Occupational Therapy Hooding Ceremony
December 14, 2024
Hooding Program
Processional
Welcome .......................................................................................................... Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Invocation ........................................................................................ The Rev. Stephen Hess, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry
National Anthem....................................................................................... Olivia Shaner, Rockhurst University Student
Provost’s Remarks ......................................................................................... Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
President’s Remarks ................................................................................
Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., President and CEO
Student Speaker ...................................................................................................... Dominic Diaz, Candidate for the Degree of Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Hooding ..........................................................................................................
Lynne Clarke, OTD, Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy
Closing Blessing .............................................................................. The Rev. Stephen Hess, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry
Recessional
Name Reader ..................................................................................................
Ketti Coffelt, OTD, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy Departmental Awards
Mary Jane Youngstrom Centennial Award ............................................................. Claire Lock, Candidate for the Degree of Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Robin Bowen Leadership Award ........................................... Isabelle Fox and Jessica Carpio, Candidates for the Degree of Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Official Party
Tammy Bruegger, OTD, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., President
Lynne Clarke, OTD, Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy
Amanda Cobb, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Occupational and Physical Therapy
Ketti Coffelt, OTD, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Joan Delahunt, OTD, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Sierra Grady, OTD, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Ana Hancock, OTD, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Rev. Stephen Hess, S.J., Vice President of Mission and Ministry
Amber Jenkins, OTD, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Katie Ryan-Bloomer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Kris Vacek, OTD, Dean of Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Liz Zayat, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
2024 Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Occupational Therapy
Katie Bauer
Nicholas Beeler
Margaret Capotosto
Jessica Carpio
Colleen Clasen
Sydney Conchola
Bianca Coy
Katie Craig
Addisyn Cress
Michaela Cunningham
Ellie Dayton
Dominic Diaz
Ashlynn Doebele
Isabelle Fox
Katie Gerschke
Maria Ham
Natalie Harsh
Lydia Hendrix
Elise Johnson
Ellen Kyriakos
Grace Leach
Claire Lock
Taylor Perdue
Allyson Ponticello
Ryan Puricelli
Cameron Ratzlaff
Aubree Slaughter
Autumn Sneath
Brianna Straws
Alexandra Tetu
Braxton Ward
Margaret Wehmeyer