Concordia College Commencement Program 2025 by Concordia College

CONCORDIA COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT CLASS OF 2025

Prelude

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2025 • Memorial Auditorium

Star Wars (Main Theme) – John Williams

Midway March – John Williams

The Olympic Fanfare – John Williams

The Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

Processional

Crown Imperial – William Walton

Invocation

Welcome

. The Concordia Band

Dr Peter J Haberman, Conductor

. The Concordia Band

The Revs . Dave and Kim Adams, Campus Pastors

. President Colin Irvine

Student Remarks Makayla Anderson ’25

Introduction of Commencement Speaker

Commencement Address

Provost Susan Larson

. The Rev . Gary R Henderson ’79

Presentation of Candidates Provost Larson

Conferring of Degrees and Awarding of Diplomas

President Irvine

Names read by Rachel Horan, Instructor of Music, and Provost Larson

Dr Robin Griffeath, Associate Professor of Music

Mary S . Ranum ’78, Chair of the Board of Regents

Please hold your applause until all degrees in each group have been conferred.

A Word About Decorum Our commencement is a solemn event to welcome the Class of 2025 into a larger community of thoughtful and informed people Please help us maintain the dignity of this occasion by refraining from cheering or applauding individuals as they receive their degrees Your recognition is properly delivered to all degree recipients when the last member of that group receives their diploma cover .

Closing

President Irvine

Hymn to Concordia

Benediction

Recessional

Sine Nomine – Ralph Vaughan Williams

. The Revs Dave and Kim Adams, Campus Pastors

.The Concordia Band

We ask that the audience please remain seated until after the graduates are dismissed to Olin Hill for the cap toss. Thank you.

THE REV. GARY RAY HENDERSON

The Rev . Gary Ray Henderson ’79 is a Cobber He holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, Georgia, and a religious studies certificate from the University of Oxford, Oxford, England

As ordained clergy, Henderson’s skills as a leader, preacher, teacher, and communicator were honed globally under the umbrella of the United Methodist Church He is recognized around the world as a courageous leader with a heart for ecumenism and often described as barrier breaker and bridge builder

After 21 years as a pastor, Henderson became the executive director of Global Health Initiative-UMC Imagine No Malaria Campaign Under his leadership a partnership was established with the United Nations Foundation and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria Together more than $75 million was raised to support more than 300 hospitals and clinics in Africa in the fight to eliminate malaria

He recently retired from serving as the chief relationship officer for Global Partnerships for United Methodist Communications

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION

Michael Bengen — Health and Physical Education Concentration

“Utilizing TPSR in Health Education Class”

Advisor: Dr Kristen Ford

Jennifer Brittain — Teaching and Learning Concentration

“Examining the Effects of Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction with Third Grade Struggling Readers”

Advisor: Dr . Anne Walker

Megan DeChaine — World Language Instruction

“Leveraging Best-Practice Teaching Strategies to Facilitate Student Engagement and Maintain Enrollment in Declining World Language Programming”

Advisor: Dr Cassandra Glynn

Megan Earp — Health and Physical Education Concentration

“Maximizing Movement and Student Enjoyment in Classroom Instruction”

Advisor: Dr . Cassandra Glynn

Cole Estrem — World Language Instruction

“Taking Off the Rose-Colored Glasses: A Critical Content-Based Unit for Teaching Intercultural Citizenship and Social Justice”

Advisor: Dr . Cassandra Glynn

Zoey Hill — Teaching and Learning Concentration

“Innovative Science Curriculum Design: Tailoring Content for Recently Arrived English Learners”

Advisor: Dr Anne Walker

Renee Hinchcliffe — Health and Physical Education Concentration

“Teaching Sportsmanship in Elementary Physical Education”

Advisor: Dr . Kristen Ford

Julia Lynn Jennings — World Language Instruction

“Youth Resistance and Activism from Nazi Germany to Climate Change”

Advisor: Dr . Cassandra Glynn

Eve Jerger — Teaching and Learning Concentration

“Much Ado About Something: Enhancing Student Engagement in Shakespeare’s Plays”

Advisor: Dr Anne Walker

Rachel Marie Jordan — World Language Instruction

“How Can Long Term Language Retention be Maximized?”

Advisor: Dr . Anne Walker

Marisa Kutter — World Language Instruction

“Representation and Expansion in World Language: Producing Opportunities for Students to See Themselves in the Classroom”

Advisor: Dr . Cassandra Glynn

Jasmine Marie Parry — World Language Instruction

“Exploring the Role of Cultural Lessons in Promoting Cross-Cultural Conversations in the Spanish Language Classroom”

Advisor: Dr . Cassandra Glynn

Desmond Rakestraw — Health and Physical Education Concentration

“Healthy Relationships and Human Development”

Advisor: Dr . Kristen Ford

Scott Schlittenhart — Health and Physical Education Concentration

“Integrating Skills-Based Health Education into Mainstream Grade 3-5 Classrooms: A Curriculum Approach for Enhancing Health Literacy Through Monthly Focused Instruction”

Advisor: Dr Kristen Ford

Elliott Wolfson — Teaching and Learning Concentration

“Artificial Intelligence Use in Rural STEM Classrooms: Barriers to Implementation and Adoption”

Advisor: Dr . Darin Ulness

DEGREE OF MASTER OF MUSIC

Zachary Bartsch — Music Education

“Individual Music Lesson Programs in Wisconsin Schools”

Advisor: Dr . Jennifer Hawkinson

Spencer Shotts — Music Education

“Pre-Method Method Book”

Advisor: Dr Jennifer Hawkinson

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE

Macarra Olivia Joseph — Nutrition

“Food Insecurity and The Top Food Allergens: Increasing Familiarity and Confidence among Individuals who Provide Charitable Food Assistance”

Advisor: Dr . Meredith Wagner

Kianna Snell — Nutrition

“Caffeine Consumption among College Students: Bridging Knowledge Gaps through Education”

Advisor: Dr Meredith Wagner

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

Summa Cum Laude

Ellie Bergsten — Heritage and Museum Studies, Greek and Roman Studies; Art History

Kylie Dawn Brenny — Biology; Chemistry, Psychology, Spanish for the Workplace Certificate

Adam Brown — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurship, Accounting

Anna Carlson — Business-Management

Caroline Cronk — Computer Science-Computing; Art and Design, Theatre Art

Alyssa Czernek — English-Literature Honors, Multimedia Journalism; Communication Studies, Professional Writing Certificate

Hadlie Dahlseid — Psychology; Neuroscience

Ruel Domi — Finance, Political Science

Claire Dummer — Social Work, Psychology

William Freking — Business-Management

Charlene Isabel Geraci — Neuroscience; Chemistry

Rabiah Amina Guira — Accounting-Public Accountancy, Business-Economics; Data Analytics

Anna Lois Guttormson — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation, and Therapy; Psychology

Grace Halvorson — Political Science, Philosophy Honors; English, Social Activism

Ava Hanson — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Elijah Heyer — Physics Honors; Mathematics

Erin Host — Accounting-Public Accountancy, Finance

Brooke Hubbes — Social Work, Psychology

Elijah Hunt — Mathematics Honors, Education; Spanish

Peyton Kessel — Biology; Chemistry

Seth Kotzbacher — Business-Finance, Management

Anna Kronbeck — Political Science, Global Studies-Culture and Identity in Global Affairs; Spanish, Religion

Wyatt Line — Mathematics Honors, Education; Spanish

Hannah Luithle — Business-Management

Alexander Thomas McPhee — Environmental and Sustainability StudiesSustainability Studies, Biology Honors

Fatima Mohammed — Biology Honors; Chemistry, Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Gretta J. Names — Social Work; Psychology

Elizabeth Clipper Naugle — English-Communication Arts/Literature Education Honors

Rebecca Nelson — English-Writing, Psychology

Bryce Paulson — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration, BusinessEconomics

Lauren Elise Phelps — Biology; Chemistry

Edwin Rasidovic — Biology, Chemistry

Samuel Sadlowsky — Music Education Honors, Spanish

Abdallah Salha — Business-Economics, Mathematical Finance; Data Analytics

Cailey Schlosser — Elementary Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Jacob Schoenborn — Political Science, Global Studies-Systems and Processes; Business

Kiley Snobeck — Theatre Art, English-Writing; Business

Alina Sokolova — Political Science; International Affairs, English

Abigale Strandlie — Communication Studies

Hallie Thompson — Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Sustainability Studies; Social Activism, English, Philosophy, Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Alecious Marie Togbah — Business-Agribusiness, Management; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Greta Hope Tollefson — Biology, Psychology; Chemistry, Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Adam Tonsfeldt — Business-Management; Accounting

Ann Vanderlinde — Social Studies Education; History

Beth Vanderlinde — Social Studies Education; History

Katie Waugh — Biology Honors, Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Natural Sciences; Communication Studies, Psychology

Laela Werner — Social Work

Jack Westlund — Finance; Accounting

Magna Cum Laude

Alexandra Aadland — Mathematics Honors, Education

Aicha Abdoulaye — Global Studies-Culture and Identity in Global Affairs, Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Environmental Humanities

Lisa Algaard — English-Communication Arts/Literature Education; Multimedia Journalism

Elizabeth Allan — Business-Marketing; Film Studies, Accounting

Makayla Anderson — English-Writing Honors; Business, Multimedia Journalism

Madelyn Barlage — Biology Honors, Environmental and Sustainability StudiesNatural Sciences

Emery Anna Bell — International Business-Regional Studies: Latin America, Spanish; Chinese Language and Culture

Anjali Bhujel — Finance, Business-Management

Peter Nels Birkeland — Accounting-General Accountancy; History

Isaac Matthew Blashack — Chemistry, Biology

Reanna Marie Borgen — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration; Spanish, Accounting

Grace Frances Borka — Biology; Chemistry, Business

Isabella Brezonick — Social Work; Biology

Gabriella Castro — Biology, Spanish; Chemistry

Jacob P. Christianson — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration; Accounting

Jorgen Deitz — Biology, ACS Chemistry-Biochemistry Honors; Religion

Emerson E. Ericksen — Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Natural Sciences; Theatre Art, Heritage and Museum Studies Certificate

Riley David Fiske — Mathematics, Computer Science-Computing, German, Data Science

Grace McKenna Fleming — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation, and Therapy

Jerica Friese — Elementary Education Honors; Coaching

Mason Gravseth — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurship

McKenzie Grover — Global Studies-Asian Studies, Chinese Language and Culture

Lily Haasser — Biology; Psychology, Chemistry

Alaina Joy Hagestuen — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Lauren Halverson — Biology; Chemistry

Signe Harris — Neuroscience; Chemistry

Nick Hermes — Mathematical Finance; Data Analytics, Accounting

Sydney Ingham — Biology; Chemistry, Women’s and Gender Studies, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Greek and Roman Studies

Maisy Jablon — Spanish, Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Zachary Craig Jackson — Applied Physics Honors; Mathematics

Hailey Jaeger — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Exercise Science

Kelven Kai — Business-Economics, Global Studies-Development Studies

Samuel Kalow — Sociology; International Affairs

Sara Nicole Kampsen — Biology; Spanish, Chemistry, Psychology

Hannah Keil — Accounting-Public Accountancy

Lily Moon Kjos — English-Communication Arts/Literature Education Honors; Women’s and Gender Studies

Claire Knutson — English-Writing Honors; Psychology

Desarae Lynn Kohrs — Communication Studies Honors, Multimedia Journalism

Hope Jameson Kosek — Elementary Education

Lucia Kulseth — Elementary Education, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Music

Rachel Lanning Cavaness — Psychology; Neuroscience

Morgan LaRocque — English-Communication Arts/Literature Education Honors; Psychology

Danielle Lyon — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Kayla Molstre — Political Science, English-Writing; Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Pre-Law

Isaac Murphy — Biology; Chemistry

Emiley Ann Nelson — Spanish, Business-Marketing; Music

Rowan Nelson — Applied Physics Honors, Mathematics

Hanson Rae O’Leary — Business-Marketing

Megan Marie Olson — Psychology, Neuroscience

Carlos O’Ryan — Theatre Art, English-Writing; Spanish

Jack Pelzel — Applied Physics Honors; Chemistry

Leah Pollmann — Elementary Education; Political Science

Zander R. Redning — Computer Science-Computing; Mathematics

Clara Rooney — Biology, Spanish; Chemistry

Lauren Faith Rydland — Social Work; Psychology

Cate Satoris — Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Environmental Policy, Political Science; International Affairs

Margaret Shercliffe — Psychology, Neuroscience; Business

Brina Elizabeth Smith — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Eden Mary Smith — Psychology; Chemistry, Biology

Sydney Steinhaus — Communication Studies Honors; History

Parsley Sage Sternhagen — Multimedia Journalism, English-Writing; Communication Studies

Cade Sundgaard — Mathematical Finance; Data Analytics, Accounting

Kailey Ann Thomas — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration, Spanish

William John Thurmer — Political Science; English

Nicholas Trzynka — Political Science; Communication Studies

Bokao Tshoganetso — Accounting-Public Accountancy, Business-Marketing

Olivia Mae Tuhy — Neuroscience; Psychology, Chemistry, Biology

Rosemary Unglaub — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychology, Exercise Science

Lucas Wanzek — Finance; Communication Studies

Maria Watt — Business-Marketing; Communication Studies

Ava Rose Welsch — English-Literature Honors; German

Taryn Carol Wendt — Elementary Education

Mason Weninger — Business-Finance; Mathematics, Accounting

Elissa Adiel Wennblom — Elementary Education; Music

Cum Laude

Regan Anderson — Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning; Food Nutrition and Dietetics

Evan F. Babekuhl — Finance, Business-Marketing

Ethan Beyer — Finance; Accounting

Emma Elizabeth Bowman — Business-Management

Gabrielle Brown — Art-General Studio Art; Art History, Psychology

Ian Brown — Music and Business Entrepreneurship

Alexis Burke — Healthcare Leadership-Long-Term Care Administration, Healthcare Administration

Therese Byankuba — Biology Honors; Chemistry, French, Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Oliver Carriere — Music Education, Spanish; Art and Design

Trenten Cavaness — Business-Marketing, Communication Studies

Daniel Joseph Davies — Business-Management

Parker Degerness — Music; Church Music, Psychology

David Dorsey — Business-Management

Ivana Araceli Drocezesky — Finance; Data Analytics

Salma Mohamoud Farah — Finance; Accounting

Olivia Feigum — Communication Studies, Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration, Long-Term Care Administration

Brynn Julia Fernholz — Psychology

Gavin Michael Groshelle — Biology, Environmental and Sustainability StudiesNatural Sciences; Chemistry

Levi Joseph Gross — Finance

Tahlia Haas — Food Nutrition and Dietetics

Anna Marie Hacker — Mathematics Honors, Education; Psychology

Hannah Elizabeth Hagen — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Cole Hedman — Finance

Bridget May Heffron — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation and Therapy; Spanish

Lucas Hinojos — Biology; Chemistry, Psychology, Spanish for the Workplace Certificate

Mackenzie Johnson — Chemistry, Biology; English

Peyton Johnsrud — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Jordyn Kahler — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Psychology

Jenna Kalevik — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation and Therapy; Psychology

Oleksii Kharchenko — French Honors, Computer Science-Data Analytics, Computing; Business

Ava Kiemele — Biology; Chemistry

Caiden Jay Kjelstrom — Business-Marketing

Iyanu Tolani Lamina — Computer Science-Data Analytics, Computing; Web Design and Development

Emily Larsen — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation, and Therapy; Psychology

Maximus LaVoy — Accounting-General Accountancy; Political Science

Joslynn R. Leach — Business-Marketing; Political Science

Antonio Daniel Lyons — Physics Honors; Mathematics

Danielle Goodhouse McFarlane — Social Work, Psychology

Owen Miller — Psychology, Business-Marketing

Sydney Kristine Olson — Biology, Psychology; Chemistry

Belem Clara Ortega — Heritage and Museum Studies, Art-General Art History; Spanish, Communication Studies

Kylie Osborn — Social Work; Psychology, Sociology

Preston Parmelee — Accounting-Public Accountancy; History

Nicholas Lloyd Pederson — Accounting-Public Accountancy, Finance

Valentina Penaloza Ortega — Computer Science-Data Analytics, Art-General Studio Art

Marissa Piasecki — Psychology

Paula Fabiana Ramirez Orozco — Computer Science-Data Analytics, Global Studies-Development Studies, French

Mubina Rasul — Biology; Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Chemistry, Public Health

Claire Rehder — Business-Management; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Annika Rickbeil — Heritage and Museum Studies, Art-General Art History; English

Cassandra Rivera Olvera — Social Work; Psychology

Crisavydenil Silvano Seeman — Business-Marketing; Communication Studies, Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Jersey Selzler — Business-Management

Carlee Sieben — Elementary Education

Olivia Slyter — Communication Studies, English-Writing; Women’s and Gender Studies, Social Activism, Film Studies

Delaney A. Smith — Biology; Chemistry

Elena Kristina Sobalvarro — Communication Studies Honors; Entrepreneurship

Gabriel James Thompson — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation, and Therapy; Mathematics

Segni Tulu — Computer Science-Computing; Data Analytics, Mathematics

Sophie Vigesaa — Art Education

Anistyn Walthers — Business-Management

McKenna Wangen — Biochemistry; Psychology

William Weiler — Health Education, Physical Education

Braydon Wendinger — Business-Economics; Spanish

Bret Wendlandt — Business-Finance, Marketing; Communication Studies

Jessica Wold — Accounting-General Accountancy, Finance

Jacob Scott Wolf — Business-Management; Entrepreneurship

Veronica Wolfe — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration, Spanish

Alexis Woodward — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Bachelor of Arts

Mohanned Abdulla — Business-Management

Yonas D. Adams — Business-Marketing

Narjis Albuothah — Biology; Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Reese Anderson — Biology, Chemistry

Ashlea Arvidson — Exercise Science; Psychology

Jonah Edward Bakken — Finance

Benjamin William Becker — Business-Marketing; Multimedia Journalism

Symone Beld — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychology

Ty Carlson Bisek — Business-Finance

Aubrey Bjella — Clinical Laboratory Science; Biology

Hunter Bjorge — Business-Management

Christopher Jason Blashack — English-Literature; History, Art History

Cameron Bolinske — Business-Marketing

Alex Brings — German; Religion

Elijah Brink — Physical Education, Health Education

Yahir Arturo Chavez — Business-Management

Connor Chloupek — Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning; Business, Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Noah Allan Christensen — Business-Management

Tate Christenson — Business-Marketing; Accounting

Maiah Christianson — Business-Human Resource Management, Management

Quinn Olaf Stromstad Christianson — English-Communication Arts/Literature Education

Kyle Cluff — Finance

Celeste Cone — Art-General Studio Art; Film Studies

Juliana Joyce Marie Conlin — Elementary Education

Cole Cook — Biology; Chemistry

Kennedy Cook — Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning

Jemma Copiskey — Neuroscience, Psychology

Braden Costello — Business-Agribusiness

Troy Dahlheimer — Business-Management

Logan Deasel — Finance, Business-Economics

Alisha Debleye — Neuroscience, Psychology

Aaron Dickstein — Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning

Johan Dominguez Lopez — Applied Physics; Mathematics, Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Yuden Dorji — Biology Honors, Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Natural Sciences; Chemistry

Madie Draper — Social Work

Patrice McBride Eakman — Theatre Art; English

Lawrence Edouarzin — Business-Marketing; Coaching

Abigail Eidsness — Finance, Business-Marketing, Management; Women’s and Gender Studies

Brett Engelmeyer — Business-Finance

Dylan Thomas Erholtz — Finance, Business-Management

Peter Erickson — Computer Science-Computing; Psychology

Lucas Eyler — Political Science; Music

Toriann Fenner — Computer Science-Data Analytics

Londin Fischer — Psychology, Social Work

Abbigayle Jean Fisette — Communication Studies

Jade Marissa Ford — Business-Management; Communication Studies

Lance Eugene Fretwell — Business-Management; Military Science-NDSU

Naomi Gebru — Biology; Philosophy, Chemistry

Dylan Jeffries Gertken — Business-Marketing

Magnar Gjertsen — Business-Management; Theatre Art

Josephine Golla — Music Education

Jesus Gonzalez — Finance; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Jonah Gordon — Business-Finance, Economics; Coaching

Jake Green — Business-Finance, Project Management

Jordan Gullickson — Accounting-General Accountancy, Business-Finance; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Wyatt Gunkel — Physical Education, Health Education; Coaching

Amelia Faith Gunnufson — Business-Management

Austin Robert Hakanson — Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning; Coaching, Psychology

Dylan Halberstadt — Accounting-Public Accountancy; Philosophy

Abigale Elizabeth Hale — Business-Marketing, Management; Coaching

Emily Hanson — Business-Marketing

Abbey Hardwick — Business-Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management

Mitchell Harrison — Mathematics; Spanish

Liam Haslam — Psychology

Joseph Headrick — Business-Management

Ben Heimark — English-Writing; Film Studies, Philosophy

Clara Eirene Heintzelman — Theatre Art

Josie Hell — Political Science, Communication Studies Honors; Business, International Affairs, Pre-Law

Samuel Henke — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Isaac Henkemeyer-Howe — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurship

Dominik D. Hillstrom — Business-Economics

Trace Hochsprung — Business-Management

Clara Holmberg — Mathematics, French; Data Analytics

Thomas Patrick Horan — Finance; Coaching

Tyler Horne — English-Writing; Music

Cody Hospes — Psychology

Amir Hosseini — Finance; Data Analytics

Alec Hovland — Food Nutrition and Dietetics

Riley Charles Hurley — Neuroscience; Mathematics

Jackson Huskey — Business-Marketing

Haley Imholte — Psychology; Coaching

Vanessa Islas Peralta — Computer Science-Cybersecurity; Cybersecurity Administration, Spanish

Erin Jensen — Biology, Psychology; Neuroscience, Chemistry

Airial Lynn Johnson — Psychology, Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning

Gemma Johnson — Biology; Spanish, Chemistry

Isabelle Johnson — Physical Education, Health Education; Coaching, Psychology

Jordyn Marie Johnson — Communication Studies; Business

Renee Johnson — Psychology; Sociology

Ryan Johnson — Physical Education, Health Education

Karissa Jones — Biology; Chemistry

Aaron Jost — Business-Marketing; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Ayush Kafle — Finance

Brooke Erin Kangas — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Exercise Science

Tennyson Kelm — Psychology; English, Sociology

Landen Kjos — Biology

William Michael Knoop — Biology; Chemistry

Akissi Bénédicte Konan — Healthcare Leadership-Long-Term Care Administration; Psychology

Samantha Kopp — Psychology

Johnna Krabbenhoft — Art-General Studio Art

Brady Lambert — Finance; Accounting

Cole Lehmann — Business-Marketing

Claire Leines — Art-General Art History; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate, Heritage and Museum Studies Certificate

Daunte Beau Leiran — Computer Science-Data Analytics; Mathematics

Mateo Leslie — Business-Finance, Management

Lauren Liebl — Music and Business Entrepreneurship

Casey Joseph Lowe — Biology, Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning

Minzamariam Casmir Makoye — Business-Economics; International Affairs

Elizabeth Malz — Business-Management

Giorgia Mancini — Business-Management, Spanish

Anthony Marsh — Business-Management

Kaija Martin — Art-Preprofessional Studio Art; Greek and Roman Studies

Sean Martin — Chinese Language and Culture; Coaching

Trevor-John Masa — Political Science

Cooper Mattern — Business-Management

Michael Matthews — Business-Management, Marketing

Tennor Matzke — Multimedia Journalism; Film Studies

Riley Meyer — Physical Education, Health Education

Kennedy Kay Middaugh — Elementary Education

Sahra Mubarak Mohamed — Psychology, Neuroscience

Zamzam Mohamed — Computer Science-Cybersecurity; Psychology

Mason Moore — Exercise Science-Preprofessional Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation and Therapy; Psychology, Coaching

Grant Moscho — Finance

Sharleen Emilia Mtesa — Neuroscience, Psychology

Abigail Mueller — Chinese Language and Culture, Communication Studies; Business

Sam Murray — Finance; Accounting

Alaysia Nelson — Psychology; Business

Tucker Nelson — Mathematical Finance; Data Analytics

Isaac Nienhaus — Business-Management

Fathimath Fanan Nizam — Political Science; History, English

Jacoby W. Nold — Business-Management

Sean Terrance Oakes — ACS Chemistry-Traditional; Mathematics

Pedro Ochoa — Computer Science-Computing; Data Analytics, Spanish

Zack Oistad — Physical Education, Health Education

Mariah Rose Olesch — Elementary Education; Psychology, Music

Keely Olness — Exercise Science-Fitness, Strength, and Conditioning; Business

Eli Olson — Business-Finance

Hunter Jon Olson — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychology

Connor Ose — Business-Finance

Taylor Otis — Business-Marketing

Daniel Monya Pambu — Environmental and Sustainability Studies-Environmental Policy, Biology; Public Health

Caleb William Parker — Business-Management

Andrew Roman Paulus — Chinese Language and Culture, Education

Rodrigo Pérez Novelo — Global Studies-Systems and Processes, Political Science; International Affairs

Abe Peterson — Finance

Ben Peterson — Business-Management

Garrett Peterson — Physical Education, Health Education

Kaitlin Petrich — Communication Studies; Women’s and Gender Studies, Social Activism, Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Mason Plante — Social Work; Coaching

Elena Pluim — Music Education; Psychology

Elicia Powell — Computer Science-Computing; English Writing

Catherine Radermacher — Music; German

Lethabo Ramekgoe — International Business-Marketing

Margaret Rappa — Multimedia Journalism; Film Studies, Communication Studies, English Writing

Favziya Rasulova — Biology; Chemistry, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Public Health

Cade Riewer — Finance

Carter Rogers — Political Science; History, Pre-Law

Dean Rothstein — Biology

Cora Margaret Samuelson — Food Nutrition and Dietetics; Psychology

Rodrigo Efrain Sanchez Sosa — Communication Studies, Business-Finance; Data Analytics

Andreanna Sander — Physical Education, Health Education

Kylee Renee Sanders — Social Work, Psychology

Chantelle Ariana Schmidt — Environmental and Sustainability StudiesSustainability Studies

Hunter Schwab — Business-Finance

Peyton Selle — Biology; Chemistry, Business

Shawn Sessions — Physical Education, Health Education

Siam Hossain Shimul — Communication Studies; Business

Cassie LeAnn Sieben — Business-Marketing; Communication Studies, Human Resource Management

Kathryn Siede — Art-General Studio Art

Max Soeth — Physical Education, Health Education

Gabriel Sparks — ACS Chemistry-Biochemistry Honors; Biology, Mathematics

William George Suchy — Business-Marketing

Laurore “Junior” Surpris — Psychology; Exercise Science

Maya Tannous — Psychology; Art and Design

Yuki Tei — International Business; Chinese Language and Culture

Skylar Steven Timmer — Business-Management

Payton Toring — Accounting-General Accountancy

Erick Torres — Business-Management; Psychology

Joshua Tsosie — Business-Finance; Communication Studies

Blake Vagle — Business-Marketing, Management; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Aaron Ver Steeg — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Financial Management

Sophia Verkerke — Business-Marketing; Psychology

Scott Verkuilen — Finance, Business-Marketing

John Vogl — Business-Economics; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

David Andrew Volante — Accounting-General Accountancy; Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Alex VonRueden — Business-Management

Samuel Tate Votava — Finance

Erin Vruwink — Business-Finance, Environmental and Sustainability StudiesSustainability Studies

Jensen Waltz — Physics, Education; Mathematics

Ryan Weber — Business-Finance; Psychology

Amber Weibye — Psychology; Business, Sociology

Mason Weigel — Physical Education, Health Education

Colton Westra — Finance; Accounting

Annika Widenhoefer — Heritage and Museum Studies; Art History

Alexander Wieland — Business-Management

Ye Yint Win — Sociology, Computer Science-Data Analytics

Lucas Alexander Winger — Computer Science-Computing

Jonathan Worner — Music and Business Entrepreneurship

Aileen Xiong — Art-General Studio Art; English Writing

Nasha Mary Yamat — Healthcare Leadership-Healthcare Administration

Bryan Manuel Zamora Montero — Environmental and Sustainability StudiesSustainability Studies, Computer Science-Data Analytics

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Summa Cum Laude

Ellie Hyejung Chang — Music-Instrumental Honors

Elizabeth Coffin — Instrumental Music-Strings Honors

Madison Claire Goerig — Music Education Honors

Sarah Katherine Linn — Music Education Honors

Dylan Edward Pringle — Music Education Honors; Psychology

Magna Cum Laude

Rachel Bringle — Music Education; Spanish

Jaxon Dewald — Music-Instrumental Honors; Psychology

Conner Gabriel Fettig — Music-Composition Honors; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

William Lawrence Jacobson — Music Education Honors; Religion

Cum Laude

Erik Ault — Music Education

Ethan Matthew Hyvari — Music-Composition; Church Music, English, Entrepreneurial Mindset Certificate

Joseph Koroll — Music Education; Church Music

Bachelor of Music

Samuel Deneen — Music-Instrumental; Church Music

Carter D. Egesdal — Music-Instrumental

Kelly Rose Klontz — Music Education

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Summa Cum Laude

Gendra-Marleen Aasmaa — Nursing

Drew Frolek — Nursing; Spanish

Dean Pochardt — Nursing; Psychology

Lauren Staples — Nursing

Magna Cum Laude

Mariah Iwen — Nursing

Josie Johnson — Nursing; Women’s and Gender Studies

Emma Kepler — Nursing; Psychology

Erika Lewis — Nursing

Josie Steidl — Nursing; Psychology

Cum Laude

Isabelle Anderson — Nursing

Edna Broni — Nursing

Amelia Buckmeier — Nursing

Elizabeth Davis — Nursing

Hannah Kirschenmann — Nursing

Joseph Michael Lee — Nursing

Taia Nieland — Nursing

Madalyn Pompe — Nursing; Food Nutrition and Dietetics

Keanan Wendt — Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Kalpana Dahal — Nursing

Zyon Evans — Nursing

Susmita Gurung — Nursing

Chloe LaRue — Nursing

Jeremiah Smythe — Nursing

SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE ALPHA SOCIETY

The Alpha Society is the scholastic honor organization on campus. Membership is open to those students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.7 by the end of the first semester of the junior year or at any time thereafter during the remainder of their college careers. The graduating Alpha Society members are listed below.

Alexandra Aadland

Gendra-Marleen Aasmaa

Aicha Abdoulaye

Lisa Algaard

Elizabeth Allan

Makayla Anderson

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HISTORY OF ACADEMIC REGALIA

The gowns, hoods, and caps worn by students and professors in today’s formal academic procession are relics of garments worn during the Middle Ages. At the early universities — Bologna, Paris, Oxford — scholars wore a variety of academic garments for very practical reasons. Over the centuries, however, academic regalia has evolved and is now worn more for tradition rather than function.

GOWNS In the early days of the universities, which frequently owed their beginnings to the cathedral schools, professors were often members of the clergy. The apparel used by the clergy was, in general character, no different from that worn by the laity. Everyone wore a warm cloak and a hood to protect the head in bad weather. There was, however, one exclusively clerical garment that would be worn on formal academic occasions. In 1222, the Archbishop of Canterbury ordered all English clerics to wear the cappa clausa, a voluminous floor-length gown. The result of this rule was the cappa clausa came to be regarded as the standard, formal academic dress.

At today’s American colleges and universities, both students and professors wear academic garments during formal academic processions. Each gown is distinctive of the degree earned by the individual. Traditionally, the gown for the bachelor’s degree is black and has pointed sleeves. The gown for the master’s degree is more full and has oblong sleeves that open at the wrist. The gown for the doctorate degree is even more full, has bell-shaped sleeves with three velvet bars or chevrons across the upper arm. The color of the velvet is black, royal blue, or a color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains.

HOODS In medieval Europe, the hood was nothing more than a useful head covering in cold weather. Hoods had their origin as a shoulder covering worn by mendicant friars in the Middle Ages. Similar to the medieval monastic habit, academic hoods were sewn or tied to the upper part of the gown, and brought over the head for a covering. On the European continent,

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the academic hood was replaced in the 16th century by a scarf, variously called chausse, chaperon, and sendelbinde.

American colleges and universities have followed the English academic tradition. Hoods are worn by scholars who have completed either a master’s or a doctorate degree. Of all the components of the academic costume, the hood bears the heaviest symbolic burden. Because the gown and hood are no longer required to keep the wearer warm, their function is one of identification. The hood must make clear the level of the degree, the discipline in which it was given, and the institution that awarded it. It is on the hood alone that all three items are clearly shown. The level of the degree is shown by the size of the hood, the width of the velvet trimming, and, in the case of doctors, by the shape. A master’s hood is 3 and one-half feet long, while a doctor’s hood is 4 feet long. Both hoods are lined with the official colors of the college or university conferring the degree. The lining also incorporates the color associated with the academic discipline. The edging of the hood is velvet, with 3-inch-wide black velvet for the master’s degree and 5-inch-wide royal blue velvet for the doctorate.

CAPS AND TASSELS

The caps worn by professors and students evolved from the clerical pileus. The Roman Catholic Church, at the Synod of Bergamo (1311), adopted the round clerical cap, or pileus, and required all clergy to wear it. Gradually, other varieties of headdress developed in the academic community. In 1520, a square cap was worn at the University of Paris. It was known as the bonnet carré and is the predecessor of our own square cap or mortar board.

The four-sided black mortar board and tassel is typically worn by most American students and professors. The tassel is either black or of the color indicating the field of study. The caps worn by doctors vary from the foursided mortar board to the eight-sided tam. The tassels worn by doctors are usually black or gold.

COLORS In the United States, an academic commission established a uniform code for academic costume in 1895. The colors associated with the different academic disciplines are as follows:

Agriculture ................................ Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities White Commerce, Accounting, Business Drab

Dentistry

Economics

Education

Engineering

Lilac

Copper

Light Blue

Orange Fine Arts, including Architecture ............. Brown Forestry ................................... Russet

Journalism .............................. Crimson

Law ...................................... Purple

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