2pm Program

One Hundred Sixty-Seventh Commencement December 16, 2023 2:00 pm Chapel Auditorium | Marion, Indiana

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM December 16, 2023, 2:00 pm

Prelude

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers Accompanist, Division of Music

Mace Bearer

Rev. Dr. Patrick Eby Professor, Wesley Seminary

Processional

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

Welcome

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President

*Invocation

Dr. Joanne Barnes Professor, Division of Leadership and Followership Studies

Graduate Testimonial

Ms. Donna Romack Doctor of Education

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

Mr. Erick Stakelbeck News Director Trinity Broadcasting Network

Presentation of Candidates

Dr. Mike Manning Vice President Academic Affairs College of Adult and Professional Studies

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

Rev. Brannon Hancock Dean of the Faculty, Wesley Seminary Associate Professor, Wesley Seminary

Recessional

Selections Ms. Deborah Myers

*Audience Stands

GRADUATES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Nkechinyem A. Agboola................................................................................................Nursing Administration Nicholas E. Alexander......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Genna Ann Beckman........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jody Ann Blessing..........................................................................................................Nursing Administration Mary Alexandra Brady.......................................................................................................... Nursing Education Lindsay Ann Burris...........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Matthew B. Clark.............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Courtney Lynn Derbyshire...............................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Renee K. Ellinger.................................................................................................................. Nursing Education Brenda S. Ernst.................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Heather Eden Faith..........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jessica Renee Faust...........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Lindsay Fisher..................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Heidi Lou Anne Furr............................................................................................................ Nursing Education Brittani M. Harrelson........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jennifer Ann Hilton..........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Bridget Louise Holman.....................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Haley Nicole Holscher......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Luke O. Hostetler ............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Megan Hummel.................................................................................................................... Nursing Education Madalina Ionica.................................................................................................................... Nursing Education Tracy Ann Iversen............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jeana Lee Keith.................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Ashley Jo Kelly.................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Sarah E. Kesson.............................................................................................................Nursing Administration Deidra K. Kutzli...............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Kerry Lola Lakin................................................................................................................... Nursing Education Shelby Elizabeth Linn.......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Amber Marie McClain......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jessica Lynn Mercado.......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jennifer Milchak...............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Emily Renee Mixson............................................................................................................. Nursing Education Robert T. Mount............................................................................................................Nursing Administration Kellie Dee Mucha................................................................................................................. Nursing Education Alyssa M. Murray................................................................................................................. Nursing Education Elaine I. Myers.................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Tina Marie Myers................................................................................................................. Nursing Education Laura A. Newman............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Brittany Marie Nickerson...................................................................................................... Nursing Education Kaitlyn Ort.......................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Anna Lynn Osborn-Brown............................................................................................Nursing Administration Eugenia A. Osei-Asante....................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Chika Lillian Osuagwu.....................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Hardeep Kaur Pabla.........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Samantha Reckley............................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Hallie Le'Chelle Redden...................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Christina Reed...................................................................................................................... Nursing Education Amanda Marie Rist...........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Stacy Lynn Rodriguez.......................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Veronica Rupel.................................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Jeanne A. Schettler........................................................................................................Nursing Administration Paige Schreier....................................................................................................................... Nursing Education Jennifer Ann Smith........................................................................................................Nursing Administration Ashley N. Stremmel.............................................................................................................. Nursing Education Amanda S. Timmons........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Ernestine Marie Tolbert.................................................................................................Nursing Administration Mandy Jay Walters...........................................................................................................Primary Care Nursing Kerri J. Watkins.............................................................................................................Nursing Administration Anna E. Worsham................................................................................................................ Nursing Education

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE/ MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Andrea N. Berrien ................................................................. Nursing Administration/Business Administration Shayla Monique Cothron........................................................ Nursing Administration/Business Administration Morgan Ferguson................................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Erika Marie Ferriell................................................................ Nursing Administration/Business Administration Jacqueline S. Futrell............................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Stephanie D. Guareño............................................................ Nursing Administration/Business Administration Jillian Eagan Howard.............................................................. Nursing Administration/Business Administration Tara Dawn Klee...................................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Danae Martell......................................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Brent Pierce............................................................................ Nursing Administration/Business Administration Kara LaSha Potter................................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Bridgette N. Rillo.................................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Stephanie Renee Smith........................................................... Nursing Administration/Business Administration Amber K. Whiting.................................................................. Nursing Administration/Business Administration

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE/ MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Sean W. Critzman.......................................................................................... Nursing Education/Public Health Kimberly Lynn Thompson............................................................................. Nursing Education/Public Health

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

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Tammy Denise Alsman..............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Traci Althoff................................................................................................................. Business Administration Matthew Phillip Baker.................................................................................................. Business Administration Maddison D. Barnes..................................................................................................... Business Administration Tadd A. Behner ........................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Heather R. Bitzer.......................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Tami Burgin................................................................................................................. Business Administration Whitney Renée Davidson Burton.................................................................................. Business Administration Ryan Patrick Chadderton...................................................................................................Project Management Renee A. Chemfor.....................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Abby M. Conley........................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Ed Resha Shontae Cowherd.......................................................................................... Business Administration Brittany Ryan Culberson............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Justin T. Dean......................................................................................... Information Technology Management Stephanie Caroline Dedrick ......................................................................................... Business Administration Juanita Frances Douglas............................................................................................... Business Administration Samuel Austin Drisko................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Jessica Elaine Eads........................................................................................................ Business Administration Nyketa Ra'Sha Ellington............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Laura A. Fano.....................................................................................................................Project Management Dorina R. Flesher...............................................................................................................Project Management Lance Leon Foos................................................................................................................Project Management Candice M. Foster.....................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Emily J. Freel................................................................................................................ Business Administration Shanika Nicole Gillard-Owens..................................................................................... Business Administration Lyndsey Gustafson....................................................................................................... Business Administration William S. M. Hall, Sr.............................................................................................Personal Financial Planning Evan L. Henry...........................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Lacie D. Hibbard.......................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Sandra L. Hoskins.....................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Dawn Suzanne Houchin............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Ariel D. Howell............................................................................................................ Business Administration Marcel Jimenez Tapia................................................................................................... Business Administration

Elise D. Jones............................................................................................................... Business Administration Kenya LaParis Jones...................................................................................................... Business Administration Paula MeShell Jones..................................................................................................... Business Administration Austin Keate................................................................................................................. Business Administration Peter Elijah Keller......................................................................................................... Business Administration Russell J. Kerr.......................................................................................... Information Technology Management Tyler Francis Klug........................................................................................................ Business Administration Leila Mabintou Konda...............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Caleb Erik Kroeker....................................................................................................... Business Administration Carolyn Grace Kroeker................................................................................................. Business Administration Thomas J. Kroner......................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Arielle L. Kunkleman................................................................................................... Business Administration Sung Luai..................................................................................................................... Business Administration Alexander Anthony March............................................................................................ Business Administration Zachary S. Marcum...................................................................................................... Business Administration Julius McClamb..................................................................................................................Project Management Jeremiah David Mellen..............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Matt Morad........................................................................................................................Project Management Adora J. Morrow..................................................................................... Information Technology Management Ghana Shyam Neopaney.............................................................................................. Business Administration Angeli Nihoitial............................................................................................................ Business Administration Olivia Ariana Perham................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Carol Ann Phillips........................................................................................................ Business Administration Jeremy B. Pilgrim...............................................................................................................Project Management Aliyah Dominique Pryor.....................................................................................................Project Management Harris S. Quddos................................................................................................................Project Management Candice K. Ray..........................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Constance Rogers......................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Matthew C. Sample...................................................................................................... Business Administration Ashley L. Smith............................................................................................................ Business Administration Amy Marie Spears........................................................................................................ Business Administration William M. Spence.................................................................................. Information Technology Management Brittany Nicole Spencer.............................................................................................Healthcare Administration Brookelynn Paige Taylor............................................................................................... Business Administration Tyler Tieche.......................................................................................................................Project Management Luke T. Weaver....................................................................................... Information Technology Management Amy Lynn Weilbaker................................................................................................... Business Administration Jason R. Wells...........................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Edward Rashad West.................................................................................................... Business Administration John Wesley Whitaker.................................................................................................. Business Administration Dynasty Denea White................................................................................................... Business Administration Ashton B. Whitman...................................................................................................... Business Administration Paul V. Whitney........................................................................................................... Business Administration Victoria Josephine Wiech ............................................................................................ Business Administration Carrie Elizabeth Wilcher...........................................................................................Healthcare Administration Justin Wade Williams................................................................................................... Business Administration Damiah Woodmore...................................................................................................Healthcare Administration Matthew T. Zehner....................................................................................................... Business Administration Igor Zikus..................................................................................................................... Business Administration

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE/ MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Keiana Breann Burch.....................................................................................Project Management/Management Elaine R. Weatherford...................................................................................Project Management/Management Shybrinn Williams........................................................................................Project Management/Management

MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Ajala Olakunle Abayomi.................................................................................................................Management Akshaya Adaboina..........................................................................................................................Management

Chandrashekar Adla.......................................................................................................................Management Kemi Anna Akinterinwa..................................................................................... Human Resource Management Sanjay Bahudur..............................................................................................................................Management Michelle Lytrice Bandy....................................................................................... Human Resource Management Garron A. Barger............................................................................................................................Management Sravani Birudukota.........................................................................................................................Management Suresh Kumar Bobbadi...................................................................................................................Management Srujana Boddapati..........................................................................................................................Management Sajan Bollepalli...............................................................................................................................Management J'Lyn ReAnn Branche.......................................................................................... Human Resource Management Humberto Chaidez...........................................................................................................................Accounting Nikitha N. Cheguri.........................................................................................................................Management Lohith Chirumamilla .....................................................................................................................Management Sampath Chunchula.......................................................................................................................Management Dinesh Chundu..............................................................................................................................Management Rachel Ann Colson............................................................................................. Human Resource Management Marceline Daniel Estil.......................................................................................................................Accounting Leela Gowtham Naidu Dasari.........................................................................................................Management Sravya Datla...................................................................................................................................Management Michael A. Falk..............................................................................................................................Management Sandy Noreen Few............................................................................................. Human Resource Management Beth Ann Geary................................................................................................................................Accounting Mohammed Ghouse.......................................................................................................................Management Jesse Hicks......................................................................................................... Human Resource Management Gemini Bo Howell-Bey....................................................................................... Human Resource Management Karthik Jakkampudi.......................................................................................................................Management Charles Lawrence Johnson III.........................................................................................................Management Jodene Y. Jones.................................................................................................................................Accounting Mohammed Junaid Shahwar Khan.................................................................................................Management Harish Reddy Kaki.........................................................................................................................Management Kankipati Sudheer Varma...............................................................................................................Management Rajendra Karumanchi.....................................................................................................................Management Koushik Kashetti............................................................................................................................Management Habeeb Khan..................................................................................................................................Management Heather Kitchel................................................................................................................................Accounting Pramod Kumar Kodali....................................................................................................................Management Mithru Kumar................................................................................................................................Management Pydipati Madhu Sai Shirdeesh........................................................................................................Management Rajgopal Mahipathi........................................................................................................................Management Nagasravanreddy Mandyam...........................................................................................................Management Zeeshanali Ahmedbhai Mansuri......................................................................................................Management Syed Salman Maqsood....................................................................................................................Management Joycelynn Marie Oakley Marshall....................................................................... Human Resource Management Khader Ali Mir...............................................................................................................................Management Vineeth Kumar Molugu..................................................................................................................Management Taylor P. Morris................................................................................................. Human Resource Management Mohammed Mujeeb Ur Rahman.....................................................................................................Management Naga Divya Mundru.......................................................................................................................Management Prasanna Narayanan.......................................................................................................................Management Sheetal Kumar Narendula...............................................................................................................Management Syed Mohammed Niyazi.................................................................................................................Management Miranda Grace Norland..................................................................................................................Management Kiatcha L. Nyquist.............................................................................................. Human Resource Management Dixyantar Panda.............................................................................................................................Management Nishi Angeleena A. Papagari...........................................................................................................Management Shammy Patan...............................................................................................................................Management Monali Manishkumar Patel.............................................................................................................Management Pratyusha Pedamallu......................................................................................................................Management Vanitha Penchala............................................................................................................................Management Shive Surya Rakesh Varma Pericherla.............................................................................................Management Harsha Sai Punukollu.....................................................................................................................Management Md Mahmudur Rahman.................................................................................................................Management Christopher L. Reed, Jr....................................................................................... Human Resource Management Marcee Richardson.........................................................................................................................Management Sara Ellen Sanders .........................................................................................................................Management

Asif Arif Abida Sayyed....................................................................................................................Management Luis E Sevilla, Jr...............................................................................................................................Accounting Sirajuddin S. Shaik.........................................................................................................................Management Obaidulla Fasiuddin Shareef .........................................................................................................Management Sarah Michelle Skirvin......................................................................................................................Accounting Angela Lynn Smith-McFerrin............................................................................. Human Resource Management Talha Sodgar..................................................................................................................................Management Ebram Adel Soliman.......................................................................................................................Management Mark Adel Soliman.........................................................................................................................Management Sujatha Sunilkumar........................................................................................................................Management Verna Monique Taylor....................................................................................................................Management Maryanne Mumbi Thande..............................................................................................................Management Robert Kelley Tibbs, Jr.....................................................................................................................Accounting Joanna Luna Torrez............................................................................................ Human Resource Management Toya A. Trent...................................................................................................................................Accounting Sai Kishore Reddy Tummuru.........................................................................................................Management Helly Upadhyay..............................................................................................................................Management Monica Mercedes Weggeman...........................................................................................................Accounting Vamshi Krishna Yalavarthi..............................................................................................................Management Gnanadeep Yarlagadda...................................................................................................................Management Brian Joseph Young........................................................................................................................Management

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Judi Ahlbrand.................................................................................................................... English in Education Brandt Thomas Ayoub.....................................................................................................School Administration Linda Christine Braun............................................................................................... Mathematics in Education Tiffany E. Cain........................................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Andrea Elizabeth Carson.................................................................................................... Secondary Teaching Christopher Chapman........................................................................................................ Secondary Teaching Andrea Nicole Covert.............................................................................................. Early Childhood Education MacKenzie Cox......................................................................................................... Mathematics in Education Richard Sterling Dalton, Jr.......................................................................................Special Education Teaching Michael A. DeLuca............................................................................................................. Secondary Teaching Kiersten S. Emenhiser.....................................................................................................School Administration Jaymi Ellen Guy................................................................................................................Elementary Teaching Muranda L. Hall ...............................................................................................................Elementary Teaching Raelene Joy Kiepke..................................................................................... Curriculum/Assessment/Instruction Elliana Coles..................................................................................................................... English in Education Brice Koning...................................................................................................................... Secondary Teaching Sojung Esther Lee...................................................................................................................Special Education Dina Fabiola Malaver Velandia................................................................................ Christian School Education Dylan McHenry...............................................................................................................School Administration Amy Sue Mocas...............................................................................................................School Administration AmberLeigh Rose Molby.................................................................................... Online Teaching and Learning Pamela Louise Myers.......................................................................................................School Administration Rachna Patel.............................................................................................................. Mathematics in Education Michalina Valentine Peterson............................................................................. Online Teaching and Learning Jennifer Mosby Poore......................................................................................... Online Teaching and Learning Hailei Prechtel................................................................................................................... English in Education Michael James Randolph.................................................................................................School Administration Jennifer Nicole Rauh-Hill.......................................................................................................Special Education Shelby Dinea' Reilly................................................................................................. Early Childhood Education Hannah Marie Richardson...............................................................................................School Administration Lukas Keith Riley............................................................................................... Online Teaching and Learning Jacqueline Rowe..............................................................................................................School Administration Aissa Reyes Salinas .................................................................................................Special Education Teaching Melissa A. Schultz.....................................................................................................Early Childhood Teaching Abby K. Shepard..................................................................................................... Early Childhood Education Evan Shields....................................................................................................................... Secondary Teaching Kathryn Spooner-Hansen........................................................................................ Early Childhood Education Julie M. Stephanoff.................................................................................................... Mathematics in Education Jaymie D. Terry.................................................................................................................Elementary Teaching Megan N. Walker............................................................................................................... Secondary Teaching Jennifer Carol Williams..................................................................................................... English in Education Heather M. Wilson..........................................................................................................School Administration

Kevin David Wirsch.......................................................................................................... English in Education Phillip John Wolf, Jr........................................................................................................School Administration Senjuti Zaman.........................................................................................................Special Education Teaching

MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Demi Jasmine Bingham................................................................................................... Public Administration Eldred R. Coleman Jones................................................................................................. Public Administration Sarah Jo Erman............................................................................................................... Public Administration Erik Gerardo Escobar Lucha ........................................................................................... Public Administration Cindy L. Goad................................................................................................................. Public Administration Aryanne T. Jefferson........................................................................................................ Public Administration Erika C. Jones.................................................................................................................. Public Administration Christopher Lee Laird...................................................................................................... Public Administration Ashley Monet Moore....................................................................................................... Public Administration Tracie Cyrene Session...................................................................................................... Public Administration

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Nnamdi Ifeanyichukwu Anene..................................................................................................... Public Health Terria Beckett.................................................................................................................. Public Health Practice DeVon Marchelle Bibb..................................................................................................... Public Health Practice Jasika Chhina.................................................................................................................. Public Health Practice Elizabeth Crowe.............................................................................................................. Public Health Practice Marissa A. Fillyaw........................................................................................................... Public Health Practice Kristen Hankewycz......................................................................................................... Public Health Practice James Lavell Harris.......................................................................................................... Public Health Practice Lidetu Kebede Kayamo.................................................................................................... Public Health Practice Amy Elizabeth Nott......................................................................................................... Public Health Practice Genevieve Antonietta Penzone........................................................................................ Public Health Practice Amy Leigh Sauve............................................................................................................. Public Health Practice Tawny Schopp................................................................................................................ Public Health Practice Miriam Wanjala............................................................................................................... Public Health Practice

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Tessy O. Adakre............................................................................................................................. Social Work Abolaji O. Adeosun........................................................................................................................ Social Work Sarah Elizabeth Albert.................................................................................................................... Social Work Kelly Altic...................................................................................................................................... Social Work Leslie Paige Blumensheid................................................................................................................ Social Work Ashley Nicole Bowman .................................................................................................................. Social Work Matthew Bowman.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Kimberly Dawn Brown................................................................................................................... Social Work Lynda Kay Brown........................................................................................................................... Social Work Megan H. Brown............................................................................................................................ Social Work Lisa M. Brubaker............................................................................................................................ Social Work Jessica Nicole Brunner.................................................................................................................... Social Work Kassandra Nichole Buckland.......................................................................................................... Social Work Shanique M. Buford....................................................................................................................... Social Work Lisa Lynn Cameneti........................................................................................................................ Social Work Erin Gail Canada............................................................................................................................ Social Work LaTasha Carmony.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Edward Allen Carr III..................................................................................................................... Social Work Mercedes Sonja Carr ...................................................................................................................... Social Work Natacha Charles............................................................................................................................. Social Work Lynette Clark.................................................................................................................................. Social Work Sarah Marie Clark........................................................................................................................... Social Work Toikesia R. Coleman....................................................................................................................... Social Work

Anna Maria Copple........................................................................................................................ Social Work I'Easha Nicole Cornelius................................................................................................................. Social Work Jamie Larosa Cowan....................................................................................................................... Social Work Mirrisa Juanita Crenshaw............................................................................................................... Social Work Erin Deborah Crick........................................................................................................................ Social Work Shay Ann Daniels .......................................................................................................................... Social Work Shelby Elizabeth Dartis................................................................................................................... Social Work Phoebe Sales Deddens.................................................................................................................... Social Work Amanda Jo Dibley.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Rachell A. Dishong......................................................................................................................... Social Work Emily Divine.................................................................................................................................. Social Work Jami Maria Dohrmann.................................................................................................................... Social Work Breanna Marie Dudley.................................................................................................................... Social Work Alleya N. Dumas............................................................................................................................ Social Work Krystal R. Ebbinghaus.................................................................................................................... Social Work Amber N. Elledge........................................................................................................................... Social Work Petra Gayle Erlendsson .................................................................................................................. Social Work MacKenzie Taylor Espich............................................................................................................... Social Work Hayley Fannin................................................................................................................................ Social Work Jessica Frances Ferris...................................................................................................................... Social Work Mitchell Scott Frizzell..................................................................................................................... Social Work Brittany Fruscella........................................................................................................................... Social Work Simonette C. Garcia........................................................................................................................ Social Work Katie E. Gelarden........................................................................................................................... Social Work Stacy L. Gibbs................................................................................................................................ Social Work Maria Giesige.................................................................................................................................. Social Work Taryn Brooke Goda........................................................................................................................ Social Work Holly Grafton-Watkins................................................................................................................... Social Work Natasha Ann Graham..................................................................................................................... Social Work Elizabeth Anne McCarter Greenwood............................................................................................. Social Work Alexandra Gretter........................................................................................................................... Social Work Peter William Gross III................................................................................................................... Social Work Melissa Hamlin-Carroll................................................................................................................... Social Work Amber Nicole Hancher................................................................................................................... Social Work Michelle Haner............................................................................................................................... Social Work LaRisha Hanks................................................................................................................................ Social Work Madison Goodwin Hanni............................................................................................................... Social Work Kacie Lee Harkness........................................................................................................................ Social Work Marquiera Lashan Harris................................................................................................................ Social Work Carli Melissa Hart........................................................................................................................... Social Work Amber Renee Hartman Ortez......................................................................................................... Social Work Ashley M. Hartmann...................................................................................................................... Social Work Brooke Hatfield.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Jonathan W. Hawkins.................................................................................................................... Social Work Joni Hill......................................................................................................................................... Social Work Michael Hitchens, Jr....................................................................................................................... Social Work Elizabeth L. Hodges........................................................................................................................ Social Work Shaunice Amara Holbrook............................................................................................................. Social Work Stefanie Rebecca Holder................................................................................................................. Social Work Britta Homelvig.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Shaelynn Lanae Houston................................................................................................................ Social Work Amanda J. Isom ............................................................................................................................. Social Work Jennifer Marie Ivy........................................................................................................................... Social Work Karen R. Jacobs.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Crystal A. Johnson.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Lakisha L. Johnson......................................................................................................................... Social Work Moanne Ervynn Joseph.................................................................................................................. Social Work Carin Lynn Kettman....................................................................................................................... Social Work Danielle L. King.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Krista Rose Kirk............................................................................................................................. Social Work Courtney Michelle Kreilein............................................................................................................. Social Work Madalynn Kelly Lagatuz................................................................................................................. Social Work Benita Ivory Amountique Leiva...................................................................................................... Social Work Sarah M. Lewis............................................................................................................................... Social Work Braxton Daniel Lopez..................................................................................................................... Social Work

Veronica Denise Lowe.................................................................................................................... Social Work Danielle Lumpkins......................................................................................................................... Social Work Alexandra Nichole Lutton.............................................................................................................. Social Work Patrice Michele Mabry ................................................................................................................... Social Work Abigail Rose Mahurin..................................................................................................................... Social Work KaNesha La'Vette McFarlin............................................................................................................. Social Work Nicolette Ann Merker..................................................................................................................... Social Work Christian Miller.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Kayla Christine Miller..................................................................................................................... Social Work Nicole M. Minix............................................................................................................................. Social Work Bianca Chelle' Mixon...................................................................................................................... Social Work Devin Morris.................................................................................................................................. Social Work Kammeron Newton........................................................................................................................ Social Work Christine Pryde Niccum................................................................................................................. Social Work Dennis Timothy Nolf...................................................................................................................... Social Work Lauren E. Northrup........................................................................................................................ Social Work Courtney L. Nott............................................................................................................................ Social Work Rudo V. M. Nyahwa....................................................................................................................... Social Work Joan M. O'Connell.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Alexandra Nicole O'Connor........................................................................................................... Social Work Autumn Rene Overbay................................................................................................................... Social Work Isis Jennè Parker............................................................................................................................. Social Work Megann Parkison ........................................................................................................................... Social Work Amy Nicole Patterson..................................................................................................................... Social Work Jessika C. M. Patterson .................................................................................................................. Social Work Judith Ann Peak............................................................................................................................. Social Work Christina Jacqueline Pegues............................................................................................................ Social Work Darren L. Phillips........................................................................................................................... Social Work Hannah Ann Friedrich Pietersen..................................................................................................... Social Work Angel D. Reed................................................................................................................................ Social Work Christina Ellen Reid....................................................................................................................... Social Work Courtney Renee Reinken................................................................................................................ Social Work Gretchen Marie Ritter..................................................................................................................... Social Work Caanan D. Rivera ........................................................................................................................... Social Work Erika A. Robertson......................................................................................................................... Social Work Julie Kathryn Rockwood................................................................................................................. Social Work Natalie Annette Rollo..................................................................................................................... Social Work Alissa Ross...................................................................................................................................... Social Work Alexandria Nicole Russell............................................................................................................... Social Work Heather L. Russell.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Marcy L. Ryken.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Radhika Sapkota............................................................................................................................. Social Work Angela Michelle Satterfield............................................................................................................. Social Work Hannah Sciarra............................................................................................................................... Social Work Katie Nicole Selby (Awarded Posthumously).................................................................................. Social Work Katelyn Michelle Slater................................................................................................................... Social Work Stephanie Danielle Smith................................................................................................................ Social Work Selenia M. Smith-Vasquez.............................................................................................................. Social Work Ashley M. Starkey........................................................................................................................... Social Work Heather Stichter............................................................................................................................. Social Work Ruth Mary Stout............................................................................................................................. Social Work Angela R. Studebaker..................................................................................................................... Social Work Cynthia N. Swafford....................................................................................................................... Social Work Shelby Morgan Sweet..................................................................................................................... Social Work Annie Kristina Taylor..................................................................................................................... Social Work Heather Marie Thomas................................................................................................................... Social Work Sarah C. Thompson........................................................................................................................ Social Work Antoinette Marie Thurmond........................................................................................................... Social Work Alie Tucker-Sollars......................................................................................................................... Social Work Selma S. Tumbey............................................................................................................................ Social Work Lisa Michelle Valadez..................................................................................................................... Social Work Elizabeth K. Vandendries............................................................................................................... Social Work Akacia Kendra Voorhies................................................................................................................. Social Work Tanya Jill Warner........................................................................................................................... Social Work Karen Lene' Watts.......................................................................................................................... Social Work

Taylor Wenning............................................................................................................................. Social Work Sarah Naomi Wesner...................................................................................................................... Social Work Lauren Weston............................................................................................................................... Social Work Leslie Ann Whetstone-Medeiros..................................................................................................... Social Work Lauren Brianna Whitfield............................................................................................................... Social Work Victoria Wilhite.............................................................................................................................. Social Work Octavia Elouise Williams................................................................................................................ Social Work Ronae D. Williams.......................................................................................................................... Social Work Clint A. Wilson.............................................................................................................................. Social Work

MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Josh L. Bailey..........................................................................................................................Sports Leadership Wm. Glenn Blackwelder............................................................................................Organizational Leadership Martha Bradley..........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Jedidiah Jay Clark......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Misty Renee Craft......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Charity Dinkins-Croney ...........................................................................................Organizational Leadership Michelle A. Donaldson..............................................................................................Organizational Leadership Toni E. Giovenco......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Venisha A. Hardy-Walls............................................................................................Organizational Leadership Crystal Lynn Hart......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Micheal Brandon Hicks.............................................................................................Organizational Leadership Candace Elizabeth Michelle Jones..............................................................................Organizational Leadership Kara R. Loucks..........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Debra McCullough....................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Danette Stuart Meny..................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Owen Lee Perkins..................................................................................................................Sports Leadership Sabrina Olivia Nicole Rabb-Durham..........................................................................Organizational Leadership Lynnea C. Redmon-Williams.....................................................................................Organizational Leadership Joel Kincaid Rennaker............................................................................................................Sports Leadership Donald Jaye Shenk, Jr................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Chris Smith............................................................................................................................Sports Leadership Stephanie Snyder.......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Jennifer S. Thomas....................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Chad VanDosen........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Mindy D. Wallin.......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Jerry L. White, Jr.......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership Catherine V. Will......................................................................................................Organizational Leadership

School of Integrated Health

Omotayo Ishola Aranmolate............................................................................................................. Psychology Amy Bandur..................................................................................................................................... Psychology Timothy Mark Bennett................................................................................ Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Yasmi T. Blue.............................................................................................. Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Danielle Bonaventura....................................................................................................................... Psychology Jessica Nicole Bradley....................................................................................................................... Psychology Gavin Bray.................................................................................................. Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Noelle Ruthanna Catlin............................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Owunya Chandler............................................................................................................................ Psychology Luke William Chanley...................................................................................................................... Psychology Kristin Denise Cofield....................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Nathanial Kyle Denning.............................................................................. Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Hannah Maureen Donnellan........................................................................ Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Michael L. Ferenc.............................................................................................. Clinical Addictions Counseling Madeliene Stewart Fernandez .......................................................................................................... Psychology Jamie L. Firestine............................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Bailey K. Franze............................................................................................................................... Psychology Wenqing Fu......................................................................................................................... School Counseling Marcus Girard................................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Alexander Scott Goins.......................................................................................................... School Counseling Elizabeth Anne-Marie Hackney......................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy

Amanda Joelle Hayes................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Carissa D. Holsapple................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Jarrid Elias Hornsby................................................................................................................Community Care Hung Chan Huynh .......................................................................................................................... Psychology Damon Dwight Johnson, Jr............................................................................... Clinical Addictions Counseling Darnise L. Jordan................................................................................................................. School Counseling Sharon Lovett....................................................................................................................... School Counseling Sheldon McNary.............................................................................................................................. Psychology Payton Claire Moore............................................................................................................. School Counseling Danielle Erin Moroney..................................................................................................................... Psychology Emily Kay Morris........................................................................................ Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Isaac Munoz...................................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Julie Lynn Myers......................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Joanie Marie Payne............................................................................ Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Melissa Annette Peck......................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Mattea Rose Peters................................................................................................................ School Counseling Adrienne JoAnn Titus Petty......................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Mea Jo Pine................................................................................................. Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Haley Ann Pottkotter......................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Lenora Annette Randle..................................................................................................................... Psychology Amy R. Reasoner.............................................................................................................................. Psychology Joseph Rocco Reis............................................................................. Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Jenna Nicole Keele Riggs......................................................................... Student Development Administration Amelia Moore Robinson.................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Vanessa Angeles Rocha...................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Hannah C. Simmons-Bailey.............................................................................................................. Psychology Gwen Ellyn Middleton Soat......................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Reuben Darius Spearman.................................................................. Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Paul Spinella.................................................................................................................................... Psychology Pamela Beth Stewart......................................................................................................................... Psychology Roseanne Strickland.......................................................................................... Clinical Addictions Counseling Daniel Robert Stubbs................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Emily Thomas................................................................................... Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Caitlyn Shae Tumey.................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Sherita Lynn Underhill............................................................................................................Community Care Janet I. Valencia-Lopez................................................................................ Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Tiffany Lynn Volz.............................................................................. Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Jennifer Joy Wiard....................................................................................... Clinicial Mental Health Counseling Amanda Wilt.................................................................................................................................... Psychology Carma Woodard............................................................................................................................... Psychology Jaimie Zahn................................................................................................. Clinicial Mental Health Counseling

School of Professional Studies

Rebekah Breanne Pickett.............................................................................. Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Wesley Seminary

Angela Joy Barna.................................................................................................................................. Ministry Gina Cone............................................................................................................................................ Ministry Ramona Davis...................................................................................................................................... Ministry Savannah Leighann Davis..................................................................................................................... Ministry Jason Diaz............................................................................................................................................ Ministry Leah D. Dinoso.................................................................................................................................... Ministry Clifford James Dyas.............................................................................................................................. Ministry Dillon Groves....................................................................................................................................... Ministry Derrick Duke Hampsch........................................................................................................................ Ministry Gloria Dawn Barrett Hancock............................................................................................................... Ministry Emily Jean Henderson.......................................................................................................................... Ministry Emmitte Hill........................................................................................................................................ Ministry Bradley Hodges.................................................................................................................................... Ministry Nathan Allan Roy Hosier...................................................................................................................... Ministry Christy Lynn Johnson .......................................................................................................................... Ministry Sasha Mandy Rae LaBonte.................................................................................................................... Ministry Ben Patrick Langley ............................................................................................................................. Ministry Trevor Kelly Meeks.............................................................................................................................. Ministry

Jessica L. Miller.................................................................................................................................... Ministry Kathleen Terrell Miller......................................................................................................................... Ministry Christopher Owen Minier.................................................................................................................... Ministry Angela Kay Mills Mosher...................................................................................................................... Ministry Timothy Allen Mosher.......................................................................................................................... Ministry Carlton Calvin Pogson.......................................................................................................................... Ministry Anna Elizabeth Shaner......................................................................................................................... Ministry Titia Mona'e Suggs............................................................................................................................... Ministry Julius Walls, Jr..................................................................................................................................... Ministry Mia Yakimow....................................................................................................................................... Ministry James F. Zimmerman........................................................................................................................... Ministry

MASTER OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY DEGREE

School of Theology & Ministry

Alexander David Henry....................................................................................................... Christian Ministries

MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES DEGREE

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Rogeda Dorcé Dorcil........................................................................................................... Theological Studies

MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE

Wesley Seminary

Carlos Caballero................................................................................................................................... Ministry

EDUCATION SPECIALIST DEGREE

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Aigner R. Blade............................................................................................................ District Level Leadership Carl Nathaniel Bland .................................................................................................. District Level Leadership Kala Deneen Brittain.................................................................................................... District Level Leadership Ruby N. Cereno-Nemeth......................................................... Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Alisha Ann Dicks..................................................................... Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Abigail Marie Dutcher............................................................. Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Erin Renee Freestone............................................................... Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Houston M. Logsdon II........................................................... Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Lauren Luley................................................................................................................. Educational Leadership Charlene J. McMillion............................................................. Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Courtney Ruppert......................................................................................................... Educational Leadership Jeffrey Shuler............................................................................................................... District Level Leadership Terri Lyn Rubach Trepanier.................................................... Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering Casey Buchanan Ward............................................................ Eductional Technology & Learning Engineering

DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Yewande Adedeji.......................................................................................................... Business Administration "Exploring the Impact of Retail-Technology Adoption on Small-Business Growth: Scrub to the Rescue (STTR) Case Study"

Sarah J. Bordson........................................................................................................... Business Administration "Always be Collaborating: How Department and Forecasting Integrations Drive Success" .

Amber Delores Clark.................................................................................................... Business Administration "Innovative Employee Retention Strategies for Rural Universities Post COVID-19" .

Chelsea Taylor Dowell.................................................................................................. Business Administration "A Multisite Case Study of Nonattendance in Midwestern and Southern Suburban HIV/AIDS Clinics"

Kush Kenyatta Jenkins.................................................................................................. Business Administration "Strategies for Northern Virginia Community College to Meet Four-Year Transfer Partner .

Expectations in Implementing Business Ethics Education in the Curriculum" Steven Linerode............................................................................................................ Business Administration "Déjà vu Medical Errors"

Gena Maria Misouria.................................................................................................... Business Administration "Impacting the Community: Serving the Uninsured" .

Arrand Troy Pavy......................................................................................................... Business Administration "Student Engagement in the Recruitment and Admissions Funnel" .

Kevin B. Stirratt............................................................................................................ Business Administration "The Maturity of Multiplication: Transitioning Churches from Single to Multisite a Four-Frames Analysis" .

Debra J. Vaughn........................................................................................................... Business Administration "Optimizing Shared Governance"

Kevin J. Wachtel........................................................................................................... Business Administration "Strategy, Innovation, and Change: Thriving in Higher Education"

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

School of Integrated Learning & Development

Ernesto O. Hofilena, Jr.......................................................................................................................Education "Parent Involvement at Two Urban Elementary Schools" .

Donna Joyce Romack.........................................................................................................................Education "Building Self-Management and Self-Advocacy Skills in Students with Sickle Cell Disease: Communicating in the School Setting"

DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE

Wesley Seminary

Ryan John Menard Hansard.................................................................................................................. Ministry “Exploring the Book of Revelation: Studying Revelation for Pastoral Spiritual Formation”

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Charissa Meghan Barsos...........................................................................................................Nursing Practice “Indian Health Service Clinic Diabetes Protocol Update” .

Kayleigh Carr...........................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Improving Urinary Tract Infection Treatment with Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care" .

Michelle Dickey........................................................................................................................Nursing Practice “A Program for Success: Transition to Nursing Leadership” .

Lori Abigail Flenar....................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Timely Recognition and Treatment of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy and Postpartum" .

Charity Marie Furcsik...............................................................................................................Nursing Practice “Influencing Turnover Intention by Addressing Perceived Stress in Nursing” .

Melanie Lynn Gall....................................................................................................................Nursing Practice “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Protocol Implementation for Quality Improvement” .

Megan Elizabeth Greentree.......................................................................................................Nursing Practice “Effects of a Nurse Residency Program on Competence, Job Satisfaction, and Retention”

Brakayla Hillis..........................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Reduction of Blood Culture Contaminations in a Hospital Setting" .

Karen Lee Hopkins...................................................................................................................Nursing Practice “Improving Access to Health Services at a Christian University Health Clinic” .

Elizabeth Huffman...................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Implementation of a Full-Capacity Protocol at a Mid-Sized Hospital" .

Frances Mary Karnuth..............................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Effective Primary Care Communication Related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine" .

April Joy Murdoch...................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "The Development and Implementation of a Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Plan for a Pediatric Skilled Nursing Office"

Karol E. Wilcher.......................................................................................................................Nursing Practice "Improving Nurses' Peripheral Intravenous Catherization Skills" .

DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEGREE

School of Integrated Health

Emma Rose Bragg........................................................................................................... Occupational Therapy “Camp Stirrup Hope: Social Emotional Learning in Children Experiencing Trauma” Tiffany Mariela Herrera...................................................................................................Occupational Therapy “Pediatric Occupational Therapy Pro Bono Clinic in Lehigh Acres, FL”

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business, Technology & Leadership

Dominic Agyapong....................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "An Examination of Global Leadership Competencies of Expatriate Priests and Their Adjustment: A Study of Ghanaian Priests in the United States"

Soukhy Rasasack Clark..............................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Director of Nursing Perceptions of Servant Leadership in High Staff Retention Nursing Homes in the State of Georgia" Sammy R. Davis........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "An Exploration of How Transformational Leadership Characteristics May Influence Work Engagement in the Safety Profession" David Alan Hedrick...................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "A Qualitative Analysis of the Co-Production of Leadership in the Local Church" .

Michael Robert Jewell................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "The Relationship Between Servant Leadership and Employee Engagement at Christian Non-Profit Camps"

Erica Kennedy...........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Adaptive Leadership: An Examination of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Women Presidents, and the Glass Cliff Phenomenon"

Melissa Kate Maulding...............................................................................................Organizational Leadership "An Examination of Follower Perceptions of Leader Behaviors Influencing Follower Innovative Work Behavior"

Billy Reeves...............................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Follower Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the United States Air Force"

Gwyn R. Melville Schramm.......................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Employee Engagement: The Contribution of Relational Trust in the Leader-Follower Dyad" .

Anna L. Sinclair.........................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Disability and Authentic Leadership: A Qualitative Phenomenological Undergraduate Case Study" .

Matthew L. Temple...................................................................................................Organizational Leadership "The Influence of Psychological Capital and Leader Behaviors on Compassion Fatigue in Registered Behavior Technicians"

Timothy Scott Weyrauch...........................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Financial Services Employee Perceptions of Leader Behaviors, Employee Performance, and Workplace Distance: A Qualitative Study"

Benjamin Peter Williams...........................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Effective Relations-Oriented Leadership Behaviors in a Multicultural Team" .

Kristine Lynn Williams..............................................................................................Organizational Leadership "Examining the Traits and Behaviors of Ethical Leading by Executive Leaders from Lviv, Ukraine City Hall in the Context of War" .

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.