124TH annual
Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement
Saturday, the Eleventh of May, Two Thousand Twenty Four INTRUST Bank Arena
Welcome from the President
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Welcome to the Alumni Association
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Important Information
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Livestream of Ceremony
Cell Phones & Mobile Devices
Tweet (X Post) Congratulations
Commencement DVD & Flash Drives
Commencement Photographs Concessions
In the Event of an Emergency or Severe Weather
Commencement Exercises
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Academic Regalia Page 8
Keynote Speaker Page 9
Emeritus Faculty Page 10
W.A. Young & Jan LaFever Faculty Awards Page 11
2024 Order of the Tower Page 12
Honor Societies Page 13
University Programs Page 15
2024 Graduates
Undergraduate School Page 16
Graduate School Page 18
On behalf of the entire Friends University community, I extend heartfelt congratulations to you, to your family and to those who helped you along the way toward your graduation. Your degree represents a significant achievement, and I applaud you on the attainment of this important goal.
Today is a time to celebrate, to reflect upon your past accomplishments, and to look ahead with confidence and resolve toward the next phase of your life’s journey. At Friends you were part of an awesome community that honors scholars and scholarship, a community that honors service to others, and, importantly, a community that honors God. Take these attributes out into the world and make a difference. Approach new situations and people with good will and humility. Accept and cherish your responsibility to care for others in your learning and working relationships. Become an even better steward of what you have been given. Strive for excellence and innovation by being ethical and creative problem solvers.
Friends is a Christian community of love and light –embracing the Quaker value that the image of God is in everyone. In the days and months and years to come, we trust that you will keep alive your love for Friends University and all that it represents. You will always be a part of the Friends University family.
Congratulations!
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey President
Dear Graduate:
As Director of Alumni Relations, I would like to congratulate you on your important milestone and officially welcome you to the Friends University Alumni Association. We hope your Friends experience has been fulfilling and life-changing in so many ways.
An engaged alumnus has a significant impact on prospective and current students; we hope that you will make it your mission to stay involved with the university by participating in the many campus and alumni events that take place throughout the year. We’d love to see you!
Staying in touch with alumni is very important to us, so please make sure to send an email from time-totime to keep us updated on your accomplishments.
Congratulations on your achievement! The Friends University Alumni Association wishes you happiness and success in whatever path you choose to follow, but remember: the path to Friends is one we hope you will travel again and again.
Best wishes!
Jessica Boone Director of Alumni Relations
Those not able to attend can watch the event live at friends.edu/commencement-live.
Please silence all cell phones and other mobile devices before the ceremony begins to honor the accomplishments of our graduates and their families.
Friends and family can tweet congratulations to graduates to be shown on the large screen. Live tweeting will occur 30 minutes before the ceremony and while graduates are crossing the stage. To participate, sign into Twitter (X) and use #FriendsUGrads.
DVDs or USB flash drives of the ceremony are available from Kent Audio Visual for $15 each. Please contact Kent Audio Visual for more information at 316-262-4487 or at kentav.com.
Professional photographs are available from GradImages. Graduates will receive ordering information within two weeks. Please contact GradImages for more information at 800-261-2576 or www.gradimages.com.
Concessions are available on the second level concourse in selected locations.
Please pay close attention to the announcer or your usher for instructions.
Processional*
Friends University Brass Ensemble
Dr. Shawn M. Knopp, Director
“Pomp and Circumstance”
Edward Elgar
Academic Processional*
Welcome
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
President
Invocation
Dr. Thayne Thompson Board Chair
Friends University
Class Greeting
Emily Kreis
Undergraduate Student
Choral Selections
Friends University Singing Quakers
Dr. Rayvon T.J. Moore, Director
Dr. Jamie Knight, Accompaniment
“I Sing Because I’m Happy”
Rollo Dilworth
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
arr. Gilbert M. Martin
Commencement Remarks
Dr. James Bryan Smith
(bio on page 9)
Presentation of Awards and 2024 Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Academic Dean
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus Vice President of Academic Affairs & Academic Dean
• Undergraduate School
• Graduate School
Conferral of Degrees
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
Presentation of Class of 2024
Jessica Boone Director of Alumni
Benediction*
Dr. Nora Strasser Professor of Mathematics & STEM Division Chair
Recessional
Friends University Brass Ensemble
Dr. Shawn M. Knopp, Director
Honor Marshals
The traditional academic procession is led by honor marshals. Outstanding students are chosen by the Student Life department.
Jimma Gass Joshua Loucks
Mace Bearer
Tiffany Tran Cami Snodgrass
Sara Stucky Sarah Kendall
The mace, symbolizing peaceful leadership, is carried by an honored faculty member during the processional and recessional.
Dr. Nathanael May
Academic Marshals
The faculty procession is led by academic marshals. Members of faculty are nominated and selected by the Academic Affairs office for this honor.
Dr. Vicki Ronn
Dr. Amanda Spruill
Dr. Bhargav Koppolu
Rev. Dr. Wendy Mohler-Seib
Associate Professor of English
Associate Professor of MFT & Wichita Clinical Dir.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Theology
The academic hood identifies the level of the degree, the discipline in which the degree is awarded and the institution which awarded it. The bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral hoods are commonly three feet, three-and-a-half feet and four feet, respectively.
The colors of the hood lining identify the school awarding the graduate or honorary degrees. Scarlet and gray lining reflects Friends University. The colors of the velvet border of the hood identify the discipline:
Maize – Agriculture
White – Arts, Letters and Humanities
Drab – Commerce and Business
Copper – Economics
Light Blue – Education
Brown – Fine Arts
Peacock – Health Care Leadership
Crimson – Journalism
Lilac – Juris Doctorate
Lemon – Library Science
Pink – Music
Apricot – Nursing
Dark Blue – Philosophy
Sage Green – Physical Education
Golden Yellow – Science
Citron – Social Work/Social Science
Silver Gray – Speech
Scarlet – Theology
Black gowns are the rule, but a few universities use other colors. Doctoral gowns are most readily recognizable by three horizontal velvet bars on each sleeve, either black or in the color of the university in which the degree was granted; some also have velvet panels down the front.
In an effort to sustain the environment, Friends University graduates are wearing environmentally-friendly gowns that will decompose in soil in one year.
Caps and Tassels
The familiar hard-topped mortarboard, or Oxford cap, has long been a standard, but a few universities use a soft tam. The tassels for faculty members are either black or in the color of the university who awarded the degree; or gold in the case of some doctoral degrees. The color of the tassel on the caps of the graduating class indicates Friends University’s colors, scarlet and gray.
Honor Cords
Honor cords, draped from the graduate’s neck, are worn by members of the University’s honor societies. Please see descriptions on the following pages.
Dr. James Bryan Smith has authored 12 books, most notably The Apprentice Series, which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful You, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community. Dr. Smith received his B.A. in Religion and Philosophy at Friends University, his M.Div. at Yale Divinity School, and his D.Min. at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Smith has taught at Friends University for over 30 years and the founder and Executive Director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation, as well as a founding member of Richard J. Foster’s spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré. Dr. Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches in addition to hosting the Things Above Podcast.
In the fall of 2016, Dr. Smith was part of the Friends University team that developed a master’s degree program in Christian spiritual formation and leadership. In 2018, university donors built upon Friends’ legacy of theological leadership by establishing the fully-endowed Dallas Willard Chair in Spiritual Formation and naming Dr. Smith as the first to hold the position.In addition to authoring the “The Good and Beautiful” and “The Magnificent” book series, Dr. Smith is also the editor of A Spiritual Formation Workbook and Devotional Classics (with Richard Foster), and the author of Embracing the Love of God, Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven and Room of Marvels.
The honorary title of emeritus may be awarded by the Board of Trustees to retiring faculty in recognition of outstanding service to Friends University and its students. Faculty must have served at least 10 years in a full-time capacity.
Dr. Nora D. Strasser was named earlier this academic year as an Emeritus faculty member. Dr. Strasser holds the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and the Master of Arts in Mathematics from the University of South Dakota, as well as the Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Strasser has served Friends University for 37 years as a full-time faculty member; 28 of those years included service as the chair of the Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Under her leadership, new programs in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, and Conservation Science have been added to the STEM division.
Dr. Strasser was also instrumental in helping some of the STEM programs receive national accreditation. Dr. Strasser is an exemplary instructor who has displayed a strong commitment to implementing new technology to aid student learning, whether that be the use of a 3D printer for projects in her calculus classes, online homework platforms with immediate grading feedback and numerous tutorial resources for her math students or video links, in-class activities and innovative lecture methods to improve teaching. Please join me in thanking Dr. Strasser for her 37 years of exemplary service to Friends University.
W.A. Young Award for Teaching Excellence
Friends University students, faculty and staff nominate full-time faculty members for the W. A. Young Award for Excellence in Teaching. The annual award was established in 1963 in honor of Walter A. Young who served as a Friends University history professor (1925-35), academic dean (1935-39) and president (1939-46).
The award recipient is selected for demonstrating scholarship and continuing professional growth; superior classroom presentations, motivation of student interest and capacity to inspire student scholarship; skillful course planning, providing sufficient direction with desired flexibility to enable genuine learning; and spiritual qualities of authentic Christianity paralleling the goals of Friends University for his/her students. A committee of past award recipients selects the honoree each year.
LaFever
Students, faculty and staff nominate members of adjunct faculty for the Jan LaFever Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award. The award was established in 1999 in memory of Jan LaFever, a long-time member of the English department adjunct faculty. The award recipient is selected for demonstrating extraordinary service to the University’s mission and students and must have taught as a member of adjunct faculty for at least one year.
Order of the Tower is the honorary society of Friends University, open to students graduating with a bachelor’s degree with honors. Bachelor’s degree candidates with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and Friends University grade point average of 3.60 graduate Cum Laude; those with a CGPA and Friends University grade point average of 3.75 graduate Magna Cum Laude; and those with a CGPA and Friends University grade point average of 3.9 graduate Summa Cum Laude. Students in this section are recognized as achieving graduation honors and will be wearing the crimson honor cord. Students who earn both an overall grade point average of 4.0 and a 4.0 on Friends University coursework are awarded a gold honor cord.
Douglas Bates
Nolan Beugeling
Shi’Amber Ashae Leigh Boyer
Kira Emily Bryant *
Krissy Buck
Emma M Burnett
John A. Carlin Sr.
Alexandra S Cordero
Wanda “Jill” Costello
Kinley C Coward
Nolan Michael Crumrine
Eliya Mae Deckinger
Marty Dick
Rebecca Lyn Ellison
Ashlynn Kayleen Fairall *
Ali Elizabeth Foster
Aleigha M Gale
Adin Gilmore
Braden W Gordon
Kobe S Greenhalgh
Mahayla Dawn Harris *
Sadie Grace Harris *
Sarah Marie Hauser
Lauren Ashley Hockett *
Paige Lynn Howe
Eli Christopher Jacobson
Cooper Donovan Morris
Joseph
Brandy Jean Ketchersid
Kassie Elaine Kinniburgh
Yushin Kitada
Emily A Kreis
Olivia Ann Landreth
Lucy A Leopold
Johonna D. Marsh
Kierra D McGuire
Timothy G Milby III
Miles Otis Samuel Miller
Jaime Luis Mitchell
Michaela R Morgan *
Krystal R Muci
Jack H Mullen
Nathaniel J Neely
Tan Phuoc Ngo
Victoria Tolulope
Oshakuade
Mahalie P Owens
Andrew Bryant Patterson *
Salma Mariah Pena
Aaron Scott Platt
Haven F Pruitt *
Trey M Reid
Makenzie L Reyes
Nicole Danielle Robinson
Kathleen M Rutler
Tristen Scott Saunders
Chai Thomas Savage
Caytlyn M Schmuhl
Ian G Schneweis
Kale Jacob Schroeder
Brady C Schwartz *
Isabelle Rose Schwien
Moriah A Shaw
Brenda Elaine Shenk
Timothy Paul Shenk
Janelle Irene Shockley
Faven F Simmons *
Delano Solis
Raychel Renae Stanfield
Ethan Charles Stewart
Olivia Straight
Maddy Ann Strecker
Adam James Tillberg
Anthony Mason Warnecker
Makenna Williams
Elizabeth Victoria Yeremin *
*Graduates with a 4.0 GPA and golden cords
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society
Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society was established at Friends University in February 1986 to promote academic excellence and exemplary character. The Friends University chapter size is limited. Students are eligible to be invited for membership if they have completed at least 62 hours at Friends University by the fall semester, rank in the top 10 percent of the junior and senior classes, and are recommended by faculty. Members are recognized by their blue and green cords
Anthony Warnecker
Ashlynn Fairall
Program
Sadie Harris
Lauren Hockett
Krystal Muci
The Friends University Honors Program is a community of highly motivated and academically adventurous students dedicated to attaining high levels of integration and achievement within their fields of study. Admission to the program begins during the student’s first year at the University and requires entering students to have a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 25 or higher. Thereafter, students must maintain that grade level while completing six credit hours of Honors Seminar, an interdisciplinary, discussion-based course in which numerous interconnected topics are closely examined, as well as completing an Honors Senior Project, a demanding work of research that is, at its conclusion, presented to the University community. The students who complete this full program are recognized as Honors Graduates with Distinction. Members are recognized by their purple and gold cords.
Shi’Amber Boyer
Ashlynn Fairall
Adin Gilmore
Reid Rhodes
Nicole Robinson
Brian Sweney
Delta Kappa Honor Society
Delta Kappa, the international marriage and family therapy honor society, is an academic and professional institution that provides an ongoing scholarly forum for the exchange of ideas related to the development of research, theory and clinical practice. Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students, as emerging leaders in the field of mental health, are recognized for their academic achievements in MFT study and mentored through membership in Delta Kappa. Friends University is honored to have the Beta (Wichita) and Gamma (Kansas City) chapters of Delta Kappa. Members are recognized by their red and gold cords.
Wichita Recipients
Alisha Bond
Molly Brewer
Scott Emeola
Alexandra Gatz
Alondra Hermosillo
Kansas City Recipients
Mallory McNeal
Kirsten Tretbar
Angela Ritz
Katherine Fehlig
Bronwyn Douglas
Chris Allin
Latino Leadership
Kenneth Kooser
Christianna Mershon
Jourdan Miller
Chelsea Monette
Chyann Morey
Elizabeth Sykes
Elise McKamie
Caitlin Niendick
Lisa Moore
Sarah Wittman
Kristen Thomas
Nicole Roth
Regina Teer
Christina Wankum
Katharine O’Keefe, Thomas Thomas
Angella Snyder
Lynee Gonzales
Madison Callahan
The Latino Leadership undergraduate program began in August 2017. Membership is based on high scholastic achievement and outstanding leadership during high school. At Friends University, each student is surrounded by three mentors: peer, academic, and community. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in college coursework, serve as a leader in a campus club or organization, and a peer mentor to younger Latino leaders. Student participants are from various states and are pursuing a wide variety of majors while receiving a yearly scholarship. Internships in their major field are realized during the junior and senior years. Graduates from this special Friends University program are recognized by their multicolored cords and colorful stoles.
Yesenia Arrellano
Miguel Guzmán
Luz Ordónez-Samaniego
Salma Peña
Jazleen Salas
Marisa Salazar
Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi was chartered in 1973 at Friends University and is the largest foreign language honor society in existence with chapters in all major universities in the United States and Canada. There are only six chapters in Kansas. Membership is based on the highest scholastic achievement in overall university course work and, specifically, in Spanish. Friends University’s Kappa Phi Chapter has been named outstanding chapter by the National Office 18 times: 1992, 1995-2001, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2019-2023 competing against 640 chapters nationwide. Members are recognized by their gold and red cords.
Kennedy Conrad
Grethel De La Torre Randolph
Friendship Fields
Lauren Hockett
Luz Ordoñez-SamaniegoFriendship Fields is a program centered at Friends University that allows college-age adults with disabilities to experience college life while also offering Friends University students the opportunity to work with special needs students. The program was established by former Friendship Fields Director Val Wall in conjunction with Bill Allan, former associate professor of family life at Friends University, in 2014. A second program, Friendship Fields Academy, offers seven classes per semester for the fouryear program. A completion certificate is given at the end of the four years.
Friendship Fields Academy:
Emma Kennedy
Kindyl Heinz
Friendship Fields Learning Experience: Matt Orth
Autumn Jade Alvarez
Nolan Beugeling
Nathaniel Boone
Emma M Burnett
Alexandra S Cordero
Cajia J Crawford
Eliya Mae Deckinger
Logan Earnst
Grahm C Edmisten
Nolan R Ewing
Chrysalis A Gilmer
Rachel Elizabeth Harvey
Sarah Marie Hauser
Tya J Jackson
Melissa McRae Juhnke
Jennifer Nicole Lallement
Harley L Lang
Andrea Stefania Losada Yara
Audrey R Mathews
Makenna Lynn Mitchell
Jaden Larae Montoya
Jack H Mullen
Luz Paulina Ordonez
Samaniego
Gretchen F Otter
Nicole Danielle Robinson
Chai Thomas Savage
Caytlyn M Schmuhl
Hooper Reid Schroeder
Kale Jacob Schroeder
Brenda Elaine Shenk
Clayton W Shepard
Vanessa Sigala
Hope Christie Smith
Maddy Ann Strecker
Braden Sweet
LaShawn Sweet
Ryan William Sylvester
Gemma M Watts
Tina Welch
Jacob R Withrow
Devon T Woods
Elizabeth Victoria Yeremin*
Brian Doral Abbott
Latricia Renee Anderson
Jenna Arbuckle
Yesenia Arellano
Kenneth William Arnason
Yalitza Arroyo
Juan Avila-Lopez
Calvin Jacob Baker
Joah Baldwin
Reese Tyler Barrelier
Douglas Bates
Sophie Izabel Benson
Caleb Randal Bloomquist
Maria Emiliana Botella Manich
Shi’Amber Ashae Leigh Boyer
Melanie Dawn Brenwald
DaNisha LaNee Brown
Raigan Brubaker
Kira Emily Bryant
McKinzy Rhyanne Bryant
Gage Andrew Carr
Taylor Cessna
Khalil Cherry
Cooper Dane Christian
Laken Edgar Clowdus
Caleb Michael Coats
Mackenzie Cobb
Caleb Jeremy Cook
Wanda “Jill” Costello
Kinley C Coward
Nolan Michael Crumrine
Carolyn Grace Dallimore
Krystal Davis
Kateri Yvette Dayson
Grethel De La Torre
Jeanette Dixon
Beatriz Dominguez
Zachary Wayne Dressler
Brandi Dutt
Dectrick Deron Edwards Jr
Rebecca Lyn Ellison
Dallas J Elmore
Steven Ryan Laker
Sherri S. Everett
Ashlynn Kayleen Fairall
Ali Elizabeth Foster
Joseph Dean French
Joshua Robert Fridley
Aleigha M Gale
Devon C Gassmann
Carisa Ann Gelino
Andrea Gomez
Braden W Gordon
Ann Nicole Graham
Kevin Montez Green Jr
Kobe S Greenhalgh
Joel V Guerrero Jr
Hector E Gutierrez
Zachary L Hamm
Blake Allen Hanenberg
Mahayla Dawn Harris
Sadie Grace Harris
Katherine A Hemmen
Lauren Ashley Hockett
Paige Lynn Howe
Juan Huelamo Jr.
Eli Christopher Jacobson
Daniel Jaime
Challen Xander Jimenez
Karleigh Rachelle Johnson
Karsten R Johnson
Andrew Michael Jones
Cooper Donovan Morris
Joseph
Dean James Killion
Kassie Elaine Kinniburgh
Yushin Kitada
Olivia Ann Landreth
Lucy A Leopold
Marcus Scott Lindley
Carson Eve Linenberger
Tiayla E Maholmes
Olivia Chais Mandeville
Elsy Jane Manwill
Christian Martin
Manuel Martinez III
Ian Franco MartinezMolina
Tyler Mathews
Kierra D McGuire
Adamaris Yadira Medina
Colton Tucker Meier
Timothy G Milby III
Miles Otis Samuel Miller
Jaime Luis Mitchell
Michaela R Morgan *
TaPanga Elaine Morgan
Joshua Lee Morris
Krystal R Muci
Nathaniel J Neely
Eric Niyonzima
Matheus Paes Leme de Oliveira
Victoria Tolulope Oshakuade
Mahalie P Owens
Andrew Bryant Patterson
Cooper Alan Peters
Aaron Scott Platt
Andrea Rachelle Powers
Haven F Pruitt
Christian Raffinengo
John Hollin Raley
Michelle A Ramstack
Trey M Reid *
Makenzie L Reyes
Reid Cordell Rhodes
Peter Kendall Roenne
Eastyn Ruffin
Kathleen M Rutler
Jazleen Salas
Alexis Ann Salmans
Linda Johanna Sanchez
Fernando Yashir Sandoval
Tristen Scott Saunders
Ian G Schneweis
Brady C Schwartz
Isabelle Rose Schwien *
Moriah A Shaw
Janelle Irene Shockley
McKenzi Nicole Shurley
Angelo Silva
Faven F Simmons
Christina Marie Smith
Allyson Sparks
Steve Staco
Nathaniel D Standley
Raychel Renae Stanfield *
Idalia Yazmine StarlinDriver
Ethan Charles Stewart
Hailey Diane Stiverson
Becca Elizabeth Stottlemire
Olivia Straight
Brian A Sweney
Phap Truong
Cristan Vitkus
Anthony Mason Warnecker
Melissa Marie Weisgerber
Jazzmyn Williams
Makenna Williams
Taylor I Wise
Hanna Renae Wood
Austin C. Zaring
Cassandra R Ziegler
Bachelor of Music
Naomi Lyra Cavanaugh
Adin Gilmore
Emily A Kreis
Tan Phuoc Ngo
Salma Mariah Pena
are receiving more than one degree.
Oscar Andres Ramos
Timothy Paul Shenk *
Adam James Tillberg
Josephine L Trout
Bachelor of Business Admin.
John A. Carlin Sr.
Marty Dick
Linnie D. Hook
Thomas Benjamin Kautz
Brandy Jean Ketchersid
Johonna D. Marsh
Robert Eugene Maxson Jr
Kelsey L Roberson
Andrew Clark Runk
Bachelor of General Studies
Austin James Beck
Justin Douglas Biehler
Krissy Buck
Teaunya Le’Shun Edwards
Nicole Etzel
Alycia Nicole Garrett
Bryce Jeffrey Haight
Darcy Ann Jaeger Ms.
Karole J Morehead
Barry Eugene Parks
Heather Scott
Delano Solis
Jeremy Allen Tector
Douglas Quade Lee Truby
Mauricio J Vargas
Joanne Marie Weddle
Monty D Welch
Associate in General Studies
Emily Danley
Noah William Eugene Townson
Suzanne Bonifert
Altstaetter
Steven Dyer Bailey
Anna May Barnett
Tim Bird
Erin Black
Brock Tyler Bondurant
James William Bouck
Kolby Deshun
Bunch-Dennis
Alana Pilar Dawson
Marc Edward Dickmann
Elisa Marie Earwicker
Robert Scott Ebbens
Susan P. Elliott
Elizabeth Meghan Glendenning
Lisa Bertha Goff
Bethany Gulotta
Lisa Kathleen Betz Hajda
Jessica Marie Haverkamp
Charles Isaac Hedquist
Elise Catherine Herzing
Jeromie Christopher Jones
William Jared Jones
Annelise Clare Kahler
Anna LeBaron
Julie Ann Luse
Alysia Dawn Miller
Tessa Mae Mullet
Michael Wayde Nay
Rebecca Anne Reynolds
Jena Marie Schwab
Teri Lin Shipley
Patricia Ruth Sprain
Bill John Steuwer Jr
Michelle Marie Suwyn
Erica Burge Tanner
Heather A Walton
Darryl Williamson
Christopher Roberts Allin
Jenny Claire Baldwin
Emily Christine Birney
Alisha Phillips Bond
Christianna Diane Bowen
Molly Lou Brewer
Madison Marie Callahan
Jack Tayler Chavis
Kendra M. Collier
Quentin Alexander Curry
Kevin John Diemer
Bronwyn Leola Douglas
Kelsey Leigh Ellis
Scott Allan Emeola
Mason Engelken
Katherine Eleanor Fehlig
Maggonage Udara
Fernando
Ruth A Flickinger
Alexa L Forsythe
Alexandra N Gatz
Lynée Michelle Gonzales
Kendra Noel Gooden
Aileen Gabriela Gurrola-
Flores
Micah Alexis Hall
Alondra Hermosillo
Christina Joy Hofer
Chanelle Elizabeth Johnson
Rye Kennedy
Kenneth Joseph Kooser
Sherry Lynn Loghry
Lindsay Ann Lopez
Louis Brandon Louchet
Michael James Malone
Jewel Stevens Mann
Elise Megan McKamie
Madison Rose McMillan
Mallory Kristin McNeal
Dominique Marie Miller
Elizabeth Nicole Miller
Jourdan M Miller
Alicia Luella Mills
Chelsea McKenna Monette
Lisa Rene Moore
Chyann Morey
Caitlin Lou Niendick
Katharine Okeefe
Raven Star Padilla
Andrea LeNae’ Primm
Angela K Ritz
Nicole Lelani Roth
Prosper Rumano
Breno Santos Schmidt
Evie Lynne Schlife
Alexis Taylor Sherwood
Jordan P. Singh
Karren Sutton Skelton
Angella Snyder
Elizabeth Anne Sykes
Regina R Teer
Kristen Elizabeth Thomas
Thomas K Thomas (Sandeep)
Kirsten Tretbar
Jamie Lynn Tyson *
Christina Marie Wankum
Elisabeth Wells
Sarah Beth Wittman
Master of Education
Sarah Ann Bannister
Kimberly Anne Barker
Nicole Marie Borders
Alicia D Brewer
Deanna Lisa Castilla
Adrianna Christopher
Danielle Lianne Dunagan
Jo D Fridley
Amber M Glover
Kristin J Guerrero
Shade Hirons
Rebecca Lynn Jones
Ariel Ryanne Kelly
Caroline Rose Kinney
Jessica Ellen May
Lori Higgins Miller
Mary Margaret Palmer
Shauna Pierce
Lindsey Amy Pitzer
Hannah L Ramey
Juan Manuel Ramirez
Alicia Renee Dunagan
Denise S Solf
Scott Kevin Sweetwood
Cara M Turybury
Jennifer Jane Uhlenhop
Mary Jo Van Dalen
Jason Mark West
Deja Lee Wilson
Master of Business Administration
Stephen A Acosta
Heather Renee Barrier
Nicholas David Ward Boone
Iley Bruce
Sebastian Carbajal
Waylon Menewa Chance
Joshua Alexander Dedeaux
Jayla Alexandria Dennis
Kevin John Diemer *
Lori Doss
Tanner Kade Galliart
Travis Vernon Heath
Logan Jeffrey Horning
Derrick Donnell Hudson Jr
Ashleigh Braelyn Hunter
Abigail Marie Jackson
D’Ron Jacobs
Spencer William Kraus
Richard A Lara Jr
Shannon Breann Lauber
Dawson James Marcum
Juliana Silveira Martin
*Graduates are receiving more than one degree.
Sydney Marie McGrown
Sarah Katherine McKinney
Danica Lashell McLaughlin
Kelsey A Mears-Worster
Sonja E Mencacci
Sarah Anne Miles
Dalton P Miller
Greely Munroe
Dwayne Murray
Mason C Murray
Emilee Ruth Price
Shelby Deane Reaves
Trey M Reid *
Isabelle Rose Schwien *
Eva C Smith
Derek Tyler Stafford
Raychel Renae Stanfield*
Thashwinny
Sundaramoorthy
Geralyn M Tonry
Becker James Truster
Tyler E Walock
Kristen Walters
Clifford Sean Washington
Bayli Sue Waters
Armando Aragonez de Vasconcellos Bezerra
Christy Ann Kauiomakana Hopfe
Andrey Victor Moreira Rios
Gabriel Peter Munoz
Theresa Kay Sutton
Kimberly Nicole Taylor
Jamie Lynn Tyson * Fernando Vidrio
Vida Michelle James
Graduates will not walk in alphabetical order.
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