Waldorf University Commencement Program - 2022

MAY 6, 2022

BACCALAUREATE WORSHIP SERVICE MAY 7, 2022 COMMENCEMENT

BACCALAUREATE

FRIDAY, MAY SIXTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO FOUR O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON BOMAN FINE ARTS CENTER FOREST CITY, IOWA

CRUCIFER

UNIVERSITY MARSHAL FACULTY

MARSHAL PASTOR

Kaitlin Christensen ’25 Martensdale, IA Julienne Friday Professor of Psychology & Sociology

Dr. Kevin Mason Assistant Professor of History Prof. Ryan Clark Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing

Rev. Steven Smith Assistant Professor of Religion & Philosophy

PIANIST

Nancy Farndale Composer-in-Residence

THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN

Praise the Source of Faith and Learning

arr. by Nancy Farndale

To the tune of “Hymn of Joy.” Congregation shall remain seated. Led by Schola Cantorum Nancy Farndale, Piano

Praise the source of faith and learning who has sparked and stoked the mind with a passion for discerning how the world has been designed. Let the sense of wonder flowing from the wonders we survey keep our faith forever growing and renew our need to pray.

God of wisdom, we acknowledge that our science and our art and the breadth of human knowledge only partial truth impart. Far beyond our calculation lies a depth we cannot sound where your purpose for creation and the pulse of life are found.

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May our faith redeem the blunder of believing that our thought has displaced the grounds for wonder which the ancient prophets taught. May our learning curb the error which unthinking faith can breed lest we justify some terror with an antiquated creed.

Musical interlude

As two currents in a river fight each other’s undertow till converging they deliver one coherent steady flow, Blend, O God, our faith and learning till they carve a single course, while they join as one returning praise and thanks to you their source.

THE BACCALAUREATE LITANY

Please stand as you are able.

P: Artistic Expression: plays, concerts, response paper assignments. Essentials of Public Speaking: demonstrations speeches, informative speeches, persuasive speeches.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: Freshmen Composition: definition paper, reading responses, peer reviews. Lab Science: hypothesize, fruit flies, primary productivity, lab reports.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: General Education Mathematics: trigonometry, sine, cosine, tangent, asymptote. Critical Thinking: fishbowls, thinkpieces, vocation papers.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: General Psychology: Freud, sensation & perception, personality, abnormal behavior, Professsor Friday’s stories.

Introduction to Biblical Literature: Tanach, Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim, Law & Gospel.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: Freshmen Seminar: The Naked Roommate. Concepts of Wellness: physical wellness, emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, career & occupational wellness.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: Waldorf Online: eight-week terms, discussion boards, term A, term B, registration, proctored exams, degree deadlines for promotions.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: COVID and College: quarantines, face masks, social distance, Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom, RingCentral, fevers, coughs, the deaths of Deb “Bert” Bertelson and Professor Carol Fischer.

C: Be still, and know that I am God!

P: Commencement: moving, job interviews, college debt, careers, marriage, family, bosses, in-laws, war in eastern Europe, inflation.

C: Be still, and know that I am God! Amen

I’ll Fly Away

SPECIAL MUSIC

by Albert E. Brumley Lauren Dohlman

Accompanied by Baccalaureate Ensemble

PRAYER OF THE DAY

P: Let us pray: C: God, we pause on this day to reflect on these years that have been college. We thank for those things we have learned. We thank you for the caring people that have come into our lives. We thank you for the friendships that have been forged. As we leave this place, we go into a world still reeling from COVID. We go into a world economy that is spiraling from war in the Ukraine. We go into a world of skyrocketing inflation, and an uncertain future. In you, may we find security, rest, and hope. Amen. Congregation shall be seated.

SPECIAL MUSIC

Over the Rainbow

arr. Andy Beck Schola Cantorum

Tatum Phelps, ukulele, Ethan Hexamer, tenor, Hanna Ferguson, soprano THE READING Psalm 46

HOMILY

Be Still and Know That I am God Rev. Steven Smith

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

HYMN OF RESPONSE

Nancy Farndale, Piano

A mighty fortress is our God, a sword and shield victorious; He breaks the cruel oppressor’s rod and wins salvation glorious. The old satanic foe has sworn to work us woe, with craft and dreadful might, He arms himself to fight. On earth he has no equal.

No strength of our can match his might! We would be lost rejected. But now a champion comes to fight, whom God himself elected.

You ask who this may be? The Lord of hosts is he!

Christ Jesus, mighty Lord. God’s only son adored. He holds the field victorious.

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Though hordes of devils fill the land all threatening to devour us, we tremble not, unmoved we stand; they cannot overpow’r us. Let this world’s tyrant rage; in battle we’ll engage! His might is doomed to fail; God’s judgement must prevail. One little word subdues him.

God’s Word forever shall abide, not thanks to foes, who fear it; for God himself fights by our side with weapons of the Spirit. Were they to take our house, goods, honor, child, or spouse, though life be wretched away, they cannot win the day. The kingdom’s ours forever.

P: Lord, in your mercy;

C: Hear our prayer.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Please join at the conclusion of each petition of prayer.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Congregation shall be seated.

THE BLESSING

Please stand as you are able.

SENDING

P: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God!

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God,

Our Help in Ages Past

THE RECESSIONAL HYMN

Led by Schola Cantorum Nancy Farndale, Piano

O God our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home.

Under the shadow of your throne your saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is your arm alone, and our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood or earth received its frame, from everlasting you are God, to endless years the same.

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A thousand ages in your sight are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all our years away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the op’ning day.

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, Still be our guard while troubles last and our eternal home.

COMMENCEMENT

SATURDAY, MAY SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, TWO O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON BOMAN FINE ARTS CENTER WALDORF UNIVERSITY, FOREST CITY, IOWA PROGRAM PRELUDE

PROCESSIONAL

NATIONAL ANTHEM

THE INVOCATION WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GREETINGS FROM THE FACULTY

Mystic Springs by James Bicigo Waldorf University Brass Dublin Fanfare by James Bicigo Pomp & Circumstance by Edward Elgar Waldorf University Brass Crucifer: Kaitlin Christensen ’25 Martensdale, IA University Marshal: Professor Julienne Friday Professor of Sociology/Psychology Faculty Marshals: Dr. Missy Reynolds Associate Professor of Health Promotion & Exercise Science Prof. Tiffany Olson Professor of Communications Dr. Bob Sarver Associate Professor of Business Prof. John Robinson Professor of Business arr. by Ludvig T. Wangberg Waldorf University Brass Soloist: Dr. Melanie Harms Espeland Director of Music Programs Rev. Steven Smith Assistant Professor and Chair of Religion and Philosophy

Dr. Robert Alsop President of the University Dr. Mike Gatlin Associate Professor of Health Promotion & Exercise Science

GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RECOGNITION OF RECIPIENTS PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECOGNITION OF RECIPIENTS VIKING OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD

FACULTY/STAFF RECOGNITIONS

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER ADDRESS: “DO IT...IN A BREATH” ANTHEMS

Dr. David Weber Chair, Board of Trustees

Dr. Robert Alsop Dr. Robert Alsop Dr. Robert Alsop Dr. Robert Alsop Dr. Kris Meyer Board of Trustees member, Part-time Graduate Program Faculty, Professional School Counseling, Buena Vista University

Wangol arr. by Sten Kalimantan

THE PRESENTATION OF THE CLASSES

THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INDUCTION

THE ALMA MATER

All hail to thee, O Waldorf Thy praises we will sing; Through thy beloved lobby The echoing anthems ring. We sing of precepts noble, Of loyalty and truth, Of love and labor blending To guide the steps of youth.

THE BENEDICTION THE RECESSIONAL

Beautiful Savior arr. by F. Melius Christiansen The Waldorf Choir; Hanna Ferguson, soprano Aaron Mathahs, Student director Dr. Vincent Beach Vice President for Academic Affair and Dean of the University Dr. David Weber Dr. Robert Alsop Mr. Scott Pitcher Senior Associate Registrar for Residential Learning Dr. Jeff Barksdale Dean of Online Programs Dr. Tom Wicks, ’88 Alumni Board President (Lead by Waldorf Choir)

We love our Waldorf College, The school of Vikings bold; We love her royal colors, The purple and the gold. Then hail, all hail to Waldorf, Our Alma Mater dear; May heaven’s richest blessings Crown every passing year. Rev. Steven Smith

Departure of the Graduates: Recessional Leslie Smith (Original by Johannes Brahms) Waldorf University Brass

CLASS OF 2022

CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

Name Hometown Honors Major(s)

Mercedes Laurnetta Anderson Rockville, MD Health Care Management

Herbert Arthur Babcock Waymart, PA Occupational Safety & Health

Haley Lynn Banes Toddville, IA Human Resource Management

Gabriel Jon Barrera Sheboygan, WI Business

Charles Eric Baxter Statesboro, GA Fire Science

Alexander Kamp Benevelli Quantico, VA Psychology

Rickey Austin Bolan, Jr. Laurel, MS Occupational Safety & Health

Dawn Bostick Humble, TX Occupational Safety & Health

Jessica A. Boyd Fultonville, NY Occupational Safety & Health

Anthony Joseph Bria Wichita Falls, TX Criminal Justice

Amber Elizabeth Broadus Austin, IN Human Resource Management

Joshua Aaron Brown Chandler, AZ Emergency Management

Nicholas Busa Newton, MA Fire Science

Tandra Maria Cannonier Bedford, TX Occupational Safety & Health

Joseph Theodore Case Kill Devil Hills, NC Emergency Management

Franco Parnell Celestin West Sacramento, NY Occupational Safety & Health

Tyler Preston Christifulli Hammond, WI Psychology

Gary Scott Compton Knoxville, TN Emergency Management

Raymond Patrick Conlon Grantsville, UT Occupational Safety & Health

Christian Daniel Kealii Cook Kamuela, HI Fire Science

Edward Blaine Cooper Orange, CA Occupational Safety & Health

Rose Marie Corley McDonough, GA Psychology

Steven Jon Anthony Cusumano Lawton, OK Occupational Safety & Health

Brian Michael Davis Waukee, IA Fire Science

James Nathaniel Dickson FPO, AP Occupational Safety & Health

Crystal Deshay Dixon Sanford, FL Psychology

Deborah Dihann Dunn Goodyear, AZ Business

Kimberly Ann Ellis Vinton, VA Business

Ana Linao Firme West Covina, CA Business

Virginia Louise Flanagan Reading, PA Diversity & Inclusion

Gilberto Z. Franco Taylors, SC Management

Christoper Randolph Furlow Deerfield, IL Human Resource Management

Abraham Garcia Weslaco, TX Business

Name Hometown Honors

Major(s)

Scott Thomas Garrett Dundalk, MD Fire Science

Veronica Dee Gordon Midland, TX Occupational Safety & Health

Gary Scott Gorrell Benson, NC Associate in Arts Liberal Arts

Amanda Elicia Goudeau Katy, TX Leadership Communication

Brian William Grasman Littleton, CO Occupational Safety & Health

Lauren Elizabeth Griffis Warrenton, VA Psychology

James Robert Grimes Altoona, IA Criminal Justice

Taytum Brooke Gutierrez Dublin, TX Psychology

Jennifer Marie Hacker Lake Mills, IA Health Care Management

John D. Heap Lee’s Summit, MO Fire Science

Samuel Thomas Hickey Milford, OH Occupational Safety & Health

Abbey Rene Hollis Mechanicsville, VA Communications

Cole Irvin Summerdale, AL Psychology

Heather Marie Johnson Valdosta, GA Health Care Management

Deville Kumphak Khuth Eagan, MN Business

Hannah Jane Kolankowski Lemoore, CA Occupational Safety & Health

David Alan Langley Johnston, IA Fire Science

Christopher Eban Lekan Clayton, GA Occupational Safety & Health

Dylan Andrew Little Versailles, OH Occupational Safety & Health

Melissa Raye Lumpkins Avondale, AZ Psychology

Steven A. Lund Millis, MA Fire Science

Patrick Joseph Maguire Prince George, VA Occupational Safety & Health

Joseph Robert Mallett Wagoner, OK Occupational Safety & Health

Marc Alan Mathis Leesburg, FL Fire Science

Dawn Melfi Riverside, RI Occupational Safety & Health

Candida Marie Miskell Nashville, TN Business

Joseph David Mitchell Woodward, IA Fire Science

Donald Albert Mitchem Riverdale, GA Fire Science

Brenda Marie Newbauer Hudson, WI Health Care Management

Catrina Loren O’Hara Fayetteville, NC Human Resource Management

Ryan Christopher Owens Atlantic City, NJ Fire Science

Ravi Paudel Chester Springs, PA Health Care Management

Zackary R. Petitpas East Freetown, MA Fire Science

Shanay Sucliffe Pitter Hampton, GA Human Resource Management

Douglas Boswell Pullen Washington, GA Emergency Management

James Robert Rakestraw Austell, GA Emergency Management

Name Hometown Honors

Major(s)

Christopher Daniel Rogers Harrisburg, PA Homeland Security

Skyler Rowen Redding, CA Communications

Timothy John Roxas Edwards AFB, CA Occupational Safety & Health

Benjamin Joseph Rye Foley, AL Fire Science

Chad Seabolt Dawsonville, GA Occupational Safety & Health

Justin Keith Seals Kansas City, MO Liberal Arts

Charles Patrick Short Crowley, TX Occupational Safety & Health

Jared Andrew Simmons Kennewick, WA Occupational Safety & Health

Brett Nolan Smart Watertown, TN Management

Derek Michael Uburtis Social Circle, GA Fire Science

Megan Katherine Underhill Jasper, IN Occupational Safety & Health

Tyler Vanek Longwood, FL Fire Science

Susan Viera East Taunton, MA Fire Science

Ross Phillip Wehrle Blaine, MN Fire Science

Margaria Regine Whitmire Union, SC Psychology

Frank Williams Covington, GA Psychology

Tanya Willock East Hampton, NY Psychology

Joshua Donald Winter Clinton, IA Criminal Justice

Tisha Bob Woody Houston, TX Human Resource Management

Yancey Xavier Wright Ladson, SC Emergency Management

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

Name Hometown Honors Major(s)

Y’Eishia Romeyell Abass FPO, AP Occupational Safety,

Temitope Hannah Adenekan Salem, IL Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Matthew Allen Anderson Oskaloosa, IA Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Josh P. Baumgardner Fairplay, CO Occupational Safety

Karl Joseph Beeman, Jr. Las Vegas, NV

Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Richard William Bellew Ogden, UT Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Chase Carl David Bennett Junction City, KS Business

Kathleen Ann Berning Lohrville, IA Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Chase Parker Bevill Whiteman AFB, MO Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Ashley Rae Bittner Akron, OH Communications

Cassidy Blair Palm City, FL Business Management, Sport Management

Lisa Renee Blythe-Ross Mount Vernon, IA Communications

Joshua Bonaiti % Milton Keynes, BK England Psychology

Genine Bryan Reno, NV Occupational Safety

Allison Diane Bunta Oakboro, NC Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Alexander John Bushman Chatfield, MN Sport Management

Joao Mario Cabral Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Business

Jeremy Daniel Campbell Barnesville, OH Homeland Security Cum Laude Aubrey Lissa Claussen Sugar Land, TX Communications Summa Cum Laude

Kyle Dean Cochran Olathe, KS Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Samuel Ethan Coley Orange Beach, AL Psychology Cum Laude

Angelina M. Colombo Mason City, IA Communications Magna Cum Laude

Janet Colpo Little Falls, NY Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Erick Hernan Cortes Parra Bogota, Colombia Sport Management

Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Bradford Arthur Daley Stuarts Draft, VA Occupational Safety

Monica Sharee Davis Grayslake, IL Psychology

Kaitlyn Marie Davis Saylorsburg, PA Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Hildreth Ann Deanecelli Washington, IN Psychology

Savannah Shay Love Deasy St. Thomas, VI Psychology Cum Laude

Lorrene Gail Dee Thornton, IA Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Kyle Barrett Dennis White Oak, TX Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Andrew Di-Giovambattista Highett, Victoria Business

Honors

Major(s)

Lauren Grace Dohlman % Sheffield, IA Psychology

Aynabat Durdyyeva Virginia Beach, VA Communications

Diana Dzasezeva Jelgava, Latvia Health Promotion & Exercise Science

Ranee Lynn DiBeneditto Philadelphia, PA Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

Thomas Howard Edwards Irving, TX Business

Michaela Brooke Elliott Flat Rock, NC Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Kamar Theodore Elliott Norfolk, VA Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Emma Elliott Clovis, CA Psychology

Michael Howard Engen Tampa, FL Emergency Management

Kyle Joseph Ennis Cedar Rapids, IA Theatre Arts

Justus Zachary Everett Waco, TX Occupational Safety

Nicholas Maxwell Farkas *% Forest City, IA Health Promotion & Exercise Science

Bryanth Winston Farr Beloit, WI Business Management

Shawn Symytry Flowers Litchfield Park, AZ Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Ryan Andrew Ford Plymouth Lake, CA Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Marissa Gates Waterloo, IA Psychology, Health Promotion & Exercise Science

Baili Elizabeth Girkin Charles City, IA Communications

Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

Anthony Luis Gonzales San Antonio, TX Occupational Safety

Camara Michelle Green Houston, TX Business Management

Rachel Lynne Grund Waterloo, IA Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Imelda Gutierrez Eielson Air Force Base, AK Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Breeann Marie Hamblin Modesto, CA Biology, Emergency Management

Tyler Michael Harlow Manvel, ND Communications

La’Quante Marcrese Harris Fresno, CA Psychology

Trish Marlaina Harris Glen Burnie, MD Emergency Management

Robert L. Harrison Tampa, FL Occupational Safety

Robert Brentwood Harrod Eminence, KY

Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Michael Allen Hatcher Highland Park, NY Occupational Safety Cum Laude

Kenneth Louis Hatfield Gurnee, IL

Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Alonzo Hernandez Corpus Christi, TX Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Melinda Lea Hester Horseheads, NY Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Samuel Thomas Hickey Milford, OH Occupational Safety

Donatella Bellamia Hill San Diego, CA Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Abbey Hollis Richmond, VA Communications

Sarah Elizabeth Holmes Clarion, IA Communications

Name Hometown Honors

Major(s)

James Hook Puyallup, WA Business Management

Rhoda Lucille Hostetler Lexington, SC Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Christopher Evan Howard Post Falls, ID

Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Nang Zarm Moun Hseng % Mongpam, Sham State, Myanmar/Burma Communications

Amber Nicole Hurt Dadeville, AL Health Care Management

Shelby Erin Jamison Guthrie, OK Emergency Management Magna Cum Laude

Steven Robert Jensen St. Peter, MN Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Ashley Joaquin Manassas, VA Health Care Management

Sierra Lea Kearns Elk River, MN Communications

Azure Dee Kennedy Monroe, LA Psychology

Tristan Scott Klewsaat Larkspur, CO Business Management

Logan Jay Knutson Williamsburg, IA Health Promotion & Exercise Science Kristopher Brian Kopp Lakeville, MN Emergency Management

Margaret Carolyn Krafft Nashville, TN Psychology Cum Laude

Megan Naomi Kramer Red Lion, PA Health Care Management

Robert Lyndall Large Bethalto, IL Occupational Safety

Ashley Pearl Laverty Swea City, IA Psychology

Gabriel Dustin Lineberry Radford, VA Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Renee Sabrea Loberg Northwood, IA Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Terrie Kay Lovingood Charleston, TN Psychology Summa Cum Laude

David Lusk Clinton, UT Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Alice M. Markham Plymouth, MN Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Jonathan Lynn Marshall Akron, OH Emergency Management

Dora Basilisa Martinez West Covina, CA Health Care Management

Angel Marie Massee Northwood, IA Communications

Brandelle Jean McGinn Hamilton, IL Psychology

Brenda Lee McNabb Ocala, FL Psychology

Conrad Mark-Wayne Mercurius Long Pond, PA Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Myra Kay Meyer *% Burt, IA English, Creative Writing

Julevarrus S. Milstead Richmond, TX Psychology

Quincy Lamont Minor, Jr. Milwaukee, WI Sport Management

Racee Ann Moore Mason City, IA Communications

Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Savannah Mae Moore Manly, IA Music

Sean Patrick Murphy Castle Rock, CO Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Nomonde Ndlovu * Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Business

Honors

Major(s)

Elizabeth Ann Nelson Belmond, IA Foundations Of Education Cum Laude

John Wesley Newhouse Bossier City, LA Occupational Safety Cum Laude

Janet Bach Tuyet Nguyen Lompoc, CA Emergency Management Magna Cum Laude

Rachel Katherine Niemi Ottosen, IA Psychology

Mordecai Nsabaah % Koforidua, Ghana Business

Andrew James O’Connor Sheffield, IA K-12 Physical Education

Tyler Patrick O’Hara Orlando, FL Psychology

Robert Michael Ornelas III San Bernadino, CA Communications

Jorge Lionel Ortega Fairfield, CA Psychology

Joshua Robert Otis Hanover, PA Emergency Management Magna Cum Laude

Christopher Philip Owens Lebanon, OH Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Lauretta Jane Paulo Merced, CA Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Autumn Lea Petersen Farmington, NM Business

Kelsey Nicole Peterson Belmond, IA Communications

Kasey Pettit-Castor APO, AE Occupational Safety

Hannah Joy Ramsey Mentor, OH Communications Summa Cum Laude

Michael Randolph Buckhannon, WV Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Lilia Guadalupe Rangel Cruz Frisco, TX Psychology, Biology

Janet Lynn Richburg Castleberry, AL Psychology

Nicole Lynn Rindahl Saint Paul, MN Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Ashley Kristina Rios Round Rock, TX Health Care Management Cum Laude

Jamelia Starkeisha Roach Richmond Hill, GA Communications Magna Cum Laude

Irvin Ivan Rodriguez Dallas, TX Sport Management

Nicole Elianys Rodriguez Walnut Creek, CA Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Michael Wayne Romanyak Arcade, NY Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Barbara Romero * Caracas, Venezuela Business

Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

Nicole Ma Ronk-Degraffenreid Ridgefield, WA Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Timothy John Roxas Edwards AFB, CA Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Kobi Lee Sadler Indianola, IA Business

Jorge Sandoval, Jr. Storm Lake, IA Business

Christian Vincent Sarcos Beaverton, OR Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Adam Lewis Schmitz Shakopee, MN Occupational Safety

Breann Louise Seitz Linden, CA Health Care Management

Bryan Scott Senn Lillington, NC Psychology Summa Cum Laude

Jeren Sharipova Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Business

Ryan Andrew Shipley Modesto, CA Communications Summa Cum Laude

Honors

Major(s)

Rosemary Quadros Silva Gilroy, CA Occupational Safety Cum Laude

Ellen Louise Sinozich Bradenton, FL Psychology Cum Laude

Sadie Morissa Skeie

Jasmine Imani Smith

Corcoran, MN Health Promotion & Exercise Science

Upper Marlboro, MD Communications Magna Cum Laude

Hayleigh Serena Solano Tucson, AZ Sport Management

Woo Sung Song

Kadena AB, Armed Forces Pacific Emergency Management Magna Cum Laude

Kennon Eugene Speciale Beaufort, SC Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Cara Diane Stafford Kennewick, WA Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Austin J. Steele

LaCrosse, WI Sport Management

Ryan Joseph Swiderski Minneapolis, MN Sport Management

Maria Angel Taci Ocala, FL Psychology

Caden William Henry Tchop Superior, WI Business

Joshua Paul Temple North Little Rock, AK Emergency Management Cum Laude

Alecia Hope Thomas Morganza, LA Health Care Management

Brandon Edward Thomas Converse, TX Occupational Safety

Tailin Shirley Tommerdahl Alexandria, MN Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Jonathan Torres Dallas, TX Sport Management

Jerlisa Danielle Tucker Ashland, MS Health Care Management Magna Cum Laude

Jay Brandon Tucker Houston, TX Health Care Management Magna Cum Laude

Kinsey Jo Tweedy Roselle, IL Business Lourdez Marie Valadez Ontario, CA Foundations of Education

Piper Kiara Van Ravenswaay Hartley, IA Business

Joel Douglas Vaughn Mcalester, OK Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Walter Murrietta Vega Phoenix, AZ Occupational Safety Henrique Gontijo Vieira Divinopolis, Minas Gerais Health Promotion & Exercise Science Makayla Marie Vogt * Forest City, IA Creative Writing

Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude

Hannah E. Wagner Nora Springs, IA Communications Cum Laude

Breanna Michelle Wagner San Antonio, TX Health Care Management Summa Cum Laude

Ryan Michael Walker Fredonia, NY Emergency Management Summa Cum Laude

Kimberly Walsh Warrington, PA

Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Cassandra LaChae Webster Oklahoma City, OK Psychology

Jason James Westra Bellflower, CA Occupational Safety Magna Cum Laude

Kyndra Nicole White Paducah, KY Psychology Magna Cum Laude

Jennifer Leigh Ann Whitesides Panama City, FL Occupational Safety Cum Laude

Bailey Lynn Whitmire EL Mirage, AZ Communications Summa Cum Laude

Margaria Whitmire Union, SC Psychology

Name Hometown

Honors Major(s)

Alana Cayla Wickering % Mason City, IA Communications

Anthony L. Wiley, Jr. Northport, AL Business

Nicolette Ariel Jefferson Universal City, TX Psychology

Kayela Christine Willis Gordonville, TX Psychology

Summa Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude

Mark C. Wilson Fort Collins, CO Occupational Safety Summa Cum Laude

Branden Scott Woodward Marquette, MI Communications

Aniela Michelle Woolery Oakland, TN Emergency Management

CANDIDATES FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Name Hometown Honors Major(s)

Yigo, GU Business Administration Ruel L. Abastas Magna Cum Laude

Delandrius Montray Allen Summa Cum Laude

Clarksville, TN

Organizational Leadership

JBMDL, NJ Business Administration Gabriel Bronte Anderson Summa Cum Laude

Westlake, OH Business Administration Marina Babkina

Maria Celeste Baca Magna Cum Laude

Colorado Springs, CO

Organizational Leadership

Prattville, AL Business Administration Alexandrea Elizabeth Bailey

Gulf Breeze, FL Business Administration Marco Antonio Barajas Magna Cum Laude

Palmyra, NE Organizational Leadership Joshua Ryan Barker Summa Cum Laude

Braidwood, IL Fire Science Administration Michael Wesley Barrow Magna Cum Laude

Woodstock, VA Fire Science Administration Matthew Daniel Bauserman Magna Cum Laude

Covington, GA Business Administration Keyshia Baytop Summa Cum Laude

Fire Science Administration Kenneth Theodore Bower

Colorado Springs, CO

Des Moines, IA Criminal Justice Daesean Jaraine Bradley

Salem, MA Business Administration Kyle Edward Bradshaw Summa Cum Laude

Austin, MN Elementary Education Ashlyn Nikole Brandt

Celina, TX Organizational Leadership Willes Todd Braxton

Rosamond, CA Criminal Justice Administration Karen T. Brown

Greenville, SC Business Administration Hannah Nicole Camp Summa Cum Laude

Riverview, FL Criminal Justice Nicole Marie Carnes Summa Cum Laude

Gainesville, TX Biology Isabelle Angela Christian %

Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude

Kinston, NC Fire Science Administration Angela M. Cimino-Locklear

John Gabriel Cirillo Summa Cum Laude

Tucson, AZ Criminal Justice

Gay, GA Fire Science Administration Brenton Cochran Manga Cum Laude

Willan Zachary Colvin Summa Cum Laude

Olympia, WA

Business Administration

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chad Gordon Comeau Summa Cum Laude

Organizational Leadership

Joseph Anthony Cook Magna Cum Laude

Dylan Cole Cooper

Box Elder, SD

Fire Science Administration

San Antonio, TX Business Administration

Marietta, GA Business Administration Cherelle Lynette Cortez Magna Cum Laude

New Market, AL Cybersecurity Jason Alan Craft Magna Cum Laude

Garry Andres Cuaresma Magna Cum Laude

Newnan, GA Business Administration

Fruitland Park, FL Fire Science Administration, Anthony Cuellar, Jr. Magna Cum Laude

Waukee, IA

Fire Science Administration, Brian Michael Davis Summa Cum Laude

Joshua Cody Davis Summa Cum Laude

Odenville, AL

Fire Science Administration,

Honors

Major(s)

Eufaula, OK Business Administration, Taryn Kimberly Davis Magna Cum Laude

Sioux City, IA Criminal Justice Miguel Angel Delgado-Garcia Magna Cum Laude

Poulsbo, WA Criminal Justice Jacob Michael Denney Magna Cum Laude

Deer Park, WA Business Administration Jameson Michael DesRoches Summa Cum Laude

Cypress, TX Business Administration Karan Dhooper Cum Laude

Janesville, IA

Elementary Education Natalie Jo Alice Dirks

Quincy, WA Elementary Education Alysha Donovan

Huxley, IA Health Promotion & Exercise Science, Codey James Erickson

Long Beach, CA Criminal Justice Berenice Espino

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Biology Dildora Farhatova Cum Laude

Fire Science Administration Darrin Steven Farrell Magna Cum Laude

Goose Lake, IA

Hickory Hills, IL Criminal Justice Michael Brian Fitch

Durant, IA Criminal Justice Cale Douglas Frett

Durant, IA Criminal Justice Dawson Jeffery Frett

Long Beach, CA Organizational Leadership Michael James Fuentes Summa Cum Laude

Buffalo, MN Criminal Justice Joshua Arthur Fussy

Forest City, IA Criminal Justice Nicholas Maxwell Farkas* % Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Lake Mills, IA Elementary Education Jade Elizabeth Gasteiger % Summa Cum Laude

Oakland, IA Business Administration Christopher Aaron Gaynor Magna Cum Laude

West Burlington, IA Criminal Justice Slater John Vincent Gifford

Covesville, VA Fire Science Administration Jeremy Frank Graybill Summa Cum Laude

Auburn, AL Fire Science Administration Blake Alan Green Summa Cum Laude

Hopkins, MN

Fire Science Administration Garrett Arthur Grniet Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Perris, CA Business Administration Silvia Gutierrez Llamas

APO, Armed Forces Europe Organizational Leadership Moises Guzman Roman Magna Cum Laude

Charles City, IA Criminal Justice Joshua Steven Halligan

Modesto, CA Criminal Justice Breeann Marie Hamblin

Rosamond, CA Business Administration Christoffer Paul Hansen

Buffalo Center, IA Elementary Education Megan Henn

Converse, TX Cybersecurity Cayla Sky Holthaus Summa Cum Laude

Sumter, SC

Organizational Leadership Julie Ann Jambard Magna Cum Laude

Braidwood, IL Fire Science Administration Joshua Allen Jelm

St. Ansgar, IA Elementary Education Elizabeth Alice Hope Jenkins

Buffalo Center, IA K-12 Physical Education Rebekah Marie Jensvold Magna Cum Laude

Samuel David Jones

Cold Coast, QLD Biology

Crestview, FL Business Administration Hope Cherie Jones

Name Hometown

Honors

Major(s)

Criminal Justice Kayleigh Jacqueline Kaufman

Scottdale, GA

Wenatchee, WA Business Administration Bradley Neil Kesterson Cum Laude

Lars Herbert Kolterman Kuhr Summa Cum Laude

Sharpsburg, GA

Organizational Leadership

Raeford, NC Business Administration Brian Paul Lannom Cum Laude

Edinburg, TX

Criminal Justice Julissa Annette Lara

Mason City, IA K-12 Education Brennan Lee Laugen %

Lanham, MD Criminal Justice Abdullahi Lekan Lawal

Oceanside, CA

Organizational Leadership Tenase Lee Lawrence Magna Cum Laude

APO, Armed Forces Pacific Business Administration Amber Nicole Lawton

Quincy, CA Business Administration Tiffany Rene Leonhardt Summa Cum Laude

Galloway, OH Business Administration Richard Jacob Lewis Magna Cum Laude

Tolleson, AZ Business Administration Carolina Leyva Magna Cum Laude

Florence, AL Business Administration Brandon Lindsey

Canton, MA Criminal Justice Malaika Lucien Magna Cum Laude

North Pole, AK Business Administration Carson Andrew Marlowe Magna Cum Laude

Ankeny, IA Business Administration Luke Alan Marshall Magna Cum Laude

Medway, MA Fire Science Administration Colin Andrew McCarthy Summa Cum Laude

John David McCommon Summa Cum Laude

Saint Cloud, FL Fire Science Administration

Troy, MI Business Administration Darcey Cruea Mcdonald Magna Cum Laude

Kansas City, MO

David E. McGee Magna Cum Laude

Organizational Leadership

Weymouth, MA Fire Science Administration Andrew Leo McGillivray Summa Cum Laude

Forest City, IA Criminal Justice Amy Marie Meinecke

Huntsville, AL Fire Science Administration Robert Patrick Moore

Kerry Robert Neber Cum Laude

Jefferson, GA

Organizational Leadership

Rudd, IA K-12 Physical Education Marissa Jaye Norby

Orlando, FL Criminal Justice Tyler Patrick O’Hara Magna Cum Laude

Cody Ray O’Hare

North Liberty, IA

Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Criminal Justice

Fort Lauderdale, FL Elementary Education Deaja A. O’Neal

Renton, WA Business Administration Micha Evian Pacheco

Sylmar, CA Organizational Leadership Angel Abraham Padilla Magna Cum Laude

Matthew Richard Pfaltzgraff

Michael Randolph

Ackley, IA K-12 Education

Buckhannon, WV

Summa Cum Laude

Tonya Grace Reed Summa Cum Laude

Organizational Leadership

Colfax, IA Organizational Leadership

Lakalie Nicole Rhode Summa Cum Laude

Daniel Rojas

Green Bay, WI Criminal Justice

Rialto, CA Criminal Justice

Forest City, IA Elementary Education Brinna Nicole Rollefson

Honors

Major(s)

Pearland, TX Organizational Leadership Mandy Lee Rose Magna Cum Laude

Wyoming, IA

Criminal Justice Hunter Rushford

Cheyenne, WY Business Administration Ryan Wesley Santini Summa Cum Laude

Owatonna, MN Criminal Justice Dakota Dean Savoie

Knoxville, TN Business Administration Haley Schel Summa Cum Laude

Spring, TX Criminal Justice Scott Douglas Schoonover Magna Cum Laude

Forest City, IA Elementary Education Becca Seglem

Ringgold, VA Fire Science Administration Charles Edward Shealy Summa Cum Laude

Dashoguz, Turkmenistan Biology Aynur Shirmamedova*

Westbrook, CT Fire Science Administration David Richard Skau Magna Cum Laude

Mooresville, NC

Organizational Leadership Christopher A. Smith Summa Cum Laude

Wauconia, MN Business Administration Marc Austin Smyth Rochester, NY Criminal Justice Tahj Jamere Snow

Pearland, TX Business Administration Timothy Jack Stansbury Summa Cum Laude

Menomonie, WI

Donald Glenn Terkelsen Summa Cum Laude

Organizational Leadership

Panama City, FL Organizational Leadership Michael David Thomas Magna Cum Laude

San Antonio, TX Business Administration Stephanie Tollari

Marlton, NJ Business Administration Billie Jo Torres Cum Laude

Dashoguz, Turkmenistan Biology Nazik Toyliyeva

Fletcher, NC Business Administration Zachary Neal Tullock Cum Laude

Garner, IA Elementary Education Jack Larry VanDusseldorp

Garner, IA Business Administration Paige Kristy VanDusseldorp Cum Laude

Greenfield, WI

Organizational Leadership Rhianna Kathryne Vasquez Magna Cum Laude

Fort Mill, SC Organizational Leadership Shiron Antoine Vick

Belmond, IA Business Administration Brittany Mae Walker

Ramona, CA Criminal Justice Landon Watkins

Elmo, UT Criminal Justice Jayla Christine Weston

Ankeny, IA Criminal Justice Abygail Sierra Wood

Magna Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude

Franklin, GA Business Administration Michael Brad Yates Summa Cum Laude

Gene Phillip David Yeater

Navid Zaher

Minot, ND Fire Science Administration

Summa Cum Laude

Canoga Park, CA Business Administration

Honors

Major(s)

North Pole, AK Homeland Security Joshua Benjamin Keyser Summa Cum Laude

Kimball, MN Fire Science Administration Brian Edward Kiffmeyer Magna Cum Laude

Jacksonville, AR

Occupational Safety Roxanne Briana Kimmel Summa Cum Laude

Akron, OH Fire Science Administration Douglas Edward King Summa Cum Laude

Encinitas, CA Psychology Katherine Grace Kinnison Summa Cum Laude

College Park, GA Fire Science Administration Kwadwo Kissi Summa Cum Laude

Florence, MS Occupational Safety Kristopher Edward Koziol Summa Cum Laude

Peyton, CO Fire Science Administration Elias Yoshio Keleka Kunishige Summa Cum Laude

Minot AFB, ND Health Care Management Earon Cody Lasswell Summa Cum Laude

APO, Armed Forces, Europe Cybersecurity Collin LeDuc Magna Cum Laude

Locust Grove, GA

Occupational Safety Jassmine Lee

Martinez, CA Criminal Justice Tyrone Kelly Lewis

North Salt Lake, UT

Organizational Leadership Jordan Christine Lloyd Summa Cum Laude

Menifee, CA Fire Science Administration Daniel Alden Loomis

Vail, AZ Organizational Leadership Gilbert David Lopez

Summerville, SC Cybersecurity Johnathan Zachariah Mahan

APO, AE Occupational Safety Leslie Marie Mallari Magna Cum Laude

Clinton, MS Occupational Safety Bethany Taylor Mangle Summa Cum Laude

Kirbyville, MO Emergency Management Wesley Alan Mann Magna Cum Laude

Lewisburg, PA Psychology Sheri Ruth Martin Summa Cum Laude

Tehachapi, NJ Occupational Safety Amanda Jane Mathes-Orr

Cumming, GA Occupational Safety Paul Ross Mcafee Summa Cum Laude

Newport News, VA Occupational Safety Gene McBride Summa Cum Laude

Hill AFB, UT

Occupational Safety Simon Jerome Mccabe Summa Cum Laude

Cabot, AR Occupational Safety Stephen Russell McFate Summa Cum Laude

Cogan Station, PA Criminal Justice Zacharia James Mckinney Magna Cum Laude

Communications Pharaoh Scott McMillian

Grovetown, GA

Garner, IA Business Administration Amidy Riveira Rose Mego Cum Laude

North Pole, AK Homeland Security Joshua Daniel Mellons Cum Laude

Minot, ND Occupational Safety Scott Richard Mihalec Summa Cum Laude

Jonathan Mills

Pearl City, HI

Organizational Leadership

Occupational Safety Benjamin Joseph Moll

Trail Creek, IN

Natrick, MA Fire Science Administration Ryan Patrick Mooney

Chicago, IL Emergency Management Leslie Quintin Moore

Nashua, IA Business Administration Lisa Ann Moore

Robert Zane Morgan Magna Cum Laude

Tonganoxie, KS

Fire Science Administration

Hometown

Honors

Major(s)

Canton, MA Fire Science Administration Brian Mulford Summa Cum Laude

Marion, IL Fire Science Administration Robert G. Musolino Summa Cum Laude

Francisco Jose Natali Cum Laude

APO, Armed Forces, Europe Health Care Management

Bossier City, LA Occupational Safety Dustin Blake Neal Summa Cum Laude

Dahlgren, VA Occupational Safety Colby G. Nokes Summa Cum Laude

Owatonna, MN Criminal Justice Matthew David Oeltjenbruns Summa Cum Laude

Pomona, CA

Occupational Safety Jessie Ornelas

Enid, OK Organizational Leadership Joseph Andrew Padilla Summa Cum Laude

Fort Smith, AR Business Administration Heather Dawn Palmer Summa Cum Laude

Eagle River, AK Emergency Management Amelia Jolene Pantoja

Marbleton, WY Communications Katherine Ann Peterson Cum Laude

Ridgeway, WI Occupational Safety Andy Phelan Cum Laude

San Tan Valley, AZ Health Care Management Robenson Pierre

Cheyanne, WY Cybersecurity Tyler James Placie Cum Laude

Raeford, NC Emergency Management Andrew Richard Prall Magna Cum Laude

Wichita Falls, TX Occupational Safety Christopher Rueben Provost Summa Cum Laude

Brick, NJ Health Care Management Krystine Alexis Puccerella Summa Cum Laude

Mountain Home, ID Psychology Anthony J. Ramirez Summa Cum Laude

East Wenatchee, WA Criminal Justice Scott Patrick Reiber Newport News, VA Health Care Management Patrice Renfro

New Braunfels, TX Health Care Management Taisa Reyes Magna Cum Laude

Holloman AFB, NM Occupational Safety Jason Michael Richmond

Wade, NC Fire Science Administration James Derek Riewestahl Magna Cum Laude

Columbia, MD

Fire Science Administration Dillon Joseph Rinaldo Summa Cum Laude

Clinton, MD Cybersecurity Anthony Armani Rios Summa Cum Laude

Business Administration Briana M. Rivas Cum Laude

Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico

Fargo, ND Fire Science Administration Garrett Michael Rix Summa Cum Laude

New Braunfels, TX Business Administration Anfisa Rodriguez Summa Cum Laude

Joint Base MDL, NJ

Occupational Safety Justin Michael Rogers Magna Cum Laude

Corona, CA

Occupational Safety Jerome Rogers Summa Cum Laude

Benjaman Rosenthal Cum Laude

Oceanside, CA Emergency Management

Janneke Elizabeth Rosenthal Cum Laude

Concord, NC Business Administration

Chesapeake, VA Emergency Management Joseph Mauro Rubino Magna Cum Laude

Hockingport, OH

Occupational Safety Stacie Marie Russell Summa Cum Laude

Christian Patrick Ryan Magna Cum Laude

Ocala, FL Business Administration

Goldsboro, NC

Cybersecurity Kyle David Saunders Summa Cum Laude

Honors

Major(s)

Junction City, KS Psychology Shanequa Venezia Williams Magna Cum Laude

Ja’Tavia La’Faith Williams

Kansas City, KS Health Care Management

Belmond, IA

Organizational Leadership James Clinton Williams III

Chesapeake, VA Business Administration Alisha Benea Wilson Cum Laude

Reynoldsville, PA Occupational Safety William Robert Witherow Cum Laude

Goodview, VA Occupational Safety Matthew Sean Woods Summa Cum Laude

Edmond, OK Communications Andrew Marquis Wright Magna Cum Laude

Edmond, OK Communications Aireannah Jade Wright Summa Cum Laude

Grand Forks, ND Psychology Ginules Xiong Cum Laude

Chicago, IL Business Administration Katie York Magna Cum Laude

Sevierville, TN Health Care Management Colleen Beth Yost Summa Cum Laude

Major(s)

Organizational Leadership Deno Michael Daley

Clarendon, Jamaica

Fall River, MA Organizational Leadership Timothy John DaLuz

Maineville, OH

Health Care Management Darla Kay Daniels

JBER, AK Health Care Management Deneka Moneik Davis

Murrayville, GA Organizational Leadership Anthony Michael Del Campo

Elk Grove Village, IL Organizational Leadership James Allen Denna

Philadelphia, PA Organizational Leadership Erica Elizabeth Dennis

Parrish, FL Organizational Leadership Jeff A. Dirling

Kings Beach, CA Organizational Leadership John Richard Drum

Cape Coral, FL Organizational Leadership Jason G. Dysarczyk

Folsom, CA Organizational Leadership Richard J. Edwards

Wichita Falls, TX Organizational Leadership Laci Michelle Edwards

Glenn Heights, TX Organizational Leadership Dawnshae Evans

Petaluma, CA Master of Education Lisa Marie Faith

Hollidaysburg, PA

Organizational Leadership David Lester Ferguson

Poughkeepsie, NY Master of Education Alexander W. Flint

Spanish Fork, UT Organizational Leadership Stuart Douglas Fore

Kent, WA Master of Education Julio C. Foucaultt

Dover, DE Organizational Leadership Jawara Fragher

Weimar, Germany Master of Education Casey Anne Freeman

North Miami Beach, FL Organizational Leadership Joi L. French

Jenkins, KY Organizational Leadership Kelly Jo Gannon

Everett, WA Organizational Leadership Melvan Eugene Garton

Mattawan, MI Organizational Leadership Darrick Boone Gillette

Chatfield, MN Organizational Leadership Amy Renee Goldsmith

North Las Vegas, NV

Organizational Leadership JuliAnn Elizabeth Gonzales

Converse, TX Organizational Leadership Brian Daniel Gooch

Miami, FL Master of Education Daniel Adam Graham

Pensacola, FL Organizational Leadership Ragan Alan Gray

Fairburn, GA Organizational Leadership Deaunte Marquell Grier

Warrenton, VA Organizational Leadership Haley Alisha Griffis

Eielson Air Force Base, AK

Organizational Leadership Daniel Gutierrez

Titusville, Florida Master of Education Kristen Renee Hall

Conroe, TX Organizational Leadership Januar Tjahjawati Hambrick

Lynchburg, VA Health Care Management Nicole Rene Harding

Swanville, ME Organizational Leadership Rebekah Mary Harings

Jesse Lamar Harrell

Gulf Shores, AL

Major(s)

Organizational Leadership

Summerdale, AL Organizational Leadership Nathaniel Logan Harris

APO, Armed Forces Pacific Organizational Leadership Carin Harrison

Foley, AL Organizational Leadership Shaye D. Haselhorst

Foley, AL Organizational Leadership Travis Jeffrey Hehman

Oakland, CA Organizational Leadership Willie Thomas Henderson

McKinney, TX Organizational Leadership Samantha Lauren Herber

Ponte Vedra, FL

Organizational Leadership John Herrman

Lee’s Summit, MO Organizational Leadership Christine Lynn Hickman

Gainesville, GA Organizational Leadership Christopher Holder

Tewksbury, MA

Organizational Leadership Kerry Elizabeth Howe

New Orleans, LA Organizational Leadership Tracey Smith Jackson

Pensacola, FL Organizational Leadership Cedrick Jacobs

Commerce Township, MI Organizational Leadership Hana Jaquays

Harrisburg, PA Organizational Leadership Nilda Charlene Jenkins

Spokane, WA Master of Education Kalila Windy May Johnson

Fayetteville, NC Organizational Leadership Vergil D. Johnson

West Fargo, ND Organizational Leadership Kellen Richard Jorgenson

Perry, OH Master of Education Martin Patrick Keough

Oak Harbor, WA

Organizational Leadership Chrystal Ellen Kjeldgaard

Muskegon, MI

Organizational Leadership Lacey Koens

St. Augustine, FL Organizational Leadership Austin Lee Lanteigne

Urbandale, IA Health Care Management Brittani Nichelle Leake

Staten Island, NY Health Care Management Liwei Lin

Pensacola, FL Health Care Management Noel Keith Little

Axson, GA Health Care Management Otessia Latosha Lofton

Riverside, Mexico

Organizational Leadership Antonio Lopez

Ankeny, IA Organizational Leadership Angela Lovan

Santa Maria, CA

Organizational Leadership Victoria Marlene Lyons

Brockton, MA Organizational Leadership Richard D. Mackinnon

Travis Michael Scott Mallo

Mason City, IA Organizational Leadership

Emerson, IA Master of Education Robynn Lynn Manley

Joseph Allen Manning

Saint Petersburg, FL Organizational Leadership

Clarendon, Jamaica

Organizational Leadership Petrona Andrea Marshall

Swansea, MA

Organizational Leadership Gary Martins

APO, AE Organizational Leadership Veanda Antoinette Mayers

Honors

Major(s)

Organizational Leadership George Christopher McDonald

Clearwater, FL

El Cajon, CA

Organizational Leadership Kevin Paul Mcgee

Raynham, MA Organizational Leadership Mark Joseph Menconi

Palmetto, FL Organizational Leadership David Cole Miller

San Antonio, TX Organizational Leadership Precious Willisa Carr Mitchell

Vicksburg, MS Organizational Leadership Michael Slade Mitchell

Kingston, MA Organizational Leadership Ryan Moffett

Friendswood, TX

Organizational Leadership Brandi Lynn Molina

Stillwater, MN Organizational Leadership Michael Scott Mondor

Griffin, GA Organizational Leadership Shanica Nichelle Moore

Clarendon, Jamaica Organizational Leadership Barbara Amoey Mullings

Knoxville, TN Master of Education David Allen Murner

Graham, WA Health Care Management Arlene P. Murray

Greensboro, NC Organizational Leadership Dana Simone Norman-Brown

Newton, MA Organizational Leadership Robert Michael O’Toole

Pearl City, HI Organizational Leadership Bryce Okamoto

Gallup, NM Organizational Leadership Jon Clayton Pairett

Brockton, MA Organizational Leadership Mitchell Albert Papineau

San Antonio, TX Organizational Leadership Carolyn Victoria Parraguirre

Colorado Springs, CO

Organizational Leadership Damion Lamont Parris

McDonough, GA Organizational Leadership Patrionnie Tinika Pelt

Tavares, FL Organizational Leadership Kelly Elizabeth Peterkin

Forest City, IA Master of Education Melissa Jane Phillips

Pittsburgh, PA Organizational Leadership Alexis Ann Pihoker

Lake Worth, FL Organizational Leadership Anita E. Porter

Plaistow, NH Organizational Leadership Taylor Joseph Poussard

Covington, GA Organizational Leadership Jeremy Alvin Puckett

Yorktown, VA Organizational Leadership Joseph Quarterman, Jr.

Santa Paula, CA

Organizational Leadership Michael Ramirez Reyes

Nevada, IA Organizational Leadership Raymond Allen Reynolds

Chesterfield, VA Organizational Leadership Andre Rene Roberts

Bolentha Robinson

Abraham Beene Rodriguez

Niceville, FL Organizational Leadership

San Antonio, TX Health Care Management

King Of Prussia, PA Organizational Leadership Dennis Lynn Rubin

Texas City, TX

Organizational Leadership Jesse Rubio III

APO, AE Organizational Leadership Lisa Beth Salch

Daniel E. Schellhase

Diane Schroeder

Ankeny, IA

Centennial, CO

Major(s)

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership

Jonesboro, GA Organizational Leadership Lisa Dejun Singfield

Huber Heights, OH Organizational Leadership Christine Ann Sizemore

Valdosta, GA Organizational Leadership Ronald Demonne Skrine, Sr.

Shantelle Monica Nicole Small

Riverview, FL Health Care Management

Raleigh, NC Organizational Leadership Logan Nelson Small

Ocala, FL Master of Education Jordan Alexander Smith

Snellville, GA Organizational Leadership Reginald Z. Smith

Travis Lee Smith

Fairborn, OH Organizational Leadership

Lexington, SC Organizational Leadership Shawna Rae Stiles

Montego Bay St. James, Jamaica

Health Care Management Holly Diandra Tate

Greensboro, NC Organizational Leadership Tony Barrera Thomas

Columbia, MD Organizational Leadership Stephanie Thuman

Lancaster, CA Organizational Leadership Carl Allen Tidwell

Sparta, WI Organizational Leadership George William Tiemeyer

Newton, MA Organizational Leadership Joseph Robert Trask

Clear Space Force Station, AK Organizational Leadership Jeffrey Alan Trueman

Concord, NH Organizational Leadership Eric Sargent Uitts

Andover, KS Organizational Leadership Cesar Antonio Valdez

Foley, AL Organizational Leadership Whitney Viquelia

Gaston, SC Organizational Leadership Cheryl Ramona Walker

San Jacinto, CA

Organizational Leadership Kailee Jeannette Mary Ward

Spring Branch, TX Organizational Leadership Alexis Nichele Washington Lexington, NC Organizational Leadership James Robert Webb

APO, AE Organizational Leadership Dustin Gene Wegehaupt

Salisbury, NC Organizational Leadership Jack William Weisensel

Aubrey, TX Organizational Leadership Cayden Montel Wiltz

Matthew Winter

Hunter Jones Winters

Kevin Dwight Wise

Derik Tyler Wolfe

Oviedo, FL Organizational Leadership

Robertsdale, AL

Modesto, CA

Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership

Foley, AL Organizational Leadership

Hendersonville, NC Organizational Leadership Charles Cameron Womack

Randall Wright

Mohammad Amin Yakubu

Dyer, IN Organizational Leadership

Columbus, OH

Organizational Leadership

Inwood, NY Organizational Leadership Daron Yondem

GRADUATES ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL

Class of 2022

Joao Cabral, University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, Master of Arts in Business Administration

Laci Edwards, Wayland Baptist, Doctorate in Management

Clint Hazlett, Purdue University Global, Master of Arts in Homeland Security & Emergency Management

GRADUATION HONORS

Special honors are awarded to Bachelor level students at the time of graduation in recognition of high scholarship. These are designated by the terms cum laude (with distinction), magna cum laude (with high distinction), and summa cum laude (with highest distinction).

Summa Cum Laude (With Highest Distinction): 3.90 – 4.00 GPA, gold cords

Magna Cum Laude (With High Distinction): 3.70 – 3.89 GPA, silver cords Cum Laude (With Distinction): 3.50 – 3.69 GPA, purple cord

Graduates wearing gold medallions with green and blue ribbon were selected into membership to Alpha Chi, the national scholastic honors society. Alpha Chi admits to membership students from all academic disciplines. Only students in the top ten percent of the junior and senior classes may be invited to join. As an honors society, Alpha Chi recognizes previous accomplishments and provides opportunity for continued growth and service.

Students wearing white honors medallions with gold ribbon are Waldorf Scholars, and graduates of the Waldorf Honors College. These scholars are students who were admitted to and successfully completed the program of the Honors College with a grade point average of at least 3.5.

Student Senate awards a white with purple lettering and script stole to student senators. The stole represents their dedication to the University for maintaining a GPA of 2.5 or higher and staying actively involved in Student Senate for at least two years. Student Senate plays a major role helping clubs and other organizations fund their activities.

BACCALAUREATE AND COMMENCEMENT

To signal the achievements of their students, American institutions of higher learning conduct formal ceremonies to award the appropriate degrees earned at the conclusion of prescribed study. The action of taking the degree, as well as the designation of the day itself, is Commencement.

Various explanations of the term Commencement are possible. The most likely is that centuries ago the bachelor, originally an apprentice, began his apprenticeship upon that day; and with the degree of M.A. and Ph.D., the masters and doctors commenced their work upon the day their degrees were conferred. So today, having finished their preliminary education, students set out to continue preparation for their vocation in life.

University’s such as Waldorf precede Commencement ceremonies with a worship service, Baccalaureate, also from the traditions originating in the early history of collegiate education and involving a formal academic procession. Since such education was originally conducted and/or sponsored by the Church, a sermon of commitment and challenge called the Baccalaureate is traditionally delivered to the graduates.

THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The academic processional that officially preludes the graduation ceremonies on college and university campuses is an old and colorful custom linking 21st century education to its origins in the Middle Ages. Processions at Waldorf University are always led by the processional cross, symbolizing the centrality of the Christian faith to the mission of the University.

The processional cross is followed by Waldorf’s ceremonial mace, which symbolizes the authority and responsibility of the University. The mace is carried by Professor Julienne Friday.

Doctors Missy Reynolds and Bob Sarver, professors Tiffany Olson and John Robinson serve as the Faculty Marshals. They direct the procession and guide members of the faculty, administration and students to their seats.

REGALIA

The academic regalia worn at commencement is of medieval origin. The scholars of Bologna, Salamanca, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge, Louvain and Heidelberg dressed to distinguish themselves from the merchants and other townsmen. Since the 11th century, when the rise of the universities began, “learned clerks” robed themselves in gowns, caps and hoods, thus marking a difference between “town and gown.”

By this apparel they were recognized as belonging to the teaching guild: the Guild of the Master of Arts. In this organization the bachelor was the apprentice of the master. This relationship was a forerunner of today’s academic structure, which often includes graduate and/or teaching assistants (usually studying for advanced degrees).

In our time customs vary as to the wearing of the academic gowns. In the older English universities the masters or dons continue to wear them while engaged in instructional duties; students are required to wear gowns while attending lectures or during tutorials. In many other European universities, academic regalia is worn only on certain stipulated occasions, as in America today.

Generally in Europe, the faculty member wears the type of garment customary in the university where the professor is lecturing. In the United States our tradition differs; our professors continue to wear the gown and hood of the university from which they received their highest degree.

The gown, in origin, may have been simply a type of overcoat to protect the teacher from the cold in unheated buildings; the cut or style seemingly derived from ecclesiastical attire. It has usually been black. The gowns of bachelors and masters were usually without trimmings, whereas those of doctors are faced down the front with velvet and adorned with three velvet bars on the bell-shaped sleeves. The master’s gown has pointed sleeves which reach nearly to the knees, while the bachelor’s gown has plain, straight sleeves.

The cap or “mortarboard” may have come from the squarish cap worn by the masons of the Middle Ages, or perhaps was suggested by the shape of the scholar’s books. Attached to a button atop the mortarboard is a tassel; bachelor’s and master’s tassels are black. Gold tassels are worn only by holders of doctoral degrees and by heads of institutions. The tassel is worn on the left side by those who have received a degree.

The hood, a triangular fold of cloth worn over the back of the gown, is faced with colors which denote the field of study represented by the wearer’s degree; the colors of the lining are those of the college or university by which the degree was granted. The length of the hood is correspondingly longer with each higher degree.

The wide velvet borders extending down the front of the doctoral gown, the velvet bars on the sleeves, and the borders of most hoods, are colored according to the scholarly field of the wearer. For all academic purposes, the colors associated with the different disciplines are as follows:

White – Arts, English, History, Humanities, Letters, Literature

Sage Green – Physical Education

Copper – Economics

Gold – Anthropology, Biochemistry, Physics, Science

Orange – Civil Engineering, Engineering

Scarlet – Divinity, Theology

Brown – Dramatic Arts, Fine Arts

Olive – Pharmacy

Lemon – Library Science

Pink – Music

Lt Blue – Education, Counseling, Guidence

Purple – Jurisprudence, Law

Dk Blue – Philosophy

Dk Green – Medicine

Drab – Accountancy, Business Administration, Commerce

Maize – Agriculture, Horticulture

Blue-Violet – Architecture, City Planning, Urban Planning

Rhodes Blue – Auditory

Grey – Chiropractic, Veterinary Science

Crimson – Communication, Journalism

Lilac – Dentistry

Peacock Blue – Foreign Service, Public Administration

Russet – Forestry

Maroon – Home Economics

Apricot – Nursing

Silver – Oratory, Speech

Seafoam – Optometry

Teal – Physical Therapy

Salmon – Public Health

Citron – Social Work

Waldorf’s seal bears the symbol of the lamp and the book. The motto of the University is “Light and Truth.” As an educational institution, Waldorf is dedicated to the truth in all branches of human knowledge and the sharing of this truth through its work of teaching. As a University of the Christian church, Waldorf is founded upon and guided by the truth of God’s Word and is committed to the task of letting that truth light up the lives of all who come within its influence.

THE PROCESSIONAL MACE

Once a familiar weapon in medieval combat, the mace evolved over time into a symbol of authority and became associated with the pride of a nation and its origins. Later, the mace was adopted by universities as a symbol of the power of the academic pursuit of wisdom and truth. It is carried in academic processions to bring authority to ceremonial occasions and to symbolize the unity and aspirations of the collegiate community.

Waldorf’s processional mace was designed and presented to the University by Dr. James Roy in 1994. Dr. Roy is a prominent artist and former faculty member of Waldorf University, who later became chair of the Department of Art at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Carried vertically, the mace stands four feet high and is constructed of walnut and oak wood. The triangular head of the mace symbolizes the triune God, and a sterling silver medallion graces each of the three sides of the mace head. One medallion is a stylized version of the University’s Seal, which includes the “lamp of learning,” the motto “Lux et Veritas” (Light and Truth), the date of founding (1903), and two crosses. Another places the Greek letters chi and ro, which are the first two letters in the Greek word for Christ, over a stylized section of Salveson Hall, the University’s original building. The third medallion is the seal of Martin Luther, which symbolizes the University’s commitment to the Lutheran understanding of the Christian faith. Several semiprecious gems stones adorn and decorate each of the medallions.

The Processional mace is carried in all formal academic processions of the University. The mace is carried by the University Marshal, and it follows the cross, which leads the procession.

THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION

The tradition of a symbol of office is rooted in the colorful life of towns in the Middle Ages. The symbol of communal harmony was the mayor, who at his investiture was given a chain with a medallion that represented all the guilds working together for the welfare of the town. In the medieval university, the chief official, or rector magnificus, held authority similar to that of the mayor in civil society. Thus, he, too, was honored with a medallion, but his consisted of insignia of all the colleges of the university.

Waldorf University’s presidential medallion was created by artist James Roy in 1968. Dr. Roy had been a professor of art at Waldorf, and was at the time professor of art and chair of the Art Department of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

The medallion is made of sterling silver and is decorated with several garnets and pearls. The medallion’s face includes the lamp of learning set on an opened Bible, both symbols form the University’s Seal. The University’s name and its motto, Lux et Veritas (Light of Truth), surround the circular center of the medallion.

Rather than the more traditional chain, Roy designed a purple velvet shawl to hold the medallion. The fabric and color represent the historic commitments of the University to the Christian faith.

The presidential medallion is the official symbol of the office of the president of Waldorf University and is donned by the president when academic apparel is worn at formal academic celebrations.