ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
MAY 20, 2018
MAY 20, 2018
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Commencement Speaker
Jeffrey M. Monken'89 Jeff Monken, a native of Joliet, Illinois, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Millikin in 1989. He is the Head Football Coach for Army and is set to begin his fifth season in 2018. Jeff, and his wife Beth, reside in West Point, New York, with their three daughters, Isabelle, Amelia, and Evangeline.
Commencement Student Speaker
Katherine E. Meyer'18 Katie Meyer is from Oswego, Illinois, and is graduating with honors from Millikin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and double minor in Communication and Dance. Upon graduation, Katie has accepted a position at Limelight Katherine E. Meyer Class of 2018 Graduate Bachelor of Fine Arts Double minor in Communication and Dance
Theatre Company as a director and instructor, and hopes to continue her career and work as an actor in the Chicago market.
President Patrick E. White, Presiding with Provost Jeffery P. Aper FACULTY MARSHALS:
Dr. Ngozi Onuora, Associate Professor of Education Dr. Paul Toure, Associate Professor of Modern Languages
STUDENT MARSHALS:
Brock O. Barnes, Sophomore Physical Education Major Caleb M. Williams, Junior Political Science Major
The audience will rise with the entrance of the Academic Procession and will remain standing for the Invocation.
PROCESSIONAL
“Sine Nomine” - Ralph Vaughan Williams Millikin Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Gary R. Shaw, D.M.A., Conductor
INVOCATION
Rev. Dr. Miley E. Palmer - Associate Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Decatur, IL
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION President White
SPECIAL RECOGNITION Provost Aper
STUDENT SPEAKER
“Press Play” - Katherine E. Meyer, Class of 2018
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
“Back in Blue" - Jeffrey M. Monken, Class of 1989 - Head Football Coach, Army
PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREES
Doctor of Humane Letters - Philip B. Blankenburg, Chairman, Board of Trustees
SPECIAL MUSIC
“Country Dance” from Cajun Folk Songs - Frank Ticheli
THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES
The Bachelor of Arts Degree, College of Arts and Sciences The Bachelor of Science Degree, College of Arts and Sciences The Bachelor of Arts Degree, College of Fine Arts The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, College of Fine Arts The Bachelor of Music Degree, College of Fine Arts The Bachelor of Arts Degree, College of Professional Studies The Bachelor of Science Degree, College of Professional Studies The Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, College of Professional Studies The Bachelor of Science Degree, Tabor School of Business
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Philip B. Blankenburg - Chairman, Board of Trustees
WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Paul Lidy, Class of 2004 - President of the Alumni Association Board
TASSEL CEREMONY
Nathaniel K. Frederick - Senior Class Chair The audience will rise and remain standing for the Alma Mater and Benediction.
SINGING OF THE ALMA MATER arr. by Scott Ninmer - Millikin Symphonic Wind Ensemble - Gary R. Shaw, D.M.A., Conductor
To the Blue and the White we will loyal be, Hail our Alma Mater With our voices we’ll sing ever faithfully, Hail our Alma Mater Her cherished traditions we’ll uphold, Our loyalty will ne’er grow old Loyal sons and daughters we always will be, Hail our Alma Mater. BENEDICTION - Reverend Palmer The audience will remain standing until the academic procession has exited the arena.
RECESSIONAL
“March” from Suite No. 1 in E-flat - Gustav Holst Millikin Symphonic Wind Ensemble
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS
Leslie M. Chandler*
Maggie Marie Ruane
Decatur, IL Human Services
Mokena, IL Communication
Bryce Cameron Cherry*
Malik Keyon-Kwame Shabazz
Decatur, IL English Education
Fort Worth, TX Communication
Khaliyah Iman Fox
Jesal Sheth
Antioch, TN Communication
Decatur, IL Spanish
Brandon Lee Friesland†
Asia Mildred Snowden-Bass
Clinton, IL History
Decatur, IL Political Science
Kayce Beth Fuentes
Ben Spelman
Homer Glen, IL Human Services, Spanish
Sligo, Ireland Communication
Demerra Desiree Graham
Jalon Add Thurmon-Tell
Maywood, IL Human Services
Chicago, IL Communication
Paiten LeJae Hamilton
Nichole A. Tuttle
Saint Louis, MO English - Writing
Fisher, IL Spanish
Tyler William Haub†
Colten Derick Watrous
West Branch, IA English Education
Decatur, IL Political Science
Jaylen Ryan Henderson
Bemajedareki B. Williams Jr.
Saint Charles, MO Political Science
Decatur, IL Communication
Trevor William Hooth
Tiffany Briann Wilson
Bloomfield Hills, MI Communication
Decatur, IL Communication
Kara Irene Niles
Ashley June Wright*
Crystal Lake, IL English Education
Mokena, IL Sociology
Lauren Camille Rhodes Chicago, IL Spanish
Dr. Randy M. Brooks, Dean
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Dr. Randy M. Brooks, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Nicholas B. Adams
Walker Dean Byers
Alexandra Reneé Hammond
Moweaqua, IL Organizational Leadership
Sullivan, IL Biology
Kearney, MO Biology
Morgan Elizabeth Ballard
Cooper Edward Collings
Martha L. Hartung
Decatur, IL Psychology
Mattoon, IL Biology
Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
Carrie Ellen Miller Barrick*
Deion Charles Corley
Bryce Arman Harvey
Mount Zion, IL Mathematics - Actuarial Science
Saint Louis, MO Communication
Saint Louis, MO Communication
Lauren Elizabeth Bartel*
Paige Elizabeth Dorsel
Tyrone Douglas Hill
Bloomington, IL Mathematics
Fishers, IN Biology
Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
Deana Mae Batson**
Megan D. Edgecombe
Mallory Nichole Houser
Oreana, IL Organizational Leadership
Mount Zion, IL Organizational Leadership
Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
Chloe Michelle Bechtel
Erica Jo Forbes*
Kathlyn J. Housh*
Decatur, IL Sociology
Bourbonnais, IL Biology
Decatur, IL Sociology
Anna Marie Benvenuto
Korinne Leora Katheryn Frankford*
West Allis, WI Biology - Allied Health
CaSandra Lynn Blockton Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
Madison Saloni Boeglin** Ferdinand, IN Biology
Angelica Bravo Tinley Park, IL Human Services
Dwight George Brown Jr. Decatur, IL Communication
Alton, IL Chemistry, Spanish
Thomas Allen Friend* Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
Christina Lee Gillaspie† Assumption, IL Organizational Leadership
Whitney Ann Gray* Greenville, IL Biology
Tiszara Denette Green Chicago, IL Psychology
Morgan Marie Huffman* Mount Zion, IL Human Services
Angeline Tiera James Matteson, IL Sociology
Sean Jacob James Forsyth, IL Sociology
Mason Jonathon Jett Hoopeston, IL Biology - Molecular Cell
Ethan David King Springfield, IL Organizational Leadership
Rosanna Lorita Buchanan Decatur, IL Organizational Leadership
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Dr. Randy M. Brooks, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Haylie Nicole Lading*
Elyse Marie Schnabel*
Laken Nicole Trader
Humboldt, IL Biology - Allied Health
Galena, OH Biology
Riverton, IL Human Services
Caitlyn Jane Latshaw
Elizabeth Meagan Schweitzer
Tyler Trzcinski†
Mount Zion, IL Mathematics
Springfield, IL Chemistry
Monee, IL Biology
Ryan Lee McDonald
Carlee Elizabeth Shane
Diamond Turner
Loami, IL Biology - Allied Health
Alton, IL Psychology
Decatur, IL Psychology, Spanish
Carli J. Miller
Morgan Joy Short
Shelby Nicole Ulrich**
Niantic, IL Organizational Leadership
Decatur, IL Human Services
Quincy, IL Biology - Allied Health
Quinn Dinh Nguyen**
Brooke Nicole Smith*
Travis Michael Voorhees
Lincolnwood, IL Biology
Franklin Grove, IL Biology - Molecular Cell
Clinton, IL Communication
Courtney Marie Olson**
Brooke Nicole Smith*
Brandy Leigh Weldy**
Waterloo, IL Biology - Allied Health
Franklin Grove, IL Chemistry
Cerro Gordo, IL Organizational Leadership
Nicholas B. Perry
Chase Allen Smith
Andrea Lynn West
Bolingbrook, IL Sociology
Avon, IN Biology - Allied Health
Decatur, IL Physics
Daniele Kaitlyn Posch*
Destiny Deanne Smith
Ashley K. Woods
Midlothian, IL Human Services, Psychology
Willowbrook, IL Sociology
Westervelt, IL Human Services
Brandon Provost†
Hunter David Somers**
Dara Jacquline Wright
Gillespie, IL Biology
Heyworth, IL Physics
Decatur, IL Human Services
Alec Jude Reyes
Matthew John Sorensen**
Decatur, IL Biology - Allied Health
Saint Louis, MO Mathematics - Actuarial Science
Alyssa M. Rodriguez
Mary Elizabeth Tapocik
Lyons, IL Sociology
Springfield, IL Chemistry
Lena Joy Victoria Rotramel
Blake Michael Tisza
Decatur, IL Psychology
Decatur, IL Environmental Studies
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Laura A. Ledford, Dean
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Dawn Zandile Biza
Lauren Theresa Montesano*
Dagenham, United Kingdom Theatre
Oak Lawn, IL Theatre
Nicole Renee Chamberlain**
Rebecca Robinson†
Crystal Lake, IL Theatre
Cleveland, OH Theatre
John William Farina
Claire Jean Schmidt*
Rolling Meadows, IL Theatre
Green Bay, WI Theatre
Sydney Rae Hunt
Sattin Nikole Schreiner
Rockford, IL Theatre
Stevenson Ranch, CA Theatre
Aryana Nicole Johnson
Jacob Randall Shaffer†
Maywood, IL Art
Tupelo, MS Theatre
Rachael Layne Leek
Lavante Ramone Smith
Metropolis, IL Theatre
Belleville, IL Art
Garrett Alexander Mayberry
Taylor M. Stuenkel†
Carol Stream, IL Theatre
Bradley, IL Theatre
Rachel Margaret McCrea**
Marielle Christine Tepe*
Peoria, IL Theatre, Communication
Harlan, IA Theatre
Margaret Kurtz McMurran
Benjamin Carl Viette**
Saint Charles, MO Theatre
Belvidere, IL Theatre, Human Services
Melissa Monten
Isaac Simeon Wieser
Plainview, NY Theatre
Kewanee, IL Music
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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Laura A. Ledford, Dean
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Michael Scott Alexander
Amanda Catherine Donohoe
Darius Aushay Lee†
Kansas City, MO Theatre
Chicago, IL Musical Theatre
Madison, TN Musical Theatre
Maggie Mae Baietto
Francisco Javier Gama†
Forsyth, IL Studio Art
Decatur, IL Graphic Design/Computer Art, Spanish
Taylor Blaze Lindemann**
David James Blakeman Frankfort, IL Musical Theatre
Kevin Harris East Saint Louis, IL Theatre
Benjamin Noah Brawner† Oswego, IL Theatre
Delaney Marie Haupert Saint Charles, IL Theatre
Oak Lawn, IL Theatre
Jacob Robert Livingston** Batavia, IL Theatre
Taylor Julia McWilliamsWoods* Kent, OH Theatre
Michael Owen Buebe Galesburg, IL Theatre, English - Writing
Rachel Lauren Humphrey* Franklin, TN Musical Theatre
Jacob James Melssen** Dubuque, IA Musical Theatre
Andrea Leigh Burns Bethlehem, PA Theatre
Rachel Beth Jackson† Charlotte, TN Theatre
Erica Lisa Kelley Mendez† Chicago, IL Theatre
Wyatt Lucas Burton Decatur, IL Theatre
Alexandra Christine Johnson Plymouth, MN Musical Theatre
Katherine Elizabeth Meyer* Oswego, IL Theatre
Madison Jordan Ciaccio** Mahomet, IL Art Therapy
Kala Keller Glendale Heights, IL Theatre
Allison Patricia Claeys Morrison, IL Studio Art
Christina Colleen Davis Decatur, IL Studio Art
Sydney Lee Doherty* Lake Saint Louis, MO Graphic Design/Computer Art
Kyle Jameson Kite Greensboro, NC Musical Theatre
Caroline Anne Knese† Saint Louis, MO Theatre
Joshua Xavier Miller† Flossmoor, IL Theatre
Patrick Michael O'Keefe** Chicago, IL Musical Theatre
Jordan Charles Oelze Washington, IL Theatre
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Laura A. Ledford, Dean
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Tyrone Shaquille Perry Decatur, IL Studio Art
Elizabeth Leigh Pillow Evansville, IN Theatre
Claire M. Prendergast Decatur, IL Studio Art
Stephanie Marie Simon** Chicago, IL Musical Theatre
Katherine Elizabeth Viviano* Overland Park, KS Musical Theatre
Hunter Scott Wenstrom Durand, IL Graphic Design/Computer Art
Julia Lindsey Whitcomb Poplar Grove, IL Musical Theatre
Hannah Catherine Williams** Seymour, TN Musical Theatre
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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
Laura A. Ledford, Dean
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
Bridget Elizabeth Biundo**
Gabrielle Suzette Green**
Andres Roberto Rivera
Saint Louis, MO Music Business
Chicago, IL Music Education - Vocal
Aurora, IL Music Business
Donna Jeanette Bull**
Cori Rae Grzenia**
John Patrick Robinson**
Decatur, IL Music Education - Instrumental
Lombard, IL Music Education - Vocal
Bloomington, IL Music Performance - Instrumental
Sydney Marie Busekrus
Amanda Michele Haack
Nicholas Andrew Scarpinato†
Foristell, MO Music Education - Vocal
North Judson, IN Music Business
Midlothian, IL Commercial Music
Molly Michaela Gundlach Compton†
Marah Louise Kittelson*
Logan Elizabeth Schildknecht†
Belleville, IL Commercial Music
Sarah Jane Connell† Plano, TX Commercial Music
Maxwell Charles Dragoo** Champaign, IL Commercial Music
Benjamin Joseph Ellegood Mount Zion, IL Commercial Music
Danielle Marie Farley† Wentzville, MO Music Education - Vocal
Kevin Robert Findlay Lisle, IL Music Business
Brittney Danielle Lashae Freeman† Glen Ellyn, IL Music Education - Vocal
Baldwin, WI Music Education - Vocal
Daniel Koffman Decatur, IL Commercial Music
Kendall Marie Kott* Lombard, IL Music Education - Vocal
Alexis Monet Leggs* Chicago, IL Music Education - Vocal
Emily Jordan Martinez Waukegan, IL Music Business
Rachel Anne Mason* Fishers, IN Music Performance - Vocal
Madeline Anne Moylan*
Naperville, IL Commercial Music
Emily Ellen Sheffer† Decatur, IL Music Performance - Instrumental
Santana Lee Silcott Charleston, IL Commercial Music
Natalie Ann Smith** Evergreen Park, IL Music Education - Vocal
Emma Marie Taylor* Macon, IL Music Business, Commercial Music
Margaret Sumter Voss Oshkosh, WI Music Business
Breese, IL Ryan Joseph Wood* Music Performance - Instrumental Bolingbrook, IL Music Education - Instrumental
Hannah Emily Neuhauser** Isabelle Ann Marie Glimco†
Carmel, IN Commercial Music
Winston Salem, NC Music Performance - Vocal
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Dr. Deborah L. Slayton, Dean
Alan Hernandez
Breanna Marie Ninmer*
Elizabeth Ruth Shaffer
Mokena, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Taylorville, IL Elementary Education
Chicago Heights, IL Elementary Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Dr. Deborah L. Slayton, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Eric Mathew Bjurstrom
Connor Jordan Gross
Nicholas Ethan Griffith Kemp
Joliet, IL Sport Management
Bement, IL Sport Management
Tuscola, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Jordan Kathleen Brewer†
Michael James Guddendorf
Maxine Katherine Krol
Blue Mound, IL Early Childhood Education
Yorkville, IL Athletic Training
New Lenox, IL Sport Management
Austin Glenn Brummett
William James Hallett†
Maxine Katherine Krol
Lincoln, IL Physical Education
Champaign, IL Elementary Education
New Lenox, IL Athletic Training
Seth William Coffey
Myron Jerome Hamilton
Emily Jane Lanz*
Ottawa, IL Sport Management
Indianapolis, IN Health, Fitness and Recreation
South Elgin, IL Elementary Education
Brittany Nicole Creek
Bryce Aarron Hawthorne
Catherine Louise Lebryk
Decatur, IL Early Childhood Education
Decatur, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Munster, IN Athletic Training
Devin JaLee Crews
Brooke Dolores Heimerl**
Hannah Lawson Levin†
Fairbury, IL Sport Management
Orland Park, IL Physical Education
Sherman, IL Elementary Education
Devin Shae Curry**
Deionnte Mendez Honorable Michael Franics Longo
Watseka, IL Physical Education
Decatur, IL Sport Management
Quincy, IL Sport Management
Chelsea Cheryl Eads**
Mattie Elizabeth Hubbard
Dominique Suzanne Lowe†
Morrison, IL Sport Management
Maryville, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Latham, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Gage Michael Jeffrey Eller
Levi Joseph Hutchings-Bailey Cameron Creston Mammen
Oreana, IL Sport Management
Avon, IN Health, Fitness and Recreation
Jeffrey Kyler Fear†
Eric T. Ivery Sr.
Oblong, IL Athletic Training
Villa Park, IL Sport Management
Urbana, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
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COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Matthew Daniel Marrero
Jacquelynn Nicole Ruot*
Crawfordville, FL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Niantic, IL Early Childhood Education
Amanda Christine McInerney†
Connor Edward Sacks**
Decatur, IL Early Childhood Education
Schaumburg, IL Sport Management
Jessica Lynn Meeker
Amena Saleem*
Woodridge, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Champaign, IL Elementary Education
Anna Marie Messmore
Emily Marie Schultz*
Wheaton, IL Athletic Training
Groveland, IL Athletic Training
Madeline Leigh Morthland
Felicity Marie Speirs
Decatur, IL Elementary Education
Lake Stevens, WA Health, Fitness and Recreation
Robert W. Neylon
Lucas Anthony Stimach
Tinley Park, IL Sport Management
Forest View, IL Sport Management
Kaitlyn Jessie Norris*
Erin Bailey Syversen
Palmer, IL Elementary Education
Waukesha, WI Sport Management
Morgan Rae Norsen**
Trevor Joseph Vallier
Decatur, IL Elementary Education
Country Club Hills, IL Health, Fitness and Recreation
Nicolas Timothy Novak†
Alyssa Michelle Voegele†
Bolingbrook, IL Athletic Training
Highland, IL Athletic Training
Regan Page O'Brien
Stacey Marie Williams*
Morton, IL Sport Management
Forsyth, IL Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Murphy Roth Naperville, IL Sport Management
Dr. Deborah L. Slayton, Dean
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Dr. Deborah L. Slayton, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Michelle Lee Bauman*
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
Nokomis, IL Nursing
Clinton, IL Nursing
Evan Drake Berryman
Karma Skye Lockwood-Johnson
Bloomington, IL Nursing
Macon, IL Nursing
Christina Marie Capuani
Brandon Robert Mandernach
Addison, IL Nursing
Decatur, IL Nursing
Brian Rey David
Cedric Joshua Sanders
Naperville, IL Nursing
Waukegan, IL Nursing
Mollee Augustine Decesaroâ€
Jasmine Cruz Serrano
Bethany, IL Nursing
Oak Lawn, IL Nursing
Sarah Elizabeth Demers
Alexandra Frances Zalar
Springfield, MO Nursing
East Peoria, IL Nursing, Spanish
Maxwell Ruffner Denton Centerburg, OH Nursing
Chelsea Dean Fleming Mount Zion, IL Nursing
Kaitlyn Mae Foster Decatur, IL Nursing
Rebecca Anne Herigodt Schaumburg, IL Nursing
Andrew James Horton Mount Zion, IL Nursing
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TABOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Najiba Benabess, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Rachel Elizabeth Allen
David Matthew Gardner
Robert James Leonard
Argenta, IL Accounting
Taylorville, IL Digital Media Marketing
Lisle, IL Management
Tyler Joseph Anderson
Juliano Enrique Gutierrez
Estefano Martinez**
Frankfort, IL Accounting
Orland Park, IL Digital Media Marketing
Zionsville, IN Management
Hanna Avdukic
Sara Guyotâ€
Nathan James Massey**
Evanston, IL Digital Media Marketing
Suresnes, France Management
Decatur, IL Information Systems
Peyten Elizabeth Burton**
Hannah Ann Haak*
Mark Allen Moses McConnell
Bloomington, IN Management, Digital Media Marketing
Kirkland, IL Information Systems
Peoria, IL Information Systems
Andrew Robert Hale*
Haralambos Nikita Meggos
Knoxville, IL Accounting
Alton, IL Marketing
Adonis Devonte Hamilton
Connor Michael Melton
South Holland, IL Accounting
Troy, IL Management
Bennett Lawrence Jackson
William Wesley Myrick Moore
Mount Zion, IL Management
Ottawa, IL Digital Media Marketing
Jennifer Nicole Johnson
Austin Robert Eugene Mosier
Oreana, IL Information Systems
Pekin, IL Digital Media Marketing
Philip Steven Kruis
Ryan Patrick Murphy
New Lenox, IL Accounting
Schaumburg, IL Management
James Ronald Kruse
Margaret Hope Nowak*
Crestwood, IL Accounting
Fort Wayne, IN Accounting
Alec Lee Landgrebe
Richard James Olexa
Decatur, IL Accounting
Palos Park, IL Management
Paige Kelli Lardi
McKinley Rose Paratoreâ€
South Wilmington, IL Digital Media Marketing
Oswego, IL Digital Media Marketing
William Kain Chandler Decatur, IL Management
Michael Dwayne Charles II Chicago, IL Management
Trevor Allen Creek Manteno, IL Management
Justin Alan DeBo* Normal, IL Information Systems
Melissa Eleanor Donovan Antioch, IL Management
Thomas Mark Emola** Frankfort, IL Information Systems
Nathaniel Kim Frederick Westerville, OH Information Systems
LaKeeya La'Naya Funches Chicago, IL Accounting
TABOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Najiba Benabess, Dean
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Kristian Robert Pawlikowski
Marie-Malvina Voisard**
Hoffman Estates, IL Digital Media Marketing
Paris, France Management
Dane Miller Pierantoni
Clayton Allen Welker**
Decatur, IL Information Systems
Sherman, IL Accounting
William Anthony Rendina Jr. Naperville, IL Management
Luke Stella Zelinsky Wildwood, MO Management
Kelly Ann Ruane Mokena, IL Management
Chapman Von Schanefelt** Decatur, IL Digital Media Marketing
Eriksen Joseph Schurtz Arlington Heights, IL Digital Media Marketing
Jacob Ryan Segrest Brighton, IL Management
Dominic Giavonni Sembiante* Decatur, IL Information Systems
Logan Howard Talkington†Girard, IL Management
Dejaujhn Thompson Chicago, IL International Business
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PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS
JAMES MILLIKIN SCHOLARS
Madeline Anne Moylan Taylor M. Stuenkel
Lauren Elizabeth Bartel Bridget Elizabeth Biundo Madison Jordan Ciaccio Justin Alan DeBo Sydney Lee Doherty Erica Jo Forbes Isabelle Ann Marie Glimco Whitney Ann Gray Cori Rae Grzenia Hannah Ann Haak Rachel Lauren Humphrey Marah Louise Kittelson Kendall Marie Kott Taylor Blaze Lindemann Rachel Anne Mason Taylor Julia McWilliams-Woods Hannah Emily Neuhauser Quinn Dinh Nguyen Patrick Michael O'Keefe Nicholas Andrew Scarpinato Logan Elizabeth Schildknecht Elyse Marie Schnabel Jacob Randall Shaffer Brooke Nicole Smith Natalie Ann Smith Hunter David Somers Matthew John Sorensen Katherine Elizabeth Viviano Hannah Catherine Williams
LONG-VANDERBURG SCHOLARS Madison Saloni Boeglin Brian Rey David Brittney Danielle Lashae Freeman Alan Hernandez Alexis Monet Leggs Joshua Xavier Miller Alec Jude Reyes Shelby Nicole Ulrich
* graduating Summa Cum Laude with a minimum 3.8 grade point average (pending final grade calculations) ** graduating Magna Cum Laude with a minimum 3.65 grade point average (pending final grade calculations) †graduating Cum Laude with a minimum 3.5 grade point average (pending final grade calculations)
The appearance of names on this program does not necessarily signify the issuance of degrees. Honors are based on previous term. We regret that later changes may not be reflected in the Commencement Program. Photographs may be taken at any time during the ceremony, but please observe common courtesy for others.
AT MILLIKIN, WE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR: professional success; democratic citizenship in a global environment; and a personal life of meaning and value. The regalia worn by participants in this afternoon’s academic procession are an extension of a medieval tradition and symbolize the highest academic degree earned by the wearer and the academic institution awarding the degree. The robe is usually black with a semi-stiff yoke and pleated front. The bachelor’s gown has pointed open sleeves with no ornamentation; the master’s gown has longer, crescentshaped sleeves; the doctor’s gown has full-length lapels of velvet and bell-shaped sleeves with three horizontal velvet bars. The doctor’s gown and the velvet bars may be a color reflecting the wearer’s field of study. The doctor’s hood is the longest and fullest. The color of lining of the hood indicates the degree-granting institution. The doctoral gown is usually faced with black or blue velvet down the front, and there are three bars of black or blue velvet across the sleeves. The facing and crossbars may also be done in velvet in the color distinctive of the subject for which the degree was awarded, or in colors of the institution awarding the degree. The color of the trim signifies the field of study: white, arts and letters; golden yellow, science; purple, law; apricot, nursing; green, medicine; olive drab, business and accounting; lemon, library science; scarlet, theology; dark blue, philosophy; pink, music; light blue, education. Candidates for degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Professional Studies at Millikin University wear white tassels except for nursing degree candidates who wear apricot tassels. Candidates for the bachelor of science degree in the Tabor School of Business wear olive drab tassels. Students in the College of Fine Arts wear brown tassels except for bachelor of music candidates who wear pink tassels. Tassels are worn on the right side of the mortarboard until the degree is conferred and then will be shifted to the left side by the entire graduating class. Members of the faculty with advanced degrees wear hoods in the colors of their degrees and the granting institutions. The facing of the hood denotes the field of study while the colors of the lining are those of the college or university which conferred the degree. Millikin University confers honorary doctorates; linings for these hoods are Yale blue and white. Tassels for advanced degrees are normally black, except doctorates may be of gold metallic thread. Tassels may also be colored as are the facings of the hoods for advanced degrees: arts, letters and humanities, white; business and accounting, olive drab; education, light blue; music, pink; philosophy, dark blue; science, golden yellow; law, purple; library science, lemon; theology, scarlet; etc. The processional is led by student marshals, who are generally selected by Student Senate. Two senior professors serve as faculty marshals. Following them in the processional are the faculty; University trustees, who wear distinguishing purple hoods and mortarboards; and the platform party.
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