2023 - 10am Commencement

One Hundred Sixty-Sixth Commencement April 29, 2023 10:00 a.m.

Chapel Auditorium Marion, Indiana indwes.edu

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

Prelude

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ Accompanist, Division of Music

Processional

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39 Sir Edward Elgar Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Welcome

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President

*Invocation

Mrs. Jennifer Fox Administrative Assistant Athletics

Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale Jesus Loves Me by Anna Bartlett Warner

Mr. Davy Chinn Instructor of Music Ms. Ryann Anderson, Piano

Commencement Address Don’t Just Trust Me

Mr. David Horsager Chief Executive Officer Trust Edge Leadership Institute

Presentation of Candidates

Dr. Aly Williams Vice President of Academic Affairs College of Arts and Sciences and Chief Academic Officer

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Ringing of the Bell

Mr. Elijah Hudson Vice President of Academic Affairs Student Government Association

Presentation of Honorary Degree Dr. David Horsager Honorary Doctor of Letters

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga Dr. Carl Shepherd Chairman of the Board Indiana Wesleyan University

Special Recognition Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award

Dr. Rusty Hawkins Acting Dean, John Wesley Honors College and Professor of Humanities and History

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Dr. Scott Turcott University Advancement Consultant

Class Response

Mr. Elijah Hudson

Special Recognitions Senior of the Year Professor of the Year

Mr. Caleb Stout Director of Spiritual Formation Student Government Association

*Hymn

Mr. Michael Flanagin Associate Professor of Music and Chair, Division of Music To God Be The Glory 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

Dr. Karen Dowling Vice President for Diversity and Intercultural Integration

**Recessional

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

*Audience Standing **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.................................................................................................................. General Studies Madeline Marie Ortiz................................................................................................................ 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..............................Studio Arts/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar 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...................... English/Writing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar 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..................... Writing/Honors Humanities/English ~John Wesley Scholar Kayla Jean Dyer............................................................................................... Human Communication Studies Alisa Joan Giammarco........................... Cum Laude................................................................... Music Therapy Aaron Joseph Glandon.......................................................................................... Multimedia Communication Eliza Lanae Harruff................................ Cum Laude.................................................................. Graphic Design Grace Marie Hathaway.................................................................................................Design for Social Impact Hannah Nicole Heilman........................ Summa Cum Laude......................... Strategic Communication/Writing Owen Taylor Hnatyshyn....................................................................................... Multimedia Communication Hannah Rebekah Hubley....................... Magna Cum Laude................................... Writing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Hallie Nicole Hunt................................ Summa Cum Laude...................................................... Music Therapy ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Kaylee Marie Isenhart............................ Cum Laude.......................................................................Photography Cameron Charles Lee..................................................................................................................Applied Music Rachel Lucinda-Esther Lowe................. Magna Cum Laude....................................................... 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....................................................... Music Therapy Sarah Yvonne Rice................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Illustration Ariana Grace Runge.................................................................................. Applied Spanish & Hispanic Culture Madeline Susan Sinders.............................................................................................................. 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..............................Studio Arts/Honors Humanities ~Luther Lee Scholar Avery Christopher Walker..................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Illustration

Josiah Nathanael Wollan....................... Summa Cum Laude.................................. Theatre/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Katherine Lynn Wolter............................................................................................................... Music Therapy Meira Simone Wooldridge..................... Magna Cum Laude....................................................... Music Therapy Anna May Wright.................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................Songwriting Zoë Grace Yoquelet............................... Magna Cum Laude................................... English/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar

School of Professional Studies Jackson Thomas Arterburn.................... Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Levi S. Bailey.................................................................................................................Management/Marketing Jonas Duran Becari....................................................................................................... Business Administration Lindsey Noelle Bonte............................. Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Rebekah Jo Brandenburg......................................................................... Business Administration/Management Nathan Richard Burk............................. Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Haley Grace Busman............................. Cum Laude.................................... Marketing/Business Administration Amelia May Chatwell............................ Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Emily Kate Connolly..........................................................................................................................Marketing Bennett Steele Coster............................. Cum Laude......................................................Marketing/Management Gracie Layne Criswell............................ Magna Cum Laude..........................................Marketing/Management Abigail Lauren Cullen............................ Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Carter Ryan Dood.................................. Summa Cum Laude..................... Accounting/Business Administration Melanie Dveksler Celin.......................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Jack A. Dykema..................................... Magna Cum Laude............................Finance/Business Administration Faith Elizabeth Egenolf.......................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Jakob Ross Engelkes.............................. Summa Cum Laude..................................... Finance/Entrepreneurship Mackenzie Lorraine Ferguson.............................................................................................................Marketing Danha Giselle Garcia-Ortiz.......................................................................... Business Administration/Marketing Abraham Michael Gray...................................................................................................................Management Maclain Paul Hastings........................... Magna Cum Laude..........................................Management/Marketing Benjamin Wilson Hathway................................................................................................. Accounting/Finance Grace Lauren Henricksen...................... Magna Cum Laude..........................................Marketing/Management Braden Thomas Hervey........................................................................................................ Finance/Marketing Rachel Sara Hobrath.............................. Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Hunter Bryce Hoffman.......................... Magna Cum Laude............................................... Accounting/Finance Nicolas Payne Hood.............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................... Accounting/Finance Elijah Aaron Hudson............................. Summa Cum Laude............................................... Finance/Economics Colby Allen Jenkins................................................................................. Management/Business Administration Kristin Blair Klein.................................. Magna Cum Laude............................................. Finance/Management Elisabeth Rose Koshy............................. Cum Laude........................................Business Administration/Finance Faith Elizabeth Lamb............................. Cum Laude...........................................................................Marketing Payton Chandler Lamping..................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Elisabeth Grace Lucas.........................................................................................................................Marketing Bryce Luedtke.................................................................................................................. Finance/Management Grant Edwin Meadows.......................... Summa Cum Laude................................................ Finance/Marketing Jeffrey Alan Morton........................................................................................................................Management Caleb Alpheus Grant Muthiah............... Cum Laude........................................... Marketing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Cade Eli Reichardt Nelessen.................. Magna Cum Laude........................................Accounting/Management Luke Benjamin Ober..........................................................................................................................Marketing Logan David Ott.........................................................................................Business Administration/Psychology Cennera Lee Pointer...........................................................................................................................Marketing James Alan Rathbun II................................................................................. Business Administration/Marketing Justin Thomas Reeves............................ Cum Laude........................................................... Accounting/Finance Carson Scott Rogers.............................. Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Cam B. Saunders................................... Cum Laude.............................................................................. Finance Kaden Edward Schenk.......................... Summa Cum Laude............................ Accounting/Sports Management Matthew A. Slaughter............................ Magna Cum Laude.................................................................. Finance Madisen Jolynn Slaven.......................... Cum Laude...........................................................................Marketing James Nathaniel Sloan.................................................................................................. Business Administration Kaitlyn Rose Smith................................ Magna Cum Laude...................... Marketing/Strategic Communication Michael Joseph Stavola......................................................................................................... Marketing/Finance Alexander Fulton Stokes............................................................................................... Business Administration Brennen Jeffrey Swope........................... Cum Laude.................................... Business Administration/Marketing

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Franchesca Montenegro Tolentino......................................................................................................Marketing Gisella Torres............................................................................................................... Business Administration Caleb Ryan Treadway............................................................................................................................ Finance Baylie Darline VanDyke......................... Cum Laude.................................... Marketing/Business Administration Mason Benjamin Varner........................ 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........................................... Visual Communication Design Alexis Brooke Kirchner.......................... Magna Cum Laude.........................................Design for Social Impact David Chambers López...................................................................................... Visual Communication Design Krista Nicole Raymond.................................................................................................Design for Social Impact Kathryn Elizabeth Smarrella.................. Cum Laude........................................... Visual Communication Design Grant Jeffrey Wayner............................. Magna Cum Laude............................... Visual Communication Design

BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE School of Arts & Humanities 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.......................... Political Science Pre-Law/Business Admin Seth Lawrence Bailey.................................................................................................... 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..................... Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Alexander Brooks Cartwright II............. Summa Cum Laude.................... Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar 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............................. Pre-Med/Biology/Applied Music Sophia Rose Dahm................................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Pre-Art Therapy Kelli Marie Damman............................. Summa Cum Laude....................................................Pre-Med/Biology Taryn L. Davis....................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Austin Wyatt Day......................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Jacob Nathaniel Dingus......................... Cum Laude.................................. Criminal Justice/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Kyler Christopher England.................................................................................................... Computer Science Maxwell Anthony Engstrom......................................................................................................Criminal Justice Kenneth Alan Erow, Jr.........................................................................................................Sports Management Simon James Falconer........................... Magna Cum Laude...........................Biochemistry/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Juliana Claire Fenske............................. Summa Cum Laude....................................................Pre-Med/Biology Avery Lane Fisher.................................. Cum Laude...............................................................................Biology Gabriel Paul Fleace.................................................................................................................................Biology Avery Elise Fowler................................. Cum Laude............................... Psychology/Pre-Occupational Therapy Nikole Sue Franklin..................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Isaac Daniel Gilmore............................. Cum Laude............................................................Sports Management Alec Joshua Green................................. Cum Laude..........................................Computer Information Systems Jessica Morgan Gross............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Sophia Lorraine Hafer........................... 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.............................................................. Computer Science Isaiah Bwabye Henry................................................................................................................ Exercise Science Austin Hunter Hewitt....................................................................................................................... Psychology Kaelyn Marie Hewitt.............................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Pre-Art Therapy Anthony Richard Jones........................................................................................................Sports Management Sarah Diana Joy..................................... Summa Cum Laude............................................................ Psychology Jacob S. Keith........................................................................................................................... Exercise Science Karly Taylor King......................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Dalton Andrew Kinney............................................................................................................. Exercise Science Ella Elizabeth Klahr............................... Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Sadie Allison Elise Knee............................................................................................................Criminal Justice

Weston Pierce Kundo............................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Madeline Linn Lawrence....................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Exercise Science Michael Craig Lehman.........................................................................................................Sports Management Rachel Grace Leininger.......................... Summa Cum Laude.................... Pre-Med/Biology/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar 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................................................................................................................ Exercise Science LeDan Julias Weems............................................................................................................Sports Management Eden Grace Weghorst.............................................................................................................................Biology Alexis Belle Weldy................................. Cum Laude................................................................. Exercise Science Hannah V. Whitehouse............................................................................................................ Exercise Science Ryan Michael Whiteman.......................................................................................................... Exercise Science Austin John Wiegers.............................. Cum Laude............................................................Sports Management Desmond LaShawn Wilkins-Maxwell........................................................................................Criminal Justice Precious Annie Wilkins-Maxwell...............................................................................................Criminal Justice Landin Scott Willis................................ Cum Laude............................................... Psychology/Criminal Justice Daniel David Wilmot............................. Magna Cum Laude.....................................................Pre-Med/Biology Terrence Anton Wilson.......................................................................................................Sports Management Sharikah Mary Woeste.............................................................................Athletic Training/Honors Humanities ~Luther Lee Scholar 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............................................ Elementary Education Quincy Anne Bashore............................ Summa Cum Laude............Elementary Education/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Alivia Joy Bell........................................ Cum Laude.......................................... Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed Aubrey Anne Cameron......................................................................................... Exceptional Needs Education Kylie Faith Clark................................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Jenna Grace Couwenhoven................... Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Sophia Rose Crabtree............................ Magna Cum Laude................................. Exceptional Needs Education Cassandra Beth Criswell............................................................................................................Math Education Madyson Ann Dalton............................ Cum Laude............................................. Exceptional Needs Education Elena Marie De Luna............................. Magna Cum Laude.................................................... 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............................................ Elementary Education

School of Service & Leadership Jenna M. Smith...................................... Summa Cum Laude............................ Psychology of Human Relations

School of Theology & Ministry Reagan Nicole Ashpaugh........................................................................................... Community Development Hannah Noelle Benjestorf.......................................................................................... Community Development Josiah Edward Bradbury............................................................................................ Community Development Nicholas James Carey............................ Magna Cum Laude...................................... Community Development Alexander Paul Cusumano.................... Magna Cum Laude................................................ Christian Ministries Zachariah Paul Dye.................................................................................... Christian Ministries/Sports Ministry Haley Ann Fouts................................................................................... Christian Education/Pastoral Ministries Andrew Jonathan Gillespie.................................................................................................. Christian Ministries Alyssa Marie Green................................ Cum Laude.................................................. Community Development Paige Rose Harbin..................................................................................................... Community Development Ashley Jean Hirdning................................................................................. Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Hannah Louise Lilly........................................................................... Pastoral Counseling & Care/Pastoral Min Madeline Cosette MacKinnon................ Magna Cum Laude..................... Community Dev/Honors Humanities ~Luther Lee Scholar Cheyanne Lyn McClure............................................................................................................Youth Ministries Kylie Nicole Niedecken......................... Magna Cum Laude.................................................Children’s Ministry Griffin James Parker................................................................................ Community Dev/Intercultural Studies Spencer Max Piercefield........................ Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Paula Luise Rye..................................... Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Rylee Victoria Smith............................................................................................... Pastoral Counseling & Care Elayna Morgan Stewart..................................................................................................................Worship Arts Blake Alan Storr.......................................................................................................................Youth Ministries Caleb Allen Stout.................................. Summa Cum Laude............................................... Christian Ministries Alivia Grace Taggart.............................. Magna Cum Laude.............. Pastoral Counseling & Care/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar

Kyra Lynn Thompson............................ Magna Cum Laude..................... Community Dev/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Raegan Michele Kay Tippey........................................................................ 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..............................................................................Nursing Mayowa R. Alao....................................................................................................................................Nursing Abigail Leora Arnold............................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Alex C. Bartrom.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Alexandria Ann Bell...............................................................................................................................Nursing Victoria Anne Blosdale.......................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Taylor Ann Bowser................................................................................................................................Nursing Amanda Sue Brown...............................................................................................................................Nursing Sydney Kate Brown............................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Jolynn Renae Brubaker.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Jessica Lynn Bull................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Lindsey Caroline Clark.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Paige Erin Colson.................................. Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Amanda Elizabeth Corsten.................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Lindsey Marie Cox................................ Summa Cum Laude................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Kristen Anne Crull................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Heather Lanae Crum.............................................................................................................................Nursing Kiera Moníque Day...............................................................................................................................Nursing ChristyAnn Janae Delahunty.................................................................................................................Nursing Emily Lynn Dengler..............................................................................................................................Nursing Deja Earlene Edwards............................................................................................................................Nursing Madison Kay Engelkes........................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Morgan Elise Farr..................................................................................................................................Nursing Paige Noel Ferrell..................................................................................................................................Nursing Lucy Joy Ford........................................................................................................................................Nursing Gracelinn Roberta Fowler...................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Chloe Marie Gardner............................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Autumn Shaye Green............................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Jennifer Christina Hall...........................................................................................................................Nursing Payton Michelle Harness.......................................................................................................................Nursing Hannah Kay Hartmann.......................... Cum Laude.............................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Renee Marie Hiler..................................................................................................................................Nursing Alyvia Grace Holdridge......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Trenton Mitchell Horn..........................................................................................................................Nursing Alexis Ruth Hoyt...................................................................................................................................Nursing Brooke Merrill Hurt...............................................................................................................................Nursing Yein Jo.................................................. Cum Laude ...................................................... . ..................... Nursing Alec Tobin Keffeler................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Caleb Patrick Kelly................................................................................................................................Nursing Caitlyn Mina Kim.................................. Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Dalton Michael Lee......................................................................................... Nursing/Business Administration Macel Lynn Lemler................................................................................................................................Nursing Emily Rose Lewis..................................................................................................................................Nursing Luke Christopher Lingle........................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Caleb Fenton Livengood........................................................................................................................Nursing Emma Katherine Lowe.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Alexandra Grace Lund...........................................................................................................................Nursing Frida Fernanda Marentes-Estrada..........................................................................................................Nursing Sarah Grace Mayne................................................................................................................................Nursing Hannah Kathryn McAfee....................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Chloe Elizabeth Miller........................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Sydni Christine Mock............................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing

Alyssa Jean Molitor................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Hannah Jane Monroe.............................................................................................................................Nursing Sara C. Moreno..................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Caroline Grace Mousa........................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Karissa Jewel Owens.............................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Makenzie Hope Parsons........................................................................................................................Nursing Jacob Allan Prasil...................................................................................................................................Nursing Layne C. Prescott................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Anabella Linne Ray................................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Ollie F. Roland......................................................................................................................................Nursing Christopher Michael Ruane...................................................................................................................Nursing Katherine Grace Rudolph...................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Jonathan Michael Rybka........................................................................................................................Nursing ~Mary C. Dodd Honors Anna Grace Schroeder........................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Christina Kathryn Schulenburg............. Magna Cum Laude.................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar Emily Ann Sellers..................................................................................................................................Nursing Moriah Mae Shigley............................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Erin Paige Shively..................................................................................................................................Nursing Madison Rylee Slocum.......................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Isabella G. Sperduto..............................................................................................................................Nursing Haleigh Marie Stallbaum.......................................................................................................................Nursing Kylie Ann Standfest...............................................................................................................................Nursing Sydney Anne Szala................................................................................................................................Nursing Madelen Annette Tevalan-Cruz............................................................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~Luther Lee Scholar Eden Grace VanderWeele...................... Summa Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing Bilijah Geneice Williams........................................................................................................................Nursing Kezia Lois Williams...............................................................................................................................Nursing Audrey E. Wood...................................................................................................................................Nursing Brennig Andrew Yates...........................................................................................................................Nursing Caitlyn Jayne Young..............................................................................................................................Nursing

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE School of Physical & Applied Sciences Hannah Elizabeth Avila.................................................................................................................. Social Work Lindsey Neil Bilkey................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Kylee Marie Binkerd.............................. Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Peyton Alexander Denning.................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Audrey Marie Douglass.................................................................................................................. Social Work Bryana Kristine Housley................................................................................................................. Social Work Ava R. Howard...................................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Brooke Elizabeth Kurtz......................... Cum Laude ..................................................................... Social Work Thomas Scott Lyon................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work McKenzie Elizabeth Millar..................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Hailey Marie Miller................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Gardy Paul..................................................................................................................................... Social Work Kinsey Lee Price............................................................................................................................. Social Work Lauren Kimberly Rainey................................................................................................................. Social Work Elizabeth Lauren Roach......................... Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Kristina Michelle Standish..................... Magna Cum Laude............ Social Work/Appl Spanish & Hisp Culture Kaylee JoAnn Stants....................................................................................................................... Social Work Lauren Candice Stroud.......................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Natalie Michelle Watson................................................................................................................. Social Work

School of Service & Leadership Luke David Abston......................................................................................................................... Social Work

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 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 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: 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 Public Administration Public Health Science Social Work Theology

Apricot Slate Blue Silver Gray Dark Blue Sage Green Peacock Blue Salmon Pink Golden Yellow Citron Scarlet

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.