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WELCOME TO ROWAN UNIVERSITY'S 
2019 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES.  
THE PROCESSIONAL IS READY TO 
BEGIN.  PLEASE SILENCE ALL 
CELLPHONES AND PLEASE REMAIN 
SEATED DURING THE PROCESSIONAL 
SO EVERYONE CAN SEE.  THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE 
RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
PERFORMED BY THE
ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF 
OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE GROUP, THE PACEMAKERS. 
OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE 
DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO 
PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE 
TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING?
WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT 
STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS 
FIGHT, O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE 
WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY 
STREAMING?
AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE, THE 
BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR, GAVE 
PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR
FLAG WAS STILL THERE.
OH, SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED 
BANNER YET WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF
THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE 
BRAVE? 
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE 
SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE 
AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF 
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DEAN, DR. 
THOMAS CAVALIERI.  
[APPLAUSE] 
PLEASE BE SEATED FIRST.  THANK 
YOU TO OUR
PACEMAKERS, SOM GROUP.  THIS IS 
THE MOST EXCITING DAY OF THE 
ACADEMIC YEAR FOR US.  THE DAY 
WE CELEBRATE YOUR 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
OUR GRADUATES.  NEW SCIENTISTS. 
NEW PHYSICIANS TRANSITIONING AND
CHANGING THE WORLD THROUGH 
HEALTHCARE.  I WOULD LIKE TO 
WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO OUR 
GRADUATION CEREMONY TODAY.  AS 
YOU HAVE HEARD, I AM THOMAS 
CAVALIERI, I HAVE HAD THE 
PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE DEAN OF 
THE SCHOOL
OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND I 
HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS HERE WITH 
US.  AND I ASK YOU TO HOLD 
APPLAUSE
.  FIRST IS DR. JAMES NEWELL, 
PROVOST SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 
FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
REPRESENTING THE ROWAN 
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ISABELITA ADELE,
REPRESENTING THE STRATFORD 
CAMPUS, DR. CARL HOCK, SENIOR 
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND 
THE GSBS, DR. LINDA BOYD, SENIOR
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC 
AFFAIRS, DR. PAM BASEHORE, 
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ASSESSMENT, 
DR. VINCE DERISIO, ASSOCIATE 
DEAN FOR CLINICAL AFFAIRS,
AND POPULATION HEALTH, DR. 
JOANNE KAISER-SMITH, 
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GRADUATE FOR 
MEDICAL EDUCATION.  I ALSO WANT 
TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE MANY 
MEMBERS OF THE DEAN'S CABINET.  
ASSISTANT DEANS, CHAIRS, MEMBERS
OF THE FACULTY JOINING US FOR 
THIS VERY SPECIAL DAY.  WE HAVE 
A NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT
OUT. 
FIRST IS DR. RONALD AYRES, YOU 
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT HIM LATER. 
OUR SOM MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE 
RECIPIENT, DR. JENNIFER CAUDLE, 
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 
RECIPIENT, FOR THIS YEAR. 
MR. 
TAMMER, SOON TO BE DOCTOR, ROUF.
DR. JOHN BERTAGNOLLI, IMMEDIATE 
PAST PRESIDENT, ROWANSOM ALUMNI 
ASSOCIATION,
DR. IRA MONKA, OAO BOARD TRUSTEE
AND FORMER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 
CHAIR, DR. DAVID BOLLARD, 
PRESIDENT, NEW JERSEY 
ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOPATHIC 
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, COLONEL
LISA HOU, DEPUTY 
COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS, NJ DEPARTMENT OF 
MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 
WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR 
HOSPITAL PARTNERS THAT WE RELY 
ON HEAVILY TO PARTNER IN MEDICAL
EDUCATION.  FIRST IS MR. JOSEPH 
DEVINE, PRESIDENT JEFFERSON 
HEALTH, NEW JERSEY. 
DR. MICHAEL GERIA, DIRECTOR OF 
MEDICAL EDUCATION, INSPIRA 
MEDICAL CENTER,
DR. DAVID KOUNTZ, ASSOCIATE 
DEAN, HACKENSACK MERIDIAN SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE AT SETON HALL 
AND CO-CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, 
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH, DR. 
ANTHONY MAZZARELLI, CO-PRESIDENT
AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR CLINICAL 
AFFAIRS, COOPER MEDICAL SCHOOL 
OF ROWAN UNIVERSITY, DR. 
TONY TSOMPANIDIS, SYSTEM PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL
EDUCATION, CAREPOINT HEALTH, AND
FINALLY,
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR 
GRAND MARSHAL, DR. JOSHUA COREN 
SOM GONFALONIER, DR. ADARSH 
GUPTA, GSBS GONFALONIER, DR. 
MIKHAIL ANIKIN.  
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE IS ONE
VERY IMPORTANT CONSTITUENCY 
GROUP THAT NEEDS TO BE 
RECOGNIZED.  I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
THE GRADUATES TO PLEASE RISE.  
FACE THE PEOPLE MOST IMPORTANT 
IN YOUR LIFE. 
THAT IS, YOUR PARENTS, PARTNERS,
BROTHERS, 
SISTERS.  AND PLEASE APPLAUD 
THEM.  [APPLAUSE] 
THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT 
THEM.  SO THANK YOU.  NOW I 
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR 
PROVOST, DR. JIM NEWELL WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU.  
OH, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE TALK 
YET.  SO WE FINALLY GOT A SUNNY 
AFTERNOON TO DO THIS, YAY.  WE 
WERE A LITTLE WORRIED THIS 
MORNING.  WE'RE HERE TO 
CELEBRATE A TIME OF GREAT 
ACCOMPLISHMENT AND CHANGE AND I 
THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT 
PROPERLY, WE SHOULD REFLECT BACK
A LITTLE BIT ON THE SAME EVENTS 
THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY.  
I ACTUALLY ARRIVED AT ROWAN 21 
YEARS AGO TO HELP START THE 
BRAND NEW COLLEGE OF 
ENGINEERING.  BY 2009, THE 
UNIVERSITY HAD GROWN, THE 
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING WAS 
THRIVING AND ROWAN WAS STILL A 
RELATIVELY SMALL REGIONAL PLACE.
LESS THAN 10 THOUSAND STUDENTS 
WITH A REPUTATION FOR 
ENGINEERING AND EDUCATION BUT 
LARGELY UNKNOWN BEYOND OUR 
BORDERS AND THEN IN RAPID 
SUCCESSION, TWO VERY BRAVE 
GOVERNORS MADE MAJOR CHANGES TO 
HIGHER EDUCATION.  AT THAT TIME 
THERE WERE NO MEDICAL SCHOOLS 
THAT WERE CENTERED IN 
UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH JERSEY.  
THERE WAS A THIRD AND FOURTH 
YEAR DEGREE PROGRAM AT COOPER 
HOSPITAL.  
BUT FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, 
STUDENTS HAD TO GO TO UMDJ IN 
THE NORTH.  AND UNIVERSITY OF 
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE WAS IN 
STRATFORD CENTERED IN THE NORTH.
IN 2009, GOVERNOR 
QUARSINE LED TO ALLOPATHIC 
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN CAMDEN AND IN 
THAT YEAR, THE SCHOOL WAS READY 
TO LAUNCH AND DISSOLVED BY 
GOVERNOR CHRISTIE AND THE CROWN 
JEWEL OF THAT PIECE, THE SCHOOL 
OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE CAME TO 
ROWAN UNIVERSITY.  IT HAS HAD 
PROFOUND CHANGE ON THE REGION 
AND THE UNIVERSITY.  
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED, SUDDENLY ROWAN BEGAN 
TO CHANGE AS WELL.  WE WENT FROM
NO MEDICAL SCHOOLS, MASTER'S 
CLASS BY 10 THOUSAND STUDENTS TO
SIX YEARS LATER, HAVING 20 
THOUSAND STUDENTS.  WE WILL 
GRADUATE BETWEEN
SOM AND 
CMSU.  
AT THAT TIME ROWAN MOVED FROM 
CLASSIFIED, RESEARCH THREE AND 
RESEARCH TWO.  THAT HAPPENED IN 
A SINGLE YEAR.  I BELIEVE THAT 
IS UNPRECEDENTED IN THE HISTORY 
OF EDUCATION.  AND THE TWO 
MEDICAL SCHOOLS WERE KEY PARTS 
OF THAT.  AND A KEY POINT TO 
NOTICE IS THAT THE TWO GOVERNORS
THAT I MENTIONED, ONE WAS A 
DEMOCRAT AND ONE WAS A 
REPUBLICAN BECAUSE THE BELIEF 
THAT MEDICAL CARE AND ACCESS TO 
EDUCATION ARE NOT ISSUES OF 
POLITICAL PARTY, THEY ARE 
FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES OF HUMAN 
RIGHTS AND HUMAN DECENCY AND I 
APPLAUD BOTH OF THEM FOR HAVING 
THE COURAGE TO STEP UP AND 
MAKING THAT HAPPEN.  
THERE ARE STILL MANY CHALLENGES.
IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, THERE IS
ONE HIGHER EDUCATION SEAT 
AVAILABLE FOR EVERY 100 
RESIDENTS.  IN THE COUNTRY, THAT
AVERAGE IS ONE FOR EVERY 30 
RESIDENTS.  IN NORTH JERSEY IT'S
ONE FOR EVERY FIFTEEN.  BUT WE 
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE 
PIVOTAL IN HELPING ADDRESS 
PROBLEMS THE STATE IS FACING 
MORE BROADLY.  THERE IS AN 
ENORMOUS PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE 
ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF 
PRIMARY CARE.  
THE FIGURE THAT IS OFTEN QUOTED 
IS THAT BY 2020, THE STATE OF 
NEW JERSEY ANTICIPATES A SHORT 
FALL OF 3 THOUSAND PHYSICIANS.  
ALMOST TWO THOUSAND ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN PRIMARY CARE 
AND I SEE A HUGE SOLUTION IN 
FRONT OF ME. 
THE HIGH QUALITY PHYSICIANS 
PRODUCED AT SCHOOL OF 
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.  YOU 
SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE
ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT 
YOU ALREADY DO.  AS YOU GET 
READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN 
THAT PROGRESSION, I HAD THE JOY 
OF CELEBRATING MATCH DAY WITH 
YOU.  
I NEVER HAVE SEEN SUCH EXCITED 
DOCTORS IN MY LIFE.  AS YOU ALL 
LEARNED WHERE YOU WERE GOING.  
WELL THAT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY.  
BUT AS YOU START THINKING ABOUT 
WHERE YOU'RE COMING, THINK ABOUT
WHERE YOU WERE JUST OVER FOUR 
YEARS AGO.  DEALING WITH THE 
STRESS OF MCATS AND TRYING TO 
FIND YOUR WAY INTO MEDICAL 
SCHOOL AND SAW THE SAME 
STATISTICS ABOUT ADMISSION 
GRADES AS EVERYONE ELSE DID.  
YOU CAME IN, STEP ONE EXAMS.  
STEP TWO EXAMS.  DIFFERENT 
PLACEMENTS AND EVERY PIECE YOU 
HAD TO PLACE AND NOW YOU ARE 
CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO 
STARTING YOUR ROTATIONS BUT FOR 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TAKE A 
MOMENT AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED, AND REALIZE HOW 
FEW PEOPLE WILL EVER GET TO 
WHERE YOU ARE, AND BEFORE YOU 
BEGIN THE ENDLESS NIGHTS AND THE
CHALLENGES THAT ARE GOING TO 
FACE YOU, REALLY CELEBRATE YOUR 
INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.  
YOU HAVE BEEN PIVOTAL IN 
CHANGING THIS UNIVERSITY.  YOU 
ARE GOING TO BE PIVOTAL IN 
CHANGING HEALTHCARE IN THE 
REGION AND BEYOND.  WE COULD NOT
BE MORE PROUD OF YOU.  
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2019! 
[APPLAUSE] 
JIM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 
THOSE IMPORTANT WORDS OF SUPPORT
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS 
DEAN, WE FEEL THAT SOM IS SO 
VERY SUPPORTED BY JIM NEWELL, 
OUR PROVOST AND DR. HOUSHMAND, 
OUR PRESIDENT AND WE'RE THANKFUL
THAT OUR SUCCESS CONTINUES IN 
LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE 
SUPPORT WE RECEIVE.  
AS DEAN, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A 
FEW MINUTES TO ADDRESS OUR 
GRADUATES.  TALK A LITTLE BIT TO
OUR GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATES 
FIRST AND THEN OUR SOM GRADS.  
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019, 
GRADUATES OF SOM AND GSBS, IT 
HAS REALLY BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO 
SERVE AS YOUR DEAN AND GET TO 
KNOW YOU ﾗ A TRULY DYNAMIC GROUP
OF INTELLIGENT, MOTIVATED AND 
COMPASSIONATE MEN AND WOMEN.
I THINK SPEAK TO THE BRIGHT 
FUTURE THAT HEALTHCARE HAS.  AND
RESEARCH.  I HAVE SAID MANY 
TIMES, AND STUDENTS HAVE HEARD 
ME SAY THIS, PARTICULARLY SOM 
STUDENTS.  YOU ARE
THE HEART OF THE SCHOOL. 
YOUR SELFLESS APPROACH TO 
LEARNING MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, 
AND GIVING BACK HAS BEEN TRULY 
INSPIRATIONAL.  SOME PEOPLE SAY 
TO ME, WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?  
I'LL TELL YOU.  IT'S THE ENERGY 
I GET FROM SEEING THE 
ENTHUSIASM, COMMITMENT AND THE 
IDEALISM AND THE DESIRE TO SERVE
AND TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER 
PLACE THAT I SEE IN OUR STUDENTS
THAT IS FUEL TO GO ON.  AND I'M
THANKFUL FOR THAT. 
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
SCHOOL, OUR COMMUNITIES AND ONE 
ANOTHER ARE REMARKABLE, AND, IN 
SOME CASES, TRANSFORMATIVE.
I HAVE TO SAY, DURING THE PAST 
FEW YEARS, WE SAW IN THIS CLASS 
HOW MANY OF YOU IN TIMES OF 
CHALLENGE CAME TOGETHER AND 
CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT TO 
SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH THE 
CHALLENGING TIMES. 
TO OUR MASTER'S AND PH.D. 
GRADUATES: AN INTEGRAL PART OF 
THE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS 
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND 
INNOVATION. AS SCIENTISTS YOU 
SEEK TO ADVANCE INNOVATION AND 
DISCOVERY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND 
SOLVE THE MEDICAL CHALLENGES OF 
TODAY AND THE FUTURE. YOUR 
COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS IN 
RESEARCH AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 
ARE A TESTAMENT OF THIS 
ACHIEVEMENT.  YOU HAVE WORKED 
WITH MANY
SCIENTISTS TO UNRAVEL THE 
MYSTERIES OF LIFE, SEARCHING FOR
NEW TREATMENTS THAT WILL RESTORE
AND MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. FOR 
YEARS, YOU HAVE STUDIED, 
ASSISTED FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN
THE LABS, AND 
PERFORMED RESEARCH WHILE 
ATTENDING CLASS IN THE EVENING. 
YOU HAVE MADE COUNTLESS PERSONAL
SACRIFICES IN PURSUIT OF YOUR 
GOALS.
FOR 2019, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 61 
GRADUATES FROM OUR GRADUATE 
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.  
OUR PH.D. STUDENTS ARE 
GRADUATING WITH ON AVERAGE, TWO 
PUBLICATIONS AND TWO AWARDS AND 
ALL THREE PH.D. GRADUATES IN 
ATTENDANCE TODAY WERE RECRUITED 
AS MEMBERS OF THE GSBS SOCIETY 
OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS.  TODAY, WE
CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AS 
YOU JOIN MORE THAN 700 ALUMNI IN
OUR GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR NEW 
KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL 
DISCIPLINE.  AS YOU CONTINUE, 
WHETHER IN ACADEMIC OR 
INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
OR BY CONTINUING YOUR EDUCATION,
YOUR SOLID FOUNDATION IN 
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WILL GUIDE
YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER.  TO 
OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES, WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CLASS OF 
2019 WHICH HAS ENRICHED SOM IN 
SO MANY WAYS.  THIS CLASS IS AN 
AMAZING CLASS WITH MANY 
DISTINCTIONS.  IN THIS
CLASS FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE 
FOUR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE 
STUDENTS; THERE ARE ALSO 
FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS FROM
INDIA, TAIWAN, EGYPT, JAMAICA, 
KOREA, POLAND AND RUSSIA.
IN THIS CLASS, WE HAVE SO MANY 
THAT HAVE GIVEN BACK ﾗ LOCALLY 
IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, 
IMPROVING HEALTH INITIATIVES BUT
ALSO THROUGH INTERNATIONAL 
MEDICAL MISSIONS INCLUDING 
GHANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, PERU,
COSTA RICA, JAMAICA, ECUADOR, 
GUATEMALA AND CHINA.
IN THIS CLASS, WE HAVE A 
STUDENT, WHO PRIOR TO COMPLETING
MEDICAL SCHOOL, AT THE AGE OF 
21, LEAD A BRIGADE OF 51 MARINES
- MANY WHO WENT ON TO SERVE IN 
THE MILITARY MISSIONS TO 
AFGHANISTAN.
IN THIS CLASS, WE HAVE A GROUP 
OF STUDENT LEADERS WHO LED THE 
EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT 
ROWANSOM'S FIRST BONE MARROW 
DRIVE WHICH SUCCESSFULLY ADDED 
MORE THAN 200 NEW POTENTIAL 
DONORS TO THE BETHEMATCH 
REGISTRY.
IN THIS CLASS, WE HAVE A STUDENT
WHO WAS AWARDED FIRST PLACE IN 
THE A. HOLLIS WOLF COMPETITION 
HOSTED AT THE STUDENT AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF OSTEOPATHY 
CONFERENCE.  A VERY COMPETITIVE 
AWARD TO WIN.  IN THIS CLASS WE 
HAVE MANY
COMPETITIVE ATHLETES INCLUDING A
FORMER PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARDER 
AND OLYMPIC HOPEFUL WHO COMPETED
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
COMPETITION ON THE WORLD CUP 
TOUR.
FINALLY, IN THIS CLASS, WE KNOW 
THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE 
CELEBRATED AND EXPERIENCED MANY 
LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS, INCLUDING 
MARRIAGES,
ENGAGEMENTS AND BIRTHS. 
AT THE SAME TIME, MANY STUDENTS 
HAVE FACED SIGNIFICANT ADVERSITY
DURING MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY, 
THIS CLASS DEMONSTRATED 
TREMENDOUS RESILIENCE AND CAME 
TOGETHER DURING DIFFICULT TIMES 
TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER WHEN HELP
WAS NEEDED; THEY ALSO CREATED 
PEER-TO-PEER WELLNESS 
COMMUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO 
SHARE STRUGGLES AND PROVIDE 
SUPPORT.
WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF ALL OF 
YOU AND YOUR MANY ACHIEVEMENTS 
AND ACCOLADES IN ACADEMICS, 
RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
WELL, TODAY, GRADUATES, YOU JOIN
THOUSANDS OF OTHER OSTEOPATHIC 
PHYSICIANS, WHO
AS YOU BEEN TAUGHT, CARE FOR THE
WHOLE PERSON ﾗ MIND, BODY AND 
SPIRIT. AS 
SOM-TRAINED DOCTORS, YOU EMBODY 
THE MOST HUMBLING AND FULFILLING
PARTS OF OUR SHARED PROFESSIONAL
MISSION ﾗ TO HEAL, TO COMFORT, 
TO CARE AND TO AFFIRM THE 
DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON YOU WILL 
TREAT.
THE WELL-KNOWN ﾓPHYSICIAN'S 
PRAYER" I THINK SAYS IT ALL. 
ﾓGIVE SKILL TO MY HANDS, CLEAR 
VISION TO MY MIND, KINDNESS AND 
SYMPATHY TO MY HEART. GIVE ME 
SINGLENESS OF PURPOSE, STRENGTH 
TO LIFT AT LEAST A PART OF THE 
BURDEN OF THE SUFFERING OF 
HUMANITY, AND A TRUE REALIZATION
OF THE RARE PRIVILEGE THAT IS 
MINE.ﾔ TRULY, THE FUTURE HOLDS 
THIS RARE AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGE 
WHICH SOON WILL BE YOURS. BUT, 
WITH THIS PRIVILEGE COMES A 
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS 
RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE 
ARTICULATED IN THE OSTEOPATHIC 
OATH WHICH YOU WILL SHORTLY 
TAKE.  AND I WANT YOU TO PONDER 
EACH OF THOSE
WORDS IN THE OATH.
THIS OATH IS A COVENANT OF TRUST
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FUTURE 
PATIENTS. IT IS A COMMITMENT TO 
PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LIFE 
AND HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS 
ENTRUSTED TO YOUR CARE.
AS WE HONOR ALL OUR GRADUATES, I
WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT 
TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE 
THOSE WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE 
ESSENTIAL IN HELPING OUR 
STUDENTS ARRIVE AT THIS 
WONDERFUL DAY OF CELEBRATION.
TO OUR FACULTY, WE ARE FORTUNATE
TO HAVE THE FINEST PHYSICIANS 
AND SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DEDICATED
TO EDUCATING FUTURE PHYSICIANS 
IN HEALTH AND SCIENCE.  I AM 
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMITMENT
THEY HAVE TO ADVANCING HERE AT 
ROWAN SOM.  WE THANK YOU, 
FACULTY,
FOR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO 
EDUCATION, PATIENT CARE AND 
RESEARCH AT THE SCHOOL OF 
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND THE 
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL 
SCIENCES. YOUR EFFORTS WILL BE 
REFLECTED IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF
OUR GRADUATES AND ALUMNI FOR 
MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME.  AND 
OF COURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER
A SPECIAL THANKS TO FAMILY, 
PARENTS, SPOUSES, LOVED ONES.  
WE KNOW THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT 
WITHOUT YOU AND WE KNOW THAT YOU
SHARE VERY MUCH WITH THE 
GRADUATES IN THEIR SUCCESS.  YOU
HAVE BEEN THERE THROUGH SOME 
VERY CHALLENGING TIMES.  WE KNOW
THAT.  SO,
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019: ON
BEHALF OF THE SOM AND GSBS 
FACULTY, STAFF AND 
ADMINISTRATION, PLEASE ACCEPT 
OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BEST WISHES 
FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS AS 
YOU EMBARK ON THE NEXT PHASE OF 
YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. 
CONGRATULATIONS!
[APPLAUSE]
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE
THE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 
WHO IS SOMEONE WELL-KNOWN TO 
YOU.  THE ALUMNUS AWARD 
RECOGNIZES A GRADUATE WHO HAS 
BROUGHT HONOR TO THE ROWAN 
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE.
FOR 2019, WE PROUDLY PRESENT 
THIS AWARD TO DR. JENNIFER 
CAUDLE, A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF
2005, IN RECOGNITION OF HER 
NATIONAL REPUTATION AS A MEDIA 
SPOKESPERSON, HELPING TO EDUCATE
THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS RELATED TO 
HEALTH CARE, MEDICINE AND 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
DR. CAUDLE, WILL YOU PLEASE COME
FORWARD?  
[APPLAUSE] 
WHILE STILL A MEDICAL STUDENT, 
I CAN CALL HER JEN.  RIGHT? 
JEN TRAVELED TO DOZENS OF AREA 
SCHOOLS TO DELIVER PROGRAMS ON 
BULLYING, A TOPIC SHE IS 
PASSIONATE ABOUT. BY THE TIME 
SHE GRADUATED SOM, DR. CAUDLE 
HAD BROUGHT HER ANTI-BULLYING 
PROGRAM TO THOUSANDS OF AREA 
CHILDREN. IT WAS ALSO DURING 
MEDICAL SCHOOL THAT DR. CAUDLE 
BEGAN TO SINGLEHANDEDLY DEVELOP 
THE SKILLS THAT, TODAY, SHE 
ROUTINELY DISPLAYS DURING HER 
ON-AIR APPEARANCES.
AS A FACULTY MEMBER, DR. CAUDLE 
QUICKLY ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION
AS A TIRELESS EDUCATOR AND 
INSPIRATIONAL MENTOR TO SO MANY 
OF OUR
MEDICAL STUDENTS. 
SHE MAINTAINS A BUSY CLINICAL 
PRACTICE, DIRECTS THE THIRD-YEAR
FAMILY MEDICINE CLERKSHIP 
PROGRAM, AND LECTURES NATIONALLY
TO PHYSICIAN GROUPS - ALL WHILE 
MAKING CLOSE TO A DOZEN MEDIA 
APPEARANCES EACH MONTH.
ﾓDR. JEN,ﾔ AS SHE IS KNOWN AND I
UNDERSTAND DR. OZ IS VERY 
NERVOUS.  IS THAT RIGHT? 
ﾓDR. JEN,ﾔ AS SHE IS KNOWN 
ON-AIR, IS ONE OF THE MOST 
VISIBLE PHYSICIANS IN AMERICA. 
SHE IS A REGULAR ON-AIR HEALTH 
EXPERT FOR LOCAL AND NATIONAL 
NEWS NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE 
TODAY SHOW, THE DR. OZ SHOW, 
CNN, FOX NEWS, THE RACHAEL RAY 
SHOW, THE STEVE HARVEY SHOW, FOX
29 PHILADELPHIA, PBS AND MANY 
OTHERS. SHE HAS PRESENTED EXPERT
MEDICAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE 
ON DOZENS OF TOPICS INCLUDING 
ALLERGIES, THE FLU, SMOKING AND 
VAPING, DIET AND NUTRITION, 
MEDICAL MYTHS, ACID REFLUX, 
MANAGING STRESS, ET CETERA, ALL 
AIMED AT PROVIDING EDUCATION TO 
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN 
THIS NATION. 
HER HEALTH ARTICLES HAVE BEEN 
PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY BEAST, 
CNN.COM, DOCTOROZ.COM, 
ABCNEWS.COM 
ET CETERA.  ALSO
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AMERICAN 
OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION, A 
RADIO/VIDEO HOST FOR REACHMD AND
NATIONAL LECTURER ON OPIOID 
PRESCRIBING FOR PHYSICIANS. SHE 
ALSO PRESENTS WORKSHOPS ON 
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND MOTIVATION 
TO COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, 
AND SHE LECTURES ON THE TOPIC OF
CHILDHOOD BULLYING TO HOSPITALS 
AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.
WITH HER PLATFORM AS A 
RECOGNIZED MEDICAL EXPERT, DR. 
CAUDLE'S WORK TO ADVANCE AND 
ELEVATE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ON 
THE NATIONAL STAGE IS 
IMMEASURABLE. HER EFFORTS AND 
SUCCESS INSPIRE NOT ONLY SOM 
STUDENTS BUT YOUNG PEOPLE 
EVERYWHERE WHO ASPIRE TO A 
CAREER IN MEDICINE.
DR. CAUDLE, WE PROUDLY PRESENT 
THIS HONOR TO YOU FOR YOUR GREAT
LEADERSHIP AND YOUR EXEMPLARY 
SERVICE AS A CLINICIAN, TEACHER,
MENTOR AND ADVOCATE FOR THE 
OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION.
AND THE HEALTH OF THE NATION.  
JEN, CONGRATULATIONS.  
[APPLAUSE] 
I HOPE MANY OF YOU SOME DAY WILL
BE UP HERE WITH THAT AWARD.  I 
KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL.  
ANYWAY, EACH YEAR, THE ROWAN 
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE PRESENTS THE MEDAL OF 
EXCELLENCE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 
HAS MADE OUTSTANDING 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOL, OUR
PROFESSION AND THE NATION.
THIS YEAR'S HONOREE, DR. RONALD 
AYRES, HAS HAD AN ILLUSTRIOUS 
CAREER IN THE FIELD OF 
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AND 
HIS EXPERIENCE AND 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE INSEPARABLE 
FROM THE DISTINGUISHED HISTORY 
OF OUR SCHOOL.
DR. AYRES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IN 1979, DR. AYRES BEGAN A 
20-YEAR ASSOCIATION WITH SOM, 
SERVING AS A CLINICAL ASSOCIATE 
PROFESSOR WHO TRAINED BOTH 
MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. 
IN WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES.  
TWO DECADES LATER, HE ACCEPTED A
POSITION AS A FULL-TIME FACULTY 
MEMBER, BECOMING THE CHAIR OF 
OUR DEPARTMENT OF OBGYN. 
AS CHAIR OF THAT DEPARTMENT - A 
TITLE HE HELD FOR 10 YEARS - DR.
AYRES ESTABLISHED A 
WELL-DESERVED REPUTATION AS A 
ﾓDOCTOR'S DOCTOR,ﾔ WIDELY 
RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CLINICAL 
EXPERTISE, INTEGRITY AND 
COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOL AND HIS
PROFESSION.
RON, I THINK YOU DELIVERED MY 
FIRST CHILD.  RIGHT?  
THE HIGH REGARD IN WHICH HE IS 
HELD BY HIS COLLEAGUES IS 
EXEMPLIFIED BY THE IMPORTANT 
CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
ROLES HE FILLED AT SOM'S 
PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL.  AT 
THE FORMER KENNEDY HOSPITAL (NOW
JEFFERSON
HEALTH NEW JERSEY].
DR. AYRES SERVED IN A VARIETY OF
ESSENTIAL CAPACITIES, INCLUDING 
CHIEF OF OBGYN, CHIEF OF THE 
MEDICAL STAFF, AND A 25-YEAR 
TENURE ON THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
IN 2010, DR. AYRES STEPPED DOWN 
AS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT SOM AND 
RETIRED IN 2013. SEVERAL YEARS 
LATER, NOT TOO MUCH LATER, HE 
GRACIOUSLY CAME OUT OF 
RETIREMENT AND RETURNED TO LEAD 
THE DEPARTMENT AS CHAIR AFTER 
THE POSITION SUDDENLY BECAME 
VACANT.  DURING HIS TENURE AS 
CHAIR, HE FACED SOME CHALLENGING
TIMES.  BUT HE WAS ABLE TO 
ESTABLISH STABILITY WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT. 
HE STRENGTHENED THE DEPARTMENT'S
COMMITMENT TO TEACHING MEDICAL 
STUDENTS, RECRUITED ADDITIONAL 
FACULTY AND SERVED AS THE 
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE 
OBGYN RESIDENCY AND
PROVIDED THE LEADERSHIP FOR 
INITIAL ACCREDITATION FOR THE 
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR 
GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, DR. AYRES 
HAS SERVED AS BOTH VICE 
PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE 
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC 
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AND AS
THE CHAIR OF THE AMERICAN 
OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION'S BUREAU
OF OSTEOPATHIC SPECIALISTS. IN 
THESE POSITIONS, HIS 
CONTRIBUTIONS ASSURED 
HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR WOMEN 
NATIONALLY. 
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS 
LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO OUR 
SCHOOL, HIS NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 
AND ADVOCACY FOR OSTEOPATHIC 
MEDICINE, HIS DEDICATION TO 
EXCELLENCE IN THE HEALTH OF 
WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND HIS 
TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OF 
COUNTLESS OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
WHO PURSUED CAREERS IN 
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, IT IS
MY GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE
2019 SOM MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE TO 
DR. RONALD AYRES.
[APPLAUSE]
I WANT TO MEET THAT GUY.  SOUNDS
PRETTY INTERESTING.  ALWAYS 
DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE LIKE 
MYSELF ON THE PODIUM.  I'M SO 
USED TO LECTURING FOR 45 MINUTES
BUT IN THE WISDOM OF
DR. 
DR. CAVALEIRI, THERE IS NO 
SCREEN.  NO LECTURE.  THANK YOU.
FOR THIS AWARD THAT I CAN'T 
BELIEVE.  DR. 
CAVALIERI, PRESIDENT HOUSHMAND 
WHO IS UNABLE TO JOIN US, 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, 
FAMILY, GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL 
OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND 
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES.  
THE POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING 
SUCH AN AWARD IS THE THOUGHT OF 
THE MIND OF A YOUNG MAN FROM THE
HILLS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  
WHO MADE THE AUDACIOUS DECISION 
TO BECOME A DOCTOR.  HOW COULD 
HE EVER REALIZE SUCH A DREAM AND
HIS PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD TO 
SEND HIM TO COLLEGE AND NOT 
ALONE, OFF INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
AND YET, SOMEHOW, THROUGH THE 
GRACE OF GOD, EACH OBSTACLE WAS 
MET WITH DETERMINED PERSISTENCE 
AND THE NEXT PART OF THE DREAM 
REALIZED.  
NOW WHEN I LOOK BACK OVER THE 
PAST 50 YEARS, I STAND GRATEFUL 
AND EVEN AMAZED THAT THIS 
OSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION AFFORDED 
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO ME TO 
LEARN, TO SERVE, AND TO LEAD.  I
THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR THE 
PRIVILEGE OF CARING FOR ITS MOST
PRECIOUS CREATION AND FOR THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY 
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WITH 
FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS
LIKE THOSE WHO ARE GRADUATING 
TODAY.  
GRADUATES, I CHALLENGE YOU TO 
FIRST CARE DILIGENTLY TO YOUR 
PATIENTS AND GIVE BACK TO YOUR 
PROFESSION BY TEACHING, SERVING 
WHEREVER AND WHENEVER YOU ARE 
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.  
DR. CAVALIERI, I AM HONORED AND 
HUMBLED TO RECEIVE THIS
AWARD.  
THANK YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE YOU
HAVE IN ME TO LEAD THE 
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND 
GYNECOLOGY DURING THESE DAYS OF 
CHANGE.  AND THANKS TO MY WIFE 
WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO 
SUPPORT ME EACH STEP ALONG THE 
JOURNEY.  
EVEN THOUGH I WILL BE ON THE 
SIDELINE FROM NOW ON, I WILL BE 
WATCHING WITH GREAT INTEREST AS 
THE ROWAN SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC 
MEDICINE THRIVES AND CONTINUES 
ITS IMPACT ON OUR REGION.  THANK
YOU.  [APPLAUSE] 
GOOD AFTERNOON.  AND
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES. 
I AM DR. LINDA BOYD, SENIOR 
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC 
AFFAIRS. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE 
TO ANNOUNCE:
THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN 
MEDICINE AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE
PRESENTED TODAY BY DEAN 
CAVALIERI.  WE HAVE TWO 
RECIPIENTS.  ONE STUDENT AND ONE
FACULTY.  THE
COURTNEY COURTER (QUARTER) & DR.
KEVIN OVERBECK.
[APPLAUSE]
  THE DEAN'S AWARD FOR 
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IS GIVEN
TO THE GRADUATE WITH THE HIGHEST
OVERALL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. 
THE 2019 DEAN'S AWARD, WILL BE 
PRESENTED BY DR.  CAVALIERI, 
GOES TO:
ANGELA CARRACINO.  
[APPLAUSE]
THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD HONORS THE
GRADUATE WHO HAS EXCELLED IN THE
CLASSROOM AND IN THE COMMUNITY. 
THE 2019 PRESIDENT'S AWARD, 
WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY DR. 
JIM NEWELL GOES TO TARA BECK.  
[APPLAUSE]
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO 
RECOGNIZE ALL THE AWARD 
RECIPIENTS FOR SOM AND GSBS. 
THEY ARE LISTED IN THE PROGRAM 
AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT A 
PREVIOUS CEREMONY. I WILL ASK 
THESE GRADUATES TO PLEASE STAND 
AT THIS TIME.
FOR RECOGNITION.  [APPLAUSE]
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 
ACHIEVEMENTS!
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
NOW, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE A
SPECIAL PORTION OF OUR PROGRAM 
TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE OUR 
MILITARY GRADUATES WHO WILL BE 
PROMOTED IN THE MILITARY. WE 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND 
SACRIFICE AND APPLAUD YOUR GREAT
WORK FOR OUR PROFESSION AND FOR 
OUR COUNTRY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL 
SERVICES TO OUR ARMED FORCES 
BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.
I INVITE COLONEL LISA HOU TO THE
LECTERN AT THIS TIME FOR OUR 
MILITARY COMMISSIONING CEREMONY.
DR. HOU IS A GRADUATE OF 
ROWANSOM, OUR 2018 DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNA AWARD RECIPIENT, A NEW 
JERSEY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
VETERAN AND SERVES AS THE DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FOR NEW JERSEY'S DEPARTMENT OF 
MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS.
AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER.  
AT THIS TIME, I ALSO INVITE OUR 
MILITARY STUDENT TO COME 
FORWARD:
MARY ILESO, U.S. AIR FORCE, 
[APPLAUSE]
AND CARL, ARMY RESERVE. 
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL
OF THE GRADUATES AND TO THE SOM 
PROVIDERS, WE RECOGNIZE THE 
PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE FOR ANY 
SOCIETY REQUIRES A MEASURE OF 
SELF-LESS SERVICE.  KEEPING WITH
THE E IT 
ETHOS, YOU'RE PART OF A 
DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF 
PROFESSIONALS WHOSE 
PHILANTHROPIC IDEALS PROPELLED 
YOU TOWARDS THE PURSUIT OF THE 
MOST HONORABLE SERVICE TO YOUR 
COUNTRY.  I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO 
TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE 
THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND 
SACRIFICED AND PAVED THE WAY FOR
US AND I ASK THAT ALL VETERANS 
IN THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND.  
[APPLAUSE] 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND 
FOR BEING PART OF THE LESS THAN 
5% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION 
WHO HAS EVER SERVED SO AT THIS 
TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR 
YOUNG OFFICERS TO RAISE YOUR 
RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. 
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL 
SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE 
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED 
STATES.  AGAINST ALL ENEMIES 
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.  THAT I 
WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND 
ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME.  THAT I 
TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.  
WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION
OR PURPOSE OF INVASION AND THAT 
I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY 
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE 
OFFICE ON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO 
ENTER.  SO HELP ME GOD.  
CONGRATULATIONS! 
[APPLAUSE] 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  COLONEL 
HOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO
MARY AND CARL.  NOW I INVITE 
CLASS OF 2019 PRESIDENT
TAMMER RAOUF  TO THE LECTERN TO 
PRESENT THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS 
AND STUDENT REMARKS.
[APPLAUSE]
REALLY NERVOUS.  GOOD AFTERNOON.
I WOULD LIKE NOW TO ALSO INVITE 
THE CLASS OF 2019 VICE PRESIDENT
BRIAN SUNWOO TO PLEASE JOIN ME 
AT THE LECTERN.
EACH YEAR, THE GRADUATING CLASS 
PRESENTS THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS
TO THE FULL-TIME AND VOLUNTEER 
FACULTY MEMBERS WHO HAD THE 
GREATEST IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS'
MEDICAL EDUCATION. CANDIDATES 
ARE NOMINATED BY THE MEMBERS OF 
THE CLASS, FOLLOWED BY AN ONLINE
BALLOT TO SELECT THE RECIPIENTS.
TO PRESENT THESE
RECIPIENTS IS BRIAN SUNWOO. 
IT IS NOW OUR PLEASURE TO 
ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 
2019 GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS:
THE FULL-TIME FACULTY GOLDEN 
APPLE AWARD RECIPIENT IS:
DR. JAMES WHITE.  
[APPLAUSE]
THE VOLUNTEER FACULTY GOLDEN 
APPLE AWARD RECIPIENT IS:
DR. GERALD FEIGIN.
[APPLAUSE]
I HOPE I MADE MEDICAL SCHOOL A 
LITTLE MORE PLEASANT WHEN I WAS 
ABLE TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE WITH 
ALL OF YOU.  THOSE KNOW HOW I 
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.  I THOUGHT IT 
SUCKED BUT I AM GLAD I CAN MAKE 
IT SUCK A LITTLE LESS FOR YOU.  
SO CONGRATULATIONS! 
[APPLAUSE] 
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 
  GOOD AFTERNOON TO MY ESTEEMED 
COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE DAIS,
FACULTY, STAFF, FELLOW STUDENTS,
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. MY NAME IS 
TAMMER RAOUF, AND I HAVE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE CLASS 
PRESIDENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 
FOR THREE OF THE PAST FOUR 
YEARS. AS SUCH, IT IS MY HONOR 
TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL TODAY ON 
THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. BUT 
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO 
CONGRATULATE MY FELLOW STUDENTS 
AND ALSO THANK OUR FAMILIES, 
FRIENDS, PROFESSORS, DEANS, AND 
ALL THE ROWAN STAFF WHO MADE 
THIS DAY POSSIBLE. WE WOULD NOT 
BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR YEARS OF 
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALL.
[APPLAUSE]
AS I SAT DOWN TO PREPARE MY 
REMARKS FOR TODAY, I THOUGHT A 
GOOD PLACE TO START WOULD BE BY 
ASKING MY MOTHER FOR SOME 
ADVICE. SHE RESPONDED SO QUICKLY
IT SEEMED LIKE SHE ALREADY HAD A
SPEECH 
WRITTEN DOWN. HERE GOES: ﾓMY MOM
IS THE BEST MOM, I OWE IT ALL TO
HER, AND THE WHOLE CLASS SHOULD 
BE THANKFUL THAT SHE GAVE ME TO 
YOU."END OF SPEECH. 
SO THAT WAS GREAT, BUT I HAD 
SOME MORE TIME TO FILL, SO I 
THOUGHT I COULD OUTSOURCE THE 
WRITING WITH AN IDEA I 
ﾓBORROWEDﾔ FROM MY BROTHER'S 
GRADUATION. HIS GRADUATION 
SPEAKER USED LINES FROM THE 
ESSAYS THAT THE STUDENTS 
ATTACHED TO THEIR APPLICATIONS 
TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.  PICKING OUT 
SENTENCES HE LIKED AND COPY AND 
PASTING THINGS ALL TOGETHER TO 
CAPTURE THE SPEECH.  I THOUGHT I
COULD DO THE SAME THING.  ALL I 
HAD TO DO WAS
DO A LITTLE COPY AND PASTE, AND 
YOUR WORDS WOULD BECOME THE 
PERFECT SPEECH! HERE GOES - 
ﾓCOPYRIGHT (C) UWORLD, PLEASE DO
NOT SAVE, PRINT, CUT, COPY OR 
PASTE ANYTHING WHILE A 
TEST IS ACTIVE.ﾔ 
FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T GET THE 
JOKE.  ASK THE GRADUATES.  THEY 
WILL EXPLAIN IT. 
WELL THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
THEN I HAD THE IDEA TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FEW 
CONFESSIONS OFF MY CHEST. THEY 
SAY IT'S THERAPEUTIC. FIRST, I 
HAVE TO SAY THAT MY CAREER AT 
ROWANSOM STARTED WITH A BOLD 
PREDICTION THAT UNFORTUNATELY 
FELL A BIT SHORT. 
DURING MY INTERVIEW, I TOLD DR. 
COOLEY THAT I WOULD BE THE ﾓMOST
MOTIVATED STUDENT ROWANSOM HAS 
EVER SEEN.ﾔ AFTER FOUR YEARS 
STUDYING ALONGSIDE THE STUDENTS 
SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU, I CAN 
SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THAT 
WAS NOT TRUE. NOT BECAUSE I 
DIDN'T TRY, BUT BECAUSE THESE 
STUDENTS ARE SOME OF THE MOST 
FOCUSED, DILIGENT AND DEDICATED 
PEOPLE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY MY EXPERIENCE OF 
ROWANSOM WOULD BE DIFFERENT 
WITHOUT BEING ON THE SECOND 
FLOOR AND SULKING PREPPING FOR 
SIX MONTHS.  IN ADDITION TO
CHALLENGING ME TO BE THE BEST 
STUDENT I COULD BE, BEING AROUND
YOU ALL HAS TAUGHT ME TO BE 
COMFORTABLE WITH NOT BEING THE 
MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON IN THE
ROOM. THROUGHOUT OUR CAREERS, 
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN
THAT DIFFICULT POSITION QUITE A 
LOT, BUT IF YOU CAN REMEMBER 
HUMILITY, YOU CAN LEARN FROM 
YOUR PEERS. AND IF YOU REMEMBER 
THAT MEDICINE IS A TEAM SPORT, 
AND NOT A COMPETITION, YOU CAN 
REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO 
SEE ANYONE ELSE'S EXPERTISE AS A
CHALLENGE, BUT RATHER TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES' 
SKILLS TO HELP CARE FOR YOUR 
PATIENTS.
A SECOND CONFESSION: I DIDN'T 
REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE THE 
AMAZING EXPERIENCES THAT I DID 
WHEN I STARTED SCHOOL. I 
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, WORKED 
AND LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR FIVE 
YEARS, SUPPORTED MYSELF FOR SOME
TIME; BASICALLY, I'D HAD A 
LITTLE LIFE BEHIND MY ALREADY. I
FIGURED I WOULD TREAT SCHOOL 
LIKE WORK, SHOW UP, GET A 
DEGREE, GO BACK TO MY OLD LIFE, 
AND PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF, 
JUST WITH A NEW JOB. SO IMAGINE 
MY SURPRISE, WHEN I FOUND MYSELF
NEARING GRADUATION, TRYING TO 
STRETCH THE DAYS AS MUCH AS I 
COULD BEFORE WE HAD TO LEAVE 
THIS PLACE FOREVER.  IMAGINE 
LOOKING FORWARD TO A MANDATORY 
LECTURES DISCUSSING THE HUNDREDS
AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT
THAT I INCURRED BECAUSE IT MEANT
WE WOULD BE
TOGETHER ONE MORE TIME. 
I'D PUT OFF COMPLETING PAPERWORK
FOR RESIDENCY, BECAUSE IT MIGHT 
FEEL LIKE WE WERE ALL TOGETHER, 
LEER FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. 
SO TO ALL YOU -- [APPLAUSE]
SO TO ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO 
BLINDSIDED ME WITH YOUR CARING, 
GENEROSITY, INTELLIGENCE AND 
HUMOR THAT MADE THIS AN 
EXPERIENCE I WON'T WALK AWAY 
FROM SO EASY, I SAY THANK YOU. 
AND ONE LAST CONFESSION: I AM 
OLDER THAN MANY OF MY FELLOW 
STUDENTS. I WAS OLDER WHEN WE 
STARTED SCHOOL AND FOUR YEARS 
LATER, I AM STILL SOMEHOW OLDER.
YOU MIGHT THINK, ﾓTAMMER, THAT'S
NO CONFESSION, THAT'S JUST A 
STATEMENT OF FACT,ﾔ BUT 
CONSIDERING HOW OFTEN SOME OF MY
CLASSMATES TEASED ME ABOUT MY 
AGE, CALLING ME DAD. 
OR IF I HAD LET MY BEARD GET A 
LITTLE MORE SCRAGGLY, AS 
GRANDDAD. 
I THOUGHT I SHOULD WEIGH IN. SO 
YOU ALL KNOW, I AM AWARE. BUT 
LET ME SHARE SOMETHING ﾗ A FEW 
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE CAN GIVE YOU
MORE THAN GRAY HAIRS. I HAVE 
LEARNED OVER MY LIFE, AND 
LOOKING BACK TO WHEN WE STARTED 
THIS JOURNEY IN 2015, I'M SURE 
MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED HOW 
QUICKLY THE YEARS CAN FLY BY. A 
QUOTE FROM MY FAVORITE BOOK, 
CATCH-22:
ﾓDO YOU KNOW HOW LONG A YEAR 
TAKES WHEN IT'S GOING AWAY? THIS
LONG. A SECOND AGO YOU WERE 
STEPPING INTO COLLEGE WITH YOUR 
LUNGS FULL OF FRESH AIR. A HALF 
MINUTE AGO YOU WERE STEPPING 
INTO HIGH SCHOOL. ONLY A FIFTH 
OF A SECOND BEFORE THAT YOU WERE
A SMALL KID WITH A TEN WEEK 
SUMMER VACATION THAT LASTED A 
HUNDRED THOUSAND YEARS AND STILL
ENDED TOO SOON. THEY GO 
ROCKETING BY SO FAST.ﾔ SO TAKE 
THIS ADVICE FROM ONE OF YOUR 
ELDERS - PAY ATTENTION. FOUR 
YEARS HAVE GONE BY IN AN 
INSTANT. WE ARE ABOUT TO 
GRADUATE, AND START OUR 
RESIDENCIES, AND THAT WILL BE 
OVER BEFORE WE KNOW IT, TOO, AND
THEN ONTO THE WONDERFUL CAREERS 
I KNOW WE WILL HAVE AND HAVE 
EARNED. 
AND IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER TO 
ENJOY THE DAYS EVERY NOW AND 
AGAIN, YOU MAY NOT NOTICE. TRY 
TO THINK OF HOW MANY DAYS LIKE 
TODAY YOU GET IN LIFE. TRUE, 
LIFE IS LONG, BUT HOW MANY TIMES
WILL YOU BE IN ONE PLACE 
SURROUNDED BY YOUR DEAR FRIENDS 
WITH YOUR FAMILY AND MENTORS 
CELEBRATING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS? 
THREE? FIVE? MAYBE 10? HOW MANY 
DAYS IN YOUR LIFE WILL YOU GET 
OUT OF WORK EARLY, AND GET TO 
RUSH HOME TO SPEND TIME WITH 
YOUR LOVED ONES? NOT ENOUGH, SO 
WHEN YOU DO GET A DAY WORTH 
REMEMBERING, WHEN YOU NOTICE YOU
ARE HAPPY, EXCLAIM OR MURMUR OR 
THINK AT SOME POINT, ﾓIF THIS 
ISN'T NICE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 
IS.ﾔ SO WITH THAT I'LL LEAVE 
YOU, AND TELL YOU ALL ONE LAST 
TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR 
TO SERVE AS YOUR CLASS 
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU AGAIN TO 
ALL OF THE TEACHERS, 
ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF WHO 
MADE THIS POSSIBLE. 
THANK YOU TO MY PARENTS, WITHOUT
WHOM NONE OF THIS WOULD BE 
POSSIBLE, MY BROTHER AND SISTER,
MY FAMILY, MY GIRLFRIEND AND MY 
FRIENDS. WE DID SOMETHING 
INCREDIBLE, AND IT IS INDEED A 
BEAUTIFUL DAY TO ENJOY.
IF THIS ISN'T NICE, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, TAMMER FOR
THE COMMENTS AND THE STRONG 
LEADERSHIP SHE HAS GIVEN OVER 
THE YEARS.  
AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK THE 
FACULTY MEMBERS AND D.O. 
CANDIDATES TO RISE AND RECITE 
THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH ALONG WITH 
ME.
PLEASE RECITE THE OSTEOPATHIC 
OATH FROM PAGE 15 OF YOUR 
PROGRAM BOOKLET.
I DO HEREBY AFFIRM MY LOYALTY TO
THE PROFESSION I AM ABOUT TO 
ENTER.
I WILL BE MINDFUL ALWAYS OF MY 
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE
THE HEALTH AND LIFE OF MY 
PATIENTS, TO RETAIN THEIR 
CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT BOTH AS A
PHYSICIAN AND A FRIEND WHO WILL 
GUARD THEIR SECRETS WITH 
SCRUPULOUS HONOR AND FIDELITY, 
TO PERFORM FAITHFULLY MY 
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES, TO EMPLOY 
ONLY THOSE RECOGNIZED METHODS OF
TREATMENT CONSISTENT WITH GOOD 
JUDGMENT AND WITH MY SKILL AND 
ABILITY, KEEPING IN MIND ALWAYS 
NATURE'S LAWS AND THE BODY'S 
INHERENT CAPACITY FOR RECOVERY.
I WILL BE EVER VIGILANT IN 
AIDING IN THE GENERAL WELFARE OF
THE COMMUNITY, SUSTAINING ITS 
LAWS AND INSTITUTIONS, NOT 
ENGAGING IN THOSE PRACTICES 
WHICH WILL IN ANYWAY BRING SHAME
OR DISCREDIT UPON MYSELF OR MY 
PROFESSION.
I WILL GIVE NO DRUGS FOR DEADLY 
PURPOSES TO ANY PERSON, THOUGH 
IT BE ASKED OF ME.
I WILL ENDEAVOR TO WORK IN 
ACCORD WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN A 
SPIRIT OF PROGRESSIVE 
COOPERATION AND NEVER BY WORD OR
BY ACT CAST IMPUTATIONS UPON 
THEM OR THEIR RIGHTFUL 
PRACTICES.
I WILL LOOK WITH RESPECT AND 
ESTEEM UPON ALL THOSE WHO HAVE 
TAUGHT ME MY ART. TO MY COLLEGE 
I WILL BE LOYAL AND STRIVE 
ALWAYS FOR ITS BEST INTERESTS 
AND FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE 
STUDENTS WHO WILL COME AFTER ME.
I WILL BE EVER ALERT TO FURTHER 
THE APPLICATION OF BASIC 
BIOLOGIC TRUTHS TO THE HEALING 
ARTS AND TO DEVELOP THE 
PRINCIPLES OF OSTEOPATHY WHICH 
WERE FIRST ENUNCIATED BY ANDREW 
TAYLOR STILL.
OKAY.  YOU CAN BE SEATED. 
BEFORE WE BEGIN THE READING OF 
GRADUATE NAMES, I WOULD LIKE TO 
INVITE DR. JIM NEWELL BACK TO 
THE PROVOST.  JIM? 
AS YOU KNOW, THIS PAST SATURDAY,
WE HELD OUR CAMPUS-WIDE 
COMMENCEMENT EVENT HERE ON THE 
MAIN CAMPUS TO CELEBRATE ROWAN'S
BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, 
EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, DOCTORAL
AND MEDICAL DEGREE CANDIDATES.
IT WAS DURING THIS EVENT THAT 
PRESIDENT HOUSHMAND, MR. CHAD 
BRUNER, CHAIR OF THE ROWAN 
UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 
AND I OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED 
TODAY'S DOCTORAL AND MASTER'S 
DEGREE CANDIDATES AS HAVING 
COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR GRADUATION.
WITH THAT, THE SCHOOL OF 
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND 
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL 
SCIENCES GRADUATES WERE 
CONFERRED THE DOCTOR OF 
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, DOCTOR OF 
PHILOSOPHY, MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL
SCIENCE AND MASTER OF SCIENCE 
DEGREES WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, 
PRIVILEGES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THAT DEGREE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, JIM. 
IT'S TIME TO PROCEED TO THE 
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES FROM 
THE SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC 
MEDICINE AND THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. EACH OF 
OUR GRADUATES WILL BE CALLED 
INDIVIDUALLY, BY PROGRAM.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL FAMILY 
MEMBERS AND GUESTS TO REMAIN IN 
THEIR SEATS SO THAT YOU WILL NOT
OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF OTHERS.
A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER WILL
TAKE PHOTOS OF OUR STUDENTS. 
ALSO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO TAKE 
PHOTOS IN FRONT OF THE PLATFORM 
STAGE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 
CEREMONY.
WE WILL START WITH THE MASTER'S 
CANDIDATES IN THE GRADUATE 
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. 
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE 
MR. STEVE SEIDLER, WHO WILL READ
THE NAMES OF THE MASTER'S 
CANDIDATES.
PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES FOR 
THE MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL 
SCIENCE, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF 
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES:
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES FOR 
THE MASTER OF SCIENCE, GRADUATE 
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES:
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN 
HISTOPATHOLOGY.  
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES] 
PRESENTING THE CANDIDATES FOR 
THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE 
IN CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL 
SCIENCES:
[READING NAMES OF GRADUATES]
GOOD AFTERNOON, DOCTORS! 
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I AM DR. JOHN BERTAGNOLLI, 
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE 
ROWANSOM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
ON BEHALF OF THE ROWANSOM ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION - YOUR ALUMNI 
ASSOCIATION - PLEASE ACCEPT MY 
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, 
AMERICA'S NEWEST PHYSICIANS AND 
RESEARCHERS!
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD, THOSE OF 
YOU RECEIVING YOUR D.O. OR PH.D.
DEGREE WILL NOW SHARE THE SAME 
FIRST NAME - ﾓDOCTOR.ﾔ AND, AS 
YOU LEAVE HERE TODAY, ALL OF YOU
- FROM SOM AND GSBS ALIKE - WILL
BE STEPPING ACROSS THE THRESHOLD
OF YOUR DREAMS. THOSE DREAMS 
WERE BUILT ON MANY SLEEPLESS 
NIGHTS OF STUDY FUELED BY 
COUNTLESS CUPS OF CAFFEINE. I 
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE, WITHOUT A 
DOUBT, EARNED EVERY ACCOLADE YOU
RECEIVE TODAY.
LIKE YOU, I AM A GRADUATE OF 
THIS WORLD-CLASS SCHOOL, 1983. 
SO, I KNOW YOU ARE WELL-PREPARED
FOR THE FUTURE. AND, AS A 
FACULTY MEMBER, I KNOW HOW 
TALENTED AND DEDICATED YOU ARE.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE SUN 
SHINING IN MY EYES OR THE 
BRIGHTEST OF THE BRIGHT. 
LET THE DREAMS YOU HELD WHEN YOU
FIRST ARRIVED AT SOM BE YOUR 
GUIDE TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU 
IMAGINED FOR YOURSELF. CONTINUE 
TO PURSUE LEARNING AND 
ACHIEVEMENT. AND, CHERISH THE 
CAMARADERIE AND FELLOWSHIP OF 
YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
AS THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 
OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, I 
HAVE ONE SIMPLE MESSAGE - KEEP 
IN TOUCH AND, WHEN THE TIME IS 
RIGHT FOR YOU: GET INVOLVED AND 
STAY INVOLVED.
AS ALUMNI, YOU HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO REACH ACROSS AND 
ENGAGE GENERATIONS OF PHYSICIANS
AND RESEARCHERS WHO WILL FOLLOW 
IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS. YOUR 
INVOLVEMENT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY 
ENRICH OTHERS, BUT IT WILL ALSO 
ENRICH YOUR LIFE. HELP THOSE 
FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND 
RESEARCHERS TO GO CONFIDENTLY IN
THE DIRECTION OF THEIR DREAMS; 
AND, YES, MAKE THIS WORLD A 
BETTER, HEALTHIER PLACE.
IT IS NOW MY DISTINCT HONOR TO 
INDUCT THE CLASS OF 2019 INTO 
THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY AND ROWAN 
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS.
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INDUCTED.  
CONGRATULATIONS! 
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
AND ONE LAST WORD.  REMEMBER, WE
ARE D.O.'S.  WE GO OUT AND TOUCH
THE WORLD.  [APPLAUSE] 
THANKS, JOHN, FOR YOUR WONDERFUL
WORDS TO OUR GRADUATES AND ALSO 
ALL YOU DO FOR OUR ALUMNI 
ASSOCIATION.  
NOW - I WOULD LIKE TO END WITH A
FINAL LESSON FOR OUR GRADUATES 
AND THIS ACTUALLY COMES FROM 
HARRISON'S PRINCIPLES OF 
INTERNAL MEDICINE.  I KNOW YOU 
KNOW IT INSIDE OUT.  THIS THE IS
FROM THE FIRST EDITION 1950.
THIS IS EVIDENCE-BASED 
INFORMATION THAT I WANT YOU TO 
LISTEN CAREFUL TO. 
NO GREATER OPPORTUNITY, 
RESPONSIBILITY, OR OBLIGATION 
CAN FALL TO THE LOT OF A HUMAN 
BEING THAN TO BECOME A 
PHYSICIAN. IN THE CARE OF THE 
SUFFERING, THE PHYSICIAN NEEDS 
TECHNICAL SKILL, SCIENTIFIC 
KNOWLEDGE, AND HUMAN 
UNDERSTANDING. THE PHYSICIAN WHO
USES THESE WITH HUMILITY AND 
WISDOM WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE 
SERVICE TO HUMANITY AND WILL 
BUILD AN ENDURING EDIFICE OF 
CHARACTER WITHIN. THE PHYSICIAN 
SHOULD ASK OF DESTINY NOTHING 
MORE THAN THIS AND SHOULD BE 
CONTENT WITH NOTHING LESS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS GREAT 
CLASS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU! 
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] 
THIS CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. 
THE AUDIENCE IS REQUESTED TO 
REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE 
PLATFORM
HAS RECESSED. 
A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW AT THE 
MARKETPLACE IN THE CHAMBERLAIN 
STUDENT CENTER.  SHUTTLES TO THE
STUDENT CENTER FOR THOSE WHO 
NEED THEM IN PARKING LOT R AT 
THE BACK OF THE GREEN.  GOLF 
CARTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF 
GUESTS ARE AVAILABLE BY PARKING 
LOT Y NEXT TO THE BASEBALL 
FIELD.  STAFF WILL ASSIST YOU TO
THE CHAMBERLAIN STUDENT CENTER 
JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HERE
BY 322. 
WILL EVERYONE PLEASE RISE FOR 
THE ALMA MATER AND REMAIN 
STANDING FOR THE RECESSIONAL.
OH, ROWAN, WE GREET THEE. ALL 
PRAISE TO THY NAME; THY BANNER 
