10am Program

One Hundred Sixty-Seventh Commencement December 16, 2023 10:00 am Chapel Auditorium | Marion, Indiana

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM December 16, 2023, 10:00 am

Prelude

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers Accompanist, Division of Music

Mace Bearer

Dr. Kevin Cabe Associate Professor, Division of Business

Processional

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

Welcome

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President

*Invocation

Mr. Deane Webb Director of Athletics

Graduate Testimonial

Ms. Gloria Clark Bachelor of Social Work

Presidential Citation

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Commencement Address “A Time to Shine Light in the Darkness”

Mr. Erick Stakelbeck News Director Trinity Broadcasting Network

Presentation of Candidates

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

Conferring of Degrees

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Ms. Jaclyn Gidley Director of Alumni and Church Relations

*Hymn

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

O Come, Let Us Adore Him O Come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of Angels: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n’; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Words and Music: John Francis Wade (1711-1786) Translation: F. Oakeley (1802-1880) Arrangement: David Willcocks (1919-2015) *Benediction

Dr. Robert Townsend Professor, Division of Undergraduate and Initial Licensure Programs

Recessional

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers

*Audience Stands

GRADUATES ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Ashley M. Anderson............................................................................................................................. Business Vianca H. Avalos.................................................................................................................................. Business Melissa Diane Ball............................................................................................................................Accounting Jeanine Virginia Barron.....................................................................................................................Accounting Benjamin Benedetti.............................................................................................................................. Business Nicole Marie Bernius............................................................................................................................ Business Ferehiwot Biddle.................................................................................................................................. Business Gilbert A. Blancarte.............................................................................................Public Service & Management Michelle Bodem.................................................................................................................................... Business Theophilus Branch ll............................................................................................................................ Business Jonathan Kincade Brown.....................................................................................Public Service & Management Kyente' Houston Bryson....................................................................................................................... Business Marcus Shonte' Bullitt.......................................................................................................................... Business Nyasia Selene Burse.............................................................................................................................. Business Karis M. Byrd......................................................................................................Public Service & Management Aimee Kimiko Campbell............................................................................................. Operations Management Casey Danielle Campnell............................................................................. Computer Information Technology Brandi Jeanine Carden.......................................................................................................................... Business Ernest Bernard Clark, Jr....................................................................................................................... Business Amber L. Conger.................................................................................................................................. Business Hannah Cook....................................................................................................................................... Business Mark Anthony Correia........................................................................................Public Service & Management Miranda Craig..................................................................................................... Christian Ministry Leadership Taylor Gail Crandall............................................................................................................................. Business Antwan Lamar Daniels, Sr...................................................................................Public Service & Management Jennifer Marie Delamarter.................................................................................................................... Business Laura Denise Dixon..........................................................................................................................Accounting Taylor Nicole Dresden.......................................................................................................................... Business Jade Elise Edmonds.............................................................................................................................. Business Chelsea R. Erickson.............................................................................................................................. Business Lisa Suzanne Fernandez...................................................................................................................Accounting Katherine Fisher...............................................................................................................................Accounting Steven E. Floyd.................................................................................................................................... Business Katelynn Nicole Funk.......................................................................................................................... Business Victoria Geisler..................................................................................................................................... Business Kennedi Graham.................................................................................................................................. Business Jasmine M. Green................................................................................................................................. Business Anitra R. Griffin................................................................................................................................... Business Amanda Renea' Griffith ....................................................................................................................... Business Robert Reginald Hall, Jr............................................................................... Computer Information Technology Chrislynn A. Harris.............................................................................................................................. Business Coty Tyler Dalton Howes....................................................................................Public Service & Management Emily Hayes......................................................................................................................................... Business Luke S. Hayes....................................................................................................................................... Business Janette Elaine Hoskins.......................................................................................................................... Business Cory Nathaniel Hudson.......................................................................................Public Service & Management Anthony W. Hughes............................................................................................................................. Business Ashley N. Hunt................................................................................................................................Accounting Katie Israel........................................................................................................................................... Business Shane Tyler James................................................................................................................................ Business Victoria Jamison................................................................................................................................... Business Cynthia Lou-Ann Johnson................................................................................................................Accounting Kristen Renee Johnson......................................................................................................................... Business Chamontae Qiana Letrice Jones............................................................................................................ Business Morgan Tyler Kazee..................................................................................... Computer Information Technology Lynn Ann LaFara.................................................................................................................................. Business Roderick Lewis....................................................................................................Public Service & Management Dorothy Marcia Littlejohn.................................................................................................................... Business Jessica R. Littler.................................................................................................................................... Business

Chloe Lowe.......................................................................................................................................... Business Sarah Elizabeth Lucas.......................................................................................................................Accounting Terry Lutz...........................................................................................................Public Service & Management David Marquez..................................................................................................................................... Business Ariel Danielle McMiller......................................................................................................................... Business Amanda Paige Milligan.....................................................................................................................Accounting Kalisha N. Mohamed........................................................................................................................Accounting Marc Anthony Montez.........................................................................................Public Service & Management Alex Morrow....................................................................................................................................Accounting Cynthia Marie Neill............................................................................................. Christian Ministry Leadership Jaylen Nelson....................................................................................................................................... Business Donna Lynne Nesbit............................................................................................................................. Business Justin Marc Nisly.................................................................................................................................. Business William Norlock II..............................................................................................Public Service & Management Kennedy S. Christmas Okere................................................................................................................ Business Roburt J. Pittman................................................................................................Public Service & Management Matthew Ryan Posey............................................................................................................................ Business Peter Alec Psomadelis........................................................................................................................... Business Jessica R. Pulley.................................................................................................................................... Business Jamuna Rajaram...............................................................................................................................Accounting Kimberly A. Reynolds........................................................................................................................... Business Amanda M. Richardson........................................................................................................................ Business Alexis Marie Riker............................................................................................... Christian Ministry Leadership Shawna Riley....................................................................................................................................Accounting John William Robbins.........................................................................................Public Service & Management Shamece Antrell Russell............................................................................... Computer Information Technology Brianna Renee Saenz.........................................................................................................................Accounting Erikah-T'nai Salmon.................................................................................... Computer Information Technology Jaret Xavier Sanchez.................................................................................... Computer Information Technology Cameron L. Sanders............................................................................................................................. Business Cathrine Shamuyarira.......................................................................................................................Accounting Rebecca Sheehan..............................................................................................................................Accounting Heidi Kay Sheffer................................................................................................................................. Business Brittany E. Spates................................................................................................................................. Business Lawrence L. Spore................................................................................................................................ Business Nicholas Adam Sutton.......................................................................................................................... Business Dujuane K. Todd.................................................................................................................................. Business Katina M. Trebble................................................................................................................................. Business Latasha Vandever................................................................................................................................. Business Sarah Marie Walters.................................................................................... Computer Information Technology Derrick Leverne Warren.............................................................................. Computer Information Technology Michael J. Welsh.................................................................................................................................. Business Areiana Marie Whiteside...................................................................................................................... Business Mitchell Joseph Wilkins..........................................................................................................Professional Pilot Alexis Williams.................................................................................................................................... Business Lauryn Rachel Willison........................................................................................................................ Business Jamie L. Zeller...................................................................................................................................... Business

School of Arts & Humanities

Bailey Noelle Heyerly................................................................................................................ General Studies Austin James Hoover................................................................................................................. General Studies Katelyn Leigh McRoberts........................................................................................................... General Studies Merilee Joy Welch..................................................................................................................... General Studies

School of Integrated Health

Ashlee Bell................................................................................................................................ Human Services Courtney Mechell Benner......................................................................................................... Human Services Kelsie Bergman................................................................................................. Occupational Therapy Assistant Mikhael Janae Bingham-Williams............................................................................................. Human Services Alexa Borger..................................................................................................... Occupational Therapy Assistant Deanna M. Burden................................................................................................................... Human Services Leslie Coles.............................................................................................................................. Human Services April R. Cottingham................................................................................................................. Human Services John Ray Davis, Sr.....................................................................................................................Criminal Justice

Jennifer Lynn DeBoy.................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Dylan Cole Denny.....................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Cynthia Ann Earl...................................................................................................................... Human Services Anthony N. Fick....................................................................................................................... Human Services Chase C. Freel...........................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Hayley Ellen Frye............................................................................................. Occupational Therapy Assistant Casey L. Garrett........................................................................................................................ Human Services Tanya Louise Gilsey.................................................................................................................. Human Services Katherine Ortiz Gonzalez......................................................................................................... Human Services Amber N. Gordon.................................................................................................................... Human Services Benjamin G. Hartman............................................................................................................... Human Services La Waun L. Hill........................................................................................................................ Human Services Porshia Shaneil Hollister.......................................................................................................... Human Services Ashley Kay Holmes.................................................................................................................. Human Services Nilsy Y. Hosier......................................................................................................................... Human Services Krishunda Marie Hunt............................................................................................................. Human Services Paige Jacobsen.......................................................................................................................... Human Services Jilliann Johnson.........................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Noelle Alexandria Kent............................................................................................................. Human Services Krystina Knechtly..................................................................................................................... Human Services Angel Lawson........................................................................................................................... Human Services Megan R. Light......................................................................................................................... Human Services Doris Jeanette Madison............................................................................................................. Human Services Kinsey Fae McKinley................................................................................................................ Human Services Mariama Olabisi Murphy.......................................................................................................... Human Services Doriean Nance......................................................................................................................... Human Services Virginia Dale Pettigrew............................................................................................................. Human Services Jennifer Marie Porter................................................................................................................ Human Services Kendra Raychelle Purtlebaugh ................................................................................................. Human Services Michelle Newbold Ramsey....................................................................................................... Human Services Karis Sallee Rigdon................................................................................................................... Human Services Danei'jha L. Roberts..................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Alexia M. Robinson.................................................................................................................. Human Services Kalana Smith............................................................................................................................ Human Services Sara Kay Snowden.................................................................................................................... Human Services Sparkles Sanerate Steele............................................................................................................ Human Services Ashley Eveline Strunk.............................................................................................................. Human Services Terra Tanner............................................................................................................................ Human Services Sandy J. Waford....................................................................................................................... Human Services Jessica Anne Wagers................................................................................................................. Human Services Ebony Cecelia Lepree Watson...................................................................................................Criminal Justice Shelden Leigh Welty........................................................................................ Occupational Therapy Assistant Tonya J. White......................................................................................................................... Human Services Ashley N. Wilson..................................................................................................................... Human Services

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Sabrina Iris Alvarado.............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Maisey Lee Alvarez.................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Shawn A. Beaver...................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Megan Marie Brown..............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Kaila Buggs............................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Brittany Alexandria Cook........................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Hayley Renee Cook................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Kristy Crosby........................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Valerie Marie Davenport........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Roselyn Dayana Funez Antunez.............................................................................. Early Childhood Education Michael Dean Furnish...........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Jaylaan Wynter Grant.............................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Kimberly M. Griffin................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Jacob Daniel Hooker.............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Cassandra Elaine House........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Bridget Rachelle Jagger............................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Shianne Renae King................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Jennifer Lamb.................................................................................................................. Creative Digital Media

Krystyn Marie Marion.............................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Patricia McCoy......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Eden Elizabeth McDonald.....................................................................................................Integrative Studies Christina R. McGuire............................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Emily Grace Mlechick............................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Grayson E. Moffitt.................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Rebecca Monahan................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Calisha Louise Montgomery.................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Madison Mosley...................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Faith Ashley Page.................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Dahlilah Kate Pepin................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Alicia Elizabeth Phillips........................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Victoria Yolanda Read............................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Matthew I. Schriber...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Christina Marie Smallwood..................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Tyanna Wilkins.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Passion Williams...................................................................................................................Integrative Studies

School of Physical & Applied Sciences

David Bryant Dyer................................................................................................................. Computer Science

Wesley Seminary

Lionell J. Barther................................................................................................................. Christian Ministries Erik Michael Clayworth....................................................................................................... Christian Ministries Kenyarda T. Feathers, Sr..................................................................................................... Christian Ministries Lehlah Jackson.................................................................................................................... Christian Ministries Dora Elia Martinez Munoz .................................................................................................. Christian Ministries Terrence A. Randleman....................................................................................................... Christian Ministries

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE

School of Arts & Humanities

Julianne Nicole Elder................................................................................................................. Graphic Design Jonathan David Jeffries................................................................................................................Applied Music Malachi Adam Nutter............................ Magna Cum Laude......................................................English/Writing Katherine Lea Reed................................................................................................. Writing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar .

Abigail Corrin Seese.............................. Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Illustration

School of Professional Studies

Isaac Sekor Abeo.......................................................................................................... Business Administration Cade Matthew Binkerd.......................... Cum Laude.........................................................................Accounting Chase James Bradman........................... Magna Cum Laude......... Business Administration/Sports Management Winter Casseus............................................................................................................ Business Administration Sophie Anne Gettinger.......................... Magna Cum Laude............................ Accounting/Intercultural Studies Silas Matthew Haberkorn...................................................................................................................Marketing Isaac Alan Hunsberger....................................................................................................................Management Alissia Lizsha Jones........................................................................Business Administration/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar .

Levi Michael Marcum............................ Summa Cum Laude.............................................. Accounting/Finance Maxwell Ryan Martin............................ Summa Cum Laude............................................ Finance/Management Michael Alan Nieter............................... Magna Cum Laude...................... Accounting/Business Administration Noah Thomas Richey.....................................................................................................................Management Drew Parker Samuelson............................................................................................... Business Administration Megan Elaine Schill............................................................................................................ Accounting/Finance Luke Justus Troyer................................ Summa Cum Laude.............................................. Accounting/Finance Austin James Whitton........................... Summa Cum Laude................................................................. Finance Masen James Zeisloft............................. Magna Cum Laude............................Finance/Business Administration

School of Theology & Ministry Calla Jean Mikolajczyk.......................... Magna Cum Laude..........................................Philosophy & Theology

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Riem Abedraboh................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................... Business Administration Brittany Rachelle Akinbola.................... Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership Spencer Riley Aleshire........................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Juan Antonio Anaya..................................................................................................... Business Administration Demi Renee Atwood.............................. Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Lorena Barnes........................................ Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Doyle G. Barrentine............................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Jessica Bautista...................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Kel Beal........................................................................................................................ Business Administration Timothy John Beaty........................................................................................................................Management Chad Joseph Bennett............................. Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership Amanda Jean Bertram............................ Cum Laude.........................................................................Accounting Keith E. Biro................................................................................................................. Business Administration Kimberly R. Black.................................. Cum Laude.......................................................................Management James C. Blaesing.................................. Summa Cum Laude........................................ Business Administration Tracy Michelle Bobeski.....................................................................................................................Accounting Frank H. Bock III.................................. Magna Cum Laude......................................Organizational Leadership Micah Bradford................................................................................... Global Security & Strategy Management Amber N. Brescoach..................................................................................................Healthcare Administration David P. Bridger.................................... Summa Cum Laude........................................ Business Administration Angela Dawn Bridgewater..............................................................................................................Management Brandy Marie Brown..................................................................................................... Business Administration Sharita S. Brown.................................... Cum Laude..................................................................... Cybersecurity Alexis M. Bryant...............................................................................................................................Accounting Jazmine Burton............................................................................................................. Business Administration Maria L. Burton............................................................................................................ Business Administration Claire Castleman............................................................................................................................Management Juan Meka Christian.......................................................................................................................Management Christopher Eugene Christmon............. Cum Laude.....................................................Information Technology Christopher Clark..........................................................................................................................Management Michael C. Cleghorn............................. Cum Laude.......................................................................Management Nichole Rae Cornelius......................................................................................................................Accounting Edward A. Cottner, Jr.....................................................................................................................Management Jameka A. Cox....................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Leslie Ann Creech................................. Cum Laude...........................................................................Marketing Kenneth Wayne Crist, Sr..............................................................................................Information Technology Justin Lee Defibaugh........................................................................... Global Security & Strategy Management Cristian Vilarino Deoliveira................... Magna Cum Laude...............................................................Marketing Cody Michael Derr................................ Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Leslie Renee Desadier.....................................................................................................................Management Mary Draper..............................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Cole W. Dugan...................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Rolanda Elizabeth Duncan .......................................................................................... Business Administration Kayla Dunn.................................................................................................................. Business Administration Bridget Eckrich............................................................................................................. Business Administration Efe Ohwofasa Edeki.............................. Cum Laude..................................................................... Cybersecurity Joseph Engleking................................... Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership Zachary Dane Ensor.............................. Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Idowu Famuyibo.......................................................................................................... Business Administration Brandon Lee Fischbach......................... Cum Laude.......................................................................Management Langa Sukari Floyd....................................................................................................... Business Administration Tamia Franklin...............................................................................................................................Management Sunshine Nicole Fuentes....................... Cum Laude..................................................Healthcare Administration Shadrach Geelar........................................................................................................... Business Administration Tomeka Givens............................................................................................................ Business Administration Katie M. Gotshall..............................................................................................................................Accounting Nicole Grigsby...................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Jack T. Griner.................................................................................................................................Management James Groh......................................................................................................................................Accounting Richard William Guthrie....................... Magna Cum Laude......................................... Business Administration Juanette Hadnott..........................................................................................................Information Technology

Ian M. Hale........................................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Christopher Hallow...................................................................................................... Business Administration Ashia Hanna..............................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Olivia Marie Harvey..................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Tracy R. Hendrix.......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Shaunte M. Hibbler............................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Christopher Michael Higgins..........................................................................................................Management Quinetta L. High..............................................................................................................................Accounting Daniel M. Hinze.................................................................................. Global Security & Strategy Management Alexandre Hopkins...........................................................................................................................Accounting Anthony L. Horton....................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Lori M. Howard..................................... Cum Laude.....................................................Information Technology Mary Michelle Huffman......................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Katie Hughes................................................................................................................ Business Administration Kylie C. Hummel.............................................................................................................................Accounting Aaron Hundley...................................... Summa Cum Laude........................................ Business Administration Reginald L. James...........................................................................................................................Management Anthony Jeanise.................................... Cum Laude.....................................................Information Technology Christopher Lee Johnston...............................................................................................................Management Annaliza Monet Jones............................ Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration LaShondra Jones.............................................................................................................................Management Melissa Jones.............................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Paula R. Jones........................................ Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership Heather Nicole Kachenmeister.............. Magna Cum Laude......................................Healthcare Administration Stacey Kasarda.............................................................................................................. Business Administration Charles Michael Kidwell............................................................................................................... Cybersecurity Robin Christopher Lain......................... Summa Cum Laude........................................................ Cybersecurity Ja'Vaughn Langford............................... Cum Laude..................................................Healthcare Administration Alicia Marie Leithauser.......................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Joel P. Lewis II...................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Rachael Lynne Liter............................... Magna Cum Laude......................................... Business Administration Erelena Maroska.................................... Cum Laude..................................................Healthcare Administration Brittany Nicole Marrs.....................................................................................................................Management Amber Jewel Lynn Marshall............................................................................................................Management Carl A. Marshall.................................................................................. Global Security & Strategy Management Eliza J. Martin....................................... Summa Cum Laude.....................................Healthcare Administration Deborah Mattingly-Huber..................... Magna Cum Laude......................................Organizational Leadership Benjamin Patrick McGavin.................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................... Cybersecurity Nekeidra McKenzie........................................................................................................................Management Tammy Taresia McMullen.........................................................................................Healthcare Administration Owen S. Meeks..............................................................................................................................Management Aimee Jane Meyer.................................. Magna Cum Laude......................................... Business Administration Kendra Kay Miller..............................................................................................................................Marketing Kyla M. Miller................................................................................................................................Management Shelly M. Miller..................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................Healthcare Administration Alexandria M. Molzahn......................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Abrianna M. Moody..................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Alexia Danae Moore.............................. Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Candice M. Moore........................................................................................................ Business Administration Abigail J. Morgan................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................Healthcare Administration Joe Sumaiwuwo Mulbah............................................................................................................... Cybersecurity Kylie Paige Myer........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Amanda Jo Myers.................................. Cum Laude.........................................................................Accounting Rico Nelson......................................................................................... Global Security & Strategy Management Robert J. Nolbertowicz III...................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Alicia Cylinthia Norman............................................................................................Organizational Leadership Madilynn Christine Northcott...................................................................................Healthcare Administration Clayton Oaks, Jr.................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Micaiah D. Oaks.................................... Summa Cum Laude........................................ Business Administration Melissa R. O'Toole..........................................................................................................................Management Anthony W. Owens II........................... Magna Cum Laude......................................... Business Administration Kevin D. Pace........................................ Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership John O. Pearson II................................. Cum Laude............................................ Christian Ministry Leadership Jeffry Allen Peterson..................................................................................................... Business Administration Jessica K. Peterson................................. Magna Cum Laude.........................................Hospitality Management

Linde Leigh Phillips..........................................................................................................................Accounting Sabrina Martina Pletsch.............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Stephen Tyler Rash....................................................................................................... Business Administration Katie Emmanuelle Rempel..................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Heather Richards................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Stephanie Dianne Rose.......................... Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Darnell L. Ross.................................................................................................... Business Information Systems Frank T. Rwodzi........................................................................................................... Business Administration Casey Leighanne Scheele....................... Cum Laude..................................................Healthcare Administration Scott A. Scherer II................................. Cum Laude..................................................Organizational Leadership Rachel E. Schneider........................................................................................................................Management Jessica M. Seago...........................................................................................................Information Technology Joshua Jacob Sgro...........................................................................................................................Management Danielle E. Short................................... Cum Laude.........................................................................Accounting Roland Lamar Shorter..................................................................................................Information Technology Sierra I. Sibley.............................................................................................................. Business Administration Ashley Brianna Stout Smith................... Cum Laude...........................................................................Marketing Isaac Smith.....................................................................................................................................Management Marlene Y. Smith................................... Cum Laude.......................................................................Management Steven Smith......................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Anna Mae Staggs..........................................................................................................Information Technology Rebecca Y. Staggs...........................................................................................................................Management Germina L. Steele...........................................................................................................................Management Kathryn R. Stephenson.......................... Summa Cum Laude............................................................Accounting Ariauna Arlena Talamelli ............................................................................................. Business Administration Eric Tase............................................... Magna Cum Laude.............................................................Accounting Tamica C. Tate-Adekola............................................................................................Healthcare Administration David B. Terrell..................................... Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Pa Min Thang........................................ Cum Laude..................................................... Business Administration Tyrell L. Thomas................................... Cum Laude.......................................................................Management Kameryn Thompson...........................................................................................................................Marketing Keneisha Marie Townsend..................... Cum Laude.....................................................Information Technology Matthew Ryan Vankirk.....................................................................................................................Accounting Nadia A. Vargas..................................... Cum Laude.........................................................................Accounting Christopher Guadalupe Velasco.....................................................................................................Management Ashley D. Virden................................................................................................................................Marketing Jessica Lynne Warner............................ Cum Laude.......................................................................Management Jessica Faye-Jean Watson.............................................................................................. Business Administration Yabrina R. Wesley .............................................................................................. Christian Ministry Leadership Ashley White....................................................................................................................................Accounting Christopher Alan White...................................................................................... Christian Ministry Leadership Ka Sandra Lynn Williams............................................................................................. Business Administration Trevor J. Williams................................. Magna Cum Laude...........................................................Management Mary Elizabeth Brenneke Wright........... Summa Cum Laude.....................................Organizational Leadership

School of Arts & Humanities

Nicholas David Darcy............................ Magna Cum Laude...................... Political Science Pre-Law/Economics Adalyn Mei Lee Hovingh....................... Magna Cum Laude........ Political Science Pre-Law/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar .

Hunter Luke Keaton.................................................................................................................. General Studies Anyssa Marie Shultz.................................................................................................................. General Studies

School of Integrated Health

Opeyemi Monica Adegunsola................................................................................................... Human Services Akinmayowa Kehinde Akinlosotu ............................................................................................ Health Sciences Travis Paul Anders....................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Reba Louise Boles ................................. Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Human Services Brittany Nichole Smith Bowling............ Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Human Services Jessica Lynn Brock................................. Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Katelynn Marie Brooks............................................................................................................. Human Services Robin L. Brooks........................................................................................................................ Human Services Kourtney Lynn Marie Bryant................. Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling Caitlin Caceres...................................... Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Shane P. Carnes..................................... Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling

DeMiaya Renee Carruthers............................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Julie Christofield................................... Magna Cum Laude............................. Psychology of Human Relations Terri Lynne Cook........................................................................................................... Addictions Counseling Rebecca Ann Davenport........................ Magna Cum Laude........................................... Addictions Counseling Heather Demaree................................... Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Kyla Anne Jordan Downton.............................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations Jonetta V. Dunmore.................................................................................................................. Human Services Jessica Dust...................................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Talishia C. Fox......................................................................................................................... Human Services Angela D. Fuller........................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Amber M. Gayer.................................... Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Larita Cathryn Givens .............................................................................................................. Human Services Mark Robert Andrew Gordon................ Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling Desiney M. Green............................................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations Joshua D. Gulliford............................... Cum Laude................................................................. Human Services Samantha Ann Hacker........................... Magna Cum Laude............................. Psychology of Human Relations Chad Justin Harris ................................ Magna Cum Laude......................................................Criminal Justice Brittany Hulen....................................... Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Yolanda Trenett Jackson........................ Cum Laude.................................................................. Health Sciences Sara Johnson.................................................................................................................. Addictions Counseling Khameice Evans Jones...............................................................................................................Criminal Justice Kraig Ketchum...................................... Cum Laude..................................................................Criminal Justice David Kinnebrew.................................. Magna Cum Laude......................................................Criminal Justice Kahleah Lawler...................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Human Services Kristal Esmeralda Lebron................................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations Rayann Elizabeth Lees...................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Takela Lucas-Jones .......................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Bret Michael Lusby....................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Crystal Dawn Luzadder......................... Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling Christina Lynn Lyman........................... Magna Cum Laude........................................... Addictions Counseling Michael Raymond McCafferty......................................................................................... Addictions Counseling Tiphanee Miller.........................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Shirley Irene Mills............................................................................................ Psychology of Human Relations Roxanne Morgan.............................................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations Rylee J. Morris ...................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Human Services Brooke Katherine Muhlenkamp........................................................................ Psychology of Human Relations Katherine D. Mularski........................... Summa Cum Laude............................ Psychology of Human Relations Trisha Newman................................................................................................ Psychology of Human Relations Tammy Lynne Nowlin...................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Anne M. Perkinson................................ Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling Van Pham................................................................................................................................. Human Services Mollie Ann Pitz..................................... Magna Cum Laude......................................................Criminal Justice Katelyn Michelle Richard.................................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations David A. Rosa........................................ Cum Laude.................................................................. Health Sciences Sarah Ann Royer ............................................................................................. Psychology of Human Relations Linda Christine Scheuerman.......................................................................................... Addictions Counseling Samantha J. Schinker............................ Magna Cum Laude......................................................Criminal Justice Sarah Elizabeth Schultz............................................................................................................ Human Services Autumn Leeann Secrest............................................................................................................ Human Services Angela K. Slife....................................... Cum Laude......................................... Psychology of Human Relations Angela M. Smith............................................................................................................. Addictions Counseling Jermaine Antonio Smith........................ Magna Cum Laude......................................................Criminal Justice Jenna Spurlock...................................... Cum Laude....................................................... Addictions Counseling Cassady Stinson............................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Teasha Tennyson...................................................................................................................... Human Services Sara Rae Trujillo............................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Antonio J. Turner........................................................................................................... Addictions Counseling Cortni Lin Tye....................................... Cum Laude................................................................. Human Services Denita Tyson......................................... Magna Cum Laude............................. Psychology of Human Relations Lana N. Vanblaricom............................. Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Human Services Christian J. Wade...................................................................................................................... Health Sciences Cheryl Lee Warmoth.................................................................................................................Criminal Justice Emily Waters.................................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Helen Louise West........................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Jessica Erin King Wetzel................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations

Alicia Lynn Whitesell....................................................................................... Psychology of Human Relations Angelique Emily Wilson........................................................................................................... Human Services

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Zuheila Acevedo Babilonia....................................................................................................Integrative Studies Megan Aldridge.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Brittany N. Allen................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................... Early Childhood Education Lauren Andino......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Danielle Antrim..................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................... Early Childhood Education Stephanie Angela Arevalo......................................................................................................Integrative Studies Karla Corina Argueta ............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Alma Delia Arriaga................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Elizabeth Zamot Avila........................... Cum Laude................................................ Early Childhood Education Matison Neal Baker................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Crystal D. Bedinghaus ............................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Brittany C. Bland..................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Teresa A. Bohman................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Sandra D. Branham...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Amanda Renay Calder...........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Jennifer Helen Chandler........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Randy A. Clifton...................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Natasha Marie Colon Chamorro............................................................................................Integrative Studies Marsha Ann Cook.................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Olivia D. Crawford................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................Integrative Studies Lauren Michelle Cream.........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Danyell K. Dancer.................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Renee Danley........................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Karissa Dijkman....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Kelsey Lynn Starr Doane....................... Cum Laude..............................................................Integrative Studies Yaisha E. Dozier.................................... Cum Laude..............................................................Integrative Studies Mason J. Duff........................................................................................................................... Communication Erika Daniele Elmore............................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Elisa G. Escalante..................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Margaret Nelson Fernandez...................................................................................................Integrative Studies Adam K. Fisher.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Irene Falcon Flores ...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Wanda Lin Fox.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Ryan James Walter Frodge....................................................................................................Integrative Studies Aubrey Chantal Garcia .........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Maria Belen Garcia................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Aydee Gonzalez.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Brenda D. Goodson...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Rocio Padilla Guzman........................... Summa Cum Laude................................... Early Childhood Education Alexander Valentin Haertling................................................................................................... Communication Megan Breann Hall.................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Autumn Haskins................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Communication Megan L. Hawk ...................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Katelyn Hazelwood ................................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Angela Marie Head.................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Amber N. Hernandez............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Autumn Higbee..................................... Magna Cum Laude.................................... Early Childhood Education Virginia Isabel Hinojosa.........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Gregory Hoffman..................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Marisa Hogan........................................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Communication Kerri Hooker......................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................Integrative Studies Jillian Nicole Jackson............................. Summa Cum Laude................................... Early Childhood Education Taylor E. Ladd.......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Jordan Lynn Lewis................................ Summa Cum Laude.................................................... Communication William J. Lilly......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Alexis McKenna Lister...........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Samantha Lucas..................................... Cum Laude................................................ Early Childhood Education Danielle Renee Lyles.............................. Magna Cum Laude..................................................Integrative Studies Misty L. Marland...................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Amanda S. McDorman............................................................................................ Early Childhood Education

Alisha Marie McKinley............................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Ezra Josiah Mills.................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................... Communication Chelsea Lynn Moeller............................ Magna Cum Laude..................................................Integrative Studies Lauren Elizabeth Molson......................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Tabitha Ann Musquiz............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Joan Elizabeth Newsom......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................Integrative Studies Rachael Noller.......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Bradley Osborne....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Cynthia Kay Pettit.................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Rachel Leigh Nicole Phelps....................................................................................................Integrative Studies Cinthia Pearl Plante...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Homer W. Price III................................................................................................................... Communication Sarah Lynn Quinn................................. Cum Laude................................................ Early Childhood Education Michelle Lee Reed................................. Magna Cum Laude.................................... Early Childhood Education Jessica Ashley Rivas...............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Serena Ann Rodriguez...........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Crystal Dawn Segrest.............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Dawa Lhadon Shepard..........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Felicia Marie Lewis Skeens....................................................................................................Integrative Studies Hannah Marie Sparks............................................................................................................Integrative Studies McKenzie Spires...................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Monét Brigitté Stancil............................................................................................................Integrative Studies Kaitlyn Sullivan.....................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Brittany Taylor......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Jessica Teets............................................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Nasha Thomas.......................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Stacy Anne Tomblin-Weaver ................................................................................................Integrative Studies Lauren Glenn Watkins..........................................................................................................Integrative Studies Joshua David Jones Watts......................................................................................................Integrative Studies Tiffanie Wilkins .................................... Cum Laude................................................ Early Childhood Education Joseph D. Wilmot..................................................................................................................Integrative Studies Jerica L. Wimmer.................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Candace Janielle Woods........................ Cum Laude................................................ Early Childhood Education Taylor Erin Worley.................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Meghan C. Zeller...................................................................................................................Integrative Studies

School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Aaron Thomas Carr.............................................................................................................Sports Management Hudson Michael Gongwer...................................................................................................Sports Management Jaclyn Ruth Grubbs.................................................................................................................. Exercise Science Cameron Michael Lain............................................................................................................. Exercise Science MaKenna Janae Pace............................................................................................................Sports Management

School of Physical & Applied Sciences

Isaac Raymond Alsup....................................................................................................................... Psychology Morgan Grace Barsantee........................ Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Emma Lucille Beck................................ Summa Cum Laude.............................Psychology/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar .

Caroline Victoria Dell....................................................................................................................... Psychology Ethan Dean Flanery............................... Magna Cum Laude.............Criminal Justice/Honors Hum/Appld Span ~John Wesley Scholar .

Alea Kay French.................................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology Andrew Johnston Glancy.................................................................... Criminal Justice/Business Administration Gage Merit Haven.................................. Summa Cum Laude....................................................Pre-Med/Biology Joshua Joseph Allen Hinderliter........................................................................................................ Psychology Arthur Eugene Hornback............................................................................................... Environmental Science Theodore James Houseman................... Magna Cum Laude.....................................................Pre-Med/Biology Alexzandria Jordyn Jesse........................................................................................................................Biology Grace Elizabeth McDaniel..................... Cum Laude......................................................................... Psychology Conner J. Murphy................................. Cum Laude.................................................................Pre-Med/Biology Daniel Steven Nichols........................... Magna Cum Laude.................................................. Computer Science Hannah Elaine Peel................................................................................................ Criminal Justice/Psychology David John Rettstatt.............................. Summa Cum Laude..................................................................Biology Paige Elizabeth Skipper......................... Magna Cum Laude............................................................. Psychology

School of Professional Studies

Marqueshia Monique Allen................................................................................ Elem Ed/Exceptional Needs Ed Megan Jean Beaverson........................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Emily Rose Coates........................................................................................................... Elementary Education Kristen Michelle Garrison...................... Summa Cum Laude........................................... Elementary Education Cassandra Ellen Gregory....................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Mickenzie Marie Hensley....................... Cum Laude........................................................ Elementary Education Victoria Lynne Johnson......................... Magna Cum Laude............................................ Elementary Education Indie Liana Jones............................................................................................................. Elementary Education Julia Elizabeth Moore...................................................................................................................Art Education Grace Olivia Payne................................................................................................................ English Education Emily Elizabeth Phillippe.............................................................................................................Art Education Mitchell Bryan Smith................................................................................................... Social Studies Education Macie Ann Stuckman...................................................................................................... Elementary Education Isaac Joel Welch.................................................................................................................... English Education

School of Theology & Ministry

Jia Jolea Mackenzie DeLong................... Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Zachery Wyatt Koch.................................................................................................................Youth Ministries Joslin Ann McDonald................................................................................................ Community Development Josiah Daniel Smith.................................................................................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Levi Max Tidwell................................... Magna Cum Laude....................... Youth Ministries/Pastoral Ministries Sarah Faith Webb.................................. Cum Laude............................................... Pastoral Counseling & Care

Wesley Seminary

Christopher L. Hickok........................... Summa Cum Laude......................................................Biblical Studies Hannah Michelle Holler........................ Summa Cum Laude......................................................Biblical Studies Angela Jolyne Dunham Roberson...............................................................................................Biblical Studies Christopher Bradley Rosenberger.......... Magna Cum Laude.......................................................Biblical Studies Amanda N. Stirsman..................................................................................................................Biblical Studies

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Kendra P. Abrams.................................................................................................................................Nursing Brittani L. Alber.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Michelle Lee Atkinson...........................................................................................................................Nursing Pepertoua Azoh ....................................................................................................................................Nursing Holly A. Bake........................................................................................................................................Nursing Tina Michelle Brennan..........................................................................................................................Nursing Rochelle Junie Brewster-Diallo..............................................................................................................Nursing Jessica Lynn Brown...............................................................................................................................Nursing Nicole Lynne Brown..............................................................................................................................Nursing Lisa Morgan Carter................................................................................................................................Nursing Mario Castellon Ibarra...........................................................................................................................Nursing Brittney Nichole Crumley......................................................................................................................Nursing Nicole Alyssa Cuthbert..........................................................................................................................Nursing Katie Lee Daugherty..............................................................................................................................Nursing Andrea Davis.........................................................................................................................................Nursing Larissa Eberhardt...................................................................................................................................Nursing Daisy Edwards.......................................................................................................................................Nursing Rita Fedorchuk......................................................................................................................................Nursing Caitlyn Fishell.......................................................................................................................................Nursing Julie Marie Fletcher...............................................................................................................................Nursing Lynsey L. Gallero...................................................................................................................................Nursing Heather Grimes..................................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Sidalo Guingane....................................................................................................................................Nursing Rebecca Jo Hall.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Kristina Kay Hardin...............................................................................................................................Nursing Loretta Joan Hempfling.........................................................................................................................Nursing Rachel Ann Hirt....................................................................................................................................Nursing Lynette J. Hornyak................................................................................................................................Nursing Katherine R. Howard.............................................................................................................................Nursing

Stacey Jean Jarnigan..............................................................................................................................Nursing Brittney Johnson....................................................................................................................................Nursing Judith Aileen Joyce................................................................................................................................Nursing Jennifer Kastner.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Angela Lynn Klopfenstein......................................................................................................................Nursing Kayla Lesch...........................................................................................................................................Nursing Annette K. Loughry...............................................................................................................................Nursing Leslie Luna............................................................................................................................................Nursing Brittany Marqua....................................................................................................................................Nursing Grace E. Mestemaker.............................................................................................................................Nursing Karly Elizabeth Miers............................................................................................................................Nursing Ashleigh Lauren Moake.........................................................................................................................Nursing Candace L. Mullins................................................................................................................................Nursing Jose Pablo Munoz Sotelo.......................................................................................................................Nursing Ikponmwosa Ogbebor...........................................................................................................................Nursing Delia Lynn Otto.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Keisha N. Peoples..................................................................................................................................Nursing Chyna Piotrowski.................................. Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Jamie Elizabeth Postema........................................................................................................................Nursing Jodi Lynn Prescott.................................................................................................................................Nursing Hannah Psurny.....................................................................................................................................Nursing Patricia Reitz.........................................................................................................................................Nursing Janel Rimmel.........................................................................................................................................Nursing Amy Rose..............................................................................................................................................Nursing Quin'Dee Marie Scarbrough..................................................................................................................Nursing Jessica Schultheiss.................................................................................................................................Nursing Kasheena Faith Sesay.............................................................................................................................Nursing Amy Rene Sink...................................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Amanda Nicole Smith ..........................................................................................................................Nursing Brunilda Sofroni....................................................................................................................................Nursing Autumn Leigh Steed..............................................................................................................................Nursing Brittany A. Stine....................................................................................................................................Nursing Torie Stone-Potter.................................................................................................................................Nursing Michael B. Sulek....................................................................................................................................Nursing DeKoven Taylor....................................................................................................................................Nursing Katherine Ann Thurman.......................................................................................................................Nursing Amanda Marie Upton............................................................................................................................Nursing Valerie Lynette Valle..............................................................................................................................Nursing McKenna Weatherhead.........................................................................................................................Nursing Faith A. Weesner...................................................................................................................................Nursing Amanda M. Williams.............................................................................................................................Nursing

School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Selena Rose Bartlett...............................................................................................................................Nursing Kyla Linn Brown...................................................................................................................................Nursing Andrew Christian Davis......................... Cum Laude.................................................................Nursing/Spanish Miriam Ashley Hagg.............................. Magna Cum Laude.................................. Nursing/Honors Humanities ~John Wesley Scholar .

Caitlin Grace Hartwick.......................... Magna Cum Laude..................................................................Nursing Skylar Rae Henderson...........................................................................................................................Nursing Caitlyn Nicole Hughes...........................................................................................................................Nursing Allyssa Renae McKinney........................................................................................................................Nursing Olivia Jewel Vaught...............................................................................................................................Nursing Elizabeth Dawn Weaver........................ Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing Breanna Renee Zehr............................... Cum Laude..............................................................................Nursing

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Gianna C. Adams........................................................................................................................... Social Work Jenifer Allen .................................................................................................................................. Social Work David A. Betts, Sr........................................................................................................................... Social Work Brittany Nicole Brashear................................................................................................................. Social Work

Taylor Brown................................................................................................................................. Social Work Holly Jo Burton.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Crystal Gail Bush............................................................................................................................ Social Work Tamika A. Caldwell........................................................................................................................ Social Work Christina M. Chapman-Powers.............. Summa Cum Laude.......................................................... Social Work Gloria J. Clark................................................................................................................................ Social Work Iris Abril Cruz....................................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Abigail Marie Drader...................................................................................................................... Social Work Joseph I. Givens............................................................................................................................. Social Work Jennifer Noel Harrington....................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Katherine Powell Hodges....................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Autumn Krystine Jalageas...................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Sakile H. Jones............................................................................................................................... Social Work Morgan E. Kramer................................. Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Brooklyn Jo Lines........................................................................................................................... Social Work Sarah Long............................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Lexi Daniele Major......................................................................................................................... Social Work Hannah P. Maples.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Jessica Martin................................................................................................................................. Social Work Jorden Martin................................................................................................................................. Social Work Brittney M. Miller.................................. Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Kaitlyn Ranea Murphy........................... Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Tyana Nicholson............................................................................................................................ Social Work Carrie L. Nungester........................................................................................................................ Social Work Ke'von Patterson............................................................................................................................. Social Work Nichole Lynn Petersen........................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Benita Juneice Priester.................................................................................................................... Social Work Ashlee M. Rife................................................................................................................................ Social Work James L. Rinkenberg.............................. Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Taylor A. Robbins........................................................................................................................... Social Work Jillian I. Rojas................................................................................................................................. Social Work Taja L. Rooks........................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Brooke D. Roush............................................................................................................................ Social Work Caitlin Marie Sanders............................ Cum Laude....................................................................... Social Work Brittainy Endrea Schaner....................... Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Jenna Short.................................................................................................................................... Social Work Dawn M. Shupperd........................................................................................................................ Social Work Michele Alyssa Smiley.................................................................................................................... Social Work Annishia N. Smith................................. Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Rachel Lynn Stover......................................................................................................................... Social Work Kerri A. Tolliver............................................................................................................................. Social Work Ashley Ann Tuco............................................................................................................................ Social Work Clarisse Umubyeyi......................................................................................................................... Social Work Amanda Vogt........................................ Magna Cum Laude........................................................... Social Work Brittany N. Wicker......................................................................................................................... Social Work Joshua Caleb Winegardner............................................................................................................. Social Work Alejandra Wooden......................................................................................................................... Social Work

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

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Mr. Erick Stakelbeck

News Director, Trinity Broadcasting Network Erick Stakelbeck is the News Director for TBN, the world’s largest Christian television network, seen in over 100 million homes in the U.S. and many millions more around the globe.

In addition to anchoring daily news updates and hosting primetime news specials, Erick hosts The Watchman show, a cutting-edge newsmagazine seen weekly on TBN focusing on Israel and the Middle East and how events in that region affect every American. Plus, the Watchman regularly visits famous Biblical and historical sites in the Middle East and explains their relevance for today.

Erick also hosts The Watchman Newscast on YouTube, where his channel currently has close to 1 million subscribers.

In January 2024, Erick will launch a new nightly program on TBN called “Stakelbeck Tonight.”

Erick has spent over two decades covering the Middle East and national security issues in-depth: traveling to the region, interviewing world leaders, convicted terrorists, and highlighting threats to America and the free world.

A 2017 J Weekly article called him “Christian television’s most prominent Middle East specialist.”

He previously worked as Director of The Watchman Project for Christians United for Israel (CUFI), America’s largest pro-Israel organization, and spent over ten years working as a correspondent, host, and Middle East analyst for CBN News, based out of the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

Erick is the author of three bestselling books, including The Terrorist Next Door (2011), The Brotherhood (2013), and ISIS Exposed (2015).

Erick is a regular commentator on leading national television and radio programs. He has appeared frequently on Fox News, TheBlaze TV, and i24News and has also appeared on C-Span, CNN, and Newsmax TV, among others.

Erick’s articles on global terrorism and national security have appeared in The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Weekly Standard, The New York Post, The Washington Times, FoxNews.com and National Review Online, among other publications. His work has been profiled in The Jerusalem Post, Charisma News, The Daily Caller, and National Review and cited in The Federalist, The Times of Israel, and Daily Mail.

He is also a sought-after public speaker who has addressed audiences at the annual National Religious Broadcasters Convention (NRB), the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Values Voter Summit, and the Faith and Freedom Coalition, among others.

Erick and his wife, Lori, are both Philadelphia natives who now live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with their daughters, Juliana and Leah.

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 grade-point 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 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.

MACE The mace, carried by the parade marshall, is 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 photos of the graduates, one with the President as their degree is awarded and one after receiving their degree. Graduates will receive information via email to purchase photos. Please take pictures from your seat to avoid interrupting the graduate procession.

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.

The color of the tassel or velvet strip on the hood indicates the field of study in which the degree was earned or granted: Arts, Letters, Humanities - White Commerce, Accountancy, Business - Drab Economics - Copper Education - Light Blue Engineering - Orange Fine Arts, Architecture - Brown Journalism - Crimson Law - Purple Library Science - Lemon Medicine - Green Music - Pink

Nursing - Apricot Occupational Therapy - Slate Blue Oratory (Speech) - Silver Gray Philosophy - Dark Blue Physical Education - Sage Green Public Administration - Peacock Blue Public Health - Salmon Pink Science - Golden Yellow Social Work - Citron Theology - Scarlet

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

With an 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 Indiana.

IWU has three Principal Academic Units: The College of Adult and Professional Studies provides educational opportunities for adults through instruction at educational centers in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and online. The College of Adult and Professional Studies serves undergraduate and graduate students, with majors relevant to today’s place of work. The education centers are equipped with classrooms, computer labs, electronic library access, and study rooms.

The College of Arts and Sciences was founded on a traditional, residential educational model enriched by innovative instructional programs, the College of Arts and Sciences serves undergraduate and graduate students in liberal arts, preprofessional and professional majors. The John Wesley Honors College, which is recognized as a national leader in collegiate honors education, attracts students who have graduated in the uppermost part of their high school class and scored in the highest percentiles nationally in SAT and ACT. IWU faculty members have received awards from Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Student Advocate.

Wesley Seminary offers degrees for Associate of Science in Christian Ministries, Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies, Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, hybrid Spanish Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry. IWU is the first seminary of The Wesleyan Church and is impacting congregations globally.

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 faculty hold national leadership positions in their respective fields.

Indiana Wesleyan University has 21 intercollegiate sports teams. The teams participate in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), and the MidSouth Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

Teams have competed in the NAIA national championships in baseball, competitive cheer, football, softball, volleyball, women’s golf, swimming and diving, men and women’s: basketball, cross country, track and field, soccer, and tennis.