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SI recognizes 107 degree candidates at April ceremony
(May 2008) The first students from the School of Information's newest specializations were among the degree candidates honored at the Graduate Recognition Ceremony on April 25.
The event, held at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre on the U-M campus, drew an audience of more than 450 family members, faculty, and staff. In all, 105 degree candidates for the Master of Science in Information and two from the doctoral program received applause as they walked across the stage.
An indication of the broad academic range of the MSI program was the number of students graduating from the MSI specializations -- from the long-standing Library and Information Services to some of the most recent additions: Incentive-Centered Design, Information Policy, Information Analysis and Retrieval, and Social Computing. In addition, three MSI students graduated with dual degrees earned with other U-M academic units.
The program included the presentation of the Margaret Mann Award to master's candidates Erin Gong and Joshua Morse. The faculty chose them for their "demonstrated ability and promise of professional development." The Edmon Low Award was presented to Jessica DuVerneay and David Hutchful for their "contributions to their class and their exemplary leadership."
Dean Martha E. Pollack offered a welcome to everyone in attendance and gave words of encouragement to students leaving SI during what she called "scary times."
"When I talk with SI students, my worrying about the world typically gives way to optimism, because it's students like you who have what it takes to make the difference," she said. "You came here from an amazingly diverse set of backgrounds -- from China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, South Korea, Ghana, Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, probably some other countries I've missed -- not to mention from across the United States.
"You came with undergraduate degrees in history, math, art, English, economics, computer science, business administration, mechanical engineering, philosophy, and education, to name just a few. But despite your very diverse backgrounds, you all share some key characteristics.
"First, you're intellectual risk-takers. If you weren't, you'd have attended traditional library schools or studied in traditional computer science or economics departments, or what have you. But you understand that the problems and opportunities of the information world require a broader, more interdisciplinary perspective -- and I believe that this is true of most of the problems facing us in the 21st Century."
Pollack complimented the graduates on choosing a School whose mission is to "connect peoople, information, and technology in more valuable ways," and for bringing life to those words.
"While at SI you have acted as well as studied," she said. "Nearly 40 percent of you participated in Alternative Spring Break; more than 95 percent of you have already completed internships; and many of you have been active in the Community Information Corps. All of you, in fact, have completed some form of practical engagement.
"Your SI education has taught you how to put what you have learned to good use, to make the world a better place."
Sameer Halai, a graduate himself and president of the SI Student Association, recalled a question that many SI students are often are asked to answer: What exactly is SI?
"What we study here is so interwoven and multidisciplinary that sometimes the only way to understand what all happens here, is to be a part of it. Sometimes the School of Information is referred to as the 'School in Formation' -- as it's undergoing constant evolution, working very closely with students," he said.
"Isn't it amazing, the vast diversity of backgrounds we have here? A history major, a psychology major, a social worker, an engineer, a practicing lawyer, a foreign policy worker -- all together in one school, taking classes together, exchanging ideas, bouncing intellectual concepts off each other."
The late afternoon program was, in fact, a showcase of the broad spectrum of students who have called SI their home.
Degree candidates honored, their degrees, and their specializations were the following. Below the list of graduates is a description of the degrees and specializations awarded.
Ph.D.
Erik Johnston
Airong Luo
MSI
Jessica DuVerneay
Erin Gong
Andrew Hunt
Xiaomin Jiang
Rupa Patel
Bette Shifman
MSI-LIS
Taylor Bayless
Kathryn Bergeron
Marci Brandenburg
Sherri Brown
Susan Cain
Dianne Dietrich
Jennifer Doty
Justin Franklin
Ruthie Freeman
Sara Henry
Kristin Hoekstra
Joy Kim
Dawn King
Ted Lawless
Susie Lorand
Julia Lovett
Rafia Mirza
Elizabeth Perry
Julie Piacentine
Lauren Plews
Nicole Robidoux
Jennifer Simon
Katherine E. Swart
Sarah Townsend
Ray Walling
Alex Watson
MSI-LIS/SLM
Jessica Brecht (August)
Lisa Kelley
Marianne Schwartz
Lauren Straub
MSI-ARM
C. Jeremy Barney
Amy Barritt
Jaime Bourassa
C. Maureen Callahan
Megan Cooney
Courtney Egan
Lizzie Ehrenhalt
Alice Goff
Carrie Hintz
Christa Lemelin
Jared Lyle
Meghan Lyon
Shelby Newman
Catalina Oyler
Bethany Panozzo
Anna Perricci
Jonathan Ponder
Thomas Quigley
Kent Randell
Cassandra Schmitt
Tonia Schneider
Calla Smith-Dowling
Gina Tecos
Anne Thomason
Jeremy York
David Zande
MSI-HCI
Ahmad Aljadaan
Elizabeth Bartmess
Sunny Beach
Christopher J. Demeniuk
Meseret Gebrekristos
Martha Gukeisen
Min Hu
David Hutchful
Nayeoung Kim
Yarun Luon
Joshua Morse
Aaron Pearlman
Kerri Pepperman
Melissa Perez
Anna Polukeyeva
Sarah Raux
John Suciu
MSI-IEMP
Radaphat (Pae) Chongthammakun
Young Joo (Grace) Jeon
Jing Lu
Kyosuke Motegi
Shyngys Riakhanov
Christopher Webb
Gregory Young
Ping Yu
MSI-ICD
Thomas Peszek
MSI-IP
Alexander Kanous
Brian McGuirk
Timothy Vollmer
MSI-IAR
Jessica Hullman
MSI-SC
Satyendra Nainwal
MSI-ARM/HCI
Kehr Bailey
MSI-ARM/LIS
Ash Brown
William R. Cron, Jr. (SLM)
Julie Libertore
MSI-IEMP/ICD
Sarvagya Kochak
Michael Matrescu
MSI-HCI/IEMP
Yuanqing You
MSI-HCI/SC
Sameer Halai
Cheng-Lun Li
MSI/MBA
Kaveri Misra
MSI-IEMP/JD
David DeKorte
MSI-LIS/MPP
Matthew Nielsen
Degrees Conferred by the School of Information
Ph.D.: Doctor of Information
MSI: Master of Science in Information
MSI with Specializations:
- MSI-ARM: Archives and Records Management
- MSI-CI Community Informatics
- MSI-HCI: Human-Computer Interaction
- MSI-IAR: Information Analysis and Retrieval
- MSI-ICD: Incentive-Centered Design
- MSI-IEMP: Information Economics, Management and Policy
- MSI-IP: Information Policy
- MSI-LIS: Library and Information Services
- MSI-PI: Preservation of Information
- MSI-SC: Social Computing
- SLM: School Library Media Concentration within LIS
Degrees Conferred by Other U-M Academic Units
MBA: Master of Business Administration (Stephen M. Ross School of Business)
JD: Juris Doctor (Law School)
MPP: Master of Public Policy (Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy)
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School of Information degree candidates crossed the stage of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre before an audience of family and friends.
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