December 2015 Commencement

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

COMMENCEMENT ISSUE DECEMBER 2015

DECEMBER 10, 2015 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

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BLAKE BURNETT:

DARIA SILER:

Blake, We are proud of you and all that you have accomplished. This is only the beginning of so many great things in your life!

Daria, Even as a little girl your WILL to SUCCEED was a priority. Despite the obstacles endured throughout life, you kept striving! Continue reaching for the stars!

Love: Mom, Dad and Reede

Love: Dad and Mom

BREANNA MANCHIP: Breanna, Notorious for late night studies, relentless, athletic, courageous, energetic, tenacious, beautiful, brainiac, extraordinary, scholar, vibrant, righteous, dependable, self-driven...

Our Hero Love: Mom and Dad

EVAN CUTLER: Evan, You are extraordinary!

Now go make your mark! Congratulations!

Love: Mom and Dad

CARLEY CRIBLEY: Carley Ann Cribley, Congratulations! We are so proud of you! Your dedication, hard work, and creative spirit have paid off. Follow your dreams. You go girl!

Love: Mom & Dad

JEREMIAH CAMERON: Jeremiah, You have worked very hard and achieved this great accomplishment in your life. GVSU Graduation! We are so proud of you!

Love: Mom, Dad, Matt, Christa and Jeff

DECEMBER 10, 2015 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

JESSIKA LYNN: CONGRATULATIONS Jessika. We are so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments at GVSU. Keep reaching for the stars.

Love Always: Dad, Mom and Sydney

JOHN BARKER: Congratulations John, We are proud of you and your dedication and hard work.

Love: Mom, Dad, Tyler, Sarah, Brennan and Heather

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STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI: Congratulations on graduating, Stephanie Brzezinski. Your family is so proud of all your hard work and for being on the Dean’s List your entire college career. We love you!

SONNY HASKINS: Congratulations, Sonny!

Continue to let the good Lord guide you.

Only you can decide your destiny.

We know that God has great things in store.

Love: Daddy, Mama, Grandma, Brothers, Nieces Be Blessed.

WILLIAM ALEXANDER LOUIS FABRIZIO:

KATHERINE STEINKE:

Congratulations Alex!

We’re proud of your accomplishment and the man you’ve become! As your next chapter begins, share the good person you are with the world!

Katie, “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” We are very proud of you!

Love: Mom, Dad and Peter

Love Always: Dad, Mom, Alex, Baloo and Crooky

DECEMBER 10, 2015 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN @GVLANTHORN

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GRADUATES: STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI: Dear Stephanie, You have been such an integral part of the Lanthorn, we’re so sad to see you go! Are you sure that you can’t just stay and be our office grammar cat? We’ll feed you pizza and coffee!

On a more serious note, we’re so thankful for all of your hard work for the Lanthorn over the past 2.5 years. Your dedication and attention to detail will be sorely missed, so make sure to come visit as often as you want. We’re looking forward to watching all that you will accomplish in your post-graduate career -- you’re off to do fabulous things!

Love: Your Lanthorn family

KATIE BALBOA: LEGGGGOOOO, you’re outta here! It’s always been a pleasure working with you, your depth of experience has really allowed the Lanthorn to flourish under your leadership of the business department. You’ve set up a platform for future success, what a bright future is ahead thanks to you and your work. Not only was it comforting to know someone always had cheese and crackers in the office, but your personality always brightened up the day.

As Bob Stoll said, you’re “off to greener pastures” and the legacy you left will be remembered, along with the daily arguments on business processes. Looking forward to seeing you at “staff reunions” in 20 years.

The Lanthorn Business Department

DAVID INDA:

MARISSA WINTER: CONGRATULATIONS MARISSA!!!!

We’ll continue to miss you here in 0051 Kirkhof. Good luck out there in the real world, thank you for teaching us everything we know.

Love: Your friends at the Lanthorn

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2015!

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: VAN ANDEL ARENA DECEMBER 12, 10:00 AM

Woohoo! You’re done! We’ll get you a chocolate congratulations cake to celebrate! Thank you for taking on all of the random responsibilities we’ve given you. You’ve been a real trooper. Oh hey, who’s this? Now that you’ve finally met everyone in the office, you’re leaving and it doesn’t matter anymore. Nick says to get out of his seat.

We will miss your bottomless stomach and your enthusiasm to accept food from any department, whether it be pizza, bagels, goldfish, animal crackers or candy.

We will miss you next semester!

Thanks for a great year!