MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSIT Y
HONORS CONVOCATION
F R I D A Y, M A Y 15 , 2 0 2 0 | 4 P M
OR DER OF E X ERCISE S Welcome Dr. Tim Laurent, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Blessing Prayer Fr. Anthony Adawu, Residential Chaplain
Presentation of Awards Closing Remarks Laurie Hamen, JD, President
Sisters of Mercy Award............................................................Hilaire Zigashane Tshombe Sister Immaculata Business Award.................................................................Andrea Ertz Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey Award.............................................Taylor Marie Petersen Sister Mary Edward McConohy Nursing Award.........................................James P. Burke Sister Mary Ildephonse Award....................................................... Haley Anne Weideman Sister Mary Norbert Karnik Art Award.................................................Matthew Trueblood Sister Mary Roberta Lyness Award.......................................................... Ethan B. Wherry Sister Mary Xavier Creative Writing Award....................................... Jessica Rose Purgett Sister Roseline Kos Education Award............................................ Michelle Merschbrock
Outstanding Accounting Student Award................................................... Matthew Pelzer Outstanding Computer Science Student Award..............................................Irena Henry Outstanding Criminal Justice Student Award.........................................Madelyn M. Irwin Outstanding Economics Student Award...................................... Connor Christophersen Outstanding Finance Student Award......................................Maximilian Thomas Rieger Outstanding Human Resource Management Student Award............ Tyler James Follett Outstanding Journalism Student Award............................................. Madelyn Lee Orton Outstanding Marketing Student Award.......................................... Vanessa Alexis Cortes Outstanding Mathematics Student Award.................................. Joshua J. Jurgensmeier Outstanding Natural Science Student Award....................... Samantha Marie Kitterman Outstanding Political Science Student Award...................... Margaret Kathryn Peterson
Dale Harrison Outstanding Management Student Award............................. Jessica Ertz Anne K. Stenzel Outstanding Social Work Student Award................... Karina Hutchison Christine L. Woodruff Outstanding Psychology Student Award......................... Margaret Kathryn Peterson Sister Siena Religious Studies Award.................................. Kasey Christopher Kaimann
Accelerated Student of the Year Award..............................................Manda M. Marshall Co-Curricular Service Award................................. Franchelie Sonia Mounzeo Mampassi
President’s Award.....................................................................Maximilian Thomas Rieger
Graduating with Distinction in the Honors Program (Blue & Gold Cords) Paige L. Hansen
Margaret Kathryn Peterson
Joshua J. Jurgensmeier
Jessica Rose Purgett
Samantha Marie Kitterman
Maximilian Thomas Rieger
Gabriela Kreinz Domingos da Silva
Haley Anne Weideman
Meredith Jean Maki
Kappa Gamma Pi, The National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society (Brown & Cream Cords) Sarah Baker
Daniel J. Neppel
Amber Marie Hennings
Taylor Marie Petersen
Skylar Lyn-Leigh Hop
Margaret Kathryn Peterson
Kasey Christopher Kaimann
Kristin Unkel
Marissa Marie Kilburg
While we wish we could be celebrating our Class of 2020 in person, we thank you for sharing this special event virtually with our graduates.
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