IWU Commencement Program - 10am

One Hundred Seventy-Second Commencement May 2, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Chapel Auditorium Marion, Indiana indwes.edu

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Saturday, May 2, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Prelude

Selections Dr. Sylvia Seok, Organ Accompanist, Division of Music and Theatre

Processional

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39 Sir Edward Elgar Dr. Sylvia Seok, Organ

Welcome

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President

*Invocation

Mrs. Leslie Zolman Associate Vice President Enrollment Operations and Student Services, IWU-National and Global

Presentation of Presidential Citation Ms. Shari Turpin

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Commencement Address Living Water: the Pearl of Great Price

Ms. Shari Turpin Founder and Designer, Pearls by Shari

Presentation of Candidates

Dr. David Davies Vice President for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences Chief Academic Officer

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Ringing of the Bell and Class Response

Mr. Josh Cartwright President Student Government Association

Special Recognitions Senior of the Year Professor of the Year

Miss Marlem Romo Vice President Student Government Association

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Miss Ally Barkhaus Indiana Wesleyan University 2022 Alumna

Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” by Peter Lutkin

Mr. Davy Chinn Chair, Division of Music and Theatre Assistant Professor of Music

*Benediction

Dr. Lisa Moore Professor, Division of Music and Theatre

**Recessional

Selections Dr. Sylvia Seok, Organ

Mace Bearer - Dr. Betsye Robinette, Professor of Psychology *Audience standing **Audience remains seated until the recessional has concluded

GRADUATES ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

Lauren Taylor Lamb............................................................................................................... Biblical Literature

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Hud Joseph Dazey..................................................................................................................... General Studies Denize Gatabazi........................................................................................................................ General Studies Caiden Lee Lundsford............................................................................................................... General Studies Natalie Truex.................................................................................................... Children and Family Ministries

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

David Joshua Amini.............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................... Christian Ministries Kelsey Beggs.......................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Abigail Reese Beliles.............................. Summa Cum Laude.....................................................English/Writing Elsa Bickett.......................................................................................................................... Christian Ministries Abigail Blair........................................................................................................................................Marketing Caedmon Tait Bontrager.....................................................................................................................Marketing Colton Douglas Bradburn...................................................................................................................... Finance Elijah Phillip Brown.............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................... Christian Ministries Abigail Burton....................................... Summa Cum Laude.................................. Theatre/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Drew Steven Busman............................. Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Joshua Nathaniel Cartwright................. Summa Cum Laude........Entrepreneurship/Management/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar James Christing..................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................................................. Finance Trent Colwell.....................................................................................................................................Marketing Isaiah Jordan Courtois.................................................................................................. Business Administration Kyle Dahlin........................................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Abigail Dennis....................................... Magna Cum Laude....................................................... Music Therapy Brian Matthew Doty..................................................................................................... Business Administration Jaden Timothy East............................... Magna Cum Laude............................Finance/Business Administration Reilly Elizabeth Gaunt........................... Summa Cum Laude............ Multimedia Communication/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar Graham Christian Goodfellow.........................................................................Finance/Business Administration Sophia De-Xin Greenwood.................................................................................... Entrepreneurship/Marketing Koryn Greiwe........................................ Summa Cum Laude...........................................Accounting/Marketing Mitchel Gunn........................................ Summa Cum Laude...................Entrepreneurship/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar James Michael Harris............................. Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Jordan Hill............................................ Cum Laude.......................................................................Photography Isaiah Quinn Hostetler.......................... Summa Cum Laude............................................................Accounting Maleigha Juanita Howard................................................................................................................. Studio Arts Karis Renee Hunter............................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Illustration Kaelyn Nichole Johnson........................ Summa Cum Laude...................................... Strategic Communication Amanda Dawn Kouros................................................................................................. Business Administration Christopher James Kraynak................................................................................................................... Finance Rebecca Cathlene Lagoni...............................................................................................Management/Marketing Katelyn Nicole Lahr............................... Cum Laude.............................................................................. Writing Emily May Lamb................................... Summa Cum Laude................................. Multimedia Communication Charles Cole Little................................. Cum Laude.................... Finance/Appld Spanish and Hispanic Culture Arielle Colleen Luzadder....................... Magna Cum Laude...................................................... Graphic Design Derrick Moore Jr............................................................................................................................Management David Mossbarger.................................. Magna Cum Laude....................... Graphic Design/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Cyrus Drew Myers................................. Magna Cum Laude............................Finance/Business Administration Grace Elizabeth O'Donnell....................................................................................................................... Music McKenna O'Donnell.............................. Summa Cum Laude......................... Worship Arts/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar

Ian Mitchell Ohler................................. Cum Laude...........................................Marketing/Sports Management Amilynn Renee Orrell............................ Magna Cum Laude....................................................... Music Therapy Diego Alonso Palma Albornoz...................................................................................... Business Administration Elayna Judith Parandi Horgen............... Cum Laude................................................................................. Music Hattie Elise Peterman............................ Summa Cum Laude............................................................ Illustration Adrick Lamont Phillips........................................................................................................ Christian Ministries Aaron Christopher Plummer................. Magna Cum Laude.................. Finance/Marketing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Evan Patrick Poland.............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................... Accounting/Finance Ryder James Rinaldi..................................................................................................... Business Administration Connor Rogers...................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................................................. Finance Emmanuel Sanchez.......................................................................................................................... Illustration Levi Dale Schuiteman......................................................................................................... Accounting/Finance Sydney DaNae Seabeck......................... Magna Cum Laude................. Management/Community Development Kienna Amara Shank............................. Cum Laude............................................................... Biblical Literature Neel Rohan Shields............................................................................................................................... Finance Natalie Shiels.............................................................................................................................History/Writing Kara Lynn Simison................................ Magna Cum Laude........................ Marketing/Business Administration Chenoa J.O. Simmonds......................... Summa Cum Laude..................................................................Theatre Grace Cathryn Smalley.......................... Summa Cum Laude...................... Graphic Design/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Aaron R. Stoller...............................................................................................Finance/Business Administration Alexis Marie Sutton............................... Magna Cum Laude.................... Marketing/Management/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar Jacob Allen Thompson..................................................................................................Management/Marketing Maxwell Lance Vischer.......................................................................................................................... Finance Ella Imelda Wall.................................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Tate Warner...................................................................................................................................Management Kristen Joy Weaver................................ Summa Cum Laude.........................................Marketing/Management Isaac George Wolf................................. Cum Laude.............................................. Multimedia Communication Elaina Nicole Wright............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................ Finance/Management

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE

James Samuel LeFebvre......................... Summa Cum Laude...................................Fine Art/Honor Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar

BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE

Tylynn Nevaeh Beligaño........................ Magna Cum Laude.................Music Composition/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Anna Day....................................................................................................................................... Performance

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Gabrielle Grace Adams.......................... Magna Cum Laude............. Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Cora Grace Anson........................................................................................... Worship Arts/Pastoral Ministries Lily Allison Baggett................................ Magna Cum Laude...................................................... General Studies Sarah Ann Barker..................................................................................................................... Exercise Science Elizabeth Barrett.................................... Summa Cum Laude........ Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Hayla Lauren Barton.............................. Summa Cum Laude.......................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Jessica Barton.................................................................................................................. Elementary Education ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Cade Josiah Beall................................... Cum Laude.............................................................. English Education Makenna Grace Beall............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Rylie Beatty........................................... Magna Cum Laude..... Community Development/Intercultural Studies Evan Lee Bennett....................................................................................................................... General Studies Katherine Joy Bennett............................ Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Colton C. D. Benninghoff.......................................................................................................... General Studies Emma Paige Berry-Youmans.................. Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Michael Allen Biven............................... Cum Laude................................................................ Music Education

Abigail Xiu-yu Blachly .......................... Summa Cum Laude................. Itnl Relations/Bus Admin/Honors Hum ~Luther Lee Scholar Hudson Black........................................ Cum Laude...........................................Sports Management/Marketing Mackenzie Bloom.................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Kimberly Boone.................................................................................................... Exceptional Needs Education Brooklynn Michelle Bos.................................................................................. Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Seth Andrew Bos................................... Cum Laude................................................... Strategic Communication Rebecca Dawn Boyd....................................................................................................... Environmental Science Samuel Calvin Bracy....................................................................................... Political Science Pre-Law/History Sarah Elizabeth Lee Brough.............................................................................................................. Psychology Faith Michelle Brown...................................................................................................... Elementary Education Luke Brown............................................................................................................................... General Studies James Ellis Bryant...................................................................................................................... General Studies Annelise Bundscho................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Emilee Burke.......................................................................................................... Psychology/Criminal Justice Matthew Burns...................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Stephanie Grace Cain............................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Leanett Campos-Gonzalez.....................................................Criminal Justice/Appld Spanish and Hispanic Cul Chase Alan Cates................................... Summa Cum Laude............................................... Christian Ministries Marissa Allison Cates ............................ Magna Cum Laude........................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences William R. Cheney................................ Magna Cum Laude............. Strategic Communication/Business Admin Cooper Chinn....................................... Cum Laude..........................................Computer Information Systems Nathan Cole............................................................................................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Bryce Joseph Conley........................................................................................................ Ministerial Leadership Emily Rachel Cox.................................. Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Exercise Science Stephen Mark Cox........................................................................................................ Business Administration Chloe Nichole Cronin........................... Summa Cum Laude...................................... Strategic Communication Jacquelyn Davenport............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................................ Psychology Megan Dedio............................................................................................................... Social Studies Education Natalhy Abigail DeLeon......................... Summa Cum Laude........................................... Elementary Education Jenna DeMichael................................... Cum Laude..................................................................Math Education Luke Nathaniel Dennis.......................... Cum Laude.............................................Pastoral Counseling and Care Serena Laura Doty.................................................................................................................... Pre-Art Therapy Claire Elizabeth Dubois......................... Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Ethan Dutra ........................................................................................................................Sports Management Joseph Eastway...................................... Summa Cum Laude......................................................Sports Ministry Hannah Janelle Elonich......................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Gabrielle Juliana Ennis..................................................................................................................... Psychology Emily Brooke Evans.............................. Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Alek J. Fehlmann........................................................................................................ Strategic Communication Wendy Flatford................................................................................................................................ Psychology Gabrielle Lusita Fluharty..............................................................................................................Art Education Nolan G. Foley................................................................................................................ Elementary Education Alec Foster............................................ Summa Cum Laude.......................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Jessica Lyn Foster.................................. Magna Cum Laude............. Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Brianne Christine Francis...................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Elizabeth SiJie Lise Friesen.................... Magna Cum Laude......................Exercise Science/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Izak Matthew Furr................................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Exercise Science Anna Elizabeth Furrow.......................... Cum Laude............................... Children's Ministry/Pastoral Ministries Ella Grace Gearhart............................... Magna Cum Laude............. Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Carson Joshua Gibson ......................................................................................................................Economics Esther Grace Gilliam............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................................ Psychology Grace Elizabeth Goodfellow.................. Magna Cum Laude...................Biology Education/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Emma Catherine Green............................................................................................................ Exercise Science Hailey Jo Green................................................................................ Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Aubrianna Gremore................................................................................................................... General Studies Delanie Gustin...................................... Summa Cum Laude......Community Development/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Dylan Robert Hagstrom......................... Summa Cum Laude...................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Basil Hampton, Jr......................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Allison Hawk......................................... Summa Cum Laude.......................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Isabel Luzmilia Hawks........................... Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Reed Christian Herrick.......................... Cum Laude..................................................................Criminal Justice

Carissa Higinbotham........................................................................................................................Accounting Ella Kathleen Hildenbrand...........................................................................................................Art Education Gracielinn Deeatta Hill.......................... Cum Laude.....................Exercise Sci/Pre-Health Care Sci/Honor Hum ~John Wesley Scholar Thomas Ian Hines................................. Cum Laude............................................................ Christian Ministries Reyna Lenae Hoffman........................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Exercise Science Taylor Holdridge................................... Summa Cum Laude............................ Computer Science/Data Science Maxwell Holliday.................................. Cum Laude..................... Sports Management/Business Administration Gabriel Hooper..................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................... Political Science/History Chloe Lyn Householter......................... Magna Cum Laude...................................................................Biology Jayd Elizabeth Hovey............................. Summa Cum Laude........................... Human Communication Studies Evan Kenneth Howard.......................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Data Science Cole Arthur Hughes................................................................................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Jessica Marie Ickes................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Amani Johnson...................................... Cum Laude..................Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences/Honors Hum ~Luther Lee Scholar Eva Joldersma ....................................... Summa Cum Laude............ Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Ryan Paul Junod.................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................................. Computer Science Bright Kari...........................................................................................................................Sports Management Clifford Derek Kelley II....................................................................................................... Christian Ministries Micah Noelle Kelly................................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................Spanish Education Jacob M. Kenney..........................................................................................................................Art Education Aidan Robert Kenny................................................................................................................. Exercise Science Alexa Marie Kerley................................ Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Laura G. Kiefer.......................................................................................................................... General Studies Alyssa Michelle Knapp.......................... Magna Cum Laude............. Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Alexis Grace Koorndyk.......................... Summa Cum Laude.......... Pastoral Counseling and Care/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar Victoria Hope Koorndyk....................... Summa Cum Laude.....................................................Math Education Ruby Wei Ying Kramer.......................... Cum Laude...............................................................................Biology Benjamin Ryan Kuehner........................ Magna Cum Laude...............Computer Science/Math Interdisciplinary Matthew Clay Lacy................................ Cum Laude.............................................................. English Education Alexys Mischell Rayven Langdon...................................................................................................... Psychology Alexandra Lloyd............................................................................................. Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Dallas Lowe............................................................................................................................... General Studies Isabelle Lucas........................................ Cum Laude................................................... Strategic Communication Olivia Eve Lucas.................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................. Chemistry Dayessi Luis Ruiz.................................. Cum Laude..................................................................Criminal Justice Caden Michael Mack....................................................................................................... Ministerial Leadership Lydia Joy Marcum................................. Summa Cum Laude......................................................... Biochemistry Joshua Aaron Martin............................. Magna Cum Laude................................................ Christian Ministries Kaley Grace Martin........................................................................................................................... Psychology Breanna McBay................................................................................................................................. Psychology Jordan McCoin........................................................................................................Political Science/Economics Paige Nicole McSeveney........................ Cum Laude.............................................Pastoral Counseling and Care Wade Ryan Melanson.................................................................................................. Social Studies Education Kaya Lyn Miedema................................ Cum Laude..................................................................Math Education Everett Noah Caine Milbourn................ Magna Cum Laude................................................ Christian Ministries Carter Alexander Miller......................... Cum Laude...................................................................... Biochemistry Vera Pauline Miller................................ Summa Cum Laude........................................... Elementary Education Benjamin Robert Miner.............................................................................. Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Ethan Edward Bruce Moore.......................................................................................................Criminal Justice Jackson Charles Mott................................................................................................................ Exercise Science Jadyn Mucher........................................ Summa Cum Laude........................................... Elementary Education Haley Elizabeth Newton........................ Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Maggie O'Brien......................................................................................................................... Exercise Science Alexandria Grace Llorens Ohler............. Magna Cum Laude..... Community Development/Intercultural Studies Maria Juacaba Oliveira........................... Cum Laude............................................................Sports Management Kalyne Oliver........................................ Summa Cum Laude.......................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Madison Osborne.................................. Summa Cum Laude........................................... Elementary Education Samantha Ruth Osborne........................ Cum Laude..................... Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed Katelyn Grace Ousley............................ Summa Cum Laude.................... Music Education/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Keona Indigo Owens............................. Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Samuel J. Pietz.................................................................................................................................. Psychology

Lauren Ashley Powers........................... Cum Laude....................................... Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences Karly Lynn Puckett................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Lily Rader.............................................. Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Myles Isaac Reeves...............................................................................................................Sports Management Thomas Elijah Ricks................................................................................................................. Exercise Science Alexus Nicole Robinson .....................................................................................................Sports Management Sarah Romano....................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Marlem Nohemi Romo........................................................................................... Criminal Justice/Psychology Mateo Ruffin.................................................................................................................. Environmental Science Liana Rye.............................................................................................................Christian Worship/Marketing Anna Samuelson.................................... Magna Cum Laude......................Exercise Science/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Lillian Schackow................................... Summa Cum Laude........ Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed Luke Edward Schlatter..............................................................................................................Criminal Justice Katherine Grace Shane.......................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Exercise Science Vance Sheppert......................................................................................................................... General Studies Gage Slagor.................................................................................. Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed Connor D. Smith.................................................................................................................Sports Management Noel Mykel Smith..................................................................................................................... General Studies Mark Snowden......................................................................................................................... Exercise Science Innocenzo Richard Solano..................... Summa Cum Laude........ Sports Management/Business Administration Paige Ann Spenard................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Sara Sprunger........................................................................................................................ Biology Education Alyssa Stevens....................................... Cum Laude.................................................................Youth Ministries Megan Elise Stevens................................................................................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Sarah Irene Stewart............................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Evan Stoller........................................................................................................................... Computer Science Caitlyn Stone......................................... Cum Laude..................................................................Math Education Cierra Stroud..........................................................................................................................................Biology Zoe Renee Stroud............................................................................ Pastoral Care and Counseling/Pastoral Min Isaac Fernando Suer......................................................................................................................... Psychology Wesley David Sussenbach...................................................................................................................... Physics Madison Sue Swan..............................................................................................................Sports Management Eden Swartz.......................................... Cum Laude................................................... Strategic Communication Braden Sweet......................................... Summa Cum Laude............................................................ Psychology Courtney Lynn Thomas......................... Summa Cum Laude............ Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Lucas Oren Thomas.............................. Magna Cum Laude....... Biology/Pre-Health Care Science/Honors Hum ~Luther Lee Scholar Kylie Elizabeth Towle............................ Summa Cum Laude..................................................................Biology Guzman Trigo Calvo................................................................International Relations/Business Administration Kyawnai Tun.......................................................................................................................Sports Management Faith Vander Laan................................. Magna Cum Laude....................................... Strategic Communication Anna Vie............................................... Summa Cum Laude.........Children and Family Ministries/Pastoral Min Gregory Steven Vineyard................................................................................................ Environmental Science Wyatt William Wakeman................................................................................................................. Psychology Abigail Irene Wallace............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Andrew J. Waple................................... Summa Cum Laude....................................... Social Studies Education Hunter James Wasnich............................................................................................................. Exercise Science Sarah An Weber.................................... Cum Laude............................................... Biology/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Ethan White.......................................... Magna Cum Laude....... Biochemistry/Pre-Healthcare Sci/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar Jackson Wolfe................................................................................................................. Ministerial Leadership Conner Woods............................................................................................................ Social Studies Education Emma Jane Wright.......................................................................................................... Elementary Education Morgan Paige Yeater......................................................................... Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences Michael Alexander Zolman ................... Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE

Adriano Menezes Sinval Candido, Jr................................................................................................Engineering Anthony Joseph Cheesebourough, Jr...............................................................................................Engineering Micah DeVries.................................................................................................................................Engineering Brianna Nichols..................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................Engineering

Ofu Shadrach Oduma........................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................Engineering Thomas Edward Ott........................................................................................................................Engineering Autumn Helena Smith.....................................................................................................................Engineering Nick Wiley............................................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................Engineering

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

Grace Anne Blickley.............................. Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Kristin Renee Bribiesca.......................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Megan Tate Brown................................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Faith Caroline Carlson..........................................................................................................................Nursing Madison Margaret Carner...................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Addison Elaine Coates........................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Carissa-Anne Cook................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Ainsley Rose Dale.................................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Elisabeth Kay Degenhart........................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Hannah Marie Diesel............................................................................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Mia Grace Doorn................................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Abigail Faith Doyle................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Whitney Grace Earl .............................. Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Katelyn Marie Eash................................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Caleigh Marie Ellet................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Esther Grace Fielder..............................................................................................................................Nursing Cadence Lee Fields................................................................................................................................Nursing Naomi Joy Fischbach.............................................................................................................................Nursing Emma Christine Foreman......................................................................................................................Nursing Jamie Lin Gentis....................................................................................................................................Nursing Karlie George........................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Casey Elizabeth Glodfelter.....................................................................................................................Nursing Sarah Kaylyn Harmelink........................................................................................................................Nursing Deja Rose Hodgens................................................................................................................................Nursing Karlee Elizabeth Hulbert....................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Hayden Matthew Isaacs.........................................................................................................................Nursing Claire Elise Kaercher............................. Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Jenna Elizabeth Knepp..........................................................................................................................Nursing Megan Elizabeth Knox........................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Megan Kooistra.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Alexandra Lauren Langford................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Alaina Irene Linnemeier........................................................................................................................Nursing Ella Sage Maas....................................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Kyrah Elizabeth Maas............................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Madison Develia Marr...........................................................................................................................Nursing Madeline Marie Martin.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Kelsey Lynn McGuire............................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Katherine Joy McKay.............................................................................................................................Nursing Grace Menne......................................... Cum Laude.............................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Mackenzie McKnight Minney .....................................................Nursing/Appld Spanish and Hispanic Culture Jenna Lynn Moss...................................................................................................................................Nursing Marissa Nicole Mullins.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Cadence Faith Notter............................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Kaylee Michelle Owens......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Brian Michael Parache...........................................................................................................................Nursing Emma Nicole Perez...............................................................................................................................Nursing McKenzie Ann Pieronski.......................................................................................................................Nursing Abbigail Porter...................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Emily Grace Prasil................................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Chloe Noelle Rhodenizer.......................................................................................................................Nursing Evyn Nancy Rivers................................ Cum Laude.............................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Frank Siboniyo......................................................................................................................................Nursing

Kaelyn Grace Sikkema .......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Isaac Jenson Smith................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Ava Elise Snyder.................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Sophia Mae Sommers............................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Jake Edward Stone ............................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Lydia Elaine Strong............................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Hadessah Ann Vandaveer...................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Elaina Vander Veen............................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Leeda Maxine Vander Veen .................. Cum Laude....................Nursing/Appld Spanish and Hispanic Culture Luke J. VanTol......................................................................................................................................Nursing Eden Elizabeth Walton.......................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Madelynn Renee Welker........................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Mekayla Sarah Wheeler.........................................................................................................................Nursing Emily Ruth Winters...............................................................................................................................Nursing Emma Lee Witter..................................................................................................................................Nursing

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

Caedmon Christopher Barksdale.................................................................................................... Social Work Abigail Bentley...................................... Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Lianna May Corley................................ Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Nevaeh Angel Goodman........................ Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Alexis Martha Gunn....................................................................................................................... Social Work ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Jenna Krcmarik.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Katelyn Olivia Landa...................................................................................................................... Social Work Elijah Mack.................................................................................................................................... Social Work Ava Catherine Rich................................ Summa Cum Laude........................... Social Work/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Jessica Liana Sanchez...................................................................................................................... Social Work Hannah Grace Smith............................. Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Hope Elizabeth Stephenson................... Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Azmae Lynn Turner....................................................................................................................... Social Work Emily Van Luchene............................... Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Anna Elisabeth Bennett Yoder............... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work

Each student listed has successfully completed or soon will complete all University requirements for their respective degrees.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Ms. Shari Turpin

Shari Turpin is the designer and founder of Pearls by Shari. Located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Pearls by Shari has grown into an internationally recognized luxury jewelry brand with multiple locations and is featured in Neiman Marcus. Shari is known worldwide as an award-winning South Sea pearl buyer who sources and curates some of the rarest pearls available today.

Shari began her walk with Christ at age sixteen, and her life’s work has unfolded as a journey of faith — learning to trust God through uncertainty, opportunity, and growth. Her story began humbly as a homeschooling mother creating handmade jewelry and selling her designs door-to-door. Over the past 25 years, that small beginning has grown into a global brand built on excellence, perseverance, and purpose.

At the heart of Shari’s message is the story behind the pearl itself: formed through adversity and transformed into something luminous and enduring. Through her speaking, she encourages others to trust God’s timing, steward their gifts faithfully, and embrace the refining seasons that shape both character and calling.

ACADEMIC HONORS Academic honors are awarded to baccalaureate graduates who have obtained a certain level of achievement not only in their course work at Indiana Wesleyan University but also throughout their higher education. To be eligible for honors, a graduate must have completed a minimum of 60 graded hours, 40 of which must be in residence at Indiana Wesleyan. All grades transcripted and applied toward the degree are included in figuring a composite gradepoint average for honors: 3.5-3.69 Cum Laude; 3.7-3.89 Magna Cum Laude; 3.9-4.0 Summa Cum Laude.

HONOR SOCIETY RECOGNITIONS Phi Alpha – Eta Theta Iota Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Work - Cords are intertwined blue and gold.

Pi Gamma Mu – Pi Gamma Mu, Indiana Zeta Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Sciences - Cords are intertwined blue and white.

Sigma Delta Pi – Chi Iota Chapter, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society - Cords are bright Spanish gold and red tied together.

Sigma Tau Delta – International Honor Society in English - Cords are rich cardinal red and black double strand.

Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Chi Chapter, International Honor Society of Nursing - Cords are intertwined lavender and white.

JOHN WESLEY HONORS COLLEGE The John Wesley Honors College is an intensive community of liberal learning, established to model and enrich IWU’s pursuit of excellence in scholarship, spiritual formation, and servant leadership.

John Wesley Scholars - Cords are gray and red intertwined.

Luther Lee Scholars - Cords are gold and red intertwined.

Mary C. Dodd Honors Students - Single red cord.

MILITARY RECOGNITION CORDS Graduates and faculty who are veterans or active members of the United States Military or National Guard are recognized with a red, white, and blue cord.

THE BELL When the University was founded, The Bell was hung in the John Wesley Administration Building. It continues to represent a visual and audible symbol of the history of the University. The ringing of the bell at Academic Convocation and Graduation celebrates the beginning and ending of our students’ time as members of the IWU campus community.

THE ACADEMIC REGALIA The academic regalia worn on formal occasions in American colleges and universities is rooted in the medieval traditions of the great thirteenth century universities of Europe Paris, Bologna, Cambridge, and Oxford. The use of gowns, caps, and hoods reminds us of the honorable antecedents of academic life. They link the clerical dignity and importance of teaching and scholarship in the past to the vibrant life of the university in the present and are emblems of a purposeful future for university graduates.

In 1895, American universities agreed on a uniform system of academic dress. This code was revised in 1932 by the American Council on Education, but the various and distinctive local university traditions of more recent years have added great color and a variety of styles to the academic procession. The academic story is usually told in the distinctive style and color of gown, cap, and hood.

The Gown: The flowing black habit of the medieval cleric has become the normative black academic robe. It once gave warmth to the wearer in unheated monastery buildings of stone.

The robe for the bachelor’s degree is usually plain with pointed sleeves. The robe for the master’s degree has long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm. The doctor’s robe has full bell sleeves with a facing of velvet on the front and velvet chevrons on the sleeve. The velvet is either black or in the color representing the appropriate academic discipline.

Robe colors other than black are the colors of the sponsoring university. The President’s robe is gray and decorated with a red panel and four chevrons on the sleeves representing the office of the president. The medallion worn by the President is a replica of the University seal and is made of sterling silver with a gold overlay.

The Cap: Most caps are in the traditional pattern of the square “mortarboard” set on the monk’s skull cap. The tassel is either black, color of the sponsoring university or in the color of the academic discipline. Doctors’ caps usually have a tassel of gold and vary from the traditional square to a velvet in three, four, or eight points.

The Hood: Originally a true hood for covering the head in wind and weather, the academic hood is now the colorful story of the scholar’s academic life. The hood is faced with velvet of a color representing the academic discipline. The trim and lining, often with a chevron in a second color inside the hood, is the color of the sponsoring university.

One can identify the academic discipline by the color of the velvet face trim on the hood: Arts, Letters, Humanities Commerce, Accountancy, Business Economics Education Engineering Fine Arts, Architecture Journalism Law Library Science Medicine Music

White Drab Copper Light Blue Orange Brown Crimson Purple Lemon Green Pink

Nursing Occupational Therapy Oratory (Speech) Philosophy Physical Education Physical Therapy Public Administration Public Health Science Social Work Theology

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INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church, which has its world headquarters in Indianapolis. The University was founded in 1920 and is committed to liberal arts and professional education.

With a current enrollment of nearly 15,000 students, IWU is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 15 Regional Universities in the Midwest. IWU is the largest institution in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the largest private university in the state of Indiana.

IWU is organized into three Principal Academic Units: • The College of Adult and Professional Studies: Providing educational opportunities for working adults across the world through online instruction and regionally through instruction at locations in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, the College of Adult and Professional Studies serves approximately 12,000 students, with cutting edge undergraduate and graduate programs relevant to today’s workplace.

• The College of Arts and Sciences: Founded on a traditional, residential educational model enriched by innovative instructional programs, the College of Arts and Sciences serves approximately 2,100 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 80 liberal arts, pre-professional, and professional major fields.

• Wesley Seminary: As the first seminary of The Wesleyan Church, Wesley Seminary serves more than 600 students, nearly 500 graduate students and over 100 undergraduates. The Seminary’s graduate programs are shaping leaders who impact congregations throughout the country. The innovative Master of Divinity program offers on-the-job ministry training both onsite and online, and provides an accredited Spanish Master of Divinity program, with most coursework completed online. In addition to its graduate offerings, the Seminary supports undergraduate students pursuing ministry preparation and theological education.

During the past three decades, new construction and renovation have transformed IWU’s Marion campus into a low-debt, modern, student-focused facility. The addition of Ott Hall of Sciences and Nursing provides additional research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate faculty and students, includes an enlarged and enhanced simulation lab, and contains classrooms and labs for a variety of Health Sciences and Nursing needs.

IWU also offers adult and professional studies programs online and at regional sites in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The College of Adult and Professional Studies offers a vast number of online programs for students across the world. Additionally, each education center is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, computers, electronic library access, and study rooms. Additional partnerships across the country provide further physical locations for students of these programs.

The University’s mission is to change the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership. IWU employs a well-credentialed faculty that annually receives national and international recognition for teaching, research, and creative performance. Many hold national leadership positions in their respective fields.

IWU’s Center for Life Calling and Career earned a national reputation for excellence rooted in groundbreaking research and innovative application. These entities provide counseling, testing, and mentoring at key transition points during the college experience to help students identify their unique sense of calling, purpose, and career fit.

IWU’s John Wesley Honors College, which is recognized as a national leader in collegiate honors education, attracts students each year who have graduated at the very top of their high school classes and have scored in the highest percentiles nationally in SAT and ACT scores. IWU faculty members have received awards from Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Student Advocate.

Indiana Wesleyan University has 22 intercollegiate sports teams and participates in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC), and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Recent teams have competed in national championships in Women’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Competitive Cheer, Softball, Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Esports.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MACE The mace, a stylized modification of an ancient war club, serves as the symbol of jurisdiction and authority based on moral and intellectual leadership of the university, administration, and faculty. The Indiana Wesleyan University mace is hand-carved of cherry in a triangular design.

The headpiece contains the current university seal, accompanied by carvings of the original seal of Marion College and the Administration Building entrance.

PHOTO INFORMATION A professional photographer will take individual photos of all graduates as they cross the stage. Students will be given an opportunity to purchase prints by mail within a couple of weeks following the ceremony.

To avoid confusion with the procession of graduates, we ask that you take any pictures from your seats. Thank you. If you have any questions, an usher will be glad to assist you.