2023 - 230 Commencement

Prelude

COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 2:30 p.m.

Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Accompanist, Division of Music

Processional

Welcome

*Invocation

Alleluia, Sing to Jesus

Music by Roland Prichard

Words by William Dix

Arranged by Mark Hayes

Commencement Address

Don’t Just Trust Me

Presentation of Candidates

Conferring of Degrees

Testimonial

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39

Sir Edward Elgar

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

President

Mr. Frank Zeng

Assistant Professor

DeVoe School of Business

Dr. Rebecca Barnard

Director of Music Therapy

Division of Music

Dr. David Horsager

Chief Executive Officer

Trust Edge Leadership Institute

Dr. Mike Manning

Vice President of Academic Affairs

College of Adult and Professional Studies

Dr. Jon S. Kulaga

Mr. Michael Cumberworth

Bachelor of Science

Accounting

Alumni Induction Ceremony

Dr. Scott Turcott University Advancement Consultant

Mr. Michael Flanagin Associate Professor of Music and Chair, Division of Music

To God Be The Glory

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

Refrain:

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

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

Refrain

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

Refrain

Written by Fanny Crosby Tune by William Howard Doane

Mr. Eric Whitaker Academic Advisor

Learner Success Selections

Ms. Deborah Myers, Organ

**Audience remains seated until the recessional has concluded Mace Bearer - Dr. Terry Gunter, Dean

Name Readers - Dr. Nate Foster, Dr. Reuben Rubio, and Dr. Shelley Webb

*Hymn

*Benediction

**Recessional

*Audience Standing

GRADUATES

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

School of Service & Leadership

Mayra Elizabeth López Navarro

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business

Dylan Adams

Theological Studies

Computer Information Technology

Shalay A. Agbasi Business

Kaitlen Dawn Allen Business

Newstacky Altime Business

Adrian Alwine

Austin Max Anderson

Computer Information Technology

Public Service & Management

Matthew R. Andy Business

Nathan R. Autenrieb Business

Krystal E. Baker-Walton Accounting

Megan Kaylee Belschner Business

Michelle Bodem Business

Tiffany D. Bosley Business

Jewel Marie Brown Accounting

Vera Brunnemer Accounting

Stacey L. Butterfield Business

Stephanie Callahan Business

Lisa M. Camacho Accounting

Omara Justine Campbell

Computer Information Technology

Aleah Carlisle Business

Kendra Charles Business

Belinda Chavira Business

Tiffany R. Churn Accounting

Kiara Deanna Kay Cole Business

Marissa Kay Cover Accounting

Regina S. Cummings Business

Darrick Daniel Curran Business

Daniel Cole Dailey Business

Andrea M. DaRosa

Computer Information Technology

Nathaniel Daughenbaugh Business

Cheryl De La Cruz Reyes

Computer Information Technology

Bradley William Denton Business

Luis A. Diaz Business

Dawn T. Donaldson

Computer Information Technology

Dana Elaine Dorsey Business

Kimberly Jamill Dumas Business

Cody Garrett Ellis

Public Service & Management

Kelsey Louise Engstrom Accounting

Gregory Ewer

Computer Information Technology

Samantha Jo Fisher Business

Connor J. Forbes

Computer Information Technology

Nicholas J. Gabbard Accounting

Tamara Deane Garner Business

Scott Phillip Giggie Business

Susan Glover Accounting

Rickara A. Grundy Business

Brian Haddix

Public Service & Management

Jewel M. Hall Business

Tianna Hampton Business

Janae Denise Hardin Business

Dorothy Haymond Business

Tonya Denise Hellard Business

Kaley Quinn Henry Business

Andrèa Monique Hinen Business

Jacob Allen Howard

Computer Information Technology

Precious Jaz-lyn Tyae Jackson Business

Christopher I. James Business

Shalonda M. Jiles Business

Deborah K. Johnson Business

Donise Raynel Johnson Business

Scott Karl Johnson Business

Omar K. Johnson, Jr.

Computer Information Technology

Gregory M. Kenny, Jr. Business

Alexandra Nicole King Business

Rebecca Kopatz

Computer Information Technology

Daniel R. Ladage Accounting

Kaitlin E. Lenz-Cummings

Computer Information Technology

Audrey Lofton Accounting

Monica Teresa Loggans Business

Maria Pia Munoz Martinez Business

Nicole C. Massie Business

April C. Maynor-Foster Business

Michael Foye McClain

Alvin Fano Midallia, Jr.

Thomas C. Miller

Computer Information Technology

Public Service & Management

Public Service & Management

Andrew J. Morehouse Business

Damon E. Morehouse Business

DeVontay Moseley, Sr. Accounting

Brandy Lynn Mudd Business

Melissa Dianne Mullis Business

Jamaria L. O'Bannon

Public Service & Management

Blessing Odudu Ogunmade-Olabode Business

Kennedy S. Christmas Okere Business

Olutimilehin Olatunji Olaniyi Accounting

Brittany Michelle Oldham Business

LaShanta L. Pearson Business

Phoebe Siaheid Plair Accounting

Caleb Pointer Business

Andrew C.S. Powers

Computer Information Technology

Tyra Marie Price Business

Carlos Brandon Ramirez

Public Service & Management

Erica L. Rayburn Business

David Mitchell Rector

Computer Information Technology

Camio L. Reyes Business

Stephanie Robinson Business

Elizabeth Ann Roell Business

Dennis Jay Ross

Public Service & Management

Stanley Saingelus Business

Cameron L. Sanders Business

Gabrielle Seagraves Business

Shelby Renae Shodlouski

Computer Information Technology

Tirani M. Simones Accounting

Jamesha L. Smith

Computer Information Technology

Keshia J. Smith Business

Shelby Steward Business

Victoria Y. Stout Accounting

Gina Dawn Sullivan Business

Autum Nicole Tahir Business

Amber M. Thomas Business

Kimberly Sue Thomas Business

Tonya Marie Thomas Business

Donald D. Thomas, Jr. Business

Kimberlee M. Tinker-Sanders Accounting

Samantha R. Tomac Business

Joseph M. Vugrin

Computer Information Technology

LaTora Annette Wardell Accounting

Jacqulyn C. Watts Business

Jordan Montez White Business

Areiana Marie Whiteside Business

Barbara Frances Williams Business

Carla Michelle' Williams Public Service & Management

Megan M. Wise Business

Brittany Ann Witt Business

Audra L. Wysinger Business

Division of Liberal Arts

Jodi R. Bernowski Integrative Studies

Hannah M. Carpenter Creative Digital Media

Joey Caven Integrative Studies

Nicole P. Cunningham Creative Digital Media

Monique Charrise Davis Integrative Studies

Morgan Taylor Dougherty Creative Digital Media

Ivy Green Integrative Studies

Austin Michael-Ray Huffine Integrative Studies

Jonathan Alexander Marcella Roldan Integrative Studies

Kaitlyn Molter Integrative Studies

Megan Nicole Poteet Integrative Studies

John Douglas Rhorer Creative Digital Media

Lawon Sherea Smith Integrative Studies

Tynithia Smith Integrative Studies

Adisyn G. Staggs Integrative Studies

Demitria D. Steward Integrative Studies

Kelly M. Stone Integrative Studies

Angie Wilhelm Integrative Studies

School of Educational Leadership

Marlene Aguirre Gonzalez

Linet J. Amakobe

Olivia Baca Quintana

Clarissa Barton

Chelsea Beatty

Melissa Jo Farrell

Maria Rachelle Fish

Shawnisha L. Glover

Amber Harris

Abigail SuAnne Johnson

Tierra Denise Lee

LaKeesha D. Myles

Jennifer Ann Nesler

Bailey Nichols

Makenzie Slatzer

Christina Martin Stamps

Caitlin M. Touratsos

Natalia Turben

Belinda Nkumongo Vunda

Racheal Williams

Shanrecca Nicole Willis

Nathan York

School of Service & Leadership

Detra T. Armstrong

Tami Biddle

Michelle Thea Braaksma

Mandisa Siti Broady-Warren

Tanisha Cannon

Erica Dawn Case

Amanda Joy Chandler

Lindsey Domokos

Ashley J. Williams Driscol

Cynthia Ann Earl

Robert C. Evans

Celina Sherie Evans

Melanie Lynne Fox

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Human Services

Alyx Gold

Jacqueline Beltran Gonzalez

Mahala Gail Green-Septiana

Kaytlynn N. Griffin

Kimberly J. Ham

Human Services

Christian Ministries

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Shelby Harper Human Services

Laura Dawn Headen

Levia Evette Heffner

Jennifer Marie Helle

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Charity Hernandez Human Services

DeSean Dalynn Hines

Criminal Justice

Alicia Hutchins Human Services

Latonya D. Jeter

Jerilyn Jones

Megan N. Joslyn

Taylor E. Kemp

Wade Thomas Killinger

Joshua David Kingsolver

Ro Rel Lian

Chelsea Brianna Lucas

Madeline Macaluso

Rita Masterson

Alicia Dawn Maxwell

Patience McCoy

Patricia McCoy

Joclyn M. McKinley

Courtney McKnight

Cori Carter Miller

Carolyn R. Alexander Moore

Mackenzie E. Moore

Shay Morris

Payton J. Niekamp

Sarah Jean O'Neill

Lalani Marie Peeples

Megan Elizabeth Peterson

Chelsie Marie Piggott

Darlene Crystal Prychidko

Cynthia Ray

Christian Ministry Leadership

Human Services

Christian Ministries

Christian Ministries

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Christian Ministry Leadership

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Human Services

Cassandra Reed Human Services

Carson Eric Rexroad

Kristianna Schaefering

Brittany Nicole Sheese

Emma Taylor Simendinger

Bridget N. Smiley

Melody Smith

Keyaira Shulece Spivey

Kailli D. Stacks

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Human Services

Kristen Stevenson Human Services

Rodney R. Strother

Brittany L. Sullivan

Tanairi Tapia

Rebecca J. Taylor

Kevin A. Tichenor, Sr.

Burlinda Tyson

Eric Michael Voss

Amaya Liddell Warren

Ashley Renee Watkins

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

DeVoe School of Business

Christian Ministries

Criminal Justice

Human Services

Human Services

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Christian Ministries

Human Services

Human Services

Eduard N. Abayev Information Technology

Brittney Jo Adams

Stephen Michael Akpan

Business Administration

Healthcare Administration

Michael J. Archambeault Summa Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Kim V. Bailey Summa Cum Laude Management

Amy Ballard Management

Holly Barrett Management

Timothy John Beaty Management

Kendra Beeler Management

Steven W. Begley Management

Justin M. Bell

Business Administration

Martika Denise Bell Cybersecurity

Jeanetta Bennett-Jones

Jaimeson Robert Lee Bigler

Michelle Bodem Magna Cum Laude

Jenny Mae Bowles

Jeremy Bremer

Aaron Brofford

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Norma Jean Bunton Cybersecurity

Erin Lynn Burchett

Cornelia P. Campbell

Business Administration

Business Administration

Kevin Robert Carsey Magna Cum Laude Cybersecurity

Luis Rodolfo Castillo Cum Laude Management

Desiree Jessica Chandler Accounting

Janice Clerkin Magna Cum Laude Accounting

Sheyla Marie Coleman Marketing

Tyler Dean Connor Healthcare Administration

Casey Conwell

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Jessica C. Cooper Accounting

Jaret Alexander Corwin Accounting

Truceilla Shyvon Cox Management

Amanda Cox-Jordan Management

Mitchell Payton Ross Crouch Accounting

Michael Thomas Cumberworth Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Jared Alexander David Management

Madison Davis

Cum Laude Marketing

Colleen Ann Davis-Pearson Management

Crystal Leiffer Deaton

Business Administration

LaQuetta M. Dedmon Marketing

Emmanuel Rogelio De'Llano Management

Rebecca A. Dempley

Ashley Rose Dent

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Business Administration

Adam Glenn Dickerson Accounting

Rebecca Dillon

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Britni Douglass Accounting

Stephenie Downs Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Spencer F. Druckenbroad

Cum Laude Cybersecurity

Stacey Anne Drury Cum Laude Management

Ian J. Eady

Gabrielle Edwards

Global Security & Strategy Management

Business Administration

Callie Angeline Ellis Accounting

Kimberly L. Engelau Accounting

Tiffany Enriquez

Cum Laude Management

Alexsis Eubanks Accounting

Lora Oxley Evans

Jason E. Fanning

Khalil E. Farah

Cum Laude Management

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Business Administration

Lisa Kymm Ferguson Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Sonja Fishleigh Magna Cum Laude

Business Administration

Jamie N. Foster Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Jhedelle D. Fowles, Sr.

Shelby N. Frazier

Healthcare Administration

Cum Laude Aviation Management

Salena Nast Freeman Magna Cum Laude

Azia S. Frierson

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Michelle L. Frost Accounting

Courtney Gatto Healthcare Administration

Levi Glendenning

Rush Godspower-Odiong

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Magna Cum Laude Management

Kayanna Lee Gray

Whitney A. Hale

Steven Hampton

Business Administration

Healthcare Administration

Global Security & Strategy Management

Joshua Ilya Haring-Kaye Summa Cum Laude Cybersecurity

Cynthia K. Harris

Business Administration

Dwight M. Harvey Management

Daniel Hatfield Magna Cum Laude Marketing

Dreya A. Hayden

Kearis M. Hill

Business Administration

Business Administration

Monica Jo Hill-Sumlin Management

Kierra Hopkins Business Administration

Timothy J. Horton

Megan Marie Hughes

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Cum Laude Marketing

Carrie Hunter Cum Laude Management

Atinuke O. Ikudabo

Cleopatra Faith Lucas Jackson

Taylor J. James

Ginny L. Jenkins

Tonya La'Shawn Jenkins

Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Healthcare Administration

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Taylor R. Jensen Cybersecurity

Clifton A. Johnson

David Anthony Johnson

Information Technology

Business Administration

Jocelyn Tamara Jean Johnson Accounting

Forestine M. Kennedy Magna Cum Laude

Ali Nicole Kinder

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Shelbi Ann Kirby Cum Laude Accounting

Raymond S. Knous Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Amanda Knox Accounting

Kemuel J. Laudermilch

Business Administration

Anjuli Hema Laughlin Cum Laude Cybersecurity

Christina Hornung Lawyer Magna Cum Laude Management

Heather N. Lee

Information Technology

Michael Ray Lirot Accounting

Tyler Alexander Luber Accounting

David Daniel Lutz

Healthcare Administration

Eugene Paul Martin Management

Matthew R. Martinelle

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Gabriella Martinez Cybersecurity

James Louis Matzke Management

Mercedes McClung Marketing

Joselyn N. McClure Management

Ryan N. McDaniel Management

Tina Marie McIntire-Revak Cum Laude

Shalande Francia Midy

Business Administration

Business Administration

Meghan Ann Miller Accounting

Michael S. Moon

Brittany E. Moore

Cierra Danielle Moore

Cum Laude

Business Administration

Business Administration

Business Administration

Victoria L. Morales Accounting

Johel Steven Mora-Monge

Shelby Leeanna Morgenthaler

Business Information Systems

Business Administration

Katelyn Rose Murphy Management

Priscilla May Nickerson

Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Carla Sue O'Connell Management

Joy Olivetti Magna Cum Laude

Kayla L. Park

Business Administration

Summa Cum Laude Cybersecurity

Megan Nicole Perrin Accounting

LaTasha M. Perry

Business Administration

Téa Monique Phillips Management

Marissa Irene Pickering Accounting

Tristan H. Piercy

Tyrone G. Postell, Jr.

Summa Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Joshua Nicholas Pugh Marketing

Eric Scott Rainbolt Cybersecurity

Amber Nichol Ramseier Accounting

Julie Ratliff Accounting

Trevor L. Reinholt

Leah Nicole Reinitz Magna Cum Laude

Business Administration

Business Administration

Dionne Rich-Jordan Management

Matthew Roach

Alesa L. Rogan

Information Technology

Healthcare Administration

Chrystal Lynn Rollison Cum Laude Management

Catherine Eileen Garnsey Ross

Business Administration

Michael J. Ross Magna Cum Laude Management

Joseph D. Sage Information Technology

Heather Rose Sandlin Management

Jenae D. Scearce Accounting

Keli Schroeder

Andrew Joseph Seagrave

Business Administration

Business Administration

Joshua Jacob Sgro Management

Sabrina Kelley Sgro Magna Cum Laude Management

Wyatt T. Shannon Cum Laude

Business Administration

Jodie Shaver Accounting

Amanda M. Sheets

Cybersecurity

Christina Shubrick Management

Jane M. Sickels

Business Administration

Jordan Thomas Edmond Silvers Magna Cum Laude Accounting

Brittney N. Smith Accounting

Malinda Ann Smith Cum Laude

Tiffany M. Smith

Healthcare Administration

Healthcare Administration

Andrew Jaehyun Sohn Summa Cum Laude Accounting

Stephanie Spista

Healthcare Administration

Rebecca Mae Stamper Accounting

Emmie Stanifer Magna Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Calvin Stein Accounting

Whitney Streble

Kurtis Stinson

Business Administration

Business Administration

Peter D. Sturgeon Magna Cum Laude Accounting

Laura A. Suppes

Fatima Tamayo Gonzalez

Claudius Manneh Teah-Peters

Russell Lee Terry, Jr.

Business Administration

Business Administration

Cybersecurity

Business Information Systems

Jesse Lee Thacker Management

Patrick N. Thompson Cum Laude Management

Shadow Trent

Business Administration

Aaliyah Jessica Tufts Management

Tiana Michelle Turner Cum Laude

Tyler Van Wyk

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Nicholas Alexander Pappas Vanover Management

Ke'Aira Nekole Vaughn

Laine M. Vincent

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Lorraine Weatherly Accounting

Bianca Patrice Webb Accounting

Courtney Weintraut

Hannah Michelle Whittemore Summa Cum Laude

Kristen L. Wilcoxson

Business Administration

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Johnetta Marie Williams Accounting

Kemba Jeanette Williams Management

Deyandra Williams

Cheyenne Marie Wilson Cum Laude

Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Bridgette Yvette Worthy Management

Jesse Leslie Wright

Sally Elizabeth York Magna Cum Laude

Tiffany Anne Young

Division of Liberal Arts

Oluwasegun Adebayo

Global Security & Strategy Management

Business Administration

Business Administration

Integrative Studies

Rhoda D. Adusei Integrative Studies

Matthew Moore Anderson Integrative Studies

Stephanie Angela Arevalo Integrative Studies

Brittinie Anne Nicole Arrowood Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Stefanie LeeAnn Belote Integrative Studies

Justin D. Bosley Integrative Studies

Angela West Bray Integrative Studies

Alex Baxter Carlin Integrative Studies

Melissa Carpenter Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Sarah Elizabeth Curtis Integrative Studies

Steven W. Debner Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Andreea Cristiana Decker Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Linda Everett Integrative Studies

Jason A. Ferguson Integrative Studies

Lya Coelho Sudario Silva Fonteles Integrative Studies

Adrianna Laura Fox Integrative Studies

Marie Ann Fox Integrative Studies

Ariel Boyd Gildon Integrative Studies

Kristi Rene Graves Integrative Studies

Chad Alan Hemsoth Integrative Studies

Aisha Shewain Hodges Integrative Studies

Alexis Fay Inocencio Integrative Studies

Jennifer Lynn Kriger Magna Cum Laude Communication

William J. Lilly Integrative Studies

Randall E. Long Integrative Studies

Nathan Mabry Integrative Studies

Laura McIntyre Magna Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Shana Marie Messmore Communication

Angelica Mullen Integrative Studies

Samantha Michelle Murvine Integrative Studies

Lasima Olaiya Packett Communication

Bobbi Louise Parsons Integrative Studies

Natalie S. Rozier Integrative Studies

Jeanne Anne Schwartz Communication

Shawndel J. Shaw Integrative Studies

Michelle Trikilis-Withrow Integrative Studies

Lauren Asheton Trommer Integrative Studies

Amy Lynn Warner Cum Laude Integrative Studies

Joshua David Watts Integrative Studies

Candice LaCole Whitlock Integrative Studies

Martha L. Wolf Summa Cum Laude Communication

School of Educational Leadership

Teresa A. Bohman

Bobbi A. Burkhart

Candida D. Campbell

Nakisha R. Gaddie

Lori Ann Grimm

Stephanie S. Haverstock

Megan L. Hawk

Yvonna Jean Holmes

Yashica Bernstine Johnson

Brook Elise Kinsey

Angela J. Knight

Jodie Kay Mason Magna Cum Laude

Karianne Padilla-Lizama Magna Cum Laude

Tiffany Michelle Sanches Magna Cum Laude

Kayla Renee Schenkel Summa Cum Laude

Whitley Denise Thacker

Jacqueline N. Wood Cum Laude

Courtney Worrell

School of Service & Leadership

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education

Antwan D. Amey Biblical Studies

Carley Anderson Addictions Counseling

Andrew Clinton Barker Magna Cum Laude Addictions Counseling

Linda Marie Bauers

Chad Joseph Bennett

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Biblical Studies

Organizational Leadership

Valerie Karen Berry Summa Cum Laude Human Services

Stephanie Ann Boles Summa Cum Laude Human Services

Brianna Brackett

Nicholas J. Branson

Jillian R. Browder

Psychology of Human Relations

Criminal Justice

Cum Laude Addictions Counseling

Joshua Aaron Burkman Magna Cum Laude Organizational Leadership

Kenny B. Burnett Human Services

Alyssa Fionna Burns

Cum Laude

Psychology of Human Relations

Amanda Campbell Addictions Counseling

Penny J. Carroll

Theresa A. Caruso

Cum Laude

Jennifer M. Chapman Magna Cum Laude

Psychology of Human Relations

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Delsa D. Christian Organizational Leadership

Nicole Shantel Clark

Cheyenne Paige Collins

Brandon R. Culver

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Stephanie Marie Curry Summa Cum Laude

Mari C. Dean

Trina Danette Dixon

Jennifer Dragoo

Megan Nicole Drury

Anita S. England

Jacob A. Estes

Anjelah Patrice Evans

Maggie C. Genrich

Jessica Graf

Sarah Elizabeth Hardin

Lawrence D. Hargraves

Cassandra Yvonne Harrison

Madison Diane Henderson

Makayla M. Horvath

William Darnell Howell-Bey

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Coy J. Hutcherson Cum Laude

Jana Mae Kemper

Bradley A. Kiefer

Elizabeth Ann King

Shala King

Kristi L. Kunze

Karyn Leftridge-Collins

Joshua Kirk Littlefield

Destinie Lockett

KeAnna R. Lott

Yvette Arlene Luster

Nicole Renee Martin

Christopher C. McCollum

Kayla M. Medlin

Valerie Eckhoff Melendez

Amber L. Mounce

Janelle Ranee Mulkey

Leanne Newsome

Shaun Panek

Sharon Lynn Peeno

Tricia Michelle Potts

Madison Elizabeth Powell

Garrett Channing Prewitt

Leah D. Pruett

LaTanya Richardson

Ciera M. Robinson

Kennedy Lynn Ross

Jodi Mae Smith

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Douglas Earl-William Taylor II Cum Laude

Katrina M. Tinsley

Sara Rae Trujillo

Biblical Studies

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Human Services

International Relations

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Human Services

Addictions Counseling

Human Services

Biblical Studies

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Criminal Justice

Psychology of Human Relations

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Psychology of Human Relations

Addictions Counseling

Psychology of Human Relations

Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies

Criminal Justice

Addictions Counseling

Addictions Counseling

Psychology of Human Relations

Criminal Justice

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Human Services

Criminal Justice

Addictions Counseling

Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies

Addictions Counseling

Addictions Counseling

Biblical Studies

Psychology of Human Relations

Organizational Leadership

Psychology of Human Relations

Psychology of Human Relations

Criminal Justice

Psychology of Human Relations

Addictions Counseling

Psychology of Human Relations

Shawna K. Turpin

Cum Laude

Joale Alesia Tyree Cum Laude

Larry A. Upshaw, Sr.

Addictions Counseling

Psychology of Human Relations

Organizational Leadership

Ashley LeAnn Tucker Wade Human Services

Bobby Ward Addictions Counseling

Holly Noel Weston

Psychology of Human Relations

Nyoka White Criminal Justice

Angelique Emily Wilson Human Services

Grace Wilson

Psychology of Human Relations

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE

School of Nursing

Smith Mforsong Acha

Mayowa Mary Adesiyan

Barbara Adkins

James Cameron Alley

Margit Bloesing Anderson

Ashley Barney

Corey Lynn Baughn

Nadia Tehzeeb Boyer

Jenine Anne Bradley

Mary Ann Bremer

Jennifer K. Brown

Kelsie Ann Buehne

Velma Nichole Butler

Larisa Buzadji

Dawn M. Calabrese

Amber Carmichael

Sarah R. Cave

Haley L. Cline

Christa Carter Copeland

Emily R. Cox

Nathan M. Crawford

Teona Evonne Dandridge

Sherrish Denise Davis

Mirna Elizette De Leon

Kasaundra N. Doggett

Amber Nicole Drake

Laine Elizabeth Duke

Brooke A. Dumstorff

Jenny Ann Egan

Katelin M. Escamilla

Caitlyn Fishell

Senetra C. Garner

Theresa Rose Golden

Kyli Nicole Hall

Madonna L. Harris

Tammy D. Hatcher

Kara Anne Howard

Stacy A. Hughes

Jennifer Marie Johnson

Sierra Nichole Jones Cum Laude

Tamara L. Jones

Ellie Kaeb

Wendy L. Kelty

Suja Khatiwada

Mariama Aminata Khellah

Shannon Lee Kidd

Maria Kinas

Betty Kleri

Christy M. Koester

Pamela Jo LaMaster

Cynthia Langat

Sabrina C. Lyons

Vicki Macuga

Dimple Malik

Danielle Manley

Justina Annette Martin

Sheryl Denise Matthews

Amanda Sue May

Chelsea Jane McCarty

Michele A. McCracken

Megan Jo McNally

Brooke Nicole McVay

Deborah Sue Medina

Destiny Meredith

Edward Moore

Jameila Morgan

Jessica Anice Morgan

Lisha Lynn Morris

Nannette M. Morrison Magna Cum Laude

Cynthia Murdock

Liam Patrick Murphy

Britni Murray

Billie Nicoson

Emily Paige

Sara Marie Perrin

Chyna Piotrowski

Daisie Mae Poe

Sydney C. Pohlman

Kalia Prevost

Chantel Prince Cum Laude

Myla Ann Ramsey

Patricia Jolene Randall

Kelli Serene Rebone Cum Laude

Lakyshia T. Reed

Amber Rhodes

Jacob M. Rice

Sharlene Marie Ruiz Magna Cum Laude

April M. Sandberg

Timothy Patrick Sanford

Berlinda Selke

Dianna Renee Shaw

LaCorrea Sheik-Ahmed

Kim Aline Shivalec

Yvonne Teresa Smith

Emily Solly Cum Laude

Beth Anne Stephan

Stacy Stephen

Nicole Ranae Steury

Maya Subedi

Sara D. Taylor

Tanesha Nicole Tolliver

Deanna Michele Tomaszewski

Alejandra Toth

Laura C. Turner

Jessica Vanderlaan

Christina M. Vanderpool

Ashley Nicole VanHeukelum

Amanda Vogel

Erika Michelle Waszczak

Tara Christian Webb

Kara Renea Weyhe

Jo'Landa R. Williams

Ginger K. Workman

Amber M. Yoder

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

School of Service & Leadership

Margaret O. Adeniyi Social Work

James Alderson II Social Work

Helena C. Almeida Social Work

Stephanie A. Bandy Social Work

Sarah Michelle Beery Cum Laude Social Work

Jaime Michelle Byers Social Work

Sachea T. Chin Social Work

Alena B. Clark Social Work

Kyra E. Contreras Cum Laude Social Work

Emily Kirsten Cowart Magna Cum Laude

Missty D. Drollinger Cum Laude

Jackie Fisher Magna Cum Laude

Shelia Nichole Gottschalk

Teresa M. Hall

Jennifer N. Hathcoat Summa Cum Laude

Alyssa Lauren Henderson Cum Laude

Teddi Anne Keith

Shelbey Kramer

Jessica L. Manuel

Natalie May

Kimberly Danielle Mayo Magna Cum Laude

Renee Marie McDaniel

Brandy Mitchell

Simone Houston Moore

Jennifer Amanda Morrison

January Lee Newport Cum Laude

Lora Selle

Cassie A. Shattuck Magna Cum Laude

Kelsey Sizemore

Jennifer Lynn Snapp

McKenzie Lynn Southern

Lewis Jacob Speaks Cum Laude

Darrell H. Strickland

Work

Work

Kathrine M. Sullivan Social Work

Lauren M. Tarleton Summa Cum Laude Social Work

Maegan N. Thompson Social Work

Michelle R. Thompson Social Work

Amanda Marie Tucker Social Work

Krystine Waits Social Work

LaKrysta Webster Social Work

Lori Williams Social Work

Rebecca Lynn Wire Social Work

Rhonda M. Wright Cum Laude Social Work

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

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Dr. David Horsager

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

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

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

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 RECOGNITION

Phi Alpha – Eta Theta Iota Chapter, International honor society in Social Work - Members are identified by intertwined blue and gold cords. Sigma Theta Tau – Eta Chi Chapter, International Honor Society of Nursing - Members are identified by lavender and white intertwined cords.

MILITARY RECOGNITION CORDS

Graduates and faculty who are veterans or active members of the United States Military or National Guard are recognized with a red, white, and blue cord.

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.

THE ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic regalia worn on formal occasions in American colleges and universities is rooted in the medieval traditions of the great thirteenth century universities of EuropeParis, Bologna, Cambridge, and Oxford. The use of gowns, caps, and hoods reminds us of the honorable antecedents of academic life. They link the clerical dignity and importance of teaching and scholarship in the past to the vibrant life of the university in the present and are emblems of a purposeful future for university graduates.

In 1895, American universities agreed on a uniform system of academic dress. This code was revised in 1932 by the American Council on Education, but the various and distinctive local university traditions of more recent years have added great color and a variety of styles to the academic procession. The academic story is usually told in the distinctive style and color of gown, cap, and hood.

The Gown: The flowing black habit of the medieval cleric has become the normative black academic robe. It once gave warmth to the wearer in unheated monastery buildings of stone. The robe for the bachelor’s degree is usually plain with pointed sleeves. The robe for the master’s degree has long closed sleeves with a slit at the arm. The doctor’s robe has full bell sleeves with a facing of velvet on the front and velvet chevrons on the sleeve. The velvet is either black or in the color representing the appropriate academic discipline.

Robe colors other than black are the colors of the sponsoring university. The President’s robe is decorated with a dark blue panel and four chevrons on the sleeves representing the office of the president. The medallion worn by the President is a replica of the University seal and is made of sterling silver with a gold overlay.

The Cap: Most caps are in the traditional pattern of the square “mortarboard” set on the monk’s skull cap. The tassel is either black or in the color of the academic discipline. Doctors’ caps usually have a tassel of gold and vary from the traditional square to a velvet in three, four, or eight points.

The Hood: Originally a true hood for covering the head in wind and weather, the academic hood is now the colorful story of the scholar’s academic life. The hood is faced with velvet of a color representing the academic discipline. The trim and lining, often with a chevron in a second color inside the hood, is the color of the sponsoring university.

One can identify the academic discipline by the color of the velvet face trim on the hood:

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

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

With a current enrollment of more than 11,000 students, IWU is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 30 Regional Universities in the Midwest. IWU is one of the largest institutions in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the 2nd largest private university in the state of Indiana.

IWU is organized into three Principal Academic Units:

•The College of Adult and Professional Studies: Providing educational opportunities for working adults through instruction at locations in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio and across the globe through online instruction, the College of Adult and Professional Studies serves approximately 8,500 students, with cutting edge undergraduate and graduate programs relevant to today’s workplace.

•The College of Arts and Sciences: Founded on a traditional, residential educational model enriched by innovative instructional programs, the College of Arts and Sciences serves approximately 2,200 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 80 liberal arts, pre-professional and professional major fields.

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

During the past three decades, new construction and renovation have transformed IWU’s Marion campus into a low-debt, modern, student-focused facility. The addition of Ott Hall of Sciences and Nursing provides additional research opportunities for undergraduate faculty and students, houses the School of Nursing, including an enlarged and enhanced simulation lab, and the School of Health Sciences’ classrooms and labs. IWU also offers adult and professional studies programs and conference services at 10 regional sites in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

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

The University’s mission is to change the world by developing students in character, scholarship and leadership. IWU employs a well-credentialed faculty that annually receives national and international recognition for teaching, research and creative performance. Many hold national leadership positions in their respective fields.

IWU’s Center for Life Calling and Leadership earned a national reputation for excellence rooted in groundbreaking research and innovative application. The Center’s work continues through the Life Calling Research Institute and the School of Life Calling and Integrative Learning. These entities provide counseling, testing, and mentoring at key transition points during the college experience to help students identify their unique sense of calling, purpose and career fit.

IWU’s John Wesley Honors College, which is recognized as a national leader in collegiate honors education, attracts students each year who have graduated at the very top of their high school classes and have scored in the highest percentiles nationally in SAT and ACT scores.

IWU faculty members have received awards from Fulbright, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Student Advocate.

Indiana Wesleyan University has 21 intercollegiate sports teams and participates in the Crossroads League (CL), the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), and the Mid-South Conference (MSC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Recent teams have competed in NAIA national championships in Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Swimming and Diving, Competitive Cheer, Softball, Baseball, Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Track and Field, and Men’s and Women’s Tennis.

PHOTO INFORMATION

A professional photographer will take two individual photos of all graduates, one posed photo prior to and one as their degrees are awarded. Students will be given an opportunity to purchase prints by mail within a couple of weeks following the ceremony.

To avoid confusion with the procession of graduates, we ask that you take any pictures from your seats. Thank you. If you have any questions, an usher will be glad to assist you.