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Commencement June 2020
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Welcome from the President...........................................................5 Greeting to our Newest Alumni.......................................................7 The University...................................................................................9 The University Seal.........................................................................10 Academic Colleges, Units and Institutes.......................................11 Honor Accessories..........................................................................12 Academic Regalia...........................................................................13 The Platform Party.........................................................................15 Honor Societies..............................................................................17 Candidates for Graduation Doctor of Audiology.....................................................................21 Doctor of Education....................................................................21 Doctor of Philosophy...................................................................21 Specialist in Education ...............................................................23 Graduate Certificate Program.....................................................23 Master of Arts ..............................................................................23 Master of Business Administration ............................................25 Master of International Development Administration..............25 Master of Music............................................................................25 Master of Public Administration ................................................26 Master of Public Health...............................................................26 Master of Science.........................................................................26 Master of Science in Accountancy..............................................27 Master of Science in Engineering ...............................................27 Master of Science in Medicine.....................................................27 Master of Science in Nursing.......................................................27 Master of Social Work..................................................................27
Bachelor of Arts ..........................................................................31 Bachelor of Business Administration .........................................32 Bachelor of Fine Arts ...................................................................34 Bachelor of Music ........................................................................34 Bachelor of Musical Arts..............................................................35 Bachelor of Science ....................................................................35 Bachelor of Science in Engineering ...........................................39 Bachelor of Science in Nursing...................................................40 Bachelor of Social Work .............................................................40
Commissioned U.S. Army…….......................................................41 Omitted from Spring 2020 Program……......................................41 Recognition ....................................................................................43 Passages: Retirements and In Memoriams ..................................44 Commencement Committee.........................................................45
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Welcome From the President It is my great pleasure to congratulate the members of Western Michigan University’s Class of 2020. Earning their degree represents one of the major milestones in the lives of our graduates and highlights their transition from being college students to WMU alumni. I join with the many family and friends who celebrate this immense accomplishment and take no small sense of pride in how far their loved ones have come. Though they are beginning their new journeys at a time of great challenge, they can look forward to a vast array of opportunities spread out before them as they begin the next chapter in their lives. Throughout their time with us as Broncos, our students have proven they possess the grit and determination to achieve success and reach their goals. The adversity we are experiencing today will, no doubt, help us all develop a deeper sense of compassion for others, reinforce our stores of resilience, and bolster our resolve to push forward and build fuller careers and better lives. Our graduates were already developing as leaders and we sorely need them to live up to their years of training and potential now, as never before. Our world will call upon the leadership and potential of this generation of Broncos to make their mark and help lead us forward. And, when we get to the other side of this current crisis together, we will look forward to the opportunity to be with you in person to celebrate your accomplishments. I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of our graduates. We know they 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 the graduates has benefitted from a support network that has provided guidance, tough love, laughter and encouragement throughout the journey that is culminating with a diploma, greater understanding and a wealth of valuable experiences. We are not focused on endings, but on new beginnings. Graduates, as you move forward with your future plans in starting your career, continuing your studies or building a successful life, you will take with you the expertise, passion and grit acquired through your experiences at WMU. Thank you for including us in your journey, and never forget that as you take the knowledge and inspiration that you built here out into the world, you will always be part of the Bronco community. Congratulations and warm regards,
Edward Montgomery President Western Michigan University
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Congratulations and welcome to the WMU Alumni Association! WMUalumni.org
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Welcome to YOUR Alumni Association! To our newest alumni, It is my honor to welcome you to a community of 250,000 Broncos who, just like you, call Western Michigan University their alma mater. While you may be ending your time as a student and perhaps preparing to move far from Kalamazoo, know that your connection to WMU will remain as strong as ever as part of the WMU Alumni Association. With Broncos in every state of the nation and in over 100 countries around the world, you will never be far from your fellow alumni. The first steps in maintaining your connection to WMU are by updating your contact information at WMUalumni.org/InfoUpdate and by following the WMU Alumni Association on social media. The Office of University Advancement is eager to keep you updated about news and events on campus, and WMU events that will be in your area. There are a number of ways to stay involved with WMU, and we hope you will take advantage of them as you begin your new journey as part of the alumni community. On behalf of the WMU Alumni Association, I congratulate you and wish you all the very best in your next chapter in life. Onward for the Brown and Gold,
DeRondal Bevly, B.B.A. 2003 President, WMU Alumni Association WMUalumni.org
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The University Ranked in the top 11% of all universities, WMU is a globally engaged university that promotes success for learners at all levels.
Founded in 1903, the University has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature during its more than 115 years of service. Today, WMU offers 263 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20% of its 21,470 students are enrolled in graduate coursework, studying in disciplines that range from geosciences and atomic and nuclear physics to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of the 113 graduate offerings available, 35 lead to a doctoral degree. Recent developments include expanding facilities at the College of Aviation to add new classrooms and laboratories at the Aviation Education Center. Started in summer 2019, the renovation is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy in March 2021. In addition, the University is in the process of expanding the Business and Research Technology Park, which provides internship and employment opportunities for students. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies WMU as a doctoral university that is one of just 185 public universities in the nation conducting research at a high level. In addition, U.S. News &
World Report has named WMU among the nation’s best national universities since 1991. Home to a thriving undergraduate honors college, WMU is one of four public universities in Michigan to be granted its own chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most widely recognized academic honor society in the nation. Just 107 other public universities in the country have been selected to shelter a chapter. The University has garnered such success by encouraging an emphasis on both teaching and research. Many of WMU’s more than 930 fulltime faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research, helping to enhance the body of knowledge and, at the same time, ensuring their students have access to the most current information. Among WMU’s hallmarks are engagement with the communities it serves, innovation and outreach to enhance economic development. WMU plays an integral part in efforts to diversify the state’s economy. It contributes to the economy by providing talented graduates who are able to be immediately productive in their chosen fields, offering research and product development for private industry, and supporting startup companies that will be the source of future jobs.
Both the faculty and the student body reflect WMU’s reputation in the world and its commitment to diversity. The University attracts students from across the nation and from more than 100 other countries. Minority students comprise of 24% of the student population while international students make up 8%. WMU’s faculty members have been trained at some of the world’s finest institutions, and they bring to the campus a global perspective that enhances the learning environment. Western Michigan University provides higher education and professional development opportunities beyond its main campus. WMU offers over 50 complete degree programs and graduate certificates, online or through six regional locations throughout Michigan: Metro-Detroit, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor/St. Joseph, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. The University also sponsors study abroad programs in numerous countries, has exchange agreements with institutions around the globe, and is a higher education leader in such areas as sustainability and educating former foster-care youth.
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The University Seal
In 1957, the year that Western Michigan University became a university, WMU 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
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A tree that signifies the University’s continuing growth, while 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
Haworth College of Business
College of Fine Arts
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 Geography 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 Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
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
Frostic School of Art Department of Dance School of Music Department of Theatre
College of Aviation Department of Aviation Sciences
College of Education and Human Development 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
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 Health and Human Services Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies WMU Bronson School of Nursing School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Program Department of Occupational Therapy Department of Physical Therapy Department of Physician Assistant School of Social Work Specialty Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Extended University Programs The Graduate College Haenicke Institute for Global Education Lee Honors College University Libraries Institutes Medieval Institute Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations Mallinson Institute for Science Education
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Honors Accessories WMU acknowledges that honors accessories worn with a graduation gown signify milestones of success during a student’s studies. WMU salutes graduates wearing cords, fourrageres, medals, medallions, 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 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 Food Marketing Association Executive Board Red Gamma Theta Upsilon Brown, Gold and Light Blue
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Golden Key Royal Blue and Gold
Pi Delta Phi Blue, White and Red
Iota Iota Iota Lavender
Pi Kappa Lambda Gold and White
Kappa Delta Pi Purple and Green
Pi Mu Epsilon Gold, Purple and Lilac
Kappa Omicron Nu Cream and Burgundy
Pi Sigma Alpha Gold
Lambda Pi Eta Red and White
Psi Chi Navy and Silver
Lavender Ceremony Graduate Lavender
Sigma Tau Delta Red or Red and Black
Lee Honors College Brown and Gold 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
Sigma Theta Tau Orchid and White 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 Success Program Red and Black Veterans Red, White and Blue University Honors Gold (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude)
Fourragere Study Abroad Black, Gold and White
Medals/Medallions Epsilon Mu Eta Foundation Scholars Medallion Scholars Phi Kappa Phi Phi Beta Kappa
Pins Alpha Kappa Delta College of Aviation Wings Matriculation Ceremony WMU Bronson School of Nursing
Stoles/Sashes Alpha Pi Mu 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
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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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The Platform Party The leaders of Western Michigan University include representatives of the institution’s governing boards and its administration, as well as various campus organizations.
Board of Trustees James B. Bolger Chair Whitehall
Lynn L. Chen-Zhang Vice Chair Portage
David Behen Saline
Christopher Cheatham, Ph.D. Vice Provost for Budget and Personnel
Ron Cisler, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Health and Human Services
Carrick D. Craig, J.D. General Counsel
Satish Deshpande, Ph.D.
Shani J. Penn Detroit
Jeffrey A. Rinvelt Ann Arbor
Dean, University Libraries
Daniel G. Guyette, M.F.A. Dean, College of Fine Arts
Hal B. Jenson, M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Diane K. Anderson, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Affairs
Kathy Beauregard, M.A. Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
Jennifer Bott, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jeffrey Breneman, B.A.
Vice President for Research
Carla M. Koretsky, Ph.D. Ming Li, Ed.D.
Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Irma Lopez, Ph.D
Interim Dean, Lee Honors College
Nancy B. Mansberger, Ed.D.
Director, Labor Relations and Contract Negotiations
Edwin Martini, Ph.D.
Associate Provost, WMUx
Candy McCorkle, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Vice President for Goverment Relations
David M. Powell, B.S.
Steve Butt, Ph.D.
Tony Proudfoot, B.S.
Interim Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Graduate College
Steve V Chamberlin, M.A. Vice President of Organizing
Julie A. Garrison, M.L.I.S.
Edward Montgomery, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
President
Sarah Husain, B.B.A.
University Administration
Kahler B. Schuemann, Ph.D.
Associate Provost, Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Teaching Assistants Union (TAU)
Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D.
President
Paulo Zagalo-Melo, Ph.D.
Rebeca Perez-Menon, Ph.D.
DeRondal Bevly, B.B.A.
Kristen DeVries, B.A.
Kalamazoo
Associate Vice President for Community Partnerships
Vice President for University Advancement
William D. Johnston Ron Kitchens
Kara Wood, M.P.A.
Part-Time Michigan State Instructors Employees Organization (PIO) Association (MSEA)
WMU Alumni Association
Dean, Haworth College of Business
Portage
Vice President for Business and Finance
Douglas Coulter, Ph.D.
Plainwell
Shelly Edgerton
Jan Van Der Kley, M.S.A.
Dean, College of Aviation
President
Vice President
Emeriti Council Gary Lawson, Ph.D. Chair
Vice President of Contract Enforcement
Adam Bennett President
Naomi Bick, M.A. Vice President
Donna Oas, M.A.
American Federation of State, County American and Municipal Association Employees of University Professors (AAUP), (AFSCME) University Chapter Chuncey Mapps Vice Chair
Carol A. Weideman, Ph.D.
President
Jeff Landers
Chief Union Steward
Mike Walden Job Steward
Police Officers Association (POA) Nathan Lutz President
Professional Support Staff Organization (PSSO) Shannon Rininger, M.P.A. President
Amber Hutson, B.S. Vice President
Graduate Student Association (GSA) Craig Morris, B.A. President
Nicole Slater
Claire Herhold, M.A.
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Administrative Professional Association (APA)
Western Student Association (WSA)
Richard Gershon, Ph.D.
Malia Roberts, M.S.
President
Laura Large, B.B.A.
Vice President
President
Mark St. Martin, Ph.D. Vice President
President Marilyn Kritzman, M.A. Vice President
Vice President
President
Vice President
Lauren Smith Taylor West
Vice President
Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communications
David Reinhold, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Assessment and Undergraduate Studies
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Members of Honor Societies Lee Honors College 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.
Ali Al Maamuri
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Khadejah Ali M Al Muhaisin
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nicole Y. Bays
Battle Creek, Michigan
Abigail M. Bolen
Kentwood, Michigan
Tahlia M. Cain
Wyoming, Michigan
Morgan Ashley Chown Metamora, Michigan
Matthew E. Craven
Parchment, Michigan
Kassidy Drew Davis Riverview, Michigan
Nicole M. Dotson
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Heidi L. Gartley
Union City, Michigan
Taylor E. Groulx
Edwardsburg, Michigan
Benjamin J. Hahn
West Olive, Michigan
Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Kalamazoo, Michigan
Trinh Le
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Rebecca R. McNamee Marquette, Michigan
Austin Lee Mills Delton, Michigan
Hannah M. Mitchell
Edwardsburg, Michigan
Brendan T. Niewinski Chicago, Illinois
Rachel C. Pavone
Commerce Township, Michigan
Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan
Maximillian M. Richardson Atlantic Mine, Michigan
Tyler P. Signorella Aurora, Illinois
Emma K. Somers Lapeer, Michigan
Novena Kresentia Sutiono Indonesia
Chloe R. Symington
Harrison Township, Michigan
Annalea R. Targosz Orland Park, Illinois
Theodore J. Wampuszyc White Lake, Michigan
Katelynn M. Welch Lawton, Michigan
Matthew Wrightman Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alpha Delta Sigma 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.
Natalee V. Dagher Livonia, Michigan
Kylie Regan Madsen
Alpha Lambda Delta
Ravyn M. Gardner
Tyler W. Squire
Jessica F. Graber
Cameron S. Stella
Benjamin J. Hahn
Chloe R. Symington
Jacob S. Hanson
Annalea R. Targosz
Luke R. Hirshman
Jada S. Toliver
Shelby Township, Michigan
Dawson Michael Horning
Rachel L. Traxler
Shaikha Hamood Yahya Al Rawahi
Charnae' T. Hunter
Aubrey M. VanDoeselaar-Troxell
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.
Alexander A. Aboona
Oman
West Olive, Michigan Lake Odessa, Michigan Canton, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Plymouth, Michigan
Harrison Township, Michigan Orland Park, Illinois
South Holland, Illinois Mattawan, Michigan
Tricia A. Kelly
Allendale, Michigan
White Lake, Michigan
Mohamed Fayez Haider Hasan Ali
Hayden L. Klotz
Vermontville, Michigan
Bianca M. Koupparis
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Francesco M. Lochirco
Alpha Phi Sigma
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bahrain
Nathaniel G. Barnett Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jacquelinne Barreto Tufino Shelby Township, Michigan
Alanna C. Berezak Plymouth, Michigan
Tyler D. Caster
Vicksburg, Michigan
Morgan Ashley Chown Metamora, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Alpha Kappa Delta
Sophia M. Daddario
INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 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.
Kassidy Drew Davis
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Milan, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Bayan Abdulmohsan A Alfaraj
Andersen M. Czyz
Elizabeth C. Meimers
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Bartlett, Illinois
Kalamazoo, Michigan Riverview, Michigan
Riley William Delinski Niles, Michigan
Crystal G. DeRoo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Elise Nicole DiLaura
Mount Clemens, Michigan
Heather C. Dolegowski Kalamazoo, Michigan
Gabrielle C. Eick
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Christopher B. English Grand Haven, Michigan
Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe
Paterson, New Jersey
Richland, Michigan
Macomb, Michigan
Shelby Township, Michigan
Hunter W. Marsh
Brooklyn, Michigan
Rebecca R. McNamee Marquette, Michigan
Elizabeth C. Meimers Kalamazoo, Michigan
Austin Lee Mills Delton, Michigan
Hannah M. Mitchell
Edwardsburg, Michigan
Alyson L. Mrofchak Highland, Michigan
Jonathan D. Olson Orland Park, Illinois
Audrey M. Pickering Kalamazoo, Michigan
Samantha J. Pursley Kalamazoo, Michigan
Trevor P. Quinn
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Mia Angela Raffin
Shelby Township, Michigan
Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan
Brenda N. Robson New Lenox, Illinois
Tyler P. Signorella Aurora, Illinois
Timothy William Snyder Three Oaks, Michigan
Theodore J. Wampuszyc Matthew A. Weirick
Mission: To honor academic excellence, to promote community service, to enhance educational leadership and to encourage unity.
Hanna J. Harter
White Lake, Michigan
Alpha Pi Mu INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of industrial engineering.
Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois
Kshitij Pathak
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Beta Alpha Psi Mission: To encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the field of accounting
Melissa A. Bradham Baroda, Michigan
Trinh Le
Grand Blanc, Michigan
Ryan D. Pudelko
Schofield, Wisconsin
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Certified Nonprofit Delta Sigma Pi Professional CO-ED INTERNATIONAL
Gamma Theta Upsilon
These students are graduating with a minor in nonprofit leadership. They have also completed additional requirements and been credentialed by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance as Certified Nonprofit Professionals. The Alliance includes colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations and collaborating professional organizations that are concerned about the growing need for skilled and educated nonprofit professionals.
Natalee V. Dagher
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.
Anthony J. Proia
Portage, Michigan
Alyssa R. Brandt
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan
Chi Sigma Iota 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.
Morgyn R. Heim
Schoolcraft, Michigan
Karli R. Henning
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jared W. Holmes
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jessica R. Horness
Traverse City, Michigan
Brent M. Murphy
Coldwater, Michigan
Rebekah B. Shyne
Muskegon, Michigan
Jay B. Tompkins
Kalamazoo, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY Mission: Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice. Livonia, Michigan
Washington Township, Michigan
Epsilon Mu Eta 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.
Matthew L. Barringer Portage, Michigan
Esther Akoto Amoako Dennis Donkor Toledo, Ohio
Gabrielle C. Eick
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Dana T. Heusinkveld Holland, Michigan
Iota Iota Iota GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To encourage and support scholarship and excellence in gender and women's studies.
Leah M. Johnson Flushing, Michigan
Shamarei L. Lane Portage, Michigan
Kimi N. Rook
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Carley M. Vanderploeg Holland, Michigan
Holly M. Young
Sanford, 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.
Courtney Adams Ali Al Maamuri
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Matthew L. Barringer Portage, Michigan
Cameron D. Braaten
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Rachel L Burroughs Kalamazoo, Michigan
Antonio C. Evans
Wyoming, Michigan
Kelly Caitlin Fleming Orland Park, Illinois
Marina C. Geider
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Michensey A. Hamlin Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alayna N. Anderson
Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe
Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Kalamazoo, Michigan
Sydney Catherine Kopp
Brynn E. Harrier
Battle Creek, Michigan
Kristin M. Ingersoll
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jad J. Kawouk
Paw Paw, Michigan
Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis
Paw Paw, Michigan
Federico Licini
Indonesia
Elizabeth C. Meimers
Orland Park, Illinois
Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan
Lambda Pi Eta COMMUNICATION STUDIES HONOR SOCIETY OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION Mission: To stimulate interest in the field of communication; to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement; and to promote and encourage professional development.
Alyssa R. Brandt
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Carmen Deleon Dyson Kalamazoo, Michigan
Patrick Flood
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Britney Elise Gizzi
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Alexandria Poole
Lathrup Village, Michigan
Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan
Kelsey Zook
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Kingsley, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan
Wheaton, Illinois
Milan, Michigan
Colin J. Rensch
Michael J. Hart
PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATORS SOCIETY Mission: To elevate the standards, ideals, confidence and ethics of the profession.
Jessica F. Graber
Mission: To promote the pursuit of excellence in all fields of higher education and to recognize outstanding achievements by students and faculty.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Davison, Michigan
Phi Kappa Phi
THE NATIONAL HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize those students who have shown exceptional academic interests and abilities in the field of history.
Nicole M. Dotson
Eta Sigma Gamma
Siarah R. Cole
Phi Alpha Theta
Paterson, New Jersey Farmington Hills, Michigan Portage, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan Italy
Kimberly A. Madsen
Emily Rachael Manzon Kalani J. Reeves
Andrew J. Strzynski Novena Kresentia Sutiono Annalea R. Targosz
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Susanna R. Var
Phi Chi Theta
Torrey E. Wenger
NATIONAL CO-ED PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY Mission: To promote the cause of higher business education and training for all individuals pursuing a career in business.
Chelsei L. Domagalski White Lake, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Joshua J White
Portage, Michigan
Herlik Wibowo
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jodie Lynn Willard
Santa Barbara, California
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Phi Sigma Pi
Psi Chi
Tau Beta Pi
Mission: To advance academic, professional and social ideals.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY Mission: To produce well-educated, ethical and socially responsible members committed to contributing to the science and profession of psychology and to society in general.
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.
Brandy S. Avery
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Desjah Amara Cherice Hood Westland, Michigan
Pi Alpha Alpha PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY 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.
Jeremy R. Byma
Byron Center, Michigan
Pi Kappa Lambda THE NATIONAL MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To recognize and encourage the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship.
Benjamin J. Hahn
West Olive, Michigan
Pi Sigma Alpha NATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY Mission: To stimulate scholarship and interest in political science.
Sydney B. Bulock
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Tahlia M. Cain
Wyoming, Michigan
Jessica Fett
Pinckney, Michigan
Alyssa N. Horne
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kacey R. Richardson Livonia, Michigan
Sigma Tau Delta Mission: To confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate and professional studies. One of the largest members of the Association of College Honor Societies, Sigma Tau Delta has more than 600 active chapters, more than 900 faculty sponsors and annually inducts about 7,000 members. Sigma Tau Delta provides opportunities for members to enrich their educations, receive help making career choices, advance their careers and be recognized for their outstanding achievements.
Bader Adnan A Alqernas Saudi Arabia
Khalifah Saad K Al Saad Kalamazoo, Michigan
Erin Leigh Dowd
Brighton, Michigan
Benjamin J. Hahn
West Olive, Michigan
Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois
Tau Sigma Mission: To recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.
Heather K. Aljida
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Jamie M. Dunn
Annemarie Pusateri
Jami S. Dykstra
Mackenzie M. Reaume
Timothy Leo Funke
David Allexanders Rosario Coste
Paw Paw, Michigan Portage, Michigan Bangor, Michigan
River Forest, Illinois Portage, Michigan
Priscila Garza
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Logan E. Gray
Lapeer, Michigan
Battle Creek, Michigan
Taylor M. Sayers
Alejandro Alfredo Hued Perez
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Matthew M. Taylor
Laura Catherine Johnson
Zachary Dylan Waterman
Trinh Le
Chase Williamson
Emily M. McCostlin
Zihang Zhou
Portage, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Portage, Michigan
Grand Blanc, Michigan Trufant, Michigan
Hanna M. Ruddock
Mattawan, Michigan Mattawan, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emily Elizabeth Melcher
Clinton Township, Michigan
Jessica A. Miller
Portland, Michigan
Harrison T. Ogrentz Chicago, Illinois
Kelsey A. Arnold Holland, Michigan
Isaac L. Brown Jr.
Norton Shores, Michigan
Noah C. Bushaw
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
Dustin Corwin
Coldwater, Michigan
Sydney L. Linders
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Demetrius R. Goodale Kalamazoo, Michigan
Leslie Sowah Pobee 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.
Doctor of Audiology Danielle Beurmann Northrup
Kalamazoo, Michigan “Audiology Scope of Practice with Auditory and Vestibular Assessment: Survey of Student and Faculty Awareness” Project Chair: Robin Criter, Ph.D.
Doctor of Education Sarah J. Bacalia
Kalamazoo, Michigan Special Education “Examining District Administrators’ Professional Development DecisionMaking Process Concerning New Special Education Teachers” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elizabeth Whitten, Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy Noha Mahammad Mahmoud Abdelghany
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mathematics “On Codes Over Rings: The MacWilliams Extension Theorem and the MacWilliams Identities” Chair of the Doctoral Committee: Jay Wood, Ph.D.
Sarah Soud R Albalawi
Portage, Michigan Chemistry “Strategic Surface Selection for Nanoparticle Immobilization to Enhance Catalytic Reactivity” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Ekkehard Sinn, Ph.D.
Ida Marie Arcinas Alcantara
Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics “Statistical Properties and Applications of PRESS Statistic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Joshua Naranjo, Ph.D.
Sarah Abdulaziz A Almuhanna
Saudi Arabia Biological Sciences “Molecular Genetics Analysis of the Role of M-line Proteins in Thick Filament Assembly and Attachment in C. elegans” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Pamela Hoppe, Ph.D.
Mesfer Saleh M Alrizq
Saudi Arabia Computer Science “Changing Energy Consumption Patterns Based on Multi-Agent Human Behavior Modeling for Analyzing the Effects of Feedback Techniques” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elise de Doncker, Ph.D.
Hussein Salim Qasim Alsheakh
Iraq Computer Science “A Unified Decentralized Trust Framework for Detection of IoT Device Attacks in Smart Homes” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Shameek Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
Fahad Khudier A Alshehri
Saudi Arabia Geosciences “An Integrated Approach (Remote Sensing, Hydrogeology, GIS, and Statistical Modeling) to Identify the Distribution of Shallow Groundwater Occurrences over Southwest Saudi Arabia” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mohamed Sultan, Ph.D.
Bayan Abdulla N Alsubaie
Saudi Arabia Psychology: Behavior Analysis “International, Remote Behavioral-Skills Training of Discrete-Trial Procedures for Teachers in Saudi Arabia” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.
John A. Byczynski
Portage, Michigan History “Beyond the Farm: Capitalism in North-Central Minnesota, 1880-1940” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Eli Rubin, Ph.D.
Lin Cheng
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science “Program Testing and Synthesis by Program Semantics” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Zijiang Yang, Ph.D.
Vicky L. Deur
Big Rapids, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education “How and Why Higher Education Information Technology Professionals Keep Their Skill Sets Current” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.
Hassan Mohammad M Fagehi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Free Water Surface Evaporation in Case of Natural Convection” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Parviz Merati, Ph.D.
Jennifer Kathleen Fortuna
Hastings, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Exploring Functional Health Literacy in Older Adults with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.
Marcela Maria Fuster de Hernandez
Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Choosing to Be a Teacher: Understanding the Career Choice of Academically Excellent University Students Who Had Graduated from High Performing High Schools in the Dominican Republic” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.
Alexandra Julia Garcia Munoz
Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Adjustment Issues as Students Transition from High School to the Dominican Republic’s First Community College” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.
Jason Paul Gauthier
Dorr, Michigan Mathematics “Reflective Teacher Change Processes in the Presence of a Mathematics Professional Development Intervention” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Steven Ziebarth, Ph.D.
Hassan Ali S Ghazwani
Saudi Arabia Mechanical Engineering “Experimental Study of Collecting Running Water from Moderately Heated Water Vapors Using Turbulence-Induced Particle Collision Device” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Tianshu Liu, Ph.D.
Mofareh Hassan H Ghazwani
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Use of Dimpling Techniques to Alter the Vibration and Acoustic Characteristics of Beams and Plates” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Koorosh Naghshineh, Ph.D.
Keiondra J. Grace
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology “Collateral Consequences: The Experiences of Black Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Angela Moe, Ph.D.
Victor Armando Henry Ubiera
Dominican Republic Educational Leadership: Higher Education “Community College Student Success: Connections to Student Perceptions of Faculty Behaviors, and Classroom Motivators” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Louann Bierlein Palmer, Ed.D.
Nancy S. Hock
Lowell, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Pinch Span and Force: Normative Data, Requirements for Functional Tasks and the Influence of Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.
Brandon Walker Koch
Limekiln, Pennsylvania Public Administration “Increasing Odds: The Impact of Casino Gaming Size, Location, and Economic Stream Style on County Revenue in Pennsylvania” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Robert Peters, Ph.D.
Robert J. Kohler
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “The Effects of Low Dose Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Administration in a Rodent Model of Delay Discounting” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Lisa Baker, Ph.D.
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Anita Li
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Training Practitioners on the Effects of Psychotropic Medications on a Web-Based Platform” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Alan Poling, Ph.D.
James R. MacDonald
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering “Turbulence Investigations in the Core-Flow of an Internal Combustion Engine” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Claudia Fajardo-Hansford, Ph.D.
Olivia M. McLaughlin
Yakima, Washington Sociology “Politically and Historically Bound: Examining Whiteness and Intersectionality Among Self-Indentified Feminists” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Angela Moe, Ph.D.
Haider Abdallatif M. Mohamed Kazim
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering “Efficient and Robust Adaptive Filtering Framework Based on Individualized LogTerm Time-Varying Stepsize Adjustment Mechanism” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Ph.D.
Sara L. Olivares
Kalamazoo, Michigan Geosciences “Integrating Detailed Petrography, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy to Elucidate Extensive Early Diagenesis in the Eocene Carbonates of Qatar” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Stephen Kaczmarek, Ph.D.
Ateeb Akhter Shah Syed
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Creative Writing Migratory Sound Chair of Doctoral Committee: Nancy Eimers, Ph.D.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics “Three Essays on the Macroeconomy of Pakistan” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Mark Wheeler, Ph.D.
Sofia F. Peters
Burak Onur Tan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Using a Video Modeling Treatment Package to Teach Imitation to Children with Autism” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.
Lydia L. Royeen
Chicago, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Occupational Therapy as Part of a Team-Based Approach in Primary Care Settings” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Kieran Fogarty, Ph.D.
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Brooks H. Ryan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Affairs “Food Insecurity: A Closer Look at How Households Cope with Food Insecurity and How This Phenomenon Affects Their Overall Health” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Matthew Mingus, Ph.D.
Kaylee R. Tomak
Susanna R. Var
Michael L. Tomak
Herlik Wibowo
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Teaching Receptive Identification to Children Who Were Unsuccessful with a Standard Training Program” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D. Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis “Teaching Children with Autism to Make Independent Requests Using an Echoic-toMand Procedure” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Richard Malott, Ph.D.
Kelly L. VanKoevering
Grand Rapids, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Sciences “Methods for Improving Quality of Care within Acute and Post-acute Settings” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Linda Shuster, Ph.D.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences “An Examination of Microglial Involvement in Neuroregeneration Following Damage to the Olfactory Bulb” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Ph.D. Kalamazoo, Michigan Physics “Investigation of Finite Temperature and Continuum Effects in Nuclear Excitations” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Elena Litvinova, Ph.D.
Qi Zhang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation, Measurement, and Research “An Empirical Study of Design Parameters for Planning Two-Level and Three-Level Cluster Randomized Trials to Detect Moderator Effects” Chair of Doctoral Committee: Jessaca Spybrook, Ph.D.
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020
Specialist in Education
Ryan T. Lietzau
Elizabeth K. Jackson-Spaner
Samantha A. Meyer
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership
Graduate Certificate Program Wessam Ibrahim Saad Abdelaziz Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics
Ida Marie Arcinas Alcantara
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biostatistics
Howell, Michigan Biostatistics Lakeville, Minnesota Biostatistics
Willie S. Moore
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness
Elizabeth A. Oliver
Twin Lake, Michigan Biostatistics
Sarah M. Renner
Southgate, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living
Christopher E. Shank Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics
Wassnaa Al-Mawee
Kelly L Vigants
Esther Akoto Amoako
Barrett M. Walquist
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics
Portage, Michigan Geographic Information Science
Thomas E. Batsky
Saint Joseph, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Taylor L. Berry
Battle Creek, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living
Daniell J. Bracey
Battle Creek, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Anita M. Brown
Holland, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Virginia E. W. Dicken-Gracen
Jackson, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Enhance Living
Dennis Donkor
Toledo, Ohio Geographic Information Science
Harmony M. Durden
Pontiac, Michigan Holistic Approaches to Spirituality and Healing
Allendale, Michigan Kinship Care Families Wyoming, Michigan Hydrogeology
Ashley Watkins
Kalamazoo, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Master of Arts Sohilah Samih I Abudaoud Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership
Hassan Abdullah A Almater
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Ahmed Atiahallah B Alzahrani
Saudi Arabia Practice of Teaching: Curriculum and Instruction
Maryam Saeed Y Alzahrani Saudi Arabia Mathematics
Gregory P. Anderson Kalamazoo, Michigan Geography
Timothy Leo Funke
Kenneth C. Arent
Md Sakibur Hasan
Rosanna Babore
Cassondra P. Koletar
Bahareh Badiei
Bangor, Michigan Alcohol and Drug Abuse Kalamazoo, Michigan Biostatistics Toano, Virginia Holistic Approaches to Mindfulness
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics Clayton, North Carolina Orientation and Mobility Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication
Vilitcia Barghouti Okemos, Michigan Political Science
Andrew S. Barnes
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational and Instructional Technology
Amy J. Barnhard
Bradenton, Florida Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education
Michelle L. Barton Scotts, Michigan Literacy Studies
Trice D. Batson
Grant T. Carmichael
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Miguel Angel Castaneda Pino
Kalamazoo, Michigan Hispanic Studies
Melissa Chaffins Orleans, Michigan Literacy Studies
Leah K. Dillard
Taylor, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Sokhna H. Diop
Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research
Lindsey Paige Dopheide Lawton, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Emily B. DuLaney
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Change Leadership
Ashley M. Chlebek
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology
Angola, Indiana Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Elizabeth F. Bedore
Kerri L. Clarkin
Tiffany A. Dungan
Alysia M. Beier
Nicole M. F. Clemens
Patrick R. Dunham
Alyssa L. Bergsma
Brian R. Collins
Jacob Henry Blanchard
Joan E. Conte
Rapid City, Michigan Counselor Education: School Counseling Rochester, Michigan Literacy Studies Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Ave Maria, Florida Biological Sciences
Megan L. Block
Interlochen, Michigan Science Education
Alexander R. Brand
Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology
Bryan J. Bremiller Jackson, Michigan Mathematics
Zachary L. Brizendine
Gobles, Michigan Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired
Rebecca A. Brown Quincy, Michigan Literacy Studies
Jacob P. Bullock
Lansing, Michigan Sport Management
Sydney B. Bulock
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Jacob H. Bultema
Jacksonville, Florida Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Matthew T. Burley
Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies
Rachel L Burroughs Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Luling, Louisiana Orientation and Mobility for Children Livonia, Michigan Literacy Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Rehabilitation Counseling Vicksburg, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling
James C. Dunnigan Jackson, Michigan Anthropology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education and Student Affairs
Lauren T. Edmonds
Samantha J. Coon
Antonio C. Evans
Ypsilanti, Michigan Sport Management
Heather A. Cox
Grand Rapids, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education
Megersa Debela Daksa Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Economics
Samantha J. Darrow
Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
KayLee J. Davis
Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling
Montiana S. Davis Flushing, Michigan Literacy Studies
Richard B. Davis
West Columba, South Carolina Physical Education: Pedagogy
Camille A. DeLano
Dorr, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Michelle E. DeVries
Kalamazoo, Michigan History
Alana M. Diaz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Comparative Religion
Portland, Oregon Orientation and Mobility for Children Wyoming, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership
Marquin J. Evans
Saginaw, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Kyle J. Fall
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Harizo Dyas Fanivana
Berrien Springs, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research
Nicholas A. Faus
Elkhart, Indiana Sport Management
Raychel A. Figurski
Wyoming, Michigan Mathematics Education
Katie Elaine Fitzgerald Portage, Michigan Educational Technology
Jillian A. Fletcher
West Chester, Ohio Sport Management
Ta’Alea L. Fluellen
Kalamazoo, Michigan Practice of Teaching
Kaisey N. Foltz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Craig A. Fowler
Lei-Ann S. Her
Taylor P. Koopman
John J. McNeal
Karly J. Freeman
Robert M. Herzing
Lauren A. Kubacki
Tina L. Mekeel
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry Gaylord, Michigan Literacy Studies
Katherine R. Fringer Prophetstown, Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences
Bochen Gao
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Monica Garza
Dowagiac, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education
Marina C. Geider
Marshall, Michigan Literacy Studies
Patricia R. Hilliard
Portage, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Jennifer Elizabeth Hinga Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies
Jared W. Holmes
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Jessica R. Horness
Ypsilanti, Michigan Sociology
Traverse City, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Rachel L. Gerson
Victor G. Hubbard
Kentwood, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Ryan T. Glasgow
Portage, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Meri Anne Goldman
Grand Bay, Alabama Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Demetrius R. Goodale Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science
Taylor L. Grantham
Canton, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Nichole A. Greene
Wyoming, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling
Jacqueline E. Hulderman Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: Higher Education and Student Affairs
Panama City, Florida Communication Vicksburg, Michigan Literacy Studies
Chance J. Lacina
Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy
Connor A. LaGrone Des Moines, Iowa Sport Management
Jennifer Lantz
Okemos, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Courtney N. Lapehn Granger, Indiana Sport Management
Angela L. Fleming Layton Gobles, Michigan Literacy Studies
Ryan Robert Lemasters Plymouth, Michigan Comparative Religion
Abigail C. Lewandowski Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology
Liu Liu
Cecilia D. Innes
Greenville, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Jivka S. Jeliazkova
Brandon T. Lukes-Howard
Melissa J. Jennings
Amanda A. Lynn
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology Holland, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Allegan, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal Battle Creek, Michigan Literacy Studies
GuoFeng Ma-Hoy
Battle Creek, Michigan Special Education: Administration
Cassandra D Jessie
Flint, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Mingzhu Guo
Jenifer C. Jongekryg
Tatvia A. Manuel
Jamie L. Hatfield
Ashley M. Kettenbeil
China Philosophy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies
Bryan J. Heany
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication
Dana Rose Hedke
Farmington Hills, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Morgyn R. Heim
Daytona Beach, Florida Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Holland, Michigan Literacy Studies
Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Anna M. Kietzerow Eau Claire, Michigan Philosophy
Minyoung Kim
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Detroit, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Alison M. Marchbanks Grand Blanc, Michigan Art Education
Tara K. Martin
Comstock Park, Michigan Family and Consumer Science
Elizabeth A. Martinez South Haven, Michigan Literacy Studies
Schoolcraft, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mark R. Kloosterman
Linda M. Massey
Karli R. Henning
Kelly Knapp
Gary Michael McDonald
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Potterville, Michigan Literacy Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Lincoln Park, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Portage, Michigan Educational Foundations Canada Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Mallory L. Otten
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Janesville, Wisconsin Orientation and Mobility for Children
Sofia Ovalle-Lopez
Amanda Marie Miller
Derrick James Oxley
Natasha Victoria Miller
Dominique Pacitti
Sterling Heights, Michigan Literacy Studies White Pigeon, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Hugh R. Milner
Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies
Shawn M. Minger
Newaygo, Michigan Hispanic Studies Litchfield, Michigan Art Education
Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Family and Consumer Science
Patricia J. Parcells
Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies
Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Yeong H. Park
Breanna A. Mobley
Joshua T. Parks
Natalie T. Mueller
Christine E. Parm
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavior Analysis
Brent M. Murphy
Coldwater, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Valerie M. Murray
Battle Creek, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Melodie B. Myrick Macomb, Michigan Literacy Studies
Mustafa Nazari
Grand Rapids, Michigan Sport Management Holland, Michigan Medieval Studies Benton Harbor, Michigan Educational Technology
Sheryl A. Peterson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Curriculum and Instruction
Eleonora Y. Philopoulos Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership
Kara N. Piekarski
Riverview, Michigan Literacy Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership
Dakota H. Proctor
Chantelle M. Nichols
Kalani J. Reeves
Auburn, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Amy A. Niklasch
Muskegon, Michigan Literacy Studies
Elijahwa W. Ninnemann Bellingham, Washington Mathematics
Kayleen Marie O’Donnell Kalamazoo, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership
Jennifer A. Ostheimer Clarkston, Michigan Literacy Studies
Charles J. Oswald
Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy
Gaylord, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal Paw Paw, Michigan Literacy Studies
Colin J. Rensch
Kalamazoo, Michigan History
Jeromy J. Robertson
Grand Junction, Michigan Workforce Education, Development, and Leadership
Lindsey A. Rossiter
Portage, Michigan Educational Leadership: Educational and Global Leadership
Mysie E. Sabin
Franklin, Wisconsin Orientation and Mobility for Children
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Mysie E. Sabin
Cameron T. Taylor
Valerie M. Weeks
Jared L. Cort
Stephanie J. Stambek
Robert B. Savage
Tosha M. Tessen McDonald
Torrey E. Wenger
James R. Horein
Oliver P. Takuh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Art Education
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies
Sherie L. Schjolin
Jessica E. Thelen
Kelsey Nicole Werner
Franklin, Wisconsin Teaching Children with Visual Impairments Detroit, Michigan Counseling Psychology Eugene, Oregon Family and Consumer Science
Lombard, Illinois Coaching Sport Performance
Grand Rapids, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher
Royal Oak, Michigan Literacy Studies
Battle Creek, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Katrina G. Schuette
Thomcy Mary Thomas
Devin Junell Willis
Kaley E. Scott
Imani B. Tinter
Kathryn M. Wilmotte
Jay B. Tompkins
Irene M. Wilson
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Grand Rapids, Michigan Practice of Teaching: Early Childhood Education
Christopher E. Shank
India Counseling Psychology Kalamazoo, Michigan History
Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation Measurement and Research
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Jacques D. Short
Amanda R. Torres
Albion, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Rebekah B. Shyne
Modesto, California Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education
Muskegon, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Emma R. Tosh
Jenna B. Silverstein
Lauren E. Townley
Novi, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher
Andrew Robert Smith
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Industrial/ Organizational Behavior
Terrin L. Smith
Saint Louis, Michigan Career and Technical Education
Jerred E. Sonneborn
Spokane, Washington Teaching Children Who Are Visually Impaired
Anthony Spencer
Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies
Ashley Diane Stadel Muskegon, Michigan Special Education: Administration
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology Mansfield, Ohio Physical Education: Adapted Physical Education
Lucas D. Townsend
Marshall, Michigan Orientation and Mobility
Brett M. VanDeRoer
Byron Center, Michigan Educational Leadership: K-12 School Principal
Richard S. Vanover
Tempe, Arizona Orientation and Mobility
Elizabeth J. Van Portfliet
Comstock Park, Michigan Counselor Education: College Counseling
Matthew E. VanStreain Kalamazoo, Michigan Educational Technology
Kira Ann Wadsworth
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology
Commerce Township, Michigan Family and Consumer Science
Alexander B Stephens
Garret C. Waldie
Sarah E. Stewart
Emily M. Warren
Shatia L. Steel-Pawlowski
Albion, Michigan Chemistry
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Counselor Education: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Kelly L. Taunt
Augusta, Michigan Practice of Teaching
Battle Creek, Michigan Orientation and Mobility Otsego, Michigan Comparative Religion
Lindi M. Watts-Shields Galesburg, Michigan Literacy Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Counseling Psychology Kalamazoo, Michigan Medieval Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan Literacy Studies
Leslie R. Wilson
Holland, Michigan Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mikaela T. Wyatt
Portage, Michigan Mathematics
Yang Yang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
Nengyuan Yin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Sibo Zhai
Kalamazoo, Michigan Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Lan Zhang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sport Management
Master of Business Administration Chelayne Lindsay Bailey Canada Business Administration: Management
Nathan W. Brown
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Stephanie M. Brown
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Thomas D. Carlisle
Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
Akshay Goutam Chawath Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Benton Harbor, Michigan Business Administration Vicksburg, Michigan Business Administration: Computer Information Systems
Danielle E. Larson-Jaramillo
Auburn Hills, Michigan Business Administration
Kimberly A. Madsen
Battle Creek, Michigan Business Administration
Victoria S. Morse
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management
James Mumford
Portage, Michigan Business Administration
Kristopher J. Murdock Grandville, Michigan Business Administration
Rejoice Musa
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
MaryJo M Newnum
Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Ariel Kristina Palau
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management
John P. Persak
Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration: Finance
Alex M. Peterson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Sebastian Ramirez
Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration
Kristin R. Salmon
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Finance
Tanya D. Thompson
Lawton, Michigan Business Administration
Joshua Thomas Turner Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration
Nicole Anastasia Walker Pierson, Michigan Business Administration
Kyle A. Wallace
Grand Rapids, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Benjamin M. Walters
Marshall, Michigan Business Administration
MacKenzie L. Walters
Milford, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Master of International Development Administration Paul M. Okello
Berrien Springs, Michigan International Development Administration
Leslie Sowah Pobee
Kalamazoo, Michigan International Development Administration
Breanne C. Stokes
Redford, Michigan International Development Administration
Master of Music
Portage, Michigan Business Administration: Marketing
Sheridan Rockwell Brown
Janani Shivaguru Bangalore
Angela M. Danowski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Business Administration: Finance
Stewart A. Smith
Hastings, Michigan Business Administration: Finance
Katelynne M. Spaans
Wayland, Michigan Business Administration: Management
Chicago, Illinois Music Therapy
Prentice, Wisconsin Music Therapy
Amy Joy Diffenderfer
Peachtree City, Georgia Music Therapy
Taylor G. Fox
Hoffman Estates, Illinois Music Therapy
Molly A. Grettenberger Chicago, Illinois Music Therapy
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Andrew W. Saliba
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Composition
Shira I. Simon
Mundelein, Illinois Music Therapy
Master of Public Administration Shawna M. Allen
Battle Creek, Michigan Public Administration: Human Resources Administration
Hussein Niazi Chalabi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Victoria C. Fata
Flint, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration
Jana M. Zollinger
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration
Master of Public Health Jessica A. Adams Parma, Michigan Public Health
Asuama Barima
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health
Lansing, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration
Shelby L. Brueck
Ashley M. Glass
Alecia M. Chenault
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration
Allison K. Gowan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration
Michael J. Hart
Lansing, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Jessica Kate Hypatidis Australia Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership
Kelsey R. Krupp
Mendon, Michigan Public Health
Schoolcraft, Michigan Public Health
Rebecca A. Christianson Mattawan, Michigan Public Health
Rebekah M. Condon Middleville, Michigan Public Health
Nia Tyler Evans Wheeling, Illinois Public Health
Fanta Jatta
Wixom, Michigan Public Health
Chloe B. Jordan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health
Eagle, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Adam M. King
Joshua I. Lyman
Madisson N. Martin
Grand Ledge, Michigan Public Administration: Public Management
Karalyn M. Niemetta
Lincoln, Michigan Public Administration: Health Care Administration
Evan C. Pazkowski
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration
Jodie L. Shaver
Holt, Michigan Public Administration: Human Resources Administration
Meghan M. Swain
Fowlerville, Michigan Public Administration: Nonprofit Leadership Administration
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Ashley M. Whidbee
Sparta, Michigan Public Health Waterford, Michigan Public Health
Komal N. Razvi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health
Ian A. Reagin
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health
Cameryn A. Ryan
Grand Rapids, Michigan Public Health
Kailee R. Smith
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health
Kimberly M. Smith Ortonville, Michigan Public Health
Jessica J. Wiese
Galesburg, Michigan Public Health
Master of Science Kelli B. Adams
Spartanburg, South Carolina Athletic Training
Mamoon M. Ali
Hamtramck, Michigan Biological Sciences
Abdullah Ali Alyousif
Kalamazoo, Michigan Paper and Printing Science
James C. Babbitt
Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training
Matthew L. Barringer
Portage, Michigan Engineering Management
Alexander J. Bodurka Portage, Michigan Computer Science
Jennifer Metz Brenneman Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Troy A. Burtchett
Coloma, Michigan Biological Sciences
Man Wing Chan
Erie, Pennsylvania Applied and Computational Mathematics
Swarnava Chatterjee Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Alberto F. Cintron-Colon Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
McKenna Paige Duffy Hartford, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Dana T. Heusinkveld
Margaret Mary Mooney
Mia L. Jawor
Halle M. Nienhaus
Zakiya Kelley
Corey S. Oldenberg
Matthew S Kempf
Jackline Awino Onyango
Holland, Michigan Geography
Merrillville, Indiana Chemistry Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Biological Sciences Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied and Computational Mathematics
Madison Jo Kerber
Hopkins, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Joy J. Kiefer
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania Geosciences
Lauren N. Koch
Plainwell, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Caitlin E. Koob
Fort Wayne, Indiana Occupational Therapy
Albert B. Lam
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Lauren M. Lavelle
Shelby Township, Michigan Athletic Training
Skye Leake
Emerado, North Dakota Geography
Hao Li
Macomb, Michigan Computer Science
Yuzhong Liu
Bluffton, South Carolina Athletic Training
China Exercise and Sports Medicine: Exercise Physiology
Kelly Caitlin Fleming
David M. Longjohn
Sean P. Fitzsimmons
Orland Park, Illinois Occupational Therapy
Zhongqiu Gao
Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science
Claire E. Gilbert
Owosso, Michigan Geography
Ashley S. Godawski
Orland Park, Illinois Occupational Therapy
Md Sakibur Hasan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics
Kevin B. Haynes
Columbia, South Carolina Geography
Michael J. Hayosh
Kalamazoo, Michigan Geography
Kalamazoo, Michigan Information Security: Computer Information Systems
Austin Damien Lynn Inkster, Michigan Exercise and Sports Medicine: Exercise Physiology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aerospace Engineering Farmington, Michigan Biological Sciences Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemistry
Joshua R. Paris
Norton Shores, Michigan Biological Sciences
Sydney E. Paw
Richland, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Haley M. Potters
Wheelersburg, Ohio Athletic Training
Serena K. Roehl
Hutchinson, Minnesota Athletic Training
Hannah P. Rohrer
Hartford, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Laura Lee Sherwood
Traverse City, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Cassandra Marie Simpson Charlevoix, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Megan L. Stanchfield Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Zachary A. Stoner
Mattawan, Michigan Biological Sciences
Aaron F. Strong
Kalamazoo, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Lindsey K. Trebilcock Ira, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Molly B. Trimble
Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training
Rachael Marie Underwood Cary, Illinois Occupational Therapy
Emily Rachael Manzon
Audrey S. VanEssen
Ashleigh Anne Miller
Brooke Marilyn Werner
Molly H. Milstein
Taylor Anne Wexall
Jaeik Min
Alexis Vale Yelland
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences
Dorr, Michigan Occupational Therapy
Presque Isle, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Statistics
Grand Rapids, Michigan Occupational Therapy Hudsonville, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Occupational Therapy Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training
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Master of Science in Accountancy Yulan Li
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Ryan P. Loiselle
Stanwood, Michigan Accountancy
Ryan D. Pudelko
Schofield, Wisconsin Accountancy
Olivia C. Reinhard
Fort Gratiot, Michigan Accountancy
Brendan C. Schneider
Grand Rapids, Michigan Accountancy
Breanna R. Staton
Clinton Township, Michigan Accountancy
Jack Michael Szott Naperville, Illinois Accountancy
Michael L. Vanscoder Charlotte, Michigan Accountancy
Shanshan Wang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Zihang Zhou
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Aakash Prataprao Ghorpade
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Mayyar Bassam A Ghulman
Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Keerthan Kumar Gunasekaran
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Yogesh Bappasaheb Jagdale
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Jivya Kumar Jain
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Harsh Joshi
Yuki Kanamori
Japan Electrical Engineering
Anna Elizabeth Konstant Hinsdale, Illinois Industrial Engineering
Prateek Singh Kundu Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Sharthak Bhandary
Valliammai Palaniappan
Varun Naresh Bhombore
Kshitij Pathak
Brian L. Bradley
Sanket Abhinandan Patil
India Mechanical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering India Electrical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Hrishikesh Milind Bugad
Euponine S. Pierre
Jack William George Cameron
Shivu Prasad
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial Engineering
United Kingdom Civil Engineering
Iqbal Singh Chahal
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Soham Ravindra Gargate Rochester Hills, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Jenna N. Jackson
Lauren M. Vandenberg
Akshay Sudhakar Ukey
Suzanne M. Jubb
Ashley B. Veale
Henry F. Wagerson
Benjamin L. Ketter
Stephanie Wong
Joshua J White
Melina T. Kokales
Katie G. Zhong
Bo Ching Wong
Rebecca Lynn Learman
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering India Chemical Engineering
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Computer Engineering Portage, Michigan Electrical Engineering Hong Kong Mechanical Engineering
Keriah Khairi Abd
India Electrical Engineering
Ahmad Amani
Caledonia, Michigan Civil Engineering
Sudharsan Sridhar
Nikita Sunil Kakade
Monish Nunna
India Electrical Engineering
Vanya A. Valencia
Farmington Hills, Michigan Industrial Engineering
Suraj Sanjay Nikam
Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Sydney G. Hus
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Medicine
Master of Science in Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Prabhjot Singh
Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering India Industrial Engineering
Darren R. Promer
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Mihir Shailesh Rajhans India Industrial Engineering
Luis F. Silva-Velasco
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Sterling Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant
Jessica M. Alkema Plainwell, Michigan Physician Assistant
Olivia Alnajjar
Rochester Hills, Michigan Physician Assistant
Katie M. Armbruster
Canyon Country, California Physician Assistant
Cesar Carrizales
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
Alexandra M. Christmas Montague, Michigan Physician Assistant
Brighton, Michigan Physician Assistant Troy, Michigan Physician Assistant
Grand Rapids, Michigan Physician Assistant Battle Creek, Michigan Physician Assistant Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Ann Arbor, Michigan Physician Assistant
Courtney J. Lin
Brighton, Michigan Physician Assistant
Christina M. Lindahl Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
Sterling Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant Northville, Michigan Physician Assistant
Negaunee, Michigan Physician Assistant Lake Orion, Michigan Physician Assistant Troy, Michigan Physician Assistant
Master of Science in Nursing Julie A. Kurzer
Ann Arbor, Michigan Nursing
Sarah P. Lucero
Master of Social Work
Mallory Q. Marlowe
Huthaifah Abdulaziz A Al Ibrahim
Dearborn Heights, Michigan Physician Assistant Grand Rapids, Michigan Physician Assistant
Conor B. McCabe
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
Joel E. Michalak
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
Alexandria J. Miller Marysville, Michigan Physician Assistant
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Policy Planning and Administration
Jonathan Christian Anthony
Three Rivers, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Brittany R. Ball
Holland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Lora L. Commissaris
Johanna P. Orca-Handyside
Kathryn Lynn Barcelona
Sturgis, Michigan Physician Assistant
Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Rebecca M. Cronin
Gregory S. Post
Alexa M. Bates
Haley L. Durrant
Jasmine L. Rankin-Hawkins
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant Clarkston, Michigan Physician Assistant
Jessica E. Fifelski
Byron Center, Michigan Physician Assistant
Donesha J. Garrett Muskegon, Michigan Physician Assistant
Ariana M. Gonzales Chicago, Illinois Physician Assistant
Chloe J. Goodhope
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Physician Assistant
Arianna R. Herron Portage, Michigan Physician Assistant
Byron Center, Michigan Physician Assistant
Michigan Center, Michigan Physician Assistant
Maria L. Reilly
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
Katlyn E. Slowik
Kalamazoo, Michigan Physician Assistant
McKay R. Tingey
Herriman, Utah Physician Assistant
Allison Grace Trevino Carson City, Michigan Physician Assistant
Ada, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Deshalan M. Bennett-Lucas
Wyoming, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
David M Betts
Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Paige J Capel
Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Kimberly Ann Case-Wright Hopkins, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Cindy L. Casey
Timothy J. Liggins
Taryn I. Sinclaire
Alicia Danielle Dortch
Aubrey J. Longstreet
Theodore M. Smith
Jonathan C. Egedus
Uriah W. Marriott
Savannah Swanson
Micah R. Gargala
Allyson Y. McClellan
Sarah Y. Taylor
Rachael S. Goldberg
Carly A. McElreath
Jessica Van Dam
Esmina Hamzagic
Kayla M. McKnight
Mikayla L. Vogel
Danika L. Hewitt
Mitchell R. Misiasz
Ashley R. Walker
Kailey L. Hindes
Karlie R. Mitchell
Ashley Watkins
Alisha Jackson
Carson R. Noordyke
Lindsey M. Wiejaczka
Elizabeth A. Jansen
Amber L. Patricelli
Patrick Shane Williams
Brett Johnson
Mckinzie L. Pittelkow
Casey M. Young
Dwayne A. Johnson
Caitlyn R. Potter
Michael T. King
Linnea A. Randall
Michael B. Knapp
Kayla E. Roberts
Kathryn A. Knox
Morgan Marie Rooy
Toriann S. Lawrence
Andrew T Schohl
Muskegon, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Haven, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Holland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Farmington Hills, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Caledonia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Allendale, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Haven, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Battle Creek, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Sturgis, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bloomingdale, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Lansing, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grandville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
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Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Jenison, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Coldwater, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Otsego, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grant, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bailey, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Shelbyville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Bronson, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Midland, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Caledonia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
Ionia, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Cedar Springs, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Wyoming, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Brighton, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Portage, Michigan Social Work: Policy Planning and Administration Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grand Rapids, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Grandville, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice Cedar Springs, Michigan Social Work: Interpersonal Practice
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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.
Bachelor of Arts Dominic M. Alderman Southgate, Michigan Criminal Justice
Alisha B. Alexander-White Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice
Kierra Lanay Allen
Clinton Township, Michigan Criminal Justice
Nicole Allen Cum Laude
Schoolcraft, Michigan Criminal Justice
Yasmeen Ali Alqahtani Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies
Alayna N. Anderson
Traverse City, Michigan Political Science: American Public Policy; Gender and Women’s Studies
Jordan W. Asbury
Waterford, Michigan Criminal Justice
Yanto Assuk
Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies
Alexander Nikolai Bacik Battle Creek, Michigan Public History
Antwuan J. Bacon
Justin E. Black
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Relations; African American and African Studies
Sarah J. Blasius
Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies
Abigail M. Bolen
Magna Cum Laude
Kentwood, Michigan Spanish
Karissa R. Boss
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Alyssa R. Brandt
Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication
Micah C. Brantley Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice
Melissa L. Brossard
New Baltimore, Michigan University Studies
Aaron Brown
Magna Cum Laude
Dowagiac, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies
Maxwell E.F. Brown Ann Arbor, Michigan University Studies
Molly J Budge
Springport, Michigan Sociology
Megan Cordi
Grass Lake, Michigan University Studies
Joseph A. Corridor
Brighton, Michigan Communication Studies
Jefry Rafael Garcia Bernabe
Taylor J. Holmes
Crystal G. DeRoo
Paterson, New Jersey Anthropology
Brandon C. Damour
Kalamazoo, Michigan Anthropology; Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Isabella A. DiMascio
Westland, Michigan Communication Studies
Heather C. Dolegowski Kalamazoo, Michigan Spanish: Secondary Education; English: Secondary Education
Lonnie J. Duncan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Economics
Carmen Deleon Dyson Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Gabrielle C. Eick Cum Laude
Manahawkin, New Jersey Tourism and Travel; Communication Studies
Danielle Chilvere
Nicole Y. Bays
Lucile M. Clark
Kalamazoo, Michigan Art
Gabriel Ryan Coble
Orland Park, Illinois Communication Studies
Battle Creek, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Andrew J. Birchmeier
Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies
Dearborn, Michigan Anthropology Los Angeles, California Criminal Justice
Hannah C. Conklin Portage, Michigan Public Relations
Julia M. Hicks
Margaret S. Himmel
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice
Jessica A. Bates
Cum Laude
Cecelia A. Foley
Royal Oak, Michigan Political Science
Colleen Marie Friar
Sophia M. Daddario
Muskegon, Michigan Sociology; Criminal Justice
Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Japanese
Andrew J. Heenan
Hanover, Michigan English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Spencer L. Caldwell
Vicksburg, Michigan Religion
Cum Laude
Ferndale, Michigan Anthropology
Brighton, Michigan Public Relations
Battle Creek, Michigan Criminal Justice; Political Science
Woodhaven, Michigan University Studies
Madison M. Flynn
Miguel A. Espinoza Cum Laude
Alexis D. Etherton Daniel B. Feltman Patrick Flood Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Grand Rapids, Michigan Art
Cum Laude
Heidi L. Gartley
Magna Cum Laude
Union City, Michigan Anthropology
Britney Elise Gizzi
West Dundee, Illinois Public Relations Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice
Armen Miles Idriss Portage, Michigan Sociology
Kristen Janks
Clinton Township, Michigan University Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Jirous
Ryan P. Grant
Felicie V. Jones
Colorado Springs, Colorado Interpersonal Communication Carol Stream, Illinois Public Relations
Laura Ann Gratzianna
Wyoming, Michigan Criminal Justice Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan English
Cum Laude
Jasmine A. Jordan
Bryan J. Grinnell IV
Katelyn M. Kahler
Joseph A. Grossberg
Paul R. Kidd
Elmhurst, Illinois Criminal Justice Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology; Criminal Justice Kalamazoo, Michigan Dance
Tianchen Gu
China Telecommunications and Information Management
Brynn E. Harrier
Southfield, Michigan Public Relations Portage, Michigan Anthropology
Magna Cum Laude
Coloma, Michigan Criminal Justice
Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Spanish
Summa Cum Laude
Shailee Kurowski
Hanna J. Harter
Paige M. Lamb
White Lake, Michigan Criminal Justice
Taylor Marie Leister
Farmington Hills, Michigan English Magna Cum Laude
Lucas P. Hayes
Tecumseh, Michigan Criminal Justice
Novi, Michigan Anthropology
Farmington Hills, Michigan Criminal Justice Magna Cum Laude
Beavercreek, Ohio Environmental and Sustainability Studies; Interpersonal Communication
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Sydney L. Linders
Karl Norfleet Jr.
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Eric M. Osborne
Cum Laude
Jacob S. Lindquist Summa Cum Laude
Brighton, Michigan Communication Studies
Molly K. Lowe
Kalamazoo, Michigan English: Creative Writing; English: Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Jonathan A. Lucas
Farmington Hills, Michigan Global and International Studies
Mariamawit T. Mamo
Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies
Daneail P. Martin
Southfield, Michigan Criminal Justice
Alexander Southgate McCormick Ann Arbor, Michigan Art
Danneisha Mary McDole Saginaw, Michigan Journalism
Albion, Michigan University Studies
Dana E Parham-Buchanan Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Steven D. Pasque
Shelby Township, Michigan English: Creative Writing
Portland, Michigan University Studies
Jordan M. Miller
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice
Paige Kimberly Morgan Jenison, Michigan Communication Studies
Jillian Morisette
Rochester, Michigan Political Science
Matthew P. Murphy
Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication Studies
Mitchell W. Newstead Howell, Michigan Public History
Muskegon, Michigan University Studies
Cameron R. Whitten
Matthew Wrightman
Arlington, Texas Political Science
Michael J. Pellerito Coloma, Michigan Criminal Justice
Audrey M. Pickering Kalamazoo, Michigan English
Shelby E. Pilger
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Interpersonal Communication
Alexandria Poole
Augusta, Michigan Communication Studies
Jessica K. Reid
Alexander S. Merry
Jessica A. Miller
Laydee D. Spencer
Kaylen Wheeler-Gooden
Andrew J. Strzynski
South Haven, Michigan University Studies
Brighton, Michigan Global and International Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan English
Southfield, Michigan Criminal Justice
Nikko A. Payton
Sydney C. Merkle
Cum Laude
Tyler Speier
Daysia A. Weeks
Briana T. Williams
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication
Ann Arbor, Michigan Public Relations
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice
Mattawan, Michigan Journalism
Kylie McKenna Stroub
Hartford, Michigan Criminal Justice
Monica I. Rayos
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology
Warren Earl Smith Jr
Kaitlin J. Walton
Magna Cum Laude
Alivia M. Payne
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Spanish Summa Cum Laude
Pinckney, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Hudsonville, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Jasmine O. McLemore
Elizabeth C. Meimers
Scott David Smith
Muskegon Heights, Michigan Communication Studies
Lathrup Village, Michigan Organizational Communication
Magna Cum Laude
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Detroit, Michigan Interpersonal Communication
David B. Rock
Marcus H. Rottenberk Troy, Michigan Music
Kelsey Katherine Roy
Sterling Heights, Michigan Political Science
Nicole J. Rubino Troy, Michigan Public Relations
Jordan A. Schneider
Vernon Hills, Illinois Communication Studies
Charisse Rakem Seyoum Kalamazoo, Michigan Communication
Pushwinder Singh Portage, Michigan Criminal Justice
Benjamin Drennan Sly Cum Laude
Marathon, Florida Political Science
DeWitt, Michigan Art
Summa Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan Art
Luke T. Taber
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Criminal Justice
Yurina Takahashi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Global and International Studies
Emma Elizabeth Tavolacci Coloma, Michigan Film, Video and Media Studies
Aileen Teh
New York, New York University Studies
Mckenzie S. Teske Magna Cum Laude
Hastings, Michigan Criminal Justice
Onkari N. Thomas
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Sociology
Cristofer J. Toering
Kalamazoo, Michigan Political Science
Amanda Elise Torello Kimball, Michigan University Studies
Taylor L. Trowell Detroit, Michigan Criminal Justice
Kaylah Inez Turner
Southfield, Michigan Global and International Studies
Forrest B. Varney Portage, Michigan Political Science
Redford, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Theatre Studies
Courtney Brooke Yergeau Saint Joseph, Michigan Public Relations
Shakeela Renee Young Benton Harbor, Michigan Organizational Communication
Victoria L. Young
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication
Kelsey Zook
Kalamazoo, Michigan Organizational Communication
Bachelor of Business Administration Essa Ahmed Saad Alabdulhay
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Mohammed Adel A Alabdulmuhsin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Loay Mohammad Al Alharith
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Saud Ayed K Alanazi Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Jordan Danielle Walker
Mansour Nasser M Al Darees
Christopher Walters
Ali Baqer A Aldubaisi
Norton Shores, Michigan Political Science Augusta, Michigan Japanese
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Ammar Ali A Alfaraj
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Basel Abdulrahem M Alfaraj Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Mohamed Fayez Haider Hasan Ali
Magna Cum Laude
Bahrain Finance
Saleh Mohammed Aljubarah
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Fahad M S M L Almarri Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Yasir Abdullah A Almohsen Kalamazoo, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Ahlam Abdulmajeed A Alnemer Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Abdulrahman A B F N Alotaibi
Morgantown, West Virginia Finance
Turki Masoud S Alquraini Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Abdulaziz Taleb Alruwaili Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Hussain Ali A Alsaihati Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Basel Saleh A Alsaleh Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Abdulaziz Saeed A Alshahrani
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Talal Mohammed J Alyami Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Tyler M. Anderson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Michael M. Arenberg Cary, Illinois Integrated Supply Management
Brandy S. Avery Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Christopher Anthony Bailey Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance; Accountancy
Abdulmajed Abdulhadi O Bakhedar Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Cammie K. Ballinger
Benton Harbor, Michigan Human Resource Management
Evelyn L. Banks
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Korey Bartos
Port Huron, Michigan Marketing
Juan Manuel Bautista Collado
Dominican Republic Finance
Alexis T. Benjamin
Bay City, Michigan eBusiness Marketing
Hannah M. Black Durand, Michigan Marketing
Jack Nicholas Block
Mason James Clatterbaugh
Canton, Michigan Management
Joshua R. Colwell Portage, Michigan Marketing
Morgan M. Conley Granger, Indiana Finance
John W. Corbin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Human Resource Management
Lawton J. Courtnall
Thousand Oaks, California Marketing
Matthew E. Craven Summa Cum Laude
Parchment, Michigan Accountancy
Andersen M. Czyz Bartlett, Illinois Marketing
Natalee V. Dagher Cum Laude
Livonia, Michigan Advertising and Promotion
Riley William Delinski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Niles, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Melissa A. Bradham
Chelsei L. Domagalski
Baroda, Michigan Accountancy
Hailey S. Brooks
Rochester Hills, Michigan Finance
Robert Joseph Bryan Otsego, Michigan Finance
Kayla S. Callaway
Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing
Jordan D. Cardenas Saginaw, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Kyle R. Carter
Grand Blanc, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Ashley N. Caruthers Magna Cum Laude
Saint Joseph, Michigan Management
Christine A. Cataldo Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Tawuan R. Chestnut Macomb, Michigan Computer Information Systems
White Lake, Michigan Human Resource Management
Rodney C. Drew Novi, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Jacob A. Drewek
Ortonville, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
John Duda
Troy, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Annelise Marie Dudley
Hickory Corners, Michigan Finance
Luis Jose Duran Perez
Dominican Repiblic Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Reginald E. Ealy
Eastpointe, Michigan Accountancy
McLain Rindge Eccker Macatawa, Michigan Marketing
Drew C. Engle
Hastings, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Shelby Irene Ernst
Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy
Caleb W. Eversole Plainwell, Michigan Entrepreneurship
Nathaniel J. Failla Cum Laude
Lincoln, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Matthew R. Gilbert
Beverly Hills, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Joanie M. Gilger Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Accountancy
Benjamin A. Goodney
Francisco José Hernández Micheli
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Luke R. Hirshman Canton, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Joseph A. Hoggard Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Haley M. Horiski
White Lake, Michigan Human Resource Management
Dawson Michael Horning Ann Arbor, Michigan Finance
Romeo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
William R. Hough
John Grace
Daniel John Howard
Cum Laude
East Lansing, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Luke S. Gulau
Novi, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Marlee A. Guswiler Dexter, Michigan Management
Cevastian T. Guzman Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Sean M. Hall
Traverse City, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Macy Hancock
Summa Cum Laude
East Leroy, Michigan Accountancy
Keith Patrick Hannen Magna Cum Laude
Parma, Michigan Accountancy
Jacob S. Hanson
Lake Odessa, Michigan Human Resource Management
Robert A. Harter Elkhart, Indiana Accountancy
Mitchell Robert Heimbuch Bruce Township, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Conner Monroe Henderson
Vicksburg, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Richland, Michigan Marketing Evergreen Park, Illinois Marketing
Jay’Shawn J. Howell Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Alejandro Alfredo Hued Perez
Kalamazoo, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Lindsay L. Hunt
Westland, Michigan Finance
Katrina D. Inthavong Magna Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan Marketing
Rebecca Israel
Bruce Township, Michigan Human Resource Management
Tiffany Jarman
Sawyer, Michigan Accountancy
Brendan M Kansier
Farmington Hills, Michigan Marketing
Justin A. Krieger Coloma, Michigan Management
Nicholas D. Kuenzer Tecumseh, Michigan Finance
David Kurkowski
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management
Alexander Joseph Laurin Grand Blanc, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Trinh Le
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Blanc, Michigan Accountancy
Remy S. Lewbel
Bingham Farms, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Danari Lindsey
Southfield, Michigan Management
Francesco M. Lochirco
Shelby Township, Michigan Accountancy
Joshua T. Lopez Grant, Michigan Marketing
Kevin G. Maas
Richmond, Michigan Management
Kyla Sharnae MacCreery Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing
Kylie Regan Madsen
Grand Rapids, Michigan Advertising and Promotion
Joshua Main
Plainwell, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Yeorgos Nicholas Manikas Ann Arbor, Michigan Marketing
Samuel W. Manring
Battle Creek, Michigan Marketing
Collin M. Martin
Erin Kathleen Kash
Vandalia, Michigan Marketing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Tshiswaka Maweja
John L. Kelley
Zachary D. McClellan
Hayden L. Klotz
Connor T. McCririe
Magna Cum Laude
Evergreen Park, Illinois Management Vermontville, Michigan Human Resource Management
Lansing, Michigan Management
Plainwell, Michigan Finance
Ann Arbor, Michigan Management
Brenden P. McGorisk White Lake, Michigan Marketing
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Jay Jesse McIntosh Kalamazoo, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Dawn Chariz Medina Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Natalia Meza
Decatur, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Grant J. Miller
Bay City, Michigan Advertising and Promotion
Austin Lee Mills
Summa Cum Laude
Delton, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Nayera Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Keenan M. Moore, Jr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Alyson L. Mrofchak Highland, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Kirsten Elizabeth Murphy Marshall, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Mateos Mydini Cum Laude
Waterford, Michigan Finance
Ariel C. Newell
Portage, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Tabitha S. Nguyen Richland, Michigan Accountancy
Nicklas A. Nordstrom Wixom, Michigan Accountancy
Kennosuke Nouchi
John T. Rupp
Scott M. VanderWalle
Summer Noi Hoang
Jonathan D. Olson
Jeremy N. Ryan
Charles E. Vantrees
Baily Catherine McDaniel
Southfield, Michigan Management Orland Park, Illinois Marketing
Samuel C. Olson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Brittany T. Osmun
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Katelynn Marie Paul
Fruitport, Michigan Advertising and Promotion
Savannah Jean Pawlicki-Mason
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Anthony Peck Cum Laude
Climax, Michigan Computer Information Systems
Sophia Kate Petrangelo Monroe, Michigan Marketing
Caleb Michael Philipp Mattawan, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Jenna L. Pink
Arlington Heights, Illinois Sales and Business Marketing
Anthony J. Proia
Washington Township, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Gianna Rambow
Battle Creek, Michigan Accountancy
Garrett L. Read
South Lyon, Michigan Marketing
William A. Reid
Japan Management
Mason, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Tesha C. Nousain
Antonio M. Reyna
Concord, Michigan Management
Kalamazoo, Michigan Accountancy
Rodolfo M. Nowakowski
James T. Ripley
Fort Gratiot, Michigan Integrated Supply Management; Marketing
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Summa Cum Laude
Dann Austin O’Connor Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Personal Financial Planning
Owen T. Odette
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
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Opefoluwa P. Olaleye
Cum Laude
David Allexanders Rosario Coste
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Tanner E. Rose
Nunica, Michigan Entrepreneurship
Kalamazoo, Michigan Management Middleville, Michigan Marketing
Portage, Michigan Finance Detroit, Michigan Marketing
Jett R. Schilke
Matthew Scott Vaughn
Kyler C. Schmidt
Niels Verleum
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing Livonia, Michigan Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing
Abdulaziz Mohammed Y Shlowan Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Finance
Katelyn R. Shull
Mattawan, Michigan Management
Justin D. Simon
Kalamazoo, Michigan Marketing
Toney A. Simpkins Paw Paw, Michigan Management
Timothy William Snyder Three Oaks, Michigan Finance
Zachary J. Spiegla
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Michelle Renee St. Louis Midland, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Cameron S. Stella Plymouth, Michigan Sales and Business Marketing
Niles, Michigan Management
Three Rivers, Michigan Accountancy
Jason Lloyd Violette Portage, Michigan Business Analytics
Zachary T. Vogel
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Finance
Matthew E. Warner
Clinton Township, Michigan Accountancy
Nicholas Phillip Warner Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Samuel B. Westra
Lawrence, Michigan Marketing
Treasure Elizabeth Wilder Kalamazoo, Michigan Human Resource Management
James Williams
Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Harrison Township, Michigan Accountancy
Mason C. Terburg
Delton, Michigan Personal Financial Planning
Jazmine Lenise Thomas
Dearborn Heights, Michigan Management
Connor S. Vandenberg Plainwell, Michigan Finance
John R. VanderMey
Wolverine Lake, Michigan Marketing
Cum Laude
Northville, Michigan Music Theatre Performance
Jacob M. Myny
Sterling Heights, Michigan Theatre: Design and Technical Production
Jasmine D. Piper Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Benjamin M. Sagarin Wilmette, Illinois Theatre: Design and Technical Production
Austin Ray Smith
Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design
Duane L. Smith
Detroit, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Emma K. Somers Lapeer, Michigan Art
Hannah Josephine Spiroff Frankfort, Illinois Theatre: Acting
Theodore J. Wampuszyc
White Pigeon, Michigan Accountancy
White Lake, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Summa Cum Laude
Brianna Nicole Zausa
Chloe R. Symington
Madison P. Merlanti
Brianna L. Wyant
Novena Kresentia Sutiono Indonesia Finance
Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design
Crea LaRae Taylor
Kai R. Yuponco
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Integrated Supply Management
Erwani Suebu Indonesia Accountancy
Holland, Michigan Graphic Design
Ann Arbor, Michigan Economics: Business
Kalamazoo, Michigan Graphic Design Cum Laude
Myles P. Wright
Pontiac, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Orland Park, Illinois Management
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Cum Laude
Juliette D. Baker
Magna Cum Laude
Southgate, Michigan Art Education
Tyler D. Caster
Vicksburg, Michigan Dance
David J. Dekens
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Madeline A. Hillock
Traverse City, Michigan Theatre: Acting
Matthew J. Epperson Ann Arbor, Michigan Music Composition
David B. Frazier Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental
Benjamin J. Hahn Summa Cum Laude
West Olive, Michigan Music Performance: Instrumental; Electrical Engineering
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Michensey A. Hamlin Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Keyboard
Ken’Nita T. Agee
Clinton Township, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Keiwon X. Lambert
Amanda G. Aguirre-Jaimes
Nicholas A. McCready
Rayan Smail I Albattat
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Performance: Vocal Jenison, Michigan Music Therapy
Joshua R. Moran Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music: Jazz Studies
Melissa L. Rink
Summa Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Music Therapy
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies Mattawan, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Megan G. Alderman Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Biology
Heather K. Aljida
Magna Cum Laude
Victoria K. Stevens
West Bloomfield, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Therapy
Tanner L. Allen
Magna Cum Laude
Kara Renee Stralina Portage, Michigan Music Therapy
Grace A. VanHoven
Twain Harte, California Music Performance: Vocal
Matthew A. Weirick
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music Therapy
Bachelor of Musical Arts Gabrielle N. Oliva
Kalamazoo, Michigan Music
Bachelor of Science Lukas Aaron
Summa Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Alexander A. Aboona
Shelby Township, Michigan Exercise Science
Andrew A. Aboona
Shelby Township, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Allison C. Ackerly
Williamston, Michigan Earth Science
Courtney Adams
Magna Cum Laude
Kingsley, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Diamoni J. Adams
Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Mariah C. Barnes
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Nathaniel G. Barnett Magna Cum Laude
Ann Arbor, Michigan Exercise Science
Austin J. Bassett
South Bend, Indiana Aoiation Management and Operations
Andrew I. Baxter
Battle Creek, Michigan Computer Science
Madeline G. Beauchamp Magna Cum Laude
Benton Harbor, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Skyler S. Behn
Hastings, Michigan University Studies
Clifton, Virginia Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Ali Al Maamuri
Mara L. Benson
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Abigail Almeida Arrieta Battle Creek, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Shaikha Hamood Yahya Al Rawahi Cum Laude
Oman Geophysics
Luke Z. Anderson
Schoolcraft, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Kanarrius K. Arrington Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Iman Arshad
Kalamazoo, Michigan Dietetics
Ranada C. Atkins
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Rebecca Austin Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Brad T. Bagley
Augusta, Michigan University Studies
Alexis C. Bailey Cum Laude
Muskegon, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Bria J. Baker
Detroit, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development
Robert John Bolzman Jr Roscommon, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Laurel Bonney
Sophia Frederica Jean Calhoun Magna Cum Laude
Richland, Michigan Geology
Lowell, Michigan Child and Family Development
Jacob H. Cantley
Austin Z. Borton
Mary Margaret Carlson
Portage, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Kayli R. Bowen
Summa Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Cameron D. Braaten Summa Cum Laude
Highlands Ranch, Colorado Aviation Flight Science
Alexander Davis Branham
Grosse Ille, Michigan Aviation Flight Science Rochester Hills, Michigan Exercise Science
Shanise C. Carlson Magna Cum Laude
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Conner Carpenter Summa Cum Laude
Grand Haven, Michigan Geology
Emilio A. Castro
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Bad Axe, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Allyson Kristine Bray
Syrenthea V. Cenance
Plymouth, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Inti Brito Diaz
Morgan Ashley Chown
Maria Lucia Bernard
Alicia Ann Broden
Oak Ridge, Tennessee University Studies
Alanna C. Berezak
Lansing, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Molly J. Berry
Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development
Lifase R. Bilima
Berrien Springs, Michigan Child and Family Development
Joshua K. Bilski
Washington Township, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Leena Saleh Binafif Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Speech Pathology and Audiology
Matthew F. Bissinger Dearborn, Michigan University Studies
Natalie M. Blowers
Kalamazo-o, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Au Train, Michigan Child and Family Development
Dominican Republic University Studies Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Isaac L. Brown Jr. Magna Cum Laude
Norton Shores, Michigan Biology
Mark A. Brown
East Lansing, Michigan University Studies
Tessa Jane Browning
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan University Studies
Cecilia M. Bruce Homer, Michigan University Studies
Cassandra A Bryce
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan University Studies
Breijahnae Burney
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan University Studies
McLane M. Burtrum
Waterford, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Heather Nicole Bustraan
Stephanie L. Bodnar
Dallas, Texas Child and Family Development
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Tahlia M. Cain
Summa Cum Laude
Cum Laude
Southfield, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences Cum Laude
Metamora, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Dae’Zhane D. Cleary
Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Bree Maria Cleveland Oak Park, Michigan Family Studies
Ryan J. Clutter Cum Laude
Niles, Michigan University Studies
Courtney Colborn Dorr, Michigan University Studies
Siarah R. Cole
Davison, Michigan Public Health
Jazzmine C. Collins Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Tenisha N. Collins
Madison Heights, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Criminal Justice
Shelby Jaye Cooper Omaha, Nebraska Exercise Science
Nicholas S. Corey
Kalamazoo, Michigan Engineering Management Technology
Wyoming, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Katherine L. Cox
Paw Paw, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Bryce A. Crawford
Temperance, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
TyJuan Alexis Crenshaw Detroit, Michigan Family Studies
Micah A’lea Cross
Three Rivers, Michigan Exercise Science
Michelle L. Crouch
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Anton D. Curtis
Grosse Pointe, Michigan University Studies
Tyler E. Czajka
Portage, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Gregory Mark D. Dangcil
Battle Creek, Michigan Food Service Operations and Sustainability
Hanna M. Darwish
Newberry, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Summer L. DeWitt Magna Cum Laude
Grand Haven, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Meghan Leigh Diddia Woodridge, Illinois Exercise Science
Jordan W. Dorry
Summa Cum Laude
Saint Joseph, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Nicole M. Dotson Magna Cum Laude
Christian Davonte Dawkins Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science
Jada U. Decker
Kalamazoo, Michigan Education and Human Development
Ian Walker Dell
Cary, Illinois Psychology: Behavioral Science
Conor S. Demitz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Audai D. Demps
Lansing, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Kyle Roland Denham Romulus, Michigan Exercise Science
Sydney K. Dennis
Westland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Fadi Attef A Filfilan
Germantown, Maryland Aviation Management and Operations
Joseph D. Fisher
Warren, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Megan M. Flanders Magna Cum Laude
Tekonsha, Michigan Family Studies
Edward T. Florek
Dillon Fort
Magna Cum Laude
Brighton, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Olivia M. Drapeau Cum Laude
Plymouth, Michigan Child and Family Development
Jamiese Taheera Edmonson
Canada Exercise Science
Pinckney, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Erin Leigh Dowd
Kassidy Drew Davis
Leann Amira Metsella Davis
Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Calyn E. Drouillard
Riverview, Michigan Exercise Science
Jessica Fett
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Summa Cum Laude
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Samuel L. Derusha
Auburn Hills, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development
Christopher B. English
Grand Haven, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Angela N. Erdt
Grand Blanc, Michigan Interior Design
D’Wayne Contrell Eskridge Jefferson City, Missouri Recreation: Sport Management
Kayla A. Evans Cum Laude
Columbus, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Marlin James Evans
Ypsilanti, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Michael A. Francisco
Macomb, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Kayley E. Fraser
White Lake, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Ravyn M. Gardner
Farmington Hills, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Sarah Gardner
Magna Cum Laude
Sand Lake, Michigan Child and Family Development
Bangor, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Jessica F. Graber
Summa Cum Laude
Milan, Michigan Public Health
Ian Frederick Graham Portage, Michigan University Studies
Evan A. Gray
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Logan E. Gray
Battle Creek, Michigan Exercise Science
Alexis N. Grimshaw
Montague, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
William K. Grosshauser Kalamazoo, Michigan Athletic Training
Taylor E. Groulx
Magna Cum Laude
Edwardsburg, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Jesse H. Grover
Holland, Michigan Biology
Cassandra M. Gutierrez New Lenox, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services
Michael A. Guzman
Grand Rapids, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Portage, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Grace A. Halloran
Madison J. Geier Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Caleb A. Gibson
Grand Junction, Michigan Exercise Science
Michael P. Evans
Zachary C. Glascock
Novi, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Joy R. Goossens
Michael A. Hall
Cum Laude
Benjamin P. Gilson
Aaron Matthew Fekaris
Hastings, Michigan University Studies
Priscila Garza
Saginaw, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Battle Creek, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Jason M. Goggins
Dexter, Michigan University Studies Cum Laude
Vicksburg, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Robert W. Goetz
Pinckney, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Southfield, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude
Warren, Michigan Child and Family Development
Jane V. Hammerle
Huntington Woods, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Erin E. Hand
Naperville, Illinois Psychology: General Psychology
Brice Henry Harris La Salle, Michigan University Studies
Edward B. Hardy Jr.
Detroit, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Hanna J. Harter
Magna Cum Laude
White Lake, Michigan Biology
James F. Haun
Mattawan, Michigan Student Integrated Curriculum
Amiya L. Haywood
Kentwood, Michigan Education and Human Development
Sydney M. Herman
Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies
Brandon L. Hernandez Magna Cum Laude
Burr Oak, Michigan University Studies
Luis A. Hernandez
Battle Creek, Michigan Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Oren G. Hirschman
Charlottesville, Virginia Aviation Management and Operations
Derek J. Hobson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Andrew R. Hoffmann
Grand Blanc, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Religion
Skyler Troy Hogan
Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Omeclia S. Holden
Norton Shores, Michigan University Studies
Minjae Hong
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Desjah Amara Cherice Hood Westland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Alyssa N. Horne
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Sarah Howard
Fraser, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Donovan J. Hughes Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science
Charnae’ T. Hunter
Royal Oak, Michigan Education and Human Development
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Kristin M. Ingersoll
Sadiyah T. Jones
Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Flint, Michigan Child and Family Development
Yesayee Israilian
Ashley N. Jones-Stewart
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Jameelah T. Jackson Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Amanda G. Jacobs
Northville, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Reilly Jacobson Cum Laude
Waukee, Iowa Psychology: General Psychology
Paul B. Jansen
Lansing, Michigan University Studies
Jade F. Jarocki Cum Laude
Harrison Township, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Lauren Evelyn Jaskot
Rochester, Michigan Earth Science; Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Raymond H. Jee
Norton Shores, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Donovan R. Jennings Niles, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Jonie Jipping
Summa Cum Laude
Battle Creek, Michigan Family Studies
Aliyah F. Johnson
Detroit, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Brandon E. Johnson Lynwood, Illinois University Studies
Laura Catherine Johnson Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Leah M. Johnson Flushing, Michigan Public Health
Dylan P. Johnstone
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Wyoming, Michigan Education and Human Development
Scott M. Kahanec
Jackson R. Kocis
Michael A. Leonard
Indira E. Martiboza
Calvin H. Koetje
Lawrence D. Leonardi Jr
Meghan N. Matekel
Arlington Heights, Illinois Chemistry; German Mendon, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Sydney Catherine Kopp
Canton, Michigan University Studies
Wheaton, Illinois Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Katelyn M. Kahler
Nikalus I. Korbylo
Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Cortney L. Kaminski
Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies
Emily A. Kapnick
Adrian, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Kevin M. Karst
Summa Cum Laude
Marshall, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Benjamin P. Kassab
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan University Studies
Jad J. Kawouk Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Kody M. Keller
Paw Paw, Michigan Psychology: Behavioral Science
Tricia A. Kelly Cum Laude
Richland, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Collin M. Kermath
Louisville, Kentucky Aviation Flight Science
Najwa S. Kouja
Carmel, Indiana Hydrogeology
Watervliet, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Marieclaire R. Leslie Chicago, Illinois Biomedical Sciences
Bryce M. Libtow
Waterford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Federico Licini
Summa Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Italy Psychology: General Psychology
Bianca M. Koupparis
Jenessa N. Lillard
Macomb, Michigan Exercise Science
Frisco, Texas Education and Human Development
Elizabeth Kreager
Gonzalo N. Limenza
Riley Gerhard Kremkus
Kelsey M. Lindquist
Cum Laude
Wyoming, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Dexter, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Jared Michael Krug
Bound Brook, New Jersey Aviation Management and Operations Parma, Michigan Child and Family Development
Brooke Linebaugh Summa Cum Laude
Alexander J. Mauri
Allen Park, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Rachel R. Mayhawk
Jackson, Michigan Education and Human Development
R. Lillian Mazzone
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Ashli L. McCarrell
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Vera E. Lobb
Ebony Nikole McDaniel
Jane E. Labadie
Traverse City, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Trevor A. McMahon
Chisago City, Minnesota Aviation Flight Science Magna Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations
Margaret G. Lacey
Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Crete, Illinois Exercise Science
Dearborn, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Lillian D. Manning
Landon C. Kirby
Shamarei L. Lane
Valeria Marin-Moreno
Portage, Michigan Public Health
Timothy A. Larson
Chicago, Illinois University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Education and Human Development
Christopher J. Ko
Dongyun Lee
Andrew M. Koch
Alanson, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Christopher A. Kugel
Hunter W.T. Machin
Grand Rapids, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Samantha Lee Maun
Emily M. McCostlin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science
Anis Labene
Karlyn E. Knoy
Bay City, Wisconsin Aviation Management and Operations
Kenya Lloyd
Lauren M. Kersten
Paw Paw, Michigan Recreation: Recreation Management
Magna Cum Laude
Wolverine Lake, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Ivan V. Krylov
Troy, Michigan Exercise Science
Savannah A. Kiel
Trey A. Mattson
Amberly N. McCormack
Camille S. Luther
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Saginaw, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Belding, Michigan Child and Family Development
Allegan, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
South Korea Psychology: General Psychology
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interior Design Wyoming, Michigan Family Studies
Zachery J. Markielewicz
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan University Studies
Hunter W. Marsh
Summa Cum Laude
Brooklyn, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Otsego, Michigan University Studies Trufant, Michigan Exercise Science
Pontiac, Michigan University Studies
Hudsonville, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Charmaine K. McQueen Livonia, Michigan Biology
Rachael McVay
Magna Cum Laude
Hillsdale, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Anne M. Mejeur
Lake Worth, Florida University Studies
Emily Elizabeth Melcher Magna Cum Laude
Clinton Township, Michigan Exercise Science
Sarah Katherine Mensinger
Port Huron, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Brighton, Michigan University Studies
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Andrew B. Michalek
Northville, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Heath M. Miley
Kaycee L. Preissing
Kaitlin O. Oakes
Samantha J. Pursley
Rockford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Oakland City, Indiana Aviation Flight Science
Otsego, Michigan Child and Family Development
Hannah M. Mitchell
Paul J. Oard
Edwardsburg, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Grand Rapids, Michigan Engineering Design Technology
Kostandin J. Moni
Ahmad Ghazi A Obaid
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Rapids, Michigan University Studies
Maxwell R. Montgomery Cum Laude
Clinton Township, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Lauren E. Moore
Auburn Hills, Michigan Exercise Science
Emmalynn Jean Morales Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Magdalena R. Morales Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Harrison T. Ogrentz Magna Cum Laude
Chicago, Illinois Multimedia Arts Technology - Music
Tayler J. Oldham
Roseville, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Samantha D. Olin
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Niles, Michigan University Studies
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Annemarie Pusateri River Forest, Illinois Interior Design
Patrick J. Quinn
Battle Creek, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Trevor P. Quinn
Magna Cum Laude
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Mia Angela Raffin
Shelby Township, Michigan Food Service Operations and Sustainability
Katie Lynn Randt
Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies
David A. Rangel
Wixom, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Michael Francis Rascop
Clarendon Hills, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services
Eva L. Olivares
Oak Lawn, Illinois Recreation: Sport Management
John C. Moran
Caitlin Owens
Sarah Anne Rasnake
Rockford, Michigan Education and Human Development
Madeline J. Mularski
Sterling Heights, Michigan Exercise Science
James Thomas Mulhall Magna Cum Laude
Buena Vista, Colorado Aviation Flight Science
Vincent M. Musso Oak Lawn, Illinois University Studies
Mary K. Nelson
Lake Leelanau, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Hera Niaz
Magna Cum Laude
Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Daniel Vincent Niekrasz Des Plaines, Illinois Engineering Design Technology
Brendan T. Niewinski Cum Laude
Chicago, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Ange E. Nissen
Punta Gorda, Florida Aviation Flight Science
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Joshua Nowak
Mattawan, Michigan Biomedical Sciences Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development
Rosie Lashawn Palmer Woodhaven, Michigan Child and Family Development
William Michael Paoletti Jersey City, New Jersey University Studies
Aaryn Tonae Patton
Warren, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Andrew M. Paul
Brooklyn, New York Education and Human Development
Rachel C. Pavone
Commerce Township, Michigan University Studies
Vita E. Perez
Covert, Michigan University Studies
Haiden S. Pfister
Berrien Springs, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Jessica O. Phillips-Smith Three Rivers, Michigan University Studies
Karleigh J. Pleyer
Hartford, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Cum Laude
Wayland, Michigan Student Integrated Curriculum
Mackenzie M. Reaume Portage, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Victoria M. Rempfer Dekalb, Illinois University Studies
I’Van Christian Rhodes Kalamazoo, Michigan Student Planned Major
Kendra Richards
Norton Shores, Michigan University Studies
Kacey R. Richardson Summa Cum Laude
Livonia, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology; Gender and Women’s Studies
Maximillian M. Richardson Summa Cum Laude
Atlantic Mine, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Michael M. Richardson Taylor, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Collin N. Rickstad
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Molly K. Rider
Matthew J. Schanski
Odessa T. Riley
Ionia, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Mathematics
Portage, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Portage, Michigan Biology
James A. Robinson Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Stanislaw S. Schelske South Lyon, Michigan Exercise Science
Copemish, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Marissa I. Schuh
Kyle Jestin Robinson
Deven L. Schultz
Carmen D. Robles
Amanda M. Schumacher
Kalamazoo, Michigan Exercise Science Lawrence, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Brenda N. Robson
Farmington Hills, Michigan Family Studies Benton Harbor, Michigan Exercise Science Dorr, Michigan Child and Family Development
New Lenox, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services
Traci Lynn Scott
Linda Roob
Emilee A. Seggerman
Magna Cum Laude
Dexter, Michigan Fashion Merchandising and Design: Merchandising
Kimi N. Rook
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Public Health
Jennifer Sturgeon Roos
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan Dietetics
Stephanie R. Root
Saint Joseph, Michigan University Studies
Grand Haven, Michigan University Studies Niles, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Jakob A. Sell
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Jonathan W. Shatter Westland, Michigan Education and Human Development
Brandon R. Shaw Magna Cum Laude
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania Aviation Flight Science
Michelle R. Rounds
Austin K. Shelp
Hanna M. Ruddock
Brianna Shook
Richland, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology Magna Cum Laude
Lapeer, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Nina Pacari Ruiz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Child and Family Development
Paul J. Saigh
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Daniel E. Sanborn
Lawrence, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Yahya Naji A Sanyour Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Vanessa CeCe Schaefer Ira, Michigan Exercise Science
Brighton, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations Macomb, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Tyler P. Signorella
Aurora, Illinois Biomedical Sciences
Jordan M. Skinner
South Haven, Michigan Biology
Jill K. Slaght
Marshall, Michigan University Studies
Jojo Sloan
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences; German
Melaney Simone Sloan Detroit, Michigan Exercise Science
Cassandra J. Smith
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020 Charletta N. Smith
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Kayla Eyvette Smith Kalamazoo, Michigan Family Studies
Nicholas M. Smith Augusta, Michigan Computer Science
Paige M. Smith
Clio, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Riley Alexander Smith
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Aviation Maintenance Technology
Ashley Lauren Smittendorf Fulton, Michigan University Studies
Bailey James Snyder Battle Creek, Michigan Athletic Training
Emma K. Somers Magna Cum Laude
Lapeer, Michigan Biology
Carlos Daniel Spicci Herrera
Portage, Michigan Education and Human Development
Tyler W. Squire
Marshall, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Kyle M. Stahulak
Naperville, Illinois Aviation Management and Operations
Jared Alan Stansbury Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Jordan E. Stark
Mulliken, Michigan University Studies
Hailey M. Stasiak Cum Laude
Lowell, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Heidi R. Sterling Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Early Childhood Professional Education
Nathan Daniel Stetler Ferndale, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Ali Mohamed-Ibrahim Sultan Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Fatmata Swaray
Lansing, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Joshua C. Swix
Rachel L. Traxler
Summa Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Child and Family Development
Davidson, North Carolina Interdisciplinary Health Services
Douglas D. Tripp, Jr.
Darrius Terrill-Corey Tait
Alison L. Trout
Jackson, Michigan University Studies
Christopher L. Wallace
Anthony B. Worden
Mackenzie R. Warning-Couch
Molly A. Wright
Fife Lake, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Martin, Michigan Child and Family Development
Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Jia Ying Yeoh
Brighton, Michigan Psychology: General Psychology
Kayla Irene Warren
Macomb, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Malaysia Psychology: General Psychology
Daija L. Talley
Damiah M. Tucker
Braxton I. Washington
Costantina Denise Yoteni
Annalea R. Targosz Magna Cum Laude
Shatia Shavay Almetria Tyler
Suat Tastekin
Carley M. Vanderploeg
Detroit, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Southfield, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences
Orland Park, Illinois Aviation Flight Science Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science; Aviation Management and Operations
Matthew M. Taylor
Mattawan, Michigan Biology; Philosophy: Professional and Applied Ethics
Alexander J. Thomas Brighton, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Carly Jo Thomas
Muskegon, Michigan Education and Human Development
Eastpointe, Michigan University Studies Magna Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan Public Health
Sarah A. Vandewege
Grand Rapids, Michigan Child and Family Development
Aubrey M. VanDoeselaar-Troxell Allendale, Michigan University Studies
Grant T. Van Dorn
Muskegon, Michigan University Studies
Swartz Creek, Michigan Aviation Management and Operations
Nia Thomas
Tanner A. Van Petten
Kapolei, Hawaii Exercise Science
Tiara M. Thomas
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Kaitlin R. Thompson
Galesburg, Michigan Elementary Professional Education; Elementary/ Middle School Social Studies
Robert W. Thompson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Tracy L. Vansyckle
Lowell, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Adrienne Vaughn
Kalamazoo, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Nakisha Latrice Ventress
Rockford, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Zachary Dylan Waterman Mattawan, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Corey A. Young
Bayon J. Watts III
Holly M. Young
Detroit, Michigan Recreation: Sport Management
Cathryn Elizabeth Weger
Tamiya J. Young
Battle Creek, Michigan Education and Human Development
Autumn R. Wheeler
Qinkai Zhang
Harold M. Whitcomb
Tyler J. Ziem
Kevin Quinton Damon White
Haley E. Zimmer
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Portage, Michigan Child and Family Development
Jodie Lynn Willard
Camilla Zukowski
Flushing, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Santa Barbara, California Student Integrated Curriculum
Laura A. Willard Cum Laude
Keyahna D. Williams
Jada S. Toliver
Brian Vondette
South Holland, Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Services
Jason W. Topp
Magna Cum Laude
Palatine, Illinois Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Tiffany A. Toutant
Imlay City, Michigan University Studies
Apex, North Carolina University Studies
Aaron Vonk
Holland, Michigan University Studies
Listten Miera Wagner
Goodrich, Michigan Freshwater Science and Sustainability
Detroit, Michigan Healthcare Services and Sciences: Occupational Therapy
South Haven, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Jennifer E. Vetter-Fair
Cum Laude
Nancy N. Young
Erica E. Westra
Ruth Fraulin Tokoro
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Sanford, Michigan Public Health Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Ceresco, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Kalamazoo, Michigan Earth Science
Vicksburg, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Plainwell, Michigan Exercise Science
Benton Harbor, Michigan Family Studies
Trout Valley, Illinois Aviation Flight Science
Indonesia Aviation Management and Operations
Detroit, Michigan Child and Family Development
Chase Williamson
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biology
Jayla C. Windham
Farmington Hills, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Donald James Wood Lapeer, Michigan University Studies
China Geography; Statistics White Lake, Michigan Aviation Flight Science
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Jason Zuziak
Kalamazoo, Michigan University Studies
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Ashlee Adams
Baroda, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Abdulaziz Faleh N Alanazi Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Bayan Abdulmohsan A Alfaraj Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Khalid Ibrahim S Alharbi West Roxbury, Massachusetts Electrical Engineering
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Saudi Arabia Chemical Engineering
Khalifah Saad K Al Saad
Ana Gabriela Mata Gonzalez
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Cum Laude
Chandler R. McFalls
Sara Nasser Al Saadi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Kelsey A. Arnold
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering Lowell, Michigan Civil Engineering
Kentwood, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Shelby Township, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Zeeland, Michigan Construction Engineering
Ana Belen Blasco Lantigua
Tristan T. Richardson
Benton Harbor, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Puravindran Sandaran Malaysia Mechanical Engineering
Audrey M. Searles
Grand Ledge, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Jarupong Chayawattana
Ahmed Hamed Mohammed Al Shandudi
Thailand Mechanical Engineering
Alec F. Craig Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Erick J. Daschner Portage, Michigan Paper Engineering
Benjamin T. Devries Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Erin Leigh Dowd
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Richard M. Sutterfield Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Linden A. Waling
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Shawn R. Weese
Kalamazoo, Michigan Electrical Engineering
Nicholas J. Williams
Magna Cum Laude
Grand Blanc, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Carolyn Guzmán Chávez
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Brighton, Michigan Chemical Engineering Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Gabriel R. Hendrickson Jackson, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Amjad Ahmad A Homadi
Kalamazoo, Michigan Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering
Andrew D. House
Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Carson R. Malinowski
Chico, California Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mathematics
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Kalamazoo, Michigan Civil Engineering
Noah C. Bushaw
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Civil Engineering
Rebecca R. McNamee
Elizabeth K. Bowden
Jacquelinne Barreto Tufino Jason M. Parker
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Cum Laude
India J’Rae Mclaurin
Saleh A. Mohamed
Branden Duane Bodfish
Shyla S. Lipsey
Muskegon, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Luisindi Avdulla
Dominican Republic Chemical Engineering
Taylor N. Bloomhuff
Khadejah Ali M Al Muhaisin
Abdullah Ali Fares Alnahdi
Jacob E. Meyer
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Mechanical Engineering
Richland, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track Albion, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Turki Bakheet A Alzahrani Kalamazoo, Michigan Chemical Engineering
Richard A. Berning III
Kimberly K. Aron
Springfield, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Maribeth Baker
West Bloomfield, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Bridget Lynne Baumgart Allendale, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Bellevue, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Debra S. DeGayner
East Leroy, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Rebecca A. Dillenbeck Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Jami L. Dunn
Lawrence, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Jillon M. Gillaspie
Fulton, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Allison L. Krawczak
Three Rivers, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Tegan A. Laurens
Richland, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Kristen Elizabeth Murillo Lawton, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Stanley Sibusiso Nyirenda Kalamazoo, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Magna Cum Laude
Holland, Michigan Social Work
Austin D. Barcy
Lansing, Michigan Social Work
Kelsey S. Bialobrzeski Brownstown, Michigan Social Work
Madilyn Brink Cum Laude
Hartford, Michigan Social Work
Dustin Corwin
Coldwater, Michigan Social Work
Bailey L. Crist Cum Laude
Gwinn, Michigan Social Work
Elise Nicole DiLaura Magna Cum Laude
Mount Clemens, Michigan Social Work
Jamie M. Dunn
Magna Cum Laude
Paw Paw, Michigan Social Work
Sara M. Gentry
Magna Cum Laude
Clinton Township, Michigan Social Work
Sarah Gruber
South Haven, Michigan Social Work
Nikkole Delois Marie Rhew Sarah M. Homan Benton Harbor, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Magna Cum Laude
Vanessa A. Tillison
Madison Iazzetto
Gobles, Michigan Nursing: RN Progression Track
Bachelor of Social Work Veronica Aburto Cortes Covert, Michigan Social Work
Abdulrahman Eisa A Algobbi Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Bridgman, Michigan Social Work
Lorena Jaimes-Salinas Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Mikayla M. James Magna Cum Laude
Lawton, Michigan Social Work
Britney M. Kieft
Muskegon, Michigan Social Work
Allegra Bliss Kistler Ellis Summa Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work Magna Cum Laude
Marquette, Michigan Social Work
Kaitlynn G. Newby Hudson, Indiana Social Work
HanMyo Kungwa Ngandu Caledonia, Michigan Social Work
Martia Shaena Robinson Portage, Michigan Social Work
Rylee F. Rollins
Magna Cum Laude
Mattawan, Michigan Social Work
Taylor M. Sayers
Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Amira G. Sieber Cum Laude
Plainwell, Michigan Social Work
Mackenzie E. Sower Belding, Michigan Social Work
Hannah M. Talmage Jackson, Michigan Social Work
Shelby E. Thompson Cum Laude
Delton, Michigan Social Work
Alyssa Walker
Magna Cum Laude
Otsego, Michigan Social Work
Katelynn M. Welch Magna Cum Laude
Lawton, Michigan Social Work
Hunter C. Willard
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
Artmeatria L. Williams Magna Cum Laude
Kalamazoo, Michigan Social Work
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020
Commissioned U.S. Army Allison C. Ackerly
Williamston, Michigan Earth Sciences Branch: Chemical National Guard
Austin J. Bassett
South Bend, Indiana Aviation Management and Operations Branch: Ordinance National Guard
Jared Michael Krug
Allegan, Michigan University Studies Branch: Quartermaster National Guard
Kristen Elizabeth Murphy Marshall, Michigan Computer Information Systems Branch: Signal Army Reserves
Omitted from the Spring 2020 Program Master of Arts Aimee E. Greene
Bachelor of Business Administration Sahil Sachdev
Portage, Michigan Finance
Holland, Michigan Family and Consumer Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Denis K. Mundere
Allison N. Bisel
Amy J. Palmer-Stauffer
Jacob E. Evans
Grand Rapids, Michigan Counseling Psychology Vicksburg, Michigan Special Education: Master Teacher
Bachelor of Arts Gregory L. Bolton
Kalamazoo, Michigan Criminal Justice; Sociology
Otsego, Michigan Biology Magna Cum Laude
Schoolcraft, Michigan Biomedical Sciences
Claire M. VanderVelden Kalamazoo, Michigan Interdisciplinary Health Services
Hannah E. Klingler Plymouth, Michigan Criminal Justice
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Recognition Foundation Scholars
Gwen Frostic Doctoral Fellowship
Anthony A. Bowie Ada, Michigan
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Crystal G. DeRoo
John A. Byczynski
Cristal Cardoso Sao Mateus
Jesse J. Garchow
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Valeria Marin-Moreno Wyoming, Michigan
Graduate College Scholars All-University Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award Mia Jawor
Merrilville, Indiana Chemistry Master of Science
Anita Li
Kalamazoo, Michigan Psychology Doctor of Philosophy
Susanna R. Var
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy
Qi Zhang
Kalamazoo, Michigan Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Doctor of Philosophy
All-University Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award Wessam Ibrahim Saad Abdelaziz
Kalamazoo, Michigan Applied Statistics Graduate Certificate Program
Keiondra J. Grace
Kalamazoo, Michigan Sociology Doctor of Philosophy
Olivia M. McLaughlin Yakima, Washington Sociology Doctor of Philosophy
Charles J. Oswald
Kalamazoo, Michigan Philosophy Master of Arts
Portage, Michigan History Doctor of Philosophy
Dissertation Completion Fellowship James R. MacDonald
Kalamazoo, Michigan Mechanical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy
Susanna R. Var
Kalamazoo, Michigan Biological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy
Medallion Scholars
Marketing
Psychology Brazil
Sara C. Femminineo
Shelby Township, Michigan
University Studies
Skidway Lake, Michigan
Conner H. Carpenter
Joy Caroline Goldschmidt
Austin, Texas
Troy, Michigan
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Aaron P. Carr Statistics
Houghton, Michigan
Joshua D. Chandler Computer Science
Grand Ledge, Michigan
Jasmine C. Clark Dance
Franklin, Tennessee
Ava M. Daly
Integrated Supply Management
Benjamin J. Hahn
Electrical and Computer Engineering West Olive, Michigan
Julia A. Herman History
Rochester, Michigan
Marshall L. Kim Geography
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Benjamin J. Hahn
Family and Consumer Sciences
Makayla R. Long
Theodore J. Wampuszyc
Madilyn L. Darling
Lauren J. Maksymiuk
Livonia, Michigan
Richmond, Michigan
West Olive, Michigan White Lake, Michigan
Matthew Wrightman Kalamazoo, Michigan
Presidential Scholars for 2020 Ismail N. Abuzir
Aviation Sciences Lockport, Illinois
Brielle Elise Babcock
Gender and Women’s Studies
Wyandotte, Michigan
Communication
Art
Megan Nicole Miller
Davisburg, Michigan
Lake Orion, Michigan
Theatre
Kassidy D. Davis
Human Performance and Health Education Riverview, Michigan
Lauren E. Denby
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies Royal Oak, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Lydia S.V. Bajema
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grandville, Michigan
Edwardsburg, Michigan`
Costandina J. Daros
Kennedy T. Dixon
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Biological Sciences
Music
Conor A. Doig
Management
Marcus S. Moore Mathematics
Portage, Michigan
Charlotte A. Morse
Comparative Religion Hartland, Michigan
Haley G. Mowry
Special Education and Literacy Studies Mattawan, Michigan
Carolyn V. Nauta
Physics
Civil and Construction Engineering
Logan T. Dolence
Jessica R. Poling
Zeeland, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rockford, Michigan
Global and International Studies
Interdisciplinary Health
Music Theatre Performance
Cindy Mhay Borja
Levi R. Durham
Emily J. Raak
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Zeeland, Michigan
Rebekah E. Bensley Schoolcraft, Michigan
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies Philippines
Philosophy
Claire Shadow Dziewicki Economics
Parchment, Michigan
Spencer D. Robertson Accountancy
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Austin Z. Salome Chemistry
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hannah G. Sargent
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lewis Center, Ohio
Lorna Mirren Sture Sociology England
Ali M.Tinai
Political Science Eritrea
Alyssa N.Tittle
Environment and Sustainability Niles, Michigan
Luis E. Vargas
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems South Haven, Michigan
Nicholas M. Vichinsky English
Portage, Michigan
Hannah E.M. Vinande World Languages and Literatures Midland, Michigan
Joshua M. Wenke
Business Information Systems Kalamazoo, Michigan
Megan C. Wicklein Finance and Commercial Law
Downers Grove, Illinois
Kendel N. Wiercinski Nursing
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Taylor A. Young Social Work
Portage, Michigan
Spanish
Erin C. Riley
Chemical and Paper Engineering Dryden, Michigan
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Arthur McGurn
Sisay Asefa
University Libraries
Economics
William Charland Art
Barbara Cockrell
David McKee Yirong Mo Chemistry
Daniel Morgan
In Memoriam, Students Gisela Burton 1998 - 2020
Teddie M. Fornwalt 1998 - 2019
University Libraries
Special Education and Literacy Studies
Joshua P. Goodell
Suhashni Datta-Sandhu
James Murray
Michael J. Guzy III
Bryce Dickey
Lynn Nations Johnson
Bassey O. Offiong
Howard Dooley
Nina Nelson
Margaret Dupuis
Susan Nelson
Jan Gabel-Goes
Dennis Pence
Political Science
Family and Consumer Sciences History
English
Business Information Systems
Harold Glasser
Environment and Sustainability
Edward Harkness Art
Kathryn Hillenbrand
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Alan Hovestadt
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Charles Ide
Biological Sciences
Paul Johnston English
Mitch Kachun History
Renata Knific Music
Thomas Knific Music
James Leja
Blindness and Low Vision Studies
Stephen Malcolm
Biological Sciences
Richard Malott Psychology
Gary Mathews Social Work
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Physics
History
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies Dance
Nursing
Mathematics
Maria Perez-Stable University Libraries
Mary Peterson
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Sharon L. Peterson
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Lewis Pyenson History
Jack Ruhl
Accountancy
Judith Rypma English
Rudolf Siebert
Comparative Religion
Mary Stahl Nursing
Robert Trenary
Computer Science
Robert Wertkin Social Work
Jo Wiley
Business Information Systems
Jay Wood
Mathematics
Richard Zinser
Family and Consumer Sciences
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Nathaniel Osborn 1995 - 2019
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 2020
Commencement Committee Kahler Schuemann
Committee Co-Chair Office of the Board of Trustees
Carrie Cumming
Committee Co-Chair Office of the Registrar
Becky Chambers WMU Bookstore
Paula M. Davis
Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications
Deputy Chief Carol Dedow Department of Public Safety
Mark C. Frever
Facilities Management
Steven D. Gilsdorf
Facilities Management
Gloria Johnson
Facilities Management
Steve Kettner
Media Services
Deanne Puca
Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications
For more information, visit wmich.edu/commencement.
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Anand Sankey Physical Plant
Arnold S. Taylor
Office of Information Technology
Stacy L. Thinnes
Office of the President
Rob Pennock
Miller Auditorium
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