Commencement Saginaw VaIIey State University December 16, 2023
Saturday, December 16, 2023
James E. O’Neill Jr. Arena Ryder Center Saginaw Valley State University
Contents Message from the President . . . . . . . 2 Greetings to our Newest Alumni . . . 3 University Administration . . . . . . . . . . 4 Academic Regalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 University Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About SVSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Order of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Commencement Speaker . . . . . . . . . 13
❧ Graduate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Baccalaureate Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . 16
❧ The SVSU Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OUR MISSION We transform lives through educational excellence and dynamic partnerships, unleashing possibilities for impact in our community and worldwide.
OUR VISION We will be renowned for our innovative teaching, experiential learning and state-of-the-art facilities and be the first choice for those striving for personal and professional success.
Julia Stacey Edwards Bell Tower
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A Message from the President We at SVSU are proud of you for completing your degree. Congratulations! Your commitment and determination to earn your degree stand out and exemplify leadership. The lessons you have learned will serve you well throughout your life and career. I believe that education is one of the great equalizers in life. It opens doors and creates opportunities; it helps people realize the potential they did not see in themselves. I am confident you will benefit from your SVSU education and the personal growth you achieved during your time here. As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of SVSU, I hope you share your Cardinal story with your future coworkers, neighbors and friends. Your success is our success; the success of a university and its graduates are forever intertwined.
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On behalf of my colleagues — your professors, staff, mentors and supervisors and all who have influenced your academic journey — thank you. Thank you for believing in us and believing in yourself. We hope the relationships you have built on campus will last for many years to come and continue to support and inspire you. Once again, congratulations. Enjoy this special day with your family, friends and loved ones, and please stay in touch with your alma mater. Sincerely,
George Grant Jr, President
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Greetings to our Newest Alumni Congratulations on your achievement, graduates! As your degree is conferred upon you today, you join a group of more than 53,000 Saginaw Valley State University alumni. Let me be the first to welcome you to the SVSU Alumni Association! Your membership in the Alumni Association grants you access to a growing list of exclusive benefits available to SVSU graduates. On top of these benefits are the connections you have gained or perhaps have yet to establish. With over 53,000 alumni, you can find a fellow Cardinal nearly everywhere you go! SVSU is here for you professionally and personally as you continue in your education, career and other pursuits. Every Cardinal has a unique story, and all Cardinal stories are worth telling. You can reach out to the Alumni Office at any time to share your story or update your contact information to continue to receive information about events and opportunities at SVSU. Sharing your story could impact the success of students or even open new connections for you. It is my greatest hope that SVSU has become like a home to you as you pursued your degree. That feeling of belonging will remain each time you step on campus today and every day in the future. Your Cardinal home is always here for you, and we hope you will stay in touch. On behalf of the SVSU Alumni Association, I extend my congratulations and best wishes for your future. It is forever and always a GREAT day to be a CARDINAL. Your fellow Cardinal,
Lindsay Maynard Richardson, B.B.A., ’13 President, SVSU Alumni Association Board of Directors
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University Administration The Platform Party George Grant Jr, Ph.D. President Deborah R. Huntley, Ph.D. Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Marc H. Peretz, D.M.A. Dean, College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Jayati Ghosh, Ph.D. Dean, Scott L. Carmona College of Business
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James E. Tarr, Ph.D. Dean, College of Education Marcia M. Ditmyer, Ph.D. Dean, Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Andrew M. Chubb, Ph.D. Dean, College of Science, Engineering & Technology Mamie T. Thorns, Ed.D. Associate Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ken Fettig, M.B.A. Vice President for Enrollment Management Susan Crane, M.A. Interim Vice President of Administration & Business Affairs Ellen Crane, J.D. Associate Vice President, General Counsel & Interim Executive Director of the SVSU Foundation Brandon Haskett, D.M.A. Professor of Music & Faculty Association President Marie J. Rabideau, Ed.D. Associate Provost for Student Affairs/Dean of Students
J.J. Boehm, M.A. Executive Director of University Communications John Kaczynski, M.P.A. Executive Director of Governmental & Community Affairs Nic Taylor, M.Ed. Executive Director of Alumni Relations John Lewandowski, B.B.A. Director of Athletics Corrie Piotrowski, B.B.A. Director of Human Resources Clifford K. Dorne, Ph.D. Commencement Marshal/Registrar Emeritus
Honored Guests Karen S. Carter President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow Commencement Speaker
Pre-Commencement Concert Cardinal Brass Quintet Norman Wika, D.M.A., Director
Photography Professionals will take photographs of the graduates during the ceremony. Professional photographs taken of each graduate are available at gradimages.com/ saginawvalleystateuniversity
Acknowledgements The graduates’ names, and appropriate honors, are read by J.J. Boehm, M.A., executive director of University Communications. Ushering services are provided by the SVSU Alumni Association and SVSU employees.
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Academic Regalia Official participants in commencement ceremonies wear distinctive apparel referred to as regalia. The gowns, caps and hoods worn today evolved from costumes worn several centuries ago in European ceremonies. Gowns traditionally are black, although some academic institutions prescribe a school color for their graduates’ gowns. SVSU graduates who have completed bachelor’s degrees wear red gowns; those who have completed master’s degrees wear black regalia. Members of the Board of Control and the president wear red regalia to distinguish them as serving on the university’s governing board. Caps are either mortarboard or a soft beret modeled after the cap of Cambridge University. The tassel on the cap may be black or a color indicating the field of study for the earned degree. A gold tassel signifies the holder of a doctoral degree. Hoods, which drape over the back of the gown, are worn only by those with a master’s degree and higher. The colors in the hood denote the degree earned, academic institution and field of study. The colors revealed in the center back of the hood signify the school colors of the academic institution granting the degree (SVSU colors are red and blue). The velvet trim showing around the neck, and also on some doctoral gowns, represents the field of study. Qualifying students completing bachelor’s degrees may elect to don honors cords over their gown to visibly display the academic honors they have earned. At SVSU, students who graduate cum laude (GPA of 3.4 to 3.59) may wear a navy cord; students who graduate magna cum laude (GPA of 3.6 to 3.79) may wear a silver cord; students who graduate summa cum laude (GPA of 3.8 or higher) may wear a gold cord.
SVSU Degree Colors for Hood and Tassel College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown Scott L. Carmona College of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drab College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Blue Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apricot Medical Laboratory Science, Occupational Therapy . . . Gold Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citron College of Science, Engineering & Technology Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold Engineering & Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Faculty members may be wearing hood colors indicating a field of study other than those offered at SVSU. Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maize Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Violet Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lilac Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russet Home Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple Letters, Humanities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Library Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lemon Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pink Oratory (Speech) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver Gray Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olive Green Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sage Green Public Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peacock Blue Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salmon Pink Theology, Divinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Veterinary Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gray
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University Boards Board of Control
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Raj M Wiener Chair Williamston
John D. Cherry Jr. Secretary Clio
Lindsay S. Eggers Vice Chair Linwood
Vanessa Guerra Treasurer Saginaw
JoAnn T. Crary Frankenmuth Carl M. Williams Saginaw
SVSU Foundation Board of Directors Waheed Akbar Chair Saginaw
George Grant Jr First Vice Chair SVSU Mary F. Draves Second Vice Chair Midland Mary Anne Ackerman Secretary SVSU Ellen E. Crane Interim Executive Director SVSU Susan L. Crane Treasurer SVSU
David J. Abbs Saginaw
Deborah R. Huntley SVSU
Victor H. Aviles Saginaw
Kizhakepat P. Karunakaran Saginaw
Jessica R. Bentoski Clarkston Sheilda D. Braddock Saginaw Scott L. Carmona Bay City Bethany Charlton Freeland Sarah L. Delahanty Midland Anne H. Flegenheimer Saginaw Vance B. Fulton West Bloomfield Jimmy E. Greene Saginaw John D.L. Humphreys Saginaw
George Grant Jr President (Ex-officio)
Bhushan Kulkarni Ann Arbor John M. Kunitzer Saginaw Adele R. Martin Frankenmuth Kimberly A. Norris Saginaw Kenneth G. Roznowski Bay City Vicki L. Rupp Saginaw Cassie Jo Thierfelder Redford Michael T. Tribble Saginaw Raj M Wiener Williamston
Katie Zehnder Weiss Frankenmuth
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Alumni Association Board of Directors Lindsay Maynard Richardson President Saginaw
Jeffrey Domagala Chelsea
Jake Parcell Lansing
Justin Garcia Bay City
Tanika Phillips-Williams Saginaw
Gordon Aiello Washington, D.C.
Steve Hensley Saginaw
Christopher Purnell Southfield
Alan Burman Clinton Township
Ashley Lister Flushing
Staci Rosales Saginaw
Nathan Collison Saginaw
Nancy Maurer Rochester Hills
Jason Wolverton Saginaw
Lisa Coney Saginaw
Lori Miller Grayling
Board of Fellows Diane Mahoney Chair Bay City
Ramont Roberts Vice Chair Saginaw Jon Lynch Past Chair Midland Brooke Beebe Midland Moira Branigan Bay City Sarah Brooks Hemlock Jeff Collier Saginaw Ben Denay Saginaw Heather Gallegos Essexville
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Matthew Gave Bay City
Magen Samyn Essexville
Michael Goad Midland
Maliha N. Shaikh Saginaw
Veronica Horn Frankenmuth
Tony Stamas Midland
Neil Juhnke Bay City
Jenée Velasquez Midland
Brandon Kern Bay City
Michael Zehnder Frankenmuth
Trevor Keyes Bay City Julie Malesky Bay City Brenda Moore Saginaw Seth Perigo Bay City Annette Rummel Saginaw
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WHAT SETS SVSU APA OUTSTANDING JOB PLACEMENT RATE SVSU graduates earn a 97% job placement rate upon graduation. Many of those fresh alumni, in fact, receive job offers prior to earning their academic degree, setting them up for success immediately after they have completed their studies.
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SVSU offers more than 100 programs of study for students ambitious to pursue a variety of exciting careers. These programs are provided in SVSU’s colleges of Arts & Behavioral Sciences; Business; Education; Health & Human Services; and Science, Engineering & Technology.
TOP-RATED ACADEMIC OFFERINGS SVSU is an accredited institution and many of its academic programs have earned high marks of accreditation from top agencies. For instance, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited SVSU’s Scott L. Carmona College of Business, ranking it in the top 6% of business schools globally.
VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE SVSU students are prepared for their careers through a number of programs that offer experiential learning outside of classroom studies. For example, at SVSU, future educators are prepared with more than 500 hours of experience in K-12 classroom settings. Also, 85% of students receive service learning experience outside of the classroom.
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PART FROM THE REST SECOND-TO-NONE AFFORDABILITY With the lowest tuition among the state universities in Michigan, SVSU is a reliable, proven investment for students and alumni. Nearly 33% of SVSU students graduate with zero debt, while many others graduate with little debt in comparison to graduates from other higher education institutions.
EXCELLENT SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT Along with low tuition rates, a variety of financial support – including scholarships – allows SVSU students to enjoy an affordable college experience. In total, 90 percent of Cardinals receive scholarships or financial aid, thanks in large part to resources made available at the university.
AN INCREDIBLE CAMPUS LIFE With its personable staff and faculty, SVSU earns a reputation as a “home away from home” for students. That designation especially applies to residential students living in SVSU’s housing facilities, which the website Niche ranked No. 1 in the nation among public universities.
AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY Centrally located between the Great Lakes Bay Region’s most vibrant communities, SVSU students and alumni remain engaged in a range of activities and organizations. One of the university’s longstanding traditions is Battle of the Valley, an annual student-run fundraiser that has donated more than $600,000 to nonprofit organizations in the region.
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Order of Events December 16, 2023
Presiding George Grant Jr, Ph.D., President
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Megan Donnelly, B.A. in Music Education from Bay City
Invocation
Mamie T. Thorns, Ph.D., Associate Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Commencement Speaker
Karen S. Carter, President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow Presented by George Grant Jr
Conferring of Honorary Degree (10 a.m. Ceremony) Karen S. Carter
Presentation of Graduate Degree Candidates Deborah R. Huntley, Ph.D., Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Conferring of Graduate Degrees George Grant Jr
Presentation of Baccalaureate Degree Candidates Deborah R. Huntley
Conferring of Baccalaureate Degrees Deborah R. Huntley
Alumni Association Welcome
Nic Taylor, M.Ed., Executive Director of Alumni Relations
Concluding Remarks George Grant Jr
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Commencement Speaker Karen S. Carter Karen S. Carter is President of Dow’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business operating segment, which consists of the Packaging and Specialty Plastics commercial business and Olefins, Aromatics & Alternatives (OAA) hydrocarbons business. With annual sales of more than $29 billion, P&SP is widely recognized as the world’s largest materials suppliers of polyethylene resins and functional polymers used in a variety of applications for key growth markets like food packaging, supply chain packaging, health and hygiene, infrastructure, and consumer goods. P&SP consistently ranks as a top quartile performer amongst its industry peers, delivering disruptive, award-winning innovation that meets customers’ expectations on performance and sustainability. P&SP’s products and solutions can enable a circular economy at lower carbon impact. Carter is responsible for transforming P&SP in alignment with Dow’s sustainability goals and targets. Carter has served in a progression of roles at Dow since beginning her career with the company in 1993, including most recently as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer, where she successfully institutionalized inclusion and diversity as key drivers for long-term growth. Carter is on the board of directors for the Great Lakes Bay Region Boys and Girls Clubs of America. She is also on the board of directors for Southwire, a leading manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity. Carter was recently appointed as the chair of the Business Leaders Committee on the State of Michigan’s Black Leadership Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council and chair of the Catalyst Board of Advisors. Carter has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Howard University and a master’s degree in international business from DePaul University. In 2014, Carter was named to the prestigious Forty Women to Watch Over 40 list for her innovative leadership contributions. In 2018, she was named to Black Enterprise’s Top Executives in Diversity list. In 2019, Carter was named to Black Enterprise’s Most Powerful Women in Corporate America list. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, Carter was recognized as one of the 100 Ethnic Minority Executives on the EMpower Ethnic Minority Role Model Lists supported by Yahoo Finance.
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Graduate Degrees College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Marc H. Peretz, Dean
Master of Arts
Amber U. Hadley
Sarah E. Binder
Amanda L. Jones
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Public Administration Public Administration
Laura Nail Public Administration
Daijon Shamar Parker Public Administration
Scott L. Carmona College of Business Jayati Ghosh, Dean
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Master of Business Administration Ahmed Fahad A Alshalash
Jenna M. Rowe
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College of Education James E. Tarr, Dean
Education Specialist Stephanie Louise Davis Directorship of Special Education Central Office Administrative
Natalie Renee Fuller Directorship of Special Education
Tracey L. Springfield Directorship of Special Education
Anthony Michael Stanley Directorship of Special Education
Master of Arts
Desiree A. Renz
Alexis Marie Papazoglou
Karri Jean Spooner
Technology Learning Systems and Design
Master of Arts in Teaching Karie L. Campbell Early Childhood
Lynn Freeman Early Childhood
Katelynn R. Jacob Special Education
Angela Kathrine Jackson Early Childhood
Blerina R. Kalmeta Early Childhood
Jenni McFadden Special Education
Tesha Anne Milliron Early Childhood
Early Childhood Early Childhood
Elizabeth J. Zito Special Education
Master of Education Hubert C. Dixon Principalship
Kara Rose Hotchkiss Principalship
Nicole R. Howard Principalship
Deanna M. Jolley Principalship
Shirley Small Principalship
Amanda L. Walker Principalship
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Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Marcia M. Ditmyer, Dean
Master of Public Health Victor Ahmed Abraham Chanda Marie Ahern Shanice D. Cooper Tia A. Falzarano Kristie L. Haller Nicola Hurston Julie Johnson Kelsey D. Keysor Thomas L. Ross Savannah M. Solomon Brandon Robert Webster
Master of Science Daniel Diaz Health Administration and Leadership
Amanda Lynn Jacobi Health Administration and Leadership
Ben Mayne III Health Administration and Leadership
Pooja Vasudevan Health Administration and Leadership
Meredith Colleen Harrison Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Elizabeth Grace Johnson Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Kari Lynn Latocki Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Lauren M. Littleton Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Elizabeth McBride Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Corinne Elizabeth Mulvaney Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Sierra June Murphy Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Stephanie Lynne Neubecker Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Jorie T. Reder Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing
Ashley E. Selle-Colby
Kayla Nicole Batzer
Brittany L. Selleke
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Rachel Leigh Christie Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Jane Nyambura Doyen Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Kalen Denise Gerulski Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Education/Nurse Administration Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Aubree Snow Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Angela Grace Steih Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Zachary J. Stewart Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Marie Taylor Nurse Educator
Karly Twining Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Bryan Albert Wright Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Emily Danielle Albrant Karsyn Rae Alexander Alexys Lorraine Anderson Carah A. Bannister Lauren Elizabeth Buckner Grace Abigail Collison Jessica LeeAnn Dillon Brooklynn Ann Marie Duffey Adrianna D. Ellis Sydney A. Esparza Elizabeth R. Evers Madison Geier Ashlynn Grace Gorman Makenzie Mae Harmon Alexandra Hodges Peyton Hubel Emily M. Jancarik Sydney I. Kayfes Shannon M. Kellenberger Gracie A. Lefler Haley Lynn Lewis Jenna Ann Mandernach Nicholas Stewart McClellan
College of Science, Engineering & Technology Andrew M. Chubb, Dean
Master of Science Babatunde Ololade Adigun Computer Science & Information Systems
Nayana Shrestha Computer Science & Information Systems
Bryce J. Wilson Computer Science & Information Systems
Taylor Marie McIllwain Allan Michael McMonagle Madalyn Janette Murray Sasha M. Neff Dylan S. North Christopher Ryan Osborne Katherine Denise Overbeek Nathan R. Paquet Delanie L. Pavlichek Summer L. Perkins Emily Ann Powers Paige Arlene Richardson Hannah Nichole Robinson Sylvia Sartorelli Serena Grace Selwyn Caitlyn Elizabeth Siler Dhanveer Singh Heather Marie Smith Sarah V. Spagnuolo Jenna Marie Starkey Lauren A. Steen Emma M. Thompson Kirstyn McKenzie Tyler Trevor Sheldon Vance Courtney Ann Vanest Saige L. Wagner Courtney M. Wardlow Amber K. Willard Kylie Nicole Williams Cali Jade Wright
Master of Social Work Shaina L. Winchell
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Honors are indicated after the student’s name in the listing that follows. In order to graduate with academic honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 62 credit hours at SVSU. The three honors categories and grade point averages are: • Summa Cum Laude, 3.80 to 4.00 • Magna Cum Laude, 3.60 to 3.79 • Cum Laude, 3.40 to 3.59
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College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences Marc H. Peretz, Dean
Bachelor of Fine Arts Nicole M. Szymanski CUM LAUDE
Fine Art Graphic Design
Bachelor of Arts Gabrielle R. Adamczak Criminal Justice
Skye B. Adams Criminal Justice
Madison Joanna Auito SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Madeline Isabella Baese CUM LAUDE
Connor J. Biggins MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Communication
Madelyn R. Bochenek Communitcation
Gabby V. Bourgeois MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Creative Writing Professional/Technical Writing
Olivia C. Bruzewski SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Communication
Faith T. Burton French
Stephanie Marie Coon SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Political Science
Criminal Justice
Elaine B. Curtis
Maurice Barnett
Criminal Justice
Communication
Dante Malik Barthwell Communication
Katelynn Maxine Bell CUM LAUDE
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Robert L. Cvetanovski Political Science
Camille Elise Davis Criminal Justice
Danielle L. Davis Psychology
Brianna Nicole DeMeyers Sociology U.S. ARMY
Makayla Marie Densmore Criminal Justice
Alexis Elizabeth Diaz Criminal Justice
Jordan Donnell Douglas Psychology Criminal Justice
Bri’Ana Janel Dunn SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Political Science - Public Administration U.S. ARMY
Nicole E. Ehrhart SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Hannah Emington SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Emily L. Fetherolf Criminal Justice
Christopher Micheal Flores Psychology
Emma Lee Goforth Psychology
Sheridan R. Goss MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Madyson E. Green CUM LAUDE
Art
Holly Marie Greif Theatre
Skylar B. Gremel Psychology
Jacob A. Haggerty Criminal Justice
Ananda J. Harrington Criminal Justice
Sarah Katherine Harvey Literature
Trinity Elizabeth Marie Hatfield Criminal Justice
Baleigh Sue Hill Psychology
C O M M E N C E M E N T Justin P. Houlihan Criminal Justice
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Cody H. Hunt
Emily Millen Martin
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Sofie M. Wickham
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Emily Roy
Criminal Justice
Political Science
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Caitlin MacKenzi MacDonald
Olivia N. Sabin
Criminal Justice
Isobel R. Jarema MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Kelan A. Johnson Communication
Neema Kalinga CUM LAUDE
Communication
Noah M. Karas Psychology
Tyler J. Knochel Psychology
Hope M. Kuenker SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Rebecca Nicole Kwaiser SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Arthur Kade Lambert Literature
Bethany J. LaPrad Psychology
Jayna Marie Leichner SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Sociology
Jacob Liniarski MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Myana Peri Lowllun Criminal Justice
Psychology Criminal Justice MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Alyssa Nichole McMillan Psychology
Lela Symone Miano Psychology Creative Writing
Rachael Elizabeth Miller SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Graphic Design
Ashton Devon Morse Psychology
Jajuan Jamar Moten Criminal Justice
Pablo Andres Ortiz Gonzalez MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Communication
Ainsley Jae Osterlund CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Vincent I. Papajesk Communication
Alyssa M. Parsons CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Sydney L. Peck MAGNA CUM LAUDE
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Magdalena Perez
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Jeffrey Charles Ramsey
Madison Taylor Hutchison SUMMA CUM LAUDE
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Kyle Allen Seacat Criminal Justice
Hope Louann Shilling Psychology
Taylor Lynn Smith SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Jacob Spencer Political Science French
MacKenzie L. Stumpf Psychology
Sarah E. Tabit Criminal Justice
Nathan Talakai Criminal Justice
Keith D. Tunstall Jr. Criminal Justice
Jaime L. Ureel Psychology
Zachary Vance Creative Writing
Mackenzie Rae Victory CUM LAUDE
Political Science
Kirsten Taylor Walker
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Lilly L. Wilson SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Criminal Justice
Julianna Wright Psychology
Kai Zhu Graphic Design
Bachelor of General Studies Bridget K. Anderson Andrew J. Belger Kyle G. Mesh LaToya Cevia Montgomery Alexis T. Nimmo SUMMA CUM LAUDE
James W. Preston Stephanie L. Putnam Zachary T. Setula Felicity R. Soares Rachel Linda Soper Aaron Thompson Angelica Rose Nichole Tibbits Joshua M. Ulman Hailey M. Windiate CUM LAUDE
Psychology
Adrianne M. Wentworth History
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Communication
Scott L. Carmona College of Business Jayati Ghosh, Dean
Bachelor of Arts Brooke Marlena Gross SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Economics
Bachelor of Business Adminstration Quentin K. Andrews Accounting
Carson Alan Donald Bassett General Business
Cory Alan Berkimer SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Finance
Shawn Bingman General Business
Nolan D. Bovee Accounting
Jared C. Braley Marketing
Cailyn Hannah Briggs Marketing
Charles Joseph Brown Finance
Kurtireea M. Bryant
Cassandra A. Campbell Management
Maggie Marie Campeau Management
Courtney L. Carlisle
Accounting
Management
Azonte D. Burks
Aiden S. Collins
General Business
Madison Rose Campagna MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Management
CUM LAUDE
Management
Kennedy Rose Conrad General Business
Camryn E. Coonan General Business
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Hunter M. Kensa
Finance
Finance
Bailie N. Daisy
Owen E. Kosal
Marketing
Ryan C. Damron Economics
Barbara S. Davidson Accounting
Emily May Depew Management
Hannah V. DiBerardino SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Management General Business
Kanai Ameik Dozier Management
Emily M. Geiger MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Management
Courtney Kathryn Gray Finance
Stephen W. Grundei General Business
Hannah Renee Harris MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Management
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Jordan Christian Harvey Management
Tyler Heckroth MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Management
Whitney M. Johnson Marketing
Hunter Wayne Keim CUM LAUDE
General Business
Kevan M. Kennedy SUMMA CUM LAUDE
General Business
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Finance
Shaun Michael Lachcik General Business
Sydney Jordan Mason Marketing
Cynthia Lynn Martin Jr. Management
Jonathan J. Marsh General Business
Kennedy J. McCue Management
Lauren L. McFarland CUM LAUDE
Marketing
Miles Edwin McLeod Management
Pin-Ju Mu MAGNA CUM LAUDE
General Business
Kailee A. Norton Supply Chain Management
Jack David Pickell MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Finance
Nicholas G. Randall General Business
Heather N. Reinke SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Economics
Olivia Ann Rombach SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Finance
Matthew Thomas Rygwelski
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U N I V E R S I T Y
Keigen Saxton CUM LAUDE
Marketing
Kyler D. Schmitt SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Accounting
Jordan L. Schulte Marketing Management
Jackson Edward Shreve Supply Chain Management
Devin J. Smith Marketing
Malik-Jamaal Smith Supply Chain Management
Olivia Lee Smith Management
Paige A. Stanko Management
Damion Stewart Management
Conroy A. Stolsonburg Accounting
Noah Christian Suber Supply Chain Management
Benjamin M. Tedrow Management
John Patrick Van Sumeren
Bachelor of Professional Accountancy Thomas S. Brooks SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Abigail L. Grossmeyer SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Noah R. Harry SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Sydney M. Herioux SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Finance
Erika E. Kiehler MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Virginia Kurzemska Accounting
Connor Lucier MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Jenna K. Mathison SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Brooke Eveline Miller SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Nathan John Streich CUM LAUDE
Jayson Relias Tunstall CUM LAUDE
Jarrett Dennis Warner SUMMA CUM LAUDE
General Business
Gracie Marie Weishuhn Management
Derek B. Wiess General Business
Noah R. Zalewski Management
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Accounting
College of Education James E. Tarr, Dean
Bachelor of Arts Andrea Leigh Addicott CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Meghan Alcorn SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Jamie L. Bacon SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education Lower Elementary
Rylinne J. Baker
Elisabeth Bree Brown
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12 Secondary Teaching
Jamera Shavell Bates SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Nicole Battinkoff English Education
Nathan Marshall Bell SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
Joslyn Ann Brubaker MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Austin Jerome Butterfield CUM LAUDE
Communication and Theatre Education
Selena Carranza English Education
Jacob Evan Chambers Social Studies Major 6-12
Alanna A. Combs Teacher Education
Kylee Corlew SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Allison L. Cramer MAGNA CUM LAUDE
English Education
Mikayla Beth Crum SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
C O M M E N C E M E N T Shannon M. Curtis Teacher Education Autism Spectrum Disorder
Kira L. Cushway CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Callie Jane Decorte Communication and Theatre Education
Dustin Dennis CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12 U.S. MARINE CORPS
Faith Dennis MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Music Education
Lukas R. Dexter SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12
Megan Alana Donnelly SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Music Education
Sarah Elizabeth Doran CUM LAUDE
History Education
Sidney Douglas SUMMA CUM LAUDE
English Education
Nicholas Jacob Eashoo
Rylie N. Weiler
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Special Education Health and Physical Education K-12
Darren Louis Hampton MAGNA CUM LAUDE
English Education
Wesley Joe Hampton MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12
Haylee Marie Hannah MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Paige Harde SUMMA CUM LAUDE
History Education
Karsyn E. Huber MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education English Langugage Arts
Sydney Rae Hunt SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Brooke Elizabeth Jones SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Katlin A. Kady SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Anna Michelle Lee SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
Cassie R. Lehman
Carson D. Gardner
English Education
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12
Madison Marie Gentry Health and Physical Education K-12
Zachary Adam Goodman MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Health and Physical Education K-12
Garrett Wayne Gresh MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Elementary Education Elementary Education Mathematics
Brady M. Hagenow MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education Upper Elementary Elementary Intergrated Science
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Jenna Renee Odykirk
Emily Ann Eisenhauer Ethan Scott Ells
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Stephanie E. Lane
English Education
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Haley Jaye Hamilton
Health and Physical Education K-12 MAGNA CUM LAUDE
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Alayna Renee Mantei CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education Elementary Education Social Studies
Haley L. Marsiglio MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Max McClelland Social Studies Major 6-12
McKaylan Elizabeth Meinzer CUM LAUDE
Early Childhood Education
Shelby Marie Mott SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Music Education
Eric James Roe Niestroy Social Studies Major 6-12
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
Jacob David Parski
Tarryn Lee Winter
Elementary Education Elementary Education Mathematics
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Hannah Elizabeth Peil
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Autumn Lynn Prescott SUMMA CUM LAUDE
English Education
MacKenzie Nicole Ramey MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Health and Physical Education K-12
Rachael M. Schelke MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Lakyn L. Schumann SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Kaitlin Z. Schwenke SUMMA CUM LAUDE
English Education
Brittany E. Sharpsteen CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Lauren Grace Sherwood MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Mallory J. Simms SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Joseph Arnold Snider History Education
Alyssa M. Sockow SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Brendan M. Trenkle SUMMA CUM LAUDE
English Education
Emily Tretyak CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Haley Victoria Turner SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Music Education
Laura Lynn Valliere MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Carter David Van Hine SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Social Studies Major 6-12
Grace Anne Waterman SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
Jay Wirth Teacher Education
Logan L. Worthing MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Nicolette R. Younglove MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Kaitlyn M. Zarycki CUM LAUDE
Health and Physical Education K-12
Hailey J. Zwingman MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Teacher Education
Bachelor of Science Mackenzie M. Bernreuter SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Mathematics Education
Anna Kathryn Reid MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Integrated Science Secondary
Trevor J. SanchezDeleon Integrated Science Secondary
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Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services Marcia M. Ditmyer, Dean
Katelyn E. Taylor SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science – Rehabilitation Medicine Honors Program Thesis: A Biopsychosocial Analysis of Functional Fitness Participants; Merrick Lincoln, Honors Thesis Adviser
Bachelor of Science
Emoni Ariel Fitzgerald
Hawra Bint Ali Al-Hasawi
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Neuroscience
Siera A. Baginski Public Health
Emily L. Beach Public Health
Payten Alexis Beebee CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Allison Blaszczyk Rehabilitation Medicine
Alyssa R. Chestnut SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
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Frida S. Chico Public Health
Jacob A. Collier CUM LAUDE
Medical Laboratory Science
Joanna K. Cooley Neuroscience
Colin J. Cornwell SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Alexa Renee’ Cross CUM LAUDE
Exercise Science
Tyler T. Dallas CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Rylee N. Davis CUM LAUDE
Public Health
Aaron A. Diaz Neuroscience
D’Andre DeJuan Dixon Health Science
Cameron J. Dusenbery CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Lauren Elisabeth Ellsworth Medical Laboratory Science
Otto Paul Ernst Exercise Science
Health Science
Jacob W. Franz Neuroscience
Ella Gardner MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Public Health
Jeremy Alonzo Gates Exercise Science
Gavin R. Gatica Exercise Science
Elena K. Holley Medical Laboratory Science
Tyler P. Hoye Exercise Science
Kaitlyn M. Ill MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Olivia Marie Iskra MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Health Science
Bryanne Karr MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Medical Laboratory Science
Mytraya Timone Kennedy CUM LAUDE
Health Science
Kelsey D. Keysor Public Health
Aspen Elaine Koehler CUM LAUDE
Public Health
Sydney L. Koppinger MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Exercise Science
Marielle Kathleen Lewis CUM LAUDE
Public Health
Gabrielle T. Matuszewski MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Medical Laboratory Science
Olivia Mylani Medina Neuroscience
Vivian M. Messerschmidt Health Science
Alesha Mills Exercise Science
Alexandria Marie Moore CUM LAUDE
Exercise Science
Alyssa Rose Muench MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Exercise Science
Colleen M. O’Connor CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Yesha Chhotubhai Patel Medical Laboratory Science
Delanie L. Pavlichek MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Dana Sue Radosa SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Medical Laboratory Science
Mark R. Razmus CUM LAUDE
Medical Laboratory Science
Emily M. Rettelle Neuroscience
Casey Rice CUM LAUDE
Health Science
Raeann M. Rowe Exercise Science
Connor D. Sonnier Exercise Science
Meghan Nicole Stange MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Rehabilitation Medicine
Ashton R. Stewart Health Science
Anna Kate Szalkowski Health Science
Rakesh Tamang Health Science
Katherine Marie Tennyson CUM LAUDE
Health Science
Arianna Lyn Tyson CUM LAUDE
Exercise Science
Rylee M. Zimmer Public Health
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Natalie Ann Aldrich SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Crystal L. Alshakhori Fatimah Jaber Al Taroti Noelle L. Augustyniak CUM LAUDE
Breeana Lynn Barr CUM LAUDE
Sarah Bauer MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Ava Nicole Befus SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Emma Kay Bell SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Elena Louise Beyerlein Laila Brianna Boggan MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Haley A. Boursaw Sue Bovee Nicole A. Bragg CUM LAUDE
Renee Brooker Kristen Jean Brylowski MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Ciara Marie Brzezinski SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Josie R. Butterfield SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Sydnee N. Burger CUM LAUDE
Shantel Campfield Tyler Robert Champenoy CUM LAUDE
Mariah L. Curtiss MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Trace Donahey Parker B. Dreher Madison Inez Drentlaw Katie Lee Eason U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Caitlyn L. Elisech Whitney Marie Ellison
C O M M E N C E M E N T Mackenzie Taylor Falls
Alexis Nicole Madak
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
CUM LAUDE
Michelle Renee Ferrell
Sarah Marie Mattison Dixie Nicole McNees
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Sarah Fredrick MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Lauren M. Gerard CUM LAUDE
Alexis J. Gills CUM LAUDE
Isabella C. Grillo SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Alyssa R. Grzemkowski CUM LAUDE
Jenna Nicole Hine MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Kylie Beaudry Howard SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Rylyn E. Hrabal SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Gabrielle Jenae Isles MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Brittany Nicole Johnson CUM LAUDE
Heather L. Johnstone Brooklyn D. Kelly CUM LAUDE
Jasmon R. Kjaer CUM LAUDE
Allyson O. Konuszewski MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Olivia M. Kreger Kyle David Krupp MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Nicolas Lee LaPratt Amber D. Lavrack Kaitlyn Sue Leahy Brendan Thomas-Dale Littlefield Baelee K. MacDonald Kayla M. McCann
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Alyssa Middleton MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Elizabeth Lorraine Mikolajek Alexa Renee Mort
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Elle Victoria Shelvey
Hailey Marie Sirut Grace Charlene Sloan John Thomas Spryshak
Capri Rebecca Pharis CUM LAUDE
Lilly M. Piorkowski MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Sarah Jane Pretzer SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Carla Pribila Paige Renee Prime CUM LAUDE
Christian Joseph Rawling Jacquelyn Marie Roy McKenna Jennifer Rusz MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Madison P. Saleh MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Emily C. Sanders Samantha L. Scheidler
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
CUM LAUDE
CUM LAUDE
Noah William Gordon
Nikita Shrestha Allyson E. Simmons
Kathleen L. Morris Haley Catherine Murphy Jacqueline Elizabeth Nicholson Jorgia L. Nye Julie A. Paulson Hailey E. Pfaff Lauren Marie Pfleghaar
Bachelor of Social Work
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
CUM LAUDE
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Micah Joel Stinson SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Alexandra Marie Stob Kiersten K. Stoddard CUM LAUDE
McKenzie C. Stomack CUM LAUDE
Chelsey R. Stovall Rheanna M. Swinson MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Caleb Terrian Erika Diane-Michelle Torrez Madison Kaye Tousigna CUM LAUDE
Naomi Kay Truslow CUM LAUDE
Kaitlyn Mae Tuckey Hanna D. VanConett Mikaela A. VanErp SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Skylar A. Walser CUM LAUDE
Katee L. Wellman Madeline M Yanoski SUMMA CUM LAUDE
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College of Science, Engineering & Technology Andrew M. Chubb, Dean
Bachelor of Science
Haley Marie Mueller
Sierra Jacqueline Yell
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Caleb William Albrecht
Alexia K. Mularz
Biology
Sabrina Rose Barrat MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Mathematics
Brendan M. Breuss SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Computer Science
Trevor D. Byers Engineering Technology Management
Katelyn N. Clarke Environmental Science
Luke J. deBeauclair SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Applied Mathematics
Leah M. Denome Biochemistry
Emily Engelhart Biology
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Tammy Louise Gingery Biology
Shane A. Gross SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Engineering Technology Management Electrical Engineering
Rakibul Hassan Computer Science
Nicolas Jordan MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Computer Science
Robert Daniel Karinen Computer Information Systems
Justin T. Kruskie Computer Science
Joseph A. Lavigne SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Physics
Jamie L. Levalley Engineering Technology Management
Emily Lezotte MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Kayla Alexis McDonald Biology
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Biology
Emma M. Muron CUM LAUDE
Biology
Hien Thi Ngoc Thao Nguyen SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Mathematics
Alexander S. Odette MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Biology
Manish Raj Osti Computer Science
Angela Papp Engineering Technology Management
Nicholas F. Perry Biology
Kylene Quandt Applied Mathematics
Caleb J. Renner Engineering Technology Management
Jasmine L. Smith Biology
Emily Anne Stemple Biological Science
Lauren E. Stewart SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Darrian Andre Summerville CUM LAUDE
Engineering Technology Management
Jensen J. Taylor MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Biology
Seth H. Verzinski CUM LAUDE
Engineering Technology Management
Blake C. Webber Engineering Technology Management
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Ayman Jassim H Al Abdrbalnabi Keith Allen Brandon U.S. ARMY
Drew P. Germain SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Deon Renard Gray Jr. Samuel S. Schofield Timothy Allen Townley CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Habib Ali Aljarash Jonathan William Besaw Rachel A. Boensch Alexis R. Brzezinski CUM LAUDE
Jack DeMara SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Elliot Geisert Cameron LeFevre Jonathan A. Mahmoudi Beau Jerry Nickerson Andrew R. Rombach CUM LAUDE
Brendan James Schriber SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Thomas A. Thiede Matthew Warner
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