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Three hundred and thirty-ninth
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Program Contents
Order of the Exercises.........................................................................................5 Welcome From the President...................................................................... 7 Greeting to our Newest Alumni.................................................................. 9 The University..........................................................................................................11 The University Seal..............................................................................................12 Academic Colleges, Units and Institutes.............................................13 Honor Accessories.............................................................................................. 14 Academic Regalia................................................................................................15 WMU Leadership..................................................................................................16 Honor Societies.....................................................................................................17 Candidates for Graduation Doctor of Philosophy......................................................................................21 Doctor of Physical Therapy.......................................................................23 Specialist in Education................................................................................23 Graduate Certificate Program................................................................23 Master of Arts.....................................................................................................23 Master of Business Administration.....................................................24 Master of International Development Administration..........24 Master of Music.................................................................................................25 Master of Public Administration...........................................................25 Master of Public Health...............................................................................25 Master of Science.............................................................................................25 Master of Science in Accountancy.......................................................25 Master of Science in Engineering........................................................25 Master of Science in Nursing...................................................................25 Master of Social Work...................................................................................25 Undergraduate Certificate Program.................................................27 Bachelor of Arts................................................................................................27 Bachelor of Business Administration................................................28 Bachelor of Fine Arts.................................................................................... 30 Bachelor of Music.............................................................................................31 Bachelor of Musical Arts..............................................................................31 Bachelor of Science.........................................................................................31 Bachelor of Science in Engineering...................................................36 Bachelor of Science in Nursing..............................................................37 Bachelor of Social Work..............................................................................38 Commissioned U.S. Army..............................................................................38 Omitted from the Summer 2023 Program.......................................38 Recognition............................................................................................................40 Passages: In Memoriam and Retirements.......................................40 Commencement Committee......................................................................41
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PROCESSIONAL Western Brass Ensemble Steve M. Wolfinbarger, D.M.A., Conductor
Commencement
Order of the Exercises A link to virtual exercises is available at
NATIONAL ANTHEM University Chorale Kimberly Dunn Adams, D.M.A., Conductor ALMA MATER Western, we sing to you, Brown and Gold, Western, we bring to you faith untold, You challenge and inspire,
wmich.edu/commencement.
Your hope is our desire, We sing to you our Alma Mater, Brown and Gold.
9 a.m. College of Education and Human Development College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Edward Montgomery, Ph.D., President
Noon College of Health and Human Services Haworth College of Business Merze Tate College 3 p.m. College of Arts and Sciences College of Aviation College of Fine Arts
GRADUATE SUCCESS VIGNETTE HONORARY DEGREE PRESENTATION (9 a.m. ceremony only) John M. Dunn POSTHUMOUS HONORARY DEGREE PRESENTATION (noon ceremony only) Shani J. Penn CONFERRING OF DEGREES Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and the University Deans PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES TRIBUTE VIGNETTE CLOSING REFLECTIONS Edward Montgomery, Ph.D., President
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Congratulations to all the Fall 2023 graduates.
FIGHT SONG Fight on, fight on for Western; Take the ball, make a score, win the game. Onward for the Brown and Gold; Push ‘em back, push ‘em back, bring us fame. Fight on, fight on for Western; Over one, over all, we will reign. Fight, Broncos fight! Fight with all your might. Western win this game! RECESSIONAL
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Welcome From the President It is my distinct honor to congratulate Western Michigan University’s fall class of 2023. Today’s commencement ceremonies symbolize your dedication to pursuing your passion and foretells of the endless possibilities that lie ahead. The prestigious degree that you have earned signifies a major milestone in your journey, marking your transformation from college student to WMU alumni. As you cross this threshold, know that your friends, families and I celebrate this momentous occasion and your achievement, and we share in the immense pride of your accomplishments. Tested by a myriad of unique challenges during your college years, you navigated your journey while facing unprecedented global events. Facing uncertainty, you demonstrated the resilience to surmount any challenge and a spirit of adaptability that will open a vast array of opportunities in the next chapter of your lives. We know our graduates did not get to this moment on their own, so I also want to thank the parents, spouses and partners, children, extended family members, friends, faculty, staff members and community partners who have played a significant role in supporting them through their pathways. Each one of our graduates has experienced the invaluable support of a network that has offered guidance, tough love, laughter and encouragement throughout a journey that is now culminating with a well-deserved degree, expanded knowledge and understanding, and an abundance of valuable experiences. Throughout their time as Broncos, these graduates consistently demonstrated their resilience and determination to achieve success. As our newest alumni enter the next chapter in their lives, I know they will seize opportunities to realize their goals and establish careers that will bring fulfillment to their lives and make a meaningful impact on the world around them. Graduation is a significant moment for the entire family, as it signifies fresh aspirations and the beginning of another stage where new goals will begin to emerge and unfold. Our graduates have been challenged and prepared to look toward the future and think big, and we eagerly anticipate what’s next along their journey. So, today, our focus is not on conclusions but on promising beginnings. Graduates, as you move forward with your future, whether it’s starting your career or continuing your studies, know that you are well prepared, but never hesitate to seek help when needed. Once again, congratulations, graduates! The world is waiting for you to make a meaningful difference, and I have no doubt that you will make us proud. Go Broncos!
Congratulations and all the best in the future,
Edward Montgomery President
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Congratulations! You’re not only
officially a college graduate but also a member of the WMU Alumni Association for life. No matter where you go or how high you climb, you can always consider Heritage Hall your alumni home. Stop by and visit anytime, whether it’s for a one-of-a-kind photo atop Prospect Hill, a tour and stroll down memory lane, or just to say hello. Hope to see you soon, Bronco! WMUalumni.org @wmualumni @wmu.alumni
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Welcome to YOUR Alumni Association! To our newest alumni, Welcome to the WMU Alumni Association! You’ve officially become part of a community of hundreds of thousands of Broncos who call Western Michigan University their alma mater. Way to go! Now that you’ve moved the tassel, know that all of us here at the WMU Alumni Association are cheering you on and excited to commemorate your next chapter. With fellow alumni in every state of the nation and in more than 100 countries around the world, your connection to WMU is sure to remain vibrant and strong. In the days and years ahead, there are many things you can do to show and grow your Bronco pride—from giving back through our day of service to tailgating with us at homecoming or another sporting event. Looking to get involved already or simply meet other alumni? We’d love to have your voice at the table! On behalf of the WMU Alumni Association and University Advancement, bravo and congratulations!
Wishing you a bright future,
Tristan Moss, B.A. 1996 President, WMU Alumni Association Board of Directors
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The University WMU is a leading academic institution dedicated to its core principle, “So that all may learn.”
With an educational environment
of higher education in U.S. history.
WMU is proud to be a recipient of the
designed to meet our students’
Known as the Empowering Futures
Carnegie Community Engagement
holistic needs, Western Michigan
Gift, this incredible contribution is
Classification, a recognition of
University empowers students from
for scholarship support, advancing
outstanding commitment to
around the globe to find meaningful
medical education and research,
transformative collaboration locally
careers and thrive for a life well-lived.
supporting faculty expertise,
and beyond. Western is one of
increasing athletic competitiveness
only 119 national institutions, 15
and making possible numerous
doctoral-granting universities with
student-centered initiatives.
“high research activity” and three in
Founded in 1903, WMU has undergone dramatic development during its 120 years of service. The University offers some 251 academic
With the goal to transform and inspire,
programs to nearly 18,000 students
beginning the 2022-23 academic year,
pursuing degrees up to and
Western’s first Empowering Futures
including the doctoral level. Graduate
initiatives launched, including funding
coursework includes disciplines that
the Bronco Promise of a tuition-free
range from geosciences and atomic
WMU education for up to five years
and nuclear physics to medieval
for eligible first-year students. Broncos
literature and blind rehabilitation. Of
in need also receive low-cost housing
the 116 graduate offerings available, 36
in a new Living Learning Community
lead to a doctoral degree.
and can receive pay for their
WMU has created an environment to help students thrive academically, emotionally and physically as they
craft a life of meaning and fulfillment.
inspirational alumna who in 1927
The WMU community is in constant
was the first Black woman to earn
pursuit of higher levels of excellence to
a bachelor’s degree from Western.
serve its students.
Merze Tate College is the academic
retail options, intentionally focused on creating a welcoming and inclusive
home for exploratory majors as well as several student support units. The
The University attracts students from across the nation and 91 other countries. Of the student population, 31% identify as historically underrepresented or international. Faculty members have been trained at some of the world’s finest institutions, providing a global perspective that enhances the learning environment.
and professional development
Park North, a land and economic
opportunities beyond its Main
development project that expanded
Campus, with over 80 complete
its original business park located at
degrees, graduate and undergraduate
the Parkview Avenue Campus.
certificates, and doctoral programs
summer 2021 opening of the Aviation
progvides an incredible new space for
Education Center, which expands
students to come together to connect
educational opportunities and
and collaborate.
doubles the number of students
largest gift for a public institution
they like.*
Western offers higher education
heart of the WMU Student Center, as it
million to the WMU Foundation, the
quickly, working in their field in jobs
of Business Technology and Research
Other developments include the
made history by donating $550
as nine of 10 graduates are employed
University also marked the opening
environment. Belonging is at the
In 2021, visionary WMU graduates
efforts to diversify the state’s economy
and its commitment to diversity.
naming University College after the
diverse spaces and customer-oriented
Western plays an integral part in
Western’s reputation in the world
success, empowering students to
innovative design includes an array of
enhance economic development.
Lead Intership Program.
the legacy of Dr. Merze Tate by
heart of WMU’s Main Campus. The
it serves, innovation and outreach to
The campus community reflects
focus on well-being supports holistic
center and dining facility at the
engagement with the communities
organizations through the Broncos
In fall 2021, Western honored
vibrant and distinctive new student
Among WMU’s hallmarks are
internships at private and nonprofit
pursue their purpose. The University’s
This summer, Western opened a
Michigan to receive this designation.
the program can accommodate. In January 2021, the newly constructed Arcadia Flats apartment complex
online or in its WMU-Grand Rapids location. The University has a long history of sponsoring study abroad programs, has exchange agreements with international institutions and is a higher education leader in sustainability and educating former foster care youth.
welcomed its first upper-level student residents. * 2021-22 Career Outcomes Report wmich.edu/about/facts
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The University Seal
In 1957, the year Western Michigan University became a university, art professor John Kemper made a sketch on the back of his faculty identification card that would eventually be adopted as the official seal of WMU. The circular design by Kemper has remained the University’s official mark for more than 60 years. It has four components: •
Five stars that symbolize the main academic units in place when WMU gained university status: the schools of Applied Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Graduate Studies.
•
A tree, which signifies the University’s continuing growth. Its roots acknowledge the institution’s firm planting through its creation by the Michigan Legislature in 1903.
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A stone arch that symbolizes a gateway to knowledge as well as solid growth, while the missing keystone indicates the University’s growth is incomplete, with much more remaining to be accomplished and discovered.
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A pyramid, which stands for the building of knowledge and features a flame at its apex to signify enlightenment—WMU’s true purpose.
Prior to the current design, four different seals represented the University under its various names. The first two emblems were circular and modeled on components of Michigan’s state seal. The two subsequent seals were rectangular and featured depictions of campus buildings.
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Academic Colleges, Units and Institutes College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Department of Chemistry School of Communication Department of Comparative Religion Department of Economics Department of English Department of Gender and Women's Studies Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences Department of History Department of Mathematics Department of Philosophy Department of Physics Department of Political Science Department of Psychology School of Public Affairs and Administration Department of Sociology Department of Spanish Department of Statistics Department of World Languages and Literatures School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability College of Aviation Department of Aviation Sciences Haworth College of Business Department of Accountancy Department of Business Information Systems Department of Finance and Commercial Law Department of Management Department of Marketing Department of Military Science and Leadership
College of Education and Human Development
College of Health and Human Services
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Department of Human Performance and Health Education Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies WMU Bronson School of Nursing School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs Department of Occupational Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Department of Physician Assistant School of Social Work Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering Department of Civil and Construction Engineering Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering College of Fine Arts Gwen Frostic School of Art Department of Dance Irving S. Gilmore School of Music Department of Theatre
Merze Tate College WMUx The Graduate College Haenicke Institute for Global Education Lee Honors College University Libraries Institutes Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations Mallinson Institute for Science Education Medieval Institute Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
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Honors Accessories WMU acknowledges honors accessories that are worn with a graduation gown and signify milestones of success during a student’s studies. WMU salutes graduates wearing cords, fourragères, medals, pins, stoles and sashes.
Honor Cords Alpha Delta Sigma Red and White Alpha Eta Rho Red, Black and Gold Alpha Kappa Delta Gold Alpha Kappa Mu Blue and White Alpha Lambda Delta Red, White and Gold Alpha Phi Omega Royal Blue and Gold Alpha Phi Sigma Royal Blue and Gold American Medical Student Association Blue Aviation Student Council Gold and Green Beta Alpha Psi Black and Red Beta Gamma Sigma Blue and Gold Certified Nonprofit Professional Purple and White Chi Sigma Iota Blue and White Delta Alpha Pi Royal Blue and Gold Eta Kappa Nu Gold with Red Tassels Eta Sigma Gamma Green and Gold FOCUS Kalamzoo Royal Blue Food Marketing Association Executive Board Red
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Gamma Theta Upsilon Brown, Gold and Light Blue
Pi Delta Phi Blue, White and Red
Golden Key Royal Blue and Gold
Pi Kappa Lambda Gold and White
Iota Iota Iota Lavender
Pi Mu Epsilon Gold, Purple and Lilac
Kappa Delta Pi Purple and Green
Pi Sigma Alpha Gold
Kappa Omicron Nu Cream and Burgundy
Psi Chi Navy and Silver
Lambda Pi Eta Red and White
Sigma Tau Delta Red or Red and Black
Lavender Ceremony Graduate Lavender
Sigma Theta Tau Orchid and White
LeadCorp Green Lee Honors College Brown and Gold Office of Student Transitions Assistant Program Managers Black, White and Maroon Order of Omega Gold and White Phi Alpha Gold Phi Alpha Theta Red and White Phi Beta Kappa Blue and Pink Phi Chi Theta Purple and Gold Phi Epsilon Kappa Black and Gold Phi Kappa Phi Navy and Gold Phi Sigma Pi Purple and Gold Phi Theta Kappa Royal Blue and Gold Pi Alpha Alpha Light Blue and Yellow
Starting Gate Gray Student Dietetic Association Green Tau Alpha Pi Green and Gold Tau Beta Pi Orange and White Tau Sigma Maroon and Gold TRIO Program SSP Red and Black TRIO Future Educator Sucess Program Red and Black Veterans Red, White and Blue University Honors (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude) Gold Western Student Association Gold and White WMU Employees and Dependents Brown, Gold and White WMU/KVCC Graduate Blue, White and Brown
Fourragère Study Abroad Black, Gold and White
Medals Epsilon Mu Eta Foundation Scholars Medallion Scholars Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi
Pins Alpha Kappa Delta College of Aviation Wings Matriculation Ceremony WMU Bronson School of Nursing
Stoles/Sashes Alpha Pi Mu Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Financial Management Association International HCOB Student Leadership Advisory Board Kappa Kappa Psi National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Seita Scholars Student Athletes University Innovation Fellows Western Student Association The University would like to thank those wearing the brown, gold and copper cords for making their first gift to WMU upon graduation and for supporting the students who will follow in their footsteps.
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Academic Regalia The use of academic dress stems from costumes worn in universities in the 14th and 15th centuries, particularly at Cambridge and Oxford in England. Since colonial times, it has been worn in the United States and was standardized by an Intercollegiate Code in 1895. The major distinguishing characteristics of the gowns are the sleeves, styled in the following fashions: bachelor, long pointed; master, oblong; and doctor and specialist, bell shaped. The doctor’s gown has a velvet collar, facing and three bars on the sleeves. The specialist’s gown differs from a doctor’s in that it has no sleeve bars. Masters, specialists and doctors wear hoods lined with the official colors of the university from which the degree is granted. They vary in size and shape to indicate the several degrees. The doctor’s hood is the largest and most lavishly decorated. The color of the velvet that circles the opening of the hood shows the degree earned: silver for doctor of audiology, light blue for doctor of education, dark blue for doctor of philosophy, peacock blue for doctor of public administration. Caps are mortar boards with the tassel worn over the left front quadrant. The tassel’s color indicates the academic program area.
Graduate Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
WHITE Arts
WHITE Arts
SILVER Audiology (Doctoral only)
SAPPHIRE BLUE Business Administration
SAPPHIRE BLUE Business Administration and Accountancy
ORANGE Engineering
WHITE Development Administration LIGHT BLUE Education (Doctoral and Specialist) ORANGE Engineering BROWN Fine Arts PINK Music
BROWN Fine Arts PINK Music APRICOT Nursing GOLDEN YELLOW Science CITRON Social Work
DARK BLUE Philosophy (Doctoral only) GREEN Medicine PEACOCK BLUE Public Administration SALMON Public Health GOLDEN YELLOW Science CITRON Social Work
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WMU Leadership Leadership at Western Michigan University includes representatives of the institution’s governing boards and its administration, as well as various campus organizations.
Board of Trustees
Laura Dinehart, Ph.D.
Emeriti Council
Shelly Edgerton
Julie A. Garrison, M.L.I.S.
Mary D. Lagerwey, Ph.D., R.N.
Chair Plainwell
Dean, University Libraries
Jason Glass, Ed.D.
Vice Chair Northville
Associate Vice President for Teaching and Learning, WMUx
Kelly K. Burris
Daniel G. Guyette, M.F.A.
Lynn L. Chen-Zhang
Keith Hahn
Jon Hoadley
Jennifer Harrison, Ph.D.
Alan Turfe
Detroit
Portage
Kalamazoo
Kurtis Trevan Grand Rapids
Lisa Williams Detroit
University Administration Edward Montgomery, Ph.D. President
Kahler B. Schuemann, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Diane K. Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs
Dan Bartholomae, MBA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
Jeffrey Breneman, B.A.
Vice President for Goverment Relations
Steve Butt, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Ph.D. Dean, Graduate College
Satish Deshpande, Ph.D. Dean, Haworth College of Business
Kristen DeVries, B.A.
Vice President for University Advancement
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Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Dean, College of Fine Arts General Counsel
Interim Dean, College of Health and Human Services
Carla M. Koretsky, Ph.D.
Chair
American Association of University Professors (AAUP), University Chapter Cathryn Bailey, Ph.D. President
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Whitney DeCamp, Ph.D.
Irma Lopez, Ph.D.
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Dean, Lee Honors College
Candy McCorkle, Ph.D.
Vice President
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Sarah Summy, Ed.D.
Staci Perryman-Clark, Ph.D.
Paul Pancella, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Merze Tate
Tony Proudfoot, B.S.
Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communications
Remzi Seker, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Raymond Thompson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Aviation
Jan Van Der Kley, M.S.A.
Vice President for Business and Finance
Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
WMU Alumni Association
President
Vice President Pro Tem
Part-Time Instructors Organization (PIO) Tim Bober President
Kate Elder
Vice President of Contract Enforcement
Martin Burch
Vice President of Organizing
Teaching Assistants Union (TAU) Thomas Fisher President
Abolaji Obileye
Vice President of Contract Enforcement
Hayley Brown
Vice President of Organizing
Chief Union Steward
Tom Maida
Job Steward
Mike Walden Job Steward
Police Officers Association (POA)
Bryan Sutton
Professional Support Staff Organization (PSSO)
President
David Prellwitz Vice President
Kathleen Cain-Babbitt
Michael Lininger President
Chief Steward
Shannon Rininger, M.P.A.
Administrative Professional Association (APA)
Amber Hutson, M.A.
President
Vice President
William McQuitty
Western Student Association (WSA)
Erica Martinez
Kayla Byrd
President
Vice President
International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees (IATSE) Jessica Westra President
Lindsey Katerberg First Vice President
Glenn Gould
Lauren Baker
Ben Knudstrup
Vice President
Jeff Landers
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Tristan Moss President
Michigan State Employees Association (MSEA)
Second Vice President Third Vice President
President
Mariana Montserrat Bringas Acevedo Vice President
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Members of Honor Societies Lee Honors College
Tristin L. Eustice
Samuel David Pietrogallo
Each of these outstanding graduates mastered challenging coursework, served as a community volunteer and pursued their passions by applying their knowledge to complete an original work of research or a creative activity, the honors thesis.
Talia D. Garcia Monee, Illinois
S Tousif Raiyan
Madeleine B. Geiger
Julia A. Rhodes
Jiadong Gui
Madison M. Rice
Matthew D. Guscar
Marisol Robles
Lukas G. Hayes
Abigale M. Airo
Spring Lake, Michigan
Afrida Abha Amin
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ernest Yue Wei Au Malaysia
Olivia L. Avery Mason, Ohio
Sarah A. Bacon Chicago, Illinois
Dante A. Bailey
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Kenneth J. Bainbridge Kalamazoo, Michigan
Olivia Rylee Bainbridge Grand Blanc, Michigan
Corinne N. Baker Lansing, Michigan
Meghan E. Baker
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Ryan M. Bare
Portage, Michigan
Sara E. Barr
Clyde, Michigan
Alpha Kappa Delta
Brooke D. Brinning Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jossalyn M. Rogalski
INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, in research of social problems and in such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition
Nicholas R. Hayes
Thomas R. Seubring
Portage, Michigan
Ruby Diane Hellebuyck
Charles M. Sharp
Sydney Hemp
Adam J. Steiner
Haila Jiddou
Adam D. Szopo
Alyson Johnson
Noah P. Tanguay
Xin Yi Koay
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tinsley
Isak Semuel Kurni
Brianna Marie Trierweiler
Hunter J. Laurin
Olivia Rose Tunison
Kar Men Lee
Wei Shun Tye
Alyson M. Lingerfelt
Megan B. Wagner
Claudia M. Locke
Hannah L. Wettlaufer
Portage, Michigan
Vicksburg, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Milford, Michigan Caro, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan Attica, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan Marysville, Michigan Madison, South Dakota Malaysia
Indonesia
Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Rochester Hills, Michigan Commerce Township, Michigan
Lindsey J. Beck
Isabella G. Loe Proulx
Jamie Benson
Sophia Marie Louden
Kendra N. Blackie
Zhun H Ng Low
Tyanna A. Brodhagen
Nicholas D. Marentette
Aurora Burton
Lindsey A. Miller
Chloe L. Cramer
Claire A. Norland
Syed Daniyal
Chanah M. Osborne
Sydney L. Davidson
Nivetha Pasupathy
Omnahqiran Nair Dazz
West Bloomfield, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan South Lyon, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Ypsilanti, Michigan Portage, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
East Lansing, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan National City, Michigan
Stevensville, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Plainwell, Michigan Hartford, Michigan Dowagiac, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Brighton, Michigan Troy, Michigan
Jackson, Michigan West Bloomfield, Michigan Jackson, Michigan
Rockford, Michigan
White Lake, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mason, Ohio
Hamilton, Michigan
Katelyn M. Whitehead Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lauren A. Williams
Walled Lake, Michigan
Marian F. Wilson Algonquin, Illinois
Alpha Delta Sigma
Alexandra L. Parks
Alpha Lambda Delta Mission: To recognize superior academic achievement, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.
Plainfield, Illinois
Brandon D. Collison Dorr, Michigan
Mackenzie Creamer Frankfort, Illinois
Makenzie L. Crissman
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sydney L. Davidson Kalamazoo, Michigan
Isabela Capelozi de Freitas
Macomb, Michigan
Gia M. Evans
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Kate M. Eveleigh
Traverse City, Michigan
Corinne N. Baker
Sydney A. Graham
Meghan E. Baker
Matthew D. Guscar
Ryan M. Bare
Nathan M. Gute
Marissa M. Bartels
Anna M. Hagood
Lindsey J. Beck
Brett L. Herdman
Gage F. Berkenpas
Olivia Suzanne Jastrzembski
Lansing, Michigan
Saint Joseph, Michigan Portage, Michigan West Chicago, Illinois West Bloomfield, Michigan Rockford, Michigan
Adaline I. Bird
Ortonville, Michigan
Kendra N. Blackie
South Lyon, Michigan
Camila A. Mancera
Nathan D. Bright
Lawrence, Michigan
Haley Ann Cirlincione
Talia D. Garcia
Chicago, Illinois
Natalie T. Piehl
Holland, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sarah A. Bacon
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Lukas P. Carlson
Joshua Robert Feltman
Northville, Michigan
Lindsay Bliss
Saint Joseph, Michigan
Ra'Nia K. Bush
Victoria J. Angel
Mission: To recognize and encourage scholastic achievement in advertising studies. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, it is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education.
West Olive, Michigan
Adrian, Michigan
North Muskegon, Michigan
Danielle L. Bohannon Battle Creek, Michigan
Emilee R. Bohen Crystal, Michigan
Morgan L. Boyd
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lake In The hills, Illinois Monee, Illinois
Plymouth, Michigan Milford, Michigan
Owosso, Michigan Battle Creek, Michigan Round Lake Beach, Illinois
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Keaton M. Jeffrey
Traverse City, Michigan
Brianna K. Jhamb
Spring Lake, Michigan
Haila Jiddou
Marysville, Michigan
Minsu Kim
South Korea
Emma K. Lamb
Milford, Michigan
Andrew Lee
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Charlotte, Michigan
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Brooke M. Leinbaugh Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alexis Y. Robinson
Battle Creek, Michigan
Abriana N. Littleton
Jossalyn M. Rogalski
Isabella G. Loe Proulx
Dylan M. Savage
Genesis Kaysa Logan
Thomas R. Seubring
Sophia Marie Louden
Lauren R. Smith
Detroit, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan Chicago, Illinois
East Lansing, Michigan
Zhun H Ng Low
Kalamazoo, Michigan
John F. Lyons
Macomb, Michigan
Dowagiac, Michigan Canton, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
Mary L. Sokolowski Romeo, Michigan
Garret V. Sprague Evart, Michigan
Nicholas D. Marentette
Marc A. Studier
Sophia R. McCully
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tinsley
Perrihan Bleu Mercer
Olivia Rose Tunison
Austin J. Miller
Wei Shun Tye
National City, Michigan Concord, Michigan
Lake Orion, Michigan Jackson, Michigan
Alpha Pi Mu
Chi Sigma Iota
Phi Alpha Theta
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of industrial engineering.
COUNSELING ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL Mission: To promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and evidence in counseling and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.
THE NATIONAL HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of history.
Tyler James Braet
West Dundee, Illinois
Amanda Kosasih
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Theisshanth Kumar Muralidharan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Noah P. Tanguay
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Beta Alpha Psi
Laine N. Comegys Wayland, Michigan
Samantha L. Kuebler Portage, Michigan
Caitlin Morgan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rachel Rose Robertson Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mission: To encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the field of accounting.
Lindsey A. Miller
Olivia R. VanHorn
Nathan Scott Grypma
Epsilon Mu Eta
Alissa M. Minard
Nicole Q. Vermillion
Megan Mae Smith
Kaushik Mojumder
George A. Walterhouse
Toby T. Studabaker
Victoria E. Moore
Madisyn E. Wanamaker
Rachel C. Murphy
Kassaundra L. Warner
Allison E. Nickeas
Tae Min D. Whinham
Spencer J. Nosal
Cole A. Wightman
Madison J. Nyhuis
Lauren A. Williams
Ann E. Ditlow
Olivia Lynn Parling
Marian F. Wilson
Brian D. Hills
Ashley C. Patti
Alexander W. Wojdylak
Daniel Nonato-Nonato
Ashley M. Peterson
Emily M. Woodin
Amy L. Singleton
Kenneth Connor Petto
Carter M. Wyant
Joseph A. Swendrowski
Kathryn Marie Piasecki
Esmee L. Zondag
Lexie S. Woods
Grosse Pointe, Michigan White Pigeon, Michigan West Olive, Michigan Ada, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Shelbyville, Michigan Schoolcraft, Michigan Chicago, Illinois
Wyandotte, Michigan Zeeland, Michigan
Whitehall, Michigan
Roscommon, Michigan Howell, Michigan
Wayland, Michigan
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Madison E. Pingston Plymouth, Michigan
Nora E Pluth
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Elise Ireland Quintal
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Cade Alexander Ricketts Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kailyn Elizabeth Riebe Berkley, Michigan
White Lake, Michigan
Homer, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Linden, Michigan
Sturgis, Michigan
Hastings, Michigan Livonia, Michigan Fenton, Michigan
Walled Lake, Michigan Algonquin, Illinois
Clarkston, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Galesburg, Michigan Portage, Michigan
Comstock Park, Michigan Plainwell, Michigan Colon, Michigan
Beta Gamma Sigma Mission: To encourage and honor academic achievement and personal excellence in the study and practice of business. Lake Ann, Michigan Otsego, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Richland, Michigan Rockford, Michigan Climax, Michigan
Adam C. Zepp
Fraser, Michigan
Star L. Zetocha
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mission: To recognize students from engineering management bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs who have demonstrated superior academic achievement and who have displayed exemplary character during their time as a student.
Brianna K. Jhamb
Spring Lake, Michigan
Javon Ward Mouton
Battle Creek, Michigan
Phi Beta Kappa As the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate academic honors organization, Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. Its mission is to foster and recognize excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. WMU is one of only 280 colleges and universities in America that have been deemed rigorous and intellectually challenging enough to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Ernest Yue Wei Au Malaysia
Ritabrato Chatterjee India
Nicholas J. Garvale
Syed Daniyal
Jason L. Gruizinga
Sydney L. Davidson
Joshua Kyalangalilwa
Isabela Capelozi de Freitas
Grand Haven, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan
Portage, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Macomb, Michigan
Gamma Theta Upsilon
Madeleine B. Geiger
INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize excellence in geographical literacy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, to promote high scholarship and to encourage meaningful professional contributions to society and the world as a whole.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Vicksburg, Michigan
Kar Men Lee
Katelyn M. Whitehead Kalamazoo, Michigan
Pi Kappa Lambda
Meagan R. Maguire
THE NATIONAL MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize and encourage the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship.
Justin N. Palthe
Valparaiso, Indiana
Plainwell, Michigan Malibu, California
Sydney E. Grenier Ruby Diane Hellebuyck Attica, Michigan
Claudia M. Locke
Commerce Township, Michigan
Svetlana Stone
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Pi Mu Epsilon
Haila Jiddou
Noah P. Tanguay
MATHEMATICS HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To promote scholarship at the undergraduate level, to enhance the interests and talents of students, and to foster a wider understanding and appreciation of the academic area.
Faith Kittleson
Alexander J. Wheeler
Ritabrato Chatterjee India
Omnahqiran Nair Dazz Kalamazoo, Michigan
Isabela Capelozi de Freitas
Macomb, Michigan
Sydney Hemp
Dearborn, Michigan
Alice M. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nikolay Vasenkov
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Pi Sigma Alpha NATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To stimulate scholarship and interest in political science.
Kayla M. Boonstra
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Halle R. VanDeusen
Byron Center, Michigan
Psi Chi NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY Mission: To encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration, and to foster integrity, professionalism and effective performance in the conduct of government and related public service activities.
Abigale M. Airo
Spring Lake, Michigan
Jonathan Amezquita Villa Park, Illinois
Brigetta E. Bernhard Kalamazoo, Michigan
Tyanna A. Brodhagen Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sydney A. Graham Plymouth, Michigan
Sydney M. Harmon Houghton, Michigan
Marysville, Michigan Berrien Springs, Michigan
Sadie G. Martin
West Bloomfield, Michigan Decatur, Michigan
Portage, Michigan
Tau Sigma
Alaina Grace Welch
Mission: To recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.
Goodrich, Michigan
Sigma Theta Tau THE HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING Mission: To provide leadership and scholarship in practice, education and research to enhance the health of all people. WMU’s Upsilon Epsilon chapter supports the learning and professional development of our members, who strive to improve nursing care worldwide.
Haylie Nicole Chamberlin Martin, Michigan
Makenzie L. Crissman
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Victoria Mae Greene Delton, Michigan
Emma K. Lamb
Milford, Michigan
Anastasia Clesta Maul Kalamazoo, Michigan
Julia A. Rhodes
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Tau Beta Pi ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To confer honor upon those who have distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students. This is the only interdisciplinary engineering honor society.
Sergei Akhmatdinov Allegan, Michigan
Kenneth J. Bainbridge Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ryan M. Bare
Portage, Michigan
Benecia Angelica Indonesia
Kylee R. Brock
Sturgis, Michigan
Anna M. Dumont
Three Rivers, Michigan
Braxton N. French Mattawan, Michigan
Nicolas M. Graeber Marshall, Michigan
Jason L. Gruizinga
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Faith Kittleson
Berrien Springs, Michigan
James R. Lafollette Pittsford, Michigan
Taylor N. Lollis Hobart, Indiana
Tabor A. Luther
Rochester, Michigan
Michael R. Mapes Gurnee, Illinois
Nchuyekeh A. Mba Portage, Michigan
Morgan L. Mitchell Portage, Michigan
Michael Angelo Saroge Indonesia
Elizabeth P. Sprick
Battle Creek, Michigan
Toby T. Studabaker Colon, Michigan
Matthew J. Van Sickle Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mindy M. Woodworth Paw Paw, Michigan
Jillian C. Bright
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Shane M. Courter
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hakan Dogdu
Vicksburg, Michigan
Amanda Kosasih
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kaushik Mojumder
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Josue Rubuye Mugisho Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Candidates for Graduation
Graduate Degrees
This program contains the names of candidates for graduation at this commencement. Certification is subject to the completion of requirements. *Indicates an August 2023 graduate.
Doctor of Philosophy Kholoud Saleh Othman Al Ajlouni
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering “Synthesis of GlucomannanXylan Composite Biofilms: Characterization and Applications for Food Packaging” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Alexandra Pekarovicova, Ph.D.
Muidh Awadh M Algahtani*
Saudi Arabia Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management “State of the Art in The Knowledge of Engineers’ Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabia” Co-Chairs of Doctoral Committee: Azim Houshyar, Ph.D. and Bob White, Ph.D.
Koloud Najem Abd Al Nabi Al Khamaiseh* Jordan Electrical and Computer Engineering “Towards Reliable Hepatocytic Anatomy Segmentation in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using U-Net with Auto-Encoder” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Janos Grantner, Ph.D.
Mohammed Ahmed Hasan Al Musawi Kalamazoo, Michigan Geosciences “Early Carbonate Diagenesis of the Miocene Dam Formation in Southwestern Qatar” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Stephen E. Kaczmarek, Ph.D.
Darrielle L. Allen*
Cleveland, Ohio Counseling Psychology “Racial Identity, StudentProfessor Interactions, and Social Support: Predictors of Graduate Experiences for Black Women in Graduate Programs” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Beverly Vandiver, Ph.D.
Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics “Three Essays on International Migration and Remittances” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Susan Pozo, Ph.D.
Carrie A. Barrett
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “National Emergency Department Sample in Geriatric Subsequent Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Visits and Associations with Sex, Falls, Payor, and Discharge Outcomes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.
Kanchani Basnayake Mudiyanselage*
Sri Lanka Civil Engineering “Development and Validation of Simulation Protocols for Assessing Stresses in a Network Tied Arch with a Posttensioned Tie Girder” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Upul Attanayake, Ph.D.
Bethelhem S. Belachew*
Denver, Colorado Psychology: Clinical Psychology “Examination of a Measure to Assess Clients’ Perceptions of the Client-Provider Relationship in Home Visiting Services” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Damashek, Ph.D.
Nicholas Eric Brown
Lindsey N. Dollar*
Massiel Cohen Camacho*
Mohamed Samy Mohamed Elhebery*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Autonomous Vehicles (AV) Operation and Energy Efficiency Improved Through the Evaluation and Demonstration of AV Sensor Technology” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Zachary Asher, Ph.D. Coral Gables, Florida Educational Leadership: K-12 Leadership “School Accountability within the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study of School Principals’ Beliefs and Knowledge” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.
Peng Dai*
Los Altos, California Science Education: Biological Sciences “The Impact of Historical Narratives on Students’ Nature of Science Understanding and Science Motivation” Chair of Doctoral Committee: David Rudge, Ph.D.
Tabitha DiBacco*
Plymouth, Michigan Psychology: Clinical Psychology “A Two-Session ACT Intervention with Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Naugle, Ph.D.
Ronald D. Dillard*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Studies “You Don’t Need Eyes to See: The Lived-Experience of College Graduates Who are Black Men, Born in Poverty, and Living with a Visual Impairment: A Narrative Study” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Luchara Wallace, Ph.D.
Plymouth, Michigan Counseling Psychology “Exploring the Dimensions of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Clinical Supervision” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mary Z. Anderson, Ph.D.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Geological and Environmental Sciences “Origin of the MegaStreamlined Morphology in NE Africa and Arabia: Remote Sensing and FieldBased Investigations” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mohamed Sultan, Ph.D.
Wesam Harbi Fadheel*
Sterling Heights, Michigan Computer Science “On Phishing: Proposing a Host-Based Multi-Layer Passive/Active Anti-Phishing Approach Combating Counterfeit Websites” Co-Chairs of Doctoral Committee: Steven Carr, Ph.D. and Wassnaa AlMawee, Ph.D.
Anna M. Fontaine
Plainwell, Michigan Education and Human Development “Investigating the Critical Literacy Practices of Adult Learners: A Case Study of Four Leveled Reading Courses at a Community College” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Susan Piazza, Ph.D.
Collin T. Garner
Saginaw, Michigan Education and Human Development “The Effects of Mindfulness and Exercise on Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Timothy Michael, Ph.D.
Kalani A. Gates*
Kansas City, Kansas Psychology: Clinical Psychology “Examining Attitudes Toward and Utilization of Mental Health Applications for Mental Health Service Delivery Among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Damashek, Ph.D.
Patricia L. Geels*
South Bend, Indiana Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment: Examining the Perspectives of Survivors and Speech-Language Pathologists” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Rob Lyerla, Ph.D.
Asghar Pervaiz Gill
Kalamazoo, Michigan Science Education “Investigation of Public Trust in Science in Connection with Views about Tentative Nature of Science and Epistemological Beliefs” Chair of Doctoral Committee: William Cobern, Ph.D.
Martha M. Golubski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology “Measuring Multicultural Competence in Counseling” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Eric Sauer, Ph.D.
Rebecca L. Gomez de Tuinstra
Sparta, Michigan Counseling Psychology “Influence of a Multicultural Psychology and Counseling Course on Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education Master’s Students Color-blind Ideologies and Ethnic Identity” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Joseph Morris, Ph.D.
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Denisha C. Griffey*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Studies “Strategies to Increase Engagement in K-12 STEM Programs among BIPOC Students Grades 3rd – 8th” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Luchara Wallace, Ph.D.
Thomas K. H. Groves
Grand Rapids, Michigan Biological Sciences “Visual Circuitry in Adaptive Behavior: Extraction of Complex Visual Image Information by Arrays of Nonimage Forming Eyes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: John Jellies, Ph.D.
Bryan M. Harmer
Olivet, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “A Mixed Methods Investigation of Pediatric Medication Administration Dosing Errors in Emergency Medical Services” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.
Manqoba Q. Hlatshwayo*
South Africa Physics “Simulating Strongly Coupled Many-body Systems with Quantum Algorithms” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elena Litvinova, Ph.D.
Ouen C. Hunter*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation (COE) “Investigation of the Philosophical Foundations and Use of Culturally Responsive Evaluation” Chair of Doctoral Committee: David Hartmann, Ph.D.
Luke James Kinsey*
Plainwell, Michigan Biological Sciences “Reactive Oxygen Species and Weak Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Planarian Regeneration and Tissue Growth” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Wendy Beane, Ph.D.
Kathleen A. Langan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Studies “A Framework for Flourishing: Belonging, Confidence, and Connectedness in Academic Libraries” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Nicolas Witschi, Ph.D.
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Jennifer M. Lennon
Portage, Michigan Education and Human Development “Adaptive Instruction Through Reflection: How Preservice Teachers Create and Implement Individualized Literacy Lessons in a University Reading Center” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Susan Piazza, Ph.D.
Angela C. Lewis*
Las Vegas, Nevada Counseling Psychology “The Impact of Gendered Racial and Bisexual Microaggressions on the Access to Decent Work for Black Bisexual Women: An Examination of the Moderation and Mediation Effects of Work Volition and Proactive Personality” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Samuel Beasley, Ph.D.
Peng Luo
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics Kalamazoo, Michigan “Three Essays on Work and Marital Satisfaction in China” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Wei-Chiao Huang, Ph.D.
Lauri E. Mackelburg-Davis Gwinn, Michigan Science Education “Critical Comparison of Answering Behavior Threshold Determination Methods as an Indicator of Engagement on the 2015 PISA Science Items” Co-Chairs of Doctoral Committee: Betty Adams, Ph.D. and Charles Henderson, Ph.D.
Mohammadhossein Majdfaghihi
Portage, Michigan Industrial Engineering “A Multi-Objective Stochastic Programming Model for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains Under Uncertainty” Chair of Doctoral Committee: James Burns, Ph.D.
Allie Mann*
Salisbury, Maryland Psychology: Clinical Psychology “Evaluation of a Brief ACT Intervention for Reducing Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Sexual and Gender Minority Adults” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Naugle, Ph.D.
Alyssa R. McElroy
Grand Rapids, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Using Explicit Instruction and Frequency Building to a Performance Criterion to Teach Writing to College Students with Disabilities” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jessica Van Stratton, Ph.D.
Michael Leonard Monaco
Chesterton, Indiana Biological Sciences “Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus Recombinants Expressing mIL-2, Flagellin-C, and mCCL2 Regress Human Cancer Xenografts in Immune Deficient and Immune Cell Reconstituted BALB/c Nude Mice” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Karim Essani, Ph.D.
Tabitha M. Mpamira*
Holt, Michigan Psychology: Clinical Psychology “Risk and Resilience Factors for Black Individuals Who Face Racial Discrimination” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Amy Naugle, Ph.D.
Sally Joslyn Peña Martinez Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Opportunity That Transforms Lives: Exploring the Lived Experience of Graduates from a New Community College in the Dominican Republic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Regina Garza Mitchell, Ed.D.
Amy L. Perricone
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Analysis of Trauma Screening as a Potential Predictor of Congregate Care Placement as a Key Factor in Caseworker Decision Making” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Rob Lyerla, Ph.D.
Nicole R. Peterson
Lowell, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 Leadership “Reflections of Elementary Principals Leading Through Disruption and Crisis: An Exploration of Pandemic Leadership” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Patricia Reeves, Ed.D.
Christopher L. Postema
Grandville, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “The Effects of Adolescent Trauma, Mental Health Treatment, and Demographic Variables on Educational Outcomes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.
Mariesa K. Rang
Fort Wayne, Indiana Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “The Effect of a Specialized Training Program on the Knowledge and Attitudes of First Responders about People with Communication Disabilities” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Diane Powers Dirette, Ph.D.
Alishia D. Salyer
Grand Fork, North Dakota Counseling Psychology “An Analogue Study of Expected Working Alliance and Hope with Victims of Military Sexual Trauma Among Civilian and MilitaryOriented Therapists” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Patrick Munley, Ph.D.
Michael G. Saltzman*
Ypsilanti, Michigan Counseling Psychology “Effects of a Self-Forgiveness Intervention on Recovery from Substance Use Disorders” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Eric Sauer, Ph.D.
Joanna Sblendorio*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences “Exploring Biotic and Abiotic Constraints on Competition for Signal Space within Birdsong Communities” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Sharon Gill, Ph.D.
Chandramohan Seetharamiah Srinivasaraju
Kalamazoo, Michigan Paper and Printing Science “Sustainable Diamond-Like Carbon Fabricated Gravure Cylinders for Printing Fine Lines of Electrodes and Graphic Structures” Chair of Doctoral Committee: James Springstead, Ph.D.
Daphne E. Snyder*
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Promoting Equal Interactions in Early Childhood Settings” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Stephanie Peterson, Ph.D.
Anne E. Stocker
Eagan, Minnesota Counseling Psychology “A Phenomenological Investigation of the MeaningMaking Experiences of Christian Women Who Had an Abortion” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kelly McDonnell, Ph.D.
William Suits*
Howell, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “The Correlational and Predictive Ability of Preseason Risk Screenings on Hip and Groin Problems in Competitive Male Hockey Players” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.
Christopher Reid Williams
Middleville, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 Leadership “Teaching Without a Roadmap: A Mixed Methods Study of New Teachers’ Experience with a Missing Curriculum” Chair of Doctoral Committee: LaSonja Roberts, Ph.D.
Tri Windari
Canada Interdisciplinary Studies “The Variation, Salience, and Meaning of National Identity: Understanding National Identity of Indonesian Students in American Higher Education” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Vincent Lyon-Callo, Ph.D.
Star L. Zetocha
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education “Antiracist School Counseling Pedagogy: A QuasiExperimental Multiple Regression Analysis” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jennifer Foster, Ph.D.
COMMENCEMENT, DECEMBER 2023
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Specialist in Education
Master of Arts
Maegan Ackerman-Millikan
Jeffrey A. Dykhouse
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry
Three Rivers, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Educational Leadership
Austin Begley
Kelly N. Ivy
Battle Creek, Michigan
Annabelle Burke Willow Springs, IL
Norton Shores, Michigan Educational Leadership
Brandon T. Lukes-Howard
Michelle Dziergas
Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership
Kaela Frailing
Yvonne M Sawyers-Swanson
Clinton Township, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Josey Hinkle
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Washington, Michigan Educational Leadership
Dayna Lynn Taylor
Saline, Michigan
New Haven, Michigan Educational Leadership
Lucas Jenkins
Beth Thompson
Brandon Huang East Leroy, Michigan
Ee Lane Liew
Saginaw, Michigan
Simba Machamire
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Jimmy O’Grady
Portage, Michigan
Denis Okoba
Comstock Park, Michigan Educational Leadership
Graduate Certificate Program
Conklin, Michigan
Madison Pargoff
Kelsie C. Fifield
Daniel Parker
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Justin Pedersen
Spring Lake, Michigan
Molly Perski
Lansing, Michigan
Hanover, Michigan English as a Second Language Teaching
Makena N. Kamuyu
Southfield, Michigan Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness
Matthew J. Kotecki
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Fruitport, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Katie Rush
Tushar Malik
Krenare Rakoci
Otsego, Michigan
Jake Sauve
Midland, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Analytics
Anastasia Clesta Maul
Morgan Schriber
Kalamazoo, Michigan Addiction Specialization
Darren Shi
Anna Maria Caterina Monim
Caro, Michigan
Falmouth, Maine
Evan Van Nortwick
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mani Veerappan
Shelby Township, Michigan
Claire Ward
Portage, Michigan
Sophia Woodhams Plainwell, Michigan
Louai Nidal Baskal Al Shomaly
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Industrial/ Organizational Behavior
Brianna J. Babbitt
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Montrell O. Baker
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Chandell A. Ballen
Zion, Illinois Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Brigetta E. Bernhard
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Dibekulu Mulu Birhan Abdullah Mana M Alfarwan Ethiopia Saudi Arabia Business Analytics
Livonia, Michigan
Atheer Taher T. Alharbi
Indonesia Business Analytics
Amy Nelsen
Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Analytics
Tyler Hill Norman
Kalamazoo, Michigan Student Affairs in Higher Education
Mahmudul Hasan Shahi Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics
Ignazio Arturo Visconte Albany, New York Spirituality, Culture and Health
Applied Economics: Statistics and Econometrics
Ryan M. Borges
Clinton Township, Michigan Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education
Sierra M. Braxton
Kalamazoo, Michigan Family and Consumer Science
Nicole Eve Bray Novi, Michigan Sociology
Hayley Dawn Brown Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Kiana Alexa Buchanczenko
New Hudson, Michigan Sport Management
Aubrie L. Burns
Portage, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Amanda M. Butterfield
Grosse Ile, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher
Marisa M Calvert
Alexandra Li Frye
Cristal Cardoso Sao Mateus
Andrea E. Gallagher
Attica, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Brazil Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Dawn M. Carlen
Kimberly S Ganzevoort
Comstock Park, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Rebecca L. Cook
Krista B. Gebhard
Highland, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Brooke M. Cope
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling
Dakota H. Cortez
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Olivia M. Craig
Kalamazoo, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences
Laticia Dean
Great Falls, Montana Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Cassandra K. Debruyn
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Amyre R. Dennis
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Kelly J. Downey
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Jessica Ann Doyle
Washington, District of Columbia Teaching Children with Visual Impairments
Danika L. Dunlap
Columbiaville, Michigan Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Kathryn Anne Flanagan Vicksburg, Michigan Psychology: Industrial/ Organizational Behavior
Christina B Fong
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Chere S. Calhoun
Sarah Emma Rose Freye
South Haven, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Carson City, Michigan Biological Sciences
Grand Haven, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Emily A. Cabot
Grand Rapids, Michigan Comparative Religion
West Olive, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Kalamazoo, Michigan English
Caledonia, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Austin C. Giles
Portage, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Kayla A. Goeringer
Clarkston, Michigan Family and Consumer Science
LauraAnn T Gordon Ada, Michigan Psychology
Terri D. Grim
Las Vegas, Nevada Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education
Scott C. Haggadone
Rockford, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling
Sydney M. Harmon
Houghton, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Ernest Franklin Hawkes III Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Alisa Heskin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies
Caitlyn R. Hose
Portage, Michigan Orientation and Mobility for Children
Lance Ryan Howe
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Sydney L. Hull
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Eric K. Hunter
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching: Elementary Education
Joseph William Jandernoa Wayland, Michigan Counseling Psychology
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Anna N. Kadis
Mentor, Ohio Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Lisa Marie Kamischke Richland, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Jennifer L. Kean
Shelley Renee Riegle
Kayla C. Vernier
Jacob W Knaack
Caitlin Morgan
Rachel Rose Robertson
Hoang Thai Vu
Adel Abdul Razack Kooliyattayil
Tamala R. Morris
Heather K. Rogers
Harold N. Watkins
Vanessa Kraenzlin
Plainwell, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Madeline A. Klozik
Nadia Nasri
Livonia, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences
Katherine A. Kretowicz
Grand Rapids, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Abigail E. Kubiak Portage, Michigan Sociology
Samantha L. Kuebler
Warren, Michigan Spirituality, Culture and Health
Ramsey D. Nichols
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: K12 School Principal
Carolina M. Orozco
Portage, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Portage, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
ArShawn M. Parker
Zachary A. Laraway
Kim Michele Petrucci
Grand Rapids, Michigan Youth and Community Development
Maisha Shanae Lassiter Riverside, California Counseling Psychology
Lori A. Marsh
Northville, Michigan Teaching Children with Visual Impairments
Sadie G. Martin
Portage, Michigan Psychology: Industrial/ Organizational Behavior
Samantha J. Maxwell
Albion, Michigan Educational Leadership: K12 School Principal Portage, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences
Tanner M. Pickett
Portage, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Justin Lorenzo Pierce
Phoenix, Arizona Orientation and Mobility for Children
Katy M. Pierson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Portage, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling
Emily Elizabeth Powell
Kiara Necole McCain
Kacey Lynne Powers
Michael Warren McCrary
Jane E. Pratt
Muskegon, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Teaching Children with Visual Impairments
Alyssa Magee McCurren Portage, Michigan Communication
William H. Mitchell
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Allison Nicoline Moodley Battle Creek, Michigan Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies:
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Amy Christine Moran
Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology
Union, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling
Michael G. Price
Holland, Michigan Workforce Education, Development and Leadership
Danielle J. Reiber
Plainwell, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Amanda M. Richards
Woodstock, Georgia Orientation and Mobility
Battle Creek, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Addison, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Aracely Rosillo
East Tawas, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis Battle Creek, Michigan Biological Sciences Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Shana R Wolstein
Jonesboro, Georgia Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Gail Sabok
Carolyn J. Wood
Papua New Guinea Applied Economics: Statistics and Econometrics
Rajaah A. Salaam
Norton Shores, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Sabrina Schafer
Fort Cavazos, Texas Speech-Language Pathology
Amber L. Schultz
Coloma, Michigan Workforce Education, Development and Leadership
Jennifer Christine Serra Detroit, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Mahmudul Hasan Shahi Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics
Crystal E. Sheets
Battle Creek, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Trisha L. Skippers
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Gina Smith
Novi, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
JoLynn Wright
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Workforce Education, Development and Leadership
Master of Business Administration Nidhi Susan Abraham Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Thomas Benny Kunnath Stafford, Texas Business Administration
Jordan T. Betten
East Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration
Ann E. Ditlow
Lake Ann, Michigan Business Administration
Veronica Sue Drenth
Paw Paw, Michigan Business Administration
Swaminathan Ganesan Okemos, Michigan Business Administration
Saint Joseph, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Aislin Mathew George
Heidi R. Sterling
Brian D. Hills
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Katherine Ann Suender
Portage, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research
Jacqueline R. Tidey
Dowagiac, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Nikolay Vasenkov
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mathematics
India Business Administration Otsego, Michigan Business Administration
Xueyan Hua
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Amulya Jagadish Yadav Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Cyril Savari Bosch Jyothi Prakash
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Coldwater, Michigan Business Administration
India Business Administration Mattawan, Michigan Business Administration
Tushar Malik
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Maria Eduarda Camargo Meirelles Portage, Michigan Business Administration
Amy Nelsen
Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration
Lucia Alpiani Ratih Ombo Saint Paul, Minnesota Business Administration
Carter G. Pavey
Byron Center, Michigan Business Administration
Kris Sara Sajiv
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Cory J. Shaver
Hastings, Michigan Business Administration
Amari T. Smith
Kentwood, Michigan Business Administration
Sadera I. Sumpter-Steger Detroit, Michigan Business Administration
Joseph A. Swendrowski Rockford, Michigan Business Administration
Joshua J. Turske
Ann Arbor, Michigan Business Administration
Sara E. Wiseman
Portage, Michigan Business Administration
Master of International Development Administration Ceu Hmung
Kalamazoo, Michigan International Development Administration
Chasy Somwhang
Laos International Development Administration
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Master of Music
Envin E. Billings
Aishwarya Ravindra Patre
Veronicaa Mehta
Wilson David Casallas Palomo
Portage, Michigan Accountancy
Master of Science in Nursing
Adam J. Canute
Mangayarkarasi Perambalam
Daniel Nonato-Nonato
Valerie J. Beekmans
Jack M. Ramsden
Sarah N. Durham-Maycroft
Shy Anthonette Sonoron
Anastasia Clesta Maul
Katelyn M. Spooner
Shelby A. May
Anton S. Zange
Shanté Lynn Page
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance
Svetlana Stone
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance
Master of Public Administration Kevin S. Ford
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Tawanda R. Hicks
Holt, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Eddie Charlie Ngnigone Obiang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration
Laura D. Schafer
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership
Master of Public Health Magali S. Carrillo
Dowagiac, Michigan Public Health
Emme L. Dreysse
Potterville, Michigan Public Health
Lauren McKenzie Hunt-VanderPloeg Martin, Michigan Public Health
Three Rivers, Michigan Engineering Management Grand Rapids, Michigan Earth Science
Geethika Chennupati Kalamazoo, Michigan Data Science
Sai Kiran Dangeti Niusha Delavari
Hannah G. Sargent
Bonnie E. Ebendick-Corpus
Brendan M. Schulz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Data Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry
Portage, Michigan Biological Sciences
Darby L. Finnegan
Olympia, Washington Biological Sciences
Jonathan P. Hall
Vicksburg, Michigan Nutrition and Dietetics
Nickolas L. Heystek
Battle Creek, Michigan Cybersecurity: Computer Information Systems
Liya Kalan
India Data Science
Evan Paul Kohler
Ann Arbor, Michigan Exercise Science
Meagan R. Maguire Plainwell, Michigan Geography
Jacob Mastenbrook Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Gayathri Mattaparthi
Brandy A. Pleasants Catherine M. Roman
Richland, Michigan Earth Science
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health
Master of Science Andrew J. Barrette
Grand Rapids, Michigan Earth Science
Joao Pedro Beleza Pereira Seixas e Sousa
Portugal Aerospace Engineering
Sai Jyothi Bhumireddy India Data Science
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cybersecurity: Computer Information Systems
Sanath Kumar Reddy Rangareddygari
India Data Science
Lawton, Michigan Public Health
India Data Science
Jean Jocelyn Maurisset Enrique Nava Munoz
Holland, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Nathan David Nelson
Auburn Hills, Michigan Cybersecurity: Computer Information Systems
India Data Science
Lewis Center, Ohio Aerospace Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Nicolette H. Sexton Hartland, Michigan Biological Sciences
David Sirbescu-Stanley Wyoming, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Matthew A. Sutter
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied and Computational Mathematics
Kai Trobisch
Bolivar, Missouri Geosciences
Karan Jacob Varghese
India Engineering Management
Leela Venkata Rama Sai Yeluri India Data Science
Master of Science in Accountancy Joan R. Amos
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Timothy J. Belcher
Shelby Township, Michigan Accountancy
Christine Joy Cordero Mattawan, Michigan Accountancy
Nathan Scott Grypma
Comstock Park, Michigan Accountancy
Teresa Marin O'Neill
Elizabeth S. Hoyt
Ramya Reddy Padamati
Molly Ann Lallo
Justin N. Palthe
Derek D Lloyd
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry Kalamazoo, Michigan Data Science Malibu, California Geography
Richland, Michigan Accountancy Norton Shores, Michigan Accountancy Southfield, Michigan Accountancy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy Woodridge, Illinois Accountancy
Mattawan, Michigan Accountancy
Kronenwetter, Wisconsin Accountancy Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Master of Science in Engineering Megan S. Bair
Portage, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing Fisher, Illinois Nursing
Lathrup Village, Michigan Nursing
Emily A. Root
Wyoming, Michigan Nursing
Kathrine K. Sylvain
Saint Ignace, Michigan Nursing
Ayham Yaser Ahmad Elhaj Shelby Township, Michigan Civil Engineering
Master of Social Work
Surya Ethiraj
Kenya L. Davis
Gonçalo José Fonseca de Sousa
Katey Maree Gonzales
Novi, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Portugal Industrial Engineering
Akshaya Gurumurthy Ann Arbor, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Parth Kadav
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Moneshwaran Kannan India Industrial Engineering
Balakrishna Kasam
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Hrishikesh Madhusudan Lathi Novi, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Rishya Shringhan Ravichandran
Prairieville, Louisiana Mechanical Engineering
Christopher M. Remily Richland, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Teresa M. Rhodes
Battle Creek, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Abhishek Dipak Sonone Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Portage, Michigan Social Work: Policy Planning and Administration Norton Shores, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
Ashley J. Johnson
Marshall, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Courtney Lynn Matson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
Kylie A. Moore
Mendon, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Nicholas A. Newman
Portage, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
Tyreanna M. Odren
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
Judith D. Ramsey
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
Artmeatria L. Williams
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Clinical Social Work
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Candidates for Graduation
Bachelor’s Degrees This program contains the names of candidates for graduation at this commencement. Certification is subject to the completion of requirements. Honors listings here are based on the accumulated averages earned during all enrollment periods except the final enrollment period. Undergraduate honors graduates wear a gold cord. The honor and grade point averages are: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90 to 4.0; Magna Cum Laude, 3.70 to 3.89; Cum Laude, 3.50 to 3.69.
Undergraduate Certificate
Hannah Lynne Bowerman
Avianna Marie Jackson
Riley Brennan
Durand, Michigan Applied Hydrogeology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Relations
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Global and International Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Joseph Brickles
Dainen Robert-Dwight Adams
Portage, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Stephanie S. Aderibigbe Vicksburg, Michigan Communication Studies
Jayden J. Allen
Farmington Hills, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Sarah A. Bacon Chicago, Illinois Sociology
Hanna Beard
Kalamazoo, Michigan English
Lindsey J. Beck
Summa Cum Laude
West Bloomfield, Michigan Arts Administration
Shelby A. Bennett Magna Cum Laude
Edwardsburg, Michigan Art
Kelley K. Blythe-Patton Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies; Psychology
Danielle L. Bohannon Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Social Studies
Mitchell D. Boles Cum Laude
White Lake, Michigan Communication Studies
Kayla M. Boonstra Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science; Gender and Women's Studies
Schuyler DeVries Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Kelly A. Dey
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Jovani Diaz Calderon
Kaelin J. Brush
Hartford, Michigan English: Literature and Language
Bangor, Michigan English
Patrick Joseph Burke
Plymouth, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Averi J. Cable
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Brenden L. Dines
Sand Lake, Michigan History
Anthony Conway DiSante Saint Clair Shores, Michigan University Studies
Battle Creek, Michigan Strategic Communication: Public Relations
Jacquelyn Drewyor
Lukas P. Carlson
Abigail DeeAnne DuFort
Gabrielle L. Casey
Mount Pleasant, Michigan English: Secondary Education
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Berrien Springs, Michigan English
Mikenzie J. Chambers Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Abbey J. Churney Summa Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan English: Creative Writing; Anthropology
Haley Ann Cirlincione Summa Cum Laude
Plainfield, Illinois Dance
Matthew C. Cogar
Allegan, Michigan Social Studies: Secondary Education
Aaron J. Daraban
University Studies South Lyon, Michigan
Noah Robert Demuth Evanston, Illinois University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies Cum Laude
Maia L. Dumas
Detroit, Michigan Dance
Tyler Duong
Jackson, Michigan Economics
Kyra A. Dyke
Summa Cum Laude
Grand Haven, Michigan Spanish
Mackenzie L. Ecker
Coloma, Michigan Communication Studies
Connor Frederick Eckler Portage, Michigan Public History
Boris Eyang-Obame
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Political Science: International and Comparative Politics
Sharmane Alea Flanders Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Art
Oscar Flores
Nicole L. Guyor
Maria G. Gallegos Lopez
Berkley, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Paw Paw, Michigan Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude
Pullman, Michigan Criminal Justice
Mary E. Gamber
Crystal Lake, Illinois Communication Studies
Alonda L. Gardner Hamilton
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Lauren A. Gass
Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science
Ryan Lamar Gassaway Troy, Michigan University Studies
Katie R. Gearhart Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Madeleine B. Geiger Summa Cum Laude
Vicksburg, Michigan Global and International Studies; Spanish
Ben W. Giessinger
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
William M. Goddard
Lincoln Park, Michigan University Studies
Mason John Gratton
Traverse City, Michigan University Studies
Jaylen L. Graves
Detroit, Michigan English: Creative Writing; Art History
Sydney E. Grenier Summa Cum Laude
Valparaiso, Indiana Spanish
Michael P. Griswold
Criminal Justice Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan
Cum Laude
Nicole Hann
Stockbridge, Michigan University Studies
Lucie C. Harmon Cum Laude
Monroe, Michigan Art
Trevor J. Hodges Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan History: Secondary Education
Annabelle Grace Hoeksema
Magna Cum Laude
Hamilton, Michigan Social Studies
Landon D. Holdridge
Kalamazoo, Michigan Strategic Communication: Public Relations
Madison D. Hopkins Mattawan, Michigan Criminal Justice
Shontay R. Huell
Kentwood, Michigan Criminal Justice
Aubry K. Ilkanic
Jenison, Michigan English: Literature and Language
Jessica L. Isaacs Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Spanish
Zachary Alexander Izrael Battle Creek, Michigan University Studies
Quetzie Rose Jacob Magna Cum Laude
Bartlett, Illinois Dance
Lauren C. Johnson Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Secondary Education
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Olivia G. Kamradt Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Political Science: Public Law
Dorkas Christin Dorothy Kawer Kalamazoo, Michigan Tourism and Travel
Jessalyn G. Kline Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Art
Revna Kumbasar
Kalamazoo, Michigan Art
Hannah E. Kummeth
Justin P. Thiede
Diana M. Paulson
Travis M. Tillison
Portage, Michigan Sociology: Social Psychology Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Riley T. Pedersen
Anna M. Pelkey
Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies
Robert Vinton Perry
Kenneth Connor Petto
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Secondary Education
Isabella G. Loe Proulx Summa Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan English: Literature and Language
Nina Elise LoGrasso
Clinton Township, Michigan Social Studies: Secondary Education
Jesus G. Lopez-Solis
Wayland, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Javon Ward Mouton
Battle Creek, Michigan Public History
Jacelyne Myrthil
Vernon Hills, Illinois University Studies
Natalie A. O'Brien
Westphalia, Michigan Communication Studies
Kylie S. Parker
Summa Cum Laude
Addison, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Connor P. Albain Canton, Michigan Marketing
Osama Sulaiman Ali Al Balushi Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Human Resource Management
Halle R. VanDeusen
Zakary K. Aleo-Mikolajczyk
Byron Center, Michigan Political Science
Battle Creek, Michigan Finance
Magna Cum Laude
Otsego, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Cum Laude
Joshua Paul-Orbista Reiff
Jacob F. Walker
Kalamazoo, Michigan Entrepreneurship
Erik D. Reyes
Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology; English: Creative Writing
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Communication Studies
Political Science: Public Law Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kailyn Elizabeth Riebe Berkley, Michigan English: Secondary Education
Japheth Brian Deacon Sayori
Ada, Michigan Digital Media and Journalism; Sociology: Social Psychology
Hamilton, Michigan Communication Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Summa Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Communication Studies
Alissa M. Minard
Magna Cum Laude
Turki Abdullaha Abdulaal
Badar Hilal Salim Al-Rashdi
Taylor J. Lyke
Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science: American Public Policy
Madalyn VandenBrink
Bachelor of Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude
Portland, Michigan Social Studies: Secondary Education
Kelby C. Mabin
Mitchell D. Trezise
Michelle R. Wadas
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan University Studies
Krystia E. Ramirez
Mitchell R. Savage
Grand Junction, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Mount Prospect, Illinois University Studies
Sebastian M. Lawlor
Elijah E. Lewis
Summa Cum Laude
Rowan F. Toor
Hastings, Michigan Japanese; Global and International Studies
Battle Creek, Michigan Political Science
Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science
Spring Lake, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies; Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Mishawaka, Indiana Criminal Justice Studies Summa Cum Laude
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Alexandra L. Parks
Cum Laude
East Lansing, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Grace L. Smith
South Haven, Michigan Criminal Justice Studies
Baker Sorensen
Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology
Amelia Sotirovski
Birmingham, Michigan Political Science; Philosophy
Claire Louise Stibich Troy, Michigan Japanese
Summa Cum Laude
Mary E. Walker
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Jared Thomas Watkins Summa Cum Laude
White Lake, Michigan Political Science
Sydney A.K. Webster
Eau Claire, Michigan Digital Media and Journalism
Griffin T. Baginski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Law
Olivia Rylee Bainbridge Summa Cum Laude
Grand Blanc, Michigan Business Law
Carson A. Balch Cum Laude
Hannah L. Wettlaufer
West Chicago, Illinois Finance
Hamilton, Michigan Spanish: Secondry Education
Chicago Heights, Illinois Finance
Hartford, Michigan History
Marissa M. Bartels
Magna Cum Laude
Luke J. Bartolomei
Marcell Pierre Whitfield
Joseph P. Batson
Shelby Township, Michigan University Studies
Connor Worline
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Julia R. Ziccardi Chicago, Illinois Sociology
Mitchell Zokan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology; Psychology: General Psychology
Brianna E. Zuidema
Lansing, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy
Amara D. Wesaw
Yorkville, Illinois Digital Media and Journalism
Yusuf Sultani
Jared Babcock
Fraser, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Christopher M. Strunk Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Saint Joseph, Michigan Marketing
Mitchell Lee Begeman
Courtney M. Bogunia Cum Laude
Niles, Michigan Marketing
Casey Alexander Bremer Kalamazoo, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Nathan D. Bright
Summa Cum Laude
Charlotte, Michigan Accountancy
Lauren Nicole Brown Southfield, Michigan Human Resource Management
Logan S. Buhl Cum Laude
Howell, Michigan Human Resource Management
Salvatore Bulszewicz Macomb, Michigan Business Law
Alexander Devlee Burks Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Finance
Jacob Easton Cable
Brookville, Pennsylvania Integrated Supply Management
Christopher J. Carter Waterford, Michigan Marketing
Casey Lee Caswell
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Ronald John Cavanaugh Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Law
Gavin M. Charvat
Three Rivers, Michigan Marketing
Nathaniel Hasten Chua Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Michael D. Clark
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Mattawan, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Timothy Clifford
Samuel George Betts
Dimitrius A. Cobbs
Portage, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Collin M. Blalock
Magna Cum Laude
Schoolcraft, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
White Lake, Michigan Finance Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Ethan Lawrence Collyer Cum Laude
Northville, Michigan Computer Information Systems
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Darren Joseph Connelly Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Sydney Ann Conway Magna Cum Laude
Plainfield, Illinois Human Resource Management
Landon Robert Fisher Elkhart, Indiana Marketing
Kassidy Leigh Fletcher Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy
Peter C. Fontana
Marquette, Michigan Marketing
Lucas J. Corey
Weng Loon Andrew Foong
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Magna Cum Laude
Chloe L. Cramer
Ypsilanti, Michigan Human Resource Management
Sean Cummings Jr
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Eugenia Andrea-India Cunningham Detroit, Michigan Finance
Bryan D. Cwycyshyn Lake Orion, Michigan Finance
Erek John Decker
Portage, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Benjamin Derby
Okemos, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Stuart W. Devenish Monroe, Michigan Marketing
Joshua William DeVries Portage, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Alexandra Elizabeth DiVito Summa Cum Laude
Washington, Michigan Accountancy
Camille Annette Dorman Portage, Michigan Marketing
Joseph M. Drolshagen Macomb, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
William M. Eldred Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Quinn Erway
Saginaw, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Tristin L. Eustice
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Whitney E. French
Galesburg, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Megan M. Gallagher
Gavin J. Herdon
Westland, Michigan Finance
Joseph D. Hincks Cum Laude
Oak Lawn, Illinois Accountancy
Grace M. Hobley
Livonia, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Cole Hohmann
Evanston, Illinois Marketing
Alexia Gomez
Holland, Michigan Personal Financial Planning
Madelynn J. Gracey
Shannon Geraldine Gunawan Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Siera M. Gunnett
Kalamazoo, Michigan Entrepreneurship
Anna M. Hagood
Summa Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy
Zachary F. Hamm
Spring Lake, Michigan Marketing
William R. Hasted Cum Laude
South Haven, Michigan Finance
Reagan A. McFadden Magna Cum Laude
Pittsford, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Daniel J. McGuire
Dexter, Michigan Finance
Northville, Michigan Business Analytics; Leadership and Business Strategy
Kiana M. Iverson Cary, Illinois Marketing
Quetzie Jacob
Magna Cum Laude
Bartlett, Illinois Leadership and Business Strategy
Aneesha Jain
Olivia Suzanne Jastrzembski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Portage, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Connor William McGillen
Evan P. Griffin
Jacob Vann Gumbleton
Parma, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Nchuyekeh A. Mba
James R. Lafollette
Fenton, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Kalamazoo, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Lily B. Kucharek
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Analytics
Sarah E. Hubble
Cum Laude
Ann Arbor, Michigan Entrepreneurship
Kalamazoo, Michigan Supply Chain Management
Joy Busu Mayunga
South Haven, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Eric Robert Isaksson
Quinten B. Given
Olivier Franc Bienga Kisukulu
Grand Haven, Michigan Marketing
Troy, Michigan Marketing
Ruiyang Geng
Rochester, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Tinley Park, Illinois Marketing
Jax L. Mast
Grant B. LaBelle
Dylan M. Hughes
Sean P. Gierahn
Cum Laude
Brighton, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Niles, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Georgia Anne Kilias
Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Daniel J. Johnston Scotts, Michigan Finance
Allison N. Jones Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Keith A. Jones
Kalamazoo, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Cum Laude
Hunter J. Laurin Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Jakob P. Layton
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Christian James Lerum Paw Paw, Michigan Business Analytics
Emily E. Leslie
Summa Cum Laude
Three Rivers, Michigan Human Resource Management
Jesse M. Liebert Portage, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Amanda Shae Na Lim Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Carter N. Liss
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Jalil K. Mims
Rochester Hills, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Pierce H. Mitchell Magna Cum Laude
Van Buren Township, Michigan Finance
Adrienne Elizabeth Muenchow Coloma, Michigan Finance
Cameron A. Musser
Shelby Township, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Djessy Mutombo Cum Laude
Camila A. Mancera
Abigail M. Nawrocki
Lawrence, Michigan Advertising and Promotion
Portage, Michigan Human Resource Management
Magna Cum Laude
Connor A. Manning
Novi, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Haidyn L. Markos
Andy Kaliyati Jr.
Chicago Heights, Illinois Integrated Supply Management
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Dakota P. Meadmore
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Tinley Park, Illinois Supply Chain Management
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Battle Creek, Michigan Business Analytics
Andrew Joseph Charles
South Lyon, Michigan Marketing
Sean Michael Mascolino
Kyle P. Maslowski
Chesterfield, Michigan Finance
Summa Cum Laude
Michaela Chloe-Rose Nivala Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Claire A. Norland Magna Cum Laude
Saint Joseph, Michigan Supply Chain Management
Zackary D. Nouhan Howell, Michigan Marketing
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Jack W. Ogden
Kelly A. Rogers
Crizio Haggai Sinuraya
Axel Andres Valencia
Julia L. Wittman
Spring Lake, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Portage, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Yazmin D. Vance
Alexander W. Wojdylak
Tyler Van Doornik
Clarkston, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Tanner K. Orweller
Victoria T. Rojek
Brooklyn Smith
Laingsburg, Michigan Accountancy
Aurora, Illinois Human Resource Management
Mattawan, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Cum Laude
Alicia Oseguera Cum Laude
Sparta, Michigan Marketing
Molly C. Ostrander Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Chloe R. Park
Battle Creek, Michigan Business Analytics
Cadli Saman Patiran Indonesia Tourism and Travel
Benjamin Perez-Razo Jr. Holland, Michigan Marketing
Magna Cum Laude
Delaney J. Rose
Battle Creek, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Sarah Binsyowi Rumbiak Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Eusha Tahsin Rushmila Summa Cum Laude
Bangladesh Student Planned Major; Political Science: International and Comparative Politics
Austin Jacob Rzepka Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Aditya Pratama
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Samuel David Pietrogallo Stevensville, Michigan Personal Financial Planning Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Matthew R. Pulver
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Grace Elizabeth Quintal Rochester Hills, Michigan Marketing
Parker J. Rainge
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Abigail M. Randolph Brooklyn, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Ryan D. Remington Magna Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Finance
Emma S. Ridenour Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Leadership and Business Strategy; Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Alexis Y. Robinson
Battle Creek, Michigan Human Resource Management
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Cum Laude
Yesenia Salas
Evan G. Salinas
Plainwell, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Al-Ameen O. Sarumi Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Adam J. Schutz
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Charles M. Sharp Magna Cum Laude
Brighton, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Nicole R. Simon
Sand Lake, Michigan Finance
Brendan W. Simons Magna Cum Laude
Plymouth, Michigan Finance
Benjamin M. Simpson Summa Cum Laude
Tecumseh, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Amy L. Singleton
Summa Cum Laude
Richland, Michigan Accountancy
Magna Cum Laude
Megan Mae Smith
Romulus, Michigan Finance
Southfield, Michigan Marketing Farmington, Michigan Business Analytics
Jack R. Veitch
Plainwell, Michigan Accountancy
Aurora, Illinois Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Dylan H. Steffens
Audrey M. Vella
Magna Cum Laude
Belmont, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Joseph Anthony Steiskal III Arvada, Colorado Finance
Wacken Cael Stoner Adrian, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Toby T. Studabaker Colon, Michigan Accountancy
Andrew J. Sutkus
Hickory Hills, Illinois Sales and Business Marketing
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Supply Chain Management
Elizabeth Jo Vigo Clinton, Michigan Marketing
Reece Alexander Voss West Olive, Michigan Finance
Megan B. Wagner Summa Cum Laude
Mason, Ohio Supply Chain Management
Ryan A. Walker
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Denton, Texas Accountancy
Magna Cum Laude
Lexie S. Woods
Summa Cum Laude
Climax, Michigan Accountancy
Carter M. Wyant
Galesburg, Michigan Finance; Marketing
Adam C. Zepp
Magna Cum Laude
Fraser, Michigan Finance
Michele Zewatski Cum Laude
Roseville, Michigan Finance
John D. Zigila
Manchester, Michigan Marketing
Brooke Elizabeth Zivat Mokena, Illinois Marketing
Morgan A. Zuydwegt Cum Laude
Dylan Constantine Ward
Putra Maruf Syaifana
Saint Charles, Illinois Business Analytics
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Kayla D. Washington
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Myron A. Tate
Rutger Aiden Welsh
Cum Laude
Detroit, Michigan Human Resource Management
Austin T. Tell
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Luke M. Thelen
Summa Cum Laude
Caledonia, Michigan Accountancy
Harper Woods, Michigan Management Linden, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Bryanna R. Wenzel Augusta, Michigan Human Resource Management
Eric A. Wenzel Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tinsley
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy; Finance
Jackson, Michigan Accountancy
Livonia, Michigan Finance
Magna Cum Laude
Tae Min D. Whinham
Brianna Marie Trierweiler
Cole A. Wightman
Cum Laude
Rockford, Michigan Marketing
Tayler M. Trowbridge Magna Cum Laude
Bellevue, Michigan Human Resource Management
Ethan Thomas Ulrich Perry, Michigan Marketing
Fenton, Michigan Finance
Jacob T. Wilkie
Clay, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Imani E. Williams
Roseville, Michigan Digital Marketing and eCommerce
Deja Z. Allen
Chicago, Illinois Art
Reece C. Andersen Newport, Michigan Art
Damian B. Anonick Cum Laude
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Product Design
Joshua Robert Feltman Magna Cum Laude
Lake in the Hills, Illinois Art Education
Ryan W. Hawkins Cum Laude
West Bloomfield, Michigan Art
Connor R. Johnson Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Art
Cecilia G. Ovalle Martinez Cum Laude
Newaygo, Michigan Product Design
COMMENCEMENT, DECEMBER 2023
Avery E. Partak
Brooke M. Leinbaugh
Abigale M. Airo
Traverse City, Michigan Art
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Vocal; Music Education: Choral/ General: Secondary Education
Spring Lake, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science; Spanish
Magna Cum Laude
Sophia Renee Pfeifer Algonquin, Illinois Art
Leasia Rayona "LeRay" Posey Kalamazoo, Michigan Art
Jared E. Schuhardt
Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Design and Technical Production
Bachelor of Music Adam C. Bacik
Battle Creek, Michigan Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Aris B. Chalin
Ann Arbor, Michigan Music: Jazz Studies
Cassandra M. Cole Magna Cum Laude
San Antonio, Texas Music Education: Choral/ General: Secondary Education
Gia M. Evans
West Bloomfield, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental
Jace A. Frederick
Plainwell, Michigan Music: Jazz Studies
Kathryn F. Gong
Magna Cum Laude
Elmhurst, Illinois Music Therapy
Frederic Gordon Deerfield, Illinois Music Therapy
Sydney E. Grenier Summa Cum Laude
Valparaiso, Indiana Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Ruby Diane Hellebuyck Magna Cum Laude
Attica, Michigan Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Alyson Johnson
Summa Cum Laude
Madison, South Dakota Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education; Music Performance: Instrumental
Summa Cum Laude
Claudia M. Locke Cum Laude
Commerce Township, Michigan Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Amelia Rose Marciniak Cum Laude
Baroda, Michigan Music Performance: Vocal; Music Therapy
Isaac C. Schnicke
Belding, Michigan Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Summa Cum Laude
Justice Chijioke Akubuiro
Olivia K. Arnold
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Hamed Salim Hamed Salim Al Azzani
Cum Laude
Jackson, Michigan Music Education: Choral/ General: Secondary Education
Lauren A. Williams Magna Cum Laude
Walled Lake, Michigan Music Education: Instrumental: Secondary Education
Bachelor of Musical Arts Nicole Q. Vermillion Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Music; English: Creative Writing
Bachelor of Science Eric Adams Jr
Fayetteville, Georgia Aviation Flight Science
Julia A. Aguilar
Plainfield, Illinois Early Childhood Professional Education
Mackenzie M. Ahola
Livonia, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Cum Laude
Wheatfield, Indiana Aviation Flight Science
Edward Arver
Oman Earth Science
Centreville, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Moosa Dawood Salim Al Hamadani
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biochemistry
Daniel B. Almaguer
Victoria Anne Schreck
Kayleigh M. Schulz
Lucas Bell
Cum Laude
Arthur Nondi Akun
Nasiyba Saif Said Sulaiman Al Maskari
Clinton, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental
Alexandra B. Arends
Southfield, Michigan University Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Brighton, Michigan Music Therapy
Jack R. Becker
Pigeon, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Mount Pleasant, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Sparks, Nevada Aviation Management and Operations
Lindsay Schnute
Patrick A. Anger
Kalamazoo, Michigan Geophysics
Ali Alsafar
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Ryan T. Ambs
Rosebush, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Jonathan Amezquita Cum Laude
Villa Park, Illinois Psychology: Behavioral Science; Spanish
Afrida Abha Amin Magna Cum Laude
Ernest Yue Wei Au Malaysia Data Science
Olivia L. Avery Cum Laude
Mason, Ohio Aviation Flight Science
Hannah M. Babinski Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Luke D. Bafia
Victoria J. Angel
Northville, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts
Benecia Angelica Magna Cum Laude
Indonesia Biomedical Sciences
Hayden Q. Berg Cum Laude
Osceola, Indiana Recreation: Sport Management
Brandon D. Bergevin
Whitmore Lake, Michigan Computer Science
Gage F. Berkenpas Rockford, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Anthony Thomas Bianchini New Lenox, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management
Boe W. Bielski
Magna Cum Laude
Adaline I. Bird
Saint Joseph, Michigan Child and Family Development
Melissa S. Barber
Ortonville, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Jack C. Barbour
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Cum Laude
Wayland, Michigan Child and Family Development Livonia, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Sara E. Barr
Sparta, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Decatur, Georgia University Studies
Meghan E. Baker
Mark E. Anauo
Cum Laude
Des'Tiney M. Benefield
Jonesville, Michigan Biochemistry; Biomedical Sciences
Shelby A. Barone
Emma E. Anderson
Paw Paw, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences; Psychology: General Psychology Elba, New York Aviation Flight Science
Lake in the Hills, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Davison, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Magna Cum Laude
Clyde, Michigan Exercise Science
Kadiatou Barry
Kalamazoo, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Donald R. Baughman Magna Cum Laude Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Morgan E. Bates
Woodhaven, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Cum Laude
Bjorn A. Bjornsson
Kendra N. Blackie Summa Cum Laude
South Lyon, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Lindsay Bliss
North Muskegon, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Devante Marquis Blocker East Lansing, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Lauren I. Boessler
Elkhart, Indiana Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Emilee R. Bohen
Magna Cum Laude
Crystal, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Heather E. Bowling Summa Cum Laude
Byron Center, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Morgan L. Boyd Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Technical Operations
Tiana R. Boyd
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Steven J. Breen
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry
Elmwood Park, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Liam E. Bullister
Dexter, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Aurora Burton
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Emily A. Brentana
Grant A. Butler
Springfield, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Pinckney, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Summa Cum Laude
Mariana M. Bringas-Acevedo Portage, Michigan Psychology
Kinsey M. Brissette Magna Cum Laude
Fairgrove, Michigan Psychology
Kylee R. Brock
Magna Cum Laude
Sturgis, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Tyanna A. Brodhagen
Magna Cum Laude
Brittany E. Campbell Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Rebecca A. Capizzi Whitehall, Michigan University Studies
Alexander J. Carpenter Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Aviation Technical Operations
Kaitlyn R. Carr
Magna Cum Laude
Grace C. Cochonour
Olivia R. DeCeuninck
Lockport, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Clinton Township, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Taylor M. Cochran
Howell, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Gabriela P Delgado Jimenez
Patrick M. Collevy Chicago, Illinois Aviation Technical Operations
Brandon D. Collison
Dorr, Michigan Recreation: Recreation Management
Joshua S. Costa Cum Laude
Parksville, New York Aviation Flight Science
Jayda S. Couture-Adair Schoolcraft, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Drew M. Brooks
Brandon T. Ceisel
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
Algonquin, Illinois Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Sade B. Broussard
Portage, Michigan Education and Human Development
Tyneicshe Browley Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development
Jada Simone Brown Magna Cum Laude
Belleville, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts
Josephine M Brown Cum Laude
Midland, Michigan Biology
Riley M. Browne
Haslet, Texas Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Eric T. Brunner Cum Laude
Wheaton, Illinois Geology
Katherine Sue Chadwick Galesburg, Michigan Child and Family Development
Noah J. Chamberlain Burton, Michigan Chemistry
Jananee Chandrasegar Malaysia Psychology
Ritabrato Chatterjee Cum Laude
India Mathematics
Kennedi D. Chester
Grand Rapids, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Physician Assistant
Alison Krystal-Limberg Child Saint Clair, Michigan Psychology
Nicole D. Church Magna Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Cum Laude
Isabela Capelozi de Freitas
Macomb, Michigan Chemistry: ACS Certified
Magna Cum Laude
Daniel Cushing
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Amy M. Cole
Marshall, Michigan Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Geography: Environmental Analysis and Resources
Magna Cum Laude
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Victoria Brzostowski
Naperville, Illinois University Studies
Nabin Dahal
Magna Cum Laude
Braden T. Dahlke Magna Cum Laude
Rockford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Syed Daniyal
Summa Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Claire E. Darling
Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development
Sydney L. Davidson
Magna Cum Laude
Rochester Hills, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Adrienne E. DeMoss
Plymouth, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Alexander J. Desantis Cum Laude
Camillus, New York Aviation Flight Science
John Richard Edoway Kalamazoo, Michigan Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Geography
Stokely T. Eller
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Connor W. Elsey Cum Laude
Shelby Township, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Thomas Engelmann Plainwell, Michigan Data Science
Kate M. Eveleigh
Magna Cum Laude
Traverse City, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
Raymond A. Falkiewicz Summa Cum Laude
Troy, Michigan Physics
Van Buren Township, Michigan Psychology; Interpersonal Communication
Praveen Kumar Devaraj
Jonathon Ray Fallis
Christopher F. Desmon
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
T'Laina J. Donaldson Detroit, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Deunique Shamarie Shanta Dorris
Dryden, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Mailey W. Fayling Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Cory M. Feld
Grand Rapids, Michigan Youth and Community Development
Clinton Township, Michigan Exercise Science
Gabrielle R. Doss
Harrison Township, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
White Lake, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Brant M. Downing Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Luke H. Felsner
Lauren A. Ferguson Ypsilanti, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Geoffrey J. Fleenor Summa Cum Laude
Christyn E. Drumm
Kalamazoo, Michigan Data Science
Christian S. Davis
Anna M. Dumont
Suttons Bay, Michigan Psychology
Omnahqiran Nair Dazz
Three Rivers, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Integrated Science
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences; Spanish Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mathematics
James E. Dean-Howell Magna Cum Laude
Roxbury, Massachusetts University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude
Abby E. Dunlop
Portage, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Annabelle Echevarria Pullman, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Hannah K. Fortin
Braxton N. French Mattawan, Michigan Biology
Christian Fuentes
Charlotte, Michigan Computer Science
Aidan B. Fulp
Summa Cum Laude
Westfield, Indiana Exercise Science
COMMENCEMENT, DECEMBER 2023
Bhargav Nandan Gali
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science; Data Science
Todd M. Gangloff Mendon, Michigan Computer Science
Nicholas J. Garvale
Grand Haven, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Andrew J. Gaunt
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biochemistry
Andrew S. Gelbaugh Summa Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Psychology
Jacob D. Gernon Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Bria S. Gibson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Raina J. Gillis
East Chicago, Indiana Speech Pathology and Audiology
Dylan J. Gleeson
Hastings, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
John Matthew Goheen
Sandusky, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Sarah M. Goodrich Cum Laude
Jason L. Gruizinga
Araceli Hernandez
Kalamazoo, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Bangor, Michigan Psychology
Cum Laude
Jiadong Gui
Jazzmyne H. Guidry
Logan P. Hesche
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Nathan M. Gute
Owosso, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Guadalupe Guzman Ramos
Magna Cum Laude
Immokalee, Florida Aviation Flight Science
Sikwon Gye
Magna Cum Laude
South Korea Aviation Flight Science
Yousif F. Hagome
Rochester Hills, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Katelyn M. Hakala Cum Laude
Comstock Park, Michigan Exercise Science
Morgan Layne Hamelink Magna Cum Laude
Marcellus, Michigan Biochemistry
Nicholas J. Hanson
Canton, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Atherton G. Gothberg
Elizabeth L. Harrison
Ypsilanti, Michigan Psychology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology
White Lake, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Michael J. Grabowski
Emily A. Hartzell
Nicolas M. Graeber
Durand, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Cum Laude
Marshall, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Orlando J. Haralson II
Elmhurst, Illinois Aviation Management and Operations
Avery M. Herron
Caledonia, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Physician Assistant
Magna Cum Laude
Otsego, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Sydney Hemp
Lowell, Michigan University Studies
Ashlyn S. Higby
Magna Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Brooke L. Himmelein
Kalamazoo, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Cole J. Hoffman
Spring Lake, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Durand, Michigan Environmental Geology
Mugisha Jacques
Grand Rapids, Michigan Aviation Technical Operations
Ashley A. Jankowski Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Tyler R. Jaworski
Summa Cum Laude
Farmington, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Keaton M. Jeffrey
Johnsburg, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Trevor J. Kent
Livonia, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Serena Kerr
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology
Aydean A. Khamro
Norton Shores, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Minsu Kim Cum Laude
South Korea Aviation Management and Operations
Nia M. Jenkins
Mackenzie L. Kincaid
West Milton, Pennsylvania Recreation: Sport Management
Brianna K. Jhamb
Cum Laude
Adam T. Holloway Lawton, Michigan Chemistry
Alice M. Hoover
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Mathematics
Janeen Crystal Horton Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Ferndale, Michigan University Studies Summa Cum Laude
Spring Lake, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts; Elementary/Middle School Social Studies
Haila Jiddou
Summa Cum Laude
Leah M. Hose
Marysville, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Portage, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Burtchville Township, Michigan Biology
Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin D. Hoskins Cum Laude
Grand Ledge, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Ahmad Maulana Howard Mount Morris, New York Aviation Flight Science
Yuchen Huang
Joseph Grohowski
Brett L. Herdman
Samantha M. Huffstutter
Round Lake Beach, Illinois Exercise Science
Avianna Marie Jackson
Benjamin Joseph Keller
Stone J. Hollenbach
Jakob Hubbard
Canton, Michigan Biology; Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Plainwell, Michigan University Studies
Brian Anthony Henry Plainwell, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development
Sang Yeop Kim
Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Cum Laude
Robert D. Ivan
Isabella M. Kee
Traverse City, Michigan Aviation Technical Operations
Magna Cum Laude
Dearborn, Michigan Biology
Springfield, Michigan University Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Kannon K. Hoffman
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Erin C. Green
Andrew Nathaniel Hunley
Mattawan, Michigan Computer Science Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sustainable Brewing: Operations
Jake R. Johnsick
Elliot C. Johnson Cum Laude
Lapeer, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Allison N. Jones Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Yulandia Reggie Mathielda Jufuway Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Maciej G. Kawecki
Algonquin, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
South Korea Aviation Management and Operations Summa Cum Laude
Tekonsha, Michigan Psychology
Nicholas Kinna
Jackson, Michigan Biology
Faith Kittleson
Magna Cum Laude
Berrien Springs, Michigan Psychology
Taylor Klaiber Cum Laude
Naperville, Illinois Early Childhood Professional Education
Alaina M. Klok
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Social Studies
Xin Yi Koay Cum Laude
Malaysia Computer Science
Matthew Kohls
Magna Cum Laude
Jackson, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Garrett Steven Kolderup Palatine, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Ronald J. Koziarz
Chicago, Illinois Psychology: General Psychology
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dawson T. Krah
Edwardsburg, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Tara Sudha Kurichh Adrian, Michigan University Studies
Isak Semuel Kurni Cum Laude
Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations
Milford, Michigan Business Education; English: Secondary Education
Ryan Long
Galesburg, Michigan Mathematics
Theodore R. Loosvelt
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Education and Human Development
Joshua Kyalangalilwa
Zhun H Ng Low
Vincent J. Lazaro
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Grand Rapids, Michigan Engineering Management Technology Magna Cum Laude
Wauconda, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Andrew Lee
Summa Cum Laude
Tabor A. Luther
Rochester, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
John F. Lyons
Kar Men Lee
Jackson H. Maduri
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Lexington, South Carolina Mathematics: Secondary Education
Summa Cum Laude
Brendan Gregory Lehmkuhl
Northville, Michigan University Studies
Lucy G. Lemke
Cary, Illinois Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education
Benjamin David Lewis Wixom, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Kyree A. Lewis
Long Grove, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management
Alyson M. Lingerfelt Magna Cum Laude
Rochester Hills, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Biomedical Sciences
Abriana N. Littleton
Detroit, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Aaron M. Lockitski
White Lake, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Michael Jia Hui Loh Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Taylor N. Lollis
Magna Cum Laude
Hobart, Indiana Healthcare Services and Sciences
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Rebecca Elizabeth Loncar
Macomb, Michigan Chemistry Cum Laude
Savannah M. Mahn Cum Laude
East China, Michigan Child and Family Development
Brandon M. Mahoney Union, Michigan Psychology
Arianna Leokadia Mamelka
Summa Cum Laude
Clinton Township, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Jaclyn Marie Mapley
Royal Oak, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Kayelee E. Marshall
Arielle R. Mayo
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Kineta Nicole McCorley Pontiac, Michigan University Studies
Keianna H McCormick Detroit, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Orleans, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Elizabeth Martinez
Brownsville, Texas Biomedical Sciences
Macey Lynn Matulis Cum Laude
Coral, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Faroog O. Momani
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Victoria E. Moore
Shema Alex Nzikamira Magna Cum Laude
Wyoming, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Calvin B. Morrison
Grace E. O'Ray
Sophia R. McCully
Daniel Mueller
Magna Cum Laude
Concord, Michigan Biology
Kaitlyn Joan McGuirk Northville, Michigan Chemistry
Anthony John McKinney Houston, Texas University Studies
Peyton B. McLellan
Pigeon, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Dezarae D. Meadows
Shelbyville, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Penfield, New York University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Vincent M. Musso Hometown, Illinois University Studies
Kailey J. Myszka
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Ryan Neishi Cum Laude
Castro Valley, California Aviation Flight Science
Magna Cum Laude
Jack R. Neumann
Ryan Mendel
Joshua T. Newell
Three Rivers, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Perrihan Bleu Mercer Summa Cum Laude
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Matthew D. Miles
Summa Cum Laude
Austin J. Miller
Cum Laude
Monroe, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Cum Laude
Southfield, Michigan Multimedia Arts TechnologyMusic
Keith E. McCoy
Abigail L. Martin
Tabbatha Martin
Davison, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Nathan W. Oosterink
Plainwell, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Mattawan, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Integrated Science
Joshua J. Nowak
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Magna Cum Laude
Angelo C. Molina
White Pigeon, Michigan Computer Science
Lindsey A. Miller
Summa Cum Laude
West Olive, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Samuel H. Mills Cum Laude
Loveland, Ohio Aviation Flight Science
Morgan L. Mitchell Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
Downers Grove, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management Westland, Michigan Geography
Allison E. Nickeas Cum Laude
Chicago, Illinois Early Childhood Professional Education
Patrick Nicol
Grass Lake, Michigan Exercise Science
Dorr, Michigan Computer Science
Clinton Township, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Chanah M. Osborne Summa Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
Nichole L. Osgood Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Jason N. Otero
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Chloe M. Outman Cum Laude
Schoolcraft, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
David R. Owen
South Lyon, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Christian W. Owens Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry
Danielle K. Owens Howell, Michigan University Studies
Elizabeth A. Palmer
Kyle W. Noble
Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science
Saint Louis, Missouri Aviation Flight Science
Brooke K. Papin
Magna Cum Laude
Joshua J. Nolan
Alsip, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Diamond K. Norlien
Bellevue, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Integrated Science
Ashlee Marie Norman
New Lenox, Illinois Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts
Spencer J. Nosal Cum Laude
Wyandotte, Michigan Geography: Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning
Hainesville, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management
Andrew C. Paran Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Brooke K. Parish Perry, Michigan University Studies
Chun Jo Park
Muskegon, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Nivetha Pasupathy Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
COMMENCEMENT, DECEMBER 2023
Summer S. Patricio
Jackson Riley Poirier
Briana Marie Roderick
Owen Simon Patrick
Ana G. Polit-Chiriboga
Jossalyn M. Rogalski
Muskegon, Michigan Geography: Climate Science
New Lenox, Illinois University Studies
Groveland, Florida Recreation
Crown Point, Indiana Aviation Flight Science
Kalamazoo, Michigan Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Ashley C. Patti
Seezan Poudel
Aubrey R. Rolston
Kalamazoo, Michigan Economics; Applied Mathematics
Paw Paw, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Summa Cum Laude
Roscommon, Michigan Geology
Brandon C. Pech Shorewood, Illinois Biology
Nicholas R. Peel
Lakeville, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Michelle Perron
Magna Cum Laude
Howell, Michigan Child and Family Development
Benjamin Thomas Perry Frisco, Texas Aviation Management and Operations
Ashley M. Peterson Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Destinee A. Powell
Grand Rapids, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Benjamin C. Powers Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Denzel Fa'zon Ray
Dowagiac, Michigan Biology Cum Laude
Anthony R. Romphf
West Bloomfield, Michigan University Studies
Eddie A. Rosenthal
Huntington Woods, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Twanda S. Ross
Lansing, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Jensen E. Schneiderhan Laurium, Michigan Aviation Technical Operations
Lindsey Marie Neal Schwartz Galesburg, Michigan University Studies
Amber R. Sczesny
Marne, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Katelyn Marie Seelinger Magna Cum Laude
Jenison, Michigan Biochemistry
Lansing, Michigan University Studies
Detroit, Michigan Education and Human Development
Jacob R. Seitz
Kyra Reese
Thomas J. Ruffino
Andrew J. Selewski
Cum Laude
Benton Harbor, Michigan Education and Human Development
Howell, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Jack B. Reznich
Lindsay M. Phelan
Madison M. Rice
Galesburg, Michigan Special and Elementary Education: Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairments K-12
Summa Cum Laude
Brian Schafer
Frankfort, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Magna Cum Laude
Plainwell, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Queen Creek, Arizona Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Rochester Hills, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude
Bruce Township, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Nicole G. Rufino
Thomas R. Seubring
Matthew T. Runk
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry: ACS Certified; Applied Mathematics
Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies Schoolcraft, Michigan Hydrogeology
Alex M. Russo
Kent City, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Cum Laude
Akhil Shah
Roseville, California Aviation Flight Science
Abigail R. Shambo Cum Laude
Matthew A. Phillips
Cade Alexander Ricketts
Alec Charles Ryan
East Leroy, Michigan Computer Science
Ann Arbor, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Hannah C. Ryan
Tinley Park, Illinois Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Social Studies
Livonia, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Kalamazoo, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Magna Cum Laude
Natalie T. Piehl
Summa Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Madison E. Pingston Magna Cum Laude
Plymouth, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Karlee Pirrotta
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Sarah L. Rist
Dansville, Michigan Youth and Community Development
Kayla K. Roach
Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development
Damari L. Roberson Muskegon, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Raymond B. Pittman
Jonathan Robinson
Granger, Indiana Aviation Management and Operations
Gurnee, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management
Cum Laude
Matthew J. Plantenga Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Nora E Pluth
Summa Cum Laude
Ann Arbor, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
Cum Laude
Zachary S. Robinson
Clarkston, Michigan University Studies Summa Cum Laude
Reid N. Shamus
Jacob Shafer Sanders
Collin J. Shaw
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Michael Angelo Saroge Cum Laude
Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations
Dylan M. Savage Cum Laude
Canton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Anthony J. Scalzitti
Woodhaven, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Elmhurst, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Marisol Robles
Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Hartford, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Physician Assistant
Evan J. Schaer Niles, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
West Olive, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Momodu Sheriff, Jr. Bridgman, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Jack G. Sherwin
Traverse City, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Matthew Eric Siemans Fort Lauderdale, Florida University Studies
William K. Silvey
Magna Cum Laude
Clarkston, Michigan Hydrogeology
Jack G. Simpson
Brighton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Jaren D. Skirvin
Magna Cum Laude
Eagle, Michigan Child and Family Development
Hannah N. Skowron
Lockport, Illinois Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
Clayton Thomas Smit Gobles, Michigan University Studies
Lauren R. Smith
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Macy J. Smith
Summa Cum Laude
Martin, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Mallory S. Smith
Magna Cum Laude
Saint Johns, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Donna Soko Cum Laude
South Bend, Indiana Youth and Community Development
Emily M. Sparks
Jackson, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Caleb R. Speechley Magna Cum Laude
Lockport, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Mathias A. Spencer Perry, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Elizabeth P. Sprick Magna Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Psychology; Political Science
Mallory C. Spry
Kalamazoo, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Clinical Practice
Makenna M. Staudacher Midland, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Anna M. Steele
Plainwell, Michigan University Studies
Donald R Stout Jr.
Bay City, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
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Alexander Stoutermire Rochester, Michigan University Studies
Marc A. Studier
Lake Orion, Michigan University Studies
Sutopa Suhrid
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Hailee N. Svrlinga
Lawton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Kyra G. Swartz
Summa Cum Laude
Lake in the Hills, Illinois Exercise Science
Adam D. Szopo
Magna Cum Laude
Jackson, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Matthew L Szymczak Summa Cum Laude
Mount Pleasant, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Megan L. Tadajewski Three Rivers, Michigan Speech Pathology and Audiology
Bethany Tantilla
Villa Park, Illinois University Studies
Andrew D. Taylor
Sparta, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Hailey M. Taylor
Magna Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan Psychology
Drew C. Temple
Wixom, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Rachel Terrian
Magna Cum Laude
Comstock Park, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations; Aviation Flight Science
Maki A. Thornton
Detroit, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Donald Ivan Thursby Magna Cum Laude
Wayland, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Erin M. Tierney
Lake Orion, Michigan Special and Elementary Education: Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairments K-12
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Saint Joseph, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Connor Richard Tinsley
Annabelle G. Venticinque Summa Cum Laude
Vicksburg, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Port Huron, Michigan Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Earth Science
Luciano A. Vitale
Michael J. Towns
Madelyn M. Wachowski
West Bloomfield, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Arlington Heights, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Cum Laude
Catera K. Travis
Detroit, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Jayla Sydney Shontovia Travis Battle Creek, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Rachel N. Tuit
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Wei Shun Tye
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Paul F. Vallier Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
Madyson A. Van Buren
Riley, Michigan Multimedia Arts TechnologyMusic
Olivia R. VanHorn Magna Cum Laude
Homer, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
Lauren Marissa VanLent Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science
Ryan L. Varney
Middleville, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Cristian N. Vasquez
Battle Creek, Michigan Biochemistry
Isabella K. Vaz
Berrien Springs, Michigan University Studies
Amanda Velasquez Paw Paw, Michigan Biology
La Grange Park, Illinois Aviation Management and Operations Cum Laude
Cameron L. Walker
Grand Rapids, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
George A. Walterhouse
Bjarne Wilken
Germany Computer Science
Martinee E. Williams Inkster, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Ophelia L. Williams Monroe, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Jordan D Wilson
Midland, Michigan Education and Human Development
Marian F. Wilson
Summa Cum Laude
Linden, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Algonquin, Illinois Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Language Arts
Allison Warner
Shaun P. Windhorst
Schoolcraft, Michigan University Studies
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Megan E. Watkins Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Lucas Wax
Mundelein, Illinois Biomedical Sciences
David J. Weglowski Cum Laude
Edwardsburg, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Alaina Grace Welch Summa Cum Laude
Goodrich, Michigan Psychology
Katie Arlene Whaley
Adrian, Michigan Special and Elementary Education: Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairments K-12
B. Artis N. White Canton, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Katelyn M. Whitehead Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences; Spanish
Allison R. Widener Summa Cum Laude
Richland, Michigan Biology
Matthew T. Wiley Cum Laude
Mason, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Cum Laude
Hayden M. Wood
Greenville, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Emily M. Woodin
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Alec E. Woods
Detroit, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Mindy M. Woodworth Summa Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan University Studies
Eric Yoon
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Heaven J. Young
Magna Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan University Studies
Zachary A. Zimberg
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Timothy L. Abbott
Otsego, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Ali Mohammed R. Ahmed Saudi Arabia Electrical Engineering
Sergei Akhmatdinov Summa Cum Laude
Allegan, Michigan Computer Engineering
Abdulaziz Adel A Alaqeel Kalamazoo, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Al Muhanad Jaber Hamed Al Hadrami Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Marwan Issa Salim Al Kharusi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Engineering
Abdul Malik Khalifa Salim Al Kiyumi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Ahmed Ali Khalid Al-Misbah Al-Muraikhy Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Saleh Khalid M Altissan Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Dante A. Bailey
Ypsilanti, Michigan Computer Engineering
Kenneth J. Bainbridge Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Engineering
Jason R. Bannister
Bay City, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Ryan M. Bare
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Cum Laude
Jordyn E. Barnes
Kaylee M. Zimmerman
Michael Blue
Esmee L. Zondag
Michael M. Boles
Sabina Destani Zyczynski
Tyler James Braet
Portage, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Canton, Michigan Psychology
Portage, Michigan University Studies
Sterling Heights, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Portage, Michigan Mechanical Engineering Clinton Township, Michigan Aerospace Engineering White Lake, Michigan Civil Engineering West Dundee, Illinois Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
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Jillian C. Bright
David Troy Hanson
Kaushik Mojumder
Noah P. Tanguay
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
West Bloomfield, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Magna Cum Laude
Paulo Campos Gonzalez Spain Aerospace Engineering
Joel Thomas Carpenter Plainwell, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Jacob R. Clark
Cassopolis, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Leroy Collins
Flint, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Shane M. Courter Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Engineering
Ryan I. Cronin
Buchanan, Michigan Civil Engineering
Blake T. Crowton
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Vidya Dhari Surya Prasad Das Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Lukas G. Hayes
Caro, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Nicholas R. Hayes Cum Laude
Lansing, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Thomas E. Herron
Washington Township, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Christopher J. Hranchook
Harrison Township, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Shirley Alexia Irungaray Garavito
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Trevor J. Jacobs
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Kaden M. Jacobson
Lake City, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Devin J. Jakey
Tobi O. Da-Silva
Princeton J. Johnson
Taylor, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Joseph M. Delmotte Cum Laude
Macomb, Michigan Civil Engineering
Wayland, Michigan Civil Engineering Detroit, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Nathan R. Kincaid
Saline, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Ethan G. Klaiss
Summa Cum Laude
Josue Rubuye Mugisho
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Angel J. Torres
Theisshanth Kumar Muralidharan
Matthew J. Van Sickle
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Patrick M. Nolan
Summa Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Johnothan D. Parham
Chicago, Illinois Mechanical Engineering
Jonah R. Pflug
Grand Rapids, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Kathryn Marie Piasecki
Sterling Heights, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Ana G. Polit-Chiriboga
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Jing Hong Puah
Malaysia Chemical Engineering
Elise Ireland Quintal
Rochester Hills, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
S Tousif Raiyan Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Weslaco, Texas Chemical Engineering Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Engineering
Kaden Scott Van Tuinen West Olive, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Haonan Wen
Galesburg, Michigan Computer Engineering
Zachary C. Westmaas Jenison, Michigan Computer Engineering
Alexander J. Wheeler Magna Cum Laude
Decatur, Michigan Civil Engineering
Oliver S. Winter
Coldwater, Michigan Civil Engineering
John Paul Wohler
Mattawan, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey L. Woodin Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Caleb D. Woodward
Vicksburg, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Vicksburg, Michigan Computer Engineering
Grand Rapids, Michigan Paper Engineering; Chemical Engineering
Hannah E. Sheridan
Macomb, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Jack T. Friedle
Amanda Kosasih
Amanda Sorensen
Alxyssa E. Aiello
Hakan Dogdu Cum Laude
Linwood, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Vignsh Ganapathy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Diego Andres Garcia Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Alex M. Gould
Kendallville, Indiana Civil Engineering
Matthew D. Guscar
Milford, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Matthew Haley Cum Laude
Otsego, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Gavin R. Hankins
Rockford, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Ramses Larabel
Wyoming, Michigan Computer Engineering
Sophia Marie Louden Summa Cum Laude
East Lansing, Michigan Paper Engineering
Nicholas D. Marentette Magna Cum Laude
National City, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Alex D. Means
Livonia, Michigan Aerospace Engineering
Nolan J. Miller
Niles, Michigan Civil Engineering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Adam J. Steiner
Troy, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Corey M. Steinhauser Howell, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Daniel J. Stephan
Portage, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Caden N. Sukich
Schoolcraft, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Hussain Zia Syed
Kalamazoo, Michigan Construction Engineering
Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Nursing
Corinne N. Baker Lansing, Michigan Nursing
Jamie Benson Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing
Madeline L. Biel Cum Laude
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Nursing
Anna P. Bouma Cum Laude
Wyoming, Michigan Nursing
Brooke D. Brinning
Sadie Bronkema Otsego, Michigan Nursing
Haylie Nicole Chamberlin Magna Cum Laude
Martin, Michigan Nursing
Claire Marie Christensen Magna Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Nursing
Mackenzie Creamer Cum Laude
Frankfort, Illinois Nursing
Makenzie L. Crissman Summa Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Nursing
Megan N. Dando Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Nursing
Sarah L. Distenfield Libertyville, Illinois Nursing
Hailey T. Emmons Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan Nursing
Rachel A. Evangelista Cum Laude
South Lyon, Michigan Nursing
Talia D. Garcia Cum Laude
Monee, Illinois Nursing
Gretchen A. Geer Tustin, Michigan Nursing
Elizabeth C. Gilbert Magna Cum Laude
Wyandotte, Michigan Nursing
Sydney A. Graham Cum Laude
Plymouth, Michigan Nursing
Trinity Marie Granzow Magna Cum Laude
Ray, Michigan Nursing
Victoria Mae Greene Magna Cum Laude
Delton, Michigan Nursing
Sydney M. Kennedy Cum Laude
Sterling Heights, Michigan Nursing
Britney N. Kmiecik
Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing
Cum Laude
Adrian, Michigan Nursing
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Joseph M. Lach
Hudsonville, Michigan Nursing
Emma K. Lamb
Summa Cum Laude
Milford, Michigan Nursing
Michael R. Mapes Cum Laude
Gurnee, Illinois Nursing
Sofia N. Miller
Magna Cum Laude
Berrien Springs, Michigan Nursing
Elyssa L. Munn Saline, Michigan Nursing
Rachel C. Murphy Magna Cum Laude
Schoolcraft, Michigan Nursing
Madison J. Nyhuis Magna Cum Laude
Zeeland, Michigan Nursing
Olivia Lynn Parling Cum Laude
Whitehall, Michigan Nursing
Tristan D. Wheeler Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing
Reagan M. Wisser Summa Cum Laude
Richland, Michigan Nursing
Bachelor of Social Work Ra'Nia K. Bush
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work
McKayla N. Byrd
Magna Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Social Work
Brittany C. Cunningham Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Social Work
Sondra Dalton
Plainwell, Michigan Social Work
Evanthia I. Fotieo
Summa Cum Laude
Commissioned U.S. Army Logan Hesche
Tanner Orweller
Rachel R. Mayhawk
Ephraim Redae Bahre
Perry, Michigan Accounting Active Duty Infantry
Jensen Schneiderham Laurium, Michigan Aviaiton Maintenance Naitonal Guard Aviation
Alexander Stoutermire
Rochester Hills, Michigan Univerisyt Studies Active Duty Chemical Corps
Omitted from the Summer 2023 Program
Sadeem Abdullah A. Alkhedhairi
Collette L. Sharp
Ru A. Hensley
Sunfield, Michigan Nursing
Mary L. Sokolowski Cum Laude
Romeo, Michigan Nursing
Garret V. Sprague Cum Laude
Evart, Michigan Nursing
Jacob M. Trainor Cum Laude
Erie, Michigan Nursing
Olivia Rose Tunison Cum Laude
White Lake, Michigan Nursing
Madisyn E. Wanamaker Cum Laude
Sturgis, Michigan Nursing
Kassaundra L. Warner Magna Cum Laude
Hastings, Michigan Nursing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Dalia M. Hernandez Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Francine J. Kalnins
Fenwick, Michigan Social Work; Psychology
Minhyeok Kim
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Genesis Kaysa Logan Cum Laude
Chicago, Illinois Social Work
Maggie Mokwa Niles, Michigan Social Work
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies: Early Childhood Education
Richard P. Bauer
Holland, Michigan Special Education: Clinical Teacher
Martha E. Boks
Grand Rapids, Michigan Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies: Early Childhood Education
David Thomas Brasser
Kentwood, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Megan L. Feeley
Jackson, Michigan Teaching: Elementary Education
Nicholas L. Rickert
Ruby J. Carrigan
Wyoming, Michigan Teaching: Elementary Education
Flor Santiago Vega
Grand Rapids, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Cheick A. Traore
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching: Secondary Education
Master of Music Ross Underberg
Nunica, Michigan Music Performance
Master of Science Emma E. Atkinson
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Earth Science
Master of Science in Engineering Shubham Ravindra Desai India Industrial Engineering
Utkarsh Shashikant Karajgar
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Catherine E. Gabrish
Bachelor of Business Administration
Juan M. Gonzalez
Grand Rapids, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Battle Creek, Michigan Literacy Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Economics
Jeffrey E. Bowdidge
Merrillville, Indiana Sport Management
Derek P. Monje
Livonia, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences
Magna Cum Laude
Mileek Ahkee McMillan
Norfolk, Virginia Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Jennifer L. Gregor
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Bachelor of Science
Alexandria M. Gaw
Magna Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Youth and Community Development
Magna Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Social Work
Eli J. Rynkiewicz
Jee Hyon Lee
Master of Arts
Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing
Mason, Michigan Teaching: Elementary Education
Lowell, Michigan University Studies National Guard Field Artillery
Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work; Spanish
Julia A. Rhodes
Madison L. Hill
Muskegon, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Jacob A. Grahlman
Farmington Hills, Michigan Finance
Justin T. Kowalski Oak Forest, Illinois Accountancy
Battle Creek, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science
Bianca A. Dixon Warren, Michigan Child and Family Development
Garett Dakota Ely Hamilton, Michigan Exercise Science
Andrew J. Greff
Westland, Michigan Exercise Science
Daniel W. Gundersen
Naperville, Illinois Healthcare Services and Sciences: Physician Assistant Preparation
Deiija D. Hamilton Chicago, Illinois Exercise Science
Joshua E. Mitchell Cum Laude
Flushing, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Victoria E. Moore Magna Cum Laude
Shelbyville, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Alexis M. Neloms Caine Novi, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Elvedina Plavulj
Darien, Illinois Biomedical Sciences
Dylan M. Savage Cum Laude
Canton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Josh J. Uekert
North Mankato, Minnesota Aviation Flight Science
Lisa R. Vaerewyck
Paw Paw, Michigan Education and Human Development
Madelyn Maria Wachowski Arlington Heights, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
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Recognition Graduate College Scholars
Dissertation Completion Fellowship Asghar Pervaiz Gill
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mallinson Institute for Science Education Doctor of Philosophy
Lauri E. Mackelburg-Davis
Gwinn, Michigan Mallinson Institute for Science Education Doctor of Philosophy
Medallion Scholars Sophia Marie Louden East Lansing, Michigan
Robert Carico
Public Affairs and Administration Jackson, Michigan
Cecelia Chapleau Economics
Portage, Michigan
Imogen Courtney Physics England
Taylor Davis Marketing
Commerce Township, Michigan
Tephani DeYoung
Comparative Religion Kalamazoo, Michigan
Raymond Falkiewicz Communication
Canton, Michigan
Jake Fanizza
Biological Sciences Gurnee, Illinois
Jossalyn M. Rogalski
Hannah Finkler
Adam J. Steiner
Muskegon, Michigan
Dowagiac, Michigan Troy, Michigan
Presidential Scholars for 2023 Tawfiq Abuaita
Electrical and Computer Engineering Palestine
Rebecca Adams
Speech Pathology and Audiology Battle Creek, Michigan
Sam Arnold
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Matthew Baker
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management Williamston, Michigan
Morgan Boyd
Human Performance and Health Education
Derek Fischer
Family and Consumer Sciences Fremont, Indiana
Eva Fotieo
Social Work
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Juliana Fried
Mathematics
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Payton Gagliardi
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies Lake Zurich, Illinois
Sara Gerber
Special Education and Literacy Studies Battle Creek, Michigan
John Goheen
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems Sandusky, Michigan
Aviation
Timothy Gunawan
Noah Braasch
Indonesia
Kalamazoo, Michigan
World Languages and Literatures Portage, Michigan
Statistics
Nathan Halder
Samuel Hall
Civil and Construction Engineering Richland, Michigan
Ashley Hare
Finance and Commercial Law Otsego, Michigan
Quinn Heiser
Geography, Environment and Tourism Ypsilanti, Michigan
Haila Jiddou Psychology
Marysville, Michigan
Cameron Johnson
Business Information Systems Quincy, Michigan
Tyler Johnson
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Saint Charles, Illinois
Lidya Kartika
Integrated Supply Management Indonesia
Emily Kostbade
Global and International Studies Ada, Michigan
Lindsay Kovach Sociology
Elgin, Illinois
Phoebe Liccardo Environment and Sustainability Evanston, Illinois
Libby McKenzie Dance
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Marysol Millar Spanish
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dayna Mulder
Philosophy and Political Science
Wyoming, Michigan
Jacob Myers
Management
Monroe, Michigan
Grace Niec
Adilene Nieves Rios
Sebastian Smiley
Sturgis, Michigan
Canada
Art
Computer Science
Rajendra Panth
Kostandi Stephenson
Nepal
Midland, Michigan
Chemistry
English
Erskine Payton
Josephine Thomas
Paw Paw, Michigan
Adamstown, Maryland
University Studies
Caleb Piersma Music
Otsego, Michigan
Chase Rosengarten Nursing
Novi, Michigan
Zahira Sanchez
Chemical and Paper Engineering
Accountancy
Donovan Vitale
Geological and Environmental Sciences Monroe, Michigan
Logan West
Interdisciplinary Health Programs Mattawan, Michigan
Dominican Republic
2023 Passages Faculty In Memoriam, Board of Trustees Retirements Shani J. Penn 1977 - 2023
In Memoriam, Students Daniel Miller, Jr. 2004 - 2023
Ian Vilkama
2002 - 2023
James Wettlaufer 2004 - 2023
Ryan Zondag 2000 - 2023
Kelly Ackerson Nursing
James Butterfield Political Science
Susan Carlson Sociology
Michelle Kominz
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Sheldon Langsam Accountancy
Lisa Minnick English
Egan Philip English
Gilbert Sinclair
Aviation Sciences
Jacinda Swanson Political Science
Donna Weinreich Social Work
Theatre
Fenton, Michigan
History
Battle Creek, Michigan
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University Advancement
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Event Coordinator Facilities Management
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Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications
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Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications
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Office of the President
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