Prelude
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Selections
Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ Accompanist, Division of Music and Theatre
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39 Sir Edward Elgar
Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ
Welcome
*Invocation
Dr. Jon S. Kulaga President
Dr. Elaine Bernius Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Languages
Testimonial
Presentation of Honorary Degree
Bobby Gruenewald
Honorary Doctor of Theology and Technology
Ms. Bukola Akinkunmi Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Dr. Jon S. Kulaga
Commencement Address Made for This Moment
Dr. Bobby Gruenewald Pastor and Innovation Leader Life.Church
Presentation of Candidates
Conferring of Degrees
Alumni Induction Ceremony
Indiana Wesleyan University Chorale “Silent Night”
Arranged by Dr. Tim Yoder
Music by Franz Xaver Graber
Words by Joseph Mohr
*Benediction
**Recessional
Dr. David Davies
Vice President of Academic Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Jon S. Kulaga
Mr. Christopher Mindach
Alumni Board President
2007 Alumnus
Mr. Davy Chinn
Chair, Division of Music and Theatre
Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. Brian Bernius
Dean, School of Theology and Ministry, Professor of Old Testament and Near East Studies
Selections
Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ
Mace Bearer - Dr. Paul Allison, Professor of English, Modern Language and Literature
*Audience Standing
**Audience remains seated until the recessional has concluded
GRADUATES
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Lisa I. Adams Integrative Studies
Chelsea Laroa Agbayani
Occupational Therapy Assistant
CheyNesha Allen Human Services
Kimberly Dawn Atkinson Occupational Therapy Assistant
Krystianna Miracle-Ranae Bailey Business
AnyeElena Begley Operations Management
Megan Nicole Bell Business
Venice Benton Accounting
Nathan Betner Computer Information Technology
Michael D. Biesenbach Business
Gabryelle F. Blair Human Services
Kayla N. Bosse Integrative Studies
Tasha L. Bowman Accounting
Stephanie L. Bowser Mission-Driven Leadership
Shavonne Alicia Breeden Criminal Justice
Brody Anakin Daniel Bricker Business
Jessica M. Burdine Accounting
Natasha Burns Business
Lakeisha Marie Burton Human Services
Trinaty Alexandria Carr Early Childhood Education
Lamesha Shampree Carter Integrative Studies
Jonathan Paul Cave Business
Lena Patrice Cheatham Public Service & Management
Taylor Rae Childress Criminal Justice
Sharon M. Clark Accounting
Vanessa A. Clark Business
Katelyn Marie Clemons Human Services
Carrie Grace Collins Children and Family Ministries
Ryan Combs Business
Aleeza M. Cotton Accounting
James R. Cox, Jr. Operations Management
Shawnta Davis Business
Tamira Jhane Davis Business
Casey Decker Human Services
Rachel Macaalay Earl Accounting
Karen E. Echelberger Business
Stephanie J. Eilar Occupational Therapy Assistant
Brandon Scott Elder Public Service & Management
Kobe Joshua Estle Computer Information Technology
Tamara J. Estrada Business
Emily Elizabeth Finicle Accounting
Rachel Diane Fisher Business
Anne Elizabeth Fleming Human Services
William Garrott Fortson III Christian Ministries
Joella D. Furman Accounting
Nakiema R. Gatlin Business
Brett Matthew Gibson Christian Ministries
Latosha Gloster-Tidwell Christian Ministries
Albert Gooden, Jr. Integrative Studies
Jessica Goodman Integrative Studies
Beth Halverson Early Childhood Education
Ashley Hammond Human Services
Jessica Drew Hardy Human Services
Lauren Marie Hathaway Accounting
Madison Havens Occupational Therapy Assistant
Heather Lynn Heck Human Services
Justin W. Hedden Christian Ministries
Michael William Hensel Human Services
Brianna Nicole Hernandez Early Childhood Education
Amanda Higgins Integrative Studies
Esmeralda Hill Integrative Studies
Tori Ophelia Renee Hill Human Services
Tyler J. Hopper Business
Steve Horachek
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Ashley Nicole Huff Business
Jessica Hughes Criminal Justice
Jabyn Lamare Isom Integrative Studies
Kyle Jay Jackson Computer Information Technology
Allison M. Johns Business
Cassondra Walker Johnson Human Services
Justin Tyler Jones Accounting
Nicole Jones
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Shain N. Jones Public Service & Management
Gehu Joseph Integrative Studies
Sara D. Joseph Business
Brenda S. Lackey Human Services
Austin Lamberson Human Services
Crystal L. Lane Creative Digital Media
John Michael Lee Operations Management
Ny-Elia Taytiuna Lee
Computer Information Technology
James Russell Lewis Christian Ministries
Emma E. Livingston Business
Afton Nicole Mangold Early Childhood Education
Stephen J. Martin Integrative Studies
Steven May Business
Kannessa R. McGuire Human Services
Amber Lyn McKay Human Services
Kenee Lynn McNeal Human Services
Calvin Edward Miller Professional Pilot
Rosemary Morrow Criminal Justice
Virginia Marie Mosley Early Childhood Education
Frederick George Myers Business
Alyssa R. Nixon Human Services
Haylie Noltensmeier Integrative Studies
Shelby Ann Norton Human Services
Kaeci L. Owens Business
Daneen Alicia Parsons Integrative Studies
Benjamin Pavy General Studies
Chloe R. Poe General Studies
Linda Michelle Posey Business
Courtney Elizabeth Potts Criminal Justice
Alexander J. Pritchard Business
Tia M. Rhinebolt Early Childhood Education
Miranda R. Richardson Business
Emma E. Rigling Early Childhood Education
Alexia J. Rodriguez Accounting
Danaja D. Roebuck Human Services
Kayla D. Russell Business
Brittney Sawyer Business
Rikki R. Scarborough Human Services
Sierra Schaefer Human Services
Nida M. Sessoms Business
Jeremy DeWayne Shaw Business
Ebonie E. Sherman Business
Amber Lee Sherrick Accounting
Angel A. Smith Integrative Studies
Katelyn Renee Specht
Early Childhood Education
Aaron C. Sprong Operations Management
Kali Alexis Sudano Business
Sharrie L. Thomas Human Services
Markina Listia Thompson Integrative Studies
Kristal Thrasher Criminal Justice
Shandra Renee Totheroh Operations Management
Carmela Hope Turner Early Childhood Education
Justin Tyler Business
Lakeshia Marie Underwood Human Services
Brianna Crystal Wilhoit Occupational Therapy Assistant
Dorann Marie Winburn Human Services
Amanda L. Young Human Services
Kayla Marie Young Human Services
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Brylee Ann Bilger Management
Benjamin C. Darcy
Andrew Scott Davidson
Summa Cum Laude Accounting/Economics
Summa Cum Laude Marketing/Finance/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar
Robert Dunbar
Heather Emily Gall
Benjamin Greiwe
Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude History/English
Magna Cum Laude Management/Finance
Camden Brian Hyman Cum Laude Worship Studies-Music Ministry
Tiana Christine Keene
Magna Cum Laude
Business Administration
Bihreikhai Khaimi Business Admin/Ministerial Leadership
Zak John Litwiller Business Administration
Christopher Mace
Cum Laude Accounting/Finance
Lukas Anthony Maier Marketing
Ryan Mattix
Multimedia Communication
Kyle Niese Accounting
Logan Penhollow Cum Laude Business Administration
Jozee Rhodes
Rebekah Seneker
Clint M. Shockney
Harrison J. Stomps
Magna Cum Laude Management/Markeing
Summa Cum Laude Music Therapy
Multimedia Communication
Cum Laude Finance
Lucas Vargo Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
Multimedia Communication
Cristina Aceves Suarez
Audrey Abena Adjei
Mercedes Almaguer-Medina
Healthcare Administration
Cum Laude Healthcare Administration
Summa Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Ivan Richard Almodovar Psychology of Human Relations
Alicia Alvarado Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Madalyne Ranae Alvarez Delos Santos Exceptional Needs Education
Timothy Duane Anderson, Sr. Cum Laude Psychology of Human Relations
Gregory Andrews Addictions Counseling
Robert Alexander Armentrout Health Sciences
Detra Tynetta Armstrong Cum Laude Psychology of Human Relations
Hunter C. Arstingstall Health Sciences
Mackinzie Arthur Cum Laude Aviation Management
Susan L. Arvizo Integrative Studies
Lindsey Beth Asher
Magna Cum Laude Early Childhood Education
Rafael Z. Ayala Biblical Studies
Corianna Mae Babinski Cum Laude Pre-Art Therapy
Daniel Wayne Bailey Cum Laude Business Administration
Felicia M. Bailey-White Cum Laude Communication
Matthew W. Baldwin
Magna Cum Laude Management
Donald Edward Barr II Integrative Studies
Lora T. Barrett Accounting
Emma Batdorff
Summa Cum Laude Psychology
Derrick Allen Beene Integrative Studies
Samantha Jessica Beene Integrative Studies
Shaun P. Belanger
Ashlee Bell
Magna Cum Laude
Mission-Driven Leadership
Psychology of Human Relations
Amanda Kay Berger Integrative Studies
Todd Matthew Bernius
Magna Cum Laude
Social Studies Education
Ryan R. Biccum Management
Timothy Monroe Black Criminal Justice
Elise Blaine Integrative Studies
Justine Eileen Genevea Blake
Emma Grace Blankenship
Cum Laude
Mission-Driven Leadership
Summa Cum Laude Cybersecurity
Kelsi Janae Blucker Psychology of Human Relations
Ciera S. Boegeman Human Services
Ashley Rose Boggs
Magna Cum Laude
Political Science Pre-Law/Children’s Min
Bryan D. Boggs Biblical Studies
Victoria Dyan Bone Healthcare Administration
Evelyn Ivette Bonilla-Ginjauma Integrative Studies
Tiffany Denise Bosley
Magna Cum Laude Business Administration
Alyssa Ann Bowers Integrative Studies
Amanda N. Bowman
Cum Laude Organizational Leadership
Amy Nicole Braithwaite Integrative Studies
Tristan Brand Business Administration
Crystal Marie Brandenburg Early Childhood Education
Kayla Rene' Branim
Magna Cum Laude Music Education
Dione Brigham Integrative Studies
Amanda Mary Brown Integrative Studies
Ashlee Annette Brown Accounting
Kimberly Abbott Brown Integrative Studies
Michelle M. Brown Early Childhood Education
Savannah Brown Integrative Studies
Valerie Brown Integrative Studies
Jareo Pierre Brumfield Global Security & Strategy Management
Jermica Lata' Buckner Integrative Studies
Kendra Burdette
Magna Cum Laude Management
Jalynn Burns Integrative Studies
Jacqueline Kristen Burress Human Services
Elizabeth Irene Busek Integrative Studies
Abby Buskirk
Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education
Erin Buteau Service and Leadership
Robin L. Byrd Integrative Studies
Cali Campbell
Niah LiVaughn Cantrell
Magna Cum Laude
Exceptional Needs Education
Cum Laude Elementary Education
Dennis Capel Integrative Studies
Jaxon C. Carpenter
Cum Laude Social Studies Education
Courtney Carruth Integrative Studies
Wanda L. Carter Integrative Studies
Josue Gadiel Castillo Integrative Studies
Migdalia B. Castillo Integrative Studies
Irma Castro Arellano Integrative Studies
Lyndie T. Cates Cybersecurity
Joshua D. Clark Management
Michele L. Cleaver
Cum Laude Accounting
Pamela M. Clemons Integrative Studies
Averie Lynne Cockerill
Magna Cum Laude TESOL Education
Rebekah Faith May Coleman Integrative Studies
Nikki Ryan Collins Integrative Studies
Zion Everett Cook Business Administration
Rickelle R. Coon Accounting
Kiera M. Cooper Accounting
Crystal Copelen Integrative Studies
Rita Esmeralda Cordero Integrative Studies
Elisabeth Marie Cramer Integrative Studies
Rebecca Marie Crosby Psychology of Human Relations
Jean Ricardo Damus Accounting
Diana M. Daniels
Andrea M. DaRosa
Cum Laude Cybersecurity
Summa Cum Laude Information Technology
Dolly Mae Davidson Business Administration
Jose Isaac Lee Davis Integrative Studies
Laura Elizabeth Davis
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Jennifer Marie Delamarter Business Administration
Braxstin Lee Delgado Criminal Justice
Brooke Dennis Integrative Studies
Ella G. Dial Organizational Leadership
La'Toyriah JaMesha Dixon Integrative Studies
Britanny Leatrice Dobbs
Healthcare Administration
Sarah Dodd Psychology of Human Relations
Amanda Gamez Dominguez Integrative Studies
Stefan E. Doss-McClendon Information Technology
Evelyn Duenas Integrative Studies
Caitlin Ruth Durham Integrative Studies
Cody M. Edmondson
Summa Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Eliza V. Edwards Integrative Studies
William H. Edwards III Integrative Studies
Brianna Elliott Early Childhood Education
Stacy Lynn Elsik Integrative Studies
Jessica Rose Elyea Cum Laude Exercise Science
Dustiny Corinne English
Early Childhood Education
Kelsey Louise Engstrom Accounting
Stephanie P. Evans Cum Laude Management
Mateo Antonio Fernandez Integrative Studies
Jarvis DeShaun Finch Business Administration
Bonita R. Fitts-Lucas Early Childhood Education
Rebecca Forson Integrative Studies
Brylie Ann Marie Foster Early Childhood Education
Gabrielle D'Nay Franco Integrative Studies
Elisabeth Frazier Healthcare Administration
Denise C. Furman Integrative Studies
Aida Garza
Simone Challise Ruby Gill
Magna Cum Laude Psychology of Human Relations
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Nala Ri'Gene Golphin Integrative Studies
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Harold F. Gonzalez Cum Laude Organizational Leadership
Laura Christine Gore Integrative Studies
Liljani Jean Gothberg Theatre Education
Kendra Ranae Grayson Cum Laude
Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences
Maureen D. Green Integrative Studies
Kaytlynn Nicole Griffin Criminal Justice
Rickara A. Grundy Cybersecurity
Tiffany Gulish
Lauren Mary Gull
Cum Laude Christian Ministries
Psychology of Human Relations
Daphne Lynnette Hale Integrative Studies
Dustin Monroe Hall
Nicole G. Hall
Tamica LaTriece Hall
Mya Yao Yan Hammons
Nataysha Bryanne Handy
John Thomas Hanley
Tabatha M. Hanna
Alivia Juliette Hannah
Cum Laude Management
Early Childhood Education
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Summa Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Summa Cum Laude
Mission-Driven Leadership
Mission-Driven Leadership
Summa Cum Laude Psychology
Brielle Harris Early Childhood Education
Dayna R. Harris
Audrey Rose Havenor
Magna Cum Laude Early Childhood Education
Summa Cum Laude Service and Leadership
DeShawn Vernon Hawkins Management
Emily Hayes
Magna Cum Laude Business Administration
Dewayne Heard-Perry Sports Management
Victoria Ana Henriquez Accounting
Cassie M. Hernandez Integrative Studies
Jasmine Dare Herron
Macie R. Hirschy
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education
Joseph Hixenbaugh Management
Abby Renee Holliday
Psychology of Human Relations
Bertha Fano Holmes Integrative Studies
Diamond N. Holmes
Cum Laude Management
Lantoya Latrice Holmes Integrative Studies
Stephanie Renee Hopkins Integrative Studies
Rita Quinn Houston Integrative Studies
Trilla Houston Integrative Studies
Demetra Michelle Howard Integrative Studies
Levi Huddleston
Summa Cum Laude
Organizational Leadership
Anthony Wayne Hughes
Organizational Leadership
Shanice Hughes Integrative Studies
Anthony Titus Humphrey Business Administration
Tyra Brooke Hunter Accounting
Mary Kathleen Hurt
Magna Cum Laude Early Childhood Education
Madison Ilic Cum Laude
Community Development/Intl Relations
Cessya Jakelin Infante Integrative Studies
Daniel Rex Jackson Cum Laude Computer Science
Trinity Alaina Jackson
Magna Cum Laude Political Science Pre-Law/Honors Hum ~John Wesley Scholar
Nicolson Jean Louis Integrative Studies
Brett Jeffcoat Integrative Studies
Shalonda Michelle Jiles
Cum Laude
Business Administration
Amaya Michelle Johnson Integrative Studies
Cynthia Lou-Ann Johnson Accounting
Emily Hope Johnson
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Marques Trumaine Johnson Integrative Studies
Michelle Ghiselli Johnson Integrative Studies
Stephanie L. Johnson
Cum Laude Organizational Leadership
Asia Kathleen Jones Exercise Science/Pre-Health Care Sciences
Christi Jones
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Guadalupe Esmeralda Juarez Enriquez Integrative Studies
Danika Villena Keller Integrative Studies
Qyana Lynne' Kendricks Business Administration
Jacob M. Kenney Art Education
Mary Kay Kerr
Magna Cum Laude Business Administration
Mary Katherine Ketcham Integrative Studies
Wade Thomas Killinger
Christopher G. Kiphart
Stephanie Danielle Kiproff
Stephanie Danielle Kitterman
Magna Cum Laude Mission-Driven Leadership
Magna Cum Laude
Business Administration
Cum Laude Accounting
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Brenna Kliewer Marketing
Julia Stanislawa Kraszewska
Magna Cum Laude
Psychology of Human Relations
Tara Kathryn McClure Kreinbrink Integrative Studies
David Krueger
Summa Cum Laude Biblical Studies
Daniel R. Ladage Accounting
Lynn Ann LaFara
Magna Cum Laude
Organizational Leadership
Brandy Kaye Lafuse Integrative Studies
Stephanie Denise Lake
Early Childhood Education
Andréa Sue Lawson Psychology of Human Relations
Danna-Tasmina H. Lawson Business Administration
Melissa Marie Lawson Integrative Studies
Leann Lee
Magna Cum Laude Accounting
Chelsie Lekens Early Childhood Education
Latasha Renee Lesure Organizational Leadership
Johanna M. Lewis
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Ro Rel Lian Human Services
Nathan Lilly Biochemistry
Elijah Lizzadro Criminal Justice
Alexandra Lloyd Biology/Pre-Health Care Sciences
Mercedes Guzman Lopez
Magna Cum Laude Service and Leadership
Meka C. Lowery Psychology of Human Relations
Tabitha D. Lucas Accounting
Ana Karen Luna Integrative Studies
Terry Lutz Service and Leadership
Yasmin Irid Lynn-Mercado Integrative Studies
Faith N. Mabrey
Cum Laude
Early Childhood Education
Mariana Benitez Magana Integrative Studies
Tonycha S. Malone Criminal Justice
Denise J. Mandabach
Bradlee Martin
Summa Cum Laude
Early Childhood Education
Global Security & Strategy Management
Holly Martin Early Childhood Education
Jennifer L. Martin Human Services
Ashley Lenora Martinez
Summa Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Brianna Martinez Integrative Studies
Jamie Wilke Mastronardi Integrative Studies
Abby G. Mathis
Arianna Raelynn Max
Alicia D. Maxwell
Cum Laude
Early Childhood Education
Cum Laude Math Education
Magna Cum Laude Human Services
Ashlyn Patrice May Integrative Studies
April C. Maynor-Foster Business Administration
Correna M. McClure Integrative Studies
Matthew J. McIntire Business Administration
Rachael McVey
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Autumn Lee Mears Integrative Studies
Olivia Grace Metzger
Summa Cum Laude Political Science Pre-Law/Economics
Zachary Metzger Service and Leadership
Madison L. Meyer Integrative Studies
Alvin F. Midallia, Jr. Management
Ashley Nicole Miller Early Childhood Education
Hannah Miller
Caitlin Miller-Touratsos
Magna Cum Laude Early Childhood Education
Summa Cum Laude Healthcare Administration
Devon L. Mitchell Early Childhood Education
Jan Elizabeth Mitchell Communication
Rebecca Monahan
Summa Cum Laude Early Childhood Education
Lynsi Monroe Early Childhood Education
Tesa Rae Moore Integrative Studies
Shay Morris Integrative Studies
Kristina M. Mutersbaugh
Lauren Myers
Cum Laude Human Services
Magna Cum Laude
Elementary Education/Exceptional Needs Ed
McKenzie Nichelle Nall Psychology of Human Relations
Christina Kay Neeley Integrative Studies
Mark Yvan Ngueya Nogna Azom Cybersecurity
Krystal A. Niccum Accounting
Travis J. Niemann Business Administration
Alicia Cylinthia Norman Organizational Leadership
Jessica Louise Norsworthy
Sarah J. O'Neill
Katherine Oberdier
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Cum Laude Human Services
Magna Cum Laude Accounting
Andrew Obren Economics/Political Science Pre-Law
Brooklynn Noel Olinger
Cum Laude Elementary Education
James Tucker O'Roark General Studies
Tin Kip Par Christian Education/Addictions Counseling
Tristan Alexander Parcus Cum Laude Marketing
Aubrey Marie Parmerlee Psychology
Lauren Katlyn Pate Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Ashley Brooke Paulson Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Olivia Pederson Summa Cum Laude Management
Heidi J. Penn Business Administration
Joanna Martha Penner Accounting
Vannessa Pessefall General Studies
Michael Robert Peterson Business Administration
Ashton T. Petry Cum Laude Management
Kimberly J. Philpot
Magna Cum Laude Information Technology
Dalonda Maddox Pierson Integrative Studies
Asia Aneisha Pines Integrative Studies
Shannon Christalynn Pinkney Integrative Studies
Caleb Pointer
Magna Cum Laude
Business Administration
Elisa M. Pride Business Administration
Anna Rebecca Prindle Cum Laude Accounting
Lenny Pruett Integrative Studies
Crystal Lynn Prychidko
Savannah Purkerson
Anthony Randle
Magna Cum Laude Psychology of Human Relations
Summa Cum Laude Management
Business Administration
Jennifer Moseley Ranes Integrative Studies
Cynthia Ray
Magna Cum Laude Psychology of Human Relations
Rose Ann Reyes Integrative Studies
Kimberly A. Reynolds
Trey Alexander Reynolds
Keagan David Rice
Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude Psychology
Magna Cum Laude English Education
Jessica Danielle Richardson Integrative Studies
Alma Marie Richson Integrative Studies
Tina Richter Integrative Studies
Valenn Palamine Riebli
Brittany Renee Rieckers
Alexis Marie Riker
Christi Nicole Roberson
Reuben L. Rockenbaugh
Summa Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude Biblical Studies
Magna Cum Laude Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude Accounting
Esther Marie Rodriguez Integrative Studies
Perla Karina Rodriguez
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Ja'Macia D. Rogers Integrative Studies
Nathan Rogers Integrative Studies
Melissa Rojas Integrative Studies
Timothy Daniel Rollins II
Global Security & Strategy Management
Crystal Marie Rosado Integrative Studies
Katelyn Nicole Roundtree
Hayden Rowley
Cum Laude Addictions Counseling/Psychology
Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education
Julia Marcela Rubio Integrative Studies
Alexandra Ruhstorfer
Magna Cum Laude Accounting
Christopher Rumsey Accounting
Abbigail Ryan Psychology of Human Relations
Frances Crystal Salazar Integrative Studies
Michael R. Sanders, Jr. Information Technology
Angel Sarinana Integrative Studies
Gabrielle Seagraves
Cum Laude Marketing
Taylor Shelton Integrative Studies
Sierra S. Shepherd
Dirk Anthony Shockley
Brooke Bailey Simmons
Cum Laude
Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude Organizational Leadership
Magna Cum Laude Children's Ministry/Pastoral Ministries
Jacob L. Simoneau Addictions Counseling
Hannah M. Singer Integrative Studies
Bree Anna Smith Environmental Science
Clarence J. Smith III
Cum Laude Management
Courtney Aneela Smith Human Services
Marshey G. Smith Integrative Studies
Kimberly Sneed
Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Jacob Charles Snyder Music Education
Dani Sommers Integrative Studies
Samantha R. Sparrow Management
Paradize Marie Spencer Psychology of Human Relations
Kathryn Spicer Health Sciences
Jordan Starks Healthcare Administration
Joshua Paul Stockwell Integrative Studies
Brittany Elizabeth Stout Integrative Studies
Brianna May Sturm Integrative Studies
Kokeitha Lashay Sutton Integrative Studies
Jada L. Swanson Biology
Ashley Ann Sweatt Human Services
Marlisa M. Swinehart
Joshua Wayne Tate
Terrance M. Taylor, Jr.
Cum Laude
Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Business Administration
Valerie V. Thomas Integrative Studies
Brock Adrian Thomason Exercise Science
Jessica Sue Thome Management
Rhonda E. Tomlinson
Macy Suzanne Townsend
Business Administration
Magna Cum Laude English Education
Joshua Lee Trevino Integrative Studies
Kyla Yukiko Trinidad Integrative Studies
Allison Nicole Troyer
Magna Cum Laude Elementary Education
Kelby W. Tucker Integrative Studies
Natalia Nicole Turben
Early Childhood Education
Hannah Turner Cybersecurity
Sherry Jo Valenti Integrative Studies
Lizbeth Moreno Vargas Integrative Studies
Amber Tilda Vela
Summa Cum Laude
Psychology of Human Relations
Crystal Villanueva Integrative Studies
Janel M. Vogel
Business Administration
Kendall Volkmann Integrative Studies
Gabrielle Sue Wagoner Cum Laude
Caden Walker
Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude Mission-Driven Leadership
McKenlee Anne Walker Integrative Studies
Corinn Wallner Integrative Studies
Cheyenne Autumn Walls
Juliann Warren
Shanice Sade Watkins
Marsha S. Watson
Cari Dee Webb
Summa Cum Laude
Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude Addictions Counseling
Summa Cum Laude
Early Childhood Education
Psychology of Human Relations
Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies
Jessica Sarah Prescott Webb Integrative Studies
Andrew Michael Weitz Cum Laude Biology
Dominic Wiebelhaus Youth Ministries/Business Admin
Genesis H. Wielgopolski Business Administration
Cynthia Wilkerson Integrative Studies
Abigail D. Williams Integrative Studies
Beverley J. Williams Biblical Studies
Jeffery Williams Human Services
Jessica Paige Williams
Summa Cum Laude Accounting
Christina M. Williamson Integrative Studies
Myra Kathryn Wilson
Samantha KayAnn Wilson
~John Wesley Scholar
Summa Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Psychology of Human Relations
Psychology/Honors Humanities
Halley Wood Health Sciences
Garrett Wright Christian Ministries
LaTora A. Yarbro Business Administration
Connor Gray Yates Exercise Science
Richard Junior Yepez Integrative Studies
Adam James York Integrative Studies
Ginny Leigh Elizabeth Zambrano
Psychology of Human Relations
Jamie L. Zeller Management
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE
Abigail Huizinga Engineering
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE
Tracy Lynn Acuff Nursing
Sabitri Adhikari Nursing
Raycha Agada Nursing
Jaleshia Agboola Nursing
Oluwabukola Akinkunmi Nursing
Addison Alfrey Cum Laude Nursing
Hugh V. Amlett
Magna Cum Laude Nursing
Jenifer Lyn Ansman Nursing
Joel Arthurton Cum Laude Nursing
Mariama Bah Nursing
Donna Mae Banks Nursing
Brittney Nichole Barnes Cum Laude Nursing
Tonya M. Barnhart Nursing
Lauryn Baumgartner Nursing
Erica D. Beckham Nursing
Kimberly D. Blackman Nursing
Sharnet C. Boothe Nursing
Stella C. Bor Nursing
Dominque S. Borneman Nursing
Summer Brading Nursing
Morgan Elizabeth Brooks Cum Laude Nursing
Keisha Renee Burnette Nursing
Meagan Elizabeth Byrd Nursing
Quinton Adam Caldwell Nursing
Kendal Diana Campbell Fugate Nursing
Marsha Ceesay Nursing
Tanya Choate Nursing
Amy Clifton Nursing
Abigail L. Cline Nursing
Alaina Conde Nursing
Elizabeth Victoria Crowe Nursing
Thomas Lee Deitsch Nursing
Deandra S. Denton Nursing
Bintu Dumbuya Nursing
Emily E. Duncan Nursing
Samantha Eady Nursing
Alexis Jean-Marie Eslinger Nursing
Katina Samuella Ewing Cum Laude Nursing
Zebida Godwin Fares Nursing
BriAnna Ferrell Nursing
Kailyn Fitzmaurice Nursing
Shallote Agum Foncham Nursing
Emily J. Froman Nursing
Heather M. Frazier Nursing
Fatisha Shavera Frierson Nursing
Heather Michelle Gable Nursing
Talena Renee Geer Nursing
Hallie J. Gentile Nursing
Danielle Marie Gibson Nursing
Kelli Gill Nursing
Paris Nicole Gordon Nursing
Janice Marie Gray Nursing
Andrea Hartzell Nursing
Amanda Hellberg Nursing
Samantha Endora Hollins Nursing
Jaycie Hooten Nursing
Angelita Hunsinger Nursing
Travis Hutchens
Magna Cum Laude Nursing
Sherlie Jean-Paul Nursing
Emily Renee' Johnson Nursing
Trish Jordan-Fletcher Nursing
Navneet Kaur Nursing
Tammy Marie Kelley Nursing
Lisa T. Kendricks Nursing
Heather Dawn Kiser Nursing
Melissa Sue Knipp Nursing
Caroline Natalie Kotchevar Nursing
Kari Danielle Krieg Nursing
Jessica Leland Nursing
Morgan K. Lewis Nursing
Kelly Livingston Nursing
Alex Macartney Nursing
Tori Amber-Price Malak Nursing
Tyler Paul Mathews Nursing
Beajae Lynn Mayo Nursing
Sandra Chinelo Mbah Nursing
Chloe Mae McDaniel Nursing
Cassie Jo McKinley Nursing
Chelsi Mearse Nursing
Judith A. Meyer Nursing
Ashley E. Michael Nursing
Leah Miller
Magna Cum Laude Nursing
Jacqueline Mills Nursing
Christian Faith Moore Nursing
Shannon Morgan Nursing
Folashade Stella Obasa Nursing
Deborah Obembe Nursing
Kierstin Elizabeth O'Gara Nursing
Busola Beatrice Olowokigbajo Nursing
Ogunsusi Olufunmilayo Oyetunde Nursing
Jamie Parker-McHaney Nursing
Rebecca Parks Nursing
Alissa Jeanine Marie Peppin Nursing
Laurie Ann Percy Cum Laude Nursing
Jillena Perry Nursing
Gerardo M. Pertuz Nursing
Allison Renae Peters Nursing
Christina Porfidio Nursing
Darien Pugh Nursing
Yudelkis Ramales Nursing
Kaitlyn Elizabeth Rickard Nursing
Jaclyn Roach Nursing
Tenika S. Roehrs Nursing
Alissa Michele Rogers Nursing
Roxanne Rose Nursing
Anna Ryman
Magna Cum Laude Nursing
Margo Scurlock Nursing
Liset Daimara Zaldivar Serrano Nursing
Sadhana Sharma Nursing
Jaclyn Kaye Snyder Nursing
Aubre Kristine Stofleth Nursing
Elizabeth Ann Stout Cum Laude Nursing
Courtney M. Strohm Nursing
Katelynn Jean Strunk Nursing
Tyniquo J. Sturgeon Nursing
Kayla R. Thompson Nursing
Jennifier A. Trick Nursing
Marne Jo Truckey Nursing
Sabrina K. M. Ughoc-Burkert Nursing
Rachel Renee Wallace Nursing
Lan Wang Nursing
Yosheena Weekley Nursing
Danielle Williams Nursing
Jason Michael Williams Nursing
Jessica Ann Wolfram Nursing
Lesline Yvana Yapdjou Kamdem Nursing
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE
Ejartu Kanu Adeola Cum Laude
Social Work
Shyrrel Lynn Arahill Social Work
Margaret M. Badgerow Social Work
Secnethina Kim Booth Social Work
Patrice De'Shay Boyd Social Work
Deanna M. Burden
Kenny J. Clay, Jr.
Summa Cum Laude Social Work
Magna Cum Laude Social Work
Candis La'Shae Cochran Social Work
Justin L. Fyffe Social Work
Macy Hambel Social Work
Shelby Harper
Magna Cum Laude Social Work
Benjamin George Hartman Cum Laude Social Work
Darion Lee Harvey Social Work
Alecia C. Hill
Summa Cum Laude
Social Work
Megan Elizabeth Ho Cum Laude Social Work
Kymberly James Social Work
Lateesa Johnson Social Work
Courtney N. Keith Social Work
Krystina Rae Knechtly
Magna Cum Laude
Social Work
Christian Michelle Martin Social Work
Carrie Ann Kaulalokelani Masulit
Eden Elizabeth McDonald
Jordan Amanda McGrath
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
Social Work
Social Work
Social Work
Kaycee J. Merriman
Mackenzie E. Moore
Faith W. Ndungu
Magna Cum Laude
Social Work
Social Work
Social Work
Benal Katherine Ortman Social Work
Michelle Newbold Ramsey Social Work
Jeffery Randolph Social Work
Erica Lynne Rayburn
Summa Cum Laude Social Work
Christine M. Rupp Social Work
Autumn Sawyer Social Work
Amy Schwarck Cum Laude Social Work
Angela Shull Cum Laude Social Work
Aleshia Marie Smith Social Work
Sparkles Sanerate Steele Social Work
Kimberly Stine Social Work
Laura Claire Todd Social Work
Shakari Wynne Social Work
Alyssa Younglove-Barancik
Summa Cum Laude Social Work
Each student listed has successfully completed or soon will complete all University requirements for their respective degrees.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. Bobby Gruenewald
Bobby Gruenewald serves as Pastor, Innovation Leader of Life.Church and is the Founder and CEO of YouVersion—a ministry sharing the Bible with the world for free through a Family of Apps, which have been installed on more than one billion devices. As one of the leading voices in the Church on innovation and the use of technology, Gruenewald has been featured in The New York Times, TechCrunch, CNN, and more. Prior to joining the Life.Church team in 2001, he started and sold two technology companies as well as served in advisory capacities for various startups and venture capital funds. Gruenewald and his wife, Melissa, live in Oklahoma with their four children.
ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic honors are awarded to baccalaureate graduates who have obtained a certain level of achievement not only in their course work at Indiana Wesleyan University but also throughout their higher education. To be eligible for honors, a graduate must have completed a minimum of 60 graded hours, 40 of which must be in residence at Indiana Wesleyan. All grades transcripted and applied toward the degree are included in figuring a composite gradepoint average for honors: 3.5-3.69 Cum Laude; 3.7-3.89 Magna Cum Laude; 3.9-4.0 Summa Cum Laude.
HONOR SOCIETY RECOGNITIONS
Kappa Delta Pi – Phi Beta Chapter, International Honor Society in Education - Cords are intertwined purple and green.
Phi Alpha – Eta Theta Iota Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Work - Cords are intertwined blue and gold.
Phi Alpha Theta – Alpha Nu Pi Chapter, National History Honor Society - Cords are blue and red.
Pi Gamma Mu – Pi Gamma Mu, Indiana Zeta Chapter, International Honor Society in Social Sciences - Cords are intertwined blue and white.
Sigma Delta Pi – Chi Iota Chapter, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society - Cords are bright Spanish gold and red tied together.
Sigma Tau Delta – International Honor Society in English - Cords are rich cardinal red and black double strand.
Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Chi Chapter, International Honor Society of Nursing - Cords are intertwined lavender and white.
JOHN WESLEY HONORS COLLEGE
The John Wesley Honors College is an intensive community of liberal learning, established to model and enrich IWU’s pursuit of excellence in scholarship, spiritual formation and servant leadership.
John Wesley Scholars - Cords are gray and red intertwined. Luther Lee Scholars - Cords are gold and red intertwined. Mary C. Dodd Honors Students - Single red cord.
MILITARY RECOGNITION CORDS
Graduates who are veterans or active members of the United States Military or National Guard are recognized with a red, white, and blue cord.
THE ACADEMIC REGALIA
The academic regalia worn on formal occasions in American colleges and universities is rooted in the medieval traditions of the great thirteenth century universities of EuropeParis, Bologna, Cambridge, and Oxford. The use of gowns, caps, and hoods reminds us of the honorable antecedents of academic life. They link the clerical dignity and importance of teaching and scholarship in the past to the vibrant life of the university in the present and are emblems of a purposeful future for university graduates.
In 1895, American universities agreed on a uniform system of academic dress. This code was revised in 1932 by the American Council on Education, but the various and distinctive local university traditions of more recent years have added great color and a variety of styles to the academic procession. The academic story is usually told in the distinctive style and color of gown, cap, and hood.
The Gown: The flowing black habit of the medieval cleric has become the normative black academic robe. It once gave warmth to the wearer in unheated monastery buildings of stone. The robe for the bachelor’s degree is usually plain with pointed sleeves. The robe for the master’s degree has long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm. The doctor’s robe has full bell sleeves with a facing of velvet on the front and velvet chevrons on the sleeve. The velvet is either black or in the color representing the appropriate academic discipline.
Robe colors other than black are the colors of the sponsoring university. The President’s robe is gray and decorated with a red panel and four chevrons on the sleeves representing the office of the president. The medallion worn by the President is a replica of the University seal and is made of sterling silver with a gold overlay.
The Cap: Most caps are in the traditional pattern of the square “mortarboard” set on the monk’s skull cap. The tassel is either black, the color of the sponsoring university or in the color of the academic discipline. Doctors’ caps usually have a tassel of gold and vary from the traditional square to a velvet in three, four, or eight points.
The Hood: Originally a true hood for covering the head in wind and weather, the academic hood is now the colorful story of the scholar’s academic life. The hood is faced with velvet of a color representing the academic discipline. The trim and lining, often with a chevron in a second color inside the hood, is the color of the sponsoring university.
One can identify the academic discipline by the color of the velvet face trim on the hood:
Arts, Letters, Humanities
Commerce, Accountancy, Business Economics Education
Engineering Fine Arts, Architecture
Journalism Law
Library Science Medicine Music White Drab Copper Light Blue Orange Brown Crimson Purple Lemon Green Pink
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Oratory (Speech)
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physical Therapy
Public Administration
Public Health
Science
Social Work
Theology
Apricot
Slate Blue
Silver Gray
Dark Blue
Sage Green Teal
Peacock Blue
Salmon Pink
Golden Yellow
Citron Scarlet
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church, which has its world headquarters in Indianapolis. The University was founded in 1920 and is committed to liberal arts and professional education.
With a current enrollment of nearly 15,000 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 largest private university in the state of Indiana.
IWU is organized into three Principal Academic Units:
• The College of Adult and Professional Studies: Providing educational opportunities for working adults across the world through online instruction and regionally through instruction at locations in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, the College of Adult and Professional Studies serves approximately 12,500 students, with cutting edge undergraduate and graduate programs relevant to today’s workplace.
• The College of Arts and Sciences: Founded on a traditional, residential educational model enriched by innovative instructional programs, the College of Arts and Sciences serves approximately 2,100 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 80 liberal arts, pre-professional, and professional major fields.
• Wesley Seminary: With more than 600 Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Ministry students, the first seminary of The Wesleyan Church is impacting congregations throughout the country. The Master of Divinity program provides onthe-job ministry training in an innovative format both onsite and online and offers an accredited Spanish Master of Divinity program, with most of the coursework completed online.
During the past three decades, new construction and renovation have transformed IWU’s Marion campus into a low-debt, modern, student-focused facility. The addition of Ott Hall of Sciences and Nursing provides additional research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate faculty and students, includes an enlarged and enhanced simulation lab, and contains classrooms and labs for a variety of Health Sciences and Nursing needs.
IWU also offers adult and professional studies programs online and at regional sites in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The College of Adult and Professional Studies offers a vast number of online programs for students across the world. Additionally, each education center is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, computers, electronic library access, and study rooms. Additional partnerships across the country provide further physical locations for students of these programs.
The University’s mission is to change the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership. IWU employs a well-credentialed faculty that annually receives national and international recognition for teaching, research, and creative performance. Many hold national leadership positions in their respective fields.
IWU’s Center for Life Calling and Career earned a national reputation for excellence rooted in groundbreaking research and innovative application. These entities provide counseling, testing, and mentoring at key transition points during the college experience to help students identify their unique sense of calling, purpose, and career fit.
IWU’s John Wesley Honors College, which is recognized as a national leader in collegiate honors education, attracts students each year who have graduated at the very top of their high school classes and have scored in the highest percentiles nationally in SAT and ACT scores. IWU faculty members have received awards from Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Student Advocate.
Indiana Wesleyan University has 22 intercollegiate sports teams and participates in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC), and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Recent teams have competed in national championships in Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Competitive Cheer, Softball, Baseball, Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Esports.
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MACE
The mace, a stylized modification of an ancient war club, serves as the symbol of jurisdiction and authority based on moral and intellectual leadership of the university, administration and faculty. The Indiana Wesleyan University mace is hand-carved of cherry in a triangular design. The headpiece contains the current university seal, accompanied by carvings of the original seal of Marion College and the Administration Building entrance.
PHOTO INFORMATION
A professional photographer will take two individual photos of all graduates as they cross the stage. Students will be given an opportunity to purchase prints by mail within a couple of weeks following the ceremony.
To avoid confusion with the procession of graduates, we ask that you take any pictures from your seats. Thank you. If you have any questions, an usher will be glad to assist you.