Butler University Commencement May 2025

BUTLER UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

May 9–10, 2025

BUTLER UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

Butler University, founded on ideals of equity and academic excellence, creates and fosters a collaborative, stimulating intellectual learning environment. We are inspired to boldly innovate and broadly educate, enriching communities and preparing all learners to lead meaningful lives.

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Clowes Memorial Hall

Schrott Center for the Arts

Indianapolis, Indiana

This is Butler University’s 168th Spring Commencement Exercises.

A MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT

Congratulations on your graduation from Butler University!

On behalf of the Butler University community, I would like to congratulate each one of our accomplished graduates. I commend you for the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that have brought you here today. We are proud of you, and we are grateful to have had you as members of our campus community. All of you—through your unique talents and strengths—have made Butler a better place.

I would like to recognize the parents and family members of our graduates. Your guidance and support have made all the difference for today’s diploma recipients. They have earned this honor, in large part, because of you. We share in your joy as you celebrate this milestone in their lives.

I also want to thank our talented faculty and staff members. Because of your dedication, our graduates are now ready to embrace the exciting opportunities and challenges ahead. They have received an exceptional education in a vibrant learning environment, and they are prepared to become future mentors, critical thinkers, and agents for change.

Graduates, “The Butler Way”—or that special manner in which we all pursue excellence in our own areas of talent for the greater good of our communities and society—is now a part of who you are. As new alumni, you personify the Butler spirit of achievement, and it speaks volumes about the outstanding people you are and the great things you will do.

The Butler family will always welcome you back home, and we hope you will visit us often.

James M. Danko, President Butler University

ANTHEM

The Road Home

Music

by

Stephen Paulus Text

by

Michael Dennis Browne

Tell me, where is the road I can call my own, That I left, that I lost, So long ago?

All these years I have wandered, Oh, when will I know There’s a way, there’s a road That will lead me home?

After wind, after rain, When dark is done. As I wake from a dream In the gold of day, Through the air there’s a calling From far away, There’s a voice I can hear That will lead me home. Rise up, follow me, Come away, is the call, With the love in your heart As the only song; There is no such beauty As where you belong; Rise up, follow me, I will lead you home.

ALMA MATER

In the gallery of memories There are pictures bright and fair, And I find that dear old Butler Is the brightest one that’s there. Alma Mater, how we love thee, With a love that ne’er shall fade.

And we feel we owe a debt to thee That never can be paid.

COMMENCEMENT SYMBOLS

THE MACE

The mace symbolizes the University’s governing authority and is present only when the President and members of the board of trustees are in attendance at academic ceremonies, signifying that the proceedings have official sanction. The hand-carved mace incorporates the features of the Butler seal in a symbolic creation that captures the strength and character of Butler University. Carved from Indiana walnut, the mace includes the torch, which symbolizes light and learning; the name of the University; its location; year of founding; and a ring of figures representing each college. The chief faculty marshal uses the mace to open and close academic ceremonies.

GONFALONS

The Butler University gonfalons are modeled on processional banners that originated in the medieval states of Italy. Butler’s six gonfalons represent the schools that comprise Butler University: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Lacy School of Business, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Jordan College of the Arts, and College of Communication.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN of OFFICE

The chain of office symbolizes the authority vested in the president by the Board of Trustees. In 1962 the Alumni Association gifted the original chain of office to the University. In December 2012, a new chain was commissioned as a gift to the University by Trustee Gary D. Butkus ’88 and College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty member Jason T. Range JD PhD. The silver chain contains the same college symbols as the mace and bears the names of the distinguished persons who have served as presidents of Butler University. Suspended from the chain is the University seal encased in laurel, symbolizing the triumph of learning.

ACADEMIC SYMBOLISM

The use of caps, gowns, and hoods in commencement ceremonies has been continuous since colonial times. The custom descends from the Middle Ages, when education was a function of religious organizations. Today’s academic garb resembles medieval clothing worn by the clergy. Caps were a necessity in cold churches; capes with attached hoods were also needed for warmth.

The color, trimming, and lining of the hoods worn in commencement ceremonies indicate the school from which a degree was granted. Generally, hoods increase in size from the bachelor’s hood to the doctoral’s.

At Butler, the color of the tassel on a graduate’s cap indicates the discipline studied. The color code is as follows:

Black: Associate Degree Candidates from any discipline

Brown: Art + Design, Arts Administration, Creative Writing, Dance, Dance Arts Administration, Dance Pedagogy, Dance Performance, Theatre

Citron: Anthropology, Anthropology and Psychology, Criminology, Criminology and Psychology, Sociology, Sociology and Criminology, Sociology and Psychology

Copper: Economics

Dark blue: Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy and Psychology, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, Political Science and Psychology

Drab: Accounting, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management and Insurance

The regalia worn by the Butler Board of Trustees at the University Commencement Ceremony and College Celebrations was made by a generous donation by Gary Butkus ’88, a member of the board, debuted for the first time at the 2023 Commencement weekend. We are exceedingly grateful for Gary’s continued support, which will serve to enrich Butler’s signature celebration of academic achievement.

Gold: Actuarial Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Science, Technology and Society, Software Engineering

Green: Health Sciences, Healthcare and Business, Medical Science, Physician Assistant

Light blue: Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Education, Effective Teaching and Leadership, Elementary Education, Middle and Secondary Education, School Counseling

Olive: Pharmaceutical Science, Professional Pharmacy

Orange: Engineering Dual Degree Program

Peacock: Education Administration

Pink: Music, Music Composition, Music Conducting, Music Education, Music History, Music Performance, Music Theory, Musical Arts, Piano Pedagogy

Red: Religion

Silver: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Communication Studies, Critical Communication and Media Studies, Digital Media Production, Human Communication and Organizational Leadership, Interactive Media, Journalism, Music Industry Studies, Sports Media, Strategic Communication, Web Design and Development

White: Classics, English, English Literature, English Writing, French, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, German, History, History and Anthropology, History and Political Science, Individualized Major, International Studies, Spanish

Salmon: Public Health

GRADUATION HONORS

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Students who receive a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or higher receive University Honors: Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude. University Honors are represented by honor cords, which are worn as a part of a student’s regalia.

Blue and white: Cum Laude

Gold: Magna or Summa Cum Laude

Cum Laude

A 3.7 cumulative grade point average or higher or a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis

Magna Cum Laude

A 3.7 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis

Summa Cum Laude

A 3.9 cumulative grade point average and satisfactory completion of the Butler University Honors Program, including a thesis

Graduate students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are the only graduate students eligible to qualify for honors.

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Honors

A 3.6 grade point average in the academic major; Lacy School of Business (LSB) students must also have a 3.6 cumulative grade point average in LSB

High Honors

A 3.7 grade point average in the academic major and satisfactory completion of an honors thesis or comprehensive examination; LSB students must also have a 3.7 cumulative grade point average in LSB

Highest Honors

A 3.8 grade point average in the academic major and satisfactory completion of an honors thesis and comprehensive examination; LSB students must also have a 3.8 cumulative grade point average in LSB

MARSHALS

Academic processions traditionally are led by marshals selected from the faculty. The commencement marshals this year are:

UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY MARSHALS

Chief Faculty Marshal, Stacy O’Reilly, Chair of Faculty Senate

Martha Dziwlik, Dean of Students

Travis Ryan, Associate Provost

Bill Templeton, Professor of Finance, Lacy School of Business

Anne Wilson, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Sylvie Vanbaelen, Professor of French

Jonathan Sorenson, Professor of Computer Science

College of Education: Theresa Meyer, Senior Lecturer

Brandie Oliver, Associate Professor in School Counseling

Lacy School of Business: Hilary Buttrick, Associate Professor of Business Law and Associate Dean of Academics

Courtney Hatch, Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for Faculty

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Mikaela Drake, Associate Professor of Health Sciences

Veronica Vernon, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Jordan College of the Arts: Brenda Johnston, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Arts Administration

Wendy Meaden, Professor of Theatre and Associate Dean

College of Communication: Amanda Stevenson-Holmes, Instructor of Strategic Communication

Ann Bilodeau, Clinical Faculty Director of Butler Speech-Language Clinic

COLLEGE CELEBRATIONS’ MARSHALS

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Liliana Goens, Senior Lecturer in Spanish; Jonathan Sorenson, Professor of Computer Science

College of Education: Susan Adams, Associate Professor of Education and Faculty Director of Diversity; Undraa Maamuujav, Lecturer

Lacy School of Business: Bill Rieber, Professor of Economics; Larry Lad, Associate Professor of Management

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: Susanna Foxworthy Scott, Assistant professor of Health Sciences ; Kevin Bogenschutz, Assistant Professor of PA Studies;

Angela Ockerman, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Adrian Banning, Associate Professor Doctor of Medical Science

Jordan College of the Arts: Penny Dimmick, Professor of Music; Andrés López, Assistant Professor of Theatre

College of Communication: Bob Schultz, Instructor; Amanda Stevenson-Holmes, Instructor of Strategic Communication

ANNOUNCERS of the CANDIDATES

Ann Bilodeau, Clinical Faculty Director of Butler Speech-Language Clinic College of Communication

Armando Pellerano, Lecturer Strategic Communication, College of Communication

Cutler Armstrong, Senior Lecturer of Journalism, College of Communication

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

James M. Danko

President

Brooke Barnett

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Claire Konopa Aigotti

General Counsel

Melissa Beckwith

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Alan Finn

Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Operating Officer

Lori Greene

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Brenda Harrington

Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Aaron Hurt

Vice President for Arts, Events, and Enterprise Management

Grant Leiendecker

Vice President and Director of Athletics

Khalilah Marbury

Vice President for DEI and Student Affairs

Jonathan Purvis

Vice President University Advancement and Marketing

Travis Ryan

Associate Provost

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jay Howard, Dean

LuAnne McNulty, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Elise Edwards, Associate Dean, Faculty and Program Development, and Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jennifer Poor, Associate Dean, Student Affairs

College of Education

Brooke Kandel, Dean

Kelli Esteves, Associate Dean

Nick Abel, Associate Dean of Graduate and Adult Learning Programs

Angela Mager, Assistant Dean

Susan Adams, Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Lacy School of Business

Craig Caldwell, Dean

Hilary Buttrick, Associate Dean of Academics

Courtney Droms Hatch, Associate Dean of Faculty

Ronia Hawash, Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Emily Hawk, Assistant Dean for Innovation

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Robert Soltis, Dean

Julia Koehler, Associate Dean

Jennifer Snyder, Associate Dean

Gayle Hartleroad, Assistant Dean

Andrew Schmelz, Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Jordan College of the Arts

Lisa Brooks, Dean

Wendy Meaden, Associate Dean

Doug Spaniol, Associate Dean

Derek Reid, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access

College of Communication

Joseph Valenzano III, Dean

Suzanne Reading, Associate Dean

Cynthia Chen, Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Founder’s College

Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Dean

Butler University Libraries

Josh Petrusa, Dean

Sally Neal, Head of Instruction

Jennifer Coronado, Head of Resource and Systems Strategies

Joel Atkinson, Head of Public Services

HONORARY SOCIETIES

Alpha Kappa Delta

International Sociology

Honor Society

Color: teal

Alpha Kappa Psi

Business Fraternity

Colors: navy blue and gold

Alpha Lambda Delta

National Honorary

Colors: red, yellow, and white

Alpha Psi Omega

National Theatre

Honorary Fraternity

Colors: amber and steel blue

Beta Gamma Sigma

Honor Society in Business

Colors: blue and gold

Delta Phi Alpha

National German Honor Society

Colors: black, red, and gold

Eta Sigma Phi

Honorary Undergraduate

Classical Fraternity

Colors: purple and gold

Kappa Delta Pi

International Honor Society in Education

Colors: violet and jade

Kappa Kappa Psi

National Honorary

Fraternity for Band Service

Colors: royal blue, pearl white, and a classic touch of gold

Kappa Mu Epsilon

Honor Society promoting interest in Mathematics

Colors: pink and silver

Lambda Pi Eta

National Communication

Honorary

Colors: red and white

Mu Phi Epsilon

International Music Fraternity

Colors: purple and white

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Colors: crimson and gold

Order of Omega

National Greek Leadership Honorary

Colors: gold and white

Phi Alpha Theta

National Honor Society for History

Colors: red and blue

Phi Beta Delta

High scholastic achievement in internationally focused endeavors

Colors: red and gold

Phi Beta Kappa

National Honor Society for the Liberal Arts and Sciences

Colors: pink and sky blue

Phi Kappa Phi

National Scholastic Honor Society

Colors: blue, white, and gold medallion on a blue ribbon

Phi Lambda Sigma

Pharmacy Leadership Society

Colors: green and gold

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

International fraternal society in Music

Colors: red, black, and gold

Phi Sigma Iota

International Foreign

Language Honor Society

Colors: purple and gold

Pi Alpha

National Honorary for Physician Assistants

Colors: teal and gray

Pi Delta Phi

French Honor Society

Colors: red, white, and blue

Pi Kappa Lambda

National Music Honor Society

Colors: gold and white

Psi Chi

International Honor Society in Psychology

Colors: navy and platinum

Rho Chi

National Honor Society for Pharmacy

Colors: purple and white

Sigma Alpha Iota

International Women’s

Music Sorority

Colors: red and white

Sigma Delta Pi

National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

Colors: red and gold

Sigma Pi Sigma

National Physics Honor Society

Colors: green and ivory

Sigma Rho Delta

National Dance Honorary

Colors: blue, green, and gold

Tau Beta Sigma

National Honorary Sorority for Band Service

Colors: blue and white

INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

Butler University is a campus without borders. We recognize international students from ten different nations who study on our campus and encourage all students to have an overseas academic experience as well. Today, we celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of these outstanding young people. International and study abroad students are wearing sashes representing their nation or the country in which they studied.

Amandeep Singh Basra, India

Luis Daniel Chirinos Baptista, Venezuela

Darby Nathaniel Emerson Craig, United Kingdom

Joost de Schutter, the Netherlands

Leidy Diana Fernandez Caumol, Bolivia

Daniella Alessandra Jordán Gonzales, Bolivia

Juhee Kim, Republic of Korea

Wiktoria Maria Klebowska, Poland

Martin Kovacech, Czech Republic

Simona Krasteva, Bulgaria

Henri Mwayi Kumwenda, United Kingdom

Bibiana Miškolciová, Slovakia

Carlos Humberto Noriega Bernal, Mexico

Chinedu Nichoas Okoro, United Kingdom

Gina Isabella Quiodettis Nieto, Panama

Nathan Alan Rosser, Canada

Miho Sasaki, Japan

Juan Carlos Septién Gómez, Mexico

Lorenzo Ludwig Tassi, Italy

Jahmyl Telfort, Canada

Sara Trandji, Canada

Esther Verdieu, Haiti

Xiangyu Wang, China

STUDY ABROAD GRADUATES

Ana Karen Alcazar, Italy, Greece, and Turkey

Morgan Wells Allen, South Africa

Olivia Lynne Allison, Italy and France

Rachell Alessandra Altman, Morocco

Kristen Ann Anderson, France, Italy, and Africa

Tucker Gibson Anthony, Chile

Dalia Paola Arce, South Africa

Alexandria Elise Archer, United Kingdom/England

Astrid Ariana, Italy

Gavin Jack Arkinstall, England

Lenice J Bailey, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Naomi Michelle Baker, Portugal

Lucy Feng Baxter, England

Katherine Jane Beavin, Japan

Lucy Elizabeth Beck, London

Kaleigh Elizabeth Bendoff, England

Ellas Gracee Bivens, Spain

Riley Grace Bradshaw, Italy

Kathleen Marie Brady, Germany

Caylee Angela Braun, Germany

Paige A Braun, Germany

Ellie Nicole Brill, Australia

Abigail Rose Brown, Italy

Jordan Aiyana Brown, Switzerland

Joy M Brown, United Kingdom

Kristin Budziak, Switzerland

Anna Elise Buescher, Panama

Benjamin Eric Bullock, Spain

Amanda Grace Bultema, Spain

Rachel L Burner, Greece and Netherlands

Joshua Simon Cann, Switzerland

Martine Michelle Cardichon, France

Gianna F Cassin, Spain

Christopher John Castrucci, Portugal

Lillian Ann Chidester, London

Nicholas David Chinn, Germany

John Lawrence Clark, England

Avery Elizabeth Collien, Spain

Amelia Rae Collier, England

Colin Avery Costigan, Ireland

Luke Wesley Crabiel, Japan

Aidan Alexander Cran, Italy

Nicholas Edward Cranmer, Ireland

Kennedy Alysse Culbertson, United Kingdom

John Andrew Cunningham, Japan

Samuel Henry Custard, United Kingdom

George Antonio Dalle-Molle, Singapore

Kathryn G Daugherty, Germany

Megan P David, Italy

Amelie M Davis, Japan

Emma Irene Dibkey, Spain

Margaret Grace Doonan, Germany

Anika Karen Drichel, France

Samuel Kelly Dummer, Italy

John Charles Dunn, United Kingdom

Kaleb Lee Durfee, Austria

Grace Anne Durkin, England

Zoe Caroline Dybowski, Chile

Isabelle Alandra Echeverria, Finland

Georgiana Kennedy Elswick, Spain

Sarah Olivia Empie, Austria

Noelle T Engle, Japan

Julia Lucille Enwright, Panama

Irelynd Adair Evans, United Kingdom

Lily Katharine Falberg, Spain

Zachary S Fenton, England

Leidy Diana Fernandez Caumol, Ireland

Madeleine Louise Fezatte, Austria

Timothy Ryan Fingers, England

Meghan Pamela Fischbach, Italy and Panama

Laura Elizabeth Fisher, Italy

Gillian Faith Flatt, England, France

Matthew Fleschner, Germany

Eric C Forrest, Canada, Singapore and Portugal

Anna Katelynn Foster, England

Sarah G Fournier, Berlin Germany

Lindsey Sirena Foutch, Spain

Peyton Fox, Hong Kong

Andrew James Fry, Panama

Abigail Nicole Fulton, United Kingdom and Italy

Margaret Violet Gagan, Wales

Payton Lorraine Gallowitch, Spain

Nicaela Adrienne Garaygay, England

Emma Katherine Garvey, Italy

Logan Matthew Gauker, United Kingdom and France

Clark Giles, Panama

Margaret Masella Gollnick, Singapore and Spain

Nicholas Michael Grace, Spain

Sydney Jane Greenlee, United Kingdom and Italy

Aidan Gregg, Greece

Amanda Engelina Grimm, Italy

Caroline B Gross, Kenya

Henry Willis Gurley, Spain

Sophia Allison Guyer, New Zealand

Blake Richard Hall, Italy and Australia

Katherine Harkwell, Italy

Austin Garrett Hart, Singapore

Ciera L Hart, England

Abigail Elizabeth Hayes, Italy

Natalie Kate Heinemeyer, Italy

Caitlin Janae Heinrich, England and Portugal

Matthew Allen Heitkamp, Austria

Grace Gene Helming, England

Daniel N Henderson, Australia

Elle Miller Herzog, Singapore, England, and Italy

Ellie Josephine Howe, United Kingdom

Morgan N Hueston, Japan

Lindsay Marie Hummel, United Kingdom and France

Meghan Loretta Hutto, France

Emily Michele Hwang, France, Italy, and Netherlands

Elena Katharine Hyre, Australia

Caroline Elise Jackson, Germany

Lucille Jennings, United Kingdom

Grace Elaine Johnson, Peru

Karin Elizabeth Johnson, United Kingdom

Mckenzy Ann Johnson, Portugal

Maddalena Rose Jones, United Kingdom

Robert Jones, United Kingdom and France

Michaela Mae Jordan, Chile

Merritt E Jugo, Netherlands

Ella Marie Junker, England and United Kingdom

Genevieve Lara Karutz, Barcelona

Claire Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Vietnam

Katherine Elizabeth Keller, Italy

Rachael Elizabeth Kelley, South Africa

Casey Michael Kelly, France

Luke Jackson Kessinger, Italy

Addie Grace Kettenbrink, Portugal

Ellen Elizabeth Kleyweg, England

Isabel Grace Kluszynski, France, Netherlands

Lorelei Elizabeth Kohl, London, England

Erin Elizabeth Kohls, Ireland

Madeline Michel Kowalski, Italy

Caroline Jane Krause, Kenya

Katryna R Kult, France

Annamarie Kushnir, Austria

Jacob Thomas LaBarre, France and United Kingdom

Winston R Lambert, Singapore

Emily Elizabeth Langston, Spain

Jaclyn Noel Lawrence, United Kingdom

Emily Leavey, Italy

Ella Jae Lerner, Australia

Lauren Marie Lewis, London and Paris

Lily Margaret Lindemann, France and Netherlands

Sam Oliver Todd Lineweaver, Panama

Natalie Grace Link, Italy

Sophia Caroline Love, Singapore

Lauren Rachel Lukitsh, Ireland, Vienna

Nicolas Alexander Lynn-Toledo, Japan

Lesley Lucille Magiera, United Kingdom

Samuel Arthur Magnabosco, Netherlands and France

Makenna Laine Marcinek, Netherlands

Nathan Clark Marohn, Chile

Gabrielle Renee Mathus, Scotland

Christopher Jackson McConnell, Austria

Allison Anne McElroy, Costa Rica

Madeline Rae McElroy, Spain

Connor Oakley McHugh, Ireland

Rylei Jeanne McVey, Italy

Morgan Susanne Mead, England

Rachel Anne Medina, Spain and Portugal

Brenna Claire Mehringer, Spain

Rachel Celeste Meighan, Italy

Corinne Elizabeth Melloh, Portugal

Lucia Beatriz Mercado Blankenship, Spain, Italy, and Kenya

Olivia Michelle Meyer, Bulgaria

Carson Frederick Miller, Ireland

Matthew Charles Miller, England

Sarah Marie Miller, France

Ella Grace Million, Italy

Gianna Patricia Modica, Italy

Karisma Grace Moll, Netherlands, France

Idalia M Moreno Costilla, United Kingdom

Peyton Jordan Moroney, Bulgaria and Greece

Jackson Dunlap Morrill, Ireland

Mohammad Omar Mourad, Netherlands

Arann Jennifer Naughton, England

Brandon Jay Newson, Italy and Greece

Alan Hong Nguyen, Italy and Dominican Republic

Shayla Elizabeth O’Connor, Italy

Gianna M Oaldon, Austria

Carleigh E Olive, Germany

Emma Jane Olson, Spain

Myles Boone Olson, Ireland

Caleb Ott, Japan

Seth Michael Owings, Germany

Amanda Palmero, Spain

Lucy LaVell Panyard, Australia

Hailee Danielle Park, Italy

Cora Anne Parker, United Kingdom

Cassidy Marie Paulk, Spain

Jennifer Kathleen Payne, Netherlands

Chloe Lin Perkins, Costa Rica and United Kingdom

Elizabeth Jule Perry, England

Ashley Nicole Peters, Spain

Emilia Petreski, Spain

Elizabeth Anne Pilarz, United Kingdom

Hadley Grace Pitre, Germany

Samantha Elizabeth Plumridge, Netherlands

Alyssa Marilyn Potts, Italy, Germany, Netherlands

Gabriela Pérez-Méndez, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Spain, France, Italy, Tunisia, and Singapore

Lillian Ruth Rademacher, Netherlands

Kirti Sonia Reddy, England

Janessa Chamarah Regis, Costa Rica

Samuel Eric Reichenbach, Chile

Samuel David Rhodes, Portugal and United Kingdom

Ingrid Herta Riepe, England

Erin McGann Ripley, Ireland

Audrey Adele Rittenhouse, Italy

Katelyn Elizabeth Roberts, France and Germany

Lucianna Marie Roberts, Italy

Benjamin Daniel Rohn, Ireland

Naiya Saroj Rooks, Spain

Anne Catherine Rose, Ireland

William Cooper Roth, England and Spain

Julia Ann Rowe, United Kingdom

Jessica Elizabeth Rullo, France

Jade Spencer Samet, Japan

Oscar Sandoval Cruz, Italy

Olivia Joanne Sarjent, Italy

Jack Avery Schilling, Germany

Chase Edison Schulte, Scotland and Portugal

Lily Pei Jia Scott, Japan

Emma Rose Severson, Austria

Ella Rae Shafer, Canada

Jackson Taylor Shaw, France

Leah Marie Sheldon, Spain

Elizabeth Gray Shoultz, England

Ashley Rose Simmons, Netherlands and France

Emily Rose Simon, England

Amritdeep Singh, Netherlands

Olivia Nicole Siwajek, Australia and New Zealand

Audrey Catherine Skidmore, Italy

Madalin Alice Small, Scotland

Hannah Xinxi Smith, Netherlands and Italy

Samnang Alexander Smith, United Kingdom and Italy

Jocelyn E Sneed, Italy

Ryan Louis Snyder, Australia

Catherine Ann Spratt, Italy and Panama

Elliana Hope Stanich, Spain

Kathleen A Steinman, Scotland

Madison Layne Sternberg, Spain

Bailey Jo Stewart, Germany

Hailey Morton Stielow, United Kingdom

Mitchell Henry Stone, Ireland

Ashley Switalski, Vietnam

Lorenzo Ludwig Tassi, France

Regan Nicole Theile, England

Tanner J Thyes, Italy

Brooklyn Marie Timm, Spain, France, Italy, and Tunisia

Madison Olivia Tinsley, Italy

Haley Grace Toigo, United Kingdom

Julia Sarai Tonacatl Mones, Spain

Hatziri Lizbeth Torres-Marin, Netherlands and France

Oriel Sarah Trachtman, Spain

Mackenzie Elizabeth Triscik, Spain

Kevin Edward Van Ek, United Kingdom

Alan Gabriel Vance, Japan and Portugal

Giselle Lea Maria Allen Varre, Ireland

Kayla Anne Vaughn, Italy

Meghan Michelle Vibbert, Germany

Jenna Carol Warren, Spain

Connor Jacob Weakland, Costa Rica

Naya Lilavati Weems, Italy

Hannah Renee Weiler, Italy

Christina Anne Whisman, United Kingdom

Daniel Alexander Whittaker, Italy

Grace Ella Wiesenmayer, Barcelona

Jack Richard Williams, Costa Rica

Charles Webster Winiecki, Germany and Ireland

Clifton Walker Winiecki, Germany and Ireland

Alexis Danielle Worl, Italy

Jessica Wu, Italy, Australia

Caroline Elizabeth Yager, Costa Rica, Germany, and Panama

Sofia Rose Yarbrough, Panama

Michael Francis Yock Jr, Australia

MacKenzie Elisabeth Yurchiak, Guatemala

Mia Marie Zaccaro, Italy

Ava Catherine Zettler, Portugal and Costa Rica

Emily Terese Ziccardi, Italy

Jack Gregory Zilba, Italy

Clara Joyce Zuniga, England

PROGRAM

—UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

OPENING

WELCOME

PRESENTATION

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor

Director of University Bands and Associate Professor

Jordan College of the Arts

Jamesin Parker ’25, Master of Music

Graduate Student Conductor

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Dr. Stacy O’Reilly

Chief Faculty Marshal

Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jeff Blade ’83

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

Capital Warrior Battalion ROTC of COLORS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Eric Stark, Conductor

Professor of Music

Jordan College of the Arts

The audience will stand and may join in the singing of the National Anthem.

STUDENT REFLECTION

BUTLER ANTHEM

FACULTY REFLECTION

Andrew Byrd ’25

Student Body Government Executive Cabinet Member

The Road Home

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Eric Stark, Conductor

Dr. Brooke Harris Garad

Assistant Professor College of Education

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS James M. Danko and CONFERRING of President of Butler University HONORARY DEGREES

PRESENTATION

Dr. Brooke Barnett of the CLASS Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Jay Howard

Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Brooke Kandel

Dean of the College of Education

Dr. Craig Caldwell

Dean of the Lacy School of Business

Dr. Robert Soltis ’87

Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Dr. Lisa Brooks

Dean of the Jordan College of the Arts

Dr. Joseph Valenzano III

Dean of the College of Communication

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Mason Kniola ’25, Master of Music Choral Conducting Graduate Student Conductor

Dr. Stacy O’Reilly

Chief Faculty Marshal

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party, Faculty, and Graduates have recessed from the main arena.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

In selecting honorary degree recipients, Butler University strives to celebrate individuals whose life and work reflect the University’s core values and who have made tremendous accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, creativity, and public service, therefore significantly benefiting or enriching a particular group or enhancing our larger society.

Bruce Arick

Butler University is honored to recognize Bruce Arick, an esteemed leader whose three-decade tenure at Butler has shaped the University’s financial health, infrastructure, and long-term success. Upon retiring in early 2025 as the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Arick’s steady leadership, financial stewardship, and dedication to Butler’s mission have left an indelible mark on the institution.

Arick first joined Butler in 1989, beginning a career that would span more than 30 years of transformational impact. He played a pivotal role in shaping the University’s physical and financial landscape, overseeing projects that modernized and expanded Butler’s campus while maintaining its strong fiscal foundation. His work included guiding major capital projects, financial strategies, and campus master planning—initiatives that have significantly enhanced the Butler student experience.

One of his most notable contributions was his instrumental role in the creation of Founder’s College, an initiative that expanded access to Butler’s high-quality education while fostering a more diverse and inclusive learning environment. His firm dedication to equity and inclusion has ensured that Butler’s commitment to accessibility continues to grow.

Beyond his financial and administrative expertise, Arick is known for his integrity, strategic foresight, and commitment to excellence. His leadership has fostered a culture of transparency, collaboration, and long-term sustainability, allowing Butler to thrive even in times of economic uncertainty.

Arick’s legacy at Butler is one of service, stewardship, and impact. His contributions will continue to shape Butler’s trajectory for generations to come. The University proudly honors Bruce Arick for his extraordinary service and dedication to Butler’s mission, students, and community.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

Jean McAnulty Smith ’65

Butler University proudly recognizes Jean McAnulty Smith ’65, a trailblazing journalist, dedicated civic leader, and champion of education and philanthropy. Over a career spanning several decades, she has made lasting contributions to the media, banking, philanthropy, and community engagement, all while serving as a passionate advocate for equity, inclusion, and student success.

A proud Butler alumna, Smith earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1965. She became the first Black woman to serve as Press Secretary for an Indiana Governor, a milestone that garnered national recognition. She also worked as a reporter for the Indianapolis Star, a Vice President at Indiana National Bank, and a Program Director at Lilly Endowment Inc, where she led transformative funding initiatives supporting clergy and community development.

Her commitment to service and education extends far beyond her professional career. Smith served as Butler’s first Black trustee (1981–1993) and later as a Trustee Emerita, providing visionary leadership and advocacy for students and faculty alike. Her impact on Butler continues through the Reverend Jean McAnulty Smith Scholarship, which she established to support firstgeneration Black women pursuing higher education.

In recognition of her decades of civic engagement, Smith has received numerous accolades, including two Sagamore of the Wabash awards, the Madame C.J. Walker Award, and induction into The Indiana Academy. She has also served on the boards of Christian Theological Seminary, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, the Center for Leadership Development, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, among many others.

Smith’s lifelong dedication to education, mentorship, and philanthropy has uplifted countless individuals and communities. Through her pioneering leadership, she has opened doors for future generations, inspired positive change, and reinforced the values of service and excellence that define Butler University.

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT

Charles DeBow Jr. ’48, MS ’53

Butler University is proud to honor Charles Henry DeBow Jr. ’48, a distinguished alumnus, pioneering aviator, decorated military veteran, and dedicated educator whose courage, perseverance, and service exemplify the University’s highest ideals.

Born in Indianapolis in 1918, DeBow made history in 1942 as one of the first five Tuskegee Airmen to complete training and become an official U.S. Army Air Force pilot. As commander of the 301st Fighter Squadron, he flew 52 combat missions in World War II, including in the historic D-Day operations. Facing both racism and wartime dangers, he carried out his service with extraordinary bravery, becoming a symbol of determination and excellence for generations to come.

After the war, DeBow returned to Indianapolis and earned his bachelor’s degree from Butler University, followed by master’s degrees from both Butler University and Indiana University. He dedicated the remainder of his career to education and community service, teaching in Indianapolis Public Schools and later at Thomas Carr Howe High School, where he became the school’s first Black faculty member.

FACULTY SPEAKER

Dr. Brooke Harris Garad

Dr. Brooke Harris Garad is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Butler University. She has international experience working with teachers, school leaders, children, and families in PK-12 schools and youth development programs. At Butler University, Dr. Harris Garad primarily teaches first- and second-year students. She is passionate about collaborative scholarship, community and family engagement, and strategies for serving our nation’s most vulnerable young people. She enjoys reading, eating spicy vegetarian food, and speaking French.

BUTLER UNIVERSITY CLASS of 2024 and 2025

May 9–10, 2025

At matriculation, students leave their families to join the Butler community. During the commencement ceremony, Butler faculty and staff present family members with their diplomas. This long-standing tradition represents the Butler community’s fond farewell, and the return of graduates to their families and to the larger communities in which they are now more prepared to work and live.

PROGRAM

PRELUDE MUSIC

— COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

PROCESSIONAL

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional. WELCOME

Elise Edwards

Associate Dean, Faculty and Program Development and Faculty Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

PRESENTATION

Abi Sipes ’25

Dr. Tara Lineweaver ’91 Professor of Psychology Director, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program

Dr. Jay R. Howard of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

ANNOUNCEMENT

Armando Pellerano of the CANDIDATES Lecturer, Strategic Communication College of Communication

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

LuAnne McNulty

Associate Dean Academic Affairs

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

View the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Awards

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Tara Lineweaver ’91

Tara Lineweaver is currently the Wesley A. Dunn Professor of Psychology, the Director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience program, and a Distinguished Faculty Member at Butler University. A 1991 Butler University alumna with Bachelor’s degrees in Arts Administration and Psychology and a minor in Business Administration, Dr. Lineweaver earned her master’s degree in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in Cognitive Aging from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology from the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego joint doctoral program in 1999, after completing an internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Postdoctoral training followed with two years on staff as a Clinical Associate at the Cleveland Clinic. She then returned to Butler in 2003 to join the faculty of the Psychology Department.

Lineweaver’s expertise includes healthy aging, neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, head injury and stroke, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and she has dedicated considerable time in recent years to investigating the effects of personalized music playlists on the quality of life of older adult nursing home residents with dementia. A passionate advocate for undergraduate research, Dr. Lineweaver not only invites more than 30 students to collaborate with her on research in her lab each year, but she also serves as the Editor for the Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research. Of her 78 scholarly publications, 41 include at least one student co-author. She enjoys teaching Introduction to Neuroscience, Biological Bases of Behavior, Advanced Applied Neuroscience, Big Questions in Neuroscience, and several interdisciplinary co-taught core curriculum courses including: Food: Pasture, Table, Body and Mind; Music First: Engaging Student Scientists in the Community; and Mental Illness: Biological, Psychological, and Sociological Perspectives.

Beyond her responsibilities at Butler, she is a mother to three boys. She has especially enjoyed the professional/personal life balance she has been able to maintain as she has risen to the rank of full professor at Butler, having the amazing opportunity to focus her career on serving the University she so loves.

THE COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS and SCIENCES

Dr. Jay R. Howard, Dean

MASTER of ARTS

**Rachel Ann Burnham, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: English

MASTER of FINE ARTS

Amanda Beadlescomb, Chino Hills, CA

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Sarah Bailey Cocks, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Lindsey Meggan Henderson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

**Lisa A. Hendrickson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Lindsey Hughes, Lafayette, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

**Monica Ann Lewis, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Jonathan Thomas Mann, Plymouth, MI

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Lenae Marsh, Uppr Marlboro, MD

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Kristin Owens, Shoreline, WA

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Katherine Ann Peterson, Battle Ground, IN

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Elizabeth Reames, Southgate, MI

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

Steven Ullberg, Madison, WI

Graduate Major: Creative Writing

ASSOCIATE of ARTS

**Richard Thomas Davis, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, General Program

ASSOCIATE of SCIENCE

Danielle R. Roberts, Charlestown, IN

General Program

BACHELOR of ARTS

Benjamins Eriks Abermanis, White Lake, MI (December 2025)

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Paris Marie Alexander, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Political Science

Yusef Alsatie, Carmel, IN History

Rachell Alessandra Altman, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Alexandria Elise Archer, Mount Carmel, IL Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

**Sarah Jessica Ardeel, Danville, IN Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Ryann Elizabeth Bahnline, Geneva, IL Summa Cum Laude, English and Middle / Secondary Education

Ally Corinne Bailey, Carmel, IN (August 2025) Psychology

Adam Matthew Barney, Hobart, IN Anthropology and Psychology and Philosophy

Emma Camille Basta, Bellvue, CO Psychology

Emma Victoria Beavin, Prospect, KY Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Business Technology and Analytics and Data Science

Owen James Beute, Colorado Spgs, CO Summa Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Business Administration and Geography and Global Societies and German

Ellas Gracee Bivens, Indianapolis, IN Spanish

Minor: International Business

Caroline Reese Blandford, Lexington, KY

Psychology

Minor: Criminology

Andrew John Bliss, Evanston, IL

(December 2025)

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Micah Scott Bohnenstengel, Baden, PA

Actuarial Science

Logan A. Bolinger, Pendleton, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Data Science

William Thomas Bonfield Jr, Raleigh, NC

Cum Laude, Psychology and Philosophy and Sociology Combined

Davis James Botta, Carmel, IN

Philosophy and Religion

Minor: Computer Science

Riley Grace Bradshaw, Hailey, ID

History and Anthropology

Minor: Business Law and English Literature

Kathleen Marie Brady, Chesterton, IN

Cum Laude, German

Minor: Business Law

**Caylee Angela Braun, O Fallon, MO

Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: German and International Business and Sociology

Abigail Lynne Brennan, Lewis Center, OH

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Nicholas Robert Brenner, Wausau, WI

Summa Cum Laude, Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

**Hadassah Rashel Brent, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Political Science and Criminology

Jordan Aiyana Brown, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, International Studies and Political Science

Minor: Spanish

Joy Marguerite Brown, Winfield, IL

Cum Laude, English

Minor: Theatre

Piper Evelyn Brown, Parker, CO

Psychology

Kristin Budziak, Commerce, MI

Summa Cum Laude, Psychology and Political Science

Minor: German

Jack Robert Burch, Louisville, KY

Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Rachel L. Burner, Naperville, IL

Summa Cum Laude, History and Anthropology

Minor: Museum Studies

**Reece Marie Butler, Zionsville, IN

Psychology

Minor: English Literature

Jade Allyn Cadichon, Buffalo Grove, IL

Sociology

Minor: Sport Coaching

McKenzie N. Call, Peoria, IL

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Jaret Camargo, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Vanessa Lynn Campbell, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Religious Studies and Organizational Communication and Leadership

Gianna F. Cassin, Glenview, IL (August 2025)

Peace and Conflict Studies and Spanish Minor: Film Studies

Emma Catherine Chamley, Champaign, IL

Cum Laude, Political Science and Journalism

Thomas B. Chandler, Mendota Heights, MN

Psychology

Minor: Chemistry

Brooklyn Elizabeth Chatterton, Hanna City, IL

Cum Laude, Sociology

Minor: English Literature

Imaan Nazir Chauguley, Avon, IN

Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Nicholas David Chinn, Pittsboro, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Political Science

Grant Michael Coleman, Georgetown, IN

Cum Laude, International Studies

Katelyn Brooke Conley, Carmel, IN

Public Health

Minor: Psychology

**Erin Malloy Cooper, New Albany, OH

Actuarial Science

Minor: Economic and Mathematics

Colin Avery Costigan, Ridgefield, CT

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Troy Avery Craven, Saint Johns, FL Criminology

Lauren Elizabeth Crimmins, Canton, MA

Economics

Minor: English Literature

Kennedy Alysse Culbertson, Alva, FL Psychology

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Spanish

Jackson Davis Cunningham, Lorena, TX

Psychology

Minor: Marketing

Amelie M. Davis, Brownsburg, IN

International Studies and Religious Studies

Minor: Asian Studies

William Henry Denning, Chadds Ford, PA

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Computer Science

Ma’Kayla Denise Dodd, Indianapolis, IN Political Science

Gabriella Elysia Donohue, O’Fallon, IL Psychology and Art + Design

Anika Karen Drichel, Bloomington, IN (August 2025)

Psychology

Riley Atlanta Duhamell, Trafalgar, IN Criminology and Psychology

Zoe Caroline Dybowski, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Spanish

Isabelle Alandra Echeverria, Whitestown, IN

Psychology

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Georgiana Kennedy Elswick, Medina, MN

Psychology

Minor: Health Care Management

Miranda Eve Emerick, Tecumseh, MI

Summa Cum Laude, English

Minor: Anthropology

**Grace Martin Emmerick, Valparaiso, IN Psychology

Minor: Education

Grace Esther Erickson, Frankfort, IL

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Eileen Claire Folkens, Plymouth, MN

Cum Laude, Psychology and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Anna Katelynn Foster, Petersburg, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology and Political Science

Minor: Criminology

Nicole Raine Foster, Indianapolis, IN

Magna Cum Laude, English and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Minor: Ethics

Lindsey Sirena Foutch, Arlington Heights, IL Psychology

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership and Spanish

Alexandria Jeanette Fuller, Gurnee, IL Psychology

**Abigail Nicole Fulton, Hanover, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies

Minor: Anthropology and History

Sarah Helen Glaser, Mill Valley, CA (August 2025)

Criminology and Psychology

Samuel Glavash, Greenwood, IN Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Finance

Alice Rose Golden, Columbia, MO

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Margaret Masella Gollnick, Carmel, IN Anthropology and Multilingual

Jason Granados, Harlan, IN (December 2025)

Criminology

Minor: Spanish

Kara Rae Graves, Hobart, IN

Cum Laude, Political Science

Minor: Criminology

Morgan Caleigh Green, Barrington, IL

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Aidan Gregg, Crown Point, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Classics and Anthropology

Minor: History

Henry Willis Gurley, Evanston, IL (August 2025)

Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Blake Richard Hall, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Yasmine Marie Hall, Mishawaka, IN

English

Jude Michael Hastings, Loogootee, IN (December 2025)

Anthropology

Minor: Museum Studies

Abigail Elizabeth Hayes, Natick, MA

Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Elizabeth Schohn Hein, Saint Charles, IL

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies and Geography and Global Societies and History

Samantha Grace Heinking, Darien, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology and Chemistry

**Addison Claire Hensley, Ellettsville, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience and Spanish

Caroline Ruth Ann Hibbard, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Political Science

Minor: Sociology

Madison J. Higgins, Hawthorn Wds, IL

English

Meagan Sue Hill, Speedway, IN

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Lincoln Roger Horth, Zionsville, IN (August 2025)

International Studies

Hannah Olivia Howard, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Sociology

Morgan N. Hueston, Pendleton, IN

Psychology

Minor: English Literature and Organizational Communication and Leadership

Emily Rose Hunt, Sun Prairie, WI

Cum Laude, Sociology

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies and German

*Nicholas Jorge Luis Inga, Clarksville, TN

Economics

Raeghan Leah Jefferson, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Public Health

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

Lucille Jennings, Cincinnati, OH

Cum Laude, Political Science

Minor: International Studies and Spanish

Kiana Ashanti Johnson, Lexington, KY

History and Political Science

Maddalena Rose Jones, Charleston, SC

English

Princejit Singh Kapoor, Tracy, CA (August 2025)

Science, Technology, and Society

*Charles John Karstrand, Hinsdale, IL

Psychology

Minor: Business Administration

Genevieve Lara Karutz, Arlington Hts, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: English Literature

Manveet Kaur, Greenwood, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Art + Design

Ravneet Kaur, Greenwood, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Art + Design

Samuel Baer Keidan, River Forest, IL

Psychology

Minor: Criminology

Addie Grace Kettenbrink, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: International Business and Spanish

Emily Lynn King, Indianapolis, IN

Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Joshua James Kingsley, Dewitt, MI

Psychology and Political Science

Jaymeson Rose Kinley, Indianapolis, IN

Sociology

*Taylor Lane Klose, Elkhart, IN Anthropology and Psychology

Sophia Alma Knue, Villa Hills, KY

Cum Laude, Sociology and Criminology

Minor: Music

Erin Elizabeth Kohls, West Chester, OH

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Willa Sylvia Renick Kornstein, Louisville, KY Psychology

Minor: English Literature

Madeline Michel Kowalski, Naperville, IL

Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Caroline Jane Krause, Rochester Hls, MI

Cum Laude, Environmental Studies

Minor: Education

Alyssa Lynn Kuphal, Lake in the Hills, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Jazz Studies

Annamarie Kushnir, Park Ridge, IL

Summa Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: Economics and French and International Business

Adam Joseph Lammert, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, History and Political Science

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Emily Elizabeth Langston, Greenwood, IN

Political Science

Love Lee, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: Philosophy

Gianna Marie Leffler, Gates Mills, OH

Psychology

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Ella Jae Lerner, Northbrook, IL

Psychology

Minor: Sociology

Lingchen Li, Fontana, CA

Cum Laude, Anthropology

Minor: Chinese

Sydney Elizabeth Little, Fort Wayne, IN Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Political Science

Lesley Lucille Magiera, Kankakee, IL

Psychology

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Jace Wendell Magnus, Plainfield, IN

Political Science

Minor: Business Law and English Literature

Gabriella Marie Mahaffey, Westerville, OH

Political Science

Gabrielle Renee Mathus, Wilmington, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Ethics

Lane Ann Mayes, Vernon Hills, IL

Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Aiyana M. McCollum, Marietta, GA Psychology

Jack Allen McComb, Auburn, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Business Administration and Data Science

**Juliet Summer McCoy, Brownsburg, IN Environmental Studies

Olivia Grace McGettrick, Troy, MI

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

Emma Claire McKenney, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Morgan Susanne Mead, Glen Ellyn, IL

Summa Cum Laude, English

**Breeann Louise Moore, Indianapolis, IN Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

**Alejandro Moroso Maza, Spain Economics

Molly Jin Morrissey, Omaha, NE

Chinese

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

Lauren Nicole Motz, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Sociology

Paige Kathleen Newsom, Lebanon, IN (August 2025)

Psychology

Minor: Criminology

**Alex Gabriel Ng, Chicago, IL

Sociology

Minor: Business Law

Anna Ntenekou, Mount Prospect, IL

International Studies

Elizabeth Louise O’Connor, Machesney Pk, IL

Actuarial Science and Statistics

Minor: Business Administration

**Shayla Elizabeth O’Connor, Greenwood, IN

Cum Laude, English

Minor: Anthropology

Leah Grace Ollie, Chicago, IL

Magna Cum Laude, English

Minor: Anthropology and Museum Studies

Lucy LaVell Panyard, Westfield, IN Philosophy and Psychology

Minor: Neuroscience

Van Sui Par, Indianapolis, IN Psychology and Religious Studies

Jack Henry Parcell, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Economics and Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

Hannah Michelle Pardus, Fishers, IN Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Hailee Danielle Park, Franklin, IN

Sociology (with Specialization in Social Work and Social Policy) and Psychology

Cassidy Marie Paulk, Kouts, IN

Cum Laude, History and Spanish

Minor: Anthropology

Neily Jane Pennington, Loveland, OH

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Emma Kathrina Perez, Crystal Lake, IL

Cum Laude, English and Political Science

Ashley Nicole Peters, Tinley Park, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology and Spanish

Minor: Criminology

Anna Paden Pierce, Farmington Hills, MI

Summa Cum Laude, Psychology and Criminology

Minor: Spanish

Elizabeth Anne Pilarz, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Political Science and English

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Alexandra Marie Pulaski, Shelby Twp, MI

Cum Laude, Political Science

John Robert Francis Puricelli, Chesterfield, MO

Summa Cum Laude, Religious Studies and Philosophy

Morgan Kay Purvis, Indianapolis, IN Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Religion

Henry Leigh Quinn, Arlington Heights, IL

History and Political Science

Minor: Business Administration

**Benjamin Lee Ramey, Beech Grove, IN Environmental Studies

Kate Marie Rashevich, Fort Wayne, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Political Science

Minor: History and International Studies

Abby Marie Retz, Tipton, IN

Cum Laude, History and Anthropology

Minor: Environmental Studies

Isabella M. Reyna, Valparaiso, IN Psychology

Minor: Spanish

Lily Ann Roberts, Bloomington, IN Psychology

Naiya Saroj Rooks, Mount Prospect, IL Psychology and English

Violet Ross, Ballwin, MO

Cum Laude, English and Philosophy

Evan David Rubloff, Sterling, VA

Political Science

Minor: Ethics

**Jade Spencer Samet, Washington DC, DC

International Studies

Minor: Spanish

**Trenton Samuel Sanchez, Franklin, TN

Philosophy

Tori Ashlynn Satchwell, Mill Creek, IN

Cum Laude, English

Minor: Film Studies and Marketing

Chase Edison Schulte, Warwick, RI

Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: English Literature and Film Studies and Spanish

Abigail A. Schuman, Fort Wayne, IN Psychology

Minor: Art + Design and Neuroscience

Lily Pei Jia Scott, Wilmette, IL

Cum Laude, International Studies and Chinese

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and International Business

**Lauren Kay Sensiba, Hastings, MI

Magna Cum Laude, International Studies

Minor: Ethics

Emma Rose Severson, Tell City, IN

Cum Laude, History and Anthropology

Minor: Art History

William Henry Seward, Evanston, IL

Psychology

Minor: Computer Science

Maya Rose Sharon, Naperville, IL

Summa Cum Laude, History

Minor: Classical Studies

**Sage Perlis Shindler, Chicago, IL

Sociology

Anna Grace Shores, Winchester, IN Criminology and Psychology

Elizabeth Gray Shoultz, Plainfield, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Political Science

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Safaa A. Siddiqui, Plainfield, IN History and Political Science

Minor: Spanish

Rai Bahadur Nirankar Singh, Boston, MA

Cum Laude, Public Health

Minor: Spanish

Adrianna Marie Smith, Elkhart, IN

Cum Laude, Public Health

Aidan Harper Smith, Cleveland, OH

Summa Cum Laude, English and Political Science

Lillianna Magdaline Smith, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Lucy Kate Smith, Naperville, IL

Anthropology and Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Ryan Louis Snyder, Sylvania, OH

Cum Laude, Biology and Environmental Studies

Minor: Spanish

Alex Joseph Starkey, Logansport, IN Psychology and Chemistry

Bailey Jo Stewart, New Palestine, IN

Cum Laude, German and History and Anthropology

Minor: English Literature

Madelyn Paige Stine, Minneapolis, MN

Summa Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology and Spanish Minor: Sociology

Kamil Stolarczyk, Westmont, IL

Cum Laude, Political Science Minor: History

Frances Anna Storgion, Kirkwood, MO

Summa Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

Minor: Data Science and Spanish

Lauren Ying Stubbs, Elkhart, IN

Cum Laude, History and Political Science

Minor: Ethics

Evan Andrew Sumner, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Film Studies

Lauren D. Susick, West Palm Beach, FL

Cum Laude, Public Health and Biology

Minor: Ethics

Emma Rose Szyperski, La Grange, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Criminology

Jaime Nicolas Tanada, Naperville, IL Psychology

Jahmyl Telfort, Canada Psychology

Tanner J. Thyes, Sheboygan Falls, WI (December 2025)

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Oriel Sarah Trachtman, Vernon Hills, IL

Cum Laude, Psychology and Spanish

Minor: Diverse Learners

Carter James VanStone, Fort Wayne, IN (December 2025)

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program and Physics

Alan Gabriel Vance, Nicaragua

International Studies

Meghan Michelle Vibbert, Fairland, IN (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Anthropology and History and Political Science

Minor: Classical Studies

**Mariela Villa-Martinez, Benton, IL

Psychology

Minor: Biology and Neuroscience

Alexa K Walker, Carthage, IN

Economics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Evan Michael Wareham, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, History and Political Science

Kathryn Grace Weil, West Lafayette, IN

Cum Laude, Psychology

Minor: Sociology

**Harrison Finn Williams, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Religious Studies

Minor: Psychology

Jack Richard Williams, Berwyn, IL

Summa Cum Laude, English and Spanish

Minor: Anthropology

Thomas James Winston, Maumee, OH

Biology

Minor: Health Care Management

Abigail Rose Woods, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Political Science

Olivia Lee Wright, Saint Louis, MO

Psychology

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Michael Francis Yock, Orland Park, IL

Political Science and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Sophia Wenstrup Zazycki, Milford, OH

Cum Laude, Criminology and Psychology

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Zayd Almaya, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Anthropology and Chemistry and Spanish

Alea Firdaus Alvi, Fishers, IN Biology and Computer Science

**Noah Camden Andersen-Kiel, Fishers, IN Computer Science

Minor: Biology

Sofia Cordelia Anderson, Highlands Ranch, CO Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Elizabeth Anne Angle, Mooresville, IN Physics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Tucker Gibson Anthony, Selbyville, DE Cum Laude, Chemistry

Minor: Spanish

Zohal Hela Atmar, Zionsville, IN

Biology and Spanish

Minor: Chemistry

Lenice J. Bailey, Fort Wayne, IN

Cum Laude, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Minor: Spanish

Noah Christopher Baker, W Bloomfield, MI Cum Laude, Computer Science

Minor: Biology

Norah Jane Balthazor, De Pere, WI Cum Laude, Biology and Spanish

Amandeep Singh Basra, Mumbai, India Cum Laude, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics

Morgan Bryanne Beard, Decker, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience and Psychology

Emily Paige Berkman, Mahomet, IL

Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Andrea Berrospe, Indianapolis, IN Neuroscience and Spanish

Brooke Lianah Bickhaus, Buffalo Grove, IL Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Cole Taig Bische, Fishers, IN (August 2025)

Data Science

Minor: Computer Science

Kylie Blair Blake, Mishawaka, IN Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Health Care Management

Eric Reid Bocko, Noblesville, IN Chemistry

David Riddle Bogle, New Palestine, IN Biochemistry

**Maxwell N. Brasseale, Newburgh, IN Cum Laude, Biology

**Ellie Nicole Brill, Camby, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Nathaniel Severe Bruno, Lima, OH (December 2025) Biology and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Anna Elise Buescher, Belleville, IL Biology

Minor: French

Lauren Madelyn Butler, Fort Wayne, IN Cum Laude, Chemistry

Ashley Marie Callaghan, Peachtree City, GA Summa Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Gillian Faith Cutshaw, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Mathematics and Engineering

Dual Degree Program

Jaedyn Davis, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Minor: Spanish

Christopher Joseph Dawalt, Greenwood, IN Chemistry

Aidan K DiTommaso, Mt Zion, IL (August 2025) Biology

Elizabeth Ann Dixon, Jasper, TN Software Engineering and Music Industry Studies

Jayden Michael Doster, Granger, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Elizabeth Bronwynn Durbin, Anderson, IN Cum Laude, Computer Science and Multilingual Minor: Data Science

Emma Jane Edwards, Columbus, IN Cum Laude, Biochemistry Minor: Biology

Sarah Olivia Empie, South Lyon, MI Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Economics

Minor: Finance and Mathematics

Chloe Nicole Etchison, Pendleton, IN Cum Laude, Neuroscience and Biology

Sophie Jane Fischer, Finksburg, MD

Cum Laude, Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Minor: Mathematics

Matthew Fleschner, Ellicott City, MD

Computer Science and Economics

Minor: Data Science

Wesley Jon Frank, Columbus, OH

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Minor: Mathematics

**Ellery Fugui Gaffin, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Asian Studies

Henry Michael Gallagher, Wayne, PA (December 2025)

Political Science

Payton Lorraine Gallowitch, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Biology and Spanish

Minor: Chemistry

Esten Jacob Garey, Bloomington, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Computer Science

Camille Jane Gaudet, Amesbury, MA

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Spanish

Andreas Gabriel Geranios, Springfield, IL

Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Anna Jo Goldsberry, Bloomington, IN (August 2025)

Biology

Rachel Elise Grote, Mahomet, IL

Cum Laude, Mathematics and Actuarial Science

Gillian Corrine Gumz, Valparaiso, IN (August 2025)

Neuroscience and Psychology

Sydnee Rose Guthrie, Columbus, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

**Aidan Christopher Hall, Frederick, MD Biology

**Joseph Daniel Hall, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Biochemistry and German

*Celine Harb, Westfield, IN Computer Science

Samuel J. Hartman, Mundelein, IL

Cum Laude, Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Wyatt Zachary Harvey, Westfield, IN

Astronomy and Astrophysics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

**Andrew Dean Helmerich, Newburgh, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

Grace Gene Helming, Jasper, IN

Cum Laude, Neuroscience and Psychology

Minor: Biology

Ruth Aubrey Hodson, Greenwood, IN Biology and Neuroscience

Connor Donovan Horwath, St. John, IN

Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

Sara N. Hunstad, Fenton, MO

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Political Science

Emily Michele Hwang, Chicago, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Data Science

Keegan Jo Jackson, West Linn, OR Summa Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Computer Science

William P. Jacob, Whitestown, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Neuroscience

Grace Elaine Johnson, Hudson, WI

Cum Laude, Chemistry

Minor: Biology

Michaela Mae Jordan, Green Bay, WI Biochemistry

Merritt E. Jugo, Saint Louis, MO

Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry

SaraKathryn Rose Kalkhoff, Connersville, IN

Biochemistry and Neuroscience

Rayhan Wahid Kapadia, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Computer Science

Megan Healy Kaster, Carmel, IN

Chemistry

Minor: Psychology

Hannah Marie Kiesling, Mattawan, MI (December 2025)

Biology

Minor: Psychology

Juhee Kim, Korea, Republic of Chemistry

Minor: Psychology

**William Joseph Kissel, Louisville, KY

Cum Laude, Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Minor: Spanish

Isabel Grace Kluszynski, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Biology and Neuroscience

Tanner James Kutoloski, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Spanish

Kwesi Kyei-fordjour, Charlotte, NC

Computer Science and Engineering

Dual Degree Program

**Andrew James Lane, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Jenna N. Lane, Machesney Park, IL

Cum Laude, Chemistry and Mathematics

Ray Li, Boonville, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Chinese

Lily Margaret Lindemann, Blacklick, OH

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience

Samuel Oliver Todd Lineweaver, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Biology and Psychology

**Natalie Grace Link, Grand Forks, ND

Magna Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Abigail Reese Lopez, Kokomo, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

**Evan William Lowe, Crawfordsville, IN Biology

Jaelin Xiao Hong Lunato, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Neuroscience and Biochemistry

Minor: Chinese

Kellen S. Madison, Davie, FL (August 2025)

Mathematics

Samuel Arthur Magnabosco, Indianapolis, IN Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

Miles Mann, New Castle, IN

Cum Laude, Computer Science

Minor: Data Science and Music Industry Studies

Makenna Laine Marcinek, Lowell, IN

Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

Nathan Clark Marohn, Stevensville, MI

Cum Laude, Chemistry

Minor: Biology

Lilia Jane Mills, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Spanish

Ali Yasser Mohamed, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Biology and Spanish

Hunter Thomas Daniel Mohr, Kokomo, IN (August 2025)

Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Karisma Grace Moll, Washington, IN

Biochemistry

Jackson Dunlap Morrill, Sugar Grove, IL

Mathematics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

William Wesley Moss, Louisville, KY

Physics

Mohammad Omar Mourad, Newburgh, IN

Cum Laude, Chemistry

Hallie Marie Nuccio, Franklin, TN

Cum Laude, Statistics

Minor: Data Science and French

Molly Catherine O’Keefe, Loveland, OH

Biology

Minor: English Literature

Myles Boone Olson, Redford, MI (August 2025)

Physics and Engineering Dua Degree Program

Minor: Spanish

Riley Katherine Park, Fort Wayne, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry

Reece Anthony Parks, Monticello, IN

Cum Laude, Computer Science and Data Science

Minor: Finance

Aum M. Patel, Munster, IN (December 2025)

Computer Science and Engineering

Dual Degree Program

Minor: Mathematics

Morgan Kaye Peterson, Naples, FL

Biology

Emilia Petreski, Crown Point, IN Biology

Minor: Psychology

Zoe Beth Phelps, Mooresville, IN Statistics

Minor: Actuarial Science and Risk Management and Insurance

Lauren Michelle Pike, Westfield, IN Chemistry

Minor: Criminology

Leiliana Cara Popejoy, Fishers, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Alyssa Marilyn Potts, Fortville, IN Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

Paige Antonia Priami, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry and English Literature

Lillian Ruth Rademacher, Bloomington, IN Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Neuroscience

**Rohan Ganesh Ramrattan, Santa Clarita, CA Chemistry

Cael Matthew Read, Bloomington, IL Cum Laude, Statistics and Data Science

Brody Reder, Morrow, OH Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Janessa Chamarah Regis, Westfield, IN Chemistry and Spanish

Samuel Eric Reichenbach, North Manchester, IN Biochemistry

Minor: Psychology

Blake T. Reynolds, Tipton, IN (August 2025)

Chemistry and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Samantha Candus Riley, Lakeville, MN Biology and Spanish

Erin McGann Ripley, Bethesda, MD Statistics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Minor: Data Science

Preston Lee Roa, Nappanee, IN

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Spanish

Jocelyn Roman, Indianapolis, IN

Biology and Sociology

Minor: Spanish

**Eleanor Ruby Rosenberry, Indianapolis, IN Biology

Quintin Wade Rubick, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025) Physics

Austin Richard Schmidt, Mount Prospect, IL

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science and Data Science

Minor: Computer Science and Risk Management and Insurance

Anna Schroeder, Watertown, WI

Cum Laude, Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

**Alexander J. Sheikh, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

JunYeong Shin, Floyds Knobs, IN

Computer Science

Minor: Chemistry

Anthony William Signorelli, Cincinnati, OH

Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

Abi M. Sipes, Indianapolis, IN Computer Science and Neuroscience and Psychology

Gavin M. Strickland, Massillon, OH

Computer Science and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Rachel Marie Tebbe, Lebanon, OH

Cum Laude, Statistics

Minor: Business Technology and Analytics and Actuarial Science

Hatziri Lizbeth Torres-Marin, Indianapolis, IN Chemistry

Minor: Spanish

Aidan Lev Trachtman, Vernon Hills, IL

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

Cooper David Truong, Aviston, IL

Cum Laude, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Minor: Mathematics

**Chloe Ann Tucker, Anderson, IN

Biochemistry

Anna Shaw Vadella, West Bloomfield, MI

Cum Laude, Computer Science

Minor: Anthropology

Mathias Aiden Vander Eide, Caledonia, MI

Biochemistry

Minor: Environmental Studies

Audrey Leighann Voss, Anderson, IN Biology

Eleanor Sophia Waiss, Sturtevant, WI

Cum Laude, Mathematics and Actuarial Science

Minor: Computer Science

Luke Michael Walden, Galena, OH

Cum Laude, Computer Science

Minor: Data Science

Drake Landin Walker, Indianapolis, IN Chemistry

Connor Jacob Weakland, Mooresville, NC

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Spanish

William Michael Weber, Saint Louis, MO Biology

Kaylee McKenna Welkie, Wanatah, IN

Cum Laude, Actuarial Science

Minor: Risk Management and Insurance

*Emerson Jane Wendling, Waldron, IN Chemistry

Benjamin Michael Whiteside, Grand Rapids, MI

Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Minor: Neuroscience and Spanish

Charles Webster Winiecki, Westfield, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: German and Neuroscience

Caroline Elizabeth Yager, Fitchburg, WI

Magna Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Chemistry and Psychology and Spanish

MacKenzie Elisabeth Yurchiak, Greenfield, IN (August 2025) Biology

Michael Timothy Zenni, Evansville, IN

Cum Laude, Biology

Minor: Spanish

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of EDUCATION

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME

UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT REFLECTION

GRADUATE

STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

PRESENTATION

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor

Director of University Bands

Jordan College of the Arts

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Nick Abel

Associate Professor and Graduate Chair

Jayla Cromwell ’25

Brandon Newson ’25

Dr. Erin Garriott ’01

Senior Lecturer

Dr. Brooke Kandel of the COLLEGE

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dean, College of Education

Cutler Armstrong ’99, MS ’03 of the CANDIDATES Senior Lecturer of Journalism and Creative Media

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Kelli Esteves

Professor and Associate Dean

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Erin Garriott ’01

Dr. Erin Garriott has spent her entire teaching career in the Indianapolis area, beginning as a third-grade teacher in MSD Pike Township in 1996. Her passion for inclusive classrooms led her to study Disabilities and Special Education at Butler University, which maintained her close ties to the College of Education. After initially filling a teaching role temporarily, she became a full-time faculty member and later earned her doctorate in Leadership in Organizations from the University of Dayton in 2022.

Dr. Garriott is deeply committed to disability advocacy and creating inclusive spaces. She has led impactful initiatives, such as a study abroad trip to Germany focused on Disability Rights and the Special Olympics World Games. Her dedication extends to her role in Athlete Leadership University, a partnership with Special Olympics Indiana, and her coteaching of Inclusive Physical Well-Being courses. Through her work, she strives to foster acceptance, access, and a shared commitment to learning and inclusion.

THE COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Dr. Brooke Kandel, Dean

MASTER of SCIENCE

Navonda Adams, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Ana Karen Alcazar, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

Shelby Loree Brun, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Renee Dominique Ervin Carter, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Katherine Eckart, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Kara Michelle Gitskin, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Jesse Donald Howard, Wingate, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Teresa Lee, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Deloren Major, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Marcus Marble, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Laura Rochelle Meisner, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Tylie Mendoza-Robertson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Elizabeth Anne Meyer, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Alyssa Anne MacDonald Muhvic Algonquin, IL

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Brandon Jay Newson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Matthew Perbieri, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Marco Cahill Ray, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Cheyenne Richardson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Ashley DuPre Ridenour, Mccordsville, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

**Jazmin Lynae Sanders, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Sage Hilan Sherfick, Bloomington, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Esther Verdieu, Pompano Beach, FL

Graduate Major: Education Administration

Hannah Catherine Wagner, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: School Counseling

**Emily Rae Wilkerson, Columbus, IN

Graduate Major: Education Administration

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Pilar Lauren Adams, Columbus, OH

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Tobi Akinseye, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Brenna Anne Arakelian, Lake Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Kaleigh Elizabeth Bendoff, Saint Louis, MO

Youth and Community Development

Minor: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Mary-Katherine Beyl, Sellersburg, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Paige A. Braun, Oak Park, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Carli Grace Brodie, Grand Haven, MI

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Jayla LaVaun Cromwell, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Megan Christine Croner, Zionsville, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Leah DeVettori, Carmel, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Margaret Grace Doonan, Plainfield, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners

Megan Elizabeth Drake, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Grace A. Elliott, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Tyler Evan Ellis, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Morgan Abigail Evans, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education and French

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Kiersten Suzanne Puntervold Farley, Bay Shore, NY

Middle/Secondary Education

Laura Elizabeth Fisher, Indianapolis, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Psychology

Sarah Grace Fournier, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Sport Coaching

Ashton Demo Gianakos, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Minor: Museum Studies

Abigail Marie Grayson, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Caroline B. Gross, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Psychology and Special Education Mild Intervention

Graeme Russell Gump, Waterford, MI

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Kathryn Adelaide Howell, Barrington, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and History

Minor: Diverse Learners and Geography and Global Societies

Caroline Elise Jackson, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Sophie Patricia Kettenbrink, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and Mathematics Minor: Spanish

Mindy Lai, Indianapolis, IN

Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners

Ava Catherine Laufersky, Rockford, MI

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Ashley Elizabeth Learn, San Diego, CA

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners

Katherine Parker Lindsey, Clarendon Hills, IL (December 2025) Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners

Keira Siobhan McBride, Bloomington, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Sophia Irina McCarthy, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Laila Rachele McClimon, Indianapolis, IN Youth and Community Development Minor: Sport Coaching

Brendan Timothy McDonnell, Carmel, IN

Youth and Community Development Minor: Anthropology

Allison Anne McElroy, Montgomery, OH

Cum Laude, Elementary Education Minor: Diverse Learners and Spanish

Eunice Najera, Indianapolis, IN Middle/Secondary Education and Spanish

Carleigh E. Olive, Woodstock, MD

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education and History

Minor: Diverse Learners

Amanda Palmero, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Youth and Community Development and Spanish

Hadley Grace Pitre, Pasadena, CA

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Hanna Rae Polster, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Youth and Community Development

Minor: Sport Coaching

Shelby Camille Ponce, Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Middle/Secondary Education

Isabella Helene Roumain, Lake Forest, IL

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and French

Emily Rose Simon, Deerfield, IL (December 2025)

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Olivia Nicole Siwajek, Rochester, MI

Middle/Secondary Education

Jasmine Ai Lun Slough, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Brooklyn Marie Timm, Fishers, IN

Elementary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Special Education Mild Intervention

Jordan E. Tress, Crystal Lake, IL

Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Diverse Learners and Mathematics

David Price Tuohy, Tampa, FL

Youth and Community Development

Minor: Economics and International Business and Sport Coaching

Ella Grace White, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Recreation and Sports Studies and Sport Coaching

Mia Marie Zaccaro, Libertyville, IL

Cum Laude, Middle/Secondary Education

Minor: Sport Coaching

PROGRAM — LACY SCHOOL of BUSINESS

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME

UNDERGRADUATE

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Hilary Buttrick Associate Dean of Academics

Rachel Medina ’25 STUDENT REFLECTION

GRADUATE

Sofia Yarbrough ’25 STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

PRESENTATION

Nick Smarrelli Lecturer, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dr. Craig Caldwell of the COLLEGE Dean, Lacy School of Business

ANNOUNCEMENT Armando Pellerano of the CANDIDATES Lecturer, Strategic Communication College of Communication

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Courtney Hatch Associate Dean for Faculty

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Nick Smarrelli

Nick Smarrelli is the Director of Butler Entrepreneurship and a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He successfully founded, scaled, and exited multiple companies before transitioning into education in 2023. His work has earned national recognition, including multiple Inc. 5000 ‘Fastest Growing Company’ awards, Indianapolis’s “40 under 40”, Mira Awards, and ‘Best Places to Work’ honors. Smarrelli serves on several forprofit and non-profit boards and is active in the small business community in Indianapolis as both an advisor and investor. Nick received his master’s degree from Harvard University in Organizational Psychology in 2024. He is passionate about challenging students to think bigger, move with a bias to action, and live more intentionally. Smarrelli and his wife Caitlin have three children and live in Westfield, Indiana.

THE LACY SCHOOL of BUSINESS

Dr. Craig Caldwell, Dean

MASTER of SCIENCE

Raghad Abuhijleh, Fishers, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Kelsey C. Ball, Cicero, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

Allison M. Bellon, W Lafayette, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Megan Kathleen Bickel, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**John Robert Bill, Huntington, NY

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Mary A. Campbell, Sebastian, FL

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

*Benjamin Alan Clevenger, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

*Brittany Clinton, Frankfort, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

*Lacrisha Clinton, Terre Haute, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

*William James Cuthbertson

Staten Island, NY

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Alexandra Lynn Da Silveira Greenfield, Fort Wayne, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Caroline Sophia Dobert, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Aaron Michael Fergus, Brownsburg, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Alyssa Joyce Furry, Perrysville, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

Malcom Harris, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Hiroko Tezuka Harrison, South Bend, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Bailey Troy Hedstrom, Mishawaka, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Eva Carmen Hernandez-Ramaswamy, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Jessica Curleana Mae Jones, Slidell, LA

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

Daniella Alessandra Jordán Gonzales, La Paz City, Bolivia (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Nikhil Joshi, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

*Chad Aaron Knoderer, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

John D. Lasley, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Grant Douglas Manwaring, Cincinnati, OH (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Christopher Tyler Martins Khan, Jamaica Estates, NY (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Morgan Elizabeth McEnroe, Davenport, IA

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Philip Mason McLaughlin, Isle Of Palms, SC (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Grissel Nayty Ordaz Hernandez, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Priyana Sandipkumar Patel, Warminster, PA (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Ivan James Peterson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

Clarke Remmers, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Gabriela Maria Rennebeck, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Kaitlyn Marie Roberts, Beech Grove, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

Dillon James Shelton, Crossville, TN

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

**Madeline Emily Snow, Quincy, MA

Graduate Major: Risk and Insurance

Wendy Lynn Territo, Fishers, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

**Megan Vukusich, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

*Justin J. Wurth, Heyworth, IL

Graduate Major: Data Analytics

MASTER of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

*Jenna Marie Ahlers, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Morgan Wells Allen, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Dalia Paola Arce, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Logan Judson Barr, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Joseph David Barrett, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Ry Thomas Beck, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jonathan Kent Blake, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Katherine Brown, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Rachel Ann Conyer, Jamestown, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Eric William Cooper, Saint Joseph, MI

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Lynsey K. DeLaCruz, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Colin Jeffrey Dennis, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Michael Patrick Denny, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jeffrey DeVettori, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Adam Bernard Dickey, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Derek Dotlich, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Michael Joseph Dunagan, Terre Haute, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Tyler Wayne Fisher, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

*Johannah Foreman, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Andrew James Fry, Elkhart, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Paul Gabor, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Logan Matthew Gauker, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Clark Giles, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Britany Marie Goodpaster, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Theresa Goodwin, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Thomas Julius Greenstone, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

George Nickolas Hambleton, Whiteland, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

*Sean Benjamin Hankins, Greenfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Heather Louise Hansen, Plainfield, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

*Christina Leigh Hemphill, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Lindsay Marie Hummel, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Abigail Grace Isger, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Adam Matthew Jones, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Bobby Jones, Towson, MD

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Claire Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Norwalk, CT

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Rachael Elizabeth Kelley, Wakefield, MA

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Luke Jackson Kessinger, Boca Raton, FL

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Collin Peter Kissel, Plainfield, IL

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Wiktoria Maria Klebowska, Bytom, Poland

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Martin Kovacech, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Christopher Wayne Leirer, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Lauren Marie Lewis, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Catherine Grace Lockhart, Zionsville, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Lauren Malhoit, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Meg Campbell Martin, Goshen, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Robert James Mertins, Pendleton, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Mariana Mesa, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Julia Elaine Michaels, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Joseph Landon Michel, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Sean Patrick Miller, South Bend, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Carlie Mueller, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Carlos Humberto Noriega Bernal, Mexico City, Mexico

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Caleb Jeffrey Norris, Grand Blanc, MI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Angela Marie Fettig Osman, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Robert Oyler, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Michelle Payne, Noblesville, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Ramsey Pokryfke, Batavia, IL (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Larry DeWayne Pool, Bloomington, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Kristopher Andrew Pullins, Valparaiso, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Yawer Masood Qazi, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Nathaniel Philip Rader, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Kyle James Raleigh, Franklin, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jonathan David Riggins, Fairland, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Nathaniel Alexander Robinson, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Melodie Roblee, Homer, MI

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Skyler Rodts, Mishawaka, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Austin J. Sanders Sallee, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Marissa Louise Schoedel, Brownsburg, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**George Shebek, Denver, CO

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Joseph Milton Silva, Hinsdale, IL

Graduate Major: Business Administration

*Eric F. Smitson, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Caroline Kate Strande, Racine, WI

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Ashley Switalski, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Mackenzie M. Tarble, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Abigail Tauber, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Alexander Joseph Turner, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

**Paul Lorin Van Hyfte, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Jason Reid Weatherly, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Leah Weprich, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Maxwell Williams, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Natalie Wright, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Sofia Rose Yarbrough, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

Nickolaus Lee Young, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Business Administration

MASTER of PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

Haley Nicole Cera, Delaware, OH (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Sean Cormack, Naperville, IL (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Nicholas Edward Cranmer, New Hudson, MI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Brianna Erin Eder, Columbus, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Mitchell Lee Hilty, Dayton, OH (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Maggie Marie Lengerich, Franklin, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Anna May Lucy, Star City, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Brett Spencer Max, Buffalo Grove, IL (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Jack M. McMahon, Warwick, RI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Jenna Ann Meciej, Grayslake, IL (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Dianna Marie Palazzolo, Washington, MI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Catelyn Jane Pettersen, Bristol, WI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Benjamin Daniel Rohn, Galesburg, IL (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

Mitchell Henry Stone, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Accounting

**Payten Makenzie Yates, Wheaton, IL

Graduate Major: Accounting

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

**Nathan Jacob Aardsma, Champaign, IL Cum Laude, Finance and Economics

Minor: Psychology

Matthew David Acock, Columbus, OH Marketing and Business Technology and Analytics

Alexia Lynn Affolter, Chicago, IL Marketing

Amber Nicole Allyn, Mount Vernon, IN Cum Laude, Accounting and Marketing

Maria Anastasia Anagnos, Wood Dale, IL (August 2025) Marketing

Kristen Ann Anderson - Dietz, Long Grove, IL Marketing

Gavin Jack Arkinstall, Portage, MI

Cum Laude, Marketing and Finance

Andrew James Armock, Grand Rapids, MI Finance and Marketing

Joseph Nicolas Audia, Pittsburgh, PA Finance

Jackson Austin, N Manchester, IN Marketing

Matthew William Bachman, Nashville, TN Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Naomi Michelle Baker, Fortville, IN (August 2025) Accounting

Abbigail Alice Baldwin, Franklin, IN (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Margaret Elizabeth Baranick, Batavia, IL Risk Management and Insurance

*Declan Patrick Barney, Elmhurst, IL Marketing

Donald Brett Barnhart, Carmel, IN Marketing

Minor: Web Design and Development

Luis Adan Barrientos, Speedway, IN Marketing

Katie Marie Baumgartle, Jeffersonville, IN Accounting

Lucy Feng Baxter, Carmel, IN International Business and Chinese

Katherine Jane Beavin, Prospect, KY Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Lucy Elizabeth Beck, Columbus, IN Cum Laude, Marketing and Art + Design

Parker Anthony Beck, Petersburg, IL Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Lillian Ruth Berger, St. Louis, MO Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

Foster Joseph Bertrand, Rockford, IL Marketing

Griffin Edward Blackman, Novi, MI

Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Timothy Patrick Blader, Downers Grove, IL

Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Grace Kathryn Boggess, Greenwood, IN (August 2025) Marketing

Donovan Walker Boone, Shakopee, MN

Cum Laude, Business Technology and Analytics and Finance

**Anthony Michael Boule, Yorkville, IL Cum Laude, Finance

Ellie Marie Boyer, Kokomo, IN (August 2025) Accounting

Benjamin Keith Bradley, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Finance

Liam Patrick Brennan, Schaumburg, IL Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Benjamin Paul Bridenstine, Kalamazoo, MI Cum Laude, Accounting

Joseph Robert Bucci, Lorain, OH Cum Laude, Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Kyra Elizabeth Buck, Fowler, IN Accounting

Benjamin Eric Bullock, Rockford, IL (August 2025) Finance

Minor: Biology

Amanda Grace Bultema, Grand Rapids, MI Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Andrew James Byrd, Greenwood, IN Finance

Joshua Simon Cann, Aurora, CO Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Mitchell Cary, La Porte, IN Finance

Christopher John Castrucci, Cincinnati, OH Finance

**Carson Michael Caudillo, Osceola, IN Accounting

Lily Kate Celentano, Weston, FL (August 2025) Accounting

Ian Robert Chadwick, Pasadena, CA Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Lillian Ann Chidester, Danville, IN Marketing

Luis Daniel Chirinos Baptista, Noblesville, IN (August 2025)

Finance

Adam Michael Cipriano, Columbus, OH (December 2025) Finance

John Lawrence Clark, Huntington Beach, CA Accounting and Finance

Avery Elizabeth Collien, Middleton, WI

Cum Laude, Marketing and Spanish

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Amelia Rae Collier, Avon, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

James Joseph Connelly, Schererville, IN Accounting

Luke Wesley Crabiel, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Minor: Geography and Global Societies and Music

Aidan Alexander Cran, Lake Bluff, IL (August 2025)

Finance and Marketing

Maxwell Denison Crane, Delaware, OH Entrepreneurship and Innovation

*Nicholas Edward Cranmer, New Hudson, MI

Cum Laude, Accounting

Alexis Michele Crawford, Granger, IN Marketing Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

John Andrew Cunningham, Portland, OR Summa Cum Laude, Accounting and International Business

Samuel Henry Custard, Erie, CO Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Dominick Joseph D’Alessandro, Elmhurst, IL (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Accounting

Colin Michael Dailey, Cedarburg, WI Marketing

George Antonio Dalle-Molle, Louisville, CO

Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Kathryn G. Daugherty, Arlington, VA (August 2025)

Accounting and Business Technology and Analytics

Megan P. David, Deerfield, IL (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Accounting Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Leah Van Par Dawh, Indianapolis, IN Marketing and Accounting

Rowan Caroline Dawson, Bloomfield Twp, MI

Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Megan L. Day, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Marketing and Finance

Eillie Marie Deming, Rochester, IN (August 2025)

Marketing

**Cameron James Deranek, Lakeville, IN

Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Emma Irene Dibkey, Saint Joseph, MI Marketing and Finance

Matthew Robert Diederich, Aurora, IL

Business Technology and Analytics and Marketing

Braeden T. Dixner, Grand Blanc, MI Finance

**Gisella Marie Djokic, Sterling Heights, MI Marketing

Lauren E. Doerr, Morton, IL

Cum Laude, Accounting and Business Technology and Analytics

Adam Daniel Dolan, Clarkston, MI Accounting

George J. Dristiliaris, Lowell, MA (August 2025)

Marketing

**Savannah Catherine Drum, Lakeville, MN Marketing

**Samuel Kelly Dummer, Saint Charles, IL

Cum Laude, Accounting

A1C John Charles Dunn, Michigantown, IN

Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance

Grace Anne Durkin, Clarkston, MI

Marketing and Risk Management and Insurance

Hannah Rachel Edmonds, Saint Charles, MO Cum Laude, Finance

Irelynd Adair Evans, Anderson, IN Accounting and Business Technology and Analytics

Zachary S. Fenton, Decatur, IL Marketing

Drew Keeley Ferling, Medina, OH Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Timothy Ryan Fingers, Westfield, IN Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Christian James Finnigan, Ladera Ranch, CA Finance

William Christopher Fiorito, Goshen, KY Finance and Business Technology and Analytics Minor: Data Science

Kourtney Isabel Fischer, Midland, MI (August 2025) Accounting

Catherine Anne Flanagan, Edina, MN Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

**Joshua Douglas Flint, Fort Wayne, IN Business Technology and Analytics

Jose Fernando Flores, Indianapolis, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

**Amelia Beatrice Foley, Martinsville, IN Cum Laude, Finance

Eric C. Forrest, Normal, IL Cum Laude, International Business and French and International Studies Minor: Religion

Tyler Addison Foulk, Northville, MI Finance and Marketing

Peyton Madison Fox, Country Club Hills, IL International Business Minor: Chinese

*Zoe R. Franz, Noblesville, IN Cum Laude, Marketing

**Kaylee R. Frey, Middlebury, IN Marketing

Margaret Violet Gagan, Pittsford, NY International Business and Marketing Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Alan J. Gahart, Kensington, MD Finance and Accounting

Bryan M. Galang, Plainfield, IL Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

**Nicaela Adrienne Garaygay, Lake St Louis, MO Risk Management and Insurance Minor: Spanish

Emma Katherine Garvey, Elmhurst, IL

Marketing Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Claudia Gil Matias, Indianapolis, IN Marketing and Business Technology and Analytics

Albert Franklin Gilman, Decatur, IL Marketing

**Courtney Ayn Goessler, Brunswick, OH Cum Laude, Finance

Brayden Anthony Grable, Clayton, IN Marketing

Nicholas Michael Grace, Naperville, IL Marketing

Sydney Jane Greenlee, Lake Angelus, MI Marketing

Sean Michael Grove, Carmel, IN Accounting

Weston Drew Guili, Maple Grove, MN Cum Laude, Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Sophia Allison Guyer, York, PA Marketing

Mackenzie Jo Hall, Troy, IL Finance

Evan Patrick Halligan, Dublin, OH Finance

**Zachary Duane Hamilton, Belleville, IL Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Katherine Harkwell, Elk Rapids, MI Accounting and Finance

Austin Garrett Hart, Brentwood, TN Finance

Carter Joshua Hart, Barrington, IL

Cum Laude, Finance and International Business Minor: French

Ciera L. Hart, Liberty Twp, OH Cum Laude, Marketing

Ian G. Hauber, Lancaster, PA Cum Laude, Finance

Cameron Jaden Heald, Bradenton, FL Finance and Accounting

*Thomas Michael Heegan, Novi, MI Accounting

Caitlin Janae Heinrich, Madison, WI

Cum Laude, Marketing and Business Technology and Analytics

Daniel Nichols Henderson, Highland Park, IL Finance and International Business Minor: Spanish

Grace McLain Hensley, Saint Louis, MO

Summa Cum Laude, Marketing Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Elle Miller Herzog, Westfield, IN International Business

*James Matthew Hill, Carmel, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Cole Alexander Hillner, Chicago, IL Marketing

Elliot Hinkle, Greencastle, IN Business Technology and Analytics

Natalie Ellen Hirsch, Churubusco, IN (August 2025) Marketing

Ryan Patrick Hixson, Chicago, IL Risk Management and Insurance

Isabel Carmella Hoaglin, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Justin Hornschemeier, Cincinnati, OH Marketing and Finance

Ellie Josephine Howe, Saint Paul, MN Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Kathleen Ann Hurley, Sylvania, OH Marketing

Elena Katharine Hyre, Lone Tree, CO Marketing

Samuel Robert Ingham, Sylvania, OH Accounting

**Andrew Kenyon Jablonski, Secor, IL Accounting

Aidan Dineen Jahne, Simsbury, CT Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Sydney Ann Jaynes, Brownstown, IN Marketing Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Cameron Steven Johnson, Rochester, IN (December 2025) Marketing

Emily Kristina Johnson, Ada, MI Cum Laude, Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Karin Elizabeth Johnson, Danville, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Accounting

McKenzy Ann Johnson, Brazil, IN Finance

Noah Christopher Jones, Milford, MI Accounting

**Ella Marie Junker, Erie, CO Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Eli Joseph Kappler, Bay Village, OH Accounting

Casey Michael Kelly, Terre Haute, IN Finance and Economics

**Kristopher Neal Kessler, Lafayette, IN Marketing

Zaid Kherallah, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025) Business Technology and Analytics

Collin Joseph Kinane, Commerce Twp, MI Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

**Nolen Dean Kincade, Shelbyville, IN Accounting

Ellen Elizabeth Kleyweg, La Grange, IL Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Alexander Joseph Knarr, Zionsville, IN Accounting and Finance

Lorelei Elizabeth Kohl, Carmel, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Minor: Education

Aidan Kosanke, Cheboygan, MI

Cum Laude, Accounting

*Seth Avery Krieger, Greensburg, IN Risk Management and Insurance

Katryna R. Kult, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and French

**Henri Mwayi Kumwenda, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Cum Laude, Business Technology and Analytics and Marketing

Jacob Thomas LaBarre, Birmingham, MI (August 2025)

International Business

Megan E. LaBell, Carmel, IN Marketing

Minor: Graphic Design

**Meredith Ann Lackey, Fishers, IN Marketing

Johnathan Thomas Laczynski, LaGrange, IL

Marketing

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Winston Reed Lambert, Lexington, KY Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Business Technology and Analytics

**Florian Le Pallec, Kervignac, France International Business

Aidan Joseph Lee, Ann Arbor, MI

Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Minor: Data Science

Taylar Brooke Leffler, Tipton, IN

Cum Laude, Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Jake Stanley Leidner, Riverview, MI

Finance and Marketing

Berkeley Marie Lord, Pendleton, IN Cum Laude, Finance

Sophia Caroline Love, Highland Park, IL International Business and Marketing

Taylor Mae Lowry, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Nicolas Alexander Lynn-Toledo, Vienna, VA Cum Laude, Business Technology and Analytics

*Fernando Jose Magana, Stockton, CA Marketing

Fayth Nikole Malone, Monrovia, IN Cum Laude, Accounting

Benjamin James Marischen, Hamilton, OH Accounting

Joshua T. Matz, Risingsun, OH Cum Laude, Finance

Brian Douglas McAuley, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Peyton Gene McCord, Fishers, IN Accounting

John Riley McEachern, Indianapolis, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Madeline Rae McElroy, Seattle, WA Cum Laude, Marketing Minor: English Literature

Kilyn Marie McGuff, Columbus, OH (August 2025) Marketing

Connor Oakley McHugh, Northbrook, IL Cum Laude, Accounting

Braeden Scott McMullen, Westfield, IN Finance

Minor: Economics and Psychology

Rylei Jeanne McVey, Benton Harbor, MI Marketing

Gianna Celestina Medica, Estero, FL Cum Laude, Finance

Rachel Anne Medina, Minneapolis, MN Cum Laude, Marketing and International Business and Spanish

Carson Frederick Miller, Saint John, IN Business Technology and Analytics and Finance

Minor: Philosophy

Matthew Charles Miller, Elmhurst, IL Business Technology and Analytics

Ella Grace Million, Racine, WI Summa Cum Laude, Accounting

William Spencer Millwood, Grand Rapids, MI

Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Justin Wade Monroe, Evansville, IN Finance

Grant Moorhead, Grand Rapids, MI Business Technology and Analytics

**Idalia M. Moreno Costilla, Avon, IN Finance

Jack Riley Moroknek, Carmel, IN Marketing

Austin Jacob Moss, Goshen, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

**Grant Thomas Nailor, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Adam Edward Nash, Wilmette, IL Marketing

Arann Jennifer Naughton, Frankfort, IL Accounting Minor: Ethics

Thomas Wilson Naviaux, Lake Bluff, IL Accounting

Evan Tyler Niemi, Rocklin, CA Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Sarah E. Nitti, Downers Grove, IL Marketing

John Joseph OShea, Indianapolis, IN Finance and Marketing

**Chinedu Nichoas Okoro, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom Business Technology and Analytics

José Alejandro Olivares Hernández, Indianapolis, IN Accounting and International Business

Brenner Blake Oliver, Lafayette, IN (August 2025) Finance

Daniel Orgler, Buffalo Grove, IL (December 2025) Finance

Ernesto Carlos Osornio, Litchfield Pk, AZ (December 2025) Finance

Caleb Ott, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Seth Michael Owings, Floyds Knobs, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Brandon Lawrence Pensinger, Nashville, TN Finance

Chloe Lin Perkins, Niles, MI Cum Laude, Marketing Minor: Spanish

Marcus Jermaine Polk, Hammond, IN Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Jack Martin Proos, Saint Joseph, MI Cum Laude, Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Zachary Stanton Rager, Bloomington, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Kirti Sonia Reddy, Peoria, IL Accounting Minor: Health Care Management

Colin Michael Reed, Oak Park, IL Risk Management and Insurance

**Elizabeth Reed, Lewistown, IL Cum Laude, Finance Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Anastasia N. Reinholt, Lebanon, IN Cum Laude, Finance

Logan Ray Reisinger, New Albany, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Economics

Samuel David Rhodes, Inlet Beach, FL Business Technology and Analytics Minor: Economics

John Bradley Ritter, Cincinnati, OH Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Daniel Jeffrey Robbins, Cottage Grove, WI Cum Laude, Accounting

Lucianna Marie Roberts, Scottsdale, AZ (August 2025) Marketing Minor: Spanish

Robert Edward Ronspies, Mokena, IL Accounting and Finance

Anne Catherine Rose, Medina, OH Finance

William Cooper Roth, Kalamazoo, MI

Finance

Lily Esther Sagala, Manistee, MI Risk Management and Insurance

Oscar Sandoval Cruz, Frankfort, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

*Nicholas James Santiago, Indianapolis, IN Marketing

Kevin James Sarner, Brookfield, WI Risk Management and Insurance

Jack Avery Schilling, Dyer, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Destiny Scott, Carmel, IN Accounting

**Andre Chester Screen, Alexandria, VA Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collin Matthew Searls, Naperville, IL Marketing

**Spencer M. Seigworth, Chandler, AZ Cum Laude, Risk Management and Insurance and Finance

Juan Carlos Septién Gómez, Mexico City, México Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Jackson Taylor Shaw, Manhattan Beach, CA (August 2025) Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Finance Minor: Sport Coaching

Larisa Ieva Slesers, Libertyville, IL Cum Laude, Marketing Minor: Psychology

Madalin Alice Small, Newton Center, MA Business Technology and Analytics and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Aidan Contos Smith, Anderson, IN Marketing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation

*Caroline Mills Smith, Saint Joseph, MI Finance

Lauren Ann Smith, Springfield, IL Accounting

Samnang Alexander Smith, Chicago, IL (December 2025) Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor: Art + Design

Brayton Everett Spetter, Bargersville, IN (December 2025) Business Technology and Analytics

Elliana Hope Stanich, Naperville, IL Marketing

Charles Richard Steel, Lakeville, MN Business Technology and Analytics

Kathleen A. Steinman, Bloomington, IL Finance

Kyle David Sternberg, Jasper, IN Finance

Madison Layne Sternberg, Jasper, IN Cum Laude, Marketing Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

George Aedan Stewart, Saint Louis, MO Finance

*Eric Joseph Stout, Glen Ellyn, IL Marketing

Jackson Kristopher Straumins, Greenwood, IN (August 2025) Finance

Jonah Christian Stennett, Brownsburg, IN (August 2025) Finance

Adam Curran Sturtz, Naperville, IL Finance

Lorenzo Ludwig Tassi, Italy Cum Laude, International Business and Finance

Biak Rem Tha, Hakha, Chin, Myanmar (August 2025) Marketing

Samuel Mitchell Thomas, Plainfield, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Haley Grace Toigo, Ada, MI Cum Laude, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Marketing

Camron Michael Tomaszewski, Danbury, WI Cum Laude, Finance Minor: Anthropology

Julia Sarai Tonacatl Mones, Indianapolis, IN

Finance and Accounting

Sara Trandji, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

International Business and Marketing

Mackenzie Elizabeth Triscik, Wheaton, IL Marketing Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Kevin Edward Van Ek, Glen Ellyn, IL Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

*Cade Michael Vota, Stevensville, MI Marketing

*Dylan Walker, Fennville, MI Business Technology and Analytics

Christina Anne Whisman, Fishers, IN (December 2025) Accounting

Max Ronald Wilhelm, Deerfield, IL Cum Laude, Finance and Accounting

Carter Joseph Williams, Zionsville, IN Cum Laude, Finance and Marketing

Clifton Walker Winiecki, Westfield, IN Summa Cum Laude, Finance and Business Technology and Analytics

Jordan Nicole Winter, Brownsburg, IN Marketing Minor: Psychology

Nicholas Albert Yono, Canton, MI Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Parker Richard Young, Syracuse, IN Finance and Risk Management and Insurance

Camden Robert Zetty, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Marketing

Jack Gregory Zilba, Sylvania, OH (August 2025) Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Joost de Schutter, Netherlands (August 2025) International Business

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in ECONOMICS

**Ryan Oscar Batista, San Diego, CA Economics

Minor: English Literature

Kevin Aaron Bays, Louisville, KY Cum Laude, Economics

Damon Alan Dickey, Franklin, IN Economics

Jaclyn Noel Lawrence, Noblesville, IN Summa Cum Laude, Economics and Risk Management and Insurance and Spanish

Julia Ann Rowe, Mequon, WI Cum Laude, Economics Minor: Mathematics

Nicholas Michael Schramm, Carmel, IN Magna Cum Laude, Economics and Business Technology and Analytics

Sloan Trapp, Wilmette, IL Economics

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of PHARMACY and HEALTH SCIENCES

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME

OPENING

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Dr. Robert Soltis Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Dr. Virginia A. Caine Director and Chief Medical Officer Marion County Public Health Department

STUDENT REFLECTIONS Jonathan Riggins ’25

PRESENTATION

Dr. Robert Soltis of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

ANNOUNCEMENT

Professor Ann Bilodeau of the CANDIDATES Lecturer, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences College of Communication

PHARMACIST OATH Lead by Dr. Margaret Stratford Lecturer and Laboratory Instructor College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

PA PROFESSIONAL Lead by Dr. Brenda Quincy OATH Professor, Doctor of Medical Science Bridge Program

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Robert Soltis Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Virginia A. Caine, MD

Virginia A. Caine, MD is the Director and Chief Medical Officer of the Marion County Public Health Department. She also serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Division; Past President for American Public Health Association, 125th President of the National Medical Association, Chair of the IU Clinical and Translational Science Institute External Advisory Board, member of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Editorial Board and CDC Board of Scientific Counselors, and Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases federal committee.

Dr. Caine received the Bio Crossroads 2017 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year award as the first Black and first woman to receive this award as well as the Indiana Governor’s highest award, Sagamore of the Wabash award for service. In 2020, the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) named her as one of 40 Influential People of the past 40 years.

Dr. Caine works tirelessly to promote and advance public health through innovative programs and unprecedented collaborations. Her boundless energy, vision, and drive to serve people, especially disadvantaged areas, have led Dr. Caine to have her fingerprints on numerous projects. She was instrumental in helping to establish the safety precautions in 2021 for the Final Four NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the Indy 500 during the COVID-19 pandemic and she continues to be responsible for the overall safety and protection of Marion County residents.

THE COLLEGE of PHARMACY and HEALTH SCIENCES

Dr. Robert Soltis ’87, Dean

DOCTOR of MEDICAL SCIENCE

Lauren Lanette Accor, Gastonia, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Mari Elizabeth Adams, South Hill, VA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Mirley Adolphe, Salisbury, MD

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Nolan Thomas Ahearn, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Madeline Kennedy Aldrich, Portage, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Benjamin Aleckson, Schofield, WI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Alyssa Marli Anderson, Hudson, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Specialist Wille-Ebert Andre, Jacksonville, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

HM3 Daniel James Zamora Antis, Jonesborough, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Rebecca Arnold, Divide, CO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Gillian Wallis Campbell Athey, Washington, DC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Franklin Baker, Chattanooga, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Excel Barayuga, Kailua Kona, HI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Jordan Beckley, Rochester, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Julia Behr, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Tiffany Candice Bell, Spring, TX

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Melissa Kay Best, Yorkville, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Hillary A. Birago, Charlotte, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Jessica Marie Azcarate Branower, Lewisville, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Bond Olivia Brewster, Chardon, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kayla Renee Brown, Louisville, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Peyton McKenna Bruce, Madison, WI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Dorreen Brune, Gibsonville, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Samantha Lucille Buragas, Hopewell, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Bradley John Burkhart, Louisville, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Stefanie Carone, West Chester, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Emily Kane Carroll, San Carlos, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Timothy Cheves, Tucson, AZ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Annika Stasa Chryssos, Dayton, NV

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Colette Marie Icasiano Clayton, Macomb, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Colleen Coors Clifford, Cincinnati, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kendra Mae Clingerman, Eagle, ID

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Georgia Lee Coffman, Anderson, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Andrew Cohn, Redding, CT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Whitney Michelle Cooley, Lawrenceburg, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Amanda Coy, Saline, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Hannah Marie Cvelbar, Mentor, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Aleah Faith Dorman, Billings, MT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Ally Katelynn Doxey, Sandy, UT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Emily Ann Eaton, Brighton, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Payton Marcum Eberling, Lexington, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Stacy Megan Edgar, Williamstown, WV

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Danna Vasthie Emile, East Orange, NJ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Bailey Thompson Engle, Louisa, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Alison Kathleen Erman, Bloomington, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Alison Fancher, Alfred Station, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Muhamed Faour, Murfreesboro, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Miguel Alexander Faria Muscatello, Miami, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Patrice Andrea Farquharson, Moorestown, NJ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Rachael Nicole Ferguson, Joplin, MO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kelley Jordan Fliehler, Houston, TX

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Gianna Maria Florez, Merrick, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lauren Alexis Frank, Granger, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Molly Louise Frankum, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Tyson Frantz, Post Falls, ID

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Ava Carlisle Fugate, Lexington, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Albert Gambino, Belle Plaine, MN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Anne Louise Geary, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Rachel Eleanor Geller, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Heather Renee Gerrish, Madera, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Natalie Marie Graf, Louisville, KY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Amanda Gramajo Enzensperger, Oakhurst, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Cierra Diamond Charmaine Griggs-Bradley, Merrillville, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kurt K. Hardy, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Megan Ann Harms, North Liberty, IA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Adrienne Paige Hearrell, Lawrence, KS

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Tiffany Bree Nuno Heywood, San Carlos, CA (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lisa Elizabeth Hicks, Aspen, CO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Tori Erika Hildebranski, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Nicole Clarisse Hilt, Delaware, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Heather Rachel Hoffmeyer, Shelbyville, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lindsey Hollister, West Hartford, CT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Danielle Efosa Iyoha, Phoenix, AZ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Michelle Marie Jakoby, Reno, NV

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lindsey Nicole Jenkins, Covington, LA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Tinille Tina Jenkins, Bowie, MD

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Nazreenbanu Jolly, Chicago, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Leon T. Jonas, San Antonio, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kathleen Grady Judd, Kirkwood, MO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Janelle Marie Kalle, Palmetto, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Caitlin Mae Kamplain, Washington, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Miki Chun Kawahara, Honolulu, HI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Adam M. Khanu, Bordentown, NJ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Lisa Marie Kieser, Williamsport, PA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Julie Kimpel, Rexburg, ID

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kasandra Jo Kister, Riverton, WY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Andrew Joseph Kline, Covington, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Lauren Elizabeth Koehring, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Nathan Kossey, Fairfax, VA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Alexandria Simone Lawson, Atlanta, GA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Brenda Le, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kennedy Yazmin Moné Lewis, Greensboro, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Chief Warrant Officer 3, retired, Michael James Lewis, Port Deposit, MD

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Zachary Tyler Lewis, Blasdell, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Weilong Li, Elkins Park, PA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Annie Geat Wan Lo, Chisago City, MN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Christopher Malek, Dublin, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Joseph Michael Mascenik, Pembroke Pines, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Samantha Masyr Stearns, Atascadero, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Edward Anthony Maxwell, San Antonio, TX

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**William Joel McCall, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Amy M. McDaniel, Pine City, MN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Leah Meuter, Walnut Creek, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Corrine Genduso Miller, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Natalie Hays Miller, Starkville, MS

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Christina Rose Minenna, Syracuse, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Jasprina Lenette Ming, Portsmouth, VA Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Haley Ann Minich, Milford, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Matthew Morrow, Milford, CT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Ashley Jeanine Moyo, Cleveland, OH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Madison Mullen, Knoxville, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Kerri Murphy, Delafield, WI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Madison M. Murphy, Braidwood, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Andrew Stephen Nelson, Phoenix, AZ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Molly Paige Nixon, Charleston, SC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Omar Manuel Núñez, Palo Alto, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Nataly Bullock Osorio, Winston Salem, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Cristina Michelle Paquet, Nichols Hills, OK

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Bryan Edward Parkinson, Fredonia, WI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Lieutenant Commander Gregory Petty (USN Ret.), San Diego, CA (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Jeannie Chi Piparo, Saratoga Spgs, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

William James Platt, Noblesville, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Tylie L. Polatis, Blackfoot, ID

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Maria Natalia Rangel, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Danielle Nicole Richards, Lansing, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Blair Shaw Ritchie, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Leslie Z. Rohaidy, Miami, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Michelle Lynn Ross, Clarksville, TN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Reno Morelly Russell, Detroit, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Nour Safa, Ithaca, NY

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Sophi Leah Scarnewman, Sunnyvale, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Amanda Lynn Sedoris, Crown Point, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Elizabeth Sherman, Bozeman, MT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Cassidy Ann Shirley, Carmel, IN Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Parker Haden Short, Wichita Falls, TX

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Brianna L. Siegle, Scottsdale, AZ

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Catherine Amy Siman, Windsor, CO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Dylan Louise Smith, Golden, CO

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Rebecca Renee Sohn, Sheboygan Falls, WI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Danielle Marie Solak, Dothan, AL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Lauren Taylor Souza, Portland, ME

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Lauren Kay Spangler, Las Vegas, NV

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Tyler Robert Sweed, Bedford, NH

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Tara Tallon, Norwalk, CT

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Melissa Claire Tama, Durham, NC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Shavanna Tappin, Atlanta, GA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Katherine Barrett Tenbarge, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Michael Thompson, Port Orange, FL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Vanessa Vazquez, Lk In The Hls, IL

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Eliana Rose Ward-Lev, San Mateo, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Abigail Erin Watts, Hammond, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Marcus K. Wheeler, Lynn, MA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Cory Mitchell Whitlock, Reno, NV

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

*Clayton Gray Williams, Sumter, SC

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Patricia Wozniak, Lafayette, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Candice Alysia Rose Wyatt, Knightstown, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Juna Karis Yi, Palo Alto, CA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Annalyn Oliveros Ynostroza, Aiea, HI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Ashley Nichole Yoder, Albuquerque, NM

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Andrea Leigh Young, Howell, MI

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

**Kaleigh Virginia Marie Zehr, Norfolk, VA

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

Mark Edward Ziegler, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Medical Sciences

MASTER of PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES

Isabelle Anne Altieri, Lexington, KY

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Hanna Rose Altpeter, Lisle, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Emily Margaret Anderson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Aaron K. Buch, Milwaukee, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Dillon J. Canter, Vienna, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Linden Claire Carson, Simpsonville, KY

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Tomi Li Xiuzao Clark, Jeffersonville, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Madeline Grace Clements, Valparaiso, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jacey Lynn Cornett, Richmond, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rebecca Teresa Dean, Liberty Township, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katelyn Elizabeth Denault, Batavia, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kaitlyn Elle Diepenhorst, Zeeland, MI (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Dyanna Christine Dorman, Fishers, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Zeinab Sami Esseili, Dearborn, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Alexis Felty, South Bend, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kathryn Fischer, Manchester, MO

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Ivan Flores, Salt Lake City, UT

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sierra Mackenzie Ford, Solsberry, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sumire Christina Fukada, Aliso Viejo, CA

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Alysa Anna Aralis Gilmour, Glenview, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Mackenzie Linn Griman, Mishawaka, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Callie J. Haertle, Wales, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Nicole Alexandra Hagen, Hudson, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sarah Anne Heldt, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Vanessa Thanh Hoang, San Diego, CA

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Abigail Helen Jackson, Fort Wayne, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Zultsetseg Wagner Jackson, Seattle, WA

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Bryn Julia Jemmi, Algonquin, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

River Jones, Champaign, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Haggan Atariq Julijanto, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Cynthia Louanne Kirkman, Whitestown, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

*Miranda Kopcha, Cincinnati, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kelli Ann Kuchefski, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Peyton Michele Lengacher, Montgomery, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Anisha Mahenthiran, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Noah McCollum, Anderson, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Lindsey Michelle McCoy, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Katelyn Grace McCullough, Perrysburg, OH

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Courtney Erika McIntyre, Lakemoor, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Sawyer Paul Mentink, Oostburg, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Lena Messina, Lafayette, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Victoria Antoinette Mindykowski, Streamwood, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Justin Scott Mings, Flat Rock, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jared Tyler Miracle, Eugene, OR

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Seth M. Moore, Pendleton, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Allison Renee Myers, Rochester, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rachel Caitlin Neely, Fishers, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Anjali S. Patel, Fort Wayne, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Aria Christine Peterson, Waunakee, WI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rene Vichara Pin, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Megan Michelle Poole, Osseo, MI

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jason Trevor Queen, Edwardsville, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Niha Qureshi, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Madelyn B. Ray, Warsaw, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Abigail Grace Roberts, La Porte, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Rasha Siddiqui, Munster, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Chloe Smith, Jasper, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Lauren E. Spencer, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kiley Grace Stone, Wabash, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Samantha Lee Swingewood, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Jared Thomas, Champaign, IL

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kayla Jane Thompson, Ogden, UT

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Tobe, Portland, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Bradi Morel Voigt Trapp, Prairie City, OR Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Lauren C. Ulsas, Westfield, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

Hannah Elizabeth Watson, Greenfield, IN

Graduate Major: Physician Assistant

DOCTOR of PHARMACY

Claire Elizabeth Adler, Evansville, IN Pharmacy

Damilola Seun Akinwande-Akinduyo, Camby, IN Pharmacy

Austin J. Arthur, Carmel, IN Pharmacy

Katie Nicole Barker, Newburgh, IN Pharmacy

McKenna G. Beemiller, Pickerington, OH Pharmacy

Alec James Bloomfield, Carmel, IN Pharmacy

Nicholas Ryan Boggs, Westfield, IN Pharmacy

Bethany Marie Cain, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025) Pharmacy

Devontae Jamaal Calhoun, Westfield, IN Pharmacy

Grace Enya Castellese, Roselle, IL

Pharmacy

Minor: Spanish

Heather S. Chang, Fishers, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Ioanna Nicoletta Christodoulopoulos, Palatine, IL Pharmacy

Courtney L. Collins, Brownstown, IN Pharmacy

Kierra Dawn Cooney, Greensburg, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Brian R. Cottingim, Shorewood, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Religion

Alana Katherine Daeger, Scipio, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry and Religion

Dharni P. Desai, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Gretchen Ann Erdmann, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Madison C. Fanta, Saint John, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry and Health Care Management

Katherine Ann Fonfara, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Mitchel Maxwell Frasher, Portland, IN Pharmacy

Thaia Chaiyapom Garcia, Winfield, IL Pharmacy

Dana Zareph George, Oswego, IL

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Health Care Management

Caine Gindling, Sunman, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Jon Christopher Gluth, Rockford, MI Pharmacy

Matthew Frederick Goldbach, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Katherine Belle Gordon, Arlington Heights, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Dawson Cole Graber, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Anna Rose Greathouse, Oblong, IL Magna Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Michael Allen Greenwald, Cary, IL Pharmacy

Haley Hunter Hammond, Brownsburg, IN Pharmacy

Alysa “Mae-Mae” Jenifer Han, Zionsville, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Noah James Richard Heyne, Richmond, IN Pharmacy

Arianna S. Jalics, Ray, MI Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Colin C. Janis, Lombard, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Abigail Ann Jones, Peru, IN Pharmacy

Owen Christopher Juneja, Fishers, IN Pharmacy

Ramanpreet Kaur, Greenwood, IN Pharmacy

Josa Kaye Kerns, Owensville, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Joe Jongmin Kim, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Simona Krasteva, Brownsburg, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Business Administration

Celine Kwan, La Canada Flintridge, CA Pharmacy

Matthew Kwan, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Kaitlyn Christine Lantman, Lindenhurst, IL Pharmacy

Michael Tyler Lautenbach, Greenwood, IN Pharmacy

Anna Katharine Madding, Dayton, OH Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Audrey Margaret Madura, Scottsdale, AZ Pharmacy

Camille Allena Matasovsky, Saint John, IN Pharmacy

Christian Jeff Matias, Aurora, IL Pharmacy

Matthew David Meyer, Greenwood, IN Pharmacy

Sabrina Myers, Fortville, IN Pharmacy

Alan Hong Nguyen, Sterling, VA Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Afamefuna Joseph Nzekwe, Fort Wayne, IN Pharmacy

Jessica Jacquelyn O’Byrn, Barrington, IL Pharmacy

Lee Kevin O’Reilly, Libertyville, IL Pharmacy

Autumn Nicole Ozechowski, Bedford, IN Pharmacy

Logan Jay Pratt, Sturgis, MI Pharmacy

Dominique Christine Quiroz, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Katrina Lauren Retzke, Homer Glen, IL Pharmacy

Minor: Data Science

Jonathan David Riggins, Fairland, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Taylor Marie Roberts, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Isaiah Dean Schmitt, Goshen, IN Pharmacy

Zack Ryan Seiler, Auburn, IN Pharmacy

Jared B. Sneed, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

Hailey Morton Stielow, Neenah, WI Pharmacy

Minor: Health Care Management

Michelle Renee Stobart, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Jake Ryan Torbert, Clinton, IL Pharmacy

Desi Dwayne Turner, Carmel, IN Pharmacy

Avery Lauren VonDielingen, Zionsville, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Morgan Elizabeth Walsh, Batavia, OH

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Xiangyu Wang, Pizhou, Jiangsu, China

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Biology

Hannah Renee Weiler, Sunman, IN Summa Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Daniel Alexander Whittaker, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

*Jackson Christopher Widlic, Indianapolis, IN Pharmacy

Minor: Spanish

Ariel Dawn Worthington, Noblesville, IN Cum Laude, Pharmacy

Summer Alexandria Yocum, West Chester, OH Pharmacy

Minor: Chemistry

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in HEALTH SCIENCES

Isabella Kylie Adams, Kalamazoo, MI

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Madalyne Marie Andrysiak, New Carlisle, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Samreen Waleed Beg, Avon, IN Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Molly Christine Brosnan, Greenwood, IN Healthcare and Business

Grace Dooboobari Chujor, DeForest, WI

Healthcare and Business

Eleanore Morgan Cornn, Seymour, IN Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

**Riley A. Cosimi, Mason, OH

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Lauren Sue Couger, Lebanon, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Maurice Alan Davison, Waukegan, IL

Healthcare and Business

Spencer Michael DeGroote, Fort Wayne, IN

Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Robert Michael Delatorre, , Health Sciences

Spencer Garrett Donaldson, Plainfield, IN

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

**Keenan Michael Donze, Granger, IN

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

**Shayna Leigh Duncan, Washington, IL

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

**Halle Elizabeth Duros, Fishers, IN Health Sciences

Morgan Dysert, Fort Wayne, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Claire Nicole Fenwick, Indianapolis, IN

Healthcare and Business

Madeleine Jan Fenwick, Indianapolis, IN

Healthcare and Business

Rebecca Lynn Harr, Edwardsburg, MI

Health Sciences

Riley Grace Harvill, Brighton, MI

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience

Alyson Briann Holtzleiter, Pendleton, IN

(August 2025)

Healthcare and Business

Catherine Margaret Howard, Northbrook, IL

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Hailey Shaye Howard, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Carly Ann Jessup, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Emily Ann Jones, Thompsons Stn, TN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Breckin Thomas Judd, Middlebury, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Sadia Sahar Khatri, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Minor: English Literature

Emily Ann King, Oak Forest, IL

Health Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Lauren Marie Koehl, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Katherine Elizabeth Krug, Zionsville, IN Healthcare and Business

Megan Paige Lindsey, Sheboygan, WI

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Minor: Spanish

Demiah Jai Lockett, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

**Matthew Edward Lyons, Villanova, PA Healthcare and Business

**Sarah Elizabeth Mangan, Evanston, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Brenna Claire Mehringer, Jasper, IN

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences and Spanish

Rachel Celeste Meighan, Arlington, VA

Healthcare and Business Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

**Corinne Elizabeth Melloh, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Lucia Beatriz Mercado Blankenship, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business Minor: Medical Spanish and Spanish

Alexandria J. Neely, Fishers, IN

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Daniella Nenadovich, Chesterton, IN Healthcare and Business

Kayla Marie Noerr, Chardon, OH

Cum Laude, Healthcare and Business

Isabel Marie Orth, Loveland, OH

Healthcare and Business

Brecken Caroline Panse, Holland, MI

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Emily Anna Patmore, Santa Claus, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience

**Audrey Adele Rittenhouse, Defiance, OH

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Laken Nicole Ross, Springfield, IL

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Natalie Grace Rowland, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience and Psychology

Shannon A. Ruiz, Waukesha, WI

Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Mark Senerador Santiago, Avon, IN

Healthcare and Business

**Grace Murphy Shackleford, Paoli, PA

Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Leah Marie Sheldon, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences and Spanish

Minor: Medical Spanish

Ashley Rose Simmons, Lake Villa, IL

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Amritdeep Singh, Vincennes, IN

Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

*Javraj Singh, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Jocelyn E. Sneed, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Health Care Management

Mallorie Marie Sprinkle, Indianapolis, IN

Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience and Psychology

**Heidi Marie Stegerman, Whiteland, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Megan Elizabeth Sullivan, Indianapolis, IN

Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Lauren Elisabeth Turk, Indianapolis, IN

(August 2025)

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Kayla Anne Vaughn, Cincinnati, OH

Health Sciences

Jade Autumn VerSchure, Valparaiso, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Ethics

**Sarah Ellen Warner, Moraga, CA

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

Jenna Carol Warren, Park Ridge, IL

Summa Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Naya Lilavati Weems, Carpentersville, IL

Magna Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Art + Design

Jaytee Allen Wesolowski, South Bend, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Health Care Management and Neuroscience

Casey Alan Wessel, Northbrook, IL

Healthcare and Business

**Taylor Anne Wissman, Hamilton, OH

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

**Paige Louise Wudke, Fairborn, OH

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Neuroscience

Kelsey Marie Youngcourt, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Ava Catherine Zettler, Fairfield, OH

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Clara Joyce Zuniga, Munster, IN

Cum Laude, Health Sciences

Minor: Chemistry

PROGRAM — JORDAN COLLEGE of the ARTS

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME

OPENING

STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

PRESENTATION

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Derek Reid Professor of Dance Associate Dean for IDEA

Howard Schrott Board of Trustees

Teagan Morrison ’25

Cynthia Pratt Professor of Dance

Dr. Lisa Brooks of the COLLEGE Dean, Jordan College of the Arts

ANNOUNCEMENT

Cutler Armstrong ’99, MS ’03 of the CANDIDATES Senior Lecturer, Journalism and Creative Media College of Communication

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Wendy Meaden Professor of Theater Associate Dean

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Cynthia Pratt

Cynthia Pratt, Professor of Dance at Butler University since 1994, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Ballet from Virginia Intermont College (’79) and an MFA. from Temple University (’89). Before graduate school, she honed her skills in New York City, training in jazz dance under renowned teacher Lynn Simonson, while performing with numerous repertory companies. Her diverse performance experience spans ballet, modern, and jazz, both in the United States and Europe, including television and musical reviews. Pratt has taught and choreographed extensively for esteemed institutions such as the North Carolina School of the Arts, NYU, and the National Balletacademie Theatre School in Amsterdam, among others. She is also a Certified Movement Analyst with a degree from the Laban Institute for Movement Studies.

Since moving to Indianapolis, Pratt has choreographed for Butler Ballet and served as Guest Choreographer for Dance Kaleidoscope. As Artistic Director of Butler Chamber Dance since 2004, she has led performances at festivals and colleges across the Midwest. Her groundbreaking large-scale, site-specific dances (100–500 participants) include her work as choreographer for the National Science Foundation-funded StreamLines project, raising awareness of waterway concerns. Cynthia’s contributions to dance and community building were featured in The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Well-Being (2017). A twotime recipient of the Indianapolis Arts Council Creative Renewal Grant, she continues to teach and inspire both locally and abroad.

THE JORDAN COLLEGE of the ARTS

Dr. Lisa Brooks, Dean

MASTER of ARTS

Charissa Joy Garrigus, Greenwood, IN

Graduate Major: Musicology

MASTER of MUSIC

Kyle Barker, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

Julianne Lasley Garrison, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

Rachel Gruszecki, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Composition

**Robert Alexander Halpner, Pittsburgh, PA

Graduate Major: Music Education

Catherine Hoelscher, Spring, TX

Graduate Major: Music Composition and Music Performance

Thomas James Johnson, W Terre Haute, IN

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Mason Richard Kniola, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

Noah Magnus, Brooklyn, NY

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Bibiana Miškolciová, Alekšince, Slovakia

Graduate Major: Music Performance

Jamesin Patrick Parker, Ridgeville, IN

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

**David James Richards, Granger, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance

**Michelle Annette Robinson, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Performance

Miho Sasaki, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Piano Pedagogy

Alexander Thomas Schmidt, Hudson, OH

Graduate Major: Music Composition

Samantha Marie Thielen Pak, Lake Zurich, IL

Graduate Major: Music Education

Jillian Wade, Columbus, OH

Graduate Major: Music Conducting

Jared Yoder, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Music Education

BACHELOR of ARTS

Makenzie Elise Alley, Granger, IN (August 2025)

Art + Design

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Martine Michelle Cardichon, Potomac, MD (August 2025)

Music and Engineering Dual Degree Program

Maselli Antonio Giuseppe Kosta DeSantis, Denver, CO

Theatre and Creative Media and Entertainment

Julia Lucille Enwright, Cincinnati, OH

Cum Laude, Dance - Pedagogy

Madeleine Louise Fezatte, Gurnee, IL (August 2025)

Art + Design

Leidy Diana Fernandez Caumol, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Summa Cum Laude, Art + Design and Psychology

Timio Moriah Harris, Carmel, IN (August 2025)

Music and Economics

Katherine Olivia Keith, Columbia, SC Dance - Pedagogy

Katherine Elizabeth Keller, Bloomington, IL

Art + Design

Minor: Marketing

Lauren Rachel Lukitsh, Naperville, IL

Art History

Minor: Museum Studies and Photography

Teagan Carter Morrison, Louisville, KY

Cum Laude, Theatre and Creative Media and Entertainment

Samantha Emily New, Rye, NY

Theatre

Minor: Education

Gianna M. Oaldon, Indianapolis, IN

Art + Design

Minor: Museum Studies

Seamus Nathaniel Quinn, Orland Park, IL

Cum Laude, Theatre

Minor: Journalism

Jessica Elizabeth Rullo, Orlando, FL

Cum Laude, Theatre

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Natalie Grace Skram Schacht, Bloomington, IN

Theatre

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Olivia Ann Sikes, Dallas, TX (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Theatre and English

**Mattey Maria Stroemer, Sitka, AK

Dance - Pedagogy

Rashad Paul Xavier Williams, Indianapolis, IN

Art + Design

Minor: Recreation and Sports Studies

Jessica Wu, Brighton, MA

Art + Design

Minor: Computer Science and Web Design and Development

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS

Aerin Sofia Abad, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Journalism

Hannah Elizabeth Barone, Newbury Park, CA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Ella Denise Bursch, Robbinsdale, MN

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Psychology

Eliza Cranton, Watertown, MA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Mathematics

Solee Mavis Dinio, Wappingers Falls, NY

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Minor: Psychology

Caitlin Marie Federer, Howard, OH

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

Gillian Faith Flatt, Kingston Springs, TN

Cum Laude, Acting

Halia Lou Hauer, Rogers, MN

Dance - Performance

Minor: Psychology

Merril Yihua Heitz, Potomac, MD

Dance - Performance

Meghan Loretta Hutto, Midlothian, VA

Summa Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and Computer Science

Hannah Gibson Luciani, Zionsville, IN (August 2025)

Cum Laude, Acting and Spanish

Erin Christine Lutomski, Hoover, AL

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and Psychology

Katelyn Elizabeth Roberts, Midlothian, VA

Summa Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and French

Tyler Keon-hee Trussell, Sardis, GA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance and English

Emma Rachel Young, Issaquah, WA

Cum Laude, Dance - Performance

BACHELOR of MUSIC

Erin Mary Balaska, Fairland, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

Lucas Edward Barath, Munster, IN (August 2025)

Music Performance

Abigail Rose Brown, Tinley Park, IL

Cum Laude, Music Performance Minor: Spanish

Isabelle Grace Calkins, Wilmette, IL

Music Composition

Thomas Nathaniel Day, Greenfield, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

Korah Rhianne De Leon, Michigan City, IN Music Education

Emma Faith King Ellis, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Music Education

Noelle T. Engle, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Performance and Music Education

Lily Katharine Falberg, Highwood, IL

Cum Laude, Music Education and Spanish

Karla Deyanira Flores, Chicago, IL

Cum Laude, Music Performance

Anna Fosco, Naperville, IL

Cum Laude, Music Education

Preston Silletto Fox, Clayton, IN Cum Laude, Jazz Studies

Rio Garza, Laredo, TX Music Performance

Matthew Allen Heitkamp, Rockford, IL Cum Laude, Music Education

Samuel Lee Jones, Fishers, IN Cum Laude, Music Performance and German

Kelly F. Kirk, Osceola, IN Music Education

Fox Sebastian Lopez, Delray Beach, FL Music Composition

CJ McConnell, Westfield, IN (December 2025) Music Education

Madelyn Jo McCord, Elkhart, IN Music Education

Sean Paree-Huff, Fishers, IN Music Education

Ella Maryann Sailer, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Music Performance

Thomas Marshall Santore, Plymouth, NH Cum Laude, Music Composition

Jenna E. Small, Bargersville, IN Cum Laude, Performance and Music Education

Andrew Thomas Sperry, Fishers, IN Cum Laude, Music Composition

Grace Elizabeth Stine, Lake Village, IN Cum Laude, Performance and Music Education

Victoria Sue Thomas, Elkhart, IN Performance and Music Education

Mia Fei Traverse, Colgate, WI

Cum Laude, Music Education

Ryan J. Wombles, Indianapolis, IN Cum Laude, Music Performance

BACHELOR of MUSICAL ARTS

Caroline Grace Copthorne, Las Vegas, NV (August 2025)

Musical Arts

Kaleb Lee Durfee, Indianapolis, IN

Musical Arts

Minor: Mathematics

Ethan Zachary Hamel, Wheaton, IL Musical Arts

BACHELOR of SCIENCE

Olivia Lynne Allison, Pittsburgh, PA

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Business Law and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Astrid Ariana, Buffalo Grove, IL

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Business Administration

Meghan Pamela Fischbach, Nashville, TN

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Marketing

Ellie Kate Fuerbringer, Chilton, WI

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Education and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Amanda Engelina Grimm, Swisher, IA

Cum Laude, Arts Administration

Minor: Business Administration

Tara Christine Hatheway, Indianapolis, IN Arts Administration

Natalie Kate Heinemeyer, Westfield, IN (August 2025)

Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Emma Katherine Howard, Carmel, IN Arts Administration

Minor: Museum Studies

Emily Leavey, Ladera Ranch, CA Arts Administration

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Joshua Ryan Matasovsky, Fishers, IN

Arts Administration

Minor: Education and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Madeline Olivia Miller, New Albany, OH

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Emma Lianne Pascual, San Diego, CA

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Gina Isabella Quiodettis Nieto, Panama City, Panamá

Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Marketing

Margaret Kathleen Sapyta, Littleton, CO Arts Administration

Audrey Catherine Skidmore, Cincinnati, OH

Cum Laude, Dance Arts Administration

Minor: Marketing

Catherine Ann Spratt, Bel Air, MD (August 2025)

Dance Arts Administration and Computer Science

Emmaline Weedman, Nashville, TN

Dance Arts Administration

PROGRAM — COLLEGE of COMMUNICATION

PRELUDE MUSIC

PROCESSIONAL

WELCOME

STUDENT REFLECTION

FACULTY ADDRESS

PRESENTATION

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Dr. Trae Blanco, Conductor Director of University Bands Jordan College of the Arts

Butler University Wind Ensemble

The audience will remain seated during the Processional.

Dr. Joseph Valenzano III Dean, College of Communication

Kathryn Babich ’25

Professor Bob Schultz Lecturer, Strategic Communication

Dr. Joseph Valenzano III of the COLLEGE Dean, College of Communication

ANNOUNCEMENT

Professor Ann Bilodeau of the CANDIDATES Lecturer, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences College of Communication

ALMA MATER

CLOSING

RECESSIONAL

Butler University Chorale

Dr. Joseph Valenzano III Dean, College of Communication

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Family members and guests shall remain seated until the Platform Party and faculty have recessed from the main arena.

FACULTY COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Robert Schultz

Bob Schultz, APR, Fellow PRSA is a fulltime Strategic Communication Lecturer and serves as the Internship Director for Butler’s College of Communication where he also regularly leads pop-up courses leading Butler students in civic engagement for some of Indy’s largest community events, including the 2024 NBA All Star Weekend, the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, and most recently, the Taylor Swift concert weekend. Prior to these roles, Schultz was an adjunct member of the Butler faculty starting in 2006. Schultz is the Principal and Founder of Schultz Strategies, LLC where he maintains contractual marketing and event roles with Downtown Indy, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President prior to coming to Butler fulltime in August 2023. Other clients include some of the community’s most high-profile hospitality and tourism companies and organizations. Prior to joining Downtown Indy, Inc., Schultz was Vice President of Borshoff Advertising & Public Relations where he delivered high-level marketing consultation for such client organizations as Eli Lilly and Co., WGU Indiana, University of Notre Dame, Defender Direct, Buckingham Companies, and the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee. Schultz also had a 10-year run serving Visit Indy as its primary Marketing Communications Director from 1999–2008. He and his wife Diane Schultz ’91 are both lifelong Indy residents.

THE COLLEGE of COMMUNICATION

Dr. Joseph M. Valenzano III, Dean

MASTER of SCIENCE

Myesha Renee Britt, North Highlands, CA (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Julle Noel Comer, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Grant Robert Edwards, Springfield, IL

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Kathleen Ann Eidson, Washington, DC

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Johnella Latrese Felders, Charlotte, NC

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Carly Nicole Gundaker, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Kristina Haganman, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Kathleen Elizabeth Hagen, Sioux Falls, SD

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Tabrea Ann-Marie LaGrone, Browns Summit, NC

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Lisa Magnusson, Brownsburg, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Joan Elizabeth Mccarty, Chicago, IL

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Chasadee Vencette Minton, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Rachel Ruth Mount, Bloomington, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Leigh Anne Naas, Indianapolis, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Robert Landers O’Connell, Chicago, IL

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Gavin Reid Provan, Zionsville, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Jacob Michael Putnam, Brookline, MA

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Lauren Shepherd, Marion, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Cara Cheyenne Short, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

Karen Elaine Springs, Dallas, TX

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

*Kirsi Anneli Surati, Carmel, IN

Graduate Major: Strategic Communication: Public Relations and Advertising

BACHELOR of ARTS

Elle Caroline Ackerman, Scottsdale, AZ

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Summer Noel Adkins, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Hailey Luisa Marie Almodovar, Fort Wayne, IN

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish

Silas Andersen, Ithaca, NY

Sports Media

Minor: Spanish

Hallie Claire Anderson, Memphis, TN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Spanish Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Katerina Maria Anderson, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Music Industry Studies

Minor: International Studies

Natalie Anne Arnold, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Madeline Grace Ashley, Carmel, IN Organizational Communication and Leadership

Mary Catherine Babcock, Kokomo, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Kathryn Juel Babich, Bensenville, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising and Organizational Communication and Leadership

Hannah Rose Baer, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Spanish

Logan J. Bain, Batavia, IL

Sports Media

Zoe Barger, Xenia, OH

Cum Laude, Web Design and Development Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Maureen Michele Barrett, Terre Haute, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Michael Colin Beros, Solon, OH

Sports Media Minor: Journalism

Nixon Dean Blackman, Wauwatosa, WI (August 2025)

Sports Media Minor: Marketing

Evan Michael Bockelman, Newburgh, IN

Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies

**Sierra Elyse Borkowski, Noblesville, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Creative Media and Entertainment

Emma Casey Braband, Wilmette, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Caleb Cortez Brackett, Naperville, IL

Sports Media

Minor: Marketing

Natalie Louise Brici, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and Film Studies

Pierre Brooks, Detroit, MI

Critical Communication and Media Studies

Rachel Elyse Brown, St. Louis, MO

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Stephanie Diana Brown, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Lucille Joann Bryan, Fort Wayne, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Spanish

Gianna R. Bucaro, Bloomingdale, IL Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

**Benjamin Glenn Buttrick, Oneida, WI

Cum Laude, Sports Media Minor: Journalism and Marketing

Abbie Beth Cadkin, Northbrook, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Sociology

Riley Sue Cahill, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment Minor: Marketing

Sydney Carter, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Nathaniel Larkin Caruso, Naples, FL

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Jeswin Perumanoor Chackochan, Osceola, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Spanish and Special Education Mild Intervention

Destiny Kiara Cherry, Spring Hill, TN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication:

PR and Advertising Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Jackson Lee Clark, Ashland, NE

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Samantha R. Cohen, Greenwood, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Journalism

**Jack Kieran Connolly, Malvern, PA

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Connor Joseph Cordes, Aurora, IL

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Olivia Grace Coy, Kankakee, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Darby Nathaniel Emerson Craig, Bridgton, ME

Cum Laude, Sports Media Minor: Journalism

Liam Gerald Crowe, Weston, CT

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Grace Catherine Denckhoff, Saint Louis, MO

Creative Media and Entertainment Minor: Art + Design

Hannah Dove, Monument, CO

Cum Laude, Organizational Communication and Leadership Minor: Sport Coaching

Kaydon Jacoda Reigh Duchemin, Sheridan, IN

Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies and Creative Media and Entertainment

Molly Elizabeth Durm, Louisville, KY

Cum Laude, Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Sport Coaching

Ryan David Eggert, Ames, IA

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Spanish

Jade Capri Eilers, Dayton, OH

Cum Laude, Journalism Minor: Political Science

Drew Thomas Ellis, Ellington, CT

Sports Media

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Audrey Grace Elvers, Columbus, OH

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Special Education Mild Intervention

Isabella Ann Ernsberger, South Bend, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Tessa Celeste Fackrell, Manassas, VA

Summa Cum Laude, Journalism and French

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Thomas Farrell, Northbrook, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Marketing

Nyla Gaither, Indianapolis, IN

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Ainsley Michelle Glenn, Downers Grove, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

James Patrick Gourley, Winnetka, IL (August 2025)

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Dylan M. Greenland, Rockford, MI

Sports Media

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Caleb Donald Groce, Indianapolis, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and Journalism

Mariah R. Grunze, Waterford, WI

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Diverse Learners

Jolie Gabrielle Guyette, De Pere, WI

Cum Laude, Organizational Communication and Leadership

Hope Rose Hague, Chicago, IL (August 2025)

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Art + Design and Web Design and Development

Charles Raymond Hall, Fort Wayne, IN

Music Industry Studies

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

**Madelynn Grace Hancock, Lexington, KY

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Grace Ann Harahan, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Quintin Hugh Harmon, Fort Wayne, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Anna Elisabeth Hauser, Saint Louis, MO

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

**Kendall Michele Hedge, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Grace Therese Hiatt, Glenview, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Theatre

Alani Simone Hightower-Bend, Indianapolis, IN

Sports Media

Minor: Spanish

Abigail Marie Hoehn, Springboro, OH

Summa Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Anthropology and Geography and Global Societies

Ava Rose Hoeppner, Leo, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Matthew Turner Hoffmann, Columbus, OH

Sports Media

Minor: Psychology

Sarah Elizabeth Hohman, Gates Mills, OH

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Journalism

Andrew Gavin Jones, Sellersburg, IN

Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies and Sociology

Jaime Jones, Indianapolis, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Spanish

E. Emerson Kabati, Falls Church, VA Music Industry Studies

Andie Kalemba, Saint John, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Kyle Andrew Kane, Racine, WI

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Business Administration

Collin Nicholas Kelley, Bethesda, MD Journalism

Nina Ruth Kirch, Indianapolis, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Isabelle Marie Kohlberg, St. Louis, MO

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Minor: Ethics

Rebecca Sibel Kural, La Grange, IL

Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies Minor: Music

Nicholas Philip Laudano, Chester, NJ

Sports Media and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Aden John Lauderbach, Midland, MI

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment Minor: Computer Science

EDarieon Lamont Lee, Indianapolis, IN Music Industry Studies

Jordan Anabelle Lee-Caracci, La Grange, IL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Criminology Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

Logan Hazel Leve, Saint Louis, MO

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Christopher Neville Lewis, Fox Island, WA

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Madelyne Jo Liebler, Richwood, OH

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Art + Design

Grace Maria Lilly, Ada, MI

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Special Education Mild Intervention

**Avery Elizabeth Longman, Mccordsville, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Abigail Maesch, Avon, IN

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Emma Grace-McKenzie Martin, Ortonville, MI

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Madison Ann Masek, Ann Arbor, MI

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Tierney Marie Maurer, Haubstadt, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Avery Grace Mavon, Western Sprgs, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Cassidy R. McGann, Osceola, IN

Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies

Olivia Michelle Meyer, Indianapolis, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Daniel C. Miller, Indianapolis, IN (August 2025)

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Mary Miller, Westfield, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Marketing

Sarah Marie Miller, Highland Park, IL

Cum Laude, Web Design and Development and French

Minor: Education

Ashlyn Leigh Minton, Fort Wayne, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Gianna Patricia Modica, Wauconda, IL

Cum Laude, Journalism and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

David Jude Morgan, Downers Grove, IL

Sports Media

Minor: Business Administration

William Nathaniel Morgan, Cicero, IN

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Business Administration

Peyton Jordan Moroney, Haddonfield, NJ

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Psychology

Avery Lawrence Morris, McCordsville, IN (August 2025)

Creative Media and Entertainment

Minor: Business Administration

Zachariah Taylor Munton, Houston, TX

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Emma Jane Olson, Bradenton, FL

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Christopher S. Palmer, Saint Louis, MO Web Design and Development Minor: Esports Communication

Cora Anne Parker, Myrtle Beach, SC

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Organizational Communication and Leadership

Jennifer Kathleen Payne, Farmington, CT

Magna Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Anthropology

Elizabeth Jule Perry, Cincinnati, OH Organizational Communication and Leadership Minor: Science, Technology, and Society

Samantha Elizabeth Plumridge, Cedarburg, WI

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Gabriela Pérez-Méndez, Indianapolis, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: International Business

Ingrid Herta Riepe, Barrington, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and German

Sarah Ann Ripperger, Metamora, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Nathan Alan Rosser, Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Rachel Ann Sabotta, Big Rock, IL

Cum Laude, Web Design and Development

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Olivia Joanne Sarjent, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Music Industry Studies and Classics

Elizabeth Kate Schable, La Porte, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Emma Claire Schaefer, Sugar Grove, IL

Cum Laude, Journalism and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Diane Scheinberg, Dallas, TX (August 2025)

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Ellen Schneider, Bay Shore, NY

Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Lily Rene Jiayan Schneider, Avon, IN

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Web Design and Development

*Kensley Rani Seekri, Kokomo, IN

Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

**Ella Rae Shafer, Mahomet, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: French

**Matthew Christian Sherwin, Middletown, NJ

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment

Steven Thomas Siebel, Holmdel, NJ

Sports Media

Minor: Esports Communication and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

McKenna Caroline Skatell, Greensburg, PA

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Journalism

Hannah Xinxi Smith, Westfield, IN

Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies and Criminology

Anthony Cole Solomon, South Bend, IN (August 2025)

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Jason Peña Storms, San Anselmo, CA

Sports Media

|Minor: Creative Media and Entertainment and Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Timothy Joseph Szarzynski, Lemont, IL

Organizational Communication and Leadership

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Regan Nicole Theile, Bloomington, IN

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Special Education Mild Intervention

Faith Elise Thompson, Ellisville, MO

Cum Laude, Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising and Anthropology

Minor: Critical Communication and Media Studies

Madison Olivia Tinsley, Portage, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Minor: Criminology

Maura Colleen Todd, Plainfield, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minor: Special Education Mild Intervention

**Giselle Lea Maria Allen Varre, Washington, DC

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Isabel Mya Villanueva, Chesterton, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media and Creative Media and Entertainment

*Nathaniel Louis Walker, Indianapolis, IN

Sports Media

Mei-Lin Zhao Walters, Monclova, OH

Cum Laude, Critical Communication and Media Studies

Andrew J. Whelan, Orland Park, IL

Sports Media

Minor: Marketing

Allyson Jayla White, Mattawan, MI

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Logan Ethan Whitehead, Morrisville, NC

Sports Media

Alexei M. Whittaker, Gahanna, OH

Cum Laude, Creative Media and Entertainment Minor: Journalism

Grace Ella Wiesenmayer, Oak Brook, IL

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Ariana Nicole Wiggins, Indianapolis, IN Creative Media and Entertainment

**Marissa Woodruff, Carmel, IN Cum Laude, Organizational Communication and Leadership

Luke Reily Wooten, Danville, IN Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Caroline Grace Worcester, Carmel, IN

Cum Laude, Sports Media

Minor: Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising

Alexis Danielle Worl, Cambridge Cty, IN

Strategic Communication: PR and Advertising Minor: Marketing

Emily Terese Ziccardi, Elmhurst, IL

Cum Laude, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Minor: Psychology

THE BOARD of TRUSTEES

Jeff Blade ’83, Chairman

Economic Development Corporation Indianapolis, IN

Christopher Gahl ’00, Vice Chairman

Executive Vice President Visit Indy Carmel, IN

Howard L. Schrott ’76, Treasurer President Schrott Consulting Indianapolis, IN

Jana Brost ’10, Secretary COO myCOI Indianapolis, IN

Delia Askew ’99 Henkel Corporation Bowling Green, KY

P. Scott Bening, Sr. Managing Partner MBS2 Advisors, LLC Saint John, IN

Bryan Brenner ’95 Managing Director NFP Carmel, IN

Gary D. Butkus ’88

Associate Vice President (retired)

Eli Lilly and Company San Miguel, Mexico

Rollin M. Dick Consultant (retired) Zionsville, IN

Joe Eaton ’88 Attorney Barnes & Thornburg LLP Fishers, IN

Keith R. Faller ’71, MBA ’78

Executive Vice President (retired) Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Carmel, IN

Dr. Thomas J. Fischer ’75

Orthopedic Surgeon (retired) Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center Indianapolis, IN

Andrew Greenlee ’90

Executive Chairman

US Farathane Corporation Vero Beach, FL

Kathy Martin Harrison ’79

Owner & CEO

Ed Martin Automotive Group Indianapolis, IN

Michael Hole ’08 Physician

The University of Texas at Austin Houston, TX

Jay Love ’76 CEO and President Bloomerang Miromar Lakes, FL

Jane Magnus-Stinson ’79 District Judge United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana Indianapolis, IN

Joy Mason MS ’94 Founder and President Optimist Business Solutions Fishers, IN

Mark Minner ’12 Senior Vice President NFP

Indianapolis, IN

Chris Miskel ’96 President and CEO Versiti

Whitefish Bay, WI

Anthony Murdock II ’17 Founder Black Liberation Ecosystem Indianapolis, IN

Rebecca Graham Paul, ’70, MS ’75 President & CEO

Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. Nashville, TN

Chad Pingel ’16 Master of Environmental Management Candidate Yale School of the Environment New Haven, CT

Jatinder-Bir Singh Sandhu ’87 CEO NYX Inc. Northville, MI

Aaron J. Schamp ’93 Partner

PwC US Consulting LLP Indianapolis, IN

Brian Stemme ’91

CEO

Hoosier Cancer Research Network

Zionsville, IN

Steve Sterrett

EVP/CFO (retired)

Simon Property Group Indianapolis, IN

Judith Thomas ’90

CEO

Indy Arts Council Indianapolis, IN

Amy Wierenga ’01

EVP, Head of Financial and Model Risk

PNC Financial Services

Hastings on Hudson, NY

Robert T. Wildman

Attorney

Bose, McKinney and Evans LLP Indianapolis, IN

Lynne Zydowsky ’81

President and Managing Principal

Zydowsky Consultants LLC

San Francisco, CA

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Gary Aletto

Dennis M. Bassett, MBA ’79

Stephen A. Briganti ’64

Keith W. Burks MBA ’90, Chairman Emeritus

Albert M. Chen

John D. Cooke ’62

Clarence Crain ’73

Rick Cummings ’73

Claude E. Davis, Jr. ’83

Keith J. DeTrude ’76

Ronald W. Dollens

John B. Dunn ’77, Chairman Emeritus

Thomas R. Elrod ’70

Craig E. Fenneman ’71, Chairman Emeritus

Judith Johnson Flatt ’61

John R. Hargrove ’69, Chairman Emeritus

Rev. Michael Henderson ’63

M. James Johnston ’66

Thomas A. King ’66

Jim Lill ’70

Betty Lofton ’51

Stephen E. McKenzie ’83

Robert L. Myers ’68

Lawrence A. O’Connor

Jamie Phillippe ’73

Robert Postlethwait, MBA ’74

Thomas E. Reilly Jr.

Shari Alexander Richey ’88

Dr. Paul E. Schmidt

Howard Shearon ’61

Rev. Jean M. Smith ’65

Richard L. Stohler ’63

James P. White

You may notice a welcome change to the regalia worn by the Butler Board of Trustees at this year’s University Commencement Ceremony and College Celebrations. Gary Butkus ’88, a member of the board, made a generous donation to purchase new regalia, debuted for the first time at the 2023 Commencement weekend. We are exceedingly grateful for Gary’s continued support, which will serve to enrich Butler’s signature celebration of academic achievement.

FACULTY EMERITI

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

John Cornell, Associate Professor of History

Lilliana Goens, Senior Lecturer of Spanish

Terri Jett, Professor of Political Science

Jennifer Poor, Senior Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy

Bill Watts, Associate Professor of English

Linda Willem, Professor of Spanish

College of Education

Susan Adamson, Associate Professor of Education

Lacy School of Business

Deborah Skinner, Associate Professor of Marketing

William Templeton, Professor of Finance

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Patricia (Trish) Devine, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Jane Gervasio, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Angela Ockerman, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jordan College of the Arts

William Grubb, Associate Professor of Music

University Libraries

Teresa Williams, Associate Professor and Business Librarian

OFFICE of BUTLER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As you celebrate Commencement, your relationship with Butler University is just beginning. The Alumni Association is proud to support the more than 51,000 active alumni worldwide. Today, you join this vibrant community, and we encourage you to take advantage of the vast network and the programming and events available to Butler graduates. The Alumni Association is led by an advisory board, the Alumni Association Board of Directors, which serves as a liaison between alumni and the University.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Elect

Delia Haris ’99 Bowling Green, KY

Vice President, Awards Stacy Hodge ’00 Chicago, IL

ALUMNI PROGRAMS

Vice President, Membership Kendall (Theile) Brehm ’17 Indianapolis, IN

All Butler graduates are automatically members of the Butler Alumni Association. Our graduates’ commitment to Butler’s goals and traditions allows us to provide the benefit of a Butler education to future generations of Bulldogs. Members receive:

• Subscription to Butler Magazine

• Subscription to Butler alumni e-newsletter, Butler NewsFlash

• Special event programming

• Career planning and development services

Programming opportunities also exist for parents of graduated students. A list of volunteer opportunities and benefits can be accessed at https://www.butler.edu/alumni/get-involved

STAY CONNECTED

Receive up-to-date information or assistance by staying connected to the University.

Office of Butler Community Engagement

4600 Sunset Avenue

Indianapolis, IN 46208

Phone: 800-368-6852, ext. 9946

Email: alumni@butler.edu

Facebook: facebook.com/butlerualumni

LinkedIn: tinyurl.com/bulinkedin

Instagram: @butleralumni

FACILITY INFORMATION

CEREMONY NOTES

Please note that access to the Main Arena, where the ceremony occurs, will be greatly reduced 30 minutes prior to each ceremony start time. Guests are strongly encouraged to visit the restrooms prior to this time and return to their seats in order to see the faculty and platform party processional.

INFORMATION DESKS

Located inside Hinkle Fieldhouse at Gates 1 and 4, and on the track level, the information desks are here to help answer any questions you have about the Commencement ceremony and Hinkle facility. The information desks can also provide the following services.

• Lost and found

• Wheelchair rental

• Hearing impaired ear devices

• General information questions

RESTROOMS

• Restrooms are located on the first floor in the east and west hallways and on the second floor/ track level.

RAMPS

• As a building on the National Historic Register, Hinkle Fieldhouse is equipped with only one elevator located in the west hallway. Additionally, a ramp system is in place to allow movement between the various levels within the building. The ramps can be found on the far east and far west lower levels of Hinkle Fieldhouse. Please utilize the ramps to take you between the lower level and the track level of the fieldhouse. Wheelchairs are not permitted on the ramp system.

SPIRIT SHOP

• Friday, May 9

10:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Saturday, May 10 Closed

• Sunday, May 11 Closed

• Located inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, Gate 4, the Spirit Shop sells Butler jerseys, shirts, basketballs, books, and much more.

FLOWER SALES

• Located near Gate 4 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse PROFESSIONAL

PHOTOGRAPHER

• Butler University contracts with GradImages to photograph each graduate as they receive their diploma as well as staged in front of a Butler banner. Proofs will be mailed and emailed to students within one week of the ceremony.

BUTLER CAMPUS STORE

• Friday, May 9

9:00 AM–4:00 PM

• Saturday, May 10

10:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Sunday, May 11  Closed

• Located in Atherton Union.

STARBUCKS

• Friday, May 9

8:00 AM–4:00 PM

• Saturday, May 10

7:00 AM–6:00 PM

• Sunday, May 11  Closed

• Located in Atherton Union.

A-TOWN MARKET

• Closed for renovations

FIRST AID

• Fischer Sports Medicine Office, located in the west hallway.

• EMT will be on site.

LACTATION ROOM

• Please feel free to use the Fischer Sports medicine office located in the west hallway.

SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS

• The use of any form of tobacco, nicotine, or vaping/smoking device is prohibited on the Butler University campus.

Any additional questions may be directed to Butler staff and students wearing lanyards.

To create a more inclusive experience, we provide live captioning of the ceremonies as well as assisted listening devices. Information on how to access these services can be found at the information desks at each celebration.

Butler University Wind Ensemble

Faculty seating

EAST

Graduate seating

Graduate seating

GATE 3 RESTROOMS

GUEST ENTRY

GATE 4

GUEST ENTRY

NOTE: Restrooms on the west concourse will be closed to only graduates before the ceremony. Additional restrooms and information desks are located on the second floor track level (women’s—NW and SE, men’s—NE and SW) and are accessed through the ramp system.

FACILITY INFORMATION

TICKETS

Box Office

Wednesday-Friday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM The box office is open two hours prior to curtain for ticketed events.

Ticketmaster Charge-By-

Phone 800-982-2787

For more information only: 317-940-6444 • 800-732-0804

Children

All children must possess a ticket for admission to Clowes Memorial Hall.

Commencement is not a ticketed event.

For everyone’s enjoyment, we strongly recommend that children two and under not attend performances.

PARKING and TRAFFIC

Visit www.butler.edu/parking/ visitor-event-parking for the most up-to-date information.

LOCATION of BUILDING SERVICES

Concessions

Beverages and confections are sold in the Main Lobby and on Terrace 1. Bar service is available at major events.

Elevators

Call stations are located on all levels adjacent to main staircases.

Information Desk

The Information Desk is located on the Main Floor Right in the Lobby.

Krannert Room

For pre-performance discussions, receptions and banquets, access the Krannert Room by the Main Floor Right staircase or elevator.

Restrooms

Main Lobby and all Terrace Levels

Men Main Lobby Left

Terrace 1 Right

Terrace 2 Left

Terrace 3 Right

Women Main Lobby Right

Terrace 1 Left

Terrace 2 Right

Terrace 3 Left

Gender Main Floor Right

Inclusive

All are wheelchair accessible.

Telephones

A public courtesy telephone is located in the Box Office Lobby.

ACCESSIBILITY

Seating on the Main Floor is barrier-free through Door #4 ramping for easy access to Lobby, restrooms and parking. Box E on all terraces is also barrier-free.

A wheelchair may be borrowed for transport only at the Information Desk.

Sound enhancement devices are available at the Information Desk for no charge.

The following services are available by calling 317-9409697 10 days prior to the performance.

ASL Interpreters

Audio Description

Braille Programs

Large Print Programs

PATRON SERVICES

Booster Seats For Children

Booster seats are available for your convenience. Contact an usher for assistance.

Comments or Suggestions

Comment cards are available at the Information Desk for your suggestions.

Contact During Performance

If you need to be contacted during a performance, ask your caller to phone 317-940-9699. You and your caller must also inform the Information Desk of your exact seat location.

Cough Drops

Complimentary cough drops are located at the Information Desk. Children under the age of 12 should have parental permission.

Lost and Found

Items may be claimed at the Information Desk after performances or during box office hours, WednesdayFriday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Medical Assistance

An EMT is on duty at most events. Contact the Information Desk or an usher if you need assistance.

Aspirin, Tylenol, and antacid medication are available for purchase at the Information Desk.

Police & Vehicle Emergency

Contact the Information Desk or call from the Emergency Call Tower, at the front, southeast corner of the building. Butler University Police will assist with vehicle access and emergency starts.

Tours To schedule, please call 317-940-9697.

POLICY

Electronic Devices

The taking of photographs, the use of recording devices, and the use of texting devices are strictly prohibited in the auditorium.

Please deactivate electronic watch alarms, cellular phones, texting devices, and pagers.

Emergency Evacuation

Exits are conveniently located throughout the theater. Note your closest exit may be behind you. In the event of an emergency, please do not run. Walk slowly and listen for additional instructions.

Large Bags

Clowes Memorial Hall reserves the right to inspect and limit the size of bags allowed in the auditorium. If your bag exceeds 12” you may be asked to leave it with coat check.

Late Arrival Policy

Late arrivals will be seated at appropriate intervals. Video monitors are positioned for viewing until seating is permitted. Please be considerate of fellow audience members.

Smoking

Clowes Memorial Hall is a smoke-free facility.

To create a more inclusive experience, we provide live captioning of the ceremonies as well as assisted listening devices. Information on how to access these services can be found at the information desks at each celebration.