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The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSchool of Information and Library Science
2016 Fall Commencement Sunday, December 18, 2016
Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Room
CeremonyWELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Dr. Gary Marchionini Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
UNC School of Information and Library Science
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS“Go together, Go far”
Dr. Xin Fu (PhD ’08) Senior Director of Data Science at LinkedIn
GREETINGS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
& DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD PRESENTATIONEmily Jack (MSLS ’07)
President, SILS Alumni Association
RECOGNITION OF DEGREE RECIPIENTSBachelor of Science in Information Science
Tiffany Harris Undergraduate Student Coordinator
Master of Science in Information Science Master of Science in Library Science
and Doctor of PhilosophyLara Bailey
Graduate Student Coordinator
CLOSING REMARKSDr. Gary Marchionini
SWITCHING OF THE TASSEL
GROUP PHOTOGRAPHOn the steps of the Louis Round Wilson Library
RECEPTIONIn the lobby of the Louis Round Wilson Library
Graduates
Master of Science in Information Science
Master of Science in Library Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Science
Ryan L. BurchLester Joseph Smith III
Shun SunJeanne Marie Ching Tan
Zhenwei Wang
Erica R. BrodyLuke Thornton BrownKathryn Eileen FlynnMaria Silvia Ramirez
Taylor Gray Abernethy
James Councill Leak Benjamin Christopher Mackie
Doctor of Philosophy in Information and Library ScienceAlexandra M. Chassanoff
Master’s PapersTaylor Abernethy ........ Assessing the State of Metrics Demonstrating Value in a Government Special Library (Advisor: Rebecca Vargha)
Erica Brody .................. A Content Analysis of Patient Education Materials Across the Continuum of Care: Consistency and Accessibility (Advisor: Mary Grace Flaherty)
Luke Brown ................. Perspectives on International Students’ Use of Davis Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Advisor: Claudia Gollop)
Ryan Lee Burch ........... Failure to Search: A Look At Searching as Related to User Emotion, Search Skill and Confidence (Advisor: Jaime Arguello)
Maria Ramirez ............ Content Analysis of Digital Oral History Collections in Africa, Australia, Europe and North America (Advisor: Ron Bergquist)
Shun Sun ...................... Evaluation on a Visual Analytical Tool Used to Help Reduce the Unconscious Selection Bias Generated During High-Dimensional Data Selection (Advisor: David Gotz)
Jeanne Marie Tan ........ Does This Icon Tell Me This Site is Secure: A Study of User Perception (Advisor: Ron Bergquist)
Zhenwei Wang ............ Developing and Evaluating the Internet of Things System for Room Management on Campus: A Usability Perspective (Advisor: David Gotz)
DissertationAlexandra Chassanoff ............. Historian’s Use of Digitized Photographs as Evidence (Advisor: Cal Lee)
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William Stevens Powell Mary Eunice Query
1986 Fred Roper
1987 Gene Lanier
1988 Jerry Campbell
1992 Mary Edna Anders
Evan Ira Farber Lucia Johnson Rather
Katina P. Strauch
1993 Ray L. Carpenter
1994 Dale M. Bentz
Barbara Branson Lesley Farmer
1995 Rebecca S. Ballentine
1996 Ridley R. Kessler Jr.
Edwin S. Clay III Judith K. Sutton
1997 Robert G. Anthony Jr.
James V. Carmichael Jr. Jane Bliss Downs Robert S. Martin
1998 Martha Harris Davis Barbara Semonche
1999 June Fulton Joe Hewitt
Duncan Smith
2000 Marshall Keys
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Bernie Todd Smith
2002 Joan Durrance
Angela B. Ruffin
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2004 Dav Robertson
Susan Tarr
2005 Larry Alford Susan Perry
2006 Evelyn M. Poole-Kober
Irene Owens
2007 Patricia Harris Maurice York
2008 Frieda Rosenberg
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Hampton (Skip) Auld
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2011 David Goble
John Ulmschneider
2012 Peter McCracken
Lee Dirks
2013 Caroline (Cal) Shepard
Joyce L. Ogburn
2014 Demetria Tucker
Susan Brown
2015 Timothy Bucknall
Mae Lipscomb Rodney
2016 Tim Shearer
Xin Fu
SILS Distinguished Alumni
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Commencement Speaker Dr. Xin Fu (PhD ’08) is a Senior Director of Data Science at LinkedIn. He and his team are responsible for driving product innovation through creative use of data, ranging from inferential analysis and online experimentation, to creation of analytics platforms and data products. Xin graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2008 with a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction and an MS in Statistics. Prior to joining LinkedIn, he worked at Google and Microsoft. He has authored over 50 refereed papers and journal articles in the areas of information organization and retrieval, Web search interface, and online user behav-ioral measurement. He is a frequent speaker at major Big Data conferences like KDD and Strata. Xin is a data advisor for some startup companies in the U.S. and China, including DiDi, China’s largest ride-sharing company.
Graduate Honors & Achievements Lester Asheim ScholarshipAlexandra M. Chassanoff
Susan Grey Akers Fellowship Shun Sun
Evelyn J. Bishop FellowshipErica R. Brody
Aubrey Lee Brooks ScholarshipBenjamin C. Mackie
Carnegie FellowshipShun Sun
Elfreda Chatman Research AwardErica R. Brody
Institute for the Study of the Americas Mellon Conference Travel Award
Maria S. Ramirez
Margaret Ellen Kalp FellowshipTaylor G. Abernethy
Erica R. BrodyRyan L. Burch
Kathryn E. FlynnMaria S. Ramirez
Shun SunZhenwei Wang
Environmental Protection Agency Library Internship
Taylor G. AbernethyErica R. Brody
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