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Doctoral P inNew for 2020Earning a doctoral degree is never easy. Finishing a program in the midst of a global pandemic is trulyremarkable. To honor the extraordinary dedication and achievement of our 2020 doctoral graduates,each one will receive a lapel pin designed just for this year’s doctoral graduates. Those here today willreceive their pins on stage. Pins will be mailed to those who could not attend.The pin features a block “C” logo that was in use in 1955 when Clemson awarded its first doctoral degree. Across the C are three stripes like the ones graduates are wearing on their sleeves today.The pin will serve as a reminder to the graduate and a signal to all that the wearer was one offewer than 300 students who earned the title of “Doctor” at Clemson University in 2020.Doctoral HoodingThe doctoral hood is a symbolic honor of distinction bestowed upon scholars who have attained thehighest level of formal education available in the world, representing a typical range of five to sevenyears of study beyond the bachelor’s degree. Clemson’s 46-inch-long doctoral hood is usually drapedover the shoulders by the faculty member who, as chair of the advisory committee, has formallymentored and guided the student’s research and education. Because of the COVID-19 precautionsbeing taken for today’s ceremony, graduates will be wearing their hoods when they enter the arena.You will note that faculty members are wearing gowns, caps and hoods of many colors anddesigns. These academic costumes of medieval origin are, for faculty with degrees from U.S. institutions, specified by a uniform code maintained by the American Council on Education. Caps areblack and are usually mortar boards or tams with tassels. Doctors of philosophy wear gold tasselsusually of metallic thread; those with other degrees wear black or discipline colors. Those who havereceived their degrees from institutions outside the United States wear regalia specified by the awarding institutions.Doctors’ gowns are full, with bell-like sleeves. The front is bordered with velvet panels and thesleeves are marked by three velvet bars. While some gowns are black with black velvet, one variation isto replace black velvet with velvet in the discipline color. A second variation is a colored gown usuallyof the university’s colors.All hoods specify the level of degree, the type of discipline studied and the awarding institution.The width of the velvet trim conveys the degree. In addition, the degree is indicated by the color ofthe trim edging the hood to form the throat over the gown. The most frequently seen color is darkblue, which designates the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Finally, the color of the hood’s liningis specific to the awarding institution. The colors are displayed in combinations that are drawn fromheraldry. Notice that the Clemson University hood is lined with purple through which is an orangechevron (a “V”). Although many combinations are duplicated by dozens of institutions, Clemson ispresently the only institution with that registered combination of purple and orange.The officers, trustees and honored guests wear academic, ecclesiastical or military regalia as setforth by their professions. The president of Clemson University wears a purple gown with four velvetbars piped in orange and the University seal embroidered on the panels. Each trustee wears a similargown with three velvet bars piped in orange for doctorates and an embroidered palmetto tree on eachsleeve for those who do not hold doctorates. Trustee hoods are either from Clemson or from theawarding school.5

A Brief H istory of Graduate Educationand the Graduate S chool at C lemson University[Clemson’s faculty] would engage in original and important research, by which knowledge wouldbe increased, whilst the immediate objects . . . would be the diffusion of facts on all scientificsubjects. It would be vain to attempt to fix a limit to the benefits that would thus be conferredupon mankind and their effects upon society . . .— Thomas Green C lemson1In conceptualizing a “high seminary of learning” for South Carolina, Thomas Green Clemson knowingly set the stage for graduate education to emerge as an engine of economic development in thestate. Graduate education quickly became synonymous with the application of theory to improvingthe practices of education and agriculture. The analysis of fertilizer, a contracted activity of thechemistry department that began in the late 1930s, would help restore depleted South Carolinasoils, increase agricultural production, and spur a rapid development in opportunities for students atClemson College to study beyond the baccalaureate degree.Graduate coursework initially responded to the needs of veterans and to the interests of teachers wanting to improve their classroom skills, but also — from its inception — attracted internationalstudents’ attention. On June 3, 1924, Patrick Hobson of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, earned thefirst master’s degree awarded at Clemson. He used his degree in vocational education to serve as ahigh school principal and later as superintendent of schools in York County, South Carolina andMitchell County, North Carolina. The third graduate degree, a master’s in textile industrial education awarded to Ko-Chia Li from Mukden, China, on June 1, 1926, initiated an enrollment trendthat has catapulted China to its present status as the number-one sending country for internationalgraduate students at Clemson. Mr. Li returned to China and taught as a professor of textile engineering at Peking University, and served as head of the construction department in LiaoBei Province.From 1938 until 1945, all aspects of graduate education (courses, programs, policies, procedures,admission, and graduation) developed under the auspices of the Committee on Graduate Instruction, chaired by F. H. H. Calhoun, Dean of the School of Chemistry and Geology. Twice duringthese years the University’s attempts to formalize graduate education were thwarted because of thechallenges to the Committee to maintain the necessary standards of quality. Clemson faculty recognized early that to establish a graduate program that enabled Clemson alumni to enroll would requirestrengthening the undergraduate curriculum and courses to prevent knowledge gaps “between thetwo.”2On March 14, 1945, President Poole received the Committee’s resolution requesting the appointment of a Dean of the Graduate School. It had been ascertained by that time that 19 courses couldbe offered immediately by the schools of agriculture, chemistry, engineering, textiles, and arts andsciences. On July 27, 1946, the Board of Trustees approved the Committee’s proposed graduate program of study and, that fall, formally admitted the first class of students into “the Graduate School.”However, it would not be until June 15, 1951, that Herbert J. Webb, Chair of the Department ofChem istry and Toxicology, was appointed as the first Dean of the Graduate School.Masterfully stewarded by President Poole himself and modeled initially after several prestigioussouthern institutions, Clemson’s graduate programs grew cautiously but steadily, introducing thefirst doctoral degree, in plant pathology, in 1955. Today, the Graduate School proudly enrolls morethan 5,000 graduate students and is committed to continued growth at both the master’s and doctoral levels.1. Holmes, A. and G. R. Sherrill. Thomas Green Clemson: His Life and Work. 1937, p. 129.2. Clemson University Library System archives. Minutes of the Committee on Graduate Instruction, 1945-1953, p. 7.6

Candidates for the Doctoral DegreeJohn Lopes, Dean of the Graduate SchoolCollegeofAgriculture , Forestry and Life SciencesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYEntomologyLaura María Vásquez-Vélez. Clemson, SCB.S., Universidad del Valle; M.S., University of Puerto RicoDissertation: Evolution of Secondary Sexual Characters in Pselaphinae (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae)Degree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Michael CaterinoFood TechnologyOmar Ahmed Abdullah A. Al-Mahmood.Ninewa, IraqB.S., University of MosulDissertation: Microbiological Safety of Halal Beef in the United StatesDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Angela FraserOmar has six peer-reviewed publications. He plans to return to his position as lecturer at theVeterinary Public Health Department at Mosul University, Iraq.Hansol Doh. Seoul, South KoreaB.S., M.S., Korea UniversityDissertation: Development of Seaweed Biodegradable Nanocomposite Films Reinforcedwith Cellulose Nanocrystals for Food PackagingDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. William WhitesideForest ResourcesTristan Alan Pierre Allerton.Wolverhampton, United KingdomB.Sc., University of Birmingham; M.Sc., University of Copenhagen and AgroParisTechDissertation: Functional Attributes of Post-Disturbance Regeneration in Puerto RicanTropical Dry ForestDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Skip Van BloemPlant and Environmental SciencesAbeer Safir Alqurashi. Makkah, Saudi ArabiaB.S., Umm Al-Qura University; M.S., Tarif UniversityDissertation: Langdonia walkeria sp. nov. Causal Organism of Smut on Two Aristida Speciesin Longleaf Pine-Grassland Ecosystems in the Southeastern USADegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Julia Kerrigan7

Cengiz Koparan. Clemson, SCB.S., Ankara University; M.B.M., Cambridge College; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: UAV-Assisted Water Quality MonitoringDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Bulent KocJoshua Randall Weaver. Pendleton, SCB.S., American Public University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Evaluating Biological Thatch Control on Golf GreensDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Lambert McCartyWildlife and Fisheries BiologyLaura C. Gigliotti. Plymouth, MAB.A., Colby College; M.S., Pennsylvania State UniversityDissertation: Individual, Population, and Community-Level Drivers of Cheetah (Acinonxyjubatus) Population DynamicsDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. David JachowskiCollegeofA rchitecture , A rts and HumanitiesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYPlanning, Design and the Built EnvironmentXiaotong Liu.Nei Mongol, ChinaB.Ag., China Agricultural University; M.L.A., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Healthy Designed Environments for Pre-School Children: Investigating Waysto Optimize the Restoration Experience in Nature-Based Outdoor Play EnvironmentsDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Mary PaduaGoulwendin Alexia B. Nikyema. Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoB.A., B.Arch., M.Arch., M.S., New York Institute of TechnologyDissertation: Barriers to the Adoption of Green Building Materials and Technologies inDeveloping Countries: The Case of Burkina FasoDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Vincent BlouinGoulwendin has two peer-reviewed publications and three pending. Her multicultural upbringinghas influenced her work on architecture and sustainability. Her long-term endeavor is to helpcommunities in developing countries meet their sustainable development goals through culturallyadapted designs and policies.8

Rhetorics, Communication, and Information DesignWhitney Jordan Adams.Charleston, WVB.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., College of Charleston and the CitadelDissertation: A Rhetoric of Resentment: Dismantling White Supremacy ThroughDefinition, Scholarship, and ActionDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Cameron BushnellWhitney has two peer-reviewed publications in addition to a forthcoming book chapter. She hasaccepted a faculty position in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Writing at Berry College inRome, Georgia.Karyn S. Campbell. Travelers Rest, SCB.A., Valparaiso University; M.A., University of South CarolinaDissertation: Student Journalists and Mass Communication Ethics — Attitudes andPedagogyDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Bryan DenhamKaryn is an assistant professor in mass communication at North Greenville University.Amy Patterson. New York, NYB.A., Missouri University of Science and Technology; M.A., Northwestern UniversityDissertation: Soundscapes for Social Change: Community and Consciousness ThroughSound Design RhetoricsDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Cynthia HaynesMichael T. Russo.Gloucester City, NJB.A., Pacific University; M.A., Rutgers UniversityDissertation: Dark Rhetoric: Post-Truth, Post-Lies, Turmeric TeaDegree conferred August 2020Advisors: Dr. Steven Katz and Dr. David BlakesleyChristopher Michael Stuart. Manahawkin, NJB.A., Montclair State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan UniversityDissertation: Rhetorical Invention in a 21st Century Technoculture: A New LudicFramework for LearningDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Jan HolmevikOctaviyanti Dwi Wahyurini. Surabaya, IndonesiaB.Eng., Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology; M.A.D.A., Curtin UniversityDissertation: Dramatistic User Experience Design: The Usability Testing of ane-Government System in a Non-Western SettingDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. David BlakesleyOctaviyanti is a Fulbright Scholar, has three peer-reviewed publications, and has accepted a facultyposition as an assistant professor in visual communication design at the Institut Teknologi SepuluhNopember in Surabaya, Indonesia.9

CollegeofBehavioral , SocialandH ealth S ciencesDOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICENursing PracticeLauren Craft Dyer.Anderson, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Active Shooters in Primary Care: Equipping Our Employees with Confidenceand Knowledge to SurviveDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Jennifer RiceLauren has one peer reviewed publication and another in review. She currently serves on the facultyin the Clemson University School of Nursing and works as a nurse practitioner at Michelin.Tanya Dyer.Lincolnton, NCB.S., University of North Carolina–Charlotte; M.S., East Carolina UniversityDissertation: Menopause and the Impact on Obesity: A Helpful ToolkitDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Stephanie DavisMelinda Hunter Jenkins.Salem, SCB.S., Clemson University; M.S., Emory UniversityDissertation: Communicating the “HEART” Model with Nurse-Led Recommendationsto Integrate Palliative Care Appropriately into the Care of Advanced Heart FailurePatients and FamiliesDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Tracy FasolinoMelinda is an experienced nurse practitioner with 20 years of caring for patients in a variety ofsettings. She is a 2020 Palmetto Gold Award recipient. She has a special interest in palliative/end oflife care for elders, focusing on quality of life for those with chronic illness.Tiffany Leah Stewart. Six Mile, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Implementation of Workplace Violence Prevention Training for CommunityHealthcare ProvidersDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Jean Ellen ZavertnikLisa Mittie Wallace.Darlington, SCB.S., M.S., Francis Marion UniversityDissertation: The Impact of an Education Program on School-Based Telehealth and ParentWillingness to Use TelehealthDegree conferred August 2020Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Davis10

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYApplied Health Research and EvaluationElizabeth Charron. Athens, GAM.P.H., Tulane University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Contraceptive Provision and Initiation Among Women With and WithoutSubstance Use Disorders: Trends, Patterns and PracticesDegree conferred May 2020Advisor: Dr. Rachel MayoEllen Cross Francis. Phoenixville, PAB.A., University of Southern Maine; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Identifying Determinants of Gestational Diab

Doctoral HooDing ceremony Sunday, november 15, 2020 5:00 p.m. bon SecourS WellneSS arena Greenville, South carolina Honoring tHe Doctoral graDuates of may 2020 anD august 2020 orDer of ceremonies Processional Stage Party national antHem (Please stand as you are able) reflection Kaitlyn Samons President, Graduate Student Government Welcome anD introDuctions Associate Provost and Dean of the .