Processional ...................................................................... James Blucker, Pianist(The audience will rise when the procession enters the gym

and will remain standing until after the Moment of Silence.)

Academic ProcessionThe Honor Marshals ..................................................................George Murphy Austin Scholl Jasmine Wyant

Posting of Colors ...................................................... Kewanee National Guard HHT 2ND SQ 106TH CAV

National Anthem ...................................................“The Star Spangled Banner” arr. by John Philip Sousa James Blucker, Pianist Carrie Anglemeyer, Soloist

Moment of Silence

Student Remarks......................................................................... Morgan Nelson President, Student Government Association

Presidential Address .....................................................Dr. Thomas B. Baynum

Presentation of the Class of 2012 ...................................... Dr. Rose Campbell Executive Vice President

and Vice President of Instruction and ITSAwarding of Certificates and Conferring of Degrees ..........................................Dr. Thomas B. Baynum Board of Trustees Dr. Jeffry Hawes, President, East Campus Faculty Senate

Recessional ........................................................................ James Blucker, Pianist(The audience will rise and remain standing in place

until the recession has exited the gym.)

Guest Reception Honoring Graduates ...........................Armory Front LawnSponsored by the Black Hawk East College Foundation

A sign language interpreter will be on the right-hand side of the stage.

Commencement Program

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On Academic Regalia

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On at least one solemn occasion during the academic calendar – Spring Commencement – the faculty of the college publicly display their full academic regalia and participate in the ritual of a processional and recessional from the commencement ceremony. The purposes of commencement are well-known, but the reasons for the peculiar dress of the celebrants and the order of the procession are often as confusing to the audience as they are, in fact, to the faculty. This note may help to explain academic costumes.

Today’s academics are descendants of clerical schoolmen in the universities of medieval Europe. Like clergy, members of the bench and bar, and other learned professionals, the medieval scholar clothed himself in heavy robes to keep out the draft from unheated, windowless buildings. Like all members of medieval society, faculty enjoyed the visible symbols of their rank. These outward signs of accomplishment and authority were tailored into the robes. The need for such voluminous garments to keep the scholar from catching a cold is long past but the use of them to symbolize the dignity of the profession remains.

Caps and gowns worn by our faculty are black. Black was the color adopted by mutual agreement among American colleges and universities at the end of the 19th century. In Europe, each university has its own distinctive gowns, varying in color and cut with each institution. A European commencement is a far more colorful occasion than its American counterpart.

There are four basic academic degrees: the associate degree, the baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree, the master’s degree and the doctorate. Each has a special robe. The associate and bachelor’s gowns are trim, neat and unadorned, as benefits apprentices. The master’s gown is still simple, but fuller, with a hood draped from the shoulders down the back. Once used to keep the shaved heads of medieval clerks from freezing, the hood now is solely a badge of degree of scholarly achievement. The master’s hood is small and narrow, but displays the colors of the institution that awarded the degree. The doctorate robe has a generous cut, is faced with velvet, and emblazoned with velvet stripes on the ample sleeves. Most of the velvet facings and chevrons or stripes are black, but some are other colors. According to personal taste, doctors may display the color of their doctoral degree on their sleeves and facings: for example; royal blue for philosophy, green for medicine, purple for law, scarlet for theology. The doctor’s hood is lined in satin with the colors of the degree itself. All academic costumes include the square cap called a mortarboard. The doctor’s tassels may be either black or gold. Tassels of all other degrees may be black or the colors of the college or department from which the student graduated or is graduating.

Stage party members wearing black, gold and red hoods are members of the Black Hawk College Board of Trustees. Their hoods do not represent academic rank; they indicate the trustees’ public service through their governance of the local college district. The three colors represent an integration of the colors of the college’s Quad-Cities Campus and East Campus.

The Black Hawk College Seal

The official college seal was adopted in May 1969. It incorporates some of the oldest symbols known. The “Y,” or fork, is a key sign symbolizing the upreaching spirit, the striving of being. Above the key sign is the flame which represents knowledge, specifically the knowledge of liberal arts and sciences programs. The old chemical sign at right is for basic metals, which represents vocational and technical education. On the left is the philosopher’s sign which describes the nature of human intellect and symbolizes the active intellect present in adults who continue their education. The enclosing circle represents the continuing circle of education. The Latin phrase, Collegium Pro Populo, identifies Black Hawk as the College for the People.

GRADuATiON HONORS

Summa Cum Laude graduates are identified by a gold honor cord. (60 cumulative hours and a 3.95 GPA)

Magna Cum Laude graduates are identified by a white honor cord. (45 cumulative hours and a 3.85 GPA)

Cum Laude graduates are identified by a red honor cord.(30 cumulative hours and a 3.75 GPA)

The honor marshals are honor students chosen from the freshman class. They are selected by most cumulative hours completed at Black Hawk College and highest grade point average.

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ANIMAL SCIENCE Mark Allonge, Cropsey Richard A. Brummel, Sheffield Emilie Sue Cerny, Sharon, WI Travis W. Collings, LaPorte, IN Dick Ronald Krahn, Westbend, WI Ashley Noelle Layton, Kasbeer Andrew M. Smith, SherrardAUTOMOTIVE REPAIR Michael W. Huggins, Kewanee Jennifer N. Toland, WyomingBASIC NURSE ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM Crystal Ivetth Almanza, Kewanee Chandra Bond, Kewanee Madison Elise Carrasca, Kewanee Chandra Jean Galli, Kewanee Chessa Griffith, Kewanee Nicole M. Holton, Galva Madison Rose Mosley, Galva Jayde Mossner, Kewanee Amanda Nordstrom, Bishop Hill Beverly Scott, Galva Dominique Shaw, Kewanee Jessica Spears, Neponset Maggie Kaye Stoner, Kewanee

Kaitlin A. Wall, Kewanee Lindsey M. Wexell, Galva Stacie-Lynn A. Williams, Sheffield Taylor Nicole Williams, Galva Casey Jo Yelm, GalvaBEEF PRODUCTION Mark Allonge, Cropsey Richard A. Brummel, Sheffield Emilie Sue Cerny, Sharon, WI Travis W. Collings, LaPorte, IN Derrick Tyler Eckberg, Walnut• Mary Margret Ginter, Prophetstown Dick Ronald Krahn, Westbend, WI Ashley Noelle Layton, Kasbeer Andrew M. Smith, Sherrard Kasi Christine Terpening, KnoxvilleCHILD DEVELOPMENT Melissa Ann Ford, Kewanee HORSE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Austin Michael Scholl, Menoken, NDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST• Rickelle Ann Bishop, KewaneeMEDICAL ASSISTANT Mary Angela Keith, Toulon

PRACTICAL NURSING Ikenna C. Anyabolu, Galesburg Joanne Christine Bayer, Galva Kendra Kay Brown, Kewanee Dawn Marie Bryner, Kewanee Lindsay Anne Clague, Kewanee Victoria Jade Hart, Woodhull Jeri Ellen Hogeboom, Kewanee Garnet Rose Ireland, Kewanee Christina Marie Peed, Kewanee James Warren Peed, Kewanee Roxanna Collet Pollock, Kewanee Heidi Regan, Toulon Teri Lynn Stone, Galva• Jacqueline A. Wyman, KewaneeSWINE PRODUCTION Mark Allonge, Cropsey Richard A. Brummel, Sheffield Emilie Sue Cerny, Sharon, WI Travis W. Collings, LaPorte, IN Matthew Frakes, Monmouth Dick Ronald Krahn, Westbend, WI Ashley Noelle Layton, Kasbeer Andrew M. Smith, SherrardWELDING Karl M. Schueler, Rock Falls

Certificates Class of 2012

Associate in Applied Science Class of 2012ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST Jessica Marie Harper, BradfordAGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT Landon Patrick Burke, Rock Falls Travis W. Collings, LaPorte, IN Matthew Frakes, Monmouth•Mary Margret Ginter, Prophetstown Jay S. Jackson, Fulton Brock N. Schmitt, Bradford Andrew M. Smith, Sherrard• Joshua Douglas Stahl, LaFayette Kasi Christine Terpening, KnoxvilleAGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT-CROP PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY OPTION Christopher J. Harsted, Grand Ridge Benjamin Lawrence Hoffman Jr., Rock Falls Joshua D. Nobbe, Glenwood, IN• Terry L. Shreck, KewaneeAGRICULTURE MECHANICS TECHNOLOGY Joseph Andrew DeVenney, Buda Kendel Jay French, Springfield Casper Joseph Gensler, Toluca Robert Carl Salisbury, Henry Brett Anthony Sarff, Dwight

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY Mark Allonge, Cropsey Richard A. Brummel, Sheffield Landon Patrick Burke, Rock Falls Emilie Sue Cerny, Sharon, WI Derrick Tyler Eckberg, Walnut• Mary Margret Ginter, Prophetstown Dick Ronald Krahn, Westbend, WI Ashley Noelle Layton, Kasbeer Garen Forbes Nelson, Joy Andrew M. Smith, Sherrard• Joshua Douglas Stahl, LaFayette Kasi Christine Terpening, KnoxvilleAUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TECHNOLOGY Chase Michael Keith, Toulon• Mark Alan Kuster, Kewanee Nicholas P. Taylor, ProphetstownBUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING• Kimberly Jean Flint, Mineral Kevin E. Galbraith, Kewanee• Regina Lee Petersen, Mineral Jessica Leigh Turnbull, ToulonEQUESTRIAN SCIENCE Abigail Joy Billings, Lomira, WI Renee Len Blacker, Monticello• Kayla Renee Bridgman, Ewing, MO Rebecca Mae Brigel, Oswego

Heather Carlone, Princeton Hannah Victoria Cresto, Naperville Ashley R. Ellsworth, Stillman Valley<Emily K. Ericson, Hudsonville, MI Alissa Ann Frederick, West Chicago Brice M. Howell, Greentown, IN Diane Marie Maroney, Chicago• Chelsea R. Neirynck, Kewanee Chelsey Schmidgall, Mackinaw James G. Schultz, Viola Mandolin R. Strelow, Mount Horeb, WI Katelyn Rose Wade, Adell, WI•<Kayla Marie Wells, AuroraGENERAL OCCUPATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STUDIES• Jenna Elizabeth Pence, KewaneeHORSE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Rebecca Mae Brigel, Oswego Heather Carlone, Princeton Alissa Ann Frederick, West Chicago• Chelsea R. Neirynck, Kewanee James G. Schultz, Viola Katelyn Rose Wade, Adell, WIHORTICULTURAL SCIENCE• Drucilla I. Davenport, Kewanee• Julianne C. Hurley, Coal Valley• Royal James Rice, Wyoming• Doreen K. Skriver, Davenport, IANURSING ASSOCIATE DEGREE Heather Frykman, Kewanee5

• Lora May Creech, Kewanee Jared Jeffrey Kelly, Walnut

• Richard A. Krafft, Sheffield• Paige L. Milburn, Toulon

Apryl Renee Ptashnik, Neponset

Associate in Arts Class of 2012

Ag Transfer Class of 2012

Nastassja Elle Bachman, Toulon Taylor Anne Beguelin, Joy Jennifer Lynn Brannock, Springfield• Nicole Dianne Donahue, West Jersey• Nicole Marie Earley, Fox Lake•▲❖Kyria Eastman, Kewanee• Meghan Nichole Ellis, Toulon Brian P. Folz, Wyanet Carol Ann Fredrickson, Galva Yasmin Gamboa, Kewanee

Maribel Guerrero, Kewanee Christopher G. Gunawan, Neponset• Arturo Hernandez, Elmont, NY•❖Cassandra M. Ingels, Wyoming• Yvonne Marie Johnson, Kewanee Phillip Johnson, Kewanee Lori Ann Johnson, Leslie, MI• Nelson Charles Kendall, Galva James Edward Kida, Kewanee• Jolene Janelle Kieser, Wyoming

Michael Troy Minteer, Kewanee•❖Tyler Eugene Petersen, Sheffield Aaron Michael Pratt, Kewanee Jessica Ann Redenius, Kewanee Brian Michael Slutts, Kewanee• Jessica Ann Spencer, Tolono Samantha JoLynn Tapscott, Alpha•▲Robin Catherine Trigg, Kewanee

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John Patrick Andress, Dothan, AL Samantha Kathryn DeClercq, Kewanee

Cory Duane Link, Abingdon• Matthew David Allen Morrison, Conewango Valley, NY

• Joshua Douglas Stahl, LaFayette

Associate in Liberal Studies Class of 2012

l Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of the Two-Year College Note: Phi Theta Kappa graduates may be identified by a gold stole.n Alpha Beta Gamma, International Business Honor Society Note: Alpha Beta Gamma graduates may be identified by a blue stole with Greek letters or a blue stole with emblem and Greek letters.▲ Psi Beta, National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges Note: Psi Beta graduates may be identified by a blue and gold cord.❖ Sigma Kappa Delta, the English Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges Note: Sigma Kappa Delta graduates may be identified by a green and gold cord.: Distinguished Academic All-American – National Horse Judging Team Note: These graduates are identified by the National Horse Judging Team Coaches Association as being in the Top 10 overall at the national level and must have a 4.0 GPA< Academic All-American – National Horse Judging Team Note: These graduates are identified by the National Horse Judging Team Coaches Association as being in the Top 10 overall at the national level and must have a 3.75 or higher GPA.

Associate in Science Class of 2012▲❖Brittany ReAnn Anderson, Galva Ryan T. Blume, Kewanee Kara Ann Bosserd, Marshall, MI Ethan David Boyer, Maquon Tillie E. Brotherton, Central Point, OR▲Nicholas Raymond Butts, Neponset Cheree Charmayne-Chantell Charley, Farmington, NM Nia-Imani C. Davis, Toulon Aaron Michael DeClercq, Kewanee Mattius P. Derycke, Kewanee Kiersten Dorethy, Macomb• Tyler W. Endress, Galva Alexandria Christine Estes, Annawan▲Stephanie Marie Favri, Cambridge• Richard Allan Feltner, Kewanee Brenden L. Fredrickson, Kewanee•<Brooke McKenzie Fruits, Auburn, IN Angela Lynn Gibson, White Hall, AR Nikolaus Paul Grafelman, Galva Gilbert Godfree Gyamfi, Brampton, Ontario Tyler J Harker, Kewanee Kristen Virginia Havelka, Kewanee

• Jonathan Lincoln Heaton, Toulon Derek Tyler Hendrick, Toulon• Carrie E. Horsley, Galva Jared Barclay Huffer, Frankfort, IN Annie Laurie Huffman, Kewanee•❖Kayla Kathryn Hyett, Aledo Stephanie Infante, Round Lake Brett Kenneth Johnson, Bloomington Timothy Michael Johnson, Bellevue, IA•❖Tyler E. Johnson, Galva Collin B. Kelly, Kewanee Tina M. Landsiedel-Clarke, Kewanee Jacee April May, Stillwater, OK• Jesse Erin Miller, Grove City, OH• Sara Elizabeth Monson, Manlius• Morgan E. Nelson, Galva Tanner James Nelson, Annawan Blake Dylan Nowlan, LaFayette Victoria Rachel Oatley, Exeter, RI• Amanda Christine Oldfield, Atkinson Nolan Gregory Peterson, Galva Emily Sue Raupp, Poplar Grove Nicholaus Lee Riecke, LaOtto, IN Michelle Lynn Robinson, Kewanee

Ryan Alan Rocker, Kewanee• Cole J. Rumbold, Wyoming•▲❖Brittney Rose Ryan, Kewanee Ashley M. Schultz, Kewanee Taylor Elizabeth Sellers, Kewanee• Sierra Rain Sherrod, Kenosha, WI• Sarah Marie Stahl, LaFayette Andrew James Stockdale, Veedersburg Maggie Kaye Stoner, Kewanee•Evan James Streitmatter, Wyoming Tia Marie Thompson, Kewanee Jessica A. Tompkins, Naperville• Tristan Anita Troudt, Priest River, ID Ethan Jeffrey VandeVoorde, Annawan Kayla Ann VanWassenhove, Bradford Tyler J. VanWynsberg, Kewanee•:Lauren Anne Wells, Bonfield Johnathan M. Whitmer, Kewanee Javed Elvette Williams, St. Kitts, West Indies Kriston Matthew Wilson, Chicago

PROfeSSORSAlan J. Abbott, Ph.D.Christine G. Bachelder, M.A. Lee E. Denzer, M.S.Sally W. Flesch, Ph.D., R.N.William J. Good, M.S.John T. Hartman, M.F.A.Dan E. Hoge, M.S.Donna A. Irvin, B.S.Andrew C. Larson, M.S.Robert E. Lee, M.S.W.Allan L. Markezich, Ph.D.Catherine Melear, M.S.Ed.Jodee Werkheiser, M.S

ASSOCiATe PROfeSSORS

Deana L. Bobzien, M.A.Aaron J. Callahan, B.S.Jeffry D. Hawes, Ph.D.Bruce Smith, B.S. Toni E. Smith, M.A.

ASSiSTANTPROfeSSORS

Cheryl J. Ballantyne, B.S.N.Xixuan H. Collins, Ph.D.Kathy J. Dusthimer, M.S.Gary Werkheiser, B.S.

iNSTRuCTORSBrian R. Arnold, B.S.Drew L. Cotton, M.S.Gayle A. Gerard, M.S.Jason S. Grice, A.A.S.Jenna C. Haenggi, M.S. Adam Kleinschmit, Ph.D. Katie A. Rushing-Anderson, M.S. Sharon K. Smith, M.A.Kirk H. Watson, M.A.

ADjuNCT fACuLTyTom J. AkersTony AllenAmanda AttigJames BluckerKathy BausmanKaren K. Brooks Kelly S. CameyRita A. CurrierVickie S. DarwinJoseph DeGeorgeMary EbertKelly EllerbrockAndrew FisherRobert FlemingAmber FoxKathie GiblerRichard B. GilbertNorma J. GoodBob GrabbeJennifer GrebnerShirley G. HertzCarla L. HillmanDarcy C. JeffriesKatie JohnsonRoger W. JohnstonShane KazubowskiPatricia KleinMelissa KleinschmitTerry D. LancasterDale LanningPaula D. Luft

Patricia L. MainRoger MannDorothy R. MartinBonnie A. McCommonsBJ McCullumAntonio M. MorganSuzzanne MurrayLisa NimrickRita R. OlsonMattie M. OwensAshley PhillipsLinda PontBeth RussellCarrissa SchoffnerAnna SheahanJay SolomonsonBeth E. SnookJamie StalfLisa StisserAnthony C. StrandSherri S. StreitmatterMallory Swanson Corey C. TerwilligerJeremy TrillCandace L. TschappatChristopher WacaDavid WallaceTimothy Wagner Mark L. WashburnRoberta J. WhiteSusan WintersLana M. WolfMike S. Yaklich

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Black Hawk College east Campus faculty 2011-2012

Steve SpiveyNew Windsor, President

Doug ParrottToulon, Vice President

Merle HallKewanee, Secretary

Sandy DienstToulon, Treasurer

Morgan NelsonStudent Representative

Alan AbbottFaculty Representative

John AhernTrustee Representative, Black Hawk College Board of TrusteesBrent Reed, CambridgeABCA Representative

Bill LeSage, KewaneeABCA Representative Clint Block, KewaneeChuck Deahl, GalvaJanene Blodgett, Bishop HillSteve Becker, Kewanee

Patty Varner, GalvaLiz Breedlove Executive Director, Black Hawk East College Foundation Dr. Thomas B. BaynumPresident, Black Hawk College, Ex Officio MemberChanda DowellVice President of East Campus,Black Hawk College, Ex Officio Member

Black Hawk east College foundationBoard of Directors

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Board of TrusteesEvelyn L. Phillips, Chair, Orion

Sonia R. Berg, Vice Chair, MolineDavid L. Emerick, Jr., Secretary, Rock Island

John T. Ahern, SilvisDorothy W. Beck, Rock Island

Donna M. Frye, MolineKylee Fox, Student Trustee, Moline

executive AdministrationThomas B. Baynum, Ph.D., President

Rose Campbell, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Vice President of Instruction and ITS

Leslie Anderson, M.B.A., Chief Financial Officer Chanda Dowell, M.S., Vice President for East Campus

Michael Phillips, M.S., Vice President for Administration Richard Vallandingham, Ph.D., Vice President for Student Services

DeansKim Armstrong, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Student Support Services

Bruce Boyd, B.A., Associate Dean of Sustainable Energies Career ProgramsWilliam McCullum, M.S.S., Assistant Dean of East Campus

Glenda Nicke, M.Ed., Dean of Adult and Continuing EducationMichael Rivera, Ph.D., Dean of Instruction and Student LearningBettie Truitt, Ph.D., Dean of Instruction and Academic Support

Richard Vallandingham, Ph.D., Dean of Students

Title iX StatementNo person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Legal Citation: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX). Direct inquires to Dr. Kim Armstrong, Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Dean for Student Support Services, Black Hawk College, Building 1, Room B15B, 6600 34th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265. Phone 309-796-5006. E-mail: armstrongk@bhc.edu.

Students, faculty and staff at Black Hawk College participate in a variety of activities designed to assess and improve student learning and to bring about institutional change. Examples of such activities may include placement testing, surveys, collecting random samples of student work, exit testing, and portfolio evaluation.

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