration. According to the Academic Costume Code, at most U.S. institutions the color of velvet trim indicates the following academic disciplines: agriculture/maize; economics/copper; engineering/ orange; fine arts/brown; home economics/maroon; law/purple; library science/lemon; music/pink; nursing/apricot; philosophy/dark blue; physical education/sage green; public health/salmon pink; science/golden yellow; social science/cream; social work/citron; speech/silver gray.