WINTER 
COMMENCEMENT 

, 

THURSDAY,  MARCH  SEVENTEENTH 
NINETEEN  FIFTY ~ FIV E 
COLLEGE  AU DITORIUM 

Program 

THURSDAY.  MARCH  17.  1955.  8:00  P .M. 

AUDITORIUM 

PROCESSIONAL - - - Triumphal  March 

Mancinelli 

Michigan  State  College  Band 
Leonard  Falcone,  Director 

AMERICA 

Michiga n  State  College  Band 

I NVOCATION 

Reverend  Herbert  C.  Wolf 
Pastor .  College  Luthera n  Church 

ADDRESS 

Dr.  J ames  W.  Miller 
Controller  for  the  State  of  Michigan 

CONFERRING  OF  DEGR EES 

President  John  A.  Hannah 

WELCOME  TO  ALUMNI 

Starr H .  Keesler 
Director of  Alumni  R elations 

ALMA  MATER 

Michigan  State  College  Band 

BENEDICTION 

R everend  He rhert  C.  Wolf 

RECESSIONAL 

Trumpet  Tune 

Purcell 

The  audience  is  requested  to  remain  seated  while  those  in  the  procession  are 
entering  and  leaving  the  Auditorium. 

The  escorts  for  the  procession  arc  members  of  Mortar  Board,  honorary  society 
for  senior  women. 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Agriculture 

The  ca ndidates  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  THOMAS  K.  COWDEN 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Richard  James  Abraham 

Agriculture; 

Dea rborn 

Alberto  Betancourto 
Agriculture; 

Medellin ,  Colombia 

J ohn  Carl  Bintz 

Horticulture; 
Freeland 

tJohn  Ronald  Brake 
Agriculture; 
Stanton 

Chester  Clyde  Clark 
Agriculture; 
Lake 

tGeorge  William  Cornwell 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

SI.  joseph 

William  Herbert  Cromell 

Forestry ; 

Munising 

Fernando  Gonzalez  d e  Francisco 

Food  T echnology; 

Bogota,  Colombia 

Genaro  Diaz 

Agriculture; 

Bogota ,  Colombia 
Ronald  Alfred  Eggebrecht 

Floricu Iture; 

Milwaukee,  Wisconsin 

Gilbert  Rona ld  Ellis 

Forestry; 

Boyne  City 

Charles  Clayton  Fischer 

Horticulture; 

Berrien  Springs 

Donald  R obert  Geiss 

Alpena 

j ames  Henry  Gowell 

Ru ral  Land  and  Wate r  Conservation; 

Park  Management  and  Municipal 
Forestry; 

Birnamwood.  V+.7isconsin 

Frank  Donald  Grace 
Agriculture; 

"Walter  Lewis  Green 
Agriculture; 
Bronson 

Wilson  junior  G uidet 

Agricultural  Mechanics; 

Hastings 
Edmund  j oseph  Guzman 

Forestry; 

Pontiac 
Thomas  Calvin  Hazlett 

Landscape  Architecture; 

Glensh aw,  Pennsylvania 

J ack  Edward  Hobeck 

Residentia l  Building; 

H olland 

George  Robert  Holton 

Park  Management  and  Municipa l 
Forestry; 

J ackso n 
Eddie  Merwood  Ireland 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

Mason 

Da vid  Walter  j essup 

Forestry; 

Midland 

,  With  honor 
t  With  high  honor 

Richard  Curtis  Laing 
Agriculture; 
Linden 
John  Franklin  Luxton 
Agriculture; 
Saginaw 

'Robert  Peter  Marx 
Forestry; 

Detroit 

j ames  Edward  Neal 

Forestry; 

Muskegon 

• Homer  Nelson  Patterson 

Agriculture; 

Grand  Rap ids 

George  Thomas  Reid 
Agriculture; 

Portland,  Indiana 

Burt  Rona ld  Rosch'c 

R esid ential  Building; 

Detroit 

. 

Richard  Eugene  Ruppenthal 

Forestry; 

Bella ire 
R aymond  George  Russell 

Forestry; 

Lansing 

William  Ruthenberg 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

Hamtramck 

j ames  Arthur  SI.  Amant 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife ; 

Allen  Park 

Robert  Earl  Sayre 
Forestry; 

Lansing 

Roger  Carl  Schneckenburger 
Landscape  Architecture; 

Tonawanda ,  New  York 

Eugene  M.  Scott 
Agriculture; 

Ashton ,  Illinois 

David  Allen  Seagrave 
Forest  Products; 
Port  Huron 
Joseph  E.  Skidmore 

Lansing 

Leonard  Charles  Smith ,  jr. 

Horticulture; 

Benton  Harbor 
Theodore  Nathan  Taft 

Ornamental  Horticulture; 
Fredonia ,  New  York 

James  Edward  Thomas 

Floriculture; 

Jackson ,  T ennessee 
William  Edward  Tomkinson 

Agriculture; 
Clio 
Richa rd  J.  Warner 
Agriculture; 

Williamston 

Marvin  Henry  \'\'assenaar 

Agriculture; 

Ellsworth 

Marilyn  J ean  Weigold 
Floriculture; 
Leon ard 
William  Marvin  Wilson 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

Detroit 

R .D.  #1,  Chemung,  New  York 

l andscape  Architecture; 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Business  and  Public  Service 

The  candidates  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  HERMAN  J.  WYNGARDEN 

~ACHELOR OF  ARTS 

Hotel  Management; 

N ew  York,  New  York 

James  Craig  Ackerman 

Economics; 

Birmingham 

Duan e  Thomas  Akright 

Economics; 

Lansing 

John  R.  Applegarth 

General  Business; 
Muskegon 
Reginald  1'.  Aya la 

Carl  James  Beuthien 
General  Business; 
Birmingham 

Kurt  Charles  Beyer 

Political  Science; 
Pontiac 

John  Neal  Bissinger 
Accounting; 
Lansing 
Phillip  M .  Boyne 

General  Business; 

Mankato,  Minnesota 

Gerald  Yale  Breitbart 

Restaurant  Management; 

Pacific  P a lisades,  California 

Fred  J ay  Butler 
Accounting; 
Onaway 

Charles  Vernon  Bye 
Accounting; 

Sault  Ste.  Marie 
H enry  Peter  Campanini 

Economics; 

West  Springfield,  Massachusetts 

"Frank  Eugene  Chamberlain 
Political  Science ; 
Williamston 

R aleigh ,  North  Carolina 

Thomas  Leo  DeFer 
Accounting; 

Traverse  City 
Dona ld  Clay  Dohoney 
General  Business; 

Ann  Arbor 

George  A.  Dovas 

General  Business; 

Ecorse 
Hugh  H arold  Durkee 
PoHtical  Science; 

Ovid 
Jack  Edwin  Edwards 
Journ alism; 

Neal  Frentheway,  Jr. 
Accounting; 
Lapeer 

Robert  George  Frost · 
Economics; 
D e troit 

Charles  Wayn e  Geyer 
Accounting; 

Williamston 

Myron  H .  Gordon 
Economics; 
Detroit 

"Ernest  Edward  Gra ft 
General  Business; 

Ann  Arbor 

Gerald  Duane  Hanson 

Accounting; 

Cheboygan 

Thomas  Eugene  Hay 
Economics; 

Essexville 
Frederic  Wallace  Hopkin. 

Journalism; 

Plymouth 

James  Durning  Howick 

General  Business; 

Highland  Park 

Nancy  Lee  Huston 

Business  Education; 
Highland  Park 

·David  Lewis  Hyman 
Economics; 

Buffalo 
Omar  M.  Jabara 
Accounting; 

Mancelona 

Robert  Gordon  Jones 
General  Business; 

Sturgis 
Marvin  Denmon  Klein 

Accounting; 
Lansing 

Richard  Frederick  Kurrasch 

Political  Science; 
Alpena 

Doris  Joyce  L aarman 

Business  Education; 
Coopersville 

Ronald  Hugh  Laviolette 

Journalism ; 

Iron  Mountain 
Carl  Frederick  LePage 

Economics; 

Grand  Bla nc 
Augusta  Marie  Lynch 
Journalism; 
Custer 

Frederick  John  Lynch,  Jr. 
General  Business; 
Owosso 

Eugene  G.  Lyons 

Economics; 
Owosso 

William  B.  Marker 

General  Business; 
Pontiac 
Harold  William  Markey 

Food  Distribution; 

Maywood ,  Illinois 

Norman  E .  Mcintyre 

General  Business; 
Bad  Axe 
J.  Robert  Moher 

General  Business; 

Sault  Ste.  Marie 

Bruce  Friend  Moore 
Journalism ; 
Lansing 
Bruce  Alexander  Morrice 

Economics; 

Marl ette 

Kenneth  Keith  O ' Neal 

Hotel  M anagement; 

Cincinnati ,  Ohio 

Robert  E.  Osterberg 
Gf'neral  Business 

Kyle  McKenzie  Otterbein 

La nsin g 

Economics; 
Detroit 

..  With  honor 
t  With  high  honor 

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SCHOOL  OF  BUSINESS  AND  PUBLIC  SERVICE  (Continued) 

Marlin  J.  Stauffer 

General  Business; 

Alma 
Gerald  Phillip  Sweet 
Accounting; 

South  Lyon 

John  Steve  Takacs 
Journalism; 

Brown  City 

Dean  Harold  Tallberg 

Economics; 

Flint 
Andrew  Stanley  Telek 
General  Business; 

Allen  Park 
<John  Ross  Thomson 
Economics; 

Kalamazoo 

Richard  Ernest  Weeks 
General  Business; 

Glen  Ridge 

Chester  LeRoy  Wentz,  Jr. 

Journalism; 

Dearborn 

Bruce  Gerald  Wiley 

General  Business; 
Elkton 
Edward  James  Williams 
General  Business; 
Detroit 

Robert  John  Winnie 

Business  Education ; 

Ferndale 

James  Lewis  Witzke 
Economics; 
Detroit 

John  Robert  Yelich 
Accounting; 

Ironwood 

Ralph  Donald  Youde< 
General  Business; 
Jackson 
Clarence  Edwin  Zienert 

Journalism; 

Washington 

'Barbara  l.ucille  Jefferies 

Police  Administration 

Wyandotte 

Paul  Raymond  Turner 

Police  Administration; 

Rochester,  New  York 

Burton  Stanley  David  Pete rson 

Lewis  Richard  Pan in,  Jr. 

Journalism; 
Detroit 

Jens  Laurito  Pedersen 

Journalism; 
D etroit 
J ames  Dwight  Petersen 

Economics; 

Muskegon 

General  Business; 
Grayling 

l'alricia  Ann  Phillion 

Business  Education; 

Flint 
Dean  Weldon  Pollard 

Economics; 
Detroit 
Donald  Albert  Pollard 

Economics; 
Detroit 

Bruce  Keller  Potthoff 

Political  Science; 
Dearborn 
David  Keith  Robin son,  Jr. 
General  Business; 

Chevy  Chase,  Maryland 
Marilyn  Alice  Garriott  Sackrider 

Business  Education; 
Battle  Creek 

Franklin  Bertrue  Saylor 

Economics; 

East  Lansing 

Clemence  Joseph  Schuelke 
General  Business; 
Muskegon 
tHetty  Jane  Heyniger  Sheets 
General  Business; 
Detroit 

Warren  Ross  Sisman 
Economics; 

Grosse  Pointe 

Edward  James  Siohodnik 

Journa1ism; 

Chicago ,  Illinois 
Thomas  James  Spangler 

Economics; 

Grand  R apids 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Leona rd  Elmo  Coker 

Police  Administration; 

Detroit 

Patrick  Frank  Dioni se 

Police  Administration; 
. 

Lansing 

Robert  Raymond  Jackemeye r 
Police  Administration ; 

De troit 

< With  honor 
t  With  high  honor 

SCHOOL  OF  Education 

The  candidates  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  CLIFFORD  E.  ERICKSON 

,DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  ARTS 

Mary  J anet  Bell 

Elementary  Education; 

Detroit 

Lorraine  Theresa  Dombrowski 
Elementary  Education; 

Carney 
Ida  May  Garner 

E lementary  Education; 
East  Lansing 
• Joyce  Margaret  Green 

Elementary  Education; 

W estchester,  Illinois 

Marlene  Knowl es 

Elementary  Education; 

Dearborn 

Ann  Burry  Martindale 

Elementary  Education; 

Farmington 

C.  Myrle  Post 

E lem entary  Education; 

Lansing 

'Susan  Rezabek 

Elementary  Education ; 
Berwyn,  Illinois 
Barbara  Wright  Sechler 

Elementary  Education; 
East  Lansing 
Eleanor  Ruth  Spencer 

Elementary  Education; 

Detroit 
J ames  Albert  Stevenson 

Elementary  Ed ucation; 

Flint 

Iva  Lela  Weiler 

E lementa ry  Education; 

Vermont ville 

Elsie  G .  Woolcock 

El ementary  Education; 

Lansin g 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Thomas  George  Mallak 

Health ,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 
Jackson 
William  Thomas  Peters 
Industrial  Arts; 

Red  Star,  West  Virginia 

Douglas  Samuel  Tait 

Industrial  Arts; 

Lincoln  Park 

Ida  Marie  Thomas 

Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 
Inkster 
Thomas  Yewcic 

Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 

East  Conemaugh .  Pennsylvania 

John  W illiam  Amos 
Industrial  Arts; 
Elk  R apids 

Robert  George  Breniff 

Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 

Maumee,  Ohio 

Philip  Noble  Burket 
Industrial  Arts; 

Tipton ,  Indiana 

Eddie  Emmanuel  Casalicchio 

Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 

East  Cleve land,  Ohio 

J ames  Robert  J ebb 

Health,  Physical  Education  and 
Recreation; 

Grand  Rapids 

•  With  honor 
t  With  high  h onor 

Ii 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Engineering 

The candidates  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  JOHN  D.  RYDER 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Gene  Douglas  Anderson 

Mechanical; 
Lansing 

'William  Call  Bartley 
Electrical; 

Mason 
Stephen  H enry  Bergner 

Mechanical; 

Sao  Paulo,  Brazil 

Howard  John  Botbyl 
Mechanical ; 

Muskegon 

Fred  Green  Bradley 

Civil; 

Ionia 
• Mandel  Paul  Branoff 

Civil; 

Flint 

James  Broemer 
Mechanical; 

Ontonagon 

Wilson  E.  Campbell,  Jr. 

Mechanical; 
Lansing 

Thomas  John  Chipera 

Civil; 

Doran.  Minnesota 

Roy  Dan  Cole 

Mechanical; 

Homewood ,  Illinois 

Calvin  Neil  De  Bruin 
Mtchanical; 

Muskegon 
William  Primrose  Fishback 

Civil; 

Flint 

Bruce  Adam  Fox 

Civil; 

Flint 
William  Lambert  Frank 

Mechanical; 

Grand  Haven 
Howard  James  Gezon 
Mechanical; 

Grand  Rapids 
Jacoh  Mark  Goldberg 
Mechanical; 

Eugene  Franklin  Gorton 

Civil; 

Niles 
Richard  John  Haynes 
Mechanical; 
Jackson 

Arthur  Ross  Heath 

Grosse  Pointe 

Peter  Frederick  Hein 

Civil; 

Civil; 

Grand  Rapids 
Dale  Stewart  Hollister 
Mechanical; 
Auburn 

tClyde  Madison  Hyde 
Electrical ; 

Brazil,  Indiana 

Long  Branch,  New  Jersey 

tJohn  Francis  Janowitz 
Agricultural; 

Menominee 

Donald  Maurice  Jensen 

Mechanical 

Muskegon 

Everett  John  Johnson 

New  Rochelle,  New  York 

Robert  George  Kay 

Civil; 

Civil; 

Brown  City 

Richard  L.  Koss 

Metallurgical; 
Detroit 

Richard  Wellington  Kriner 

Civil; 

Augusta 

Franeis  James  Mahoney 

Mechanical; 

Whitehall 

Salvatore  Angelo  Maiore 

Sanitary; 

Buffalo,  New  York 

Barry  William  Norton 
Mechanical; 
Lansing; 

Robert  Edwin  Olmsted 

Civil; 

Corunna 

Joseph  James  Ording 
Mechanical; 

East  Lansing 

William  Edward  Petrie 

Civil; 

Cadillac 
• Jack  Dale  Puffer 

Mechanical; 
Lansing 

• James  Raymond  Reif 
Mechanical; 

Vassar 

Philip  Leon  Sanford 

Jackson 
Robert  Vernon  Skinner 

Civil; 

Civil; 

Detroit 
Raymond  Louis  Snider 

Chemical; 

Royal  Oak 

James  Edward  Suhanic 

Mechanical; 

Elyria,  Ohio 

Robert  Harold  Taylor 

Civil ; 

Lansing 

Jerrold  Duane  Widing 

Mechanical ; 

Muskegon  Heights 

Richa rd  Domonic  Zandegiacomo 

Civil ; 

Battle  Creek 

•  With  honor 
t  With  high  honor 

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S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Home  Economics 

Tb e  candidates  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  MARIE  DYE 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

j eTTe  Eliza beth  Bogart 

Teachin g  in  Home  Economics; 

St.  j oseph 

Verlyn n  Moore  Carter 

Teachi ng  in  Ho me  Economi cs; 

East  La nsing 
Ruth  Mar len e  H en es 

Genera l  Home  Economics; 

Meno minee 

Juni a  Carr  Jarvie 

T eaching  in  Home  Eco nomics; 

Webberville 

j oyce  Schlu batis  Stephens 

Instit.ution al  Administration; 

Coldwater 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Science  and  Arts 

The  candidates  will  be  prese nted  by  DE A N  MILT O N  E.  M UELDER 

DEGREE  O F  BAC H E LOR  OF  ARTS 

~ 

joseph  Au b urn  Anderso n 

P sychology; 
Pontiac 
t Eugenie  Ann  A rmstrong 
Socia l  Scien ce; 

De lm ar,  N e w  York 

Bea trice  Hibbard  Beech 

English ; 

Marce llus 

Ba rbara  Joan  Bl and ing 

A r t; 

Tra ve rse  City 

Betha lee  Ruth  Brunner 

Speech; 

D et roit 

~ Freder ick  James  Ca mpbell 

Psychology; 

Po rt  Hu ron 
Glo ri a  Gene  Carlso n 

Speech ; 

F ra nkfort 

'A rdath  Mu ree  Casse lm ::ul 

Spanish; 

Grego ry 

Geo rge  Willi a m  Cooke 

E n g lish ; 

Dan sville 

Vin cent  Cooke 

So cia l  Science; 

Hig hl a nd  Pa rk 

"" I va  J lin e  Corbin 

Social  Science ; 
Lansing 

.-"'"  Fra ncis  Jero me  Co rr 

.____-

Psyc hology; 
La nsin g 

Geo rge  Ellis  Co ull o n 

Social  Science ; 
Detro it 
Robe rt  Donne ll  Cox .  jr. 

Socia I  Science; 

____  Fred e ri ck  R a lph  Da rlin g 

Counci l  Bluffs,  Iowa 

Psycho logy; 

G r and  R ap ids 
Joyce  vVinni fred  Davis 

Speech ; 

Flint 

WjlJiam  Rich ard  Dickinson 

Speech; 

Grand  R ap ids 

t H elen  Ade le  Dod ge 
Music  Th era p y; 

Salisbury  Center.  New  York 

James  O we n  Eib 
Sociology; 

Sag in aw 
·Yvo nn e  Vi vian  Emerson 

E nglish; 

Monroe 
Floyd  Thomas  Fordham 
Socia I  Science; 
Montague 

C harles  William  Frank 
Socia l  Science; 
W ya nd otte 
C ha rl es  W alter  Fred er ick.  jr. 

Art· 

,  Birmin g ham 

\Villi am  Emil  Fro mm ann 

Speech; 

Matta wa n 

Beverl y  Ka rba l  Goldberg 

P sychology; 
De tro it 
Ra lph  Lorenz  G rueber 

Speech ; 

Traverse  Cit y 

James  Tho mas  Hasti ngs 
Socia I  Science; 
Detroit 
joal  Ann  Hess 
Speech ; 

Detroit 

Robe rt  E.  H iedc mann 

French ; 

Co logne,  Germ any 

J a net  Fox  Hill 
Speech ; 

Lansin g 
1: Jan ice  Ann  Hill 
Speech ; 

Lapeer 

L yle  Duan e  H offe r 

Hi story; 

Lapeer 

•  \,Vith  honor 
t  Wi th  hi g h  ho no r 

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Robert  L.  Hoffman 
Psychology; 
Ecorse 

Norman  H.  Hofley 
Social  Science; 
Detroit 

I,'ranees  Ann  Howe 

English; 

Chicago,  Illinois 

Oceola  Jackson,  Jr. 

Art; 

Lansing 

'David  J ames  Johnson 

History; 

Ashlan d,  Ohio 

• Joan  Maxine  Kaniarz 

English; 

H arbor  Springs 

Moselle  Evelyn  Kinch 
Social  Science; 

Jackson 
Harold  Joseph  Kru g,  J r. 

Social  Science; 

Chicago,  Illinois 

.. Lucinda  Suzanne  Lau 

History; 

Flint 
Joseph  Kalish  Lester 

English; 

East  Lansing 

Emma  Lucille  Lorance 

Sociology; 

Detroit 
Bruce  Dana  ~f ac Dowell 
Social  Science; 

Mt.  Pleasant 
Malcolm  Innes  MacGrego r ,  J r. 

Social  Science; 
Detroit 

____  Harold  Roy  Marquardt 

P sychology; 

Utica 
Virg inia  Volkmat  Mason 

Art; 

__   Belle  Margaret  M atus 

Evanston,  Illinois 

Psychol ogy; 

Lansing 
T h addeus  Chester  Muci ek 

Socia l  Science; 

H amtramck 

Do n ald  Harry  Osterhout 

History; 

Bay  City 

Katherine  Anne  Peters 

English; 

___  Mary  All ison  Phe lps 

Highl and  Par k 

~ 

Psyc hology; 
Jackson 

' John  Doty  Rin gle 
Speech ; 

Grand  Rapids 

,., John  Irv ing  Ri sch 
Histo ry; 

Milwaukee.  \ Vi sconsi n 

Sara  Jane  Robin son 

Socia 1  Science; 

Benton  H arbor 

Dennis  Charles  Roehl 

Speech; 

D etroit 

'r Meredith  SI.  C la ir 

Music  Therapy; 

Mason  C ity,  Iowa 

SCHOOL  OF  SCIENCE  AND  ARTS  (Continued) 

'Jean  Carol  Sarley 
English; 

Akron 
Marvin  R.  Schermerhorn 

Psychology; 
Detroit 

tPauline  K.  Schmookler 

English ; 

East  Lansing 
Diane  L ynn  Schuster 
Music  Therapy; 

Milwaukee ,  Wisconsin 

t J ean  Lee  H ankin son  Seibel 

P sychology; 

Trenton ,  New  Jersey 

Sarah  Garrett  Shahanan 

History; 

P etoskey 

tMary  Constance  Shepard 

'English; 

Lans ing 

t Sh irley  Joy  Shepard 

History; 

Holt 
LeRoy  Claude  Shook 

History; 

Stronghnrst ,  Illinois 

William  Terence  Slayton 

English ; 

Muskegon 

Chauncey  Curtis  Sm ith 
Social  Science; 

Addison 
John  Gordon  Sp eck ha rd 

History; 

Holland  Patent,  New  York 

Merri II  Frederick  Sprou I 

Speech ; 

U nionville,  Connecticut 

Katherine  Ann  Ste inke 

Art ; 

Park  Rid ge,  Illinois 

Toomas  Robert  Swanson 

Speech; 

Grosse  Pointe:: 

C larence  Taylor,  Jr. 

Socia l  Science; 

-Lansing 
H agop  Tookoian 
,P sychology; 

Hig hland  P a rk 

Dudley  James  Vance 

HislOry; 

Alma 

·Virginia  Ann  Ward 
English ; 

Ml.  Pleasant 
Frank  Rockwood  Wassun g,  Jr. 

Socia l  Scien ce: 

Garden  City,  New  York 

George  Willi am  Wedem eyer 

Speech ; 

Ann  Arbor 

Terri ll  Mason  Whitney 

Music; 

Chesa ning 

Judith  Alice  W ill iams 
Socia l  Scien ce; 
Detroit 

Ann  Ca ro lyn  W o lden 

Socio logy; 

Toledo,  Ohio 

..  "Vith  hOllor 
t  With  high  honor 

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SCHOOL  OF  SCIENCE  AND  ARTS  (Continued) 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Gerald  Francis  Beaudoin 

Geology; 

Stephenson 
'Robert  Neal  Bowen 

Zoology; 

Plymouth 
Philip  John  Chamberlain 

Physics; 

Jackson 

Kenneth  Kip  Clinard 

Biological  Science; 

St.  Clair  Shores 

Leroy  Farnham 
Botany; 

Battle  Creek 

Malcolm  Clare  Goodwin 

Chemistry; 

Wyandotte 

tWi lli am  Leonard  Harkness 

1\1ath ematics; 

Eaton  R apids 

Donald  Raymond  Harris 

Chemistry; 

Dearborn 

tCharles  William  Huver 

Zoology; 

Battle  Creek 

Eugene  Thair  Leininger 

Mathematics; 

Grand  Ledge 

Lynford  Fillmore  Liebum 

Zoology; 

Lansing 
Edmund  Joseph  Monette 

Zoology; 

Mason 

Neale  Carvel  Musolff 

Geology; 

Dansville 

Roger  Stanley  Palmer 

Physics; 

East  Lansing 
Thomas  J ames  Pinkey 

Physics; 

Detroit 

Bernard  Wallace  Pomorski 

Bacteriology; 

Detroit 

Robert  Earl  Spencer 

Geology; 

Royal  Oak 

Richard  Herbert  Weiss 

Zoology; 

Saginaw 

'Jack  Stanley  Wikle 

Biological  Science; 
Reading 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE  IN  CHEMISTRY 

'Elin  Thorlund  Haahr 

Chemistry; 

Greenville 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Veterinary  Medicine 

The candidate  will  be  presented  by  DEAN  CHESTER  F.  CLARK 

DEGREE  OF  BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE-

Marguerite  Christine  Raft 
Medical  Technology ; 

Peck 

•  With  honor 
t  With  high  honor 

J(J 

S C H  0  0  L  0  F  Graduate  Studies 

The candidates  will  he  presented  by  DEAN  THOMAS  H.  OSGOOD 

DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF  ARTS 

- - - Rita  Bakan 

Psycbology; 

Brooklyn,  New  York 

I'hilip  Edward  Barlow 
Food  Distribution ; 

Lyndonville,  New  York 

Orvel  M.  Baun 

Physical  Education  for  Men; 

Lansing 
Agustin  Mejia  Bocanegra 

Economics; 

Lima,  Peru 
Shirley  Alice  Brehm 
Education; 

Cadillac 

Mary  Louise  Brown 
Education; 

Lansing 

Richard  Trembath  Bystrom 
General  Business; 
Lansing 

... __  Gloria  LBeat~l~etreek 

Psychology; 

Max  William  Cochran 

Education; 

Bay  City 

Louella  Maud  Conklin 

Vocational  Education; 

Flint 

Joseph  John  Defrancesco 

Art; Detroit 

~ Franz  Georg  Geierhaas 

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Psycbology; 

Paul  Sterling  Deller,  Jr. 
General  Business; 
Jackson 

hank  DeRose,  Jr. 

General  Business; 
Eaton  Rapids 

Jobn  Mead  Eaton 
Education; 
Ionia 

Erwin  Lee  Feller 

Food  Distribution; 
Coldwater 
Beatrice  Medicine  Garner 

Sociology  and  Anthropology 
Wakpala,  South  Dakota 

James  Cbarles  Garner 

Sociology  and  Anthropology; 

Buffalo,  Missouri 

Karlsruke ,  Ge rmany 

Andrew  H.  Gibson 
Education; 

Buffalo,  New  York 

Robert  George  Husband 

Education; 

W ya ndotte 
Raquel  Ibanez· Lara 

Sociology  and  Anthropology; 

Guatemala ,  C.A. 

Edith  Lucille  Ireland 

Education; 

Onarga ,  Illinois 

Johnnie  B.  Johnson 
Education; 

Roman  Peter  Krupczak 

General  Business; 

Port  Huron 

Armin  Konrad  Ludwig 

Geography; 

Pine  Bluff,  Arkansas 

Monroeville,  Indiana 

June  Ranney  Lyman 
Education; 

East  Lansing 
Elizabeth  Anna  Lynn 

Education; 

R edlands,  California 

Alpha  Lockhart  Morris 

Vocational  Education; 

Taylor,  Mississippi 

Frank  Comstock  Nail 

Sociology  and  Anthropology; 

Detroit 

Josephine  K.  Perry 
Education; 

Charlotte 

Sherman  Powers 

Hotel ,  Restaurant  and  Ceneral 
Institutional  Management; 

Ferry 

Gwendolyn  Spicher  Raymond 

Education; 

East  Lansing 

Phyllis  Geraldine  Sablich 

Education; 

Stambaugh 

Betty  Anne  Sea les 
Education; 

Richmond ,  Missouri 

~ iJJiam  Adolph  Schell 

Psychology; 

Paterson,  New  Jersey 

Owen  Vernon  Shaffer,  Jr. 

Art; Princeton ,  Illinois 

Lillian  Hairston  Shepard 
Vocational  Education; 

Lake  Forest,  Illinois 

Kenneth  Simms 

General  Business; 

Canterbury,  Connecticut 

Betty  Wilder  Smitb 

History; 

Harrison 

James  Nicholas  Spilos 

History; 

Detroit 

Norma  Mae  Stafford 

Physical  Education  for  Women; 

Niles 

Marvin  L.  Su its 

General  Business; 

Covington,  Oklahoma 

Elanore  Mary  Thompson 

Physical  Education  for  Women ; 

White  Cloud 

John  Walter  Travis 
Education; 

Traverse  City 

Howa rd  Clothier  Turnbull 

Physical  Education  for  Men; 
North  Collins,  New  York 

Andrew  Jam es  Versluis 

Education ; 

Grand  Rapids 
John  Earl  Wellington 

Education; 
Alhion 
James  Lewis  Whitehead 

Art; 

Port  Huron 

Alexander  Bendall  Williams· Baffoe 
Sociology  and  Anthropology; 

Koforidua,  Gold  Coast ,  W.A. 

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DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF  MUSIC 

Pauline  J .  Austin 

Music  Education; 
Lansing 

DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF  SCIENCE 

Medellin,  Colombia,  S.A. 

Jairo  Alviar  R. 
Forestry; 

Bernard  Carl  Andersen 

General  Agriculture; 
Berrten  Springs 

Betty  Virginia  Baltzer 

Bacte riology  and  Public  Health; 

East  Lansing 

Cha rles  Louis  Beer 

Agricultural  Economics; 

LeCenteT.  Minnesota 

C urtis  Edward  Behrens 

Mechanical  Engineering; 

Muskegon 

Mark  Richard  Berrett 
Farm  Crops; 

North  Ogden,  Utah 

William  Earl  Bishop 

Mechanical  Engineering; 

Romulus 

William  A.  Bowers 

Physics  and  Astronomy; 

Lansing 

Sat ish  Pratap  Singh  Chaudhary 

Animal  Husbandry; 

Agra,  U.P.  India 

Alvin  Coleman 

Bacteriology  and  Public  Health; 
Piedmont,  West  Virginia 

Marilyn  Joyce  Crane 

Geology; 

Grand  Rapids 

Edward  Frank  Degenhardt 

Zoology; 

Battle  Creek 

Marie  ].  Ferree 

Institution  Administration; 

Gays,  Illinois 
Charles  Woodbury  Fifield ,  III 

Bacteriology  and  Public  Health; 

East  Lansing 

John  Delmont  Gill 

Zoology; 

Akron,  Ohio 
Marian  Jean  Hayton 

Institution  Administration; 

Mount  Vernon,  Washington 

Jerome  Hoelzen  Hemmye 

Mechanical  Engineering; 
Burlington,  Iowa 

Benjamin  F.  Hennink 

General  Agriculture; 

Grand  Rapids 

Leonard  James  Hill 

Animal  Husbandry; 
St.  Joseph 

William  Chester  Holm 
Mathematics; 
Paw  Paw 
Robert  Gustav  Housedorf 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

Asbury,  New  Jersey 

Mohsinul  Huq 

Mechanical  Engineering; 
Dacca ,  Pakistan 

Genevieve  Jean  Jonas 
Horticulture; 

Milwaukee.  ''''isconsin 

Balkrishna  Trimbak  Khaladkar 
Agricultural  Extension; 
Poona,  India 

David  Lyman  Kingston 

Physics  and  Astronomy; 

Haslett 
William  Herbert  Knight 
Genera l  Agriculture; 

Gaylord 

Karl  Edwin  Larson 

Agricultural  Extension; 
Sault  Ste.  Marie 

Lourdes  Wi-jangco  Lazatin 

General  Home  Economics; 

Manila ,  Philippines 

Tat  Hang  Leung 

Civil  Engineering; 

Hong  Kong,  B.C.C. 

Jordan  Hyman  L evin 

Agricultural  Engineering; 

Burlington,  New  Jersey 

Chester  J.  Mackson 

Agricultural  Engineering; 

Crystal  Falls 

Grace  Masuda 

Institution  Administration ; 
Denver,  Colorado 

Bert  Dean  Miner 

Agricultural  Economics; 
Springville,  Utah 

Robert  H enry  Moore 

Agricultural  Economics; 

Winnipeg,  Manitoba ,  Canada 

W est  Henrietta,  New  York 

J.  Leon  Newcomer 

Agricultural  Engineering; 

East  Lansing 

Lowen  Dav is  Owens 
Soil  Science; 

CaTToIl,  Nebraska 

Mahbubar  Rahman 

Electrical  Engineering; 

Dinajpur,  E.  Pakistan 

Donald  Burnett  R eid 

Fisheries  and  Wildlife; 

Gene  Robert  Rundell 

Metallurgical  Engineering; 

Owosso 
Carleton  McNea l  Savage 

Phys ics  and  Astronomy; 

Three  Oaks 
Robert  Earl  Sech ler 
Mathematics; 

Elmhurst ,  Illinois 

J agdish  Seth 

Farm  Crops; 

Bareilly,  India 

Lawrence  Nathan  Shepherd 

Soi l  Science; 
Lansing 

Betty  M.  Tinklepaugh 

Geology; 

Corunna 
William  Eben  Townsend 

Animal  Husbandry; 

Island  Falls,  Maine 

Duane  Christian  Uhri 

Geology; 

Niagara  Fall s,  New  York 

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SCHOOL  OF  GRADUATE  STUDIES  (Continued) 

Mike  Vorkapich 

Animal  Husbandry; 

Windsor,  Ontario,  Canada 

Ernest  Herron  Wallick 

Land  and  Water  Conservation 

Detroit 
William  J ames  Warren 
Horticulture; 

Aiken,  South  Carolina 

Robert  Dale  Webb 

Agricultural  Engineering 

Okemos 
Carroll  Emmett  Weller 

Electrical  Engineering; 

Lowell 

Kenneth  Ralph  Wilson 

Chemistry; 

Omaha,  Nebraska 

Nelson  David  Wolf 

Applied  Mechanics; 

Dayton,  Ohio 

David  J.  Woods 
Farm  Crops; 
Deerfield 
Ray  Oscar  Yeutter 

Agricu hural  Economics; 

L ansing 
Robert  Thomas  Young 

Geology ; 

Grand  Rapids 

DEGREE  OF  MASTER  OF  SOCIAL  WORK 

Emma  Mueller  Chaffee 

Social  Work; 

Van  Meter,  Iowa 

DEGREE  OF  DOCTOR  OF  PHILOSOPHY 

--

Aaron  Sidney  Baker 
Soil  Science; 

Makopac,  New  York 

William  Prentice  Baker 

Physiology; 

Madison,  Indiana 

Richard  Arthur  Behan 

Psychology; 

Battle  Creek 

Mary  Jo  Boehm 

Chemistry; 

Forest,  Ohio 

Lyman  Ray  Caswell 
Chemistry; 

Rockport,  Indiana 

Orner  E.  Cunis,  Jr. 
Chemistry; 

Canton,  Missouri 

John  Dixon  Downes 
Horticulture; 

M:organtown,  W est  Virginia 

Francis  Eugene  Evans 

Chemistry; 

East  Lansing 

_____ Norman  Graff 

Psychology; 

Chicago,  Illinois 

Cecil  Gustav  H ard 

Horticulture; 

Wyanet,  Illinois 

Andrew  Weston  Hart 

English; 

Midland 

Balwant  Singh  Jogi 
Fann  Crops; 

Punjab,  India 

Keethley  Eustace  E.  Johnson 

Soil  Science; 

British  West  Indies 

Ralph  E.  Johnson 
Chemistry; 
Detroit 

John  Clayton  Lingle 
Horticulture ; 

Cobden,  Illinois 

Roger  William  Little 

Sociology  and  Anthropology; 
W ashington,  D.  C. 

Robert  Mayer  Lumianski 

English; 

New  Bedford,  Massachusetts 

~ David William  Merrell 

~  Psychology; 

Niles 
Stuart  Harper  Nelson 
Horticulture; 

Richmond,  Ontario,  Canada 

Tawfik  Younis  Sabet 

Bacteriology  and  Public  Health; 

Cairo,  Egypt 

Robert  Lawrence  Salsbury 

Dairy; 

Lansing 

Milton  Ralph  Stern 

English; 

Boston ,  Massachusetts 

Charles  Roe  Wagner 
Chem istry; 

Olivet,  South  Dakota 

____  Melvin  Wallace 
Psychology; 

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Chelsea,  Massachuseus 

Joseph  Wilson  Whalen 

Bacteriology  and  Public  Health ; 

Battle  Creek 
----' Frank  Ray  Wilkinson 

Psychology; 

Ogden ,  Utah 

Boyce  Cochran  Williams 

Soil  Science; 

Concord,  North  Carolina 

Alberto  Monteiro  Wilwerth 

Physiology; 

Belo  Horizonte,  Minas·Brazil 

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SCHOOL  OF  GRADUATE  STUDIES  (Continued) 

DEGREE  OF  DOCTOR  OF  EDUCATION 

Vernon  Carl  Larson 

Guidance  and  Counseling; 

Kingsford 

Lurline  Mahan  Lee 

Guidance  and  Counseling; 

East  Lansing 

John  Stuart  Storey 

Guidance  and  Counseling; 

Detroit; 

Donald  Reid  Thurston 

Foundations  of  Education; 

Otterlake 

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Alma  Mater 

I 

M. S.  C.  we  love  thy  shadows 
When  twilight  silence  falls, 
Flushing  deep  and  softly  paling 
0' er  ivy  covered  halls. 
Beneath  the  pines  we'll  gather 
To  give  our  hearts  to ' thee, 
Sing  our  love  for  Alma  Mater 
And  thy  praises,  M. S.  C. 

II 

When  from  thy  scenes  we  wander 
And  twilight  shadows  fade, 
Our  mem'ry  still  will  linger 
Where  light  and  shadows  played. 
In  the  evening  oft  we'll  gather 
And  turn  our  thoughts  to  thee, 
Sing  our  love  for  Alma  Mater 
And  thy  praises,  M. S.  C.