2025 Commencement Program

Colorado Christian University

Commencement Friday, May 9, 2025

Greetings from the President

May 9, 2025

Dear CCU Graduates,

Congratulations on this momentous achievement! Today, you join the growing legacy of Colorado Christian University alumni — men and women called to lead and serve with grace and truth.

This is a day of celebration as we honor the completion of your academic journey and anticipate the future God has prepared for you. Your perseverance, faithfulness, and dedication have brought you to this milestone, and I applaud your hard work.

For many, these years have been shaped by deep friendships and the vibrant CCU community. For others, your path has been marked by balancing studies with work and family. No matter your journey, you are — and always will be — an integral part of the CCU family.

At Colorado Christian University, our mission is to provide Christ-centered higher education that transforms students to impact the world with grace and truth. As you step forward, I encourage you to walk boldly in your calling. Romans 12:2 reminds us to “be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

My prayer is that you remain steadfast in faith, unwavering in truth, and courageous in service. May the Lord bless and guide you as you shine His light in the world.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Eric K. Hogue, M.Th. President Colorado Christian University

Christ-centered higher education transforming students to impact

the world with grace and truth

Lakewood Campus

Commencement Speaker

AND HONORARY DOCTORATE RECIPIENT

Mr. James (J.B.) Brown

Five-time Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, special correspondent, producer, and author James Brown is a legend in the world of broadcast sports and beyond. He hosts “The NFL Today” and “Inside the NFL” on Paramount+, and has hosted a record-breaking 10 Super Bowls. Brown also serves as a special correspondent for CBS News, contributing to “60 Minutes,” “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “48 Hours,” “Face the Nation,” and more. Brown has been a trusted host and analyst in the worlds of sports and news for decades, offering expert insights and indelible takeaways. In his memoir, Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living, he shares powerful stories about finding his passion, how to discover life’s purpose, and his faith journey that leave audiences inspired.

In addition to winning five Emmy Awards, Brown has received numerous accolades for his expertise as an engaging host and speaker, including “Best Studio Host of the Decade” by Sports Illustrated, the 2023 Distinguished Service Award — the National Association of Broadcasters' highest honor — and was inducted into the Broadcast Wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He has also received the prestigious Pete Rozelle Award for Excellence and the Jackie Robinson Award for Excellence in Broadcasting by One Hundred Black Men of New York. Brown is a founding partner of the Washington Nationals, a co-owner of Fair Play Productions Company, and has executive produced the documentaries The Carnival: 125 Years of the Penn Relays and For Aaron, which have won “Best Documentary” at several festivals. He has also partnered with the Verizon Foundation to lead a national dialogue to address their work in domestic violence prevention. Since becoming an ordained minister in 2009, Brown has continued to galvanize audiences with the story of his faith journey.

Honorary Doctorate Recipient

AND CCU LEADERSHIP AWARD FOUNDER

Mr. Hal Krause

Harold ‘Hal’ Krause, born in Sterling, Colorado, graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1962. A devoted conservative and man of faith, he has served on the Republican National Committee and ran for Congress in 1986. He has founded American Salesmasters, Crestcom International, and FasTracKids, pioneering business leadership and early childhood education worldwide. A past member of YPO, he received the University of Wyoming’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004. Hal dedicated over 30 years of service as a board trustee for Colorado Christian University. Hal and his wife, Elaine, married in 1965, have four children, and currently reside in Denver, where they attend West Bowles Community Church.

College of Adult and Graduate Studies

2025 Ceremony

Friday, May 9, 2025

9 O'Clock in the morning

Loveland, Colorado

BLUE ARENA

Order of the Program

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Master of Ceremonies

Mr. Steven T. Taylor

Dean, School of Music

Processional March

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

Mr. Mark S. Dorn

Coordinator of Instrumental Studies and Professor School of Music

Dr. David McNeil

Director of Choral Studies and Associate Professor School of Music

"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" by Ludwig van Beethoven, melody from Ninth Symphony, text by Henry van Dyke, setting by Taras Nahirniak

Marshals

Mr. Michael Voris

Senior Director of Retention

Mrs. Kathy Wolfe

Director of Retention

National Anthem †

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Russell Robinson

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Invocation*

Mr. Wil Armstrong

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Student Address

Laken Garcia

School of Business and Technology

Presentation of Honors

Dr. Earl Waggoner

Supervising Dean, College of Adult and Graduate Studies

Outstanding Doctoral Student

Melissa Sanders

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Outstanding Graduate Students

Sabra Williams

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Aaron Bojan

School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Eric Christenson

School of Business and Technology

Faith Smith

School of Counseling

Elizabeth Baird

School of Education Professions

Jennifer Bebic

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Outstanding Undergraduate Students

Brittany N. Weston

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Sarah Shust

School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Laken Garcia

School of Business and Technology

Order of the Program

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Rebekah Gentz

School of Education Professions

Emma McAnally

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Introduction of Speaker

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Commencement Address

Mr. James "J.B." Brown

Honorary Doctorate Degree

Mr. James "J.B." Brown

Commissioning, Alumni Association Induction

Special Music

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

Vocals by Dr. Biff Gore, Member, Board of Trustees

"Holy Forever"

by Chris Tomlin, arranged by Taras Nahirniak

Conferring of Degrees

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Presentation of Doctoral Degree Candidates

Dr. Christine Lepianka

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Presentation of Master's Degree Candidates

Dr. David Murphy

Dean, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Dr. Earl Waggoner

Dean, School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Dr. Mellani J. Day

Dean, School of Business and Technology

Dr. Ryan Burkhart

Dean, School of Counseling

Dr. Jeff Renfrow

Dean, School of Education Professions

Dr. Christine Lepianka

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Presentation of Associate and Bachelor's Degree Candidates

Dr. David Murphy

Dean, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Dr. Earl Waggoner

Dean, School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Dr. Mellani J. Day

Dean, School of Business and Technology

Dr. Jeff Renfrow

Dean, School of Education Professions

Dr. Christine Lepianka

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Closing Comments

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Dedicatory Prayer and Benediction*

Mr. Wil Armstrong

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Recessional

University Symphonic Band and University Choir "Battle Hymn of the Republic" arranged by Peter Wilhousky

"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" by Thomas Chisholm and William Runyan, arranged by Taras Nahirniak

* Gentlemen, please remove your caps.

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Doctoral Degree Candidates

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Agnolite Theagene Florial

M.S.N., Grand Canyon University

B.S.N., City College of Fort Lauderdale

Evidence-based Practice Project: Reducing Healthcare Disparities Through Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Education for Haitian Immigrants

Cassie B. Mueller 5

M.S.N., Western Governors University

B.S.N., University of South Carolina Upstate

Evidence-based Practice Project: The Impact of Enhanced Shift Huddles on Communication and Departmental Falls

Melissa Larae Sanders

M.S.N., Southwest Baptist University

B.S.N., College of the Ozarks

Evidence-based Practice Project: Building Resilience in Nursing Students: The Role of Self-Care and Coping Strategies

Denise Marie Tlustos

M.S.N., Southwest Baptist University

B.S.N., University of Missouri

Evidence-based Practice Project: The Impact of an Interactive Poverty Simulation on Nursing and Family Studies Students' Perceptions of Poverty

Yetter Hall

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Graduate Degree Candidates

Participation in the Commencement ceremony and inclusion in the Commencement program do not confer a degree upon a student, do not certify that a student has fulfilled all graduation requirements, and may not be used as proof of completion of the degree requirements. Participation indicates that an individual is a candidate for graduation. All eligible degree candidates at the time of printing were confirmed by the Office of the Registrar and are included in the program.

1 University Honors 2 Cum Laude 3 Magna Cum Laude 4 Summa Cum Laude 5 High Distinction

Laude, University, and Graduate Honors published here are based on the student’s cumulative GPA at the time of printing. Final honors designations will be posted on transcripts and diplomas and may be subject to change based on the student’s final cumulative GPA.

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Kelly Renee Blankenship

Jenna Lanee Colister 5

Krystal Carder

Alexandria Maxwell

Chrystal LeAnne Park 5

Priscilla N. Philpot

Brittany Nicole Shoate

Xzavious Cartavious Martell Wiley

Master of Science in Psychology

Mindie Arellano

Rime Azrak

Kelly Ann Balsewicz

Jerome Lateek Barber

Melissa Bichsel

Shelia Monroe Blair

Carlata Heath- Blackmon

Wuttichai Victor Chayasirisobhon

Tracey Maxine Clarke

Caitlyn Emily Dille-Metzer

Hannah R. Fuher

Glenette F. A. Gooding Floyd

Ves'Shawna Jackson

Melinda LaVan

Stephanie Ledesma

Marissa V. Loredo

Vinnesiya L. McGann

Benjamin Joseph Milner

Demetria L. Dawson-Moyer

Latwania Poole

Jessica Clair Reid

Sydney Smith

Alexandria Renae Spears

Joy D. Thompson 5

Valentina Vasilyevna Timofeyeva

Jailene Valentine 5

Heather Ann Walaszek

Courtney Laine Weber

Michelle Leigh Willers 5

Sabra Maria Williams

School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Master of Arts in Applied Apologetics

Daniel Wayne Cooper 5

Laura Ezzell Horne 5

Sarah N. Keel 5

Sonia Marie LeVoy 5

Seth Maxwell 5

Tanya Marie Walker Paynter 5

Kenneth Wayne Price 5

Adam Nelson Sacks 5

Rebecca Burke Shaw 5

Kimberly D. Zeller

Master of Arts in

Biblical Studies

Melissa Clark

Paul H. Cleath 5

Jordan Jet Duran 5

Joni Marie Hughes 5

George Jerome Jenkins

Sabrina Claire Jones 5

James G. Lampkin Jr. 5

Darius Laddie Arthur Larson

Danica N. McDonald

April A. Morgan 5

Suzanne Lili Stucky 5

Donald H. Thompson Jr. 5

Courtney Mae Yerby

Bharath Upputuri

Joyce M. Walker

Thomas Isaiah Waters III 5

Timothy Earl Yates 5

Philip Henry Zinger 5

Master of Arts in Executive Leadership in Christian Ministry

Aaron Wellington Bojan 5

Seth Duvall 5

Joshua Erlandson 5

Jimmy Jimenez 5

Dan Allen Kelso 5

Sarah Melissa Komisky 5

Kayla Marie Schnider 5

Chad D. Walker5

Master of Arts in Theological Studies

Clifton Atkinson

Inkiru N. Bernard 5

Moses Kaneka Conteh

Frederick Darkwah

Hides Fleurmont

Cody London Hawley 5

Patricia Hodge 5

Otis Dewayne Johnson 5

Leland R. Kauffman

Amanda Lea Moya

School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration

Danae Jean Adair

Natalie Rose Amparo 5

Gladys Avenson 5

Gabrielle A. Beard

Katie Marie Brittenham 5

Michael David Brittenham 5

Gideon K. Chikatipwa

Eric Meng Kuang Chong 5

Eric Robert Christenson 5

Nathan Garrett Clark Sr. 5

Jose Angel Cruz 5

Katie R. Eloe 5

Boedy Mitchell Flores

Adam James Fraker 5

Kaitlyn Odessa French

Brandy Nicole Gilbert 5

Wendell Gipson

Olive M. Halmadine

David-Ann Dahn Johnson

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Graduate Degree Candidates

Jianna Rene Kellems

Callie Elizabeth Ketner 5

Shaun Michael Lyle 5

Catherine Whitney Meyers

Patrick James Neifert 5

Sydney Marie Priddy 5

Kayla Jean Rodriguez

Zoe Lynne Sims 5

Mia Stankiewicz

Cheyenne Kaityln Stark

Collin Joseph Weeks

Elizabeth Anne Wilhelm 5

Master of Organizational Leadership

MaShunda Nela Cain 5

Wendy Doyon

Jildi Ann Gentry

Jody L. Harlow

Alan B. McCausland

Derrick Lee Salazar

Tara Dawn Scott 5

Karren Walker Washington

Amber Renee Zehringer 5

Master of Public Administration

Andrew Jacob De Souza 5

Darrell E. Freeland Jr.

Hament Kumar

Master of Science in Accounting

Chance Emanuel Glaser

Abrielle Little

Kaylon Asha'a Mon'te Outen

Geraldine Esther Torrez

Master of Science in Cyber Security

Adam Krutzler 5

Master of Science in Human Resource Management

Kineta Laquese Booth

Melissa Ann Colucco

Jill L. Hesson

Robert Hewitt 5

Joshua Paul Martens 5

Roseann S. McKibben 5

Tasha Marie Ross

Traci Yvette Weathers 5

Andrew J. Yates 5

School of Counseling

Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Gabriella Dawn Adkins

Lily Juvanis Alvarado

Christen Curry Amadasun 5

Jennifer Amoon

Kristin Marie Andren 5

Alexis Archer

Savannah Rose Auster 5

Tamica Anabelia Avalos

Phoebe Kathrine Baquera 5

Bobbi-Jean Barker 5

Shannon R. Barrett 5

Amanda Aurora Burgan Batalona 5

Samantha Caitlin Bathon

Roland Emmanuel Beatty

Tess Belindean 5

Crystal Bell

Lauren Bennett5

Yvonne Marie DeLeon

Bimenyimana

Kayla L. Blackburn 5

Rachel Alice Blum 5

Isabel Bogaert 5

Annette Bolomboy

Catherine Lyndsey Bone 5

Kathryn E. Boone 5

Marti J. Boots 5

Jordan Luke Bowen

Melanie Marie Branch 5

Joyce Pickney Breaker 5

Maria Danielle Bright

Matthew Austin Britton 5

Gabriella Brownlee 5

Brady Byers 5

Rebecca Lynn Callahan-Caldwell 5

Camille Camacho

Robert Benjamin Campbell 5

Alexandra Maria Cano

Daniel Cardoza

Kaley Nicole Carpenter 5

Michelle Jean Cartmill

Angel G. Cavazos 5

Cameo B. Chambers 5

Sarah Kelley Clayton 5

Chase Riley Cocking 5

Carrissa Cody

Samantha Grace Commons 5

Torie Leigh Contreras 5

Kathryn Ann Corbin 5

Kristen D Cottingham

Morgan Cousins 5

Alexa Gerbig Crane

Casey Bolton Crocker 5

McKenzie Christine Croy 5

Sarah Rose Cunningham 5

Drew Miller Davis 5

Alvin K Dennis

Ethan Dietrick 5

Tamara Jean Doyle 5

Ashley Renee Duncan 5

Elyse Christine Dunham 5

Kaitlyn Equitz 5

Elise S. Fields 5

Savannah Victoria Fleck 5

Stevie J Flener Jr.

Jamie Lynn Fletcher

Rodney K. Foster 5

Kelsey Christine Frye 5

Shelby Shae Funk 5

Andrea Rene'e Galvan 5

Nadine Elizabeth Gash

Christen Hancock Gates 5

Katherine Gatewood 5

Diyanah Gilchrist

Janna Marie Glundberg 5

Spencer Goldy

Anne Elizabeth Gonglach 5

Falor C. Gono

Jennifer Sanford Goode

Timothy Joseph Gorrill 5

Laurel Green 5

Brandie Bailey Greene 5

Brandy Grein 5

Tracy Yvette Griffin 5

Victoria Gross 5

Kara Lee Haines 5

Melina B Hale

Raina Hampton 5

Alexandra Patricia Doornink 5

Jennifer Haugh 5

Kimberly J. Hernandez

Aimee L. Hestera 5

Ryan Matthew Hicks 5

Kasandra Hill 5

Daniel Mark Hipp 5

Deja Holloway 5

Stacey Lane Elro Holmsley 5

Jeffrey Oliver Hoover 5

Bryan K Houp 5

Robert Edward Saari Huddlestone 5

Dennis Alan Hughes 5

Ellie Jackson 5

Tatum Tereese Jackson

Katherine Lynn Jensen 5

Sarah Ann Jones 5

Sharon D Jones 5

Kylee Regina Mari Jones

Sarah Jorgensen 5

Laura Ann Jorgenson 5

Anna Bernice Kenny 5

Holly Lannette Kidwell 5

Sarah Ileen Kinch 5

Paula Alexandra King

Rebecca Ann Klik 5

Ku'uipolani Shaylene Kohatsu

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Graduate Degree Candidates

Alison Layton 5

Dashel Lee

Elizabeth M. Leibel 5

Chad Robert Lengyel 5

Abby Leverentz 5

Benjamin P. Leverentz

Carolsue Lo

Robin Aline Love 5

Katherine Taylor Lowe 5

Alexandra S. Lyon 5

Katelyn Macias

Jacob Maddox

Fabiola I. Manyi-Orellana

Laura Martello 5

Rachel Lee Martinez5

Kari Ann Mathes

Courtney Therese Matney 5

Shea L. Mauser

Courtney C. Maze 5

Tylor McGowan 5

Michael McGuin 5

Joni Jean Michael

Mikayla Danielle Miller 5

Samantha Jayne Miller 5

Jasmine Reena Monroe

Laura Christine Moore 5

Mercy A. Morales 5

Scott Alan Morgan

Lindsey Claire Muecke 5

Jessica Lynn Neader 5

Jonathan Neely 5

Elizabeth Anne Fellner Nelson 5

Jessica G Niles 5

Jennifer Inglis Oswald 5

Joanna F Patten 5

Angel Luis Perez 5

Kimberly Jeanne Perlin

Abbey Rose Person

Kristoffer Pierson 5

Cecilia A Pomar-Nichols

Aubrey Powell 5

Jasmine Marie Prado

Noreen D Radcliff

Julienne Marie Revell Ramos 5

Nora Marion Rand 5

Bailey Anna Raymond 5

Joanne Raymond

Angela Dawn Rempe 5

Collin McDowell Reymann

Kelly Lynn Rhue

Peejayé Joyce Robins 5

Fee Rocha

Maritza Alejandra Rodriguez Orozco 5

Abigail Sullivan Sabalu 5

Joanna Said 5

Brenda P. Sampson 5

Jackie T. Samuel Jr.

Amy Christian Sargeant 5

Sandra Lynette Saxton 5

Chandler Celeste Schelp 5

Nathanael Schlecht 5

Tarin Leigh Schott 5

Kristine O. Schultz 5

Angela Rose Scott 5

Randi Nicole Scott 5

Michelle Seitz 5

Thomas Edward Shaughnessy

Auttaria BreAnn Shinault 5

Zahra Shokoohi 5

Jodi Marie Short 5

Daniel C Skinner 5

Tammie Jo Smeltzer 5

Amy Beth Smith 5

Faith Ann Smith 5

Lisa Ann Smith 5

Sophie Smith 5

Tessa Smith 5

Michelle Nicole Sparks

Chloee Shay Steinberg 5

Gabrielle Stepp

Matthew Robert Stock 5

Erica Tierra Swinton 5

Rachel Grace Thompson 5

Alissa Jo Toering 5

Tiffany Elaine Toothaker 5

Anita Rachel Trevino 5

Kara R. Tritschler 5

Lauren Emily Calhoun 5

Kayla Ellen Van Wyk 5

Aprille Dawn Vasu 5

Kayce Jane Warren 5

Kalynn Marie Webster 5

Lisa J. Webster 5

Jane A. Wellman

Tanji Lee Wendorff

Aimee Alexandra Whisler

Sarah J. Willey 5

Henry Timothy Williams III

Sara Grace Williams 5

Jennifer Lynn Williams

Elizabeth Witowich 5

Rebecca L. Wolford

Jaime Woodruff 5

Allison Joy Worrall 5

Karen Wronkowski 5

Zarria Som'more Young

Sophia D Younkers

Master of Arts in School Counseling

Alicia Marie Deal 5

Meghan Dubois

Ashley Eastman 5

Reonna Hatch 5

Jennifer Nicole Loomis 5

Ciara Lucero 5

Eileen Louise Maschger 5

Ashley N. McCausland 5

Jessie Wagner Pippin

Lauren L Staffeld 5

Tiffany Elaine Toothaker 5

Joyce Ann Vasquez 5

Hayley Lorraine Ramers Wells

Jillian Lee Zeller 5

School of Education Professions

Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction

Elizabeth A. Baird 5

Corrie Ann Boyle 5

Tiffany Marie Christian

Rachel Cheek Eichelberger 5

Alethea Ficklin 5

Mari Carmen Hollingsworth Netzahualt

Lauren Michaela Kim 5

Maria M. Lavoie

Samantha Moreau

Kara Riddle

Janice Samuel-Powell

Toni-Marie Gates Yorty

Master of Education in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Jeffrey Ivan Jordan 5

Sara Proano

Master of Education in Educational Leadership

Shelly Lynn Duzik

Alexis Renee Gurule 5

Lori Ann Peters

Alexandra Marie Sanders 5

Bianca Nicole Sherman 5

Master of Education in Special Education

Jeanine E Bussinger

James R Deal

Barbara Hayward 5

Anna Noelle Strutz McQuarrie

Mikalah Nicole Parker

Leah Nicole Severson

April D. Shields 5

Master of Education in Teaching English to

Speakers of Other Languages

Payton James Storey

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

graduate Degree Candidates

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Master of Science in Nursing

Jennifer F. Bebic 5

Daniel C. Carvalho 5

Kelly Rae McKee 5

Katie Ann Owens 5

Rachelle V. Acce Petiote

Anna Schuchardt

Lakewood Campus

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

undergraduate Degree Candidates

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Associate of Arts in Communication Studies

Cindy Casimir 1

Courtney Jo Irvin

Catherine Tiffany Washington

Associate of Arts in General Studies

Patricia K. Bechman 1

Stephanie Benson 1

Brianna Rachal Booker 1

Carolyn M. Delgado

Jennifer Lisa Martinez 1

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Morgan 1

Morgan Taylor Sampson 1

Antoinette M. Snelling 1

Matthew Wayne Timmons 1

Tonya Lynn Wilson 1

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

Shana Renee Goins 1

Associate of Science in Psychology

Deena Alois 1

Victoria Arceneaux-Jones 1

Christina Bauer 1

Adriana Cecilia Beasley 1

Visheena T. Brooks

Raelynn Ricks Bryant

Brittanni Alexis Chanel Burgess 1

JulieAnne Nichole Carlson 1

Melissa Anita Boyd Carter

Tracy Lynn Cuffia

Tammy Renee Davis-Blue

Leonora Diaz

Geraldo Figueroa 1

Roseann C. Figueroa 1

Kimberly Goebert

Dianne J. Gomez

Johanna Patricia Hansen 1

Maya Nicole Harris

Makaylee Harvey

Demonshe Antoinesha Cox Henry

Ashlee Nicolle Howell 1

Stephanie DeAn Jensen1

Tabatha Renea Jones

Konnor Benedict Levi

Selma Ellen Komisky 1

Brandi L. Lacey

Sandie Louis

Charlotte Lynn McNichols 1

Doreen George Panga

Randall Parrish

Jesyca Polk

Casandra Isabel Rivera Ayala

Rachel Lorraine Robinson

Victory Dawn M. Slater 1

Danielle Lashaunn Smith

Alexandra Tapia 1

Devona Michelle Thomas 1

Britany Nichole Tierney 1

Bobbie Jo Tilley

Brittany Turner 1

Marie Elise Warren-Esqueda 1

Kayla Warrick 1

Noelle Marie Wheeler 1

Leatha Williams 1

Sharon L. Williams

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies

Thornton A. Dixon

Savannah Janae Dobkins

Daryn Kaye Meyer

Stacy R. Sheley 3

Shawna R. Strickland 4

Brittany N. Weston 4

Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

Emma Briedis 1

Hope C. Crisera 4

Rebecca A. Killeen 1

LaDora LaRegina 4

Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology

Elizabeth Dianne Abbott 3

Jacob Ross Abrego

Claire Elizabeth Anderson

Aydan N. Andrews 1

Georgia G. Baker-Alexander 1

Tandy Besaw 3

Temeka R. Billups 1

Holly E. Bishop 2

Jennifer Lindsey Boyd 3

Jaaneida Ja'nel Brown 1

Deborah Linn Brynteson 1

Julia D. Buhler 1

Sherry Emery Cabrera 3

Whitney Nicole Card 1

Tylik Carter

Susan Kay Annette Cassin 1

Sabrina Clark 1

David Nathaniel Cockerel 3

Kyria M. Cole 1

Gail Marie Collins 1

Jasmine Sheresse Collins

Tori Corbett 3

Virginia M. Cox 4

Joy Ann Curbow 1

Devra S. Daniels

Ashley Leigh-Lauren Davis

Samuel Richard Dempsey

Gina Donlin 1

Christina LaRee Dozier 1

Dorcas Duke 3

Daniela De La Rosa Fleites

Annabel Eaton-Forsythe 4

Nilson Vitorino Filho

Amber Lyssett Garcia 1

Karri Elizabeth Garcia 1

Aliza Beatrice Garrett

Victoria Gonzalez 1

Kenyetta M. Grayer 1

Britnee Marie Guerrero

Catherine Jean Hall 1

Kylie Elizabeth Hanson 3

Alesha Hardie 3

Matthew Raymond Harp 4

Victoria N. Hibbs 1

Sadie Michele Hill Parish 1

Veronica Hinojosa

Karson Selah Holmes 2

Constance Hunter

Gwendola M. Hutley 1

Briana Mae Isaacson

Tiffany Jett

Ralph Joeel Johnson II 1

Lailani Ketz

Shauna Nicole Kinsel 1

Kearstin Danyelle Langhofer 4

Kristina Laur

Tricia M. LeBlanc 4

Allison Chantal Lédée 1

Hollissa Lesly

Tiffany C. Lewis-Hernandez 4

Aimee N. Lojeski 1

Sequoia Carmen Lovelace

Jessica Jewelanna Lyons

Jenny Anne Mannan1

Solange Batista Marcilio Santos 3

Christopher Martin Masefield 3

Jillian H. Matson 4

Aaron Leah Mattsson 4

Jonelle Yolanda Maxwell 1

Sheletha Adrina Elouisa Maxwell 1

Karen I. McDonnough-Carre 1

Colleen McGee

Krystle Marie Miller 1

Ivy Miller 1

Machell A. Morrison

Jenniffer Morrow 1

Jhesika Heather Mullaney

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Undergraduate Degree Candidates

Kristopher Ryley Nations

Esteban Neave

Luis Alberto Perez 1

Felicia Tess Perez

Jennifer McCall Posch 1

Anissa Marie Ramirez1

Darlene R. Rice 1

Maria Theresa Rice-Daniels 1

Ashley Robinson 3

Veronica Rodriguez

Jessica Marie T Ruiz-Hyde

Venessa Rose Ruiz 3

Jacqueline Renee Rush 3

Maribel Serate

Flor Jazmin De La Rosa Siegal 1

Britany Singh 1

Sarah Lynn Siroka 4

Amanda Nichole Skroch1

Taylor Sluiter

Aspynn Raynn Smith 1

Chellbie J Smith

Grace M. Sorrentino 1

Stephanie L. Spangler 1

Dawn M. Sparks 1

Michelle J.A. Staple 1

Jami Lea Matzke Steckler 1

Blaze Lee Steptoe

Patricia Louise Stolbom 1

Elizabeth Lee Taylor 1

Katy N. Thao-Ly 3

Dania Torres 1

Bridgette Townsend 1

Jeremy Tyler Travis

Lauren Elyse Travis 2

Kimberly J. Trobee 1

Nikki Tronvold 4

Cherice Marli Valdez 3

Myles Baker Warman 1

Billie D. Weaver 1

Jeremiah Weir 1

Rhianna Lee Welberg

Sandra Beth Westlund 1

Rebecca Lynn White 1

Sarah Ann Wilburn

Christina Lynn Williams

Leatha Williams 1

Naomi E. Zia-Ahmadi 2

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Zachary Nathan Almberg 3

Briston James Bruce 4

Janice Carrie Foster 1

Madison Joy Gardner 4

Misty Kay Hoyer 2

Nycart D. Santos 3

Tarrika Kenya Williams

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Monica M. Sanchez 3

Jennifer Lee Schultz

Osric Colbert Whyte

School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies

Lisa Ann Bell

Jacquelyn Elaine Davis

Shaniece Frazier

Elizabeth Alice Fuehrer 1

Michael A. Gibson

Michael Graham

Alexis Latrice Harris

Rhynia Waymone Johnson

Starr Violet Jones 1

Ebony Mary Mathis Lara

Jennifer Lisa Martinez 1

Kristy Brown McGregor 1

Bradley Demetrio Melgoza 1

Teresa Lynn Nash 1

Carmen E. Perez Escalera

William T. Phipps

Taron Malik Ray

Joshua Rousseau 1

Amanda Sackey 1

Elizabeth Irene Simmons

Leonardo Torres Vasquez

Tricia Weaver 1

Jeff Yerington 1

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Apologetics

Deon L. Carson

David Dean Hicks 4

Emalani Octaviana Higdon Pablo 3

Tammy L. Ottmar 3

Isaac J. Wilder 3

Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies

Manina Jessica Adkins

Paris Aigner Burt 2

Margaret Denice Clark 3

Kiersten J. Freeman 1

Charlie Fisher

Angelina Rodriguez Gonzalez

Laura Sherard Gray 1

Joseph H. Haggler IV

Alesha Hardie 3

Katrien J. Hoeffling 1

David Jurmu

Ilona Karashchuk 3

Sharrie Shannel Kellam 1

Christopher Todd Lambert 1

Donald John Leinhart 4

William Jeffrey Michael McGlothlin 1

Allyson Miller 4

Precious Oluwaseun Omotade-Adeniyi 1

Carrie C. Pederson 1

Jenny Penner 3

Eveline Ross 3

Tracey Elaine Rowland 4

Sarah Marie Shust 4

Ashlei Nastassia Simpson 2

Kathryn Rebecca Stapf 1

Tamara Angelique Thomasson

Jaimie Flores-Trevino 3

Ian R. Vroon

Emmerey Walker

Xavier Ricardo Wys Zamy

Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry

Dohlan Brown

Etienne Claude Cavallaro 1

Lydia R. Dyson 2

Dawn Joy Glass 3

Terry M. Holmes 1

Brandy Lynn Johnson 4

Douglas Keith Koehn 1

Cathy Lynn Lair

Arlin Leyva

Gwendolyn Bryant Malone

Brandon Troy Mangrum 2

Kenneth E. Meehan 1

Carolyn Ann Powell

Casey R. Turner

Steven Michael Vallis 3

Sarah J. Watson

School of Business and Technology

Associate of Science in Business Administration

Dylan John Arthur

Lauren Marie Aline Asbury

Antonio R. Banuelos

Amanda Marie Brunet

Christian Blake Castaneda

Joshua Daniel Gallardo 1

Amy Marie Merritt 1

Linda M. Newman

Dianna Angela Hackett Plowell

Arthur A. Relech

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Undergraduate Degree Candidates

Rebecca Kay Riofrio 1

Keshandra Renee Robinson

Tonya Diane Strickland

Associate of Science in Computer Information Technology

Iesha Moore

Associate of Science in Computer Science

Long Hoang Nguyen

Associate of Science in Data Analytics

Katie Colson 1

Associate of Science in Healthcare Administration

Sonia V. Boone 1

Tamyra Lynn Colbert

Virginia Lee Craft 1

Nola Joiner Donald

Britny L. Dowden 1

Edileen Albert Edward 1

Kelly Ann Greene 1

Annisa M. Guillen

Latoya Lavallais

Jessica Inez Mayfield-Mayo 1

April Morin 1

Adeline A. Nadal 1

Kimberly Nunley-Walker

Christopher Randolph Proffitt 1

Jennifer Elaine Townson

Associate of Science in Human Resource Management

Toray Kennedy

Miguel A. Lluberes

Rosanna Roberson 1

Associate of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Raimin Holmes Sr.

Brittany Sierria Parker

Victor H. Pimentel Jr. 1

Gene M. Ploor

Fabian Quiroz

Associate of Science in Marketing and Sales

Hannah Marie O'Brien

Associate of Science in Nonprofit Management

Katie M. Arends 1

Bridgett N. Edgar

Ashley Johnson 1

Rosanna Roberson 1

Zoe Grace Sockriter 1

Raena Wedel-Grindle

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Tarryn Anderson 1

Adam Perry Eggleston

Hope Eggleston 4

Bernardita Lee Griego

Carissa Rael

Mary Ann Thomas 1

Sarah Lynn Lindsey

Alex D. Luna 1

Sarah Jane Majewski 4

Samantha Rae Ralls 1

Jessica Lee Riker 3

Brisa Schultz 1

Tytus Jimohn Spikes

Alina Montserrat Valtierra

Bachelor of Science in Business

Gavin Acosta

Leerona Ackmini Armogan

Andrew Jameson Bauer Sr.

Noah J Bergford 3

Raymond Anthony Bunker III 2

Aileen Marsha Calderon 1

Ezri Nichole Cisson 3

Zoë Elizabeth DeKok

Alanna Noel Esch 1

Taylor R. Ganton

Megan G. Garofalo 1

Daniel Joseph Gonzalez 2

Angelina M. Krotz 3

Michael J. Manwaring 3

Earl Cameron Manzanares

Amber R. Moffitt 3

Aida Milagros Ortiz

Julie Grace Scott 3

Charlotte Svaldi

Ariel Fernando Vasquez

Cole Sumner Walker 2

Cynthia R. Washington

Lisa D. Weiner 4

Krystal Malea Williams 3

Sandra Wright

Jack Wurts

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology

Jasmine Alexis Barr

John Corey

Tommie Klinglesmith

Casey Lawrence Perkins 1

Ryan David Stanton 1

Trystan Gabriel Wiggs 2

Bachelor of Science in Economics

Dylan John Arthur

Carson J. Summerfield 1

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration

Sirena Isabell Brito 2

Cassandra Dawn Bruner

Sekia Raniece Ford

Laken Marlene Garcia 1

Eboni Lasha Gonzales 1

Kiera Helms

Kimberly Hughey

Lynda Leigh Johnson 3

Jessica Inez Mayfield-Mayo 1

Angela McConniel 1

Gracy Parrilla

Laura Kim Marie Peverelle 3

Ashley Marie Russell

Catherine Schmidt 1

Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management

Natalie Danielle Kelley 4

April Balam Mason

Tosha R. Parson

Michael Dalene Sisler 3

Haleigh Verdugo

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Management

Kennedy Ilunga Bitulu

Sean Christopher Blumenhein 2

Tyana Cunningham 1

Robert James Harley 1

Jake Patrick Robertson 3

Dalton James Rothrock

Alexis Mariette Young 1

Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Zachary Pietrusinski 2

Tammy Thompson 4

Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Sales

Maria Claudia Garton

Melissa Santistevan 1

a people falls, but in an abundance

Proverbs 11:14 (ESV) guidance, of counselors where there is no there is safety.

Anschutz Student Center

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Undergraduate Degree Candidates

Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Management

Antoinette Susan Archuleta

Barzel B. McKinney

Suzette Benita Pavia 3

Denise Lucile Rupert-Dolheimer

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management in Christian Leadership

Jennifer Nichole Franer

Shawna R. Strickland 4

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management in Enterprise Agility

Amy D. Dominguez 1

Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management in Project Management

Lorna Douglas

King F. Ellis III

Kameron T. McCrary 4

Leah M. Moore

Rodney Robinson3

School of Education Professions

Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education (Licensure)

Julie Borja 1

Tiffany Harris 4

Brianne Hyde Gutierrez 1

Shea Jackson 1

Melissa A. Riggs 1

Delaney R. Sweeney 4

Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education (Non-Licensure)

Kyleigh Brookman 1

Tobi B. Cooper

Laura Leticia Gorostieta-Burgos 4

Jennifer Hogan 2

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (Licensure)

Olivia Grace Bickmore

Laura Leigh David 4

Amanda Ruth Dona 4

Emily Evans 4

Larissa Fogg 4

Alyssa Kathleen Garcia 3

Rebekah Gentz 1

Sarah Christine Jaime

Christine Marie Jennings

Stephanie Lynn Laser 3

Caylee Elizabeth Partain 4

Jessica Monee Whitney 1

Erin Danielle Yates3

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (Non-Licensure)

Samantha K Fagan

Yoori Kim

Danielle P. Miller 4

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, K-12 (Licensure)

Kristen Kaye Douglas 4

Eden Olivia Johnson 4

Jamey Krautz 4

Tressa Marie Pollack

Lisa Quintana-Scheibe 3

Amy Marie Reeves 4

Bethany Laine Scott 4

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, K-12 (Non-Licensure)

Terri Lynn Wissinger 3

Victoria Galilea Venegas

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Katherine Anne Ansay

Kristina Baack

Kathryn Anne Carey

Samantha Jolene Cordova

Erin Cox

Cortlynn Rae Franklin 2

Michael Joseph Galetti

Monique Guerrero

Leah Marie Hector 3

Mia Holland 2

Amber K. Kirkland 3

Erika D. Laskowski

Emma Catherine McAnally

Nuvia Molina

Yovana Molina 2

Sara G Murillo

Jennifer Marie Nylander

Sheryl Maretha Palilingan 2

Brittany Nichole Pino

Sydney Marie Rankin

Lisa Steven Riddle 1

Loubna Sekkaf

Melonie Veronica Sheridan

Lyndsie E. Tullier

Olesya N. Vashchishin

Jutta Angela Vasquez 1

Tenecuqua White

For the law was given through Moses;

came through Jesus Christ. John 1:17 (ESV) grace and truth

Rockmont Hall

College of Undergraduate Studies

2025 Ceremony

Friday, May 9, 2025

2:30 in the Afternoon

Loveland, Colorado

BLUE ARENA

Order of the Program

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Master of Ceremonies

Mr. Steven T. Taylor

Dean, School of Music

Processional March

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

Mr. Mark S. Dorn

Coordinator of Instrumental Studies and Professor School of Music

Dr. David McNeil

Director of Choral Studies and Associate Professor School of Music

“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” by Ludwig van Beethoven, melody from Ninth Symphony, text by Henry van Dyke, setting by Taras Nahirniak

Marshals

Mr. Paul Faust

Campus Pastor

Mrs. Sharon Felker

Dean of Students

Dr. Gary W. Ewen

Professor, School of Business and Leadership

Dr. Lene M. Jaqua

Professor, School of Science and Engineering

National Anthem †

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Russell Robinson

Introductory Remarks

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Invocation*

Mr. Wil Armstrong Chairman, Board of Trustees

Introduction of Speaker

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Commencement Address

Mr. James "J.B." Brown

Presentation of Honors

Dr. Janet M. Black

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Valedictorian

Joseph A. Michel School of Science and Engineering

Outstanding Seniors

Andrew B. Borders School of Business and Leadership

Caroline S. Samarin School of Education

Anya J. Moore School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Malachi B. Little School of Music

Joshua M. Herring School of Nursing and Health Professions

Joseph A. Michel School of Science and Engineering

Breck D. Frauenholtz School of Theology

Order of the Program

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Student Address

Joshua M. Herring

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Officer's Oath of Office

Captain David Hermerding, U.S. Army

Sarah Schomaker

Special Music

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

Vocals by Dr. Biff Gore, Member, Board of Trustees

"Holy Forever"

by Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Phil Wickham, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, arranged by Taras Nahirniak

Honorary Doctorate Degree

Mr. Hal Krause

Leadership Award

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Commissioning, Alumni Association Induction

Conferring of Degrees

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Presentation of Associate and Bachelor's Degree Candidates

Ms. Britt Snyder

Dean, CCU Academy

Dr. Peter A. Kerr

Dean, School of Business and Leadership

Dr. Debora L. Scheffel

Dean, School of Education

Dr. Gary Steward

Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Mr. Steven T. Taylor

Dean, School of Music

Dr. Christine Lepianka

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Dr. Mark A. Parker

Dean, School of Science and Engineering

Dr. David S. Kotter

Dean, School of Theology

Closing Comments

Mr. Eric K. Hogue

President

Dedicatory Prayer and Benediction*

Mr. Wil Armstrong

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Recessional

University Symphonic Band and University Choir

“Battle Hymn of the Republic" arranged by Peter Wilhousky

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness" by Thomas Chisholm, text by William M. Runyan, setting by Taras Nahirniak

* Gentlemen, please remove your caps.

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Degree Candidates

Participation in the Commencement ceremony and inclusion in the Commencement program do not confer a degree upon a student, do not certify that a student has fulfilled all graduation requirements, and may not be used as proof of completion of the degree requirements. Participation indicates that an individual is a candidate for graduation. All eligible degree candidates at the time of printing were confirmed by the Office of the Registrar and are included in the program.

Laude and University Honors published here are based on the student’s cumulative GPA at the time of printing. Final honors designations will be posted on transcripts and diplomas and may be subject to change based on the student’s final cumulative GPA.

CCU Academy

Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts

Kylie J. Aispuro

Camila Alvarado

Lukas Amado

Annalise Ault

Joseph Greg Avakian

Nathaniel James Banez

Melissa Ann Beasley

Zackery Beaty

Justin A. Beersingh

Dylan Lewis Shugo Black

Sophia Blietz

Emily Boehler

Jonathan Daniel Boelter

Faith Christine Bohn

Maddie Bowman

Nolan James Broyles

Lillian Call

Noelle Paige Canalita

John Bradley Carlson

Bianey Joycelyn Carter

Alyssa Bella Casanova

Simeon Castaldo

Abigail Leigh Cate

Isabella Augustina Chavez

Allyson Haeun Choi

Caitlin Rhiannon Cline

Jaiden Taylor Daly

Caleb Davis

Joshua N. Davis

Rhys William Anderson Doriguzzi

Eli Duhm

Caroline Easley

Nathan Edwards

Kylie Engelsman

Morgan G. Garcia

Ivy Rose Gilboy

Rossalyn Glenchur

Ruthannah Josephine Helt

Adam James Charles Hirsch

Josueh Issak Hoyos

Andrew Joseph Kelley

Katherine E. Lacy

Emerald Rose Lipis

Nicholas Steven Lorenze

Isabella Lyon

Brooke Massey

Abigail Jayne Meyer

Luella Anne Moulton

Sage Givens Nelson

Brynlie Nikolai

Evan Ok

Noah Orefice

Keane Cristobal Ortiz

Egan M. Osborne

Brynn Marie Owen

Madison Ruth Page

Isabella Lucia Pakula

Sara Panganiban

Allison Sophia Pavlich

Catherine Isabelle Pavlich

Thomas Paz

Witfield Timothy Ryan Peters

Patrick Luciano Puglisi

Cayden Dwight Rappleye

Christopher Kenneth Reyes

Sophia Joy Richardson

Luke Rodriguez

Emma Camille Rogers

Jeremy Isaac Schossau

Lillian Schuetta

Wyatt Shields

Ethan Spade

Johannah Suarez

Lydia Talevski

Evelyn Amelie Thompson

Elizabeth Grace Tompkins

Noah Joseph Visconti

Natalie Rae Wait

Wyatt Joseph Waldron

Ella Faith Williams

Abigail Wilson

Canon Yoo

Declan Thomas Yoo

School of Business and Leadership

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Lucca David Casci 2

Madlyn Elizabeth Dages 3

Emma Rose Davis 3

Jordan Christopher Donaldson 3

Emily Rachel Erickson 4

Adrian Diez Ferreira 2

Elijah P Green 4

Harvey I Guerra Jr.

Jordan Daniel Heidorn

Lauren Hornick

Allie Ruth Hotz 2

Bradley Tyson Land

David Hunter Lockwood 4

Erin Margaret McKee

Kaelyn Rose Panko 3

Tyler Parker

Trinity Jolie Perry 3

Eli Barde Rogers

Jessica Joy Sims 3

Brenna Stam 3

Sara Rose Windemuller

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Taryn Asia Abeyta 3

Kayla Arroyo 3

Blake Benson

Tyler Bertsche 3

Daniel James Betsch

Hannah E. Bettmann

Hannah Bleymaier

Katy Blomstrand 4

Andrew Borders 4

Zachary Brewer

Drew M. Brown

Max Burkart

Teagan Elisabeth Carrington 2

Lucca David Casci 2

George Gabriel Cecil

Sydney Grace Crowder

Madlyn Elizabeth Dages 3

Capri Allana Dewing

Adrian Diez Ferreira 2

Sydney Jean DiGiulio

Caleb Abram Dodge

Jordan Christopher Donaldson 3

Jordan A. Dudley

Ava Milan Eldred 2

Lilli V. Eppinga 3

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Emily Rachel Erickson 4

Brett Felts

Ethan Thomas Finn 3

Paul Gibas

Erik Marshal Gibson

Ashley S. Gooding 3

Elijah P. Green 4

Caleb Gregg 2

Davin James Griffin

Harvey I. Guerra Jr.

Jordan Daniel Heidorn

Reece Renee Higginbotham

Elise J. Hollinger 3

Tara K. Homola

Lauren Hornick

Allie Ruth Hotz 2

Kristen Nicole Hudgens 3

Sophie Caroline Huff 2

Kylee Lynn Hughes 1

Dasiya Jones

Connor Mitchell Laber

Morgan Elizabeth Landry

Wesley Layman

Mark Stedman Lewis

Mason Link

David Hunter Lockwood 4

Alexandria Jordan Lundquist 3

Anna Maier 1

Lydia Ruth Manaois 4

Jared Richard Maxwell 3

Major Anthony Maydon

Erin Margaret McKee

Alyssa Moriah McManus 3

Megan Murphy

Elijah A. Ortego

Kaelyn Rose Panko 3

Levi Walter Perkins 3

Trinity Jolie Perry 3

Aidan Blair Pipher 4

Connor S. Robles 2

Eli Barde Rogers

Joshua Caleb Rogers 2

Arthur Santana

Marek James Schroyer

Anna Grace Sconyers 2

Jessica Joy Sims 3

Corey Smith

Saxton Christopher Sorenson

Brenna Stam 3

Larissa Claire Tegtmeier 3

J. Quincy Tredway

Nathaniel VanSant 2

Gabriel John Wassmer 3

Audra Faye Welsh 4

Ashleigh Chabot Willette

Sara Rose Windemuller

Samuel D. Woo 3

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management

Lydia Ruth Bragg 2

McKenna Grace Landry

Tyler Parker

Adyline Grace Poirson 4

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

Diego Pedro Cruz

Isaiah Elder

Mason Link

Marek James Schroyer

Nathaniel VanSant 2

Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship

Emma Rose Davis 3

Kristen Nicole Hudgens 3

McKenna Grace Landry

Cy Patterson

Adyline Grace Poirson 4

Natalie Smith

Bachelor of Science in Finance

Tyler Bertsche 3

Manuel Bonelli 3

Max Burkart

Benjamin Corbett Denton

Adrian Diez Ferreira 2

Paul Gibas

Elijah P. Green 4

Connor Mitchell Laber

Wesley Layman

Aidan Blair Pipher 4

Joshua Caleb Rogers 2

Andrew Ueland 3

Ashleigh Chabot Willette

Bachelor of Science in Marketing

Lydia Ruth Bragg 2

Jason Robert Caven 3

Capri Allana Dewing

Jordan A. Dudley

Ayden Lynn Fearn

Ashley S. Gooding 3

Alexandria Jordan Lundquist 3

Alyssa Moriah McManus 3

Grace E. Smith 3

Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Leadership

Christian M. Hall

Julia Elizabeth Jacott

Sarah Ambrose McCollum

Luis Alberto Paras Camacho

Nathanael L. Shilling 3

School of Education

Bachelor of Arts in CrossCultural Education and TESOL

Payton James Storey

Bachelor of Arts in English for Secondary Education

Colton Bryce Flechtner

Jadyn Avery Flechtner 4

Maddie Anna Schmeling 2

Bachelor of Arts in History for Secondary Education

Margaret M. Barker

Emily J. Blomstrand 4

Mia Guest 4

Rebecca Jacobs 4

Karilyn Elaina Ai Shuang Kimbriel

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts for Elementary Education

Bailey Lynn Bearly 4

Gianna Gabriela Garcia

Abigail Faith Newell 2

Madisyn Spink Oury 4

Brooklyn Danielle Reza 3

Julia Patricia Ripp 4

Annie Salinger 3

Bailey Ventura 3

Anna Elizabeth Wagner 4

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts for K-12 Special Education

Madison Lou Bergman 3

Amara Gabrielle De Boer

Bryn Kaylor 2

Alexandra Marie Pousana Knauper 2

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts for Education and K-12 Special Education

Caroline Samarin 4

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Physical Health Education and K-12 Physical Education Teaching

Lillian C. Woods

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education

Gabriel H Chong 2

Jared Elijah Melton

Evan Sapp 3

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Paige Kristen Cates 4

Zachary David Cole

Madisyn Sue Cunningham 3

Aubrey Taylor Pelican 1

Emma L. Schultz 2

Caitlin Grace Steele 2

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Law and Practice

Emma Elizabeth Duncan

Mira Hume 2

Reayah Tsiyon Lundquist 2

Holly Prestage 3

Faith Adoniah Suprak 4

Bachelor of Arts in English

Emily Grace Bettis 2

Josiah David Ciepiel 3

Hannah Ernst 2

Emilia Pauline Garnand 2

Kayla Grace Kenders 4

Savannah Joy Ly 4

Anya Joy Moore 4

Makena Faith Peissner 4

Merry Basilea Tamminga 2

Reyana Joy Tegtmeier 4

Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies

Miah Gracia 3

Julianna Graham 3

Zoe Leigh Hallock 4

Makena Joy Hawley 2

Olivia Rose Keane

"Gin" Ethan T. Ritz 2

Lily M. Schimmel 4

Christina Rose Summers 3

Bachelor of Arts in History

Thomas Alexander 2

Micah Atkinson

Cade Richard Carlson

Faith Nicole Griffin 3

Noah J. Henry

Abigail Joy Jacobson 3

Ana B. Poffenbaugh 4

Ryder James Wittman 3

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts

Lilah McKee

Bachelor of Arts in Politics

Sara Barahman

Isaac C. Cash

Elizabeth Valerie Engle 3

Parker L. Ford 3

Abigail Joy Jacobson 3

Faith Caitlin Lundstrom 2

Wyatt Russel Oliver

Emma Lillian Rowe

Emma Beth Ruetz 3

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Paige Marie Akers 4

Luke K. Amann

Alexandria Anderson 2

Emily Grace Banks 1

Ellen Rebecca Barber 3

Margaret Lillian Bayford 2

Katrina Lauma Berzinch 4

Berea Anne Boerrigter 4

Sydney Claire Bowles 1

Cale Dean Brakeman

Melissa E Brossow 4

Renee Brown

Taylor Brown 3

Annabelle S. Bucci 3

Katie Samantha Carreon 3

Kiley Connery

Kylie Donofrio 4

Kaelin Elison

Lilli V. Eppinga 3

Chloe Abigail Fowler 3

Alison Grace Fox 2

Sophia Faith Gilboy 1

Rebecca Lynn Goertz 2

Carsten Glen Harley 3

Connor Joseph Hauser 3

Ashlynn Marie Hogan

Meredith A. Hubbard 4

Julia Elizabeth Jacott

Isabelle Autumn Jones

Langford King Jordan II

Alyssa Joy Krug 3

Mya Elizabeth Leverentz

Nathan R Lively 2

Zachary Q. Longwell 2

Taylor Maquet

Hannah M. Martensen

Isabella Nicole Martinez 2

Marcie Mae McPherson 2

Allyson Merrion

Hannah Joy Molen 3

Parker Gregory Murphy

Natalie O'Neal

MacKenzie B. Paige

Victoria Perez 2

Levi Walter Perkins 3

Alyssa Rosko 3

Grace Margaret Roth 4

Kirsten Samkutty 2

Olivia Rose Ari Saxton

Jacob Michael Schmid 4

Deborah Christel Sifuentes

Katherine Julianne Grace Sumner 3

Aimee Swindall 3

Maranatha Eve Vance

Kamea VanDeventer

Kara Joy Vondran

Layne Bendtsen Voss

Kylie R Westberg

Arianna Elizabeth Willson 2

Montana Evelyn-Lee Younkerman 2

Bachelor of Arts in Social Science

Jackson Rich Bolz 2

Morgan Renae Mays

Sarah Renee Schomaker 4

Bachelor of Arts in

Strategic Communication

Riley Barrett

Stephen Eugene Bosworth

Justin Carlson

Olivia Kendall Cruz

John Parker Denne

Julia Moreira Haefele

Allisan Rose Jamison

Lake Frederick Johnson

Isabelle Autumn Jones

Manda Larson 2

Faith Elizabeth Stewart 3

Alysia Wagner 3

Terra Danielle Wilcox 2

School of Music

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Hulises Avila Jr.

Degree Candidates

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Adelynn Renae Eloe 4

Elijah Johnson 3

Malachi Little 4

Evan T. Longfellow 2

Jared Richard Maxwell 3

Dailyn Y. Nozot 3

Kayla M. Rowland

Leiton Seward

Daniel Tyler Stover

Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre

Ruth Nozot

Bachelor of Music in Worship Arts

Ellieana C Camp

Blessing E. Okanigbuan 1

Jacob Schollenbarger 4

Ellen Scholtens 3

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Brenna Leticia Adams

Mia Keilani Arreguin

Kailee Amber Bryant

Grace Christine Budill

Gwenyth Anne Carpenter 2

Grace Kennedy Conlon

Anabelle Copeland 2

Samantha Cordasco 4

Andrew Jon Farm

Sequoia Sage Faust 3

Taytum J. Gonglach 2

Evangeline Darragh Gott 3

Joshua Murray Herring 2

Emilee Jayne Hoelmer

Riley Lyn Holien 3

Meghan Elizabeth Jacobs-Strugala 3

Faith Elizabeth Johnson 2

Sarah Johnson 2

Kailyn Brielle Jonswold 4

Timothy Jordan Koerschgen

Michaela Lanni

Makenna Rae Lechleitner 2

Julianna M. Manore

Phebe L. Maple

Liana Matson 4

Grace Abigail Maxson

Allison Munkvold 4

Kathryn Anne Newkirk

Jordan Peterson 2

Linden Lea Pezalla

Cally Rae Rady

Bridgette Ronan 3

Abigail H. Roper 4

Gracyn E. Rush

Brightyn Seward

Isabel Rose Shoplock 4

Sidney Jo Sproul 2

Aleesa Stepan 3

Alexandra Tate 3

Alicia Marie Valenciano 4

Elise Jayne Wakefield

Emma Katharyn Wilson

Anna Grace Woodford

School of Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Hailey Ryann Alcala 4

Faith Brandt 4

Mandy Glace 3

Elijah Johnson 3

Anna Faith Moon

Kaia Anne Sanderfer 1

Sophia Marie Schmidt 3

Tara Lynn Smoker

Danielle Tompkins

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Project Management

Hudson Joseph Majeski 2

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences

Mary Beth Doss 2

Maggie Grace Phipps 1

Lydia Quynh Nhu Tran

Rebecca Lynn Woodard

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Benjamin Howard Fowler 3

Vincent Daniel Gibbons 3

Emory Baker Griffin 2

Tanner Michael Hecht 2

Gabriel Paul Jahnke 3

Heidi Elise Mattson 3

Sofia Perez-Ochoa

Joshua Posner 4

Jathan Andrew Rentfrow 3

Elsie Leah Mae Vannice 3

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science

Ella Jean Banke

Grace Beard 2

Kade Carney

Jack Cazin

Adam Duncan

Grace Morgan Field 3

Ireland Summer Rayne Jeffrey 1

Bennett Manley

Zoe Necerato

Camryn Nichole Quilling 2

Presley Marie Sarkisian

Jessa B. Scott 3

Annalise Marie Speer 4

Maya Stainbrook 2

Parker Sweet 2

Olivia Rose Vigil 4

Bachelor of Science in Pre-Chiropractic

Sawyer L Shepherd

Tucker Davis Willingham

Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medical Profession

Sarah Grace Hamlin 3

Peter Zane Jacobson 4

Mark Pannirselvam

Eva Fernanda Sifuentes

Bryce J. Van Manen 3

Kirsten R. Vander Schaaf 3

Bachelor of Science in Pre-Physical Therapy

Nathaniel Riley Broyles 3

Sage Marie Hubbard 4

Jasmine Abigail Marie Obrecht 2

Brady Ritzmann

Bachelor of Science in Science

Milan Noelle Halliburton

Joseph Andrew Michel 4

Mathew Daniel Olech

Ross Panlasigui

School of Theology

Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with Greek

Payton James Storey

Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies with Languages

Elise Nicole Beiser 1

Elijah Benjamin Bennick 4

Brielle Mikalee Dagon

Gabriel A. Jaime

Cristopher Lamb 4

Zachary A. Merritt

Jaden T. Nurmi 4

Anna Grace Sconyers 2

Theresa Elizabeth Steiner

Maranatha Eve Vance

Benjamin J. Wagner 2

Mayson Taylor Williams 3

Samuel D. Woo 3

Bachelor of Arts in History of Christian Religion

Audra Faye Welsh 4

Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Management

Ryan Bundrick 3

Lily Christine Cedo

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

Elizabeth Valerie Engle 3

Kayla Grace Kenders 4

Jaden T. Nurmi 4

CCU Leadership Award

Colorado Christian University is proud to introduce the Colorado Christian University Leadership Award, a prestigious annual honor recognizing a junior or senior in the College of Undergraduate Studies who exemplifies exceptional Christian leadership, character, and service.

The selection process included nominations from each of CCU’s schools within the College of Undergraduate Studies, as well as the Athletic Department and Student Life, followed by a Final Selection Committee review. The inaugural recipient of this award will be announced at today’s Commencement Ceremony.

This distinguished student will receive a $25,000 cash award as a transformational investment in Christ-centered leadership, reflecting CCU’s unwavering commitment to equipping student leaders to impact the world with grace and truth. Each annual recipient’s name will be engraved on a permanent granite pedestal housed on CCU’s campus, symbolizing a lasting legacy of faith-driven leadership. The honored student will also receive an 8-inch replica of the award as a personal keepsake.

The Colorado Christian University Leadership Award is made possible by a $1 million endowment, generously established by entrepreneur and longtime CCU trustee Hal Krause, along with 10 additional generous donors. CCU expresses our heartfelt gratitude for this visionary initiative, marking a historic moment in Christian higher education. No other Christian University within the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) offers a leadership award of this magnitude.

This award represents the highest distinction for Christian leadership on CCU’s campus.

Bachelor of Arts in Theology

Coby Clemons 4

Jordan Rae Stansloski 1

Ryder James Wittman 3

Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Greek Language

Breck Frauenholtz 4

Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministry

Abbygale Leanne Laing

Ashley R. Miller 2

Hannah Schulz 2

Joseph Suarez

University Honors

GRADUATE HONORS

Candidates for the master’s degree wearing a gold medallion with blue ribbon have earned Graduate with High Distinction Honors. These students have achieved a 3.9-4.0 cumulative grade point average and have completed 30 or more semester hours of graduate credit while attending Colorado Christian University.

LAUDE HONORS

Candidates for the bachelor’s degree wearing the white honor cord have earned the honor of cum laude (with honor), holding a 3.5-3.69 cumulative grade point average. Those wearing the silver honor cord have earned the honor of magna cum laude (with high honor), holding a 3.7-3.89 cumulative grade point average. Finally, those wearing the gold honor cord have earned the honor of summa cum laude (with highest honor), holding a 3.9-4.0 cumulative grade point average. Students receiving these distinctions have attended CCU for at least 60 semester hours.

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Candidates for a bachelor’s degree wearing a mauve honor cord have earned University Honors. These students have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and have completed a maximum of 59 semester hours while attending Colorado Christian University.

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES RECOGNITION

Candidates who have served or who are currently serving in any of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces (including National Guard or Reserves) are entitled to wear a red, white, and blue recognition cord.

HONOR SOCIETIES

Candidates wearing the following honor distinctions are part of one or more of the following honor societies:

• Alpha Sigma Lambda:

a society honoring adult undergraduate students – white stoles imprinted in gold and burgundy with the ASL script and shield

• Augustine:

a community of scholars exploring the works of leading thinkers from antiquity to the present – a twisted cord with two colors, scarlet and grey, expressing Augustine's heart and intellectual stature

• Chi Sigma Iota: an international honor society for professional counselors – a double strand of royal blue and white cords

• Kappa Delta Pi: a national honor society in education – purple, light blue, and gold

• Lambda Pi Eta: an international honor society in communication – red and white cords

• Omicron Delta Kappa: national leadership honor society – light blue, black, and white cords

• Pi Kappa Lambda: a national music honor society – gold and white cords

• Pi Lambda Theta: a national honor society in education – gold cords

• Sigma Nu Tau: a national entrepreneurship honor society – gold and hunter green

• Sigma Tau Delta: an international English honor society – red and black cords

• Sigma Theta Tau: an international honor society in nursing – purple and white cords

• Sigma Zeta: a national science and mathematics honor society – gold and bright blue honor cords

Academic Regalia

University officers, faculty members, and graduating students wear gowns, mortarboards, hoods, tams, and tassels that are traditional at the world’s oldest universities.

Academic regalia dates back to European universities in the Middle Ages, when hoods and gowns were required for warmth in unheated buildings. In American universities of the late 19th century, these medieval costumes were revived to lend color to academic functions, with gowns of master’s and doctorate degrees distinct from each other and from bachelor’s degrees. Gowns are normally black, although some universities have designed their own to bear the color of the institution.

The master’s gown has pointed sleeves slit at the elbows; the doctor’s gown has wide lapels of velvet, either black or the color of the scholar’s academic specialization. The hood drapes over the components of the academic costume. The master’s hood is pointed; the doctor’s hood is bell-shaped. The color of the border of the hood indicates the scholar’s major field of study; the lining color or colors identify the institution that conferred the wearer’s degree. The customary head covering is the Oxford cap or mortarboard, with a tassel of gold metallic threads.

Academic specializations present in the Commencement ceremony today are indicated by the following colors:

• Accounting – Drab

• Applied Apologetics – Scarlet

• Arts, Letters, and Humanities – White

• Business – Drab

• Business and Leadership – Drab

• Communication – Crimson

• Counseling and Guidance – Light Blue

• Criminal Justice – Navy Blue

• Cyber Security – Golden Yellow

• Divinity – Scarlet

• Divinity and Biblical Studies – Scarlet

• Economics – Copper

• Education – Light Blue

• Engineering – Orange

• Executive Christian Leadership – Scarlet

• Fine Arts – Brown

• Human Resources – Drab

• Law – Purple

• Librar y Science – Lemon

• Mathematics – Gold

• Music – Pink

• Nursing – Apricot

• Philosophy – Dark Blue

• Physical Science – Sage Green

• Physics – Gold

• Political Science – Dark Blue

• Psychology – Gold

• Public Administration – Peacock Blue

• Science – Golden Yellow

• Social Science – Citron

• Theology – Scarlet

Traditions of CCU

UNIVERSITY SEAL

The Colorado Christian University seal depicts our institution’s core identity. The Word of God in the center is placed upon the Cross of Christ, which is laid upon the Shield of Faith. This Shield of Faith is surrounded by three Greek words which are translated “grace and truth,” the University motto. The outer rings surrounding the Word, the Cross, and the Shield contain two elements: the year 1914, when our oldest parent institution was founded, and our name, Colorado Christian University. The uppermost word on the seal is “Christian,” which in one word captures all that we strive to be through God’s power working in us.

UNIVERSITY MEDALLION

The University medallion is worn by the president at Commencement and other academic ceremonies as part of his academic regalia, symbolizing the authority and responsibilities incumbent with the office. The brass medallion is of simple linked construction, with the University seal forming the medallion. Linking the chain above the seal is an ornament inscribed with the Latin words, Soli Deo Gloria, which means Glory To God Alone. The phrase reminds us of the biblical truth that all glory belongs to the Creator, not the created.

UNIVERSITY HYMN

“Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” is the official hymn of Colorado Christian University. This jubilant melody, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven for his Ninth Symphony, together with the text by Henry van Dyke, is one of the most celebratory worship hymns in the church. The 2006 Commencement Ceremony marked the premiere performance of this setting for Wind Ensemble and Choir, commissioned especially for CCU and written by Taras Nahirniak, respected educator and composer.

UNIVERSITY MACE

The Colorado Christian University mace is a ceremonial staff used as a symbol of the authority granted to the University to issue degrees. As an academic symbol, the mace dates back to 16th century England when, in 1589, Queen Elizabeth I presented a replica of her own royal mace to the University of Oxford to be used in all ceremonies to represent the royal presence and the authority granted to the University to issue degrees under the royal insignia.

Since that time, it has become customary for European and American colleges and universities to use ceremonial maces during academic exercises. The CCU mace is seen only at Convocation, Commencement, and honorary degree ceremonies. Protocol for using the mace requires that it be carried into the ceremony by the chief academic officer or another person selected for special recognition. During the ceremony, the mace is placed in a stand on the platform to indicate the ceremony is in formal session. At the conclusion, the mace is carried out to mark the completion of the ceremony.

The Colorado Christian University mace is carved from Colorado cherry wood and adorned with the University colors of gold and blue. The triangular headpiece is inlayed with a gold and blue rendering of the University shield. Below, each of the four sides carries a finely wrought engraving of the University seal. The wooden staff is bound at the intervals with nine gold rings inscribed with the names of the heritage institutions of Colorado Christian University, dating back to the founding of Denver Bible Institute in 1914.

About the University

Colorado Christian University is located in Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Founded in 1914, CCU is the flagship Christian university in the Rocky Mountain region. A leader in higher education, the University is consistently ranked in the top 2% of colleges nationwide for its core curriculum by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

CCU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees for traditional and adult students through its College of Undergraduate Studies and College of Adult and Graduate Studies. More than 10,000 students attend the University on the main campus or online through CCU Online. In addition, over 6,000 high school students throughout the U.S. take dual credit and online dual enrollment courses through CCU Academy. CCU is an NCAA Division II university in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).

Colorado Christian University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The University is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Council of Independent Colleges, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

University History

In 1914, Denver Bible Institute was founded on two principles: grace and truth. The first classes were comprised of only two students and one teacher, but from those modest beginnings, Colorado Christian University was born.

In 1945, Denver Bible Institute became Denver Bible College, a four-year college with three academic schools: the College of Liberal Arts, the Theological School, and the Bible Institute. Four years later, the school was renamed Rockmont College - around the same time that Western Bible Institute was founded.

It wasn’t until the 1980s that significant change occurred again. The two schools merged in 1985, forming Colorado Christian College. By 1989, however, the need for a flagship Christian institution in Colorado was evident. Colorado Baptist University joined Colorado Christian College to form the institution we know today.

Colorado Christian University has more than 24,000 living alumni spread throughout all 50 states and several countries - scholars dedicated to integrating high-level academics with timeless faith. Throughout our history, Colorado Christian University has seen God’s hand orchestrating each step in the journey, and we look toward the future with great anticipation for where He will lead us as the journey continues.

University Distinctives

MISSION

Christ-centered higher education transforming students to impact the world with grace and truth.

Colorado Christian University cultivates knowledge and love of God in a Christ-centered community of learners and scholars, with an enduring commitment to the integration of exemplary academics, spiritual formation, and engagement with the world. We envision graduates who think critically and creatively, lead with high ethical and professional standards, embody the character and compassion of Jesus Christ, treasure the gospel, and who thereby are prepared to impact the world in their callings.

Christ-centered community

Our community of interdependent students, faculty, and staff seeks to honor and obey Jesus Christ, who is present in Spirit and speaks in Scripture, in order to advance God’s purposes in the lives of every member.

Exemplary academics

Our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral curriculum integrates faith and learning in a scholarly environment that fosters critical and creative thinking, academic excellence, and professional competence.

Spiritual formation

Our academic and student development programs cultivate a deep and enduring faith that affirms the authority of Scripture and embraces Christ as the authentic center of life.

Engagement with the world

Our students experience and engage the world in ways that prepare leaders to serve and transform their professions, churches, and communities.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

Colorado Christian University unites with the broad, historic evangelical faith rather than affiliating with any specific denomination. In this commitment, the University embraces the following declarations of the National Association of Evangelicals:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

These declarations do not comprise all that individual Christians may consider important elements of faith; rather, they establish the essential framework within which members of the University both unite in shared beliefs and explore differences.

University Distinctives

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Colorado Christian University’s Strategic Priorities were adopted by the CCU Board of Trustees to serve as a guiding compass for the University. They direct the implementation of CCU’s long-established mission and provide context for our first priority — an enduring commitment to Jesus Christ and His kingdom. The Strategic Priorities provide a point of convergence for every member of the CCU community and for every aspect of life at CCU, from how we teach and learn in the classroom to how we live with and serve others.

Colorado Christian University shall:

• Honor Christ and share the love of Christ on campus and around the world.

• Teach students to trust the Bible, live holy lives, and be evangelists.

• Be a magnet for outstanding students and prepare them for positions of significant leadership in the church, business, government, and professions by offering an excellent education in strategic disciplines.

• Teach students how to learn.

• Teach students how to think for themselves.

• Teach students how to speak and write clearly and effectively.

• Give students significant opportunities to serve our Lord while they are at CCU and to help them develop a lifetime habit of such service.

• Impact our culture in support of traditional family values, sanctity of life, compassion for the poor, Biblical view of human nature, limited government, personal freedom, free markets, natural law, original intent of the Constitution, and Western civilization.

• Be seekers of truth.

• Debunk “spent ideas” and those who traffic in them.

• Ask God to multiply our time and ability to the glory of His great name.

• Be a servant of the Church.

• BE a GREAT Christian university.

Faculty

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

DEANS

Ryan Burkhart, Ed.D., L.P.C. School of Counseling

Mellani Day, D.B.A. School of Business and Technology

Christine Lepianka, Ph.D., R.N. School of Nursing and Health Professions

David Murphy, Ph.D. School of Behavioral Sciences

Jeff Renfrow, Ed.D. School of Education Professions

Earl Waggoner, Ph.D.

School of Biblical and Theological Studies Supervising Dean, College of Adult and Graduate Studies

FACULTY

Matthew Aernie

Professor, School of Biblical and Theological Studies PhD., University of Wales-Lampeter

Andreas Bienert

Program Director/Assistant Professor School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Mark Bolte

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology

Krystoffer Bowman

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

M.S., Capella University

Crystal Brashear

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Texas A&M University-Commerce

William Brock

Program Director Accounting and Finance/ Associate Professor, School of Business and Technology

Ph.D., Benedictine University

Travis Buchanan

Associate Professor, School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Ph.D., University of St. Andrews-Scotland

Andrea' Burden

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., Argosy University

Ryan Burkhart

Dean/Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., Argosy University

Letta Campbell

Professor, School of Business and Technology

D. M., Colorado Technical University

Megan Cannedy

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Steve Cappa

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Biola University

Pamela Cassellius

Residency Director/Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., Argosy University

Jeff Cline Assistant

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Stephanie Crowe

Director Elementary and ECE Programs/Assistant Professor, School of Education Professions

M.A.C.I., University of Colorado, Denver

Shaji Daniel

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

Mellani Day

Dean/Professor, School of Business and Technology

D.B.A., Nova Southeastern University

Gregory Elliott

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Adams State University

Brian Fidler

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Shauna Frisbie

Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., Texas Tech University

Susan Fuentes

BSN Assistant Director/Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions

M.S.N., Azusa Pacific University

Torrie Gilden

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Walden University

Kristen Goree

Director of Graduate Nursing Programs/Professor School of Nursing and Health Professions

D.N.P., University of Colorado, Denver

Sonji Gregory

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Casey Hall

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

Faculty

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Melissa Hall

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Richard Hall

Professor, School of Business and Technology

Ph.D., Iowa State University

Michelle Harrison

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

Aimee Houghton

Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health Professions

M.S.N., Texas Tech University

Ph.D., University of North Texas

Ellen Huang

Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health Professions

M.S.N., University of Colorado

Tammie Huddle

Assistant Director, RN-BSN/Assistant Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

D.N.P., Colorado Christian University

Sarah Jarvie

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., University of Cincinnati

Kathy Johnson

Assistant Director of Field Experiences, School of Education Professions

M.A.C.I., Colorado Christian University

Mark Knox

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Joshua Kreimeyer

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Kateryna Kuzubova

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., The University of Toledo

Christine Lepianka

Dean/Professor, School of Nursing & Health Professions

Ph.D., Duquesne University

John Lesko

Program Director/Associate Professor, School of Education Professions

Ph.D., University of Edinburgh

Mark Vander Ley

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Adams State University

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Marla Lohmann

Program Director/Associate Professor, School of Education Professions

Ph.D., University of North Texas

Bryan Malone

Associate Professor, School of Business & Technology

D.C.S., Colorado Technical University

Alexander Marquez

Director Education Leadership & Curriculum/ Instruction/Assistant Professor, School of Education Professions

Ed.D., Kansas State University

Kristen Mauk

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research/ Professor, School of Nursing & Health Professions

D.N.P., Valparaiso University

Mark Mayfield

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Walden University

Laura McKee

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Grand Canyon University

David Murphy

Dean/Professor, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Dallas Baptist University

Glenda Nanna Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Walden University

Elizabeth Nix

Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Ph.D., Walden University

Kathryn Palermo

Director BSN Program/ Assistant Professor

School of Nursing and Health Professions

D.N.P., University of St. Augustine

Ashley Pancoast

Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health Professions

M.S.N., Colorado Christian University

Jennifer Park

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Damon Perez

Associate Professor of Biology, School of Nursing and Health Professions

Ph.D., Colorado State University

Selin Philip

Program Director, DCES/Associate Professor

School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Jeff Renfrow

Dean/Professor, School of Education Professions

Ed.D., University of Colorado, Denver

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES Faculty

Karen Riley

Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Health Professions

D.N.P., Grand Canyon University

Gena Robinson

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Texas Tech University

Jennifer Sanderfer

Assistant Professor of Nursing , School of Nursing and Health Professions

M.S.N., Vanderbilt University

Claudia Seth

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Grand Canyon University

Jose Sierra

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Wheaton College

Albert Smith

Assistant Professor, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Shane Stone

Associate Professor, School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

Yvonne Tate

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., College of William and Mary

Rebecca Taylor

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ed.D., University of Memphis

Nancy Thomas

Program Director/Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Commerce

Misti Gossett-Thrower

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Adams State University

Sharon Todd

Program Director/Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., University of the Cumberlands

Vincent Tompkins

Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Walden University

Bren Triplett

Program Director Information Technology/ Assistant Professor, School of Business & Technology

M.S., Regis University

Earl Waggoner

Dean/Professor, School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Ronald Welch

Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Central Michigan University

Jeffrey White

Program Director/Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Drexel University

Andrew Wichterman

Associate Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

Elizabeth Wiggins

Program Director/Assistant Professor, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Adams State University

Sara Wood

Associate Professor/Director of Counselor Ed and Supervision, School of Counseling

Ph.D., Regent University

2024-2025 FACULTY AWARDS

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Daniel Moriarity, M.Div.

School of Biblical and Theological Studies

Benjamin Siegler, M.A.

School of Business and Technology

Mark Plaisier, M.O.L.

School of Counseling

Renee Rogers, Ph.D.

School of Education Professions

Emily Mulvihill, Ed.D.

School of Nursing and Health Professions

Susan Draine, Ed.D.

Faculty Emeriti

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Gayle C. Gunderson

Librarian Emerita

M.L.S., Emporia State University

Sarah Scherling

Professor Emerita

Ed.D., Liberty University

Affiliate Faculty

COLLEGE OF ADULT AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Esther Achi

George Ackerman

MacKenzy Adams

Taleen Afsharian

Jessica Alexander

Jason Aljets

Melissa Allen

Matthew Altman

Lilia Anand

Amanda Anderson

Christopher Anderson

James Anderson

Michelle Anderson

Timothy Anderson

Michael Aragon

W. Michael Armbruster

Michael Atherton

Jeff Augustine

Diane Badzinski-Proctor

Joshua Bailey

Peter Bailey

Clare Barker

Jason Barker

Craig Barnett

Susan Barnett

Christie Baroody

Christopher Beilfuss

Rainbow Bell

Leeann Benesh

Douglas Bennett

Nicole Bennett

Kia Benson

Kathleen Benton

Jodie Bergquist

Andreas Bienert

Camille Bishop

Donald Bishop

Evan Blick

Jill Boisvert

James Bolton

Miranda Bond

Luci Bostain

David Bosworth

Shawn Bowen

Glen Bowman

Brittany Box

Kelsey Brazil

Stacy Brickell

Amy Brock

Jade Brock

Robert Brooks

James Brown

Katie Brown

Richard Brown

Jeannie Bryant

Gregory Buckley-Lowe

David Bull

Walter Bunch

Shelley Burdick

Steven Burdick

Allison Burkhart

Cory Butzin

David Cambio

Sandra Cameron

Colin Campbell

Evelyn Campbell

Jennifer Campbell

Shane Cannon

Lora Canter

Jacob Carlson

Cindy Carter

Andrea Cartwright

David Cartwright

Kathy Casey

Charlotte Chance

Lee Chance

Roger Chandler

William Chapin

Wuttichai Chayasirisobhon

Barbara J. White

Professor Emerita

Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado

Scott Cheatham

Yamikani Chilima

Timothy Chrisman

Breanne Clark

Mary Clarke

Victoria Clarke

Ian Clary

Bunnie Claxton

Paul Cole

Sean Cole

Alicia Collins

Meredith Collitt

Rick Combs

Lori Compton

David Conn

Miriam Conner

Skylar Cook

Vickie Cooper

Aaron Cordova

Vanessa Cox

Kanon Crawford

Rebekah Creeden

Ryan Crittenden

Casey Crocker

Arleen Crutcher

Pamela Cubas

The affiliate faculty listed are those who have taught at least one course this academic year. The University acknowledges that there may be inadvertent errors or omissions. We have attempted to create an accurate list and apologize for any such errors.

Laura Cuomo-Kotcher

Joyce Curry

Danielle Dahmann

Daniel Daughtridge

Ashley Davis

Christopher Davis

Kayla Davis

Latricia Davis

Jenelle Davis

Stephen Davis

Timothy Davis

Brian De Herrera

Constance DelGiudice

David Delong

Yvonne DeMoss

Indulis Denavs

Dan Denk

Jeremy Derby

Daniel DeVore

Jeffrey Dickson

Kurt Diesch

Dipesh Dipu

Wesley Dixon

Stacy Dodd

Nicholas Dodson

Darrell Dooyema

JoLynn Dorman

Gordon Douglas

James Douglas

Susan Draine

Daniel Dronsick

Terry Duncan

Robert Durough Jr.

Kari Dyer

Ronda Eade

Jennifer Eddins

Doirin Eddy

Bradley Edwards

Douglas Eicher

Kaja Ekern

Shannon Elliot

Diana Elliott

Gregory Elliott

Alexander Ellis

Tonsha Emerson

Alexander Endres

Richard English

Kayla Ennett

Judith Enyart

Evan Escobedo

Yvette Evans

Michael Eze

Abimbola Farinde

Frank Farnell

Paul Faust

Carrie Faust-Silva

Donald Fetherman

Megan Fields

Spencer Fields

Hannah Fishburn

Harold Fisher

Glory Fletcher

Sarah Foreman

Richard Foster

Walter Foster

Salvador Franco-Carbajal

Mark Francois

Augustina Frazier

Nicole Frederick

Mark Frederiksen

Robert Freeborough

Andrea Freeland

Nahanni Freeman

Rebecca Frels

Haley French

Nathan French

Cheryl Fricke

Kresten Froistad-Martin

Kristen Fundenberger

Leontine Galante

Ruben Garcia

Jacqueline Gardner

Marquita Garmon

John Garris

Ylenia Garrison

Courtney Gast

Matt Gatlin

Kristen Gearhart

Robin Gibbs

Lauren Gibson

Michael Gideon

Corey Gilbert

Miron Gilbert

Shana Gilbert

Torrie Gilden

Duchana Gille

Cristopher Gillespie

Shaunna Gonsalves-Shamoon

Christine Good

Brian Goodbar

William Goodrich

Taylee Gopperton

Michael Grabill

Devonee Grams

Paul Gravelle

Abigail Gray

Daniel Green

Dol Green

James Greenhalge

Joshua Greever

Nicolya Grigsby-Williams

Courtney Grossnickle

Kira Gruzinski

Dani Gunter

Elizabeth Gunther

Nathan Gustafson

Kurt Gutschick

David Guyor

Coral Hackett

Sean Hadley

Eleanor Hall

Douglas Hall

Karen Hall

Sally Hamilton

Amy Hansen

Tina Harclerode

Elizabeth Harger

James Harger

Joseph Harmon

Chastity Harper

Jeffery Harper

Terasa Harpole

Gordon Harris

Michelle Harrison

Eric Hartigan

Mark Hassler

Thomas Hastings

Jackson Hatter

Clay Haverty

Heather Hayes

Micah Hayre

Aspen Hazel

Kenneth Heer

William Heldman

Meagan Hemenway

Aamina Hennings

Matthew Hess

Karen Hessler

Lorinda Hetterle

Rachel Heuchert

Rosemary Hilliard

Sandra Hipple

Mary Hobus

Tammy Hoffman

James Hoffman

Michelle Holmes

Vasti Holstun

Daniel Hood

Julia Hopkins

Lora Horowitz

Paul Hoskins

Anthony Houston

Michael Howe

Amy Hoye

Ellen Huang

Kathryn Hubbard

William Hutto

Erica Hutton

Clarence Ihm

Thomas Jaros

Melissa Jeong

Bryn Johnson

Jill Johnson

Lawrence Johnson

Richard Johnson

Stacy Johnson

Erin Jones

Granville Jones

Matthew Jones

Jenna Jordan

Brian Joseph

Jannee Joy

Rachael Jumonville

Julie Jung

Jessica Justus

Shawn Kaeser

Jessica Kalb

Joel Kant

Maria Karabekou

Martin Kaufmann

David Kelly

Kristen Keteles

Paula Key

Andrea Kidd

Aaron Kilbourn

Ruth Kilburn

Marcie Kindred

Charles King

Meme Kinoti

Edward Kissam

Andrew Klausen

Dennis Klein

James Knox

Sarah Komisky

Jamie Kopfman

Gregory Kopp

Grace Kosloski

Rachel Kotter

Jeffrey Krause

Daniel Krawzyk

Stephanie Krawzyk

Stephen Krell

Larisa Kryachkova

Kelsie Kubick

Carol Kurkowski

Stuart Kurkowski

Diana Kuyumcu

Kateryna Kuzubova

Benjamin Laird

Anh Lam

John Lamb

Mark Lamport

Trenton Langhofer

Melanie Larkin

Tracey Lawrence

Michael Lawson

Michael Leary

Lorie Lee

Karen Lemons

Donita Lester

Todd Leupold

Shannon Lewis

Jing Li

Robert Lieb

Anita Liebsch

Mee-Gaik Lim

Todd Linder

Chris Little

Lindsey Locker

Kelly Lodge

Susana Lopez

Candice Lopez Trejo

Paul Lothman

Rebecca Lothman

Jeanette Loudy

The affiliate faculty listed are those who have taught at least one course this academic year. The University acknowledges that there may be inadvertent errors or omissions. We have attempted to create an accurate list and apologize for any such errors.

Katina Lowe

Terri Lucas

Henry Luckel

Jackie Luft

Sandricia Luster

Craig Luzinski

Stephen MacCord

Alexa Maddox

Shannon Maddox

Pam Mahre

Elaina Mair

Nicholas Majors

Melissa Maldonado

Yuliya Malishkin

Bryan Malone

James Mann

Dawn Manoleas

Jayme Mansfield

Soheil Mansouri

Kate Marble

Traci Marin

Cheryl Mark

Denis Marshall

Ashley Martin

Bethany Massey

Charlotte Mather

David Mau

Katie Maxey-Brock

Scott Maxon

Joseph Maxwell

Patrick Mayfield

Rose Mazotti

Kimberly McClannahan

Michelle McDaniel

Jane McGill

Kathy McKinney

Courtney McKnight

Sylvia McKnight

Candace McLain

Justin McLendon

Kelly McMullen

Abby Medina

Russell Meek

Shauna Meilner

Kelley Meinhardt

Allen Mickle

Doug Mikkelsen

Sharon Miles-Hastings

Michael Millard

Brittany Miller

David Miller

Douglas Miller

Stephanie Miller

Brian Mills

Karen Minert

Connie Mitchell

Donald Mittlestadt

Michael Mlynarczyk

Britney Monroe

Corey Montgomery

Lorena Morales

Freeborough

Darrell Morgan

Daniel Moriarity

Sharon Morris

Todd Morse

John Mrazek

Rand Muender

Jackson Muhirwe

Amanda Mulroy

Emily Mulvihill

Wayne Munguia

Tess Munro

Cara Murphy

Lawrence Murphy

Angela Muzquiz

Keno Nagasa

Brian Nelson

Debra Neville

Katherine Newlon

William Nichols

Daniel Nifong

Cari Nimeth

Matthew Nimeth

Sarah Oaklief

Alyssa Ohleyer

Dawn Olson

Gail Olson

Harry Olsson

James Orcutt

Seth Osborne

Connie Ostwald

Charles Owen

Sean Owen

Donna Pabst

Karissa Pahl

Kristy Palacios-Stwalley

Jan Palmen

Jody Panian

Georgina Panting

Amanda Papacek

Danielle Parker

Mark Parker

David Parker

Edsel Pate

Justin Peddicord

Samantha Peel

Wesley Pendergrass

Amanda Pendleton

Karen Pennington

Valerie Perciante

Damon Perez

Roberta Perno

Matthew Perry

Grace Peters

Tyler Peterson

Mark Phillips

Roxine Phillips

Juan Piacquadio

Robert Pierre-Paul

Oneita Pies

Mark Plaisier

John Plastow

Mark Plaza

Manuel Pol

Jana Price

Jonathan Pruitt

Annette Pullen

Efrain Quintana

Anthony Racca

AnnaLise Rafferty

James Rairdon

Janet Randerson

Neil Randerson

Brandi Rawlins

Edmon Regachuelo

Sharon Reiling

Ruth Reynard

David Reynolds

Kevin Richard

Dean Ridings

Linda Rieg

Karen Riley

Thomas Riley

Christopher Robinson

Garet Robinson

Gena Robinson

Jeffrey Robinson

Jesse Robinson

Fee Rocha

Chet Roden

Brittney Roedell

Pauline Rogers

Renee Rogers

Marcella Rolle

Sara Ronhovde

Heather Root

Megan Rose

Erin Rosfeld

Jeffrey Ross

Linda Rothwell

Edward Rowse

James Ruffin

Terry Ruiz

Suzanne Russell

Donathan Sailer

Eric Sandras

Amy Santoro

Tara Saucier

Michael Saunders

Joshua Savage

Rick Saylor

Dana Scheunemann

Dan Schlesinger

Jessica Schmalz

Andrew Schmidt

Mark Schmidt

Gary Schnittjer

Sherry Schulz

Amanda Schuster

Joseph Scifo

Sarah Scott

Kristie Sears

Kendall Secary

Heather Seelbach

Vanessa Segura

Maria Sekutera

Breanne Selland

Michelle Sharp

Ryan Sharp

Owen Shattuck

Benjamin Shaw

Norma Shearin

Andrew Shepardson

Steve Shermett

Cathy Sherrer

Jennifer Sherrod

Audra Sherwood

Sarah Shick

Joel Shults

Benjamin Siegler

Jose Sierra

Renee Sinclair

Tanya Skalecki

Evan Skelton

Erik Skov

Steven Slaight

Jordan Slowik

Joseph Slunaker

Monique Smalling

Christy Smelser

Diana Smith

Jennifer Smith

Kelly Smith

Michael Smith

Edward Smither

Jessica Snedker

Brittany Snyder

Clara Spenny

John Squires

Elizabeth St. James

Jeremiah Stallman

Rachael Stark

Mary Steely

Adam Stephens

Dionna Stevens-Doneghy

Gary Steward

John Steward

Amy Stewart

Caleb Stewart

Dawn Stidham

Audra Stinson

Philip Stohlmann

The affiliate faculty listed are those who have taught at least one course this academic year. The University acknowledges that there may be inadvertent errors or omissions. We have attempted to create an accurate list and apologize for any such errors.

Lisa Stone

Michelle Strickland

Sandra Strobel

Edward Stucky

Colleen Suitt

Katrinka Sullivan

Tamara Sullivan

Kenneth Summers

Sandra Summers

Kenneth Swan

Alicia Swendler

Jacqueline Taggart

Shawn Talbot

Douglas Taylor

Leslie Taylor

Christian Temby

Toni Thibodeaux

Gretta Thompson

Jeff Thomas

John Thompson

Robin Thompson

Thomas Thompson

Travis Thomsen

Jennifer Threatt

Melanie Tidman

David Tomme

Dustin Tomme

Vincent Tompkins

Brooke Torgerson

Maria Trascritti

Melissa Travis

Amy Tribolini

Shawn Trueman

Stacy Trujillo

Grace Trumbo

Mark Tuggle

Amy Turpin

Lori Twardowski-Raper

Chigoziri Umuna

Pamela Valentino

Ethan Van Buskirk

Rikki Van Pelt

Stephen Vandegriff

Shawn Vander Lugt

Adrian Vanderburg

Cathy Vann

Barry Vann

Thomas Varney

Deborah Vaughn

Matthew Ver Miller

Steve Veteto

Anna Vick

Michael Voris

Philip Waggoner

June Wagner

Sarah Walgren

Carla Walker

Dana Wallace

Thomas Waller

Albert Walmsley

Brandi Walters

Shoubo Wang

Kyan Ware

Kevin Waters

Rhonda Watson

Matthew Waymack

Robin Weber

Samuel Welbaum

Gregory Wells

Jason Wells

Rebecca Welsh

Christopher West

Kristine Whaley

Josh Wheeler

Bushrod White

Jeffrey White

Stacey White

Theresa White

Teresa Whiten

Charolette Whitley

Jennifer Wiggs

James Wiley

Heather Williams

Karen Williams

Amos Williams

Pierre Williams

Kirsten Wilson

Deborah Wilson-Porras

John Wind

Tara Winger

DanaLea Woehl

Jefferson Wofford

Katherine Wolfe

Benjamin Wood

Samuel Wood

Steven Woodburn

Julie Woodburn

Dawn Wooten

Shaina Workman

Michael Wortell

Karen Wright

Lori Wurth

Dave Yauk

Jodi Yeman

Karly Yingst

David Yocum

Adam Young

Diane Young

Michael Young

Shawn Zembles

The affiliate faculty listed are those who have taught at least one course this academic year. The University acknowledges that there may be inadvertent errors or omissions. We have attempted to create an accurate list and apologize for any such errors.

Armstrong Center

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Faculty

Janet M. Black, Ph.D.

Vice President of Academic Affairs

DEANS

Peter A. Kerr, Ph.D. School of Business and Leadership

Debora L. Scheffel, Ph.D. School of Education

Gary Steward, Ph.D. School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Steven T. Taylor, M.A. School of Music

Mark A. Parker, Ph.D. School of Science and Engineering

David S. Kotter, Ph.D. School of Theology

Matthew J. West, M.L.I.S. Director, CCU Library

FACULTY

Gordon Dakota Arnold

Assistant Professor of Politics

Ph.D., Hillsdale College

Diane M. Badzinski

Professor of Communication

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lynn Bamberry Director of Assessment

Assistant Professor of Education

M.A., University of Colorado, Denver

Jared David Barber

Assistant Professor Global Studies

Ph.D., Liberty University

Martin C. Beeson

Assistant Professor of Business and Leadership

J.D., Baylor University

Janet M. Black

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Professor of English

Ph.D., University of Denver

Sarah Bontrager

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Ph.D. Candidate, Grand Canyon University

John Borman

Associate Professor of Education

M.A., University of Northern Colorado

David E. Bosworth

Professor of New Testament Studies and Mission

Ph.D., Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven

Derek Branstrom

Director, Associate Professor of Outdoor Leadership Programs

M.S., University of Northern Colorado

Tamara Bultje

Associate Professor of Education

Clinical Practice Coordinator

M.Ed., University of Phoenix

Isaac Chilima

Assistant Professor of Economics and Business

Ph.D., Yokohama National University

Ian Clary

Associate Professor of Historical Theology

Ph.D., University of the Free State

Lacy M. Cleveland

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences

Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado

Joshua Donald Cook

Assistant Professor of History

M.Litt., University of St. Andrews

Bryan B. Crutcher

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Science

Ph.D., Michigan State University

Joyce Curry

Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Exercise Science

Ph.D., Texas Women's University

Daniel T. DeLau

Associate Professor of Accounting

M.T., University of Denver; CPA

Charles David Denler

Director of Composition and Music

Media, & Marketing, Artist in Residence

M.A., Colorado Christian University

Megan D. DeVore

Professor of Church History and Early Christian Studies

Ph.D., University of Wales

Jonathan Dimos

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., University of Denver

Mark S. Dorn

Professor of Music

M.M., Indiana University

M.A., Colorado Christian University

Emily A. Douville

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Ph.D., Boston University

James U. Dyer

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Ed.D., Ball State University

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Faculty

Alec Ellis

Assistant Librarian, Web Technologies

M.L.I.S., San Jose State University

M.A., Nazarene Theological Seminary

Gary W. Ewen

Professor of Management and Leadership Studies

Dean Emeritus

D.S.L., Regent University

Michael Finnefrock

Assistant Professor of Education

M.A., University of Northern Colorado

Mark S. Francois

Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages

Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College

Leontine Galante

Associate Professor of Biology

Ph.D., Princeton University

Cory Hixson

Associate Professor of Engineering

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Craig Jacobson

Assistant Professor of Finance

M.B.A., Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management

M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign

Lene M. Jaqua

Professor of Physical Science

Ph.D., University of Arizona

Rachel Ann Jensen

Assistant Professor of Education

Ed.D. Candidate, Liberty University

Edward A.S. Jones

Associate Professor of Computer Science

M.A., Cornell University

Matt Jones

Associate Professor of New Testament Studies

Ph.D., Regent University

Peter A. Kerr

Dean, School of Business and Leadership

Professor of International Business

Ph.D., Northcentral University

Charles E. King

Professor of Business, Law and Ethics

Dean Emeritus

J.D., University of Denver

David S. Kotter

Dean, School of Theology

Professor of New Testament Studies

Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Christa Koval

Professor of Chemistry

Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

Patrick Lai Larkin

Executive in Residence, Distinguished

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

D.I.S., Asian Graduate School of Theology

David McNeil

Director of Choral Studies

Associate Professor of Music

D.M.A., Yale University School of Music

M. Kevin Miller

Executive in Residence, Distinguished Professor of Business and Leadership

M.S., Oklahoma State University

Raymond R. Mitsch

Professor of Psychology

Ph.D., Indiana State University

Jason Ney

Associate Professor of English

Ph.D., University of Denver

Richard Niezen

Associate Professor of Music

Ph.D., University of Colorado

Susan M. Pahlau

Assistant Professor of Communication

M.A., University of Colorado, Denver

Mark A. Parker

Dean, School of Science and Engineering

Professor of Biology

Ph.D., University of Denver

Justin Peddicord

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

M.S., St. Mary’s University

Grace Ellen Peters

Assistant Professor of Communication

Ph.D., University of South Florida

Michael Plato

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Ph.D. Candidate, Free University of Amsterdam

Jeremy Porier

Assistant Professor of Business Analytics and Computer Information Systems

M.S., University of Colorado, Denver

Bernard M. Prokop

Associate Professor of English

M.A., University of Iowa

David Rainbow

Associate Professor of History

Ph.D., New York University

Seth M. Rodriquez

Associate Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology

Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Faculty

Joren Roth

Associate Librarian, Instruction and Outreach

M.L.I.S., University of North Texas

Laura Saunders

Coordinator of Music Education

Director of University Women’s Choir

Assistant Professor of Music

M.A. Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney

William R. Saxby

Professor of Psychology, Dean Emeritus

Ph.D., University of Vermont

Debora L. Scheffel

Dean, School of Education

Professor of Education

Ph.D., Northwestern University

Oliver Schulz

Associate Librarian, Technical Services

M.L.I.S., San Jose State University

Stephen A. Shumaker

Professor of Politics

Ph.D., University of Dallas, Irving

Holly Spofford- McReynolds

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., Baylor University

Jess Stainbrook

Director of Digital Media

Artist-in-Residence

M.A., Colorado Christian University

Aaron Stampfl

Coordinator of Keyboard Studies

Assistant Professor of Music

D.M., Northwestern University

Gary Steward

Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Associate Professor of History

Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary

Steven T. Taylor

Dean, School of Music

Professor of Music

M.A., University of Denver

Matthew Watson Turnbull

Assistant Professor of English

Ph.D., Baylor University

Kevin J. Turner

Professor of Youth Ministry and Theology

D.Min., Reformed Theological Seminary

Michael VanderKooi

Associate Professor of Marketing and Accounting

M.B.A., Grand Valley State University

M.S., Colorado State

Matthew John West

Director of Library Services

M.L.I.S., Emporia State University

John Wind

Associate Professor of Theology

Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bethany Wood

Director of Theatre, Associate Professor of Theatre

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Julie Woodman

Associate Professor of Biology

Ph.D., University of Colorado

Anschutz Medical Center

Jeffry L. Yeates

Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems

M.B.A., Colorado University, Boulder

M.A., Colorado Christian University

2024-2025 FACULTY AWARDS

Mutz Family Faculty Award

Isaac Chilima, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics and Business School of Business and Leadership

Community Service Award

Mark S. Francois, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages School of Theology

Scholarship Award

Patrick Lai Larkin, D.I.S.

Executive in Residence, Distinguished Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship School of Business and Leadership

Teaching Excellence Award

Kevin Miller, M.S.

Executive in Residence, Distinguised Professor of Business and Leadership School of Business and Leadership

Junior Faculty Award

Lacy M. Cleveland, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health Sciences School of Science and Engineering

Affiliate Faculty Award

Carl Christianssen, M.S.

Affiliate Professor of Science School of Science and Engineering

Faculty Emeriti

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Sara E. Dallman

Professor Emerita of Education

Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Larry R. Donnithorne

President Emeritus

Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Ethics

Ed.D., Harvard University

Stanley P. Dyck

Professor Emeritus of History

Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Gayle C. Gunderson

Librarian Emerita

M.L.S., Emporia State University

Christa R. Koval

Professor Emerita of Chemistry

Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

Christelle Menth

Professor Emerita of Music

D.M.A., University of Illinois

Affiliate Faculty

COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Cody Adair

Gwen Ahlers

Neal Anderson

Isidro Aybar Jr.

Peter Bailey

Kwami Barnett

Brittany Behm

Alicia Black

Michael Black

Ron Bland

Bobby Blanken

Ryan Boh

Kelsey Brazil

Travis Buchanan

Logan Burchett

Cassidy Burke

Erin Buterbaugh

Kurt Butler

Brad Camp

Letta Campbell

Mikayla Campbell

Thomas Campbell

Carl Christianssen

Bruce Collamore

Jeffrey Cooper

Charissa Covey

Stephanie Crowe

Jessica Cruickshank

Charles Cummings

Amber Deboer

Trevor DeVore

Brian Dossey

Nina Durchslag

Christopher Eagles

David Eloe

Paul Faust

Sharon Felker

Mark Frederick

Diana Gaide

Kevin Garten

Bridgette Green

Anne Griffin

Mark Haefele

Kevin Hanly

Barbara Harp

Greg Harper

Jacob Helmka

Ellen Huang

Joshua Jackson

Héctor Járdon

Derek Jones

Heather Jones

Andrew Klausen

Laura Klein

Luke Knight

Kevin Langlois

Cody Laun

Amy Lee

Barbara Lepke-Sims

Kristen Lester

Kelly Lodge

Lisa Lukasiewicz

Christopher Luther

Amanda Mariage

Jun Yao Melody Marlier

Timothy Martinez

Braedan McKee

Tim McTavish

Landon Miller

Irina Moreland

Wayne Munguia

Bobbie Nelson

Jerry Nixon

Lance Nozot

Donald Nwankwo

Harry Olsson

John Olsson

Kevin Ostrom

Jared Payton

Rachel Perez

Michael Ramirez

Heidi Ross

John Russo

Pearl Rutherford

Cherri Parks

Vice President Emerita of Academic Affairs

Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Allen P. Schantz

Professor Emeritus of Music

Ph.D., University of Colorado

Priscilla B. Wright

Professor Emerita of Education

Ed.D., Clayton University

Angela Christine Sallas

McCrory

Alex Sanjari

Robert Savery

Stephen Scheffel

Thom Scheffel

Jill Schroeder-Dorn

Alisa Shanks

Jason Shipman

Michael Smith

Robert Staley

Greta Sugai

Christina Sweeting

Donald Sweeting

Daniel Wakefield

Tom Waller

Rachel Wind

David Woodman

The affiliate faculty listed are those who have taught at least one course this academic year. The University acknowledges that there may be inadvertent errors or omissions. We have attempted to create an accurate list and apologize for any such errors.

University Leadership

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Wil Armstrong Chair

Brad Benson Trustee

Jeffrey H. Coors Trustee

Dr. Biff Gore Trustee

Derek Hamilton Trustee

Eric K. Hogue President

Jerry B. Jenkins Trustee

Sam Kimbriel ’83 Trustee

Terry Leprino ’92 Trustee

Hon. Kevin Lundberg ’74 Trustee

Doug McDonald Trustee

Tim McTavish ’13 Trustee

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Eric K. Hogue, M.Th.

UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR

Donald W. Sweeting, Ph.D.

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Janet M. Black, Ph.D.

Vice President of Academic Affairs College of Undergraduate Studies

Allison Burkhart, MBA '13 Vice President of University Marketing, Enrollment, and Student Success College of Adult and Graduate Studies

Shannon Dreyfuss, MBA Vice President of Operations

Daniel LaBry, B.S. Vice President of Advancement

John Pittman Trustee

Susan Rutherford Trustee

Dr. Mark Sheehan Trustee

Robert E. Warren Jr. Trustee

William J. "Bill" White Trustee

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Hon. Terry Considine

Hugh Hewitt

Alan Mason

Hon. Jane Norton

Neal Anderson, Ph.D.

Trustee Emeritus Dr. Kenell J. Touryan

William Pauls

Don Siecke

Robert S. Woodson Sr.

Vice President of Student Life and Traditional Enrollment College of Undergraduate Studies

Thomas N. Scheffel, J.D., L.L.M. University Counsel

Earl Waggoner, Ph.D. Supervising Dean College of Adult and Graduate Studies

Iain Wightman, M.S., FCCA Vice President Finance and Technology

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If you would like assistance during the ceremony, please contact a CCU staff member wearing a staff lanyard.

Professional photographers from Grad Images will take a photograph of each graduate during the ceremony. Complimentary proofs will be sent through email to graduates, and high quality photo enlargements can be ordered. For further information, please call 800.261.2576 or visit www.gradimages.com.

LOST AND FOUND

Items lost or found on May 9 will be available shortly after the ceremony at Guest Services. Beginning May 12, the items will be available on CCU’s Lakewood campus in the Security office at 8787 West Alameda Avenue.

Call CCU Security at 303.963.3222 with questions about items lost and found.

Congratulations, Colorado Christian University Class of 2025!

Today’s Commencement ceremony celebrates a considerable accomplishment in completing your degree at Colorado's flagship Christian university. Graduates, we share in your pride and excitement, and we are confident that your degree — and the skills and experience you acquired while at Colorado Christian University — will serve you well in your vocations and your lives.

To our newest alumni and honored guests, we hope you'll stay in touch and stay connected to CCU. Please continue to pray for our students, faculty, and staff as they fulfill God’s purpose in their lives. Stop by campus for a School of Music performance or a Cougar Athletics event.

If your long-term career goals include furthering your higher education, our College of Adult and Graduate Studies offers several graduate degrees and certificate programs. You also have the opportunity to extend your education benefits to family members through our Legacy Scholarship. This program provides scholarships to children and siblings of CCU alumni and current students to attend our College of Undergraduate Studies.

CCU's faithful supporters include alumni, as well as parents and friends, who believe in our vision to prepare graduates who think critically and creatively, lead with high ethical and professional standards, embody the character and compassion of Jesus Christ, and thereby are prepared to impact the world. For those who wish to extend the CCU experience to future generations of CCU students, please consider doing so through a gift of any size to the University.

Your prayers and support have helped make today's events, and so much more, possible. As we look ahead to the future, we thank God for His extraordinary blessings, and we continue to seek His guidance as we move forward.

"The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen." – Revelation 22:21 (ESV)

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The Commencement program is available for download as a PDF file at: ccu.edu/commencement/archive

Earning your bachelor’s degree is a huge accomplishment. Why stop there?

As a CCU alum, you may qualify for a

$5,000 SCHOLARSHIP

We want to help you get a jump start on your master’s degree with this special scholarship offer for CCU alumni.

For more information, visit ccu.edu/alumnischolarship