2023 - 10am Commencement

Prelude

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ Accompanist, Division of Music

Processional

Welcome

*Invocation

Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale

Jesus Loves Me by Anna Bartlett Warner

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39

Sir Edward Elgar

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

President

Mrs. Jennifer Fox

Administrative Assistant

Athletics

Mr. Davy Chinn

Instructor of Music

Ms. Ryann Anderson, Piano

Commencement Address

Don’t Just Trust Me

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Degrees

Ringing of the Bell

Presentation of Honorary Degree

Dr. David Horsager

Honorary Doctor of Letters

Special Recognition

Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award

Mr. David Horsager

Chief Executive Officer Trust Edge Leadership Institute

Dr. Aly Williams

Vice President of Academic Affairs College of Arts and Sciences and Chief Academic Officer

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Mr. Elijah Hudson

Vice President of Academic Affairs Student Government Association

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Dr. Carl Shepherd

Chairman of the Board Indiana Wesleyan University

Dr. Rusty Hawkins

Acting Dean, John Wesley Honors College and Professor of Humanities and History

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Class Response

Special Recognitions Senior of the Year Professor of the Year

*Hymn

To God Be The Glory

Dr. Scott Turcott University Advancement Consultant

Mr. Elijah Hudson

Mr. Caleb Stout

Director of Spiritual Formation Student Government Association

Mr. Michael Flanagin

Associate Professor of Music and Chair, Division of Music

To God be the glory, great things He hath done, So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Refrain:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice; Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.

Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Refrain

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see.

Refrain

Written by Fanny Crosby

Tune by William Howard Doane

*Benediction

**Recessional

*Audience Standing

Dr. Karen

Dowling Vice President for Diversity and Intercultural Integration

Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

**Audience remains seated until the recessional has concluded Mace Bearer - Dr. Mark Asnicar, Associate Professor

Name Readers - Dr. Christopher Bounds, Dr. Rob Dawson, Dr. John Lakanen, Dr. Anita Manwell and Dr. Brian Maxwell

GRADUATES

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Ella Elizabeth Doyle

Madeline Marie Ortiz

General Studies

General Studies

Nathaniel C. Schwarte General Studies

Nicolas Asher Small General Studies

School of Professional Studies

Jordan Marie Linz

Business Administration

Jared Curtis Seiler Business Administration

School of Theology & Ministry

Aubrey Joann York Children’s Ministry

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Mackenzie Rose Allison Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Studio Arts/Honors Humanities

Emily Elizabeth Baker Cum Laude Illustration

Jonathan D. Ballance Illustration/Marketing

Terri Mirelle Bassett

Graphic Design

Grace Lauren Batronis Summa Cum Laude English

Emily Ann Bays Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

English/Writing/Honors Humanities

Olivia Lynn Marie Cheney Summa Cum Laude TESOL

Hannah Elizabeth Collier Cum Laude Music Therapy

Melissa Marie Daniels Magna Cum Laude Music Therapy

Emily Charlene Dexter Summa Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Kayla Jean Dyer

Alisa Joan Giammarco Cum Laude

Aaron Joseph Glandon

Eliza Lanae Harruff Cum Laude

Writing/Honors Humanities/English

Human Communication Studies

Music Therapy

Multimedia Communication

Graphic Design

Grace Marie Hathaway Design for Social Impact

Hannah Nicole Heilman Summa Cum Laude

Owen Taylor Hnatyshyn

Hannah Rebekah Hubley Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Hallie Nicole Hunt Summa Cum Laude

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Strategic Communication/Writing

Multimedia Communication

Writing/Honors Humanities

Music Therapy

Kaylee Marie Isenhart Cum Laude Photography

Cameron Charles Lee

Rachel Lucinda-Esther Lowe Magna Cum Laude

Applied Music

Music Therapy

Sophia Anne Madl Summa Cum Laude Illustration

Alysha Danielle May Cum Laude

Multimedia Communication

Cecil Nicolai Mella Photography

Aliya Rose Moss Summa Cum Laude

Illustration/Graphic Design

Khloé Joy Price Photography

Mikaila Renea Raines Summa Cum Laude

History/Political Science

Thomas Christopher Raven II History

Harrison Cooper Reed Magna Cum Laude

Sarah Yvonne Rice Magna Cum Laude

Ariana Grace Runge

Madeline Susan Sinders

Music Therapy

Illustration

Applied Spanish & Hispanic Culture

Music Therapy

Ashlyn Grace Sloan Magna Cum Laude Illustration

MaKenna Elizabeth Steimel Illustration

Aliya Nicole Stevens Magna Cum Laude Studio Arts

Alexandra Rae Velasquez Magna Cum Laude

~Luther Lee Scholar

Studio Arts/Honors Humanities

Avery Christopher Walker Magna Cum Laude Illustration

Josiah Nathanael Wollan

~John Wesley Scholar

Katherine Lynn Wolter

Meira Simone Wooldridge

Anna May Wright

Zoë Grace Yoquelet

~John Wesley Scholar

School of Professional Studies

Jackson Thomas Arterburn

Levi S. Bailey

Jonas Duran Becari

Lindsey Noelle Bonte

Rebekah Jo Brandenburg

Nathan Richard Burk

Haley Grace Busman

Amelia May Chatwell

Emily Kate Connolly

Bennett Steele Coster

Gracie Layne Criswell

Abigail Lauren Cullen

Carter Ryan Dood

Melanie Dveksler Celin

Jack A. Dykema

Faith Elizabeth Egenolf

Jakob Ross Engelkes

Mackenzie Lorraine Ferguson

Danha Giselle Garcia-Ortiz

Abraham Michael Gray

Maclain Paul Hastings

Benjamin Wilson Hathway

Grace Lauren Henricksen

Braden Thomas Hervey

Rachel Sara Hobrath

Hunter Bryce Hoffman

Nicolas Payne Hood

Finance/Marketing

Magna Cum Laude Marketing

Magna Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Magna Cum Laude

Elijah Aaron Hudson Summa Cum Laude

Colby Allen Jenkins

Kristin Blair Klein

Elisabeth Rose Koshy

Faith Elizabeth Lamb

Payton Chandler Lamping

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Accounting/Finance

Finance/Economics

Management/Business Administration

Finance/Management

Business Administration/Finance

Cum Laude Marketing

Magna Cum Laude Accounting

Elisabeth Grace Lucas Marketing

Bryce Luedtke

Grant Edwin Meadows

Summa Cum Laude

Finance/Management

Finance/Marketing

Jeffrey Alan Morton Management

Caleb Alpheus Grant Muthiah Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Cade Eli Reichardt Nelessen

Magna Cum Laude

Marketing/Honors Humanities

Accounting/Management

Luke Benjamin Ober Marketing

Logan David Ott

Business Administration/Psychology

Cennera Lee Pointer Marketing

James Alan Rathbun II

Justin Thomas Reeves

Carson Scott Rogers

Cam B. Saunders

Kaden Edward Schenk

Matthew A. Slaughter

Business Administration/Marketing

Cum Laude Accounting/Finance

Cum Laude Finance

Cum Laude Finance

Summa Cum Laude

Accounting/Sports Management

Magna Cum Laude Finance

Madisen Jolynn Slaven Cum Laude Marketing

James Nathaniel Sloan

Kaitlyn Rose Smith

Michael Joseph Stavola

Alexander Fulton Stokes

Brennen Jeffrey Swope

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Marketing/Strategic Communication

Marketing/Finance

Business Administration

Business Administration/Marketing

Franchesca Montenegro Tolentino Marketing

Gisella Torres Business Administration

Caleb Ryan Treadway Finance

Baylie Darline VanDyke

Mason Benjamin Varner

Cum Laude

Marketing/Business Administration

Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Austin Sergiy White Entrepreneurship/Finance

Seth Joseph Withers Magna Cum Laude Finance

Hanhao Zhou Business Administration

School of Theology & Ministry

Joshua Matthew Blake Magna Cum Laude Christian Ministries

Cassie Jean Chen Christian Ministries

Allison Lena Christie Cum Laude Worship Studies & Music Ministry

Lukas Alexander McEvoy Worship Studies & Music Ministry

Lauren Elizabeth Stine

Cum Laude Global Ministries/Christian Education

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Makayla Joy Bechtold Magna Cum Laude

Design for Social Impact

Hadyn Anne Burrell Magna Cum Laude Photography

Mattea Jon Fry Cum Laude

Alexis Brooke Kirchner Magna Cum Laude

David Chambers López

Krista Nicole Raymond

Kathryn Elizabeth Smarrella Cum Laude

Grant Jeffrey Wayner Magna Cum Laude

BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Visual Communication Design

Design for Social Impact

Visual Communication Design

Design for Social Impact

Visual Communication Design

Visual Communication Design

Ryann Elizabeth Anderson Performance

Hannah Grace Elberson Magna Cum Laude Performance

Allison MaKenna Layne Performance

Sasha Kay West Cum Laude Performance

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business

Jessica Hannah Malachi Business Administration

School of Arts & Humanities

Mitchell Gibson Ayers Cum Laude

Seth Lawrence Bailey

Political Science Pre-Law/Business Admin

Political Science/History

Jacquez Montia Carter General Studies

Summer Rain Chase General Studies

Heather Elizabeth Clark

Strategic Communication

Andrew Ryan Cleverly General Studies

Ethan James Dixon Political Science

Donovan Anthony Edwards

Media Communication

Dion Palmer Fessenden General Studies

Olivia Joy Fox Media Communication

Alex Fry International Relations/History

Bryce Preston Ginder Magna Cum Laude History/Psychology

Graham Kenneth Gower Cum Laude

Political Science/History

Rebecca Ann Grissom Magna Cum Laude Strategic Communication/Honors Hum

~John Wesley Scholar

Alyssa Marie Hohlbein Summa Cum Laude

Political Science Pre-Law

Amanda Zola Lavon Howe General Studies

Brandon Douglas Kraft General Studies

Young Bok Lee General Studies

Ellyssa Dawnell Lewis General Studies

Marissa Ann McCoy Summa Cum Laude

Political Science Pre-Law

Molly Rose Moore General Studies

Lauren Bethany Stone Cum Laude

Strategic Communication

Hailey Paige Teeguarden General Studies

Cherie Renee Walter General Studies

School of Physical & Applied Sciences

Kayla Joy Bickom Psychology

Camryn Alexandria Bobiak Cum Laude Psychology

Mary Pierrette Bonanno Summa Cum Laude Biochemistry/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Melody Ruth Branan Cum Laude Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Abigail Claire Brown Magna Cum Laude Medical Technology

Rebecca Morgan Brown Magna Cum Laude Biology

Elliot Bruhl Psychology/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Kamryn Noelle Buck Psychology

Madeline Burghaze Magna Cum Laude Biochemistry/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Abbey Catherine Burton Cum Laude Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy

Mason Lamont Butler Sports Management

Tyler Jordan Cairncross Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Alexander Brooks Cartwright II Summa Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities

Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities

Mackenzie Grace Catlin Psychology

Jesse Robert Clement

Exercise Science

Moirah Elisabeth Cooke Summa Cum Laude Pre-Art Therapy/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Kendra Leigh Coryell Summa Cum Laude Exercise Science

Kaitlyn Faith Cullers Summa Cum Laude Mathematics

Danielle Renae Dadisman

Magna Cum Laude

Sophia Rose Dahm Summa Cum Laude

Kelli Marie Damman Summa Cum Laude

Pre-Med/Biology/Applied Music

Pre-Art Therapy

Pre-Med/Biology

Taryn L. Davis Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Austin Wyatt Day

Jacob Nathaniel Dingus Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Kyler Christopher England

Maxwell Anthony Engstrom

Kenneth Alan Erow, Jr.

Simon James Falconer Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Juliana Claire Fenske

Summa Cum Laude

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice/Honors Humanities

Computer Science

Criminal Justice

Sports Management

Biochemistry/Honors Humanities

Pre-Med/Biology

Avery Lane Fisher Cum Laude Biology

Gabriel Paul Fleace Biology

Avery Elise Fowler Cum Laude

Nikole Sue Franklin

Isaac Daniel Gilmore Cum Laude

Alec Joshua Green Cum Laude

Jessica Morgan Gross

Sophia Lorraine Hafer

Psychology/Pre-Occupational Therapy

Criminal Justice

Sports Management

Computer Information Systems

Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Summa Cum Laude Psychology

Tomecio Judah Hardy Cum Laude Psychology

Spencer Christopher Hathaway Magna Cum Laude

Exercise Science

Haley Nicole Hawk Cum Laude Psychology

Christopher Steven Hemstock Cum Laude

Isaiah Bwabye Henry

Computer Science

Exercise Science

Austin Hunter Hewitt Psychology

Kaelyn Marie Hewitt

Anthony Richard Jones

Sarah Diana Joy

Jacob S. Keith

Magna Cum Laude

Pre-Art Therapy

Sports Management

Summa Cum Laude Psychology

Exercise Science

Karly Taylor King Criminal Justice

Dalton Andrew Kinney Exercise Science

Ella Elizabeth Klahr Cum Laude

Sadie Allison Elise Knee

Exercise Science

Criminal Justice

Weston Pierce Kundo Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Madeline Linn Lawrence Summa Cum Laude

Michael Craig Lehman

Rachel Grace Leininger Summa Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Exercise Science

Sports Management

Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities

Nathan James Light Psychology

Aeden Jeffery McKinley Ligon Athletic Training

Lauren Elaine Lively Magna Cum Laude Psychology/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Lucy Bonnie Martin Magna Cum Laude Exercise Science

Taylor Diane McCardle

Sports Management

Dalton C. Miller Psychology

Andrea Rashelle Munroe Summa Cum Laude Physics/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Lyndsey Shae Oyler Psychology

Grace Soo Pleune Biology

Ruth Ann Pugh Psychology

Braden Kumar Sarin Cum Laude

Sports Management

Cameron Kumar Sarin Magna Cum Laude Psychology

Hope JuneAnne Schaaf Psychology

Alexander Serwatka Athletic Training

Clayton Lewis Smith Biology

Jacqueline Morgan Smith

Sports Management

Mara Rose Smith Summa Cum Laude Mathematics/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Riley Elizabeth Spoltman Magna Cum Laude Exercise Science

Catherine Jane Steward Magna Cum Laude Biology

Courtney Michelle Studiale Biology

Garret Thomas TenBarge Cum Laude Athletic Training

Kaleb Scott Tinner Biology

Christa Nicole Vogel Magna Cum Laude

Exercise Science

Mason J Vredeveld Magna Cum Laude Biology

Alyssa Jade Wagner Magna Cum Laude Sports Management

Mackenzie Lynn Walker Cum Laude Biology

Taylor Joy Waterway

LeDan Julias Weems

Exercise Science

Sports Management

Eden Grace Weghorst Biology

Alexis Belle Weldy Cum Laude

Hannah V. Whitehouse

Ryan Michael Whiteman

Austin John Wiegers Cum Laude

Desmond LaShawn Wilkins-Maxwell

Precious Annie Wilkins-Maxwell

Landin Scott Willis Cum Laude

Daniel David Wilmot Magna Cum Laude

Terrence Anton Wilson

Sharikah Mary Woeste

~Luther Lee Scholar

Exercise Science

Exercise Science

Exercise Science

Sports Management

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Psychology/Criminal Justice

Pre-Med/Biology

Sports Management

Athletic Training/Honors Humanities

Nathan Paul Woodard Magna Cum Laude Psychology

School of Professional Studies

Bailey Renae Aitken Summa Cum Laude Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed

Rachel Joy Allen Magna Cum Laude

Quincy Anne Bashore Summa Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Alivia Joy Bell Cum Laude

Aubrey Anne Cameron

Kylie Faith Clark Cum Laude

Jenna Grace Couwenhoven Magna Cum Laude

Sophia Rose Crabtree Magna Cum Laude

Cassandra Beth Criswell

Madyson Ann Dalton Cum Laude

Elena Marie De Luna Magna Cum Laude

Elementary Education

Elementary Education/Honors Humanities

Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed

Exceptional Needs Education

Elementary Education

Elementary Education

Exceptional Needs Education

Math Education

Exceptional Needs Education

Music Education

Shea Leigh Diener Elementary Education

Annika Kay Dinkelman Summa Cum Laude Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed

Jared Edward Dowling Physical Education

Addison Marie Evans

Exceptional Needs Education

Katie Rebecca Floyd Cum Laude Elementary Education/Spanish

Katelyn Nicole Gilmore Magna Cum Laude Exceptional Needs Education

Lucas Nathaniel Goodin Cum Laude Elementary Education

Jenna Faith Goodspeed Magna Cum Laude Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed

Domanic Vincient Heater Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Aaron Thomas Herrema Social Studies Education

Danielle Elyse Hrinowich Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education

Noah Thomas Joslin English Education

Joshua James Kessler Exceptional Needs Education

Anna Elizabeth King Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed

Macy Joelle Lake Magna Cum Laude TESOL Education

Jonathan David Moore Physical Education

Christopher Dylan Nierman Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education

Mary Beth Piotrowski Elementary Education

Zachary Michael Rodgers Music Education

Delaney Marie Roth Elementary Education

Alayna Justine Ryan Cum Laude Elementary Education

Christian William Slaven Magna Cum Laude Music Education

Amanda Leigh Speicher Summa Cum Laude Music Education

Lauren Carlee Storr Cum Laude Elementary Education

Matthew Neal Stouffer Cum Laude Elementary Education

Morgan Nicole Strahm Cum Laude Elementary Education

Brandon Lee Tripp Magna Cum Laude Chemistry Education/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Emily Nichole Vanosdol Cum Laude Music Education

Christina Olivia Veal

Exceptional Needs Education

Kailey Dawn Weidman Cum Laude Art Education

Wilson Bradley Wirebaugh Physical Education

Jennah Leigh Yost Magna Cum Laude

School of Service & Leadership

Jenna M. Smith Summa Cum Laude

School of Theology & Ministry

Reagan Nicole Ashpaugh

Hannah Noelle Benjestorf

Josiah Edward Bradbury

Nicholas James Carey Magna Cum Laude

Alexander Paul Cusumano Magna Cum Laude

Zachariah Paul Dye

Haley Ann Fouts

Andrew Jonathan Gillespie

Alyssa Marie Green Cum Laude

Elementary Education

Psychology of Human Relations

Community Development

Community Development

Community Development

Community Development

Christian Ministries

Christian Ministries/Sports Ministry

Christian Education/Pastoral Ministries

Christian Ministries

Community Development

Paige Rose Harbin Community Development

Ashley Jean Hirdning

Hannah Louise Lilly

Madeline Cosette MacKinnon Magna Cum Laude

~Luther Lee Scholar

Cheyanne Lyn McClure

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Pastoral Counseling & Care/Pastoral Min

Community Dev/Honors Humanities

Youth Ministries

Kylie Nicole Niedecken Magna Cum Laude Children’s Ministry

Griffin James Parker

Spencer Max Piercefield

Magna Cum Laude

Paula Luise Rye Magna Cum Laude

Rylee Victoria Smith

Community Dev/Intercultural Studies

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Pastoral Counseling & Care

Elayna Morgan Stewart Worship Arts

Blake Alan Storr

Caleb Allen Stout Summa Cum Laude

Youth Ministries

Christian Ministries

Alivia Grace Taggart Magna Cum Laude Pastoral Counseling & Care/Honors Hum

~John Wesley Scholar

Kyra Lynn Thompson Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Raegan Michele Kay Tippey

Community Dev/Honors Humanities

Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Aynsley Bryn Vermilya Magna Cum Laude Worship Ministries/Pastoral Ministries

Rebekah Aleta Wickham Magna Cum Laude Community Development

Nathan Glenn York Cum Laude Christian Ministries

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

School of Nursing

Jocelyn Grace Accardy Cum Laude

Mayowa R. Alao

Abigail Leora Arnold Magna Cum Laude

Alex C. Bartrom

Alexandria Ann Bell

Victoria Anne Blosdale Cum Laude

Taylor Ann Bowser

Amanda Sue Brown

Sydney Kate Brown Cum Laude

Jolynn Renae Brubaker Magna Cum Laude

Jessica Lynn Bull Magna Cum Laude

Lindsey Caroline Clark Magna Cum Laude

Paige Erin Colson Summa Cum Laude

Amanda Elizabeth Corsten Cum Laude

Lindsey Marie Cox Summa Cum Laude Nursing/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Kristen Anne Crull Magna Cum Laude

Heather Lanae Crum

Kiera Moníque Day

ChristyAnn Janae Delahunty

Emily Lynn Dengler

Deja Earlene Edwards

Madison Kay Engelkes Summa Cum Laude

Morgan Elise Farr

Paige Noel Ferrell

Lucy Joy Ford

Gracelinn Roberta Fowler Cum Laude

Chloe Marie Gardner Magna Cum Laude

Autumn Shaye Green Cum Laude

Jennifer Christina Hall

Payton Michelle Harness

Hannah Kay Hartmann Cum Laude Nursing/Honors Humanities

~John Wesley Scholar

Renee Marie Hiler

Alyvia Grace Holdridge Magna Cum Laude

Trenton Mitchell Horn

Alexis Ruth Hoyt

Brooke Merrill Hurt

Yein Jo Cum Laude

Alec Tobin Keffeler Magna Cum Laude

Caleb Patrick Kelly

Caitlyn Mina Kim Cum Laude

Dalton Michael Lee Nursing/Business Administration

Macel Lynn Lemler

Emily Rose Lewis

Luke Christopher Lingle Cum Laude

Caleb Fenton Livengood

Emma Katherine Lowe Magna Cum Laude

Alexandra Grace Lund

Frida Fernanda Marentes-Estrada

Sarah Grace Mayne

Hannah Kathryn McAfee Magna Cum Laude

Chloe Elizabeth Miller Magna Cum Laude

Sydni Christine Mock Magna Cum Laude

Alyssa Jean Molitor Cum Laude

Hannah Jane Monroe

Sara C. Moreno Magna Cum Laude

Caroline Grace Mousa Magna Cum Laude

Karissa Jewel Owens Magna Cum Laude

Makenzie Hope Parsons

Jacob Allan Prasil

Layne C. Prescott Magna Cum Laude

Anabella Linne Ray Cum Laude

Ollie F. Roland

Christopher Michael Ruane

Katherine Grace Rudolph Magna Cum Laude

Jonathan Michael Rybka

~Mary C. Dodd Honors

Anna Grace Schroeder Cum Laude

Christina Kathryn Schulenburg Magna Cum Laude

~John Wesley Scholar

Emily Ann Sellers

Moriah Mae Shigley Magna Cum Laude

Erin Paige Shively

Madison Rylee Slocum Cum Laude

Isabella G. Sperduto

Haleigh Marie Stallbaum

Kylie Ann Standfest

Sydney Anne Szala

Madelen Annette Tevalan-Cruz

~Luther Lee Scholar

Eden Grace VanderWeele Summa Cum

Bilijah Geneice Williams

Kezia Lois Williams

Audrey E. Wood

Brennig Andrew Yates

Caitlyn Jayne Young

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

School of Physical & Applied Sciences

Hannah Elizabeth Avila

Lindsey Neil Bilkey Magna Cum Laude

Kylee Marie Binkerd Magna Cum Laude

Peyton Alexander Denning Cum Laude

Audrey Marie Douglass

Bryana Kristine Housley

Ava R. Howard Magna Cum Laude

Brooke Elizabeth Kurtz Cum Laude

Thomas Scott Lyon Magna Cum Laude

McKenzie Elizabeth Millar Magna Cum Laude

Hailey Marie Miller Magna Cum

Gardy Paul

Kinsey Lee Price

Lauren Kimberly Rainey

Elizabeth Lauren Roach Summa Cum Laude

Kristina Michelle Standish

Kaylee JoAnn Stants

Lauren Candice Stroud Cum Laude

Natalie Michelle Watson

School of Service & Leadership

Luke David Abston

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

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Mr. David Horsager

David Horsager, MA, CSP, CPAE is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, Trust Expert in Residence at High Point University and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Trust Edge, The Daily Edge, and Trusted Leader. He is also a podcaster, creator of the Enterprise Trust Index™, and director of one of the nation’s foremost trust studies, The Trust Outlook.®

Horsager has advised leaders and delivered life-changing presentations on six continents, with audiences ranging from Delta, FedEx, and Toyota to the New York Yankees, MIT and the Department of Homeland Security.

His work has been featured in prominent media such as Fast Company, Forbes, and MSNBC. Through speaking, training, consulting, and coaching, David and his team at Trust Edge Leadership Institute make it their mission to develop trusted leaders and organizations. With his trademark 8 Pillar Framework, David breaks trust down into tangible steps that can be leveraged right away to build a high-trust culture—because high-trust leaders and organizations bring out the best in their people and get measurable results.

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.

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

Kappa Delta Pi – Phi Beta Chapter, International Honor Society in Education - Cords are intertwined purple and green.

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

Phi Alpha Theta – Alpha Nu Pi Chapter, National History Honor Society - Cords are blue and red.

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.

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.

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.

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 EuropeParis, 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 decorated with a dark blue 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 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:

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 more than 11,000 students, IWU is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 30 Regional Universities in the Midwest. IWU is one of the largest institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the 2nd 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 through instruction at locations in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio and across the globe through online instruction, the College of Adult and Professional Studies serves approximately 8,500 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 2,200 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 80 liberal arts, pre-professional and professional major fields.

•Wesley Seminary: With more than 500 Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry students, the first seminary of The Wesleyan Church is impacting congregations throughout the country. The Master of Divinity program provides onthe-job ministry training in an innovative format both onsite and online and offers an accredited Spanish Master of Divinity program, with most of the coursework completed online.

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 faculty and students, houses the School of Nursing, including an enlarged and enhanced simulation lab, and the School of Health Sciences’ classrooms and labs. IWU also offers adult and professional studies programs and conference services at 10 regional sites in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Each leading-edge education center, designed to meet the needs of busy adults, is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, computers, electronic library access, study rooms, and break areas.

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 Leadership earned a national reputation for excellence rooted in groundbreaking research and innovative application. The Center’s work continues through the Life Calling Research Institute and the School of Life Calling and Integrative Learning. 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 21 intercollegiate sports teams and participates in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Recent teams have competed in NAIA national championships in Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Swimming and Diving, Competitive Cheer, Softball, Baseball, Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, and Men’s and Women’s Tennis.

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 two individual photos of all graduates, one posed photo prior to and one as their degrees are awarded. 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.