Fontbonne University Commencement Program 2021

CO M M E N CE M E NT MAY

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2021

WELCOME

Congratulations to each of you on this special day! In order to ensure everyone’s enjoyment, we ask that you observe the following guidelines.

Ticketed guests will be escorted to their seats in order to ensure appropriate distancing. If you need to use accessible seating, please ask for assistance from a commencement volunteer. Only the graduating students and those participating in the ceremony are permitted to be within the stanchioned seating area at any time. For those unable to attend the ceremony, it will be simulcast live online.

Visit www.fontbonne.edu/commencement to link to the live stream.

In order to keep distractions to a minimum, please turn off the ringer on your cell phone and avoid loud conversations with fellow guests so that everyone may hear the speakers’ presentations and the graduates’ names as they are announced.

Masks and social distancing are required for the duration of your time on campus.

Restrooms are located on the main floors of Anheuser Busch Hall and East Hall.

Fontbonne University is a tobacco and smoke-free campus, including the use of e-cigarettes.

A professional photographer will take individual pictures of all graduates as they cross the stage to receive their diplomas.

At the end of the ceremony, graduates will exit directly to the Golden Meadow to ring the bell. Please remain seated until all graduates have processed out. You may meet your graduates in parking lot E on the side of Medaille Hall, for a professional photo opportunity.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation!

WWW.FONTBONNE.EDU/COMMENCEMENT

CE R E M O N I E S

CEREMONY 1 Beginning at 9 a.m.

Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education Department of Social Work

Invocation ...................................................................................................... Morgan Murphy, B.S. ’21 Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................................................. Maria Dietrich

Class of '22

Welcome and Introduction ......................................................................... Karen Gedera, B.A. '65

Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Address ............................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Presentation of Degrees ............................................................................ Adam Weyhaupt, Ph.D.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Degrees ...................................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Welcome to the Alumni Association .............................. Candance Taylor, B.S. ’12, M.S. ’18

President of the Fontbonne University Alumni Board

Alumni Chain Ceremony................................................................................ Announced Students Benediction ........................................................................................... Josephine Arens, B.S.W. ‘21

CEREMONY 2 Beginning at 12 p.m.

Department of Education/Special Education Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Invocation ..................................................................................................... Abigail Grumich, B.A. ‘21 Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................................................. Maria Dietrich

Class of '22

Welcome and Introduction ......................................................................... Karen Gedera, B.A. '65

Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Address ............................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Presentation of Degrees ............................................................................ Adam Weyhaupt, Ph.D.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Degrees ...................................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Welcome to the Alumni Association .............................. Candance Taylor, B.S. ’12, M.S. ’18

President of the Fontbonne University Alumni Board

Alumni Chain Ceremony................................................................................ Announced Students Benediction .......................................................................................................... Shirlene Hilt, B.S. ‘21

CEREMONY 3 Beginning at 3 p.m.

Department of Business Administration Department of Fashion Merchandising

Invocation ........................................................................................................ Sarah Bauman, B.S. ‘21 Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................................................. Maria Dietrich

Class of '22

Welcome and Introduction ......................................................................... Karen Gedera, B.A. '65

Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Address ............................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Presentation of Degrees ............................................................................ Adam Weyhaupt, Ph.D.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Degrees ...................................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Alumni Hood Award ..................................................................................... Sarah Bauman, B.S. '21 Welcome to the Alumni Association .............................. Candance Taylor, B.S. ’12, M.S. ’18

President of the Fontbonne University Alumni Board

Alumni Chain Ceremony................................................................................ Announced Students Benediction .................................................................................................... Sophia Cruthis, B.S. ‘21

CEREMONY 4 Beginning at 6 p.m.

Department of Biological and Behavioral Sciences Department of Fine Arts Department of Humanities Department of Math and Computer Science

Invocation .............................................................................. Katherine (Kate) Kavanaugh, B.S. ‘21 Star-Spangled Banner ................................................................................................. Maria Dietrich

Class of '22

Welcome and Introduction ......................................................................... Karen Gedera, B.A. '65

Chair, Board of Trustees

Commencement Address ............................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Presentation of Degrees ............................................................................ Adam Weyhaupt, Ph.D.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Conferring of Degrees ...................................................................... Nancy Blattner, Ph.D., CSJA

President

Welcome to the Alumni Association .............................. Candance Taylor, B.S. ’12, M.S. ’18

President of the Fontbonne University Alumni Board

Alumni Chain Ceremony................................................................................ Announced Students Benediction ................................................................................................... Darion Williams, B.A. ‘21

G R AD UATE D EG R E E S

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Master of Arts Edward J. Giganti Julie Hilboldt* Daniel Tripp Krause*

Alexandra Laurita Kayla Marie MaGraw* Rachel Simone Mitchell

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Shanshan Tian* Melissa Trepa* Lina Zhang

Master of Arts in Teaching Carlyn Moore

Master of Fine Arts Julie Hilboldt

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Victoria Keller

Xi Wang*

Master of Science Hind Abdullah M. Alqasem Amanda Elizabeth Benson* Ashwini Kumar Boddapati Lijuan Cao

David Kolmer Trisha Marri* Mary Jude Schmitz* Farooq Syed

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Dual Degrees

*2020 Graduate

Ranjit Tatapudi* Aigner Watkins*

BONNIE AND L.B. ECKELKAMP COLLEGE OF GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Master of Business Administration Shervana Shenae Adeshina Susanna J. Buhlinger Kalyn Gabbard* Min He Yingzhi He Matthew R. Hicks* Zhihong Huang*

Colin Lee Daniel Wayne McElroy* Jennifer Denise Miller Godfred Ansah Owusu Ngoc Pham* Donna Darlene Scheppler* Moazam Shahid

Isabel Sippo* Lane Bennett Smith Lucas V. Summers Min Sun Linda Ayerley Tettey Stephanie Wright

Master of Management and Leadership Colton Ferguson

Nicholas Anthony Rothweiler*

Master of Science Kyle B. Eaton Kenneth J. Hanff Mikel Alexander Hansen* Christa Jo Hollensteiner*

Mona Ranjbaran Jalili* Christopher Karl Kettinger* Nicholas P. Kiser* Sean McGee

John L, Nelson* Jason W. Romero Lauren Taylor Russell Kristyn Danielle Siegel*

Supply Chain Management Certificate Ekaterina V. Stanimirova

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Dual Degrees

*2020 Graduate

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS Doctor of Education Paula Gross Janice Marie Johnson

Rebecca Lauren Miller Jennifer Moore

Master of Arts Jordan John Alberici* Taylor Marie Aurand* Carla N. Batista Brooke Beismann* Karen Bruning Jennifer Burghoff* Ashley Byrd* Afnan Chikhani* Heather Maye Cloud* Katherine Collier Karen Coulombe Emily A. Cullmann* Lauren Dick* Samantha Rita Findley*

Lauren Fonzo* Taylor Ann-Marie Fortner Jacqueline Garcia-Closky Emily Haley* Margaret Horrigan* Rachel Kennedy Cassandra N. Lanni Alexandra Lavrentieva Stephanie Nicole Lige'* Patricia Clara Mantia* Sydney Matook Elizabeth Matthews* Jacob McEntire Hunter Mumaw*

Michelle Nagly Stephanie Ochoa Olivia Reagan* Jonah Richardson* Julia Ring Brett Rutledge Meghan Elizabeth Ruzicka Lauren Salisbury* Sasa Stanojevic* Christopher John Stewart* Genevieve Vazquez Taylor Anne Wright-Connors*

Master of Arts in Teaching Emily Shea Andes Shirmel K. Bell* Forrest G. Booth Jr. Jodi Bradley* Amber Burgdorf*

Jodi L. Fernandes* Heather Fitzsimmons* Angela R. Hicks* Greg Kellerman* Alexandra King

Naomi Kay Lancaster Mercedes D. Moore* Brigid Scherer* Tracy Shelley Christi Verble

Master of Science Haileigh Armbrust Bryce Baker Alexandria Barker RuthAnn Margaret Barns Erin Bass Amanda Leann Baum Morganne Rae Blechle Brianna L. Britton Shelby Nicole Callahan Danielle Critzas Eric Dalbey Clarissa Dingus Ashley Marie Edwards Gabrielle Greer

Lydia Griffith Kate Elizabeth Haberberger Elizabeth Haldeman Kathryn Ruth Hessi Rebecca Maria Howard Emily Marie Johnson Sarah Anne Johnson Abigail Leanhart Elyssa Male Hannah Leigh Maliszewski Elena Menzel Nataley Renea Merz Macy Jo Milledge Frederick Lena Marie Minton

Lauren Michelle Murphy Laura Ousley Jacey Lee Elnora Pate Morgan Alexandra Patterson Kelsey Randle Leah Elizabeth Rider Kailyn Rozell Kateri R. Vaughn Rachael Velius* Sarah Marie Vreibel Elizabeth Buckley Walker Abigail E. Wells Kristin Willenbrock

U N D E RG R AD UATE D EG R E E S

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Bachelor of Arts Jumanah Abdullah Aljohani Jesika Kasch* Dean's Award Laura C. Beffa Nathan W. Celestine Aki Kato* Summa Cum Laude

Octavia Tyesha Collins* Gregory M. Daniels* Jon Frederick* Charles Gibb Magna Cum Laude

Emily Rose Jackson

Maura Alyssa Rabun Dean's Award

Magna Cum Laude

Michael Louis Gus Koutsohilis Tiffany Marie Leachman* Tevin Leachman* Jesse Stone McClanahan* Kelsey R. Nelson*

Veronica Sheridan* Christian Smith* Cum Laude

Olivia K. Tallo Darion Williams Qiang Sheng Kevin Yu*

Bachelor of Fine Arts Mary Elizabeth Cressey Summa Cum Laude

Lorelei Grace Hart Summa Cum Laude

Rachel Hochberg David A. Schulte Cum Laude

Emily Grace Weber Morgan Rae Whitehead*

Bachelor of Science Hadi Majeed Alsaleh* Nicholas Paul Argast Josphine Grace Bahr Summa Cum Laude TELOS Scholar

Adam Baldridge Aaron Andrew Beckmann* Museka Noella Mukendua Bondo Cum Laude

Zane Brown Berlin Cole

In Memoriam

Noland Crane

Magna Cum Laude

Kevin Dunn Brianna Danielle Durant* Trenton Eckert Jonathan Stephen Engel

Kevin Gregorc* Dung Ha Cum Laude

Victoria Michelle Harris Magna Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude Jacob Hartmann Makayla Hussong Alyssa Reynolds Chase Michael Jones Mya Imani Robinson Katherine Rose Kavanaugh Jordan Taylor Sampson* Summa Cum Laude Carleigh Samuels* Matthew Charles Kelley Desrine San Pedro* Dean's Award Matthew C. Kovarik Hoang Lai Maguire Scheer Magna Cum Laude Robert L. Schlette Jr. Vanessa Leone* Rieley Nicole Schneider Portia A. Linn Nicole Shelley Summa Cum Laude

Anna Elizabeth Luhmann

Anthony Spanevello* Giao U.*

Summa Cum Laude

Michael Alexander Wall

Paul Morrison

Kody Flamm* Skylar Jo Freeman

TELOS Scholar

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Magna Cum Laude TELOS Scholar

Chyna Nesser Lucas Parish Ashaunti Patterson-Turner Mary Ann Payne* Minh Nhat Phan

Greih Alexander Murray Alexandra Taylor Narez 

Dual Degrees

*2020 Graduate

Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Braden Woolsey Cum Laude

BONNIE AND L.B. ECKELKAMP COLLEGE OF GLOBAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Bachelor of Arts Dawn M. Anderson Mays Brian Beirne* Dean's Award

Daniel Brown Carl Edward Da Corte*

Loretta Davis Michael Jacobson Paul Antonio Lee* Jamie Louise Prince

Wynette Jennifer Sims-Thomas* Tiffany Nicole Woods Ali Zamani*

Bachelor of Science Trevor Alberternst Fadel Alqahtani Michael Anic* Sarah Marie Bauman Summa Cum Laude TELOS Scholar

Alicia Brooks Prashus C. Brown Kasey Carpenter Tanner Lee Carter* Jason Gregory Childes, Sr. Cynthia Griffin Clinton* Noah James Coddington Leslie Cosmano Dean's Award

Ethan Cowell Sophia Cruthis Thomas Detmer* Joshua D. Falke Grant Garza Nathan Goestenkors

Gunnison Heine William Peter Hendrickson* Kaleb Herbert Jennifer Lynn Holmes Adna Ismajilefendic* Zackary Jackson Cecilia R. Jones* Gus Andrew Kleekamp

Ryan McKinney

Justin Kleimann

Charles Ramey Nicholas Ricci Henry Richardson* Samuel Swinford

Dean's Award Dean's Award

Steven J. Kracht* Dean's Award

Madison Lodde Thanh Tin Luu Cum Laude

Kameron Malinich* Connor Mallett Jake Matthews Connor McInroy*

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Dual Degrees

*2020 Graduate

Dean's Award

Luke Meixner Andrew Moser Dean's Award

Anh Nguyen

Dean's Award

Lauren Proehl* Dean's Award

Dean's Award

Anna Takano Jillian Venegas Paul Weiskopf Phillip Westmoreland Jared Woodcock Cum Laude

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS Bachelor of Arts Jillian Boone

Audrey Elizabeth Griffiths Abigail Therese Grumich Emily Rose Hagene

Summa Cum Laude

Tyler Chambliss Kayla Marie Collie Kelli Jane Coughlin

Allison Lawton Brianna Whitelaw Cum Laude

Cum Laude

Killara Williamson

Allison R. Horvath

Bachelor of Science Ayat Alsahafi* Hamza Alvi Andrej Bajer

Heidi Knuckles Kerri Lee

Sarah Schuckmann Summa Cum Laude

Summa Cum Laude

Alyssa Hope Shelton*

Dean's Award

Bianca Simmons Mariah Christyne Singler

Dean's Award

Cassandra R. Lewis

Cum Laude

Casey Nicole Linsenbardt* James Klohr Malloy* Nicole McDonald* Morgan Amanda Murphy

Alexandra Blanco* Alison Bockskopf Taylor Burkemper Joshua Calloni* Abigail Catalana* Allison Cosma Alexandra Gray Riley Guffey

Dean's Award

Cum Laude

Shirlene Ray Hilt

Summa Cum Laude

Jusuf Tuzlakovic Dean's Award

Kyler van Rossum-O'Connell Kayla Christine Vescovo* Patricia Wynn*

Dean's Award

Kaitlyn M. Holmberg Megan Howley

Dean's Award

Liseth Borja Rojas

Cum Laude

Maxwell Stapleton Crystal Strough* Amanda Thomas Dean's Award

Sara Murphy* Alexis Parkinson Alexander M. Perrotta Clare Phillips Lyndsey Pratt Tomi Elizabeth Risk*

Cum Laude

Dean's Award

Dean's Award

Bachelor of Social Work Josephine Marie Arens

Vivian E. Garcia Cruz Claire George* Elizabeth Ann-Marie Hamman Hannah Hebel* Alex McCray

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Summa Cum Laude TELOS Scholar

Carli Cruts* Erica Estes*

Magna Cum Laude

In Memoriam

Shumanique Richardson Dean's Award

Mevlina Rizvanovic Raven Venegas Elecia Marie Worley

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Summa Cum Laude

Expressive Arts & Integrated Therapies Certificate Josephine Marie Arens TELOS Scholar

Case Management Certificate Elecia Marie Worley Summa Cum Laude

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Vivian E. Garcia Cruz

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Health & Mental Health Case Management Certificate Elecia Marie Worley Summa Cum Laude

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Latin Honors Latin honors reflect the academic excellence of all of the undergraduate coursework taken in preparation for the undergraduate degree. Students must earn a combined grade point average of 3.7.

Dean's Award The Dean's Award is presented to graduating seniors who transferred to Fontbonne and achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or above on a minimum of 60 credit hours taken at Fontbonne.

TELOS Scholars TELOS scholars have completed a portfolio of academic and co-curricular projects that emphasize personal transformation, exploration outside their majors, leadership, deepened experiences within their majors, and service and social justice.

The Significance of the Chain Ceremony In 1927, the first class of Fontbonne began a tradition that continues today. Originally connected to the shovel used for Fontbonne’s ground-breaking in 1924, a bronze chain bears the year of the first graduating class at its head, and each subsequent graduating class is connected by square links inscribed with each graduation year.

A new link is added each year at commencement ceremonies to continue this unique part of the university’s history.

Board of Trustees Marsha Benney Patricia Clune, PhD, CSJ ’67 Patricia Coleman ’96 Roseanne Cook, PhD, MD, CSJ ’63 Dotti Fischer Karen S. Gedera ’65 Allen J. Grieve, CSJA Marie Joan Harris, PhD, CSJ ’67 Amy Hereford, JD, CSJ Sandra Lehrer ’71 Shawn Madigan, PhD, CSJ ’62 Richard J. Mark Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ

Julianne Niemann ’68 Valerie E. Patton Eileen Petito, JD Brian Abel Ragen, PhD Dr. Eve Riley, PhD, JD Rita Marie Schmitz, PhD, CSJ Tom Schunk Bernard L. Shore, MD Buzz Sztukowski Monsignor Michael Turek Richard E. Greenberg General Counsel

Academic Dress American academic dress consists of three types of gowns and three styles of hoods, adopted from commencement rituals of English universities.

The bachelor’s gown has long, pointed open sleeves with no ornamentation.

The master’s gown has even longer sleeves, which are closed at the bottom but feature openings halfway down for the hands. The doctoral gown has full-length lapels of velvet and bell-shaped sleeves with three horizontal velvet bars. The color of caps and gowns is usually black; however, some universities feature doctoral gowns of distinctive colors.

The major field of study can be determined from the color of velvet facing on the hood.

The hood is lined with silk in the colors of the institution which granted the degree.

Fontbonne University’s hood lining colors are purple and gold.

At commencement, undergraduates wear the tassel on the right side of their mortarboards, moving it to the left when their degree is conferred.

The gold cord worn by undergraduates represents graduation honors. The purple and gold cord is worn by a University Scholar. Other cords and medallions represent honor societies in which graduates are members. The wearing of white stoles signifies participation in academic convocation. International students may be wearing stoles representative of their home countries.

The academic procession is led by the faculty marshal. The marshal is traditionally the faculty member with the longest service to the university. Following the marshal are the deans leading students from their respective colleges. Members of the Fontbonne University faculty and administrative staff then follow, wearing the academic dress of their respective degree-granting institutions. The procession ends with the Fontbonne University Board of Trustees and members of the platform party.

Academic Colors Accountancy, Business, Commerce......... drab brown Agriculture..................................................... maize yellow Architecture......................................................... deep lilac Arts, Humanities, Letters ........................................ white Dentistry........................................................................... lilac Economics................................................................ copper Education.............................................................. light blue Engineering.............................................................. orange Fine Arts...................................................................... brown Foreign Service, Public Administration .... peacock blue Forestry......................................................... russet brown Journalism ...................................................... crimson red Law................................................................................ purple

Library Science .......................................... lemon yellow Medicine ...................................................................... green Music ............................................................................... pink Nursing ...................................................................... apricot Oratory (Speech) ............................................. silver grey Pharmacy ...................................................................... olive Philosophy .......................................................... royal blue Physical Education .................................................... sage Public Health ................................................. salmon pink Science ........................................................................... gold Social Work .................................................. citron yellow Theology ........................................................... scarlet red Veterinary ...................................................... science grey

MISSION STATEMENT Fontbonne University, a Catholic institution sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, is committed to the common good through the daily pursuit of transformative education, inspiring students to become global citizens who think critically, act ethically and serve responsibly.

VISION Fontbonne University aspires to be a preferred destination, committed to providing a holistic learning experience rooted in excellence, for those seeking to be educated as leaders to serve a world in need and for those dedicated to educating them.

VALUES Fontbonne University honors the values and heritage of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet by fostering excellence, integrity, respect, diversity, community, justice, service, faith and Catholic identity.

COMMITMENT Fontbonne University is committed to: • Achieving academic and educational excellence • Advancing historical remembrance, critical reflection and moral resolve • Promoting dialogue among diverse communities • Demonstrating care and respect for each member of the community • Serving the larger community • Preparing individuals to be an ethical and responsible presence to the world

STATEMENT OF CATHOLIC IDENTITY Fontbonne affirms its identity as a Catholic university. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, it is founded on the beliefs that all creation reveals God, that the ministry of Jesus began a process of redemption that extends to this day, and that the Holy Spirit continues to impart grace through the daily experiences of women and men. Among the many signs of God’s grace are teaching and learning, which at Fontbonne are pursued by people sharing a variety of religious beliefs and an understanding of the importance of education.

“Catholic” means “universal” and “throughout the whole,” like leaven permeating bread. The permeating quality of Fontbonne is our commitment to know, to love, and to serve the truth that unites faith and reason, nature and grace, the human and the divine. The desire for a greater understanding of creation and its Creator is one of the most profound expressions of human dignity. In this sense, to learn is to augment one’s capacity for love so that the thoughtful and loving acts of an educated person are a witness to the transformation of the world that began with the Resurrection and continues with the enlivening of humanity. What makes us truly human helps to unite us with the divine as we seek to understand, love and serve God and neighbor without distinction.

The permeating and universal nature of Catholicism gives rise to the mission and vision of this university. Because Fontbonne is Catholic, we embrace openness and inclusiveness. Because Fontbonne is Catholic, we pursue educational excellence.

And because Fontbonne is Catholic, we seek to recognize the presence of God in all creation and to participate in the continuing transformation of ourselves and a world in need.