Innovation and Online June 2023 Commencement

The Board of Trustees

Todd J. Anson, JD, Vice Chair

Regine C. Beauboeuf, MBA

Sharon L. Heath, MS, Vice Chair

Isaiah M. Oliver, BAA, Chair

Edward J. Plawecki Jr., JD

Todd J. Regis, BBA

Michael A. Sandler, MD

Denise Williams Mallett, EdD

Academic Colleges and Departments

College of the Arts and Media

Art and Design

Communication

Integrative Public Relations

Journalism

School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts

School of Music

Theatre and Dance

College of Business Administration

Business Information Systems

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance and Law

Management

Marketing and Hospitality Services Administration

School of Accounting

College of Education and Human Services

Counseling, Educational Leadership and Higher Education

Fashion, Interior Design and Merchandising

Human Development and Family Studies

Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services

Teacher and Special Education

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Physical Education and Sport

Physical Therapy

School of Health Sciences

School of Rehabilitation and Medical Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Cultural and Global Studies

English Language and Literature

History, World Languages and Cultures

Military Science and Leadership

Museum Studies

Philosophy, Anthropology and Religion

School of Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service

Psychology

Women and Gender Studies

College of Medicine

College of Science and Engineering

Biology

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Computer Science

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Geography and Environmental Studies

Mathematics

Neuroscience

Physics

School of Engineering and Technology

Statistics, Actuarial and Data Sciences

Platform Party

Robert O. Davies, PhD President

Isaiah M. Oliver Chair Board of Trustees

Elizabeth Kirby, EdD Vice President Innovation and Online

Kaleb Patrick, EdD Associate Vice President Innovation and Online

Christopher Moberg, DBA Dean College of Business Administration

Megan Goodwin, PhD Associate Dean College of Education

Jon Eadie, JD Board Member Alumni Association

Nel Boose Executive Director Innovation and Online

Al Zainea Executive Director Innovation and Online

Kelly Barton Director Innovation and Online

Parveeza Gala Assistant Director MSA Program

D. Ernest Bedford Emeritus Central Michigan University

2023 Commencement

June 3, 2023

Macomb Center for the Performing Arts

Robert O. Davies, PhD President of the University

Presiding

Order of Ceremonies

Processional

Welcome Remarks

The National Anthem

Board of Trustees’ Remarks

Isaiah M. Oliver, BAA

President’s Remarks

Alumni Association Board of Directors’ Remarks

Jon Eadie, JD

Presentation of Candidates and Conferring of Degrees

Closing Remarks

Recessional

Doctoral Degrees

Student names listed in the program are accurate as of May 2023. Names include students who have completed degree requirements and graduated in August 2022, December 2022 or May 2023 who are candidates for graduation at the end of the Fall 2022 semester.

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Tara Braun

David Copeman

John Cwikiel

Jonathan Glenn

Eltaro Hooper

DOCTOR OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Stacey James

Kalpana Joshi

Mariah Kramer

DOCTOR OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Kevin Bagley

Amjad Barhoush

Amie Beck

John Duah

Lukas Gacheru

Carrie Gray

Kimberly Kolasa

Ramond Pilgrim

Andrea-Bernadette Pratt

Gary Puhl III

Sarah Manacek

Christina Peterson

Donald Henderson

Ronald Jean

Wynclette Knight

Adesola Odiah

Barbara Slagel

Master’s Degrees

Student names listed in the program are accurate as of May 2023. Names include students who have completed degree requirements and graduated in August 2022, December 2022 or May 2023 who are candidates for graduation at the end of the Fall 2022 semester.

MASTER OF ARTS

Angela Adu

Bethany Allen

Sherry Alston-Feltson

Ahmad Alzayyat

Christina Andersen

Audrey Armoudlian

Alyssa Armstrong

Sarah Armstrong

Jacob Augustine

Misaa Ayad

Victoria Baker

Scott Ballelli

Brooke Barringer

Jessica Barton

Sandy Baxter

Frank Beckwith

Lisa Bentley

Christine Berthume

Jeane Blazic

Griffin Bohannon

Stefan Brady

Alison Buffin

Brooke Buffmyer

Ashley Burtchett

Laycie Bushey

Scott Bussell

Meghan Cacioppo

Rachel Carnagie

Rachel Cervi

Alexis Champion

Stanley Ka Chun Chan

Lindsay Cliff

Taylor Coblentz

Modesta Colalillo

Wayne Collins

Stacia Collins

Kelly Coluzzi

Erin Cook

Robert Cook

Eva Cooper

Michael Curcuruto

Racquel Daley

Taylor Davis

Nathan Dean

Erika Dietz

Dana Dixon

Dawn Dixon

Vanessa Doering

Michael Dulmage

Jessica Earley

Levent Erdogan

Kristin Fabrizio

Amanda Faiola

Megan Feeley

Hannah Fikse

Kathryn Flintoft

Anthony Frais

Anna Ghoneim

Kim Greasley

Michelle Hahn

Dawn Hannawi

Jason Harris

Elizabeth Hazen

Melissa Healy

Nicole Hebert

Kyle Helfrich

Elizabeth Henline

DruAnn Hill

Murphy Hodder

Reed Holden

Rosa Hough

Samantha Howell

Connor Huizenga

Kendra Hurley

Nicole Jackson

Chelsea James

Rowena Javier

Rachel Johnson

Carla Jones

Lindsay Jones

Desiree Kaiser

Rachiel Karres

Jillian Kowalczyk

Jayda Langlois

Morgan Lantz

Kegan Lasecki

Anne Laubhan

Stuart Long

Jeremy Lublin

Samantha Maddox

Brandon Marks

Kimberly Martin

Kevin Mayhew

Brianne McGrath

Taylor McLeod

Meaghan McNeil

Jayme McWain

Andrea Mera

Abigail Merchant

Laura Miller

Jonathan Milliman

Cassidy Morkin

Elizabeth Motzenbecker

Elisa Moultrie

Joel Muszynski

Megan Nicholas

Tamara Okelberry

Tiernan O’Rourke

Daniel Pardi

Sarah Parker

Amber Parrish

Emily Perry

Sarah Phalen

Jesse Place

James Powers

Patricia Ramos

Amy Rappuhn

Alison Reed

Kaitlyn Reidy

Ross Richard

Nicholas Richardson

Kathryn Robles

Tanya Rose

Amanda Schade

Alexandra Schaibly

Tiffani Schodowski

Nicolette Schweitzer

Patricia Sears

Andrew Shankles

Jacob Shearer

Chelsea Sheldon

Stephanie Siewert

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Nesreen Abazid

Shanna Adams

Chowdhury Afrin

Erika Agagu

Lindsey Alden

Cassandra Alexander

Mikayla Anderson

Alix Apsey

Spencer Arends

Braden Aultman

Christopher Baker

Jillian Baldwin

Shana Batson

Zena Bazzy

Kathryn Bergmann

Michael Bertolan

Misty Boettcher

Robin Bolme

David Boulton

Erin Brown

Alan Budzisz

Christopher Burgess

Dustin Burke

Lillian Burns

Heather Simms

Melissa Simpson

Ashley Skaglin

TiJuana Smith-Brown

Hayley Sowell

Peter Sperry

Kelsey Stark

Jordan Sterk

Matthew Sucaet

Sygnett Swann

Jared Tasch

Matthew Tevlin

Colin Uren

Carrie VanGorder

Adam Wallace

Danielle Wandel

Tiala Warczynski

Senetra Ward

Kelsey Warner

Kelly Warren

Christopher Wasinski

Stephanie Weatherly

Dawn Weller

Sandra Westendorp

Julianna Whiteman

James Williams

Megan Williams

Thomas Williamson

Erin Wilson

Dora Woods

Mikayla Zaglaniczny

Mekia Busley

Randee Butrus

Airi-Anah Bynum

Melinda Caldwell

Kerry Cannon

Jill Carter

Nadin Chamalia

Meghan Chenoweth

Rachel Chocron

Mirae Choi

Rachel Cocking

Cavin Compton

Bradley Cooper

Maggie Cox

George Darany

Madyson Davis

Marissa DeCook

Nicholas DeVonce

Aissatou Diallo

Claudia Diaz

Kathleen DiPisa

Katherine Douiahy

Matthew Edgar

Tiffany Ellis

Jordan Ellis

Dena Ellis

Gustavo Eusebio Alves

Mark Fouty

Garret Fox

Nicholas Franklin

Lauren Garver

Jacob Geatches

Akur Giri

Danielle Goodloe

Andrew Goor

Alexander Gouldey

Natalie Graczyk

Zachary Griffin

Ashley Guastella

Chelsea Hall

Easton Hamel

Emily Hamner

Rebecca Hanusack

Kaylee Harris

Chrystal Harrison

Patrick Haverty

James Hayward

Jenna Heim

Michael Hendrick

Jaime Holmes

Shannon Horton

Jacob Houle

Anthony Huver

Ervin Hysa

Jordan Jelinek

Hunter Jenuwine

Carson Johnson

Alejandra Juarez

Molly Kaiser

Alex Kapitula

David Kaplan

Alexis Keena

Manahil Khan

Amy Kienbaum

William Kingsolver

Thomas Koenig

Keith Kurdziel

Allison LaCroix

Emily Lancour

Andrew Lawson

Morgan Leal

Pochen Lee

Pamela Lee

Tyler Lehman

Christopher Lightfoot

Anthony Lipari

Jonathan Logan

Kristen Long

Torria Love

Andrew Lula

Jerrie Lyons

Jacob Lyons

Amanda Macaspac

Tiffany Mannery

Andrea Marshall

Brad Martin

Kendall Mayhew

Andrea Maynarich

Marcus Maze

Megan McDermott

Erin McDermott

Evon Meyers

Anderson Miller

Brent Miller

David Mitchell

Emily Morrow

Danielle Murphy

Clinton Murphy

Joseph Neal

Victor Okorie

Alex Orr

Samuel Osei

Caitlyn Paris

Nirali Patel

Shikha Patel

MaKayla Patrick

Melanie Piper

Demetrius Pittman

Austyn Plattte

Timothy Polakowski

April Priebe

Christopher Rader

Eric Ramaekers

Aidalynn Ramirez

Diana Ramirez

Mary Ransom

Jason Repke

Melissa Ribbens

Miranda Richards

Bree Ring

Julia Ritthaler

Edgar Rivera-Delgadillo

Taylor Roberts

Gregory Roth

Megan Ruffolo

Catherine Salvaggio Heim

Teren Sapp

Emily Satterfield

Stephen Savonne

Zachary Seder

Jacqueline Setera

Daniel Sey

Justin Simpson

Laura Sloboda

Steven Shasky

Ashley Sonnevil

Ben Stelman

Jacquelyn Stoughton

Nathan Stout

Elizabeth Sturges

Garrison Sunderland

Zohaib Syed

Danna Myka Tan

Julia Taylor

Brian Tischler

Rhokenya Todd

Jessica Tramontana

Jim Tran

Jill Trivelloni

Evan Valeri

Brett Veltkamp

Astyn Washington

Katherine Weddell

Abigail Weiland

Erin Weiss

Trisha Wheeler

Kevin White

Matthew Whittle

Drakal Wilkins

Charda Williams

Veronica Williams

Joseph Williams

MASTER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL TRANSACTIONS

Kameelah Guthridge

MASTER OF ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

Allen Adams

Dakari Augustus

Rebecca Burden

Louis Forman

MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Navila Ahmed

Amber Applewhite

Briana Bailey

Tomekia Blackmon

Mia Bolding

Robert Brownlee

Alyssa Campbell

Cayla Celli

Jonathan Courtade

Damaris Davis

Lauren Davis

Joel Engles

Rachel Folk

Nicole Fuson

Dy-Mond Gantt

Aaron Gonzalez

John Hair

Maureen Halpin

Roger Handy

Cherie Aisha Williamson

Michael Wilson

Ricquea Wilson-Gardner

Kaylee Wilson-Gonzalez

Yuri Wilson-Rosochacki

William Windle

Megan Winquist

Mark Witherell

Brittany Young

Adam Zainea

Regina Zebell

Lisa Zettle

Zhicui Zhao

Zachary Ziulkowski

Stephanie Meyering

Philip Mundt

D’Yon Padgett

Alec Skalecki

Lynelle Hayes

Torianna Hudson

Sara Jeffery

Alyssa Johnson

Nathan Kaufman

Lauren Kowalksi

Faith Lee

Courtney Mulder

Keyera O’Neal

Olivia Schlagel

Kristin Schulte

Malak Seifeddine

Sara Skelton

Rachel Stawecki

Adam Vande Kerkhoff

Taylor Williams

Megan Winder

Travis Zoss

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Sarah Allen

Nicole Balensiefer

Shelby Bergstrom

Amy Bidwell

Alexandria Bingham

Matthew Carroll

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Florence Amouzou-Viami

Blaise Ileleke Bomandeke

Quillie Brabham

Tammy Couthen

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Sarah Beatty

Christy Bock

Endia Burch

Katherine Cawley

Benjamin Cebulski

Derek Donovan

Jeremiah Eerdmans

Justin Essian

Trevor Ferrari

Nathaniel Gilbert

Pramesh Giri

Paul Conrad

Christopher Dysinger

Lauren Fox

Kayla Friedland-Volz

Nusrath Gaffary

LaKisha Humphries

Jennifer Kirts

Drew Lewis

Courtney Long

Brooke Newton

Leslye Sannis

Chad Sharpe

Clara Short

Jaime Smith

Jared Stapor

Amanda Strong

Andrea Weiner

Cassi Zimmerman

Diana Dunbar

Monique Feeny

Barbara Garcia Sauceda

Brandon Hool

Paula Kirkopoulos

Joseph Knizacky

Barbara MacGregor

Teresa Saputo

Jaimen Waha

Jason Brigg

Javier Gutierrez

Ryan Harder

Steven Harsman

Jane Hayes

Amanda Hunsinger

Chinmay Karanjkar

Joseph Kline

Kevin Latondress

Nanette Madison

David Mitchell

Riley Moynihan

Miles Newton

Patricia Noble

Joseph Penegor

Sarah Roan-Nguyen

Anthony Sapienza

Trinanjan Sarkar

Taylor Schiesel

Thomas Schryer

Erin Schultz

Lindsey Stevens

Jessica Strye-Percy

Erin Tracy

Nancy Trafford Cole

Jim Tran

Patricia Umoren

Michel Warnick

Ashton Wayne

William Wilson III

Nicole Zainea

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION

Sammy Abdelazim

Rashid Abdur-Rahim

Alexis Abro

Joe Adams

Ghazi Alharthi

Khalid Alhosani

Daymond Alvarez

Darriell Anderson

Eric Artemis

Francheska Atchison

Alicia Ayars

Sandra Azobi

Eduardo Baez Pimentel

Tucker Bailey

Gregory Bajuk Jr.

Scott Baker

Michael Barnard

Lauren Beckmann

Kaila Black

Lindsay Blake

Isaac Boako

Sean Boniface

Delicia Bonto

Deric Bowden

Katiuska Bradley

William Branch

Lisa Breuhan

Winona Briggs

Candice Brock

Marina Brooks Stewart

Ewaynia Brown

Marina Brown

Zachary Cantalini

Fernando Cardona Castro

Byron Cassidy

Monica Castano

Megan Chrisman

Marcy Church

Juliette Collins

Lynn Cooper

Paige Crawford

Rory Dale

Meghan Davis

Joshua Dawkins

Natalie Dean

Francoise DeCoe

Sara Donaghue

Brianna Elliott

Adam Eskierka

Collene Ferguson

Brenda Fernandez

Scott Fixmer II

Aaron France

Eric Frifeldt

Karen Fulton

Kanchan Gaitonde

Raul Gascot

Brian Gaughan

Leann Gaviglio

Justin Gerron

Nateria Gibbs

Oliver Gibson

Mari Groebner

Daniel Grubb

Jeremy Grunn

Vincent Habeck

Dominique Hall

Luke Hallsten

Todd Hamilton

Amber Hanna

Faith Harris

Joseph Harvey

Aram Hatfield

Sherrie Hawk

Everett Henry

Sarah Hierman

Hanna Hillier

Shelby Hollins

Kaitlyn Holly

Crystal Houston

Sheldon Howell

Mathew Howell

Melanie Huddleston

Monique Hudson

Toni Hughes

Nikki Hunt

Richard Hurst

Adam Hussey

Adeshola Hutchins

Monica Jackson

Vernique Jackson

Mohamed vall Jeuda

Roxanne Johnson

Jenna Johnson

Kerry Johnson

Morgan Joly

Steve Kellogg

Brenda Kimble

Kurt Kimmerly

Jessica Kimmerly

Andrew Knoll

Randall Knowles

Alexander Ko

Christina Koehler

Kayla Kozuch

Christina LaCroix

Benjamin Lang

Kandi Lannen

Allyson Leach

Tyler Lease

Amber Lewis

Walter Lewis

Tyrone Liggons Jr.

Joseph Lindsay

Laura Livingston

Jhon Lopez Gonzalez

Jaime Magness

Rene Mahomed

Shauna Mars

Mayra Martinez Diaz

Joshua McCoy

Chris McDonald

Katelyn McFeeters

Stephanie Meiste

Rebecca Merriweather

Teresa Mesina

Margaret Mieras

Tiffany Miller

Ronika Mitchell

Lauren Mitchell

Daniel Modelski

Stacy N’kele Brittani Morris

James Murata

Ja’Quita Murphy

Bryan Murphy

John Nestor

Jennifer Newbury

Thomas Newton

Evangelia Nipper

Stephanie Nixon

Adam Obregon

James O’Keefe

Morgan Overton

Dajae Overton

Clint Pace

Luz Paez-Santiago

Joseph Palumbo

Bryan Pamintuan

Adam Park

Sarah Parrott

Dennis Partee Jr.

Alena Payne

Meghan Petchell

Eddie Phasiname

Elizabeth Phelps

Aileen Pierce

Charlee Poree

Nicholas Prawdzik

Aaron Pryer

Johnathan Radel

Candis Ralph

Jay Ravani

Elaine Rawlings

Eric Reed

Cynthia Regan

Millard Rife

Michelle Rincon

Chasidy Ritchie

Shari Rogers

Regina Rolstone

Lyndia Rose

Lindsey Rugenstein

Veronica Sanders

Andrew Satterfield

Alex Sayre

Calli Scheele

Christian Scott

Kevin Scott

Erica Seamon

Alfred Seley

Ariel Serrano

Austin Sigourney

Thomas Sirrine

Melaney Sloan

Allen Smith

Jaylen Smith

Jaewan Son

Mary South

Kristie Sova

Tabatha Spedoske

Alyssa Sutton

Steven Swaleh

Roy Symon

John Syvrud

Travis Taylor

Christopher Tear

Tia Terry

Christian Tietze

Angel Torres

Tiffany Trawick

Jennifer Tuma

Kyle Tuttle

Erika Vasquez

Casey Vincent

Jack Walker

Ja’Nise Washington

Erin Waskiewicz

Michael Watrous

Kimberly Watson

Justin White

Derek Whitehouse

Stephane Wilkerson

John Williams

Curtis Williams

Brian Williams

Glenn Wilson

Malik Wilson

Scott Wilson

Theresa Wilson

Amber Wolf

Caleb Wood

Isaak Xiong

Yingxian Ye

Jonathan Zampino

Specialist’s Degrees

Student names listed in the program are accurate as of May 2023. Names include students who have completed degree requirements and graduated in August 2022, December 2022 or May 2023 who are candidates for Graduate Certificates at the end of the Fall 2022 semester.

SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION

GRADUATE CERTIFICATES

Rula Alnajjar Abuali Nicole Keena

Brooke Myers

Brooke Myers Lilian Patrick

Aaron Romoslawski Christopher Ruiter

Bachelor’s Degrees

Student names listed in the program are accurate as of May 2023. Names include students who have completed degree requirements and graduated in August 2022, December 2022 or May 2023 who are candidates for graduation at the end of the Fall 2022 semester. Publication in this commencement program does not determine degree or honors eligibility or represent an official listing of degree or honors recipients.

BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS

Lucie Behrle

Samantha Deiss

John Edmonds

Holly Hartman

Cum Laude

Chelsey Haske

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Jessica Acton

Shari Aljumah

Craig Anderson

Emily Arena

Sophia Armstrong

Usman Aslam

Emily Baccante

Kieyona Bailey

Cum Laude

Savannah Baldwin

Mileva Banjac

Cum Laude

Lisa Basila

Jodi Bender

Michel Bird

Magna Cum Laude

Kaitlin Birondo

Mallory Kramer

Rebecca Lambrix

Mary Lanyon-Newman

Dawn Morrow

Bailey Mullaly

Dawn Pant

Magna Cum Laude

Jordan Pauli

Jessica Rathke

Melissa Richter

Katerina Santana

Natasha Takahaski

Samantha Verloove

Kylie Wickstrom

Kristen Blackburn Summa Cum Laude

Melissa Blakely

Nichole Blum Cum Laude

Ashlee Boatman Cum Laude

Tim Bossingham

Elan Bridges

Stephen Bristow

Kaitlynn Brooks

Melissa Bussear

Leah Canel

Michael Caraway Jr.

Karisa Cataldo

Becca Chauvette

Meghan Collen

Dustin Compagner

Brianna Cooper

Magna Cum Laude

Laraiah Copeland Cum Laude

Molly Cozort

Brandon Crouse

Jade Cruz

Lindsey Dailey

Brittany Dnaiels

Emily Darley

Krystynn Darling

Latasha Davison

Brandon deJong Cum Laude

Tammy Deneweth

Lindsay Dombek

Keisha DuBois

Tameko Duncan

Alexandra DuPont

Christina Eckrich

James Edmonds Cum Laude

Stephanie Elliott

Jameela Epps

Tara Erickson

Christopher Faith

Pamela Fassett

Emily Fletcher

Ti’Airus Foote

Shameka Gant

Antonio Gargano

Summa Cum Laude

Stephanie Gieske

Amber Golden

Charles Goss

Santria Gray

Brittany Gray

Jordan Gray

Crystal Green

Casey Grisolono

Casey Groke Cum Laude

Holly Grose

Gerard Grysko

Brianna Hadjiveloudos

Nathanael Haken

Magna Cum Laude

Khelsea Hamilton

Justin Hanrahan

Breanne Harris

Makena Harrison

Jacqueline Haske

Rocky Hawley

Caleb Hazard

Haley Hill

Vincent Hnat

Michael Hood Cum Laude

Oliver Hoppe Cum Laude

Justin Huggins

Robyn Hunt

Surrina Ibrahim

Magna Cum Laude

Allison Ives

Magna Cum Laude

Allyson Jachim

Sara Jackson

Linda Jeske Magna Cum Laude

Michele Johnson

Kristie Jones

Emma Kandler Cum Laude

Christina Kethe

Brianna Kimbrough Magna Cum Laude

Katrina Klein

Nichole Kowalski

Mary Krapf

Kaitlyn Krzesimowski Cum Laude

Grant Kubiak

Heidi LaFargue

Kirsten Lambert

Julie Lauer

Brittaney Layson

Sindi Leak

Caitlyn LeBlanc

Janelle Lee

Jessica Lefeber-Campos

Tianndria Leslie

Anaka Lewis

Nailah Livingston

Michelle Lowe

Carrie Ludwig

Courtney Lumsden

Debra Luthringer Cum Laude

Muriel Maclin

Sarah Maher

Alexandra Mallonee

Melissa Manasa

Jane Manning

Nicholas Marone

Rose M. Marshall

Waynetta Martin

Victoria McClure Magna Cum Laude

Hunter McDowell

Dorian McIeish

Shannon McMahon Summa Cum Laude

Nicole Medendorp

Lisa Meyers

Ryan Mikwee

Heather Miller Sum Cum Laude

Aisuluu Moldobekova

Porfirio Montes

Brandon Moore

Keenan Moore

Brittany Moore

Elyssa Moran Cum Laude

Catherine Moroschan

Stacy Morris Cum Laude

Shelby Nowak

Michelle Obuchowski

Stephanie Oddo

Sara Omasan Cum Laude

Ehab Oro

Magna Cum Laude

Lenora Palus

Joseph Payne Cum Laude

Shirley Penley

Bradford Pennybacker

Mark Penrod Jr.

Jon Petty

Stephanie Pokrzywnicki

Sonya Powers

Robert Prevette

Michelle Pung

Stephanie Radant Cum Laude

Kimberly Rademacher

Adrian Rasco

Mariah Reeves

Lindsay Reilly

Sarah Reinhardt

Summa Cum Laude

Talia Rench

Ra’chael Rhodes

Sterling Rickman

Salena Rigby

Michelle Rincon

Jennifer Ringley

Angeline Roberts

Brianna Rood

Jackie Rosecrants

Daria Ross

Jennifer Rowe

Gregory Russell

Magna Cum Laude

Katie Safford

Tracey Scott

Sheila Schmidt

Magna Cum Laude

Chelsea Schroeder

Kelli Seguin

Tanya Sevier

Soleil Shakoor

Jennifer Shepherd Moore Magna Cum Laude

Jessica Sheppard

Quayd Short Cum Laude

Susan Simons

Marisa Sims-Dukes Cum Laude

Shakenia Skinner

Cherene Smith Magna Cum Laude

Ryan Smith

Victoria Smith

Joshua Smith

Margaret Sollars

McKay Stafford

Jessica Steele

Lori Stinson

Hunter Stobierski

Jennifer Stolpe

Raelynn Strong

Ashley Swan

Rebecca Szostak Cum Laude

Lorrie Taylor

Alicia Tessmer

Jada Thomas

Dawn Thompson

Alexis Tolsma

Erika Tomczak

Madalyn Tompkins Magna Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Samuel Bithell

Shauntavia Merrill

Jacob Rempe

Anthony Rogalski

Malory Shevock Cum Laude

Melissa Toth

David Townsend Summa Cum Laude

Heather Tracey-Teeter

Elijah Turner

Marissa Turner

Kristin Twichell

Kelly Uhrick

Rhiannon Urban

Stacy Vandenbrand

Karissa Voulgaris

Raelene Wagner Magna Cum Laude

Jacob Walker

Charity Ward

Jennifer Warncke

Michelle Watson Cum Laude

April Webb

Parker Wheatley

Nicholas White

Daphine Whitfield

Kelly Whitley

Micalyn Wilcox

Ashley Williams

Amber Willits

Jenee Wilson Summa Cum Laude

Amanda Wimbley

Janice Young Summa Cum Laude

Kristopher Young

Ronnietah Young

Jenoa Zay

Magna Cum Laude

Chase Zayac

Angela Skotak Magna Cum Laude

Kayla Stewart

Rayana Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Jenna Benjamin

Nathan Chance

Robin Cooley

Cum Laude

Madison Gooch

Krystal Hodge Cum Laude

Kimberly Jerden

Danielle Koscik

Tamiko Kuykendall

Hayley Love

Emily Metzger

Magna Cum Laude

Cassidy Wilson Magna Cum Laude

Kassidy Zender

Ericka Morris Cum Laude

Joseph Symons Cum Laude

Hannah Williams

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Benjamin Noah

Cum Laude

Garreth Wolfe

Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Paula Crousore

Jamie Gill

Mary Gorman

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES

Edward Abranovich

Thomas Barratt

Joshua Bowen

Jodie Claycomb

Michael Connell

Suzanne Costain

Jason Ellis

Alexis Epps

Trenton Fincher

Ryan Harder

Hannah Hadden

Cum Laude

Kyleigh Langdon Magna Cum Laude

Jessica Molyneux

Magna Cum Laude

Kylin Sprague Summa Cum Laude

Nathaniel Tippett

Steven Harper

Rudea Hayes

Chelsea Hill

Angela Hoistion

Shelby Hollins

Christian Ikekhuah

David Kaplan

Mandi Lakes

Jessica Langolf

Heidi Mahon

Timothy Martin

Allison Martins Machado

David Masterson

Bradley Matacale

Brian Miller

Brooke Myers

Heather Papa

Eddie Phasiname

Stacy Schlosser

Michael Smith

TiJuana Smith-Brown

Matthew Stephens

Kimberly Tyson

LaDawn Walker

Brian Wiese

Kimberly Willis

Roman Zilberman

Academic Honors

Graduation with Honors

Central Michigan University recognizes outstanding undergraduate students with academic honors. The honor is based on all academic work presented for the degree and indicates a high level of scholastic achievement. Students receiving a bachelor’s degree with honors have the honors category for which they qualify printed after their names. At the commencement ceremony, honors students wear medallions or gold cords signifying each level of achievement.

To graduate with honors, students must have, at the beginning of their final semester or session, a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (A is 4.00). Students also must complete at least 45 hours of credit in residence at CMU.

The three honors categories are:

Summa Cum Laude 3.90 to 4.00 GPA

Magna Cum Laude 3.75 to 3.89 GPA

Cum Laude 3.50 to 3.74 GPA

The University

Established in 1892, Central Michigan University is a major university with a strong sense of community, educating more than 14,500 students on campus and around the world through our online programs and satellite locations.

The University Seal

Central Michigan University’s official seal was adopted in 1954. It was designed by Peter Ketzler, a former CMU student, at the request of former president Charles L. Anspach. The university seal incorporates the seal of the state of Michigan and the Latin words, sapientia, virtus and amicitia – wisdom, virtue and friendship.

The Alma Mater

Alma Mater, hear us now; Ever more we praise thee. Hear us pledge our sacred vow, Ever to defend thee.

Mighty Mother, Queen of Earth eternal, Precious emblem of our lives Supreme; Ever symbolizing truth and knowledge In glorified esteem.

Alma Mater, hear us now; Ever more we praise thee. Hear us pledge our sacred vow, Ever to defend thee.

–Ruth Lillian Mavis Williams ’29

The Mace

The word “mace” is derived from the Latin mateola, meaning mallet or staff. In the Middle Ages, these staffs, with a ball of steel or brass at one end, were used as weapons against armored warriors. As weaponry became more sophisticated, the mace evolved from an instrument of battle to a symbol of authority and power.

European universities first adopted the mace as a symbol of authority and unity. This tradition has continued to the present day, and many institutions of higher learning use the mace in a ceremonial capacity.

Central Michigan University’s mace is of recent vintage, although it contains classical design elements of Greek and Roman influence. The CMU mace was designed and executed through wood carving and turning by former student Steven Hilgendorf, working with Professor Emeritus Emmett Mason. The CMU mace is constructed of Honduras mahogany in a torch shape with leaf and fluted column decoration. The mace was completed in December 1983 and first used in the commencement ceremony that year.

As a Central Michigan University graduate, you join the more than 240,000 people worldwide who proudly consider themselves CMU alumni. You now are a member of the CMU Alumni Association.

Membership in the CMU Alumni Association offers many programs and services – including a lifetime CMU email address and a variety of other opportunities – available only to CMU alumni. You can receive even more benefits and services by becoming a Gold Member of the CMU Alumni Association.

The CMU Alumni Relations Office invites you to join one of the almost 50 alumni chapters and clubs nationwide. To find out more about these chapters and clubs or any of the benefits and services available to CMU alumni, visit cmich.edu/alumni.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see http://www.cmich.edu/ocrie). 20565 MGX (06/23)