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Master of
Public Administration
Program
Hooding Ceremony
and
Graduation Celebration

Friday June 10th, 2011
10:00 am
Library Room 4300
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA

Honoring
the
Class of 2011

History of Hooding
The origins of academic dress date back to the 12th and 13th centuries when early universities were taking form. The hood, draped over the shoulders and back, indicates the subject to which the degree pertains.
The assignment of color dates back to the use of white fur at Oxford University, signifying arts and sciences; colors to signify respective areas was first used in the United States in the late 19th century.
The universally recognized color is as follows:
Public Administration (MPA): Peacock Blue
Please note: The names included in this program are those of students who applied for graduation as of a certain date. Every effort has been made to prevent omissions or errors.

MPA Hooding Ceremony
and Celebration
Welcome
Lee Lyttle, MPA Director & Master of Ceremonies
Opening Remarks
Thomas (Les) Purce, President, The Evergreen State College
Ken Tabbutt, Acting Provost, The Evergreen State College
MPA Student Speaker
Bryce Andersen
Student Performer
Karen Johnson
“You Gotta Serve Somebody”
(music & lyrics by Bob Dylan)
Back-up vocals: Erin Elliott & Kelly Norman
Keyboardist: Joshua James Plaster
Keynote Speaker
Cheryl Simrell King, MPA Faculty
Hooding
Names read by
Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director
Closing Remarks
Lee Lyttle, MPA Director

Master of Public Administration
(MPA) Program
The Evergreen State College Master of Public Administration Program provides high-quality professional education to students pursuing careers within local, state and federal government, tribal governments, education, nonprofit organizations and for-profit firms. Hundreds of our graduates are working in responsible positions throughout Washington State, the Northwest and beyond. Our students, faculty and staff create learning communities to explore and implement socially just, democratic public service. Together, we: think critically and creatively; communicate effectively; work collaboratively; embrace diversity; value fairness and equity; advocate powerfully on behalf of the public; and imagine new possibilities and accomplish positive change in our workplaces and in our communities.
MPA students choose one of three concentrations: Public and Nonprofit Administration, Public Policy, or Tribal Governance. Students in the Public and Nonprofit Administration and Public Policy concentrations meet together as the “general” cohort, to prepare for or advance in careers as administrators in public or nonprofit organizations or as analysts in the public policy arena. Students in the Tribal Governance concentration meet together as the “tribal” cohort and focus on structures, processes and issues specific to tribal governments, providing tribal cohort students with the knowledge and skills needed to work successfully in Indian Country. Graduates of each concentration gain vital knowledge, skills and abilities to serve their respective communities and become more effective advocates for change.

MPA Graduates
2011

Debra Allen-Ba
Bryce Andersen
Christina Anderson
Susan Barbeau
Jessica Bateman
Steven Bell
Matthew Blood
Kerren Buchanan
Megan Burr
Laura Coghlan
Eilis Leigh Cullen
Erin Elliott
Maria Flores
Liana Francisco
William Frare
Hassan Guyo
Kimberly Hoover
Karen Johnson
Abby Kelso
Lori Klatt
John Lanning
Alicia Le Duc
Rafael Antonio Lozano
Shanda Luthy
Duane McCollum
Cynthia Meyer
Quiana Montgomery
Brandi Monts
Tamit Gina Nakamura
Kelly Norman
Tammie Perreault
Nicole Peters
Britt Pomush
Walter Neal
Fernando Morado Sanchez
Dee Sharp
Erika Sullivan
Christine Thomas
Colin Williams
Kerri Wilson
Andrea Wolff
Kirsten Tollefson York
Natalie Zukowski

MPA Faculty

Continuing or Core Faculty
Marc Baldwin
Larry Dzieza
John Gates
Larry Geri
Amy Gould
Cheryl Simrell King
Glenn Landram
Lee Lyttle
Dennis McBride
Alan Parker
Nelson Pizarro
Linda Moon Stumpff
Doreen Swetkis
Tim Winchell
Adjunct Faculty
Karen Alman
Marc Brenman
Stephen Buxbaum
Victor Colman
Dick Cushing
Marla Beth Elliott
John Fortugno
Karen Fraser
Leslie Hatfield
Mike Hoover
Steven Johnson
Tina Kuckkahn
Steve Marshall
Helena Meyer-Knapp
Michael Mucha
Jan Ward Olmstead
Pam Peters

MPA Staff
Lee Lyttle
MPA Director
Randee Gibbons
Assistant MPA Director, General Cohort
Jerry Peltier
Assistant MPA Director, Tribal Cohort
Jan Hays
MPA Program Assistant

Acknowledgements
Special thanks to: Diana Schlesselman and Electronic Media Staff; Gaylon Finley and Building Services staff; Sheryl Dorney and Conference Services staff, our volunteer ushers; and everyone on and off-campus for helping to make this ceremony successful!
Graduates: Please pick up your check-in card and proceed to the Graduation Line-Up between Lab 1 and the Lecture Halls by 12:30 pm.
Guests: Please proceed to Guest Seating in Red Square following the Hooding Ceremony.
Commencement begins promptly at
1:00 PM.

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
- Mohandas K. Gandhi